1. Welcome to Year 7: Settling In Evening 15th September 2016
Year Achievement Coordinator

2. Mr Mark Vaughan-Shaw Assistant Headteacher Director of Student Achievement (Key Stage 3)

3. Staff available tonight
Mr Vaughan-Shaw – Director of Student Achievement KS 3
Mrs Watts – Year 7 Achievement Co-ordinator
Mr Norman – Deputy Headteacher - Assessment
Mr Heath– Head of Learning Support
Mrs Vanderpere-Brown – Director of
Computing and ICT
Year 7 Form Tutors

4. What form tutors will cover
Registration
Planner
Attendance
Homework
Extra-curricular activities
PSHEE
Rewards and sanctions
Lunch arrangements
Responsibilities

5. Year 7 – Upcoming Key Dates
Tuesday 27th September- School Photographs
Thursday 20th October – Early Closure
Friday 21st October – Last Day Before ½ Term
W/B 21st November – Year 7 Progress Check Published
Wednesday 21st December – Early Closure – End of Term

6. High Expectations = High Results
Attendance
Behaviour
Homework
Cooperation
Respect
Uniform
Courtesy
Engagement
In 2016 we had our best ever GCSE results!

7. To be an effective learner

8. Reporting to parents – Mr Norman, Deputy Headteacher
Progress Check 1: November: “Settling in check”: Learner Score & comment codes Progress Check 2: March: Learner Score, Comment codes Progress comment Progress Check 3: June SWCHS end of Year 7 expectations

9. The Learner Score

10. Improvement codes
To be an even more effective learner, your child needs to: A
Improve attendance/punctuality B
Not disrupt the learning of others C
Improve the quality of coursework D
Meet all deadlines E
Bring the correct equipment F
Focus on tasks in lessons H
Improve the quality of homework I
Work more independently on tasks M
Act on marking and feedback N
Improve the neatness and presentation of work O
Work more effectively with others P
Participate by making more contributions in class Q
Improve the quality of written work R
Be more resilient and stick at challenges S
Use more effective revision strategies T
Be more prepared to take risks W
Undertake wider research around the subject

11. Progress comments
Autumn term baseline assessments Spring Progress Check: Excellent progress from baseline Good progress from baseline Some concerns about progress from baseline Serious concerns about progress from baseline

12. SWCHS end of Year 7 Expectations
Each subject will indicate what would constitute end of year expectations (eg reaching a particular standard/having certain skills) What will be reported in the summer Progress Check: Working towards SWCHS end of Y7 expectations Meeting SWCHS end of Y7 expectations Above SWCHS end of Y7 expectations Well above SWCHS end of Y7 expectations In addition, comments will also be made about Progress

13. Accessing progress checks
Through our site
Parents will be ed instructions when they’re ready to be viewed
Parents use the address they’ve already given the school:

14. Ongoing assessment
A range of assessment systems to best suit subject areas
Students will record assessment scores in their books/folders (sometimes in planners)
Parents can therefore engage with a pupil’s ‘learning journey’
Parents will be encouraged to engage with some pieces of assessment so they can understand what students need to do to improve

15. What we are doing
Classes have had blanket support to help assess students
CAT tests – provide a further data point to aid expectations of students and guide interventions
Buddying via older students and staff
Continued high quality teacher input
Increased interaction with home
Extra curricular activities
Additional support after school
HW Club (currently in D2) – Learning Centre
Monday –Thursday until 4:30pm and Friday until 4pm.

16. Parental Responsibilities
Last week an article by a Headteacher, published in the Guardian, gave 10 tips for being a better parent, on behalf of schools and children.
Set good examples - be polite and considerate of others.
Show your children that you care – make time for them.
Your child needs sleep – remove devices from bedrooms
Feed your child well – breakfast matters!
Things do go wrong at school – tell us and let’s put things right!
Kids can be horrible to each other – don’t get into feuds with other parents.
Don’t believe EVERYTHING they tell you.
Creating a divide between home and school is a bad idea – this includes making negative comments about the school on social media sites.
Social Media for Children can be toxic
If you support your child’s refusal to do H/W, or find excuses for things they do, it will backfire.
Nothing’s personal – we look forward to working in close partnership with you.

17. SWCHS (7-9) Sleep Deprivation
52% had a laptop/ PC/ TV in their bedroom
41% of Year 7 students had their mobile switched on in their bedroom overnight
Rising to 79% of Year 9 students
48% of Year 7 students had a bedtime routine
Falling to just 14% in Year 9

18. Head of Learning Support
Mr Phillip Heath
Head of Learning Support

19. Support Quiet area before school at break and lunch
Homework club after school
In class support
Drop in at lunchtime
Academic tutoring at form time
Crocus cricket
Literacy and numeracy boosts
Games club

20. Parenting in the Digital Age
E-Safety
Parenting in the Digital Age

21. Parenting in the Digital Age
Discuss some of the risks young people face in the digital age
Introduce a strategy for bringing your offline parenting skills online
Give you the confidence to help your teenagers manage their digital lives

22. Digital Natives
Increasingly young people make very little distinction between their lives online and off
Parenting today means dealing with issues that are created and amplified by technology
The Internet is a fantastic resource but it matters how you use it

23. When your teenager goes out with friends or joins a new club… What are three things you want to know?

24. Are they the same? When your teenager goes online…
What are three things you might want to know?
Are they the same?

25. Risk vs Harm Commercial Aggressive Sexual Values Content
(child is exposed to material)
Adverts
Spam
Sponsorship
Personal info
Violent/ hateful content
Pornographic or unwelcome sexual content
Bias
Racism
Misleading advice
Contact
(child is subjected to interaction)
Tracking
In app purchases
Being bullied, harassed or stalked
Meeting strangers
Being groomed
Self harm
Unwelcome persuasions (radicalization)
Curfew (preventing sleep depravation)
Conduct
(personal behavior likely to cause harm)
Illegal downloading
Hacking
Gambling
Financial scams
Terrorism
Bullying or harassing another
Creating and uploading inappropriate material
Providing misleading info or advice

27. What can you do?
[Resilience online] is best reached through supportive and enabling parenting, encouraging the development of digital skills and allowing children to take risks and develop coping strategies in the online world, just as we would in the offline world.
- The Oxford Internet Institute, 2014

28. Bringing your offline parenting skills online
The WWW approach:
Just like offline, it matters…
Who your children connect with
Where they go
What they do

29. Using WWW to tackle Bullying
Who:
Block or report any users who are causing trouble
Where:
Some sites (like Ask.fm) are more associated with bullying than others – your teenager can avoid them to reduce risk
What:
Take screenshots of bullying messages or photos to preserve the evidence

30. Using WWW to tackle Sexual Images
Who:
Remind your teens that asking someone underage for a sexual image is now illegal, including images of themselves
Where:
Point out that sites and apps promising anonymity aren’t always as secure as they might seem
What:
Make sure they know about sources of healthy, age- appropriate and reliable information about sex (Brook, for example)

31. Using WWW to tackle Mental Health
Who:
Talk about how to choose supportive online friends. Deleting negative or rude Facebook contacts is a good first step
Where:
Watch for warning signs that your teen might be visiting ‘pro-ED’ websites or other harmful content. Young people struggling with offline issues may reinforce them online
What:
Point them in the direction of mental health resources specifically for young people like YoungMinds

32. SAFFRON WALDEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL TRUST
(Registered Charity No )

33. The aims of the Trust
To raise funds in order to provide the best possible resources, building and equipment for our students at SWCHS.

34. THE PAVILION PROJECT
Music Technology Equipment

35. The covered canopy to improve queuing for the canteen
The Minibus provided by the Trust

36. Other recent donations from the trust include:
An ultrasound scanner and thermal imaging infra red camera for Science
A nature reserve area with pond dipping facilities
Support for the Learning Centre to improve resources

37. Funded by the Trust in 2016: New canopy
New café selling sandwiches, pasta, fruit and snacks
New benching and tables

38. More choice and space at lunchtime:
Year 7 Settling in Evening 26/09/13
More choice and space at lunchtime:

39. Year 7 Settling in Evening 26/09/13
SAFFRON WALDEN COUNTY HIGH
SCHOOL TRUST
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

40. Year 7 Forms S Half W Half 7CRG 7JZS Mrs Goddard – P17 Mr Smith – P2
7KEC
Ms Colenzo – P19
7HZF
Miss Foy – P13
7EHR
Mr Reed– Q1
7BS
Mr Sindell – Q2
W Half
7JZS
Mr Smith – P2
7GDJ
Mr Jameson– P5
7JEP
Miss Pollington – P3
7DAB
Mr Bennett – P7
7CCS
Miss Shearer – P11