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Engage Enable Empower

Engage Enable Empower. Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College. Welcome Year 9 Information Advice & Guidance Evening. Engage Enable Empower.

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Engage Enable Empower

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  1. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Welcome Year 9Information Advice & Guidance Evening

  2. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Introduction Mrs Burrowes Keystage 3&4 Fr Waller Maths matters Mr Dewhurst English matters Mrs Harmer Language matters Mrs Dickinson RE matters Mr Passarello Choices & options Fr Waller Form teachers will be available at the end if you wish to speak with them

  3. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Thornleigh Salesian College - the most improved school in Bolton 95% A*-C 61% A*-C with English & Maths 99% pass at A level with 39% at grades A*-B

  4. Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College KS 4 Care Guidance & Support TeamMrs Pawlowski - Director of C.G.S.mpawlowski@thornleigh.bolton.sch.ukMr Hockenhull - Assist Director of C.G.S. nhockenhull@thornleigh.bolton.sch.ukMiss Robinson - Lead Learning Mentorjrobinson@thornleigh.bolton.sch.ukMrs Macrae - Assistant Learning Mentorrmacrae@thornleigh.bolton.sch.uk Engage Enable Empower

  5. Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Form Tutors 9 Alpha Miss R Wilson 9 Beta Mr J McNally 9 Gamma Mr G whiting 9 Delta Miss M Carroll 9 Kappa Miss G fairclough 9 Theta Mr L Cox 9 Sigma Miss L Taylor 9 Omega Miss V Newman Engage Enable Empower

  6. Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Attendance“There is a direct correlation between attendance and attainment.”“Poor attendance will reduce the choices available for post 16 education and training.”“The world is run by people who turn up” Engage Enable Empower

  7. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Year 9 is a mixture of keystage 3 and 4 in that GCSE courses have begun in some core subjects while students continue with entitlement across the national curriculum and will chose options in the spring term. This means GCSE English (+ functional skills) Maths (+ functional skills) RE (for some) while continuing with: Art Languages Citizenship Music Creative Technologies Drama Geography Science History ICT PE

  8. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Year 9 GCSEEnglishOCR

  9. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Autumn A Language A 651 B (Imaginative Writing) Preparation time: 15 hours Controlled Assessment 4 hours

  10. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Autumn B Language A651 A ‘Of Mice and Men’ 25 hours preparation 4 Hours 1600 words

  11. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Language A652 A (Speaking and Listening) Preparation:15 Hours (in total over the 3 tasks) Production: 15 mins – 1 Hour

  12. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College • A drama-focused activity, • a group activity and an individual extended contribution. • One activity must be a real-life context in and beyond the classroom.

  13. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Spring Term A Language A652 B (Spoken Language) Preparation 15 Hours Production 4 hours 1000 words

  14. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College • Section B: Spoken Language • (20 marks in total) • - One written response to studying use of spoken language. • Functionality is assessed in this unit:

  15. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Spring Term B Literature A662 ‘A View From A Bridge’

  16. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Summer Term A Preparation for Language Paper and Modern Drama

  17. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Summer Term B Literature A664 ‘Animal Farm’ & Speaking and Listening A652A

  18. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College OCR GCSEEnglishExam June ’11 Information and Ideas

  19. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College OCR GCSEEnglish LitExam 662 Modern Drama (25%)

  20. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Year 9 GCSE Maths

  21. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Linear Edexcel

  22. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Two Papers • 50% per paper • 2 x 1hr 30 minute papers

  23. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College • These papers will be sat by all students in June 2012 (Year 10)

  24. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College • Attaining a GCSE in Maths is essential for Level 3 study and most jobs. • The competition for all post 16 options is fierce and we need to equip our students adequately. • This system means that we are not waiting until the end of Year 11 to find out results. Students will know where they are up to and what they need to focus on.

  25. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College • Students will follow one of the following routes depending on their progress and results • - They will begin AS Maths & sit a • module in June of Year 11 • - They will complete a GCSE in statistics • in Year 11 • - They will continue to work on GCSE Maths for a re sit opportunity inNovember Year 11

  26. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Year 9 RE

  27. Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College RE in year 9 Engage Enable Empower

  28. Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College The accelerated learning sets in year 9 Engage Enable Empower

  29. Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College The bigger picture: Engage Enable Empower

  30. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Year 9 FCSE Language

  31. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College What is FCSE? • FCSE is the Foundation Certificate of Secondary Education. • It is a nationally recognised qualification which rewards pupils for what they have achieved at KS3.

  32. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College How is it assessed? • Pupils are assessed by end of unit tests in the four skill areas of listening, reading, speaking and writing. • Pupils submit a portfolio of evidence to AQA in May, containing recordings of the speaking tests and copies of their listening,reading and writing papers.

  33. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College The Award • There are three levels of award • Pass level 4 • Merit level 5 • Distinction level 6 • Results are published in August at the same time as the GCSE results and certificates are issued in the autumn.

  34. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College FCSE French at Thornleigh • The units we are covering this year in French are: • Food and Drink- tested in November • Meeting People- tested in February • Holidays – tested in April

  35. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College FCSE Spanish at Thornleigh • The units we are covering this year in Spanish are: • Leisure - tested in November • Education -tested in February • Food and Drink– tested in April

  36. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Why FCSE? • It recognises and rewards achievement in French/Spanish for pupils in year 9. • It provides excellent progression for pupils who choose to study a language at GCSE. If you are thinking about going to university then you should think about doing at least one MFL at GCSE level. It is viewed as an impressive achievement regardless of the university course that you want to study.

  37. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College The Bigger Picture • You are the first year of raising the participation age- in education or training until 17! • Preparing young people to take their place in a rapidly changing world • * by 2020 there will be 3 million fewer low skilled jobs than today • * by 2020 40% of all jobs will require a degree • * by 2014 UK will need 324000more scientists and engineers • * the top 10 jobs today did not exist 6 years ago

  38. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College The bigger picture Qualifications for the future Don’t just think of 2013 but 2015 and 2018!

  39. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College The Options Process during Year 9 October parents IAG meeting Autumn term careers/ options introduced through PSHCE & Connexions February 11th Bright Futures Event for all Year 9. All Year 9 interviewed Feb/ March Options Evening followed by forms returned to Mr McGovern Post Easter Letters out to students and parents confirming options

  40. Thornleigh Year 9 Lis Herron Connexions Personal Adviser www.connexions-bolton.com

  41. What is Connexions? Connexions is an information, advice and guidance service that can help with any of the following: www.connexions-bolton.com

  42. Working together with parents Change in progression routes Change in the economy Personal best Consider options creatively www.connexions-bolton.com

  43. 14-19 learning options Increasing participation Apprenticeships Diplomas Foundation learning GCSEs/ A levels www.connexions-bolton.com

  44. Transferable skills www.connexions-bolton.com

  45. How can I prepare? www.connexions-bolton.com

  46. Resources Interviews, group work, Careers i-zones, drop-in sessions, IAG events New: My Course My Future More information on our website LMI www.connexions-bolton.com

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