Year 10 Parents in Partnership

Welcome!

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Aims of the Evening

1. To have clear understanding of your child’s target grades

2. To know how your child is to be assessed on each course

3. To consider how you can help your child succeed

4. To have an insight into progression and the way ahead

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Changes to GCSEs

• ‘Terminal Assessments’• All exams at the end of Year 11

• Importance of REVISION• Year 10 Mocks

• ‘Controlled Assessments’• The majority of subjects• Up to 60% of final grade

• Importance of homework & deadlines• Most start this year

• New GCSEs for English and Maths: GRADED 1-9

• More rigour!

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Expected levels of Progress & Target Setting

GCSE Grade

A* A B C D E F G

End of Primary

Level

8 7 6 5 4 3

New GCSEGrade

9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

A*

A

B

C 5a

D 5b 5c 4a

E 4b 4c 3a

F 3b 3c 2a

G 2b 2c

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Y8

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Y8

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Y8

Sum

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Y9

Aut

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Y9

Spri

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Y9

Sum

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Y1

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Y1

0 S

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Term

Y1

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Y1

1 A

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Reasonable progress70%

Very good progress(top 35%)

Excellent progress (top 10%)

Non-GCSEs

• BTECs (Engineering, Construction)

75% portfolio, 25% exam (some online)

• CACHE (Childcare)

Level 2: 95% portfolio

• ASDAN (Vocational Skills)

100% portfolio

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FINE GRADES• The grades in English and Maths are broken down

with a decimal:– .2 meaning they are at the top of a that grade– .5 meaning they are solid– .8 meaning they are at the top of a that grade

• The grades in other subjects are broken down with a number:– 3 meaning students are just into a particular grade– 2 meaning they are solid– 1 meaning they are at the top of a that grade

FINE GRADES Example

• For example, Sebastian is just into a Grade 6 in English and on a strong B and working towards a Grade A in Music

–His report would show:

English: 6.2

Music: B1

Show My Homework

• A simple online homework calendar showing homework information, deadlines

and attachments for students.

• From now, all homework will be displayed online, using Show My Homework.

What is Show My Homework?

Benefits for Students

• See all of your homework at the click of a button.

• A personalised experience to help you stay organised.

• Automatic due date reminders.

• App available from App Store and Google Play Store

• More time during lessons.

• Select the link on our school website to view our Homework Calendar.

• Here, all the school’s homework tasks are displayed, and can be filtered to find what you need.

• The Homework Calendar is here so that if you forget your login details, you can still find your

homework.

• Click login to access your personalised account.

Coloured blocks represent tasks.

The number in the corner of the block counts

down to its due date.

If a block is greyed out, the deadline has

passed.

A grey block with a coloured outline is a

deadline.

• Once you’ve logged in, you can find your personalised to-do list.

• Homework is in order of deadlines, the nearest being at the top.

• On the right, you can see any Announcements or Events that apply to you.

Tick the boxes as you complete each task

to remove them from your to-do list.

• Homework appears in your calendar as a block, stretching from the issue date to

the due date.

• Select a piece of homework for more details.

• In this view we can see a task’s title and description, how long the homework is

expected to take, and how it should be submitted.

• Helpful resources – files & websites – are displayed below the homework.

•Gradebook helps you keep track of the submission status of homework, and grades,

as teachers update it.

Each tray represents a homework task.

Select the tray for more information.

Colour codes are defined by the key.

Use the filters to find exactly what you’re

looking for.

• In Settings, you can manage Notifications.

• Make sure to download the Show My Homework App, for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch

and Android Devices.

Support

•Once you input your email address on Show My Homework, you can

contact them if you need any support.

•Email: help@showmyhomework.co.uk

•Phone: 0207 197 9550

•Twitter: @showmyhomework

How to survive GCSE’s – a few useful tips for parents

Homework

• Check regularly to ensure that homework is prioritised properly.

• Create a suitable environment for study and revision, for example a quiet area, a notice board and the right equipment.

• Encourage your child to attend any revision classes or study support sessions when they are on.

• Make sure there is a good work-life balance, and your child doesn't spend too much time either going out with friends, or sitting and doing homework!

• Find out about educational programmes or useful websites. For example: www.topmarks.co.uk or www.mymaths.co.uk(user name: liskeard/password: pentagon)

Tackling coursework and controlled assessments

• Find out when coursework is due and help to make a schedule to complete it.

• Make sure your child is clear about what they are required to do and how marks are awarded.

• Encourage your child to print and save their work regularly if they are working on a computer.

• Be sure to talk or email the teacher as soon as possible.

Key Dates & Events

• Early November: Progress Check 1

• End of January: Progress Check 2

• 1st December: Revision Evening

• 29th February: Parents’ Evening

• End of April: Progress Check 3

• 27th June – 1st July: Y10 Mock Exams

• 11th July: Work Experience

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Raising the Participation Age

• You will be required to stay in education or

accredited learning until you are 18

• Raising the Participation Age is not the same as

raising the school leaving age – that will stay

the same

• You will be able to choose the post-16 option

that is best for you

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Your choices

1. Full time education, such as school or college

2. Work-based learning, such as an Apprenticeship

3. Part-time education or training if you are

employed, self-employed or volunteering for 20

hours or more a week

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Liskeard Sixth Form

• 98% of students who applied for university in

2009 - 2015 gained their first choice

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Percentage

of students achieving…

2013 2014 2015

A* 3 5 7

A*/A 11 16 21

A*-C 72 74 80

A*-E 98 99 100

Liskeard Sixth Form

• Types of qualifications:

A Levels (3, 4 or even 5 subjects)

Level 3 courses equivalent to 2 A Levels

Level 2 vocational courses

• All students will be interviewed during Year 11

• All students will be invited to our Open Evening and will attend a ‘Careers Circus’

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JOIN OUR FOOTBALL

ACADEMY &GAIN COACHING QUALIFICATIONS

AQABaccalaureate

EXTENDED PROJECT

ENRICHMENT

CRITICAL THINKING

A L

EVEL

S

...or take a Level 3 BTEC in Sport or Childcare (each worth 2 A Levels)

OR access our Level 2 provision...

CHILDCARE ACADEMY

LEVEL 2 BRIDGE COURSE

Subject Requirements

• To do A LEVELS, you must get 5 or more grade C/5s including a 5 in English and Maths.

• You need to get grade Bs or 6s in some courses to continue them to A Level

If you don’t pass English and/or Maths by the end of Year 11…

…you will have to continue studying English and/or Maths until you do or until you are 19.

APPRENTICESHIPSAs employees, apprentices earn a wage and work alongside experienced staff to gain job-specific skills. Off the job, usually on a day-release basis, apprentices receive training to work towards nationally recognised qualifications.

Apprenticeships can take between one and four years to complete. The minimum salary is £2.60 per hour; however, many apprentices earn significantly more.

There may be different entry requirements depending on the Apprenticeship and the industry sector. However competition for places with employers can be fierce, so you will need to show that you are committed, and aware of your responsibilities to both yourself and the company who would employ you.

Most apprenticeships require C/5 grades to access

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Independent Advice and Guidance

• Make an appointment to see Mrs Carlin

• Do your research• College prospectuses are available to take away from

the ALC

• Go on-line and read college websites

• Speak to students you know who left school last year

• Speak to your teachers, parents and family

• Attend Open Events

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ENGLISH

• All students will study GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature.

• Both subjects are now treated equally: they are as important as each other.

• We aim to enter every student for both qualifications.

• All students sit the same exams – regardless of English set.

ENGLISH

• All of the skills, and most of the set texts will be studied by every student.

• Every student is given the same chance to succeed and go on to study English at a higher level.

• High expectations and rigour will apply for each student, but pace and approaches in lessons may vary depending on the group.

ENGLISH

• Do explore the variety of material on the internet: today’s handout includes a range of interesting and useful websites.

• Do contact your child’s English teacher for more information.

• Do stress the importance of accurate spelling, punctuation and grammar.

• Do encourage your child to read (with you).

AQA - GCSE Mathematics

MATHS

MATHS

MATHS

Click on GCSE revision page

MATHS

GCSE Science A (Route 2)

Two combined exams of Biology, Chemistry and Physics are taken together with the controlled assessment

Unit 5: 35% Unit 6: 40% Unit 4: 25%

GCSE Additional Science (Route 2)

Two combined exams of Biology, Chemistry and Physics are taken together with the controlled assessment

Unit 5: 35% Unit 6: 40% Unit 4: 25%

SCIENCESCIENCE

GCSE BiologyThree separate Biology exams together with the controlled assessment

Unit 1: 25% Unit 2: 25% Unit 3: 25% Unit 4: 25%

GCSE ChemistryThree separate Chemistry exams together with the controlled assessment

Unit 1: 25% Unit 2: 25% Unit 3: 25% Unit 4: 25%

GCSE PhysicsThree separate Physics exams together with the controlled assessment

Unit 1: 25% Unit 2: 25% Unit 3: 25% Unit 4: 25%

SCIENCE

B1 C1 P1

B2 C2 P2

B3 C3 P3

GCSE Science A

GCSE Additional Science

GCSEBiology

GCSEChemistry

GCSEPhysics

Each GCSE combination is a pathway to study A level sciences:

B grade in ScienceB grade in Maths(B in English to study Psychology)

How you can help your child:

- Keep ALL exercise books organised and in a safe place- Purchase the revision guides offered by the science

department- Keep a glossary of key scientific terms- Prepare for linear exams (9 for Triple Science, 4 for Science

A and Additional Science) by using Assignments in year 11- Discuss science based issues in the news- ‘little and often learning’- Testing of key words

SCIENCE