Welcome to the Year 7 Information Evening

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Welcome to the Year 7 Information Evening 20th
October 2008
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Student Monitoring and Reporting Working together
to support your childs learning
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• Throughout the year, subject teachers
• mark and assess students work
• discuss with them how to improve
• help them set targets

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• As a parent, you can help by
• checking the Diary each week to see homework and
  notes from teachers
• looking at exercise books regularly
• discussing the work with your child, What do
  they need to do to improve?
• Help them to arrange a Homework routine
• Personal Organisation make sure they pack their
  bag correctly

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• Each term, you will receive a report
• Autumn Term 14th November
• Spring Term 27th February
• Summer Term 5th June

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Each subject teacher gives a score for

• Attitude To Learning (ATL) 1 - 6
• This represents things like motivation, focus and
  contribution in lessons, personal organisation,
  taking responsibility for their own learning.
  Full descriptions are in the Diary.
• 4 OK 5 good 6 excellent

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• Current Performance (CP)
• The National Curriculum Attainment level they are
  currently working at in each subject. For
  example,
• 4- just within that level
• secure
• 4 approaching the next level

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• Following the report the tutor
• holds a 15-minute review meeting
• contacts parents by email, telephone or perhaps
  note in diary
• The tutor supports and monitors the students
  progress through five years

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Role of the Student Support Assistant

• Signing in if you miss registration / signing out
  if you have an appointment during school time.
• Dont know what your next lesson is/how to find a
  new classroom?
• Need to phone home.
• Lost something.
• Need a new pass bus.
• Forgot your diary and need a day slip.
• Need a Holiday request form or copy of any other
  letter.
• Report to the House office if you are feeling
  unwell at break or lunch.
• Most importantly
• If you have a problem/question you can always pop
  to the House office for a chat and your SSA can
  help!

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• Parents Consultation Evening
• Wednesday 25th March 2009
• but please dont wait until then if you wish to
  talk!

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• Lets keep talking and working together to help
  your child achieve his/her potential.
• We value your support.
• Thank you!

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• English (3)
• Maths (3)
• 1 of these will be for Numeracy
• Science (3)

Year 7 Curriculum Core Subjects
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Other Subjects

• Drama (1)
• Humanities (5 a week) Geography (2), History
  (2), RE (1)
• Modern Languages (3)
• All students do French until November then
  tested.
• From this, some will do Dual Languages and some
  will concentrate on 1 language.
• Duals will be placed in either a French with
  German or a French with Spanish class.
• Music (1)

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• Art (1)
• Information Technology (1)
• Technology (2)
• A termly rotation of the following subjects
• Food, Textiles, Graphic Products, Design Multi
  Media, Healthy Lifestyles and Product Design.
• Physical Education (2) (In gender groups)

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MFL Dual - Single - Spanish
Groups set in year 8-9 Humanities
Maths - Enrichment/support
PE sets later in KS3
Key Stage Three Journey
Vocational experience of courses available in
KS4
Ethics Modular GCSE starts in Yr 9 for all
students
Accelerated Science is a Year 9 option for
some. Science support sets in Y9
Media Studies Yr 9 GCSE option within English
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• Subject-specific questions
• If you want to know more about your childs
  progress in a particular subject, please do not
  hesitate to make contact with a teacher
• by email
• by phone
• via a note in the Diary

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• Yr 7 Trips Warwick Castle 5th November, the
  Calais Trip 26th June 3rd July and many more!
• Yr 7 Conference Days - Puberty and
  Relationships and Personal Safety
• Music
• Sport
• Drama
• Subject Based
• Homework Club
• After school bus

Extra Curricular - Opportunities for all

The Fabulous Year 7 Camp 15th June
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Information Evening 20th October 2008