Year 10 Information Evening

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Year 10Information Evening

• 2009-2010

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Year 10Information Evening

• 2009-2010
• Miss Smith Deputy Head, Mr Doyle Year 10 Manager

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Purpose of Tonights Meeting

• To look at the year ahead
• Key Dates
• Overview of Controlled Assessment
• Attendance
• To get your email addresses
• Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award Information(D of
  E equipment supplies form Cotswold)

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Key Dates
Monday 12th October Y10 Progress check
(diligence, participation, class work, homework
behaviour) Thursday 15th October Y10 Parents
Information Evening 7pm Wednesday 11th November
Sutton Y10 Enterprise Challenge Monday 16th
November - Make Your Mark Challenge Thursday
19th November B1a C1a Science modules Prize
Giving Evening 7pm Wednesday 9th December
Geography Controlled Assessment Wednesday 16th
December Y10 Academic tutoring D of E taster
walk W/b 22nd February Y10 Exams Wednesday 3rd
March B1b C1b Science modules Friday 5th
March Y10 Progress Check (Grades) Tuesday 16th
March Y10 Parents Evening W/b 14th May Y10
acting school prefects W/b 21st June Exams
Week History, Art Music Controlled
Assessments Monday 28th June Y10 Science Module
Resits June 2010 Careers information and
University Day July 2010 Y10 Full Reports
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Communication with parents

• Pastoral team
• School Website
• Email weekly newsletter (by Dec. 09)
• VLE

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The Pastoral Team

• Miss Smith Deputy Head
• Mr Doyle Year 10 Manager
• Mr Parkinson Assistant Year Manager
• Form Tutors
• Mr Du Ploy (10B) Mrs Gill (10C)
• Ms Walcott (10G) Miss Wing (10H)
• Mr Fletcher (10S)
• Help and Advice on all aspects of school life
• Communication with parents
• Pupil Interviews
• PSHE Citizenship Programme
• Pastoral support
• Heres my email address
• ad_at_wilsonsschool.sutton.sch.uk
• Can I have yours please?

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• Bullying
• Mental health
• Sexual health - Information on STIs
• Rights responsibilities for teenagers
• Personal Finance
• Personal relationships
• Homophobic attitudes and bullying
• The recession economic downturn
• UK Government and International Politics
• Justice and fairness, Humanitarian issues
• World Trade, Overseas Aid and the Media
• Careers information and University Day
• Study skills and effective revision

PSHE Citizenship
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Participation at WilsonsIts not all about
examinations.
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150 WAYS TO GET INVOLVED AT WILSONS !
150 WAYS TO GET INVOLVED AT WILSONS !

• Junior Debating Society - Make Your Mark
  Challenge - Wilsons Got Talent - SATRO Problem
  Solving Competition - Young Enterprise Primary
  Programme - Year 7 Sports Week - Eton Summer
  School - Battlefields Visit - Brass Group -
  Basketball Club - Fishbourne - Classics Trip -
  Biology Olympiad - School Council - Connexions
  Careers Fair - Mini Tough Guy - Young Engineer of
  the Year - Y7 Spelling Bee - Chamber Choir -
  Climbing Club - Wind Band - Athletics Meets -
  Recorder Group - Wilsons Old Boys - Maths in
  Action Day - Chess Club - Primary School
  Volunteers - Y 9 Science/ Engineering Day -
  Senior Drama Production - Go Bike Scheme - Black
  History Month - Clarinet Group Prefects - Year
  7 Enterprise Day - Dragons Den - Bank of England
  Target 2.0 - Lunchtime Greek - Books for Schools
  - Football Training - London 10K - Year 7 Wales
  Trips - CCF Army Section - Christian Union - Jack
  Petchey Awards - Senior Fitness Club - Physics
  Olympiad - Juvenes Translatores - Weights Club -
  Table Tennis Club - Duke of Edinburgh - Theatre
  Visits - Fantasy Football League - History Essay
  Competitions - Year 11 Work Experience - CCF RAF
  Section - Oware Club - Year 10 Business Event -
  Rocket Club (WASA) - Year 8 Speed Options Day -
  Shock Tactics - Sixth Form Management Event -
  Maths Olympiads - France Trip - Percussion Group
  - French Poetry Competition - Cricket Training -
  Year Councils - Eco-Schools Scheme - Jelly Eating
  Competition - Young Historian Award - World Book
  Day - Sports Relief Mile - String Quartet - Cross
  Country Running - Jazz Band - Young Enterprise -
  Badminton Helper Award - Music Concerts -
  Languages Competition - Carnegie Shadowing Group
  - Year 11 English Day - Geography Society
  Orchestra - Mandarin Classes - Sailing Club -
  Jaguar Challenge - Junior Discos - Debating
  Society - Sixth Form Poetry Competition - Mock
  Trial Competition - Year 7 Drama / Music
  Production - Christmas Carol Service - Food Club
  - Chess Festival - Year 10 Prefects - Animation
  Club - Gardening Club - Saxophone Group - Rugby
  Club - Staff v Pupils Football Omnibus - Young
  Economist of the Year Choir - Direct Marketing
  Awards - Athletics Helper Award - Creative
  Writing Group - Geography Field Trips - Maths
  Circle - Climbing Assistants - Year 10 Debating
  Skills Day - Surrey Schools Golf - Primary
  Schools Sports - RSC ChemNet membership -
  Peterhouse Research Prize - Student Investor
  Challenge - Sports Day - John Betjeman Poetry
  Competition - Oscars Evening - Thompson Build a
  Business - Booked Up - Engineering Masterclass -
  Badminton Club - Battle of the Bands - Comic
  Relief Fundraising - Science Museum Visits -
  Germany Visit - King of Chemistry - History Club
  (KS3) - Maths Challenge - Year 9/10 Biology
  Challenge - Speak Out Challenge - Cambridge
  History Essay - Art Trips - Wimbledon Ball Boys -
  Sixth Form Council - Economics Society - Primary
  School Website Support - World Challenge - MS
  Challenge - Chemistry Olympiad - Young Musician
  of the Year - Beetlehunt Competition - Hans Woyda
  - European Day of Languages - House System -
  Wisley Competition - Flute Group - Learn to Earn
  Day - Biology Field Trip - Instrumental Lessons -
  Year 7 Homework Chatline - Basketball Club - Year
  Council

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• Controlled Assessment and GCSEs

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Controlled Assessments (CA)

• Coursework has been replaced with new on-going
  assessments Controlled Assessments
• Change is due to the need to authenticate student
  work with greater degrees of certainty.
• CA is not the same as coursework
• New rules and regulations in most cases very
  different form previous arrangements and specific
  to each subject
• CA can only be taken once, regardless of marks
  achieved no re-drafts, no re-submission
  particularly important for BS, Geography
  History
• CA operate under low-, medium- and high control
  conditions.
• Repeats for absence, only with special
  consideration

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Teachers cannot

• allow work to be resubmitted after deadline / CA
  day
• allow boys to draft pieces of course related
  work.
• give feedback on errors / omissions
• indicate how specific improvements to
  presentations or content can be made
• give marks or grades to students of parents
• provide model answers and writing frames

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Controlled conditions

• High Control similar to an open book exam
  formal exam conditions students must be aware
  of what materials can be brought into the exam
  it is incumbent on the student to ensure that
  they have all appropriate materials.
• Medium Controlstudent work (vast majority) must
  be supervised by teachers work cannot be taken
  home often over extended periods
• Low Control similar to a typical Wilsons
  lesson boys should be using this time wisely

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Controlled Assessment and Attendance

• High control days are compulsory
• It is important that boys are not absent from
  school on these days
• Exam leave for revision prior to a CA day is
  not permitted particularly Science ISAs
• Attendance during periods of medium control is
  essential

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Questions or queries

• All questions and queries about CA should be
  directed to the Year Manager
• Year Manager will consult with Head of Department
  and the Assistant Head i/c CA
• ad_at_wilsonsschool.sutton.sch.uk

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English

• No controlled assessments, old style coursework
  still in place
• 5 pieces of coursework, English Literature
  English Language
• 30 of GCSE
• All pieces of coursework to be completed in Y10
  (not submitted until Y11)
• Y11 focus on examinations

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Geography

• Controlled assessment work this termField work
  write up based on Croydon trip
• 25 of final GCSE
• Information in yellow booklet, shared resources
• Teachers can only provide verbal answers during
  low control period of assessment.
• High Control Assessment Exercise9th December
• GEOGRAPHY STUDENTS MUST NOT BE AWAY ON THIS DAY
• Geography field trip tomorrow!
• 8.45am register George St / Church St, 12pm
  register, return to school in afternoon.
• Please return permission slips by tomorrow
• Non geographers to be in school by 9.15,
  registration in the hall, boys in full school
  uniform.
• Neither event is optional!

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French German

• Controlled assessments in Y10 summer term
• Oral and Writing exercises (60), final
  examination Speaking and listening (40)
• Prior and early preparation of controlled
  assessments
• From previous experience, oral assessments need
  the most time, students should be working towards
  oral CA now (low control)
• No last minute revision, no teacher guidance once
  CA starts

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Art, DT, Media Music

• Medium control on going
• Controlled Assessment in Y10 Y11
• Art CA day 22 June
• Media Studies CA day 23 June
• Music CA day 23 June
• Goal of completing as much / many of the
  Controlled Assessments by the end of Y10 as
  possible

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Biology, Chemistry Physics

• Not Controlled Assessments but similar
• ISA individual skills assessment (practical)
  best results contributes 25 towards GCSE
• Modular course, increasingly more difficult tiers
  (3), each 25
• P1(Y9), C1 and B1 (Y10 autumn term)
• Some resits possible summer of Y10 and in Y11

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History

• All Controlled Assessment work for GCSE History
  to be completed this year
• Impact of WW1
• 25 of final GCSE
• High Controlled Assessment Exercise all day
  21st June 2010
• HISTORY STUDENTS MUST NOT BE AWAY ON THIS DAY

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Academic PE

• Controlled assessments in summer Y10 and Y11
  (over one half term).
• PE CA day 22 June
• Work will be completed entirely in school under
  controlled conditions. Subject knowledge
  essential questioning by an externally examiner
• New coaching, umpiring, refereeing in preferred
  sport. Completing a course would make a major
  contribution to a top grade

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RE

• No controlled assessment or coursework
• GCSE Mocks last week of Jan
• Revision classes are available
• GCSE (half course) single exam May 2010

Latin

• No controlled assessment or coursework
• As with MFL, continuous ongoing work necessary

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Maths

• No Controlled Assessment or Coursework
• GCSE in Y10 for top 2 sets
• Past paper work at end of this term
• Assessment tests (October) to finalise those
  entered for early GCSE
• GCSE mocks February w/b 22nd
• GCSE in Y11 for all other sets

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ICT AS

• A level restrictions apply
• Coursework required (40)
• Tasks 1- 3 final drafts due December 2009
• Tasks 4 6 final drafts due March 2010
• Final submission of coursework 23rd April 2010

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Business Studies

• All course related assessments will be in Year 11
  and parents will be notified by letter of the
  details

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Last Years Results
GCSEs The best boys state school results in the
country. A 52.06 A A 86.62
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Top universities...
...are looking at GCSE results too!

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Departments

• Excellent teaching
• Experience in getting the best results for able
  pupils.
• Coursework and controlled assessment support
  and published deadlines
• Revision Classes (voluntary and compulsory)
• Exam and Mock analysis
• Full reports at the summer term, details for all
  assessments on available on school website

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ATTENDENCE LATENESS

• Absence
• Letter-Pupil interview-Parental
  Interview-Intervention by the Head
• Absence around internal exams, coursework
  deadlines and module retakes.
• Lateness

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