1. Key Stage 4 Information Evening

2. Covered Tonight Curriculum Overview Reformed GCSEs
Assessment / Reporting
Target Grades
Examinations
Controlled Assessment
Attainment & Progress 8
Work and Study
Attendance
Health & Wellbeing
CEIAG

3. Changes to Courses
Deadline for changing optional subjects. Friday 15th September

4. Year 10 Curriculum
More time for Optional GCSEs. 3 hours per week.
Technology optional – allowing wider choice
RS compulsory
Most students study 3 sciences.
Some may be reduced to Double Science if they need additional support
New reformed GCSEs in all subjects

5. Year 11 Curriculum 2018 -2019 Extra time for Maths
GCSE option subjects have 2 1/2 hours per week.
Most students study 3 sciences.
Some may be reduced to Double Science if they need additional support
Supervised Study period in Year 11.
Used for Controlled Assessment, Speaking & Listening, Study Skills, Wider Reading, Independent study, Careers meetings.

6. Main changes in reformed GCSE
A new grading scale of 9 to 1 will be used, with 9 being the top grade.
Assessment will be mainly by exam, reduced amounts of controlled assessment.
There will be new, more demanding content, which has been developed by government and the exam boards.
Courses will be designed for two years of study – they will no longer be divided into different modules.

7. New GCSE Grades GCSEs Grades 1 – 9
9 is the highest grade
1 is the lowest grade
The number of grade 9s will be capped nationally.
We use Fine Grades on reports and assessments.

8. GCSE grading…
For all assessments, tests, predicted grades and reports
We use fine grades
Each GCSE is split in to 3
This allows you to know where you are and how secure your grade is.
A*-G GCSES
Reformed GCSEs
A A A3
1 = closeness to next grade up
2 = secure grade
3 = not secure and close to
grade below
+= closeness to next grade up
Single number = secure grade
- = not secure and close to

9. Setting target grades Targets are set for every subject
They can vary from subject to subject.
They will be realistic but challenging.
If achieved they will represent excellent progress.
Target Grades determine the progress colour on progress reports.

10. Progress from KS2 to Year 11
KS2 Level 5
= GCSE 7 or 8
8or A*/A
5/6orB
4orC
3orD E 5 4 3
KS2 Level 4
= GCSE 5 or 6
KS2 Yr Yr Yr Yr Yr11
Targets also take into account a range of other factors. Targets are NOT just based on KS2 prior attainment.

11. Good Progress from KS2 to KS4
Making Good Progress
Herschel Grammar School 2017
KS2
KS3
KS4
New GCSE Grades
Year 6
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 11 6a 7b 8c 8a A* 8+ 6b 7c 7a 8b 8 6c
A*3 8- 5a A1 7+ 5b A2 7 5c A3 7- 4a B1 6+ 4b B2 6 4c B3
5+ / 6- 3a C1 5
Making Good Progress
Herschel Grammar School 2016
KS2
KS3
KS4
New GCSE Grades
Year 6
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 11 6a 7b 8c 8a A* 8+ 6b 7c 7a 8b 8 6c
A*3 8- 5a A1 7+ 5b A2 7 5c A3 7- 4a B1 6+ 4b B2 6 4c B3
5+ / 6- 3a C1 5

12. Reporting and Assessment
In each subject there should be a minimum of FIVE key assessments across the school year.
Normally class tests and school exams.
Roughly half termly and fine graded.
Your son / daughter will record these into their planner.
You will receive three formal school reports:
December 2017 (Progress Report 1 PR1)
February 2018 (Progress Report 2 PR2)
May 2018 (Progress Report 3 PR3)
You will be invited to two subject evenings
December 2018
May 2018

13. Course Overviews

14. Some TOP TIPs

15. Embrace your new subjects
Think about next steps
GCSEs are vital
Be organised
homework
Read your books!
Talk to staff
Keep up-to-date
Embrace your new subjects

16. REMEMBER... The WHOLE of KS4 is crucial to success, not just Year 11
Staying on top of work helps manage revision and keeps learning manageable.
Take time to revisit topics.
Get into the correct frame of mind NOW!!

17. What is “Controlled Assessment”?
Controlled Assessment is the name given to work produced by the student in school, under controlled conditions, which counts towards their GCSE grade
Worth 25%; 40% or 60% of the final GCSE grade depending on subject
Limited amounts of work can be produce work at home
Tests additional / different skills from examinations
Success depends on consistent effort throughout – cannot make up lost time at end.
Strict rules and deadlines which teachers will explain.
You only get one shot

18. How much is controlled assessment worth?
Subject CA
EXAM
Art and Design
60%
40%
Computing
20%
80%
Technology
50%
Drama
Media Studies
30%
70%
MFL (French & Spanish)
25%
75%
Music PE

19. How do I learn?

20. The Brain! Short term memory LEARNING Long term memory
Lasts a couple of minutes maximum!
LEARNING
Long term memory
Lasts forever…but the key is RECALL!!
...but where is it?!

21. The basic process for revision
First
then
next
finally
understand it
condense it
memorise it
review it
Learning stage – start on memory curve process
Through, Bitesize, past papers, self test, parental test, peer test.
Through lessons and homework
Revision notes:
First letter triggers
Rhyming triggers
Mind maps
Cue cards
Tables/diagrams/pictures
Notes/post-its around
room

22. The Memory Curve The Forgetting Curve 100% 80% 60% 40% 20%
1st revision
2nd revision
3rd revision
10 minutes 1 day week Time

25. Practice makes Permanent

26. Japanese Lesson

27. You

28. May

29. No

30. Chick

31. Ara

32. Japanese Lesson You may no chick ara = Yume no chikara
The power of dreams

33. Impact on revision techniques
Styles of learning
Impact on revision techniques
Tend to think more in pictures
Revise through visual aids such as diagrams, mind maps, pictures, video, colourful cue cards
Prefer detailed notes with lots of colour (coloured paper and pens).
Visual
learn through seeing
Written information can have little meaning until it is heard
Revise through reading/repeating information out loud, recording, pod casts etc
DO NOT listen to music with lyrics – this will interfere with your memory!
Auditory
learn through listening
Revise using above combinations and use actions – key is to change ROOMS and have active breaks, walk around while repeating information
Be creative with the space you are learning in
Kinaesthetic
learn through moving
and doing

34. Styles of Learning Visual: Learn through seeing
Auditory: Learn through listening
Kinaesthetic: Learn through moving and doing
Most distracted by: untidiness
Most distracted by: noises
Most distracted by: physical/moving disturbances

35. Attainment 8 and Progress 8.
These are new government measures of school performance.
All schools will be judged by this based on their 2016 exam results and all results thereafter.
Attainment 8 is the average grade of all students based on their best 8 subjects.
It must have English, English Literature, Maths, 3 ebacc subjects and 3 other GCSEs. It will be shown as a grade with a + or -.
Progress 8 is the same combination of subjects but expressed as a number ranging from -1 to 1. Any positive number is very good. This year we expect our Progress 8 to be very positive.

36. Every school day counts
Every single day of absence equates to a day of lost learning

38. Developing behaviours and attitudes for adult life
Education is more than just good exam results!
Think ahead and take opportunities as they arise
A good reference
attendance
punctuality
adherence to deadlines
contribution to the community

39. Your health perspective get the right amount of sleep eat sensibly
take exercise
too much ambition/pushing can be counter- productive and cause stress and burn out.

40. Parental support Good work ethic Mobile phones / internet Deadlines
Dealing with poor results
Communication with subject teachers
Communication with school
Key Stage 4 Guide
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