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Year 9 Header Information Evening A parents guide to the year ahead. Important contacts Header Jeremy Barnett Assistant Headteacher, for Year 7, 8 & 9. Natasha Moss Head of Year 01924 402202, extn. 325

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Year 9 Information Evening

A parent’s guide to the year ahead.

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Jeremy Barnett – Assistant Headteacher, for Year 7, 8 & 9. Natasha Moss– Head of Year– 01924 402202, extn. 325 – nmoss@heckgrammar.co.uk Form Tutors: 9B1 – Mrs Green 9B2 – Mr Tilley 9C1 – Mr Walker 9C2 – Mrs Leedham Attendance Office – Mrs Nicholson 9H1 – Miss Khatun 9H2 – Mr Whittaker 9P1 – Mrs Dare 9P2 – Mr Keenleyside

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Header Aims of the evening:

  • To meet with parents and carers
  • To provide an overview of the new GCSEs
  • Explain the GCSE grading structure
  • To give strategies which may help support

your children in preparing for GCSEs

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  • Important dates in Year 9
  • 13th November 2019 - Year 9 Parents Evening
  • W/C 9th December 2019 : Pupil performance report
  • W/C 23rd March 2020: Pupil performance report
  • W/C 22nd June 2020 : Year 9 Internal exams (Mocks)
  • Results Certificate issued after exams
  • W/C 13th July 2020: Pupil performance report

Year 9 at HGS

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  • Attendance
  • Punctuality
  • Revision
  • Homework
  • Communication with staff

What is important for good progress?

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Attendance Not missing lessons ensures that students do not miss key information. Punctuality to school and lessons Arriving on time, with the right equipment is essential and will help with self-directed learning as GCSEs approach.

Year 9 at HGS

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Revision Help students develop a revision timetable especially surrounding exam time. Make sure students build in time for rest/relaxation/sports/hobbies. Revision materials can be purchased / information available online.

Year 9 at HGS

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Header Fun ways to revise…

  • WATCH ONLINE VIDEOS: There are lots of videos out there to help you with

things that you don’t understand

  • GET ARTY: Making posters or drawing spider diagrams with lots of colourful

pens not only is great fun but has been proved to make you more effective in your revision.

  • WATCH FILMS: Watching the film of the book you’re studying can be a great

way of understanding it better and getting a better picture of what’s going on. Or if you’re doing languages you could watch the film in the language that you’re learning . Watch with or without subtitles, depending on how confident you’re feeling.

  • GET RECORDING: Listening to your voice back on tape is actually a great way to

go through your notes without just writing them out time and time again.

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  • Lots of short periods 30 mins is my

advice.

  • Enough time to get into something,

but not too much to be overloaded

  • r bored.
  • Give yourself breaks and rewards in

between.

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Students should be recording in their planners when homework is set on ClassCharts and when it is due.

Homework

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Check and sign planners weekly Check ClassCharts

Communication with school

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This is the real key to success for every student, that home and school are clearly and effectively communicating with each other to support each child.

Working in partnership

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  • Consistency
  • Hard work and resilience
  • Remain positive
  • Effective revision strategies –Don’t cram / exam

technique

  • Do not fear failure – learn from mistakes

What is important for good progress?

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  • Over-Confidence – Under preparing
  • Ostrich Syndrome
  • Perfectionist
  • Stress
  • Loss of motivation

Common obstacles to progress

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Social Network? Games?

Technology

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Being de-motivated

  • r overwhelmed at
  • times. When this

happens, berating

  • r threatening them

will make things worse. Talk about the issues, acknowledge your child’s feelings and help them to prioritise and find a solution.

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If they say they’ve got no homework in GCSE subjects they are not telling the truth.

  • Be willing to

suggest contacting school; do it if necessary.

Motivating and encouraging persistence

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  • Getting enough sleep
  • Too much revision
  • You only give your best

performance if you are feeling good and well rested.

  • Revise early = No need to

cram

  • Revise well = Confident and

no worry

  • Take breaks and have some

fun = Stay sane

Exam stress

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  • More like an exam; requires careful

preparation.

  • Less opportunities to ‘re-do’ or improve.
  • Even more important for students not to

miss school during term time.

Controlled Assessment – ONLY FOR CERTAIN SUBJECTS

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  • Subject teacher – note in planner/email
  • Head of Subject – note in planner / via SSM
  • Head of Faculty – via SSM
  • Form Tutor – Note in planner
  • Careers team – Support around ‘next steps’ – email / phone
  • Miss Moss – Email / phone / note
  • Mr Barnett – Email / phone

More help, if you need it……

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GCSE Course Booklet

Subject specific information

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Thank you for coming this evening