Year 11- update

1. Year 11- update The Queen Katherine School • Calendar of assessment • Controlled Assessment Curriculum Changes (English, Maths and Science) • Progress Reviews and student feedback Assertive Mentoring • Raising of Participation Age • Revision strategies • Shaping Futures tuition opportunities • Coping with exam stress • National Citizen Service • Results 2012

2. Year 11 Pastoral team The Queen Katherine School • Jane Brierley ( Head of Upper School) • Kate Hampshire ( Head of Year 11) • Karen Wheatman ( KS4 pastoral leader) • Form Tutors • Erika Reynolds ( Learning support) • Shelly Neil and Jan Haywood in Red Shed • Mandy Morland ( Careers, college applications, young apprenticeships) • Cathy Earle & Liz Samuel Sixth Form team

3. Year 11 Key Dates - Calendar The Queen Katherine School • Progress Review 4 – w.c. 14th October • Consultation Evening – 24th October 5.15-8.15 pm • W.c.20th January – Revision and exam timetable sessions • Progress Review 5 – w.c. 27th January • Year 11 Mock exams – w.c. 10th Feb • Progress Review 6 – w.c. 31st March • Year 11 Leavers day – 9th May, but compulsory revision sessions

4. New Science exam dates The Queen Katherine School • Biology Unit 1 (B123)- 13th May • Biology Unit 2 (B456) - 15th May • Chemistry Unit 1(C123)- 15th May • Physics Unit 3 (P7) - 23rd June.

5. Controlled Conditioned Assessment The Queen Katherine School • All done in lessons, some research at home. • Low, Medium or High. • Highlight subjects that you study. • Balancework load with other commitments. • Deadlines and dates are subject to change

6. Changes to Year 11 curriculum The Queen Katherine School • English – All blue groups now entered EngLang in November so they can count Speaking and Listening Controlled Assessment. Green groups on 2 year course. (If students get a C or above – continue onto Eng Lit) • Science – students resitting and repeating Core Science if did not get a C. • Maths – 2 groups selected to November exam to sit foundation and then hopefully move on to higher paper in summer. • Eng Lit, Geography, History & RS – SPAG marks ( up to 5% of final grade) • New BTEC Work Skills for Green students.

7. Support for November exams • Silent study room on Tuesday and Thursday lunchtime in US. • KHA – Additional Study Support Thursday (week 2) after school in LRC. • Revision Skills (Week 2 Wed 5) – additional core classes, conversational language, optional revision skills and independent study • English – Targeted revision groups afterschool (3.30 – 4.30 pm) - Mon 14th Oct (Aiming for A*, Aiming for C) - Tuesday 15th October ( Aiming for A, Aiming for B) - 8th and 10th October All abilities exam queries • Maths – Revision Tuesday lunchtimes and Thursday afterschool 3.30 – 4.30. Revision guides and workbooks £2 and Mathswatch DVD is £4.

8. Progress Reviews and SMART targets The Queen Katherine School • Progress Reviews in October, Jan and March. Grades ‘honest grade’ by teachers of what they think student will get if they continue to work hard and develop as expected. • SMART Targets (specific, measurable, academic, realistic, time framed) • Target and Questions on key pieces of marked work. • Purple Pen of Progress.

9. What is Assertive Mentoring? A system to maximize outcomes for targeted students; involving the following: • A system to support students that are struggling to meet their target grades. • Students are matched with a mentor and commit to meet every 2 weeks for 10 minutes. • Assertive mentors feed back predicted grades to their mentees, challenge under-achievement and agree interventions, based on SMART targets set by teachers. • These agreements are then communicated to their classroom teachers and parents. • Deadlines for work are checked and any missed work is chased.

10. How can parents help? • Assertive Mentors: • Will discuss interventions with mentees in fortnightly meeting. Support students to help them change their behaviours and increase their organisational skills to achieve their targets. • Are rigorous in following things up. • Use rewards and sanctions if work is / is not completed. • Communication is very important. Parents / carers also: • Encourage their child to complete work, seek support and advice when needed and try to provide quiet place to work at home. • Ensure their child’s attendance at any additional lunchtime or after school classes that have been agreed with his/her mentor. • Liaise with their child’s mentor about progress. Next round of AM will be launched after Progress Review 4 at consultation evening. Please see MrsBrierley, Mrs Hampshire or Mrs Reynolds.

11. Raising the Participation Age ( RPA) • All Year 10 and 11 students will have to continue in education or training in some format until their 18th Birthday. (not raising school leaving age.) • Full time education at school or college • Apprenticeship • Part time education or training if employed, self employed or volunteering for 20 hours or more per week. • Have to continue with some Maths and English based learning if not got higher grade at GCSE. (Does not have to be at GCSE level) • Nationally 92% of 16 & 17 years olds already choose to continue in education or training. ( 98% at QKS) • Why? Opportunity to develop skills and qualifications. • How? Legal requirement to participate will be on your son or daughter. Inspira will check and write if they have concerns. • School – independent careers guidance. (Citizenship, FT’s, MMO, careers events, KWE careers guidance interview, sixthform guidance interviews.)

12. How do I revise? Post it notes or index cards of key formulas, quotes, dates, case studies around the house Condensed unit notes in a powerpoint or mind map. Use highlighters and pictures. • - Revision timetable - Bitesize chunks • varied revision • 30 – 40 min blocks + 10 min test and rest • Vary subject areas each day • Quiet + screen ban • Breaks • Rest, water, food, sleep • Leave evening before the exam for light study Use online resources, Sam learning, bitesize, my maths to test and variety £2 Support reivsion book GCSE podcasts to listen summaries. Register on VLE. Break down each subject into topics, make a topic check list for each subject: stick this up in your study area. (Revision Guides?) Mnemonics / songs letters remind you of words, can be a word or a phrase / sentence e.g. SPORT Specific, Progression, Overload, Reversibility & Tedium PRINCIPLES OF TRAINING

13. VLE Study / Revision help The Queen Katherine School SAM LEARNING www.samlearning.com OL9RS date of birth as 6 figure digit followed by 2 initials e.g. 01.03.84dw

14. Subject revision areas on the VLE eg Geography The Queen Katherine School

15. Revision - Feedback from Year 11 students (to parents)

16. Shaping Futures The Queen Katherine School - Some parents have asked about additional revision sessions and tutoring. • QKS have worked with Shaping Futures to organise some extra support for those interested. - Welcome to Shirley Williams and Germaine Chatterton

17. Presented by Shirley Williams and Germaine Chatterton Motivating, inspiring learning

18. What is shaping Young Futures? • Shaping Young Futures is a brand new company based in Kendal • Over 20 years of experience in education • Pilot with Queen Katherine School • Aim is to help boost grades in Maths, English &IT • Support children for the future whether in school or getting ready for the working world.

19. Why choose Shaping Young Futures? • Work together with you and your school • Increasing confidence • Provide continuous feedback throughout • Provide tailored courses pre-exam (Nov) • Small group sessions • One-to-one tuition • Positive, influential tutors

20. What next? • OPEN DAY Wednesday 2nd October 4pm-7pm • Free consultations • Free taster sessions • Discuss opportunities that are available • Anyone who can claim free school dinners for your child could receive free tuition Open day Prince Charles’ Cottage, 95a Stricklandgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4RA

21. If you would like to know more.. info@shapingyoungfutures.co.uk www.shapingyoungfutures.co.uk 0800 0124135 Ask for Germaine or Vicki

22. Coping with Exam Stress The Queen Katherine School Kate Hampshire Head of Year 11

23. National Citizen Service The Queen Katherine School Brenda from Inspira

24. Excellent GCSE – Best ever Maths and Eng lit results86% gaining 5 or more GCSE’s – tougher GCSE’s69% 5 A*-C inclEnglang/lit and Maths The Queen Katherine School

25. 26 students achieved 7 or more A / A*’s The Queen Katherine School

26. 25% of grades were A* or A The Queen Katherine School

27. Outstanding BTEC Results - >50% distinctions / dist *’s The Queen Katherine School

28. The Queen Katherine School • Thank you for coming. • A lot of information. Slide show on VLE. • Specific letters will be coming home with revision dates etc • Update of calendar via email • Any questions? • Any questions / problems throughout the year please get in touch.