1. Passmores Academy
YEAR 10 – YEAR TO LEAD
Be role models; seek more responsibility; be visible; take opportunities; challenge performance; be on the path to success

2. This year’s TOP 10
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3. Key facts about our Top 10 Passmores Academy Average A2L: 0.91
Passmores Points ranging from 435 to 856
Average Attendance: 97.59% vs 96.60% for their year group
90% of our Top Ten held a position of responsibility
80% of these 10 students were not predicted to be Top 10

4. Key Dates Passmores Academy
5th September – Deputy Head Boy / Girl window opens
23rd October – Passmores Post 16 Information Evening
23rd October – Awards Ceremony
5th February – Prefect application opens
25th March – Parents’ Evening
30th March – Revision App launch
11th – 22nd May – Mocks
4th June – Mock Day

5. What we have learnt about the new GCSEs
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Slow and steady wins the race
Not enough hours in the school day
There are a lot of them!
Vocabulary is so important
Students need knowledge and understanding of what is going on in the world!

6. But also…… Passmores Academy
We don’t know the grade boundaries, they change every year
Grade 9s = top 2% in the country

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8. Family support major factor
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Family support major factor
Parental involvement is a significant factor in both accelerated and sustained student academic performance – Loucks (1992)
“School age children spend 70% of their waking hours outside of school”
“Family participation in education is TWICE as likely to impact on students’ academic success compared to how wealthy the family is.”

9. We have heard it all before!
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We have heard it all before!
‘I revise best last minute’
‘I can’t revise’
‘My brother/sister/friend didn’t revise and they got great grades’
‘My friends aren’t revising – they told me’
‘I don’t know how to revise’
‘Having music/TV/my phone helps me to revise’

10. Research Informed Revision
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Research Informed Revision
In 2013 there was a major research paper published by Professor John Dunlosky at the University of Kent that looked at what actually works in terms of learning and revision.
A group of cognitive psychologists, called the Learning Scientists, have also produced guides on what is the best way to remember things

11. Research Informed Revision Strategies that work (and some that don’t)
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Research Informed Revision
Strategies that work (and some that don’t)
Elaboration
As a parent/carer using ‘why?’, ‘how do you know?’ and ‘does this link to anything else you have studied? h
For example:
In science, increasing the temperature can increase the rate of a chemical reaction….why?
In geography, the leisure industry in British seaside towns like Porthcawl in South Wales has deteriorated in the last 4 decades….why?
In history, the 1929 American stock exchange collapsed. This supported Hitler’s rise to power….why?

12. Research Informed Revision Strategies that work (and some that don’t)
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Research Informed Revision
Strategies that work (and some that don’t)
Highlighting words is not learning them
Revise as they will be tested – lots and lots of past exam style questions
This is far more effective than just reading through/highlighting notes.

13. Research Informed Revision Strategies that work (and some that don’t)
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Research Informed Revision
Strategies that work (and some that don’t)
Quick recall works
Read a section of the exercise/text book/revision guide and write a summary of the key points (without looking back).
Then go back and check for accuracy. You can help with this too

14. Research Informed Revision Strategies that work (and some that don’t)
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Research Informed Revision
Strategies that work (and some that don’t)
Mnemonics and acronyms help
Use acronyms to help remember ‘lists’ of things e.g. colours in the spectrum ROYGBIV (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet)

15. Research Informed Revision Strategies that work (and some that don’t)
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Research Informed Revision
Strategies that work (and some that don’t)
Dual coding
Mixing diagrams and words makes things memorable
For exampleRead a section of your exercise book (or revision guide) and then put the information into a different format e.g. list, table, spidergram etc.

16. Research Informed Revision Strategies that work (and some that don’t)
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Research Informed Revision
Strategies that work (and some that don’t)
Spaced practice
They cannot revise something once and expect it to stick! The act of remembering helps us to remember easier. This is why revision is not a last minute thing. Revise a topic and then go back to it after a little while – repeat until recall is instant

17. Research Informed Revision Strategies that work (and some that don’t)
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Research Informed Revision
Strategies that work (and some that don’t)
We remember first and last best
Interleave your revision topics. So instead of revising like this:
Revise your topics like this instead:

18. It should go without saying…
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It should go without saying…

19. A Parent’s Guide to
Show My Homework
(SMHW)

20. What is Show My Homework
SMHW is an online application allowing you to see all your homework in one place.
You can use your computer, phone and tablet to access it.
A “to-do list” organises all your work for you.
SMHW helps you manage your homework from wherever you are.
ALL homework from September 2019 will be set on SMHW.
WARNING! Parents will also be able to access SMHW too!

21. How Show My Homework can help…..
Keep homework organised
Sends you reminders for when homework is due
Helps show how much homework you have
Keeps you up to date when you’re away from school
No need to write homework down before leaving class
Allows parents to access homework tasks so that they can support students in managing work

22. Homework Description
Your homework tasks are clearly laid out in Show My Homework with all the information you need to complete them.

23. Getting Started – logging on1 2
In Safari (i-pad/i-phone) or Google Chrome please go to
Click on the RED box “Sign in with Office 365”. Form tutors have details for you.
Input your password and it will then connect to ShowMyHomework.
Note:- DO NOT register for SMHW from the App, Download later and log in once registered.
You will now be able to login with your /username and password you created.

24. Downloading the App
Please all get your mobile devices out and download the Show My Homework App.
Parents – sent over the summer with details of how to access it.
Students - Type in your /username and password using the “Log in with Office 365”
You will be taken to your To-do List
You can start using Show My Homework on the go

25. Get Notified
In Settings, you can manage notifications

26. Issues accessing the Homework tasks?
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Quick Links Here!

27. Example………
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28. Feedback – Possibly in the future?
You can receive feedback from your teachers about your work but this may not be to start with.
See comments from your teacher if they ask you to redo your homework and have the ability to reply to them with any questions.
Parental Feedback – please me!

29. A Parent’s Guide to
Hegarty Maths

30. Hegarty Maths Login
Your homeork tasks are clearly laid out in Show My Homework with all the information you need to complete them.

31. How Hegarty Maths can help…..
Teachers can set tasks as homework – instant marking
Teachers can track the progress of their students through tasks
It allows students to complete routine practice with video help
It gives students the freedom to consolidate learning in class and even extend
Gives students the flexibility to work at their own pace with some effective videoclips
Allows parents to help students with concepts they are struggling with, even if they have struggled!

32. Hegarty Maths
5.8hrs
3.7hrs
1.2hrs
10.7hrs
576
487

33. Hegarty Maths
Watch the video
Complete the quiz
Building blocks

34. Summary Over 900 lessons with an associated “Quiz”
It is what you do OUTSIDE the lesson which often determines your grade
In 2018 – ALL students who had a complete “wheel” achieved a grade 9
Fix Up 5 and “RAG” rating of each quiz is great way to see your weaknesses
Login Issues? See your Maths Teacher!!

35. Science – What is Tassomai?
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Science – What is Tassomai?
Each subject is broken down into quizzable micro-facts, covering everything students need to know for their exams
It adapts to the user, targeting their weaknesses, and tailoring the quizzes accordingly
Doing a few minutes each day will complete the course in time for their exams and help them hit target

36. Science – What is Tassomai?
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Science – What is Tassomai?

37. Are they really doing it?
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Are they really doing it?

38. Science - Tassomai Passmores Academy Did it work last year?
ALL students, that completed 82% or higher, achieved a pass grade
Over 90% of students, that completed 82% or higher, got a GRADE 6 or higher

39. Reading is, unsurprisingly, the key
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English
Reading is, unsurprisingly, the key

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