MFL Early Entry Parents Information Evening - MFL Early Entry: Marple Hall School

MFL Early Entry:

   MFL Early Entry
   Parents
   Information
   Evening

MFL Early Entry:

Key information
4 exams
Listening 25%
Speaking 25%
Reading 25%
Writing 25%
All examined at the end of the course
April –June 2021 year 9

MFL Early Entry:

2 Tiers
Foundation and Higher
Foundation grades 1-5
Higher grades 3-9
General Certificate Secondary
Education: GCSEs are graded 9–1,
rather than A*–G, with grade 5
considered a good pass and grade 9
being the highest and set above an A*

MFL Early Entry:

What does each exam comprise
of?
Speaking

Listening
Reading

Writing

Key dates this year:

  Parents Evening Year 8 February
   2020
  Year 8 exam March 2020 L R W
  Year 8 Speaking exam June and
   July 2020
  Pre mock December 2020

Key dates:

 Tier Entry discussed Year 9 January 2021

 Speaking conducted by class teacher April
  2021

 GCSE exams in listening, reading and
  writing May -June 2021

Why students should be making an extra effort in
MFL
  Effort- why is it important?
  Gladwell and Ericsson agree that
   'becoming accomplished in any field
   in which there is a well-established
   history of people working to become
   experts requires a tremendous amount
   of effort exerted over many years. It
   may not be 10,000, but it will take a lot'
   (Ericsson and Pool, 2016)

Effort

  Research found that there was a link
   between effort and achievement.
  It also became clear that generally
   pupils who were getting better grades
   were putting more EFFORT into their
   studies.
  What does EFFORT look like?
  Effort = independent learning

At home- 20 minutes a day till May (June.)

  Learn vocab every week use booklet etc
  Keep up to date with speaking prep and
   practise Q and A regularly (small exercise
   book.)
  Students should complete feedback on
   written work and learn from mistakes.
  Work on Active Learn or other websites as
   suggested by the teacher.

Independent work

• Complete activities in the work booklet
 (available on Parent Pay)and to be set
 by teachers after half term

How else you can support your child.

 Buy a dictionary or make sure
 students use
 wordreference.com for words
 they don’t know. Please
 discourage them from using
 online translators

How else you can support your child.

 • Provide a suitable work space at
   home

 • Limit distractions

 • Diet

 • Exercise

How else you can support your child.

Effort In lessons.
  Students should make sure every lesson counts

  Don’t be a passenger/ RHINO

  Cold calling

  Be ready

  Think hard

  Focus fully

Effort In lessons.

  Have a positive mind set
 Get the attitude right and there is a good chance
 that a pupil will achieve the best they can be
  Be resilient-

  Have a go

  Always try and give all activities their best
   shot

Effort In lessons.

 Students sometimes ask “What if I get
 the answer wrong?”

Effort In lessons.

  Is it ok to struggle and find it hard?

  Most learning takes place when you
   struggle

Effort In lessons.

  Success doesn't happen by magic

Effort In lessons.

  Students should take note of
   vocab/new structures with out being
   asked

  Ask questions: the teacher is there to
   help

  Answer questions it’s a great way to
   get feedback and to improve

Homework

• Every HW is preparing students for the
 exam.
• Just like each lesson, every HW counts
• Vocabulary
• Speaking test preparation
• Written work
• Work from the work booklets

In school support.

 • HW club open to all: Tuesday 3-4 in
  803 with Miss Leigh
 • Independent work can be completed
  here
 • Language Learning websites can be
  used
 • Students can see teachers at lunch
  time if they are stuck

Additional in school clubs.

 • Foreign film club Wednesday lunch in E3
   with Mrs Friday

 • Latin for beginners Monday 802 Miss
   Gowrie

 • Italian club Blue Thursday 805 Miss Neil

 • All MFL clubs count towards the Pixl Edge
  resilience award

In school support.

 Email class teachers for French

 • Kirsty.pierce@marplehall.stockport.sch.uk

 • Ghislaine.lyth@marplehall.stockport.sch.uk

 • Kym. Friday@marplehall.stockport.sch.uk

 • Helen.lyndon@marplehall.stockport.sch.uk

 • Sarah.leigh@marplehall.stockport.sch.uk

In school support.

 Email class teachers for Spanish

 • ana.castillo@marplehall.stockport.sch.uk

 • sophie.neil@marplehall.stockport.sch.uk

 • colin.sharp@marplehall.stockport.sch.uk

 • annabel.gowrie@marplehall.stockport.sch.uk

In school support.

 Email class teacher for German

 • Adam.jones@marplehall.stockport.sch.uk

 • Victoria.glennon@marplehall.stockport.sch.uk

Any questions?

 Please email

 • Victoria.glennon@marplehall.stockport.sch.uk

 • Ana.castillo@marplehall.stockport.sch.uk

 • Kym. Friday@marplehall.stockport.sch.uk

Success.

  What does success look like?

Thank you for your support.

 Thank you for coming.
 This presentation and
 the handout will be
 available on the
 website.