1. Key Stage 4 Information Evening
Responsibility Success Care

2. Covered Tonight Curriculum Overview Reformed GCSEs
Assessment / Reporting
Target Grades
Examinations
Controlled Assessment
Attainment & Progress 8
Work and Study
Attendance
Health & Wellbeing
CEIAG

3. Changes to Courses
Deadline for changing optional subjects. Friday 13th September

4. Year 10 Curriculum 2019 -2020 4 GCSE choices 2 ½ hours per week.
Technology & RS Optional – allowing wider choice
Languages compulsory for almost all.
Most students will study 3 sciences.
Some may be reduced to Combined Science if they need additional time/support
New reformed GCSEs in all subjects

5. Main changes in reformed GCSE
A new grading scale of 9 to 1 will be used, with 9 being the top grade.
Assessment will be mainly by exam, reduced amounts of controlled assessment.
There will be new, more demanding content, which has been developed by government and the exam boards.
Courses will be designed for two years of study – they will no longer be divided into different modules.

6. GCSE grading… fine grading
For all assessments, tests, predicted grades and reports
We use fine grades
Each GCSE grade is split in to 3
This allows you to know where you are and how secure your grade is.
+ = closeness to next grade up
Single number = secure grade
- = not secure and close to grade below

7. Setting target grades Targets are set for every subject
They may vary from subject to subject.
They will be realistic but challenging.
If achieved they will represent excellent progress.
Target Grades determine the progress colour on progress reports.
You will see targets on all school reports.

8. Progress from KS2 to Year 11
KS2 scaled score
= GCSE target of 7
8or A*/A
5/6orB
4orC
3orD E 5 4 3
KS2 scaled score 107–111
= GCSE 5target of 6
KS2 Yr Yr Yr Yr Yr11
Targets also take into account a range of other factors. Targets are NOT just based on KS2 prior attainment.

9. Good Progress from KS2 to KS4
KS2 SCALED SCORE
GSCE
EXPECTATION
115+ 8 7 6 4
5/4

10. Reporting and Assessment
In each subject there should be a minimum of 3 key assessments across the school year.
Normally class tests and school exams.
Roughly termly and fine graded.
Your son / daughter will record these into their planner.
You will receive three formal school reports:
December 2019 (Progress Report 1 PR1)
February 2020 (Progress Report 2 PR2)
May 2020 (Progress Report 3 PR3)
You will be invited to two subject evenings December 2019 & June 2020

11. Course Overviews
These are not fully updated for 2019/20 as we are conducting a thorough curriculum review.

12. Some TOP TIPs

13. Embrace your new subjects Talk to staff Attend all lessons
Think about next steps
Be organised and use
Your planner.
GCSEs are vital
Home-learning
Read your books!
Keep up-to-date
Embrace your new subjects
Talk to staff
Attend all lessons
Remember to revisit stuff

14. REMEMBER... Get into the correct frame of mind NOW!!
The WHOLE of KS4 is crucial to success, not just Year 11
Staying on top of work helps manage revision and keeps learning manageable.
Take time to revisit topics.
Get into the correct frame of mind NOW!!

15. What is “non examined assessment”?
The name given to work produced by the student in school, under controlled conditions, which counts towards their GCSE grade
Worth 25%; 40% or 60% of the final GCSE grade depending on subject
Limited amounts of work can be produced at home
Tests additional / different skills from examinations
Success depends on consistent effort throughout – cannot make up lost time at end.
Strict rules and deadlines which teachers will explain.
You only get one shot

16. How much is controlled assessment worth?
Subject CA
EXAM
Art and Design
60%
40%
Computing
20%**
80%
Technology
50%
Drama
Media Studies
30%
70%
MFL (French & Spanish)
25%
75%
Music PE

17. How do I learn?

18. The Brain! Short term memory LEARNING Long term memory
Lasts a couple of minutes maximum!
LEARNING
Long term memory
Lasts forever…but the key is RECALL!!
...but where is it?!

19. The basic process for revision
First
then
next
finally
understand it
condense it
memorise it
review it
Learning stage – start on memory curve process
Through, Bitesize, past papers, self test, parental test, peer test.
Through lessons and homework
Revision notes:
First letter triggers
Rhyming triggers
Mind maps
Cue cards
Tables/diagrams/pictures
Notes/post-its around
room

20. The Memory Curve The Forgetting Curve 100% 80% 60% 40% 20%
1st revision
2nd revision
3rd revision
10 minutes 1 day week Time

23. Practice makes Permanent

24. Japanese Lesson

25. You

26. May

27. No

28. Chick

29. Ara

30. Japanese Lesson You may no chick ara = Yume no chikara
The power of dreams

31. Impact on revision techniques
Styles of learning
Impact on revision techniques
Tend to think more in pictures
Revise through visual aids such as diagrams, mind maps, pictures, video, colourful cue cards
Prefer detailed notes with lots of colour (coloured paper and pens).
Visual
learn through seeing
Written information can have little meaning until it is heard
Revise through reading/repeating information out loud, recording, pod casts etc
DO NOT listen to music with lyrics – this will interfere with your memory!
Auditory
learn through listening
Revise using above combinations and use actions – key is to change ROOMS and have active breaks, walk around while repeating information
Be creative with the space you are learning in
Kinaesthetic
learn through moving
and doing

32. Styles of Learning Visual: Learn through seeing
Auditory: Learn through listening
Kinaesthetic: Learn through moving and doing
Most distracted by: untidiness
Most distracted by: noises
Most distracted by: physical/moving disturbances

33. Attainment 8 and Progress 8.
These are new government measures of school performance.
All schools will be judged by this .
Attainment 8 is the average grade of all students based on their best 8 subjects.
It must have English, English Literature, Maths, 3 ebacc subjects and 3 other GCSEs. It will be shown as a grade with a + or -.
Progress 8 is the same combination of subjects but expressed as a number ranging from -1 to 1. Any positive number is very good. This year we expect our Progress 8 to be very positive

35. Every school day counts
Every single day of absence equates to a day of lost learning

37. Developing behaviours and attitudes for adult life
Education is more than just good exam results!
Think ahead and take opportunities as they arise
A good reference
attendance
punctuality
adherence to deadlines
contribution to the community

38. Your health perspective get the right amount of sleep eat sensibly
take exercise
too much ambition/pushing can be counter- productive and cause stress and burn out.

39. Parental support Good work ethic Mobile phones / internet Deadlines
Dealing with poor results
Communication with subject teachers
Communication with school
Checking s

40. Careers guidance and support at key stage 4
Herschel Grammar School
September 2019

41. Pathways After year 11 Start thinking now!
Stay in education or training until 18th birthday
A Levels – at Herschel or elsewhere
Apprenticeship
Other college courses eg BTEC

42. Choosing A Levels There is no perfect combination
Don’t just choose subjects because you feel you ought to!
Consider subjects that you like and you know are good at
Look carefully at new subjects – don’t just choose them because they are new!
Do some research into careers areas that interest you – what sort of A Levels do they require?
Use the Which University A Level Explorer

43. No degree course ever requires three specific subjects!
Some university degrees DO need specific subjects…..
Medicine
Vet Science All need Chemistry
Dentistry
Physiotherapy Science – ideally Biology
Engineering Maths and Physics
No degree course ever requires three specific subjects!

45. Levels of apprenticeships
Intermediate – equivalent to five GCSE passes
Advanced – equivalent to two A Level passes
Higher – can lead to a foundation degree
Degree apprenticeships

46. Levels of apprenticeships

48. Apprenticeships British Airways Aircraft Engineer/Business
BAA – Electrical Engineering
Tony and Guy – Hair Design
O2 – Business/IT
CGI Logica – IT apprenticeship
IBM – IT apprenticeship
BEST - Plumbing
JTL – Electrical installation
Marks and Spencer – Retail
John Lewis – Retail
Network Rail – Engineering
Mercedes Benz – Vehicle technician
Thames Water – Engineering
Virgin Media – Creative Digital
BBC – Digital Media
Barclays Bank - Banking

49. BTEC courses at college
More vocational 12 units: same as two A levels 18 units: same as three A levels Pass, Merit, Distinction Fewer exams Can still lead to university

50. BTEC courses at college
Engineering
Business
Science (Sports, Forensic, Medical)
Health and Social Care
Performing Arts
Art and Design
Public Services
Computing
Sports Studies
Travel and Tourism
Media
Horse Management
Animal Management
And lots of others…..

51. Employability skills Communication Teamwork Leadership
Perseverance
Organisation and meeting deadlines
Ability to work under pressure
Problem solving
Think about where you are using and developing these skills during Key Stage 4, inside and outside of lessons……

52. Select Careers from the Student menu

53. Careers menu on left hand side

54. On the careers website Careers Software Careers Websites
Post 16 Options
Post 18 Options
University
Apprenticeships and School Leaver Programmes
Employment
Work Experience and Volunteering

55. New user login code:
workhelp44

57. User login code:
SL1SLO

58. Careers on the ‘Parents’ Menu

60. Other ways we help and support
Two dedicated careers modules in Year 11 PSHCE (including designing and producing a CV)
Experience of work in Year 11
Business Interview Day in Year 11
Careers Insight event
Careers workshops and visits
Links with Brasenose College

62. Careers guidance and support at key stage 4
Herschel Grammar School
September 2017