2. In summer 2017 (the first year new grades for English and Maths will be awarded) the number of students gaining a 4 will be the same as the number of those who gained a grade C in summer 2016. The same will apply to the number of those achieving grade 7 (old- style A grades). Will this apply to results in summer 2018? Top 20% of those getting 7 or above Top third will score 5

3. What is the difference between the old and new GCSE exams ? The new GCSEs are intended to be more demanding ‘to equip students to win in the global race’. Assessment will be mainly by exam, with other types of assessment used only where they are needed to test essential skills.

4. What is the difference between the old and new GCSE exams in English and Maths? The new GCSEs in English language and mathematics aim to provide greater assurance of literacy and numeracy. Those who achieve them will be able to apply the knowledge and skills they acquire in their everyday lives, including the workplace.

5. What is the difference between the old and new GCSE exams in English and Maths? The mathematics GCSE will include more problem solving and everyday examples. The new English language GCSE places greater weight on accurate spelling, punctuation and grammar.

6. What is the difference between the old and new GCSE exams in English and Maths? They will also be more challenging at the level commonly considered a pass. In Maths, some of the content has filtered down from AS level, into Higher and then from Higher to Foundation. This is in response to international evidence that shows English and Maths students have fallen well behind the performance of their key competitors.

7. What is the difference between the old and new GCSE exams in English and Maths? English language GCSEs will not be tiered so all students will sit the same exam papers. Mathematics GCSEs will continue to be tiered, with a higher and foundation tier available, overlapping at the mid-point of the grading scale.

8. Access Arrangements Disability – ‘physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on that person’s ability to carry out normal day to day activities’. Long term – lasting, or likely to last, for at least 12 months. JCQ – Regulating body Not an entitlement History of need Normal way of working Medical Need – Consultant letter is necessary but this only initiates investigations in school regarding the impact on learning. Timetable for screening – contact Mrs N Troth – Assistant Principal (SENCO) ntroth@ccsacademy.net

9. Each and every individual is uniquely complex and wonderfully made.

10. The human body itself is made up of 100 million, million (that’s 100 trillion) cells.

11. So there are, give-or-take, as many cells in your body as there are stars in the biggest galaxy in the entire universe.

12. So remember that next time someone tells you how insignificant you are: it takes 100,000,000,000,000 cells to make something as insignificant as us.

13. And then, there is the power of your mind....

14. A computer comparable to the human brain would need to be able to perform more than 38 000 trillion operations per second and hold about 3,584 terabytes of memory.

15. Even IBM’s BlueGene supercomputer, one of the world’s most powerful, only has a computational capability of 92 trillion operations per second and a mere 8 terabytes of memory.

16. Even if we could bring that much raw processing power together in one computer it still wouldn’t be able to achieve all that each one of us can achieve, because we have not yet fully characterized the nature of memory, let alone consciousness.

17. “Our lives are a sum total of the choices we make.” Wayne Dyer – American author and motivational speaker

18. “It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” J. K. Rowling - British novelist and author of the Harry Potter fantasy series which have won multiple awards and sold more than 400 million copies worldwide

19. “Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality.” Ralph Marston – Motivational Coach

20. Jessica Ennis - 2012

21. “Whether you think you can or you can’t, you are right.” Henry Ford - American industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company

22. “Create your own destiny. If you don’t, someone else will.”

23. “Fall down seven times, get up eight times.” Japanese proverb

24. Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. T. Armstrong - ex President of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character.

25. Lewis Hamilton

26. “The only time success occurs before work is in the dictionary.” GB Super-Heavyweight Champion - Anthony Joshua

27. “Some people dream of great accomplishments, while others stay awake and do them.”

28. With two years of GCSE studies ahead of you…. …….dream the dreams, make the right choices, work hard, and maximise your true potential…..

29. …be a true champion…

30. …and let’s celebrate together in August 2018 Good luck - we’ll be with you every step of the way.

31. The average ATL of students who achieved 5A*-C including English and Maths The average ATL of students who did not achieve 5A*-C including English and Maths

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35. These ‘chance graphs’ are entirely personalised and based around your performance at Key Stage 2. They are put together using decades of historical data – they depict what pupils who gained the same KS2 levels as you went on to get when studying this subject at GCSE. You are in no way limited by prior attainment though!

36. This is the grade that most pupils who gained the same KS2 levels as you went on to get when studying this subject at GCSE. The most likely grade to get for pupils who make better than expected progress. Expected progress = 3 levels over KS3 and 4. L4s > grade 4/5 (C) L5s > grade 6/7 (B/A) and above What is to stop you from being one of the 10% who will get the very highest grade? Aim for the sky and if you fall short…?

37. Maths 7 PLC English6 Science8