WelcomeYear 11

Last 7 Months Evening

Thursday 5th November

Aim of the Session

• To help students and parents prepare for the next 7 months

What you will get this evening• Information about progression routes and levels• A timeline for information, support and guidance

throughout the year• Some key messages about managing the stress

of the year• Some information about helping your child

revise• Information on post-16 courses across our Trust

Steps to Climbing Mt Everest/Passing Your Exams

• Find out where it is • What are your targets?

• Decide who’s going with you

• Talk to your parents, teachers and friends

• Plan a route • Attend the transition evening on Thursday 25th February

• Get to base camp • Do your mock GCSEs

• Set off for the top • Work really hard during year 11

• Achieve your goals! • Achieve your goals!

Managing Stress - Bryony

Helping Your Child Revise- One size does not fit

all!- The great lie about

revision.- Nobody revises

properly – and nobody ever has.

- Is this a contentious idea?

- Question everything!

Helping Your Child Revise- Personalised learning

begins at school, but it can go home.

- Every student is different.

- There is no ‘One True Way’ to revise.

- Be a participant.

Helping Your Child Revise- The first great mistake:

Read The Book.- The second great mistake:

Being A Chore.- The third great mistake:

It’ll Be Alright On The Night.

- The fourth great mistake: Not Learning The Language First.

The Favourite Album Revision Plan- One song per subject.- Chorus is the easy bit to

remember.- Some lyrics are harder

than others, so are some subjects.

- Can be applied to multiple styles (VAK).

- Makes revising much more tolerable!

Week Commencing Focus 9/11/15 Assembly on progression routes16/11/15 Individual progression interviews start14/12/15 Mock GCSEs18/1/16 Mock results27/1/16 Parent – Teacher consultation evening22/2/16 Transition evening15/3/16 Help your child revise eveningMay GCSEs start!Ongoing Connexions interviews

Timeline of Support and Guidance

Thank you for coming