1. Year 11 Parents Information Evening
Tuesday 14th November 2017

2. Ms. Anita Croft Mr Faz Rahman Associate Principal
Days
182 days
140 School Days

3. Staying calm, feeling good, being effective
How can you help your child and prepare them to perform their very best in their exams this summer?

4. Helping to set goals

5. Keeping them active and healthy eating!

7. Sleep patterns and social media!

8. Staying cool and calm…

9. All in this together...

11. English Ms. Sarah Baker Director of English

13. English Language GCSE (Grades 1-9)
English Literature GCSE (Grades 1-9)
Spoken Language
(Pass, Merit, Distinction or Not Classified)

14. GCSE English Language Paper 1 - 50%
Explorations in creative reading and writing 
Tuesday 5th June 2018
1 hour 45 minutes 
Paper %
Writers' viewpoints and perspectives
Tuesday 12th June 2018

15. Spoken Language presenting responding to questions and feedback
use of Standard English

16. GCSE English Language

17. GCSE English Language G
Have newspapers available for your child to read – the weekend broadsheet papers are an excellent source of quality journalism and opinion columns

18. GCSE English Literature
Paper % Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature  Monday 22nd May hour 45 minutes  Paper %   19th Century Novel and Poetry since 1789 Friday 26th May hours 15 minutes

19. GCSE English Literature

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24. GCSE English Literature
For the upcoming PPEs
Test your child on their knowledge of quotations from Macbeth and either An Inspector Calls or Animal Farm.
Talk about these texts with your child
Watch the films of the texts together and discuss them. Consider what’s missing or what’s been altered.
Make sure your child can explain clearly to you what the writer is saying about wider society in relation to the modern text

25. GCSE English Literature
Over the Christmas break
Ensure your child re-reads the whole of A Christmas Carol
Test your child on their knowledge of and quotations from the poetry and A Christmas Carol
Ask your child to explain to you the significance of the context of the novel – what point was Dickens making about the Victorian society?
Ask your child to read you the poems they’ve studied and explain them to you

26. Theatre Trip! An exciting opportunity!
The English Department has successfully managed to obtain reduced price tickets for an exciting new production of “A Christmas Carol” at the Old Vic Theatre
Friday 19th January 2018 at 7.30pm.
The cost of tickets is £12.50.

27. What we’re up against!

28. New Edexcel GCSE Mathematics

29. Expectations Exemplar behaviour for learning Engagement
Home Learning MYMATHS/MATSWATCH

30. Course specification Edexcel 1MA1 GCSE Mathematics Linear
100% marks in terminal examination sat in June 2019
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.

31. 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.

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

33. Useful websites - free online resources for independent study:
PIXL Maths APP
Maths genie

34. Important Dates Mathematics
Paper 1: Non-Calculator Foundation Tier 1MA1 1F 24-May-18 AM 1h 30m
Paper 1: Non-Calculator Higher Tier 1MA1 1H 24-May-18 AM 1h 30m
Paper 2: Calculator Foundation Tier 1MA1 2F 7-Jun-18 AM 1h 30m
Paper 2: Calculator Higher Tier 1MA1 2H 7-Jun-18 AM 1h 30m
Paper 3: Calculator Foundation Tier 1MA1 3F 12-Jun-18 AM 1h 30m Paper 3: Calculator Higher Tier 1MA1 3H 12-Jun-18 AM 1h 30m