Year 11 Information Evening

Monday 1st October 5 – 6pm

Welcome and IntroductionMr Barrow - Headteacher

Key Statistics

– 2011 ‘Outstanding school of the year in Croydon’– 2012 SSAT ‘Top 10% Nationally for value added’ based on

2011 GCSE results– 2012 achieved ‘100 Club’ for the second successive year

and 72% inc. English and Maths

Programme for this evening

• Welcome and Introduction • Behaviour and Expectations• Standards and Achievement• Post 16• Closing Remarks

Behaviour and Expectations

Ms FairHead of Year 11

The Golden Rule

We expect all students to follow our GOLDEN RULE:

Shirley High School students are expected to show consideration and respect to all members of the school and local community at all times.

The ABC of Success

• We believe that students will be successful if they focus on their ABC:– Attendance– Behaviour– Commitment

Attendance and Punctuality

• The biggest barrier to achievement in year 11 is non-attendance (including poor punctuality). Please get in touch as soon as possible if there are any issues concerning attendance.

• attend@shirley.croydon.sch.uk

Behaviour Policy

• Our new Behaviour Policy can be found on the school website along with our Attendance and Punctuality; Assessment, Recording and Reporting, and Homework policies.

• These new policies are designed to ensure improved consistency across the school.

• Please take the time to read these documents.

Uniform• Blazer, tie, jumper (and skirts for girls)

should be bought from Hewitts.• We ask you to follow the school uniform

policy to ensure uniform is consistent throughout the school.

• Plimsolls and trainers are not part of the school uniform. Students wearing incorrect footwear will be asked to change.

• Year 11 students do NOT need to wear blazers, but if they choose not to, they must wear a jumper instead.

• Hats and hoodies should not be worn on the school site at any time and will be confiscated. This is for the safety of all members of the school community.

Equipment

• Pencil case• Pen x 2• Pencil• Rubber• Pencil sharpener• Ruler• Glue

Student Planners

• Students are expected to have their student planner with them at all times.

• Planners must be produced immediately if requested by any member of staff.

• The planner is the simplest form of home/school communication. Please check it regularly and contact your son/daughter's tutor if you have any concerns.

Expectations

• We expect ALL students will achieve 5 A* -C GCSE grades by the end of Year 11.

• Attainment grades in Key stage 3 show this is possible

• This can only be achieved if students, staff and parents work together.

• Please feel free to email me on fair@shirley croydon.sch.uk if you have any questions or concerns.

Standards and Achievement

Mr Templeman-WrightDeputy Headteacher

Standards and AchievementKey Points:

How do we do it – strategies that deliver success for all?– PiXL (Performance in Excellence) membership x 300+ = schools network with our own

PiXL Associate– Our targets for students come from ‘FFT D’ estimates (top 25% Nationally) note

‘school’s actual 2012 results = value added factor – FFTD – 86% (5+ A* - C passes) actual 100% = +14% factor and FFTD 64% inc. English and Maths, actual 72% = + 8% factor

– Individual One to one meetings with students x 3 per year to review progress. The Year 11 students have just had their 4th 1:1 meeting with me.

– We issue grade reports x 3 per year to monitor and report progress which we internally monitor on a further 3 occasions per year. We state ‘current performance’ and FFT D estimates – all parties should know where their child was at the end of Year 10.

– In addition we offer: One to one and small group teaching and support, additional lessons afterschool, additional GCSE equivalent options, bespoke timetables, early entry in Maths and English, outstanding teaching and a whole school commitment to achieving success.

Standards and AchievementKey Points - continued:

– We focus on reporting ‘indicative’ grades i.e. C1, C2, C3– We focus on a minimum of two sub-levels progression per year e.g.

• Student ‘A’ in July of Year 10 = B2 for English• Student ‘A’ in July of Year 11 = A3 for English

– We expect students to: complete all set homework, read and action all assessment comments by their teachers (reference research done by John Hattie), attend extra classes, complete all classwork and ask for help.

– To support their studies all Year 11 students were issued with a special USB stick last Friday with the Year slogan ‘Be inspired to achieve’ on it.

Standards and AchievementKey Events coming up to note:

– October 5th unveiling of the Year 11 logo to students incorporating their slogan

– Maths early entry GCSE exams (excluding set 1) on 6th and 8th November – 5 weeks time. To support the students last week they sat two mock Maths exams, the results will inform their teachers which topics need to be specifically focused on

– Mock exams the week beginning 19th November– Year 11 reports being written the week 3rd December– Summative data collection the week 10th December – the outcomes of which

will form the 1st grade report to parents/carers with a clear indication if their child is ‘on target / below target / above target’.

– Early January: reports sent home and the school will be hosting a Mock GCSE Results Assembly re: August 2013.

Post 16

Mrs HarrisHead of Sixth Form

The Sixth Format Shirley High School.

Moving into Post 16 education.

Why stay on at SHS Sixth Form?

Striving for success

AchieveAspireEnjoy

SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOLSIXTH FORM – What do we offer?

• Outstanding results 100% pass rate for 2012• Excellent teaching and learning leading to good value added• A professional, technological and academic environment• A wide range of enrichment opportunities• Improved facilities and a new block in 2013• Small teaching groups• Outstanding pastoral care, monitoring and support for post 18 progression.• High quality IAG•Supervised independent study periods. Students donot have “free lessons”

ENRICHMENT AND

PSHEE• UCAS preparation • Study & Life skills• University Visits• Duke of Edinburgh Award• Sport• Sixth Form Council• Mentoring• Charity / Community work• Work Experience• EPQ• Sports leadership and primary school support• Arts award• Senior Prefect and School Captain positions

COURSES ON OFFER • We offer Level 3 qualifications.• Mostly A Levels • Some BTEC/Vocational Level 3 courses• The Level 3 offer will be expanding as the size of the student

body increases and experienced A level teachers are appointed.• Level 2 BTEC courses and resit classes may be available

depending on demand. This will allow students who do not achieve the entry grades for A levels to stay in the Sixth Form.

Achieve fewer than 5x A*-C GCSE grades including English Language and Mathematics

To Level 3 courses

Entering SHS Sixth Form

Achieve 5x A*-C GCSE grades and aboveincluding English and Mathematics

• You get a foot in the door.• We will not turn you away.• But you will not necessarily have the

chance to do any course you want.• Remember, Art, English, Mathematics,

Sciences and ICT all require B grades at GCSE for entry.

• You need to continue to make excellent progress to be considered.

THE FUTURE

• Development of Sixth Form Spaces• Investment in ICT• New Sixth Form block• Introduction to the Sixth Form programme for Year

11• Development of the induction programme

So, if you want to progress to Post 16 education with us.

Work hard to meet and exceed your target grades this year.

Thank YouSixth Form Open Evening 15th November.

Prospectuses will be given to students before the event.

Closing Remarks

Mr Templeman-WrightDeputy Headteacher