Connect

This course takes place over the two years.

20% = NEA 1 individual presentation (10%) and group discussion (10%)

40% = Reading and writing: Description, Narration and Exposition (40%) 2 hours

40% = Reading and writing: Argumentation, Persuasion & Instructional 2 hours

Useful revision links for English language:

GCSE Bitesize:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/ztjmv4j

WJEC Blended learning:

https://www.wjec.co.uk/home/student-support/revision/revision-resources/new-blended-learning/

Years 10 and 11

The course will take place over two years and completed at the end of year 11.

Your child will be entered for either higher or foundation tier.

Unit 1 = Prose / unseen poetry External assessment 2hrs (35%)

Unit 2a: Literary heritage drama and contemporary prose: External assessment 2 hrs (40%)

Unit 3 = NEA Shakespeare and Welsh writing in English (25%)

Useful revision links for English Literature

GCSE Bitesize:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/z9gjp39

Heroes:

https://resources.wjec.co.uk/Pages/ResourceSingle.aspx?rIid=3757&_gl=1*re64fv*_ga*NjExMjYyMzM1LjE2MzQ2MzczMTU.*_ga_WVT2ZYV72W*MTcwNTg2NDM0NC4xMDguMS4xNzA1ODY0MzkzLjExLjAuMA..&_ga=2.13237367.1775758991.1705864345-611262335.1634637315

Unseen poetry:

https://resources.wjec.co.uk/pages/ResourceSingle.aspx?rIid=4003

Year 10 – 25% NEA – Unit 1 oracy response to visual stimulus

Year 11 – 25% NEA – Unit 2 communicating with other people

Year 11 – 25% Unit 3 - Narrative, specific and instructional (25%) 1.5 hrs paper- reading and writing

Year 11 – 25% Unit 4 : Descriptive, creative and imaginative (25%) 1.5 hrs paper – reading and writing

Useful revision links for Cymraeg:

WJEC Blended Learning:

https://www.wjec.co.uk/home/student-support/revision/revision-resources/new-blended-learning/

GCSE Bitesize:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z8qmhyc

Français

Your child can be entered for a mixture of higher and foundation tiers – depending on their strengths.

All units are completed in Year 11:

• Unit 1: Speaking (25%)
• Unit 2: Listening (25%)
• Unit 3: Reading (25%)
• Unit 4: Writing (25%)

Useful revision links for Francais:

WJEC Blended Learning:

https://www.wjec.co.uk/home/student-support/revision/revision-resources/new-blended-learning/

GCSE Bitesize:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z8qmhyc

We are committed to ensuring every student reaches their full potential with specific and targeted feedback regularly. 
Each student will be given regular feedback across Connect that ensures they make progress.  Every 3/4 hours, students will either have peer / self or teacher feedback.

Monday lunchtimes in D018 Clwb Cymraeg with the Urdd

Tuesday lunchtimes in D016 Clwb Cymraeg with Miss Turk-Wheeler

Afterschool Tuesdays – Y7-9 MAT group French session in C024

Afterschool Tuesdays Y10&11 Welsh Revision in D018

Afterschool Wednesdays all year groups Korean club in D001

In Connect, we are proud to have an annual Eisteddfod, celebrating the success of our students and showcasing the talent at Newport High. 

There is annual trip to France in the summer as well future residential trips to Llangrannog.

All students in Year 7 & 8 have an hour’s library session every fortnight.  They are encouraged to borrow a book regularly to read.

All Year 7 & 8 students have logins for Accelerated Reader where they can test themselves after reading a book.  There will be prizes for the most read students!

All students are encouraged to complete homework regularly.

Here is a link to theday.co.uk where students and parents alike can read and discuss the wide range of articles available on the website.

Connect Staff

Mrs S Vaughan – Area Lead for Connect & Welsh teacher

Mme M Texiera – Teaching and Learning Progress Lead & French teacher

Miss M Lewis – Teaching and Learning Progress Lead & English teacher

Miss S Bousie – Literacy Co-ordinator & English teacher

Miss R Galloway – English teacher and Head of Year 7

Mrs V Lewis – English teacher

Miss A Hennah – English teacher

Mr Croft – English support teacher

Mme S Edwards – MFL teacher

Mme Dahir – MFL teacher

Miss Turk-Wheeler – Welsh teacher

If you need to contact a member of the Connect team, please email info@newporthigh.co.uk with CONNECT in the subject line.