1. Do you know the answers to the following questions?
What core subjects is your child studying?
What option subjects is your child studying?
Which subjects are non-GCSE subjects?
Which subjects are your child’s favourite / least favourite?
What subjects require your child to complete coursework?

2. Year 10 Exam Evening 2016 Miss Gyngell
Welcome
Year 10 Exam Evening 2016
Miss Gyngell

3. The Core Subjects 5 - 7 GCSEs English Language (1 grade)
Literature (1 grade)
Mathematics (1 grade)
Further Mathematics (1 grade)
Science
Combined Science (2 grades) or
Biology (1 grade)
Chemistry
Physics
5 - 7 GCSEs

4. Option subjects Up to 4 GCSE grades Art Business Studies
Computer Science
Dance
DT Product Design
Food
Drama
Geography
History
Modern Foreign Language
(French, German, Spanish)
Music
Photography
Physical Education
Religious Studies
Up to 4 GCSE grades

5. Non - GCSE Courses Construction (BTEC) Study Support
Core Physical Education
Personal Development / Religious Studies and Ethics

6. Are there exams and coursework for every subject my child studies?

7. Geography Religious Studies History
3 Written Exam Papers
2 papers lasting 1h 30m (35% each)
1 paper lasting 1h 15m (30%)
Religious Studies
2 Written Exam Papers 50% each
History
2 Written Exams 1h 45m each

8. Art & Photography Product Design Food
Coursework Portfolio 25%
Exam 2 days (10 hours total)
Product Design
Coursework 60%
Exam 40% (2 hours)
Food
Written Exam 50%
Practical tasks & report 50%

9. Computer Science BCS Written exam 1 - 1h 30m 40%
Report 20%
BCS
Coursework 25%
Practical exam 25%
Written exam 50%

10. Practical Performance 30%
Dance
Performance 30%
Choreography 30%
Written exam 40% (1h 30) PE
Practical Performance 30%
Coursework 10%
Written exam % (1h 45)
Written exam % (1h 15)

11. (Performance 30% Composition 30%)
Music
Practical 60%
(Performance 30% Composition 30%)
Written Exam 40%
Drama

12. French, Spanish & German
1 Listening Paper 25%
2 Speaking Paper 25%
3 Reading Paper 25%
4 Writing Paper 25%
Two tiers foundation & higher

13. Apart from BCS and Product Design
Grading
Apart from BCS and Product Design

14. Key dates

15. Checking your child’s progress
You will receive a report on your child’s progress on 12 December, 5 April & 21 July
Year 10 Parent’s Evening Thursday 27 April
June Mock Exams

16. The secret to success is….

17. Attendance

18. Attendance Every day matters
We expect your child to have an attendance figure between %

19. To school, to lessons & to exams

20. Embedding good habits

21. Advice from current year 11s
If you were to go back to the start of year 10, what would you do differently?

22. Advice from current year 11s
‘Start revising now!’

23. Advice from current year 11s
‘Listen and learn the stuff first time round.’

24. Advice from current year 11s
‘Stay motivated even when you are really tired.’

25. Advice from current year 11s
‘Make a revision timetable.’

26. Advice from current year 11s
‘Don’t stress out!’

27. Advice from current year 11s
‘Try and enjoy
the lessons’

28. Advice from current year 11s
‘Don’t leave your homework until the last minute’

29. Advice from current year 11s
‘Keep on top of your work.’

30. Advice from current year 11s
‘Definitely get
all the revision guides.’

31. Advice from current year 11s
‘Keep all your notes and books from year 10.’

32. Advice from current year 11s
‘Know what coursework and exams you will have to do for each subject.’

33. Advice from current year 11s
‘Work harder earlier.’

34. Advice from current year 11s
‘Make sure you
balance work and
your social life.’

35. Advice from current year 11s
‘Attend revision sessions.’

36. Advice from current year 11s
‘Don’t be afraid to
ask your teachers
for help.’

37. Knowing who / where you can go to for help?

38. Make use of revision sessions

40. Use the revision material list

41. Oathall Website

43. Insight

44. Who can you go to for help?
Subject teacher
Specific information regarding each subject
Up to date progress
Revision materials
Support, catch-up sessions & revision classes

45. Who can you go to for help?
Group tutor
Organisational support
Opportunity to revise and complete homework during afternoon registration
Emotional support

46. Who can you go to for help?
Discovery
Head of House Assistant Head of House

47. Who can you go to for help?
Endeavour
Head of House Assistant Head of House

48. Who can you go to for help?
Pioneer
Head of House Assistant Head of House

49. Who can you go to for help?
Voyager
Head of House Assistant Head of House

50. Who can you go to for help?
Inclusion Department
Miss Slade (SENCo)
Special requirements, access arrangements
(i.e. extra time, scribe)
Mrs Tingley (learning mentor)
Students not accessing full timetables due to physical or emotional needs

51. Who can you go to for help?
Exams officer – Mrs Aldridge
Entries
Administration
Remarks & appeals
Results & certificates

52. We’re all in it together!
Communication
We’re all in it together!

53. Deputy Head of Faculty for Science
Mr Bone
Deputy Head of Faculty for Science

54. Content AQA Science(A) (www.aqa.co.uk) Triple Science (3 GCSEs)
6 Exams 2 per subject
Combined Science (2GCSE)
AQA Trilogy Specification
All exams are 1hr 15 mins at the end of year 11

55. What is New?
Controlled assessment has been removed. Required practical skill are assessed within the terminal exams.
Higher demand in Mathematical skills
Removal of data sheets in the exams meaning that equations and formulae must be learned.
Higher tier and foundation tier remain but all components must be completed at the same tier.

56. What makes the difference?
It is vital to attend the exams – if a student is absent , AQA will record a 0 mark
Purchase of revision guide and workbook
Bring the right equipment to lessons (pen, pencils, ruler, calculator)
Keep abreast of Science in the news
Make full use of resources shared in Google Drive
Practice, practice, practice!

57. Head of Faculty for English
Miss Evans
Head of Faculty for English
Mrs Robins
Deputy Head of Faculty for English

58. AQA
AQA
GCSE English Language and Literature

59. 100% Exam No Foundation Tier
2 GCSEs
2 teachers

60. English Language ENGLISH LANGUAGE
2 papers: 1 fiction and 1 non-fiction
Reading and writing sections on each paper
19th century non-fiction
High level fiction

61. English Literature ENGLISH LANGUAGE 2 exam papers Shakespeare
19th Century novel
Modern novel/play
Anthology poetry (prepared)
Unseen poetry

62. Revision Resources Exercise books and pencil cases
Revision guides – see hand out
Reading widely and regularly – 1 hour per week. GCSE reading list is now available via the website - non-fiction counts!

63. Equipment

64. Head of Faculty for Mathematics
Mr Taylor
Head of Faculty for Mathematics

65. Maths

66. Maths

67. Genetic Code

68. Learning of ANYTHING

72. New to Foundation but was in Higher24

73. New to Foundation and Higher19

74. New to Foundation and Higher
But difference emphasis on Foundation 5

75. New to Higher 21

76. Difference today FOUNDATION HIGHER 48 New areas of study
24 topics shifted from Higher to Foundation
Different emphasis on 5 new topics
45 New areas of study

77. 2 thirds of students who
achieved grade C will NOT
be awarded a grade 5

81. Thank-you for all the work you are and will be doing.
Please feel free to stay behind and ask any questions you may have.