1. Year 11 Progress Evening 2018-19

3. Aims For This Evening:
To further inform you on the important year ahead for your daughter
To help you further understand the format and challenges of the GCSEs they are undertaking
To inform you of the support your daughter can expect from us at Holly Lodge
Provide practical tips on dealing with some of the key issues
To help you further understand the type of support you can offer at home to make a big difference to GCSE outcomes AK

4. Format: Introductions Key information from Holly Lodge
Elevate Education
What’s next?
Opportunity to meet and discuss any issues with key members of the school Leadership Team AK

5. Y11 Key Staff: Mrs Murphy– Year 11 Year Leader
Mrs Tedford – Deputy Headteacher: Safeguarding & Student Behaviour
Mr Downey – Deputy Headteacher: Raising Standards & Y11 Leadership Engagement Link
Mr Finnegan – Assistant Headteacher: provision
Mr Clift – Assistant Headteacher: Aspiration programmes AK

6. The Road To Success 2019… 15-19th October: Year 11 assessments
9th October: Students Reports
19th – 23rd November: Work Experience
10th – 19th December: Y11 Mock Exams
17th January: Y11 Parents Evening & Mock Results
30th January: Elevate Education (Ace Your Exams)
4th – 5th February: Employability Interviews
25th – 29th March: Year 11 assessments
3rd May: Student Reports
13th May: GCSE exams start
August 22nd GCSE Results Day AK

7. How Do We Get There? Everyday support Extra support for everyone
Extra support for groups of students AK

8. Everyday Support Revision sessions outside school hours
Lessons Lessons Lessons Lessons
Revision sessions outside school hours
Holiday intervention sessions
A10 revision room AK

9. Extra Support for Everyone
Big Mentoring program
Elevate Education sessions
Sixth form Open Evening
Easter Holiday Revision sessions
Subject intervention weeks – April/May

10. Extra Support for Groups of Students
The Girls’ Network
Sixth form / college / university taster experiences
The Hope Opportunity Trust
Career-specific experiences AK

11. 2019: New Challenges Reformed GCSEs in all subjects: Increased content
Less controlled assessment work
More examinations
9-1 grading system embedding
Grade 5 now regarded as the ‘strong pass’.

12. It’s not just about… The 5 or C Grade…
Students have a range of targets from grade 3 / Pass up to grade 9 / Distinction*
English and Maths….
These are key qualifications for progress to further study and apprenticeships.
It is important for students that they achieve a range of qualifications.
All other subjects are worth 6 GCSEs.

13. Intervention & Support
Specialist English, maths and science forms in Year 11
After school intervention every week for core subjects:
Monday: Science
Tuesday: English
Wednesday: Maths
Thursday: French
Intervention weeks in May for targeted subjects and students.
Timetabled intervention lessons
Walking talking mock examinations, which are used to develop exam technique.
At exam time, scheduled revision sessions in the school day for each subject prior to exam.
Year 11 mocks exams last week before Christmas.

14. What Can You Do? Provide an appropriate study space
Talk to your daughter: agree the balance between work and social life and stick to the agreement
Take a keen interest; question them on what they have been learning
Talk to them about the issues they face, support them to find a sensible solutions
Encourage them at all times
Make sure they eat and drink healthily
Know the dates of all key school events and exams
Stay in contact with school