1. GCSE English Language and Literature
Miss Martin

2. The English GCSE courses
The course(s)
All exams will be closed text!
EDEXCEL English Language
Paper 1
Creative Reading & Writing (19C) EXAM
Paper 2
Non Fiction Reading & Writing (20,C 21 C) EXAM
S&L Endorsement
Presentation in front of an audience
Good evening.
A year ago I stood here and told you about how much you have to do – look how far you have come!
No into the revision stage!
AQA English Literature
Paper 1
Shakespeare and 19th century fiction EXAM
Paper 2
Modern fiction and poetry EXAM

3. EDEXCEL English Language AQA English Literature
In year 10
EDEXCEL English Language
Paper 1
Creative Reading & Writing (19C) EXAM
Paper 2
Non Fiction Reading & Writing (20,C 21 C) EXAM
S&L Endorsement
Presentation in front of an audience
AQA English Literature
Paper 1
Shakespeare and 19th century fiction EXAM
Paper 2
Modern fiction and poetry EXAM
Good evening.
A year ago I stood here and told you about how much you have to do – look how far you have come!
No into the revision stage!

4. How are they different? English Literature: Knowledge
English Language – skills
For English Lit you will need to know the texts you have studied really well. There are a few things you can do now to help you:
Keep your exercise book neat this will become one of your most effective revision tools – keep it organised and ensure you have access to everything you need to know when the time comes
Check anything you don’t understand NOW there will not be time to find it out later
Talk about what you are learning – every time you do this you articulate your knowledge – exactly what you need to do in the exam
Use Active Revision Techniques: Active revision is around 80% more effective than passive revision.
There is only one way to improve skills in any subject – practise!
Revise your key words and make yourself use them in written work and when you are discussing
Keep a spelling log Go back to basics and learn and test yourself on spellings you have previously gotten wrong
Use correct grammar even if you are only sending a text message
Keep up to date with your green penning
Outline of revision strategies and thoughts behind them

5. Successful Students READ

6. Tell your parents how they relate to your learning from the lesson
Active Revision
Today’s Key Words
Revise
Your
Key
Words
Every
Lesson.
Check that you can spell your key words, you know what they mean and you can use them in a sentence.
Tell your parents how they relate to your learning from the lesson
GOLDEN RULES
Know the papers
Know your words
Know your gaps
Student hand up – how many of you have resorted to ‘reading your text book’ or flicking through the set texts?

7. Revision exercises we LOVE

8. Tools to help you practise
Instructions for each question Read through the instructions. Make flashcards with success criteria and sentence stems Annotated Exemplars Read through these. Identify what the student has done well and how. Annotate with your own notes. Practise Papers Use your PLC. Focus on the questions you find hard Mark-schemes (exam board and my version) Have a go at marking your answer. Key word lists (toolkits) Make flash cards. Test yourself. Test each other. Ask your parents to test you. Read an article and find word types / devices / sentence forms

9. How we will help…

10. GCSE maths Mrs Hutchinson
AQA 8300

11. There are 2 tiers of entry
Higher or foundation
Students are being put in groups based on where we think they will be
It is flexible, they can move up and down depending on how they work
If students want to get a 5 or higher they need to be doing higher

12. What we are Teaching Numbers and the number system Calculation
Geometry and measure
Statistics
Probability
Algebra

13. Much more problem solving and reasoning
Huge increase in this in the last 2 years
Students need to have a deeper understanding of why they are doing things in maths rather than just learning procedures
Main difference between a Grade 4 candidate and a Grade 5 candidate
Using mastery approaches in lessons

14. An example question Basic question to test knowledge
Expanded question to test their understanding of this topic in a different context or with increased complexity

15. What you can do to help?
Make sure they are in school as much as is possible
Make sure homework is done properly
Make sure they have a calculator and all the equipment that they need
Make sure they are getting enough sleep etc
Make sure students are prepared for end of term tests

16. Useful websites Hegartymaths.com Justmaths.co.uk Corbettmaths.com
Bbc.com/bitesize
Pixl maths app

17. Revision Guides These will be sold in year 11.
Need to know what tier they will be doing, so they have the right guide
Other resources are available. Corbettmaths flash cards

18. Science GCSE
Miss Swannack

19. Changes to Science GCSE.
GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy (double award)
All sat in June 2020
6 X 1hr 15mins exams –
2 X Biology
2 X Chemistry
2 X Physics
GCSE Biology
GCSE Chemistry
GCSE Physics
All sat in June 2020
2 X 1hr 45 min exams for each subject
2 X Biology
2 X Chemistry
2 X Physics

20. The Science Exams – what you need to know.
Basically two types of question -
• Closed − multiple-choice, link boxes, sentence completion, labelling diagrams.
• Open − labelling/drawing diagrams, short answer, calculations, extended response.
More scaffold questions in Foundation Tier papers. There will be a higher proportion of multiple-choice and short answer questions in the Foundation Tier too.
In Higher Tier papers there will be more marks for open and extended response questions.

21. How to be successful at Science
Revise for every test – i.e. Little and often.
Use the objective sheets given in every lesson – check your learning.
Make revision cards/posters/mind maps
Go over your work that evening – ask for help.
Use Kerboodle
We will offer –
Revision Guides (£2.75 -£5.50)
Student Text Book (£6.50-£10)
Keyword Lists
Content Checklists
Revision Sessions (Next year)
Intervention (if necessary)

22. Effective revision strategies
What is your approach?

25. MATHS SPECIFIC REVISION
REVISION T-SHIRTS

26. SIMON OFTEN HIDES 'CAUSE A HAPPY TOBY OFFERS AFFECTION
MATHS SPECIFIC REVISION
SILLY RHYMES
SOH CAH TOA
SIMON OFTEN HIDES 'CAUSE A HAPPY TOBY OFFERS AFFECTION

28. How to make revision…. pro active interactive kinaesthetic
collaborative
focused
retrievable:

29. work out which bits we really need?
How do we store information?
Too much info...
How do we
work out which bits we really need?
Consolidation
Recall
Memory
Interpretation
Selection skills

30. Condense information to create a revision wall...

32. distraction? relevant? linked? timed?
If music be the food of success?
distraction?
relevant?
linked?
timed?
PhotoStoryomam final_2.wmv
PhotoStoryflies_6.wmv

33. or...
or...

34. visual symbols get-togethers mnemonics note-taking skim reading
summary sheets
visual symbols
subject maps

35. There is no such thing as
20 minute bursts
concentrate on weak areas
spend time wisely
turn off all distractions
playlist music only!
sleep is the best preparation
get all equipment ready the night before an exam
There is no such thing as
'No Homework!

36. How Can Parents Support…
Build confidence
Tough love
Be the student
Let them impress you
If you’re concerned….
You know what’s best
Call us