Which person would you be? The first or last to jump! Year 8, when did you first see this picture?
Grading Criteria for Graduation Progress Achievement Attendance Entitlement Students that Students have have at least 25 At least 94% 1-2 areas Bronze made progress in achievement attendance passed all subjects points Top 35% students Top 35% of with the most At least 96% 3-4 areas Silver students with best achievement attendance passed progress points Top 10% students Top 10% of with the most At least 98% Gold students with best 5 areas passed achievement attendance progress points Top 5% students Platinum Top 5% of students with the most 100% All 6 areas with best progress achievement attendance passed points
Which certificate did you graduate with in the Summer term? How have you started this year?
‘ Children who read for pleasure are likely to do better in maths and English than those who rarely read in their free time, research suggests.’ The Institute of Education, 2013
Drop Everything and Read DEAR time! Most of the session should be dedicated to students reading fiction or non fiction books.
Your DEAR day • Turing – Thursday • Angelou – Wednesday • Ellis – Wednesday • Russell – Friday
Reading for pleasure 1. Regular readers -can you read more challenging fiction? 2. Used to be readers -can you find the habit again? 3. Could be readers- what is stopping you? How can you make the time? 4. Never-never readers- what will work? Pair reading? Subscriptions?
Time to pledge, plan and read! Encourage your child to use www.arbookfind.co.uk to find books they want to read. This interactive book list enables students to search by author, theme and browse collections. Complete the ‘pledge, plan and read’ sheets.
How important is good attendance? • A pupil with 90% attendance throughout their school life will have missed a whole school year – nearly one thousand hours of learning.
Punctuality
Key facts • Missing just 17 days in one year can mean dropping a full grade at GCSE. • The rate of offending by young people who truant school is 3 times higher than those who do not truant. • School truants are 6 times more likely to be unemployed. • 5 or more GCSEs can increase wages by 42%.
1 st Data harvest • Life without levels • You may have heard in the press that national curriculum levels are going. • We have introduced our own system of progress grades. • Students work will be graded against their target grade, which is on the 1-9 grade system.
Life without levels • Grade 5 is the equivalent to a grade C, however, under the new GCSE’s a grade 5 is more difficult to achieve than a current grade C. • This is a deliberate government decision to increase the standards that our students achieve.
1 st Data harvest • If a student is working beyond their target grade, they will be given a progress grade of ‘Excelling’ • If a students is working at the same level as their target grade, they will get a progress grade of ‘Good’ • If a student is working a grade below their target grade, they will be given a progress grade of ‘developing’ • If a student is working 2 grades below their target grade, they will be given a progress grade of ‘Inadequate’ • These terms have been used so that all students are judged on the progress that they are making towards their targets, not just their ability, which can be demotivating
Making the Grade Evenings • Making the grade evenings from year 8-11. • Evenings organised to support parents/carers in supporting their child to make progress and reach target grades. • Option choices/fair • Subject specific workshops • Revision techniques • Support in preparing for exams
Duke of Bike Art Latin maintenance Edinburgh Wide variety Amnesty Homework of sports International Creative Eco Japanese writing committee Lego Comic book Dance robots reading Gospel Samba Health & Science choir band medical Equalities Equalities Printmaking Girls Craft Astronomy coding
+ Impact for Year 8 Increased levels of engagement Broader curriculum offer earlier Year 9 schemes of learning have been re-written to fully develop the skills, knowledge and attributes required for each subject they study. Improved outcomes….opportunities
+ What support will be available and what if they change their mind? L4L Options fair 1:1 interviews Careers interviews (if required) Teaching staff Parents/carers
Options Clinics! 9 th – 13 th February. Lunchtime in the hall – 12.45- 1.15 Monday Tues Wednesday Thursday Friday Music Technology Art and Design PE Media Studies (Btec) (GCSE) (GCSE) (GCSE) Hall being used for matinee performance. Music Textiles Sport ICT (GCSE) (GCSE) (Btec) (GCSE) Dance Food Technology Health and Social Care Computing (GCSE) (GCSE) (GCSE) (GCSE) Performing arts (Btec) Resistant Materials Travel and Tourism Business (GCSE (Btec) (Btec) Drama Graphics ASDAN – CoPE Additional Maths (GCSE) (GCSE) (Btec) (GCSE) Spanish Hospitality and Geography Statistics (GCSE) catering (GCSE) (GCSE) (Betec) German History (GCSE) (GCSE) French Ethics - Philosophy and (GCSE) Religion. (GCSE) Sociology (GCSE) Come and talk about your options with students who are taking them.
22 January Options W/B 8 th Booklet 27 th 4 th 4 th March Lunchtime released January February W/B 22 nd Option clinics Half term to Parent’s Options February Choices from students Evening Evening Deadline students and parents Learning for Life programme / talking to teachers / careers interviews
How to encourage a growth mind-set in your child and build resilience
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Growth Mind-set questionnaire
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