Y10 Information Evening
22 February 2024
Key contacts at school:
Role Staff name Email
10Clougha Miss Towner jtowner@lancasterhigh.lancs.sch.uk
10Lune Dr Birdsall jbirdsall@lancasterhigh.lancs.sch.uk
10Halton Mr Cheesbrough ncheesbrough@lancasterhigh.lancs.sch.u k
10Storey Mrs O’Hare lohare@lancasterhigh.lancs.sch.uk
Head of Y10 Mr Clark gclark@lancasterhigh.lancs.sch.uk
SENDCO and Deputy Head Mr Auger mauger@lancasterhigh.lancs.sch.uk
Assistant Head (work experience lead)
How is KS4 graded?
Miss Lilley jlilley@lancasterhigh.lancs.sch.uk
Key Dates for the remainder of Y10:
Date Information
Week beginning 25 March
Week beginning 29 April
Week beginning 13 May
Week beginning 3 June
Week beginning 15 July
DC2 Grades
Here, teachers will share your child’s current working at grade, their prediction and their effort grades.
Y10 Mock Examinations
Here, your child will sit their first round of mock examinations. This will give them the opportunity to see what terminal examinations are like by working in an exam hall environment with timed conditions and it will allow everyone to see their progress and next steps.
Y10 Work Experience
Here, your child will take part in a week long work experience at a placement of their choice.
Mock Exam Grades Home
All mock exam grades are sent home to parents/ carers. Should you have any questions or queries about the mock exam grades, please contact your child’s teacher or House Tutor.
DC3 Grades
Here, teachers will share your child’s current working at grade, their prediction and their effort grades.
How can I support my child with mock preparation?
Give them a quiet study space
Support them in creating a routine which allows them to focus on their school work and revision for short, regular periods of time
Remove technology and distractions
Perhaps offer rewards where appropriate for having and sticking to good study habits
Talk to your child about their revision and test them on what they are revising. You don’t have to know the answers – their class notes or, ideally, they should be able to tell you the answers!
Why is revision so important?
If pupils do not review their learning outside of the classroom environment, it is incredibly likely that they will forget it or will struggle to commit it to their long term memory.
Best practice shows that regular reviews of information mean that it gets committed to long term memory and the information can be retained.
What should my child be doing to be successful in their revision?
1. Your child should create a revision timetable that has short, regular revision sessions built into it. A revision timetable should have 20 minute revision slots for each topic or subject. Anything longer can become ineffective.
2. Your child should make sure that regular, short breaks are taken.
3. Your child should break down the information that is being revised through spider diagrams, note taking, cue cards or flashcards. Reading through their class notes or a revision guide is not as effective as you think – they need to be doing something with this information to commit it to their memory.
4. Your child should test themselves on what they have just revised to see whether they can remember. You could do this together.
5. Your child should practice through past exam questions or papers
6. Speaking to their class teachers or House Tutors if they have any questions or concerns – we are all here to help and we want your child to be successful!
What platforms can support my child?
Our school website has a dedicated Y10 page, available at:
How can I support my child with their work experience placement?
1. Research and discuss your child’s placement with them
2. Ensure your child has an email address for you to enter into the initial form
3. Support your child with logging the placement on Unifrog.
All placements must be finalised by 19 April 2024.
https://www.unifrog.org/teacher/resources/sort/know-how-how-to-use-theplacements-tool