YEAR 10
GUIDANCE
EVENING
2015
Progress 8
The Government have introduced a
new value-added performance
measure which will replace 5+ A*-C
inc Maths/English as the main
accountability measure
Progress 8 is designed to better reflect
the performance of schools.
The Progress 8 measure is designed to
encourage schools to offer a broad
and balanced curriculum at KS4, and
reward schools for the teaching of all
their pupils.
(DfE Feb 2014)
The main published performance
measure for schools will be:
• Average Attainment8/Progress 8 score
• % or pupils achieving grade 5 in both English
& Maths
• School - % of pupils achieving the Ebacc
• % of pupils who went on to sustained
education, employment or training
How it might look when published
Pupils average this
many GCSE grades
above similar ability
peers
+0.4
Pupils average this
Grade across their
best 8 GCSEs
B−
This % of pupils pass
both English and
Maths
This % of pupils
attain the Ebacc
65%
34%
It is being suggested that the following
figures will also be published:
• Pupil - Average grade above/below similar
ability peers
• Pupil - Average grade across the best 8
subjects
A pupil’s Progress 8 score is defined by the DfE as being their
actual Attainment 8 Score minus the estimated Attainment 8
score (based on KS2 levels)
The estimated Attainment 8 score comes from an average of a
pupil’s KS2 Reading Level and Maths Level
Pupil targets have been set and are (generally) higher than the
DfE estimated figures
A Further complication !
In 2017 grades 1−9 will be used for
English, English Literature & Maths.
All other subjects will continue with
A*-G grades (1−8) until 2018
Targets have been set for Year 10 but we are in
the process of adjusting English, Literature & Maths
to account for the change
CORE
English
or
English
Literature
English
or
English
Literature
Maths
Maths
Ebacc Group
Ebacc 1
Ebacc 2
Ebacc 3
History, Geography, MFL1, MFL2,
Science1, Science2, Science3
Computer Science
Open Group
Other 1
Other 2
Other 3
RE, PE, Art, Drama, Music, ICT
Product Design, Food + anything not
already counted in previous categories
Can use 3 non-GCSE quali’s
Attainment 8
Structure
1
2
English
or
English
Literature
Maths
If a pupil has not taken
English Lit then their
English Language score
will not be doubled
(ie a zero box)
3
4
5
6
7
Ebacc Group
Open Group
Science (1, 2 or 3)
MFL (1 or 2)
Geography
History
Computer Science
R.E.
P.E.
Art
Drama
Music
Product Design
Food & Nutrition
ICT GCSE/CNAT
BTEC Dance
BTEC Sport
BTEC Hospitality
8
Any qualification not
already counted in a
previous category
GEORGIA
Example of how this works:
Georgia achieved the following grades in 2015:
Art – A*, English – B, English Lit – B, French – E
History – B, ICT – L1D, Maths – C, PE GCSE – C,
RE – B, Core Science – D, Additional Science - C
Georgia’s estimated P8 score based on prior attainment was 56 (KS2=5.0)
We have to use Maths and this grade will be doubled
We can choose either English or English Literature so we choose
English and this will be doubled
Choose 3 Ebacc subjects: History, Core Science & Additional
Science are the best 3 grades
Choose the best 3 ‘other’ subjects: Art, English Lit, RE
CORE
English
Grade
6
GEORGIA
English
Maths
Maths
Grade
6
Grade
5
Grade
5
Attainment 8 Score
57
Ebacc Group
Ebacc 1
Ebacc 2
Ebacc 3
History
Core Sci
Addl Sci
B=6
D=4
C=5
Estimated A8 Score
56
Progress 8 Score
(57−56) ÷ 10 = +0.1
Open Group
Other 1
Other 2
Other 3
Art
Eng Lit
RE
A* = 8
B=6
B=6
Why are we informing parents?
• Because P8 is a more accurate measure of progress we will be
using it to track the performance of our pupils and identify
underachievement
• Because Maths & English are doubled, we will continue to
ensure intervention is focused on these two subjects, however…
• Some schools have concentrated so heavily on A* to C in E & M
that other subjects have been marginalised. This is NOT our
philosophy. Every grade matters so we treat a G to F with the same
priority as D to C or A to A*
Subjects
Curriculum &
Syllabus Information
CONTEXT
Government has an open agenda to “strengthen” GCSE
qualifications
• Make it harder to achieve the highest grades
• Make the benchmark (currently grade C) have greater
integrity with further/higher education and also outside
education (workplace etc)
• Compare favourably with other countries education systems
performance
 The and
number
of A* grades awarded has fallen every year for the
past 4 years
 New GCSE courses have been (and are being) developed with
increased difficulty – Year 10: English Language, English
Literature, Mathematics
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
• Two exam papers:
• Non-Fiction
• Fiction
• Both papers will be taken at the end of Year 11
• Papers equally weighted 50/50
• No controlled assessment
• No tiering
• Result of this exam will NOT COUNT unless an exam
has been taken in English Literature
• Graded 1-9
The new syllabus will require better reading skills and good written
English
We have 8 sets throughout Key Stage 4. Students can access any
GCSE grade.
ENGLISH LITERATURE
• Two exam papers:
• Shakespeare & 20th Century Prose
• Blood Brothers & Poetry
• Both papers will be taken at the end of Year 11
• Papers equally weighted 50/50
• No controlled assessment
• No tiering
• Increased content
• Graded 1-9
The new syllabus will encourage students to read, write and think
critically; it will assess students on challenging and substantial
whole texts and on shorter unseen texts
Pupils are taught in the same 8 English sets and can access any
GCSE grade
MATHEMATICS
• Three exam papers:
• 2 Calculator Papers
• 1 Non-Calculator Paper
• Both papers will be taken at the end of Year 11
• Papers equally weighted
• No controlled assessment (this is not a change)
• Tiered entry (1-5 & 4-9)
• Significantly increased content
• Graded 1-9
The new syllabus will provide greater coverage of areas such as
ratio, proportion and rates of change; it will require all students to
master the basics, and will be more challenging for those aiming to
achieve top grades.
We have 8 sets throughout Key Stage 4. Initially students will be
following either higher (4-9) or foundation (1-5).
The exam boards have strongly advised that only students considered
“safe” grade B on the old system they should be following the Higher
course.
NEW GCSE GRADING
Old system of A*− G has 8 possible grades
New system has 1 − 9 has 9 possible grades
Old system: the benchmark grade was C
New system the benchmark grade will be 5 (half to two thirds
higher than current grade C)
In 2017 Colleges will take Grade 4 as the entry benchmark (similar to
Grade C now) but this is expected to rise to Grade 5 in subsequent
years
Grade 5 will be positioned in the top third of the marks for a
current grade C and bottom third of the marks for a current
grade B. This will mean it will be of greater demand than the
present grade C
For this year group everything else remains the same:
• Most subjects have controlled assessments which are
completed at certain stages throughout the 2 years – these
are critical to the final grades!
• Most subjects have a terminal exam at the end of year 11
(Art does not)
• ALL subjects require a lot of hard work and commitment
• ALWAYS complete homework
• ALWAYS graft in lessons
• ALWAYS ask questions when you are unsure
• ALWAYS complete work to your highest possible
standard