Year 11 Expectations Evening

Simon Balle All-through School

● We are not expecting a fire alarm but if one were to go off, please evacuate through the nearest available exit highlighted on the map. We will congregate on the main field at the back of the school. We will only re-enter the building when advised and it is safe to do so.

● For safeguarding purposes, please do not take any photographs/video recordings of any students

● Please turn off your mobile phone or place it on Silent Mode

● Expectations of students● Guidance on the new reporting system● School support● Support at home● English Update● Maths Update● Mock examinations● Sixth form

Programme of the evening

SBAS 2018 Headlines - New Grade 1-9

Attainment 8 - Average per student is 5.3 (5.5 is a grade B)

78% of students gained level 4 and above in English and Maths52% of students gained level 5 and above in English and Maths

Progress 8 -● Provisionally very strong and positive - final report in November● Students are making more progress over 5 years nationally than others.● Over the past two years we have been in the top 5% of the country

Forecast for this cohort -● Attainment 8 - Average per student is 5.1 currently and hoping for 6.1 (5.5 is a grade B)● 5 or more in English and Maths - currently 55% Forecast nearing 80%● Progress forecasted to be over half a grade per subject more than national average.

SBAS 2018 Headlines - New Grade 1-9

Students attaining the top grade 9 -

With the new grading system, students who attain Level 9 have reached a standard beyond A* from previous years.

Particular students in this category were:

Two students had 8 Grade 9s

Three students had 7 Grade 9s (only 750 students in the country achieved this)

Three students had 6 Grade 9s

SBAS Attendance and Attainment at SBAS 2018

Of the students who had attendance below 95%, 65% of these failed to make expected progress.

The 10 students with the worst attendance were .75 of a grade down on average in each subject.

All students who achieved on average 3 grades above their target grade had an attendance rate of 98%+.

As did 31 of the 35 who achieved an A on average.

Guidance on New ReportingSystem

What are we changing?

Written Subject Comments

We are altering how we produce written comments to ensure they are easier for parents to understand and act upon.

As well as providing a personal comment on your child, each subject will provide information on:● An area they now need to focus on to move their learning on

● How they can go about working on this area for improvement

● Where they can access resources to help, when relevant

What are we changing?

Attitude to Learning Grid

These are the learning behaviours teachers will be looking for

Allocating the ATL Grade

Two-Way ProcessReflection and Target Setting

We will provide you with a framework to reflect on the report and set purposeful targets that ensure students progress in subjects prior to the next report.

This will be closely linked to the research-led professional development on meta-cognition and self-regulation we are engaging with as a school.

Studies show positive impact in pupil attainment.

Progress accelerated by 8 months.

School Support

● Focus on metacognition and training the brain

● Learning the value of different revision techniques and how to effectively revise

● Building up a revision timetable and checking how effective it is. Homework, then two hours of revision an evening

● Recalling content from year 9/10/11 lessons

School support - Learning for Life

School support - Learning for Life

School support - Subject specific sessionsTime Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Before school Library open for homework and revision

Library open for homework and revision

Library open for homework and revision

Library open for homework and revision

Library open for homework and revision

Lunch D&T - PD Support

Computer Science

Geography mastery session HA G2

D&T - PD Support

Maths Homework Support M4

D&T - PD Support

Hospitality and Catering -support

Humanities Homework support

D&T - PD Support

Textiles support session

D&T - PD Support

GCSE Edexcel Sports Studies

Business Drop-in Clinic (starting after ½ term)

After school D&T - PD Support

Textiles support session

ScienceBiology,ChemistryPhysics(Starting after ½ term until May)

D&T - PD Support

Maths Homework/Revision support

Art Intervention: CT Art 3

English E6Supported revision

D&T - PD SupportTextiles support session

Hospitality and Catering -support (starting 8th November 2019)

Art higher learning workshops: CKS Art 1

History - Students bring their own revision materials to the session.

● Sixth form tuition before and after school

● Effective revision habits working group

● Google classroom catch up when absent

School support

Support at home

● Maintain a consistent routine● Create a quiet place with no distractions for students to work● Test students when they are revising● Make sure there are regular breaks● Talk about the revision timetable● Review the revision timetable regularly● Communicate with subject teachers and Mrs Ahmet if you have any concern

Support at home

GCSE Maths

GCSE Maths - Revision● Students are given a mix of questions every week for homework. They should make

sure they do these questions and use Mathswatch/Corbett Maths or a revision guide to look up any questions with which they need help.

● Continuous revision and following up on topics covered in class will be far more beneficial than last minute cramming.

GCSE Maths - Corbett Maths● 5 a day

● Practice papers

● Questions on selected topics

GCSE Maths - October Mock● Students will receive a list of topics following the mocks – they should use this to

focus their revision during Half Term.

GCSE Maths - Additional Support● Tuesday lunchtime

● Wednesday after school

● Focus on papers set or● Topics you need to improve

GCSE Maths - Exam Questions● The more exam questions completed the better.

● Focus on breaking down the question – use of highlighters for keywords.

GCSE Maths - Formulae● There are a number of formulae that have to be learnt.

● These have been sent out to you – display where you’re going to see them regularly.

GCSE Maths - Dont Give Up!● It is never too late to make an improvement to your grade.

● If Year 10 didn’t go so well you still have time to change things for the final grade.

GCSE English

GCSE English - Revision for English Literature

The best revision for English Literature is to know the texts very well: the characters, the themes, the order of events in the plot (and what that order might mean) and contextual factors

GCSE English - Revision for English Literature

● https://www.youtube.com/user/mrbruff/videos

● Socrativehttps://www.socrative.com/

● BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/examspecs/zxqncwx

● English Department ‘Google Classrooms

GCSE English - Revision for English Language

GCSE English - Revision for English Language

● The danger is that because it is skills based rather than knowledge based to focus all English revision on Literature.

● Thorough understanding of the different skill in each question and format of the papers

● Stamina – increase in tariff of Questions

● Experience of reading and understanding different text-types

● Accurate written expression – especially sentence demarcation

GCSE English - Additional Support

● Thursday After School in E6

Mock Examinations

● Will begin on the 3rd December and run until the end of term● This will be invigilated in the same way as the summer exams● Timetable has been built to reflect the summer exams

● Students do not need to be in school when they have an exam, however we encourage them to stay on site

● Expected to arrive to all exams at least 15 minutes before to be registered● Full school uniform● Clear pencil case with all equipment in it● No phones or Apple watches

Mock Examinations

Simon Balle Sixth Form

● Wednesday 21st November from 6pm till 8pm

● Two presentations, at 6:15pm and 7:15pm in the Hall

● Individual subject discussions around the school

Simon Balle Sixth Form

Simon Balle Sixth FormThe Process

● Attend the open evening and gather as much information as possible

● Complete an application form that will be online after 21st November

● All students will attend a pathway meeting to ensure they are selecting appropriate courses

● Start to have discussions with parents about what subjects to consider

Thank you