1. Welcome

2. Who is looking after your son/daughter?
Form Tutor
Education for Everyone
(E for E)
College Leader & Deputy
Student
Support Staff
Guidance Leaders
Subject Teachers

3. Consultation Evenings
Communication
School Planner
Letters
Website
Telephone
Parent Portal
Text (Groupcall)
Reviews
Consultation Evenings

4. Attendance
Key factor in a student’s success Phone early everyday Note in school planner Expect a text Rewards

5. Ways to ensure good attendance
Check your child’s attendance on the Parent Portal regularly.
Where possible make appointments outside of school time.
Please inform school if there is an ongoing medical condition.
Encourage your child to “give school a go”.
Let us know if you are concerned there is an underlying reason your child doesn’t want to come to school.
Support is available.
Holidays in term time are unauthorised absences

6. 85% attendance results in an average underperformance of one GCSE grade across all subjects.
Number of days missed
Number of lessons 95 9 45 90 18 85 27
135 80 36
180

7. The Year 9 Curriculum

8. How is the curriculum organised?
GCSE courses are started in:
English: Language and Literature
Mathematics
Science
Theology and Ethics

9. Science Information evenings in year 9 and year 10 Separate Sciences
Biology, Chemistry, and Physics
Combined Sciences

10. How is the curriculum organised?
Working towards GCSE
Art
Design and Technology
Food and Nutrition, Graphic Products, Resistant Materials
Systems and Control, Textiles
Performing Arts
Music, Drama, and Dance
ICT and Computing PE

11. How is the curriculum organised?
Working towards GCSE
Geography
History
Modern Foreign Language
Bilingual option or single language
PSHCE and Careers

12. Summary of lessons in year 9.
English
Maths
Science
Modern Foreign Languages
Design and Technology
Geography
History
ICT
Art
Performing Arts
Theology and Ethics PE
PSHCE
7 Lessons
9 Lessons
5 Lessons
3 Lessons
2 Lessons
4 Lessons
1 Lesson

13. Year 9 Options Students continue with a broad and balanced curriculum.
New subjects are offered.
A pathway for every student.

14. Reporting Progress and Attitudes to Learning

15. Reporting Progress and Attitudes to Learning
Two Parent Consultation Evenings
Tutor Evening (11th October)
Subject teacher evening (7th & 14th March)
Termly Review accessed through the Parent Portal
Autumn Review (30th November)
Spring Review - more detailed review to help students/parents make informed GCSE option choices (15th February)
Summer Review – summary (12th July)

17. How will Progress be Reported?
Purple : Above Expected
Green : Expected
Amber : Below Expected
Red : Significantly Below Expected

18. THS Parent Portal

21. Thursday 11th October Parent Portal Access
More information and login details will be available at the year 9 tutor consultation evening on
Thursday 11th October

22. THS Parents’ Focus Group
Would you like to become more involved in shaping your child’s learning?
Do you have ideas and views that you would like to share with us?
Would you like to help us trial new initiatives?

23. Opportunities
“The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity" Ayn Rand

24. A taste of what’s on offer…
Environmental Projects
College Sport
Inter-College Quiz!
School Orchestra and a range of musical clubs
College School Links.
School Productions.
Debate Club
STEM Club
Creative Writing
Illustration
Sports Clubs
College Charity links.
Over 100 clubs to choose from!

26. Uniform – Equipment – Punctuality.
Readiness to learn.
Uniform – Equipment – Punctuality.

27. Transfer Day Thursday 5th July
Students should bring:
Packed lunch
PE kit (Napier Only).
Pencil case
Cashless Catering Consent Form
For students who will catch buses home – please be aware of the bus number e.g. E084 etc
First day of school Wednesday 5th September
Only new Yr9 in school.
Pupils will receive their timetables.

28. The Canteen Cashless Catering/Parent Pay
The £2 Million Canteen refurbishment and extension has begun and is due for completion March 2019.
The normal menu will be served throughout this time.

29. E for E Education for Everyone
SENCO Mrs Mel Orchard