year 10 transition evening welcome - llanishen high school · 2017. 9. 21. · after exams,...

Year 10 Transition Evening WelcomeMr R Bloor- Head of Year 10

rob.bloor@llanishen.cardiff.sch.uk

Year 10 English LanguageClaire Lockwood – Director of English

claire.lockwood@llanishen.cardiff.sch.uk

GCSE English Language

Both exams are at the end of year 10

20% of the course is oracy (recorded)

10% individually researched presentation – already achieved for most students at end of year 9 with huge success!

10% interacting and responding (discussion)

80% is externally examined

Unit 2 (40%) description, narration or exposition, including editing and proof-reading, and a choice of 2 writing tasks

Unit 3 (40%) persuasion and argumentation and 2 pieces of writing

Writing accuracy features as 50% of all writing tasks (sentence structure, punctuation, spelling and grammar)

SkillsStudents will be regularly assessed.

The language papers test a variety of reading and writing skills, and the reading section

includes both continuous and non-continuous, texts, both fiction and non-fiction.

Reading Skills:

Deduction & retrieval

Verbal reasoning

Explanation

Interpreting word meaning

Summarising

Inference

Synthesis

Sequencing

Editing

Writing skills:

Proof-reading

Narration:

Describe an occasion when …

Write an account of …

Exposition:

Essay

Persuasion and Argumentation

Letter (formal or informal)

Speech

Report

Article

Review

Leaflet

Guide

Outline of course

Year 10 Learning & Teaching Focus Main Assessment

Autumn 1(7 weeks)

Reading skills: comparison and summaryWriting skills: article and letterOracy skills: discussion

Interacting and Responding (10%)

Autumn 2(7 weeks)

Reading skills: Inference, synthesis, what impressions, sequencingWriting skills: speech, exposition and account

Unit 3 Mock exam

Spring 1(7 weeks)

Reading skills: explanation, text purposes, thoughts and feelings, comparisonWriting skills: description, leaflet and report

Unit 2 mock exam

Spring 2(6 weeks)

Reading skills: explanation, what impressions, thoughts and feelings and summaryWriting skills: review, account and description

Unit 3 mock exam

Summer 1(5 weeks)

Reading skills: inference, synthesis – teacher choice according to class needsWriting skills: according to class needs

Walking Talking Mock

Summer 2(6 weeks)

After exams, literature study: Of Mice and Men Unit 2 External Exam: Tues 5th JuneUnit 3 External Exam: Fri 8th June

Ways of supporting your child

Internet

WJEC website – educational

resources

Recommended revision book

from WJEC

Homework

Expose them to as many

different text types a possible:

newspapers, magazines, blogs,

documentaries, fiction texts

£5.95

Amazon

£8.98

Amazon£7.50

Amazon

Questions

Year 10 Mathematics Mr Dan White – Director of

Mathematics

dan.white@llanishen.cardiff.sch.uk

The New Specifications

Your son or daughter will be sitting the Mathematics GCSE examination in June 2018 and the Mathematics - Numeracy GCSE examination in November 2018.

They are the third year group to sit the new double GCSE.

There are two papers for Mathematics-Numeracy and two papers for Mathematics.

The first paper of each is Non-Calculator and the second is Calculator allowed.

Mathematics-Numeracy focuses on the application of Mathematics with questions being put into a real life context. Very detailed worded questions.

Mathematics covers a wider range of topics and is assessing pupils knowledge and understanding of Mathematical Methods.

Key Dates

• Mathematics Unit 1 Non Calculator Thursday 24th May 2018 (AM)

• Mathematics Unit 2 Calculator Thursday 7th June 2018 (AM)

• Mathematics-Numeracy Unit 1 November 2018

• Mathematics-Numeracy Unit 2 Calculator November 2018

All Foundation examinations are 1 hour 30 minutes and all Intermediate and Higher Tier examinations are 1 Hour 45 Minutes.

Tiers of Entry

The New GCSE have three tiers of entry -

Foundation Tier Grades G to D

Intermediate Tier Grades E to B

Higher Tier A* to C

How to help your son/Daughter?

Useful websites available –

1) Hegarty Maths Username: Their Name Password: They have already

set up a password/if not it is their DOB

2) Corbett Maths No login required

3) Wjec Question Bank

The best way to revise Mathematics is to practise questions as opposed to

reading through notes.

A bank of past papers will be added to the school website.

Things in place to support your

son/Daughter

After school and lunchtime revision available for all tiers starting after Christmas, details will be sent out via parentmail.

Additional intervention lessons being run with our numeracy specialist.

Revision sessions during May half term.

Weekly past papers being set for homework and item level feedback given for completed papers.

Year 10 Science Mr Jonathan Kiff – Director of Science

Jonathan.kiff@llanishen.cardiff.sch.uk

The New Science Specifications

Your son or daughter will be sitting Science examinations in

June 2018.

They will be the second cohort of pupils to sit these

examinations.

Double award Science consists of 6 papers and a practical

exam. 2 GCSE grades are awarded.

Triple award Science also consists of 6 papers and a

practical exam. 3 GCSE grades are awarded.

Exam Information & Key Dates

Double Award Science

Unit Weighting Exam Sitting

Unit 1 - Biology 1 (1 hr 15 mins) 15% 11th June 2018

Unit 2 - Chemistry 1 (1 hr 15 mins) 15% 13th June 2018

Unit 3 - Physics 1 (1 hr 15 mins) 15% 15th June 2018

Unit 4 - Biology 2 (1 hr 15 mins) 15% Summer 2019

Unit 5 - Chemistry 2 (1 hr 15 mins) 15% Summer 2019

Unit 6 - Physics 2 (1 hr 15 mins) 15% Summer 2019

Unit 7 - Practical Assessment 10% Spring Term 2019

(Jan-Feb)

Exam Information & Key Dates

Triple Award Science

Unit Weighting Exam Sitting

Unit 1 - Biology 1 (1 hr 45 mins) 45% 11th June 2018

Unit 1 - Chemistry 1 (1 hr 45 mins) 45% 13th June 2018

Unit 1 - Physics 1 (1 hr 45 mins) 45% 15th June 2018

Unit 2 - Biology 2 (1 hr 45 mins) 45% Summer 2019

Unit 2 - Chemistry 2 (1 hr 45 mins) 45% Summer 2019

Unit 2 - Physics 2 (1 hr 45 mins) 45% Summer 2019

Unit 3 - Practical Assessment 10% Spring Term 2019

(Jan-Feb)

Tiers of Entry

Both Double and Triple award have 2 tiers

of entry:

• Higher Tier (Grades A* - D)

• Foundation Tier (Grades C – G)

Helping Your Child SucceedUseful online resources:

FREE electronic revision guides from Bangor

University (Double award only – at the moment!!!)

https://www.bangor.ac.uk/ccm/gcserevision.php.

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BBC Bitesize GCSE Science – now available for the

new WJEC Science specifications.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zrkw2h

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WJEC Question Bank.

http://www.wjec.co.uk/question-bank/question-

Additional Support for Your Child

After school and lunchtime revision sessions

starting in the spring term - details will be sent

out via parent-mail.

A hard copy revision guide will be provided for

the 3 Sciences.

Past papers will be provided for your child to

complete. These will highlight areas of

weakness to further focus your child’s revision.