Grammar Plus
A REFRESHING ALTERNATIVE
BEN PARNELL
EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL
Glenmoor & Winton Academies
Really good places to learn
Great exam results
Sporting academies
Music and theatre
Arts
Safety and behaviour – every classroom every lesson
No complacency
‘Our Rivals’ – What is the difference
Bournemouth School and Bournemouth School for Girls are both really good schools
The single sex advantage
The business mentors
The reflection on real life
The small school big school scenario – Your child as a complete individual
Sports academies
Another chance
A grammar plus Achievement Co-Ordinator
What does a student leave with
A full house of A* GCSEs (Every student will have an A* target for all subjects)
Clear career plan to take them through A levels and on to a Russell Group University
The cultural capital to cope with being, living and working with students who have attended the
top schools in the country
Motivation and drive with a thirst for learning built from an intrinsic love of the subject content
and the thrill from success in all areas.
Set of moral values that allow for excellent decision making
A full house of A* GCSEs (Every student will
have an A* target for all subjects)
Classes of up to 30 highly motivated and intellectually capable students
Taught together for all of their lessons
Group performance alongside individual excellence
45 minutes of academically rigorous homework per core subject per week and 45 minutes per foundation subject per
fortnight
No excuses culture
Disruption free learning environment
Two languages from year 7
Geography lessons in French
Philosophy, Ethics & Classics from Y7
Reading sessions every day
Requirement to read extensively before attending lessons
Clear career plan to take them through A
levels and on to a Russell Group University
Business mentor
Annual Russell Group visit.
Proper success portfolio
Work Experience in Years 10 and 11 as part of the timetable
The cultural capital to cope with being, living
and working with students who have
attended the top schools in the country
Annual foreign visit including a pupil exchange programme
Annual theatre trip
Annual music concert (Mixture of genres)
Annual expressive arts visit
Annual visual art visit
Annual sports trip
Links to outstanding independent schools for specialist days e.g.. Astronomy experience – The
£5m project
Motivation and drive with a thirst for learning
built from an intrinsic love of the subject content
and the thrill from success in all areas.
Termly motivational speakers from industry
Rank order attainment – Rewards based around success re-seated every 6 weeks based on
‘Highest Lowest’ shoulder partners
Movement up cards – Creating inertia
Covey chart feedback and maths and English 2:1 with parents for all movement down in English
and Maths
Half termly feedback
This is not for you if ……
You don’t like/want to read
You can’t/won’t do homework
You are not highly motivated
Your behaviour is not first rate
You lack resilience
What next – The entrance test
You need to apply for a place at Winton or Glenmoor – First choice gives you the best chance of
securing a place
Passing the entrance exam does not guarantee a place at the school, it guarantees a place in the
grammar stream if you are successful in gaining a place at the school. E.g.. You might pass the
exam but not get a place through the general admissions process
We will tell you if your son or daughter has passed or failed.
Entrance Exam
English – A creative writing essay focussing on
‘ school is and isn’t magic ‘
Maths test sampling work from Level 4, 5 and 6 national curriculum
Each 1 hour
Key dates
Entrance Exam letter returned FAO Di Cripps by November 15th 2014
Entrance exam – Saturday 22nd November 2014
Glenmoor & Winton Academies
Jon Egging Hall
9am start
2 x 1 hour papers
Results issued via email – Thursday 18th December