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Year 10 Parents’ Information Evening
Welcome
Please take a seat
The presentation will start shortly
• New staff
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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
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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
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New website
Chapel roof + several others
Band Room refurbished (with clock)
Two China classrooms
Science, new wireless ICT classroom
Gravesend prep room refurbished (new RS base)
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
Gordon's School
Year 11 gaining 5+ A*-C GCSE Grades
GCSE Results
100
97
96
91
90
97
93
91
89
87
90
86
80
% Grades A* - C
70
60
50
47
43
42
40
42
38
30
20
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0
2009
2010
2011
% A*-A
5+A*-C (inc. EM)
2012
5+A*-C
2013
Gordon's School
Year 13 A Level Grades
100
90
88
90
92
90
84
82
80
80
79
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70
70
66
Percentage
64
64
62
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50
44
39
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31
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29
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20
2007
2008
% A*-B
2009
% A*-C
2010
% Entries in 'facilitating' A Levels
2011
2012
of which, % Maths & Sciences
2013
A level Results
Subject 1 Subject 2 Subject 3 Subject 4 Subject 5
Student 1
A*
A*
A
Student 2
A*
A*
A
Student 3
A*
A
A
Student 4
A*
A
A
Student 5
A*
A
A
Student 6
A*
A
A
Student 7
A*
A
B
Student 8
A*
A
B
B
Student 9
A*
A
B
B
Student 10
A
A
A
Student 11
A
A
A
Student 12
A
A
A
Student 13
A
A
B
Student 14
A
A
B
Student 15
A
A
B
Student 16
A
A
B
Student 17
A
A
B
Student 18
A
A
B
A
B
A
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:
• Careers
• Key Stage 4 Ethos
• Student Support, Care & Guidance
• Assessment, Recording & Reporting (ARR)
• Rewards & Recognition
Why do we need to think about careers in Year 10?
Most students do
not know what they
want to do when
they grow up
Students who know
what they want to
do are more
motivated
We want students
to get their dream
job
Because next year
students choose
their post-16
options
What careers advice will my child receive in Year 10?
1. Careers research
2. Preparing for work experience
3. Applying for placements
4. Writing cover letters and CVs
5. Creating a positive online image
6. Post 16 options
7. Challenging attitudes in the workplace
8. Interview preparation
9. Targets for work experience
10. Careers advice
11. Careers events
12. Work experience
What careers advice will my child receive in future
years?
• Y11 – 1:1 careers advice, making post-16 choices, developing
CV’s and careers action plans
• Y12 – Work Experience, developing a personal brand,
exploring post-18 options, careers speed dating
• Y13 – Making post-18 choices, CV writing, personal statements
and cover letters and finance
What can I do as a parent/guardian?
• Register for U-Explore: www.u-explore.com
• Talk together about careers
Key Stage 4
Student Support, Care and Guidance
The Key Stage 4 Ethos
Achievement
Work Ethic
Securing the future
Balance
Student Support,
Care & Guidance
Helping students’
realise their
potential
Student
School
Learning
Home
School
The fundamental learning process at Gordon’s
Clear, specific targets
related to students’ work
‘Position’
Statement
What level
am I
working at?
What are my
next steps?
How do
I know?
Assessment
events
School
GCSE Target Grades
School
Key Stage 4 GCSE Target Grades
A
Represents top
10% student
performance
Represents
‘average’
student
performance
B
GCSE
Grades
C
D
4C
4B
4A
5C
5B
End of Key Stage 2 Level
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
School
School
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 No working grade in first half term
• Working Grade
• Effort Grade
• Key Competency information
In the final half term there is full report including
narrative from Form Tutor and Head of House
Reporting
Target
Grade
Working
Grade
Effort
Grade
A statistically generated GCSE grade that
is personal to each student and subject.
The GCSE 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
- Less duties for teachers
- Same prep timetable
• Examinations
- Linear (taken at the end of Year 11)
- Include Controlled Assessments through KS4
School
• Intervention
- Initially with subject teacher/ HoD
- If no improvements then Head of House
• Study Skills (Miss Pierce)
- Creating Independent learners
- Details on the School web site
• Aspiration & Challenge (Miss Balla)
- Developing talent
- Building on the previous ‘Gifted & Talented’
Student
Key Competencies
Behaviour
Organisation
Courtesy
Appearance
Prep
Attitude to Learning
Presentation of Work
Contribution
Group Work
Focus
INDEPENDENT LEARNING & CONSISTENCY
Student
• There
is no ‘magic dust’ at Gordon’s
• Those students who achieve great grades:
- work very hard
- prioritise their studies
- make sacrifices
- usually stay for prep.
- spend the right amount of time on prep.
- are resilient
Home
• Encourage students to give the new timetable a chance.
• Check exercise books for quality of work and marking.
• Regularly discuss school and specific subjects.
• Ensure students spend 45 minutes/subject/night on prep.*
• Reward/ sanction consistently and regularly (accountability)
• Think ahead to GCSES/ career aspirations including
University and/ or employment. www.ucas.co.uk
• Parents’ Evening
- Wed. 30th April 6pm
• Year 10 Examinations
- w/b Tuesday 4th March, 2013
Rewards and Recognition
Thank you for listening
Questions?