Y10 - Supporting your child in their GCSEs Aims of the evening1) Be able to understand the new grading and

reporting system used in Year 10. 2) Understand the characteristics of a successful GCSE

student. 3) Have an understanding of how to support your

son/daughter in their home learning. 4) Have an understanding of how to best support your

son/daughter in their English, Maths, and Science GCSE studies.

Which qualifications are Year 10 studying? BTEC Qualifications BTEC Sport BTEC Health and Social Care BTEC Creative Media BTEC Performing Arts BTEC Childcare BTEC Business BTEC ICT

Old ‘legacy’ GCSE GCSE Product Design GCSE Textiles GCSE Resistant Materials GCSE Graphics GCSE Film Studies

New ‘reformed’ GCSE Every other subject!

How are the new ‘reformed’ GCSEs different? • Assessment is mainly by examination and there is no coursework • The examinations will be terminal rather than modular

• The examination papers will not be tiered (except Maths and Science) • More demanding content • A*-C grading is replaced by the 9-1 system • Grade 5 is considered to be a ‘good’ pass

This is the grade we would expect the student to be at if they are making good progress This is how they compare to their Expected Achievement

Attitude to learning This refers to attitude in lessons

Fine grading on the current grades

Homework effort is on the same scale as Attitude to Learning

1= Excellent 2= Good 3 = Needs improvement 4 = Poor

What makes a successful GCSE student? Mr Law

12 keys to success during Key Stage 4 (Y10/11) 1) Attendance and punctuality 2) Focus in lessons 3) Ambition and drive 4) Completion of HW/Coursework by deadlines 5) Having a network of similarly motivated friends 6) Revision starts well before exams 7) Recognising revision is hard - revision tool kit 8) Having a positive relationship with teachers 9) Avoiding distractions (lessons & revision) 10) Making high quality notes in lessons 11) Having a healthy lifestyle - diet, sleep, down time 12) Being disciplined and resilient!

The revision tool kit - times have changed!            

Reading through notes? Highlighting notes/summarising notes Memory aids Exam paper practice (open book/timed etc) Postcards/flashcards/Q&A cards Diagrams/mind maps/posters Post it notes GCSE Bitesize/Kite/You tube/My maths Using PLCs (Pupil Learning Checklists) Revision guides & revision work books Revision groups/parent testing Songs/rhymes/audio files/voice recording

 Planning  Organising  Time managing  Checking  Evidence?

Your role at home...  Be sensitive to the additional pressures  Provide the necessities  Help design the revision plan (visible)  Be their revision supporter  Communicate with teachers  Attend Parents' Evenings  Assist with applications/interviews  Ensure they get here and on time  Encourage high aspirations  Have realistic expectations

NEW slide with SMH info LAW

GCSE English Mrs Sparry

GCSE English Language and English Literature What's all the fuss about?  We still teach students how to improve their

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English communication skills in reading, writing, Language speaking and listening. course code We still read books, plays, poems, news articles, 8700 biographies and web pages.  AQA GCSE We still write essays and narratives. English We still perform presentations in public Literature speaking. course code Assessment is by examinations only; we no 8702 longer have a coursework option.

GCSE English Language Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing  four questions based on an extract from a work of fiction  descriptive or narrative writing that expresses your imagination  1 hour 45mins

Paper 2: Writers' viewpoints and Perspectives  four questions based on two non-fiction texts, one published in the 19thcentury and the other in the 20th or 21st-century  argumentative or persuasive writing that expresses your point of view  1 hour 45mins

GCSE English Literature Paper 1: Shakespeare play and a 19th-century novel 1 hour 45 mins Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry 2 hours 15 mins Both 'closed book' exams. Students will need to remember, recall and apply their knowledge.

Set texts for Literature (TBC with your child's English teacher)  Shakespeare play: 'Macbeth' or 'Romeo and Juliet'.  19th-century novel: 'The Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr Hyde' or 'A Christmas Carol'.  Modern texts: 'DNA' or 'An Inspector Calls'.  Poetry: AQA anthology focusing on one of two collections called Love and Relationships and Power and Conflict.

Please feel free to contact your child's English teacher and subject leaders if you wish to clarify anything at any time. We're here to help.

Preparing for the newly reformed GCSE...  English curriculum leaders have attended external

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English Language course code 8700  AQA GCSE English Literature course code 8702

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training provided by the exam board AQA. All English teachers have attended internal training. New resources have been purchased. All teachers are following schemes of work written by curriculum leaders. Students and their parents are kept regularly informed about the contents of the courses and the nature of assessment. Every half-term, all year ten students will complete an assessment under timed examination conditions to test the skills taught during that period. The progress of all students is measured and tracked to ensure that no student is left behind feeling unsupported.

Supporting our students' achievements at home  Encourage your children to read widely around subjects that 

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interest them. Watch a moving image or live version together of texts that they're studying for English Literature. Watch interesting quality documentaries together on topics that interest your children. Encourage your children to write regularly, for different purposes, little and often. Access our English section on KITE. Use the Show my Homework app.

Please feel free to contact your child's English teacher and subject leaders if you wish to clarify anything at any time. We're here to help.

GCSE Maths Mr Rhodes

Comparing old grades to new New grade structure

Old grade Structure

9 8 7 6 5 4 3

2

A* H I G H E R

A B F O U N D A T I O

C C for next 2 years! D E F

Assessment Structure - Higher and Foundation

Exam board -AQA

Paper 1

Paper 2

Paper 3

⅓ of GCSE

⅓ of GCSE

⅓ of GCSE

Non Calculator

Calculator

Calculator

1 hour 30 mins

1 hour 30 mins

1 hour 30 mins

80 marks

80 marks

80 marks

A mixture of question styles, from short single mark questions, to multi step problems.

GCSE Maths - Course Content  The table below shows the approximate weightings of the topic

areas for the overall tier of assessment. Topic Area Number

Foundation (%) 25

Higher (%) 15

Algebra

20

30

Ratio

25

20

Geometry

15

20

Probability and Statistics

15

15

GCSE Maths - Course Content New on both tiers  Venn Diagrams  Quadratic, Fibonacci, Geometric, Triangular, Cubic and Square    

Sequences Exact values of specified Trigonometry ratios Simple error intervals using inequalities Causation/Correlation Growth and Decay problems

GCSE Maths - Course Content New on Foundation          

Standard form Factorising quadratics Simultaneous equations Trigonometry Compound interest Reverse Percentages Circle Properties Vectors Direct and inverse proportion Tree diagrams

GCSE Maths - Course Content New on Higher  Gradient at a point on a curve as rate of     

change Areas under graphs Arithmetic Progressions and Geometric Progressions Finding Approximate Solutions using Iteration Solving Quadratic Inequalities Inverse and Composite Functions

GCSE Maths - Course Content Topics Omitted  Metric / Imperial conversions  Stem and Leaf Diagrams  Frequency Polygons  Questionnaires and Surveys

Resources • KITE • www.mathswatchvle.com • www.mrbartonmaths.co.uk • www.corbettmaths.com • Revision Guides and Workbooks (AQA) • Revision sessions and maths forms

Most Formulae are NOT provided for the exam. Students will have to memorise the formulae from this year on.  Some Formulae will be provided for students with the relevant

examination questions, rather than in a formulae sheet at the front of the examination paper. New Formulae  v = u + at  s = ut + ½at2  V2 = u2 + 2as

Some maths for the parents! Mr Rhodes is paid £240 per month for his poor attempt at teaching.

The school felt sorry for him and gave him pay rise to £288 per month Calculate his % pay rise!!

What would you teach year 2 to do without a calculator? 6 divided by 3 10 divided by 2 56 divided by 7

132 divided by 12

Now with a calculator?

Without a calculator? 3 divided by 2

1.5 5 divided by 4

1.25 4 divided by 3

1.33333

3 2 5 4

Multiplication

£240 x ??? =£288

20% pay rise!! £288÷240 = 1.2 noisiviD !!!

GCSE Science Mr Clague

New GSCE Science – Course Structure Combined Science

Triple Science

AQA Trilogy Biology – 100 lessons Chemistry – 70 lessons Physics – 70 lessons 2 GCSEs e.g. 5-5, 5-6, 6-6

AQA Biology – 130 lessons Chemistry – 100 lessons Physics – 100 lessons 3 GCSEs Broader rather than more depth

New GSCE Science – Assessment Combined Science

Triple Science

6x 75min examinations

6x 105min examinations

• Increased emphasis on mathematical processing (including memorising 19 physics equations) • No coursework • Around 15-25% of each paper will be specifically assessing practical understanding of 16 or 24 ’required practicals’ provided by the exam board • Demand of examination will increase significantly on previous years, particularly at grade 7-9

GSCE Science – Support from School • Kerboodle - www.kerboodle.com

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Show My Homework Revision guides Revision skills and materials Year 10 examination (externally marked by AQA)

GSCE Science – Support at Home • Internet access and ask about their Kerboodle access • Check ‘Show My Homework’ • Encourage students to catch up on missed lessons using Kerboodle when absent • Revision o On-going o Flash cards o Test them o Reward them!

Before you leave tonight...  Do speak to our staff about any queries that have been

raised tonight.  Do encourage your son/daughter to approach any of our

speakers tonight or their subject staff with their queries.  Do view the presentation again on the Earls website

(particularly any Key dates for your diaries).