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What do we expect from our Year 9 students?

This article outlines the expectations for Year 9 students, including having a positive attitude towards learning, taking responsibility for their education, working independently and collaboratively, maintaining presentation and language proficiency, completing homework on time, and displaying respect towards others. It also provides information about the Year 9 curriculum, bridging the gap between KS3 and GCSE, and the options for studying GCSE combined science or triple science. The article concludes by offering helpful resources for further study.

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What do we expect from our Year 9 students?

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  1. What do we expect from our Year 9 students?

  2. What do we expect from our Year 9 students? Positive attitude towards their learning. Taking responsibility for their learning. To be able to work independently and collaboratively. Working to best of their ability and taking care of their presentation, spelling and punctuation. Homework to be completed on time and handed in. Respectful to others.

  3. Year 9 Curriculum – pre GCSE work • Designed to bridge the gap between KS3 and GCSE • Skills and knowledge based • Topics which relate science to the real world • Help students to decide whether triple science is an option for them. • Assessments to judge ‘suitability’ for Triple

  4. Year 9 Curriculum Term 3 – New specification (trilogy) to be taught to students

  5. Examined in June 2018 Route 1: GCSE Combined Science (Trilogy) Route 2: GCSE Triple Science (an Option)

  6. New GCSE for examination 2018Double award- 2 GCSEs No coursework or controlled assessment Exam questions will draw on the knowledge and understanding students have gained by carrying out the 16 required practical activities. Mathematical requirements No ‘equation sheets’ students should be able to recall and/or apply’ a number of equations Examinations Six longer exams (1 hour 15 mins) 17% Multiple choice, closed and open short answer questions, emphasis on knowledge and application

  7. New GCSE for examination 2018Triple award 3 GCSEs No coursework or controlled assessment Exam questions will draw on the knowledge and understanding students have gained by carrying out the 24 (8 in each subject) required practical activities. Mathematical requirements No ‘equation sheets’ students should be able to recall and/or apply’ a number of equations Examinations 2 exams for each subject (1 hour 45 mins) 50% each Multiple choice, closed and open short answer questions, emphasis on knowledge and application

  8. How can you help? • BBC Bitesize • http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zs6hvcw • MyGCSE • http://www.my-gcsescience.com/core/ • GCSEScience.com • http://www.gcsescience.com/gcse-chemistry-revision.htm • DocBrown • http://www.docbrown.info/page20/AQAscience2.htm

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