KEY STAGE 4 RAISING ACHIEVEMENT EVENING 23.11.17
RAISING ACHIEVEMENT EVENING Richard Taylor PRINCIPAL Lorna Kirk, Vicky McNair, Kate Nicholson, Mark Payne COLLEGE LEADERS Jonathan Davies PARENT Stuart Morton HEAD OF ENGLISH Ally Haynes HEAD OF MATHS
Genius is 1% inspiration, and 99% perspiration. (Einstein) WORKING HARDER
THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS Mock Exams begin next week school WEEKS remaining to final GCSE exams
IMAGINE THAT CAGS WERE THE FINAL GCSE RESULTS Mentoring (Peer/ Raising achievement/business) Careers / motivation workshop Attending After school study homework club Lesson by lesson report shared with parents Time Management workshop Strategic seating plan in lessons Passport to Success Revision skills Exam stress workshop There IS still time for you to make a difference.
HOMEWORK SUPPORT After school study Tues, Wed, Thurs in the Library Most subjects have lunchtime catch-up sessions in their area
IT S NOT EASY TO BE SELF-DISCIPLINED The major reason for teenagers falling short of academic potential is a failure to exercise self discipline
SELF ASSESSMENT / CONVERSATION STARTER BETWEEN PARENT AND STUDENT 1. I have a regular time for studying each day. 2. I write my assignments down and check the list regularly. 3. I always have the materials I need when I start to study. 4. I rarely distract myself with wandering away from the task when studying. 5. I do assignments in chunks to avoid last minute work. 6. I am the type of person who goes to lunchtime/after school support. Points
7 GOOD STUDY HABITS 1. Resist peer pressure. 2. Have you got too much on? 3. Fixed timetable, fixed place. 4. Prioritise homework. 5. Study buddies. 6. Short periods of time. 7. Stay healthy. 8. Bite the bullet.
REVISION - 2 GOLDEN RULES 1. Doing something is always better than doing nothing 2. Plan your revision
PLANNING MY REVISION Doing something is always better than doing nothing Plan your revision Day Date Morning Afternoon Evening Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 05-Apr 06-Apr 07-Apr 08-Apr 09-Apr 10-Apr 11-Apr
BE REALISTIC Build in breaks and commitments. Day Date Morning Afternoon Evening Sat 05-Apr Football Sarah's Party Sun 06-Apr Sleep Mon 07-Apr Tue 08-Apr Out with Mum Wed 09-Apr Thu 10-Apr Shopping Fri 11-Apr Lunch with Granny
LEAVE SOME BLANK SPACES Rewards if you re on schedule spare slots if you fall behind. Day Date Morning Afternoon Evening Sat 05-Apr Football Sarah's Party Sun 06-Apr Sleep Mon 07-Apr Tue 08-Apr Out with Mum Wed 09-Apr Thu 10-Apr Shopping Fri 11-Apr Lunch with Granny
WORK IN FREQUENT SHORT BURSTS Aim to return to sections of each subject more than once. Day Date Morning Afternoon Evening Sat 05-Apr Football En Sarah's Party Sun 06-Apr Sleep Mon 07-Apr En Tue 08-Apr Out with Mum Wed 09-Apr En Thu 10-Apr Shopping Fri 11-Apr En Lunch with Granny
WORK IN FREQUENT SHORT BURSTS Aim to return to sections of each subject more than once. Day Date Morning Afternoon Evening Sat 05-Apr Football En Sarah's Party Sun 06-Apr Sleep Ma Mon 07-Apr En Tue 08-Apr Ma Out with Mum Wed 09-Apr En Thu 10-Apr Shopping Ma Fri 11-Apr En Lunch with Granny
WORK IN FREQUENT SHORT BURSTS Aim to return to sections of each subject more than once. Day Date Morning Afternoon Evening Sat 05-Apr Football En Sarah's Party Sun 06-Apr Sleep Ma Sc Mon 07-Apr En Tue 08-Apr Sc Ma Out with Mum Wed 09-Apr Sc En Thu 10-Apr Shopping Ma Fri 11-Apr En Lunch with Granny Sc
WORK IN FREQUENT SHORT BURSTS Aim to return to sections of each subject more than once. Day Date Morning Afternoon Evening Sat 05-Apr Football En Sarah's Party Sun 06-Apr Sleep Ma Sc Mon 07-Apr En Pg Tue 08-Apr Sc Ma Out with Mum Wed 09-Apr Sc En Thu 10-Apr Shopping Ma Fri 11-Apr Pg En Lunch with Granny Sc
WORK IN FREQUENT SHORT BURSTS Aim to return to sections of each subject more than once. Day Date Morning Afternoon Evening Sat 05-Apr Football En Sarah's Party Sun 06-Apr Sleep Ma Sc Mon 07-Apr En Pg Tue 08-Apr Hi Sc Ma Out with Mum Wed 09-Apr Sc En Thu 10-Apr Shopping Ma Hi Fri 11-Apr Pg En Lunch with Granny Sc
WORK IN FREQUENT SHORT BURSTS Aim to return to sections of each subject more than once. Day Date Morning Afternoon Evening Sat 05-Apr Football Fn En Sarah's Party Sun 06-Apr Sleep Ma Sc Mon 07-Apr En Pg Tue 08-Apr Hi Sc Ma Out with Mum Wed 09-Apr Sc Fn En Thu 10-Apr Shopping Ma Hi Fri 11-Apr Pg En Lunch with Granny Sc
WORK IN FREQUENT SHORT BURSTS Aim to return to sections of each subject more than once. Day Date Morning Afternoon Evening Sat 05-Apr Football Fn En Sarah's Party Sun 06-Apr Sleep Ma Ar Sc Mon 07-Apr En Pg Tue 08-Apr Hi Sc Ma Out with Mum Wed 09-Apr Sc Fn En Thu 10-Apr Shopping Ma Hi Fri 11-Apr Pg En Lunch with Granny Ar Sc
WORK IN FREQUENT SHORT BURSTS Aim to return to sections of each subject more than once. Day Date Morning Afternoon Evening Sat 05-Apr Football Fn En Sarah's Party Sun 06-Apr Sleep Ma Ar Sc Mon 07-Apr En It Pg Re Tue 08-Apr Hi Sc Ma Out with Mum Wed 09-Apr Sc Re Fn En Thu 10-Apr Shopping Ma It Hi Fri 11-Apr Pg En Lunch with Granny Ar Sc
MAKING REVISION WORK Divide each subject in to chunks Spend more time on the subjects / topics you find harder Doing is better than reading..keep your revision active Take short breaks between sessions Use what motivates you as rewards
WHAT WORKS? Mind Mapping
WHAT WORKS? Mind Mapping Highlighting text Revision cards Practising Exam questions RSA website: (www.robertsmyth.tgacademy.org.uk)
WHAT WORKS? Mind Mapping Highlighting text Revision cards Practising Exam questions RSA website: (www.robertsmyth.tgacademy.org.uk) www.getrevising.co.uk
Getrevising
WHAT WORKS? Mind Mapping Highlighting text Revision cards Practising Exam questions RSA website Get revising website BBC Bitesize
BBC Bitesize
WHAT WORKS? Mind Mapping High-lighting text Revision cards Practising Exam questions RSA website Get revising website BBC Bitesize Exam board websites
Past papers on exam board websites
WHAT WORKS? Mind Mapping High-lighting text Revision cards Practising Exam questions RSA website Get revising website BBC Bitesize Exam board websites Revision guides Revising is like everything else you get better at it the more you practice.
How I Survived GCSEs Advice from an RSA parent
My daughter Left RSA Sixth Form in 2015 Enjoyed school and was very motivated Worked hard throughout her GCSEs learning material as she went along Studied hard on all her subjects Bought lots of post-it notes. Had lots of organised folders Revised with her friends Never asked for any help with revising Did well
My son Took his GCSEs last year Enjoyed school - particularly friends and social time Did all his homework sometimes the night before and would ask for help with difficult tasks Didn t own any post-it notes Needed help with organising his revising Clearly had subjects he preferred
Leading up to the Exams He realised that they were important He wanted to do well He understood that there was a lot of revision to do He knew that he needed to start revising early He saw that in many subjects he was actually learning the material for the first time not revising. He realised that so much of the material he had covered had been forgotten.
What I did with him Physically got him to sort out all his school work. Sat down at a table and just ploughed through everything deciding whether to re-cycle or keep Went to Rymans got folders, magazine racks and post-its! Set up a magazine rack for each subject area Maths, Science, Languages etc Got him to find a place for everything - put everything in order Saw all the revision materials he had been given and knew he would need them
What we did leading up to the exams Had at least two copies of the exam timetable around the house and prioritised early exams Encouraged him to go to half term and holiday revision sessions they were really useful Where necessary got hold of study guides they were really useful too Practised those longer questions the ones which gave more marks. All his teachers were happy to mark these and they gave feedback.
And now. It sounds like I was his tutor I wasn t. In fact, I did very little. All I really did was help him to get organised the amount of stuff students are given leading up to exams can be overwhelming. I realised for the first time that exams go on for a long time. He had 23 separate GCSE exams over several weeks and you have to stay positive. You have to bounce back after a not so good exam and stay focussed. You are in for the long haul. All that advice about being organised has paid off now he is in the Sixth Form
Another parent
One of last year s students
Assessment Letters replaced by numbers A* A B C D E F G 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 U 0
New GCSE year 2 Key changes 3 exam papers rather than 2 All papers 1 hour 30 minutes 2 calculator papers, 1 non-calculator paper Grades 9 1 (replaces A* - G) Grade 4 is equivalent to the old C grade Significantly increased content both at foundation and higher tier Higher Foundation Grades 9 3 Grades 5 1
Being prepared Equipment Calculator, compass, protractor, pens, pencils, ruler, rubber Exam board TBC Exam dates Paper 1: Thursday 24 th May 2018 Paper 2: Thursday 7 th June 2018 Paper 3: Tuesday 12 th June 2018
Revision Little and often Homework booklets specific targets by topic Previous tests PLCs (personalised learning charts) Revision guides, 5 Maths watch DVDs, 4.50 Websites RSA maths, my maths, BBC bitesize Maths surgery Tuesday lunchtimes
PLC
RSA website All resources you need are on the maths website http://www.rswebsites.co.uk/maths/ Click GCSE and follow the appropriate links robertsmyth factor
How do I revise? The struggle zone
Mistakes are Expected Respected Inspected Corrected
Revision and exam tips Use your PLC to identify topics you need to work on rather than just revising everything Underline/highlight important words in questions Always show full working out Check working out hard to spot mistakes so practise this Don t leave any questions blank you might pick up method marks Don t cross out your working, unless you have written something else Practice past exam questions regularly under timed conditions Try to be confident
PPEs Pre-Christmas: 28 / 29 / 30 th November Pre-Easter: week commencing 26 th February 2018 Full mock exam of all 3 papers Final tiers of entry will be decided after the Easter PPEs Easter Holiday: 10-4-10 revision pack
The only way to learn mathematics is to do mathematics
GCSE English
We are in new territory What do we know? English Language and English Literature GCSEs have never covered as much material as they currently do. Everything is on the final exams. The old grading system [A* - U] has gone and the new system [9-1] is in place. For this academic year, a grade 4 is the equivalent to a pass at GCSE [the old C].
From the old to the new Year 10 Year 11 Year 10 Year 11 Controlled assessment Autumn done Controlled assessment Autumn done Autumn Autumn Controlled assessment Winter done Controlled Spring assessment done Controlled assessment Autumn done Controlled assessment Winter done Spring Exam skills Autumn VS Winter Exam skills Spring Autumn Winter Exam skills Spring Autumn 60% of English language completed 25% of English literature completed Forecasted grade for both qualifications would rely on the firm controlled assessment grade, the mock exam grade and teacher s professional opinion. 100 % of English language and literature completed Forecasted grade for both qualifications would rely on the continual assessment each half term, the completion of homework, mock exam grade, teacher s professional opinion and how much work the pupil does independently to ensure success.
How are pupils going to be successful this year? They need to know the texts they have studied inside out. They will need to know what skills they are working on within the question they are completing. They need to make sure that they are not doing the bare minimum.
The Essentials Homework is completed to the highest quality within the given time frame. Attend extra sessions put on in the department. Prepare for the Christmas and March mock as though they are the real thing.
What is the national picture? What is the most important aspect of your exam preparation for year 11 this year?
How many exams are there and what do they have to do?
English Literature English Language Paper One: Shakespeare and 19th Century Novel - One essay question on The Merchant of Venice (with an extract to start from) - One essay question on Jekyll and Hyde / A Christmas Carol (with an extract to start from) - 40% of GCSE. One hour 45 minutes. Paper One: The Fiction Paper - Four short questions on reading /comprehension of one extract from fiction. - One creative writing task, description or narrative. - 50% of GCSE. One hour 45 minutes. Paper Two: Modern Texts and Poetry - One essay question on An Inspector Calls - One essay comparing poems from a list we have studied. - Two questions based on unseen poems. - 60% of GCSE. Two hours 15 minutes. Paper Two: The Non Fiction Paper - Four short questions on reading of two non-fiction texts, including one from the 19th Century. - One writing task on writing to present a point of view. - 50% of GCSE. One hour 45 minutes.
What else? Revision books can be bought through student services. Revision club Thursday lunchtimes R2 Revision booklet to take home Revision sessions before each exam
What else? Use the web: Our faculty site is a great place to start! www.rswebsites.co.uk/english There are lots of others to support your revision Feel free to ask any questions at the end of this evening GOOD LUCK!
There is something else we need to ensure success You We need your support on homework, motivation and confidence.
smorton@robertsmyth.tgacademy.org.uk
Where to start (the minimum) Complete weekly homework to the best of your ability Focus in lessons and ask questions if you don t understand Complete the revision question booklets you will be given by your teacher to help you prepare for the mocks
WHAT NEXT? In school: Tutors and subject teachers have gone through revision timetables and strategies. This evening: Speak to college leaders, subject staff. Buy revision guides. Order revision resources pack. Talk and plan with each other.
Thursday August 23 rd, 2018