Year 6 - Year 7 Transition Evening 2017

Y6 - Y7 Transition Information Evening

February 9th 2017 6:00pm- 7:30pm

Key personnel Mr Mark Fleet – Secondary Head Teacher Mr Gary Cooper – Assistant Head Teacher (KS3) Ms Clare Winter – KS3 coordinator Mrs Pam Charlton – SEND coordinator Mr Colin Willsher – EAL coordinator Frau Brigitte Michlmayr – Pastoral Care coordinator Mrs Anne Rue – Accelerated Reader coordinator Mr James Reilly – Gifted and Talented coordinator Student panel

- Student Parliament members - Aoibhe, Macarena, Ellie, Rahul

Secondary School Achievement

Mr Mark Fleet

– Secondary Head Teacher

Media Headlines “GCSE Results show significant decline.”

“This year’s GCSE results have fallen in passes and top grades.”

BBC News 25 August 2016

I/GCSE Results 2016 GRADE

NUMBER

A*

82

A

55

B

38

C

32

D

10

E

6

F

0

U

0

I/GCSE Results 2016 HEADLINES • 100% Pass rate • 61% of examinations taken graded A*/A • 93% of examinations taken graded C or above • 95% of students achieved 5 grades A-C • 78% on or above prediction

I/GCSE Results Number of Entries

% A-G Pass Rate

% A*/A Pass Rate

% A-C Pass Rate

% 5 A-C Pass Rate

2008

20

95%

0%

0%

0%

2009

51

98%

22%

55%

60%

2010

90

100%

16%

62%

80%

2011

123

98%

19%

70%

64%

2012

182

100%

44%

92%

95%

2013

240

100%

47%

89%

92%

2014

350

100%

31%

82%

82%

2015

242

99%

44%

85%

88%

2016

223

100%

61%

93%

95%

2017

355

(100%)

(27%)

(97%)

(99%)

I/GCSE Results Comparisons 2016 UK Average

St George’s

Grade A*/A

20.5%

61%

Grade A*-C

67%

93%

Grade A*-G

98%

100%

5 A*-C Passes

65%

95%

A/S Results 2016 GRADE

NUMBER

A

50

B

29

C

22

D

11

E

4

U

5

A/S Results 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 E+

64%

77%

87%

91%

88%

92%

96%

(100%)

A/B

23%

32%

40%

42%

43%

50%

65%

(68%)

A2 Results 2016 GRADE

NUMBER

A*

12

A

11

B

23

C

21

D

15

E

2

U

0

A2 Results 2016 HEADLINES • 100% Pass rate • 55% of examinations taken graded A*-B • 80% of examinations taken graded C or above • 59% on or above prediction

A2 Results 2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

E+

90%

100%

97%

100%

100%

100%

(100%)

A*-B

27%

55%

49%

59%

65%

55%

(77%)

A2 Results Comparison UK Average

St George’s

8.1%

14%

Grade A*/A

25.8%

27%

Grade A*-B

52.9%

55%

Grade A*-E

98%

100%

Grade A*

Student Destinations 2016 Destination Erasmus, Rotterdam LIPA Aarhus University The Academy of Freelance Make-Up(AoFM) Maastricht Erasmus, Rotterdam Queen Mary’s Exeter Copenhagen Groningen Hotel School, The Hague Plymouth University

Course International Economics and Business Music performance Political Science Make up artistry Law International Economics and Business Law and Politics Maths and Physics Economics Chemistry Events and Hospitality Management International Relations & History

Student Destinations 2016 Destination Exeter Groningen Imperial College London (UL) Groningen Manchester University Amsterdam Edinburgh Cardiff Trier University International Peoples College Copenhagen Sussex University

Course Psychology Photography & Design Biochemistry Computing Science Biological Science Media English Literature Economics with French German Combined Studies Marketing and Management

KS3 core curriculum • 3 year programme based on the UK National curriculum for students aged 11-14 • • • • • •

Maths, Science, English Languages (French and German) The Arts (Music, Drama, Art) Humanities (History, Geography) Physical Education SMSC (Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural Education)

• Curriculum Guide – Parent portal • Subject specific learning skills – Parent portal

Staff Panel • Questions from the floor: • • • • •

English as an Additional Language (EAL) – Mr Willsher SEND and Learning Support – Mrs Charlton Accelerated Reader programme – Mrs Rue Pastoral Care – Frau Michlmayr Gifted and Talented students – Mr Reilly

Extra-Curricular programme • An extensive programme linked to academic subjects, music and sport is offered in the secondary school • Further details, including the current clubs brochure, are available on the Parent Portal

Y7 Residential • 26-29 September 2017 • Euro Space Center, Belgium • 4 day Astronaut training camp • Links to the Science curriculum in Y7 – ‘Space’ and MFL – French language development

Key Stage 3 Assessment Students will be assessed using 4 criteria to measure academic performance against expected standards in each subject for that year group:

• • • •

Excelling in comparison to the expected standard Exceeding the expected standard Working at the expected standard Working towards the expected standard

• The same end of year examination will be set for all students so that teachers are accurately able to assess the progress of all students across the year group. Additional time is allowed for identified students.

Reporting to parents There are three opportunities to meet the teachers: • ‘Settling-In’ evening in late September with the form tutors • PTSC evenings to discuss progress with subject teachers in October and February.

Two reports are issued: • interim report in December • full report in July.

There is a Y7 examination week in the summer term • exam results will be issued to parents along with the full report

Transition Activities • • • • • •

Cross phase subject activities led by secondary faculties e.g.

Science Day, World Maths Day, Sports Leadership G&T ‘Rising Stars’ Meetings between Assistant Head KS3 with primary leadership SENCO meetings Transfer of attainment data from KS2-3

• International Schools Quiz (Waterloo) • International Basketball tournament (Graz)

Student Panel

• Student panel

- Aoibhe, Macarena, Ellie, Rahul

Further guidance

• Secondary Open Day - March 23rd • 3 day induction programme in the secondary section for all Y6 students (5 - 7 April) • Parents Guide – ‘Transitioning to Secondary School’ • Parents Guide – ‘Homework in the Secondary School’ • KS3 Curriculum Guide