Year 10: Monday 9 th September 2013 Year 11: Tuesday 10th September 2013 KS4 Induction Evenings

142 Any do you have any questions? Please post-it-note a question on the sheets at the back and we will hopefully have answered it by the end of the evening! What is the significance of this number?

1. Welcome – Dave Hill 2. Pastoral Support and Behaviour – Rachael Brown 3. Data and Intervention, KS4 Curriculum - Stephen Richards 4. T2L – Ben Morgan 5. EM4U – Verity Corbett, Darryn Robinson, Jude Walsh, Christine Owen  Study Guides will be available to order at the end of the evening  Parent Voice Questionnaires – please complete and place in the box by the door Introductions

BBS Pastoral Focus 2013 Building Relationships Consistency Communication Safety & Restorative Justice

Building Relationships Teachers will role model excellent conduct, respect, manners, courtesy and punctuality Teachers will meet students as they arrive to lessons and greet them with a smile and we are asking students to ‘smile back’ so they build positive relationships with their teachers Teachers will: Communicate positive expectations Call on all students equitably Increase latency periods when questioning students Give hints and clues to help students answer questions Tell students they have the ability to do well Correct students in a constructive way Develop positive classroom pride Demonstrate caring Prevent and reduce frustration and stress

Building Relationships We expect students to make the right behaviour choices

House Points Positive Notes Certificates Subject Postcards Heads of House postcards Top Attainers and Top Progress letters Top Attainers and Top Progress Lunch SLT Postcards Senior Student Status in Year 11 Building Relationships Rewarding Progress & Success

Consistency ‘Getting the Basics Right’ Uniform & Make up PSD & Equipment PE Kit Punctuality If students get this wrong they be logged down on their record and will result in a lunchtime detention the following day and an automatic will be sent home

Attendance: Days off should be avoided at all costs as vital teaching and revision work are given out at school that should not be missed. Holidays should be ruled out between now and the exams during term time. No Smoking: We are a non-smoking site and students caught smoking, smelling of smoke or carrying smoking materials will be dealt with using the No Smoking policy (on the school website) and parents will be notified by letter. Mobile Devices: Students are not permitted to use a mobile phone in school unless they are told by their teacher to use it as a resource for learning, students found using their phone will have it confiscated using the Mobile Devices policy (on the school website) and parents will be notified by letter. Consistency

Communication First point of call is always the Tutor Tutors oversee Personal Study Diaries Tutors provide assistance and advice for students Tutors help students to work on revision and study methods Tutors are the ones who know students well enough to know when something’s wrong Tutors are the ones other staff speak to when they are pleased/unhappy about something Tutors are the important people Heads of House will go to when looking for information on you for references in Year 11 If you feel you need to speak with a more senior member of the pastoral team then contact the Head of House All addresses are on the school website.

Safety - Anti Bullying & E-Safety We will not tolerate bullying at BBS and we are always looking out for any incidents in lessons and during social time. Students must come and talk to use if there has been an incident on social media the night before or use the address below. We can help! Students can also use this if they see anything that they should not have seen on the internet or if someone is trying to contact them using social media or preferably tell someone in school.

Safety - Anti Bullying & E-Safety We will be asking students to submit applications to become one of 12 Anti-Bullying Ambassadors

Restorative Justice Restorative processes bring those harmed by conflict and those responsible for the harm, into communication, enabling everyone affected by a particular incident to play a part in repairing the harm and finding a positive way forward. The restorative processes give victims the chance to tell offenders the real impact of the harm caused, to get answers to their questions and an apology. The restorative processes holds offenders to account for what they have done, helps them understand the real impact of what they’ve done, to take responsibility and make amends. Address conflict Build understanding Strengthen relationships

We want all students in Year 10 and 11 to have a safe and enjoyable place to learn and for them to all to lead by example These are very important years and students will never get them back!

Be the best you can be! Your target!  We assume students will make 3 levels of progress from Year 7 as an absolute minimum  This forms the basis of interventions  Target grades would put the student in the top 25% of similar students nationally KS2GCSE 3D 4C 5B 6A

Three very good reasons to pass GCSE English and Maths!

Ask our students! How do I get there then? What works?

Examinations 2013/2014

November 2013:  5th November Year 11 GCSE English  6th and 8th November Year 11 GCSE Mathematics Paper 1 and Paper 2  14th November Year 11 BTEC Science Resits January 2014:  Week beginning 13th January CIDA: Developing web products  13-24th January: Year 11 Mock Exams March 2014:  TBA: Year 10 and Year 11 BTEC Science Examinations  26th March: Year 11 Photography Set Task April 2014  9th April and 10th April: Art and Design: Fine Art Set Task Main Summer Exam Season:  Commence 14th May 2014 and end 24th June 2014  Will include all Year 11 Terminal Exams  Will include Year 10 GCSE English; Year 10 GCSE Science; Year 10 GCSE Maths; Year 10 BTEC Science Provisional Key Exam Sessions for Y10 & Y11

You must bring all equipment with you.  Black Pen  Ruler, Pencil, Eraser, Compasses, Protractor  Do not use Tippex/gel pens/highlighters in your answers  Calculator unless you are told otherwise but remove cover and instructions  Equipment for sale from school

Things to remember You will be given a copy of the JCQ regulations for exams with your exam information booklet You will be given a copy of the JCQ regulations for exams with your exam information booklet Read carefully Read carefully Penalties for malpractice are severe Penalties for malpractice are severe Check time and location of exam Check time and location of exam Phone school if you are ill or late Phone school if you are ill or late

Show My Homework eworks/calendar

Year have been very busy!

Ways to use SAM Learning 1. Do whatever has been set as homework by your teacher 2. Independently choose topics that you know you are weak on and revise those 3. RAG your revision guide, revise that topic, then choose topics from SAM Learning that you are weak on to test your knowledge

SAM Learning:

SAM Learning Worked:  Tristan Hudson: 6 x C; Pass in CIDA = 32 hours and 50 minutes of SAM Learning  Shannon Evans: 8 x A*, 1 x A = 38 hours 55 minutes of SAM Learning  Victoria Huntingdon: 8 x B = 82 hours and 25 minutes of SAM Learning

Getting Past Papers  Ask your teacher - they may well already have these printed off  Do PP homework – this is the most effective homework you will ever do!  Go to the exam board websites

Downloading Past Examination Papers  OCR:  AQA:  Edexcel: a/student/Pages/pastpapers.aspx a/student/Pages/pastpapers.aspxhttp:// a/student/Pages/pastpapers.aspx