The C/D Borderline“Opening Doors”

 Research has highlighted that the parent-child relationship could be the most important factor in a child’s academic and social development.  Professor Tanya Byron reported: parental or carer engagement is key to a child’s educational success, but many parents are struggling to get involved with their child’s learning. Just 16% of children actively share any information with their parents about their school day. 43% of parents find it either difficult to extract information from their child about their day at school. 31% of parents admit to feeling ‘excluded’ when their child won’t tell them what they’ve done at school that day.

Fulfilling Your Child’s PotentialSteps to successSupport the school in supporting your childDiscuss progress with themEncourage them to get grade 1’s (outstanding)

for their Effort, Homework & AttitudeSupport their efforts to achieve C grades or

betterTake decisive action when 3, 4 or 5 grades

regularly crop up.Come to Parents’ Consultation evenings &

Progress Review Days

Reporting and Assessment – Year 11

Academic Progress Review Days November 20th

Monitoring November 13th January 29th March 26th

Trial Examination Results January 29th Parents’ Consultation Evening February 3rd

Group % Attend

Year 9 93.8

Year 10 93.5

Year 11 94.7

Totals 94.0

Figures based on 2008/09 Academic Year at Shelley College

Attendance and Achievement at GCSE

Level of Attendance

Average GCSE Grades Achieved for best 8 subjects

100% A and B

Attendance and Achievement at GCSELevel of

AttendanceAverage GCSE Grades

Achieved for best 8 subjects

95+%

to 99.9%

B

Attendance and Achievement at GCSELevel of

AttendanceAverage GCSE Grades

Achieved for best 8 subjects

93 to 95% C

Attendance and Achievement at GCSE

Level of Attendance

Average GCSE Grades Achieved for best 8 subjects

90-92% D

Attendance and Achievement at GCSE

Level of Attendance

Average GCSE Grades Achieved for best 8 subjects

Under 90% E

Attendance and Achievement at GCSE

Level of Attendance

Average GCSE Grades Achieved for best 8 subjects

Under 80 % F

The Importance of GCSE MathsAll schools and colleges require at least

grade C if you want to study As & A levels

All Universities require at least a minimum of grade C in English & Maths

The majority of employers will require a minimum of GCSE grade C

Impact & RealityIf staying in 6th form – many students have to

drop an As subject to allow them to re sit their Maths

This will possibly impact on University and job applications

MODULE 5 EXAMModule 1 & 3 provide 45% of your final gradeModule 5 is the remaining 55% (the most

important)69% of last years Yr 11 students had A*-C in

modules 1 & 3, however 8% of these achieved a grade D overall – due to poor performance in Module 5

Much of this was due to a lack of preparation & complacency

PB/PSHEE LESSONSAll students must attend every Blue week.

This will support Module 3 re sits and preparation for Module 5

Year offices and SLT will check attendance and chase up any absentees

This is a support mechanism, not a punishment

The Key Statistics

The Key Statistics

Parental SupportBe aware of support on offer and key exam

dates, hence pressure points in the year.Help your son/daughter access the

department Virtual Learning EnvironmentUse websites to help your son/daughter

reviseInsist your son/daughter ‘actively’ revises.

Revision is far more effective if you DO Maths as opposed to just read Maths.

English Intervention

Course OutlineAll students in sets 1-6 do two GCSEs in English and English Literature

Pilot group of five teaching classes taking English Exam in November 2009 and English Literature June 2010.

The other seven teaching classes taking both English and English Literature in June 2010.

The Importance of English GCSE

Being able to speak, read and write accurately is acutely important in today’s society. A c grade in GCSE English is essential to gain a place on any A Level course and subsequent University course. It is also the communication standard that employers expect.

Boys Performance – GCSE EnglishThe National Trend shows Boys perform

less well than GirlsThis trends is also apparent at Shelley

CollegeEvidence suggests that boys respond well

to male role modelsReading & writing are crucialSpeaking & listening are crucialCoursework is crucial

Types of intervention

A variety of intervention strategies will be implemented throughout year 11 in English and will cater for individual student’s needs.

The strategies will depend upon when each student is taking their English exam and will focus on weaknesses in coursework and/or exam performance.

English GCSE - coursework Worth 40% :-

4 written essays – Original Writing

Media

Shakespeare

Pre-1914 Prose

3 Speaking and Listening assessed tasks

English GCSE – Exams

Paper 1 30%

Section A – Reading (unseen media texts)

Section B – Writing to argue, persuade or advise

Paper 2 30%

Section A – Reading Poetry from Different Cultures

Section B – Writing to inform, explain, describe

PB / PSHEE LessonsThere are three English Intervention classes running in PB / PSHEE lessons in Yellow week.

All classes will follow the same revision module in that time with three very strong English teachers.

Attendance at these revision classes is essential and any absence will be reported to the year 11 Office and SLT.

Parental SupportRe-iterate the importance of attendance at revision

sessionsSupport English teachers, by encouraging the

completion/improvement of coursework and reinforce the importance of deadlines

Refer to the revision guideEncourage your child to read newspaper articles and

summarise the main points of the argumentUse websites nearer the exam for interactive revision

Intervention sessions after school There will be several intervention sessions running after

school:-

Coursework catch up/ improvement sessionsExam revision classes this term for those entered for

their English Exam in November.Exam revision sessions starting after Christmas for those

entered in June.

Exam Board/WebsitesExam Board – AQA www.aqa.org.uk Specification -

English A

The English Moodle has many links to websites

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize

www.universalteacher.org.uk/gcse