Year 11 Progress Evening 2020 21 19 Aims

Year 11 Progress Evening 2020 -21

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Aims For This Evening: • To further inform you on the important year ahead for your daughter • To help you further understand the format and challenges of the GCSE year they are undertaking • To inform you of the support your daughter can expect from us at Holly Lodge • Provide practical tips on dealing with some of the key issues • To help you further understand the type of support you can offer at home to make a big difference to GCSE outcomes

Format: • Key information from Holly Lodge – presentations which will provide you with key information. • Elevate Education an input from our partners organisation. whoa have worked with us for a number of year, supporting students to record results.

Y 11 Key Staff: • Mrs Tedford– Year 11 Year Leader • Mr Downey – Deputy Headteacher: Raising Standards & Y 11 Leadership Engagement Link • Mr Finnegan – Assistant Headteacher: 14 -19 provision • Mr Clift – Assistant Headteacher: Aspiration programmes

The Road To Success 2020… • • • 6 th November: Students Reports – Attitude to Learning & predicted grades 7 th – 18 th December: Y 11 Mock Exams 12 th January: Y 11 Parents Evening & Mock Results 27 th January: Elevate Education (Ace Your Exams) / 6 th Form Open Evening 1 st – 2 nd February: Employability Interviews 22 nd – 26 th March: Year 11 assessments 1 st May: Student Reports 14 th May: GCSE exams start* August 19 th GCSE Results Day* *both of these could be subject to change from Df. E of Ofqual

How Do We Get There? • • Everyday support Extra support for everyone Extra support for groups of students Keep on with what your already doing

Everyday Support • Lessons • Revision sessions outside school hours • Holiday intervention sessions

Extra Support for Everyone • • Big Mentoring program Elevate Education sessions Sixth Form Open Evening Y 11 well-being events

Extra Support for Groups of Students • • The Girls’ Network Sixth form / college / university taster experiences The Hope Opportunity Trust Career-specific experiences

2021: Challenges Responding to COVD-19 pandemic: • Missed schooling from March to July: – Each school subject has written a curriculum plan which enables students to complete their course. • Changes to school routines: – Year 11 have been prioritised with timings of the school day, lesson accommodation and break/lunch arrangements, • Potential future loss to school time: – We have plans to provide as much content as possible via a range online platforms; Show My Homework / GCSE Pod / Mathswatch – Teachers will stay in touch with students via Show My Homework, email and where application Zoom • Changes to the 2021 exam season: – Df. E and Ofqual are currently investigating whether to move the examination window until later in the summer term. There is currently no update on this but we will inform students / parents immediately if any change is made.

2021: Challenges Reformed GCSEs in all subjects: • Increased content • Less controlled assessment work • More examinations • 9 -1 grading system embedding • Grade 5 now regarded as the ‘strong pass’ and Grade 4 a ‘standard’ pass

It’s not just about… The 4 or 5 grade… Students have a range of targets from grade 3 / Pass up to grade 9 / Distinction* English and Maths…. • These are key qualifications for progress to further study and apprenticeships. • However, it is important for students that they achieve a range of qualifications. • All other subjects are worth 6 GCSEs.

Intervention & Support • Specialist English, maths and science forms in Year 11 • After school intervention every week for core subjects: – – – Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday Maths English Science French Options subjects • Timetabled intervention lessons • Walking talking mock examinations, which are used to develop exam technique. • At exam time, scheduled revision sessions in the school day for each subject prior to exam. • Year 11 mocks exams last week before Christmas.

What Can You Do? • Provide an appropriate study space • Talk to your daughter: agree the balance between work and social life and stick to the agreement • Take a keen interest; question them on what they have been learning • Talk to them about the issues they face, support them to find a sensible solutions • Encourage them at all times • Make sure they eat and drink healthily • Know the dates of all key school events and exams • Stay in contact with school