Transcript Slide 1

Through Key Stage 4
Years 10 & 11
Research has highlighted there’s a direct link
between parental involvement and
children’s performance in school. One
survey, commissioned by Becta , of 1,000
children and 1,000 parents of children came
to the following conclusion:
“Researchers have found a consistent link
between increasing parental engagement in
a students’ learning and improved
attendance, behaviour and achievement –
the parent/carer’s influence on a child’s
learning is more important than the
schools.”
 Support
the school in supporting your child
 Discuss progress with them
 Encourage them to get grade 1’s (outstanding) for
their Effort, Homework & Attitude
 Take decisive action when 3, 4 or 5 grades regularly
crop up.
 Come to Parents’ Consultation evenings & Progress
Review Days
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Monitor homework
Help them to set & achieve targets for
improvement
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Sign your child’s planner on a weekly
basis
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Ensure your son or daughter prepares
fully for the main examination periods
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Ensure the best possible attendance for
your son or daughter
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Academic Progress Review Days
November 26th
April 15th
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Monitoring
November 19th
April 1st
July 1st
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Parents’ Consultation Evening
February 15th
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Academic Progress Review Days
November
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Monitoring
November
March
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Trial Examination Results
January
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Parents’ Consultation Evening
February
 Controlled
assessment replaced coursework
in GCSE subjects from September 2009.
 Controlled assessment is an integral and
important part of the GCSE courses
 Controlled assessment makes up a proportion
of the students final grade at the end of the
course.
 Controlled assessment is defined as work
assigned to and completed by a student
during a course of study.
 It is designed to measure skills that are not
effectively assessed by external assessment.
 Band
A–
7 periods Maths
7 periods English
1 period ICT (2 in year 11)
4 optional GCSEs or BTEC & 2 GCSEs
 Band
B–
8 periods of Maths
8 periods English
4 periods ICT
3 optional GCSEs or BTEC & 1 GCSE
Targeting underachievement
Liaison with parents/carers
Interpreting information
Highlighting specific students
Tracking underachieving students
Year Office to overview progress of
individual students.
Identifying students for each
Tutor to monitor.
Use of outside agencies where
necessary.
Monitoring attendance
Academic monitoring
Direct 1 to 1 student support both
academic and organisational
Convening meetings with Parent and
carers
Linking Student, subject , parents and carers
•Modular and can re-take units
•Take one Literature exam in June year 10 and the
second in Year 11
• One Language exam in year 11. Take twice if
needed
• GCSE controlled assessments after Christmas
Three units
Understanding
non fiction
texts
Speaking and
Listening
Understanding
spoken and
written texts
and creative
writing
Three units
Exploring
Modern Texts
Poetry Across
Time
Shakespeare
and the
Literary
Heritage
•Coursework not going home, where students could
receive extra help. All written in school in controlled
conditions.
•Fairer system that encourages individual ideas.
•Modular units can be taken early and re-taken.
More in line with Maths and Science.
•Encourage your child to read and take them to the
theatre.
•We will study ‘Of Mice and Men’, ‘An Inspector Calls’
and ‘Romeo and Juliet’ over the three years, and a
variety of poetry.
•Use Kerboodle and moodle and www.aqa.org.uk
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Progression
post-16
GCSE Biology
Triple
Science
GCSE Chemistry
A-Levels
in any
Science
GCSE Physics
GCSE Additional
Science
GCSE Core
Science
GCSE Additional
Applied Science
Equivalent to 2 x
GCSEs
Pass = 2 x C
Merit = 2 x B
Distinction = 2 x A
BTEC Applied Science
A-Level
in
Applied
science
Vocational
courses /
employment /
BTEC Lvl3
 20th
May – P4,P5,P6 exam (17%)
 17th June – C4,C5,C6 exam (17%)
 23rd June – B4,B5,B6 exam (17%)
 13th
Dec – physics coursework deadline (33%)
 14th Feb – biology coursework deadline (33%)
 11th April – chemistry coursework deadline (33%)
 17th
January – B2, C2, P2 exam (17%)
 25th May – Ideas in Context Exam (17%)
 15th June – B3, C3, P3 exam (17%)
 Coursework
is worth 33%
 Y9 exam was worth 17%
 Every
Lesson ! – Attendance is the key
 Portfolio-based assessment
 Students will be given feedback on
achievement and chance to improve work to
meet the criteria
 NO EXAMS
GCSE and beyond
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New GCSE has been extended to include
mathematics on a functional level
 Functional mathematics relates to how
maths applies and relates to the real world
 Students will now be partly examined in this
way
 It is crucial your son/daughter reflect on the
relevance of maths to everyday life
GCSE Mathematics
 GCSE Statistics (includes a controlled
assessment)
 Additional Maths
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A Free Standing Maths Qualification
Worth valuable UCAS points
Sits between GCSE and AS Level
Unit 2 will be examined in Nov 2010 (Worth 33%)
 Unit 1 and GCSE Statistics will be examined in
June 2011 (Worth 27%)
 Unit 3 and Additional Maths will be examined in
June 2012 (Worth 40%)
 All examined with the AQA exam board
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 GCSE
Mathematics
 GCSE Statistics (includes a controlled
assessment)
 Unit 2 will be examined in Nov 2010 (Worth
33%)
 Unit 1 and GCSE Statistics will be examined
in June 2011 (Worth 27%)
 Unit 3 will be examined in June 2012 (Worth
40%)
 All examined with the AQA exam board
GCSE Mathematics
 We can give time and support to ensure that
your son/daughter gets the best grade they
possibly can
 An extra lesson a fortnight is dedicated to
focusing on Functional Maths skills
 Unit 1 will be examined in Nov 2010 (Worth 30%)
 Unit 2 will be examined in June 2011 (Worth
30%)
 Unit 3 will be examined in June 2012 (Worth
40%)
 All examined with the Edexcel exam board
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 Encourage
and help them to see the
relevance of maths in everyday life and the
‘real world’
 Use a variety of websites and resources to
support their learning
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www.mymaths.co.uk
www.samlearning.com
Kerboodle
BBC bitesize
The Edexcel and AQA exam board websites
Core ICT
Option ICT
100% Coursework
1- 2 GCSE Equivalent Qualification
Most will obtains 2 GCSEs
Minimum of 2 - 4 Units need completing
100% Coursework
3 - 4 GCSE Equivalent Qualification
Most will obtain 4 GCSEs
Minimum of 6 Units need completing
Core ICT
Option ICT
4 Units
7/8 Units
= 2 GCSEs
= 4 GCSEs
Shelley College Website
Twitter
Shelley College Parental Gateway
Parent Mail
Buy4School
Revision Website
 Information
about the College, notices and
updates
http://www.shelleycolle
ge.org
Shelley College Twitter
 Short
Updates, reminders and
information about the College
http://twitter.com/shelleycollege
@shelleycollege
Parental Gateway
 Specific
Information about your children
available to you in real time via a secure
online website:
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Attendance (am & pm)
Attainment
Monitoring
Behaviour
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shortly receive a user ID and password to access
the site.
Visit www.shelleycollege.org and click on
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here.
Click Private
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and only you, have
access to it
Type username and
Click here to change
passwords and click
your password
Log On.
What is in the Parental Gateway?
Please be careful
here.
You can control the
Click Private
dates you can see
Computer if you,
here
and only you, have
access to it
 Emails
and/or SMS Information sent directly
to you.
 Replacing postal and printed communications
Have YOU registered?
Forms available tonight
http://www.buy4schools.co.uk/
 Anyone
can register as an individual
 Link yourself to Shelley College
 Go
through the Buy4School Gateway to buy
online from the same companies you buy from
now
 Also some High Street Shops
 YOU
get money back on each purchase
 School gets money from each purchase
Revision Websites
 www.samlearning.com
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Shelley College pays a subscription for this site
Individual UserID and Passwords
Research shows 10 Hours = ½ a grade
Revision Websites
 www.bbc.co.uk/schools/bitesize
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No subscription for this site
No Individual UserID and Passwords
Revision Websites
 http://getrevising.co.uk/
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Students individually Subscribe
Planning Homework and Revision Timetables
Ideas for revising effectively
How else can we support you and
help you support your children’s
learning?
We look forward to working with you
to achieve the best for your child