Year 9 Raising Achievement Evening

• To explain target grades and progress• Stretch & Challenge – what can parents do?• DODDLE: an online resource• The Process of Learning• An introduction to Careers Guidance• Pastoral Support

What to expect from GCSEs

• Pupils are all doing different combinations of courses

• They will all have varying numbers of exams• Very clear target grades and assessments of

current attainment• Fine gradings eg: C1, C2, C3• Red, amber and green

Target grades

• Year 9: Interim target gradeFor the end of Year 9

• Year 10/11: GCSE target gradeFor the end of Year 11

Progress from KS2 to Year 11

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KS2 Yr7 Yr8 Yr9 Yr10 Yr11

Level 5 – Grade A/A*

Level 4 – Grade B

Level 3 – Grade C

Targets also take into account a range of other factors. Targets are NOT just based on KS2 prior attainment.

Stretch and Challenge

What is Stretch & Challenge and how can

you help?

• Challenging the mind to its capacity and potential

• Moving out of comfort zones and taking risks

• Challenging work consistently at their end of Key Stage grade and beyond

What does stretch and challenge mean?

What do the pupils want their parents to do?

• Be supportive and encouraging; be there for us; be on our side.

• Don’t expect too much of us; don’t expect perfection.• Don’t pressure us, be too demanding, or push too

hard.• Help us with our schoolwork/homework.• Help us to develop our talents.• Be understanding.• Allow us some independence; give us space; trust us,

because chances are we know what we are doing!• Talk to us; listen to us.

• Watch and Listen weekly listings

• Inspiring Futures Programme for careers

• How to get an A* at GCSE resources

• Extra Curricular clubs/School council

• GCSE POD

• Oxford university interview questions

What is available for pupils?

• SCREEN SHOT OF FRONTER HERE

• SCREEN SHOT OF GCSE POD AND DO SIGN UP

DODDLE

An introduction to our online learning resource

…you could do your homework wherever, whenever – even if you

haven’t got your textbooks with you?

…your homework was packed with animations

and interactive activities, not just text?

…your homework explained questions

you got wrong?

…you always knew what homework to do, and when?

…you knew how well you did as soon as you finished your

homework and could improve your score?

…you could do your homework on the computer

instead of on paper?

Wouldn’t you love it if…

Well, you can do all this with Doddle!

Doddle is an online homework and revision resource that makes it easier for you to understand what you’re covering in class.

Your teachers can assign you homework quizzes and use Doddle in lessons. Or, you can use Doddle on your own to revise and find extra help with other homework.

Enter your school name, username and password. Your teacher will give you your username and

password at the end of this assembly.

To log in to Doddle, go to www.doddlelearn.co.uk and click on the login button at the top.

On the home screen, you’ll see your ‘To Do’ list. This lists your homework across all subjects, in order of how soon it’s due. To complete a homework, click on an assignment in your To Do list.

You can then see all the quizzes your teacher has assigned, as well as any comments they’ve made.

Doing your homework

Revision

Click on ‘Browse’ to see all your revision materials for that subject.

You don’t have to wait for your teacher to assign work. With Doddle, you’ve got access to loads of revision materials, so you can use Doddle whenever you need to:

revise for an exam or end-of-unit test

find out more about a topic.

In Browse, you’ll find:

Presentations – in-depth introductions to whatever you’re studying.

Worksheets – use these during exam preparation to vary your revision.

Revision – quickly recap a topic when you’re revising for exams.

Interactives – animations and activities that let you see ideas in action.

…do your homework wherever, whenever – even if you haven’t

got your textbooks with you!

…do homework that is packed with exciting

animations and interactive activities!

…access homework that will explain any question you miss!

…know what homework to do and when!

…know how well you did as soon as you finish your homework and have a way

to improve your score!

Take control of your learning:

With Doddle you can…

…do your homework on the computer instead

of on paper!

Go to www.doddlelearn.co.uk or use the

link via the Swakeleys School website

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Password swakeleysschoolDoddle usernames examples:

Hayleywalsh13 if I started in 2013Hayleywalsh12 if I started in 2012

Styles of Learning

Visual: Learn through seeing

Auditory: Learn through listening

Kinaesthetic: Learn through moving and doing

Most distracted by: untidiness

Most distracted by: noises

Most distracted by: physical/moving disturbances

The Process of Learning!

Getting information from the short term memory store into the long term memory bank!

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SHORT TERMMEMORY

LONG TERMMEMORY

GOLD

GET it! You need have all the work and understand EVERYTHING.

ORGANISE it! Sort out your work, make revision notes, cue cards, diagrams...

LEARN it! Repeat the notes over and over, re-write it, GET IT IN YOUR HEAD!

DO it! You’re ready – practice papers, DODDLE, Bitesize, self test

Going for GOLD!

Becky Howells• Tuesday –9am – 12.30pm• Thursday – 9am – 3.30pm• In the 6th Form Library

An introduction to careers

How can Careers Advice help you?

• Help you look at your options• Career planning• Further Education• UCAS Applications• Search for courses and training schemes • Choose training routes that fit your lifestyle • Apprenticeships

What help can my daughter get at Swakeleys?

• Updated Library resources• Careers Advisor in 6th form library• One to One interviews• Group Sessions regarding specific career paths• Assistance with CV preparation

What does the future hold?

• Computer Technology• Healthcare/ Elderly Care Specialist• Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, Energy

Technology /Forensic science technician • Hairdressing and Cosmetology • Paralegal and legal assistant • Complementary Therapies, Counselling ,Physical

Training Instructors and Coaches. • Financial Advisor• Legal sector, Police, Teachers, Training &

Development

Pastoral support: Mrs Miles

• Attendance is KEY• Continual effort from the girls & assessment by us• Parents and school working together to support

achievement• Achievement is different for everyone!• We are all here to support your daughter

Year 9 Raising Achievement EveningThank you and have a

safe journey! Please let us know what you think of the evening!