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Y6 Induction Evening

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10 July 2018

Ms Susan King

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Headteacher

Yr 7 Induction booklet

The Partnership

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Student School Home

Induction

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Kate Ryan (Transition Lead)

200+ 1:1 interviews with future year 7s

Forming the Tutor Groups

52 year 6 teacher meetings

Meet and Greet of current year 7s at lunch

Well Being Ambassadors

Important Dates

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First day – 5 September Induction BBQs – 28 September and 5 October Settling in Evening – 25 October

Pastoral Care at BFS

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Ben Sillince (DHT) Dave Truan (AHT) Joe Tolman (Head of Year 7)

Attendance at BFS

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• Target is 97% attendance for every student
• Award for 98+% (bronze, silver and gold)
• Aim for 100%!
• No ‘duvet days!’
• Attendance and progress statistics
• 90% attendance = 1 month absence each year
• 91% attendance has been shown to lead to a drop in one GCSE grade

Behaviour

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The Tutorial Programme

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Daily half hour sessions are used to deliver a diverse range of high quality tutorial topics designed to develop…

• Well-rounded students
• Emotional and social well-being to complement academic

curriculum

• A holistic approach – the BFS core values

Current Year 7 topics:

• mindset, anti-bullying, literacy and numeracy, portraiture and

identity, emotional resilience, e-safety

Extra curricular

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Tutor Groups

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• Students are taught in their tutor groups
• There is gradual and broad setting across key stage three
• Over 60% of subjects set by ability by the end of year 9
• In year 7, setting occurs in Maths from the start of term 1, based on

prior attainment in KS2 SATs

• Reviewed regularly (at each assessment point) to ensure students

are working at the appropriate level

Curriculum

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• Students are taught 30 periods per week
• Each period is 50 minutes

CORE Periods per Week English 4 Maths 4 Science 4 FOUNDATION Periods per Week Art 1 Computer Science 1 Design Technology 3 Drama 1 Geography 2 History 2 Music 1 PE 2 RE 1 PSHE 1 Spanish 3

Tracking Progress

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On-going

• Receive regular feedback/updates about progress

Formal

• Regular feedback and support from the tutor and

contact with home

• 3 reports including a written subject specific report
• Subject evening once a year