Transcript Y11 Achievement Evening - Faringdon Community College

Mr J Winter
Assistant Headteacher –
Care & Guidance
Mr N Jukes
Year 11 Co-ordinator
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To issue mock exam results and explain the
implications of these
To provide some useful tips and advice on
how to improve these in the coming months
To answer any questions that either students
or parents may have about the revision
process.
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Curiosity
Intrigue
Nervousness
Anticipation
Followed by ……..
Pleasant/Unpleasant surprise
Disappointment
Shock
Feeling of satisfaction
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To study AS and A’Levels:
College or 6th Form at FCC
Basic requirement is 5 grade A*-C
grades at GCSE
Preference for grade B or above in subjects
wishing to study at AS/A Level
Positive attitude, mature approach, keen to
achieve, willingness to improve.
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To attend College - Vocational (New College,
Swindon College, Abingdon, Oxford..)
Entry requirements will vary depending on the
course you wish to study
Often a number of ‘good passes’ at GCSE level.
Usually a reference to English or Maths,
depending on the course of choice.
Will look for a student who has shown effort
and a willingness to do well, keen to show
improvement.
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Apprenticeship
Very difficult to find and a high demand.
May not be ‘entry requirements’ as such, but
there will be a competitive field for any
apprenticeship that is available
Would be beneficial to look better ‘on paper’
than your competitors…
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Employment
Not an easy option in the current economic
climate.
Depending on the type of employment you
are wishing to enter will depend on the type of
grades required.
However, like Apprenticeships, employment
for 16 year olds is a very competitive field.
Is best to ensure you make yourself look
‘employable’ by the GCSE grades you achieve.
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Your results have been issued....
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Are they as you hoped?
Are they as you expected?
Can they be better?
Would you be happy with these if they were your
actual GCSE results?
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Do you hope to achieve better in the summer?
How are you going to ensure that happens?
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Approximately 75 school days until your first
GCSE exam!!
Important to make the most of the next 75
days.
Maximise your potential, achieve your best.
Target grades are there to aim for…
They are achievable if you try your very best,
but will not be gained by just letting the rest
of this year ‘happen’.
Ensure coursework/controlled assessment grades
are at least in line with your target grade – possibly
even above target.
 Take teacher advice and improve controlled
assessment where possible.
 Avoid holidays or other absence during term time.
 Pay 100% attention in lessons – every lesson counts.
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Start revision early – now!
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Attend extra revision lessons over the coming
months – April & May holidays, After College &
Lunchtimes
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It means literally ‘re-looking’ at information
you have learnt previously.
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The aim is that you know the information you
will be tested on and remember it for the
exam.
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Knowing something depends on
understanding it. Therefore, active
learning is key.
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Make sure you have:
 A tidy, undisturbed place to work
 A comfortable chair
 A table which gives enough room for your
materials
 Adequate light
 All the books you need – school notes, revision
guides, some exam papers
 Pens, pencils, scrap paper
Before the mock exams begin is the best time to
start preparing for your final exams – revise for
the mocks and then do not stop!
 If you didn’t start then, start now.
 Write a revision timetable – little and often is
much more effective than last minute panic
cramming.
 Start with a small amount of time per day and
build up over the next few months.
 Perhaps 30 mins per day, building up to a couple
of hours each day as the exams get closer.
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List all of the subjects that you study
Within each subject, identify the key topics
Identify a list of resources that you can use for
each topic
 Eg
▪ Maths – Algebra – revision cards, My Maths
▪ Geography – Location of Industry – exercise book,
podcast
etc...
DATE
Mon
14th Jan English
(25 mins)
Tues
Weds
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Sun
Maths
History
Geog
DT
Biology
Physics
21st Jan
Business RE
(35 mins)
Chemistry Maths
English
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PE
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Tues
Weds
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Sun
Maths
History
Geog
DT
Biology
Physics
Algebra
Timeline
of WW1
Location
of
industry
Nutrition The
heart
Mon
14th Jan
English
(30 mins)
War
poetry
Forces
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Using a range of different strategies is
important.
You may use different techniques for
different subjects as some may work better
for certain types of content.
A comprehensive list of strategies can be
found on the ‘REVISION’ handout for parents.
Further strategies are described in the
‘Revision Tips’ booklet which has a page for
each examined subject.
Using your notes and transferring these into spider
diagrams
 Use flip chart paper to produce large posters and have
these up all over your room
 Produce revision cards and put these around the
house in rooms you regularly go into
 Listen to revision podcasts available for some subjects
 Use online resources – but avoid the distraction of the
internet social media
 Use picture stories, acronyms and mnemonics to
remember key facts
 Highlight revision books, underlining key terms
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Revision should not just be re-reading your notes. You
can stimulate your mind and learn effectively by:
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Writing down important points
Drawing diagrams or flow charts several times
Testing yourself
Reading out loud
Underlining key points or quotations
Making up word games or mnemonics to help you
Persuading someone to test you, then revise further, then
retest you on a certain topic
 Working through past exam questions
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If you are going to make revision notes, make
and modify your notes to help you learn by:
 Taking short, well spaced, numbered and headed
notes in lessons
 Putting only the main points on revision cards or
coloured post its
 Using these main point cards to help to test
yourself by listing key ideas and patterns
 Numbering the points in your list – eg – the 7
characteristics of living things
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For some things, you can learn by heart. Try to
memorise:
 Connections between fact and patterns which give
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shape to a topic – eg – definitions, scientific laws
Vocabulary in whichever foreign language you are
learning
Quotations from literature
Diagrams or drawings of equipment/apparatus you
may have to draw
Scientific facts such as chemical symbols
Mathematical formulae, times tables etc..
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No matter what your mock grades are today,
whether as you had wanted, as you hoped
for, as you expected or as you feared, it is not
yet too late.
There is still enough time to improve grades a
significant amount – by at least 1 grade.
Teachers and parents will help you, but the
hard work must be done by the students
themselves.
It is crucial that you do something!
Make sure you open your real GCSE results
envelope in August with confidence, knowing
that you could not have prepared any better.
Thanks for Listening