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Meadowhead SchoolAcademy Trust

Y10 Assessment

The timetable for the second Year 10 Assessment Week is published below, to support you and your child in preparing for these assessments.  

 

 

Year 10 Assessment Week (17th March – 21st March)

 

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

 

Monday 17th March

 

Biology (Y Band)

 

Biology (X Band)

 

 

Option S (Humanities/ Languages)

 

Tuesday 18th March

 

Chemistry (X Band)

 

 

Chemistry (Y Band)

 

Option T (Humanities/ Languages)

 

Wednesday 19th March

 

 

 

Physics (X Band)

Option P (Humanities/ Languages)

 

 

Thursday 20th March

 

Maths (Y Band)

 

Maths (X Band)

 

 

Physics (Y Band)

 

 

Friday 21st March

 

 

English (Y Band)

 

English (X Band)

 

Option Q (Humanities/ Languages)

 

English, Maths and Science assessments are completed during a lesson in the respective subjects.

For example, students in the X band for English who have an English lesson Friday period 3, your assessment takes place then.

For those in the Y band for English, you will have your assessment Friday period 2.

 

The option courses listed on the next page will be assessed during a lesson when you would normally have a lesson in that subject, in line with the timetable.

For example, if you study food in block P, your food exam is Wednesday period 4. If you study food in block S, your food exam is Monday period 5.

 

Assessment weeks are designed to assist you in preparing for your GCSEs. They are an opportunity for you to practise your revision skills and to show your understanding of the work that you have studied.

They are also there to give you a mock experience of what it will feel like when you sit your final GCSEs.

Teachers will use the information gathered to assist them in planning future teaching and any subsequent support for students.

 

Core Courses

Y10 AW 2 Information

 

English

Pupils complete Section B Q5 of English Language Paper 2. You will respond to a statement which will ask you to structure your response as either a letter, article, speech, essay or leaflet. The assessment will last for 45 minutes

Maths

A 50 minute non calculator paper on topics covered so far in Year 10 and Year 9.

 

 

Science

There will be 3 Science assessments in class and each will be 40 minutes long.

Assessments will recall knowledge from units B2 (Organisation of living organisms), C2 (Bonding) and P2 (Electricity) that were studied in Y9.

Assessments will also test on units that have just been completed in Y10 which are B3b (Preventing and treating

diseases), C4b (Electrolysis) and P4 (Atomic structure).

EBacc Courses

Y10 AW 2 Information

French

A written assessment based on all topics covered in year 9 and year 10.

Geography

Your teacher will inform you of the content ahead of the assessment.

German

A written assessment based on all topics covered in year 9 and year 10.

 

History

Topics will be Industrial Medicine (1750-1900) and Modern Medicine (1900-present) 20 There will be 20 knowledge questions and an extended 20-mark exam answer - 'Statement' How far do you agree? (16 marks + 4 SPAG)

Spanish

A written assessment based on all topics covered in year 9 and year 10.

Option Courses

Y10 AW 2 Information

 

Sports Studies

The 4 topics that will feature are:

  • Applied anatomy and physiology
  • Movement analysis
  • Physical training
  • Use of data

 

Food

 

A 50-minute written assessment based on core knowledge covered since September.