Year 11 Information Evening 2017

Aims of the evening Summary of what subjects are covering Strategies to support parents To promote a dialogue To support progress and wellbeing You are welcome at any time after school. Please phone the school to schedule an appointment.

An opportunity to see staff. Timings: 18:00-18:30: An opportunity to see staff. 16:00 Introduction 16:05 English Presentation 16:20 Maths Presentation 16:35 Science Presentation 16:50 Languages Presentation History Presentation 17:20 Geography Presentation 17:35  Art Presentation 17:50 Computer Science Presentation

Year 11 Internal Examinations Across Subjects A detailed analysis of strengths and areas for development

Science Year 11 2017 -18

Why AQA? Specification AQA - http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science Biology 8461 Chemistry 8462 Physics 8463 OR Combined Science (Trilogy) 8464 Why AQA?

Exams Biology Paper 1 - May 15 th Paper 2 - June 11 th Chemistry Physics Paper 1 - May 23 rd Paper 2 - June 15 th 3 exams before May half term and three after. Triple Science Papers - 105 mins 100 Marks Combined Science Papers - 75 mins 70 marks Mathematical content of papers Biology 10% Chemistry 20% Physics 30% Physics formulae no longer provided in papers

Science Assessments in Year 11 In order to develop exam technique. Autumn 1 - Three exam papers - Set as homework. Marked by teachers with feedback and improvement given. Autumn 2 - Three exam papers - Mock examinations Spring 1 - Three exam papers - Set as homework. Marked by teachers with feedback and improvement given. Spring 2 - Three exam papers - Mock examinations AQA releasing secure materials November 2018

Resources and Revision Wednesday - 1505-1605 - Science Intervention - WMc - IT3 Class teachers have offered intervention to their students as alternate afterschool sessions.

Resources and Revision Kerboodle - Digital version of textbook used in school.

Resources and Revision GCSEpod - pods (short animations/videos). Content is mapped to AQA specifications. These can be accessed on ipad, computers, virtually any internet enabled device.

Resources and Revision BBC Bitesize http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zrkw2hv

Resources and Revision Revision guides - https://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/School/books_gcse_science.books_gcse_science_aqa_revision

GCSE Geography - AQA This is a brand new GCSE with the first exams being sat in 2018. There are three papers, each with a different focus. Paper 1 is a physical geography paper split into three sections, we studied the content in year 9. All three papers have a mixture of short (1-4 marks) and long (9 mark) answers. Paper 2 is a human geography paper with three topics, which we completed studying in year 10. Paper 3 is a Geographical applications paper in which students will be asked about the fieldwork that they have completed as of their course. They will also have a geographical problem with a booklet of information provided to them and they will need to use that information to answer questions and provide a reasoned solution.

How can students succeed in GCSE Geography? At this point in the year, students should be focusing on revising the content of the GCSE. Students MUST use case studies and real life examples in their longer answer questions in order to receive more than half marks and therefore students revision should be focused on these as well as geographical theory. Watching the news and being aware of what is happening in the world will help! In lessons, we will be focusing on exam technique and structuring answers in order to achieve maximum marks, so high attendance is key Geography Intervention runs every Wednesday week 2 from 3 - 4.30 for homework help or extra guidance on the timetabled topic.

How can parents help? Having discussions with students about current affairs and real life examples to help build their confidence as geographers. Many different revision guides are available, Amazon is the cheapest place with the best range. Students have access to different versions in lessons and many have a preference! In the weeks running up to the November mock exams, students will receive a set of "knowledge organisers", one for each topic in paper 1 and 2. These are revision overview sheets for the topic and contain key phrases and some of the content students should know. They can be used to test students and as a guide for you if they are stuck. There are lots of online revision resources, such as GCSEPod and Cool Geography. There is a list of these in the revision letter you have received. Plenty of tea and biscuits!

GCSE Art & Design Coursework = 60% 2 Projects 1st Project completed in Year 10 2nd Project started in Year 10 with 5 hour Mock exam 2nd Project continues in Year 11 until Dec 2017 Deadline for Coursework: January 4th 2018

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This is a practical exam over 2 days GCSE Art & Design Exam Paper = 60% Students will pick from a choice of 7 themes set by the examination board to base their exam on. They will have 12 weeks to produce all there prep work before sitting the 10 hour Final Exam This is a practical exam over 2 days  

Computer Science Yr 11 Guide

How is the Qualification organised? Exam Board: OCR 2 exams: 1: Computer Systems - Hardware, Software & Ethics (40%) 2: Computational Thinking, Algorithms and Programming (40%) 1 piece of coursework - the Non Examined Assessment (20%) Programming project set by OCR, which the students have to complete in exam conditions in lessons during the Autumn term

How can I support my child? Moral support! It is a challenging qualification and can be difficult to maintain a positive attitude when your programs don’t do what you need them to do! Encourage use of Codecademy website to practice Python programming Remind them they have access to Cambridge GCSE Computing text book on their iPad Weekly Homework revision sheets to recap work from years 9 & 10 All have been given CGP revision guides and workbooks covering the whole course.