Welcome to Our Academy

1. Welcome to Our Academy

2. KS4 Your child's final years of school... MAKE THEM COUNT!

3. What you need to know: The Facts • Exams are getting harder each year. • Knowledge and the retention of knowledge is key! • Most GCSEs are now assessed only by end of course exams. • Each year students miss their target grades by 1 or 2 marks.

4. What you need to know: The Facts • A grade 4 is a standard pass and a grade 5 is a strong pass. • Students should achieve at least a grade 4 (standard) pass in English and maths otherwise they will have to re-sit these GCSEs. • Competition for FE and HE places means that students should aim to at least achieve at least a grade 5 in all subjects if they are to secure places on their chosen courses.

5. What you need to know: The Facts • The ‘gold standard’ remains to be that students achieve in a range of subjects and make at least expected progress across ALL subjects, achieving their target grades.

6. Year 10: The Year Ahead... • Progress reports – Nov/Dec/Mar/April • Mock Exams w/c 17th June • Mock Results Day and Parents’ Evening Tues 11th July • 1:1 Target Setting Fortnight w/c 3rd Dec • Mentoring for Success • Careers advice/ support (BMS) • Study Support Days • Keep in touch ‘drop-ins’ • Subject-specific events

7. Year 10 Mock GCSE Exams: 17th June – 2 weeks

8. How will we support your child? • Personalised Tutor support. • Heads of Houseand The Progress Team. • Mentoring. • Opportunities for further study and revision. • Standardisation and moderation of our work. • Weekly Homework Support sessions

10. FCA REWARDS AIM: To reward students for their excellence, effort and commitment to our school, their learning and their development as young people in line with our school’s ethos and values. Our rewards programme acknowledges and celebrates success and endeavour. We believe achieving your potential is the greatest incentive.

11. How can you support your child? • Encourage independent study; support your child in completing quality homework and submitting it on time. • Create a revision and homework timetable with them. • Provide your child with a quiet work space at home. • Ensure they attend all extra opportunities for support/ revision. • Discuss their progress with them regularly, especially around Mock Results Days.

13. How will we support you? • Through the House Teams. • Subject-specific information evenings. • Subject-specific parent classes. • Mock Results Days/ Parents’ Evening • ‘How to revise’ workshops and online videos. • Text updates and reminders.

15. CEIAG • The North East • 16-18 Education • The Farringdon Careers Programme

16. The North EastLabour Market Information  • More jobs 16-64. • Better jobs. • Less unemployed.

17. 3 Sectors Digital (UK fastest growing region) Virtual reality, smart data, cybersecurity, software development, games design. Manufacturing (UK top five) 62,500 (advanced manufacturing) 120,000 (wider manufacturing International Advanced Manufacturing Park. Click to add text Click to add text Health and Life Sciences - Pharmaceutical manufacturing - Clinical research and translation - Responding to an ageing population.

18. 5 Universities  Apprenticeship opportunities Varied post 16 provision

19. 16-18?

20. Year 10 Careers College taster days. Building My skills Programme Discovery Days (rewards) Mock Interview Careers Road show Apprenticeship workshops inc: LMI, World of Work, Post 16 options Careers drop in.

21. Memory and Revision

23. Revision Timetable

27. Paper 1: Shakespeare and the 19th C Novel • written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes • Closed book • Two questions • 64 marks • 40% of GCSE • Paper 2: Modern Texts and Poetry • written exam: 2 hour 15 minutes • Closed book • Four questions • 96 marks • 60% of GCSE

29. = bullet points B Nov Mock PART PART PART WHOLE B B B Feb Mock PART/ WHOLE A/B PART + WHOLE WHOLE (2) B

30. Reading: An extract from Brighton Rock by Graham Green Q1: List four things you learn… Q2: How has the writer used language… Q3: How has the writer structured the text to interest you as a reader? Q4: Evaluate how the writer… Writing: Q5: You are going to enter a creative writing competition. Your entry will be judged by a panel of people of your own age. Write a description suggested by this picture: OR: Write the opening part of a story about a place that is severely affected by the weather.

31. English Language Paper 1 • Q1 • Ask them to summarise what they have learnt in English each week. Watch favourite television programme and discuss what you learn about the characters. • Q2 • Look at openings to novels or even films and discuss how they are effective and what parts you find interesting. • Q3 • Watch a film and consider how it begins, develops and ends. • Q4 • Watch/ listen to the news and form opinions on key issues. Agree or disagree – what’s your thoughts? • Q5 • Look at old photos/ pause the TV and talk about the story behind the image. • Use family members as inspiration for characters. • When travelling take in the setting and describe it in a few words.

32. As well as using lessons to prepare Year 11 for their English exams, we are holding a number of initiatives to raise achievement and ensure that they make excellent progress. • Period 6 • Theatre Trips • Breakfast Club • Drop Down Mornings • Poetry Mornings • Cinema Club • Craft Group • Teacher Talk (filmed and uploaded onto Frog) • Easter revision sessions • Exam Walk Through • Exam Warm Up

33. Available from school

34. Ask questions about set texts • Read quality newspapers • The Week - teen version • Twitter • Blogs • Reading and watching relevant television documentaries. • Revise with them! Create quizzes, cue cards, mind maps, games.

35. Key Stage 4 Information Evening Mathematics Department

36. Mathematics Department • How do we help support your child in preparation for their GCSE maths exam? • We track the progress of all students to highlight areas for development and support students who are not on track to reach their goal in maths. • Half termly and termly intervention groups run to support small groups of students to “fill in the gaps” in their understanding. • End of year examinations and mock exams are analysed and a PLC is produced for each student to help with revision. • Our door is always open for some individual support!

37. Mathematics Department • What is a PLC? • A Personalised Learning Checklist is an individualised revision plan provided following each mock exam to highlight strengths and areas for development

38. Mathematics Department • When does intervention take place? • The majority of intervention takes place in the classroom. However, between 2.45 and 3.45 on a Tuesday evening there is a rolling support programme. All students will be informed when a group suitable for them is running. • A rolling programme of intervention also takes place for Year 11 students during registration on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings. Again students will be informed when an appropriate group is on.

39. Mathematics Department • How can your child make the most of their revision time? • Little and often – 40 minutes revision at one time is plenty. • Keep them organised – Plan a revision programme with them to include specific topics and stick to it. • Structure revision – spend about 10 minutes recapping common topics and then focus on one particular area for development. • Don’t sweat the small stuff – if they don’t get it just move on to the next topic. Just make a note of it and ask for help. • Don’t let them multi-task – a little music is fine but no tv and no phones!! • Give them space to work – somewhere quiet and clear is best.

40. Mathematics Department

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42. Mathematics Department Corbett Maths Revision Cards RRP - £9.16 School Price - £6.25

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