1. Year 8 Information Evening
Mrs Green, Miss Martin, Mrs Galbraith & Mrs Lydon
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2. Programme Welcome Overview of vision & expectations
Curriculum and reporting
Key Dates and Afterschool activities
Catch-Up support and behaviour expectations
Pastoral care and the support team
E-Safety
SchoolComs
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3. Key Dates
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4. Year 8: Our expectations & vision
96% attendance (minimum)
Average A2L score of 3 (minimum)
Regular contribution to extra-curricular
Consistent use of knowledge organisers – in tutor time and at home
Being a positive role model for peers
For all pupils to thrive academically, emotionally and socially
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5. Uniform Expectations
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6. School Rules Be safe Be respectful and kind Be ready to learn JMA
‘Creating an irresistible climate for achievement’
Behaviour & Rewards Overview
School Rules
Be safe
Be respectful and kind
Be ready to learn
Attitude to Learning
– Every tracking point – reported to parents
4. Excellent
Good
2. Concern
Poor
Recognition and Celebration -
Going above & beyond
Every lesson on Recognition boards
Weekly recognition - 1 note/call per teacher per week + 5 notes per assembly
Termly celebration – House and Year assemblies and events
Annual awards evening - invitation only
Mobile phones
Must be switched off & away
Only out in lessons with teacher’s permission
Confiscated if seen or heard
Parent to collect if repeated
Responsible use allowed at break & lunch
Consistent behaviour consequences:
In-class behaviour
Behaviour warning (may incl. 5mins max time-out)
Final warning
Removed to exit room
Refusal to go to exit room
Consequences
Up to 20 min break / lunch / after school detention
1 hour central after school detention
hour Friday SLT detention
Isolation (until 4pm)
Fixed term exclusion
Whole school conduct
Late to school / lesson
Repeat offenders
Poor behaviour choices
Poor behaviour choices to / from school
Non-attendance or poor attitude
Non-attendance or poor attitude
Homework
Recommended attendance at HW club.
30 min faculty HW detention if deadline not met.
6. Falcon centre
Personalised behaviour improvement plan
7. Managed Move to another school
8. Alternative provision and/or permanent exclusion
Non-attendance or poor attitude
Single serious incident of poor behaviour
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7. Support from Parents/Carers
Support from home makes a huge difference.
You can help by:
Checking child’s planner and ShowMyHomework regularly
Checking basic equipment such as pencil case
Checking in good time that your child understands their homework
Knowledge organisers (need to be brought to school every day and used every evening)
Helping with memorisation tasks like learning keywords and facts
Encouraging your child to read regularly
Informing us of any change in circumstances that could be impact on your child’s learning
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8. Your child’s support team and how to contact us
Admin
Finance
Teachers
Personnel / HR
ILD staff
Attendance Support Officer
Tutor
Student leaders / Peer mentors
Exam entry / data
There is lots of support from different members of staff at JOG. From admin, finance. Catering to peer mentors. To get in contact with any members of staff the best way to get in contact with a member of staff is to your son/daughters’ tutor and they will either help or will be able to point you in contact with the person you require.
Pastoral support
Governors
Faculty assistants /
Preparation staff
Ground staff /
Environment
Catering
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9. Attendance
We expect all students to attend school in line with Government expectations, reaching a minimum of 95% attendance. Some absences are unavoidable but we would ask that parents and carers support the school in ensuring your child’s attendance meets these expectations. If you need to report your child's absence you need to contact the school by 9.00am using the School Gateway app in the first instance. Alternatively, or leave a message on the absence line. If you have any concerns you would like to discuss, your first point of contact is your child’s tutor. You may also wish to contact the school’s attendance officer, Mrs Pepler on or
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10. Your child’s support team and how to contact us
Admin
Finance
Attendance Support Officer
= Mrs Pepler
Attendance target of school = 96%
Clear correlation and link between attendance and results!
Teachers
Personnel / HR
ILD staff
Tutor
Student leaders / Peer mentors
Exam entry / data
We understand if there are medical reasons and will be expecting doctors notes if attendance is poor but want to try to decrease the number of times the students are off with a cold or just feel like they do not want to come in sometimes.
Pastoral support
Governors
Faculty assistants /
Preparation staff
Ground staff /
Environment
Attendance Support Officer
Catering
SLO
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11. Attitude to learning scores are back!
This means that each lesson the teacher will put a number from 1-4 for the present mark. 1 being a negative attitude to learning and 4 being exemplary attitude to learning.
The number given will be chosen based on the attitude to learning in the lesson and the quality of the homework handed in ( if relevant)
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12. Thursday 11th Oct - All Day
Careers Advisor
Careers Fair
Thursday 11th Oct - All Day
If students do not get a chance during the school day they can pop in at break and lunch times.
Gym
Mrs Lynch
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13. School Coms
This is a screen shot of school coms. If you are not signed up to it and would like more information please speak to one of us after the presentation. This is what the front page looks like, which has links to all of the following. You can monitor attendance, check out their time table, pay for trips food. Look at events, the JOG calendar and also check to see if they have had homework set.
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14. Extra-Curricular Activities
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