Whose Child Is This Whose child is this

Whose Child Is This? "Whose child is this? " I asked one day Seeing a little one out at play. "Mine", said the parent with a tender smile "Mine to keep a little while. To bathe her hands and comb her hair, To tell her what she is to wear, To prepare her that she may always be good, And each day do the things she should". "Whose child is this? " I asked again, As the door opened and someone came in. "Mine", said the teacher with the same tender smile. "Mine, to keep just for a little while. To teach her how to be gentle and kind, To train and direct her dear little mind, To help her live by every rule, And get the best she can from school". "Whose child is this? " I asked once more, Just as the little one entered the door. "Ours", said the parent and the teacher as they smiled. And each took the hand of the little child. "Ours to love and train together. Ours this blessed task forever. " Author unknown TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Transfer 2019/2020

Making Decisions • Secondary school or Grammar school? • Entrance to Secondary schools requires no entrance exam-they set their own criteria. • Entrance to a Grammar school will require sitting a number of exams.

Types of Exam TYPE 1 Catholic Maintained Grammar schools • GL • 2 papers-1 Literacy & 1 maths (50/45 minutes) • Multiple choice questions • Both tests on the same day, with a break in between. • Tests can be done in local centre-Dominican College (Fortwilliam) • No charge • Results given as a grade and standardised score is shown for each subject. • No grade boundaries-dependent on the cohort

Type 2 Controlled sector (Non Catholic) Grammar schools • AQE tests-Common Entrance Exam • 3 papers, completed on 3 separate days-only have to sit 2 of these papers. • Marks from best 2 of these will be used for a final score. • Charge for these tests £ 50 (UNLESS ON FREE SCHOOL MEALS) • Results given as a standardised score • Local centre- BRA

Our Way of Helping • Teaching maths and literacy, as normal, but at a higher level and faster pace. • Practice papers twice a week(timetable permitting) and one for weekend. • Help with marking • Give extra work as required for areas that are weaker. • Tuesday afternoon study club-September 2020 • Source packs of tests which you can purchase for the summer. • Summer School-details to be confirmed

How Can You Help? • Supervise and help out with homework. • • Ensure that weekend paper is completed. Mark weekend paper-don’t panic we will send the answers! Help with and sign corrections. Lots of encouragement-even when frustrated! Plenty of work, rest and play-get a good balance. Decide realistically how many tests you should put your child through. Keep good contact with the class teacher if you have any concerns or questions. • Register for tests

Marking and Results • • • The post-primary schools are responsible for this. GL and AQE mark the assessments EA will continue to process the Transfer forms We do not mark, nor do we receive the results before you. Results are posted to you and you will receive them usually on the last Saturday of January TBC • Meet with Mrs Hughes or Mrs Boyle at this time, if you require help in completing forms to choose your preferred schools. • May 2021 -you get confirmation of which school your daughter has been accepted into.

Important Dates Registration for entrance exams AQE – Opens Wednesday 29 th April 2020 Closes Friday 11 th September 2020 GL – Opens Monday 11 th May 2020 TBC Closes Friday 18 th or 25 th September 2020 TBC

Assessment Dates • AQE (Controlled sector) 1 st Paper - Saturday 7 th Nov 2020 2 nd Paper - Saturday 21 st Nov 2020 3 rd Paper - Saturday 28 th Nov 2020 • GL (Fortwilliam) Saturday 14 th Nov 2020 – TBC Saturday 5 th Dec 2020: GL Supplementary Entrance Assessment - TBC

Useful Websites www. gl-assessment. co. uk www. aqe. org. uk www. dominicancollege. org. uk www. belfastroyalacademy. com/ 11

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