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Vision and Values
“New All Saints”
Follow us: @allsaintsccduk
All Saints Catholic College
Be inspired. Be excellent. Succeed.
Non negotiables
Mr Diamond and Miss
Scott
All Saints Catholic College
Be inspired. Be excellent. Succeed.
Achieved 5
GCSEs A*-C
Failed to
Potential earnings
achieved 5
GCSEs A*-C
£15.01
£10.25
£9.02
£7.44
Qualifications
100% 0 sessions missed 90% 38 sessions missed (19 days) 80% 76 sessions missed (38 days) Each day has 2 sessions (a.m. and p.m.) 90% attendance over 5 years is like missing half a year of school (19 x 5 = 95 days) The link between attendance and achievement is well known.
Attendance figures Whole school attendance annual trend 2014/2015 = 93.06 % 2015/2016 = 93.46% 2016/2017 = 96%
Punctuality Students should be on the College grounds by 08.50 Your son/daughter will be classed as late if they arrive after 09.05. If your son/daughter receives two late marks in One week they will attend a detention afterschool
Punctuality
Behaviour for learning All students will …… arrive to lessons ready to learn. use appropriate language around College. have a pen, pencil, ruler and planner with them. have a suitable bag with them that contains all of their books bring a reading book to College. arrive to their lessons on time. be in full uniform at all times. wear appropriate school shoes only wear natural makeup. Have their hair tied back Have their mobile phone switched off and out of sight
Monitoring progress
Miss Atkinson
All Saints Catholic College
Be inspired. Be excellent. Succeed.Data reporting
Data reporting Minimum target grade: Your child’s end of Key Stage 4 target grade given their ability set by the Department for Education. Current working grade : Current grade based on the topics your son/daughter has studied that half term Fine Estimated Grade: Grade the teacher believes the pupil will achieve on completion of the course. 1/+ = VERY SECURE – almost achieving the grade higher, slight improvements will secure this higher grade 2 = MID-SECURE – securely within the grade, with sufficient effort could achieve the higher grade 3/- = NOT SECURE – could drop to the grade below without sufficient intervention Behaviour for Learning: 1: Excellent; 2: Good; 3: satisfactory; 4: Poor 5: Unacceptable
Data reporting
New GCSE grading Equivalent to old GCSE grading
(English & Maths)
9 A*1
8 A*-A1
7 A2-A3
6 B1-B2
5 B3-C1
4 C2-C3
3 D1-E1
2 E2-F2
1 F3-G3
BTEC Qualifications Equivalent to GCSE Grade
D* - Distinction Plus A*
D - Distinction A
M - Merit B
P - Pass C
P1 – Level 1 Pass E/F
U - Unclassified UShow My Homework
Miss Atkinson
All Saints Catholic College
Be inspired. Be excellent. Succeed.What is Show My Homework?
A simple online homework calendar showing homework information,
deadlines and attachments for students.
From 19th September all homework will be displayed online,
using Show My Homework.Benefits for Parents • You can see exactly how much homework has been set. • It’s much easier to take part in home learning. • Translation into 50+ languages. • Better communication through school announcements.
If you have more than one child at the school, they will appear on the same page. From here you can find their Homework; Announcements and Events that apply to them; and their Gradebook.
Homework appears in the calendar as a block, stretching from the issue date to the due date. For more details select a piece of homework by clicking on the coloured tab.
In this view we can see a tasks title and description, how long the homework is expected to take, and how it should be submitted. Helpful resources, files and websites – are displayed below the homework to help your son/daughter with their homework.
Show My Homework can be translated into over 50 different languages. Just select a language from the drop-down menu at the bottom of the page.
Gradebook helps you keep track of the submission status of homework, and grades, if applicable.
In Settings, you can manage Notifications. Make sure to download the Show My Homework App, for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Android Devices.
Support Once you input your email address on Show My Homework, you can contact SMH support if you need any help or guidance. Email: help@showmyhomework.co.uk Phone: 0207 197 9550 Twitter: @showmyhomework
English Curriculum Head of English Mrs Gilligan All Saints Catholic College Be inspired. Be excellent. Succeed.
Things have changed Head of Department Ms Gilligan ngilligan@allsaintscatholiccollege.com Second in Department Ms Victoria Chadderton vchadderton@allsaintscatholiccollege.com We have moved exam boards – all pupils will sit the Literature and language exam on AQA
Our aims We want to improve the pupils’ perceptions of English – we want them to have outstanding English lessons that they enjoy. We will make English enjoyable for your child where behaviour is calm, safe and purposeful. We will intervene where progress is not being made and offer extra tuition to your child. This will happen in school time, after school and during the holidays.
Student
Student 5
Student 4
Student 3
Student 2
Student 1
5b
6b
6b
7b
7b
Target Grade
I thoroughly explore discriminating parts of the text
text
I thoroughly explore discriminating points
Response to
I thoroughly explore, in perceptive detail, the effects of
language when discussing character, plot and/or setting
I thoroughly explore, in perceptive detail, the effects of
craft
structure when discussing character, plot and/or setting
I thoroughly explore, in perceptive detail, the effects of
literary devices when discussing character, plot and/or
Comments on writers'
setting
I am assured in my selection of the most relevant or
perceptive evidence from the text
I am assured in my use of a range of the most relevant and
perceptive quotations
and quotation
Exemplification
I balance my responses if asked to write about more than
one topic
Balance
I respond perceptively to the taskEnglish Language
Two language papers,
of equal length 1hour
45 minutes.English Language
English Literature
Paper 2: Modern Prose/Drama, Paper 1: Shakespeare and the
Poetry Selection and Unseen Nineteenth Century Novel
Romeo and Poetry
Section A Section A
• Modern Prose/Drama • Shakespeare
Julie •
Section B
Poetry Selection •
Section B
The Nineteenth Century Novel
Section C
• Unseen Poetry
Dr Jekyll and Assessed how? Assessed how?
• 2 hours 15 minutes written exam • 1 hour 45 minutes written exam
• 96 marks • 64 marks
Mr Hyde • 60% of GCSE • 40% of GCSE
• Closed book exam • Closed book exam
Questions Questions
Animal Farm Students will answer:
• Section A: one essay question on
Students will answer:
• Section A: One question on play of
a modern prose or drama text of choice: write in detail about an
choice (from a choice of two). extract then write about the play as
AQA poetry • Section B: Comparative question a whole
on named poem printed and poem • Section B: One question on novel
of choice from anthology cluster of choice: write in detail about an
Anthology • Section C: One question on one
unseen poem and one question
extract then write about the novel as
a whole
comparing this poem with a second
unseen poemMath’s Curriculum
Miss Evans
All Saints Catholic College
Be inspired. Be excellent. Succeed.aths
New grading structure
The assessments will cover the following
content headings:
1 Number
2 Algebra
3 Ratio, proportion and rates of change
4 Geometry and measures
5 Probability
6 Statistics
Two tiers are available: Foundation and HigherThe qualification consists of three equally-weighted
written examination papers
Low C – A**Exam dates
Paper Date Length of
exam
Mathematics Paper 1: 25-May-17 1h 30m
Non-Calculator AM
Foundation & Higher Tier
Mathematics Paper 2: 8-Jun-17 AM 1h 30m
Calculator Foundation &
Higher Tier
Mathematics Paper 3: 13-Jun-17 1h 30m
Calculator Foundation & AM
Higher TierRevision resources
CGP revision guides
and workbooks
For new grade 1 – 9
courseMaths Buster is a digital revision & practice kit • Practice questions • Marks work • Keeps trach of what u got right or wrong • Online tutorials. • Revision notes.
The PiXL Maths app is an online assessment system
that identifies your child’s strengths and areas to
develop in Mathematics.
The app provides
therapy videos to
deal with any issues It provides
or miss formal
understanding. feedback
about how
Reassuring your students can
child to show that improve.
they are making
progress and
continually moving
forward.PiXL launch – Monday 19th September
1. Download the ‘PixL
Maths’ app.
2. Login.
3. Click on ‘Design a test’,
‘Number’, ‘Fractions,
Decimals and
percentages’,
4. Begin Test’’Therapy Videos
Therapy Videos
Tracking progress
Tracking progress Be Inspired, Be Excellent – Succeed
Science Curriculum
Miss Crosby
mcrosby@allsaintscatholiccollege.com
All Saints Catholic College
Be inspired. Be excellent. Succeed.New requirements Assessment • Assessment time 3.5 hours per GCSE (7 hours for Combined Science) • Practical skills assessed in written papers (15%) • Set percentages of maths within the papers
Assessment objective
Objective %
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
AO1 • scientific ideas 40
• scientific techniques and procedures
Apply knowledge and understanding of:
AO2 • scientific ideas 40
• scientific enquiry, techniques and procedures
Analyse information and ideas to:
AO3 • interpret and evaluate 20
• make judgements and draw conclusions
• develop and improve experimental proceduresAssessment model Foundation (1–5) and Higher (4–9) available
Assessment model Foundation (1–5) and Higher (4–9) available
New spec.
Paper 1 Paper 2
Key concepts Key concepts
First half of the Second half of
content the contentMaths skills • DfE set a list of required mathematical skills. • For Foundation tier, this will be at the level of KS3 maths. • For Higher tier, this will be at the level of Foundation tier maths. • There are different weightings for maths within the exams: – Combined science 20% – Biology 10% – Chemistry 20% – Physics 30% • Physics equations (recall and apply) there 19 that we need to learn and be able to use.
Exams
This is not part of GCSE but will give us a good
indication of the progress made in year 10.
We will not get a grade but a percentile score.
This compares each student with all the pupils in
the country who has taken these exams.
2nd May - Biology
3rd May - Chemistry
4th May - PhysicsRevision materials
As this is a new GCSE we are currently waiting
for all publishers to release their materials so we
can choose which one we think is best for our
pupils.R.E Curriculum
Miss Coyle
All Saints Catholic College
Be inspired. Be excellent. Succeed.New spec. Exam Board = Edexcel Catholic Christianity Specification A Area of study 1 = Catholic Christianity Area of Study 2 = Study of Judaism Area of Study 3 = Philosophy and Ethics
Unit 1 (Catholic Christianity)
Catholic Christianity is what your child will study
throughout Year 10.
There will be time for revision in class at the end of
the Year 10 course as well as during revision
sessions afterschool throughout the year.Unit 1 (Catholic Christianity)
Beliefs & Teachings.
Practices.
Wisdom & Authority.
Expression & Ways How do you show How was the world
of Life. you are a Catholic? created?
Who has authority
Is there a life in the Catholic Why does a Church
after death? Church? have certain features?Unit 2 (Judaism)
Judaism will start to be taught towards the end of Year 10
and completed in Year 11
Pupils are taught in depth about Judaism including the
Beliefs and Teachings of Judaism and their practices. This is
so pupils have the opportunity to explore the different values
and beliefs of different religions and are able to develop
respect and understanding for others within society.
Again at the end of the year there will be some time in
lessons to revise key topics, especially those which students
highlight as areas they need to focus on.Unit 2 (Judaism)
Beliefs & Teachings.
Practices.
Why is human What are the Jewish
life so special? beliefs about God?
What rules do How and where What festivals are
Jews live by? do Jews worship? celebrated?Unit 3 (Philosophy & Ethics)
Philosophy and Ethics will be taught for the majority
of Year 11.
Pupils are taught in depth about Philosophical ideas
about the Existence of God and the various
arguments to support and deny Gods existence. This
is so pupils have the opportunity to explore the
different philosophical and ethical responses to
moral issues that are present in our world today.Unit 3 (Philosophy & Ethics)
Arguments for the
Existence of God.
Religious teachings on
Relationships and
Families in the 21st Why is there evil and Why do people believe
suffering in the
Century. world? in God?
What is the Are all humans Have I experienced a
purpose of treated equally and miracle?
marriage? fairly?Jobs that R.E support
Social worker- so you can understand all the
Teaching: so that you can understand your pupils who families and people that you will work with.
may come from many different backgrounds.
Air Steward/pilot – you will be
travelling the world meeting people of Business - if you work in the business world
different faiths and cultures. RE will you may have to travel the world or work in
help you get on with the people you city where you will meet people from many
meet. different faiths, RE will help you understand
Journalist- you may be asked to write about a them and avoid offending people. If you get
religious story, lots of the news today is about on with people you can do business and
religion or faith. You may write about a moral make money.
problem such as abortion which we discuss in RE. An
RE GCSE shows you have good writing and research Army/ Navy/RAF- you will travel the world and
skills. need to understand the beliefs of the people you
are meeting. Sadly many wars are about religion.
Footballer- you may play abroad and RE can help you understand why you are being
meet people from different faiths or asked to fight.
play with people who have a faith. RE
will help you understand the people Lawyer: your clients will come from many different
you meet or understand your new backgrounds RE will help you understand them. For
country. example why a Roman Catholic may not want a divorce.Assessment
There is no coursework element to the Religious Studies
course, it is all down to three exams at the end of Year 11.
Every pupil will sit three exams for Religious Studies. One lasts
for 1hr 45minutes and the other two last for 50minutes each.
Catholic Christianity (1hr 45 minutes worth 50%)
Judaism (50 minutes worth 25%)
Philosophy and Ethics (50 minutes worth 25%)
There are a range of question styles that will be used in the
papers and it is important that pupils are comfortable
answering each of the styles.Revision resources
Period Six sessions after school.
PLC’s (Personalised Learning Checklists).
Flash cards.
Placing revision notes and posters around their
bedroom/house.
Mind maps.
Twitter revision sessions with the RE department.
Practise exam questions.
Keyword cards.
Revision books are available and can be ordered from the
RE department.
Revision booklets and mind maps that we have created.Computing Curriculum Mrs Bergonzi All Saints Catholic College Be inspired. Be excellent. Succeed.
Why Core?
Michael Gove – Introduced
the new Computing
curriculum and at the time
he said ‘the new
computing curriculum
designed to equip every
child with the computing
skills they need to succeed
in the 21st century’ Salford City Council has given the
green light to exciting plans that
will bring a new phase of
development to MediaCityUK.Year 10 Courses
GCSE OCR
Computer Cambridge
Science Nationals in
ICT
Level 2
Band A
Band BSpecification AQA GCSE Computer Science (9-1) • Your son/daughter will follow the AQA GCSE Computer Science course • The qualification will be assessed in Summer 2018.
Grading
AQA GCSE Computer Science (9-1)
New GCSE grading structure
Grade 5 = Good PassCourse breakdown
Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3
Computation Theoretical NEA
al thinking Knowledge (Non – exam
and problem Assessment)
solving
Controlled
Written Exam Written Exam Assessment
40% 40% 20%Non- Exam Assessment Students will be given a problem set by the exam board Students will be expected to plan and program a solution to the program Students will use the programming program Python Free software, can be downloaded from
www.python.org Students will use Version 3
Programming resources Python.org Code academy.com w3Schools.com Codeforlife.education/
Helpful resources
Websites:
BBC Biteszie.com
Teach-ict.com
Revision Guide for
AQA coming soonHomework • Staff will set one piece of homework for GCSE Computer Science per week. • Homework will appear on Show My Homework • Pupils are encouraged to complete homework on time and to the best of their ability.
Extra support Students may be invited to attend additional sessions after school if we believe they need extra support. A text will be sent home if we would like your son/daughter to attend.
Band B
OCR Cambridge Nationals
in ICT
Level 2Specification • Your son/daughter will follow OCR Cambridge Nationals in ICT Level 2 • course • The qualification will be assessed in Summer 2018.
Grading
Cambridge Nationals in ICT Level 2
Grade = GCSE Equivalent
Distinction * = A*
Distinction = A
Merit = B
Pass = CCourse breakdown OCR Cambridge Nationals in Ict Level 2 • Students will complete 4 Units • R001: Understanding computer systems (25%)- Written exam – End of Year 11 • R002: Using ICT to create business solution (25%) - Task set by the board completed in Class • R005 – Creating an interactive product using multimedia components – 20% Task completed in Class • R006 – Creating digital Images – 25% Task completed in class
Homework • Staff will set one piece of homework for GCSE Computer Science per week. • Homework will appear on Show My Homework • Pupils are encouraged to complete homework on time and to the best of their ability.
Helpful resources
Websites:
BBC Biteszie.com
Ict-interactive.co.ukExtra support • There will be extra sessions running after school and in the school holidays. • Students will be carefully selected based on current performance and invited to attend the sessions offered if we believe they need extra support. A text will be sent home if we would like your son/daughter to attend.
Contact Us Contact: Mrs Bergonzi Email: lbergonzi@allsaintscatholiccollege.com
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