Year 9 Key to Success Evening Tuesday 11 th September Year 9 Team - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Year 9 Key to Success Evening Tuesday 11 th September

Year 9 Team • Mrs M Goodes Vice Principal - Inclusion • Mr N Megaw Assistant Principal – Curriculum & Year 9 & 10 Inclusion • Mr M Barrett, Year Achievement Coordinator • Mr A Duligall, Assistant Year Achievement Coordinator • Year 9 Form Tutors

Year 9 Tutors 9 BLU Mrs B. Ludderodt-Acquah 9 GGI Ms G. Gibbs 9 HLE/EL Mrs H. Ledster / Miss E. Lines 9 JHA Miss J. Keys/ Mrs J. Hare 9 STA Mr S. Tagliarini

Year 9 - GCSEs GCSEs • Options picked and confirmed • Small changes can be made by October half term Focus • 3 years to achieve above target grades • 3 years to develop skills, knowledge and experience for exams Destinations • Achieving results to go to the next level

Curriculum • 8 hours per fortnight of Maths & Science • 9 hours per fortnight of English • Option blocks • 4 subjects • 5 hours a fortnight • 4 hours of Physical Education • 1 hour of PSD (Personal & Social Development)

Targets • End of Key Stage target • Year 11 • Based on levels at Key Stage 2 • Individual targets for each subject • Challenging but achievable

Reports / Progress Updates • All students will be assessed against GCSE grades 9-1 • Year 9 will receive Progress Updates once per term including Attitude to Learning grade • Attendance will be reported

Prep • All students have prep • Core • Minimum 1hr week • Online resources available • Options • 45 minutes a fortnight • Post 3pm support

Class Charts • All teachers will continue to post their home learning online, using Class Charts – exactly the same as SMHW • Login details have gone out to students • Access to this is via the school website • Students should also be writing their homework in their planners

Supporting your child • Discuss their target grade and progress updates • Look at work set on Class Charts and in their planners • Encourage your child to do personal study, independent learning and reading at home • Emphasise the importance of good attendance • Contacting the school (form tutor in the first instance) if you have a concern

Our Expectations of every ry student at all times To be: Ready Respectful Safe Having these 3 expectations from everyone in our school will ensure we can create the best possible learning environment where you can succeed.

Attendance Target for Year 9 = 96% • Any student with 90% attendance is classed as persistently absent from school • Haileybury Turnford will continue to work with Attendance Improvement Officer A10, who will have the responsibility to enforce school attendance and will issue penalty notices including court action where necessary

Parent Portal: In Insight • Details • Timetable • Attendance • Progress Updates • Achievement points • Behaviour points • Teachers

Rewards and Awards • Achievement points • Phone calls home • Postcards home • Co-curricular • Leadership opportunities

Expectations – YAC on a daily basis • Be Ready Well • Equipment Educated • On time & • Uniform Well • No coasting Qualified • No excuses

Key dates 2018-2019 Date Event 26.09.18 Staff Training Day (closed to students) 13.12.18 Parents’/Carers’ Consultation Evening Thursday – 4pm – 7pm 07.01.19 Staff Training Day (closed to students) 23.04.19 Closed to students not in Yr11 or 13)

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