1. Parents’ Information Evening
Year 10
Parents’ Information Evening
“a learning partnership valuing respect, personal best … and a spirit of fun”

2. Welcome Mr Mark McShane
“a learning partnership valuing respect, personal best … and a spirit of fun”

3. Why are we here?
We want the girls who enter Stroud High School to go on to make a difference in the world
Girls who enter the school will build their individual character, a social conscience and leave with life changing qualifications
What position were you in the class?
So why did you not get the other 20%, why only 80%
I wasn’t very good at ***** either at school

4. Developing individuals

5. The Year Ahead Mrs Chloe Caselton
“a learning partnership valuing respect, personal best … and a spirit of fun”

6. Advice from Year Leader team to parents:
Encourage students to establish a dedicated work ethic from the start
Support them to maintain good habits at home
Establish a good routine
EAT.
HEALTH.
TALK.
Communicate with the school
Tell us any issues sooner rather than later

7. Advice from Year Leaders to students:
The serious work starts here! Start your good habits now.
Make the most of opportunities that are presented to you:
audition to be in the school play; sign up for the MFL exchanges; take part in crown court visits etc.
Get your DofE volunteering out of the way in Y10 so you are not having to mop up in Y11

8. Advice from Year 11 to Year 10:
“I wish I knew that the work we did in Y10 actually goes towards our GCSEs and we’d be revising from it in Y11!”
“Revise for your Y10 mocks – it really helps as practice for the real things. Plus then in Y11 you have less to cover for your mocks as the last ones were only a couple of months ago. ”
REVISE.
ASK. Don’t just sit there if you don’t understand
Make flashcards as you go!
Actually plan your revision – use a timetable

9. More advice from Year 11 to Year 10:
Join a club v
Stay hydrated
Make the most of your friends
Get more sleep
“Give up that cheeky Y10 attitude towards your teachers....it’s not worth it! ”
Don’t get stressed
STATIONARY
Enjoy your subjects

10. Year 10 Foci Making new year’s resolutions:
being open to making new friends, tidying that desk etc.

11. Year 10 Foci
SKIRTS

12. Year 10 Foci
Emotional wellbeing

13. Year Group Challenge Making a pledge to avoid single-use plastic
Become ambassadors to help SHS reach Plastic Free School status

14. Attendance & Behaviour
Mrs Nadine Moore
“a learning partnership valuing respect, personal best … and a spirit of fun”

15. Regular attendance
Children of compulsory school age who are registered at a school are expected, by law, to attend school regularly. Last year the Supreme Court ruled that ‘regularly’ meant ‘in accordance with the rules prescribed by the school’.  
At Stroud High School we expect pupils to attend every day that the school is open unless a reason acceptable to the school is given and we are able to authorise the absence.

16. Your daughter’s cohort!
Year
% Attendance Y9
95.5 % Y8
97% Y7
97.9%

17. Persistent Absence (90% or less)
If approaching this figure expect:
us to contact you
can we help?
If under this figure, expect:
us to request a meeting to agree an improvement plan
any further absence to be considered unauthorised without medical evidence
If there is no improvement, there is:
risk of prosecution and/or penalty notices

18. Uniform, Homework and Mobile Phones
Our aim:
Treat everyone fairly
Have the same expectations for everyone
Remove “pressure”
Help students focus on the things that matter
Consequences:
Homework – Directed Studies
Mobiles – Confiscation
Uniform – Afterschool detention

19. The Duke of Edinburgh Award
Mrs Nadine Moore
“a learning partnership valuing respect, personal best … and a spirit of fun”

20. Bronze – Year 9
Silver – Year 10 (11)
Gold – Year (11) 12 (13)

21. Skills - develop existing talents or discovering new ones
Physical - focus on her health and fitness and have fun along the way
Volunteering - make a difference to other people’s lives
Expedition – school provider “Ocean Rock”

22. Bronze update 105 students began the programme last year
53% have completed
48% of those outstanding have done 3/4 elements
17% of those outstanding have done 2/4 elements
83% already or likely to complete

23. Our first completers Alice Abis Bella Hardaker Padley Emma Ansell
Holly
Henderson
Lily
Perrill
Stephanie
Aris
Megan
Horn
Morgan
Prosser
Arkwell-Smyth
Isabella
Lee
Olivia
Proto
Annabelle
Bath
Jessica
Lingard
Rosie
Ranger
Alisha
Boulton
Loomes
Emilka
Romowicz
Burt
Hannah
Macadam
Isobel
Rooksby
Srinanda
Chakraborty
Erika
Mawer
Emily
Rudge
Rebecca
Clark
Alex
May
Priyanka
Siva
Elizabeth
Constable
Harriet
McAllister
Anna
Spencer
Georgina
Courts
Ella
McCarthy
Sophia
Stokes
Xanthe
Curtis
Caitlin
McGinty
Thomas
Isabelle
Drew
Kate
Measroch
Katie
Townsend
Rachel
Fairfax
Rose
Middleton
Snehapriya
Vijayakumar
Anya
Forino
Naomi
Mohamed
Lucy
Walton
Foster
Hermione
Newton
Rowan
Ward
Zlata
Gavula
Lara
Oodian
Pippa
Wilson Autzen
Haines
Florence
Osude
Lizzie
Winter
Vieve
Hamilton
Owen

24. Approximate Costs:
Silver - £280 – payable over the year
Included in both prices:
Administration charges
Registration with D of E Award
The full expedition (including kit hire)

25. Teaching and Learning Mrs Jane Thornton
“a learning partnership valuing respect, personal best … and a spirit of fun”

26. GCSEs – How have they changed?
The new GCSEs will:
Make more demands of students, to help them achieve as much as students in countries with the best education systems
September 2015 (first exams 2017)
New GCSEs - English language, English literature and mathematics

27. English & Maths The new maths GCSE: The new English language GCSE:
More content to study, and more stretching maths at the higher grades
Supports a deeper and broader understanding of the subject
The new English language GCSE:
Robust foundation in reading, and writing good English
20% of marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar
The new English literature GCSE:
Encourages students to read, write and think critically
Range of challenging and substantial whole texts, and unseen texts

28. Year 10 feedback
Which aspects of preparing for your GCSEs would you like most help with in Year 11?
Revision strategies 52%
Revision timetable 53%
Planning my time 64%
Revision strategies
Revision timetable
Controlled assessment
Planning my time

29. Supporting Independent Learning
Transition toolkit
Effective use of the library
Year 11 Revision guide

30. Stepping up to GCSE Year 9 maths and science exams Year 10 exams
Year 11 mock exams

31. Considerations
Place to work
Routine
Prioritisation
Focus

32. Partnership
Learning discussions
Communication
Personal best

33. Communication Mr Peter John
“a learning partnership valuing respect, personal best … and a spirit of fun”

34. Assessment and Reporting
Adopting a new model for reporting in
Data reports will show how students have performed in assessments in each subject in line with expectation
At GCSE, students are given a school target based on Fischer Family Trust estimates
Triple A report with tutor comment at the end of the academic year
Parent focus group will meet from Term 3

35. Homework
We are currently using the Homework Wall via the school website to allow parents (and students) to see homework that has been set
We are exploring the cloud-based solutions to improve access to homework and resources
The student planner remains the default method of recording homework

36. Careers Guidance Mr Peter John
“a learning partnership valuing respect, personal best … and a spirit of fun”

37. Independent Careers advice
Independent Careers information, advice and guidance is provided in partnership with the Schools’ Careers Service based at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College.

38. Useful information
A range of information and links is available through the school website

39. Work Shadowing
Work Shadowing provides girls with relevant experience of professions they may be interested in pursuing in the future
Work Shadowing experience can be organised during the school holidays
Students are advised to spend approximately 5-10 days in total of work experience
This can be made up of a variety of different experiences

40. Work Shadowing It is organised by the student
Employers should have their own liability insurance
It needs to be completed before 27 June 2019
Students complete a Work Shadowing Journal
Resources and guides to getting a placement are available to students on the school network

41. Purpose of Work Shadowing
Give the girls a practical insight into what work in that area is really like
See how organisations work and are structured
Make valuable contacts
Follow a working day pattern rather than a school day
Gain an awareness of a particular working environment
Speak to a range of different people

42. Resources to help find a placement.
Sample of the work shadowing guide, which can be found on the year 10 folders under careers. - tips on how to find work shadowing placements and some companies and organisations who offer work shadowing/placements.

43. Work Shadowing journal

44. Year 10 Careers Morning Thursday 27th June 2019
Full morning of careers related activities, to include:
“Ask The Professional” - opportunity for the girls to interview a range of professionals
Presentation and workshop from a nominated sector
Review of Work Shadowing experiences
: Researching activity on Post-18 options – through PD

45. Another opportunity Stroud Ambitions
Wednesday 7th November 2018 ( pm)
Stratford Park Leisure Centre
Open invitation to browse around stands representing a vast array of career sectors in the Stroud area

46. Thinking ahead Miss Ria Patel
“a learning partnership valuing respect, personal best … and a spirit of fun”

47. SHS Sixth Form - EYP

48. The Sixth Form is on an exciting journey
Working with your daughters to fulfil their hopes and aspirations
Date to look out for:
8th October 2018

49. Safeguarding Young People in a digital age
Mrs Nadine Moore
“a learning partnership valuing respect, personal best … and a spirit of fun”

51. Why am I talking to you about #me too?
64% of girls aged experienced sexual violence or harassment in school during the last year.
24% of female students had been subjected to unwanted physical touching while at school
Girls (14%) reported that their partner had pressured them to share nude images
Girls are significantly more likely to be victimised with unwanted sexual messages and images from their peers online, with 31% of girls aged saying they had experienced this in the last year

52. Peer on Peer sexual harrassment
Sexual harassment is defined as
“unwanted conduct of a sexual nature” than can occur online and offline”
Sexual comments
Lewd remarks
Using sexualised names
Sharing sexualised images
Coercion to receive sexualised images

53. Working together to protect our children
Education
In year 8 – Police talks about sexting, drama company visit “Chelsea’s Choice”
In year 9 – Police talks about sextortion, new drama to come this year!
PD lessons

54. Working together to protect our children
Sexual harassment:
Is not acceptable
Will not be tolerated
Is not an “inevitable part of growing up”
It is not banter
It is not “just a laugh”

55. Working together to protect our children
Encourage our young people to change the culture around them Stand up against it Report it

56. And finally, with thanks to the PSA, we would like to introduce

57. Thank you!