1. 80% 5ACEM 45% A/A* Welcome back September 2016 – Leavers 2018
Every child
achieves

2. English Texts on sale in Library.
Every child
achieves

3. You have already had 9 years of compulsory education.
Time line
Key stage 1 – September reception, year 1 & 2.
Key stage 2 - Year 3 – 6 – SATS exams September 2012
The Castle School – joined in September 2013
Now Year 10 September 2016
You have already had 9 years of compulsory education.
GCSEs National Competition.
Years 10 & 11. Total about 50 weeks – Leavers 2018
It is about YOU CHOOSING WHAT YOU DO WHEN YOU LEAVE

4. National context
Grade 9, top 20% nationally.
Year 10 – Numerical grades for all subjects except Mandarin, Technology and ICT.
Terminal exams end of Year 11.
Greater Government expectation
Grade 7 = Grade A
Grade 5, slightly higher than current grade C, new increased expectation.
Grade 1 = Current G.

5. Year 10 Key Dates Parents’ Evening - Monday 3 October 2016
Full Report goes home Thursday 19 January 2017
Six week exam countdown Monday 8 May 2017
IA home (including exam results) Thursday 21 July 2017

6. Positive Attitude Literacy Metacognition +Numeracy PALM+ Quiet Time
Discussion
Project
RAP

7. Controlled Assessments Approximately 1 ½ - 2 hours per night.
ESSENTIAL INFORMATION
HOMEWORK TIMETABLE
Date
Autumn term
Controlled Assessments
Coursework
Exams
Mon 7 Nov
Tues 8 Nov
Wed 9 Nov
Thurs 10 Nov
Fri 11 Nov
WB 7 Nov. English assessment: Novel
Drama Mock Component 1 portfolio
Food preparation and nutrition – assessment A
Mon 14 Nov
Tues 15 Nov
Wed 16 Nov
Thurs 17 Nov
Fri 18 Nov
Mon 21 Nov
Tues 22 Nov
Wed 23 Nov
Thurs 24 Nov
Fri 25 Nov
Mon 28 Nov
Tues 29 Nov
Wed 30 Nov
Thurs 1 Dec
Fri 2 Dec
Drama Mock Component 3 (B) exam – in lessons
Approximately 1 ½ - 2 hours per night.
Population A
Population B
Monday
English
Option C
Tuesday
Option A
Option D
Option D just French, Mandarin, Spanish
Wednesday
Option B
Options C just German, Spanish
Maths
Options C just German, & Spanish
Thursday
RE every 3 weeks
Friday
Option D just French, Mandarin, Spanish.
Science
Option D – all subjects

8. CURRICULUM MAP 2016/17 - TOPICS COVERED EACH HALF TERM
ESSENTIAL INFORMATION
CURRICULUM MAP 2016/ TOPICS COVERED EACH HALF TERM
AUTUMN
SPRING
SUMMER
SUBJECT
FIRST HALF
SECOND HALF
ART & DESIGN
Introductory Phase: DISCOVERY
Learning to work with acrylic painting, oil pastels, print and 3D.
Gallery response work &
Locations HW.
Theme based interpretation and planning.
Creating stand-alone pieces building on sketchbook & gallery visit.
Development Phase: ‘Identity’ Project
Learning to develop a project through a process of development, refinement with media, recording and presentation.
Completion of Identity project & final piece creation.
Planning & putting on an Exhibition of work
Extension opportunities: Directed / Independent Study building on an element from the earlier stages in the course, linking to either Identity or discovery.
Extension opportunities continued. Students making choices building on earlier work.
GCSE COMPUTING
Introduction through classroom and course expectations
Computer systems
• Systems Architecture
• Memory
• Storage
• Wired and wireless networks
• Network topologies, protocols
and layers
• System security
• System software
• Ethical, legal, cultural and
environmental concerns
Exam Practice
Introduction to Python
Computational thinking, algorithms
and programming
• Algorithms
• Programming techniques
• Producing robust programs
• Computational logic
• Translators and facilities of
languages
• Data representation

9. English Texts on sale in Library.