Year7 to Year 8 Transition

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Year7 to Year 8 Transition

• CHURCHILL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SCHOOL SIXTH
  FORM CENTRE

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Churchill KS3Information for Parents of Year 8
Sept 2009

• Year 7 have been working within the new National
  Curriculum framework
• They are completing a 2 year KS3
• A change of emphasis towards employability skills
  and deep learning
• The increasing focus upon value added from
  KS2-KS4 no KS3 SATs for them!

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Our intentions

• To create a KS3 curriculum that offers-
• A more challenging range of experience for the
  majority of our students over Year 7 AND Year 8
• A faster pace
• Less repetition in the early stages of Year 7
• A clearer focus upon students knowing where they
  have come from and what they need to do to
  improve further

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The outcomes

• The condensed KS3 from three to two years in all
  subject areas has shown positive impact upon
  achievement.
• Student feedback is positive
• The majority of students completing their KS3
  SATS in English, Maths and Science in Year 8
  however we are working to ensure that APP is
  robust for 2009/10

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KS4 and Options

• Your children will choose their GCSE Options next
  year.
• Students will have 3 years to complete their GCSE
  courses
• In most subject areas this extra time will be
  used to enrich the curriculum and extend learning
  opportunities. E.g., Maths Work related
  learning.
• In some subject areas the most able may be able
  to take their GCSE in Year 10 and then complete
  another subject in Year 11.
• The least able will benefit from additional time
  to work at a more appropriate pace and
  consolidate their understanding.

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Where are we now?

• Year 7 are completing the first Year of their two
  year KS3.
• They have made an excellent start at Churchill.
• Year 8 is waiting for them.
• GCSE Options process for Year 8 is firmly
  established
• We are looking at how we assess and report on the
  development of thinking skills.

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The new style report
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The new style report Achievement
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Target Setting What targets will be set?
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Examples of targets
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Target Setting What do students and parents see?
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Growing up the puberty challenge

• TEENAGERS
• WHOD HAVE EM?

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Growing up the puberty challenge

• If youve never had a teenager before
• If your only experience is with nephews or nieces
  or friends children
• BEWARE!
• Something very odd is about to happen

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Growing up the puberty challenge

• CHILDREN OF A CERTAIN AGE
• THE PEAKS AND TROUGHS OF GROWING UP
• THE END OF KEY STAGE 2
• TOP OF THE TREE
• CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH 1 OR 2 STAFF
• ACHIEVEMENT
• SECURITY, HAPPINESS, OPTIMISM
• MOVING ON

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Growing up the puberty challenge

• BEGINNING OF KEY STAGE 3
• FROM A COUPLE TO MANY TEACHERS
• FROM A SMALL, CLOSE ENVIRONMENT TO A MUCH BIGGER
  PLACE
• FROM A TIGHT FOCUS TO MANY PLATES SPINNING ALL AT
  ONCE PERSONAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, AS WELL AS
  LEARNING
• FROM A SETTLED GROUP OF FRIENDS TO A VARIETY, TO
  SHIFTING ALLIANCES
• SOMETIMES TO ONE INSEPARABLE CHUM
• TO GREATER LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITY
• TO GREATER LEVELS OF CONFUSION

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Growing up the puberty challenge

• WHATS HAPPENING?
• PSYCHO-BABBLE EGO-STATES
• TRANSACTING ROLE DEFINITION
• CHILD -gt ADULT -gt PARENT
• CHILDHOOD ALL FITS TOGETHER
• ADULTHOOD FOR MOST PEOPLE ALL FITS TOGETHER
• IN US ALL WE HAVE PARTS THAT COME FROM THESE
  EGO-STATES
• ADOLESCENT NOT QUITE ANYTHING

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Growing up the puberty challenge

• THERE ARE CHILD-TYPES
• ADAPTED
• NATURAL
• INTUITIVE
• EACH POSITIVE/NEGATIVE ELEMENTS
• THERE ARE PARENT-TYPES
• NURTURING
• CONTROLLING
• EACH POS. / NEG.

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CHILDHOOD
CHILD
ADULT
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ADOLESCENCE YOUNG ADULT
ADULT
CHILD
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Growing up the puberty challenge
ADOLESCENCE YOUNG ADULT
ADULT
CHILD
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Growing up the puberty challenge
Im OK
WIN
WIN
LOSE
WIN
Youre OK
Youre not OK
Im not OK
WIN
LOSE
LOSE
LOSE
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• AND WHAT ARE THE ROLE MODELS FOR OUR YOUNG
  PEOPLE?
• GRANGE HILL
• BIG BROTHER, SHIPWRECK
• EASTENDERS, HOLYOAKS
• LITTLE BRITAIN, CATHERINE TATE
• TV/FILM STARs, SPORTS STARs, WAGs, CELEBs
• WHOS UP TO WHAT WITH WHOM
• OH DEAR!

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• AND HOW DOES ALL THIS MANIFEST ITSELF?
• KEY WORDS
• UNPREDICTABLE
• UNFATHOMABLE
• INSECURE
• VULNERABLE

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Growing up the puberty challenge

• ONE MINUTE OOZING CONFIDENCE
• FUN JUST LIKE NORMAL!
• KEEN
• PLAYFUL
• SERIOUS
• ENQUIRING
• GRACIOUS EVEN TO SIBLINGS!
• CONSIDERATE
• UTTERLY LOVELY

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Growing up the puberty challenge

• NEXT MINUTE CONFUSED
• OR ANXIOUS
• OR ANGRY
• OR STROPPY
• OR DEFIANT
• OR SILENT
• OR MOODY
• OR DISTANTCLOSED!

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Growing up the puberty challenge

• ALL ADOLESCENTS HAVE A BIT OF A CRISIS SOME
  MORE, SOME LESS SO
• YES WHO ARE THEY? WHERE ARE THEY GOING? WILL
  THEY EVER BE? BUT
• I NEED A NEW ONE JUST LIKE SO SOs
• WILL I EVER BE IN LOVE?...WITH JOE/JO?
• IM NEVER GOING TO GET MARRIED! YUK!
• I HATE HER/HIM THEYRE SKANK!
• NOBODY UNDERSTANDSOR CARES!
• EVERYBODY ELSE HAS GOT ONE!!!
• ALL MY FRIENDS CAN ITS NOT FAIR!

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Growing up the puberty challenge

• KEEP POSITIVE
• PRAISE FOR POSITIVES
• INCLUDE SEEK THEIR VIEWS
• GIVE SOME SPACE ON YOUR TERMS
• SHOW AN INTEREST
• DONT ACCEPT EVERYTHING THEY SAY AT FACE VALUE
  I JUST ITS ONLY
• BE WARY, CHECK, EXPLAIN WHY
• BUT DONT BE DISMISSIVE

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Growing up the puberty challenge

• HOW CAN YOU CHALLENGE WITHOUT TIPPING THE
  BALANCE?
• TO THEM IT IS BLACK AND WHITE
• TO THEM IT IS ALL OR NOTHING
• USE COMPROMISE WHICH REQUIRES BOTH DISCUSSION
  AND TRANSACTION
• CONTROL CAN MEAN CARE/SAFETY EXPLAIN, BE
  LURID IF NEED BE
• REFER TO POSITIVE ROLE MODELS, BUT
• DONT SET THEM UP TO FAIL

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• REMEMBER ITS A PHASE BUT
• BE FIRM WHEN NECESSARY
• DONT AVOID THE CONFRONTATION IF YOU ARE BEING
  MANIPULATED
• STAND FIRM ON CERTAIN THINGS
• HOWEVERDONT DWELL
• TALK OF THE FUTURE AND PATIENCE
• BE UP-BEAT ABOUT WHAT WILL COME LATER
• BEHAVIOUR NOT CHILD LOVE / RESPECT
• AND ENJOY THE GOOD BITSTHE MANY, MANY GOOD BITS
  ON THE JOURNEY

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Growing up the puberty challenge

• ROLE MODELS
• USE THEM CAREFULLY
• ROLE MODEL YOURSELF NO HYPOCRISY
• UNCLES/AUNTS, FRIENDS
• CHALLENGE BAD ROLE MODELLING BY YOUR FRIENDS AND
  RELATIONS
• REINFORCE PATIENCE THROUGH STORY/ NARRATIVE
• I REMEMBER WHENA SHARED EXPERIENCE?
• REASSURE WEVE ALL BEEN THERE

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Growing up the puberty challenge

• TEENAGERS
• WHOD HAVE EM?
• WE WOULD
• AND YOUVE NO CHOICE!