Year 11 Parents Information Evening. 28 th September 2017

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1 Year 11 Parents Information Evening 28 th September 2017

2 What do you need to know? Information on GCSE outcomes How to best support your child through Year 11 Key dates (including revision sessions) Key staff Support across the curriculum Support with revision in core subjects

3 New GCSEs Criterion vs Norm National pre-test What do the grades mean? What is a good pass?

4 33 weeks until the first exam 136 school days until the first exam 8 school weeks until trial exams 38 school days until the first trial exam

5 Careers Fair 14 th December RESULTS DAY 28 th Sept Yr 11 Parents Info Evening Subject parents evening A-Level Convention Revision skills presentation for students Trial Exams 11 th Dec Sixth Form Open Evening

6 CAREERS FAIR Monday 2 nd October 2017 Periods 1-4: Period 5 will be normal timetabled lesson after lunch. Periods 1-3: 3 x workshops as indicated by questionnaire last year you will receive a timetable. Period 4: Careers Fair in Oak Hall: For example: Companies: JLR, Rolls Royce, Balfour Beatty, BMW, Arup Universities: Coventry / Aston / Loughborough Colleges: Stratford / Solihull Other: RAF / Royal Navy / NHS / Air Ambulance

7 JAN FEB MARCH 12 th Jan 6 th Form Taster Day 15 th / 16 th Jan Guidance Meetings (1) Full Written Reports English & Maths Trial Exams GCSE PE conference 9 th March Sixth Form Application Deadline

8 APRIL MAY JUNE JULY 1st / 2nd May Guidance Meetings (2) May - June End of year events May June GCSE Exams July GRADUATION BALL

9 GCSE Results Thursday 23 August 2018 Receive results TGAS 6 th form enrolment Friday 24 August 2018 TGAS 6 th form enrolment continues Course changes etc It is much easier to have these conversations face-to-face!

10 6 th Form Entry requirements Three A levels 6 x Grade 6 (or B) or above including English and maths at Grade 5 (or strong C) or above All A level courses will require a minimum of a Grade 6 (or B) in all examined units of the GCSE course (not coursework / controlled assessment) Four A levels 6 x Grade 7/8/9 (or A/A*) including English and maths at Grade 6 (or B) All TG students offered a place if application submitted by deadline subject to meeting course requirements. This is an offer of a place and not a specific course of study.

11 See Prospectus on the school website updated for the Open Eve in December

12 Year 11 GCSE Revision Sessions - Autumn Term 2017 All sessions are unless stated Mon Tues Weds Thurs Fri 15 Minute Forums Week B only: LYE - OF MFL Lunchtimes Spanish drop-in: COM OS11 French drop-in: RNF OS11 German drop-in: SHA OS7 MFL Lunchtimes German drop in: FYJ OS8 MFL Lunchtimes French drop-in: SDE OS4 Spanish drop-in: JNG OS9 Business Studies pm P1 Business Studies pm P1 German Group 1: FYJ OS8 Group 2: JNG OS9 French Group 1: SDE OS4 Food PYT OF9 Food & Child Development PYT & JSP OF9 History OG2 PE GCSE Practical: Sports Hall GCSE Theory: OG4 Graphics & Product Theory Support Week A Only P6 / P7 / P8 (Students to attend one session across fortnight) Geography To begin 6 weeks before trial exams in Beech ICT / Computer Science BNS OS1 MNR - OS2 VIT - OS3 Maths Working towards Grade 5: PEH OS5 Working towards Grade 5: ANM OF3 Media Studies BLL WS1 RE Check timetable on WG5 & WG15 Spanish Group 1: RNF OS10 Graphics & Product Theory Support Week B Only P6 / P7 / P8 (Students to attend one session across fortnight) Maths Working towards Grade 4/5: BES OS5 Working towards Grade 5/6/7: SHD OG5 Working towards Grade 6+: SEL OS6 French Group 2: SEG OS10 History OG1 Maths Working towards Grade 4/5: SEL OS6 Working towards Grade 5: PEC OF7 Working towards Grade 7+: LYE OF5 PE GCSE Drop-in: PIA OG4 Psychology BOS - WG6 BSA - WG14 Sociology DIA WG7 Spanish group 2 COM OS11 Art / photography open studio session from pm Mon, Tues & Thurs DNR P3 SHG P4 RSM P10 Design & Tech open workshop session from pm Mon & Thurs For English and science, students should liaise with their subject teachers for study supports and revision sessions in the Autumn term

13 15 Minute Forums Monday Week B in OG5 at 1.40pm Miss Lowry Date Mondays Week B Focus of Session 25 September How to make a revision timetable (8 weeks to trial exams) 9 October How to revise general methods 30 October How to revise subject specific tips 13 November How to choose A levels 27 November Drop in session during trial exams 11 December How to choose a college 15 January How to manage time / pressure 29 January How to survive year 11 top tips 12 February How to choose a career 5 March How to write a CV 19 March How to stay calm during stressful times + meditation 9 April Drop in / good luck session

14 Key staff Tutors Subject teachers Student Achievement Support Managers (SASM) College leader

15 Helping to prepare your child for their GCSE mathematics exams Mrs J Bargh Curriculum Leader for Mathematics

16 Aims To find out what resources and activities can best support mathematics revision at home To know what mathematics support is available from the academy

17 Key dates Maths Paper 1 (non-calculator) THURSDAY 24 TH MAY 2018 AM Maths Paper 2 (calculator) THURSDAY 7 TH JUNE 2018 AM Maths Paper 3 (calculator) TUESDAY 12 TH JUNE 2018 AM

18 Internal assessments- Autumn term Paper 1- Non-calculator Thursday 5 th October Paper 2- Calculator Friday 13 th October These assessments will take place during lesson time Paper 3 will be set over half term or used effectively in class as your child s class teacher sees fit. Trial Exams commence w/c 27 th Nov students will sit all three papers. Specific dates to follow.

19 Equipment needed Black pen Pencil Ruler Compass Protractor Calculator (not for the first exam) EQUIPMENT SETS COST 1.50 CALCULATORS COST 6.50

20 Support from the Academy Structured revision schedule within mathematics lessons and study leave sessions. Study supports available weekly: Teacher Students sign up the day before with a foci Day Working at/towards Grade: Room Mr Pole Monday 5 OS5 Mr Amison Monday 5 OF3 Mrs Johnston Tuesday 6+ OS6 Mr Smith Tuesday 5/6/7 OG5 Mr Brace Tuesday 4/5 OS5 Mrs Johnston Thursday 4/5 OS6 Miss Pierce Thursday 5 OF7 Miss Lowry Thursday 7+ OF5

21 Exercise book and examination papers Work through lesson work again highlight key points, make extra revision notes and complete extra questions on the topics as necessary Ensure that your child has acted on their EBI points from the examination papers

22 Practice makes perfect! THE BEST WAY TO REVISE FOR MATHS IS BY DOING LOTS AND LOTS OF QUESTIONS. THE REVISION TACTICS THAT ARE USED FOR OTHER SUBJECTS, LIKE TAKING NOTES OR DRAWING MIND MAPS WON T WORK AS WELL FOR MATHS COMPARED WITH DOING LOTS OF PRACTICE QUESTIONS! LITTLE AND OFTEN STARTING NOW WILL MEAN THERE ISNT SO MUCH PRESSURE IN MAY / JUNE WHEN ALL OF THE EXAMS COME ROUND.

23 Revision guide and workbook 2.50 each pay on ParentPay Use the revision guide to find the key information, and try the questions on the same page of the workbook to see if you can apply it to examination-style questions (Each page in the revision guide relates to the same page in the workbook!)

24 Target grade workbooks 4 each pay on ParentPay Targeted skill practice at grades 5 and 7

25 Additional GCSE maths papers Students were given a letter at the start of term about the option to buy some additional maths papers for 5. Deadline has passed on parent pay but your child can still bring 5 to Miss Lowry or Mrs Bargh if they would like to purchase them. They will be also be available electronically on Show My Homework

26 Key websites vle.mathswatch.com - videos and worksheets at different grades username: 13 followed by the surname and first i.e 13BloggsJ@tgacademy password: mathswatch a-day questions, online tutorials and practice - videos, questions by topics and answers

27 How can you monitor the maths revision that your child is completing? As maths revision involves lots of practice, your child could show you the completed worksheets and exam questions that they have printed off or written down (they can also bring these in for their maths teacher to mark and give feedback).

28 Helping to prepare your child for their GCSE English exams Mr J Bargh Curriculum Leader English

29 Course Summary Combined English Language & English Literature Qualifications are all assessed though examination 2 exams for each qualification (June 2018 Literature before and Language after Summer half term) Different exercise books for different exams Literature = blue x 2 (minimum) Language = yellow x 1 Kept in school but released for revision

30 YEAR 10 AUT 1 AUT 2 SPR 1 SPR 2 SUM 1 SUM 2 June 2016 ENGLISH LANG Paper 1 Paper 1 ENGLISH LIT Poetry Power & Conflict Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Macbeth Macbeth & revise Dr Jekyll MAIN ASSESS MENT Practice question in class Practice question in class TRIAL EXAM Lang Paper 1 March 14 TRIAL EXAM Lit Paper 1

31 YEAR 11 ENGLISH LANG AUT 1 AUT 2 SPR 1 SPR 2 SUM 1 SUM 2 June 2017 Paper 2 REVISION: Interleaved practice and revision of all skills ENGLISH LIT An Inspector Calls REVISION: Interleaved practice and revision of all texts and skills MAIN ASSESS MENT Practice question in class TRIAL EXAM Lang Paper 2 Dec TRIAL EXAM Lit Paper 2 Feb Continued practice of individual questions and full exams FINAL EXAMS x 4

32 Key strategies NOTES Exercise books will be a revision guide Text booklets to help organisation and prioritising information Regular practice assessments and trial exams for all units INTERLEAVING / REVISITING TEXTS Keep coming back to texts so students have to revise and remember. This strengthens memory Eng Lit trial paper 1 in June 2017 tested Dr Jekyll which was studied earlier in the year and revised before the exam Eng Lit trial paper 2 in Feb 2018 will test poetry which was studied in Y10 Switching topics frequently (interleaving) is proven through various studies and data to increase long-term retention

33 Key strategies FEEDBACK Students get detailed feedback during and following assessments DIRT work respond to targets and next steps in order to improve. REVISION 4 month period in Year 11 built into the courses Teachers offer optional revision study supports after the February half term Published revision guides can be bought through ParentPay Dept has produced revision guides and resources EG knowledge organisers for Lit texts (Macbeth, Jekyll.)

34 How can you help? Encourage to keep exercise book neat IT WILL BECOME A REVISION GUIDE GLUE STICKS AND HIGHLIGHTERS ARE USEFUL Read the texts with your child and talk to them about it DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE, MACBETH, AN INSPECTOR CALLS, POWER AND CONFLICT POETRY Use GCSE Bitesize to revise taught material YouTube channels are useful EG Stacey Reay for AQA Poetry Revision guides on sale via ParentPay: York notes (1-9) CGP and other brands of revision guide/work book are available from other book shops Build confidence and resilience

35 Literature Revision Guides York Notes revision guides for each set text 4.50 each pay on ParentPay and ask students to collect from Mr Bargh from English office Use the guide to revise the key information, important quotations and then attempt the practice questions on the review pages. There are other brands of revision guide available from most major book shops and online

36 English Language Practice Papers CGP English Language practice paper pack pay on ParentPay Targeted skill practice at all grades

37 Helping to prepare your child for their GCSE science exams Mr S Goodwin Curriculum Leader for Science

38 Aims To find out what resources and activities can best support science revision at home To know what science support is available from the science department for Y11 students

39 Science pathways AQA Combined Science trilogy AQA Separate science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)

40 AQA science trilogy - setting T band Ca, Cl and Br G band Ar, Fe, Cu, Zn Ability sets based on Y9 and Y10 progress, teacher assessment and target grade Content to finish at the end of spring 1

41 AQA separate science - setting T band Li and Mg G band Pb and Hg Ability sets based on Y9 and Y10 progress, teacher assessment and target grade Content to finish at the end of spring 2

42 AQA science trilogy - overview 6 examinations (2 for each science) 75 minutes each 16.7% weighting (70 marks) No coursework element H (grades 4-9) and F tier (grades 1-5) available Students awarded paired GCSE grades eg.9-9, 9-8, 8-8, 8-7

43 AQA separate science - overview 6 examinations (2 for each science) 105 minutes each 50% weighting (100 marks) No coursework element H (grades 4-9) and F tier (grades 1-5) available Students awarded single GCSE grade per science

44 Y11 Content summary Combined Science trilogy Biology chapters B12-B17 Chemistry chapters C8-C12 Physics chapters P12-P15 Separate sciences Biology chapters B12-B18 Chemistry C9-C15 Physics P11-P16 Chapter numbers are DIFFERENT for trilogy and separates. Chapter numbers only apply to Oxford University press (OUP) resources. Be careful when using separate science resources for trilogy revision.

45 Key dates All pathways Paper 1 Biology 15 th May Paper 2 Biology 11 th June Paper 1 Chemistry 17 th May Paper 2 Chemistry 13 th June Paper 1 Physics 23 rd May Paper 2 Physics 15 th June

46 Support from the science department Autumn 1 ongoing - Students can approach any member of the science team or their teacher to arrange a content specific study support. Summary broadsheets for each lesson are available on showmyhomework students can exchange a completed copy for a mark scheme. From Autumn 2 - Weekly subject specific drop-ins with a subject specialist. From Spring 1 - Carousel of teacher led revision sessions available on a sign up basis.

47 Supporting resources online textbook Username: Same as TG network log on Password: Same as Username Organisation code: coq5

48 Supporting resources revision guide Publisher OUP Biology, Chemistry and Physics for Combined science revision guide 5.00 (RRP 5.50) per science Publisher OUP Chemistry, Biology and Physics revision guide 6.00 (RRP 7.25) per science

49 Supporting resources revision workbook Publisher OUP Biology, Chemistry and Physics for Combined science workbook OR Biology, Chemistry and Physics workbook 3.00 per science

50 Bundle offer Separate sciences Revisions guides x 3 (Biology Chemistry and Physics) Workbooks x 3 (Biology Chemistry and Physics) (RRP 32.25) Combined trilogy Revisions guides x 3 (Biology Chemistry and Physics) Workbooks x 3 (Biology Chemistry and Physics) (RRP 27.00)

51 Post lesson tips Re-read lesson notes. Complete related pages in revision workbook. Approach class teacher if you are unsure with content. Compulsory homework tasks set in lesson are based on past examination questions. In class assessments are synoptic encouraging students to revise earlier content.

52 What about other subjects? TGAS Website Curriculum tab KS4 subjects Exam board Course outlines assessment structures Online materials / study guides etc

53 Questions Why are students in sets levels? Sometimes students are in sets as they are entered for different tiers of exams. Staff choose the most appropriate tier based on assessments and performance across the course. If no tier of entry then all students can access every grade. There is no limit or restriction and staff will be pushing students to achieve the highest grade possible.

54 Questions Is there an exam schedule? Students will be given a timetable for the trial exams and the summer exams in advance

55 Questions A level: can students be asked to leave if they are not on target to pass A levels? We cannot ask students to leave based on attainment. We would invite a conversation with the student and parents regularly if the student is not on target.