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Curriculum & Qualifications
Making Progress
Success in Maths & English
Chromebooks for Students
Staying Safe Online
New GCSE grades
• Graded from 9-1, replacing A*-G grades
• Grade 9 will be highest
• Grade 5 will be considered a good pass, equivalent to a current low B or high C. It will be linked to
standards in high performing countries
• Grade 4 will be equivalent to current low C grade
• Grade 1 will be lowest
• Introduced for new-style GCSEs in English and maths to be taught from September 2015
• First of new exam grades awarded summer 2017
• GCSEs that your children take will all be graded under the new system
Above Average School
KS2
KS3
KS4
GCSE Target
KS2 Level
KS2 Fine
Level
(Reading &
Maths)
Year 7
Target
Year 8
Target
Year 9
Target
Year 10
Target
Year 11
Target
New GCSE
Target
Grade
Old GCSE
Target
Grade
6/5
>= 5.8
4
6
7
8
9
9
A*/A*+
5
5.4 - 5.7
3
5
6
7
8
8
A+/A*-
5/4
4.9 - 5.3
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4
5
6
7
7
A-/A
4
4.5 - 4.8
2
3
4
5
6
6
B/B+
4/3
4.0 - 4.4
1
2
3
4
5
5
B-/C+
3
3.3 - 3.9
W3
1
2
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4
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C-/C
3/2
2.0 - 3.2
W2
W3
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2
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<= 1.5
W2
W3
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1
<= 1.5
W1
W2
W3
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1
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F
1
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W2
W3
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G
Keeping track of progress
• Flight paths
• Tracks progress against targets
• Find it on the first page of
exercise books
Reports
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1-9 grade and A-C confidence level reported in all subjects
Confidence level A – very confident of grade
Confidence level B – confident of grade
Confidence level C – not as confident of grade
Available on Moodle. Paper copies can be requested from the data manager
December, February, April and July
Mathematics
Why PTMs?
• KS2 SATs results give us a guide to which Maths set your children should
go into when starting year 7 at Carr Hill.
• What we don’t know is which topics and processes your children are
good at.
• PTMs allow us to see which mathematical topics and processes your
children will need support with during their first year at Carr Hill.
• This informs your children’s Maths teachers in planning appropriately to
support the Mathematical needs of your children in order for them to
make good progress at Carr Hill.
What does the report tell us?
Needs some support on number, ratio
and proportion
Very good at statistics
Needs to focus on algebra, measurement
and geometry.
What does the report tell us?
Very good at recalling facts.
Has a fairly good understanding of where
these facts come from.
Will need support with the application of these
facts within a mathematical problem. They may
need particular support with how to justify an
answer, not just stating a method used.
How can you help support your children with
Mathematics?
• The report give details in the
section.
• After each assessment your children will be given a question
by question analysis of their results. Encourage them to
complete work on their target areas.
• Encourage your children to use the support made available to
them.
GCSE Mathematics
Analysis and Support
Students will receive this
form after each assessment.
They will be expected to
complete their targets.
You can help your child by
encouraging them to
complete these.
Support Available
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8 hours of Maths teaching per fornight)
Comprehensive differentiated scheme of work
In depth assessment and feedback
Revision guides available
MathsWatch
Kerboodle
MyMaths
Drop in sessions – Tuesday and Thursday lunch times
Targeted intervention and revision sessions
Should you need any further information, please contact either:
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Bernadette Taylor - Director of Learning
btaylor@carrhill.lancs.sch.uk
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Laura Potts – Assistant Director of Learning
lpotts@carrhill.lancs.sch.uk
James Myers – Assistant Director of Learning
jmyers@carrhill.lancs.sch.uk
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English
PTE Tests
• In the first week of term, year 7 students completed tests in English. The
tests focus on spelling, punctuation and grammar skills as well as assessing
reading comprehension.
• The test programme is diagnostic and enables teachers to gain further
knowledge about students’ strengths and weaknesses in these skill areas.
• Results from the tests enable us to differentiate work and provide
targeted interventions to improve pupil progress.
• PTE tests do not focus on extended writing skills. When we return after
half term, pupils will sit their writing assessments
• Interventions include one to one or work within small groups.
These will usually be within their normal English lessons and
they include both in-class support and withdrawal from
lessons on a short term basis.
• Short term interventions have already started for many
pupils. This will be extended after half term but please
remember, not all pupils will need this.
• If other arrangements for more sustained intervention are
needed, you will always be informed and regularly updated.
Reading Eggspress
• Reading Eggspress is an on-line programme designed to build
reading and comprehension skills. Using an engaging format,
children are instantly involved and interested. The range of
activities motivates students to return regularly to read books,
complete comprehension quizzes, earn rewards and improve their
comprehension and spelling skills.
• Reading Eggspress has a reporting system which enables teachers,
students and their parents to see achievements.
Reading Eggspress
• The site’s Library has more than 1000 fantastic fiction and
factual e-books, including illustrated chapter books, full
colour non-fiction books and a range of classics.
• Reading materials need to match children’s reading ability
and all Reading Eggspress e-books are levelled by reading
age so children can easily find books of interest at their
reading level.
Reading Eggspress
• In the Autumn term, students in year 7 are able to access
Reading Eggspress. Login details have been provided by
English teachers.
• Students can access Reading Eggspress via the internet at
home or at the School’s Learning Hub.
• Please contact your child’s English teacher or Ms Fry if you
have any questions about Reading Eggspress.
Reading Challenge
• In English, we have created the Carr Hill Reading Challenge!
Students are challenged to read a range of fiction and nonfiction texts. Then, they record and review their ideas
about these texts in their booklets.
• As students read more widely, they receive certificates to
celebrate their successes.
Parents and Carers
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All parents/guardians will be provided with a report on their child’s PTE
results. These will also include clear guidance on how you can help your child
with their very specific needs.
You can help to support your child to read widely by encouraging them to
access Reading Eggspress and recording what they read in their Reading
Challenge booklets.
Such tasks promote reading, comprehension and independent learning.
Thank you for encouraging your child to complete such tasks regularly as ongoing homework.
Finally, please note that PTE tests do not focus on extended writing skills.
When we return after half term, pupils will sit their writing assessments and
parents will be updated.
“It is important for us to embrace the use
of technology to maintain an innovative
approach to teaching and learning which
fully prepares students for further
education and employment in a
technological world”
What we’ve done to prepare
• Extensive research on technology to support learning
• 2014 device trials
• Chromebook Pilot in 2014 with Y8 and within Logic
Cluster
• Student, Staff and Parent/Carer surveys and consultation
groups
• Considered projects in other schools
What is a Chromebook?
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Laptop-style device
Google operating system
Secure, safe & simple to use
Long life-span
Our Chromebook Trial
• Duration: Four months
• 38 students and their teachers in Y8
• Students across all year groups in our logic
cluster
• Ongoing research and analysis
Our Chromebook Trial
Average Student Progress in all trial subjects
Chromebook trial
class
-0.2
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0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
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1.4
100% of parents/carers told us:
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“My child had benefitted from the use of a chromebook”
“My child had made good use the device in school”
“My experience in the pilot had been positive”
“The school should use IT technology to support learning”
“The school should develop a project which will allow
students to use a personal chromebook (or similar) device in
school”
Our Scheme
• All Y7 and Y9 students involved
• Small initial deposit
• Project designed to guarantee small monthly
contributions (or one-off payment)
• Financial assistance for students supported by the
Pupil Premium
• Launch Spring 2016
• Device ultimately belongs to family
• Protected by full warrantee and insurance
Prefer to bring you own device?
• Our scheme is flexible to support a range of devices with an integrated
keyboard
• Equal access to school resources for every student
What happens next?
Set-up
regular
online
payment
Enrol in
scheme
Make
deposit
payment
online
Launch
Meetings
Spring 2015
Launch
Devices
issued
Planning Ahead
Dates
Wed 21 Oct 2015
Mon 9 Nov 2015
What’s happening
Please return Enrolment form to school
Please make your deposit payment online
We’ll then send you some information about setting
up your regular payments/one-off payment
December 2015
January 2016
Devices issued to students
Devices used across the school in Y7 and Y9
Staying Safe Online
Welcome!
A key skill for
life
Wide and
flexible range
of information
Accessed
anywhere
anytime
Easy to
communicate
with friends
and family
Motivational
and fun
Raise
standards
Why do we and our
young people use ICT?
Aims of this session
• Look at how children are using the Internet
• Raise awareness of eSafety issues
• Offer guidance on keeping your child safe
Why is it important?
62% of children use a tablet at
home. Among these children
aged 5 – 15, 34% now have their
own device.
Girls use devices for social
activities
11% of children aged 3-4 now have
their own device which means they
are much more technologically
advanced when they arrive at school.
In a typical weeks girls aged 12 – 15
send on average 163 texts versus
113 from boys.
How we use these technologies
Parents / Carers
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e-mail
Shopping
Booking holidays
Research
Young people
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Music
Games
Chat
Instant Messaging IM
Blogs
Social Networking
Are you one of the 28% of parents who use the internet and describe
yourself as a beginner?
7% of children describe themselves as beginners
Some of the technologies……
Mobile phones
Instant
messaging
Social
networking
BLOGS
What next
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E-mail
Gaming sites
Music
Download
sites
Podcasting
Chat Rooms
Video
broadcasting
Text
What are the dangers for our children?
– 26% of parents can’t check website history
– 65% of young people can clear internet history
– 65% of parents can deny access to specific websites
– 46% of children can get round parental blocks
– 33% of children have met a ‘friend’ online
– 8% have had a face-to-face meeting with an online friend
– 89% told someone they were doing so
UK Children Go Online, 2005, 9-19 year olds
• Usage and experiences are not reported to parents/teachers as they
interfere with access
Practical
Advice
for
Parents/
Carers
and
Students
Home and Family Guidelines
☺ Practical principles
Talk with, NOT at your children.
Agree family guidelines and rules.
Discuss regularly online safety.
☺ Infrastructure
Virus and firewall software up to-date,
Browser ‘safe search’ enabled.
☺ Education
Learn together about new technologies and enjoy!
Reflect together about new technologies, the benefits, dangers and potential.
☺ Systems
Keep webcams in family rooms
Monitor time spent on the internet
View the ‘History’ or purchase filtering software.
Have proportionate responses to problems.
Your child will not tell you about a problem if they
feel their access to the technologies will be restricted.
Conversation Starters . . . .
• Ask your children to tell you about the sites they like to visit and what they enjoy doing
online.
• Ask them about how they stay safe online. What tips do they have for you, and where did
they learn them? What is OK and not OK to share?
• Ask them if they know where to go for help, where to find the safety advice, privacy settings
and how to report or block on the services they use.
• Encourage them to help. Perhaps they can show you how to do something better online or
they might have a friend who would benefit from their help and support.
• Think about how you use the internet as a family. What could you do to get more out of the
internet together and further enjoy your lives online?
eSafety useful links
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http://www.parentscentre.gov.uk/
www.thinkuknow.com
http://www.getnetwise.org/
http://www.childnet-int.org/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/
http://www.iwf.org.uk/
www.nspcc.org.uk
Internet slang: are you down with it?
PAW
GNOC
LOL
ASL
BCNUL8R
NOOB
133+
TTYL
NP
LMFR
BRB
FOAF
POS
GF
Internet
slang: are
you down
with it?
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LOL – Laugh out loud
133+ - Elite
BRB – be right back
NOOB – new person in the room/game
TTYL – talk to you later
LMFR – let’s meet for real
GNOC – get naked on camera
ASL – age sex location
FOAF – friend of a friend
POS – parent over shoulder
GF – Girlfriend
PAW – Parents are watching
BCNUL8R – Be Seeing You Later
NP – Nosy Parents