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Welcome to Year 10 Information Evening

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Agenda for tonight

• Ever improving success at CNCS

• Examination and grades reminder

• English Language GCSE update

• Maths GCSE update

• Science GCSE update

• Year 10 Pastoral Programme including careers guidance.

• Key events during the year.

Student

ParentsSchool

Working in Partnership for Success

a4-9 English – 74%

5-9 English – 54%

Headlines

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85% Grades 4-9 in English 75% Grades 4-9 in Maths

81% Grades 4-9 in RE

Best Ever GCSE Results at Cardinal Newman in 2018

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GCSE English Language 1-9End of Year 10 GCSE examinations

• Exam board: WJEC Eduqas English Language (1-9)

• 100% examination (x2 examinations)

• Removal of all written coursework

• Spoken English Assessment (unweighted)

• 50% reading; 50% writing

Key dates:

• Spoken English presentations: Ongoing

• Paper 1 (1 hour, 45 mins): Tuesday 4th June 2019

• Paper 2 (2 hours): Friday 7th June 2019

1a. 20th Century Literature Reading

1b. Creative Prose Writing

2a. 19th and 21st

Century Non-Fiction Reading

2b. Transactional/ Persuasive

Writing

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WJEC Eduqas English LanguageExamination breakdowns

Paper 1 (20th Century Reading & Creative Prose Writing)

• 1 hour, 45 minutes

• Worth 40% of English Language GCSE

• Section A: 20th Century Literature Reading

• Section B: Creative Prose Writing

• Exam date: Tuesday 4th June 2019

Paper 2 (19th and 21st Century Non-Fiction Reading and Transactional

Writing)

• 2 hours

• Worth 60% of English Language GCSE

• Section A: 19th and 21st Century Non-Fiction Reading

• Section B: Transactional Writing

• Exam date: Friday 7th June 2019

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Supporting our studentsWhat are WE doing?

• Planning the year comprehensively with detailed Long Term Plans and Schemes of Work

• Following a rigorous assessment schedule

• Providing the students with exam hall examination practice for sections of the exam

• Including English Language revision within the Year 10 Pastoral Programme on Fridays

• Providing Period 6 sessions on a Wednesday for targeted Year 10 students – teachers to inform students

• Beginning tutor time intervention for targeted pupils following student assessments

• Providing all students with folders to help with organisation

• Teacher intervention to support with Creative Prose Writing (40 marks available)

• Increase of SPaG/technical accuracy/spelling tests in lessons to support with 50% writing (‘The Big Write’)

• Launch of ‘Bedrock’ – a programme to develop students’ vocabulary (in English lessons and during tutor time)

What can YOU do?

• Ensure your child is equipped and organised (clear pencil case, x2 highlighters, ruler, black pens)

• Ensure your child attends Period 6 on a Wednesday after school when requested to attend

• Support with Home Learning completion and holiday tasks set

• Check the spelling lists and test at home regularly

• Assist and support with revision for mock examinations (see Class Charts for sample papers, student booklets, etc)

• Encourage as much wider reading as possible

• Support with students’ writing by checking their SPaG when completing any work at home

• Complete practice papers regularly to support with the difficult timings of the examinations.

• Know your log on for ‘Bedrock’ to check student progress and encourage additional, independent use of the programme

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English Update - GCSE English Literature 1-9

• Exam board: WJEC Eduqas English Literature (1-9)

• 100% examination (x2 examinations)

• Closed book examinations

• X3 set texts (An Inspector Calls, Macbeth & A Christmas Carol)

• Poetry Anthology (18 poems)

Key dates TBC

Summer 2020

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GCSE MathematicsAQA

Foundationgrades 1-3 50% grades 4-5 50%Highergrades 4-6, 50% grades 7-9, 50%

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• There will now be 6 content areas which will be examined in the following proportions:

F H

• Number (N) 25% 15%

• Ratio, proportion, rates of change (R) 25% 20%

• Algebra (A) 20% 30%

• Geometry (G) 15% 20%

• Probability (P) & Statistics (S) 15% 15%

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What has changed?

Assessment Objective 1 AssessmentObjective 2 Assessment Objective 3

Use and apply standard techniques

Reason, interpret and communicate

mathematically

Solve problems within mathematics and in

other contexts.

Foundation Grades 1 to 5 50% 25% 25%

Higher Grades 4 to 9 40% 30% 30%

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P.M.A•PiXL Maths App•OR•Positive Mental Attitude

@PiXLMattTheApp

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How much screen time do you have a day?

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Success in GCSE Maths

• PiXL Maths App

• MathsWatch

• CGP Revision guides

• Work hard in all lessons and complete all homework to the best of your ability.

• Be Resilient!

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Year 10 SCIENCEAll our students will have 6 exams, for the students taking the double award exam each exam will be 1 hour 15mins in length.The students taking the three separate sciences each exam will be 1 hour 45 mins.

Biology Paper 1 Chemistry Paper 1 Physics Paper 1

Biology Paper 2 Chemistry Paper 2 Physics Paper 2

REQUIRED PRACTICAL ACTIVITIESDouble Award Students = 21 Required Practical activitiesSeparate Science Students = 28 Required practical activities

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Our students carrying out a

Required Practical

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SCIENCE Grades

Students are awarded grades 1-9 in separate science (set 1)

GCSE Biology, GCSE Chemistry and GCSE Physics

Students sitting Combined Science will achieve two grades (sets 2-4)

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Science resources provided to year 10• Personalised learning checklists

(PLCs)

• Revision booklets – one for each unit of work (Created by our science teachers)

• Knowledge mats for all units

• Required practical booklets for all units with practice questions

• Equations sheets to practice and learn

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We will support, guide and teach you

all the way, if you need anything just

ask

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Miss Sienna, Careers Coordinator and Advisor

➢Mondays – Thursdays

➢Parents/guardians are welcome to attend careers interviews if you wish

➢Available at Parents Evenings

➢Careers Department school website

http://www.cncs.school/Careers-Education-2

➢ Regular updates via school newsletter and twitter

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Pastoral Care – Support for your child

Tutor Team

Health & Wellbeing – Welfare Team

Tailored Tutor Programme

SENDCO

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Key Events

Geography Field Trips

Birmingham

March 2019

Progress Check

½ term reviews in tutor time for conduct and

progress checks.

English Mock

Component 2.2

10th December

Exam Hall

Year 10 Retreat

Soli House

TBC

Lourdes 201925-31 May 2019

English ExamsPaper 1: 4th June 2019Paper 2: 7th June 2019

Autumn Assessments

19th November 2018 for three weeks

Assessment and revision books issued soon.

Parents Evening

31st January 2019

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Key contacts:

Miss Keane: carmel.keane@cncs.schoolMs Caherty: samantha.caherty@cncs.schoolMr Hodgson: james.hodgson@cncs.schoolMrs Bevis (SENDCO): christine.bevis@cncs.school