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Year 10 Information Evening
30th September 2014
Aims of this evening
• Key dates• Key changes• Key people – English, Maths and Science staff.• Key ways that you can support your child to
achieve their full potential.
“The bad news is from now on time flies, the good news is you’re the pilot”
Attendance – Why is it important at KS4?
Case Study This is Simon. He is in Year 10He has an attendance of 90%. • Is this good? • What does it mean?
Case Study Simon and his parents think that 90% is pretty
good, are they right? •90% attendance = ½ a day missed every week •1 school year at 90% attendance = 4 whole
weeks of lessons missed. •90% attendance over 5 years of school = ½ a
school year missed
What is the impact on Simon’s life? • Research suggests that 17 missed school days
in a year = a GCSE grade drop (DFES). • An improvement in attendance by 1% will see
a 5% improvement in attainment (DFES)• The greater the attendance the greater the
achievement.
Year 10 in a fortnight • Students may think they have got forever BUT look at how many
hours of lessons they actually have over this year:
Options: 5 hours every two weeks (13.5 days per subject)Core: English 8 hours every two weeks (22 days)
Maths 7 hours every two weeks (19 days)Science 9 hours every two weeks (24 days)
• Due to time constraints you will often only cover each topic once.• Learning it first time around is the key to successful revision and
exam results.
Changes to assessment in English and Maths• Grading for GCSEs has changed. A* to C will no longer be
how achievement is measured.
• A new 9 grade scale will be created with 9 representing the top grade.
• Grade 5 will be about half to two thirds higher than that required for a C. (this is likely to become the new sought after level).
Your child will be studying for two GCSEs:
English Language
English Literature
English LanguagePaper / Component 1:
20th Century Literature Reading and Creative Prose WritingWritten examination: 1 hour 45 minutes | 40% of qualification
• Section A (20%) – ReadingUnderstanding of one extract (about 60-100 lines) of literature from the 20th century assessed through a range of structured questions.
• Section B (20%) – Prose WritingOne creative writing task selected from a choice of four titles.
English LanguagePaper / Component 2:19th and 21st Century Non-Fiction Reading and Transactional/Persuasive WritingWritten examination: 2 hours | 60% of qualification
• Section A (30%) – ReadingUnderstanding of two extracts (about 900-1200 words in total) of non-fiction writing, one from the 19th century, the other from the 21st century, assessed through a range of structured questions.
• Section B (30%) – WritingTwo compulsory transactional/persuasive writing tasks.
English Literature:Paper / Component 1Shakespeare and PoetryWritten examination – 2 hours - 40% of qualification
• Section A - (20%) ShakespeareRomeo and Juliet; OR Macbeth; OR Othello; OR Much Ado About Nothing; OR Henry V; OR The Merchant of Venice.One extract question and one essay question based on the reading of a Shakespeare text from the above prescribed list.
• Section B - (20%) Poetry from 1789 to present dayTwo questions based on poems from the Poetry Anthology, one of which involves comparison.
English Literature:Paper / Component 2Post-1914 Prose/Drama, Century Prose and Unseen PoetryWritten examination – 2 hours and 30 minutes - 60% of qualification
• Section A - (20%) Post-1914 prose/dramaLord of the Flies (Golding); OR TheWoman in Black (Hill); OR An Inspector Calls (Priestley)
• Section B - (20%) 19th century proseA Christmas Carol (Dickens); OR War of the Worlds (Wells); OR The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Stevenson)
• Section C (20%) Unseen poetry from the 20th/21st centuryTwo questions on unseen poems, one of which involves comparison.
Year & Term English Language English Literature
Year 10
Term 1
Year 10
Term 2
Year 10
Term 3
Year 10
Term 4
Modern Prose/Drama (Paper 2)
Study poetry anthology (Paper 1)
Reading non-fiction (Paper 2)Transactional writing (Paper 2)
Reading C20th fiction (Paper 1)Writing recount/narrative (Paper 1)
Writing recount/narrative (Paper 1)Study of a Shakespeare play (Paper 1)
Year 10
Terms 5&6
Reading C20th fiction (Paper 1)
The Year 10 Plan
10X1Mrs Wisby
An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
10Y1 Miss Creswick
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare.
10X2Miss Parker
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
10Y2Ms Davies
An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
10X3 Mrs Rutty
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.
10Y3Miss Figgures
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.
Useful resources and website:• Eduqas www.eduqas.co.ukEnglish Language• http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/index.html • http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ • http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english/creativewriting/ • http://www.webenglishteacher.com/conventions.html • http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/english • https://elt.oup.com/student/practicegrammar/?cc=gb&selLanguage=en • http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zr9d7ty English Literature• Listening Books – please ask English teacher for login details.• BBC Bitesize – or websites such as sparknotes.• GCSE POD – login details are with students.
Overview of changes at GCSE• New content at both Higher & Foundation tier• An increase in content overall• Higher order concepts for both tiers• More formulae for students to learn• A renewed focus on problem solving, proof
and reasoning
Tiers of entry• Foundation tier covers Grades: 1-5 (2017)
Grades: G - low B (2016)• Higher tier covers Grades: 4-9 (2017)
Grades: C – A* (2016)
Useful resources for new GCSE• Online edition of the CGP text book for the new GCSE will be given to all students• Revision guides will be available to purchase through the school (£2.50)• Mathswatch revision discs with videos, worksheets and answers (£4.00)
Useful websites• www.mrbartonmaths.com/• corbettmaths.com/• mymaths.co.uk (students have login)
Overview of changes at GCSE• This year there are no changes at GCSE.• Students will continue with our present
courses until they are examined at in Summer 2016.
• Next year, new GCSE Science exams will be introduced for current year 9.
• There are 3 courses studied:
Separate Sciences ( Triple Science)Double ScienceCambridge Nationals
• Double Science students will sit 4 exams at the end of year 11.
• There are two GCSES: Core Science ( based on year10 work) and Additional Science (based on year 11 work)
• Each of these GCSEs is examined separately in two exams.• Each exam will contain questions about Biology, Chemistry
and Physics• There will also be two pieces of controlled assessment. Each
will contribute to one exam.
• Triple Science students will sit 9 exams at the end of year 11.
• They will sit 3 exams for each Science-one for each unit studied.
• They will also produce a piece of controlled assessment for each science.
• Cambridge Nationals students• These students are studying towards a qualification of which
25% is based upon an exam.• The other 75% is awarded as a result of written assignments
and practical.• There are two qualifications one for year 10 and another for
year 11.• These students will sit an exam in year 10.
Tiers of entry for GCSE
• Foundation tier covers Grades: G-C• Higher tier covers Grades: A*-D
Useful resources for Science
• Revision guides will be available to purchase through the school. These will be £ 6.00 (Double) and £9.00 for (Triple).• Homework booklets are used containing past paper questions.•Students will be able to buy packs of past paper questions and mark schemes to use.• Students can also buy the accompanying work book for their revision guide.
Details of other resources• We are studying AQA GCSE Science A.• The following website gives you access to all
past papers, mark schemes and the specification.
• http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/science-a-4405
Homework www.showmyhomework.co.uk
Do contact Mrs Coates at the school if you do not have your log in details.
GCSE Pod www.gcsepod.com
The Role of the Parent/Carer
Success
Student
Teachers Parents/Carers
• Stay in touch with your child's teachers. • Know the course structure and requirements.• Plan the schedule for work and formulate an
agreed routine for study.• Agree regular ‘check-ins’. Once a half- term is a
good aim in Year 10.
Tips for Parents, from Parents who survived!!
• Communication• Practical support• Acknowledge difficulties but develop
strategies for resilience.• YOU are the expert on your child and can
make a difference to their motivation and their ability to cope.
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