Year 11

GCSE

Information Evening

This presentation will be on the school website

tomorrow

Key Staff

• Mr M Hill

– Headteacher

• Mr J Cooney

– Assistant Headteacher (Behaviour, Welfare and Safety)

• Dr A Pritchard-Roberts

– Assistant Headteacher (Student Outcomes)

• Mrs K Neal

– Senior Assistant Headteacher (Teaching & Learning)

• Dr M Ravetz

– Year 11 Progress and Pastoral Leader

• Mr I Duffell

– Director of Sixth Form

GCSE Class of 2019

• over a quarter of all grades at Grade 7 or above

• over two thirds of all grades at a ‘strong pass’ or above (ie Grade 5 or above)

• well over 80% of students achieving a ‘standard pass’ (ie Grade 4 or above) in English, nearly 80% in Maths and three-quarters in both English and Maths

GCSE Class of 2019

• over 20% of students achieving 5 or more top grades (ie Grade 7 or above)

• over half of all students achieving a top grade (ie Grade 7 or above) in at least one subject

• 80% of all students achieving standard passes in 5 or more of their GCSEs

Exceptional Achievement

Outstanding Progress

In Year 11 students on average will have:

• 22 Exams in May and June

• 34 hours of examinations

• We will support students in managing any

anxiety by preparing over the two years of the

course…

• …we can’t leave learning and revision until the

night before exams.

GCSEs are a challenge

Key Dates in Year 11

• Year 11 Photographs

• Monday 16 September 2019

• Year 11 Consultation Evening (1)

• Wednesday 2 October 2019 4 – 7pm

• Pre-Public Examinations (1)

• Monday 21 October – Friday 8 November 2019

• Year 11 into Sixth Form Evening

• Thursday 24 October 2019 5.30 – 7.30pm

• Year 11 Study Skills Day & Evening• Date TBC

• Year 11 Pre-Public Examinations (2)

• Monday 3rd – Friday 14th February 2020

Key Dates in Year 11

• Year 11 Consultation Evening (2)

• Thursday 19 March 2020 4 – 7pm

• GCSE Exams Season Starts

• Monday 11 May 2020

• National Contingency Day

• Wednesday 24 June 2020

Key Dates in Year 11

• Year 11 Prom – DoubleTree Chester

• Thursday 2 July 2020

• GCSE Results Day

• Thursday 20 August 2020

Key Dates in Year 11

• Students will be expected in school during the examination period

• More detail will be given closer to the time

The examination period

• There is a direct link between attendance and good grades at GCSE

• All students should be aiming for an attendance rate of 95% and above

Attendance in Year 11

Attendance

Attendance

Understanding Target Grades

What is Target Grade?

• An aspirational but realistic level ofattainment each student should beaiming to achieve

• Intended to provide students,parents and teachers with a meansof measuring progress over time

How are Target Grades set for GCSE?

• In KS4, like other schools in England we use theDfE Attainment 8 Tables to gauge the progressthat students should be making based on theirPrior Attainment

• We look at how students nationally achieve atKS4 compared to their KS2 starting points anduse this information to set Target Grades for ourstudents

How are Target Grades used by students?

• Target grades are used as a basis fordiscussing each student’s progress withthem.

• Discussions with Form Tutor, SubjectTeacher and parents/carers

• Used in a motivational, aspirational way

• Ambitious but realistic

How do we assess students’ progress?

• Informal assessments throughout theacademic year in lessons.

• Classwork and homework.

• Formal assessment fortnights for Pre-Public Examinations (PPEs) during theacademic year:

• w/c 21st October 2019

• w/c 3rd February 2020

What information will the report contain?

• Predicted Grade – our professionaljudgement of how the student will performif they continue working as they are.

• Effort and Behaviour

• Areas of Strength and development foreach subject

• Intervention strategies

How do we report on students’ progress?

• Written reports sent to parents/carers to provide information to support the students’ progress.

• These will be made available to parents/carers on:

w/c 25 November 2019

w/c 9 March 2020

• Staff will help prepare students by teaching new ideas clearly and through regular testing and quizzing on previous knowledge.

• Staff will provide clear and precise feedback on how to improve.

Students must take responsibility for their learning throughout Years 10 and 11, in particular through attending regularly AND engage and focus in

lessons.

Preparation in school leads to success and supports positive well-being

• Start now and establish a routine

• Complete homework to embed learning

• Equipment

• Environment

• Offer encouragement and be the ‘enforcer’

• Continue to check whether revision is happening, whether it is sticking and whether they need a break

Prepare Effectively at home:

Space out study over time

Space study - Review

Make Learning Effective – Write or

Sketch

Make Learning Effective - Test

Make Learning Effective - Flashcards

practise

Interrupt Forgetting

• Within 24 hours of a one hour learning

period, at least 80% of the detailed

information that you have learnt is lost . . .

unless you review your learning.

How many exams?

How many hours?

Effective ways to

learn?

During the exams

Effective Preparation makes you

think…

Year 11

Monitoring, Intervention and

Pastoral Care

The Monitoring Process

Stage 1 Form Tutor

Stage 2 Student Support Coordinator

Stage 3 Progress and Pastoral Leader

Stage 4 Pastoral Support Plan (PSP)

The Monitoring Process

• Many students will be monitored/coachedat some point in Key Stage 4

• The aim is to support and recognise goodprogress, whilst also highlighting anypoints for improvement and providingintervention if we have a concern a lackover progress

Individual Monitoring

• Some students may require extra supportin subject areas

• Departments will support students by theuse of Individual Action Plans (IAP) andformal departmental monitoring

Intervention Vs Revision Classes

• Individual students will be invited tointervention sessions where a needhas been identified

• Revision classes will be offered to allstudents by teaching staff on keytopics if and when appropriate

Pastoral Care

• Support from Form Tutors, PastoralStaff and Student Support Coordinator(SSC)

• Year 11 SSC Mr Whitfield

• year11admin@helsbyhigh.org.uk

Academic Support

• Subject interventions

• Departmental resources

• Show My Homework

• GCSEPod

• DoddleLearn

During the examinations

• Keep positive - students are morethan likely doing better than theythink they are

• Getting 50% in an examinationdoesn’t feel nice at the time, but itcould lead to a good grade

Year 13 Class of 2019

• 53% of all A-Level grades achieved were A*, A or B grades

• 27% of all grades at A* or A

• Over 40% of students achieved at least one A*/A/Distinction grade

Year 13 Class of 2019

• 1 in 7 of all students achieving 3 or more A*/A/Distinction grades

• With an overall pass rate of 98%

• Students achieving the very top A* grade in 15 different A-Level subjects

• 24 of our courses achieving 100% pass rates

• Year 11 students will have a Transition Day to the Sixth Form in December

• Sixth Form applications open in January

• Sixth Form interviews take place in January and February

• Ongoing support and guidance is available

Transition to Sixth Form

• Individual Careers Guidance Meetings

• A Level Subject Talks

• College Talks

• Apprenticeship Talks

Information, Advice & Guidance

• Year 13 Head Students

• Katie Allen

• Sonny Dean

The students’ view

Thank you for attending