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WELCOME TO TRC

Thomas Rotherham College

Who we are


Dr Richard WilliamsPrincipal

Tony DowlingVP Teaching and Learning

Elaine Shaw Assistant Principal Curriculum &Professional Development

Andy Amery Assistant Principal Curriculum & Quality

Karen RobinsonStudent Services Administration Manager

Wendy RobsonSenior Student Support Manager

Cerise WaltersCareers and Employer Engagement Manager

Jill ValentineCareers Adviser

Focus of the evening


A look at the curriculum Pastoral support and guidance

An opportunity to ask any individual questions


All students will typically follow a programme consisting of three or four blocksE.g. Level 3

4 x AS/BTEC courses 3 x AS/BTEC courses + GCSE re-sit

3 x AS/BTEC courses

Level 2 4 x GCSE/BTEC courses

In addition …• Tutorial sessions • Principal’s Update and Social Development

Seminars

Progression criteriaPass in 2 AS/BTEC subjects (Level 3)Pass in 3 out of 4 GCSE/BTEC subjects

Understanding

the

Curriculum


Classroom Time …

Most subjects are timetabled for 4.5 hours per week

Others have multiples of 4.5 hours e.g BTEC and Further Maths = 9/13.5 hours

Tutorial and the Principal’s Updates Seminars are a less frequent commitment.

Note: There are 2 subject support workshops available each week to the students (Tuesday / Thursday)

Also Study Support is available to all learners through CLASS (Centre for Learning and Study Skills)

DAY 9.00 – 10.30 10.45 – 11.45 11.50 – 12.50 1.35 – 3.05 3.10 – 4.10 C1 C2 C3 B1 B2 A1 A2 D1 D2 D3 E1 E2

BTEC Media

AS English Lit AS HistoryMON Br L F1 F2 F3 A3 A4 D4 D5 E3 E4 C4 C5

AS English

Lit

AS History

BTEC Media

TUES Br L Subject Workshops A5 A6 A7 C6 C7 B3 B4 F4 F5 F6 F7

BTEC Media PUSDS

Representative sport : NetballWED Br L E5 E6 E7 D6 D7 C8 C9 A8 A9 B5 B6

AS History

AS English Lit BTEC Media

Subject

THUR Workshops Br L B7 B8 B9 F8 F9 E8 E9 D8 D9

Tutorial AS History

AS English LitFRI Br L

An example student timetable

Private st

udy time


Promoting ‘independent learning’

Crucial to success at this level of study … and preparation for Higher Education and a career

Should be done both inside and outside college

– suggested commitment is 4.5 hours per subject studied per week

Successful students make effective use of their ‘freed’ periods


“MOODLE” … our on-line Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)


Monitoring performance

• We regularly monitor the performance of your son/daughter using a range of measures including:

• Attendance data• Performance in class (e.g. contribution to the lesson)• Folder organisation and presentation• Homework assessment• Progress tests• Ability to work well independently and with others

• Where concerns arise we will speak with your son/daughter in the first instance and put support measures in place.


Moving forward

Your son/daughter will have regular meetings with his/her tutor/subject teacher during which they will work together to set targets to promote achievement and progression.

Your son/daughter will store these targets both electronically and in their TRC Folder to allow for personal review.


Sharing progress with parents

• Progress reports to parents are made twice a year (20th November 2014 and 19th February 2015)

• For each subject the report will include a statistically predicted grade and your son/daughter’s average performance grade to date

• First parents’ evenings take place on Thursday 27th November + Tuesday 2nd

December … followed by a second on Thursday 26th February + Tuesday 3rd March


External Examinations

External examination sittings are held in May/June; however trial exams will be held in the week commencing 19/1/15.

The purpose of the trial exams is to prepare students for the summer exam and to provide an indication of progress against their targets.

Following the trial exams period key areas for improvement will be discussed with students and guidance offered.


Examination Results

Examined module results are given as numeric scores

Scores are totalled to give an overall score.

Overall score is used to determine the grade awarded.

AS grade is an important foundation for final A level grade

AS grade is used as the basis for University applications


Looking ahead …

Starting A2A2 classes start before the end of the first academic year.Monday 8th June – Friday 19th June 2015

This is the start of the student’s A2 year. Attendance is crucial. Students failing to attend during this period will not be allowed to progress onto the A2 part of the course

Many courses also start the substantial A2 coursework in this period to give students the opportunity to do research over the summer break.

College teaching year ends for students Friday 19th June 2015

June 2015


EFFORT / COMMITMENT

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT SUPPORT

SUCCESS


The majority of our students go on to university, including Oxford and Cambridge

Next steps ……

In the last 8 years 41 TRC students have received offers from either Oxford or Cambridge

20% go to one of the Russell Group universities, including Oxford and Cambridge.

Others progress to Advanced Apprenticeships or employment 400 different work placements last year including in South Africa

Next steps ……



Next steps . . .

Kaplan Scholarship Winner – Chloe LunnThomas Rotherham Student wins £15,000 Chloe Lunn won the Kaplan Scholarship which provides her with £15,000 worth of accountancy training to enable her to become a fully qualified accountant.


Next steps…..

Howells Prize Winners

Howells Solicitors sponsor an essay-writing competition for Law students

Careers support availableWho are we?

Cerise Walters – Manager for Careers and Employer Engagement

Jill Valentine – Careers Adviser

Kevin Lennox – Careers Adviser


1-2-1 careers information, advice and guidanceHelp with University applicationsSpecific help for students applying for Medicine, Dentistry, Vet Science, Allied Health and teaching degreesCareers Blog E-guidance [email protected] Compact and Widening Participation Schemes

What services do we provide? (HE and FE support)


http://trccareers.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/are-you-thiinking-of-applying-to.html

mailto:[email protected]


1-2-1 careers information, advice and guidanceHelp with job and apprenticeship applicationsHelp with job hunting including:• CVs • interview techniques • where to look for employmentCareers Blog E-guidance [email protected]

What services do we provide? (Work and Apprenticeship related support)

http://trccareers.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/christmas-jobs-2013-starting-soon.html

mailto:[email protected]


Thank you for taking the time to come along this evening

Staff are now available to answer individual questions:

Curriculum Lecture TheatreFinancial support M134Pastoral and Careers Support M137

Have a safe journey home

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