Year 10 Strategies

for Success

2016

Welcome

Emma IveryVice Principal

Principal

Why?For parents to be more informed about what they can do to help improve their son/daughter’s progress and outcomes in their GCSE results.

GCSE exams are changing. The government have begun a process to change GCSE qualifications.

New GCSE courses in Maths and English have already been introduced.

Lots of new subjects will start the new GCSE in Sept 2016

The new courses have more content, are more demanding and require more extended writing.

There is also a greater emphasis on literacy and numeracy, with higher percentages of marks being awarded for spelling and grammar.

What will change?All GCSEs will eventually be awarded levels from 9 – 1 rather than A* - G. As the grades your child receive at the end of their exams will change, so their targets grades will also change. Students will continue to be compared to students who started at the same level at the end of Y6.

Outstanding ProgressGood Progress

Expected Progress

• James is in Y10. • He achieved level 5As for his SATs in

Y6.• He is on Pathway 8.• He is set the target of getting 8s for

all of his GCSE subjects in Y11.

Example: James

Mastery aSecuring bEmerging c

James has the following targets for the end of Y10: Expected progress – 6MGood Progress – 7MOutstanding Progress – 8S

Outstanding Progress

Good Progress

Expected Progress

Mastery aSecuring bEmerging c

• Zoe is in Y8. • She achieved level 4As for her SATs

in Y6.• She is on Pathway 5.• She is set the target of getting 5s

for all of her GCSE subjects in Y11.

Example: Zoe

Zoe has the following targets for the end of 8: Expected progress – 2MGood Progress – 3EOutstanding Progress – 3S

Outstanding Progress

Good Progress

Expected Progress

Students will be helped to monitor their progress with stickers on all books for every subject.

How will these changes affect my child?

Outstanding Progress

Good Progress

Expected Progress

Students will use grading criteria for all subjects on the 9 – 1 scale to help know how to move to the next level. This grading criteria will look exactly the same in each subject.

You child's report home will look different. With all grades recorded using the new system, the colour coding will help you to see where students are making expected, good and outstanding progress.

How will I know if my child is making progress?

Outstanding Progress

Good Progress

Expected Progress

Where can I find out more information?

• Visit the school website where you can find out more information about pathways.

• Make sure we have an up to date email on our system to email reports home and keep you up to date with any further changes.

• Speak to our data manager in the canteen after this session.

An information booklet has been emailed home.

Watch the information video made by our P16 media students on the school website.

How will these changes affect applications at P16 courses and universities?

English and Maths Grade 5 and above is now Essential!• Students who achieve less than a Grade 5

in English and Maths will be required to study these subjects again in Post 16 until they secure at least a grade 5.

• Colleges will now expect a B/A (6+) Grade in individual subjects to access specific courses

• Minimum requirements for Post 16 is 5-6 GCSE’s at grade C (5+) and above.

• Universities now base selection and offers on GCSE Results

Academy Interventions:• Booster Sessions• ½ Termly Assessment

Point Monitoring• Regular Progress

Meetings• Academic Mentoring• Study Support Classes• Parent Evenings• Revision Guides (Online

Website Resources)• Increase number of

Sets/Graduate Coaches

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

SCIENCE MATHS SCIENCE/ MATHS/ ENGLISH

INTERVENTIONS

ENGLISH OPTIONAL SUBJECTS

OPTIONAL SUBJECTS

OPTIONAL SUBJECTS

OPTIONAL SUBJECT

INTERVENTIONS

OPTIONAL SUBJECTS

Important Dates

Parents Evening (Subject Teachers)Wednesday 1st March 2017

Reports to parents issued:December 2016February 2017

May 2017

Dates Exams8th May 2017 Year 10 Mock Exams – all

subjectsDecember 2017 Year 11 Mock Exams – all

subjects

February 2018 Year 11 Mock Exams – all subjects

May 2018 - June 2018 (tbc)

Summer 2018 GCSE Exam series

August 2018 (tbc)

Summer 2018 GCSE Results Day

Exams Information 2016-2018Exam timetables

• For official GCSE exams, individual exams timetables will be issued to students in advance. Copies will also be posted home to parents/carers.

• Please ensure timetables are kept somewhere safe and that students check the details carefully.

Equipment for exams and exam rulesStudents should….

• Be in FULL Academy uniform.• Have their ID Card • Have a CLEAR pencil case and BLACK pens for writing, along

with pencil, ruler, eraser, pencil sharpener. Where calculators are needed, they should be free of a lid or case. Students should supply their own equipment.

• Hand in any electronic devices such as mobiles, as well as bags and jackets

• Take the label off any plain, still, bottled water they wish to bring• Ensure they follow all instructions given by the Exam Invigilators

– Failure to do so could result in disqualification from the exams.

Revise With The Exam In Mind

•Know the syllabus content•Know how many exam papers they have to take & be aware of the content for each subject•Past papers•Rehearse exam conditions

Active Revision:• Writing revision notes• Reading aloud• Recording key points onto an IPod –

create a podcast• Discussing topics with friends• Testing self• Tested by others• Rewriting notes• Creating examples• Revision websites

Revision Techniques

Post 16 Recruitment Evening Wednesday 19th October 2016 (5pm-8pm)

Who to do I contact if there are any concerns?Curriculum •Subject Teacher•Head of FacultyPastoral•Form TutorHead of Year 10 (Miss Dunlop)Emails get a quicker response than phone calls.Email addresses:

name.surname@ctckingshurst.academy

General Information

Year 10 .

Strategies for

Success

Year 10: Strategies for Success

Faculty of EnglishMrs Sheard

Head of Faculty

Key Stage 4 Coordinator – Mr Mountain

What are you studying in English?

English Language

Paper 1 – 50%Explorations in creative

reading and writing

Paper 2 – 50%Writers’ viewpoints and

perspectives

English Literature

Paper 1 – 40%Shakespeare and the 19th Century Novel

Paper 2 – 60%Modern texts and

PoetryNon-examination

AssessmentSpoken Language

How do the qualifications work?Exam Board -

AQA Paper 1 Paper 2

English Language

1 hr 45 mins – 50% (80 marks)Reading: analyse a piece of

unseen literary fictionWriting: descriptive or narrative

writing

1 hr 45 mins – 50% (80 marks)Reading: one piece of non-fiction

and one piece of literary non-fiction

Writing: writing to present a viewpoint

English Literature

1 hr 45 mins – 40% (64 marks)Shakespeare and the 19th century

novel

Macbeth / Romeo and JulietA Christmas Carol

2 hr 15 mins – 60% (96 marks)Modern texts and Poetry

The History BoysCluster of poems on ‘Power and

Conflict’Unseen Poetry

What do I need to know?New Grading System:•Linear GCSE course – all exams to be taken at the end of the course in Year 11•There are no tiers for the examinations – all students will sit the same tier•Students will be awarded a numbered grade from 1 – 9 (9 being the best)•Students will also receive a grade for their Spoken Language (old version of Speaking and Listening) – this is issued separately to the GCSE grade

Assessment:•Students must complete regular assessments that will be structured to familiarise the students with the format of the exams for both Language and Literature•Students will have a portfolio of assessments to showcase their progress in order to accurately forecast target grades and final outcomes

What do I need to know?Revision guides•Buy from the IC at a discounted price•Check for online revision materials for literature textsRevision Podcasts•Available for all units –students need to bring in a memory stick so that they can then be transferred to MP3/I Phone/ComputerSample Papers•Available from class teachers and on the AQA website

What do I need to know?How to be a success!•Re-reading literature texts (purchasing your own copy allows them to write notes)•Keeping all old exercise books –everything is needed!•Doing past exam questions in timedconditions•Revision cards and quotation posters in your rooms•Learn quotations from literature texts –you can’t take the books into the exam!•Read magazines/newspapers to look at writer’s style/format

Year 10: Strategies for Success

Head of Faculty for

ScienceMiss Allport

Head of Biology – Mrs DheriHead of Chemistry – Mrs Cooper

Head of Physics – Miss Pearce

Changes to Science GCSE Students taught in ‘biology, chemistry and

physics’ lessonsNo controlled assessment (coursework)Working Scientifically element Required practicals (assessed within their

exams)Increased mathematical content – some

equations have to be memorisedStudents sit 2 exam papers for each science

(biology, chemistry and physics) in Summer 2018

What are students studying in Science?Biology Chemistry Physics

1. Cell Biology 8. Atomic structure and theperiodic table

18. Energy

2. Organisation 9. Bonding, structure and the properties of matter

19. Electricity

3. Infection and response 10. Quantitative matter 20. Particle model of matter

4. Bioenergetics 11. Chemical changes 21. Atomic structure

5. Homeostasis and response

12. Energy changes 22. Forces

6. Inheritance, variation and evolution

13. The rate and extent of chemical change

23. Waves

7. Ecology 14.Organic chemistry 24. Magnetism and electromagnetism

15. Chemical analysis

16. Chemistry of the atmosphere

17. Using resources

What are students studying in Science?

GCSE Combined Science: TrilogyYear 10

Biology: Topics 1-6Chemistry: Topics 8-15Physics :Topics 18-22

Year 11Biology: Topic 7

Chemistry: Topics16+17Physics: Topics 23+24

And the triple science content, if applicable

How will students be assessed in 2018?Combined Science

Biology Chemistry Physics

Paper 1 Topics 1-4 Topics 8-12

Topics 18-21

Paper 2 Topics 5-7 Topics 13-17

Topics 22-24

Students will sit 6 exam papers Each paper is 1 hour 15 minutes long (70 marks each) There will be 16 assessed practicals that students will be

assessed on within the exam papers

How will students be assessed in 2018?Triple Science

Biology Chemistry Physics

Paper 1 Topics 1-4 Topics 8-12

Topics 18-21

Paper 2 Topics 5-7 Topics 13-17

Topics 22-24

The topics assessed are the same but there is additional content for each separate science.

8 assessed practicals for each Biology, Chemistry and PhysicsMathematical skills – Bio (10%), Chem (20%) and physics (30%)

How do the qualifications work?

Assessment Objectives Biology Chemistry Physics

AO1: Demonstrate knowledge and

understanding of…40% 40% 40%

AO2: Apply knowledge and

understanding of…40% 40% 40%

AO3: Analyse information and

ideas20% 40% 40%

Total: 100% 100% 100%

Key DatesSummer 2017:Students will complete a practise exam paper for

Biology, Chemistry and Physics designed by AQAThis will cover topics taught throughout year 10 in all

3 sciences The results from this will contribute to the decision

of which students continue to do triple science in year 11

Revision Classes•These will take place on a Monday•They will be with your class teacher•They may not be on every Monday –your class teacher will advise you based on assessment

Master classes run after school from 15:15 – 16:15

ResourcesClassroom text books, example here is a Biology

text book

Revision books being used in classrooms

CGP – another popular supplier

Parental SupportHelping at home•Exam papers/workbooks*•Revision cards everywhere •Help to memorise physics formulae •Teach to learn

Student Expectations• To come to all Science lessons on time, properly

equipped and ready to learn.• To adopt an excellent work ethic and attitude to work.• To act upon feedback given by the teacher.• Consolidate the content of the lessons on a regular

(weekly) basis.• Address any issues straightaway - take responsibility

for their learning.

What we will do• Teach the Science curriculum in an appropriate way• An even better T+L experience with staff teaching to

their specialisms• Regularly assess your child and provide detailed

feedback on how they can improve• Communicate with yourselves any concerns that we

may have