SLT KS3 Info Evening 2023

Welcome

Endeavour Learning Trust

‘Great schools at the heart of our communities’

General Information

Mr Lewis- Headteacher

Home School Agreement

Readiness to learn

• School bag

• Coats (no hoodies)

• Bring equipment

• Reading book

• PE kit/ ingredients/resources

• Fully charged chromebooks

The School Day

Breakfast club/ Lunch provision

8.15am breakfast club in the canteen. Students must enter through the general office between 8.158.25am

Currently provided free of charge for FSM students

Catering debt

Applying for Free School Meals

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

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

• Income-Based Jobseekers' Allowance

• Income-Related Employment and Support Allowance

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

• Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

• Guarantee element of State Pension Credit

• Income Support

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

Cashless System

Wellfield Academy runs a cashless system which requires parents to create an account. The cashless system is used for the purchasing of items such as;

School Trips

Food from the school canteen

Lockers

Queries regarding accounts can be addressed through the enquiry facility on the account home page or by email –finance@wellfieldacademy.org

Chromebooks

Acceptable Use Policy

These remain the property of our school

They can be used within lessons and at home

Should be charged each night and brought to school every day

Any non-accidental damage will be charged

Behaviour & Culture

Assistant Head-Mr Carroll

Personal Development Centre (PDC) Team

PDC Staff

Ms Merone Attendance Officer

Mrs Tuffs Pastoral & Behaviour Manager (PBM)

Sharman / Deputy Team Leader

Miss Horsfield Pastoral & Behaviour Manager (PBM)

MacArthur

Mrs Wheeler Pastoral & Behaviour Manager (PBM)

Campbell

Miss Calvert PDC Admin Assistant

What are the general expectations that we promote?

1. Manners and communication

2. Attendance and punctuality

3. Uniform

4. Mobile phones/ Chromebooks

/ Absence reporting

• Parents can access information on their child via an online platform called ClassCharts

• Homework

• Timetable

• Achievement and Behaviour Points

• Available through browser or app

• Students have been given PIN numbers

• Parents also have a PIN to log on

• Absence reporting via App

What are the expectations outside of the classroom that we promote?

1. Movement around school

2. Toilets and school property

3. Dining areas

4. Local community

• Achievement Points

• End of half term awards

• Phone calls home

• Headteacher Hot Chocolate

• Termly Rewards

• Extra curricular badge scheme

4 Warnings or 4 Behaviour points in a week result in detentions

• Standards cards

• Behaviour policy

• Parental meetings

• Report cards

The Classroom

Stage 1 : Warning

• Pre warning strategies employed

• Clear indication of warning

• Recorded on ClassCharts

Stage 2 : Removal

• Removal slip completed

• Written work provided

• Recorded on ClassCharts

Stage 3 : Consequence

• Initial Intervention Conversation

• Discussion on work set

• Detention

ClassCharts

System used in school to log information such as achievement points, behaviour points and homework

Vital communication system between school and home

Parent button for revision!

Teaching & Learning

Assistant Head-Mr Fazal

Most Able Provision

Able and Ambitious

Individual aptitudes

Stretch and challenge – in class and at home

Enrichment opportunities

Learning Support

Transition

Pupil Passports

Additional Information

Staff training and support

Exam Access Arrangements

Mrs Batey – Inclusion Manager

Mr Fazal/ Mrs Sharrock– Head of Learning Support

Mrs Sachs– Assistant to SENDCo

* Please let us know if your child has any additional needs as there have been occasions when we have not been made aware

Supporting reading at Key Stage 3

1. Let your child choose what to read

2. Ensure they always have a book with them for school

3. Read yourself!

4. Encourage your child to read magazines, comics, newspapers etc.

5. Buy books as presents

6. Help by testing your child when they have spellings to learn

7. Ask your child to summarise what they have read and discuss this with you

Marking & Feedback

Students’ work is assessed regularly, and in various forms.

This can include:

Verbal feedback/ online 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

“Reading, Revision, Recall”

Set through Class Charts – please help your child with this.

Checking homework submission on ClassCharts

How can I help my child with their learning?

• Teach them that failure is a stepping-stone to success

• Encourage your child to read at home and to take a book to school

• Help them to separate work and play

• Encourage a healthy lifestyle

• Ask them what they’ve learned today

Curriculum & Assessment

Assistant Head- Mrs Day

Timetable

The

timetable alternates between weeks 1 and 2.

Timetable

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

3 Period 4

 Reg is tutor time

 There are 5 1hr lessons each day

 There are more lessons for Maths, English and Science than other subjects

5

The Curriculum

 The Core subjects are:

English, Maths, Science, History, Geography, Spanish, RE, Computer Science, PE and Music

 The Creative subjects which are taught in different groups within the X and Y bands in Y7/8 are:

Art, Design Technology (DT) and Drama

We also deliver PSHCE through tutor time and collapsed curriculum days

Key information sharing events

Reports: Engagement in Learning

Progress – on the second & third report

Achievement & Behaviour points

Attendance & Punctuality

Tutor Evening: with a focus on Engagement in Learning and general wellbeing

Parents’ Evenings: with a focus on Engagement in Learning and Academic Progress

Reporting on Engagement in Learning

Your child’s first report this academic year will focus on engagement in learning

The report will indicate the approach shown by your child to both their learning within the classroom and at home, taking into consideration key indicators: behaviour, attitude to work, motivation, homework and organisation.

We firmly believe that engagement in learning is the single biggest indicator for academic success.

Reporting to parents

'Nothing but the best'

The engagement in learning judgements are graded A to D and colour coded:

Blue A – excellent

Green B – generally positive but could indicate coasting

Amber C – must be improved

Red D – serious cause for concern

Reporting to parents

Throughout the year students are given assessment tasks to help teachers make informed decisions about how each student is mastering the curriculum content – both in terms of knowledge and application of knowledge/skills. There are 5 Curriculum Progress statements and the statement that best fits the student is given on the report.

Students are placed into Attainment Groups based on their KS2 data. Students are ranked by their summer exam performance into Exam Attainment Groups. We then compare the two sets of data to make an Exam Progress Judgement.

Year 7 Key Dates

Parents’ Evening:

 Thursday 19th October: Tutor Evening – pastoral and engagement focus

 9th May: Parents’ Evening – engagement and academic focus

End of year Exams w/b 10th June

Year 8 Key Dates

Parents’ Evening:

 14th December: Parents’ Evening– pastoral and engagement focus

 20th June: Parents’ Evening – engagement and academic focus

End of year Exams w/b 10th June

Year 9 Key Dates

Parents’ Evening:

 11th January - Parents’ Evening – engagement and academic focus

 22nd February - Options Evening

End of year Exams w/b 10th June

Extra-Curricular/ Rewards Programme

Cultural Capital

• Trip to Spain/France

• Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

• STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) events

• Geography field work (KS4 only)

• Sports Leaders

• Careers fair

• Book fair

• World Theatre day event and World book day

• FE and HE Visits

Progress & Intervention

Assistant Head- Mrs Park

Vertical Tutoring

Role of the Personal Tutor

Y7 Tutor Evening

Attendance

Monitoring - uniform, equipment, ClassCharts

Tutor schedule

Safeguarding

Advocate

Relationships

Pastoral Support and Academic Progress – work with HPL to monitor progress

Engagement

House Progress Leaders

Focus on academic achievement and progress

Work with a team of Personal Tutors

Liaise with Heads of Faculty and Subject teachers

Sharman – Mr West

MacArthur – Miss Cattanach

Campbell – Miss Scott

Personal Development

5 Collapsed Curriculum Days

Outside Speakers and Organisations

Statutory Elements:

Sex and Relationships Education (inc. CSE/FGM)

Prevent Agenda

E-safety

CEIAG

Final Reminders

Mr Lewis- Headteacher

Supporting our school

Parent Governors

Parent, Teacher & Friends Association (PTFA) Social media

Parent drop ins

Talk to us, give us feedback

Final thoughts

Please keep us up to date with any changes (address, phone numbers etc)

Students only get one opportunity to go through secondary school- make the most of it!

We want it for them as much as you do, each and every one

We can’t fix it if we don’t know it is broken

Year 11 will be here in a heartbeat - make every day count

Contact us

Parent drop ins each Monday 2.15-3pm

Email- enquiries@wellfieldacademy.org

SEND- SEND@wellfieldacademy.org

Please remember to outline who your child is and which staff member your email is addressed to (eg, FAO Mr Carroll)

Keeping in touch

Updates occur via social media and the school web site.

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Facebook: WellfieldAcademy

Website: www.wellfieldacademy.org

Twitter: WellfieldAcad

Thank you!