ABOUT THIS COURSE
This intensive one-day course will focus on skills, strategies and techniques that will improve performance in AQA GCSE Design & Technology. In particular, the course will focus on outstanding teaching and learning strategies and how these contribute to achieving the highest grades, improving exam performance and methods of maximising performance in the non-exam assessment (NEA).
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING
- Identify key elements of assessment criteria and how these contribute to success at all levels
- Know how to select and implement a delivery structure so that all students can grades 6-9 at GCSE
- Develop the ability to deliver consistently outstanding lessons, the key to grades 7-9 success
- Plan opportunities to embed ‘outstanding’ practice into lessons
- Improve attainment in GCSE exams l Sharing good practice
- Take away strategies and resources for excellent lessons
DATE & LOCATION | In-School Only |
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? |
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COURSE CODE | 8547 |
IN-SCHOOL | You can also book this as an In-School Course |
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10.00 – 10.30am
AQA GCSE D&T – overcoming barriers to outstanding results
- Overview of the key issues and challenges related to the AQA GCSE specification
- Exploring the exam boards expectations
- Identifying the most important qualities and skills (teaching, course structure, assessment issues etc.) needed to reach 100% grades 7-9 at GCSE
10.30 – 10.50am: Discussion: coffee break
10.50 – 12.00pm
Outstanding Teaching for outstanding outcomes
- Exploring the key elements of an outstanding lesson for AQA GCSE D & T: use of data and monitoring, objectives, outcomes, mini plenaries, challenge and differentiation, and feedback and marking
- Encouraging independent learning through quality AfL and peer assessment approaches
- The use of high-quality lesson plans and resources to support outstanding teaching
12.00 – 1.00pm
Raising standards: Achieving grades 7-9 in the examination
- Identifying where students are not hitting the assessment criteria: an examiners view
- Developing effective exam skills
- Alternative teaching strategies and approaches to support student success
1.00 – 2.00pm: Lunch and informal discussion
2.00 – 3.00pm
Raising standards: mastering the non-exam assessment
- Fresh ideas to reinvigorate teaching for outstanding outcomes in each section of the NEA
- Monitoring progress & supporting students appropriately
- How to give students the skills they need to get excellent results in the non-exam assessments
- Alternative course structures to raise attainment
3.00 – 3.15pm: Discussion: afternoon tea
3.15 – 3.45pm
Pulling It All Together
- Effective ‘joined-up’ teaching strategies: making connections and links in your teaching to use the NEA to improve exam performance
- Planning for success
3.45 – 4.00pm
Questions then depart
Paul Anderson
Paul is an award-winning teacher and consultant, specialising in Engineering and Design & Technology. His students have consistently achieved outstanding value-added, typically exceeding their targets by 1.5 to 2 grades. Paul was awarded a Gatsby fellowship for his work in D&T and has had several senior examiner roles for engineering qualifications, including Principal Moderator and Chief Examiner. He has also written or co-authored sixteen Engineering and Design & Technology textbooks, along with over 100 published teaching resources.