1. Welcome to Oakgrove School Year 10 Information Evening 2019
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Welcome to Oakgrove School Year 10 Information Evening 2019

2. Information Evening Excellence – Innovation - Respect 1 - Key People
2 - Key Dates
3 - Work experience
4 - Attendance
5- Exam advice
6- Subject specific support

3. Year 10 Excellence – Innovation - Respect Year 10 team
Mr Robinson– Head of Year
Mr Booth - Assistant Head of Year
Mr Boon – Senior Assistant Head Teacher (Behaviour and Safety)
Miss Warwick – KS4 Intervention

4. Year 10 Excellence – Innovation - Respect
All GCSE and equivalent courses have started.
Attendance is crucial.
Start thinking about the future – what do
you need for your next step?
At the end of Year 10 ALL
students will go on Work Experience
placements for 2 weeks

5. Key Dates for this Year:
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Key Dates for this Year:
Date
Event
5th September
School Opens
25th October
School Closes for Half Term
4th November
School Opens After Half Term
29th November
Inset Day
20th December
School Closes for Christmas
6th January
School Opens After Christmas
14th February
24th February
9th March
3rd April
School Closes for Easter
20th April
School Opens After Easter
8th May
Bank Holiday
22nd May
1st June
17th July
End of Academic Year

6. Key Dates for this Year:
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Key Dates for this Year:
Date
Event
26th September
Information Evening
January
Interim Report Issued
16th January
Parents’ Evening
Start of March
Interim Report Issued prior to TfL Day
10th March
TfL Day (KS4&5)
27th April
Year 10 Exam Week
3rd July
Annual Report Issued
6th July
Work Experience Fortnight

7. Work Experience Excellence – Innovation - Respect
Last 2 weeks of Year 10.
Monday 8th July.
School will “finish” Friday 5th July.
Not specific career training – more an insight into workplaces.
All students are entitled to a work placement from the school.
Own placements can be arranged by your son/daughter
Mrs Sharpling is our School Contact for Work Experience

8. Attendance Excellence – Innovation - Respect
96% and above is the school’s expected attendance figure.
5 minutes late every day equates to almost 10 school days lost over a year.
15 minutes late every day historically means almost two grades dropped on average.

9. Excellence – Innovation - Respect
Attendance
Try to avoid holidays in term time – controlled assessments happen throughout year 10 and 11 in a number of subjects.
Holidays will be marked unauthorised.

10. NEW GCSE grading structure
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NEW GCSE grading structure
New Grading Structure
Previous Grading Structure 9 8 7 A* A 6 5 4 B C 3 2 1 D E F G U
Good Pass 5 and above = top C and above
Awarding a (standard pass) 4 and above = bottom of C and above
Current Oakgrove Sixth Form requirements are 7 Grade 4 or higher including English and Maths.
Link to 6th form for this year – grades – subject specific criteria (english and maths at least 4 to get re-sit 5 did not need to)

11. Exam Advice Excellence – Innovation - Respect
Most subjects will be assessed through end of year exams in Year 11.
Marks are often lost through lack of exam technique, hence the introduction of Private Study sessions.
Preparation is key.
Very strict rules apply
A student who is too ill for an exam (very extreme circumstances only) will require medical evidence. This is then submitted to the exam board and they will decide on the outcome.

12. Supporting at Home Excellence – Innovation - Respect
Take an interest in what they are doing.
Digital dead-zone.
Not everyone revises in the same way.
Check planners for homework and encourage swift completion.

13. Revision Excellence – Innovation - Respect Start early.
Little and often.
Cover all areas/subjects – create a plan.
Be organised.
Make and look after revision notes.
Use techniques that work for you.
Speak to subject teachers

14. Private Study Excellence – Innovation - Respect
New half hour slot on timetables.
Currently learning about revision techniques and how they can be implemented.
After the October half term students will be applying the new revision techniques to the subjects they study.

15. Subject Specific Support:
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Subject Specific Support:
Understand the format of papers.
Some very good websites, including the exam board sites for past exam questions and advice.
Can buy or order revision guides – but make sure you get the right one!

16. 100% Exam based subjects Excellence – Innovation - Respect English
Regular testing in class and mock exams at the end of year 10 and year 11.
English
Maths
Science Trilogy
Science - Synergy
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Business Studies (GCSE)
French
Geography
History
Religious Studies
Sociology

17. Exams with Controlled assessment Element
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Exams with Controlled assessment Element
Controlled assessment throughout the 2 year course and an exam at some point during the course.
Art & Design
Business (BTEC)
Child Development
Computer Science
Design Technology
Drama
Film Studies
Food Prep & Nutrition
iMedia
Music (GCSE & BTEC)
Photography
Sports Studies

18. Study Supports Excellence – Innovation - Respect
Staff will enter students for study support sessions if they are behind target with controlled assessment or exam work.
Please encourage your child to attend.
Students who are on track and want to study independently can use E23 on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday from 3:00-4:00.

19. GCSE English Excellence – Innovation - Respect
In Years 10 and 11, students will be following the AQA English Language and the AQA English Literature courses, resulting in two separate qualifications.
Both courses are now assessed on 100% examination and there is no coursework or controlled assessment option.
For English Language, there are two exam papers worth 50% each. Both papers include Section A: Reading and Section B: Writing.
Paper 1 focuses on reading Literary Fiction and producing descriptive or narrative writing. Paper 2 focuses on reading Non- Fiction and writing to present a point of view.

20. GCSE English Excellence – Innovation - Respect
English Literature, there are two exam papers. Paper 1 is worth 40% and Paper 2 is worth 60%.
Paper 1 focuses on a Shakespeare text and a C19th novel. Paper 2 covers a modern text, pre-prepared poetry and unseen poetry. Both exam papers are closed book which means that students cannot take the texts into the examination.
GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature will be assessed on a new grading system, starting at 1 (the equivalent of a ‘G’ grade) and going up to 9 (a top A* grade). A ‘5’ will be equivalent to a top ‘C’ grade.
Please note there are no longer different tiers of entry in GCSE English Language or GCSE English Literature and, as a result, all students now sit the same exam papers.

21. Three exams at the end of Year 11 at either higher or foundation tier.
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GCSE Mathematics
OCR Mathematics (J560)
Internal exams throughout the course of Years 10 and 11, and mock exams in Year 11.
Three exams at the end of Year 11 at either higher or foundation tier.
We will review the progress of all students regularly ensuring correct sets and levels are maintained

22. GCSE COMBINED SCIENCE SYNERGY (AQA)
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GCSE COMBINED SCIENCE SYNERGY (AQA)
All students will cover the following topics across Year 10 and Year 11:
 1. Building blocks
2. Transport over larger distances
 3. Interactions with the environment
 4. Explaining change
 5. Building blocks for understanding
 6. Interactions over small and large distances
 7. Movement and interactions
 8. Guiding Spaceship Earth towards a sustainable future
This qualification is linear which means that students will sit all of their exams at the end of year 11.
Paper 1: Topics 1-4 (100 marks - 25% of GCSE – 1hour 45 minutes)
Paper 2: Topics 1-4 (100 marks - 25% of GCSE – 1hour 45 minutes)
Paper 3: Topics 5-8 (100 marks - 25% of GCSE – 1hour 45 minutes)
Paper 4: Topics 5-8 (100 marks - 25% of GCSE – 1hour 45 minutes)

23. GCSE COMBINED SCIENCE TRILOGY (AQA)
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GCSE COMBINED SCIENCE TRILOGY (AQA)
All students will cover the following topics across Year 10 and Year 11:
 Biology Chemistry Physics
1. Cell biology Atomic structure and the periodic table Forces
2. Organisation Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter 19. Energy
3. Infection and response Quantitative chemistry Waves
4. Bioenergetics Chemical changes Electricity
5. Homeostasis and response Energy changes Magnetism
6. Inheritance and evolution The rate and extent of chemical change Particle model
7. Ecology Organic chemistry Atomic structure
  Chemical analysis
16. Chemistry of the atmosphere
  Using resources
This qualification is linear which means that students will sit all of their exams at the end of year 11.There are six papers: two biology (paper 1 units 1-4, paper 2 units 5-7), two chemistry (paper 3 units and paper 4 units 13-17)and two physics. (paper 5 units 19, 21, 23 and 24 and paper 6 units 18, 20 and 2)

24. GCSE SCIENCE TRIPLE (AQA)
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GCSE SCIENCE TRIPLE (AQA)
All students will cover the following topics across Year 10 and Year 11 (in more depth than those taking Trilogy):
 Biology Chemistry Physics
1. Cell biology Atomic structure and the periodic table Forces
2. Organisation Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter Energy
3. Infection and response 3. Quantitative chemistry Waves
4. Bioenergetics Chemical changes Electricity
5. Homeostasis and response Energy changes Magnetism
6. Inheritance and evolution The rate and extent of chemical change Particle model
7. Ecology Organic chemistry Atomic structure
  Chemical analysis Space
9. Chemistry of the atmosphere
  Using resources
These qualifications are linear which means that students will sit all of their exams at the end of year 11. 
Biology Paper 1: Units 1-4 and Biology Paper 2: Units 5-7
Chemistry paper 1: Units 1-5 and Chemistry Paper 2: Units 6-10
Physics paper 1: Units 2, 4, 6 and 7 and Physics Paper 2: Units 1, 3, 5 and 8

25. The Future Excellence – Innovation - Respect
Sixth Form? College? Apprenticeship? Work placement? Volunteering?
Think ahead- it is not set in stone but a starting point
What do you do that will make your application stand out?
All students in KS4 will receive a 30 minute careers appointment.

26. Final Points Excellence – Innovation - Respect
If you have any queries or concerns then contact tutors, subject teachers, Mr Robinson or Mr Booth.
Make every lesson count.
Be organised and prepare in advance.
Continue to support students with revision and encouragement to try their best.
Encourage attendance to study support sessions.

27. Thank you for all of your continued support. Questions?
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Thank you for all of your continued support. Questions?