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Year 10 Curriculum Evening

Year 10 Curriculum Evening. Surviving Year 10 Cathy Bach. Year 10 is about. Taking the seed and producing a flower. Active Learning. Students are engaged in activities

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Year 10 Curriculum Evening

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  1. Year 10 Curriculum Evening

  2. Surviving Year 10 Cathy Bach

  3. Year 10 is about...... • Taking the seed and producing a flower.

  4. Active Learning • Students are engaged in activities • There is less emphasis placed on information transmission and greater emphasis placed on developing student skills and making sense of information • There is a greater emphasis placed on the exploration of attitudes and values • Student motivation is increased • Students are involved in higher order thinking (analysis, synthesis, evaluation)

  5. Year 10..... A mixed bag • GCSE Science exams in summer of year 10 • All other subjects are linear • They may do Maths and / or English in summer of year 10 • GCSE courses have 0, 25 or 60 % controlled assessment • BTEC courses are 100% ongoing assessment.

  6. The Year 10 Curriculum • Core subjects : English, Maths, Science, Faith and Ethics, ICT • Option subjects : 4 choices made in year 9 • Non examined subjects: core PE, C4W

  7. Controlled Assessment • Pieces set throughout year 10 and 11 • The same piece can have low, medium and high control segments.

  8. How can you help? • Make sure students are in school! • Discuss time management with your child • Be there to help them back up when they fail! • Provide a space to work • Talk positively about learning

  9. Who can help? • Ray Foy- head of year 10 • Sarah Jones – Deputy Director of Sixth Form • Diane Ault - academic learning mentor • Form tutors • Subject teachers and heads of department

  10. Year 11 Students • Our experience of controlled assessment

  11. English Language & Literature GCSEs Laura Aspen

  12. www.englishatturton.edublogs.org

  13. Exam v Controlled Assessment • English Language • 60% exam • 40% controlled assessment (no S&L) • English Literature • 75% exam • 25% controlled assessment

  14. How do controlled assessments work in English? • Usual rules – mobiles/talking/notes • How we help in advance • Group planning tasks • Paired writing • Practice tasks • Focus on targets • Starter tasks to focus on key skills during writing sessions

  15. How can you help? Read in front of pupils Encourage pupils to read Take them to cultural events Show pupils useful websites Check their planner/phone for homework Correct basic literacy During revision times get pupils to be active Encourage good attendance Set up a good place to work Talk to us!

  16. Maths Tom Airnes

  17. Maths • Maths GCSE has changed again • Modular courses have been abolished • Exactly the same content as the last few years • Significant emphasis on the quality of students’ written communication

  18. Examinations • All students will follow the Edexcel Linear course • All students will sit their exams in the summer of Year 11

  19. The Curriculum • The GCSE curriculum is divided into 4 main areas: Number, Algebra, Geometry & Measures, and Statistics & Probability. • We have then subdivided it into 20 units. Within each unit there are objectives from grade G to A*. • Each unit will be visited two or three times throughout the course.

  20. INTEGERS, POWERS AND ROOTS • Add and subtract positive & negative numbers to positive & negative numbers (F) • Write down the square of any number up to 15 x 15 = 225 (F) • Write down the cubes of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 (F) • Know how to find the square root of any number using a calculator (F) • Solve problems involving simple negative numbers (E) • Recognise two digit prime numbers (E) • Calculate simple powers of whole numbers (E) • Multiply & divide with negative numbers (D) • Recognise and work out factors, multiples & primes (D) • Write and calculate with numbers written in index form (D) • Write a number as a product of its prime factors (C) • Work out the LCM and HCF of pairs of numbers (C) • Multiply & divide numbers written in index form (C) • Write, order and calculate with numbers in Standard index form (B) • Estimate answers involving the square roots of decimals (B) • Know how to use the rules of indices for negative and fractional powers (A) • Able to simplify surds (A) • Manipulate expressions containing surds and rationalise denominators (A*) • Solve problems using surds (A*) • Use surds in exact calculations (A*)

  21. Supporting your child with Maths • Encourage regular revision and practice - biggest issue students have is a failure to retain information. • mymaths.co.uk – login is turton and password is rectangle • Revision guide – make sure it’s for Edexcel • mrbartonmaths.com – sections for pupils and parents

  22. How to revise for GCSE Maths • Regular revision is much more effective than lots of revision at the end • Just reading through exercise books and revision guides doesn’t work • Answering lots of exam style questions is the best way to revise

  23. Science Jason Bach

  24. Frequently Asked Questions: • Head of Science: Jason Bach ( bachj@turton.uk.com ) • KS4 Co-ordinator: Mark Sykes ( sykesm@turton.uk.com)

  25. Will students study all 3 Sciences? • Yes! • All the routes through Year 10 and Year 11 cover Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

  26. Are all GCSE courses now examined terminally? • Yes! • However, most of the Year 10s will complete one GCSE by the end of the Year [exams in May 2014 ].

  27. How many GCSEs could I achieve? • Depends! • Most students will follow two GCSE courses but one set in each band will follow three GCSE courses. • A small cohort of students will follow the BTEC Level 1/2 route leading to GCSE equivalent grades.

  28. Does the tier of entry affect the grades obtainable? • Yes! • Higher Tier allows grades in the range D-A* • Foundation Tier allows grades in the range of G-C (or exceptionally a grade B) • Scores outside these ranges will be classed as a grade U

  29. Does the Science set determine the tier of entry? • Partly! • Those in higher sets are more likely to do the Higher Tier. • We judge each student on their chances of success within each tier irrespective of set.

  30. How is GCSE Science assessed? • 4 modular assessments per GCSE course • 3 are one hour long externally assessed exams [ worth 75% in total ] • 1 module is internally assessed Controlled Assessments [25% ]

  31. What does the Year 10 Science* involve?*This is often known as ‘Core Science’.

  32. When will the assessments/ exams take place? • The Controlled Assessments are spread throughout the year allowing two opportunities for both the case Study and the data Analysis • The exam dates are fixed by the exam board (OCR (or Edexcel for BTEC))

  33. What does the Year 11Science involve? • Depends! • Most students will follow a GCSE in Additional Science. • Some will follow this PLUS a GCSE in Further Additional Science [ AKA the Separate Sciences ]. • Some will follow a one year BTEC Level 1/ 2 course. • A small cohort will continue with their BTEC course leading to either one or two GCSE equivalents.

  34. What is Additional Science?

  35. What is Further Additional Science?

  36. Does the Core/ Additional route limit options in Sixth Form? • No! • Not even for competitive courses like Medicine. • Many schools no longer offer the Separate Sciences route.

  37. Why bother with the Further Additional Science? • Enjoyment of Science. • Extra GCSE. However… • Very fast pace of lessons since there is no extra time allocated. • Must be balanced against other commitments.

  38. What is BTEC Applied Science? The new BTEC First Awards in Applied Science ( NQF ) contain… • two forms of assessment: • l internal assessment (75%): teacher-led assessment • l external assessment (25%) Two qualifications… • BTEC First Award in Principles of Applied Science • BTEC First Award in Application of Science

  39. Does following the BTEC course prevent further study in Science/ Sixth Form?

  40. How can I support my child in their Science? • Support the weekly homework (skills and online) • Encourage students to … • Produce their own revision notes • Internet access to… • the VLE (helpful documents, shared resources, simulations) • Online homework • OCR website (Controlled assessment criteria, specifications, specimen papers) • Youtube and twitter • Good attendance of students

  41. Useful Resources: Web based: • Guide to controlled assessment • Teachers handbook • Specimen data analysis (teacher guide) • Specimen case study (teacher guide) • Core Science Specification; Additional Science; Further Additional • Bitesize • S-cool (Biology, Chemistry and Physics ) Other electronic help: • VLE (normal school username and password) • GCSE revision podcasts (you have to register first though!) Book based: • Revision guides are available in School.

  42. Controlled Assessments: • It’s worth 25% of the GCSE marks • An excellent way of boosting the GCSE grade • Multiple opportunities to succeed

  43. What does it involve? • Two types of task: • Data Analysis • 4 lessons • Case Study • 5 lessons • Overall we are setting aside two lots of two weeks of lessons to complete the tasks.

  44. The Rules…Levels of Control • Limited: Students complete work under limited supervision; this can include working away from the centre without direct supervisioni.e. at home! • High: Students work independently under formal supervision i.e. at school in their normal lessons under exam style conditions!

  45. The Rules: Choice of tasks… • 3 supplied by the exam board each year • Teachers will choose the ones which fit the topics being covered • Students will do two of the tasks with the third used as a back-up • Best marks go forward

  46. Data Analysis: What does it involve? • Research and planning… students may work without direct teacher supervision and may collaborate {1 hour} • Collecting data… students carry out practical work under direct teacher supervision. Candidates may collaborate {1 hour} • Analysis, evaluation and review. Students write a report independently and under high control {1 hour} [TOTAL: 4 LESSONS]

  47. Data Analysis: How? Students… • receive a copy of the information for the candidate (stimulus article) • Must make a prediction OR hypothesis • Select a safe method to test their hypothesis • Carry out an experiment to collect data • Write a conclusion and evaluation

  48. Data Analysis: Key skills • Understanding variables (input, outcome and controlled) • Using risk assessments • Achieving reliable and accurate data • Processing data (graph drawing, numerical methods) • Analysing data (patterns, equations) • Explaining patterns using scientific explanations • Evaluating procedures, data and confidence in the hypothesis

  49. What can students do in their Data Analysis? Students… • Can discuss the hypothesis in class, as part of a teacher led class discussion including… • Factors/ variables and how to control them • Explanation of the hypothesis • Advice on how to approach the task • Resources • Key components for the final piece of work • can be provided with a plan if the student’s plan is not suitable • can work together collaboratively in the first phase • can use pooled class data if this helps the analysis • must collect primary data • can use previously prepared tables and graphs in the final phase • can use Excel for graph drawing

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