This document summarizes expectations and information for a Year 11 evening event at Simon Balle All-through School. It includes instructions on evacuation procedures in case of a fire alarm. It provides updates on school performance, the new reporting system, and support available to students. It also outlines the program for mock exams and gives subject-specific guidance on revision for maths, English, and sixth form opportunities.

1. Year 11 Expectations
Evening

2. Simon Balle All-through School
● We are not expecting a fire alarm but if
one were to go off, please evacuate
through the nearest available exit
highlighted on the map. We will
congregate on the main field at the
back of the school. We will only re-
enter the building when advised and it
is safe to do so.
● For safeguarding purposes, please do
not take any photographs/video
recordings of any students
● Please turn off your mobile phone or
place it on Silent Mode

3. ● Expectations of students
● Guidance on the new reporting system
● School support
● Support at home
● English Update
● Maths Update
● Mock examinations
● Sixth form
Programme of the evening

4. SBAS 2018 Headlines - New Grade 1-9
Attainment 8 - Average per student is 5.3 (5.5 is a grade B)
78% of students gained level 4 and above in English and Maths
52% of students gained level 5 and above in English and Maths
Progress 8 -
● Provisionally very strong and positive - final report in November
● Students are making more progress over 5 years nationally than others.
● Over the past two years we have been in the top 5% of the country
Forecast for this cohort -
● Attainment 8 - Average per student is 5.1 currently and hoping for 6.1 (5.5 is a grade B)
● 5 or more in English and Maths - currently 55% Forecast nearing 80%
● Progress forecasted to be over half a grade per subject more than national average.

5. SBAS 2018 Headlines - New Grade 1-9
Students attaining the top grade 9 -
With the new grading system, students who attain Level 9 have reached a standard beyond A* from
previous years.
Particular students in this category were:
Two students had 8 Grade 9s
Three students had 7 Grade 9s (only 750 students in the country achieved this)
Three students had 6 Grade 9s

6. SBAS Attendance and Attainment at SBAS 2018
Of the students who had attendance below 95%, 65% of these failed to make expected progress.
The 10 students with the worst attendance were .75 of a grade down on average in each subject.
All students who achieved on average 3 grades above their target grade had an attendance rate of
98%+.
As did 31 of the 35 who achieved an A on average.

7. Guidance on New Reporting
System

8. What are we changing?
Written Subject Comments
We are altering how we produce written comments to ensure they are easier for parents to
understand and act upon.
As well as providing a personal comment on your child, each subject will provide information
on:
● An area they now need to focus on to move their learning on
● How they can go about working on this area for improvement
● Where they can access resources to help, when relevant

9. What are we changing?
Attitude to Learning Grid
These are the learning behaviours teachers will be looking for

10. Allocating the ATL Grade

11. Two-Way Process
Reflection and Target Setting
We will provide you with a framework to reflect on the report and set purposeful
targets that ensure students progress in subjects prior to the next report.
This will be closely linked to the research-led professional development on meta-
cognition and self-regulation we are engaging with as a school.
Studies show positive
impact in pupil attainment.
Progress accelerated by 8
months.

12. School Support

13. ● Focus on metacognition and training the brain
● Learning the value of different revision techniques
and how to effectively revise
● Building up a revision timetable and checking
how effective it is. Homework, then two hours of
revision an evening
● Recalling content from year 9/10/11 lessons
School support - Learning for Life

14. School support - Learning for Life

15. School support - Subject specific sessions
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Before school Library open for
homework and revision
Library open for
homework and revision
Library open for
homework and revision
Library open for homework
and revision
Library open for
homework and revision
Lunch D&T - PD Support
Computer Science
Geography mastery
session HA G2
D&T - PD Support
Maths Homework
Support M4
D&T - PD Support
Hospitality and Catering -
support
Humanities Homework
support
D&T - PD Support
Textiles support session
D&T - PD Support
GCSE Edexcel Sports
Studies
Business Drop-in Clinic
(starting after ½ term)
After school D&T - PD Support
Textiles support session
Science
Biology,
Chemistry
Physics
(Starting after ½ term
until May)
D&T - PD Support
Maths
Homework/Revision
support
Art Intervention: CT Art 3
English E6
Supported revision
D&T - PD Support
Textiles support session
Hospitality and Catering -
support (starting 8th
November 2019)
Art higher learning
workshops: CKS Art 1
History - Students bring
their own revision
materials to the session.

16. ● Sixth form tuition before and after school
● Effective revision habits working group
● Google classroom catch up when absent
School support

17. Support at home

18. ● Maintain a consistent routine
● Create a quiet place with no distractions for students to work
● Test students when they are revising
● Make sure there are regular breaks
● Talk about the revision timetable
● Review the revision timetable regularly
● Communicate with subject teachers and Mrs Ahmet if you have any concern
Support at home

19. GCSE Maths

20. GCSE Maths - Revision
● Students are given a mix of questions every week for homework. They should make
sure they do these questions and use Mathswatch/Corbett Maths or a revision
guide to look up any questions with which they need help.
● Continuous revision and following up on topics covered in class will be far more
beneficial than last minute cramming.

21. GCSE Maths - Corbett Maths
● 5 a day
● Practice papers
● Questions on selected topics

22. GCSE Maths - October Mock
● Students will receive a list of topics following the mocks – they should use this to
focus their revision during Half Term.

23. GCSE Maths - Additional Support
● Tuesday lunchtime
● Wednesday after school
● Focus on papers set or
● Topics you need to improve

24. GCSE Maths - Exam Questions
● The more exam questions completed the better.
● Focus on breaking down the question – use of highlighters for keywords.

25. GCSE Maths - Formulae
● There are a number of formulae that have to be learnt.
● These have been sent out to you – display where you’re going to see them regularly.

26. GCSE Maths - Dont Give Up!
● It is never too late to make an improvement to your grade.
● If Year 10 didn’t go so well you still have time to change things for the final grade.

27. GCSE English

28. GCSE English - Revision for English
Literature
The best revision for English Literature is to know the texts very well: the characters, the
themes, the order of events in the plot (and what that order might mean) and contextual
factors

29. GCSE English - Revision for English
Literature
● https://www.youtube.com/user/mrbruff/videos
● Socrativehttps://www.socrative.com/
● BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/examspecs/zxqncwx
● English Department ‘Google Classrooms

30. GCSE English - Revision for English
Language

31. GCSE English - Revision for English
Language
● The danger is that because it is skills based rather than knowledge based to focus all English revision on
Literature.
● Thorough understanding of the different skill in each question and format of the papers
● Stamina – increase in tariff of Questions
● Experience of reading and understanding different text-types
● Accurate written expression – especially sentence demarcation

32. GCSE English - Additional Support
● Thursday After School in E6

33. Mock Examinations

34. ● Will begin on the 3rd December and run until the end of term
● This will be invigilated in the same way as the summer exams
● Timetable has been built to reflect the summer exams
● Students do not need to be in school when they have an exam, however we
encourage them to stay on site
● Expected to arrive to all exams at least 15 minutes before to be registered
● Full school uniform
● Clear pencil case with all equipment in it
● No phones or Apple watches
Mock Examinations

35. Simon Balle Sixth Form

36. ● Wednesday 21st November from 6pm till 8pm
● Two presentations, at 6:15pm and 7:15pm in the Hall
● Individual subject discussions around the school
Simon Balle Sixth Form

37. Simon Balle Sixth Form
The Process
● Attend the open evening and gather as much information as possible
● Complete an application form that will be online after 21st November
● All students will attend a pathway meeting to ensure they are selecting
appropriate courses
● Start to have discussions with parents about what subjects to consider

38. Thank you