1. Year 11 Examination Success

2. Claire Lockwood – Director of English
Year 11 English Language
Claire Lockwood – Director of English

3. GCSE English Language (new from Sep 2015)
Both exams are at the end of year 11
20% of the course is oracy (recorded)
10% individually researched presentation
10% interacting and responding (discussion)
80% is externally examined
Unit 2 (40%) description, narration or exposition, including editing and proof-reading, and a choice of 2 writing tasks
Unit 3 (40%) persuasion and argumentation and 2 pieces of writing
Writing accuracy features as 50% of all writing tasks (sentence structure, punctuation, spelling and grammar)

4. Skills Students have been and will be regularly assessed.
The language papers test a variety of reading and writing skills, and the reading section includes both continuous and non-continuous, texts, both fiction and non-fiction.
Reading Skills:
Deduction & retrieval
Verbal reasoning
Explanation
Interpreting word meaning
Summarising
Inference
Synthesis
Sequencing
Editing
Writing skills:
Proof-reading
Narration:
Describe an occasion when …
Write an account of …
Exposition:
Essay
Persuasion and Argumentation
Letter (formal or informal)
Speech
Report
Article
Review
Leaflet
Guide

5. Outline of course Year 11 Learning & Teaching Focus Assessment Focus
Autumn 1
(7 weeks)
Individual presentation preparation
Unit 3 preparation
Individually researched presentation (10%)
Unit 3 Mock exam (Oct)
Autumn 2
Unit 2 preparation
Unit 2 Mock exam (Dec)
Spring 1
Discussion preparation
Interacting and Responding (10%)
Unit 3 Mock exam (w/c 13th Feb)
Spring 2
(6 weeks)
Unit 2 and 3 preparation
Unit 2 Mock exam (w/c 3rd April)
Summer 1
(5 weeks)
Skills weeks where assemblies are hosted and students are retaught specific reading skills
Unit 3 Mock exam (w/c 15th May)
Summer 2
Walking Talking Mocks
Unit 2 External Exam: Tuesday 6th June
Unit 3 External Exam: Monday 12th June

6. Ways of supporting your child
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Apps (BBC Bitesize, Gojimo)
WJEC website – educational resources
Recommended revision book from WJEC
Homework – parents have been contacted regarding the schedule of homework until the exams
Expose them to as many different text types a possible: newspapers, magazines, blogs, documentaries, fiction texts.
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7. Questions

8. Year 11 Science
Philippa Wallington
– Science Coordinator

9. Two Science qualifications IVQ or GCSE
Both course types (IVQ and GCSE) are examined
All students are currently entered for at least two GCSEs or IVQs
GCSEs progress to traditional A levels
IVQs progress to level 3 courses

10. Assessment for GCSEs and IVQs are different
GCSEs are 75% examination 25% controlled assessment
GCSEs are scored A* to G
GCSE exams are tiered Foundation up to C; Higher A* to D
HOWEVER you can get a B from foundation tier exams if your coursework is good enough with high marks on the paper. This has been a successful strategy for some who find harder questions in exams stressful.
IVQs are 75% controlled assessment 25 % examination
IVQs Distinction (A*/A) Merit (B) Level 2 Pass C Level 1 Pass D fail.
No tiers– but we will withdraw students if they have not completed all controlled assessments

11. Exam Dates GCSE IVQ Biology – afternoon 16th May
Chemistry – morning 18th May
Physics – afternoon 24th May
IVQ
Applied science – afternoon 5th June
Science in work – afternoon 12th June

12. Ways of supporting your child
For recommended GCSE revision book from WJEC (additional only)
WJEC website – digital resources revision guide, question bank
Check planners and question your child about the work they have been producing in lessons.
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ISBN-10:
Available from Amazon

13. Questions

14. Dan White – Director of Mathematics
Year 11 Mathematics
Dan White – Director of Mathematics

15. New Specifications (new from Sep 2015)
Your son or daughter will be sitting the Mathematics-Numeracy and Mathematics GCSE examination in June 2017.
The only pupils who will not be sitting those, are pupils who have had A/A* who are doing Additional Mathematics.
They are the first year group to sit the new double GCSE.
There are two papers for Mathematics-Numeracy and two papers for Mathematics.
The first paper of each is Non-Calculator and the second is Calculator allowed.
Mathematics-Numeracy focuses on the application of Mathematics with questions being put into a real life context. Very detailed worded questions.
Mathematics covers a wider range of topics and is assessing pupils knowledge and understanding of Mathematical Methods.

16. Key Dates
Mathematics-Numeracy Unit 1 Non Calculator Thursday 25th May (AM)
Mathematics-Numeracy Unit 2 Calculator Thursday 8th June 2017 (AM)
Mathematics Unit 1 Non Calculator Tuesday 13th June 2017 (AM)
Mathematics Unit 2 Calculator Tuesday 20th June 2017 (AM)
Additional Mathematics examination Thursday 22nd June 2017 (AM)
All Foundation examinations are 1 hour 30 minutes and all Intermediate a and Higher Tier examinations are 1 Hour 45 Minutes.

17. Tiers of Entry The New GCSE have three tiers of entry -
Foundation Tier Grades G to D
Intermediate Tier Grades E to B
Higher Tier A* to C

18. How to help your Son/Daughter?
Useful websites available –
Hegarty Maths Username: Their Name Password: They have already set up a password/if not it is their DOB
Corbett Maths No login required
Wjec Question Bank

19. Things in place to support your Son/Daughter
After school and lunchtime revision available for all tiers.
Additional intervention lessons being run with our numeracy specialist.
Revision sessions during Easter and May half term.
Sunday revision sessions.
Weekly past papers being set for homework and item level feedback given for completed papers.

20. Revision Timetable DAY TIME CLASS TEACHER ROOM Monday After School
GCSE Higher
Mr Crosse 18
Tuesday
Lunchtime
Additional Maths
GCSE Mixed
Mr Denison-Kurg
Mrs Ferguson
Mr Duly 20 14 9
Wednesday
GCSE Intermediate
Mr Humphreys 8
Mr White 13
Mrs Smith 17
Thursday
Friday
Mrs Clemas 16

21. Questions

22. Wellbeing during exam season
Year 11Success Evening
Mrs Davies
Psychology/ Health & Social Care

23. Teens and stress We know that…
teens are under more stress than at any other time of life because of…..
Physical
Emotional
Social
ACADEMIC changes

24. Big changes in year 11 More work and it’s harder!
Controlled assessments
‘Proper’ exams GCSE’s!
Great expectations

25. Are they ready? If not they (and you) may be feeling stressed…..
Anxious
Lack concentration
Lack of confidence
Poor performance in studies – you may need subject help here
Just feeling it’s all too much and you can’t cope

26. They may have a time management problem.
Lots of people use more “crisis management” than time management:
This can happen if you have missed school – attendance is VERY important.
Crisis
vs.
Time
“I wish I had more time”
“My mark reflected the time I spent”
“I know I’ll get a bad mark”
“I’ll get a good mark”
“I don’t want to see my grade”
“I can hardly wait to see my mark!”
“Everyone will do better than I will”
“I feel good about myself and my work”

27. A possible solution! Work out how much time you have for studying
Organise to avoid stress (list some things on your mind)
What is urgent? Any controlled assessments
What is important? Summer exams
What can be put off? Playing games.
What is unimportant? (can be ignored) TV you can watch again all summer holidays!

28. It’s all in the planning!
Fail to prepare – prepare to fail!
The REAL exams are not far away!!!! So start planning for them too.
FACT – from today….
8 school weeks to Easter Holidays (2 weeks off)
4 weeks to GCSE’s after Easter

29. Where to start? Reflect on your
mock exam results
January report
January Parents Evening!
Work out where you need to improve and ACT on it ASAP– ask for help, revision guides, past paper practise, time management, planning etc
Start a slow and steady revision schedule – help available in school.

30. Any Questions?