2019 revision evening presentation
- 1. Purpose of this evening •Confirm the timeline for the next 7 months •Outline the support that will be provided by the school and when this will take place •How parents can help and support •Learning and revision techniques and tips
- 3. Standard pass = 4 Strong pass = 5 26% of entries obtained A*/A grades or 9-7 grades 77% of pupils gained at least a standard pass in English and Maths 57% of pupils gained at least a strong pass in English and Maths 89% of pupils achieved at least a standard pass in English Language or Literature. 76% of pupils achieved at least a strong pass in English Language or Literature. 79% of pupils achieved at least a standard pass in Maths. 61% of pupils achieved at least a strong pass in Maths. 39% of pupils achieved the E-Bacc with a strong pass. Our progress score is +0.55, which means that pupils at Glenthorne achieved on average half a grade higher than the government would normally expect pupils to achieve
- 5. The importance of attendance Secondary School Key Stage 4 (Year 10 and 11 combined) Performance by Average Absence Sessions 0 20 40 60 80 100 Less than 15 (7.5 days) 15-20 (7.5 to 10 days) 20-25 (10 to 12.5 days) 25-30 (12.5 to 15 days) 30-35 (15 to 17.5 days) 35-40 (17.5 to 20 days) Over 40 (20+ days) Average No. of Sessions Absence per Pupil % 5 or more grades 9-4 (or equivalent) % achieving any qualification %achieving
- 6. Mock exams MFL Mock exams: Start week commencing 2nd December 2019 Mock exam period: • 9th December until 19th December 2019.
- 8. Revision Evening Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Mock Exams W.C 2.12.19 Mock Results Day 17.01.20 & Parent’s Evening 29.01.20 GCSE ExamsPeriod 6 Targeted Revision Programme Starts Work Experience 22-26.06.20 Prom 06.07.20 GCSE Results Mentors assigned Period 6 Programme for all starts
- 9. Revision Programme 2018-19 • Period 6 revision lessons • Increased gradually over the course of Year 11. Revision classes currently taking place in a limited number of subjects. In the Spring term there will be more targeted revision sessions, followed by whole group sessions nearer the exams • February half-term revision • Easter holiday revision (1st week) • Saturdays March-June • May half-term
- 10. SATURDAYS February - March April - June Saturday targeted sessions Saturday whole group revision
- 11. PERIOD 6 REVISION LESSONS Period 6 sessions will increase gradually, with targeted sessions and then whole group sessions in the spring/summer terms There is no ‘study leave’ at Glenthorne. Pupils will continue to attend lessons until May half term, with ‘Structured revision’ sessions immediately before each exam P6
- 12. What else does this all go towards? 30 Revision Sessions from Easter onwards. Attendance to school at 94% and above. Work experience place successfully arranged and attended.
- 13. Study skills & Revision tips
- 14. Think ahead to next August… …what will success look like for you?
- 15. Get into good habits now Are you spending the right length of time on homework? Are you using your planner effectively?
- 16. Get organised Make lists, prioritise and set time limits – these are important skills for effective revision
- 17. Revision: 4 steps to success 1. Find out what you need to know 2. Prepare – make a revision plan 3. Make your revision notes 4. Test yourself
- 18. Find out what you need to know • When are your exams? • How many exams will you have for each subject? What will each of them test? • Speak to your teachers about what you need to cover in your revision. Each subject will give you help with this. • Which exam board do we use for each subject? Look at the specifications – these can be found online. You’ll also find past exam papers. 1
- 19. Prepare – make a revision plan • Look at the time you have available and the topics that you need to revise. Be specific • Plan a schedule, making sure that you plan to spend enough time on each topic, and that you plan to go back to each topic several times. • Give most time to the subjects which you find most difficult • How long can you revise effectively for without a break? (‘Learning chunks’) • Plan breaks and rewards • Start early, and get enough sleep. • Review your plan as you go along – tick off successful revision ‘chunks’, but keep going back to subjects/exams 2
- 20. Make your revision notes •Condense your notes •Make revision cards •Make mind maps / flow diagrams •Devise mnemonics •Use post-its to aid your revision 3
- 22. Revision cards How can they be used? • Write questions on one side and answers on the other, then test yourself or ask someone else to test you • Write key names or terms on one side and a summary of what they mean on the other side • Write the advantages of something on one side, and the disadvantages on the other • Reduce your notes to bullet point form
- 23. Prepare revision cards in a question and answer format. This way you can give them to someone else to test you. GCSE PE: Endurance methods GCSE PE: Endurance methods Interval training: What are the advantages? Interval training: What are the disadvantages? • You can mix aerobic and anaerobic exercise, which is important for team games • It makes it easier for a coach to see when the athlete isn’t trying • It can be hard to keep going when you start to get tired • The activity can become repetitive and de-motivating
- 24. Mind maps (or ‘Concept maps’) Mind maps are a way of organising ideas about a topic. A mind map usually starts with a central idea with a series of branches, each relating to one section of the main idea. • Stick them up somewhere at home • Spend some time learning the mind map, turn the paper over and see if you can remember it well enough to copy • Use mind maps to plan essays. Put the title in the centre, then have one branch for each key point and use further branches to develop those points
- 26. Flow diagrams work well for revising processes and sequences, for example remembering the steps in an experiment in Science, or a sequence of events in History. Read this GCSE Geography text and on the right, draw your own flow diagram to summarise the process it describes: People become dissatisfied with quality of life in the countryside. They leave for better opportunities elsewhere. The demand for local services falls. Shops and other services close. Schools close because there aren’t enough children. The loss of services makes the area even less attractive. More people choose to leave.
- 27. What are mnemonics? How can they help with revision? Mnemonics either replace the first letters of a sequence with a memorable phrase, or they take the first letters of a group of words and arrange them into a memorable word or words.
- 28. How can the mnemonic ‘My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nachos’ help you to remember the order of the planets?
- 30. Which strategies do last year’s Year 11s recommend?
- 31. Revision isn’t….4 • Reading through notes • Highlighting notes or photocopies • Copying out your notes again and again NONE OF THESE ACTIVITIES REQUIRE THINKING… YOU WILL ONLY UNDERSTAND AND REMEMBERSOMETHING IF YOU HAVE TO THINK HARD ABOUT IT
- 32. Revision = testing yourself • Past papers: in timed conditions, use the mark scheme to correct and grade your work • Ask someone to test you on your revision cards • Quizlet, Memrise and other websites recommended by your teachers • Now complete mind maps from memory • Make sure that when you plan your revision timetable that you plan to keep going back to topics 4
- 33. Quizlet
- 34. Memrise
- 35. The Leitner Box Box 1 What you’re not remembering well. Around 40% of your time should be spent on the content of these cards. When you can fully recall the information on a revision card, you can move it down to box 2. Box 2 These are the cards that you’ve just moved out of box 1, or learning that still trips you up sometimes. About 30% of your time should be spent here. Cards from box 2 should be moved up or down regularly. Box 3 When you test yourself on these cards you nearly always get everything correct. You feel confident, even when the material is complex. 20% of your time should be spent here. Box 4 This is the material that you consider easy. You always get it right, so you should only spend 10% of your time on these cards. https://youtu.be/C20EvKtdJwQ
- 36. DO DON’T • Start early • Turn off the TV and phone • Keep revision sessions short and sharp • Review what you have done • Be honest with yourself • Start your revision late at night • Revise in a noisy place • Revise in bed – you’ll fall asleep! • Leave it to the last minute • Just read through your notes
- 37. How can parents help? • Make sure your child has somewhere quiet to work • Encourage them to stick to their revision timetable • Test them on their revision cards • Make sure they eat healthily and keep up their strength • Reward them when they do well!
- 38. Think ahead to next August… …what will success look like for you?
- 39. Study skills & Revision tips
Editor's Notes
- #15: Good evening. I’m going to speak about how to plan your revision and some strategies that will help you to revise effectively.
- #16: Before I start, though, I think it’s important to be ready to revise, and that means being in good study habits now. Homework – 60 mins Planner And…
- #17: ….and plan your time effectively. Make to do lists, prioritise. Look ahead at deadlines. Why is this an important skill – you will have an exam timetable and you may have more than one exam on any given day. It’s important to look beyond the first exam to make sure that you give enough time to each of your exams – you can practise that skill now
- #18: I’m going to divide my revision tips into 4 important steps
- #20: Now you’ve worked out what you’re going to revise and when, let’s look at how you can go about it *REVISION HOMEWORK STARTS 26/11* *Difference in mock preparation and summer exam preparation*
- #22: Condensing notes, not just copying out. Short summaries show that you have understood the content
- #25: Your subject or essay title in centre Ideas radiate out from central theme and main branches Here are some GCSE examples…
- #26: As we’ll see in a moment, this is still an example of preparing revision notes. When you are revising I would recommend doing something slightly different with mind maps which I’ll come on to in step 4.
- #27: Flow diagrams work well for revising processes and sequences
- #28: Mnemonics either replace the first letters of a sequence with a memorable phrase, or they take the first letters of a group of words and arrange them into a memorable word or words.
- #31: We’ve now found out what we need to know, we’ve planned out what we’re going to revise and when, we’ve prepared our revision notes. Before we look at how to go about learning it, I’m going to share some strategies recommended by last year’s Year 11.
- #32: Our Year 12s talked about several strategies we’ve looked at already – knowing the exam requirements, preparing revision cards and post its. Before we talk more about how to revise, let’s think about what revision isn’t
- #38: If you turn to the leaflet, you have these 5 steps explained again. Take this home and put it up on the fridge or a noticeboard. On the back you have all the exam boards and an explanation of how to find the specification – that document which gives you mark schemes, criteria for top grades Your subject teachers will tell you what you need to do in their subject but if you still have questions, ask!
- #39: On the way home today, this should be the first question – what are you aiming for? Then work through the four steps I’ve talked about this evening.