GCSE 2019 - 2022 The difference between who you are and what you want to be….. Is what you do.
Purpose of this evening To give you a clear picture of the GCSE years . Explain the support that will be offered. To understand how you can support your child in their learning. An opportunity to talk to staff from the departments about new courses this year.
Year 9 Timetable English Maths Science Option A Option B Option C Enrichment PE 5 4 6 2 2 2 2 2 Year 10 and 11 Timetable English Maths Science Option A Option B Option C PE 5 4 6 3 3 3 1 PSHE / RS through tutor time and drop down days
GCSE’s • Big Courses • Grading Structure 9 – 1 • Greater Independence required • Content taught in school, • Revisiting, reviewing, embedding – done at home
Practical advice for parents • Do they have a quiet space in the house where they can study? • Make sure your child has all the essential books and materials. • Buy new stationery, highlighters and pens to make work more interesting. • Ensure that your child is reading around the subjects, watching the news, • Ensure your child is creating revision materials throughout the course • Go through school notes with your child or listen while they revise a topic. • Let them try and teach you something they find difficult • Make sure they have good sleep patterns and a good diet. • Bribes, treats and rewards…..
GCSE 2019 - 2022 The Core
• Parental support is 8 times more important than social class in terms of academic success. • Parental engagement in student learning can amount to an additional 2-3 years of school time – Professor Hattie.
2 Qualifications for the price of 1! English and English Literature
But … 100% Exam
4 Terminal Exams – 1 Tier 2 x Language • Paper 1 – Explorations in creative reading and writing (50%) • Paper 2 – Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives (50%) 2 x Literature • Paper 1 – Shakespeare and 19 th Century Novel (40%) • Paper 2 – Modern texts and poetry (60%)
Texts that the students will study • An Inspector Calls – J.B. Priestley • The Merchant of Venice or Romeo and Juliet – Shakespeare • Jekyll and Hyde or A Christmas Carol – Dickens • AQA Poetry Anthology
Key foci Use of technical terminology Grammatical accuracy Higher level vocabulary Reading skills
What you can do to help • Encourage your child to read • Encourage them to revise • Expect to see revision cards and post-its • Enquire about the texts
DVD Resources
Language
Literature Study Guides
“If you do not make time to read for pleasure; you will never have the tools to write in style”
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Maths Curriculum “There will be new, more demanding content, which has been developed by government and the exam boards” www.gov.co.uk
9-1 Maths GCSE • GCSE Maths has become more demanding • Greater focus on problem-solving. • Requirement to provide clear mathematical arguments. • Limited formulae provided. Students expected to remember them! • More challenging content has been added to foundation and higher tiers
9-1 Maths GCSE • Edexcel Linear 1MA1 • 100% examined (no coursework) • THREE written exams • Paper 1 Non calculator (80 marks) 90 mins. • Paper 2 Calculator (80 marks) 90 mins. • Paper 3 Calculator (80 marks) 90 mins. Two Tiers Foundation and Higher – both with the EDEXCEL exam board. ALL EXAMS SAT AT THE END OF THE COURSE
What can you do to help? • Know your child’s target grade • Be positive & supportive • Help them to organise themselves • Get your child to explain • Ensure they complete their homework
What can you do to help? • Talk about numbers • Real life situations: shopping, offers, best buys, interest rates, commission payments, bills • Mental maths: the more automatic responses that a candidate can accurately recall the better • Discuss problem solving strategies: drawing diagrams, underlining important facts and reading questions carefully can all help • Does their answer make sense? Estimating as a checking strategy is useful • Encourage daily revision, 10 – 15 minutes recapping a topic they have learnt in class.
COMPLETE HOMEWORK The time students spend in maths lessons alone is not sufficient time to achieve a pass at GCSE. Independent study at home is essential for achieving success. • Homework set every week. • Designed to reinforce content learnt in lessons. • Sufficient time always given to enable students to ask teacher for help if needed. • Contact made with home if homework is not regularly completed. • Homework will be recorded on ‘Show My Homework’.
Progress, Monitoring and Contact • Homework • Past exam Papers available for independent study • Regular assessment of strengths and areas of weakness • Intervention sessions • Progress monitored by teacher through regular assessments, class work and homework • Regular Data Captures We are a team of 9 Maths teachers who are always ready to help! Contacting your child’s teacher – email is preferable in the first instance
IMPORTANCE OF A MATHS GCSE In 2017, 29.3% of students ad to re-sit their GCSE Maths – this is approximately 40,000 nationwide. If you do not achieve a grade 4 or above in Maths at GCSE you will be required, by law to continue with your maths education at College Some employers are now looking for a Grade 5. Some sixth forms may say you can’t do a particular subject unless you’ve got at least a grade 6 or 7 in Maths at GCSE. If your Maths grade is below a 4 studying A-levels could be off limits altogether; a sixth form may offer you a vocational (i.e. a more practical and hands-on) course – you will still need to study maths in addition to this. Regardless of the subject, you want to study at University the majority of university courses look for at least a grade 5 in Maths
Exam preparation and resources • Revision guides and workbooks produced by Edexcel will be available to buy from school Library (£2.50 each). • Practise, practise, practise makes perfect. • Work through exam papers. • Use GCSE Topic booklets (available from F5) to work on ‘weak’ topics. • Work through the booster materials on www.mymaths.co.uk and www.corbettmaths.com • Attend revision sessions. • Download the App called PhotoMath • Use the maths resources in students’ area of school website
Science
Combined Science! Combined Science is worth 2 GCSE’s 100% exam NO coursework Combined Biology Biology Chemistry Chemistry Physics Physics Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 1 Paper 2 Science 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour 15 min 15 min 15 min 15 min 15 min 15 min exam exam exam exam exam exam 16.7% 16.7% 16.7% 16.7% 16.7% 16.7% All students have 6 hours of Science 2 hours of Biology 2 hours of Chemistry 2 hours of Physics
Triple Science! Triple Science is worth 3 GCSE’s 100% exam NO coursework Biology Chemistry Physics Biology Biology Chemistry Chemistry Physics Physics Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 1 Paper 2 Science Triple 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour 45 min 45 min 45 min 45 min 45 min 45 min exam exam exam exam exam exam 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% We will decide if you are going to study Triple Science
Recap …
The importance of practical Over the course of the GCSE students • have to carry out a large number of required practicals (28 for Triple, 21 for Combined) Questions about these activities will make • up 10% of the GCSE Missing lessons will have a BIG impact on • this!
The importance of maths 10% of questions of Biology papers are • Maths based 20% of questions in Chemistry papers are • Maths based 30% of questions in Physics are Maths • based This is a positive thing – it means you have • at least 10 lessons a week to improve your skills!
The importance of memory 40% of the questions on each of the • papers are based on recall On top of learning content all students • are also expected to learn and recall 23 Physics equations (including units) It is extremely important that you focus • on your recall skills
What do I need to do to get into Triple Science? To be chosen for Triple Science you must be in • one of the top sets There are 3 more opportunities to change sets • before the decision is made Set changes are based on layered assessments • Dates for assessments will be sent home along • with revision lists, resources and dates of in school revision opportunities
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