Year 11 Achievement for All Evening - 21st September 2017 - Sandringham ...

Year 11
Achievement for All
     Evening
     21st September 2017

Focus for the Evening
• Communication of key dates
Overview of:
• Support that the school will provide
• Processes that the students will need to
  go through to achieve their next steps
  for success.

All documents referred to are found on:
       www.sandringham.herts.sch.uk

Key Dates 2017-18
October:
• Thurs 19th: Target Groups Day with Dr Martijn
  Van der Spoel
November:
• Thurs 2nd: BSV Consortium Post 16 Information
  Evening
• Thurs 17th: Reports issued
• Wed 22nd (Eve) & Thurs 23rd: LRD Appointments
• Mon 27th (→ 8th December): Trial exams

Key Dates 2017-18
January:
• Mon 8th: Trial Exam grades issued.
• Wed 10th: Yr 11 PTC.
• Tues 16th: Sandringham Into the 6th Evening.
February:
• Tues 6th: Yr 11 Information Evening with Dr
  Martin Van der Spoel.
• Wed 7th: 6th Form application deadline.

Key Dates 2017-18
March:
• Thursday 1st: English Study Day
• Friday 23rd: Maths Study Day.
May:
• Monday 14th: GCSE exams begin!

Support
We’re offering multi-layered support to suit all
students during the challenges this year.

This will include both Pastoral support and
Academic support.

Academic Support
This will include:
• Home Learning to extend and consolidate knowledge.
• Regular assessment and reporting
• Online resources to support and extend learning (Blended
  Learning)
• Trial exams (simulating all aspects of the final exams)
• Revision/Intervention sessions after school
• 1-2-1 support in English and Maths for selected students
• Academic mentoring
• Sessions focussing on knowledge retention strategies

Pastoral Support
This will include:
• Mentors (staff and sixth form mentors)
• Group sessions on managing stress
• Access to school counsellor and other external agencies
• Development of the ‘whole person’ through our new
  Character Development Scheme
• Sessions focusing on resilience
• Motivation by use of iCards and Passport to Prom

Mentoring
 • Who?
 • When?

Session 6/Enhancement
  After school catch up/revision/HBL
 surgery.
 Day ends at 4.15pm.

Passport to Prom and iCards.
  •When?
  •How?

Reformed GCSEs
Introduction of reformed GCSEs in all subjects, started in
September 2015 with the majority of the reformed subjects
culminating with their first exams this year.
• Linear exams (i.e. no modules)
• Terminal assessment (all exams at end of Y11)
• Reduction in controlled assessment
• More content
• Increased challenge
• New 9-1 grading scale

9 - 1 Grades

Reformed Subjects:
English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, Double Science, Biology, Chemistry,
Physics, History, Geography, Modern Foreign Languages, Dance, Drama, Computer
Science, PE, Food and Nutrition, Art, Music, Religious Studies
Unreformed Subjects:
Business/Economics, Design and Technology, Media

Mathematics – Overview
• There will be three parallel examination papers each
  counting for a third of the final mark.
• There will be one non calculator and two calculator
  papers.
• Each paper will last 1 hour, 30 minutes and has 80
  marks.
• There will be no GCSE Mathematics coursework or
  controlled assessment.

Mathematics – Higher Tier
• Higher Papers now start at a higher level than the previous GCSE which
  started at a D.
• The content now goes beyond the GCSE and there is a greater overlap
  between GCSE and AS Maths.
• The new higher tier will cover six grades (Grade 4 – 9) instead of five grades
  (D – A*) allowing for more differentiation at the top end of the grades.
• Previously 25% of questions were targeted at A/A*, but now 50% of questions
  in each paper are targeted at the equivalent 7-9.
• The style of questions are more challenging that previously and far more open
  ended so students have to interpret what Mathematics they have to use.

Mathematics – Foundation Tier
• Foundation Papers now reach a higher level than the old GCSE
  which previously was a C grade.
• The more difficult topics on the Foundation are equivalent to a
  Grade B with some topics previously classed as grade A.
• All exam boards are advising schools to enter students previously
  working at a B grade for the foundation tier.

Mathematics – What are we doing at
  Sandringham?
• Groups

• We will constantly be reviewing these tiers through advice
  from the exam board, previous experience and liaising with
  other schools.

Mathematics – What are we doing at
 Sandringham?
Intensive Revision Day
    •    To be arranged towards the end of the spring term.
    •    This will be for Grade 4/5 borderline students

6th Form Maths Tutors
    •   Approximately 10 students assigned for weekly
        sessions with 6th Form students in the spring term.
        This will be a 10 week programme.

Other Support
Weekly Past Papers
   •     These are already being set for homework.

MathswatchVLE.com
    •   Username: sandstorm user name with @sandringham at
        the end
    •   Password: Defaulted to ‘mathswatch’ but students may
        have already changed these to personal passwords

Pearson Revision Guides

MyMaths.co.uk
   •     Login: sandringham Password: square

English
AQA syllabus

Language and Literature - 100% public exams

All students complete both GCSEs

There are no public examinations in Year 10

Revision from the start is crucial

English
English Language
Paper 1 - creative reading and writing skills (50%)
Paper 2 - non-fiction reading and writing skills (50%)

English Literature
Paper 1 - Macbeth and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (40%)
Paper 2 - An Inspector Calls and poetry (including unseen) (60%)

Revision Guides - please see letter
AQA English Language revision and workbook
Oxford Literature Companions

Preparing for English exams

Language
Reading fiction and non-fiction (articles)
Annotating, summarising and analysing
Practising extended writing

Literature
Re-reading texts
Creating summary pages
Responding to exam-style questions

Science
There are two different pathways :
   •Triple Science
   •Combined Science: Trilogy
  (Both cover Biology, Chemistry and Physics)

Both pathways 6 exams at the end of Year 11

No more controlled assessments, instead students
complete ‘required practicals’: 21 for Combined, 28 for
Triple.

Combined Science: Trilogy        Triple Science
Biology 1                        Biology 1
70 marks                         100 marks
1 hour 15 min                    1 hour 45 min
16.7%                            50%              1 GCSE
Chemistry 1                      Biology 2         e.g. 9
70 marks                         100 marks
1 hour 15 min                    1 hour 45 min
16.7%                            50%

Physics 1                        Chemistry 1
70 marks                         100 marks
1 hour 15 min
16.7%
                2 GCSEs          1 hour 45 min
                                 50%              1 GCSE
Biology 2
                e.g. 5-5 or 7-   Chemistry 2       e.g. 6
70 marks              8          100 marks
1 hour 15 min                    1 hour 45 min
16.7%                            50%

Chemistry 2                      Physics 1
70 marks                         100 marks
1 hour 15 min                    1 hour 45 min
16.7%                            50%              1 GCSE
Physics 2                        Physics 2         e.g. 8
70 marks                         100 marks
1 hour 15 min                    1 hour 45 min
16.7%                            50%

Science
 Additional support
 •www.my-gcsescience.com
 •www.educake.co.uk
 •Revision resources on mysandstorm
 •Revision guides/workbooks
 •Small group support
 •Revision classes as advertised nearer the time

GCSE Physical Education
  • OCR Syllabus
  • 60 % Theory
  • 40% Practical and Coursework
Practical
  • Assessed in 3 sports - one team, one individual and either team or
    individual
  • Assessed over the course of the 2 years by PE teachers
  • External moderation completed around Easter time
Theory
  • 2 x 1 hour exams, marked out of 60, each worth 30% of overall grade
  • Exam 1 - Factors Affecting Physical Performance
  • Exam 2 - Socio-cultural Issues and Sports Psychology

How to prepare for PE Exams
Theory
 • There will be lunchtime revision sessions for the theory
   papers
 • Use websites such as BBC Bitesize and Memrise
 • Revision guides / workbooks
 • Past papers

Practical
• Familiarise yourself with the sports available for
   assessment
• Attend extra curricular clubs / clubs outside of school

Modern Foreign Languages
• AQA syllabus
• GCSE divided into 3 main subject areas called
  Themes. Each theme is divided into four topics.
• Course books relate directly to the exam
  requirements.
• There are no more controlled assessments
• Revision from the start is crucial.

Modern Foreign Languages
Skill       Weighting   Assessment

Listening      25%      Exam at end of Year 11 - Higher or
                        Foundation
Speaking       25%      Exam at end of Year 11 - Higher or
                        Foundation (externally assessed)
Reading        25%      Exam at end of Year 11 - Higher or
                        Foundation
Writing        25%      Exam at end of Year 11 - Higher or
                        Foundation

GCSE syllabus: French, German and Spanish
AQA exam board: www.aqa.org.uk

Modern Foreign Languages
Vocabulary learning policy:
• One vocabulary test every two weeks
• Students will be informed of vocabulary to be
  learnt
• Vocabulary learning tasks will appear on Show My
  Homework

Vocabulary project with Dr van der Spoel focusing
on year 1 vocabulary revision:
• Starting in October - full information to follow

History
History GCSE (Edexcel)

Paper 1: Thematic Study
Crime and Punishment (c.1000 - 2000) = 30%

Paper 2: Depth Studies
Norman England (c.1066 - 1088) = 20%
Cold War (c. 1945-1992) = 20%

Paper 3: Source Analysis
Nazi and Weimar Germany (c.1918 - 1945) = 30%

History Support
Targeted revision classes will run weekly after-school from 3 – 4.15.
These classes will begin in February and will run up until the
exams.

Suggested revision guides and additional materials will be
recommended and this information will be shared and discussed at
the first Parents’ Evening.

As the course now include three exams (and no Controlled
Assessment) it is more vital than ever that students have a long-
term revision plan in place from February.

Geography
AQA

Paper 1: Living with the physical environment
1hr30 Tuesday 22nd May (PM)

Paper 2: Challenges in the human environment
1hr30 Tuesday 5th June (PM)

Paper 3: Geographical Applications
1hr15 Monday 11th June (PM)

Geography
Recommendations:
- Start revising from February. If you are unclear about anything then
please speak to a teacher early.

- With the removal of controlled assessment you will need to show
100% of your understanding through the exams.

• Extra support will be provided to students as we approach the
  exams.

Digital Learning Spaces
 Every student has access through their Sandstorm login
 Each faculty has an area, accessed by an icon.
 Information for each year group

 By October half term there will be revision material there
 for year 11 to access – there is already lots to use!

Digital Learning Spaces

Additional support
Supercrams
Holiday Revision days
Revision booklets
1-2-1 tutoring
Sixth Form tutors
Dr Martijn Van der Spoel
Revision strategies taught through LL
Revision timetable support
Advice from previous year 11s

What you can do:
•   Support (us and students)
•   Communication – regular contact
•   Revision guides
•   External tutors
•   Revision timetable, routines.
•   Help build resilience

Sixth Form

Future steps
 • College
 • Apprenticeships
Careers advice

@SandStuCareers
Susie Howe - Careers
Nicky Honeywell - Youth Connexions

The result…

    Some very happy students in
           August 2018

              Good luck!

Anything else?