Supporting teachers through GCSE reform Crispin Edgell – Qualification Manager Elise Reece – Qualification Manager Alex Holmes - Teacher January 2014 v1.0 Slide 1 Confidential – internal use only Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. Aims • Outline the key changes to the assessment of Science at GCSE for 2016 • Demonstrate how schools might address the additional challenge of reform in the classroom • Explore alternative models for the provision of Science Up in the air A-level reform GCSE reform KS3 levels New Programmes of study School accountability measures 3 of 9 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. What do we know at the moment • Triple and Double award • Draft GCSE subject criteria and assessment objectives – DFE • Resits ? • Tiering ? • Grade 1 – 9 • First teaching 2016 – no legacy overlap Managing change through reform Keep what is working well! Good specifications, question papers, mark schemes, high quality resources, accurate and consistent marking and support through change. Science for Scientists Science for All Progression - a clear line of sight Progressive development of skills • Working Scientifically • Written communication • Mathematical KS4 KS3 KS2 Tracking progress through skills & content Supports assessment for learning Post 16 - A levels - Vocational Support through change 1. A bank of specimen questions and mark schemes 2. Exemplars (marked candidate answers with exam board commentary) 3. Updated Schemes of work 4. Taster lessons 5. Teaching and learning resources, developed by teachers for teachers 6. Expansion of our pilot Hubs school network 7. Resources to support our low achiever offer 8. Updated exampro , Alfie soft & teachit 9. Launch meetings, preparing to teach , CPD to support teaching and learning Motivating Physics Alex Holmes Davison CE High School for Girls An all-girls comprehensive in Worthing, West Sussex How can we keep the world-weary teens engaged in a subject they cannot see the point of? Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. 3 of 49 Version 3.0 Make it relevant to the less obvious (and more realistic) jobs… 3 of 49 Version 3.0 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. Stage lighting engineers Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. 3 of 49 Version 3.0 Seabed mapping Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. 3 of 49 Version 3.0 Designing playgrounds (oh, how our babies suffered) Creativity and imagination Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. 3 of 49 Version 3.0 3 of 49 Version 3.0 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. Home Insulation (2D) Home Insulation (3D) Merlin contacts Arthur (without using his phone) (light and mirrors) A little bit of magic Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. 3 of 49 Version 3.0 Failing everything else, make it about food Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. 3 of 49 Version 3.0 The rice krispie atom bomb Neutron 36 Krypton 92 + 3 neutrons 92 235Uranium 56 141Barium Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. 3 of 49 Version 3.0 The recipe for the rice krispie atom bomb Ingredients: 1. Melt toffee in microwave • ¼ box of rice krispies • ¼ box of cocoa pops • Bag of dairy toffees Each uranium nucleus is made from 1 barium nucleus 1.9g rice krispies (56 protons) 2.84g cocoa pops (85 neutrons) 2/ toffee 3 1 krypton nucleus 1.2g rice krispies (36 protons) 1.9g cocoa pops (56 neutrons) 1/ toffee 3 2. Divide into 2/3 and 1/3 3. Melt 2/3 until almost liquid (not burnt!) 4. Mix with barium particles. 5. Cool. 6. Repeat with 1/3 toffee and krypton. 7. Cool. 8. Repeat until you are left with two toffees 9. Melt these gently and use to glue barium to krypton to make uranium. Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. 3 of 49 Version 3.0 Which cools fastest? 3 of 49 Version 3.0 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. Physics will always be less of a challenge if there is opportunity . . . • • • • For realistic jobs To use creativity and imagination For a little bit of magic For food 3 of 49 Version 3.0 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. Activity : Are there alternative models for Science provision at KS4? In groups: Consider those students in your school who are unlikely to attain C grades in Double or Separate sciences. What type of course could AQA offer to best support their progress in Science? 1. What type of content? 2. What type of assessment? 3. What pathways might students follow afterwards? 4. What type of resources would Copyright © AQA and its you licensors.need? All 3 of 49 Version 3.0 rights reserved. Supporting teachers through GCSE reform Thank you Crispin Edgell – Qualification Manager Alex Holmes - Teacher January 2014 v1.0 Slide 26 Confidential – internal use only Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.