ABOUT THIS COURSE
This course will demonstrate how to guide your best students to achieve grades 7-9 in future AQA GCSE Level examinations. Led by our highly respected and successful presenter Ross Howitt, the course will demonstrate teaching and learning ideas for both theoretical and practical coursework (NEA) areas, which will stretch and challenge those students with the potential to achieve the highest possible grades. The course will act as a blueprint for grades 7-9, whereby all materials and advice will be aimed at achieving as close to perfection as possible!
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING
- Gain an informed understanding of what is required to achieve grades 7-9
- Learn from an experienced examiner and moderator
- Learn new ways to engage students in active learning and satisfying the demands of the lead examiners
- Tweak your approach to NEA coursework to assist the more able students (within JCQ rules)
| COURSE DATE | Online | Thursday 21 January 2021 Online | Monday 22 March 2021 London | Thursday 01 July 2021 |
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| COURSE CODE | 7976 |
| IN-SCHOOL | You can also book this as an In-School Course |
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10.00- 11.00 Session 1: Challenging our most able GCSE Level PE students
- A generic overview of what the highest achieving students can do
- What does a grade 7-9 student do differently to other students
- What are the main reasons why a student may fail to gain a 7-9 grading
- What is the best pedagogical culture to have in your PE department to help to achieve success
11.00- 11.15 morning break
11.30- 12.30 Session 2: Grades 7-9? How to approach the examination and to satisfy the demands of the lead examiners
- What do the lead examiners actually want?
- Common errors that prevent a 7-9 grade from being achieved in short answer questions
- An approach to extended writing that aims for 6/6 or 9/ 9
- New and innovative ways to help the higher ability students to scaffold their extended answers
- Reference to multiple areas of the theoretical course- inclusion of all 6 major areas of the theoretical course
- ‘Synopticity’- is it important?
12.30- 1.30 Lunch
1.30- 2.30 Session 3: Extended writing – Creating Outstanding Grade 7-9 grades
- Putting the scaffolding models into practice
- Use of novel extended questions and mark schemes (provided as part of the course)
- Use of novel teaching methods to engage the higher ability learners
- Use of language connectives to boost the ‘worth’ of the answers
2.30- 2.45 Afternoon Break
2.45- 3.30 Session 4 NEA Coursework
- A simple guide to achieving the highest grades for NEA practical
- A closer look at coursework, the pitfalls and the best practice examples
- Boosting students from a grade 5/6 in their coursework to a 7-9 grade whilst following the JCQ rules
Ross Howitt
Ross is Principal Moderator and Coursework Advisor for a major exam board. He has managed a strong team of teachers in one of the country’s largest and most successful providers of A Level Physical Education and brings a wealth of experience to this course. Ross has a strong reputation for delivering focused and informative INSET courses and is a regular provider of articles and information to a number of educational periodicals. He provides educational consultancy in schools/ colleges around the country.
