Welcome to the Y11 Curriculum Evening Inspiring Learners For Their Future
GCSE Results 2016 Y11 Results were the Best in Swindon 82% 5A* - C Grades 73% 5A* - C Grades including English & Maths 12% Gained 8 x A*/A Grades 23% Gained 5 x A*/A Grades 29% Gained A*/A grades in English 25% Gained A*/A grades in Maths
2016-2017 = key changes Relentless focus on Attendance Passport to Prom Period 6 Raising Achievement
DON'T PANIC! Summer 2017 GCSE Exams start in 235 DAYS 12 HOURS 0 MINUTES 11 SECONDS
The Ridgeway School Y11 Raising Achievement Every Child Matters
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday P1 Maths P.E English Science Maths P2 Geography Maths PE Geography Science P3 French English Science Maths Geography P4 Science French Science Science P.E Mentoring P5 P.E Science French English English P6 Maths (RA) Science (RA) Humanities (RA)
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Attendance MA*TTERS How can attendance affect progress? Look at Progress 8 score & average GCSE grades Anything above 0 is positive and 0.5 very good progress which is over half a grade on average better than targets across all subjects 0-0.5 Good +0.5 and above outstanding Anything below 0 is negative and below -0.5 is very concerning and shows target grades not achieved in many subjects -0 and below Inspiring Learners For Their Future
HIGH ATTENDANCE Avg Grade Progress 8 % Attendance B 0.47 100.00 B+ 0.50 100.00 A+ 2.22 100.00 B- 0.07 100.00 B+ 1.75 100.00 B+ 0.77 100.00 B+ 0.40 99.74 A+ 0.50 99.74 A 0.75 99.74 A*- 1.35 99.74 D 1.16 99.74 B+ 0.99 99.74 B- -0.07 99.74 B+ 0.79 99.74 A- 0.45 99.74 A+ 0.73 99.47 C -0.24 99.47 B+ 1.09 99.47 A* 0.53 99.47 C- 0.02 99.47 C 0.45 99.47 B+ 1.32 99.47 Compared to LOW ATTENDANCE Avg Grade Progress 8 % Attendance - -3.00 40.74 D+ -1.23 56.08 - -2.09 59.23 D -0.73 68.52 C -0.21 71.16 E- -1.25 71.96 D+ -0.94 73.02 E+ 0.10 75.40 D -1.05 76.19 D- -1.14 78.04 B -0.15 78.31 E- -1.84 78.31 C- -1.14 79.89 D- -1.32 80.95 C+ -0.80 84.13 E- -0.78 84.66 C+ -0.21 84.66 D+ -1.67 85.71 D -0.43 86.24 D+ - 88.89 Inspiring Learners For Their Future
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Passport to Prom 2016-17 Inspiring Learners For Their Future
Passport to Prom 2016-17 What is the Passport to Prom? Prom is a celebration of your hard work through the year and therefore the Passport to Prom is designed to recognise and reward your achievements at the Ridgeway School as well as supporting you with a focus on the essential behaviours for learning required to achieve your best. The Passport to Prom will run until Friday 19th May 2017 and this time you will need to: Inspiring Learners For Their Future
Passport to Prom 2016-17 Attend at least 15 revision, support or extra curricular sessions (they can be after school or in the holidays) Have an attendance of 92%+ or have significantly improved attendance. Valid medical reasons for poor attendance will be discussed and admission to the prom will be at the discretion of the Principal. Have 100% of their coursework/controlled assessment completed and handed in to the subject teacher within subject deadlines. Have at least a good (positive conduct points) or improved behaviour record. Demonstrate exemplary behaviour during the exam period leading to the Prom. Have volunteered in some way in the school or in the community. Inspiring Learners For Their Future
So what do you need to do? Passport to Prom 2016-17 Every half term you need to ensure that you have recorded your info in your passport to prom booklets within mentoring: Rewards We would like to reward students with a 50% discounted ticket so 30 students with the highest conduct points (and no behaviour logs) and all those with 99-100% attendance will be entered into a prized draw. There will be 10 50% tickets available for the prize draw. Inspiring Learners For Their Future
Passport to Prom 2016-17 Note: Any fixed term exclusion may ultimately result in the removal of the passport, unless this is followed by a significant improved behaviour record. However this and all decisions regarding admittance to the prom will be at the discretion of the Principal. Inspiring Learners For Their Future
Y11 Key Dates Monday 5 th December Y11 PPE s (Pre-Public Examinations) Monday 15 th May Date of first examination on common timetable Friday 23 rd June Year 11 Prom Wednesday 28 th June Date of final examination on common timetable Thursday 24 th August 2017 Release of results to students
Mentoring Miss G Heys heysg@ridgewayschool.com
Mentoring Programme A programme to enable all learners to best equip themselves for the challenges that school, further education, higher education and life present. Term 1 Organisation Term 2 Communication Term 3 Resilience Term 4 Initiative Term 5 Leadership Term 6 Reflection
Term 1 Organisation for the future Motivation Strengths Weaknesses
Student Booklets Research Tasks Quizzes Recipes Reflection
Learning Conversations The aim of the conversations are; Reflection and expand student capacity to learn Identify what hasn't worked and eliminate those barriers to student learning and progress To identify the way forward and the strategies needed to achieve this To set goals and monitor the pathway to achieving them
In addition students reflect on their cycle report and identify subjects they have made progress in and why (WWW). Then identify what improvements they need to make for the next cycle (EBI).
Homework Students can typically expect; Year 11 = 1½ - 2 hours per night Homework Timetable Expectation that homework will be set either before or on the day of the timetable, but is to be done on the evening the timetable states
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Week A English Option R Science Maths Maths Thursday Friday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Week B Science Option Q English Option P Science Option Q English Maths Science Option R English Maths Option P Science
Year 11 Maths OCR J560 9-1
The new GCSE emphasises & encourages Sound understanding of concepts Fluency in procedural skill Competency to apply mathematical skills in a range of contexts Confidence in mathematical problem solving
Exams Three equally weighted exams at the end of Year 11 Thursday 25 th May Thursday 8 th June Tuesday 13 th June calculator non-calculator calculator
Preparation Fortnightly GCSE Exam paper to complete at home Identifying key areas to work on in independent study time Homework check-in tests based on topics covered in Year 10
Year 11 Plan Covering remaining content Targeted afterschool intervention Focused revision plan Revisiting all topic areas Mastering key skills Practising exam questions
Support Available Online textbooks Revision guides available to order on parentpay for 3 Maths enrichment KS4 support sessions after school Websites www.mymaths.co.uk
Final preparation Revision sessions during study leave Revision session in May half term 8am Revision sessions on mornings of exams
English Information Mrs Middlemass Faculty Leader of English There can be no more important subject than English in the school curriculum. English is a pre-eminent world language, it is at the heart of our culture and it is the language medium in which most of our pupils think and communicate. Literacy skills are also crucial to pupils learning in other subjects across the curriculum. Ofsted March 2012
The Basics Language and Literature FINALLY have an identical status The skills will complement each other across both qualifications They have expanded (quantity) AND they are more demanding (quality) All closed book exams
English Language 2 papers: Paper 1 Fiction (Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing) - Section A one literature fiction text - Section B descriptive or narrative writing 1 hour 45 mins 80 marks 50% of GCSE
English Language Paper 2 Writer s Viewpoints and Perspectives Section A Reading - One non-fiction text and one literary non-fiction text - 4 questions Section B Writing - Writing to present a viewpoint 1 hour 45 mins 80 marks 50% of GCSE
English Literature 2 Papers: Paper 1 Shakespeare and the 19 th century novel - Section A - Romeo and Juliet - Section B A Christmas Carol 1 hour 45 minutes 64 marks (4 marks SPAG) 40%
English Literature 2 Papers: Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry - Section A An Inspector Calls - Section B Poetry Conflict cluster - Section C Unseen 2 hour 15 minutes 96 marks 60% of GCSE
What will the school do to help? Assessments at the end of each unit Setting regular exam skills homework and exam questions Unpick mark schemes so assessment is clear Go back to previous skills/topics to interleave learning. Encourage memory skills and retaining of information PPEs in year 11 will assess texts taught in year 10 (to mimic the exam!) Provide a parents workshop focusing on reading skills
What can parents do to help across BOTH GCSEs? Encourage your son/daughter to read as much and as widely as possible Books, newspapers, magazines, leaflets through the door discuss texts around the house. Buy newspapers and pick an article ask them to highlight the important information from the text Encourage them to attempt as many papers/questions as they can
What should students be doing? Respond to feedback from their class teacher Take personal responsibility for their own learning if they re stuck, speak to their teacher Get used to the coursework, speaking & listening and exam mark schemes self-assess their own work before handing it in to be marked Improve on past papers/questions Practise, practise, practise
Class teacher email addresses 11X1 Mrs Middlemass middlemassm@ridgewayschool.com 11X2 Mr Duckhouse duckhousea@ridgewayschool.com 11X3 Mr Cairns cairnsn@ridgewayschool.com 11X4 Miss Thompson thompsonr@ridgewayschool.com 11Y1 Mr Cairns cairnsn@ridgewayschool.com 11Y2 Mrs Siebenaller siebenallerh@ridgewayschool.com 11Y3 Mrs Williams - williamsf@ridgewayschool.com 11Y4 Miss Humphreys humphreysm@ridgewayschool.com
If I have seen further it is only by standing on the shoulders of giants.
What does the Science curriculum provide? Pathways Flexible Independent learning skills Enjoyment
GCSE Separate Sciences 11A/Sc1, 11A/Sc2, 11A/Sc3 OCR Gateway Biology B, Chemistry B, Physics B Controlled Practical Assessment: Physics October 2016 Chemistry December 2016 Biology February 2017
GCSE Additional Science 11A/Sc4, 11A/Sc5, 11A/Sc6, 11A/Sc7 and 11A/Sc8 OCR Gateway Additional Science B Controlled Practical Assessment: July 2016 / Jan 2017
GCSE Science Resit - 11A/Sc4, 11A/Sc5, 11A/Sc6, 11A/Sc7 and 11A/Sc8 OCR Gateway Science B Controlled Assessment: Tuesday Lunchtime Enrichment in R02 Thursday After-school in R02
BTEC Application of Science 11Z/Sc8 EDEXCEL BTEC Applications of Science Controlled Assessment: Every single lesson! Exam: Date not announced
Revision Guide/Workbook Issued to every student Used for classwork / homework Extra Revision Guides Available for 4.00 School website Past papers and mark schemes Links to revision websites for the correct course
Claire Hockin Faculty Leader of Science hockinc@ridgewayschool.com