Sutton House Handbook

GCSE HouseReforms Life MATRONS • All GCSE subjects are now graded and assessed using the new 9-1 structure; Matrons are on duty from Monday to Friday from 8.00am—9.00pm and on Saturdays from 8.00am— • 9 is the highest grade, awarded to the very best candidates in the subject. The official definition of a grade-9 6.00pm candidate is that they will be ‘in the top 20% of those achieving grades 7-9 in the subject’;

•They: In every subject, the content is more demanding and the assessment more rigorous than previously; • after your • Thelook assessment will laundry. be mainly by exam. In some subjects such as Drama and Art, other types of assessment will • be will usually be firstneeded port of any medical used only whereyour they are to call test for essential skills. Forissues. further information about assessment, please speak • to the are relevant responsible for the domestic side of the house so expect to be chased by them if your room is Head of Department. dirty/untidy or if you haven’t made your bed!

Tiering of exams

Most importantly, they are: The new GCSEs are only split into foundation tier and higher tier if one single exam paper does not give all students • a friend, the opportunity to show their knowledge and abilities. Consequently, exams are tiered in Biology, Chemistry, French, • a listening ear, and Spanish.

German, Maths, Physics • a shoulder to cry on, and • someone to be a mum if you need it.

New Current grading structure grading structure Matrons have their own email address which is: sutmatron@lordwandsworth.org

9 is awarded to those pupils achieving what 9 MEDICAL MATTERS A* would currently be 8 a top A*: perhaps at DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS: These can be arranged via Matron, Houseparent or directly around 96%+ 7through the Health Centre. A Under the updated Doctor’s surgeries are held every Monday andstructure, Thursday the ‘good 6 GOOD PASS (DfE) afternoons.

B pass’ for Maths and 5 and above = top of C and above 5Day pupils should see their own doctor at home unless they are English is a 5, which is Schools are no longer

registered with one of the school doctors.

AWARDING on the border between C 4 and above = bottom of C and above 4 assessed on A*-C a C and a B under the statistics,CENTRE but on ‘9-4’ HEALTH : 09.00 —18.00 (Mon—Fri) D old system.

3Opening times: statistics.

09.30 —17.00 (Sat) E 2

F IF YOU FEEL UNWELL: 1 G

DURING THE DAY TIME: See Matron or any duty staff.

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IN LESSONS: Ask your teacher to come back to the House to see

Matron—if necessary she will arrange for you to see a nurse.

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