Yr11 GCSE Information Evening

Wednesday 18th September 2024

Yr11 Advisors

• Indication of where they are now
• Would this be good enough to gain entry to Post16/College/Apprenticeships
• Reference requests do ask for this information

Making progress at Mascalls Academy

Assessment and progress

• What will this look like at Mascalls
• How can I support from home
• Progress over time
• Routines

KS3 - KS4 - KS5

Performance Portfolio

Subject specific support and development

How do I make progress? Ownership on students,

Informed next steps based on criteria

How do I make progress? Ownership on students,

Informed next steps based on criteria

Supporting at Home

Google Classrooms

• Knowledge Organisors - Review - repeat, repeat,
• Questions and explore topics/ concepts together

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• Linking homework to criteria of subjects the extra support sessions
• Building revision timetables and using the weaknesses to plan targeted time

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• View the portfolio - discuss together - Strengths and Weaknesses
• Use with reports that will be on MCAS app
• Use with mock feedback and QLA’s

Link to Revision timetable

My Past Papers lets you easily access GCSE past papers, mark schemes and examiner reports.

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Add your subjects to create your own dashboard for quick access to revision materials.

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More than 7,000 papers available for Edexcel, OCR, AQA, CAIE, Eduqas, WJEC and CCEA.

My Past Papers

Post 16 Pathways

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All students in England must remain in education or training until 18.

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KCC track student destinations in the September after exams.

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Advisory programme supporting student knowledge of options

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Unifrog - Careers Research Tool

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Online resource for students to research possible careers

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Interest and personality quizzes can highlight appropriate careers

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Useful Careers Information Sites

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National Careers Service - https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/

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Kent Choices - https://www.kentprospectus.co.uk/

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National Apprenticeship Service - https://www.gov.uk/education/further-and-higher-education-skills-and-vocational-training

Information

Yr11 Website-https://mascallsacademy.org.uk/year-11/

Information

Dates are subject to change

• Starts by November
• 3.10-4.10pm
• Please make arrangements so that your child can attend & travel home

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MONDAY

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ENGLISH

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MATHS

TUESDAY

SCIENCE

MUSIC

COMPUTER SCIENCE

FOOD & NUTRITION

VISUAL ARTS

WEDNESDAY

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COMPLETION OF HOMEWORK

REVISION AT HOME

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FRIDAY

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PE

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THURSDAY

SPANISH

HISTORY

MEDIA

PRODUCT DESIGN

DANCE

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WEEK 1

PERIOD 6

2024-25

MONDAY

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ENGLISH

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MATHS

TUESDAY

SCIENCE

FILM

ICT

DRAMA

WEDNESDAY

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COMPLETION OF HOMEWORK

REVISION AT HOME

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FRIDAY

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THURSDAY

SPANISH

RE

SOCIOLOGY

BUSINESS

GEOGRAPHY

CATERING

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WEEK 2

PERIOD 6

2024-25

Subject Information

Subject Information

Head of Maths-Mr Metcalf

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• Importance of having the correct equipment especially bringing in a scientific calculator for every lesson. Ideally they need the Casio Fx-83GT CW or Fx-85GT CW
• These can be purchased via Scopay or any retailer.
• Student not having an appropriate calculator has been highlighted in the examiners report as a common area for students dropping marks on calculator questions.

Subject Information

Director of Science-Ms Collingwood

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* Read the question - focus on what you do know that relates to the question, not what you don't recognise.

* Bring a calculator, ruler, pencil and pens to all science exams so they can be used so use them and it is best to practice using them in class. You cannot get marks for precise graphs if drawn in pen.

* Don't be afraid to leave a blank space and come back to it, but always be sure to answer every question in the end.

* Yr 9/10 and 11 work will be examined.

* Try every exam question/task as picking up one or two marks will help

* Chemistry - set up your periodic table with important notes about the groups, periods, trends, etc. You will need this awareness in the exams

* Physics - there are a number of equations you need to be able to recall - these need to be learnt as will not be given in the exams.

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English Revision Classroom

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• Please ensure that your son/daughter has joined this classroom. It offers a range of resources available to support their revision of Language and Literature.
• We would advise students to obtain a revision book for the Literature texts and the Language skills. Our exam board is Edexcel. There are some excellent ones published by CGP.
• Once content has been revisited, the best revision is planning for and completing developed exam responses under timed conditions.
• Each week, as well as Period 6 on a Monday, teachers will be running online sessions that will offer support for the homework that has been set that week. Links to join online will be sent out by individual teachers to their classes.
• Tassomai doesn’t replace more standard revision - it is in addition to.

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GCSE Spanish - AQA

By your next mocks, we will have studied every topic, so all the content will have been seen.

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What can you do to improve? How can you do your best?

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• You need to learn the vocabulary for every topic (you have all the links on Google Classroom and your progress portfolio). This is the most important thing as it impacts your performance in the 4 papers.
• Attend Period 6 (on a Thursday)
• Complete work at home that practices the different skills (specially reading and writing). You can use the revision guides for this. You also have links to videos to support with the different questions in your progress portfolio. Ask the teacher for feedback for this independent work.
• Use the feedback from your mocks in Year 10.

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GCSE History - AQA

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What have we covered?

• Paper 1 A/D - America, Opportunity and Inequality, 1920-1973
• Paper 1 B/B - Conflict and tension, the interwar years: 1918-1939
• Paper 2 A/A - Health and the people: c.1000 - present day

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How can I prepare and revise for the November mock exams?

• Use the performance portfolio as the first port of call. The portfolio features a complete topic list, revision videos, RAG-rating, Knowledge Organisers, practice questions, and extended reading.
• Use your class books and notes, and Google Classroom. These contain all the high-quality resources you need to revise each topic. The Classroom contains all previously covered material.
• Use Tassomai and Seneca. Remember that Tassomai does NOT cover Conflict & Tension - you’ll need Seneca for that.
• Use the feedback from mocks in Year 10 to identify areas of focus and practice questions.

GCSE Geography - Edexcel B

How will I be assessed in GCSE Geography?

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Three exams - 1hr 30 minutes each

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Paper 1 - Geographical Issues: Development, Challenges of an Urbanising World and Hazardous Earth

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Paper 2 - UK Geographical Issues: The Uk’s Evolving Physical Landscape (Geology, Coasts and Rivers) and The UK’s Evolving Human Landscape.

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Paper 3 - Making Geographical Decisions: People and the Biosphere, Consuming Energy Resources and Forests Under Threat.

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How can I prepare well to show off what I know?

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Students will be given access to a shared drive (linked via their performance portfolio) that contains multiple resources to help them prepare for the mock exams in November and the Summer exam series in May and June 2024.

This includes video walkthroughs for answers, case study booklets, revision crib sheets and masterclasses.

The revision guide opposite is the one that we recommend for this course.

Media Studies & Film Studies

NEA in both Media + Film Studies is worth 30% the final GCSE grade.

​Having a non-examined assessment​ (NEA) unit ​in these subjects is a fantastic opportunity for the students to ​attain marks towards their GCSE before the summer ​and secure part of their grade prior to the exams.

It is hard to fully communicate quite how important the NEA is to students’ final grades, so your support and investment in the following areas is greatly appreciated:

• ENSURE STUDENTS ATTEND P6 SESSIONS: These are NEA focused for M1.
• They will receive extra support with practical work and extended writing tasks.
• It’s a great time for them to take relevant photos (media) or shoot additional footage (film).
• If they have a clash, or transport issues on that day, they are welcome to arrange another day - just ask.
• TALK TO THEM ABOUT THEIR WORK: Encouraging students to talk through how their work meets the requirement of the brief can really help them problem solve and make progress. (Briefs are on the google classrooms)
• CHECK GOOGLE CLASSROOM: Encouraging the students to complete homework with you or to talk through what they have done after is a really useful way of supporting them meet deadlines or identifying a need for additional support.
• KEEP COMMUNICATING: Contact Ms Entacott (lucy.entacott@mascallsacademy.org.uk) if you have any concerns or question about the NEA work.

NEA DEADLINE: End of Module 1

Unit 2 - Completed Summer 2023

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Students have already submitted, been assessed and moderated for a third of their course. This was a Composition unit and their results were outstanding.

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4 Distinction*s (equivalent to Band 8.5)

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8 Distinctions (equivalent to Band 7)

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4 Merits (equivalent to Band 6)

Music Information

Unit 1 - Performance - Currently working on

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The aim is to complete this by October half term

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Please encourage students to practice as much as possible at home.

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HCO will invite students to LP6 to conduct one-to-ones for their written work.

Unit 3 - Externally Assessed Unit

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This will run from December to May with the course concluding on May 5th.

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Students will continue to be in Music lessons but will revise for other subjects during these sessions

Business Revision Classroom

Please ensure your son/daughter has joined the Yr 11 Revision GC - nt5qgzb

This includes past papers, revision checklists, key term sheets, the formula sheet, video links and much more. It is updated regularly and will have all the period 6 materials in.

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Seneca - Edexcel Business 9-1

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Performance portfolio - every student has their own PP where they can access the following per topic: content, knowledge quiz, video explanations, MCQs and long answer questions including mark schemes.

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YouTube - there are so many YouTube channels students can watch to support their revision which include knowledge and content as well as exam technique. Exam technique, Theme 1, Theme 2, Theme 1, Theme 2

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OCR GCSE Computer Science

What students have covered (year 10 to now):

Paper 1 - Theory - 50% of final grade

Paper 2 - Practical programming - 50% of final grade

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How can students prepare:

Use the Craig n Dave videos to recap learning

Seneca learning

Exam walkthroughs

Practice Past Papers

Isaac Learning & Ada Computing - both free platforms with online seminars on key topics throughout the year

AQA GCSE SPORT SCIENCE

Students should be collecting practical video evidence for any sport they can’t do at school. Or if they play a sport to a higher level outside of school evidence should also be collated. Deadline is the end of module 2 - please do not leave this to the last minute. - Mr. Charman - Head of PE

Coursework deadlines are being updated weekly. Students have ALL information on their google classroom. Mr.Bowles and Mrs. Parrish will be in contact for an update ASAP.

GCSE REVISION GUIDES. A LETTER WILL BE SENT HOME NEXT WEEK WITH INFORMATION ABOUT A REVISION GUIDE. THESE ARE CHEAPER THROUGH MASCALLS SO KEEP AN EYE OUT!

Art Subjects

Fine Art - Photography - Graphics - Textiles

Our exam board is AQA - Links to the website can be found on the subject handbooks available on the Google Classrooms along with project briefs/ checklists/ exemplar work

Please encourage students to attend Tuesday Period 6 sessions

Component 1 - 60% of grade

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Coursework started September 2023 - Deadline DECEMBER 2024 (end of module 2)

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Please continue to encourage students to complete work at home & to use their project checklist/ progress portfolios to identify any gaps in their coursework that they may need to address

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Component 2 - 40% of grade

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Exam component January 2025 - May 2025

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Students will be given their exam paper on our return to school in January 2025 - they will select an exam question, for which students will create preparatory work in a sketchbook through their research, developments and refinements, culminating in the 10 hour exam

Please do not hesitate to email me with any questions kerith.charlton@mascallsacademy.org.uk

https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/ In addition to the above links this website has a number of past papers that can be accessed and downloaded for students to complete at home.

https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/ In addition to the above links this website has a number of past papers that can be accessed and downloaded for students to complete at home.