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Welcome to Year 7 EveningTuesday 20th September 2016
Learners of today. Leaders of tomorrow.
www.riddlesdown.org
Welcome to Year 7 Evening
• Mr S Dey –Principal
• Mrs N Williams – Deputy Principal
• Mrs K Turner – Head of Teaching & Learning
• Mrs F Langan – Assistant Principal, Inclusion
• Mr D Osborne – Headteacher, Aquila College
• Miss L Bicknell – KS3 Senior Tutor, Aquila College
• Mr T Beecham – Headteacher, Orion College
• Miss J Relph – KS3 Senior Tutor, Orion College
• Mr D Osborne – Headteacher, Pegasus College
• Miss S Harris – KS3 Senior Tutor, Pegasus College
• Mr J Vass- Headteacher, Phoenix College
• Mrs R Madon – Deputy Headteacher, Phoenix College
The Riddlesdown Commitment
Our Values
V alue each other
A im high
L ead by example
U se and develop our talents
E xcel in our efforts
S tick at it
Learners of today. Leaders of tomorrow.
Key Stage 3
• Key Stage 2 =
Years 3 to 6 at
primary school
• Key Stage 3 =
Years 7, 8 and 9
• Preparation for Key Stage 4/GCSE in Years 10 and
11
• Key Stage 4 is preparation for Key Stage 5 in
College VI
Year 7 – how is it different?
• Fresh start in a new school
• New routines
• New experiences
• New friends
• “Big School”
• Not being the oldest students any more
• Developmental changes
Curriculum OrganisationCollege Teaching Groups (1a, 1b, 1c) DT PE
Aquila English (6), Mathematics (6), Science (6),
Excellence Curriculum (18), Computing (2),
French (5), Latin OR Literacy (3),
Art (2), Drama (3), Music (3)
DT (2) PE (4)
Orion English (6), Mathematics (6), Science (6),
Excellence Curriculum (18), Computing (2),
Spanish (5), Latin OR Literacy (3),
Art (2), Drama (3), Music (3)
DT (2)
Pegasus English (6), Mathematics (6), Science (6),
Excellence Curriculum (18), Computing (2),
Spanish (5), Latin OR Literacy (3),
Art (2), Drama (3), Music (3)
DT (2) PE (4)
Phoenix English (6), Mathematics (6), Science (6),
Excellence Curriculum (18), Computing (2),
French (5), Latin OR Literacy (3),
Art (2), Drama (3), Music (3)
DT (2)
We have designed our own unique integrated curriculum to provide
the students in Year 7 with high quality research based projects which
progress at a pace relevant to the interests and learning needs of the
students.
At the heart of each assignment will be the foundations of philosophy
and enquiry.
The curriculum is designed to ensure that our students are ready for
the demands of secondary education, by igniting a passion for
learning from the moment they join us.
Knowing our students
One of the huge benefits of this curriculum is the extended contact that the Year 7 students
have with one teacher. This teacher will see the student for up to 18 periods per fortnight, and
will have a detailed knowledge of the student’s progress and learning development, particularly
for key literacy and numeracy skills. This will allow for regular meaningful and personalised
feedback, with any need for intervention quickly identified. As well as the form tutor, the
Excellence Curriculum teacher becomes a familiar person for contact and support for the
students.
Overview:
1 teacher per college – all classes have 18 periods over two week period.
The Year 7 Excellence Curriculum includes all of the content from Humanities subjects:
Citizenship
Geography
History
PSHEE
Religious Educations
The curriculum will also cover some elements of English and Mathematics.
Our prime focus is to guide students in learning, practising and developing the key
skills necessary to become confident and resilient learners.
Excellence Curriculum: What Ofsted thought…
The Year 7 ‘Excellence Curriculum’ gives pupils
a flying start to their secondary school career.
Teachers build on pupils’ primary school
experiences very skillfully to prepare them for
the demands of more advanced work.
The school’s Year 7 Excellence Curriculum, where a
third of the time is dedicated to literacy and the
humanities, provides exceptionally well for pupils’
learning. This is because highly skilled teaching
provides activities that are exciting and challenging,
building pupils’ skills very successfully.
Wider Opportunities
• Extra curricular
activities…
• Science College
• Science Museum
• Sport
• Drama and Music
• Choir of the Year
• Blacklands Farm
• Tower of London
• Citizenship
Conference
• Conservation
• PGL Trip
• Inter-College Maths
Challenge
Riddlesdown Grades
Grade Benchmarks
9 Secure The Government will award a Grade 9
to the top 20% of students who achieve
a Grade 7
Developing
Emerging
8 Secure
Developing
Emerging
7 Secure Comparable to previous A gradeDeveloping
Emerging
6 Secure
Developing
Emerging
5 Secure National Benchmark: 5 Secure.
Comparable to prev. top C/lower B
grade
Developing
Emerging
4 Secure
Developing
Emerging
3 Secure
Developing
Emerging
2 Secure Benchmark for students entering Year
7 = 2E (Equivalent to KS2 100 Score)Developing
Emerging
1 Secure
Developing
Emerging
Assessment, Monitoring and Reporting
• Regular informal class assessment
• Piece of work marked, with clear written
comments, after 8 lessons, or after every 3
weeks, whichever is the shorter
• Assessment tasks - usually at the end of
each half term – will provide current working
grades.
• Marking gives a description of the level of
effort, and 1-3 clear directions on how to
improve work in the future, taking into
account the target grade (www/ebi)
• Quick Report 1 will be issued on 18th
November 2016. This will provide an Attitude
to Learning (AtL) level and an indication of
your child’s understanding of subject content.
• College Monitoring
• Setting 26th September 2016
• Student Planner
• CPA Progress Booklet
• Quick Report 1 (18th November 201) AtL, Understanding of Content
• Parent’s Evening w/c 28th November 2016
• Review of Setting w/c 4th January 2017
• Full Report (24th March 2017) and AtL
• Exams (w/c 5th June 2017, results issued 23rd June 2017 with Quick
Report 2)
Assessment, Monitoring and Reporting
Year 7 Parents’ Evenings
• Meet the Tutor, Monday 17th October 2016 (3.45 – 5.30 p.m.)
• Aquila Parents’ Evening, Monday 28th November 2016
• Orion Parents’ Evening, Tuesday 29th November 2016
• Pegasus Parents’ Evening, Wednesday 30th November 2016
• Phoenix Parents’ Evening, Thursday 1st December 2016
• CPA Parents’ Evening, Thursday 15th June 2017
(5.00 – 8.00 p.m.)
Supporting Students’ Learning
• Tutors
• Pastoral Programme – “Learning
Habits”
• Learning Support Assistants
• HLTAs
• Library
• MacKay College
• College VI students
• Website
• SMHW
The Riddlesdown Commitment –Attitude to learning
“We must complete homework, coursework and revision tasks to
the best of our ability at home and ensure that we are ready to learn
before leaving for school”
• Remember to bring your regular equipment to school every day, including pens, pencils, ruler, rubber, sharpener and a calculator – RiddlesdownReady!
• Always give 100% - only hand in work that reflects your best effort – and spend time acting on your teachers’ comments and advice when they have marked and returned your work to you
Are you “Riddlesdown Ready”?
Correct and
complete
uniform
Rewards & Recognition
• Praise
• Achievement Points
• Subject Points
• College Points
• Certificates
• Assemblies
• Newsletter
• Termly rewards
• Jack Petchey Award
• Principal’s Commendation
• Success in Inter-College
competitions – e.g. Collegiate
Bowl, Choir of the Year
Achievement Points (p30)
Sanctions & Behaviour Support
• Warnings and reprimands
• Restorative justice
• Opportunities for support,
mentoring and counselling
• Detentions
• Community service
• Withdrawal of social time
• Internal exclusion
• External exclusion
• Permanent exclusion
Presentation of work
It is important that you present your work neatly
and that your books are kept tidy so that you can use them to revise what
you have learnt in preparation for
assessments and exams.Every time you start work in your exercise book, youshould use this format:
C/W Title Tuesday 2nd September
Learning Objective: (if teacher would like it recorded)
Presentation of workYou should:
• Write in black pen and draw in pencil
• Use a ruler to rule off work from the previous
lesson, underline headings and draw diagrams
• Put one neat line through any errors that you make
• Number the pages in your book and start with a
Contents page
• Include Key Information pages following the
contents page (two to four pages)
• Ensure that there is no graffiti on exercise books,
folders or planners (including covers)
• Cover your books with subject specific material to
keep them looking tidy and to help to identify them
• Stick worksheets neatly into your book or attach
them using a tag
Supporting your child at home
• Show an interest – talk about your child’s day
• Look at and use the Student Planner every day
• Look at and discuss the CPA Progress Booklet
• Know what’s going on in the Collegiate each term
• Read News of the Week
• Read Newsletters (online each week, hard copy
once a term)
• Discuss, support and check
homework and presentation
• Help to organise time and
equipment
• Provide a quiet place to
work
• Ensure full attendance
Weekly Diary
This year, we are again using
SHOW MY HOMEWORK (SMHW)
alongside the Student Planners.
Full detail of homework
assignments will be posted on
SMHW; however, students should
still make a note in their planner.
Maths Q1-6 Equations 10/9/15
Show My Homework
Benefits for Students
• Can see all homework at the click of a button
• A personalised experience to help stay organised
• No more excuses!
• Students have more time to listen
Benefits for Parents
• Can see exactly what homework has been set
• Easily take part in home learning
• Create more positive relationship with teachers
• Translated into 50+ languages
• Better communication through school announcements
Go to the
College
Home
Page
Go to Phoenix
page – click
Phoenix
Homework
Click on
“Show My
Homework”
SMHW
Tutorial
• Either login
• Or apply filters
Parent Portal
Parent Portal - Timetable
Parent Portal – Attendance Summary
FORC are a friendly group of parents, staff and associates of Riddlesdown Collegiate who get together to have fun and support the school in whatever way we can, helping out at Collegiate events and raising money to fund those special little extras for co-curricular activities or equipment which make Riddlesdown such a positive and inclusive community.
We are hoping to hold various events to appeal to different tastes over the coming months. If you have any ideas, do let us know, or even better, come along to our next meeting to meet us all and get involved. You decide what part you can play and whether that is likely to be big or small, regular or occasional, it all makes a contribution so do get in touch.
If you would like to help in anyway or just want to be kept in the loop about our activites and events, please let us know via [email protected].
Year 7 Tutors
Tutor
Group
Tutor Email
7TSA Miss T S Abdalla [email protected]
7ICS Mrs I C Singh [email protected]
7EJS Miss E J Salisbury [email protected]
7TCO Mrs T C Ojimma [email protected]
7JKB Miss J K Baldwin [email protected]
7NMM Mrs N M Mallie [email protected]
7JAC Mr J A Curnow [email protected]
7CJB Mr C J Bell [email protected]
7CLK Miss C L Knox [email protected]
7MRS Mr M R Shipp [email protected]
7SEA Mrs S E Anderson [email protected]
7HMB Mr H M Bell [email protected]