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Year 11 Ensuring GCSE Success

Year 11 Ensuring GCSE Success. Support for students. Revision sessions – Timetables to come Holiday booster sessions Targeted feedback Practice – mocks One to one meetings in January Revision materials Detailed information. Support for parents.

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Year 11 Ensuring GCSE Success

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  1. Year 11 Ensuring GCSE Success

  2. Support for students • Revision sessions – Timetables to come • Holiday booster sessions • Targeted feedback • Practice – mocks • One to one meetings in January • Revision materials • Detailed information

  3. Support for parents • Contact with Subject Teachers/Heads of Departments • Regular reported updates of progress from each subject area • Contact with Tutor, Learning Mentor, Head of Year • Information Evenings • Information on website

  4. What parents can do • Support • Advise • Encourage • Communicate with the College • Create time and space

  5. Sam Learning is…. • 100% online – Students log in anywhere, anytime. • Confidence Building – Students revise at their own pace and mark their own work. • Proven to work – Thousands of students have seen their grades improve with as little as 10 hours use on SAM Learning GO!

  6. The Evidence The Fischer Family Trust’s seven year longitudinal study of over 3 million students nationwide, the result of which independently proved that students who used the service for just 10 hours achieved on average 14.3 more GCSE capped points than expected! Parental support If you would be interested in attending a free SAM Learning Parent Support course, run by one of the SAM Learning outreach team, please add your details to the sign up sheets at the back of the hall. SAM Learning

  7. Centre i.d. = See your teacher for details • User name = DOB + initials e.g. John Smith born on 12.10. 2010 = 121010js • Password = same as username for first logon 10 hours = 1 grade improvement

  8. Success at GCSE English/English Literature

  9. The Straight Race What is required? Understand what is needed – key words; approach; how much detail

  10. ‘Rules of the Road’ • Be aware of the exams’ contents and assessment objectives. Note how many marks for each section • Ensure a thorough familiarity with the tasks – they each have a different focus • Practise writing under timed conditions • Ensure you know how to improve: • What are your targets in English? • Ask your teacher if you do not know. _ What kind of answer is needed for that grade? • Complete homework tasks on time. • Attend any extra sessions provided.

  11. Key Dates Year 11: January 9th – Unit 1 Literature (50%)

  12. Year 11 Success GCSE Mathematics

  13. GCSE Assessment 2 Written Exams Non-calculator paper Calculator paper 55% Skills Based Questions 45% Problem Solving Questions Foundation 1h 45mins Higher 1h 45mins

  14. GCSE Entry Autumn November – 6th and 8th Spring February 27th and 4th March Summer June 11th and 14th

  15. How to succeed Make full use of all 7 hours of lessons a fortnight Complete all the homework set Be well equipped Calculator, Protractor, Ruler, Compasses Follow the teacher’s notes on areas to practice

  16. How to succeed Prepare properly for mock exams. Make use of the booster/revision sessions Attempt as many practice papers as possible

  17. What can you do to help? Encouragement to practise, practise, practise…….. 20 -30 mins per night GCSE Practice Book Practice Papers mymaths.co.uk SAM Learning

  18. MyMaths • Useful for: • Teaching materials • Worked examples • Revision Questions • Assessment Tasks

  19. Finding MyMaths You can find mymaths at:www.mymaths.co.uk

  20. Additional Science • 1 GCSE this year, separate from last year • 1 exam in January, 2 exams in June • Coursework completed in lesson time • Online textbook at Kerboodle.com • Revision guides for sale through school Keys to Success

  21. Triple Science • 3 Separate GCSEs. For each GCSE: • 1 exam in January & 1 exam in late May • Coursework completed in lesson time • Online textbook at Kerboodle.com • Revision guides for sale through school Keys to Success

  22. Additional Applied Science • 1 GCSE this year, separate from last year • 40% of course is exam based • 60% of course is a coursework portfolio • Online textbook at Kerboodle.com Keys to Success

  23. BTEC Science • 2 GCSE equivalents completed at the end of year 11 • Coursework completed in lesson time • Each one is made up of assignments Keys to Success

  24. Science • Please e-mail with any queries: mi.harris@tavistockcollege.devon.sch.uk • All staff are committed to helping students achieve the best possible grade for them • Basic equipment needed: • Pen • Pencil • Ruler • Scientific calculator

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