Key stage 5 open evening
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Welcome to life in the
sixth form!
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Sixth form expectations
• Commitment to learning
• Commitment to self development
• Commitment to the school community
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Commitment to learning
• Attendance and punctuality
• Completion of work set
• Meeting all deadlines
• Participation
• Focus
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Attendance
• Outstanding attendance shows commitment to studies
• We know that good attendance leads to good outcomes
academically – it affects our ability to provide the education
our students deserve
• It’s an expectation of any institution
How are we monitoring attendance?
• Alerts to be sent to students and parents
• Attendance explanation will be required
How will we respond to poor attendance?
• Expectation of 95% +
• Below 90% = Poor attendance
How will we respond to poor attendance?
Regular checks on attendance % for all students
a) Students whose attendance has dipped below 90% since the start of
the year - Parents will receive a warning letter from the school
b) Students whose attendance has dipped below 90% more than once
in the academic year – Parents will receive a further letter and will
be asked to contact from tutors to explain their absence. They will
also be warned that should they continue to maintain this rate of
attendance the school will not pay for any of their exam entries
c) Students whose attendance has dipped below 85% - Parents will be
contacted and students will be required to appear before an
attendance panel.
d) Students whose attendance has dipped below 85% more than once
in the academic year – Parents will be contacted and asked to
attend a meeting at the school with the student’s tutor/Learning
Manager/D of Sixth Form to discuss the poor attendance rate.
What if attendance doesn’t improve?
• Attendance of less than 90% by exam entry point –
Students may be expected to pay their own exam entries.
Commitment to learning
• Attendance - 100% will be rewarded!!!!
• Completion of work set
• Meeting all deadlines
• Participation
• Focus
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Commitment to self-development
• Tutoring sessions
• Assemblies
• Leadership through Vertical Tutoring
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Tutorial time after half term
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WEEK ONE
WEEK TWO
Monday
Tutorial
Assembly
Tuesday
Mentoring
Mentoring
Wednesday
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VT lower school
Thursday
Tutorial
Tutorial
Friday
Mentoring
Mentoring
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Commitment to the school community
Vertical Tutoring at Fortismere
Six colleges
• Alexandria
• Colosseum
• Ephesus
• Olympia
• Petra
• Rhodes
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Commitment to the school community
Enrichment for all
• Wednesday, period 5, week 2 – Timetable suspended for whole school
for enrichment activities
• Support enrichment activities across the school
• Leadership opportunities
• Excellent for personal statements and applications
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Enrichment pathways in sixth form
Sixth form
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Enrichment
for all
Year 12
students who
want to enrich
A level studies
Year 12
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enrichment
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Year 12
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Commitment to the school community
• Ambassadors and role models
- Through Vertical tutoring sessions
- Through enrichment for All
- Student Leadership team
• I.D badges
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Teaching and Learning
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Art & Design
Biology
Chemistry
Drama
Economics
English Language & Literature
English Literature
Film Studies
French
Further Maths
Geography
German
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Government & Politics
History
ICT
Maths
Media Studies
Mandarin
Music
Philosophy
Photography
Physics
Psychology
Religious Studies
Sociology
Spanish
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Teaching and Learning
• Specialist teaching
• Range of styles
• Independent study – timetabled lessons for supervised
study
• Homework and “extras”
• Modules, coursework and examinations
• Conferences, field trips, study visits and workshops
• Facilities – Library/Study Room
• Sixth form planners
• Balancing workload
• January Mock Exam – w/b 5 January
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Our expectations – grade
requirements
• Three D grades at AS to commence study at A2
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How will we support our students?
Monitoring and tracking performance
• Target Setting (Alis/Challenging Targets)
• Regular collection of ‘working at’ grades (interventions where
appropriate) benchmarked against targets
• Reports home in November, January and March (Full Report)
• A subject teachers’ evening - 3rd February 2015
• Mid-year attainment statement – 30th January 2015 (replaces Jan
exams)
• Notification of students at risk of not achieving target grades (January,
March, April)
• Potential for more mocks for some students/subjects in March
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How will we support our students?
Our support and guidance network
• Form tutor
• Learning manager – Ms Sullivan
• Director of Sixth Form – Ms Judge
• Subject teachers
• Ms Cassell – Study Supervisor and Academic Coach
• School careers advisor – Ms Phillips
• External providers
CARE, GUIDANCE, REALISM
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What should I do if……..?
My child needs to be absent from school
for a short period
Illness - please contact the sixth form office before the start
of school each day that they are absent (phone or email).
Other reasons – please contact Ms Sullivan and ask your
son/daughter to request an absence form.
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What should I do if……..?
I am concerned by the amount of work
being completed in a particular subject
Contact the relevant subject teacher (email)
I am concerned by the amount of work
being completed generally
Contact your child’s form tutor
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What should I do if……..?
I have already contacted the school about my
child’s work and things aren’t getting better
Contact Ms Sullivan in the first instance.
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What should I do if……..?
I want to discuss factors that may affect
my child’s ability to make good progress
Contact the form tutor in the first instance. They may refer to
Ms Sullivan/Ms Judge as appropriate.
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What should I do if……..?
I want some up to date information about
attainment levels.
Contact the form tutor in the first instance. If there
are concerns they may recommend input from Ms
Sullivan or Ms Judge.
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Examinations
January assessments
An up to date exam/assessment timetable will be sent home
in December
Students will receive a Mid-Year Attainment Statement in
February
AS level examinations begin in May 2015
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Higher Education guidance
How do we support our students in progressing beyond
sixth form?
• HE guidance evening in June
• Comprehensive guidance beginning in February
• Detailed letter sent home in January
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Financial support for sixth form students
At Fortismere we will offer 3 different Bursary Funds - a Support Bursary, a Maintenance
Bursary and a Discretionary Bursary.
Support Bursary
Support Bursary
Students who meet the following criteria will be eligible for a Support Bursary of £1200 per year
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Financial support for sixth form students
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Financial support for sixth form students
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Parental support
• Attendance and punctuality
• Encourage independent study and responsibility
• Awareness of homework and deadlines
• Discuss reports and targets at home
• Help with coursework organisation, planning
revision charts, talking etc.
• Encourage effective prioritisation and life-study
balance
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Communication
• Key people
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Ms Patel sixthform@fortismere.org.uk
Ms Sullivan ksullivan@fortismere.org.uk
Ms Judge zjudge@fortismere.org.uk
Subject specific queries – HOD or subject teacher
• Parentmail
• Please notify Anne Greenwood, agreenwood@fortismere.org.uk
if you are not receiving parentmail.
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Life in the sixth form…
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