Year 8 Information Evening Mrs Green, Miss Martin, Mrs Galbraith & Mrs Lydon BGR

Programme Welcome Overview of vision & expectations Curriculum and reporting Key Dates and Afterschool activities Catch-Up support and behaviour expectations Pastoral care and the support team E-Safety SchoolComs BGR

Key Dates BGR

Year 8: Our expectations & vision 96% attendance (minimum) Average A2L score of 3 (minimum) Regular contribution to extra-curricular Consistent use of knowledge organisers – in tutor time and at home Being a positive role model for peers For all pupils to thrive academically, emotionally and socially BGR

Uniform Expectations JMA

School Rules Be safe Be respectful and kind Be ready to learn JMA ‘Creating an irresistible climate for achievement’ Behaviour & Rewards Overview School Rules Be safe Be respectful and kind Be ready to learn Attitude to Learning – Every tracking point – reported to parents 4. Excellent Good 2. Concern Poor Recognition and Celebration - Going above & beyond Every lesson on Recognition boards Weekly recognition - 1 note/call per teacher per week + 5 notes per assembly Termly celebration – House and Year assemblies and events Annual awards evening - invitation only Mobile phones Must be switched off & away Only out in lessons with teacher’s permission Confiscated if seen or heard Parent to collect if repeated Responsible use allowed at break & lunch Consistent behaviour consequences: In-class behaviour Behaviour warning (may incl. 5mins max time-out) Final warning Removed to exit room Refusal to go to exit room Consequences Up to 20 min break / lunch / after school detention 1 hour central after school detention 3. 1 hour Friday SLT detention Isolation (until 4pm) Fixed term exclusion Whole school conduct Late to school / lesson Repeat offenders Poor behaviour choices Poor behaviour choices to / from school Non-attendance or poor attitude Non-attendance or poor attitude Homework Recommended attendance at HW club. 30 min faculty HW detention if deadline not met. 6. Falcon centre Personalised behaviour improvement plan 7. Managed Move to another school 8. Alternative provision and/or permanent exclusion Non-attendance or poor attitude Single serious incident of poor behaviour JMA

Support from Parents/Carers Support from home makes a huge difference. You can help by: Checking child’s planner and ShowMyHomework regularly Checking basic equipment such as pencil case Checking in good time that your child understands their homework Knowledge organisers (need to be brought to school every day and used every evening) Helping with memorisation tasks like learning keywords and facts Encouraging your child to read regularly Informing us of any change in circumstances that could be impact on your child’s learning BGR

Your child’s support team and how to contact us Admin Finance Teachers Personnel / HR ILD staff Attendance Support Officer Tutor Student leaders / Peer mentors Exam entry / data There is lots of support from different members of staff at JOG. From admin, finance. Catering to peer mentors. To get in contact with any members of staff the best way to get in contact with a member of staff is to email your son/daughters’ tutor and they will either help or will be able to point you in contact with the person you require. Pastoral support Governors Faculty assistants / Preparation staff Ground staff / Environment …..@jogschool.org Catering BGR

Attendance We expect all students to attend school in line with Government expectations, reaching a minimum of 95% attendance. Some absences are unavoidable but we would ask that parents and carers support the school in ensuring your child’s attendance meets these expectations. If you need to report your child's absence you need to contact the school by 9.00am using the School Gateway app in the first instance. Alternatively, email absence@jogschool.org or leave a message on the absence line. If you have any concerns you would like to discuss, your first point of contact is your child’s tutor. You may also wish to contact the school’s attendance officer, Mrs Pepler on 01225 711152 or email zpepler@jogschool.org JMA

Your child’s support team and how to contact us Admin Finance Attendance Support Officer = Mrs Pepler Attendance target of school = 96% Clear correlation and link between attendance and results! Teachers Personnel / HR ILD staff Tutor Student leaders / Peer mentors Exam entry / data We understand if there are medical reasons and will be expecting doctors notes if attendance is poor but want to try to decrease the number of times the students are off with a cold or just feel like they do not want to come in sometimes. Pastoral support Governors Faculty assistants / Preparation staff Ground staff / Environment Attendance Support Officer …..@jogschool.org Catering SLO JMA

Attitude to learning scores are back! This means that each lesson the teacher will put a number from 1-4 for the present mark. 1 being a negative attitude to learning and 4 being exemplary attitude to learning. The number given will be chosen based on the attitude to learning in the lesson and the quality of the homework handed in ( if relevant) BGR

Thursday 11th Oct - All Day Careers Advisor Careers Fair Thursday 11th Oct - All Day If students do not get a chance during the school day they can pop in at break and lunch times. Gym Mrs Lynch alynch@jogschool.org JMA

School Coms This is a screen shot of school coms. If you are not signed up to it and would like more information please speak to one of us after the presentation. This is what the front page looks like, which has links to all of the following. You can monitor attendance, check out their time table, pay for trips food. Look at events, the JOG calendar and also check to see if they have had homework set. BGR

Extra-Curricular Activities BGR