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YEAR 11 STEPPING UPFriday, 18 September 2015
2016 - THE YEAR THAT DECIDES YOUR FUTURE
‘Currently one in five employers (22%) would not
recruit someone with less than five GCSE’s’
Learning Skills Council
‘Research shows employers will pay an extra £3,261
per year to new staff with 5 A*- C GCSEs compared
to someone with no qualifications.’
Learning Skills Council
Because by 2020 there will be 3 million fewer lower
skilled jobs in the UK and …
... there will be a 50% increase in the number of jobs
which need high level skills.
TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT THAT YOU CHOOSE HOW YOU GET THERE
CHOOSE YOUR TICKET TO THE FUTURE
First Class?
Third Class?
Second Class?
Some important numbers for you
51 School Days until your mock
exams
132 School Days until your Actualexams
• You are beginning the final year of your compulsory education.
• Make the most of every opportunity you have.
• Always aim to do your best, whether it be coursework, homework, classwork or exams.
• Your teachers will provide you with the knowledge and skills that you need to succeed.
• Only YOU can turn the knowledge and skills into exam grades – Your ticket to the future.
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO
• Full offer of study support for y11 students at lunch and after school
(please collect you study support timetables before you leave)
• Lesson visits – aim to be the best when I come knocking!
• L4S Booster Sessions
• Academic Mentor Sessions
• Subject Interventions
• Revision Guides
WHO CAN HELP?
• Heads and Assistant Heads of House
• Curriculum Leaders
• Class Teachers
• Tutors
• Academic Mentors
• Keep an active
interest in what your
child is doing.
• Discuss future plans
and career options.
Help your child to stay
motivated.
• Keep up to date in terms of
examination changes.
• Attend Parents evenings and
Target setting Day.
• Be prepared to contact Us
outside of these times when
necessary.
ARE GCSES BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT ?
• The amount of marks needed to achieve certain grades has risen over the last few years.
•Questions have become less structured and increasingly complex (move beyond description to evaluation, compare and contrast, weighing up evidence, giving examples in context.)
•A higher degree of literacy is required in understanding of what is being asked -understanding of the command words and key subject vocabulary.
GCSE ENGLISHMR SORBY AND MR NEDJAT
WHAT ARE STUDENTS WORKING TOWARDS IN YEAR 11?
All students are working towards two qualifications:
• iGCSE English Language;
• GCSE English Literature.
IGCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT –KEY DATES
Reading ExamCoursework
Around 5th May 2016
2 hours long
40% of total marks
Final deadline =
Thursday 23rd
October 2015
3 assignments in
total.
40% of total marks
Speaking and Listening
Assessments to take
place between 2nd
and 11th March 2016
3-4 mins of the
student talking
6-7 mins of the
student being
questioned
20% of total marks
GCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE ASSESSMENT – KEY DATES
Exam Paper 1 Exam Paper 2
May 2016
Novel and Drama
1½ hours long
40% of total marks
May 2016
Poetry
1¼ hours long
35% of total marks
Controlled Assessment
Assessments either
complete or currently
being done
Comparing
Shakespeare play
with another text
25% of total marks
SUPPORT FOR THE YEAR AHEAD….Half term 1 Half term 2 Half term 3 Half term 4
Complete
Coursework
tasks x 3 600
words
MOCK EXAM
Complete
Literature
Controlled
assessments
MOCK EXAM
Exam skills
Language
and
Literature
MOCK EXAM
Exam skills
Language
and
Literature
Speaking
and
Listening
tests
Exam Season
Coursework
support every
Thursday 3-4
Mock exam 1
diagnostic
Homework
Pack
October holiday
school
Coursework
completion
Theatre trip
Mock exam 2
Diagnostic
After school support
Revision packs
distributed
Literature CA
complete
Mock exam 3
diagnostic
Tailored revision
timetable for English
covering areas of the
exam
Literature past paper
revision
After school support
HOW YOU CAN HELP….
• Check the progress of Coursework
• Ensure SAM Learning is used
• Permission for the study support sessions Thursday 3-4
• Allocate quiet time for the use of past papers provided by teachers
• Ensure revision pack activities are completed – to a good standard
• Help to prepare for speaking and listening tasks
• www. englishbiz.co.uk
• www.topmarks.co.uk
REVISION MATERIALSCambridge IGCSE First Language English (4th Edition) WorkbookAuthor: Marian CoxPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781107695771
First Language English for Cambridge
IGCSE
Author: Jane Arredondo
ISBN: 9780198389057
York
Notes/CGP
Guides for
Literature
Texts
BBC Bitesize
(internet)
GCSE MATHSMR QAMAR
MATHSMock exam in week commencing 19th October 2015
Further mock exam in December during mock season
Real GCSE
Paper 1 (Non Calculator)
1 hour 45 mins
Thursday 26th May 2016
Paper 2 (Calculator)
1 hour 45 mins
Thursday 9th June 2016
100% EXAMNo Coursework
MATHS GCSE CHANGES 2017
NEW MORE DEMANDING GCSEGRADES 1 TO 9
3 EXAM PAPERS
MATHS SUPPORT• Thursday afternoon Interventions
• Saturday targeted grade booster sessions
• Half Term & Easter Booster Classes
• 6 Week Mathswatch Revision programme
• MATHSWATCH VLE
• GCSE PAST PAPERS - regular practice
• MYMATHS
• SAM LEARNING
• CGP REVISION GUIDES
GCSE & BTEC SCIENCEMR TOMLINSON
SCIENCE A typical GCSE course ( All 6 exams in May/June 2015 )
Biology Exam Chemistry Exam Physics Exam Practical
25% 25% 25% 25%
A typical BTEC course (Exam chances in November 2014, March and May 2015)
Biology C/work Chemistry C/work Physics C/work Exam
25% 25% 25% 25%
SCIENCE SUPPORT Key points: –
GCSE exam board is AQA
BTEC exam board is Edexcel
Materials
• Revision guides: CGP and Collins
• BBC GCSE bitesize
• My-gcsescience.com
• VLE (virtual learning environment)
DIRECT SCIENCE CAREERS
• Engineering (482)
• Information Technology (455)
• Biology (439)
• Molecular Biology (385)
• Biochemistry (364)
• Chemistry (236)
• Genetics (224)
• Genomics (208)
• Bioinformatics (206)
• Cell Biology (204)
• Computer Sciences (200)
Also over 30 industrial science companies in Sandwell taking apprenticeships
and degree students
• Immunology (177)
• Biomedical Sciences (148)
• Neuroscience (136)
• Microbiology (133)
• Computational Biology (123)
• Physics (115)
• Cancer Research (105)
• Developmental Biology (103)
• Biotechnology (89)
• Healthcare (89)
• Evolutionary Biology (66)
• Virology (60)
• Medicine (89)
• Environmental Science (85)
• Oncology (85)
• Physiology (83)
• Clinical Medicine (76)
• Pharmacology (73)
• Biophysics (71)
• Forensic Science (70)
• Translational Research (69)
• Stem Cells (68)
• Bioengineering (67)
• Structural Biology (67)
WHILE WE ARE THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE….
• Decisions about Further Education
• Sixth form vs College
• Connexions Interviews
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING
• Please use the rest of this evening to take the opportunity speak with Curriculum Leaders, our
Academic Mentors or a member of our SLT.
• I will be available for any specific questions.
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