Year 9 Information and Revision Skills Evening Tomlinscote school Year 9 Information and Revision Skills Evening

Year 9 Contacts Mr I Hylan, Executive Principal Year 9 Form Tutors 8R- Mr T Collier 8H- Miss V Kennedy 8Q- Miss S Woodward 8G- Miss K Ashman 8P- Mrs S Mensah 8K- Mrs S Parker 8X- Mr J King 8Y- Mrs N Matous 8M- Mrs J Aves Mr I Hylan, Executive Principal Mr R Major, Head of School Mrs J Tonkin, Head of KS3 Mr T Regan, Head of Year 9 Mrs Lauraine Sparkes, Assistant Head of Year 9 Mrs C Candappa, Student Support Officer

Ways to contact the school Planner Letter Telephone – 01276 709050 Email – office@tomlinscoteschool.com

Key Dates September 26th HPV Vaccinations (tbc) October 6th – 8th Battlefields trip November 22nd – 24th School production January 10th Reports open to parents 15th Final booster immunisations (Boys) 16th Final booster immunisations (Girls) 24th Options evening February 1st Academic interview day 6th Careers day 27th Parents evening March GCSE Options deadline – TBC April 20th Reports open to parents June 4th GCSE options start July 3rd Awards evening

Year 9 Curriculum The year group firstly has been divided into two mixed ability bandings- S and T For Maths, Science and MFL, students will be divided in their S and T banding on ability For English, they are divided in their S and T banding but will be taught in mixed ability groups For all other areas, students have been divided into 9 groups of completely mixed ability. These are labelled A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3 All students will remain for registration in their original tutor groups RHQ, GPK, XYM

Subject Group Structure Additional Information English Students will be divided into mixed groupings in their S and T bandings Mathematics Students will be divided by ability in their S and T bandings Science One group in S and T will take Triple Science the other groups will focus on either Double or Single science History Students will be in mixed ability sets comprised of all nine tutor groups Groupings will be named A1-3, B1-3, C1-3 Geography RE

Subject Group Structure Additional Information ICT Students will be in mixed ability sets comprised of all nine tutor groups Groupings will be named A1-3, B1-3, C1-3 Technology Students will be divided into groups from the new populations of A,B,C as in Year 8 Creative Arts MFL- French, German and Spanish Students will be divided by ability in their S and T bandings for French and German. Spanish will be in mixed ability groupings Physical Education Students will be divided from their A1-3, B1-3, C1-3 populations into ability groups

Expectations Behaviour in class and around the site Uniform Homework Attitude to Learning Tutor Time Community

"An absolutely phenomenal and life changing experience with so much to help me and put me in good stead for the rest of my life. I am stronger than I initially believed and I would never have known if I hadn't done what I have done on this expedition. I have loved being around new people, in a new culture and a new country. I have overcome some fears I have including partial social anxiety"  "I was reluctant at first to involve myself, however I feel I have increased my ability to work well in a team by trying to get to know the people I don't know. I am aware that sometimes I come across as overly confident, I'm actually fairly opposite to this with people. I feel like I have developed my confidence in a way that allows me to accept other people's mind-sets and remain happy within a group. I have also learnt how to help others as opposed to getting frustrated. My expedition experience has encouraged me to further appreciate the life I live and has inspired me to travel through Asia" 

Tutorial Programme Resilience E-Safety – Sexting & Images Online Aspirations, Options & Careers Remember the Titans DVD Project

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Parental Forum Are you aware of the Parental Forum at Tomlinscote School? The Tomlinscote School Parental Forum is keen to swell the number of parents attending its meetings to help broaden views and ideas on numerous topics pertinent to the school, and ensure we, as parents, have a voice in the process of decision making. Were you aware you can just come along to the Forums, no invitation is required? The Parental Forum meets approximately 3 times a year to discuss school topics and issues. It is a way of getting parents more involved in the school community. For further information, please see the school website.