Thomas Rotherham College

Dr Richard Williams

Principal

Tony Dowling

VP Teaching and Learning

Karen Robinson

Student Services Administration Manager

Wendy Robson

Senior Student Support Manager

Elaine Shaw

Assistant Principal Curriculum &Professional Development

Andy Amery

Assistant Principal Curriculum & Quality

Cerise Walters

Careers and Employer Engagement Manager

Jill Valentine

Careers Adviser Thomas Rotherham College

   A look at the curriculum Pastoral support and guidance An opportunity to ask any individual questions Thomas Rotherham College

Understanding the Curriculum

All students will typically follow a programme consisting of three or four blocks E.g. Level 3 4 x AS/BTEC courses 3 x AS/BTEC courses + GCSE re-sit 3 x AS/BTEC courses Level 2 4 x GCSE/BTEC courses • • In addition … Tutorial sessions Principal’s Update and Social Development Seminars

Progression criteria

Pass in 2 AS/BTEC subjects (Level 3) Pass in 3 out of 4 GCSE/BTEC subjects Thomas Rotherham College

Classroom Time …

Most subjects are timetabled for

4.5 hours per week

Others have multiples of 4.5 hours e.g

BTEC and Further Maths = 9/13.5 hours Tutorial and the Principal’s Updates Seminars are a less frequent commitment.

Note: There are 2 subject support workshops available each week to the students (Tuesday / Thursday) Also Study Support is available to all learners through CLASS (Centre for Learning and Study Skills) Thomas Rotherham College

An example student timetable

DAY C1 9.00 – 10.30

C2 C3 MON BTEC Media F1 F2 F3 TUES WED THUR FRI A5 A6 A7 E5 E6 E7 AS History B7 B8 B9

Br

10.45 – 11.45

B1 B2 11.50 – 12.50

A1 A2

L

D1 1.35 – 3.05

D2 D3 AS English Lit E1 3.10 – 4.10

E2 AS History

Br

A3 C6 A4 C7 D4 D5 AS English Lit B3 B4

L

E3 F4 E4 AS History F5 C4 C5

Subject Workshops

BTEC Media F6 F7

Br

BTEC Media D6 D7 C8 PUSDS C9

L

Representative sport : Netball

Br

AS English Lit BTEC Media

L Subject Workshops

A8 A9 B5 B6 F8 F9 E8 E9 D8 D9

Br

Tutorial AS History

L

AS English Lit

Promoting ‘independent learning’

Crucial to success at this level of study … and preparation for Higher Education and a career Should be done both inside and outside college –

suggested commitment is 4.5 hours per subject studied per week

Successful students make effective use of their ‘freed’ periods Thomas Rotherham College

“MOODLE” … our on-line Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)

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Monitoring performance

• We regularly monitor the performance of your son/daughter using a range of measures including: • • • • • • Attendance data Performance in class (e.g. contribution to the lesson) Folder organisation and presentation Homework assessment Progress tests Ability to work well independently and with others • Where concerns arise we will speak with your son/daughter in the first instance and put support measures in place. Thomas Rotherham College

Moving forward

Your son/daughter will have regular meetings with his/her tutor/subject teacher during which they will work together to set targets to promote achievement and progression.

Your son/daughter will store these targets both electronically and in their TRC Folder to allow for personal review.

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Sharing progress with parents

• • • Progress reports to parents are made twice a year (20 th November 2014 and 19 th February 2015) For each subject the report will include a statistically predicted grade and your son/daughter’s average performance grade to date First parents’ evenings take place on Thursday 27 th November + Tuesday 2 nd December … followed by a second on Thursday 26 th February + Tuesday 3 rd March Thomas Rotherham College

External Examinations

External examination sittings are held in May/June; however trial exams will be held in the week commencing 19/1/15. The purpose of the trial exams is to prepare students for the summer exam and to provide an indication of progress against their targets.

Following the trial exams period key areas for improvement will be discussed with students and guidance offered.

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Examination Results

Examined module results are given as numeric scores Scores are totalled to give an overall score.

Overall score is used to determine the grade awarded. AS grade is an important foundation for final A level grade AS grade is used as the basis for University applications Thomas Rotherham College

Looking ahead … Starting A2

A2 classes start before the end of the first academic year.

Monday 8 th June – Friday 19 th June 2015

This is the start of the student’s A2 year. Attendance is crucial. Students failing to attend during this period will not be allowed to progress onto the A2 part of the course Many courses also start the substantial A2 coursework in this period to give students the opportunity to do research over the summer break.

College teaching year ends for students Friday 19

th June 2015

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EFFORT / COMMITMENT LEARNING ENVIRONMENT SUCCESS SUPPORT

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Next steps ……

The majority of our students go on to university, including Oxford and Cambridge In the last 8 years 41 TRC students have received offers from either Oxford or Cambridge Thomas Rotherham College

Next steps ……

20% go to one of the Russell Group universities, including Oxford and Cambridge.

Others progress to Advanced Apprenticeships or employment 400 different work placements last year including in South Africa Thomas Rotherham College

Next steps . . .

Kaplan Scholarship Winner – Chloe Lunn

Thomas Rotherham Student wins £15,000

Chloe Lunn won the Kaplan Scholarship which provides her with £15,000 worth of accountancy training to enable her to become a fully qualified accountant. Thomas Rotherham College

Next steps…..

Howells Prize Winners

Howells Solicitors sponsor an essay-writing competition for Law students Thomas Rotherham College

Careers support available

Who are we?

Cerise Walters – Manager for Careers and Employer Engagement Jill Valentine – Careers Adviser Kevin Lennox – Careers Adviser Thomas Rotherham College

What services do we provide? (HE and FE support) 1-2-1 careers information, advice and guidance Help with University applications Specific help for students applying for Medicine, Dentistry, Vet Science, Allied Health and teaching degrees Careers Blog E-guidance [email protected]

Compact and Widening Participation Schemes Thomas Rotherham College

What services do we provide? ( Work and Apprenticeship related support ) 1-2-1 careers information, advice and guidance Help with job and apprenticeship applications • • • Help with job hunting including: CVs interview techniques where to look for employment Careers Blog E-guidance [email protected]

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Thank you for taking the time to come along this evening Staff are now available to answer individual questions: Curriculum Lecture Theatre Financial support M134 Pastoral and Careers Support M137 Have a safe journey home

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