Year 9 information evening Head teacher: Mr Evans Assistant Head and Head of Key Stage 3&4: Mr Woollin Head of Year: Mrs Kelly Tutors: 9B Ms Bayford 9C Ms Crawford 9D Ms Darling 9S Mr Smith Why is Year 9 important? • GCSE options. • Embed skills and mindset that will ensure success at GCSE. • Some GCSE courses begin in Year 9. • Changes to GCSE. Attendance • There is no doubt that success at GCSE is linked to good attendance. 90% attendance = 1 day off a fortnight. 95% danger level. Homework See website for access to ‘Show My Homework’. Uniform • Watch this space re. potential changes. Home/school communication tkelly@farmors.gloucs.sch.uk kbayford@farmors.gloucs.sch.uk scrawford@farmors.gloucs.sch.uk hdarling@farmors.gloucs.sch.uk asmith@farmors.gloucs.sch.uk • Maths: gspurr@farmors.gloucs.sch.uk • Science: sditchfield@farmors.gloucs.sch.uk