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BEECHEN CLIFF Physics Department Year 10 GCSE Information Evening Tuesday 3rd October 7pm Reasons For This Evening Good opportunity to pass on important information at the start of GCSE courses Parents requesting guidance on how to
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BEECHEN CLIFF
Tuesday 3rd October 7pm
at the start of GCSE courses
will provide useful information.
Mr Tim Markall – Assistant Head
Mr J Forrest – Head of Careers
through GCSE Miss S O’Higgins– Head of English Mr E Gill – Head of Maths Dr W Wilkinson – Deputy Head of Science
less coursework
Strong GCSE pass Around the top 3% nationally
Old
Standard GCSE pass
(only in some subjects e.g Technology)
Hand-out of Exam Board and revision information Lots more information on our website….
http://www.beechencliff.org.uk/school-life/academic/exams-assessment/gcse/
(Numerical and Letter grades e.g. Grade 6 (B) , Grade 8 (A*/A)
Exams
all subjects (details in Wednesday Newsletter)
all in creating revision timetables
social life, sporting activities etc.
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Careers Department Objectives…
qualities, interests, attainments and capabilities).
available to them after school (further/higher education, training and employment).
and stimulate students to develop skills and personal qualities necessary to gain admission to higher/further education courses and employment.
Year 10
working Conditions.
Year 11
Horizons
apprenticeship vacancy website.
your search on your nearest town and surrounding areas.
emailed when vacancies become available – but remember: not all vacancies are listed here.
Top tip: Searching for all types of vacancy in a particular geographical area ensures you don’t miss any – under 'keywords' click 'all'.
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AQA English Language and English Literature
Syllabus information www.AQA.org.uk 0800 English Language 0802 English Literature
Change from IGCSE Specification change, due to GCSE reform, means this is best for our pupils
English Language Assessment Three examinations in 2019
Writing (Fiction)
(Non-fiction)
English Literature Assessment Two examinations in 2019 - Closed Text*
Paper 1- Shakespeare and 19th Century Fiction 1 hr 45 min
text as a whole Paper 2- Modern texts and Poetry 2 hr 15
to another from their anthology (No anthology provided in the exam)
interpretation
methods used in two unseen poems
Closed Text*
with them in the examination.
quotations 'by heart'
copies of the texts
Please supply boys with their
the texts…
Please buy a copy of
An Inspector Calls by
Arthur Miller
Please buy a copy of either Macbeth,
Merchant of Venice, Romeo and Juliet or The Tempest
Towards the end of Year 10 we will study poems from the AQA Anthology - we will provide students with this In year 11, students will study their 19th century text. Students will be informed of which this will be prior to Summer break.
In Year 10
Boys will study at least two of the set texts and explore a range of other texts
In Year 11
Boys will study one further set text and revise those studied in Year 10 They will practise the skills needed for the examinations
Homework and preparation tasks may include: Reading and annotating or making notes Drafting or rewriting essays Memorising quotations Paraphrasing or summarising Arguing for or against a topic Discussing and reorganising ideas Watching a film of a play or novel Correcting and editing GPS Listening to a discussion on a topic or text
Revision
boys can practise organising their material and managing their time.
latest, opportunity.
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GCSE Maths is 100% terminal – no coursework, no controlled assessment, just THREE exams at the end
Termly internal assessments, end of year 10 exam, TWO mock exams in November and February of year 11. Setting arrangements are constantly monitored.
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Two tiers Higher: 9 - 4 Foundation: 5 - 1
Broadly speaking, sets 1-4a/4b will sit Higher, sets 5a/5b (Mr Markall and Mr Appleton) will sit
will monitor progress of boys in sets 4a/4b and 5a/5b.
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Apart from the change to the grading system and 3 papers (from 2 under the old system) there is now...
(i) More content for BOTH tiers (ii) A greater emphasis on problem solving – pupils will be expected to answer problems that are a little bit different from what they’ve seen before (iii)Greater emphasis on learning formulas (far fewer will be given in the exam)
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We will set aspirational targets for your son which we think are challenging but achievable. Set 1: 8/9 Set 2: 7/8/9 Sets 3a and 3b : 6/7/8 or higher Sets 4a and 4b: 4/5/6/7 or higher Sets 5a and 5b: 4/5 Now that we have had the first set of exams we do have a fair idea
grading of internal tests.
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All boys have 4 lessons a week and two homeworks. Homework will usually be one online homework (MyMaths) and one written homework. The written homework should take the best part of 30 minutes and boys should focus on neatness and care! MyMaths can take less time, but boys should not be happy with scoring any less than their best (e.g. minimum 75%) on it. There are tutorials attached to each homework, boys can attempt the homework as many times as they like and they can ALWAYS ask for help if they are unsure.
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All boys have been given a username to access two online books via the Kerboodle webpage. Online Textbook – notes, exercises and answers on the complete course. Homework book – questions that may well be set as homework. In addition boys have access to “invisipen” tutorials – video and audio to help explain many areas of the course.
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Towards the end of year 11 focus will switch to exam
and electronic mark schemes (although more papers will almost certainly be available online). We will run weekly drop in sessions over the final months and although year 11 have study leave once their exams start we will continue to run lessons up until the exams (usually quite late in the exam season). For internal tests, we will put revision material online, and boys should use class notes, homework and MyMaths to help them
relevant Corbett Maths videos.
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Boys may well want to purchase revision guides and
letter very shortly. We will repeat this at regular intervals, especially in the lead up to summer and mock exams. There are several different ones that can be bought. Just make sure that they are for the NEW AQA 9-1 course.
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We are now at a stage where this should be non-negotiable. The following equipment is CRUCIAL in lessons: Pen and pencil Ruler, compasses, protractor Scientific Calculator These are all available to buy in school (except calculators) – although they won’t always be needed every lesson boys DO need to practise using them properly and they need to be brought to all lessons.
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GCSE reform:
The GCSE reform means more difficult content is introduced and all content is assessed at the end of year 11. Practical skills are assessed through the final examinations. (No controlled assessments or coursework) Greater emphasis is placed on maths skills (Biology: 10%) (Chemistry 20%) (Physics: 30%) In Physics, the majority of equations need to be learned. Exciting opportunity which we think the boys should relish, but they need to be well prepared and hard working.
Routes through Science Route 1: Separate Sciences
(Classes: 10S1, 10S2, 10S3)
Routes through Science Route 2: Combined Science - Trilogy (8464)
(Classes 10C1, 10C2, 10C3, 10C4, 10C5)
Routes through Science
Current route for pupils is not set in stone final. A decision regarding which classes follow which route will be made at the end of year 10. It will be based upon:
Resources:
Kerboodle Online digital textbooks
assessments and whilst completing homework.
covered.
Website, and homework:
Website and homework:
Assessments:
Refer to the teaching schedule (on the science website) to see what has been taught. Look at the topic checklists (in pupils books) to see what is required. Year 10 assessments will take place in:
Preparation should be rigorous and will require about 10 hours for each of Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Read textbook/revision guide Complete all online homework tasks and questions in textbook Make glossaries and learn key terms. Practise using common maths skills.
soon.