Year 13 Parents’ Information Evening Welcome TUESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER

Programme Pastoral Care provision The Challenges of Sixth Form Sixth Form Contract and expectations Examination issues Careers provision 2

Pastoral Team Parents Senior Leadership Team Pastoral Year Heads – Miss Francis and Mr McCourt Subject Teachers Group Tutors School Counsellor Ancillary, administrative and technical support staff Aim: to care for, support and encourage each student as an individual 3

Sixth Form Challenge The Transition from GCSE to AS Study 4

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Private Study Sixth Form Centre/Library/Subject specific rooms Behaviour : quiet and ‘engaged’ Organisation Study Skills Independent Learning 7

Enrichment Programme Helps acquire personal skills / develop each individual as a complete person Helps student to feel a part of the community at PC Enrichment classes offered in Bible Study, First Aid, Sign Language, Conditioning and Ukulele lessons Good for UCAS 8

CEIAG Term 1 What employers want: Skills & Qualities/Values/Influences Work Shadow Preparation & Presentations Labour Market Information & STEM 9

CEIAG Terms 2 & 3 Post-18 Options Work Shadow (17 – 19 February) Placement evaluation Personal Career Planning: Target Setting & Career Action Planning: Convention Focus on Further & Higher Education, UK and overseas Personal Statements 10

Senior Prefects Head BoyHead Girl Ryan DavisonCharlotte McClellandDeputies Jenny DouglasRyan Adair Sarah O’ReillyRichard Gilpin 11

Rights and Responsibilities Independence and Maturity Expectations: students/parents/staff Sixth Form Agreement 12

Attendance   Punctuality   Lates   Notes   EMA: new criteria for Bonus Payments 13

Code of Conduct   High standard of personal appearance   Follow procedures for absence during the school day   Behaviour of students should not discredit themselves, their parents or Portadown College   Code of Conduct available on College website 14

Examinations Timing AS units May/June 2016 NO AS units re-sits January 2017 A2 units May/June 2017 Importance of Year 13 50% of A Level Importance of AS Trials Pressure of Resits in May/June of Year 14 15

Coursework High proportion of total marks Preparation, research, quality and deadlines 16

RETURN FOR YEAR 14 STUDY Minimum level of achievement 3+ AS passes (Grade E or better) to return Pilot : not allowed to continue with a subject with Grade E if one module is Grade U Not allowed to continue subject with a Grade U Must study minimum of 3 A2 subjects 17

Important Dates Speech Day Friday 23 rd October 2015 Parent/Teacher interviews – Tuesday 10 th November 4:30 – 6:00pm Thursday 1 st March 4:30 – 6:00pm Trials January 11 th to 22 nd

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