English Key information How you can support your child Course title and code AQA English Language Assessment Paper 1 Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing 50 of GCSE Paper 2 Writers Viewpoints and ID: 604735
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English
Key information
How you can support your child
Course title and code:
AQA English Language
Assessment
:
Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing50% of GCSEPaper 2: Writers' Viewpoints and Perspectives50% of GCSEOutline: The GCSE course is a seamless transition from the Key Stage 3 course already studied; it will further develop and deepen the skills and understanding already built up over the last two years. Each of the units are based around one literature fiction text and descriptive or narrative writing.
Encouraging them to read at home. This should be from a variety of texts, for example, newspapers, fiction, factual books.
All the information on each novel can be found in
:
www.sparknotes.com
. Type in the name of the novel and look at each point in the menu for notes on: context, summary, characters and analysis of each chapter.
You can also complete quizzes and do practice study questions.
Use BBC Bitesize
www.bbc.co.uk/education
And choose GCSE – English Literature – 19
th
century prose – A Christmas Carol or Jekyll and Hyde.
You can read revision notes, watch a short video clip and take a quiz on: the plot summary, characters, themes, structure and language.
There are also sample exam questions to practise.Slide4
Mathematics
Key information
How you can support your child
Course title and code:
AQA Mathematics 8300
Assessment:
100
% examination; consisting of 3 exams each 1 hour 30 minutes long. The first paper is non calculator followed by 2 separate calculator papers. Students will either sit a foundation paper covering grades 1-5 or a higher paper covering grades 4-9.Outline: The GCSE course is a seamless transition from the Key Stage 3 course already studied; it will further develop and deepen the skills and understanding already built up over the last two years. Each of the units are based around topics from the core areas of number, algebra, proportional reasoning, geometry, probability and statistics.
There are a lot of facts to memorise within mathematics; from rules for finding areas to information about perpendicular gradients for example.
Once these facts are learnt then it is key students practice applying them.
Questions can be straight forward where it is explicit as to the fact and method they should use.
Find the area of a rectangle with length 3cm and width 8cm
.
Or a question can being wordier and more problem solving where the mathematics required maybe hidden among lots of other information.
Sarah is going to
returf
her lawn. She can buy turf in strips of 30cm by 100cm. Her garden is 3m by 8m.
How many strips of turf will Sarah need to buy?
Help your child to memorise the facts, learn how to break questions down and then practice, practice, practice applying their knowledge to different types of questions.Slide5
Science
Key information
How you can support your child
We offer two science
courses
at Nottingham Free School: Triple and Trilogy science.
Triple is split up into three subjects: Biology, Chemistry and Physics and the pupils will be awarded a grade for each. This is the route followed by the a band. Pupils have 9 lessons per week.
Trilogy is also split into Biology, Physics and Chemistry but pupils will be awarded two science grades rather than 3. This is the route followed by the B band. Pupils have 6 lessons per week.For all routes pupils will be able to achieve grades 1-9.In Physics pupils are expected to learn 23 equations and be able to use a further 12 given in an information sheet. Over the next three years we will cover a lot of content and there are many facts that your child needs to know. To help you can:Ensure pupils regularly review the work covered in lessons.
Support your child to make a bank of flash cards of the information they need to know and test them regularly.
Purchase revision guides from the school and encourage them to read over information covered in lessons and answer the questions.
Practice exam style questions when revising and help your child to mark these following the
mark scheme.
Ask your child if they have understood what they have covered in class by getting them to explain concepts to you. If they can’t then encourage them to see the teacher before too much time has passed. Slide6
PE
Key Information
How you can support your child
About the GCSE PE course:
2
exams at the end of Year 11
(60
% of final mark)Controlled assessment in Year 10 (10% of final mark)Students will be assessed on their 3 strongest sports both as an individual and part of a team
(30
% of final mark
)
Students currently have a double theory lesson and a single practical lesson
Course Contents:
Factors
that underpin physical activity and
how to use
this
to
improve performance
Physiological
and psychological
factors that affect
performance in physical activity and sport
Analysis and evaluation to improve
performance in physical activity and sport
The contribution
which physical activity and sport make to health, fitness and well-being The key socio-cultural influences which can affect people’s involvement in physical activity and sport.
Practical PE
All
students should be participating in as much sport (preferably competitive sport) as they can. Their practical scores in sports are worth nearly 1/3 of their mark so it is
crucial
that they are participating in sport outside of school.
The single practical lesson is
not solely enough
for them to be assessed practically.
Theoretical PE
Revision Guide: There is
no specific OCR
guide yet, but if you would like one in the meantime there is
GCSE
Physical Education: All-in-one Revision and Practice (Collins GCSE Revision and Practice: New 2016 Curriculum
)
or the
CGP
New GCSE Physical Education Revision Guide
Text Book (Consolidation): Accredited by OCR is
OCR
GCSE (9-1) PE Second Edition
Useful Websites
:
revisionworld.com / BBC Bitesize / S-COOL
Please also encourage students to complete their weekly homework – this is always placed on INSIGHTSlide7
Philosophy and Ethics Core Short Course GCSE
Key information
How you can support your child
There are 2 parts to this course.
Each component is examined
separately. You
will have 2 x 1 hour 45 minute
exams. Each exam is 50% of the final grade.What do they study?Component 1: The study of 2 religionsbeliefs, teachings and practices.Christianity and IslamComponent 2: 4 thematic studiesRelationships and familiesReligion Peace and conflictCrime and punishmentReligion and lifeReligion, human rights and social justiceand families
Know the content of the syllabus and help them plan revision.
Help students learn key terms for Islam and Christianity.
Test on key terms.
Learn key teachings for Islam and Christianity.
Test on teachings.
Encourage students to think about alternative points of view.
Discuss key issues.
Purchase a textbook.
Look at the exam board website for past papers and go through these with them.Slide8
Philosophy and Ethics Full Course GCSE
Key information
How you can support your child
At
Nottingham Free School students will study a religious studies course that will result in a qualification worth ½ GCSE. There are 2 parts to this course. Each component is examined
in one exam. Students
will have
1 x 1 hour 45 minute exam. What do they study? Component 1: The study of 2 religionsChristian and Muslim beliefs and teachings Component 2: 2 thematic studies
Peace and
Conflict
Relationships and
Families
Peace and Conflict: Christian teachings about war, peace, terrorism, forgiveness and reconciliation.
Relationships and Families: Christian teachings about marriage, divorce, sexual relationships, contraception, the role of men and women and same-sex marriage.
Know the content of the
syllabus and help them plan revision.
Help students learn key terms for Islam and
Christianity.
Test on key
terms.
Learn key teachings for Islam and
Christianity.
Test on
teachings.
Encourage students to think about alternative points of view.
Discuss key
issues.
Purchase a
textbook.
Look at the exam board website for past papers and go through these with them.Slide9
Design Technology
Key information
How you can support your child
Design and Technology
The exam board that we will follow is AQA.
The course is split into:
50% Controlled
assessment50% examUseful websites: http://www.technologystudent.com/http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/design
/
It would be useful for students to purchase a copy of:
https://
www.cgpbooks.co.uk/School/books_gcse_dt_product.book_TPAW42
These are available to
order tonight. Slide10
Food Nutrition and Preparation
Key information
How you can support your child
Paper 1: Food preparation and
nutrition
Non-exam assessment (NEA)
Encourage your son/daughter to contribute when cooking at home
Students should be exposed to a range of ingredients and should have the opportunity to visit farm shops, large supermarkets or specialist food shops
Ensure that your son/daughter has given you their ingredient list a week in advance of their practical activity
There will be a practical every other Monday so they students should have weighed out their ingredients on the Sunday night. They should not chop any ingredients as this needs to be done within the classroom as part of the practical
Students should have named containers with them so that they are able to take home food that they have produced
http://www.foodafactoflife.org.uk
/
is a website which contains many resources and activities for students to complete at home. Students should be guided towards the 11-16 section
What's assessed
Theoretical knowledge of food preparation and nutrition from Sections 1 to 5.
How it's assessed
Written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes
100 marks
50% of GCSE
Questions
Multiple choice questions (20 marks)
Five questions each with a number of sub questions (80 marks)
How it's assessed
Task 1:
Written or electronic report (1,500–2,000 words) including photographic evidence of the practical investigation.
Task 2:
Written or electronic portfolio including photographic evidence. Photographic evidence of the three final dishes must be included.Slide11
History
Key information
How you can support your child
Encourage them to revise and discuss the materials they have gone through in class.
Practice key terms, definitions and spellings with them.
Purchase a text book for use at home.
Useful websites for the first unit ‘Norman Conquest 1066-1100’:
www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/normanshttp://www.historyonthenet.com/normans/whowere.htm
http://
spartacus-educational.com/Normans.htm
http://normans.etrusia.co.uk
/
The GCSE course has four main elements:
* The Norman
Conquest: the
impact and legacy of William the Conqueror’s invasion of England in 1066.
* Medicine Through
Time: the
development of medicine from the medieval period to the
present.
* Germany
1890-1945, which looks at
the
Kaiser, World War I,
the
inter-war years and
the
Nazi party. * The Cold War 1945-1972, looking at key flashpoints of the Cold War era and their impact.For internal examinations, students will be provided with a revision booklet, with relevant tasks to help them learn, and a set of topics to memorise. The textbook ‘Norman England: 1066-1100’ for AQA GCSE History, by Helena Clarke is a useful companion to the course.Slide12
Geography
Key information
How you can support your child
Course title and code:
AQA
Geography
Assessment:
100% examination; consisting of 3 exams each 1 hour 30 minutes long. Paper 1 : Living with the physical environmentPaper 2: Challenges in the human environmentPaper 3: Geographical applicationsOutline: The GCSE course is a seamless transition from the Key Stage 3 course already studied; it will further develop and deepen the skills and understanding already built up over the last two years.
There are a lot of facts to memorise within
Geography;
from
case study information to locations of countries, this course is packed full of information to memorise.
Once these facts are learnt then it is key
that students
practice applying them.
Help your child to memorise the facts, learn how to break questions down and then practice, practice, practice applying their knowledge to different types of questions.