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Year 11 Coursework Calendar

Hints to Improve
Coursework
What Happens If I Don't
complete on Time
  • Plan out your time (Action Plan)
  • Structure your work
  • Research information early
  • Listen to advice teachers give
  • Proof read information, to check for spelling, grammar, etc
  • Ask teachers for help as soon as the problem occurs
  • Get coursework checked on a regular basis, so that errors are identified early
  • If work is handed in to be checked,  hand it in even if little work has been done since the last check
  • Title and label all graphs/diagrams
  • All work should be presented neatly and to the best of your ability always
  • Contact subject staff if you have any difficulties.
  • If coursework is not completed you will not gain your qualification in that subject.
  • A letter will be sent home to  inform parents/guardians that you are unlikely to meet the deadline.
  • If a deadline is missed, you will be kept behind after College until 4.00 pm each night until the work is complete. 
  • Subject study sessions are available after college.
  • Failure to attend will result in parents being invited to a meeting with the Headteacher to discuss future plans.

The Way Ahead - A Presentaion for Parents and Year 11's - Click to Download

ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

By now you should have completed the following pieces of work:
Twentieth Century Drama “An Inspector Calls”
Media
Shakespeare “Romeo and Juliet”
Prose Study

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Coursework 20%
Speaking and listening 20%
Exam – 60%
Original Writing to be completed by March 2008

ENGLISH LITERATURE

Coursework 30%
Exam 70%

MATHEMATICS

Unit 1 -Coursework 20% made of:
1 piece Algebra 10%
1 piece Statistics 10%

Both to be completed by December 2007

Unit 2: Data Handling
Unit 3: Space, Shape and Measure
Unit 4: Terminal examination on Space, Shape and Measure.
Units 2, 3 and 4 will be taken in November, March and June. (Students will be informed of exact dates and times at a later date).

SCIENCE

Core -
    25% assessed practical exam
    75% comprised of 6 module exams (covering Biology, Chemistry and Physics) taken on Thursday, 22 November, Wednesday, 5 March and Monday, 23 June.
    Each test is multiple choice.
Additional -
    25% assessed practical exam.
    3 Terminal exams, each 25%, Biology, Chemistry and Physics taken in June 2008.

PE

10%Coursework

Analysis of performance – approximately 1,000 words, first draft to be completed by December 2007. Final
submission February 2008.

RE

100% exam assessment

Year 10 Resist Exams—June 2008
Year 11 Exam—June 2008

DRAMA

40% written note book to be completed by December 2007

60% practical performances to be completed by March 2008

FRENCH—GCSE

75% Exam – listening, speaking and reading – May/June 2008

25% Coursework – one essay per half term to be submitted for
assessment. Completion by March 2008.

SPANISH—GCSE

75% Exam—listening, speaking and reading May/June 2008

25% Coursework—one essay per half term to be submitted for assessment. Completion by March 2008.

MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES—NVQ

STUDENTS
Portfolios must be kept up to date, to be ready for external
Verification January, March and May 2008.

GEOGRAPHY

25% Coursework 75% Exam

A study of approximately 2,500 words based on a fieldwork
investigation undertaken in the local area. To be completed by December 2007.

DANCE

Written paper – 20% July 2008

Set Study – 20% )
Performance in duo/group 20% ) Internal Assessment March 2008
Choreography 30% ) External Moderation May 2008

Extended programme 10% - January 2008

COPE (Certificate of Personal Effectiveness)

100% Modules—Level 1= to GCSE Grade E
Level 2 = to GCSE Grade B
Each module completed in half a term.
Completed by April 2008.

CITIZENSHIP

Exam 60% - June 2008 = 1/2 GCSE
Coursework 40% - To be completed by November 2007.

HISTORY

Coursework 25% Exam 75%

Bodiam Castle Essay – Early 2008. Parents to be informed at a later date.

DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY

(Food, Resistant Materials & Electronics)
60% of coursework – 40% exam

Design folder on related topic. Approximately 20 hours on 20 quality A3 sheets. Practical work (approximately 20 hours) to be completed by end of Autumn term 2007.
Completion of all coursework February 2008.

ICT

Vocational GCSE Double Award
Unit 1—ICT Tools and applications—computer based
Exam May 2008

All coursework needs to be finished by February 2008.
Coursework comprises of 9 pieces of work and will
require students to work on it outside timetabled classes either at college or at home.
ICT catch up is available after school on Tuesdays and during Year 11 some students will be asked to attend these sessions.
If parents are contacted your support would be
appreciated.

MUSIC

40% written exam – May 2008

Coursework:
(30% composition – 2 pieces
(30% performing – one solo, two groups by March 2008.
In front of an audience).

OUTDOOR EDUCATION—BTEC DIPLOMA

100% Coursework + practical assessment.
Comprises 6 modules (1 per term)
Year 10—Leadership in Sport
Expedition Experience
Outdoor + Adventurous Activities
Year 11—Body in Action
The Sports Industry
Preparation for Sport

CERTIFICATE IN COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERING

100% Coursework/Volunteering -
Level 1 = to GCSE Grade E
Level 2 = to GCSE Grade B

Coursework completed in school time

15-30 hours Volunteering completed in personal time.
All must be completed by April 2008.

 

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