Human Biology 3
Qualification
Grade
AS Human
Biology
3
A2 Human
Biology
2
No of starts
% Retention
% Achievement
% High Grades
% Success
Value Added
% Attendance
No of starts
% Retention
% Achievement
% High Grades
% Success
Value Added
% Attendance
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
47
74
63
14
47
88
27
96
85
13
81
7
93
35
94
64
12
60
7
89
17
100
88
24
88
5
84
23
87
70
15
61
5
89
13
100
100
15
100
6
86
*National
Rate
88
76
23
67
97
95
43
93
-
Key Strengths:
 A2 success rates improving year on year – now 100%
 Good and improved Value added at AS Human Biology and improving high grades (but below NR).
 Achievement slowly improving over last 3 years for AS Human Biology.
Value added analysis
For A level grade 3 – Improvement of 1/2 grade by all students or 50% of students improve by a grade
For AS level grade 3 - Improvement of 1/2 grade by all students or 50% of students improve by a grade
Key Areas for Improvement:
Review 9th Dec
2010/11
Target
90
80
20
72
5/4
90
100
100
25
100
5
95
Grade
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
4
1
3
Coursework Moderation report identified some over-marking
(especially for A2) and a need for more rigorous standardisation (AS
level). Improve procedures for standardising coursework marking.
Attend AQA meetings, hold standardisation meeting for Coursework
marking. “Green” EV report next year.
A2 value added only satisfactory and only 15% high grades
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Declining numbers year on year for both AS and A2 Human
Biology.
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Gender inequalities in success rates – strategies to be
investigated
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Course co-ordination issue. Look to LL to take over from
January 11
At risk students
Sue and Laura to meet in January for standardisation exercise prior
to starting c/w and actual moderation
Blue to Black Alps (feb 18th)
Use of chances charts – can be a less motivational tool because of
relatively poor predicted grades, but being used with
caution/sensitivity
More regular updating of ILPs for students where they reflect and set
own targets
Biology next year. Hopefully we can run Human Biology parallel to
this.
Increased A level applications for 2011/12
More sciences on offer alongside Biology – Chemistry (2010),
Further Maths, Physics (2011)
LW and SB discussed strategies:
More activities for boys and presentations. Case by case analysis
Review in summer term for new co-ordinator appointment 2011/12
Meanwhile dDOP is covering the role.
December 2010:
AS – Charlotte Wilson struggling – monitor closely and offer ALS.
A2 – resit module students currently having 2 hours pw ALS from
SB: one hour for HBIO1 resit and one hour for HBIO2 resit. 4
students attending this(HM, DU, & SB). Some of those who cannot
attend at these times have been encouraged to set up self-help/study
buddy provision (LM & SA) and to infill into AS classes as revision
for resit modules (3 students). Xmas revision classes:LL AS, SB A2
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Student voice
January 2011 review:
Progress/Behaviour
AS January module predicted pass rate is 81%. Ie 4 might fail.
‘At risk’ students at AS:
Milo Rafferty shows reluctance to join in with some activities in LL
lessons. Maxine Cambage seems to lack focus in class.
Roman Moon continues to daydream and is often late and does not
write notes unless heavily prompted. Matthew Suggitt – late to
lessons recently and still not wholly engaged in learning.
Actions – Add more info onto Pro-monitor by end of today. Ask A
& P mentor to see Maxine next week as she is also falling far
behind in BTEC. Put ALS in place for all 4 of these students after
half term (Identify common time, SB to contact Tracy Hunter)
At A2:
Predicted pass rate is 86 – 100%
Amy, Lee and Beth can be too chatty at times.
ALS to be put in place once Jan module results are known – this will
come out of A level budget. Action: SB to contact Tracy Hunter to
arrange ALS times for mid-March.
4. Q4 feedback
AS feedback comments include:
Varied opinions of preferred styles of T & L – but indicates variety
being used. Most agree there is a lot to learn in a relatively short
time. A few requested more exam technique preparation.
Action: LL & SB to increase amount of assessment using past
exam paper questions and HSW questions.
Water taps obscure the view of the ewb – Action: SB to contact
Gary Rogers to see if sinks and taps can be removed as they are not
used but are in the way.
A2 feedback comments include:
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January Exams
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Current attendance
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Current retention
Learners like the topic handouts as a useful summary of topic for
revision. Positive comments on teaching – prefer one teacher (not
3). Some would like more practical work. Most like textbooks and
some like Blackboard (not all). Action: SB will try to add more
activities, experiments & trips to each topic. Next module mainly
ecological so could have visits to Saltholme etc.
Majority agree that some students talk too much and this is
distracting. Action: SB to change the seating arrangements for the
start of the new module and ask persistent offenders to leave the
room for 5 minutes.
The AS group felt that the January module was fair (some found it
hard and some found it easy).
The A2 group liked their January exam – and so did SB.
December 2010
AS: 94%
A2: 93%
End of January
AS attendance stands at 93.11% but has improved since Christmas.
Lateness: Roman Moon & Matthew Suggitt – esp recently on
Tuesdays at 11.15am. Actions – Tutors made aware via pro-monitor.
Also A & P mentor.
A2 attendance is 92.66%
Abby Parry has poor attendance due to health issues and pregnancy.
Beth Atkins has poor attendance which needs to improve – she may
drop out as already does 3 other subjects.
Action: Tutors and A & P mentor informed. Both students are on
contract and Abby is improving a little now.
End of January
AS: 100% (though one person did transfer to childcare) 22 remain.
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Trips
A2 100% (although one student on brink of leaving – reviewed with
RR)
A2 to Saltholme nature reserve in March for demonstations of
Selection and Speciation etc.
Robin Hood’s Bay trip to investigate Diversity.
Course file status:
 Course review
 Scheme of work
 Meetings minutes
 In-course review
 Other relevant documentation
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Date of next meeting
CL to investigate trip to Galapagos Islands for 2012/13
Up to date
3 February 12.30
7th April