Welcome to Brentwood County High School Year 6 Parents’ EveningTuesday 17th June 2014

Mark WrightAssistant Headteacher:Teaching and Learning & Head of Lower School

This presentation is available on the school website.

Partnership

Parents

Student

School

Introductions:Senior Leadership TeamStephen Drew – HeadteacherDave Richardson – Deputy Head (& Head of

Year 11)Sarah Fowler – Assistant Head: InclusionRichard Davies – Assistant Head:

Community (& Head of Years 9 & 10)Neil Arnould – Assistant Head: Standards (&

Sixth Form)Mark Wright – Assistant Head: Teaching and

Learning (& Head of Lower School)

Introductions:Pastoral & SupportCaroline Taylor – Year 7 LeaderSue Wellman – Year Administrator (Years 7

& 8)Ivy Amoako – Deputy SENCO (Key Stage 3)Bernie Jones – Student Wellbeing OfficerTeresa Butcher – Admissions Officer (and

PA to the Leadership Team)

Introductions:Heads of House

Chris Robinson: AtheniansChris Quin: CorinthiansPaul Callow: RomansLorraine Hatton: SpartansAlex Gunn: Trojans

Induction Days: Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th June

A letter has been sent to you about thisFree lunch on both daysBring a snack and drink for break timeBring a pencil case (at least a couple of pens

and pencils) in their bags All other resources will be provided.

Induction Days: Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th June

08:30 onwards for an 08:45 start – arrive and drop-off your child on the roundabout (no earlier due to school buses exiting)

15:45 (to 16:00) – arrive to collect your child (no earlier due to school buses exiting):Park in the back playgroundYou will be guided to the House venue where

your child will be waiting.

Induction Days: ContentsThree Cognitive Ability Tests (CATs) over the two daysSeven ‘taster lessons’, one in each of our seven

faculties, focusing on the theme of ‘New’:EnglishMathematicsScienceExpressive ArtsHumanitiesLanguagesTechnology

Wednesday 25th June:Parents’ Meeting with Form TutorParents’ attendance essential from 15:45 (no earlier), all

here by 16:00 – park in the back playgroundYou will be guided to your child’s House venue (you will find

out your child’s house when you arrive):Athenians – Gym HallCorinthians – Dining roomRomans – Room 103 (Canteen)Spartans – Drama HallTrojans – Sports Hall

There, you will meet your child’s form tutor and be taken to their classroom, where you will hand in your Home-School Agreement (spare copies available here).

Wednesday 25th June: LIBRARYSEN:Sarah Fowler – Assistant Head (Inclusion)Kathryn Gorsuch – Deputy SENCOIvy Amoako – Deputy SENCOPastoral:Caroline Taylor – Year 7 LeaderMedical:Bernie Jones – Student Wellbeing Officer

In SeptemberWednesday 3rd, arrival at 08:30 prompt in

Main HallCollected by an older student and taken to

your new form groupPhotos taken in the first few daysHouse AssemblyBiometric registration for cashless cateringLessons start that day

Teaching groupsYear group split into two:

GalileoMarconi

Then split into teaching groups by ability in core subjects based on SAT scores and CAT scores

Sets are reviewed regularly based on student performance.

New Year 7 CurriculumCore lessons (English, Maths, Science,

Language and PE) will be taught as separate subjects

Other subjects (including Humanities, Technology and Expressive Arts) will be delivered via a project-based approach that covers a wide range of topics, delivered by one teacher for 12 hours per week with relevant links to core subjects.

New Year 7 CurriculumAim: to deliver a mixture of traditional core

subjects alongside a new, creative, project-based curriculum that links multiple subjects by one overarching theme

Core lessons (English, Maths, Science, Language and PE) will be taught as separate subjects

Other subjects (including Humanities, Technology and Expressive Arts) will be delivered via a project-based approach that covers a wide range of topics

New Year 7 Curriculum

The project will be led by one teacher for 12 hours per week to aid the transition from primary to secondary school

The project-based approach: brings together a range of skills from across different

subjects into a unified experience promotes a more creative, independent and

collaborative way of learningEach project will culminate in an exhibition, which

will encourage students to present and evaluate their learning journey.

Examples of Year 7 Projects: Learning to Learn and Belonging

A two-week project focused on school values, who we are and what makes us rounded individuals

A learning style audit with related tasksExploration of the theme of belonging within

school, family, religion and neighbourhoodPractical work, e.g. key-ring project, shield

designs, pie charts, self-portraits.

Examples of Year 7 Projects: Enigma:

A one-week project on codes and ‘ciphers’, their history and other forms of 'secret' communication, focusing on:People, personalities and circumstances that led

to the development of modern computingWhy people (still) need to communicate in secret,

or keep communications privateSecure communications and modern computing.

Other topics include: Magic and Mystery Language Introduction Local Community Eco-project Around the World Stewardship Mamma Mia Shakespeare Extreme Earth Life-cycle of a burger Space project

Bi-weekly Timetable

Year 7 Home LearningENGAGINGENCOURAGINGEMPOWERINGENRICHING

Creative, differentiated, collaborative, independent,

preparatory and supplementary

Year 7 Home Learning Between 1 hour & 1 ½ hours a night Average of 2 to 3 subjects per night 30 minutes per home learning task Students allowed approximately one

week to complete a home learning task or the deadline is set after the weekend

English and Mathematics may set a 48 hour deadline.

English 3 per fortnight (minimum of 2 evenings)

Mathematics 3 per fortnight (minimum of 2 evenings)

Language 3 per fortnight (plus brief tasks)

Science 2 per fortnight

Year 7 Home Learning

Student Learning Gateway(SLG) – how to check Home Learning

NO HOME LEARNING PLANNERS

SUCCESS

Housepoints = Vivos (each housepoint earns a ‘virtual’ 1p, linked to an online catalogue, which it can be spent on when enough is accumulated)

Phone calls homeText messages homeEmails homePostcards homeE-postcardsStudent of the MonthLunch passes (so they can go to the High Street)Commendations

All behaviour is logged electronically e.g.:No EquipmentNo homeworkPhone out in lessonDisruption

Monitored daily by the form tutorMonitored weekly by Mrs TaylorDisruption to learning and the Reflection and

Intervention Zone (RAIZ)

Mobile Phone RulesYour phone must be in your bag in a lesson

not your blazerYour teacher may give permission for you

to use it for a particular taskIf it is used when it shouldn’t be, it will be

taken by a member of staff until the end of the lesson.

Make sure your phone is in your bag and won’t

make a noise

NOT BETWEEN LESSONS

YES,OUTDOORS

Uniform card issued weekly4 slots that can be signed by anyone for

poor uniformIf all slots get signed, you earn a lunchtime

detentionFresh start each weekBlank cards on a Friday get rewarded with

Vivos.

Fosters: sales dates and timeswww.greatforschool.comYou need to know the house for the blazer badgeFriday 20th June from 17:00 to 20:00 (Main Hall)

(a list of students’ names linked to houses will be provided at this venue)

Tuesday 1st July from 17:00 to 20:00 (Drama Hall)Monday 11th August from 11:00 and 13:30 (Main Hall)During term time 2nd Tuesday of the month (13:20 to

14:20) & 3rd Saturday of the month (10:30 to 12:30)

Sanctions:Lunchtime detentionsSubject/Faculty detentionsSchool Detention: Wednesday until 16:10Community Detention:

Thursday until 17:00Saturday morning 09:00 to 12:00

School Isolation in the Reintegration Centre (house next to the entrance), either 09:00 to 15:20 or 10:00 to 17:00

Mr Wright – Assistant Headteacher (Head of Lower School)

Bullying is taken very seriouslyReported in lots of waysDealt with in lots of ways Mrs Taylor (Year Leader) monitors thisMr Davies (Assistant Headteacher:

Community) has oversight of this.

Formal report each term with current levels and progress against target for each subject

3 academic reviews parents have to attend:Parents’ Evening (Thursday 25th June, 2015) 2 Academic review weeks:

Mon 15th to Fri 19th December 2014Mon 23rd to Fri 27th March 2015

But not in term time...unless a school tripHolidays will not be authorisedAttendance is monitored very closely by

the tutorAttendance Officer & Mrs TaylorEducation Welfare Officer (Miss Pucill)Lateness (to morning registration and to

lessons).

Last year’s GCSE results70% 5 or more A* to C grades for GCSE67% 5 or more A* to C including

English Language and Mathematics (increase of 9% on 2012)

98% 5 or more A* to G passes, including English Language and Mathematics

Form TutorPastoral Year Leader – Mrs TaylorYear 7 & 8 Administrator – Mrs WellmanMainly electronic: School Comms (received

by you via email or text messages)All staff contactable through EmailAbsence line: 01277 238919Student Learning Gateway (SLG)Friday Focus (weekly newsletter)

Partnership

Parents

Student

School

Year 7

“Getting

Involved”

Evening

Tuesday 23rd

September 2014

Speaking of partnership...

Parents’ Association Stephen Drew

Michelle Lloyd (Chair of the Parents’ Association)

Fiona Bennett (Secretary)Available afterwards in the Drama

Hall (next door) to speak to parents. We are looking for new members to support the school’s activities.