Year 7 Evening
Welcome and Introductions
•FOSS (Friends of Sandhurst School)
•Governing Body
•Senior Leadership Team
–Debbie Smith - Headteacher
–Sam Hunt - Deputy Headteacher
–Justin Southwood - Deputy Headteacher
–Simon Bamford - Assistant Headteacher
–Alan Dexter - Assistant Headteacher
–Ben Laws - Assistant Headteacher
–Bea Simmons - Assistant Headteacher
–Hayley Whiting - Assistant Headteacher
–Jim Malyon -School Business Manager
–Nick Marshall- Key Stage 5 Manager
–Richard Smith-Pastoral Co-ordinator
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Excellence as Standard
Excellence as standard
Schools are a people business. The inner belief and
commitment to realising excellence by those who
lead schools is the starting point. At its beating heart
the excellent school is a place where people care
more then others think is wise, risk more than others
think is safe, dream more than others think is
practical, and expect more than others think is
possible.
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The Excellent School
•First choice for families
•Employer of first choice for staff
•Progress is very good for all
•Children feel good about themselves within the school; their
talents and gifts are spotted and nourished. We know
individuals.
•The wider community wants to be involved
•The environment is attractive, clean, safe and welcoming
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Around School
•Roof repair
•Student Learning Centre (SLC)
•AHT offices
•Storage for the Kerith Church
•Library chair repairs
•A7 and Conference Room
•PE
•Table tennis tables
•Removal of Portakabin
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Around School
•Fencing
•Toilets
•Hall curtain
•Art classrooms
•Technology
classrooms
•Signage
•Planting etc
•Conference room
chair repairs
•Painting of English
corridor
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•SLC corridor
•Main corridor routes
•MFL classrooms
•Reception carpet
•Brick bin compound
•Staffroom
•IT upgrades and
repairs
•FOSS storage
What is Year 7 About?
• Building on what has been achieved in primary school
• Getting off to a fresh and flying start in a new school
• Developing skills for lifelong learning
• Being made to feel welcome, feeling confident and cared
for
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Partnership with Parents
• Communication
• Tutor and Head of House
• Year 7 Subject Evening - Thursday 29th January 2015
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Engineering Progress For All
5+ A-C Grades
100
90
80
Percentage
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2013
2014
National
DSM
2015
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How is the Teaching Day Organised?
08.30 - 08.50
08.50 - 09.50
09.50 - 10.50
10.50 - 11.10
11.10 - 12.10
12.10 - 13.10
13.10 - 13.55
13.55 - 14.55
14.55 - 15.05
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Morning Registration
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Break
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lunch
Lesson 5
Afternoon Registration
What do we teach in KS3
Art (2)
Drama (2)
English (7)
Geography (4)
History (4)
ICT (2)
Mathematics (7)
Modern Languages - French, German, Spanish (4)
Music (2)
PE (4)
Skills for Life (1)
RE (2)
Science (6)
Technology – Catering, Resistant Materials, Graphics, Textiles (3)
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How is the Timetable Organised?
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KS3 Curriculum Change
Reforming Key stage 3
• New KS3 curriculum as from September 2014.
• KS3 levels no longer statutory.
• The arts, design and technology, the humanities and
modern foreign language are not compulsory national
curriculum subjects after the end of Key Stage 3 (Year
9), but all students have a statutory entitlement to be
able to study a subject in each or all of those four areas.
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7&8
Preparing our students for the new KS4 Curriculum
Reforming Key stage 4 (GCSE) Qualifications
• New English and mathematics GCSEs will be ready for teaching from
September 2015, other GCSEs, will be introduced for first teaching
from 2016.
• GCSE mathematics will provide greater coverage and be more
challenging for those aiming to achieve top grades.
• GCSE English Language will require higher level reading skills and good,
accurate written English, which will better prepare students for further
study and work.
• GCSE English Literature will encourage students to read, write and
think critically; it will assess students on challenging and substantial
whole texts and on shorter unseen texts.
• Most GCSE examinations will be un-tiered, only GCSE Mathematics
examinations will continue to be tiered.
• GCSE examinations to recognise and reward accurate spelling,
punctuation and grammar.
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On Track – KS3
Engineering Progress For All
Home
School
Student
On Track @ Sandhurst School
Reporting
Progress Report 1 – October
Progress Report 2 – December
Progress Report 3 – March
Progress Report 4 – Not issued
Progress Report 5 – May
Progress Report 6 – July
Student progress
23rd
18th
23rd
27th
22nd
Frequency
Reporting
Format
Pupils at
the heart
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• 6 times a year, each
half term (5 times
this year)
• Standard
assessment
• End of year core
examinations for all
• Emphasis on
progress
• Hardcopy –
email/text
• School wide review
of student progress
• Student centred
subject progress
charts
All
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All
On Track – KS3
Assessment Grid
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All
Student Subject Charts KS3
Harry Green
Geography
4b
5a
• Modern Foreign Languages and
Technology Subjects
• Learning is not linear
• CAT Test
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KS3
Year 9 Example Report
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All
Codes
The report shows students’ attitude to learning in lessons. In order to be more specific,
‘attitude to learning’ is split into three key focus areas: Effort, Behaviour and Homework.
O – Outstanding, the highest standards always met.
G – Good, standards good much of the time, but occasional inconsistencies leave room for
improvement.
I – Inconsistent, Standards are variable, unsatisfactory as often as satisfactory. This
adversely affects progress.
U - Unsatisfactory – standards are very inconsistent and often unacceptable. This is having
a major impact on progress.
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Homework at Sandhurst School
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Homework at Sandhurst School
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Homework at Sandhurst School has been designed to help support and consolidate
what the students learn in class
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Half of the departments will set homework on a weekly basis, this will be recorded in
the students work journals
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The departments that will set homework in this traditional way include: MFL,
technology, computing, art, and mathematics
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These tasks will take approximately 30-40 minutes to complete
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The rest of the departments set homework as part of a rota
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These subjects will set longer tasks over a two week period and take turns throughout
the year
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These tasks have been uploaded onto the SDC and can be accessed via the website
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The departments that are involved with the homework rota include: English, history,
geography, science, music, drama, religious education and PE
Homework at Sandhurst School
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H/W SLOT
DATE
DURATION
AUTUMN
SLOT 1
Thur 3rd Sept - Fri 4th Sept
2 DAYS
AUTUMN
SLOT 2
Mon 7th Sept - Fri 18th Sept
2 WEEKS
AUTUMN
SLOT 3
Mon 21st Sept – Fri 2nd Oct
2 WEEKS
AUTUMN
SLOT 4
Mon 5th Oct - Fri 16th Oct
2 WEEKS
AUTUMN
SLOT 5
Mon 19th Oct - 23rd Oct
1 WEEK
YEAR 7
YEAR 8
YEAR 9
GEOGRAPHY
MUSIC
SCIENCE
RE
ENGLISH
MUSIC
PE
HISTORY
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Two week duration
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Two extended tasks per subject
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Tasks can be accessed by clicking on the subject
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Subjects involved in the rota: English, Science, History, Geography, RE, PE, Drama,
Music
Help and Advice
• Class teacher
• Subject leader
• House leader
• Tutor
• Homework Club
• Mr Dexter
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The PiXL Edge
The PiXL Edge has been designed for schools as a means of accrediting and developing
those key personal attributes, that are desired by both employers and higher education
establishments.
The five attributes are:
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2.
3.
4.
5.
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Leadership
Organisation
Initiative
Resilience
Communication
The PiXL Edge
The students have been enrolled onto the programme at the apprentice level, once this has
been completed the students will automatically move onto the graduate programme.
Students will qualify at three levels:
Level 1: PiXL Apprentice (Year 7)
Level 2: PiXL Graduate (Year 10)
Level 3: PiXL Master (Year 12)
The students will be instructed on how to log their achievements online. Parents will also be
able to access the PiXL Edge system and view what progress has been made.
Mr Matthew Bell: PiXL Co-ordinator
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The PiXL Edge
Why are we doing this?
• We want to reward the students for demonstrating the key attributes
that are not always apparent in their traditional lessons.
• We want the students to develop those key ‘life’ skills that future
employers and universities will look for.
• We want to find ways for the students to enrich their studies outside of
the classroom, to fulfil their potential and be successful.
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The Opportunity to Succeed
• Working Together
• Make a Difference
• FOSS (Friends of Sandhurst School)
• Weekly News and News Review
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