Through Key Stage 4
Years 10 & 11

Research has highlighted there’s a direct link between parental involvement and children’s performance in school. One survey, commissioned by Becta , of 1,000 children and 1,000 parents of children came to the following conclusion:
“Researchers have found a consistent link between increasing parental engagement in a students’ learning and improved attendance, behaviour and achievement – the parent/carer’s influence on a child’s learning is more important than the schools.”

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Support the school in supporting your child
Discuss progress with them
Encourage them to get grade 1’s (outstanding) for their Effort, Homework & Attitude
Take decisive action when 3, 4 or 5 grades regularly crop up.
Come to Parents’ Consultation evenings & Progress
Review Days

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Monitor homework
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Help them to set & achieve targets for improvement
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Sign your child’s planner on a weekly basis
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Ensure your son or daughter prepares fully for the main examination periods
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Ensure the best possible attendance for your son or daughter

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Academic Progress Review Days
November 26th
April 15th
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Monitoring
November 19th
April 1st
July 1st
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Parents’ Consultation Evening
February 15th

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Academic Progress Review Days
November
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Monitoring
November
March
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Trial Examination Results
January
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Parents’ Consultation Evening
February

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Controlled assessment replaced coursework in GCSE subjects from September 2009.
Controlled assessment is an integral and important part of the GCSE courses
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Controlled assessment makes up a proportion of the students final grade at the end of the course.
Controlled assessment is defined as work assigned to and completed by a student during a course of study.
It is designed to measure skills that are not effectively assessed by external assessment.

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Band A –
7 periods Maths
7 periods English
1 period ICT (2 in year 11)
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4 optional GCSEs or BTEC & 2 GCSEs
Band B –
8 periods of Maths
8 periods English
4 periods ICT
3 optional GCSEs or BTEC & 1 GCSE

Targeting underachievement
Liaison with parents/carers
Interpreting information
Highlighting specific students
Tracking underachieving students

Year Office to overview progress of individual students.
Identifying students for each
Tutor to monitor.
Use of outside agencies where necessary.
Monitoring attendance

Academic monitoring
Direct 1 to 1 student support both academic and organisational
Convening meetings with Parent and carers
Linking Student, subject , parents and carers

• Modular and can re-take units
• Take one Literature exam in June year 10 and the second in Year 11
• One Language exam in year 11. Take twice if needed
• GCSE controlled assessments after Christmas

Three units
Understanding non fiction texts
Speaking and
Listening
Understanding spoken and written texts and creative writing

Exploring
Modern Texts
Three units
Poetry Across
Time
Shakespeare and the
Literary
Heritage

• Coursework not going home, where students could receive extra help. All written in school in controlled conditions.
• Fairer system that encourages individual ideas.
• Modular units can be taken early and re-taken.
More in line with Maths and Science.

• Encourage your child to read and take them to the theatre.
• We will study ‘Of Mice and Men’, ‘An Inspector Calls’ and ‘Romeo and Juliet’ over the three years, and a variety of poetry.
• Use Kerboodle and moodle and www.aqa.org.uk

Year 9
Triple
Science
Equivalent to 2 x
GCSEs
Pass = 2 x C
Merit = 2 x B
Distinction = 2 x A
Year 10
GCSE Biology
GCSE Chemistry
GCSE Physics
Year 11
GCSE Core
Science
GCSE Additional
Science
GCSE Additional
Applied Science
BTEC Applied Science
Progression post-16
A-Levels in any
Science
A-Level in
Applied science
Vocational courses / employment /
BTEC Lvl3

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20 th May – P4,P5,P6 exam (17%)
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17 th June – C4,C5,C6 exam (17%)
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23 rd June – B4,B5,B6 exam (17%)
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13 th Dec – physics coursework deadline (33%)
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14 th Feb – biology coursework deadline (33%)
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11 th April – chemistry coursework deadline (33%)

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17 th January – B2, C2, P2 exam (17%)
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25 th May – Ideas in Context Exam (17%)
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15 th June – B3, C3, P3 exam (17%)
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Coursework is worth 33%
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Y9 exam was worth 17%

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Every Lesson ! – Attendance is the key
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Portfolio-based assessment
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Students will be given feedback on achievement and chance to improve work to meet the criteria
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NO EXAMS

GCSE and beyond

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The New GCSE has been extended to include mathematics on a functional level
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Functional mathematics relates to how maths applies and relates to the real world
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Students will now be partly examined in this way
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It is crucial your son/daughter reflect on the relevance of maths to everyday life

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GCSE Mathematics
GCSE Statistics (includes a controlled assessment)
Additional Maths
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A Free Standing Maths Qualification
Worth valuable UCAS points
Sits between GCSE and AS Level
Unit 2 will be examined in Nov 2010 (Worth 33%)
Unit 1 and GCSE Statistics will be examined in
June 2011 (Worth 27%)
Unit 3 and Additional Maths will be examined in
June 2012 (Worth 40%)
All examined with the AQA exam board

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GCSE Mathematics
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GCSE Statistics (includes a controlled assessment)
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Unit 2 will be examined in Nov 2010 (Worth
33%)
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Unit 1 and GCSE Statistics will be examined in June 2011 (Worth 27%)
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Unit 3 will be examined in June 2012 (Worth
40%)
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All examined with the AQA exam board

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GCSE Mathematics
We can give time and support to ensure that your son/daughter gets the best grade they possibly can
An extra lesson a fortnight is dedicated to focusing on Functional Maths skills
Unit 1 will be examined in Nov 2010 (Worth 30%)
Unit 2 will be examined in June 2011 (Worth
30%)
Unit 3 will be examined in June 2012 (Worth
40%)
All examined with the Edexcel exam board

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Encourage and help them to see the relevance of maths in everyday life and the
‘real world’
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Use a variety of websites and resources to support their learning
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 www.mymaths.co.uk
www.samlearning.com
Kerboodle
BBC bitesize
The Edexcel and AQA exam board websites

Core ICT
Option ICT

100% Coursework
1- 2 GCSE Equivalent Qualification
Most will obtains 2 GCSEs
Minimum of 2 - 4 Units need completing

100% Coursework
3 - 4 GCSE Equivalent Qualification
Most will obtain 4 GCSEs
Minimum of 6 Units need completing

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Information about the College, notices and updates

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Short Updates, reminders and information about the College

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Specific Information about your children available to you in real time via a secure
online website:
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Attendance (am & pm)
Attainment
Monitoring
Behaviour

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Information is password protected – you will shortly receive a user ID and password to access the site.
Visit www.shelleycollege.org and click on

Please be careful here.
Click Private
Computer if you, and only you, have access to it

Please be careful and only you, have access to it

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Emails and/or SMS Information sent directly to you.
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Replacing postal and printed communications

http://www.buy4schools.co.uk/
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Anyone can register as an individual
Link yourself to Shelley College
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Go through the Buy4School Gateway to buy online from the same companies you buy from now
Also some High Street Shops
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YOU get money back on each purchase
School gets money from each purchase

 www.samlearning.com
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Shelley College pays a subscription for this site
Individual UserID and Passwords
Research shows 10 Hours = ½ a grade

 www.bbc.co.uk/schools/bitesize
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No subscription for this site
No Individual UserID and Passwords

 http://getrevising.co.uk/
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No Subscription Fee
Students individually Subscribe
Planning Homework and Revision Timetables
Ideas for revising effectively

We look forward to working with you to achieve the best for your child