Welcome to Cornwallis Academy

September 2013 – July 2014

The Government’s agenda

• “Improve standards”

• “Exams are Dumbed down”

• “Many vocational courses mean nothing”

• “Fewer students should pass exams”

• “Fewer people should go to university”

Driving test

Result

• Fewer students passing exams

• Fewer students going to university

• Less breadth of study

How will you be judged?

5 GCSEs including English and MathsAnd

Your best 8 GCSE outcomes

Now: Only 2 Vocational GCSEs can count

What have we achieved in 2012-13?

• Our best ever set of results at both GCSE and A level

• The best results of any non-selective in the area.

• A good Ofsted result, with a mandate to get to outstanding quickly

• A vision that is both unique and interesting

• Proven Plaza pedagogy

“A Cohesive learning community”

“The Plaza environments are used well as flexible teaching spaces”

“Behaviour is good throughout the school”

“The students have positive attitudes towards their learning and show a high degree of responsibility”

“Teaching is consistently good in all subjects”

The more you learn the more you earn

Average lifetime earnings by highest qualification

£335,000£422,000

£495,000£604,000

£706,000

Less than 5 good GCSEs 5 good GCSEs A-Levels Degree Russell Group Degree

Over the course of a lifetime, a graduate from a Russell Group university will earn on average £371,000 more than someone who

left school with less than 5 good GCSEs.

Leaving school at 16

• No longer an option

• You will have to stay in school or education until you are 17

• We continue to develop curriculum pathways in the sixth form that are broad and balanced to cater for this

2013 results

GCSE• 58% gained 5 A-C grades including English and Maths

(+3)

A Level• 98% A-E (+1)• 72% A-C (+8) • 33% of grades were A or A *(+13)• 42% of grades were B+(+12)

Best performing non-selective school in Maidstone!

New Look Reports• Termly feedback• Inclusion of new indicator – ‘Attitude to Learning’• Continue to show attendance, self-management points

and achievement points compared to the year group average

• Combination of interim and full reports• Interim – Attitude to learning in all subjects• Full – Current grade and attitude to learning

• Full report timings linked into Academic Review Evenings• Grades will be traffic light coloured coded to show

whether pupils are making the expected progress and are on track to meet their target

Wellbeing StructureDavid Simons

Principal

Claire Thompson Vice Principal

Jon Spurling Assistant Principal

Wellbeing Directors

Wellbeing Leads ICM

Chloe CoxAssistant Principal

Olivia LichfieldAssistant Principal

Dean Fox Assistant Principal

Wellbeing DirectorsKS3 Annie FowlerKS4 Thomas StanleyKS5 Joseph Sutton

Wellbeing LeadsYear 7 Amy ParkerYear 8 Annie FowlerYear 9 Helen Conway/ Holly

PatemanYear 10 Thomas Stanley6th Form Joseph Sutton

ICM’sYear 7 Cheryl IrvineYear 8 Joscelin YatesYear 9 Sue JuddYear 10 Sue LambertYear 11 Maxine SaulYr 12/13 Jo Woollett

Form Tutors11 6th FORM 11MS Maggie Stamp (Maths Target Group)11SM Sam McMahon & Dani Walker (English Target group)11KG Katie Gent (Science Target)11TL Tara Lloyd / Pietr Klimczak (Science Target)11DS Dane Smith11RN Rashida Noor11HM Heather Massey 11LW Laura Wakeling 11PS Paul Sheehan11HT Hannah Turner11RW Rob Wilkinson11VC Verity Cox

What We Expect From A Cornwallis Academy Student

• 95% Attendance• 100% application at all times• Appropriate office wear• Be ready to learn with the correct

equipment• To be respectful to staff and peers at

all times

Rewards

• For those year 11 students with exceptional attainment and/or attendance, on a termly basis we offer:

• Attainment awards• Attendance awards

Curriculum

• Year 11 offers students a range of:• GCSEs• BTECs• A levels• With timetables specifically tailored to

students current needs and future aspirations.

Parental help & resources

• Online resources:• http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize GCSE & BTEC• http://www.s-cool.co.uk GCSE, A Level & BTEC• http://getrevising.co.uk/pages/links GCSE, A

Level & BTEC• Online and paper-based study guides – as

recommended departmentally• Termly progress reports

Dates for Diary

• Sixth Form Open Evening – Wednesday 27th November

• Sixth Form ARD – Wednesday 15th January 2014

• Meet the target form tutors….(DF)

What Skills for Life offer to Year 11s:Support when making choices and applying for ‘what next’ (after year 11)- applications

are completed on KC4U in term 2

Careers Guidance interviews

Careers talks

Focus day activities

Opportunities to go on trips to careers fairs: Skills London -22 November Kent Careers – 27 March

Careers library and IT packages for careers exploration and research

Skills for Life team – available anytime for drop in and ask a question!

Come to one of the largest Careers fairs and find out about possible careers, training providers and different entry routes

Only £5 Collect a letter

from the S4L office

Bursting with careers from construction to retail

Key points of contact

Year 11 Team• Max Saul• Joe Sutton• Dean Fox

• English– Sam McMahon/Rachel

Robinson• Maths– Mr J/Maggie Stamp

• Science– Tara Lloyd/Natalie

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