w orking in p artnership year 11: october 17 th 2012
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WORKING IN WORKING IN PARTNERSHIPPARTNERSHIP
Year 11: October 17Year 11: October 17thth 20122012
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AIMS OF THE EVENINGAIMS OF THE EVENING To give a picture of the year ahead
including key dates and how we at school support your son or daughter.
To give some practical advice and guidance on how you as parents can support.
To demonstrate some active revision skills.
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GCSE RESULTS 2012GCSE RESULTS 2012 Last year’s Year 11 achieved 96.7% 5 A*-C
grades.
Over the past 3 years 73% 5 A*-C grades including Maths and English.
Great news…… but we want ALL students to achieve their very best - 100% for all!
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KEY DATESKEY DATES 6th Form Open Evening: Tuesday 20th November Mock exams commence: Friday 30th November (1
week) IB Taster Day: Monday 17th December A-level Taster Day: Tuesday 18th December Mock Results Day: Wednesday 19th December Full report: End January 2013 Parents’ Evening: Monday 11th February
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We carefully track progress. We mentor and monitor individually all Year 11
students. 7 formal sessions throughout year. We offer February half-term sessions to improve
coursework/controlled conditions We offer Easter revision sessions We offer subject after-school sessions Year 12 Peer Mentor to support
HOW WE SUPPORT YOUR HOW WE SUPPORT YOUR SON/DAUGHTERSON/DAUGHTER
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We support all Year 11 students on revision techniques and revision planning
We use a highly effective outside speaker to support revision techniques and to motivate
REVISION WORKSHOPS:REVISION WORKSHOPS:ALL YEAR 11 STUDENTSALL YEAR 11 STUDENTS
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The impact of parentalinvolvement on pupil
achievement
Research shows us that parents make 80% difference and school 20%
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ATTENDANCE REALLY ATTENDANCE REALLY COUNTS..COUNTS..
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Help to get the learning environment right Help your son or daughter to make the best
use of time Help to plan study Positive talk Talking the talk
HOW YOU CAN REALLY MAKE A HOW YOU CAN REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCEDIFFERENCE
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GETTING THE LEARNING GETTING THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT RIGHTENVIRONMENT RIGHT Study area needs to be clutter free – time for a
big clean up! Internet switch off. Facebook off. Encourage lots of water/fruit Allow space to be quiet/minimise family
demands.
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Students should have a revision plan. We will upload exam dates ont
www.myrevisionplan.com Students will be shown how to use
www.getrevising.co.uk for mock exams. Students should first of all plan in free time as
‘reward’. Aim for 7-9 revision sessions in a week.
STUDY SESSIONS – A GOOD STUDY SESSIONS – A GOOD MODELMODEL
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POSITIVE TALKPOSITIVE TALK
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BUT DID YOU KNOW…?BUT DID YOU KNOW…? The brain remembers context rather than content Everyone learns best in different ways So we need to review the information in as many
ways as possible Using memory tricks will best enable us to do this.
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USING MNEMONICSUSING MNEMONICS
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NOW FIND YOUR OWN NOW FIND YOUR OWN MNEMONIC…MNEMONIC…
Movement
Nutrition
Excretion
Respiration
Reproduction
Growth
Sensitivity
The 7 life processes:
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MATCH UP CARDSMATCH UP CARDSOR (AURAL) DOMINOESOR (AURAL) DOMINOES
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* One half
0.5 One third
0.33 One quarter
0.25 Three quarters
0.75 One tenth
0.1 One fifth
0.2 Two fifths
0.4 Two thirds
0.66 One twentieth
0.05 Three twentieths
0.15 One eighth
0.125 Three eigths
0.375 Four fifths
0.8 Seven tenths
0.7 Nine ninths
1.0 *
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REVISION CARDSREVISION CARDS
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Name the 4 types of erosion.Attrition, hydraulic action,
abrasion, corrosion
Name 4 LEDCs. Kenya, Indonesia, Nigeria,
Bangladesh
Causes of migration: Give 4 push factors.
Poor housing, poor access to services, low job opportunities,
high crime rate
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THINKING IN PICTURES…THINKING IN PICTURES…
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USE OF COLOUR AND USE OF COLOUR AND SHAPES…SHAPES…
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……OR IMAGERYOR IMAGERY Un tapis (French for ‘rug’)
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MIND MAPSMIND MAPS
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CLIMATE CHANGE - PREDICTED
EFFECTS FOR NEXT 100 YEARS:
33◦C increase:◦C increase:
Environmental refugees
Food shortages
Amazon RF collapses.
MIND MAPSMIND MAPS 2◦C increase:2◦C increase:
Greenland melts
Polar bears extinct
Water supply affected
1◦C increase:1◦C increase:
Rare species become
extinct
Coral reefs destroyed
Island nations under
water.
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USING A TUNE…USING A TUNE…
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MA JOURNÉE
Je me lève, je me laveJe me brosse les dentsJe m'habille, je fais pipiet Je quitte la maison
OH!À huit heures je prends le bus
Et je vois mes amisEt quand j'arrive au collègeIl est huit heures et demie
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ACRONYMSACRONYMS
Make up a tune for English revision
techniques
P E E (Point, example, explanation)
L I T (Links, ideas, techniques)
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POINT, EXAMPLE, POINT, EXAMPLE, EXPLANATION…EXPLANATION…
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TEACH IT…TEACH IT…A young person can review their learning by teaching it to you or a younger sibling…
Checklist…1. What’s did you learn today in…?2. What were the main points?3. What did you enjoy the most and why?4. What about…?5. What do you think you’ll do next lesson?
WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE WHY WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE WHY HOW HOW
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MEMORY KEYS ~ A MEMORY KEYS ~ A SUMMARYSUMMARY
YOUR MEMORY WORKS BEST YOUR MEMORY WORKS BEST WHEN IT IS GIVEN A WORK OUT…WHEN IT IS GIVEN A WORK OUT…
Do something with the information
Review the work regularly
Review it in as many ways as possible
Encourage them to talk about
what they have done or even teach it
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HOW HAS THE SESSION HOW HAS THE SESSION HELPED YOU?HELPED YOU?Do you have a better idea of the support WE can
offer your child?Do you have a clear idea of how YOU can support
your child?Do you have some practical ideas on memory
techniques?
Thank-you for attending Thank-you for attending the the
Year 11 Study Skills EveningYear 11 Study Skills Evening