Year 13 Parents’ Information Evening

Welcome

TUESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2015

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Programme• Pastoral Care provision

• The Challenges of Sixth Form

• Sixth Form Contract and expectations

• Examination issues

• Careers provision

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Pastoral Team• Parents• Senior Leadership Team• Pastoral Year Heads – Miss Francis and Mr McCourt• Subject Teachers• Group Tutors• School Counsellor• Ancillary, administrative and technical support staff

Aim: to care for, support and encourage each student as an individual

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Sixth Form Challenge

The Transition from The Transition from GCSE to AS StudyGCSE to AS Study

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PD PROGRAMME

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E Safety

Private Study• Sixth Form Centre/Library/Subject specific rooms

• Behaviour : quiet and ‘engaged’

• Organisation

• Study Skills

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Enrichment Programme• Helps acquire personal skills / develop each

individual as a complete person• Helps student to feel a part of the community at

PC• Enrichment classes offered in Bible Study, First

Aid, Sign Language, Conditioning and Ukulele lessons

• Good for UCAS

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CEIAG Term 1

• What employers want: Skills & Qualities/Values/Influences

• Work Shadow Preparation & Presentations• Labour Market Information & STEM

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CEIAG Terms 2 & 3• Post-18 Options• Work Shadow (17 – 19 February) Placement

evaluation• Personal Career Planning: Target Setting & Career

Action Planning: Convention• Focus on Further & Higher Education, UK and

overseas• Personal Statements

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Senior Prefects 2015-16Head Boy Head GirlRyan Davison Charlotte McClellandDeputies DeputiesJenny Douglas Ryan AdairSarah O’Reilly Richard Gilpin

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Rights and Responsibilities

Independence and Maturity

Expectations: students/parents/staff

Sixth Form Agreement

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Attendance Punctuality

Lates

Notes

EMA: new criteria for Bonus Payments

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Code of Conduct High standard of personal appearance

Follow procedures for absence during the school day

Behaviour of students should not discredit themselves, their parents or Portadown College

Code of Conduct available on College website

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ExaminationsTiming

• AS units May/June 2016

• NO AS units re-sits January 2017

• A2 units May/June 2017

Importance of Year 13• 50% of A Level

• Importance of AS Trials

• Pressure of Resits in May/June of Year 14

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Coursework

• High proportion of total marks

• Preparation, research, quality and deadlines

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RETURN FOR YEAR 14 STUDY

• Minimum level of achievement 3+ AS passes (Grade E or better) to return

• Pilot 2016-17: not allowed to continue with a subject with Grade E if one module is Grade U

• Not allowed to continue subject with a Grade U

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Important Dates

Speech DayFriday 23rd October 2015 Parent/Teacher interviews – Tuesday 10th November 2015 @ 4:30 – 6:00pm Thursday 1st March 2016 @ 4:30 – 6:00pm

TrialsJanuary 11th to 22nd 2016

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