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ISM Plato: Ms. Hannah Ge2el
• ISM Plato is the new electronic agenda system to support students to organize what work they have and when it is due.
• Teachers will use the system to set classwork and homework. Teachers
will be able to idenBfy if piece of work is a graded task – if so students can be allocated a target grade and teachers can give individual feedback through the system.
• The system is sBll in the roll-‐out phase, students are currently receiving
training on how to use the system, and teachers are starBng to ensure that all their set work is registered on the system.
• Once the system is fully up and running parents will receive log in
details to be able to track their child’s homework and teacher feedback.
What the system looks like: The image cannot be displayed. Your computer may not have enough memory to open the image, or the image may have been corrupted. Restart your computer, and then open the file again. If the red x still appears, you may have to delete the image and then insert it again.
IGCSE:
Ms. Jenny Carter The InternaBonal General
CerBficate of Secondary EducaBon
RecogniBon
• Cambridge IGCSE is the world’s most popular internaBonal qualificaBon for 14 to 16 year olds
• Taken in over 160 countries and more than 10 000
schools • Recognised by leading universiBes and employers
worldwide • 2 year programme offering sound preparaBon for the
rigour of IB
Learner Profile The Cambridge IGCSE approach supports schools to develop students who are: • Confident • Responsible • ReflecBve • InnovaBve • Engaged
InformaBon taken from www.cie.org.uk
Assessment CIE Internal Assessment • Orals in March for Foreign Languages • Coursework in Art, Music, Drama, Global PerspecBves during
the 2nd year unBl March CIE External Assessment • Exams in May and June • ISM mock exams in January Grading: A* to U Results: August
IGCSEs at ISM • English Language and English Literature • Other 1st Languages • Foreign Languages • History • Geography • Sciences (Double Award) • MathemaBcs Then a choice of one of the following 4 opBons: • Art • Drama • Global PerspecBves (new this year to ISM) • Music In addiBon, students can apply to do IGCSE P.E. (Physical EducaBon).
IGCSE ENGLISH – FIRST LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Mr Simon Thom HOD Ms Gillian Butler
Mr Roderick Dunlop Ms Helen Whelan
Ms Katharine Whiteman
FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH & ENGLISH LITERATURE
• Two separate qualificaBons taught in an integrated way.
• All students are expected to be entered for both First Language (Extended) and Literature.
• Both courses are assessed by 2 final exams taken in Year 11 (4 in total).
• The courses aim to develop to the highest potenBal the skills of reading, wriBng, speaking and listening.
• The courses are an excellent preparaBon for IB English A: Language and Literature and English A: Literature, which build upon the linguisBc, literary and criBcal skills fostered in the IGCSE.
ASSESSMENT • Assessment Breakdown –Final exam papers • Language – 2 x 2hr exams • Reading Passages – extended response, language analysis, and
summary – 50% • Directed WriBng and ComposiBon – discursive task followed by a
composiBon either narraBve or descripBve style – 50% • Literature – 2 x 2hr exams • Prose and Poetry – 2 essays on novel and poems – choice of
literature essay or passage-‐based quesBons (closed book) – 50% • Drama (45 mins) and Unseen ( 75 mins) • I essay on the play studied (open book)and 1 essay on choice of
unseen poem or prose extract – 50%
SKILLS • LANGUAGE – the focus is on developing skills such as drahing and
redrahing, technical accuracy and proofreading, as well as directed wriBng, language analysis, summary, and composiBon. Students refine how they write reflecBvely and discursively and improve the planning, drahing and redrahing process, developing their wriBng skills in terms of content and style; introducBon to close criBcal analysis and a variety of text-‐types.
• LITERATURE – the focus is on reading, interpreBng and analysing literature from different genres – poetry, drama, and novels as well as independent reading. Students explore how to analyse novels and poetry, using the appropriate literary terminology and structuring effecBve literature essays on these two literary genres.
IGCSE French and Modern Languages
Mme VEILLET
IGCSE First Language: French and Russian
• Final exam in May 2017 • PAPER 1: Reading 2 hours 50%
• Part 1: Read and answer questions • Part 2: Compare two texts ( 250 words)
• PAPER 2: Writing 2 hours 50% • Part 1: Argumentative writing (350 words min.) • Part 2: Narrative or descriptive writing (350
words min.)
IGCSE Foreign Language
• French • Spanish • German • Italian
Final exam in May 2017
• PAPER 1: LISTENING 45 min. 25 % • PAPER 2: READING 1 hour 25 % • PAPER 3: INDIVIDUAL ORAL 15 min. 25 % • PAPER 4: WRITING 1hour 15 25 %
IGCSE Foreign languages May 2016
• Italian • French • German • Spanish
Final exam in May 2016
Official Individual Oral (paper 3) will take place in March 2016 (Saturday).
HumaniBes: Ms Elaine Walker
Years 10-‐11
IGCSE Geography
Teachers: • Year 10: Mr A. Crewdson, Mr. S. Laurence • Year 11: Mr. S. Laurence
Core Topics studied by all students: PopulaBon and MigraBon, Se2lement and UrbanisaBon, Food producBon, Industry, Tourism, Energy and Water, Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Rivers, Coasts, Weather Climate and Natural VegetaBon. A Topic that is a recurring theme throughout the course:
Development, Environmental risks of economic development.
IGCSE Geography
Final Assessments:
For all students: Paper 1: (1 hour 45 mins) Geographical Themes 45% Paper 2: (1 hour 30 mins) Geographical Skills 27.5%
Paper 4*: (1 hour 30 mins) AlternaBve to Coursework 27.5%
Types of Assessments graded during the course:
• Subject knowledge tests assessing informaBon recall and understanding of key terms • Structured quesBons based on past papers assessing subject knowledge • Structured quesBons based on past papers assessing skills such as map
interpretaBon • Extended answer quesBons tesBng criBcal thinking and the applicaBon
of case studies IGCSE Geography includes a variety of topics that cover the main aspects of both human and physical Geography. The course is
recommended for students wishing to take the subject at IB as it enables them to develop sound subject knowledge and skills.
Students wishing to excel in the subject are invited to aPend the Geography study sessions held every Wednesday between 16.15 and 17.15.
IGCSE History
Teachers: • Year 10 and 11: Ms E. Walker, Mr C. Uddin
Core Topics studied by all students: Paris Peace Se2lements 1919-‐23, The League of NaBons, InternaBonal RelaBons 1919-‐39, Origins of the Cold War, American containment in Asia and Cuba, Soviet control over Eastern Europe 1948-‐89, Events in the Gulf 1970-‐2000. In Depth Topic studied by all students: The USA 1919-‐41. Economic boom, “Roaring 20s”, ProhibiBon, Wall Street Crash, Dust Bowl and internal migraBon, Roosevelt and the New Deal.
IGCSE History
Final Assessments:
For all students: Paper 1: (2 hours) Structured essays on core and in depth topics 40% Paper 2: (2 hours) Source based paper on a prescribed topic 33%
Paper 4*: (1 hour) Essay on in depth topic 27%
Types of Assessments graded during the course:
• Timed Structured Essays, Paper 2 Document QuesBons and Paper 4 Essay quesBons
• Factual Tests based on homework revision • In-‐class presentaBons • In-‐class speeches made during debate or roleplay • Structured note taking
IGCSE History is an effecUve preparaUon for the IB as it enables students to improve their skills in essay wriUng, source analysis and evaluaUon under Umed condiUons.
IGCSE
SCIENCE
Ms Taouche
YEAR 10 – YEAR 11: All students are studying Coordinated Science, Double Award (0654). The syllabus is divided into three secBons: Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Candidates must study all three secBons. Final decision aher Year 11 Mock Exam in January – Core or Extended. The grades awarded for Co-‐ordinated Science are double grades, i.e. the students will receive 2 grades for Science e.g. AA, CC or DD.
IGCSE EXAM: External assessment is in the form of three wri2en examinaBons: Paper 1 either Paper 2 or Paper 3 Paper 6. Paper 1 (30% of total marks) (45 minutes) mulBple choice Paper 2 (50% of total marks) OR Paper 3 (50% of total marks) (2 hours) Paper 6 AlternaBve to PracBcal (1 hour) (20% of total marks) Core curriculum – Grades C to G Extended curriculum -‐ Grades A* to G Assessment: End-‐of-‐topic test, based on Papers 1, 2or 3/ 6 quesBons Laboratory reports Homework on a weekly basis Tutorials in Science
MathemaBcs Mr Jewell
IGCSE
STAFFING
• Mr P Jewell
• Mrs J Carter
• Mrs S Parks
• Miss C Dupont
• Miss K Pepper
• Number
• Algebra
• Geometry
• Trigonometry
• Probability and StaBsBcs
A concert hall has 1540 seats. Calculate the number of people in the hall when 55% of the seats are occupied.
When the number 100! Is wri2en as a string of digits, the end of the string is made up of how many zeros?
The Curriculum -‐ 0580
• Extended or Core • Two wri2en papers
• ExpectaBons
• TransiBon to IB
IntroducBon to IGCSE Art / Mr Lloyd
Two Components
The Exam (50%) and
The CriBcal Study (50%)
The Final Exam Students have a minimum of 8 weeks to
develop process work based on a theme sent from the Cambridge Board. Past themes have included: • Spikes and Thorns • Concealed • Roadside Incident • Dance • Twisted and Knotted
Students may work in any media they desire as long as they show process work.
The CriBcal Study Students choose an arBst or designer to use for their study. They need to view the work first-‐hand, which involves visiBng an exhibiBon or working with the arBst. They may produce a project as an essay, a journal, a visual project, a presentaBon or a series of art works. All research must be cited. Wri2en work should include 1,500-‐2000 words. This work is assessed by the Cambridge Board.
Work by Wang Guangyi
Assessment Criteria Specific assessment criteria that are used throughout the two years: AO1 Gathering, recording, research and invesUgaUon (20%)
(a) InvesBgate and research a variety of appropriate sources (b) Record and analyze informaBon from direct observaBon and/or other sources and personal
experience AO2 ExploraUon and development of ideas (20%)
(a) Explore a range of visual and/or other ideas by manipulaBng images (b) Show a development of ideas through appropriate processes
AO3 OrganisaUon and relaUonships of visual and/or other forms (20%) (a) Organise and use visual and/or other forms effecBvely to express ideas (b) Make informed aestheBc judgments by recognizing the effect of relaBonships between visual and/or other forms AO4 SelecUon and control of materials, media and processes (20%) (a) Show exploraBon and experimentaBon with appropriate materials (b) Select and control appropriate media and processes, demonstraBng pracBcal, technical and expressive skills and intenBons AO5 Personal vision and presentaUon (20%)
(a) Show personal vision and commitment through an interpretaBve and creaBve response (b) Present an informed response through personal evaluaBon, reflecBon and criBcal thinking
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IGCSE Drama (CIE Paper 4011)
Ms K. Whiteman
What the students will do • Develop performance skills • Understand role of actor, designer and director • Explore how ideas and feelings can be communicated to an audience
• Discover performance possibiliBes of plays • Devise dramaBc material • Learn drama vocabulary • Understand how to structure an exam response, developing analyBcal wri2en skills
• Be exposed to a wide range of repertoire
PracUcal Sessions: -‐ manipulate and use their voice -‐ use movement and gesture -‐ build and portray a character -‐ design and use space -‐ create their own powerful pieces in response to a sBmulus
WriPen Sessions: -‐ drama terminology
-‐ structure an exam response
-‐ analyse a script and express their ideas in an analyBcal and creaBve manner
Teaching
Final Assessments
• WriPen Exam (external) – 40% • 2hrs 30mins exam in May/June class 11 • Coursework (internal) – 60% • Three pieces of pracBcal coursework:
– One individual scripted piece – One group scripted piece – One group devised piece
Assessments
• Class and homework tasks • Performance assessments • Mock exams
IGCSE Music (CIE Paper 4010)
Mrs Z-‐L. Dina
What students will do
• Classical Western TradiBon: – listen and learn about music from 1600 – present day – Set Work: Vivaldi’s SPRING from THE FOUR SEASONS
• World Music: – listen and learn about major world cultures – World Focus: Japanese Instrumental Music
• Develop skills in performing • Develop skills in composing music
How Taught
• Classical Western TradiBon: – Baroque Period, Classical Period, RomanBc Period, 20th Century Music and Set Work
• World Music: – African and Arab, Chinese, Indian, Indonesian, LaBn American and World Focus (Japanese)
• Music Theory (ABRSM Music Theory in PracBce)
• ComposiBon exercises • Student Study Guide
Final Assessments
• Listening Paper (external) – 40% • 1hr 15mins exam in May/June • Examined on:
– Aural awareness, percepBon, discriminaBon of Western Music
– IdenBfy and comment on music from different cultures – Knowledge and understanding of one World Focus and one Western Set Work
Final Assessments
• Performance (internal) – 30% – One solo performance – One ensemble performance
• ComposiUon (internal) – 30% – Two contrasBng pieces
• SubmiPed 1st April 2016
Assessments
• Class and homework tasks • End of unit listening tests • ComposiBon exercises • Performance assessments • ConBnuous music theory exercises • Mock exams
2015-‐17
Mr A. Crewdson
IGCSE Global PerspecUves
AN OVERVIEW OF THE COURSE
• Candidates are expected to demonstrate an understanding of global issues from personal, local or naBonal and internaBonal perspecBves, using research, reasoning and quesBoning skills to gain this understanding and form their own judgments.
• Students will explore a variety of sBmulaBng topics that have
global significance.
• The syllabus emphasises the development and applicaBon of skills rather than the acquisiBon of knowledge.
Choice of topics The course is built around a series of topics, each containing
issuesof global importance.
Students should show evidence of research into any three topics listed:
Belief Systems Biodiversity & Ecosystem Loss Climate Change
Conflict & Peace Disease & Health EducaUon for All
Employment Family & Demographic Change Fuel & Energy
Humans & Other Species Language & CommunicaUon Law & Criminality
Poverty & Inequality Sport & RecreaUon Technology & the Economic Divide
Trade & Aid TradiUon, Culture & IdenUty Transport & Infrastructure
UrbanisaUon Water, Food & Agriculture
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1"Individual)Research"
Candidates"carry"out"research"based"on"two)topic"areas"and"submit"an"Individual"Research"report"on"each)topic."
40%"Internal"
Individual"
2"Group)Project"
The"Group"Project"comprises"two"elements."
Group)Element"
Candidates"collaborate"to"produce"a"plan"and"carry"out"a"group"project"based"on"research"into"one)topic"area."The"topic"area"must"be"different"from"the"topics"studied"for"the"Individual"Research."
Individual)Element"
Candidates"evaluate"the"plan,"process"and"outcome"of"the"group"project"as"well"as"their"individual"contributions"to"the"project."Candidates"report"on"what"they"have"learnt"from"crossEcultural"collaborations."
30%"
Internal"
Group"33%"Individual"67%"
3"Written)Paper)1)hour)15)minutes"
The"Written"Paper"consists"of"compulsory"questions"based"on"a"range"of"sources"provided"with"the"paper."
Sources"will"present"global"issues"from"a"range"of"perspectives."
30%"External"
Individual"
How will you be assessed?
IGCSE Physical EducaUon: Mrs Branagan
Teachers: Mrs Branagan-‐Thomas/Mr Hamilton
Curriculum
1. Factors affecBng performance 2. Health, safety and training 3. Reasons and opportuniBes for parBcipaBon in physical acBvity
1. Games acBviBes 2. GymnasBc acBviBes 3. Dance acBviBes 4. AthleBc acBviBes 5. Outdoor and adventurous acBviBes 6. Swimming 7. Combat acBviBes
THEORY PRACTICAL
Assessment
60% 40%
THEORY Final Exam SecUon A: MulBple short answer quesBons SecUon B: 3 long answer quesBons …from each of the 3 units they have studied.
PRACTICAL On-‐going Assessment Part 1: (50%) 4 pracBcal acBviBes from 2 of the 7 categories Part 2: (10%) Analysis of performance in 1 of their 4 chosen pracBcal acBviBes
THEORY PRACTICAL
TOTAL MARKS
MR. CAPE
Year 11 INTERNSHIP / UNIVERSITY COUNSELING
• English: [email protected] • Modern Languages: [email protected] • Science: [email protected] • MathemaBcs: [email protected] • HumaniBes: [email protected] • PE & Sport Science: [email protected] • Music & Drama: [email protected] • University Counseling/CAS/Internship: [email protected] • IT Coordinator: [email protected] • IGCSE Coordinator: [email protected] • Art: [email protected] • Head of Secondary: [email protected]
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