1. St Osmund’s School Year 8
September 2017

2. Programme of the evening
The Year 8 Team
Aims and Expectations
Uniform and appearance
Equipment
Curriculum Overview
Achievement and Assessment
Education Extra
Home learning
Rewards and Sanctions
Clubs
Learning outside the classroom

3. Year 8 Team 8Lv - Mr Van der Leij 8Ls - Miss Staddon
8Rk/Bc – Mr Boyce & Mr Rooke
8Af – Miss Perring
8Mn/Er- Mrs Martin & Ms Restorick
Head Of Year – Mrs Roberts
SLT Link – Mr Absolom

4. Aims & Expectations for KS 3
Good work ethic from day one!
Organisation
Uniform
Merits & Ticks
Participation in clubs / school life
Link books
Attendance
SUCCESS!!!

5. Uniform
School Uniform
PE Kit
Jewellery
Make up and Hair colour!

6. Students must have a reading book with them in school every day
Equipment:
Reading book
Link Book
GWB
Handwriting pen
Pencil
PE kits
Students must have a reading book with them in school every day
“The single most important thing that adults can do to enable their child to achieve their potential? Help them to enjoy reading.”

7. English Curriculum Overview
Term
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer 2
Topic
Contemporary Literature:
Refugee Boy – Benjamin Zephaniah Or
Wonder –
R.J. Palicio
Media and Advertising:
Christmas adverts
Pre-1914 and Contemporary Poetry:
Love, Loss and Longing Unit
Shakespeare:
Much Ado About Nothing
Pre-1914 and Contemporary Literature:
Science Fiction
The Sound of Thunder – Ray Bradbury
Extracts from
The Time Machine – HG Wells
English

8. English Curriculum Overview
Writing Assessment:
Students will be assessed on a PORTFOLIO of work. This is independent work which is done in class throughout the year. This will be assessed by the class teacher.
Reading Assessment:
Students will complete a reading assessment every term. This will either be a test or an essay. This will be assessed by the class teacher.
Student will also sit a GL paper at the end of the year. A large part of the GL assessment is a reading comprehension paper.
SPAG:
A weekly grammar and punctuation focus throughout the whole school.
Spellings will be differentiated. In class, students are encouraged to work on their spellings by proof-reading and editing their writing.

9. Maths Curriculum Overview
We have worked with Thomas Hardye to develop a scheme of work that helps to prepare all students for starting their GCSE’s, with a focus on arithmetic and problem solving skills.
We will still cover all aspects of number, algebra, geometry and data handling over the year.
All students will be lent a revision book for the year and will be given the opportunity to purchase a scientific calculator.
In June all students will sit a written test and the results will be shared with their next school.

10. Curriculum Overview HISTORY
At St Osmund’s, History focuses firstly on helping all students to develop an understanding of the past; of how events have created change and development over time and how different events can be seen differently by different people. We also seek to develop the core skills of analytical thought and communication that are not only central to the study of History, but also essential in the wider world.
Year 8 topics:
The Slave trade: ‘Who was really responsible for the abolition of the Slave Trade
The Industrial Revolution: ‘How did the Industrial Revolution change everyone’s lives?’
WW1: What was the impact of WW1?

11. Curriculum Overview GEOGRAPHY Year 8 topics:
At St Osmund’s Geography focuses on developing a growing knowledge of the world and the interaction between physical and human processes and the formation and use of landscapes and environments.
We aim to provide a high quality geography education which inspires in pupils a curiosity and fascination about the world that will remain with them for the rest of their lives
Year 8 topics:
Rivers, Flooding and Water: How is a river formed? Why do floods happen and can they be prevented? Why is water so valuable?
China and India: The next super power?
Weather and Climate: Why is the weather in the UK so variable? Why are global climates so different? Is global warming a problem for everyone?

12. Curriculum Overview SCIENCE Light and Sound Reaction of Metals
Photosynthesis and respiration
Space and Forces
Revision/GL tests
Ideas and Evidence

13. Curriculum Overview
THEOLOGY AND ETHICS Introductory unit: What is the Big Story of the Bible? What has our country’s refugee situation got to do with religion Is war ever just? FALL:  Why are people good and bad? GOD:  If God is Trinity, what does that mean for Christians? Who is God? Is Buddhism a religion?

14. Curriculum Overview FRENCH My Life (technical m1/ character m3)
A trip to Paris
Going out!
Active learn
ILB
Taster sessions from THS language teachers

15. Curriculum Overview PE Health Related Fitness GAMES Rugby Gymnastics
Badminton
Table Tennis
Sports Leaders
Athletics
(mixed sets)
GAMES
Rugby
Football/Hockey
Netball/Basketball
Handball
Striking and Fielding
(single sex teaching groups)

16. Curriculum Overview CORRECT PE/GAMES KIT EXTRACURRICULAR CLUBS
ZERO TOLERANCE- all children to change into kit, even if they have a note excusing themselves from actively participating in the lesson. The teacher will allocate them an alternative roll such as coaching/umpiring
PE/GAMES- different kit expectations
JEWELLERY/HAIR/EARRINGS
EXTRACURRICULAR CLUBS
GET INVOLVED- there is lots on offer, check school website each week.

17. Curriculum Overview COMPUTING E-Safety Validity & Bias
What’s inside your computer
Develop own models / graphics
Control insight
Digital privacy and rights

18. Curriculum Overview MUSIC The History of Popular Music 1950 – 2000
Christmas
Film music
Battle of the Bands
Dance
Reggae

19. Curriculum Overview DT ART Resistant materials Large A2 Portrait
Acrylic Clock (design and make)
Food
Pizza
Pudding
Pasta
Pancakes
Textiles
A Bag (design and make)
ART
Large A2 Portrait
Chuck Close
Lino Printing
Figure Drawing
Wire Sculpture

20. PHSCE
DAY 1 = Alcohol
DAY 2 = Race & Equality; International Human Rights
DAY 3 = Critical Thinking skills
DAY 4 = 21/3/18 Media & Society
DAY 5 = 14/6/18 Drugs, Alcohol & the law; homelessness; life in prison!
DAY 6 = (TBC) Internet & e-Safety* (+ evening Parental Workshop)
+ SRE input – ‘contraception’

21. Careers Careers Convention – Kingston Maurward (tbc July 2018)
‘Enact’ theatre in education performance (tbc July 2018)

22. Safeguarding ‘e-Safety’ concerns
‘Chelsea’s Choice’ production (March 2018)

23. Success and Assessment
Celebration of our pupils achievements:
Academic
Musical
Sporting
Social
Attainment
ATL
GL tests
St.Osmund’s is a school built upon Christian values. We aim to inspire and empower all to be active, life-long learners who achieve their potential and contribute positively to the world.

24. DASP Middle Schools 5 Band System
Language 5
Significantly beyond AES and at greater depth 4
Beyond Age Expected Standard 3
Age Expected Standard 2
Close to achieving Age Expected Standard 1
Working towards Age Expected Standard
Core subject bands will be sent out in December. All teachers will give bands at subject parents evenings in February. Bands for all subjects sent out in EOY reports.

25. St Osmund’s Approach to Learning A 3 way Partnership between pupils, staff and parents
Are you a successful and motivated learner?
READY TO LEARN
RESOURCEFUL
RESPONSIBLE
RESILIENT
REFLECTIVE
Article 28: Every child has the right to a good education 5 4 3 2
Completes class work frequently exceeding teacher expectations
Highly motivated and seeks a challenge
Actively listens and makes invaluable contributions
An independent and proactive learner
Works collaboratively and supports other pupils’ learning 1
Completes class work regularly exceeding teacher expectations
Well motivated and accepts a challenge
Listens and engages actively in the learning
Works with increasing independence
Works collaboratively with confidence
Works to a standard meeting teacher expectations
Motivated to learn, demonstrating some initiative
Listens well but could engage more actively
Stays on task
Works collaboratively
Class work completed below teacher expectations on a regular basis
Would benefit from more motivation to learn
Listening skills need developing further
Needs reminding to stay on task
Difficulties in working collaboratively
Class work is rarely completed
Behaviour disrupts their learning and that of others
Listening skills are poor
Rarely stays on task
Rarely works collaboratively
ATLs to be sent out December and end of year

26. Education Extra (EdEx)
EdEx aims to compliment the work of teachers and tutors.
Additional support can be given in areas of academic, physical or emotional need.
The type of support offered is identified by; assessment, recommendations from external services or observations.
We avoid doing intervention during lessons wherever possible, using registration times instead.
Permission is always sought from you, before an intervention from EdEx begins and progress is clearly monitored and recorded.
If you need to discuss areas of Special Educational Need (SEN) or intervention, please contact either;
Nita Dooley – SENCO or Amelia Dipple – Principal TA

27. Home Learning Preparation for lifelong learning
Consolidates the lesson learning
Encourages independent learning
Pupils will be set homework by their subject teachers – recorded in their link books
Homework clubs run at various lunch and break times
Home Learning timetable to be sent out

28. Rewards / Sanctions
Ticks are awarded for displaying the qualities of the 7Cs…
The tutor group with the most ticks every half term wins a non- school uniform day.

29. 1 x Merit Rewards and Sanctions
Merits are awarded for effort or high standards of work
40 merits wins a non school uniform day
1 x Merit

30. This will be recorded in the Home Link Book
Rewards and Sanctions
Behaviour that contravenes the ‘Respect Charter’ will result in a warning, followed by an invitation to attend ‘Behaviour Improvement Club’
This will be recorded in the Home Link Book
1 x Bic
The Respect charter is a document that was written by the students and staff together, then ratified by the governors and helps inform our school behaviour policy- its in the Home link Book

31. Extra curricular clubs
Art Club
Leavers Club
Badminton
Netball
Basketball
Rugby (Boys, Girls and Tag)
Boys Football
Overcoming Injustice
Cake
Rock Challenge
Conservation
Running Club
Debating
Vegetarian Club
Drawing
MUSIC
Girls Football
4 Bang on Percussion
Gardening & wildlife
Toot Sweet Recorders
Hi 5
Tech Club
Hockey
Ossie Singers
Homework
Concert Band 
ICT
Kubb

32. Communication Tutors Website Home Link Book Parents / teachers meeting
16th and 18th October
Subject
January/February

33. End of term trips (July)
Activities Overview
Cinema Trip (Dec)
Geography Trip (Sep)
History Trip (Nov)
Activities Week (May)
End of term trips (July)
Leavers Book and Hoody

34. Transfer Stem Day at THS Retreat days
Additional transfer opportunities
Links with THS and Studio School
Open days (Studio – 30/09/17 =10 till 1)

35. Admissions By 31st October 2017, offer 1st March 2018 Apply online
Or call:

36. Finally… Message from the Tutors: Please communicate with us
Information
Concerns
Successes
Use the link book (or the phone)