Farra News 17 - Sunderland Learning Hub

CHRISTMAS 2011 FARRA NEWS 5
STRATEGIES FOR
SUCCESS
DISPLAY: This poster about mentoring can be seen in
reception
Challenge
for
Learning
IMPROVING RESULTS: This is the notice board in the Staff Room
which focuses on Mentoring
This term Y11’s have completed maths and English
GCSE’s. In order to prepare for this they have attended
morning tutor groups, after school revision
sessions and an English and Maths day at Pavilion.
On the morning of their exams, they even attended a
breakfast revision session, which started at 7:15am.
All of Y11’s have worked incredibly hard, in preparation
for their exam, and we’re hoping that this pays of
in January, when the results comes in.
Mentoring for success began this term, where every
Y10 pupil has their own mentor, who they meet
monthly, to discuss their academic progress. This has
had a fantastic start, with most pupils receiving postcards
home to say that they are on target in all subjects.
Well done Y10 and keep up the good work.
In January, we will be extending our intervention to
include Y7, Y8 and Y9, supporting our pupils and
helping them achieve their full potential.
For many years out students have experienced success
in their studies and have tried their best in both
classwork and exams, but we always hope that they
will go that one step further to exceed their targets!
Over the next few months we will be focusing on
Challenge in the classroom at Farringdon Community
Sports College—creating a determination to aim high and then aim Higher! Our staff CPD has already
begun to develop new ways of working in the classroom, incorporating Higher order thinking
Skills and a wider range of Questioning Styles.
Here’s to an aspirational New Year!