1. Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School

2. Welcome to our Year 11 Meeting Wednesday 4th October 2017 Working together to ensure success for your child

3. Introduction From the Head, Mr Thomas Leverage

4. PASSPORT TO CHOICES FOR YOUR CHILD

5. AIMS OF THE EVENING
Future Job market Options after KS4 Target grades Key dates Exams Independent learning Attendance Support mechanisms

6. FUTURE JOB MARKET

7. THE FUTURE FOR YOUR CHILD
Sixth Form- 3 4’s or equivalent, plus 4 in English and Maths, plus subject requirements. For example Maths 7, English 6
Apprenticeship/Careers/College courses  Entry requirements  Entry requirements onto courses  Entry requirement onto specific University courses

8. HOW CAN I HELP MY CHILD?
Parental support is eight times more important in determining a child’s academic success than social class, according to a new study. The Campaign for Learning [ TES, 10 October 2003]

9. THE GOOD NEWS IS..
You don’t have to be an expert in any of the subjects your child has chosen
Attendance Officer
Go – between for your child and school when necessary
Information finder – copies of exam papers , searching websites
Support

10. HOW CAN I HELP MY CHILD? – KEY DATES AND EXAMS
October half term Revision Sessions Math's and English
6th form open evening November
Mock exams 11th December
Vocational exams 9th January
Parents evening 25th January
Mock exams 6th March
Parents evening invited 27th March
Easter Revision Sessions
Whitsun Revision Sessions
Exam Period – May-June school weeks

11. After school revision begins after half term
Monday – English
Tuesday- Maths and Languages
Wednesday- Science
Thursday- Humanities and options

12. REPORTS – WHEN ARE THEY & WHAT DO THEY MEAN?
Target Grade – what they should achieve
Predicted Grade- what they will get if they continue to perform at the current rate
Current Grade- what they are working at right now
Attitude to Learning

13. ENGLISH, MATHS AND SCIENCE
The importance of English, Maths and Science GCSEs
Changes to assessment in each

14. MATHEMATICS EXAMS FROM JUNE 2017
New 9-1 GCSE: 40% more content
More demanding content, more exam time, higher expectations (4½ hours compared with 3½ and more formulae to memorise). The new ‘benchmark’ grade (5) is likely to be the equivalent of old C+/B-
Less scaffolding structure in questions – more problem- solving
Less predictability of exam paper content and structure
Students not having had the full benefit of new KS2/3 curriculum

15. MATHEMATICS EXAMS FROM JUNE 2017
What did we learn from the first round of examinations in the Summer of 2017?
Extremely difficult to ‘predict’ exam content
The importance of PREPARATION
The importance of PROCESS
The importance of EXPLANATION
The importance of COMPARISON
The importance of MATHEMATICAL REASONING

16. THE MATHS DEPARTMENT OFFERS
Highly specialist teachers who have experienced curriculum change
Smaller classes in key groups
Early diagnosis, therapy and testing for students who are struggling
Dedicated Tuesday night sessions and tutor sessions
A well planned curriculum with constant confidence building assessment

17. MATHEMATICS EXAMS FROM JUNE 2017
How can you help?
Access to on-line texts and learning tools especially Hegarty Maths
Support and encouragement avoid negative thinking
‘Can-do’ mentality
Accountability culture – we all play our part
Question Level Analysis- to identify gaps followed by targeted support to bridge gaps

19. ENGLISH EXAMINATIONS
The English department offer two GCSE qualifications across KS4
GCSE English Language
GCSE English Literature
They are assessed separately and count equally for students
In Summer 2017, there were only 5-6 marks between grade boundaries
10% of the marks could account for a shift of three boundaries

20. THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OFFERS:
A senior examiner on the team
Two experienced Literature examiners on the team
Smaller classes in key groups
Dedicated Monday night sessions and tutor sessions
A well planned curriculum with constant confidence building assessment
We are asking you to buy into our narrative

21. WHAT YOUR CHILD NEEDS TO LEARN FOR ENGLISH:
GCSE English Language:
Unseen 19th, 20th and 21st century extracts
Writing questions worth ½ marks of the GCSE – 40/80
GCSE English Literature: Closed Book
Macbeth
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde or A Christmas Carol
15 poems – either Love and Relationships or Power and Conflict
An Inspector Calls
Unseen Poetry analysis, with unseen comparison

22. HOW CAN YOU HELP WITH REVISING ENGLISH?
Encourage reading – especially non-fiction
Read around the subject
All texts are available online for free
Test on quotations, themes, characters, content
Practise extended writing – depth and detail
descriptions, narratives, analyses, evaluation
Dialogue with English staff

23. YEAR 11 SCIENCE
Students are either studying:  AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy  Students will be awarded 2 Grades based on a 17 point scale which will range form 1-1 to 9-9 is the highest possible grade  AQA GCSE Separate Sciences  Students will be awarded 3 separate grades

24. HOW YOU CAN HELP: Support in completion of homework
Test them regularly on subject content e.g. physics equations/key facts and terms
Revision guides –please encourage them to use them
Access to online resources Kerboodle
Encourage them to take an interest in science in the world around them – watch scientific programmes, documentaries, news etc..

25. KNOWING ABOUT SUPPORT MECHANISMS – THE PASTORAL SYSTEM
Yr11 Team sees them on a daily basis. They are also either Maths, English or Science teachers
Head of Year – Mrs O’Gorman – if any concerns re: homework, attendance, attitude etc.
APC Mrs Osborne
Mrs Morris – Senior Assistant Principal for Pastoral (Safeguarding Lead)
Mrs Oliver – SENCO

26. INDEPENDENT LEARNING – HOW MUCH? WHAT CAN I DO?
1 – 2 hours per night at least
Students need a quiet place to work – away from distractions
Concerned? Contact Head of Year – Mrs O’Gorman
Assistant Principal Raising Achievement

27. REVISION Assessments must be taken seriously
Try different techniques, ask subject teachers – don’t just read notes!
Find a quiet place to revise
Be organised – have a revision timetable and stick to it!
Read notes at the end of the day – this is a form of revision
When exams are finished act on feedback from staff

29. IN YOUR PACKS Revision timetable Tips for exam success
Exam board websites
Subject specific websites
Provisional examination timetable
Revision guides
Index cards
Highlighters

30. GOOD HABITS Get enough sleep! Eat breakfast! Eat lunch! Eat dinner!
Eat healthy snacks!
Your brain needs and uses energy and burns calories so feed it!
Regular exercise

31. KEY DATE We have 26 school weeks until the first exam
Subject leaders for Math's, English, Science, Languages, Humanities and Computing are
Revision packs