What I would like you to remember! 1)The structure of the year – and how you can engage with it. 2) The support we provide – so you can talk to your daughters about it. 3) How you can work with us.
GCSEs – the biggest race of your life
GCSEs – the biggest game of your life
Thinking further ahead… Pupils should consider their goals post 18 in order to make the right choices this year. We offer support with this: Careers interviews College Taster Days and College Talks Portsmouth University workshops Careers Fair (May 2014 & May 2015) Information, Advice & Guidance in PD lessons
Winners enjoy the training
THE SHAPE OF THE YEAR
What do Olympic Athletes do to get in shape? A B C D DecJuneSept DecJuneSept DecJuneSept DecJuneSept
The GCSE Year 30 Weeks (GCSEs start on 16 May) 1 Full mock exam in the sports hall (11 January) 1 Single paper mock exam in classrooms (23 November) Half termly mock papers in English and Maths Assemblies each half term College applications and interviews
The Exam Timetable
Post 16 Further Education Colleges Havant College – Open Evening - 6 th & 7 th October Portsmouth College – Open Evening – 6 th & 7 th October South Downs College – Open Evening – 7 th & 8 th October Highbury College – Open Evening – 6 th & 7 th October Fareham College – Open Evening – 3 rd October Application forms should be completed this Term Help will be given in PD lessons
Post-16 Education is compulsory post 16. Young people must be in some form of training (even if you are in work). A Levels or BTEC Level 3 BTEC Levels 1 & 2 Apprenticeships
THE SUPPORT WE PROVIDE
Our Support The Basics Teaching, homework Course specifications / Exam paper resources / Thinking tools Online revision including GCSE Pod and the VLE Mentoring Y11 tutor groups Senior team mentoring Attendance monitoring Additional learning Period 6 extra support Study club
Useful things to know The Exam Boards What the exams involve How the papers are marked Where to find revision resources How to set up a revision schedule What good revision looks like
What can we not do?
Success in 2015 Even better in 2016
WORKSHOPS (IN MFL) Room 11: Stress - Mr Poston Room 12: Revision - Ms Grey Y11 Tutors in the hall