Making sense of key stage 4

Making Sense of Key Stage 4 Welcome to our evening

Aims for this evening
To provide you with information about assessment, reporting and coursework
Highlight the key aspects of English, Maths and Science
To help give you some practical ideas about how to support your son or daughter
To give an overview of key stage 4

A thought….
“ Parental support is eight times more important in determining a child’s academic success than social class….parental involvement in a child’s education can mean the difference between an A* and an also ran at GCSE”

Overview
Key Stage 4 = years 10 and 11 (4 th and 5 th year pre 1989)
Two years of study in one or more area- GCSE, BTEC, OCR, NVQ
Assessment – linear or modular

GCSE
English, Maths, Science, Art, Drama, Music, Media, Food Technology, Textiles, Product Design, Catering, History, Geography, Ethics, French and Spanish
Plus any other suitable courses e.g. AS Food Technology
Most are single award but some can be double award e.g. Science= two GCSEs

GCSE Assessment
Modular- exams in small bite size chunks on a regular basis
Linear- sit the exam at the end
Elements of coursework:
1. Coursework in own time
2. Controlled Assessments (CA)
All grades are classified as a pass
(except U)

BTEC
Science, PE, Health and Social Care, Work skills and Engineering
100% coursework
Assessed in college
Value= 1 or 2 GCSE equivalencies
All at Level 2= GCSE level

OCR Nationals
Business Studies, Travel and Tourism and ICT
ICT starts in year 9 for ALL students
Courses are internally assessed BUT externally moderated
Value= 1,2 or 4 GCSE equivalencies

Equivalencies and points
GCSE
A*=58 points
A= 52 points
B= 46 points
C= 40 points
D = 34 points
E = 28 points
F = 22 points
G = 16 points
OCR/BTECS
D= 110 points
M= 90 points
P= 80 points

English
OCR ENGLISH GCSE PATHWAYS( new from 2010)
GCSE Language/ Literature Pathway (leading to two GCSEs’)

English Language
Using Language
Writing information and ideas (Information and Ideas exam Section A)
EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT 20%
Creative writing
CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT 15%
Speaking and listening

English Language
Studying Language
Non-fiction texts (Information and Ideas exam Section B)
Extended literary texts
Studying spoken language

English Literature
Literary heritage – Poetry and Shakespeare Play
Texts from different cultures and traditions – Of Mice and Men
Contemporary texts – Modern Drama – one from An Inspector Calls/ The History Boys/ A View from the Bridge
Literary Heritage (Prose) and Contemporary Poetry – Lord of the Flies and Carol Ann Duffy

ENGLISH ONLY STUDENTS (LEADING TO ONE GCSE)
English in the Daily World
Individual and Group Activities
Reading and non-fiction texts (Information and Ideas exam Section A)
Multimodal and non-fiction
Writing information and ideas (Information and Ideas exam Section B)
Non-fiction, explanation, argument, persuasion

English in the World of the Imagination
Drama/role play
Reading literary texts
Response to poetry/ prose/ drama – Of Mice and Men/ Carole Ann Duffy/ a Shakespeare play
Writing
Creative Writing

Maths
Exam board: OCR & EDEXCEL
100% exam based assessment
Entries - THIS YEAR:
NOV (SETS 1,2,3)
JAN (SETS 4X,4Y,5,6,7)
MARCH (ALL SETS)

Maths
Entries:
F - G up to C
H - D up to A*
Sets 1,2,3 Higher paper
Sets 4x and lower Foundation

Science: GCSE
Y10 & Y11 both sit OCR Gateway Science. Core Science in Y10 (Y10 are doing the updated syllabus), Additional Science in Y11
Coursework is 33% for Y11s, 25% for Y10s. Both do the tasks in class, very little of it is allowed to be done outside of class.
Higher tier entry is based on whether someone has a good chance of getting a grade A or A*.
B and above at higher level
Foundation papers, combined with coursework, allow for a highest grade of B
The coursework and modular assessment would need to be of very high standard to be awarded a B grade.

Science: BTEC
Exam Board: Edexcel
Level 2 Extended Certificate (equivalent to 2 GCSE’s)
All Y10 pass criteria must be passed to gain the qualification at any level (this is what allows it to be equivalent to GCSE).
Has elements of Biology, Chemistry & Physics in Y10, Forensic Science and Physics experiments in Y11.
100% coursework.
Not tiered; any grade is available

Examinations
Continual!!
Modular assessment
Linear assessment
Examinations officer- Mrs Bannister
Statements of entry
exams

Coursework
Controlled assessments
Other coursework
Directed catch up sessions
FLC
Revision/coursework sessions TBC

Assessment and Interim reports
Assessment takes place every 6 weeks
Teacher assess the students work and give a grade and a ATL score
How the student is working AT the time of assessment
Interims= 5 in year 10 plus a full report
4 in year 11 plus a full report

PTG
What are they?
Where do they come from?
How do we use them?

Potential Target Grades
Come from Fischer Family Trust: FFT D
Top 25 % schools target
From a student’s KS2 SATS
APTG- Aspirational Target Grade
They are not a forecast!

Support
Tutor mentoring
Assertive Mentoring- to help a whole range of students
Flexible Learning Centre (FLC)
Study Guide and Year ahead
Mock Interviews
Student office and the Pastoral system
Links with Exeter University
Revision classes (term time and non-term time)
Support from Exeter College

Supporting your son/daughter
Key dates available at home
Liaising with staff- attending parents evenings
Work area at home
Keep a regular check up on their work
Discuss expectations and future plans
Discuss the latest interim report
TV? Facebook? Computer games?
Praise and encouragement!
Read the free booklet- GCSE’s What can a parent do?

Homework
Use the website to monitor homework
Homework via website

Communicating with the college
Use the contact us form on the website
email the college

Enrichment
Enrichment week (year 10)
Yearbook
Prom
Mock Interviews
Marines week
Student council and Charity days
Various trips and visits
Impact days- PSE/Careers support and advice

Any further questions?
Please feel free to see myself or a member of the senior team
Thank you for coming tonight and please remember to collect the coursework dates and your FREE guide!

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Making sense of key stage 4

by David Carr on Nov 17, 2011

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