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Tonight’s aims
For you to leave with a better understanding of:
• Results
• Key Stage 5 Ethos
• Target Grades
• Assessment, Recording & Reporting (ARR)
• Desired student behaviours
• The student Sixth Form agreement
• Student Support, Care & Guidance
Headline news • Over three-quarters of A Level grades A*-B
• Best ever year across GCSE, AS and A2
• Top 10 comprehensive schools in England for both A Level Daily Telegraph
• 1st in Surrey for attainment
• Over half all entries are in facilitating A Levels: maths, sciences, English, humanities and modern foreign languages
• Almost 9 out of 10 students go on to top ‘red brick’ universities
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More than just good exam results Real Schools Guide 2015
Best state school in Surrey 25 different measures, including value-added, destinations, attendance, teacher-student ratios
Exam Analysis AS level
Progress
Progress equivalent to the top 2% nationally
Progress equivalent to the top 8% nationally
Exam Analysis A level
Progress
Progress equivalent to the top 7% nationally
Progress equivalent to the top 20% nationally
School
Student Home
Helping students’
realise their
potential Learning
Student Support,
Care & Guidance
What grade
am I
working at?
How do
I know?
What are my
next steps?
The fundamental learning process at Gordon’s
Assessment
events
Clear, specific targets
related to students’ work
School
‘Position’
Statement
Year 13 Target Grades
A Level
Grades
Average GCSE Grades
D C B A* A
A
B
C
D
Represents
‘average’
student
performance
Represents top
10% student
performance
School Approximately half of Gordon’s
students achieve their target grades
every year
A*
High quality teaching and learning
- Lesson observations, student voice, data analysis
Regular ‘next steps’ advice in lessons
- Tri weekly feedback & half termly ‘Key Assessments’
Department reviews
- Triennial
Work sampling
- Students’ books/ folders audited
School
• Prep/ Self study timings
- Year 13 = Minimum 8 hours/subject/week
- It is highly recommended that students stay for prep
School
Assessment, Recording & Reporting (ARR)
Gordon’s ARR Philosophy
- Little & Often (Every half term)
- Conversation is better than written dialogue
- Teacher’s judgement is valued
School
Effort Grades
1 = Outstanding
2 = Very Good
3 = Good but occasionally inconsistent
4 = Cause for concern
5 = Unacceptable
School
The relationship between progress and effort
Top 10 students for progress in Year 13 (2014/15)
Average effort grade =
Bottom 10 students for progress in Year 13 (2014/15)
Average effort grade =
1.3
2.7
AS Results 2015
Student GCSE Pts AS Target Grades AS Grades
1 6.4 B/C AABC
2 6.3 B/C DEEU
School
GCSE Pts
A* = 8, A = 7, B = 6, C = 5
1.3
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Average Effort Grade
Effort Grades 1 - 5
School
Each half term there is a progress report sent home including: • Target Grade • Working Grade • Effort Grade • Next Steps advice – alternates half termly with Yr 12 & 13
Reporting
Target
Grade
A statistically generated A level grade that
is personal to each student and subject.
Working
Grade
The A level grade that a student is
currently working at.
Effort
Grade
The grade that reflects how hard a student
is working. It is not a reflection of academic
ability or performance.
• There is no ‘magic dust’ at Gordon’s
• Those students who achieve great grades:
- work very hard and are resilient
- have 100% attendance
- do the ‘simple things well’
- prioritise their studies & make sacrifices
- see Sixth Form as their ‘full time job’
- spend the right amount of time on prep.
Student
• Some ‘case studies’
- Sacrificing part time work
- Sacrificing a hobby
- Making a choice; Easter, May Half term & anticipate hindsight
• Gordon’s is full of healthy distractions but, given we deliver such an academic Curriculum and students are assessed
predominantly at the end of Year 12, at some point they do become just that.
Student
Sixth Form Agreement
- Designed to support students academically
- Involves a commitment from Gordon’s to our Sixth Form students and vice - versa
School
Gordon’s Sixth Form will provide:
- Guidance time (8.20 – 8.40am)
- AS/A level Target Grades
- Quality teaching & ‘Next Steps’ advice
- Regular reporting
- Facilities & resources
- Work Experience & Career guidance
- Clear communication channels
- Extra Curricula activities
School
Gordon’s Sixth Form students will prioritise:
- Attendance & Punctuality
- 100% at lessons & registration
- Effort
- Average effort grade profile of 2.0 or better
- Achievement
- Meet ‘Next Step’ targets
- At AS achieve no more than 1 grade below TG
- At AS achieve no lower than a grade D
- Volume of subjects
- Follow 3 A levels
School
Students who meet this criteria will be
‘on track’ to achieve their potential.
Those that fall short of this criteria are in
danger of ‘underachieving’ and extra
supervised study sessions will be
prescribed.
Either period 7 or prep study sessions
Home
• Think of Year 12 as ‘Year 11 who have had a 10 week holiday’
• Check books/ folders for quality of work/marking & organisation
• Regularly discuss school and ‘Next Steps’ advice
• Ensure students prioritise prep & get into good study habits
• Reward/ sanction consistently and regularly (accountability)
• Think ahead to career aspirations including University and/ or employment. www.ucas.co.uk
Sixth Form Team
• Head of Key Stage 5: Rachel Brazendale
• Deputy Head of Key Stage 5: Billy Keates
• Oxbridge and Medical Tutor: Michelle Wright
• Sixth Form Administrator: Grethel Hall
• Sixth Form Registrar: Tina Humphrey
• Graduate Assistant (Academic Enrichment): Tom Beetham
Tutor Team
• Augusta 12/13 Miss Ali
• Balmoral 12/13 Mr Depoix
• Buckingham 12/13 Mr Dunn
• China 12/13 Ms Radford
• Gravesend 12/13 Mr Ellsworth
• Kensington 12/13 Mrs McConville
• Khartoum 12/13 Mr Schofield
• Sandringham 12/13 Mr Harrison
• Windsor 12/13 Mrs Lewis
Registration Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Chapel House Meeting
Registration Registration Friday Focus
Friday Focus: • Mixed gender groupings • Sixth Form breakfast • Inter-Form competition • Committee
Role of the Tutors
• Attendance
• Settling Y12 students
• Post 18 progression/UCAS
• Mentoring and liaising with HoH
• Admin weeks
• Signing planners
EXAMPLES OF SUBJECT-BASED OPPORTUNITIES
Biology - Olympiad
Physics - Trip to Cern LHC
Music - Menuhin School Composition Workshop
History – Visit to Kew Records Office
German – Work experience with French and German companies
ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT
PERIOD SEVEN OPTIONS
Examples include:
a) Extended Project (EPQ)
b) Career-Industry Talks
c) Camel School Magazine
d) Yearbook
e) Chess
f) Latin
g) Debating
h) Presentation skills
i) Award in Personal Finance, two-day course (by application, free to all Y12)
j) TEFL Level 2 Qualification, two-day course (by application, free to all Y12)
k) LAMDA lessons free to all Y12 by application for those involved in (g) and (h)
LAMDA
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Acting | Public Speaking | Presentation Skills | Speaking Verse & Prose | Devised Drama
Reading for Performance
Gordon’s School
Self – Esteem | Empowerment | Communication | Poise | Conviction | Life Skills
Gordon’s School are very pleased to offer the LAMDA Qualifications for ALL year groups, including a subsidised scheme for Y12 and Y13 students to improve their skills in Public Speaking
and Presentation Skills.
•Levels of achievement widely acknowledged by UCAS and Universities •Supports the creative, intellectual and social development of the individual as a whole
•Offered at the leading public schools in the country Lessons will be run on a rota basis during the school day.
Sixth Form students will have tuition during their study periods. Lessons will be charged at £18 Per lesson. To apply for lessons for your child, please contact
[email protected] or phone 01276 858084
Open Study
• Designed to extend students’ experience.
• Cooking for university
• Current Affairs
• Body and Soul
• Presentation Skills
Volunteering
• 20 hours per year
Peer teaching
Sports coaching
Running clubs
Working with school partners e.g. Holy Trinity Primary
Charity work
Year 13 • CV checking service
– deadline for CVs – Friday 11th September
– Workshop for 1:1 feedback from recruitment experts on Thursday 17th September
• Student World “Study Abroad” roadshow: Wednesday 7th October
• Careers interview and Morrisby debrief Sept-Dec 2015
• Career Industry Talks
• University taster days, and other time sensitive information to be communicated through Twitter, and Gordon’s Facebook page – look out for announcements
September-January
September 2015 • Tuesday 15th September – A Career in the Space Industry • Tuesday 29th September - TBC
October 2015 • Tuesday 13th October – A Career in Healthcare November 2015 • Tuesday 10th November – A Career in the Environment and Sustainability Industry • Tuesday 24th November – A Career in the Art and Design Industry December 2015 • Tuesday 8th December – A Career in the Performing Arts Industry
January 2016 • Tuesday 12th January – A Career in the Animal Industry
Careers Industry Talks
Preparation for Higher Education
• Dedicated tutor support
• Dedicated Oxbridge coordinator
• Opportunities for leadership
• Excellent record of students attending top universities
Y13 – Higher Education Timetable
• 11th September – Personal Statement Day
• 5th October – Internal deadline for UCAS applications
• 15th October – Final date for applications to Oxbridge and for medical and veterinary courses
• 15th January – Last day for applying through UCAS
• 31st March – Most offers made
• 31st May - Student finance deadline
Student evaluation reveals they are positive and
happy because they enjoy good relationships with staff and other students.
As well as formal calendar meetings the pastoral team operate an open door policy for both students and parents.
We recognise the individual needs of students including the full range of Learning Support needs.
We recognise the stresses of AS Level studies and have an experienced pastoral team including professional counsellors.
The Human Scholar
Important Dates Coming Up This Half-Term Monday 14th September Admin week
Tuesday 15th September Sixth Form Committee/Mentors' meeting
Saturday 19th September Sixth Form Open House
Sunday 20th September Parade
Monday 21st September Senior Prefect Application Week
Friday 25th September Y13 UCAS grades and TG sent home
Monday 28th September Y12 Target grade issued to students this week
Tuesday 29th September Sixth Form Committee
Friday 2nd October School Photographs
Friday 2nd October Pizza and Film Night
Friday 2nd October Y12 assessment month ends (last day for changing subject)
Monday 5th October All UCAS forms to be completed
Tuesday 6th October Inter-House Baking Competition
Tuesday 8th October Sixth Form Committee
Wednesday 7th October Student World Roadshow
Thursday 8th October Sixth Form Open Evening
Wednesday 14th October Y12 Geography Fieldtrip (returns Sunday 18th)
Friday 16th October Y12 Progress report sent home
Friday 16th October Y13 NSA report sent home
Sunday 18th October Parade/Harvest Festival
Monday 19th October Y12 and 13 Learn It Live Music Trip
Tuesday 20th October Inter-House Music Competition
Tuesday 20th October Y13 Biology Fieldtrip
Heads of House, Head of Year, Teachers & Tutors
Elevate: planned programme throughout the year
Intervention: practical strategies to support success
Library Induction & Wider Reading
Extension and Learning Support
Private Study Facilities
Admin Weeks
Clinics & Revision Guides
Outside Speakers & organised events
U-Explore & Uni-Frog
Reward & Celebrate
Support Throughout The Year
• Period 7 • Volunteering Opportunities: 20 hours • Leadership roles • Inter-Form & Inter-House • Extension activities • Careers & Higher Education events • Trips & visits • Work Experience • Evaluation
Pleasure & Purpose
Balance
• Modern ideas Traditional values
• Challenge Support
• Academic Non-academic
• Affability Intensity