Year 11 Trying hard is not enough! Knowing what to do and then trying hard is the key to success

Students Parents School Outcomes

5 or more A*- C GCSE including English & Mathematics

Outcomes Entry requirements for post 16 education

Family support Home – School communication Attendance and Punctuality Firm / Sympathetic encouragement Space to learn

Family support R & R Cycle data – Parents’ Evening BfL Calendar

Year 11 - timeline Year 10 results day: 20 August 2015 Change of school day: 10am start Tues-Thurs Mock examinations Interim report: 19 Oct 2015 Parents’ Evening: Monday 9 November 2015 Exam season: 16 May – 29 June 2016 Results day: Thursday 25 August 2016

Anatomy of a General Certificate of Education (GCSE) Controlled Assessment ( %) Examinations (40 – 80%) Mathematics Psychology100% Exam RE

B Tec Range of core units on different topics (75%) and external test (25%) PE – On-line test on anatomy Dance – Performance Music – Written paper

KS2 to KS4: Progress Key Stage 2 grade Equivalent GCSE grade 3G 4F 5E 6D C B A A* Making sense of grades 3 levels of progress

Subject NPGExam Result Forecast Grade Engagement in Learning (EiL) Maths B-C3 English Literature CCC2 English language C-C1 Biology C-D3 Chemistry C-C2 Physics C-C2 RE C-D3 French C-E4 Geography C-C2 Art* B-B1 ECDL BBB1 Product design* CBC1

Subject NPGExam Result Forecast Grade Engagement in Learning (EiL) Maths B-C3 English Literature CCC2 English language C-C1 Biology C-D3 Chemistry C-C2 Physics C-C2 RE C-D3 French C-E4 Geography C-C2 Art* B-B1 ECDL BBB1 Product design* CBC1

Subject NPGExam Result Forecast Grade Engagement in Learning (EiL) Maths B-C3 English Literature CCC2 English language C-C1 Biology C-D3 Chemistry C-C2 Physics C-C2 RE C-D3 French C-E4 Geography C-C2 Art* B-B1 ECDL BBB1 Product design* CBC1

Subject NPGExam Result Forecast Grade Engagement in Learning (EiL) Maths B-C3 English Literature CCC2 English language C-C1 Science Core C-D3 Science Additional C-D3 RE C-D3 French C-E4 Geography C-C2 Art B-B1 ECDL BBB1 Product design CBC1

Subject NPGExam Result Forecast Grade Engagement in Learning (EiL) Maths B-C3 English Literature CCC2 English language C-C1 Biology C-D3 Chemistry C-C2 Physics C-C2 RE C-D3 French C-E4 Geography C-C2 Art* B-B1 ECDL BBB1 Product design* CBC1

Subject NPGExam Result Forecast Grade Engagement in Learning (EiL) Maths B-C3? English Literature CCC2 English language C-C1 Biology C-D3? Chemistry C-C2 Physics C-C2 RE C-D3? French C-E4? Geography C-C2 Art* B-B1 ECDL BBB1 Product design* CBC1

Subject NPGExam Result Forecast Grade Engagement in Learning (EiL) Independent Learning Maths B-C3 English Literature CCC2 English language C-C1 Biology C-D3 Chemistry C-C2 Physics C-C2 RE C-D3 French C-E4 Geography C-C2 Art* B-B1 ECDL BBB1 Product design* CBC1

Student Mentoring Year 11 Achievement Team: regular meetings Contact with parents Targets set – intervening Regular checks Firm hand when required

Subject intervention What is it? When does it happen? Who is involved? Does it work? How will you know?

Post 16 – What next?  Initial careers meeting  Careers event (end of term)  UCAS progress (on-line applications)  All Saints Sixth Form (open morning –7 Nov)  Careers Service (Mr Richardson)

Students  Responsibility  Making good choices: BfL – focus in lessons  Daily habits  Success: effort is as important as talent  Learning is hard work  A year of discovery and preparation

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