Welcome Evening Wednesday 13th September Year 10 Welcome Evening Wednesday 13th September

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

Year 10 Tutors 10TO Miss A. Town 10KU Mrs C. Kurshumliu 10CL Mr A. Clark 10DU Mr R. Duncan 10RO Mrs E. Rockliffe & Mrs J. Hare 10AS Mrs S. Ashby

Edexcel

Regular exam questions and assessments.

Regular revision – Maths Watch/revision workbooks/exam papers/revision postcards.

Revision Workbook

Revision Workbooks

Changes to English GCSE No coursework No tiers (Higher / Foundation) Four exams 2 English Literature 2 English Language 9-1 levels

Literature in Year 10 Language in Year 11

FAQs How do we put the students in sets?

What can we do at home? Lit texts – reread, Mr Bruff etc Language – newspapers, novels #Grade9words (weekly homework)

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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

15th May 2018 Biology Paper 1 17th May 2018 Chemistry Paper 1 Exam Dates 15th May 2018 Biology Paper 1 17th May 2018 Chemistry Paper 1 23rd May 2018 Physics Paper 1 11th June 2018 Biology 2 13th June 2018 Chemistry 2 15th June 2018 Physics 2

Revision Guides

Revision Guides

Useful Revision Websites BBC Bitesize – AQA Science freesciencelessons - YouTube

Revision Sessions Biology: Friday Afterschool Room: SC3 Mrs Kurshumliu Chemistry: Monday Afterschool Room: SC2 Ms Matthew Physics: Friday Lunch Room: SC4 Mr Williams

Year 10 - GCSEs GCSEs Focus Destinations Final round of options picked and confirmed Issues? Focus 2 years to achieve above target grades 2 years to develop skills, knowledge and experience for exams Destinations Achieving results to go to the next level

Prep All students have prep Prep timetable Post 3pm support Core Minimum 1hr week Maths Watch Options 45 minutes a fortnight Prep timetable Post 3pm support

Show My Homework All teachers will continue to post their home learning online, using Show My Homework Access to this is via the icon on the home page of the school website Students should also be writing their homework in their planners

Targets A grade that should be achieved by the end of Year 10 - an end of year target Based on levels at Key Stage 2 Individual targets for each subject Challenging but achievable

Parent portal: Insight Details Timetable Attendance Progress Updates Achievement points Behaviour points Teachers

Ready, Respectful and Safe at Haileybury Turnford 3 simple expectations from all of us including staff to ensure we create the best possible learning environment and culture. NB students can drink non fizzy/ energy drinks other than water outside of lessons i.e. non carbonated non energy drinks such as squash.

Ready to Learn Approximately 58 hours of learning were lost last year due to students attending late to lessons All students will be expected to attend every lesson on time If students do not attend their lesson on time ready to meet and greet their teacher and before the second bell has sounded, they will receive a late mark recorded on the register Any student with a late mark will receive a 15 minute payback at the end of the day for each late mark Parent/Carers will be informed Year 7 have a settling in period and will not be given a consequence until after 18th September

Attendance Target for Year 10 = 96% Any student with 90% attendance is classed as persistently absent from school Haileybury Turnford will continue to work with A10 Attendance Improvement Officer, who will have the responsibility to enforce school attendance and will issue penalty notices including court action where necessary If your son/daughter misses school it is imperative to speak to their teachers when they are back to catch up on the work missed

Be Ready to Learn – attend on time Good attendance and punctuality are essential if students are to achieve their full potential Students must arrive before 8.30am The main school gates will be locked at 8.30am If students arrive after 8.30am they will be marked in as Late and they will be issued with a late payback They will attend a payback with their Assistant Year Achievement Coordinator on the same day at break time ·         Failure to attend this payback will result in further consequences Persistent lateness to school will result in parents/carers being warned and then issued with Fixed Penalty Notices involving a fine.  Breakfast club serves hot and cold food and drinks from 8.00am in the canteen. If a student receives 2 or Lates in one week- 1 hour payback Friday 3 Lates or more- 2 hour payback Students who fail to attend Friday payback…parent meeting with student. If a student receives more than 3 Late marks – a ‘Late Letter’ (after 8.45 am) will be sent to parents/carers informing parents of the number of Lates and the consequences of persistent Lates (Fixed Term Penalty)

Supporting your child Discuss their end of year target grade and progress updates Looking at work set on Show My Homework 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 Students of the Week

Key dates 2017-2018 Date Event 6.10.17 INSET day (Staff training day closed to students) 03.01.18 INSET day (Staff training day closed to students) 05.01.18 Reports sent home to parents/carers. 09.04.18 INSET Day (Staff training day closed to students) 24.01.18 Parents/Carers Consultation Evening