Year 9 Parents’ Information Evening
Welcome
Please take a seat
The presentation will start shortly
Tonight’s Aims
For you to leave with a better understanding of:• Careers • 2012/13 results• Student Support, Care & Guidance• Key Stage 3 Ethos• Assessment, Recording & Reporting (ARR)• Rewards & Recognition
Why do we need to think about careers in Year 9?
Most students do not know what they want to do
when they grow upWe want students to get their dream
job
Because this year is options year
What careers advice will my child receive in Year 9 and when?
1. Where does my money go?
2. Jobs and qualifications I like
3. Careers action plan
4. Futurology
5. Options and careers
6. Careers interviews with Mark Anderson
7. Careers fair at Tomlinscote
What careers advice will my child receive in future years?
• Y10 – Work Experience, starting to write a CV, looking at post-16 options, careers speed dating
• Y11 – 1:1 careers advice, making post-16 choices, developing CV’s and careers action plans
• Y12 – Work Experience, developing a personal brand, exploring post-18 options, careers speed dating
• Y13 – Making post-18 choices, CV writing, personal statements and cover letters and finance
What can I do as a parent/guardian?
• Register for U-Explore: www.u-explore.com• Talk together about careers
2012/13 Results
38
47
42 43 42
87
9189
93
86
91
96
90
97 97
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70
80
90
100
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
% G
rade
s A
* - C
% A*-A 5+A*-C (inc. EM) 5+A*-C
GCSE Results
A level Results
A level Results
Subject 1 Subject 2 Subject 3 Subject 4 Subject 5
Student 1 A* A* A
Student 2 A* A* A
Student 3 A* A A A A
Student 4 A* A A
Student 5 A* A A B
Student 6 A* A A
Student 7 A* A B
Student 8 A* A B B
Student 9 A* A B B
Student 10 A A A
Student 11 A A A
Student 12 A A A
Student 13 A A B
Student 14 A A B
Student 15 A A B
Student 16 A A B
Student 17 A A B
Student 18 A A B
22% of entriesachieved at least AAB
A level - Value Added
Over the last 3 years student progress (the distance
students have ‘travelled’) has been equivalent to the top
10% nationally.
Key Stage 3
Student Support, Care and Guidance
The Key Stage 3 Ethos
Enjoyment of learning
Achievement
Balance
School
Student Home
Helping students’ realise their
potential Learning
Student Support, Care & Guidance
What level 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
• High quality teaching and enjoyable learning
- Lesson observations, student voice, data analysis• Regular ‘next steps’ advice in lessons
- Tri weekly feedback & termly ‘Key Assessments’• Department reviews
- Triennial • Work sampling
- Students’ books/ folders audited
School
• Prep
- Weekly ‘mini audits’.
- Prep Timetable ‘on trial’ for 1 week
School
School
School
• Assessment, Recording & Reporting (ARR)
- Statute• Gordon’s ARR Philosophy
- Little & Often
- Conversation is better than written dialogue
- Teacher’s judgement is valued
School
• ARR Working Party
- Met three times in summer term
- Comprised of teachers & parents
- Lots of discussion about many aspects of the
Curriculum
- Main outcomes of ARR working party
- Modified effort grade criteria
- More context to KS3 NC levels
School
• Effort Grades 2013 – 14
1 = Outstanding
2 = Very Good
3 = Good but occasionally inconsistent
4 = Cause for concern
5 = Unacceptable
School
• Termly Reporting as follows:
School
• Curriculum
- New school day this year
- More teaching time in almost all subjects
- Less duties for teachers
- Same prep timetable
School
• Intervention
- Initially with subject teacher
- If no improvements then Head of House
• Study Skills (Miss Pierce)
- Creating Independent learners
- Details on the School web site
• Aspiration & Challenge (Miss Balla)
- Developing talent
- Building on the previous ‘Gifted & Talented’
School
Student
Behaviour Organisation
Courtesy Presentation of Work
Appearance Contribution
Prep Group Work
Attitude to Learning Focus
Key Competencies
INDEPENDENT LEARNING & CONSISTENCY
• There is no ‘magic dust’ at Gordon’s
• Those students who achieve great grades:
- work very hard
- prioritise their studies
- make sacrifices
- usually stay for prep.
- spend the right amount of time on prep.
- are resilient
Student
Home
• Encourage students to give the new timetable a chance.
• Check exercise books for quality of work and marking.
• Regularly discuss school and specific subjects.
• Ensure students spend 30 minutes/subject/night on prep.*
• Reward/ sanction consistently and regularly (accountability)
• Think ahead to GCSES/ career aspirations including University and/ or employment. www.ucas.co.uk
Rewards and RecognitionRewards and Recognition
Thank you for listening
Questions?
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