1. Year 7 Parents’ Information Evening
12 October 2017

2. Homework

3. Feedback in English
This is how we define feedback for our students: feedback is any guidance you receive on how to make progress: it will take different forms (e.g. written or verbal comments, or a model of how to do something), and it will come from different people (e.g. other students in the class or your teacher).
We explain our approach using a graphic called the Helping Hand.
As well as outlining how we expect students to treat their exercise books in line with our ethic of excellence, this explains that students will receive feedback from the following sources based on the work they do each half-term:
Self assessment
Peer assessment
Book check in class (teacher checking for ethic of excellence and areas of misunderstanding)
Formative assessment (teacher providing guidance on how to improve)
Summative assessment (teacher grading a Snapshot Assessment 1-9)

4. Maths Encourage her to have a go
Get her to explain how she was successful in solving the problem in class
Ensure that she re-reads her notes
Show workings
u/n: jersey p/w: factorise
Online textbook: (select school, u/n: jcg, p/w: mathsbook

5. French It may be difficult at first
Persevere and develop learning habits
Effective vocab learning is vital – mini test “en famille” in the car…Little and often
Look out for patterns – verbs that look the same, adjective endings etc
Always have a go – it is impossible to learn a language without making mistakes!

6. Assessment at JCG

7. Students coming into Y7 arrive with end of KS2 levels e. g
Students coming into Y7 arrive with end of KS2 levels e.g. 6S or 6S+ and their Y5 CAT
In KS3/4 we grade using numbers as per new GCSE number grades (except for IGCSE in some subjects which still grade with letters at KS4)
The new GCSE number grades and their matching descriptors will help students to focus on competencies needed for GCSE

8. New GCSE grading

9. Fine grading at KS3
Within each grade at Key Stage 3 there will be three ‘steps’:
3- starting to work at this level
3 working in the middle of this grade
3+ working confidently at this grade

10. Progress Tracking
Throughout Y7 teachers will assess students’ work and there will be 3 formal tracking points shared with parents:
19th January – periodic
1st February - parent evening
27th April - periodic
29th June – full report

11. Progress Tracking First periodic: Target for end of Y7 - Current grade
Learner Profile Score
Second periodic:
Target for end of Y7
Likely to Achieve grade
Summer report:
LP score
Comment written by subject teacher

12. Summer report:
Current grade
LP score
Comment written by subject teacher

13. Learner Profile Descriptors
1 - Exceptional learner who is enthusiastic, committed and absorbed in their learning. An independent, rigorous, resourceful and imaginative thinker. A resilient and reflective student who thinks strategically about their learning. Collaborative and empathetic when working with others and contributes substantially to the progress of the class.

14. Learner Profile Descriptors
3 - Consistent approach to learning, completes tasks and meets deadlines. Attentive and participates when required.

15. Learner Profile Descriptors
5 - Rarely motivated to learn and rarely completes tasks or meets deadlines. May distract others and may be inattentive. Commitment to learning is a serious cause for concern.

16. A Scholarly Approach Clear goals Prepared for learning
Appropriate methods for learning
Thinking deeply
Presentation
Reflection

17. Progress

18. Contacts Head of Key Stage 3: Mr Palfreyman e.palfreyman@jcg.sch.je
Wellbeing Facilitator
Mrs Sophie Le Blancq
Assistant Headteacher, Student Progress and Welfare:
Mrs Silvestri-Fox
Assistant Headteacher, Learning and Curriculum
Miss Lea

19. Like and follow Like JCG’s Facebook page:
Follow JCG on Twitter:
@jcg_live

20. Mrs Sophie Le Blancq Wellbeing Facilitator/ELSA
Emotional literacy a definition: Emotional literacy is the ability of people to recognise, understand, handle and appropriately express their own emotions and to recognise, understand and respond appropriately to the expressed emotions of others.
Children who don’t understand emotions, can’t understand how they feel, or why they feel the way they do.

21. Personal and Emotional Wellbeing
Mental and emotional health is fundamental to good general health and wellbeing
and impacts greatly on how well children do at school. At JCG we provide a healthy, supportive, stimulating environment in which pupils can grow and develop.

22. We all have coping strategies; some are positive, some are negative
The Worry Bucket
Sleep Well, Eat Well
Have Fun
Exercise
Try Something New
Vulnerability
Talk to somebody
Keep it in Perspective
We all have coping strategies; some are positive, some are negative

23. What we offer… Several key areas of support
Single intervention session
Emotional awareness
Coping when angry
Understanding Self-esteem
Social and communication skills
Friendship skills
Separation/loss/bereavement
The Decider Skills Course
Trained to run specific courses over 6 to 8 week periods usually focussing on one key area at a time.
These can be for individuals but often work better in groups, where children can support each other.
Rainbows training – specialist loss and bereavement training.
Single intervention sessions – one off counselling sessions.

24. House Meetings
There is now an opportunity to meet with your daughter’s form teacher to discuss some wellbeing scenarios. Please go to:
7AB – C11
7CA – C12
7CF – C16
7GA – C14
7IN – C15
7NI – C13

25. Scenario 1
Your daughter comes home and says that she is being “bullied”. Things have gone missing from her blazer and she is being isolated. What do you do?

26. Scenario 2
Your daughter has been reprimanded for not completing a homework. Do you intervene?

27. Scenario 3
Peer pressure – going into town on Friday night; bed time; clothes; phones – how do we deal with these issues?

28. Scenario 4 Mobiles – Rules? When are they allowed them?
Where are they at night?
What apps are they allowed? – Twitter? FB? Instagram? Snapchat? Rules for group chat?
Do you have access to their mobile or do you respect their privacy?

29. Useful Websites
Mental health & wellbeing

30. Staying safe online
Parental advice & help

31. Apps
Control wifi usage