Supporting Success in Year 7

Supporting Success in Year 7

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  Supporting Success Year 7
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  Overview •Secondary School isso VERY different! •Exams have changed dramatically •Develop Long Term Memory •Resilience
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  Overview •Rhythm of theYear •Information Sent Home •Homework •Reward Events •E–Safety •Top Tips
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  Rhythm of theYear September October November December • Photos • Effort data sent home • Academic Progress Data sent home • Careers’ Day • 7th Dec Yr 7 Parents’ Evening • End of Term Reward Event January February March • Academic Progress Data sent home • Science Trip (Space Centre) • End of Term Reward Event April May June July • Election of House Vice Captain • Area Sports Competition • Academic Progress Data sent home • End of Year Reward Event
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  Information Sent Home
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  Effort DataGrade DescriptorEffort Homework Behaviour A Outstanding Exemplary: fully prepared, committed and working to best of their ability in every lesson. Often volunteers constructive contributions in class. Takes lesson content further and shows initiative. Completes all homework on time, frequently producing work of exceptional and exemplary quality to maximum ability. Exemplary: fully focused, attentive and cooperative at all times, helping fellow students to learn and staff to teach. Takes an active and appropriate part in all class activities. Always on time to lessons. B Expected Tries hard in the lesson. Contributes to class/group discussion. Follows instructions willingly and thoroughly. Always ready to learn, including having the correct books and equipment. Completes homework on time to a good standard, appropriate to ability. Good levels of focus, attention and cooperation in class. Positive and helpful in lessons. Always on time to lessons. C Needs improving Usually engages in the lesson but needs reminding to keep on task and rarely gives maximum effort. Usually willing and ready to learn but sometimes unprepared, e.g. forgetting books/equipment. Usually completed but not always on time. Evidence of work being rushed, lacking development and not reaching the standard of which the student is capable. Usually acceptable but sometimes behaviour can be disruptive, making it harder for students to learn and teachers to teach. Sometimes late to the lesson. D Unacceptable Makes little apparent effort and needs frequent reminders to stay on task. Often not willing or ready to learn, frequently forgetting books and equipment. Homework rarely completed on time or to the standard of which the student is capable Regularly displays disruptive behaviour which prevents other students learning and the teacher teaching. Disrespectful towards other students and teacher. Regularly late to lessons.
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  Flightpaths Exceeded Mastered Secure Approaching Developing
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  Subject: Effort Grade Autumn Term 2 Effort Grade Spring Term Effort Grade Annual Report Year7 Flightpath Spring Term Flightpath (CWAF) Annual Report Working at Flightpath (CWAF) Maths B B B E E- E- English B A A S M M Science C C C S S S+ Art B B A A Computer Studies B B C S- S+ M- Design & Technology C C A+ S- Drama B B B M S- S French B B B A A A+ Geography B C D S- S S- History C C C A A A Music B B C A A A+ PE B B B A A S- REP B B B A S- S-
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  Homework • What? • Completingexercises from the lesson, learning, writing up, reading, researching • Why? • Consolidates the learning from the classroom, deepens understanding, demonstrates understanding, helps to develop long term memory • How much? • Approx. 20 mins per subject per week/fortnight • How can I help/monitor my child’s homework?
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  Show My Homework
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  Show My Homework 11 Parentsare able to see what homework has been set
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  Homework Room runsTuesdays and Thursdays in IT3C
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  Immediate Information for Parents PSEngage Attendance Merits/Behaviour Reports
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  Reward Events • Attendance •Merits • Celebration of ALL students who are ‘the best they can be,’ always behaving in a manner that allows themselves and others to learn and grow. • Tokens of appreciation – postcards, fruit, cookies • Films • Events
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  E-Safety
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  Social Media • MostApps have a minimum age of 13 • Once it’s out there, it’s out there for ever • Apps are targeted at young adolescents • If it happens out of school…
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  Helpful tips? • Havea second router for your children • Switch the internet off in the house at a certain time • ‘Friend’ your children on Social Media • Check their phones and internet searches randomly • Be wary of location apps and settings – great for parents but… • Not in their bedroom at night
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  Final Thoughts forSupporting Success • Label all items of clothing • A good night’s sleep • Copy of their timetable and prepare their bag the night before • Arrive on time and in the correct uniform • Check Showmyhomework • Encourage your child to carry on reading • Talk to your child – ‘What have you learnt today?’ • Talk to the College • If your details change – PLEASE TELL US