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Welcome to Countdown to Success evening

Claire Dawson dawson.c@sjttc.org

GCSEs and A Levels have changed

Your children need your help with certain aspects of their self-discipline

Believe it or not, teenagers struggle with self-discipline They need to learn to be professional

There is one thing in particular that tests their self-discipline

Is taking it off them the answer?

Encourage them to; Switch it off completely No beeping, flashing, buzzing, vibrating, lighting up or ringing.

Revision is;

• 1. Learning / understanding
• 2. Memorising / remembering
• 3. Recalling the information
• 4. Applying the information

Revision is;

• 1. Learning / understanding
• 2. Memorising / remembering
• 3. Recalling
• 4. Applying

Parents CAN help!

Recalling Your children should be able to give you their revision cards. The revision cards should contain easily readable concise pieces of information OR a question on one side and the answer on the back. The card should have a subject and topic at the

• top. Read them the topic title and ask them to tell

you all about it.

Parents CAN help!

Recalling

Prompt them if they get stuck Work through all the cards Sort them into confident / not confident and give them back After further revision test the ‘not confident’ pile again This works for cards, mindmaps, mnemonics GCSEpod should be used IN ADDITION to traditional methods, not instead of them

Parents CAN help!

Time Management Teenagers struggle with time management Become the ‘king of the barter’

• Food
• Friends/social/hobbies
• Money

Parents CAN help!

We advise you to google ‘University summer schools for Year 11’ You will find that there are a number of opportunities available to you.

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English

Catriona McCausland mccausland.c@sjttc.org

‘Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” William Butler Yeats.

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Skills.

In the exams, students will need to demonstrate:

• The ability to read and comprehend a challenging

range of fiction on non fiction texts.

• To be able to explore the subtle ways in which authors

craft language.

• Write fluently, confidently and with technical accuracy

across a range of purposes and audiences.

• Develop analytical, critical and exploratory thinking

skills within a range of fiction and non-fiction texts.

• To develop an engagement with the texts they have

studied and be able to comment on their impact on the audience.

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English Language.

Both the English Language and the English Literature GCSE is 100% exam. The English Language exam is split into 2 sections: 20th Century Literature (1 hour 45 minutes) and 19th and 21st Century non fiction reading and transactional writing (2 hours).

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English Literature.

The English Literature is split into two exams: Shakespeare and Poetry (2 hours) and Post 1914 prose/drama, 19th Century Prose and unseen poetry. Students have studied the following texts:

• Macbeth
• WJEC Poetry Anthology
• An Inspector Calls
• A Christmas Carol

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Revision

YOUR CHILD NEEDS YOU!

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• I want to help but what can I do?

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How you can best support your child.

• Encourage them to read at home (newspapers,
• nline articles, magazines, fiction).
• Read and discuss revision material and set texts

with your child.

• Ask your child questions about the texts they are
• studying. Encourage them to ‘teach’ you about

each text they have studied.

• If the revision guides have been misplaced,

speak to the teacher urgently to request a new copy.

• Check their planner for homework and

encourage them to show you what they have produced.

• Start each day with a good breakfast and end

each day with a good night’s sleep.

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5 steps for success

PLAN

Help them to plan their revision timetables. SPACE Make sure they have a clear space to work. MATERIALS Provide some revision cards or coloured card and felt pens (we can provide if needed). SHARE Encourage, praise and reward them – provide incentives. TEST Offer to help and support them - TEST THEM using GCSEPod and YouTube's ‘Mr. Bruff English resources’.

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“The best moments in reading are when you come across something – a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things – which you had thought special and particular to you. Now here it is, set down by someone else, a person you have never met, someone even who is long dead. And it is as if a hand has come out and taken yours.”

Alan Bennett

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Maths

Katy Cottrell Cottrell.K@sjttc.org

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The exam

Edexcel Edexcel Higher Foundation Grades 4-9 Grades 1-5 Each exam is 1hr 30 mins (4hr 30 mins total) 3 papers (80 marks each 240 marks in total) 1x non calculator paper 2x calculator papers 100% exam Thursday 24th May AM (non-calculator) Thursday 7th June AM (calculator) Tuesday 12th June AM (calculator)

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How to revise maths

• The best way to revise maths is to do maths, making sure

that all questions are marked.

• Start revising early and ensure ample time is given to

maths on the revision schedule.

• Find a quiet space to work, remove distractions and

temptations to procrastinate.

• Use the revision guide and workbook. Make sure you use

the answers in the back to mark your work.

• Complete practice papers set by the teacher and use

feedback to focus of areas that need more work.

• Use online resources.
• If you don’t understand something google it. If you still

don’t understand then arrange to see the class teacher.

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On the day

• Make sure you go to bed early and get a good nights

sleep the night before.

• Have a shower and wake yourself up. Take your time

getting ready, don’t rush and get yourself worked up.

• Have a drink and eat breakfast or attend maths

breakfast.

• Have some key notes minimised onto one A4 sheet and

use this in the morning to look over key skills and formula.

• Check you have all the equipment you need.
• If using your own calculator ask a maths teacher to

double check it is in the correct mode.

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Resources

Free

• Hegartymaths.com

(login required)

• Pixl maths app

(login required)

• Mathsgenie.co.uk
• Corbettmaths.com

Discounted – available to order from school CPG Revision guides and workbooks available £2.50 each MathsWatch CD £4.50

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Pixl maths app

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Science

Penny Brown brown.p@sjttc.org

‘Learning happens when people have to think hard.’ Prof. Brian Coe

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Biology Paper 1: B1-B4 Biology Paper 2: B5-B7 Chemistry Paper 1: C1-C5 Chemistry Paper 2: C6-C10 Physics Paper 1: P1-P4 Physics Paper 2: P5-P7 Biology Paper 1: B1-B4 Biology Paper 2: B5-B7 Chemistry Paper 1: C1-C5 Chemistry Paper 2: C6-C10 Physics Paper 1: P1-P4 Physics Paper 2: P5-P8

Science

Combined Science 2 GCSEs 6 exams Each exam is 1hr15mins Separate Sciences 3 GCSEs 6 exams Each exam is 1hr45mins Required practicals are also examined in all of these papers.

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Succeeding in science

All students have to be able to recall the content from 24 different units and apply it.

How?

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LOGO?

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LOGO?

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Which one is correct?

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The key to retaining information from memory is to practice retrieving it.

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Effortful retrieval leads to stronger learning and retention.

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Rewriting revision notes over and over again will make students feel more confident but will they actually be able to recall it? Revision posters and mind maps are good but must be done properly. Writing a set of questions and an answer sheet to go with it. Revisit this a few days later to test recall. Flashcards for self-quizzing. Mix up the practice – do short bursts on each topic rather than spending longer periods of time on one topic.

Succeeding in science

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And finally…

Helen Apperley apperley.h@sjttc.org

‘Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow

belongs to those who prepare for it today’

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Improving grades through parent partnership

• Despite changes to GCSEs the key success factors

impacting on outcomes remain the same:

• full attendance
• Effective revision practices
• good exam techniques

Parents can impact on the above. A DfE report suggested that 50% of the variation in test scores can be attributable to parental engagement.

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Information booklets

1.Essential guide to success at GCSE Contains advice and guidance on how to prepare and revise for exams.

• 2. Examinations booklet

Contains information on each examination subject.

• 3. Weekly revision planner

This booklet contains weekly planning pages. There are 14 weeks until the first exam.

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Exam entry letters

Check the following: 1.Correct spelling of your son/daughter’s name. This is how it will appear on their certificate.

• 2. List of subjects and tiers.

Return confirmation of details by 26th January

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