Through Key Stage 4

Years 10 & 11

 

Research has highlighted there’s a direct link between parental involvement and children’s performance in school. One survey, commissioned by Becta , of 1,000 children and 1,000 parents of children came to the following conclusion:

“Researchers have found a consistent link between increasing parental engagement in a students’ learning and improved attendance, behaviour and achievement – the parent/carer’s influence on a child’s learning is more important than the schools.”

 

Support the school in supporting your child Discuss progress with them Encourage them to get grade 1’s

(outstanding) for their Effort, Homework & Attitude

Take decisive action when 3, 4 or 5 grades regularly crop up.

Come to Parents’ Consultation evenings & Progress Review Days

Monitor homework

Help them to set & achieve targets for improvement

Sign your child’s planner on a weekly basis

Ensure your son or daughter prepares fully for the main examination periods

Ensure the best possible attendance for your son or daughter

Academic Progress Review DaysNovember 26th

April 15th

Monitoring November 19th April 1st July 1st Parents’ Consultation Evening February 15th

Academic Progress Review DaysNovember

Monitoring November March

Trial Examination Results January Parents’ Consultation Evening February

Controlled assessment replaced coursework in GCSE subjects from September 2009.

Controlled assessment is an integral and important part of the GCSE courses

Controlled assessment makes up a proportion of the students final grade at the end of the course.

Controlled assessment is defined as work assigned to and completed by a student during a course of study.

It is designed to measure skills that are not effectively assessed by external assessment.

Targeting underachievementLiaison with parents/carersInterpreting informationHighlighting specific studentsTracking underachieving students

Year Office to overview progress of individual students.

Identifying students for each Tutor to monitor.

Use of outside agencies where necessary.

Monitoring attendance

Academic monitoring

Direct 1 to 1 student support both academic and organisationalConvening meetings with Parent and carers

Linking Student, subject , parents and carers

•Modular and can re-take units

•Take one Literature exam in June year 10 and the second in Year 11

• One Language exam in year 11. Take twice if needed

• GCSE controlled assessments after Christmas

Three units

Understanding non fiction texts Speaking and

Listening

Understanding spoken and written texts and creative writing

Three units

Exploring Modern Texts

Poetry Across Time

Shakespeare and the Literary Heritage

•Coursework not going home, where students could receive extra help. All written in school in controlled conditions.

•Fairer system that encourages individual ideas.

•Modular units can be taken early and re-taken. More in line with Maths and Science.

•Encourage your child to read and take them to the theatre.

•We will study ‘Of Mice and Men’, ‘An Inspector Calls’ and ‘Romeo and Juliet’ over the three years, and a variety of poetry.

•Use Kerboodle and moodle and www.aqa.org.uk

GCSE CoreScience

GCSE AdditionalScience

GCSE Additional

Applied Science

GCSE Biology

GCSE Chemistry

GCSE Physics

BTEC Applied Science

Triple Science A-

Levels in any

Science

A-Level in

Applied science

Vocational courses /

employment / BTEC Lvl3

Progression post-16

Year 9

Year 10 Year 11

Equivalent to 2 x GCSEs Pass = 2 x CMerit = 2 x BDistinction = 2 x A

20th May – P4,P5,P6 exam (17%) 17th June – C4,C5,C6 exam (17%) 23rd June – B4,B5,B6 exam (17%)

13th Dec – physics coursework deadline (33%)

14th Feb – biology coursework deadline (33%) 11th April – chemistry coursework deadline

(33%)

17th January – B2, C2, P2 exam (17%) 25th May – Ideas in Context Exam (17%) 15th June – B3, C3, P3 exam (17%)

Coursework is worth 33% Y9 exam was worth 17%

Every Lesson ! – Attendance is the key Portfolio-based assessment Students will be given feedback on

achievement and chance to improve work to meet the criteria

NO EXAMS

GCSE and beyond

The New GCSE has been extended to include mathematics on a functional level

Functional mathematics relates to how maths applies and relates to the real world

Students will now be partly examined in this way

It is crucial your son/daughter reflect on the relevance of maths to everyday life

GCSE Mathematics GCSE Statistics (includes a controlled

assessment) Additional Maths

A Free Standing Maths Qualification Worth valuable UCAS points Sits between GCSE and AS Level

Unit 2 will be examined in Nov 2010 (Worth 33%)

Unit 1 and GCSE Statistics will be examined in June 2011 (Worth 27%)

Unit 3 and Additional Maths will be examined in June 2012 (Worth 40%)

All examined with the AQA exam board

GCSE Mathematics GCSE Statistics (includes a controlled

assessment) Unit 2 will be examined in Nov 2010

(Worth 33%) Unit 1 and GCSE Statistics will be

examined in June 2011 (Worth 27%) Unit 3 will be examined in June 2012

(Worth 40%) All examined with the AQA exam board

GCSE Mathematics We can give time and support to ensure

that your son/daughter gets the best grade they possibly can

An extra lesson a fortnight is dedicated to focusing on Functional Maths skills

Unit 1 will be examined in Nov 2010 (Worth 30%)

Unit 2 will be examined in June 2011 (Worth 30%)

Unit 3 will be examined in June 2012 (Worth 40%)

All examined with the Edexcel exam board

Encourage and help them to see the relevance of maths in everyday life and the ‘real world’

Use a variety of websites and resources to support their learningwww.mymaths.co.ukwww.samlearning.comKerboodleBBC bitesizeThe Edexcel and AQA exam board websites

Core ICT

Option ICT

100% Coursework

1- 2 GCSE Equivalent Qualification

Most will obtains 2 GCSEs

Minimum of 2 - 4 Units need completing

100% Coursework

3 - 4 GCSE Equivalent Qualification

Most will obtain 4 GCSEs

Minimum of 6 Units need completing

Option ICT

7/8 Units

= 4 GCSEs

Core ICT

4 Units

= 2 GCSEs

Shelley College WebsiteTwitter

Shelley College Parental GatewayParent Mail

Buy4SchoolRevision Website

Information about the College, notices and updates

http://www.shelleycollege.o

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Short Updates, reminders and information about the College

http://twitter.com/shelleycollege

@shelleycollege

Shelley College Twitter

Specific Information about your children available to you in real time via a secure online website:Attendance (am & pm)AttainmentMonitoringBehaviour

Parental Gateway

Information is password protected – you will shortly receive a user ID and password to access the site.

Visit www.shelleycollege.org and click on

Please be careful here.

Click Private Computer if you,

and only you, have access to it

Click here to change your

password

Type username and passwords

and click Log On.

What is in the Parental Gateway?

Please be careful here.

Click Private Computer if you,

and only you, have access to it

You can control the dates you can

see here

Emails and/or SMS Information sent directly to you.

Replacing postal and printed communications

Have YOU registered?Forms available tonight

Anyone can register as an individual Link yourself to Shelley College

Go through the Buy4School Gateway to buy online from the same companies you buy from now

Also some High Street Shops

YOU get money back on each purchase School gets money from each purchase

http://www.buy4schools.co.uk/

www.samlearning.comShelley College pays a subscription for this

site Individual UserID and PasswordsResearch shows 10 Hours = ½ a grade

Revision Websites

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/bitesizeNo subscription for this siteNo Individual UserID and Passwords

Revision Websites

http://getrevising.co.uk/No Subscription FeeStudents individually SubscribePlanning Homework and Revision

Timetables Ideas for revising effectively

Revision Websites

How else can we support you and help you support your

children’s learning?

We look forward to working with you to achieve the best for your

child