1. Year 10 introductory Evening
Welcome!

2. A brilliant year group

3. A brilliant year group, with brilliant tutors.

4. Striving for excellence

5. Presenting the right image and setting a good example

6. Mrs O’Leary Hall
Teaching and learning.

7. “Success is not coming to you,
you must come to it.”

8. “The most striking thing about some undergraduates is their dependence, their lack of initiative and their reluctance to think for themselves.” Professor Tim Birkhead University of Sheffield

9. “Our changes will make GCSEs and A-levels more ambitious, with greater stretch for the most able… They will address the pernicious damage caused by grade inflation and dumbing down, which have undermined students’ achievements. And they will give pupils, parents, teachers, universities and employers greater confidence in the integrity and reliability of our qualifications system.”
Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Education

10. Tougher Grade Boundaries

12. New Style Reports Attitude to Learning (ATL):
1 – exceeding expectations
2 – fulfilling expectations
3 – failure to fulfil expectations
4 – regular and repeated failure to fulfil expectations

13. Mrs Dews
GCSEs

14. GCSEs
A Rough Guide

15. General Certificate of Secondary Education
Most students take 9 GCSEs
6 from the Option Columns
Maths, English Language, English Literature (for those on target to pass language)
Latin and/or Further Mathematics as an extra

17. GCSE Results 2016 A*- C = 91% A*/A = 39% 5+ A*- C grades = 98%
English A*- C = 100%
Mathematics A*- C = 95%

18. Exam Boards
The exam boards we use are:
AQA
Edexcel
OCR
CIE

19. Course Types
The Heads of Department do the research and choose the courses they think are best for our students
All courses are examined at the end
However, some courses include coursework/controlled assessment or coursework/non-examined assessment (NEA)
Four types of course to choose from:

20. Type 1: GCSE Final Exam Examined at the end of two years
Biology (AQA/9-1)
Chemistry (AQA/9-1)
Geography (AQA/9-1)
Latin (OCR/9-1)
Modern Foreign Languages (AQA/9-1)
Physics (AQA/9-1)
Religious Studies (AQA/9-1)

21. Type 2: GCSE with coursework
These courses have controlled assessment or non-examined assessment (NEA)
Art GCSE (Edexcel/9-1)
Business Studies (AQA/A*-U)
Computer Science (OCR/9-1)
Food Technology (OCR/9-1)
ICT (AQA/A*-U)
Music (Edexcel/9-1)
Physical Education (OCR/9-1)
Product Design (OCR/A*-U)
Resistant Materials (AQA/A*-U)

22. Type 3: IGCSEs
These courses have no coursework or controlled assessment
Examined at the end of two years
History (Edexcel/A*-U)
Mathematics (Edexcel/9-1)

23. Type 4: IGCSE English (CIE)
Language and Literature (2 separate exams for those on target to pass language)(A*-U)
50% examined
50% coursework

24. What is Controlled Assessment?
It is a form of coursework with greater controls
It is designed to measure subject specific skills
Tasks are assigned different levels of control by the exam boards

25. Levels of Control
High = Students are supervised; must work independently; must not communicate; must not be assisted.
Medium = Students do not have to be directly supervised, but the teacher must be able to ensure the work is their own. Limited teacher input. Students may work together.
Low= Work may be done outside of the classroom, students may receive teacher guidance, students may work together.

26. Most assessments are in Year 11
However, ICT has a form of controlled assessment in every timetabled lesson
PE practical lessons also form part of the controlled assessment process

27. Deadlines and Attendance
Controlled Assessments are key elements to the GCSEs
Deadlines must be met
High control assessments should not be missed (mini-exams)
Departments co-ordinate their own timetable and will inform pupils which lessons constitute controlled assessment and what level

28. Absence
If a pupil misses an element of controlled assessment, the department will try to make alternative arrangements
However, too many missed assessments may jeopardise the GCSE
All absences therefore need to be kept to a minimum
If there are planned absences it would be wise to ensure there are no controlled assessments taking place

29. Am I too late to change my options?
The answer is ‘no’
But if you are having concerns about your choices – speak to your tutor
Any change MUST include either a telephone call with me or a note from home

30. PSHCE Personal, Social, Health, Citizenship Education
The year group is split into groups and for half of the year there is a rotation of:
University choices/Careers/CVs
Cooking
Managing personal finances: credit cards/bank accounts etc.

31. The other half of the year includes a comprehensive course on issues related to health and personal development.

32. The Website Under the label ‘Academic’ the following can be found:
Homework Timetable
The Option Columns
Examination Administration
The Reporting Schedule
Parents’ Evenings

33. Reporting and Tracking
September 2016

34. Reporting Schedule Half Term Totals Year Group Aut 1 Aut 2 Spr 1 Spr 2
Sum 1
Sum 2
Data Collection
Parents Eve 7 4 2 8 5 9 10
EXAMS
 EXAMS 11 L6 U6 6
Data Collection and Grade Card / Report issued

35. New Style Reports Re-designed ‘Grade Card’ style reports
Record of Yellis baseline test indicator
Grade that average student with that baseline score achieves
Minimum target grade
Form tutors comment on any ATL of 3 or 4
Also targeted advice for students not meeting their Yellis indicator

36. Provisional Results Day:
2018
Provisional Results Day:
Thursday 23rd August!!

37. NEW FOR YEAR 10!!
PSHCE

38. An all-round education with an academic edge
The Silcoates Diploma
An all-round education with an academic edge

39. Rationale
Detailed record of an individual’s extra-curricular participation
Recognition of an individual’s extra-curricular contribution
Development and evidence of transferable skills
Reflection on skills and attributes shown and developed

40. Rationale Personal reflection on participation
Encourages breadth of participation
Identifies gaps in skill development
Very useful for Personal Statements and CVs

41. Diploma Content In-school Activities (5 categories)
Physical Activity and Developing a Skill
Cultural Activity
Service and Leadership
Communication and Public Speaking
Business, Entrepreneurship and Developing Wider Interests

42. Diploma Content Out of school Activities Training Work Experience
School Trips
Qualifications and Awards
Paid Employment
Personal Statement
CVs
Academic Tracking

43. Levels of Award The Diploma will be awarded in the Upper Sixth
Working to add it to UCAS website
Pass – evidence of one activity completed in each in school category
Merit- evidence of two activities completed in each category
Distinction – evidence of three activities completed in each category
Completion & reflection on 10 days of work experience
Completion and reflection on formal training

57. How will the Diploma be used?
To write a personal statement
As a link for universities to view
To write a CV
As a link for employers to view
Dynamic document
Proof of the ‘all-round education’

58. When do I get started? Future Foundations Training 9.00-1.00
Log on to Diploma
Edit Profile
Reflect on Training
Registration in IT suite every fortnight
Add and edit information anytime you are connected to the internet

59. Careers Week

60. Future Foundations

61. Here’s to the future!