Year 10 Parents’ Consultation Evening Welcome Please take a seat The presentation will start shortly

School StudentHome Helping students’ realise their potential Learning Student Support, Care & Guidance

A level Grades A level grades GCSE grades DCBA*A A B C D Represents ‘average’ student performance Represents top 10% student performance School A*

2013 A level performance in the UK Only 1 in 4 students achieve these grades

Some facts about this Summer’s GCSE examinations Half of the current Year 11 have over 20 GCSE exams. Separate Scientists (Sets 1 and 2) have 9 Science GCSE examinations alone. Students are revising material they were taught almost 2 years ago. No chance for re - sits…

Why would a Year 10 student not attend prep every night for 90 minutes and, if prep is completed early, use the time to begin making revision notes?

Include revision in everyday learning Each day Curriculum Learning Each day Revision Lessons Homework Period 7 Revision activities - Notes - Mindmaps - Past Papers

There is no ‘magic dust’ at Gordon’s Those students who achieve great grades make sacrifices

Some examples: University places and GCSE results Sacrificing part time work Sacrificing a hobby Making a choice Easter Revision Gordon’s is full of healthy distractions but, given we deliver such an academic Curriculum and students are assessed predominantly at the end of Year 11, at some point they do become just that; distractions.

A question to ponder tonight How, over the next twelve months, is the academic part of Gordon’s going to become a priority?

Thanks for listening Have a good evening