Year 10 Parents’ Information Evening 3 October 2016 6.00pm

• Welcome Dr Stuart Wilson (Headteacher)

• Aspirations for Year 10 Mr Adam Brown (Head of Year 10) • The Year Ahead Mr Andrew Wilson (Head of Key Stage 4) • Examinations Mr Rob Reid (Assistant Headteacher)

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GCSE Results 2016 KS4 % A* % A*-A % A*-B % A*-C % 5+ A*- A % 8+ A*- B % 5+ A*- B % 5+ A*-C (E+M) • • • • •

School 19 47 79 93 50 71 89 99.4

National 5 17 37 62

35 (29%) boys achieved 8 or more A*-A grades 110 (92%) boys achieved at least 1 A*-A grades Achievement for all - Value Added (KS2-KS4) – 6yr increase in VA measured against FFT Real Schools Guide based on 25 different measures – 5* rating, 3rd in Glos, 128th UK (3109) 97 have joined the 6th form with 51 boys from other schools

A level Results 2016 KS5 % A* % A*-A % A*-B % A*-C % A*-E

School 11 33 66 87 99.4

National 8.5 26 50 74 97

Achievement for all - Value Added (KS4-KS5) - Measured in a data set of 2580 A level providers with ¼ million students - A Level results place Marling in the top 25% of providers

Destinations •

86 students at UK Universities

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44% Russell Group • 2 Oxbridge • 1 UCL, 1 LSE, 2KCL

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4 Bath, 6 Cardiff, 5 Exeter, 9 Plymouth

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1 Medicine

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2 Apprenticeships (inc. GCHQ)

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1 Art Foundation, 1 Performing Arts, 1 Acoustic Engineering

A great Year 9 • 29 Latin students: Level 1 certificate (GCSE pass)

• A record breaking 75 boys started Bronze DofE last year, 10 will complete this term! • 7 boys have already signed up to start silver and we are hoping 20 will complete this year • Football: District Champions and County Quarter-Finalists

• Rugby and Cricket: District Semi-Finalists • Warhammer Group: National Semi Finalists (Nottingham) • Great performance of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar

• Individual success – table tennis, athletics, music, drama, languages and art • Y9 Oxfam/ Bicester Village trip – wonderful ambassadors for the school • Literacy: 70% have a reading age of 16 or over

Advice from older boys • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

You get one chance Makes clear notes - rewrite notes as you go along to help you learn Stay on top of work and keep up to date Read Syllabus for subjects and prepare for what is ahead Can’t start revision too early Try and enjoy it! Make sure you are properly equipped Revise throughout the year Get the work done! Hear and take advice from your teachers Combine work and social life, revise with friends Use mocks to inform revision for exams When teachers say “work hard” – they mean it Exams aren’t hard if you have prepared!

• Pay off your learning debts!

So how will you succeed? •

Get the basics right – punctuality, attitude, preparation, contribution

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High standard of work – SPaG, handwriting, proof reading, detail

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Go the extra mile – look beyond Wikipedia, research, critical review

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Ask for and take advice

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Take consolidation and revision seriously

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Independent study – not just homework

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Ambitious, determined and resilient

In the news BBC News: Waking for social media leaves pupils 'always tired‘ Of the 436 14- to 15-year-olds surveyed: • 28% stay up beyond midnight on school nights • 23% wake to use social media almost every night • a further 15% do so at least once a week

BBC News: Extra screen time 'hits GCSE grades‘ Researchers studies Year 10 students and found an additional hour of screen-time each day was associated with 9.3 fewer GCSE points at 16 - the equivalent of dropping a grade in two subjects. Television had the most detrimental effect.

In the news BBC News: Early university ambitions pay off, survey suggests • A study of 16,000 students suggests the younger they decide, the more likely they are to attend a university with tough entrance requirements • UCAS chief executive said: "Having a focus on university helps provide the rationale for working hard and doing well at GCSEs, which is the strongest predictor of success in higher education.“

Daily Mail: Facebook and Twitter 'are making children feel uglier and more likely to argue with their parents' • Survey looked at 10-15-year-olds who use social media three hours a day • 53 per cent of them were happy with their looks compared to 82 per cent of non-users • Heavy users argue with mothers more, 44 per cent, compared to half that

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New GCSE Mathematics The new Mathematics GCSE has 3 significant differences: • Some additional content (e.g. using Venn diagrams in probability) • An increased level of difficulty - A higher proportion of questions that require students to select and apply different areas of mathematics to problems in unfamiliar contexts. This will require a higher level of independent thought and mathematical reasoning. • There will be 4.5 hours of examinations (3 x 90 minutes instead of current 2 x 105 minutes (3.5 hrs) so more content will be assessed The higher and foundation tiered structure will remain the same, with an overlap between the tiers at grades 4 and 5. This means that the Foundation Tier will cover grades 1 to 5 and Higher Tier will cover grades 4 to 9.

New GCSE English • • • • • •

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Students must sit Literature and Language – English GCSE as a subject is no longer available. All English GCSEs will have terminal assessment with no controlled assessment. Language is the main area of change – Literature has fewer changes An additional 1.75 hours of examinations (2 x 2hr examinations) Spoken language will be assessed in the course but will not contribute to the grade. The new English Language GCSE will encourage students to read a greater range of high quality, challenging literature and non-fiction text from a range of genres and types (from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries). Reading and writing will be equally weighted in the new English Language GCSE The new English Language GCSE will have a greater focus on making sure that students are able to write clearly and accurately, in good Standard English. There will be an increased emphasis on spelling, punctuation and grammar including the use of vocabulary. Tiers will be removed from GCSE English Language. This means that specifications and question papers will have to cover the full range of abilities.

How can you help Mathematics • Mathematical literacy and communication - ensure that homework tasks are completed with all necessary working or explanations included. • Homework will be set on work covered earlier in the year to keep topics fresh and encourage fluency – students must get used to looking back over notes. • Encourage your sons to experiment with different revision strategies when preparing for internal assessments. • Use a wide range of resources to complete work and independently revisit topics to keep ideas fresh – MarVLE English With a greater emphasis in assessment on the social and historical background of the books studied for GCSE, students will need highly effective revision strategies and wider background reading, so: • Encourage wider reading • Encourage students to maximise efforts for end of module topics

Developments • • • • •

Five tutor groups in year 7 Teaching School – our first cohort of teacher trainees Creative Arts Block PE Changing Rooms Aspens - new catering firm, anticipate cashless catering later this year

A Request f40 – group of lowest funded authorities: Fairer funding formula delayed Mini bus Hundreds of library books iPads and iPods Printing press in art

Supporting the Debating Society Cameras And much more!

Gift Aid – Donate £1 a month online Donate your time: • 30 mins a year to help serve refreshments? • Be part of a working party • Offer your skills •

Easy Fundraising http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/ (£2,092.07 – 136th highest PTA)

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Marling School Target Fund

Educational Visits (Residential and Overseas) Dates

Destination

Lead

Number of school days

Number of students

Sept 2016 Sept 2016 Nov 2016

Camp at Cranham, Glos. Battlefields Belgium Ancenis Exchange, France

OCB SB DVT

2 2 7

150 45 40+/10+

Nov 2016 Feb 2017 Mar 2017 July 2017 Oct 2016 Feb 2017 April 2017 April 2018 July 2017 July 2017 Aug 2017 Oct 2017

Berlin Albacete Exchange, Spain. CERN, Geneva. Munich Exchange World Challenge Expedition Training Fermilab, Chicago Iceland Washington/Frederickburg Paris, Disneyland La Fosca, Spain World Challenge : Costa Rica and Nicaragua NASA Space Camp

DJE RXW SJB FG HV SJB NLP SB CAA AS HV CAA

1 7 2 7 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1

30 20 20 35 -40 45 1400 30 30 40 40 40 32

Joint with SHS

Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

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Year Groups

7 11 9/12

Total cost per student £ 45 300 290

10 10 12 10/12 12/13 12/13 9/10 12/13 8-10 8-10 12/13 7-11

630 400 300 400 10 25 920 1500 600 650 4000 approx 1600

Head of Year 10 Adam Brown Head of Year [email protected]

Tutors in Year 10 • 10C – Miss Frances Sillitoe • 10E – Mr Andrew Niven

• 10F – Mr Andrew Simms • 10G– Mr Steve Berry

Hopes and Aspirations • Aspire to achieve and exceed their target grades • Grow in confidence as students – WELL BEING

• Wanting to challenge and extend their learning • Mature into young adults

Raising Achievement -Students • Time management – Use planners effectively • Proactive - Ask the teacher • VLE

Raising Achievement - Staff • Inspire students to take control of their own learning • Help them prepare for examinations

• End of year examinations • Different revision techniques

• Tutor/HoY support

The Support Friends

Class Mates

Pastoral Team

Teachers

Tutor Group

Parents

Head of Key Stage 4 Andrew Wilson Head of KS4 [email protected]

PARENT

PASTORAL TEACHERS

COMMUNICATION

COMMUNICATION

STUDENT

Academic

Student Knowledge

Pastoral

Now your son is in Year 10… • Target Grades now expressed as a GCSE grade

• Term 5 they become the ‘seniors’ • Applications for Prefect • Growing in confidence or maybe self doubt? • Chemical imbalance • “Social Media”

Boys to Men

Social Mental

Physical Not the “End of the Road”

Pastoral Support Mrs Luff Ms Rosenberg

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Exam Preparation • • • • • • •

Throughout the year ‘Study & Revision Skills’ Assemblies May 22nd Revision Technique session & Parents info evening May Half Term – Independent Revision May – GCSE RE Revision Sessions May – GCSE RE Exam 1 June – w/c 19th Mock Exams June - GCSE RE Exam 2

Careers Education, Information, Advice & Guidance Year 10 • • • • • •

February 2nd University of Birmingham visit March 14th Alternatives to University talk May 15th Employability day June 29th KS5 Taster day July 10th Mock Interviews Guidance meetings

Year 11 • Individual CEIAG meetings • Employment Sector Talks • Sixth Form Open Evening • Futures Day • Guidance meetings

Tracking and Reporting • September Y10 Parents Information Evening • November 19-20th Y10 Tutor Meetings & Tracking Home • January 19th Y10 Parents Evening

• March 21-22nd Y10 Tutor Meetings & Full Reports Home • July 15-16th Y10 Tutor Meetings & Tracking & Mock results Home

Examinations Rob Reid– Assistant Headteacher [email protected]

Why and how are GCSEs changing? GCSEs in England are being reformed: • GCSE content will be more challenging but still suitable for all abilities • GCSEs will be graded on a new scale of 9 to 1 rather than A* to G as now, with 9 the highest grade, to distinguish clearly between the reformed and unreformed qualifications

Reformed GCSEs •

Content

New and more challenging content

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Structure

All exams at the end of the course

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Assessment

Mainly by examination Non-exam assessment only where necessary

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Tiering

Foundation and higher tier permitted only in maths, science and modern foreign languages

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Grading

New numbered scale (9 to 1 plus U), 9 is the highest New Government ‘good pass’ set at grade 5

New GCSE grading structure

In the first year, the same proportion of students will 7 and above

as currently get A achieve a grade

achieve a grade 4 and above

as currently get C and above

achieve a grade 1 and above

as currently get G and above

What does the GCSE ‘good pass’ mean? •

In the future, for the reformed GCSEs, the Government’s definition of ‘good pass’ will be set at grade 5.

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Grade 5 will be awarded to around the top third of pupils gaining the equivalent of a grade C and bottom third of a grade B. This means that there will be fewer pupils achieving a ‘good pass’ than in previous years.

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6th form admissions policy yet to be published for entry 2018 but likely to be a Grade 6 to repace the B Grade, i.e. one grade above a ‘good pass’ as it is now.

What a GCSE certificate might look like…

Setting Targets

Why and how are A levels changing? A levels in England are being reformed: • •

A levels will allow more time for studying and better prepare students for university AS levels will be stand alone qualifications to reduce exam burden on students and teachers.

Reformed A levels 

Content

Changes to better prepare students for university

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Demand

Same as current A levels

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Structure

All exams at the end of the two-year course Marks from the AS do not count towards the A level

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Assessment

Mainly by examination Non-exam assessment only where necessary

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Grading

Remains A* to E plus U A separate grade for science practical work

Awarding • • • •

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The standards of AS and A levels are not being changed; on average students who would have got Bs previously will get a B in reformed subjects. Exam boards will still use predictions (based on GCSE prior attainment) to guide their awards Key grade boundaries will be set, as now, using predictions and senior examiner judgement of students' work No UMS (uniform mark scale) – decoupling means there is no need for UMS which helped standardise results across units, qualifications and boards in a modular system The effect of decoupling AS on entry cohort

In Summary: •

GCSE 2017 Graded A*-C except in English, English Literature and Mathematics (9-1)

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GCSE 2018 Graded 9-1 except in DT and Psychology

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Targets tracked and reported in formally (including a written report) through the year

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In individual subjects, the different standards needed for different grades highlighted, look out for numerical grades!

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A level grades remaining the same, but with examination at end of 2 year course

Any questions?