2017-18 Assessment overview for year 11 Pupils & Parents

Subject / Exam board / Final exam / Controlled assessments / External assessment date
Maths GCSE / WJEC / GCSE Mathematics Nov 2017. (2 papers)
Set 1 (Higher)
Sets 2 (Intermediate)
Set 3 (Intermediate/ Foundation)
A decision on entry level will be decided on the results of their yr10 examinations.
Opportunities for resits will be available June 2018. / None / Unit 1-Fri 10th Nov
Unit 2-Mon 13th Nov
or
Unit 1-24 May
Unit 2-7th June
GCSE Mathematics- Numeracy Nov 2017(2 papers)
Set 1 higher
Set 2 intermediate
Sets 3&4 intermediate
Final decisions on all entries will take place at the end of Oct 2017 / Unit 1-8th May
Unit 2-10th May
Add Maths / WJEC / Offered to students who gained A/B in Maths GCSE June 2017 in discussion with HOD / None / TBC
English Language / WJEC / All pupils sat the GCSE in June 2017. Opportunity for resit in November and again in June. Unit 2 Description, Narration and Exposition 2hrs (40% of qualification) Unit 3 Argumentation, Persuasion and Instructional 2hrs (40% of qualification) / Speaking and Listening 20%
Unit 2 Exam 40%
Unit 3 Exam 40% / Unit 2 - 7th November Unit 3 – 9th November
Unit 2 - 5th June
Unit 3 - 8th June
English Literature / WJEC / GCSE English Literature
Unit1: “Of Mice and Men” and poetry comparison (35% of qualification)
Unit 2b “A View from the Bridge” and “Lord of the Flies” (40% of qualification) / 25% written task / Unit 1- 9th Jan
Resit Unit 1- 22nd May
Unit 2- 25th May
Science / WJEC / Double Award Science groups
Biology unit 2 (15% of qualification)
Chemistry unit 2 (15% of qualification)
Physics unit 2 (15% of qualification)
Triple Science group
May/June 2018 Exams:
Biology unit 2 (45% of qualification)
Chemistry unit 2 (45% of qualification)
Physics unit 2 (45% of qualification) / Double & triple Science groups
Practical Assessment (10% of qualification) Jan 8th-19th / Resists-
Biol 1- 11th June
Chem 1- 13th June
Phys 1- 15th June
Biol 2- 15th May
Chem 2- 17th May
Phys 2- 23rd May
Triple science dates as above.
Welsh / WJEC / Unit 1 Reading & Writing H-20% F-14%
Unit 4 Group Speaking H-20% F-14% / Wed 9th May 2018 am
TBC
Art / WJEC
No exam / March 2017 Practical exam 40%
(preparation in Jan & Feb) / 60% Coursework / Jan 2018
D&T Product design / WJEC / Product Design Resistant Materials Exam 40%
Practical & written coursework “portfolio” throughout year 10 & 11 / 60% Coursework / 23rd May
French / WJEC / Summer Year 11 (2018)
Unit 1 – Foundation or Higher tier Speaking 25%
Unit 2 – Foundation or Higher tier Listening 25%
Unit 3 – Foundation or Higher Reading 25%
Unit 4 – Foundation or Higher Writing 25% / Speaking Exam April/May date to be confirmed in Jan by WJEC / 23rd April Speaking Listening-15th May
Reading-15th May
Writing- 18th May
Geography / WJEC / November, 2017 Non-Examined Assessment (20%) Summer - Year 11 (2018)
Unit 1 Year 11 1 hr 30mins (40%)
Unit 2 Year 11 1 hr 30mins (40%) / 80% Exam
20% Controlled assessment / Unit 1- 22nd May, 2018 Unit 2 – 5th June, 2018 NEA – Last week of November, 2017
History / WJEC / Summer 2018
2 papers (1hr 15 mins each) Unit 2 & 3 25% each
Possibility of re-sits of year 10 exams / 25% Coursework
75% Examination / Unit 1- 4th June
Unit 2- 12th June
ICT / WJEC / Unit 1 20% January (June resits)
Unit 3 20% June / 60% Coursework
40% Exam / Unit 1- Mon 9th Jan
Resist – 14th May
Unit 3- 17th May
PE / WJEC / Examination 50% / Practical 50% (March TBC) / Exam 16th May 9am
RE Full course / WJEC / Summer 2018
Unit 1-Religion and Life Issues (yr 10 resit)50%
Unit 2-Religion & Human Experience (yr 11)50% / 100% Exam / Unit1-Weds 16th May
Unit 2-Thurs 24th May PM
RE Short course / WJEC / Summer 2018
Decisions about entries will be made in the first half term of Y11. / 100% Exam / TBC
Health and Social / WJEC / 60% Coursework
40% Examination- Unit 2 (TBC) / 60% Coursework / Jan
12June (TBC)
Geology / WJEC / 25% Coursework Task
75% Examination- online exam / 25% Currently undergoing / 21st May
Music / WJEC / Summer 2018 Unit 3 Written appraising examination 1 hour – 30% / Unit 1 Performing – 35%
Unit 2 Composing – 35% / 6th June

Correct September 2017 but subject to changes according to examination boards