Welcome to Year 10 Parents Information Evening One school; One team; One voice

Welcome to Year 10 Parents Information Evening One school; One team; One voice

Staff here this evening: Adrian Rees Deputy Headteacher Amanda Sissons Head of Year 10 Ed Duckham Director of Key Stage 5 Sally Butler- Director of English David Leach- Director of Maths Dr Andrew Stanger- Director of Science This evening s presentation will be on the school website tomorrow, under the Parent/Year Groups Section Yr 10 Parents Information Evening- Sept 2018 2

Proud of our Passionate about learning Keen to inspire Valuing ourselves and each other Determined to be the best we can be Honesty Kindness Respect Yr 10 Parents Information Evening- Sept 2018 3

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Rising Standards: GCSE success % Achieving A* - C (9 4) in English and Maths 2015 58% 2016 63% 2017 68% 2018 69% Comparison against national in core subjects 14 subjects exceeded national average 18 subjects held or improved their results Gap between girls and boys closed completely and for the first time, boys beat the girls! Science 2 or more passes 57.4% (national 55% ) Maths 9-4 77% (national 71%) English 9-4 78.3% (national 72%) #TeamJMS one school, one team, one voice 5

Rising Standards: A Level Success JMS is in the top 25% of schools across the country! #TeamJMS: one school, one team, one voice 6

How do TeamJMS succeed? Excellent attendance if you are here we can teach you 96% target Great attitudes to learning pride in your work, using teachers feedback to make your work better, listening well and protecting the learning of others Excellent conduct understanding our school is a place of work and a place of learning Great teaching every hour of every day for every child, teachers listen and understand what you need, and explain clearly, pushing you to achieve Great learning asking questions, listening carefully, completing work to the best of your ability, not staying stuck, lots of effort and resilience Great relationships based on honesty, kindness and respect #TeamJMS one school, one team, one voice 7

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Mrs Sissons Key Stage 4 Structure

The Structure for Key Stage 4 Pastoral Support Achievement Personal Development Welfare

The Support Welfare Tutor system, Student managers, links with parents, counselling, commission support services. Achievement Faculties, intelligent target setting, time management, time given by new day, revision guidance and support sessions, Supportive Action Process. Personal Development - Duke of Edinburgh, leadership roles, IAG, work experience.

Key dates this year 25 th September- Duke of Edinburgh Training Day 11 th 15 th March Year 10 Mocks 18 th -22 nd March Work Experience Week 4 th April Year 10 Parents Evening 3 rd -4 th, 10 th -11 th May - Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Training Expedition May tbc English Literature GCSE exams 25 th -27 th May Bronze Assessed Expedition June English Language Speaking and Listening exam Yr 10 Parents Information Evening- Sept 2018 12

YEAR TEN TUTOR PROGRAMME DAY AM PM Mon Assembly DEAR / Litter pick Tue DoE: PHYSICAL DoE: VOLUNTEERING Wed DoE: EXPEDITION AND SKILLS DoE: EXPEDITION AND SKILLS Thurs Hot Topics DEAR / Academic mentoring Fri Hot Topics Character Map/ JMS/ Careers Yr 10 Parents Information Evening- Sept 2018 13

Learning to learn.. GCSEs are content heavy there is a lot to learn. It s important to commit subject information to memory NOW - and on a regular basis. Review Revisit Revise Yr 10 Parents Information Evening- Sept 2018 14

Attendance 95% Attendance 2 weeks off per year - 50 lessons missed (50 hours learning missed) 90% Attendance 4 weeks off per year - 100 lessons missed (100 hours learning missed) 85% Attendance 6 weeks off per year - 150 lessons missed (150 hours learning missed) 80% Attendance 8 weeks off per year - 200 lessons missed (200 hours learning missed) Yr 10 Parents Information Evening- Sept 2017 15

Character Map Year 10 Year 10 students will be focusing on their character maps on Friday afternoons as part of their tutor programme. Elements of this include, the D of E programme, work experience and attending a school trip. Yr 10 Parents Information Evening- Sept 2017 16

Year 10 Work Experience March 18 th 22 nd 2019

Previous Placements Ambulance services Army Aviation training BMW Hairdressing Mechanic Miele Nursery assistant Oxford United Football club Recording studio Tennis coaching Veterinary assistant Williams Grand Prix engineering Youth worker

Allocated Place Enables you to develop employability skills and gives you a real taste of the world of work, as well as giving you a chance to think about learning opportunities and career choices. You will have placements with a wide range of employers, BUT not all sectors will offer placements so you have to be realistic about the placement you may get. You may not get your top choices, especially if you go for popular placements. Yr 10 Parents Information Evening- Sept 2017 19

Own Placement If you think you may get your Own Placement you will need to get an Own Placement form to complete from Mrs Denslow or Mrs Ratnage Ask local employers Ask family and friends that have businesses Try to avoid work experience with your parents or previous school for maximum benefit Get a SOP Form from Mrs Denslow or Mrs Ratnage and it MUST be completed and signed by the employer. Return SOP to Mrs Denslow or Mrs Ratnage by 20 th September or you will need to make choices on the system Yr 10 Parents Information Evening- Sept 2017 20

Two pathways Own Placement Allocated Place Before 20 th September Details of work placement to Mrs Ratnage on the Basic Notification Sheet. Before Tuesday 9 th October Consent form given to Mrs Ratnage. Remember no consent form, no work experience! 13 th July 2018 Student online form completed Parent online consent form completed 25 th September 2018 Now Urgent Students get pin to access system if above forms are completed Between December 2018 and February 2019 School sends agreement form to employers. 12 October 2018 Students submit 6 choices online Jan 2019 places allocated. Yr 10 Parents Information Evening- Sept 2017 21

Key things to remember: You will need to make your choices and submit six by the 12 th October If a placement gets over subscribed we will take it off the system so to get the best opportunities log in when you receive your PIN You must be able to get to any placement you choose, so think about how you will travel there. Some placements may have application forms- this will be indicated on the job description online If you want work experience in a specific sector think about securing your own placement.

Remember Once allocated a placement you cannot change it unless there is a GOOD reason and there will be a charge of 15.00 Charges will apply for placements outside Oxfordshire (30.00) To stand the best chance of the placement you want meet the deadlines! You will be given preparation for work experience before your placement starts. Contact your employer as soon as you receive official placement confirmation to confirm your placement.

Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme

This is a nationally recognised award, that challenges students to take part in activities in four areas, Volunteering, Skills, Physical and Expedition. The award tests resilience and resourcefulness and completion of the award is very favourably viewed by employers and college admissions tutors.

Year 10 Bronze Award: Supported through the Tutor Programme All students receive training Option to take the assessment

25 th September Duke of Edinburgh Training Day 3rd-4th, 10th-11th May - Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Training Expedition 25 th -28 th May Bronze Assessed Expedition Please try to keep a combination of these dates free. Compulsory attendance on one training and one assessed.

Ms. Butler; Director of English, Associate Senior Leader GCSE English and GCSE English Literature

GCSE English Language Key points: 100% exam 2 papers equally weighted Writing and reading equally weighted SPaG worth 20% (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar) Sept 2016 29

English Literature Key points: 100% exam 2 papers Texts at John Mason School Macbeth by William Shakespeare The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestly A copy of all 3 texts can be purchased from us for 14 Sept 2016 30

Mr Leach; Director of Mathematics GCSE Mathematics and Statistics

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GCSE Statistics Key points: 100% exam 2 papers Taught alongside GCSE Mathematics Large content overlap with GCSE Mathematics Sept 2016 33

GCSE Mathematics and Statistics Support and Resources Practice Papers and Mark Schemes Regularly set throughout year 11 on SMHW Coloured Feedback Sheets Used after all assessments Focus on how to improve DEAR Time booklets All students provided with a booklet to work through to consolidate/revise MathsWatch All students have a log in to access tutorial videos, referenced in assessment feedback Study Group Every Wednesday afterschool Sept 2016 34

Essential Equipment Black pens (at least two) Pencil (sharp) Ruler marked in cm and mm Eraser Protractor Pair of compasses Scientific calculator (Papers 2 and 3 only)- Casio fx-83gt Yr 10 Parents Information Evening- Sept 2017 35

Revision Revision begins now, through homework and additional learning The best way to revise to practice, practice, practice Regularly revisiting and practising topics is essential Study group is there to support revision Revision guides, workbooks and cards will be available to purchase shortly Yr 10 Parents Information Evening- Sept 2017 36

Dr. Stanger, Director of Science GCSE Sciences

Science We have completed B1-3, C1-2 and P1-3, already. Exam board AQA Combined science trilogy No controlled assessments, required practicals instead. Six exams at end of course (summer 2020).

How to support: Homework Good quality independent study is absolutely vital. Homework will be set every week (Saturday to following Sunday) at https://www.educake.co.uk/ Support sessions are on Thursdays after school and Friday lunch time (in IT1) Students will have PLCs and knowledge organisers so that they know what to study. You can use these documents to support your child if they miss a lesson and to complete extra work at home. Revision guides are available from school (at discount) 5.50 for combined science and 16.50 for triple science. Science revision website https://sites.google.com/johnmasonschool.org/revision/subjects/science Achieve in science has numerous resources, including videos and worksheets to support independent learning. https://achieveinscience.co.uk/