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Y11 Parental Seminar

Y11 Parental Seminar. Supporting the challenge of exams and revision as a parent. This is a difficult time for parents as well as students Try and de mystify what is going on for you Try to re assure you of the things you can do to help and possibly be involved in. Introduction.

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Y11 Parental Seminar

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  1. Y11 Parental Seminar Supporting the challenge of exams and revision as a parent

  2. This is a difficult time for parents as well as students • Try and de mystify what is going on for you • Try to re assure you of the things you can do to help and possibly be involved in Introduction

  3. Examination rules and protocols • The revision process • Exam Preparation Programme (EPP) • Command words • Q&A and revision cards Agenda

  4. William Brookes School External Examinations

  5. Regulations • Exam Board Regulations apply • Inspected to make sure we comply • All candidates have been issued with a list of the current regulations • Copies of these are posted both outside and inside each examination room • Pupils have sat external examinations previously and are aware of the schools expectations

  6. Regulations • NO Mobile Telephones • NO IPods, MP3 players etc

  7. Equipment • School does not provide any equipment • Write in BLACK INK • Not pencil unless asked to do so • All equipment in CLEAR bag or pencil case • Only water allowed in Exam Hall • No glasses cases or calculator lids

  8. Our expectations • Arrive in Good Time • In School Uniform • Properly Equipped • At least 10 minutes early • Morning start time is 09:00 • Afternoon start time is 13:30 • School can vary the start time by 30 mins

  9. When can I leave ? • School policy that candidates are in the Examination Room for the duration of the Examination • Other exam papers may be running at the same time • Obviously if a candidate is unwell they will be allowed to leave the Exam Hall

  10. What if ? • Let the school know straightaway • All examination boards endeavour to assist the candidate in achieving the best possible outcome • School will request Special Consideration

  11. Finally • Any queries let the school know as soon as possible. • Contacts are :- Mrs. K Robinson Examinations Officer Miss J Brown Examinations Assistant

  12. Why put ourselves through the misery of revision? • Because there is a direct correlation between exam grades and quality of revision • Hours of revision does not ensure success if it is not effective • Revision needs to be well structured • Revision needs to be active not passive

  13. Preparing For Revision • A workspace which is clear and well lit • All materials needed close at hand • A clock to time revision sessions • Follow arevision timetable • Use time effectively • Revise what you don’t know • Visualise what success will bring • Drink plenty of water, eat healthily and exercise • Use lots of different ways of studying

  14. You can’t do the revision for them But you can be • Supportive and encouraging • Flexible • Sensitive to their stress • Help keep things in perspective • Keep them Organised • Be a ‘gopher’

  15. Misreading the question and as a result giving an answer which misses the point; Failing to tailor the exam answer to the number of marks available; Extracting information inaccurately from tables, graphs, drawings, photographs or other sources in the exam; Using subject-specific, often technical language inaccurately or incorrectly Omitting units for numerical answers Poor spelling; Not making best use of time in the exam. The issues

  16. Failing to organise their revision, including failing to prepare a timetable; Not being able to prioritise the most important aspects to revise; Spending time ‘revising’ while not concentrating; Lacking a suite of effective revision skills and techniques; Having insufficient subject notes to revise from; Showing uncertainty about how to tackle the exam itself The issues continued…

  17. To support our students in preparing for exams • Provide structure to their revision and some skill development • Utilise all possible revision strategies in the months leading to June • Target revision sessions at aiding last minute preparation • Reorganised classes to suit ability and learning abilities The Examination Preparation Programme

  18. Government want students in school for whole exam period • We want them to maximise their learning • The two weeks prior to half term are loaded with exams • We want to tailor our approach to meet everyone's needs The principles for this year

  19. Remain on timetable until May half term • Normal lessons will be working on revision and preparation • Removed from normal lessons for focused last minute Exam Preparation sessions • This is not a replacement for a structured revision programme at home The process for students

  20. Students must … • Come prepared and focused to work • Bring suitable equipment for both their normal lessons and EP sessions – see TT • See the sessions as specific help and look to get individual queries solved and ensure a full understanding of the exam structure • Be positive and well behaved • Dressed in full uniform

  21. Obviously the results in August and future career options • Celebration Assembly day on Friday 24th May • School Prom Friday 28 June • We will give them an extended holiday starting no later than Monday 24thJune! Hard work with some reward

  22. Command Words

  23. Higher Order thinking BLOOM’S REVISED TAXONOMYCreatingGenerating new ideas, products, or ways of viewing thingsDesigning, constructing, planning, producing, inventing.EvaluatingJustifying a decision or course of actionChecking, hypothesising, critiquing, experimenting, judgingAnalysingBreaking information into parts to explore understandings and relationshipsComparing, organising, deconstructing, interrogating, findingApplyingUsing information in another familiar situationImplementing, carrying out, using, executingUnderstandingExplaining ideas or conceptsInterpreting, summarising, paraphrasing, classifying, explainingRememberingRecalling informationRecognising, listing, describing, retrieving, naming, finding

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