1. BANGOR GRAMMAR SCHOOL September 2015 Excellence Community Opportunity

2. School Aims Excellence Community Opportunity Excellence Community Opportunity

3. Excellence We are Raising Expectations:  Behaviour  Classroom management Excellence Community Opportunity

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5. Community  At BGS your son receives high quality learning and teaching, guidance, direction, genuine and proactive pastoral care.  Development of skills around respect, tolerance, inclusion, communication, team work.  Prepare to take a full role in Bangor, North Down and further afield. Excellence Community Opportunity

7.  Extensive breadth of extra curricular activities which help to shape your son and develop the necessary skills ‘for life’ post BGS.  Access to talented coaches.  We encourage active involvement.  Access to a meaningful and helpful Careers Programme. Excellence Community Opportunity

8. What can you do?  Actively support your son and the School.  There are a number of ways in which you can do this …….. Excellence Community Opportunity

9. What can you do?  Provide him with a quiet work space;  Ensure he is working each evening and for a period during the weekend;  Carefully analyse the progress information sent home and sign his homework diary weekly. Excellence Community Opportunity

10. What can you do?  Keep in touch with us.  Support the school rules and reinforce how we as a School will shape your son.  Talk to your son. Encourage him to engage especially with Careers.  Where do his academic strengths lie?  What career does he wish to pursue?  What subjects does he need to choose at GCSE level? Excellence Community Opportunity

11.  Ensure he arrives on time each morning;  Ensure your son is not in breach of the rules;  Register and use Parentmail;  Amend Data Capture Form (issued this evening);  Complete this evening’s feedback proforma. What can you do?

12. Use of ICT in Bangor Grammar Excellence Community Opportunity

13. What aspects of ICT are young people involved in Excellence Community Opportunity  https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_det ailpage&v=hSQ6GcskLNg https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_det ailpage&v=hSQ6GcskLNg

14. Parental Responsibility Excellence Community Opportunity  Texting Presence  Pupils’ privacy settings  Cyber Bullying  5 hours on-line every day  Secretive nature  http://youtu.be/aDycZH0CA4I http://youtu.be/aDycZH0CA4I

15. Mental Health www.cahm.org.uk Excellence Community Opportunity

16. What are Mental Health issues?  Stress & Anxiety  Eating Disorders  Depression  Psychosis  Substance Abuse  OCD Excellence Community Opportunity

17. What are the signs?  Change in appetite  Change in sleep pattern  Isolation in the home  Change in friendship groups  Refusal to come to school  Self-harming  Aggression  Unusual behaviour  Mood swings  Secretive behaviour  Anxiety/fear  Suicidal thoughts Excellence Community Opportunity

18. What will we do?  Counselling  Sympathetic approach  LLW  Openess  Contact home  Daily contact – form teacher  Weekly contact – Year Head  Mr Wilson/Mr Greer  Outside agencies eg FASA  Social Services  Flexible Curriculum Excellence Community Opportunity

19. What should YOU do?  Do not allow your son to disengage;  Know what he is doing: friends/relationships/sexual behaviour, video games, TV/internet usage, alcohol/drugs;  Monitor facebook/social media;  Let the school know your concerns – tell us what is happening at home. Excellence Community Opportunity

20. Ultimately… Your son’s mental health is more important than grades. Excellence Community Opportunity

21. The use of ICT in BGS Excellence Community Opportunity

22. Email Access

23. Fronter

25. ParentMail Excellence Community Opportunity  School Information  Year Group Information  Details about Trips  Information about Clubs, Societies and Sports  School Closures  Attendance

26.  Year 8 – 16 subjects, 1 Study period, 1 Games period  Year 9 – 17 subjects, 1 Games period  (includes second language and separate sciences)  Year 10 – 17 subjects, 1 Games period Structure of the Curriculum

27.  A number of changes being implemented in Summer Term:  Pupils will select subjects at the end of year 9  Pupils will be required to study Maths, English, French, History, Geography, RE, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, PE and Games. Year 10 Model 15, 16

28. Possible structure Opt 1Opt 2Opt 3 MaEngFrHiGgRELLW ICTPhBioChPEICT Cp Ga 654442 1 12222Art MIA2 PEFt GCSE 1 MuDr GCSE 2 Gr Tl Gr Tl Dr BTEC2 Sp BTEC3 444 For example: OCR Thinking Skills, Prince’s Trust, Financial Capability, GCSE LLW Art, Food Technology, Technology, Spanish, German, Music and Drama are no longer compulsory.

29. Looking Ahead Excellence Community Opportunity

30. Examinations  Formal test OR continuous assessment;  Departments’ choice;  Parents/pupils will be notified;  Formal reporting Winter and Summer;  Only ONE part of process of learning – ALL work is important. Excellence Community Opportunity

31. GCSE Choices Excellence Community Opportunity

32.  Wednesday 11 th November - Young Enterprise Earn To Learn event  Thursday 12 th February – BGS Careers Fair  Monday 7 th March – Parental Consultation  March – GCSE Choice Consultations Excellence Community Opportunity

33. Excellence Community Opportunity

36. Any Questions? Excellence Community Opportunity