1. What Do I Need To Know?
What support is in place for my child’s transition?
How is the curriculum organised?
How will I know if my child is on target or otherwise?
What are the school’s daily expectations?
What are the extra curricular options?
Who do I contact in school?

2. Student Support Team School Nurse Form Tutor School Counsellor
Peer Mentors
Learning Co-ordinator
Form Tutor
School Counsellor
School Nurse
Learning Support
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3. Quality, Care, Integrity
Accessing Support
Form tutor
Learning Coordinator
Subject teachers
Heads of Subject
Assistant Headteachers
Deputy Headteacher
Headteacher
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4. What is my child studying in Year 8?
Core
English
Maths
Science
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5. What is my child studying in Year 8?
Foundation
Physical Education
Religious Education
Languages
Music
Art
History
Geography
Computing
Design Technology
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6. How will I know if my child is progressing ?
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7. School marking policy Marked tasks will be awarded a SUCCESS and a
TARGET.

8. Success
This will indicate what went well, whether objective was met, indication of whether progress was made.

9. Target
Tip ; Think ; Challenge.

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Progress Pen
Students encouraged to use the Progress Pen to highlight/annotate areas of work where they have ACTED upon a TARGET and made changes in their own learning.
Opportunity for student reflection to be planned into lessons/tasks.
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11. In 2017 these new grades will be used for English and Maths – it will be used for other subjects in subsequent years as they complete their first new GCSE curriculums.

12. In 2017 colleges will accept Grade 4 as the benchmark measure, but this is expected to rise to Grade 5 in subsequent years.

13. How will we assess progress?
Simple and straightforward. Students are assessed in clear, linear way.
-Provides a clearer pathway towards KS4. KS3 becomes more ‘relevant’ with assessments based around GCSE grades.
-Provides staff with opportunity to develop expertise of new GCSE grades/curriculum by using these grade descriptors across all year groups
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14. What next? Internal and external moderation from January onwards.
SEPTEMBER 2016
Outline intentions to parents at scheduled Parent Guidance Evenings.
CJ/NP devise ‘flight paths’ for different student abilities.
What next?
10th OCTOBER 2016
HoDs provided with template to write 1-9 descriptors for their subject, with additional info/examples also provided.
OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2016
HoDs write templates for subjects.
DECEMBER 5th and 12th 2016
HoDs discuss grade descriptors with department staff.
JANUARY 2017
Launch the system for Years 7,8,9.
JW communicate to students and parents.
Internal and external moderation from January onwards.

15. In 2017 colleges will accept Grade 4 as the benchmark measure, but this is expected to rise to Grade 5 in subsequent years.

16. Assessment information
As printed in the booklet on Page 1
Information
Date
Grade Card 1
November 8th 2016
Grade Card 2
February 16th 2017
Parents’ Evening
March 23rd 2017
Grade Card 3
July 12th 2017
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18. Y8 Parent Guidance Meeting
- Mathematics
Assessments in Y8

19. Y8 Parent Guidance Meeting
- Mathematics
contact information please!

20. Partnership! Y8 Parent Guidance Meeting - Mathematics Parental
engagement
matters!
Partnership!

21. Y8 Parent Guidance Meeting - Mathematics
Ensuring child is equipped
£6.00
£1.50
Casio FX-83GT PLUS

22. Y8 Parent Guidance Meeting - Mathematics
Supporting completion of homework
Routine
Environment
Planner