Head

THE YEAR AHEAD 2023-24

Ms Hubbard

Deputy Headteacher

Quality of Education

Mr Cockroft

Deputy Headteacher

Behaviour and Pastoral Lead

Mr McGillicuddy

Headteacher

Ms Duff

Deputy Headteacher

Personal Development

Ms Gamble

Head of Year 11

Mr Barthorpe

Head of Year 10

Ms Briggs

Assistant Headteacher

Director of Studies Year 8

Ms Colley

Attendance and

Pastoral Support

Ms Hubbard

Deputy Headteacher

Director of Studies Year 11

The Inclusion Team

THE YEAR AHEAD 2023-24

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Mrs Knight

SENCO and Assistant Headteacher

Mrs Rodriguez-Owens

Assistant SENCO

Miss Eley

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Ms Deloughery

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Mrs Weston

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Mrs Akhtar

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 Above all else a place for learning

House System

Cranmer

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The manor house of Hayes, formerly belonged to the Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer

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BLUE

De Salis

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Sir Cecil De Salis was the original chairman of school governors from 1907- 1944

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GREEN

Evesham

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From 1115-1281 the school site belonged to Evesham Abbey and was occupied by Benedictine monks

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PURPLE

Manor

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Before 1115 the school site was occupied by the Lord of the manor who lived here in Hillingdon manor

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ORANGE

Stanley

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The Stanley family were Lords of the manor of Hillingdon in medieval times

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RED

Worcester

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From 1281- 1855 the school site belonged to the Bishop of Worcester. They had a house here and ‘halted’ on their way to London, hence Bishops halt

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YELLOW

Giffard

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In 1281 Godfrey Giffard, was the first Bishop to halt here after acquiring the land the school is built on.

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WHITE

Mr Smith

Mr Austin

Ms Gumbs

Mr Davy

Mr Ahmed

Mr Jarrett

Daniel McAllister

Head Student

Head Students

Amber Ali

Head Student

Carina Doobory

Deputy Head Student

Aqdas Muhammad Shaban

Deputy Head

Student

THE YEAR AHEAD 2023-24

 Above all else a place for learning

Bishopshalt Curriculum

The Bishopshalt Curriculum is EVERYTHING

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It’s the moment the students arrive at our gates ready to learn until they come back to us the very next day to try to be better than the previous day.

We want EVERY student to have enrichment opportunities to do between Year 7 and Year 13.

Build Character

Chase Brilliance

Show Kindness

Love Learning

Bright Futures

Extracurricular Opportunities

TRANSITION

2023

• Better Bishopshalter points
• House Points
• Gold star badges
• Subject badges
• Core Value badges
• House badges
• Letter from the Headteacher

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House Captains

We appoint two House Captains per form through an application process.

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Successful applicants will be positive role models in and outside school, will uphold the Bishopshalt Values, have excellent behaviour and attendance.

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HOUSE CAPTAIN

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House Mascots and House Cup

The Bishopshalt curriculum is:

• ambitious and designed so that students are empowered by powerful knowledge;
• coherently sequenced with key concepts, within and across our subject disciplines, so students understand their interdependence and engage with the big questions;
• rigorous and enriching to ensure our students love learning, show kindness, build character and chase brilliance, so that all Bishopshalt students thrive and have bright futures.

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• Our core GCSE curriculum is English Language, English Literature, Maths, Science and a modern foreign language.

• MFL is part of our core curriculum and all students study this to GCSE

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The curriculum is everything we do. We offer a vast co-curricular programme.

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It is the expectation that all students will be involved in at least one co-curricular opportunity per half-term.

You will receive a timetable and an outline of the content to be covered in each assessment to ensure you are able to support your child in revising for these assessments. All assessment information is on the school website and Google classroom.

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Formal assessment periods will be starting the weeks beginning :

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Assessments will focus on the content and skills taught that term, with 25% of the assessment testing their retention of previous topics.

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Students will get detailed feedback and a score out of 100.

At the end of each term, parents and carers will receive a report containing information about their child:

• Attendance (expectation 97% +)
• GCSE working at grades and predicted grades for Yr11
• Punctuality ( expectation 0 lates)
• Number of positive house points
• Number of negative behaviour points
• Number of missed homeworks
• Assessment % for each subject
• Average % for the cohort
• Effort Score (1-4)

Reports will be followed by a progress review meeting with your child’s Form Tutor or Head of Year.

Students who make excellent progress…

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• have good support at home
• have good attendance (97%+)
• take an active part in all lessons
• are positive
• ask questions
• always have a go, even when faced with challenging tasks
• are aware of the link between school and life chances
• make mistakes and learn from them
• act upon advice and feedback including that from teaching assistants
• are organised and prepared for every lesson
• always complete homework on time and to the very best of their ability
• regularly revisit and revise the content they have learnt in class
• revise thoroughly for assessments

Homework

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In response to feedback from students and parents, there will be a timetable for the Core curriculum. Furthermore, all subjects will set homework as assessment on Google Classroom and students will be given a week to complete homework.

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N.B There will be an automatic same day detention for non-completion of homework

How can you support your child’s academic progress?

• Check their exercise books weekly. Make sure they are taking pride in their work.
• Make sure they are reading, including the news. We have invested in The Day for all students. Read at least one article with your child a week.

Homepage - The Day

Username: bishopshalt

Password: Bishopshalt21

• Set up Google Classroom alerts.
• Make sure they are completing their Mathswatch work.
• Check they are regularly doing Memrise and Languagenut for MFL.
• Help them create revision timetables and check they are quizzing using Carousel.

• Google Classroom is the online learning platform used to set homework and share resources

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• The Google Classroom app is available to download on all smart devices and can also be accessed via a PC, laptop or tablet.
• Other key apps that are linked to Google Classroom would also be useful to download such as Google Docs, Google Slides and Google Drive. These apps will help your child upload their work more easily.

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Google Docs

Google Slides

Google Drive

All students have their login from last year.

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• Google Classroom should be checked daily by students.
• Students must take responsibility for their HW but parents should supervise and encourage the production of high quality work; it is key that your interest in their engagement is consistent
• Provide good working conditions at home
• Encourage your child to work in the LRC if they struggle at home, open before school from 8am and after school until 4.30pm
• Accept your parent/guardian invite and you can receive daily or weekly updates on your child’s homework.

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INDUCTION DAY

2019

Key Dates - Year 7

1. Warning 1
2. OnCall

Examples of behaviour that warrant a warning:

• Lateness
• Talking
• Unnecessary / inappropriate comments
• Failure to fully engage in the lesson
• Failure to evidence work when asked, for example by uploading screenshots to Google Classroom
• Lack of effort
• Inadequate work
• Failure to submit homework
• Any behaviour that distracts the teacher from teaching or the students from learning

If your child receives an OnCall, they are automatically placed into a 1 hour detention, that day. The severity of their behaviour will be reviewed by SLT and a further sanction may be issued.

Warnings restart at the beginning of each lesson.

Students who receive a high number of behaviour points, Oncalls and / or concerning effort / behaviour scores in their termly reports will be placed on report with their Form Tutor.

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If a significant and sustained improvement in effort and behaviour is not evident, they will be referred to their Head of Year.

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If there is continued cause for concern, students will be place on a Pastoral Support Plan and may be later be considered for our onsite alternative provision - Almitas House.

Students must have the following as part of their uniform:

• Blazer
• Shirt
• Tie (with white shirt only)
• Skirt or Trousers
• Black School Shoes

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Skirts should be knee length and only one small stud in each ear is permitted.

Uniform

• Do not call or text your child AT ALL during the school day. If you need to get in contact with your child then please call the Pupils’ Office and we will get a message to them or they can be collected to speak to you.
• Phones should be kept turned off and out of sight at all times.
• We cannot accept responsibility for phones which are brought on the school site.
• Students who have mobile phones must not under any circumstances use their mobile phone in school. We will confiscate their phone and they will receive a 1 hour same day detention.

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INDUCTION DAY 1

2020

Plan for today

• If students are feeling unwell during the day then they should alert a member of staff who will escort them to the Pupils’ Office, where our Welfare Officer will make a decision about their care and wellbeing
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• Students should NOT call home at all during the day to report they are unwell. They must go to the Pupils’ Office first who will then contact home., if necessary.
• Staff are on duty at all times; your child will be supervised during break and lunchtime in case any incidents or accidents occur.

• Bishopshalt is committed to promoting good attendance and punctuality.
• Good attendance and punctuality at school helps to facilitate a good education. It enhances career prospects and minimises the risks of pupils conducting anti-social behaviour or becoming the victims or perpetrators of crime or abuse.
• Regular attendance enhances pupils’ social skills.

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• All pupils are expected to maintain attendance above 97%.
• Medical evidence must be provided where absence is taken for this reason.
• All absences must be called in to the school by 8am the same day.

Attendance