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Welcome to the
Y11 Curriculum Evening
GCSE Results 2016
Y11 Results were the Best in Swindon
82% 5A* - C Grades73% 5A* - C Grades including English & Maths
12% Gained 8 x A*/A Grades23% Gained 5 x A*/A Grades29% Gained A*/A grades in English25% Gained A*/A grades in Maths
2016-2017 = key changes
Relentless focus on AttendancePassport to Prom Period 6 – Raising Achievement
DON'T PANIC!
Summer 2017 GCSE Exams start in
235
DAYS
12
HOURS
0
MINUTES
11
SECONDS
Raising Achievement The Ridgeway
School
Y11
Every Child Matters
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
P1 Maths P.E English Science Maths
P2 Geography Maths PE Geography Science
P3 French English Science Maths Geography
P4 Science French Science Science P.E
Mentoring
P5 P.E Science French English English
P6 Maths (RA)
Science(RA)
Humanities(RA)
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Attitude to Learning
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Attendance MA*TTERS
How can attendance affect progress?
Look at Progress 8 score & average GCSE
grades
Anything above 0 is positive and 0.5 very good progress which is over
half a grade on average better than targets across all subjects
0-0.5 Good +0.5 and above outstanding
Anything below 0 is negative and below -0.5 is very concerning and
shows target grades not achieved in many subjects
-0 and below
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Avg Grade Progress 8 % AttendanceB 0.47 100.00B+ 0.50 100.00A+ 2.22 100.00B- 0.07 100.00B+ 1.75 100.00B+ 0.77 100.00B+ 0.40 99.74A+ 0.50 99.74A 0.75 99.74A*- 1.35 99.74D 1.16 99.74B+ 0.99 99.74B- -0.07 99.74B+ 0.79 99.74A- 0.45 99.74A+ 0.73 99.47C -0.24 99.47B+ 1.09 99.47A* 0.53 99.47C- 0.02 99.47C 0.45 99.47B+ 1.32 99.47
Compared to
Avg Grade Progress 8 % Attendance
- -3.00 40.74
D+ -1.23 56.08
- -2.09 59.23
D -0.73 68.52
C -0.21 71.16
E- -1.25 71.96
D+ -0.94 73.02
E+ 0.10 75.40
D -1.05 76.19
D- -1.14 78.04
B -0.15 78.31
E- -1.84 78.31
C- -1.14 79.89
D- -1.32 80.95
C+ -0.80 84.13
E- -0.78 84.66
C+ -0.21 84.66
D+ -1.67 85.71
D -0.43 86.24
D+ - 88.89
HIGH ATTENDANCE LOW ATTENDANCE
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Rewards
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Passport to Prom 2016-17
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Passport to Prom 2016-17What is the Passport to Prom?
‘Prom’ is a celebration of your hard work
through the year and therefore the
Passport to Prom is designed to recognise
and reward your achievements at the
Ridgeway School as well as supporting you
with a
focus on the essential behaviours for
learning required to achieve your best.
The Passport to Prom will run until Friday 19th May 2017 and this time you will need to:
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Passport to Prom 2016-17Attend at least 15 revision, support or extra—curricular
sessions (they can be after school or in the holidays)
• Have an attendance of 92%+ or have significantly improved attendance. Valid medical reasons for poor attendance will be discussed and admission to the prom will be at the discretion of the Principal.
• Have 100% of their coursework/controlled assessment completed and handed in to the subject teacher within subject deadlines.
• Have at least a good (positive conduct points) or improved behaviour record.
• Demonstrate exemplary behaviour during the exam period leading to the Prom.
• Have volunteered in some way in the school or in the community.
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Passport to Prom 2016-17So what do you need to do?
Every half term you need to ensure that you have recorded your info in your passport to prom booklets within mentoring:
Rewards
We would like to reward students with a 50% discounted
ticket so 30 students with the highest conduct points (and
no behaviour logs) and all those with 99-100% attendance
will be entered into a prized draw. There will be 10 50%
tickets available for the prize draw.
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Passport to Prom 2016-17Note:
Any fixed term exclusion may ultimately result in the removal of the
passport, unless this is followed by a significant improved behaviour
record. However this and all decisions regarding admittance to the
prom will be at the discretion of the Principal.
Y11 Key Dates
Monday 5th December Y11 PPE’s (Pre-Public Examinations)
Monday 15th May Date of first examination on common timetable
Friday 23rd June Year 11 Prom
Wednesday 28th June Date of final examination on common timetable
Thursday 24th August 2017 Release of results to students
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Mentoring Programme
A programme to enable all learners to best equip themselves for the challenges that school, further education, higher education and life
present.
Term 1 – Organisation
Term 2 – Communication
Term 3 – Resilience
Term 4 – Initiative
Term 5 – Leadership
Term 6 – Reflection
Term 1 – Organisation for the future
Motivation Strengths
Weaknesses
Research Tasks
QuizzesRecipes
Reflection
Student Booklets
Learning Conversations
The aim of the conversations are;
• Reflection and expand student capacity to learn
• Identify what hasn't worked and eliminate those barriers to student learning and progress
• To identify the way forward and the strategies needed to achieve this
• To set goals and monitor the pathway to achieving them
In addition students reflect on their
cycle report and identify subjects
they have made progress in and
why (WWW).
Then identify what improvements
they need to make for the next
cycle (EBI).
Students can typically expect;
• Year 11 = 1½ - 2 hours per night
Homework Timetable
• Expectation that homework will be set either before or on the day of the timetable, but is to be done on the evening the timetable states
Homework
Week A
Monday English
Option R
Tuesday Science
Maths
Wednesday Maths
Thursday Science
Option Q
Friday English
Option P
Week B
Monday Science
Option Q
Tuesday English
Maths
Wednesday Science
Option R
Thursday English
Maths
Friday Option P
Science
Year 11 MathsOCR J560 9-1
• Sound understanding of concepts
• Fluency in procedural skill
• Competency to apply mathematical skills in a range of contexts
• Confidence in mathematical problem solving
The new GCSE emphasises & encourages
Three equally weighted exams at the end of Year 11
• Thursday 25th May calculator
• Thursday 8th June non-calculator
• Tuesday 13th June calculator
Exams
• Fortnightly GCSE Exam paper to complete at home
• Identifying key areas to work on in independent study time
• Homework check-in tests based on topics covered in Year 10
Preparation
• Covering remaining content
• Targeted afterschool intervention• Focused revision plan
• Revisiting all topic areas• Mastering key skills• Practising exam questions
Year 11 Plan
• Online textbooks
• Revision guides • available to order on parentpay for £3
• Maths enrichment
• KS4 support sessions after school
• Websites www.mymaths.co.uk
Support Available
• Revision sessions during study leave
• Revision session in May half term
• 8am Revision sessions on mornings of exams
Final preparation
English Information
Mrs Middlemass – Faculty Leader of English
‘There can be no more important subject than English in the school curriculum. English is a pre-eminent world language, it is at the heart of our culture and it is the language medium in
which most of our pupils think and communicate. Literacy skills are also crucial to pupils’ learning in other subjects
across the curriculum.’
Ofsted March 2012
The Basics• Language and Literature FINALLY have an identical
status
The skills will complement each other across both qualifications
They have expanded (quantity) AND they are more demanding (quality)
• All closed book exams
English Language•2 papers:•Paper 1 – Fiction (Explorations in
Creative Reading and Writing)- Section A – one literature fiction text- Section B – descriptive or narrative
writing•1 hour 45 mins•80 marks•50% of GCSE
English Language
• Paper 2 – Writer’s Viewpoints and Perspectives
• Section A – Reading- One non-fiction text and one literary non-fiction text
- 4 questions
• Section B – Writing- Writing to present a viewpoint
• 1 hour 45 mins
• 80 marks
• 50% of GCSE
English Literature
• 2 Papers:
• Paper 1 – Shakespeare and the 19th century novel
- Section A - Romeo and Juliet
- Section B – A Christmas Carol
• 1 hour 45 minutes
• 64 marks (4 marks SPAG)
• 40%
English Literature
• 2 Papers:• Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry
- Section A – An Inspector Calls
- Section B – Poetry – Conflict cluster
- Section C – Unseen
• 2 hour 15 minutes
• 96 marks
• 60% of GCSE
What will the school do to help?• Assessments at the end of each unit
• Setting regular exam skills homework and exam questions
• Unpick mark schemes so assessment is clear
• Go back to previous skills/topics to interleave learning.
• Encourage memory skills and retaining of information
• PPEs in year 11 will assess texts taught in year 10 (to mimic the exam!)
• Provide a parents’ workshop focusing on reading skills
What can parents do to help across BOTH GCSEs?
• Encourage your son/daughter to read as much and as widely as possible
• Books, newspapers, magazines, leaflets through the door – discuss texts around the house.
• Buy newspapers and pick an article – ask them to highlight the important information from the text
• Encourage them to attempt as many papers/questions as they can
What should students be doing?• Respond to feedback from their class teacher
• Take personal responsibility for their own learning –if they’re stuck, speak to their teacher
• Get used to the coursework, speaking & listening and exam mark schemes – self-assess their own work before handing it in to be marked
• Improve on past papers/questions
• Practise, practise, practise
Class teacher email addresses
• 11X1 – Mrs Middlemass – [email protected]
• 11X2 – Mr Duckhouse – [email protected]
• 11X3 – Mr Cairns – [email protected]
• 11X4 – Miss Thompson – [email protected]
• 11Y1 – Mr Cairns – [email protected]
• 11Y2 – Mrs Siebenaller – [email protected]
• 11Y3 – Mrs Williams - [email protected]
• 11Y4 – Miss Humphreys – [email protected]
“If I have seen further it is only by standing on the shoulders
of giants.”
What does the Science
curriculum provide?
Pathways
Flexible
Independent learning skills
Enjoyment
GCSE Separate Sciences –
11A/Sc1, 11A/Sc2, 11A/Sc3
OCR Gateway Biology B, Chemistry B, Physics B
Controlled Practical Assessment:
• Physics – October 2016
• Chemistry – December 2016
• Biology – February 2017
GCSE Additional Science –
• 11A/Sc4, 11A/Sc5, 11A/Sc6, 11A/Sc7 and 11A/Sc8
• OCR Gateway Additional Science B
• Controlled Practical Assessment:
July 2016 / Jan 2017
GCSE Science Resit -
11A/Sc4, 11A/Sc5, 11A/Sc6, 11A/Sc7 and 11A/Sc8
• OCR Gateway Science B
• Controlled Assessment:
• Tuesday Lunchtime Enrichment in R02
• Thursday After-school in R02
BTEC Application of Science – 11Z/Sc8
EDEXCEL BTEC Applications of Science
Controlled Assessment: Every single lesson!
Exam: Date not announced
Revision Guide/Workbook
• Issued to every student
• Used for classwork / homework
Extra Revision Guides
• Available for £4.00
School website
• Past papers and mark schemes
• Links to revision websites for the correct course
