Year 10 Information Evening October 18th 2018

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Aims of this Evening

Programme for this Evening Welcome Exam Changes – an update Calendar for the GCSE Course Mathematics English RE Homework Well Being Early Revision Tips

The Growth Mind Set Who you child is now will not necessarily be who they are in the future. A fixed mindset” assumes that our character, intelligence, and creative ability are static givens which we can’t change in any meaningful way. Success is down to inherent intelligence”. A growth mindset “thrives on challenge and sees failure not as evidence of unintelligence but as a heartening springboard for growth and for stretching our existing abilities”.

KS2 average - expected grade Middle Prior Achievement Qualification KS2 average - expected grade Actual grade. English Language 4.94 5 English Literature 6 GCSE PE 4.32 Geography History 7 Maths 3.70 4 RE Combined Science 5, 5 Average 2.24 grades above expectation compared to other students nationally.

Middle Prior Achievement Subject KS2 average – expected grade Actual grade Business Studies 4.9 A Computer Science 7 English Language 5.0 English Literature Maths 4.79 6 RE 4.90 8 Biology Chemistry Physics Average 2.36 grades above expectation compared to other students nationally.

Middle Prior Achievement Subject KS2 – expected grade Actual grade Art 4.99 9 English Language 5.27 English Literature German 4.77 7 History Maths 4.71 RE Science Combined 8/9 Average 2.61 grades above expectation compared to other students nationally.

Middle Prior Achievement Subject KS2 – expected grade Actual grade Food Tech 4.98 8 English Language 4.59 7 English Literature PE 9 History Maths 5.36 RE Science Combined 8/8 Average 3.30 grades above expectation compared to other students nationally.

Middle Prior Achievement Subject KS2 – expected grade Actual grade Art 4.65 6 English Language 4.29 9 English Literature 8 French German Maths 5.00 7 RE Science Combined 8/8 Average 4.03 grades above expectation compared to other students nationally.

Lower Prior Achievement Subject KS2 – expected grade Actual grade Food Tech 3.73 5 English Language 4.12 English Literature 6 Geography Business Studies C Maths 3.33 3 RE Science Combined 4/3 Average 1.62 grades above expectation compared to other students nationally.

Lower Prior Achievement Subject KS2 – expected grade Actual grade Business Studies 3.75 C English Language 3.25 6 English Literature French 5 History Maths 4.25 Polish A RE 8 Science combined 5 / 4 Average 2.61 grades above expectation compared to other students nationally.

A Little Context Challenge NILS SATIS OPTIMUM A personal challenge to each student to be the best they can be, achieve the most they can achieve. Competition Every student in this year group will be competing for places with around 160,000 other year 10s in apprenticeships, sixth forms, universities and jobs. They need to be ready for that. 3. The Real World Students need to learn the independence they will need outside of school. This starts with their studies and develops from there.

Why aren’t all the grades letters anymore? Old Grades New Grades A*+ 9 A*-, A+ 8 A- 7 B+ 6 C+, B- 5 C-, D+ 4 D-, E+ 3 E-, F+ 2 F-, G 1

Old Grades New Grades A*+ 9 A*-, A+ 8 A- 7 B+ 6 C+, B- 5 C-, D+ 4 D-, E+ 3 E-, F+ 2 F-, G 1

Old Grades New Grades A*+ 9 A*-, A+ 8 A- 7 B+ 6 C+, B- 5 C-, D+ 4 D-, E+ 3 E-, F+ 2 F-, G 1

Music 60% 84% PE 55% 77% English Literature 48% Geography 75% History Grade 5 Grade 9 Music 60% 84% PE 55% 77% English Literature 48% Geography 75% History 54% 86%

Tiering To gain a grade 5: Chemistry French Mathematics Higher Tier 36% Foundation Tier 53% Higher Tier 47% Foundation Tier 66% Higher Tier 33% Foundation Tier 70%

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Subject Exam Board Number of Exams Length of Exams Total Exam Length Coursework Maths Edexcel 3 Each 1½ hours 4½ hours None English Language AQA 2 Each 1¾ hours 3½ hours English Literature 1 x 1¾ hours 1 x 2¼ hours 4 hours Religious Education

Subject Exam Board Number of Exams Length of Exams Total Exam Length Coursework Combined Science Edexcel 6 6 x 1¾ hours 10½ hours None Biology 2 2 x 1 hour 10 mins 2 hours 20 mins Chemistry Physics

Between 2 hrs 45 mins and 3 hrs 15 mins Subject Exam Board Number of Exams Length of Exams Total Exam Length Coursework French AQA 4 4 of varying lengths Between 2 hrs 45 mins and 3 hrs 15 mins None German Geography OCR 3 2 x 1¼ hours 1 x 1½hours 4 hours History 1 x 1 hour 1 x 1¼ 3 ¾ hours

BTEC Health & Social Care Subject Exam Board Number of Exams Length of Exams Total Exam Length Coursework Business Studies OCR 2 2 x 1½ hours 3 hours None Physical Education Edexcel 1 x 1¾ hours 1 x 1¼ hours 40% Media Studies AQA 30% BTEC Health & Social Care 1 x 2 hour 2 hours 60%

Food Prep and Nutrition Subject Exam Board Number of Exams Length of Exams Total Exam Length Coursework Computer Science OCR 2 2 x 1½hours 3 hours 20% Food Prep and Nutrition AQA 1 1 x 1¾ hours 1¾ hours 50% DT 1 x 2 hours 2 hours Art 1 x 10 hour 10 hours 60%

English Language 3½ hours English Literature 4 hours Mathematics 4½ hours Religious Studies Combined Science 10½ hours Computer Studies 3 hours Physical Education DT 2 hours 34 hours

English Language 3½ hours English Literature 4 hours Mathematics 4½ hours Religious Studies Biology 2h 20 mins Chemistry Physics Food Tech 1¾ hours 24½ hours

English Language 3½ hours English Literature 4 hours Mathematics 4½ hours Religious Studies Combined Science 10½ hours Art 10 hours Geography History 3¾ hours 43¾ hours

Top Tips 2 If you started these exams now and sat them continuously you would finish… About 4.15 on Saturday afternoon

GCSE Course plan

The Next Year: Year 10 Information Evening – Thursday 18th October Parents Evening - December Year 10 Mock Examinations – April Year 10 Reports – May Half termly progress checks Individual group support and intervention from departments

Year 11 Year 11 Mocks –December Year 11 Parents evening – February Second Mocks - March Year 11 Examinations - May – June Prom – July Results Day – August 2020 Half termly progress checks Individual group support and intervention from departments

9-1 GCSE maths

Miss Humphries – Head of Mathematics Contact – thumphries@stfrancis.cc 9-1 GCSE maths Miss Humphries – Head of Mathematics Contact – thumphries@stfrancis.cc

Maths – How is it different? The volume of subject content has increased Harder topics are being introduced at both Higher and Foundation Total time for the examinations has increased from 3 ½ hours to 4 ½ hours 3 papers each of 1 hour 30 minutes Fewer marks at the lower grades for both Higher and Foundation Greater emphasis on problem solving and mathematical reasoning Students have to memorise certain formulae

Maths – Foundation (Grades 5 – 1)

Maths – Higher (Grades 9 – 4)

Maths – Higher (Grades 9 – 4) All taken from the old A Level specification

Maths – How is it assessed?

Maths – What is each paper worth?

What has the department done in response? GCSE teaching began in Year 9 New curriculum maps and schemes of work have been produced to ensure complete coverage of new specification Regular assessment opportunities built into curriculum Opportunities for revision built into curriculum after mock exams Greater emphasis on reasoning and problem solving in lessons

Resources available HOMEWORK SET ON THIS WEEKLY

Revision Guides and Workbooks – Available through Parent Pay

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English

GCSE English Language and Literature There is no controlled assessment element – students will be assessed through 100% examination. All examinations will be taken at the end of Year 11; there are no resits throughout the course. All students will have the chance to study both English Language and English Literature, gaining 2 qualifications in total. There are no entry tiers; all students sit the same examination. There is a greater emphasis on the technical writing skills of spelling, punctuation and grammar.

GCSE English Language 2 lessons per week Paper Length Content Paper 1: Explorations in creative reading and writing 1 hour 45 min 50% of GCSE   Section A – Reading. Unseen prose from 20th or 21st century. Section B – Writing. Writing to describe or narrate based on a stimulus (picture). Paper 2: Writer's viewpoints and perspectives Section A – Reading. 2 unseen extracts from non fiction texts; one modern, one 19th century century. Section B – Writing. Transactional writing (e.g. writing to argue, persuade etc) Studied in Year 10 Started at the end of Year 10 and into Year 11

GCSE English Literature 3 lessons per week ALL CLOSED BOOK EXAMINATIONS Romeo and Juliet Paper Length Content Paper 1: Shakespeare and the 19th Century Novel 1 hour 45 min 40% of GCSE   Section A – Shakespeare. An extract from the play given and you relate this to the rest of the play. Section B – 19th century novel. An extract is given from the novel and then relate this to the rest of the text. Paper 2: Modern Texts and Poetry 2 hour 15 min 60% of GCSE Section A – Modern Prose/ Drama. 1 essay style question. Section B – Poetry Anthology. Power and Conflict section. Comparison of 2 poems. Section C – Unseen Poetry. Set X –Jekyll and Hyde Set 1 – Jekyll and Hyde Set 2 and 3 – A Christmas Carol Studied in Year 10 Studied in Year 11 Set X, 1 and 2: An Inspector Calls Set 3: Blood Brothers Studied in Year 10

What can I do to support my child? Encourage your child to revise throughout the course; they cannot leave revision until the end of Year 11 as there is a lot of knowledge to remember in this course. Encourage your child to re-read the texts they have studied in class – most of these are available on Firefly. If you can afford it, buy students their own copy to annotate in class. Ensure your child learns key spellings and those words they often struggle with. Encourage your child to read widely so that they are able to access the unseen extracts on the Language papers more easily. This can be fiction and non fiction. See Firefly for a suggested reading list. Encourage your child to write short summaries of what they have read to consolidate their comprehension skills. Ensure homework set is completed – we have a 3 week rotation homework – Language skills practise, Literature based and independent reading. All on Firefly. Encourage students to visit GCSE Pod, especially for Literature.

Details for all texts along with IBSN numbers on Firefly. Study Guides? If you are interested in purchasing study guides, we would recommend any of these. York Notes for 9-1 course for Literature texts studied. RRP: £5.99 Cambridge AQA approved guides for Literature texts studied. RRP: £10.00 CGP Guides for the 9-1 course for Literature texts studied. RRP: £5.95 Details for all texts along with IBSN numbers on Firefly.

Religious Education

Religious Education – suggested revision guide AQA GCSE Religious Studies B Includes EVERYTHING for all 3 papers; Catholic Christianity Judaism Themes Past paper questions and mark schemes Example answers Top tips £9.99 from Amazon!

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Homework 45 minutes per subject each week Maths/English up to an hour Support in departments/ interventions Important!

FireFly Homework Revision materials Communication with staff Examinations section for Year 11

Firefly

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Winning Behaviours Be consistent Be in control of your emotions Reflect on your performance Be realistic about your performance Take responsibility for your performance Don’t moan! Seek to proactively solve problems

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