Welcome to Park High School CURRICULUM EVENING BUILDING ON SOLID FOUNDATIONS
Running order for tonight: Curriculum Evening: • Colette O’Dwyer Introduction • Mike Haldenby & Sam Browne Attendance • Alison Bartle Punctuality • Roisin Walsh Student Progress /Learning Gateway • Bob Bailey Habits of Mind • Jan Becker Pastoral Support • Kim Day Haynes Literacy • The 14 – 19 Learning Routes Disha Dansingani
Attendance
The Importance of Good Attendance
An average teaching year has 190 days Minutes late per day during the school year
Equals hours’ worth of teaching lost during the school year
5 minutes
15.8 hours
10 minutes
31.6 hours
15 minutes
47.5 hours
20 minutes
63.3 hours
30 minutes
95 hours
Full days of attendance lost
2 = 10 lessons 5 = 20 lessons 7 = 35 lessons 10 = 50 lessons 15 = 75 lessons
Absence Reporting
What you need to do If your child is going to be absent from school, please call the office in the morning to inform us of the reason for the absence. You need to call the school on every morning that your child is absent. Messages can also be left on an answer machine which is on when the office is closed. When your child returns to school, please enter a note in their contact book to cover the whole period of absence. If your child has a pre‐booked hospital, medical or dental appointment please put an advance notice into their contact book that they can show to their tutor.
Absence Reporting
What we will do If your child is absent from school and we have not received a phone call or been previously advised of the absence, we will call you on the contact numbers you have provided us with in priority order. Please ensure that all of the contact numbers you provide are kept up to date.
Absence of more than 3 consecutive days, including days that go over a weekend will require a medical letter from your GP. Should your child’s attendance drop below 90% we will require a medical note for 1 day of absence. If you feel that your child is trying to avoid coming into school, please let us know and we will offer you support and help to address any issues or concerns you or your child may have.
Comparison of attendance and Punctuality % Attendance Year 8 95.9 Year 9 97
Authorised Absences 3.7 2.4
Unauthorise d Absences 0.3 0.6
% Late 2.3 1.4
Punctuality • Monitored regularly each week • Every 2 weeks students with three or more lates are identified • Detentions issued • Persistently late students ‐1:1 meetings with parents • Punctuality Panel
Student Progression & Target Setting How well is my child doing in Years 7‐9?
How we will communicate with you: A progress check report at six specific points of the school year from each subject teacher. A behaviour and engagement record will also accompany each progress check. Use of the ‘Learning Gateway’, secure online access to individual pupil assessment, punctuality and attendance. ‘Parent’s Consultation Evening’ with subject teachers to address pupil progress and discuss any possible concerns or issues. Communication pathways with Form Tutors, Mentors, Heads of Year, Heads of Department and subject teachers. Pupil contact books, exercise books and home works can also be used to monitor progress. Information Evenings, Open Evenings and special events i.e. Preferences Evening.
What will a report tell you about your son or daughter’s progress? End of Key Stage Target
End of Year Target
Aspirational Target
Attainment
This is the level we would expect students to achieve by the end of the year 9. This is the level we would expect students to achieve by the end of each year. The aspirational target will allow students to strive for further success. This is the current standard of work the student is producing.
Reporting at Park High School
Expected Progress For many pupils, progress during Key Stages 2 and 3 is not linear and continuous. By the end of the Preparation Year (Year 9) students who make expected progress will have moved up two levels from their KS2 tests and year 6 teacher assessments. Students who make less progress may only move up one level.
Expected Progress KS2 Result
End of Year 9 Target (average progress)
End of Year 9 Target (expected progress)
5
6
7
4
5
6
3
4
5
2
3
4
Below 2
2
3
Measuring Progress End of Year Target (expected progress) Year 6 Level
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
6A
7B
8C
8A
6B
7C
7A
8B
6C
6A
7B
8C
5A
6B
7C
7A
5B
6C
6A
7B
5C
5A
6B
7C
4A
5B
6C
6A
4B
5C
5A
6B
4C
4A
5B
6C
3A
4B
5C
5A
3B
4C
4A
5B
3C
3A
4B
5C
2A
3B
4C
4A
2B
3C
3A
4B
2C
2A
3B
4C
Is there a link between KS3 levels and KS4 target grades? Minimum target grade for courses in Year 10 & 11. End of Year 9 Level The Preparation Year 8 7 6 5 4 3
The Examination Years A* A B C D E
Conversion between end of year 9 levels and year 10 and 11 target grades.
What should you do with the progress check information? Please make sure you log on the Learning Gateway. Discuss the progress report with your son or daughter. Try to highlight areas of strength and those areas that perhaps need improving. Think about some of the possible questions you might like to ask at parents’ consultation evening. If you are concerned, contact the relevant member of staff at the school to seek clarification.
Unique Username and Password
Praise and Encourage Praise and encourage your child for the successes that they have achieved. Self‐belief is extremely important to any child in fulfilling their potential.
Pastoral Support • Ensure maximum progress is happening: ‐Self Assessment ‐Target Setting ‐Review Day (22nd November) • Learning Conversations‐Students, Parents and Head of Year, Tutors and Teachers • Home –School Partnership to support each child. Targets written in back of Contact Book
Pastoral Support • Mentoring ‐ Tutors, LAs, 6th Formers • Home Learning Club – Wednesday 3 – 4.15pm • Anger management, self esteem & personal organisation groups • Celebration Assembly and Reward Visits to acknowledge improving grades & behaviour • Trips
Literacy Across the Curriculum Year 8 Curriculum Evening
Speaking & Listening
Removing Barriers to Literacy “A common feature of the most successful schools …was the attention that they gave to developing speaking and listening.”
Remember: • • • • • • • • • • •
Respect each other’s opinion One voice at a time – don’t interrupt Say what you think and why you think it Listen carefully to others Be open to new ideas Build on what others say Support and include each other Ask when you don’t understand Try and reach agreement Be noise‐aware Demonstrate reasoning in the talk, by using key words and phrases
• Literacy skills are essential to attainment in school and life opportunities beyond. • Fewer than half of 8 to 16 year old students have read a book in the last month. • 49% of children and young people think that reading is boring. • Children who enjoy reading very much are five times more likely to be above average readers.
Rooted in Reading
Strategies in school • • • •
Renaissance Reading DEAR: Drop Everything and Read ‘Catch Me Reading!’ Competition Book shelves increasing access to wider reading
Focus on Writing Concentrating upon the six main types of non‐ fiction text: • Discursive • Explanatory • Instructions • Persuasive • Reports • Recounts
Consistent messages We are encouraging students to consider: Text type Audience Purpose
The Parents’ Toolkit • Access to guidance to support students in Speaking & Listening, Reading and Writing. • Resources to include: Reading Prompts, Spelling Lists, Writing Frames and Learning Mats.
Park High School Year 9 Curriculum Evening
The 14‐19 Learning Routes Career Preparation for Key Stage 4 & Beyond Disha Dansingani Careers Adviser (CfBT Advice & Guidance)
What does CfBT do? • CfBT provides Information, advice and guidance for young people aged 13‐19 (up to 25 years old for those with learning difficulties). • Services include: » Careers Information, Advice & Guidance » Well Being (counselling) » Drugs & Alcohol Clinic » Housing & Homelessness » Sexual Health & Contraception » Legal Service & Advice on Benefits
Year 9 – A Significant Year • Choosing Options for KS4 • Building on Career Aspirations • Planning for Work Experience • Raising of Participation Age in Learning to 18 (sixth form, college, apprenticeships or employment with accredited learning)
• Foundation for Post 16 Options
14‐19 Learning Routes Academic Subject based Exams GCSE’s, A levels
General Vocational Broad Career Course work BTEC, OCR
Vocational
Apprenticeships
Occupation (Job) Practical VQ Level 1 - 3 City & Guilds
Occupation (Job) Work Based NVQ Level 1 – 3
Each route can lead on to Further & Higher Education, Work &/or Apprenticeships
Making Choices Things to consider: • Interest • Ability – Quality not Quantity • Career Aspirations • Keeping options open
HOW TO ACCESS OUR SERVICE
Park High School •
Careers Adviser in school on a Monday & Tuesday
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Lunchtime / Break time drop in
HARROW YOUTH STOP 88 College Road Harrow, Middlesex HA1 1BX Tel: 020 8 861 1531
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One to one interviews
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Small group interviews
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E‐mail
[email protected]
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Parents /Carers
Monday – 1:00 to 5:00 Tuesday – 1:00 to 5:00 Wednesday – 1:00 to 5:00 Thursday – 1:00 to 7:00 Friday – 1:00 to 4:00