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It is important that you analyse your school's behaviour management policy but the following discipline policy sanctions can be highlighted;

•  Give extra work to be completed after school or at home.
  
•  Verbal chastisement after lesson or after school.
  
•  Form Tutor’s detention with 24 hours notice.
  
• Subject Teacher’s detention/with 24 hours notice.
  
• Departmental detention with 24 hours notice.
  
• Faculty detention with 24 hours notice.
  
• School detention. This can only be issued by the Senior House Tutor/Head of Faculty or by a senior member of staff and must have 24 hours notice.
  
• Head Master’s detention. This can only be issued only by the Head Master or a senior member of staff with 24 hours notice.
  
• Use of individual daily report sheets issued by Senior House Tutor.  This is then overseen by Form Tutor or Senior House Tutor.
  
• Use of class report sheets which is issued by Senior House Tutor.
  
• Exclusion from a lesson.
  
• Fixed term exclusion. In the case of exclusions exceeding 2 days, work should be set.
  
• Chairman of Governors’ warning.
  
• Permanent exclusion, involving the Governing Body and the School Attendance Panel.

Why do we need change? 

• For economic reasons;   the UK is facing a global productivity challenge, this means we need a high skilled economy. 

• For social justice reasons; a learners background should not determine success 

• To serve each individuals needs, inclusions, personalisation, whatever the learners abilities are, they deserve a certain level of education.

 

The strategies that are being adopted. 

• A new progressive qualification structure
• A learner moves on when he or she is ready to move on
• Emphasis on new learning, new knowledge and inclusion
• Keep learners in education longer
• Diplomas across a range of areas
• Literacy, Numeracy and ICT Functional skills introduced.

 

 The structure of the new education strategy that encourages progressive qualification can be summarized below; 

• Entry Level 1 – Different abilities
• Level 1(Foundation) D-G @ GCSE
• Level 2(Higher) A*-C @ GCSE
• Level 3(Advanced) A-levels
• Level 4 Foundation degree
• Level 5 Honors degree

 

Structure of the diploma 

• Principal learning – This will develop knowledge, understanding and skills relevant to the broad economic sector, connecting subject area to every day life 

• Generic learning – This will ensure that all diplomas contain a common generic set of skills which are relevant to successful learning and employment

• Additional and specialist learning – This will enable learners to tailor their learning according to their aspirations and interests.
• 50% of each diploma will be applied

Level 4	Shape and Space You can draw reflections of shapes in a mirror. You can find out the distance around a shape, called the perimeter. You can work out the area of a shape by counting the squares in it. You can measure different lengths and angles by using the correct equipment and write down the correct units. You can draw well-known shapes in 2-D. You can make 3-D models and know about faces, edges and vertices.
Level 5	Shape and Space You can draw lines and angles accurately to construct shapes and models. You know the angle sum of a triangle is 180 degrees and that angles at a point equal 360 degrees. You know the symmetries of 2-D shapes. Convert units like miles into km. Convert one metric unit to another. You should be able to estimate various everyday measures. Understand and use the formula for the area of a rectangle.
Level 6	Shape and Space Know and use the characteristics of different quadrilaterals. Solve problems with angles on intersecting and parallel lines. Understand and use formulae to work out area and circumference of circles; areas of triangles and trapezia; volumes of cuboids. You can enlarge shapes by positive whole number scale factor. Recognise and use 2-D versions of 3-D shapes. Write simple instructions for a computer to make and change shapes and moving paths.
Level 7	Shape and Space Use Pythagoras. Calculate length, area and volume in 2-D shapes and also in some prisms. Produce enlargements by using a fraction as a scale factor and check the relationship between the two shapes. You can draw the locus of a moving point. Understand and use compound measures such as speed in km per hour. Know that measurements are only as good as the tool used to measure with. Know that limits can be half a unit above or below the stated value.
Level 8	Shape and Space You should know and use congruency and similarity. Use trigonometry ( sin, cos, tan )  in right angle triangles to find missing sides and missing angles.  By looking at a formula you can say whether it is for length, area or volume.

 

Level 4	Number and Algebra You can use place values to multiply/divide by 10 or100. Remember multiplication facts up to 10 x 10. With pencil and paper you can add, subtract and do short multiplication and division. You can add/subtract and put decimals in order. Recognise and use simple fractions, percentages and proportion. You can recognise and describe simple number patterns, such as multiples, factors and square numbers. Begin to use simple formulae in words. Use and read coordinates with just positive numbers.
Level 5	Number and Algebra Multiply decimals using up to 10,100, 1000.  Use add, subtract, multiply and divide with decimals up to 2 decimal places.  Calculate fractions and percentages of a quantity. Multiply and divide a 3 digit number by a 2 digit number ( Without a calculator).  Order, add, and subtract negative numbers. Use simple estimations. Write and use simple formulae.
Level 6	Number and Algebra Write a number as a fraction/percentage of another. Work out ratios. Show equivalence between fractions, decimals & percentages. Use Trial and Improvement. Describe the rule for the Nth term of a linear sequence. Solve linear equations with whole numbers. Show mappings in all four quadrants.
Level 7	Number and Algebra Round numbers to 1 significant figure.  Understand the effect of multiplying/dividing by a number between 0 and 1.  Solve numerical problems with a calculator efficiently. Understand proportional change. Solve simple inequalities. Describe the next term or Nth term in a quadratic sequence. Solve simultaneous equations.
Level 8	Number and Algebra Calculations with powers, roots and numbers in standard form. Substitution into formulae of decimals, fractions and negative numbers. Manipulate algebraic formulae. Multiply two linear equations. Inequalities with two variables. Graphs of quadratics, cubic and reciprocal functions.

 

Level 4	Data Handling You can collect information and put it into a tally table. You can write the frequencies from the tally table. You can work out the Mode and Range for sets of data. You can put data into groups and draw the frequency diagram ( bar chart ). You can understand what the diagrams mean. You can draw your own simple versions of line graphs.
Level 5	Data Handling You can work out and understand the Mean of a group of data. Compare two groups of data using Mean, Mode, Median and Range. You can explain what graphs and diagrams mean, including pie charts. Use the probability scale from 0 to 1. You can work out probabilities, understand equally likely outcomes and results from experiments. You should know that if you do an experiment more than once you may get different results.
Level 6	Data Handling Collect and record continuous data. Put data into groups and draw frequency tables. Draw and make comments on frequency diagrams. Draw pie charts. Draw up and comment on scatter graphs and types of correlations. If working with combined probabilities ( e.g. rolling a dice and flipping a coin) you can work out and describe all the different outcomes.
Level 7	Data Handling Think up a prediction and then check to see if it is true/untrue by collecting information. Write comments on your findings. When data is in groups, work out the modal class and estimate the mean, median and range. Pick the appropriate one of these for the problem you are solving.  Draw lines of best fit onto scatter graphs. Work out and understand relative frequency from experiments.
Level 8	Data Handling   Draw up cumulative frequency tables and graphs. Use CF graphs to work out the median and inter quartile range. Use this information to compare two sets of data both numerically and in words.

 

Level 8 means that I can…

 

·       Solve problems using powers and roots

·       Solve problems involving standard form

·       Solve problems involving repeated proportional change

·       Substitute fractions and decimals into equations and expressions and evaluate them

·       Calculate one variable in a formula when I know the others

·       Understand that a²+b² = (a+b)(a-b)

·       Solve inequalities in two variables

·       Sketch and interpret graphs of quadratic, cubic and reciprocal functions

·       Interpret graphs that model real life situations

 

·       Use congruence and mathematical similarity

·       Use sine, cosine and tangent in right angled triangles in 2D

·       Distinguish between formulae for perimeter, area and volume by considering dimensions

 

·       Interpret and construct cumulative frequency diagrams

·       Estimate the median and interquartile range

·       Calculate the probability of a compound event

Level 7 means that I can…

 

·       Round to one significant figure

·       Understand what happens when we multiply or divide by numbers between 0 and 1

·       Multiply and divide numbers of any size

·       Understand proportional change

·       Describe in symbols the rule for the next term or n^th term in a quadratic sequence

·       Multiply things like (a+b)(c+d)

·       Simplify quadratic expressions

·       Solve simultaneous linear equations with two variables using graphs or algebra

·       Solve inequalities

 

·       Understand and use Pythagoras’ Theorem in 2D

·       Calculate lengths, areas and volumes in right prisms

·       Enlarge a shape by a fractional scale factor

·       Understand similarity

·       Draw the locus of a moving object

·       Find and understand upper and lower bounds

·       Use compound measures like speed, distance, time

 

·       Give and test a  hypothesis to a situation

·       Understand bias

·       Find the modal class and an estimate for the mean, median and range when using grouped data

·       Compare distributions using frequency polygons

·       Draw a line of best fit on a scatter diagram

·       Understand relative frequency

Level 6 means that I can…

 

·       Use trial and improvement to solve things like x³+5x=38

·       Work out one number as a fraction or percentage of another

·       Understand that fractions, decimals and percentages can be equivalent to each other

·       Calculate using ratio

·       Add and subtract fractions with common denominators

·       Find and describe in words the rule for the next and n^th term in a linear sequence

·       Solve linear equations with integer coefficients

·       Plot the graph of y=mx+c

 

·       Recognise 2D representations of 3D objects

·       Classify quadrilaterals by knowing their properties

·       Find the missing angle when two parallel lines are intersected

·       Solve angle problems in polygons

·       Find the area and circumference of a circle

·       Find the volume of cuboids

·       Enlarge a shape by a positive scale factor

 

·       Work with continuous data

·       Construct pie charts

·       Say what a scatter diagram tells us

·       Understand correlation

·       Find all the possible outcomes of two experiments

·       Use the fact that the probability of mutually exclusive events add up to 1