Coaching your son/daughter
through Year 11
An effective parent coach• Doesn’t tell their child WHAT to do or HOW to do it, rather
listens and asks the right questions to move them forward• Recognises their child’s strengths and builds upon these• Helps their child recognise the barriers to their success • Guides and supports their child through their difficulties• Helps their child find the right solution for them • Encourages their child to ask for support from the right
people• Notices and rewards small step success
Why coach not tell?
• It is their life!• Their results!• The most important skill you can help them
develop is their ability to face and manage things themselves and take ownership
• Time to grow up and take responsibility – you are the bridge to a successful adult life
Where is your child now?135 school days until study leave
Term 1 reports – what now?
What are they saying?‘I don’t know why I got a
minus!’
And you say….• What do you have to do to find out? • How can I support you?• Would a meeting with your teacher help?
What are they saying?‘I haven’t got any homework!’
And you say….• What do you have to do to find out? • How can I support you?• Would a meeting with your teacher help?
What are they saying?‘There aren’t any after school
sessions at the moment’
And you say….• What do you have to do to find out? • How can I support you?• Would a meeting with your teacher
help?
What are they saying?‘I don’t know what I should
revise!’
And you say….• What do you have to do to find out? • How can I support you?• Would a meeting with your teacher help?
What are they saying?‘I don’t know what to do to get to
the next grade’And you say….
• What do you have to do to find out?
• How can I support you?• Would a meeting with your
teacher help?
How organised are they with coursework and Projects?
Resistant Materials/Art /ICT
You ask….• Which tasks are outstanding?• When are you planning to do it?• How can I help you make this feel less
overwhelming – let’s break it down
How prepared are they?Have they got a place to
revise at home?WarmQuiet
Place to put filesWell lit
No distractionsOLC open every night until 4.30pm
After school revision sessions
How prepared are they?
Is there a revision plan Do you have an agreed amount of
hours of revision per week
1.5 hours per subject per week = 17 hours a week
How prepared are they?
Have they got revision notes/study cards for each
subject?
Book notes not enough!What resources have your teachers recommended?How can I help you to get them?
How will you know they are in the right place?
• They know what they need to improve specifically in each subject (not maths: solving equations. Not PE: muscle groups…)
• They know what they are doing to improve• You can see them doing it• They look you in the eye when explaining• They are calm and confident• They answer in the first person and take
responsibility i.e. I need to, I will
What else?You are their coach
You are their biggest fan/resource and the one that knows them the best for
the good and for the badDon’t accept excuses!
Help them feel strong enough to overcome challenges and step it up –
whatever their level!
Effective Partnership with your Child
• Build on their strengths• Reward and encourage hard work and EFFORT!• Don’t allow any obstacle to stand in their way• Don’t accept excuses: my teacher didn’t say,
doesn’t help, the class is noisy, no-one has told me…
• If you aren’t sure and need clarification: form tutor/subject teacher
ATHENAMrs Celia Richards (ACAR) [email protected] Phil Yeatman (APJY)
[email protected] A Sanders (AAS)
[email protected] Jane McAleese (AJMM/SLR) [email protected] Sarah Rawlings (AJMM/SLR)[email protected] G Silk(AGS/JJ) [email protected] Jo Juster (AGS/JJ)
[email protected] Borhan Ahmed (ABA/LEG)[email protected] Lilian Glypti (ABA/LEG)
BRIGANTIAMr Andrew Sykes (BAPS) [email protected] Cathy Davidson (BCD) [email protected] Kerrie Orlando (BKLO) [email protected] Jackie Stoffels (JBJAS) [email protected] Hazel Waeland (BHRW)
[email protected] Helen Geen (BHEG) [email protected] Tom Burnett (Head of House)
[email protected] Housebase [email protected]
CALLIOPEMr Tom Britten (CTAB) [email protected] Allan Thomas (CAJT) [email protected] Luke Harding (CLUH) [email protected] Katie Stepney (CKRS) [email protected] Jane Fenn (CJAF) [email protected] Hannah Driver (CHAD) [email protected] Rupert Keeble (Head of House) [email protected] Base [email protected]
MORRIGANMiss Sarah Price (MSP) - [email protected] Chris Horton (MCH) – [email protected] Lucinda James (MLKJ) – [email protected] Sophie Cronin – (MSAC) -
Sophie.Cronin @gillotts.oxon.sch.uk Miss Lucy Winchcombe (MLJW) – [email protected] Janice White (MJAW) – [email protected] Tom Nash (MTWN) – [email protected]
ZEPYHRUSAlison Beer (ZAJB)[email protected] Knott-Fryer (ZAKF)[email protected] Fulton (ZCJF)[email protected] Dunstan (ZELD)[email protected] Sadler (ZLOS)[email protected] West (ZSJW)[email protected]
Housebase: [email protected]