Welcome to Beal High School’s Year 7 Partnership Evening Tuesday 19 September 2017
First Day – Wednesday 6 th September 2017 • Link to video • Shared> Assembly > Beal High School Year 7s
Postcard summer challenge
Year 7 Pastoral Team • Year 7 Director of Achievement and Progress Ms Wills • Deputy Director of Achievement and Progress Miss Tolson Ms Pryce Ms Tyler • Tutors • Assistant Principals for Lower School Ms Hirst & Ms Vadher • Principal & Vice Principal Ms Wilmot & Ms McQuaid
Beal Values Learn all you can Make the best of yourself Service to others
The Beal Character • Hero • Caregiver • Explorer • Creator • Leader
CURRICULUM
The curriculum • An entire planned learning experience • This includes the study of the full range on National Curriculum subjects as well as cross-curricular and co- curricular activities • The curriculum is delivered through lessons, routines (such as assemblies), outside companies and learning outside the classroom, including educational visits and home learning
The subjects Subject Hours per week English 3 Mathematics 3 Science 3 History 2 Geography 2 Modern Foreign 2 PE 2 Art 1 Design Technology 1 Drama 1 Philosophy & Theology/PSHE : 2 2 Music: 1 1 Food technology and textiles 1 IT/Digital Literacy 1
The curriculum aims to enable all students to become: • Successful learners who enjoy learning, make progress and achieve • Confident individuals who are able to live safe, healthy and fulfilling lives • Responsible citizens who make a positive contribution to society
Home learning ‘ The intrinsic value of homework activities is far more important than the precise amount of time devoted to them (OFSTED/DCSF).’ • Students in Key Stage 3 will be set home learning activities as and when appropriate, on a regular basis. • Support: subject teachers, parents and carers, extended learning club (Resource Centre until 4.30 pm)
Home learning • Independent learning skills • Extending and securing classroom based learning • Corporate skills e.g. teamwork • Project based learning • Place to study - completion of homework • Limit screen time!
ATTAINMENT & PROGRESS
Summer 2017 at Beal High School ...
Sixth Form Leavers • The Oxbridge 7 • 4 MDV, including our first ever VET • 9 students got 3 A* grades or better • 27 students got 3 A grades or better • These are our best top end results ever and were achieved in a time of great uncertainty, especially with the 13 new linear A Levels. • 222 UCAS applications • 200 placed (90%) 48 hours after results • 30% placed at Russell Group universities
GCSE Attainment Measure Beal 2017 National 2017 Beal 2016 A*/A 28.2% 21.3% 25% Maths/Eng 7-9 (A*/A) 22.5% 16.9% 10.4% % 5+ A*-C inc Eng and Ma 81% 56% (in 72% 2015) 86.7% Year 11s placed at Beal High School Sixth Form (in 2014, 36% stayed in school 6 th form nationally, Beal = 79%)
Assessment • Pupils are assessed according to how well they are doing and against how well they should be doing using the KS2 SATS scores • Teachers grade students during the year and you will be kept informed through reports and Progress Evenings
Reports
How can you help? • Show them you’re interested • Encourage participation • Help with home learning, but don’t do it for them • Get to know the Year 7 topics for each subject and enjoy the REAL family activities. • Don’t forget to say well done!
Participation in co-curricular activities
Stand-out from the crowd – BE A Leader • Form reps • Assembly leaders literacy leaders • Sports ambassadors, sports photographer library assistant • Digital leaders • Charity ambassadors
#Iwishmyteacherknew That the words you have said have been some of the wisest and most helpful in my life and I really admire them. Thank you Year 9 student
Nadjie Butler Chair of Governors & Parent ‘Well done to all the GCSE students and staff at Beal for amazing results. Even happier as my daughter Niamh was amongst them. Have a great bank holiday. ’
Above all, we want all our students to be happy and polite
Important Dates First Report - December 2017 Second Report - March 2018 Progress Evening – 24 th April 2018 Third Report – June 2018
Meet the tutors ….. TUTOR GROUP TUTOR ROOM 7AK Ms N Akthar 92 7BF Ms F Bowman 106 7CE Mr J Charie/Ms S Adeluola 117 7BG Ms G Bansal 112 7GU Ms J Githu/Ms H Sandhu 88 7HL Mr A Hannan/Mr K Chavda 101 7KL Ms Kezabu-Lubona 121 7MH Mr H Masood 110 7RH Ms J Rahman 99 7NE Ms K Neville 93 7NT Mr E Nadat 84 7WD Ms K Wood/Ms M Olulana 96
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