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Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College WelcomeYear 9Information Advice & Guidance Evening

Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Introduction Mrs Burrowes Care, Guidance and Support Mrs O’Callaghan Curriculum, targets & reporting Mr McGovern KS4 Transition & Study Support Mr Johnston Form Tutors and other colleagues will be available at the end if you wish to speak with them.

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Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College • We strive for and expect the highest standards of • Attendance • Punctuality • Behaviour • Courtesy • Respect • So that your children will be ready for the adult world and the world of work. • We will work to support them to achieve their highest academic potential. • We will challenge them if they do not meet our expectations. • We seek to work in partnership with you to make them the best that they can be.

All students should aim for 100% attendance. Anything below 93% will have a significant impact on their achievement 90% attendance means that a student is absent from lessons for the equivalent of one half-day every week Absent half a day week every

If a student continues to attend for only 90% of the time, then over five years they will miss the equivalent of about half of a school year Sept July Y7 Y8 Y9 Half a year absent from school Y10 Y11

Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College There is a direct correlation between a student’s attendance and their attainment They need to be here! They need to be here on time – is a student is late they will receive a lunchtime detention for the same day. They need to be ready to learn – they need all the right equipment and they need to be in the right frame of mind. We do not allow fizzy drinks, energy drinks, lucozade etc. Students are not allowed to be eating between lessons and we discourage them from having family size bags of crisps etc. They need to be free from distraction – no mobile phones or MP3 players are allowed on or even visible during or between lessons. Please don’t ring or text your child during the day.

Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College • Behaviour for Learning means that students are: • Engaged • Ready to learn • Prepared • Completing work to the highest standard • Actively seeking to improve all the time • Allowing others to learn effectively too

Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Care Guidance and Support Team Mrs Pawlowski – Director of Care Guidance and Support Mr Hockenhull – Assistant Director Care Guidance and Support Mr Grant – Director of Learning Support Mr Whiting – Lead Learning Mentor for Year 9 Mrs Maree – Student Progress Co-ordinator for Year 9 9 Alpha – Miss Rydings 9 Beta – Mr Richardson 9 Gamma – Mrs Hancock 9 Delta – Mr Crompton 9 Kappa – Miss Whalley/Mr Holland 9 Theta – Miss Hoy 9 Sigma – Mr Passarello 9 Omega – Miss Forrester

Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College • Home – School Partnership • It’s important that we are aware of issues that may be going on at home, these often impact on school • If your child has been allocated a mentor then please stay in contact with them – their email address will be on the letter you receive. • Your child’s form tutor is a key person in their life they co-ordinate the ‘big picture’ in respect of your child so please contact them if there is an issue, either telephone school, or email to contact@thornleigh.bolton.sch.uk with their name on and the message will be forwarded to them. • If you require any support from individual subjects in terms of study support then please contact us so that we can help with this. • Core Subject Leaders are • Maths – Mr Dewhurst • English – Mrs Harmer • Science – Miss Burke • Please support us if we have to make a difficult decision regarding your child – we are on the same side and all want what is best for them.

Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Curriculum Organisation Targets Reporting

Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College How Students in Year 9 are Organised Form Groups: All students are in one of 8 mixed-ability form groups: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Kappa, Theta, Sigma and Omega During the first 15 minutes at the start of every day students either attend an assembly or a Registration period with their Form group. Once a week students have a Tutorial Period – during this time they work on developing a variety of skills etc. – they are currently working on Revision Techniques. The year group is split into two halves – ABGD and KTSO.

Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College • Teaching Groups: • Students in Year 9 are taught in sets that are determined by ability. • There are different sets for: • English • Maths • Science • Languages • Technology • RE • Geography • History • Art • Music • Citizenship There are 5 sets for each curriculum area in each half of the year.

Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College • Target Setting • When students join Thornleigh in Year 7 we receive details of how they performed in their National Curriculum KS2 tests in English and Maths – SATS. • As parents you were given the results in terms of levels; Level 4,5 etc. • We take the actual scores and further refine these levels into what we call sub-levels. • For example a large number of students may have received a level 5. By using the scores we will sub-divide this cohort into: • students who just got a level 5 - 5c • a middle cohort - 5b • the highest achieving level 5 students - 5a • We use these sub-levels as the starting point from which we set targets.

Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Target Setting The Government expects that all students should make 2 levels of progress between the end of KS2 and the end of KS3. If a student enters Thornleigh having achieved a level 5b in English we would expect them to have at least reached a level 7b by the end of Year 9. Using this benchmark we set targets for every student in every subject.

Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Target Setting A student’s English target is based on their KS2 English result A student’s Maths target is based on their KS2 Maths result All other targets are based on an average of a student’s KS2 English and Maths results Students know what their targets are and are expected to write them at the front of each exercise book. Targets are always shown alongside a student’s current Attainment grades on all reports..

Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College • Analysing Student Performance • Data about how well students are performing is collected centrally 3 times a year. • Each time this data is collected a student’s performance relative to their target is assessed by: • The class teacher • The Head of Department • The Year group’s Care, Guidance and Support Team • A member of the school’s Leadership Team

Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Analysing Student Performance The aim is to know exactly how each student is performing and, if necessary, to put in place strategies to address problems before it’s too late. The later intervention strategies to correct a situation are implemented the more difficult it is for them to be successful. By effective analysis of each student’s performance the aim is to KEEP UP rather than CATCH UP.

Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Year 9 Reports There are three reports in the year. Report Dates for this Year: Progress Report 1: November 18th Progress Report 2; March 9th Full Report: July 20th

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Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College The Bigger Picture Preparing young people to take their place in a rapidly changing world. * by 2020 there will be 3 million fewer low skilled jobs than today * by 2020 40% of all jobs will require a degree * by 2014 UK will need 324,000 more scientists and engineers * the top 10 jobs today did not exist 6 years ago

Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College The bigger picture Qualifications for the future Don’t just think of 2014 but 2016 and 2019!

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Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College The Options Process during Year 9 2nd November IAG meeting 24th November Parents Evening November - January careers/ options introduced through PSHCE & Connexions February Bright Futures Event for all Year 9 29th February Options Evening 9th March Options Consultation Afternoon Post Easter Letters out to students and parents confirming options

Thornleigh Year 9 Emma Worsley Connexions Personal Adviser www.connexions-bolton.com

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Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Success in the education of children depends, at least in some part, on the involvement of their parents. If a child sees that their parents are enthusiastic about education, they are far more likely to view their schooling in a positive light, and be more receptive to learning. Engage Enable Empower

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