1. Year 9 Information and Guidance Evening

2. Every Lesson Matters 95% Attendance
Half a day of lessons missed every two weeks
Two weeks of lessons missed each year
This is the equivalent of almost a whole years’ lesson for one GCSE subject

3. Helping Oak Wood students reach their potential
Expert teaching and wide range of resources
Regular assessment & intervention
Careers advice/ planning for the future
Pastoral care & PSHE – eSafety this week
Study Skills sessions during PSHE Fridays
Mentoring

4. How you can support your child
Communication
Attendance
Establishing clear routines/ expectations
Active involvement in goal setting
Encouragement and emotional support
Active interest in students’ school work
Checking home learning and revision is taking place regularly
Attend parents evenings and additional support evenings

5. Consider using a reward structure to motivate them
Agree the balance between work and social life and stick to the agreement
Consider using a reward structure to motivate them
Support them in their revision
Sticking to the revision plan
Provide favourite snacks
Be flexible, you may be giving up time too
Be sensitive to the pressure

6. I hate everything he says / does or
I will never be able to understand this subject / get on with this teacher.
I hate everything he says / does or
Everything about Science is boring / too difficult to understand
Try to be Specific rather than global
What specifically do you find difficult
don’t like about the subject
Problems are Temporary
How long have you been feeling like this about the subject
Problems have solutions
What would you like to happen or what would make it more bearable)

7. “I can’t cope – there’s too much to do”
Accept how things are and look for a solution
Ask for help!
“I have left it too late to revise”
Put in place a damage limitation plan

8. Sounds familiar… Difficulty getting to sleep or waking up Tiredness
Poor appetite
Loss of interest in things they used to enjoy
Headaches and other unexplained aches and pains
Irritability and frequent angry episodes

9. To reduce stress… Time out away from work
Exercise promotes hormones that actively counter stress
Ensure they eat well
What stressed people most need is somebody to listen and empathise with feelings they express

10. 10 Good study habits to embed now
Encourage balance - keep doing the things they love!
Start early and create a study timetable
Ensure optimum sleep, effective diet and hydration
Develop a system of note taking and review
Use folders and highlighters
Prioritise Non-required work
Use mind mapping to summarise information
RAG the specification - focus on areas of development
Apply knowledge using past papers
Avoid procrastination by removing electronic devices (during study)

12. What is the outline of the course?
AQA GCSE ENGLISH
What is the outline of the course?
PAPER 1: Explorations in creative reading and writing
What's assessed
Section A: Reading • one literature fiction text
Section B: Writing • descriptive or narrative writing
Assessed
written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes
80 marks
50% of GCSE
PAPER 2: Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives
What’s assessed
Section A: Reading • one non-fiction text and one literary non-fiction text
Section B: Writing • writing to present a viewpoint
Assessed
written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes
80 marks
50% of GCSE

13. What is the outline of the course?
AQA GCSE ENGLISH
What is the outline of the course?
Non-examination assessment: Spoken Language
What's assessed
presenting
responding to questions and feedback
use of standard English
Assessed
teacher set throughout course
marked by teacher
separate endorsement (0% weighting of GCSE)
Not formally graded.
Purely an endorsement.

14. What is the outline of the course?
AQA GCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE
What is the outline of the course?
Paper 1: Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel
What's assessed
Shakespeare: “Macbeth”
The 19th-century novel: either “Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde”, or “A Christmas Carol”
How it's assessed
written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes
64 marks
40% of GCSE
Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry
What's assessed
Modern texts: “An Inspector Calls”
Poetry: “Power and Conflict”
Unseen poetry
How it's assessed
written exam: 2 hour 15 minutes
96 marks
60% of GCSE

15. What should your child be doing outside of lessons?
AQA GCSE ENGLISH
What should your child be doing outside of lessons?
Minimum of 5 hours extra revision per week on top of homework.
How should they spend this time?
Doing the activities and exam question practice in their CGP revision books for Literature.
Creative Writing and Non-fiction Writing practice. Practice applying good grammar, ambitious spellings, and varied punctuation.
Reading high quality non-fiction texts. Such as: 19th Century (diaries, journals, travel logs), broadsheet newspaper websites, blogs, online publications, autobiography.
Making their own exam papers and doing timed questions.

16. What are we doing to support your child?
AQA GCSE ENGLISH
What are we doing to support your child?
Frequent English Assessments
in timed conditions
Model answers
Timed tasks in lesson
Verbal/Written Feedback
After school sessions
with the teacher
Guidance and support
Extra practice material
Revision Packs

17. Practice is revision! AQA GCSE ENGLISH
In the future your child will receive a revision pack:
AQA GCSE English Language and English Literature: Core Student Book. This is a skills workbook – short practice tasks
Practice Exam Papers – to complete at home
GCSE English Online website – Bitesize
Booster Classes – compulsory attendance

18. New Edexcel GCSE Mathematics Head of Faculty Mr H Aslam

19. Expectations Exemplar behaviour for learning Engagement
Home Learning once a week on
Hegarty Maths

20. Course specification Edexcel 1MA1 GCSE Mathematics A Linear
100% marks in terminal examination sat in June 2020
The new GCSE Mathematics specification cover broader and deeper mathematical content, delivered through a single extended GCSE which can be taken at higher level or foundation Level.
Higher tier will include questions that will stretch the most able.
Foundation tier will focus on core mathematical understanding and skills for all students to master.
The GCSE Mathematics specification will be examined by three written papers, each of 1½ hours. The first paper will be assessed without the use of a calculator; calculators will be expected for papers 2 and 3.There will be no difference in the content or assessment objectives assessed in each of the papers.

21. The new Mathematics GCSE will
Provide all students with greater coverage of key areas such as ratio, proportion and rates of change.
Require to apply knowledge and reasoning to provide clear mathematical arguments.
Focus on ensuring that every student masters the fundamental mathematics that is required for further education and future careers.

22. The GCSE Mathematics specification will be examined by three written papers, each of 1½ hours:
Non- calculator
Calculator
80 marks
90 min

23. Useful websites - free online resources for independent study:

24. Science No controlled assessment Linear exam Increase maths skills.
10% of marks will test maths skills in GCSE Biology;
20% in GCSE Chemistry; and
30% in GCSE Physics.
Additional Science (Trilogy) maths skills will be in the ratio 1:2:3.
Focus on application of knowledge questions for higher marks

25. AQA Science Trilogy (Double Science) Exam Structure
All papers 70 marks and last 1hour 15 minutes
Each paper is 16.7% of the GCSE
Papers are available in foundation or higher however all exams must be sat in the same tier.
Exam papers contain multiple choice, structured answer, closed short answers and open response style questions
The exam papers have been written so that more of the paper is accessible to students in terms of language used and “ramping” of difficulty. (Simple -> Complex)

26. AQA Science Separate (Triple Science) Exam Structure
All papers 100 marks and last 1hour 45 minutes
Each paper is 50% of the separate GCSE
Papers are available in foundation or higher however all exams must be sat in the same tier for each GCSE.
Exam papers contain multiple choice, structured answer, closed short answers and open response style questions
The exam papers have been written so that more of the paper is accessible to students in terms of language used and “ramping” of difficulty. (Simple -> Complex)

27. Assessment Outline
Biology Paper 1: Topics 1-4 inc Cell biology, infection and bioenergetics
Biology Paper 2: Topics 5-7 inc Homeostasis, inheritance and Ecology
Chemistry Paper 1: Topics 8-12 inc Atomic structure, bonding and chemical changes
Chemistry Paper 2: Topics inc Rates, organic chemistry and the atmosphere
Physics Paper 1: Topics inc Energy, electricity and the particle model
Physics Paper 2: Topics inc Forces, waves and magnetism

28. Required Practicals
Within Trilogy and Separate sciences there are a number of practicals which AQA have made compulsory.
Trilogy - 21
Separate - 28
Students are expected to have a firm grasp of these practicals and be able to recall key ideas of both the methods used and the results obtained. Required practicals have to be written up in full to support this learning.
The practical work spans both year 10 and 11
Reasons to assess practical work
To build and master practical skills
To support and consolidate knowledge and understanding.
To develop investigative skills.