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Year 10 Information Evening for Parents 2017

Join us for an informative evening covering key personnel, Key Stage 4 information, the importance of attendance, work experience, and other relevant topics. Get answers to your questions and stay informed about important dates.

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Year 10 Information Evening for Parents 2017

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  1. Year 10 Information Evening for Parents 2017

  2. Aims of The Evening Key personnel Information about Key Stage 4 Relevance of good attendance Key dates Work Experience information Answer questions

  3. Key Personnel Mr P Adams – Headteacher Dr J Tinker – Deputy Headteacher Mr G Simms – Assistant Headteacher (Teaching & Learning) Mrs A Millward – Assistant Headteacher (Pupil Support) Mrs R Stokes – Assistant Headteacher (SENCo) Mr M Hartshorn –Learning Manager

  4. Life in Key Stage 4 Different from Key Stage 3 Pupil time Responsibility Homework, revision, controlled assessment

  5. Role of Parents Attendance officer Partner with school Provider of tools Banker Study buddy Entertainments officer Sounding board and adviser Project manager

  6. Attendance Link between good attendance and high achievement is well proven One half day’s absence per week results in a pupil attaining only a 90% attendance Equates to the pupil having missed four whole weeks of lessons in the school year Over five years this would total half of a school year

  7. Technology / Social Media Technology Social media incidents Your role as parents https://ceop.police.uk/ Phones in school

  8. Staying Safe Online We still have some pupils that: continue to post personal information online post pictures or videos of themselves online have little or no privacy settings set on their social media apps

  9. Staying Safe OnlineContinued share passwords with each other befriend people they don’t know online arrange to meet people they have only met online give no thought to posting rude and offensive comments online

  10. Kooth is: • Safe, confidential, anonymous • Free at the point of need • Available through a smart phone, tablet or computer • Service is offered Monday to Friday 12pm—10pm and Saturday and Sunday 6pm—10pm

  11. Show My Homework

  12. What is Show My Homework? A simple online homework calendar showing homework information, deadlines and attachments for students.

  13. Benefits for Parents • Visibility • Interaction • Accessibility • Communication • Multiple Children

  14. Homework Calendar Homework appears in the calendar as a block, stretching from the issue date to the due date.

  15. Homework Calendar In this view we can see a task’s title and description, issue and due dates and how it should be submitted.

  16. Notifications Mobile App and email notifications

  17. Controlled Assessments / Coursework Some subjects during Year 10 Can include portfolio work, practical performances, project work Some work may need to be completed at home Pupils will be closely monitored if they do not meet deadlines or fall behind Pupils need a disciplined approach

  18. Reformed GCSEs(Ofqual) Content Structure Assessment Tier Grading New numbered scale (9 to 1 plus U), 9 is the highest New Government ‘Good Pass’ set at grade 4 (Old C - roughly) New Government ‘Strong Pass’ set at grade 5

  19. Key Dates in Year 10 Careers evening – October 2017 Revision seminar – November 2017 Monitoring – December 2017 Parent’s evening – December 2017 Monitoring – March 2018 Year 10 exams – May 2018 Reports – June 2018 Work experience – July 2018

  20. Key Dates in Year 11 • Monitoring – October 2018 • College talks - October 2018 • Careers evening – October 2018 • College open evenings – November 2018 • Revision seminar – November 2018 • Parent’s evening – November 2018 • Mock exams – November & December 2018 • Reports – January 2019 • Revision seminar – January 2019 • College applications – February 2019 • Monitoring – May 2019 • GCSE examinations – May/June 2019

  21. Intervention Revision workshops in year 10 & 11 Monitoring Various forms of intervention Year 10 & 11 academic mentoring programme

  22. Work Experience Starts Monday 9th July 2018 for a week Placements Pupil responsibility Family links / businesses Placement forms List of placements Health & Safety checks Different circumstances Additional information

  23. Communication from school Letters Show My Homework Student planners Emails Text messages Facebook School website Newsletter

  24. Questions? www.corbetschool.net Click on ‘contact us’ and complete the ‘message form’

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