1. Year 11 Guidance Evening
Mr McGlown
Welcome

2. Year 11
Mrs Makin
Head of Year

3. The last few months
Colleges, personal statement, UCAS, Mock interview evening
Study skills
Lunchtime/afterschool work/revision sessions
Mock exams

4. The final few months May. 14 weeks. 420 lessons: 56 Maths 70 English
84 Science
42 RE plus each option
PE plus PSHEE

5. The final few months Pastoral care Progress monitoring Exam technique
Two-week revision timetable
Live N Learn
Maths clinics/ English & Maths Intervention
GCSE Pod

6. Preparing for Exams Reflecting on the mocks Organising folders/books
Breaking subjects into sub topics
Revision timetable
Different ways to revise
Wellbeing and stress
Different ways to revise
An hour’s revision guide
Taking stock of things learnt so far/ keeping motivated
Time management/ balancing social life
Exam terminology, technique and tips
Be an exam expert

7. The partnership between school and home
The right environment for study
2 hours independent study per evening; more at weekend
30-40 minutes / 5-10 minute break
Revision planning
Distraction
Hobbies
Sleep
Attendance and punctuality
Expectations

8. Important Dates 16 January – start of revision timetable
13 & 17 February – Live N Learn
17 February – Interim Report 1
1 March – Year 11 Parents’ Evening
21 April – Interim Report 2
5 May – Leavers’ Mass
15 May – Start of GCSE exams
23 June – End of GCSE exams
6 July – Leavers’ Dinner

9. And finally…
Useful booklets
The keys to success

10. Mr McGuire Head of English
Frequently asked questions:
How are the English GCSE’s different this year?
What is currently in place for Year 11 English students?
How can I help my child to revise?

12. Comparison between current specification and the new specification for 2017.
Shift to terminal, closed book exams with no coursework element at all.
Change in grading –9 being the top and 1 the lowest grade.
One tier of entry.
Change in content – pre-19th Century.
English Literature and English Language running alongside each other.

13. Shift to terminal, closed book exams with no coursework element at all.
What students are doing
What you can do to help
Mock exams.
Knowing the texts for English Literature and knowing the mark schemes and skills for all papers.
English Paper 2 (non-fiction) still to be taught.
Attending targeted revision sessions.
Attending Intervention sessions.
Encourage students to be revising from an early stage.
Help them to organise their revision. Relevant questions.
Remind students of any Intervention/Revision sessions.
Ask students questions – be involved.

14. Papers and marks GCSE English Literature GCSE English Language:
2 exams May 2017
Monday 22nd May - Paper 1: Macbeth and A Christmas Carol
Friday 26th May - Paper 2: ‘An Inspector Calls’ and poetry –both studied and unseen.
2 exams June 2017
Tuesday 6th June Paper 1:
1 text –unseen from 19th, 20th or 21st centuries.
Fiction. Writing to describe.
Monday 12th June Paper 2:
2 texts –unseen from 19th, 20th or 21st centuries.
Writing to argue
SPEAKING AND LISTENING:
Marked separately as a Pass, Merit or Distinction
One presentation and then responding to questions

15. Revision resources Exercise books Annotated copies of texts
Anthologies
GCSE Bitesize
AQA website – specimen papers
Tips: All the texts have key characters/themes/messages can they explain them to you?
If students can teach a subject/topic/concept/theme to someone else in a coherent and logical way with evidence to support they will truly have understood the learning.

16. Mrs Salisbury Head of Maths

17. Changes to GCSE Maths Grading 9 to 1
Applying understanding – fluency, reasoning and problem solving

18. Changes to GCSE Maths Find 15% of £24
Old Format
New Format
Find 15% of £24
Julie receives £20 from an aunt for her birthday. She has seen a top that she would like to buy in a shop costing £24. The top is reduced in a sale by 15%.
Does Julie have enough money from her aunt to buy the top?

19. Changes to GCSE Maths Grading 9 to 1 Applying understanding Calculator
Grade boundaries

20. Higher Tier v Foundation Tier
Higher Tier – Grades 9 to 4
Foundation Tier – Grades 5 to 1

21. Higher Tier v Foundation Tier
Topic Area
Higher Tier (%)
Foundation Tier (%)
Number 15 25
Ratio 20
Algebra 30
Geometry
Probability and statistics (combined)

22. Higher Tier v Foundation Tier
Higher
Foundation
AO1
Use and apply standard techniques
40%
50%
AO2
Reason, interpret and communicate mathematically
30%
25%
AO3
Solve problems

23. How to Revise for Maths Practice, practice, practice!
Learn important formulae
Tick off topics that are understood

24. Revision Resources Revision guides and workbooks MyMaths Mathswatch
Kerboodle
Specimen papers and mark schemes

25. Upcoming Events Further mock exams Walking-talking mock
After school revision
Intervention/Peer mentoring

26. Mr Humphreys Head of Science

27. Science assessment
Current Y11 – last year group to gain qualifications A* - G
New 1-9 grading only applies to Y10 students onwards
We are following the AQA specification

28. Double Science students
GCSE Core Science
B1 exam
worth 25% +
C1 exam
worth 25% +
P1 exam
worth 25% +
Core ISA
worth 25%
GCSE Additional Science +
B2 exam
worth 25% + +
C2 exam
worth 25%
P2 exam
worth 25%
Add. Science ISA
worth 25%
This information applies to students in sets
11a3, 11a4, 11a5 and 11b3

29. Triple Science students
GCSE Core Science + + +
B1 exam
worth 25%
C1 exam
worth 25%
P1 exam
worth 25%
Core ISA
worth 25%
GCSE Additional Science + + +
B2 exam
worth 25%
C2 exam
worth 25%
P2 exam
worth 25%
Add. Science ISA
worth 25%
GCSE Further Additional Science + + +
B3 exam
worth 25%
C3 exam
worth 25%
P3 exam
worth 25%
Further Add ISA
worth 25%
This information applies to students in sets
11a1, 11a2, 11b1 and 11b2

30. Assessments completed so far
All students in Y11 have completed an Additional Science ISA and have received their approximate score and grade.
Some, selected students have also completed a re-sit of their Additional Science ISA.
All students in Y11 have completed a Core Science ISA – they will be shortly receiving their score and approximate grade.
We will be planning a Core Science ISA re-sit for targeted students (date TBC).

31. Exam schedule and preparation
It is essential that students start their revision early in Science.
Double Science students have 6 exams.
Triple Science students have 9 exams.
There will be regular revision sessions on Fridays after school. These sessions will rotate between the Sciences.
Some of these sessions are specifically aimed at preparing for a Core Science mock exam (see letter).
There will be a second Additional Science mock exam next week. The content being assessed is identified in the letter.

32. Upcoming assessments Second mock exam – week beginning 16/1.
Further Additional ISA – a side 26/1.
Further Additional ISA – b side 27/1.
Core Science mock exam – full past paper – week beginning 27/2.
Final exam dates are in your pack.

33. How you can support us
Purchase a revision guide if you have not already got one (see letter for ISBN numbers).
Use revision websites, such as BBC Bitesize (choose AQA exam board then either Core, Additional or Further Additional Science).
Encourage your child to register for GCSE POD, download the app and then use the revision activities as often as possible.
Use YouTube channels, such as those identified on the letter.
Encourage your child to practice past papers from the AQA website