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Title: Welcome to Sir Graham Balfour School


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Welcome to Sir Graham Balfour School
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A good school with outstanding features
  • Students make good and sometimes outstanding
    progress.
  • Our CVA has consistently ranked us 1st in
    Stafford.
  • OFSTED judgement 2010 performance has been
    sustained no visit until Sept 2011 at the
    earliest!

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Student attainment
  • 2003 34
  • 2004 47
  • 2005 56
  • 2006 58
  • 2007 65
  • 2008 67
  • 2009 62
  • 2010 80 (69 5A-C inc Eng and Maths)

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What courses can we offer?
  • The school is able to offer an outstanding range
    of subjects and courses.
  • Traditional discrete KS3 curriculum.
  • Traditional GCSEs.
  • Diplomas?
  • Part of Stafford Collegiate broad curriculum
    offer at KS5.

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Fast track
  • Fast track MFL.
  • 2009 81 A-C in German.
  • 2009 69 A-C in French.
  • 2010 90 A-C in French
  • 2010 63 A-C in Spanish
  • 2010 results include 1 A and 13 A grades

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Current KS4 arrangements
  • GCSE English and Maths beginning in Year 9!
  • Early entry end of Year 10 two opportunities
    to succeed.
  • Year 11 English Literature alternative Maths
    qualifications.
  • Broad and balanced options programme.
  • Alternative programmes according to need.

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Specialist Maths and Computing school
  • Website!
  • VLE.
  • New hardware and software.
  • LRC DAC centre.
  • Partner schools.
  • Adult and Family Learning.
  • The Gateway.
  • Digital projectors and IWBs

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Physical Education
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Drama
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Student support
  • House Tutors
  • House Heads
  • Student Support Manager
  • Peer Mentors
  • School Nurse
  • Connexions
  • Behaviour for Learning

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B4L
  • Aim
  • We want all students at Sir Graham Balfour
    School to behave appropriately because it is
    essential for effective learning. We believe in
    responsible citizenship and consideration of
    others.

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Rewards
  • All rewards have a House Point tariff termly
    Rewards Draw
  • House points
  • House Awards
  • Praise postcards
  • Head teacher Awards

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Competitions
  • House time Quiz
  • Intra-house competitions
  • Inter-house competitions
  • Sports Day

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B4L Consequence Chart
  • BC 1 Verbal reprimand
  • BC 2 Second verbal reprimand
  • BC 3 - 1 Hour detention
  • BC 4 Referral to Head of Faculty/House Head
  • BC 5 Emergency Referral to the Leadership Group

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Every Child Matters
  • Stay Safe
  • Be Healthy
  • Enjoy and Achieve
  • Make a positive contribution
  • Achieve Economic Well Being

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The future
  • Commitment to continually moving forward.
  • Concentration on
  • Raising Attainment.
  • Learning and Teaching.
  • Maintaining and developing further a climate for
    learning.
  • Embracing new technology.

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Admission
  • The school has become oversubscribed in an area
    where pupil numbers are falling.
  • 2010 246 applications for 165 places.
  • 2011 fewer students in catchment/pyramid.

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  • This is a confident successful school with
    outstanding leadership and management and an
    excellent capacity to continue to improve.
  • BYE! SEE YOU AT BALFOUR!!!
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