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WELCOME TO THE YEAR 11

PARENTS INFORMATION

EVENING

THURSDAY 10TH NOVEMBER 2016

• UCAS Progress Applications- Deadline Friday 9th Dec

• 6th Form Progression Interviews

• Careers Interviews

• Year 11 Reports- Friday 18th Nov

• Mock Exams- Tuesday13th Dec- Friday13th Jan

• Parents Evening- Thursday 2nd Feb

• After-school intervention classes

• Summer Exams- May/June 2017

Current activities and key dates

Presentations

• Maths- Mr Clarkson

• English- Mrs Early

• Science- Mr Cosgrove

• Study Skills- Mrs Reiff

• Exams Officer- Mrs Townsend

St Wilfrid’s Catholic High School and Sixth Form College Maths Department

Year 11 GCSE Maths

2016 - 2017


AQA Linear 8300

2 levels of entry

HIGHER FOUNDATION

Grades 9 – 5 (4) Grades 5 - 1


Examination

3 exam papers:

Paper 1 – Non-calculator, 90 minutes,

80 marks

Paper 2 – Calculator, 90 minutes,

80 marks

Paper 3 – Calculator, 90 minutes,

80 marks


HIGHER – Formulae to be remembered

(no formulae sheet)


FOUNDATION – Formulae to be remembered

(no formulae sheet)


TOPIC CONTRIBUTION


CHANGES


PROBLEM SOLVING


UPCOMING EVENTS

Thursday 17th November – Problem Solving Assessment

To prepare students for the upcoming mocks and to enable us to identify areas of weakness

Wednesday 4th January - Paper 1 Mock Paper (non-calc)

Thursday 5th January – Paper 2 Mock Paper (calc)

Monday 9th January – Paper 3 Mock Paper (calc)

Final exam practice in test conditions – Week beginning 20th March


ROUTE MAP


INTERVENTION

• Form-Time Intervention

• After School Sessions

• Timetabled Intervention

• Break Times


OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM

• Homework (At least once a week)

• Past Papers

• www.mymaths.co.uk

User: stwilf

Password: square

• CGP Revision Guides and Workbooks (£2.50 each)

• MathsWatch DVD (£5)


PAST PAPERS

AQA Website – www.aqa.org.uk

New Spec (8300)

Old Spec (4365)

OTHER USEFUL WEBSITES

www.corbettmaths.com

www.mrbartonmaths.com

GCSE English Language & GCSE

English Literature

AQA English Language

AQA English Literature

Changes to Grading

• Graded 1 – 9 rather than A* - G

• 9 is the highest

• 5 will be considered a good pass

English Language in Detail

English Literature in Detail

Plan for the Year

• Students have fully covered all components of both GCSEs.

• The remainder of the year will be spent revising topics and

honing exam techniques.

Additional Opportunities

• A carousel system of revision sessions is already running after

school (Monday – Wednesday)

• Students have been provided with a copy of the timetable for

these sessions.

• Revision guides – a revision guide has recently been published

and students will be given the opportunity to purchase one

through school

Mock Exams

• After the Christmas holidays, students will be completing a

mock exam for all four papers (2 for English Language and two

for English Literature)

• Revision for these should already be on-going

Revising for English

• Flashcards/revision posters/note webs

• Sample paper/exam style question practice

• Looking back over past class work and/or exam style assessments

• Annotating/re-reading copies of the set texts

• Accessing revision websites

• Topic dialogue

• Attendance at after school sessions

Science at St Wilfrid’s

Mr Cosgrove

Science GCSE’s at St. Wilfrid’s

• All students will study two separate GCSE’s in Science (Core and

Additional GCSE Science) apart from Triple Science candidates who will

study three GCSE’s (Biology, Chemistry and Physics).

• Each GCSE is a stand-alone GCSE assessed through three 1 hour

written examinations (25% each) and one ISA controlled assessment

(25%).

• All exams will take place in the Summer of 2017.

Science GCSE’s at St Wilfrid’s

• Core/Additional GCSE Candidates:

• Core GCSE: Students sit exams on B1, C1 and P1 and a Core ISA assessment.

• Additional GCSE: Students sit exams on B2, C2 and P2 and an Additional ISA

assessment.

• Triple Science GCSE Candidates:

• Biology GCSE: Students sit exams on B1, B2 and B3 and a Biology ISA assessment.

• Chemistry GCSE: Students sit exams on C1, C2 and C3 and a Chemistry ISA

assessment.

• Physics GCSE: Students sit exams on P1, P2 and P3 and a Physics ISA assessment.

1 = Core Exams

2 = Additional Exams

3 = Triple/Separate Exams

Core Science GCSE

• 1st GCSE for all students (other than Triple) –

• B1 – 25% - 16th May 2017 pm – 1 hour

• C1 – 25% - 17th May 2017 am – 1 hour

• P1 – 25% - 24th May 2017 pm – 1 hour

• Core ISA – 25% - Internally Assessed Controlled Examination

Additional Science GCSE

• 2nd GCSE for all students (other than Triple) –

• B2 – 25% - 9th June 2017 am – 1 hour

• C2 – 25% - 14th June 2017 am – 1 hour

• P2 – 25% - 16th June 2017 am – 1 hour

• Additional ISA – 25% - Internally Assessed Controlled Exam

Separate/Triple Science GCSE

• Pupils sit three 1 hour exams and an ISA Assessment in each subject.

• Biology GCSE –

• B1 – 25% - 16th May 2017 pm – 1 hour

• B2 – 25% - 9th June 2017 am – 1 hour – then

• B3 – 25% - 9th June 2017 am – 1 hour

• Biology ISA – 25% - Internally Assessed Exam

Separate/Triple Science GCSE

• Chemistry GCSE –

• C1 – 25% - 18th May 2017 am – 1 hour

• C2 – 25% - 14th June 2017 am – 1 hour – then

• C3 – 25% - 14th June 2017 am – 1 hour

• Chemistry ISA – 25% - Internally Assessed Exam

• Physics GCSE –

• P1 – 25% - 24th May 2017 pm – 1 hour

• P2 – 25% - 16th June 2017 am – 1 hour – then

• P3 – 25% - 16th June 2017 am – 1 hour

• Physics ISA – 25% - Internally Assessed Exam

What are ISA’s?

• Investigative Skills Assignments (ISA’s) –

• Pupils given a research topic

• Pupils research this practical/topic and create their own notes

• Pupils sit ISA paper 1 exam on this planning

• Pupils conduct the practical in question

• Pupils analyse results with a table and graph

• Pupils sit ISA paper 2 on the practical and associated questions

What are ISA’s?

• Investigative Skills Assignments (ISA’s) –

• Pupils are guided through the process by subject teachers. The

exams take place in classrooms but under strict exam

conditions. Pupils should follow the advice from their teachers

and prepare for exams using the revision resources that will be

provided.

When are the ISA’s?

• Core ISA – Has already been completed in lessons last half term.

• Additional ISA – Currently being completed in lessons finishing this

week.

• Separate/Triple Science ISA’s – 1 ISA completed, second currently

being completed in lessons finishing this week. Third ISA to be

completed in lessons in the near future (date tbc).

Possible ISA Re-sits

• The Science department will review the results of the ISA’s and

determine if a student needs improve his/her grade.

• There will be opportunities for these pupils to re-sit the ISA/ISA’s on

Monday 5th December and possibly a day off timetable later in the year

if necessary (still tbc).

• Discussions will take place with pupils and parents will be informed.

Mock Exams

• Core/Additional – Students will sit a full Core GCSE paper and

an Additional paper with all content covered up to that time.

• Triple – Students will sit a full Core GCSE paper and a full

Additional GCSE paper.

• The mock exams for Science begin on the 3rd January and take

place over the following two weeks.

Revision

• Students need to think and interact with material as they revise.

• What resources are available to help students to revise Science?

• Past papers and mark schemes http://www.aqa.org.uk/exams-administration/exams-

guidance/find-past-papers-and-mark-schemes

• Revision guides/textbooks

• Revision/intervention sessions after school

• Public drive folder on school server

• Get Revising

• Specifically designed revision websites

• More detailed information can be found on the Science hand out sheet.

http://www.aqa.org.uk/exams-administration/exams-guidance/find-past-papers-and-mark-schemes

Over To You!!!

• We are a dedicated and committed team at St Wilfrid’s and we will do everything

we can to help you succeed!

• However, there is a direct link between the effort students put into their

revision/work and the results they achieve – there is no short cut to success.

• Mocks are coming up very soon and students must treat these as the real deal –

preparing well for mocks sets you up well for the summer exams and allows you to

identify strengths/weaknesses and improve general exam technique. Work hard for

mocks – you will do better in your mocks and summer exams!!!

Good Luck!

• From all the Science department we wish you good luck and all successes in your

exams and future endeavours.

• More information to support the content covered tonight can be found on the

Science information hand out.

• Any other questions – just ask!

• Thanks you for your time.

Developing effective learning habits

“No matter what you may set your sights on

doing or becoming, if you want to be a

contender, it is mastering the ability

to learn that will get you in the game and

keep you there”

Study Skills


How do we develop the ability of our

students to remember and retrieve

information?

How do we know it isn’t superficial

knowledge / understanding?


Sleep / Nutrition / Exercise

Organise your learning

Be proactive

Develop note taking skills

Develop your memory

Developing effective learning habitsStrategies for memorising Colour coding

Setting information to popular tunes

Drawing picture clues

Using a mnemonic device

Acronyms: ROY G BIV ( Rainbow)

Acrostics: Every Good Boy Deserves Football

Rhymes: “In fourteen hundred and ninety-two,

Columbus sailed the ocean blue”

Spatial Memory

Mind maps

“How do you know you know it?” Overlearn – several error-free repetitions

Memorise in multiple formats

Make a test – peer to peer testing

Create a learning environment at home –

Spatial learning

Proof reading routine

Try out different note taking strategies

Develop a resilient brain

EXAMS

Exams officer: J. Townsend

Access arrangements: D.Hinchliffe

Senior invigilator: L.Rose

Invigilation Team

Exam Venue

EXAM TIMELINE

• 4 weeks until Mocks commence

• Practical GCSE exams January-April 2017

• 16 weeks after end of the mocks until written GCSE’s commence

• Exams finish towards the end of June

• Results: Thursday 24th August 2017

MOCK TRIAL EXAMS

• Timetable enclosed in the information pack

• Students will personalise a copy with dates of their option

subject exams (OPTIONS A-D)

• Attendance is essential

• Please re-arrange doctors /dental appointments

• Any missed exams will be by arrangement with Subject

teachers

GCSE EXAMS MAY/JUNE 2017

• Whole school timetable- PROVISIONAL

(copy in the information pack)

• FINAL STUDENT GCSE TIMETABLES

will be issued week commencing13th March

Exams must be sat at the appointed date and time.

They cannot be re-scheduled for any reason

GCSE EXAMS MAY/JUNE 2017 Cont’d

• Please keep timetables for reference

• Please check your child has contingency travel arrangements in

place for the exams in case of missed buses etc.

• A candidate information pack will be given to students with

their personal exam timetable. This will provide useful

information about the exams. A copy is also available on the

website now.

New GCSE grading structure English and Maths

In the first year, the

same proportion of students will as currently get A and above

achieve a grade 7 and above

achieve a grade 4 and above as currently get C and above

achieve a grade 1 and above as currently get G and above

What a GCSE certificate might look like in 2017.

The National Reference Test/OFQUAL legislation

• Different schools selected each year:

– 300 schools tested each year

– 30 students take the maths test and another 30 take the

English test

• We have been selected. Tests will take place either 22nd/23rd

February 2017

• Designed to inform GCSE awarding

• Could be used to inform awarding in 2018 and beyond

• Students and schools do not get results.

YEAR 11 PARENTS

INFORMATION EVENING

THURSDAY 10TH NOVEMBER 2016

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