Inspiring Challenging Achieving Year 11 Maths and English Parental Learning Evening 4 th October

Inspiring Challenging Achieving Key dates ahead Monday 15 th October – Monday 22 nd October ENGLISH COACHING WEEK During this week your child will have only English (with the exception of a few periods of maths) They will complete their Speaking and Listening exam as well as their coursework

Inspiring Challenging Achieving Key dates ahead Tuesday 23 rd October – English IGCSE exam Wednesday 24 th October – Friday 26 th October – Maths Coaching Your child will attend no lessons except maths

Inspiring Challenging Achieving Key dates ahead Monday 5 th November – Intensive maths day Tuesday 6 th November – Maths paper 1 Wednesday 7 th November – Maths day to prepare for paper 2 Thursday 8 th November – Maths paper 2

Inspiring Challenging Achieving The English IGCSE International Qualification Many schools already enter it – and many more will do so this year Different paper to AQA but similar skills Offers a further opportunity to gain that all important GCSE C and above

Inspiring Challenging Achieving 3 parts: Exam Coursework Speaking and listening assessment We will do all three in the next three weeks

Inspiring Challenging Achieving BUT… Students must also sit a Literature paper in the summer too The grade on the literature does not affect the GCSE English grade – as long as the paper is sat

Inspiring Challenging Achieving What happens after the exam Results don’t come out until 22 nd January Students will use the time between Nov and Jan to prepare for the AQA English exam Once IGCSE exam results are known different students will follow different paths

Inspiring Challenging Achieving What can you do to help?

Inspiring Challenging Achieving Weekend Revision

Inspiring Challenging Achieving

Mathematics GCSE 9.00am: Tuesday 6 th November Non-calculator And 1.00pm: Thursday 8 th November Calculator

Inspiring Challenging Achieving What happens after the exam Results don’t come out until 10 th January Students will use the time between Nov and Jan to continue to improve their mathematical skills Once GCSE exam results are known pupils will be regrouped to refocus on specific skills

Inspiring Challenging Achieving This is only … 3 Full School weeks

Inspiring Challenging Achieving All pupils will sit the Higher tier Most pupils who miss out on a grade C make their mistakes on these questions. Foundation GFEDC DCBAA* Higher Pupils need to understand that there are some of these question they can not do.

Inspiring Challenging Achieving Your child has already started working on this.

Inspiring Challenging Achieving Structure: Since they returned in September your child will have seen the following in lessons every week: A ‘Weeks to go’ sheet – a selection of about 15 exam style questions A 10 for 10 – 10 repetitive exam questions designed to be completed in 10 minutes A number of key topics – for the last time An exam paper – to be completed for homework

Inspiring Challenging Achieving Revision Sessions Every week your child should be attending on a Tuesday and Thursday 1 x Key topic 1 x Exam paper

Inspiring Challenging Achieving So how can you help?

Inspiring Challenging Achieving Encourage your child to turn up to every lesson Every lesson missed will be a topic missed

Inspiring Challenging Achieving Encourage your child to turn up to every revision session Every session missed will be another topic missed

Inspiring Challenging Achieving Encourage your child to complete all homework We will be working hard to mark papers and give you appropriate feedback and help

Inspiring Challenging Achieving How can you support their work at home ?

Inspiring Challenging Achieving We recommend the following websites: login/woodlandscommunity2011/

Inspiring Challenging Achieving Login: wcc Password: circle

Inspiring Challenging Achieving Your child has their own Login details

Inspiring Challenging Achieving Your child should go to MyBoosterPacks

Inspiring Challenging Achieving They can then choose the appropriate booster pack

Inspiring Challenging Achieving Finally they can select the topic and skill they wish to practise

Inspiring Challenging Achieving Centre ID: wcc Username: Name Password: Surname

Inspiring Challenging Achieving Your child should then select ‘Higher’ (or 1 minute maths)

Inspiring Challenging Achieving They can then select ‘Topic’

Inspiring Challenging Achieving They can then select the topic

Inspiring Challenging Achieving Finally they can select the topic they wish to practise

Inspiring Challenging Achieving GCSE Pod Click on Resources

Inspiring Challenging Achieving GCSE Pod Click on GCSE Pod

Inspiring Challenging Achieving GCSE Pod Click on the GCSE Pod logo

Inspiring Challenging Achieving GCSE Pod first.surname for both sections to log in

Inspiring Challenging Achieving GCSE Pod Click on the subject that you wish to study

Inspiring Challenging Achieving GCSE Pod Click on the topic

Inspiring Challenging Achieving GCSE Pod Click on the skill

Inspiring Challenging Achieving GCSE Pod Choose the part of the video you require

Inspiring Challenging Achieving Thank you for your time There should be a leaflet on your chair which includes the details about the three websites The computer room will be available for you to investigate these websites further A number of the Maths and English team will be available to answer any quick questions you may have.