Grammar Plus A REFRESHING ALTERNATIVE BEN PARNELL EXECUTIVE

Grammar Plus A REFRESHING ALTERNATIVE BEN PARNELL EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL

Glenmoor & Winton Academies Really good places to learn Great exam results Sporting academies Music and theatre Arts Safety and behaviour – every classroom every lesson No complacency

‘Our Rivals’ – What is the difference Bournemouth School and Bournemouth School for Girls are both really good schools The single sex advantage The business mentors The reflection on real life The small school big school scenario – Your child as a complete individual Sports academies Another chance A grammar plus Achievement Co-Ordinator

What does a student leave with A full house of A* GCSEs (Every student will have an A* target for all subjects) Clear career plan to take them through A levels and on to a Russell Group University The cultural capital to cope with being, living and working with students who have attended the top schools in the country Motivation and drive with a thirst for learning built from an intrinsic love of the subject content and the thrill from success in all areas. Set of moral values that allow for excellent decision making

A full house of A* GCSEs (Every student will have an A* target for all subjects) Classes of up to 30 highly motivated and intellectually capable students Taught together for all of their lessons Group performance alongside individual excellence 45 minutes of academically rigorous homework per core subject per week and 45 minutes per foundation subject per fortnight No excuses culture Disruption free learning environment Two languages from year 7 Geography lessons in French Philosophy, Ethics & Classics from Y 7 Reading sessions every day Requirement to read extensively before attending lessons

Clear career plan to take them through A levels and on to a Russell Group University Business mentor Annual Russell Group visit. Proper success portfolio Work Experience in Years 10 and 11 as part of the timetable

The cultural capital to cope with being, living and working with students who have attended the top schools in the country Annual foreign visit including a pupil exchange programme Annual theatre trip Annual music concert (Mixture of genres) Annual expressive arts visit Annual visual art visit Annual sports trip Links to outstanding independent schools for specialist days e. g. . Astronomy experience – The £ 5 m project

Motivation and drive with a thirst for learning built from an intrinsic love of the subject content and the thrill from success in all areas. Termly motivational speakers from industry Rank order attainment – Rewards based around success re-seated every 6 weeks based on ‘Highest Lowest’ shoulder partners Movement up cards – Creating inertia Covey chart feedback and maths and English 2: 1 with parents for all movement down in English and Maths Half termly feedback

This is not for you if …… You don’t like/want to read You can’t/won’t do homework You are not highly motivated Your behaviour is not first rate You lack resilience

What next – The entrance test You need to apply for a place at Winton or Glenmoor – First choice gives you the best chance of securing a place Passing the entrance exam does not guarantee a place at the school, it guarantees a place in the grammar stream if you are successful in gaining a place at the school. E. g. . You might pass the exam but not get a place through the general admissions process We will tell you if your son or daughter has passed or failed.

Entrance Exam English – A creative writing essay focussing on ‘ school is and isn’t magic ‘ Maths test sampling work from Level 4, 5 and 6 national curriculum Each 1 hour

Key dates Entrance Exam letter returned FAO Di Cripps by November 15 th 2014 Entrance exam – Saturday 22 nd November 2014 Glenmoor & Winton Academies Jon Egging Hall 9 am start 2 x 1 hour papers Results issued via email – Thursday 18 th December