2. Key Stage 4 Team
Parents Information Evening
To improve the
personal achievement
and attainment of our
pupils.
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3. Key Stage 4 Team
Parents Information Evening
Head of Key
Year 9 Tutors
Stage 4 – Mr Ellis
Year 9
Pupil
Key Stage 4 Assistant Head
Administrator – of Key Stage 4 –
Mrs Bottomley Miss Lawrence
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4. Tutors at the heart of Hanley
Parents Information Evening
Subject
Leader
Subject Key Stage
Tutor
Teacher Office
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5. GCSE Qualifications
• Level 2 - five A*- C grades in GCSE
subjects or their equivalents
Parents Information Evening
• Level 2 including English and maths -
five A*- C grades in GCSE subjects or
their equivalents and including GCSE
English and maths
• English Baccalaureate – GCSE grades
A*- C in English, Maths, two sciences, a
language and either history or
geography
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6. Outline of Year 9
Parents Information Evening
Term 1 • Normal teaching
Term 2 • Normal teaching
• Target grades are established
Term 3 • Year 9 Mock Exams
• Restart normal teaching
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7. Outline of Year 10
Parents Information Evening
Term 1 • Normal teaching and controlled
assessments
• Normal teaching and controlled
Term 2 assessments
• Preparation for Year 10 Mocks
• Year 10 Mock Examinations
Term 3 • Restart normal teaching and
controlled assessments
• Target grades are reviewed
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8. Outline of Year 11
Parents Information Evening
Term 1
• Normal teaching and controlled
assessments
• Year 11 Mock examinations
Term 2
• Normal teaching and controlled
assessments
• Phase 1 Revision and Report home
Term 3
• Phase 1 Revision
• GCSE examinations begin and Phase 2
Revision
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9. Parents Information Evening
Controlled
Assessments and
Coursework
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10. Reporting Progress
Parents Information Evening
• Attitude and Effort each half-term
• Target grades HAT and HEM (GCSE
or BTEC)
• Current estimated grades each term
• Year 9, 10 and 11 Mock Exam grades
• Final estimated grades
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11. Termly Progress Targets
Parents Information Evening
• Tutors work with tutor group
to establish progress targets
• Established and reviewed each
term
• Development of the ‘whole
child’
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13. Contacting us
Parents Information Evening
• Contact tutor
• Contact Key Stage 4 Office
• Absence Line 08448 481620
• www.hanleycastle.worcs.sch.uk
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14. Useful Information
•Progression beyond year 11 – sixth
Parents Information Evening
form, college and university
•Holidays and controlled
assessments
•Pupils leaving school during the day
•Homework and sanctions
•Exams in the sports hall and
invigilators
•References for year 11 leavers
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15. Important Dates
Parents Information Evening
Term • Establish new progress targets
• Year 9 Mock Exams – Monday 30 April
3 • Activities Week - Monday 16 July
When do you want the
Year 10 Information
Evening to be held?
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