Ashfield Girls High School. Year 11 Controlled Assessment and Examination Arrangements

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1 A Specialist School for ICT Ashfield Girls High School Year 11 and Arrangements

2 Information for Parents Year 11 is a very important year for your daughter at Ashfield Girls High School. She will be sitting GCSE modular examinations in a number of subjects this year and these exams can have a huge impact on her overall GCSE grade as they are worth as much as 50% of the final mark. It is vital that your daughter attends these Year 11 examinations. Your daughter will be given an examination timetable for these external examinations in due course. Please remember that criteria for joining Year 13 includes having at least 5 GCSE passes all at A* to C. May and June 2016 are particularly busy months for exams and it will be important for your daughter to plan well in advance for these examinations. Please avoid planning any holidays during this time. Another important factor in most subjects is the completion of controlled assessment. assessment is a form of internal assessment which has replaced coursework. assessment is an essential component of the GCSE course. This booklet gives information about each GCSE subject s controlled assessment and examination details. There are also key dates listed in this booklet. This will allow you to monitor what is happening and to encourage your daughter to make the most of controlled assessment. Good attendance throughout the year is essential for your daughter s success.

3 GCSE The following table shows a summary of how each subject will be assessed at GCSE. 100% External Exam No Mathematics Religious Studies 75% External Exam & 25% English Literature Geography History Single Award Science Double Award Science 40% External Exam & 60% Art & Design App Business Child Development Drama English Language French ICT LLW Media Studies Moving Image Arts Music Spanish Technology & Design Occupational Studies 100% BTEC Sport 75% & 25 % External Exam Personal Development & Employability - 100%

4 Each subject is given a certain number of hours that controlled assessment must be completed in. It is vital that your daughter completes the controlled assessment task(s) in the time allocated by each subject. This is a major change from the previous regulations for coursework. The Board, CCEA, has made it clear that failure to adhere to the regulations for controlled assessment will be deemed malpractice and the marks will be withheld. What is? ü It is a form of internal, continuous assessment, completed largely in class time. ü It has replaced coursework. ü In most subjects it will assess a Unit or Topic of work. ü The teaching towards and most pupil preparation for s will take place during class time. ü The final writing up of most s will be done in class time under formal supervision over a length of time that will vary from one subject to another. Attendance ü Full attendance at school is very important to ensure your daughter is in class when preparation for is taking place. ü It will be the responsibility of the pupil to catch up on all preparation missed through absence. ü Full attendance is essential, however, when your daughter is taking a formal task it is vital to remember that this will contribute to her final GCSE score. Pupil Absence ü If your daughter is absent on the day of assessment due to illness we would require a written note to confirm this. ü The school will provide your daughter with one additional opportunity to complete the. ü If your daughter does not avail of this opportunity then the school would be required to contact the Board. If you have concerns about controlled assessment or external examinations you should contact the subject teacher, the Head of Department or the Vice-Principal.

5 How can Parents Help? Your involvement during these next two years can make an enormous difference the difference between success and failure or between D and E passes and A s and B s. The most important thing is that your daughter attends school. Sometimes just missing one lesson means that they miss out on key information or the introduction to a topic starting out behind often results in a vicious circle of not understanding, falling further behind, disagreements with teachers, an increasing dislike of the subject and giving up. The secret to doing well in exams lies in planning. You can help your daughter to create a clear revision plan and method of studying that will make them feel in control of their work. Tips for revision planning: ü work out a revision timetable for each subject. Mr McClintock will be happy to help your daughter create an individual revision timetable ü break revision time into small chunks 45 min sessions with short breaks (5-10mins) at the end of each session works well ü make sure that your daughter has all the essential books and materials ü condense notes onto small cards to act as revision prompts ü buy new stationery, highlighters and pens to make revision more interesting. The school sells stationery at a vastly reduced rate in comparison to other retailers. ü go through school notes with your daughter or listen while they revise a topic ü time your daughter s attempts at practice papers ü provide a proper place to work a desk or table, peaceful ü no distractions no TV, no mobile phone, no internet (unless using revision website) Make home life as calm and pleasant as possible. It helps if other members of the household are aware that your daughter may be under pressure and that allowances should be made for this. It s important to have a change of scene and get away from the books and computer for a while. A quick walk outside can help clear the mind before the next revision session. It is important to get a good night s sleep before an exam, so discourage your daughter from staying up late to revise.

6 Exam Days Ø It is vital that your daughter arrives on time before the exam starts as it is very unfair on others to arrive for an exam late. She should check the start times of her exams and be in the exam room / hall 15 mins before the start. If she is very late she may not be allowed to sit the exam. Ø School must be informed if your daughter cannot attend any examination and a medical note should be given if your daughter was ill for an examination. Ø Proper school uniform to be worn for exams Ø Mobile phones are not permitted in the examinations hall (Gym / Sports Hall). Ø Please ensure that your daughter has the correct materials to complete the exam. She should supply all of her own materials eg pencil, rubber, ruler, calculator, Mathematics equipment (protractor, pairs of compasses). No gel pens allowed. For all written exams a black pen is essential. Pencil cases must be see-through and water bottles should have their labels taken off. Ø Your daughter should know what they need for each exam, if not, they should ask their subject teacher. Resits of GCSE s The opportunity to take a few GCSE exams at the end of Year 11 gives your daughter a very purposeful focus for the year and good performance in the first units of these subjects will provide a solid basis for consolidation and lessen the load at the end of Year 12. Your daughter may resit examinations during the course of Year 12 to improve their scores in the units taken in Year 11 but parents will be asked to pay the full cost of the resit. Issue of Results Results for the GCSE Mathematics taken in June will be issued in August Results may be collected from School. Results will not be given out over the telephone. All other results for exams taken in May/June will be issued when your daughter returns to school in September 2016.

7 October 2015 Tue 20 th Prize Day Key Dates Mon 26 th Fri 30 th Half Term Holidays GCSE ICT controlled assessment begins this month. GCSE Personal Development & Employability controlled assessment (Portfolio 1) completed this month. November 2015 Mon 23 rd Fri 27 th School s (Yrs 8 11). GCSE Technology & Design controlled assessment to be completed this month. December 2015 Thur 10 th Year 11 Parents Consultation (3.30pm 6.30pm) Fri 18 th Last Day of Autumn term. School finishes at 12.30pm GCSE Media Studies controlled assessment task 1 to be completed this month. January 2016 Mon 4 th Start of Spring Term Thur 7 th Fri 8 th GCSE LLW Local & Global Citizenship Exam (45min) GCSE English Language Unit 1 Exam (1 hour 30 mins) GCSE Child Development controlled assessment begins this month. GCSE Drama controlled assessment begins this month. GCSE ICT controlled assessment task 1 to be completed this month. GCSE LLW controlled assessment begins this month. February 2016 Mon 15 th Fri 19 th Half Term Holidays Wed 24 th GCSE Single Award Science Unit 1 Biology Exam (1hr) GCSE ICT controlled assessment task 2 to begin this month. GCSE Applied Business controlled assessment task 1 to be completed this month. GCSE Personal Development & Employability controlled assessment (Portfolio 2) completed this month. BTEC Sport online examination completed this month.

8 March 2016 Fri 18 th Last Day of Spring Term for pupils. School will finish at 1.15pm Mon 21 st Wed 23 rd Mon 21 st Fri 1 st April Easter Revision Classes Easter Holidays GCSE Child Development controlled assessment to be completed this month. April 2016 Mon 4 th Start of Summer Term Mon 4 th Fri 8 th Year 11 Summer s (School Exams) GCSE Applied Business controlled assessment task 2 to be completed this month. GCSE Drama controlled assessment to be completed this month. GCSE LLW controlled assessment to be completed this month. GCSE Media Studies controlled assessment task 2 to be completed this month. May 2016 Mon 2 nd May Day Bank Holiday Tue 17 th Wed 18 th Thur 19 th Mon 23 rd Tue 24 th Wed 25 th Thur 26 th Mon 30 th GCSE Double Award Science Biology (Unit 1) Exam (1hr) GCSE Religious Studies Unit 3 Exam (1hr 30 mins) GCSE Double Award Science Chemistry (Unit 1) Exam (1hr) GCSE English Literature Unit 1 Exam (1 hour) GCSE Geography Unit 1 Exam (1hr 30mins) GCSE Technology & Design Unit 1 exam (1hr) GCSE Double Award Science Physics (Unit 1) Exam (1hr) GCSE Mathematics (Foundation) Paper 1 Exam (1hr 15 min) May Bank Holiday GCSE Personal Development & Employability controlled assessment (Portfolio 3) completed this month.

9 June 2016 Wed 1 st GCSE Child Development Unit 1 Exam (1hr) Mon 6 th Tue 7 th Thur 9 th Thur 30 th GCSE History Unit 1 Exam (2hrs) GCSE English Language Unit 2 Exam (1 hour 30 mins) GCSE Mathematics (Foundation) Paper 2 Exam (1hr 45 min) Last day of Summer Term. School closes at 12.25pm GCSE French controlled assessment to be completed this month. GCSE Geography Field Trip completed this month. GCSE ICT controlled assessment to be completed this month. GCSE Spanish controlled assessment to be completed this month. GCSE Moving Image Arts controlled assessment to be completed this month. GCSE Music controlled assessment to be completed this month at the latest.

10 Art & Design worth 60% lasts ALL year assessment task continued from Year 11: completed on 2 days of the Mock Exams (Dec 2016) No external examination in Yr 11 1 external exam paper released in Jan 2016 worth 40% (completed over 2 days before Easter 2017) To read the Revised GCSE Art & Design Specification visit:

11 Applied Business 2 controlled assessment tasks: Task 1 completed by Feb 2016 Task 2 completed by April 2016 each worth 20% worth 20% No external examination in Yr 11 1 exam paper: worth 40% completed in Summer 2017 To read the GCSE Applied Business Specification visit: BizEd Business Studies Online Tutor2u Richer Sounds Student Zone Password RICHERLEARNING Teach Me Business

12 Occupational Studies Business & Services Portfolio Unit: Using Office Technology Portfolio completed throughout the year worth 50% Unit: Modern Office Procedures Portfolio completed throughout the year worth 50% To read the Occupational Studies Business Specification visit:

13 Child Development worth 20% completed from Jan Mar 2016 worth 40% completed between Oct 2016 and Jan written exam paper (1 hr): worth 20% completed on Wed 1 st June written exam paper (1hr) worth 20% completed in Summer term 2017 To read the Revised GCSE Child Development Specification visit: The following textbooks have been mapped to the CCEA GCSE Child Development specification: Health Promotion Agency (2006) Birth to five Health Promotion Agency (2006) The Pregnancy Book Meggitt, C and Sunderland, G (2004) Child Development: An Illustrated Guide, Heinemann Minett, P (2005) Child Care and Development, 5 th edition, Hodder Arnold Ridgwell, J (2007) Examining Food and Nutrition for GCSE, Heinemann

14 Occupational Studies (Design & Creativity) Patisserie and Baking Unit Portfolio completed throughout the year. Worth 50% Contemporary Cuisine Unit Portfolio completed throughout the year. Worth 50% To read the Occupational Studies Design & Creativity Specification visit:

15 Contemporary Crafts worth 60% lasts ALL year assessment task continued from Year 11: completed on 2 days of the Mock Exams (Dec 2016) plus a 30 min written evaluation. No external examination in Yr 11 1 external exam paper released in Jan 2017 worth 40% (completed over 2 days before Easter 2017) plus a 30 min written evaluation. To read the GCSE Contemporary Crafts Specification visit:

16 Drama worth 30% completed from Jan April 2016 worth 30% visit from external moderator in March 2017 No external examination in Yr 11 1 written exam paper (1hr 30min): worth 40% completed in May / June 2017 To read the Revised GCSE Drama Specification visit:

17 English Language Speaking and Listening (continued from Year 11) 3 controlled assessment tasks: Speaking and Listening Worth 20% Continuous assessment throughout Year 11 The Study of Spoken Language Worth 10% 1 hour 30 mins Completed in October 2016 The Study of Written Language Worth 15% 1 hour 30 mins Completed in December 2016 Writing Creatively Worth 15% 2 hours Completed in March external exams Unit 1 - Personal Writing and Reading Multi-Modal Texts worth 20% 1 hour 30 mins completed on Fri 8 th Jan 2016 Unit 2 Reading Non-Fiction / Functional Writing worth 20% 1 hour 30 mins Completed on Tue 7 th June 2016 No external exam To read the Revised GCSE English Language Specification visit:

18 Useful English Language Websites (continued)

19 English Literature No controlled assessment in Year 11 The Study of Linked Texts (worth 25%) 1 external exam - The Study of Prose (1 hr): worth 25% completed on Mon 23 rd May external exam - The Study of Drama and Poetry (2 hrs): worth 50% completed in Summer 2017 To read the Revised GCSE English Literature Specification visit:

20 French 2 controlled assessment tasks: each worth 15%. completed by June controlled assessment tasks: each worth 15%. completed by April 2017 No external examination in Yr 11 2 external exam papers: Unit 1 - Listening (worth 20%). Unit 2 Reading (worth 20%) both completed in May 2017 To read the Revised GCSE French Specification visit: ev=11

21 Geography Field trip in June 2016 to collect data for controlled assessment task in Year 12 worth 25% 1 external written exam (1hr 30min): worth 37.5% completed on Tue 24 th May external written exam (1hr 30min): worth 37.5% completed in Summer 2017 To read the GCSE Geography Specification visit: sestudy.shtml

22 History No controlled assessment. worth 25% completed between Nov 2016 and Jan external exam (2 hrs): worth 50% completed on Mon 6 th June external exam : worth 25% completed in summer 2017 To read the GCSE Revised History Specification visit:

23 ICT 2 controlled assessment tasks: each worth 30% Task 1 completed from Oct 2015 to Jan 2016 Task 2 completed from Feb 2016 to June 2016 (Task 2 continued from Year 11) worth 30% completed from Sept 2016 to Jan 2017 No external examination in Yr 11 1 external exam: worth 40% completed in summer 2017 To read the GCSE Revised ICT Specification visit:

24 LLW 1 controlled assessment task (Local & Global Citizenship): worth 30% completed between Jan and April 2016 worth 30% completed by April external written exam (Local & Global Citizenship - 45min): worth 13.33% completed on Thur 7 th Jan external written exams: each worth 13.33% completed in Jan 2017 (Employability) and May 2017 (Personal Development) To read the GCSE LLW Specification visit: Local & Global Citizenship Employability (Years 11 & 12) Personal Development (Year 12 only)

25 Mathematics No controlled assessment No controlled assessment 2 external written examinations (Foundation Tier) Paper 1 non-calculator (1hr 15 min) worth 40% completed on Thur 26 th May 2016 Paper 2 with calculator (1hr 45min) worth 60% completed on Thur 9 th June 2016 Pupils who achieve a grade C in their Year 11 Mathematics will sit GCSE Statistics. Statistics ( 2 controlled assessment tasks and 1 written exam) held in summer 2017 Pupils who do not achieve a grade C in Year 11 will be entered for Foundation Tier Maths (2 exams held in summer 2017) To read the GCSE Mathematics Specification visit:

26 Media Studies 2 controlled assessment tasks: Task 1 worth 10%, to be completed by Dec 2015 Task 2 worth 20%, to be completed by April 2016 worth 30% completed by Feb 2017 No external examination in Yr 11 1 external written exam: (exam topic: TV Game Shows) worth 40% completed in summer 2017 To read the GCSE Revised Media Studies Specification visit: ** ** See Ms Rossborough for logon details

27 Moving Image Arts 4 controlled assessment tasks: worth in total 20% to be completed by June 2016 worth 40% completed by Mar 2017 No external examination in Yr 11 1 external online exam (1 hour 30mins) worth 40% completed in summer 2017 To read the GCSE Moving Image Arts Specification visit:

28 Music composition worth 15% to be completed by June hours allocated composition worth 15% to be completed by Feb hours allocated No external written examination in Year 11 1 external written exam (1 hour 30mins): worth 40% completed in June 2017 compiled of questions about all 4 areas of study and the set works within each Performance Unit to be recorded and submitted to Exam Board at any time during the 2 year course worth 30% to include 1 solo and 1 ensemble performance (one of these to be recorded by June 2016) performances can be completed by using traditional instruments or by using technology To read the GCSE Revised Music Specification visit:

29 Personal Development & Employability (Prince s Trust - Level 2) 3 portfolios: Portfolio 1 Presentation Skills (Level 1) worth 3 credits from Sep to Oct 2015 Portfolio 2 Interpersonal and Selfmanagement skills (Level 2) worth 3 credits - from Nov 2015 to Feb 2016 Portfolio 3 Undertaking an Enterprise Project (Level 1) worth 6 credits - from Feb 2016 to May portfolios: Portfolio 1 Work Experience Unit (Level 2) worth 6 credits Portfolio 2 Career Planning (Level 2) worth 3 credits To achieve BB grades ALL 5 portfolios must be successfully completed and 21 credits achieved. To read the Prince s Trust PDE Level Two Certificate specification visit: tracking_sheets.aspx

30 BTEC Sport 3 assignments: completed throughout the year 1 online examination (Unit 1) in Yr 11 Completed early Feb assignments (Units 2, 4 & 5) completed throughout the year No examination in Year 12 To read the BTEC Sport Specification visit:

31 Religious Studies No controlled assessment No controlled assessment 1 external exam Unit 3 The Revelation of God and the Christian Church (1 hour 30mins): worth 50% completed on Wed 18 May external exam Unit 8 An Introduction to Christian Ethics (1 hour 30mins): worth 50% completed in summer 2017 To read the GCSE RE Specification visit: Essential website: GCSE Pod

32 Single Award Science No controlled assessment. worth 25% completed from Nov 2016 to Jan external written exam: Unit 1 Biology (1 hr) worth 25% completed on Wed 24 th Feb external written exams: Unit 2 Chemistry (1 hr) worth 25% completed in Nov 2016 Unit 3 Physics (1 hr) worth 25% completed in May 2017 To read the GCSE Single Award Science Specification visit:

33 Double Award Science No controlled assessment 2 controlled assessment tasks: worth in total 25% completed from Nov 2016 to Jan external exams: each worth 11% Biology Unit 1 (1hr) completed on Tue 17 th May 2016 Chemistry Unit 1 (1hr) completed on Thur 19 th May 2016 Physics Unit 1 (1hr) completed on Wed 25 th May external exams: each worth 14% Biology Unit 2 (1hr 15min) completed in summer 2017 Chemistry Unit 2(1hr 15min) completed in summer 2017 Physics Unit 2(1hr 15min) completed in summer 2017 To read the GCSE Double Award Science Specification visit:

34 Spanish 2 controlled assessment tasks: each worth 15% completed in Spring and Summer controlled assessment tasks: each worth 15% completed by February 2017 No external written examination in Yr 11 2 external exam papers: Unit 1 - Listening (worth 20%). Unit 2 Reading (worth 20%) both completed in May 2017 To read the GCSE Spanish Specification visit: prev=

35 Technology & Design worth 20% completed in Nov 2015 worth 40% completed by Mar external written paper (1 hr): worth 20% completed on Thur 24 th May external exam: worth 20% completed in June 2017 To read the Revised GCSE Technology & Design Specification visit:

36 Last Updated: September 2015 A Specialist School for ICT SSAT inquire Inspire Innovate Impact Principal: Mrs A Mungavin BA DipEd PQH (NI) Holywood Road Belfast BT4 2LY Tel: Fax: info@ashgirls.belfast.ni.sch.uk Internet: