PRESTWICK ACADEMY P 7 Parents Information Evening Welcome

PRESTWICK ACADEMY P 7 Parents’ Information Evening ‘Welcome to our School’

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DHT PT Guidance Pupil Support Teacher Eriskay Harris Lewis Skye Tiree Mr Docherty Mr Boyd Ms Lauder Mr Anderson Mrs Miller Mrs Catterall Miss Mc. Queen Mr Noble (PT) Miss Sullivan Mrs Steele Mr Keir Mrs Marr Mrs Gordon Ms Grant Miss Calderwood Mrs Grant Mrs Dunlop Mrs Sharpe Mrs Clark Mrs Mc. Fadden

CURRICULUM FOR EXCELLENCE Design Principles/Outcomes & Experiences/Developing the four capacities Skills for life, Skills for learning, Skills for work Primary Experience P 7 -S 1 transition S 1/2 S 3 Broad General Education Inter Disciplinary Learning More Personalisation & Choice/ Depth / Progression Inter Disciplinary Learning Education S 2 Electives

NEW QUALIFICATIONS SCQF Levels Qualifications 12 Doctorate Next Generation of National Qualifications 11 Masters New qualifications are marked * 10 Honours Degree 9 Ordinary Degree 8 Higher National Diploma 7 Advanced Higher 6 Higher *Higher 5 Standard Grade Credit / Intermediate 2 Standard Grade General / Intermediate 1 Standard Grade Foundation / Access 3 4 3 Others qualifications, like Highers, remain and will be reviewed to be in keeping with Curriculum for Excellence *Literacy 5 *Literacy 4 *Literacy 3 *Numeracy 5 *Numeracy 4 *Numeracy 3 *National 5 *National 4 *National 3 2 Access 2 1 Access 1

Period Stage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Languages 8 9 10 Maths 11 12 13 14 Science 15 16 17 Social Studies 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Technologies Expressive 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Health & Wellbeing Rota New S 1 English (5) Mod Lan Maths(4) Science(3) Geo His MSt RE D&T Literacy/Numeracy/HWB/IDL BACT Music Art HE PE PSE/ s. KILLS

TRANSITION PROCESS • Maths Challenge in December • STEM topic and tour – Newton Racers - in March • Knex Challenge • Sumdog Challenge • After-School Sports Club in May • Maths/English jotters continued at Prestwick Academy • P 7 Parent’s Evening Tuesday 2 nd June • Transition Days Thursday 11 th and Friday 12 th June • Forms Profile forms sent to each P 7 parent – to be returned to the Primary School

120 100 80 5 4 60 3 2 40 1 20 0 Xmaths Sumdog May Sports Club Visit from Guidance Teachers Newton Racers Induction Days

120 100 80 5 60 4 3 2 40 1 20 0 Got to know pupils from other primaries Remained Nervous about friends with starting people met Prestwick during transition Academy Familiar with the building Knew more Knew move people than expected in your class

S 6 Guides helped me get to know the school? Yes No Don't Know S 6 buddy has been helpful?

PUPIL PARLIAMENT CITIZENSHIP & ETHOS PUPIL VOICE HOUSE COUNCIL SURGERIES LEARNING AND TEACHING CONSULTATION LEARNER CONVERSATIONS PUPIL/STAFF FORUMS

Successful learners Examples of activities: Youth Forum Enterprising Maths/World Maths Day Duke of Edinburgh Award International Education Yearbook/Young fundraisers Eco–school Community Involvement SQA Award Peer Educators Responsible citizens Effective contributors Saltire and Dynamic Youth Awards S 6 Peer Helpers Trips: Paris, Munich, Italy – Skiing School of Football Sports Activities Young Scot Fashion Show Talent Show Parties – S 1/S 6 Welcome Disco, Christmas Parties Confident individuals

Notice Boards Prize Givin g Assem blies Ayrshire Post s r e t t e l s w e N r e r a A C / y t r n e r Adve Pa rtise West Sound r Award s Cere mony S c hool we Prestwick G bsite oing Out

WHAT PARENTS CAN DO? � Help them work on tasks on their own and then talk about it with you afterwards � Encourage any reading – books, online, it all helps! � Look for opportunities at home to develop literacy and numeracy skills: money, number problems, time, measuring, matching, size, reading, writing, understanding instructions, questioning information

Parents can find out more Teachers and other professionals: www. curriculumforexcellence. co. uk The partners working to deliver Curriculum for Excellence are: Scottish Government www. scotland. gov. uk The government has responsibility for the national education system Education Scotland www. educationscotland. gov. uk Monitors the quality of education through the inspection process. Develops the curriculum, provides information and guidance on learning and teaching Scottish Qualifications Authority www. sqa. org. uk Develops, marks and manages the qualifications process