Presentation given to Year 7 Parents on 3rd September at Countesthorpe Leysland Community College with useful tips and advice on how best to support your child.

1. Step Up To Secondary
Year 7

2. Aim of this evening:
• To give you an overview of how you can become
engaged with the college to support your child’s
learning.

3. ‘The more parents are engaged in the education of
their children, the more likely their children are to
succeed in the education system. School
improvement and school effectiveness research
consistently shows that parental engagement is one
of the key factors in securing higher student
achievement’. (DFE Research report 2010)

4. Parental involvement v Parental engagement
Involvement is where parents support their child by
attending functions and meetings but do not get
involved in the process of learning
Engagement is when parents are in a partnership
with the school and are engaged in the process of
improving their child’s learning

5. What does this look like?
• Learning at home: help with homework, subject
skills, other skills and talents, attitudes, values,
aspirations and behaviour
• Communication: school-home; home-school
• In-school activities: volunteering; parents’
evenings, field trips; participating as a member of
an audience
• Decision making: undertaking role as school
governor or other committees

6. Better outcomes for
students
Positive relationships
Helps us to better
understand family
dynamics
Helps you to better
understand teacher
expectations
Helps you to better
understand what your
child needs to do to
on a day to day basis
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7. Overview
•Secondary School is so VERY
different!
•Your Child will leave here a young
adult
•Resilience

8. Leadership
Organisation
Resilience
Initiative
Communication
A Levels
GCSEs
SATs
KS4-5
Transition
Attend
Open
Evening
Apply to
CLCC
Attend
Transition
Evening
Read 5
books
Ensure 97%
Attendance
Embrace
College
Values
Take part in
House activities
Take part in
House activities
Take part in
Team Building
Activities
Seek opportunities
for acts of
kindness
Develop good
study habits
Lead part of an
assembly or
lesson
Take part in
Reward Events
Seek
opportunities
for acts of
kindness
Achieve Edge
Award
Choose
Options for Yr
9
Become a
Rep or
Leader
Start
GCSE
Seek
Opportunities
for acts of
kindness
Attend a
careers
event
Complete
End of Year
Exams
Make a positive
contribution
Sign up
for D
of E
Lead part of
an assembly
or lesson
Lead part
of an
assembly
or lesson
Embed good
learning habits
Prepare CV
Attend a
careers
event
Arrange your
own Work
Experience
Sit End of
Year exams
Complete
Graduate
Award
Complete Year
11 Transition
Work
Refine Revision
Techniques
Seek
Opportunities
for acts of
kindness
Seek
Opportunities
for acts of
kindness
Research
Post 16
Options
Complete
UCAS
Progress
Develop
Independent
Study Skills
Complete Mock
Exams
Attend 16+
Interviews
Sit GCSEs
Attend 6th Form
Induction Days
Complete
transition
tasks
Begin A
Levels
Seek
Opportunities
for acts of
kindness
Coach KS3/4
students
Complete EPQ Become an
Ambassador
Secure part-
time job or volunteer
Write
personal
statement
Apply for
university
summer
schools
Lead House
Activities
Apply for the
next step
Refine and perfect
study and
revision habits
Develop
oracy skillsSit exams
Confirm and
accept future
pathway plans
Take part in
College
and House
activities
Attend
SUTS Days
CLCC Learning and
Development
Journey 2018-19

9. Overview
•Rhythm of the Year
•Information Sent Home
•Homework
•Reward Events
•E–Safety
•Top Tips

10. Rhythm of the Year
September October November December
• Photos
• Beaumanor Trip
• Effort data sent home
• Charity Day • Academic Progress
Data sent home
• Careers’ Day
• End of Term Reward
Event
January February March April
• Music/Drama Swap • 14th March Parents’
Evening
• End of Term Reward
Event
April May June July
• Election of House Vice
Captain
• Area Sports
Competition
• Academic Progress
Data sent home
• Twycross Zoo visit
• Sports Day
• End of Year Reward
Event

11. The next few weeks

12. The next few weeks
• Reading
• Leadership
• Organisation
• Resilience
• Initiative
• Communication

13. Progress Information Sent
Home

14. Effort Data
Grad
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Descriptor Effort Homework Behaviour
A Outstanding
Exemplary: fully prepared,
committed and working to best of
their ability in every lesson.
Often volunteers constructive
contributions in class.
Takes lesson content further and
shows initiative.
Completes all homework on time,
frequently producing work of
exceptional and exemplary quality
to maximum ability.
Exemplary: fully focused, attentive and
cooperative at all times, helping fellow
students to learn and staff to teach. Takes
an active and appropriate part in all class
activities.
Always on time to lessons.
B Expected
Tries hard in the lesson.
Contributes to class/group
discussion.
Follows instructions willingly and
thoroughly.
Always ready to learn, including
having the correct books and
equipment.
Completes homework on time to a
good standard, appropriate to
ability.
Good levels of focus, attention and
cooperation in class.
Positive and helpful in lessons.
Always on time to lessons.
C
Needs
improving
Usually engages in the lesson but
needs reminding to keep on task
and rarely gives maximum effort.
Usually willing and ready to learn
but sometimes unprepared, e.g.
forgetting books/equipment.
Usually completed but not always
on time. Evidence of work being
rushed, lacking development and
not reaching the standard of which
the student is capable.
Usually acceptable but sometimes
behaviour can be disruptive, making it
harder for students to learn and teachers to
teach.
Sometimes late to the lesson.
D Unacceptable
Makes little apparent effort and
needs frequent reminders to stay
on task. Often not willing or ready
to learn, frequently forgetting
books and equipment.
Homework rarely completed on
time or to the standard of which
the student is capable
Regularly displays disruptive behaviour
which prevents other students learning and
the teacher teaching. Disrespectful towards
other students and teacher.
Regularly late to lessons.

15. Flightpaths
Exceeded
Mastered
Secure
Approaching
Developing

16. Subject: Effort
Grade
Autumn
Term 2
Effort
Grade
Spring
Term
Effort
Grade
Annual
Report
Year 7
Flightpath
Spring
Term
Flightpath
(CWAF)
Annual
Report
Working at
Flightpath
(CWAF)
Maths B B B E E- E-
English B A A S M M
Science C C C S S S+
Art B B A A
Computer Studies B B C S- S+ M-
Design & Technology C C A+ S-
Drama B B B M S- S
French B B B A A A+
Geography B C D S- S S-
History C C C A A A
Music B B C A A A+
PE B B B A A S-
REP B B B A S- S-

17. Homework
• What?
• Completing exercises from the lesson, learning, writing up,
reading, researching
• Why?
• Consolidates the learning from the classroom, deepens
understanding, demonstrates understanding, helps to develop
long term memory
• How much?
• Approx. 20 mins per subject per week/fortnight
• How can I help/monitor my child’s homework?

18. Show My Homework

19. Show My Homework
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Parents are able to see what homework has been set

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21. Homework Room runs
Tuesdays and Thursdays in
IT3C

23. Getting Started
• Download the app
• Select the correct school
• The phone number of your
phone must be the one stored
in our system to link up
• Once confirmed you are sent a
pin to type in
• This can take up to 24 hours.
• Any problems email:
myed@clcc.college

27. Your Child’s Name

28. Your Child’s Name
Anything in this section
indicates the student has
been late.

29. Your Child’s Name
A similar screen will show for a
behaviour point. Please note that if
your child receives a detention there
will be two points. (1) The original
behaviour and (2) the detention – this
usually appears the next day.

30. Your Child’s Name

31. Reward Events
• Attendance
• Merits
• Celebration of ALL students who being ‘the best
they can be,’ always behaving in a manner that
allows themselves and others to learn and grow.
• Tokens of appreciation – postcards, fruit, cookies
• Films
• Events

32. Mobile Phones
• Are brought to College at students’ own risk
• Switched Off in lesson times
• Only out at break times and lunch time OUTSIDE of
the building
• Students using phones in lessons will have them
confiscated
• Students who misuse phones may be banned from
bringing them into College

33. Social Media
• Most Apps have a minimum age of 13
• Once it’s out there, it’s out there for ever
• Apps are targeted at young adolescents
• If it happens out of school…

34. Helpful tips?
• Have a second router for your children
• Switch the internet off in the house at a certain
time
• ‘Friend’ your children on Social Media
• Check their phones and internet searches randomly
• Be wary of location apps and settings – great for
parents but…
• Not in their bedroom at night

35. Final Thoughts for Power to Perform
• Label all items of clothing
• A good night’s sleep
• Copy of their timetable and prepare their bag the night before
• Arrive on time and in the correct uniform
• Check MyEd
• Check Showmyhomework
• Encourage your child to carry on reading
• Encourage your child to log onto My Maths
• Talk to your child – ‘What have you learnt today?’
• Talk to the College
• If your details change – PLEASE TELL US