English and Literacy at Hope Valley College

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English and Literacy at Hope Valley College

• Assessment and setting in English
• Accelerated Reader
• Reading Buddies
• Homework

Please ensure you have collected your personal
information pack from the back of the room prior
to the start of the talk.
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Assessment in English

• STAR Reading 3 times per year National Reading
  Scaled Score (NRSS) 100 is average, Reading Age
  and Reading Level.
• Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPAG) each
  half-term.
• Extended response, either writing or reading
  each half-term.
• Setting for English is based on this data along
  with the KS2 Teacher Assessed Level.

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There is a proven link between test results and
reading for pleasure. Studies also show that
reading a variety of literature independently by
the age of 15 is the single biggest indicator of
future success, outweighing negative factors such
as socioeconomic background or family situation.
The importance of getting children off to a good
start in reading cannot be overstated. Good
readers are more likely to succeed in all
subjects in secondary school and beyond, while
poor readers are likely to continue to have
reading problems, to struggle with other
subjects, and to become unmotivated and develop
problems with behaviour, self-esteem and
attendance. The National Literacy Trust
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• A reading programme based on individual students
  reading the right books for them.
• Run by the library and the English Department for
  all Year 7 students.
• Online assessments give us a very clear idea of a
  students reading ability.
• 25,000 books allows students to select books
  which match their interests but also are the
  right level of difficulty.
• Each student will be given an AR range - they can
  read any titles so long as they are within the
  range.

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STAR Reading Diagnostic Report
NRSS PR PR RANGE NCL - Reading Reading Age Est ORF Scaled Score ZPD
113 83 74-79 4a-5c 1301 889 4.5-8.1
This is not an exact science and is intended as
useful guidance rather than an indisputable
fact. Please give careful consideration to the
information you choose to share with your child.
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• After reading a book, students take an online
  quiz. They get an instant score which reflects
  their comprehension of the book (a score of 85
  is the benchmark of successful understanding).
• Anyone with 100 gets to put their name up on a
  display board in the library and entered in to
  prize draws.
• Students also accumulate points depending on
  the difficulty and length of the book and their
  quiz score.

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• Staff can also see
• Whos reading the most books
• Whos reading books which are very easy for them
  or very difficult for them
• Whos read the most words
• Who is earning the most points
• Each week, during their AR lesson, students will
  review their reading, take quizzes and be set
  targets for their reading for the week ahead.

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Renaissance Home Connect

• Access Accelerated Reader at home and track your
  childs progress in reading.
• Log on details in blue letter.

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Reading Buddy Initiative - DEAR

• 55 Year 7 students have been allocated a Year 11
  Reading Buddy for DEAR on Friday mornings.
• This is linked to the data generated by the STAR
  Reading Assessments.
• 1 to 1 support and working with a role model in
  school.

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English homework

• Students will be expected to read for a minimum
  of 20 minutes three times per week one of these
  sessions should be to/with an adult.
• Students will be given a Spelling, Punctuation
  and Grammar workbook from which they will be set
  revision tasks each week which should last
  approximately 20 minutes.
• Students will also be given spellings to learn
  and revise each week. They should spend at least
  20 minutes over the course of the week on this
  activity.

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This is the first time we have provided such a
detailed talk and information pack to Year 7
parents and we would value your feedback on how
useful it has been. Please tick the appropriate
box next to each question.
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Mathematics at Hope Valley College
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Mathematics at Hope Valley College
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Mathematics at Hope Valley College

• Assessment and setting in Maths.
• Homework.
• Assertive mentoring reports.
• MyMaths.
• Maths Workshops.

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Mathematics Setting at Hope Valley College

• Based on raw scores from KS2 tests.
• Already in place from start of term.
• Major reviews at the end of year.
• Interim changes only with full consultation.

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Mathematics homework

• Students will be expected to engage in a minimum
  of 30 minutes homework per week.
• Students will be given range of tasks including
  MyMaths, investigations, research and practice
  exercises.
• Students will be given a substantial written task
  at least once a fortnight. This work will be
  teacher assessed, levelled and include written
  feedback on how to improve.

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Mathematics Assessment at Hope Valley College

• Four single level assessments w/c 22nd
  September, w/c 17th November, w/c 12th Jan and
  w/c 2nd March.
• Focus on identifying areas of potential
  improvement.
• Multi-level EOY test w/c 4th May.
• More reliable comparison between groups.

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Preparing for assessments

• Prompt sheets available for NC levels 2-8

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Preparing for assessments

• Assertive mentoring feedback from previous
  assessments.

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Preparing for assessments

• MyMaths Login hopevalley pass radius.

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Maths Workshop

• Monday and Wednesday lunchtime 1250 130 Maths
  12.
• Help with homework/classwork.
• Preparation for assessments.
• Study plans.
• 1 to 1 support, working with teachers role models
  in school.

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Mathematics at Hope Valley College