Transcript Department Self Evaluation and Action Planning

The longer I live, the more I realise the impact of attitude on life.
Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important
than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than
failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It
is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or
break a company...a church....a home.
The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the
attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past...we
cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We
cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the
one string we have, and that is our attitude...I am convinced that life
is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.
And so it is with you...we are in charge of our attitudes.
September 2014
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Share key messages given to students
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Provide information which will help us to
work in partnership
• You are only one learning day older
but…………
• It is going to be tough
• You need to get organised
• You need to think ahead
• For progression what do you want
your reference to say?
Pupil
•Needs to be told what to do.
•Only do what they are told to do
•Teacher enforces work rate and behaviour.
•Motivation comes from others.
Student
•Independent
•Responsible
•Well motivated
•Well organised and prepared.
Top 10%
nationally on
progress from
GCSE to AS
level.
 Standards
 Responsibility
 Opportunity
………………………………for All
Hard work beats talent when
talent doesn’t work hard.
Fixed Mindset:
Cleverness is a fixed thing. You’re either clever or
you’re not.
Growth Mindset:
Cleverness can be developed. Everyone can get
smarter.
Neuroscience tells us that the brain is like a
muscle; exercise makes it grow and develop
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Look clever at any cost. Don’t get into
situations where you will not look smart.
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Don’t make mistakes. If you make mistakes
you must be inadequate
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Don’t work hard. Success should come
naturally, because you are smart. If you can’t
do something, don’t work at it; act as if you
could do it if you tried.
Learn at all costs. These students care very much
about doing well. Learning is more important than
grades which, ironically, leads to better grades
 Take on challenges. If offered a choice between a
difficult task they can learn from, and a task that will
make them look smart they take the task they can
learn from.
 Work hard. These students believe the harder you
work the better you will be.
 Confront weaknesses and correct them. Students
with this mindset are keen to tackle the things they
aren’t so good at, and get better at them.
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You can’t fall if you don’t
climb. There is no joy in living
your whole life on the ground.
Sometimes what we call
“failure”
is really just that necessary struggle
called learning.
Believe you can and
you’re halfway there
Bite off more than you
can chew and chew like
mad
 “Before you were born, your parents
weren’t as boring as they are now.
They got that way from paying your
bills, cleaning your clothes...”
 If you think your teacher is tough –
get a boss!
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152 Students in Year 13 July 2014
University
Apprenticeship
3% 2%
Employment
11%
84%
Travel/Other
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158 student questionnaires
 87% of students wished they had worked harder in
Year 12
 Students were asked to rate how much more difficult
AS studies were compared to their initial perception
(1 = same as perception 10 = Much harder than
perceived). The average number was 8.9
 67% of students wished they had been more
organised
 71% of students wished that they had used they had
used their study time more effectively.
Mr Winter
Mrs Medley
Head of Sixth Form Assistant Head of Sixth
Form
Mrs Rothon
Information and
Guidance Officer
Mrs Ogilvie
Student Manager
Mrs Little
Sixth Form Office
Mrs Fleming
Student Manager
Mrs Tait
Sixth Form Office
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AWI
Mr Winter
Phone: 01228 516051 ext 263
Email: [email protected]
TME
Mrs Medley
SOL
Mrs Ogilvie
[email protected]
MAS
Miss Ashton
MRY
Mrs Reay
CRO
Mrs Rowley
SQG
Mr Quigley
AHY
Mrs
Hemingway
EJY
Mrs Joyce
AFM
Mrs Fleming
DME
Mr Medley
SMA
Mrs McArdle
JSO
Ms Southwell
CHE
Mrs Heslop
SSI/DLU
Mrs Sims
Mr Lush
WPH
Mr Phillips
IBA
Mr Barker
DBS
Mrs Bishop
JGI
Mrs Giles
PWA
Mr Wannop
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Student timetables and examination timetables
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Newsletters, trip information, club timetable,
etc
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Important messages such as snow closures
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Information about parents evenings and other
important events.
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Warnings of student work deadlines
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The system can be used on any PC, laptop
and tablet or by using a free Smartphone app.
We sent an application form in July but if you
require another one please either phone us
on 516051 or e –mail at
[email protected] .
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Interim reports
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23rd October
4th December
29th January 2015
26th March
Parents Evening (11th December)
Mock Exams w/b beg 23rd Feb 2015
Tutor Evening (16th April)
AS Level Exams May & June 2015
Btec Deadlines – set by individual subjects
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08.25am Warning Bell
08.30am Period 1
09.30am end of Period 1
09.35 Period 2
10.35am Break
10.55am Period 3
11.55am end of Period 3
12.00 – 12.25pm 6th Form Tutor Time
12.25 – 13.05pm Lunch
13.10pm Period 4
14.10pm end of Period 4
14.15pm Period 5
15.15pm End of School
Enrichment/Twilight
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Contact the sixth form office before 9:00am
on the first day of absence and then on each
subsequent day of absence
01228 516051 ext 263
<90%
<85%
<80%
drop ½ grade per subject
drop 1 grade per subject
drop 2 grades per subject
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Stage 1
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Stage 2
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8 unauthorised absences
8 recorded late marks
5 Behaviour logs
1st Breach of Sixth Form conduct
16 unauthorised absences
16 recorded late marks
10 Behaviour logs
Failure to meet stage 2 targets
Stage 3
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24 unauthorised absences
24 recorded late marks
15 Behaviour logs
Serious Breach of Sixth Form conduct
Acceptable
Smart well maintained jeans
Trousers
Skirts of an appropriate length *
T-shirts/Shirts
Jumpers/cardigans/ sweaters
Smart footwear (trainers & canvas
shoes are OK but should be clean
Not acceptable
Ripped or worn jeans/ joggers
Short/ clingy skirts
Vest tops/tops with thin straps/low
cut tops
Sandals(in practical subjects)/flip
flops
Visible slogans
Extremely styled /unnaturally
coloured hair e.g. purple, green
Uncovered facial piercings
(excluding earrings)
Hats, except as outdoor wear
Leggings/jeggingsof any type.
Shorts of any kind
This means:
 Contributing to discussions and responding to
answers in class
 Ensuring that material learned in class is
reviewed at home or in non-contact time
 Persisting with work when it is difficult and
asking for help/clarification when needed
 Meeting homework and coursework deadlines
 Using non-contact time productively and
attending all supervised study sessions as
required
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Students cannot improve without being
challenged
They will all need to be prepared to work hard
on difficult work
Students will not be successful at A Level
unless they work consistently, regardless of
how well they achieved at GCSE
Changes allowed in the first two weeks – anyone
who still wants to change needs to see a student
manager tonight or 8.20am Thurs.
 Students are not allowed to drop courses
 Students must pass 3AS or equivalent subjects
to progress to Y13
 To continue a subject to continue to A2 students
must achieve at least a pass at AS
 All students continue with all subjects until
results day.
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Mentoring and coaching
Organisational skills
Note taking
Motivational coaching
UCAS/Personal statement
Careers & Opportunities to meet potential
employers
Students are expected to complete around 1
hour of private study per hour of taught
study
 Ensure they have a suitable workspace
 Monitor the amount of part time paid
employment work (no more than 8 hours) –
should not be during school hours
 Help with organisation/revision
 Maintain home/school contact
Subject
Art
Business BTEC
Biology
Business Studies
Chemistry
Computing
Sports Leaders
Economics
English Literature
English Language
Further Maths
French
German
Geography
History
Health and Social Double
Health and Social Single
IT BTEC
Board
AQA
Edexcel
AQA
AQA
AQA
OCR
AQA
OCR
AQA
AQA
AQA
AQA
AQA
Edexcel
OCR
OCR
OCR
Edexcel
Subject
Law
Maths
Board
AQA
AQA
Media Studies
Music
Childcare & Educ
Sport BTEC
Product Design
PE
Physics
Phil & Ethics
Photography
Psychology
Applied Science BTEC
Sociology
Spanish
Theatre Studies
Italian
AQA
Edexcel
CACHE
Edexcel
AQA
OCR
AQA
OCR
AQA
AQA
Edexcel
AQA
AQA
AQA
Edexcel
www.aqa.org.uk
www.ocr.org.uk
www.edexcel.org.uk
What to look out for!
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Specification
Exam papers
Mark schemes
Examiners reports
Dividers
We check these each term!
Students must use their organisers!
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Any questions please ask!