Haygate House Handbook

GCSE HouseReforms Life MATRONS • All GCSE subjects are now graded and assessed using the new 9-1 structure; Matrons are on duty from Monday to Friday from 8.00am—9.00pm and on Saturdays from 8.00am— • 9 is the highest grade, awarded to the very best candidates in the subject. The official definition of a grade-9 6.00pm candidate is that they will be ‘in the top 20% of those achieving grades 7-9 in the subject’;

•They: In every subject, the content is more demanding and the assessment more rigorous than previously; • after your • Thelook assessment will laundry be mainly by exam. In some subjects such as Drama and Art, other types of assessment will • be will usually be firstneeded port of any medical used only whereyour they are to call test for essential skills. Forissues further information about assessment, please speak • to the are relevant responsible for the domestic side of the house so expect to be chased by them if your room is Head of Department. dirty/untidy or if you haven’t made your bed!

Tiering of exams

Most importantly, they are: The new GCSEs are only split into foundation tier and higher tier if one single exam paper does not give all students • a friend the opportunity to show their knowledge and abilities. Consequently, exams are tiered in Biology, Chemistry, French, • a listening ear and Spanish.

German, Maths, Physics • a shoulder to cry on, and • someone to be a mum if you need it.

New Current grading structure grading structure Matrons have their own email address which is: haymatron@lordwandsworth.org

9 is awarded to those pupils achieving what 9 MEDICAL MATTERS A* would currently be 8 a top A*: perhaps at DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS: These can be arranged via Matron, houseparent or directly through A around 96%+ the 7 Medical Centre.

Under the updated

Doctor’s surgeries are held every Monday and Thursday structure, afternoons. the ‘good 6 pupils should GOOD PASS

Day see(DfE) their own B doctor at homepass’ unless they are for Maths and 5 and above = top of C and above registered with one of the school doctors.

5 English is a 5, which is Schools are no longer AWARDING on the border between C 4 and above = bottom of C—6pm and above(Mon—Fri) 4 assessed CENTRE on A*-C : HEALTH Opening times: 9am a C and a B under the statistics, but on ‘9-4’ 9.30am —5pmD(Sat) old system.

3 statistics.

E 2 IF YOU FEEL UNWELL: F

1 DURING THE DAY TIME: See Matron or any duty staff G

U U IN LESSONS: Ask your teacher to come back to the house to see Matron—if

necessary she will arrange for you to see a nurse 03 17