Working Together

How parents and teachers can

help pupils achieve success at

Northgate.

Aims of the Presentation:

• To share ideas of how we can all help your children succeed at Northgate

• For you to try these ideas at home with your child

• To empower you, not to burden you

Our Speakers:

• Mr Werrey-Easterbrook - Head of Year 8

• Mr Alexander - Assistant Head of Sixth Form, Teaching and Learning Group, Study Skills.

• Mr Baalham - Head of Year 9

• Mr Riches - Member of Teaching and Learning Group, Literacy

What kind of mindset do you have? Fixed MindsetBelieve intelligence is fixed … ‘you are either born clever or you are not’!

As a result they tend to … • Avoid challenges • Give up easily when they face obstacles• See putting effort in as a waste of time • Ignore useful feedback that could help

them improve • Feel threatened by the success of others

Growth MindsetBelieve intelligence can be developed.

As a result they tend to … • Accept and enjoy challenges• Show determination and refuse to give up

in the face of obstacles• See effort as the way to improve and

develop • Learn from feedback and respond

positively to it • Find inspiration in the success of others

As a result …They achieve less than their full potential

As a result …They make progress and reach ever-higher levels of achievement

‘I can accept failure, everyone fails at something … But I can’t accept not trying’

‘I’ve always believed that

if you put in the work then the

results will come.

Do not do things half-heartedly.

If you do – expect half-hearted

results …‘

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfvuF5qf9v0

What should we praise?

Praising ‘intelligence’ and ‘talent’ can harm motivation and performance. If success means being ‘smart’ then failure means being ‘dumb’.

Instead we need to praise …

• effort/determination/resilience

• what pupils accomplish through practice and persistence (e.g. – drafting, editing, checking, working through problems and trying multiple solutions)

• using good strategies concentration and focus

• accepting challenges … the courage to ‘have a go’

• learning from mistakes and responding to feedback

• passion for learning

Study Skills

Mr J Alexander

RESEARCH: prepare for the lesson

REVIEW: revise, read through and improve notes

READ AROUND: texts, films,

documentaries, music, websites

RESPOND: rewrite, redraft,

polish

REFLECT:set targets,

feedback to teacher

THE 5 RS

TIP 1: Be active not passive

Retention Rates

• Lecture = 5%

• Reading = 10%

• Audio-visual = 30%

• Discussion = 50%

• Practise by doing = 75%

• Teaching others = 90%

TIP 2: Stretch your memory!

Memory Masters

• The names of 156 strangers in 15 minutes

• The order of a shuffled deck of cards in 24 seconds

• Reciting the number Pi from memory … to 83,431 decimal places.

Literacy

Mr A Riches and

Literacy Ambassadors

Northgate 5 Minimum Expectations in Literacy

TooTo

Two

We were in the deep, dark cave. It was very quiet except for the drip, drip, drip of water. We could not see anything at all. Brett shouted, ”Quick, there is a light in that tunnel!” “Let’s go,” cried Sophie and we all ran off with Doodles barking at our heels.

Peterpeter

Use capitals and full stops Paragraph

Present work with

pride

Spell simple words and

homophones

It’sProof read Proof read Proof read Proof read

Literacy TargetsG1 Spelling Use a thesaurus to develop vocabulary and use subject-specific technical vocabulary with

precision.

G2 Punctuation Use a variety of sentences and types of punctuation with consistent accuracy.

G3 Paragraphing Use a variety of different length paragraphs with effective control of meaning.

O1 Spelling Check and correct apostrophes, spelling and subject-specific technical vocabulary.

O2 Punctuation Organise writing into a variety of sentence types.

O3 Paragraphing Link paragraphs carefully using well-chosen correctives.

O4 Presentation Take care with handwriting and presentation of work.

R1 Spelling Check the spelling of simple words and common homophones.

R2 Punctuation Using full stops and capital letters correctly.

R3 Paragraphing Use TipTop to paragraph correctly.

R4 Presentation Slow down, form letters and space words carefully.

R5 Proof Reading Spend time proof reading your work after writing.

We were in the deep, dark cave. It was very quiet except for the drip, drip, drip of water. We could not see anything at all. Brett shouted, ”Quick, there is a light in that tunnel!” “Let’s go,” cried Sophie and we all ran off with Doodles barking at our heels.

Paragraph

Literacy Codes

Sp Spelling error

P Punctuation error

C Capital letter incorrect

// Paragraph

______ Does not make sense

Present work with pride

TooTo

TwoSpell simple words and

homophones

Peterpeter

Use capitals and full stops

It’sProof read

Encouraging Reading

At home:

Read out loud

Encourage reading time

Buy books

At school:

Reading Club

Library competitions

Personal reading time

Remember: The School Library is open every day and has over 17,500 books! It is an amazing place and the staff are always on hand to help!

What is good attendance?

Simon has 90% attendance

Simon and his parents think this is pretty good

Would an employer like you to be off work this much? That is practically part-time!

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

Absent half a day every week

90% attendance = ½ a day missed every week!

90% attendance = 4 weeks of lessons missed a year!

Sep Jul

Absent for 4 weeks

90% attendance over five years of secondary school

= ½ a school year missed!

Sep Jul

Y7

Y8

Y9 Missed learning

Y10

Y11

Just 2 weeks of school missed a year (95% attendance) leads to 1 GCSE

grade fall in achievement

So, the greater the attendance the greater the achievement

Ways for parents to encourage attendance:

• Check that the half-termly attendance summaries match your own records.

• Talk with your child about school and how they feel. Attendance may improve if they feel supported and anxieties are listened to.

• Be strong. Only grant days at home for genuine illness. You will know!

Ways for parents to encourage attendance:

• Do not book holidays in term time

• Praise and reward good attendance and improvements in attendance.

• If you have any concerns telephone the Attendance Officer. She will confirm whether your child was in registration.