Year 12 parents’ information evening

20159 September

Redland Green Learning Community

Welcome to Post 16!One Centre: Two Learning CommunitiesOne Centre: Two Learning Communities

Who can help you?

Student Services Leader

Miss Haine

Centre Director

Ms Curran

Assistant HeadteacherMr Tiplady

Dr Blasco & Mrs BowersSenior Tutors

Eva Office

Manager

Clare and FionaReception

Miss Daniel & Miss Hill Academic Mentors

Team of tutors

Red cluster: Mrs Bowers12CHM Ms Choyce 4F412CLE Ms Collins 4F512JNS Mrs Jenkins 4F212PTJ Mr Peters 3F412TBJ Ms Tobin

3F912TUE Ms Tune

3F7

Green cluster: Dr Blasco12CUS Miss Currie 4F112CXR Ms Cox 3F812PLL Mrs Parsons 3F112HAE Mrs Harper 3F212LTM Mr Little

2C512RCR Mr Richard 3F5

Student council 2015/16

Student council reps:

Caitlin SteelePresident

Lizzie HartreeVice president

Bill Bigwood Rebecca Cliff Barnaby Forrester Max Williamson

Outcomes for this evening

• Overview of your child’s P16 education

• Introduce you to some of our processes

• Overview of how we support parent/s

North Bristol Post 16 Results

North Bristol Post 16 A2 Results National Averages

A* 9% A* 8.2%

A* - A 28% A*-A 25.9%

A*-B 59% A* - B 52.8%

A* - E 99.2% A* - E 98.1%

Centre success - summer 2015• Oxbridge success: 5• Medicine /vet/ dentistry: 7• 400 students secured a university place• 45% secured places at Russell Group universities• 75% secured first choice• Increasing numbers securing places on vocational courses

such as nursing, speech & language therapy, physiotherapy• Most popular: Cardiff/ Southampton/Manchester• Increasing number of students securing:

• Art foundation year• Apprenticeships• Employment (school leavers schemes)

A levels/Pre U

AS – Yr 12A2 – Yr 13

Mix of exams and coursework

BTEC Level 3

Equivalent to 1 or 2 A

levels

GradedDistinction *Distinction

MeritPass

Graded A-E at ASA*-E at A2

100% coursework

GCSEFoundation

Equivalent to 5 GCSEs

1 year course

Curriculum reform: What does this mean for your daughter/son?

New assessment rules for BTEC subjects

• Affects all Year 12 students on all BTEC courses. (Business, ICT, H&S Care, Medical Science)

• Students can have ONE set of feedback on each assignment they hand in IF they meet the deadline. They then have 10 days to hand in a second and final draft after receiving feedback.

• If they miss the deadline they will not have an opportunity to do a second/improved draft.

• If they fail an assignment there is an opportunity to do a DIFFERENT assignment which only addresses Pass criteria so means that a Pass is the highest grade they can then achieve in that unit. This is their FINAL chance, they can only hand in one draft of this assignment.

• If they fail any assignments after being given this final opportunity it means they have failed the whole course as students must achieve at least a Pass in EVERY assignment in order to pass the course.

Life in the centre

• 8.25 morning registration • 8.45 period 1• 9.45 period 2• 10.45break• 11.05period 3• 12.05period 4• 1.05 lunch• 2.05 period 5• (3.05 twilight lessons)

Assembly / Assembly / speakers:speakers:

Wednesday at Wednesday at 11am11am

Students who have a lesson at Cotham period 1 do not need to attend morning registration.

P16 Enrichment: What will THEY do?

Embark• We launched the all new exciting Embark

Award today.• It recognises the skills that students will

develop through enrichment activities preparing them for life after Post 16.   

Competitive Sport

1 2 3 4 6

Rugby XV’s(Cotham Field)

Rugby 7’s Touch Rugby

Football(Redland Astro)

Boys Basketball(Redland Sports Hall)

Street Ball(RGS hoops)

Netball(Redland and Cotham

Courts)

Mixed Hockey(Redland Astro)

Rounders(Redland

Astro)

Recreational Sport1 2 3 4 6

Exercise for Health – Running, Yoga, Circuits, Boxercise, Zumba(Redland Dance Studio)

Tennis(Redland Courts)

Table Tennis(RGS P16 Atrium)

Weights(Redland Sports Hall Store)

Enrichment & Enhancement

EnrichmentEvery Wednesday period 5

•PE/Games•Community Service – Envision•Claremont school•Post 16 buddies•Subject mentors•Paired reading•Access to Bristol•Lecture programme•Debating group•Student led groups encouraged•Much more….

Enhancement

•Critical thinking AS•Extended project AS (from term 6)•GPR

Academic enhancement subjects

GPRCritical thinking

AS

Extended project (term 6)

Attendance

• All time tabled sessions + assembly and tutor time is compulsory

• Expectation is 95% attendance• Reporting illness – daily (by parent)• Absence in advance (by student)• Examples of unauthorised absence

– Driving lesson– Part time work– Holidays – Routine medical appointments– Leisure activities e.g. Glastonbury

• Texting parents

Absence line0117 353 3474

• Each student assigned SBS • During SBS students have to remain in school • They can use this time to:

• Complete home work• Review notes• Read ahead• Organise notes• Discuss work with class mates• Revise for tests

School Based Study (SBS)

Study periods

• Any blank period on a timetable students should still use for study

• They are not obliged to stay in school for these sessions…

• But we advise that they do!

•Academic Mentors on hand to help you with work and to develop effective study skills and independence, supporting you to work towards targets set by you each term.

•Will be compulsory for some students, others can drop in or commit to a time in agreement with an Academic Mentor.

•Study skills based workshops will run throughout the year.

Available to ALL post-16 students, at any time.

• 2 progress reports a year (Nov / Mar)

• ‘Minimum Grade’

• Academic reviews with tutors

• Subject changes

• Regular feedback from teachers

• Collapsed timetable days

• 1:1 study support

• IAG for next steps

• Outside agencies & wellbeing

Supporting studentsTutor/senior tutor

Subject teachers

Friends

Parents

P16 team(parent surgery)

Applying for the 16-19 bursaryWhat is it and who can claim?

• This bursary can be applied for by students whose parents/carers have an income of below £22,500

• It can help with:– Travel (paid in full)– Books, trips, equipment, uni open days…..

• Free school meals (likely you will be eligible)

What to expect over the next two years…

Punctuality

Attendance

Pressure

Transition vrs expectation

Time management

Self responsibility

Managing changing

relationshipsResilience

Buy a ring binder and ask your teacher to go

through what sections it can be divided up into

Buy a really loud alarm clock!Talk about what you have

learned with your classmates after lessons

– it helps it all sink in

Don’t be put off by the first two weeks – it

does get easier!

Use your study periods to keep on top of your work – don’t waste it

Talk to your teachers for help – they’re really

helpful! Don’t be scared to admit if you don’t

understand something

Get organised from day 1 and don’t forget about deadlines!

The Voice of hindsight

Y13 students

How to contact us…

• Post16@redlandgreen.bristol.sch.uk• 0117 353 3433• www.NBP16c.org.uk• Parent surgery: Weds 3.30 – 4.30 (appointment only)