Welcome to Sandhurst School

Student Council

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A few words from our students

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Welcome

• House System

• 4 Houses- Bailey, Gemini, Romer and Young

• Vertical tutor groups

Caring & Supporting Individuals

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• Manage House system • Support the tutor• Provide continuity• Develop links with the home• Organise House activities• Hold regular House assemblies• Links with Primary Schools• Summer term visits• Home-school partnerships

Head of House

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• Monitor progress and achievement• Provide support and guidance• Develop family contact• Behaviour support• Uniform, attendance and punctuality

Tutor

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• Letters• Telephone calls• Work journal• Appointments

– Headteacher, Head of House, Tutor, Subject Staff• Calendared Subject and Tutor evening• Information Evenings• Website

Communication

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08.30 - 08.50 Morning Registration08.50 - 09.50 Lesson 1 09.50 - 10.50 Lesson 2 10.50 - 11.10 Break11.10 - 12.10 Lesson 312.10 - 13.10 Lesson 413.10 - 13.55 Lunch 13.55 - 14.55 Lesson 514.55 - 15.05 Afternoon Registration

The School Day

• Art • Drama • English • Geography • History • Computing• Mathematics

• Modern Languages French, German, Spanish

• Music • PE • PSHCE • RE • Science • Technology

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KS3 Curriculum

The Core CurriculumEnglishMathsScienceCore PEPSHCE

The Option SubjectsHistory TextilesGeography GraphicsCatering REResistant Materials FrenchSpanish ComputingGerman Triple ScienceBusiness Studies DramaChild Development PEMusic Hair & BeautyTravel & Tourism Art

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KS4 Curriculum

Frequency

•6 times a year•Each half term•Standard assessment•End of year core

examinations for all

Format•Emphasis on

progress

Pupils at the heart

•School wide review of pupil progress and targets

•Pupil centred subject progress charts

Student progress

Reporting

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Reports

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Example Report

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Harry Green Geography 2b 7a

Subject Progress Charts

• Attendance at all Annual Reviews

• Teaching Assistants work in feeder primary schools

• SEN and EAL Summer School

Year 6 : Planning Support

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Literacy SupportProgrammes• Paired reading with a Teaching Assistant and

peer mentoring system.• Literacy intensive support • Writing Challenge • Speed-up• Dyslexia support• Fresh Start Programme

Other Programmes• Dyspraxia support• Maths Intervention• Speech and Language Therapy (S.A.L.T)

Intervention Programme

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Developing Talents

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• Badminton• Sandhurst Voices• Tennis • Football • Trampolining • Sandhurst Beatz • Chess club • Rugby • Basketball• Archery

• French club• Junior Choir• Quiz/spelling competition• Musical Theatre• Woodwind • Creative writing club• Ukulele Club• Swing Band • Street Dance • Autism Club

• Including everyone in our community• Active citizenship programme• National and global communities• Year 7 charity fundraising cup• Reaching Rwanda

Community and Belonging

• Students use problem solving skills and team building to help their school win.

MFL• Teachers of French and Spanish teach a

Christmas lesson to introduce these languages and to talk about these countries at Christmas.

Current Activities for Year 5 and 6

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English• English Prefects support Yr 6 in their English lessons.• Yr 6 public speaking challenge• Book writing day – Yr 5 students plan and write their own book,

which will then be edited and a final copy produced for them to collect on their Year 5 visit day

IT• Sugo Robot Wrestling – Sandhurst students teach Yr 6s how to

programme robots and then they compete in matches against other teams from local schools.

• Staff are supporting teaching of IT in local primary schools to ensure that students have the necessary skills for secondary school.

Current Activities for Year 5 and 6

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Science• Environmental Day – this is a confidence boosting

day for Yr 6 students who may be particularly worried about the transition. Students carry out a traffic survey and then analyse their data and write a report which they present their findings to Senior Teachers.

• Science enrichment days – Yr 5 take part in various

experiments and activities.

Current Activities for Year 6

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PE • Yr 5 PE Activity Sessions at Sandhurst.

Drama• Supporting preparation of primary school plays.

Whole School• Work closely with primary staff to moderate marking,

share data and design appropriate curriculums.

Current Activities for Year 5 & 6

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Day 1: Team Building Day – to help students develop relationships with their new friends through team building activities.

Day 2: Variety of different lessons – these include core subjects and many other option based subject.

Transition Day

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• Reward and praise individuals and groups of students• Weekly News Review • Award certificates and house points for classroom

success• House and Year assemblies each week to celebrate

successes • End of term whole school assemblies to award trophies

and prizes• Prize giving evenings (junior & senior)• Headteacher’s Award• Student bulletin

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Celebrating Success

2013“Teachers know their subjects well and convey high expectations to their students”

“Teachers engage and involve students through tasks which are challenging and meet their needs”

“The behaviour of students is good. They show high levels of maturity both in lessons and around the school”

OFSTED

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“Students say they feel safe and the school has robust systems to support all students”

“The school has very good strategies for encouraging positive behaviour and respectful relationships”

“Parents agree that the school provides exceptional support for their children”

“The leadership and management of the school are good. The wider leadership team shares the headteacher’s ambitious vision for the school”

OFSTED

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• Schools are a people business. The inner belief and commitment to realising excellence by those who lead schools is the starting point. At its beating heart the excellent school is a place where people care more then others think is wise, risk more than others think is safe, dream more than others think is practical, and expect more than others think is possible.

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Excellence as Standard

• First choice for families• Employer of first choice for staff• Progress is very good for all• Children feel good about themselves within the

school; their talents and gifts are spotted and nourished. We know individuals.

• The wider community wants to be involved• The environment is attractive, clean, safe and

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Excellent School

• Tuesday 6th, Wednesday 7th, Thursday 9th October

• Either 8.45am or 9.45am

• Please make an appointment with the school beforehand

School Visits

Open EveningWednesday 30th September 2015

7-9pm

Open Evening