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Year 8 and 9Parents’ Information Evening

“a learning partnership valuing respect, personal best … and a spirit of fun”

A record breaking year

A-Level results – in the top 30 state schools for A-Level results (The Times)

GCSE – in the top 30 state schools in the country (The Times)

For raw outcomes, 2nd highest in county for A-Level and GCSE


What we believe...

"We believe that education is for life. It helps us to make sense of the world, our place within it and how we can contribute to it. But it’s also about making a difference."


What we believe...

We don’t have one size fits all approach or pre-determined path. No matter what a young person wants to do we will prepare them to seize the world of opportunity that awaits."

Helping your daughter thrive

Mrs Nadine Moore


The basics


Attendance

Pressures on young people in a digital age


Selfies


Multiple Accounts


Did you know?£8.50-£12


Did you know?£5 for a tablet of

MDMA


Drugs education

• Close to 9,500 fixed or permanent exclusions each year related to drugs/alcohol related incidents

• We are a drug free community

• Drug education in PD lessons in all year groups but particularly Y8 and above

• Expert speakers (Dave Parvin) for parents and student workshops

•Riverside

•Newlyweds

• Eagles


•Skills - develop existing talents or discovering new ones•Physical - focus on her health and fitness and have fun along the way•Volunteering - make a difference to other people’s lives•Expedition – school provider “Ocean Rock”

Teaching and Learning

Mrs Jane Thornton


Partnership

• Place for work

• Routine for work

• Greater independence


Revision

• Factual recall (definitions, vocabulary,

formulae)

• Application of knowledge (short and

long answer)


Supporting

transition

• Classroom

• Assessment

• Options process and events

• GCSE toolkit

• Independent learning

session

• Exams


Dates

13 JanuaryYear 9 Choices information sent

home

16 January Year 9 Parents’ Evening

16 January Group careers sessions

23 January Group careers sessions

30 January Year 9 Parents’ Evening

5 February Key Stage 4 Fair

12 February Options forms submitted


…and finally

• Support not rescue

• Question not answer

• Journey not result

• Personal best

Mr Peter John


Assessment and Reporting

Schedule of school reporting for Year 8 and 9:

Year 8Data Report

(December)

Data Report

(April)

Parents Eve

(May)

Data and Tutor

Triple A Report

(July)

Year 9Data Report

(December)

Parents Eve

(January)

Data Report

(April)

Data and Tutor

Triple A Report

(July)


Assessment and Reporting

Data Reports will focus on two areas

• Attainment (in line with prior attainment)

• Attitude for Learning

Students will be given a score of 1-4

1 Exceeding expectations

2 Meeting expectations and standard

3 Below expectations and standard

4 Significantly below expectations and standard


Benchmarking progress

We use Fischer Family Trust (FFT) data to benchmark how students are progressing in line with their prior attainment.

Each subject is able to use FFT estimates based on:

• the national average

• top 20% of schools

• top 5% of schools

We will use these estimates as part of the benchmarking of the expected standard


Homework

We are using Class Charts to record homework in all year groups

These can be accessed via the Class Charts Student app and Class Charts Parent app

Homework timetables are found in the Teaching & Learning section on the school website


Careers eventsYear 8June 10 & 11 – Careers Day (Schools Careers Service)

Year 9Stroud Ambitions will not be running this year

October 24 – Careers Day (Schools Careers Service)

January 16 & 23 – Group Options Support

January 30 - Careers Interviews

February 5 – Key Stage 4 Fair

February 6 – Careers Interviews

Thinking ahead

Miss Sarah Tapscott


Thinking Ahead

New chapter for Stroud High School Sixth Form

Academic excellence

Scholarship

Opportunities and making a difference

International

Working with your daughters to fulfil their hopes and aspirations

Year 8

Mrs Kim Pullon


Year 8 Key Dates

• Clubs and Societies Fair (lunchtimes) – Monday23rd to Friday 27th

September• Cheddar Gorge Geography field trip – Tuesday 15th October• Non-uniform Day – Friday 15th November• Y8 Safeguarding Talk - Thursday 28th November• Carol Concert – Tuesday 3rd December• Year 7, 8 and 9 House Swimming Gala– Monday 16th December• HPV injections – Thursday 13th February• KS3 Drama Production – Monday 2nd March to Wednesday 4th March• Parents’ Eve 1 – Thursday 14th May• Parents’ Eve 2 – Thursday 21st May• ‘Real Game’ Careers (P3-5) – Wednesday 10th June• Citizenship Day – Tuesday 30th June• Enrichment Days – 14th, 15th, 16th July


Giving Nation Challenge

Challenges students across the UK to turn their generosity into action

The process.....

• Chose an issue

• Research into it

• Plan the project and how they will spend their £50 seed grant

• Complete it

• Evaluate it

• Complete the Giving Blog (G-Blog)


Jobs:

• Making video of everything (90 seconds long, details in your booklet - this is about all the fundraising and how we decide the charity etc) – 2 or 3 people

• Producing the G:Nation blog – 1 or 2 people

• Photographer - 1 or 2 people

• Managing the money – getting the seed grant, making sure we keep to a budget, collecting fundraising – 3 or 4

• Awareness/Publicity raising – 8 people – doing an assembly Raising awareness outside of SHS

• Fundraising Event organisation – 10 or maybe 2 groups of 6 or 8 for two different events


RUSH WEEK 2020

• Year 8 – choice of packages as of last year including 'Surfs Up'

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Curriculum pressure pointsMap of the year

Year 9Ms Sally

Haigh


Student Leadership

KS3 Tutor group roles

• Form leader and deputy – Year Group Rep

• RAG reps

• Sports Leader

• International Ambassador

KS4 Prefects

• Attached to Head Girl Team

KS5 School Leaders

• Head Girl and 3 Deputies

• House Captains and Deputies


Year 9 DatesY9 Parents’ Information Eve 12.9.19Photos 19.9.19Geography Field Trip 20.9.19HPV Injections 1.10.19Computer Science Trip 2.10.19School Careers Service – group sessions 24.10.19Choices Info home 13.1.20Bronze DofE training 14.1.20Options Support and Parents’ Eve 1 16.1.20Options Support 23.1.201-to-1 Careers Interviews and Parents’ Eve 2 30.1.20KS4 Fair 5.2.201-to-1 Careers Interviews - focussed 6.2.20GCSE Choices Deadline 12.2.20Citizenship Trip 24.3.20SHS Fashion Show 29.4.20Bronze DofE practice expedition 20-21.6.20Bronze DofE Expedition 14-15.7.20

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