Teaching and Learning Comes First

Improvements this year

• Ofsted/HMI visits

• Predicted exam results

• Parental preference

Looking ahead

• Communication

• Transition fortnight

• Resilience

Year 7 Curriculum and setting • English 8 lessons• Maths 7 lessons • Science 6 lessons• IT 2 lessons• MFL 2 lessons• PE 4 lessons• History 4 lessons • Geography 4 lessons

Year 7 curriculum and setting

• DT/Food 4 lessons• Art 2 lessons• Drama 2 lessons• Ethics 2 lessons• Music 2 lessons

Assessments, reporting and targets

• Settling in Evening – October • Data collection and report – December• Data collection and report – March• Assessment week April • Data collection and report – May• Parents evening May

• ME and ASP

The School Day

Year 7 Years 8 & 9 Years 10 & 11

8.25 – 9.25 Lesson 1 8.25 – 9.25 Lesson 1 8.25 – 9.25 Lesson 1

9.25 – 10.25 Lesson 2 9.25 – 10.25 Lesson 2 9.25 – 10.25 Lesson 2

10.25 – 10.40 Break 10.25 – 10.40 Break 10.25 – 10.45 Tutorial

10.40 – 11.00 Tutorial 10.40 – 11.00 Tutorial 10.45 – 11.00 Break

11.00 – 12.00 Lesson 3 11.00 – 12.00 Lesson 3 11.00 – 12.00 Lesson 3

12.00 – 12.30 Lesson 4 12.00 – 12.30 Lunch 12.00 – 1.00 Lesson 4

12.30 – 1.00 Lunch 12.30 – 1.30 Lesson 4 1.00 – 1.30 Lunch

1.00 – 1.30 Lesson 4 1.30 – 2.30 Lesson 5 1.30 – 2.30 Lesson 5

1.30 – 2.30 Lesson 5

IndividualExpectations

CommunityExpectations

ClassroomExpectations

ConsistencySame expectations, same

rewards and same consequences for everyone

Rewards

Platinum

Gold

Silver Award

100 conduct points plus

How will the system work?

• All rewards this year will be based on conduct points. Conduct points are achievement points minus behaviour points

• Whole school reward activities will take place every half term.

First activities will be in October

You need 100 conduct points to join in the fun.

The good news ….

How will the system work?Behaviour is a choice … your choice.

Pupils can increase conduct points and subsequently the number, quality and prestige of rewards by gaining

achievement points. Achievement points will be awarded by staff both in and out of lessons. However any negative

behaviour will result in points being lost. These may be for lateness, lack of homework or poor behaviour.

Individual Expectations

About you as a learner taking responsibility

1) Register ready—arrive on time and engage immediately2) Netherwood look—wear uniform correctly3) Ready to Learn— bring the correct equipment4) Netherwood diet— eat and drink appropriate food

What do we mean by arriving on time?

Your teachers have been asked to meet you at the classroom door – they will do this for 2/3 minutes

There will be an activate activity on the whiteboard – this is so you can start work immediately.

If you arrive once your teacher has left the classroom door to complete the register, then you are late. This will result in a K code and subsequently deduct a conduct point.

Individual expectations

What do we mean by the Netherwood look?

• Uniform• Shoes/leggings• Blazers can be taken off at break and lunch time • Jewellery• Nails• No coloured polish or designs. Clear is classic and acceptable• Make up must be discrete• No false eyelashes or nails• Hair• One colour/discrete highlights – not green!• No earphones

Individual expectations

Ready to learn

Accelerated Reader

• This is done in Y7-Y9 at Netherwood• Students read twice per week during tutorial.• They are assessed in September with regards to their reading

and comprehension ages. They are then issued with a ZPD range (Zone of Proximal Development).

• All books in our LRC have been levelled and pupils may choose a book in their range.

• Once they have read the book they will complete a short comprehension activity online.

• Levels are continually assessed by English teachers as is the amount being read by students.

• The A/R book is classed as essential equipment in Y7 and must be bought every day.

Individual expectations

Banned food items

• Chewing gum• Fizzy drinks• Energy drinks• Lollipops• Sweets

Individual expectations

Mobile Phones

Misuse of mobiles - See it, lose it!

1) Recorded in reception – returned at the end of the day2) Returned at the end of the day. Letter to parents3) Held in school until collected by parents. Parental meeting with SM4) Ban for the remainder of the academic year

Individual expectations

ParentPay

• Netherwood operates a cashless system and uses ParentPay to run this for us.

• All ParentPay letters have been sent out to primary schools or home addresses. You will be able to use ParentPay to purchase food for your child from Tuesday 7th July.

• You will be issued with a login and password, once registered you can not only view the food and drinks that your child has purchased, but you can also pay for trips etc.

• During the transition period pupils will be able to use the re-val machines in the Heartspace and bring cash. From September you will need to use the website or we can issue you with a card that can be used in post offices etc.

• This means that from September, other than bus fare, there is no reason to send your child to school with cash.

Individual expectations

Classroom expectations

Teaching and Learning Comes First

No student should prevent an adult from being able to teach or from other students from being able to learn.

Is this happens, then consequences will follow, as this is not FAIR.

You will hear the words ‘teaching and learning comes first’.

Classroom ExpectationsRespectful learners agree to give everyone a FAIR chance to learn by:

F

A

R

I

Actively listening to staff and students

Involving ourselves fully to help ourselves and others learn

Respecting other people and our environment

Ethic of ExcellenceTo bring out the best

in everyone; to discover the best in everyone, to expect

the best from everyone

Why?

Consequence 1Rule and reminder – a verbal warning

C1 – relate to expectations – repeat instructions

Tell and show (record visually) the student why they have a C1.

Teaching and learning comes first. Link to FAIRI need you to ….

Give praise for a positive response

The Consequences PathwayVerbal and visual warning system based on rule and reminder

Consequence Action Conduct points

C1 Verbal warning

C1 – relate to expectations – repeat instructions

Staff will tell and show you why you have a C1.

Teaching and learning comes first. You need to follow instructions first time. I need you to work on the task in silence. If you need help, raise your hand.

Staff will praise you for a positive response

You then refuse to attempt a task

Involving ourselves fully to help ourselves and others learn

The Consequences PathwayVerbal and visual warning system based on rule and reminder

Action Conduct points

Verbal warning

C2Stamp in planner ‘You have disturbed learning’

Recorded on SIMS – too many could trigger a FT report

This is not FAIR.You’ve disturbed teaching and learning

Consequence 2Stamp in planner - you have disturbed learning

C2: You have disturbed learningSubject: ENG Teacher: MBO

You have continued to disrupt learning despite warningsC3 C4 C5

Teaching and learning comes first. The instruction is to work together on the sort cards. You have been given a direct instruction.

C2

C2 stamps will be monitored by form tutors. Too many will result in being monitored by report.

The 2 week programme. B Mon Tue Wed Thurs Fri

1Form

tutor all day

Vortex Lesson Lesson Lesson

2 Lesson Lesson CAT1 CAT2

3 Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson

4 Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson

4 Lesson Lesson Band Lesson

A Mon Tue Wed Thurs Fri

1 Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson

2 CAT3 Exp arts/ ICT

E-safety day

Lesson Lesson Lesson

3 Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson

4 Lesson Inter-form

rounders

Celebration event

Early finish

5 Lesson

Thank you for listening

We are available for any questions in the Heartspace