Challenge Programme

1. Challenge Programme Parent Information Evening: Monday 11th February 2019

2. Additional notes following the information evening: • All information regarding the upcoming Subject Specific Sessions and the Activity Mornings will be communicated via Insight after half term. • The vast majority of students invited to the Information Evening have been identified based on their primary school and current data. Those who have been nominated by subject teachers will be aware.

3. Aims • Overview of ‘High Ability Pupil’ provision at Wellsway School • Outline of ‘Challenge’ provision in class • Opportunities outside lessons • How you can help as parents

4. “Why am I here?” • Student achievement- primary school and current data (vast majority of students are identified by this method) • Referral by teachers • Student self-referral • Departments/staff regularly review

5. Challenge Within the Classroom • Challenge – deep learning and independence • Essential- Challenge- Extend • Taking risks (possibility of getting things wrong) • Seating plans and working groups • ‘Higher order’ questioning – explaining how and why • Breadth – Depth – Pace • Extended reading

6. Adapt Devise Design Create Elaborate Synthesise Assess Evaluate Argue Validate Justify Critique Analyse Examine Investigate Deconstruct Categorise Compare Illustrate Interpret Apply Solve Organise Link Outline Summarise Explain Compare Classify Demonstrate Identify Label Recall List Define Select

7. Challenge Within the Classroom • Challenge – deep learning and independence • Essential- Challenge- Extend • Taking risks (possibility of getting things wrong) • Seating plans and working groups • ‘Higher order’ questioning – explaining how and why • Breadth – Depth – Pace • Extended reading

8. Attitude to Learning

9. Independence

10. Readiness to learn

11. Opportunities Outside the Classroom • Understanding Top universities. • Intro to competitive courses • Preparing for sixth form. • Introduction to personal statements • Bath University visit • Early careers interviews with our Careers Centre • Introduction to GCSE content. • Participation in the Challenge Programme Subject Specific events and Activity days. • Subject enrichment • Later in the year: participation in the Challenge Programme • Subject Specific events and Activity days. • Cambridge University Residential • Introduction to courses, universities • Plan work experience • Ex-students speak • Preparation of personal statements • Interview practice Oxford University Visit 10 11 13 12 7 8 9 WMAT Technology competition • Personal statement support • Support with Oxbridge and Medicine applications Bristol University Visit • Preparing for sixth form, understanding A Levels. • A Level tasters and visits from Y12/13. • Bath University Science Project • Participation in the Challenge Programme Subject Specific events and Activity days.

12. Subject Specific Sessions and Activity Mornings Subject Specific (afterschool): • P.E and Performing Arts: 14th March • D.T and Art: 16th May • Humanities: 6th June • Languages: 4th July Activity Mornings (periods 1 and 2): • Friday 22nd March • Friday 14th June

13. Challenge Leaders • Daisy- year 11 • Lil- year 9 • Finlay- year 8

14. Challenge Leaders • Student leadership • Opportunity to shape events and activities • Lead activities with other students • Act as ambassadors for the Challenge Programme • Application forms available after Easter • Interviews will take place following applications

15. Challenge Top Tips for students: • Frequently attempt the challenge and extend tasks in lessons • Answer and ask questions • Listen carefully to other’s responses, explain why you agree or disagree and why their response is successful • Go beyond ‘necessary’ with homework tasks • Get involved with afterschool activities • Attend the P.E and Performing Arts subject session afterschool on 14th March • Attend the Activity Morning on Friday 22nd March (p1 and p2) • Apply to become a Challenge Leader

16. Guidance from Home

17. Thank you