Year 10 Curriculum Evening Head of Year Mrs Spinks Community
Form Tutors 10C Mrs Busfield 10J Mrs Fisk 10N Mrs Barats 10P Mr Hempsall 10S Mrs Martin Resilience
Pastoral Support Form Tutor Mrs French Pupil Support Coordinator Mrs Spinks Head of Year Mrs Schwarz Head of Main School Mrs Abram Assistant Headteacher Respect
Attendance Matters Reflection
Attendance Attendance at the end of academic year 2016/2017 96.99% Attendance so far this year 97.84% Resourceful
Year 10 Events SLT interviews December 2017 Parents Evening 7 th March 2018 Work Experience March 2018 Friendship
GCSE Study What can you do? Achievement
Students Be responsible for your learning Use support available Planning and organisation Complete your work independently Understand the exam structure for the subject and practise exam style questions to develop your approach Reciprocity
Revision Plan revision Revise - don t rewrite Go to any revision lessons that are on offer Don t leave it too late Use a wide variety of resources: Mind maps / post-it notes / revision cards Practice questions Online resources Education
Work Experienc e Launch 14 th Sept 2017 Placemen t Search & selection CV & Letter writing Interview s Work Experience 19-28 th March 2018 Last minute prep. Health & Safety
Do you think Y10 students should take part in Work Experience? Yes No Unsure 98% 1% 1% Did you enjoy your Work Experience? Yes No Unsure 90% 4% 6% How do you think you have benefitted/changed as a person as a result of your Work Experience? Increased Confidence Improved knowledge about future career Improved Communication skills Other new skills 90% 91% 79% 84%
Parents/Carers Speak to the subject teacher if you have concerns about your daughter s progress, e.g. Parents Evening Provide a quiet workspace at home, if possible, and encourage them to give up distracting devices Work-life balance make sure your daughter has well deserved me time within her studies Encourage your daughter to speak to her subject teacher if she is stuck Look at your daughter s planner help them plan their time for homework/revision Equality
Revision Resources revision guides / folders / revision cards Planning Ask them how you can support them Encourage your daughter to use any revision classes support available Drinks, snacks and rewards! Be prepared for outbursts! Teamwork
SHS Year 10 Assessment & Monitoring Caring
Headlines New GCSEs have started in all subjects 1-9 is the new A*- E Honesty
New Old 9 8 7 A* A 6 5 4 B C 3 D 2 E F 1 G
Subject Grade Estimate Aspirational GCSE Target Effort Grade Mathematics 7 7 8 AE Biology 7 7 7 E Chemistry 9 8 8 AE Physics 6 5 6 AE English Language 5 7 8 E English Literature 8 6 6 O Religious Studies 7 7 7 E French / Spanish 7 8 9 O Computing 6 6 7 AE Technology 5 7 7 E Latin 8 7 7 O History 6 5 5 AE Geography 5 7 8 E Music / Art / Drama 8 9 9 O Business Studies 7 8 9 E PE 6 5 7 O
What is a Projected Grade? Based on the work you have produced that I have seen and marked, assessments and tests, the effort you make, the extra work you put into this course and from what I know about you, if you continue as you are, the most likely grade you will achieve at the end of the course, at this point in time, is. Determination
Effort O Outstanding AE Above Expected E Expected BE Below expected I Inadequate Disciplined
Key dates Early November Staff & Pupils discuss GCSE target grades 17 th November Progress Report 1 issued 23 rd February Progress Report 2 issued 7 th March Year 10 Parents Evening July 2017 - Progress Report 3 (inc. exams) Happy
The English Department Year 10 Mrs C Payne (Head of English) Creative
Challenges and Solutions Increasingly complex texts A content heavy course Closed book examinations Skills based learning A carefully designed curriculum Organised students who take ownership of their learning and know their texts Independent
Areas of Assessment Reading Writing Spoken language Skills for life and learning Responsible
English Language Excellence
English Literature Supportive
Year 10 Plan Completion of poetry anthology (Term 1) Language Paper 1 (Term 2) Jekyll and Hyde (Terms 3 and 4) Language Paper 2 (Term 5) An Inspector Calls (Term 6) Charitable
Help and where to find it Mr Wharmby s Wednesdays BBC Bitesize Revision and study guides Own copies of the texts The texts themselves: repeated exposure to the texts is the best thing to do Audiobooks - often free on YouTube or similar Confident
GCSE Mathematics 2017 Safe
The New GCSE The changes are designed to help students emerge from GCSE mathematics with a level of confidence and fluency that will provide a genuine foundation for the rest of their learning and working lives Successful
Content Trust
Examination Papers Inspirational
Assessment Objectives Perseverance
Positive
Challenge
Encouragement
New Grade Distributions Edexcel 2016 2017 Grade % Cumulative % Grade % Cumulative % A* 6.4 6.4 9 3.6 3.6 8 6.9 10.5 A 10.5 16.9 7 10.0 20.5 B 18.7 35.6 6 11.5 34.1 5 19.1 53.2 C 29.2 64.8 4 21.7 74.9 D 18.6 83.4 Source http://analytics.ofqual.gov.uk:3838/2017/gcse/9to1/ Individuality
Need More Challenge? AQA GCSE Further mathematics for those aiming for grade 8 0r 9 Motivational
Help New text books MyMaths website MathsWatch DVD ( 3.60) Talk to your teachers for support Mathematics Clinic every Wednesday 18 Past Papers + mark schemes ( 5) Community
MyMaths Website Friendship
Finally What can you do to support your daughter in maths? 1. Encourage your daughter whenever possible. Revision prior to every assessment is a vital part of developing skills for the final examination series 2. Make the most of technology available to us today; graphing tools, mymaths and mathswatch, check out the numeracy apps to boost confidence and speed up calculations 3. Homework is a vitally important part of developing skills independently, it provides consolidation and enrichment opportunities. So your continued support with a quiet place to work, preferably in a social media free-zone to aid concentration and encouragement when questions are tough is always appreciated
SCIENCE Biology Chemistry Physics Resilience
How it is Organised? Biology Topics Variation Inheritance Communicable Diseases Non-Communicable Diseases Respiration and Photosynthesis Plant Transport Enzymes Circulatory System Ecosystems Chemistry Topics States of Matter Periodic Table and Atomic Structure Rates of Reaction Earth Science Crude oil and Burning Fuels Cracking, Alkenes and Polymerisation Metals Ionic and Covalent Bonding Physics Topics Pressure and Moments Particles Hot to Cold Energy Materials Waves Energy Resources Electricity and Charge GPE/KE Nuclear Power Force and Motion Respect
Working Towards Your Target Grade GCSE is challenging 3 years to master the skills plenty of time to seek help with Y9 work at Science Plus this year if required Consistent best efforts needed Reflection
Examinations All pupils study the same Edexcel specification Prepared for Separate Science GCSEs at a Higher level Progress monitored in key assessments with exam entries able to be tailored to help pupils achieve their best Achievement