1. Welcome to Year 8 Parent/Carer Information Evening

2. How can we work together to get the best from our young people?

3. Tonight: Academic Challenges Revision Accelerated Reader

4. Academic Challenges The Year Ahead GCSE Results Changes to Assessment Attitude to Learning

5. The Academic Year Ahead: November 21st Interim Grade Sheet (IGS) 27th February Full Report March 2nd Parent/Carer Evening Y7 Exam Fortnight 12th June & 19th June

6. Changes to Assessment New GCSE grades 9 – 1 No KS3 levels New Accountability Measures for Schools – Progress 8 – KKS +0.13

8. How Will We Track Progress?
Students are assigned a ‘Flight Path’ based on KS2 scores and internal assessments. Flight Paths will be assigned in October.
Students will not be assigned individual target grades but will be tracked broadly against a final GCSE grade.
Flight Paths will be evaluated at the end of each year and can change if a student achieves consistently Exceptional Progress.
The Flight Paths overlap. Good Progress in one Flight Path can lead to the same eventual outcome as Exceptional Progress in another.

9. All students will be supported to make Good or Excellent Progress.
Feedback in student work will identify targets for improvement which will enable Good or better Progress.

10. What Will Reports Look Like?

11. Attitude to learning in lessons - 4   This student is an active learner who: Completes all work with energy and commitment. Takes pride in the quality and presentation of written work. Joins in discussion and asks perceptive questions. Takes an active and focussed role in group work. Is an active and thoughtful listener in lessons.

12. Attitude to homework - 4 Homework is fully completed without fail and with a high degree of effort. Personal Organisation - 4 This student always has the appropriate equipment for learning.

13. How Will We Track Progress in Year 10 and Year 11
How Will We Track Progress in Year 10 and Year 11? Progress will be tracked and reported in the same way (E,G,S,L) but all students will have an individual GCSE target grade in all their subjects.

14. What Will Year 10 Reports Look Like?
All students have a target set in consultation with students.
Other features of the report remain the same. Attitude to Learning and Progress. Progress is measured against target.

15. Assessment: Exams Exams Exams
Year 8 Exam Fortnight w/c 12th June and 19th June
Practice for GCSEs

16. Revision Strategies Revision cards Post its Bookmarks Powerpoint
‘cop movie wall’
Videos on Youtube and revision websites
Highlighter pens
Reading around the topic and reading for pleasure
Revision mats
Timelines
Revision guides (often recommended by school)

17. Why Revise? Exams matter
Your brain needs help to remember all you need to know
Motivation matters

18. Revision Basics
The plan
The space
The distractions
The reward

19. The importance of reading
Concentration
Imagination
Vocabulary
Spelling and grammar

20. The importance of reading
And remember, reading makes you cooler, funnier and better looking!

21. How can parents/carers help at home?
Ask about school work
Check planner/revision timetable
Help organise time out of school
Be firm
Somewhere to work – without phone
Keep in touch with school
Ask questions – you may not get the answers you want.
Check planner – rewards sheet and consequences sheet.
Place for tutors to sign – if you have questions use it
If don’t get a response please give us a ring
Time keeping and planning – very busy lives
Place to work

22. What support can the school provide?
Homework - revisit the learning
Revision preparation
Extra classes
Contact school
You always have homework – learning vocab, reading newspaper, websites, extra Maths questions
Revision preparation and place to work –library and after school club
Many extra classes
Early contact essential

23. Any questions?