Year 12 Parents’ Information Evening 2014

1. Year 12 Parents’ Information Evening 2014

2. Aim • For students to achieve their full potential and leave the Sixth Form with the skills needed to succeed

3. Sixth Form Team:Head of Sixth Form – Mr CookeDeputy Head of Sixth Form – Ms ThompsonPastoral Manager Year 12 – Ms JohnsonPastoral Manager Year 13 – Mrs PanayiSixth Form Administrator – Mrs DunnSixth Form Attendance – 01277 245 492

4. Personal Tutors12 – Mrs Power12 – Mr Henderson12 – Mrs Luis12 – Dr Pope12 – Miss Patel12 – Mr Edwards12 – Miss Lee12 – Miss Malik

5. A Growing Sixth Form 2012/13

6. Year 12 students 1) Full-time students = 540 Guided Learning Hours (GLH) 2) Examinations at the end of the academic year

7. Full-time students = 540 Guided Learning Hours (GLH) • 4 AS level subjects • Students that need to resit English or Maths • Level 3 BTEC Pathway + 1 AS subject • 3 AS level subjects • Level 3 BTEC Pathway • Enrichment activities are made available to students

8. Enrichment (timetabled)Enrichment activities are timetabled and attendance is compulsory1) Subject Support2) Sports Leaders Award3) Language Leaders Award4) The Young Apprentice Programme5) Financial CapabilityEnglish & Maths re-sit classes are compulsory

9. 2) Examinations at the end of the academic year • Must hit the ground running! • Organisation is key • Mock examinations start January 26th 2015 • Pre-public examinations start April 13th 2015 • Importance of summer exams in Year 12

10. Getting Into Year 13 • A-D Grade – Automatic progress into Year 13 • E Grade – Meeting with Sixth Form team • U Grade – Unable to continue course, careers advice and support available

11. Tracking and AssessmentLearning score ---------------------------SeptemberAcademic Review ----------------------NovemberFull school report -----------------------March Promotes independent learningParents newsletter notification

12. Community Enrichment: Sports clubs Subject Ambassador Classroom Assistant Peer Mentor X Team • Teaching Assistant • Fundraising • Voluntary work • Paired reading • Assistant Form Tutor

13. Monitoring and Supporting Students:1) Academic and Pastoral Mentoring2) Personal Tutors: Meet with students continually throughout the two years3) Individual progress cards4) Pastoral manager: One-to-one mentoring5) Sixth Form Support Policy

14. Sixth Form Support Policy • ATC – Mr Cooke • ST– Ms Thompson • PM Year 12 – Ms Johnson • PM Year 13 – Mrs Panayi Step 1: TEACHER REVIEW Restorative Chat - Student only informed - Between teacher and student Step 2: DEPARTMENT REVIEW Restorative Meeting - Parent informed - Team Leader, student and pupil Step 3: PASTORAL REVIEW Formal Restorative Meeting - PM and parent informed - PM, team leader and/or teacher, student Step 4: REPORT Formal Restorative Conference - ATC, ST and parent informed - ATC and/or ST, parent and student

15. Bursary Scheme – Who is entitled?Level 1: Young people in receipt of income support or disability living allowance;Level 2: Those that received free school meals in Yr11;Level 3: Those with a financial need who do not fall into the above categories and whose household income is below £20,000paCollect a pack from the back of the hallDeadline Monday 29th September. Please return to Mrs Dunn

16. Moving through the Sixth Form • June 2015 – Start the UCAS process • July 2015 – Work experience • September 2015 – Introduction to apprenticeships • February 2016 – Workshops – Creating a CV - Getting a job - Gap years

17. Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) • Available for students in Year 13 • AS Level (carries UCAS points) • - Students create their own project title

18. This presentation will be attached to the next Parents Newsletter