HeadStart International HeadStart International SchoolSchool

Presentation for Primary ParentsMonday 11th March 2013

OverviewOverview

Attainment target levels and Cambridge

Homework at HeadStart Primary School

School growth over the years

Academic year 2013 - 2014

Level Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6

5c

4a

4b

4c

3a

3b

3c

2a

2b

2c

1

Expected

Beyond Expectations

Exceptional

Cambridge Curriculum at Cambridge Curriculum at HeadStartHeadStart

English, mathematics and science;

Cambridge Progression Tests from

years 3–9

Cambridge Checkpoint Tests in Year

6 and Year 9

Cambridge IGCSE in Year 11

Cambridge Progression Cambridge Progression TestsTests

English (2), mathematics (3) and

science (2);

Once a year;

Marked in house;

Entered online;

Compared with results of schools

worldwide;

Statistics 2011 - 2012Statistics 2011 - 2012

An overview……………..

Homework at HeadStartHomework at HeadStartWeekly spellings

◦Increase in amount and difficulty;◦Teach spelling rules;

Reading◦Test the reading age (twice this

year);◦Assign appropriate books;◦Reading books in the classroom and

library;◦Online reading programmes:

Online Reading Online Reading ProgrammesProgrammes

RAZ-kids Bug ClubAmerican;Levelled;Listen to, read and

record your own voice;

Multiple choice quiz at the end;

Little or no teacher control required;

UK;Levelled AND linked to

ATL;Listen to and read;Variety of questions

throughout the books;More teacher control

and follow-up required;Teaching Tools

available;

Homework at HeadStartHomework at HeadStartMyiMaths

◦Once a week;◦3 or more tasks;◦Automatic marking;◦Linked to the ATL;◦Lesson module;◦Homework module;◦Games module;

62

170

320

417

430

811

20

26 27

46

7792

105

117

TEACHERSTEACHERS RETENTIONRETENTION

65% 65%

94%91%

Academic Year 2013 - Academic Year 2013 - 20142014Mixing up classes

◦4 years;◦Students come and go;◦Imbalance of nationalities and

gender in some classes;Accreditation visit with CfBT

Schools are awarded the ISQM for a period of

3 years at one of 4 levels:

The EndThe End