WELCOME Y9 Information Evening 2012

Working together Pupils ParentsStaff

Mr Fuller Assistant Principal and Leader of the Student Support Team for Year 8 & 9 Miss Wright Year 8 & 9 Student Support Manager Mrs Stewart POD Administrator Mrs Holden Year 9 Manager Year 9 POD Staff

POD Responsibilities POD – Pastoral and social issues, behaviour and discipline, student support, child protection, holistic pupil development, academic overview POD – Celebration assemblies and breakfasts POD – Parents’ and Options evenings Setting & subject based enquiries – contact relevant subject area

Demerit process 3 demerits - placed on green report card by form tutor (tutor to make contact home either by telephone or letter to inform parents of this decision, also log this on Sims as information). 5 demerits - pupils will receive a verbal warning from their Year Manager. 7 demerits - a demerit warning letter will be sent home from the POD detailing the next sanctions that will be put into place if further demerits are gained. 9 demerits - pupil will be placed on amber report card by the POD (letter sent home with targets from the POD).

Theme Days PSHEE Citizenship Team building challenges Enterprise Health and wellbeing Bullying Physical activities

St Wilfrid’s Rights The right to learn. The right to teach. The right to safety.

St Wilfrid’s Rights Right Place Right Time Right Kit Right Mind

Personalisation Data capture / Learning Profiles –October 2012 –February 2013 –May 2013 Parents’ Evening - Wednesday 14 November 2012 Options Evening - Thursday 6 December 2012 Individual pupil interviews to discuss option choices - January 2013 Year 9 Exam Week - week commencing 29 April 2013

Learning Profile 1Student is well motivated and is able to work effectively in a wide variety of situations with a minimum of direction 2Student is well motivated and is able to work effectively with support and guidance in a wide variety of situations 3Student is usually well motivated and usually works effectively with support and guidance in a variety of situations 4Student is sometimes well motivated but needs considerable direction in order to work effectively and stay on task 5Student is not well motivated often needs considerable support and guidance in order to work effectively. 6Student is not well motivated, needs considerable teacher input and control in order to work effectively and can be disruptive. 7Student has no motivation and even with considerable teacher input and support will not co-operate. The student can be seriously disruptive 8Student has no motivation and even with considerable teacher input and support will not co-operate and is disruptive, preventing others in the class from learning

KS4 Programme Compulsory Elements Maths English Science RE Personalised Elements GCSETerminal exam courses BTECPortfolio/assignment work EBaccEnglish, Maths, Science, History or Geography, Modern Foreign Language

Maths Year 9 ‘SAT’s’ at end of Easter term To aid with revision pupils can use:  My Maths website – login and password given to pupil by their maths teacher  Bitesize website Intending to start GCSE early – May 2013 PLEASE DON’T BOOK HOLIDAYS DURING TERM TIME

English To help your child improve their literacy skills please support the English department by encouraging your child to: Read fictional books Broaden wider reading by reading non-fictional, well written information which demonstrate different styles of writing such as magazine articles, newspapers e.g. I newspaper 20p. Encourage them to watch good quality TV programmes such as documentaries or the news. Talk to your children – ask them their opinions on various issues. Ask them questions to improve their wider knowledge of the world. Correct any spellings from subjects using their cross curricular spelling book.

Science Year 9 have started their GCSE course. No external exams in Year 9, there will be internal assessments. Most students will take their first GCSE external exam, Science A, at end of Year 10, Additional Science at end of Year 11. Some students may opt for three separate sciences from start of Year 10. These will only have external exams at the end of Year 11. All students will take 3 controlled assessments during Year 9. These internal assessments last for several lessons and it is essential that students attend. Please try to avoid taking students out of the academy for holidays.

New Parent Portal - PAWS Linked to your child’s data and records on SIMS Hoping to be up and running by October half term Details will be ed to you via the address we hold on record for the current parent portal. If changed, please let us know.

Technology Charity Event Thursday 18 October pm to 7pm Tickets £2, concessions £1 Various activities including a raffle, food tasting, hells kitchen, a fashion show, hands- on activities and a variety of stands Sponsors - Blackburn Rovers, Acer Computers and Citroen Cars Universities in attendance Charity – NSPCC Blackburn