Y10 Engagement Evening - Banovallum School
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Y10 Engagement Evening
Intentions of the evening: • To support you and your child as you begin preparing for the GCSE examinations and assessments. • To give you some practical tips and skills to take away that will help your child revise and prepare. • To signpost the most appropriate resources. • To provide parents with the necessary ammunition for forthcoming battles.
Attendance Matters
Attendance at or above 95% had an average progress score of:
+ 1.04 = Just over 1 grade above target
E&M L4+ = 100% (No Re-sits)
Attendance of 80% - 89% had an average progress score of:
-0.45 = almost half a grade below target
E&M L4+ = 35% (Lots of Re-sits)
Behaviour for Learning
Insight
The new GCSE landscape • Tougher exams • Higher grade boundaries – a standard pass is classed as a grade 4 and a good pass is classed as a 5. If a student achieves grade 5 this will be above that which would have been graded as a C • Less coursework – mostly on the final exam
EDUQAS English Language & EDUQAS English Literature GCSES
EDUQAS English Language EDUQAS English Literature
• 20th Century Literature Reading & Creative Writing • Shakespeare & Poetry Anthology
• 19th & 21st Century Nonfiction Reading & • 19th Prose & 20th Century Drama & Unseen Poetry
Transactional Writing
• Both courses are linear – exams taken at the end of Year 11
• Emphasis on transferrable skills – ‘co-teaching’
• No controlled assessment or coursework
• Students will be awarded a grade 9-1
• All students have to complete English Language Unit 3 – prepare and deliver a presentation for Spoken Language
assessment
Mythbuster: Common English
Myths
What can we do outside of the classroom? • Re-read through your class notes on a weekly basis – take responsibility if you don’t understand something. • Revision needs to start now. • Ensure that you complete all homework tasks to the best of your ability and hand them in on time. • Ensure that you re-read your Literature texts 2-3 times across the course. • Use GCSE Pod and Quizlet to revise regularly. • Read regularly – be it short stories, articles – something you’re interested in!
AQA Maths GCSE
1 non-calculator
3 Exam Papers 2 calculator
There are six main areas of The main focus of the new GCSE is problem solving.
maths you can be assessed on:
1. Algebra • Students need to be able to apply their
2. Number mathematical knowledge to different situations.
3. Shape & Measure
4. Probability • Students need to make sure they are confident in
5. Ratio and Proportion each topic and then push themselves to apply it
6. Statistics to different situations.
Ways to prepare for your exam • The work begins now – you need to take responsibility for your learning and complete all homework on time • Make good quality notes and refer back to them regularly • Use Hegarty Maths for revision as well as homework • Use GCSE Pod to support your revision
Preparing for
EDEXCEL SCIENCE
GCSECan technology help?
GCSEPod – Creating LIGHTBULB moments
Watching a GCSEPod video combines SEEING, LISTENING and DOING
• • • • • • •
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. . .
https://d28m2x7crzpr7u.cloudfront.net/cdn.gcsepod.com/asse ts/resources/Student_Assembly_Video.mp4
When should revision start?
The honest answer is that it already should have!
2-3 subjects per evening 20-30 minutes on each. This may vary
depending on weekly homework set.
One Evening
20 minutes re- 10 Prepare 20 minutes French vocabulary
reading a text minute for the Possible 3rd subject 30 minutes of
for English. break next mitosis and meiosis (biology)
subjectsIf your child doesn’t already have a
revision timetable it is time to sit down
together and agree on one.
Set up a basic version showing fixed events
. each week (dance class, sport etc.) Half Term
Have your own codes, icons or colours to
help make it clearer.
Pass it on /make it public– make it clear to
others that you are using one – they will
Swim
help to make you stick to itWhat can help you decide where to start
with revision?
Learning Styles can have an influence on what is
most effective for you.
Q: If you unpacked a brand new piece of flat-packed furniture
what would be your first move? Auditory
a. Read the instructions before assembly.
b. Look at the diagrams before assembly. Visual
c. Just crack on without reading the
instructions or looking at the diagrams. KinaestheticMind Maps
Allow you to organise/ categorise key
information on a subject
Liver Damage Yoga/ meditation
33% of our life
Positive mind-set
Alcohol Intake
Sleep
Smoking Mindfulness
Lifestyle/ Habits
Risk Taking
Sexual Habits HealthFlashcards Great for
presenting
summaries but
can also be
used for Q&AThere are three methods of production in business
Job production, where items are made individually and each item is
finished before the next one is started. Designer dresses are made using
the job production method.
Batch production, where groups of items are made together. Each batch is
finished before starting the next block of goods. For example, a baker first
produces a batch of 50 white loaves. Only after they are completed will he
or she start baking 50 loaves of brown bread.
Flow production, where identical, standardised items are produced on an
assembly line. Most cars are mass-produced in large factories using
conveyor belts and expensive machinery such as robot arms. Workers have
specialised jobs, for instance, fitting wheels.Production
Methods JOB PRODUCTION
= items are individual e.g. Designer dresses
BATCH PRODUCTION
= groups of items are made together
e.g. a baker - 50 white loaves at a time
FLOW PRODUCTION
= identical items on an assembly line e.g. Mars barsOther Techniques to try: • Post-Its – can be moved around, stuck all over walls • Rhymes, raps & songs –“In 14 hundred & 92, Columbus sailed the ocean blue” • Digital recordings • Summaries • Note-taking – not copying • Stories – help with equations, processes events
Top Tips • Plan it • Eliminate distractions • Little and often • Don’t revise for the last hour before you go to bed • Use the weekends and holidays too (not all of them) • Use a variety of techniques • Don't cherry pick the topics that you like/succeed with • Plenty of sleep • Remember that school can offer support/advice • Remember that there are resources at the epraise shop
Y10 - Examination Preparation and Revision
How to prepare for EDUQAS English Language : How to prepare for AQA GCSE Maths
Go back to your class notes on weekly basis and bullet point five key learning points for the week Review all notes from exercise books and create
Read widely from a range of non-fiction and fiction texts flash cards, mind maps and posters of the key
Practise creative writing – 10 minute short writing tasks information.
Revise using the content on GCSE pod Revise content using Hegarty Maths and the GCSE
Pod
How to prepare for EDUQAS English Literature: Make sure you learn all the new formulae for the
Go back to your class notes on weekly basis and bullet point five key learning points for the week exam
Re-read your Literature texts 2-3 times over the course of Y10 and Y11 Consider New GCSE Maths AQA Revision
1. Make a 'revision timetable' and always let your Revise using the content on GCSE pod Guide: Foundation or Higher - for the
family know when you are revising. Remember to Make your own revision booklets and guides using research from class, useful websites e.g Sparknotes, Grade 9-1 Course
Shmoop, BBC Bitesize, GCSE Pod.
include weekly activities or clubs as well as some
free time. Start with 20-30 minutes sessions per
subject, 2-3 subjects a day. Be disciplined and How to revise and prepare for Edexcel Combined Science Course
eliminate distractions during revision time. Attend revision sessions – Monday lunch after school is available for anyone in KS4 - students need to bring the material they would like us to help them with.
Biology
Make sure you know and understand key biological terms and you can use them in the correct context. i.e. enzymes de-nature – they do not die.
When drawing lines of best fit, do not do a ‘dot to dot’ but draw a smooth line of best fit instead.
Chemistry
2. Get help. Ask friends and family to test you. For chemical calculations, write the equation at the top of your answer and use it to help structure and organise your answer i.e. Use the chemical names as column
headings.
3. Attend teacher revision classes.
4. Try some different techniques; Include relevant diagrams to help you answer 6 mark questions, refer to them in your answer rather than waste time trying to describe them (e.g. atomic structure
Record yourself reading notes and occasionally diagrams).
listen to them instead of reading.
Physics
Create summary notes and anything simple that For multi-step calculations, write the formula you are using first and then substitute the information you know underneath. Keep the ‘=’ signs in a column to keep your
helps your memory – as short notes, drawings and calculation organised and logical.
sayings are much easier to remember.
Know your System Internationale (SI) Units and their prefixes and make sure you can convert number between them i.e. Kilo (1000), cent (100), milli (1/1000th)
Try making mindmaps to explore key
content/concepts.
Make revision cards – these can easily be used How to prepare for Pearson GCSE History
with a friend/family member to test you. Look back over your class notes. Make timelines of key How to prepare for EDEXCEL GCSE Geography
information, profiles of key individuals, revision cards and posters
Use post it notes to write down information which of key factual information. Read over you class notes and condense them onto revision flash cards.
can hen be ordered or organised. Use the practice exam questions found in the History area on the Work hard to memorise your notes through repetition and using the
5. Take a 5 or 10 minute break every hour and do some VLE for working on question technique. information in different ways eg reading, re-writing, creating mind
stretching exercises, go for a short walk or make yourself Read around the subject; look for articles online, BBC History maps, read/cover/quiz, test a friend.
magazine, or any relevant books about the topics we study. Understand the command words used in exams.
a drink. Revise using the content on GCSE Pod. Practice applying your knowledge by completing exam style questions.
6. Allow yourself some fun-time each day to relax...and Use the EDUCAS GCSE revision guides; medicine through time, Use the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Geography A (9-1) revision guide,
make sure you get a good 8 hours sleep per night. Elizabeth, Germany in transition and Development of the UK. available on Parent Pay.Subject Tips
How to prepare for AQA Business Studies GCSE:
Regularly use revision cards provided by your teacher.
Watch the business news and read pages of the BBC news website.
After each topic, go to BBC Bitesize, they have great summarized information, clips and quizzes.
Create bullet points of the key learning points.
How to prepare for Cambridge Nationals OCR Child Development : Create a mind map to organize your ideas for each topic.
Make sure you understand the keywords. Go back to your class work or research if you don’t.
Attend Revision Sessions – any areas of concern, discuss with Mrs Priestner.
Work through the revision guide This will include course content, plus practice exam style questions, after each section. How to prepare for WJEC Eduqas GCSE Religious Studies:
Revise keywords using flashcards.
Practice longer questions, from previous exam papers – how can you earn 8 marks ? Access the VLE for revision booklets, mindmaps and key word aids
Use appropriate terminology (for example medical terms – uterus , ovaries) Use these resources to create your own revision help e.g. flashcards
Revise using GCSEpod
Discuss lesson content with parents/carers to gain other points of views and develop your reasoning skills.
How to prepare for Performing Arts BTEC: Watch relevant documentaries or the news to stay up-to-date on the issues/topics covered in the lessons.
Get involved with the Emerge project with this year! I cannot stress enough how advantageous this experience will be
to the 3 components covered in BTEC. How to prepare for AQA Photography GCSE:
Log the content each lesson.
Create a weekly SMART target. All work produced in Photography from the beginning of year 10 forms your GCSE portfolio which counts for 60% of your overall
grade- Your exam project in year 11 counts for the other 40%.
How to prepare for AQA GCSE French: You need to ensure that you take a wide variety of photographs outside of school- It is your responsibility to ensure that you take
photos either on your phone or a camera (preferably a camera!) and bring the images into School.
The GCSE Exam is divided up into 3 main subject areas, called Themes; All photographs and editing work should be annotated.
Identity and Culture
All critical analysis work should be detailed and include high level technical vocabulary and complex sentences.
Local, National, International and Global Areas of Interest
The department is open at lunchtimes and afterschool- Use these times as opportunity to develop your work and use a wide variety of
Current and Future Study and Employment
Students are encouraged to extend their knowledge of the language and its culture further via a list of websites with which to develop materials.
their independent learning.
Exercise the brain, retain information and develop fluency - little and often is the key.
How to prepare for AQA Art GCSE:
How to prepare for the EDEXCEL BTEC Music exam:
Look back over your class notes. All work produced in Art from the beginning of year 10 forms your GCSE portfolio which counts for 60% of your overall grade-
Revise using the revision packs given to you. Create mind maps, revision cards and posters containing key information. Your exam project in year 11 counts for the other 40%.
Attempt the exam questions given to you as part of your revision. You need to ensure that all homework deadline are met.
Keep focusing and practising exam technique for the long questions. All practical work should be annotated.
Think of your sketchbook as a working document- If there is a piece of work you are unhappy with do not throw it away!
How to prepare for OCR Sports Science Exam R041: Reducing the risk of sports injuries (May 2019) and controlled Annotate, explaining how you would improve it next time.
assessments throughout the year. All critical analysis work should be detailed and include high level technical vocabulary and complex sentences.
The department is open at lunchtimes and afterschool- Use these times as opportunity to develop your work and use a wide
Look back over class notes and homework tasks. variety of materials.
Make flash cards for key words, mind maps or spider diagrams to summarise topics.
Revise using past exam papers and mark schemes found on the VLE and on the OCR sports science website.
Catch up on any missed work so that all class notes are up to date for controlled assessments.
Make quality notes during lessons so that they can be used as a revision guide and controlled assessments. How to prepare for AQA GCSE Design and Technology :
Regularly use revision cards provided by your teacher.
Look back over your class notes. Make mind maps, revision cards and posters for the key information.
How to prepare for OCR GCSE Food preparation and nutrition GCSE : Look out for news stories with a focus on design and manufacturing. Read and discuss.
Revise a topic/section of the specification and then mind map the key information. Continue to research the work of influential designers and manufacturers.
Follow the teacher’s guidance on the topics to revise for the set deadline dates. Revise using the content on GCSE pod.
Buy a copy of the revision guide for OCR GCSE Food preparation and nutrition (J309) to use alongside revision notes taken in class. Consider using a copy of the Collins AQA GCSE Revision (1-9) Design and Technology book. £10:99.
Use the relevant topics on GCSEpod
Attend the organised revision sessions.You can also read
