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St Columb’s College

St Columb’s College. Year 11 Parents’ Information Evening Thursday 20 th September 2012 Sustained Improvement through Partnership and Collaboration D. Chambers Head of Year 11 dchambers048@stcolumbs.com Martin McIlveen (Senior Teacher – Key Stage 4) mmcilveen071@stcolumbs.com.

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St Columb’s College

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  1. St Columb’s College Year 11 Parents’ Information Evening Thursday 20th September 2012 Sustained Improvement through Partnership and Collaboration D. Chambers Head of Year 11 dchambers048@stcolumbs.com Martin McIlveen (Senior Teacher – Key Stage 4) mmcilveen071@stcolumbs.com

  2. A New Beginning • A clean sheet: • Code of Conduct; • Core Values; • Relationships: • Within school; • Home-school – a dynamic interaction • Induction/Transition: • Ensuring a smooth transition • Time flies: • September 2012-June 2014 • Gathering up marks: • Modules and Controlled Assessment • Looking ahead: • A-Level and beyond

  3. Key Stage 4 – The Road Ahead!?!

  4. The Key Issues • Controlled Assessment • The Daybook • The Role of the Parent

  5. Partnership and Collaboration • Remember this.......................?

  6. Parent(s) Pupil School/ Teacher(s) The ‘TRIANGLE’

  7. Partnership and Collaboration"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." - Helen Keller • When schools and parents work together, pupils do better. • No matter how skilled an individual may be, he or she will still exhibit weaknesses based upon knowledge, strength, etc. By the same token, we all have strengths, and not everyone's strengths are equal to one another. In this way, when banding together, weaknesses are minimized and strengths of all are accentuated. • In the film ‘The Matrix’, Morpheus says to Neo: 'I'm trying to free your mind, Neo. But I can only show you the door. You're the one who must walk through it'

  8. Home Study Children who do homework regularly throughout their time at school benefit from the equivalent of roughly an extra year's schooling. (Source: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2004/11/20237/46461) • The right amount: • 1½ - 2 hours per night • A visible place to work • Relevant equipment • Establish a structured study routine: • A short break and then homework • Homework done when it is received: • Prevent ‘build-up’.

  9. Encourage your son to make use of: • GCSE Homework Club (Senior Study): • Supervised facility; • Extensive resources; • 3.35-4.30 • Library: • Extensive range of subject-based GCSE resources and revision materials; • 3.30-4.45 • Reputable internet revision sites: • http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revision/ 'Intelligence is knowing what to do when you don't know what to do.' Art Costa

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