Year 9 Information Evening
Thursday 26th September
5 – 6pm
Welcome and Introduction
Mr Barrow - Headteacher
2013 Key Statistics
– 99.4% students 5+ A*-C grades
– Highest Performers gained:
12A* + 2 A (17.5 A*-C) and 11A* + 2 A (15.5 A*-C)
– 368 Average UCAS Point Score
– Top 1% of sixth forms/colleges for value added
Programme for this evening
• Welcome and Introduction
• Behaviour and Expectations
• Standards and Achievements
• Closing Remarks
Behaviour and Expectations
Mrs Brady
Head of Year 9
… and Roary!
ENJOYS
AND
ACHIEVES
Dress for the Job
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We are proud to belong to Shirley
and always dress the part.
Blazer, tie, jumper (and skirts for
girls) should be bought from Hewitts.
Black, leather-type school shoes.
No jewellery except a watch.
Natural hair colours.
Navy, white or black headscarves/hair accessories
No obvious make-up or nail varnish.
No mobile phones in school.
We ask for your help in following the
school uniform policy to ensure there
is a consistent uniform throughout
the school.
Tools for the Job
• 8 Essentials
• Pen x 2
• Pencil x 2
• Rubber
• Pencil sharpener
• Ruler
• Glue
• Colouring pencils
• Student Planner
Behaviour
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“The Brady Bunch are the Best” and pull together.
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Always polite and well mannered.
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Respectful of others and their property at all times.
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100% attendance, excellent punctuality, full
involvement in school life.
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We take pride in our individual performance and that of
the school.
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We have high expectations and work hard.
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We know what we want to achieve and set targets
accordingly, both short term and long term.
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And remember Shirley is part of the wider community
and we expect good behaviour to and from school.
Expectations
• The expectation is that ALL students will achieve 5 A* - C GCSE
grades at the end of Year 11.
• Attainment grades in Key stage 3 show this is possible.
• This can only happen with commitment and effort from the
students, the staff and with parental support.
• Attendance, Behaviour and Commitment.
• Please feel free to email me brady@shirley croydon.sch.uk
or the relevant form tutor
pringle, winbourne, said, childs, dean, pater, hamit
@shirley.croydon.sch.uk
Do you recognise anyone?
Why so successful?
ABC to success
A - Attendance
B - Behaviour
C - Commitment
but also ……
The Mixture of Youth and Experience
Youngsters bring tireless energy and enthusiasm.
Oldies bring experience.
AN INFALLIBLE MIX
Join The Year 9 team
Parent/Carers
Student,
Teacher,
Energy and ABC
Teachers Knowledge and Experience
Success and Celebration
Class of 2012
100% 5 x A* - C
Class of 2016
100% 5 x A* - C
Standards and Achievement
Mr Templeman-Wright
Deputy Headteacher
Standards and Achievement
How do we do it?
– 1:1 meetings, intervention & support lessons, extra lessons
after school, assemblies, external speakers, grade reports,
indicative GCSE grades.
– PiXL membership x 700+ = schools network with our own
PiXL Associate
– Our targets for students come from ‘FFT D’ estimates (top
25% Nationally) note ‘school’s actual 2013 results = value
added factor – FFTD – 85% (5+ A* - C passes) actual 99.4%
= +14.4% factor and FFTD 63% inc. English and Maths,
actual 63%
Standards and Achievement
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National Curriculum Levels to GCSE Grades
L3 = GCSE G
L4 = GCSE F
L5 = GCSE E
L6 = GCSE D
L7 = GCSE C
L8 = GCSE B 3 levels of progress factor
Standards and Achievement
National Curriculum Levels to GCSE Indicative Grades
Sub-Levels and Sub-GCSE Grades to show progression
Low
Middle
High
4c
F3
5c
E3
6c
D3
4b
F2
5b
E2
6b
D2
4a
F1
5a
E1
6a
D1
Standards and Achievement
Individual Target Setting
SUBJECTS
SEPT GCSE
GRADE
COMES
FROM THE
END OF
YEAR 8
NATIONAL
CURRICULU
M LEVEL
DEC
GRADE
ON
TARGET
APRIL
GRADE
ON
TARGET
ABOVE
TARGET
ABOVE
TARGET
BELOW
TARGET
BELOW
TARGET
JULY
END OF
YEAR
GRADE
ON
TARGET
ABOVE
TARGET
BELOW
TARGET
END OF
YEAR 9
FFTD
GM
TARGET
Standards and Achievement
Standards and Achievement
Standards and Achievement
Key Points - continued:
– We focus on reporting ‘indicative’ grades i.e. C1, C2, C3
– We focus on a minimum of two sub-levels progression per year e.g.
• Student ‘A’ in July of Year 8 = English 5a = GCSE grade E1
• Student ‘A’ in July of Year 9 = D2
• Student ‘A’ in July of Year 10 = C3
• Student ‘A’ in July of Year 11 = C1
– We expect students to: complete all set homework, read and action
all assessment comments by their teachers, attend extra classes,
complete all classwork and ask for help.
Closing Remarks
Mr Templeman-Wright
Deputy Headteacher