1. Exam Preparation Evening
Please have a look at the pack of materials

2. Mrs Jesson – The big picture Mr Taylor – Support, Revision, Intervention Faculty Leaders – Specific Advice Workshop – Open Session

3. National Changes Old System New System A*-G C grade = good pass
Coursework, CA, exams
Modules, retakes
9-1
Grade 5 = good pass
Coursework, CA, exams
“increased rigour”
Linear
CJe explanation of different courses
Good A2L and revision with impact are the keys to doing well on either system

4. Our Advice…
…works! Progress 8 last year = means on average every student made the progress they should have done
At this point last year those students weren’t predicted to make more than average progress!
They worked hard!

5. Revision = Training –Muhammad Ali
“ I hated every minute of training, but I said, “Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.”
–Muhammad Ali

6. Written Reports Insight into each subject Strengths
Areas to concentrate on
Starting point

7. A Student Perspective

8. ‘The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.’ Michelangelo (1475 –1564)

9. What’s in your pack?
MTA – support given this year (assesmblies, revision techniques, time to plan revision, lesson time during mocks, GCSE POD, intervention sessions, revision sessions……)
- support available now/future (blue/red intervention book, revision schedule)
- revision planning (timetable, 25min sections)

10. What has happened so far?

11. What happens next?

12. Key revision techniques

32. MIND MAPS

36. Organisation

41. How many dots?

46. Mnemonic

47. The power of the web!

48. Revision timetable & intervention/revision booklet

50. Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Before school Lunch time After school
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Sun
Before school
Staff signature
Lunch
time
After school
Evening
Parent signature
Extra-materials

51. Initial experiment

59. English

60. Maths

61. Science

62. Open Session Staff available to explain specific revision teachniques
FTL English, Maths, Science for subject advice
Mr Taylor and Mrs Jesson
Other parents

63. Where?
Group fine – but if you are just chatting you are kidding yourself
Difference between bed and focussed desk space
Gettimg lost in your work – giving everything to the moment

64. How Long? Eat Sleep Revise Repeat 25 minutes 5 minute break
Longer break
Eat
Sleep
Revise
Repeat
Work for 25 mins means exactly that , no distractions, not phone checking, music etc
5 min break is when you have a cuppa check messages etc.
Not eacy – 25 mins total focus, 5 mins only break, Jeremy Kyle on hooked on DNA results most important thing in the world

65. How Long?
Gains of this method

66. How Often?
Recall dads name

68. Exam Preparation Evening

69. Faculties English: Ms Harwood Maths: Mr Barber Science: Ms Barnfather
Humanities: Ms Quinn
History, Geography, Business, RE
Communications: Mr Harbord
German, French, ICT, Computing, Media, Construction, Catering
CAPA: Ms Godley
Art, Drama, Music, Sports Science