1. E NGLISH AND M ATHS I NTERVENTION Whole school

2. A IM OF THE S ESSION To inform you about the year ahead for our targeted Yr 11 students To share the mapping of our intervention for Maths and English To encourage parental involvement so that parents/carers, teachers and students are working towards the same goal

3. W HY DO WE HAVE AN INTERVENTION PROGRAMME ? Level 2 qualification in English and Maths Increase chances of further education Employability

4. L EVEL 2 Q UALIFICATIONS Students will be completing at least one of these pathways: GCSE Adult Literacy and Numeracy (ALAN) Certificate in personal finance (CPF)

5. W HY YOUR SON / DAUGHTER ? Students identified through data Report data and target grades Maths modular results Teacher predictions Any student who was not guaranteed a C grade in either English or Maths of both

6. W HAT INTERVENTION ARE WE PUTTING IN PLACE ? TermsIntervention Term 1Maths and English: ALAN testing commences; maths revision days (end of term 1); 45 minute intervention revision sessions for module 3 in Maths Term 2Begin English exam preparation; Maths breakfast club on examination days; use report data to refine groups; possible use of Perkins mentors Term 3Review of students and their progress; Focused work on module 5 in maths Term 4Easter revision sessions for Maths and English; revision guides for all intervention students; Edale preparation – letters home Term 5Didbook; I-Connect weekly sessions for English; Edale trip Term 6Exams Dates: Maths M3 15 th Nov; M5 Tues 6 th June; M5 Fri 10 th June English 16 th May, 18 th May, 24 th May

7. E DALE

12. D IDBOOK

13. L AST Y EAR ’ S S UCCESS 92% 5 A*-Cs 5 A*-C inc. Maths and English 2010: 45% Students on the intervention programme that passed either Maths or English 2010: 57%. 14 students achieved their Cs in Eng and Maths as a direct result of the intervention programme Next year’s target is 47% A*-C inc. Eng and Maths. Ideally, we would like all students on the intervention programme to achieve a L2 qualification

14. C ONTACT I NFORMATION Nicola.Jeffs@thomasdeaconacademy.com Nicola.Jeffs@thomasdeaconacademy.com (English) David.Cherry@thomasdeaconacademy.com (Maths)