1. The De Montfort School Welcome to the Year 10 Parents’ Information Evening Miss K Green

2. 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

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

4. Select “Frog Parents”

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. FROG PARENTAL PORTAL

12. Our tutors 10FD – Mrs Denton 10LL – Mr Lungley 10DB – Mr Broe 10CM – Miss Morton 10CT – Miss Thomas 10NT – Mrs Taber 10RHu – Miss Hughes Senior Intervention Tutor (S.I.T.) Mrs Green

13. How to contact Tutors will be pleased to speak with you. 1. Use email - We will try to return email queries within 48hours 2. By phone – before 8.35am or after 3.40pm 3.Make an appointment 4. A note in the planner – but please remind your child to show their tutor the query!

14. Expectations Year 10 expectations and our Core Values Our aim is for every child to achieve their potential. To assist them we have the following expectations: The highest expectations and a genuine sense of pride- To always be in correct uniform and wearing it correctly Developing healthy and safe lifestyles- Apply skills/ knowledge from school in their life Developing lifelong skills- Apply themselves in all subjects Respect for others- Allowing all class members to achieve Realising potential- Being fully applied in all subjects

15. Progress reports You will receive regular progress reports throughout the year Progress evening to meet all teachers – Thursday 19 th May Pupil’s work and progress is assessed as well as their attitude to Learning (ATL) Progress report 1 issued on 6 th November

16. Rewards Stamps in planners - up to 18 per day Non uniform days Certificates Reward days –earn ‘money’ from the stamps they collect (Rewards Day: 20 th July)

17. Behaviour After school detentions on the same day Parents informed by telephone/text alert Report cards electronically issued by Tutor/HoL/SLT if necessary

18. Homework Homework timetables in planners Please check regularly Sign planners at the end of the week Use for communication

19. Key Dates 20 th /21 st October and 29 th February: Science ISA 19 th May: Parents’ Evening May 2016: GCSE Science exams (excl. 10P1 and 10P2) 27 th June – 1 st July: Y10 Exams Week 11 th July-15 th July: Work Experience and Child Development Placements

20. “Unlocking your potential” WORK EXPERIENCE 11-15 July 2016

21. Aims of work experience General workplace skills – Culture of workplace and routines – Working alongside adults – Fitting in with the ‘workplace culture’ – Developing self-confidence Opportunity to experience an environment/occupation they may be interested in Opportunity to develop and apply employability skills; for example – Personal presentation – Communication & Literacy – Time Management & Organisation – Numeracy – Problem solving & creativity – Teamwork

22. Benefits of work experience More confident individuals Develops social skills Understand and develop employability skills Relate school subjects/life to their future Gain a better understanding of themselves Networking skills

23. Time Line 1 st October - Launch work experience with students with an assembly 2 nd October – Letter for parents with briefing notes given to students in tutor Rest of autumn term – ongoing support in school with organising placements 12 February 2016 – DEADLINE FOR PLACEMENT FORMS RETURNED TO SCHOOL Spring/summer terms – activities to prepare students for their placements 11-15 July – work experience placement week 18 July – feedback activities

24. GCSE Childcare students HAVE to find a placement within a setting relevant to that course We discourage students from – School placements (unless interested in teaching or a particular department, e.g. ICT) – Working with parents Encourage your child to organise their placement as early as possible

25. Follow on Twitter TDMS_Careers @CareersTDMS for information, jobs, advice and generally good stuff.

27. GCSE 2017 onwards New courses, first examination summer 2017 English and Maths, 2018 all other subjects New grading structure 1-9 instead of A*-G This will apply to all of you son/daughters subjects

28. GCSE MATHEMATICS 2017 onwards Maths: 3 papers, each 1 hr 30 mins long Small changes to the content of the course Some content has moved from higher tier to foundation tier

29. GCSE English 2017 onwards 100% exam, no more coursework

31. Year 10 Mathematics Students set on ability within each pathway Students regularly assessed Past papers to clearly show progress Analysis of papers to aid teaching and students revision

32. Y10 Mathematics Expectations Attendance Attitude to learning Effort Homework Doing the right things in Year 10 can make a huge difference at the end of Year 11!

33. Available Support MyMaths: www.mymaths.co.ukwww.mymaths.co.uk Mathematics Frog Page:

34. How can you help Ensure your son/daughter is always equipped for maths lessons (Pen, Pencil, Ruler, Rubber and Scientific Calculator) Talk to your son/daughter about their maths lessons Be positive about the subject

35. English

36. An exciting new course… Designed to give a varied, full, engaging and functional curriculum diet Designed to develop strong communicators and empathetic individuals Designed to offer challenge

37. Year 10 curriculum English Language and English Literature – 2 distinct GCSEs 100% terminal examinations ENGLISH LANGUAGE AQA PAPER 1 – Explorations in creative reading and writing PAPER 2 – Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives 50% reading 50% writing 1 hour 45 mins each ENGLISH LITERATURE AQA PAPER 1 - Shakespeare and the 19 th Century Novel 1 hour 45 mins (40%) PAPER 2 Modern texts and poetry 2 hours 15 mins (60%)

38. What will my child be studying? A range of text types, including: literature fiction literature non fiction non fiction print and web based texts poetry drama

39. Assessments Half termly assessments, exam style questions Alternate reading and writing focus

40. Expectations Attend lessons! Complete all homework to a good standard Attend any extra sessions by invitation Give 100%

41. How can I support my child? Encourage reading of any genre Cinema Theatre News in any format TV adaptations

42. Information from us Key dates – please check your child’s calendar Staff email addresses Homework timetables Work Experience Information Information from you Please keep us informed of any change in circumstance, new address and mobile phone number Please sign parent and student agreement in planner Parent view

43. Year 10 Tutor Team Miss K Green (Year 10 HoL): kgreen@tdms.worcs.sch.ukkgreen@tdms.worcs.sch.uk Mrs S Green (Senior Intervention Tutor): sgreen@tdms.worcs.sch.uksgreen@tdms.worcs.sch.uk Mrs Taber: ntaber@tdms.worcs.sch.ukntaber@tdms.worcs.sch.uk Miss Morton: cmorton@tdms.worcs.sch.ukcmorton@tdms.worcs.sch.uk Ms Thomas: cthomas@tdms.worcs.sch.ukcthomas@tdms.worcs.sch.uk Mr Broe: dbroe@tdms.worcs.sch.ukdbroe@tdms.worcs.sch.uk Miss Hughes: rhughes@tdms.worcs.sch.ukrhughes@tdms.worcs.sch.uk Mr Lungley: llungley@tdms.worcs.sch.ukllungley@tdms.worcs.sch.uk Mrs Denton: fdenton@tdms.worcs.sch.ukfdenton@tdms.worcs.sch.uk Mr Hopkins (Head of Maths): jhopkins@tdms.worcs.sch.ukjhopkins@tdms.worcs.sch.uk Miss Scanlon (Head of English): tscanlon@tdms.worcs.sch.uktscanlon@tdms.worcs.sch.uk