EMERGENCY EXITS EXITS FRONT AND BACK OF HALL - GO STRAIGHT AHEAD FOR BOTH EXITS TO ANOTHER DOOR LEADING OUTSIDE.
HELPING TO PREPARE FOR YOUR CHILD’S FUTURE …and it starts here at Philips High School, 2015 – 2020 PRESENTED BY:- Mrs Dalziel, Mr Kellett, Mr Williams and Mr Clayton
ENGLISH Language & Literature AQA Edexcel
Exam board: English Language AQA Upcoming mock examinations: English Language Paper 1: Reading Fiction and Imaginative Writing (1 hr 45 minutes) • Paper 2: Reading and Writing – non-fiction (1 hours 45 minutes) • 2020 GCSE: 100% examination Untiered (No Higher/Foundation )
English Language How to revise? What the examinations require: • Plan responses to questions given by teacher Reading: • Selecting key quotations • Timed full responses to questions • Analysing the evidence • Evaluating writer’s craft & effect • Re-read class notes • Comparing and Contrasting • Read widely – especially non-fiction: Writing: • Spelling, Punctuation, Grammar, • Consider purpose, audience, effect Structure, Vocabulary • Set own questions • Range of techniques • Understanding purpose and audience • Study Guides/Internet Exam board: AQA
English Literature How to revise? What the examinations require: • Plan responses to questions given by teacher • Shakespeare • Re-read the play/book and notes • Poetry • Timed full responses to questions • 19 th Century Literature • Study Guides • Modern Drama • Make note cards for: the key themes; the main characters; Understanding how writers achieve important quotes; context information the effects they intend to create • Learn a few useful quotations Understanding how literature can www.sparknotes.com reflect their context – Shakespeare, • Internet sites: modern drama and poetry www.bbc.co.uk/education www.shmoop.com www.englishbiz.co.uk Exam board: www.youtube.com Edexcel
Maths - Edexcel £4 £3.50 £3.50
Maths Topic Foundation Higher Number 25% 15% Algebra 20% 30% Ratio, Proportion 25% 20% and Rates of Change Geometry and 15% 20% Measure Statistics and 15% 15% Probability
Revis ision Resources Maths Genie MathsWatch Corbett Maths
Maths Revision Practice, practice, practice!
Revis ision Tip ips • Hand write flash cards • Use your class books • Get a revision guide • Watch videos from MathsWatch and Corbett Maths • Revise areas of weakness • Ask teacher for support and advice
Top tip from year 11’s Don’t leave it to last minute!
Revision Evening 2019 GCSE Science Mr Clayton - Year 10
Why now? Science GCSE has never been harder! Science is now a 2 year linear course with no coursework. Pupils need to consolidate work throughout the course. There is simply not enough time to “cram” at the end. Year 10 contains approximately 70% of the total content. Good habits now make Year 11 so much easier.
What is available for my child to revise? The Science department gives many ways for a pupil to revise and consolidate their knowledge and learning. 1. Bought Revision guides. These are £5 for combined and £9 for those sitting Triple Science. These can be bought through school or from other book shops (where the price increases).
What is available for my child to revise? 1. Teacher produced revision guides. Free and available electronically. 2. The Year 11 Personal Intervention Programme on the School shared documents. This contains all revision guides (discussed later) and also at least one, 2 to 4 minute video, on each lesson in the whole of key stage 4 (discussed later)
The Year 11 Personal Intervention Programme
Revision Guides +1 As discussed before there are different revision guides for different learners. 1. Large guides which map directly to the national curriculum programme of study. 2. Pixl Study mats for the information condensed to 30 sides of A4 in a very structured way. 3. Absolute basics on 6 sides of A4 which if learned completely should allow the pupil to get a basic pass in Science.
Revision Guides +2 1. Progress questions indicators 2. 100’s of past paper questions directed towards the individual units, all with answers. 3. PowerPoints of every single lesson taught over the 2 year course
Where do I find all this? On the shared pupil documents. Via the website at Philipshigh.co.uk/moodle Via your “show my homework” inbox. All of the info, apart from the videos, have been sent this evening. This is specific for year 10 . You will be sent the information required for the whole of KS4 in November. If your child informs you they don’t have any work to do, there are hundreds of question on these portals including all worksheets that are used in lessons (just in case they lose it!)
In closing I hope you feel that the Science department is supporting you and your child in these very stressful years, but with early intervention and working together we hope you will find the next 12 months both challenging and rewarding.
Any Questions
ICT Btec Digital In Information Technology 60% internally marked coursework – externally moderated by exam board. 40% final theory exam at the end of Y11. This year the pupils have been working on learning the practical skills required to complete the two coursework tasks. These must be completed by October next year. As a result of this there is no revision possible at this point and the end of year 10 exam will be held until next year. Textbooks will be available closer to the time so they don’t get lost.
Computer Science Coursework has been removed from the qualification, programming skills are now tested solely in the summer exams. To practice these skills all pupils should have Python installed on their home computers, tablets etc. (it’s free!) If this is not possible time should be spent in homework club using the software installed in school. YouTube has lots of very good tutorials from beginner to expert. Many websites have practice tasks with example solutions – coding.bat is one we use in school so pupils should be familiar with it. 17/04/2019 25
Computer Science Textbooks are currently on order and should be around £3, these will be made available as soon as they arrive in school. Pupils have been provided with printed textbook chapters to support each unit, these should be kept and used to create revision materials. Revision templates for completion, past papers and an electronic textbook are available from the Computer Science folder on the school network and can be copied onto pen-drives etc. (this can also be accessed via the network from home). Additional revision materials and links will be made available via SMHW as necessary. Avoid Bitesize etc. unless specifically instructed to visit as it caters for ALL exam boards meaning much of the work is irrelevant. 17/04/2019 26
EXAM COUNTDOWN Beginning your preparation now is the key to your exam success. End of year exams start on 25 April if your are studying Music GCSE. All other end of year exams take place between 20 May – 11 July
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