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Newlands
Girls’ School

Year 9

 

Year 9 Options Booklet - January 2024

The next Year 9 Parents' and Options Evening will take place on Tuesday 4th March 2025. 

YEAR 9 TEAM

Head of Year 9: Mrs A Holmes

Leadership Team Link: Mr Justin O'Connell, Assistant Headteacher

Form Tutors

  • 9A – Mr B Evans and Mrs J Barry
  • 9B – Mr O Shackleton
  • 9C – Miss H Jackson
  • 9D – Miss C Griffiths and Mrs K Mulkern
  • 9E – Ms T Ortlepp and Ms K Szymanski
  • 9F – Ms M Morrison and Mrs R Sutton

Weekly Form Time Programme

Monday

  • Planner Signing
  • Notices and preparation for the week ahead

Tuesday

  • Personalised Learning Session (PLS)

Wednesday

  • Assembly - Main Hall

Thursday

  • Personal Development Programme

Friday

  • Current affairs Quiz

Daily Tasks:

  • Student are expected to be sat in their form room by 8:40 a.m.  
  • Take the register promptly.
  • Check uniform.
  • Admin: notices, room changes, absence notes etc.
  • Complete pupil infringement sheets. Please sanction as follows:
  • 3 ticks (any category): detention with FT, any further infringement that half-term, 30 minutes after school detention with HOY on Friday.

Expectations for Year 9:

To embody our 3 c’s (Courage, Commitment and Compassion).

  • To be compassionate to others.
  • To show courage through new experiences and responsibilities.
  • To be committed to their education.Year 9 are our leaders of KS3! Setting a positive example for the Year 7s and 8s is a priority.

Pastoral Programme Term 1

Pastoral Development:

Pastoral Programme Term 1

  • Pastoral Programme -
    • Delivered on a Thursday morning during Form Time.  A termly focus on current and relevant topics with aims to support students in their academic, personal and social development and in doing so raise pupils' achievement
  • PSHE 
    • Delivered by form tutors during lesson time once a fortnight; Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) supports and enhances the development of pupils at Newlands, reflecting our agreed purpose of preparing students for life in the twenty-first century.