Year 11 Core Presentation Evening Mrs L Mills, Senior Assistant Head - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Year 11 Core Presentation Evening Mrs L Mills, Senior Assistant Head Teacher HAYGROVE SCHOOL INTENT: All children will experience a well-balanced and comprehensive curriculum that enhances informed, intellectual, developmental and moral character. As a result, this will improve life chances ,inter- personal relationships, social mobility and preparedness for employment. Our curriculum will encourage everyone to have a positive impact on society whilst encouraging and maintaining a high motivation for success.

What do I find out from this evening? • MADE • Core subjects – English, Maths, Science All the PowerPoints and resources from tonight can be found on our website. Curriculum/Exams and Revision Support This will also be tweeted and emailed after this evening.

Key dates • 3 rd March – HCSE Mock exams • 24 th March – reports to parents • 26 th March – final parents evening • 11 th May – GCSE exams begin • 24 th June – GCSE exams finish • 20 th August – results day at 10am

What help is available? • Recipe for Success • Subjects • Tips on how to revise • Blank Revision timetable • Revision Timetable • GCSE timetable • Maths Mornings – to start Saturday 29 th February 9am – 12pm • Exam warm ups • Power Hours • Twitter (@HaygroveYear11 and @Haygrove)

Recipe for Success • How students should approach the question • How they should structure each question • An acronym to support the structure • Resources • Keywords

Blank Revision Timetable

Half Term Revision Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Revision Timetable 9-12pm IFC1/2

Timetables

Warm Ups & Power Hours

Balance things out • Need that balance • Don’t abandon social life altogether • It’s ok to have breaks during revision • Little and often approach • Forget about final examinations when they are finished • “Keep going”

Practical tips • Know the examination timetable (HCSEs and GCSEs) • Make sure they are in school in plenty of time before the exam! • Exam warm ups are on during the GCSE exam season • Help them with their revision timetable • Test them – if they’ll let you! • Flash cards are a great way of quick testing

Please complete the survey Year 11 Core Presentation Evening MADE Workshop – Danny from madetraining.com Science Workshop – Mr S Coomer, Head of Department Maths Workshop – Mrs S Marsh, Head of Department English Workshop – Mrs E Stitfall, Head of Department