The Year 9 Parents’ Evening takes place on Tuesday, 4 February 2020 from 6.00pm to 8.30pm in the Sports Hall. Do please bring your Year 9 son or daughter with you if at all possible – it is most beneficial if parent, child and teacher can all be present and be part of the conversation.
The evening will give you the most up-to-date insight into your child’s academic progress in readiness for the GCSE Options Evening on Thursday 13 February. Please take full advantange of the GCSE Options Evening to discuss possible GCSE options with departments so that you can spend time over half term finalising your choices. We will have an Academic Review Evening on Monday 2 March to give you a final opportunity to discuss your child’s GCSE option choices with your child’s tutor before submitting them online.
As you arrive at the Parents’ Evening you will be given the GCSE Options Booklet for 2020-21. This will afford you the opportunity to digest the information and bring any queries you may have to the GCSE Options Evening on 13 February. (Any copies not collected will be posted out on Wednesday 5 February). A timeline for the process is outlined below:
4 February Year 9 Parents’ Evening (at which you will receive a hard copy of the GCSE Options Booklet)
13 February Year 9 GCSE Options Evening
14 February You will receive an email with a link to the GCSE Options Survey
2 March Year 9 Academic Review Evening
4 March Deadline for completion of the GCSE Options Survey
Once the Option Blocks have been finalised we will contact you to let you know that your choices are successfully entered on to the system.
We will continue to offer the option of a two course supper to you and your family, at a cost of £2.00 per head and served across three sittings, 5.30pm to 6.00pm, 6.00pm to 6.30pm and 6.30pm to 7.00pm. Supper will be served in the Refectory.
We will also provide two supervised areas where siblings can wait whilst you meet with the teaching staff. There will be a film screening in one room and for those looking for a quieter environment, a second area will be provided where they can relax.
To help us with the smooth running of Parents’ Evening and so that we can cater efficiently we would be grateful if everyone who would like to book for supper could complete the RSVP form by here no later than 10.00am on Friday, 31 January.
Here is some additional information that you may find helpful:
• Parking will be available on the school playground
• Please enter the Limes building through the main entrance only
• Please ensure you sign in and collect your name badge from the reception desk before entering the Sports Hall
• There is no appointment system. You should allow approximately five minutes per teacher – a timer will sound every five minutes to assist with keeping discussions within this timeframe – please do organise a further meeting if you feel you need a longer discussion
• Plan strategically – decide which teachers you really need or want to see and target them first. We suggest you have a list of your child’s teachers and subjects - can be found on MySchoolPortal
• On leaving the building please sign out at the reception desk
We look forward to seeing you.
Dr Liz Pyne
Assistant Head - Teaching & Learning