Skip Navigation

Introduction

 
At the Year 11 Parents evening held on Wednesday 4th November 2009 parents were asked to complete a short questionnaire to help us gather their views about how there child is doing. These are the results from the survey.
 
 
Some data
 
From the completed the questionnaires
  • 33% know how their child is doing at school in all their subjects and 52% know how they are doing in most subjects
  • 57% of believe their child knows what to do to improve in all subjects and 29% I most subjects.
  • 20% report they never help their child with school work
  • 24% report they rarely or never see their child doing work outside school
  
These are some of the answers to the section ‘Tell us about any other ways you help your child achieve ‘
  • I am constantly reminding him to study and making sure he does not stay away from his books especially in  this crucial year. Thanks
  • Extra or private lessons
  • Help him to revise work.
  
What happens next in school
We will use the results from the questionnaire to help us ensure good provision for every student in Year 11 to support them to meet their potential. This will include;
  • a week of close monitoring of all year 11 students to check they are on track
  • allocation of a mentor for students who may be in danger of not making the grade
  • extra classes in the core subjects
  • outside experts coming in to work alongside our staff to help even more. 
We will liaise with you when we need to make sure we are working well together to support your child.
 
 
What can you do to help?
These are some simple steps you can take to help your child:
·        Make sure they have a quiet place to study at home and the equipment they need to learn
·        Check their work every week giving them lots of encouragement when they do well or when they are struggling
·        Encourage them to stay in school at the end of the day and use Café Chill where they can access computers if they don’t have them at home
·        Encourage them to complete their school work before they go out in the evening and set time aside at weekends for studying or revising. 
·        Talk to them about the deadlines they have coming up and how they will manage their time. Coursework deadlines will need careful management – it is easy to fall behind
·        Find out the exam boards for each subject and go to their website to find revision materials and the course specification. This will tell you what they need to do to pass the course
·        Make sure they have goals for their future and know what they need to do to meet them. 
·        Look out for signs of stress and keep in touch with the school if you have any worries about your child
 
 

If you have any ideas or suggestions for information you would like to see here, please email our website administrator, Domenico Salvati.