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BEECHEN CLIFF Physics Department Year 10 GCSE Information Evening Tuesday 4 th 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 4th 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 Ms A H Baker – Head of English Mr E Gill – Head of Maths Mr A Seal – Head of Science
Good GCSE pass
Around the top 3% nationally
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/
(Trial of online bookings this year)
aggregate of assessment results so far (Numerical and Letter grades e.g. Grade 6 (B)
the pupil is capable of achieving with the relevant hard work
Exams
all subjects (details in Wednesday Newsletter)
all in creating revision timetables
social life, sporting activities etc.
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2015
Job Families in decline and on the Rise
2015
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.
important for you.
Year 11
Horizons
subjects.
Work Experience, attendance at 3x1hour ‘Master Classes’, minimum of 10hours volunteering).
Work Experience Liaison Officer.
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Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) English Language and English Literature
Syllabus information www.cie.org.uk 0627 First Language English 0477 English Literature
English Language Assessment Three examinations in 2018 1 Reading Passages 50% 2 hrs 10 mins 2 Directed Writing and Composition 50% 2 hrs 3 Speaking and Listening is separately endorsed
English Literature Assessment Three examinations in 2018 - Closed Text*
1 hr 30 m (35%)
two prose texts, unseen. 1 hr 30 m 30%
Closed Text*
with them in the examination. Pupils must know the texts well and learn quotations 'by heart'
Please supply boys with their
the texts…
Please buy a copy of A
View from the Bridge
by Arthur Miller
Please buy a copy of either The Secret
River by Kate Granville
Frayn
Towards the end of Year 10 we will study poems from the CIE Anthology - we will produce a booklet - and Shakespeare either Henry V or Macbeth WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN TO BUY THESE TEXTS!
In Year 10
Boys will study at least two of the set texts and explore a range
In Year 11
Boys will study two further set texts 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 Learning 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 We will set essays in class and for homework so that boys can practise organising their material and managing their time.
http://www.cie.org.uk/i-want-to/resource-centre/
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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 1-5 will sit Higher, sets 6 and 7 (Mr Henly/Markall and Mr Appleton) will sit
we will monitor progress of boys in sets 5, 6 and 7.
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Apart from the change to the grading system and 3 papers (from 2) there will be... (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. Sets 1: 8/9 Sets 2,3,4: 6/7/8 Set 5 : 5/6 Sets 6 and 7: 3/4/5
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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
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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%) 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 (Classes 10C1, 10C2, 10C3, 10C4)
Routes through Science
The final 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.