Year 6 Induction Evening Sixth Form Proposal
Partnership with Parents • The start of an exciting five or seven year journey • Communication – website, letters home, three reports each year, Parents’ Evenings, e -mail and texts, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube • Show my Homework • SIMS Parent phone app (school reports, attendance, extra-curricular clubs and behaviour data)
Sir William Robertson
ASPIRE A chieving work of outstanding quality S upporting the school, staff, pupils and environment P ursuing knowledge through effort beyond expectation I nvolving themselves and then excelling in extra-curricular activities R especting other people’s values, beliefs and customs E xtending their horizons in the local community
Role of the Base Tutor • First point of contact • Know your child – pastorally and academically • Appropriate advice and guidance • Year 7 Base Groups and Head of Year 7 (Mrs Mower) • House System – clear identity, sense of belonging, competition, assemblies • Head of House: Dragoon (Mr Statham), Simla (Mrs Brewin), Lancer (Mrs Mower), Chitral (Mr Costello) • Deputy Headteacher: Mr Grant
Pastoral Structure Headteacher Deputy Headteacher Head of Year Base Tutor
Year 7 Curriculum • English (4) • Maths (4) • Science (3) • Geography (2) • History (2) • Religious Education (1) • French (3) • PE (2) • Computer Science (1) • Art (1) • Design and Technology (2) • Drama (2) • Music (2) Subjects in red on a 10 week rotation
Opportunities Available • High value placed on extra-curricular activities • Performing Arts – drama, music • Visual Arts • Sport • Field Work • Charity work • Shakespeare in Schools Festival, Slam Jam Performance Poetry, Fashion Academy • Working with Primary Schools • Duke of Edinburgh (Bronze & Silver)
Visits
International School • In recent years, visits to France (Paris), Germany (Berlin) and Poland (Auschwitz), visit to Italy (Naples) in 2018 and 2019. • Ski trip to L’Alpe d’Huez (France) in 2017 and Italy (Courmayeur) in 2018 • World Challenge expeditions in recent years to Morocco, Romania, Croatia, Thailand and Iceland • Battlefields Trip to Belgium (Ypres) planned for 2020 • Performing Arts Trip to New York in February 2018 and 2019
New Bus Route for 2019 Lincoln Route F
OFSTED Inspection: June 2015 and March 2019 ‘This is a GOOD school’ • Overall Effectiveness - Good • Leadership and Management – Good • Behaviour and Safety – Good • Quality of Teaching – Good • Achievement – Good • Sixth Form - Good
OFSTED Inspection: March 2019 • ‘The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection.’ • ‘You and your leaders share a determination to improve the quality of education at Sir William Robertson Academy and have a committed staff team. A good sign that your leadership has had an impact is the increased popularity of the school.’ • ‘Pupils were polite and well -mannered. Teachers and pupils have positive relationships. As a result, pupils behave well and demonstrate positive attitudes to learning in lessons.’ • ‘Pupils readily follow instructions and lessons flow without disruption.’ • ‘A strong culture of safeguarding exists in the school.’ • ‘Pupils are safe and cared for well. Parents and pupils agree that the school is a safe place.’ • ‘Current pupils are on track to achieve ambitious targets and make even better progress.’
Standards of Behaviour • Clear expectations • Values of politeness, respect and courtesy • Same standards apply on journey to and from school as well as within school • Zero-tolerance of bullying • Mobile phones • Pupils as ambassadors for the school
Pupil Premium • Additional funding paid to schools for pupils who have been registered for free school meals at any point in the last six years, or for children looked after by the local authority for more than one day • Schools receive this funding (£935 per pupil) to support their eligible pupils and narrow the attainment gap between them and their peers • A premium (£300 per pupil) has also been introduced for children whose parents have served in the armed forces in the last 4 years – focused on the ‘emotional and social well- being’ (DFE) of these pupils
Pupil Premium • Lincolnshire County Council estimates that 27% of children eligible for free school meals are not claiming them (c 4,000 pupils = £4 million unclaimed) • You are eligible if you receive any of the following: • Income Support • Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance • Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 • The Guarantee element of State Pension Credit • Child Tax Credit with an annual household income of less than £16,190 and do not receive Working Tax Credit
How do Pupil Premium Children Benefit? • Free school meals - cashless catering • Subsidised trips • 1: 1 tuition (English and Maths) • Learning mentor • Revision Guides • These are only some of the many initiatives we are supporting and there are many more – see the school website for further details
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