Parents’ Information Parents’ Information Evening Evening Year 11 Year 11 Wednesday 9 Wednesday 9 th th September September 2015 2015
Jan 04, 2016
Parents’ Information Parents’ Information EveningEvening
Year 11Year 11
Wednesday 9Wednesday 9thth September September 20152015
Welcome
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Parents’ EveningsParents’ Evenings Wednesday 9Wednesday 9thth December December Thursday 17Thursday 17thth March March
Extended Learning DaysExtended Learning Days Tuesday 13Tuesday 13thth October October Tuesday 2Tuesday 2ndnd February February
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Mock ExamsMock Exams Week commencing 13 NovemberWeek commencing 13 November Week commencing 26Week commencing 26thth February February
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Data sent HomeData sent Home Week beginning 12Week beginning 12thth October October Week beginning 7Week beginning 7thth December December Week beginning 25Week beginning 25thth January January Week beginning 14Week beginning 14thth March March Week beginning 25Week beginning 25thth April April
Tutor TimesTutor Times
Monday – AssembliesMonday – Assemblies Topical TuesdaysTopical Tuesdays Working WednesdaysWorking Wednesdays Thoughtful ThursdaysThoughtful Thursdays Fun FridaysFun Fridays
InterventionIntervention
Tutors and Head of YearTutors and Head of Year
Positive Mentoring Positive Mentoring
Subject Specific InterventionSubject Specific Intervention
College Focus For LearningCollege Focus For Learning ConsistencyConsistency
Presentation Presentation EquipmentEquipment
Home-LearningHome-Learning
Behaviour for LearningBehaviour for Learning
Home-LearningHome-Learning
Show My HomeworkShow My Homework Accessed through college websiteAccessed through college website No password requiredNo password required Allows parents to check on homework Allows parents to check on homework
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Next StepsNext Steps
Curriculum EveningCurriculum Evening Thursday 14Thursday 14thth January January
66thth Form students Form students Visits to 6Visits to 6thth Form Form Café Six passesCafé Six passes Expertise, personal touch and small Expertise, personal touch and small
classes = excellent resultsclasses = excellent results
College A-Level Results College A-Level Results 20152015
National Average in Brackets
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
A*-E % 99.5 (98.1)
100 (98.5)
99.5 (98.1)
100 (98) 99.5 (98.1)
A*-B %
47.3(50.2)
50.2 (50.4)
58.4 (52.9)
58.17 (52.2)
62.7 (52.8)
Next StepsNext Steps
Careers South WestCareers South West Dedicated NoticeboardDedicated Noticeboard Tutor time, assemblies and Extended Tutor time, assemblies and Extended
Learning DaysLearning Days
What can I Do?What can I Do?
Contact detailsContact details
Equipment and uniformEquipment and uniform
AttendanceAttendance
90%90% attendance attendance == ½ day ½ day missedmissed every week every week
Looking even closer…..Looking even closer…..
1 school year1 school year at at 90%90% attendance attendance = =
44 whole weeks of lessons whole weeks of lessons MISSEDMISSED
Research suggests that Research suggests that 17 missed 17 missed schoolschool daysdays a year a year == GCSE grade GCSE grade
DROPDROP in achievement. (DfES)in achievement. (DfES)
The greater the attendance, the greater The greater the attendance, the greater the achievement.the achievement.
Subject SpecificSubject Specific
Design & TechnologyDesign & Technology Nominal one-off payment £10 to help Nominal one-off payment £10 to help
towards cost of materials used (SQUID)towards cost of materials used (SQUID) ICTICT Twilight sessions – part of timetabled Twilight sessions – part of timetabled
lessonslessons Maths and English Maths and English Intervention sessionsIntervention sessions
Thank you for comingThank you for coming