1. Year 10 Information Evening Mr Shimmin Head of Year
Welcome
Year 10 Information Evening
Mr Shimmin
Head of Year
RAMSEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL
DELIVERING EXCELLENCE FOR ALL

2. Year 10 Team Form Tutors - tbc Linked Members of Leadership
10A – Ayre – Mr Keenan
10B – Barrule – Mr Ward
10C – Cushag – Mrs Stephenson/Mrs Bowden
10R – Raven – Miss Kelly
10S – Snaefell – Mr Judd
10V – Vollan – Mr Pinnington
Deputy Head of Year – Mrs Bullock
Pastoral Care and Wellbeing – Mrs Corrin
Linked Members of Leadership
Mr Wood – Assistant Head

3. Ethos of the Year Team
The tutor team work hard to ensure the highest standards of attendance, punctuality, attainment and enjoyment.
The goal is to ensure all Ramsey Grammar students are ready to make a positive contribution to society.
We work closely with families to develop a partnership which ensures your child is successful at school.

5. Resilience and Responsibility
New Beginnings
4 Year Plan
Fresh Start
Begin to form goals
Resilience and Responsibility
New…
… Academic Year
… Form Tutor/Room
… Form Class
… Head of Year/Deputy Head of Year
… Timetable
… Subjects of Study

6. Expectations/Working together
ATTENDANCE
PUNCTUALITY
UNIFORM- ‘INTERVIEW MODEL’
CORRECT EQUIPMENT - Planner, stationery
POSITIVE ATTITUDE TO LEARNING
WORK TOGETHER – Good relationships
RGS website, RGS mail, e-points, rewards, reports

8. Time for Reflection
Students should reflect on their time in KS3 – in particular Y9

10. Future
Sixth Form
Isle of Man College
Apprenticeship
Work

11. The better your GCSE grades the more options you have.
The more GCSE’s you achieve the more employable you are.
So work as hard as you can and ‘achieve excellence’!

12. KS4 Support
Mr Shimmin
Head of Year

13. PGE – Module 1 Personal, General Education
Lesson 1 – HOY – Presentation – East Hall
ROS to take the entire year for extended assembly
Lesson 2 – FT Ice breaking activities – Form rooms
Form tutors to deliver ice breaking activities in form rooms
Lesson 3 – Careers Service – East Hall
Delivered by Kerry Moir to the entire year group
Lesson 4 – Positive Mind set – FT activities – Form rooms
Form tutors to deliver mind set activities
Lesson 5 – College – Explanation of levels and options – East Hall
Delivered by representatives from College to entire year group
Lesson 6 – Team Building activities – Form rooms or outside
Form tutors to deliver team building activities could include sports or games

14. KS4 Support/Events
School reports
Student Name
Form Tutor
Head of Year

15. Year 10 Health Fair
Morning of health related activities; some with a fun element, some with a more serious educational focus

16. Prize Giving
Our annual opportunity to celebrate the successes of Ramsey Grammar from the previous academic year.

17. Year 10 Academic Review Day
An opportunity for families and students to meet with their form tutor to discuss generic progress
Repeated in Year 11

18. Year 10 Mock Exam Weeks
An opportunity for students to demonstrate their ability at appropriate stages of their first year of GCSE
Repeated in Year 11

19. Year 10 Work Experience
Experience to replicate that of ‘real’ life from the application process to
successful allocation

20. Record of Achievement
Students log their achievements and produce a CV and Personal Statement for their Record of Achievement
This is given out on the last day of year 11 and used at interview with College or prospective employers.

21. KS4 Support/Events Year Council Meetings
The opportunity for ‘student voice’ to be heard at Year group level and points of discussion to be taken forward to School Council

22. KS4 Support/Events Emotional Health / Wellbeing
Mrs Corrin will now summarise the support on offer to students during their time at school.

23. Support at RGS Any adult in school Friends PGE modules Website
Listening service
CAMHS
EHaS
Quiet rooms

24. Mr W Wood Assistant Head
Examinations
Mr W Wood
Assistant Head

25. Exams
Maths: selected students sit their iGCSE exam in the November series 2019 in Year 11, the rest at the end of Year 11.
Religious Studies: selected students sit the first of two GCSE exams in Year 10 (May/June series 2019).
A formal Year 10 ‘mock’ exam week in March 2019 checks on progress; the Year 11 ‘mock’ week is in December 2019.
All other subjects not listed above have exams at the end of Year 11, in the May/June series 2019.

26. Assessment and Progress
Mr W Wood
Assistant Head

27. Assessments Exam style assessments every half term
Grades achieved are tracked against target grades.

28. Target grade Generated from prior performance.
Half-termly assessments used to judge progress towards target grade.
Reports and review days are our chance to inform you of progress.

29. Contact with School Email enquiries@rgs.sch.im Telephone 811100
Or drop in and make an appointment

30. Online Advice and Guidance
Mr W Wood
Assistant Head

31. KS4 Support/Events RGS Website www.ramseygrammarschool.im
School information

32. KS4 Support/Events Its learning https://isleofman.itslearning.com/
Student site:-
for advice
for guidance
for exam preparation
for learning resources

33. Summary
Mr Shimmin
Head of Year

34. Summary
Fresh start
Help and Support
Home/school partnership

35. 2018 is our Summer of Reading
Each student in the current Years 7, 8 and 9
has been given a
Recommended Reading List.
Grab a book, switch off your phone, find a space, ENJOY
Students are all to read a book from this list in order to complete learning tasks in September

36. School Library – speak with Mrs Kneen Ramsey Town Library –
Finding a book….
School Library –
speak with Mrs Kneen
Ramsey Town Library –

37. The Bridge Bookshop on Parliament Street, Ramsey
£2 off any book!! – details on next slide

38. Questions?