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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 Year 10 and 11 Timetable English Maths Science Option A Option B Option C PE 5 4 6 3 3 3 1 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 19 th 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”

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

9-1 Maths GCSE • 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. 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

What can you do to help? • 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.

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 Biology Biology Chemistry Chemistry Physics Physics Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 1 Paper 2 Science 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour 15 min 15 min 15 min 15 min 15 min 15 min exam exam exam exam exam 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 Biology Biology Chemistry Chemistry Physics Physics Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 1 Paper 2 Science Triple 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour 45 min 45 min 45 min 45 min 45 min 45 min exam exam exam exam exam 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 • on your recall skills

What do I need to do to get into Triple Science? To be chosen for Triple Science you must be in • one 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