GCSE Information

Evening

MATHS

Edexcel

100% of grade based on two exams

at the end of Year 11

Non calculator paper

Thursday 26th May 2016

Calculator paper

Thursday 9th June 2016

Autumn 2015

Higher tier • Surface area and volume

• Compound measures

• Transformations

• Similarity and congruence

• Quadratic functions,

equations and graphs

• Index notation

• Surds

Foundation tier • Straight line graphs

• Compound measures

• Timetables

• Distance-time graphs

• Volume

• Probability

• Formulae

• Angles properties of polygons

Spring 2016

Higher tier • Circle theorems

• Sine and cosine rules

• Vectors

• Further graphs and

functions

• Transformations of

functions

• REVISION

Foundation tier • Transformations

• Scatter graphs and correlation

• Averages and range

• Quadratic graphs

• Trial and improvement

• Circles

• Pythagoras’ theorem

• REVISION

Summer 2016

Higher tier

Revision and exam

practice using

past papers

Foundation tier

Revision and exam

practice using

past papers

Key dates

Revision list issued W/B 23rd October 2015

Pre Mock exam W/B 16th November 2015

Mock exam 1 (N Calc) 9th December 2015

Mock exam 2 (Calc) 17th December 2015

Parent consultation 14th January 2016

At the parent consultation meeting, parents will receive personalised feedback on their child's performance in the mock exam.

Online resources to use at home

Other resources to use at home

Foundation tier Higher tier

Students should order a revision guide and workbook through ParentPay for a discounted price of £6.00.

Students will receive their copies of the books from their Maths teachers once the orders have been processed.

Calculators

Foundation tier Higher tier

It is important that all students have their own calculator and bring it to each lessons to ensure they are familiar with using it.

The Maths faculty sell calculators at a discounted rate of £5.50. Students can collect these from the Maths office at break or lunch.

Moodle

Foundation tier Higher tier

Support with revision for mock exams in December including: Revision list of topics Reference to pages in revision guides/workbooks Video links Links to more practice questions

Moodle

Foundation tier Higher tier

English Language 4170

WJEC

Unit 1: Studying Written Language 30%

Unit 2: Using Written Language 30%

Unit 3: Literary Reading and Creative Writing 30%

Unit 4: Spoken Language 10%

English Literature 4200

WJEC

Unit 1: Different Cultures Prose and Poetry 35%

Unit 2b: Contemporary Drama and Literary Heritage Prose 40%

Unit 3: Controlled Assessment , Shakespeare and Poetry 25%

Year 10

Controlled Assessments:

• Poetry and Shakespeare

• Spoken Language Study

• Other Cultures Novel

• Descriptive and Narrative Writing

No controlled assessments in Year Eleven

Year 11

Autumn 1 2014: Contemporary Play

Autumn 2 2014: Heritage Prose and Mock Exam

Spring 1 2015: Studying Written Language/ Revise Literature

Spring 2 2015: Using Written Language/ Revise Literature

Literature Revision Day: 17th March 1-4

Summer 1 2015: Revision

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Anna B 13 27 12 13

Ben E 5 24 8 9

Charlie C 10 21 10 10

Dianne D 10 24 10 10

Ed C 11 22 9 11

Fred B 13 23 8 13

Gill D 10 21 11 10

Hannah B 13 30 14 15

India C 12 26 12 13

Jenny D 12 25 12 13

Kyle D 7 20 8 8

What can you do to help support your son/daughter?

- Literature: rereading the texts!

- Literature: BBC Bitesize & Sparknotes

- Exam Preparation: WJEC student pages

- Wider reading of fiction and non-fiction

- Keeping up-to-date with current affairs

- Basic literacy corrected in ALL writing.

What can you do to help support your son/daughter?

Thursday 19th November

Wednesday 27th January

Practise for the exam by asking “how do writers do what they do?”

Most important thing last:

• Revision guides, written by the Leventhorpe English Department and modelled on WJEC exam papers, will be distributed around Easter.

• Six hours’ worth of practice papers, not used in lessons.

Science

AQA

Science courses

Double science

Triple science

Double science • Taken by majority of students

• Students in the lower and middle bands

• Results in 2 GCSEs

CORE SCIENCE ADDITIONAL

SCIENCE

UNIT BREAKDOWN

CORE

SCIENCE

Biology

(25%)

Chemistry

(25%)

Physics (25%) CORE ISA

(25%)

ADDITIONAL

SCIENCE

Biology

(25%)

Chemistry

(25%)

Physics (25%) ADDITIONAL

ISA (25%)

Double science

AQA

Double science: exams

Students will sit 6 exams in total

Examinations CORE

SCIENCE

Biology Chemistry Physics

ADDITIONAL

SCIENCE Biology Chemistry Physics

Triple science • Taken by students in the upper band

• Results in 3 GCSEs

BIOLOGY CHEMISTRY PHYSICS

Triple science

AQA

UNIT BREAKDOWN BIOLOGY

B1 (25%) B2 (25%) B3 (25%) BIOLOGY ISA

(25%)

CHEMISTRY C1 (25%) C2 (25%) C3 (25%) CHEMISTRY

ISA (25%)

PHYSICS P1 (25%) P2 (25%) P3 (25%) PHYSICS ISA

(25%)

Triple science: exams

Students will sit 9 exams in total

Examinations BIOLOGY

B1 paper B2 paper B3 paper

CHEMISTRY C1 paper

C2 paper C3 paper

PHYSICS P1 paper

P2 paper P3 paper

Individual skills assignments

(ISA)

Worth 25% - it can make a real difference

2 exam papers

Practical

Key dates

Year 11 ISA: started w/b 2nd November

Year 11 mock exams

Biology: 10th December

Chemistry: 16th December

Physics: 14th December

What can you do to help support

your son / daughter?

Standard homework

Revision guides

Recommended revision websites

How we will help your child

Intervention: students who need extra help

have been identified and will be supported

during lessons

Science homework club: Tuesday and

Thursday lunchtime from 1:45

ISA support: Identified students will carry out

an improvement ISA

Any questions?

If you have any further questions or concerns

please contact me at lld@leventhorpe.net

Thank you, have a safe

journey home.

Tonight’s presentation will be available on the

school website soon

We will be available at the front of the hall if

you have any questions.