1. Welcome to the Year 10 Information Evening

2. The Year 10 Team Head of Year – Mr Beeharee
Head of Year – Mr Beeharee
Telephone:
Assistant Head of Year – Miss Raghvani
Deputy Headteacher – Mrs Howard

3. Purpose of the Evening
To build on the working relationship between the school and parents of Year 10 students.
To outline the GCSE course details.
To emphasise my expectations this year.
To ensure that parents are aware of data/minimum expected grade.

4. E-mail: surnameinitial@mhchs.org.uk
The Form Tutors
10DAR Mr H Ioannou
10NEW Mr I Barron
10EIN Mr M Vella /Ms L Briere
10CUR Ms H Linale
10FRA Ms C McCahill
10SAN Ms A Ibrahim
10JEM Ms A Clayton
10PAS Mr D Adriaens

5. Uniform
Uniform must be correct even when travelling to and from school
Please check the uniform guide (girls and boys) which was attached to the welcome letter which is being sent out this week
Not permitted
Jewellery and piercings
Nail varnish/acrylic nails
Make up
Coats must be plain navy or black (no logo’s or stripes)
Shoes must be leather (not boots or trainers)
Extreme hair styles/colours
Non regulation girls trousers

6. Year 10 are now expected to set an example to Key Stage 3
Conduct
High expectations as good behaviour promotes good learning
Students are aware of the school rules
Mobile phones, MP3 players and games consoles are not permitted in the school vicinity
Chewing gum is not permitted
Students must watch their language when in the school vicinity
Students may be sanctioned for poor behaviours outside of school
Year 10 are now expected to set an example to Key Stage 3

7. The Classroom Contract
We respect other people’s feelings, opinions, personal space and property.
We are organised and bring the correct books and equipment.
We try our best to listen, concentrate and do work which will make us proud.
We are always polite to staff and follow their instructions.
We put up our hands, wait for permission before speaking and only make positive contributions.
We enter and leave our classrooms in a safe and orderly manner.

8. Learning Journals
The purpose of the new Diary is to provide opportunities for students to reflect on their learning.
It is proven that revisiting learning regularly helps with understanding and memorising information which will lead to greater progress being made. This is an essential habit for success at GCSE.

9. Learning Journals
The diary should include a summary of what they have learned and questions they have arising from the lesson (they could find these out using the internet or by returning to subject teachers for clarification)
Parents should use this as an opportunity for discussion with students - what are they learning about? - Ask questions to check their understanding and help students develop the skill of explanation. Parents should comment and sign this journal each weekend when discussing their child’s learning with them and form tutors will sign during the following week when they check each review.

11. Homework
This will be set according to the homework timetable. Every night they should have work to do
Homework will be set electronically via “Show my Homework.” This makes it very easy for you to check!
Please support your child by helping them to organise themselves: there is a leap from Key Stage 3.
Some students will need support in organising themselves: build independence.

15. Attendance Aim for 100% attendance.
Good attendance will maximise your son/daughter’s learning and therefore could affect their performance in their GCSEs.
Holidays in term time are not permitted.

16. Impact of Absence
90% attendance for the year is the equivalent of missing nearly 5 weeks of school.
The government has classed persistent absenteeism as 90%.
The school will monitor and take necessary action over student attendance. This could range from a reminder letter home to a referral to the Education Welfare Service and a court hearing.
Students will struggle to catch up.

17. Impact of Attendance 2017-2018 Cohort
Attendance Percentage
Predicted Grades: from FFT data
Actual Grades summer 2018
Student A 98
5 x 7 Grades
5 x 6 Grades
2 x 8 Grades
8 x 7 Grades
Student B 99
4 x 6 Grades
1 x5 Grade
7 x A Grades
1 x 5 Grade
Student C 82
2 x7 Grades
7 x 6 Grades
3 x 5 Grades
Student D 54
8 x 5 Grades
2 x 4 Grades
4 x 3 Grades
1 x 2 Grade
1 F Grade

18. Absence from school
Parents must the school on: if their child is too ill to attend.
Ensure a note is provided the next day to explain the absence.
If a student is going to be absent long term work can be sent home (however this will take a few days to organise).
Do not ask for term time holiday. You will be disappointed.
Change: don’t telephone in.

19. Punctuality Students are expected to be at school by 8:20.
They need to be seated in their form rooms by 8:30 for registration.
The main gate is closed at 8:25 and students will have to sign in as being late. This will lead to an immediate after school detention.
Continued lateness to school may be referred to the Local educational authority and you may receive a Fixed Penalty Notice.
They must be on time to all lessons.
6 lates in a 4 week period:FPN

20. Rewards The school has introduced a new Rewards system. VIVO
Students are awarded points by their teachers. They can go online and buy prizes with these points.

21. Examinations Tested throughout the year.
Constant controlled assessment and exam modules.
Year 10 mock exams – June 2019
Summer exams - May 2020
All GCSEs are now linear – exams are taken at the end of Year 11.
Graded from 9-1. Grade 5 = a “good” pass.

22. Subjects
At Key stage 4 classes are set by the subjects. The half year groups are now determined by the options chosen by the students.
Please be aware that the setting is very different in KS4. There is less setting and students are taught mainly in more mixed ability option groups.
If you have any queries about which set your son or daughter is in please contact the Head of Department.

23. Controlled Assessments
Some subjects still complete coursework via controlled assessments. Essentially, these operate like exams in the classroom.
It is essential that students follow the instructions given by the member of staff. Students could face disqualification if they do not.
If students are absent for a controlled assessment, it is likely that they will have to complete them in their own time. This usually means both staff and students staying behind after school or coming in at week ends.

24. Your Child Must be in Education/training until the age of 18.
Students need levels 8 and 9 in their GCSEs for highly competitive courses such as Medicine
There have been significant changes at A Level. AS levels no longer contribute towards the A level grade. Feedback from “red brick” universities is that they will be looking more closely at GCSE results as a consequence.

25. Behaviour For learning
EXCELLENT - Always tries hard and perseveres when they experience difficulties, seeks to achieve excellence in all that they do, participates fully in lessons, is well organised and produces homework to a very high standard; often goes beyond the minimum expected.
GOOD - Consistently works hard and seeks to produce work that meets the expected standards; participates well in class, is well organised and always completes homework.
INCONSISTENT - Inconsistent in terms of the quality of work produced, concentration in class, completion of homework and general organisation.
POOR - Regularly misses homework deadlines or does not complete home or class work to an acceptable standard, often disorganised, does not concentrate well in lessons.
Seen this in reports from last year: first report before Xmas: essential you look at the BFL grade

26. What can students do to become an excellent learners?
Go onto the exam boards’ websites for additional resources for subjects.
Consolidate notes every night onto flash cards/mind maps etc
If they have found something difficult, do extra research or practice exercises at home.
Have a go at past papers.
Act on teacher feedback. Where are the areas for development? What more can be done to address them?
Do extra research on a topic eg: if reading “An Inspector Calls” what else did J.B Priestley write? Read it!
Use the additional resources that are available eg: websites (Bitesize, Mymaths..)
Attend all available revision sessions and speak to teachers.
Homework is a minimum

27. Prefects The vast majority of students will be given an opportunity
- Year 11 Prefects
- Senior Prefects
- Senior Students
- Head Students

28. Extra Curricular
The fixtures and clubs can be found on the school website
Letters and the Head’s Newsletter will provide extra information
Announcements and posters will be displayed in form rooms
Cadet students have permission to leave slightly early on Fridays and the register will be updated accordingly.

29. Promoting harmony: achieving excellence.

30. Target Setting Assistant Headteacher - Ms F Tobin
Responsibilities include whole school target setting as well as student target setting and monitoring.

31. Earlier Today
Students were given their ‘Minimum Expected Grades’ or ‘MEGs’ for each subject.
Students were shown how the school works out each students MEGs using FFT percentage chances.
Students were then given an opportunity to reflect on their MEGs and discuss them with their Form Tutors and Pastoral Leaders.

32. Minimum Expected Grades
The estimated grades we are using are based on how the AVERAGE student with a particular KS2 level has progressed in the AVERAGE school in the country. We are not an average school. We are able to recruit well-qualified high calibre teachers; the vast majority of our parents are supportive of the school and their children’s education and the behaviour of our students is exceptional. It is CRUCIAL, therefore, that we do not see these grades as TARGETS but as MINIMUM EXPECTED OUTCOMES for our students.

33. FFT Percentage Chances
The school uses Fisher Family Trust data (FFT) to generate a percentage chance table. They show us the percentage chance of obtaining each grade based on a students gender, date of birth and prior attainment.

34. FFT - Percentage Chance
Subject 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
MEG
English 1% 4%
25%
41%
24% 3%
English Literature 6%
26%
40%
22%
Mathematics
10%
32%
30%
Physical Education 7%
18%
31%
11%
Religious Studies
19%
27%
12%
Science
36%
Science Additonal
21% 9%
German
14%
29%
15% 5%
Geography
16%

35. What can you do to help? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXhbtCcmsyQ
Listen to them read an article from a newspaper and discuss the ideas and vocabulary.
What can you do to help?
Every year there are students who far exceed their MEGs and others who do not achieve their MEG.
Instead of only asking what their grade in an assessment was. Ask whether they put in their best effort !
Tennis
Lia – History/ Science
D ALLDEN

36. Moving Forward Your child has begun to reflect on their MEGs.
Please talk to them about their MEGs. Ask them whether they know what knowledge and skills are required to achieve (and exceed) their MEGs in each subject.
Form tutors will encourage their students to talk with their class teachers about the skills and knowledge they require.
These will be ongoing dialogue over the next two years!

37. THERE IS LOTS OF HELP AVAILABLE
Reporting
Every term we will send a report home. Each teacher will enter a predicted grade for the student. These grades reflect what each teacher thinks the student will get at GCSE if they continue to work with their current attitude and level of effort.
Please compare it with the ‘minimum estimated grade’ and discuss with you child whether they need to get additional help?
THERE IS LOTS OF HELP AVAILABLE

38. What do we do with these predicted grades?

39. Matthew 8 9 8 7 9 5 8 8 Economics English French Geography History
Maths
Music
Science 8 9 8 7 9 5 8 8

40. Matthew 8 9 8 7 9 5 8 8 Analysed Economics English French Geography
History
Maths
Music
Science 8 9 8 7 9 5 8 8
Analysed

41. Matthew 8 9 8 7 9 5 8 8 Analysed Economics English French Geography
History
Maths
Music
Science 8 9 8 7 9 5 8 8
Analysed
Mathematics
Most Below Target
Name
KS2 Score
P8 Pred.
RPI
Residual
BfL
Change
FFT
Yr 10 Aut
Yr 10 Spr
Yr 10 Mock
Yr 10 Sum
Yr 11 Aut
Year 11 Spring
Class
Pixie Lott 5
-1.8
-1.00 -3 I -2 6- 6 3
11M2B/Ma [ITN]
Rachel Green
4.5
-1.6
0.71 P 1 4 2
11M4B/Ma [RES ]
Nicole Kidman
3.6
-0.3
-0.29
Matthew Mcconaughey
5.4
-1.2
0.25 G -1 7-
Joey Tribbiani
4.9
-1.5
-1.57
Jason Donovan
4.4
-1.4
0.14
Katie Perry
5.5
-1.63 7
Albert Einstein
4.3
-0.21
11M4A/Ma [SHI]
Clint Eastwood
-0.5
1.25
11M3B/Ma [TJG]
Owen Wilson
-0.6
-0.69 8
11M1B/Ma [BBN]
Audrey Hepburn
4.6
0.13 4+
Tina Fey
-2.00
11M2A/Ma [DHL]
Denzel Washington
4.7
-2.1
11M4C/Ma [AYU]
Donald Trump
-2.6
-3.00
Tiger Woods
1.50 8-
Drew Barrymore
-0.57 U
Vince Vaughn
-0.50 4-
Zak Efron
-1.14 5-
Al Pacino
5.6
0.0
-1.50
11M1C/Ma [KKL]
Mel Gibson
-0.2
0.86
Tom Hanks
5.2
Jennier Lawrence
5.8
-1.0
0.56
Juston Timberlake
-0.63
Keira Knightley
2.5
Serena Williams
0.00

42. Matthew 8 9 8 7 9 5 8 8 Analysed Economics English French Geography
History
Maths
Music
Science 8 9 8 7 9 5 8 8
Analysed
Geography
Lowest RPI Scores
Name
KS2 Score
P8 Pred.
RPI
Residual
BfL
Change
FFT
Yr 10 Aut
Yr 10 Spr
Yr 10 Mock
Yr 10 Sum
Yr 11 Aut
Yr 11 Spr
Class
Joseph Haydn
3.4
-1.9
-3.13 -2 I -1 2 3 1 U
11C/Gg1 [ABR]
Frederic Chopin
5.5
-3.2
-1.88 -3 6+ 5 6 4
11A/Gg2 [LKU]
Johanes Barnes
5.7
-3.1
-1.63 G
11A/Gg1 [ABR]
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
4.1
-0.6
-1.56 3-
Johann Bach
4.7
1.3
-1.50 7
Wolfgang Mozart
3.6
-1.1
-1.43 2+
11L2/Gg1 [EVS ]
Richard Wagner
4.4
-0.1
-1.38 3+
Gustav Holst
5.3
0.5
11A/Gg3 [DFR]
Giuseppe Verdi
5.4
-2.8
-1.25
Claude Debussy
1.9
-1.19
Ludovico Einaudi
-1.5
-1.14
Philip Glass
3.5
-1.00 P
Edward Elgar
-2.1 4-
George Handel
4.6
-2.5
George Gershwin
Matthew Mcconaughey
-1.2
-0.88

43. Fallen Since Previous Data Drop
Matthew
Economics
English
French
Geography
History
Maths
Music
Science 8 9 8 7 9 5 8 8
Analysed
Science Combined
Fallen Since Previous Data Drop
Name
KS2 Score
P8 Pred.
RPI
Residual
BfL
Change
FFT Target
Yr 10 Aut
Yr 10 Spr
Yr 10 Mock
Yr 10 Sum
Yr 11 Aut
Yr 11 Spr
Class
Micahelangelo
4.4
-3.1
-2.14 -4 G -3 4- 4 2 3 U
11S2/Sc3 [LMN]
Vincent van Gogh
4.1
0.4
0.00 I -2 3- 5
11S1/Sc3 [ZBD]
Pablo Picasso
2.5
-0.3
-0.33 -1 2- 1
11S1/Sc4 [MSR ]
Francisco Goya
4.9
-0.2 5- 6
11S2/Sc1 [PSH]
Rembrandt van Rijn
3.8
Auguste Rodin
-0.5
-1.56 4+ 7
Gustav Klimt
4.6
0.0
-0.29
-1.5
11S1/Sc2 [DAS]
Raphael
4.3
-1.4
-0.79 P
Andy Warhol
-0.7
0.31
Johannes Vermeer
-1.0
-0.43
Frida Kahlo
0.6
0.71 3+
Maya Lin
4.8
-0.56
11S1/Sc1 [ACO ]
Matthew Mcconaughey
5.4
0.5
0.38 9 8
11S2/Sc2 [SSR]
J. M. W. Turner
0.1
0.86

44. Students who have dropped most since the previous data drop
Name
Subjects Fallen
Lionel Messi 6
Cristiano Ronaldo 5
Andres Iniesta
Wolfgang Mozart
Andrea Pirlo
Thiago Silva
George Gershwin
Johann Bach
Edward Elgar
 Thomas Johansson 4
Robin van Persie
Gareth Bale
Philipp Lahm
Vincent Kompany
John Terry
Thomas Muller 3
Robert Lewandowski
Mario Balotelli
Darijo Srna
Mats Hummels
 Petr Korda
 Carlos Moyá
 Marat Safin
 Goran Ivanišević
 Roger Federer 2
Students with concerning behaviour for learning
Name
No of P/I BfL
 Marat Safin 9
 Goran Ivanišević
Johann Bach 8
Mats Hummels
 Thomas Muster
 Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo 7
Andres Iniesta
 Roger Federer
 Andy Murray
 Stan Wawrinka
 Marin Čilić 6
Wolfgang Mozart
Andrea Pirlo
Thiago Silva
George Gershwin
Edward Elgar
Robin van Persie 5
Gareth Bale
Philipp Lahm
 Lleyton Hewitt 4
 Thomas Johansson
 Andy Roddick
 Carlos Moyá
Students who are most below target
Name
Av Grade Under
Subjects Below
 Thomas Muster
2.0 8
 Yevgeny Kafelnikov
1.6 9
 Richard Krajicek
 Gustavo Kuerten
 Patrick Rafter
1.3
 Petr Korda
Mats Hummels 6
Cristiano Ronaldo
1.2 7
Robin van Persie
1.1
 Lleyton Hewitt 10
 Thomas Johansson
1.0
 Albert Costa 5
 Juan Carlos Ferrero
0.9
 Roger Federer
 Andy Roddick
 Gastón Gaudio
 Rafael Nadal
0.8
 Novak Djokovic
 Juan Martín del Potro
 Andy Murray
 Stan Wawrinka
 Marin Čilić
 Marat Safin
Andres Iniesta
Wolfgang Mozart
Andrea Pirlo
0.7 2
Thiago Silva 4
George Gershwin
Johann Bach
Edward Elgar

45. Students who have improved most since the previous data drop
Name
Subjects Improved
Johnny Depp 6
Tommy Lee Jones 5
Viggo Mortensen
Sean Penn 
Richard Jenkins
Frank Langella
Brad Pitt
Mickey Rourke
Jeff Bridges 
George Clooney 4
Colin Firth
Morgan Freeman
Jeremy Renner
Colin Firth 
Javier Bardem
Jeff Bridges 3
Jesse Eisenberg
James Franco
Jean Dujardin 
Demián Bichir
Gary Oldman
Daniel Day-Lewis 
Bradley Cooper
Hugh Jackman
Students with Excellent Behaviour for Learning
Name
No. of Excellent BfL
Joaquin Phoenix 9
Denzel Washington
Matthew McConaughey  8
Christian Bale
Bruce Dern
Leonardo DiCaprio
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Eddie Redmayne  7
Steve Carell
Benedict Cumberbatch
Michael Keaton
Leonardo DiCaprio 
Bryan Cranston 6
Matt Damon
Michael Fassbender
Eddie Redmayne
Casey Affleck 
Andrew Garfield
Ryan Gosling 5
Gary Oldman 
Timothée Chalamet
Daniel Day-Lewis 4
Daniel Kaluuya
Mickey Rourke
Students who are most above target
Name
Av Grade Above
Subjects Above
Lewis Hamilton
2.0 8
Valtteri Bottas
1.6 9
Sebastian Vettel
Kimi Raikkonen
Daniel Ricciardo
1.3
Max Verstappen
Sergio Perez 6
Esteban Ocon
1.2 7
Lance Stroll
1.1
Sergey Sirotkin 10
Nico Hulkenberg
1.0
Carlos Sainz Jr 5
Pierre Gasly
0.9
Brendon Hartley
Romain Grosjean
Kevin Magnussen
Stoffel Vandoorne
0.8
Fernando Alonso
Marcus Ericsson
Charles Leclerc

46. Lewis Hamilton