Year 10 Parents Information Evening Mr. Vallance Assistant Principal - Deep Experience The Outwood Grange Family of Schools
Context of the Evening 1.Summer terminal exams 2.Y10 RAG process 3.Head start for next year tonight, TT rollover, 26 th April 4.Opportunity to ask question and access parent help The Outwood Grange Family of Schools
Year 10 Parents Information Evening Maths Miss McGrother Head of Department Mr. Smith - Second in Department The Outwood Grange Family of Schools
Results 2017 Grade 4+ 76% Grade 5+ 57% Grade 7+ 21% The Outwood Grange Family of Schools
2018-2019 New GCSE Content to both higher and foundation. Graded 1-9 More formulae to learn and no formulae sheet. Non-routine questions. The Outwood Grange Family of Schools
Topic Pythagoras Theorem Routine vs Nonroutine Questions The Outwood Grange Family of Schools
How we will achieve success? Director Support Regular PS assessment Analysis grid of each exam paper link to Hegarty Maths Option Maths VMG maths 121 Maths After school maths Set/tier adjustments Holiday Revision sessions Online revision materials Hegarty Maths Holiday Packs practice exam papers Lunch Club/ Peer Mentoring The Outwood Grange Family of Schools
How can you help? Regular attendance and punctuality to school. Attending after school maths sessions. Time management. Balance of leisure/work time. Check planners regularly for homework - every Monday. Have a regular dialogue about their maths. Encourage revision little and often, starting from now. Go through Praising Stars exam papers at home and discuss how to improve. Use Hegarty Maths regularly for homework and revision. Complete half term revision packs in exam conditions. Mark them together and make corrections. The Outwood Grange Family of Schools
Holiday Homework - 2/3 exam papers, worked solutions and analysis grids. - Always due on the first Monday back after the holiday. - October, December, February, Easter, May. The Outwood Grange Family of Schools
Case Study Student A Started Y11 on grade 3 (103/240). Achieved a grade 4 (155/240). Improvement of 52 marks. VMG Maths, Option maths, 121 Attended 72 ASM sessions Completed all holiday packs thoroughly marked and corrected. Revised little and often Student B Started Y11 on grade 3 (106/240). Achieved a grade 5 (193/240). Improvement of 87 marks VMG Maths, Option maths, 121 Attended 20 ASM sessions Completed 2 holiday packs Didn t revise until just before the exam The Outwood Grange Family of Schools
What is hegartymaths? It is an online learning platform that will help you to improve in Maths and prepare you for your GCSE exams. It will be used to set weekly maths homework. It will be used for revising topics in preparation for exams. It can be used to learn new topics. The Outwood Grange Family of Schools
The videos are in detail. They explain why as well as how. The videos link to prior learning/pre-requisites, cover all minimally different cases. The videos mimic a great classroom teacher but are accessible for students at home. The Outwood Grange Family of Schools
The quiz questions are instantly marked and you re given a chance to try again if you get it wrong. They match the skills shown in the video. Your teacher can see your answers and help you figure out where you re going wrong. The Outwood Grange Family of Schools
Why I love hegarty Maths? The new GCSE is hard! There s new formula to learn, new content and harder questions. Hegarty Maths can help you prepare for it. It gives all students the tool to excel at maths, all you need is the belief, hard work and support and you ll succeed. Your teacher can monitor how long you spent doing your homework, how long you spent on each question, what time you did it, how many times you watched the video, where you went wrong. It learns your mistakes and helps you fix them. (fix up 5) The Outwood Grange Family of Schools
Together, we can support our students to achieve their full potential in Maths Thank you for your continued support m.smith@newbold.outwood.com The Outwood Grange Family of Schools
Year 10 Parents Information Evening English Miss. McWha Second in Department The Outwood Grange Family of Schools
GCSE English Language & GCSE English Literature Zoe Slaney, Head of English Kayleigh McWha, 2 nd in English Sam Wigfield, Associate Director of English Responsibility for Year 10 English Sam Duffy Jess Hedges Sian Hodkin Amy Will The Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Component 1 1hr 45 Exam Reading 20 th Century Prose (1 hour) Writing Creative Writing (45 mins) Worth 40% of qualification English Language Course Content Component 2 2 Hour Exam Reading 19 th & 21 st Century Non-Fiction (1 hour) Writing Two transactional writing tasks (1 hour) Worth 60% of qualification The Outwood Grange Academies Trust
English Language Course Content Component 3 Non-exam Assessment Speaking & Listening One presentation/speech delivered to an audience and to include answering questions Unweighted - worth 0% of qualification The Outwood Grange Academies Trust
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Ways in which you can support at home Encourage your child to learn spelling lists (Dirty Thirty is in their planners), and revise grammar errors. In particular, those students that received the GCSE writing skills workbook. Students have access to a resources table in the Maths/English corridor Ensure that your child attends their allocated after school enrichments sessions The Outwood Grange Academies Trust
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Component 1 2 hour Exam Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet One extract question One essay question (1 hour) Poetry Anthology Post-1789 One question on a single poem One question comparing 2 poems (1 hour) Worth 40% of qualification English Literature Course Content Component 2 2 hr 30m Exam Blood Brothers One extract based question (45 mins) A Christmas Carol One extract based question (45 mins) Unseen Poetry One question on a single poem One question comparing 2 poems(1 hour) Worth 60% of qualification The Outwood Grange Academies Trust
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Literature Recall Starter 2 Stave Two 1. List 2 ways the Ghost of Christmas Past in described (2) 2. Bullet point the order of where Scrooge is taken with the ghost (4) 3. List 3 quotes that describe Scrooge when he was a boy (3) 4. List 3 quotes that show the emotional impact on Scrooge (3) 5. Why does Belle break up with Scrooge? (1) 6. How does Scrooge react at the end of this stave? Why do you think he behaves in this way? (2) For Monday 26 th February The Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Ways in which you can support at home Encourage your son/daughter to revise by reading and watching versions of the key texts for their Literature exam: Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare Blood Brothers by Willy Russell A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Encourage your son/daughter to access online revision material, e.g. BBC Bitesize. Be aware of the 18 poems in the anthology and researching content. Encourage your son/daughter to attend their allocated after school enrichment sessions Students have access to a resources table in the Maths/English corridor The Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Year 10 Parents Information Evening Science Mr Savage Teacher of Science The Outwood The Outwood Grange Academies Grange Trust Family of Schools
Year 11 Teaching Team Louise Turner, Head of Science Sarah Phillips, Second in Science Science Robert Southern, Director of Science Timothy Milson, 1-2-1 Tutor Responsibility for Year 11 Biology Sarah Phillips Rebecca Marsh Responsibility for Year 11 Chemistry Louise Turner Daniel Meadows Kirsty Biggar Responsibility for Year 11 Physics Joseph Savage The Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Year 11 Science Pathways 01 Trilogy Science (9-1) 6 exams - Biology, Chemistry and Physics Exam: 1 hour and 15 minutes CGP Combined Science Revision Guides 2 Science GCSEs 02 Triple Science (9-1) 6 exams - Biology, Chemistry and Physics Exam: 1 hour and 45 minutes CGP Biology, Chemistry and Physics Revision Guides 3 GCSEs - Biology, Chemistry and Physics The Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Combined Science Paper 1 Biology Paper 1 Chemistry Paper 1 Physics Paper 1 Content - Units 1-4 (Year 9) This paper covers: Cells Organ systems Transport systems Infection and Immune Response Respiration and Photosynthesis Content - Units 1-4 (Year 9) This paper covers: Atoms and the Periodic Table Chemical structure and bonding Chemical calculations Acids, Alkalis and reactions Content - Units 1-4 (Year 9) This paper covers: Energy stores and transfers Electricity Density and Change of State Radiation Required Practicals Microscopes Osmosis Photosynthesis Required Practicals Separation techniques Distillation Electrolysis Required Practicals Specific heat capacity Resistance I/V Graphs Density The Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Combined Science Paper 2 Biology Paper 2 Chemistry Paper 2 Physics Paper 2 Content - Units 5-7 (Year 10) Content - Units 5-10 (Year 10 + 11) Content - Units 5-7 (Year 10 + 11) This paper covers: Inheritance Evolution Ecosystems Sampling This paper covers: Exothermic and endothermic reactions Rate of reactions Organic chemistry Chemical analysis Chemistry of the atmosphere Using resources This paper covers: Forces Dynamics Waves Light Electromagnetism Required Practicals Reaction times Field Investigations Required Practicals Endothermic and exothermic reactions Rates of reaction Chromatography Tests for gases Potable water Required Practicals Acceleration Hooke s Law Observing Waves Infrared Radiation The Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Biology Papers you will sit Biology Paper 1 Biology Paper 2 Content - Units 1-4 (Year 9) This paper covers: Cells Organ systems Transport systems Infection and Immune Response Respiration and Photosynthesis Content - Units 5-7 (Year 10) This paper covers: Homeostasis Plant growth Inheritance Evolution Ecosystems and Biodiversity Required Practicals Microscopes Culturing microbes Osmosis Photosynthesis Required Practicals Reaction times Field Investigations Decay The Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Chemistry Papers you will sit Chemistry Paper 1 Chemistry Paper 2 Content - Units 1-5 (Year 9 + 10) Content - Units 6-10 (Year 10 + 11) This paper covers: Atoms and the Periodic Table Chemical structure and bonding Chemical calculations Acids, alkalis and reactions Exothermic and endothermic reactions This paper covers: Rate of reactions Organic chemistry Chemical analysis Chemistry of the atmosphere Using resources Required Practicals Separation techniques Distillation Electrolysis Endothermic and exothermic reactions Required Practicals Rates of reaction Chromatography Tests for gases Flame tests Potable water The Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Physics Papers you will sit Physics Paper 1 Physics Paper 2 Content - Units 1-4 (Year 9) This paper covers: Energy stores and transfers Electricity Density and Change of State Atomic Structure Radiation Content - Units 5-8 (Year 10 + 11) This paper covers: Forces Dynamics Waves Light Electromagnetism Space Required Practicals Specific Heat Capacity Insulation Resistance I/V Characteristics Density Required Practicals Acceleration Hooke s Law Observing waves Reflection and Refraction Infrared radiation The Outwood Grange Academies Trust
New style exams Recall Questions Content taught in lesson recalling processes, key facts and definitions 2 1 3 Application Questions Linking ideas in science and using knowledge from taught content and applying it in new scenarios Required Practical Questions Recalling methods, equipment used, conclusions from the experiment and applying understanding Minimum of 15% of marks 4 Maths based Questions Physics = 30% of marks available Chemistry = 20% of marks available Biology = 10% of marks available The Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Year 11 Support Plan VMG 1-2-1 After school Director session Key topics identified from mock exam data Select students for each subject based on mock exam data Key individuals identified from each class from mock exam data Taken out of science lesson times for small group tutoring on key areas of subject knowledge Key topics from mock exam data Students selected to attend compulsory enrichment Voluntarily attend enrichment Key indicator pieces around Maths in Science skills or command words from exam questions Small group intervention to boost these skills Changes after every Praising Stars cycle Large group intervention Changes after every Praising Stars cycle Small group intervention Changes after every Praising Stars cycle Large group intervention Select groups of students taken for small group intervention over each term 4 Key Indicator Pieces completed over period of Year 11 The Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Ways you can help Encourage completion of all of the activities on the Science revision timetable for their subject Encourage active revision throughout the year by reading and watching versions of the required practicals using the links on the OAN website Encouragement to access online revision material, e.g. BBC Bitesize or apps such as Gojimo Encouragement to attend after school enrichment and holiday revision sessions. Encouragement and support in the learning of all 28 equations for the Physics exams The Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Ways you can help Required Practicals videos and links to revision apps The Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Ways you can help Gojimo and TempleGCSE The Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Thank you for your attention Any questions, comments or concerns core staff are available after this presentation. Subject market staff helpful hints, tips and a chance for queries. The Outwood Grange Academies Trust