1. Year 9 INFORMATION EVENING 22nd September 2016
Welcome to the Assessment Session

2. “We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us “ Marcel Proust

3. Key Stage 4 at FPGS From Year 9
The Three Year course:
How does this help your daughter?
How can I help my daughter?
Keeping track of key deadlines
Checking the planner for homework set
Helping them find space to do it
Checking it’s all done to the best of her ability.
Proof reading and literacy (SPaG)
Asking for help… ing the teacher…
Helping her on the journey of independence in terms of her workload

4. Types of Assessment students will undertake
The new GCSE’s….
Mainly end of year and KS4 examinations - implications….
There will still be…
Oral work for literary subjects
Some coursework under controlled
conditions
Practical assessed work
Practical project or performance under examination conditions

5. feedback
Based on KS2 data and work completed in Year 7 and 8 you will receive a target grade
Throughout the year – 3 times during the course of the year you will be able to see in Parent Portal the Engagement in learning or effort made and the CWA: B1 B2 B3 and also predicted grades as well
Exam practice….lots of questions home with guides to timings for each question as well as marks available
Keep an eye out for this and any drops in engagement in particular…

6. What got you here…will not get you there…