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The New Exam System: What It Means for Your Child's Future

Learn about the new examination system and its impact on your child's education. Understand the changes in curriculum, qualifications, and grading system. Discover how to support your child's learning journey for success.

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The New Exam System: What It Means for Your Child's Future

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  1. Welcome to our Parent ForumThe new exam system – what it means for your child’s future*. Steve Bizley - Headteacher Dom Ward – Deputy Headteacher *As of 25th March 2015!

  2. E Q UI P M E N T

  3. Current progress measure 5+ A*- G 5+ A*- C 5+ A*- C inc. Eng 5+ A*- C inc. ma 5+ A*- C inc. Eng & ma C+ ma C+ Eng C+ Eng & ma

  4. New measures of ‘success’ from 2016 • Progress 8 • Attainment 8 • The percentage achieving C+ in English and maths; and progress in each • The percentage achieving C+ in the English Baccalaureate subjects: • Geography • History • Science/Computer Science • Languages

  5. Curriculum Timeframe as of March 2015 preparing preparing

  6. Examination & Qualification Reform • 2016 Currently Yr10: Reformed ‘harder’ GCSEs. You will be judged on best 8 subjects (not 5) – so every subject is important • 2017 Currently Yr9: Judged on best 8 – including reformed English Language, Literature and maths (Mix of grades/numbers) • 2018 Currently Yr 7/8: Judged best 8 – including new GCSEs in majority of subjects • All subjects being adjusted / reformed – examples of English and maths • Major reform to 6th form

  7. English language (if in Yr 9) • SP&G increasing from 12 to 20 per cent Candidates should • Write effectively and coherently using Standard English • Use grammar correctly and ensure written work features accurate spelling and punctuation • Read a range of literature from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries in preparation for an “unseen” text exam • Familiarise themselves with non-fiction and other writing such as essays, reviews and journalism (print and online)

  8. English literature •At least one Shakespeare play, a 19th century novel, Romantic poetry and contemporary British fiction from 1914 onwards. •Exam will also test “unseen texts” to encourage wider reading •Exam syllabuses –applying to schools in England –will include “no fewer than 15 poems by at least five different poets” and ensure that children cover a minimum of 300 lines.

  9. Maths GCSE •From 2015, significantly (c.1/3) more content •Candidates to master essential concepts in greater depth. Syllabus includes a new section on ratio, proportion and rates of change, as well as requirement to learn key formulae by heart for terminal exam •The syllabus will place a greater focus on “real world problems”, including financial mathematics. •greater challenge for the most able by thoroughly testing their understanding of the mathematical knowledge needed for higher level study and careers in mathematics, the sciences and computing. •More content, plus double weighting in measures, will drive increased curriculum time allocated to maths

  10. Qualification Grade changes A* - G (A* - C – ‘good pass) 9 – 1 (4 equivalent of a C but 5 may well become the preferred threshold)

  11. If Year 9 & 10 or lower years Education reform and KS4 Accountability measures from summer 2016 •pupils’ progress across 8 subjects. So, it is likely that an employer/college will begin to look at the best 8 subject passes •pupils achieving a ‘C’ grade in English and maths remains important • other subjects now become important - pupils gaining the ‘Ebacc’

  12. Pupils’ progress and attainment will be assessed in 8 subjects: • English (the best of English Lang. and English Lit.) and maths will be double weightedto reflect the importance of these subjects. • 3 further EBacc subjects. • 3 other ‘high-value’ qualifications. This final group can include further traditional academic subjects, subjects such as art, music and drama, and vocational subjects, such as business., as well as the second best score of English Literature and English Language.

  13. Blast from the Past! The EBacc (English Baccalaureate) • English • Mathematics • Sciences (physics, biology, chemistry andcomputer science –introduced at GHS this September) • Geography • History • Languages (classical and modern).

  14. The Learning Journey

  15. Helping your child to succeed

  16. 5 ‘Quick wins’ Quiet space to work Home learning Revision: little and often Structure – sleep Talk about learning

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