1 / 26

Strathearn School Belfast

This event aims to provide parents with an understanding of the GCSE experience and offer practical support to their daughters. Learn about the school's pastoral and academic roles, how to help your daughter, dealing with stress, assessment and reporting, and the school's careers programme.

aadrian
Download Presentation

Strathearn School Belfast

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Strathearn SchoolBelfast Form 4 Information Evening 2011

  2. PROGRAMME FOR THE EVENING Introduction Mrs Graham (VP, Pastoral) Pastoral Miss Gibson (Head of Key Stage 4) Assessment Mrs Connery (VP, Teaching and Learning) Careers Mrs Hearst (Careers Adviser) Conclusion Mrs Graham

  3. Introduction Mrs Graham

  4. AIMS OF FORM 4 PARENTS’ INFORMATION EVENING To give parents an understanding of the GCSE experience To help parents offer practical support to their daughters To strengthen the home – school partnership

  5. Pastoral Miss Gibson

  6. Our Role…. Academic • Content / delivery of all courses • Controlled Assessment • Revision guide and help (subject and tutorial) • Learning Support Tutor • Communication with parents / formal and informal 7

  7. Our Role…. Pastoral • All Teachers • Tutors / Head of Section / VP Pastoral • Support / encourage / monitor • Contact with parents / formal and informal 8

  8. Who’s who in Form Four 4S Mrs Gray 4T Mrs Ingram 4R Mr Atkinson 4A Mr Smith 4H Miss Stewart Pastoral provision and Tutorial programme

  9. How you can help? • Encourager • Sympathetic ear • Attendance • Monitor • Act as go between

  10. How your daughter can help herself • Organisation and planning • Marathon not a sprint! • Keep on top of work • Use of planners • Seek appropriate help • Maintain a healthy work / life balance 11

  11. When things go wrong…… For example….. (a) Organisation (b) Relationship difficulties (c) Family/ personal issues Pupils adopt an all or nothing approach Dealing with stress / resilience 13

  12. Curriculum and Assessment Mrs Connery

  13. GCSE Courses FORM 4 • Settling into new level of study • Keep up-to-date with the workload • Meeting all deadlines

  14. Assessment and Reporting in Form 4 December : Short Report May: Internal examinations June: Full Reports June: Parent Consultation Afternoon

  15. What is ‘Controlled Assessment’?

  16. Information Guides For pupils For parents Controlled Assessment www.ccea.org.uk Coursework - A guide for parents www.jcq.org.uk 18

  17. Malpractice What is Malpractice? Definition: Actions and practices which threaten the integrity of public examinations and certification, and or damage the authority of those conducting them. JCQ

  18. Useful Addresses www.strathearn.org.uk www.ccea.org.uk Email: nconnery620@strathearn.sch.ni.uk 20

  19. Key Stage 4Careers Programme Mrs Hearst

  20. Careers Suite • Open 8.30am until 3.30pm • Including break and lunch time • No appointment necessary • Computer software programmes • Access to the Internet • Careers Library – many books, publications and journals which the girls may borrow

  21. Form 4 • Introduction to what constitutes a career • Mind Maps • Careers areas of interest to the pupils

  22. Form 5 • During September – Unit of Employability within Learning for Life and Work programme

  23. Form 5 (continued) • Questionnaire to determine priorities for the interview programme • Career Guidance interviews November to March • Lunch time drop in sessions in November and December • December until April – range of speakers on various career areas.

  24. Concluding RemarksMrs Graham

More Related