Curriculum Information Evening for Year 8 and 9 18th September 2017 Welcome

Agenda for the evening Welcome / Introductions (Rod Bell - Headteacher) What’s new this year? (Rod Bell) Curriculum Overview and Key Dates (Marcus Chapman – Dept. Head) Introduction and Key Dates (Andrea Howard – Yr. 9 YLM) Options Process (Marcus Chapman) Homework and Class Charts (Justin Derby – Yr. 8 YLM) Personal Q/A (All) Parent Consultation – Your input via our feedback forms please! Close

What’s new? – Raising the bar!

What’s new? – Raising the bar!

You will receive praise/rewards via: Written comments in exercise books Pastoral Reports Progress Checks Giving Certificates, Cups, Awards, School Colours Announcements made in School Assemblies End of term Commendation Assemblies/Certificates Reports in Newsletters/on School Social Media Praise Post Cards Displaying Work Corsham Credits Phone call, letter or email sent home Showing good work to the Headteacher/Year Learning Manager/Head of Faculty. Awards Evenings

Uniform & Appearance

Expectations & Consequences B1   Behaviour: Disorderly arrival or exit No equipment Planner not signed Inadequate work Low-level disruption Misusing equipment Failing to follow instructions Inappropriate language Eating/drinking in class Unkindness to other students Your teacher or tutor will do one or more of the following things: - Speak to you about your behaviour - Change the seating plan - Give you a plan to avoid problems in next lesson - Write a note in your planner Response level Class teacher or tutor Behaviour Points logged on SIMs 1 B2 Behaviour : Using mobile without permission Frequently having no equipment Interfering with others Persistently failing to follow instructions Persistently disrupting lessons Your teacher or tutor will do one or more of the following things:   - Issue a 10 minute detention - Confiscate an item for the rest of a lesson - Contact your parents or carers - Put you on a behaviour report 2 B3 Continuing with B1 or B2 behaviour despite the actions of your teacher or tutor Leaving the room without permission 4 or more uniform issues No uniform compliance card Persistent lateness Refusing to cooperate Swearing Truancy The Subject Leader or Year Learning Manager will do one of the following: - Supervise you out of the lesson (Internal Rota) - 1 hour after-school detention - Confiscate item to return to parents/carers - Put you on uniform report - Put you on behaviour report - Contact your parents/carers - Meet with your parents/carers Subject Leader/Year Learning Manager 3  

KS3 Curriculum 50 1 hour lessons per fortnight ICT PC/RE PE Drama Music Art History 50 1 hour lessons per fortnight Geography Technology

Y10/11 Curriculum – 50 1 hour lessons

9/10 Triple Science – English Lit Option 3 Maths Option 2 Option 1 RE Number of GCSEs? Option 3 Maths 9/10 Option 2 Option 1 RE English Language Maths Science 2 Option 1 Science Science 1 English Literature RE English Language

Mrs Andrea Howard, acting Year 9 Learning Manager My role: To help and support students’ learning in Year 9. To help and support parents of Year 9 students. To help and support Tutors of Year 9. To help implement the School’s new behaviour policy. To encourage and support, excellent punctuality and attendance with Year 9 students.

Important dates for the next three terms: 28th September Ypres visit information evening (Visit 16th-17th November) 4th October to 13th October – CATs Tests 10th November - interim reports published for Year 9 November – Year 9 Options Survey (this is to help us to put together option blocks based on the initial interest shown in option subjects) 11th January - Year 9 Parents’ Evening 12th January - Year 9 STEM Day 17th January - Year 9 Options Evening

Key Dates: 04/10/2017 10/11/2017 24/11/2017 11/01/2018 17/01/2018 11/05/2018 21/06/2018 22/06/2018 Y9 cats y9 interim y8 interim Y9 Parents (STEM 12) y9 options y8 rep y8 Parents y9 rep

Options Year 9 Options Survey – November Options Evening – January 24th Support –Tutors –PC –Assemblies -Careers

New GCSEs

Mixed ability Tutor Group Band Class Name PE C8 X X1 Boy O8 X2 Girl R8   X2 Girl R8 X3 S8 X4 Tutor Group Band Class Name Science C8 X X1 Mixed O8   X2 ability R8 X3 S8 X4 Tutor Group Band Class Name DT C8 X X1 Mixed ability Groups O8   X2 Rotate to different R8 X3 teachers to S8 X4 visit Food Textiles x5 Graphics and Resistant

Mixed Ability Tutor Group Band Class Name Art Geography History RE Drama IT Music C8 X X1 Mixed   Mixed Ability Groupings O8 X2 Ability Ability Groupings with one strong coding R8 X3 Groupings group S8 X4

Setting Tutor Group Band Class Name English Maths French C8 X X1 Top Set Top Set-2 Langs O8   X2 2nd Set R8 X3 3rd Set S8 X4 4th Set