YEAR 10 PARENT
WELCOME
We have put together this ‘survival guide’ for parents of students in Year 10; hopefully this
document will provide you with all the information you need to know for the upcoming year but
if you have any questions please feel free to contact us on 0191 518 0222 or email us at
[email protected].
ATTENDANCE
100% attendance for each student is our target. Any student with attendance below 90%
is classed as a persistent absentee and may be placed on an attendance action plan.
Attendance
Grade equivalent
@ATTENDANCE CATCH UP
100%
A*
Opportunity for students with attendance
98-99%
A
below 90% to work with their learning
97%
B
manager after school on a Tuesday night,
96%
C
to catch up on work that has been missed.
94-95%
D
93-92%
E
91%
F
90%
G
ASSESSMENTS
Assessments for Year 10 students will take place termly on the following dates:
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Autumn term - week commencing 7 November 2016
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Spring term - week commencing 20 March 2017
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Summer term - week commencing 19 June 2017
DAY STRUCTURE
Each student starts the day in sept followed by five lessons broken up by a morning break and
lunch as follows:
Period
Sept
Period 1
Period 2
Break
Period 3
Lunch
Period 4
Period 5
Timing for students
8.30am – 8.45am
8.45am – 9.45am
9.45am – 10.45am
10.45am – 11.05am
11.05am – 12.05pm
12.05pm – 12.45pm
12.45pm-1.45pm
1.45pm – 2.45pm
FROG
The Frog virtual learning environment (VLE) contains resources and a detailed description of the
curriculum by subject and topics. This is for students only, parents do not have access.
https://vle.shottonhallacademy.co.uk/adfs.
GRADES
Upon arrival at the Academy in September, students will be allocated a baseline grade for each
subject based on their Key Stage 2 information. Targets are set accordingly each year and for
their GCSEs.
Students in Key Stage 3 are expected to achieve grades between 1- 4 with three sub levels of
progress expected each year. In Key Stage 4 we would expect students to show continued
improvement towards their GCSE target grades.
Shotton Hall grades
Ofqual new GCSE grading structure
New GCSE grade
1
2
Current GCSE grade
G
F
E
3
D
4
5
C
6
B
7
A
8
9
A*
HOMEWORK
We see homework as a vital part of the day. A rough guide is that students will receive one piece
of homework for every three hours of each subject.
INSIGHT
All parents will be allocated login details and a password for Insight. This site allows parents to
access student timetables, attendance, data, reports, homework details and more. You can
access the site here tasc.shottonhallacademy.co.uk/INSIGHT/
OFFICE 365
Through Office 365 all students can access and save work both at home and at school. It also
enables students to download Microsoft Office to their home computers for the duration of their
time at the Academy for free. Find out how on the school website under ‘Parent resources’.
OFSTED
Please log into parent view to give Ofsted your opinion on how you feel your child is doing at
school. We would also appreciate you get in touch with school should you have any concerns
prior to raising them through the parent view to allow us the opportunity to resolve them.
https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/
PARENT’S EVENINGS
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The Year 10 parents’ evenings will be on;
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Thursday 1st December 2017
Thursday 25th May 2017
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PRESENTATION & EXPECTATIONS OF WORK
Please feel free to regularly check your child’s exercise book and quality of homework. You know
your child better than anyone so please let us know if you are unhappy with the standard of
work they are producing.
REPORTS
Year 10 reports will be posted out to parents on Thursday 13 July 2017
SCHOOL CLUBS
Name
Yeargroups
Staff
Date
Location
Seniordramaclub
Year9,10and11
Kelly/Kathryn
Monday:2.45pm4.00pm
Monday:after
school
Drama
studio
Boxingclub
Boysallyeargroups
AHardy
Pianoclub
Everyone
DRobson
Monday:3-3.45pm
C3
B3/D3
PE
ETwinningclub
Everyone
IKell
Monday:after
schoolandevery
lunchtime
Choir
Everyone
RJudson
Tuesday:lunchtime
Performance
hall
Brassquintet
Everyone
DRobson
Tuesday:3-3.45pm
C13
Guitarclub
Everyone
DRobson
Tuesday:3-3.45pm
C12
Danceperformance
group
All–limitedplaces
ZPeel
Dance
studio
Basketball
Everyoneboys
DMann
Homeworkclub
Everyone
HEdwards
Scienceclub
Everyone
EElstob
Tuesday:after
school
Tuesday:after
school
Tuesday:after
school
Tuesday:after
school
STEMclub
Years7,8,9and10
DFlynn&C
Pearson
Artclub
KS4
CDarling&JGunn
Historical
fictionwritingclub
Everyone
CRaper
Boxingclub
Girls-allyear
groups
AHardy
Tabletennis
Everyone
PHarris
Stringgroup
Everyone
CSellars
Chamberchoir
Everyone
RJudson
Steelband
Years10and11
Cricket
TBC
Sportshall
A57
Sciencedept
TBC
Sportshall
DRobson&W
Harrison
Everyday:after
school
Tuesday:after
school
Wednesday:after
school
Wednesday:after
school
Wednesday:2.453.3.30pm
Wednesday:after
school
Wednesday:2.453.3.30pm
Everyone
EElstob&ZPeel
TBC
PE
Boysrugby
Years9and10
Sportscoach
Debatingclub
Years9,10and11
DHarding&L
Baker
Wednesday:after
school
Wednesday:after
school
B6,A27
A60
PE
C3
C1
Perfhall
PE
E3
Chessclub
Everyone
RSimson
Thursdaylunchtime
–firstlunch
B67
WHarrison
NewspaperClub
Everyone
RJamieson
Creativewriting
club
Everyone
CMorris
Mediaclub
Everyone
BBooth
Schoolcheer
leadingsquad
Allbutauditioned
endofSept
ZPeel
Backstageclub
Everyone
GSpence
Concertband
Allwoodwindand
brassplayers
Musicstaff
Girlsrugby
Years9and10
SClarke
Friday:afterschool
PE
Dodgeball
Everyone
PHarris
Friday:afterschool
Sportshall
Dance
studio
Thursday:after
school
Thursday:after
school
Thursday:after
school
Thursday:after
school
Thursday:2.453.3.45pm
Friday:2.45-
3.30pm
A72
A70
A53
Dance
studio
C9/PH
C3
Cheerleadingclub
Everyone
ZPeel
TBC-oncea
fortnight:
lunchtime
Useoflibrary–
computersand
tables
Everyone
ACalvert
Everydayuntil4pm
(or3.30onFridays)
LRC
Theatreschool
Everyone
Kelly/Kathryn
Saturday:10am1pm
Performance
hall
SPOTLIGHT AND WEBSITE
Spotlight is our exciting school magazine that gets posted out to parents every half term. Jampacked with stories, pictures and more, Spotlight will keep you updated on all the exciting
goings on in school. If you can’t wait until the end of half term, take a look at our ever-changing
school website for more exciting news, pictures and more - www.shottonhallacademy.co.uk
TEXT MESSAGING
The Academy will use a text message service to contact parents with updates and reminders for
any unauthorised absences. Please ensure you inform the school if you change your number.
TIMETABLE
We run on a two week timetable (A and B) made up of 25 lessons each week. In Year 10 most
students’ timetable consists of the following lessons, although some students receive extra
support in maths and English.
Subject
Number of hours
Subject
Number of hours
English
9
Option Block A
5
Maths
Science
P4L/ Dance/ PE
7
10
4
Option Block B
Option Block C
Option Block D
5
5
5
TUTOR TEAM & LEARNING MANAGER
Learning manager – Lou McManus
Assistant Learning Manager – Michelle Armstrong
10S1 Rachel Peele
10P1
Lisa Bowes
10S2 Rachel Jamieson & Olivia Farrell
10P2
Hayley Hands
10S3 Emma Gosling
10E1 Susan Ingram
10T1
Paul Vaudrey
Michelle Armstrong & Sally
10E2
10T2
Joanna Gunn
McKensie
10E3 Lisa Cattell & Rebecca Marshall
10T3
Simon Collins
EMAILING STAFF
If you have any queries please email the main school - [email protected]
adding in the name of your child’s tutor or Learning Manager in the subject box. Alternatively,
please phone us on 0191 518 0222 (bearing in mind teachers will be in class during school hours).
UNIFORM
EVERYDAY
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Plain white school shirt buttoned to the neck with school tie
Plain black formal straight cut trousers - no jeans, leggings canvas or stretchy style
A line or straight skirt - not tight fitting/short and no more than one inch above knee
Blazer with school badge and PURPLE strip
Plain black leather or leather-style shoes no trainers, plimsolls, pumps or boots
PE KIT
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Red and black t-shirt - purchased from Little Gems in Peterlee
Black shorts/tracksuit bottoms or leggings - can be purchased anywhere
Trainers must be worn in PE lessons (plimsolls, converse, toms, flossies or similar canvas type
shoes are not suitable)
It is advisable that students wear football boots for sports such as football and rugby
Optional, for colder months, a black jumper/black tracksuit top to wear over the top of PE
t-shirt. Black jumpers can be purchased from Little Gems
A black base layer can be worn under PE t-shirts during colder months
GENERAL APPEARANCE
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Hair should be a natural colour (one colour only)
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Students may wear one small single metal stud in each earlobe - no other piercings
are allowed
No necklaces, bracelets or rings
No false, gel or acrylic nails and no bright colour nail varnish
No false eyelashes
No make-up
EQUIPMENT
All students are expected to come to school with a pen, pencil, ruler, student planner
(supplied by the school) and a bag large enough to carry an A4 size file/ exercise book.
VIVO - OUR REWARDS SYSTEM
Staff award students VIVO points for: good behaviour, exceptional work and representing the
Academy. Students can log in and spend their points on a vast array of prizes and also save up
for prom tickets.
YEAR 10 VITAL HINTS AND TIPS
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You should now start thinking about the next step, “what do you want to do when you leave
school?”, where do you want to study? Use you appointment with the careers adviser, start
attending open evenings, carry out some research about where you would like to study.
Prom...... although it seems like a lifetime away, your behaviour, attitude and attendance in
year 10 will all be taken into account in year 11 when a decision is made about prom.
Be organised. You will have more homework than at any other stage of your school life, use
your planner and ensure that you meet all deadlines.
Revise, revise, revise. Throughout the year you should be making time for revision, it should
be an ongoing process throughout key stage 4. Small chunks of revision regularly with short
breaks are the most effective.
Think about revision, use a variety of different techniques. Create mind maps, notes, practice
past exam papers.
If possible create a revision space at home, preferably a desk away from any distractions,
where you can effectively complete homework.
Become a prefect, become part of the prom committee. Give something back to the school
and gain some responsibility.
Start thinking about head boy/girl application. If it is something you are interested in, you
should be working towards this now, thinking about what you can do to make yourself stand
out from the crowd.
Exam times will be stressful create revision planner/timetable to help with this and make
sure you have covered all topics/subjects.