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October 2016 Issue 68 Hampton College Newsletter Head Teacher’s News. Achievement and Progress in 2016 Overall, the GCSE results at Hampton College were better than in 2015 on all key performance indicators. I am sure that we would all agree that everything We also had 15 students in 2016 who scored maximum schools do cannot be neatly summed up in performance points for Progress 8: meaning they each achieved eight tables and statistics: the numbers only ever tell part of or more A*/A grades at GCSE! the story. However, I do believe that it is important that parents/carers know how well children/students at Key Stage Five the school are doing and whether these are strong results in our context. In 2016, we again had public We had our best ever year at A Level on a number of examination results for A-level and GCSE and Year 2 key measures in 2016 and our fourth year of continuous SATS in our primary phase. Outcomes at the different improvement in our Post 16 provision. For the third levels were as follows: year in a row, 100% of Year 13 students at Hampton College achieved the equivalent of two or more A Key Stage One Levels. The overall A level or equivalent pass rate was 99.6%. 39% of all Year 13 passes were graded A*-B and We are very proud of our Year 2 SATs results. Well done 79% were awarded A*-C. to the children and the team of Teachers and Teaching Assistants in Year 2 last year. Individual successes at A Level included Gianni Forcellati (who achieved AAA at A Level) and has now taken up a place at Nottingham University to study Year 2 Expected level Greater Depth Economics. Students achieving at least two A grades at A Level included: Jay Panchal, Lauren Nicholson and Reading 78.3% 25% Katie Laud. Other top university destinations for Hampton students this year included the Russell Group Writing 75% 11.7% universities of Warwick, York, Sheffield and Leeds. Of the students completing BTEC courses, Shannon Batkin- Mathematics 86.7% 21.7% Jones, Adam Bennett, Maria Morley and Umut Tasci all scored a stunning three Distinction* grades and Maryam Ali scored three Distinction* grades and a grade A at A These results are well above national and city averages. Level. Cont ... Key Stage Four INSIDE THIS ISSUE: At GCSE, 60% of students achieved an A*-C grade in both English and Mathematics, which is one of the new performance table headline figures. In a change to how schools in England are rated, a new measure called ‘Progress 8’ is also being launched this year. This Head Teacher’s News 1-2 assesses students’ performance in eight of their GCSEs and compares their grades to all students nationally. Sixth Form Student Leadership & 3 Progress 8 data will be published in the New Year and Ambassadors we anticipate it will show Hampton College GCSE students in 2016 as having made strong progress, Important School Information 4-5 compared to their starting points on entry and Sixth Form Department News & compared to the national cohort. Progress 8 takes 6 account of every student in the year group (not just Young Carers those getting top grades) and is generally considered to be a fairer reflection of school performance than some PE Department News 7-9 of the older measures. Diary Dates 10 1 Head Teacher’s News… Hampton Gardens School: Head of School and Consultation We offer warm congratulations to our very own Mr Greenwood, who was recently appointed as the Head of School for the new Hampton Gardens School. He has been at Hampton College since the school opened in 2005 and has made an outstanding contribution over many years, both in the Mathematics Department and as a senior leader. He will move to the new school full-time in September 2017, to open the school to Year 7 students and lead the new staff team. Hampton College will now seek to appoint a replacement for Mr Greenwood at Hampton College’s secondary phase. I also wrote to all parents recently to alert them to the Hampton Gardens consultation. Have your say about the new school by logging on to www.hamptongardens.org.uk by 11 November. One of the aspects we have been keen to emphasise to all stakeholders is that the two schools will operate a joint Sixth Form from September 2018. This means that all current Hampton College students in Year 10 and below will potentially benefit from the new facilities opening on the new site and from a wider offer in Post 16 courses coming on stream in coming years. Hampton Academies Trust: Future Plans The Hampton Academies Trust has just submitted another free school application to the Department for Education to open a new primary school, to serve the new housing development being built to the east of the A15. This is a competitive process, so we do not yet know whether our bid has been successful: we think successful bids are likely to be confirmed in the Spring of 2017. If our project were to be approved, we would hope to open to Reception children in 2019. Should you wish to find out more about our plans, you can find further details on the Trust website: www.hamptonacademiestrust.org.uk. Helen Price European Day of Languages The MFL Department celebrated the annual European Day of Languages on 26 September 2016 by exploring the diverse languages spoken by students within the College and recognising the value of speaking a different language. The Language Leaders assisted at a French market hosted by the Hampton College Primary Phase which welcomed their Year 3 pupils, in addition to those from Hampton Vale Primary School. The £1 entrance fee was exchanged in the bureau de change at a rate of £1 to 1€!! This enabled the students to ask for various French food and drink items – in French of course! Serpentine Green’s Reading Hero Competition We are delighted that Zach Bradshaw (Year 7) has won the Serpentine Green Shopping Centre Reading Hero Competition. He has won £200 worth of vouchers, £100 to purchase books for our school, along with £100 vouchers for himself. What a great achievement! Well done Zach. 2 SIXTH FORM STUDENT LEADERSHIP & AMBASSADORS Student Senior Leadership Team (SSLT) We have recently formed a new Student Senior Leadership Team for our Sixth Form. Our aim as SSLT is to promote positive changes and to improve our Sixth Form. The leaders of the Student Senior Leadership Team are: Josh Double, Hannah Wilkins and James Clare. Our tasks are to monitor all the other ambassador teams, as well as working alongside them to develop the Sixth Form and we will be also working alongside staff and students across the college. Facilities Ambassadors As the Facilities Ambassadors we are responsible for making sure that Sixth Form students fully utilise the use of resources in the Sixth Form in a positive way. Our job is to also look at trying to obtain the best possible resources for the Sixth Form students to utilise. Our Facilities Ambassadors consist of Jordan Connell, Luca Caprio and Bethan Nicholls. Inclusion Ambassadors Our role as Inclusion Ambassadors involves helping to encourage and support members of our school community. This includes raising awareness and making people aware of the impacts of bullying, helping those in need and supporting anyone who is feeling left out, needs someone to talk to or is struggling with a transition into secondary school. This year’s Inclusion Ambassadors are: Danielle Smith, Coda Heap, Jack Rodriguez, Erin Langham, Katie Ronnay and Leah Rutterford. Opportunities Ambassadors The role of Opportunity Ambassador is to provide students with opportunities such as work experience places as well as opportunities for jobs in the local area for students. We will look at providing advice with university choices and potential apprenticeships. This year’s Opportunities Ambassador is the one and only Justin Ilesami. Achievement Ambassadors We are the Achievement Ambassadors and there are seven of us in total. Our names are: Britney Butterfield, Hollie Jessop, Aisha Ali, Jade Grima, Lauryn Phillips, Toby Temple and Hollie Nightingale. We are responsible for supporting students in this school, in regards to reaching their ultimate academic potential. We help students achieve their potential, be that giving them examination preparation tips and guidance or simply helping them with their work. Furthermore, we are responsible for coordinating and improving the mentoring scheme within the student body. We are all really keen to make a difference to the students, little or big. Events Ambassadors We are the Events Ambassadors and our roles include organising and helping out with any charity events that are happening in school and trying to raise money for the school’s chosen charities. Our team consists of: Jordan Connell, Scott McAlister, David Braga, Josh Pope and Matt Conway. Are you currently in Year 11 and thinking of joining our Sixth Form in September 2017? If so, please come along to our Information Open Evening on Thursday 3 November 2016 starting at 6.30pm. We welcome parents/carers and students to come along to find out more information about what we can offer students in our Sixth Form. If you know any Year 11 students from other schools, please bring them along. The evening will start at 6.30pm with a presentation in the Main Hall, which will be repeated again at 7.15pm. You will have the opportunity to tour the school, visit various departments and talk to staff who will be able to answer any questions you may have.