Year 11 Information Evening 2016 Welcome
Programme 6pm 6.40pm General Information: key dates, mock exams, new GCSE grades, attendance, application for post-16, support, NCS Engagement Post-16 stands + employers + NCS Engagement 7.15pm Subject information 1 7.35pm Subject information 2 This presentation is available on our school website
THE YEAR AHEAD Mr Daniel Burgess, Assistant Principal
Oct and Nov 6 th Form Open Evenings November Mock exams (7 th 18 th ) December Predicted Grades January post-16 final deadline (12th) January Parents Evening (19th)
March Final progress report (17 th ) May Celebration Day May GCSE Exam period (May 15 th - June 26th) June Year 11 Ball (30th) August Results Day (24th)
2016-17 Cambridge Post 16 Open Evenings Cottenham Sixth Form University Technical College Netherhall Sixth Form Long Road Sixth Form College Parkside Sixth Ely College Sixth Form Comberton Sixth Form Impington International Sixth Form Hills Road Sixth Form College College of West Anglia (Milton) Cambridge Regional College Thursday 22nd Sept 6.30-8pm Wednesday 05/10 from 5pm to 7 pm and Open Morning on Saturday 12/11 from 10am to 2pm 18th October 6-8:30pm 19 th and 20 th October 17-00 till 21-00 1 st November 5.30-8pm 2 nd November 7pm on Wednesday. 3 rd November 6.30 9.00pm 8 th November 18-00 till 21-00 9 th and 10 th of November 17-00 till 21-15 12 th November from 09.30 to 12.30 18 November 2016 4-7pm 19 November 2016 9.30am 12.30pm 4 March 2017 9.30am 12.30pm 24 June 2017 9.30am 12.30pm
Mock Exams (November 7 th - 18 th ) The estimated grade for application to post-16 is partly based on the mock exam result. Teachers use the mock exam result to inform planning and next steps. Ancient History Art Biology Business Studies Catering Chemistry Dance Drama Engineering English(Lang./Lit.) French Geography German H&SC History ICT Maths Music PE (GCSE) Physics Product Design RE Science Spanish
New GCSE Grades 9-1 and Changes to Reporting
How have GCSE s changed? The government are bringing in new GCSE s and a new GCSE grading system. They will be graded 9-1, where 9 represents the highest grade and 1 the lowest. There is not a one-to-one correspondence between 9-1 and A*-G, as there are only 8 different grades under the current grading system. The government have given advice on key grades that should be comparable. The new GCSE s are being rolled in over the next 2 years. Your child will only sit the new style GCSE in English and Maths and will therefore be graded 9-1 for those subjects but A*-G for all other GCSE s.
New GCSE grades 9-1 Grades 9-1 and the new GCSE will be phased in with first teaching beginning for Maths and English in September 2015 and most other subjects in September 2016.
New GCSE grades 9-1 Broadly the same proportion of pupils will achieve a grade 4 and above as currently achieve a grade C and above. Broadly the same proportion of pupils will achieve a grade 7 and above as achieve an A and above. The bottom of grade 1 will be aligned with the bottom of grade G. The top 20% of pupils currently achieving an A and above will achieve a grade 9. This means that 9 is roughly the same as the top 40% of those pupils who used to achieve an A*. The government are planning to make the new benchmark grade a 5. It is unclear how Post-16 centres will respond to this at this point.
Minimum Grade This is the grade that your child is aiming to meet or exceed by the end of Key Stage 4. The Minimum Grade gives an indication of how your child should progress compared with similar pupils in high performing schools like Sawston Village College.
Estimated Grade This is the level that the teacher believes your child will achieve by the end of Key Stage 4 based on their current performance and assessments.
How will the report look?
ATTENDANCE AND ATTAINMENT What was your child s attendance last year? Do you know your child s attendance this year? Year 11 current attendance is at 95%
What is the impact of 90% attendance? 90% attendance = ½ day missed every week!! 90% over 5 years = 20 weeks Or HALF A YEAR MISSED Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri? Absent half a day every week
Impact of absence Research suggests absence of 17 or more days in a year can impact on GCSE grades Pupils can drop by 1 GCSE grade+ DfE change in legal action Pupils whose attendance is below 90% are persistent absentees If absence is unauthorised, legal action is to be expected
Target 95%+ Know your child s attendance rate and keep this monitored Ensure, if there has been absence, that work missed has been caught up Use Show my Homework to catch up with missed homework Avoid medical/dental appointments during the school day unless absolutely necessary Assess reason for absence and know the impact No term time holiday. This will not be authorised and could incur legal action
POST-16 TRANSITION AND ONLINE APPLICATION (UCAS PROGRESS) 2016-17 Mrs Cheryl Wombwell Lead Manager: Post-16 and UCAS Progress
www.youthoria.org
Continue with education at college or sixth form Start an Apprenticeship* or Traineeship Get a job or volunteer, with training Post 16 options 2016-2017 Year 11
Courses and Qualifications Level General mostly examinations Vocational / Applied mostly coursework Vocational (specialist) coursework based 3 A/AS-level IB BTEC/OCR Level 3 (NVQ)/C&G L3 Advanced Apprenticeship Traineeship 2 GCSE A*-C BTEC/OCR Level 2 (NVQ)/C&G L2 Intermediate Apprenticeship Traineeship 1 GCSE D-G BTEC Level 1 (NVQ)/C&G L1 Pre-employment scheme
Cambridge Regional College Ely Comberton Long Road Parkside College of West Anglia (Cambridge) UTC Cambridge Arts, Business & Enterprise, Care, Health and Early Years, Catering and Hospitality, Computing Technologies, Construction, Engineering, Hair, Beauty Therapy, Media, Music, Public Services, Sport, Travel and Tourism. *New: Level 3 Vocational Science; Traineeship from Jan 2017. 6 th Form to be relaunched 2017 purely vocational courses. Close links with Norwich City FC Sport, Business, Media Science, Sport and Business Art & Design, Business Studies, Graphic Design, ICT, Media, Music, Photography, Health & Social Care & Early Years, Sport Performing Arts, Health and Social Care, Business Veterinary Nursing, Environmental Sustainability, Equine Studies, Animal Management, and Agriculture *New: Two apprenticeships from September Science Netherhall Business, Sport and Physical Activity Vocational Options only
School or College course How to apply for: Within CAP, use UCAS Progress. Pupils can also apply for some Apprenticeships using UCAS. For centres outside the CAP area, approach the centre directly. Apprenticeship / Traineeship/Jobs with Training 1. Search and apply for Apprenticeships online using www.apprenticeships.org.uk 2. Contact colleges and training providers that offer Apprenticeships. 3. Approach employers to see if they offer or would be willing to offer an Apprenticeship. 4. For jobs with training, use www.youthoria.org and apply directly to employers. CAP offers more support with this
Cambridge Area Partnership (CAP) UCAS Progress National provider All CAP partners www.ucasprogress.com
Key Information All applications made via UCAS Progress All Year 11 pupils have dedicated time in the PSHE programme and English lessons to help complete the process Final Deadline 12th January 2016. Pupils should aim to have made applications before Christmas Pupils can make multiple applications Pupils can hold multiple offers
Post-application Interviews Offers Pupils must accept/decline offers Decision to be finalised on results day 24th August 2017
Support Careers, Information, Advice and Guidance staff (CIAG) C Wombwell and D Burgess Mentors Subject Teachers Mrs Hilary Burr, Careers Co-ordinator cwombwell@sawstonvc.org Tel: 01223 712624
NCS ENGAGEMENT 2016-17
And now Until 7.15pm Post-16 stands, NCS Engagement and Employers: TWI, Welch s Transport and Papworth Hospital (Sports Hall) 7.15-7.30 English (S1 & S2), Maths (S3 & S4), Science (S5 & S6) 7.35-7.50 English (S1 & S2), Maths (S3 & S4), Science (S5 & S6) You will find your name for the subject workshop posted in the foyer, in the Sports Hall and in the Science Block. To manage numbers, please where possible, attend the session assigned to you.