Welcome to Year 9 Curriculum Evening

Spalding High School Community

Train hard to race easy- Michelle Barton, Ultra Marathon Runner

Spalding High School Friendship

Spalding High School Resilience

Project Manager:• Agreeing the rules for homework

and revision• Balancing work with leisure time

Spalding High School Respect

Resource Manager:• A quiet space• Pens, post-its, highlighters

Spalding High School Reflection

Funds Provider:££ Revision guides, files, printer ink

Spalding High School Achievement

Study Buddy:• Company while they work• Talk about what they are learning• Test them and help prepare

revision questions

Spalding High School Reciprocity

Entertainments Officer:• Find out about podcasts, apps,

theatre productions, films, exhibitions that are related to their learning.

Spalding High School Resourceful

Sounding Board and Adviser:• When things get tough help them

break down the workload into manageable tasks

• Celebrate achievements • Help them to find a positive way

forward when they think that things are going wrong

Spalding High School Education

Researcher:• Search out useful revision

websites• Look at exam board websites

for past papers and details of exam structure and content

Mon 1 Tues 1 Weds 1 Thurs 1 Fri 1Maths Science Geography RS HistoryPrivate study

English German Latin/French/ Spanish

Private study

Homework Timetable

Spalding High School Equality

SHS Year 9Assessment & Monitoring

Spalding High School Teamwork

GCSEs have started in 8 subjects

1-9 is the new A*- E

Headlines

Spalding High School Caring

Subject GradeGCSE

Estimate

Aspirational

GCSE Target

Effort

Grade

Mathematics 7 7 8 O

Biology 7 7 7 E

Chemistry 9 8 8 AE

Physics 6 5 6 AE

English Language 5 7 8 E

English Literature 8 6 6 O

Religious Studies 7 7 7 E

German/Spanish/French 6 8 8 O

Subject LevelKS3 Min.

Expected Level

KS3 Aspirational

Target

Effort

Grade

Computing 6a 6a 7 AE

Product / Food / Textiles 5a 6a 7 E

Latin 6 7 7a AE

History 7 7 7 O

Geography 6 6a 7 E

Music / Art / Drama 6a 6a 7 AE

PE 5a 5 5a AE

New Old

9A*

A8

7

6B

C5

4

3 D

E

F

G

2

1

SHS Levels

Spalding High School Honesty

3 3a 4 4a 5 5a 6 6a 7 7a 8 8a

Developing vs. Secure

O OutstandingAE Above ExpectedE Expected BE Below expectedI Inadequate

Effort

Spalding High School Determination

Early November – Staff & Pupils discuss GCSE target grades

17th November – Progress Report 1 issued

18th January – Options Evening

6th February – Year 9 Parents’ Evening

21st February – Options Deadline

26th March – Progress Report 2 issued

July 2017 - Progress Report 3 (inc. exams)

Key Dates

Welcome to English

Year 9: the dawn of the GCSE

Spalding High School Happy

Toolkit of skills: skills- based learning Comprehension Summary Inference Deduction Exploration of the writer’s methods Evaluation and analysis Contextualising texts Comparison and comment

AQA examinations in bothLanguage and Literature

Spalding High School Creative

Detailed study of a full text of the teacher’s choice

Advantageous in exploring language, themes, issues & ideas which are often universal within these texts

In Year 10 we explore literary texts and non-fiction from the nineteenth century. This prepares students for ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ in Year 11

Summer term - Power and Conflict poetry

Assessments are uniform and strategically placed throughout the year

Girls are set but please note- being in a mixed set at this School is not a limiting factor. The achievement of a 9 is entirely possible through appropriate differentiation

No Fear Shakespeare, the Long Nineteenth Century and Poetry Through Time

Spalding High School Independent

There is always support available

Miss Jeffery runs ‘English Essentials’ on Tuesdays

National competitions are always available for entry

We are always grateful to you in your encouragement of your daughter: reading lots will always be an advantage

For the future: student copies of the text

Support and Stretch

Spalding High School Excellence

GCSE Mathematics 2017

Spalding High School Supportive

GCSE Maths is going to change and get more demanding for everyone.

GCSE Mathematics 2017

Spalding High School Charitable

Why is this happening?

Spalding High School Confident

The changes are designed to help students emerge from GCSE mathematics with a level of confidence and fluency that will provide a genuine foundation for the rest of their learning and working lives

The volume of subject content has increased

The demand of that content is increasing too, with harder topics being introduced

What is Changing (1)

Spalding High School Safe

Content

Spalding High School Successful

The total time for the examinations is increasing, from 3 ½ hours to 4 ½ hours

All exams will be sat at the end of the course

There is no controlled assessment

There are fewer marks at the lower gradesand more marks at the higher grades at both Foundation Tier and Higher Tier

What is changing (2)

Spalding High School Trust

Examination Papers

Spalding High School Inspirational

What is Changing (3)

Spalding High School Perseverance

In the assessments there’s a greater emphasis on problem solving andmathematical reasoning, with more marks now being allocated to these higher-order skills

Assessment objectives

Spalding High School Positive

Spalding High School Challenge

Spalding High School Encouragement

Spalding High School Individuality

Assessment objectives

Spalding High School Pride

A new grading structure is being introduced, from grade 9 to 1, to replace the familiar A* to G grading scale

What is Changing (4)

Spalding High School Fair

Illustration of grades and tiering in the new GCSE mathematics

Spalding High School Motivational

Grade Mappings

Spalding High School Community

New Grade Distributions

Spalding High School Friendship

Edexcel 2016 2017

Grade % Cumulative % Grade % Cumulative %

A* 6.4 6.4 9 3.6 3.6

8 6.9 10.5A 10.5 16.9

7 10.0 20.5

B 18.7 35.6 6 11.5 34.1

5 19.1 53.2C 29.2 64.8

4 21.7 74.9

D 18.6 83.4 Source http://analytics.ofqual.gov.uk:3838/2017/GCSE/9to1/

What is Changing (5)

Spalding High School Resilience

Students will be required to memorise formulae – fewer formulae will be provided in examinations

Formulae Removed

Spalding High School Respect

Formulae Provided

Spalding High School Reflection

AQA GCSE Further mathematics for those aiming for grade 8 0r 9

Need More Challenge?

Spalding High School Achievement

New text books

MyMaths website

MathsWatch DVD (£4.00)

Talk to your teachers for support

Mathematics Clinic every Wednesday

18 Past Papers + mark schemes (£5)

Help

Spalding High School Reciprocity

MyMaths Website

Spalding High School Education

MathsWatch DVD

Spalding High School Equality

What can you do to support your daughter in maths?

1. Encourage your daughter whenever possible. Revision prior to every assessment is a vital part of developing skills for the final examination series

2. Make the most of technology available to us today; graphing tools, mymaths and mathswatch, check out the numeracy apps to boost confidence and speed up calculations

3. Homework is a vitally important part of developing skills independently, it provides consolidation and enrichment opportunities. So your continued support with a quiet place to work, preferably in a social media free-zone to aid concentration and encouragement when questions are tough is always appreciated

Finally?

Science

Spalding High School Teamwork

How it is organised?

Biology Topics

Variation

Inheritance

Communicable diseases

Non-communicable diseases

Physics Topics

Pressure and Moments

Particles

Hot to Cold

Energy

Spalding High School Caring

Chemistry Topics

States of Matter

Periodic Table and Atomic Structure

Rates of Reaction

Earth Science

GCSE is challenging

3 years to master the skills

Focus on Effort

Challenge and Progress

Spalding High School Honesty

All pupils study the same

Prepared for Separate Sciences at a Higher tier level

Progress monitored and exam entry tailored for them to achieve their best

Examinations

Spalding High School Determination

Religious Studies GCSE

Examined through three examination papers sat at the end of year 11

Religions studied – Christianity and Sikhism

Graded 1-9

Spalding High School Disciplined

Year 9 - Sikhism

Year 10 - Christianity

Year 11 - a 1 hour Sikhism paper = 25% of the total marks

Pupils start their GCSE course in Year 9 (board is Eduqas)

Spalding High School Happy

Beliefs about God

Sikh teachings about equality

Beliefs about life after death – the Sikh belief in reincarnation

Worship both in the home and local gurdwara

Sikh festivals and places of pilgrimage

Year 9

Spalding High School Creative

Course content is challenging with lots of specialist language

Pupils are not just examined on factual knowledge. In the new GCSE courses, evaluation is now worth 50% of the marks

Evaluation questions are worth 15 marks

E.g. “Going on pilgrimage to Amritsar should not be a priority for Sikhs”. Discuss

Organisation and a good work ethic are vital in Year 9

Spalding High School Independent

1 hour paper and worth 25% of the marks

Christian beliefs about God and the person of Christ

Life after death

How and why Christians might worship differently

Places of pilgrimage and festivals

Whether or not Britain can still be classed as a Christian country

In Year 10 –Christianity Beliefs and Practices Paper

Spalding High School Responsible

Pupils will visit Walsingham in Year 10, a well known place of pilgrimage associated with claims of miracles

Walsingham Trip

Spalding High School Excellence

What is changing (5)

Spalding High School Supportive

Students will be required to memorise formulae – fewer formulae will be provided in examinations.

3rd paper is issues based & worth 50% of the marks 2 hours long

Spalding High School Charitable

Abortion

Euthanasia

Sex and relationships

Crime and punishment, including the death penalty

The problem of evil and suffering

Pupils explore Christian and Sikh perspectives on a range of

moral/religious issues

Spalding High School Confident

Christianity paper – 1 hour 25% of marks

Sikhism paper – 1 hour 25% 0f marks

Issues based paper – 2 hours (from Christianity and Sikhism) 50% of marks

The course content is challenging but hopefully thought provoking and enjoyable too

Overview

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