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Welcome to Year 8
Parents’ Information Evening
Please take a seat
The presentation will start shortly
6pm to 6.45pm (Y9 parents at 7pm)
Tonight’s Aims For you to leave with a better understanding of:
• Careers
• Past performance
• Student Support, Care & Guidance
• Key Stage 3 Ethos
• Assessment, Recording & Reporting (ARR)
• Rewards & Recognition
Welcome to • Assistant Head - Rea Mitchell
• Head of Chemistry - Matt Atkinson
• Head of Psychology - Sandra Radford
• Deputy Director of Drama - Kathryn Moore
• Teacher of Geography - Brigid Eades
• Teacher of English - Oliver Ellsworth
• Teacher of English - Annabel Daniels
• Teacher of Physics - Krystina Turnbull
• Performance Coordinator - Charlotte White
• ICT SCITT trainee teacher - Jamie Sumsion
Results overview
• Over three-quarters of A Level grades A*-B
• Best ever year across GCSE, AS and A2
• Top 10 comprehensive schools in England for both GCSE and A Level Daily Telegraph
• 1st in Surrey for attainment
• Almost 9 out of 10 students go on to top ‘red brick’ universities
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Year 11 GCSE Headlines
Gordon's 5+A*-C (inc. EM) National Ebacc Gordon's Ebacc
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Year 12 AS Level Grades
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Year 13 A Level Grades
% A*-B % A*-C % A*-A
- - - - - - - - National A*-B
More than just good exam results
Real Schools Guide 2015 Best state school in Surrey
25 different measures, including value-added, destinations, attendance, teacher-student ratios
Enrichment
The Arts
Academic Enrichment
Volunteering/service e.g. student councils
Sport
Wider participation
ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT (see Miss Pierce, Assistant Head)
• SUBJECT-BASED OPPORTUNITIES
• PERIOD SEVEN OPTIONS – Career-Industry Talks
– Camel School Magazine
– Chess
– Latin
– Mandarin (existing students only)
– French Club
– Spanish Club (Y9 only)
– Science Club
– Problem solving
– Places of Interest
Committing to these P7 activities and subject-based activities makes students better equipped for top universities, higher apprenticeships and the best jobs.
Character Education
The Honours Programme
• Booklets on the website
The Honours Programme
• All years, including 6th Form
The Honours Programme • New diary and planner layout
Celebration
Rewards and Recognition
Key Stage 3 Key Stage 4
Praise
Teacher
Praise
Teacher
Good comment in diary
Teacher
Good comment in diary
Teacher
Honours stamp
Teacher/HoH
Honours stamp
Teacher/HoH
Commendation Letter home
HT (good report)
Commendation Letter home
HT (good report)
Postcard sent home HoH/HoD Postcard sent home HoH/HoD
Certificate/letter home
HT (Full page diary stamps in term)
Certificate/letter home
HT Full page diary stamps in term
Junior Colours (badge) EOT Assembly
HoD (Sport, Art, Music, Drama)
Full Colours (tie) EOT Assembly
HoD (PE, Art, Music, Drama)
Expectations
ABC
• Attendance and punctuality
– Lessons
– Prep
– Fixtures
• Behaviour
• Commitment
– To give one’s best
– Representing the school
Student Progress & Curriculum Tony Bodell, Deputy Head Curriculum
Exam Analysis GCSE
• Progress
• The best ‘progress’ since records began….
• Well, since 2009 anyway…
Year
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Prog.
1020
1018
1014
1006
1009
1020 1032
Estimated to
be in the top
10% nationally
Exam Analysis
AS level Progress
A level Progress
Sixth Form – Outstanding (November 2014)
2014/15
Progress equivalent to
the top 2% nationally
2013 - 15
Progress equivalent to
the top 8% nationally
2014/15
Progress equivalent to
the top 7% nationally
2013/15
Progress equivalent to
the top 20% nationally
The Key Stage 3 Ethos
Enjoyment of learning
Achievement
Balance
School
Student Home
Helping students
realise their
potential Learning
Student Support,
Care & Guidance
What level
am I
working at?
How do
I know?
What are my
next steps?
The fundamental learning process at Gordon’s
Assessment
events
Clear, specific targets
related to students’ work ‘Position’
Statement
• High quality teaching and enjoyable learning
- Lesson observations, student voice, data analysis
• Regular ‘next steps’ advice in lessons
- Tri weekly feedback & termly ‘Key Assessments’
• Department reviews
- Triennial
• Work sampling
- Students’ books/ folders audited
Programmes of study
• Prep
- Weekly ‘mini audits’.
- Prep Timetable ‘on trial’ until this Friday.
- Supervised Prep runs 6pm to 7.30pm (Mon – Thur)
- Prep runs on Friday 6pm – 7pm in the library
• Assessment, Recording & Reporting (ARR)
• Gordon’s ARR Philosophy
- Little & Often
- Conversation is better than written dialogue
- Teacher’s judgement is valued
• Effort Grades 2015 - 16
1 = Outstanding
2 = Very Good
3 = Good but occasionally inconsistent
4 = Cause for concern
5 = Unacceptable Typical Effort grade profile
Top 25% = Below 1.5
Middle 50% = 1.5 to 2.0
Bottom 25% = Above 2.0
• Termly Reporting as follows:
• International Student Reports – Narrative (March 2016)
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3
Effort Grade Effort Grade Progress Indicator
Effort Grade Progress Indicator
National Curriculum level Form Tutor Narrative
Head of House Narrative
The Core subjects and setting
Maths, English, Science.
We believe in setting.
We believe in the sets being consistently reviewed.
Rationale
• Students have an incentive to work hard.
• Puts competition into the students’ ‘mindset’.
• Teachers can ‘pitch’ lessons appropriately.
• Reduces inappropriate peer pressure.
Maths setting
Year 8
• Constant monitoring of student performance
- some set changes in the spring term
• End of Year exam w/b 6th June 2016
- informs the majority of set changes in the summer term ready for September
English setting
Year 8
• Constant monitoring of student performance
- possible set changes through the year but unlikely
• End of Year exam w/b 6th June 2016
- informs the majority of set changes in the summer term ready for September
Science setting Year 8
• Two internal examination moments
- w/b 2nd November
- possible set changes
• End of Year exam w/b 18th April
- informs the majority of set changes in the
summer term ready for September
Science setting
Key Stage 4
• 6 science sets
Typically
• Sets 1 and 2 (50 students) – take ‘triple’ science
• Sets 3,4 and 5 – take ‘double’ science
• Set 6 – take ‘single’ science
Changing Educational Landscape
New GCSE Qualifications
• English & Maths – new GCSEs delivered from Sept 2015
• Most other GCSEs will be new from Sept 2016
• Grades will change from A* - G to 9 – 1
• Increased focus on numeracy and literacy
• Increased focus on examinations, not coursework
Maths & English GCSE changes
New Maths GCSE
• Increased content
• Learning of some formula ‘off by heart’
• Ratio and proportions introduced
• More problem solving
• More multi step solutions
• Tiered exam papers (1 – 5) and (4 – 9)
New English Language GCSE
• Wider range of texts
• No ‘set texts’ for the examination
• Increased SPaG
• Writing needs to be ‘clear’ and ‘accurate’
• More extended writing ie essays
New English Literature GCSE
• 4 areas of classic literature
• Unseen texts will be used in the examination
• Increased SPaG
• Writing needs to be ‘clear’ and ‘accurate’
• More extended writing
Student
Determination Organisation
Attention to detail Presentation of Work
Oracy Contribution
Prep Group Work
Independence Written
Communication
Critical & Creative thinking Focus
Key Competencies
Boys!!!
• There is no ‘magic dust’ at Gordon’s
• Students who achieve great grades consistently over time:
- work very hard
- have 100% attendance
- prioritise their studies
- usually stay for prep.
- spend the right amount of time on prep.
- are resilient
Student
Literacy
• A life skill eg Oracy
• Too often a limiting factor of student achievement
• Insist on 30 minutes private reading on most days
• Listen to the student reading for 10 minutes per day
• Challenge the student to write about something they are passionate about & give them feedback (mark it)
• Spelling Tests. Use a dictionary to mark it.
Home
KS3 students have SPaG Books
Home
• Check exercise books for quality of work and marking.
• Regularly discuss school and specific subjects.
• Ensure students spend 30 minutes/subject/night on prep.
• Reward/ sanction consistently and regularly (accountability)
• Think ahead to GCSES/ career aspirations including University and/ or employment. www.ucas.co.uk
Summary
• Students must have a good work ethic – grade 3s should be addressed
• Make them accountable for the effort profile in their report
• Make them stay for prep
• Make them stay 90 minutes for prep and read if necessary
• Make them read at home
Careers & Work-related learning
Harriet Phillips
Year 8 • PSHE lessons:
– Explore careers – Labour Market Information – Stereotyping – Child employment Law
• Optional Career advisor appointment: Feb – March 2016
• Career Industry Talks • Improved use of Twitter and Facebook to communicate
careers issues and news: look out for announcements
Autumn Timetable
All the following talks will take place from 3.50-4.50pm:
• Tuesday 15th September - A career in the space industry
• Tuesday 29th September – TBC
• Tuesday 13th October – A career in healthcare
• Tuesday 11th November - A career in the environment and sustainability industry
• Tuesday 24th November - A career in the art and design industry
• Tuesday 8th December - A career in the performing arts industry
Careers Industry Talks
Balance
• Modern ideas Traditional values
• Challenge Support
• Academic Non-academic
• Affability Intensity
