1. KS4 Curriculum September 2017
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2. Qualifications Key Performance Indicators
5 GCSEs including English Language and Maths;
Welsh Baccalaureate (including Skills Challenge);
Best 9 qualifications;
5 GCSEs at A* / A.
The most important measure for pupils remains 5 GCSEs including English Language and Maths and that will be our focus for many pupils in KS4.

3. Maximising Outcomes (Y11)
Collapsed days / weeks and WTMs for M & E.
Sound Training.
Intervention groups / mentoring.
Pupils sit early entry English Language, Maths GCSE and Maths: Numeracy GCSE.
Pupils sit Welsh, RS, Science papers and an Option in Year 10.
Pupils who have passed will be supported to resit and improve their grade.
Y11 form group to maximise A* / A grades.

4. How it looks Y10 Y11 English Language and Literature (some pupils)
Maths and Maths: Numeracy
Some GCSE Science papers
1 x Option
Skills Challenge Certificate (Mostly complete)
Welsh RS
Y11
English Language, Maths, Maths: Numeracy, Science resits (if needed)
Complete Biology, Chemistry and Physics GCSEs or Double Award Science GCSEs
2 x Options
Skills Challenge Certificate completed
BTEC Enterprise (worth 2 GCSEs at A*, B or C grades)

5. GCSE Language 98% A. - G 35% A. - C GCSE Literature 96% A. - G 48% A
GCSE Language 98% A* - G 35% A* - C GCSE Literature 96% A* - G 48% A* - C

6. Unit 1: Oracy Task 2 (10% of qualification)
Pupils may choose their own title under one of the five topics.
The presentation must be between 5-7 minutes long.
Giving a purpose for a talk is really important to avoid blow-by-blow accounts that do not interest or engage, e.g. to persuade someone to try your hobby rather than just give information about it.

7. Unit 2: Description, Narration and Exposition
Spend time explaining the following:
Continuous / non-continuous texts (next slide helps)
Text purposes of description – not descriptive! – narration and exposition

8. Unit 3: Argumentation, Persuasion and Instruction
Go through similarities in question types and text types – it is the purpose of texts that is different. As with Unit 2, continuous and non-continuous texts will be used.
As with Unit 2, this unit tests Reading and Writing skills.
5-6 texts will be given as resource material for use with Section A of both papers.

9. Important Dates: Year 11 Resit Classes
Resit Exam Dates
7th November – Unit 2 English Exam
9th November – Unit 3 English Exam
Controlled Assessment Resit Dates:
2nd & 3rd October (Mrs Pearce’s Class)
4th & 5th October (Mrs Cunnington’s Class)
 (Please collect a letter if you have not received)

10. Important Dates: Year 10 & 11 (full course)
Exam Dates: 5th June – Unit 2 Exam 8th June – Unit 3 Exam Controlled Assessment (Unit 1: Oracy) 4th – 15th December (allocated time slots)

11. Only select students in Year 11 will access Literature GCSE
Literature GCSE: Year 10
Full course (over two years)
This year:
Unit 1 Exam (Of Mice and Men & Poetry)
January 9th/ 22nd May
Unit 3 (Shakespeare & Poetry Controlled Assessments)
Summer Term (after Language exams are finished)
Only select students in Year 11 will access Literature GCSE

12. Support for Our Students
After school revision sessions (every week)
Small group sessions
Walking Talking Mocks
Half Term and INSET revision sessions
Regular mock assessments and feedback
Sound Training intervention

13. Maths Information
Pupils are entered for two Mathematics GCSE Qualifications
GCSE Mathematics
GCSE Mathematics – Numeracy.
There are three tiers for each qualification
Higher Tier Grades A* - C
Intermediate Tier Grades B – E
Foundation Tier Grades D - G
* Learners can sit the different qualifications at different tiers.

14. Maths Exam Entries Y10 First entry summer 2018.
Resits November 2018 and summer 2019, if needed.
Y11
Resit November 2017 and 2018, if needed.
Pupils may have an attempt at a lower tier and resit at a higher tier, if appropriate.

15. Supporting your child
Any homework should be completed on time and to the best of their ability.
Please encourage your child to ‘search’ topics they are unsure of
– mathswatch is very useful for this.
Failure to submit homework will result in a phone call home.
Teachers plan their lessons based on the performance of pupils in classwork and homework.

16. Additional support After school revision.
Teacher available most evenings for
individual questions.
Collapsed days within the timetable.
WTM.
Mathswatch

17. Maths After School Day Tier Monday Intermediate Tuesday Higher
Wednesday
Intermediate / Foundation
Thursday
Friday

18. KS4 Science

19. Science Qualifications
New Specification – 2018
GCSE Biology
GCSE Chemistry
GCSE Physics
GCSE Double Award Science
GCSE Applied Science (Single Award)

20. Separate Science GCSEs

21. Science (Double Award)

22. Applied Science (Single)

23. Support Intervention Groups (Year 11 at first) Revision Sessions
Collaborative Teaching
Personalised Learning Checklists (PLCs)
Prior Knowledge Tests
Topic Recap Homework
Revision Guides
GCSE Pod
Outside Providers?
Focused Revision for Resits

24. Important Dates – Year 11 W/b 15th January 2018 – Practical Week
15/05/18
Biology Unit 2 (Sep) AM
Unit 4 (Double) AM
Applied Unit 2 (Single) AM
17/05/18
Chemistry Unit 2 (Sep) AM
Unit 5 (Double) AM
23/05/18
Physics Unit 2 (Sep) PM
Unit 6 (Double) PM
11/06/18
Applied Unit 1 (Single) AM

25. Important Dates – Year 10 …and Year 11 Re-sits 15/05/18 11/06/18
Applied Unit 2 (Single) AM
11/06/18
Biology Unit 1 (Sep) AM
Unit 1 (Double) AM
Applied Unit 1 (Single) AM
13/06/18
Chemistry Unit 1 (Sep) AM
Unit 2 (Double) AM
15/06/18
Physics Unit 1 (Sep) AM
Unit 3 (Double) AM
…and Year 11 Re-sits

26. Welsh (Y10)
Unit 1 Reading and Writing. Summer All pupils sit the Foundation tier. It lasts for 1 hour and is worth 25% of the course itself.
Unit 2 is made up of controlled assessments which include an individual presentation, a group or pair conversation, and a written piece. This unit makes up 25% of the final grade and will finish late January / early February. Units 1 and 2 are "short course" Welsh.
Unit 2 is 3 coursework tasks to be recorded throughout the term, beginning after October half term.
Unit 3 is assessed oral assessment 16th-18 April. This unit is worth 25%.
Unit 4 (11 May 2018) is the reading and writing exam sat in the summer. All pupils sit the Foundation tier. It lasts for 1 hour and is worth 25% of the course itself.
Unit 1 and 2 only = Short course Welsh (1/2 GCSE).
Units 1, 2, 3 and 4 are = full course Welsh (Full GCSE).

27. Skills Challenge and Welsh Baccalaureate

28. Skills Challenge and Welsh Baccalaureate
Graded A*-C like a GCSE.
Mostly completed during Y10 in lessons.
Rules state it must be completed in Y11.
Collapsed days (November) for Y11 to complete Individual Investigation.

29. Enterprise (Y11)
Completed during Y11 during dedicated time. Worth 2 x GCSEs. Distinction = A*A* Merit = BB Pass = CC Builds on work completed during Enterprise and Employability (Skills) lessons.

30. Enterprise (Y10)
Mostly completed during Y10 during Enterprise and Employability (Skills) lessons.
Worth 2 x GCSEs.
Distinction = A*A*
Merit = BB
Pass = CC
Taught along side work completed during Skills lessons.

31. Options Unit 1 exam (20%): Thursday 11th January (am)
ICT
Unit 1 exam (20%): Thursday 11th January (am)
Unit 2 Controlled Assessment (30%) - to be completed before Christmas
Unit 3 exam (20%)
Unit 4 Controlled test (30%) - to be completed by late March.
Students need a 2 GB data stick that has to stay in school.
Students now all have active school accounts and can use this communication channel to send/receive work from home/school.

32. Options
Drama 23rd January - GCSE Practical exam - 5 Hour Written Coursework

33. Calendar Key Terms Walking Talking Mock, WTM
A key opportunity to sit a practice paper under guided exam conditions to provide focus and to give confidence.

34. Calendar Key Terms Pre Public Exams, PPEs.
Like a mock exam but with key difference that teachers don’t see the paper beforehand.
Results given on a practice ‘results day’.

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