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Year 10 Parents’ Information Evening 2011

Year 10 Parents’ Information Evening 2011. Successful learners Confident individuals Responsible citizens. Context. Difference between Key Stage 3 and 4 Parental support What to expect –the new exam process Tracking systems Getting the basics right The importance of core subjects

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Year 10 Parents’ Information Evening 2011

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  1. Year 10 Parents’ Information Evening 2011

  2. Successful learners Confident individuals Responsible citizens

  3. Context • Difference between Key Stage 3 and 4 • Parental support • What to expect –the new exam process • Tracking systems • Getting the basics right • The importance of core subjects • Pupils support and guidance and progression to Post 16

  4. Key Stage 4 – the next phase • Qualifications • English and Maths • Choice and personalisation • Standard of work • Changing relationships • Other pressures

  5. How the qualifications work • Benchmarks – 5 A*-Cs and 5 A*-Cs with English and Maths -Level 2 qualification • Benchmark – 5 D-Gs –Level 1 qualification • Benchmark – EBacc English/Maths/two Sciences/Geography or History and MFL • Qualifications followed are GCSEs and Btecs. • Qualifications provide entry to next level courses/ entry to employment or training/entry requirements for university

  6. GCSE • General certificate of secondary education. • Modular courses • Grades A* - G are passes – Level 1 pass D-G, Level 2 pass A*-C. • Exams can be taken throughout the year (usually January and June) opportunity for 1 resit. No Jan in Year 10. • Controlled assessments in most subjects • Significant proportion of assessment remains at end of course. • Results of modules approx 12 weeks after exams. Final results August 2013. • Practice tests in class but no formal mocks

  7. Btec • One of nationally recognised suite of vocational qualifications • Continual assessment – no exams • Graded D*, D, M, P • Worth equivalent of 4 or 2 or 1 GCSEs – Grades A*, A,B,C. • Opportunity to improve and resubmit work as course progresses • Health and Social Care, Business, Design, Performing Arts and Dance, Science and ICT

  8. Pupil tracking • Minimum target grades set for each individual – based on Fischer Family Trust national data base, KS2 scores and CATs • Monitoring against targets 3 times per year • Government expectation of minimum progress is KS2 level 4 = C grade, level 5 = B grade • Report tracking home twice per year plus one fuller report per year • Targeted support, intervention and reward linked to tracking system

  9. Parental role • Recognise the significance • Support the learning process • Build confidence • Be strategic • Monitor work life balance • Attend parents’ evenings – including revision eve later this year, look at exercise books, planners, talk to us, talk to them. • Help us with the basics

  10. A few scenarios-what would you do? Your child takes his first History exam in January. In March you find out he achieved a grade D- his minimum target was a C. • You hit the roof, ban him from computer games and rugby training • Phone school and demand that he has a change of teacher. • Point out that a D is close to where he should be- another 5 marks and it would be a C- plan supportive encouragement for the resit

  11. You receive a monitoring report that identifies cause for concern in terms of your child’s progress • Ground her for a month and make sure she does 2 hours homework every night. • Phone school and ask to speak to her Form tutor for some support with learning. • Establish some clear routines for the future –establish rewards and sanctions for next report. Look forward not back.

  12. You are worried that you son seems down and lethargic – he doesn’t want to talk about school work and sits around the house watching tv most of the time. Previously he had an active social life. • Keep an eye on the situation but don’t bother school just yet. • Make him join a gym – the exercise will do him good. • Phone and speak to the Head of Year, ask for a progress report, discuss similar observations at school.

  13. Supporting learning – a few things to consider Visit exam board web sites – they often have a parents section. Have a look at syllabuses and papers – often there are useful revision and study tips. Exam boards are: EDEXCEL, AQA, OCR, Welsh board

  14. Cont…d • Look at your child’s books/ talk to them about work. • Offer to test them. • Encourage reading – books/ newspapers or at least watching news/ current affairs/ documentaries. • Help with a revision plan/ work schedule. • Buy revision guides for Christmas • Build in rewards/ incentives to work • Keep positive! positive! positive!

  15. Study Cards • Mrs Sinfield

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