1 Strathearn School Belfast Form 4 Information Evening 2009
2 Introduction Mrs Graham
3 PROGRAMME FOR THE EVENING Introduction Mrs Graham Pastoral Miss Gibson (Head of Key Stage 4) Assessment Mrs Connery (VP) Careers Mrs Hearst (Careers Adviser) Conclusion Mrs Graham (VP)
4 Pastoral Miss Gibson
5 Pastoral provision and Tutorial programme Who’s who in Form Four 4S Mrs Gray 4T Ms Murphy 4R Mr Atkinson 4A Mr Smith 4H Mrs Eakin
6 How can you help?
7 How can we help?
8 When things go wrong – trouble shooting
9 Curriculum and Assessment Mrs Connery
10 GCSE Courses FORM 4 Settling into new level of study Keep up-to-date with the workload Meeting all deadlines especially with coursework
11 What is ‘Controlled Assessment’?
12 Assessment and Reporting in Form 4 Late Nov: Internal Audit Jan:Internal class assessments Late Feb: Short report May:Internal examinations June:Parent Consultation Afternoon
13 Useful Addresses
14 Key Stage 4 Careers Programme Mrs Hearst
15 Careers Suite Open 8.30am until 3.30pm Including break and lunch time No appointment necessary Computer software programmes Access to the Internet Careers Library – many books, publications and journals which the girls may borrow
16 Form 4 Introduction to what constitutes a career Careers areas of interest to the pupils
17 Form 5 -During September – Unit of employability within Learning for Life and Work -Range of seminars in September and October -‘Getting Connected’ questionnaire -October until January – Career Guidance interviews -February until April – range of speakers on various career areas
18 Attendance & Concluding Remarks Mrs Graham