Supporting Your Child

1. Supporting Your Child Through Key Stage 4 Years 10 & 11

2. Parental Engagement Research has highlighted there’s a direct link between parental involvement and children’s performance in school. One survey, commissioned by Becta , of 1,000 children and 1,000 parents of children came to the following conclusion: “Researchers have found a consistent link between increasing parental engagement in a students’ learning and improved attendance, behaviour and achievement – the parent/carer’s influence on a child’s learning is more important than the schools.”

3. Fulfilling Your Child’s Potential10 steps to success • Support the school in supporting your child • Discuss progress with them • Encourage them to get grade 1’s (outstanding) for their Effort, Homework & Attitude • Take decisive action when 3, 4 or 5 grades regularly crop up. • Come to Parents’ Consultation evenings & Progress Review Days

4. 10 Steps to Success • Monitor homework • Help them to set & achieve targets for improvement • Sign your child’s planner on a weekly basis • Ensure your son or daughter prepares fully for the main examination periods • Ensure the best possible attendance for your son or daughter

5. Reporting and Assessment – Year 10 • Academic Progress Review Days November 26th April 15th • Monitoring November 19th April 1st July 1st • Parents’ Consultation Evening February 15th

6. Reporting and Assessment – Year 11 • Academic Progress Review Days November • Monitoring November March • Trial Examination Results January • Parents’ Consultation Evening February

7. Controlled Assessments • Controlled assessment replaced coursework in GCSE subjects from September 2009. • Controlled assessment is an integral and important part of the GCSE courses • Controlled assessment makes up a proportion of the students final grade at the end of the course. • Controlled assessment is defined as work assigned to and completed by a student during a course of study. • It is designed to measure skills that are not effectively assessed by external assessment.

8. New Banding Structure • Band A – 7 periods Maths 7 periods English 1 period ICT (2 in year 11) 4 optional GCSEs or BTEC & 2 GCSEs • Band B – 8 periods of Maths 8 periods English 4 periods ICT 3 optional GCSEs or BTEC & 1 GCSE

9. Year office intervention and support.

10. Intervention Targeting underachievement Liaison with parents/carers Interpreting information Highlighting specific students Tracking underachieving students

11. Support Year Office to overview progress of individual students. Identifying students for each Tutor to monitor. Use of outside agencies where necessary. Monitoring attendance

12. Mentoring Academic monitoring Direct 1 to 1 student support both academic and organisational Convening meetings with Parent and carers Linking Student, subject , parents and carers

13. ENGLISH

14. New AQA GCSE Specifications • Modular and can re-take units • Take one Literature exam in June year 10 and the second in Year 11 • One Language exam in year 11. Take twice if needed • GCSE controlled assessments after Christmas

15. English Language Three units Understanding non fiction texts Understanding spoken and written texts and creative writing Speaking and Listening

16. English Literature Three units Exploring Modern Texts Shakespeare and the Literary Heritage Poetry Across Time

17. The benefits of this new approach and specification • Coursework not going home, where students could receive extra help. All written in school in controlled conditions. • Fairer system that encourages individual ideas. • Modular units can be taken early and re-taken. More in line with Maths and Science.

18. How can you help your child? • Encourage your child to read and take them to the theatre. • We will study ‘Of Mice and Men’, ‘An Inspector Calls’ and ‘Romeo and Juliet’ over the three years, and a variety of poetry. • Use Kerboodle and moodle and www.aqa.org.uk

19. KS4 Science at Shelley College

20. Progression post-16 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 GCSE Biology Triple Science GCSE Chemistry A-Levels in any Science GCSE Physics GCSE Additional Science GCSE Core Science GCSE Additional Applied Science A-Level in Applied science Equivalent to 2 x GCSEs Pass = 2 x C Merit = 2 x B Distinction = 2 x A Vocational courses / employment / BTEC Lvl3 BTEC Applied Science

21. Y10 Triple Science • 20th May – P4,P5,P6 exam (17%) • 17th June – C4,C5,C6 exam (17%) • 23rd June – B4,B5,B6 exam (17%) • 13th Dec – physics coursework deadline (33%) • 14th Feb – biology coursework deadline (33%) • 11th April – chemistry coursework deadline (33%)

22. Y10 Core Science • 17th January – B2, C2, P2 exam (17%) • 25th May – Ideas in Context Exam (17%) • 15th June – B3, C3, P3 exam (17%) • Coursework is worth 33% • Y9 exam was worth 17%

23. Y10 BTEC • Every Lesson ! – Attendance is the key • Portfolio-based assessment • Students will be given feedback on achievement and chance to improve work to meet the criteria • NO EXAMS

24. Mathematics GCSE and beyond

25. The New GCSE Mathematics • The New GCSE has been extended to include mathematics on a functional level • Functional mathematics relates to how maths applies and relates to the real world • Students will now be partly examined in this way • It is crucial your son/daughter reflect on the relevance of maths to everyday life

26. Pathway 1 – Most able • GCSE Mathematics • GCSE Statistics (includes a controlled assessment) • Additional Maths • A Free Standing Maths Qualification • Worth valuable UCAS points • Sits between GCSE and AS Level • Unit 2 will be examined in Nov 2010 (Worth 33%) • Unit 1 and GCSE Statistics will be examined in June 2011 (Worth 27%) • Unit 3 and Additional Maths will be examined in June 2012 (Worth 40%) • All examined with the AQA exam board

27. Pathway 2 – Mid-ability • GCSE Mathematics • GCSE Statistics (includes a controlled assessment) • Unit 2 will be examined in Nov 2010 (Worth 33%) • Unit 1 and GCSE Statistics will be examined in June 2011 (Worth 27%) • Unit 3 will be examined in June 2012 (Worth 40%) • All examined with the AQA exam board

28. Pathway 3 – Mid to low ability • GCSE Mathematics • We can give time and support to ensure that your son/daughter gets the best grade they possibly can • An extra lesson a fortnight is dedicated to focusing on Functional Maths skills • Unit 1 will be examined in Nov 2010 (Worth 30%) • Unit 2 will be examined in June 2011 (Worth 30%) • Unit 3 will be examined in June 2012 (Worth 40%) • All examined with the Edexcel exam board

29. How can you support your child? • Encourage and help them to see the relevance of maths in everyday life and the ‘real world’ • Use a variety of websites and resources to support their learning • www.mymaths.co.uk • www.samlearning.com • Kerboodle • BBC bitesize • The Edexcel and AQA exam board websites

30. Curriculum ICT Core ICT Option ICT

31. Curriculum ICT 100% Coursework 1- 2 GCSE Equivalent Qualification Most will obtains 2 GCSEs Minimum of 2 - 4 Units need completing

32. Option ICT 100% Coursework 3 - 4 GCSE Equivalent Qualification Most will obtain 4 GCSEs Minimum of 6 Units need completing

33. Curriculum ICT Core ICT 4 Units = 2 GCSEs Option ICT 7/8 Units = 4 GCSEs

34. Supporting Your Children through ICT Shelley College Website Twitter Shelley College Parental Gateway Parent Mail Buy4School Revision Website

35. Shelley College Website • Information about the College, notices and updates http://www.shelleycollege.org

36. Shelley College Twitter • Short Updates, reminders and information about the College http://twitter.com/shelleycollege @shelleycollege

37. Parental Gateway • Specific Information about your children available to you in real time via a secure online website: • Attendance (am & pm) • Attainment • Monitoring • Behaviour

38. How do I access the Parental Gateway? • Information is password protected – you will shortly receive a user ID and password to access the site. • Visit www.shelleycollege.organd click on

39. How do I access the Parental Gateway? Please be careful here. Click Private Computer if you, and only you, have access to it Click here to change your password Type username and passwords and click Log On.

40. What is in the Parental Gateway?

41. What is in the Parental Gateway?

42. What is in the Parental Gateway?

43. What is in the Parental Gateway? Please be careful here. Click Private Computer if you, and only you, have access to it You can control the dates you can see here

44. ParentMail • Emails and/or SMS Information sent directly to you. • Replacing postal and printed communications Have YOU registered? Forms available tonight

45. Buy4School http://www.buy4schools.co.uk/ • Anyone can register as an individual • Link yourself to Shelley College • Go through the Buy4School Gateway to buy online from the same companies you buy from now • Also some High Street Shops • YOU get money back on each purchase • School gets money from each purchase

46. Revision Websites • www.samlearning.com • Shelley College pays a subscription for this site • Individual UserID and Passwords • Research shows 10 Hours = ½ a grade

47. Revision Websites • www.bbc.co.uk/schools/bitesize • No subscription for this site • No Individual UserID and Passwords

48. Revision Websites • http://getrevising.co.uk/ • No Subscription Fee • Students individually Subscribe • Planning Homework and Revision Timetables • Ideas for revising effectively

49. Supporting Your Children through ICT How else can we support you and help you support your children’s learning?

50. Thank you for you attendance We look forward to working with you to achieve the best for your child