1. Year 11 Aspiration and Expectation evening

2. The year 11 team Tradition * Innovation * Community * Achievement
Mrs Bull
Progress Manager
Mr Turrell
Vice Principal and SLT link for year 9
Mrs Gilzene
Form Tutors for 11F
Miss Poulteney
Form Tutor for 11B
Mrs Chapman & Miss Hawkins
Form Tutor for 11E
Mrs Foulger & Mrs Pitchfork
Form Tutors for 11L
Ms Asghar & Mrs Wheelhouse
Form Tutor for 11O
Mrs Cambridge
Form Tutor for 11R
Mr Hall
Form Tutors for 11S
Mrs Appleby
Form Tutor for 11W
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3. Contact with school
Your daughter’s form tutor should be the first person you contact with any concerns; however, if your concern is curriculum based, then please contact the teacher, or Head of Department.
You will find the e mail addresses for all HODs in your pack.
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4. Key DAtes 26th – 30th September – Work Experience
6th October – Havering RPA event (evening)
19th October – Year 11 6th Form Taster Day
20th October – Data Report & Parents’ Evening
9th November – Prospective 6th form evening
10th November – Safe Drive Stay Alive
28th Nov to 9th Dec – Mock Examinations
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5. Key DAtes 26th January – Mock Results Day
27th Feb – 10th March – Mock Examinations
29th March – Mock Results Day
30th March – Parents’ Evening
3rd April – Easter revision sessions start
Formal Examinations – May and June
13th July – Leavers’ Day and Prom
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6. Attendance and punctuality
New School day
Registration time remains at 8:35
Period 1 starts at 8:40
Traffic issues, buses
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7. Attendance and punctuality
Natalie was in Year 11 last year. Her attendance was always around 90%. She thought that this was pretty good.
However …….
90% attendance means that she was absent from lessons for the equivalent of
one half day every week.
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8. Percentage Attendance Weekly
90% = ½ day
80% = 1 day
Percentage Attendance Termly
90% = 1 week 2 days
80% = 2 weeks 4 days
Percentage Attendance Yearly
90% = 4 weeks
80% = 8 weeks
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9. GCSE Grades A* - G grades 1 – 9 grades for English and Mathematics
Tougher to get the higher grades Progress 8 Guidance video m/watch?v=4IAEgFMS GDY
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10. New Grading System
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11. Minimum Expected Grade
Assessment Data
Subject
Teacher
Challenge Grade
Minimum Expected Grade
Estimated Final Grade
Attitude to Learning
H/W
Art & Design
Miss C. Dorber B2 B3 2 3
English Language
Miss R. Smyth 5+ 5 6- 1 C1
Secure grade C2
Likely grade C3
Insecure grade
Secure Likely Insecure
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12. In-School support

13. Support in School Form time and form tutors
Revision classes – AM, lunch and after school
Intervention in English and Mathematics
Easter revision classes
Mock examinations
Pre-exam prep (including breakfast sessions)
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14. Preparation over the past 3 years
Form time
Preparation over the past 3 years
Study skills in Year 8
Revision techniques in Year 9 & 10
Flashcards
Time management and planning
Working Wednesdays

15. Regular Clubs and Support
Study Hall
Friday after school until 4:30 in the 6th Form Study Room.
quiet area to work
computer access
light refreshments
Department Revision sessions
Information will be published on the website and will be updated
Coursework support after school

16. Easter Many subject staff offer revision sessions.
These encompass both weeks.
We strongly encourage girls to attend.
We recommend that girls do not go on holiday over this very important period just before GCSEs commence in May.

17. Pre-exam prep
Before most of the written GCSEs beginning in May, teachers will hold additional revision sessions to give students that extra boost and encouragement; this will include breakfast sessions

18. Digital Resources available from home
PowerPoint – Year 11 Revision Online Resources
Online revision & using technology to revise
A summary of digital resources are listed in the booklet.
Shortly you will find two documents on the website namely a student and a parent ICT guide.
Contact addresses are in the booklet.

19. Preparation for Post-16 study
6th October - RPA event
19th October - Taster Day
9th November – Prospective 6th form evening
Careers Advice – Miss Woods
References and applications
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20. Mrs Victoria Wheelhouse Mathematics Teacher

21. How to raise a grade in Mathematics
GCSE questions are predictable
Concentrate on key topics

22. Regular Practice Fortnightly practice on past paper questions.
Before: Revision Homework
After: CTG Homework

23. What Can I Do as a Parent?
Monitor your daughter’s progress, ensure she seeks help when it is clear she does not understand
Encourage her to set up a regular revision schedule; little and often is the best way to learn

24. What Support is Available?
Maths Clinic runs most lunchtimes
Anyone can come
Bring your lunch
Bring your friends
Nice and warm and dry
Intervention lessons
Mymaths.co.uk
Anyone can log on using username “frances” and password “hexagon”

25. What Support is Available?
Loads of great sites on the internet a quick Google search will turn up literally thousands.
Textbooks are available as PDFs from their teacher or Amazon.
All students will be given a revision guide to use for practising questions.
Mr Barton’s Maths Takeaway and Corbett Maths have topic booklets.
We have old textbooks full of extra questions available.

26. GCSE English
Mr Perrott
Head of English

27. GCSE English
Made up of two separate GCSE qualifications and two separate grades will be awarded
English Language
English Literature

28. English Language AQA GCSE Qualification What's assessed
Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing
What's assessed
Section A: Reading
one literature fiction text
Section B: Writing
descriptive or narrative writing
Assessed
written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes
80 marks
50% of GCSE
Questions
Reading (40 marks) (25%)– one single text
1 short form question (1 x 4 marks)
2 longer form questions (2 x 8 marks)
1 extended question (1 x 20 marks)
Writing (40 marks) (25%)
1 extended writing question (24 marks for content, 16 marks for technical accuracy)

29. English Language What's assessed
Paper 2: Writers' Viewpoints and Perspectives
What's assessed
Section A: Reading
one non-fiction text and one literary non-fiction text
Section B: Writing
writing to present a viewpoint
Assessed
written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes
80 marks
50% of GCSE
Questions
Reading (40 marks) (25%) – two linked texts
1 short form question (1 x 4 marks)
2 longer form questions (1 x 8, 1 x 12 marks)
1 extended question (1 x 16 marks)
Writing (40 marks) (25%)
1 extended writing question (24 marks for content, 16 marks for technical accuracy)

30. English Literature Paper 1: Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel
What's assessed
Shakespeare plays
The 19th-century novel
How it's assessed
written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes
64 marks
40% of GCSE
Questions
Section A Shakespeare: students will answer one question on their play of choice. They will be required to write in detail about an extract from the play and then to write about the play as a whole.
Section B The 19th-century novel: students will answer one question on their novel of choice. They will be required to write in detail about an extract from the novel and then to write about the novel as a whole.

31. English Literature What's assessed Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry
Modern prose or drama texts
The poetry anthology
Unseen poetry
How it's assessed
written exam: 2 hour 15 minutes
96 marks
60% of GCSE
Questions
Section A Modern texts: students will answer one essay question from a choice of two on their studied modern prose or drama text.
Section B Poetry: students will answer one comparative question on one named poem printed on the paper and one other poem from their chosen anthology cluster.
Section C Unseen poetry: Students will answer one question on one unseen poem and one question comparing this poem with a second unseen poem.

32. What students need to do
Have copies of the texts they are studying and read them at home – not just once in class!
Appreciate that the Language GCSE needs students to demonstrate transferable literacy skills such as summary writing, knowledge of structure and content of different types of text, scanning for information and writing to argue a point of view.

33. Examination Skills English Language
Reading and writing are both assessed
Key areas for improvement:
Spelling, punctuation and grammar
Summary writing and writer’s craft
Expanding vocabulary
Reading a wide variety of texts – 19th century and modern newspaper articles, fiction, non-fiction (e.g. autobiography), blogs, online news
Knowing what the question is asking, how to tackle it and how many marks it is worth

34. Examination Skills English Literature
Reading and extended writing skills are assessed
Key areas for improvement:
Knowing the texts studied for Literature
Structuring extended answers
Learning the context, content, structure and style of a novel, poems, and a play
Being analytical in responses

35. Extra Help and Support
Intervention for some students – timetabled lessons or form time
Revision sessions run by the English Department
Seeking advice from the classroom teacher
Exam board websites – aqa.org.uk; cie.org.uk
The English Office

36. Help at home Homework and planner checks Creating good work habits
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Key websites; reading; creating flashcards
Discussing the work with your daughter
Grasping all opportunities for help
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