Year 9 Information Evening. Tuesday 11th October 2022

1. Year 9
Information Evening 2022
Tuesday 11th October 2022

2. • Assistant Headteacher for Key Stage 3.
• Welcome to tonight’s parents’ information evening.
• Mr Orton – year 9 overview.
• Mr Langton – progress checks and the GCSE options’ process.
• Mr Tester – Behaviour and Safeguarding.
• Mr Orton – Closing comments.
• Opportunity for questions.

3. Yr. 9 support structure
• Head of year: Mr Orton
• Form tutor: First point of contact
• Subject teacher: Subject specific
• Pastoral team: Miss Bolashodun KS3
• Linked HOH: Miss Duddridge
Form Tutor
9A1 Miss Tindides
9A2 Miss Cowie
9B1 Mr MacFarlane
9B2 Ms Ferdous
9F1 Ms Manchedo-Gomez
9F2 Miss Lord
9N1 Mrs Saeed
9N2 Miss Miah
9R1 Miss Keshtgar
9R2 Miss Begum

4. Form time programme
Day Daily Checks Activity
Monday
• Uniform
• Equipment
• Achievements &
behaviour
• Reminder of detentions
• Attendance/punctuality
Notices & Equipment
Tuesday No Form time
Wednesday Assembly/Maths Support
Thursday Tutor Activity
Friday The Big Read

5. Attendance &
Punctuality
Punctuality:
• 0 lates = average of 0.49 above expected in each
subject
• 10 lates+ = average of 0.45 below expected in
each subject
Attendance:
• 93% attendance to school will give a students a 73% chance of achieving their GCSE target grades.
• Below 90% attendance will give students only a 27% of achieving their GCSE target grades.
• If attendance improves by 1%, attainment improves by 5-6% (DfE).
Student target is
97% attendance

6. Homework
• Students will be set regular homework by
teachers to consolidate learning in the classroom.
• Parents can access via ‘Show My Homework’
Support:
Homework club:
• Monday – Wednesday: 3.15-4pm in the LSU.
Library:
• Monday: 3.15 - 4.45pm
• Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 3.15 - 4pm

7. ‘My Ed’ app
This application provides information such as:
• Behaviour logs
• Attendance
• House points
• Progress checks
• Messages

8. How to support your child
• Provide a suitable environment for your child to work
• Minimise distractions (where possible)
• Check SMHW
• Log in to My Ed to track the conduct of your child
• Encourage your child to attend homework club if required
• Encourage your child to UNPLUG everyday
• Encourage good eating and sleeping habits
• Positive reinforcement and belief
• Promote high aspirations

9. Achievements
Each year in the summer term we organise a
rewards event to reward students who have
demonstrated impeccable standards throughout
the year.
Criteria:
• Attendance of 97% and above (extenuating
circumstances taken into account)
• Punctuality to school and lessons
• Conduct in and around the school
• Low number of and nature of behaviour logs
• Attitude to learning (based on progress
checks)
• Respect shown to students and staff

10. Mr Langton:
• Progress checks
• GCSE options’ process

11. Progress checks
• We look at how pupils’ are achieving across all subjects.
• This is compared to what we feel that could be achieving based on
their CATs tests and reading ages.
• 1st Year 9 progress check will be in late November.
• We also look at attendance, behaviour logs and reward points.
• Interventions occur via departments, Mr Orton and form tutors.

12. Options’ subjects:-
Art, Business Studies, Child Development & Care, Drama, Economics (maths sets dependant), Food
Preparation & Nutrition, Media Studies, Music, Physical Education, Product Design, Psychology,
Religious Studies
3 or 2 EBacc Subjects (Computer Science,
Geography, History, Spanish)
Options Subjects – see below
BTEC Dance or Core PE
Core:-
English: Language + Literature
Mathematics
Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
If you continue with 3 Ebacc subjects, you can
pick 1 of the following options’ subjects.
If you continue with 2 EBacc subjects, you pick 2
of the following options’ subjects.
The Year 10 curriculum for 2022 - 2023

13. Options’ process key dates
The Options’ Process will begin in
February 2023.
We will confirm dates in the new Year.
Mr Towsey will be overseeing
the Options’ process.
(gtowsey@westhatch.net)

14. Mr Tester:
• Behaviour and safeguarding updates info

15. Mrs A
Sharma
Safeguardin
g Lead
Mr J Howell
Behaviour
Manager
Mrs I
Mustafa
Attendance
Welfare
Officer
Ms Bolashodun
KS3 Pastoral
Manager &
Deputy
Designated
Safeguarding
Lead (DDSL)
Mr M Cleere
Counsellor
School
Nurse
Come and talk to us! You can also report an
incident or concern via the online worrybox
reporting form found in the student section
dropdown box on our website.
Mrs M Titus
KS4 Pastoral
Manager &
Deputy
Designated
Safeguarding
Lead (DDSL)
Mr R Tester
AHT for
Behaviour
and
Safeguardin
g

16. Questions
Thank you:
• Thank you for taking the time to come along
and listen to this information this evening.
Questions:
• If you have any questions please feel free to
come and speak to one of us before leaving
this evening.