The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls

Key Stage 4

"Gladly Lerne Gladly Teche"

Welcome

• Introductions

• A new key stage

• The summer results

• GCSEs and the future

Vision and Values

Gladly Lerne, gladly teche

Our Values

• Tradition • Innovation• Community• Achievement

A Good Learner

• Reflective • Creative • Articulate • Resilient • Empathetic • Risk taking • Self Aware

The Year Ahead

Curriculum

• Linear examination system

• Re-sits

• Challenging pass rates

Controlled Assessment

• Replaced coursework

• Fairness and equity

• Time

• Low and High control

• Art• Biology• Business Studies• Chemistry• Drama• English Language & Literature• Geography• History• ICT• MFL (French & German)• Music• Physics • Physical Education

Spelling, punctuation and grammar

• Students will be marked on the accuracy of spelling, punctuation and grammar and their use of specialist terminology.

• Extended writing • Five per cent of the

total marks

Importance

• Opportunity to achieve

• Display excellence

• Not just a stepping stone to post-16 education

• Competition

Practical Help

• http://www.teachit.co.uk

Online and downloadable exercises focusing on SPaG

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/

• http://www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse

• http://revisionworld.co.uk/gcse-revision

Winners of Innovation in ICT, Bett 2014Trusted in over 400 Secondary Schools in the UK

Make Homework Outstanding in 2014

How does it work?

• https://brittons.showmyhomework.co.uk/school/homeworks/calendar

http://www.francesbardsley.havering.sch.uk

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Organisation – avoid those detentions

• Personalised to do list• Stay organised• Consistently meet deadlines

Attendance

• Good attendance is directly linked to good achievement.

• Government data shows that only 35% of pupils with poor attendance (less than 85%) achieve 5 GCSEs, including English and Maths, at grade C or above.

• However, for pupils whose attendance is 95% or more this figure rises to 73%.

Punctuality

• 15 mins detention

• 30 mins detention

• Head / SLT hour detention

• Inclusion

• If your daughter is ‘only’ five minutes late every morning:

• 5 x 190 days = 950 minutes per school year

• 950 minutes per school year = nearly 16 hours of schooling

• 16 hours of schooling = 16 hours of valuable lesson time = more than 3 whole days!!

Behaviour & Expectations

• Follow rules.

• Avoid distractions.

• Always come to lesson with correct equipment.

• Complete homework on time and to the best of ability.

• Positive frame of mind.

Developing the whole pupil

• Extra-curricular opportunities

• School clubs

• Trips

• Expeditions

• Work experience

Aiming High

• Challenge

• Resilience

• Support

• Success