Year 10
The Journey Ahead
The Purpose of This Evening
• To provide information on the new Mathematics and
English Curricula
• To provide information on the new education reforms
and how these impact on your child
• To provide Information on the New grading systems in
GCSE Examinations
Key Information
• Throughout the academic year, the school will provide
you with key information throughout the academic year
through:
• Interim Reports
• Key Dates for year 10 – available as a handout at the
end.
• Parents’ Evenings
How can you support your child?
• Medical or emotional concerns
• Domestic issues which may influence your child’s performance
• Any other concerns or issues
Our Focus in Key Stage 4
Areas of :
• Academic development
• Personal development and Enrichment
• Post 16 options and other choices
What does a Successful Year 10 Student
Look Like?
• What would a successful year look like to them?
• Good/ Excellent grades in their courses
• Motivated and reliable
• Meeting deadlines
Academic Success relies on
• Setting high expectations : by self, school and parents
and understanding what these expectations mean
• Continuous self appraisal of performance
• Being organised
• Being focused and involved
• Taking ownership of their learning
• Clarity of what they need to do, and how to do it
• The ability to seek guidance and support when
necessary
How can we make a difference?
• Attendance Officer
• Partnership: Home- School- Child
• Provider of tools for learning
• Study Buddy: Show an interest
• Entertainment officer: TV programmes etc relevant to
your child’s study
• Researcher: articles, websites, past exam questions
Curriculum and
Accountability Reform
Update September
2015.
What is changing??
• GCSE reforms 2015-2017.
• A Level reforms 2015-2017.
• Vocational reforms 2014.
GCSE Reform
• All GCSEs are to be reformed – no exceptions.
• Lots of change to content.
• Changes to the amount of content.
• Grades changing from letters to numbers.
GCSE Reform Continued
• Less tiering.
• Less coursework and more exams.
• Terminal papers.
• Focus on EBACC subjects.
GCSE Reform Continued
• English (Literature and Language) and Maths first examined 2017 –
current year 10.
• Sciences, modern and ancient languages, history, geography, comp
science, art and design, food tech, drama, dance, PE, citizenship,
music and RS first examined 2018 – current year 9’s.
• Others, including combined science, need to be approved for 2019
exam-current year 7’s.
New GCSEs in
English Language
English Literature
Mrs J Cooper
Head of English
Overview
• The English Department follows the AQA GCSE
Specification for English Language and English
Literature
• Aim: for each student to leave year 11 with 2 GCSEs in
English
• English Language
• Paper 1 – 50%
• Paper 2 – 50%
• English Literature
• Paper 1 – 40%
• Paper 2 – 60%
Main Changes to GCSE Curriculum
• Tierless entry: there is no foundation or higher paper; therefore,
every student will write the same exam
• No coursework or controlled assessment: 100% exam
• Four exams: 2 for Language and 2 for Literature
• Pupils must study 3 whole texts (British Literature)
• All exams are closed book (although extracts on some questions are
provided)
• New grading system (1-9)
• All pupils must complete a Spoken Language assessment (Speaking
and Listening) although it has no bearing on their overall grade. If
pupils fail to complete this assessment, however, the GCSE in English
Language will be void.
Changes to Assessment Objectives and
Grading
Assessment Objectives
• There are 9 assessment objectives
instead of 4.
Grading
• Grades have changed from
alphabetical scoring to numerical.
• Main change: SPaG (AO6) marks
rewarded for each exam for
Language and Literature
• AO6 will constitute 20% of each
GCSE
• 1-9 (1 being the lowest and 9 being
the highest)
• Benchmark: 5
Exams in English Language
Paper 1: Explorations in Creative
Reading and Writing (50%) 1hr45mins
Section A: Reading (40 marks)
One literature fiction text
 1 short question (4 marks)
 2 long questions (8 marks each)
 1 extended question (20 marks)
Section B: Writing (40 marks)
Descriptive or Narrative writing
 1 extended writing question
 24 marks for content
 16 marks for SPaG
Paper 2: Writers’ Viewpoints and
Perspectives (50%) 1hr45mins
Section A: Reading (40 marks)
Two linked texts (one non-fiction and one
literary non-fiction)
 1 short question (4 marks)
 2 long questions (8 marks and 12
marks)
 1 extended question (20 marks)
Section B: Writing (40 marks)
Writing to present a Viewpoint
 1 extended writing question
 24 marks for content
 16 marks for SPaG
Exams
in
English
Literature
Paper 1: Shakespeare and the
19th
Century Novel (40%)
1hr45mins
Section A: Shakespeare
Macbeth
 1 essay question
 Extract provided
 30 marks content
 4 marks for SPaG
Section B: 19th Century Novel
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde/
A Christmas Carol
 1 essay question
 Extract provided
 30 marks content
Paper 2: Modern Texts and
Poetry (60%) 2hrs15mins
Section A: Modern Texts
Lord of the Flies OR Telling Tales OR Blood
Brothers
 1 essay question from a choice of 2, 1 hr
 30 marks for content
 4 marks for SPaG
Section B: Poetry
Conflict and Power
 1 comparative essay question, 45 mins
 30 marks
Section C: Unseen Poetry (30 mins)
 1 question on unseen poem (24 marks)
 1 question comparing this poem to second
unseen poem (8 marks)
Year 10 Curriculum Map
Term
Unit
Year 10 – term 1a
Paper 1 (Lit): Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and
Paper 1 (Lang): Reading Fiction
Assessments/Outcomes
SIR: Analyse a key scene from Jekyll and Hyde for
Language (Reading Fiction) PEE
SIR: Timed Mock Exam Response for Lit (Jekyll and
Hyde) (45 mins)
October Half-Term
Year 10 – term 1b
Paper 2 (Lit): Unseen Poetry
Paper 1 (Lang): Descriptive/ Narrative Writing
SIR: descriptive/narrative writing based on a poem
SIR: Unseen poetry response and comparison (45
mins)
Christmas Holidays
Year 10 – term 2a
Paper 1 (Lit): Macbeth
SIR: Close analysis of short section from Macbeth
February Half-Term
Year 10 – term 2b
SIR: Practice exam question
SIR: Paper 1 Section A (LIT)
Paper 1 (Lit): Macbeth
Easter Holidays
Year 10 – term 3a
Paper 2 (Lang): Writing to present a viewpoint
Paper 1 (Lang): Question 4 - Evaluation
SIR: Practice exam response on writing to present a
viewpoint (Paper 2 Lang Section B)
SIR: Practice Q4 response
May Half-Term
Year 10 – term 3b
Spoken Language
SIR: Plan and present GCSE spoken language
(Speaking and Listening) assessment
YEAR 10 MOCKS – Paper 1 Lang
Year 11 Curriculum Map
Term
Unit
Assessments/Outcomes
Year 11 – term 1a
Paper 2 (Lit): Lord of the Flies, Blood
Brothers or Telling Tales
TW: PEE on theme or character
KA: mock exam response
Year 11 – term 1b
October Half-Term
Paper 2 (Lang): Reading and
comparing perspectives/viewpoints
Paper 2 (Lit): Power and Conflict
Poetry
Christmas Holidays
TW: mock Q4 – comparing writers’
attitudes and methods
KA: PEE paragraph comparing LSF in
poetry
Year 11 – term 2a
Paper 2 (Lit): Power and Conflict
Poetry
MOCK: Paper 2 Language and Paper
2 Literature Section B (Conflict and
Power Poetry)
February Half-Term
Year 11 – term 2b
REVISION
Series of mock responses
Easter Holidays
Year 11 – term 3a
REVISION
Series of mock response
May Half-Term
Year 11 – term 3b
FINAL EXAMS: May/June 2017
Summary and Pupil Expectations
• Both GCSEs in English Language and Literature are
highly demanding
• Tierless entry
• Closed book exams
• Loaded curriculum with 4 exams, which pupils will sit
at the end of year 11
• 100% attendance is essential
• High expectations of behaviour and engagement are
fundamental and non-negotiable.
Maths Curriculum 2015
Tom Dean
Head of Mathematics
General changes to the maths curriculum
• GCSE Maths is going to become more demanding
• More content is being added to foundation and higher tiers
• The pupils will achieve a numerical grade (1-9) (9 is the highest and 1
is the lowest)
Examination
• The total time for the examinations is increasing from 3 hours 30
minutes to 4 hours 30 minutes.
• This is spread out over 3 examinations.
• All exams will be sat at the end of the course.
• No early entry option available for pupils.
• There are fewer marks at the lower grades and more marks at the
higher grades at both Foundation & Higher Tier.
• Pupils will be required to remember more formulas.
• More emphasis on problem solving
Content
• There is roughly a third more content required for GCSE Maths – ‘big
fat maths’
• A lot of content has moved from Higher Tier to Foundation Tier as
well as from A-Level to Higher Tier. There has also been the
introduction of some ‘new’ topics.
• Financial education has been reinforced with a focus on solving
problem involving percentage increases and decreases, simple
interest and repeated growth.
• Increased requirements for algebra, geometry & measures and ratio,
proportion & rates of change. (Introduction to calculus)
Assessment objectives
AO1 is about using and
applying standard
techniques
AO3 is about solving
problems with a much
AO2 is about reasoning,
greater focus on
interpreting and
solving non-routine
communicating
problems in
mathematically
mathematical and nonmathematical contexts
Foundation Tier
50%
25%
25%
Higher Tier
40%
30%
30%
Foundation tier
Foundation Content
Statistics &
Probability
15%
Geometry
& Measures
15%
Algebra
20%
Number
25%
Ratio,
Proportion
& Rates of
Change
25%
It is worth noting
that there is a ±3%
tolerance for each
domain area
Content moving TO Foundation Tier
• Index laws: zero and negative powers (numeric and •
algebraic)
•
• Standard form
•
• Compound interest and reverse percentages
•
• Direct and indirect proportion (numeric and
•
algebraic)
•
• Expand the product of two linear expressions
•
• Factorise quadratic expressions in the form 𝑥 2 +
𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐
• Solve linear/linear simultaneous equations
• Solve quadratic equations by factorisation
• Plot cubic and reciprocal graphs, recognise quadratic
and cubic graphs
Trigonometric ratios in 2D right-angled triangles
Fractional scale enlargements in transformations
Lengths of arcs and areas of sectors of circles
Mensuration problems
Vectors (except geometric problems/proofs)
Density
Tree Diagrams
higher tier
Higher Content
Statistics &
Probability
15%
Number
15%
Ratio,
Proportion
& Rates of
Change
20%
Geometry
& Measures
20%
Algebra
30%
It is worth noting
that there is a ±3%
tolerance for each
domain area
Content moving TO Higher Tier
• Expand the products of more than two binomials
• Interpret the reverse process as the ‘inverse function’; interpret the succession of two functions as a
‘composite function’ (using formal function notation)
• Deduce turning points by completing the square
• Calculate or estimate gradients of graphs and areas under graphs, and interpret results in real-life cases (not
including calculus)
• Simple geometric progressions including surds, and other sequences
• Deduce expressions to calculate the nth term of quadratic sequences
• Calculate and interpret conditional probabilities through Venn diagrams
‘New’ Content to both tiers
• Use inequality notation to specify simple error intervals.
• Identify and interpret roots, intercepts, turning points of quadratic
functions graphically; deduce roots algebraically.
• Fibonacci type sequences, quadratic sequences & geometric
sequences.
• Relate ratios to linear functions.
• Interpret the gradient of a straight line graph as a rate of change.
• Know the exact values of sin 𝜃 and cos 𝜃 for 𝜃 = 0°, 30°, 45°, 60° and
90°; know the exact value of tan 𝜃 for 𝜃 = 0°, 30°, 45° and 60°.
OMITTED TOPICS
• Trial and improvement
• Tessellations
• Isometric grids
• Imperial units of measure
• Questionnaires
• 3D coordinates
• Rotation and enlargement of
functions
Summary
• Foundation Tier will assess grades 1 – 5
• Higher Tier will assess grades 4 – 9
• There will be 3 examination papers, each 1 hour 30 minutes. One non
calculator and two calculator papers. (All have 80 marks and are
worth one third of their final Maths GCSE grade).
• We will be using the Edexcel Syllabus.
Tracking & Monitoring GCSE
Class 2017
H Thomas
GCSE Key Headline 14-15
5 A*-C Measures
14/15
Total
14/15
Percent
Year 10
Target
Percent
Students with 5 x A*-C
106
69
85
Students with 5 x A*-C inc
English & Maths
85
52.4
65
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Performance measures
• Currently on raw results - % 5A*-C inc English and Maths.
• From 2016:
• Progress 8 – progress students make against expected progress over 8 subjects –
one average grade for entire cohort.
• Attainment 8 – Average grade of an entire cohort across 8 subjects.
• % achieving EBACC.
• % C/4 and above in English and Maths.
Tracking and Reporting
• 6 Assessment Points in Each year
• One every half term
• Student has been Issued with a Target Grade in every subject. The
grade they should be aiming for at the end of the course
• Every AP a Predicted grade will be issued by the teacher. Which is
what they think that student will get at the end of the GCSE
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GCSE Targets
• 6 AP during the year (every Half term). Please consult calendar as
they are at different times
• This is the teachers prediction of what the student will achieve at the
end of the course
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Data 15 -17
• B1 – Will get a B, may well get an A
• B2 – should get the B but a few issues
• B3 – Capable of a B but very shaky and may drop to a C
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Data 15 -17
• English and Maths
• 7A – Will get a 7, may well get an 8
• 7B – should get the 7 but a few issues
• 7C – Capable of a 7 but very shaky and may drop to a 6
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Stickers
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GCSE Target Grades 15-17
• Any issues please see me at the end or email me
• hthomas@Brakenhale.co.uk
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What next?
• We will update you when we receive any further information that is
relevant.
• We would like to create a FAQ for parents so please email any
questions to:
pgibson@brakenhale.co.uk