1. That they are stretched and challenged?
What do I do to ensure that my students have a good chance of getting A/A*?
That they are stretched and challenged?

2. Do I ensure that my students get a good chance of getting A/A*?
That they are stretched and challenged?
Summer 2014
65.5% A/A*
45% 5 Lop+
86% 4 Lop+
100% 3 Lop+

3. What do I do to ensure that my students get a good chance of getting A/A*?
Knowing what an A/A* is
Exam board marking
Exam board INSET
Exemplar papers from exam board website
2) Knowing the journey any student needs to take from where they are to that A/A* place
It needs to be planned
Not just about content

4. What do I do to ensure that my students get a good chance of getting A/A*?
The Journey
During the GCSE course getting their exam skills up to speed ASAP (by Dec)
Lots of exam questions
Constant AFL
Peer marking and feedback
SIR
Model answers
From then on they should be accessing new material in a A/A* way

5. What do I do to ensure that my students get a good chance of getting A/A*?
The Journey
2) Teaching beyond the syllabus (A level standard)
* Through questioning (Socratic)
* Blooms taxonomy
* Going off-piste – taking advantage of situations as they arise within a lesson
* Using what is going on in the news and personal reading – keeping it current, relevant, interesting and exciting

8. What do I do to ensure that my students get a good chance of getting A/A*?
The Journey
3) Preparing them for A/A* from year 7
* Plan the curriculum backwards from an A*/A grade
* KS3 is the training ground, an opportunity to build the skills they need – content is less important (SEE analysis, sustainability, annotating diagrams, research, structured writing, etc)
* KS3 assessment replicate KS4 assessments