From September 2016 there will be two pathways in science that students can take GCSE 91 Biology GCSE 91 Chemistry GCSE 91 Physics or GCSE 91 Combined Science Double Award There will no longer be a single GCSE Science qualification ID: 625107
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GCSE Science from 2016Slide2
From September 2016, there will be two pathways in science that students can take:
GCSE (9-1) BiologyGCSE (9-1) ChemistryGCSE (9-1) Physics or
GCSE (9-1) Combined Science (Double Award)There will no longer be a single GCSE Science qualification
What are the changes?
GCSE Science 2016: What’s changed?Slide3
There will be a new 9-1 grading system, replacing A* - G
There will be Foundation and Higher tier examinationFoundation will cover 1 – 5 gradesHigher will cover 4 – 9 grades
Assessment tiersSlide4
It is estimated that around 27% of boys and 39% of girls
skip breakfast some or all of the time. It’s not called the most important meal of the day for nothing:
research has found that skipping this meal significantly reduces students’ attention
and their ability to recall information.
Eat breakfast!Slide5
Encourage
active revision as apposed to passive revision. Many students make the mistake of revising passively, they simply read a text book and try to remember the information it contains.
Active revision involves students producing their won materials such as notes, flash cards or mind maps.Slide6
A key thing for all parents to do is to
talk to your child about their revision. Talk to them about what they have been revising. Look at the revision materials that they have been producing. Ask you child specific questions not ‘what did you do in science today’, look at a page of their book and use it to ask questions e.g. ‘What is the answer to this question?’ ‘How do you work it out’Slide7
Ensure that your child is studying in the
evenings, at weekends and crucially over the holidays and half-term holidaysSlide8
Encourage a healthy balance of
study and ‘fun’ activities. Your child will need some down time!Slide9
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