1 Parents’ Information Evening 1 December Welcome

2 Staff This evening Mr Vaughan Head Mr Harding-Assistant Head Mr Foster-Assistant Head Ms St Ledger-Curriculum Lead English Ms Waterfall-Head of Faculty Mr Jull-Director of Maths Mrs Parkhouse-Head of Faculty Mrs Lai Lan-Curriculum Leader Maths

3 December to June 2017 Pre Public Examinations Results 8 December Next round- 27 February

4 Parents’ Evening 11 JanuarySubject teachers Targets Support , advice and guidance that is subject orientated.

5 Period 7 Beginning second Monday in JanuaryAdditional workshops every day after school for additional support. By “invitation” Students will be expected to attend

6 Period 7 Maths HT AfA Easter INSET May Day Date Mon Tues Weds ThursFri 18th Jan Maths Option Q English Science Option P 25th Jan Option S Option R 1st Feb Twilight Science A & RE B 8th Feb 15th Feb HT 22nd Feb 29th Feb 7th Mar 14th Mar AfA 21st Mar Y9 Options Science B & RE A Good Friday 28th Mar Easter 4th Apr 11th Apr INSET 18th Apr 25th Apr 2nd May May Day 9th May 16th May 23rd May Y11 Last Day

7 Workshops Weekends February half term Easter May Half Term

8 Tutor Time revision Drip feeding revision tips Record cards RemindersWellbeing

9 What does one revision session look like then?22 mins Little break 22 mins (with recap) Big Break

10 Self quizzing Rating: HUGE Record cards/Flash cardsLook –cover-say or write-check Process of transferring is active The movement of the cards is active Identifying the ones you’ve mastered is prioritising and therefore deeper Low stakes-high success Rating: HUGE

11 Distributed practice/SpacingDon’t cram! Time to go back For an exam in six months there should be enough opportunity to return three times to each topic. Ideally every three weeks. Rating: High

12 This Christmas…

13 This Christmas… Nothing at all.

14 Knowledge Planners REVISION RESOURCE

15 Knowledge Planners Support tool for revisionCondensed curriculum guide Knowledge not skills Bespoke for each subject Core Knowledge Key words Facts Dates / Timelines Equations

16 Political Power in the UK:UK is a democratic country – all citizens over age of 18 can vote in elections, Government can only serve for 5 years, ‘free press’ that can express a range of political opinions, court system is separate from the government. Central Government = Monarch (Queen) – House of Lords (unelected) – House of Commons (elected MPs). House of Commons – ultimate power, passes laws, decides what other types of governments can exist in the UK. Local Government - elected councillors, some areas have elected mayors. Keywords: Charities: a voluntary group set up to help those in need. Charities are registered with the government and receive some tax benefits. Examples include: Save the Children, Cancer Research. Community: a group of citizens who normally live in a given area – can be used to describe a school, a town, part of a city. Devolution: transferring power from a central body to a regional/local body. Local Government: different types of councils (City Council, Parish Council, Town Council) that provides services in a local area e.g. Portsmouth City Council. The Media - means of communication. Mass Media means communicating to a large number of people e.g. TV, Newspapers or e-media such as Facebook, Twitter and the internet. Trade Unions: groups of workers who have joined together to protect their rights and to have an organisation to speak and negotiate on their behalf e.g. National Union of Teachers (NUT). Single Union Agreement: an employer has agreed their workforce can only join one union. Local Councils: Local councillors serve for 3 or 4 years. Usually they stand for a political party but can also be ‘independent’ (free from any political party). Make decisions about their local community – roads, rubbish collection, planning permission, housing, environment etc. Money – grant from central government and Council Tax (a tax on property) pays for services. Impact of government on lives of citizens: Provides NHS (medical services). Benefits – e.g. Child Benefit, Jobseekers Allowance, Tax Credits. Education – free state-funded education, monitoring of schools, curriculum to be studied. Pensions. Protection of citizens – police, armed forces, court system. Passes laws. Taxation and money raising policies e.g. VAT, income tax, National Insurance. Citzenship Trade Unions: Trade union membership has fallen in recent years. More members in Public Sector (teachers, doctors, nurses, police, etc.) than Private Sector. Most UK unions belong to the ‘Trade Union Congress’ (TUC). Many unions have political funds and donate to the Labour Party. Political influence of Trade Collective Action: Actions taken by union members to try and achieve their aims: Strikes - workers withdraw their labour. Walkouts – workers stop work and leave the workplace as a protest. Work to Rule – workers only do what

17 History – USA

18 Travel

19 Maths

20 Maths

21 Mrs Blandford