CHANGES TO ASSESSMENT AT

KS4

In this session …

1. What’s changing?

2. Details of the changesa. Languageb. Literaturec. Culture

3. Impact on Latin teaching

4. Practical ideas on preparing for the changes

Until Summer 2017 (current Yr 9s)

•WJEC Level 1 Language and Civilisation Points Bk 2

•WJEC Level 1 Language Points Bk 2

•WJEC Level 1 Literature Points 120 lines

•WJEC Level 2 Language and Civilisation Points EbaccBk 3

•WJEC Level 2 Language Points Ebacc Bk 5

•WJEC Level 2 Literature Points 240 lines

•OCR GCSE Latin Points Ebacc Bk 4/5 + 270

Summer 2018 onwards (Sept.’s Yr 9s)•WJEC Level 1 Language and Civilisation Points Bk 2

•WJEC Level 1 Language Points Bk 2

•WJEC Level 1 Literature Points 120 lines

•WJEC Level 2 Language and Civilisation Points Ebacc Bk 3

•WJEC Level 2 Language Points Ebacc Bk 5

•WJEC Level 2 Literature Points 240 lines

•OCR GCSE Latin Points Ebacc Bk 4/5 + 110 +

•WJEC GCSE Latin Points Ebacc Bk 4/5 + 110 +

RULES FOR NEW GCSES

DfE sets overall parameters

•Comprehension (of Latin passage(s), Q&A in English)

•Translation (Latin to English)

•Translation (English to Latin)

DfE sets overall parameters

•Comprehension (of Latin passage(s), Q&A in English)

•Translation (Latin to English)

•Translation (English to Latin)

•Either Translation (English to Latin) or ‘Name the Grammar’

•Vocabulary list must be at least 400 words

•Details of accidence and syntax to be studied

•At least one selection of prose and/or verse literature

•Either another selection of literature or at least two different types of

sources

DfE: language

•All regular nouns and adjectives

•Common pronouns

•All regular and deponent verbs, in all moods, tenses and voices

•some exceptions, e.g. gerunds, future perfect, perfect

subjunctive

•Regular adverbs

•Comparison of adjectives and adverbs

DfE: language

•Direct and indirect statements

•Direct and indirect questions

•Direct and indirect commands

•Relative clauses

•Common uses of participles

•Common types of conditional sentences

•Purpose clauses

•Result clauses

Ofqual: language

•Comprehension and translation passages to total at least 300 words.

•Translation into Latin to be:

• short sentences only (i.e. single clauses, no compound/complex sentences)

• at least 3 sentences

• each sentence to include at least one regular noun and an indicative verb

• ‘Name the grammar’ to be:

• identify an example of a grammatical form

• identify the grammatical form of a word

• explain why a particular form has been used

Ofqual’s directive for AO breakdown

DfE: literature and civilisation

•At least one selection of prose and/or verse literature

•A further selection of literature or at least two types of ancient

sources

•Read original and adapted literature, and answer questions in

English

•Understand and evaluate literature; literary style; impact on

reader

• Identify, evaluate and explain literary effects

•Understanding of cultural, historical and literary context

•Select, analyse and evaluate evidence from literature and/or

other cultural material; draw informed conclusions; evidence-

based response.

Ofqual: literature

•The DfE’s “At least one selection of prose and/or verse

literature” must total at least 110 lines.

•WJEC 60 lines

•OCR 90 lines

•Ofqual 120 lines, 110 lines

•For the optional literature component, the length of text(s) or

sources studied should be proportionate to its weighting relative

to the compulsory literature component.

Ofqual: Grading

•A* - G to be replaced by 9 – 1

•Grade 9 restricted to 20% of those achieving Grades 7, 8 and 9.

•Ofqual modelling:

• Currently: 43.7% of candidates gain A* in OCR GCSE Latin

• Projection: 14.2% of candidates will gain Grade 9 in OCR or WJEC

GCSE Latin.

IMPACT ON ACCESS TO LATIN

ABILITY RANGE

IMPACT ON STUDENT NUMBERS

TIME REQUIRED TO DELIVER CONTENT

REMOVAL OF PERFORMANCE

POINTSFROM WJEC L1 & L2

PRACTICAL IDEAS

Lobby?

•MPs•Secretary of State•Schools Minister•OCR?•Press: local and national•Aim: retention of performance points for L2?

Prepare

•Build up class sizes and departments now?

•Argue for more teaching time?

•Resources?•Language•Literature•Culture

•Training?•Teaching against the clock•Literature?

Over to you…