Y ear 11 Parents Information Evening EXAM PROTOCOL Key - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The De Montfort School Welcome to the Y ear 11 Parents’ Information Evening

EXAM PROTOCOL

Key Information • No communication, verbal or non-verbal • Equipment (you must write in black biro), come prepared • Any bottles or pencil cases must be transparent (no labels) • Arrive ready to line up 15 minutes before the start • Arriving late disrupts others • You cannot leave the exam room early • Absence – contact school immediately • No web enabled or data storage devices – including wrist watches • Clashes • Wear full school uniform • Do not take any materials (including rough paper) out of the exam room • Any issues, raise your hand and speak to an invigilator • Any inappropriate behaviour or malpractice has to be recorded and reported to the Exam Board

Results & Certificates • GCSE Results will be available for students to collect between 9am and 11am on 22 nd August 2019 • Exam Board Results Certificates will be available for collection from December 2019 You will need these for future Employers or Further Education.

GCSE MATHEMATICS

Exam Board: AQA (8300) 2 Tiers • Higher Tier (9-5) • Foundation Tier (5-1) 3 Exam Papers • Paper 1 : Non-Calculator ( 1Hr 30 mins ) 21 st May 2018 AM • Paper 2 : Calculator Paper (1Hr 30 mins) 6 th June 2018 AM • Paper 3 : Calculator Paper (1Hr 30 mins) 11 th June 2018 AM

Supporting your child in maths • Be Positive • Equipment • Ask questions • Help with revision • Exam Papers • Websites • MyMaths.co.uk

What we are expecting • Students must have all of their equipment ready for the exam (Pen, Pencil, Ruler, Protractor, Compass, scientific calculator {for the calculator papers}) • Attend the booster/revision sessions • Students to maximise their remaining lesson time, 100% effort! • Students should have the maths workbooks • EXAM PAPERS , students should be doing exam papers as part of their revision.

Revision • Exam Papers • Work Books • MyMaths • Other revision websites (eg Bitesize)

Maths Booster Sessions EVERY WEDNESDAY AFTER SCHOOL 3.30- 4.30pm MU1 and MU3

GCSE ENGLISH

Exam board Exam board – AQA Two exams for English Language 50% reading and 50% writing Two exams for English Literature

So what does English Language GCSE look like? Spoken Language non-exa xamin ined Pap aper r 2 Pap aper 1 asse sess ssment I hour 45 I hour 45 • Pass/Merit/ Explorations in • Writers ’ viewpoints • Distinction creative reading and perspectives Certificate awarded • and writing Comparison of non • • No weighting towards • Response to fiction GCSE literary text Production of • • Production of writing to express a creative text viewpoint 50% of GCSE 50% of GCSE

English Literature Pap aper 1 Pap aper 2 rd May Wednes esday 15 15 th May ay (PM) Thurs 23 rd ay (AM) 1 hour ur 45 2 hour urs 15 Shakespeare and Modern Texts and Poetry 19 th Century Novel • DNA • Romeo and Juliet • AQA Poetry Anthology • A Christmas Carol • Unseen poetry

Supporting your Child in English • Read the texts or watch adaptations and discuss characters/events. • Revision guides are useful but workbooks even more so. • There are lots of useful resources online: BBC Bitesize, Sparknotes, YouTube tutorials (Mr Bruff) • Check written accuracy

Final Thoughts • Use time effectively through a revision timetable • Always prepare in an active and creative way • Use exam papers to test ongoing understanding • Practice has more influence than “talent”

Poor preparation leads to poor performance - The consequences can be disastrous!

Year 11 Progress and how we move forwards

“Unlocking your child’s potential”

Last years highlights • 2 students gained over 3 grades better than expected and they were bright students • 38% of students got 8 or above GCSE’s at grades between 9-4 • All of this was achieved from a lower starting point than our cohort • Our 6 th form provided 5 Russell university students with 72% successful with their university applications “Unlocking your child’s potential”

Try and identify your target • What does your child’s path look like between 16 and 18? • TDMS 6 th form will be looking for 5 grade 5s or better • Different colleges and different courses within the same college will be looking for different grades • What do the main apprenticeship suppliers require? • Once you have a target , it is easier to aim for it “Unlocking your child’s potential”

How can you help? • Ensure your child has the relevant revision guides and work books • They have the equipment needed for their courses • Ensure they are on time, fed and watered • School work and life is their responsibility but you can help them along the way “Unlocking your child’s potential”

Over 70% can be forgotten in 24 hours unless it is reviewed

Booster schedule Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Subjects English Humanities Maths Science, afterschool PE Perf’ Arts Performanc e and Compositio n support Lunch Drama Music - Listening exam support

SYMPTOMS OF STRESS • Memory • Moodiness • Indecisiveness • Restlessness • Inability to concentrate • Short temper • Poor judgement • Impatience • See only negative • Feeling overwhelmed • Constant worry • Feeling lonely • Emotional • Feeling depressed

Key dates • Year 11 mock dates- November 19th - November 30th • Year 11 parents evening Thursday January 10 th • Year 11 core subject mock week March 18 th – 22 nd • Year 11 parents evening 2 February 28th • Year 11 Exam performance evening March 28 th • GCSE exams start Monday May 13 ( Timetable on the school website under information-examinations ) • Year 11 ball June 26 th “Unlocking your child’s potential”

10 top tips • Don’t sweat the small stuff – do they need to keep to the usual routine during exams? • Actually talk about how they and you feel it’s not just the child who is under pressure • There’s nothing wrong with a kick -about! • You get out what you put in • Bribes do not work- they imply parents don’t trust children and the only reward for doing well is financial “Unlocking your child’s potential”

Top tips • Plan- put times together for work, family, fun, exercise and whatever else is important to your family • Nobody can ever say the right thing! • Familiarise yourself with their exam timetable • It does not have to be a solo sport • Control the variables and let the rest get on with itself “Unlocking your child’s potential”

There is LOTS of support available: • Parents/Guardians, subject teachers, form tutors, Miss Green, Senior Leaders and each other • Information, advice and guidance: Mrs Green, Miss Green, Miss Morton, Mrs Cooper • In School Support: Revision technique support in PD, past paper practice, boosters, academic tutoring, coping with exam stress sessions