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Tuesday 22 September 2020

Welcome to

Housekeeping

• Presenters
• Questions asked in advance
• Questions that crop up during the presentation
• Timings

Se Senior Leadersh ship Team

Richard Fletcher Chief Executive Officer Jo Holden Assistant Principal Vicky Marks Principal Neil Mumby Vice Principal Chelsea Branson-Webster Vice Principal James Morris Assistant Principal Lisa Wiles Assistant Principal Sarah Barber Assistant Principal

What would I want to know if I was a parent/carer?

• How we compare in terms of performance
• How we provide high levels of support
• What we expect of our students
• What to expect from us
• The story so far
• Frequently asked questions
• Teaching and Learning
• Communication with parents via Cedar
• Safety measures

Su Summer er Update… e…

• Telephone interviews, no paper correspondence,

virtual induction day.

• No student assembly on the first day of term.
• Not the usual start to college life

Su Summer er Update… e…

• The college achieved outstanding results once again

via a challenging and controversial process.

• We are ranked in the top 5 sixth form colleges in the

country for the 5th consecutive year, and last year we were 3rd. NCD were 4th.

• Students could not be joining us at a better time

A A Level Scho hools s and nd Sixth th form Colleges s Tabl ble

A Level Schools & Sixth form Colleges Tables

How we provide high levels of support

• Progress Tutors – one to one support
• Counselling service
• Tutorial programme - stress management and positive mental

health

• Study Support
• Teaching staff
• Careers advice
• Excellence Academy
• Oxbridge programme
• Raising Aspirations Programme

Ad Additi tional Time metabled ed Support

• Teacher Access Periods (TAPs)
• Intervention and Support Centre (ISC)

Personal Support

• Tailored Tutorial Programme

(UCAS, employability, personal development)

• Wellbeing hub (2 counsellors)
• External support CAMHS, nurses, counselling
• College events (Equality & Diversity, mental health week,

anti-bullying week)

• Safeguarding Team
• Promotion of positive mental health (sport, enrichments,

PA, clubs and societies)

• Support page website/moodle

Wh What we e expect ect from m our studen ents

• Serious commitment and hard work
• Good attendance and punctuality
• Positive attitude
• Personal organisation
• A willingness to learn and review study techniques

What to expect from us

• Consistency
• Outstanding teaching
• Expert subject knowledge
• Lots of support and interventions

There are 2 aspects to college life:

• An individually tailored programme for our

students over the course of their time at college

• Promotes both the academic and personal

achievements of students at New College Pontefract

• Students choose their own programme from

a menu of activities

• Accredited by The University of Hull
• Launched in college after October Half-term

NCLT Baccalaureate

4 Elements to the Baccalaureate:

• Academic/Vocational Study
• Personal Development
• Independent Study
• Community Service

The University of Hull

“Undertaking this Baccalaureate gives pre-university students an opportunity to engage in a wide range of exciting learning activities. Leadership, teamwork and community service are key graduate characteristics which the Baccalaureate seeks to develop at an early academic stage. These characteristics form the foundation of a successful undergraduate degree and career beyond”

Sean Frost, Lecturer and Admissions Tutor, Biomedical Science

Difference from School…

• Significant increase in demand from Level 2 to Level 3
• Adult environment, first names, no uniform
• Different start and finish times each day; 5, 4, or 3 days;

Lessons are 90 minutes long;

• 4.5 hours per subject per week so organising

independent time is crucial

• ISC, TAP and tutorials all compulsory
• Fewer rules, but important: Attendance; punctuality;

swearing; bullying; misuse of media; ID visible; face coverings; respect!

• Independence – emails, DIL, organising time

Over to Neil

First Six Weeks

• SIL
• Initial assessments
• Probationary period – students' programmes
• f study will be reviewed

The Probationary Period

• Objective: to ensure our students are on the most

appropriate courses to be successful in 2 years’ time

• Students will be RAG rated at the end of the

probationary period

• Green = excellent start
• Amber = support and interventions required
• Red = subject review

The rest of Year 12

• Cedar assessments, assignments etc
• No Year 12 Parents’ Evening – phone calls and Cedar
• Progression to Year 13 not ‘automatic’
• Y12 Progression exams/assignments
• Behaviour and attendance very important
• Parents' Information Evening for HE – around May

time but may be online

Year 13

• Significant increase in workload
• Tutorial focus on HE, apprenticeships and

employment (progression)

• Year 13 Parents’ Evening, fingers crossed it will be

face to face

• Final exams/assignments May/June 2022

2 Year Journey

• Student resilience required
• End of Y13 target grades on Cedar (NOT a

prediction but an aspirational Minimum Target Grade based on GCSE performance)

• Unlikely students will replicate GCSE grades of

9,8,7s (A*, A, B’s) early in Y12

• Working towards their MTGs
• Equally, MTGs are not a cap

Frequently Asked Questions

• What is the difference between studying A-Levels

and Applied Generals?

• Will students be able to change subjects once they

start?

• Will students be able to drop a subject?
• How do students access support?

• Please avoid Park Lane for student drop off and pick up
• https://ncpontefract.ac.uk/student-drop-off/
• Holidays during term time cannot be authorised.

Attendance is more important than ever this year

• Student car park – permits can be obtained in student
• services. Sensible, responsible parking is essential
• https://ncpontefract.ac.uk/letters/

Housekeeping

Current safety measures

• https://ncpontefract.ac.uk/covid-19-information/
• One way systems
• Face coverings
• Hand sanitizer and cleaning in classrooms / communal areas
• Seating plan in classrooms
• Reduced seating in the Students’ Union. Sports Hall and

classrooms available

• Separated seating in study areas
• Letter regarding what to do https://ncpontefract.ac.uk/wp-

content/uploads/2020/09/What-to-do-if-letter-NCP.pdf

• You and the student will be contacted if there has been close

contact with a confirmed case

• Reviewed regularly

Remote learning

• Individual students isolating. Work emailed as usual for

student absence

• If a more widespread lockdown occurs, remote teaching will
• commence. As far as possible the normal timetable will be

adhered to

• Student survey regarding online access
• Communication…Emails and texts. Cedar. Letters page on

the website. Student only can contact student services to update contact details

Questions you asked in advance that may not have been answered in the presentation

• Course changes
• Books
• Ventilation
• Public transport and college buses

Used for the Recording and Sharing of Information

• Attendance
• Punctuality
• Progress
• Support and intervention

Where to find Cedar and how to log in

• There is a link on the college website and on the

college Moodle site. It works well on a smartphone

• Enter the username and password from the letter

inviting you to this evening

• Contact the IT Helpdesk if you have access problems

Cedar

Cedar

Adding Cedar to your phone’s home screen

Who can see the details about students?

• All teachers
• Progress Tutors
• Student
• Parent

Who can create or add to pastoral logs?

• Teachers
• Progress Tutors

Contact the Progress Tutor if you have any concerns

Help students to find work and resources Moodle and Teams

Over to Lisa Wiles

Teaching and Learning

How we learn v How we think we learn

Our approach to teaching and learning

Human Brain Human – Made Recorder

• Relate to what we know
• Only some information is retrievable
• Retrieval modifies memories
• Unlimited capacity
• Exact recording
• Instantly retrievable
• Retrieval has no effect
• Limited capacity

Student revision strategies

Dunlosky et al 2013

Most Least Used

Massed practice Blocked practice Re-reading Highlighting Summarisation Mnemonics Using images Self-explanation Elaboration Interleaved practice Distributed practice Retrieval practice

Least Most Effective

Retrieval practice – AKA the testing effect

DIL Y12 examined courses Y13 examined courses Non-exam element applied general courses Number of hours/subject/week Number of hours/subject/week Number of hours/subject/week 1st Half Term 2 hours 5 hours 2 hours October Half Term Break 2nd Half Term 3 hours 6 hours 2 hours Christmas Holiday 3rd Half Term 4 hours 7 hours 2 hours February Half Term Break 4th Half Term 5 hours 8 hours 2 hours Easter Holiday 5th Half Term 5 hours 10 hours 2 hours May Half Term Break 6th Half Term 5 hours Exams 2 hours

C P R

Current work or consolidation task Preview task Retrieval practice or review task

Back to Vicky

A great 2 years ahead

• Study/life balance
• Meeting new people and making new friends
• Lots of challenge and high expectations
• Developing as a person
• Becoming more resilient
• Ready for the next chapter
• Outstanding results
• Successful progression

Final Part of the Evening

• Progress Tutors are available after tonight via email to answer

your questions or for you to pass on information about students

• Our SENDCo Sarah O’Neill is also available via email

sarah.oneill@nclt.ac.uk

Sarah O’Neill SENDCo

Thank you for Listening

(Look out for a text regarding a parent's survey and for more information for One Year students)