Year 11 Parents’ Information Evening

Welcome

Year 11 (2020)

Aims

• Closure and Reopening• Key Diary Dates• Attendance• GCSE grading and Flight Paths• Middle School Recovery, Study Skills and Habits of

Learning Sessions• Exams and Revision Skills• Mentoring• Expectations and Responsibility• Examinations • Post 16 • A word from past students

This Evening’s Staff

• Mr Charlie Armstrong – SLT link / Assistant Head

• Mrs Mandy Warner-Bradshaw– AHoY

• Mrs Kathryn Denman - PSO

• Mrs Heather Smith – Careers and Post 16 Advisor

You can do it!

Diary Dates

9 October 2020 Elevate Education

5 November 2020 TBC Post 16 Evening Options Evening: Virtual details to be announced

2-13 November 2020 Mock Examinations

24 November 2020 Mock Results

26 November 2020 PPTC and Predicted Grades

11 January 2021 Post 16 Options Deadline

4 February 2021 Full Report

Attendance

GCSE Grading

Predictions: Fine Grading

Study Skills and Learning Habits

✓ Compliments the KS3 Learn to Learn Programme and LFL

✓ Thursday form sessions✓ Highly focussed on mentoring and

reflection✓ Linked to the ‘process’ in revision,

guidance issued to parents✓ Elevate Education resources and

strategies embedded✓ Will link to Elevate Study Session

pre-mocks✓ Wellbeing and Positive Mental

Health

Understand Summarise MemoriseTrack/

Review

Topics covered this yearReview Your Top 5 Actions

Tutor Small Group MentoringTop Ten Memory-hacks

Active Revision Skills‘Parent Evening’ Reflection

Review ‘Postcard to Self’Revision Time TablesGoals and Motivation

Physical, Mental HealthHydration

Preparation - Mock Exams

Understand Summarise MemoriseTrack/

Review

Revision Strategies

Understand Summarise MemoriseTrack/

Review

• flash cards • mind maps • making audiotapes• using mnemonics • make up a song • act it out • create posters• invent a game• put your note up about the house

Revision Strategies

Elevate Education

https://get.elevatecoaching.info/uk/register/

22/09 - Independent Learning: How to know that your child is focusing on the right kind of work that gets top marks.

14/10 - Time Management: How to resolve battles over homework and workload, get on the same page and help balance life & academics.

10/11 – Exams: Developing a pre-exam road map with your child to maximise their chances of success and keep overwhelm at bay.

01/12 - Stress & Wellbeing: Understanding your child’s stress triggers, symptoms, and a tool-kit for stabilising during tough periods.

The live webinars run online from 6pm – 7pm: with a senior presenter sharing Elevate’s key research and skills, and on hand to answer questions so parents can get the specific tools they need.

What should revision look like?

As Parents how can you help? Students, what does effective revision look like?

Provide a suitable time and space for revision. Put the time table on the fridge?

Planned, use a time table.

Remove the phone and online distractions.

Focussed - not distracted.

Get some revision guides and exam SPECs.

Using past question papers to practise.

Supply with healthy snacks and water. 30 minute bursts with 10 minute breaks.

Offer to test and track progress. Confident, mentally healthy, not sleep deprived.

Ask questions. Creative and Fun!

Successful in exam outcomes

DfE Responsibility

GCSE Alteration

Art & Design Component 2

English Language Speaking and Listening

English Literature Pre 1900 text

Geography < exam time, student personal fieldwork

History Power and Democracy paper

Modern Foreign Language Speaking, Optional Questions

Science Student practicals

Sports Studies 2 not 3 Activities??

Drama Assessment of Performance???

Responsibility

• Learning Buddy

• Teacher

• Resources

• Lunch Time Opportunities?

• Year 11 AHoY, PSO, SEND and PP

• Mentor

• Homework Club

Examinations

• Exams Officer Mr Donajgrodzki

• School Website

• Exam Conduct and Malpractice

• Exam Regulations

• Summer 2021 Statement of Entry

• exams@kings.peterborough.sch.uk

Mock Exams

• Attend school every day

• No study leave; recovery

• A fair but realistic test

• Preparation and Support

• Letter with full details to follow

• Year 11 Pupil Briefings to follow

Sixth Form @ King’s

• 2019 Achievement at A* to B Grades was one of our highest years ever at 71%

• 2019 Pass rate at A Level 99%

• Extensive extra curricular opportunities

• ePassport

• Roles & Responsibilities

• 6th Form Cafe

• Dedicated workspaces

• Improved environment

Sixth Form @ King’s

• No application process

• General Entry Criteria (Admissions Code)

• 3 A Level Options

Preparation for Post 16 choices

• Employability Day (ESDP)

• Careers Fair

• Small group ILP Meetings

• Independent External Careers Adviser

• LFL lessons

What to Choose?

• Aerospace Engineering

• Broadcast Journalism

• Law

• Civil Engineering with a Year in Industry

• Computer Systems Engineering

• Politics and Sociology

• Political Science and International Relations

• History of Art & Spanish

Destinations

And further beyond…

• Go on University Open Days and Summer Schools –virtual events are also valuable

• Research pathways to your career interest

• After your exams - work experience, NCS or volunteering

• Research, question Sixth Form students, parents and teachers

Mrs Denman

• Looking after yourself- Positive Mental Health

• Routine

• Sleep pattern

• Healthy Diet

• Exercise

• Open door

• Team around you

Letter Box

• Letter to your child – name and tutor group

• Distribution pre-summer exam leave

The Team for Success

• The Student

• Parents

• Tutors

• Mr Charlie Armstrong – SLT link / Assistant Head

• Mrs Warner-Bradshaw - AHoY

• Mrs Kathryn Denman - PSO

• Mr Mark Donajgrodzki – Exams Officer

• Mrs Heather Smith– Careers and Post 16 Advisor

• Mrs Julia Hartley – Learning Support SENDCO

• Mrs Sahiemah Qureshi – Pupil Premium Leader