Welcome to KS4 2019 – 2020 September 2019 Presenters: Mr Lloyd-Jones Mr Taylor

This evening’s Aims A year in the life of Chenderit Celebrating 40 years Our vision and key priorities for 2019 Other news Mr Taylor - preparing for the challenge of GCSEs Mr Lloyd-Jones – pastoral care and careers guidance Questions

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Chenderit school Our plans…

Our vision “To pursue excellence academically and in all other spheres of school life” inspire all students to engage in learning in the widest possible sense support one another to become resilient, independent, curious, adaptable and resourceful learners and leaders develop ambitious students, staff and governors foster community-wide respectful, trusting, compassionate, empathetic relationships develop a culture in which skilled and passionate staff draw on best local, national and global practice

Aim High, Work Hard, Be Nice In other words… Aim High, Work Hard, Be Nice

How will we achieve our vision? By focusing on the quality of education: Intent Implementation Impact, for all, but especially for the more and most able students, including those who are disadvantaged, boys, students with SEND… By ensuring our PSHE and tutor time programmes are excellent By continuing to work with parents and carers, especially some of our “harder to reach" parents.

How well are we doing? parent survey Overall % agree or strongly agree (Oct 2018) 1. My child is happy at school 92% 2. My child feels safe at this school 90% 3. My child makes good progress at this school 89% 4. My child is well looked after at this school 5. My child is well taught at this school 88% 6. My child receives age appropriate homework 83% 7. This school makes sure its pupils are well behaved 72% 8. This school deals effectively with bullying 78% 9. This school is well led and managed 10. This school responds well to any concerns I raise 11. I receive valuable information about my child's progress

How well are we doing? staff survey Overall % agree or strongly agree (Oct 18) I am proud to be a member of staff at this school 95% Children are safe at this school. Behaviour is good in this school 85% The behaviour of pupils is consistently well-managed 75% The school deals with any cases of bullying effectively 87% Leaders do all they can to improve teaching The school makes appropriate provision for my professional development 80% I know what we are trying to achieve as a school 92% The school is well led and managed 90%

Student voice School council Focus groups with staff Uniform survey Canteen survey Annual survey Largely positive results, especially around bullying, with some good suggestions for further improvement…

Our new build Our £1 300 000 new build is underway Please ensure you remind your children to follow all staff guidance regarding health and safety, pathways into and away from school

Preparing for the challenge of GCSEs Mr Taylor

New GCSEs Revised GCSE courses are now in place for all subjects Designed to be more demanding Students sit more exam papers There is less coursework Modules and re-sits have gone There is more content

Success in the new exams We have been very pleased, last year, and this, with the overall results In a wide range of subjects we saw a significant increase in the numbers of students achieving the headline figures of grade 4 and 5: in English, maths, science, humanities and other “option” subjects

What contributed to this success? Year 11 last year were very calm, and very sensible in their approach to exams On exam days, before an exam, students were revising – they had notes and cards, they were supporting one another – they had a very mature attitude.

Crossing the threshold - getting grades 4 and 5 Large numbers of students achieved grade 4 and 5 (standard pass and strong pass) Grade 4 is the equivalent of the GCSE grade C This is probably the result of hard work, and the support of teachers and families. Five grade 4s allow students to access our sixth form and do A level courses or their equivalent

Going one step further We had a number of students who excelled, meeting their targets with a raft of high grades in all their subjects They have many options open to them – they can apply to competitive courses, in work and training These are students who did not just work hard in the run-up to exams, but had good study habits from the start of their KS4 courses and before.

What do experts recommend for KS4 success? The curriculum we have now is all about students knowing more and remembering more There has been a shift away from thinking that skills were more important than knowledge Teachers now are encouraged to structure their lessons so there is an emphasis of helping students remember more

Students now have to know a lot – across a range of subjects Last minute revision – cramming – is too late What works? Keeping notes well-organised, detailed and clearly labelled Expecting to learn and recall information all through the course Taking every opportunity to revise and consolidate knowledge Not expecting everything to fall into place at the last moment

Key advice Treat every test (no matter how small) as a chance to learn and test your memory Expecting the teacher to ask you about things you learned earlier in the course Using the notes teachers give you – revision guides on their own are not good enough (they are often too general) Learn vocabulary lists, case studies, quotations and so on

How can parents help? Reminding students that success is not simply down to luck: the students who do best work hard all year Encouraging students to accept that hard work is good work: scientific studies have shown that having to think hard to remember something helps that memory stick Encouraging good habits – focusing on work/having a break: not mixing the two up Asking your son or daughter to talk about their work – which can be hard!

Importance of reading Evidence shows that regular reading improves literacy and numeracy at age 16 It supports vocabulary, comprehension, spelling, grammar, and feeds the imagination Reading aloud is very beneficial – and it can be done with teenagers!

Cultural capital Many exam subjects, for example English, RE, history, geography, science, will have aspects and questions that are easier for students who have general knowledge – who know what words mean, or where places are, or when things happened Accessing good websites, watching educational films (online etc), listening to podcasts, discussing current affairs – the more you can encourage these things, the better

Pastoral Care and Guidance Mr Lloyd-Jones

Partnership “For school aged children, two kinds of parental behaviour are shown to have really positive associations with children’s school outcomes: Home-school partnership and Parental engagement in children’s academic activities.”

The role of the form tutor Parents and Guardians Understanding the routines of the school Engaging with the school Growing independence and resilience in your children The Form Tutor 1st point of contact Overview of your child interest and ambitions Link to subject staff Welfare and wellbeing Student – organised – on-time – ambitious – forward looking – hard working BEING NICE

Form tutor – parents Achievement and Reward 10:1 ratio “Over and above” brings further praise A positive culture of learning Weekly reporting to each child of their achievements and BfL logs for reference (published on student reports) Rewards for those doing well and external achievements – what can they bring to the community Staff sharing concerns for too many BfL logs (initially with the tutor – parental support) Supporting detentions.

Tutor Time and PSHE curriculum Tutor time activities – each week, every week Assemblies – Themes/National Awareness weeks Life in Modern Britain (LiMB) and spiritual, moral, social and cultural education (SMSC) Career of the week – researching creative opportunities Community projects – what did your child do? Linking with the PSHE curriculum and RSE Expectations of parents/carers – ask questions Social media platform – insight into what is going on Engaging with your child and their personal interests/opinions and futures

The tutor time programme Links with PSHE Links with Careers and destinations

Parental communication Who best to refer to PASTORAL WELLBEING Form Tutor – first instance Head of Learning Inclusion Team Associated Leadership Team Yr Deputy Headteacher SUBJECT Subject Teacher Head/Deputy of Department Associated Leadership Team Deputy Headteacher Curriculum SUPPORT Attendance Medical SENDCO Inclusion team Exams Reporting Associated Leadership Team Explain best routes and preferences A few examples

Child protection and safeguarding (young people’s mental health) Early communication is key: Who to report to? Where to get support? Supporting the school What the school has to offer? Chenderit School website http://www.chenderit.northants.sch.uk/safeguarding

Safeguarding and Child protection at chenderit Roddy Lloyd-Jones Deputy Headteacher - DSL Jan Hooper Inclusion Team / Deputy DSL Safeguarding, Student Welfare & Parent Support Managers Allison Smith Contact can be made through the school switchboard – email addresses can be found on the school website

Child protection and safeguarding If you have an urgent safeguarding concern about a child eg: If a child is in immediate danger Contact the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub: 0300 126 1000 Option 1 Option 3 Contact the police: 999 / 101 OR fire / ambulance: 999 If you have a non urgent safeguarding concern and would like to talk to someone Contact the safeguarding team at Chenderit School Designated safeguarding staff: Roddy Lloyd Jones Jan Hooper Allison Smith 01295 711567 mob: 07866284698 If you have a concern or would like some advice about a childs mental health Visit: www.nhft.nhs.uk/camhslive Contact the school nurse team: 01280 704336 In the event of a high level concern information being published to support parents and carers

What we provide to students Unifrog is the one-stop-shop for destinations, allowing students to explore every university course, apprenticeship and college course in the UK plus other around the world opportunities such as European and US undergraduate courses They can make applications using Unifrog and receive feedback from teachers along the way. This includes creating their personal statement and CV, plus more!

Students Exploring Pathways Our Tools: Research future careers Explore subject profiles Make considered choices De-mystify applications Broaden their interests Learn new things Careers library Subjects library MOOC Know-how library

Read profiles on over 900 different careers and learn how to get in to them Explore potential university subjects suited to your interests and skills

Complete a MOOC to develop interests and explore subjects in depth

Search our database of guides to help you across multiple applications

Search Unifrog to find the most suitable university courses for you

Students build effective applications with personal career goals Emphasise that for other qualification types this will be adjusted on Unifrog accordingly.

Smart ranking and filtering tools enable you to make informed choices

Updated every 24hrs, use Unifrog to find the best apprenticeships

Unifrog’s Oxbridge tool de-mystifies the application process

Compare colleges and sixth form courses, all from one place

Students creating applications Our Tools: UK Top 5 Manage everything from one dashboard Guidance and examples Nothing gets lost Easy feedback on personal statements and references CV/Resume Activities Competencies Interactions UK Personal Statement Teacher References Post 18 Intentions

Students build effective, personal applications Emphasise that for other qualification types this will be adjusted on Unifrog accordingly.

Supporting teachers to manage students Track progression Contact staff and students Assess students’ interests Support at every stage Parents can also login and use as if a student/for themselves – give it a go! Form code = parentschenderit

Supporting Careers Education at Chenderit School New Careers Coordinator – Mrs Emma Campbell ecampbell@chenderit.northants.sch.uk Meaningful experiences for students: Contact career staff if your able to offer: Employer opportunities Apprenticeship offers Enterprise contacts Work experience availability Job/Career/Training – speakers/literature

Thank you for listening Any questions?