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Year 11 GCSE RELATED INFORMATION
Mrs S Brennan
Attendance/Punctuality• It is not the % attendance that’s important but the number of days missed!• For example, 95% attendance = 8.5 days missed (1 and ½ weeks)
90% attendance = 15.5 days missed (3 weeks) 85% attendance = 25 days missed (5 weeks)
• Attending class is the key to success! Example:
Pupil % Attendance
GCSE Grades Achieved
Pupil A 97.6 5 A*, 3A’s, 1C
Pupil B 92 4C’s, 3D’s, 1E, 1U• Be Punctual!
Attendance/Punctuality • Subject blocks
Thursday Friday
Five classes of:•English Literature•Geography•ICT
8.45am – 1.00pm
•BTEC in SRC•Agriculture in St. Josephs
•All Day - Occupational Studies in SRC
Pathways at Key Stage 4
Pathways at Key Stage 4
CORE SUBJECTS FOR CLASSES 3A
· ES English· GCSE Maths/ES
Maths· SA Science/BTEC· Muiredach Award · Key skills in ICT
CORE SUBJECTS FOR CLASS 2A & 2B
· English· Maths· Science· Religion
CORE SUBJECTS FOR CLASSES 1A & 1B
· English· Maths· Science· Life & Work· Religion
5 Core Subjects Enrichment Programme or Work Placement & Occupational Studies
4 Core GCSE Subjects,
BTEC First & 3 GCSE Options
5 Core GCSE Subjects & 4 GCSE
Options
Classes 1A & 1B Class 2A & 2B
Class 3A
GCSE English• Examination board: CCEA
Scheme of Assessment
Details of assessment Examination
Unit 2: Functional Writing and Reading Non-Fiction
• External examination• 1 hour and 30 min paper• Completed at the end of Year 11• Worth 20% of final grade
Jan 2015Repeatable
Unit 1: Personal Writing and Reading Multi-Modal texts
• External examination• 1 hour and 30 min paper• Completed at the end of Year 12• Worth 20% of final grade
JUNE 2015Repeatable but resit mark will
count
Unit 3: Speaking and Listening
• A number of assessments will be completed throughout Year 11 and 12 – with the best marks selected from the following categories:
–An individual speech/presentations with questions from the audience–A role-play–A group discussion
• Worth 20% of final grade
Throughout Year 11 and 12
Final AssessmentJUNE 2016
Unit 4: Spoken, Written Language and Writing Creativity
• Coursework component• Worth 40% of final grade
–Task 1: The study of Spoken Language (10%)–Task 2: The Study of Written Language (15%)–Task 3: Writing Creatively (15%)
Task 1: NOV. 2014
Task 2: FEB. 2015
Task 3: APRIL. 2015
Not repeatable
Essential Skills – Communication• Pupils in 113A only will sit Essential Skills Level 2.
Scheme of Assessment
Details of assessment Examination
Level 1 • Produce a portfolio of evidence based on chosen Action-based Activity (ABA)
• The portfolio is internally marked and externally moderated
• Obtain a mark of at least 70% in level 1 Desktop task
Portfolio and Desktop task carried out in Year
11
Level AwardedJUNE 2015
Level 2 • Produce a portfolio of evidence based on chosen Action-based Activity (ABA)
• The portfolio is internally marked and externally moderated
• Obtain a mark of at least 70% in level 2 Desktop task
• A pupil failing to score 70% or higher but who scores 50-69% will be awarded a Level 1
Portfolio carried out in Year 12 and completed
by: February 2016
Desktop task carried out in April 2016
Level AwardedJUNE 2016
GCSE English Literature• Examination board: CCEA
Scheme of Assessment
Details of assessment Examination
Unit 1: The Study of Prose
• External examination• 1 hour paper• Worth 25% of final grade
JUNE 2015
Option to repeat in June
2016
Unit 2: The Study of Drama and Poetry
• External examination• 2 hour paper (Three sections i.e.
Section A, B and C)• Worth 50% of final grade
JUNE 2016
Unit 3: The Study of Linked Texts
• Controlled Assessment• Internally assessed and externally
moderated• Set task by CCEA• Worth 25% of final grade
JUNE 2016
GCSE Linear Mathematics• Examination board: Edexcel• All pupils in 111A, 111B, 112A & 112B will sit Higher GCSE Maths (Grades A*-U)• All pupils in 113A will sit Essential Skills Level 1
Scheme of Assessment
Details of assessment Examination
Paper 1
Higher
• External examination (Non-calculator)
• 1 hour 45mins paper (100 marks)• Completed in Year 12• Worth 50% of final grade
JUNE 2016
Date yet to be set.
Paper 2
Higher
• External examination (Calculator)
• 1 hour and 45 min paper (100 marks)• Completed in Year 12• Worth 50% of final grade
JUNE 2016
Date yet to be set.
Essential Skills – Application of Number• Pupils in 113A will sit Essential Skills Level 1 in Year
11. Essential Skills Level 2 is completed in Year 12.
Scheme of Assessment
Details of assessment Examination
Level 1
Portfolio and Exam
• Produce a portfolio of evidence (worth 50% of final grade)
• The portfolio is internally marked and externally moderated
• Test - Obtain a mark of at least 70% in level 1 Desktop task (worth 50% of final grade)
Portfolio and Desktop task carried out in Year
11
Desktop task completed by March 2015
Level 1 AwardedJUNE 2015
Level 2
Portfolio and Exam
• Produce a portfolio of evidence (worth 50% of final grade)
• The portfolio is internally marked and externally moderated
• Test - Obtain a mark of at least 70% in level 2 Desktop task
• A pupil failing to score 70% or higher but who scores 50% or higher will be awarded a Level 1
Portfolio and Desktop task carried out in Year
12
Desktop task completed by March 2016
Level 2 AwardedJUNE 2016
GCSE Further Mathematics• Examination board: CCEA• A number of Year 11 pupils will sit GCSE Further Maths (Grades A*-U) which provides a
sound basis for further study of mathematics at AS/A2 level.
Scheme of Assessment
Details of assessment Examination
Unit 1:Pure Mathematics
• External examination • 2 hour paper• Completed in Year 12• Worth 50% of final grade
JUNE 2016
Date yet to be set.
Unit 2:Mechanics and Statistics
• External examination• 2 hour paper• Completed in Year 11• Worth 50% of final grade
JUNE 2015
Date yet to be set.
Double Award Science• Examination Board: CCEA
Scheme of Assessment Details of assessment Examination
YEAR 11 ASSESSMENT
Unit 1: Biology (B1) • External examination• Two tiers available
(Higher & Foundation)• 1 hour paper• Completed in Year 11• Worth 11% of final
grade
Wednesday 12th November 2014
May only be repeated once
Unit 1: Chemistry (C1) • External examination• Two tiers available
(Higher & Foundation)• 1 hour paper• Completed in Year 11• Worth 11% of final
grade
February 2015
May only be repeated once
Unit 1: Physics (P1) • External examination• Two tiers available
(Higher & Foundation)• 1 hour paper• Completed in Year 11• Worth 11% of final
grade
May 2015
May only be repeated once
New Grading System: A*A*, A*A, AA, AB, BB, BC, CC, DD etc.
Double Award Science• Examination Board: CCEA
Scheme of Assessment
Details of assessment Examination
YEAR 12 ASSESSMENT
Unit 2: Biology (B2) • External examination• Two tiers available (Higher &
Foundation)• 1 hour and 15 min paper• Worth 14% of final grade
May 2016
Unit 2: Chemistry (C2) • External examination• Two tiers available (Higher &
Foundation)• 1 hour and 15 min paper• Worth 14% of final grade
May 2016
Unit 2: Physics (P2) • External examination• Two tiers available (Higher &
Foundation)• 1 hour and 15 min paper• Worth 14% of final grade
May 2016
Controlled Assessment • Internally assessed and externally moderated
• Class teacher will set deadline dates throughout year
• Completed in Year 12• Worth 25% of final grade
YEAR 12
Single Award Science• Examination board: CCEA
Scheme of Assessment
Details of assessment
Examination
Unit 2: Chemistry • External examination• Foundation paper (1
hour), Higher paper (1 hour and 15 mins)
• Worth 25% of final grade
February 2015
Option to repeat once
Unit 3: Physics • External examination• Foundation paper (1
hour), Higher paper (1 hour and 15 mins)
• Worth 25% of final grade
November 2015
Option to repeat once
Unit 1: Biology • External examination• Foundation paper (1
hour), Higher paper (1 hour and 15 mins)
• Worth 25% of final grade
May 2016
Unit 4: Controlled Assessment
• Internally assessed and externally moderated
• Class teacher will set deadlines throughout year
• Worth 25% of final grade
Year 12
Option to repeat
BTEC Level 2 Cert in Applied Science• Examination board: Edexcel• BTEC Level 2 in Applied Science = 1 GCSE (A*-C)
Scheme of Assessment
Details of assessment Examination
Unit 1: Chemistry and Our Earth
• No formal exams• Students must keep a
portfolio of evidence of all their achievements. This includes:
–Coursework–Photographs–Video footage–Assignments–Computer print-outs–Questionnaires–Check lists–Projects etc.
• Each unit = 5 credits• Completed in Year
11&12
Portfolio due: MARCH 2015
Unit 2: Energy and Our Universe Portfolio due:
NOV. 2015
Unit 3: Biology and Our Environment Portfolio due:
MARCH 2016
GCSE Religion• Examination board: CCEA
Scheme of Assessment
Details of assessment Examination
An Introduction to The Study of Mark’s Gospel
• External examination• 1 hour and 30 min
paper (100 marks)• Completed in Year
11• Worth 50% of final
grade
MAY/JUNE 2015
Option to repeat
An Introduction to Christian Ethics
• External examination• 1 hour and 30 min
paper (100 marks)• Completed in Year
12• Worth 50% of final
grade
MAY/JUNE 2016
**Additional Note**
There is no coursework component in this subject!
GCSE Learning for Life & Work• Examination board: CCEA
Scheme of Assessment
Details of assessment Examination
Year 11 – Term 1 Module: Personal Development (13.3%)External Exam 45mins
Wed 9th Jan 2015
*Option to repeat once
Year 11 – Term 2 Module: Employability (13.3%)External Exam 45mins
Wed 9th Jan 2015
*Option to repeat once
Year 11 – Term 3 Controlled assessment 1 (30%)Teacher assessed, externallymoderated
May of Year 12
(terminal exam)
Controlled Assessment Tasks (formerly called coursework) Deadline dates set by teacher throughout year
Year 12 – Term 1 Module: Local & Global Citizenship
(13.3%)External Exam 45mins
January of Year 12
*Option to repeat in May
Year 12 – Term 2 & 3 Controlled assessment 2 (30%)Teacher assessed, externallymoderated
May of Year 12
(terminal exam)
BTEC STUDIES• Examination Board: Edexcel• Carried out on a Thursday in Southern Regional College (SRC), Newry• 100% coursework – NO EXAM & NO HOMEWORK• The BTEC First Certificate is equivalent to 2 GCSE’s at grades A* - C.
Qualification Overall grade
GCSE Equivalence
First Certificate Distinction* A*A*
Distinction AA
Merit BB
Pass CC
Attendance is crucial to obtaining a Pass/Merit/Distinction
BTEC STUDIES 2 BTEC studies offered in SRC:
• Engineering• Media• Health and Social care
Occupational Studies• Examination Board: CCEA• Carried out on a Friday in Southern Regional College (SRC), Newry• 100% coursework – NO EXAM & NO HOMEWORK• Double Award Occupational Studies is equivalent to 2 GCSE grades:
• Learners must obtain a Level 2 to obtain a C grade (18/25 in each module)• 2 modules completed in Year 11• Further 2 modules completed in Year 12
Attendance is crucial to obtaining a Level 2
Qualification Grade GCSE Equivalen
ce
Double Award Occupational Studies
Level 1 ------
Level 2 A* - C
GCSE Agriculture and Land UseScheme of Assessment
Details of assessment Examination
Controlled Assessment
Total of 60% of the courseCA 1: Practical Investigation TaskChoice from one of three topics. 20% weighting and 1000 word limitCA2: Research ProjectChoice from one of three topics. 40% weighting and 1500 word limit
Every Summer(Beginning in 2015)
Linear Exam: Unit 1: Soils, Crops and Habitats
External examinationWeighting: 20% Time: 1h 15minsStructured questions requiring short answers, extended writing and calculations.
June 2015(Year 11)
Linear Exam:Unit 2: Animals on the Land
External examinationWeighting: 20% Time: 1h 15minsStructured questions requiring short answers, extended writing and calculations
June 2016(Year 12)
Year 11 Mentor
Mentoring Goals: Provide guidance. Supporting you in your work. Helping you with study techniques. Helping you meet deadlines. Preparing realistic targets that will
help you get those few extra marks.
Giving you the best possible preparation for GCSE exams.
MRS ELIZABETH McARDLE
GCSE Technology & Design• Examination board: AQA• Course name: GCSE Design & Technology: Resistant Materials Technology
Scheme of Assessment
Details of assessment Examination
UNIT 1: Written Paper • External examination• 2 hour paper• Worth 40% of final
grade
June 2016
UNIT 2: Controlled Assessment (Coursework)
• Internally assessed and externally moderated
• Students should spend approximately 45 hours on this activity
• Worth 60% of final grade
March 2015 – March 2016
GCSE Child Development• Examination board: CCEA
Scheme of Assessment
Details of assessment Examination
Unit 1:Parenthood, pregnancy and childbirth
Externally assessed 1 Hour Paper Completed in Year 11 Worth 20% of final grade
Summer 2015Option to repeat
Summer 2016
Unit 2:Child Development
Externally assessed 1 Hour Paper Completed in Year 12 Worth 20% of final grade
Summer 2016
Unit 3:Controlled Assessment -Investigation Task
Internally Assessed Completed in Year 12 Worth 40% of final grade One Controlled Assessment Task
January - March 2016
Unit 4: Internally assessed January -Controlled Worth 20% of final grade March 2015Assessment Completed in Year 11(short task) One Controlled Assessment Task
GCSE HistoryExamination board: CCEAScheme of Assessment
Details of assessment Examination
Unit 1: Studies in Depth
• Externally Assessed Worth 50%
• Written exam 2 hours• 2 sections A & B • A = Options 1,2 & 3• B= Options 4 & 5
Summer 2015
Unit 2: Outline Study
• Externally Assessed Worth 25%
• Written exam 1 hour 15mins• Foundation & Higher papers
Summer 2016
Unit 3: Investigative Study
• One Controlled Assessment Summer 2016
GCSE Information Technology
Scheme of Assessment
Details of assessment Examination
Unit 1 – Tools and Applications
• Controlled Assessment• Internally assessed and externally
moderated• Completed in Year 11• Worth 30% of final grade
June 2015
Unit 2 – Using Multimedia and Games Technology
• Controlled Assessment• Internally assessed and externally
moderated• Completed in Year 11/12• Worth 30% of final grade
June 2016
Unit 3 – Understanding ICT Systems in Everyday Life and Its Implications for Individuals, Organisations, Society and the Wider World
• External Examination• 2 hour paper• Worth 40% of final grade June 2016
• Examination Board: CCEA
GCSE Business & Communication Systems
GCSE FRENCH• Examination board: CCEA
Scheme of Assessment
Details of assessment Examination
Listening • External written exam• Two tiers of entry (Higher: 45 mins;
Foundation: 35 mins)• Worth 20% of final grade
June 2016
Speaking • Controlled assessment• Internally assessed and externally
moderated• Worth 30% of final grade
SubmittedJune 2016
Reading • External written exam• Two tiers of entry (Higher: 50 mins
and Foundation: 40 mins)• Worth 20% of final grade
June 2016
Writing • Controlled Assessment• Externally assessed• Worth 30% of final grade
SubmittedJune 2016
GCSE IrishScheme of Assessment
Details of assessment Examination
Listening • External written exam• Two tiers of entry (Higher: 45 mins;
Foundation: 35 mins)• Worth 20% of final grade
June 2016
Speaking • 2 pieces of oral work to last up to 6 minutes EACH
• Internally assessed and externally moderated
• Class teacher will set the date and time of each student’s oral
• Worth 30% of final grade
First oral examination to take place
Feb. 2015
Reading • External written exam• Two tiers of entry (Higher: 50 mins and
Foundation: 40 mins)• Worth 20% of final grade
June 2016
Writing • Controlled Assessment• Externally assessed• Two papers to be completed during Year
11/12• Worth 30% of final grade
First written exam to take place April
2015
• Examination Board: CCEA
GCSE PE• Examinations board: CCEA
Scheme of Assessment
Details of assessment Examination
Unit 1: Developing Knowledge, Understanding and Skills for Balanced, Healthy Lifestyles and Participation in Physical Activities
• External examination• 1 hour and 30 min paper• Completed at end of Year 12• Worth 40% of the final grade
External AssessmentJUNE 2016
Unit 2: Developing and Maintaining a Balanced, Healthy Lifestyle
Controlled Assessment
• Internally assessed and externally moderated
• Completed over a 12 week period in Year 12 (October 2013-February 2014)
• Worth 20% of the final grade
Controlled Assessment
Oct 2015-Dec 2015
Unit 3: Individual Performance in the Physical Activities
• Internally assessed and externally moderated
• Completed throughout Year 11 and Year 12 (Term 1)
• Orienteering module (compulsory for all GCSE PE students): 3 day residential to Killowen Outdoor Education Centre (6th – 8th February 2013)
• Number of interschool competitions: April – May 2013
• Worth 40% of the final grade.
Controlled Assessment
Sept 2014-April 2015
GCSE Geography• Examination board: AQA
Scheme of Assessment
Details of assessment Examination
Controlled Assessment
• Pupils to complete a 2000 word write up of a local fieldwork investigation
• Internally assessed and externally moderated
• Completed in Year 11• Worth 25% of final grade
Started in Oct 2014
Not repeatable
Linear Exam: Physical Geography
• External examination• 1 hour and 30 min paper (75
marks)• Completed in Year 12• Worth 37.5% of final grade
June 2016
Linear Exam: Human Geography
• External examination• 1 hour and 30 min paper (84
marks)• Completed in Year 12• Worth 37.5% of the final grade
June 2016
GCSE Art & Design• Examination Board: CCEA• 100% Coursework
Scheme of Assessment
Details of assessment Examination
Unit 1: Visual language, media, materials, techniques and new technology
• Students produce a portfolio of work
• Internally assessed and externally moderated
• Completed in Year 11• Worth 60% of final grade
Completed in December Year
12Deadline: Dec
2015
Unit 2: Working to a stimulus
• Students produce a portfolio of work
• Internally assessed and externally moderated
• Includes a 10 hour exam which is carried out in April in Year 12
• Completed in Year 12• Worth 40% of final grade
Completed in YEAR 12 with final exam in APRIL 2016
***CANNOT BE REPEATED***
GCSE Road Traffic Studies• Examination Board: CCEA
Scheme of Assessment
Details of assessment Examination
Controlled assessment task
• Worth 60% of final grade• Internally assessed and externally
moderated• Broken down into two components
–Practical Mark (Moped Test)•Worth 30% of final grade•Graded in Years 11 & 12
–Investigate Study (Study of real life traffic situation)
•Worth 30% of final grade•Completed in Year 11
YEAR 11 &
YEAR 12
Theory exam • External examination covering 6 topics
• Two tiers of entry (Higher: 2 hour paper; Foundation: 1 hr 30 min paper)
• Completed in Year 12• Worth 40% of the final grade
JUNE 2016
What is Sociology?Sociology is the study of the social world, and the behaviour of humans in a variety of situations. Several aspects of human behaviour are studied, creating an understanding of society in a changing world. Sociologists study a wide range of topics including class, gender, schools, childhood, power, media, social mobility, crime and poverty.
Through studying GCSE Sociology, students will:
·study a range of social processes – education; family; crime and deviance; mass media; power; and social inequality
·acquire knowledge and understanding of how society works
·understand sociological methodology and a range of research methods
·reflect on their own experience of the social world in which they live·develop their critical thinking
Scheme of Assessment: Linear Examination Board : AQA
Topics WeightingUnit 1
June 2016Studying Society;
Education; Families50%
Unit 2June 2016
Crime and Deviance; Mass Media; Power; Social
Inequality
50%
Please note that both Unit 1 and 2 are sat at the end of two years study.
This specification has been developed to enable a smooth progression to GCE Sociology, so students who do this GCSE Sociology specification will be well prepared when moving
on to AS and A Level Sociology.
GCSE Music• Examination Board: CCEA
Scheme of Assessment
Details of assessment Examination
Composing & Appraising
• Students are required to produce a portfolio of their compositions/arrangements lasting between 3-6 minutes
• Internally assessed and externally moderated
• Worth 30% of final grade
March 2016
Performing & Appraising
• Candidates are required to perform two programmes up to five minutes each:– As a solo performer– As a member of an ensemble
• These performances are externally assessed
• Worth 35% of final grade
May 2016
Listening & Appraising
• A written exam of aural perception, which comprises two parts
• Each part of the exam lasts for 45 minutes
• Worth 35% of final grade
Summer 2016
Year 11 Official GCSE Calendar for Controlled Assessments & Exams
Subject Exam/Controlled Assessment
Weighting towards final
result
Date
English Lit Exam 25% June 2015
English Controlled Assessments •Task 1•Task 2•Task 3
Total 40%Nov 2014Feb 2015April 2015
DA Science 3 Exams •Biology•Chemistry•Physics
Total 33%11%11%11%
12th Nov 2014Feb 2015May 2015
SA Science Exam 25% Feb 2015
Religion Exam 50% May/June 2015
Life & Work Exam – Personal DevelopmentExam – EmployabilityControlled Assessment
13.3%13.3%30%
7th Jan 20157th Jan 2015May 2015
Child Dev Controlled AssessmentExam
20%20%
March 2015May/June 2015
History Exam 50% Summer 2015
Year 11 Official GCSE Calendar for Controlled Assessments & Exams
Subject Exam/Controlled Assessment
Weighting towards final
result
Date
IT Controlled Assessment 30% June 2015
Bus & Comm Controlled Assessment 40% June 2015
Irish Oral SpeakingControlled Assessment writing
15%15%
Feb 2015April 2015
Art Portfolio 60% Ongoing
GCSE PE Controlled Assessment 40% Ongoing
Road Traffic St Controlled Assessment 30% Ongoing
Geography Controlled Assessment 25% Start Oct 2014
Agriculture Exam 20% Summer 2015