Sixth Form Success
@
Skipton Girls’ High School
Introducing the Team
Mrs McMillian
Assistant Headteacher: Student Progress
Mr Blythe
Head of Sixth Form
Miss Graham
Student Progress: Year 12 and 13
Outstanding Sixth Form Results!
SGHS Results
A
2013/14
What isASALPS?
32.2%
ALPS analyses the academic performance of the Sixth Form by
94.1%
comparing A-C
examination results on
an individual and subject-based
level
ALPSat SGHS compared2 with schools nationally.
Sixth Form Partnership Agreement
DRESS CODE
ATTENDANCE
PUNCTUALITY
REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
FORSEEN ABSENCE
UNFORSEEN ABSENCE
UNAUTHORISED ABSENCE
MONITORING ATTENDANCE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR OWN LEARNING
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Sixth Form Dress Code
Sixth formers are role models for the rest of the school and
need to be smartly presented at all times.
Students should wear Business Dress
• Black suit or
• Black trousers/black skirt plus black jacket
• Optional coloured top
• Dark coloured shoes
Attendance
• Students need to keep their
attendance above 95%.
• 90% attendance = students would
miss 4 school weeks!
• 85% attendance = one term
missed over two years!
• Poor attendance will call into
question students continuation in
the Sixth Form and entry for
examinations.
Attendance
In Year 12 all students are expected to be on site from 8.50am – 3.40pm
(excluding lunchtimes) Monday – Friday.
Authorised absence:
• Educational Visits
• Medical appointments, out of
your control
• School/ sporting activities
• University visits
• Driving tests
• Religious holidays
• Career related interviews
• Volunteering as part of your
studies
Unauthorised absence:
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Holidays taken during term time
Birthdays or similar celebrations
Shopping
Social events
Routine medical appointments
Doing coursework
Driving lessons within class time
Part time work
RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR OWN LEARNING
How Much Time Should I Spend Studying?
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It is recommended that students match their
time in the classroom outside studying.
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So…….
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Students will be spending 20 hours per week
in the classroom.
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This means per week students should allow
20 hours for studying!
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Entry into Year 13 is conditional on having
grades D or above in your AS subjects
Who Can Help Me?
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Subject Staff
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If you are struggling with your subject, talk to them
first. They may be able to explain or resolve the issue
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Think about choosing a time outside of a lesson when
you can have their undivided attention
Who Can Help Me?
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Mrs McMillian, Mr Blythe, Miss Graham are all
available to help you. Knock on the door!
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In your tutor periods your Personal Tutors are a
brilliant resource for you.
Enrichment Activities & Visits
Enrichment Workshops & Activities
Academic Progress Strategies & Work
• 15 - 20 hours a week independent study outside lesson time
• Student Tips:
Revise as you go along; make note summaries or postcards
Look at past examination papers to see how questions relate to the topics you learn
Identify weaker areas and take positive steps to conquer them
Use libraries and watch suitable and relevant TV programmes as well as reading quality,
broadsheet newspapers
Prepare revision summaries
Read appropriate sections of textbooks
Read around your subjects generally
Supplement your notes from lessons
Paid Work
• Important and often useful
• However… research shows that students
working over 10 hours per week are likely to
underperform by 1 grade per subject
How can you help?
• Show an interest
• Ask them to explain what and how they are doing
• Try to provide the right environment at home for
study
• Discuss future career / university goals
• Stay in touch
• Be sympathetic
• Encourage them to aim high
Parents’ Evenings & Reporting Dates
Parents’ Evening
Thursday 12th February 2015
Internal Exams
Week beginning 12th December 2014
Internal Exams Results Day
21st January 2015
Reports
7th November 2014
30th January 2015
27th March 2015
Words of Advice from SGHS
Year 13 Students
• ‘Keep folders organised. A small thing that makes a real
difference’
• ‘Do not just make notes, make sure that you understand them
and try to learn the work as you go along’
• ‘Do as many past papers as possible and compare your
responses with the mark schemes/model answers’
• ‘Make clear notes throughout the course so that they are ready
to be used for revision’
• ‘Work in small groups to learn from others and to teach others’
UCAS
Objectives of the session:
• To be able to use SimplyClick to communicate with your
daughter’s teachers.
• To be able to use my.SGHS to have discussions with your daughter
about her learning.
• To understand the safety procedures that exist to protect your
daughter in school and to be aware of the dangers she faces with
technology outside school.
Simply Click
• Your communication tool for contacting staff
at school.
• No need to remember email addresses
• Choose your daughter’s teacher from the list
of staff and send a message!
Login
Change your password
Set email
notify
to
YES
and
enter your
personal
email
address
Change
your
password
here.
Send a message
Choose the teacher
ParentPay
Using mySGHS
Digital Safety – In School
• School internet filter
– No Facebook (or any other social networking site!)
– No Twitter
– No personal emails (Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo! etc.)
• Ranger Software
– Allows staff to remotely take control of your
daughter’s netbook during lessons.
• Mobile phones are to be used for learning
purposes only.
Implications
• What sites do you visit?
• Do your children know more about the
internet than you?
• What sites do your children visit?
The Internet is brilliant
Communication
skills
Money management
Confidence
Research
Learning
Online?
Computer skills
Commitment
Creativity
The good old days…
Virgin Atlantic sacks 13 staff for callin
g its flyers 'chavs'
Facebook blog insulted passengers and claimed aircraft had cockroaches
im so totally bord!!
first day at work. omg!! so dull!!!
all I do is shred holepunch n scan paper!!! omg!
Teenage office worker sacked for moaning
on Facebook about her 'totally boring' job
But companies don’t really look at
Facebook… do they?
• CareerBuilder.com has reported that one in five
employers check Facebook profiles when looking into
a potential candidate for their position.
• Of U.S. companies with at least 1,000 employees,
10% have disciplined their ranks for running afoul of
the rules during the last 12 months.
• Eight percent of those firms fired at least one
employee for egregious violations.
No-one can see me now!
Six Facebook Don’ts…
• Inappropriate pictures
• Complaining about school/
work/university
• Posting conflicting
information
• Statuses you don’t want your boss/grandma to see
• Misunderstand security settings
• Lose by association
Facebook Security
Practical Tips…
 Security settings need to be set to “Friends only”, that
includes - comments, posts and photos
 These “Friends” need to be people they know and trust in
the real world
 Content - Only post content and photos they wouldn't mind
showing you!
 Try your very best to be “Friends” with your daughter on
Facebook
 Learn how to report an issue directly to Facebook
Set Rules…
• When does the mobile phone get turned off?
Where is it left overnight?
• The games console?
• The laptop?
• When does your wifi get turned off?
www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents
Don’t be scared – be aware.
Work with your daughter – don’t
send her underground.
Set clear rules
www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents
www.ceop.police.uk
Thank you!
Enjoy!
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I’m sure your daughters will have a brilliant
time in the Sixth Form.
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Take every opportunity!