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Welcome

Thank you for taking the time to attend this evening, your support is always greatly

appreciated

What are we working towards?

Mock Examinations

Mock Examinations

ICT R001 Exam (60 minutes)

Parents Evening

• Interim Reports were issued today

• 5-7:30pm on Thursday 22nd October

• Booking Opens at 4pm tomorrow

• Booking closes on Monday 19th October at 4pm

ELEVATE SEMINAR OVERVIEW

Master

Learn

Create

RULE 1: Use your Specification

1. Make notes on the bulletpoints

2. Tick them off

3. Cross Check Notes with Spec

4. Exam board websites (Edexcel/AQA/OCR)1. Specification2. Past Papers/Marking Guides3. Examiners Report

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MASTER

RULE 1: USE A SYSTEM OF REVIEW

1. Take notes using your own words2. Review immediately3. Review 24 hours later4. Review little and often

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Hours Days Weeks Months EXAM!!

MEMORY DECLINE OVER TIME

No revision System of Review

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RULE 2: USE MIND-MAPPING

RULE 3: DO PRACTICE QUESTIONS

•1.Open Book, open time•2. Split them up•3. Get them marked

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PRACTICE QUESTIONS ARE KING

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CREATE

• Creating is crucial in order to…

•Rule:1.Check it’s in your specification

2.Ask your Teacher

3.Extra Reading

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STAND OUT

Independent Learning

Other Key Dates

• Thursday 5th November – Sixth Form Options Evening

• Thursday 26th November – Enrichment Day

• Thursday 3rd December – Careers Fair

• Monday 22nd February – Mock Exams

• Tuesday 3rd May – GCSE Examinations Start

Year 11 GCSE Mathematics

Don’t be the odd one out.Be prepared for your maths GCSE!


Exam Format

You have two exams, both are 1h 45mins long

Paper 1 – Non calculatorPaper 2 – Calculator


The count down has begun…

Exam Dates:Thursday 9th June (AM)Tuesday 14th June (AM)


Timeline for the rest of the year.

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3

December

Teaching new material ends

After Christmas teachers will deliver a programme of

revision focusing on areas of weakness identified from

the mock exams



December

Teaching new material ends

After Christmas teachers will deliver a programme of

revision focusing on areas of weakness identified from

the mock exams


November

Mock Exams

March

Mock Exams

Following mock exams, groups of students will be asked to attend further maths lessons during

morning tutor time




November

Mock Exams

March

Mock Exams

February

Home Learning Revision

Programme Starts

Following mock exams, groups of students will be asked to attend further maths lessons during

morning tutor time

Students will complete a 5 week revision programme

for homework



Term 1 Term 2

Students will complete a 5 week revision programme

for homework

Term 3

February

Home Learning Revision

Programme Starts

Holiday Revision

Workshops

Holiday Revision

Workshops

Holiday Revision

Workshops

Some revision workshops will be by invitation only but others will be open

for all students who want to attend.

Students will be given past papers to complete over

these holidays


Examination equipment• Pencil

• Black Pen

• Ruler

• Rubber

• Pair of compasses

• Protractor

• Scientific Calculator (recommended Casio fx series)


Mock Exam Analysis

All students will receive a question analysis from both sets of mock exams.

This will detail the topics covered by the questions in the exam and how they have performed on each question.


Home Learning Revision Programme

From February students will follow a 5 week revision programme which will be completed for homework.

Each booklet will focus on one specific area of the course:• Week 1 – Statistics

• Week 2 – Number

• Week 3 – Geometry

• Week 4 – Algebra

• Week 5 – Measures


Revision Techniques for Maths• Mind Maps


Revision Techniques for Maths• Mind Maps• Past Exam Papers


Revision Techniques for Maths• Mind Maps• Past Exam Papers• Revision Cards


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Top Tips for Maths• Look at how many marks each question is worth• Answer all the questions, even if you have to have an

educated guess• Write ALL of your working out on both exams• Read questions carefully, if it asks for an answer as a

fraction and you give it as a decimal, you will lose marks• Use all the time you have available. Check your answers are

sensible and that you haven't missed a page by mistake!


I leave you with this message…

PractisePractise

Science at Southam

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Thoughts and advice from the Science

Department

Jim EltringhamHead of ScienceRob HoltKS4 Science Co-ordinator

• GCSEs being taken by current Year 11 students

• External exam dates

• Revision advice and resources available

Tonight we will cover

• 99% of students in year 11 achieved at least 1 Science GCSE or equivalent at grade C.

• 90% achieved at least 2.

• 41% achieved 3.

The new year 11 have potential to exceed this

Last Year

• GCSE Science & Additional Science

“Double Science”

• GCSE Biology, Chemistry and Physics

“Triple Science”

Science GCSEs in Year 11

GCSE OCR

Gateway Science B

B1, C1, P1 (35%)

B2,C2,P2 (40%)

Controlled Assessment

(25%)

Course OutlineScience B

GCSE OCR Gateway Additional Science B

B3, C3, P3 (35%)

B4,C4,P4 (40%)


(25%)

Course OutlineAdditional Science B

External Assessments still to come

• Science B: – B1, C1, P1 – 75 minutes Wednesday 25th May 2016– B2, C2, P2 – 90 minutes Friday 6th June 2016– Controlled Assessment – Completed in class

• Additional Science B:– B3, C3, P3 – 75 minutes Wednesday 15th June 2016– B4, C4, P4 – 90 minutes Friday 17th June 2016– Controlled Assessment – Currently completing in classes

• GCSE OCR Gateway Science Suite – Biology B

• GCSE OCR Gateway Science Suite – Chemistry B

• GCSE OCR Gateway Science Suite – Physics B

GCSE Biology, Chemistry & Physics

GCSE OCR Gateway Biology

Science B

B1, B2, B3 (35%)

B4, B5, B6 (40%)


(25%)

Course OutlineBiology B

External Assessments still to come

• Biology – B1, B2, B3 – 75 minutes Wednesday 25th May 2016– B4, B5, B6 – 90 minutes Friday 17th June 2016– Controlled Assessment - Currently completing in classes

• Chemistry– C1, C2, C3 – 75 minutes Friday 10th June 2016– C4, C5, C6 – 90 minutes Monday 20th June 2016– Controlled Assessment - Currently completing in classes

• Physics– P1, P2, P3 – 75 minutes Wednesday 15th June 2016– P4, P5, P6 – 90 minutes Wednesday 22nd June 2016– Controlled Assessment - Currently completing in classes

• www.ocr.org.uk

Resources availablePast papers

http://www.ocr.org.uk/

Resources availablePast papers

• When selecting a past paper make sure you select GCSE OCR Gateway Science Suite from 2012 (J26_)

• Not 21st Century

• Not GCSE 9-1 qualification

• Not from 2011

Resources availableBBC Bitesize

• www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/GCSE/Science

Resources availableFrom School

• Text books

• Revision guides

• Digital “Revision cards”

Revision Advice – Stage 1(Long term prep)

1. Start NOW.

2. Download the specification.

3. Begin to make notes (mind maps etc) on the specification points (In a folder).

4. Bring any questions in to your Science teacher.

5. Summarise your notes in less space (cutting out the “fluff”).

6. Repeat 1 – 5.

Revision Advice - Stage 2(Mini test / mock prep)

1. Download a past paper.

2. Attempt to answer as many questions as possible.

3. Check against the mark scheme (be honest!)

4. See your teacher with any questions you have struggled on.

5. Go back to stage 1 on any areas you have struggled on.

6. Repeat 1 – 5.

Revision Advice – Other ideas

1. Write your answers on the back of an envelope to save on printing.

2. Print off and carry questions with you in case you have time.

3. Bring tricky questions and answers in to discuss with one of us. See if you can catch us out!

4. Learn the mark scheme for an exam, eat your meal, then try the questions.

5. Keep a score chart of how you do in exam questions.

6. Reward yourself once you get, say, 50 marks.

Parting Thoughts:Who would you rather be?

I’ve already done a question like this

before twice. I need to remember units!

Which way up does this go?

English LanguageGCSE

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Congratulations!

Thanks to all the hard work from students, staff and parents too, the English Literature results for Year 10 in

Summer 2015 were our best Literature results ever!

Well done to all of the students on their fantastic achievement.

GCSE English Language

2 pathways:• AQA GCSE English Language: 11a1, 11a2, 11a3, 11a4, 11b1• CIE IGCSE English Language: 11a5, 11b2, 11b3, 11b4, 11b5,

11b6

1 common goal: For each student to achieve the highest grade they are capable of in GCSE English.

AQA English Language

• 1 exam - TUESDAY 7th JUNE: 60%• 1 controlled assessment folder (4 pieces): 40%

• Reading Section – 3 texts to read, 4 questions to answer • Writing Section – 2 tasks• Controlled Assessment – Extended Reading, Spoken

Language Study, 2 writing pieces

• Speaking and Listening no longer counts towards the overall GCSE grade but a mark from 1-5 will appear on the English Language exam certificate

CIE English Language IGCSE

• IGCSE English Language:- 1 written exam (40%) date TBC- 1 speaking and listening exam (20%)- 1 coursework portfolio of 3 pieces (40%)

• Exam – assesses reading ability• Coursework – assesses writing ability• Speaking and Listening – assesses presentation and

discussion skills in a 10-12 minute exam

Mock Exams for English

• All students will sit an entire mock exam for their syllabus• AQA – 2 hours 15 minutes• IGCSE – 2 hours (1 hour 45 minutes for Core – 11b5)• Students will be prepared through classwork and

homework tasks• Revision is crucial to allow teachers to see what students

can do in a real exam situation

Yes, you CAN revise for English!

• Study Guides are available e.g. CGP, Collins, Heinemann, Cambridge for IGCSE

• Read newspapers, magazines, websites and autobiographies

• Create index cards of language techniques (e.g. A FOREST)• Create index cards of top tips for each question• Complete practice papers• Practise writing arguments and persuasive texts• Revise key vocabulary and spellings• Use Literacy Focus of the Fortnight to support literacy

learning

English Website

Visit the English Department subject pages on the school’s

website to access further revision materials and

practice questions.Password: English

Where next?

•Mock exams to monitor progress and prepare students for the real experience

•After schools to ensure Controlled Assessment and Coursework reaches full potential

•Half Term sessions to support with Controlled Assessment and Coursework in the new year

•Updates on the blog, Facebook, Twitter and the school website to support revision

• Revision sessions after school before the exams

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How can you help?

•Monitor your son/daughter’s controlled assessment and coursework marks through discussion with them

• Encourage wider reading• Support your son/daughter to include English revision in their

revision timetable• Provide opportunities for reading of the news online and in print• For IGCSE, make the topic of the Speaking and Listening a regular

topic of conversation between you to develop ideas

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Please feel free to contact me or your son/daughter’s English teacher for any more advice.

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