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Eaton Bank. 6 th Form E xpectations Evening. Welcome!. Fantastic start! Lancaster residential trip Purpose of tonight Your expectations of us Our expectations of students (and parents!) Why? …students that are happy and achieving their potential. The 6 th form team.

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  1. Eaton Bank 6th Form Expectations Evening

  2. Welcome! • Fantastic start! • Lancaster residential trip • Purpose of tonight • Your expectations of us • Our expectations of students (and parents!) Why? …students that are happy and achieving their potential

  3. The 6th form team • Director of Sixth Form + Assistant Headteacher Mrs Bennett • Assistant Director of Sixth Form Mrs Berry • Sixth Form Administrator Mrs Banner • School Intervention Manager Mrs Leslie • Sixth Form Tutors (Thursday 13th October, Tutor Review Evening)

  4. Tutors • Your first point of contact for any concerns/questions about the progress or welfare of your son/daughter • Phone or e mail them using their staff code, for example, ak@eatonbank.cheshire.sch.uk • Ask your son/daughter for the initials of their tutor!

  5. Mrs Banner • Sixth Form Administrator • UCAS Administrator • Support to Director, Assistant Director, tutors, students, parents • Office in 6th form centre, available by phone (no teaching!)

  6. Mrs Leslie • School Intervention Manager • Helps identify any underachievement and supports students to get back on track • Works with individual and small groups of students • “On trial” programme • GCSE English retake programme

  7. The Curriculum • A level/BTEC • Core time • PHSE • Curriculum Enrichment • House and 6th form assemblies More details later…

  8. A levels = AS + A2 Year 12 4 subjects = AS levels Year 13 3 subjects = A2 levels At the end of year 13, most students will have 3 full A levels plus one AS qualification.

  9. Year 12 matters! • Half the A-level marks come from AS exams in year 12 • Some subjects have AS exams in January , just 3½ months away! • All subjects have exams in May/June • AS grades given on university applications • Evidence for teachers’ estimated grades for university references

  10. The grades A level : A*-E = pass F and G do not exist U = fail D and E grades are pass grades at A level (You may not think of D and E grades as passes at GCSE, this is an important difference.)

  11. How well will I do? • Your GCSE grades do NOT guarantee how well you do at A-level! • How hard you work + how much independent studying you do has a major impact!

  12. Learning in the Sixth Form • You can not learn everything you need if you only • do the work “set” by the teacher • “memorise” the revision book” • 4- 5 hours per subject per average week • 4 subjects →16-20 hours/week • For example: • 3 hours per day Monday- Thursday (=12 hours) • Plus 4-8 hours at the weekend

  13. What else should I be doing in addition to my homework? • Doing “more than is asked or set” is required in order to achieve an A2L grade of 1. • Every subject has given and discussed a sheet detailing what extra students should be doing. • Copied in planner/exercise book plus a copy in their user space.) “I’ve finished! I’ve got nothing to do!” = Not possible! Don’t believe them!

  14. Part- time jobs? • May develop some skills and increase self confidence  • but more than about an 8 hour part-time job will stop you getting the grades you are capable of! • Avoid late evening shifts in the week

  15. A-level results up again! • 99% pass rate A*-E • Almost half gaining very top grades A*,A, B • Each grade is worth a certain number of points; the higher the grade, the more points. • Average Points Scores: significant rise over 3 years 2011 : 752↑ 2010: 705 ↑ 2009: 646

  16. Leaver destinations… • 73 students wanted to go to university • 71 have secured places, 66 into their first or second choice universities • One student to Cambridge University (history) • One student into the Army (Officer Training) • 2 to the prestigious “Northern School of Contemporary Dance” in Leeds

  17. Applications strengthened by… • Oxbridge Programme • Medics, vets and dentists programme Will be starting these a bit later this term.

  18. Support and challenge… How will we ensure that your son/daughter • achieves their potential? • is well prepared for a life after school? Partnership: students, parents, school

  19. Ensuring success… Excellent Attendance • Must attend ALL lessons and be in core time everyday at 8.45am. • Must stay in school until at least 12 o’clock (ie morning study periods must be used in school. Students “on trial” must also stay for period 4.) • Must sign out if leave in the afternoon. • As in main school, parents must phone or email into school before 8.30 to report any absence.

  20. Ensuring success… Excellent Attendance • A2 courses start immediately after AS exams in June. (Different to year 11!) • Lessons continue until the end of the summer term (don’t book a holiday!) • No holidays in term time- too hard to catch up! • University Open days – go on Saturdays, where possible • “Is 90% attendance good?” = a day off a fortnight

  21. Enrichment programmeGoing further… Good grades are not enough! • Increasing global+ national + local competition… • Transferable skills and personal development… • What can I write about in a university or job application? • What can I talk about at interview? • What makes me stand out?

  22. Core Time: 8:45am A purposeful start to every day key part in • helping students achieve their potential • preparing students for a life after school • broadening their horizons and ambitions

  23. Tutors and students get to know each other really well… • see them every day at core time • help and advice, personal and academic • regular progress reviews ( Target , Projected and Attitude to Learning grades) • Next Steps Guidance meetings for post 18 • help students write their personal statements for university applications • write the references for university and employers

  24. Hence why tutors are Your first point of contact for any concerns/questions about the progress or welfare of your son/daughter • Phone or e mail them using their staff code, for example, ak@eatonbank.cheshire.sch.uk • Ask your son/daughter for the initials of their tutor!

  25. Core Time also enable students to … • extend their friendship groups and learn from year 13 students • develop their skills, knowledge and self confidence • thinking and reasoning • weighing the balance of arguments • speaking/debating • planning and presenting to an audience • current affairs • psychometric tests, BMAT

  26. Going further…PHSE • Culture and Diversity • diversity and racism • diversity, disability and organ donation • diversity, art & social comment • Finance and Money Matters • student finance • budgeting

  27. PHSE… • Health and Wellbeing • Sex and personal safety • Internet: social networking , financial safety • Driving safely • Next steps: how to • secure your place at university • get a job • write a letter of application and CV • interview well

  28. Curriculum Enrichment • Half a day a week. • You choose , you organise it, your opportunity, your challenge! • Universities love it!

  29. Examples: • Volunteer in the community • Work experience • Organise new house activities • Peer support • Help in lower school classes • Start up a new club for 6th form or younger students • School/year council • Help with open evenings • ???

  30. Respecting each other • Dress code … • No Smoking • Driving lessons: outside of school or after 12 pm if no lessons in the afternoon • Cars: no movement between 2.55 and 3.15pm • Mobile phones

  31. Year 12 into 13 entrance requirements We normally expect students to • have achieved at least an E grade at AS to continue with that subject at A2 • be able to study for 3 A-levels • have shown a positive approach to their studies and to 6th form life.

  32. Keeping students and parents informed…individual progress reviews 13 October Tutor Review Evening 9 December Academic Review Day + Annual Report 15 March Parents’ Evening Interim report First A level module results June Next Steps Guidance Meeting + Phone calls, e mails, letters…

  33. Keeping you informed… Check the website (eg This powerpoint will be going up.) “Call Parent” software: letters will be sent home by e mail if we have your address and posted if we do not. (Please leave your e mail address with us tonight if we do not already have it.)

  34. Staff e mail addresses… Tutor initials (ev, ak, ml, my; rd; mg; wh; wl; kz) eg ak@eatonbank.cheshire.sch.uk ban@eatonbank.cheshire.sch.uk Mrs Banner li@eatonbank.cheshire.sch.uk Mrs Leslie dl@eatonbank.cheshire.sch.uk Mrs Berry be@eatonbank.cheshire.sch.uk Mrs Bennett

  35. Ensuring success… • Tonight, clarifying expectations • Partnership: Students, parents, school, →Enjoying and achieving • This time next year, university applications! • Get the AS grades! • Get involved and start collecting experiences now! • Please keep tutors informed.

  36. Thankyou for coming!Diary dates again… 13 October Tutor Review Evening 9 December Academic Review Day + Annual Report 15 March Parents’ Evening Interim report First A level module results June Next Steps Guidance Meeting

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