1. Year 10 Information Evening
October 18th 2018

3. Aims of this Evening

4. Programme for this Evening
Welcome
Exam Changes – an update
Calendar for the GCSE Course
Mathematics
English RE
Homework
Well Being
Early Revision Tips

5. The Growth Mind Set
Who you child is now will not necessarily be who they are in the future.
A fixed mindset” assumes that our character, intelligence, and creative ability are static givens which we can’t change in any meaningful way. Success is down to inherent intelligence”.
A growth mindset “thrives on challenge and sees failure not as evidence of unintelligence but as a heartening springboard for growth and for stretching our existing abilities”.

6. KS2 average - expected grade
Middle Prior Achievement
Qualification
KS2 average - expected grade
Actual grade.
English Language
4.94 5
English Literature 6
GCSE PE
4.32
Geography
History 7
Maths
3.70 4 RE
Combined Science
5, 5
Average 2.24 grades above expectation compared to other students nationally.

7. Middle Prior Achievement
Subject
KS2 average – expected grade
Actual grade
Business Studies
4.9 A
Computer Science 7
English Language
5.0
English Literature
Maths
4.79 6 RE
4.90 8
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Average 2.36 grades above expectation compared to other students nationally.

8. Middle Prior Achievement
Subject
KS2 – expected grade
Actual grade
Art
4.99 9
English Language
5.27
English Literature
German
4.77 7
History
Maths
4.71 RE
Science Combined
8/9
Average 2.61 grades above expectation compared to other students nationally.

9. Middle Prior Achievement
Subject
KS2 – expected grade
Actual grade
Food Tech
4.98 8
English Language
4.59 7
English Literature PE 9
History
Maths
5.36 RE
Science Combined
8/8
Average 3.30 grades above expectation compared to other students nationally.

10. Middle Prior Achievement
Subject
KS2 – expected grade
Actual grade
Art
4.65 6
English Language
4.29 9
English Literature 8
French
German
Maths
5.00 7 RE
Science Combined
8/8
Average 4.03 grades above expectation compared to other students nationally.

11. Lower Prior Achievement
Subject
KS2 – expected grade
Actual grade
Food Tech
3.73 5
English Language
4.12
English Literature 6
Geography
Business Studies C
Maths
3.33 3 RE
Science Combined
4/3
Average 1.62 grades above expectation compared to other students nationally.

12. Lower Prior Achievement
Subject
KS2 – expected grade
Actual grade
Business Studies
3.75 C
English Language
3.25 6
English Literature
French 5
History
Maths
4.25
Polish A RE 8
Science combined
5 / 4
Average 2.61 grades above expectation compared to other students nationally.

13. A Little Context Challenge NILS SATIS OPTIMUM
A personal challenge to each student to be the best they can be, achieve the most they can achieve.
Competition
Every student in this year group will be competing for places with around 160,000 other year 10s in apprenticeships, sixth forms, universities and jobs. They need to be ready for that.
3. The Real World
Students need to learn the independence they will need outside of school. This starts with their studies and develops from there.

14. Why aren’t all the grades letters anymore?
Old Grades
New Grades
A*+ 9
A*-, A+ 8 A- 7 B+ 6
C+, B- 5
C-, D+ 4
D-, E+ 3
E-, F+ 2
F-, G 1

16. Old Grades
New Grades
A*+ 9
A*-, A+ 8 A- 7 B+ 6
C+, B- 5
C-, D+ 4
D-, E+ 3
E-, F+ 2
F-, G 1

17. Old Grades
New Grades
A*+ 9
A*-, A+ 8 A- 7 B+ 6
C+, B- 5
C-, D+ 4
D-, E+ 3
E-, F+ 2
F-, G 1

19. Music 60% 84% PE 55% 77% English Literature 48% Geography 75% History
Grade 5
Grade 9
Music
60%
84% PE
55%
77%
English Literature
48%
Geography
75%
History
54%
86%

20. Tiering To gain a grade 5: Chemistry French Mathematics Higher Tier
36%
Foundation Tier
53%
Higher Tier
47%
Foundation Tier
66%
Higher Tier
33%
Foundation Tier
70%

21. Top Tips

22. Top Tips 1

23. Subject Exam Board Number of Exams Length of Exams Total Exam Length
Coursework
Maths
Edexcel 3
Each 1½ hours
4½ hours
None
English Language
AQA 2
Each 1¾ hours
3½ hours
English Literature
1 x 1¾ hours
1 x 2¼ hours
4 hours
Religious Education

24. Subject Exam Board Number of Exams Length of Exams Total Exam Length
Coursework
Combined Science
Edexcel 6
6 x 1¾ hours
10½ hours
None
Biology 2
2 x 1 hour 10 mins
2 hours 20 mins
Chemistry
Physics

25. Between 2 hrs 45 mins and 3 hrs 15 mins
Subject
Exam Board
Number of Exams
Length of Exams
Total Exam Length
Coursework
French
AQA 4
4 of varying lengths
Between 2 hrs 45 mins and 3 hrs 15 mins
None
German
Geography
OCR 3
2 x 1¼ hours
1 x 1½hours
4 hours
History
1 x 1 hour
1 x 1¼
3 ¾ hours

26. BTEC Health & Social Care
Subject
Exam
Board
Number of Exams
Length of Exams
Total Exam Length
Coursework
Business Studies
OCR 2
2 x 1½ hours
3 hours
None
Physical Education
Edexcel
1 x 1¾ hours
1 x 1¼ hours
40%
Media Studies
AQA
30%
BTEC Health & Social Care
1 x 2 hour
2 hours
60%

27. Food Prep and Nutrition
Subject
Exam Board
Number of Exams
Length of Exams
Total Exam Length
Coursework
Computer Science
OCR 2
2 x 1½hours
3 hours
20%
Food Prep and Nutrition
AQA 1
1 x 1¾ hours
1¾ hours
50% DT
1 x 2 hours
2 hours
Art
1 x 10 hour
10 hours
60%

28. English Language
3½ hours
English Literature
4 hours
Mathematics
4½ hours
Religious Studies
Combined Science
10½ hours
Computer Studies
3 hours
Physical Education DT
2 hours
34 hours

29. English Language
3½ hours
English Literature
4 hours
Mathematics
4½ hours
Religious Studies
Biology
2h 20 mins
Chemistry
Physics
Food Tech
1¾ hours
24½ hours

30. English Language
3½ hours
English Literature
4 hours
Mathematics
4½ hours
Religious Studies
Combined Science
10½ hours
Art
10 hours
Geography
History
3¾ hours
43¾ hours

31. Top Tips 2
If you started these exams now and sat them continuously you would finish… About 4.15 on Saturday afternoon

32. GCSE
Course plan

33. The Next Year: Year 10 Information Evening – Thursday 18th October
Parents Evening - December
Year 10 Mock Examinations – April
Year 10 Reports – May
Half termly progress checks
Individual group support and intervention from departments

34. Year 11 Year 11 Mocks –December Year 11 Parents evening – February
Second Mocks - March
Year 11 Examinations - May – June
Prom – July
Results Day – August 2020
Half termly progress checks
Individual group support and intervention from departments

35. 9-1 GCSE maths

36. Miss Humphries – Head of Mathematics Contact – thumphries@stfrancis.cc
9-1 GCSE maths
Miss Humphries – Head of Mathematics
Contact –

37. Maths – How is it different?
The volume of subject content has increased
Harder topics are being introduced at both Higher and Foundation
Total time for the examinations has increased from 3 ½ hours to 4 ½ hours
3 papers each of 1 hour 30 minutes
Fewer marks at the lower grades for both Higher and Foundation
Greater emphasis on problem solving and mathematical reasoning
Students have to memorise certain formulae

38. Maths – Foundation (Grades 5 – 1)

39. Maths – Higher (Grades 9 – 4)

40. Maths – Higher (Grades 9 – 4)
All taken from the old A Level specification

41. Maths – How is it assessed?

42. Maths – What is each paper worth?

43. What has the department done in response?
GCSE teaching began in Year 9
New curriculum maps and schemes of work have been produced to ensure complete coverage of new specification
Regular assessment opportunities built into curriculum
Opportunities for revision built into curriculum after mock exams
Greater emphasis on reasoning and problem solving in lessons

44. Resources available
HOMEWORK SET ON THIS WEEKLY

45. Revision Guides and Workbooks – Available through Parent Pay

46. Top Tips 3

47. Top Tips

49. Diagram
Added Extras
Key Information
Topic Subtitles
Diagram
Diagram

50. English

51. GCSE English Language and Literature
There is no controlled assessment element – students will be assessed through 100% examination.
All examinations will be taken at the end of Year 11; there are no resits throughout the course.
All students will have the chance to study both English Language and English Literature, gaining 2 qualifications in total.
There are no entry tiers; all students sit the same examination.
There is a greater emphasis on the technical writing skills of spelling, punctuation and grammar.

52. GCSE English Language 2 lessons per week Paper Length Content
Paper 1: Explorations in creative reading and writing
1 hour 45 min
50% of GCSE
Section A – Reading. Unseen prose from 20th or 21st century.
Section B – Writing. Writing to describe or narrate based on a stimulus (picture).
Paper 2: Writer's viewpoints and perspectives
Section A – Reading. 2 unseen extracts from non fiction texts; one modern, one 19th century century.
Section B – Writing. Transactional writing (e.g. writing to argue, persuade etc)
Studied in Year 10
Started at the end of Year 10 and into Year 11

53. GCSE English Literature
3 lessons per week
ALL CLOSED BOOK EXAMINATIONS
Romeo and Juliet
Paper
Length
Content
Paper 1: Shakespeare and the 19th Century Novel
1 hour 45 min
40% of GCSE
Section A – Shakespeare. An extract from the play given and you relate this to the rest of the play.
Section B – 19th century novel. An extract is given from the novel and then relate this to the rest of the text.
Paper 2: Modern Texts and Poetry
2 hour 15 min
60% of GCSE
Section A – Modern Prose/ Drama. 1 essay style question.
Section B – Poetry Anthology. Power and Conflict section. Comparison of 2 poems.
Section C – Unseen Poetry.
Set X –Jekyll and Hyde
Set 1 – Jekyll and Hyde
Set 2 and 3 – A Christmas Carol
Studied in Year 10
Studied in Year 11
Set X, 1 and 2: An Inspector Calls
Set 3: Blood Brothers
Studied in Year 10

54. What can I do to support my child?
Encourage your child to revise throughout the course; they cannot leave revision until the end of Year 11 as there is a lot of knowledge to remember in this course.
Encourage your child to re-read the texts they have studied in class – most of these are available on Firefly. If you can afford it, buy students their own copy to annotate in class.
Ensure your child learns key spellings and those words they often struggle with.
Encourage your child to read widely so that they are able to access the unseen extracts on the Language papers more easily. This can be fiction and non fiction. See Firefly for a suggested reading list.
Encourage your child to write short summaries of what they have read to consolidate their comprehension skills.
Ensure homework set is completed – we have a 3 week rotation homework – Language skills practise, Literature based and independent reading. All on Firefly.
Encourage students to visit GCSE Pod, especially for Literature.

55. Details for all texts along with IBSN numbers on Firefly.
Study Guides?
If you are interested in purchasing study guides, we would recommend any of these.
York Notes for 9-1 course for Literature texts studied. RRP: £5.99
Cambridge AQA approved guides for Literature texts studied. RRP: £10.00
CGP Guides for the 9-1 course for Literature texts studied. RRP: £5.95
Details for all texts along with IBSN numbers on Firefly.

56. Religious Education

57. Religious Education – suggested revision guide
AQA GCSE Religious Studies B
Includes EVERYTHING for all 3 papers;
Catholic Christianity
Judaism
Themes
Past paper questions and mark schemes
Example answers
Top tips
£9.99 from Amazon!

58. Top Tip

59. Homework 45 minutes per subject each week Maths/English up to an hour
Support in departments/ interventions
Important!

60. FireFly Homework Revision materials Communication with staff
Examinations section for Year 11

61. Firefly

62. Top Tips

63. Top Tips 3

64. Winning Behaviours Be consistent Be in control of your emotions
Reflect on your performance
Be realistic about your performance
Take responsibility for your performance
Don’t moan! Seek to proactively solve problems

65. Top Tips 5