Tamsin Schouten

Welcome
Mark Holmes
Why bother?
Joe Ludlow
Getting the learning
habits right!
The learning habits you need –
the right approach.
• Set your routines and stick to them.
• Complete your homework before the deadline, not on the
deadline.
• Prevision and revision starts now.
• Be ready for tomorrow before you finish today.
• Keep your attitude positive (this is easier if your learning
habits are right).
• Attendance, attendance, attendance.
Chris Tomlinson
The year ahead
Important dates for Year 10

Yr. 10 Evening Well done!

Yr. 10 Semester tests (1) 10th November (week)
Subject Review 7th December
Yr. 10 Semester tests (2) 6th February (week)
Work Experience Week 13th – 17th March
Subject Review 20th April
Yr. 10 Semester Tests (3) 1st May (week)
Yr. 10 end of year Exams 3rd July (beginning)
Bethan Laing
Learn some effective
revision techniques
 Revision
• There are no big secrets to success in the examination room.
Providing you have revised effectively and are well organised,
you should do as well in the exams as your ability will allow.

• start early
• ask if there is anything you don’t understand
• attend any extra lessons offered
• work out a realistic revision timetable
• find a space where you can focus
• make your revision active, don’t just read
• follow up a period of effective revision with a reward
Guides and revision
tips on the school
website
 It is generally better to have short intensive study periods
followed by a break.

The length of time individuals can concentrate for varies, but

recommendations are for 30-40 minutes at a time…

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

7th 8th
BREAK / GET HOME / SNACK
4.30-5 Maths English Geo Choir PE

BREAK / GET HOME / SNACK

6-6.30 Science Maths Football Fren Sci
 The 3 cogs of
revision…

3. Practice the exam questions

2. Content Take what you have learnt and
Do you know the have a go! Do this first with
facts / content / notes…then without
methods. Summarise, This needs to be under timed
read and learn the conditions: 1mk = 1min
main ideas. For ideas What does the question want
check the ways to from you? Take time to work it
revise list on the next out…highlight key words and
page. command word.
 80% river On bay of Borders India Improve Flood action 7 new dams
Bengal plan 7 meters of embankment
flood plains and Burma forecasts
Population – Cut cost to 6 billion
North 5000 flood Aid agencies
120 million Eastern, shelters Water Food and
(dense) South Asia Long term response purification plastic
Government tablets
4 rivers meet Location sheets
Afforestation gave rice and
here – Ganges, money
Meghna etc. - Napal
Sanitation
Wettest climate World poorest
countries (GNP
Short term response
$200)
Less than 1-2 All 3 rivers peak Case Study: Medicine International
meters above flow at same Flooding in LEDCs: and health aid
flood level time Bangladesh, Asia -1998 care
Fodder – Repair and
Physical Causes food for live construct
On a stock houses
Snow melt –Monsoon floodplain Secondary Effects
Global rains and delta Primary Effects (as a result)
warming (instant) Cost Communications
Human Causes $1billion down
Global warming
Urbanisation Spread of 30 million
980,571 1000 died disease
Farakka dam flooded ¾ of affected
26,564
Bangladesh
Deforestation Build up flood cattle killed 1 million people Shortage of clean
plains under water to refuge drinking water
 Practice the exam questions
1. Take what you have learnt and have a go!
2. Do this first with notes…then without
3. This needs to be under timed conditions: 1mk = 1min

Made by nature NOT

Give reasons how / why
humans

Explain 2 natural causes

of climate change (4)
Change in temperature 4mks = 4mins
James
Lushington
Assistant Headteacher
 Examination Success
(Everyone has to start somewhere)

On paper you are a brighter year group than last year

and the current year 11!!

What can I achieve this year?

ECDL – European Computer Driving Licence

 Attendance
• In 2015 – 2016 across the whole year, the year 9 cohort had
the worst attendance with 95.3% (School average was 95.8%)

• So far this year, the Year 10 cohort is currently on 95.9% with

again the 5th best …………………………..or is that the 1st worst?

• This attendance is the worst in school, especially with over

twice the number of unauthorised absences!!
 Semester Tests– Round 1

• 10th and 11th November

The results you receive from these exams will be
the ones that kick start your GCSE journey.
Treat these like the real thing!
(Stat: 7/50)
What grades do I
need to get?
What revision
resources are
available?
Maths
 GCSE Maths Exam Format

Paper 1 (Calculator allowed)

Paper 2 (Calculator not allowed)
Paper 3 (Calculator allowed)
All papers will be sat in Summer 2017 and carry equal
weighting.
Please note there is no coursework for Maths GCSE
Exam board: OCR
Exam code: J560

Foundation and Higher– 3 x 1hr 30 mins

 Year 10 internal exams
•)

There are scheduled internal assessments throughout

the year, the dates for these can be found on the VLE:
These will include four 1 hour papers sat in the Sports
Hall and additional class assessments.

The students will also experience a full length Mock

GCSE examination in the Sports Hall in July.
 It is essential that Maths equipment is
brought to each lesson

CALCULATOR
(scientific if targeting grades A*-C (4 or above))

Protractor
Compasses
Ruler
Pencil
 SUPPORTING MATHS REVISION
– online resources
 Access to DODDLE LEARN website with a wealth of interactive
resources to revisit topics and check on your own progress.
 Access to the CAMBRIDGE MATHS ONLINE website which
closely follows our OCR scheme with interactive resources.
 Videos on the VLE for all GCSE maths topics.
 Access to www.mymaths.co.uk website and personal details
to track progress.
 PIXL maths App on the iPad where students can create their
own tests dependent on their areas for development (and
track their progress) with videos for support.
 SUPPORTING MATHS REVISION
– other resources
 Maths revision guide (issued in year 9)
 Additional focussed revision material on the VLE - e.g.
revision cards, topic lists, past exam questions with
mark schemes, specific topic worksheets with answers.
 Revision classes (after school prior to a formal
assessment, holiday boosters)
 Teacher support…
 MATHS REVISION SESSIONS
EVERY DAY

M aths
O rganised
R evision
At Collect a stamp at the end of each
“Maths Organised Revision At Lunchtime
Everyday” session.

L unchtime Collect 6 stamps for your complimentary

Hot Chocolate– the works!
[includes cream & itty bitty marshmallows]
The Maths Department

E veryday
Exam confidence
English
English Exam Format (7.5 hours of exams)
English Literature English Literature English Language English Language
Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 1 Paper 2

Shakespeare and Modern texts, Explorations in Writers’

19th century novel anthology poetry creative reading viewpoints and
and unseen poetry and writing perspectives

1 hour 45 2 hours 15 1 hour 45 1 hour 45

 Revision materials available

• Showbie – past papers, examples, mark schemes available on

iPads
• Department revision sessions
• English exercise books
• Past papers from AQA and their mark schemes to choose
specimen questions to complete (available on the AQA
website)
 Books available to buy online or in book shops

• CGP GCSE AQA English Language

‘Complete Revision and Practice’
ISBN: 978-1782944140
• York Notes to support any of the texts we study, for
example:
An Inspector Calls, A Christmas Carol, Macbeth/Romeo
and Juliet
Science
 Science – Trilogy
(similar to old combined Science)
• No coursework
• Required practical investigations built into course and examined in final exams
• All exams are completed at the end of year 11
• 6 exams in total:
• 2 Biology, 2 Chemistry, 2 Physics
• Each exam 1 hour 15 mins, worth 70 marks, 16.7% of GCSE
• 2 GCSE grades are awarded
• Revision guides will be provided by Science department
• Useful websites:
• www.connect.collins.co.uk
• www.doddlelearn.co.uk
 Science – Separate
• No coursework
• Required practical investigations built into course and examined in final exams
• All exams are completed at the end of year 11
• 6 exams in total:
• 2 Biology, 2 Chemistry, 2 Physics
• Each exam 1 hour 45 mins, worth 100 marks
• 3 separate GCSE grades are awarded for Biology, Chemistry and Physics
• Revision guides will be provided by Science department
• Useful websites:
• www.connect.collins.co.uk
• www.doddlelearn.co.uk