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“Our mission is to provide an outstanding whole-person education through which all are challenged to grow in wisdom, understanding, self-esteem and closeness to God.” Catholic Caring Community Challenge

The St Mary’s Way

Literary Canon… Catholic Caring Community Challenge

Literary Canon • Demanding question formats in Year 11 and 13, reading age of 15. Increase exposure to books and to develop a rich • vocabulary. • Form tutors will lead a Literary Cannon made up of books from different genres, cultures and eras during 30 min before lunch. The first book will be Huckleberry Finn by Mark • Twain. • We encourage all parents to discuss the book students are currently reading in school.

Huckleberry Finn…

Revision and practice, what the evidence tells us… Catholic Caring Community Challenge

1. 1. Retrieval P Practi actice

What this is: What t this isn’t: • Retrieving something • Re-studying notes / from memory (often with revision guides. the help of a cue) • Trying to retrieve • Effort to retrieve something you have information strengthens not previously learnt! memory (desirable difficulty)

What d t does r s retrieval p practi ctice ce l look l like? • Flash cards. • Self quizzing • Mind-mapping from memory • Completing practice papers without notes

2. 2. Spa pace ced P Practi actice

What this is: What t this isn’t: • Returning to topics • Mixing topics up previously studied with together increasing gaps • Returning to • Revision being chunked something too and spaced quickly

What d t does s s space ced p practi ctice ce l look like? • Two hours study on Sunday becomes 30 minutes on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

7Z1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Week A Bedrock English English Hegarty Maths History Vocabulary* Science RS Spanish Geography Hegarty Maths Music Science Science Art Technology Week B Bedrock Spanish Hegarty Maths Science English Vocabulary* RS RS Drama Music Hegarty Maths English ICT ICT Technology 7X3 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Week A Bedrock Hegarty Maths Hegarty Maths English Geography Vocabulary* Technology ICT Science Music Music Drama English RS English RS Week B Bedrock Hegarty Maths Hegarty Maths English Science Vocabulary* RS Spanish Science Histroy Science Art ICT Technology Spanish

Year 7 Assessments and Key Dates… Catholic Caring Community Challenge

Recording and Reporting Calendar 2018 – 19 Year 7 Sept 17-Oct 8 CAT / GL Assessment including NGRT and PASS. Dec 13 Progress Day. Feb Progress Check Report. June 14 GL Assessment (2 weeks) June Written Report home.

Test Schedule SATs Primary School CATs – Cognitive ability Year 7 once only GL Progress - En / Ma / SC Baseline Yr 7 – Progress checks at end of Year 8 / 9 WRAT – Reading words Transition Week NGRT – Reading and comprehension Year 7, 8, 9 and 12 (Sept / Oct) PASS – Pupil attitude to school and self Year 7,8,9 (Sept / Oct)

Our E-Learning Schemes Aims To use modern learning technologies to improve your children’s learning both at • school and at home. To give every student ownership of their own mobile device. • We currently offer two schemes at the Academy; • The Chromebook scheme • Bring your own device scheme (BYOD)

Parental Contributions • We ask that parents contribute £10 a month to join the scheme and we collect this over 24 months by standing order. • Pupils who receive the pupil premium funding will be asked to contribute £5 per month. • The device remains the property of the academy until the completion of the contributions. • It is essential that pupils treat the devices carefully as damage caused by lack of suitable care will be charged in line with Academy policy. • Signing the Gift Aid mandate ensures that the Academy receives a significant amount of money back from the government which helps us fund the devices at the reduced cost. This has no effect on individuals tax allowances (must be a UK tax payer).

INSIGHT

Anti bullying Catholic Caring Community Challenge

Bullying… “Behaviour by an individual or group, repeated over time, that intentionally hurts another individual or group either physically or emotionally.” S everal T imes O n P urpose

Support… Form tutor • • Telling school Chaplains • • PCSO Family • • Pastoral assistant Support Heads Worker • HOLH On line • • Pastoral reporting manager

Online security “I recommend focusing on times of day; for example no screens before school, no screens at mealtimes, no screens at bedtime” “Try to keep screen use in a public place as far as possible, and watch for more general signs of distress” “If you are introducing a screen curfew and they object, explain why” “Discuss social media together, take an interest and explain your concerns.”