THE SACRED HEART LANGUAGE COLLEGEYEAR 10 CURRICULUM

EVENING

CORE CURRICULUM

All Year 10 pupils study:

R.E. P.E.English Language P.H.S.E English Literature CitizenshipMathematics A Modern LanguageScience Work-related Learning

GCSE OPTION CHOICES

Pupils study THREE further GCSEs

OR

Travel and Tourism Btec and ONE GCSE.

GCSE exams are now linear – exams at the end of the course. Have been designed for a two – year period of study

Reformed GCSEs have more demanding content

The reformed GCSEs will have a new grading structure

REFORMS

Will study a mix of reformed GCSEs and legacy GCSEs

This means students will receive a mixture of letter and number grades in summer 2017

CURRENT YEAR 10

For year 10 the reformed GCSEs will be in English Language, English Literature and Maths

These exams have a number of changes from previous specifications

REFORMED GCSEs

Edexcel exam board ( 9 – 1)Main changes in English Language and English Literature:

No controlled assessments – two end of course exams for English Language and English Literature

Closed book exams – means no books can be taken into the exams

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND ENGLISH LITERATURE

Edexcel exam board 601/4700/3Main changes to Maths:Three end of course exams instead of two – one non calculator and two calculator (total time for the exams increasing from 3 ½ hours to 4 ½ hours)Volume of subject content has increasedDemand of content is increasingFewer formulae given in examsGreater emphasis on problem solving and mathematical reasoning

MATHEMATICS

Engage with teacher marking – in all subjects

School policy of WWW/EBI and expectations that pupils respond to the EBI in green pen

Research shows that high quality teacher feedback and pupil engagement with feedback has a significant impact on progress

ROLE OF THE PUPIL

HIGH EXPECTATIONS – ATTITUDES TO LEARNING

E - Excellent

• Have you:• done more than you were asked to do?• always worked to the best of your ability?• moved on to extension work and worked independently?• done extra research/ practice in preparation for the lesson?

G - Good

• Have you:• fully completed all tasks and moved onto extension tasks?• thought through tasks carefully before asking for help?• not given up and shown resilience in your learning?• presented your work neatly and clearly?

C - Coasting

• Have you:• completed the work set by your teacher?• contributed ideas and participated in the lesson?

U - Unsatisfactory

• Anything below C is Unsatisfactory

HIGH EXPECTATIONS - HOMEWORK

E - Excellent

• Do you:• always complete homework to the very best of your ability?• do extra research / practice for homework?

G - Good

• Do you:• always complete homework to a high standard?• always meet homework deadlines?

C - Coasting

• Do you:• complete the homework set by your teacher?• mostly meet homework deadlines?

U - Unsatisfactory

• Anything below C is Unsatisfactory

THE SACRED HEARTLanguage College

Work Related LearningCareers | Work Experience |

Business Conference | Enterprise

Careers• Interviews (from end of Year 10)

• Careers workshops in summer term

• Qualifications (Year 11)

• Lunchtime clinic Tuesdays

Work experience process • 20th June – 24th June 2016• MUST use “self-found placement form”• CVs• Due date for forms – 18th March 2016• Risk assessment• Interview• Confirmation form

Key Skills • Communication

• Problem solving

• Team work

• Customer service

• ICT skills

Points to consider• A first taste of the adult working world

• It is not about career choice at this stage

• Work experience diary

Business conference aims

Tuesday 28th June 2016

• To raise awareness of the world of work with a focus on the interview process

• To provide an introduction to business skills• To gain experience and communicate with adults

from the world of work• To encourage team building skills• Dress code

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IMPORTANT DATES

Autumn Term• Thursday 8th October – Year 10 Curriculum Evening

• Friday 27th November – Year 10 Progress 1 to parents

Spring Term • Friday 29th January – Year 10 Progress 2 Reports to

parents• Wednesday 3rd February – Year 10 Parents’ Evening

IMPORTANT DATES

Summer Term• Year 10 examinations – week beginning

Monday 18th April• Friday 27th May – Year 10 Summative Reports

to parents