Welcome to Year 11

Outline of the Evening

• Y11

• Effort and Attitude

• Homework System

• GCSE Summer Exams

• Controlled Assessment & Coursework

• 9-1 Grades

• Science

• English

• Maths

• Sixth Form and Next Steps

• Careers

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Homework System

• Please check homework online

• www.josephrowntreeschool.co.uk

• http://homework.josephrowntree.co.uk/

• Homework will be the equivalent of an extra year at school if done well!

• Roughly an hour a week per subject – Science be slightly different.

Not enough work?

• SAMlearning

• Centre ID: YO32JR

• User ID: Date of birth followed by two initials: first name then last name.

• Example: 01082001DJ is the User ID for Daniel Jones born 1st Aug 2001.

• Password: Initially same as the User ID, Learners are encouraged to change this to something difficult to guess.

Coursework & Controlled Assessment• Many students doing multiple coursework heavy subjects.

• Coursework needs to be finished by Christmas of y11 as students will be in demand for revision sessions after that.

Technology Subjects

• Resistant Materials

• Textiles

• Electronics

• Food

• Graphics

Coursework ‘heavy’ subjects

• Media

• Music

• Drama

• ICT

December Trial Exams

• Y11 Students will have a week of trial exams

• w/c 14th December

• 2 exams a day on some days

• It is an intensive 2 weeks but we have to balance this with lesson time.

• Feedback from previous Y11 has been positive but they suggested the change to before Christmas.

• Exam timetables will be given out.

• We will use these grades for Sixth Form and College Applications.

GCSE Summer Exams

• These begin mid-May and end late-June.

• Students will need to be in school at 8:35 for morning exams and 1:35pm for afternoon exams.

• There will be clashes and multiple exams on one day.

• Exam timetable set by boards…not us.

• We do our best to reduce the stress caused by clashes.

• Revision Evening will be held nearer the time.

Study Leave

• Date TBC

• When the final exam timetable is sorted we look at the best date.

• Generally students stay in school for the first few weeks of exams.

• They then get study leave but must come in for revision sessions.

• We try to put revision sessions on in the morning for afternoon exams, and in the afternoon when students have a morning exam the following day.

• Some departments like ‘breakfast club’ revision sessions.

How does the 1-9 Grading System Work?

Y11 Science

Year 11 science exams – key info

• Triple science – 2 papers for each subject (6 total). Each exam is 50% of the course marks and is 1 hour 45 minutes in duration.

• Combined science – 2 papers for each subject (6 total). Each exam is worth 16.7% of the GCSE marks and is 1 hour 15 minutes in duration.

• One 6 mark question in each exam – need to write a side of A4 with little structure provided

• A calculator is needed for all 6 papers – even Biology!

• Combined Science students can not sit a combination of entry tiers. Triple Science students have to sit the same tier for each subject

Things to do at home

• Print out the specification – highlight the different content both for exams and for understanding

• Log onto SAM Learning – check tasks complete

• Put the revision timetable in the kitchen

• Check revision guides

• Read through flash cards

• Support doesn’t have to just be ensuring students are revising at home – although that might be a large part of it!

GCSE English Language & Literature

Reminders: The Key Changes

• Students complete all of their exams at the end of the course in May/June 2018.

• There is no coursework; grades for both English Language and Literature are determined by examination performance only.

• The English Literature exams are now closed book.

• Students will be graded on a 1-9 system.

• The exams are not tiered; questions will increase in order of difficulty in English Language and are differentiated by text choice in English Literature.

English Language : Key Information

• Paper 1 is 1 hour 45 minutes in length.

• Paper 2 is also 1 hour 45 minutes in length.

• Both papers are evenly weighted, each worth 50% of the overall marks for GCSE English Language.

• Students also have to complete a “spoken language task”. They will be asked to present a formal presentation which may be recorded. This is a separate endorsement and is worth 0% of the overall GCSE.

Students have already covered Paper 1 in its entirety and Paper 2 Section B. Paper 2, Section A will be studied from November, and the

Spoken Language task will be conducted in January.

English Literature : Key Information

• Paper 1 is 1 hour 45 minutes in length.

• Paper 2 is 2 hours 15 minutes in length.

• Paper 1 is worth 40% of the overall GCSE for English Literature.

• Paper 2 is worth 60% of the overall GCSE for English Literature.

Students have already covered Paper 2 in its entirety and Paper 1, Section B, too. They are currently studying ‘Macbeth’,

which they will need to write their answer to on Paper 1, Section A.

The ‘Intensive’ Revision Programme

• From January 2018, when all areas have studied, we begin an intensive revision programme in English in preparation for the exams in May and June.

• This comprises of:• Weekly assessments in timed conditions.

• Teachers marking and returning these assessments in four days.

• Where students perform below national expectations (and in some instances target grade) they will be ‘invited’ to attend a revision session after school to work on specific areas with a member of the English team.

• Where students do need to attend revision sessions, a text message will be sent home 24 hours prior to alert you to this.

• Two further mock exams that take place in the hall to give students a better feeling of how to deal with timings as the exams are much longer than other subjects.

Key Dates 2017/18

Mock Exams in the Hall:

• Trial Exams (English Language Paper 2 and English Literature Paper 1) – w/c 11th December 2017.

• English Language, Paper 1 Mock Exam – Thursday 1st March

• English Literature, Paper 2 Mock Exam – Thursday 19th April

The Real Exams:

• English Literature, Paper 1: 22nd May 2018 (1hr 45 mins)

• English Literature, Paper 2: 25th May 2018 (2hrs 15 mins)

• English Language, Paper 1: 5th June 2018 (1hr 45 mins)

• English Language, Paper 2: 8th June 2018 (1hr 45 mins)

What difference does it make?

And why does it all matter?

Any parents want to do a

English Language

GCSE?

Mathematics in 2017/18

Important Exam Dates• Paper 1 – 24th of May – lets do the maths?

239 days 171 days (Exc Wkd’s) 129 days (Exc Hol’s) 95 lessons approx. left before your first maths exam.

•MAKE THEM COUNT!• Paper 2 – 7th of June Confidence carried from the 1st paper can often result in

extra marks on the 2nd paper.• Paper 3 – 12th of June Confidence carried from the 1st and 2nd paper can often

result in extra marks on the 3rd paper.

Key changes from the existing specifications

• Introduction of new content

• Additional content in the foundation tier and higher tier - 33%, with a lot of the content coming from Further Maths and As Level. More content in Foundation from previous Higher exams.

• New assessment objectives which will have a greater degree of difficulty – i.e. EXAMS ARE GETTING HARDER.

• More formulae needs to be known, reduction in the formulae page, hence more things to remember.

• Proposed changes from students having to continue their studies with Maths until 18 years old or until they have a C at GCSE, which ever comes sooner. Current changes propose raising the age to 21 years old or until they get their C.

Overview of specification content

Subject area Foundation Tier weighting

Higher Tier weighting

Number 25% 15%

Algebra 20% 30%

Ratio, proportion and rates of change

25% 20%

Geometry and measures 15% 20%

Probability and statistics 15% 15%

AQA Exam Changes – Both Higher and Foundation

• Students will be required to answer all questions on all papers

Paper 1: non-calculator Paper 2: calculator Paper 3: calculator

Content• Content from any part

of the specification may be assessed

Content• Content from any part

of the specification may be assessed

Content• Content from any part

of the specification may be assessed

Assessment• 1 hour 30 minutes• written exam• 80 marks

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3% of GCSE

Assessment• 1 hour 30 minutes• written exam• 80 marks

• 331

3% of GCSE

Assessment• 1 hour 30 minutes• written exam• 80 marks

• 331

3% of GCSE

Any parents want to do a Maths GCSE?

Revision Evening

• We have run this for the last 6 years.

• It is in late February/ Early march.

• An evening of revision techniques and ways of supporting students through the Exam period.

• We will have revision guides available.

• Departments are currently ordering revision guides. If students ask teachers for revision guides they can order one.

• We are also sending home revision techniques on a fortnightly basis.

Mindfulness:Miss Messer cme@josephrowntree.york.sch.uk

Mentoring

• We will try to pair up as many students as we can with Mentors from the Staff and Sixth Form.

• These are not ‘cosy chat’ mentors.

• They are Assertive Mentors.

• They will set deadlines for work to be completed.

Reports

• We will send interim reports half-termly.

• These will give an update on:

• Current ‘Most Likely Grades’

• Targets

• Attendance

• Attitude To Learning

Results Day

• 23RD August 2018

• School will be open from 9:00AM.

Moving On

• Sixth Form?

• York College

• Askham Bryan or other FE

• Apprenticeships

Sixth Form

• Ben Coleman:Head of Sixth Form

btc@josephrowntree.york.sch.uk

Please get in touch if you have any questions regarding the sixth form application process at any stage.

What you need to know

• Our transition guidance with year 11 will start very soon.

• Students will receive personalised advice to help them make the best choices for their education next year.

• Staff involved in these conversations will be SLT, tutors, Mr Scott and Mrs Murray (careers advisor)

6th Form Information

• A level results are top 25% nationally and have been for three consecutive years

• Students in the sixth form have an increasing role in student leadership via the presidents and committee

• Careers and higher education guidance and support is excellent, the vast majority of students leave to either a university place, higher level apprenticeship or employment (a small number take a gap year!)

6th Form Information

• The students are currently working on some projects to improve the common room, through the production of photography, art and graphics projects and poetry.

• Student produced pieces will be displayed in the common room along with photographs of 6th form life both in and out of school

6th form entry requirements

• 5 grades at A*-C or 9-4 (or a mixture of the two) for basic entrance into the sixth form

• Subjects also have their own requirements in some areas

• For example:

• Grade 7 minimum for A level mathematics

• Grade 6 minimum for A level sciences

• There are others – see the course information that will come home via the prospectus on 6th

form open evening

6th form entry requirements

• We also expect applicants to the sixth form to have had good behavioural and attendance records lower down the school.

Careers Gemma Murray

Careers Coordinator

Where to begin?

• A good place to start is the National Careers Service website, you can look at different job profiles and answer some questions about what skills and interests you have: https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/

Options available post 16

• Sixth Form

• Further Education College

• Employment, training, apprenticeship.

FE College

• Local FE Colleges: York College and Askham Bryan College.

• Both colleges have courses starting on different levels so there is something for everyone whatever your GCSE results may be.

• York College offers A levels, vocational course in a number of different job areas and apprenticeships.

• Askham Bryan specialises in land based subjects such as animal care and agriculture.

• More information about their courses and open/taster days can be found on their websites:

• https://www.yorkcollege.ac.uk/

• http://www.askham-bryan.ac.uk/

Apprenticeships and employment• An apprenticeship is earning money while learning and gaining

qualifications.

• There are lots of different vocational areas you could do an apprenticeship in including catering, hairdressing, bricklaying and child care.

• For more information on apprenticeships please visit: http://www.apprenticeshipguide.co.uk/what-is-an-apprenticeship/

• And to look for current vacancies: https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship

• On the apprenticeship website you can create an account and job vacancies will be emailed to you.

• York City Council Apprenticeship hub have provided us with some further information.

Suggested Timeline

• Autumn/Winter term:

• Make an appointment to speak to Mrs Murray Careers Adviser

• Begin to look at the different options available and start researching.

• If looking for an apprenticeship create an account on website to receive vacancies.

• Before Christmas:

• Visit colleges and sixth form on open or taster days.

• Begin to apply to your chosen options – you can apply for more than one.

• Around February/March you will be asked to an interview at college if applicable.

• If applying for an apprenticeship you may be asked to go for an assessment/interview.

• After your results you will attend an enrolment day, this is usually end of August/beginning of September.

Make an appointment

• If you are unsure of what you are going to do when you leave year 11 or want to have a talk through your ideas please make an appointment to see me.

• Available Tuesday morning, all day Thursday and Friday. My office is next door to the DT staff room.

• Or email: gam@josephrowntree.york.sch.uk

• Please take the handout of useful websites and open/taster day dates on your way out.