Welcome
Year 10 Parents Information Evening
Introduction
Miss A Gill
Head of Year 10
Key Stage 4
Qualifications achieved in Key Stage 4 will be required for future career
Performance at Key Stage 4 is now looked at by Universities and Higher Education establishments.
Performance at Key Stage 4 will be on Curriculum Vitae for the rest of their working life.
Results based society. Grades matter.
Far more competitive than ever before for university places, apprenticeships and jobs. Students need to be fully prepared.
Key Stage 4
From this point on students in Year 10 have
just over 5 academic terms remaining of their compulsory education.
This amounts to around 66 Academy weeks or 330 days
Controlled assessments which contribute to final grades are starting this term.
First GCSE examination will take place on January 12 2012. It is worth 33%.
TIME IS TICKING!
Year 10 Student Expectations
Work hard in lessons.
Complete classwork and homework to the highest standards.
Prepare fully for controlled assessments and GCSE examinations
Work at a constant level throughout BTEC courses.
Show commitment.
Be consistent.
Aim high
Do the best they can.
Help and Support
Accessing subject support during enrichment time.
Asking teachers for help when needed.
In the run-up to examinations, utilising revision sessions put on by each department during enrichment time.
During the Easter holidays, attending revision sessions put on by each department.
Using GCSE Bitesize and other appropriate revision websites.
Doing past papers to improve exam technique.
Use the Careers services available.
Success at Key Stage 4
Consistent approach
Aiming high! Target grade of a C or higher.
Have a plan for Post 16. Research it and know what you need to get it.
Accessing all the support at Macmillan that is available.
Assessment
Mrs Lloyd
Assistant Principal
Controlled Assessment
Controlled Assessment has replaced coursework in a number of GCSEs
Controlled Assessments are taken under controlled conditions usually in a classroom environment
Not all GCSE subjects include Controlled Assessment All Controlled Assessments are mandatory and are worth
between 20-40% of the final GCSE grade
Controlled Assessment
‘If you use someone else’s ideas in your work without giving them credit for the original, this is plagiarism (trying to pass someone else’s work off as your own). If this work is submitted for your qualification this constitutes malpractice and you will be penalised, which could result in disqualification from the examination or examination series.’
Using Sources, Ofqual 2010
Controlled Assessment Booklet
Time plan of all subjects in Years 10 & 11
Marks available
Outline of the assessment
Resources needed
Preparation work
Dates and times
Controlled Assessment
Help from Parents
May encourage child and discuss planning and timing of their work
May provide access to resource materials
Must not give direct advice on what should or should not be included
Avoiding Plagiarism, Ofqual 2010
Controlled Assessment
Different levels of control for different subjects
Everything attracting marks to be done under supervision
Research can be done without supervision – but worthless without annotation
Never use Wikipedia as a sole source
Annotation must be under supervision
Writing frames are restrictive for higher grade candidates
GCSE Modularisation
Increased focus on modular approach
All external modular examinations are mandatory and are worth between 20-40% of the final GCSE grade
Modular examinations take place in January, March, May/June & November (Y10)
Timetables are available on the Macmillan Academy Calendar and on the Exam Information section on the website
No internal examinations in Y10
Internal examinations in most subjects in Y11
Reporting to Parents
Progress Data
weeks beginning 17 October 2011& 16 January 2012
Annual Report
week beginning 7 May 2012
Parent Teacher Consultation Evening
week beginning 6 February 2012
Academic Tutoring
week beginning 31 October 2011
Parent contact
Maths
Miss Cook
Head of Maths
GCSE Maths
AQA modular course
No controlled assessment
This will be examined in March 2012.
If a resit is required it will be taken in June 2012.
Unit 2 Number and Algebra
Written exam (no calculator) 1 hour 15 minutes
Available in November, March and June
66 marks 33.3% Foundation and Higher tiers
Content includes:
•Working with numbers and the number system
•Fractions, decimals and percentages
•Ratio and proportion
•Expressions and equations
•Sequences and linear functions
This will be examined in June 2012.
If a resit is required it will be taken in November 2012.
Unit 1Statistics and Number
Written exam (calculator) 1 hour
Available in November, March and June
54 marks 26.7% Foundation and Higher tiers
Content includes:
•The data handling cycle
•Data Collection
•Data presentation and analysis
•Data interpretation
•Probability
This will be examined in June 2013.
Unit 3 Geometry and Algebra
Written exam (calculator) 1 hour 30 minutes
Available in November, March and June
80 marks 40% Foundation and Higher tiers
Content includes:
•Properties of angles and shapes
•Geometrical reasoning and calculation
•Mensuration
•Graphical methods
•Solving problems with algebra
English
Mrs Colabella
Head of English
Edexcel GCSE English
Running from September 2010
English GCSE
The course is delivered over 2 years Each module can only be re-sit once English is taken on its own – you cannot take
Literature with this option
The course overview
Unit 1: 20%
English Today
Unit 2: 40%
The Writer’s Craft
Unit 3: 40%
Creative EnglishControlled Assessment
Reading response to two media/non-fiction texts
Writing task
Examination
Questions on Shakespeare
Question on prose from different cultures
Practical writing task
Controlled assessment
3 Speaking and Listening pieces
Response to poetry
Creative writing task
Controlled Assessment
Tasks are pre-set by Edexcel
Brief notes and clean texts only
Edexcel – GCSE Language and Literature
Running From September 2010
The Course
• Runs over two years
• A lot to fit in
• Just for sets 1 and 2a
The Language course overview
Unit 1: 20%
English Today
Unit 2: 40%
The Writer’s Voice
Unit 3: 40%
Spoken Language
Controlled Assessment
Reading response to two media/non-fiction texts
Writing task
Examination
Reading response to Different Cultures text
Practical writing task
Controlled assessment
3 Speaking and Listening pieces
Spoken Language Study
Writing for the spoken voice
The Language course overview
Unit 1: 20%
English Today
Unit 2: 40%
The Writer’s Voice
Unit 3: 40%
Spoken Language
Controlled Assessment
Reading response to two media/non-fiction texts
Writing task
Examination
Reading response to Different Cultures text
Practical writing task
Controlled assessment
3 Speaking and Listening pieces
Spoken Language Study
Writing for the spoken voice
Science
Mr Shaw
Head of Science
Gateway Suite
Gateway Separate Sciences
B1, B2, B3 B4, B5, B6Controlled
assessment B
GCSEBiology
35% 75 min 40% 90 min 25%
C1, C2, C3 C4, C5, C6 Controlled
assessment C
GCSEChemistry
35% 75 min 40% 90 min 25%
P1, P2, P3 P4, P5, P6Controlled
assessment P GCSEPhysics
35% 75 min 40% 90 min 25%
Gateway Science & Additional Science
B1, C1, P1 B2, C2, P2Controlled
assessment S
GCSEScience
35% 75 min 40% 90 min 25%
B3, C3, P3 B4, C4, C4 Controlled
assessment A GCSE
Additional Science35% 75 min 40% 90 min 25%
Each mixed paper includes questions from biology, chemistry and physics
Terminal Requirement
40% of assessment must be taken in final series, when certification is requested
Any combination of units: Controlled Assessment and Written Paper
Units which are part of the 40% must ‘count’
Requirement must be met again if candidate subsequently re-certificates
Thank you for coming.
Staff will be in attendance should you have any questions.