Year 11 Strategies

for Success

2016

WelcomeLee ParfittAssistant

Vice Principal

Why?For parents to be

more informed about what they can do to help improve their

son/daughter’s progress and

outcomes in their GCSE results.

GCSE exams are changing. The government have begun a process to change GCSE qualifications.

New GCSE courses in Maths and English have already been introduced.

The new courses have more content, are more demanding and require more extended writing.

There is also a greater emphasis on literacy with higher percentages of marks being awarded for spelling and grammar.

What will change?All GCSEs will eventually be awarded levels from 9 – 1 rather than A* - G. As the grades your child receive at the end of their exams will change, so their targets grades will also change. Students will continue to be compared to students who started at the same level at the end of Y6.

OutstandingProgress

Good Progress Expected Progress

Students will be helped to monitor their progress with stickers on all books for every subject.

How will these changes affect my child?

OutstandingProgress

Good Progress

Expected Progress

Students will use grading criteria for all subjects on the 9 – 1 scale to help know how to move to the next level. This grading criteria will look exactly the same in each subject.

You child's report home will look different. With all grades recorded using the new system, the colour coding will help you to see where students are making expected, good and outstanding progress.

How will I know if my child is making progress?

OutstandingProgress

Good Progress

Expected Progress

How will these changes affect applications at P16 courses and universities?

English and Maths Grade 5 and above is now Essential!• Students who achieve less than a

Grade 5 in English and Maths will be required to study these subjects again in Post 16 until they secure at least a grade 5.

• Colleges will now expect a B/A (6+) Grade in individual subjects to access specific courses

• Minimum requirements for Post 16 is 5-6 GCSE’s at grade C (5+) and above.

• Universities now base selection and offers on GCSE Results

Academy Interventions:• Booster Sessions• ½ Termly Assessment

Point Monitoring• Regular Progress

Meetings• Academic Mentoring• Study Support Classes• Parent Evenings• Revision Guides

(Online Website Resources)

• Increase number of Sets/Graduate Coaches

• Saturday and Holiday Revision classes

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

SCIENCE MATHS SCIENCE/ MATHS/ ENGLISH

INTERVENTIONS

ENGLISH OPTIONAL SUBJECTS

OPTIONAL SUBJECTS

OPTIONAL SUBJECTS

OPTIONAL SUBJECT

INTERVENTIONS

OPTIONAL SUBJECTS

Important DatesDates Exams

5th to 17th

December 2016Year 11 Mock

Exams (All subjects)

30st January - 10th

February 2017Year 11 Mock

Exams (All subjects)

15th May - 28th June 2017

Summer 2017 GCSE Exam series

24th August 2017 Summer 2017 GCSE Results Day

Parents Evening (Subject Teachers)Wednesday 18th

January 2017

Reports to parents issued:

December 2016February 2017

May 2017

Exams Information 2016-2018Exam timetables

• For official GCSE exams, individual exams timetables will be issued to students in advance. Copies will also be posted home to parents/carers.

• Please ensure timetables are kept somewhere safe and that students check the details carefully.

Equipment for exams and exam rulesStudents should….

• Be in FULL Academy uniform.• Have their ID Card • Have a CLEAR pencil case and BLACK pens for

writing, along with pencil, ruler, eraser, pencil sharpener. Where calculators are needed, they should be free of a lid or case. Students should supply their own equipment.

• Hand in any electronic devices such as mobiles, as well as bags and jackets

• Take the label off any plain, still, bottled water they wish to bring

• Ensure they follow all instructions given by the Exam Invigilators – Failure to do so could result in disqualification from the exams.

Revise With The Exam In Mind

• Know the syllabus content• Know how many exam

papers• Know the content for

each subject• Past papers• Rehearse exam conditions

Active Revision:• Writing revision notes• Reading aloud• Recording key points onto an

IPod – create a podcast• Discussing topics with friends• Testing self• Tested by others• Rewriting notes• Creating examples• Revision websites

Revision Techniques

Do’sDiscuss what will be involved in the revision period & what your role could be.Provide an environment necessary for success.Respond positively when they ask for help.Give praise and encouragement.Keep them well supplied with food and drinks.Keep a low profile.Be prepared to listen.Encourage them to take regular breaks.Encourage morning revision.

Revision Techniques

Don’t

Make comparisons with siblings, friends etc.Add to their worries by constantly mentioning exams.Relate too much to your experiences.Worry if their revision techniques seem strange.Make a battleground out of whether they listen to

music or not when revising.Distract them unnecessarily.Expect them to study all of the time.

Revision Techniques

Where can I find out more information?

• Visit the school website where you can find out more information about pathways.

• Make sure we have an up to date email on our system to email reports home and keep you up to date with any further changes.

• Speak to our data manager in the canteen after this session.

An information booklet has been emailed home.

Watch the information video made by our P16 media students on the school website.

Post 16 Recruitment Evening

Wednesday 19th October 2016 (5pm-8pm)

Who to do I contact if there are any concerns?

Curriculum •Subject Teacher•Head of Faculty

Pastoral•Form Tutor •Head of Year 11 (Miss Dunlop)

Emails get a quicker response than phone calls.

Email addresses: name.surname@ctckingshurst.academy

General Information

Year 11: Strategies for Success

Faculty of EnglishMrs Sheard

Head of Faculty

Key Stage 4 Coordinator – Mr Mountain

What are you studying in English?

English Language

Paper 1 – 50%Explorations in creative

reading and writing

Paper 2 – 50%Writers’ viewpoints and

perspectives

English Literature

Paper 1 – 40%Shakespeare and the 19th Century Novel

Paper 2 – 60%Modern texts and

PoetryNon-examination

AssessmentSpoken Language

How do the qualifications work?Exam Board -

AQA Paper 1 Paper 2

English Language

1 hr 45 mins – 50% (80 marks)Reading: analyse a piece of

unseen literary fictionWriting: descriptive or narrative

writing

1 hr 45 mins – 50% (80 marks)Reading: one piece of non-fiction

and one piece of literary non-fiction

Writing: writing to present a viewpoint

English Literature

1 hr 45 mins – 40% (64 marks)Shakespeare and the 19th century

novel

Macbeth / Romeo and JulietA Christmas Carol

2 hr 15 mins – 60% (96 marks)Modern texts and Poetry

The History BoysCluster of poems on ‘Power and

Conflict’Unseen Poetry

What do I need to know?New Grading System:•Linear GCSE course – all exams to be taken at the end of the course in Year 11•There are no tiers for the examinations – all students will sit the same tier•Students will be awarded a numbered grade from 1 – 9 (9 being the best)•Students will also receive a grade for their Spoken Language (old version of Speaking and Listening) – this is issued separately to the GCSE grade

Assessment:•Students must complete regular assessments that will be structured to familiarise the students with the format of the exams for both Language and Literature•Students will have a portfolio of assessments to showcase their progress in order to accurately forecast target grades and final outcomes

What do I need to know?Revision guides•Buy from the IC at a discounted price•Check for online revision materials for literature textsRevision Podcasts•Available for all units – students need to bring in a memory stick so that they can then be transferred to MP3/I Phone/ComputerSample Papers•Available from class teachers and on the AQA website

What do I need to know?How to be a success!•Re-reading literature texts (purchasing your own copy allows them to write notes)•Keeping all old exercise books –everything is needed!•Doing past exam questions in timedconditions•Revision cards and quotation posters in your rooms•Learn quotations from literature texts –you can’t take the books into the exam!•Read magazines/newspapers to look at writer’s style/format

What do I need to do now?Access support!

•Thursday afterschool workshops

•If you have missed any of the poems due to absence, make sure you attend the relevant catch-up. Any poem could be on the exam!

Key Dates - ExamsEnglish Literature: • Shakespeare and the 19th Century Novel –

Monday 22nd May 2017• Modern Texts and Poetry – Friday 26th May 2017English Language:• Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing –

Tuesday June 6th 2017• Writers'’ Viewpoints and Perspectives –

Monday 12th June 2017

Year 11: Strategies for Success

MathematicsMrs Barker

Head of Faculty

Changes to Mathematics GCSE Assessment

Maths will be tiered with an overlapping tiers model, with a Foundation tier covering grades 1-5 and a Higher tier covering grades 4-9.

All students are able to achieve a ‘5’ regardless of which tier they are sitting.

There are now 3 papers, each lasting 1 ½ hours. Two are calculator papers and one is non-calculator.

How has the content changed?• Foundation tier has more content. • Topics that used to be B grade topics are now in

the foundation tier paper.• Higher tier has some new topics but the style of

question has changed to make the questions more complicated.

• Both tiers now have significantly more problem solving focused questions

• Greater emphasis on worded questions, requiring higher level literacy skills

What do you need to do to get a 5 (Grade C)?

TRIGONOMETRY

SAMPLING

TREE DIAGRAMS WITHOUT REPLACEMENT

CONGRUENCY

What do you need to do to get an 8/9 (Grade A-A*)?

SURDS

3D TRIGONOMETRY

VECTORS

QUADRATIC SEQUENCES

PERPENDICULAR LINES

What are year 11 studying?

We use OCR as the exam board for GCSE Mathematics. Each student will be

entered for either Higher or Foundation based on their Pathway and target grade.

What we are doing to help the students

• Each class is following a tailored scheme of work allowing the students to meet their target grades.

• After Assessments, students complete a RAG diagnostic which enables them to identify weak and strong areas.

• Extra staff in lessons where possible• Booster sessions are held each week on Tuesdays. • Students will be targeted to these and there is also a

‘open’ booster that anyone wanting support can attend.

What you can do to help• Ensure students have the correct equipment for all of their

lessons. This is also the equipment they will need for their GCSE exams so it is important to get prepared!

- Black pens- Pencils- Ruler - Rubber- Protractor- A pair of compasses- A scientific calculator

What you can do to help

• Encourage students to complete their homework tasks and exam style questions

• Ensure students are accessing the additional online material as part of their homework and revision as well as extra maths work in their own time.

• Order a Revision Guide or Exam Practice book from the IC.

• Encourage students to attend Booster Sessions

What support is available?

• Weekly booster sessions• SUMO – coming soon!• Mymaths ( log in details are CTC and factor)• Mathswatch (Students have login details)• Revision guides and workbooks• BBC Bitesize website• Past paper and support (OCR Website)

Revision Guides• There are two that we recommend:

Year 11: Strategies for Success

Head of Faculty

ScienceMiss Allport

Head of Biology – Mrs DheriHead of Chemsitry – Mrs CooperHead of Physics – Miss Pearce

What are students studying in Science?

Triple award

Year 11B3, C3, P3

+CAU

+Revision of unit

1, unit 2 and unit 3 (B/C/P)

Core + Additional

Year 11P2+

CAU +

Revision of unit 1 and unit 2

(B/C/P)

Core

Year 11

Revision for B1, C1, P1

+CAU

How do the qualifications work?

Biology Chemistry Physics

Core science

B1 (25%)

C1 (25%)

P1 (25%)

CAU (25%)

Additional science

(core as well)

B2 (25%)

C2 (25%)

P2 (25%)

CAU (25%)

Triple Science

(core+additional as well)

B3 C3 P3 CAU (25%)

CAU CAU CAU

Key DatesExam datesB1 – 16th May 2017 (am) – All GCSE studentsC1 – 18th May 2017 (am) – All GCSE studentsP1 – 24th May 2017 (pm) – All GCSE studentsB2/B3 – 19th June 2017 (pm) - Triple award and Additional studentsC2/C3 – 14th June 2017 (am) - Triple award and Additional students P2/P3 – 16th June 2017 (am) – Triple award and Additional students

Revision Classes• These will take place on a Monday• They will be with your class teacher• They may not be on every Monday –

your class teacher will advise you based on assessment

Master classes run after school from 15:15 – 16:15

Revision Guides

Workbooks AND answer books are

also available

Parental SupportHelping at home•Exam papers/workbooks*•Revision cards everywhere •Don’t memorise physics formulae or the periodic table•Teach to learn

Student Expectations• To come to all Science lessons on time,

properly equipped and ready to learn.• To adopt an excellent work ethic and attitude

to work.• To act upon feedback given by the teacher.• Consolidate the content of the lessons on a

regular (weekly) basis.• Address any issues straightaway - take

responsibility for their learning.

What we will do• Teach the Science curriculum in an

appropriate way• Regularly assess your child and provide

detailed feedback on how they can improve• Provide revision/intervention sessions after

school to help your child with their learning• Communicate with yourselves any concerns

that we may have