Parents’ Information Parents’ Information EveningEvening

Year 11Year 11

Wednesday 9Wednesday 9thth September September 20152015

Welcome

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Parents’ EveningsParents’ Evenings Wednesday 9Wednesday 9thth December December Thursday 17Thursday 17thth March March

Extended Learning DaysExtended Learning Days Tuesday 13Tuesday 13thth October October Tuesday 2Tuesday 2ndnd February February

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Mock ExamsMock Exams Week commencing 13 NovemberWeek commencing 13 November Week commencing 26Week commencing 26thth February February

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Data sent HomeData sent Home Week beginning 12Week beginning 12thth October October Week beginning 7Week beginning 7thth December December Week beginning 25Week beginning 25thth January January Week beginning 14Week beginning 14thth March March Week beginning 25Week beginning 25thth April April

Tutor TimesTutor Times

Monday – AssembliesMonday – Assemblies Topical TuesdaysTopical Tuesdays Working WednesdaysWorking Wednesdays Thoughtful ThursdaysThoughtful Thursdays Fun FridaysFun Fridays

InterventionIntervention

Tutors and Head of YearTutors and Head of Year

Positive Mentoring Positive Mentoring

Subject Specific InterventionSubject Specific Intervention

College Focus For LearningCollege Focus For Learning ConsistencyConsistency

Presentation Presentation EquipmentEquipment

Home-LearningHome-Learning

Behaviour for LearningBehaviour for Learning

Home-LearningHome-Learning

Show My HomeworkShow My Homework Accessed through college websiteAccessed through college website No password requiredNo password required Allows parents to check on homework Allows parents to check on homework

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Next StepsNext Steps

Curriculum EveningCurriculum Evening Thursday 14Thursday 14thth January January

66thth Form students Form students Visits to 6Visits to 6thth Form Form Café Six passesCafé Six passes Expertise, personal touch and small Expertise, personal touch and small

classes = excellent resultsclasses = excellent results

College A-Level Results College A-Level Results 20152015

National Average in Brackets

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

A*-E % 99.5 (98.1)

100 (98.5)

99.5 (98.1)

100 (98) 99.5 (98.1)

A*-B %

47.3(50.2)

50.2 (50.4)

58.4 (52.9)

58.17 (52.2)

62.7 (52.8)

Next StepsNext Steps

Careers South WestCareers South West Dedicated NoticeboardDedicated Noticeboard Tutor time, assemblies and Extended Tutor time, assemblies and Extended

Learning DaysLearning Days

What can I Do?What can I Do?

Contact detailsContact details

Equipment and uniformEquipment and uniform

AttendanceAttendance

90%90% attendance attendance == ½ day ½ day missedmissed every week every week

Looking even closer…..Looking even closer…..

1 school year1 school year at at 90%90% attendance attendance = =

44 whole weeks of lessons whole weeks of lessons MISSEDMISSED

Research suggests that Research suggests that 17 missed 17 missed schoolschool daysdays a year a year == GCSE grade GCSE grade

DROPDROP in achievement. (DfES)in achievement. (DfES)

The greater the attendance, the greater The greater the attendance, the greater the achievement.the achievement.

Subject SpecificSubject Specific

Design & TechnologyDesign & Technology Nominal one-off payment £10 to help Nominal one-off payment £10 to help

towards cost of materials used (SQUID)towards cost of materials used (SQUID) ICTICT Twilight sessions – part of timetabled Twilight sessions – part of timetabled

lessonslessons Maths and English Maths and English Intervention sessionsIntervention sessions

Thank you for comingThank you for coming