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Key Stage 4 Information Evening for parents and carers

Key Stage 4 Information Evening for parents and carers. The curriculum and progress through KS4 Ruth McQuire , Assistant Headteacher English and Maths Sarah Fairburn, Head of English Don Walker, Head of Maths Pastoral Support Lee Margerison , Head of Year 10. What is our curriculum?.

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Key Stage 4 Information Evening for parents and carers

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  1. Key Stage 4 Information Evening for parents and carers

  2. The curriculum and progress through KS4 Ruth McQuire, Assistant Headteacher • English and Maths Sarah Fairburn, Head of English Don Walker, Head of Maths • Pastoral Support Lee Margerison, Head of Year 10

  3. What is our curriculum? “Years ago I came across Parkinson’s Law: ‘Work expands to fill the time available for its completion.’ Since then I’ve discovered another, more hopeful principle: ‘Young people grow to fill the space we create for them.’” Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

  4. Reformed GCSEs • New content • Reduction in controlled assessment • Increase in examinations • New grading

  5. New Grading 9-1

  6. Forecast Grade 9 8 6 7 5 3 4 2 1

  7. Assessment and Feedback • Marking is not often done in 9-1 grades • Feedback • Subsequent (student) action • Dialogue • Methods of feeding back • Summative 9-1 grades (significant assessments)

  8. 2019 GCSE Results • In all subjects 88% at 9-4/A*-C 39% at 9-7/A*-A • In English and Mathematics 89% (9-4) in English and 87% (9-4) in Maths • Progress 8 0.70 (3 year av)

  9. Progress through GCSEs A marathon not a sprint

  10. Start of year 10 • New and different

  11. Communicating progress • Progress reviews - Mon 9th December • Parents’ evening - Wed 29th Jan • Exams – Monday 20th April – Fri 1st May • Written report - Fri 10th July • PROJECTED GRADES now used

  12. St Aidan’s CODE for learning

  13. How we assess and feed back to pupils • Plenty of exercises/tasks/testing • Significant assessments • WWW/EBI/Pupil response (green sheets) • Formal year 10 exams in April

  14. Growth mindset

  15. Growth mindset – we’re not there yet • Ability is not fixed • Challenge is routinely given • Continued effort is the key to success • Know when enough is enough!

  16. Top tips (enjoy and succeed) • Study habit (parent doc) • Planners • Maintain extra curricular and other interests

  17. How many school weeks to go?! 34 remaining this year 30 in year 11

  18. English Language • Paper 1 Creative Reading and Writing (1 hour 45 minutes exam) • 50% of qualification (extract from 20TH/21ST century fiction and narrative/descriptive writing) • Paper 2 Writers’ Viewpoints(1 hour 45 minutes exam) • 50% of qualification (non-fiction/non-literary texts and writing to explain a point of view) English

  19. English Literature Paper 1 Shakespeare/19TH Century Novel 1 hour 45 minutes exam, 40% weighting

  20. English Literature Paper 2: Modern Texts and Poetry Exam 2 hours & 15 minutes, 60% of qualification (Poetry dominant weighting)

  21. Mathematics • GCSE Maths is being taught as a three year course • 3 exams, each 90 minutes long • Paper 1 Non-calculator • Paper 2 & 3 Calculator

  22. Mathematics • What can you do to help and support your child?

  23. Head of Year is the first point of contact with any pastoral concerns • Parents’ Evening will provide further opportunities for discussions • The tutorial programme will be informative and support students throughout their GCSE courses • Encourage a balanced approach in terms of academic work and extra curricular activities Pastoral Support

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