Year 10
Parent’s GCSE
Information Evening
Fire Drill
In the event of a fire, a
continuous bell will sound.
Please leave quickly &
quietly via your closest
exit and assemble on the
hard standing to the right
of the Sports Hall.
Please ensure mobile
phones are on silent
STAGE
FIRE
EXIT
FIRE
EXIT
FIRE
EXIT
Be Prepared
• When: Be Very Aware Of Timescale.
What Are The Key Dates And
Deadlines?
• Where: Can You Get Help?
“If in doubt – shout!”
No problem is insurmountable
Talk to AM’s and subject teachers
Take up offers of help
Attendance
• There is a direct relationship to
attendance and final GCSE results.
• One day off per week = 80%
attendance.
• DfES research shows that when
attendance falls to 85% a pupil will
have dropped a grade in their GCSE
results.
Be Responsible
• Student’s being responsible for their
learning
• The right attitude from the start
• Your attitude to learning is all important.
Success is 80% attitude and 20% ability.
• Always knowing that you have work to do.
• Never say “I’ve got nothing to do”.
• Be ambitious, believe in yourself, be
positive.
Keep Stress to a
Manageable Level
• You may think that you are alone in
facing the pressures of this year.
• You aren’t – so don’t be afraid to ask for
help.
• Tell teachers about any worries or if
your don’t understand something.
• Parents, please contact us early if you
have any concerns.
LAST BUT NOT
LEAST
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You are in control.
Good habits.
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
Social media BEWARE!!!
I can do attitude, NEVER GIVE UP!!!
Grade equivalences
Grade equivalences
LEVEL
English and maths
are the only two
subject areas where
the grading structure
has changed to
grades 9-B.
All other subjects
remain A*-U
Grade 5 = new
benchmark
8a
8b
8c
7a
7b
7c
6a
6b
6c
5a
5b
5c
4a
4b
4c
3a
3b
3c
2a
2b
B/N
GRADE
L1/L2 BTEC
A*
L2D*
A
L2D
B
L2M
New GCSE
Grade
9
8
7
6
5
C
L2P
D
L1D
E
L1M
4
3
2
F
L1P
G
Fail
U
1
B
Year 10
Parent’s GCSE
Information Evening
English
Changes
This is the first year of the new style GCSE in
English. The key differences are:
• Grades are now called ‘Grade levels’ and go
from 1 – 9.
• All texts are either unseen or closed book
exams.
• The focus is much more on skill than
knowledge.
• The types of text for Literature
AQA English
Language
• Paper 1 – Explorations in Creative Reading
and Writing. (50% - 25% Reading and 25%
Writing) 1 hour 45 minutes
• Paper 2 – Writers’ Viewpoints and
Perspectives. (50% - 25% Reading and 25%
Writing) 1 hour 45 minutes
• Spoken Language assessment – 0%
weighting but does gain pass, merit or
distinction. A formal presentation followed by
questions.
AQA English
Literature
• Paper 1 – Shakespeare and the 19th
Century Novel (40%) 1 hour 45 minutes
– Based on an extract and the whole play
• Paper 2 – Modern texts and poetry
(60%) 2 hours 15 minutes.
– Based on an extract and the whole text
– Poetry is in 2 sections – seen and unseen
Skills
• AFOREST or PERSUADE – persuasive techniques
designed to manipulate the reader. (Argue/discuss)
• Descriptive techniques or figurative language –
metaphors, similes, personification etc.
• Using the senses – see, hear, touch, taste, smell.
• Sentence structures – using short sentences for
impact and to add pace; long sentences for
description.
• PETER paragraphs – make a POINT, use
EVIDENCE to support it, name the TECHNIQUE the
writer uses, explain the EFFECT of this quote and
then how the reader RESPONDS to the quotation.
Reading Analysis
• The focus is much more on being a
critical reader – reflecting on what
you’ve read and why it is written that
way.
• Being inquisitive about reading and
encouraging the students own reading
is the best thing you can do as a parent.
• Students need to be reading widely and
with variety to ensure the best.
So how do I revise?
• Know the different forms of writing, the kinds of
language they use and how they are structured.
• Language techniques – figurative language,
persuasive techniques.
• Spelling, punctuation and grammar.
• READ! Not just fiction, all types of reading matter.
• Look up words you don’t know, use a thesaurus to
look up alternatives.
• The texts for Literature – An Inspector Calls,
Frankenstein, A Christmas Carol etc.
Revision Materials
• Available on Moodle are:
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Extra papers for revision as soon as they available.
Poetry – annotated copies
Daydream Literacy for specific issues with spelling,
punctuation etc.
Links to websites for revision.
Booklets of papers will be provided to students.
SPaG books.
York Notes and CGP are recommended.
Copies of own texts are also recommended as it will
allow students to make notes and revise from later.
Year 10
Parent’s GCSE
Information Evening
Maths
Sept 15th to July 16th continue with
course started in year 7
Foundation Exam
July 15th to Oct 16th
complete basic course
Foundation/Higher exam
Year 10
Parent’s GCSE
Information Evening
Science
Why parental
engagement in
learning is so
important
• “The biggest factor that
will make the most
difference to your child’s
achievement……is what
happens at home”
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Alma Harris, Pro-Director at the Institute of Education,
London and author of Do Parents Know They Matter?
Raising achievement through parental engagement
Science
•Good revision technique –
Use Doddle learn to support
•Practising exam questions
•Good exam technique –
attend revision sessions
•Ask for Help
Four ways to
improve
your grade..
1.Read the question carefully –
Questions at GCSE contain a lot of information. You
should be concerned if you are not using the
information in your answer.
2.Give enough detail- If a part of a question
is worth three marks you should make at least three
separate points. Be careful that you do not make
the same point three times
Four ways to improve
your grade..
3. Correct use of scientific language
- Try to use the correct scientific terms in your
answers. The way scientific language is used is
often a difference between successful and
unsuccessful students
4. Show your working- All science papers
include calculations. Learn a set method for
solving a calculation and use that method
Key dates
• CA is completed in class – your
child’s teacher will advise when this
is to happen, it is essential to be
present.
• Exams – Triple Award groups (1-3) will sit
the Biology exams in Summer 2016, all other
exams will be Summer 2017.
Key dates
th
17
•Biology Exams:
May
(B1)
•10th June (B2 and B3)
•All other exams will be
Summer 2017
Finally..
• It is down to the individual
pupils to work with their
teachers, work hard and follow
the advice given to push their
grades up to gain two good
science GCSE qualifications.