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GCSE 2019 - 2022

The difference between who you are and what you want to be….. Is what you do.

Purpose of this evening

• To give you a clear picture of the GCSE years .
• Explain the support that will be offered.
• To understand how you can support your child in

their learning.

• An opportunity to talk to staff from the departments

about new courses this year.

Year 9 Timetable

English Maths Science Option A Option B Option C Enrichment PE 5 4 6 2 2 2 2 2 English Maths Science Option A Option B Option C PE 5 4 6 3 3 3 1

Year 10 and 11 Timetable

PSHE / RS through tutor time and drop down days

GCSE’s

• Big Courses
• Grading Structure 9 – 1
• Greater Independence required
• Content taught in school,
• Revisiting, reviewing, embedding – done at home

Practical advice for parents

• Do they have a quiet space in the house where they can study?
• Make sure your child has all the essential books and materials.
• Buy new stationery, highlighters and pens to make work more interesting.
• Ensure that your child is reading around the subjects, watching the news,
• Ensure your child is creating revision materials throughout the course
• Go through school notes with your child or listen while they revise a topic.
• Let them try and teach you something they find difficult
• Make sure they have good sleep patterns and a good diet.
• Bribes, treats and rewards…..

GCSE 2019 - 2022

The Core

• Parental support is 8 times more important than social class in

terms of academic success.

• Parental engagement in student learning can amount to an

additional 2-3 years of school time – Professor Hattie.

2 Qualifications for the price of 1!

English and English Literature

But …

100% Exam

4 Terminal Exams – 1 Tier

2 x Language

• Paper 1 – Explorations in creative reading and

writing (50%)

• Paper 2 – Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives

(50%) 2 x Literature

• Paper 1 – Shakespeare and 19th Century Novel

(40%)

• Paper 2 – Modern texts and poetry (60%)

Texts that the students will study

• An Inspector Calls – J.B. Priestley
• The Merchant of Venice or Romeo and Juliet–

Shakespeare

• Jekyll and Hyde or A Christmas Carol –Dickens
• AQA Poetry Anthology

Key foci

Use of technical terminology Grammatical accuracy Higher level vocabulary Reading skills

What you can do to help

• Encourage your child to read
• Encourage them to revise
• Expect to see revision cards and post-its
• Enquire about the texts

DVD Resources

Language

Literature Study Guides

“If you do not make time to read for pleasure; you will never have the tools to write in style”

Andrew Hutchinson - Director Andrew.hutchinson@bexhillacademy.org Holly Skidmore – Deputy Director Holly.Skidmore@bexhillacademy.org

@BexhillEnglish BexhillEnglishTV

Maths Curriculum

“There will be new, more demanding content, which has been developed by government and the exam boards” www.gov.co.uk

• GCSE Maths has become more demanding
• Greater focus on problem-solving.
• Requirement to provide clear mathematical

arguments.

• Limited formulae provided. Students expected

to remember them!

• More challenging content has been added to

foundation and higher tiers

9-1 Maths GCSE

• Edexcel Linear 1MA1
• 100% examined (no coursework)
• THREE written exams
• Paper 1 Non calculator (80 marks) 90 mins.
• Paper 2 Calculator (80 marks)

90 mins.

• Paper 3 Calculator (80 marks)

90 mins.

9-1 Maths GCSE

Two Tiers Foundation and Higher – both with the EDEXCEL exam board. ALL EXAMS SAT AT THE END OF THE COURSE

What can you do to help?

• Know your child’s target grade
• Be positive & supportive
• Help them to organise themselves
• Get your child to explain
• Ensure they complete their homework

• Talk about numbers
• Real life situations: shopping, offers, best buys, interest

rates, commission payments, bills

• Mental maths: the more automatic responses that a

candidate can accurately recall the better

• Discuss problem solving strategies: drawing diagrams,

underlining important facts and reading questions carefully can all help

• Does their answer make sense? Estimating as a

checking strategy is useful

• Encourage daily revision, 10 – 15 minutes recapping a

topic they have learnt in class.

What can you do to help?

COMPLETE HOMEWORK

The time students spend in maths lessons alone is not sufficient time to achieve a pass at GCSE. Independent study at home is essential for achieving success.

• Homework set every week.
• Designed to reinforce content learnt in lessons.
• Sufficient time always given to enable students to ask

teacher for help if needed.

• Contact made with home if homework is not regularly

completed.

• Homework will be recorded on ‘Show My Homework’.

Progress, Monitoring and Contact

• Homework
• Past exam Papers available for independent study
• Regular assessment of strengths and areas of weakness
• Intervention sessions
• Progress monitored by teacher through regular

assessments, class work and homework

• Regular Data Captures

We are a team of 9 Maths teachers who are always ready to help! Contacting your child’s teacher – email is preferable in the first instance

IMPORTANCE OF A MATHS GCSE

In 2017, 29.3% of students ad to re-sit their GCSE Maths – this is approximately 40,000 nationwide. If you do not achieve a grade 4 or above in Maths at GCSE you will be required, by law to continue with your maths education at College Some employers are now looking for a Grade 5. Some sixth forms may say you can’t do a particular subject unless you’ve got at least a grade 6 or 7 in Maths at GCSE. If your Maths grade is below a 4 studying A-levels could be off limits altogether; a sixth form may offer you a vocational (i.e. a more practical and hands-on) course – you will still need to study maths in addition to this. Regardless of the subject, you want to study at University the majority of university courses look for at least a grade 5 in Maths

Exam preparation and resources

• Revision guides and workbooks

produced by Edexcel will be available to buy from school Library (£2.50 each).

• Practise, practise, practise makes

perfect.

• Work through exam papers.
• Use GCSE Topic booklets (available from

F5) to work on ‘weak’ topics.

• Work through the booster materials on

www.mymaths.co.uk and www.corbettmaths.com

• Attend revision sessions.
• Download the App called PhotoMath
• Use the maths resources in students’

area of school website

Science

Combined Science! Combined Science is worth 2 GCSE’s 100% exam NO coursework

Combined Science

Biology Paper 1 Biology Paper 2 Chemistry Paper 1 Chemistry Paper 2 Physics Paper 1 Physics Paper 2

1 hour 15 min exam 1 hour 15 min exam 1 hour 15 min exam 1 hour 15 min exam 1 hour 15 min exam 1 hour 15 min exam

16.7% 16.7% 16.7% 16.7% 16.7% 16.7%

All students have 6 hours of Science 2 hours of Biology 2 hours of Chemistry 2 hours of Physics

Triple Science! Triple Science is worth 3 GCSE’s 100% exam NO coursework

Biology Chemistry Physics

Triple Science

Biology Paper 1 Biology Paper 2 Chemistry Paper 1 Chemistry Paper 2 Physics Paper 1 Physics Paper 2

1 hour 45 min exam 1 hour 45 min exam 1 hour 45 min exam 1 hour 45 min exam 1 hour 45 min exam 1 hour 45 min exam

50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50%

We will decide if you are going to study Triple Science

Recap …

The importance of practical

• Over the course of the GCSE students

have to carry out a large number of required practicals (28 for Triple, 21 for Combined)

• Questions about these activities will make

up 10% of the GCSE

• Missing lessons will have a BIG impact on

this!

The importance of maths

• 10% of questions of Biology papers are

Maths based

• 20% of questions in Chemistry papers are

Maths based

• 30% of questions in Physics are Maths

based

• This is a positive thing – it means you have

at least 10 lessons a week to improve your skills!

The importance of memory

• 40% of the questions on each of the

papers are based on recall

• On top of learning content all students

are also expected to learn and recall 23 Physics equations (including units)

• It is extremely important that you focus
• n your recall skills

What do I need to do to get into Triple Science?

• To be chosen for Triple Science you must be in
• ne of the top sets
• There are 3 more opportunities to change sets

before the decision is made

• Set changes are based on layered assessments
• Dates for assessments will be sent home along

with revision lists, resources and dates of in school revision opportunities

What the school are doing

• Giving you wonderful, qualified, humorous,

knowledgeable and legendary Science teachers

• Setting homework each week on

www.showmyhomework.co.uk

• Homework includes recall quizzes, write

ups of required practicals, preparation readings and tutorials to watch

• Revision guides and revision cards are

available for a discounted cost in the library (and from me tonight!)

Recap …

How can I help?

• Provide them with time and space to do

their work – check that they are doing so!

• Ensure that homework is completed each

week – log on to showmyhomework yourself to see how they are doing

• Help them to produce revision notes, flash

cards and mind maps

• Use revision guides to regularly test them

– remember 40% of the exam is recall

• Come and speak to us!

So can you remember the two phrases?

Can you remember it now?

The moral of the story

If you look at something once you will forget it If you revise it time and time again, you will remember it This next three years will go quickly– work hard and enjoy!