Welcome Year 7 The Year Ahead and Meet

Welcome Year 7: The Year Ahead and Meet the Tutors Wednesday 10 th October

Year 7 Leader Mrs Katie Brown

Throughout the year the students we will help the students be proud, prepared, persevering and principled. This year we are helping all students realise they are awesome and how to help each other be awesome through their actions.

Key Attributes

Assistant Head Ms Aimee Quinn

Welcome to Year Ahead and Meet the Tutor. Tonight is a chance to meet our team.

We are proud of our students’ achievements Elthorne Ealing National

We are proud of our students’ achievements Progress 8 is forecast to be +0. 42 Every student achieves around half a GCSE grade higher in every subject

We are proud of our students’ achievements Year 11 & Sixth Form ■ Top 3 High school/Sixth form for GCSE/A levels/BTECs in Ealing ■ Top 20% nationally ■ Forecast to be in top 100 (not selective) schools

Ofsted You and your leaders have maintained and developed the clear vision ‘Achieving Excellence in a Learning Community’. Teachers are expected to deliver consistency and innovation. A carefully tailored training programme enables them to work together to research effective teaching approaches. Ofsted - March 2018

Teachers’ skilful questioning enabled any misconceptions to be addressed swiftly in order to deepen pupils’ knowledge and understanding. Very positive relationships between teachers and pupils result in strong engagement in tasks. Your whole-school approach in encouraging pupils to push themselves is proving successful. Teachers’ subject knowledge is secure and is used well to inspire pupils to become successful learners. Ofsted - March 2018

Working in partnership Our polite requests: ● Check in on your child’s learning frequently; read with them and get them to show you their work. ● Support them with organisation. Many will need this throughout the year. ● Promote good attendance and punctuality. ● Monitor social media. ● Insist on an after school routine that supports the school rules on going straight home. ● Communicate any concerns as the arise. ● Attend our parent workshops. ● Consider joining our HSA.

Year 7 Leader Mrs Katie Brown

We are proud of Year 7

7193 Credits £ 258 raised for Macmillan Involved in whole school activities Settled well into secondary school 231 students have received no lates 175 students on 100% attendance 98. 11% for Year 7

Clear routines and expectations across the school “Tuesday Newsday” to inform and raising cultural awareness Rich PSHE lessons to tackle social issues Enrichment lessons Organisation and self - management techniques taught and supported Additional support for students who need it

At Elthorne. . . Why? We straddle the doorway and greet our students We are interested in treating students as individuals We plan an engaging starter that is immediately available We want to maximise learning time and keen to engage learners immediately We create strategic seating plans that support learning We want to plan the classroom space to best promote learning behaviours We use positive language of instruction We model the language we would like to hear We avoid raising our voices as it contributes to a negative atmosphere We would like the school to be a purposeful and calm place We will have an excellent knowledge of our student’s need and how best to accelerate individuals’ progress We are a research drive school and engage with the latest academic research. We are creative and innovative in personalised learning

Home Learning Home learning is an excellent opportunity for the students to consolidate their learning and be prepared for their next lesson. The home learning the students get may vary from longer ‘project’ style pieces to pre-learning so they are able to access the lesson ahead. It is important that students begin to make home learning habitual and have a space they can use to ensure the best chance of success. We have the opportunity for students to use a computer room everyday (except Fridays) after school to complete homework.

Assessment and reporting Common Assessment Point One: 3 rd – 14 th December Common Assessment Points Two: 13 th June - 12 st June

8 by 8 Challenge Next week we will be launching the 8 by 8 Challenge to start immediately after October half term. The challenge encourages students to participate in wider school life as well as promoting attendance, punctuality and organisation. Awards are given out at Bronze, Silver and Gold and there are rewards for reaching each level. Targets Met Award 6 Bronze 7 Silver 8 Gold

8 by 8 Challenge 8 By 8 Challenges/Targets Achieve 96% + attendance Achieve 100% punctuality Raise money for a charity or volunteer in an event Complete the Year 7 Reading Challenge Achieve 120+ credits Undertake a cultural visit and write a review of it Attend an extra-curricular activity for a whole term Present to your tutor group or year group

Supporting your child At Elthorne we have a wide and varied curriculum to help all learners. The curriculum for Year 7 can be found on the school website.

Supporting your child The school offers a wide variety of support; including specific interventions for literacy, help with pupil premium and drop-in sessions with a counsellor.

Pupil Premium at EPHS Pupil Premium is additional funding for publicly funded schools in England to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils of all abilities and to close the gaps between them and their peers. Schools will receive the following funding for each pupil registered as eligible for free school meals (FSM) at any point in the last 6 years. For more information on how we use pupil premium and to see if your child is eligible please see the school website http: //www. ephs. ealing. sch. uk/pupil-premium. html

Wider Opportunities There a large number of extra-curricular activities available to the students and we encourage them all to try at least one club.

Wider Opportunities Students have also been involved in a whole school and year group fundraising activities where they did brilliantly. The Year 7 s raised a huge £ 258. 37 by selling the delicious cakes the bought in and sold to the rest of the school.

Wider Opportunities Students are encouraged to work with the tutor group and each week they are awarded the tutor group bear for their attendance, achievement points and behaviour points.

Upcoming dates Early finish 12: 15 pm close Friday 21 st December Year 7 Parents’ Evening Thursday 17 th January

How can we help you? Date Event Wednesday 7 th November How to support your child’s learning at home An opportunity to learn more about how to help best support your child’s learning, progress and revision techniques at secondary school Wednesday 21 st November Social media How to understand ‘apps’ and how to protect your child online. Wednesday 5 th December Metacognition Hints and tips about how to help your child become an independent learner and use effective tools for organisation

Ms Jerham Assistant Head

Effective learning strategies Suitable place to study Create a home learning timetable Incorporate some physical activity into your daily routine Read!!

Common study methods Re-reading textbooks Highlighting information Reviewing notes Cramming These focus is on getting information “in, ” but they do not build long term memory, therefore they are not the most effective revision strategies

Effective learning strategies Retrieval Practice Dual Coding Concrete Examples Elaboration Interleaving Spaced Practice

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