Y EAR 7 C URRICULUM I NFORMATION E VENING Mr Borkowski & Mr Wyatt Calthorpe Park School

N ATIONALLY D RIVEN C HANGE Fundamental Deep All levels All Schools Nationally National Curriculum, GCSEs, Grades, Levels, School Measures

N O LEVELS Not quite…. Yr 7 came in with KS2 levels, they are the last… Good assessment remains good assessment The names may be changed Fully communicated

N EW GCSE S More rigorous More challenging More knowledge More exams! English Language and Literature Maths Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Double Science Computer Science Languages; Modern and Ancient Religious Education History Geography Design & Technology Art and Design Drama Dance Music Physical Education Citizenship Studies

N UMBER GRADES *A-G will be replace by numbers 1-9 for confirmed GCSEs 9 is the highest and is higher than a current A* 5 is likely to be the new international benchmark – equivalent to a high C / low B

T HRESHOLD TO P ROGRESS 5*A – C With English and Maths Progress 8 Still will be a ‘threshold’ – progress for all is the focus

P ROGRESS (C RYSTAL B ALL G AZING ) KS2 LevelLikely National norm/average Calthorpe Park Expectation 33-4More than More than More than More than 7

W HAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOUNG LEARNERS AT C ALTHORPE P ARK S CHOOL ?

G REATER EMPHASIS ON DISPOSITIONS 2 Billion people on the Internet Facebook and twitter are the 3 rd and 6 th biggest ‘countries’ Digital information will increase by 4x by 2020 Top 25% of IQs in China and India is more people that the population of the US! By the age of 38 1 in 2 will be in a job that they have had for less than 5 years The top ten in demand jobs today, did not exist 10 years ago… Neither did the technologies they use! We have to prepare students to solve problems that don’t yet exist We are living in exponential times…who did we ask before Google? The best preparation for a changing world will be to develop the skills as well as the knowledge to deal with a changing world As well as promoting academic excellence Promoting and reporting on the dispositions necessary to prepare for an uncertain future

O PTIONS – THE RATIONALE To improve the outcomes for our students by: Making a smoother transition from Key Stage 2 Developing greater challenge Improving student motivation and engagement Building flexibility into the GCSE course delivery - subject depth and enrichment

Y EAR 8 E XAMINATION P ERIOD From the 5 th to the 16 th October Reported on Friday 13 th November In place of the end of Year 7 examinations To inform the options process The intention of reflecting the new GCSE structure – age appropriate Not intended to be undue pressure Not the only factor in making choices Intended to be part of a skills development package to be GCSE ready

T HE I NDEX

Legacy GCSE New GCSE L3 L4 L6 L5 Yr 7 Yr 11 Yr 10 Yr 9 Yr 8 DCBAA* B

Legacy GCSEDCBAA* New GCSE Yr 11 Yr 10 Yr 9 Yr 8 Yr

Legacy GCSEDCBAA* New GCSE Yr Yr Yr 9 96 Yr 8 94 Yr

Legacy GCSEDCBAA* New GCSE Yr Yr Yr Yr Yr

T O S UMMARISE GCSEs are new and more rigorous GCSEs are now numerical 1-9 grades Schools are now sharply focussed on progress Learning skills and dispositions are crucial for all young people The Index replace NC levels with a focus on what students are ‘on track’ to achieve Information will be posted and updated on the website under information/progress and standards and the noticeboard

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