Y7 Entrants Parents' Information Evening

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Y7 Entrants Parents’ Information Evening

3.00pm

Welcome – Mr Geoffrey Stanford and Mr Mike Metcalf

Academic & Digital – Mr Chris Quayle and Ms Sarah Buist

Pastoral & Welfare – Mrs Sarah Longville and Mrs Lucy Stadward

3.30pm

Parents escorted to the Agora to meet new Y7 students who will be waiting.

Uniform display/Threadaware available in B132

4.00pm

Mr Geoffrey Stanford – Head

Mr Mike Metcalf – Head of Year 7

Our ethos and values

Where students can find information

Your child will be given a ‘Student Planner’ and have access to our ‘Student Hub’ (on Teams). We will guide them while they find their feet!

Where parents can find information

Everything you need is here: https://www.rgs.newcastle.sch.uk/current-families/senior-school

You’ll shortly receive an invitation to Parent Portal for sensitive information and reports: https://rgsnewcastle.parents.isamshosting.cloud

The school diary is available here: https://calendar.rgs.newcastle.sch.uk

If in doubt please email: communications@rgs.newcastle.sch.uk Or call:

0191 281 5711

Mr Chris Quayle – Deputy Head (Academic)

Ms Sarah Buist Head of Digital Strategy

Student Timetable:

AMReg (A) 08:45

PAS (A) 09:01

Registration Reg-7JLYN JLYN M131 Registration Reg-7JLYN JLYN M131

School Assemblies Assembly

Assemblies Main Assembly

English

P1 (A) 09:15

P2 (A) 10:35

P3 (A) 11:36

P4 (A) 13:55

P5 (A) 15:01

Sample timetable

Week A Week B

Student Timetable

P Monday

Reg-7JLYN JLYN M131

Reg-7JLYN JLYN M131

Reg-7JLYN JLYN M131

CWIL M252

Engl-7JLYN CSAV M128 Physical Education PE-7BMEM/JLYN JAND, JLEC Biology Biol-7JLYN SBUNT S208 Engineering, Design & Technology Desi-7BMEM/JLYN_LOW CPIP S113 Physics Phys-7JLYN ABEL S102

Computing Comp-7JLYN JLYN M243

Geography

Geog-7JLYN ZMOR M227

Music

Math-7NHAM NHAM B124

Chemistry Chem-7JLYN NWRI S203

Musi-7JLYN SBOL P102 Latin Lati-7JLYN FVIT M216

German Germ-7JLYN MMET P223

Hist-7JLYN SMAT M233

German Germ-7JLYN MMET P207

Engl-7JLYN CSAV M128

Latin Lati-7JLYN FVIT M216

Art-7JLYN RHAR B237

Phil/Religion PhRe-7JLYN NJOH M228

Math-7NHAM JGWI B124 Mathematics Math-7NHAM NHAM B124 Games Reg-Y7 Games B2, Y7 Games

Drama Dram-7JLYN JSBR M215 Geography Geog-7JLYN ZMOR M227 German Germ-7JLYN MMET P207 Games Y7 Games

AMReg (B) 08:45 Registration Reg-7JLYN JLYN M131 Registration Reg-7JLYN JLYN M131

(B) 09:01

P1 (B) 09:15 Computing Comp-7JLYN JLYN M243

Chem-7JLYN NWRI S203

P2 (B) 10:35 History Hist-7JLYN SMAT M233 Physical Education PE-7BMEM/JLYN JAND, JLEC

P3 (B) 11:36

P4 (B) 13:55

P5 (B) 15:01

SBOL P102

Engl-7JLYN CSAV M128

Math-7NHAM NHAM B124

ABEL S102

Math-7NHAM NHAM B124

Geog-7JLYN ZMOR M227

Reg-7JLYN JLYN M131

Reg-7JLYN JLYN M131 Registration Reg-7JLYN

Lati-7JLYN FVIT M216

Dram-7JLYN JSBR M215

Art-7JLYN RHAR B237

CSAV M128

English, Mathematics Engl-7JLYN, Math-7NHAM CSAV, JGWI M128, B124

PSHE PSHE-7JLYN KHAM, MMET M236 Games Y7 Games

• Focus on:

o Knowledge & understanding

o Engagement with learning

Grades and reports

• Grades = information on progress in these two areas will be shared for Y7:

o Wednesday 16th October 2024

o Wednesday 19th February 2025

o Wednesday 9th April 2025

o Wednesday 2nd July 2025

• Reports = added written statements on progress for each subject

o Tuesday 17th December 2024

Schemes of work for each subject are all available on the Parent Portal, for which you will receive a login: https://rgsnewcastle.parents.isamsho sting.cloud

Programmes of study

Example programme of study

Homework timetable

Issued via ‘Assignments’ in Teams

Weekly email update to parents

Y7 homework phased in during first halfterm

Digital devices parent information

There are also videos available here:

www.rgs.newcastle.sch.u k/current-families/ academic/digital-devices

Parents MUST complete this form ahead of 3rd September 2024:

Miss Sarah Longville –Deputy Head (Pastoral)

Mrs Lucy Stadward – Head of Wellbeing

Safeguarding team

Senior School pastoral journey

https://wwwrgs..newcastle.sch.uk/current-families/ parent-support

Internet Matters contains some excellent guidance for parents

https://www.internetmatters.org/advice/11-13/

RGS is a student mobile phone free zone!

The full school calendar is here

Y7 Pastoral Parents’ Conference and New Parents’ Curry

• Wednesday 25th September 2024, timings tbc Founders’ Service

• Wednesday 16th October 2024, 2pm-3pm

• Newcastle Cathedral

• Students and parents invited to attend

Y7 Academic Parents’ Conference

• Monday 31st March 2025, 4pm-6.30pm

• In-person, 5 minutes per meeting, booked online via SchoolCloud

• Students welcome to attend

https:// calendar.rgs.new castle.sch.uk

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