1. Year 10 Information Evening 2023
‘Being the best I can be’

2. Mr Pearson
• Exam Information, revision and supporting your child.
Mr Orton
• Head of year and tutor team.
KS4 core subject leads
• Information and top tips from English, maths and science
Mr Towsey and BEP
• Careers/work experience

3. 596 days 85 weeks

4. •Students achieving 4+ in English & Maths: 72%
•Students achieving 5+ in English & Maths: 48%
•Students achieving 5+ in English: 69%
•Students achieving 5+ Math's: 53%
GCSE Results headlines

5. DPR-Dynamic progress reporting

6. Important dates for year 10
Year 10 parents evening Thursday 23rd of May
Year 10 PPE1 (EOY tests) Monday 22nd of April
Year 10 work experience Monday 8th of July

7. Attendance and punctuality
100% = 0.23 of a grade above expected in each subject
96% = 0.15 of a grade above expected in each subject
Less than 90% = 0.93 of a grade below expected in each
subject
Punctuality
0 lates = average of 0.49 above expected in each subject
10 lates+ = average of 0.45 below expected in each
subject
•93% attendance will give a student a 73% chance of
achieving their GCSE target grades.
•Below 90% attendance will give students only a 27%
chance of achieving their GCSE target grades.
•If attendance improves by 1%, attainment improves by
5-6% (DfE).

8. Developing habits of hard work
Questions to ask yourself
• Am I engaged in the lesson? Am I focussed on my learning?
• Do my daily routines enable me to be the best I can be?
• How often am I revising?
• How do I revise? What works for me?
• What interventions can I attend?
• What do I need to change?

9. Supporting your child
Year 10 and 11
children still require
support.
There is a range of
subjects and deadlines
to navigate.
Avoid ‘they should be
able to do it
themselves by now’

10. How can you help your child
and prepare them to perform?
1. Being a role model
2. Help them set goals
3. Keep them active
4. Healthy eating
5. Time out
6. Sleep patterns
7. Unplugging
8. Belief
Each day you can
support your child to
make choices which can
impact how they perform
during KS4

11. Importance of revision and making it stick
The graph shown here is called "The
Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve".
It indicates the rate at which human
beings forget new information.
As you can see, we forget almost 70% of
what we learn within 24 hours.
Even in the first 1 hour, you’ll forget more
than half of what you've learned,
probably, although we all have different
rates of retention.

12. What can parents do-making it stick
1. Check that your child has the tools for the job –
revision guides, books, coloured pens, past exam
papers.
2. Be a revision partner – test them on flash cards,
time them doing an exam question, get them to
explain topics to you.
3. Motivate and encourage. Are they spending enough
time revising? Are they taking rest breaks? Plenty of
food, drink, exercise and sleep!
4. Understand the stress and keep them positive!
Make sure there’s somewhere quiet where they can
work uninterrupted

13. Head of year
Mr Orton

18. Other
opportunities
for your
children in
Year 10
DUKE OF
EDINBURGH’S
AWARD
WORK EXPERIENCE
CAREERS INTERVIW
(Plan for life after
Year 11)
STUDENT
LEADERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES
(Form Reps, Student
Voice, Sports
Captains etc)
NUMEROUS EXTRA
CURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES
GEOGRAPHY FIELD
TRIPS/HISTORY- TRIP
TO AMSTERDAM/
SPORTS TRIPS
REWARDS TRIP

19. Core subject information
English, maths and science

20. Year 10 English Language
and English Literature
Ms Rudz - English KS4 Coordinator
srudz@westhatch.net
Year 10info evening-
20230919_162055-
Meeting Recording.mp4

21. Year 10 Mathematics
Mr Heek - Maths KS4 Coordinator
Oheeks@westhatch.net
SHussain@westhatch.net

22. Science
Mr Hikel – Head of science
GHikel@westhatch.net
OCR 21st Century Science B
Meeting with Hikel, G-
20230919_014949-
Meeting Recording.mp4

23. Careers Education, Information, Advice &
Guidance (CEIAG).
Life after Year 11!
Mr G. Towsey
e:gtowsey@westhatch.net
t: 020 8504 8216 ext. 1058

24. Date for the Diary
Thursday 4th July

25. Options After Year 11
Apprenticeship
College
Sixth Form

26. Work Experience
West Hatch High School
8 – 23 July 2024
Parent/student talk

27. Three things!
• Lots of information, so …
1. Own placement – to guarantee choice
2. Deadline not a target – don’t leave own placement
until the last minute
3. Once any placement confirmed … contact
employer!

28. What is Work Experience?
• An unpaid opportunity for you to experience working life, whilst
you are still at school
• A chance for you to develop and practice new skills and become
more confident in your abilities
• A general experience of work, but can be vocational
• May help you refocus on education and form future career
choices

29. ‘Own Placements’
• Placements could be anywhere in the UK
• Employers in some occupations prefer direct approach by
students
• Prepare how you dress and what you will say to the
employer…..why do you want to work there?
• Prepare an introductory email
• Placements should not be with a direct family member
• Check the journey route, times and the cost
• Be realistic about what work you will do in that job role

30. • The employer must have Employer
Liability Insurance (ELI)
• All forms must be fully completed
with all employer contact details
• Must pass a pre-placement check
carried out by an approved person
• Forms must be signed and returned
to the school by 22/03/24

31. Webview
(Online Work Experience System)
www.bepgroup.net
First and Last name
School will issue PIN

32. When you have successfully logged in you will be directed to the
student home page where you will be able start the process of
making selections
There is a student guide to the system available under the ‘work
experience literature’ icon
Click on ‘search’ to
start looking for a
placement

33. Filter by job
category and
location

34. A list of ‘available’
jobs will appear
By clicking on ‘view’
you can see a full job
description for the
placement you are
thinking of selecting
Most jobs available
on the system will be
in administration,
retail and education

35. Parent/carer’s should
also view the
selections to check
location, hours tasks
and health and safety

36. You will need to make a minimum of 3 and up to 6 ‘live job’
selections, put them in choice order and be prepared to go to any
one of your choices.
Submit 17/05/24 - 31/05/23

37. After allocation
• You may need to reselect, if not allocated a job
• You will receive a job description which includes a risk
assessment for the job and a parental consent form
• This needs to be signed by the student and your parent,
guardian or carer and returned to school
• All students will be issued with a log book to record their work
experience

38. Employer Contact
• BEP informs the employer of the placement details…employers
do sometimes forget!
• On receipt of the parental consent form and job description, you
must contact the employer immediately to confirm your
attendance.
• Some employers may have to withdraw from accepting the
placement, this can be at a late stage
• In many cases, no contact = no work experience!!!

39. During the Placement
• You will be expected to work business hours. This is anything
up to a maximum of 40 hours per week!
• You must contact your employer if you are ill, running late or
attending an appointment
• BEP Group will be advised if you do not attend placement and in
turn will contact the school to find out where you are
• If you have any issues during your placement you must contact
the school

40. Whilst on placement you will be treated as an employee
by the company, you can be dismissed!
Phones
Attitude
Conduct
Timekeeping

41. After the Placement
• On completion of Work Experience employers can leave
feedback in your log book, have a look!
• You may be asked to complete a school evaluation form to
feedback about your placement
• On successful completion of your placement, you will be issued
with a certificate
• Some successful placements can lead to employment or more!

42. www.bepgroup.net
Any questions?

43. Important dates for year 10
Year 10 parents evening Thursday 23rd of May
Year 10 EOY tests Monday 22nd of April
Year 10 work experience Monday 8th of July

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