1. Student Tutor Guidance Leader Education Extra College Leader Who is looking after your child? Subject Teachers Deputy College Leader

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

3. Attendance Key factor in a student’s success Phone Early Everyday Note in School Planner Expect a text Rewards

4. 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.

5. Attendance % Number of days missed Number of lessons 951052 9020104 8525130 8030156 85% Attendance results in an average underperformance of one GCSE grade across all subjects.

6. The Year 9 Curriculum

7. How is the curriculum organised? Working towards key stage 4 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

8. How is the curriculum organised Working towards Key Stage 4 Geography History Modern Foreign Language  Bilingual option or single language Theology and Ethics Business and Enterprise PSHCE

9. How is the curriculum organised? Key stage 4 courses are started in: Mathematics English Science

10. Mathematics A 3 year GCSE course. Challenge and opportunity for all. Extension and enrichment activities. Using and applying maths in different contexts.

11. English Students work on 2 GCSEs English Language English Literature A rich and diverse experience Including media

12. Science Information evenings in year 9 and year 10 Separate Sciences Biology, Chemistry, and Physics Double Award course Core Science and Additional Science

13. 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 Business and Enterprise 6 Lessons 7 Lessons 8 Lessons 5 Lessons 3 Lessons 2 Lessons 3 Lessons 2 Lessons 4 Lessons 2 Lessons 1 Lesson

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

15. Reporting Progress The Thomas Hardye School

16. Reporting Progress and Attitudes to Learning Termly Review accessed through the Parent Portal – Autumn Review – Spring Review - more detailed review to help students/parents make informed GCSE option choices – Summer Review – summary Two Parent Consultation Evenings – Tutor Evening in Early October – Subject teacher evening in Early March The Thomas Hardye School

17. How will Progress be Reported Progress Purple : Above Expected Green : Expected Amber : Below Expected Red : Significantly Below Expected The Thomas Hardye School

18. Effort Grades for Classwork & Homework 1 Excellent 2 Good 3 Adequate 4 Some Concerns 5 Unacceptable The Thomas Hardye School

20. Be a part of your child’s learning at Thomas Hardye School Further information and access details during tutor consultation evenings next term

21. Transfer Day Forms Personal Information Forms (email address) Cashless Catering Consent Form Students to return them on Thursday 2 nd July The Thomas Hardye School

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? Email: tennion@thomas-hardye.net The Thomas Hardye School