Year 11 Parent Information Evening 2019 Presentation

Year 11 Parents’ Information Evening 2019

Introduction • Celebrating success • The ingredients to the success: – – – – –

Child as the individual and team around the child High expectations/ behaviour/ uniform High expectations targets Curriculum structure and groupings High quality teaching and learning

Key Senior Staff

Mrs Gwinnett Executive Headteacher CEO Endeavour Learning Trust

Mr Cunniffe

Mrs Fairhurst

Head of School

Director of Student Services

Mrs Barlow Assistant Head Progress and Intervention

Mrs Berry Assistant Head Teaching & Learning - CPD Mr McLardy Assistant Head Curriculum and Assessment

The Importance of numbers…

• There are 342 days until 20th August 2020 (GCSE Results Day)  49 weeks  8232 hours  493,920 minutes

• There are 242 days until the start of the 2020 GCSE Examination Series…  34 weeks  5808 hours  348,480 minutes

20th August 2020 • How do we want our young people to be feeling?

• What life chances do we want open to them?

• We still have time to change futures...

• This year is a new start...

• How do we make the most of our partnership to get the best outcomes for your sons/ daughters?

Who is involved in the partnerships?

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House Progress Leads Personal Tutors Subject Teachers Heads of Faculty Subject Leaders Pastoral & Behaviour Manager (Mrs M Feeney) Parents & Students Senior Leadership Team External Organisations

GCSE - Key Messages • • • • • • • • • •

Making the most of lesson time Raising aspirations – personal best Following up on issues Drilling down on the data - targeted intervention Relentless pursuit Full effort in homework and non-examination assessments Importance of each GCSE Grade Learning how to revise effectively Work/life balance Planning ahead

What does the year look like?

Friday 18th October 2019

Year 11 Data Reports to Parents

Thursday 28th November 2019

Year 11 Parents’ Evening

9th December – 19th December 2019

1st Practice Examinations

Friday 31st January 2020

Full Report to Parents

Thursday 5th March 2020

Year 11 Subject Consultation Evening

23rd March – 27th March 2020

2nd Practice Year 11 Examinations

Friday 1st May 2020

Year 11 Data Reports to Parents

May 2020

Summer Exam Series

20th August 2020

GCSE Results Day

What does the year look like?

• Schedule of Reporting 2019-20 shows: – Full reports with tutor comments – Data Reports – Subject Consultation Evenings Practice Exam weeks – December – March

• Schedule of Assessment booklet 2019-20 shows: – Exam boards – Exam dates – Non Examination assessments

Curriculum • Core Subjects: – Maths, English Literature, English Language, Science (2 or 3 GCSEs) – Personal, Social, Health & Careers Education (PSCHE) (inc. RE)

• Optional Subjects x 3 – Minimum 1 Ebacc subject from History, Geography, Spanish – Art & Design, Computer Science, Drama, Food Preparation and Nutrition, Music, PE and RE

Qualifications • New GCSEs graded 9-1 • Progress 8 not 5+ A*-C

Role of the House Progress Lead Academic queries please contact the appropriate House Progress Lead; Daley – Mrs Leathard c.leathard@tarletonacademy.org Ennis – Mr Fletcher j.fletcher@tarletonacademy.org Farah – Mrs Lowe j.lowe@tarletonacademy.org Wiggins – Mr Taylor j.taylor@tarletonacademy.org

What does the year look like?

• PSCHE days • Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) – Colleges at Subject Parents’ Evenings – College Open Evenings – College Online Application deadlines – Apprenticeship Fairs – Mock Business Interviews

Health & Well Being • Examinations are stressful we can’t take that away – we need to help students learn to deal with the stress • Support available at a variety of levels – this is a team game!

• Work-life balance – social time and physical activity are important too • It is not a weakness to ask for support – in fact it is a strength

Marking & Feedback • All students work is assessed regularly, on a lesson by lesson basis, in various forms. • This can include: o o o o

Verbal feedback Peer and self-marking Written feedback Whole class feedback

Homework • “Meaningful homework in order to reinforce learning and promote independence” – Purposeful and meaningful – Wide range of activities – reading, preparation and consolidation; knowledge and skills based – Online tasks – Rewards and sanctions – Set through Firefly

ClassCharts • ClassCharts website or student/parental apps gives access to: – Timetables – Homework tasks set – Achievement & Behaviour points – Announcements – Attendance We will also be moving to the detention system being incorporated into ClassCharts.

Classcharts – Parent Apps What’s new?

Announcements Announcements are our brand new feature for schools.

Announcements can be shared with pupils and/or parents accounts/apps.

Timetable Timetable is viewable on the pupil and parent accounts/apps from September 2019

Classcharts – Parent Apps

School App

Final Thoughts • • • •

We can’t fix it if we don’t know it is broken The sense of urgency is now GCSE exams will be here in a heartbeat We want it for them as much as you do, each and every one • Make each and every day of the academic year count