Welcome English and Mathematics @ GHS

Miss Winnard, Assistant Headteacher with responsibility for Mathematics

Mrs Casey, Head of English Faculty

Mr Kay, Deputy Head Teacher Curriculum and Data

In particular, a lack of English or maths qualifications can have a significant impact on your future education and career path, so it’s hugely important to ensure you leave education with at least the basics.

The government is requesting all students who fail to reach the accepted standard in English or maths to continue studying up until 18. • National statistics show a staggering 40% of Year 11s don’t achieve an A*-C in English and maths. • 90% of those who resit won’t reach the desired grade by the time they’re 19.

A rise in salarypotential

More careeropportunities

Better educationalpossibilities

Increased lifesatisfaction

Introducing….Speed AND Accuracy

Over the course of the next few weeks your child WILL get faster andmore accurate with the times tables. All your hard work and theirs WILL make them a Times Table Rock Star!

MathematicsPathways Criteria and Mastery

Tracker Card

Feedback in Mathematics

Exit Cards completed at the end of each topic to review progress

Independence and Resilience

Revision Cards completed at the end of each topic as a review lesson

Formal Assessments

• Mastery Assessments

• Termly Tests

See Assessment Calendar on the website for assessment dates

Mathematical MethodsMathematical methods taught now in school are very different from those learnt by many parents at school.This can cause confusion when parents are trying to support their child at home.

• Ask your child to show you a similar problem from their classwork or on revision cards

• Ask your child to read the question out loud

• Try to stick to the methods taught in school wherever possible

• Ask your child to draw or make a model to visualise the problem

• Use the recommended websites for support

• Encourage your child to attempt homework on the day it is set so they can seek help from the teacher if necessary before the due date

www.corbettmaths.comwww.JustMaths.co.ukwww.bitesize.co.ukwww.ttrockstars.com

Mathswatch CD

£3 from the Maths department

CALCULATORS

EnglishPathways Criteria and Mastery

Year 11: Grade 9

Year 10: Grade 8

Year 9 A: Grade 7

Year 8 A: Grade 6

Year 7 A: Grade 5

Year 11: Grade 8

Year 10: Grade 7

Year 9 M: Grade 6

Year 8 M: Grade 5

Year 7 M: Grade 4

Year 11: Grade 7

Year 10: Grade 6

Year 9 B: Grade 5

Year 8 B: Grade 4

Year 7 B: Grade 3

Feedback e.g. in EnglishDirect links to the AQA criteria

Effort

Literacy focus. This could also be a step

to improve a specific element of the

criteria.

Direction towards the sections that need

development.

Direction towards the sections that need

development.

Annotations towards the mark scheme

and/or literacy skills.

Independence and Resiliency in English

• Retention homework tasks/ revision tasks to ensure that the context is being

remembered.

• Ensuring that positive verbal feedback is provided within lessons to ensure that

students are aware that not being at the final stage yet is a natural part of the

learning process. The pathway will assist this.

Formal Assessments • Mastery Assessments in line with the whole school assessment weeks.

• Formative assessments throughout a half term.

• Work that is marked for Literacy.

Symbol Literacy Error Meaning (Target Setting) Have you…

Ppunctuation There is a punctuation error or an

appropriate punctuation mark is

missing.

Corrected any punctuation errors?

Missed out any punctuation?

CLcapital letters There is a capital letter missing or it

has been used incorrectly

Used capital letters in the correct places?

Spspellings There is a spelling error Only

highlight the first 5, as this will

show a lack of pupil proofreading.

Corrected any spelling errors accurately?

Whole School Literacy Marking

Symbol Literacy Error Meaning (Target Setting) Have you…

Vvocabulary There is incorrect use of subject/

topic specific vocabulary in the

piece of work.

Used the correct terminology/ vocabulary

in your piece of work?

Tried to use a better word to improve your

writing?

?clarity of

expression

The sentence/ paragraph/ idea is

not clear and so meaning is

hindered.

Checked that all of your ideas are clear?

Grgrammar There is a grammatical error in

the sentence.

For example, subject/verb

agreement, plurals and tense.

Checked that you have used the correct

tense throughout your piece of work?

Used plurals of words correctly?

Used the correct word order in sentences

(subject/verb/object)?

Symbol Literacy Error Meaning (Target Setting) Have you…

//paragraphing Pupils have not used paragraphs in

the correct places.

(Change of: Time, Place, Topic,

Person)

Shown that you can now use paragraphs

correctly? (TiPToP)

SSsentence structure There is an issue with the word

order in their sentences that

distorts meaning; clumsy phrasing.

Checked that all of your sentences make

sense?

National Poetry Day/ week World Book Day

Readathon World Storytelling Day

Everybody Writes Day International Children’s Book Day

Rotary Club Public Speaking

Competition Round 1

DEAR Day (Drop Everything and

Read)

Teen Read Week National Library Week

Public Speaking regional

Finals

Children’s Book Week

National Non-Fiction Month Inference Training

School Events to Support Literacy

Inference Training

For students who decode adequately but fail to get full meaning and enjoyment from their reading.

Synonyms

“Scrooge roved

throughout the

house.”

Sentence Replacement

“He pondered on what to do next.”

“He pondered and then decided to go to the park.”

What is in the word?

What does it look like?

E.g. cyclical.

What can you do?Don’t say things like ‘I can’t do numeracy or maths’, ‘I hated maths at school’ or ‘I can’t spell’ your child might start to think like that themselves.

Do talk about the numeracy in everyday life, and ask your child how they work out problems or questions.

Do supply interesting reading material at home. The internet, libraries and the college LRC all have engaging books, magazines and articles that are free to access.

Do read in front of your child. Seeing parents read has a very positive effect on children and young people.

Do praise your child for effort, rather than talent

Do encourage you child to persevere

Don’t dismiss reading as boring. It has a really negative effect on young people.

• Subject Intervention following 3 Data Capture.

• Intervention Managers.

Intervention

• Tutor Time Intervention Groups.

• Y7 Catch-up sessions

Please take a handout to use at home.

Your questions/ comments?

Let us know how we can support you.

Thank you.