Welcome to Cardinal Newman College 2015 Enjoy Achieve Succeed Senior Tutor: Block:

Aims of this evening: To welcome you into the College To give you some information about how the College operates To allow us to meet and to explain my role as Senior Tutor

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday C E A D B BREAK B D C A E F G MASS F G G F E G F A B C D College Timetable:

Log onto Cedar for information about attendance and Timetables You will receive a letter containing your secure log in details. Keep this safe and get used to using it frequently. If you lose it just College and you will be given a replacement. Parent Access to Information: College Website:

Student Timetable Attendance Grids Plus: Exam Timetables and Reviews at appropriate times

Attendance: is a key focus At AS: Student attendance AS PointsAS Points AABB CDDD

And at A2: Student attendance A2PointsA2Points BCC AAB

Notification of Absence: B eing present in lessons is fundamental to achievement, therefore we emphasise good attendance and expect at least 96% average Absences can be reported online via CEDAR We don’t expect students to take time off for opticians’ appointments, dental checks etc. Holidays in term time are not approved Student has the responsibility to catch up any work missed

We also expect students to: Show mutual respect Make best efforts in all subjects Wear their lanyard and ID card Use the College network safely Read their s Attend arranged 121s with their Achievement Tutor

Curriculum and Target Setting: MTG calculated from average GCSE points score MTG used as a benchmark –a minimum expectation Under target? – Subject or self ALS referral

Study Support / Curriculum Plus Initial screening for learning styles and skill gaps May have to reassess how they learn Diagnostic tests College wide support Resultant Grade uplift Both Curriculum and cross-college support

Registering CP / Study time It is expected that student study outside of class to achieve their full potential Students can ‘swipe’ in to many of our open learning areas to create a record of their self-study time

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Subject data reviews………November and March Consultation days………….March Concerns Contracts Monitoring and Tracking Progress:

Tutorial / 121 Programme Autumn Term – Tutorials / 121 Spring Terms – 121 Senior Tutor assemblies termly Careers events in Summer term

Contact / Communication Communication to students will be in the form of:  College  Text message  Information screens in college  Twitter It is vital students keep their and your contact details accurate and up-to-date on Cedar

Progression Into Y13 is dependent on: Achievement at AS [D Minimum] Completion of Y12 BTEC assignments to Merit standard Excellent attendance [96%]

End of Y12 [about 87% of Y13 apply to university] Oxbridge/Medicine/ Vet. Science/Dentistry – early application [September Y13] Never too early to research and plan Work experience Progression to HE:

Achievement Tutor Contact Details: Tel: Ext: 2225 (name = first initial and surname) Karen AspdenStephanie Brooks Amy FleetwoodHelen Draper Moira TattumSuzanne Edwards Annette BrennandPaul McGhee Martin LawSean Galdo Joel AugustineHelen Gosling Sean Haslegrave

Senior Tutor contact details: Tel: Ext:

Communication with home Telephone Log in details for the parent/guardian area of Cedar will be sent Please ensure your contact details are kept accurate and up-to-date