YEAR 11 STEPPING UPFriday, 18 September 2015

2016 - THE YEAR THAT DECIDES YOUR FUTURE

‘Currently one in five employers (22%) would not

recruit someone with less than five GCSE’s’

Learning Skills Council

‘Research shows employers will pay an extra £3,261

per year to new staff with 5 A*- C GCSEs compared

to someone with no qualifications.’

Learning Skills Council

Because by 2020 there will be 3 million fewer lower

skilled jobs in the UK and …

... there will be a 50% increase in the number of jobs

which need high level skills.

TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT THAT YOU CHOOSE HOW YOU GET THERE

CHOOSE YOUR TICKET TO THE FUTURE

First Class?

Third Class?

Second Class?

Some important numbers for you

51 School Days until your mock

exams

132 School Days until your Actualexams

• You are beginning the final year of your compulsory education.

• Make the most of every opportunity you have.

• Always aim to do your best, whether it be coursework, homework, classwork or exams.

• Your teachers will provide you with the knowledge and skills that you need to succeed.

• Only YOU can turn the knowledge and skills into exam grades – Your ticket to the future.

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO

• Full offer of study support for y11 students at lunch and after school

(please collect you study support timetables before you leave)

• Lesson visits – aim to be the best when I come knocking!

• L4S Booster Sessions

• Academic Mentor Sessions

• Subject Interventions

• Revision Guides

WHO CAN HELP?

• Heads and Assistant Heads of House

• Curriculum Leaders

• Class Teachers

• Tutors

• Academic Mentors

• Keep an active

interest in what your

child is doing.

• Discuss future plans

and career options.

Help your child to stay

motivated.

• Keep up to date in terms of

examination changes.

• Attend Parents evenings and

Target setting Day.

• Be prepared to contact Us

outside of these times when

necessary.

ARE GCSES BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT ?

• The amount of marks needed to achieve certain grades has risen over the last few years.

•Questions have become less structured and increasingly complex (move beyond description to evaluation, compare and contrast, weighing up evidence, giving examples in context.)

•A higher degree of literacy is required in understanding of what is being asked -understanding of the command words and key subject vocabulary.

GCSE ENGLISHMR SORBY AND MR NEDJAT

WHAT ARE STUDENTS WORKING TOWARDS IN YEAR 11?

All students are working towards two qualifications:

• iGCSE English Language;

• GCSE English Literature.

IGCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT –KEY DATES

Reading ExamCoursework

Around 5th May 2016

2 hours long

40% of total marks

Final deadline =

Thursday 23rd

October 2015

3 assignments in

total.

40% of total marks

Speaking and Listening

Assessments to take

place between 2nd

and 11th March 2016

3-4 mins of the

student talking

6-7 mins of the

student being

questioned

20% of total marks

GCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE ASSESSMENT – KEY DATES

Exam Paper 1 Exam Paper 2

May 2016

Novel and Drama

1½ hours long

40% of total marks

May 2016

Poetry

1¼ hours long

35% of total marks

Controlled Assessment

Assessments either

complete or currently

being done

Comparing

Shakespeare play

with another text

25% of total marks

SUPPORT FOR THE YEAR AHEAD….Half term 1 Half term 2 Half term 3 Half term 4

Complete

Coursework

tasks x 3 600

words

MOCK EXAM

Complete

Literature

Controlled

assessments

MOCK EXAM

Exam skills

Language

and

Literature

MOCK EXAM

Exam skills

Language

and

Literature

Speaking

and

Listening

tests

Exam Season

Coursework

support every

Thursday 3-4

Mock exam 1

diagnostic

Homework

Pack

October holiday

school

Coursework

completion

Theatre trip

Mock exam 2

Diagnostic

After school support

Revision packs

distributed

Literature CA

complete

Mock exam 3

diagnostic

Tailored revision

timetable for English

covering areas of the

exam

Literature past paper

revision

After school support

HOW YOU CAN HELP….

• Check the progress of Coursework

• Ensure SAM Learning is used

• Permission for the study support sessions Thursday 3-4

• Allocate quiet time for the use of past papers provided by teachers

• Ensure revision pack activities are completed – to a good standard

• Help to prepare for speaking and listening tasks

• www. englishbiz.co.uk

• www.topmarks.co.uk

REVISION MATERIALSCambridge IGCSE First Language English (4th Edition) WorkbookAuthor: Marian CoxPublisher: Cambridge University Press

ISBN: 9781107695771

First Language English for Cambridge

IGCSE

Author: Jane Arredondo

ISBN: 9780198389057

York

Notes/CGP

Guides for

Literature

Texts

BBC Bitesize

(internet)

GCSE MATHSMR QAMAR

MATHSMock exam in week commencing 19th October 2015

Further mock exam in December during mock season

Real GCSE

Paper 1 (Non Calculator)

1 hour 45 mins

Thursday 26th May 2016

Paper 2 (Calculator)

1 hour 45 mins

Thursday 9th June 2016

100% EXAMNo Coursework

MATHS GCSE CHANGES 2017

NEW MORE DEMANDING GCSEGRADES 1 TO 9

3 EXAM PAPERS

MATHS SUPPORT• Thursday afternoon Interventions

• Saturday targeted grade booster sessions

• Half Term & Easter Booster Classes

• 6 Week Mathswatch Revision programme

• MATHSWATCH VLE

• GCSE PAST PAPERS - regular practice

• MYMATHS

• SAM LEARNING

• CGP REVISION GUIDES

GCSE & BTEC SCIENCEMR TOMLINSON

SCIENCE A typical GCSE course ( All 6 exams in May/June 2015 )

Biology Exam Chemistry Exam Physics Exam Practical

25% 25% 25% 25%

A typical BTEC course (Exam chances in November 2014, March and May 2015)

Biology C/work Chemistry C/work Physics C/work Exam

25% 25% 25% 25%

WWW.MY-GCSESCIENCE.COM

SCIENCE SUPPORT Key points: –

GCSE exam board is AQA

BTEC exam board is Edexcel

Materials

• Revision guides: CGP and Collins

• BBC GCSE bitesize

• My-gcsescience.com

• VLE (virtual learning environment)

DIRECT SCIENCE CAREERS

• Engineering (482)

• Information Technology (455)

• Biology (439)

• Molecular Biology (385)

• Biochemistry (364)

• Chemistry (236)

• Genetics (224)

• Genomics (208)

• Bioinformatics (206)

• Cell Biology (204)

• Computer Sciences (200)

Also over 30 industrial science companies in Sandwell taking apprenticeships

and degree students

• Immunology (177)

• Biomedical Sciences (148)

• Neuroscience (136)

• Microbiology (133)

• Computational Biology (123)

• Physics (115)

• Cancer Research (105)

• Developmental Biology (103)

• Biotechnology (89)

• Healthcare (89)

• Evolutionary Biology (66)

• Virology (60)

• Medicine (89)

• Environmental Science (85)

• Oncology (85)

• Physiology (83)

• Clinical Medicine (76)

• Pharmacology (73)

• Biophysics (71)

• Forensic Science (70)

• Translational Research (69)

• Stem Cells (68)

• Bioengineering (67)

• Structural Biology (67)

WHILE WE ARE THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE….

• Decisions about Further Education

• Sixth form vs College

• Connexions Interviews

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING

• Please use the rest of this evening to take the opportunity speak with Curriculum Leaders, our

Academic Mentors or a member of our SLT.

• I will be available for any specific questions.