Welcome to the Year Ten Parents

Information Evening

• Grades

• Results 2014

• Professional predictors

• Key dates for year 10

• Work experience

What we will be

covering this evening

• How to help your child

• English

• Maths

• Rewards

• Curriculum Enrichment

What grades will your child need to achieve?

Many colleges require at least a B

grade in a subject that a student

wishes to study at A level.

5 or more grades at A*�C including English and

Maths

Thamesmead GCSE

Results 2014

Thamesmead National

5 or more A*-C

grades with English

and Maths

73% 60%

A*-C English 76% 61%

A*-C Maths 82% 62%

The Year 10 achievement 2014Total number of

students

% achieving A*-C

grades

ICT 206 73

Core Science

A*-C

114 71

Biology A*-C 92 98

Short course PE

A*-C

127 76

What grades should you expect your child to achieve?

Key Stage 2 SATs

score

Expected progress =

3 levels

Good progress = 4 or

more levels of

progress

Level 3 Level 6 = grade D Level 7= Grade C

Level 4 Level 7 = grade C Level 8 = Grade B

Level 5 Level 8 = Grade B Level 9 = Grade A

Professional Predictors• A prediction of what your child will get in the final

GCSE exams.

Differentiated, fine level grading

• B1 = secure B

• B2 = likely to achieve a B

• B3 = as likely to achieve a C as a B

• We are aware that the predictions for students are

likely to fluctuate over time – they will be updated

twice termly.

• Students who do not achieve a C grade in

English and/or Maths are required to keep

retaking it

• There is only one way to guarantee success –

hard work

• For a student to be successful it requires both

them and their parents to make sacrifices

Some things to think consider

Key Dates• Monday 13th October – Work experience forms to be

returned. (available to collect on the way out)

• Monday 20th October – English Literature Mock Controlled

Assessment begins.

• Monday 10th November – English Literature Controlled

Assessment begins.

• Thursday 29th January – Report sent home.

• Monday 9th February – Year 10 Progress Review Evening.

• Monday 9th - Friday 13th March – Work experience.

• Monday 11th May – Wednesday 24th June – GCSE exams.

• Monday 8th June – Summer exams.

How can you help your child to be successful

• Communication

• Reading

• Workspace

• Diet

• Attendance

Work Experience reminders

• One week from the 9th-13th March.

• Employers need to complete and return the

form to you and then be brought into school.

• Forms on our website (Parent letters) or

collect on the way out.

• The deadline is the 13th October .

English: Your child will study for two

GCSEs

English Literature

GCSE

25% Controlled assessment

(Shakespeare essay that

students are preparing for

now)

75% 2 exams – both taken

in June of year 11

English Language

The Cambridge board iGCSE

40% Coursework

20% Speaking and Listening

40% Exam

The iGCSE is equal in value

to GCSEs.

Maths GCSE

• Two papers taken at the end of year 11

• Non-calculator - 4th June 2015 (am)

• Calculator – 8th June 2015 (am)

• Each paper is 1 hour and 45 minutes long

• Foundation C – G

• Higher A* - D

www.pearsonactivelearn.com

Curriculum Enrichment

• We aim to give every child the opportunity to explore other areas of interest within education

• This can be through residential experiences both in the UK and abroad

• Day trips to places such as Tree Runners & Snow Dome for the more adventurous

• West End theatres, art galleries and museums

• Or through workshops / planned activities within School

What do we ask of you?

Simply ……

• Discuss with your child the options that will be

available

• Fill out the appropriate forms by the deadlines

• Final payments will be required at the very

latest by Friday 27th March 2015

Rewards

• Vivo Miles!

• Students are given points

• Each point is worth 1p

• There are a variety of items/vouchers they can

buy with their points.

We need you!!!

What the PTA will fund next

year• Petrol for the school mini bus for the year

• Laptops for the children

• English and History resources

• Incentives for the children - Vivo points

• Training of a first aider

Total commitment £4,500.00

We need your support

• £4,500.00 is a lot of cup cakes to sell!!!!!!

They’re not nice to haves!

• They’re necessities!!

Up and coming events

• The Fashion Show – Friday 14th

November

• Christmas Fayre - TBC

• Shepperton Big Tree Night – 10th

December

• Comedy Night – TBC New Year

It’s good for your child

Research shows that children whose parents

are involved in their school achieve higher

grades and have fewer disciplinary problems

at school. When parents get plugged in at

school, their children do better!

How you can get involved!

• Purchase a Fashion Show ticket today

• Donate a raffle prize for our events

• Support a stall for an hour (serve tea/coffee)

• Offer up a skill

• Come along to a PTA meeting

• Offer your ideas

It’s fun

• It’s fun for you and your children!

• You’ll meet other parents striving to do their

best for their children.

• You’ll learn a new language - “Sick!!!”

Help create lasting

memories • End of school leavers celebration dinner

• Year 11 hoodies

• Summer Fayre

• Christmas stalls and much more

We’re a community

• We’re a community of parents doing the best

for our children.

• Every parent plays a part!

You did the research!

• You chose the best school with the best

resources, we want to keep it that way!

circa 1000 children in

Thamesmead school!If every parent contributed, can you imagine

the resources the children could have?!

Please, buy a fashion show ticket today.

What do I do next?

• Sign up for the Fashion Show using the

clipboards that are being passed around.

• At the end of the meeting, please come and

see me to get involved.

Don’t just think about it!

• Do it!