1. Welcome to King James’s Sixth Form How to make a success of your AS level Year

2. Areas to focus on for success Attendance Organisation Positive attitude Determination Act on advice Complete homework / course work to the best of your ability

3. Target Setting Grades used ALPS Target Grade – Generated from your GCSE results Challenge target – the grade you should aspire to! Teacher forecast on LC – Teachers judgement of likely result from current performance Attitude to Learning – Same as lower down school

4. ALPS Target grades Approx GCSE grades GCSE score band Minimum target grades per subject Minimum target grades per student No of subjects taken Mainly A* and A’s7.5 -8.0AAAAB4 Mainly A’s7.0 – 7.5BAABB4 Mainly A’s few B’s6.7 -7.0BBBBC4 Mainly A’s and B’s6.4 – 6.7B/CBBCC4 Mainly B’s few A’s6.1 – 6.4CCCCC4 Mainly B’s5.8 – 6.1C/DCCDD4 Mainly B’s few C’s5.5 – 5.8C/DCDDD4 Mainly C’s few B’s5.2- 5.5DDDDD4 Mainly C’s4.7 – 5.2DDDDE/ DDE4/3 4 C’s + D’s and E’s4.0 – 4.7D/EDDE3 2/3 C’s + GCSE Equiv 0.0 – 4.0D/EDDE3

7. LEARNING CYCLE REPORTS Dates when these are due are on the calendar available on the school website You can see your LC report via eportal LC1 – 19th Nov LC2 – 4 th Feb LC3 – 3 rd May LC4 – 7 th July Yr 12 Study leave – 20th May Students return after exams – 13 th June

8. Exceeding targets – It can be done! Student A – Female – GCSE grades mainly C’s ALPS targets – CDDD Actual grades – ABCE Student B – Female – GCSE grades mainly B’s ALPS targets – CCDD Actual grades – ADDD Student C – Male - GCSE grades mainly A’s and a few B’s ALPS targets – BBCC Actual grades – AAAB

9. So what are the chances of doing this GCSE band score No of studentsHighestMedianLowest 7.5 – 8.0 Mainly A* and A’s 8A*A*AAAAAAAABB 6.1 – 6.4 Mainly B’s few A’s 17A*AAABBBBDDEE 5.2- 5.5 Mainly C’s few B’s 25AABCDDDEEUU 4.0 – 4.7 4 C’s + D’s and E’s 12AACCDEEDUUU

10. Its up to you! What you achieve at AS (and A2) will depend an awful lot on you! Do the things we mentioned at the beginning Listen to your teaching staff Speak up if there is a problem We are here to help you succeed – remember that!