Year 10

» Director of Learning Foreword
» Student Comments
» Pastoral Programme

Foreword

As I have only been in charge of Year 10 since September it seemed sensible to ask Year 10 students how they would describe the year group:

Year 10: Obviously we are the most intelligent students in the school, and definitely the tops when it comes to being, looking and acting cool.

Mrs Newby: What do you most enjoy about school?

Year 10: Seeing our mates so that we can catch up on the latest gossip and plan our evening and weekend social lives.

Mrs Newby: Apart from chatting with your mates what else have you enjoyed most during this year?

Year 10: The visit to Warkworth Castle and PE which is really good this year as we have far more activities to chose from e.g. – rock climbing, aerobics and steps.

Mrs Newby: It would be good if someone could mention something about lessons and work; seeing as that’s primarily why you’re supposed to be here.

Year 10: Oh, yeah well we do a bit of that, when pushed.

Mrs Newby: What are you most looking forward to doing in Year 11?

Year 10: The Prom

In order to correct this skewed image that Year 10 is just one huge social club, I feel that I should make to the following points:

• All Year 10 students have been made aware of their predicted grades.
• Many parents have been informed as to how their children’s grades could be improved.
• We are implementing and developing other strategies to maximise GCSE potential.
• Miss Knox is constantly seeking to update our pastoral programme in order to foster community aware citizens with high self-esteem who can make informed decisions for themselves.
• Year 10 students are piloting an accredited SRE course which recently involved some of them being interviewed for Radio 5 breakfast programme.
• Year 10 has some 20 students involved in a work-related course which means that they spend 1 day a week on a work placement and a 2nd day is spent on vocational training at a variety of venues.
• All Year 10 students will shortly be involved in a 2 week work experience.

I would like to conclude on a personal note by thanking the Year 10 pastoral team, students and parents for making the last few months such a positive experience. I am really looking forward to taking the group through Year 11 and of course, the Prom – a final note for parents on the subject of the latter – START SAVING NOW!

Mrs L Newby (Year 10 Director of Learning)

Student Comments

To get a balanced view of Year 10 we asked pupils to comment on what it was like being in Year 10 at Boldon School.

Pastoral programme

Personal and Social Education (PSE)

• Managing Your Emotions
• Charity Work - Jigsaw Appeal, Operation Christmas Child
• Class assembly - Each group presents an assembly to the rest of the year
• Anti-bullying

Sex and Relationship Education (SRE)

• Gateshead Sexual Health Promotion Team
• Gateshead Sexual Health Promotion Team
• Pregnancy
• Safer Sex, Contraception, The law effecting young people and sex
• Aids related issues around December 1st - World Aids Day

Healthy Lifestyle and Safety

• Rights and responsibilities associated with health
• Drug and alcohol abuse
• Health and emotions
• Tattoos and skin care
• Management of emotions and coping with stress
• First Aid
• Chlamydia Awareness
• Cancer talk
• Well woman talk

Careers

• Industry Day
• Introduction to Work Experience
• Health and Safety at work
• Work Experience
• Introduction to College Presentation
• “Getting Connected”
• High Achievers Talk

Citizenship

• The Law and You - Why do young people commit crimes?  Shoplifting, Young people and car crimes, Types of Sentence
• Consumers and the Law – Shopping Matters
• Year Council and school council elections and meetings
• How and why Laws are made
• Business and enterprise
• Taking part – planning a community event

Financial Literacy

• Energy in the home
• Island economy task – setting up a business
• Gambling and money management

Equal Opportunities

• Links with Personal and Social Education
• Links with Healthy Lifestyle and Safety – Rights and Responsibilities
• Links with Citizenships

Learning to Learn

• Self Assessment/Target Setting/Action Planning
• Overall coursework requirements, Projects and coursework
• Preparation for exams in GCSE conditions
• Learning Style Analysis
• SAM Learning

Emotional Intelligence

• “Emotional Literacy – help them to help themselves”
• Healthy Lifestyle and Safety, Learning to Learn work on reviewing/self assessment/target setting/action planning, and links with the Progress file work

Progress File

All work is guided by the tutor and the individual ‘Moving On’ books are used to help pupils to work towards goals and targets and review their progress and achievements

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