1. The longer I live, the more I realise the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company...a church....a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past...we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude...I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you...we are in charge of our attitudes.

2. September 2014

3.  Share key messages given to students  Provide information which will help us to work in partnership

4. You are only one learning day older but………… It is going to be tough You need to get organised You need to think ahead For progression what do you want your reference to say?

5. Pupil Needs to be told what to do. Only do what they are told to do Teacher enforces work rate and behaviour. Motivation comes from others. Student Independent Responsible Well motivated Well organised and prepared.

6. Top 10% nationally on progress from GCSE to AS level.

7.  Standards  Responsibility  Opportunity ………………………………for All

8. Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.

9. Fixed Mindset: Cleverness is a fixed thing. You’re either clever or you’re not. Growth Mindset: Cleverness can be developed. Everyone can get smarter. Neuroscience tells us that the brain is like a muscle; exercise makes it grow and develop

10.  Look clever at any cost. Don’t get into situations where you will not look smart.  Don’t make mistakes. If you make mistakes you must be inadequate  Don’t work hard. Success should come naturally, because you are smart. If you can’t do something, don’t work at it; act as if you could do it if you tried.

11.  Learn at all costs. These students care very much about doing well. Learning is more important than grades which, ironically, leads to better grades  Take on challenges. If offered a choice between a difficult task they can learn from, and a task that will make them look smart they take the task they can learn from.  Work hard. These students believe the harder you work the better you will be.  Confront weaknesses and correct them. Students with this mindset are keen to tackle the things they aren’t so good at, and get better at them.

12. You can’t fall if you don’t climb. There is no joy in living your whole life on the ground.

13. Sometimes what we call “failure” is really just that necessary struggle called learning.

15. Believe you can and you’re halfway there

16. Bite off more than you can chew and chew like mad

18.  “Before you were born, your parents weren’t as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes...”

19.  If you think your teacher is tough – get a boss!

20.  152 Students in Year 13 July 2014

21.  158 student questionnaires  87% of students wished they had worked harder in Year 12  Students were asked to rate how much more difficult AS studies were compared to their initial perception (1 = same as perception 10 = Much harder than perceived). The average number was 8.9  67% of students wished they had been more organised  71% of students wished that they had used they had used their study time more effectively.

22. Mrs Ogilvie Student Manager Mrs Fleming Student Manager Mr Winter Head of Sixth Form Mrs Medley Assistant Head of Sixth Form Mrs Little Sixth Form Office Mrs Tait Sixth Form Office Mrs Rothon Information and Guidance Officer

23.  Phone: 01228 516051 ext 263  Email: 6form@trinity.cumbria.sch.uk6form@trinity.cumbria.sch.uk AWI Mr Winter TME Mrs Medley SOL Mrs Ogilvie AFM Mrs Fleming MAS Miss Ashton MRY Mrs Reay DME Mr Medley SMA Mrs McArdle CRO Mrs Rowley SQG Mr Quigley JSO Ms Southwell AHY Mrs Hemingway EJY Mrs Joyce CHE Mrs Heslop SSI/DLU Mrs Sims Mr Lush WPH Mr Phillips IBA Mr Barker DBS Mrs Bishop JGI Mrs Giles PWA Mr Wannop initials@trinity.cumbria.sch.uk

24.  Student timetables and examination timetables  Newsletters, trip information, club timetable, etc  Important messages such as snow closures  Information about parents evenings and other important events.  Warnings of student work deadlines

25.  The system can be used on any PC, laptop and tablet or by using a free Smartphone app. We sent an application form in July but if you require another one please either phone us on 516051 or e –mail at info@trinity.cumbria.sch.uk.

26.  Interim reports  23 rd October  4 th December  29 th January 2015  26 th March  Parents Evening (11 th December)  Mock Exams w/b beg 23 rd Feb 2015  Tutor Evening (16 th April)  AS Level Exams May & June 2015  Btec Deadlines – set by individual subjects

27.  08.25am Warning Bell  08.30am Period 1  09.30am end of Period 1  09.35 Period 2  10.35am Break  10.55am Period 3  11.55am end of Period 3  12.00 – 12.25pm 6 th Form Tutor Time  12.25 – 13.05pm Lunch  13.10pm Period 4  14.10pm end of Period 4  14.15pm Period 5  15.15pm End of School  Enrichment/Twilight

29.  Contact the sixth form office before 9:00am on the first day of absence and then on each subsequent day of absence  01228 516051 ext 263 <90% drop ½ grade per subject <85% drop 1 grade per subject <80%drop 2 grades per subject

30.  Stage 1  8 unauthorised absences  8 recorded late marks  5 Behaviour logs  1 st Breach of Sixth Form conduct  Stage 2  16 unauthorised absences  16 recorded late marks  10 Behaviour logs  Failure to meet stage 2 targets  Stage 3  24 unauthorised absences  24 recorded late marks  15 Behaviour logs  Serious Breach of Sixth Form conduct

31. AcceptableNot acceptable Smart well maintained jeansRipped or worn jeans/ joggers TrousersShort/ clingy skirts Skirts of an appropriate length * Vest tops/tops with thin straps/low cut tops T-shirts/Shirts Sandals(in practical subjects)/flip flops Jumpers/cardigans/ sweatersVisible slogans Smart footwear (trainers & canvas shoes are OK but should be clean Extremely styled /unnaturally coloured hair e.g. purple, green Uncovered facial piercings (excluding earrings) Hats, except as outdoor wear Leggings/jeggingsof any type. Shorts of any kind

32. This means:  Contributing to discussions and responding to answers in class  Ensuring that material learned in class is reviewed at home or in non-contact time  Persisting with work when it is difficult and asking for help/clarification when needed  Meeting homework and coursework deadlines  Using non-contact time productively and attending all supervised study sessions as required

33.  Students cannot improve without being challenged  They will all need to be prepared to work hard on difficult work  Students will not be successful at A Level unless they work consistently, regardless of how well they achieved at GCSE

34.  Changes allowed in the first two weeks – anyone who still wants to change needs to see a student manager tonight or 8.20am Thurs.  Students are not allowed to drop courses  Students must pass 3AS or equivalent subjects to progress to Y13  To continue a subject to continue to A2 students must achieve at least a pass at AS  All students continue with all subjects until results day.

35.  Mentoring and coaching  Organisational skills  Note taking  Motivational coaching  UCAS/Personal statement  Careers & Opportunities to meet potential employers

37. Students are expected to complete around 1 hour of private study per hour of taught study  Ensure they have a suitable workspace  Monitor the amount of part time paid employment work (no more than 8 hours) – should not be during school hours  Help with organisation/revision  Maintain home/school contact

38. SubjectBoardSubjectBoard ArtAQALawAQA Business BTECEdexcelMathsAQA BiologyAQA Business StudiesAQAMedia StudiesAQA ChemistryAQAMusicEdexcel ComputingOCRChildcare & EducCACHE Sports LeadersAQASport BTECEdexcel EconomicsOCRProduct DesignAQA English LiteratureAQAPEOCR English LanguageAQAPhysicsAQA Further MathsAQAPhil & EthicsOCR FrenchAQAPhotographyAQA GermanAQAPsychologyAQA GeographyEdexcelApplied Science BTECEdexcel HistoryOCRSociologyAQA Health and Social DoubleOCRSpanishAQA Health and Social SingleOCRTheatre StudiesAQA IT BTECEdexcelItalianEdexcel

39. www.aqa.org.uk www.ocr.org.uk www.edexcel.org.uk What to look out for!

40.  Specification  Exam papers  Mark schemes  Examiners reports  Dividers We check these each term! Students must use their organisers!

41.  Any questions please ask!