Year 11 Power to Perform: Parent Guide
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Presentation from the September Power to Perform Presentation Evening for Parents of Year 10 students.
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Year 11 Power to Perform: Parent Guide
- 1. Year 11: Power to Perform • 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. 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; • Decision making: undertaking role as school governor or other committees
- 5. Advantages 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
- 6. What can students expect across the year?
- 8. Rhythm of the Year 2019-20 • What to expect • Key dates • Things to keep an eye out for
- 9. Year 11: Key Dates for Parents 2019-2020 9th September Anti-regression testing for Y11 this week 7th October Latest performance and effort sent to parents this week (1) 24th October Sixth Form Open Evening After 24th October Sixth Form Taster Sessions 11th November Mock examinations (two weeks) 12th December Y11 Mock Examination Results Day 12th December Y11 Parents' Evening - results and latest effort given out at the evening (2) 13th December Post mock intervention cycle begins 28th January Sixth Form Interviews 12th February Parents' Workshop evening: Power to Perform: PiXL Endurance strategies to support the final straight! 2nd March Y11 March Mocks in English, Maths, Science + 16th March Y11 Tutor Groups altered. Extra Revision time created 31st March Latest performance and effort sent to parents this week (3) 6th, 7th, 8th April Easter Revision sessions at College 28th April Y11 Awards Evening April, May, June Walking Talking Mocks, Intensive Revision Days, Hot Tips before exams. Students have personalised support timetables. Sessions are compulsory. 11th May Written Public Examinations begin (until end of June) 22nd May Leaving Assembly (following last exam before half term) 25th June Y11 Prom 20th August GCSE Results Day
- 10. Top tips to support your child through Year 11 and their exams
- 11. What is Prepare to Perform? Staying calm, feeling good, being effective A toolkit to help your child control different aspects of their life to help them perform better when it comes to exam time It will allow them to focus, set themselves a plan and work towards being prepared in the best possible way
- 12. 1. Being a role model Set a good example by modelling the behaviour you want your child to adopt… • Planning for the week • Eating healthily and well • Keeping hydrated • Leading an active life • Staying calm • Being organised • Good sleep habits
- 13. 2. Goal Setting • Encourage them to discuss their goals. Write them down – e.g. printed and displayed on their bedroom wall • Help focus them and talk to them about their goals regularly – revisit them. • Give positive reinforcement • Connect with them about ‘why’ and ‘what’ they want to achieve
- 14. 3. Keeping Active • Encourage them to keep active on a daily basis • Carry out exercise in manageable chunks • Plan to do active things together on a weekend • Go out for a walk together and get some fresh air • Help them plan out their weekly exercise schedule in advance • After exercise your brain functions well, so encourage work or revision to follow…
- 15. 4. Healthy Eating • Eating the right food and drink can energise your system, improve alertness and sustain your child through the long exams and long days ahead. • Avoid high sugary and fatty foods or drinks • Aim to eat clean, fresh and healthy foods • Have a couple or ‘treat’ meals per week • Encourage them to eat breakfast everyday • Hydration is key to brain functioning so make sure your child carries a bottle of water with them.
- 16. 5. Time Out Encourage them to build in opportunities to take some time out every week, away from study. For example: • Going out for food • Seeing friends • Having a bath • Listening to music • Reading a book • Doing a hobby • Going shopping • Going to the cinema
- 17. 6.Sleep Patterns & Unplugging • Young people need between 8 – 9 hours sleep per night • Help your child create a relaxing evening routine • Make sure they don’t eat too late at night • Avoid giving them caffeine or sugary drinks late at night • Make sure they don’t work or revise too late before going to bed • Encourage them to switch off from social media / technology at least an hour before bedtime • Support your child to appreciate the world around them rather than being governed by their phone. And model that behaviour yourself.
- 18. 7. Staying Cool & Calm • Set a good example by staying calm yourself • Create a relaxing environment for your child • Help them plan out coping strategies to deal with their stress • Give them positive distractions away from studying • Help them understand their stress & to focus on controlling the controllables • Promote a balance of their academic studies & other activities during the week
- 19. A whole new language for parents too! 8. Get familiar with the language of GCSE
- 20. PiXL WTM (Walking Talking Mock) Smith Proforma PLC (Personalised Learning Checklist)
- 22. SmithProforma Diagnosis - These are the skills and areas of knowledge I need to secure: 1. Technology vocabulary 2. Charity vocabulary 3. Opinion phrases 4. Formulating the future tense 5. Formulating the perfect tense 6. Using modal verbs 7. Idioms 8. Recognising subjunctive mood Name: Subject : French Target: 5 Therapy - This is when and where I will secure the knowledge: Every Monday from 1/10/15 - 21/10/15 in E3 with Mr Smith Testing - This is when and where I will be tested on my new knowledge: Wednesday 23/10/15 in the main hall
- 25. Speak to me at the end if you want a new pin for this and we’ll get one sent out to you.
- 26. Key Actions for Maths Year 11 • Keep the motivation up • Get ready for revision • Encourage good study skills • Make sure they have a revision guide for GCSE Maths 9-1 at the correct tier and a scientific calculator • Ensure they work through past papers regularly at home • Get them to make use of the following resources – PIXL MATHS APP MY MATHS Corbett Maths
- 27. Key Actions for English Year 11 Ensure your child has copies of all English Literature set texts and read them yourselves! Ensure homework is completed, using a stop watch as appropriate to improve time management. Encourage your child to read quality fiction and non-fiction to help improve technical accuracy and widen their vocabulary. Investigate different apps and websites to find ones which your child likes, such as Sparknotes, The Student Room, Mr Bruff on YouTube and the PiXL Lit app. Look into going to performances of our key Literature texts: Macbeth, A Christmas Carol or Jekyll and Hyde and An Inspector Calls.
- 28. Actionsforparents 3rd September 2019 General English Maths Ensure you have downloaded My Ed and Show My Homework apps Ensure notifications are switched on so you receive messages and check regularly. Key dates in the diary / on the fridge. Get in touch if you have any questions. We want to support and form tutors (pastoral) and subject teachers (academic) are the best starting point. Buy your child copies of all English Literature set texts and read them yourselves! Ensure homework is completed, using a stop watch as appropriate to improve time management. Encourage your child to read quality fiction and non-fiction to help improve technical accuracy and widen their vocabulary. Investigate different apps and websites to find ones which your child likes, such as Sparknotes, The Student Room, Mr Bruff on YouTube and the PiXL Lit app. Look into going to performances of our key Literature texts, Macbeth, A Christmas Carol or Jekyll and Hyde and An Inspector Calls. Keep the motivation up Get ready for revision Encourage good study skills Make sure they have a revision guide for GCSE Maths 9-1 at the correct tier and a scientific calculator Ensure they work through past papers regularly at home Get them to make use of the following resources – PIXL MATHS APP MY MATHS Corbett Maths (My Maths username: Leysland Password: Octagon) Login for PiXL is cl4199 – personal logins will follow Year 11 Power to Perform Evening
Hinweis der Redaktion
- PiXL Endurance is a strategy (with supporting resource) designed to help students develop exam related stamina and resilience in the period before they take their exams. We know that students are being well prepared at school for the content they will face in their exams and all of us are working hard to help them identify their weaknesses and to address them, assess them regularly and equip them as best we are able. However, sometimes students fail to help themselves. We know of the students who after eating a doughnut, some fizzy sw eets and a can of energy drink, think they are prepared to sit their exams. We know that some of them are not sleeping enough, not developing good working habits, finding it difficult t o know what to do first. We also know that issues around mental health are on the rise – s tudents who find the pressure and intensity of an exam period overwhelming and the expectation on them crippling. The PiXL Endurance strategy is focused on the whole child through the lens of the 3Cs: how to help them understand and grasp the Currency, how to help them develop their Character and how to help them create a Culture that is conducive to effective learning. The strategy is made up of 3 parts:
- Each area focuses on different elements of resilience and stamina with stories taken from the world of sport and from other successful people in the world of business and education. The material will be used by teachers for assemblies and in lessons plus we’ll be sharing it with parents of Year 11 at a workshop on the 13th February – just before the final run in to exams. Students in KS4 and KS5 face a huge challenge – 100% terminal exams. They will sit more exams, for a longer period of time and they will be harder. Students will need to develop their stamina in order to succeed. As busy adults, many of us bemoan our inability t o find the time to exercise; we suffer aches and pains from sitting all day at a desk and yet never more has the ‘wellness’ lifestyle been seen as a badge of honour. In short, we are fast becoming a nation of two halves, not so much the haves and have-nots so much as the movers and move-nots. Power to perform focuses in on the health and well-being elements and provides resources and strategies
- We have a range of strategies to assist students with their examinations. Many of the terms we use may be new to you so I thought I’d share them with you PiXL – An organisation that comprises about half the schools in the UK. They offer support and advice to schools and we buy some of their services – like the PiXL Maths and English Lit apps you’ll hear about in a minute Walking Talking Mocks
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- Keep the motivation up – Encourage hard work in lessons and getting on to extension and problem solving tasks. At home agree a work/social life balance, agree ‘a cannot do it yet’ attitude – not to give up if they find a topic hard or do badly on an assessment Get ready for revision – ask them to show you their Maths book regularly , make sure they bring it home and read through notes made in lessons, ask them to show you their homework and how much work they have completed – they could start to make summary notes in a separate book of key learning –in Maths we ask the students to write down important key learning in Pink pen so it is easy to identify when they look back – ensure they have one Encourage good study skills – In Year 10 and Year 11 they are doing homework every week – do you see them doing it at home – have they take time to write out the questons and worked solutions – ask, do they have a designated quiet space to work?
- If you can engage with and discuss key themes, characters and the general plot with your child they will naturally begin to deepen their comprehension of the text. We ensure students are aware of how much time they have for each question in the exam and as the year progresses they will hone these skills in school When they are given practice questions, or indeed do their own work they should limit their time in order to replicate the exam scenarios. - If your child has access to quality fiction it will only sharpen and develop their vocabulary base – which will mean more sophisticated use of language and higher grades! -Apps are quick and accessible – The Student Room is a great website for advice and support on revision techniques too, flashcards, mindmaps, note making, quizs. - A theatre visit will provide an alternative way of accessing the text for some students – they will also be more aware that it was originally intended to be performed as a drama.