Birchwood High School

Year 10 Academic Support Evening

What is the aim of tonight.....

• Give you the knowledge and the tools to support the student during Years 10 and into Year 11

• Give a clear understanding of the Interim process and how targets are created and achieved

• Focus on exam stress and management of stress during the next 2 years

• To see what academic support is available• Understand the importance of attendance

Birchwood High Schools Interim system

What do you need to access the Interims.....

School website address www.birchwoodonline.co.uk

Interim username Interim password

Target setting

GSCE targets are not just plucked out of thin air....honestly!!

How is the target generated?

The target is generated by using a data package from the Family Fisher Trust (FFT). This package is used by 80% of schools in the country.

FFT use data from Key stage 2 Maths and English (Academic Profile), to estimate a students ‘chance’ of achieving a grade. This is based on the students Academic profile and the context of the school.

We then match our students to the 15th best school of a similar context.For example

KS EN MA Basis Subject G+ F+ E+ D+ C+ B+ A+ A* GM GA 2 5C 4A PA 15 Art 99% 99% 96% 91% 79% 46% 21% 7% C B

Making the next two years manageable…

Your role in developing achievement

What is the impact of parental involvement?

• Parental involvement in a child’s education is a more influential than academic placement, social class or family size (Flouri and Buchanan, 2004)

• Parents make the greatest difference to achievement in supporting their learning in the home rather than supporting activities in the school (Harris and Goodall, 2007)

• Parental involvement in their child’s education is the greatest predictor of achievement at age 16 (Feinstein and Symons, 1991)

Making the next two years manageable…Being prepared…

• Exam boards and exam ingredients

• Deadlines – Examinations and Controlled

Assessment

• Using interim data

• Awareness of targets

• Supporting with Home Learning

A young person in year 11 or below will have to continue in education or training until at least their 18th birthday.

They don’t have to stay at the same school and go into the Sixth Form. They may:

•continue in full-time education in another school, college or home education•take an Apprenticeship or job with regular training•take a part-time education or training course if they are employed, self-employed or volunteering for more than 20 hours per week

Making the next two years manageable…Planning for the future…

• Start to explore options for post-16 study

• Narrow the field

• Use form tutors, in house and external

support to act as a sounding board

• Look at what you need to do … now

‘Stress is the trash of modern life-we all generate it but if you don't dispose

of it properly, it will pile up and overtake your life.’

Making the next two years manageable…Stress Management

Remember the 5 R’s…

•Relationships

•Rest

•Relaxation

•Regular exercise

•Recreation

Making the next two years manageable…

The role of Birchwood

Making the next two years manageable…What will Birchwood do for your child?

• Student Review Day

• Interims

• Targeted Intervention – Academic

• Targeted Intervention – Pastoral

• Regular feedback

Making the next two years manageable…Making the transition at GCSE

•Controlled Assessments

•Target setting

•Revision and preparation

•Skill based learning

Making the next two years manageable…Understanding marking and assessment

• Praise for effort and achievement

• Feedback linked directly to examination criteria

• Target setting ( the most important element ) for

improvement

• Don’t expect all pieces of work to include a GCSE

grade

Prepare your flight path….

Raise Your Attendance,- Raise your Chances!

What does “Good attendance” mean?

Do you know what your son or daughter’s attendance is?

Do you know what it means to have ‘Good’ attendance?

?

If you have 90% attendance – that sounds good, doesn’t it?

BUT90% attendance = ½ day missed every week!!

SO ……..

1 school year at 90% attendance = 4 whole weeks of lessons MISSED!!!

39 school weeks

Sept Sept July July

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Absent for 4 weeks

90% attendance over 5 years of secondary school….

= ½ a school year missed!Sept Sept July July

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Y8Y8

Y9Y9 ½ year off school½ year off schoolY1Y100

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What impact might this have on their life……?

Research suggests that 17 missed school days a year = GCSE grade DROP in

achievement. (DfE)The greater the attendance the greater the

achievement.

What could their potential earnings look like?

Qualifications

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no qualifications no qualifications

£8.63 per £8.63 per hourhour

GCSEsGCSEs

£11.18 per £11.18 per hourhour

A levels A levels

£13.25 per £13.25 per hourhour

Graduate degree Graduate degree

£18.01 per £18.01 per hourhour

What do you want for your son or daughter?What do you want for your son or daughter?

So 90% is not as good as it first seemed....

What can YOU do to improve your son or daughter’s attendance?

Tips for top attendance……

1. Only let them stay at home when they are genuinely ill

2. If you are worried about something at school contact the form tutor

3. Try and get appointments out of school time4. Beware of the “It’s not worth going in

today” type of comments

Attend and Achieve!

• Their attendance should be above 96% if they are to achieve their potential

The next 12 months….• 13/3/15 Yr10 Interim 2 goes live• 19/5/15 Year 10 Parents Evening• 17/7/15 Yr10 Interim 3 and tutor reports go live• 12/10/15 Revision Cracked (Tim Foot)• 14/10/15 Yr11 Parents information evening• 16/10/15 Yr11 Interim 1 goes live• 23/10/15 Student Review Day• 2nd to 13th Nov Mock Exams• 16th to 27th November Progression interviews• 18/11/15 6th Form Open Evening• 11/12/15 Yr11 Interim 2 goes live

Next steps....• If you require new or need reminding of your School Interim

login/password please complete the slip of paper on your seat

and pop it in the box at the back.

• Please talk to your son/daughter about this evening, reinforce

support from both home and school.

• This presentation is available on the school website.

• Year 10 Interim 1 went live on 14th November (86% of

students have logged on, 60% have commented).

• Year 10 Interim 2 goes live on 13th March.

If you have any questions please feel free to speak to me at the end

of the presentation or email jazzaro@birchwoodhigh.org.uk

with your questions.

Thank you for your time.