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Year 6 Induction Evening Tuesday 16 th July 2019

1.Great teaching 2.A culture of positive behaviour 3.Aspiration for all 4.Community

Great teaching An engaging and broad curriculum  Students working harder than  the teacher. Subject specialists 

The curriculum Maths English Science Spanish Art PE History Geography Performing Arts Computing (in Years 8 and 9)

A culture of positive behaviour  High expectations  Clear routines - line ups, corridors, lessons  Mutual respect between staff and students  Celebration of success  Clear sanctions in place

Aspiration for all High ambition for ALL of our  students Two hour career workshop for  all students, every year Outside speakers  Visits to universities, theatre,  work places

Pathways Nine teaching groups based on prior attainment: 7 Moore 7 Jamu 7 Kangethe 7 Gull 7 Todd 7 Leonard 7 Carey 7 Zamir 7 Hart

Assessment Three Tracking Assessments each year: 1. November 2. End of Easter term 3. End of summer term (end of year exam) The assessments are monitoring progress and are not high stakes tests.

Reporting to parents  Parents will be sent a report after each Tracking Assessment  The report will not contain grades or target grades  The report will contain written targets for improvement in each subject  For example: Maths : “Omari needs to revise how to find the ares of a triangle” • Spanish: “Mary needs to revise her irregular verbs” •

Homework  Homework is set in every subject every week  All homework is set on Show My Homework – please check this regularly  There are a number of different types of homework which will be set every week

Extended Curriculum After School clubs 3-4pm every day: Sports clubs: Boys’ and girls’ football, tag rugby, netball, boxing Art Club STEM Club Drama Club Dance Club Debate Mate Student newspaper Coding Club Homework Club Choir Cooking Club

Breakfast Club  Free breakfast for all students every morning.  8am every day

Attendance  High attendance is absolutely crucial to your child’s success in school  School target is 98% = 2 days absence all year, per student  Rewards and badges for 100% attendance  If your child is not going to be in school you must ring the school to inform us why they will be absent.  Any holidays during term time may result in a fine.

The school day 8.40 Registration 9.00 Period 1 10.00 Period 2 11.00 Lunch 11.30 Period 3 12.30 Period 4 1.30 Second break 2.00 Period 5 3.00 Enrichment clubs

Communication with parents  Head of Year  Parents’ Evenings  Website  Texting service  Facebook page  Twitter account

Equipment  Handwriting pen – you can buy these from the office  Pencil  Ruler  Rubber  Sharpener  Reading book  Reading log  Do Now book

Uniform No makeup • Green Greatfields blazer. • No jewellery • Black Greatfields polo top. • No mobile phones • Black smart trousers. • No trainers • Black skirt with or without black tights or black • socks. Black socks. • Black smart shoes (no trainers). • Dates to buy uniform: Friday 9th August Tuesday 20th August Tuesday 27 th August 10am-3pm

Greatfields is, “a school where outstanding behaviour and good quality teacher are the norm.” ”High expectations of behaviour are matched by an unrelenting drive for high quality teaching.” “The behaviour of pupils is outstanding.”

First day of term is Thursday 5 th September at 8.40am