Year 10 Parent Information Evening Thursday 6th October 2016

Your children have made a great start to their GCSE courses. Much of this will affirm what you already know. The most important person is your child. Them, you and us: we are all in this together.

Reformed GCSEs All rests on the final exam with little or no controlled assessment. Significant increase in subject content with a need to learn facts/quotations/formulae. In most subjects there is no Foundation/Higher tier. They are much tougher ‘rigorous’ than previous GCSEs.

Reformed GCSEs. New GCSE Approximate Equivalence to Old GCSE 9 Top 25% of those currently achieving an A * 8 A* 7 A 6 B 5 2/3 of a grade higher than a current C 4 C 3 D 2 E 1 F/G

Reports Issued 3 times a year Provide a snapshot view of the progress of your child Allows a judgement about how engaged your child is in their learning

Reports Currently working at will indicate whether your child is on track to achieve their expected GCSE number grade Aspirational grade will always be one grade higher than target grade – and students will be given feedback that helps them to access this aspirational grade

Progress Teacher Assessment Exceeding Expected This indicates that your child is exceeding their expected progress Meeting expected This indicates that your child is meeting expected progress Not yet meeting  This indicates that your child is not yet there, but is making progress Of concern  This indicates that there is a problem with the progress of your child and that intervention is required.

Information on Reports Subject   Teacher Initials Currently working at Target for GCSE Teacher assessment Behaviour in Lessons Effort Art AHM 4 Not Yet Meeting 3 2 Drama MH 6 Of Concern English SR 5 Meeting Expected German DM Exceeding Expected

It is never too soon to start revising

Parents can help form positive routines What can parents do? Parents can help form positive routines Bag packing Presentation Homework Proof reading Getting up/going to bed Uniform

Parents need to be the BOSS Breakfast Organisation Sleep Showing an interest

Parents need to be the BOSS Breakfast Organisation Sleep Showing an interest

Show My Homework All students have now received their log in details. www.showmyhomework.co.uk An app can be downloaded to your phone. Enables regular monitoring of homework that is set.

If a block is greyed out the deadline has passed. Coloured blocks represent tasks. The number in the corner of the block counts down to the due date. If a block is greyed out the deadline has passed.

Tick the boxes as you complete them to remove them from the to – do list

Key Dates 2016/17 Fri 21st Oct – Report 1 Issued Thurs 24th Nov - Academic Review Evening Fri 20th Jan – Report 2 Issued Thurs 2nd Feb - Yr 10 Subject Evening Fri 31st March – Report 3 Issued Mon 19th June – Yr 10 Exams start Fri 30th June – Yr 10 6th Form Aspire Day Mon 10th July - Work Experience Week Wed 19th July – Yr 10 Rewards Day

Communication Please remember these dates are NOT the only opportunities you have to find out about your child’s progress. Who else can you contact? Subject teachers/Heads of department Tutor Senior Staff

Additions to the Curriculum Personal Development Curriculum – tutor time tasks and work completed throughout the year. 3 Citizenship Days – Wednesday 9th November, Wednesday 15th March, Tuesday 4th July

Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance opportunities Post 16 Choices Assembly (8th November) Post 16 Choices Parents Information Evening (3rd November) Work Shadowing (9th November) Work Experience (10th July – 14th July) Careers Fair (24th November) One-to-one Careers Interviews with our independent Careers Advisor, Debra Britton

Rewards Students achieve 30 house points every week. Additional points are given for a variety of reasons. Points total monitored for both the house championship and individual rewards.