KS4 PIE Presentation 2023-24

Welcome

Mr P Thompson - Headteacher

SENDCO

New Additions

Curriculum Leader, English

English/Drama

Religious Studies

Mrs Wade

Miss Lupton

Mrs Tumelty

Miss Ellison

New Additions

Miss Collins

Music

Mrs Petit-Price

MFL

Miss Joyce

Geography

Mrs Gill Technology

New Additions

now known as

Mrs Haj-Manouchehri

Art

Miss Goldsmith,

Mrs Cain

Mr Shone

Exam Officer

Changes

- installation of new entry points on all doors, enabled by staff badges

Changes

Building Work

School Day

Changes

- Return to one break and one lunchtime

- Removal of the one-way system

Changes

• Installation of the Food Shack & Vending Machine

Let Your Light Shine

Curriculum and Assessment

Mr Meldrum Deputy Headteacher

GCSE Outcomes 2023

 12 Subjects 9-7 Grades

 11 Subjects 9-5 Grades

 11 Subjects 9-4 Grades

 17% of all grades were at Grade 7+

 There were 44 Grade 9 or Distinction* compared to 23 in 2022 and 28 in 2019

ClassCharts - Pupil

ClassCharts - Parent

Target Setting

• Why set targets?

• How do we set them? – KS2 information and information from the primary school

– CATs – Cognitive Ability Tests – progress in school • Fischer Family Trust

– A non-profit organisation

Mock Examinations

Year 11 –Start 4th December

Year 10 – Start 22nd April

Year 10

Reports /Parents Evening

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February 1st Full Report –

June 12th Parents Evening

Year 11 –

January 24th Parents Evening –

March 14th Full Report

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KS4 monitoring runs to track pupil effort across their GCSE studies.

– It measures effort, something every single pupil is capable of giving their best in.

– In this monitoring system pupils are assessed at regular intervals and given “ticks” (doing well), “lines” (doing OK but with reservations) or “crosses” (concerns).

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The data is collated and reported to each pastoral team and SLT. Letters are then sent home to parents congratulating or expressing concerns about individual pupil performance.

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The system rewards effort regardless of ability. It also creates frequent opportunities for a dialogue between pupils and teachers which is crucial in moving towards the goal of good exam performance.

Supports tracking in KS4

When is monitoring used?

5 points during Year 10 (Oct, Dec, Feb, Mar, Jun)

4 points in Year 11 (Oct, Dec, Feb, Mar)

Letter A

Majority ticks and no crosses (8-0, 7-0, 6-0)

Pupils are congratulated for their efforts.

Mr Thompson hands out these letters to each successful pupil personally.

Letter B

Mainly

ticks (e.g. 5-0, 7-1, 6-1, 5-1)

This is a ‘near miss’.

The tone of the letter is congratulatory but with an exhortation for effort in a specific area.

Pupils are congratulated for their efforts.

The Pastoral Leader hands out these letters to each pupil offering the necessary guidance.

Letter C

Mixed performance showing some ticks but some crosses (e.g. 6-2, 5-3, 4-0, 4-1, 4-2 etc.)

The tone of the letter reflects the need for the pupil to work harder.

The form teacher hands out these letters to each pupil offering the necessary guidance.

Letter D

Weak performance showing more crosses than ticks across their elective KS4 subjects ( e.g 3-4, 2-6, 0-7)

The tone of the letter reflects a need for rapid improvement or intervention.

A Senior Core Department Leader will hand out these letters to each pupil with possible parent contact made as a result and interventions put in place to improve efforts.

Letter E

Highly concerning performance showinga majority of crosses across their elective KS4 subjects ( e.g 1-6, 0-7)

The tone of the letter reflects a need for urgent intervention.

A member of SLT will hand out these letters to each pupil with parent contact made as a result and interventions put in place to address progress.

A competition……..

Which form will get the most ‘A’ letters?

Can any pupil gain 8-0 in every monitoring period?

The current Y11 cohort had 11 pupils with full ticks in Y10.

How many will achieve this in Y11?

How many of the new Y10 cohort will achieve full ticks?

Rewards are offered to pupils for such sustained efforts over the course of the year.

Behaviour and Attitudes

Mrs Gail Reader Assistant Headteacher

Attendance Updates:

• 98% expectation for all pupils

• Home Visits will be carried out

• Any pupil late to school more than once a week will be issued with a detention after school on a Friday lunchtime

• Ask permission for any time off school – medical evidence is required.

• Contact school every day that your child is absent

• Is your child really ill?

• Can you make an appointment out of school hours?

Expectations:

• To wear the correct uniform with pride at all times

• Jumpers – (October half term – Easter)

• No mobile phones at all (online safety)

• Reply slips to be returned by the stated deadline

• Ready to learn – correct equipment, homework completed, class charts to be monitored

Consequences if your child chooses to disrupt the learning of others:

1.Warn

2.Move = 1 lost merit

3. Remove = 2 lost merit

Mental Health and Wellbeing

 Mentors and a Counsellor available in school

 Excellent resources on the school website: https://lsmchs.com/mental-wellbeing

Parents and Community Support

All pupil’s are accountable for their own learning and we, along with you as parents and carers will do our very best to allow ‘their lights to shine’

Teaching and Learning

Mrs Sarah Webb Assistant Headteacher

Research shows that your interest and involvement in your child’s learning and education is more important than anything else in helping your child fulfil their potential. As parents, you are the people who go with your child on their learning journey, from the day they are born to the time they become an adult.

Department

for education skills

Expectations at St Mary’s

What we expect from you is for you to be involved in your child's education process, to respect our school rules and teachers’ expertise and to accept your responsibility as parents.

Attend parents’ meetings

Ensure your child attends regularly

Make sure they are properly equipped for learning

Don’t accept ‘I’ve got no homework’

Support with homework

• Each pupil has been issued with a planner which will enable them to log all their passwords, printing code etc. needed for school.

• They will also be noting their attendance, merits and lost merits in it each week during form period so please feel free to have a look in this it see where they are up to.

• This is a good way to contact the form teacher if you need an update on anything.

Literacy - a key focus

Your child studies a wide variety of subjects at secondary school, and will be working with many different types of reading materials;

Parents who support their children’s education make a real difference to how well their child does, and there are lots of quick things you can do to help.

Any pupil who is a red reader (e.g. they are more than 2 years below their actual age) will receive targeted intervention 3 times a week for 30 minutes – each session attended has an impact of 2 months added to their current reading age so in a week they can catch up by 6 months. This our

Thinking

Reading

NGRT testing takes place over the next few weeks for all KS3 pupils. This test is really important to determine if your child needs any further intervention so it is important that they try their absolute best.

programme. Pupils will be withdrawn from any lesson to take part.

Year 10 Red readers update:

Register & Read: We are also including year 10

Revision skills:

To help support our pupils with ‘how to revise’, we are planning the following events during the academic year:

 In the Spring term 10 Pupils will receive a dedicated ‘How to revise’ session on Tuesday, 2nd March 2024.

 At this session, all pupils will receive a ‘How to revise’ book.

 They will be advised by their class teachers how to help them begin preparing for their mocks

• Your child may be able to get free school meals if you get any of the following:

1. Universal Credit with a household income of less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)

2. Income-Based Jobseekers' Allowance

3. Income-Related Employment and Support Allowance

4. Child Tax Credit, not entitled to Working Tax Credit and household income less than £16,190

5. Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

6. Guarantee element of State Pension Credit

7. Income Support

8. Working Tax Credit 'run on' – the payment you receive for a further four weeks after you finish work

Service children:

• Service children are slightly different in that we just update Sims, therefore no form is completed, we just need to be notified.

Personal Development 2023/24

Building the foundations to “Let our light shine”

Mr Mike Weaver Assistant Headteacher

What is Personal Development?

'Encouraging each child to become personally, emotionally, socially and physically effective, to lead healthy, safe and fulfilled lives; To become confident, independent and responsible citizens, making informed and responsible choices and decisions throughout their lives’

Building the foundations to “Let our light shine”

St Mary’s PSHCEE Curriculum

YEA R LIVING WORLD (1) LIVING WORLD (2) RELATIONSHIPS (1) RELATIONSHIPS (2) HEALTH & WELLBEING (1) HEALTH & WELLBEING (2)

10 Financial decision making

The impact of financial decisions, debt, gambling and the impact of advertising on financial choices

11 Next steps

Application processes, and skills for further education, employment and career progression

Preparing For Employment

Personal Statement Writing (Morrisby Careers Platform)

Healthy relationships Relationships and sex expectations, pleasure and challenges, including the impact of the media and pornography

Addressing extremism and radicalisation Communities, belonging and challenging extremism

Mental health

Mental health and ill health, stigma, safeguarding health, including during periods of transition or change

Exploring influence

The influence and impact of drugs, gangs, role models and the media

LETTING YOUR LIGHT SHINE (Bespoke Module)

Work Experience Preparing, completing and evaluating work experience placements.

Moving Forward CV Writing & Preparing for KS5

(Morrisby Careers Platform)

Communication in relationships

Personal values, assertive communication (including in relation to contraception and sexual health), relationship challenges and abuse

Families

Different families and parental responsibilities, pregnancy, marriage and forced marriage and changing relationships

Building for the future

Self-efficacy, stress management, and future opportunities

Independence

Responsible health choices, and safety in independent contexts

Options (Preparing for Exams & KS5)

Discussion of revision techniques and supporting applications at KS5.

Pastoral Team

St Mary’s Curriculum

Parents/ Pupils Curriculum Leaders

Our curriculum benefits from the input of:

• Recommendations from our own pastoral team, in terms of key priorities

• Information from the community, local police and LCC regarding recent incidents or rises in specific issues.

• Expert external agencies delivering age appropriate material.

• Input from members of staff across the whole teaching body, the Senior Leadership Team and the Head Teacher.

• Input from school Governors.

• Regular feedback from the “Voice of St Mary” (Parents/Pupils/Staff)

Letting Your Light Shine Module

Bespoke Year 10 Curriculum

Careers Unit (Morrisby):

Investigating careers

Personal Statements

(Creating your own)

Police Assembly – Targeting key issues in your year group

Preparing for work experience (Preston College)

Work Experience

Evaluating Work Experience

Bespoke Year 11 Curriculum

Careers Unit (Morrisby): Investigating careers

CV’s

Updating your personal statements (College)

College Applications

Police Assembly – Targeting key issues in your year group

Preparing for exams in Year 11 (Exam techniques, revision techniques and supporting mental wellbeing)

Enrichment and Extra-Curricular

• Musical Activities

• School Shows/Performances

• Sports Clubs

• District Sporting Competitions

• Theatre Visits

• Duke of Edinburgh

• Educational Visits

• Rewards Trips

• Foreign Trips

• Careers Visits/Interviews

• Department Clubs

• Christmas Events

• Visiting Speakers

• Field Studies

• Talent Shows

The Voice Of St Mary’s