‘To inspire and enable all students to be the best they can be’

Supporting Success - Year 12

Mrs Birch

Assistant Principal

Purpose of presentation

3

Rhythm of the year

Learning and life

How you can support

your child

4

Transition

GCSE

A Level

University and

beyond

Control

Independence

5

A-levels – how do they work?

• 2 year full time course

• External examinations at the end of Yr 13

• Health and Social Care

• Single or double award

• Typically students study 3 subjects

• Some may also opt to study the EPQ

Timetable

Period 1 2 3 4 5

Mon Maths Biology PE

Tues Maths PE Maths

Wed Biology Biology

Thurs Biology Maths

Fri PE PE

House

assembly

Year

assembly

Tutorial

Support

workshop

Maths

mentoring

Community

placement

Home

study

Home

study

English

retake

Lessons + Enrichment + Community placement

Home study entitlement

Monitoring student performance

• How are parents involved?• Study Plan and timetable• Assessments and data points

online access to MyEd• Parents’ evening • ‘Cause for concern’ if problems• Yearly Report• Show my homework

• How do we measure achievement?• ALPS gives a Target grade based on GCSE results• Target grade, projected grade, working at and effort

Data to parents – October

Internal assessment – December

Data to parents – January

Mock examinations – February/March

Parents’ evening/ data to parents – April

Internal assessment – June

Data & assessment

8

Independent Learning and ‘Life’

9

How much time should Students

be studying?

Class time = 12 hours per week

Private study = 7 hours per

subject per week

Part time work = 8 hours

The impact of part-time work

Did you know…

• 0-9 hours part-time work a week, students

on average half a grade down

• More than 9 hours, one grade down

Who will be successful / underperform?

Success Underperformance

Plan ahead for homework

/coursework

Do things at the last minute

Read around the subject Do the bare minimum

Meet deadlines Hand work in late

Use private study time wisely Waste private study time

Do little paid work Do too much paid work

Get the work/life balance right Spend too much time

‘partying’/’social media’

Attendance is crucial and non-negotiable

• 95% Attendance over an academic year means you miss 9.5 days of college or 47.5 hours of learning

• 90% Attendance over an academic year means you miss 19 days of college and the equivalent of 95 hours of learning!

The importance of attendance

Typical year 12 issues

I’ve got to do my History coursework and my Media film

both by EasterBut I have to go to the choir / perform so I

don’t have time for homework

I am not going to university so I don’t

need good grades

My boss says that if I don’t do those extra five hours I will get the sack!

I only need a ‘C’ for university so I can slacken off

a bit.

But I didn’t know that it all

had to be completed by…

What else can you do to help?

• Ask for a copy of their timetable

• Create a study/work schedule

• Encourage them to study in the correct environment • Use rewards

• Quiet space

• Take away distractions

• Talk to teaching staff, tutors and Heads of House

What happens next?

15

Jan 2018

Tutorials

May 2018

HE Fair

November 2017

University

trip

March 2018

Oxbridge

June 2018

Launch

UCAS

Statements

June/July 2018

University

links

Graduate employees earn more than those who left school after GCSE’s

Hourly pay

Degree £16.10p

GCSE A*-C £8.10p

Issues• Late to identify themselves / start taking action

• Assume that they can leave it late and ‘fall’ into a

job

• Danger of ‘downgrading’ because of lack of

supply

• Stop working!

Solutions• Start research early

• Attend tutorial job seeking sessions

• Be prepared to be proactive

• Consider further training/apprenticeship schemes

Job seekers/Apprenticeships

Student Bursary

Eligibility criteria• Vulnerable student

• Looked after

• Discretionary / FSM• Lower income households (approx £25000)

• Application and proof of income required

• Claims can be made against purchases

Be the best you can be

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Countesthorpe

leysland@countesleys 6thform@clcc.college (0116)

2771555

www.clcc.college