Welcome to Sandhurst School Student Council DMS Welcome

Welcome to Sandhurst School

Student Council DMS

Welcome A few words from our students DMs

Caring & Supporting Individuals • House System • 4 Houses Bailey, Gemini, Romer and Young • Vertical tutor groups DMS

Head of House • • • DMS 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

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

Communication Letters Telephone calls Work journal Appointments – Headteacher, Head of House, Tutor, Subject Staff • Calendared Subject and Tutor evening • Information Evenings • Website • • DMS

The School Day 08. 30 - 08. 50 - 09. 50 - 10. 50 - 11. 10 - 12. 10 - 13. 55 - 14. 55 - 15. 05 JSo Morning Registration Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Break Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lunch Lesson 5 Afternoon Registration

KS 3 Curriculum • • JSo Art Drama English Geography History Computing Mathematics • Modern Languages French, German, Spanish • Music • PE • PSHCE • RE • Science • Technology

KS 4 Curriculum The Core Curriculum English Maths Science Core PE PSHCE JSo The Option Subjects History Geography Catering Resistant Materials Spanish German Business Studies Child Development Music Travel & Tourism Textiles Graphics RE French Computing Triple Science Drama PE Hair & Beauty Art

Reports S t u d e n t p r o g r e s s JSO Frequency • 6 times a year • Each half term • Standard assessment • End of year core examinations for all Reporting Format Pupils at the heart • Emphasis on progress • School wide review of pupil progress and targets • Pupil centred subject progress charts All

Example Report JSO All

Subject Progress Charts Harry Green JSO Geography 2 b 7 a KS 4

Year 6 : Planning Support • Attendance at all Annual Reviews • Teaching Assistants work in feeder primary schools • SEN and EAL Summer School DMs

Intervention Programme Literacy Support Programmes • Paired reading with a Teaching Assistant and peer mentoring system. • Literacy intensive support • Writing Challenge • Speed-up • Dyslexia support • Fresh Start Programme DMS Other Programmes • Dyspraxia support • Maths Intervention • Speech and Language Therapy (S. A. L. T)

Developing Talents • • • DMS 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

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

Current Activities for Year 5 and 6 • 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. BS

Current Activities for Year 5 and 6 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 6 s 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. BS

Current Activities for Year 6 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. BS

Current Activities for Year 5 & 6 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. BS

Transition 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. BS

Celebrating Success • 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 DMS

OFSTED 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” DMS

OFSTED “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” DMS

Excellence as Standard • 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. DMS

Excellent School 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 welcoming • • DMS

School Visits • Tuesday 6 th, Wednesday 7 th, Thursday 9 th October • Either 8. 45 am or 9. 45 am • Please make an appointment with the school beforehand

Open Evening Wednesday 30 th September 2015 7 -9 pm