GCSE HouseReforms Life ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL • All GCSE subjects are now graded and assessed using the new 9-1 structure; If you will not be in school for any reason, your parents should ’phone the boarding house by 8.30 am • 9 is the highest grade, awarded to the very best candidates in the subject. The official definition of a grade-9 to let us know. candidate is that they will be ‘in the top 20% of those achieving grades 7-9 in the subject’; •Apart In every subject, the content is more and the assessment rigorous from special occasions (eg.demanding a family wedding), you aremore expected tothan be previously; in school throughout the term. • The assessment will be mainly by exam. In some subjects such as Drama and Art, other types of assessment will be used only where they are needed to test essential skills. For further information about assessment, please speak Requests for leave absence from lessons must be put in writing by your parents to the Headmaster. to the relevant Head of of Department. The exception to this is an appointment to the dentist, physio etc where a telephone call to Mrs Cuff is Tiering of exams ok. new GCSEs are only split into foundation tier and higher tier if one single exam paper does not give all students The If the request to involves missing an afternoon activity/sport is YOUR responsibility obtain French, the opportunity show their knowledge and abilities. Consequently,itexams are tiered in Biology,to Chemistry, permission from the member of staff who runs the activity that will be missed. German, Maths, Physics and Spanish. If you have been ill and are going to be ‘off games’ on your return, please bring an explanatory note with you on your arrival. New Current grading structure grading structure CARS 9 is awarded to those pupilsthe achieving what 9 6th Formers may be allowed to bring their cars to school if they From Summer Term of Lower 6th, would currently be permission by the Senior Deputy Headmaster.A*Permission forms are available from have been granted 8 a top A*: perhaps at the VLE. A around 96%+ 7 Under the updated You may not travel in a car driven by another pupil unless we received written (orstructure, email) permission the ‘good 6 the driver. GOOD PASS (DfE) from your parents and the parents of B pass’ for Maths and 5 and above = top of C and above 5 English is a 5, which is Schools are nohave longer Your parents to give permission for you toAWARDING travel with the parents/friend of another pupil. on the border between C 4 and above = bottom of C and above 4 assessed on A*-C a C and a B under the statistics, but on ‘9-4’ D old system. 3 statistics. E 2 F 1 G U U
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