EXAMINATIONS SURVIVOR SEMINAR

7TH MAY 2014

Why?

Because the GCSE results our Year 11students achieve could….

…the last 2 weeks!!!

Your son is studying 2 texts:

Either:

An Inspector Calls and Heroes OR

An Inspector Calls and About a Boy

Easy! 1. Re-read the texts 2. Complete past exam papers 3. Learn key quotes 4. Mind-map key themes and characters 5. Study guides: York Notes & Letts 6. Websites ◦ http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_liter

ature/ ◦ www.theenglishzone.org.uk

Unit 2: Thursday 22nd May 1pm

All year 11 students have an English lesson

period 2 – this will be an intensive revision session, so it’s imperative that they attend!

(Those resitting Of Mice and Men and poetry comparison)

Unit 1: Tuesday 20th May 9am

Paper 1: Non Calculator

Monday 9th June 9am

Higher tier 2 hours Foundation 1hr 45mins

Paper 2 Calculator

Tuesday 17th June 9am

www.mymaths.co.uk LOGIN:barry PASSWORD:speed

www.mathswatchvle.com

CENTRE ID:barrycomp USERNAME: same as their school username PASSWORD:barry (or download the Mathswatch app free on Apple / Android) www.wjec.co.uk Past papers and Marking Schemes

available (search for GCSE Mathematics – linear option, not

unitised!)

Subject Unit Date and time Duration Biology

3

13/05/14 (9:00)

1 hour

Chemistry

3

15/05/14 (9:00)

1 hour

Physics

3

19/05/14 (13:00)

1 hour

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU BRING A CALCULATOR TO THE EXAMINATIONS!

Subject Unit Date and time Duration

Biology

2

13/05/14 (9:00)

1 hour

Chemistry

2

15/05/14 (9:00)

1 hour

Physics

2

19/05/14 (13:00)

1 hour

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU BRING A CALCULATOR TO THE EXAMINATIONS!

To gain a ‘Pass’ in BTEC Science you must have completed all of the Pass standard work in all

three Science lessons.

It is crucial that you keep attending all Science lessons until you have completed this!

Attendance at EVERY lesson is vital as we are still teaching the syllabus and going through past papers. Revision sessions with your class teacher are still running Tuesdays / Thursday lunchtimes