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Ar g o e d H ig h S c h o o l Aim s O u r m o tto is "S u c c e e d in g T o g e th e r fo r E x c e lle n c e in L e a rn in g " O u r aim is to p ro v ide a firs t clas s edu catio n fo r o u r ch ildren in a s ecu re,calm ,en jo y able an d s tim u latin g atm o s p h ere. W e w ill w o r k in p a r t n e r s h ip w it h p a r e n t s t o h e lp s t u d e n t s b e c o m e : • • • •
Self-m o tiv ated Co n fiden t Prep ared fo r all as p ects o flife I n dep en den t lear n er s
an d h av e • Self-res p ect an d res p ect fo r o th er s • Valu es an d h ig h ex p ectatio n s • I n teg r ity
W e w ill e n d e a v o u r t o e n s u r e o u r c h ild r e n • E n jo y lear n in g in th e bro ades t s en s e • Are able to w o r k in dep en den tly • M ak e n ew frien ds an d are able to w o r k w ith differen t p eo p le • Hav e a breadth o fo p p o r tu n ity • Are w ell th o u g h t o fin th e co m m u n ity • F eel v alu ed • Are p ro u d o fo u r Sch o o l co m m u n ity W e w ill a c h ie v e t h is b y : • Valu in g each s tu den t as a u n iq u e in div idu al • Stretch in g an d s u p p o r tin g all to ach iev e th eir p o ten tial • Hav in g h ig h ex p ectatio n s o fs tu den ts an d s taff • Celebratin g s taffan d s tu den t ach iev em en ts • Pro v idin g a p u r p o s efu l,s afe an d s tim u latin g en v iro n m en t • K eep in g abreas t o fn ew dev elo p m en ts an d en co u rag in g in n o v atio n • G iv in g th em o p p o r tu n ities to w o r k in a v ar iety o fw ay s • W o r k in g in p ar tn er s h ip w ith p aren ts ,co m m u n ity an d bu s in es s • Reco g n is in g th at all h av e a ro le an d res p o n s ibility w ith in th e Sch o o l’s co m m u n ity • E x p ectin g m u tu al res p ect an d to leran ce • Pro v idin g a bro ad ran g e o fo p p o r tu n ities in an d o u t o fth e clas s ro o m • O ffer in g p as to ral s u p p o r t,g u idan ce an d co u n s ellin g • Tak in g effectiv e actio n s h o u ld a m em ber o fth e Sch o o l s p o il o u r co m m u n ity fo r o th er s
A rg o e d H ig h S c h o o l " A n e x c e lle n t le a rn in g e n v iro n m e n t, w h e re a ll c a n e x c e l."
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Code of Conduct W e h av e a clear co de,w h ich is bas ed o n th e " K ey Valu es " w h ich u n der p in th e Sch o o l Aim s ,th es e are:-Ho n es ty ,So cial Res p o n s ibility an d M u tu al Res p ect. Th e o n e m ain r u le fo r th e w h o le Sch o o l is :"E v e r y o n e w ill a c t w ith c o u rte s y a n d c o n s id e ra tio n to o th e rs a t a ll tim e s ". T h is m e a n s t h a t p u p ils : • M ak e it as eas y as p o s s ible in clas s fo r ev er y o n e to lear n an d fo r th e teach er to teach (Ar r iv e o n tim e,w ith all th e co r rect eq u ip m en t,lis ten carefu lly an d fo llo w in s tr u ctio n s ) • M o v e aro u n d th e Sch o o l in a s en s ible an d q u iet w ay .(K eep to th e left,n ev er r u n o r s h o u t in th e co r r ido r s ,s h o w g o o d m an n er s ) • Alw ay s s p eak p o litely to ev er y o n e,tr y to lis ten an d u n der s tan d o th er p eo p le’s p o in ts o fv iew • K eep th e Sch o o l clean an d tidy s o th at it is a p lace w e can all be p ro u d o f.(Pu t litter in bin s ,k eep w alls an d tables u n m ar k ed an d res p ect dis p lay s ) • Alw ay s rem em ber th at y o u r an d th e Sch o o l’s rep u tatio n dep en ds o n th e w ay y o u beh av e w h en o u t o f s ch o o l.Th is co de ap p lies to s ch o o l v is its an d y o u r co n du ct o n th e w ay to an d fro m s ch o o l each day .
Cla s s r o o m E x p e c t a tio n s • E n ter ro o m s s en s ibly ,w h en to ld,an d g o s traig h t to y o u r p lace • Ar r iv e co r rectly dres s ed • Tak e o u t bo o k s ,p en s an d o th er ap p ro p r iate eq u ip m en t • Rem ain s ilen t w h ils t th e reg is ter is tak en an d in s tr u ctio n s are g iv en an d co n cen trate o n w h at is bein g s aid.
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• Pu t u p y o u r h an d to an s w er q u es tio n s . W o r k s en s ibly w ith y o u r clas s m ates .Do n o t dis tract o r an n o y th em • Reco rd h o m ew o r k accu rately in y o u r Plan n er • I fy o u ar r iv e late to o r m is s a les s o n y o u n eed to m ak e u p w o r k co v ered • Act w ith res p ect an d co u r tes y at all tim es an d car r y o u t all reas o n able req u es ts w ith o u t arg u m en t.
“ Th e p u p ils ’ a ttitu d e s to le a rn in g ,th e in te re s t th e y s h o w in th e ir w o rk a n d th e ir a b ility to s u s ta in c o n c e n tra tio n a re a lm o s t c o n s is te n tly o u ts ta n d in g . Th e y w o rk p ro d u c tiv e ly a n d m a k e g o o d u s e o f th e ir tim e .” E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt.
“ Th e p u p ils a re c o u rte o u s to e a c h o th e r a n d to a ll s c h o o l s ta ff a n d v is ito rs . Th is is a n e x tre m e ly frie n d ly ,h a p p y s c h o o l.” E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt.
“ Th e p u p ils ’ b e h a v io u r in a ll a s p e c ts o f s c h o o l life h a s o u ts ta n d in g fe a tu re s . Th e ir e x e m p la ry b e h a v io u r a n d p o s itiv e a ttitu d e m a k e le s s o n s a p le a s a n t a n d s tim u la tin g e x p e rie n c e w h e re le a rn in g is e n c o u ra g e d .” E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt. W e h av e dev elo p ed a h o m e s ch o o l ag reem en t,w h ich is p r in ted in each s tu den t’s Plan n er.W e as k p aren ts , s tu den ts an d teach er s to s ig n th is to s u p p o r t th e p ar tn er s h ip ap p ro ach .
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O u r L e a r n in g E n v ir o n m e n t O u r s ch o o l is s et o n a p leas an t h illto p s ite an d is s u r ro u n ded by ex ten s iv e,w ellm ain tain ed g ro u n ds .Acco m m o datio n is u s ed effectiv ely an d w ell m ain tain ed s o o u r p u p ils ben efit fro m ex cellen t facilities an d res o u rces . F acilities fo r s p o r t are fir s t clas s leadin g to h ig h s tan dards o fach iev em en t an d a bro ad cu r r icu lu m o ffer.All p u p ils are en co u rag ed to p ar ticip ate in lu n ch tim e an d after s ch o o l activ ities . Clas s ro o m s are br ig h t an d ch eer fu l lear n in g en v iro n m en ts w h ere dis p lay s o fp u p ils ’ w o r k celebrate th eir ach iev em en ts . I CT facilities are ex cellen t.Th e w h o le s ch o o l is n etw o r k ed s o I CT can be acces s ed as req u ired by cu r r icu lu m areas an d by p u p ils fo r th eir o w n s tu dy in g . E v er y clas s ro o m h as an in teractiv e w h itebo ard an d p ro jecto r. All dep ar tm en ts u s e th e s ch o o ls ’ v ir tu al lear n in g en v iro n m en t to o ffer o p p o r tu n ities fo r lear n in g bey o n d th e clas s ro o m .
“ Th e s c h o o l o ffe rs o u ts ta n d in g le a rn in g e x p e rie n c e s a n d q u a lity o f c a re ,g u id a n c e a n d s u p p o rt.” E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt. “ Th e p u p ils m a k e o u ts ta n d in g p ro g re s s in th e ir m o ra l,s o c ia l a n d c u ltu ra l d e v e lo p m e n t.” E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt. “ Th e p ro fe s s io n a l p u p il/te a c h e r re la tio n s h ip re fle c ts a v e ry h ig h le v e l o f m u tu a l re s p e c t a n d a d e e p u n d e rs ta n d in g o f th e ir m u tu a l n e e d s . In te ra c tiv e w h ite b o a rd s a re u s e d in tru e in te ra c tiv e fa s h io n a n d ,a s a re s u lt,a ll p u p ils ,o f a ll a b ilitie s ,b e c o m e e n th u s ia s tic a lly in v o lv e d in th e ir o w n le a rn in g a n d a c h ie v e h ig h s ta n d a rd s in le s s o n s .” E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt. “ Th e re a re o u ts ta n d in g e x a m p le s o f te a c h e rs g iv in g fre e ly o f th e ir o w n tim e to s u p p o rt p u p ils w ith th e ir a c a d e m ic w o rk in th e lu n c h h o u r a n d a fte r s c h o o l.” E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt.
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O u r C u r r ic u lu m At Arg o ed s t u den t s fo llo w a cu r r icu lu m w h ich g iv es a s o lid g r o u n din g fo r th e fu t u r e.I t p r o v ides a br o ad r an g e o f o p p o r t u n ities fo r all p u p ils .Th r o u g h o u t t h e s ch o o l lear n in g t ak es p lace t h r o u g h 'Ar e a s o f E d u c a t io n a l E x p e r ie n c e ': M ath em atical Scien tific L in g u is tic So cial an d E n v iro n m en tal Relig io u s ,M o ral & eth ical Creativ e & Aes th etic Tech n o lo g ical Ph y s ical & Health M an y les s o n s are tau g h t in m ix ed-ability fo r m g ro u p s bu t s o m e s ettin g h as been in tro du ced in y ear s 7 an d 8 an d 9 to en s u re s tu den ts w o r k at th e co r rect p ace an d are als o s u p p o r ted an d s tretch ed ap p ro p riately . I n Year s 10 an d 11 (K ey Stag e 4) th ere is m o re o p p o r tu n ity fo r ch o ice,bas ed o n s tu den t's s tren g th s an d in teres ts . All o p tio n s u bjects are cu r ren tly tau g h t to G .C.S.E .lev el an d all are av ailable to all
s tu den ts .I n Year 10 an d 11 s o m e s tu den ts w h o req u ire p ar ticu lar s u p p o r t w ith th eir lear n in g can h av e ex tra tim e fo r h elp an d g u idan ce by s tu dy in g few er o p tio n s u bjects . W e are n o w o ffer in g ex ten s io n activ ities additio n al G CSE s an d en h an cem en t p ro g ram m es co llabo ratin g w ith o th er lear n in g p ro v ider s . “ Th e c u rric u la r p ro v is io n fo r th e ra n g e o f p u p ils a t th e s c h o o l h a s m a n y o u ts ta n d in g fe a tu re s a n d fu lly m e e ts th e ir re q u ire m e n ts .” E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt. “ O u ts ta n d in g fe a tu re s o f th e s c h o o l’s c u rric u lu m in c lu d e ...,c a re e rs e d u c a tio n a n d g u id a n c e o f th e h ig h e s t s ta n d a rd ,...th e b re a d th o f th e a c c re d ita tio n p o s s ib ilitie s fo r p u p ils a t th e e n d o f K S4.” E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt. All s tu den ts fo llo w a co u r s e o fs tu dy in W els h an d R.E .fo r fiv e y ear s as req u ired by N atio n al Cu r r icu lu m reg u latio n s .I n Year s 10 an d 11 all s tu den ts s tu dy fo r th e Sh o r t Co u r s e fo r bo th s u bjects at G CSE lev el.Th is eq u ates as an additio n al G CSE fo r all.
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E n r ic h m e n t Ac t iv it ie s Th ere is a h u g e ran g e o fo p p o r tu n ities fo r o u r s tu den ts to p u r s u e th eir in teres ts an d bro aden ex p er ien ces o u ts ide o fth e clas s ro o m . E x am p les o fth es e are:Ar t -Clu b,co m p etitio n s ,ex h ibitio n s in th e lo cal co m m u n ity ,w o r k in g w ith Ar tis ts in res iden ce an d trip s to Ar t G aller ies . Ch a r it ie s -Su p p o r t ran g es fro m in ter n atio n al dis as ter reliefto lo cal s o cieties ,tak in g p ar t in lo cal an d n atio n al ev en ts . D T Clu b -W eek ly m eetin g s ,co m p etitio n s lo cally an d n atio n ally . D r a m a -F ro m ro le-p lay to fu ll-s cale p er fo r m an ces w h ich tak e p lace each y ear.Recen t p res en tatio n s in clu de Back to th e E ig h ties ," Redu ced Sh ak es p eare� ,U n der M ilk W o o d an d Th e So u n d o fM u s ic" . F ie ld S t u d ie s -Vis its an d tr ip s to lo cal p laces o fin teres t.Res earch in to as p ects o flife o u ts ide s ch o o l. L a n g u a g e s -Vis its to E u ro p e. I n ter n et lin k s w ith s ch o o ls in F ran ce an d G er m an y .Res iden tial W els h lan g u ag e co u r s es ,v is its to Cardiff,U rdd activ ities an d E is teddfo d.
M u s ic -A s ch o o l ban d,bras s ,w o o dw in d an d s tr in g .I n s tr u m en tal les s o n s ,ch o ir an d g u itar g ro u p s co n tr ibu te to reg u lar p er fo r m an ces an d co n cer ts .W e als o h av e m an y bu ddin g ro ck ar tis ts ! Recreatio n -Dis co s ,th eatre v is its ,bo w lin g , fo r m al din n er s . S c h o o l Co u n c il -Rep res en tativ es fro m each fo r m co n tr ibu te to th e r u n n in g o fth e s ch o o l. T E S N e w s d a y c o m p e t it io n .
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S p o r t s -N etball,r u g by ,ath letics ,s o ccer, bas k etball,cro s s -co u n tr y ,o r ien teer in g , h o ck ey ,crick et,dan ce,aero bics ,s elfdefen ce etc.Clu bs an d m atch es ag ain s t o th er s ch o o ls are h eld reg u lar ly . S t u d y S u p p o r t -Av ailable in th e L ear n in g Res o u rce Cen tre an d L ibrar y daily Vis its -A w ide ran g e o fv is its o rg an is ed th ro u g h o u t th e s ch o o l y ear -Ch es ter Zo o , Cw m I dw al,Ch es ter,G reen field Valley , Telfo rd,I taly ,F ran ce,G er m an y . In fo r m a tio n T e c h n o lo g y -E u ro p ean Co m p u ter Dr iv in g L icen s e an d Do u ble Aw ard G CSE are o ffered to y ear 10 s tu den ts after s ch o o l.Th e co m p u ter s u ite is o p en at lu n ch tim es an d after s ch o o l fo r all s tu den ts . Y o u n g E n t e r p r is e -O p p o r tu n ity to dev elo p a co m p an y an d w o r k as a team in p ro du ctio n an d s ales in y ear 10.W e h av e a traditio n o fs u cces s beatin g all o th er N o r th W ales s ch o o ls ’ o n a reg u lar bas is to g o o n to th e All W ales Heats .
“ Th e c u rric u lu m is e n ric h e d th ro u g h a n o u ts ta n d in g ra n g e o f e x tra -c u rric u la r a c tiv itie s , w h ic h a ls o c o n trib u te w e ll to p u p ils ’ p e rs o n a l, s o c ia l a n d c u ltu ra l d e v e lo p m e n t. E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt. Pro g ra m m e in c lu d e s : Cu ltu ra l e x p e rie n c e s th ro u g h a v a rie ty o f c o m p e titio n s a n d p e rfo rm a n c e s in m u s ic , s p o rt a n d d ra m a ; • A w id e ra n g e o f c lu b s a n d a fte r s c h o o l a c tiv itie s to p ro m o te p u p ils ’ le a rn in g o u ts id e th e c la s s ro o m . Th e s e a re v a lu e d b y b o th p a re n ts a n d p u p ils ,a n d • N u m e ro u s e d u c a tio n a l v is its to lo c a l p la c e s o f in te re s t,e x c h a n g e v is its a n d v is its a b ro a d to e x p a n d th e p u p ils ’ h o riz o n s . E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt. •
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R e lig io u s E d u c a t io n Relig io u s E du catio n is an in teg ral p ar t o fth e w h o le s ch o o l.I t is carefu lly des ig n ed to s u p p o r t th e aim s o fth e s ch o o l an d to dev elo p th e s tu den t in th e w ider eth ical an d m o ral s en s e. Co llectiv e w o r s h ip tak es p lace daily in th e tu to r g ro u p s o r in h o u s e g ro u p s o r s ch o o l as s em blies .Th ere is a p lan n ed p ro g ram m e o f to p ics fo r co llectiv e w o r s h ip . I n y ear s 10 an d 11 th e RE co u r s e leads to a s h o r t co u r s e G CSE q u alificatio n .
“ Th e p u p ils m a k e o u ts ta n d in g p ro g re s s in th e ir m o ra l,s o c ia l a n d c u ltu ra l d e v e lo p m e n t. Th e y m a k e g o o d p ro g re s s in th e ir s p iritu a l d e v e lo p m e n t.” E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt. “ Pu p ils ’ a ttitu d e s to le a rn in g ,th e in te re s t th e y s h o w in th e ir w o rk a n d th e ir a b ility to s u s ta in c o n c e n tra tio n a re a lm o s t c o n s is te n tly o u ts ta n d in g .” E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt.
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H o m e w o rk Th e p ro v is io n o fh o m ew o r k ,to s u p p o r t th e teach in g an d lear n in g w h ich tak es p lace in s ch o o l,to en co u rag e s tu den ts to w o r k in dep en den tly an d to dev elo p res p o n s ibility fo r th eir o w n lear n in g ,is an es s en tial p ar t o fth e s ch o o l’s p o licy . Stu den ts are ex p ected to co m p lete h o m ew o r k reg u lar ly to a h ig h s tan dard.I n y ear s 7,8 an d 9 a w eek ly h o m ew o r k tas k w ill be s et in each s u bject area w h ich is allo cated tw o h o u r s o r m o re p er w eek o n th e tim etable.F o r s u bjects w ith les s th an tw o h o u rs ,a fo r tn ig h tly freq u en cy is ex p ected.Teach er s allo w at leas t tw o ev en in g s betw een h o m ew o r k s ettin g an d co m p letio n . I n creas in g ly activ ities fo r in dep en den t lear n in g in v o lv e th e u s e o f blo g s ,w ik is an d th e s ch o o l v ir tu al lear n in g en v iro n m en t. E x cellen t h o m ew o r k w ill be rew arded th ro u g h th e m er it s y s tem bu t w h en h o m ew o r k freq u en tly falls belo w ex p ectatio n s ,a s tu den t w ill be as k ed to atten d ‘catch -u p ’ s es s io n s o r deten tio n s . Help is o ffered in o u r daily " Ho m ew o r k Clu b" fo r an y o n e w h o is s tr u g g lin g o r n eeds s o m eth in g ex p lain ed.
Paren ts can h elp w ith th e o rg an is atio n an d s u p er v is io n o fh o m ew o r k by u s in g th e Plan n er bo th as a s o u rce o fin fo r m atio n an d as a m ean s o fco m m u n icatio n bet w een h o m e an d s ch o o l. " H o m e w o rk is s e t a n d m a rk e d re g u la rly a n d e x te n d s a n d c o n s o lid a te s th e w o rk d o n e in c la s s ." E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt. “ A n o u ts ta n d in g re la tio n s h ip e x is ts w ith th e p a re n ts a n d th e c o m m u n ity a n d th e re is a c le a r o p e n d o o r p o lic y fo r p a re n ta l c o n ta c t. M o s t p a re n ts p ra is e th e e x c e lle n t c o m m u n ic a tio n w ith th e s c h o o l. Th e p u p ils ’ p la n n e rs p ro v id e s a n o p p o rtu n ity fo r fu rth e r c o n ta c t b e tw e e n p a re n ts a n d th e s c h o o l,a n d ,a t b e s t,a re w e ll u s e d b y p u p ils ,te a c h e rs a n d p a re n ts .” E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt.
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C a r e e r s E d u c a t io n Prep aratio n fo r ‘L ife after Arg o ed’ is a p ar t o fth e Per s o n al Dev elo p m en t p ro g ram m e th ro u g h o u t th e s ch o o l.Stu den ts are s h o w n h o w to m ak e realis tic an d in fo r m ed decis io n s abo u t th eir im m ediate an d lo n g erter m fu tu res .I n fo r m atio n an d adv ice is g iv en o n o p tio n ch o ices in y ear 9 an d ch ildren are en co u rag ed to u s e th e career s librar y an d Career s Ser v ice facilities . ‘Career s W ales ’,s u p p o r ts th e s ch o o l's career s edu catio n p ro v is io n by p ro v idin g an im p ar tial career s in fo r m atio n an d g u idan ce s er v ice to all s tu den ts an d p aren ts . I n ter v iew s w ith in div idu al s tu den ts an d p aren ts are o rg an is ed to as s is t w ith career related decis io n s ,in clu din g Six th F o r m co u r s es an d F u r th er E du catio n .I n Year 10 th e career s bas ed K u do s co m p u ter as s is ted lear n in g p ro g ram m e en co u rag es s tu den ts to co n s ider th eir o w n q u alities an d s tren g th s , an d to beg in to m ak e p lan s fo r w o r k o r fu r th er edu catio n .I n Year 11 ev er y s tu den t h as th e o p p o r tu n ity fo r w o r k ex p er ien ce.
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h o u r s o fex p er ien ce in a o n e-w eek blo ck . Ses s io n s are als o r u n o n in ter v iew tech n iq u es w ith m o ck in ter v iew s ,fillin g ap p licatio n fo r m s an d co m p letin g cu r r icu lu m v itae.W e m an ag e a m en to r p ro g ram to en co u rag e in div idu als to ex cel. W e o ffer detailed an d im p ar tial adv ice o n all o p p o r tu n ities fo r fu r th er edu catio n an d train in g at 16-p lu s w h ich are av ailable in o u r p ar tn er s h ip co n s o r tiu m ,lo cal s ix th fo r m s , co lleg es an d train in g ag en cies . “ A s a re s u lt o f th e w e ll s tru c tu re d PSE p ro v is io n a n d w e ll p la n n e d w o rk e x p e rie n c e ,th e p u p ils d e v e lo p a n o u ts ta n d in g a w a re n e s s o f th e w o rld o f w o rk a n d o f th e ir o w n v o c a tio n a l s tre n g th s .” E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt. “ Th e p a rtn e rs h ip w ith p a re n ts ,th e c o m m u n ity , s c h o o ls a n d e x te rn a l a g e n c ie s is g o o d w ith o u ts ta n d in g fe a tu re s .” E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt.
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R e p o rts a n d P a r e n t s E v e n in g s Co m m u n icatio n is v ital to th e s u cces s o f each ch ild.W e w o r k clo s ely w ith p ar en ts to en s u r e p r o g r es s is m o n ito r ed an d ch eck ed r eg u lar ly .F u ll s ch o o l r ep o r ts ar e s en t to p ar en ts o n ce ev er y y ear.Th e p r o g r es s o f s tu den ts is r ev iew ed r eg u lar ly an d p ar en ts ar e co n tacted ifth ere is an y cau s e fo r co n cer n .E v en in g m eetin g s ar e ar r an g ed fo r th e p ar en ts o fYear 7 an d Year 10 s tu den ts an d th eir fo r m tu to r s du r in g th e fir s t ter m . Par en t/teach er co n s u ltat io n m eetin g s ar e als o h eld an n u ally fo r each y ear g ro u p . Par t w ay th ro u g h th e y ear p ar en ts an d th eir ch ildr en are in v ited to m eet th e tu to r at a ‘targ et s ettin g s es s io n s ’ w h en tar g ets w ill be n eg o tiated fo r th e fo llo w in g ter m . Th es e targ ets w ill be m o n ito r ed clo s ely by tu to r s an d s u bject teach er s .Targ ets fro m th is day an d at o th er tim es ar e r eco r ded in th e Plan n er p r o v idin g a r efer en ce fo r bo th s tu den ts an d th eir p ar en ts . Th e m eetin g s w ith p aren ts ar e an es s en tial p ar t o fth e tw o -w ay co n tact betw een h o m e an d s ch o o l an d th e ex cellen t att en dan ce by p aren ts at th es e m eetin g s dem o n s tr ates th e co -o p eratio n an d clo s e co m m u n icatio n w h ich ex is ts .
“ Th e s c h o o l’s p a rtn e rs h ip w ith p a re n ts ,a n d o th e r s c h o o ls a n d in s titu tio n s re in fo rc e p u p ils ’ le a rn in g e x p e rie n c e s a n d in c lu d e th e fo llo w in g o u ts ta n d in g fe a tu re s : • Pa re n ts a re v e ry s u p p o rtiv e o f th e s c h o o l; th e ir v ie w s h a v e b e e n a c tiv e ly s o u g h t a n d a c te d u p o n . A re g u la r n e w s le tte r h ig h lig h ts s c h o o l e v e n ts a n d a c tiv itie s .” E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt. “ Pa re n ts c a n re s p o n d to a s s e s s m e n ts a n d re p o rts a t a n y o f th e m e e tin g s o r o n th e ta rg e t s e ttin g e v e n in g s . A ls o a s th e s c h o o l h a s a n o p e n d o o r p o lic y ,p a re n ts v is it th e s c h o o l to d is c u s s th e ir c h ild re n ’s p ro g re s s a t s h o rt n o tic e , s h o u ld th e y s o d e s ire .” E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt.
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L e a r n in g S u p p o r t Arg o ed Hig h Sch o o l w o r k s w ith in div idu als to en s u re all are s u cces s fu l.M an y ch ildren , in clu din g s o m e o fth e m o s t able,m ay n eed additio n al h elp at s o m e s tag e o fth eir s ch o o l career ifth ey are to m ak e th e bes t p o s s ible p ro g res s .O u r aim is to m o n ito r each s tu den t’s dev elo p m en t carefu lly an d to iden tify an d m eet h is /h er n eeds as an d w h en th ey ar is e. Th is p o licy ap p lies eq u ally to all s tu den ts ,n o t ju s t th o s e w h o h av e s p ecific lear n in g difficu lties . O u r p h ilo s o p h y is th at all ch ildren req u ire in div idu al atten tio n ifth ey are to m ax im is e th eir p ro g res s an d w e p ro v ide a w ide v ar iety o fs u p p o r t,fro m o ccas io n al ex tractio n to en h an ced,adv an ced lear n in g m ater ials . W e h av e a larg e lear n in g s u p p o r t dep ar tm en t w h ich facilitates s u cces s fu l lear n in g w ith in th e m ain s tream cu r r icu lu m fo r s tu den ts o fall abilities . Th e ’Co m m u n icatio n Cen tre’ h o u s es tw o s p ecialis t co u n ty res o u rces fo r Sp eech an d L an g u ag e res o u rce an d As p erg er s Sy n dro m e. Sp ecialis t acco m m o datio n ,res o u rces an d train ed s taffare av ailable in s ch o o l s p ecifically to m eet th e n eeds o fs tu den ts w ith lan g u ag e difficu lties an d As p erg er s Sy n dro m e.
“ Th e A s p e rg e r Sy n d ro m e a n d th e Sp e e c h a n d L a n g u a g e Re s o u rc e Ba s e s p ro v id e o u ts ta n d in g s u p p o rt fo r th e A L N p u p ils in th e ir c a re .” E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt. “ Th e te a c h in g a s s is ta n ts g iv e o u ts ta n d in g s u p p o rt to in d iv id u a ls a n d s m a ll g ro u p s o f p u p ils in m a in s tre a m c la s s e s . Th e y h a v e d e v e lo p e d o u ts ta n d in g e x p e rtis e in te a c h in g a n d s u p p o rtin g p u p ils a n d k e e p g o o d re c o rd s o f p ro g re s s m a d e b y th e p u p ils in th e le s s o n s .” E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt. Co p ies o fo u r I n clu s io n Po licy ,are av ailable o n req u es t.
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G ift e d a n d T a le n t e d Th ere are s o m e s tu den ts at Arg o ed Hig h Sch o o l w ith ex cep tio n al academ ic/ ar tis tic/lin g u is tic/s p o r tin g /m u s ical/dram ati c ability w h o ben efit fro m additio n al s tim u latio n o r fu r th er s tu dy in g o p p o r tu n ities . A p ro g ram m e o fen r ich m en t activ ities ex ten ds th eir lear n in g bo th w ith in an d bey o n d th e s ch o o l. Able s tu den ts are h ig h lig h ted to en s u re all teach er s are aw are o fth eir abilities s o th ey can be dev elo p ed an d en co u rag ed fu lly in les s o n s . “ M a n y o f th e m o s t a b le p u p ils a c h ie v e th e ir fu ll p o te n tia l. Th e y g a in th e A * /A g ra d e s in th e G e n e ra l Ce rtific a te o f Se c o n d a ry E d u c a tio n (G CSE ) e x a m in a tio n s . Th e p e rc e n ta g e is w e ll a b o v e lo c a l a n d n a tio n a l a v e ra g e s .” E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt.
“ Pu p ils ’ a w a re n e s s o f th e ir ta rg e ts is o u ts ta n d in g a n d th e y k n o w v e ry w e ll h o w th e y a re p ro g re s s in g a n d w h a t n e e d s to b e d o n e to re a c h th e ir ta rg e ts . Th e ir a b ility to e v a lu a te th e ir o w n w o rk is o u ts ta n d in g .“ E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt.
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In fo r m a t io n a n d C o m m u n ic a t io n s T e c h n o lo g y I CT facilities are ex cellen t an d co n s tan tly u p g raded to en s u re th at s tu den ts h av e th e o p p o r tu n ities to acces s th e lates t m u ltim edia h ardw are an d s o ftw are in clu din g ap p ro p riate acces s to th e I n ter n et. Th ro u g h th e I n fo r m atio n Tech n o lo g y Pro g ram m e s tu den ts are tau g h t to beco m e cr itical an d larg ely au to n o m o u s u s er s o fI CT. Th ey beco m e aw are o fth e w ay s in w h ich I T an d in fo r m atio n s o u r ces can h elp th em w ith th eir w o r k . I n y ear 7 w e u s e an in teractiv e s k ills co u rs e to bu ild u p o n ex is tin g s tu den ts ’ lear n in g to teach an d dev elo p I CT s k ills .Additio n al les s o n s are deliv ered th ro u g h th e cu rricu lu m to bu ild o n th es e s k ills u s in g s p ecialis t s o ftw are an d ex ten s iv e u s e is m ade o fth e I n tern et fo r res earch . Th ro u g h o u t K ey Stag e 3 s tu den ts are tau g h t an d en co u rag ed to u s e th e s k ills o fau dio an d v ideo editin g fo r u s e in a v ar iety o f p r es en tatio n ap p licatio n s . I n add itio n th ey u s e a v ar iety o fco m p u ter bas ed to o ls an d ap p licatio n s s u ch as m in d m ap s an d an n o tat io n s o ftw are w h ich th ey u s e to dev elo p ideas an d reflect o n th eir lear n in g . E x ten s iv e u s e is m ade o fW eb 2.0 to o ls s u ch as blo g s ,w ik is an d p o dcas ts to en h an ce learn in g acro s s a ran g e o f s u bject areas . E ach s tu den t m ain tain s a p o r tfo lio an d th e acq u is itio n o f s k ills is m o n ito red clo s ely .I n y ears 10 an d 11 s tu den ts are ex p ected to beco m e m o re in dep en den t an d to u tilis e an d fu r th er dev elo p th e s k ills lear n ed du r in g K ey Stag e 3 .Th ey u s e I CT to co n tribu t e to th eir Pro g res s F iles
an d to p ro du ce cu rricu lu m v itae as w ell as fo r G CSE co u rs ew o rk an d res earch . All Stu den ts are o ffered th e o p p o r tu n ity to s tu dy fo r th e E u ro p ean Co m p u ter Driv in g L icen s e an d th e G CSE in Ap p lied I CT (Do u ble Aw ard). “ Pu p ils h a v e a v e ry h ig h le v e l o f v a rie d ICT s k ills . Th e y v e ry s k illfu lly c o n v e y in fo rm a tio n fo r a n a u d ie n c e u s in g a v a rie ty o f m e d ia ; th e y u s e th e in te rn e t w e ll fo r in d iv id u a l re s e a rc h . Th e y u s e ICT re a d ily fo r c o m p u te r a id e d m o d e llin g a n d c o n tro l.” E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt.
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S p o r t in g Aim s a n d P r o v is io n fo r S p o r t Arg o ed Hig h Sch o o l h as been aw arded th e " Sp o r ts M arc" aw ard fo r th e ex cellen ce an d q u ality o fp ro v is io n fo r s p o r tin g activ ity .All s tu den ts do w ell an d are en co u rag ed to p ar ticip ate in o u r bro ad ran g e o factiv ities .M an y o fo u r s tu den ts ex cel bo th as in div idu als an d in team s . I n deed o u r s tu den ts h av e g o n e o n to rep res en t lo cal an d n atio n al team s fo r F lin ts h ire,W ales an d E n g lan d in fo o tball, w o m en ’s fo o tball,r u g by ,g y m n as tics , cr ick et,s w im m in g an d badm in to n . Th e s ch o o l p ro m o tes g o o d h ealth ,p h y s ical fitn es s an d aw aren es s o f in div idu al n eeds fo r th e fu tu re. An ex ten s iv e ran g e o f s p o r tin g activ ities are o n o ffer,bo th in les s o n tim es an d after s ch o o l.Th ro u g h team g am es ,badm in to n ,g y m n as tics , aero bics ,dan ce,s elf-defen ce, ath letics an d p ro blem s o lv in g activ ities th e PE dep ar tm en t aim s to p ro m o te p h y s ical activ ity as an en jo y able ex p er ien ce. Th e s ch o o l is rep res en ted in all area in ter-s ch o o l s p o r tin g co m p etitio n s an d h as en jo y ed co n s iderable s u cces s in th es e as w ell as in co u n ty an d n atio n al co m p etitio n s . Th e s ch o o l h as dev elo p ed clo s e lin k s w ith s p o r ts clu bs in th e lo cal an d bro ader area.Sp o r ts to u r s
are o ften o rg an is ed to n atio n al an d in ter n atio n al ev en ts p lu s activ ity h o liday s fo r ex am p le s k iin g an d o u tw ard bo u n d. “ Th e re is a n e x te n s iv e p ro g ra m m e o f e x tra c u rric u la r a c tiv itie s ,in c lu d in g lu n c h tim e a n d a fte r s c h o o l c lu b s . Te a m s a n d in d iv id u a ls h a v e a c h ie v e d n o ta b le s u c c e s s e s a t c o u n ty a n d n a tio n a l le v e l in s e v e ra l s p o rts a n d o th e r a re a s .” E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt.
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C e le b r a t in g S uccess
H o u s e P o in t s
At Arg o ed w e believ e in celebratin g s u cces s as m u ch as p o s s ible.As s em blies are h eld to p res en t s u bject aw ards ,atten dan ce cer tificates an d aw ards fo r Ser v ice to th e Sch o o l o r Co m m u n ity .All s tu den ts are k een an d m o tiv ated to do w ell.Stu den ts ’ w o r k is dis p lay ed in clas s ro o m s an d co r r ido r s s o th at all can s h are an d tak e p r ide in th eir w o r k an d th at o fo th er s .
Ho u s e Po in ts are g iv en to s tu den ts by m em ber s o fs tafffo r ex cep tio n al w o r k do n e in clas s o r fo r h o m ew o r k an d fo r effo r t.Th ey m ay als o be g iv en fo r co n tribu tio n to tu to r g ro u p activ ities ,w h o le s ch o o l ev en ts o r ex tra-cu r r icu lar activ ity .Du r in g th e fiv e y ear s ,p o in ts accu m u late to ear n Cer tificates .Th es e cu lm in ate in a Directo r ’s Cer tificate aw arded in p er s o n by th e Directo r o fE du catio n .
“ A n o u ts ta n d in g c lo s e c o m m u n ity e th o s m a k e s th e s c h o o l a h a p p y a n d c a rin g c o m m u n ity w h e re th e p u p ils fe e l s a fe .” E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt.
“ Th e s c h o o l’s m is s io n s ta te m e n t,n a m e ly ‘O u r L e a rn in g Co m m u n ity v a lu e s a n d re s p e c ts a ll th e p e o p le in it a s in d iv id u a ls a n d a s m e m b e rs o f th e te a m ,’ is c le a rly re fle c te d in th e s c h o o l’s d a y to d a y a c tiv itie s a n d a ttitu d e s .” E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt.
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O p p o r t u n it ie s fo r S tu d y S u p p o rt Stu den ts h av e o p p o r tu n ities to dev elo p th eir lear n in g bey o n d th e co n fin es o fth e traditio n al s ch o o l day . Acces s to I n fo r m atio n Tech n o lo g y eq u ip m en t,in clu din g th e I n ter n et an d a v ar iety o flear n in g res o u rces in th e s ch o o l librar y ,is av ailable to all s tu den ts o n m o s t day s u n til 4.3 0 p m . Staffs u p p o r t w ill als o be p ro v ided after s ch o o l fo r s tu den ts w h o n eed h elp w ith h o m ew o r k ,clas s w o r k an d res earch p ro jects ,o r in deed ju s t a q u iet p lace to w o rk .
Stu den ts w h o h av e been abs en t w ill be en co u rag ed to rem ain beh in d to " catch u p " o n w o r k m is s ed. “ Th e s c h o o l p o s s e s s e s a v e ry c le a r s u p p o rt s tru c tu re w h ic h p ro m o te s h ig h s u b je c t s ta n d a rd s a s w e ll a s o u ts ta n d in g p a s to ra l c a re .” E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt.
“ L e a rn in g M a n a g e rs a n d le a rn in g M e n to rs , w o rk in g to g e th e r in a h o u s e s y s te m ,k n o w th e ir p u p ils w e ll a n d c a re fo r th e m w ith d e d ic a tio n . A n a c c re d ite d L e a rn in g Co a c h g iv e s a d d itio n a l s u p p o rt w h e re n e e d e d a n d th e p u p ils v e ry m u c h a p p re c ia te h e r ‘a rm s le n g th ’ ro le .” E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt.
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S ex E d u c a t io n
E x a m in a t io n P o lic y
Sex E du catio n is in teg rated in to a p r o g ram m e o fPer s o n al Dev elo p m en t o ffered to all s tu den ts in Arg o ed Hig h Sch o o l.I t is dis cu s s ed alw ay s as p ar t o f p er s o n al relatio n s h ip s an d m u tu al res p o n s ibilities in th e co n tex t o fp aren th o o d an d th e fam ily .Th e s ch o o l p ro v ides o p p o r tu n ities to ex p lo re s u ch is s u es th ro u g h in fo r m atio n ,dis cu s s io n an d th e s h ar in g o fideas an d o p in io n s in s m all g ro u p s .Sex E du catio n is co m p u ls o ry by law . Ho w ev er,y o u can ap p ly to w ith draw y o u r dau g h ter /s o n fro m th e p ro g ram m e o th er th an th at p ar t co v ered by th e Scien ce N atio n al Cu r r icu lu m .
E v er y s tu den t is en co u rag ed to en ter fo r as m an y ex am in atio n s as h e/s h e is cap able o f do in g ,leadin g to fu ll co u r s e G CSE q u alificatio n s w ith E n g lis h ,M ath em atics an d Scien ce bein g co m p u ls o r y .Th ere are als o o p p o r tu n ities to s tu dy fo r G CSE s h o r t co u r s e q u alificatio n s in PE ,RE an d W els h (Seco n d L an g u ag e). Stu den ts s it th eir ex am in atio n s at th e en d o fy ear 11.Th e G CSE ex am in atio n s are adm in is tered by th e W els h Jo in t E du catio n Co m m ittee an d th e N o r th er n E x am in atio n s an d As s es s m en t Bo ard. “ Ta k in g in to c o n s id e ra tio n th e g o o d re s u lts in e x te rn a l e x a m in a tio n s ,th e g o o d te a c h in g ,th e h ig h q u a lity c u rric u lu m p ro v id e d ,th e o u ts ta n d in g c a re a n d s u p p o rt fo r th e p u p ils a n d th e o u ts ta n d in g le a d e rs h ip a n d m a n a g e m e n t, th e s c h o o l o ffe rs g o o d v a lu e fo r m o n e y .� E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o rt.
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Ad m is s io n s P o lic y O p p o r tu n ities are p ro v ided fo r p ro s p ectiv e p aren ts an d ch ildren to v is it th e s ch o o l o n o p en ev en in g an d du r in g th e day tim e by ar ran g em en t. At o th er tim es ,p aren ts are in v ited to co n tact th e s ch o o l to m eet th e h eadteach er p er s o n ally an d to lo o k aro u n d th e s ch o o l. Th e adm is s io n s lim it,w h ich w as ap p lied to th e s ch o o l in Sep tem ber 1995,is 128 s tu den ts p er y ear.Clas s s iz es ran g e fro m 24 to 3 0 s tu den ts an d w e aim to k eep g ro u p s iz es lo w .M an y o p tio n g ro u p s are aro u n d 20.Th e s ch o o l rem ain s ex trem ely p o p u lar w ith p aren ts ch o o s in g to trav el lo n g dis tan ces to br in g th eir ch ildren h ere. Sh o u ld w e reach o u r s tan dard n u m ber th e Co u n ty Adm is s io n s Po licy is en fo rced.
T he S chool D ay Th e Sch o o l Day s tar ts at 8.50 a.m .an d fin is h es at 3 .10 p .m . Th ere is a m o r n in g break fro m 11.05 a.m . to 11.20 a.m .an d th e lu n ch break is fro m 12.20 p .m .to 1.05 p .m . Th ere are fiv e o n e-h o u r les s o n s each day an d th e tim etable is o rg an is ed w ith th ree les s o n s in th e m o r n in g an d tw o in th e after n o o n .
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U n ifo r m W e are p ro u d o fo u r s ch o o l an d as k o u r s tu den ts to w ear th eir u n ifo r m w ith p r ide.Sch o o l u n ifo r m is co m p u ls o r y an d m u s t be w o r n by s tu den ts at all tim es in s ch o o l.Th ere are m an y s tair s an d differen t bu ildin g s at Arg o ed s o w e as k fo r s en s ible ch o ices . S c h o o l T r o u s e r s /S k ir t Plain black n o t p atter n ed m ater ial.Sk ir ts s h o u ld be k n ee len g th an d s h o u ld n o t res tr ict m o v em en t.Th ere s h o u ld be n o fas h io n bu ck les ,z ip s etc. S w e a t s h ir t N av y blu e w ith s ch o o l lo g o .(O n ly av ailable fro m F o r res ter s ,M o ld). P o lo s h ir t G rey p o lo s h ir t w ith s ch o o l lo g o . Shoes Sen s ible black .(Train in g s h o es are n o t allo w ed).Heels s h o u ld be lo w to av o id in ju r y o n th e s tair s . To p co a t A s en s ible an d w ater p ro o fo u tdo o r co at. H a ir b a n d s N av y ,black o r g r ey . M akeup N atu ral an d n eu tral. Je w e lle r y W r is t w atch . O n e p air o fear s tu ds in ear s o n ly . O th er bo dy p iercin g s are n o t allo w ed. Ap r o n F o r u s e in Des ig n an d Tech n o lo g y . P .E .U n ifo r m is als o av ailable fro m F o r res ter s in M o ld. All u n ifo rm s h o u ld be fu lly labelled. M an y item s en d u p in lo s t p ro p er ty an d can n o t be retu r n ed q u ick ly ifth ey are n o t n am ed. Pleas e n o te -Th e u s e o faero s o ls an d liq u id p ap er are n o t p er m itted in s ch o o l fo r h ealth an d s afety reas o n s .Th e s ch o o l can n o t tak e res p o n s ibility fo r m o bile p h o n es o r ex p en s iv e p er s o n al item s .Pleas e do n o t br in g th em to s ch o o l.