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Welcome to the Year 9 and 10 Curriculum Evening

Year 10

Aims of the Evening

• To gain an understanding of the Year 10

curriculum and the GCSE reforms.

• To gain an understanding of how to support your

child in succeeding the best possible outcomes.

• To know the key dates and events for Year 10.

Format of the evening

• The Year 10 Curriculum and Reporting from Deputy

Headteacher, Mr Prankerd

• Talks from the Directors of Learning for the core

subjects.

• The year ahead from the year leader – Miss Winter
• Breakout sessions including information on revision

techniques, future careers and college applications, Show My Homework and how to succeed in the Ebacc

The Curriculum & Reporting Deputy Headteacher Mr C Prankerd

The Year 10 Curriculum

We give our students a broad and balanced curriculum with added time given to those subjects with increased demand at GCSE.

• Students are grouped by ability in all

core subject lessons. Most option groups are a mix of abilities.

• Five landmark assessment weeks and

continued teacher assessment

• Students’ grouping may change

throughout the year to maximise progress in subject areas.

Hours English 9 Maths 9 Science 9 Physical Education 2 PSHCE 1 Option W 5 Option X 5 Option Y 5 Option Z 5

GCSE Reform

On behalf of the DfE, Ofqual have made the following changes to the GCSEs for most subjects examined in 2018.

• More demanding content,

which has been developed by government and the exam boards

• Greater emphasis on

knowledge and recall

• New grading system 1-9

GCSE Reform

For the assessment aspects of the new GCSEs, Ofqual has introduced:

• New grading scale 1 to 9
• All assessment at the end of the course
• All exams, except where they cannot

provide valid assessment of the skills required

• No tiering, except where untiered

papers do not allow all students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills,

• r will not stretch the most able

New Grade Basic Comparison 9

Top half of A*

8

Bottom of A* & Some of A

7

The rest of A

6

Most of B

5

Some of B & Top half of C

4

Bottom of C & some of D

3

Rest of D

2

E grade

1

F grade & some of G

Reporting

Maintaining communication with parents about students’ academic progress is a priority. We have redesigned systems to maximise the frequency and impact of parental reporting.

• Five progress reports throughout

the year

• Reporting current progress,

attitudes to learning, predicted outcomes along with targets to aim for

• Parents’ consultation evening
• Tutor contact

Landmark Assessments

• Completed every 4-6 weeks
• Exam style questions to test recall,

knowledge, understanding, application and numeracy skills

• Rolling content from learning to aid in

preparation for linear assessments

English Director of Learning: Mrs R Loveridge

Students are taught the skills of written and spoken communication, analysis and critical thought through the study of challenging and engaging texts.

English Language and English Literature GCSE

English and English Literature GCSE

• Exam board - AQA
• English Language reformed GCSE (9-1 grading)
• English Literature reformed GCSE (9-1 grading)
• Nine lessons across 2 weeks
• Students in Year 10 are taught in mixed ability

teaching groups.

English Language GCSE

• 100 % examination at the end of Year 11
• Two examinations
• Paper 1 - Explorations in creative writing
• Paper 2 - Writer’s viewpoints and perspectives
• Internal assessment based on examination skills and

requirements each half term

• Mock examinations through the course in preparation for

the final exams

English Literature GCSE

• 100% examination at the end of Year 11
• Two examinations - closed book exams
• Paper 1 - Shakespeare and the 19th Century novel
• Paper 2 - Modern texts and poetry
• Internal assessment based on examination skills and

requirements through the course in preparation for the final exams

• Mock examination through the course in preparation for

the final exams

Homework

Students are set regular homework which include:

• Reading assignments - fiction and non-fiction
• Spelling- key words and ambitious vocabulary
• Written tasks - exam practice, creative writing
• Research tasks

PiXL

• After students have completed assessments

/mock examinations their progress will be tracked.

• Students will be able to see their progress on the

QLA display in their classroom. They will also be able use to QLA to identify areas of strength and weakness.

Top Tips for English Success

• Read and re-read the set texts.
• Complete homework tasks - these will enhance

your learning and give you more opportunities to practise new skills.

• Read a range of texts: fiction, non-fiction, novels

poetry, newspapers, magazines, blogs, online articles.

• Ask your teacher for help.

Where to get help?

Websites BBC Bitesize - www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize- search english / english literature Sam Learning- www.samlearning.com GCSEPOD- www.gcsepod.com You tube videos Revision guides

Mathematics Director of Learning : Miss B Wesson

The course looks to develop fluent knowledge, skills and understanding of mathematical methods. We are teaching students to acquire select and apply mathematical techniques to solve problems. It is important students can reason mathematically and draw conclusion. Students receive nine hours per fortnight to work on these skills.

Introduction

Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Mathematics (1MA1) There are two tiers of entry:

• Foundation (grades 1-5) sat by sets 3 an 4
• Higher (grades 4-9) for sets 1 and 2

100% examination assessed:

• Three papers each lasting 1 hour 30 minutes at the end
• f Year 11 (1 non calculator, 2 calculator)

Exam Board

• Homework is set weekly by the class teacher and is

marked weekly in class.

• Our homeworks are designed to ensure students

regularly revisit the work covered in class.

• They are made up of past examination questions. As

the year goes on these will include full past exam papers.

Homework

All students are invited back to focus on areas of weakness with their maths teacher from 3-4pm every Thursday.

Extra Curricular Opportunities

• Question level analysis boards in each room (QLA)
• Smiths proforma – 8 key topics
• Walking Talking Mocks

PiXL – Diagnosis, Therapy, Test DTT

• https://www.mathswatchvle.com
• http://www.mymaths.co.uk/
• Steps to Success board
• We want to work with you – please feel free to contact

us (email, phone, note in planner).

Support we offer

• Attendance
• Homework – half term reviews
• Maths progress club
• Use the QLA board and MathsWatchVLE to work on

personal weaknesses.

• Resilience

How to do well

Science Director of Learning Miss L Cady

Course Information

Combined Science GCSE

• AQA Combined Science

GCSE

• Same grade worth two

GCSEs

• Sets 3 and 4 are following

a program of study for combined science

• Six exams no CAUs
• AQA specification
• Currently only 10A4
• Additional qualification

taught along side GCSE

• Practical approach to

learning

• Teacher-devised

assessments and externally set assessments Entry Level Certificate

Course Information Triple Science

• Triple scientists sit individual GCSEs with one teacher (not an option

subject).

• Nine exams at end of Year 11 – no CAUs
• Sets 1 and 2 are following an accelerated programme of study to prepare

for taking on Triple Science.

• This will be determined on an individual basis.
• No University courses request Triple Science at GCSE anymore.
• To study A Level Science Grade 6+ is required in Combined Science or

individual sciences.

• This may mean students will be entered for Combined Science in Year 11

to give them the best possible outcomes.

Science Lessons at KS4

• Practical investigations throughout topics
• Knowledge and recall of facts, this currently makes up

50% of questions in exams

• Applying skills, knowledge and understanding, currently

25-30% of questions in exams

• Analysing and evaluating evidence to make

judgements, currently 25-30% of questions in exams

• Numeracy skills – analysing data, recalling and using

equations, graph interpretation

Homework

• No controlled assessments in Science, instead

assessing these skills in terminal exams.

• There is an expectation that students are offered an
• pportunity to explore all the required practicals
• utlined in the exam boards syllabus to ensure they

are not disadvantaged when sitting their exams.

• Homework tasks will include students writing these

practicals up to further secure and embed their understanding.

• Students will also be set homework tasks to support

their application of Maths skills in a Science setting.

Landmark Assessments

• Completed every 4-6 weeks
• Exam style questions to test recall,

knowledge, understanding, application and numeracy skills

• Rolling content from learning to aid in

preparation for linear assessments

PiXL and Science

• Personal learning checklists will be used during lessons.
• A Question Level Analysis will be completed after each landmark

assessment.

• This will produce an individual document highlighting where each

student has been successful in their learning.

• It will also generate learning priorities – areas of the topic where the

student requires further intervention which will be shared.

• This will be shared with each student on a landmark sticker and with

parents on SMHW.

• In Year 11 students will take part in Walking Talking mocks.
• Year 10 students will be introduced to this concept in lessons this

year.

Useful websites

• BBC bitesize

More Useful Websites

Sam Learning is good for knowledge recall practice – this makes up 50% of your exam. Past papers and mark schemes can be found on AQA website. Make sure you have the right course: AQA Science A and AQA Additional Science

Where To Get Help

• Students can drop in to speak with their teachers

during break/lunch/after school.

• Please contact your child’s class teacher as a first

point of call.

• If you need further assistance, Mr Simon Knight can

be contacted (Assistant Director of Learning for Science – KS4) or myself, Miss Lauren Cady (Director of Learning for Science).

Head of Year 10 Miss H Winter

• Be an individual
• Work as a team
• Recognise
• thers strengths

‘I began to direct all of my energy into the thing that mattered most to me’.

ONE YEAR ON!

How did we end Year 9?

• From the PR4 data there was a positive

progress 8 score of 0.53. This means that students are already performing well in their GCSEs.

• Both English and Maths were giving above

NA for their final predictions.

How did we end Year 9?

• We had the highest attended parents

evening with 83% of parents in

• attendance. Thank you!
• We made improvements throughout the

year with our attendance and this continues to be a key focus for this year.

How did we end Year 9?

• 40% of the year group finished the year

with 0 behaviour points.

• Nine students had 100% attendance for

the entire year.

• 68 students, a massive 38% of the year

group, were appointed as Junior Prefects.

The Year Ahead: Key Priorities

• Best GCSE results EVER (until 2018….)
• Intervention: your child may be invited to

additional intervention sessions on a Tuesday or Thursday.

• Intervention in year 11 is COMPULSORY.

The year ahead: Key Dates

W/C 10 October: Year 10 assessment week 24 November 2016: Parent Forum meeting W/C 7 November: First round of data/report sent home 7 and 8 February 2017: Jobfest interviews 9 March and 15 June: Year 10 parents evening W/C 26 June: Year 10 exam week 13 July: Whole school prize giving evening

Focus for Year 10

• Attendance

Did you know that an attendance of 90% means your child would have missed 100 lessons in that year?

• Controlled Assessment

If your child is completing any controlled assessment, please ensure that they are keeping up to date with it and meeting their deadlines.

Focus for Year 10

Monitoring progress and achievement as we move towards GCSEs – please do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher, subject leader, tutor or myself if you have any concerns.

Thank you coming.