1. Parents’ Information Evening Year 11 Wednesday 9 th September 2015

2. Welcome

3. Key Dates Parents’ Evenings Parents’ Evenings Wednesday 9 th December Wednesday 9 th December Thursday 17 th March Thursday 17 th March Extended Learning Days Extended Learning Days Tuesday 13 th October Tuesday 13 th October Tuesday 2 nd February Tuesday 2 nd February

4. Key Dates Mock Exams Mock Exams Week commencing 13 November Week commencing 13 November Week commencing 26 th February Week commencing 26 th February

5. Key Dates Data sent Home Data sent Home Week beginning 12 th October Week beginning 12 th October Week beginning 7 th December Week beginning 7 th December Week beginning 25 th January Week beginning 25 th January Week beginning 14 th March Week beginning 14 th March Week beginning 25 th April Week beginning 25 th April

6. Tutor Times Monday – Assemblies Monday – Assemblies Topical Tuesdays Topical Tuesdays Working Wednesdays Working Wednesdays Thoughtful Thursdays Thoughtful Thursdays Fun Fridays Fun Fridays

7. Intervention Tutors and Head of Year Tutors and Head of Year Positive Mentoring Positive Mentoring Subject Specific Intervention Subject Specific Intervention

8. College Focus For Learning Consistency Consistency Presentation Presentation Equipment Equipment Home-Learning Home-Learning Behaviour for Learning Behaviour for Learning

9. Home-Learning Show My Homework Show My Homework Accessed through college website Accessed through college website No password required No password required Allows parents to check on homework set Allows parents to check on homework set

10. Next Steps Curriculum Evening Curriculum Evening Thursday 14 th January Thursday 14 th January 6 th Form students 6 th Form students Visits to 6 th Form Visits to 6 th Form Café Six passes Café Six passes Expertise, personal touch and small classes = excellent results Expertise, personal touch and small classes = excellent results

11. College A-Level Results 2015 National Average in Brackets 20112012201320142015 A*-E %99.5 (98.1) 100 (98.5)99.5 (98.1)100 (98)99.5 (98.1) A*-B %47.3 (50.2) 50.2 (50.4) 58.4 (52.9)58.17 (52.2) 62.7 (52.8)

13. Next Steps Careers South West Careers South West Dedicated Noticeboard Dedicated Noticeboard Tutor time, assemblies and Extended Learning Days Tutor time, assemblies and Extended Learning Days

14. What can I Do? Contact details Contact details Equipment and uniform Equipment and uniform Attendance Attendance

15. 90% attendance = ½ day missed every week

16. Looking even closer….. 1 school year at 90% attendance = 4 whole weeks of lessons MISSED

17. Research suggests that 17 missed school days a year = GCSE grade DROP in achievement. (DfES) The greater the attendance, the greater the achievement.

18. Subject Specific Design & Technology Design & Technology Nominal one-off payment £10 to help towards cost of materials used (SQUID) Nominal one-off payment £10 to help towards cost of materials used (SQUID) ICT ICT Twilight sessions – part of timetabled lessons Twilight sessions – part of timetabled lessons Maths and English Maths and English Intervention sessions Intervention sessions

19. Thank you for coming