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Welcome To….
‘How To Succeed at A’Level’
Miss Double
:
KS5 Transition Phase Leader
Mr Hind:
Assistant Head teacher
Surviving 6
th
Form
Students Parents
Passing Yr 12
School (teachers, tutor, mentor)
When it comes to keeping on task, are you a……..?
Or a……..?
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?
Student:
“Chillax – I’m doing enough to get by”
Parent:
“Are they working hard enough? Is there more I could do?”
Secrets to Success
Attendance
Class work
Homework
Punctuality
Uniform
Probationary Period
September/Oct
Mid point Tutor Calls – 24
th
-28th
Ends 5/10
Continuing IAG
6
th
Form Independent
Learning
Academy’s drive to improve attainment & encourage independent learning Additional designated timetabled
5 th lesson
for
Independent Learning
for each subject. This lesson for independent learning is distinct from the
Independent Study Period
/
Private Study
still on 6th form timetables.
Teachers will set 2 sections of work:
1. Homework which is collected in
and marked accordingly
2. Weekly Independent Learning
.
tasks for the ‘5 th Period’ which is checked and verified by the teacher but not necessarily
marked
Private Study Lessons
Choose to work in either the
6 th Form study area
or
Library
. It is in this lesson that students should complete their
Homework
(draft, correct & redraft)
Registers taken
Independent Subject Lesson ISL:
‘5
th
lesson’
Be prepared in advance!
Students registered in classroom by teacher Positive working atmosphere Individually / Pairs / Small groups Research / Extension work Teacher present supervises / checks your plan for the lesson / may be able to help/advise Internet – own laptop
Make additional notes from other library books Additional T/book tasks Convert notes or Case Studies into Mindmaps Research – Reading list / Internet Check out any available exam papers Continue Artwork / Practical project Revision by book or online
Independent Learning
Additional W/sheet tasks Take extra notes from the key textbook Research latest events from newspapers & Internet
Title Topic Sub Topics Details Key Words / Facts
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Quality of work
Start asap Plan answers Write in rough Leave a day or 2 Re read and improve Write up in neat Meet deadline
Quality of work
Depth / detail / breadth Case study facts Current events Structure Balance arguments Conclusions / opinions Applied the knowledge Use what you learnt in class!!
Communication:
In the first instance contact the 6 th Form administrator Mrs Jackson
Learning Gateway / VLE
Getting Started
On the VLE you can….
Staff can
Access SIMS… Stamps / behaviour / timetables Set hwk Set up discussions / blog Upload revision resources Upload lessons + w/sheets Write reports from home And more…..
Parent’s / Students can
Access reward & behaviour record Timetables View Homework Access learning resources & discussion boards e.g. new Boardworks package
Student Page
Learning Resources
Parents Page
My Children’s Dashboard
Check out Homework that has been set
Log on and access via the Bourne Academy Website
The Logon page
Academic Year For Yr 12 AS Level 2012-13 Coursework Exams Oct
Art single BTEC Assignment 1 deadline
AS Graphics Portfolio of Skills unit 1 deadline (6GR01) Nov Assessment Point 1
Art single BTEC Assignment 2 deadline A2 Graphics Designing deadline (6GR04) BTEC PE Unit 1 completion
Dec 6 th Form Reports go home
English AS c/work essay 1 unit 2 Art double BTEC Assignment 1 deadline Health and Social Care F912 Promoting Good Health & F915 Working in Early Years due AS Graphics Portfolio of Skills unit 2 deadline (6GR01)
Jan Assessment Point 2
Art AS Coursework deadline.
Media Studies Foundation Production deadline
AS Yr 12 Geography Unit 1 Sociology Unit 1 Psychology Unit 1 General Studies Unit 1 (Y12) Yr 12 Physics Module 2 Yr 12 Maths Core 1 Feb
Yr 12 BTEC ICT – Unit 43 Deadline 15th February 2013 A2 Graphics Product Manufacture deadline (6GR04) BTEC PE Unit 2 completion
Art AS Year 12 Exam Starts. (3 months of
lessons and homework to produce development work, followed by 5 hours in exam conditions to produce final piece).
Mar Apr
Yr 12 Biology F/work 3 rd -5th
Assessment Point 3
13 th -16 H&S th = Geography f/work
21st = Parent’s Evening
English AS c/work essay 2 unit 2 F911 Communication & F917 Complementary Therapies Completed A2 Graphics Product Testing & Evaluation deadline (6GR04) AS Graphics Portfolio of Skills unit 3 deadline (6GR01) Physics ISA assessment to be completed BTEC PE Unit 3 completion
May Jun
Yr 12 BTEC ICT – Unit 1 and 2 Deadline 21st June 2013
-History exam on Option B: British Political History in the 19 AS Ethics G572 th Physics Module 1 Century- Britain 1830-85, Representation and Reform -History exam on Russia in Revolution, 1881 1924: From Autocracy to Dictatorship D4 Stalin’s Russia, 1924-53 Media Studies G321 exam – TV drama / audiences and institutions General Studies Unit 2 (Y12) -H&S F910 Promoting Quality Care -H&S F918 Caring for Older People AS Philosophy of Religion G571 DT AS Graphics Exam (6GR02) 23/5/13 - AS Level Spanish Exam (SPAN1) – 2 Hour listening, reading & writing paper AS Level Spanish Exam (Span2) – Teacher conducted oral exam – Date TBC Geography Unit 2 & Unit 1 resits PE Unit 1 Exam Sociology Unit 2 & Unit 1 resits Psychology Unit 2 & Unit 1 resits DT A2 Graphics Exam (6GR03) English Lit Unit 1 exam Maths Core 2
Long Term Planning
Start to research appropriate Universities Consider UCAS statement/Job application
Get Involved……
Peer mentoring Work Experience Duke of Edinburgh Subject volunteers House roles Senior Prefects Head Boy/Girl + deputies Yr 13