Brampton Manor Academy Year 9 Information Evening Success

Brampton Manor Academy Year 9 Information Evening Success through effort and determination

AIMS OF THIS EVENING: § To go over the subjects that we teach in year 9 § To inform you about the important changes to GCSEs § To inform you about how we are preparing your children for these changes § To further strengthen our partnership with you § To answer your questions/queries

WHAT WE TEACH IN YEAR 9 English Mathematics Biology Chemistry Physics Computing Geography History French Spanish/German 3 hours 1 hour 2 hours EBACC Art and Design Drama Music PE Religious Studies Technology CPSHE 1 hour 2 hours 1 hour Form Time

KS 4 OPTIONS CORE SUBJECTS English Language English Literature Mathematics Biology Chemistry Physics PE (non examined) Religious Studies HUMANITIES Geography History LANGUAGES French Spanish German Art Business Studies Food Nutrition Computing Drama Economics Graphic products Music PE Photography Psychology Resistant materials Sociology Textiles

CHANGES TO GCSEs There are 2 important changes to GCSEs that will affect your child: • A*- G grades will be replaced with number grades (9 – 1) • The amount of work that is covered has been increased and the way each subject is assessed has also been changed.

CHANGES TO GCSEs

New grading structure 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 U GOOD PASS (Df. E) 5 and above = top of C and above AWARDING 4 and above = bottom of C and above Current grading structure A* A B C D E F G U

ASSESSMENT CHANGES IN GCSEs ENGLISH LANGUAGE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT Unit 1 Written Examination 60% Unit 3 Controlled Assessment 40% CURRENT ASSESSMENT 2 h 15 Paper 1 Written Examination 50% Paper 2 Written Examination 50% 1 h 45 ENGLISH LITERATURE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT Unit 1 Written Examination 35% Unit 2 Written Examination 35% Unit 3 Controlled Assessment 30% 1 h 30 1 h 15 CURRENT ASSESSMENT Paper 1 Written Examination 40% Paper 2 Written Examination 60% 1 h 45 2 h 15 ALMOST ALL GCSEs WILL NOW BE EXAMINED BY 100% EXAM AT THE END OF YEAR 11. NO MORE COURSEWORKS!

HOW HAS MATHS GCSE HAS CHANGED? MATHEMATICS PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT CURRENT ASSESSMENT Paper 1 – Non-Calculator 1 h 45 Paper 1 – Non-Calculator 1 h 30 Paper 2 – Calculator 1 h 45 Paper 2 – Calculator 1 h 30 Paper 3 – Calculator 1 h 30 • THE NEW MATHS GCSE IS 1 HOUR LONGER IN TOTAL • STUDENTS WILL HAVE TO SIT THREE PAPERS • THERE IS A LOT MORE CONTENT TO TEACH

AN EXAMPLE OF HOW MATHS GCSE HAS CHANGED PREVIOUSLY: Solve the simultaneous equations (4 marks): 3 x + 2 y = 4 4 x + 5 y = 17 NEW STYLE QUESTION (4 marks): Susie has to deliver some packages and some parcels. The total number of packages is 4 times the number of parcels. The total number of packages and parcels is 40 Each parcel has a weight of 1. 5 kg. The total weight of the packages and parcels is 37. 6 kg. Each of the packages has the same weight. Work out the weight of each package.

WHAT WE DOING TO PREPARE YOUR CHILD FOR THESE • CHANGES: We have started teaching the GCSE course from year 7 • We have changed our assessments to reflect the changes at GCSE • We now monitor the performance of the students against the GCSE standards/criteria • We are identifying students that are struggling and providing them with additional support • We are ensuring that homework questions are of GCSE standard • We are aiming to finish teaching the course at the end of year 10 to give enough time to go over things in year 11 • We are making sure that the quality of teaching matches GCSE standard in all subjects

WHEN WILL YOUR CHILD BE ASSESSED THIS TERM? IN ADDITION TO INFORMAL ASSESSMENTS IN LESSONS, YOUR CHILD WILL BE TESTED FORMALLY EACH TERM: Term 1 § Monday 28 th November 2016 – Friday 9 th December 2016 Term 2 § Monday 13 th March 2017 – Friday 17 th March 2017 Term 3 § Tuesday 6 th June 2017 – Friday 16 th June 2017

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD: • Ensure that your child comes to school everyday and punctually • Each day’s absence is now a GCSE learning day missed!

GOOD ATTENDANCE MATTERS

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD: • Ensure that your child comes to school everyday and punctually • Each day’s absence is now a GCSE learning day missed! • Ensure that your child completes their homework fully. Please sign their homework diaries • Let us know if your child’s homework is too easy • Let us know if your child is struggling with the work

HOMEWORK • Homeworks are now more important than ever – your child will be completing GCSE standard questions! • Their performance in the homeworks helps us to gauge how well they’ve understood the work taught in lessons HOMEWORK TIMETABLE (45 minutes per subject each week) MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SPANISH GEOGRAPHY MATHS PE DT GERMAN ENGLISH DRAMA PHYSICS FRENCH BIOLOGY COMPUTING RE MUSIC HISTORY CHEMISTRY ART

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD: • Ensure that your child comes to school everyday and punctually • Each day’s absence is now a GCSE learning day missed! • Ensure that your child completes their homework fully. Please sign their homework diaries • Let us know if your child’s homework is too easy • Let us know if your child is struggling with the work • Talk to us the moment any problem arises • Attend parents’ evenings to receive feedback about your child’s progress

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LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM

ONLINE SAFETY – INTERNET AWARENESS What does your child use the internet for? Friendship Excellence Oppor tunity Success through effort and determination

ONLINE SAFETY – INTERNET AWARENESS • Although the internet has many benefits, are you really aware of what your child is doing online? Could they be: • Engaging in cyberbullying • Flaming • Sexting • Watching/downloading pornography/inappropriate material • Impersonating someone else In this school, we: • Actively monitor our students’ online activity • Teach e-safety You can support by: • • • Talking to your child about their online activities Ensuring that the home computer is in the living room not their bedroom Monitoring their activities on their mobile phones etc

YOUR CHILD’S SAFETY & WELLBEING IS IMPORTANT TO US Ms. MEADOWS PROGRESS LEADER Ms. BRUDENELL SCHOOL COUNSELLOR Mr. OSHIN BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT MANAGER Ms. GOTOBED EDUCATION WELFARE OFFICER Mr. BALAAM ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Mr. PRICE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Ms. KAISER VICE PRINCIPAL Ms. O’BRIEN DESIGNATED SAFEGUARDING LEAD

Thank you for coming this evening Are there any questions?