Y12 Expectations Evening

1. Y12 Expectations Evening

2. Welcome to Trinity • 200 Students in Y12 • 180 Students in Y13

3. Raising Aspiration! • 158 student questionnaires • 87% of students wished they had worked harder in Year 12 • Students were asked to rate how much more difficult AS studies were compared to their initial perception (1 = same as perception 10 = Much harder than perceived). The average number was 8.9 • 67% of students wished they had been more organised • 71% of students wished that they had used they had used their study time more effectively.

4. Meet the team! Mr Runciman Head of Sixth Form Mrs Medley Assistant Head of Sixth Form Mrs Ogilvie Student Manager Mrs Fleming Student Manager Mrs McCulloch Sixth Form Office Mrs Little Sixth Form Office Mrs Tait Sixth Form Office

5. Contacting Sixth Form • Phone: 01228 516051 ext 263 • Email: 6form@trinity.cumbria.sch.uk initials@trinity.cumbria.sch.uk

6. School Comms • Rewards information sent home electronically on a regular basis • Text notification to parents if your child is not in school • Student timetables and examination timetables • Information on behaviour issues sent home regularly • Newsletters, trip information, club timetable, etc • Important messages such as snow closures • Invitations to parents‟ evenings and other important events. • Warnings of student work deadlines

7. How to access School Comms • The new system can be used on any PC, laptop and tablet or by using a free Smartphone app. We sent an application form in July but if you require another one please either phone us on 516051 or e –mail at info@trinity.cumbria.sch.uk .

8. Key Dates • Interim reports • 24th October • 5th December • 30th January • 27th March • Parents Evening (11th December) • Tutor Evening (3rd April)

9. Typical Day • Tutor Time / Mentoring / Assemblies • Lesson 1 • Break • Study Period / Supervised Study • Lesson 3 • Lesson 4 • Lesson 5 • Enrichment/Twilight

10. Requirements for Success

11. Absence • Contact the sixth form office before 9:00am on the first day of absence and then on each subsequent day of absence • 01228 516051 ext 263 <90% drop ½ grade per subject <85% drop 1 grade per subject <80% drop 2 grades per subject

12. Support and Intervention • Stage 1 • 8 unauthorised absences • 5 Behaviour logs • 1st Breach of Sixth Form conduct • Stage 2 • 12 unauthorised absences • 10 Behaviour logs • Failure to meet stage 2 targets • Stage 3 • 16 unauthorised absences • 15 Behaviour logs • Serious Breach of Sixth Form conduct

13. Dress Code

14. Courses • Changes allowed in the first three weeks • Students are not allowed to drop courses • Students must pass 3AS or equivalent subjects to progress to Y13 • To continue a subject to continue to A2 students must achieve at least a pass at AS • All students continue with all subjects until results day.

15. Support we offer • Mentoring and coaching • Organisational skills • Note taking • Motivational coaching • UCAS/Personal statement • Careers (CIAG)

16. Supporting Learning in Sixth Form

17. How can you help? Students are expected to complete around 1 hour of private study per hour of taught study • Ensure they have a suitable workspace • Monitor the amount of part time work (no more than 8 hours) • Help with organisation/revision • Maintain home/school contact

18. Subjects and Exam Boards

19. Exam Boards www.aqa.org.uk www.ocr.org.uk www.edexcel.org.uk What to look out for!

20. Folders and Organisation • Specification • Exam papers • Mark schemes • Examiners reports • Dividers We check these each term! Students must use their organisers!

21. Come and have a chat! • Tea and Coffee in the Bistro!