Parents Information Evening

2017

Sixth Form

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Headlines Year 13 (last year)

• 43% A-B grades for A level

• 48% A-B equivalent grades across all courses

• Positive student progress score for overall results

• 11% of students got AAA or better this year.

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Student Destinations as it stands 22/8

• 21% of students applying for University have places with Russell Group, including Medicine at Imperial, Engineering at Imperial, Bristol, Warwick, Manchester, Queen Mary and Medicine at Kings.

• Over 50% of all students applying for University have places with institutions in the Times Education Top 100.

• Apprenticeships include: UBS and Microsoft

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Alps Basics: 2890 Schools, 272000 students

RED BLACK BLUETop 25% Middle 50% Bottom 25%

1 - 3 4 - 6 7- 9

Year 13 EGS Sixth Form 2017Teaching and Learning Grade 2 BTEC, Grade 3 A level

Overall score for A levels and BTEC Grade 3Overall Quality Grade 4 (0.1 from Grade 3)

VESPA : Buzzword for Sixth Form

• Vision

• Effort

• Systems

• Practice

• Attitude

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Sixth Form Team

• Mr Simon Purrier

Director of Sixth Form spurrier@enfieldgrammar.org

• Head of Year 12

Ms Elisabeth Igbokweeigbokwe@enfieldgrammar.org

• Head of Year 13

Ms Yasemin Akaydin yakaydin@enfieldgrammar.com

• Mrs Jill Jeffrey

Administrator & Attendance jjeffrey@enfieldgrammar.org

Tel: 020 8363 1095

• Mrs Diane Coxon

UCAS advisor (Monday and Friday)

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Sixth Form Tutors

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12 F Ms Silva- Clark

12 M Ms Yuskel

12 P Mr Findley

12 R Dr Currie

12 S Mr Pickering

12 U Mr Shipton

School Day

• Tutor time is 8.25-8.40am for all Year 12 everyday.

• Students allowed out at break and lunch (12.05)

• Students to remain on site at all other times.

• Must wear Sixth Form ID at all times

• Free to go home at from lunch time if no last lesson and no other commitments.

• Sign in and out at the sixth form entrance

• Assembly for Year 12 is Friday at 8.25am.

Private Study

• All sixth formers will have allocated supervised Private Study sessions on their timetable.

• The key to students academic success lies in efficient use of their free time.

• Boys should be using this time to complete homework, independent study (additional reading), organisation of subject folders and preparation for assessments.

Attendance

• 96% is the minimum expected.

• 10% statistically is a whole grade.

• 10% over a year is a whole month off.

• This does and will effect final outcome.

• Single biggest difference that you can help with.

• Dentist, driving lessons should not be during lesson times.

• League tables

• All students to sign a LEARNING AGREEMENT regarding hours and subjects selected.

Enrichment opportunities /General

• Information in assembly and Google Classroom

• Progression Hour session! What are they?

• Timetable will have : lessons/Progression Hour/Recreation PE/Supervised study .

• Typical week!

16-19 Bursaries

• You will need their own bank account.

• Application forms will be available in two weeks.

• Dependent on family income – different levels of support.

• Payments to bank account of student.

• 96% required each week for payment to be made.

• If eligible we will back pay from September for weeks when payment due.

• Payments will be made every half term.

• Amount per student will depend on the number eligible.

UK University & Apprenticeship Search event, on Friday 29th of September, at the Emirates

Stadium.

Please ensure that you follow the registration link on google classroom.

All students must be registered for the event to allow entry.

You will have the opportunity to speak to a multitude of universities including, University of Oxford, Russell Group, red brick and modern institutions. A wide variety of the UK's best apprenticeship providers, HE colleges, specialist institutions, and student-related organisations will also attend.

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Where do student targets come from?

• National benchmarking is used to generate student targets.

• Targets are aspirational – they are set against the top 25% in the country, based on prior performance.

• HOWEVER, they remain MINIMUM target grades!!

• Targets shared with students in first two weeks

Alps Targets

Sixth Form at a glance at EGS

Year 12

• Induction Day Wednesday September 6th 2017

• Tolmers Activity Day Thursday 7th September 2017

• Full timetable starts Friday 8th September 2017

• Course change permitted Week 4

• January 2018 Mock exam results

• w/c 5th March Pre Public Exams

• July 2018 PEE (Progress Entry Exams) in sports hall: Year 13 entry exam

• July Work Experience week or Progression Week 2018

• Year 12 students have progression meeting July 16th 2018.

• Progression to Year 13….not guaranteed.

• Progress and attendance based.

Year 13

• Oxbridge/Med application deadline is 15th October 2018

• Internal Russell Group deadline 1st November 2018

• Internal University deadline is 1st December 2018

• Mocks classroom based: December 2018

• From January students supported with apprenticeship and non-uni routes.

• PPE March 2019 Sports Hall

• Final Summer Exams

• August 2019 – A level results from 7.30am.

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University?

• We will encourage all to apply

• Progression hours and opportunities and week will not just focus on University

• Costs/course/job prospects: big decision

• All should have the chance to go if they think it is right route

• Debt!

• Finance speaker will come and support

• Post AS exams: Progression Week.

How to help? Marginal Gains

• Ask and look

• Get them in everyday, on time, correct equipment, organisation.

• Attend all meetings/parent events

• Keep us informed and ask if you have concerns

• Encourage students to make appointments with HE/Careers (parents welcome)

• Know about the process of UCAS and be familiar with the website www.ucas.co.uk and apprenticeship websites.

• Be aware of the courses being taken

• Keep folders organised!

• Encourage independent study – space at home.

• Encourage use of our study space after school.

• Balance work/social/part time job