Year 10 Transition Evening

Thursday 16 th October 2014

Year 10 Transition Evening

 Key Elements of KS4  Attendance Matters  How you can help  Key Dates in KS4

The Curriculum

The Core    English Maths Science    PE ICT PSHE The Options 2 – 4 subjects

Setting

  English, Maths and Science set according to ability based on prior attainment, potential and teacher recommendation English Maths Science

Qualifications

    GCSEs BTEC (Health & Social Care, Vocational Studies) OCR Cambridge Nationals (ICT) City & Guilds ITQS (ICT)

Exams

       all GCSEs now linear exams sat in Summer of Year 11 Core Science sat in Summer of Year 10 Additional Science sat in Summer of Year 11 Internal mock exams in Spring of Year 10 and before Christmas in Year 11 BTEC courses now have an exam component no exams at all for OCR National course

Coursework

    no coursework in Maths, RE, Computing or Economics “controlled” coursework in all other GCSE subjects anything between 20% and 60% of final grade in these subjects coursework calendar published on the school website

Coursework

Progress for all

     not just C grades cross-curricular, employability skills extra-curricular activities tracking intervention encouraging fully-rounded, confident individuals, able to participate as positive citizens

Attendance Matters

Is 90% a good attendance figure?

90% attendance = ½ day missed every week 1 school year at 90% attendance = 4 whole weeks of lessons missed 90% attendance over 5 years of secondary school = ½ a school year missed Research suggests that 17 missed school days a year = 1 GCSE grade DROP in achievement.

(DfE)

Attendance Matters

Attend and Achieve

• If a school can improve attendance by 1%, it will see a 5-6% improvement in attainment.

(DfE)

• Ensure your child’s attendance remains above 95%, allowing him/her to achieve his/her potential.

How can you help?

    Be aware of what is going on Take an interest in your child’s learning Provide the right environment at home Access help

Key Events

Nov 2014 Progress Checks 5 th Feb 2015 Yr 10 Subject Consultation Evening 2 nd Mar 2015 Yr 10 exam week Mar 2015 Progress Checks May/June 2015 GCSE Science Exams June 2015 Progress Checks 15 th -26 th June 2015 Work Experience

Key Events

Oct 2015 Nov 2015 Dec 2015 Jan 2016 Feb 2016 May/June 2016 Aug 2016 Yr 11 FE Information Evening Progress Checks FE Open Evenings Mock Exams FE Applications Yr 11 Subject Consultation Evening Final Report Exams Results

KS4 Key Contacts

KS4 Office: Ms Burley and Ms Davies [email protected]

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01223 242931 ext 263 Year 10 Leader: Mr Ward [email protected]

01223 242931 ext 263 Director of KS4: Mr Carlson [email protected]

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