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