Aspirations Evening Supporting you and your son/daughter Year 10

Attendance Attendance Matters

92.6% Attendance Attendance for the last academic year.

90% attendance means 1 day off per fortnight Miss 19 school days per year

Target 97% Attendance Attendance for this academic year.

Intervention and Support Strategies Individual, form and year group targets. Both for the year and for each term. Holidays cannot and will not be authorised in Year 11. Weekly monitoring and discussions with pupils with attendance issues. Fixed penalty notices and fines for unauthorised absences.

Tips for success Don’t do this!

When the going gets tough… Maintaining motivation and encouraging persistence

Key tasks for pupils Don’t stop working in lessons that you find hard. Revise your homework schedule if necessary and stick to it – even if you don’t feel like it. Resist the temptation to bury your head in the sand – talk to someone Ignore what your friends or others are saying they are doing – you are working for your life Keep yourself going by – making a list!!!!!! Agree the balance between work and social life. When it goes pear shaped talk to them about the issues – berating will have a negative effect. Consider a reward structure – little and often is more rewarding. Be flexible If they say they have no homework ……………chances are it is not true. If your child is anxious or withdrawn, encourage them to talk to you or another trusted adult. Teenagers often have an all or nothing ‘catastrophic’ approach to difficulties, again encourage them to talk to you or a trusted adult.

Revision – re-looking at work you lave learnt previously. Start revision early Make a realistic revision timetable and rope your parents into helping you create it. Get one good revision aide for each subject. Keep everything you need in one place. Go to the revision sessions and make them work for you. Find out about the best revision techniques for that subject. Have a start and finish time and stick to them. Get into the routine of your revision plan Stop and take a break. Don’t be influenced by friends who talk about how little they are doing. Tips for parents Talk to your child about how you can help Provide the pens etc that they need, is it really worth a battle over a 10p pen. Support them in sticking to their revision plan Make them take a break Praise them Provide snacks and water. Be flexible, if a change is made agree when they are going to make it up. Show an interest

MonTuesWedThuFriSatSun 9-10MathsPEScienc e 10-11EnglishArtMaths 11-12BreakFootballBreak 12-1Lunch 1-2ArtMathsEnglish 2-3ScienceBreakEvenin g 3-4ShoppingEnglishOff Possible revision timetable getrevising.co.uk

Maths and English intervention programme 1:1 Support Individual Timetable restructure Occasional 1 to 1 support Coursework catch up Specific support for students with additional needs External agencies Academic and Vocational routes Homework and revision sessions Modifying whole class and group teaching Some interventions Lesson 6

EXAM CHALLENGE – BEAT THE PARENT Do our brains work more slowly as we get older? Take this general knowledge timed test after your parent has completed it to find out. Results Adult timePupil Time 1.Write your name in the top left hand corner of the page. 2.Write, and underline, the date on the second line down 3.Write down the numbers 1-8 in a column on the left hand side of the page. 4.Next to number 1, write the capital of France. 5.Next to number 2, write the answer to the sum Next to number 3, write the past tense of the verb ‘to walk.’ 7. Next to number 4, write down 4 states of the USA. 8.Next to number 5, write down the colours of the rainbow in order. 9.Next to number 6, write down the names of the planets, in order of closeness to the sun. 10.Make sure you only answer questions 1 – Thank you for taking the time to complete the test.

Targets South Cheshire College Reaseheath Connexions………………are all available in the Brownson Centre. Form Tutors and Pastoral Manager are available in the Brownson Centre……. along with refreshments in the dining room. Mrs K Atkinson (Examination Officer) is available in the Conference room