Key Stage 4 - Step up to GCSE
As a GCSE student at Marshland High School, your Key Stage 4 curriculum will begin in Year 10 and build on the prior foundations of a Knowledge Rich Curriculum which began in Key Stage 3.
Year 10 will end with a series of examinations to check where you are in relation to your academic potential. This is the first of three series of examinations that take place to inform and guide you leading up to your final GCSE exams. The feedback from each of these will allow your subject teachers to personalise your Year 11 curriculum. This means we will be able to use tutor time better to meet the needs of each and every one of you in preparation for your final GCSE examinations.
Mr Teanby is the Assistant Headteacher in charge of Key Stage 4. He can be contacted on the following:
Telephone 01945 584164 ext 254
Email: c.teanby@marshlandhigh.co.uk
Included below are a range of resources that will support your revision during Years 10 and 11
Timeline for Final Year
This includes key dates for examination, reports and parents’ evenings. Please be aware that this document is subject to change.
|
Date |
Event |
| Monday 9th - 13th September 2024 | Impact week during form time |
| Thursday 26th September | GCSE Drama Component 1 assessment |
| Monday 30th September - 11th October | Year 11 PPE exams 1 |
| Saturday 19th October | CWA Open Day, King’s Lynn campus and Sports Campus, 9am-12.30pm |
| Thursday 10th October | Springwood open evening |
| Wednesday 23rd October | CWA A-Levels Open Day King’s Lynn 9am - 12.30pm |
| Thursday 24th October | CWA Open Day Cambridge 4.30 - 7.30pm |
| Monday 28th October - Friday 1st November | Half term intervention |
| Thursday 7th November | Higher Maths Lecture at Springwood |
| Friday 8th November | Yr11 Photos – Individual and Year group |
| Monday 11th November | Higher Science Lecture at Springwood |
| Wednesday 13th November | CWA Open Day King’s Lynn 5 - 8pm |
| Wednesday 20th November | Super Learning Day – University Trip and Y11 reports issued |
| Saturday 23rd November | CWA Open Day Wisbech and Cambridge 9am – 12.30pm |
| Thursday 28th November | Year 11 Parents Evening |
| Friday 29th November | Post 16 application deadline |
| Monday 13th - 17th January 2025 | Impact week during form time |
| Monday 20th - 24th January | GCSE MfL Speaking PPE |
| Tuesday 21st January | Trust English Lecture at Springwood |
| Monday 27th - 31st January | GCSE Food practical exams |
| Monday 3rd - 14th February | Monday 3rd - 14th February |
| Monday 24th - 28th February | GCSE Drama Component 2 assessment |
| Monday 3rd - 6 th March | GCSE Food practical exams |
| Saturday 8th March | CWA Open Day King’s Lynn 9am – 12.30pm |
| Saturday 15th March | CWA Open Day Wisbech 9am – 12.30pm |
| Tuesday 25th March | Year 11 reports issued |
| Thursday 27th March | Year 11 Parents Evening |
| Monday 7th - Tuesday 22nd April | Easter intervention |
| Monday 28th April - 2nd May | GCSE MfL Speaking exams |
| Thursday 29th April | CWA Open Day Cambridge 4.30 – 7.30pm |
| Thursday 8th May | GCSE Exams begin in the Sports Hall |
| Friday 20th or 27th June | Year 11 Prom |
Intervention Schedule
Year 11 students are offered bespoke clubs for intervention in preparation for their GCSE examinations. The current after-school timetable for these interventions is here.
Revision Sessions will also be held during exam weeks. The Summer 2025 Exam and Revision Timetable can be found here.
The Learning Scientist
All of these strategies have supporting evidence from cognitive psychology. For each strategy, we explain how to do it, some points to consider, and where to find more information.
- Spaced Practice
- Retrieval Practice
- Elaboration
- Interleaving
- Concrete Examples
- Dual Coding
Please find user guides below for each of these strategies.
Revision Guides
To view the recommended revision guide list for all subjects please click here.