Year 10 Key to Success Evening Wednesday 12 th September Year 10 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Year 10 Key to Success Evening Wednesday 12 th September

Year 10 Team • Mrs M Goodes Vice Principal - Inclusion • Mr N Megaw Assistant Principal – Curriculum & Year 9 & 10 Inclusion • Mr S Knowles, Year Achievement Coordinator • Mr A Duligall, Assistant Year Achievement Coordinator • Year 10 Form Tutors

Year 10 Tutors 10SDR Miss S Driver 10COV Mr C. Ovia 10MQU Mrs M Quinn 10JMA Ms J Matthew 10DNE Ms D Newman

Students sat the new Mathematics GCSE in June 2018. This was the first year to include the new changes

Edexcel

Key things to know about the new Mathematics GCSE 1. It’s bigger • There is more content in both the Higher and Foundation tiers. • The higher tier in particular stretches pupils to prepare them for A Level Mathematics

2. The assessment objectives have changed • There is more emphasis on problem solving and interpreting • Greater emphasis is placed on assessing skills in Algebra and Ratio and Proportion

3. Memorising formulae Formulae will now mostly need to be memorised. A question may provide specific formulae if required but it will assume the student knows the basic ones. Hand out provided with key formulae to memorise

4. There are more exam papers for students to take Paper Calculator/Non-calculator Length of exam 1 Non-calculator 2 Calculator 1 hr 30m 3 Calculator

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6. The Assessment Objectives Foundation Higher 50% 40% Applying standard techniques 25% 30% Interpreting and communicating 25% 30% Problem solving

• Regular exam questions and assessments

How you can support your child’s learning • Be aware of when and if homework is being completed • Regular revision – recommended online revision sites/revision workbooks/exam papers/revision postcards • Make sure they have the equipment they need. • Pens, pencils • Ruler, compass, protractor • Calculator

….but just as important… • Ask them about what they are currently learning regularly • Find out how they are feeling about their exams and the work this year • Get them to tell you what they need to do even better • Communicate with us if you have any concerns, through the form tutor or maths teacher

Exam dates (will be similar in 2020) Paper Calculator/Non- Date calculator 21 st May 2019 1 Non-calculator 6 th June 2019 2 Calculator 11 th June 2019 3 Calculator

Revision Workbooks

• No coursework • No tiers (Higher / Foundation) • Two GCSEs (Literature and Language) • Four exams • 2 English Literature • 2 English Language • 9-1 levels • Compulsory resit

English Language Paper 1 – 4 th June Paper 2 – 7 th June Read an extract of Read an extract of non- prose fiction: 4 fiction: 4 questions questions Write a description or a Write a letter, speech, narrative article, blog…

English Literature Paper 1 – 15 th May Paper 2 – 23 rd May Shakespeare’s Macbeth Dennis Kelly’s play, DNA Dickens’ A Christmas AQA Poetry Anthology Carol (Power and Conflict) Unseen poetry

At home… • Reread the texts • Learn by heart  mini-quotes / whole poems • Use the internet: BBC Bitesize, Mr Bruff • See a production • Ask questions (‘What did Macbeth get up to today? Why did he do that?’) • Check homework

• mixed ability • Wednesday intervention • facts at home  skills at school hardingl@haileyburyturnford.com

NEW GCSE SCIENCE

Exam Board Specifications AQA Trilogy or AQA Separate Sciences

Main Changes: • Students are expected to memorise a large number of equations. • Content is more difficult • Removal of coursework • Introduction of required practicals

AQA GCSE Biology, Chemistry and Physics • On successful completion students will be awarded three GCSEs • Students will sit six exams each lasting 1 hour 45 minutes • Each exam is worth 50% of each Science • There is no coursework element

AQA COMBINED SCIENCE • On successful completion students will be awarded two GCSEs • Students will sit six exams • Each exam is worth 16.7% and lasts for 1 hour 15minutes • There is no coursework element

Exam Dates  May 2020 Biology Paper 1  May 2020 Chemistry Paper 1  May 2020 Physics Paper 1  June 2020 Biology 2  June 2020 Chemistry 2  June 2020 Physics 2

Revision Guides

Revision Guides

Useful Revision Websites • BBC Bitesize – AQA Science • freesciencelessons – YouTube • SENECA learning

Supporting your chil ild through Year 10

Targets – have changed slightly • A grade that should be achieved by the end of Year 11 - an end of Key Stage target • Based on levels at Key Stage 2 • Individual targets for each subject • Challenging but achievable

Attendance

Prep - should be written in planners and checked by you and the tutor • All students have prep • Core • Minimum 1hr week • Options • 45 minutes a fortnight • Prep timetable • Post 3pm support

Show My Homework – replaced by Class Charts • Letters and information to follow – new log ins and Apps • Class Charts is essentially the same as SMHW

Parent Portal: In Insight • Details • Timetable • Attendance • Progress Updates • Achievement points • Behaviour points • Teachers

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Supporting your child • Discuss their end of Year 11 target grade and progress updates • Looking at work set on Class Charts and in their planners • Encourage your child to do personal study, independent learning and reading at home • Emphasise the importance of good attendance • Contacting the school (form tutor in the first instance) if you have a concern

Rewards and Awards • Achievement points • Phone calls home • Postcards home • Co-curricular • Leadership opportunities

Some key dates 2018-2019 • Tuesday 25 th September finish at 1pm – Open Evening • Wednesday 26 th September – Staff Training Day (closed to students) • Reports every term • Year 10 Parents’ Evening - Thursday 28 th February • Work Experience – 8-12 July (all week) • Careers Networking event Thursday 18 th July