From the chalk face? Teaching into the GCSE unknown? What I learnt from planning the new GCSE last year…? Dan Eastwood

What I’d like to get across… Context Choice and thinking process Planning outcomes Any of your feedback/thoughts

There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don't know we don't know. Donald Rumsfeld

Our context 3 year KS4 Current Year 9 Previously Edexcel Chosen AQA

Choice and thinking process: The known knowns… Progress 8 Inclusive/accessible new Edexcel

Aims / rationale of our dept planning The over arching aim is to provide course structure which is chronological but retains elements of separation between exam units for opportunities to assess progress. Timescales for planning: Across 3 years students will have a total of approximately 200 lessons in 9 and 10 whether 5 or 6 lessons per fortnight. Year 11 will have approximately 65 content lessons in until Feb half term. Overall 265 lessons to teach the exam content. 20 lessons of revision – 10 lessons/ exam paper therefore 5/paper section.

AQA Paper 1 Assessment Overview Paper 1: Understanding the modern world What's assessed Section A: America Section B: Cold War How it's assessed written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes 84 marks (including 4 marks for spelling, punctuation, grammar and specialist terminology) 50% of GCSE Questions Section A – six compulsory questions (40 marks) Section B – four compulsory questions (40 marks) Plus 4 marks for spelling, punctuation, grammar and specialist terminology

AQA Paper 2 Assessment Overview Paper 2: Shaping the nation What's assessed Section A: Britain: Power and the people Section B: Elizabethan England, c1568–1603 How it's assessed written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes 84 marks (including 4 marks for spelling, punctuation, grammar and specialist terminology) 50% of GCSE Questions Section A – five compulsory questions (40 marks) Section B – four compulsory questions (40 marks) Plus 4 marks for spelling, punctuation, grammar and specialist terminology

Planning outcomes

Term Approx. # of lessons on 6/fortnight 1 20 lessons 2 20 lessons 3 14 lessons 4 14 lessons 5 19 lessons 6 19 lessons YR This cohort now split on 5 or 6 lessons per fortnight! Paper 2 Section A Part one: Challenging authority and feudalism Paper 2 Section A Part two: Challenging royal authority Paper 2 Section B Part one: Elizabeth's court and Parliament Paper 2 Section B Part two: Life in Elizabethan times Paper 2 Section B Part three: Troubles at home and abroad M#1P2MixM#1P2Mix Paper 2 Section B Part four: The historic environment of Elizabethan England YR This cohort now split on 5 or 6 lessons per fortnight! Paper 2 Section A Part three: Reform and reformers, 19 th Century Paper 2 Section A Part four: Equality and rights, 20 th Century M#2P2SBM#2P2SB Paper 1 Section A Part one: American people and the 'Boom 'Paper 1 Section A Part two: Bust – Americans' experiences of the Depression and New Deal Paper 1 Section A Part three: America's post- war society M#3P1SAM#3P1SA Interim revision of Paper 2 YR per fortnight Paper 1 Section B Part one: The origins of the Cold War Paper 1 Section B Part two: The developme nt of the Cold War M#4P2M#4P2 Paper 1 Section B Part three: Transformation of the Cold War RevisionM#5p1SBM#5p1SB 1A32A4 1A3 2A4

1.Paper 2 Section A Part one: Challenging authority and feudalism Paper 2 Section A Part two: Challenging royal authority Paper 2 Section B Part one: Elizabeth's court and Parliament 4.Paper 2 Section B Part two: Life in Elizabethan times 5.Paper 2 Section B Part three: Troubles at home and abroad Mock 1 (end of Year 9 exam): Mixed Paper 2 from Section A & B up to this point 6.Paper 2 Section B Part four: The historic environment of Elizabethan England Paper 2 Section A Part three: Reform and reformers, 19 th Century Mock 2 (Internal dept): Paper 2 Section B 8.Paper 2 Section A Part four: Equality and rights, 20 th Century 9.Paper 1 Section A Part one: American people and the 'Boom' 10.Paper 1 Section A Part two: Bust – Americans' experiences of the Depression and New Deal 11.Paper 1 Section A Part three: America's post-war society Mock 3 (End of Year 10 exams): Paper 1 Section A 12.Interim revision period for paper 2 topics (preparation for year 11 mocks and ease pressure on final revision period in year 11) Paper 1 Section B Part one: The origins of the Cold War Paper 1 Section B Part two: The development of the Cold War Mock 4 (Whole School December Year 11): Paper 2 Full exam (1hr 45mins) 15.Paper 1 Section B Part three: Transformation of the Cold War Revision Mock 5 (internal dept): Paper 1 Section B 17.Revision Final exams GCSE Units teaching order

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