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Langley Grammar School

Year 7 Parents’ Meeting 4 November 2014

How are Year 7 doing?

What is going well? • Attendance, punctuality • Enthusiasm • Uniform • Basic routines • Achievement points

A small number could work on..... • Approach to homework • General awareness of others • Courtesy and respect

Year 7 Parents’ Meeting

Discover Explore Aspire

Support systems • Year 12 buddies

– Fortnightly meetings

• Mentors – Learning mentors provided by INCO

• Prefects – Weekly activity

• School Counsellor – Mrs Zarine Burns

Day

Pre-Scho

ol Lunchtime After School

Years Activity and time of year (terms) Where Years Activity and time of year (terms) Where

Mon

day

7 All 7 All All All All All

Boys Rugby - 1st ½ Autumn Girls Football - 2nd ½ Autumn & 1st ½ Spring Cricket Nets - 2nd ½ Spring Art general club - all year DT: Product Design club (make what you like!) – all year DT: Textiles practical catch up club – Autumn & Spring Film club – all year German club – all year

Sports Centre Sports Centre Sports Centre 213 101/102 119 204 502

All All

Boys Football – Autumn & Spring Chamber Group (Grade 5+) - all year

Sports Centre 301

Tues

day

KS3 KS3 All All 7 All

Art 3D modelling, fimo & clay - Autumn Art Manga drawings - Spring Choir - Langley Grammar School Voice - all year Creative writing club – all year Drama rehearsal club - all year Scrabble club - all year

212 212 Main Hall 307 Drama Studio Library

All All KS3 All

Mixed Table Tennis – all year Mixed Badminton – Autumn & Spring Drama Festival Play - Spring Jazz Band - all year

Old Gym Sports Centre Drama Studio 301

Wed

nesd

ay

Junior 7 All All 7, 8, 9

Girls Basketball – Autumn & Spring Boys House Football - 2nd ½ Spring Art prop & set club - 2nd ½ Autumn Art general club - all year Psychology club - all year

Old Gym Sports Centre 118 212 806

All All

Mixed Hockey – Autumn & Spring Art general club - all year

Sports Centre 212

Day

Pre -Scho

ol Lunchtime After School

Years Activity and time of year (terms) Where Years Activity and time of year (terms) Where

Thur

sday

All All KS3 All 7, 8, 9

Triathlon club – all year Art general club - all year Drama club - all year (Subject Fellows) French club – all year STEM & Maths puzzle club - all year

Sports Centre 118 Drama Studio 502 406

All All 7 - 9

Mixed Table Tennis – all year Orchestra (Grade 2+) - all year KS3 Play - Summer

Old Gym Lecture Theatre Drama Studio

Frid

ay

Yea

rs M

ixed

Bad

min

ton 7 & 8

7 & 8 7 All All 7, 8, 9 All All

Boys Basketball – Autumn & Spring Girls Netball – Autumn & Spring Girls House Netball - 2nd ½ Spring Chess club – all year Games club – all year Junior Orchestra - all year Photography club – all year School Magazine club – all year

Sports Centre Sports Centre Sports Centre 702 Library 801/LT 213 307

CATs CATs = Cognitive Ability Tests

• Taken in Year 7 and Year 9

• Measures...... – reasoning ability - verbal, non-verbal, numerical – spatial ability

• Taken by about 65% of all UK secondary schoolchildren

• Can be used to indicate likely outcomes at KS3 and GCSE – Basis of target levels or grades

CATs • Four tests (batteries), each generating a score

• Verbal – English vocabulary – Sentence structure – Comprehension

• Quantitative – Number skills – Number sequences – Equations

• Non-verbal – Recognising links between shapes – Ability to visualise complex figures

• Spatial – Ability to think in spatial terms – Recognition of effect of manipulation on shapes

Multiple choice questions Standardised scores 100 = national average

Interpreting CATs • Relationship between scores can be very significant

• Student 1 – NVR 140 – VR 88 – Very able but serious difficulties with language of

instruction?

• Student 2 – VR 135 – QR 110 – Advanced reader, ‘blind spot’ over maths and numbers?

• Useful indicator of balance of abilities

Interpreting CATs • Profile of scores mapped against national student

achievement in the past in KS3 assessments and GCSE exams

• How did students with similar profile to your son or daughter go on to perform at KS3 (Yr 9) and at GCSE (Yr 11)? – Gives an indication of what your son/daughter might

typically achieve.

• We expect students to meet or exceed indications

• Staff use CATs and other data to set individual targets – end of Key Stage 3 (Year 9) – GCSE (Year 11)

Achievement system

Achievement points for

C Commitment Z Citizenship P Progress A Attainment L Literacy

1 Above standard expectations 3 Sustained / significantly above expectations 5 Outstanding / far beyond expectations

Certificates

15 pts Bronze Award 30 pts Silver Award 60 pts Gold Award 100 Pts Platinum Award 200pts Diamond Award

Achievement system

• Tutors have a break down of each form • As a year group we have given out 2042

points in total – 56 Bronze certificates – 3 Silver certificates

• Highest number of achievement points = 40 • Everyone in the year group has at least 2

Tutor Postcards

• Achievement – Based on achievement points AND report at the

Pastoral review • Friendship

– Based on how well students interact and look after others in the form group and the school

• Citizenship – Based on how well students have involved themselves

in school life, attending clubs and activities and getting involved in House events.

Phase Leader Postcards

• These will be sent to any students in the year group who were given all level 4s and 5s for Attitude to Learning in the Pastoral Review.

Attitude to learning criteria Excellent - Grade 5 • Always organised and well-prepared without prompting • Shows passion for learning through their contributions and thoughtful

ideas • Takes full responsibility for their own learning and is not afraid of failure • Their tasks are always handed in on time and often show extra attention to

detail

Good - Grade 4 • Always organised and well-prepared • Shows interest, gets involved in lessons and contributes ideas • Often shows the ability to work independently without prompting • Their deadlines are always met and tasks fully completed

Satisfactory - Grade 3 • Usually has everything they need for lessons and homework • Shows interest and contributes appropriate ideas when asked • Can work independently when prompted • Their tasks are usually handed in on time and are normally fully completed

Attitude to learning criteria

Below satisfactory - Grade 2 • Sometimes has what they need for lessons and homework • Shows some interest and occasionally contributes their own ideas,

some of which are appropriate • Needs continual encouragement to complete lesson activities • Often needs reminding to meet deadlines and sometimes fails to

complete tasks

Poor - Grade 1 • Is rarely prepared for lessons • Shows little interest and rarely contributes ideas • Finds it difficult to work unsupervised or independently on any task • Has to be constantly reminded to meet deadlines and when work is

handed in it is nearly always incomplete

Support • Attitude to Learning

– If students have a level 1 or 2 for any subject – If students have more than 5 level 3’s

• Achievement – Teachers have told form tutors or me of concerns.

• Behaviour for Learning

• Organisation – Form tutor or I are worried about the number of

negative comments in diary for these things.

What will the report look like?

Pupil monitoring report Year 7

Name Week commencing

Form Reporting to (supervisor) Mrs Close at: Morning registration

Day period Subject 5 4 3 2 1 Signed

Supervisor (see above)

Parent

Mon

day

1

2

3

4

5

day

1

2

3

Report Focus Attitude to learning

TEACHERS: Enter initials below to indicate overall performance in each lesson. Please use the reverse side for comments to explain high/low grades

5 = Excellent 4 = Good 3 = Satisfactory 2 = Poor 1 = Urgent improvement needed

Individual Needs Coordinator • Role

– to ensure that students with individual needs receive the support they need to achieve

• Individual need – anything preventing a student from learning effectively, eg:

minor challenge, such as difficulty with organisation, – specific learning difficulty, such as dyslexia.

• There is a wide range of support available to support a student with any challenge they may be facing.

• Please contact Mrs Andrews if you have any concerns about your son or daughter.

• catherineandrews@lgs.slough.sch.uk

Contact details Phase Leader Mrs H Close helenclose@lgs.slough.sch.uk Student Support Mrs C Hardy christinehardy@lgs.slough.sch.uk Mrs I Virdi inderjitvirdi@lgs.slough.sch.uk

Individual Needs Mrs C Andrews catherineandrews@lgs.slough.sch.uk

General reminders

• Requests for leave of absence – forms available from website or Student Support

• Punctuality – especially if coming by car. School starts at 8.20 am.

• Good attendance is of vital importance • Free school meals and Pupil Premium funding –

please apply if you think you are eligible. More details on school website.

• Road safety – please emphasise basic safety rules and precautions.

175 NON SCHOOL DAYS A YEAR 175 days to spend on family time, visits, holidays, shopping, household jobs and other appointments

190 school days in each year

< 3 days absence 10 days absence

365 16 days absence

days in 20 days absence

each 30 days absence

year 40 days absence

190 days of education

180 days of education

174 days of education

170 days of education

160 days of education

150 days of education

100% 95% 92% 90% 85% 80%

GOOD WORRYING PERSISTENT ABSENCE

Best chance of Less chance of Serious concerns

successful learning successful learning limited chance of

successful learning

Four things you can do.....

1. Read and support the home-school agreement

2. Attend reporting occasions 3. Encourage participation in extra-curricular

activities

4. Tell us about any issues

Reporting on progress

3 formal reporting occasions during Year 7 Pastoral review • Comment from each subject teacher • Meeting with form tutor, parent and student • Data summary showing targets and current

attainment

Reporting on progress

Parent-Teacher Consultation • Tuesday 17 March 3.30pm - 6.30pm • 5-min meetings with

subject teachers • Data sheet showing

targets and current attainment

Full report to parents • June • Targets, attainment levels,

teacher comments • Report review meeting

with form tutor