Transcript Settling in in Y10 - Ounsdale High School

Settling in, in Y10
Mrs Sue Hodgetts
Mr M Ward
Which one would you choose?
Magic
Carpet
Endless
bag of
sweets
Invisible
cloak
What’s new?
•No more modular exams, all end loaded in final term of y11
•No more resits in y10/11
• Emphasis on SPAG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar)
•Rising standards, deeper thinking, harder marking
•Stay on till they are 18
•Competition for places at FE and HE
• Real focus on passing English and Maths
Oh dear, what's wrong?
dear john
i want a man who knows what love is all
about you are generous kind thoughful
people who are not like you admit to being
useles and inferior you have runed me for
other men i yearn for you i have no
feelings whatsoever when were apart i can
be forever happy will you let me be yours
jane
Oh dear, what's wrong?
Dear John:
I want a man who knows what love is all about.
You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who
are not like you admit to being useless and
inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I
yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever
when we're apart. I can be forever happy--will
you let me be yours?
Jane
/25
Oh dear, what's wrong?
Dear John:
I want a man who knows what love is all about.
You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who
are not like you admit to being useless and
inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I
yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever
when we're apart. I can be forever happy--will
you let me be yours?
Jane
/25
Why change?
•Previous discussions indicate that many are concerned that modular
exams are not helping students to achieve but rather merely encouraging
re-sits.
•The ability to take exams an unlimited number of times is unfair to those
who have to take a linear exam and work hard to achieve a good result the
first time.
•Passing modules has become more important to pupils than actually
achieving a lasting understanding and love of a subject.
•Frequent exam sessions interrupts students learning therefore they will
now restrict GCSE sitting to May/June in order to minimise the impact on
teaching and learning time. It will ensure that students can spend the full
two years on their studies for a particular subject.
•November exams for English, English language and mathematics retakes
will continue.
• Many people believe that the students level of understanding and
maturity is greater in year 11.
• Students will have fewer opportunities to be put under stress because
fewer exams
What are going to be the
challenges for the Students?
• Having to remember work which is up to 18 months
previous.
• Making sure that lessons are attended.
• Making sure that any work missed is caught up.
• Completing homework
• Review and revising as they go along.
• Being organised with books and work
Staff challenges
• Understanding and coping with individual learning
styles in order to help them remember topics and ideas.
•Creating frequent tests/revisit topics in order to ‘top up’
memory.
•Giving opportunities for students to create revision
materials as they go along.
• Getting students to evaluate and analyse work.
•Getting students to think about and self question.
Describe…Explain…Analyse
Analyse:
Let us look specifically at…..
If we look at this example and compare it with…..
If this continues to happen we might see…
This will lead to…
On the other hand…
Therefore…
The most appropriate solution is…
On balance…
The extent of the impact depends on …
Explain:
The purpose of this is to…
It does this because…
In order for this to work it needs to…
In this situation it …..
This means that…
Describe:
This is a…….
It looks like…..
It has a …….
Describe…
Explain…Analyse
Choose one of the pictures
Why did you choose it?
What can you do?
• Try and engage them in conversations about their work. Not
about how the day went. Use questions that make them think.
My favourite… ‘What would someone who disagreed with you
say’
• Be aware of the importance of SPAG if they have asked you
for help.
• Push them to use the higher order skills of explain and
analyse.
• Try and arrange visits to support the things they are studying
(if you can) to give a different perspective. E.g. Visit the
enigma machine (Bletchley park) for maths. Think Tank
(Birmingham) for science, Maths and technology.
•Encourage them to reflect and review regularly.
•Create posters
•Revision cards
Y 10 Controlled test dates 12-13
Start date
Subject
Art
ART: GCSE Controlled Test will be approximately in April of
Y11 (2014). This will be for 10 hours (split over two full school
days) and will take place inside an Art room. There are no
controlled tests for Y10 students as coursework is undertaken
for the first 4 whole terms from the beginning of the course.
Business Studies
The Business Studies Controlled Assessment will be carried
out in the Summer term of Y10.
Drama
Two controlled test in y11
Eng
The vast majority of students follow English Language and
Literature and Controlled Assessment schedule is
approximately as follows
Jan/Feb – Narrative Writing
Jan-April – Shakespeare and Poetry
June/July – Of Mice and Men
Students in M4 study English only and will complete the
following:
Feb – 3rd person writing
Feb-April – Shakespeare and Poetry
June/July – Of Mice and Men
Food
The Y10 Food Tech controlled assessment has started this
week and we hope to have it completed by October half term
of Y11. It’s a massive project worth 60% of their GCSE and
will be completed in lessons and at home (research or
evaluation tasks only for homework) between now and then.
Geog
One CA in Summer term – based upon Fieldwork – the
question will be upon river management.
There are actually two terminal examinations in y11
MFL
Controlled assessments -Y10 German
MFL
Controlled assessments -Y10 German
Writing – March 2013 Speaking – November 2013
Speaking – July 2013
Spanish
Writing Feb 2013
Speaking April 2013
Writing 2 June 2013
Speaking October 2013
+ additional pieces where necessary tba
MFL memorisation of grammatical rules, verb tables and especially vocabulary is vital
Graphics
Begun in April of Y10 and completed by Jan of y11
H&SC
Voc ed still do not have any exams. We therefore assess constantly through portfolio
work. Every lesson counts!!!! This means that attendance at every lesson is vital as is
completion of homework. Catch up is now even more important.
ICT
Only the Year 10s studying Computing GCSE will have controlled assessments. The first
one will commence within the next 2 weeks. The second one will not be done until Year 11;
there is also an exam at the end of Year 11.
Please note that Year 10s studying Cambridge Nationals L1/L2 will not undertake
controlled assessments although they will have an exam in Year 11.
Public Services
Voc ed still do not have any exams. We therefore assess constantly through portfolio
work. Every lesson counts!!!! This means that attendance at every lesson is vital as is
completion of homework. Catch up is now even more important.
History
The period for History’s Controlled Assessment for the current Y10 will be:
Sept-Oct half term 2013 i.e. first half term of their Y11.
Ancient History
This will take place in September of Year 11 and consists of a 2000 word essay to be
completed in school. The focus is on Mycenaean Greece 1400-1050 BC and is heavily
reliant upon finding, using and analysing primary sources.
Maths
No controlled assessments in maths.
Media
All completed by the end of y10. Roughly one piece of work per half term.
Music
Takes place in Y11 (March/April) requires students to respond to an exam board
led stimulus.
PE
February for both Y10 and Y11
RE
No controlled assessments in RE
Res Materials
Begins May of y10 and completed by Dec Y11
Sc
Controlled test Feb or March
Students will still take GCSE exams for science in May/June as they will be at the end of
the yr10 course