Year 10 GCSE Introduction Evening - Thursday 25th September 2014 'How to get your Child better grades at GCSE'

Year 10 GCSE Introduction Evening Thursday 25th September 2014

'How to get your Child better grades at GCSE'

Year 10 GCSE Introduction Evening - Thursday 25th September 2014 'How to get your Child better grades at GCSE'

The Purpose of Tonight

Mr Cordeaux

An overview of the curriculum

Mr Short Mr Utting

Year 10 curriculum

Standard timetableEnglish Lang – 2 hoursEnglish Lit - 2 hoursMaths – 3 hoursScience – 5 hoursICT – 2 hoursHumanities – 2 hoursPE – 1 hour4 Option subjects 2 hours

Vocational timetableEnglish – 4 hoursMaths – 4 hoursScience – 3 hoursICT – 2 hoursHumanities – 2 hoursPE - 2 hoursBusiness Enterprise –

3 hoursVocational – 5 hours

10 for 10

School• Talk to your teacher and peers

• Strive to understand and act on your targets

• Look at someone’s work that is at a higher level than yours. What are they doing that you are not?

• Contribute in class – ask questions

Home• Read – have a book on the go

– reading makes such a difference

• Do MyMaths – little and often practice

• Check; organise; highlight your journal / exercise books

• Do some independent research on topics

Supporting Your Child in Maths

Dr Daniels

Supporting

Your Child in English

Mr Cotter

Supporting

Your Child in Science

Mr Newstead

Your child will complete a

Science qualification at the end of Y10!!

Routes through Y10 ScienceGCSE (Double award)

• 25% Biology• 25% Chemistry• 25% Physics• 25% Controlled Assessment

BTEC (Double award)• 25% Biology• 25% Chemistry• 25% Physics• 25% Science exam

3 x 1hour exams June

Coursework completed in class

Importance of attendanceon grades from a National

perspective

Mrs Nicklin

Issues to do with careers and raising of the participation age

Miss Wood

SIMS Learning Gateway (SLG)- Parent

Tracking your child’s progress, attendance and behaviour.

Mr Parker

Mobile Browser Views• Mobile Views for Parents and Pupils

When and how to Access SLG

Thank you for listening

Stuart Lee and Julie Stearman

Will be available in WS01 where there will be a live demonstration and you can sign up to SLG, if not already registered.