Sept-Oct 2011

An introduction to Sir James Smith’s Community School

Enjoy and Achieve

Jon Lawrence, Headteacher Mark Chapman, Director of Teaching & Learning

In keeping with our commitment to the environment we are not providing paper copies of this power-point

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What do we stand for?

Sir James Smith’s Community School has two clear aims:

to provide opportunities for all pupils to enjoy learning and to achieve (hence ‘Enjoy and Achieve’) to promote spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and prepare all pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life.

A copy of the 2011-2012 prospectus will be distributed via primary school 2

GCSE 2011 CORE Eng Lit 1 13.5

2 59.6

3 97.8

4 5 Eng Lan 5 A*-C% 61.9

A*-G% 98.3

Can 118 Can % 0.8

89 1.1

Maths Sci Core Sci Add 9.2

10.9

12.4

48.7

64.2

63.9

96.6

100 100 119 120 97 0.8

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1 6 A*-C Target 54 74 46 46 46 Options Art Biology Chemistry Child Dev Dance Drama DT Film Stud French German Geog Hist Ethics Music PE Physics 30.3

41.7

37.5

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100 91.7

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100 100 100 43 24 24 11 7 29 13 24 14 29 52 64 118 19 21 24 2.3

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66 72 72 50 57 63 46 52 57 41 51 54 51 62 60 72 3

High fliers: A*/A grades

5 or more A*/A grades Joe H, Megan S… 12 Rosie C, Amy T…11 Rachael K, Rachael N, Tara L… 10

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Robert Brake… 8 Emma Griffiths… 7 Tash Langthorne… 6 Josie Richardson… 5 4 A*/A grades Corey A, Alfie B, Laura S, Kelly P, Lizzie W 3 A*/A grades Olivia H, Isabelle M, William P 2 A*/A grades Artemis A, Sarah L, Oliver R, Tom M, Connor M 11 students with 1 A*/A

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School is about educating the whole person

Opening minds and broadening horizons Gaining knowledge of things and the world Helping young people grow emotionally, socially, and intellectually as well as physically Lighting fires of interest and helping them burn brightly Learning and improving skills Getting on with other people, learning how to work together Appreciating the value of differences between people Exploring the values by which most of us would like to live… 5

SJS are about values for life

Loyalty Trust Empathy Respect Honesty Confidence Resilience Hard work Truth Justice Equality Freedom Human rights Democracy Collective effort for the common ‘good’ Schools are about social justice, giving all children a good start.

School as a moral compass helping direct students 6

School and home working together Engagement and partnership: the ‘triangle of success’ (based on the principle that every child matters and every parent should be involved) School Outcome of effective triangulation: Improved communication Greater engagement Sustainable improvement Children do better Parent Student 7

Proportion of student success attributable to parental involvement

80% 20% down to schools Yet 72% of parents said they wanted more involvement in their child’s education 8

How to support teachers, school and education Insist on good attendance and punctuality Make sure conditions are optimal for homework Always support the school with uniform, never let your child dictate to you –

the majority do not wear trainers!

Encourage participation in extra-curricular activities Never denigrate teachers –

it undermines their confidence

Avoid placing your own educational experience before that of the child’s –

“I was never good at maths either”

Create/encourage academic settings e.g. age appropriate books, newspapers, knowledge rich TV programmes –

knowing things is important

Take every opportunity to point out the importance of school, qualifications and education generally 9

The other reason why education matters

Jobs, qualifications and earnings !

Degree or equivalent ….£1,819,792 108% A levels………………….£1,233,024 41% 5 ‘good’ GCSEs ………£1,022,112 17% Low grade GCSEs …£978,848 12% No qualifications………….£873,392 0 And if you don’t think qualifications matter go to YouTube:

Shift Happens

…because the rest of the world does.

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School Leadership Team 2011-12 Director of Curriculum Kristien Carrington Kathy Pearcey Deputy Michele Bacchus SBM Senior Team Jon Lawrence Bob Pearcey Mark Chapman Cate Halford Rachael Russell Deme Leaders/Directors of T&L 11

Directors of Teaching & Learning (DTL) Resp: Attainment, progress, safeguarding & welfare How well is my child doing? Is s/he working hard enough? Is s/he happy and safe?

Mr Chapman Chydeme Mrs Russell Poldeme Mrs Halford Landeme Mr Pearcey Tredeme

What Ofsted said March 2011

SLT provides strong direction for improvement Clear focus on raising students’ attainment Monitoring of T&L is robust 67% T&L is ‘Good’ or better and 35% ‘Outstanding’ Effective additional support for underperformance Students are keen to learn and provided with good quality feedback “Your children are delightful” “Behaviour is excellent” “Classroom routines good” 13

Schools have changed since you were 11 16…but some things haven’t

Writing – clearly, accurately and audience Reading – with understanding, for pleasure, for knowledge Hard work – without which progress will be hindered Good behaviour – behaviour for learning Taking risks and not fearing failure – they will not always get it right Resilience – bounce back 14

The Education Journey

PHASE 1. Primary 3-11 (EYFS + KS1 + KS2) PHASE 2. Secondary 11-16 (KS3 + KS4) leave with 5 good GCSEs PHASE 3. Post 16/Tertiary 16-18 (age18) All children have to stay in education/training until 18 PHASE 4. Education, Emp, Training 15

What does the DfE mean by 5 good GCSEs?

CSE 1 2 3 4 5 O Level A B C D E GCSE A* A B C D E F G Level Level 2 Level 1 Currently more than 80% jobs require 5 ‘good’ GCSEs as the minimum entry requirement

To succeed at secondary school:

Good attendance is vital = 95% or above Parental support behaviour, uniform and h’work Reading - literacy is vital to success, children – including teenagers - that read for pleasure have higher educational outcomes Parents being seen and heard by their children to support school and teachers Parents being ambitious for their children Participating in things such as sport, drama, music 17

Typical student progression

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GCSEs in 5 ‘good’ GCSEs including grade ‘C’ or above in English and mathematics (L2) Start 4 or 5 A/S Levels at 6 th College Form or Finish Post 16 with 3 or 4 A2 levels (L3) University first degree e.g. BSc (L6): Post graduate course eg M.A. (L7) 18

What about those children who are going to struggle to get grade ‘C’s?

Children develop at different rates The ‘old system’ didn’t care that much Schools are better at helping all children Education and training now compulsory up to 18, there is more time There are now different courses, qualifications and pathways to cater for later learners 19

Owen’s story

‘You might not be academic at school but you can still get where you want to be’

Owen always wanted to work with animals but he left school with fewer GCSEs than he needed. (L1) He started a BTec in Animal Care (L2) ; moved on to a National Diploma in Animal Management (L3)… Then a Foundation Degree in Zoological Conservation (L5), which was awarded by the University of Plymouth.

Owen now has his dream job – as a zoo keeper at Newquay Zoo .

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National Qualifications Framework

The Education Ladder

L8: Doctorate L7: Masters Degree L6: Degree L5: HND/Foundation Degrees/ Dip of HE L4: Cert of H.E./ L4Cert L3: A Levels/L3 NVQ Bakery/L3 Cert/Nat Dipl L2: L2 Beauty/L2 NVQ Bakery/GCSEs A*-C L1: L1NVQ Bakery/GCSEs D-G Entry Level …because there are so many different qualification other than just GCSE and A Level 21

After Sir Jim’s: student destinations

Bodmin College 11-18 (23%) Budehaven School 11-18 (2%) Cornwall College 16+ (32%) Launceston College 11-18 (0%) Truro College 16+ (32%) Wadebridge School 11-18 (2%) Other places (9%)

And then onto Uni, training, employment…

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KS3 Curriculum: time allocation 2011-2012 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Subject English Maths Science Art Drama Fr or Ger Games Geography History ICT Music R.E.

Technology Yr 7 3 3 3 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 Yr 8 3 3 3 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 Yr 9 3 3 3 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 %KS 12 12 12 36 4 4 12 4 4 8 8 8 8 4 64 TOTALS 25 25 25 100 Citizenship and other non-subject elements delivered through special event days and tutorial programme

KS4 Curriculum: time allocation 2011-2012 Subject English Maths Sci Mor & Ethics Games ICT Yr10 3 3 5 1 2 1 Yr 11 3 3 4 2 2 1 %p.a.

12 12 18 6 8 4 GCSE Core 3days 15 15 60 Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 4 or Voc P'way Opt 2 days Total hrs 2 3 2 3 10 10 25 3 2 3 2 10 10 25 10 10 10 10 Equiv 40 ?

100% 10.5

1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 7 It is possible to attain up to 13 GCSE grades.

Practical Learning Pathway

Agriculture NVQ L1* Animal care NVQ L1* Horticulture NVQ L1 Conservation NVQ L1 Horse Care NVQ L1/2 Animal Care BTEC L2 M. Vehicle ABC L1* Public Ser BTEC L1* Sports Studies L1 Construction NVQ L1* Salon Ser VRQ L1 H&B L1/ L2* Practical courses are offered by the school but use College facilities & lecturers 25

Opportunities outside of timetabled lessons Sports Art Club Ty Clubs Dance Drama productions DoE Award Scheme Geography Workshops Film Club Gardening Club Careers research IT Club Maths workshops Successmaker Science Club Music Bands/Ensembles Study Support And others… Fact: Children who have hobbies, join clubs, participate in extra-curricular activities do better at school and are more successful in life.

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Participating pays!

95 per cent of 105 company heads surveyed by Mori had a leadership role during their schooldays seems to say something.

44%

were school prefects,

9%

were head boy or head girl

22%

were captain of a school team,

69%

played sport for a school team

34%

were Boy Scouts,

42%

were Girl Guides

16%

were in the school choir,

11%

in the school orchestra

32%

per cent of today’s leaders left education with a degree or equivalent qualification

7%

left school with no academic qualifications. Alan Sugars and Richard Bransons are very rare!

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Listening to students

SJS is keen to involve students in the life of the school by creating opportunities for all pupils to be involved in discussion and decision making about their school experience

Student Councils (Tutor, Deme, School) Student questionnaires/focus groups/PASS Prefects Prefect Leadership Team Link Governors – working lunch scheme Evaluation by subject staff Student Associate Governors 28

Safeguarding: keeping children safe

Staff CRB checked/SCR Safer Recruitment training Code of Conduct for students and staff Duty Teams Prefects Out of bounds In school = on-site rule On-call+ every lesson CCTV good coverage inside and outside Subject base rooms around the school 29

Supporting behaviour for learning

Positive Behaviour Policy + SEAL Student Support Centre Intervention programmes: literacy, numeracy, beh,soc,anger management, conflict resolution On-call Time Out Advisors: EBD,EWO, Ed Psych, Connexions PA Behaviour for Learning Partnership Fixed term and permanent exclusions Working closely with Parent(s)/Carers 30

What do we do about bullying?

FACEBOOK Ask students about it. (Nov LA anti-bullying campaign) School, bus, to/from school, evening/weekend Take it seriously: all reports will be followed up Anti-bullying policy: reviewed every year Anti-bullying figures reviewed by governors Peer mentoring: training students to help ABC ‘experts’ Anti-bullying work in curriculum & assembly: reinforcement Early intervention EI: contact the school sooner Involve parents/other experts/police: work together Exclude: where perpetrators continue Year 8 Girls > then girls > boys 31

Stretching and challenging

Our challenge is to ensure sustained pressure to improve for all children not just the able ones ‘7’ Clevers: There are many ways to be clever Find out from primary partners/parents Identify gifted and talented, make sure staff know. Register with YGT.

Individual Education Plan (IEP) Extension and alternative activities in lessons Setting especially in mathematics.

G&T ‘club’ Visits to Kilve Court and other G&T events Combination mix at options – subjects recognised by Russell Group Aim Higher programme University visits (Oxford), link with University Falmouth/Plymouth 32

Invitation to…

Year 5 and 6 Parents’ Open Evening @ SJS

4 th October From 5.00 – 6.30

Please come along and have a look around the school and talk to staff and students Primary colleagues welcome as well!

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Thank you for listening.

Any questions?

A copy of this power-point will be placed on SJS website

www.direct.gov.uk/kids-moving Interactive comic depicting children’s first day experiences 34