1. Welcome To The De Montfort School Sixth Form Information Evening 2015

2. TDMS Sixth Form success TDMS Sixth Form offers excellent opportunities in a small personalised environment Three Year positive trend showing above average Value Added On average, students performed almost a grade better in vocational qualifications (V) compared with academic A- levels ALL students leave Sixth Form to go onto their chosen University or employment through apprenticeships 15% of students were successful in applying for a Russell Group University

3. TDMS Sixth Form Outstanding teaching across a broad spectrum of subjects Small teaching groups Closely monitored academic progress Exclusive Sixth Form area, including modern Common Room Private Study time and areas New Team (HoL, Head of Sixth) Sixth Form Enrichment

4. A Level Reform The Government has commenced the reform of A Level subjects which is being phased in over several years 2015-2016 is the first year of reformed syllabuses in some subjects. Since 2000, A Levels have been divided into two parts each containing two units: AS counted as 50% of the A2 / A Level and attracted 50% of UCAS points for university entry. The future plan is for AS and A Levels to be ‘decoupled’.

5. A Level Reform Students will still be able to study AS and A2 courses but to qualify for an A2 students will need to take both parts of the course at the end of A2 in the Summer of Y13. The AS will become a standalone qualification: students can do an AS in Y12 but it will no longer count towards their A2 qualification The changes are being phased in gradually over the next three years. Universities will not discriminate according to AS or no AS

6. Subjects Phase 1 subjects – for first teaching beginning September 2015 are: English Language, English Literature, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology, Fine Art, Business, Computer Science, Economics and History These are the first of the new “linear” A Levels.

7. TDMS TDMS has made the decision to enter students for all AS levels in summer 2016 to counteract the problem of two systems working at once and to give students a creditable progress check. In the reformed subjects the AS marks will not count towards the final A Level but if the subject is not continued into Year 13 it will serve as a Stand Alone qualification A Stand Alone AS Level is worth 40% of the UCAS points of a full A Level Students in the Sixth Form study four AS subjects in Year 12, most students drop to three A2 subjects in Year 13

8. Homework & Private Study All students have up to nine lessons of Private Study Private Study cards Homework - website

9. Using Frog, you are able to :- Monitor your child’s attendance Monitor your child’s behaviour View your child’s school timetable Download your child’s school reports and other documents (in PDF file format) FROG PARENTAL PORTAL

10. Visit the school website “http://www.tdms.worcs.sch.uk and click “Frog” at the top of the page

11. Select “Frog Parents”

12. Log on using the username and password given to you. If you do not have an account, you can request a login by clicking the link shown below in red.

13. When you have logged on, you will be presented with the Frog Parental Portal Home Page. From here you have links to all the areas available to you in the left menu, as well as information regarding your child’s teachers. The Latest Feed displays any updates such as positive or negative behaviour marks, and if any new documents are available to download.

14. Selecting “My Child’s Timetable” displays the timetable for that day. You can move backwards and forwards by clicking the links at the bottom of the page.

15. Selecting “My Child’s Attendance” allows you to view the attendance marks for your child. If you have more than one child in school, you can specify which child you wish to look at from the pull down menu at the top of the page. You can also choose a month to view as well.

16. Selecting “My Child’s Behaviour” will display any positive or negative behaviour marks given to your child by their teachers. The staff name and a brief description will also be given next to each mark.

17. Selecting “My Child’s Documents” allows you to download a secure copy of your child’s reports when they become available. These files are in PDF format and are available to view on most computers, laptops, and other mobile devices.

18. FROG PARENTAL PORTAL