Year 11 Trying hard is not enough! Knowing what to do and then trying hard is the key to success.

Year 11Trying hard is not enough!

Knowing what to do and then trying hard is the key to

success

Students

Parents

School

Outcomes

Outcomes5 or more A*- C GCSE

including

English & Mathematics

OutcomesEntry requirements for

post 16 education

Family support

Home – School communication

Attendance and Punctuality

Firm / Sympathetic encouragement

Space to learn

Family support

R & R

Cycle data – Parents’ Evening

BfL

Calendar

Year 11 - timeline• Year 10 results day: 20 August 2015

• Change of school day: 10am start Tues-

Thurs

• Mock examinations

• Interim report: 19 Oct 2015

• Parents’ Evening: Monday 9 November

2015

• Exam season: 16 May – 29 June 2016

• Results day: Thursday 25 August

2016

Anatomy of a General Certificate of Education

(GCSE)

• Controlled Assessment (20 - 60%)

• Examinations (40 – 80%)• Mathematics • Psychology 100%

Exam• RE

B TecRange of core units on different topics (75%) and external test

(25%)

•PE – On-line test on anatomy•Dance – Performance•Music – Written paper

KS2 to KS4: ProgressKey Stage 2 grade Equivalent GCSE

grade

3 G4 F5 E6 D

CBA

A*

Making sense of grades

3 levels of progress

Subject NPG ExamResult

ForecastGrade

Engagement inLearning (EiL)

Maths B - C 3

English Literature C C C 2

English language C - C 1

Biology C - D 3

Chemistry C - C 2

Physics C - C 2

RE C - D 3

French C - E 4

Geography C - C 2

Art* B - B 1

ECDL B B B 1

Product design* C B C 1

Subject NPG ExamResult

ForecastGrade

Engagement inLearning (EiL)

Maths B - C 3

English Literature C C C 2

English language C - C 1

Biology C - D 3

Chemistry C - C 2

Physics C - C 2

RE C - D 3

French C - E 4

Geography C - C 2

Art* B - B 1

ECDL B B B 1

Product design* C B C 1

Subject NPG ExamResult

ForecastGrade

Engagement inLearning (EiL)

Maths B - C 3

English Literature C C C 2

English language C - C 1

Biology C - D 3

Chemistry C - C 2

Physics C - C 2

RE C - D 3

French C - E 4

Geography C - C 2

Art* B - B 1

ECDL B B B 1

Product design* C B C 1

Subject NPG ExamResult

ForecastGrade

Engagement inLearning (EiL)

Maths B - C 3

English Literature C C C 2

English language C - C 1

Science Core C - D 3

Science Additional C - D 3

RE C - D 3

French C - E 4

Geography C - C 2

Art B - B 1

ECDL B B B 1

Product design C B C 1

Subject NPG ExamResult

ForecastGrade

Engagement inLearning (EiL)

Maths B - C 3

English Literature C C C 2

English language C - C 1

Biology C - D 3

Chemistry C - C 2

Physics C - C 2

RE C - D 3

French C - E 4

Geography C - C 2

Art* B - B 1

ECDL B B B 1

Product design* C B C 1

Subject NPG ExamResult

ForecastGrade

Engagement inLearning (EiL)

Maths B - C 3 ?

English Literature C C C 2

English language C - C 1

Biology C - D 3 ?

Chemistry C - C 2

Physics C - C 2

RE C - D 3 ?

French C - E 4 ?

Geography C - C 2

Art* B - B 1

ECDL B B B 1

Product design* C B C 1

Subject NPG ExamResult

ForecastGrade

Engagement inLearning (EiL)

Independent Learning

Maths B - C 3

English Literature C C C 2

English language C - C 1

Biology C - D 3

Chemistry C - C 2

Physics C - C 2

RE C - D 3

French C - E 4

Geography C - C 2

Art* B - B 1

ECDL B B B 1

Product design* C B C 1

Student Mentoring

• Year 11 Achievement Team: regular meetings

• Contact with parents

• Targets set – intervening

• Regular checks

• Firm hand when required

Subject intervention

• What is it?

• When does it happen?

• Who is involved?

• Does it work?

• How will you know?

Post 16 – What next?

Initial careers meeting

Careers event (end of term)

UCAS progress (on-line applications)

All Saints Sixth Form (open morning –7

Nov)

Careers Service (Mr Richardson)

Students Responsibility

Making good choices: BfL – focus in lessons

Daily habits

Success: effort is as important as talent

Learning is hard work

A year of discovery and preparation

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