1. Year 11 Parent Information Evening

2. The critical stage of the journey at Wapping High!
Introductions
Mr Walthaus
Mr Raw, Mr Palmer, Mr Dean,Mr Whitney, Ms Ingram
School is a preparation for life → Wapping Learner Profile
Partnership between School and Home
Importance of attendance, managing deadlines, being prepared
School support
School support: Interventions, mocks,

3. Year 11 English: A Guide for Parents & Carers

4. All roads have led to here…

5. And this will hopefully result in…

6. X2 GCSEs for the price of one!
The Route-Through
English Language
English Literature
Autumn
Y10
Reading 20th and 21st-century texts
Post-1914 text
(‘The Woman In Black’ and/or ‘An Inspector Calls’)
Spring
Reading 19th-century extracts
19th-century novel (‘Frankenstein’)
Summer
Writing skills (transactional)
Shakespeare (‘Romeo & Juliet’)
Y11
Writing skills (creative)
Poetry (‘Conflict’)
Reading and writing
Revision of texts
Revision

7. How we will help in the English Department
Senior leaders within the department who will provide mentorship to your child.
Recognised by OFSTED as a strength within the school.
Externally validated for the accuracy of marking and assessment.
‘Good’ to ‘Outstanding’ teaching across the department.
Targeted Intervention sessions during Enrichment once a week.
Friday ‘out-of-hours’ intervention focussing on a different topic.
The same teachers for the entirety of KS4.
Weekly updates via Twitter and the Parent Bulletin.
All lessons and activities available to students.
Revision guides/books recommended and ordered by the department.

8. What does my son/daughter need to do and how can I help?
100% attendance.
Revise set texts by reading them again and again – study in lessons is not going to be enough.
Talk to your son/daughter about the texts and perhaps read them as well.
Subscribe to a broadsheet newspaper!
Extra work – the completion of FLOs (Further Learning Opportunities).

9. Feel free to contact us…
(11EN1)
(11EN2)
(11EN3)

10. OCR 21st Century Science GCSE Science A
OCR 21st Century GCSE Additional Science
Both courses contain biology, chemistry and physics topics
Pupils can achieve different grades in each qualification.

11. September focus - controlled assessment
Contributes 25% of each qualification
Research at home
All other work completed in school.
After allocated lessons only additional time will be post 4pm.
100% attendance is vital

12. Science lessons Teaching Additional Science content
Revising Science A content
Practicing revision techniques
Walking talking exam questions
Equipment needed for all lessons
(and exams)

13. What to do outside of lesson time
Controlled Assessment catch up 4pm-5pm
All pupils received Science A revision guides last year.
All pupils can collect an Additional Science revision guide tonight.
Start revising NOW
Summarise each lesson in 5 bullet points
Keep revision notes organised
Use sites like BBC bitesize
All past papers are free to access with mark scheme

14. Any questions about….
Homework
Revision topics
Past papers
Additional revision guides
Please me,

15. A Welcome from me. “Where was your last school?” “What was your role?”
“How long will you stay?”
“...Does everyone in Sheffield like the Arctic Monkeys?”

16. GCSE Maths: New Curriculum. New Challenge.
Key Changes:
Volume of content increased (≈20% additional new content)
Heightened demand
Greater emphasis on Problem Solving and Multi-skill Problems
1 - 9 Grading
Greater length of examination time
Fewer formulas provided

17. GCSE Maths: New Curriculum. New Challenge.
Sample Old Specification:
Mr Holland has 2500 kg of rice.
(a) Write 2500 kg in grams.
Give your answer in standard form
Sample New Specification:
The distance of the moon to the Earth is 384, 400 km.
The speed of light is x 108 m/s.
Work out how long it will take light to travel from the moon to the Earth.
Include suitable units
…. The Good News!

18. The Plan!
First and foremost, laser sharp, bespoke and targeted lessons focusing on being ‘Examination Ready’.
A programme of Mock Examinations
Intervention Strategy
Thursday Enrichment focus groups
Form-Learning Time Interventions
Holiday / Weekend Revision
Use of ICT to support Independent Learning
Providing each learner with their own Examination Question Workbook

19. A Unified Approach.
Our learners know the importance of independent learning and will be set Extended Learning through Homework on a weekly basis.
In addition:
Maths PiXL App - Question-Level-Analysis
- ‘5 a day’
- Consolidation
- Practice Examination Papers
Starting NOW, 10 minutes per day will make all the difference

20. Any Questions: Key Dates: jonathanpalmer@wappinghigh.org
25/05/17 - Maths Paper 1
08/06/17 - Maths Paper 2
13/06/17 - Maths Paper 3

21. Key Events Throughout the Year
Monday 7 November Tutor-Parent Consultation Day
Monday 5 December Beginning of Mock Exams
Thursday 12 January Year 11 Parents’ Evening
Wednesday 1 March Beginning of Mock Exams
Friday 28 April Tutor-Parent Consultation Day
Monday 15 May Beginning of GCSE Exams
Thursday 24 August GCSE results published

22. Sixth Form and College Open Evenings
College/School
Open Evening/Day
Bethnal Green Academy
Tuesday 8 November
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Bishop Challoner School
Tuesday 11 October
Morpeth School
Wednesday 9 November
4:30pm – 7:00pm
Mulberry School for Girls
Friday 11 November
Times TBC
Oaklands School
Wednesday 11 January
Time TBC
Sir John Cass
Thursday 20 October
Wednesday 30 November
Stepney Green Maths, Computing and Science College
Wednesday 16 November
3:30pm – 6:00pm
College/School
Open Evening/Day
Tower Hamlets College
Saturday 1 October
11:00am – 3:00pm
New Vic Sixth Form
Saturday 8 October
9:30am – 12:30pm
Waltham Forest College
Wednesday 9 November
4:30pm – 7:30pm
Saturday 28 January
10:00am – 1:00pm
Wednesday 22 March
Wednesday 17 May
Barking and Dagenham College
Saturday 8th October
10:00am – 2:00 pm
City and Islington College
Saturday 12 November
10:00am – 3:00pm