This document provides information about the Year 10 programme and support at Chew Valley School. It includes details about the head of year and tutors, expectations for academic achievement and citizenship, and sources of pupil support. A variety of extracurricular opportunities are described, such as the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme and lunchtime sports training. The calendar lists important dates including assessment weeks and parents' evening. Communication methods like email and Twitter are outlined.

1. Programme for the evening

2. Year 10
GCSEs have already started!

3. Year Team
Head of Year: Miss A Hellier
Assistant Head of Year: Miss L Gillespie
• 10C Mr Walford
• 10H Mr Baxter
• 10E Mr Cordle
• 11W Mr Joyce
• 11V Mr James
• 11A Mrs Wilcox
• 11L Mrs Hayes/Mrs Cornthwaite
• First point of contact/support.
• Rounded picture of pupil
progress.
• Communication – diaries/email.
• Three tutor periods per week
that focus on reading, reflective
learning and quizzes!

4. Expectations
Academic
• For all pupils to achieve their highest attainment in GCSE courses
Social
• Pupils to become responsible and ‘well rounded’ citizens.
• To have aspirations beyond Year 11 and to work hard to achieve them

5. Pupil support
• Mrs Rowlands – Deputy Head
teacher (Pastoral)
• Mrs Taylor – Home/School
Liaison
• Megan Harris – Pastoral Support
• Lesley Newell – Behaviour
Manager
• Literacy and numeracy
intervention
• Outside agencies
• Provide specialist intervention
beyond the role of the tutor
• Communication between
tutor/head of year/pupil and
parents

6. Year 10 Mentoring Support
• ‘In school’ specialist mentors to provide individual support for pupils
that have been identified for specific academic reasons. This is
reviewed after each monitoring point
• Reaches out to 15 pupils (this will increase!)
• Meetings take place weekly during registration
• Mr Brown and Mrs Palmer work ‘behind the scenes’ to help with
issues such as homework, organisation, class room confidence etc

7. Standards
• Be prepared to learn!
• Uniform
• Phones
• Make up and Jewellery

8. Rewards
• Green Slips / commendations/postcards home
• Tutor group of the term
• Attendance
• Lunch passes
• Amazon vouchers

9. Exciting Extra-Curricular
Opportunities
Lunchtime training has already started, 50+ students are involved at this
stage. A team of 6 will eventually take on the challenge of visiting ten
tors over 35 miles across Dartmoor over a weekend in May

10. AWARD REQUIREMENTS
BRONZE
VOLUNTEERING PHYSICAL SKILL EXPEDITION
3 months 3 months 3 months Plan / prepare / complete a
2 day & 1 night venture
+
Either
A further 3 months
Total time = 6 months
Or
A further 3 months
Total time = 6 months

11. Duke of Edinburgh’s Award - Bronze
VOLUNTEERING SKILL
PHYSICAL

12. Expedition Section
Practice Expedition Assessed Expedition

13. Work Experience
• Week beginning June 15th
• Mr Hammett to launch in assembly on 15th October 2014
• Help with selecting and applying for work experience placements
• More individual intervention for career pathways in Year 11

14. Success starts at home!
How parents can help
• Insight Portal
• Diaries
• School website
• Calendar dates
• Communication
• Reinforce expectations
• Support the school
Every Tuesday – 3.45pm to 5.30pm

15. But, I don’t have any homework set!
• * Continuing with coursework or assessment tasks that have been set previously
• * Re-capping - look at your timetable, is there any work you did today in a lesson that you need to do more
on, complete, re-draft or understand better by reading it over again or completing more examples?
• * Preparation - look at tomorrow’s timetable. Do you need to re-read work to help you get ready for
tomorrow? Have you forgotten stuff from last week – if so look at it now. Check your homework is ready
for handing in tomorrow - could you improve it?
• * Extra research - the school homework planner has recommended websites that you could visit to help
you really get ahead and boost your grades
• * Check Bitesize/past papers/SAM Learning/ Revision sites – this is especially good for older students.
Check Insight Portal - is there work you could look at there?
• * Tidy and organise - sort out your workspace, tidy out your bag or pencil case. Make sure you have got the
school equipment you need.
• * ‘Read around. Read extra articles, research, information about work that interests you or that you need to
know more about.
• * Research jobs and courses, know what qualifications you need to follow your dreams.

16. Communication
Proactive rather than reactive!
Email:
krowlands@chewvalleyschool.co.uk
ahellier@chewvalleyschool.co.uk
lgillespie@chewvalleyschool.co.uk
Twitter:
@CVSYr10
School Website:
chewvalleyschool.co.uk

17. Calendar dates
• Tuesday 23rd September – Enrichment: Intro to Growth Mindset
• W/b 29th September – English CA
• 6th November – Settling in Report – Attitudinal grades only
• W/b December 1st – English CA
• Thursday December 4th – Enrichment – Drama Production
• Tues December 9th – DTP vaccinations
• W/B – December 15th – Maths Assessment week
• February 11th – Monitoring Report (including ‘on target’ estimations)
• Thursday March 19th – Subject Evening
• W/B – March 23rd MFL, English and Maths CA week
• W/B Monday June 8th – EXAM WEEK
• W/B Monday June 15th Work Experience
• Thursday July 9th – Full subject report sent home