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The County High School, Leftwich

The County High School, Leftwich. Year 10 Information Evening. An Overview of Year 10. October Careers Fair (2 nd ) Target Grades Set Lionheart Challenge (29 th ). Targets. Re-set later this term. Based on measures of ability - eg Key Stage 2 Test Results.

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The County High School, Leftwich

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  1. The County High School, Leftwich Year 10 Information Evening

  2. An Overview of Year 10 October Careers Fair (2nd) Target Grades Set Lionheart Challenge (29th)

  3. Targets • Re-set later this term. • Based on measures of ability - eg Key Stage 2 Test Results. • Minimum performance targets - many students will do even better! • Reported to parents and reporting system will reflect the progress made towards those targets.

  4. An Overview of Year 10 Throughout Year 10 Controlled Assessments

  5. Controlled Assessments • Replacement for coursework. • The task may be set directly by the Awarding Body, or it may be adapted by the school to suit the students’ learning. • Research can be done unsupervised out of the classroom. • Writing-up will need to be done in the classroom in normal lesson times. • The usual practice is that controlled assessments are marked by teaching staff (and then moderated by the Awarding Body).

  6. An Overview of Year 10 November Student Tracking issued (11th)

  7. An Overview of Year 10 December KS4 ‘Exam Window’ (Mon 2nd)

  8. An Overview of Year 10 February Student Tracking Issued (3rd) Parental Consultation Day (7th)

  9. An Overview of Year 10 March KS4 ‘Exam Window’ (Mon 3rd) English Trial Exams (w/b 3rd) Mock Interviews (10th) Student Tracking issued (31st)

  10. An Overview of Year 10 May English Trial Exams (w/b 5th)

  11. An Overview of Year 10 June GCSE English Exams GCSE Maths Exams GCSE Science Exams

  12. An Overview of Year 10 July Sports Day (1st) Media Arts Day (3rd) Student Tracking issued (7th)

  13. English(all students)

  14. Year 10 English • Complete all of the English Language Controlled Assessments (worth 40% of the GCSE) • English Language Trial Exams (w/b Mon 3rd March & w/b Mon 5th May) • Weekly English Language Revision Classes after school from Easter • Students will be given revision materials; recommended revision book available from Amazon

  15. English Language Exam (60%) • Unit 1 (Reading, 1 hour) - Tuesday 3rd June (am) • Unit 2 (Writing, 1 hour) - Tuesday 3rd June (am)

  16. Year 11 English • GCSE English Literature • NB Students may be re-grouped for English following receipt of the Summer 2014 results

  17. Maths(**some students)

  18. Year 10 Maths Sets • Set a1a – Mr Mowl • Set a2a** – Mrs Balmer • Set a2b** – Mr Chau • Set b1a** - Mr Mowl • Set b1b – Mrs Balmer • Set b1c – Mr Kinder • Set b2a** – Mr Watson • Set b2b** – Miss Rodgers

  19. **Set b1a • In June 2014, do Higher Level GCSE Maths (Grades A*, A, B, C and D available) • Following exam, study for OCR Level 3 Additional Maths qualification (exam May/June 2015)

  20. Sets a1a, b1b, b1c • In May/June 2015, do Higher Level GCSE Maths (Grades A*, A, B, C and D available)

  21. **Sets a2a, a2b, b2a, b2b • In June 2014, do Foundation Level GCSE Maths (Grades C, D, E, F and G available) • Following exam, begin Higher Level GCSE Maths course • In Year 11, do either Foundation or Higher Level GCSE Maths (to improve upon Year 10 grade)

  22. **Year 10 Maths • Complete course • Trial Exams • Past-paper practice tests – one in lessons and one at home each week (2h each) • Weekly Revision Classes after-school from Easter • Mathswatch on-line, Revision Guides and Workbooks (£2 each) available from school

  23. **Maths Exam (100%) • Paper 1 (2 hours) - Monday 9th June (am) - non-calculator paper • Paper 2 (2 hours) - Tuesday 17th June (am) - calculator paper

  24. Science(‘Double’ Science students)

  25. Year 10 Science • Complete the Controlled Assessments (ISAs, worth 25% of the GCSE) • Plan, do and answer questions on an experiment and then answer questions on data from a similar experiment (2 papers per ISA) • 2 ISAs: starting w/b Mon 28th October (‘Carbonates’) and w/b Mon 24th February (‘Reflection’) • 2 weeks per ISA; best mark counts; undertaken in lessons with opportunity to do research outside of lessons • Regular tests, with Trial Exams in April/May • Revision Classes – although students encouraged throughout year to ‘drop-in’ (eg lunchtimes) in pairs/groups to go over topics/concepts • Factsheets / revision notes provided

  26. Science Exams (25% each) • Biology Unit 1 (1 hour) - Friday 6th June (pm) • Chemistry Unit 1 (1 hour) - Tuesday 10th June (pm) • Physics Unit 1 (1 hour) - Thursday 12th June (am)

  27. Summer 2014 Results • Given to students in their first English, Maths or Science lessons back in September 2014

  28. Further Details • Presentation available on www.leftwichhigh.com • NB Parent Portal: • Passwords need resetting every 180 days • New passwords must contain letters and numbers • Help available via parentsupport@leftwichhigh.com

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