1. Welcome to the Sixth Form 2016 – 2017 6th September 2016
Presenters:
J Cartwright
J Briggs

2. This evening’s Aims Chenderit’s vision and whole school objectives
Governance
Sixth form parent survey results
Curriculum and reporting
Attendance
Homework and study time
Careers and participation

3. Our Vision: To pursue excellence academically and in all other spheres of school life.
Whole school objectives:
To improve the quality of Leadership and Management at all levels.
To improve the quality of Teaching and Learning:
Curriculum: by planning effective class and homework; by differentiating for all groups of students and by improving marking, assessment and feedback;
Guidance: by planning effective tutorial programmes; by identifying potential underachievement early and putting in place interventions and by supporting students in self-assessment, action planning and developing good learning habits

4. To improve the quality of Behaviour for Learning:
Curriculum: by setting high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils and by managing behaviour effectively to ensure a good, respectful and safe learning environment for all;
Guidance: by leading “support plans” for students whose negative behaviour is impacting on themselves and/or on others

5. Governance Governing boards are crucial to the success of our schools:
They set the strategic direction for a school
They monitor progress against the strategy using high-level performance indicators that go much further than just exam results
We have 1 vacancy for a school governor
Contact Bev Martin (Clerk to the Governors, of you are interested)

6. Sixth Form parent survey 2015-2016
Overall strongly agree/agree
1. My child is happy at school
96%
2. My child feels safe at this school
100%
3. My child makes good progress at this school
86%
4. My child is well looked after at this school
5. My child is well taught at this school
88%
6. My child receives appropriate HW for their age
100 %
7. This school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
8. This school deals effectively with bullying
85%
9. This school is well led and managed
93%
10. This school responds well to any concerns I raise
82%
11. I receive valuable info about my child's progress
Average % agree or strongly agree
92%

7. Sixth Form 2 year A Levels
Under the old system being phased out, AS-levels were studied in Year 12, with exams taken in May-June that were worth 50% of your overall A-level qualification.
Under the new system being introduced, all A-level exams will take place at the end of Year 13, with no marks from AS-levels (if you take these) contributing to the overall final grade.
Implications
Focus on continual revision
Focus on big final exams
Focus on on-going assessment

8. Sixth Form Rights Responsibilities Good quality teaching
Regularly assessed work
High quality feedback
Co-curricular opportunities
Information, advice and guidance
Contact with staff
Motivation
Attendance
Homework
Participation
Contact
Support

9. IAG - Reporting Parent question How will I find out
Has my son / daughter settled in and are they making progress?
Report - 7th November 2016
Y12 Subject Parents Evening – 17th November 2016
Y13 Subject Parents Evening - 6th December
How do we start to think about next steps after Sixth Form?
Post 18 Pathways Parents evening - 14th December 2016
Can you assess the progress they are making in each subject?
Exams – 5th January 2017
What should we be doing about University applications?
KS5 UCAS information evening - 25th January 2017
What do the exams tell us about my son / daughter’s progress?
Report - 10th February 2017
Is progress continuing? Has my son / daughter understood how to manage their progress?
Report - 24th March 2017 (Y12)
Report - 31st March 2017 (Y13)
Has my son / daughter made better than expected progress during the first year of Sixth Form?
Exams - 19th June 2017

10. Contacting Staff Tutor
You will receive an from your son / daughter’s tutor in the next few days. Please do reply to establish contact.
Absence / concerns / progress
Subject staff
Subject specific progress
Sixth Form Team

11. Attendance
Students are expected to attend all day every day. 95%+ attendance is an expectation of studying at Chenderit.
You will be contacted if attendance drops or if absence is not authorised in advance.
Students may not leave school during study periods
Education is a priority
Please ensure other activities are scheduled at other times. Driving lessons, dental appointments, holidays etc.

12. homework
Students are expected to do 5 hours of homework per subject per week.
Where a course is taught by more than one teacher, homework set will be divided appropriately between teachers.
All homework tasks set should be recorded in planners each week.
Each week homework should include the opportunity to do the following:
Consolidate, organise and condense class notes
Redo and improve upon previously assessed work
Research new knowledge and prepare for upcoming lessons
Rehearse skills acquired in lessons to establish mastery
Develop independent learning skills – independent enquiry, reflection, collaboration, organisation and target setting.
Please don’t ask ‘have you done homework’.
Please ask ‘can I see your homework plan for this week’.

13. homework
Homework must be planned by students each week into sub-tasks. Sub-tasks should not take longer than 30 minutes each.
They will probably need a lot of help planning at first.
To help organisation each subject has its own deadline day each week.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Block A:
Art
Sports Studies
Spanish
Music
Psychology
Government and Politics
Block B:
Physics
German
French
Sociology
Theatre Studies
History
English Lit
Health & Social Care
Block C:
Chemistry
Business
Media
Philosophy
Maths (retake)
Block D:
Maths
Geography
Product Design
English Lit/ Lang
Food Technology RE
Block E:
Biology
Photography
English (retake)

14. DST Y12 students have 2 DST lessons per week Plan homework Do homework
Time management and organisational skills will be monitored and developed with support of teachers
Do homework
Every student will bring written work to do in these supervised sessions

15. epq What is an EPQ? An EPQ is worth valuable UCAS points
EPQ stands for Extended Project Qualification, which is an additional qualification you can take alongside your A Levels. It helps to develop research skills, time management and a whole host of other skills that could be very useful at university. An EPQ consists of a 5000-word report on a subject of your choice and a presentation on both the planning and project management of your EPQ, as well as the content of your report.
An EPQ is worth valuable UCAS points
It develops useful skills that Universities value
It lets you study your own interests

16. Careers Aspirations Speakers Websites Trips Work Experience
Trips
Work Experience

17. Support learning Revision Wider reading Discussion General knowledge
Going out
Paid work and other commitments

18. Reports and Meetings Reports Exams Parents evenings IAG
7th November 2016
10th February 2017
24th March 2017 (Y12)
31st March 2017 (Y13)
20th July 2017 (Y12)
Exams
5th January 2017 – 13th January 2017
19th June 2017 – 23rd June 2017
Parents evenings
17th November Y12 Subject Parents Evening
6th December Y13 Subject Parents Evening
IAG
14th December Post 18 Pathways Parents evening
25th January KS5 UCAS information evening

19. Participation Debate Musical Theatre Sport Trips Sixth Form Committee
Mentoring
Reading
Volunteering