1. 1 Welcome to The Year 12 Information Evening @Sandbach6thForm

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3. Expectations and aspirations  The step up to Level 3 study…  Motivation gets you started. Habits get you success.  How will you be supported?  Attendance and monitoring  Reporting to parents  Mentoring and intervention (more later)  Facilities

4. Study periods…. 5 HRS 0 HRS

5. Paid work…… 20 HRS 5 HRS 10 HRS

6. Study outside school hours 15 HRS2-3 HRS

7. Building Resilience

9. Progression to Yr 13 No January exams AS exams start in May A grade D is needed at AS to guarantee progression to A2 Satisfactory completion of Year 12 BTEC modules to progress onto second year BTEC A2 study / Yr 13 effectively begins in June Students are required to attend ALL lessons (including subjects they are planning to drop)

10. Target Grades All students are given a Minimum Target Grade (MTG) This is generated from the APS of delated GCSE subjects All students should have been given these in lessons – or will do in the next few days.

11. Tracking Your Progress Yr 12 Subject Consultation Evening 13 th November Progress Review dates –November –January –March –June  Current working grade  Attitude to learning  Current progress  Issues  Intervention Evening – 11 th March 2015

12. Interventions reviewed every two weeks. Departmental and Form Tutor interventions tracked with clear escalation to Sixth Form Team You will be contacted earlier than review if your son seriously off track. Tracking Your Progress

13. Support and Guidance Student Form tutor: - Personal mentoring - Dedicated UCAS mentoring - Study skills - Targeted intervention Subject staff: -Progress reporting - Academic mentoring - Study skills -Subject Intervention Sixth Form Leadership Team Mr Lowe (AHT) Mr Stancombe (Head of Sixth Form) Mrs Booth (Student Support Coordinator)

14. 6 th Form Pastoral Team 12S1 Darren Bootherstone 12S2 Barbara Haskew/Lydia Little 12S3 Lee Jevons 12S4 Justin Leese 12S5 Simon Robertson 12S6 Ben McKeown 12S7 Karen Hibbert 12S8 Kathy Saul 12S9 Steve Hall 12S10 Sarah Griffith 12S11 Alan Spruce 12S12 Sharon Gatward Intervention Tutors: Carol Bulman, Tom Douch, Margaret Watson Matt Lowe (AHT, Director of Sixth Form), Kelvin Stancombe (Head of 6 th ) Stuart Dodds(DHT), Karen Booth (Sixth Form Student Support Coordinator)

15. Pastoral Programme Sixth form students register in form groups EVERY Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 08.30 Monday and Tuesday are admin/self study/mentoring sessions Wednesday registration followed by pastoral session (20/40mins) and/or year group briefing Pastoral session covers essential skills and attributes to gain most out of sixth form:

16. Year 12 Resources What Makes a Successful Sixth Form Student? Part Time Work: For and Against Work Experience/Work Shadowing? Study Skills: Organisation Study Skills: Note Taking Command Words in Exam Questions What are the Examiners Looking For? Gap Year? Why Apply to University/Higher Education? Choosing a Course in Higher Education Choosing a University/Higher Education Institution Why Oxbridge? Preparing a CV/Resume

17. Personal Support Mentoring(PSM) Each student will have a one to one/small group meeting (PSM) with their form tutor on a fortnightly basis Quality TimeFocussed SupportiveChallenging

18. Pastoral Team Pastoral Programme Personal Support Mentoring September 2014 August 2015/16/17

19. Work Experience in the 6 th Form  Sixth form students actively encouraged to organize work experience placement linked into career aspirations/HE course  Enhances applications to Higher Education/Employment 3P’s : Performance/Potential/Passion  Competitive Edge

20. Student contact Employers Agree dates/nature of placement (Second side of application form prompts this discussion) Thursday afternoon 12.15 onwards is available each week. Other times by negotiation Student completes both sides of application form, parents sign declaration. Return completed form Karen Booth, Sixth Form Student Support Coordinator. Karen Booth contacts provider, and authorises placement (e-mail confirmation to student) Consult staff if missing lessons Complete agreed placement

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