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KS4 Curriculum
Core Subjects
• English – English Language GCSE and English Literature GCSE.
• Mathematics – including Statistics GCSE for most students.
• Science – Core and Additional Science GCSEs (exams all at the end of year
11).
• Skills for Life – non-examined.
• Core PE – non-examined.
Option Subjects
• Up to 4 other subjects that students have chosen to study.
• They generally have five lessons in each of these subjects every fortnight.
• English Baccalaureate (EBacc) was recommended but not compulsory.
Option Subjects
• Most year 10s seem to have settled in to their option subjects very well.
• There is a very short window for students to consider changing their option
choices.
• By the end of next week it will be too late for most students to be able to
change their options.
• To change their option subjects we will always require written confirmation
from parents.
Curriculum Change – Year 10
Reformed Key stage 3
• KS3 levels no longer statutory.
• The KS3 curriculum was been significantly revised in order to prepare our new year 10
students for the changes that have happened to KS4.
• The curriculum choice and options for students beginning the Key Stage 4 curriculum
has been designed to comply fully with the new government guidance and regulations.
Curriculum Change – Year 10
Curriculum Change – Year 10
Reforming Key stage 4 (GCSE) Qualifications
• A new GCSE grading scale that uses the numbers 1 to 9 to identify levels of
performance (rather than A*-G), with 9 being the top grade (4 being roughly
equal to the old C grade).
• New grading is for English and mathematics only for current Year 10.
Other subjects will be using this grading system from next year
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Curriculum Change – Year 10
Reforming Key Stage 4 (GCSE) Qualifications
• New English and mathematics GCSEs are now being delivered, with students sitting these
new GCSE examinations in summer 2017.
(Other GCSEs will be introduced for first teaching from 2016).
• GCSE mathematics provides greater coverage and is more challenging for those aiming to
achieve top grades. There is a greater emphasis on problem solving and teaching about
personal finance is now compulsory.
• GCSE English Language requires higher level reading skills and good, accurate written
English, which will better prepare students for further study and work.
• GCSE English Literature encourages students to read, write and think critically; it assesses
students on challenging and substantial whole texts and on shorter unseen texts. Students
will no longer be provided with copies of the novels or plays in the exams.
• Most GCSE examinations are un-tiered, only GCSE Mathematics examinations will continue
to have two separate tiers of entry.
• Controlled assessments have been removed from the English assessment process.
• GCSE examinations to recognise and reward accurate spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Reporting
Progress Report 1 – October
Progress Report 2 – December
Progress Report 3 – February
Progress Report 4 – Not issued
Progress Report 5 – May
Progress Report 6 – July
Student progress
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12th
27th
22nd
Frequency
Reporting
Format
Pupils at
the heart
JSO
• 6 times a year, each
half term (5 times
this year)
• End of year core
examinations for all
• Hardcopy –
email/text
• School wide review
of student progress
• Student centred
subject progress
charts
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Student Subject Charts KS3
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Geography
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KS3
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On Track
Example Report
JSO
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Example Report
GCSE English
Changes to the
curriculum 2015
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Changes From Last Year
•No Coursework
•No Speaking and Listening
•All exams at the end of Year 11
•No foundation and higher tier
•No set texts allowed into the exams (Literature)
*Quotations have to be memorised
•Grading changed from A-E to 1-9
We have allocated extra curriculum time for Year 10
students. (9 lessons per fortnight)
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How to Help and Support
•Purchase copies of the required texts so that they may be
annotated. Letters have been distributed to students.
•Support students to keep their books and notes neat and
organised as they will be needed for revision at the end of
Year 11.
•Encourage students to read as widely as possible to improve
their vocabularies and be exposed to different types of written
text.
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Intervention & Support
How are we going to
prepare your
children for the
Summer of 2017?
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The Four R’s
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Attending Lessons
If in Year 10 and 11 a student has an
attendance of 90% this will mean that
they will have missed the equivalent of a
half term of lessons during their GCSE’s!
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Holidays
Please try and avoid the following times
for family holidays:
Easter Holidays: Monday 3 April 2017 to Monday 17 April 2017
Summer term 2017
Tuesday 18 April 2017 – End of June
May half term - Monday 29 May 2017 - Friday 2 June 2017
Please check the website for our school calendar before
booking anything!!
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Intervention & Support
Post report tracking.
Fortnightly meetings to keep students on
track.
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Extra work
Mock exams
Breakfast clubs
Controlled assessment catch up sessions
Revision sessions
Micro Revision
Tutor time withdrawal
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Intervention & Support
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Key Dates for Year 10
Citizenship
2 dates for their coursework. Unit 2 deadline Friday 23rd October
and Unit 4 14th December. All done by the end of this term (60% of
GCSE).
Science
Will be doing Controlled Assessments in science lessons for the first
3 weeks of the summer term.
Catering
Practical One exams w/e 29th Feb 2015
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Key Dates for Year 10
Geography
Wednesday 14th October – deadline for payment of field visit,
magazine subscription and revision guide
6th, 7th and 8th July – field visit to Windsor to collect data for
controlled assessment investigation (students attend one day out of
the three)
Controlled assessment deadline – October half-term 2016
Statistics
Controlled Assessment Deadline - 18th March 2016
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Key Dates for Year 10
Subject Evening
Thursday 12th March, 2015
Pre Public Exam
Begin Monday 27th June, 2016
(two/three weeks)
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Intervention & Support
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• Tutor / Subject teacher
• Subject Leader
• Head of House
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