Route to SuccessIntroduction and the year ahead – Ms. TorresPlanning for post 16 - Mr. Espley and Mr LamontHead Boy and Head Girl – Jacob Lawes and Emily WhitePreparing for forthcoming exams – Mr. Jansen

Year 11 Information Evening 2013

IF YOU THINK YOU CAN…. OR IF YOU THINK YOU CAN’T

YOU’RE RIGHT

Our greatest challenge this year will be to push at the barriers created in our children’s mind:

3 easy questions• What do you want?

• How much do you want it?

• What are you going to do about it?

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step …

Start!

109 School Days to the FINALS

Education ….

IMPROVE QUALITY OF

LIFE!

BE HAPPIER!

LIVE LONGER!

Get richer ……Education to earnings

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If you only do what you’ve always done…………

you’ll only get what you’ve always got

It is through success in education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor, that the son of a mineworker can become the head of the mine, that a child of farm

workers can become the president of a great nation. It is what we make out of what we have, not

what we are given, that separates one person from another.

Maximising an individual’s potential: Page 18 in Y11 Booklet• Reports – end of each term • Progress towards Targets, comparing CL

and Target - have a conversation about progress

KS3 levels GCSE Grade

8 A*

7 A

6 B

5 CThese are general stages of progress from KS3 to GCSE

Where is your son/daughter now?

Ask the questions why, how, what and who?

• Liaising with Tutors• Understanding feedback

GCSEs

The first qualification

What are Employers looking for when they recruit?

People Skills

Decision maker

Technical Skills

AssertiveVisionary

Co-operative

AmbitionLeadership

Intellect

Trustworthy

Initiator

Quick thinker Methodical

Self-reliance

When you apply to go to University what

are they looking for?

Motivation

Knowledge

CommitmentTechnical Skill

Interpersonal SkillsAspirations

Enthusiasm

DedicationLeadership

Intellect

Organisational skills

Time management

Academic potential Analytical skills

Passion

Resilient, independent

learners who have

flexible skills and

competencies; who can

work well in teams and

lead themselves and

others to perform up to

and beyond their

potential

Wanted..

Choices, Choices, Choices

For next year, really important to• Go out and understand what is available• Research, it’s important to get the right

package for you

Vocational

Academic

Both have routes

to University

Russell Group represents 20 leading

UK universities• All GCSEs count• Uni will not accept GCSE

grades that are less than ‘B’• The stronger your grade the

stronger your application• Consider your Alevels

carefully• Seek Advice and Guidance

Academic

Apprenticeships are very competitive

• Companies want GCSEs of ‘C’ and above

• High earners

• www.nationalapprenticeshipservice.co.uk

Vocational

Key Milestones• Reports • Planning for Post 16• Writing a personal statement and applying to college • Mock exams • Parents Consultation• First day of GCSEs• Exam results

16 January 2014

21 August 2014

2-12 December

2013

12 May 2014

Attendance

• 90% attendance = ½ day missed each week!• 1 school year at 90% = 4 weeks of school missed (96

lessons)!• 90% attendance over 5 years = ½ a school year

missed!

• Research suggests that 17 missed school days in a year = 1 GCSE grade drop in achievement in each subject

• Simply – the greater the attendance the greater the achievement

• Colleges and employers will want to know about a students attendance record

Lateness

• When a student arrives late to lesson it is not just their learning that is affected, it is the whole classes

• Frequent lateness can add up to a considerable amount of learning lost

Minutes late per day during the school year

Equals days worth of teaching lost in a year

5 minutes 3.4 days

10 minutes 6.9 days

15 minutes 10.3 days

20 minutes 13.8 days

30 minutes 20.7 days

Meeting with your Head of House

• Athena: Mrs White-Zamler E1• Brigantia: Mr Burnett A2• Calliope: Mr Keeble A1• Itzamna: (Mr Wheeler) Ms Torres

Hall • Morrigan: Mr Jansen E3• Zephyrus: Mrs Laughton A4