Year 11 Spring Examinations Wednesday 27 th January Friday 5 th February 2016

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1 SGS/JSS Mrs. K. Dawkins, Head Teacher 15 th January 2016 Shakespeare Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire SO50 4FZ Telephone: (023) Fax: (023) Dear Parent / Carer, Year 11 Spring Examinations Wednesday 27 th January Friday 5 th Additional Year 11 practice examinations for most subjects will be held in the Spring Term over seven school days, commencing Wednesday 27 th January Please see the attached timetable. Where subjects have elected not to stage formal exams during this period, assessments will be undertaken in class. The majority of exams will be taken in the, although some will be sat in specialist areas. Alternative rooms have been allocated to those with Access Arrangements and these students will be collected from the Canteen at the start of each exam. Inevitably, the normal curriculum will be disrupted during the exam period. However, students are expected to return to lessons immediately after each exam. We would be grateful if you could ensure students come fully equipped for their examinations with the following equipment: black pen, pencil, eraser, ruler, protractor, compasses and calculator (where appropriate). Students should now be planning their revision for these exams. Specific subject revision guidance is being sent home with this letter. A bespoke schedule of after school enhancement sessions has been sent home for each Year 11 student. The results of the exams will be reported to students and parents during the Spring Term. They will also provide crucial information to teachers enabling them to better support students in their final preparations for GCSE examinations. Please do not hesitate to contact the school should you have any further enquiries. Yours sincerely, Steve Gibbs Deputy Head Teacher

2 Wednesday 27 th January 2016 (Week 1) Friday 29 th January 2016 Monday 1 st (Week 2) Tuesday 2 nd Wednesday 3 rd Thursday 4 th Friday 5 th YEAR 11 EXAM TIMETABLE STUDENT Wednesday 27 th January Friday 5 th Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 SCIENCE 1h 120 students* ENGLISH LANGUAGE 2h MATHS Non-calculator 1h45 BLOCK A History 24 students 1h15 Catering 24 students 1h15 Textiles 20 students 1h30 Res Mat 25 students 1h15 PE 13 students 1h30 Geography 22 students 1h45 ENGLISH LITERATURE 2h BLOCK C History 24 students 1h15 Citizenship 27 students 1h30 Spanish 27 students 35/50mins Economics 24 students 1h30 MATHS Calculator 1h45 FILM (MEDIA) STUDIES 1h30 43 students Drama Release students from English at 1.00pm BLOCK B Business 29 1h25 Spanish 28 35/50m BLOCK D Geography 31 students 1h45 Business 47 students 1h25 PE 27 students 1h30 Music 7 students 1h U2 FURTHER MATHS 1h30 14 students 1.20pm start *Arrangements have been made for the students taking the GCSE Catering practical exam on 27 th January to catch up the science exam in the next available science lesson

3 English English Language igcse paper: response to a text English Literature WJEC Paper 1: Of Mice and Men Maths All key topic revision list distributed Enhancement Revision in class Weekly past papers in class Distribution of revision materials Reference copies of York Notes revision guides for all Literature texts as well as Cambridge igcse text book are available for pupils in the library. In class and enhancement Literature text revision as well as general English Language skills Pearson and PIXL apps Mathed Up Manga high KESH Science Chemistry is main focus Revision in class Google classroom Kerboodle OCR 21st Century Science OCR 21st Century Triple science Geography Paper 1 Sustainable Decision Making Paper Students have access to revision guides and practice questions. o Rivers and Coasts Case studies and short practice Paper 2 Key Geographical Themes Paper questions covered each week in class. Exam practice booklet o Population and Settlement provided to students. Enhancement is currently covering exam skills. o Economic Development o Natural Hazards

4 History Depression, War and Recovery in Wales and England, Spanish Citizenship Business Me, My free time, Where I live, Shopping and transactions, School, Work life, Tourism, Being healthy, The world around us. Unit 1: Citizenship Today Unit 3: Environmental Change and Sustainable Development Unit 1: Understanding Business Activity Unit 2: People in Organisations Unit 3: Marketing Unit 4: Operations Unit 5: Finance Unit 6: Government Teaching in class, exam paper and exam technique study in class (and enhancement on Wednesdays). Students have been issued with a Revision Booklet with summaries of the main topics and examples of questions. After school enhancement and revision sessions Revision materials (past papers from other exam boards) available Topic pointers to support independent revision and revision in class using similar style exam questions. Focus will be on developing students extended writing as this was a weakness identified in the last practice exam. Revision in class Past papers for students to complete in own time Enhancement sessions Memrise Duolinguo BBC News website Google classroom

5 Economics Unit 3: The UK Economy and Revision in class Google classroom Globalisation Trade, UK in the EU, current account, currency, international competition, poverty and development. Past papers for students to complete in own time Enhancement sessions All have their own textbook Students are given pre-release material prior to exam Media Superhero Movies Structured revision in class Independent revision at home (watching a range of Superhero Movies) Revision materials issued. PE Personal Fitness and Physiology Sport in Society New scenario questions for Summer 2016 Revision started but new scenario materials due from AQA soon. SAM Learning Google Drive Catering Healthy Eating Key terminology Packaging and environment Job Roles Portion Control Record Keeping in industry Structured revision in class from past papers - long exam questions Pop Quiz in lesson Catering guide letters sent home Revision presentations to be shared with students after lessons

6 Resistant Materials Types of hardwood Using different saws to cut and shape wood and metal Applying graphics to products using CAD-CAM Sketching creative ideas Materials and finishes Common construction details on manufactured boards and timber frames Sketching the batch production of a product in the school workshop Shaping plastics The environmental impact of using certain materials Adhesives and solvents Holding work safely whilst machining Working with and finishing Acrylic plastic Globalisation Types of research used by designers Joining metals Properties and common uses of Brass Educational toys for the under 5 s Distribute key revision list Distribute glossary of terms Past paper homework questions Devote one lesson a fortnight to theory after half term Enhancement to include an exam prep drop in esize/design/resistantmaterials/ index.htm

7 Textiles Construction Decoration Sustainability Health and Safety Modern, Smart and Geo Textiles Performance characteristics CAD/CAM Computer applications Tools and equipment In lessons Google Drive