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Assessment Point 2

Year 10

Parent Information

Booklet

This booklet contains details of the assessments that your child will be

taking in the upcoming half term. These assessments will take place during

assessment weeks (26th February – Friday 9th March). Please refer to the

assessment timetable overleaf, in some subjects the date the students will

sit their assessment varies depending on which class they are in.

You will receive an interim report following these assessments, so you can

see how your child is progressing.

Please contact [email protected] if you have any

other queries about the assessments.

mailto:[email protected]

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

26 27 28 1 March 2 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 PE (10C) Paper 2

50m, Music 50m

P2 P2 Spanish Reading 30m

P2 P2 PE (10A) Paper 2 50m, Drama 50m, Art 50m

P2History 40m/Geography 45m

P3 P3 Science Paper 1 50m

P3 P3 History 40m P3

P4 English Language 30m

P4 P4 P4 Spanish Listening 45m (HPT)

P4

P5 RE Paper 1 30m, CPS 70-90m, PE (10A) Paper 1 50m, Drama 50m, Art 50m, French 35m

P5 P5 Business Studies 60m, Classics 90m, PE (10C) Paper 1 50m, Music 50m

P5 P5

P6 RE Paper 2 30m ICT (10A) 50m, Drama 50m, Art 50m

P6 P6 ICT (10C) 50m, Music 50m

P6 P6

5 6 7 8 9 P1 History 25m/Geography 45m

P1 P1 P1 P1 Mathematics Paper 2 1h30m (HPT)

P2 P2 Spanish Writing 30m

P2 P2 Art 50m P2

P3 Science Paper 2 50m

P3 Mathematics 1h30m Paper 1 (HPT)

P3 Science Paper 3 50m

P3 P3

P4 P4 P4 P4 P4 Science Paper 4 (set1/2 only) 50m

P5 Art 50m P5 P5 P5 P5

P6 Art 50m P6 English Literature 45m

P6 P6 P6

P7 P7 P7 P7 P7

(HPT) indicates the mock exam/assessment is taking place in Hornpipe.

Assessment title:

This term, your child’s grade for English Literature will be determined by exam

style assessments on An Inspector Calls and Much Ado About Nothing.

Topics being covered:

An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

Various contemporary non-fiction texts

Various Nineteenth Century non-fiction texts

How you can help your child to achieve their best:

Students will be set ongoing independent study work to complement the

topics they will cover in lessons, so supporting them to complete these tasks

would be very much appreciated. Also, students can access online quizzes

and help with An Inspector Calls and Much Ado About Nothing through the

BBC Bitesize website. Teachers find that understanding non-fiction texts and how

best to analyse them is a particular weakness in exams so exposing students to

newspapers, magazines, blogs and biographies would be really beneficial for them.

Also, as your child covered some poems from the anthology last term, they

are expected to ensure that they continually revise them ready for the end of

year exams. Students are welcome to take their poetry anthologies home so

that they can revise the poems they have studied in class and the notes that

they have made on them. Your child can also access revision notes on these

poems from the BBC Bitesize website; all students need to do is search for the

title of the poem in the website search bar.

How your child will be assessed:

In Spring 2 all students in Year 10 will be sitting 2, 90 minute, GCSE papers; one

non-calculator and one calculator. As these are GCSE paper, we are aware

that there may topics tested that have not yet been covered, but it is vital for

us to see what the students can and can’t do.

Students in Ma101 and Ma102 will be sitting the higher tier and students in

Ma103 and Ma104 will be sitting the foundation tier paper. This does not

mean that students will necessarily sit these tiers in Year 11 but we feel these

tiers are most appropriate for the classes at this time.

Topics tested include:

Place value

Types of number

Fractions, decimals and percentages

Using a calculator

Ratio and proportion

Rearranging algebraic expressions and solving equations

Formulae including substitution and rearranging

Sequences

Angles

Perimeter, Area and Volume including problem solving

Mathematical reasoning

Pythagoras and Trigonometry

Charts and graphs

Averages

Probability

How you can help your child revise:

Maths is best revised in regular short sessions. 15 to 20 minutes every night is

far more beneficial than several solid hours on the weekend.

Please encourage your child to use hegartymaths.co.uk. This website covers

all topics listed here with video explanations and mini-tests.

Please also encourage your child to speak to their maths teacher if they have

any questions or concerns.


Combined students will sit 3 separate assessments each at 50 mins in length

and will be conducted in exam conditions.

Triple students will sit 4 separate assessments 3 of which at 50 mins and the

triple paper at 45 mind.

Whilst students will be assessed on content covered this term they will also be

required to recall content covered in year 9.

Each assessment will assess a variety of skills including working scientifically,

apparatus and techniques (practical skills) and maths mastery.

Topics covered:

Autumn content:

Biology – Communicable diseases

Chemistry – Chemical changes: Acids & oxidation

Chemistry – Rates of reaction

Physics – Electric circuits: Current & potential difference

Physics – Energy resources

How you can help your child at home:

Please discuss with students at home the content they have covered this

year, students should be encouraged to approach their teachers prior to the

half term with any areas of concern. Students have access to Tassomai which

they should be completing DAILY to complete their progress wheels green &

blue. Parents should be checking student’s completion of this regularly to

ensure they are maintaining the progress wheels.

If you have any questions relating to Tassomai please contact Mr Morgan

(Head of Science)

[email protected]

Students in Year 10 have been studying UK physical landscapes this term and

have studied Mumbai and India as case studies in the Autumn term.

The Assessment

The assessment for Year 10 will similar to a full GCSE paper so will be 1 hour

and 30 mins. It will be focusing on UK physical geography (glaciers, rivers and

coasts) and Global issues (development with the case study of India and

Mumbai as a megacity).

Your child should revise by:

Reading through their classwork

Revising key concepts and important geographical concepts

Read around the topics that we are covering in the classroom. They

may find useful information on BBC Bitesize.

Use the revision packs provided on UK physical landscapes.

You can help by:

Testing them on key concepts/words and geographical concepts

Encouraging them to complete revision at home

Asking them to use geographical terms to describe the world around

them


They will complete a full GCSE paper two

This is the period study and British depth study paper

This will take 1 hour and 45 minutes

It will be carried out in class

Silent and independent work, without use of books, notes or plan

All assessment questions will be unseen before the exam

Topics covered:

The origins of the Cold War 1941-58

Cold War crisis 1958-70

The end of the Cold War 1970-91

Elizabethan England: Queen, government and religion 1558-69


You can help your child to revise using the revision they create in class. This

could be testing them on key words, dates or people. They also receive

revision homework that focuses on the Cold War. Please make sure they

complete this.


Students will have three assessments in Spring 2 of Year 10: reading, listening

and writing. The reading test will have questions written in English as well as

questions/instructions written in Spanish. Writing will include both open

response questions and sentence translations. The listening exam comes

directly from Edexcel so it will cover various topics, including some that have

not yet have been covered.

All students will sit the same tier at this point, so the reading and listening

exam papers will have questions across a range of difficulty levels.

Topics covered:

1. Who am I?

2. Interest and Influences

The assessment will also cover topics covered in years 7, 8 and 9. Beyond

this, there will be some material that has not yet been studied in class, as due

to the nature of languages there will always be unknown content on exams.

Students should be aware of this and use the strategies they have learnt,

such as recognising cognates, to help them face this challenge.


Please encourage your child to practise Spanish at home by any means. This

could be by using the internet to listen to music or the radio, watch TV shows

or films or access the BBC Spanish website which has lots of resources

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/.

Students will be tested weekly on vocabulary from a list which they have a

copy of at home. Students should continue to revise this and refer back to

vocabulary from the Autumn term as well.

Your child will also be given a revision pack prior to their end of term

assessments which they should be using to revise at home. Any support in this

SPANISH

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/

would be appreciated – you could test your child on words they need to

learn without needing to know what they mean as Spanish is written more or

less how it is spoken. Thank you!

OPTIONS

SUBJECTS


Students are following the AQA GCSE specification where coursework is 60%

of the GCSE. During the spring term Year 10 art students will develop their

second unit of coursework on ‘Identity’, recording ideas, researching

appropriate artists and experimenting with designs for their own personal

responses towards the theme. Students will research a range of artists as part

of their contextual studies, as well as meet contemporary artists and have the

opportunity to visit the Tate Modern in London.

Classwork is assessed every three weeks, giving students three lessons to

develop and refine a piece of work within their sketchbook. Each task

focuses on one of the assessment objectives and all students are taught key

skills and techniques to help them develop their knowledge, understanding,

ability, confidence and use of materials. The four assessment objectives in Art

are based on the AQA GCSE strands. They are contextual studies, use of

materials, recording ideas and a final piece. Students’ home work is assessed

throughout the year based levels of effort. The projects are formally assessed

with levels at the end of each term and at the end of the summer term after

students have produced their two final pieces.

Areas of study include:

Mind map and Mood Board of personal ideas into the theme of

‘Identity’.

Artist Studies on My Dog Sighs, Audrey Flack and Rob Beckinsale.

Primary source drawings from the themes surrounding ‘Identity’.

Experiments with a range of ideas, materials and techniques.

Presentation of sketchbook pages; refinement of techniques and

processes.


Providing a suitable area for students to complete homework tasks to

the best of their ability.

Ask questions surrounding homework to support understanding. Encourage gradual independence, whilst reminding students of the

homework times and expectations regarding effort. Offer advice and help if needed. Praise and encourage your child to help them develop confidence. Share discussions regarding the use and importance of art within

society, life and careers. Contact the art teacher or art department if you have any concerns or

questions.

What has been covered in the term:

Students have been covering a variety of key business topics this term, mainly focussing on

product development. This topic forms part of the required knowledge for the exam final

exam which will be sat at the end of year 11. Students will shortly begin the first coursework

unit which will continue into year 11 before completing the second coursework unit.

Students will spend the remainder of year 11 preparing for their written exam which

completes their qualification.

What the assessment covers:

The students’ assessment will be based on

the work they have been doing in lessons

throughout this year. This includes the

following topics.

Product Life Cycle

Extending the life of a product

Establishing a brand

Creating a USP

Nature of the Assessment:

The assessment for this term will be a full

mock exam. This will performed in normal

exam conditions and will test students’

knowledge in a variety of ways including:

Multiple choice questions

Short written answers

Analysis of data

Extended essay-style answers

How the student can revise:

Revision for the assessment is vital. There are a number of ways that students can revise for

Business Studies including:

Students can access their own work from their books or the computer network to

check what they have done.

Students can access the lesson resources in the Student Shared Area (this includes

mock exams and mark schemes).

Use online resources to help (Many are available but Tutor2U, Business Studies Online

and BBC Bitesize are all good).

Actively discuss businesses and experiences with them.


Wherever possible, your contribution to the student’s success is encouraged. There are

several ways in which you can do this including:

Making a suitable, quiet revision space available.

Ask them to share with you what they learnt in lessons and challenge

misconceptions.

Share news stories relating to business in real life.

Share your experiences of the working environment with them.

Ask them to demonstrate their knowledge of key terms with you.

Classics

Subject: Year 10 Classical Civilisations Spring Assessment


Time: One hour full paper – Unit 2: War and Warfare

Carried out in class


Topics covered:

Sparta at War in the Fifth century

Athens at War in the Fifth Century

The Roman Military in the Imperial Period

The Romans at War

Homer’s Iliad (Books 5, 6, 22 and 24)


You can help your child to revise using the revision they create in class. This

could be testing them on key words, dates or people.

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Computer Science


The assessment for Year 10 Computer Science will focus upon both theory

and practical aspects of the GCSE course. The assessment will consist of an

on-line software test. The on-line software test will include GCSE exams style

questions previously set by the AQA exam board for Computer Science.

Topics covered:

The students’ assessment will be based on the work they have been

undertaking in class. This includes the following topics:

Sorting Algorithms

Searching Algorithms

Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental concerns;

Python programming concepts

o Subroutines

o Lists and their uses

o Writing to and reading from files

Data Representation


Wherever possible, your contribution to your child’s success is encouraged.

There are several ways in which you can do this including:


Encourage them to read around the subject of Computer Science

either via the internet or from newspaper articles.

Encourage them to consider the various ways in which Computer

Science is used in society.

Challenge / test them on key definitions and key concepts

Practice their Programming skills using freely available Python

resources.


Students will complete a performance based assessment this half term. They

will complete a scripted performance of the script they have been studying

called ‘DNA’ by Dennis Kelly. They will perform two extracts from the play.

This is in line with the KS4 requirements that they continue to prepare for at

GCSE level.

They will complete their list of Artistic Intentions for this project, and the

practical work will be marked against these intention. They should show an

understanding of their character in the chosen extracts and be able to

explain to an examiner who they intend to portray these characters. IN year

11 these will be submitted to the examiner on the day of the assessment and

the examiner will mark their work against the student set criteria.

This is the script that they will use for the set text in the written exam in their

approaching mocks and final exams in Year 11. We find that the practical

approach to the script helps them with the theoretical understanding that

they need for the written exam.

They will also complete an evaluation of their work which will be will help to

get an overall idea of understanding of their work and their developing skills

in the written element of the course.

Each assessment will assess a variety of skills including working collaboratively

in the practical assessment and working on developing extended writing

tasks for the evaluation element.


Encourage them to do research as part of homework projects to

develop understanding.

Help them learn lines at home, reading with them, prompting and

making sure they are familiar and confident in the performance of the

script.

Encourage them to spend time in the drama studio during lunch to

rehearse.

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Digital Technologies


The assessment for Year 9 C&G Digital Technologies will cover the subjects

undertaken throughout the spring and will take the form of an on-line /

software based test. Students will be expected to demonstrate knowledge

and competence of software applications, their use and functions. The

assessment will also include Networks and how they are constructed and

used.

Topics covered:

The students’ assessment will be based on the work they have been

undertaking in class. This includes the following topics:

Comparison of web sites and their content

Web browsers and software used to produce web pages

Adobe Dreamweaver

Web page assets and content

Web page structure and design


Wherever possible, your contribution to your child’s success is encouraged.

There are several ways in which you can do this including:


Encourage them to read around the subject: books, magazines, on-line

articles e.g. BBC technology pages

Encourage them to practice their techniques and use the software

covered in the course.

Encourage them to produce digital products such as presentations,

posters, documents and spreadsheets.

Encourage them to analyse web pages and describe the content e.g.

images, navigation techniques


Students will have three assessments in Spring 2 of Year 10: reading, listening

and writing. The reading test will have questions written in English as well as

questions/instructions written in French. Writing will include both open

response questions and sentence translations. The listening exam comes

directly from Edexcel so it will cover various topics, including some that have

not yet have been covered.

All students will sit the same tier at this point, so the reading and listening

exam papers will have questions across a range of difficulty levels.

Topics covered:

1. Daily Life and Cultural Life

2. Town

3. Region and Country

The assessment will also cover topics covered in 9. Beyond this, there will be

some material that has not yet been studied in class, as due to the nature of

languages there will always be unknown content on exams. Students should

be aware of this and use the strategies they have learnt, such as recognising

cognates, to help them face this challenge.


Please encourage your child to practise French at home by any means. This

could be by using the internet to listen to music or the radio, watch TV shows

or films or access the BBC French website which has lots of resources

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/.

FRENCH

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/

Students will be tested weekly on vocabulary from a list which they have a

copy of at home. Students should continue to revise this and refer back to

vocabulary from the Autumn term as well.

Your child will also be given a revision pack prior to their end of term

assessments which they should be using to revise at home. Any support in this

would be appreciated – you could test your child on words they need to

learn without needing to know any French.

Assessment title:

This term, your child’s grade will be determined by a mock examination

which they will sit at the end of the Spring term. This exam will assess students’

knowledge and understanding of Representation in a variety of media

products and will begin with multiple choice questions before moving onto

questions requiring extended written responses.

Topics being covered:

Media language: how the media products communicate meanings

through their codes and conventions.

Representation: how the media portray events, issues, individuals and

social groups.

Media industries: how the media industries’ processes of production,

distribution and circulation affect media forms and platforms.

Audiences: how media forms target, reach and address audiences, how

audiences interpret and respond to them, and how members of

audiences become producers themselves.


Students need to spend time revising key terminology they have learnt so far

in class, as part of their Media Language and Representation units. Students

will be provided with revision resources to help them prepare for the mock

examination. You can support students by ensuring that they are working

through revision resources and testing them on media language covered in

the unit.

MUSIC

The assessment:

The will be three elements to their assessment, in line with the GCSE

specification: composition, performance and listening. The composition will

be a set brief and the performance will be based on the pieces that the

students are working on in their peripatetic lessons. The listening assessment

will be based on the set works and include specific musical vocabulary,

terminology and melody analysis.

Pieces to revise include

Music for Stage and Screen- Star Wars IV - A New Hope

Defying Gravity – from Wicked

Esperanza Spalding – Samba Em Preludio

J.S Bach –Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major 3rd movement

Beethoven –Piano Sonata No 8 in C major, Pathetique 1st movement.

Purcell- Music for a While

Queen – Killer Queen

Afro Celt Sound System- Release

Your child should revise by:

Practicing their performances pieces every day.

Revising musical terminology and the definitions.

Revising the set works.

Listening to a variety of musical genres.

You can help by:

Encouraging them to revise musical vocabulary

Encouraging them to practice – 10/15minutes a day will make a huge

difference.

Testing them on music terminology


Year 10 students are assessed with two 50 minute written exams during

assessment week. Exam paper one will look at their knowledge of applied

anatomy and physiology and physical training. Exam paper two focuses on

social and cultural influences and health, fitness and well-being.

There will also be continued assessment of student’s practical skills in

Handball.

Topics covered

Paper 1

Structure & function of the skeletal system

Structure & function of muscular system

Movement analysis

Cardiovascular & Respiratory systems

Effects of exercise on the body systems

Components of fitness

Applying the principles of training

Preventing injury in physical activity and training.

Paper 2

Engagement patterns of different social groups in physical activities and

sports

Commercialisation of physical activity and sport

Ethical and socio-cultural issues in physical activity and sport

Health, fitness and well-being

Diet and nutrition

You can help your child at home:

* Helping pupils understand the benefits of participating in physical activity

and that they are able to identify each as a Physical, Social or Mental

benefit.

* Encourage participation to extra-curricular activities

* Reviewing and revising the definitions of key terms around the subject

* Using websites for preparation for end of term topics (e.g. BBC bitesize)


Time: 120 minute paper ( 16 questions ranging from 2 marks - 15)

Carried out in class


The assessment question used must be unseen before the assessment

begins

Topics covered:

Christianity:

The Trinity

Jesus (Incarnation, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension)

Salvation and atonement

Worship

Pilgrimage and festivals

Creation

Afterlife

Islam:

Tawhid

Risalah (Prophethood)

Malaikah (Angels)

The Akhirah (Afterlife)

The Five Pillars of Sunni Islam

Ten Obligatory Acts of Shi’a Islam

Jihad

Festivals


You can help your child to revise using the revision they create in class and

for homework. This could be testing them on key words, dates, people,

beliefs, or quotations.

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