1. Year 12 Parent’s Information evening
17/09/2018
Year 12
Prepare to succeed
TUESDAY 12TH September
Year 12 Parent’s Information evening
Mr Angier

2. Welcome
An extra special welcome to students and parents new to Furze Platt!
Introductions:
Mr Angier Assistant Head of 6th Form
Head of 6th Form – Mr J Dollery
6th From Manager – Mrs M Pasa
Head Boy – Sam Lloyd

3. Being Successful is centred around …
Above all else, success in the 6th form depends on all three working hard and working together for the best interests of the student. The expectations of all three is what I will introduce tonight.
Above all else, success in the 6th form depends on all three working hard and working together for the best interests of the student.

4. What are we looking at tonight?
This evening we will look at the following
How does a current 6th former describe student life?
How does one meet the expectations of 6th form?
Top 10 tips for supporting for supporting your child (PiXl)
How can we prepare students for more difficult qualifications?

5. Top tips from your Head Boy
Sam Lloyd - Head Boy

6. How do we meet expectations in the 6th form? The Charter
Attend all lessons punctually and have a growth mind-set
Commit to being an outstanding role model  
Effectively manage relationships in a mature, respectful and intelligent manner.
Demonstrate a proactive approach  
Accept responsibility for your own learning  
Consistently maintain an acceptable attitude to learning grade Good or better (1 or 2) for all my subjects.  
Maintain an attendance rate of at least 96% and accept that should my attendance drop, appropriate intervention will be implemented by the school.
To dress smartly and meet the Sixth Form dress code and always wear your student ID badge.
Look after the 6th form block
Take personal responsibility to regularly check school s.
Attend all compulsory visits and events scheduled in the Sixth Form.

7. How do we meet expectations in the 6th form?
The themes of the charter are…
responsibility, attitude, growth mindset

8. How do we meet expectations in the 6th form?
REMINDER The school day starts at 8.40 and all students should be on site by that time. This allows all students to be at their tutor base and seated by IF YOU ARRIVE AFTER 8.40 YOU ARE LATE FOR SCHOOL.

9. Its really easy to link attendance and punctuality to progress!

10. How do we meet expectations in the 6th form? Attendance
96% is the magic figure, anything below that and we will investigate.
96% = 8 school days missed per year
90% = 19 school days missed per year
Arriving 30m late is the equivalent to losing 19 days per year
Statistically, missing just 17 days per year will drop you 1 grade

11. How much does poor attendance cost?

12. How do we meet expectations in the 6th form? – Tutor Time
Tutor time is a time for students to prepare themselves for the day.
It will enable tutors to provide advice support and mentoring
It will provide an opportunity for academic reading
Tutors can support students in developing their growth mindset

13. Supervised Independent Study & Free Periods – Time Management
5 periods of SIS over the 2 week timetable
In classrooms and supervised by teachers. Students must work in absolute SILENCE! Listening to music via headphones is not permitted.
If you have a free on your timetable feel free to use the library, or ask Mrs Pasa for a free classroom.
MOBILE USE IS NOT PERMITTED in either location!

14. Clear Expectations – Clear policy
Mr Dollery and I will be manning the 6th form centre on Friday afternoons to support any students who haven’t made the following
Late to tutor time twice in one week = 30m catch up clinic
Missed a tutor time = 1h Catch up clinic
Miss an SIS = 1h Catch up clinic
Miss 3 SIS in one week = 2h Catch up clinic
Late for 2 SIS in one week = 30m Catch up clinic
We want to give students some freedom to develop their time management skills but we also recognise students won’t develop this over night.

15. What should students be doing in supervised study?
Practical Advice
Download the Specifications for all your subjects
Regularly evaluate your learning by using a MyPLC
Download exam questions & Mark Schemes.
Read ahead
Read your notes
Practice answering past exam questions.
Set yourself high but realistic goals
Working on a growth mindset

16. Top 10 tips to support your child

17. How can you help your child and prepare them to perform?
Being a role model
Help them set goals
Keep them active
Healthy eating
Time out
Sleep patterns
Unplugging
Staying cool & calm
Belief
Be supportive
Each day you can support your child to make choices which can impact how they perform during the next two years

18. 1. Being a role model
Set a good example by modelling the behaviour you want your child to adopt…
Planning for the week
Eating healthily and well
Keeping hydrated
Leading an active life
Staying calm
Being organised
Good sleep habits

19. 2. Goal Setting
Encourage them to keep a goal planner visible – e.g. printed and displayed on their bedroom wall
Help focus them and talk to them about their goals regularly
Give positive reinforcement
Connect with them about ‘why’ and ‘what’ they want to achieve

20. 3. Keeping Active Encourage them to keep active on a daily basis
Carry out exercise in manageable chunks e.g. 3 x 20 min sessions throughout the day
Plan to do active things together on a weekend
Go out for a walk together and get some fresh air
Build exercise into a weekly plan
After exercise your brain functions well, so encourage a revision session afterwards

21. 4. Healthy Eating
Plan your family meals for the week – breakfast, snacks, lunches and evening meals
Avoid high sugary and fatty foods or drinks
Aim to eat clean, fresh and healthy foods
Have a couple or ‘treat’ meals / or meals out per week
Use the Mark Lloyd recipes and meal planner as guidance
Encourage them to eat breakfast everyday
Hydration is key to brain functioning so make sure your child carries a bottle of water with them

22. Whole Grains / Brown rice
Eating the right food and drink can energise your system, improve alertness and sustain your child through a demanding 2 years
4. Healthy Eating
A BALANCING ACT
Keep your sugar levels under control.
UP THE B’S & OMEGA 3’S
B vitamins are directly involved in creating energy at a cellular level & will give you an energy boost
Green vegetables
Asparagus / Spinach
Broccoli
Yoghurt
Chicken / Salmon
Whole Grains / Brown rice
Almonds / Pecans
Eggs
MIGHTY MAGNESIUM
Magnesium is involved in over 1000 enzymatic reactions in the body. It's vitally important in providing our cells with energy
Green vegetables
Nuts
Pulses
Fish
Bananas

23. 5. Time Out
Encourage them to build in opportunities to take some time out every week, away from study. For example:
Going out for food
Seeing friends
Having a bath
Listening to music
Reading a book
Doing a hobby
Going shopping
Going to the cinema

24. 6.Sleep Patterns Young people need between 8 – 9 hours sleep per night
Help your child create a relaxing evening routine
Make sure they don’t eat too late at night
Avoid giving them caffeine or sugary drinks late at night
Encourage them to switch off from social media / technology at least an hour before bedtime

25. 7. Unplugging Encourage them to unplug from technology everyday
Help them switch off from technology 1 hr before going to sleep
Support your child to appreciate the world around them rather than being governed by their phone
Make sure they put their phone away, & on silent, while they are concentrating on tasks / revision / homework
Choose some time each day/week to switch off and unplug from technology with them

26. 8. Staying Cool & Calm Set a good example by staying calm yourself
Help them plan out coping strategies to deal with their stress
Give them positive distractions away from studying
Help them understand its best to focus on controlling the controllables
Promote a balance of their academic studies & other activities during the week

27. 9. Belief Give them positive reinforcement
Boost their confidence daily
Celebrate any successes and reward them e.g. if they have achieved their mini-goals
Try not to set your expectations too high
Show them how proud of them you are
Highlight things to make them feel good
Give them the belief in themselves to help them achieve

28. 10. Be Supportive Be a good listener
Encourage them to take breaks in between revision
Show some understanding of what they are going through
Help them deal with their emotions & feelings
Offer caring advice
Just be there for them!

29. How can we prepare students for more difficult qualifications?

30. How can we prepare students for more difficult qualifications?
There has been a lot in the news about A Levels and Level 3 BTEC’s getting harder.
But how????

31. A shared understanding of what is hard

32. But what if I were to say…
That your IQ was not the most important thing in determining success and students can choose the grades they want

33. An example of growth mindset
He failed to reach the required standard in the general part of his school examination But he grew, he showed determination, stamina and grit!

34. Life is about failure – for everyone!

35. Life is about failure – for everyone!
The only difference between the most successful people and everyone else is mindset!
I would like to demonstrate this now in a recorded Ted Talk by Dr Duckworth

37. Grit and growth mindset
We have heard Dr Duckworth talking about grit, but what does this look like day to day?
we have heard Dr Duckworth talking about grit, but how is this recognisable in our day to day activities?

39. How do will we help students embrace a growth mindset?
So clearly grit and growth mindset are hugely valuable if students buy into them.
But changing a mind set with out support is actually very difficult.
So, we will help by breaking down the components of a growth mindset and structure them in the following way…

40. VESPA
Over the course of the year, in seminar and some form time, we will provide the students with exercises to enable students to reflect on their vision effort ect…

41. MOOC – Massive Open Online Course
Future Learn
American Universities at  
applications s  
EPQ – Extended Project Qualification – equivalent to half an A level.

42. Elevate Education Logins
student website login details: Username: elevate Password: pacco
A really powerful
resource for you to
use.

43. 6th Form Surgery Sixth Form Surgery every Thursday from 3.30pm
This is a time slot left open for any student or parent to come and see us
To make an appointment please contact Mrs Pasa

44. Useful Information
Course guides, student hand book, UCAS & higher education, Key dates, the charter, tutor time

45. Work Experience Week Careers Week – Mon 9th – Friday 13th July.
This is compulsory and students must take responsibility of arranging their own work placements.
So start approaching potential prospective placements now!

46. Thank you for listening, please leave through the doors at the back of the hall.