3-Year IGCSE [18th November] by Alexander Kilford

Science Dept.

ajamali6 — 2024-11-18 05:08:11 UTC

Better prepare students for A-Levels by going wider in the curriculum

Provide more time for teaching the curriculum and support students for their exams

Make the learning experience more experiential and develop a love for the subject.

Languages Dept.

mmi6 — 2024-11-18 05:11:16 UTC

To gain more instructional time to cover content. Bridge the gap between KS3 and IGCSE. Have a smoother transition.

Provide more potential experimental learning opportunities and real-life applications.

Prepare stronger A-level candidates.

English Department

imorgan25 — 2024-11-18 05:12:15 UTC

We have been told this is to enable more experiential learning opportunities for exam groups. Giving Y10 and Y11 more chance to participate in trips and enrichment opportunities.

Perf. Arts

2024-11-18 05:13:10 UTC

To prepare students for exams/coursework and improve results.
Maintain students into KS4.
Better prepare students for A Level courses

Maths Department

aprabhu16 — 2024-11-18 05:13:26 UTC

To be able to explore concepts at a deeper level with more time available.
This could potentially lead to an increase in achievement levels at the iGCSE and prep for A-level.
More opportunities for project work, problem-solving, and rich tasks.

Perf. Arts

2024-11-18 05:14:39 UTC

EoY expectations for Year 9.
Our Year 9 classes will be much smaller.

English Department

imorgan25 — 2024-11-18 05:14:46 UTC

To align more closely with the 5-8. It means that the 9-11 fits around the 5-8.

Perf. Arts

2024-11-18 05:16:00 UTC

More opportunities to work with practitioners and/or experience performances

Languages Dept.

mmi6 — 2024-11-18 05:16:12 UTC

We can start exam-type questions earlier.

Increase lessons and more time to cover a wider range of topics/ go more in-depth.

Art & DT

fward30 — 2024-11-18 05:16:16 UTC

Build on skills confidence and knowledge before embarking on coursework.

Reinforcing theory and a deeper understanding of the subjects.

Experiential learning opportunities, being able to apply our subjects to real world industry and career pathways.

Humanities

2024-11-18 05:16:26 UTC

To imporve exam results

To retaine students

To widen learning opportunites

Languages Dept.

mmi6 — 2024-11-18 05:17:05 UTC

Student mindset change so they put more effort into their chosen language.

Science Dept.

ajamali6 — 2024-11-18 05:18:14 UTC

Core Practical work delivered in Y9 leading to a greater amount of rigour during this process.

Depth of student learning and management of their resources from Y9 through to Y11.

Humanities

2024-11-18 05:18:24 UTC

Changing the whole curriculum - bespoke

It narrows the curriculum - how do we ensure the students make the right choices - making sure there are students who are doing either history and geography

Art & DT

fward30 — 2024-11-18 05:18:38 UTC

Schemes of work written and/or adapted to have a stronger GCSE focus.

Students have chosen the subjects and therefore be more invested as a class.

English Department

imorgan25 — 2024-11-18 05:18:53 UTC

Adapting rubrics and Year 9 SOWs to fit the 3 year program. Adapting our assessment processes to match a modular pathway and to equip Year 9s with exam experience.

Science Dept.

ajamali6 — 2024-11-18 05:19:44 UTC

Time to give students meaningful experiences through practical work and trips.

Humanities

2024-11-18 05:20:05 UTC

Greater depth of learning

Art & DT

fward30 — 2024-11-18 05:20:28 UTC

More time given on a weekly basis for students to access the subject and specialist teachers and outside practitioners.

Maths Department

aprabhu16 — 2024-11-18 05:22:34 UTC

Assessment-styles and EoY expectations for Year 9s should change.
More project-work and extension work done in Year 11.

Maths Dept

aprabhu16 — 2024-11-18 05:38:24 UTC

Increased self-confidence in Mathematics with a higher depth of learning.