1. Welcome to the Year 11 Curriculum Evening Key Stage 4 2018-2019

2. Outline GCSE Assessment schedule Exams & Controlled Assessments (CA)
Study Tips
Monitoring & Tracking
Reporting
Higher Tier or Foundation Tier at GCSE
Revision & Preparation

3. GCSE Assessment Schedule
GCSE is assessed by a combination of Examinations, Practical Elements and Controlled Assessment.
Currently Y10 students will be sitting a Full GCSE exam in Religious Studies and an IGCSE in English language
GCSE final certification will take place in the Summer of Year 11
In English 20% of the marks available will be allocated to SPaG. Other subjects will have a varying requirement.
Some subjects Ma & RS are assessed by exam only, in these subjects the specification has been organised into distinct units which can be examined separately, refer to Ma in Assessment schedule hand out.
Others have a Controlled Assessment element, this replaces coursework due to issues regarding plagiarism and each subject has different requirements, refer to Sc ISA.

4. Exams, Practical Elements & Controlled Assessments
Each Exam, Practical Element and Controlled Assessment will require the necessary amount of preparation.
Teaching will move on to the next topics in preparation for the next Practical Element or Controlled Assessment
Due to the ongoing nature of the GCSE Schedule, there is no slack time!
Y11 now have 21 full school weeks left
Y10 therefore have approximately 48 full school weeks left……
Preparation: revision, organisation, determination, persistence.
Get it right now as the course will move on.

5. Subject Summary for Exams, Practical Elements & Controlled Assessments
Art:
OCR J171
Portfolio 60% Set Task 40% (10hrs)
Biology:
AQA 8461
2 Exams 1hr 45mins each 50% each + 10 Required Practicals
Chemistry:
AQA 8462
2 Exams 1hr 45mins each 50% each + 8 Required Practicals
Computer Studies:
Eduqas 601/8291/X
1 Exam 1hr 45mins 62.5% + Online Exam 2hrs 37.5% + Programming Project (20hrs)
Design and Technology:
AQA 8552
1 Exam 2hrs 50% + Portfolio & Prototype manufacture 50% (30-35hrs)
Drama:
CAMBRIDGE IGCSE 0411
1 Exam 2hr 30mins 40% + 3 Practical Pieces 60%
Preparation: revision, organisation, determination, persistence.
Get it right now as the course will move on.

6. Economics: English Language: English Literature: French/Spanish:
OCR J105
2 Exams 1hr30mins 50% each
English Language:
CAMBRIDGE IGCE 0500 (Y10)
2 Exams 50% each P1 1hr45mins P2 2hrs
AQA 8700 (Y11)
2 Exams 1hr45mins 50% each (SPaG 20%)+ Spoken Language Task
English Literature:
AQA 8702
2 Exams: P1 1hr45mins 40% P2 2hrs15mins 60%
French/Spanish:
AQA 8658
4 components 25% each: P1 Listening Exam 35/45mins, P2 Speaking Task, P3 Reading Exam 45/60mins, P4 Writing Exam 1hr/1hr 15mins
Geography:
OCR J384
3 Exams: P1 & P2 1hr 45mins 35% each, P3 1hr 30mins 30% Field Work Study
History:
AQA 8145
2 Exams 1hr45mins 50% each
ICT:
Cambridge IGCSE 0417
3 components: P1 Exam 2hrs 40% P2 Practical Test 2hrs30mins 30% P3 Practical Task 2hrs30mins 30%
Preparation: revision, organisation, determination, persistence.
Get it right now as the course will move on.

7. Mathematics: Further Mathematics: Music: Physical Education: Physics:
AQA 8300
3 Exams 1hr30mins 33.33% each
Further Mathematics:
AQA 8365
2 Exams 50% each 1hr45mins
Music:
OCR J536
3 components: P1 Portfolio 30% P2 Practical Performance 30% P3 Exam 1hr30mins 40%
Physical Education:
AQA 8582
3 components: P1 & P2 Exams 30% each1hr15mins, P3 Practical Performance & Analysis 40%
Physics:
AQA 8463
2 Exams: P1 & P2 1hr 45mins 50% each, + 10 Required Practicals
Religious Studies:
Edexcel 1RB0
2 Exams 1hr45mins 50% each
Science:
AQA 8464 {Trilogy: Biology, Chemistry & Physics ≡ 2GCSEs}
6 Exams 1hr15mins 16.7% each + 21 Required Practicals
Preparation: revision, organisation, determination, persistence.
Get it right now as the course will move on.

8. Study Tips PRACTICE MAKES PERMANENT
ATTEND MATHS HELP SESSIONS: Tuesday to Friday 8:00am to 8:30am; Tuesday 3:30pm to 4:30pm and Thursday 3:30pm to 4:15pm
Ask questions as often as necessary
Learn the TIMES TABLES
Know the NUMBER BONDS to 20
Seek extra help on trickier topics
Attention levels at maximum
Concentration levels at maximum: Sleep Nutrition Hydration Exercise

9. General considerations
The Homework timetable can be used as a template for organisation
In KS4 homework is set with duration of up to 45 minutes per homework. 
Your son may finish a particular homework within that time frame; that is excellent news as he has clearly understood the task set and has been able to complete the work independently.  However, any remaining time (of the 45minutes) can  then be used in any of the following ways:
Review previous work in that subject,
Make some summary notes on recent topics,
Learn key spellings,
Learn key facts,

10. Test himself on the facts he thinks he knows,
Read through his notes,
Read through any set texts,
Re-read any set texts,
Do some past paper questions,
Organise next week’s independent work,
Teach you the recent topic to demonstrate understanding,
Make a power point presentation on the topic,
Make some summary notes on not so recent topics,    

11. Monitoring & Tracking
As your son completes Internal Assessments, GCSE Exams or CAs his progress will be monitored by Mr McGinty
Any student causing academic concern will be given the necessary attention to ensure he understands what needs to be done: Best Buddy System
Depending on the nature of the concern parents may be contacted
Parents are encouraged to register any concern they may have about their son’s progress,

12. Reporting
To keep parents appraised of their son’s progress through Year 11a full report is produced at Christmas. This report will include the Minimum Expected Grade (MEG).
Parent’s evening takes place during the Spring Term.
A current grade is also included in the full report so that a reality check is made.
Mocks will be sat before Easter and an interim report will be produced before Easter to appraise parent of their son’s current performance in relation to the imminent GCSEs.
Explain how the Bench Mark grade is aquired.

13. Minimum Expected Grades
Median (middle person) achieves a 5 in Y11 in Geography: Hence our minimum expectation will be a 5.

14. Higher Tier or Foundation Tier at GCSE
Higher Tier allows access to Grades 9 to 4
Foundation Tier allows access to Grades 5 to 1
Head of Departments will make a judgement as to which tier your son will be entered for. Evidence from previous performance coupled with current progress is used when making the judgement. We want the best grade possible.

15. New Grading System in English & Maths

16. Revision
Purpose: To be prepared in sufficient time to enable students to achieve their full potential
Organisation is the key element of an effective Revision Timetable
Students need to realise that they are the ones who will benefit from their efforts
Revision lists for internal assessments will be distributed a month in advance of the assessment
If you fail to plan you plan to fail!

17. Y11 Assembly #1 GCSE SOME KEY POINTS 17th September 2018
De La Salle College
Y11 Assembly #1
GCSE SOME KEY POINTS
17th September 2018 1

18. Objectives: Calendar countdown Achieving of your best:
Practice makes permanent
Retention
Energy / Attention / Behaviour 2

19. EVIDENCE of YOUR BRILLIANCE:
IGCSE English in Y10…77% passed
RS GCSE in Y10…81% Passed!!
For a comprehensive school that is an outstanding result in Y10!! 2

20. Calendar Countdown: Y11 Before Half Term: 5 Full School Weeks
After Half Term: 6 Full School Weeks
Spring Term: 10 Full School Weeks
Summer Term: 1 Full School Weeks
Total: 22 Full School Weeks
Study Leave for Y11: At the discretion of
Mr McGinty & Mr Turner

21. Retention Graph: Look what difference it can make to your grades!!
Higher Tier 9 8 7 6 5 4
(3) U
Foundation Tier 5 4 3 2 1 U
Retention
If you’re lucky you may not have a rate of forgetfulness…
In this instance you’ll have a “photographic memory”.
Thereafter your rate of forgetfulness takes over again…
Back to forgetting it again, but not quite as much…
Look what happens when you review the “stuff” again… Back to knowing it all…
100%
Your rate of forgetfulness is bespoke to you:
Look what difference it can make to your grades!!
Just when it matters most!!
Your rate of forgetfulness may be very slow…
Thereafter your rate of forgetfulness takes over…
Back to forgetting it again…
Look what happens when you review the “stuff” again…
Back to knowing it all…
Look what happens when you review the “stuff” again…
Back to knowing it all…
Thereafter your rate of forgetfulness takes over again…
Back to forgetting it again, but not quite as much…
Look what happens when you review the “stuff”…
Back to knowing it all…
Look what happens when you review the “stuff”…
Back to knowing it all…
Look what happens when you review the “stuff” frequently… The time is just before your Exams when you are 16 years old, you now know most of it, when compared to what you’d know with no reviews.
Just when it matters most!!
Here, you are learning some “stuff”, you have paid full attention and you’ve been engaged in the learning. Hence you know it all:
Thereafter your rate of forgetfulness takes over again…
Back to forgetting it again, but not quite as much…
Thereafter your rate of forgetfulness takes over…
Back to forgetting it again…
Your rate of forgetfulness may be quite slow…
Let’s consider a “normal rate of forgetfulness”:
Your rate of forgetfulness may be rapid… 0%
Time

22. Energy / Attention / Behaviour
Energy: Diet, Sleep, Exercise, Hydration
Attention: Focus, Listening, Contribution
Behaviour:
Juvenile,
Irksome,
Trite,
Theft
It is not Acceptable for the minority to have a negative impact on the majority and their chances of doing well!

23. Revision Power Point Summary
Download from school website:
{Click on School Info link, then click on Exams link}
Section 1: Retention
Section 2: Developing a method
Organising yourself
Time-table
Time-table examples
Section 3: Session outline/structure
Section 4: Other considerations

24. Some numbers to consider…1
Some numbers to consider… 45 22

25. Thank you for your attention.
Y11 Walkthrough to GCSE success with Heidi McGinty: free access to a private facebook page, if you are interested please Heidi to find out more :
Any Questions?
If you have any concerns that occur to you later this evening please do not hesitate to contact Mr McGinty.