THE WALLACE HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT 2017 - 18 1 | P a g e CONTENTS Page Membership of the Board of Governors 3 Enrolment and Staffing 4 Curriculum Information 5 - 8 Public Examinations 9 - 14 Destinations of School Leavers 15 Percentage Attendance Figures Safeguarding Policy 16 - 25 Careers Education and Guidance 26 - 27 Sporting Aims of Wallace High School 28 Extra-Curricular Activities Clubs and Societies Competitions 29 Sporting Achievements 29 - 32 Principal’s Junior Prize Evening Report 33 - 37 Principal’s Senior Prize Day Report 37 - 41 The School Day 42 Term Dates 2017 – 18 43 Financial Report and Contributions 44 - 45 Charges and Remissions Policies Year 8-10 46 - 50 Year 11 and 12 51 - 55 Sixth Form 56 - 60 Charity Collections 61 Charity Report 62 - 63 2 | P a g e THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS 2017-2018 Trustees Mr Andrew Dawson Mr John Gilliland Mrs Celia Gourley Mrs Sandra McCabe (Chairman) Mr George McComish Mr Donald Minshull Mrs Heather Parker Mr Leonard Pollock Appointments by the Department of Education Mrs Evelyn Todd Appointments by the Education Authority Mr Barry Clements (term ended December 2017) Mr Michael Eames (term ended December 2017) Mr David Moody (appointed February 2018) Mrs Denise Scott (appointed February 2018) Dr Joanne Stuart (appointed February 2018) Parent Governors Mrs Jill Baird (re-elected January 2018) Mr Geoffrey Cherry (term ended December 2017) Mr Barry McMullan (elected January 2018) Teacher Governors Mr Steven Alexander (elected December 2017) Miss Alana Frey (re-elected December 2017) Mr David Simpson (term ended December 2017) Principal Mrs Deborah O’Hare (non-voting member) In attendance at meetings of the Board of Governors Vice Principals Mr David Atkinson Mr David Cleland Bursar Mr Robert Burns Head of the Preparatory Department Mr Richard Lawther Secretary to the Board of Governors Mrs Colleen McDowell 3 | P a g e ENROLMENT & STAFFING The enrolment in the secondary department of the school in October 2017 was The numbers in each year were as follows:- Year 8: 174 Year 9: 179 Year 10: 178 Year 11: 180 Year 12: 171 Year 13: 142 Year 14: 132 STAFFING a) Teaching Staff The number of teachers in the school was as follows: 2015-16 Principal + 61 full-time + 18 part-time (Grammar School) 7 full-time + 1 part-time (Preparatory Department) 2016-17 Principal + 61 full-time + 18 part-time (Grammar School) 7 full-time + 1 part-time (Preparatory Department) 2017-18 Principal + 59 full-time + 21 part-time (Grammar School) 7 full-time + 1 part-time (Preparatory Department) b) Changes in staff during 2017 – 2018 i The following joined the staff in 2017-18 academic year: Miss Patricia Carruthers, Teacher of Biology Mrs Noleen White, Teacher of French and Spanish ii The following left the school during, or at the end of the 2017-18 academic year: Ms Karen Brett, Head of Health and Social Care Miss Alex Millar, Head of Modern Languages Mr Steven Yamin-Ali, Head of Physics Miss Jenny Bell, SEN Classroom Assistant Miss Carla Crawford, SEN Classroom Assistant Miss Sharon Whitcroft, Accounts Assistant 4 | P a g e CURRICULUM 2017-18 The Curriculum Policy is approved by the Board of Governors and implemented and delivered by the Principal and staff of the school. The policy is developed by the Leadership Team in consultation with the staff. The curriculum meets statutory requirements as identified by DENI. In order to meet current and anticipated statutory requirements, together with meeting the needs and aspirations of the pupils, the school curriculum is reviewed annually and proposed updates are brought to the Education Committee of the Board of Governors, and the full Board, in turn for approval. GCSE Curriculum Rationale All pupils will follow the core curriculum of English, English Literature, Religious Studies (Short Course) and Mathematics. Pupils will select a number of additional GCSE from the options blocks as indicated in the subject choice letter. Further Mathematics GCSE The top seventy candidates in the Year 10 summer Mathematics examination will be offered the opportunity to study GCSE Further Mathematics. This involves an extra single period of Mathematics in lieu of one period of non-exam PE. Religious Studies GCSE The Religious Studies course is an introduction to Christian ethics exploring personal and family issues, matters of life and death, care for the environment, equality, war and peace. Studying these themes can enhance personal, social and cultural development. It is an opportunity to reflect on and develop values, opinions and attitudes. Since September 2014 all pupils study RS Short course modules in Year 11 and the full course modules in Year 12. Pupils will sit the appropriate GCSE examination at the end of both Year 11 and Year 12. Each examination lasts 90 minutes. Twilight Study (Current Year 12 Only). Pupils may have the opportunity to enrol on one of the ‘twilight’ GCSE courses that run in conjunction with other Lisburn schools and delivered by SERC, usually at their main campus in Castle Street. A number of pupils in Year 11 this year are following twilight GCSE courses in Photography and Engineering. They run one afternoon per week throughout Years 11 and 12 and usually are timetabled from about 3.45 – 5.45. 5 | P a g e Curriculum Junior School Curriculum (period allocation in brackets) YEAR 8 English (5) Maths(6) French(4) History (3) Geography (3) Art(2) Music(2) RE(2) Technology (2) HE(2) LLW(1) PE(1) Games(2) Drama (2) Reading for Pleasure (1) Physics (2) Chemistry (2) Biology (2) Computer Programming (1). YEAR 9 English (4) Maths (5) French (4) History (4) Geography (4) Art(2) Music (1) RE(2) Tech (2) HE(2) LLW(1) PE(1) Games (2) Reading for Pleasure (1) German/Spanish (3) Physics (2) Chemistry (2) Biology (2) Computer Programming (1). YEAR 10 English (6) Maths (6) French (4) History (4) Geography (4) Biology (2) Chemistry (2) Physics (2) Art(2) Music (1) RE(1) Technology (2) HE(2) LLW(1) PE(1) Games(2) German / Spanish (3) 6 | P a g e Middle School Curriculum (Year 11/12) English (7) Maths (6/7) RE(2) LLW(2) Games (2) PE(1/2) Groups (4) The top seventy pupils in the Summer Year 10 Mathematics examination are offered GCSE Further Mathematics. Pupils choose one subject from each option group (4 periods per subject) Group I Group II Group III Group IV Group V Group VI Biology Art Biology Biology Art French Chemistry Bus Studies History Bus Studies Chemistry German Physics Home Econ Home Econ Chemistry French Spanish Geography ICT Geography Geography History Music ICT History Journalism PE Technology MIA Technology Physics Physics 7 | P a g e Sixth Form Curriculum (9 periods per subject) Pupils choose one subject per option block A B C D Biology Biology Art Business Studies Computing Economics Biology Chemistry English Literature Further Maths Chemistry Geography French Geography English Literature History History German Home Economics ICT ICT Health & Social Care Politics Music Mathematics History Technology Physics Physical Education Mathematics Spanish Religious Studies Moving Image Arts Travel and Tourism Other Courses 1. Enrichment Programme Young Enterprise Computer Programming European Studies Health Japanese Cooking RE Primary Liaison 2. Games 8 | P a g e EXAMINATION RESULTS % of Pupils Entered Achieving Grades GCSE SUBJECT GCSE/FC A* A B C D E F U TOT 13 14 15 16 17 Art & Design 10 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 25 100 100 100 100 100 % 40 32 28 0 0 0 0 0 Biology 23 53 38 27 0 0 0 0 141 100 98 100 99 100 % 16 38 27 19 0 0 0 0 Business Studies 2 19 10 6 2 0 0 0 39 79 100 97 81 95 % 5 49 26 15 5 0 0 0 Chemistry 27 32 33 6 0 1 0 0 99 91 98 97 93 99 % 27 32 33 6 0 1 0 0 Design and Technology 1 8 23 17 2 1 0 0 52 98 97 100 95 94 % 2 15 44 33 4 2 0 0 Engineering 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 67 100 100 83 100 % 0 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 English Language 19 56 65 29 0 0 0 0 169 99 98 99 99 100 % 11 33 38 17 0 0 0 0 English Literature 17 51 57 33 2 0 0 0 160 98 98 98 98 99 % 11 32 36 21 1 0 0 0 French 14 11 15 16 11 0 0 0 67 83 91 94 93 84 % 21 16 22 24 16 0 0 0 Geography 14 28 20 13 9 4 0 0 88 93 89 95 85 85 % 16 32 23 15 10 5 0 0 German 8 9 7 7 3 1 0 0 35 97 N/A 94 89.6 89 % 23 26 20 20 9 3 0 0 History 12 18 27 10 6 1 0 0 74 97 96 94 90 89 % 16 24 36 14 8 1 0 0 Home Economics 4 13 14 4 0 0 0 0 35 100 97 95 96 91 % 11 37 40 11 0 0 0 0 Information Technology 13 38 14 7 4 0 0 0 76 100 100 98 96 100 % 17 50 18 9 5 0 0 0 Mathematics 63 43 44 19 0 0 0 0 169 100 100 97 99 95 % 37 25 26 11 0 0 0 0 Mathematics Further 22 28 24 2 0 0 0 0 76 100 92 100 98 100 % 29 37 32 3 0 0 0 0 Media Film and TV Studies 0 8 9 2 1 0 0 0 20 100 94 97 99 100 % 0 40 45 10 5 0 0 0 Media: Communicn & Production 2 5 9 3 1 0 0 0 20 100 100 100 88 95 % 10 25 45 15 5 0 0 0 Music 2 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 12 100 100 100 96 95 % 17 8 75 0 0 0 0 0 Personal and Social Education 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 10 86 93 93 100 100 % 0 20 40 40 0 0 0 0 Photography 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 8 100 80 88 % 0 38 38 13 13 0 0 0 Physics 13 33 33 16 2 0 0 0 97 95 93 79 60 100 % 13 34 34 16 2 0 0 0 Religious Studies 27 50 24 12 0 0 0 0 113 97 96 100 80 88 % 24 44 21 11 0 0 0 0 9 | P a g e Spanish 11 15 9 15 4 0 0 0 54 93 100 99 100 98 % 20 28 17 28 7 0 0 0 Sport/PE Studies 4 10 17 2 3 0 0 0 36 100 94 100 96 100 11 28 47 6 8 0 0 0 % of grades achieved 18.4 32.4 30.8 15.0 3.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1677 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 A* 20.3 19.9 23.4 18.0 18.4 A*-A 53.9 54.9 54.5 53.4 50.7 A*-B 85.2 85.8 81.9 83.1 81.5 A*-C 96.6 97.7 95.4 97.4 96.5 Pupils Achieving 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 5 or more A*-C 98.2% 98.9% 97.1% 98.9% 99.4% 5 or more A*-B 91.2% 90.2% 85.1% 87.4% 84.0% 7 or