Year 11 Information Evening Tuesday 13 th September 2016
Header Mr Lach – Deputy Headteacher
Header GCSE success by any measure • 88% 5A*- C including English and Maths • 92% 5A*- C • 71% 5A*- B 40 students achieved 10 A*As+ Progress 8 (P8) score projected at 0.6 Not only is our student attainment outstanding but the progress our students make is also outstanding.
Header Success for the class of 2017 • 83% A*-C in Core Science – like for like these are the best results ever in terms of attainment and progress • 100% A*-C in Statistics, with 60% graded A*/A • We have never entered Year 11 in a stronger position
Header The iceberg illusion
Header The Year in Numbers • 185 school days until the Summer holidays! • 145 days until GCSE exams… • 725 hours of lessons! • 3610 hours not in lessons!
Header Team GB – Grit, Hard Work & Margins…
Header Mrs South – Head of Year 11
Header The Year in Numbers • 185 school days until the Summer holidays! • 145 days until GCSE exams… • 725 hours of lessons! • 3610 hours not in lessons!
Parents & Carers - we need your support • Just like Team GB, it is yourselves – the girls parents – who can support us in helping them remember the details and deliver the marginal gains that will make a real difference • Keep pushing the year on year basics: • Punctuality; Uniform; Equipment; Homework; Mind-set
Header The Year 11 Pastoral Team Curie House Malala House 11CX – Miss J Starr 11MX – Miss N Bailey 11CY – Miss A Babo 11MY – Mr A Breaden Elizabeth House Pankhurst House 11EX – Miss H Baker 11PX – Mrs S Petts 11EY – Mr R Busby 11PY – Mrs H Wiggins-Thirkill Head of Year – Mrs J South Deputy Head of Year – Miss G Devonish
Header Communication is vital • Planner checks – parental signatures are still required please • Form tutor as first ‘port of call’ – daily information. • Mrs South or Miss Devonish – curriculum or welfare matters. • Heads of subject or the class teacher – progress / grouping and subject specific information. • Child protection: Mrs Byrne or Ms Allen • Absence requests – please avoid if at all possible but contact Ms Allen, the Head Teacher, for permission for any extenuating circumstances that arise. Absence, due to illness, as always, to be reported daily to the absence line (Mrs Day) and a letter brought in on your daughter’s return. This is vital as evidence is sometimes required by Examination Boards.
Header Expectations for the year ahead… • Rosebery Role Models. • Time management and planning. • Prioritising deadlines. • Attendance, Behaviour, Punctuality.
Header Stay healthy at home and school
Header Key Dates for Year 11 • 26 th September-14 th October - Year 11 Interviews with a senior member of staff. • 3 rd November - Sixth Form Open Evening. • 14 th November-16 th December - Exam/Mock Exam Season. • 12 th January - Year 11 Parents Evening. • 7 th February – Year 11 Revision Evening for Parents & Carers • 27 th February-3 rd March - Pre-Public Mock Exams for the core subjects of English, Maths and Science.
Header Key Dates Documents
Header Lunch Pass This year a further reward will be introduced for all Year 11 students that complete the following on a weekly basis – • Attend school every day. • Punctual – no lateness. • No behaviour points. If these terms are met each week, then the students will be allowed to go into Epsom on a Friday lunchtime, subject to parental permission . This particular reward scheme will start the week beginning 19 th September . This will run for the whole term, except when there are other events or exams on that are relevant to Year 11 that they need to be in school for during this time.
Header GCSEPOD
Rosebery Science Department: Year 11 Curriculum Evening The Core & GSCE Reform
Rosebery Science Department: Year 11 Curriculum Evening Ms Cook – Head of English
English 2015 Two separate qualifications, each with 2 exams in summer 2017. 2016 results Language No coursework or controlled 97% A*-C assessments. 41 % A*/A (100 students) Literature 94% A*-C 32% A*/A
Course content: Language Speaking and listening will be reported as a separate grade. This does not count as a qualification.
Course content: Literature Still to complete
How can parents help? Class of 2016 Class of 2017 Wrote well about poetry and themes in Encourage them to practice thematic drama questions and to avoid writing about characters as if they really exist Coped well with the unseen section Promote resilience and risk-taking: they really can do it! Underperformed when analysing their Re-reading starts now : Jekyll and exam novel Hyde/Pride and Prejudice/A Christmas Carol Three simple questions you can fire at them anytime: 1. What has the writer done? 2. Why have they done it? 3. What are the effects on readers?
How will they be assessed? Convincing critical analysis Thoughtful, developed Clear understanding Explained Relevant Simple
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Other sources of information and support English Drop In Clinics – Mondays and Thursdays after school kcook@rosebery.surrey.sch.uk tallen@rosebery.surrey.sch.uk @Rosebery_Med @MrsCookEng
Header Mr Sheffield – Head of Maths
Header GCSE Maths 89% A* - C 32% A* - A
Header GCSE Maths Structure • Our exam board is EDEXCEL. The course code is 1MA1. • For Maths GCSE there are 3 exams – one non calculator paper and two calculator papers. • Each exam is 1hr 30mins long.
Header GCSE Maths Structure • The following grades are available: • Foundation – grades 1 to 5 • Higher – grades 4 to 9 • Sets 1-3 will be taking 3 Higher mock papers in December • Sets 4-5 will be taking 3 Foundation mock papers in December • Following these mocks, final decisions will be made on tiers of entry
Header What can you do as a parent? • Ensure your daughter is fully equipped for her Maths lessons – Scientific Calculator, Compass and Protractor as well as the normal school equipment • Ensure that your daughter’s attendance is as near to 100% as it possibly can be • Encourage your daughter to communicate with her class teacher to find out her weaknesses • Watch mathswatch clips together and/or test your daughter on particular mathwatch topics www.mathswatchvle.com Centre id: rosebery Username: your daughters’ mathswatch number Password: hexagon
Header What can you do as a parent?
Header What can you do as a parent?
Header What can you do as a parent?
Header What can you do as a parent?
Rosebery Science Department: Year 11 Curriculum Evening Miss Starr – Head of Science
Science results 2015 Qualification GCSE grades A* - C (A*-A) Y10 Core Science 83%(9%) Y11 Core 89%(7%) Y11 Additional 82%(11%) Biology 100%(62%) Chemistry 99%(68%) Physics 100%(65%)
Header Science curriculum structure 2016 GCSE Biology Chemistry Physics ISA Examination Core B1 C1 P1 (25%) (25%) (25%) (25%) Additional B2 C2 P2 (25%) (25%) (25%) (25%) B3 C3 P3 (25%) (25%) (25%) ISA (25%) (25%) (25%)
Exam Dates for 2016 Biology Chemistry Physics 17 th May 19 th May 25 th May Unit 1 Core Science 10 th June 15 th June 17 th June Unit 2 Additional Science 10 th June 15 th June 17 th June Unit 3
ISA Dates for 2016 Biology Chemistry Physics Unit 1 COMPLETED COMPLETED COMPLETED Core Science 6 th & 7 th October Unit 2 Thursday/Friday COMPLETED Additional Science 27 th Jan 30 th Jan 14 th & 15 th Nov Re-sit ISAs
What happens if? Should a student not achieve at the required standard, they will be expected to complete another ISA. Please note that a typical ISA takes between 6 and 8 hours to complete and each one involves the completion of two externally set examinations.
Revision Materials – AQA Specific Online Textbooks – Students will recognise these books from class. Available through the Collins connect website. Select Rosebery as the school, username and password are both “ roseberystudent ” BBC bitesize contains revision materials and videos and short quizzes on each section of the specification. It is a reliable and FREE resource. New FREE app launched April 2016 The CGP revision app costs £1.49, but A free revision app popular with many would be another good revision source students last year to use with questions, flashcards and games
Revision Materials – AQA Specific CGP revision guides will be on sale through parent pay (and on Amazon – but we are probably cheaper thanks to our schools discount) Each revision guide costs £3.50 We are not Amazon – do not expect next day delivery!!
Heads of Subject ckent@rosebery.surry.sch.uk lbrowne@rosebery.surrey.sch.uk omcdonnell@rosebery.surrey.sch.uk
Working together Head of Science: jstarr@rosebery.surrey.sch.uk Progress Leader: Mr Busby rbusby@rosebery.surrey.sch.uk www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse Science A (Core): Course code 4405 Additional Science: Course code 4408 Biology: Course code 4401 Chemistry: Course code 4402 Physics: Course code 4403
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