New Year 7 Transition Evening 2024

Welcome to Poole High School Transition Evening 2024

Meet our Headteacher

Mr Gray

Meet our Deputy Headteacher

Mrs Phillips

This evening’s presentation will include:

A welcome to the Poole High School family

Provision of key information around expectations for students

Information regarding the transition day and transfer process

Meet your Year Team

Miss M Tumelty – Head of Year 7

Ms J Linighan – Deputy Head of Year 7

Mrs P Ward – Pastoral Officer

Mrs Scott-Brown – Progress Leader

Mrs M Cockwell – Attendance Officer

Meet your tutors

Miss Ashling Miss Bakhtiar Miss Brown Mr Crawford Miss Dyer Miss Spinks Miss Watters

Mrs Ellicott Mr Jackson Mrs James Miss Jeffery Mrs Neesam Mrs Stinton

Meet your Heads of House

Mr Bury

Mr Bousfield

Mr Curtis

Mrs Scott

Class of 2024 (Current Year 13)

75% applied to University

80% of these have received offers from Russell group universities.

5 applied to Oxbridge.

11 successfully gained offers for veterinary, medicine and dentistry. Applications to degree apprenticeships.

Year 7 Curriculum

• English

• French

• History

• Geography

• Maths

• Religious Studies

• Science

• Art

• Computer Science

• Dance

• Drama

• Music

• PE

• Technology

Core

Creative

Year 7 Curriculum Specialist teachers in

specialist classrooms

Quality of Education

How we ensure information is transferred to long term memory at Poole High School:

Self-Quizzing Retrieval Practice

Use of Knowledge Organisers Explicit teaching of metacognition Reducing cognitive load

Year

7: DISCOVER

Knowledge rich curriculum supported by homework.

Self-Quiz effectively: kernel sentences.

Find and know their gaps in knowledge.

Read widely for pleasure.

Use online tools such as Quizlet, Sparx and google classroom to support learning.

Year 7 Homework

Building the habit of doing homework each day.

30 minutes of SelfQuizzing, Reading and Online Homework

(Up to 1 hour per day)

Year 7 Knowledge Organisers

Maximising Performance

P1: Expressly academic set for core teaching group.

Year 7-8

Year 9

Wealth of other experiences: Year 10 & 12 work experience; STEM activities; careers activities; sports leaders.

Enriching the Curriculum

Year 7 London museums trip November 2024

Year 7 Events

Pantomime at the Lighthouse 13 December 2024

Year 7 Disco in aid of Children in Need October 2024

Uniform Expectations

We have unapologetically high expectations for our students to look smart and ready for learning, full details are available on our website.

Positive behaviours

• Purposeful classrooms • Teaching positive behaviours • Warning and On-call • Detentions

Attendance and Safeguarding

Student health and wellbeing is of paramount importance. Students have access to the following support at school;

• A tutor who will be a daily point of contact to lead their progress and wellbeing for their time at Poole High

• A Head of Year who will direct pastoral care

• A Progress Leader who will direct academic progress and support school attendance

• Mentoring and access to a Pastoral Support Worker

• Access to Academic Counselling

• Support with Mental Health from our dedicated Pastoral Officers and the Mental Health School Team

• Leadership in all areas of Safeguarding from:

• DSL – Mr Adam Bousfield Director of Safeguarding

• Safeguarding Manager – Mrs Sue Orchard

In all instances of health and wellbeing support, please contact your child’s year office on the Google Form

Attendance

The link between attainment and attendance, irrespective of ability, is undeniable.

Last year’s GCSE results for Poole

High School

:

100% attendance +1.42 grades above national average >95% attendance +1.12 grades above national average >90% attendance +1.03 grades above national average < 90 % attendance -0.11 grades below national average

In all instances of health and wellbeing support, please contact your child’s year office on the Google Form

Year 7 Welcome Evening Autumn Term 2024

We will ask your child to:

• Take you for a tour around their new school

• Introduce you to their tutor and teachers

• Train you to self-quiz

• Show you how much they have learnt in such a small amount of time

100 Score:

Rewards – Consistency is Key!

Designed to reinforce the value of each the four areas:

• Attendance

• Good behaviour

• Good attitude towards learning

• Good homework

Rewards – Getting it right ☺

Transition day 28th June - 8.45am to 2.45pm

Please wear your normal school uniform and trainers. Please bring a named refillable water bottle, small snack (if required) and writing equipment. We recommend bringing a bag so that they can store everything safely and bring home their summer homework.

Any medication must be clearly labelled with signed instructions and be handed in to reception at the start of the day. Inhalers may be kept in their bag. Food will be provided at lunch time. Please ask if you are vegetarian, vegan or have allergies, we have alternatives.

Transition day 28th June - 8.45am to 2.45pm

Please note: the school drive will NOT be available for drivers from 8.10 am until 8.55 am or at the end of the school day from 2.20pm until 3.15pm.

You may make use of the Stadium car park to drop off and pick up your child on transition day. You will then need to walk around the front of the police station. Ideally please avoid driving, queues tend to be long.

Students will be collected from reception and led to the theatre.

Please ensure that your child knows how they are getting home.

Online Payments

You will shortly receive a letter to verify your WisePay account. If you have not received this by the end of term please email wisepay@poolehigh.poole.sch.uk

Fully stocked pencil case

£12.50

• Clear pencil case

• Black pens x 3

• Green pens x 3

• Pencil

• Rubber & sharpener

• Ruler

• Protractor

• Compass

• Mini whiteboard pens

• Highlighters