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Dr Richard Williams
Principal
Elaine Shaw
Assistant Principal
Curriculum &Professional
Development
Tony Dowling
VP Teaching and Learning
Andy Amery
Assistant Principal
Curriculum & Quality
Karen Robinson
Student Services
Administration
Manager
Cerise Walters
Careers and Employer
Engagement Manager
Wendy Robson
Senior Student Support
Manager
Jill Valentine
Careers Adviser
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A look at the curriculum
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Pastoral support and guidance
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An opportunity to ask any individual questions
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Understanding
the
All students will typically follow a programme consisting of
three or four blocks
E.g.
Level 3
4 x AS/BTEC courses
3 x AS/BTEC courses + GCSE re-sit
3 x AS/BTEC courses
Curriculum
Level 2
4 x GCSE/BTEC courses
In addition …
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Tutorial sessions
Principal’s Update and Social Development Seminars
Progression criteria
Pass in 2 AS/BTEC subjects (Level 3)
Pass in 3 out of 4 GCSE/BTEC subjects
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Classroom Time …
Most subjects are timetabled for
4.5 hours per week
Others have multiples of 4.5 hours e.g
BTEC and Further Maths = 9/13.5 hours
Tutorial and the Principal’s Updates
Seminars are a less frequent commitment.
Note:
There are 2 subject support workshops available each week to the students (Tuesday / Thursday)
Also Study Support is available to all learners through CLASS (Centre for Learning and Study Skills)
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An example student timetable
9.00 – 10.30
DAY
C1
MON
C2
BTEC Media
F1
F2
10.45 – 11.45
C3
B1
B2
A6
A3
A7
A4
Br
E5
E6
E7
D4
D5
AS English
Lit
C6
WED
D1
L
Br
A5
1.35 – 3.05
A2
Br
F3
TUES
11.50 – 12.50
A1
C7
BTEC Media
D6
D7
B3
C8
L
E4
AS History
F4
AS History
C9
Br
B7
B8
B9
A8
FRI
Br
Workshops
L
F8
F9
Tutorial
E8
E9
AS History
D8
L
Subject
Workshops
E2
AS History
C5
BTEC Media
F6
F7
Representative sport : Netball
L
AS English Lit BTEC Media
E1
C4
F5
Subject
THUR
3.10 – 4.10
D3
AS English Lit
E3
B4
PUSDS
D2
D9
AS English Lit
A9
B5
B6
Promoting ‘independent learning’
Crucial to success at this level of
study … and preparation for
Higher Education and a career
Should be done both inside and
outside college
– suggested commitment is 4.5
hours per subject studied per week
Successful students make effective
use of their ‘freed’ periods
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“MOODLE” … our on-line Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)
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Monitoring performance
• We regularly monitor the performance of your son/daughter using a
range of measures including:
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Attendance data
Performance in class (e.g. contribution to the lesson)
Folder organisation and presentation
Homework assessment
Progress tests
Ability to work well independently and with others
Where concerns arise we will speak with your son/daughter in the first
instance and put support measures in place.
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Moving forward
Your son/daughter will have
regular meetings with his/her
tutor/subject teacher during
which they will work together
to set targets to promote
achievement and
progression.
Your son/daughter will store
these targets both
electronically and in their TRC
Folder to allow for personal
review.
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Sharing progress with parents
Progress reports to parents are made
twice a year (20th November 2014 and
19th February 2015)
• For each subject the report will include a
statistically predicted grade and your
son/daughter’s average performance grade
to date
• First parents’ evenings take place on
Thursday 27th November + Tuesday 2nd
December
… followed by a second on
Thursday 26th February + Tuesday 3rd March
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External Examinations
External examination sittings are held in May/June;
however trial exams will be held in the week
commencing 19/1/15.
The purpose of the trial exams is to prepare
students for the summer exam and to provide an
indication of progress against their targets.
Following the trial exams period key areas
for improvement will be discussed with
students and guidance offered.
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Examination Results
Examined module results are given as numeric
scores
Scores are totalled to give an overall score.
Overall score is used to determine the grade
awarded.
AS grade is an important foundation for final
A level grade
AS grade is used as the basis for University
applications
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Looking ahead …
Starting A2
A2 classes start before the end of the first academic year.
Monday 8th June – Friday 19th June 2015
This is the start of the student’s A2 year. Attendance is crucial.
Students failing to attend during this period will not be allowed
to progress onto the A2 part of the course
Many courses also start the substantial A2 coursework in this
period to give students the opportunity to do research over the
summer break.
College teaching year ends for students Friday 19th June 2015
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EFFORT /
COMMITMENT
SUCCESS
LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT
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SUPPORT
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Next steps ……
The majority of our students
go on to university, including
Oxford and Cambridge
In the last 8 years 41 TRC students have
received offers from either Oxford or
Cambridge
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Next steps ……
20% go to one of the Russell
Group universities, including
Oxford and Cambridge.
Others progress to Advanced
Apprenticeships or employment
400 different work placements
last year including in South Africa
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Next steps . . .
Kaplan Scholarship Winner – Chloe Lunn
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Student wins £15,000
Chloe Lunn won the Kaplan Scholarship which
provides her with £15,000 worth of
accountancy training to enable her to become
a fully qualified accountant.
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Next steps…..
Howells Prize Winners
Howells Solicitors sponsor an
essay-writing competition for
Law students
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Careers support available
Who are we?
Cerise Walters –
Manager for Careers and Employer Engagement
Jill Valentine –
Careers Adviser
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Kevin Lennox –
Careers Adviser
What services do we provide? (HE and FE support)
1-2-1 careers information, advice and guidance
Help with University applications
Specific help for students applying for
Medicine, Dentistry, Vet Science,
Allied Health and teaching degrees
Careers Blog
E-guidance careers@thomroth.ac.uk
Compact and Widening Participation Schemes
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What services do we provide?
(Work and Apprenticeship related support)
1-2-1 careers information, advice and guidance
Help with job and apprenticeship applications
Help with job hunting including:
• CVs
• interview techniques
• where to look for
employment
Careers Blog
E-guidance careers@thomroth.ac.uk
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Thank you for taking the time to come along
this evening
Staff are now available to answer individual
questions:
Curriculum
Lecture Theatre
Financial support
M134
Pastoral and Careers Support M137
Have a safe journey home
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