RAYENEWSRaising Achievement at Cockshut Hill for Year Eleven

Welcome to the Half Term edition of the RAYE Hopefully you found the previous editions useful with tips and hints on what to start focussing on for this period in your child’s life. In this edition we begin to assign a page to a subject, to help you and your child on the next part of this journey to success. Also in this edition we have again provided the intervention sessions taking place after College, each day for the next two weeks.

Miss Medare.

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The R.A.Y.E. News N0.6 - February 2015

‘let us shine’

Raising Achievement at Cockshut Hill for Year Eleven

On the 14th January we celebrated with our Year 11 students as they collected their Pre-Public Examination (Mock) results in a specially organised event. The atmosphere was very positive and we are incredibly proud of how mature our students were in assessing their results and discussing next steps with their peers and staff.

Although there were naturally some disappointments, these examinations enable both students and staff to plan for the coming 12 term-time weeks until the Summer exam season begins. In addition, we also have a range of revision and catch up sessions planned for after school and in the February and Easter holidays. Timetables for these will be posted in coming weeks.

We have every confidence that our Year 11 students will work hard to achieve the results they deserve.

Mr Thorogood – Vice Principal – Achievement

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Pre-Public Exam Results

Raising Achievement at Cockshut Hill for Year Eleven

Raising Achievement at Cockshut Hill for Year Eleven

So Far:Revision classes have started and we have seen excellent attendance at some, including Law and History, so a massive well done. Others however, have seen poor attendance where there was one student – Please encourage attendance.

Big Teach- We have run a series of Maths and Science Big Teach sessions where students have been taught and revised key exam criteria. We have seen the impact of these back in normal lessons. These will change slightly as we evaluate and improve them to meet the students needs.

Next Pre Public exam dates:

2nd March - 6th March. This is a great opportunity for your child to shine just before the ‘real’ exams start. Hopefully boosting confidence in their ability to succeed.

Walking Talking Mocks: 23rd March – This week provides the students with an opportunity to go through past papers with their teachers in an exam environment it is used as a settling and confidence boosting tool and helps maximise grades.

Passport to Prom will be launched- 23rd February

On 3rd July 2015 your Prom will take place. This is an IMMENSE event which celebrates your years at Cockshut Hill and marks the step on to the next part of your journey as a young adult! We will be there to celebrate with you.

However, will you actually be there?To get to the Prom you must:

• Have a positive attitude to learning• Be ‘on target’ in your subjects• Have the desire to work towards this goal• Completed all your coursework• Excellent attendance• Excellent behaviour• Complete the ‘Passport to the Prom’ booklet

1. Encourage attendance of half term classes.

2. Ask your child how it is going in regards to revision – Have they started?

3. Check your child’s revision timetable is it up in place and is it being used.

What you can do as a parent this fortnight...

What should we do as students this fortnight ...

1. From the Mock Results have a plan for each subject.

2. Attend a minimum of 3 sessions

a week.

3. Begin to adapt and IMPROVE you revision methods based on feedback from your Mock exams.

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RESOURCES ON OUR

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Raising Achievement at Cockshut Hill for Year Eleven

Remember!1. Read the question carefully; is it asking you to ‘Explain’, ‘Describe’, ‘Prioritise’, ‘Assess’?2. If there is a source then use it, make sure you make a point and then use a relevant part of the

source to support that point.3. EDEXCEL will give you some bullet points for some questions; use them! They will act as a

trigger for your memory; they put them there for a reason...to help you.4. Remember in general we are talking one mark for every minute. Make the time count! 4 marks

is 4 minutes. If you struggle with this then tackle the 16 mark questions first...you can answer the questions in any order you like!

5. This is your chance to SHOW OFF, the examiner is not trying to trip you up, and they want to give you every opportunity to get as many marks as you can. Make the last two years count!

DO YOU KNOW YOUR NAZI GERMANY?

EXAM BOARDS YOU NEED TO KNOWMaths Edexcel Health & Social Care AQA

English Literature Edexcel Hospitality WJEC

English iGCSE Cambridge ICT OCR

Science Edexcel Law AQA

Art OCR Media AQA

Business Edexcel Music Edexcel

Computer Science AQA PE Edexcel

Drama OCR RE WJEC

Dance Edexcel Spanish Edexcel

Electronics OCR Sociology AQA

Geography AQA Textiles/RM/Graphics/Food AQA

History Edexcel URDU Edexcel

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Raising Achievement at Cockshut Hill for Year Eleven

Raising Achievement at Cockshut Hill for Year Eleven

Y11 Revision Timetable

* Recently added (Feb 10th) “A goal without a plan is just a wish”

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

DAY SUBJECT TOPIC

Monday Science Revision

Tuesday Maths !ICT !Product Design !Electronics !Graphics !Business !Law !PE !Geography* !Dance*

D MARK SECURE QUESTIONS !Coursework !Coursework !Consolidating CA and making PCBs !Coursework !Finance !Exam !Exam !Coursework/Exam Technique !Revision

Wednesday English !Food !ICT !Hospitality !History !Geography* !Law* !Dance* !Health and Social Care*

Coursework !Coursework !Coursework !Coursework !Exam Technique !Coursework/Exam Technique !Revision !Revision !Revision

Thursday RE !Sociology !Business

Exam Skills !Exam !Finance

Friday Music !Sociology !Drama*

Exam pieces !Exam !Revision

Y11 Revision Timetable

* Recently added (Feb 10th) “A goal without a plan is just a wish”

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

DAY SUBJECT TOPIC

Monday Science Revision

Tuesday Maths !ICT !Product Design !Electronics !Graphics !Business !Law !PE !Geography* !Dance*

D MARK SECURE QUESTIONS !Coursework !Coursework !Consolidating CA and making PCBs !Coursework !Finance !Exam !Exam !Coursework/Exam Technique !Revision

Wednesday English !Food !ICT !Hospitality !History !Geography* !Law* !Dance* !Health and Social Care*

Coursework !Coursework !Coursework !Coursework !Exam Technique !Coursework/Exam Technique !Revision !Revision !Revision

Thursday RE !Sociology !Business

Exam Skills !Exam !Finance

Friday Music !Sociology !Drama*

Exam pieces !Exam !Revision

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Raising Achievement at Cockshut Hill for Year Eleven

Year 11 - February 2015 Half Term Revision Sessions

Session 1 9:30 a.m. - 11:30am Noon Session 2 12 – 2 p.m.

Group/Room Topic Teacher/s Group/sRoom Topic Teacher/s

Monday 16February 2015 !

CLT – SHG (AM) !CLT – GME (PM)

Law/G43 !Sociology/G47 !PE/M20 !!!Drama/M33 !!!History/G51

Unit1 and Unit2 exam skills !Education topic !Cardiovascular/ Respiratory !Theatre and Ensemble approaches, based on CAs !Crime and Punishment/Protest

Miss Edwards !Mrs Jacobs !Miss Sheerman/Mr Pope !!!Mr Harper !!!!Miss Conway !!

Geography/G49&52 !!!!!Spanish/M23

Exam prep on tectonics/rivers and human population

Preparation for reading and listening exam

Mr White

!!Ms Grant

Tuesday 17February 2015 !

CLT – GME (AM) COR(PM) !

!English/M8 ! !Food/W37 !!!Textiles/G60 !!

!iGCSE exam prep !!Completion of controlled assessments !Developing CA Practical work

!Miss Healy Miss Harland !Miss Patel !!!Miss Williams !!!!!!!!

!Hospitality/W37 !!!Music/G64 !!!!RE/G53 !!Product Design/G60

!Completion of controlled assessments !20th Century Music and Popular Music in Context. !Paper 1 revision !Understanding DT Technical terms

!Miss Patel !!!Mr McIntosh !!!!Ms Dowding !!Miss WillliamsYear 11 - February 2015 Half Term Revision Sessions

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Weds 17February 2015 !

CLT – SAR !Maths/M9 Exam topic revision Ms Smith X X X

Thursday 18February 2015 !

CLT – THM !!Science/W76

!C1/C2 exam revision

!Mr Spiers

X X X

February Half TermRevision Sessions

Raising Achievement at Cockshut Hill for Year Eleven

Raising Achievement at Cockshut Hill for Year Eleven

QUICK TIPS FOR REVISING• Make yourself start however much you don't want to, that’s the hardest bit over with.• Built in short breaks• Do frequent short exercises, stretches, neck and shoulder rolls, walking around etc.• Drink water and get fresh air. Keep the temperature cool.• Eat brain food, avoid sugar and have lots of healthy snacks around to eat little and often.• Take a day off and do something completely different.• Don't leave the difficult bits to the end.• Do something relaxing between revising and bedtime.• Stop and take a break if you start feeling frustrated, angry or overwhelmed. Make a note of the problem to

take to your next lesson and move on to something else.• Focus on what you have done, not all the things that you haven't - every little helps.• Promise yourself little rewards after each session - a favourite TV programme, reading a trashy novel or

going out with friends.• At the end of each session file away your notes and clutter so that your work-area is clear for the next

session.

Raising Achievement at Cockshut Hill for Year Eleven

ONLINE RESOURCES FOR YOU!

www.cockshut.bham.sch.uk/year-11-students/;