HYCS Mathematics- Year 10 Kevin Foley Head of Mathematics HYCS Mathematics- Year 10

The Maths examination Edexcel Mathematics A (1MA1) Linear course 3 terminal papers Non calculator paper 33.33% 2 Calculator papers 66.66% All papers are 1 hour 30 minutes

The Maths examination 2 tiers of entry Foundation tier assessing levels 1-5 Higher tier assessing levels 4-9 A level 5 will be considered a good pass (this is the same for all subjects)

What can students do? Use mymaths and look at complete booster packs www.mymaths.co.uk Login is: chenderit Password is: shape Use mathswatch on the Chenderit website Login: Chenderit Password: pen Buy a revision guide

Some websites www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/maths/ www.mrbartonmaths.com www.collinsrevisionapps.co.uk/ www.mathsgenie.co.uk

parental support Insist your son/daughter has all maths equipment for every lesson Time your son/daughter to complete past paper questions Ensure that all homework is completed to the best of their ability Test them with all the formulae that they need to know Involve them in functional maths such as utility bills and DIY projects

Higher June 2014 nc Mr Brown and his 2 children are going to London by train. An adult ticket costs £24. A child ticket costs £12. Mr Brown has a Family Railcard. Family Railcard gives 1/3 off adult tickets 60% off child tickets Work out the total cost of the tickets when Mr Brown uses his Family Railcard.

FOUNDATION June 2014 nc *Milk is sold in two sizes of bottle. A 4 pint bottle of milk costs £1.18 A 6 pint bottle of milk costs £1.74 Which bottle of milk is the best value for money? You must show all your working.

FOUNDATION June 2012 cALCULATOR Henry is thinking about having a water meter. These are the two ways he can pay for the water he uses. Water Meter: A charge of £28.20 per year plus 91.22p for every cubic metre of water used (1 cubic metre = 1000 litres) No Water Meter: A charge of £107 per year Henry uses an average of 180 litres of water each day. Henry wants to pay as little as possible for the water he uses. Should Henry have a water meter?

Higher June 2015 nc Tom is going to buy 25 plants to make a hedge. Here is information about the cost of buying the plants Tom wants to buy the 25 plants as cheaply as possible. Should Tom buy the plants from Kirsty’s Plants or from Hedge World?

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HYCS English Language and Literature- Year 9/10 Caitlin Montague Deputy Head of English HYCS English Language and Literature- Year 9/10

English Language exams- Paper 1 Section A: Communicating information and ideas- reading information and ideas Section B: Communicating information and ideas- writing for audience, impact and purpose 2 hours

English Language Paper 2 Section A: Exploring effects and impact: Reading meaning and effects Section B: Exploring effects and impact: writing imaginatively and creatively 2 hours

English Literature Students will study the following texts for English Literature: ‘An Inspector Calls’ ‘Romeo and Juliet’ ‘Great Expectations’ or ‘War of the Worlds’ Selection of poetry (OCR anthology) They will compare texts to unseen texts Extract based questions and whole text questions

Exam schedule Students will sit an end-of-year mock exam in June (Y9 and Y10) When in Year 11 students will sit a mock in November and another mock at before Easter

Revising for English Language Reading fiction and non-fiction texts file:///N:/HYCS/KS4-Reading-List.pdf

Read broadsheet newspapers

Making cue cards Key terminology

Practice questions and planning Completed practice exam questions Plan answers in thought showers if short of time Use mark schemes

OCR website http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse-english-language-j351-from-2015/

Other places to find help Wednesday after school revision sessions from October half term Breakfast sessions from 7.30am on the day of all English exams

Other places to find help There are some useful websites: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english/ http://www.englishbiz.co.uk/ http://www.spellzone.com http://www.ocr.org.uk

Andrew Williams Head of Science HYCS Science - Year 9 and 10

Course outline- Edexcel Double Award Science 100% exam – 33.3% Biology, 33.3% Chemistry and 33.3% Physics 6 Exams – 2 for Biology, 2 for Chemistry and 2 for Physics. Each exam paper is 60 marks and 1 hour and 10 minutes in length

ScIence exams There are 2 Biology papers Biology 1 paper – 16.67% Topic 1 – Key concepts in biology, Topic 2 – Cells and control, Topic 3 – Genetics, Topic 4 – Natural selection and genetic modification, Topic 5 – Health, disease and the development of medicines Biology 2 paper – 16.67% Topic 1 – Key concepts in biology, Topic 6 – Plant structures and their functions, Topic 7 – Animal coordination, control and homeostasis, Topic 8 – Exchange and transport in animals, Topic 9 – Ecosystems and material cycles

ScIence exams There are 2 Chemistry papers Chemistry 1 paper – 16.67% Topic 1 – Key concepts in chemistry, Topic 2 – States of matter and mixtures, Topic 3 – Chemical changes, Topic 4 – Extracting metals and equilibria Chemistry 2 paper – 16.67% Topic 1 – Key concepts in chemistry, Topic 6 – Groups in the periodic table, Topic 7 – Rates of reaction and energy changes, Topic 8 – Fuels and Earth science

Science Exams There are 2 Physics papers Physics 1 paper – 16.67% Topic 1 – Key concepts of physics, Topic 2 – Motion and forces, Topic 3 – Conservation of energy, Topic 4 – Waves, Topic 5 – Light and the electromagnetic spectrum, Topic 6 – Radioactivity Physcis 2 paper – 16.67% Topic 1 – Key concepts of physics, Topic 8 – Energy - Forces doing work, Topic 9 – Forces and their effects, Topic 10 – Electricity and circuits, Topic 12 – Magnetism and the motor effect, Topic 13 – Electromagnetic induction, Topic 14 – Particle model, Topic 15 – Forces and matter

Separate sciences Some pupils are doing the separate sciences and they will also have 6 exams but will receive 3 GCSEs. One in Biology One in Chemistry One in Physics 100% exam for each subject with 2 exams for each. Each exam is worth 50% for each GCSE Biology – 2 exams – Paper 1 – 50%, Paper 2 – 50% Chemistry– 2 exams – Paper 1 – 50%, Paper 2 – 50% Physics– 2 exams – Paper 1 – 50%, Paper 2 – 50%

Separate sciences Content for Separate Sciences is the same as double award but with some additional aspects Each exam is also longer than the double award exams at 1 hour 45 min and worth 100marks

Exam schedule Students will exams later in the year, however there are tests throughout the year that will allow the Science Department to gauge progress towards target Students will sit their real GCSE exams in June of 2018(Y10) or 2019(Y9). All exams are tested terminally.

Exam myths … 1 Exams are just for people with good memories….. You can improve your memory You can apply what you have learned Look at past papers to prepare – and practice timing yourself!

Exam myths… 2 Exams are designed to catch you out! They will just make me feel like a fool! Because exams are trying to get you to apply your knowledge in new situations, it can feel like this Do Not give up! There are lots of things to help TIP: look at past exam papers

And … 3 It’s all right if you can write really fast… In reality, examiners are looking for quality, not quantity Examiners don’t want you to write all the things you know about a topic – they want you to answer the question by applying your knowledge

4 is…. How can you learn twelve weeks work in two weeks? Contrary to popular belief, revision doesn’t start just before exams – that’s when people can panic! Learn by thinking about, using and remembering what we learned over a whole course……

What type of memory do you have? Visual – reduce a topic to a key word pattern with colour & cartoons Audio – reduce the key words onto your own tape and learn (singing along if you must…) Kineasthetic based memory – make learning maps, move around as you recite or act out key points

Use Buzan’s revision cycle Strange but true… Use Buzan’s revision cycle After a study session, reduce your notes to key words (10 mins) A day later write out those key words from memory, refer to the actual notes and fill in the gaps (2 mins) A week later, write the notes out from memory & plug gaps again (2mins) A month later repeat this (2mins) Six months later repeat again (2 mins) Use it or lose it

Which means… Survey: past papers – know exam format, length, question style, topics –c.f. module aims & LO Question: what do I need to so and learn to pass this course (well!) Predict: topics that I will answer questions upon Plan: revision strategy & materials – make sure you see it, hear it, say it & do it Prepare: subject pattern notes; cue cards; mnemonics; revision games & tapes Practise: timed brainstorming & timed writing Tips: Test yourself and your friends; think of it like a driving test..

Science https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/sciences-2016.html

Revision Guides and Workbooks All key information required for the exams Workbooks - £2.75 Practice exam style questions Answer books - £1.00 Available through the school Payment via parent pay, Cash or Cheque