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Lourdes Secondary

Lourdes Secondary. Supporting Attainment in S4. Supporting Attainment Evening. Mrs P Lennon – Headteacher Mr D McNulty – DHT with responsibility for S4. Lourdes Secondary SQA Results 2012. Lourdes Secondary SQA Results 2012. Lourdes Secondary SQA Results 2012.

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Lourdes Secondary

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  1. Lourdes Secondary Supporting Attainment in S4

  2. Supporting Attainment Evening • Mrs P Lennon – Headteacher • Mr D McNulty – DHT with responsibility for S4

  3. Lourdes Secondary SQA Results 2012

  4. Lourdes Secondary SQA Results 2012

  5. Lourdes Secondary SQA Results 2012

  6. Lourdes Secondary Attendance 2012 Wider Achievement Joseph Rafter & Alana McKechnie Outstanding contribution to St Margaret of Scotland Youth Group Pilgrimage to Lourdes. “Amazing & brilliant!”

  7. Evaluation “The picture at Lourdes is really positive and I can see real improvements coming through at all levels, which is great…” Maureen McKenna Executive Director of Education August 2012

  8. Impact

  9. The Pupil Experience • Supported Study • Saturday morning classes • Monitoring and Tracking • Ongoing partnership with home

  10. Successful Approaches to Homework and Study • Attend supported study and Saturday morning workshops • Use appropriate revision websites • BBC Bitesize • SQA website • Work through past papers • Homework Planner • Attendance • Target Setting • Negotiated • On Track • Supported Study

  11. Subject Specific Requirements • Folios • Computing • English • Graphics • French • Practical work • Accounts • Admin • Art • Biology • Chemistry • Physics • Music • PE

  12. English • There are three elements to the course: • Talk and Listening • Reading • Writing • One third of the final grade is awarded for Talk and this is assessed internally. • A folio of work consisting of five pieces of extended writing is completed by pupils and sent to SQA. This accounts for 1/3 of the exam. • The external exam accounts for 1/3 of the overall grade.

  13. French • SG French involves 4 elements - • Speaking • Reading • Listening • Writing • Speaking is assessed by class teacher and accounts for 1/3 of overall mark • Writing – Pupils complete a folio which is submitted to the SQA. This equals 1/6 of the mark. • 50% of the overall grade is determined before the exam • The final exam will cover reading and listening

  14. Graphics • Comprises of 3 components, each worth 1/3 of the final grade • Knowledge and Interpretation • Drawing Abilities • Illustration & Presentation • Illustration & Presentation is assessed through the pupil’s folio which completed by December • 2/3 of the courses is therefore assessed at the external exam

  15. Computing • Pupils must prepare a Folio of work before the Final Examination. This should include 5 pieces of coursework. It will consist of the following – • One project • Two pieces of programming work • Two pieces of non-programming work • This element will account for 40% of the final mark • The final exam will account for the remaining 60% of the pupil’s grade

  16. Programme of Guidance and Support • October Monitoring exercise & report • November Supported Study Programme • Dec Prelims • January S4 full report • January Parents’ Evening • Feb Confirmation of levels • Feb / March Supported Study Programme • March Pastoral Care Interview • Ongoing…..progress & attendance checks

  17. Important Dates • 11th October – Issue of S4 Tracking Report • 10th – 19th December – Prelims • 24th January – Full S4 Report issued • 29th January – S4 Parents’ Evening • 26th April – SQA exams begin • Supported study is ongoing across the session • Saturday Study Workshops to be arranged

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