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Achievement 4 All
Year 10
‘The starting point of all achievement is desire’ Napolean Hill
3
Contents Foreword 4 #Steps2Success GCSE English Language and Literature 5 GCSE Maths 6 GCSE Science 7 GCSE Geography 8 GCSE History 9 GCSE MFL (French, German & Spanish) 10 GCSE Physical Education 11 BTEC Sports Studies 12 GCSE Drama 13 Music (Rock School) 14 GCSE Media 15 GCSE Dance 16 GCSE Fine Art 17 GCSE Product Design 18 GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition 19 GCSE Business 20 BTEC Enterprise 21 BTEC Digital Information Technology 22 Additional Guidance and Support A Parent’s Guide to GCSE Revision 23-37 Online Learning Platforms 38 Contact Details 39
‘The starting point of all achievement is desire’ Napolean Hill
4
Dear Parent/Carer, Welcome to The Ferrers School and our Year 10 Core Curriculum Evening. Year 10 represents the first year of two years of GCSE study in preparation for final examinations in the summer of 2021. With this in mind, we want to empower you with the knowledge of what to expect this year along with guidance on how you can best support your son/daughter throughout Year 10 and 11. Within this booklet you will find a series of Steps2Success overviews for Autumn 2 (November to December) for each subject that your son/daughter studies. The overviews share key areas of the course that students must commit to studying both in curriculum time and away from school in their own time, as well as details of on-going assessment.
Students who are well planned and successfully complete all of their homework, factor in additional time to revise key topics and review future topics will go on to be achieve results to be proud of.
In addition to the Steps2Success details for Autumn 2 we have included, ‘A Parent’s Guide to GCSE Revision’.
If you have further questions, or require further detail on each course, please contact your child’s tutor or class teacher in the first instance. Alternatively, contact the Curriculum Leader for the subject who can redirect your queries on to the relevant teacher. You can find full contact details for the relevant members of staff on page 39. Thank you for taking the time to come into school this evening. I look forward to celebrating our student’s achievements with parents/carers and staff across the next academic year and beyond. Yours sincerely Mr M Albinson Vice Principal
‘The
sta
rtin
g po
int o
f all
achi
evem
ent i
s de
sire’
N
apol
ean
Hill
5
#Ste
ps2S
ucce
ss –
GCS
E En
glish
Lang
uage
and
Lite
ratu
re
The
cale
ndar
bel
ow o
utlin
es k
ey a
reas
of t
he co
urse
that
stud
ents
mus
t com
mit
to st
udyi
ng b
oth
in cu
rricu
lum
tim
e an
d aw
ay fr
om sc
hool
in th
eir o
wn
time.
Stu
dent
s who
ar
e w
ell p
lann
ed a
nd su
cces
sful
ly co
mpl
ete
all o
f the
ir ho
mew
ork,
fact
or in
add
ition
al ti
me
to re
vise
key
topi
cs a
nd re
view
futu
re to
pics
will
go
on to
be
achi
eve
resu
lts to
be
prou
d of
.
Wee
k Co
mm
encin
g Fo
cus i
n cla
ss
Inde
pend
ent S
tudy
(HW
) On
goin
g As
sess
men
t
4th N
ovem
ber
A Ch
ristm
as C
arol
: Lite
ratu
re P
aper
1: 1
9th ce
ntur
y
Book
let a
nd o
ngoi
ng re
visio
n
In cl
ass a
sses
smen
t, in
cludi
ng ‘p
op’
test
s, lo
w le
vel r
etrie
val a
nd a
naly
tical
es
says
.
11th
Nov
embe
r
18th
Nov
embe
r
25th
Nov
embe
r As
sess
men
t wee
k –
sum
mat
ive
asse
ssm
ent w
ill b
e do
ne th
is w
eek
and
a un
it gr
ade
give
n On
goin
g re
visio
n GC
SE Li
tera
ture
Pap
er 1
B su
mm
ativ
e as
sess
men
t. 2nd
Dec
embe
r Po
etry
ant
holo
gy cl
uste
r 1: L
itera
ture
Pap
er 2
: Pow
er
and
Conf
lict
Rese
arch
and
revi
sion
In
clas
s ass
essm
ent,
inclu
ding
‘pop
’ te
sts,
low
leve
l ret
rieva
l and
ana
lytic
al
essa
ys.
9th D
ecem
ber
16th
Dec
embe
r Po
etry
ant
holo
gy cl
uste
r 1: L
itera
ture
Pap
er 2
: Pow
er
and
Conf
lict –
sam
ple
sum
mat
ive
asse
ssm
ent t
his
wee
k
Ongo
ing
revi
sion
GCSE
Lite
ratu
re P
aper
2B
sum
mat
ive
asse
ssm
ent.
‘The
sta
rtin
g po
int o
f all
achi
evem
ent i
s de
sire’
N
apol
ean
Hill
6
#Ste
ps2S
ucce
ss –
GCS
E M
athe
mat
ics
The
cale
ndar
bel
ow o
utlin
es k
ey a
reas
of t
he co
urse
that
stud
ents
mus
t com
mit
to st
udyi
ng b
oth
in cu
rricu
lum
tim
e an
d aw
ay fr
om sc
hool
in th
eir o
wn
time.
Stu
dent
s who
ar
e w
ell p
lann
ed a
nd su
cces
sful
ly co
mpl
ete
all o
f the
ir ho
mew
ork,
fact
or in
add
ition
al ti
me
to re
vise
key
topi
cs a
nd re
view
futu
re to
pics
will
go
on to
be
achi
eve
resu
lts to
be
prou
d of
.
Wee
k Co
mm
encin
g Fo
cus i
n cla
ss
Inde
pend
ent S
tudy
(HW
) On
goin
g As
sess
men
t
4th N
ovem
ber
Cong
ruen
ce a
nd S
imila
rity
Mat
hs W
atch
+ P
iXL G
rade
End
of u
nit a
sses
smen
t
11th
Nov
embe
r Py
thag
oras
’ The
orem
and
Trig
onom
etry
En
d of
uni
t ass
essm
ent
18th
Nov
embe
r Py
thag
oras
’ The
orem
and
Trig
onom
etry
25th
Nov
embe
r Si
mul
tane
ous E
quat
ions
En
d of
uni
t ass
essm
ent
2nd D
ecem
ber
Sim
ulta
neou
s Equ
atio
ns (Q
uadr
atic
for H
ighe
r)
9th D
ecem
ber
Less
ons b
ased
on
reca
p an
d re
call
from
Ter
m 1
and
2
16th
Dec
embe
r En
d of
term
ass
essm
ent
End
of te
rm a
sses
smen
t inc
ludi
ng
popu
latio
n of
PLC
‘The
sta
rtin
g po
int o
f all
achi
evem
ent i
s de
sire’
N
apol
ean
Hill
7
#Ste
ps2S
ucce
ss –
GCS
E Sc
ienc
e
The
cale
ndar
bel
ow o
utlin
es k
ey a
reas
of t
he co
urse
that
stud
ents
mus
t com
mit
to st
udyi
ng b
oth
in cu
rricu
lum
tim
e an
d aw
ay fr
om sc
hool
in th
eir o
wn
time.
Stu
dent
s who
ar
e w
ell p
lann
ed a
nd su
cces
sful
ly co
mpl
ete
all o
f the
ir ho
mew
ork,
fact
or in
add
ition
al ti
me
to re
vise
key
topi
cs a
nd re
view
futu
re to
pics
will
go
on to
be
achi
eve
resu
lts to
be
prou
d of
.
Wee
k Co
mm
encin
g Fo
cus i
n cla
ss
Inde
pend
ent S
tudy
(HW
) On
goin
g As
sess
men
t
4th N
ovem
ber
Biol
ogy:
Bac
teria
l inf
ectio
n an
d di
seas
e Ch
emist
ry: S
truc
ture
of c
arbo
n Ph
ysics
: Inv
estig
atin
g cir
cuits
Past
pap
er q
uest
ions
and
Ong
oing
re
visio
n as
gui
ded
by th
e te
ache
r
In cl
ass a
sses
smen
t inc
ludi
ng p
ink
shee
t lon
ger e
xam
styl
e qu
estio
ns,
regu
lar l
ow-le
vel r
etrie
val a
nd re
call
and
appl
icatio
n ex
am q
uest
ions
in
cludi
ng e
nd o
f top
ic te
sts.
11th
Nov
embe
r Bi
olog
y: V
iral a
nd fu
ngal
dise
ase
Chem
istry
: Met
allic
bon
ding
Ph
ysics
: Ele
ctric
ity in
the
hom
e
18th
Nov
embe
r Bi
olog
y: F
ight
ing
dise
ase
Chem
istry
: Sta
tes o
f mat
ter /
ass
essm
ent
Phys
ics: P
ower
25
th N
ovem
ber
Biol
ogy:
Fig
htin
g di
seas
e Ch
emist
ry: Q
uant
itativ
e ch
emist
ry
Phys
ics: P
ower
/ ass
essm
ent
2nd D
ecem
ber
Biol
ogy:
Dev
elop
ing
drug
s Ch
emist
ry: Q
uant
itativ
e ch
emist
ry
Phys
ics: T
he p
artic
le m
odel
9th
Dec
embe
r Bi
olog
y: D
evel
opin
g dr
ugs
Chem
istry
: Qua
ntita
tive
chem
istry
Ph
ysics
: The
par
ticle
mod
el
16th
Dec
embe
r Bi
olog
y: D
evel
opin
g dr
ugs /
ass
essm
ent
Chem
istry
: Qua
ntita
tive
chem
istry
Ph
ysics
: The
Par
ticle
mod
el /
late
nt h
eat
‘The
sta
rtin
g po
int o
f all
achi
evem
ent i
s de
sire’
N
apol
ean
Hill
8
#Ste
ps2S
ucce
ss –
GCS
E Ge
ogra
phy
The
cale
ndar
bel
ow o
utlin
es k
ey a
reas
of t
he co
urse
that
stud
ents
mus
t com
mit
to st
udyi
ng b
oth
in cu
rricu
lum
tim
e an
d aw
ay fr
om sc
hool
in th
eir o
wn
time.
Stu
dent
s who
ar
e w
ell p
lann
ed a
nd su
cces
sful
ly co
mpl
ete
all o
f the
ir ho
mew
ork,
fact
or in
add
ition
al ti
me
to re
vise
key
topi
cs a
nd re
view
futu
re to
pics
will
go
on to
be
achi
eve
resu
lts to
be
prou
d of
.
Wee
k Co
mm
encin
g Fo
cus i
n cla
ss
Inde
pend
ent S
tudy
(HW
) On
goin
g As
sess
men
t
4th N
ovem
ber
Urba
n Iss
ues a
nd C
halle
nges
– Lo
ndon
Cas
e St
udy
(Opp
ortu
nitie
s, Ch
alle
nges
and
Red
evel
opm
ent)
Kn
owle
dge
retr
ieva
l ass
ignm
ents
on
Sene
ca Le
arni
ng (C
halle
nge
of N
atur
al
Haza
rds -
Yea
r Nin
e to
pic)
; Exa
m
Que
stio
n fra
me
shee
t.
In cl
ass a
sses
smen
t, in
cludi
ng ‘p
op’
test
s, lo
w le
vel r
etrie
val a
nd
exam
inat
ion
ques
tions
.
11th
Nov
embe
r
18th
Nov
embe
r Ur
ban
Issue
s and
Cha
lleng
es –
Tra
ffic M
anag
emen
t an
d pr
epar
atio
n fo
r the
Cam
brid
ge F
ield
Visi
t. 25
th N
ovem
ber
Urba
n Iss
ues a
nd C
halle
nges
– C
ambr
idge
Fie
ld V
isit.
2nd D
ecem
ber
Urba
n Iss
ues a
nd C
halle
nges
– C
ambr
idge
Fie
ld V
isit
Cons
olid
atio
n w
ork;
Citi
es o
f the
futu
re.
9th D
ecem
ber
Urba
n Iss
ues a
nd C
halle
nges
– P
repa
ratio
n fo
r As
sess
men
t; As
sess
men
t for
one
less
on; C
ities
of t
he
futu
re.
In cl
ass a
sses
smen
t, in
cludi
ng ‘p
op’
test
s, lo
w le
vel r
etrie
val a
nd
exam
inat
ion
ques
tions
. GC
SE E
xam
Que
stio
n on
Urb
an Is
sues
an
d Ch
alle
nges
. 16
th D
ecem
ber
Urba
n Iss
ues a
nd C
halle
nges
-Fee
dbac
k on
ass
essm
ent
and
unit
revi
ew.
In cl
ass a
sses
smen
t, in
cludi
ng ‘p
op’
test
s, lo
w le
vel r
etrie
val a
nd
exam
inat
ion
ques
tions
.
‘The
sta
rtin
g po
int o
f all
achi
evem
ent i
s de
sire’
N
apol
ean
Hill
9
#Ste
ps2S
ucce
ss –
GCS
E Hi
stor
y Th
e ca
lend
ar b
elow
out
lines
key
are
as o
f the
cour
se th
at st
uden
ts m
ust c
omm
it to
stud
ying
bot
h in
curr
iculu
m ti
me
and
away
from
scho
ol in
thei
r ow
n tim
e. S
tude
nts w
ho
are
wel
l pla
nned
and
succ
essf
ully
com
plet
e al
l of t
heir
hom
ewor
k, fa
ctor
in a
dditi
onal
tim
e to
revi
se k
ey to
pics
and
revi
ew fu
ture
topi
cs w
ill g
o on
to b
e ac
hiev
e re
sults
to b
e pr
oud
of.
Wee
k Co
mm
encin
g Fo
cus i
n cla
ss
Inde
pend
ent S
tudy
(HW
) On
goin
g As
sess
men
t
4th N
ovem
ber
Thro
ugh
time:
Med
icine
175
0-19
00
Re
visio
n - S
enec
a Ho
mew
ork
or Im
pact
re
visio
n: M
edici
ne/G
erm
any
Addi
tiona
l Rev
ision
on
Rena
issan
ce
Med
icine
in p
repa
ratio
n fo
r Hal
f Te
rmly
Ass
essm
ent
CRAF
T fa
ct te
stin
g: M
edici
ne.
In cl
ass l
ow st
akes
test
ing
inclu
ding
pe
er m
arke
d ex
am q
uest
ions
.
11th
Nov
embe
r Re
visio
n - S
enec
a Ho
mew
ork
or Im
pact
re
visio
n: M
edici
ne/G
erm
any
Half
Term
ly F
orm
al A
sses
smen
t in
Rena
issan
ce m
edici
ne.
16-m
ark
GCSE
que
stio
n.
CRAF
T fa
ct te
stin
g: M
edici
ne.
In cl
ass l
ow st
akes
test
ing
inclu
ding
pe
er m
arke
d ex
am q
uest
ions
. 18
th N
ovem
ber
CRAF
T fa
ct te
stin
g: M
edici
ne.
In cl
ass l
ow st
akes
test
ing
inclu
ding
pe
er m
arke
d ex
am q
uest
ions
. 25
th N
ovem
ber
2nd D
ecem
ber
Med
icine
Thr
ough
tim
e –
20th
Cen
tury
9th D
ecem
ber
16th
Dec
embe
r
‘The
sta
rtin
g po
int o
f all
achi
evem
ent i
s de
sire’
N
apol
ean
Hill
10
#Ste
ps2S
ucce
ss –
GCS
E M
oder
n Fo
reig
n La
ngua
ges (
Fren
ch, G
erm
an a
nd S
pani
sh)
The
cale
ndar
bel
ow o
utlin
es k
ey a
reas
of t
he co
urse
that
stud
ents
mus
t com
mit
to st
udyi
ng b
oth
in cu
rricu
lum
tim
e an
d aw
ay fr
om sc
hool
in th
eir o
wn
time.
Stu
dent
s who
ar
e w
ell p
lann
ed a
nd su
cces
sful
ly co
mpl
ete
all o
f the
ir ho
mew
ork,
fact
or in
add
ition
al ti
me
to re
vise
key
topi
cs a
nd re
view
futu
re to
pics
will
go
on to
be
achi
eve
resu
lts to
be
prou
d of
.
Wee
k Co
mm
encin
g Fo
cus i
n cla
ss
Inde
pend
ent S
tudy
(HW
) On
goin
g As
sess
men
t
4th N
ovem
ber
Liste
ning
- rec
ogni
sing
tens
es
Spea
king
- des
crib
ing
a pi
ctur
e an
d op
inio
ns
Activ
e le
arn
task
s Sp
eaki
ng/w
ritin
g qu
estio
ns
Gram
mar
, rea
ding
or t
rans
latio
n w
orks
heet
s Q
uizle
t
Wee
kly
voca
bula
ry te
sts,
wee
kly
verb
en
ding
test
s, ac
tive
lear
n, w
ritin
g ta
sks,
role
pla
y, p
hoto
card
and
gen
eral
co
nver
satio
n ta
sks,
tran
slatio
ns.
11
th N
ovem
ber
Read
ing-
reco
gnisi
ng te
nses
W
ritin
g - 2
0 w
ords
task
18
th N
ovem
ber
Liste
ning
– ti
me
and
frequ
ency
mar
kers
Sp
eaki
ng –
des
crib
ing
a pi
ctur
e an
d fo
llow
up
ques
tions
25
th N
ovem
ber
Read
ing-
tim
e an
d fre
quen
cy m
arke
rs
Writ
ing
- 40
wor
ds ta
sk (2
tens
es)
2nd D
ecem
ber
Liste
ning
– li
sten
ing
for k
ey in
form
atio
n Sp
eaki
ng –
ask
ing
ques
tions
9th
Dec
embe
r En
d of
mod
ule
asse
ssm
ent –
list
enin
g, re
adin
g,
spea
king
, writ
ing
Ac
tive
lear
n ta
sks
Revi
sion
of sp
eaki
ng /w
ritin
g qu
estio
ns
Qui
zlet
16th
Dec
embe
r Fe
edba
ck o
n en
d of
mod
ule
asse
ssm
ents
/stu
dent
s’ re
spon
ses t
o ta
rget
Ac
tive
lear
n ta
sks
Chris
tmas
boo
klet
to co
mpl
ete
Lear
n th
e vo
cabu
lary
iden
tifie
d in
as
sess
men
ts
‘The
sta
rtin
g po
int o
f all
achi
evem
ent i
s de
sire’
N
apol
ean
Hill
11
#Ste
ps2S
ucce
ss –
GCS
E Ph
ysica
l Edu
catio
n Th
e ca
lend
ar b
elow
out
lines
key
are
as o
f the
cour
se th
at st
uden
ts m
ust c
omm
it to
stud
ying
bot
h in
curr
iculu
m ti
me
and
away
from
scho
ol in
thei
r ow
n tim
e. S
tude
nts w
ho
are
wel
l pla
nned
and
succ
essf
ully
com
plet
e al
l of t
heir
hom
ewor
k, fa
ctor
in a
dditi
onal
tim
e to
revi
se k
ey to
pics
and
revi
ew fu
ture
topi
cs w
ill g
o on
to b
e ac
hiev
e re
sults
to b
e pr
oud
of.
Wee
k Co
mm
encin
g Fo
cus i
n cla
ss
Inde
pend
ent S
tudy
(HW
) On
goin
g As
sess
men
t
4th N
ovem
ber
Sede
ntar
y Lif
esty
les
Ho
mew
ork
Re
capp
ing
topi
c cov
ered
to e
mbe
d kn
owle
dge
Wor
kboo
k qu
estio
ns
11
th N
ovem
ber
Bala
nced
Die
t
18th
Nov
embe
r
25th
Nov
embe
r Op
timum
Wei
ght
2nd D
ecem
ber
Func
tions
of t
he S
kele
tal
Syst
em
9th D
ecem
ber
Bone
Cla
ssifi
catio
n 16
th D
ecem
ber
Stru
ctur
e of
the
Skel
etal
Sy
stem
‘The
sta
rtin
g po
int o
f all
achi
evem
ent i
s de
sire’
N
apol
ean
Hill
12
#Ste
ps2S
ucce
ss –
BTE
C Sp
ort S
tudi
es
The
cale
ndar
bel
ow o
utlin
es k
ey a
reas
of t
he co
urse
that
stud
ents
mus
t com
mit
to st
udyi
ng b
oth
in cu
rricu
lum
tim
e an
d aw
ay fr
om sc
hool
in th
eir o
wn
time.
Stu
dent
s who
ar
e w
ell p
lann
ed a
nd su
cces
sful
ly co
mpl
ete
all o
f the
ir ho
mew
ork,
fact
or in
add
ition
al ti
me
to re
vise
key
topi
cs a
nd re
view
futu
re to
pics
will
go
on to
be
achi
eve
resu
lts to
be
prou
d of
.
Wee
k Co
mm
encin
g Fo
cus i
n cla
ss
Inde
pend
ent S
tudy
(HW
) On
goin
g As
sess
men
t
4th N
ovem
ber
Prin
ciple
s of T
rain
ing
Hom
ewor
k
Reca
ppin
g to
pic c
over
ed to
em
bed
know
ledg
e
W
orkb
ook
ques
tions
In cl
ass s
tart
ers/
plen
arie
s.
11th
Nov
embe
r
18th
Nov
embe
r
25th
Nov
embe
r M
etho
ds o
f Tra
inin
g
2nd D
ecem
ber
9th D
ecem
ber
16th
Dec
embe
r Fi
tnes
s Tes
ting
‘The
sta
rtin
g po
int o
f all
achi
evem
ent i
s de
sire’
N
apol
ean
Hill
13
#Ste
ps2S
ucce
ss –
GCS
E Dr
ama
The
cale
ndar
bel
ow o
utlin
es k
ey a
reas
of t
he co
urse
that
stud
ents
mus
t com
mit
to st
udyi
ng b
oth
in cu
rricu
lum
tim
e an
d aw
ay fr
om sc
hool
in th
eir o
wn
time.
Stu
dent
s who
ar
e w
ell p
lann
ed a
nd su
cces
sful
ly co
mpl
ete
all o
f the
ir ho
mew
ork,
fact
or in
add
ition
al ti
me
to re
vise
key
topi
cs a
nd re
view
futu
re to
pics
will
go
on to
be
achi
eve
resu
lts to
be
prou
d of
.
Wee
k Co
mm
encin
g Fo
cus i
n cla
ss
Inde
pend
ent S
tudy
(HW
) On
goin
g As
sess
men
t
4th N
ovem
ber
Smal
l Gro
up p
erfo
rman
ces f
rom
DNA
–
Voice
– P
itch,
tone
, em
phas
is an
d pa
use
Lear
n Lin
es/p
erso
nal t
arge
t set
ho
mew
ork
for i
mpr
ovem
ent
Deve
lopm
ent o
f per
form
ance
skill
s
11th
Nov
embe
r Sm
all G
roup
per
form
ance
s fro
m D
NA –
Ph
ysica
l - S
tilln
ess a
nd st
ance
Pe
rson
al ta
rget
set h
omew
ork
for
impr
ovem
ent
18th
Nov
embe
r Sm
all G
roup
per
form
ance
s fro
m D
NA –
Ph
ysica
l - P
roxe
mics
and
spat
ial a
war
enes
s Pe
rform
ance
map
ping
25th
Nov
embe
r Sm
all G
roup
per
form
ance
s fro
m D
NA –
Ch
arac
teris
atio
n –
Actio
ning
and
mot
ivat
ion
Actio
ning
you
r who
le se
ctio
n
2nd D
ecem
ber
Smal
l Gro
up p
erfo
rman
ces f
rom
DNA
– D
esig
n el
emen
ts a
nd re
hear
sal
LFX
or S
FX cu
e lis
t/ sc
ript m
arki
ng
Deve
lopm
ent o
f des
ign
9th D
ecem
ber
Smal
l Gro
up p
erfo
rman
ces f
rom
DNA
– P
erfo
rman
ces
Resp
onse
to p
erfo
rman
ce –
que
stio
n sh
eet
Rehe
arsa
l and
per
form
ance
16th
Dec
embe
r Sm
all G
roup
per
form
ance
s fro
m D
NA –
Writ
ten
eval
uatio
n DI
RT fr
om e
valu
atio
n fo
r im
prov
emen
t Ev
alua
tive
skill
s
‘The
sta
rtin
g po
int o
f all
achi
evem
ent i
s de
sire’
N
apol
ean
Hill
14
#Ste
ps2S
ucce
ss –
Mus
ic (R
ock
Scho
ol)
The
cale
ndar
bel
ow o
utlin
es k
ey a
reas
of t
he co
urse
that
stud
ents
mus
t com
mit
to st
udyi
ng b
oth
in cu
rricu
lum
tim
e an
d aw
ay fr
om sc
hool
in th
eir o
wn
time.
Stu
dent
s who
ar
e w
ell p
lann
ed a
nd su
cces
sful
ly co
mpl
ete
all o
f the
ir ho
mew
ork,
fact
or in
add
ition
al ti
me
to re
vise
key
topi
cs a
nd re
view
futu
re to
pics
will
go
on to
be
achi
eve
resu
lts to
be
prou
d of
.
Wee
k Co
mm
encin
g Fo
cus i
n cla
ss
Inde
pend
ent S
tudy
(HW
) On
goin
g As
sess
men
t
4th N
ovem
ber
Tech
: Usin
g a
DAW
: Rec
/Pla
ybac
k Al
l: 20
1: Ja
zz P
rese
ntat
ions
Pe
rf: P
erfo
rman
ce S
kills
Per
form
ance
Rese
arch
pro
ject
s Cu
base
skill
s and
exp
erim
enta
tion
Perfo
rman
ce a
nd re
hear
sal s
kills
Re
sear
ch sk
ills
11
th N
ovem
ber
Tech
: DAW
Edi
ting:
Del
etin
g/Ve
locit
y/Q
uant
isatio
n Pe
rf: P
erf S
kills
Uni
t Te
ch: R
esea
rch
and
expe
rimen
tatio
n on
taug
ht id
eas
Perf:
Reh
ears
al
18th
Nov
embe
r Te
ch: D
AW B
asic
Com
pose
20
1: Ja
zz P
rese
ntat
ions
Pe
rf: G
oal S
ettin
g, T
arge
ts a
nd D
eadl
ines
Obj
2.1
Tech
: Res
earc
h an
d ex
perim
enta
tion
on ta
ught
idea
s Pe
rf: R
ehea
rsal
25
th N
ovem
ber
All:
Theo
ry: S
cale
s/Ch
ords
Te
ch: D
evel
opin
g a
com
posit
ion
Perf:
204
Obj
3.1
: Rep
erto
ire D
evel
opm
ent
All:
Theo
ry q
uest
ions
Unde
rsta
ndin
g an
d ap
plica
tion
of
theo
retic
al co
ncep
ts
Sett
ing
appr
opria
te g
oals
2nd D
ecem
ber
Tech
: 207
: Adv
ance
d DA
W: R
outin
g/Se
nds
Perf:
204
Obj
3.1
: Pra
ctice
Rou
tine
Tech
: Res
earc
h of
taug
ht co
ncep
ts
Perf:
Reh
ears
al
Cuba
se sk
ills a
nd e
xper
imen
tatio
n Pe
rform
ance
and
rehe
arsa
l ski
lls
Rese
arch
skill
s
9th D
ecem
ber
Tech
: 207
: Adv
ance
d DA
W: E
ffect
s Pe
rf: 2
04 O
bj 3
.1: P
ract
ice R
outin
e Te
ch: R
esea
rch
of ta
ught
conc
epts
Pe
rf: R
ehea
rsal
16
Dec
embe
r Te
ch: 2
07: A
dvan
ced
DAW
: Cho
p/Ti
me
Stre
tch/
Re
vers
e Al
l: 20
1: C
ount
ry P
rese
ntat
ion
Laun
ch
Perf:
204
Obj
3.1
: Rev
iew
ing
Tech
: Res
earc
h of
taug
ht co
ncep
ts
Perf:
Reh
ears
al
All:
Pres
enta
tion
rese
arch
‘The
sta
rtin
g po
int o
f all
achi
evem
ent i
s de
sire’
N
apol
ean
Hill
15
#Ste
ps2S
ucce
ss –
BTE
C M
edia
Th
e ca
lend
ar b
elow
out
lines
key
are
as o
f the
cour
se th
at st
uden
ts m
ust c
omm
it to
stud
ying
bot
h in
curr
iculu
m ti
me
and
away
from
scho
ol in
thei
r ow
n tim
e. S
tude
nts w
ho
are
wel
l pla
nned
and
succ
essf
ully
com
plet
e al
l of t
heir
hom
ewor
k, fa
ctor
in a
dditi
onal
tim
e to
revi
se k
ey to
pics
and
revi
ew fu
ture
topi
cs w
ill g
o on
to b
e ac
hiev
e re
sults
to b
e pr
oud
of.
Wee
k Co
mm
encin
g Fo
cus i
n cla
ss
Inde
pend
ent S
tudy
(HW
) On
goin
g As
sess
men
t
4th N
ovem
ber
Com
pone
nt 2
: Re-
Imag
ine
Proj
ect
Indi
vidu
al P
ract
ical P
roje
ct
Taki
ng p
hoto
grap
hs, f
ilmin
g fo
otag
e fo
r use
in p
ract
ical p
rodu
ct
Teac
her o
bser
vatio
n in
clas
s and
1:1
ve
rbal
feed
back
11th
Nov
embe
r
18th
Nov
embe
r
25th
Nov
embe
r
2nd D
ecem
ber
9th D
ecem
ber
16th
Dec
embe
r Co
mpl
ete
and
Hand
-in R
e-Im
agin
e Pr
ojec
t Ta
ken
in fo
r for
mal
ass
essm
ent
‘The
sta
rtin
g po
int o
f all
achi
evem
ent i
s de
sire’
N
apol
ean
Hill
16
#Ste
ps2S
ucce
ss –
BTE
C Da
nce
The
cale
ndar
bel
ow o
utlin
es k
ey a
reas
of t
he co
urse
that
stud
ents
mus
t com
mit
to st
udyi
ng b
oth
in cu
rricu
lum
tim
e an
d aw
ay fr
om sc
hool
in th
eir o
wn
time.
St
uden
ts w
ho a
re w
ell p
lann
ed a
nd su
cces
sful
ly co
mpl
ete
all o
f the
ir ho
mew
ork,
fact
or in
add
ition
al ti
me
to re
vise
key
topi
cs a
nd re
view
futu
re to
pics
will
go
on to
be
achi
eve
resu
lts to
be
prou
d of
.
Wee
k Co
mm
encin
g Fo
cus i
n cla
ss
Inde
pend
ent S
tudy
(HW
) On
goin
g As
sess
men
t 4th
Nov
embe
r Co
mpo
nent
2: D
evel
opin
g Sk
ills a
nd T
echn
ique
s Gr
oup
Chor
eogr
aphy
Pro
ject
Rese
arch
ing
and
rehe
arsin
g fo
r use
in
chor
eogr
aphy
pro
ject
. Te
ache
r obs
erva
tion
in cl
ass a
nd
1:1
verb
al fe
edba
ck
11
th N
ovem
ber
Rehe
arsin
g in
ow
n tim
e.
18
th N
ovem
ber
25th
Nov
embe
r
2nd D
ecem
ber
9th D
ecem
ber
16th
Dec
embe
r Co
mpo
nent
3: D
evel
opin
g Sk
ills a
nd T
echn
ique
s Ch
oreo
grap
hy P
erfo
rman
ce A
sses
smen
t W
ritte
n te
ache
r fee
dbac
k gi
ven
afte
r per
form
ance
ass
essm
ent.
‘The
sta
rtin
g po
int o
f all
achi
evem
ent i
s de
sire’
N
apol
ean
Hill
17
#Ste
ps2S
ucce
ss –
GCS
E Fi
ne A
rt
The
cale
ndar
bel
ow o
utlin
es k
ey a
reas
of t
he co
urse
that
stud
ents
mus
t com
mit
to st
udyi
ng b
oth
in cu
rricu
lum
tim
e an
d aw
ay fr
om sc
hool
in th
eir o
wn
time.
Stu
dent
s who
ar
e w
ell p
lann
ed a
nd su
cces
sful
ly co
mpl
ete
all o
f the
ir ho
mew
ork,
fact
or in
add
ition
al ti
me
to re
vise
key
topi
cs a
nd re
view
futu
re to
pics
will
go
on to
be
achi
eve
resu
lts to
be
prou
d of
.
Wee
k Co
mm
encin
g Fo
cus i
n cla
ss
Inde
pend
ent S
tudy
(HW
) On
goin
g As
sess
men
t 4th
Nov
embe
r To
pro
duce
an
outli
ne o
f a p
roje
ct o
n th
e th
eme
of
iden
tity
in li
ne w
ith a
GCS
E pr
ojec
t.
Colle
ct im
ages
and
obj
ects
that
will
su
ppor
t a fi
nal i
mag
e th
at w
ill b
e co
mpl
eted
in cl
ass
In li
ne w
ith N
EA a
sses
smen
t
11th
Nov
embe
r Se
lf-po
rtra
its fr
om a
mirr
or in
pen
cil P
int o
r col
oure
d pe
ncil
Cont
inue
with
por
trai
ts a
nd w
ork
from
pe
rson
al p
hoto
s abo
ut in
divi
dual
pr
ojec
ts
18th
Nov
embe
r St
udie
s fro
m li
fe o
f obj
ects
whi
ch re
flect
thei
r life
. Co
ntin
ue to
dra
w o
bjec
ts fr
om li
fe th
at
show
per
sona
l ide
ntity
25
th N
ovem
ber
Intr
oduc
tion
of a
rtist
that
influ
ence
s the
ir w
ork.
Led
by te
ache
r. Re
sear
ch a
rtist
copy
ont
o pa
per a
nd
anal
yse
simila
ritie
s bet
wee
n ar
tist a
nd
wor
k 2nd
Dec
embe
r Co
mbi
ne a
ll im
ages
to p
rodu
ce a
pai
ntin
g on
the
them
e of
iden
tity
Plan
out
pict
ure
and
inclu
de id
eas f
rom
ar
tist.
9th D
ecem
ber
Cont
inue
with
pai
ntin
g Co
ntin
ue to
wor
k fro
m p
hoto
grap
hs o
r st
ill li
fe o
n th
e th
eme
of id
entit
y 16
th D
ecem
ber
Com
plet
e pa
intin
g an
d an
alys
e. F
ind
conn
ectio
ns
betw
een
pain
ting
and
artis
t. Ev
alua
te
Com
plet
e an
y ba
ckgr
ound
wor
k th
at
will
supp
ort p
aint
ing.
‘The
sta
rtin
g po
int o
f all
achi
evem
ent i
s de
sire’
N
apol
ean
Hill
18
#Ste
ps2S
ucce
ss –
GCS
E Pr
oduc
t Des
ign
The
cale
ndar
bel
ow o
utlin
es k
ey a
reas
of t
he co
urse
that
stud
ents
mus
t com
mit
to st
udyi
ng b
oth
in cu
rricu
lum
tim
e an
d aw
ay fr
om sc
hool
in th
eir o
wn
time.
Stu
dent
s who
ar
e w
ell p
lann
ed a
nd su
cces
sful
ly co
mpl
ete
all o
f the
ir ho
mew
ork,
fact
or in
add
ition
al ti
me
to re
vise
key
topi
cs a
nd re
view
futu
re to
pics
will
go
on to
be
achi
eve
resu
lts to
be
prou
d of
.
Wee
k Co
mm
encin
g Fo
cus i
n cla
ss
Inde
pend
ent S
tudy
(HW
) On
goin
g As
sess
men
t
4th N
ovem
ber
A ra
nge
of a
nnot
ated
des
ign
Idea
s usin
g re
cogn
ised
grap
hic t
echn
ique
s fro
m te
rm 1
. Pr
oduc
t Evo
lutio
n
In li
ne w
ith N
EA a
sses
smen
t for
des
ign
sect
ion.
11th
Nov
embe
r M
ater
ials
Rese
arch
18th
Nov
embe
r De
sign
deve
lopm
ent o
f sel
ecte
d id
eas a
nd
just
ifica
tion.
Sm
art M
ater
ials
25th
Nov
embe
r Fi
nal d
esig
n pr
esen
tatio
n an
d en
gine
erin
g dr
awin
g sh
owin
g di
men
sion.
M
anuf
actu
ring
Spec
ifica
tion
2nd D
ecem
ber
Man
ufac
turin
g us
ing
a ra
nge
of m
ater
ials
and
tech
niqu
es a
ppro
pria
te to
fina
l des
ign.
Man
ufac
turin
g di
ary
9th
Dec
embe
r
16th
Dec
embe
r
‘The
sta
rtin
g po
int o
f all
achi
evem
ent i
s de
sire’
N
apol
ean
Hill
19
#Ste
ps2S
ucce
ss –
GCS
E Fo
od P
repa
ratio
n an
d Nu
triti
on
The
cale
ndar
bel
ow o
utlin
es k
ey a
reas
of t
he co
urse
that
stud
ents
mus
t com
mit
to st
udyi
ng b
oth
in cu
rricu
lum
tim
e an
d aw
ay fr
om sc
hool
in th
eir o
wn
time.
Stu
dent
s who
ar
e w
ell p
lann
ed a
nd su
cces
sful
ly co
mpl
ete
all o
f the
ir ho
mew
ork,
fact
or in
add
ition
al ti
me
to re
vise
key
topi
cs a
nd re
view
futu
re to
pics
will
go
on to
be
achi
eve
resu
lts to
be
prou
d of
.
Wee
k Co
mm
encin
g Fo
cus i
n cla
ss
Inde
pend
ent S
tudy
(HW
) On
goin
g As
sess
men
t
4th N
ovem
ber
NEA
assig
nmen
t pre
p.
Food
Scie
nce
- Sta
rch
inve
stig
atio
n sa
ucy
solu
tions
– S
tude
nts
Food
Scie
nce
– Gl
uten
in fl
ours
5 Ty
pes o
f flo
ur
Defin
ition
for G
elat
inisa
tion,
re
trog
rada
tion,
gel
s
NEA1
Pra
ctice
ass
essm
ent
11th
Nov
embe
r Ho
w ce
real
s are
gro
wn
- Mill
ing
whe
at -R
ice m
illin
g Ba
sic B
read
– R
olls
/ Foc
accia
bre
ad
Glut
en fo
rmat
ion,
pro
ving
, rol
ling,
Cho
rleyw
ood
proc
ess a
nd a
scor
bic
acid
func
tion
Eval
uatio
n of
bre
ad
Prac
tical
ass
essm
ent
18th
Nov
embe
r Fo
od H
ygie
ne a
nd sa
fety
Lo
w ri
sk co
ncep
t (ex
cept
cook
ed ri
ce)
Food
spoi
lage
Fo
od sa
fety
issu
es w
ith co
oked
rice
Riso
tto
or e
gg fr
ied
rice
Gela
tinisa
tion
Eval
uatio
n of
dish
25th
Nov
embe
r Nu
triti
onal
val
ues -
sour
ces f
unct
ions
, def
icien
cies a
nd e
xces
s Di
etar
y co
nsid
erat
ions
Sc
ones
– fa
t to
crea
te te
xtur
e, d
extr
inisa
tion
Inve
stig
ate
8 HE
gui
delin
es
crea
te a
pos
ter a
imed
at
teen
ager
s to
enco
urag
e
NEA2
Sty
le a
sses
smen
t
2nd D
ecem
ber
Brie
f – P
lan
a di
sh su
itabl
e fo
r one
of t
he g
roup
s Hig
h fib
re, g
lute
n fre
e, d
iabe
tics,
Vege
taria
n Pl
anni
ng d
ish –
writ
ing
a de
taile
d pl
an
Own
choi
ce p
asta
dish
- m
ust s
uppo
rt H
E
Com
plet
e pl
an.
Inclu
de: d
ovet
ailin
g an
d tim
e m
anag
emen
t
Prac
tical
ass
essm
ent
9th D
ecem
ber
Roug
h pu
ff pa
stry
. In
this
less
on, f
reez
e/ch
ill fo
r pra
ctica
l les
son
Saus
age
Plai
t. Fa
t for
text
ure,
glu
ten
for s
truc
ture
, coa
gula
tion,
pas
try
mod
ellin
g sk
ills
Eval
uatio
n of
dish
Ex
plai
n ho
w th
e pr
oces
s cr
eate
d th
e pa
stry
text
ure
16th
Dec
embe
r En
d of
uni
t ter
m te
st
Nutr
ition
al a
naly
sis o
f rec
ipe
usin
g FF
APC
Recip
e fa
ct sh
eet
Refle
ctio
n of
lear
ning
so fa
r Ex
am a
sses
smen
t
‘The
sta
rtin
g po
int o
f all
achi
evem
ent i
s de
sire’
N
apol
ean
Hill
20
#Ste
ps2S
ucce
ss –
GCS
E Bu
sines
s Th
e ca
lend
ar b
elow
out
lines
key
are
as o
f the
cour
se th
at st
uden
ts m
ust c
omm
it to
stud
ying
bot
h in
curr
iculu
m ti
me
and
away
from
scho
ol in
thei
r ow
n tim
e. S
tude
nts w
ho
are
wel
l pla
nned
and
succ
essf
ully
com
plet
e al
l of t
heir
hom
ewor
k, fa
ctor
in a
dditi
onal
tim
e to
revi
se k
ey to
pics
and
revi
ew fu
ture
topi
cs w
ill g
o on
to b
e ac
hiev
e re
sults
to b
e pr
oud
of.
Wee
k Co
mm
encin
g Fo
cus i
n cla
ss
Inde
pend
ent S
tudy
(HW
) On
goin
g As
sess
men
t
4th N
ovem
ber
Them
e 1:
Inve
stig
atin
g sm
all b
usin
ess:
Ente
rpris
e an
d En
trep
rene
ursh
ip
Prac
tice
of q
uest
ions
in S
ectio
ns B
and
C
base
d on
bus
ines
s con
text
s giv
en in
the
pape
r.
Prep
arat
ion
for p
aper
1 –
Con
tinuo
us fo
rmat
ive
feed
back
– V
erba
l fee
dbac
k
11th
Nov
embe
r Th
eme
1: In
vest
igat
ing
smal
l bus
ines
s: Sp
ottin
g a
Busin
ess o
ppor
tuni
ty
Dire
cted
task
– R
eadi
ng m
ater
ial f
rom
te
xtbo
ok so
urce
Pr
actic
e ex
am q
uest
ions
18th
Nov
embe
r Th
eme
1: In
vest
igat
ing
smal
l bus
ines
s: Pu
ttin
g a
busin
ess i
dea
into
pra
ctice
Pr
actic
e of
que
stio
ns in
Sec
tions
B a
nd C
ba
sed
on b
usin
ess c
onte
xts g
iven
in th
e pa
per.
6 M
ARKS
ANA
LYSI
S. A
sses
ses u
nder
stan
ding
, ap
plica
tion
and
anal
ysis
WIT
H CO
NTEX
T Tw
o “A
naly
sis” q
uest
ion
in S
ectio
n B.
Req
uire
s you
to
dem
onst
rate
Kno
wle
dge
& U
nder
stan
ding
, Ap
plica
tion
and
Anal
ysis
25th
Nov
embe
r Th
eme
1: In
vest
igat
ing
smal
l bus
ines
s: M
akin
g th
e bu
sines
s effe
ctiv
e
Dire
cted
task
– R
eadi
ng m
ater
ial f
rom
te
xtbo
ok so
urce
Ve
rbal
Fee
dbac
k, S
elf-a
sses
smen
t, pe
er if
ap
plica
ble
2nd D
ecem
ber
Prac
tice
of q
uest
ions
in S
ectio
ns B
and
C
base
d on
bus
ines
s con
text
s giv
en in
the
pape
r.
Form
ativ
e, h
igh
orde
r que
stio
ning
, im
prov
emen
t ta
sks.
9th D
ecem
ber
Them
e 1:
Inve
stig
atin
g sm
all b
usin
ess:
Unde
rsta
ndin
g Ex
tern
al in
fluen
ces
Dire
cted
task
– R
eadi
ng m
ater
ial f
rom
te
xtbo
ok so
urce
Su
mm
ativ
e As
sess
men
t
16th
Dec
embe
r Pr
actic
e of
que
stio
ns in
Sec
tions
B a
nd C
ba
sed
on b
usin
ess c
onte
xts g
iven
in th
e pa
per.
Form
ativ
e im
prov
emen
t tas
k –
Wha
t nee
ds to
be
impr
oved
/how
is it
act
ione
d. P
ract
ice q
uest
ions
.
‘The
sta
rtin
g po
int o
f all
achi
evem
ent i
s de
sire’
N
apol
ean
Hill
21
#Ste
ps2S
ucce
ss –
BTE
C En
terp
rise
The
cale
ndar
bel
ow o
utlin
es k
ey a
reas
of t
he co
urse
that
stud
ents
mus
t com
mit
to st
udyi
ng b
oth
in cu
rricu
lum
tim
e an
d aw
ay fr
om sc
hool
in th
eir o
wn
time.
Stu
dent
s who
ar
e w
ell p
lann
ed a
nd su
cces
sful
ly co
mpl
ete
all o
f the
ir ho
mew
ork,
fact
or in
add
ition
al ti
me
to re
vise
key
topi
cs a
nd re
view
futu
re to
pics
will
go
on to
be
achi
eve
resu
lts to
be
prou
d of
.
Wee
k Co
mm
encin
g Fo
cus i
n cla
ss
Inde
pend
ent S
tudy
(HW
) On
goin
g As
sess
men
t
4th N
ovem
ber
Expl
ore
how
mar
ket r
esea
rch
help
s ent
erpr
ises t
o m
eet c
usto
mer
nee
ds a
nd u
nder
stan
d co
mpe
titor
be
havi
our.
Cust
omer
nee
ds
Writ
ten
Task
- Ho
w w
ill a
pr
ofita
ble
busin
esse
s’ ai
ms d
iffer
fro
m a
char
ities
’ aim
s?
Com
pone
nt 1
: Ass
essm
ent B
- W
ork
will
be
asse
ssed
on
a co
ntin
uous
bas
is. F
orm
ativ
e,
high
ord
er q
uest
ioni
ng, i
mpr
ovem
ent t
asks
. 11
th N
ovem
ber
The
impo
rtan
ce o
f ant
icipa
ting
and
iden
tifyi
ng
cust
omer
nee
ds, a
nd h
ow lo
cal e
nter
prise
s ide
ntify
cu
stom
er e
xpec
tatio
ns re
gard
ing:
Val
ue; R
apid
re
spon
se to
enq
uirie
s; Cl
ear a
nd h
ones
t inf
orm
atio
n;
Afte
r-sal
es se
rvice
.
Dire
cted
task
– R
eadi
ng m
ater
ial
from
text
book
sour
ce
Verb
al F
eedb
ack,
Sel
f-ass
essm
ent,
peer
if
appl
icabl
e
18th
Nov
embe
r Ho
w th
e pr
oduc
ts a
nd se
rvice
s of a
rang
e of
en
terp
rises
can
be li
nked
to ta
rget
mar
kets
and
a
mar
ket s
egm
ent:
Dem
ogra
phic;
Geo
grap
hic;
Ps
ycho
grap
hic B
ehav
iour
al.
Inve
stig
ate
the
mai
n re
ason
s bu
sines
ses f
ail…
. Fo
rmat
ive,
hig
h or
der q
uest
ioni
ng,
impr
ovem
ent t
asks
.
25th
Nov
embe
r Ho
w a
rang
e of
ent
erpr
ises c
ondu
ct m
arke
t res
earc
h,
usin
g: P
rimar
y re
sear
ch a
nd it
s use
s. M
etho
ds o
f co
llect
ion.
Dire
cted
task
– R
eadi
ng m
ater
ial
from
text
book
sour
ce
Verb
al F
eedb
ack,
Sel
f-ass
essm
ent,
peer
if
appl
icabl
e 2nd
Dec
embe
r De
sign
a ne
w p
rodu
ct -
draw
it,
labe
l it,
expl
ain
wha
t it i
s!!
Form
ativ
e, h
igh
orde
r que
stio
ning
, im
prov
emen
t tas
ks.
9th D
ecem
ber
How
a ra
nge
of e
nter
prise
s use
the
qual
itativ
e an
d qu
antit
ativ
e da
ta g
athe
red
to e
nsur
e th
ey m
eet
cust
omer
nee
ds.
Dire
cted
task
– R
eadi
ng m
ater
ial
from
text
book
sour
ce
Sum
mat
ive
Asse
ssm
ent
16th
Dec
embe
r Ho
w a
rang
e of
ent
erpr
ises u
se th
e qu
alita
tive
and
quan
titat
ive
data
gat
here
d to
mak
e pr
oduc
ts
com
petit
ive:
Pric
e, Q
ualit
y, A
vaila
bilit
y, U
niqu
e fe
atur
es a
nd S
ellin
g po
ints
USP
).
Form
ativ
e im
prov
emen
t tas
k –
Wha
t nee
ds
to b
e im
prov
ed/h
ow is
it a
ctio
ned.
‘The
sta
rtin
g po
int o
f all
achi
evem
ent i
s de
sire’
N
apol
ean
Hill
22
#Ste
ps2S
ucce
ss –
BTE
C Di
gita
l Inf
orm
atio
n Te
chno
logy
Th
e ca
lend
ar b
elow
out
lines
key
are
as o
f the
cour
se th
at st
uden
ts m
ust c
omm
it to
stud
ying
bot
h in
curr
iculu
m ti
me
and
away
from
scho
ol in
thei
r ow
n tim
e. S
tude
nts w
ho
are
wel
l pla
nned
and
succ
essf
ully
com
plet
e al
l of t
heir
hom
ewor
k, fa
ctor
in a
dditi
onal
tim
e to
revi
se k
ey to
pics
and
revi
ew fu
ture
topi
cs w
ill g
o on
to b
e ac
hiev
e re
sults
to b
e pr
oud
of.
Wee
k Co
mm
encin
g Fo
cus i
n cla
ss
Inde
pend
ent S
tudy
(HW
) On
goin
g As
sess
men
t
4th N
ovem
ber
- In
trod
uctio
n to
use
r int
erfa
ces.
- Ba
sic u
ser i
nter
face
s. Co
mpl
ex u
ser i
nter
face
s – D
escr
ibe
wha
t th
ey a
re.
Wor
k w
ill b
e as
sess
ed o
n a
cont
inuo
us
basis
. For
mat
ive,
hig
h or
der q
uest
ioni
ng,
impr
ovem
ent t
asks
. 11
th N
ovem
ber
- Ch
oosin
g a
user
inte
rface
-
How
har
dwar
e an
d so
ftwar
e af
fect
use
r in
terfa
ces
Dire
cted
task
– R
eadi
ng m
ater
ial f
rom
te
xtbo
ok so
urce
Ve
rbal
Fee
dbac
k, S
elf-a
sses
smen
t, pe
er if
ap
plica
ble
18th
Nov
embe
r -
How
har
dwar
e an
d so
ftwar
e af
fect
use
r in
terfa
ces
- Us
er a
cces
sibili
ty n
eeds
.
List o
f 20
wor
ds fo
r stu
dent
s to
rem
embe
r for
an
intr
oduc
tory
act
ivity
.
Form
ativ
e, h
igh
orde
r que
stio
ning
, im
prov
emen
t tas
ks.
25th
Nov
embe
r -
User
skill
s and
dem
ogra
phics
. Di
rect
ed ta
sk –
Rea
ding
mat
eria
l fro
m
text
book
sour
ce
Verb
al F
eedb
ack,
Sel
f-ass
essm
ent,
peer
if
appl
icabl
e 2nd
Dec
embe
r -
Desig
n pr
incip
les:
layo
ut.
Stud
ents
choo
se a
pro
gram
, rea
d a
tuto
rial f
or a
tool
and
try
to fo
llow
it.
Form
ativ
e, h
igh
orde
r que
stio
ning
, im
prov
emen
t tas
ks.
9th D
ecem
ber
- De
sign
prin
ciple
s: vi
sual
ele
men
ts.
- De
sign
prin
ciple
s: te
xt e
lem
ents
. Di
rect
ed ta
sk –
Rea
ding
mat
eria
l fro
m
text
book
sour
ce
Sum
mat
ive
Asse
ssm
ent
16th
Dec
embe
r -
Desig
n pr
incip
les:
user
exp
ecta
tions
. -
Desig
n pr
incip
les:
keep
ing
the
user
eng
aged
.
Form
ativ
e im
prov
emen
t tas
k –
Wha
t nee
ds
to b
e im
prov
ed/h
ow is
it a
ctio
ned.
A Parent’s Guide to GCSE Revision
Contents
Introduction
Helping your child to develop a positive attitude towards exams
Providing your child with material and psychological support
Knowing the study skills that your child requires to achieve exam success
2
3
5
9
IntroductionSummer time for hundreds of thousands of teenagers and parents is a time of great anxiety as they wait for GCSE results to be published.
Most books and leaflets about how to succeed in exams are aimed at helping the students themselves improve their study skills, or at helping them revise specific subjects.
This book, however, is different: It’s aimed at you, the parent. It puts your needs first, rather than your child’s. It looks at your perspectives on the exam process and advises you on how best to help and support your child during the run-up to GCSEs.
The advice offered in this booklet is divided into three sections.
Section 1 focuses on ways that you can help your child to develop and maintain a positive attitude.
Section 2 identifies the sorts of material and psychological support that you might offer your child during this challenging and emotionally charged phase of her life.
Section 3 outlines a number of core study skills that are essential to exam success.
1
HELPING YOUR CHILD TO DEVELOP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS EXAMS
The exam system offers young people access to further and higher education and provides them with opportunities to gain a sense of accomplishment and self-confidence. Although full recognition of these opportunities emerges mainly through direct experience of preparing for and taking exams, there are a variety of ways in you can help your child to develop and sustain a positive attitude towards GCSEs.
This section offers you hints and tips on how to raise your child’s aspirations through:
l providing inspiration;
l offering incentives; and
l supplying refreshments.
Providing Inspiration In order to make commitments, overcome obstacles and complete any challenging project we all need someone or something to inspire and motivate us to get started. When reflecting upon the people and things that inspire and uplift your child, it is worth remembering that sources of inspiration are deeply personal and take a wide variety of forms. Maybe there is a particular photograph, piece of music or book that he would, at this time, really benefit from being given or maybe there is a film or a musical that she would really appreciate going to see. You could also create opportunities for your child to talk to friends and family about the benefits and advantages offered by a good set of GCSE results:
2
l Encourage her to go out for a coffee with someone that she knows and respects who is currently studying in her school’s Sixth Form or at a local FE college.
l Ask an older sibling, cousin or friend studying at university to invite him to spend a couple of days experiencing university life.
l Offer opportunities for her to meet people working in professions that she would like to join and encourage her to quiz these individuals on qualifications that are required and preferred within their professions.
l Identify and take-up opportunities to informally and openly discuss your own exam results and the extent to which these facilitated or constrained your personal and professional development.
Offering Incentives Although the promise of access to further and higher education or a good job is enough to keep some students motivated throughout their GCSEs, others require additional incentives. One option is to discuss with your child what sorts of rewards would motivate him to set more ambitious targets and to revise more diligently. You could then promise certain rewards if he achieves certain grades. When coming to arrangements of this sort take care to ensure, though, that you set fairly challenging but realistic targets. A few examples of possible rewards:
l Tickets to a pop concert l A new mobile phone l Driving lessons l A night out with friends l Some money to spend on
clothes and music
l A party soon after his last exam l The opportunity to go
backpacking with a few friends l A new computer l Tickets to a football match l An electric guitar
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Supplying Refreshments
The sheer volume of work that GCSE students are expected to complete in the run-up to their exams makes it essential that you provide your child with opportunities not only to study and revise but also to relax. In addition to helping your child to generate the vision and motivation required for exam success, try to identify ways that you can help her to stay fresh and relaxed. Some possibilities:
l An obvious way that many people wind-down is by spending quality time with their friends. Although you need to ensure that your child doesn’t spend excessive amounts of time socialising during the run-up to her exams, take care to ensure that outside of the school day she gains regular access to friends. Consider purchasing a few top-ups for her mobile or offering to give her a lift into town on Saturday mornings.
l Encourage your child to find time to focus his attention completely away from sources of anxiety such as revision and exams through active participation in local clubs and societies. Offer to contribute towards the cost of his membership of a sports centre or to pick him up after he finishes helping-out at the local youth club.
l We all deserve a degree of freedom to find our own ways of resting, relaxing and recouping lost energy. It is therefore worth remembering that an occasional lie-in or the chance to chill-out with friends in front of a good film sometimes does the world of good.
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PROVIDING YOUR CHILD WITH MATERIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT
Despite the fact that some parents might seriously consider the option of taking GCSEs on their children’s behalf, you are not going to be able to escort your child into the exam room, interpret her exam questions or correct her answers. Even if you are fully aware of exactly what GCSE success requires, due to the ferociously independent nature of many teenagers, you are also likely to find it very difficult to adopt a directive style of parenting during the run-up to exams. Instead, you need to consider more subtle ways of providing support.
This section discusses different forms of material and psychological support that you can offer your child such as:
l useful equipment;
l a positive home environment; and
l unconditional love.
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Useful Equipment At the most basic level, there are various types of equipment that will help your child to prepare for GCSEs and it is therefore a good idea to set-aside a budget to cover the costs of these materials. Be sure to directly involve your child in the process of clarifying what equipment he most needs and try to make purchases as early in his exam year as possible. Some examples of items that he might find useful:
l Bag or backpack
l Fine-point coloured pens
l Table lamp
l Calculator
l Pin-board
l Diary or personal organiser
l Notebook
l Watch
l Alarm clock
l Calendar
l Highlighter-pens
l Computer
l Printer
l Folders and files
l Educational software
l Past exam papers
l Chair and desk
l Revision guides
l Textbooks
Although this cannot strictly be categorised as ‘equipment’, particularly if she is struggling to study and revise certain subjects, it is also worth considering the option of organising for a local tutor to provide some private tuition for your child. In addition, he may benefit from attending extra-curricular revision courses offered at his school or by other local educational providers (e.g. during the spring half-term or during the Easter holidays). There are now also online tutorial services that offer good value for money.
Positive Home Environment The inevitable pressures on the limited shared resources available in your home make it essential that you find ways of ensuring that the legitimate demands of other family members are balanced against the particular needs of your child in the run-up to her GCSEs. It is especially important that GCSE students are provided with ample space and time to revise.
Some related issues to bear in mind:
l At the very least, GCSE students deserve a quiet private space (e.g. a desk in the bedroom) where they can study and revise undisturbed by external influences. You may therefore need to insist that at certain times of day the TV is turned-down (or turned-off) and noise levels are kept to an absolute minimum. It can also be helpful to designate this as a family ‘quiet time’ when everyone (parents included!) participates in ‘studious’ activities such as doing homework, catching up on email, reading the newspaper or surfing the web.
l We are all creatures of habit and tend to be enabled and constrained not only by our own daily routine but also by the daily routines of those closely connected to us such as parents, siblings and friends. Have a think about ways that family members’ habits limit the extent to which your child can prepare for his exams. For example, bringing forward mealtimes may release more time for him to study or beginning the car journey to school earlier may provide him with chances to browse over his revision notes before the school-day starts.
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Unconditional Love Some of the most fascinating research on successful parenting concludes that the most effective parents provide their children with both challenge and unconditional love. Beyond recognising the need for your child to exhibit the vision, self-discipline and fortitude required to secure a good set of GCSE grades, remember that when preparing for exams she will inevitably be subjected and exposed to a variety of forces that are largely beyond her control and that she is therefore likely, at times, to experience a significant degree of uncertainty and insecurity. Providing your child with the reassurance that, whatever mistakes he makes and whatever misfortunes he encounters, you will always be there to love and support him will enable him to approach exams with greater confidence. Some antidotes to GCSE anxiety:
l Regularly invite your child to talk to you openly and confidentially about how she is feeling and to let you know if there is anything at all that you can do to help. At these times, restrain yourself from trying to ‘solve’ her ‘problems’ by offering immediate ‘solutions’ and continue to affirm instead that you understand how she is feeling or just hear her out.
Conclude these conversations by reminding her how much you love and care for her and by reassuring her that you are committed to help her in any way that you can.
l Create opportunities for your child to engage in activities that are completely removed from the world of school, homework, revision and exams. Consider, for example, offering to take him on holiday for a few days or periodically offer to rent a DVD and cook his favourite meal so that he can relax at home with a few friends.
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KNOWING THE STUDY SKILLS THAT YOUR CHILD REQUIRES TO ACHIEVE EXAM SUCCESS
In addition to the inspiration and support that you can help to provide for your child, it is important to recognise that the bread and butter of GCSE success centres on your child’s capacity to revise a wide range of subject areas. It is therefore worth trying to improve your knowledge and understanding of the study skills that she will need to practice and apply when studying and revising for her GCSEs.
Towards these ends, this unit examines some key concepts and techniques underpinning three core study skills:
l time management; l note-taking; and l group-study.
Time Management One of the main reasons why many young people fail to achieve a good set of GCSE grades relates less to their lack of ability or ambition and more to the fact that they seriously underestimate the amounts of time that they need to set aside for revision.
Many students now take 10 or more GCSEs and are therefore required to revise over 200 GCSE topics. On the basis of 1 hour of revision per topic, this means that your child may need to complete a total of over 200 hours of revision. Assuming that he revises for 1-2 hours a day, he will therefore need to start revising at least 3-6 months before his first exam. For those taking exams in June, this means starting to revise in February at the very latest. It is worth running through these figures and dates with your child so that he can begin to see for himself the benefits of starting his revision as soon as possible.
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A few secrets of effective time management:
l Like money, time is a limited resource that should ideally be distributed according to what we value and therefore according to our values. If your child values her GCSE grades then she needs to ensure that, at times, her revision takes priority over other interests and activities.
l Due to the fact that our lives tend to be structured around our routines, one of the most direct and effective ways that your child can release more time for revision is by changing his daily routine. For example, at weekends he could get-up an hour earlier so that he can use this ‘extra’ time for revision.
l In order to provide a clear revision plan and reduce stress levels, it is helpful for your child to create a revision timetable that clarifies what, on any given day, she needs to revise and for how long.
Note-taking
Many students ‘revise’ by copying-out their class-notes or pages of school textbooks. This is not only a dull and slow way of studying but also highly ineffective – it is possible to copy-out a whole book and still know little or nothing about what you have written. Instead, GCSE students need to find ways of taking notes that require them to analyse and actively think about topics that they are revising.
There are very few hard and fast rules about effective note- taking. The key is to encourage your child to develop a repertoire of note-taking techniques through experimenting with the different options available. Some general principles for your child to bear in mind when taking revision notes:
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l It is helpful for him to work towards developing a revision file that is divided into subject areas and that contains a single ‘summary’ page for each topic that he is studying (e.g. if there are 30 topics in his History syllabus then the History section should contain 30 pages).
l There is no need for GCSE students to take notes by using sentences. Instead, encourage her to use key words from the text that she is studying and to enhance her revision notes by recording information as symbols (e.g. a crown to represent the king or a mask to represent the theatre etc) and by using several colours (highlighter-pens and a pack of good quality fine-point coloured pens come-in very handy here).
l Encourage him to take revision notes on plain paper and to experiment with different ways of organising information on the page. For example, if in a particular topic there are eight key points that he needs to remember and understand then he could: draw a large circle on the page; divide-up this circle into eight parts; and then write in each of the eight parts of the circle key words or symbols that remind him of each of the eight points that he is trying to revise.
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Group-Study People tend to associate revision with stark images of pale-faced students sitting silently at desks in giant libraries surrounded by stacks of books. In reality, some of the most effective approaches to revising are centred on providing students with opportunities to interact and, in particular, to talk about the topics that they are learning. To this extent, your child’s capacity to prepare for his exams partly depends on the extent to which he can manipulate and master various social spaces.
The classroom Try to encourage your child to make better use of lessons by adopting a more interactive style of learning in the classroom. Teachers are valuable resources during the run-up to exams and the most effective revisers take-up opportunities in class to ask teachers questions about things that they have found it difficult to revise. If your child is shy or feels too intimidated to ask questions in class then you can always suggest that she quizzes her teachers before class begins, at the end of lessons or during breaks.
The get-together There are plenty of opportunities for your child to proactively organise to study with a friend or two in his own time (e.g. in the evenings or at weekends). Get-togethers of this sort offer GCSE students the chance to discuss the topics that they are revising, to test each other and to pool resources – for example, by each revising one of three Science topics and then taking it in turns to explain/teach their chosen topic before handing the ‘hot-seat’ over to one of their friends. As well as acting as powerful learning spaces, these meetings offer students a welcome supplement to the more solitary aspects of their revision schedules.
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This handbook has offered a range of hints and tips that you can use to help your child to prepare for GCSEs. The first section focussed on ways of raising your child’s aspirations and helping him to develop and sustain a positive attitude towards his GCSEs. The second section examined some of the different forms of material and psychological support that you can offer your child when she is preparing for exams. The final section unpicked some core study skills that your child will need to practice and apply if he is to achieve exam success.
Perhaps most importantly, all of the guidance and advice offered in this publication has highlighted more subtle ways that you can help to inspire, support and guide your child through the exam year. A good set of GCSE grades will certainly provide your child with a passport to further and higher education. It may also provide him with a profound sense of self-worth and accomplishment. Above all else, try to help your son or daughter not only to develop a clear vision and focus but also to remain open and relaxed throughout
Good luck!
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