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Welcome to KS4 Induction Evening 8th September 2015
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Not here to tell you how to bring up your children
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Challenging times
More challenge
• Written to you all with the statistics for this year
• English and Maths results on the gate
• Comparison between schools becoming more difficult
• GCSE increasingly challenging
• Government have recognised that schools are going to see
‘volatility’ in results for the next few years
• Predictions from KS2 data based on old GCSE exam
system.
• Progress becomes difficult to measure
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• 99.6% (100) pass rate which was
similar to last year
• The number of grades at A* or C
79% (81) compared with 82% in
2013.
‘A’ level
GCSE
• 71% (64) 5+ A*-C grades including
En & Ma
• 77 % (75) 5+ higher grades
• 100% of all students gained GCSE
passes
• A*-A 28% (22)
• EBAC 42% (41)
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More challenge
• In 2014, to achieve a C at GCSE Maths
higher level candidates were required to
achieve 57 marks, in 2015 they required 65
marks.
• In English GCSE, speaking and listening has
disappeared
• Similar changes are evident in components
in other subjects.
Danger
• ‘Knee jerk’ reaction in the manner in which we
forecast results
• Do need to be realistic
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English and Maths
Graded 1 – 9
9 - Highest pass
1 - Lowest pass
9 - top 3% of students
All Other GCSEs
Graded A*-G
A* - Highest pass
G - Lowest pass
A* - top 6.6% of students
(2015)
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• Turbulence in the system appears to have had the
least impact on the most able
• Beginning to see a recalibration of examination
performance
• The government have made it clear that they
want a ‘toughening up’ of the system
• More challenging courses are being introduced
• Reduction in the currency of equivalent
qualifications
• Introduction of the assessment of spelling,
punctuation and grammar in many subjects
• The reduction in course work and controlled
assessment
• Removal of modular exams
Impact of Change
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I asked parents what guidance they would give other parents
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“Although I am pleased she is not
doing as much course work, with her
brother at least I knew he was getting
credit for his work over the year.”
“ Don’t believe them when
they say they have no
homework”“The Year 10 exams
were the kick up the
backside he needed; he
would have done better
if he worked as hard in
Y10 as he did in Y11”
“ Ration the X Box, Wii
and mobile, they are all
distractions”
“ 25 exams over a 4
week period is a tough
ask for a 15 year old”
“ Revision isn’t checking
your e-mail, texting
friends and raiding the
fridge”
“ Do what you have to
do……. lock down,
bribery, quarantine -
in the end they have
to do the exam ”
“I am not surprised he
failed Maths, but I am
disappointed; it will be a
‘millstone’ at college ”
Parents said………
“The support given by
SEN was very helpful”
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I asked students what guidance they would give other students
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Students said………
“ I was in groups with
different people; that
was strange.”
“ I remembered you
said it would go in a
heartbeat and it has ”“Although I would tell my
Mum there was no
homework, in truth there
was always something to do,
I should have learnt this
lesson earlier”
“ I did not do the work
I should have done and
my marks reflect this.”
“ The expectations
from home were
high.”
“ The work moves on at
such a speed - miss a week
and it can be like coming
back to a different subject.”
“ Get organised ”
“ My results were OK
in Year 9, but now I
know I need to work
harder.”
“ I did not attend
the revision
sessions -
mistake.”
“ Hit the past papers”
“ Get your
parents to buy
revision material
- it helps.”
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How can I help my child be
successful ?
•Focus on progress
•Focus and reward effort – growth mindset
•Focus on useful questions – what do you need to
do to improve ?
•Encourage useful thinking about the future
•Encourage effective learning strategies
•Regular revision
That is all very well, but ultimately it’s the exam grades
that matter
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This is not a choice
Research shows that students who focus
on improving their learning get better
grades than students who only focus on
passing their examinations.
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What if my child is not making
progress?
•Form tutor/Subject staff
•Head of Year/ Head of Department
•SEN department
•SLT - Head
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Important times and dates will be published in the Oaklands News
next week
English – Two GCSEs
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English Language English Literature
Overview of English Language GCSE - 8700
• Paper 1: Explorations in creative reading and
writing. 1 hour 45 mins
• Paper 2: Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives.
Sample paper source – articles on homework.
• Spoken Language as a separate endorsement.
• Two distinct papers, each of similar length and
demand to minimise assessment fatigue and
encourage equal performance.
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Paper 1 – Section A Sample Paper – Jamaica Inn
4 marks
8 marks
8 marks
20 marks
Encourage reading.
Simplicity and Symmetry: Progression
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Paper 1
Q1
Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5: Writing
Paper
2
AO1
List 4 things…
Identify explicit information Identify explicit ideas
4 marks
AO1 AO1
True/false statements… Write a summary… Explicit and implicit ideas synthesis of explicit and information and implicit ideas
and information
4 marks 8 marks
AO2 AO2
How does the writer’s How does the use of language… structure… Comment, explain, Comment, explain, analyse analyse
8 marks 8 marks
AO2 How does the writer’s use of language…
Comment, explain, analyse
12 marks
AO4
To what extent do you agree?
Evaluate texts critically
20 marks
AO3
How the writers present… Compare writers’ ideas and perspectives, and how they are conveyed
16 marks
AO5/AO6
Descriptive or
narrative writing
Communicate clearly Organise information Use a range of vocab and sentence structure Accurate spelling and punctuation
AO5/AO6
Students write
about their own
views
Communicate clearly Organise information Use a range of vocab and sentence structure Accurate spelling and punctuation
Paper 1 Section B: Sample Question 5
You are going to enter a creative writing competition. Your entry will be judged
by a panel of people of your own age.
Either: 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.
[24 marks for content and organisation
16 marks for technical accuracy]
[40 marks]
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Sample Paper 2
Source A - an article from a modern
newspaper about a reporter helping his
son with his homework.
Source B – An article from 1812 in
which a father writes to comment on the
fact that his son has written home from
boarding school, complaining about
how hard the work is.
Paper 2 Section B: Sample Question 5
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‘Homework has no value. Some students get it done
for them; some don’t do it at all. Students should be
relaxing in their free time.’
Write an article for a broadsheet newspaper in
which you explain your point of view on this
statement.
(24 marks for content and organisation
16 marks for accuracy)
[40 Marks]
Paper 1 – Section A Sample Paper – Jamaica Inn
4 marks
8 marks
8 marks
20 marks
Paper 1 – Section A Eduqas
5 marks
5 marks
10 marks
10 marks
10 marks
What can you do?
• Support at home. More challenging.
• Attention to accuracy of writing.
• Have topical discussions over meals or
on walks – think, argue, persuade,
advise.
• Encourage reading, including pre 20th C.
English Literature
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English Literature
Structure of Question Paper 1
• 1 hour 45 minutes: 40% of total marks.
• 2 sections: Shakespeare and 19th-century novel.
• Same question approach for both texts - extract
and reference to whole text.
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Structure of Question Paper 2
• 2 hour 15 minutes: 60% of total marks.
• 3 sections: modern prose or drama; poetry;
unseen texts.
• Assesses comparison.
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Grade 5 is the government’s success criteria. Pupils will need Grade 5 for future college and job applications
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
1
A* A B C D E F
G
New Grading System
GCSE Mathematics2015- 2017
Currently Edexcel for Linear
Class Structure
All Year 10 are taught together creating 9 classes
K (1)
R (5)
N (3)
Linear GCSE Exams Grade 9-1
• ALL Pupils will sit either Higher or Foundation tier.
• Both tiers are made up of 3 papers - 2 Calculator and 1 Non-Calculator Paper
• All three exams are 1 hour 30 minutes
• Gold standard is grade 5.
• Only after the January mocks in Year 11 will the paper (Higher or Foundation) be decided
K –Higher and Further Maths
R –Higher Tier
N – Foundation/Higher
Further Maths (FSMQ)
• Class K (Ms Tilley) will be taught the Linear Maths in Year 10
• Further Maths in Year 11.
This means a possibility of 2 Maths qualifications at the end of Year 11.
• Year 10 Linear GCSE Maths
Pupils will complete the GCSE scheme of work in Year 10 then sit a MOCK exams at the end of the year.
The 3 exams will be sat at the end of Year 11
• Year 11 Further Maths
Pupils will be taught the FSMQ syllabus – extension of linear and closes gap to A Level
There are 2 exams 1 hour 30 each
7 Lessons a fortnight
Two 40 minute homeworksper week
Helping my child
• Mymaths
• username – oaklandscs Password - ratio
mymaths
Available to buy at the finance office…• Maths Watch CD (Foundation or Higher) £3.00
Welcome to
GCSE Science
@ Oaklands
21st Century Labs in
Kolbe Block
How does the curriculum
reform affect Science?
• Basically, it doesn’t – yet!
• The current Year 10 are the last year group to go through with the current specifications.
• The current Year 9 will be the first to sit the new GCSEs. We have pre-ordered resources and have planned the teaching of the first topics.
The academic demand of
Science GCSEs
• Science GCSEs are now ~16-17% harder than they were only four years ago.
• Consequently, students have to work that much harder to get the same grade!
How are the GCSEs harder?
• The GCSEs now have more ‘content’ so there is more to learn.– We discovered that some basic GCSE
topics had already been covered in Year 9 in a very slightly different way.
• All exam papers and coursework now have marks for literacy and numeracy.– We are teaching the scientific literacy
skills needed to improve these marks more explicitly.
What else?• The grade boundaries for the
controlled assessments have been raised significantly AGAIN!– All work from now on will be graded
using the new boundaries with a buffer built in.
• All GCSEs are linear.– No examinations sat in Year 10.
– All examinations at the end of Year 11.
Year 10
• All of our students will begin Year 10
by completing the Core GCSE
science units (Science A).
• They will then move on to the
second GCSE before the end of the
year.
– Investigative Skills Assessments (ISAs)
are part of normal classroom teaching
and will take place throughout the year.
Year 11
• All students will complete the units for their second GCSE.
• Able scientists will complete the second GCSE topics more quickly and move on to the Triple Science topics.
• Extra sessions for controlled assessments (ISAs) for those students who need it.
Course Structure
Option 1
UNIT 1 UNIT 2 UNIT 3
B1 B2 B3 Biology
ISA
Biology
GCSE
C1 C2 C3 Chemistry
ISA
Chemistry
GCSE
P1 P2 P3 Physics
ISA
Physics
GCSE
Unit 1
ISA
Unit 2
ISA
Core
Science
GCSE
Additional
Science
GCSE
Course Structure
Option 2
Core Science
GCSE
Additional Applied
Science GCSE
B1 Unit 1:
Science at WorkC1
P1 Unit 2:
How Scientists use
Practical
TechniquesUnit 1 ISA
GCSE Summary
• Most students (70%) will do GCSE Science A (Core Science) and GCSE Additional Science as in the past.
• Some students (5%) will do GCSE Science A (Core Science) and GCSE Additional Applied Science
• The most able scientists (25%) will do GCSE Biology, GCSE Chemistry and GCSE Physics.
Text-books
• KS4 students have access to an on-line resource called Kerboodle.– www.kerboodle.com
– Username:
– Password:
– Institution code: xdc6
• There are quizzes and animations, but most importantly it gives on-line access to the text books.
Revision Guides
YouTube
• This is a great resource for homework
and revision.
• It includes 20-30 video clips for each
Core Science topic.
Questions?
I’ll be in JP block
later!