Kendrick school

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Kendrick school

• Year 12 UMS and ALIS Talk

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Congratulations!

• We are proud of every girl in the Sixth Form for
  what you have already achieved
• We look forward to excellent results in the
  future
• Balance and FUN also necessary e.g.
  volunteering, participation in Panto production

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UNIFORM MARKS SYSTEM FOR AS and A2

• 3 Units at AS and A2 usually means 3 papers
• Total uniform marks available at AS and A2 300
• Total uniform marks for complete A level 600
• Paper weighing may vary
• 3 papers worth 100 marks each, or e.g. 2 papers
  worth 90 and 1 worth 120
• Enables consistent grade boundaries and subject
  comparisons

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Grade Boundaries for Uniform Marks

• An A grade is 80 for any paper
• Therefore an A grade is 240 for AS and 480 for
  full A level
• A B grade is 70 up to 79 for any paper
• Therefore a B grade is 210 to 239 for AS and 420
  up to 479 for the full A level
• A C grade is 60 per paper, a D grade 50, E
  grade 40 and so on

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The Total Score is important

• The total score for AS and A2 is the important
  thing, not the individual mark for unit papers
• A low mark on a paper may mean a retake
• Use the teachers advice, is the low mark
  unexpected? Units require different skills /
  knowledge
• Discuss with Form Tutor
• AS is easier than A2, score as many marks as
  possible at AS!
• Can retake as often as you like. Best mark
  counts. Not all exams available in Jan.

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ALIS Information System

• National system based at Newcastle and Durham
  Universities
• Independent of school
• We DO NOT have an input into your score in any
  subject
• Year 12 students get a GCSE score based on GCSE
  results

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How ALIS is calculated

• Total of points achieved at GCSE
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  GCSE
• Number of subjects taken Score
• Plot A level results against GCSE scores
• A level
• Results
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• GCSE scores for these
  candidates

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ALIS subject Curves

• Girls GCSE score is used with subject curve to
  project your A level grade prediction
• ALIS SCORES are
• AS 60 A For full A level 120 A
• 50 B 100
  B
• 40 C
  80 C
• 30 D
  60 D
• 20 E
  40 E

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Difference between Subjects

• We get an AS and full A level prediction after AS
• Number will be somewhere on the scale
• Subjects differ in skills required, and in degree
  of difficulty encountered
• ALIS scores will NOT be the same for all subjects
• ALIS is only one indicator of predicted grades.
• ALIS is measured against Working grade for you
  at mentoring
• ALIS is one of the pieces of information used for
  predicted grades

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Predicted Grades

• First given as on Mentoring Sheet in November of
  year 12, for AS initially. This sheet goes home
  to your parents.
• Will also be a Working Grade on the form.
• End of year 12 more accurate prediction for UCAS
• Realistic but optimistic
• Use professional judgement of teachers and your
  progress
• Refined in Sept year 13

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Can Predicted Grades be altered?

• Evidence is needed for a prediction
• Grades used by you to choose university and
  course
• Grades will NOT be altered because you say I need
  AAB to apply for X at Y!
• You will have to give your AS Unit grades on your
  application to university, e.g. you could get an
  A overall by 1 A Unit and 2B Units. You will be
  less likely to get in than a candidate with
  straight A Unit grades. WORK HARD!

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CAREERS ADVICE - Higher Education Application

• Another session on applying to University at the
  end of January
• Other sessions after that e.g. on applying to
  Oxbridge.
• Work hard, do your best and try to be thinking
  about some careers options.
• Additional help may be possible in boosters and
  for Literacy and Numeracy.
• Research the place to start is www.ucas.com

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Education Maintenance Allowance (ema)

• If your family is relatively low income (up to
  about 30 000) then you should be eligible for
  this benefit.
• Google Education Maintenance Allowance on UK
  sites only.

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