TOOT HILL SCHOOL

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Preparing for the move toToot Hill School
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What kind of school will your child be joining?

• A vibrant and ambitious school, focused on the A,
  B, C s!
• Achievement
• Behaviour
• Children

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Achievement
National Notts. Toot Hill 2009 Toot Hill 2010
CVA 1000 992 1033 1038
5 A - Cs 67 63 99.6 100
5 A - Cs inc. English Maths 50 47 65 75
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How do we do it?
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Behaviour

• Our expectations are based upon respect for all.
• We are firm, but caring and supportive.
• We have a zero tolerance to bullying
• We believe that learning is a shared
  responsibility.

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Children
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Children

• Pastoral care year groups
• Organising children for learning tier groups

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Children and their Care

• Head of Year
• Mr. Burrows
• Achievement Coordinator
• Miss Pearce

• Tutor Team
• Learning Support Team
• Plus school nurse, pupil counselling, breakfast
  club, peer mentors

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Children and their Learning

• Pupils are organised into Tier Groups, depending
  upon
• Key Stage 2 levels - 40
• Cognitive (PIPS) Test 40
• Attitudinal profile 20

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Tier Groups

• There are no fixed number of classes in any given
  tier.
• In some subjects, like Maths and English, pupils
  are setted specifically for that subject.
• In other subjects, like P.E., pupils from
  different tiers are taught together.

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Movement between tiers

• There is a review of pupils academic progress
  and effort every six months.
• Some pupils will move through the tiers at a
  faster rate, while others may take a little
  longer.

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Tiering Overview
Tier Groups Tier Groups Tier Groups Tier Groups Tier Groups Tier Groups Tier Groups Tier Groups Tier Groups Tier Groups
YEAR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
7 1a 3a 4a 4b 4c 5a 5b 5c 5d
8 2a 4a 5a 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b
9 GCSE GCSE GCSE GCSE GCSE GCSE GCSE GCSE GCSE GCSE
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Success for all

• There is setting across most tier groups in key
  subjects, ensuring the pace and challenge of
  learning is maintained for all pupils.
• At key stage 4, pupils from our middle tiers
  opt for a mixture of traditional GCSEs and
  vocational courses. On average this secures them
  the equivalent of 8 grade Bs.
• Over 70 of our pupils opt to return to Toot Hill
  College at 16, to continue their education.

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Learning in our highest tiers

• The pace and challenge of work enables pupils to
  be genuinely ready to start GCSEs early. Our
  pupils are already proving this!
• This will enable us to broaden their curriculum
  and experiences to prepare them for the best
  universities.

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Extra Support where it is needed most

• Pupils are taught in small groups, where we
  concentrate our additional support.
• There is a high focus on developing literacy and
  numeracy skills for life.
• At key stage 4, we offer a range of vocational
  courses, allowing pupils to secure, on average,
  the equivalent of 8 grade Cs, and the option to
  join the College.

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Keeping pupils on track

• Our tracking systems are highly developed, and
  monitor pupils progress in modules, coursework
  and lessons.
• Senior staff work very closely with our
  Achievement Coordinators Performance Directors.

Extra support mentoring, one-to-one tuition,
classes, etc.
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Keeping you in the picture

• 3 reports every year (one in each term)
• 2 Tutor Review Days, in September and March
• 1 subject based parents evening in November
• Planner, e-mails and texts

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The curriculum

• 2 year Key Stage 3
• 3 year Key Stage 4
• English (literature language)
• Maths
• Sciences
• 4 options
• P.E., R.E., I.C.T. P.S.H.E.

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School Timetable

• Monday Thursday
• 8.30am 3.30pm
• 8 lessons
• Friday
• 8.30am 2.10pm
• 6 lessons
• Subjects are taught in either single or double
  lessons
• Timetable review planned for September 2011

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Some lesson highlights

• 5 lessons per week of English, Maths Science
• 3 hours per week of P.E.
• Instrument tuition for all Year 7 pupils in their
  Music lessons (Violin, Guitar or Voice)

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Wider Opportunities

• Specialist Schools subjects Arts, Business
  Enterprise
• Sports Teams, Music groups and School productions
• The Junior and Senior Academies
• Activities Week
• Trips Visits including Hagg Farm, German and
  French exchanges, Poland (Auschwitz), Holland
  (Football) and our Year 10 residential trip to a
  university.

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• After School Academies

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• Learning Activities

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• Trips and Visits

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• Student voice

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Provisional Transition Timetable

• 22nd 23rd September 2010 Year 6 Open Evenings
• October 2010 Final Application Date
• March 2011 Cognitive (PIPS) Test
• 1st March 2011 National Allocation Date
• June 2011 Head of Year 7 visits Primary Schools
• Tuesday 21st June 2011 Year 6 Orientation
  Morning. Finding your way around the school.
• Tuesday 28th June 2011 Year 6 Induction day.
  Experience a day of lessons at Toot Hill School.
• Wednesday 29th June 2011 Meet your childs tutor.

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Any questions
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The pattern over 3 years at KS 4 may look like
KEY STAGE 4 from SEPTEMBER 2010
SUBJECT YEAR 9 YEAR 9 YEAR 10 YEAR 10 YEAR 11 YEAR 11
Main Express Main Express Main Express
ENGLISH 5 5 5 5 5 6 Critical Thinking AS Level
MATHEMATICS 5 5 5 5 5 6 AS-Level modules Maths / General Studies
SCIENCE 5 9 8 9 9 or 8 6 Extended Project AS Level

ICT BTEC Diploma ( 4 GCSE) - 2 2
ICT 1st Cert. (2 GCSE) or Enterprise (1 GCSE) 4 Or 4 - (ICT only) - 2 - 2
ICT 1st Cert. (2 GCSE) or Enterprise (1 GCSE) 4 Or 4 - (ICT only) - 2 -
RE short course 2 2 2 1 - Short - 2 Full
PSHE 1 1 1 1 1/2 (COPE) 1
PE 4 4 3 3 3 3

OPTION 1 3 3 3 3 3 3
OPTION 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
OPTION 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
OPTION 4 3 3 3 3 3 3

TOTAL 38 38 38 38 38 38
This represents when the final assessment will take place and the number of lessons.