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Ian Ramsey CE Academy Dayspring Trust “Providing excellent education within a strong Christian community” Welcome Key Stage 3 Curriculum and Pastoral Information Evening Mr Janes – Headteacher Mr Snowden – Deputy Headteacher Mr Walters – Assistant Headteacher Mrs Loughlin – Assistant Headteacher (SENCo) Mr Irving – Head of Year 8

Ian Ramsey CE Academy Dayspring Trust “Providing excellent education within a strong Christian community” Ian Ramsey CE Academy Vision Together to learn, to grow, to serve This is embodied in the words: “Each of you should use whatever gifts you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” (1 Peter 4:10)

Ian Ramsey CE Academy Dayspring Trust “Providing excellent education within a strong Christian community” Reformed GCSEs Content New and more challenging content Structure All exams at the end of the course Assessment Mainly by examination Non-exam assessment only where necessary Grading New numbered scale (9 to 1 plus U), 9 is the highest New Government ‘good pass’ set at grade 5

Ian Ramsey CE Academy Dayspring Trust “Providing excellent education within a strong Christian community” Curriculum outline Year 8 Hours per Subject fortnight Maths 6 English 6 Science 6 RE 4 French* 5 Technology inc. Computing 4 History 4 Geography 4 Drama 1 Art 2 Music 2 PE 4 Personal Development 2

Ian Ramsey CE Academy Dayspring Trust “Providing excellent education within a strong Christian community” KS3 Assessment Policy  The key ideas and themes in each subject have been identified by subject leaders  These have been organised into different Strands  Within each strand, a set of Key Skills and Concepts describe the concepts and skills that pupils need to learn  Assessment should identify the depth to which pupils have learnt each Key Skill or Concept

Ian Ramsey CE Academy Dayspring Trust “Providing excellent education within a strong Christian community” KS3 Assessment Policy

Ian Ramsey CE Academy Dayspring Trust “Providing excellent education within a strong Christian community” Depth of Understanding

Ian Ramsey CE Academy Dayspring Trust “Providing excellent education within a strong Christian community” Depth of Understanding

Ian Ramsey CE Academy Dayspring Trust “Providing excellent education within a strong Christian community” Targets and Expectations

Ian Ramsey CE Academy Dayspring Trust “Providing excellent education within a strong Christian community” Reporting to Parents

Ian Ramsey CE Academy Dayspring Trust “Providing excellent education within a strong Christian community” Reporting to Parents November 2018 – Progress Report March 2019 – Progress Report June 2019 – End of Year Report

Ian Ramsey CE Academy Dayspring Trust “Providing excellent education within a strong Christian community” Key dates – Year 8 6 th February – Year 8 Options Shop Window 13 th February – Year 8 Parents Evening

Ian Ramsey CE Academy Dayspring Trust “Providing excellent education within a strong Christian community” Online Learning All pupils have access to their school email and timetable through Office 365. This also gives access to the latest Microsoft applications so that pupils can complete their school work on their home computer or tablet.

Ian Ramsey CE Academy Dayspring Trust “Providing excellent education within a strong Christian community” • An online platform for all year groups to help you learn, practice and revise Maths • Over 800 ‘skills’ each with their own video and quiz • Teachers can see everything the pupils do • Students can complete as much as they want!

Ian Ramsey CE Academy Dayspring Trust “Providing excellent education within a strong Christian community” SEN Pupils Pupils who have additional learning needs may be invited to access additional intervention. Literacy intervention groups take place on a morning during tutor time and on a Tuesday in the LRC. Some pupils may have Access Arrangements in future exams. • Extra time • Reader/reader pens • Use of a laptop Pupils should be encouraged to make full use of any additional support offered to them. Please see Mrs Loughlin if you wish to discuss this.

Pastoral support At Ian Ramsey we want to promote an atmosphere of trust and safety, within a calm and purposeful learning environment. Together we want our pupils to have the highest standards of behaviour so they can grow and learn to become resilient, respectful young people who are proud to attend our school.

Classcharts

Homework You can find out if it has been set, submitted or not handed in. Resources that can help are attached.

Achievement Awards – The awards will be automatically allocated – pupils and parents will be notified via the Classcharts app. ( Total points = Positive points – negative points) BRONZE (250 points) (150 points) (500 points) Gold award Postcard (50 points) Silver award Postcard Platinum award Postcard 2 week early lunch pass £10 voucher Bronze award Postcard 1 week early lunch pass Half term early lunch pass Free Ice Skating Free Swim voucher session

Class teachers award points for: 1 Positive point for: Negative points for: (weekly) = 3 negative points request

Classcharts Points and detentions System Designated classroom Logged on Logged on Logged on classcharts classcharts classcharts Moved in class or Settle in class to Sent with work to Failure/refusal to go 1 hour SLT detention given opportunity to designated classroom to DC complete work that day reflect Complete work Disruption in DC will Settle in class to quietly in designated result in HoA complete work classroom detention Return at end of Stage 1 Detention lesson to have work Arranged (15 mins) checked • Class teacher to arrange detention with student & Stage 2 Detention Stage 3 Detention schedule in classcharts Arranged (30 mins) Arranged (45 mins) • Students to note date & time of detention when entered into classcharts

Uniform expectations “Together to learn, to grow, to serve”

Non-uniform items These items are NOT part of our uniform policy and are not to be worn. Pupils may wear one small pair of studs in the earlobes and a wristwatch.

Make-up and Mobile phones • Pupils are not allowed to wear make-up in years 7 and 8. • Pencilled in eyebrows, tattooed eyebrows, false eyelashes, acrylic nails, gel nails, nail varnish, contouring, bronzer, blusher etc. are NOT acceptable and pupils will required to remove them. • Mobile phones/Smart watches and Bluetooth headphones are not permitted in the Academy.

How does attendance affect student performance? 6 0.38 of a grade higher 100% 5 0.3 of a grade lower 0.8 of a grade lower Pupils with attendance over 95% (less than 9 days off) 4 Pupils with attendance between 90 & 95% (9-17days off) Pupils with attendance below 90% (over 19 days off)

Punctuality Pupils should be registered in their form room at 8:40 Side gates are locked at 8:35 – Pupils must Form tutors will save register – anyone entering form room after the 8:40 bell will enter through community entrance to sign in. receive a late mark and detention • Pupils entering school after 9:00 must enter through community entrance to sign in with a late mark and go straight to lesson 1 • If you arrive after 8.40 am • Same day after school 30 minute but before 9.00am detention • Same day 60 minute detention If you arrive after 9.00am “Together to learn, to grow, to serve”

Ian Ramsey CE Academy Dayspring Trust “Providing excellent education within a strong Christian community”

Ian Ramsey CE Academy Dayspring Trust “Providing excellent education within a strong Christian community”