Welcome to Cornwallis Academy

1. Welcome to Cornwallis Academy September 2013 – July 2014

2. The Government’s agenda • “Improve standards” • “Exams are dumbed down” • “Many vocational courses mean nothing” • “Fewer students should pass exams” • “Fewer people should go to university”

3. Driving test

4. Result • Fewer students passing exams • Fewer students going to university • Less breadth of study

5. What have we achieved in 2012-13? • Our best ever set of results at both GCSE and A level • The best results of any non-selective in the area. • A good Ofsted result, with a mandate to get to outstanding quickly • A vision that is both unique and interesting • Proven Plaza pedagogy

6. 2013 results GCSE 58% gained 5 A-C grades including English and Maths (+3) A Level 98% A-E (+1) 72% A-C (+8) 33% of grades were A or A *(+13) 42% of grades were B+(+12) Best performing non-selective school in Maidstone!

7. “A Cohesive learning community” “The Plaza environments are used well as flexible teaching spaces” “Behaviour is good throughout the school” “The students have positive attitudes towards their learning and show a high degree of responsibility” “Teaching is consistently good in all subjects”

8. Leaving school at 16 • No longer an option • You will have to stay in school or education until you are 19 • We continue to develop curriculum pathways in the sixth form that are broad and balanced to cater for this

9. Curriculum • Exam entry restrictions and rules • What does this mean for you? • English in November • Extend current subject study beyond Year 10 • Year 11 studies moving forwards

10. New Look Reports • Termly feedback • Inclusion of new indicator – ‘Attitude to Learning’ • Continue to show attendance, self-management points and achievement points compared to the year group average • Combination of interim and full reports • Interim – Attitude to learning in all subjects • Full – Current grade and attitude to learning • Full report timings linked into Academic Review Evenings • Grades will be traffic light coloured coded to show whether pupils are making the expected progress and are on track to meet their target

11. Wellbeing Structure Wellbeing Directors KS3 Annie Fowler KS4 Thomas Stanley KS5 Joseph Sutton Wellbeing Leads Year 7 Amy Parker Year 8 Annie Fowler Year 9 Helen Conway/ Holly Pateman Year 10 Thomas Stanley 6th Form Joseph Sutton ICM’s Year 7 Cheryl Irvine Year 8 Joscelin Yates Year 9 Sue Judd Year 10 Sue Lambert Year 11 Maxine Saul Yr 12/13 Jo Woollett

12. Form Tutors

13. What We Expect From ACornwallis Academy Student • 95% Attendance • 100% application at all times • Appropriate office wear • Be ready to learn with the correct equipment • To be respectful to staff and peers at all times

14. Rewards • Termly rewards based on the following: • Academic achievement • Attendance • Attitude to Learning • Net Behaviour & Achievement Points • Purple Tokens

15. Parental help & resources • Online resources: • http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize GCSE & BTEC • http://www.s-cool.co.uk GCSE& BTEC • http://getrevising.co.uk/pages/links GCSE & BTEC • Online and paper-based study guides – as recommended departmentally • Termly progress reports

16. Key points of contact Year 10 Team • Sue Lambert • Thomas Stanley • Chloe Cox • English • Sam McMahon/Rachel Robinson • Maths • Mr J/Maggie Stamp • Science • Tara Lloyd/Natalie Carwithen

17. Dates for Diary • Year 10 ARD – Wednesday 13th November • Work Experience

18. Work Experience Year 10 Cornwallis Academy

19. Work Experience • All students in year 10 will take part in a two week work experience placement, after their exams. • 7th -18th July 2014

20. Purpose To give students an experience of going to work, ideally in a sector that interests them for a future career, but not necessarily. To find out what you don’t like or want from a workplace is as important as knowing what you do want.

21. Benefits • Understanding of a working environment • Developing organisational skills – in getting to/from work, on time, in the right clothing and prepared for work • Communication skills – working alongside a diverse range of adults • Listening and questioning skills • Teamwork – in working with a new group of people • Establish links for future employment/training

22. Types of placement 1.Placement by Education Business Partnership Kent (external agency) All students will register on line, in school on 16th October, to begin the process of EBPK finding them a placement and conducting the H&S checks 2. Self placement If you are able to find a self placement, there is a separate form to be completed and returned to the yr10 team and then this will then replace the EBPK process

23. EBPK Placements- Things to consider: Location • When registering online students are asked to make choices over location - **Please discuss with your child locations that will be possible for them to travel to during the work experience week, whilst working a normal working day. They will need to choose which towns/villages they can get to and how they will travel.

24. EBPK Placements- Things to consider: Categories • When registering online students are also asked to make choices over their preferred type of work - **Please discuss with your child the categories listed in your pack and ensure they understand what types of work is involved. Please be aware that “retailing” might be JJB sports but could also be Laura Ashley!!

25. One pink, one yellow and as many greens as you like

26. EBPK Placements – the process • After registering their preferences online students will bring a copy of these choices home and parents are asked to sign and return the form to agree preferences by the next day • EBPK work to find placements matching preferences in location and category as close as possible • EBPK carry out H&S checks • Students are informed of placements at the end of term 5 At this stage it is too late to change to self placement • Some organisations may ask students to contact them before the placement • Students are in school before WEX and have a work related learning programme and attend a H&S briefing before starting the WEX placement

27. Self placement benefits If you are able to arrange a placement for your child you will be • Able to plan exactly what they will be doing • Able to plan where they will be working

28. Self placement process • Discuss with your child whether self placement is an option for them • Ensure that the place of work agrees to take your child, and on the given dates. Have the name of the person who you have made the arrangements with • Ensure the employer has Public Liability and Employers Liability Insurance,even if it is a placement with a family member. Many sole traders do not have this • Ensure employer knows they will receive a call or visit as part of the health and safety check

29. Self placement deadline • Self placement forms can be accepted up until 14th February 2014. • There has to be a cut off because H&S checks have to be carried out and this takes time. • Placements that do not meet H&S requirements cannot be approved, and with no placement arranged, your child will then be expected in school during that week(s).

30. What’s next? • You have been given a pack of information this evening to support all that has been said. • There is now an opportunity to talk to members of the team, who will be able to answer any questions. • Students need to be ready to register on 16th October Thank you for coming.