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New Parents Conference

Welcome

Performers Parental Communication Student Support and Teaching and Learning Student Guidance Refreshments and College Services

New Parents Conference

Paul HolmesIT Manager

Parent Communication

A web based portal that allows parents to access real time information about their son or daughter at the college via the internet

All parents get their own login – separate from the student

Allows parents to login and monitor attendance 24/7

Works on any web based device

Can view exam timetable and results

Can view timetables and contact information

Can view pastoral log and performance in class

You will receive your own parent login in September along with instructions on how to access the system

Any problems the college will help you access your son / daughters Firefly records

Keep the login safe and use it every week

Very easy system to use and allows both the college and parent to work together to ensure the student make the most of their time at the college.

www.firefly.stmarysblackburn.ac.uk

New system for next academic year A way the we can communicate to parents

via Email, Text and via a dedicated app Online calendar of college events that will

send you a reminder We will send regular messages via this

system including attendance issues, academic information and newsletters

We can send emails, texts and even standard letters via this system

Kelvin RiceSenior Teacher

Excellence in Learning What we will do to support What you can do to support

Our Support

Tutor Group◦ Tutorial Programme◦ Study◦ Marist citizen

Tutor monitoring Subject monitoring Subject support

Parents’ Evenings 2013-2014 A – L: Wednesday 20 November M – Z: Thursday 28 November All Year 12: Wednesday 26 March

What you can do to help us support your son/daughter? Check Firefly every

week◦ attendance

Come to the parents evenings

Talk to them about College

Contact us if you have any concerns

What does the research say? Meta-analysis ‘practically meaningful relationship between

parental involvement and academic achievement’

‘parental aspirations/expectations ……..has the strongest relationship’

Expect them to do well! Excellence in Learning

College is Different

UniversityEmploymen

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School

How is College different? No bells! No uniform More responsibility for you own learning Private Study periods

Diane Sellars SMC Student

Guidance

Year 12 Advice about subject pathways-additional programme for high achievers and scientists.

Offer 1:1 guidance interviews

MOODLE

Organise a Post 18 Futures Event in College for students & parents (April)

Help with preparation for applying to university

Organise Yr12 HE visits: Oxbridge Regional Conference Edge Hill Primary Teaching Day Visits to Leeds, Oxford and Cambridge plus subject visits

Volunteering opportunities with Youth Action , BRFC Mentoring & Blackburn Royal Hospital

Work experience co-ordinator in SMC

Run workshops to help students prepare for university admissions tests and interviews including visits from experts including Oxford University

Here @ SMC

Held for students in June 2013 –25 Universities and Voluntary Groups

Year 13 Support all students with their UCAS applications (All year)

Offer individual guidance interviews

September & October: prepare student UCAS guide & hold timetabled UCAS application workshops

Read & offer advice on Personal Statements

Quality check all UCAS applications

Offer mock interviews

February: host a Student Finance Talk & an NHS Bursary Talk for students

August: Results Day support!

Job Seekers…

From December onwards: help job seeker groups: CV, job applications & mock interviews

Employment fair held for job seekers

Via (CXL) Advisor in College – guidance interviews & up to date information on local job vacancies, apprenticeships & training schemes

SMC Leavers As well as advising & supporting over 500 of our

current students, we also helped over 40 past St Mary’s students with their UCAS application

Offer guidance interviews & mock interviews

Provide references

Support via telephone & email

Current SMC University Offers

Include Oxford for Psychology and Cambridge-Natural Sciences

Medicine –UCL , Manchester, Sheffield and Liverpool Dentistry –Leeds

Over 50 Healthcare –Audiology , Midwifery , Nursing, Occupational

Therapy, Pharmacy, Radiography .

Theoretical Sciences-Physics, Life Sciences etc

Primary and Secondary Teaching

Law-Manchester and Leeds popular

English –wide range of courses and choices -Edinburgh, Leeds ,

Warwick

History , Politics and Philosophy

Social Work