1. Year 12 Information Evening The journey continues Wednesday 23 rd September 2015

2. Mrs Margaret Chapman Headteacher

3. Mrs Julia Pipes Assistant Headteacher KS5

4. The Post 16 Team Structure of A-Levels Timeline of the year Support Available Target setting Monitoring and reporting progress Leadership and extra curricular opportunities Progression beyond STAGS Super curricular opportunities Parental Support Overview of Evening

5. The Post 16 Team Mrs Pipes Assistant Head teacher: KS5 Ms Pendlebury-Green. DOL: Year 12 Miss Cripps. DOL: Year 13 Mrs Nawathe: Post 16 Pastoral and Progression Mrs Habib: Family Support Worker

6. Getting to grips with the new A Level structure Linear Non Linear Co-teachability Coupling De-coupling AS A2 Legacy

7. Legacy A-Levels (non-linear old system) Year 12 AS + Year 13 A2 = A Level Linear A-Levels (new system) Year 12 AS (standalone) Year 13 = A Level Getting to grips with the new A Level structure

8. Legacy: Non Linear Art Biology Business Chemistry Computer Science Economics English Literature History Physics Psychology Sociology Classics Drama Food Technology French Geography Government & Politics ICT Maths and Further Maths Media Music Philosophy & Ethics Spanish New: Linear

9. Timeline of the year Autumn Term 2014 w/c 5 OctoberReview Week Tuesday 13 OctoberReport 1 published Tuesday 1 DecemberReport 2 published Wednesday 9 DecemberYear 12 Parents Evening Spring Term 2015 w/c 4 JanuaryMock Exam week Friday 5 FebruaryMock results day Tuesday 9 FebruaryReport 3 published w/c 22 FebruaryForm tutor review week Summer Term 2015 Wednesday 4 MayReport 4 published Monday 16 MayStudy leave starts Monday 13 JuneReturn from study leave w/c 20 JuneReview Week Thursday 18 AugustAS results published

10. Examples of support available in school Provision of facilities for study in free periods Help in setting up subject study groups After school catch up on Friday: 3.30pm – 5pm Study support sessions: KS5 English and Media club is in Room 14 on Tuesdays from 3:30-4:30 Art : Individual tutorials tailoring tasks to their specific needs. They also have access to the art rooms during their free periods to work on their art. Could be asked to attend after school sessions on a Wednesday and Thursday. Maths: Lunch time and after school sessions. Open door policy.

11. Ms Jane Pendlebury-Green Director of Learning Year 12

12. Targets ALPS targets for Year 12 and Year 13 Essential that students are “on track” and meeting target from the start

13. Monitoring and Reporting Progress Reports Tuesday 13 OctoberReport 1 published Tuesday 1 DecemberReport 2 published Wednesday 9 DecemberYear 12 Parents Evening Tuesday 9 FebruaryReport 3 published Wednesday 4 MayReport 4 published Review weeks w/c 5 OctoberReview Week w/c 22 FebruaryForm tutor review week w/c 20 JuneReview Week Exams w/c 11 JanuaryMock Exam week Friday 5 FebruaryMock results day Monday 16 MayStudy leave starts Monday 13 JuneReturn from study leave Thursday 18 AugustAS results published Attitude to Learning Definitions 1 An excellent student who applies themself consistently to all tasks both in school and at home regardless of outcome. 2 A good student who applies themself well in most class and home learning tasks completing them to the best of their ability. 3 A student who can work well and complete tasks to the expected standard. Greater consistency in effort, concentration and organisation may be required. 4 A student who does not show sufficient commitment in this subject which has an impact on their own learning and possibly that of their peers. They may give up easily, and lack the discipline to complete all tasks. An improvement in effort is required.

14. Alex Cooke Year 13 Curie House Captain

15. Head and Deputy Head students House captains Mentoring Counselling (Hear 4 U) Academic mentoring (in lessons) Sports Leadership qualification Charities’ captains Form prefects Library prefects Green leaders Examples of student leadership

16. Choirs, Orchestra and Bands Dance competitions Sports Leadership Drama productions Young Enterprise Dragons’ Apprentice Debating Society School Magazine Charity and House Leadership Volunteering National Citizenship Programme Extra Curricular Opportunities

17. Ms Nawathe Pastoral and Progression Co-ordinator

18. Progression beyond Stags Progression Programme Access to information Higher Education and Careers week 2016 – How UCAS works (including Oxbridge, Medics and Vets.) – Oxbridge Information Evening Monday 23 rd November Ongoing support

19. Super Curricular Activities Demonstrate a love of your subject Reading, research, taster courses and work experience relevant to your chosen university course. Start a blog about your subject. Tweet about your subject, and follow others who do the same. Listen to subject-related podcasts. Join a society or club dedicated to your subject. Do some work experience (or job shadowing) in a career related to your subject. Take extra qualifications relating to your subject.

20. English: Take part in a writing challenge, such as National Novel Writing Month. Go to the theatre think about how well the production brought the words on the page to life? Languages: Watch films or read newspapers in the language you’re studying. Science: Perform scientific experiments and studies at home. E.g. for biology you could observe the nature in your back garden. Take part in National Science and Engineering Week. Geography: Field trips beyond the classroom. Visit a variety of environments and conduct your own research on what you observe. Read National Geographic. Maths: Enter maths competitions. Computing: Visit Bletchley Park. History: Volunteer at a National Trust house to demonstrate your love of History. Art: Visit art galleries and record your responses to the art you see. Build a varied portfolio. Music: Challenge yourself to create a soundtrack to a snippet of film without knowing the original.

21. Housekeeping Opening times and Lunch times Study afternoon / morning Dress Procedures if ill / absent Bursary

22. Ways to encourage attendance: Monitor absences Talk about school Phone school about illness Only stay at home for genuine illness No holidays in term time Help with organisation to avoid problems Let us know if you are worried Praise good attendance

23. How can you help? How much work at home should your child be doing? Outside influences – Part time work – Social media – Driving lessons – Social life Eating well and keeping fit Mock exams

24. Thank you for attending our Year 12 Information Evening