KS4 PARENT INFORMATION EVENING Years10&1120thSeptember2017

A IM S

• TogiveparentsanunderstandingoftheGCSEFrameworkandGrading• Toprovideinformationregardingcoresubjects• Toprovideaccesstospecificcourseguidance.

KS4 PARENT INFORMATION EVENING 20thSeptember2017

P R O G R E S S P A T H W A Y S

Avideo,AssessmentReformBooklet,andotherfurtherinformationexplainingourProgressPathwayscanbefoundontheacademywebsiteundertheParents>OurProgressPathwayslinkfromthemenuacrossthetopofthesite.Youcannavigatedirectlytothatpagefromthisdocumentbyclickinghere.

T H E N E W G C S E S T R U C T U R E

• Newcourses/specificationsinGCSEwhichwillbe

graded1-9

• StudentstosittheirGCSE’sattheendofYear11

• Nore-sits!!

NEWGRADINGSTRUCTURE

1-9

LEGACYGRADINGSTRUCTURE

G–A*

9 8 A*7 A6

BC5

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YEAR 10 SPEC IF IC INFORMATION 20thSeptember2017

Y E A R 1 0 G C S E E N G L I S H (BrigetteBake,ActingHeadofEnglish)

A I M S

• Tooffersupporttoyou(parents/carers)inhelpingyourson/daughtertoachievetheirpotentialin

English

• Toprovidefurtherinformationandguidanceforparents/carersregardingEnglishGCSEsinYear10

• ToansweranyquestionsyoumayhaveT H E C O U R S E

• TwoGCSEs:EnglishLanguage,andEnglishLiterature

• EverythingstudiedinYear10and11willbeexaminedattheendofYear11

• Revision,organisationandanearlystartarekeyaspectsinachievingsuccess E X A M I N A T I O N S

• Twopapers,lasting1hourand45minuteseach• SectionAwilldealwithanalysisoffictionalandnon-fictionalextracts• SectionBinvolvesdescriptive,narrativewritingandfunctionalwriting

T E X T S S T U D I E D

• AnInspectorCalls(byJBPriestley)• AChristmasCarol(byCharlesDickens)• Macbeth(byWilliamShakespeare)• AnAnthologyofPoetry

H O W C A N Y O U S U P P O R T ?

• Talkabouttextsyourchildisstudyingatschool• Encourageyourchildtoread(andre-read)thetextsforexams• Encourageawiderangeofreading(newspapers,fiction,magazines–anything!)• Practisewritingatspeed

O T H E R I N F O R M A T I O N

• TextsandRevisionGuidesareforsale• EnglishDeptstaffarealwaysheretoansweranyquestionsandtolistentoimportantinformation

aboutyourchild.• EnglishDepartmentCurriculumInformationonWebsite

YEAR 1 0 SPEC IF IC INFORMATION 20thSeptember2017

Y E A R 1 0 G C S E M A T H E M A T I C S (GregTaylor,Yr10ProgressLeader–Mathematics)

E N T R Y T I E R S

• FOUNDATIONTIER

o OCRExaminationBoard

o Grade1toGrade5(where5isahighlegacygradeC/lowlegacygradeB)

• HIGHERTIER

o EdExcelExaminationBoard

o Grade5toGrade9(where9ishigherthanlegacygradeA*)

• StudentsaimingforanoldgradeBmaybebetteronFOUNDATIONtier.

• Nocontrolledassessments

• 3examsattheendofYr11T H E C O U R S E

• WeeklyHomework

• Fortnightlytargetsettingandreflection

• Assessmentsattheendofeachhalfterm(whichmayresultinSetgroupchanges)

• FinalYr10mockexaminJune/Julyof3xfull1.5hrdurationGCSEpapers

• Yr11settingbasedonresultofYr10mockexam

N E W C O N T E N T

• ManyoftheoldgradeBHIGHERtiertopicsarenowpartofFOUNDATIONtierandwillbeGrade5–theseinclude:

o Standardform 4.3x102o Trigonometry SOHCAHTOAo Factorisingquadratics x2–5x+6=(x-2)(x-3)o Sectorareaandarclength

H O M E W O R K H E L P / R E V I S I O N C L U B

• Thursdays,2.45–3.45pm:Generalhelp–HigherTier• Thursdays,2.45–3.45pm:Generalhelp–FoundationTier• Fridays,2.45–3.45pm:Grade9Club(inviteonly)• Atanyothertime,studentsshouldvisittheMathsWorkroomtoaskforfurtherhelp

O T H E R I N F O R M A T I O N

• OldGCSErevisionguidesdonotcoverthenewtopics.• Revisionguidesshouldbepurchasedspecificallyforthenewspecification• MathematicsDepartmentCurriculumInformationonWebsite

YEAR 10 SPEC IF IC INFORMATION 20thSeptember2017

Y E A R 1 0 G C S E S C I E N C E (BelindaSmith,HeadofScience)

EverystudentinYear10musttakeGCSEScience,intheformofoneofthetwocoursestructures:

• GCSECombinedScience(Trilogy)–equivalentto2xGCSEqualifications,containingcomponentsofallthreesciencesubjects.

• GCSESeparateSciences(Triple)–leadsto3xseparateGCSEqualificationsinBiology,ChemistryandPhysics

T H E C O U R S E

• Nocourseworkforeitherroute

• AssessmentwillbeviaexaminationattheendofYr11

• 6examswillneedtobesatineachroute

• Similarcontentforeachroute,withthetripleroutegoingintomoredetailonthesametopics

• BothroutescanprogresstoScienceat‘A’level. R O U T E C O M P A R I S O N T A B L E GCSETrilogy GCSE’sinchemistry,Biologyand

PhysicsHowmanyGCSE’s? 2 3HowmanyhoursofSciencewillIhaveperweek?

4 4plusapossibleperiod6

HowmanyexamswillIsitattheendofYear11?

6 6

Howlongiseachexam? 1hour15minutes 1hour45minutesHowmuchdoeseachexamcontributetomyfinalgrade?

16.7% 50%

Y R 1 0 C O U R S E C U R R E N T L Y

• AllcurrentclassesinYr10arebeingtaughtcontentfoundinbothroutes.• Afterdiscussionsbasedoneachchild’sprogresstowardstheirtarget,adecisionwillbetakenon

whichpathwaywillsecuresuccessforeachpupil. F U R T H E R H E L P

• Specificationandrevisionguides• WTM(Walkingtalkingmocks)–seehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X53rAvNLcQ• ScienceDepartmentcurriculuminformationonwebsite

O T H E R U S E F U L W E B S I T E S • AQAWEBSITEFORPASTPAPERS(oldspecification)

o http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/chemistry-4402/past-papers-and-mark-

schemes

• AQAspecification

o http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse

• S-COOL.CO.UK

o http://www.s-cool.co.uk/

• Docbrown.info(AQAspecification)

o http://www.docbrown.info/

• Edmodo

• Appse.g.

o https://www.educationalappstore.com/best-apps/best-5-revision-apps

O T H E R S U B J E C T G U I D A N C E Informationfornon-CoresubjectscanbefoundontheschoolwebsitebyheadingtotheCurriculum>Departmentsmenuacrossthetopofthesite,orbyclickinghere.

YEAR 1 1 SPEC IF IC INFORMATION 20thSeptember2017

S U B J E C T G U I D A N C E MoredetailedinformationforallsubjectscanbefoundontheschoolwebsitebyheadingtotheCurriculum>Departmentsmenuacrossthetopofthesite,orbyclickinghere.

S U P P O R T I N G S U C C E S S OurSupportingSuccessprogrammeforYear11studentscanbefoundontheacademywebsitebyheadingtoParents>SupportingSuccessinthemenuacrossthetopofthesite,orbyclickinghere.

T U T O R P O D One-on-Oneorsmallgroupstudent-initiatedsupportinExtra-Curriculartime.IndividualorsmallgroupsofstudentscanbooktheirowntimeslotwithstafffromspecificdepartmentsviatheTutorPodssystem,specifyingtopicsthattheywantassistancewith.ThiscanbeaccessedviatheCurriculum>StudentResources>TutorPodlinkinthemenuacrossthetopofourwebsite,orbyclickinghere.

YEAR 1 1 SPEC IF IC INFORMATION 20thSeptember2017

Y E A R 1 1 G C S E M A T H E M A T I C S (MichaelSteer,CurriculumTeamLeader–Mathematics)

E N T R Y T I E R S

• FOUNDATIONTIER

o OCRExaminationBoard

o Grade1toGrade5(where5isahighlegacygradeC)

• HIGHERTIER

o EdExcelExaminationBoard

o Grade5toGrade9(where9ishigherthanlegacygradeA*)

• StudentsaimingforanoldgradeBmaybebetteronFOUNDATIONtier.

• Nocontrolledassessments

• 3examsattheendofYr11 T H E C O U R S E

• 5lessonsperweek

• RemainingnewcoursecontentuntilDecember

• Regularassessmentinclassandthroughweeklyhomework

• FormalassessmentMockExaminNovember

• AllresultsanalysedtoproducebespokeclassplansforJanuaryonwards

• Programmeofre-teaching,revisionandexampreparation

• Furtherassessmentsusedtocheckprogress

N E W C O N T E N T

• ManyoftheoldgradeBHIGHERtiertopicsarenowpartofFOUNDATIONtierandwillbeGrade5–theseinclude:

o Standardform 4.3x102o Trigonometry SOHCAHTOAo Factorisingquadratics x2–5x+6=(x-2)(x-3)o Sectorareaandarclength

S U P P O R T A V A I L A B L E • Tuesdaynightstudyclub• TutorPods• PEIntervention• MathsFormGroups• Thursdaynighthomeworksupport• MathsConferences• Masterclasses• WalkingTalkingMocks• Pizza&Popnights• EasterandHalf-TermSchool• SaturdayMornings• We’reopentosuggestions…!

S U P P O R T B E Y O N D T H E A C A D E M Y

• Equipment• Homeworkcompletion• Apositivestudyenvironment• Revisionguidesshouldbepurchasedspecificallyforthenewspecification• Websites&Apps

o http://www.studymaths.co.uko http://www.mrbartonmaths.como http://www.hegartymaths.como http://www.revisionmaths.como http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/o https://mathsapp.pixl.org.uk

YEAR 1 1 SPEC IF IC INFORMATION 20thSeptember2017

Y E A R 1 1 G C S E E N G L I S H (LyndseyChand-ActingHeadofEnglish

HelenLaw–ActingDeputyHeadofEnglish) A I M S

• Tooffersupporttoyou(parents/carers)inhelpingyourson/daughtertoachievetheirpotentialin

English

• Toprovidefurtherinformationandguidanceforparents/carersregardingEnglishGCSEsinYear10

• ToansweranyquestionsyoumayhaveT H E C O U R S E

• GCSEEnglishLanguage

o Twopapersbothlasting1hr45mins.

o SectionA:Analysisoffictionandnon-fictionextracts

o SectionB:Descriptive,narrativewritingandfunctionalwriting

• GCSEEnglishLiterature

o Paper1:AChristmasCarol,Macbeth

o Paper2:AnInspectorCalls,AnAnthologyofPoetry(PowerandConflict),UnseenPoetry W H A T C A N Y O U R C H I L D D O O U T S I D E L E S S O N S ?

• Ensurehomeworkiscompletedtoahighstandard• Readwidely(modernandC19fiction,non-fiction,newspaperarticles,opinioncolumns)• Workthrougharevisionguide• RereadLiteraturetexts• Learnshortquotes(mindmaps,keyquotesposters,PostItnotes)• DownloadandusthePixlItApp• UseBBCBitesizetoreviseLittextsandLanguageskills• BookTutorPodappointmentsand/orattendEnglishDrop-insessions• Completepastpapersundertimedconditions

H O W C A N Y O U S U P P O R T Y O U R C H I L D ? • Encourageyourchildtodothesethings:re-readtexts,completehomeworktoahighstandard,

readwidely,workthrougharevisionguide,learnquotes,booktutorpodappointments…• Talktoyourchildabouttheirreading(boththeLittextsandtheirwiderreading)andaskthem

questions.Cantheysumupwhatthetextisabout?Cantheypickoutanexampleofeffectivelanguageuseandexplainwhy?Cantheytalktoyouaboutthestructure?Cantheyrespondtoanevaluativestatementaboutatext,orsumupthedifferencesbetweentwotexts?

• TestyourchildontheirknowledgeofLitquotations.YoucouldusethePixlItapptogether,oraskthemtogiveyoukeyquotationsforthemainthemes/characters.

• Practisewritinglegiblyatspeed

T E X T S S T U D I E D

• AnInspectorCalls(byJBPriestley)• AChristmasCarol(byCharlesDickens)• Macbeth(byWilliamShakespeare)• AnAnthologyofPoetry

H O W C A N Y O U S U P P O R T ?

• Talkabouttextsyourchildisstudyingatschool• Encourageyourchildtoread(andre-read)thetextsforexams• Encourageawiderangeofreading(newspapers,fiction,magazines–anything!)• Practisewritingatspeed

O T H E R I N F O R M A T I O N

• TextsandRevisionGuidesareforsale• EnglishDeptstaffarealwaysheretoansweranyquestionsandtolistentoimportantinformation

aboutyourchild.• EnglishDepartmentCurriculumInformationonWebsite

YEAR 1 1 SPEC IF IC INFORMATION 20thSeptember2017

Y E A R 1 1 G C S E S C I E N C E (BelindaSmith,HeadofScience)

O C T O B E R H A L F - T E R M E X A M S

• ForbothDoubleandTripleAwards…

o 3xExams(1xBiology,1xChemistry,1xPhysics)

o 1houreach

• Content:everythingtaughtinYears9&10 P P E E X A M S – N O V E M B E R / D E C E M B E R

• ForbothDoubleandTripleAwards…

o 6xExams(2xBiology,2xChemistry,2xPhysics)

• DoubleAward:1hr15minseachexam

• TripleAward:1hr45minseachexam

• Content:everythingtaughtinYears9,10&11 T O P T I P S F O R S U C C E S S - P A R E N T S

• RevisionGuides• Intervention–Fridaynight• Homeworkclub–Wednesdaynight• TripleSciencestudents–Period6attendance• Checkkeyfacts(equationlists,labelleddiagramsetc)• Checkplanners–homework/revision• Quietworkingspace–nodistractions• Parents’Evening

T O P T I P S F O R S U C C E S S - S T U D E N T S

• You• Yourrevision• Yourpreparation• YoureffortinsideANDoutsideofclass

F U R T H E R H E L P

• Specificationandrevisionguides• WalkingTalkingMocks

O T H E R U S E F U L W E B S I T E S • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X53rAvNLcQ• AQAWEBSITEFORPASTPAPERS(oldspecification):

http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/chemistry-4402/past-papers-and-mark-schemes• AQAspecification:http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse• S-COOL.CO.UK:http://www.s-cool.co.uk/• Docbrown.info(AQAspecification):http://www.docbrown.info/• Edmodo:https://ossettacademy.edmodo.com/ppse.g.• RevisionApps:https://www.educationalappstore.com/best-apps/best-5-revision-apps

YEAR 1 1 SPEC IF IC INFORMATION 20thSeptember2017

C A R E E R S & N E X T S T E P S (DanGreen,HeadofCareers)

W H A T S U P P O R T H A V E T H E Y H A D S O F A R ?

• AttendanceatwholeschoolcareersconventionssinceYear7• MockApplicationformsandMockinterviewday• Next:ApplyingforPost16Options

P O S T 1 6 O P T I O N S

• SixthForm–usuallyofferingAlevelandBTECL2/3courses• College–usuallyofferingAlevel,BTECandvocationcourses(eg:ElectricalEngineering,Childcare)• Apprenticeship–earnwhileyoulearn.4daysaweekatwork,1dayblock-releasetocollegeor

trainingprovidertogainrelatedqualification.Seewww.wakefieldfirst.comorwww.apprenticeships.org.uk

• Educationuntil18–ALLhavetobeinsomeformoreducationortraininguntiltheyare18.H O W T O A P P L Y

• http://www.ucasprogress.com/search/:Onlineprocess–singleapplicationdistributedtomultipleproviders.

• NOTtobeconfusedwithhttp://www.UCAS.com(foruniversityapplications)• Issuedwithownusernameandpassword–keepitsafeandrememberit!• Askyourchildabouttheprocessandsupporttheminwritingtheirapplications

T H I N K A B O U T …

• Whatintereststhemaboutthesubject?• Aretheygoodatthesubject?• Willtheygettheentryrequirements,eg:MathsAlevelwillneedGrade6orabove• Wheredotheywanttostudy?SixthformorCollege?• Whatjobs/careersdoesthequalificationleadonto?• LocationoftheSixthformorCollege• Traveltime

H E L P S H E E T

• PersonalStatementcompletionhelpsheetaddedtoschoolwebsiteviaCurriculum>Careersmenuattopofpage,orbyclickinghere.

• Followtheguidestepbystep,answeringeachquestion.ThisformulatesthePersonalStatement.

P E R S O N A L S T A T E M E N T

• Themostimportantpartoftheapplicationprocess–chanceforastudenttosellthemselves• Talkabout…

o Hobbies&interestso Whytheyarekeenonthesubject/courseo Careerintentionsifknowno Skill&qualities(eg:goodcommunicator,timekeeping)o Anypart-timeworkwhichcoulddemonstratecommitment

A P P R E N T I C E S H I P S

• Applyforacollegecourseasabackup!• For99%ofapprenticeships,thestudentmustfindtheirownemployer• Apprenticeship&CVworkshopsstartafterschoolinJanuary,2.45pmintheLRC(moreinfotbc)• ApprenticeshipsshouldNOTbeconsideredaneasyoption.

F U R T H E R H E L P A N D S U P P O R T

• WakefieldLearningCommunityCareersConventionatCedarCourtHotel,DenbyDaleRoad,

Tuesday26thSeptember3.00pm-6.45pm

• HintsandtipsassemblyonhowtocompleteUCASpersonalstatement–Monday9thOctober2017

• FormtimeinITroomsfrom10thOctober2017

• EveryTuesdayat2.45pm-UCASProgressApplicationSupportintheLRC(Library)withMrGreen

• OssettSixthFormOpenEvening–Tuesday10thOctober5.45pm-8pm

• Attendotheropendays,whereyoufeelitisappropriate…• PresentationsfromtheSixthFormTeam…• Apprenticeship&CVworkshopsafterschoolfromJanuary2018–TuesdaysintheLRC(Library)• Careersappointmentswithmyself,butsomestudentswillbecalledautomatically–butanyone

canrequestanappointment!MrsGrahamintheAdmindepartmentorganisesthese.• AnnualCareersConventionWednesday8thNovember-allwillbeattending!

U C A S P R O G R E S S D E A D L I N E

• LastdaybeforewebreakupforChristmas• Thursday21stDecember2017• Lateapplicationslookbad.• Formtutorscompleteyourreference–benicetothem!