Core Subjects Evening 27 th September 2017 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Core Subjects Evening 27 th September 2017 catchpolek@lytchett.org.uk

Why Core Subjects? • All students do them • Core subjects - English (literature and Language), Science (double or triple) and Maths count for 5+ GCSEs • Important for further education • Important for employment

New GCSE Grading Structure Most subjects have been reformed • Students will receive a mixture of 9-1 • and A* to G grades in the summer The same proportion of students will • achieve grade 4 and above as currently achieve C grade and above Broadly the same proportion of students • will achieve a grade 7 and above as currently achieve a grade A and above Grade 5 will be awarded to the top • third of students gaining the equivalent of a grade C or bottom third of a grade B. The DFE has decided that a grade 5 will be a ‘good pass’ The top 20 percent of those who get a • 7 or above in each exam will be awarded a grade 9 – this is around 3% of students.

Reformed GCSE • More content and much harder • All the exams are at the end of the course • There is a greater emphasis on recall and application of knowledge • Higher numeracy demand

October Tues 10 Maths and English Walking Talking Mocks Thurs 19 Sixth Form Open Evening Fri 20 Year 11 progress reports home November Thurs 16 Art Mock Mon 27 Start of Year 11 Mock Exams December Thurs 14 Year 11 progress reports home January Fri 12 Maths Walking Talking Mock Mon 15 English Walking Talking Mock Tues 16 Graphics all day practical Fri 19 Graphics all day practical Wed 24 Dance exam Tues 30 – Fri 2 D&T day February Fri 9 Year 11 full reports home Mon 19 Drama exam Thurs 22 Year 11 Parents' Evening March Thurs 8 Start of Year 11 Mock exams Thurs 29 Science day (inset day) April Fri 20 Year 11 progress reports home May Tues 1 Art Exam Wed 2 Art Exam Mon 14 Start of GCSEs Fri 25 Start of Year 11 Study Leave June Mon 4 Return to school after Half Term Fri 22 End of GCSEs Year 11 Prom

October Tues 10 Maths and English Walking Talking Mocks Thurs 19 Sixth Form Open Evening Fri 20 Year 11 progress reports home November Thurs 16 Art Mock Mon 27 Start of Year 11 Mock Exams December Thurs 14 Year 11 progress reports home January Fri 12 Maths Walking Talking Mock Mon 15 English Walking Talking Mock Tues 16 Graphics all day practical Fri 19 Graphics all day practical Wed 24 Dance exam Tues 30 – Fri 2 D&T day February Fri 9 Year 11 full reports home Mon 19 Drama exam Thurs 22 Year 11 Parents' Evening March Thurs 8 Start of Year 11 Mock exams Thurs 29 Science day (inset day) April Fri 20 Year 11 progress reports home May Tues 1 Art Exam Wed 2 Art Exam Mon 14 Start of GCSEs Fri 25 Start of Year 11 Study Leave June Mon 4 Return to school after Half Term Fri 22 End of GCSEs Year 11 Prom

October Tues 10 Maths and English Walking Talking Mocks Thurs 19 Sixth Form Open Evening Fri 20 Year 11 progress reports home November Thurs 16 Art Mock Mon 27 Start of Year 11 Mock Exams December Thurs 14 Year 11 progress reports home January Fri 12 Maths Walking Talking Mock Mon 15 English Walking Talking Mock Tues 16 Graphics all day practical Fri 19 Graphics all day practical Wed 24 Dance exam Tues 30 – Fri 2 D&T day February Fri 9 Year 11 full reports home Mon 19 Drama exam Thurs 22 Year 11 Parents' Evening March Thurs 8 Start of Year 11 Mock exams Thurs 29 Science day (inset day) April Fri 20 Year 11 progress reports home May Tues 1 Art Exam Wed 2 Art Exam Mon 14 Start of GCSEs Fri 25 Start of Year 11 Study Leave June Mon 4 Return to school after Half Term Fri 22 End of GCSEs Year 11 Prom

Maths Joelle Harradine - harradinej@lytchett.org.uk

What do you need to know? There will be 3 exam papers for Mathematics. – 1 non-calculator and 2 calculator papers Each paper is worth 1/3 of the result – The papers are 1hour 30minutes (Edexcel – examination board) Students will sit either the higher or foundation tier – Higher tier (Grade 4-9) Foundation tier (Grade 1-5). The department will choose which tier the students sit depending on factors including their set, performance in mock examinations, performance in lessons.

Exam Dates Paper 1 – 24th May 2018 (non-calculator) Paper 2 – 7 th June 2018 Paper 3 – 12 th June 2018

How can you help? Homework Year 11 are set 3 pieces of homework per fortnight. Please make sure they are not rushing their work and they are looking up things when they get stuck. They should spend an average of 60 minutes on any piece of homework.

• Make sure they are equipped for their lessons. They need a: • calculator • Pencil • Pen • Red pen • Rubber • Ruler • Compass • Protractor

Use the VLE for past exam papers Click on Subject 25/09/2017

Click on Maths 25/09/2017

Click here for past Papers Any revision list for tests that are coming up will be here. 25/09/2017

• Practise Maths everyday for 10 minutes even on days when there is no homework. I recommend 5 a day from www.corbettmaths.com This website also has videos of every topic covered at KS4 with a worksheet for students to practise from

Make sure they choose 5-a-day GCSE 9-1 25/09/2017

Grade 1-3 should be using Foundation Grade 4 should be using Foundation Plus Grade 5-6 should be using Higher Grade 7 and above should be using Higher Plus As you can see they can see the answers once the worksheet is complete 25/09/2017

www.mathsapp.pixl.org.uk NAME AND INITIAL LM4107 FIRST NAME HARRADINEE ELLEN

Daily Maths Challenge which is one random topic

Regular Maths Challenges

This shows the students which areas are weaker

This is the analysis we can see and share with the students

Revision Resources Together they cost £11.98 (£5.99 each) and they can be ordered through the school on wisepay. We highly recommend the Corbett maths revision cards at £8.99 with postage and packing. These are available from the website or you can pay for them on wise pay and we will order them for you. 25/09/2017

After every exam the Maths team analyse the marks and the students are all informed of their strengths and weaknesses. The next step is simple for them learn from the mistakes.

English Joe Brake - brakej@lytchett.org.uk

• No written or spoken coursework. • 100% Final exam. • Harder content.

Assessment Summary: English Language Language Component 1: Component 2: 20th Century Literature Reading and 19th and 21st Century Non-Fiction Creative Prose Writing Reading &Transactional/Persuasive Writing Written examination: 1 hour 45 minutes Written examination: 2 hours 40% of qualification 60% of qualification Section A (20%) – Reading Section A (30%) – Reading One extract (about 80-100 lines) of Two extracts (about 900-1200 words in literature from the twentieth century total) of high-quality non-fiction writing Read and answer 5 questions in an from the nineteenth and twenty-first hour. centuries. Read and answer 6 questions in an hour. Section B (20%) – Prose Writing One story task drawn from a selection Section B (30%) – Writing of four titles Two writing tasks, each of 300 words, within an hour.

English Language: What can you do? 1. Work with your child on proof reading. Accuracy! Please pick up a sheet.

English Language: What can you do? 2. Daily reading habit.. questions.

3. Work with your child on timings and stamina. • Two written tasks in an hour: each 300 words. • Please pick up a sheet. • Learn timings.

Revision: Paper 1 and 2

Study Guides Please pick up a letter .

Section A: Comprehension: Wider Reading: Key! Any quality 20 th Century Prose: List Discuss with them: Impressions of characters What do you learn about characters? Finding short quotes to back up points .

Paper 1: Weakest Question Evaluate: q5: Evaluate What do you think and feel? To what extent is the character of Maria a victim? Good? Bad? Agree?/ Disagree? Overall? Films? Apps? Meals?

Summer 2016 2015 Specifications GCSE English Literature

English Literature 4 Hours 30 mins of exams! ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Poetry Anthology: 18 poems ‘A Christmas Carol’ ‘Lord of the Flies’ Unseen poetry

English Literature: Unseen Poetry Key Exam Tues 10 th October • Please attend. • Please revise the poetry anthology. 1. Example paper: Completed in exercise book in winter of year 10. 2. With answers Monday 17 th October Please attend • Please revise: • 1. Example paper: Completed in exercise book in winter of

English Literature: Learning: Story line? Characters? Quotes? MEMRISE SAM Learning Mr.Bruff guides: ‘YouTube’ videos especially Literature. VLE copy of ‘A Christmas Carol’ and ‘An Inspector Calls’ . Order physical copy from Amazon.

Films PIXLIT App Quote Tests: short quotes best.

Trip: 25 th January 2018 9 places left £13.50 for PP and £40 for everyone else. Wisepay now closed for this but cash or cheque (made payable to Lytchett Minster School) OK

English is Everywhere!