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Year 11 Parent Information Evening - Meeting the GCSE Challenge

Learn how to support your child during the critical Year 11 exams. Gain insights on subjects, grades, revision, and important dates. Discover strategies for effective teaching, learning, and behavior monitoring. Attend the parents' evening for in-depth guidance.

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Year 11 Parent Information Evening - Meeting the GCSE Challenge

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  1. Ever to excel Year 11 Parents Information Evening

  2. The Challenge • Each student on average will take the following • Core subjects: English, Maths, Science • Foundation Subjects: Usually 3 or 4 others. • The majority of students are taking 9 GCSE. • All GCSE’s have become more challenging. • A grade C has been split into 2 (new grade 4 and 5) • Grade 4 is a pass but grade 5 is a good pass • An A* has been split into 2 grades (new grade 8 and 9) • A grade 9 is only awarded to the top 2-3% of students • Grade 5 is the new benchmark for most sixth forms and colleges • Increasingly Universities are expecting good GCSEs as well as A - Levels

  3. How do we meet the challenge? • Teaching and learning – every minute counts • Behaviour for learning - Code of conduct • Form time • Specific feedback around core assessment objectives • Setting and/or differentiation in lessons • After school intervention • Half term and Easter revision classes • Pupil Premium Club

  4. Supporting your child… Attendance…..

  5. Home Learning…. • Year 11 students always have work to complete at home. • Tasks can include exam-style questions, extended writing, revision, subject knowledge. • Students should be using class notes and revision guides • Please ensure your child can access

  6. Revision….. • Ensure they have a revision timetable and are not leaving • revision until the last minute. • Check the work they are doing, ask them to show you their • notes and test them. • Supervise the use of laptops and mobile phones • Be aware of important dates and events within the academic • year.

  7. Year 11 Timeline w/c Monday 18 November Mock exams begin w/c Monday 14 October Assessment Week for Term 1 Thursday 9 January Year 11 Parents evening 18 June 2020 End of GCSE exams w/c Monday 25 February Year 11 mock exams 25 – 29 May Year 11 Intervention programme Wednesday 18 March Year 11 Drama Component 2 exam Monday 11 May GCSE and A-Level timetable begins 6-10 April Year 11 Easter Intervention

  8. Year 11 Team 11 F – Mr Dogan 11 A – Miss Chenouf 11I – Mr Walch 11T – Mr Moncef 11H – Mr London admin@standrewtheapostle.org.uk

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