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WELCOME Y10 ‘Preparing for Success’ Evening

ACADEMY. WELCOME Y10 ‘Preparing for Success’ Evening. Thursday 24 th November 2011. Lisa Corrigan. Assistant Headteacher Y10. Preparing for Success in Year 10. Lisa Corrigan Assistant Head Teacher Senior Leadership Link Year 10. ‘With your commitment, we will make a difference’.

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WELCOME Y10 ‘Preparing for Success’ Evening

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  1. ACADEMY WELCOMEY10 ‘Preparing for Success’ Evening Thursday 24th November 2011

  2. Lisa Corrigan Assistant HeadteacherY10

  3. Preparing for Success in Year 10 Lisa Corrigan Assistant Head Teacher Senior Leadership Link Year 10 ‘With your commitment, we will make a difference’

  4. Our Vision for Year 10 ‘Every Child Matters’ Building on success 55% A* - C in Unit 1 GCSE maths 96% success in ICT OCR National Award 70 students already have GCSE equivalent in Functional Maths & English

  5. By July Y11 • 75% A* - C in English and Maths GCSE • 35% minimum students with 3 A* grades at GCSE • 35% of students will gain English Baccaulaureate (EBacc) • Target 100% will gain 5 Level 2 qualifications

  6. Year 10 targets • 65% A* - C in English • 65% A* - C in Unit 1 & 2 Maths GCSE • January Modules in linear maths, core Science, English, MFL

  7. The focus for this year….. • Allstudents will have completed English GCSE • All students will have completed Unit 1 and 2 of maths GCSE except Green band and selected other linear students, who will complete the whole GCSE in Y10. • All students will complete a full GCSE in Science (Core Science) • Green band students will also complete level 2 qualificationsin Equality and Diversity and their options and have already gained BTEC Science (5 A* - C by the end of Y10)

  8. Michelle Norman Year Manager Y10

  9. Parent / Carer Engagement – one key to successMichelle NormanProgress Manager Year 10 Student School Parent

  10. The evidence … • Research suggests that 17 missedschool daysa year=GCSE gradeDROPin achievement • The greater the attendance the greater the achievement.

  11. PunctualityEvery Minute Counts

  12. Start revising – the clock is ticking !! • After school revision sessions • GCSE Revision guides • Resources on the VLE www.astonacademy.org

  13. Clare Dwan Assistant Headteacher/Head of Faculty English

  14. English Language GCSE Year 10 Four Controlled Assessments Two exam papers Exam date: 10th January 2011

  15. Unit 3: Writing (Using Language)Examples of tasks • The Writing requirements will include a piece of descriptive writing and a piece of narrativewriting • Candidates will be required to complete ONE piece of first person and ONE piece of third person writing • The Writing assignments could be given about 15 hours of preparation time • Students are allowed up to two hours in total for the two pieces (one hour for each piece) • Each piece will be marked out of 20 • 14 marks for content and organisation • 6 marks for sentence structure, punctuation and spelling. Time allowance for all the writing work: 2 hours

  16. WJEC Set tasks:Descriptive/Narrative questions Descriptive Choose one of the following: (a) The scene in a busy supermarket (b) The scene in a railway or bus station (c) The scene at a funfair (d) The scene on a beach in the summer (e) The scene in a school playground at the beginning of the morning. Narrative/expressive Any of the tasks listed for the GCSE English First and Third person writing may be Used, or one of the following: (a) The test (b) Appearing on stage (c) Write a story beginning with the words: ‘She realised it was a mistake as soon as she turned the corner.’ (d) Only my Mum could embarrass me like that! (e) Hero Time allowance for all the writing work: 2 hours

  17. Studying spoken language: Variations, choices, change in spoken language (10%) • Candidates will be required to study an aspect of spoken language • The assignment will be a sustained response to their own or others’ uses of spoken language which has been presented by recording, transcript or recollection • It is expected that the final response to the assessed Spoken Language will take two hours • The assignment will be marked out of 20

  18. Studying spoken language: Variations, choices, change in spoken language (10%) • Each candidate must complete an assignment based on one of the following areas of study: • How spoken language is used in different contexts (we will be looking at the language of Lord Sugar and the Junior Apprentice) • How spoken language is adapted to different listeners. • The effects of choices in the use of standard and non-standard forms of spoken language. Time allowance for the Spoken Language controlled assessment:2 hours

  19. The Extended literary text • Unit 3: Studying written language • Candidates need to present one assignment which is an essay based on a novel. • (Year 10 completed this task on Of Mice and Men in Year 9 – students will have the opportunity to improve this piece )

  20. Unit 1 Studying Written Language: 10th January 2011 1 hour • 2 non-fiction reading texts taken from a variety of different types of media all linked by topic. • Newspaper articles • Websites • Biographies • Interviews • Leaflets. • There are 4 questions – each worth 10 marks each. • Students are advised to spend 12-13 minutes on each question, which allows for some reading time. Time allowance for unit 1: 1 hour

  21. This exam runs immediately after Unit 1 Unit 2 Using Written Language: 10th January 20111 hour • Two writing tasks - both worth 20 marks each. • Students are advised to divide the time equally, 30 minutes on each task. • The tasks can include: • letters (formal or informal) • articles/reviews • reports • leaflets • speeches • The 20 marks are divided between: • content and organisation (13 marks) • sentence structure, punctuation, spelling (7 marks) Time allowance for unit 2: 1 hour

  22. To summarise… • All students will complete 4 controlled assessments • All students will take their GCSE English Language examination in January 2012

  23. Lynne Selkirk Associate Senior Leader/Leadership Team link Mathematics

  24. Preparing for Success Mathematics – Y10

  25. GCSE Mathematics • AQA GCSE Mathematics B (Modular, no coursework) at Foundation or Higher tier • OCR GCSE Mathematics A – J512 (January) then J562 (from June); only applies to Foundation tier students

  26. AQA GCSE Mathematics B (Modular, no coursework) Students take 3 unit exams • Unit 1 (26.6%) • This examines Statistics and Number • All students should now have completed this exam

  27. AQA GCSE Mathematics B (Modular, no coursework) • Unit 2 (33.3%) • This examines Algebra and Number • All students will take this for the first time on 7th March 2012 • 1hour 15 minutes non-calculator paper

  28. AQA GCSE Mathematics B (Modular, no coursework) • Unit 3 (40%) • This examines Geometry and Algebra (with some Number) • All students will take this exam in November 2012 • 1 hour and 30 minutes calculator paper • Re-sit opportunity in June 2013

  29. OCR GCSE Mathematics A – J512 • Linear specification – whole syllabus is examined in 2 separate 2 hour papers • Foundation tier – grades C to G • Paper 1 (calculator not allowed) – 11th January 2012 • Paper 2 (calculator allowed) – 16th January 2012

  30. Free Resources • Most staff offer revision after school – check with class teacher • MyMaths – site username is “aston”, password is “xbox360”. • AQA web site – www.aqa.org.uk • OCR web site – www.ocr.org.uk

  31. In Class • Be there • Be on time • Bring the right equipment • Recommended calculator is Casio fx-83ES or fx-83GT PLUS (later version), “natural display” • Be prepared to complete the work set

  32. Adam Goddard Head of Faculty - Science

  33. Preparing for Success In Science

  34. What do Y10s study in Science?

  35. How do I know which group my child is in ?

  36. What is Core Science? • Module 2 • B2, C2 and P2 are examined in May or June • Worth 40% • Module 1 • B1,C1 and P1 are examined in January • Worth 35% • Controlled assessment • Worth 25%

  37. Exams in January

  38. What is triple Science? • 3 separate GCSEs • Chemistry • Physics • Biology

  39. What is Triple Science? • Module 2 • Examined summer 2013 • Worth 40% • Module 1 • Examined summer 2012 • Worth 35% • Controlled assessment • Worth 25%

  40. Revision Support • You can help your child revise by ; • Use the VLE • Encouraging them to attend revision sessions • Buying them the revision guide and using it with them • Asking them to find out the meanings of the key words / processes on the support sheet • Get them to draw flow charts of processes • Get them to show you ‘flash cards’ they have made for revision and test them on it • Ask to see their marked end of module tests so you know where they went wrong

  41. Online Resources • www.CollinsOnlineLearning.co.uk • Username: 52pupil • Password: bn31

  42. Online Resources • www.CollinsOnlineLearning.co.uk This book is for core Science students

  43. Online Resources • www.CollinsOnlineLearning.co.uk For triple Science students, you need to use both books

  44. Online resources Click on the contents and it brings up the main topics studied.

  45. Online resources • There are also sections for: • Exam style questions • Preparing for controlled assessment • Topic checklists

  46. Resources button

  47. Video Interactive revision resources Grade descriptors Virtual investigations

  48. Keep In Touch !!!

  49. Contact Us • michelle.norman@aston.rotherham.sch.uk • lisa.corrigan@aston.rotherham.sch.uk • Rebecca.hibberd@aston.rotherham.sch.uk

  50. Nick Gourves Head of Faculty – Modern Foreign Languages

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