PORTLETHEN ACADEMY

P7 PARENTS’ INFORMATION EVENINGTuesday, 26 March 2019

PROGRAMME

Welcome and Introduction Neil Morrison, Head Teacher

Learning in S1 Tom Liversedge, Depute Head Teacher

Supporting pupils in S1 Neil Morrison, Head Teacher

Questions

Getting It Right For Every Child

Curriculum For Excellence

Developing the Young Workforce

ValuesYour School

Pupils were asked to come up with 4 key messages for the school which are:

Learn and improve

Get involved

Think about the consequences

Respect All

Expectations

Commitment to Learning and Attainment

Respect for Self and Others

A sense of belonging and responsibility

Being the very best we can be

Learning is our Priority!

Parents

Pupils

School staff

Wider Community

Outside Agencies

Successful Transition

Partnership

Communication

Pupils

Personal Confidence

Learning Progression

A working relationship characterised by

Shared sense of purpose

Mutual respect

Willingness to share and negotiate

What is Partnership?

Sharing information.

Sharing responsibility.

Sharing decision making.

Making the Partnership Work

Getting the Very Best

PRIMARY 7 PARENTS INFORMATION EVENING

Getting the Very BestSupport at Home

Literacy – Reading and Writing

Numeracy – Arithmetic plus more complex Mathematics

Digital Literacy including keyboarding

Skills for Life, Learning and Work

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School Day

Period 1 : 8:45 – 9:35am

Period 2 : 9:35 – 10:25am

DCT: 10:25 – 10:40am

Morning break: 10:40 – 10:55am

Period 3 : 10:55 – 11:50am

Period 4 : 11:50am – 12:45pm

Lunch break: 12:45 – 1:45pm

Period 5: 1:45 – 2:40pm

Period 6: 2:40 – 3:30pm

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S1 Curriculum Model in Portlethen Academy

Languages

(6)

Maths

(4)

Health and well-being

(5)

Science

(3)

Expressive arts

(3)

RMPS

(2)

Social Studies

(3)

Technologies

(4)

English (3)

Modern Languages

(3)

PE (2)

HE (2)

PSE (1)

Art (1)

Drama (1)

Music (1)

Technical (2)

Enterprise/

Computing (2)

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Approaches to Learning and Teaching

BGE - Level 3 – benchmarks – variety of assessment – progress tracked S1 – S3

Pupils actively engaged in their learning

Pupil Expectations - teacher finding out what the pupil’s expectations are and pushing the learner to exceed them.

Relate learning to real life contexts and make connections in their learning, e.g. workplace (DYW), focus on skills.

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PRIMARY 7 PARENTS INFORMATION EVENING

How will we know and communicate how your child is progressing?

Progression from P7 (SNSA/ P7 profiles/ Information sheets)

Confidential List

Baseline Assessments – MidYIS in September of S1

Homework (Microsoft Teams)

S1 Parents’ Night (March)

Settling in Report (October), Tracking Report (December) Progress Report (May)

Parent comments and feedback

Key impacts for learners…… Improvement in

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PRIMARY 7 PARENTS INFORMATION EVENING

3 Day Visit

Class information

Guidance/Prefects

Young Scot card top up

Follow timetable

Extended Lunch

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Transition Process

Class construction

Mix of schools

Language

Boys and girls

Mixed ability

Brothers and sisters – School House

Friends

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Changing Times

Young person changes

Friendships

Learning changes 12 subjects

Variety of teachers

Homework

School Procedures

Less contact

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School to Home

Texts and emails

Website

Twitter @PortyAcad

Home to School day to day

Absence

Notes/appointments

Contacting Staff

school email address

Guidance

SLT

Teachers

Keeping in Touch

o Wed 27 March School Touro 9.00-10.15am

o 2.00-3.15pm

o Guidance Information Evening 20 June 7-8pm

o P7 Visits 19-21 June

Other Transition Dates

PRIMARY 7 PARENTS INFORMATION EVENING

Time for questions