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Year 11- Parent Workshop 2017

Mr Sparrow- Achievement Leader for Year 10 and 11

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Mr Sparrow- Achievement Leader for Year 10 and 11

Mr Baker- Student Support Manager for Year 11

Ms Kelly- Deputy Head Teacher

Meet the team

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Until the first exam…

• 113 days!!!

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• Firm but fair policy

• 3 strikes in a lesson leads to class detention

• 3 class detentions leads to an after school detention

• Points based system – accumulation leads to SSM report and SLT report

• Each class detention is 1 points

• Each after school detention is 2 points

• SSM Report – 10 points and 20 points

• SLT Report – 30 points

• Low level disruption will not be accepted and will tot up

New Behaviour Policy

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The Rewards Policy

• Success should be celebrated

• Pupils are given points for:

• Strong work/work ethic

• Helping around the school

• Sporting achievement

• Attendance

• Points double as House Points – every point earnt is one for the house as well

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Achievement Incentives – 1 – Half Term• Rewards are cumulative and termly• At the end of the ‘half terms’ – 1,3,5 there will be mini

celebrations• Pupils of the Form• Attendance• Highest merit count in the term• Highest cumulative merit count• Biggest improvement in terms of merits ‘Most improved’• All win prizes

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• Rewards are cumulative and termly• At the end of the ‘full terms’ – 2,4,6 there will be celebrations• Subject rewards per teacher for:• ATL• ATT• Pupils of the Form• Attendance• Highest merit count in the term• Highest cumulative merit count• Biggest improvement in terms of merits ‘Most improved’• All win prizes• Followed by a celebration buffet for all winners

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Achievement Incentives – 3 – End of Year

• On top of the celebrations assemblies throughout the year the most motivated and talented will be invited to a celebration visit/s

• 3 ways to go – not just the boys getting the highest grades but the best attitudes to working and their work ethics:

• 1.) Top 10 Merit counts

• 2.) Top 10 average ATL

• 3.) Top 10 average ATT

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Behaviour for Learning

“I have no work to do!”

Picture the world as being a city whose pavements are covered a foot deep in gold coins. You have to wade through them to make progress. Their clinking and rattling fills the air.

Imagine that you met a beggar in such a city. “Please, give me something. I am penniless.”

“But look around you,” you would shout. “There is gold enough to last you your whole life. All you have to do is to bend down and pick it up!’”

(Fry, 2010 p87)

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Behaviour for Learning

What can your son do if they do not have homework?

• PLC’s – making their own or using subject ones• Recapping and refreshing work• READ – Around the subject, more depth, explore.• All of the above are vital at GCSE and above so it is

important to get into routine with them now so they are second nature for Year 12 onwards

Promoting a growth mind set

Growth Mind-set• Embrace challenge• Persist in the face of setbacks• See effort as the path to mastery• Learn from criticism• Finds lessons and inspiration in the success of others• As a result they reach ever higher levels of achievement

Fixed Mind-set• Avoid Challenges• Give up easily• See effort as fruitless• Ignore constructive feedback• Feels threatened by the success of others• As a result of this plateau too early and achieve less than their

full potential.

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Non-Cognitive Skills

“Numerous instances can be cited of people with high IQs who fail to achieve success in life because they lacked self-discipline; and of people with low[er] IQs who succeeded by virtue of persistence, reliability and self-discipline.” Heckman & Rubinstein (2001): The importance of non-cognitive skills. The American Economic Review, 91, 145-149

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Setting Goals• Encourage them to keep their

goals planner visible – e.g.

printed and displayed on their

bedroom wall

• Help focus them and talk to

them about their goals

regularly

• Give positive reinforcement

• Connect with them about

‘why’ and ‘what’ they want to

achieve

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Mr Sparrow’s Top Tips for Parents and Students.

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Top Tip 1- Student Notes• Revision guides are aimed at lower ability students –

you must supplement them

• Student work books are precious

• Students should correct all incorrect work in green pen

• The creation/use of PLC will give a highly accurate picture of progress

• Key terminology has never been more important

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Top Tip 2- Use your PLC!

• PLC or Personalised Learning Checklists are an excellent way of checking understanding of the course.

• Students can RAG rate themselves against the Exam Board Specification. This will enable them to find out their strengths and weaknesses.

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Top Tip 3- Testing your understanding

• Complete a section at a time to test your understanding.

• If you always get the questions right – move on.

• Timed conditions – IT MUST BE AS REALISTIC AS POSSIBLE

• Mark it yourself (then ask a teacher to check your marking)

• Record the areas you can now do – This now drives your PLC.

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Top Tip 4- Past papers and mark schemes• Find a past paper • Find a mark scheme for that paper• Find the examiners report• How long is the exam?• How many marks is it out of?• How many seconds do you have to complete each mark?• What is the exam weighting for the overall qualification?• Do you need any specialist equipment?• What is the format of the exam?

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Finding past papers

• Edexcel - https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/home.html

• AQA - http://www.aqa.org.uk/

• OCR - http://www.ocr.org.uk/

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Mark scheme and the examiner report

• Are there commonalities in the mark scheme?

• Are there key terms used in the mark scheme to describe an answer that gets top grades?

• What are the highest value questions?

• Where are the highest value questions?

• What are the common mistakes students are making?

• What did examiners look for in a perfect answer?

• Which questions did the majority of students not do well on?

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Top Tip 5- Where and for how long should you revise

• For the majority of time cut out all distractions?

• Music or not, that is the question

• Force yourself to take breaks every 20-30mins

• Vary your activities, not just your subject

• But…

• Revision is not always a sedentary exercise!

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Top Tip 6- How long? What should I do?

• How long should I be revising for each day? – That depends, but it must be each day

• Don’t just read the book – it’s not the most effective use of your time

• Revise at a desk/table – not your bed!

• Past papers are essential

• Use lunch and after school support sessions

• The rule of three – you must revise each section at least three times

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The Revision Questionnaire

• The students will be given a Revision Questionnaire very soon. This will help them focus on their mocks.

• This will make them reflect on how they are revising, and alternatives on the revision they have been doing.

• It is split up into 3 parts.

Step One

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Step One

Step Two

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Step One

Step Two

Step Three

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The Norton Knatchbull SchoolUnplugging

• Encourage them to unplug from

technology everyday

• Help them switch off from technology at least 30

mins- 1 hr before going to sleep

• Support your child to appreciate the world

around them rather than being governed by their

phone

• Make sure they put their phone away, & on silent,

while they are concentrating on tasks / revision /

homework

• Help them learn to have the control to not be

obsessed with their phone

• Choose some time each day/week to switch off

and unplug from technology with them

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Top Tip 7- Sleep• Young people need between 8 – 9 hours sleep per night• Help your child create a relaxing evening routine• Make sure they don’t eat too late at night• Avoid giving them caffeine or sugary drinks late at night

• Make sure they don’t work or revise too late before going tobed

• Encourage them to switch off from social media / technology at least an hour before bedtime

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Top Tip 8- Belief

• Give them positive reinforcement

• Boost their confidence daily• Celebrate any successes and

reward them e.g. if they have achieved their mini-goals

• Have high but attainable expectations.

• Show them how proud of them youare

• Give them the belief in

themselves to help them achieve

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Top Tip 9- Be supportive

• Be a good listener

• Be approachable• Encourage them to take breaks in between revision

• Show some understanding of what they are goingthrough

• Help them deal with their emotions & feelings

• Offer caring advice

• Just be there for them!

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Top Tip 10- What can you do?

• Keep up to date with your son’s monitoring

• Ensure that your son is working at home as well as at school – ensuring the work ethic

• Keep up to date with Show My Homework

• Chase your son if you get Show My Homework texts/emails about them

• Respond to any concerns the school has

• Celebrate their achievements and help them want to achieve

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Who can you contact with concerns?

• Mr Sparrow – Year 10 & 11 Achievement Leader

• Ms Kelly- Deputy Head Teacher

• Mr Baker– Year 11 SSM

• Mr Hoyte – SLT for Child Welfare and Behaviour

• Mr Uttin – Head of AEN