1. Curriculum Information Evening Year 7

2. AIMS
Summary of the Year 7 curriculum How we assess and report achievement How can you best support your child? Meet the tutor

3. KEY STAFF
Mr Campbell – Associate Assistant Headteacher Miss Thornley – Head of Year 7

4. CURRICULUM Breadth and balance Meets needs of all students
Maximise future opportunities and success
Curriculum review currently taking place for Sep 2019
Our main aims are to ensure the curriculum is broad and balanced, meets the needs of all and thus ensures everyone has the opportunity to succeed.
Just under half of the curriculum time is spent on the core subjects of English, science and maths.
However we ensure MFL, Humanities, Technology and creative subjects have a significant focus too.
The way the DfE assess school performance, there has been a significant shift towards Ebacc subjects (Eng/Ma/Sci/Hums/MFL) which has led to schools vastly reducing their offer. We continue to resist this at the current time.

5. Class Groupings Tutor Groups Mixed Groups Ability Groups English
Humanities
Science
Creative Subjects
MFL
Maths
When we create classes our aim is to give your children the opportnity to mix with as many different students as possible. They therefore have 7 different groups in which they will work:
Tutor Group
5 mixed ability groups
1 ability group in maths

6. KS3 ASSESSMENT
Based on a student’s KS2 results in English and Maths, students are placed into 1 of 4 attainment bands
Launching, Progressing, Securing, Mastering
These are subject specific, i.e. a student’s band may be securing for Maths, but mastering for English
For practical subjects, a student’s band is based on internal assessments during the Autumn term.
NC Levels went 2 years ago as it was felt they had little meaning in how to actually provide feedback, and support students in what to do next to raise achievement…it was just a number!
Therefore schools can now implement their own systems.
At Teddington…
Students are placed in bands based on KS2 scores. They are also further ‘fine banded’ so that within a band they are lower, middle or upper.
The bands are subject specific, to recognise their strengths in some subjects over others. I.e. they may have excelled at English and thus be placed in a higher band in more literacy based subjects, but lower in maths based subjects.
For practical subjects the band is based on our own internal assessments in the Autumn Term

7. KS3 ASSESSMENT
Very broadly students and parents are able to use the bands to predict expected GCSE outcomes from Year 7
CAUTION – a lot can change in 5 years
A student’s band is their ‘MINIMUM EXPECTED BAND’ and the aim is to consistently achieve at a level within this expected level, or to exceed it.
Their Base Band will never change as this is their expected level of achievement, although they can perform at a level outside of it.

8. LEARNING JOURNEYS
Identifies the skills required for each stage of learning for each topic/unit
Differentiated by our 4 ability bands
To support achievement, each subject has Learning Journeys for every topic
These identify the necessary skills expected at each of our 4 bands, so students can self-evaluate and identify what they can do, and what they need to do to improve.
Teachers also grade alongside the student’s own judgement

9. LEARNING JOURNEYS Will be in place for every topic for every subject
Your opportunity to support learning from home
It is almost a learning checklist where students can start at the top and tick off what they can do. As they start to identify skills they haven’t yet perfected, it will indicate what band they are working at

10. You can check reports with the Learning Journeys in books
As a school we formally report student progress 3 times a year and have one subject consultation evening where you can meet teachers.
Reports will look something like this
Minimum Expected Band – the level at which the students should be working as a minimum in that subject, based on their primary school results. This is split into Upper, middle and lower for our 4 bands.
Progress – indicates whether the student is working above, at or below their expected level. This can then be cross-referenced at home with learning journeys in their books and enable you to support home learning and the missing skills to get to the next level.
You can check reports with the Learning Journeys in books

11. All Assessment calendars, (split by subject and Whole Year Groups), and the Learning Journeys can be found under the curriculum section of our website.

12. HOW CAN I HELP MY CHILD?

13. Settling in to Teddington School
Communication
Organisation

14. Communication Ask how their day went
Encourage conversations with teachers / staff in school
Positive communication
Relationships – tutor, head of year, pastoral manager, classroom teachers
Diary

15. Organisation
encourage your child to have routines – books and bags kept in the same place
bags packed the night before
a regular time and space for doing homework
no ‘multitasking’ while studying – 20 minutes focused work is better than 40 minutes of distractions
Essentials every day - Diary, reading book, pencil case, scissors, glue, calculator.

16. Class work
at least once a half term your child’s teacher should provide detailed feedback in books, giving targets for improvement and a task for addressing an area for development
encourage your child at all times to respond (in green pen!) to their teacher’s comments. What is the teacher’s recommended next step, and how can they achieve it?

17. Attendance and punctuality
Being in school is the best way your child can make a positive transition.
All students must have 96% attendance or above before there is some form of intervention.
Being on time creates a positive start to the day.

18. Changing the way we do Homework at
Teddington School
with
Show My Homework

19. What is Show My Homework
A simple online solution for students and parents to view homework details and upcoming deadlines.
Mobile apps and notifications ensure you always know what homework your child has and when it’s due.

20. How Show My Homework can Help You
Get notifications straight to your phone
See when homework has been submitted.
Visibility - See exactly how much homework has been set and when it’s due

21. More Than One Child?
More than one child at the school? Don’t worry they’ll appear on the same page.

22. The Homework Calendar
Homework appears as a block, stretching from the issue date to the due date.
My calendar own child
Bold colour – about to be due – faded it has past
School – all hw
Click on h/w which will show details, due date, submission details

23. Get Notified Once week emails School wide announcements
In Settings, you can manage notifications
Once week s
School wide announcements
Push notifications

24. Downloading the App
When you leave, please download the Show My Homework App – we will place this user guide on the website to help you get started.
Open the app and type in your school’s name.
Check your s this week for details regarding your log-in pin code.

25. Why use this? Sims parent app Attendance Achievements Behaviour,
Term dates,
Timetables
Reports
You will have received an invitation to join by . Please note that your activation is unique to you and should not be used by anyone else. If you require an additional login then please contact the school. Your activation will expire after 14 days if it is not used so contact the school if you require a replacement.

26. Day’s end
screens off – phones, tablets and computers an hour before bedtime – these have been shown to affect sleep patterns
kindles and readers are fine (they use a different technology)
best of all is a book for pleasure – fiction or factual
reading for pleasure is the single most important factor in achieving good English results – it helps with spelling, punctuation, vocabulary and context, all essential GCSE criteria

27. A few key reminders
Diaries must be signed weekly, but in school every day
Reading book must be brought to school everyday
Lunch card must have this with them at all times
PPG / FSM - meals
Extra curricular – check the website and newsletter
Behaviour!

28. What to do if things are going wrong?

29. Key Dates 11 Oct Settling in evening (invite only)
9 Nov Interim Reports Issued
8 Feb Interim Reports Issued
14 Feb Subject Consultation Evening
10-21 June Assessment weeks
19 Jul Reports Issued

30. MEET THE TUTOR 7Fm Mr Mojid 214 7HP Miss Parkinson 211
7NK Mr Kenny
7JM Ms Morgan Lab 5
7TC Mr Cao Art 3
7NF Ms Fenton
7DR Mr Reuben Art 1
7GS Mr Salter