Year 10 Information Evening 2018

Welcome to Rushey Mead Academy

Year 10 Information Evening

Changes to GCSE

English

Maths

Science

Your role as parents

Child wellbeing

The New GCSE Grading

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NEW GCSE GRADE

9

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5 = new strong pass

4 = new standard pass

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The New GCSE Grading (English, Literature, Mathematics)

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OLD GCSE GRADE NEW GCSE GRADE

Top 20% of A/ A* will achieve a grade 9 9

A+/A* 8

A 7

B/B+ 6

C+/B- 5 = new strong pass

C 4= new standard pass

E+/D 3

F/E 2

G/F- 1

What does the GCSE ‘strong pass’ mean?

• In the future, for the reformed GCSEs, the Government’s definition of ‘strong pass’ will be set at grade 5.

• Grade 5 will be awarded to around the top third of pupils gaining the equivalent of a grade C and bottom third of a grade B.

Go to the school website, Student Portal.Follow link to GCSE PodEnter your name and DOB to activate your account and download the podcasts.

English GCSE Year 10

2015-2018

Things have changed…

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• Students will require a grade 5 in English for most A Level courses.

• Most employers will ask that staff have a grade 5 or above in English.

• The skills taught will enable students to be effective communicators in the future – written and verbal.

• English reading and writing skills enable students to access the whole curriculum.

Why is English such an important subject?

AQA GCSE English LanguageTwo GCSE examsNO coursework assessmentsPaper 1 - 80 marks

50% of GCSE

1 hour 45 minutes

Reading – Section A

1 literary fiction text

Writing - Section B

Descriptive or narrative writing

Paper 2 – 80 marks

50% of GCSE

1 hour 45 minutes

Reading – Section A

2 non fiction texts

Writing - Section B

Writing to argue

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AQA GCSE English LiteratureTwo GCSE examsNo Coursework assessments No books in examination – extracts only

Paper 1 - 64 marks

40% of GCSE

1 hour 45 minutes

Section A - Shakespeare

Section B - 19th Century Novel

Paper 2 - 96 marks

60% of GCSE

2 hour 15 minutes

Section A - Modern texts (play or novel)

Section B - Anthology poetry

Section C - Unseen poetry

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What 3 texts will be studied for

literature?

Language

• Regular exam practices

• Individual feedback

• Reading Skills – skimming, scanning, notes & annotations

• Timings

• Reading newspaper articles & literary extracts

• Writing skills and techniques

• Grammar & spellings skills (20%)

• Subject terminology

Literature

• Own copies of exam texts with own annotated notes for revision.

• Individual feedback

• Exam style practices on extracts

• Comparison skills

• Inference skills

• Analysis of writer’s views and language

• Revision strategies

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How will we prepare our students for linear exam?

Skills tested:Recalling and retrieving.

Analysis of structure.Analysis of language.

Evaluate texts criticallyComparison of writer’s

views and language

How can your child revise for the reading exam?

• Read regularly – try to build in 30 minutes private reading each day.

• Read newspaper articles – either physical or online copies.

• Visit the local library.

• Practise exam questions.

Grade 9/8 Reading Skills:• Shows perceptive and detailed understanding.• Critical evaluation of text.• Analyses the effects of a range of writer’s

choices.• Judicious range of quotations or examples to

support.• Analyses language use and effects.• Uses sophisticated subject terminology

accurately

Reading

You are going to enter a creative writing competition. Your entry will be judged by a panel of people of your own age. Either: Write a description suggested by this picture:

Or: Write the opening part of a story about a place that is severely affected by the weather.

[24 marks for content and organisation16 marks for technical accuracy]

[40 marks]

Slide 30 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

How can your child revise for the writing exam?

• Revise literacy skills using ‘BBC Skillswise’.

• Practise exam paper questions.

• Use a dictionary/thesaurus to correct spelling and widen vocabulary.

• Regular reading will have a positive effect on writing.

Planning Timing Checking

WEBSITES:

• www.missryansgcseenglish.wordpress.com

• GCSE Bitesize.

• Sparknotes.

• AQA website.

REVISION GUIDES: (available in school)

• CPG Poetry guides.

• CPG play/novel guides.

• CPG English Language guides.

Useful revision sources for English

Support your child by:

• Watching the news together

• Discussing current affairs.

• Buying and regularly reading quality newspapers

• Joining a local library

• Reading challenging fiction and non- fiction.

• Going to the theatre

• Showing an interest in their work books and exam practices.

• Testing your child on memorised key quotations from revision cue cards.

• Checking Show My Homework.

• Limiting time spent on phones, Xbox or PlayStation – having a balance.

• Understanding the pressure to perform well.

Mrs S Aldis Saldis@rushey-rmet.org.uk

Ms K Ryan Kryan@rushey-remt.org.uk

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How can parents help?

GCSE Mathematics Specification

Exam board: AQA Specification code: 8300

Grading Foundation tier Grades 1-5 system: Higher tier Grades 4-9

Assessment: Three terminal examinations- Paper 1 non calculator 90 minutes - Paper 2 calculator 90 minutes- Paper 3 calculator 90 minutes

Key changes from previous specifications

More content: Approximately 25% more content than previous specifications

New content:Additional mathematical content at both tiers including some content previously in A-level maths

Skills:Increased focus on demonstration of problem solving and reasoning skills

How you can help your child

Resources: Equipment required every lesson:PEN, PENCIL, RULER, SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR, PROTRACTOR

Homework: Homework is set on Show My Homework and includes:- 10 questions on a variety of topics relevant to the GCSE exam- A set of questions on MathsWatch which included video tutorials and instant feedback- A set of GCSE exam questions set on current topics from DrFrostmaths

Other support: Revision guides (AQA 8300)Rushey Mead Maths websiteFoldr – Faculty of MathsStudy groupsCorbettmaths/onmaths

How we will support your child in maths

New scheme 12 units across Year 10 and Year 11 of work: Mastery of key concepts in each pathway

Assessment: End of unit assessments Regular assessments using GCSE questions Mock examinations

Feedback: Verbal feedback in lessonsWritten feedback on assessments and homeworkTargets to meet and guidance on how to do so

Other sources Additional support in class and via emailof support: Study club Tuesday and Thursday 3-4pm

Revision and support sessions

MathsWatch /DrFrostmaths tutorials and practice questions

Knowing what to revise

Students receive regular feedback from their teacher on which specific areas they need to revise.Individual Question Analysis from assessments:

Topic test feedback:

Homework:

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Useful websites

Website What it contains

https://vle.mathswatch.co.uk/vle Videos and online quizzes for all maths topics

www.drfrostmaths.com Online learning platform, videos and bank of exam

questions

www.corbettmaths.com Videos and past paper questions for all maths topics

Daily revision tasks

www.justmaths.com New style GCSE questions and answers for most

maths topics

www.onmaths.com Exam papers which are immediately marked online

http://rusheymeadmaths.weebly.com Homework tasks and links to lots of revision

material

www.aqa.org.uk Specification, guidance and specimen exam papers

Key messages

• Regular use of MathsWatch and DrFrostmaths is ESSENTIAL to developing key skills in mathematics

• Successful revision techniques – self quizzing, memorisation of key formulae, practice papers and topic test booklets

• There is lots of support in school – Study Clubs, break and lunch support, equipment and revision guides (kiosk at breaktime), maths website,

http://rusheymeadmaths.weebly.com/

Mr M Phythian (Joint Curriculum Leader: Maths) Ms L Bridges (Joint Curriculum Leader: Maths

mphythian@rushey-rmet.org.uk lbridges@rushey-rmet.org.ukMs V Barwell (Vice Principal)vbarwell@rushey-rmet.org.uk

ScienceInformation for parents

ScienceINFORMATION FOR PARENTS

What’s new in Science?

New 9-1 grades for the GCSEs.

There is no coursework

There is new and more difficult content

There is a much higher mathematical demand

There will be more questions about Practical Science and the Scientific Method

Recalling Required Practical's

Analysing data

Evaluating scientific methods

Considering the impact of science and its development

Practical Science Assessment

Students do at least 8 required practical activities for each GCSE

(16 for combined science) covering specific techniques

Written questions about practical work will be upto 50% of the

total marks for the qualification.

There will be no separate grade for practical skills and no

assessed coursework

Students studying combined science will receive one of 17

grades from 9-9 (highest) to 1-1 (lowest), e.g.9-9, 9-8, 8-8, 8-7 etc

Students studying the separate sciences will get three separate

and unconnected grades, e.g. Biology 6, Chemistry 9, Physics 8

Questions that include maths skills will make up 20% of marks for combined science. (10% for Biology, 20% for Chemistry and 30%

for Physics)

How the Science GCSEs are assessed:

All students are assessed by 6 exams at the end of year 11

For Combined Science students these are 1 ¼ hours and for Separate

Science students they are 1 ¾ hours.

The exams contain questions from all the topics studied over the 2 years.

They will contain questions:

that require recall of memorised facts and equations.

That require recall of experiments they have done in class

That require application of their knowledge to unknown problems

That require mathematical skills

That require working scientifically skills

In class assessments

Students are taught 24 short topics over the GCSE course.

For each topic there are two short assessments created using past

exam questions; one assessing a key concept for the topic and the

other assessing a Required Practical or working scientifically skill.

These will be graded 9-1 and the grade set home via School

Gateway. Students are given feedback and expected to improve

the assessment work in class.

In addition to this students have 4 mock exams (Mid year 10, end of

year 10, Year 11 November Mock and Easter year 11). These exams

assess all the work that has gone before and will also be sent home

via School Gateway.

Go to the school Website:

Log onto Foldr

Student shared area

Faculty of science

GCSE:

Past exam questions

Equations

Ideas about how to revise

A folder for each topic with the required practical

details, the contents of each topic, the words and

meanings, a powerpoint summary for each topic, a

quiz.

Extra

resources

Buy a CGP revision guide to revise from the Kiosk (£2:75 for each of

Biology, Chemistry and Physics, or £5:50 for Combined science)

Attend science science revision on Thursdays after school in room D026

Use https://connect.collins.co.uk/ to view the text books we use in

class

Log on to www.doddlelearn.co.uk . Use the browse tab to see

powerpoints, revision lessons and interactive resources for every

aspect of your GCSEs

Use GCSE pod to listen to the podcasts

Exam board: AQA

Use the AQA website to print off past papers, markschemes and the

specification

For the Separate sciences Triple Award:

http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/biology-8461

http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/chemistry-8462

http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/physics-8463

For Combined Science Double Award:

http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/combined-science-

trilogy-8464

How to be successful The Basics to get a Good A2L. Consistently:

Attend all lessons, with equipment and books, arriving on time

Behave and listen. Class is for work.

Try hard to complete all the work in class

Do all homework to the best of ability

Catch up by borrowing notes and doing the work from CollinsConnect for the lesson you missed.

Take full part in the practical work.

Revise from the start of year 10:

Use Foldr for the Knowledge Organisers and Key words,

Make Cue Cards from the book page on Collins connect

Using Doddlelearn to read the PowerPoints

Do extra work from the start of year 10:

Look ahead on CollinsConnect

Practice extra exam questions from AQA.org

Contact

If you have any questions or would like

further advice please contact your son /

daughter’s science teacher or Mr Stopp

mstopp@rushey-rmet.org.uk

Your role…

Q8: Did anybody in particular motivate you to start working/work harder/revise?

Q7: With hindsight do you feel you started at the right time or do you wish you had started earlier/later?

So what do we mean by ‘juggling’?

• Checking SMH regularly

• Having a homework routine – where, when

• Getting into the habit of taking responsibility for their learning – doing it well, rather than ‘getting it done’

• Return and review

Marbles

There are 2 key activities required to ‘make marbles’ – Retrieval Practice and Spaced Learning

Two students… • Student A

• 4a maths 4b English

• Mum tries to enforce rules around homework – ROWS. Mum retreats…

• Results?

• Several 3s a few 4s and a 5

• Devastated student

• Mum has to PLEAD to get her into college

• Student B

• 4a maths 4b English

• Mum ENFORCES rules around homework

• Results?

• 9 in maths, 9 9 in science

• 8 8 8 A* A* 7 6 6

• Elated student – great springboard for A levels and University applications

Student Group A

• Good routines• Works hard• Starts revising

early• Works well in

lessons• Is aware of the

importance but knows that the world won’t end if they don’t get what they want

Student Group B

• Good routines• Works hard• Starts revising

early• Works well in

lessons• Struggling to

manage the pressure

Student Group C

• Poor routines• Doesn’t

particularly work hard

• Next to no revision

• Is aware that they are ‘clever’ so they don’t need to revise (apparently)

Student Group D

• Poor routines• Doesn’t

particularly work hard

• Next to no revision

EXCEPTIONAL PROGRESS

GOOD PROGRESS

SOME PROGRESS

NO PROGRESS/NEGATIVE PROGRESS

STUDENT 1

STUDENT 2

STUDENT 3

STUDENT 4

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