Key Stage 3Information Evening

January 2015

Changes in colour code progress report

Green – progressing ABOVE that expected to achieve target at the end of Key Stage 3

Yellow - progress being made is ON track to achieve the end of Key Stage 3 target

Orange – Working TOWARDS end of Key Stage 3 target

Red – Progress being made is BELOW that expected to achieve target at the end of Key Stage 3

GCSE reform

Reform: From 5 GCSEs A* - C

To 8 GCSEs A* - C

From Grades to Numbers2017

Models for GCSE exams: Model 1

Calendar Year Current Year 9 Current Year 8 Current Year 7

June 2015 No GCSE Exams will be sat

June 2016 Current GCSE in RE and English Lang

June 2017 Current GCSE in all subjects (Excluding

Eng Lang)Reformed GCSE in

Maths + Eng Lit

Current GCSE in REReformed GCSE in

Eng Lang

June 2018 Current GCSEs in all subjects

Reformed GCSE in Maths + Eng Lit

Reformed GCSE in RE + Eng Lang

June 2019 Reformed GCSEs in all subjects

(including maths)

Models for GCSE exams: Model 2Calendar Year Current Year 9 Current Year 8 Current Year 7

June 2015 No GCSE Exams will be sat

June 2016 Current GCSE in RE

June 2017 Current GCSE in all subjects

Reformed GCSE in Maths, Eng Lit +

Lang

Current GCSE in RE

June 2018 Current GCSEs in all subjects

Reformed GCSE in Maths, Eng Lit +

Eng Lang

Reformed GCSE in RE

June 2019 Reformed GCSEs in all subjects

including Maths and English

SCIENCE PATHWAYS

Core science

Additional science

Outcome:2 science

grades e.g. BB

Triple science

BiologyChemistry

Physics

Outcome: 3 science grades

e.g. BBB