Welcome. Staffing Key Contacts: – Mr Brady: Associate Principal – Mrs Riddler: Assistant Principal – Mrs Hall: Lead for Core Subjects – Mr Kyprianou:

Welcome

Staffing• Key Contacts:

– Mr Brady: Associate Principal– Mrs Riddler: Assistant Principal– Mrs Hall: Lead for Core Subjects– Mr Kyprianou: Lead for Engineering– Mrs Williams: SENCo– Mr Underwood: Pastoral

Transport

• Webpage

• Solihull route: No 87/8 bus

• Facilitating car share (ctc [email protected])

Building Update

• New computer suite in room 6

• Remodelling Learning Resource Centre

• Modifications

Administration• Before the end of July you will receive:

– Information on how to set-up Parentpay account– MIS contact information forms for completion– Consent forms for completion:

photographs/privacy– Induction information

• Before GCSE results day you will receive:

– Email with enrolment information

Y12 - GCSE ResultsOn the day - Thursday 20th August:

• Email a copy of GCSE results and enrolment form. We will reply with confirmation.

• For those students who have met Pathway criteria - no discussion needed

• For those students who have not met Pathway criteria, contact the Academy to arrange an appointment to discuss GCSE results and chosen pathway. The appointments will take place on Friday 21 August and Monday 24 August

• Please bring a copy of GCSE results for our files.

FIRST WEEK

Y10 Induction Week

• Wednesday 2nd September: WMG Academy. Business attire

• Thursday 3rd September : Off-site visit; Casual clothing.

• Friday 4th September: WMG Academy; Baseline testing

Y12 Induction Week

• Wednesday 2nd September: WMG Academy Business Attire

• Thursday 3rd September: UoW Casual clothing, including sports/swimming kit

• Friday 4th September: Normal timetable starts.

Equipment

• PE kit: Not required first week• Enrichment starts week Monday 7th

September• Daily equipment

Lockers & PPE

• Locker – every student has one• Key will be issued on the first day

LaptopsIntel Celeron processor

2 GB RAM1 year subscription to MS Office

£179

Intel i5 processor8 GB RAM

Recommended CAD laptop£529

Geometry Sets: technical drawing

£1 from Wilkinson’s

£5 from major retailers

£20 Rotring geometry set

Staedtler Ball-point pens, erasers, sharpeners, pencils (2B, HB and 2H), colouring pencils, rulers

Name Subject Target Grade

WAG PI ATL

J Briggs Maths A C Green 1

Target Setting & Monitoring Progress• Aspirational target grades confirmed (October)• First Progress Check (October)• Further Progress checks in January and March• Working At Grade, Attitude and Progress Indicator• Final written report

PASTORAL SYSTEM

Business Attire

• Academy code of dress• Smart business wear• Y10 ties available to buy or order• PE kit is sensible to the sport

Attendance• Intervention measures triggered with attendance

below expected targets (Academy target is 95%)

• Holidays in term time will be classed as unauthorised

• Persistent absence (15%) is the equivalent of 1 A-level or several GCSE grades

• Package of support measures both in-house and externally sourced

Holidays in Term-Time • Education Regulations 2013 updated the 2006

Act that allowed Headteachers/Principals to grant up to 10 days annual family holiday

• Now Headteachers/Principals may not authorise family holidays

• Leave of absence can only be granted for exceptional circumstances and this specifically does not include family holidays

2015 Pastoral GroupsLinked ELT: Kha

ANDERSON

A1: Rsm (10)

A2: Psp (10)

A3: Ida (9)

A4: Apa (9)

A5: Cni (8)

And finally