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How important are GCSEs? GCSEs will determine the qualifications you take next GCSEs will determine your destination – Sixth Form, College, Apprenticeships How important are GCSEs? GCSEs will determine the universities you can apply for GCSEs will determine the career you will have GCSEs can determine the sixth form you go to. Your GCSE performance is usually a good indicator of how well you’ll do in A-level or other advanced studies – in fact, it’s the only real hard-and-fast evidence of your academic abilities a college has to go on GCSEs may limit the courses and universities you can apply to Because of the assumed connection between your GCSE and A-level results, it’ll be down to you to prove you’re able to achieve top grades. Bs and Cs at GCSE are suggestive of Cs and Ds at A-level – which won’t be enough to get into some universities. They could affect the career you end up doing A career-related degree may also have subject-specific entry requirements: Engineering courses such as chemical engineering: you’ll usually need A-levels or equivalent in chemistry and maths, and possibly physics, which in turn means you’ll need to have good GCSE grades GCSEs determine the qualifications you take next Some sixth forms may say you can’t do a particular subject unless you’ve got an A grade in that subject at GCSE. All young people have to gain a pass (grade 4 or above) in both English and maths to be able to move on to employment before 18.

The Role of the Form Tutor Running form tutor sessions to promote a positive start to the day Managing uniform and equipment to maintain a consistent school identity Taking the register to monitor attendance and ensure safety Contacting parents to follow up pastoral issues and maintain home-school communication Discussing thoughts for the week to encourage thinking and to promote school ethos Liaising with pastoral office on attendance & punctuality to monitor and support attendance Reading/displaying the bulletin to communicate important information Distributing appointments to allow students to access the support offered within school

Form tutors to talk through how we came up with the core values puzzle (that it was student lead). They can also, time permitting, go through each piece or a select few to demonstrate the importacne to T&L and progress in school.

Year 11 Home Learning Timetable Home learning should be set as per the details below. Each home learning task should take students between 30-60 minutes to complete. All home learning tasks should be entered onto Show My Homework. Week 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday   Science Option C subject Option A subject English Option D subject Maths Option B subject Week 2

Mobile app Website Student log in Parent log in

Welcome to Show My Homework Go to www.showmyhomework.co.uk/pin or open the mobile app Enter the PIN provided and any other information requested Follow the on-screen instructions to gain access. You will receive an email about Show My Homework and will need the parent code. For help or more details go to www.showmyhomework.co.uk/help

Expectations for Progress, Behaviour for Learning, Effort & Home Learning We expect students to… Stay positive Try their hardest Participate in class and group discussions Respond positively to praise and advice Ask for extension work if needed Listen carefully and complete work to the best of their ability Motivate themselves and others Keep going when things are difficult Use their own initiative to solve problems Collaborate in group work Behaviour for learning We expect students to… Arrive on time ready to learn Respect their classroom and equipment Think before they speak Include everyone in group work Raise a hand for questions and answers Be polite and listen to everyone Talk quietly about the task at hand Move around classrooms calmly and appropriately Treat others the way you would like to be treated Home Learning We expect students to… Always complete home learning to the best of their ability Complete home learning tasks on time Take pride in their home learning Ask for help with home learning if needed Discuss progress reports that will come home.

Progress Reports Autumn progress report – December 2017 Spring progress report – March 2018 Summer progress report – July 2018

Aspirational Goals Men@Work Day and Inspirational Womens Day to help spur on your child’s careers aspirations PGL Marchants Hill Trip in March to help students destress and revise Year 11 Youth Connexion Interviews on Mondays and drop in sessions from 1:20 to 2:05 on the same day. Constructive use of form time to help discover their personal strengths and skills and finding a suitable career path/sixth form studies to compliment them The Bridge Program Year 11s have been provided with a goal tracker form to not only set goals but record and track subject specific goals

The Bridge Programme YOUR MOVE Year 7 YOUR GOALS Year 8 YOUR WELLBEING Year 9 WORKPLACE Year 11 MOVE Year 10 COMMUNITY THE BRIDGE PROGRAMME YOUR MOVE What are the options available after Year 11? How will we achieve success on our chosen pathway? How can we achieve success in our examinations? A new trust wide initiative to help ensure all our students are provided with the opportunity through which to develop key skills required to ensure success into adult life.

Aiming High End of Year 10 Grade   Subject Snapshot Autumn grade Snapshot Spring grade Snapshot Summer grade What grade do I want to achieve at the end of the year? Subject specific targets by speaking to your teachers What skills/qualifications do I need for my future? How will this help me beyond Yr 11? Discuss the reasons for setting targets early on and why that will focus the students by giving them something to aim for and keep reviewing through out the rest of their studies with us. Explain why it is important to have dialogue with the subject teacher prior to setting targets. Parents can support their child by reviewing the targets and ensuring they are SMART targets and are going to be helpful when it comes to achieving a meaningful outcome.

The Importance of Attendance Attendance target 97% 1 hour a week = 8 whole school days = 40 individual lessons missed 90% attendance results in 4 whole weeks of missed in one year Over 5 years that results in ½ a school year being missed!

What do you want for your child? Graduate degree £15.01 per hour A levels £10.25 per hour GCSE’s £9.02 per hour. no qualifications £7.44 per hour. Potential Earnings average per hour Qualifications

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