surbiton high sixth form welcome evening monday 7 september 2015
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Surbiton High Sixth Form Welcome EveningMonday 7 September
2015
Welcome Ann HaydonPrincipal
Life in the Sixth Form Zoë Brass Head of Year 12
Sixth Form Expectations Jon Owen& Responsibilities Oxbridge Coordination Terry McDermott& Careers Guidance
Supporting your daughter Form Tutors
Form Tutors
Joanna Deeks 12A
Eva Joly 12C
Vikki Jones 12F
Sunita Pottay 12N
Jessica Robertson 12R
Keith Salisbury 12T
Shenel Shefik 12V
Gemma Laundon 12M
Karen Potts 12P
Jon Owen
Assistant Principal/Director of Sixth Form
Curriculum Changes
2015 new A Levels introduced in certain subjects:
Art and DesignBiologyBusinessChemistry Computer ScienceEconomicsEnglish Language and LiteratureHistoryPhysics and Psychology
“old” A Levels
“new” A Levels
AS
A2
AS
A250%
100%
Sixth Form TimelineSeptember 2015 Start AS courses
November 2015 November progress tests
February 2016 AS mock exams
May/June 2016 AS exams
June/July 2016 Start higher education application process
Autumn 2016 Send off higher education applications and receive offers
February 2017 A2 mocks
May/June 2017 A2 exams
August 2017 Results day
Sixth Form Leadership Coach
David Sanders
Daily Routines
Registration 8.25am
Absences notified to reception by 9.00am
MIS text messages sent out for absence at 10am
3.55pm school ends
Signs that things are going well
Involvement in co-curricular activities
Good timekeeping
A student who wants to come to school when they feel a little under the weather as they don’t want to miss out
Discussing subject outside of lessons
Working in the evening
Never saying “I have no work to do”
Involvement in special days such as Year 7 Induction Day & Sports Day
“Not our job to
give you an education, it is
your job to get one”
José PicardoiPad Introduction
Why has SHS decided to introduce tablets?• To complement what already works well
in the classroom
• To encourage independent learning
• To provide the facility for resources to be shared more easily
• To allow for more variety in how tasks are completed
• To enable feedback to be issued in ways that are appropriate to suit each individual pupil.
Why has SHS decided to introduce tablets?
By harnessing the potential of this new technology, and using it appropriately as a tool to support teaching and learning, our teachers and students will have the opportunity to become more efficient, more innovative, more creative and more effective.
How will the iPads be used during lessons?• to provide instant access to a bank of
resources, without the need for lots of paper worksheets.
• for independent research.
• to share an individual’s work instantly on the interactive whiteboard for discussion with the class.
• to complete an electronic quiz, allowing a whole class to respond to a teacher’s questions either together or at their own pace.
How will the iPads be used during lessons?• to view or create a screencast of a
question being answered.
• to make a multi-media presentation about the topic being studied.
• to annotate a set text or other source material in a variety of ways, without being constrained by what will fit on a piece of paper.
• to provide instant access to subject-specific software, e.g. a graphing program for Mathematics.
How will the iPads be used outside of lessons?• as a personal planner, to keep track of
homework and other tasks.
• to submit work electronically, and to receive feedback electronically (with the possibility of oral feedback).
• to provide a forum for discussion.
• for easier access to school e-mail accounts, with the potential to improve communication between teachers and pupils.
iPad Frequently Asked Questions are available from
our website.
Careers Education and Guidance in
Year 12Terry McDermott
Director of Careers and Guidance; Oxbridge Co-ordinator
Careers Education & Guidance•PSHE/Activity Week – compulsory career/uni research•Programme of Activities and Speakers (“Working Lunches”)•Career Interviews•Career Interview Action Plans
•Personal Research - What does this look like?
Oxbridge Programme
1.Careers & HE Evening – 8 October
2.Oxbridge Evening (Date TBC)
3.Oxbridge Mentoring Programme
4.Application Support from Oxbridge team
Me (Ex Cam Law)Hannah Parker (Ex Cam Natural
Sciences)Olivia Adams (Ex Cam Classics)
5. PLEASE HAVE AN OPEN MIND!
The form tutor
Meet girls every morning
First point of contact for parents
Immediate pastoral responsibility
Monitor attendance and punctuality
Review academic progress & target setting (half-termly)
Attendance • Registered in every lesson
• Records visible to parents via MIS
• Records sent home every half term
• Planned absence to be notified in writing to Form Tutor in advance
• Unplanned absence to be notified to school office by 10am, followed by written confirmation
Any questions?