The document provides information about the curriculum and exams for Year 10 students at The Sacred Heart Language College. It discusses: - Academic achievement results which show high percentages of students receiving good GCSE passes. - The GCSE exams in English Language and Literature which assess reading comprehension, analysis of language and structure, and literature from different time periods. - Support available to students including extra classes, conferences with examiners, and online resources. - The new GCSE maths curriculum and exams which cover more content areas and focus more on problem-solving. New topics are introduced at both foundation and higher tiers. - Key dates for the year and advice on making efficient use of time,

1. The Sacred Heart Language College
Year 10 Curriculum Evening –
Thursday 6th October 2016

2. The Sacred Heart Language College
Academic Achievement

3. 89% 5 or more A*-C GCSE passes
85% achieving English and mathematics
82% achieving 5 or more A*-C GCSE passes
including English and mathematics
40% A* and A grades
Academic Achievement

4. The Sacred Heart Language College
Outstanding Progress

5. The Sacred Heart Language College
Past Pupil’s Experience of GCSE

6. The Sacred Heart Language College
English
Mr Flinn

7. The Sacred Heart Language College
GCSE 9-1
English Language and Literature
(Edexcel)

8. LANGUAGE, EXAM 1

9. LANGUAGE, EXAM 2

10. LITERATURE, EXAM 1
Shakespeare:
Macbeth
Post-1914 Play:
An Inspector Calls

11. LITERATURE, EXAM 2
19th Century Novel:
Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde
Poetry
Anthology:
Relationships

12. Read, Understand, and
Respond to Texts – Using
Textual References
(37%)
Analyse how Language,
Form and Structure are
Used to Create Meanings
(42%)
Explain, Comment on, and
Analyse Language
(15%)
Identify and Interpret,
selecting evidence
(7%)
LIT ASSESSMENT LANG ASSESSMENT

13. Vocabulary, Sentence
Structure, Spelling and
Punctuation
(20%)
Communicate Effectively
using Structure and
Grammar
(30%)
LANG AND WRITING

14. “Transferable Skills”
“In recent years, higher education institutions and
employers have consistently flagged the need for
students to develop a range of transferable skills
to enable them to respond with confidence to the
demands of undergraduate study and the world of
work.”
Edexcel GCSE English Language
Specification, p.29

15. “Transferable Skills”
Cognitive skills
● Non-routine problem solving – expert thinking,
metacognition, creativity.
● Systems thinking – decision making and
reasoning.
● Critical thinking – analysing, synthesising and
reasoning skills.
Edexcel GCSE English Language
Specification, p.29

16. • Y7 19th Century Novel
• 4 Shakespeare Plays
• 8 Essays at KS3, all of
which analyse
language
• Y9 Transactional
Writing for Speech
• Y9 Shakespeare exam
(GCSE question)
• Y9 Writing Unit
studying Gothic Texts
• KS3 Reading – over
3000 books read and
reviewed last year
• Y10 – 6 Practice
Questions and
Reflection Folders
Why Should You Be Confident?

17. Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
1141
1020
899

18. • Rather than sitting part of the course as Year
10 students, you will have had 2 years of
preparation
• Past Exam Success – Same teachers and same
systems in place
Why Should You Be Confident?

19. CHALLENGES: 1. MEMORY
Literature 1:
Q1 – Text Given
Q2 – From Memory
Q3 – From Memory
Literature 2:
Q1 – Text Given
Q2 – From Memory
Q3 – Unseen
Q4 – From Memory

20. 1. MEMORY

21. What do I
need to
Know?
What don’t I
know?
How do I get
the info I need
to know?
2. CONTENT

22. 2. CONTENT

23. 2. CONTENT

24. 2. CONTENT and ORGANISTION

25. The Sacred Heart Language College“Drop Down Days”
Extended, 4-lesson English
Sessions where the entire
Year Group will revise and
prepare
English Conferences
Trips involving specialist
speakers and examiners
who will give students
direction re: the course and
assessment
Literature App
Tool available to
electronic devices
which helps students
prepare and learn
quotes, themes,
characters and key
scenes

26. What happened to Year 10?
“Also, in light of recent
events, as a special
school treat, all exams
have been cancelled!”
Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J. K. Rowling

28. [The system] ‘brings only a sense of worthlessness
and hopelessness. It brings fear and shame and
anxiety. It separates from those who have passed,
rocks confidence, ruins self esteem. You disappoint
yourself, disappoint others. You give up. I gave up.’

29. REFLECTION and RESILIENCE

30. REFLECTION AND PROGRESS

32. The Sacred Heart Language College
Mathematics
Ms Thenuwara

33. Success in 2016

34. • Increased assessment time (4½ hours)
• Three papers, worth 80 marks each
• Paper 1 non-calculator
• Paper 2 and 3 calculator
• Fewer formulae available in examinations
Your daughter will have to learn the formulae!
Examination specifics

35. Formulae to Learn

36. Formulae to Learn

37. • Content area
• Number
• Algebra
• Ratio, proportion, rates of
change
• Geometry
• Probability &
Statistics
Higher Foundation
25% 15%
20% 30%
25% 20%
15% 20%
15% 15%
Content

38. • Coverage of broader and deeper mathematical content,
delivered through a single extended GCSE
• Problem-solving at the heart of teaching and learning and
of the assessment
• Higher tier will include questions that will stretch the most
able
• Foundation tier will focus on core mathematical
understanding and skills for all students to master
• A greater focus on problem-solving
• Additional requirements to provide clear mathematical
arguments
Implications

39. • New to Foundation tier: 14
topics
• use of pi and surds
• reverse percentages
• factorising quadratics
• basic trigonometry
• circle properties
• vectors
• Venn and tree diagrams
• New to Higher tier: 6 topics
• gradient at a point on a
curve as rate of change
• areas under graphs
• Venn diagrams
(conditional probability)
• standard form
• compound interest
• simultaneous equations
• direct and inverse proportion
• fractional scale enlargements
• conditional probabilities
• frequency trees
• functions
• geometric progressions
• frequency trees
New content

40. New grading

41. CURRENT GRADE NEW STEP DEFINITION
A* Grade 9/8
A Grade 7
B Grade 5/6
C Grade 4/5 Mostly grade 4, some grade 5
D Grade 4
E Grade 3
F Grade 2
G Grade 1
U Grade 0
Grade definitions

42. • An optional maths clinic will run on Monday lunchtimes 1:00-1:30
• Mymaths
• Kite
• Mathswatch
• Pixl app-Easter and May conference available for pupils
• Departmental intervention
Support given

43. My maths

44. Main Page Worksheets from eBook
Maths watch

45. Pixl

46. Kite

47. • High standards of behaviour
• Homework completed on time
• Motivated and Focused
• No substitute for hard work
• Practice makes perfect-using PIXL WTM and WTmark
• Take control of independent Learning
• Take personal notes
• Identify areas of weakness
• Research
• Learn something new each week
Expectations

48. There is no substitute for hard work

49. The Sacred Heart Language College
Head of Year 10
Ms Kalinoe

50. • 18th November 2016 – Progress 1
• 27th January 2017 – Progress 2
• 1st February 2017 – Parents’ evening
• 18th April 2017 – Exams begin
• 26th May 2017 – Progress 3
• 26th June 2017 – Year 10 study week
• 18th July 2017 – Business day
Key Dates

51. • Helpful advice on pages 17 and 23 of the Parents’ Handbook,
which can be found on our school website.
• Attendance and punctuality
• Homework
• Revision/Study (‘regular check ins’)
Efficient use of time

52. • Providing a quiet work space
• Extra curricular activities
• Social activities/social networking/watching television
Efficient use of time

53. Time (hour) Activity
33.6 Internet
33.75 School
12 homework
63 sleep
27.65
Family life, Extra-curricular activities and
revision
Efficient use of time
1 week = 7 days
7 days × 24 hours = 168 hours in a week
Source: BBC survey

54. Efficient use of time
33.6, 20%
33.75, 20%
10, 6%
63, 38%
27.65, 16%

55. • Establishing and enforcing routines
• Revision
• Healthy eating habits
• Exercise/sports
• Family time
Efficient use of time