Supporting Attainment in S4. Mrs P Lennon – Headteacher Mr D McNulty – DHT with responsibility for S4.

Lourdes SecondarySupporting Attainment in S4

Mrs P Lennon – Headteacher

Mr D McNulty – DHT with responsibility for S4

Supporting Attainment Evening

S4 07 08 09 10 11 12

5+ 1-2

20.2%

27% 26% 24%23%

31%24%

32%27%

5+ 1-4

71.4%

75.2%

66.5%

71.%68%

73%71%

73%72%

5+ 1-6

90.1%

89.6%

86.7%

88%89%

91%91%

97%94%

Lourdes Secondary SQA Results 2012

Lit/Num

87%88%

88%89%

92%91%

98%94%

S5 07 08 09 10 11 12

5+H

2.3%

4.2% 6% 8% 4%6%

10%7%

Lourdes Secondary SQA Results 2012

1+H

26.4%

26.3%

35.2%

37% 30%33%

44%37%

3+H

12.% 18.5%

19% 19% 13%16%

24%

18%

S6 07 08 09 10 11 12

3+H

12% 16% 16% 27% 27%24%

25%25%

Lourdes Secondary SQA Results 2012

5+H

8% 10% 10% 17% 19%16%

13%

16%

1@7

6%6%

7%8%

5%8%

Lourdes Secondary Attendance 2012

08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12

89.889.1

90.289.8

91.789.6

94%90.8

Wider AchievementJoseph Rafter & Alana McKechnie

Outstanding contribution to St Margaret of Scotland Youth Group Pilgrimage to Lourdes.

“Amazing & brilliant!”

Evaluation

“The picture at Lourdes is really positive andI can see real improvements coming through at

all levels, which is great…”

Maureen McKennaExecutive Director of Education

August 2012

Impact

Supported Study Saturday morning classes Monitoring and Tracking Ongoing partnership with home

The Pupil Experience

Attend supported study and Saturday morning workshops Use appropriate revision websites

◦ BBC Bitesize◦ SQA website

Work through past papers Homework Planner Attendance Target Setting

◦ Negotiated◦ On Track

Supported Study

Successful Approaches to Homework and Study

Subject Specific Requirements

Folios◦ Computing◦ English◦ Graphics◦ French

Practical worko Accountso Admino Arto Biologyo Chemistryo Physicso Musico PE

There are three elements to the course: ◦ Talk and Listening◦ Reading ◦ Writing

◦ One third of the final grade is awarded for Talk and this is assessed internally.

◦ A folio of work consisting of five pieces of extended writing is completed by pupils and sent to SQA. This accounts for 1/3 of the exam.

◦ The external exam accounts for 1/3 of the overall grade.

English

SG French involves 4 elements - ◦ Speaking ◦ Reading◦ Listening ◦ Writing

Speaking is assessed by class teacher and accounts for 1/3 of overall mark

Writing – Pupils complete a folio which is submitted to the SQA. This equals 1/6 of the mark.

50% of the overall grade is determined before the exam The final exam will cover reading and listening

French

Comprises of 3 components, each worth 1/3 of the final grade

◦ Knowledge and Interpretation◦ Drawing Abilities◦ Illustration & Presentation

Illustration & Presentation is assessed through the pupil’s folio which completed by December

2/3 of the courses is therefore assessed at the external exam

Graphics

Pupils must prepare a Folio of work before the Final Examination. This should include 5 pieces of coursework. It will consist of the following –

◦ One project◦ Two pieces of programming work◦ Two pieces of non-programming work

This element will account for 40% of the final mark The final exam will account for the remaining 60% of the pupil’s

grade

Computing

Programme of Guidance and Support

October Monitoring exercise & report November Supported Study Programme Dec Prelims January S4 full report January Parents’ Evening Feb Confirmation of levels Feb / March Supported Study Programme March Pastoral Care Interview

Ongoing…..progress & attendance checks

11th October – Issue of S4 Tracking Report 10th – 19th December – Prelims 24th January – Full S4 Report issued 29th January – S4 Parents’ Evening 26th April – SQA exams begin

Supported study is ongoing across the session Saturday Study Workshops to be arranged

Important Dates