Supporting Attainment in S4

 Mrs P Lennon – Headteacher  Mr D McNulty – DHT with responsibility for S4

S %27%26%24%23%31%24%32%27% %75.2%66.5%71.%68%73%71%73%72% %89.6%86.7%88%89%91%91%97%94% Lourdes Secondary SQA Results 2012 Lit/Num87%88%88%89%92%91%98%94%

S H 5+H2.3%4.2%6%8%4%6%10%7% Lourdes Secondary SQA Results H26.4%26.3%35.2%37%30%33%44%37% 3+H 3+H12.%18.5%19%19%13%16%24%18%

S H 3+H12%16%16%27%27%24%25%25% Lourdes Secondary SQA Results H 5+H8%10%10%17%19%16%13%16%

Lourdes Secondary Attendance /0909/1010/1111/ %90.8 Wider Achievement Joseph Rafter & Alana McKechnie Outstanding contribution to St Margaret of Scotland Youth Group Pilgrimage to Lourdes. “Amazing & brilliant!”

Evaluation Evaluation “The picture at Lourdes is really positive and I can see real improvements coming through at all levels, which is great…” Maureen McKenna Executive Director of Education August 2012

Impact

 Supported Study  Saturday morning classes  Monitoring and Tracking  Ongoing partnership with home

 Attend supported study and Saturday morning workshops  Use appropriate revision websites ◦ BBC Bitesize ◦ SQA website  Work through past papers  Homework Planner  Attendance  Target Setting ◦ Negotiated ◦ On Track  Supported Study

 Folios ◦ Computing ◦ English ◦ Graphics ◦ French  Practical work o Accounts o Admin o Art o Biology o Chemistry o Physics o Music o PE

 There are three elements to the course: ◦ Talk and Listening ◦ Reading ◦ Writing ◦ One third of the final grade is awarded for Talk and this is assessed internally. ◦ A folio of work consisting of five pieces of extended writing is completed by pupils and sent to SQA. This accounts for 1/3 of the exam. ◦ The external exam accounts for 1/3 of the overall grade.

 SG French involves 4 elements - ◦ Speaking ◦ Reading ◦ Listening ◦ Writing  Speaking is assessed by class teacher and accounts for 1/3 of overall mark  Writing – Pupils complete a folio which is submitted to the SQA. This equals 1/6 of the mark.  50% of the overall grade is determined before the exam  The final exam will cover reading and listening

 Comprises of 3 components, each worth 1/3 of the final grade ◦ Knowledge and Interpretation ◦ Drawing Abilities ◦ Illustration & Presentation  Illustration & Presentation is assessed through the pupil’s folio which completed by December  2/3 of the courses is therefore assessed at the external exam

 Pupils must prepare a Folio of work before the Final Examination. This should include 5 pieces of coursework. It will consist of the following – ◦ One project ◦ Two pieces of programming work ◦ Two pieces of non-programming work  This element will account for 40% of the final mark  The final exam will account for the remaining 60% of the pupil’s grade

 OctoberMonitoring exercise & report  NovemberSupported Study Programme  Dec Prelims  JanuaryS4 full report  JanuaryParents’ Evening  FebConfirmation of levels  Feb / MarchSupported Study Programme  March Pastoral Care Interview  Ongoing…..progress & attendance checks

 11 th October – Issue of S4 Tracking Report  10 th – 19 th December – Prelims  24 th January – Full S4 Report issued  29 th January – S4 Parents’ Evening  26 th April – SQA exams begin  Supported study is ongoing across the session  Saturday Study Workshops to be arranged