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Year 11

Achievement for All

Evening24th September 2015

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EAll documents referred to are on

www.sandringham.herts.sch.uk

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EFocus for the evening

• Overview of the year and communication of key dates

• Support that the school will provide

• Process that the students will need to go through to fulfil their potential

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EKey Dates 2015-16• BSV Consortium Post 16 Info. Evening:

Thurs 5th November• Reports issued: Thurs 19th November• LRD: 25th(eve) & 26th November• Trial exams: Start Mon 30th November

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EKey Dates 2015-16• Trial Exam Results Day: Thursday 7th

January• Year 11 ‘Into the 6th’ Evening: Thursday

7th January• Year 11 PTC: Tuesday 19th January• 6th Form Application deadline: Friday 5th

February• Practical exams begin: 16th March• GCSE exams begin: (27 school weeks!)

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ETimeline

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EWe’re offering multi-

layered support:

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E1.Mentoring

• When?• Where?• Who?

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E2. Session 6

•Day ends at 4.15pm - always after school catch up/revision/Friday HBL surgery.

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E3. Passport to Prom

•Where?•When?•How?

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EControlled Assessments

•Wherever possible they are completed by Christmas.

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E4. Faculty SupportMFLFinal controlled assessment dates are:Writing: 13th Oct and 26th JanSpeaking: 1st/2nd Dec and 10th March

Catch-up, revision and CA Wednesdays 3.00 - 4.00 in C13

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EMaths Support

•OAs away Day –To be arranged towards the end of the

spring term. –This will be for C/D borderline students

•6th Form Maths Tutors –Approximately 14 students assigned for

weekly sessions with 6th Form students in the spring term. This will be a 10 week programme.

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EOther Support

•Weekly Past Papers –Will be set for HBL

•MathswatchVLE.com –Centre ID: sandringham–Username: same as sandstorm–Password: same as sandstorm

•LETTS Revision Guides •MyMaths.co.uk

– Login: Sandringham Password: Triangle

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EScience (Double/Triple)

•To achieve a triple award in Science, students study Biology, Chemistry & Physics •For a double award, Core Science and Additional Science modules are studied.

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EScience (Triple)

C1B2

P2

ISAB3

ISAISAC2

B1

P3C3

P1

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EScience (Double)

C1B2

P2ISAISA C2

B1

P1

Core Additional

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EScience

All core, double & triple Science students will be sitting their exams at the end of the year.•ISAs will be completed on ELD 1 & ELD 2

Additional support•www.my-gcsescience.com•Revision guides (£3)•Small group support with Mrs Kazwini/Mr Head•Revision classes as advertised nearer the time.•Class teachers are also hosting revision sessions

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EEnglish

Tuesdays and Fridays from 3pm in A Block:

Controlled assessment resit sessions will be organised by individual teachers and by Miss Pizan/Mr Cooper. Letters, with a list of session dates, will be sent via post to those who need to attend.

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EEnglish

For most students, all Year 11 lessons are now focused on exam skills and revision of exam topics.

English (single entry) lessons will focus on improving Controlled Assessment folders as well as exam skills.

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EEnglish

‘Supercram’ sessions will be organised later in the year: these usually take place on the Saturday prior to the examinations.

An intensive revision day for students who require extra support will run in the spring term.

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EEnglish – additional support

Sixth form English tutors will be assigned to a select number of students for additional one-to-one support early in the spring term.

Revision guides will be available to purchase for all sections of the exams: look out for the letter later this term!

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EFaculty Support

•Please see information booklet for other subject specific exam and controlled assessment sessions

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ETrial Exams

•When are they? (30th Nov – 11th December)

•How should they be approached?

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ERevision

Support through delivery ofLL lessonsAdvice from previous year 11 studentsIncludes planning a robustrevision timetable to use for themocks.

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ERevision

Reading

Applying Summarising

Processing

Writing

Revision

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EMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

3pm Home, change,

drink, snack.

Home, change,

drink, snack.

Home, change,

drink, snack.

Home, change, drink,

snack.

Home, change, drink,

snack.

9am-10am

Up, dressed, breakfast.

Up, dressed, breakfast.

4pm – 4:30

Science Revision

Science Revision

History English Science 10am-10:45

Science Science

4:45- 5:30

Homework/ Coursework

Homework/ Coursework

English French Homework/Coursework

Maths 11am-11:45

English French

5:30- 6:15 Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner 12pm-

12:45Photo. History

6:15-6:45

Maths Revision

Maths Revision

History Science French Homework/Coursework

12:45-1:30pm Lunch Lunch

7pm- 7:45

Homework/Coursework

Homework/ Coursework

English Photo. Photo. 1:30- 2:30

Maths Homework/Coursework

8pm- 8:30

Science Revision

Science Revision

Science Revision

Favourite TV Programme

Science 2:45-3:45

History French

8:30-9pm

Free! Free! 8:45-9:45Homework/Coursework

Favourite TV Programme

Free!! 4pm-5pm

Homework/ Coursework

Science

9pm-9:30

Free! Free! Free! Favourite TV Programme

Free!! 6pm-10pm

Free!! Free!!

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EDigital Learning Spaces

● Every student has access through their Sandstorm login

● Each faculty has an area● Information for each year group● By October half term there will be revision

material there for year 11 to access

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EDigital Learning Spaces

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EWhat you can do:

A Parent View - Mrs Dumsday

• It’s all about revision

• Accept your child isn’t you

• It will affect the whole family

• Leisure time is important

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EWhat you can do:

• Support (us and students)• Communication – regular contact• Revision guides• External tutors• Revision timetable

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EGCSEs - A Student

Perspective

•Help them produce a timetable and have a copy of it up at home.

– But be flexible to change as priorities change, discuss with your child how they would like to plan.

•Understand the pressure points

•Ask them what support or motivation they need

•Encourage early nights and down time away from study

•Help them gain a healthy balance, to not over work

•It actually helped when my mum took my phone off me when it hit a certain time at night.

•Communicate well with school - mentor!

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EAttendance (Aug 2014)

•96+% attendance

95% achieved 5A*-C, students averaged 6 A/A*s

•90+% attendance

89% achieved 5A*-C, students averaged 3 A/A*s

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EAttendance (Aug 2015)

• 127 students in Year 11 have 100% attendance

• 36 students have missed one day or more, so already have an average of less than 96%

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ESixth Form

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• 2014: 580,203• 2013: 558,898• 2012: 540,073• 2011: 583,546• 2010: 570,556• 2009: 464,167• 2008: 430,489

UCAS applications 2008-2014:

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• College• Apprenticeships

Future steps

Careers advice

@SandStuCareersCarolyn Howgego - CareersNicky Honeywell - Youth Connexions

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EThe result…

Some very happy students in August 2016

Good luck!

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EAnything else?