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GCSE Maths

Tom Grubb

2nd in Department KS4 Co-Ordinator for Maths

GCSE Mathematics (1-9)

Mr Tom Grubb

Lead Teacher for KS4 Mathematics & 2nd in Faculty

Lesso sson Al Allocation fo for KS KS4

▪ KS4 have 4 maths lessons a week ▪ Year 10 have 4 single lessons ▪ Year 11 have 2 single lessons & 1 double ▪ Each lesson is 50 minutes long

Year 10

▪ GCSE Statistics in June 2020

▪ Exam board = EdExcel

Year 11

▪ GCSE Maths in June 2021

▪ Exam board = EdExcel

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The GCSE Maths Course

▪ 3 exams at the end of Year 11 ▪ All are 1 hour 30 minutes long ▪ Paper 1: non-calculator ▪ Paper 2 + 3: calculator-allowed

The Gr Grades

▪ A strong pass has been set as a grade 5 ▪ Top 3% nationally will get a grade 9

G F E D C B A A* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

▪ Higher Tier: Grades 3 to 9 ▪ Foundation Tier: Grades 1 to 5

Two Tiers s of f Entry

Types of questions to expect Typical first questions

Types of questions to expect Foundation Last 4 questions Higher First 4 questions

Types of questions to expect Last question

Exam Support

▪ Mixture of problem solving and skills to start lessons ▪ Regular past papers (November through to June) ▪ Revision list, including the grade of each topic ▪ Need to know formula list ▪ After school & lunchtime sessions

▪ Lunchtime – topic specific (Every Wednesday in M8) ▪ After school – topic specific/drop in (near to the exam)

Re Revi visi sion Gu Guides

▪ A letter went out at the start of this term about revision guides to purchase through the school – we’ve just

• rdered them!

Assessment

▪ Formally assessed every term ▪ Termly progress checks: Strengths & targets given to each pupil ▪ Mock exams ▪ Homework – set weekly, approx. 30-45 mins

What can your son/daughter do to help their learning?

▪ Be proactive in asking for help ▪ Produce quality homework ▪ Revise throughout the year ▪ Prepare for exams/assessments

How Can You Help With Homework?

▪ Check ▪ Encourage them to read through their notes/examples from class before starting their homework ▪ Ask them to explain the method ▪ Use websites

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▪ Corbettmaths ▪ MyMaths ▪ Exam Solutions ▪ SAM Learning ▪ BBC Bitesize

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GCSE English

Dan Skirrow

Curriculum Leader for English

Let’s go back in time to the slightly-simpler times of 2015… Zayn Malik quit One Direction… A dog that cheats was named the best Talent in the nation…

Most importantly for us, it was the year that reformed GCSEs were launched, under the guidance of then-education secretary Michael Gove…it brought some pretty big changes to English teaching!

• Instead of ‘Controlled Assessment’, assessment on this qualification

would be 100% terminal, based on exams at the end of Year 11.

• There would be a focus on challenging texts, bringing in Literature

and Language from the 19th Century to ‘raise the standards’ of the qualification.

• There would also be a focus on students learning their texts ‘off by

heart’, ensuring their knowledge of “the very best that’s been thought and written.”

The last three years have seen

• ur pass rates improving:
• 85% of students achieving a

Grade 4 (Pass) or above

• Nearly 75% of students

achieving a Grade 5 (Strong Pass) or above

• Our 7-9 rate (the old A/A*) has

also improved to 28% - and we’re keen to push on for a third!

• The department has exceeded

its predictions for Grade 9s for each of the last few years.

Despite the challenge, they’re in good hands.

Let’s look at what they actually study in Year 10…

English Language Paper 1 Responding to an extract

• f fiction and answering

four questions. Creative Writing: Writing a description/narrative with image support for

• ne of those tasks.

Section A: Modern Texts Your child will either study An Inspector Calls or Lord

• f the Flies. They’ll be asked

to write an essay from a choice of two titles. Section B: Poetry Anthology Your child will have studied 15 love poems, and will need to write an essay comparing two of them. Section C: Unseen Poetry Surprise! It’s a poem none

• f us have ever seen

before! Your child will have to take it down, using all the poetry skills they’ve gained across the year. Our Year 10 is built around preparing students for GCSE English Literature Paper 2: Modern Texts and Poetry. They’ll sit this in their Year 10 Mock Exams later in the year.

We also found that teaching our poems in

• ne large topic didn’t

really help to engage

• ur students with

poetry…and by poem 7

• f 15, several teachers

and students were struggling with Poetry Fatigue.

We got around this with the institution of Poetry Friday, meaning every Friday your child will study one of the poems from their GCSE anthology. Research shows us that this is better for building their long-term memory, as it means they are reviewing and recapping poems at regular intervals.

Every week they will be asked to study a poem in advance of a lesson – please feel free to ask them about it!

This area of our Subject Page has lots

• f resources to support students

wanting to push themselves with Grade 7-9 extra work.

Many of you have already taken advantage of our book bundles, meaning that your child can annotate and revisit their Literature texts outside of the classroom. If you haven’t, giving them access to copies of their Literature texts would help! They will be provided in class, but it’s useful to have those to annotate at home.

Modern Texts Macbeth 19th Century Novel

The 100% Exam aspect of the course means that students can’t rely

• n a good coursework folder and some Easter revision to see them

through…in fact, they’ll need to revise as they go along.

It’s really important that their revision is a balanced diet.

CONTENT – How are they learning what they need to know? SKILLS – How are they practising the application of that knowledge? FEEDBACK – How do they know that their practices are any good?

As I said, English is about empowering young people to articulate their place within

• ur world…they will struggle to do this if they are not actively thinking about the

world around them.

Reading fiction and considering the imaginative possibilities of what our world could be… Staying informed and up to date on the world around them.

Year 10 Work Experience 2020 Parent IAG

Hardenhuish School

A High Performing Academy

Vicky Brenton – Careers & Transition Manager

• 1 to 1 careers guidance appointments
• Work experience
• Careers Fair
• Mock interviews
• Employer & Apprenticeship talks and

workshops

• Trips to employers and Apprenticeship Show
• College trips and talks
• UCAS & Y11 Sixth Form Applications

Work Experience Week

The last full week of this school year: Monday 13 – Thursday 16 July 2020 Debrief Morning – Friday 17 July 2020

Supported by school and fantastic opportunity! Compulsory for all pupils and will be launched in assembly tomorrow

Careers and WEX Administrator

Mrs Liz Tu - Careers and Work ExperienceAdministrator

• Available 3 mornings a week (Mon, Tue and Thurs)
• Answers parents WEX queries and supports pupils
• Processes WEX forms
• Completes Health and Safety Checks
• Contact: Liz Tu EAT@hardenhuish.wilts.sch.uk

What is the purpose of work experience?

• Gain an understanding of careers
• Essential for some careers
• Develop employability skills
• Provide evidence of interests and

skills for personal statement or CV

Benefits of Work Experience in Year 10

• A chance to experience working in an adult

environment.

• Learn

about the difference between the challenges, rules and expectations of the workplace and those of school.

• Help with study pathway choices next year.
• Experience an occupation of interest, to either

confirm or dismiss it!

Year 10 WEX 2019 - feedback

• All pupils were successfully placed
• 95% of Pupils enjoyed Work

Experience

• Fantastic feedback from employers!

Year 10 WEX 2019 - feedback

Identifying a Placement

• Pupils should start by thinking about the type of

placement they would like and then research different companies – this takes time

• Pupils need to pick something they think they will enjoy

– we want it to be a positive experience!

• Placements do not need to be what they want to do as a

future career.

• To get the best placements start this process early.
• Make contact with the company to ask if they can offer

work experience.

Previous Placements

Do’s and Don'ts

Do:

• All placements should have Employer’s Liability and Public

Liability insurance - however undertakings are possible

• It is OK to go on WEX with parents

Don’t:

• Pupils cannot complete their placement in a school – should

be a new experience. Pre-schools & Nurseries are allowed.

• Placements abroad are not permitted
• Must not be paid work

Check company websites for their work experience process

Difficult to arrange placements...

• Media (newspapers, TV and radio)
• Roles where there might be an issue with confidentiality of

customer/patient/client

• Very popular: Theatre/Drama, Vets, Hospitals

However….we have had some success

• RUH & GWH
• Army
• Egg Theatre
• Swindon 105.5

Some companies provide regular placements & have a formal process & some have set weeks

• Renishaw – apply by 22nd November
• Siemens
• Marks and Spencer’s in Bath
• Hospitals
• Babcock – engineering, business & media
• The Police (April/May)
• The Egg Theatre (6th to 10th July)

Email or see Mrs Tu for information about these placements

Work Placement Form

• Additional copies from tutors,

the Careers office, Mrs Greenaway-Light or the school website

• Must be completed by pupil,

parent/guardian and employer – forms will not be accepted with missing signatures

• Please ensure the employer has

emergency contact details and any specific learning or medical requirements prior to the start

• f the placement

Form Deadline

Hand completed form to Tutor or Mrs Tu by:

16 March 2020

Check and check again!

Please remember to check form:

• Pupil Name and Tutor Group
• Original Pupil/Parent Signatures
• Emergency contact details
• Learning or medical requirements

Missing details delays confirmation of placement!

Form hand in - Competition time!

Hand in form by 14th Feb for 3 ACE’s and entry into prize draw for Amazon voucher!

!

First Tutor Group to 80% wins a pizza delivery!

Health & Safety Process

• Once the form is handed in, we arrange

for the placement to be health and safety

• approved. This can take several weeks
• The placement is not confirmed until a

confirmation email is received by the pupil and parents

Insurance

• Work Experience pupils have the same status as

employees.

• Employer’s Liability and Public Liability Insurance

covers pupils for the length of placement.

• Cover: Injury to pupils or others; damage to or loss of

employer’s or pupil’s property at the place of work.

• It does not extend to negligence or transport to the

work place.

Before the Placement

• Pupil should make contact with employer 3

weeks before placement to ensure they know:

– Where to go and who to meet – Uniform or clothing requirements – Working hours and lunch arrangements

During WEX Week - Attendance

• Pupil to contact the employer and school if they are sick and

unable to attend their placement by 8:30am on each day of absence.

During WEX week - Visits

• Member of staff will visit or contact the pupil

whilst on WEX placement

• Check that pupil and employer are happy
• Take photo to show at de-brief morning

WEX De-brief – Friday 17th July

• Breakfast in school with Tutor Group
• Activities to reflect on the week and thank you letters
• WEX Awards - including fantastic employer feedback,

most impressive placement & funniest moments!

• Photo show
• Finishes at 12:30

Year 10 2019 – Best bits of WEX

Getting to understand business and work better and try new things The very accepting and friendly people in the work place Having the opportunity to experience a real working environment Expanding my knowledge I got a box of chocolates at the end

Year 10 2019 – Tips for Pupils

Apply early to big companies Ask lots of questions and try to learn as much as possible Just be confident because people are lovely and they understand that you will be nervous. It will be ok. Even if you’re not 100% sure if you want to do something use work experience to see how you feel about that job

What next?

• Work experience will be officially launched to

pupils in assembly tomorrow

• This will be followed by tutor sessions about
• rganising WEX

– Looking at skills and qualities to match careers – Contacting employers – Action planning

• Hopefully pupils have been discussing their

ideas with you already!

Support

• Seek help if needed
• There is support available throughout the week from

the Careers and WEX Office in E centre at lunchtime and break – we can give ideas and contacts

• Pupils should discuss their WEX planning with their

tutor during one to one mentoring

Careers Fair

• Tuesday 26th November 12.30- 4pm
• Peter Thompson Hall
• Lunchtime and after school
• Lots of local businesses and employers - ask them about WEX
• pportunities

• Great opportunity! Please encourage pupils to

challenge themselves while seeking a placement.

• Pupils need to be working on finding placements

now as it really cannot be left until the last minute.

• Please remember:

Hand in form by: 16th March 2020

To Conclude

Y10 Enrichment Day

All pupils off timetable for the day taking part in activities and trips to enrich their learning experience. There will be 2 sessions delivered by an external company, with activities to support the sessions thereafter:

• Study

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Thursday 7th November

Launch of GCSEPod – a subscription based online revision tool with subject and exam board specific podcasts and animation to support home learning

Dates for the Diary

• Tuesday 22nd October – Y10 Tutor Evening
• Wednesday 23rd October – Last day of term 1
• Monday 4th November – Start of term 2
• Thursday 7th November – Enrichment Day (off timetable)
• Tuesday 26th November – Careers Fair
• Friday 29th November – TD Day, school closed
• Friday 6th December – Christmas Fair
• Tuesday 19th December – Carol Concert, St Pauls Church
• Friday 20th December – Last day of term 2
• Monday 6th January – Start of term 3

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