Art		Modern Languages
Design Technology		Music
Drama		PSE
English		PE
Geography		RE
History		Science
ICT		Technology & Food
Mathematics		Learning Support
Citizenship		Websites

 

 

 

Homework timetable

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
7E	Maths History	French	Science Art	Geography	Technology English
7Q	Maths French	Science	Art English	Geography	Technology History
7U	English History	Art Geography	Science	Maths	Technology English
7A	Technology	French Maths	History Art	Geography Science	English
7L	Technology Art	Maths English	German	Science	History Geography
7I	Technology	History Science	German	Geography Art	English Maths
7T	Science English	Technology	Geography History	Maths	German Art
7Y	Art German	Technology	History	Maths Science	Geography English

Facing the future

The start of every school year is always special but starting year 7 in a new school is particularly so. It has been quite a long process since last autumn and we hope the choice you made as parents, carers and children will turn out to be the right one. Although youngsters will be feeling a little apprehensive about being the youngest in the school and the totally different structure of the timetable, they will no doubt be feeling excited about the many opportunities Hall Mead has to offer. This booklet is designed to help you, at home, get an overview of what the year ahead holds for year 7 pupils. We have tried to give you a flavour of each subject in terms of what is taught and how pupils will be assessed. As a school we have been working on assessment and have prioritised the quality rather than quantity of marking of pupils’ work. This means that every piece of work will not be marked but specific pieces will be, usually with targets to help pupils make improvements. Each department has its own assessment procedures which are outlined in this booklet but please contact the subject teacher or head of department for further details. Much work has been done at a national level to promote the importance of Key Stage 3 and to build on the achievements made at primary schools. Progress at Key Stage 3 is crucial to the life chances and choices of young people and the foundations laid in year 7 will reap rewards for success at GCSE and beyond. Each subject entry indicates what you can do as parents and carers to support your children at school. Undoubtedly young people want to be much more independent as they move into secondary school but support at home remains a crucial element. Many of the ways you helped at primary school still apply: show interest – talk about the school day read the pupil record book which is used to record homework and may have messages from staff to you discuss homework tasks help with basic organisation of books, kit and equipment for the next day establish routines for homework make sure attendance is regular and try to avoid holidays in term time provide a quiet place for study at home attend Parents’ Evenings praise achievements The Department for Education and Skills has some useful websites for parents and carers. The Parents’ Centre - www.parentscentre.gov.uk Homework - www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/homework www.parentlineplus.org.uk also has some useful pointers The Hall Mead website has a lot more information for your use but if there are any other questions or concerns you have please do not hesitate to contact the school.