Year 8 Induction Evening

1. Induction Evening - Year 8
September 2022

3. Agenda
Home/School Communications
Expectations
Assessment and Reporting
Pastoral Care
Extra Curricular Provision
Accelerated Reader
The House System

4. Home/School Communications
Who should I speak to??

5. Form Tutor Head of Year
Senior Link
Teacher
Vice Principal
Pastoral
Principal
Pastoral Concern
The Pastoral care provision within Aquinas
promotes a positive physical and emotional
well-being of our pupils

6. Class Teacher
Head of
Department
Senior Link
Teacher
Vice Principal
(Curriculum)
Principal
Curriculum Concern
A concern regarding classwork/homework
and attainment within the classroom

7. Class Teacher
Assistant
SENCO
SENCO
Vice Principal
(Pastoral)
Principal
Learning Support
Supporting pupils with an additional
learning need

8. Staff
Member
Deputy
Designated
Teacher
Designated
Teacher
Principal
External
Services
Child Protection & Safeguarding
Protecting all pupils from harm and abuse

10. School Gateway App
• Available for all Year groups
• Paperless
• All Home/School Communication go
through the App
• Daily Attendance
• Reporting (Data Tracking)
• Two way communication – via Text

11. Traditional Communications
02890 643939

12. Expectations
• 1.5 hours per night
• Homework
• Reading research
• Revision
• Meet deadlines
• Preparation for the next day
• Mobile Phones
• Get Homework Diary Signed Weekly

13. Assessment and reporting
Three Tracking Assessments (DT)
 December (formal examination)
 March
 June (formal examination)
• March will be an alternative assessment deemed appropriate
to the subject area (e.g. presentation/creative writing
task/reading analysis…)
• Reports will be sent home after each tracking assessment
• The longest report will be in June

14. ABUMPH
• Attendance
• Behaviour
• Uniform
• Manners
• Punctuality
• Homework

16. Pastoral Programme
• New Beginnings – Induction Programme
• Bullying – ‘Cool to be Kind’
• Cyber Security and Internet Safety
• Exam Skills and Revision Methods
• Aquinas Caring – Charity
• Health - Physical and Mental
• Self-Concept
• Learning about Learning

18. School Counselling Service
www.familyworksni.com
Operates by a referral system
• By pupils
• By teachers
• By parents
All referrals must go through
Mr Evans

19. • Extra Curricular
opportunities at KS3 –
check out the notice
board just outside the
library!
• Please see details on
our school website

20. Before School
• Breakfast club starts at
8:30am in the Mall
• FREE to all pupils
• In addition…
• Learning Centre is open
from 8:30am
• Fully staffed

21. In KS3, students
use the
Accelerated
Reader Scheme.
Students should
bring a wider
reader to school
everyday.
All students
should read for at
least 20 minutes a
day.

23. House System
• Encourage pupils to get involved in extra-
curricular life of Aquinas
• Pupil Voice – Share ideas & Opinions
• Prizes to entice participation
• Termly House day activities
• In House competitions
• Positive rewards

24. Mentoring
• Homework club available
Monday – Thursday 3.30 -
4.30pm.
• ICT facilities available
• Mentoring available from
TLA’s & Senior School
Pupils.
• Location – Learning Centre
• Open to all pupils.

27. Thank you for listening and for your support.
If you have any questions, myself and members
of CLT will be happy to help.
We will have a brief comfort break before our
Welcoming Mass commences at 5pm.