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Core Qualifications – All PupilsSubject Qualifications
English GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature
Maths GCSE Mathematics
RE GCSE Religious Studies
Science GCSE Combined Science
Computing GCSE Computer Science or CIDA Level 2 Certificate
PE No qualification
25 hours of lessons per week
Number of Lessons Subjects Total
4 hoursEnglishMaths
Science 3 x 4 = 12 hours
3 hours Computing 1 x 3 = 3 hours
2 hoursRE
Three OptionsCore PE
5 x 2 = 10 hours
Group A Group B
GCSE French GCSE Spanish GCSE Geography GCSE History GCSE Biology, Chemistry and Physics
GCSE Art & DesignGCSE Business Studies GCSE Food & NutritionGCSE Music GCSE Design Technology GCSE Physical Education Level 2 Certificate in iCreative Media
All pupils must select one subject from Group A but can chose three.
Launch with Parents, Carers & Pupils
Presentations in Lessons from Heads of Department
School Report – Current Attainment
Options Booklet - Electronic
Options Evening Thursday 8th February 2018
Deadline Monday, 19th February 2018
Launch with Parents, Carers & Pupils
Presentations in Lessons from Heads of Department
School Report – Current Attainment
Options Booklet - Electronic
Options Evening Thursday 8th February 2018
Deadline Monday, 19th February 2018
EBACC
English Maths 2 Sciences• Modern Foreign
Language• Humanity
(Geography/History)
Latin
• Option to choose an extra qualification.
• Lessons take place 3-4pm two nights a week in years 9 and 10.
• Exam summer of 2020
Literacy and Numeracy (LITNUM)
• Some pupils may onlystudy 2 Options and usetheir 2 hours per week tohelp boost Literacy &Numeracy.
• This will maximise theirachievement in otherqualifications.
• Pupils will be advised ifthey are in this group.
Grade structure
Sixth Form
• Subject requirement is a grade 7.
• Study three subjects for 6 hours a week.
• Important to look at sixth form prospectus and course descriptions.
Breakout sessions
• Literacy/Numeracy
• Careers
• The Edge
What a great deal!
79p x 2 = £1.58Over charge by £1.42
65p x 3 = £1.95Over charge by £1.05
87p x 2 = £1.74Over charge by £1.26
50p x 5 = £2.50Over charge by 50p
How can you support your child’s numeracy at home?
Be positive about maths
Praise your child for effort rather than
talent www.nnchallenge.org.uk
Point out maths in everyday life
Around the
house
Maths and
Money
Games
Out and about
Bo Books and TV
Maths2017
LastnameInitial@BTHCC i.e. BloggsJ@BTHCC
Literacy Support
Why is literacy important?• Statistics from 2014 show that one in five children in England cannot read well by the age of 11.1
• Research conducted in 2012 found that 17% of 15 year‐olds in England do not have a minimum level of proficiency in literacy.
• England is the only country where 16‐24 year olds have lower literacy and numeracy skills than 55‐65 year‐olds, out of 24 OECD countries.
• 16% of adults (around 5.8 million people) in England and Northern Ireland score at the lowest level of proficiency in literacy (at or below Level 1)
Literacy and GCSEs
• The average reading age of GCSE exam papers is 15 years and 7 months.
• The average reading age of pupils sitting their GCSEs is 10 years.
If pupils become frequent readers, their achievement and attainment in all subject areas will improve.
How we promote and support literacy at BTHCCAt BTHCC, all staff value the importance of literacy and promote it within their teaching. In our teaching we…• Have frequent spelling tests in all subject areas.• Mark work with a focus on literacy• Encourage reading
The impact of reading…
All Year 7 pupils take part in the Ready to Read programme.The purpose of the programme is to improve their reading ages and to encourage a love of reading
September 2016 January 2017 July 2017
Pupil A 13 years 9 months 15 years 9 months 16 years 3 months
Pupil B 11 years 7 months 12 years 3 months 14 years 6 months
Pupil C 8 years 10 months 12 years 9 months 14 years
Pupil D 7 years 10 months 8 years 10 months 12 years 9 months
How Ready to Read improves pupils reading ages
Why reading is so important
How to promote Literacy in the home
• Ask your child about the book they are currently reading• Have ‘screen free’ time each evening• Encourage them to read their book at home• Have a selection of books they can read
BTHCC School Library
In September 2017, we opened the doors to our new School Library.
The library has been incredibly popular with pupils and all pupils are encouraged to borrow from the school library.
Talk to your child about the book they are currently reading
Questions to engage with your child’s current reading book• Who is the author? Have you read any other stories by this author?• What is it about?• Why did you choose this novel?• What happened in the last chapter you read?• What do you think is going to happen next?• Who is your favourite character?• How could the story be improved?• Would you recommend it to anyone? Why? who?
100Children who have 100 pieces of printedmaterial in their homes have higher reading scores
than those with less
Reading aloud builds, and creates,
a child’s desire to read
Where your child spends the most time annually:
7800 hours 900 hours
Read aloud with your childInterest in reading a book outside of school:
Reception
Year 4
Year 8
Year 12
100%
54%
30%
19%
Too much time spent with screen media is associated with:
Childhood obesity Sleep disturbances Attention span issues
THE THREE B’s:The three best places to keep a box of books for your children to read: Bed Bathroom Breakfast table
Helping your child improve their reading
1. Ask them to read aloud to you
You can take it in turns with reading by trying ‘popcorn’ reading if your child is not a confident reader.
The rules:They read a passage, you then discuss the content of this passage and any words they struggled with, then you read a passage and do the same. As your child becomes a more confident reader you can decrease the amount you read.
2. Sound out difficult words…
Lots of children struggle with unfamiliar words and multi‐syllabic words.
Help them sound out the words by:1. Both clapping for each different syllable2. Placing your hand just beneath your chins and counting how many
times your chin hits your hand
Once you have sounded out the word and repeated it, look up its meaning in the dictionary to ensure they understand it
Top 10 Tips for Literacy in the Home:1. Read yourself. Your actions really do speak louder than your words. When your children see you reading the newspaper or curling up with a book, they will want to follow your example.2. Encourage your children to read every day. Reading is a skill. Like other skills, it gets better with practice. Researchers have found that children who spend at least 20 minutes a day reading for fun - whether they read books, newspapers, or magazines - develop the skills to be better readers at school.3. Get the library habit. Make sure everyone in your family has a library card. Schedule regular trips to the library. While you are there, check out a book yourself! 4. Read aloud to your children. Set aside some time each day for reading aloud. Even 10 minutes a day can have a big impact. Bedtime is a natural reading aloud time. Other busy families read aloud at breakfast or just after dinner. Read books you enjoy. Your children will know if you are faking it!5. Pick up the ‘paper. Encourage them to read your free local newspaper, or to bring a copy of the Metro newspaper home. Ask them to pick a story and read it to you.
6. Give books as gifts. Then find a special place for your children to keep their own library.7. Make reading a privilege. Say, "You can stay up 15 minutes later tonight if you read in bed." 8. Build your confidence together. If you are not a good reader, you can still encourage your children. As your children learn to read, ask them to read to you. Talk about the books your children have read. Ask a friend or relative to read aloud to your children.9. Embrace technology. If possible, buy an e-reader. Studies show that children, particularly boys, are more likely to read for longer on an electronic device, such as an e-reader or a tablet.10. Praise them for reading! Positive praise and encouragement goes a long way!
Accuracy of writing
As well as encouraging children to read, it is important that the accuracy of their writing.
There are numerous ways you can do this…
Check their CHAPS
When your child has completed their homework, read through their written work and encourage them to correct any errors they may have made
In your child’s homework diary there are pages with common errors Guide your child to use these when they are completing a piece of written work and always encourage them to check their written work.
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Apps to support Literacy…
Finally…
The biggest impact that you can have on your child’s literacy skills is to encourage them to read.
Reading helps them to:• Understand punctuation and know how to use it• Widen their vocabulary• Improve their reading ages• Improves the accuracy of their writing
Recommended authors in Year 7• Jacqueline WIlson
• William Golding
• George Orwell
• David Walliams
• Rick Riordian
• Liz Pichon
• Jeff Kinney
• Louis Sachar
• Holly Smale
• Anthony Horrowitz
• Katherine Rundell
• Derek Landy
• JRR Tolkien
• Morris Gleitzman
• Rick Yancey
• Carina Axelsson
• Pseudonymous Bosch
• Beverley Naidoo
• Cathryn Constable
• Cathy Cassidy
• Roald Dahl
• Lara Williamson
• Diana Wynne Jones
• JK Rowling• John Boyne• Markus Zusak• David Almond• Malorie Blackman• RJ Palacio• Terry Pratchett• Benjamin Zephaniah• Robert Louis Stephenson• Louise Rennison• Michael Morpurgo• Jacqueline WIlson
• Diana Wynne Jones • Anne Holm• Rosemary Sutcliff• Eoin Colfer• C.S. Lewis• Garth Nix• Ian Serraillier• Jack London• Robert Muchamore• Robert Swindells• Phillip Pullman• Laura Wood• Neil Gaman• Simon Mayo
Welcome…Mrs O’Rourke
Head of the Edge
We have a plan to help you…
• When you leave school and apply for college or employment what will give you the Edge?
• What marks the difference between students with similar exam results?
• What could make you stand out?
The PixL EDGE
Who are PixL?• PixL (Partners In Excellence) are a group of teachers
who came together and decided schools could help eachother by sharing ideas and resources
• We are proud to be part of PixL and our pupils will allbenefit from this across every lesson
• PixL introduced ‘The Edge’ to give pupils across thecountry the opportunity to be able to stand out from oneanother.
Employers and Universities have said they see 5 core attributes in stand out students Leadership, Organisation, Resilience, Initiative and CommunicationThey want to see these five key attributes in young people applying for employment or further education.
There will be accreditation at three stages
Apprentice years 7,8 and 9
Graduate years 10 and 11
Masters years 12 and 13
You will then be able to use your Edge qualification when you apply for employment or further education. This will prove you have the five key attributes they are looking for.
The Edge is a way of logging achievements in and out of school under each of the five headings above…pupils need to get into a routine of updating their log REGUARLY
LeadershipOrganisationResilienceInitiativeCommunication
What kinds of things can I log?• Leadership; captain of the school football team, Form Captain,
lead a 5 minute coaching session in PE/starter activity in any lesson
• Organisation; fundraising for a charity, fundraising for the future, a competition in school
• Resilience; achieving a karate belt, complete a dance award
• Initiative; find a solution to the problem of litter in school, launch a recycling campaign in school
• Communication; deliver a talk on Remembrance Day to your Form/History class, take part by reading in your Form Assembly/mass
• Organise a small scale fundraising activity• Undertakes an organising role i.e. coach or
referee for PE lessons• Organises the Rota for form group register
monitors
Activity Examples
Activity Examples• Participate in peer to peer
coaching in sport• Captain a team in an inter‐form
competition• Take responsibility for teaching
elements of work to others in the class
• Hold a position of responsibility as a tutor representative
• Hold a position of responsibility as a section leader in the orchestra
• Participate in a Youth Speaks school competition
• Volunteer and lead a tutor activity
• Assist in a community litter‐picking event
• Run a stall at the school Summer Fayre
• Volunteer to support a one‐off community service
Activity Examples
What does the Edge involve in our school?• The 5 Life Attributes (the LORIC family!)
• Choosing which of these you are going to develop first and how; update your log in your own time…before/after school and at home!
• A personalised programme to make this happen for everyone; house merits and reward postcards home along the way
• Getting an award at the end of the programme for each level…Apprentice…Graduate…Masters – all recongnised by Colleges, Universities and employers
What do I do now?• Log on using your own Username and
Password (keep this safe)• Choose your first activity and get writing!• When you complete it – submit it and wait
for your Form Tutor to respond• Start thinking about your second activity!
For Apprentice Level
• Search in the database of activities to find something which is suitable for you
• You will need to choose two activities for each key attribute … so 10 activities in total
• This could take up to 3 years to complete –so no need to rush!
The Edge is important to everyone...• Not a choice…it is an opportunity that you
cannot afford to miss! This program will give you the Edge!
• Parents will all be receiving a letter too; there is also a link on our school website
• Any questions see Mrs O’Rourke Room 22