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All rights reserved.\n2\nThis meeting will be recorded\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nExam boards have an Ofqual requirement to record event audio.\nRecordings are kept for the lifetime of the specification and not shared as an accompaniment to session resources.\nThe recording will begin now.\n3\nOutline for the session\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nHistory and purpose of the Hub network\nMeeting format\nWhat we’ve covered in the past\nWhat we’re planning for 2020\nAccessing Hub materials\nDeveloping materials for a wider audience\n4\nHistory and purpose of the Hub network\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\n5\nWhy the Hubs were set up\nExpansion of the network\nPurpose of the Hubs\nThe original Hubs\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nSet up in 2013\nFree termly twilight sessions\nOriginally 15 schools across the country\nWritten, presented and supported by AQA staff\nPurpose was to demystify issues around AQA’s specifications and assessments\nInvitations sent out termly to schools local to Hub\n6\nExpansion of the network\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nSteady expansion to increase access\n15 Hub schools in 2013/14\n56 Hub schools in 2019/20\nBooking online through AQA website\nPresented by Science Advisors\nPurpose has evolved\n7\nThe Hub map 2019/20\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\n8\nBooking Hub meetings\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\n9\naqa.org.uk/subjects/science/hub-schools-network\nCourse information\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\n10\nPurpose of the Hubs\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nNetworking and collaboration\nKeeping teachers up to date with:\nspecifications\nassessments\nresults\nSharing experience and good practice\nIdeas on using our assessments to inform teaching and learning\nCertificate of attendance for CPD portfolios\n11\nFormat of Hub meetings\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\n12\nThree meetings each year\nAutumn – October/November\nSpring – February/March\nSummer – May/June\nThree main parts\nCore\nTeaching and learning\nUpdates\nAutumn Hubs\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nCore session\nProvisional results statistics for the summer\nHigh-level information and guidance on series-specific issues (eg tiering decisions in 2018 papers)\nTeaching and learning session\n2016 – preparing for the new GCSEs\n2017 – building information on the new GCSEs\n2018 – areas of challenge and success\n2019 – assessing recall and application of equations\n13\nSpring Hubs\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nCore session\nAnalysing and using outcomes of mock exams to inform interventions before exams\nTeaching and learning session\n2017 – preparing to teach the new GCSEs\n2018 – preparing for the first exams\n2019 – understanding extended response questions\n2020 – focus on maths: some problematic areas\n14\nSummer Hubs\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nCore session\nPreparing for results day and beyond:\nuse of ERA to analyse results\nwhere to find information on results day\nTeaching and learning session\n2017 – getting the most from the End of Y10 tests\n2018 – reflections on the first two years of the new GCSEs\n2019 – focus on AO3\n2020 – understanding the language of practicals\n15\nSupport materials\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\n16\nMaterials at the meeting\nCopies of the presentation slides\nBooklet(s) of resources specific to meeting\nExtra resource materials\nOther materials\nAccessing materials after the meeting\nLog in to account to download – immediately after Hub\nDownload from AQA website – after all Hubs are finished\nFeedback from 2019 Hubs\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\n17\n‘This was my first hub meeting and it went above and beyond m","cbCaipCcthhcndKh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipCcthhcndKh","pptx",3747556,25,"English","# Welcome\n# Outline for the session\n## History and purpose of the Hub network\n## Meeting format\n## What we’ve covered in the past\n## What we’re planning for 2020\n## Accessing Hub materials\n## Developing materials for a wider audience\n# Why the Hubs were set up\n# Expansion of the network\n# Booking Hub meetings\n# Purpose of the Hubs\n# Format of Hub meetings\n## Three meetings each year\n### Autumn Hubs\n### Spring Hubs\n### Summer Hubs\n# Support materials\n## Materials at the meeting\n## Accessing materials after the meeting\n# Feedback from 2019 Hubs\n# Where to find Hub resources\n# Building on the Hub resources\n# New GCSE science resources\n## Five self-guided modular training packs","[{\"question\":\"What is the history and purpose of the GCSE Science Hub network?\",\"answer\":\"The hubs were set up in 2013 to demystify issues around AQA specifications and assessments. 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