Year 9 Director of Learning: Mrs Naomi Whitham
Contact: n.whitham@johnbright.uk
Year 9 Head of Behaviour & Safeguarding: Mrs Catherine Beattie
Contact: c.beattie@johnbright.uk
Year 9 Guidance & Support: Mrs Anita Eardley & Mrs Linda Davies
Contact: a.eardley@johnbright.uk | l.davies@johnbright.uk
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.”
Year 9 Mission Statement
Welcome to Year 9 which is the start of a very important KS4 journey as our students begin their GCSE courses. We want our students to be positive and confident learners who enjoy their learning experiences. Students should embrace new opportunities and challenges, both inside the classroom and extracurricular. As their Director of Learning, I want to ensure that students feel supported at all levels which will be achieved through our partnerships with parents and families.
Year 9 Form Tutors | |
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9ELE | Mrs E Ellis |
9HED | Miss H Day |
9KB | Miss K Birch |
9HGW | Mr H G Williams |
9LG | Miss L Gannon |
9ERB | Miss E Bonnell |
9RS | Miss R Sherrington |
9KH | Miss K Hope |
9REB | Ruth Bulleyment |
We encourage an open dialogue between school and home. If you have any worries or concerns, no matter how minor, please do not hesitate to contact your child's Form Teacher in the first instance. Please telephone Reception on 01492 864200 and leave a message and the Form teacher will get back to you. Alternatively you can email Mrs Julie McCabe Wedlock, Year 9 Director of Learning at j.wedlock@johnbright.uk.
Curriculum
Students in Year 9 will follow a semi personalised timetable. This means that all students will follow the Core subjects which are English, Maths, Science, Welsh, PE and PSE. RE will be delivered via the Pastoral programme & PSE lessons. In addition to the Core subjects, students have chosen 4 options to study, one from each column from the table below:
A | B | C | D |
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Business Studies | Computer Science | Art | Spanish |
Geography | Drama | Business Studies | Art |
History | French | Drama | Business Studies |
Humanities | Art | History | History |
ICT | Textiles | ICT | Child Development |
Product Design | Outdoor Ed | Catering | |
Child Development | PE | Music | |
Engineering | Triple Science | Textiles | |
Catering | Literacy & Numeracy Support | Engineering | |
Geography | Product Design | ||
Literacy & Numeracy Support |
Assessment Targets
Each student will be set individual assessment targets based on the KS2 information we have for them. These will be reviewed at each assessment point.
Assessment and reporting
There will be 2 assessment points during the year therefore each student will be issued with 2 reports: 1 interim report which will include a breakdown of their progress and 1 full report with teachers' comments. The dates that these reports will be issued are as follows:
- AP1: January 13th (full report)
- AP2: June 29th (interim report)
Other Important Dates - Year 9 | |
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w/c December 2nd | AP1 Assessment |
April 28th | Parents' Evening |
w/c June 1st | AP2 Exams |
Attendance
We encourage all students to aspire to a minimum attendance of 95%. This means that we would request that medical appointments are arranged out of school hours. However, in the event that your child is unable to attend school, we ask that you contact the attendance officer in the morning giving a reason for absence.