Years 10 and 11
Information Evening
Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Our aims for tonight
• To introduce you to the KS4 team
• To raise awareness of important dates for
KS4 students this year
• To examine the KS4 curriculum and the
improvements put in place this year
• To share the plans for pastoral care over the
next academic year
• To discuss and allow you to explore our new
Assessment Recording and Reporting
initiative
Key Stage 4
• A 2 year programme of study focused around
the (International) General Certificate of
Education or (I)GCSE
• Students study a mix of compulsory and chosen
options subjects
• At the end of the course they get awarded a
grade between A* and U (the grades available
vary depending on the particular course)
• But it is about more than just grades
Pastoral Care
The Key Stage 4 Team
The Key Stage 4 Team - Leadership
Catherine Johnson
Michael Guinness
The Key Stage 4 Team – Year 10
Matthew Bowen
David Cliff
Laura Fenton
Ia Adam-Lim
Julie-Ann Caringal
Lewis Keens
The Key Stage 4 Team – Year 11
Edwin Owen
Adam Kennedy
Paula Wingate
Andraya Holmes
The Key Stage 4 Team – Year 11
Robyn Kyne
Mary Diamante
Assertive Mentoring
• Focused on students struggling with the
pressure of (I)GCSE.
• Student is assigned a mentor
• Track and monitoring of progress using
agreed and shared targets
• A learning diary is also completed to help
the student monitor their progress
Student Counselling
Roderick Peñalosa
Anne-Margaret Thompson
Arlene Campbell
Stress Management
• Workshop on Wednesday 8th October.
• All parents of students in Years 10-13 are
encouraged to attend.
• PSHE for Year 11 before mock exams will follow
a stress management programme too looking at:
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Time management
Meditation
Healthy active lifestyles
Diet, Sleep and Stress
The Key Stage 4 Curriculum
Compulsory Subjects
• English Language
• English Literature
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics
Completed either as 3 subjects (three (I)GCSE grades) or as
a combined Double Science Award (two (I)GCSE grades)
• Mathematics
• A Modern Foreign Language (Spanish, French or
Mandarin)
Options Subjects
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Geography
History
Business Studies
Economics
Psychology
Music
Drama
Art
• P.E.
• Communications
and Information
Technology
• (Religious
Education – Yr11)
The BSM Sport’s Leaders Award
• This is a BSM created qualification designed to help students
develop leadership and team working skills through sport.
What’s new?
• The Project (Year 10)
• Theory of Knowledge (Year 11)
The Project
• Excellent preparation for the EE at IB
• Students pick their own personal question
to look at – it has to have a narrow focus
with an element of controversy
• Encourages deep learning and
independent learning and research skills
• Gains student a ½ GCSE (A*-C)
Some project titles…
Theory of Knowledge (ToK)
• Aimed at preparing students for ToK at IB
• Asks students to think about ‘How do we
know what we know?’
• This is explored through attempting to
answer interesting questions like ‘How
accurate is my map of the world?’
• This is a BSM designed course.
Preparing for IB (important dates)
• Students in Year 11 are using tutor/PSHE time to
explore careers and IB
• Individual interviews with students started on
Monday 1st September
• 11th September – IB choices assembly for Year 11
• 15th-26th September – IB subject lunchtime
seminars.
• 3rd October – IB options survey 1
• 24th October – IB options survey 2
• 14th November – IB options survey 3
What comes next?
International Baccalaureate Diploma
Programme
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Six subjects
Three HL, three SL
ToK, EE, CAS
Courses
45 points
Careers advice and
individual research
Assessment at BSM
• Up to Year 9, National Curriculum levels
are used
• For (I)GCSE qualifications, grades A*, A,
B, C, D, E, F, G are considered a pass
• At IB, a level 7 is the highest possible
mark
• Our assessment models mirror those used
by external bodies (CEM, examination
boards…)
What’s changing, and what isn’t
• Previously, we have averaged out the levels and
published them 4 times per year
• This year, we will be giving more information on more
tasks and assessments
• Comments and targets
• Access through View Marks on SchoolBase
• Working to improve the view
• Our assessment procedures are secure and robust.
We’re only changing the way you can access them
• Please bear with us!
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Questions?