44
Year 11 Parents’ Information Evening Wednesday 14 th September 2016
Year11Parents’ InformationEvening
Wednesday14thSeptember2016
Welcome
MichaelSerridge,Headteacher
PlanforthiseveningIntroducEon–MrSerridge• JayMann,CurriculumLeaderforEnglish• ChrisEnaMarsh,AssistantCurriculumLeaderforMathemaEcs• CarolynLoveL,CurriculumLeaderforScience• NicolaGregson,AssociateSLTforWorkRelatedLearningandBusinessStudies-Post16
• LawrieCarter,Year11Leader-RevisionSessionsandKeyDates• CarolineLowing,AssistantHeadteacherwithresponsibilityforY11-Howtosupportyourchild
GCSEResults2016
• 75%ofstudentsachievedA*-CinEnglish• 73%achievedA*-CinMaths• 66%AchievedanA*-CinEnglishandmathemaEcsGCSEscombined.
• 20%Achieved3+A*/Agrades• ManysubjectsaboveNA
Thestorysofar...
• OverhalfwaythroughKS4
• Year10examresults• Controlledassessments• ScienceBiologyandCoreScienceresults
• Termlydata• Year10parentsevening
Whatliesahead? • Eightmonthsof
school!• Morecontrolled
assessments• Moreassessments
andgradedwork• MockexaminaEons
inNovember(En/Ma)&February
This is your school career so
far.
Year 11
Year 10
Year 9
Year 8
Year 7
Year 6
Year 5
Year 4
Year 3
Year 2
Year 1
Age 4
Pre School
KS1
KS2
KS3
KS4
2261 School Days
This is what you have left.
This crucial time can affect the rest
of your life.
7
20 000 Days
2261 Days
The Rest of
Your Life
School
Age 70
School
This crucial time can affect the rest
of your life.
8
Year11
ImportantinformationaboutGCSEEnglish
JayMann,CurriculumLeaderforEnglish
ImportantInformationaboutGCSEMathematics
ChristinaMarsh,AssistantCurriculumLeaderforMathematics
MathematicsDepartment
• NewGCSE• Homework• WhatwearedoingtosupportYear11s• Howparentscanhelp
Topicsforthisevening:
TheMathsexam……newfor2017
ThenewtopicsinFoundationarefromtheformerHigherTierandthenewtopicsintheHigherTierarefromtheAlevel,sothenewMathsGCSEismoredemanding.…andstudentshavetolearnmostoftheformulaethatwerepreviouslygiven.
FoundationTier
•Grades1-5•Halfmarksoneachpapertargetinggrades1to3(lowerpart)andotherhalfat3to5(upperpart).
HigherTier
•Grades4–9•Halfmarksoneachpapertargetinggrades4to6(lowerpart)andotherhalfat7to9(upperpart).
•In2017/18and2018/19studentsaged16-18willberequiredtoretakeEnglishandMathswheretheyfailtoachieveagrade4atGCSE.•In2019/2020thiswillrisetoagrade5.
GCSEdates
Paper1(non-calculator) 25May2017Paper2(calculator) 8June2017Paper3(calculator) 13June2017
That’sonly28fullweeksofteachingleft!
Homework
• EveryMondaywewillsethalfofonepaper• Itwillthereforetake6weekstocompleteafullGCSE• EachstudentsknowstheirTMGandtheirteacherwilladvise
howmanymarksareneededtoachievethatgrade.• Studentswillbeabletomeasuretheirprogress
Whatwedotosupportyourchild• 5lessonsofMathsaweek• DeliveringrevisionsessionseveryWednesdayafterschool;• Providinganopportunityonceaweektofocusonlearningformulae
(duringtutortime).• Providingplentyofpracticeonexamstylequestionsbothinclass
andthroughcompletinghomeworkbooklets;• MonitoringregularlytheprogressofallYear11students,with
plentyoffeedbackforimprovement; Note:TheMockexamsareduringweekcommencing21Nov.
Whatyoucoulddotosupportyourchild
• Encouragethemtocompleteweeklyhomeworks,(setonaMonday)andtousethesetomakeupapersonalisedrevisionchecklist.
• ToattendeveryWednesdayafter-schoolsession• Establisharevisionroutine• Useatopicchecklistandconcentrateonweakareas
Whatyoucoulddotosupportyourchild
• Ensurethattheyarefullyequippedandbringtheirequipmenttoeverylesson.
• Encouragethemtouserevisionguidesandotherrevisionresources,suchasMyMaths,CorbettMathsandotherwebsites(therearelinksontheVLE),andtodopracticequestions.
Whatyoucoulddotosupportyourchild
BepositiveaboutMathematics.Expressconfidenceinyourchild’sabilitytodowell.Don’tstressyourownfearofmathematicsorhowdifficultthesubjectwasforyouwhenyouwereatschool.
Whatyoucoulddotosupportyourchild
IfyouaregoodatMathematics,helpyourchildwiththeirworkasmuchasyoucanandasoftenasyoucan.Ifyouarenotyoumaywishtoaskyourchildtoteachyousomethingtheyhavelearned.Thiscanbejustasuseful!
Whatyoucoulddotosupportyourchild
Encourageyourchildtotalktotheirteachersandaskforhelp.Allmembersofstaffinthedepartmentareapproachableandhappytohelp.Ifyourchildistooshy,youmaywanttocontactusyourselves.
Whatyoucoulddotosupportyourchild
Encourageyourchildtobemoreresilientinmathematics,especiallywhensolvingproblemsorfacedwithadifficultwordedquestion.Oftensuchquestions,relatedtoreallifeproblems,needtobereadmorethanoncebeforedecidingonthemathematicsneededfortheworkingout.
Year GCSE science 2016/7
AQA
Examinations - AQATerminal
Core Science
B1 C1 P1
Additional Science
B2 C2 P2
Paper 1 1h 30 min
Paper 2 1h 30
Paper 1 1h 30
Paper 2 1h 30
75% 75%CAU CAU25% 25%
Summer 2017
Examinations - AQASummer 2017
Terminal
Core Science
B1 C1 P1
Additional Science
B2 C2 P2
Cells and plants Structures and properties Forces
Paper 1 1h 30 min
Paper 2 1h 30
Paper 1 1h 30
Paper 2 1h 30
Inheritance Rates and reactions Electricity and radiation
Diet, nerves, hormones Atoms and metals Energy and efficiency
Populations Oil and oddbods Electrical energy and waves
9th June
16th June
16th May
24th May76 students achieved a
grade A*-C
Examinations - AQASummer 2015
Terminal
Biology Chemistry
B1 B2 C1 P1
75% 75%CAU CAU
25% 25%
Physics
B3 C2 C3 P2 P3
CAU75%
25%
14th June
16th June
18th May
24th May
30 students achieved
a grade A*-C
Science revision
Thursday After school
Alternate weeks
Revision Books • Core • Additional
£3
Sam learning GCSE BITESIZE
My science – videos Down load to mp3 -
AQA
HW Past exam
papers
CAU Challenge
daysCore revision Starting - 22nd September until June Additional workshops Starting – 22nd September Additional revision Starting - 5th January 17 until June
Post-16Information
NicolaGregson,AssociateSLTforWorkRelatedLearningandBusinessStudies
Post16Options• Fulltimeeducationinacollegeor
6thformstudyingacademic,vocationaloroccupationalsubjects
• Work-basedlearningsuchasanapprenticeship,traineeshiporemploymentleadingtoanaccreditedqualification
• Part-timeeducationleadingtoanaccreditedqualificationwheretheyoungpersonisemployed,self-employedorvolunteeringforatleast20hoursaweek
Post-16ProvidersAndoverCollegeArmyBasingstokeCollegeofTechnologyBasingstokeITECBeWiserInsurancePeterSymondsCollegeQueenMary’sCollegeSalisburyUTCSparsholtCollegeWiltshireCollege
GettingInformation
• Aboutjobscareers:– Online– plotR– Eclips–passwordisHarrowWayCS– CareersAdvisor– Careerslessons
• Aboutcourses/providers:– Online– CareersAdvisor– Attendopeneveningatproviders– Careerslessons– Prospectuses
OpenEveningDates• PetersSymonds
– 19th&20thOctober• AndoverCollege
– 5thOctober&16thNovember• BCOT
– 17thOctober&12thNovember• QueenMary’sCollege
– 6thOctober&9thNovember• SparsholtCollege
– 8thOctober&19thNovember
• PeterSymonds-12thDecember• QMC-likelytobe30thDecember
Deadlinesforapplications
Applications-theprocess
• Application
• Reference
• Interview
• Offer
RevisionSessionsandKeyDatesLawrieCarter,Year11Leader
AdditionalLearningOpportunitiesandAfterSchoolRevision
3.00–3:15pmRefreshmentsprovidedinAudiforYear11Monday–byarrangementwithteachersaroundstaffmeetingsTuesday–byarrangementwithOptionsubjectsWednesday–MathsPeriod7(expectationthatall studentsattend)3:15–4:30pm Thursday–EnglishandSciencePeriod7,XandYhalfof yearrotateweekly(expectationthatall studentsattend)3:15–4:30pm Friday–byarrangementwithOptionsubjects
ImportantDatesw/c28/11/16YearReportshome09/01/17Year11ParentsEveningw/c6/2/17Year11MockExamweek1w/c13/2/17Year11MockExamweek2w/c13/03/17Year11ReportshomeSummerSeasonExamsStartMonday15thMay2017andEndWednesday28thJune2017
Howtosupportyourchild
CarolineLowing,AssistantHeadteacherwithresponsibilityforY11
Revision• Gettingthebalanceright!• Littleandoften• Revisiontimetables(magnets)• Varietyisthespiceoflife-Apps,Podcasts,grouprevision,creativerevisionANDexampractice
• Revisetogether-theycanteachyou!• Timedpractice• Makeitfun
Howyoucansupportus• Attendance,attendance,attendance• ‘Gentlepressure’• Contactuswheneverthereisanissue• Lookoutforsignsofstress• Healthybody=healthymind• Prioritising?• Supportwithcollegeapplications• MotivationallettertoopenatEaster
