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Welcome to the Year 11 Information Evening

Please sign in at the back of the hall

The slides used this evening together with an information booklet will be available on the website tomorrow: Parents/Year 11 Information Evening

Caroline Tarring

Raising Standards Leader for foundation subjects

Sarah Beeton Careers Advisor Debbie Morgan Head of Maths

Raising Standards Leader for core subjects

Natalie Keogh Head of English Sarah Comber Head of Science

This evening’s presenters:

Results 2019

We are very proud of our continued improvement: The 2nd best state A Level Provider in Worcestershire The 9th best out of 30 High Schools for GCSE

Y11 Futures Programme

Y11 Futures Programme

What is it?

• The futures programme is a structured programme that has been

designed to support Year 11 students with planning for life after GCSEs Aims

• To raise aspirations and ensure that all students are provided with
• pportunity to succeed in whatever they wish to do.
• Ensuring that the outcomes are high for all post 16 students.
• To ensure that all routes remain open by supporting students in

making the right decisions.

• To ensure that there are no barriers to success.

Overview and contents of programme

Friday 13th September Launch of Futures Programme to students in assembly Monday 16th September 2:30-3:30pm Student Elevation Programme run by Educate Elevate. This covered;

• Techniques for self motivating
• The role of belief and self-efficacy in performance
• Developing a growth mindset
• Increasing motivation through goal attachment
• Breaking goals into manageable tasks and deadlines

Friday 4th October 10:00am - 3:30pm Year 11 Trip to Birmingham for The UK University and Apprenticeship Fair. An opportunity to explore options after education.

Outline

November All Day (TBC) Oxbridge Conference @ Oriel College, Oxford Monday 20th January 2.20 – 3.30 p.m. Year 11 Futures Programme (outside speakers) February All Day (TBC) Oxbridge Conference @ Christ’s College, Cambridge 3rd April 2:30-3:30pm ‘Finishing Line’ by Educate Elevate. This will cover;

• Overcoming weaknesses in the lead up to exams
• The role of exam study groups
• Stress management techniques and wellbeing
• Study routines for study leave and holidays

• All rests on the final exam
• Little or no coursework/controlled assessment
• Significant increase in subject content (A Level)
• Students need to learn facts/quotes/formulae
• In most subjects no Foundation/Higher tiered

papers

• They are much tougher, more rigorous, than

previous GCSEs

Reformed GCSEs

Revision Café

• It will take place in the dining room every

Wednesday and Thursday next half term, from 3.35 to 4.45.

• We will publish a timetable telling students when

they can get help with different subjects.

What can students expect?

• Teachers to help with areas students are finding

difficult.

• For students who don’t know how to get

started, we will have some revision tasks to kick- start their revision.

• If a teacher feels a student is struggling they

may receive an invitation to the Café so they can get some help.

• A timetable of what is on when.
• Biscuits!

How students can get the most out

• f the Café
• Start revising early so there is plenty of time to

get help.

• Have some questions ready so they can get the

help they need.

• Bring revision resources with them – this might

be revision guides, pens, pencils, highlighters, post-it notes, index cards etc.

• Use the Café as a place to get some revision

done where there will be help at hand.

• Come with friends – working together and

helping each other is a really effective way to revise.

Home Learning

School will:

• Set all homework on ePraise;
• Set a range of types of home learning (Knowledge

consolidation; Skills development; Pre-learning / Research; Post-learning; Formative; Summative);

• Monitor the expectation to make ongoing

revision notes to consolidate understanding through related lesson exercises/tests. Students with poor progress as a result of a lack of home learning effort will be followed up.

Home Learning

Students will:

• Check ePraise to access home learning set and any required

resources;

• Complete home learning to the best of their ability;
• Record on ePraise when tasks have been completed;
• Catch up on all missed lesson and home learning;
• Make ongoing revision notes to consolidate their understanding,

along with other home learning types by the date due. Parents will:

• Provide an appropriate home learning environment
• Use ePraise to monitor home learning set and its completion
• Support their child in developing the skills of responsibility,

resourcefulness, reasoning, reflectiveness and resilience in relation to home learning.

What can you do to help support your child?

• Provide them with a comfortable working environment free from

distractions

• Encourage them to complete all homework fully and if they don’t

have homework use their subject study/revision guides to make notes related to recent lessons. Actively learn content.

• Encourage them to plan their revision and prepare thoroughly for

exams

• Encourage them to take plenty of exercise, eat healthily and drink

plenty of water

• If they find it helpful offer to test them and encourage them to

explain what they are learning to you

• Keep an eye on internet use – there are some great online resources

but the internet and social media can be a huge distraction too

• If they are unsure encourage them to talk to their teachers – most

are happy to be contacted by email

What can you do to help support your child?

Above all – be in control, take the flak:

Phone/Tablet/Laptop/Internet Going Out Time in front of the TV Sleep Check with school first – don’t believe everything you’re told!

Pershore Sixth Form Open Evening

Thursday 17th October 2019 from 6pm

Year 11 PPEs December 2019

• Art PPE 9th and 10th December 2019
• All other PPEs will take place between 11th and 20th December

2019

• Students need only attend school when they have an exam
• A timetable will be provided before half term to allow students

to prepare

• Encourage your son/daughter to take these seriously – it is

important to find out what they don’t know yet

• Please ensure they are properly equipped – black pens, maths

equipment and their calculator

• Students complain of information overload
• Navigating the range of career
• pportunities available is more complex

and challenging than ever before.

Why is Careers education and guidance more important now than ever ?

• Aim high - Select the best way forward for their aspirations,

learning styles, abilities and interests.

• Identify pathways onto further or higher education or into

apprenticeships and understand the advantages and disadvantages of different routes.

• Have an awareness of labour market opportunities - how to

complete and be successful.

Our careers provision will enable students to:-

• By having a culture of high expectations and aspirations.
• Comprehensive Careers Education Programme for each

year group.

• One to one careers guidance interviews.
• Use of IT Based Careers Programmes,
• Presentations from local businesses, Colleges,

Universities, Training Providers and Alumni.

How do we do this?

Research careers using the Job Profiles:-

www.prospects.ac.uk www.nationalcareersservice.gov.uk

Research post 16 options:-

Sixth Form and College courses www.pershore.worcs.sch.uk Apprenticeship opportunities. www.gov.uk

Contact:- Mrs S Beeton, Head of Careers and IAG email:- sab@pershore.worcs.sch.uk

AQA English Language

Paper 1: 2nd June 2020 Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing Reading:

• 1 hour
• 40 marks
• Unseen literary text

Writing:

• 45 minutes
• 40 marks
• Descriptive or narrative

writing Paper 2: 5th June 2020 Writers’ Viewpoints and Perspectives Reading:

• 1 hour
• 40 marks
• Modern and historical

literary non-fiction Writing:

• 45 minutes
• 40 marks
• Opinion writing

AQA English Language

• Focuses on sk

skills ills rather than kn knowl

• wledge

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• Requires st

stamina amina in reading and writing

• Importance of ac

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• Regular practice is key to

success – li litt ttle le an and d of

• ften

ten.

• Independent reading (fiction and

nd non-fiction)

• Practise identifying and analysing language

techniques – then use them in your own writing!

• Know your writing strengths and weaknesses
• Practise proof-reading and editing your own

writing

• Aim for accuracy every time you write

Steps to Suc

Succes cess

How Can you Help?

• Encourage your child to read as

regularly and widely as possible

• Be a reading role model
• Ensure they keep up to date with

class and homework

• Encourage accuracy in

homework for all subjects

• Support attendance at the

revision café

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Paper 1 (non-calculator) Paper 2 (calculator) Paper 3 (calculator) Overall 80 marks 80 marks 80 marks 240 marks 1 hr 30 min 1 hr 30 min 1 hr 30 min 4 hr 30 min 19th May 9 am 4th Jun 9 am 8th Jun 9 am

• Written papers
• Each can include questions on any part of the specification

(so they need to revise everything ready for the first paper)

• There are short, single mark questions (including multiple-

choice) and longer, multi-step problems

Topic Area Foundation Tier Higher Tier Number 25% (60 marks) 15% (36 marks) Ratio 25% (60 marks) 20% (48 marks) Algebra 20% (48 marks) 30% (72 marks) Geometry 15% (36 marks) 20% (48 marks) Statistics & Probability 15% (36 marks) 15% (36 marks) Assessment Objective Foundation Tier Higher Tier

Use and apply standard techniques

50% (120 marks) 40% (96 marks)

Reason, interpret and communicate mathematically

25% (60 marks) 30% (72 marks)

Solve problems in mathematics and other contexts

25% (60 marks) 30% (72 marks) There is a very big difference between Higher and

• Foundation. Only students

aiming at Grade 6 – 9 sit Higher

AO1 questions – use and apply standard techniques 1 mark 2 marks 1 mark 2 marks

AO2 questions – reason, interpret and communicate mathematically 4 marks 1 mark

AO2 questions – reason, interpret and communicate mathematically 2 marks 2 marks

3 marks 4 marks AO3 questions – solve problems within mathematics and other contexts

AO3 questions – solve problems within mathematics and other contexts 3 marks 6 marks

 Start revising now  Plan your revision  Revise Maths by doing Maths, not just reading notes  20 – 30 minutes per session, 3 days a week  Practise exam-style questions without looking at the answers and mark them accurately afterwards  Focus on what you can’t do yet  Create revision notes after every lesson  Complete homework properly every week  Be resourceful – look things up and don’t give up  Use the Maths PLC to identify topics to revise

 Don’t underestimate the importance of the basics…  Memorise key facts, formulas and vocabulary  Use flash cards, test yourself and repeat regularly

 Good number skills are essential at every level  Problem-solving often requires numerical methods  You need to be confident calculating with

• positive and negative whole numbers
• decimals
• fractions

 Learn how to use your calculator and then remember to use it!

 Mathswatch (online)  Revision guides and workbook  Maths PLC (learning checklist)  Revision Café after school  Revision sessions at lunchtime in the Maths Dept  Small group work with a teacher at lunchtime



Choose the full video tutorial, the quick one minute revision video, interactive questions or worksheet Pick the topic/clip from the menu

Select from a choice of interactive questions – standard or harder Submit answers and get instant marks

Use the My Progress section to keep track of your revision

Parents ….

 Help them set aside time to revise in a quiet space  Test them on key facts and formulas  Check the quality of their homework – are they being resourceful?  Sit down with them – go through marked work and test evaluations  Make sure they are fully equipped

• AQA

Combined Science (Trilogy)

• AQA

Separate Sciences

• The content of the syllabus is
• f much higher demand
• The examination papers are

more demanding

• More focus on recall of facts

• Each subject has 2

exam papers

• 6 papers in total

Trilogy

Separate Science

Exam dates for AQA Trilogy and Separate Science

All exam papers 1 hour 15 minutes B1 12.5.20 PM C1 14.5.20 AM P1 20.5.20 PM B2 1.6.20 PM C2 10.6.20 AM P2 12.6.20 AM All exam papers 1 hour 45 minutes B1 12.5.20 PM C1 14.5.20 AM P1 20.5.20 PM B2 1.6.20 PM C2 10.6.20 AM P2 12.6.20 AM

• Students will be told exactly

which units of work to revise for paper 1 and paper 2- the content is different

• This is also important for the PPEs

in December.

Getting the level of entry right is vital

• Foundation : G1 - G5
• 60% low demand questions

40% standard questions

• Higher : G5 – G9
• 40% standard and 60% high

demand questions

• All students in sets 1 and 2 will

have access to the Higher content.

• A student must be entered for the

same tier of entry for all 6 papers. To confirm a higher entry, students must demonstrate their potential in the December and March PPEs.

Coursework has gone

• Replaced by “ Required Practicals” and

“Working Scientifically” based questions in exams that students complete from year 9 to year 11

• Combined students: 7x Biology 6x Chemistry

and 8x Physics

• Separate Sciences : 10x Biology, 8x Chemistry

and 10x Physics

• Questions in the written exams will be on the

practicals they have done and some where they have to apply their knowledge in novel contexts.

• These questions will count for at least 15% of

the overall marks for the qualification.

• Students must therefore revise their practical

write ups as part of their revision

Maths skills are more important than ever before

• Biology : 10% of marks
• Chemistry 20% of marks
• Physics 30% of marks
• Combined Science 20% in the ratio of

1:2:3

Literacy skills are also tested in more extended response questions

• Foundation : 10% minimum of

marks

• Higher : 15% minimum of

marks

Learning of facts

• I have included in your booklet a list of

the Physics equations the students need to learn. PLEASE HELP THEM WITH THIS

• TASK. 21 for Trilogy 23 for Triple
• Students also have to apply a further 12

and 7 equations from the equation sheet supplied in the examination.

Changes to Chemistry

• No reactivity series – only a periodic table

• What is available to help

my son / daughter to prepare for tests / PPEs?

Revision books £5.50 £2.75 each

www.my-gcsescience.com

End of Unit Tests

• All students sit end of unit tests in Biology,

Physics and Biology

• Vital that students learn as they go

through the year

• Please use revision books and My GCSE

Science to help

Plans for the year

Revision lessons from February half term onwards

• These are a series of essential tests

used by all Science teachers as part

• f the revision programme from

February half term onwards.

• Power points and copies of tests

with answers will be available so you can help the students prepare for these.

What about our most able students?

• After 8

session will run after school in the new year