Transcript GCSE MATHEMATICS 2012-2013

Bullers Wood School
Year 11 Examination
Information Evening
Wednesday 7th November 2012
She always leaves
everything to the
last minute – and
it’s always when
the printer is
broken!
She always says
she has no work
to do!
There are a
million websites
to help but how
do you know
which are any
good?
I don’t understand all this
course work, levels and
modular exams – it’s
completely different from
when I was at school
Reports
Mock Examinations
Targeted Intervention
SAM Learning Secondary
www.samlearning.com
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Centre ID:
BR7BW
User ID:
ddmmyyii
Password:
e.g.160796SB
Revision Exercise -Maths
Topic Questions
Student Progress Report
Questions
Please see Mrs. May at the end of
the evening in L4
ENGLISH GCSE
• ENGLISH LANGUAGE
• ENGLISH LITERATURE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
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Exam is 2hrs 15 min
Early Entry exam 10th January 2013
Summer exam 4th June 2013
Reading section A: Read 3 non fiction
texts and answer questions about them.
• Writing section B: Write 2 pieces:
inform, explain, describe
persuade and argue
REVISION FOR ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Recommended Guides:
• AQA GCSE English and English Language
Foundation Revision Guide
• AQA GCSE English and English Language
Higher Revision Guide
REVISION FOR ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Online Resources:
• BBC Bitesize: use the GCSE English Reading and
Writing sections for top tips and quizzes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english/
• SAM Learning: use the GCSE English section (AQA)
to practice skills and self-mark.
https://platform.samlearning.com
• Podcast revision: click on the ‘resources’ tab for free
podcasts about key English skills.
http://www.podcastrevision.co.uk/
ENGLISH LITERATURE
AQA English Literature: 2 exams
Unit 1 Exam – 40%
20th May 2013
Exploring Modern Texts: 1hr 30mins
Section A: Essay on 1 Modern prose or drama text
(The Crucible/An Inspector Calls/Lord of the Flies)
Section B: Essay on 1 Exploring Cultures text
(Of Mice and Men/To Kill A Mocking Bird)
Unit 2 Exam – 35%
23rd May 2013
Poetry Across Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Section A: Essay on Moon on the Tides poetry (45 mins, 23%)
Section B: Responding to an unseen poem (30 mins, 12%)
REVISION FOR LITERATURE
Recommended Revision Guides:
York Notes
CGP
REVISION FOR LITERATURE
Online Resources:
BBC Bitesize: use the GCSE English Literature sections
for revision videos, notes and quizzes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literatu
re/
• SAM Learning: use the GCSE English Literature AQA
sections on Of Mice and Men, To Kill A Mockingbird &
Comparing Poems to test your knowledge, practise
exam skills and self-mark.
https://platform.samlearning.com
REVISION FOR LITERATURE
Online Resources:
• Spark Notes: detailed summaries, key
quotes & character analysis
http://www.sparknotes.com/
• Schmoop: detailed summaries, key quotes,
character analysis & quizzes in a lively
style
http://www.shmoop.com/
WHAT CAN I DO?
• Ensure that you and your daughter know when
the exams are.
• Make a quiet and comfortable revision space at
home.
• Use one or more of the recommended revision
guides.
• Ensure that your daughter attends any after
school/breakfast revision sessions.
• Encourage small amounts of revision during
any free time.
GCSE MATHEMATICS
2012-2013
What maths resources are available?
There are numerous revision websites
available but especially:
Maths Watch
The Maths Watch CD is an excellent
revision resource that students can
use at home
The Maths area of school VLE has other resources
specifically targeting D to C grade work
How can you help your daughter to prepare for
these important exams?
• Make sure she has access to the appropriate revision materials –
and encourage her to use them regularly
• Encourage her look up the things she doesn’t know and to ask
her teacher for individual help
• Ensure that she is completing the practice papers to the best of
her ability – and handing them in on time
• Check her contact book for any messages from her teacher
regarding not completing or handing in papers on time.
• Make sure that she attends any specific revision sessions
provided by her teacher
Other good sites include .....
When are the exams?
• All students are taking the LINEAR
specification which comprises of TWO papers
– one calculator and one non-calculator
• All students (except the early entry students in
11.5 and 11.6) will be entered for the March
series of exams
When are the exams?
The dates of the exams are:
• Wednesday 27 February (pm)
• Monday 4 March (am)
What happens after March?
• Set 1 will begin studying for the FSMQ in Additional Maths
• Students in Set 6 (if they achieved grade C in the November
exams) will transfer to Higher Tier and work towards a grade
B or above in the June exams.
• Students in Set 5 (who have already all achieved a grade C)
will carry on working towards a grade B or above at the
Higher tier.
• All other students will continue to study maths and prepare
for the June exams.
• Only once the results of the March exams have been issued,
will discussions take place with individuals about possible
resits or about using the time to concentrate on their other
subjects.
How do you know how well your daughter
progressing?
• Ask your daughter to show you the
practice papers she completes and the
marks and comments she receives.
Help her to improve her performance
on these papers by encouraging her to look
up things she has forgotten and by testing
her on key facts
• Encourage her to complete as much of each paper as
she can and check that she is handing them in on time!
How will you know how well your
daughter is progressing?
All students will be taking
Mock GCSE Maths exams during
Mock Exam week which is from
26 – 30 November
Students will be taking past GCSE exam papers
and so the results of these will give you an up-todate picture of your daughter’s achievement in
Maths in terms of a current GCSE grade.
Is there anything else can you do to
support your daughter?
Please make sure they
have all the necessary
resources to support the
learning - including their
own calculator and
suitable maths
equipment.
GCSE Additional Science
•Most students June.
•Triple Science January.
Number of Papers
3 exam papers at Foundation or Higher
•1 x 45 minute Biology
•1 x 45 minute Chemistry
•1 x 45 minute Physics
•ISA done in school
What we are doing in school?
Working through the syllabus in Biology, Chemistry
and Physics.
Doing lots of past paper questions.
Doing ISAs.
Setting homework regularly.
Topics
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Cells
Plants
Food Chains
Waste
Enzymes
Bodies
Inheritance
Atoms
Structures
Properties
Rates
Energy
Useful chemistry
Movement
Energy
Momentum
Static Electricity
Circuits
Mains Electricity
Power
Nuclear Reactions
What you can do at home
• Continue to take an interest.
• Encourage, especially the use of SAM
learning.
• Support us if we ring home.
• Make sure she brings work to lessons.
Calculator to exams, etc.
• Make sure she is attending any after school
or holiday sessions.
Mock Preparation
Note Additional Mocks in January
Preparation for mocks:
•Organisation.
•Use of revision guide (£3.50).
•Bitesize / SAM Learning.
•AQA Website past questions.
Revision Classes
Easter Holidays
Attendance, Punctuality &
Behaviour
Empirical research shows that students with between 95 - 100% attendance are more
likely to achieve 5+A*-C Grades at GCSE
Structured Revision Sessions
Sixth form Open Evening
Thursday
th
15
November 2012
Year 11 Parents’ Evening
Tuesday
th
15
January 2013
Applied subjects talk in the
DALO with Mrs Carter
SAM Learning demonstration in
L4 with Mrs May and Mrs Hatch