Welcome to Tuesday 22 September 2020
Housekeeping • Presenters • Questions asked in advance • Questions that crop up during the presentation • Timings
Se Senior Leadersh ship Team Richard Fletcher Neil Mumby Chelsea Branson-Webster Vicky Marks Chief Executive Officer Vice Principal Vice Principal Principal Lisa Wiles Sarah Barber Jo Holden James Morris Assistant Principal Assistant Principal Assistant Principal 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 5 th 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 of 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? •
Housekeeping • 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/
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 • Exact recording • Relate to what we know • Instantly retrievable • Only some information is retrievable • Retrieval has no effect • Retrieval modifies memories • Limited capacity • Unlimited capacity
Student revision strategies Massed practice Most Least Blocked practice Re-reading Highlighting Summarisation Mnemonics Used Effective Using images Self-explanation Elaboration Dunlosky et al 2013 Interleaved practice Distributed practice Retrieval practice Least Most
Retrieval practice – AKA the testing effect
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