A level Physics

Teaching from September

AS

Communication > PL

Designer Materials > JR

Waves and Quantum Behaviour > PL

Space and Time > JR

A2

Models and Rules > PL

Matter in extremes > ?

Fields > ?

Fundamental particles of matter > PL

Coursework Grade Boundaries

Case Study

A* 21, A 18. B 16, C 13, D 11, E 9, F 6, less than 6 = U

Investigation

A* 36, A 32, B 28, C 24, D 20, E 16, F 12, 8 G, less than that U

Department Meeting Monday 28th Feb

I am sure you have all read the email sent before half term.

In Mondays meeting please bring along a copy of your up to date coursework marks.

You can email me before hand if you wish.

Could you also bring two pieces of coursework so we can do a quick mini moderation.

Hope you are all enjoying the break.

Peter

Department meeting (Mon 6th December) Notes

KS4 Data needed urgently.. Deadline will be Friday 10th of December. I then need to sort out groups, liaise with SLT (may take some time) and run the program. (Ideally this is via email. Thanks to Alistair and Rashida so far)

KS4 CAP papers > Please DO NOT take away the hard copies. The next person will then not have a test.

Exams
January Yr 10 211 only, Yr 11 215 (as well as triple science etc)
Summer Yr 10 212 and 214, Yr 11 all not done (See rotations)

Grade boundaries in KS4

Based on an actual exam (out of 42) from exam board

Work out percentages

Then work out marks for your test. Example here is for C4

This is not perfect but a reasonable way.

KS4 Rotations

This means that next academic year this group will have to do

• Ideas (core)
• B3,C3,P3 exam
• B5,C5,P5 exam
• B6,C6,P6 exam
• Ideas (additional)
• Additional Investigation

This is to try out this rotation in order to get ready for the future.

The key dates in the first term are the module exams:
Science; Mod 1 jan 13th,

Additional; Mod 1 Jan 19th
The ideas papers are again quite late in the Summer term: Science 27th May

Free mind mapping software

http://www.xmind.net/

Cover on Interest space

Group email via OCN Mail

Use the email.

science@bicester-cc.ocnmail.net

if you wish to send documents to all science staff.

I will also start using this as well as the blog to send out information.

Check out Khan Academy

If you want to brush up on some of your knowledge or want videos for A Level classes (and some GCSE) check out this site.

http://www.khanacademy.org/

You can use it in school as well.

Mon 1 Nov department meeting ideas

• Collection of coursework data.
• Check lesson rotation and where we are. (modified).
• Pupil concerns.
• Refer to posts since last dept meeting.
• SOW objectives and audit discussion.
• Feedback from Ofsted.
• Using pupil blog in KS4 as noticeboard.

KS4 Intervention plan outline

KS4 SOW Audit

This is the state of computer copies for KS4 SOW. I will collect all hard copies and file them next week. If there are any more computer copies please email them to me.

Under SOW on Learning platform.

Mondays Dept meeting

KS4 SOW and TESTS

Updated grid below

KS4 Objectives, HW and test update

These are the files I have so far.

I have now uploaded SOME computer copies (C) to the learning platform.(01/09/2010)

Hard copies (H) in the filing cabinet

I have the other computer copies.

UPDATED 26/01/11

21C Grade boundaries

Department meeting

• A level coursework not all on at the same time.
• Common assessment points.
• Email me anything you need on Blog or learning platform

OCR GCSE core and Additional grade boundaries June 2010

Ideas for Mondays department meeting

• Timetables.
• Show how to access files on the Learning platform. (See below)

KS4 Objectives, HW and test update

Files are now on the interest space under Science in a folder marked

KS4 SOW 2010-2011

I had to load them separately so they are not in folders.

Everyone should have complete access to this folder

Copy of email sent via school system

Yesterday I sent this email to all science staff via the school system. I am also posting it here just in case you did not access the school email.

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Hi
I do hope everyone is having a great Holiday. I have just returned from the lakes. WOW SO Beautiful.
Sorry I have to talk about work.
I will be away from the 14th most of the time until we come back so I am trying to do a bit now.
Just a reminder of the KS4 HSW objectives, F&H 20min test paper and 1 long homework is needed

WV C1,B5
AMc C2,C3
ER C5, C6
LH C7, B7
CC P1, P7
JRo P3, P4
PL P5, P6
GB B2, B4
GL B3, B6

Thanks for those who have emailed me them. I hope to get them all together very soon. Everyone will be relying on them when we start teaching
Sorry but I especially need P1 and C1, thats Chris and Wayde, as we will start with these modules in year 10 as soon as we get back.
I will post what I have of the KS4 rotations on the web ASAP. Sorry but I have no information on timetables etc so there will be gaps in them.
Keep an eye on the blog because as soon as Julie or myself get info we will pass it on.
Continue to have a great holiday
Could you email just to say you received this as this is the first time I have emailed through this system.
Thanks
Peter

Department meeting Mon 5th July

Notes and things To Do

• Yr 10 Core on Intranet please. At least all marks to me by the end of September
• PL is collecting disks for school system. eg ipack for yr 10&11
• Bring in any resources that I can load onto a hard drive (PL)
  
• We would like to arrange teaching folders if all resources back.
• Wiked > as soon as possible > resources
• KS4 > HSW objectives, F&H 20min test paper, 1 long homework.
• Look at previous entries to Blog (last two)
  

Other items at the meeting

• Checking where people are
• APP update
• Sharing good practice
• Department do
• HoS feedback
• Transfer day
• Text books

Science Cover lessons

A folder for science cover lessons have been created on the Learning platform Interest space. If you are ill we could just put documents in this for the pupils to access next year.
I have given all staff and students reading access and science staff can write and send documents to it.

Bicester Community College/Curriculum/Science/Science Cover Lessons.

Notices to science staff from JRo/PL line management meeting.

• Please give us a CASE study hit list for end of September. All students should be finished this term and we can start to chase up next term.
  
• If you could send letters home about completing CASE study as soon as possible.
• Bring your CASE studies to first meeting in October.
  
• We have the learning clocks for next term.
• Start to use All, most, some in your learning outcomes.

Yr 12 AS Physics teaching

Unit G495: Field and Particle Pictures

• Models and rules (chapters 10,11,12) PL
  
• Matter in extremes (chapters 13,14) JRo
  

Department meeting Mon 7 June

KS4

• Yr 10 case on intra-net and complete B4
• Yr 9 B1
  
• Start to sort out 10 - 11 groups for next year?
• Collect resources electronically and in September give out paper copies.

Electronic resources
B2, C1, P1, P2, P3, P5, P6, B5, C4, P4
walt and wilfs > C6, B6
Some Paper resources ?


Gained time tasks

• KS3 Wicked
• KS4 Walts and Wilfs see previous posts (collecting and putting them together?)
• Organise resources for next year
  
• KS5 Organise resources for next year.
  

Embedding HSW into year 10 and 11 SOW now part of gained time

Our aim is to create a set of WALT and WILF statements for the Core and Additional courses. At least one of which focuses on HSW and one on content.
The most important bit of this is implementing it the following year.
If we could emphasise the HSW aspect as we go through the course the pupils will have a better idea of how this fits into science rather than as a separate aspect.
This should not take too much work and should help the pupils in their lessons and exams.
This has been discussed before and some of you have already done this.

WV C1,B5
AMc C2,C3
ER C5, C6
LH C7, B7
CC P1, P7
JRo P3, P4
PL P5, P6
GB B2, B4
GL B3, B6
RAV ?

Thanks for all your help
Peter

Sciencescope Data logging Software

Datadisk download page

customerq
quercus

Department meeting Mon 26th April

• yr 10 to complete B4, CASE, Ideas (28 may), yr10 modules (before exams)
• Student Signed sheet for each piece of coursework
• Final marks to me by 7 may latest (be careful of errors)
• Check out http://bccsciencepupils.blogspot.com/
• Please bring lists of those you would like to do coursework on that day. JG is available to be in a computer room.
  

Ideas in context links

• http://science.oxfordshire.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/occ/Science/Resources/Secondary/Science+-+KS4+Intervention+resources
• http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/type/gcse/tfcs/science_a/index.html

Exam is 214 on 28 May

Thursdays Moderation day

• Please bring all coursework and set up your group in piles of CASE study and investigation in U20
• Fill in the front sheets for the coursework before hand
• We aim to moderate at least 20% of each group to start with.
  
• So we need a piece of paper outlining the number in your group and how many students this is divided into CASE and investigation.
  
• When marked please indicate which one you marked and initial the coursework.
• At the end of the day we will all take our coursework back and fill in a final sheet (either on SIMs or paper) with a complete breakdown into sections.
• All accurate marks to me by 7th May so I can transfer to the official sheet by the 10th
• Take Coursework away and keep and hand in when it is called for if needed (Usually 12-13 May)
• End of May all coursework to be centrally filed
• We need coursework to be annotated.

Spreadsheet codes for KS4 coursework

CASE By Itself
=IF(K2>20.5,"A*",IF(K2>17.5,"A", IF(K2>15.5,"B",IF(K2>12.5,"C", IF(K2>10.5,"D",IF(K2>8.5,"E", IF(K2>6.5,"F",IF(K2>5.5,"G","U"))))))))
INVESTIGATION
=IF(AA2>35.5,"A*",IF(AA2>31.5,"A", IF(AA2>27.5,"B",IF(AA2>23.5,"C", IF(AA2>19.5,"D",IF(AA2>15.5,"E", IF(AA2>11.5,"F",IF(AA2>7.5,"G","U"))))))))
CASE plus I&E
=IF(Q2>35.5,"A*",IF(Q2>31.5,"A", IF(Q2>27.5,"B",IF(Q2>23.5,"C", IF(Q2>19.5,"D",IF(Q2>15.5,"E", IF(Q2>11.5,"F",IF(Q2>7.5,"G","U"))))))))

Cells K2,AA2 and Q2 are just where your total mark is on the spreadsheet. This is just for information on how the grades are worked out on SIMs worksheets.

Candidate Authentication Statement

Please get all year 11s to sign the Candidate Authentication Statements. We keep these and do not send them off. We only supply them when required. (OCR)
I have photocopied 100 and left them on the prep-room table. There is a Master copy in the plastic wallet

Possible revision and learning links

http://www.wisc-online.com/

Coursework update URGENT. Deadlines and dates

• Up to date coursework marks to PL or JR by Monday 22nd as we need to really chase them up. If you update on SIMs that is fine.
  
• Lists of those who have more to do to CK so they can be do this on the Enrichment day (24th)
• All Marked and brought to Moderation day on 31st of March.
• Cover sheets are in Central prep room. Please take and fill in.
• 11 May is when they all get sent to the board so I will need them a week before this date.

A Level Physics Links

http://advancingphysics.iop.org/previous/student/AScswk.html

North Yorkshire 21st C science Link

http://schools.northyorks.gov.uk/1302

C4 link change

http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/chemsafe/pesticides/

Student Blog created

I am creating a student blog that can be used for information.
Check out http://bccsciencepupils.blogspot.com/

KS3 resources

http://www.ntscience.co.uk/

21st Century codes

211 > B1,C1,P1
212 > B2,C2,P2
213 > B3,C3,P3
214 > Ideas in context paper
219 > Practical Data analysis and case study
630 > Overall grade
215 > B4,C4,P4
216 > B5,C5,P5
217 > B6,C6,P6
218 > Ideas in context paper
220 > Practical investigation
631 > Overall grade

Coursework Marks to me please

Please can I have all the coursework marks to me by the first of February. This should have given you enough time to mark them. They do not have to be the final marks. We are hoping to get the coursework out of the way by half term. We especially need to know who has not done any coursework and who is needs more encouragement.
If there are any problems please see me.
Peter

Physics A level teaching 2010

AS
Unit G492: Understanding Processes and Experimentation and Data Handling

• Waves and quantum behaviour PL
• Chapters 6 and 7

• Space, time and motion JR
• Chapters 8 and 9

Also Unit G493: Physics in Practice

• Quality of measurement
• Physics in use

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A2
Unit G495: Field and Particle Pictures

• Fields
• Chapter 15 CC
• Chapter 16 PL

• Fundamental particles
• Chapter 17 PL
• Chapter 18 CC

Unit G496: Researching Physics

• Practical investigation
• Research briefing

Approximate % for foundation and higher papers

for foundation
c 88%, d 74%, e 50%, f 44%, g 29%.
for Higher

Summer GCSE exams

Ros has made all the entries for us for both additional and core science based on your January entries. If you want to change them after the January results there is a one week window that shuts on March 11th. All changes to PL please and I will give them to Ros. Please don't see Ros yourself.

More resources

http://www.nclark.net/

Applets for lessons

http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations

Want info or Java applets

http://www.educypedia.be/

How science works

How science works

This includes scientific method and the way scientific knowledge develops.

Developing ideas and theories lies at the heart of science. 'How science works' focuses on the evidence to support or refute these ideas and theories. The evidence comes from the collection and creative interpretation of data, both of which need to be considered.

Consequently, in order to understand how science works, learners need skills such as practical collection of data, working safely, presenting scientific information; they need to understand the power of science to explain phenomena, the way understanding of science changes over time and the applications of contemporary scientific developments.

http://www.qcda.gov.uk/9437.aspx

How Science Works key words

Accuracy An accurate measurement is close to the true value.
Reliability The trustworthiness of data collected.
Valid data Evidence that can be reproduced by others and answers the original question.
Precision Where your repeat results are very close to each other. This is related to the smallest scale division on the measuring instrument used.

Opinion Opinions are personal judgements. Opinions can be formed from scientific evidence or non-scientific ideas.
Hypothesis Using theory to suggest explanations for observations. E.g. ‘I think that the plants are smaller because they do not have enough water.’
Evidence Scientific evidence should be reliable and valid. It can take many forms. It could be an observation, a measurement or data that somebody else has obtained.
Conclusion A conclusion considers the results and states how those results match the hypothesis. The conclusion must not go beyond the data available.

Categoric variable These tell us the name of the variable e.g. copper, iron, magnesium.
Continuous variable A continuous variable can be any numerical value, e.g. your own weight.
Discrete variable These are numerical, but can only be whole numbers e.g. numbers of layers of insulation.
Ordered variable Variables that can be put into an order e.g. small, large, huge lumps of rock. These tell us more than categoric variables.

Control variable These are the variables that might affect your result and therefore must be kept the same for a valid investigation. E.g. volume of acid used.
Dependent variable The variable that you are measuring as a result of changing the independent variable. E.g. the volume of CO2 produced.
Independent variable The variable that you have decided to change in an investigation. E.g. temperature of the acid. These are the variables that might affect your result and therefore must be kept the same for a valid investigation. E.g. volume of acid used.

Thanks to http://10l1.blogspot.com/

Teaching today

http://www.teachers.tv/video/20592

What are the OCR grade boundaries in the GCSE courses?

As a rough guide you can say



The following site gives the information below
http://www.21stcenturyscience.org/faqs/what-are-the-ocr-grade-boundaries-in-the-gcse-science-course,207,FAQ.html

Here's the current information given by OCR the awarding body. They will also publish specific grade boundaries and raw scores for the January and June exams with the results.

As a rough guide, the Foundation tier papers are targeted at 70% of the marks at low demand (grades E, F, G, U) and 30% at standard demand (C and D). The Higher papers are targeted at 50% standard demand and 50% high demand (A*, A, B).

Anyone getting 75-80% on a Foundation paper should be on C level. On Higher papers 50% for C, and 75-80% for A is an again rough guide for attainment.

The exact boundaries will vary from paper to paper at awarding

SATIS

http://www.satisrevisited.co.uk/

Yr 11 Coursework lower half Marks to me by first week after half term

Please could I have all your coursework marks to me by the first day back after half term.
This just involves those in year 11 teaching the lower half.
Eg Alistair, Wayde, Julie and myself.
The list will be forwarded to David, Julie and Alistair and anyone who wants an overview of year 11 coursework.
Thanks
Peter

21 C Workbook answers and useful websites

http://www.twentyfirstcenturyscience.org/furtherguidance/index.htm

Also checkout useful websites

http://www.twentyfirstcenturyscience.org/usefulwebsites/index.htm

Home work letters for parents

21C investigation mark scheme

Yr 11 summer results

Well Done Everyone.

KS3 rotations for 2009-2010

These are the KS3 rotations. Julie will discuss them at one of the meetings on the first few days.

WIKID news

Anyone teaching WIKID next year please go to the upd8 website, and then to the specific section on WIKID and click on the link to see the evolving SOW!

Rotations for 2009/10

YEAR 10

YEAR 11

LAST YEAR BELOW THIS

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Software Update

FLV player for videos downloaded from You Tube etc
http://www.martijndevisser.com/blog/flv-player/

Almost there.

A few things to make sure you do before the end of the year.

• Set lists to me or Julie in year 10 indicating if you want a few pupils to go up or down a set. Once we have all the lists we can discuss any personality classes. Similar for years 7,8 and 9.
• Look at "My marksheets" on SIMs and enter your year 10 CASE study details. Please keep a copy yourself and let me know if you have any problems.
• Please give any year 7 and 8 test scores to Julie ASAP.
• See AM or CC for Wicked files if you are teaching year 7 next year.
• In year 10 complete B4 and the CASE studies.
• Enjoy the summer.
  

21C revision site

This is what resources should be!
http://funnyscience.co.uk/

Talking points in class > internal resistance

Story about a Sailor who measured his internal resistance. He intentionally pushed the sharpened probe tips through the skin to eliminate the rather high skin resistance and get only the "internal resistance". This killed him because the current was then too high from the 9V battery
http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin1999-50.html

21C resources

This is an excellent site for many resources including Ideas papers.
http://schools.northyorks.gov.uk/1279

Candidate authentication statement

Please ensure all your year 11 pupils have signed the candidate authentication statement. We do not need to send them off with the moderation sample but we do need to keep them if the board asks for them.

Coursework deadlines (more details)

Its almost over. Thank you all so much for working so hard for year 11 this year.
We need to do these few more items on the dates shown. I can't change these dates sorry.

• 22 April: Check that you have handed back to me your CASE study moderation sample. With updated marks.
• 24 April to 28 April: Collect all your the year 11 coursework from filing cabinet and check it. Please let me know when you have done this. Remember this is both year 10 CASE (plus I&E from year 11) and the year 11 investigation. Keep this coursework yourselves and check according to the current SIMs list. Ensure all cover sheets signed by students and I&E photocopied for year 11 section. Get all mark sheets complete ready to go to the board. Please ensure accuracy....(See PL or JRo if in doubt)
• 06 May: All coursework marks to PL to be put on the boards official sheets. If you can give me the completed, accurate sheet before hand this will be better. Keep the coursework safe. (It will not be stored separately.)
• 11 May: All lists sent to ROS before 9:00 am
  
• Early June?: Get sample list from board and staff hand those pupils coursework to PL to post.

Coursework deadlines

We are getting very close to the deadlines for coursework. It is essential that we stick to these dates.

• All moderated case study coursework to me by Wednesday 22nd April
• All up to date results for year 11 to me by Friday 24th April
• Remember the year 10 case study needs a photocopy of the year 11 investigation I & E sections
• Please fill in the cover sheets and get the pupils to sign the declaration sheets
• In order to do this all coursework needs to be marked and filed in central preproom by 5 may.
• Coursework entries to Ros 8 May. All completed and filed by this date.

Let me know when you have completed all marking and I can start to put your marks on the Grid.
Please give a final push your coursework should be at least in line with FFT and preferably better than FFT.

Useful links

http://www.practicalphysics.org/

Proposed revision sessions for year 11

These will take place for one hour after school on Wednesday.
Two rooms will be used U26 for the higher students and U33 for the foundation students
Please sign up in prep room.
Dates are

• B5 > 25 March
• C5 > 1 April
• P5 > 22 April
• B6 > 29 April
• C6 > 6 May
• P6 > 13 May

Coursework update

In the middle prep room I have put up lists of those pupils who are below there target grade according to MY records.
There are 3 empty columns with these headings

• CORRECTIONS AND UPDATES COURSEWORK
• CORRECTIONS CASE (This is from last year for those who are behind)
  
• TARGET LIST FOR CHASE UP (If you want Mark, Julie, Wayde or Myself to chase up these pupils.
  

Could you please correct and update these lists.

I am trying to get this put on SIMs for the future. (It may be on in time for us this year). So you can enter marks as you remark and I do not need to be updating lists all the time.
We only have a short time before the 20th.
Thanks

Science week Lunch rota

Science week rota

Mondays dept meeting

Mainly about the visit from Jan & Lynne and science week.
Also from me

• I want to put coursework grids and a set up of deadlines on the sims system
• Mock papers for those pupils who missed the mocks are in the preproom.
  
• 20 March is coursework moderation day. We need most of the coursework done by that day.
• Please check Rotas and dates.
• SMT inspection next week?
  

Yr 10 progress checks

These need to be done on assessment manager this week

Exam Office Memo

Free pdf software

PDF XChange Viewer
This is fast, you can annotate pdf files and its free
http://www.pdfxviewer.com/

Report writing

Maybe this piece of software will help

http://www.rayslearning.com/report.htm

Mondays dept meeting

• Coursework deadline 2 Feb.
• Lesson observations.
• RAISE and LEA intervention.
• 5 one hour INSETs > one on learning platform.
  

SMART Targets

S - specific, significant, stretching

M - measurable, meaningful, motivational

A - agreed upon, attainable, achievable, acceptable, action-oriented

R - realistic, relevant, reasonable, rewarding, results-oriented

T - time-based, timely, tangible, trackable

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SMART Goals

Specific

• Well defined
• Clear to anyone that has a basic knowledge of the project

Measurable

• Know if the goal is obtainable and how far away completion is
• Know when it has been achieved

Agreed Upon

• Agreement with all the stakeholders what the goals should be

Realistic

• Within the availability of resources, knowledge and time

Time Based

• Enough time to achieve the goal
• Not too much time, which can affect project performance

Vocabulary for framing lesson objectives and outcomes

Feedback from investigation meetings (2007-2008)

I asked your questions when I was at these meetings. Here is a summary of the answers.

• You can get full marks but you should only expect an A* pupil to do that.
• You can give them the question. eg "How can I slow down the rate of descent of an object?". They need to come up with the ideas on how to do that.
• Pupils can take work home. You need to verify that it is all their own work.
• You can double count the I and E strands from the Additional science investigation and use this for the core data analysis.
• You can give any generic help you like but you should not give specific help for that particular investigation. eg you can say "to get 6 marks you need to list all the factors involved" but you can't tell them to "look at width, surface area, type of wire or length".
• The whole class can do the same investigation or case study. The approach should be different though.
• Any background material or help given should be sent to the moderator.
• You need to annotate the coursework. Minumum of saying C(c)6.
• There is less scientific knowledge required compared to Sc1. eg for resistance of a wire talk about lenghth being similar to resistors in series rather than free electron theory from A level.
  
• No prediction is required like Sc1. You may like to have an introduction though.
• Redrafting is NOT allowed. You can look at the coursework and point out missed items but once it is marked you cannot give it back.
  

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Quiz-Busters Plenary and Revision Quiz from teachers-direct

Have you checked your exam entries?

You can also do this by going into SIMS and then going into My Marksheet Entry.
Finding the class.
In my case
Sum 2009 Forecast 01/J630 : 10a/Ds7 08/09
and checking the entries are OK there.
For instance I have Y in the columns
OCR A213F Entry Summer 2009
and
OCR A214F Entry Summer 2009
ONLY
which is
B3,C3,P3 paper and the ideas in context paper.

Year 11 coursework marks

The deadline for coursework marks to me is the 2nd Feb. These need to be your final mark as they then need to be entered on the tracking system. I need investigations and CASE study marks.

Urgent check on exam entries

Could you please check your GCSE exam entries for the summer. Could you do this by Monday please. I have put lists in your pigeon holes in science. When you have checked them inform me or JR and we will amend a master list. Please do not inform Ros as was previously suggested.
Sorry about this.

tricks of the trade

To photocopy a past paper, get a guillotine and cut off the edge near the staples. You can then run the rest through the photocopier as you would normal sheets.

Yr 10 core weighting

yr 11 additional science weighting

January exams etc etc

B1,C1,P1 Mon 12 Jan am
B2,C2,P2 Thur 15 Jan pm
B3,C2,P3 Mon 19 Jan am
B4,C4,P4 Wed 21 Jan pm
B5,C5,P5 Fri 23 Jan am
B6,C6,P6 Tue 27 Jan pm

Exams office memo

Due to re-timing of GCSE mocks Ros needs some data by 9am 17th December.
go to SIMS and look in "My Marksheet entries"
the file you need should be in a list > Sum 2009 Entry ........

You will have files for year 10 and 11.

The instructions should be there also. They are >

1) Please complete all lists no later than 9am Wednesday 17th December 2008.
2) Please indicate all provisional Summer 2009 GCSE entries in the required tier column where appropriate. Please tick "data entry is complete" box when finished.
This information will also be used to set mock entries for February. Please do NOT include retakes for results pending from November or January exams at this time.
3) Please also ensure that you make entries for any Certificate of Achievement and fast track students.
4) The class lists are the most up to date available, but please ask Joan to include any students missing from your lists.

thank you

Ros H

FUTURE DATES

• Final changes to GCSE tier of entry. ASAP after mocks. Before 7th March
• Final GCSE withdrawals by 31st March
• All final forecast grades by 31st March. These will be sent to the exam board. (These are not the same as mock results, which you may alsobe asked to enter into SIMs by SLT)
  
• GCE AS/A2 level are usually by mid February.

Coursework deadlines yr11

Please can you do the following

• First week back after Christmas let me know who has or not done the coursework.
• 2nd week, before strategy meeting, give me the marks for the coursework. Those who have not marked before try to mark 2 or 3 and bring to meeting as it is important that you have looked at the markschemes before.
• Please chase up CASE studies in year 11. Let me know if the students are not doing them and we can work with Mark and Wayde to chase this up.

Monday the 12th of January will be a strategy meeting in coursework marking. Please attend if you do not have another meeting.

Target groups yr 10 and 11

I have set up lists of target groups for pupils in year 10 and 11. These will be in your pigeon holes. The target groups in year 11 are for coursework and exam performance. In year 10 it is how 0.5 of a level below their SAT FFT prediction. When they have done 21st Century exams this can be factored in as well.
Please read through the target groups carefully and make a note of the ones in your classes. Please encourage them with coursework and exam revision.

Reminder (yr 11)

Please could you let me know when you are doing your investigations with year 11.
I need written dates you can email bccscience@gmail.com.
Monday the 12th of January will be a strategy meeting in coursework marking.
Please chase up CASE studies in year 11. Let me know if the students are not doing them and we can work with Mark to chase this up.

Level Ladders

Department meeting 17 Nov

COURSEWORK in YEAR 10 and 11.

where are you? Deadlines for coursework.

• Year 10 > collecting data as homework on topic they want to do. Due for completion June/July 2008
• Year 11 > please ensure the CASE study is done well (at least FFT, preferably 1 grade above. Look on your data sheet. I have all coursework filed from last year.
• Look at rota. All in year 11 should have started the investigation. Please talk to those who have done this in the past and who are doing it again this year.
  

collection of KS4 internal test results/assignment grades:
KS4 to PL

• Wb 17/Nov
• Wb 2/Feb
• Wb 18/May

KS3 to JRo internal test results/assignment grades:

• Wb. 24/11
• Wb 05/01
• Wb 23/03

Other Business

• New report layout and template. See pigeon holes for copy(Leadership)
• Password protect sensitive data that is taken off site.(SP)
• January exams (any problems?)
• Year 12 and lack of HW. (Scott)
• Learning Platform (use with pupils and department)?
• 5 Twilight sessions CPD? eg Coursework marking, New year 8 course.
  

Raise project / Action plan?

KS3 rotations for 2008/9

Rotations for KS4

Blooms

New web links added to blog

Blog of the Campion school (nr Banbury)
http://campionleadinglearning.blogspot.com/
The teachers resource exchange
http://tre.ngfl.gov.uk/server.php

Blooms revisited

http://www.odu.edu/educ/roverbau/Bloom/blooms_taxonomy.htm

Year 10 are doing PSHE next Tuesday (11 Nov) periods 1-4.

We are not supposed to tell them. It does mean that the lower half loose 2 lessons and the top half one lesson.

yr 8 progress checks start Monday

Just a reminder

Expose clone for Windows (software)

If you want your PC to do some Mac window switching use one of these

• DexposeE2
• WinGlance

rubrics

http://rubistar.4teachers.org
Thanks to Scott

New folder for LEA info on intranet

staffftp/Department and Subject information/Subject Teams/Science/RESOURCES departmental/from LEA 20089/

for blooms etc documents from LEA.

2008/9 testbase now availiable

The software can be downloaded from http://www.testbase.co.uk/downloads2/login.asp

code for issue 12 is
EC614A5B

The issue number is 75334
Bicester Community College

Yr 10 and 11 Forcast grades needed

Please enter forecast grade for January entries for the correct tier
Y10 units 1 and 2 only
Y11 any retake units needed

This is done via SIMs and the steps are as follows

• Open your register
• go to my marksheet entry near the bottom left hand corner.

• find the marksheet

• For year 11 you will have 2 to fill in as they may do resits as well. Talk to them about this.
• Fill in the predicted grade

• Tick the box "data entry complete" when finished. This needs to be done by 9am on 10th October.
• Also keep a record for yourself

These are the codes
211 > B1,C1,P1
212 > B2,C2,P2
213 > B3,C3,P3
214 > Ideas in context paper
219 > Practical Data analysis and case study
630 > Overall grade
215 > B4,C4,P4
216 > B5,C5,P5
217 > B6,C6,P6
218 > Ideas in context paper
220 > Practical investigation
631 > Overall grade

useful sites

http://www.teachers.tv -- download science videos

Storing files on the intranet for pupil access

You can store files for the pupils on the intranet.
Space is limited.
They can be stored under
student forum and then Science.
Just add a folder with your name.

KS4 data and tracking files

now on intranet

\Staff_ftp\Department and Subject information\Subject Teams\Science\TRACKING students

up to date 24 September 2008

Year 11 reports on INTRANET

staffdata$\Staff_ftp\Reports\Yr 11 Reports\Science Yr 11

Please fill them in and then rename by adding completed when completed.

Need to be completed and back in this area by the 13 October

21st Century workbook answers

http://www.twentyfirstcenturyscience.org/teacherandtechnicianzone/

Testbase

Testbase can be downloaded from http://www.testbase.co.uk. Download issue 11.

The code for issue 11 is

Bicester Community college
order number 61664
issue 11
License code D78C4D54

Yr 11 information

You will be getting sheets of your year 11 groups in your pigeon holes on Monday.
Please use them to

• inform your pupils of progress
• inform parents via reports on progress in both exams and CASE study
• Chase up pupils about coursework

I have created 2 target groups
1) Differences on average grades

• Based on -2 or worse (September 2008)
• Review to -1 or worse (December 2008)

2) Case study not done well

• Based on -1 or worse OR No data handed in

Please let me know in writing of any errors to your lists etc

So where should I be now?

Week 4 (22 sept) begins on Monday

In year 10 you should have

• Completed B2 and the B2 tests
• almost have completed your first module (due to start the next one in week 5)

In year 11 you should have

• completed your first module
• be one week into your second module. (due to start the next one in week 6)

Please pass on test results to PL

useful tip

On the remote for the projector there is a button marked freeze. This means you can keep a picture projected and do the register at the same time. There is also a blank button and magnify controls.

Informing students

Use the appropriate information slip when reporting back to students on the quality of their work.