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Year 12 Parents’ Information Evening Welcome Please take a seat The presentation will start shortly
• New staff – Philip Berry, Head of English – Paul Schofield, Head of Geography – Connie Bennett, Head of Psychology – Megan Cottam, Head of French – Sarah Blaine, Deputy Director of Music – Charlotte Barrett, teacher of chemistry – Harry Drummond, teacher of English – Billy Keates, teacher of geography • Welcome back – Emily King, part-time PE – Fiona Lewis, returns as Head of RS – Susannah Hughes, part-time English – Tracey MacLean, returns as Head of Technology
Summer Works
1. New website 2. Chapel roof + several others 3. Band Room refurbished (with clock) 4. Two China classrooms 5. Science, new wireless ICT classroom 6. Gravesend prep room refurbished (new RS base) 7. Plasma screens: Gravesend, Training Room, Kensington classrooms, Business Studies, Balmoral Prep, Chapel House and new China classrooms.
8. Dining Hall refurbished (plus new service and menu) 9. Sports Pavilion (on track for autumn half-term break) Plus 3 new GCSEs – photography, ICT and Computing
Dining Hall
Sports Pavilion
2012/13 Results
100 90 80 70 60 50 40 10 0 30 20 38 87 91 2009 47 91
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Y ear 11 gaining 5+ A*-C GCSE Grades GCSE Results 96 90 89 2010 % A*-A 42 2011 5+A*-C (inc. EM) 43 93 97 5+A*-C 2012 42 86 97 2013
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Year 13 A Level Grades 100 90 90 80 82 80 88 70 30 20 50 40 70 66 64 60 2007 29 62 61 2008 % A*-B 31 58 62 31 57 35 % A*-C 2009 2010 % Entries in 'facilitating' A Levels 75 90 63 2011 39 79 92 62 2012 of which, % Maths & Sciences 39 84 60 64 2013 44
A level Results Student 1 Student 2 Student 3 Student 4 Student 5 Student 6 Student 7 Student 8 Student 9 Student 10 Student 11 Subject 1 Subject 2 Subject 3 Subject 4 Subject 5 A* A* A A* A* A* A* A A A A A A A B A* A* A* A* A* A A A A A A A A A B A A A A B B B B Student 12 Student 13 Student 14 Student 15 Student 16 Student 17 Student 18 A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B B B A B B B ¼ of entries achieved 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.
Tonight’s Aims For you to leave with a better understanding of: • 2012/13 results • Key Stage 5 Ethos • Target Grades • Student Support, Care & Guidance • Assessment, Recording & Reporting (ARR)
The Key Stage 5 Ethos Achievement Work Ethic Securing the future Balance
Student Support, Care & Guidance School Helping students’ realise their potential Learning Student Home
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The fundamental learning process at Gordon’s
Clear, specific targets related to students’ work
What are my next steps?
What level am I working at?
‘Position’ Statement
How do I know?
Assessment events
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AS level Target Grades
School A B AS Level Grades C D
Year 12 Target Grades
Represents top 10% student performance Represents ‘average’ student performance D C B A Average GCSE Grades A*
School Student 1 2 3 4
Effort Grades 1 - 4 Average Effort Grade
AS Results 2012 GCSE Pts 5.4
5.7
7.2
7.3
AS Target Grades B/C
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B/C A/B
2.3
1
A/B
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AS Grades BBBD DEUU AAAB ABCD GCSE Pts A* = 8, A = 7, B = 6, C = 5
School • High quality teaching and learning - Lesson observations, student voice, data analysis • Regular ‘next steps’ advice in lessons Tri weekly feedback & half termly ‘Key Assessments’ • Department reviews - Triennial • Work sampling Students’ books/ folders audited
School • Prep Weekly ‘mini audits’. Prep Timetable ‘on trial’ for 1 week
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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 Each half term there is a progress report sent home including: • Target Grade • Working Grade • Effort Grade • Next Steps advice *
Reporting
Target Grade Working Grade Effort Grade A statistically generated AS grade that is personal to each student and subject.
The AS grade that a student is currently working at.
The grade that reflects how hard a student is working. It is not a reflection of academic ability or performance.
School • Curriculum - New school day this year - More teaching time in almost all subjects - 5 lessons per subject per week - Less duties for teachers • Examinations - Linear (taken at the end of Year 12) - Includes Controlled Assessments through KS5
Student • There is no ‘magic dust’ at Gordon’s • Those students who achieve great grades: - work very hard - have 100% attendance do the ‘simple things well’ - prioritise their studies & make sacrifices see Sixth Form as their ‘full time job’ - spend the right amount of time on prep.
- are resilient
Home • Think of Year 12 as ‘Year 11 who have had a 10 week holiday’ • Check books/ folders for quality of work/marking & organisation • Regularly discuss school and specific subjects. • Ensure students prioritise prep & get into good study habits • Reward/ sanction consistently and regularly (accountability) • Think ahead to career aspirations including University and/ or employment . www.ucas.co.uk