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Welcome to Ashby School Year 10 Information

Evening

September 3rd, 2014

Mr A Binns

Ashby School Information Evening 1

Our Aims

• Provide the best possible achievement for all students by fostering a sense of individual responsibility.

• To promote life-long learning. • To offer exciting and enjoyable learning

experiences. • To communicate with parents/guardians on a

regular basis. • To develop academic and well rounded

individuals.


Ashby School 2014

• In Science, 92% of GCSE students achieved grades A* - C. In Maths, it was 78% and in English it was 67%.

• The percentage of students gaining five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C, including Maths and English, was 64%.

• The percentage of students gaining 3A*-A was 28%.

• In Year 10, 96% of students secured an A-C in Science.

• At post-16, the A level pass rate was 100 per cent, with four students securing places at Oxbridge. An impressive 50 per cent of A level passes were at grades A* - C.


Information You Will Receive

• Termly progress grades for all GCSE and BTEC subjects.

• Report 1 – Targets grades, behaviour and effort grades – Friday 7th November.

• Report 2 – Target grades and current predicted grades – Friday 13th March.

• If students are not on track (predicted grade is not the same as target grade) then discussions will be had with students regarding action to be taken.


Parental Consultation

• There will be a Form Tutor based Parents’ Evening on November 13th starting at 17.30pm.

• Parents will be given target, behaviour and effort grades before the day to discuss with your child.

• Parents and students will have appointments with form tutors to discuss progress and to raise any issues.

• Year 10 Parents’ Evening on March 19th and 24th.


Minimum Expectation from KS2 to GCSE

KS2 End of Year 9 End of Year 11

3c 5c D

3b 5b D

3a 5a D

4c 6c C

4b 6b C

4a 6a C

5c 7c B

5b 7b B

5a 7a B

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Key Measures • Ebacc - English, Mathematics, History or Geography, two Sciences

and a modern foreign language. • 5A*-C inc English and Maths. • Progress 8 - The new measure will be based on students’ progress

measured across eight subjects: English; Mathematics; three other English Baccalaureate (EBacc) subjects (Sciences, Computer Science, Geography, History and Languages); and three further subjects, which can be from the range of EBacc subjects, or can be any other approved, high-value arts, academic, or vocational qualification.

• Attainment 8 –This will measure a school's average grade across the same suite of eight subjects. Grades will be converted into points (the scale is still to be decided but for 2016 it is proposed that A* gets 8 points and G gets 1 point.)


Assessment Changes

• All GCSE subjects will have an examination in summer 2016.

• BTEC students will have an examined element.

• Internal examinations will take place in Summer 2015 and December 2015.

• These exams will help to determine tier of entry, possible set changes and intervention strategies.

• All Year 10 students will sit a Core Science exam at the end of Year 10.


Monitoring Performance

• Individual subject teachers through assessment of classwork, coursework and homework.

• Faculty Heads through regular review of these assessments.

• Personal Tutors, House Managers and myself through analysis of progress data.


School Communication

• School website – www.ashbyschool.org.uk - news - curriculum information - payments for food and trips - upcoming events - policies • Email and text messaging. • Staff emails are [email protected]. • Via Admin on the MCAS site

[email protected]


http://www.ashbyschool.org.uk/

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

Key Contacts

• Judith Arnold – SEN [email protected]

• Tutors

• House managers

• Year tutors



House House Managers

Year Tutors

Ashe Mr White

Mr Willoughby

Bullen Mr Cooper

Mrs Lane

Crewe Miss Pearce

Mrs Lane

Erdington Mr Shepherd

Mr Willoughby

Ferrers Mr Anwyll

Mr Bond

Gylby Miss Knight

Mrs Womersley

Hastings Mr Skervin

Mr Bond

Loudoun Miss Scullion

Mrs Womersley

My Child At School (MCAS)

• Check your children’s attendance, performance and behaviour online.

• All school reports are now published on MCAS. Paper reports are issued only to parents/ carers who do not have internet access.

• Homework and coursework assignments are also displayed on the system, so that parents can monitor the work that has been set and ensure that students stay on top of their workload.


Brief subject information

English – Controlled conditions coursework in Year 10 – has to be written up in school – large contribution to final grade. Setting will be reviewed after first written assessment which is being prepared now.

Mathematics – Students in year 10 are initially set into one of three different ability groups - sets 1 and 2 higher, sets 3 and 4 higher/foundation or sets 5 and 6 foundation. Students are assessed continually to ensure they are in the most appropriate group and students in sets 3 and 4 are reset at the start of year 11 into dedicated higher or foundation groups. Students aiming to achieve B grades or better sit the higher tier exam in year 11 and students aiming for C grades sit the foundation papers. Both tiers will be examined in summer 2016.


Science – All students in Year 10 study the first GCSE in science called CORE Science. The students have been grouped by ability based on their high school data. We also gather our own data from end of topic tests based on the first GCSE topics they have studied. This will happen before half term and will allow us to re-set students. All students will have GCSE exams in early June 2015.

Biology 5th June PM 2015 Chemistry 9th June PM 2015 Physics 12th June PM 2015

• In Year 11 the most able scientists will follow the second GCSE in science called Additional Science and a third GCSE Further Additional Science.

• The other students, as appropriate for their ability will follow either GCSE Additional Science or BTEC Applied Science.

Design & Technology (All Courses) – 2 year course, 60% Coursework 40% Exam. Students will complete a variety of skill building activities in Year 10 leading up to Easter 2015. Coursework begins at Easter and will run until February half term in Year 11. Ashby School Information Evening 15

Languages – Year 10 French students will do a baseline test next week. (No revision necessary). This will be used to track their journey in Languages and assess areas of strength and weakness. Year 10 German students will be tested later this half term. 2 year courses with both written and speaking and listening examined elements in Year 11. Physical Education – GCSE - 2 year course with coursework and an

examination at the end of Year 11 – 3 practical lessons per fortnight and 2 theory.

• BTEC – 3 practical lessons per fortnight and 2 theory, examined via a combination of coursework and an online test carried out in Y11.

• Mainstream PE / ALL students will have 2 periods of PE per week. Students are able to select what activities they take part in from a list of 26!


History – Controlled assessment at the end of Year 10. Opportunities to re-do this are limited so a need to focus upon successful completion. Examination in summer 2016.

Religious Studies – Religious Studies - 2 year course with all work done in Year 10 and 11 contributing to a final examination in 2016.

Citizenship – 2 year course with 60% coursework and a final

examination worth 40% in 2016.

CCRE (Careers, Citizenship, Relationships, Religious Education) – 2 year course for all students which is non-examined.

Psychology – 2 year course with all work done in Year 10 and 11 contributing to final examination in 2016.

Geography – 2 year course – Field Trip and controlled conditions coursework at the start of Year 11 and exam in summer 2016.


Art – 2 year course, all work done is building skills and producing a series of coursework projects that are worth 60% of the total mark. The 40% exam unit is undertaken between January and Easter of year 11, with a two day (10 hour) exam. Music – All students are expected to practice their instruments

throughout the 2 year course on a regular basis; ideally at least 3 times per week. To achieve the highest assessment marks they must reach the standard of at least Grade 3 in year 11.

Music Technology – Students will cover a range of Music technology

based units in the 2 year course; all internally assessed. There will be an external examination in January 2016 which may be retaken in June.

Media – In year 10 students complete their Individual Portfolio where they will create a Digipak for a new music artist after undertaking research and planning. They will make the product and then evaluate it (30%). In Year 11, students will complete their Group Portfolio, making their film and evaluating it (30%) and then complete an exam (40%).


GCSE Drama – 2 year course. 3 Units - Unit 1: assessed year 10. Unit 2 : assessed year 11. Unit 3 : External Examination year 11. The coursework/exams consists of 40% written and 60% practical.

BTEC Production – 2 year course. 3 Units - Unit 7: assessed year 10. Unit 2 and 1 assessed year 11.

Business Education – 2 year course with controlled conditions coursework at the start of year 11 and exam in summer 2016.

Leisure and Tourism – 2 year course with examination in summer 2016. One exam 40% and one controlled coursework 60%.

Internal Year 10 End of Year Tests will take place w/c 15th June 2015 and w/c 22nd June 2015.


Attendance

• Research has shown that achievement is directly linked to attendance.

• Students with a high level of attendance invariably perform better in class and in examinations.

• 95% attendance is half a day off every 2 weeks or 10 days off over the school year. Encourage your child to aim for 100%.


E-Safety

• The internet is an integral part of modern education and your child will be using a variety of devices such as phones, tablets, laptops that can access it both at school and at home.

• We will be putting on the website a guide for parents to support you in ensuring that your child uses safe practices when using the internet and mobile technologies.


Extra-Curricular

• Education at Ashby School does not stop at 3.05pm. • After school, students can take advantage of a busy

programme of educational, sporting and other activities.

• Most clubs and extra lessons are held after school on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, when late buses are available free of charge at 4.30pm to take students home.

• Some extra curricular events take place at weekends or during school holidays. Students are also encouraged to take part in trips and visits throughout the year.


Careers

• The careers adviser can give practical help with getting a job, an apprenticeship or a place at college. She can help students to:

- apply for vacancies; - arrange interviews; - fill in application forms and cope with interviews; - deal with any other career-related issues.

• There is a careers resource area in the school library

with information on a range of subjects such as courses, jobs, health, money and free time.


Thank you for attending the Ashby School Year 10 Information Evening


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