Parent Information Evening 2015

Welcome

Congratulations!

Year 12 have made a fantastic start

The TeamThe Team

Head of Sixth Form BHS (Assistant Headteacher)Clare Gardiner

Leader of Sixth Form BGSRosie Field

Student Support and Sixth Form BGS (Assistant Headteacher)Matthew Scott

The TeamThe Team

Student Support (6th form)

BGS Pastoral Manager – Sam Challis

BHS Pastoral Manager – Amanda Cooper

Tutor team

Wednesday – period 3 – BHS and at registration time at BGS

12.1 Mrs Holmes Mrs Ryan12.2 Mrs Robinson Mr Tuohy12.3 Mrs Thatcher Mrs Walker12.4 Mrs Appleyard Mrs Weighill12.5 Mrs Lawrence Mr Elvidge12.6 Mrs Owen Mr Caddell

Support and Guidance From Support and Guidance From The Joint SixthThe Joint Sixth

Form Tutors, Pastoral Managers and Head Form Tutors, Pastoral Managers and Head of Sixthof Sixth

Support and Guidance programme Support and Guidance programme Social workers, Joya Chisholm (BGS) Helen Social workers, Joya Chisholm (BGS) Helen

Duboulay (BHS)Duboulay (BHS) Learning Support, Elaine Fairless(BGS) Learning Support, Elaine Fairless(BGS)

Helen Butler (BHS)Helen Butler (BHS) Nurse, Amy Johnson(BHS)Nurse, Amy Johnson(BHS) Examination Officers, Joanne Dennis (BGS), Examination Officers, Joanne Dennis (BGS),

Diane Roach (BHS)Diane Roach (BHS)

34 hours a week!34 hours a week!

the MINIMUM needed to achieve full potential at the MINIMUM needed to achieve full potential at AS/A2AS/A2

4 AS subjects, tutorial and 1 hour enrichment is 18 4 AS subjects, tutorial and 1 hour enrichment is 18 hourshours

1 hour taught at school = 1 hour studied at home1 hour taught at school = 1 hour studied at home ie. 4 additional hours per subject, per week – ie. 4 additional hours per subject, per week –

minimum!minimum!

InterventionIntervention 6 week cycle – current grade every 3 6 week cycle – current grade every 3

weeksweeks Behind target gradeBehind target grade Access teacher/dept intervention Access teacher/dept intervention

sessionssessions MentoringMentoring Private study sessions added to Private study sessions added to

timetabletimetable Study rooms – use of them at both sitesStudy rooms – use of them at both sites

Concerns from either Concerns from either school or home? school or home?

- - Progression to Year 13Progression to Year 13

Effort and commitment Effort and commitment from from

the studentsthe students Responsibility for their own work and progressResponsibility for their own work and progress Time management..Time management..

Full Attendance Full Attendance is essential and expectedis essential and expected absences will be reported monthlyabsences will be reported monthly

Quality of workQuality of work aim to achieve or surpass your target grade aim to achieve or surpass your target grade

with every piece of class and homeworkwith every piece of class and homework

Target GradesTarget Grades(Using ALPS) (Using ALPS)

Predictions based on Predictions based on GCSE performanceGCSE performance

Compares performance Compares performance of previous cohortof previous cohort with with

national datanational data

•It helps us set minimum expectations•It identifies underachievers early•It enables students and teachers to set challenging but realistic targets•Celebrate success at all levels of ability

Why do we use Target grades?

Advanced level assessment

4 Units

11 22

Year 12 Year 13

(A few courses: 6 Units)

33 44

Some courses (eg Maths, History are now 2 year courses HOWEVER all students will take external Year 12 exams to monitor progress)

Advanced Subsidiary (AS)

(Year 12)

Unit results are added together to make a grand total, which is turned into an AS grade (A-E). (August 2015)

2 Units of work

Examinations of each Unit

Advanced Level

Year 13 - A2 units August 2017

This varies according to the subject – some subjects have changed to a two year A level already, some have not

Resits

Important considerations:

•cost

•no tuition for that Unit

•time taken from other Units

There are parent and student sections on the

websites and full details of courses on the 6th form

website www.ocr.org.ukwww.aqa.org.ukwww.edexcel.org.uk

All work and no play…enrichment opportunities

- sport- support for lower school- voluntary work

Never too early…

- Work experience?-Medicine?-Oxbridge?-Apprenticeships?

15th October 2016 – deadline for Oxbridge/Medicine/Dentistry

15th January 2017 – deadline for all UCAS applications

Communication

www.beverleyj6.co.uk

@beverleyj6

Please also encourage your son/daughter to use email to contact us

Sixth Form Study is not Sixth Form Study is not easyeasy

TeamworkTeamwork staff, students and staff, students and

parents working parents working together for the same together for the same

goalsgoals