• 40 million seconds
• 627000 minutes
• 10450 Hours
• 2090 days
• 11 Years
Welcome
Results
60% A*C inc EM
Year 11 Team
• The House office and the Pastoral House
Managers
• Mr Hobbs and Mrs Curcillo
• The Year 11 Tutor Team
Aspirations
• Careers events are planned for the school day (7
October) and in the evening for Parents (18
November)
• Level 3 Qualifications
• Best Apprenticeships
• Springwood Sixth Form
• University
• The need of good GCSEs is becoming ever more
important
The Fine Grading of Report
B1
B
B3
Secure and should be
pushing for the next level up
Secure in this grade
but do not be complacent
Insecure and could fall into
the grade below
Attitude to Learning –
What does it tell us?
1.
(Sky Blue) A highly motivated and ambitious student, who seeks advice and acts
upon it and wants to be the best they can be. They will set themselves
challenging targets and are surpassing Springwood’s minimum expectations.
2.
(Green) A student, who is seeking to do well, is reaching their targets and knows
how to achieve them. They are achieving Springwood’s minimum expectations
and know what they need to do to improve.
3.
(Amber) A student who understands what they need to do to improve and is
capable of making improvement, but is lacking the desire or motivation to make
the change. Currently, this student is not achieving Springwood’s minimum
expectations.
4.
(Red) A student who is significantly below Springwood’s expectations. This
student sees little value in setting personal targets and challenges. They are
unwilling to accept the help and support offered to realise their goals.
Reporting and Assessment
Reporting and Assessment
• All reports online
• Every half term
• Target Grade, Predicted grade and AtL grade
[email protected]
How can you support your child?
Top 10 students had an
average attendance of
98%
Bottom 10 students had
an average attendance of
87%
Top 25 students
included 13 students over
98%
Bottom 25 students
only had 5 students over
98%
English
Year 11 Aspiration Evening
English: CIE IGCSE
English Literature: OCR
English
Examinations
TARGET
80%
English (CIE IGCSE)
– 40% Coursework
– 40% Exam
– 20% Speaking and Listening exam
• Around a third of students will take the exam on
7th November. The remainder will take it in May
2015.
• Most coursework will be finished by November
7th 2014.
• All coursework will be completed by December
19th 2014.
The Speaking and Listening
Exam
• 15 minute recorded conversation with a
teacher.
• It is worth it for the May entry students to think in
advance what they might want to talk about.
Our key task will be covering
the set texts for the exam.
Texts:
Animal Farm by George
Orwell
An Inspector Calls by J.B.
Priestly
Of Mice and Men by John
Steinbeck.
These would all make excellent
Christmas presents!
OCR English Literature
80% Target
AQA Linked Pair Pilot
• Higher Applications (Mrs Forbes-Clarke, Mr Levy and Miss Mathias)
• Higher Methods (Mr Rawling)
• Higher Applications and Further Maths (Mr Wills)
• Higher Methods and Further Maths (Mr Merritt)
• Foundation Applications and Methods
(Mrs Aviss, Ms Loizou, Mrs Jordan, Mrs Saunders , Mr Dawson and
Mrs Courtman)
• Letters sent home
• Maths mentoring with sixth formers during form time
• After school revision
• Half term revision – Friday 31st October
• Homework – at least one past paper a week
• Assessments
Equipment
Available to buy from the school shop
• Pen
• Pencil
• Ruler
• Rubber
• Protractor
• Compass
• Calculator
Support available
• Before school in B8
• Lunchtimes in B8
• After school on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays (3.30pm – 4.30pm)
in B3
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Email: [email protected]
•
www.mymaths.co.uk Username: Springwood Password: jiffy
•
Revision guides £4 from the school shop
•
Exam solutions website
•
Maths watch VLE
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Maths watch CDs from the school shop
Science
Mr. R. Thompson
Miss R. Davies
Assistant Directors of Science
Triple Science
Unique challenge
Movement to Terminal examinations. Significant
content being assessed.
Mock exams
25th November & 2nd December
Parents will receive letters, student will be given
6 x specific homework tasks in lead in to support
preparation for these exams.
Triple Science
Controlled assessments this term
(25% of final mark)
• Biology underway.
• Physics underway.
• Chemistry - October
Triple Science
Support
• A* Club in form time from
January.
• Revision Guides/Workbooks.
• Revision sessions available
every evening bar Monday.
• Doddle
Core Science
Additional Science
2 x separate GCSEs.
1. Additional Science Controlled
Assessment – December (25%)
2. Core Science Controlled
Assessment – January. (25%)
Core Science
Additional Science
6 x 1 Hour Summer Exams.
3 for Core (May)
3 for Additional (June)
Core Science
Additional Science
Support
• Dedicated time in Year 11 form
time.
• Revision Guides/Workbooks.
• Revision sessions available every
evening bar Monday.
• Doddle
Philosophy and Ethics
This is the fourth core exam.
Support
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Maths support during registration
Lesson 6 and 7
The PE bubble
Holidays
Teachers
Show My Homework, Mymaths, Doddle
The Year Ahead
• Sixth Form Open Evening 16 October
• Early November some will be taking Maths
and English GCSEs
• 24th February – Parents Exam preparation
evening
• W/B 9 March – Pre External Exams
• 26th March Year 11 Subject Progress Evening
School Website
Please keep checking the school website for
information such as deadlines and events.
www.springwoodhighschool.co.uk
Rewards
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Alton Towers
Prom 3rd July
The Last Day
The opportunity to choose a first choice
future
What can Parents do?
•Talk
•To your children
•To Us
August 2015
The most important day
of the year