EAL Provision – Additional Information

Year group	Event	Description
All years	PCM (Parent consultation meetings)	An opportunity to discuss your child’s progress with their teachers. Appointments are usually online and last 5 minutes. Appointments can be booked online. If you need help with this, or are unable to attend due to language difficulties, please contact [email protected]
All years	Tutor	The tutor is the teacher who sees your child each morning for 25 minutes, before they go to lessons. Tutor time is used to check students are ready for the day and to deliver key messages for the day. You can contact your child’s tutor by email, or by contacting the admin team who will forward your query. [email protected]
All years	Meet the tutor evening	An opportunity to meet your child’s tutor and discuss any concerns. Appointments are usually face to face in school and they last 5 minutes. Appointments can be booked online. If you need help with this, or are unable to attend due to language difficulties, please contact [email protected]
All years	Reports	Reports are sent home via email three times a year. They contain information on your child’s target for the end of year 9/11/13 in different subjects, and the teacher’s predicted grade for your child at the end of year 9/11/13. They also contain information on your child’s attitude, behaviour and homework. Click here for more information.
All years	Enrichment day	There are sometimes days when students do not have their usual lessons. Instead, there might be a trip, or a day in school learning about careers for example.
All years	Non-uniform day	This is when students are allowed to wear something other than school uniform to school in return for a contribution to a charity. The suggested contribution is usually £1.
All years	End of term, early finish	On the last day of term in December and July, the school day is usually shorter. Information is communicated by email.
All years	Homework club	If your child is finding homework difficult, the school library (called the LRC) is open after school on some days. The LRC is also usually open for students at lunch time.
All years	Detention	Detentions are when a student has to stay in school for extra time at the end of the day for poor behaviour or for lack of homework.  Sometimes, detentions can happen at lunch time instead.
All years	Catch up session	‘Catch up’ sessions are set if the teacher would like to give your child some extra help or time after school.
All years	Trips	The school sometimes takes students on a trip outside of school. Letters will be sent home about each trip. Help with the cost of trips might be available if your child qualifies for pupil premium support.
Year 9	Options evening	In year 9, students choose which subjects they would like to study next year. (Some subjects are compulsory such as English, Maths, Science and general PE lessons). Options evening is an opportunity to visit the school and talk to teachers of different subjects in order to help your child decide what they would like to study next year. Appointments are not necessary. Information about the options process can be found here.
Year 10	Work experience	In year 10, students have the opportunity to spend a week ‘at work’ instead of coming to school. Students usually have to find a work placement themselves by asking local businesses / primary schools / family members etc.
Year 11	Post-16 evening	In year 11, students choose which subjects they would like to study as part of their age 16+ educational journey. The post-16 evening is an opportunity to visit Rednock school and talk to teachers of different subjects in order to help your child decide what they would like to study next year. Appointments are not necessary.
Years 10-13	External examinations	External examinations are exams that are set nationally. They include GCSEs, BTECs, A-Levels and others. The dates of these exams are fixed and it is important that your child is in school on these days, as it is not possible to take these exams at a different date.