Form 4 Presentation

Why a Theme?

• Unites us all as a team – whole school community

• Collective focus on what we want to achieve

• It creates a positive energy

• It promotes creativity

• Personal, team and whole school challenge to be the best that we can be

• It makes us better as people and as a community

LEAD

Dictionary/Methody Definition – ‘Lead’

Verb

• Cause (a person or animal) to go with them by the hand/halter while moving forward Guide and support each other to move forward

• Be a route or means of access to a particular place or pathway

Empower others

Dictionary/Methody Definition – ‘Lead’

Noun

• The initiative in an action; an example for others to follow

Be an example for others to follow

• A position of advantage in a contest, in first place

Our best that sets us apart

What does it mean to lead?

• Guide and support each other to move forward

• Empower others

• Be an example for others to follow

• Be our best that sets us apart

MADE

Leaders - Born or Made?

Leaders develop their natural talents and their personal qualities

Great leaders are well rounded in many areas – most learned over time

Most experts agree that leaders make time to develop their craft

Made to Lead

Curricular

Extra-curricular

Leadership Training

Lead Individual Team School Community World

Your Role

• Talk about leadership

• We are all leaders

• Celebrate each other

• Made to lead - development

• Learn from others

• Try new things

• Step outside your comfort zone

• Focus on leading now and get ready to lead beyond school

• Parental Support – we are all working together

YOU YOUR ROLE YOUR LEADERSHIP

Uniform

Mobile Phones

Approach to Study

Extra-Curricular Activities

Advice from Mrs Forsythe and Mrs Callaghan

Journey Through Middle School

Main Points

• Importance of Every Day in Forms 4&5

• Attendance

• School and External Examinations

Why is everday important?

• Teachers following very long and detailed specifications for each subject

• Questions will be set on all parts of the specification on the final GCSE papers

• Theory may only be covered once.

Why are GCSEs so important?

Building block for everything Post 16

Future Pathways

• A levels/University/Apprenticeship/ Employment

• Medicine/Dentistry/Veterinary…AAA at A Level AND at least 6A* at GCSE

• High demand courses such as engineering/PPE/Law at certain universities ask for at least 5A* at GCSE

• Apprenticeships or Employment require a minimum of 5 GCSE passes at A* to C with a pass in English

Language and Mathematics

How can a pupil achieve their full potential at GCSE level?

Why Is Attendance at School so Important?

Attendance

Attendance and Exam Results

Another way of saying this is:-

• • 90% attendance means that a child is missing half a day of lessons every week.

• • In a single year this would mean a child has missed four whole weeks.

• • Over five years it means that a child has missed half a school year ie 20 weeks,

• or one and a half terms

• or the equivalent of studying one full time GCSE for a year

Examinations

Internal and External

Our Journey…

GCSE Examinations

Form 5 Winter Examinations

December 2024

GCSE Modules F4 May/June 2024

RE/LLW/Geography/Technology

F4 Summer Examinations

May 2024

F4 Winter Examinations December 2023

Controlled Assessments

Specific work that is carried out through the school year that goes towards the final GCSE mark

Main problems

• Organisation

• Time management

• Study skills

Thursday

• Employability

• Careers

• Study Skills

Help is always there for the pupils

• Individual Teachers

• Form Team

• Pastoral Team

Middle School

• Extremely important two years.

• Hit the ground running.

• Important to work from the start.

• Attendance affects achievement.

Subjects and classes

 10 subjects instead of 16.

English – 9 periods

Maths – 6 periods

RE – 3 periods

PE – 2 periods

Games – 4 periods (Tuesday)

6 option blocks of 6 periods each

 Pupils no longer together all day as a Tutor Group.

 Opportunity for new friendships.

Homework

 Pupils are moving into a new phase in school.

 Expect 2 hours a night of homework.

 Form 4 homework timetable.

GCSE options

 Change of subject.

 Mrs Callaghan.

 Careers support - Miss Moore.

Form Team

• Head of Middle School – Mrs Forsythe

• Head of Form – Mrs Callaghan

• Deputy Head of Form – Mr McKee

• Form Tutor – Mrs McGlinchey

• Pastoral Care – Mrs Cooney

Pupil support

 Different expectations from Junior school.

 Study skills (Employability Day - 21 Sept)

 Pastoral Care.

Uniform

• Worn with pride.

• Displayed in rooms.

• Infringements recorded.

Mobiles

• Mobiles must be switched off, stored in locker, placed in school bag or placed inside blazer pocket between 8.40am and 3.15pm.

• Mobiles must not be used at any point in the school day. They should not be seen or heard at any time between 8:40am and 3:15pm unless a pupil is specifically directed to use their phone by a member of staff.

• Smartwatches Bluetooth to be disabled.

Good Luck

THREAD STAFF THEIR ROLE THEIR LEADERSHIP

THREAD PARENTS YOUR ROLE YOUR LEADERSHIP

THREAD PUPILS YOUR ROLE THEIR LEADERSHIP

CHALLENGE

Everyone acknowledges they are a leader

We celebrate our unique leaders

Everyone commits to being a better leader

We embrace opportunities to lead

We learn from each other Inspired to make a difference

Lead Individual Team School Community World

THREADS COMBINED MAKE US WHO WE ARE

EVERYONE

WE WEAR OUR CREST WITH PRIDE