GCSE Success Fair Flightpath Event 2019 Strengthened GCSEs

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GCSE Success Fair & Flightpath Event 2019

GCSE Success Fair & Flightpath Event 2019

Strengthened GCSEs from 2017 • First attempt is last attempt – no resits •

Strengthened GCSEs from 2017 • First attempt is last attempt – no resits • New GCSEs graded 1 -9 • Reduction in % Controlled Assessments or complete removal • All GCSE exams (except Literature) taken at end of Year 11 • Most courses are GCSEs but we have also introduced new BTECs and some vocational qualifications • Expectations for progression have increased with new A Levels – good institutions are full, they won’t negotiate. Grade 5 English & Maths • English and Maths below 4 – do it again!

GCSE English – 2 qualifications English Language • 100% exam • Paper 1 –

GCSE English – 2 qualifications English Language • 100% exam • Paper 1 – 1 h 45 m • 20 th C prose comprehension • 1 x narrative writing • Paper 2 – 2 h • 19 th & 20 th C non fiction comprehension • 2 x transactional writing English Literature Yr 11 100% exam Paper 1 – 2 h Shakespeare ( Macbeth) Anthology poetry (14) Paper 2 – 2 h 30 A Christmas Carol/ Jekyll & Hyde An Inspector Calls/ The Woman in Black • Unseen poetry • •

Maths GCSE

Maths GCSE

GCSE Science Triple Science – 3 qualifications Combined Science – 2 qualifications 6 papers

GCSE Science Triple Science – 3 qualifications Combined Science – 2 qualifications 6 papers – 1 hr 15 mins All must be completed 2 Papers per GCSE (6 in total) – 1 hr 45 mins. Each paper : 50% weighting

The Purpose of Pre-Public Exams • Experience of sitting GCSEs in exactly the same

The Purpose of Pre-Public Exams • Experience of sitting GCSEs in exactly the same place as you will in summer – familiarity breeds calm • Diagnostic tool – what did you find easy? Where are your gaps? How much effort did you put in to preparation? • Therapy – how will you bring about a different outcome? What are the areas to work on? • Blank papers tell us nothing and are a waste of valuable curriculum time. • Test – the proof of the pudding. Every student is in competition with every other student taking that exam.

Be a STAAR! • Sustained Effort • Time Management • Application • Attendance •

Be a STAAR! • Sustained Effort • Time Management • Application • Attendance • Resilience

2017 Grade 4 pass marks • English Language 2018 Grade 5 GCSE pass marks

2017 Grade 4 pass marks • English Language 2018 Grade 5 GCSE pass marks

Support for Y 11 • Providing UCAS Progress / Personal statement guidance • Mock

Support for Y 11 • Providing UCAS Progress / Personal statement guidance • Mock Interviews - 11 th October 2017 • CEIAG assemblies and drop ins • PPEs English, Maths & Science 1 - 30 th Oct-10 November 2018 • PPEs other subjects 15 January - 9 February 2019 • DE 1 & written reports week beginning - 17 th December 2018 • Year 11 Parents’ Evening 25 th January 2018 • Work Experience – June / July sign up with Heather Ogden.

Support for Year 10 • • Visit Post 16 and 18 institutions 3 -11

Support for Year 10 • • Visit Post 16 and 18 institutions 3 -11 th July 2018 Yr 10 Parents’ Evening 7 th June 30 th April -10 th May Yr 10 Exams Yr 10 Written reports wb 28 th March • • • YEARS 10 & 11 Revision Guides Pi. XL Apps in English Literature, Maths, Timestables, History, Geography National Apprenticeship Show Manchester 10 th March CEIAG Event 6 th October Yr 10 -11 Art Residential Anglesey 26 -28 th January

The importance of home support • Ensure your child is ready to learn each

The importance of home support • Ensure your child is ready to learn each day • Monitor use of revision guides, internet and revision sessions • Keep talking to each other – you know your child; encourage, cajole, reward, challenge, inspire, educate, demand! • Interim and written reports • Take them to College open days & evenings • Consider 2021 & 2022, plan for the future – don’t let an error at 16 halt a career path at 18