The Crossley Heath School Year 12 Parents Information Evening The Crossley Heath School
WELCOME! The Crossley Heath School
The Sixth Form Team The Crossley Heath School
The Sixth Form Team • Penny Doig: Director of Sixth Form; • Adam Smith: Curriculum and Academic Progress; • Jane Rudman: Safeguarding and Pastoral Support; • Marcus Weston : Progress Leader for Y12; • Mark Schofield: Progress Leader for Y13; • Vicky Pennington: Post-16 Development Manager; • Andrew Coote: UCAS Co-ordinator The Crossley Heath School
Key elements of our Sixth Form vision • Fully Inclusive • A strong team ethos • Highly Committed • Collaborative • Respectful • Vibrant • Supportive The Crossley Heath School
The Sixth Form Team Focus Our priority is to work effectively for the benefit of ALL Sixth Form students. We aim: • To get to know every one of our students individually • To ensure our students are safe and treated with respect and fairness • To challenge and support all our students to achieve the best possible academic outcomes • To provide opportunities for our young people to develop broader life skills The Crossley Heath School
The Y12 Curriculum The Crossley Heath School
Our Y12 Curriculum Students are required to attend: • All timetabled A level subject lessons • One timetabled PSHCE lesson per week • Any additional A level support • One hour of enrichment activity • All Y12 assemblies • Meetings with Personal Tutors as arranged by email The Crossley Heath School
The Importance of PSHCE We hope that PSHCE will give students: • An understanding of the world in which they live • Careers information including university courses, apprenticeships, work and other training opportunities • The life skills necessary to cope as independent adults The Crossley Heath School
Careers and UCAS • Annual Y12 careers fair • Dedicated careers advisor (C&K) • Specialist UCAS advisor • Oxbridge application support • Help and advice with applications by experienced Personal Tutors • Visitors from professional and technical backgrounds The Crossley Heath School
CC and C6 Links and arrangements • Some students study one A Level or BTEC at Calderdale College, Ryburn, Brooksbank or Brighouse • These are subjects such as PE, French, Spanish or DT that we don’t offer here. We in turn offer Computer Science and Economics for students from these schools • All of these lessons are on Tuesday mornings or Thursday afternoons • We provide taxis back to our school on a Tuesday and to the partner school on a Thursday • Students make their own way there on a Tuesday and home on a Thursday • Mr Smith is leading on this so any queries please see or email him. The Crossley Heath School
Student Support The Crossley Heath School
The role of the KS5 Pastoral Leader • To enable students to deal with day to day life in the 6 th form • To support students with any issues or challenges they may face either in or out of school • To ensure that students are kept safe in school (JR is trained in Safeguarding) The Crossley Heath School
Advice and Guidance for Students • Decision making • Problem solving • Making choices • Future pathways • Relationships/friendships • Healthy lifestyles • Communication The Crossley Heath School
Providing Information for Students • Day to day questions e.g. who, what, why, where and when? • Access to resources- can print timetables, source badges and point students towards resources and equipment • Induction – making sure everybody knows what to do and ensuring students settle in well The Crossley Heath School
Support for Students • Wellbeing • Emotional • Social • Personal • Advocacy and Mediation • Financial - Bursary The Crossley Heath School
The role of the Personal Tutor • Every student is assigned a Personal Tutor, often this may be their Subject Tutor. • The Personal Tutor should be the first port of call if a student has any queries or problems. • Meetings take place on a regular basis. This can be through one to one sessions or in small groups. The meetings are arranged by email. • At the start of Year 12, Tutors are responsible for assisting students through their transition to A-level. • Following the transition period, Tutor sessions are used to discuss academic progress, offer guidance and support, where necessary; whilst also monitoring student well being. • In Year 13, Tutors are responsible for writing references (including UCAS) and offering support with writing CV‘s and personal statements. • Personal Tutors should be advised where students attend medical appointments and university open days. The Crossley Heath School
Daily Routines The Crossley Heath School
The New School Day Activity Timings Lesson 1 8.30 - 9.35 Lesson 2 9.35 - 10.35 Break 10.35 - 10.50 Lesson 3 10.50 - 11.50 Tutorial/assembly 11.50 - 12.20 Lunchtime 12.20 - 1.10 Lesson 4 1.10 – 2.15 Lesson 5 2.15 – 3.15 The Crossley Heath School
Attendance protocols • Students must scan in and out every time they arrive or depart from site. • As long as they attend all the required sessions, students may come and go as they wish. • Students do not need to be in school at 8.30am unless they have a lesson period 1. • Students are registered every lesson and we check and follow up all attendance and punctuality concerns. The Crossley Heath School
Attendance protocols • If student is ill, parents should email post16absence@crossleyheath.org OR • Leave a voicemail on main school number (option 2) • Students can request absence by email to tutor (medical/university visit etc.) – copy in VP and parent The Crossley Heath School
Enrichment • EPQ & HSLA run in school, both with UCAS points attached • Volunteer placements (Ravenscliffe, Calderdale Hospital, primary schools, Overgate Hospice) • Local businesses (Veterinary practice, financial sector, tutoring support group) • Music, art, sport and Digital Ambassador groups run internally • First Aid group run termly The Crossley Heath School
Independent Study Time • All students have time for independent study • The upstairs study room is available to any student who wants to study between lessons • The common room and kitchen area is open to students who need a coffee and a chat • Outside school hours, students should expect to study for about 10-15 hours per week The Crossley Heath School
Academic Support and Monitoring The Crossley Heath School
Monitoring and Progress • Schools are very data driven • We gather and analyse lots of data • Data sources: • Departments • Admin • School wide • Purchased data • Government The Crossley Heath School
How is the progress of students in sixth form measured? • Average points score at GCSE • We use various tools to predict student outcomes based on GCSE results The Crossley Heath School
How do we set targets for students in the sixth form? Approximate GCSE grades GCSE score band Minimum Expected Grades Mainly 7, 8 & 9 7.5 – 8.0 A* A A Mainly 7 & 8 7.0 – 7.5 A A A Mainly 7 & a few 6 6.7 – 7.0 A A B Mainly 7 and 6 6.4 – 6.7 A B B Mainly 6 and a few 7 6.1 – 6.4 B B B Mostly 6 5.8 – 6.1 B B C Mainly 6 and a few 5 5.5 – 5.8 B C C The Crossley Heath School
Year 12 report schedule Four reports over the next academic year: 25/11/2019 – Report 1 03/02/2020 – Report 2 27/04/2020 – Report 3 06/07/2020 – Report 4 (Y12 Mocks) The Crossley Heath School
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Intervention We have several ways to support students which depends on outcome: • On or above target – no intervention required • Slightly below target – support from Personal Tutor, Subject teacher • Significantly below target The Crossley Heath School
Intervention What do we consider “significantly below target”? One or more grades below target in at least two subjects • Interviews with Progress Leader • Email home • Agreement is drawn up • Three hours of study support timetabled • Additional help from subject teachers • Monitoring by Progress Leader The Crossley Heath School
Extra classes Who attends extra classes during year 12? • Students come from several schools • Students will have had very different experiences at GCSE • Science for students with dual award at GCSE • Maths for students achieving below a Grade 7 at GCSE • English support for students studying a humanities subject The Crossley Heath School
Getting Involved and Having Fun! The Crossley Heath School
The Crossley Heath School
House Activities Y12 and Y13 students lead and participate in the following House competitions: • Swimming Gala (Oct) • House 5-a-side Football and Bake-Off (Nov) • House Drama (Dec) • House Debating • House Sports (all year) • Sports Day (July) • House Music (July) The Crossley Heath School
Examples of Trips and Visits • Geography field trip to Arran • Biology field trip to Wales • Berlin cross-curricular trip • UCAS Fair in Leeds • Oxbridge residential visit • Manchester Christmas market • Science lectures and events • RS day trip to Manchester The Crossley Heath School
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