Welcome to GCSE EveningTuesday 8th October 2019

Learners of today. Leaders of tomorrow.

www.riddlesdown.org

Welcome to GCSE Evening

• Mr D Osborne Deputy Principal

• Mrs N Williams Deputy Principal

• Miss T Ward Headteacher, CPA College

• Mr A Edwards Senior Tutor, Aquila College

• Mrs B Soga Senior Tutor, Orion College

• Mr P Langan Senior Tutor, Pegasus College

• Miss A Creed Senior Tutor, Phoenix College

• Mr A Cameron Director of Learning, English

• Miss N Pooley Director of Learning, Mathematics

• Ms R Ahearne Assistant Director of Learning, Science

• Ms M Gillam Director of Learning, RE

Advice to succeed in Year 11

Useful Revision Material

Be realistic and plan time away from your work to avoid

burn-out!

Make sure you study the hardest subjects first, and not at

end of day when you are tired

Be focused: 20 minutes working followed by 10 minutes rest

is a good starting point.

Planning helps you to balance your time so that you don’t

spend all your time revising one subject

If you share your revision plan with friends or family then

you are more likely to stick to it

Don’t worry about other students’ revision plans, everyone

does it differently!

Helping students to revise

Exam Boards

Logging on to Google Classroom

Google Classroom

Benefits for Students

• Can see all Independent Study at the click of a button

• A personalised experience to help stay organised

• No more excuses!

• Students have more time to listen

• Resources are electronic and support Revision from

Day 1

Benefits for Parents

• Can see exactly what Independent Study has been set

• Easily take part in home learning

• Create more positive relationship with teachers

• All resources are all on PupilShare

and many are on Google Classroom

• Students must know what their gaps

are. These could be areas of

knowledge or particular skills.

• Students can then work through the

resources which they need to fill

their own gaps.

How to use Closing the Gap resources

Memory, revision techniques

and tips

Remember this!

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Up to 75% loss in 24 hours

(without reviewing)

Initial Memory

So, here's a story from A to Z

You wanna get with me, you

gotta listen carefully

Our strange memories……

Assigning meaning – making links

Thinking Hard – avoiding copying

Reduce

Deconstruct Prioritise

Categorise

ExtendCriticise

Derive

Compare

Make Connections

Flexibility of thinking: Connection map

The economy

Unique Selling Point

Aldi

E-commerce

Interest rates

Price elasticity Cost leadership

Flexibility of Thinking: Making Connections

Ethics

Recession

Social trends

• Know what to revise – what are the gaps

• Revise anywhere-school/bus/train/with friends/

family

• Testing works

• Space the learning

• Use a variety of different revision techniques

• Manipulate information – don’t just read or copy

• Do not waste lesson time

Effective revision…

Mathematics

Schemes will be made available on Google Classrooms

Haven’t they done this before?

Mathematics

The new Mathematics curriculum is both broader and deeper with a greater emphasis on:

• Fluency through varied and frequent practice

• Mathematical reasoning

• Communicating mathematically

• Embedding problem solving more rigorously in teaching, learning and assessment

• New GCSE has 6 domains

• Shift of B grade material (algebra, geometry, proportion and rates of change), to the foundation tier

• Bigger emphasis on Ratio, proportion and rates of change – both tiers

• More complex algebra and geometry – higher tier

• Reduction in the number of formulae given

Different Skills: Recall – Apply – Problem

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Making improvements in Mathematics

Practise, practise,

practise

Build up from the basics

“Mastery”

What does

‘Mastery’

mean?

A student has developed

mastery in mathematics

when they can apply

different techniques and

concepts in unusual ways to

solve an unseen problem.

What you can do to help

✓ Encourage a little every day: review the

lesson or revise using Mathswatch

✓ Are they marking work in class? And

making corrections?

✓ Be positive

✓ Don’t panic! There is lots out there to

help…

We are preparing all students for the Edexcel 1MA1 Mathematics course.

Paper 1

1 hour 30 minutes Non-calculator 80 marks

Paper 2

1 hour 30 minutes Calculator 80 marks

Paper 3

1 hour 30 minutes Calculator 80 marks

Sources of support:

❑ CGP Revision packs – from CGP website

❑ Corbett Maths Website – Video tutorials and resources:

www.corbettmaths.com

❑ GCSE Bite Size – Excellent Support Website:

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/maths/

❑ Mathswatch – Video tutorials and resources – great for independent work:

www.vle.mathswatch.com

English

Expectations for the new English Language & Literature GCSEs

Memory Recall

Closed Text Exams

Ability to write for long periods of time – stamina

Excellent SPaG (Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar)

Accounting for 20% of Language GCSE grade

Increased emphasis on independent thought & creating

a clear/unique argument

A wider & deeperunderstanding of texts across time

Students are studying the AQA English Literature (8702) & English Language (8700) GCSE specifications.

English Language

Language Paper 1 (50%) (1 hour, 45 mins)

Section A: Reading - four questions based on one Literature extract* (25%)

Section B: Writing – Descriptive or Narrative (25%)

Language Paper 2 (50%) (1 hour, 45 mins)

Section A: Reading – four questions based on two linked extracts* – one literary

non-fiction extract and one non-fiction extract (25%)

Section B: Writing – Non-Fiction Writing (25%)

*The extracts across both papers will be from C19th, C20th or C21st and are likely to change

yearly, so we cannot teach students it will always be C19th in Paper 1, for example.

English Literature

Literature Paper 1 (40%) (1 hour, 45 mins)Section A: Reading – Shakespeare (Romeo & Juliet)

Section B: Reading – 19th Century Novel (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde or A Xmas Carol)

Literature Paper 2 (60%) (2hrs, 15 mins)Section A: Reading - Modern Prose/Drama (An Inspector Calls)

Section B: Seen Poetry – Power & Conflict Collection

Section C: Unseen Poetry – Two questions

Students are studying the AQA English Literature (8702) & English Language (8700) GCSE specifications.

Sources of support:

Excellent tool for support with Literature & Prose: http://www.sparknotes.com/

GCSE Bite Size – General activities and revision: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english/

Excellent support & revision for sentence construction: http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en30stru-game-make-a-sentence

Support & revision for punctuation/grammar:http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/grammar/grammar_tutorial/page_01.htm

Study Guides: York Notes Cliff Notes CGP Grade 9-1 books AQA 2016 GCSE Revision

English – sources of support…..

Students are studying the AQA English Literature (8702) & English Language (8700) GCSE specifications.

How you can support……

• Encourage wider-reading within the genre or time-period they’re studying.

• Support with quote-learning: mini tests; flash-cards; quote banks; visible posters around the home/bedroom.

• Help them to stick to strict timings when completing homework.

• Purchase copies of the set exam texts and encourage them to re-read the texts and utilise for all homework/independent tasks.

• Look-over/proof-read work with them; identifying and correcting common errors in SPaG and encourage them to complete 5/10 minutes a day of SPaG related activities.

English - Suggested Wider Reading

Fiction: ▪ Spies by Michael Frayn▪ Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee ▪ Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen▪ Anita and Me by Meera Syal▪ Life of Pi by Yann Matrell▪ Lord of the Flies by William Golding▪ Chocolat by Joanne Harris▪ To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee▪ The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by

Arthur Conan Doyle▪ The Three Musketeers by Alexandre

Dumas ▪ Dracula by Bram Stoker▪ Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde ▪ Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens ▪ The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells▪ White Teeth by Zadie Smith ▪ Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

Non-fiction:• http://www.bl.uk/subjects/news-media• http://www.independent.co.uk/travel• Broadsheet newspapers• Touching the Void by Simon Yates• http://www.victorianweb.org/• Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson

Science

Science

• Edexcel

• Combined Sciences (Sets 2-

6) or Triple Science (set 1/ R

and C)

• Foundation (Grades 1-5)

and Higher (Grades 4-9)

• No coursework

• Core practicals to be

completed across two years

Key ideas

• Biology – Cells, control, genetics, Natural selection, genetic modification, Health and Disease, plant structures, coordination and homeostasis, exchange and transport, ecosystems

• Chemistry – states of matter, chemical changes, extracting metals, equilibria, the Periodic Table, atoms, elements and compounds, rates of reactions, energy, fuels

• Physics – Motion, forces, energy, waves, light, the Electromagnetic spectrum, radioactivity, electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic induction, particles and matter.

Examination details

• All examinations in Summer 2021

– 2 papers per Science

– 1 hour 10 mins, 1 hour 45 mins in Triple

– 15% Maths

• Mixture of question types

– Longer answer

– Recall

– Application of knowledge

Supporting Students in Science

• Encourage regular revision and review– Khan Academy resources– Revision guides– Memory games/testing

• Linear assessments• Revise core practicals

– Malmesbury school– Booklets

• Useful websites– BBC Bitesize– www.GCSEscience.com

• Correct equipment – Planners and calculators

Religious Education

Religious Studies

Religious Studies Exam Board: WJEC Eduqas

Course Code: C120P3

Assessment and Examination Dates: • Pre-Public Examination (PPE 1) – w/b Monday 18th November 2019

• Pre-Public Examination (PPE 2) – w/b Monday 24th February 2020

Three final GCSE papers:➢ Component 1 Monday 11th May

➢ Component 2 Tuesday 19th May

➢ Component 3 Tuesday 22nd May

ALL students in Year 10 will sit aReligious Studies GCSE in May 2020

Exam Skills

They will be required to:

• Define key concepts and use key terminology.

• Describe an event, belief, teaching, attitude or practice.

• Explain traditions and beliefs from two religious traditions.

• Discuss a statement in order to analyse and evaluate the views

of Christians and Muslims on the topic being discussed.

How you can support?

• Encourage wider-reading around the subject.

• Support with revision: mini tests; flash-cards; quote banks; visible posters around the home/bedroom.

• Help them to stick to timings and deadlines when completing independent study tasks.

• Purchase copies of the exam text book and revision book.

Sources of support for Religious Studies

For further information contact:

Mrs M Gillam

Director of Religious Education

melina.gillam@riddlesdown.org

Independent Study and Wider Reading

https://www.reonline.org.uk/

https://www.educationquizzes.com/ks3

/religious-education/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites

/11_16/site/re.shtml

https://www.biblegateway.com/

https://www.islam-guide.com/

www.request.org.uk

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize

Exam Support

www.eduqas.co.uk

https://www.hoddereducation.co.uk/parent-hub

Key Resources:

• WJEC Eduqas GCSE (9-1) Religious

Studies Route A

by Joy White, Chris Owens, Ed Pawson,

Amanda Ridley.

ISBN: 9781471866340.

• My Revision Notes WJEC Eduqas

Religious Studies Route A

by Joy White, Gavin Craigen.

ISBN: 9781510414624.

• All schemes of work/lessons and

revision documents are on pupilshare

and Google Classroom.

The CPA

How to succeed in your written/creative coursework.

• Be organised!

• Create a plan for big assignments/projects

• Track your progress by breaking the large task into small achievable tasks – a little each day.

• Research the task – do your background work first.

• Map out your ideas – be focused and revisit this plan all the time.

• Be Realistic. When it comes to planning time to work on your coursework, be realistic about the time each section will take you to complete.

• Listen to your teacher - see guidance and advice

• Know your mark scheme and expectations of how to get the best grade

• If you are taking more than one CPA subject then planning and organisation is paramount. Talk to your teachers.

• Avoid distractions

• Reward yourself when the job is done.

• Creative work takes time – don't rush it!

THE WORK MUST BE YOUR OWN!

How to succeed in practical exams/assessments?

• PRACTISE!!!!!!!!!!

• Take part in extra curricular activities.

• To achieve a grade 7 or above you have to outstanding in your skill, whether that be football, netball, dancing or playing a musical instrument.

• E.g. A music student should be practicing everyday – the more you do the better you get.

➢ Help them learn their lines for drama➢ Get them to read their written work out loud to see if it makes sense➢ Go to the theatre ➢ Encourage students to practice their instrument/voice individually every day, this

helps to build stamina and master technique➢ Encourage them to take part in extra curricular clubs. It helps with their ensemble

skills and sports skills.➢ Listen to a variety of different musical styles and compare them to the pieces that

you study in class.➢ Wider reading – students should be finding out more about their subjects. ➢ Visit Art Galleries➢ Test them on what they have learnt. There are a lot of facts to learn➢ Encourage wider-reading around the subject matter- for example gender

representation in TV Drama, music videos, film, newspaper and magazine articles➢ Support with terminology and theory: mini tests; flash-cards; visible posters around

the home/bedroom➢ Read through copies of the set exam texts➢ Look-over/proof-read work with them; identifying and correcting common errors in

SPaG and encourage them to complete 5/10 minutes a day of SPaG related activities.

How can you help your child achieve in CPA subjects

Careers

What Career’s related activities are happening this year?• 17th December – Careers Fair jointly organised by Riddlesdown Collegiate,

Woodcote High and Harris Purley, hosted at Harris Purley this year. Stalls with volunteers from a range of different industries, Further and Higher Education providers, break out talks about Apprenticeships and more.

• PDT after October Half term will focus on soft skills, CV and Cover Letter writing as well as practicing for interviews.

• In January, students will partake in Mock Interviews with a business person from the local community. Their work in PDT will prepare them for this and students can dress in smart business attire for the day if they wish – though blazers to form a full suit are not needed.

• Optional Taster Day at East Surrey College to understand vocational options at Post-16.

• PDT in summer term will use a website called Start Profile where students will research local labour market information.

• Students will receive an assembly about apprenticeships across all levels, including degree level apprenticeships where companies pay student’s tuition fees.

Helpful information to know

• National Careers Service: 0800 100 900 completely free Careers Advice service where students can talk one-to-one with a qualified Careers Advisor on the phone

• www.icould.com – bank of jobs with lots of Labour Market Information – some jobs accompanied with videos

• www.startprofile.com –• https://www.riddlesdown.org/careers-education

Riddlesdown Careers Education page

www.startprofile.com

• Students can build up profiles based on their interests, work preferences, skills and qualities.

• The software will then give suggestions of jobs and careers they may wish to do further research into based on the information they’ve given.

www.startprofile.com

• The website also has a large section on what to study

• Particularly helpful if students are wanting some guidance on what to choose for after GCSE’s

www.startprofile.com

• Students can also explore the ‘World of Work’• There is a huge bank of jobs students can use to investigate further• Information on salary and hours, daily tasks, availability of jobs, top tips on

what to do make yourself stand out to employers in this industry etc.

Important Dates

• Pre-Public Examination (PPE 1) – w/b Monday 18th November 2019

• Report 1, 20th December 2019

• Parents’ Evening 1, 30th January 2020

• Pre-Public Examination (PPE 2) – w/b Monday 24th February 2020

• Report 2, 1st May 2020

• Parents’ Evening 2, 6th May 2020

• RE GCSE papers May 2020: Component 1 Monday 11th May

Component 2 Tuesday 19th May

Component 3 Friday 22nd May

• Internal exams fortnight starts 15th June 2020. Results given to students on the 10th

July 2020.

• GCSE results day, Thursday 20th August 2020

Year 10 - Important dates

Supporting your child at home

• Show an interest – talk about your child’s day

• Look at and use the Student Planner every day

• Know what’s going on in the Collegiate each term

• Read Newsletters (online each week, hard copy

once a term)

• Discuss, support and check

Independent Study and

presentation

• Help to organise time and

equipment

• Provide a quiet place to

work

• Ensure full attendance