Welcome to Sir Graham Balfour School

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Welcome to Sir Graham Balfour School
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A good school with outstanding features

• Students make good and sometimes outstanding
  progress.
• Our CVA has consistently ranked us 1st in
  Stafford.
• OFSTED judgement 2010 performance has been
  sustained no visit until Sept 2011 at the
  earliest!

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Student attainment

• 2003 34
• 2004 47
• 2005 56
• 2006 58
• 2007 65
• 2008 67
• 2009 62
• 2010 80 (69 5A-C inc Eng and Maths)

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What courses can we offer?

• The school is able to offer an outstanding range
  of subjects and courses.
• Traditional discrete KS3 curriculum.
• Traditional GCSEs.
• Diplomas?
• Part of Stafford Collegiate broad curriculum
  offer at KS5.

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Fast track

• Fast track MFL.
• 2009 81 A-C in German.
• 2009 69 A-C in French.
• 2010 90 A-C in French
• 2010 63 A-C in Spanish
• 2010 results include 1 A and 13 A grades

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Current KS4 arrangements

• GCSE English and Maths beginning in Year 9!
• Early entry end of Year 10 two opportunities
  to succeed.
• Year 11 English Literature alternative Maths
  qualifications.
• Broad and balanced options programme.
• Alternative programmes according to need.

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Specialist Maths and Computing school

• Website!
• VLE.
• New hardware and software.
• LRC DAC centre.
• Partner schools.
• Adult and Family Learning.
• The Gateway.
• Digital projectors and IWBs

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Physical Education
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Drama
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Student support

• House Tutors
• House Heads
• Student Support Manager
• Peer Mentors
• School Nurse
• Connexions
• Behaviour for Learning

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B4L

• Aim
• We want all students at Sir Graham Balfour
  School to behave appropriately because it is
  essential for effective learning. We believe in
  responsible citizenship and consideration of
  others.

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Rewards

• All rewards have a House Point tariff termly
  Rewards Draw
• House points
• House Awards
• Praise postcards
• Head teacher Awards

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Competitions

• House time Quiz
• Intra-house competitions
• Inter-house competitions
• Sports Day

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B4L Consequence Chart

• BC 1 Verbal reprimand
• BC 2 Second verbal reprimand
• BC 3 - 1 Hour detention
• BC 4 Referral to Head of Faculty/House Head
• BC 5 Emergency Referral to the Leadership Group

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Every Child Matters

• Stay Safe
• Be Healthy
• Enjoy and Achieve
• Make a positive contribution
• Achieve Economic Well Being

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The future

• Commitment to continually moving forward.
• Concentration on
• Raising Attainment.
• Learning and Teaching.
• Maintaining and developing further a climate for
  learning.
• Embracing new technology.

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Admission

• The school has become oversubscribed in an area
  where pupil numbers are falling.
• 2010 246 applications for 165 places.
• 2011 fewer students in catchment/pyramid.

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• This is a confident successful school with
  outstanding leadership and management and an
  excellent capacity to continue to improve.
• BYE! SEE YOU AT BALFOUR!!!