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Welcome to the Year 10

Information Evening

BORDEN GRAMMAR• A Four-Year

Perspective• The Nature of GCSE• Controlled

Assessment• Enjoying and

achieving• Expectations at KS4• Post-16 Opportunities• Aiming High

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A Four-Year Perspective

•Progress and achievement now affect future choice. •Good progress in Year 10 has a positive impact on choices and possibilities after GCSE.•November: Sixth Form Open Evening for Year 11 pupils and their parents.

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The Nature of GCSE

•Important to realise that two year examination courses need consistent good effort. •Late sprint for the line does not work. •Need to understand the whole picture and ‘the end game’

Controlled Conditions Assessments

• In some subjects Controlled Conditions Assessments replace coursework Assessments are undertaken during one or more lessons

• Preparation over a number of lessons beforehand.

• Conditions very similar to examinations Teacher is present, and is allowed to answer queries, students may not talk to each other

Rules for controlled assessments

• Rules about what materials and notes they may use during the writing up stage.

• May not complete work at home nor have access to the internet during the write-up

• These rules will be strictly applied. If pupils breach them they could be disqualified from a subject.

GCSE controlled assessments

• Absence causes difficulties If unwell, pupils can be supervised (probably in after school sessions) to make up the missing time.

• Clearly preferable that they complete the assignments immediately after the preparation work has been done in the preceding lessons.

BORDEN GRAMMARLife in Key Stage Four

• Leap from Key Stage 3

• Learning is continuous

• Looming deadlines

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Expectations in Years 10 and 11

•Independent learners.•Organisation.•Positive attitude.•Tips for parents and students.

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CO-OPERATION

•With members of staff

• With peers

• With home School Home

Students

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COMMUNITY•GCSE classes

•Form Groups

•Houses

•Wider School Life

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progress

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Challenge

• Target grades

•Excellence not mediocrity

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Post-16 Opportunities

•Looking forward.•Choices beyond GCSE.•Borden Sixth Form.

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Communication•Student planners•Letters: post, pupil post, parent mail www.bordengrammar.kent.sch.uk•Call us, email or write to us

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Parentview

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Be the best that you can be

•Make good relationships with others•Be honest and true to yourself•Think ahead•Try hard•Aim high

Believe in yourselves!

2013 Results

37 students gained 5 or more A*A grades 23 students gained 8 or more A*/A grades

14 students gained 10 or more A*/A grades