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Year 11 Information Evening

Year 11 Information Evening. Route B/C 1 March 2012. English. The Last Leg. Final Controlled Assessment dates. English GCSE ROUTE C (Miss Watton’s Group) Of Mice and Men Shakespeare Poetry Will be sat in two weeks time Creative Writing Speaking and Listening x3.

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Year 11 Information Evening

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  1. Year 11 Information Evening Route B/C 1 March 2012

  2. English The Last Leg

  3. Final Controlled Assessment dates • English GCSE • ROUTE C • (Miss Watton’s Group) • Of Mice and Men • Shakespeare • Poetry • Will be sat in two weeks time • Creative Writing • Speaking and Listening x3 English Language GCSE • Of Mice and Men • Creative Writing x2 • Speaking and Listening x3 • Spoken Language English Literature GCSE • Shakespeare and the English Literary Heritage

  4. Revision • All lessons now are dedicated to revision • All teachers will provide students with a schedule outlining the revision topics for that class • Students should bring along the required resources • If students know they are going to miss a lesson they should ensure they speak to their English teacher to get revision materials • Students should ensure they are completing all homework tasks

  5. Exams • To Prepare: • Read non fiction texts (newspapers, leaflets, • Revise terminology for analysing writers’ craft and stylistic features • Don’t describe the text or retell the information • Consider writer’s language choices and their effect on the reader • Make sure you read the question carefully! • Proof read all work • Revise spelling, punctuation and grammar rules • Use of a plan to organise points into paragraphs • Revise key features of language for writing types • Use Individualised Action Plans • English Language GCSE/English GCSE 1 Exam – 2 hours 15 mins 40% 29/05/12 UNIT 1: Media and non-fiction • Reading Section • Writing Section

  6. Individualised Action Plan • All students have an individualised Action Plan based on their mock exam results • They will be vital in their revision schedule • They are personal to each student • They include targets for every section of every exam • Please encourage the use of them!

  7. Exams • To Prepare: • Re read texts • Fully annotate poems in the Anthology • Create quotation banks for texts • Don’t retell the story! • Look at language used by the writer and its effect on the reader • Discuss the context of the novel (Of Mice and Men) • Find and read some poems and discuss what they are about • Use Individualised Action Plans • English Literature 2 Exams 75% UNIT 1: 22/05/12 Exploring Modern Texts (37.5%) 2hrs • The Crucible • Of Mice and Men Unit 2: 24/05/12 Poetry Across Time (37.5%) 1hr 15 mins • Anthology Poetry • Unseen Poetry

  8. General revision • CGP / Collins revision guides available for all units on their website: www.cgpbooks.co.uk • www.bbc.co.uk/gcsebitesize - series of good revision activities on specific texts and papers; • www.aqa.org.uk – past papers and mark-schemes are available under assessment material section of English Language ‘A’ GCSE and English Literature ‘A’ GCSE (new)

  9. Level 2 BTEC First Business– where we are now? • Pupils have completed 9 out of the 10 units in the course, and are currently in the process of undertaking unit 19 (the last unit to be covered). • From now until study leave in May, pupils will be concentrating on completing Unit 19, and ‘filling in the gaps’ of work that they have not managed to complete so far (Pass/Merit/Distinction) work.

  10. Level 2 BTEC First Business– how are we doing so far? • So far, pupils that are falling behind have been put onto an ‘action plan’ which the course leader reviews with them on a bi-weekly basis. • Those pupils who are still not coping on the action plan have had phone calls home. Parents have agreed to ‘after school catch up sessions’ in order to help support pupils to ensure they achieve a minimum of an overall pass grade.

  11. Level 1 BTEC Business – where are we now? • Of the 15 units included in the course, 13 have been completed so far, and 2 are currently being undertaken in lessons. • At the beginning of the next term pupils will be supported in lessons in order to ‘fill in the gaps’ of any work that they have not yet managed to complete. • No pupils are in need of an action plan.

  12. OCR National in ICT - where are we now? • Pupils have now covered 8 out of the total 11 units. • Pupilshave 3 further units to complete between now and May. Some pupils still have improvements to be made to a selection of units, with Unit 1 being the most crucial in terms of ensure GCSE grades are awarded

  13. OCR National in ICT - additional support • Staff are continuing to arrange lunch time and after school sessions to support the completion of Units 1, 5, 7, 8, 20 and 21. Some of these include 1:1 support. • It is essential that pupils attend at the time arranged – destination slips are often issued to remind pupils but the onus is on them to remember. • A support day during the Easter holidays is also being arranged. Pupils attending will be able to access specialist software and additional help from staff.

  14. Any Questions? • Please feel free to contact the respective course leaders: BTEC First & Level 1 Business • Miss Jennifer Walsh on ext 261 or email her at: Jenny.Walsh@st-pauls.org.uk OCR National in ICT • Mrs Kate Hayward-Pretty on ext 261 or email her at: Kate.Hayward-Pretty@st-pauls.org.uk … and they will be happy to discuss your child’s current attainment and future progression on the course

  15. GCSE Mathematics 2012 St. Pauls Catholic School

  16. Mystery…. • Think of a number • Double it • Add ten • Divide by 2 • Take away the number you first thought of • The answer is…… 5

  17. Maths Mindset • Humour • Mystery • Practice

  18. The Course • Functional • Solve Problems • Recall

  19. Revising for Maths • www.mymaths.co.uk • www.st-pauls.org.uk Past Papers and Grade Descriptors

  20. General Information • Google Search “Maths GCSE Edexcel” • GCSE from 2010 | Mathematics A • Course code 1MA0

  21. Key Dates Higher and Foundation: Monday 11th June 2012 PM – Non Calculator Paper Wednesday 13th June 2012 AM - Calculator Paper All papers are 1 hour and 45 minutes Head of Maths: stuart.goodhew@st-pauls.org.uk

  22. BTEC Health and Social Care Update • Pupils are expected to have completed 8 units by the end of the course. • Pupils are aware of where they are on the course as regular feedback is provided during lessons. • Some students are making good progress and meeting expectations. Others need to be encouraged to attend the Thursday after-school sessions. • If you are concerned about the progress your child is making please contact Michelle Thomas-Seymour at michelle.thomas@st-pauls.co.uk.

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