Year 11 Aspiration and Expectation evening

The year 11 team Tradition * Innovation * Community * Achievement Mrs Bull Progress Manager Mr Turrell Vice Principal and SLT link for year 9 Mrs Gilzene Form Tutors for 11F Miss Poulteney Form Tutor for 11B Mrs Chapman & Miss Hawkins Form Tutor for 11E Mrs Foulger & Mrs Pitchfork Form Tutors for 11L Ms Asghar & Mrs Wheelhouse Form Tutor for 11O Mrs Cambridge Form Tutor for 11R Mr Hall Form Tutors for 11S Mrs Appleby Form Tutor for 11W Tradition * Innovation * Community * Achievement

Contact with school Your daughter’s form tutor should be the first person you contact with any concerns; however, if your concern is curriculum based, then please contact the teacher, or Head of Department. You will find the e mail addresses for all HODs in your pack. Tradition * Innovation * Community * Achievement

Key DAtes 26th – 30th September – Work Experience 6th October – Havering RPA event (evening) 19th October – Year 11 6th Form Taster Day 20th October – Data Report & Parents’ Evening 9th November – Prospective 6th form evening 10th November – Safe Drive Stay Alive 28th Nov to 9th Dec – Mock Examinations Tradition * Innovation * Community * Achievement

Key DAtes 26th January – Mock Results Day 27th Feb – 10th March – Mock Examinations 29th March – Mock Results Day 30th March – Parents’ Evening 3rd April – Easter revision sessions start Formal Examinations – May and June 13th July – Leavers’ Day and Prom Tradition * Innovation * Community * Achievement

Attendance and punctuality New School day Registration time remains at 8:35 Period 1 starts at 8:40 Traffic issues, buses Tradition * Innovation * Community * Achievement

Attendance and punctuality Natalie was in Year 11 last year. Her attendance was always around 90%. She thought that this was pretty good. However ……. 90% attendance means that she was absent from lessons for the equivalent of one half day every week. Tradition * Innovation * Community * Achievement

Percentage Attendance Weekly 90% = ½ day 80% = 1 day Percentage Attendance Termly 90% = 1 week 2 days 80% = 2 weeks 4 days Percentage Attendance Yearly 90% = 4 weeks 80% = 8 weeks Tradition * Innovation * Community * Achievement

GCSE Grades A* - G grades 1 – 9 grades for English and Mathematics Tougher to get the higher grades Progress 8 Guidance video https://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=4IAEgFMS GDY Tradition * Innovation * Community * Achievement

New Grading System Tradition * Innovation * Community * Achievement

Minimum Expected Grade Assessment Data Subject Teacher Challenge Grade Minimum Expected Grade Estimated Final Grade Attitude to Learning H/W Art & Design Miss C. Dorber B2 B3 2 3 English Language Miss R. Smyth 5+ 5 6- 1 C1   Secure grade C2 Likely grade C3 Insecure grade Secure Likely Insecure Tradition * Innovation * Community * Achievement

In-School support

Support in School Form time and form tutors Revision classes – AM, lunch and after school Intervention in English and Mathematics Easter revision classes Mock examinations Pre-exam prep (including breakfast sessions) Tradition * Innovation * Community * Achievement

Preparation over the past 3 years Form time Preparation over the past 3 years Study skills in Year 8 Revision techniques in Year 9 & 10 Flashcards Time management and planning Working Wednesdays

Regular Clubs and Support Study Hall Friday after school until 4:30 in the 6th Form Study Room. quiet area to work computer access light refreshments Department Revision sessions Information will be published on the website and will be updated Coursework support after school

Easter Many subject staff offer revision sessions. These encompass both weeks. We strongly encourage girls to attend. We recommend that girls do not go on holiday over this very important period just before GCSEs commence in May.

Pre-exam prep Before most of the written GCSEs beginning in May, teachers will hold additional revision sessions to give students that extra boost and encouragement; this will include breakfast sessions

Digital Resources available from home PowerPoint – Year 11 Revision Online Resources Online revision & using technology to revise A summary of digital resources are listed in the booklet. Shortly you will find two documents on the website namely a student and a parent ICT guide. Contact email addresses are in the booklet.

Preparation for Post-16 study 6th October - RPA event 19th October - Taster Day 9th November – Prospective 6th form evening Careers Advice – Miss Woods References and applications Tradition * Innovation * Community * Achievement

Mrs Victoria Wheelhouse Mathematics Teacher

How to raise a grade in Mathematics GCSE questions are predictable Concentrate on key topics

Regular Practice Fortnightly practice on past paper questions. Before: Revision Homework After: CTG Homework

What Can I Do as a Parent? Monitor your daughter’s progress, ensure she seeks help when it is clear she does not understand Encourage her to set up a regular revision schedule; little and often is the best way to learn

What Support is Available? Maths Clinic runs most lunchtimes Anyone can come Bring your lunch Bring your friends Nice and warm and dry Intervention lessons Mymaths.co.uk Anyone can log on using username “frances” and password “hexagon”

What Support is Available? Loads of great sites on the internet a quick Google search will turn up literally thousands. Textbooks are available as PDFs from their teacher or Amazon. All students will be given a revision guide to use for practising questions. Mr Barton’s Maths Takeaway and Corbett Maths have topic booklets. We have old textbooks full of extra questions available.

GCSE English Mr Perrott Head of English

GCSE English Made up of two separate GCSE qualifications and two separate grades will be awarded English Language English Literature

English Language AQA GCSE Qualification What's assessed Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing What's assessed Section A: Reading one literature fiction text Section B: Writing descriptive or narrative writing Assessed written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes 80 marks 50% of GCSE Questions Reading (40 marks) (25%)– one single text 1 short form question (1 x 4 marks) 2 longer form questions (2 x 8 marks) 1 extended question (1 x 20 marks) Writing (40 marks) (25%) 1 extended writing question (24 marks for content, 16 marks for technical accuracy)

English Language What's assessed Paper 2: Writers' Viewpoints and Perspectives What's assessed Section A: Reading one non-fiction text and one literary non-fiction text Section B: Writing writing to present a viewpoint Assessed written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes 80 marks 50% of GCSE Questions Reading (40 marks) (25%) – two linked texts 1 short form question (1 x 4 marks) 2 longer form questions (1 x 8, 1 x 12 marks) 1 extended question (1 x 16 marks) Writing (40 marks) (25%) 1 extended writing question (24 marks for content, 16 marks for technical accuracy)

English Literature Paper 1: Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel What's assessed Shakespeare plays The 19th-century novel How it's assessed written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes 64 marks 40% of GCSE Questions Section A Shakespeare: students will answer one question on their play of choice. They will be required to write in detail about an extract from the play and then to write about the play as a whole. Section B The 19th-century novel: students will answer one question on their novel of choice. They will be required to write in detail about an extract from the novel and then to write about the novel as a whole.

English Literature What's assessed Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry Modern prose or drama texts The poetry anthology Unseen poetry How it's assessed written exam: 2 hour 15 minutes 96 marks 60% of GCSE Questions Section A Modern texts: students will answer one essay question from a choice of two on their studied modern prose or drama text. Section B Poetry: students will answer one comparative question on one named poem printed on the paper and one other poem from their chosen anthology cluster. Section C Unseen poetry: Students will answer one question on one unseen poem and one question comparing this poem with a second unseen poem.

What students need to do Have copies of the texts they are studying and read them at home – not just once in class! Appreciate that the Language GCSE needs students to demonstrate transferable literacy skills such as summary writing, knowledge of structure and content of different types of text, scanning for information and writing to argue a point of view.

Examination Skills English Language Reading and writing are both assessed Key areas for improvement: Spelling, punctuation and grammar Summary writing and writer’s craft Expanding vocabulary Reading a wide variety of texts – 19th century and modern newspaper articles, fiction, non-fiction (e.g. autobiography), blogs, online news Knowing what the question is asking, how to tackle it and how many marks it is worth

Examination Skills English Literature Reading and extended writing skills are assessed Key areas for improvement: Knowing the texts studied for Literature Structuring extended answers Learning the context, content, structure and style of a novel, poems, and a play Being analytical in responses

Extra Help and Support Intervention for some students – timetabled lessons or form time Revision sessions run by the English Department Seeking advice from the classroom teacher Exam board websites – aqa.org.uk; cie.org.uk The English Office

Help at home Homework and planner checks Creating good work habits Start now Key websites; reading; creating flashcards Discussing the work with your daughter Grasping all opportunities for help GBu