Description

ABOUT THIS COURSE

This brand-new course will explore how you can turn the mistakes made in previous exam series into an opportunity for positive change moving forward. Join GCSE PE expert Tony
Corcoran as he goes far beyond reviewing examiners’ feedback and carries out a focused and in-depth look at the exam papers to analyse areas of challenge as well as successes.

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING

• Understand the main lessons to be learnt from previous examinations
• Tackle the challenges faced by students with exam technique
• Embed appreciation of exam performance into effective teaching and learning
• Maximise student performance in the written coursework
• Discover strategies to improve outcomes in the 2025 exams

PROGRAMME

The Exam – Reflections and Approaches

10.00 – 10.40am

• Feedback from the most recent exam: what is it essential to be aware of?
• The main factors that affect examination success in papers 1 and 2 and the challenges experienced by candidates
• How to engage students in the content of the course, and how to maximise their focus on what brings the most reward in examinations
• Reflections on the most recent mark scheme and what this means moving forward
• Starting to make a plan of action- what should we do? How should we do it?

A Focus on Paper 1

10.40 – 11.30am

• Question level analysis
• The challenging questions – where and why students struggled
• Deep dive on the 6- and 9 – marker performance
• Marking exercise – model responses to emphasise effective exam technique

Morning Break

11.30 – 11.50am

Paper 2 Focus

11.50 – 12.40pm

• Question level analysis
• Analysing the challenging questions
• How can students demonstrate understanding? – model responses to emphasise effective exam technique
• Exploring the demands of 6- and 9-mark questions – how should students approach them?

Lunch

12.40 – 1.40pm

NEA Feedback

1.40 – 2.30pm

•  What went well in the practical assessment?
• Analysis and key learning from the Lead moderator report
• Support learners through the moderation process
• Key learning with the written coursework
• Model examples of well written analysis and evaluation
• Tackling the biggest mistakes made by centres

Afternoon Break

2.30 – 3.40pm

Forward Planning for Exam Success in 2025

2.40 – 3.40pm

• Embedding AOs in the lesson delivery
• Skill based teaching
• An effective coursework delivery model
• Developing exam technique to boost attainment
• Exciting ways to engage mixed ability students