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Parent 2021- Handbook 2022
Contents
Page Number
Section 1 Introduction
A Message from the Principal 3
The Senior Leadership Team 4
Parental Engagement Link 5
The role of the Personal Progress Tutor 6
Term dates 9
Parent Planner 10
Section 2 Attendance, punctuality and
behaviour
Student Charter ‘The JCC 10’ 12
Student Behaviour 13
Student Attendance & Punctuality 14
Section 3 How do we measure your child’s
Your child’s journey over an academic year 16
Student timetable 19
Parent ProPortal 21
Section 4 Safeguarding and Well-being
Supporting your child through exams 22
Inclusive Learning Support 24
2
A Message from the Principal
Congratulations to you and your son/daughter for successfully securing a place at
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College. After an unusual couple of years, we are
delighted that you have chosen us and assure you that your son or daughter will
enjoy the best sixth form education we can offer during their time here.
The outstanding reputation of the College is based on our excellent teaching, our
outstanding support, our high achievement rates and the strong progress made by all
of our students, regardless of their starting points. We consistently perform higher than
any other school sixth form or college in the city and this puts us in the strong position
as the leading sixth form college in Birmingham and Solihull. Your son or daughter has
therefore secured a place at Joseph Chamberlain College against fierce
competition because of his or her determination to succeed in the future.
Our teachers and support staff are truly inspirational. They care a great deal about
our students’ learning and will work with them to help achieve the excellent
qualifications they need to progress to university or to employment in the future.
When the time comes to apply to university, you and your son or daughter will
receive detailed advice and guidance throughout the process. It is the excellent
advice and guidance that we give which has, over the years, resulted in over 90% of
our students going on to university each year, with many securing places on the
country’s most prestigious degree courses.
In addition, we are offer a wide range of additional experiences and opportunities to
all of our students to develop their personal and social skills. Our extra-curricular
programme helps to develop our students into well rounded, confident and able
young people, equipped for life in Modern Britain. These clubs, societies and
academies include groups such as the Debate Society, The Duke of Edinburgh
Award, Sports, Drama, Careers in Medicine, Law Society plus many more. We hope
that you will encourage your son or daughter to take part in these activities to enrich
their CVs and to enhance their college experience.
As parents and carers, we will work closely with you to ensure that, together, we
develop your son’s or daughter’s dedication to study. As a partnership, we all want
the same thing – success for our young people. We will keep in regular contact with
you through reports and parents’ evenings, as well as through your son’s or
daughter’s Personal Progress Tutor. In college, we will challenge your son or daughter
academically, making sure that they work hard to achieve their very best and we
hope that you will do the same at home. For example, we expect parents to help us
make sure that our students’ attendance and punctuality are excellent. It is important
for their success that they do not miss valuable class time so we do not give
permission for trips and holidays outside these times.
You and your son/daughter are now part of the JCC family.
We are an exciting and aspirational community and really
look forward to meeting you in the very near future.
If you need anything at all, do get in touch with us.
With my best wishes,
Tony Day
Principal.
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The Senior Leadership Team
Tony Day Jo Lawrence
Principal Vice Principal
Yasmin Juwle Norman MacDonald
Executive Director Executive Director
Helen Cordell-Graham Rosie Shale
Assistant Principal Assistant Principal
Patrick O’Donohue George Stylianou
Assistant Principal Assistant Principal
4
Parental Engagement Link
To keep parents updated we will:
1. Send by email daily register emails so that you
can check the attendance and punctuality of your
son or daughter
2. Send by email Parental Newsletters which will
contain key information about the college to support
parents
Kal Kunor
Director for Behaviour
3. Host a number of Parental Live Chats which will
be online chats where parents will be given the
and Attitudes
opportunity to ask general questions about the
kkunor@jcc.ac.uk
college. Some times these Parental Live Chats will
have a focus such as careers and progression onto
university
4. Give you direct access to Parent ProPortal so that you can monitor the
attendance, punctuality and progress of your child through any mobile device
Parental Engagement Programme
Here at JCC, student safety and wellbeing is paramount. We believe it is
imperative that parents and carers are up to date with the ever changing
world young people live in. It is important that we are aware of the day to
day challenges 16-19 year olds face, therefore, JCC would like to
welcome you all to our parents and carers programme on Student safety
and wellbeing. The 4 part programme will be run by our Progression
manager and will provide an insight into the online world, life of a young
person and societal pressures. Dates will be announced in the new
academic year and we look forward to seeing you all there.
Registering your email address
Please Click here
to register your
email address so
that we can keep
you updated.
5
The Role of your child’s Personal
Progress Tutor
Your son or daughter will
Update parents
have a Personal Progress
regularly through
Tutor who will help them to
email, text message,
reach their full potential.
phone call or face to
3
Their role is to;
face meetings
Offer regular guidance
Monitor their and support to help
attendance, your son or daughter
punctuality and develop their skills for
1 4
behaviour work and life
Hold 1:1 meetings Support them to
with them to discuss progress onto
their progress and set University/
targets for Apprenticeships or
2 improvement
5 employment
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Personal Progress Tutors Sam Bills Naveed Ahmed Fehzan Abdullah Senior Progression Progression Senior Tutor Manager Manager 07827 925 748 07766 737 428 07766 738 769 FAbdullah@jcc.ac.uk SBills@jcc.ac.uk NAhmed@jcc.ac.uk Katie Schilling Alistair Crisp Ajrin Haque Senior Tutor 07827 925 834 07766 737 348 07733 882 993 ACrisp@jcc.ac.uk AHaque@jcc.ac.uk KSchilling@jcc.ac.uk Lizzie Mcilduff Daniyal Haider Bronte Spargo 07826 344 156 07827 925 819 07827 926 031 EMcilduff@jcc.ac.uk dhaider@jcc.ac.uk BSpargo@jcc.ac.uk Freya Duchars Hannah Galloway Samantha Spencer 07826 343 352 07501 233 584 07385 415 007 FDuchars@jcc.ac.uk HGalloway@jcc.ac.uk SSpencer@jcc.ac.uk 7
Personal Progress Tutors
Mohammed Khalil Chloe O’Neill Mollie Gates
07826 344 039 07501 233 312 07826 343 732
MKhalil@jcc.ac.uk CO’Neill@jcc.ac.uk MGates@jcc.ac.uk
Ruqayyah Butt Sophie Hobbs Gerard Harrison
07827 925 810 07501 233 390 07827 925 725
RButt@jcc.ac.uk SHobbs@jcc.ac.uk GHarrison@jcc.ac.uk
Student Support Student Service Safeguarding
Adviser Adviser Officer
Katie Banks Hannah Geoghegan Lisa Barton
0121 446 2200 ext 395 0121 446 2200 ext 218 0121 446 2200 ext 214
KBanks@jcc.ac.uk studentservices@jcc.ac.uk LBarton@jcc.ac.uk
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Term Dates
Autumn Term 2021
Wednesday 1st September 2021 – Friday 17th December 2021
Monday 6th September – Lessons begin
(Half Term Holiday: Thursday 21st October – Friday 29th October)
Christmas Holiday: Monday 21st December to Monday 3rd January
Spring Term 2022
Tuesday 4th January 2022 – Friday 8th April 2022
(Half Term Holiday: Monday 21st February – Friday 25th February)
Easter Holiday: Monday 11th April to Friday 22nd April
Summer Term 2022
Monday 25th April 2022– Friday 24th June 2022
(Half Term Holiday: Monday 30th May – Friday 3rd June)
The College does not authorise taking holidays during term time.
Click here to get more details on our term dates
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Parent Planner 2021-2022
Below are some key parental events taking place
throughout the year.
Month College Communication Parental event
August Welcome Letter issued
September Welcome telephone calls - Progress Tutor contacts New Parents Welcome
each parent for an introductory telephone call Evening Academic &
Vocational
Parental handbook issued
High Achievers’ Evening
Parental Newsletter (theme - keeping your child safe)
Parental Live Chat
October Student timetables Parental Engagement 1
Term 1 Progress update Parental Live Chat
Parental Newsletter (theme - keeping your child safe)
November Parent/Carer survey Parental Live Chat
Parental Newsletter (theme – December exams)
December December Exams start (AS/A Level) Student Awards Evening
Term 1 reports Parental Engagement 2
Parental Newsletter (theme – December exams) Parental Live Chat
January January BTEC exams Parental Live Chat
Parental Newsletter (theme – Progression)
February December Mock exam results Progress Evening
Academic & Vocational
Parental Newsletter (theme – Progression)
Parental Engagement 3
Parental Live Chat
March Internal progression process begins Parental Live Chat
Parental Newsletter (theme – Summer Exams)
April Term 2 reports Parental Engagement 4
Parental Newsletter (theme – Summer Exams) Parental Live Chat
May Summer exams commence Parental Engagement 5
UCAS Presentation
Parental Newsletter (theme – next steps) Evening
Parental Live Chat
June Progression letters sent out Summer Festival
End of Year college trip Parental Live Chat
Parental Newsletter (theme – next steps)
10Universities and Colleges Admissions
Service UCAS
You son or daughter may have already thought about
their next steps after leaving college. This may include
progressing onto university. Every year many of our
students move onto university.
The UCAS application process:
First year of study Second year of study
Students will start College internal deadline for
April their research into Early Entry (Medicine, Dentistry,
university courses September Veterinary, Oxford, Cambridge)
applications to be submitted for
checking and approval
May Students will start their
personal statement 15th October – UCAS Deadline
October for Early Entry applications
Personal Statement
to be finalised College internal deadline for
June December standard entry applications to
Students attend be submitted for checking and
college Progression approval
Day
UCAS deadline for standard
January entry applications (Last
Wednesday of the month)
11Student Charter ‘The JCC10’
What we expect What we expect
What we offer from your child as What we offer from your child as
your child... part of the ‘Student your child... part of the ‘Student
Charter The JCC10’ Charter The JCC10’
Engaging lessons Attend 100% A personal Be aware,
that start and finish of their progress tutor be safe in
on time. Regular lessons on who will support college
updates on their time and online
them with their
attendance and
punctuality.
1 time at college. 6
A wealth of Be proud of
A variety of Be prepared
opportunities to our college
learning and to learn with
develop them as community
teaching methods the correct
equipment an individual and
that will challenge
provide them with
them to exceed
their target grade.
2 skills to support
them to progress
to university or into
A learning
environment
Respect staff,
students and
apprenticeships. 7
where all students their right to
have equal learn Opportunities to Express their
access to learn. 3 listen to their views opinions and
and communicate let others do
effectively with the same
We will monitor their Have high
progress but also expectations them. 8
give you access to and take
Parent ProPortal so responsibility A college that is Care about
that you can check for your own committed to a our college
their attendance, learning culture of equality, environment
respect and
punctuality and
4 celebrating
progress they make.
diversity. 9
Regular work to Meet all work
complete that is deadlines and Provide them Make the
assessed with reflect on the with a safe, most of their
feedback they secure and clean time at
detailed feedback.
are given
5
environment. college 10
12Student Behaviour That Supports
Learning
We want to be able to build a professional working relationship with
your child, but we can only do this if they are prepared to make a
commitment to behave in a mature manner whilst studying with us.
When your child signed the enrolment form and learning agreement,
they agreed to follow the Student Charter ‘The JCC10’
For significant incidents of poor behaviour we may ask you to come
into college to discuss how we can support and modify your child’s
behaviour.
Rewards
We believe in students work best when they are offered praise. This can
be offered in many ways including:
• praise postcards being sent home
• verbal praise offered by their class teacher or their progress tutor
• parents informed by email, telephone, text message or face to face
meetings
• weekly emails sent out for excellent attendance and punctuality
• monthly vouchers given out for 100% attendance and punctuality for
attending period 1 lessons on time
• termly certificates offered for very high attendance and punctuality
• attendance at the end of year trip and annual student awards
evening
13Student Attendance and punctuality
The College recognises that some absences are unavoidable and
therefore some will classed as authorised.
Parents are expected to contact the College by sending an email to
absence@jcc.ac.uk before 9:00 am on the day of absence. If your child
is absent and the College has not been notified your child’s Personal
Progress Tutor may contact you.
Period 1 lesson 9am
If your child has a lesson at 9am and is either absent or is late
you will be sent a text message around midday to inform you.
Provided you have registered your email with us all parents will be sent on
a daily basis an email showing the attendance and punctuality of their
child. In this way we can work together to address any concerns about
poor attendance or punctuality.
We will also send you on a weekly basis if your child has achieved 100%
attendance and punctuality for a particular week.
The following The following reasons for
reasons for absence absence would NOT be
will be authorised: authorised:
• Hospital or orthodontist • Illness (Personal Progress Tutor will discuss
appointments which cannot any specific support arrangements your
be arranged outside college child may require for longer term illnesses
hours, backed by evidence and any unique circumstances your child
of an appointment card or may have)
letter from the health
• Holidays during term time
provider.
• Doctor’s/Dentist’s appointment without
• A family bereavement.
evidence
• Visit to a university to attend
• Part or full time work
an open day or interview; a
career related interview or • Leisure activities
audition, production of a • Birthdays or similar celebrations
letter required.
• Babysitting younger siblings
• Driving test and theory test
(not a lesson), evidence • Accompanying family members to
required appointments
• Driving lessons
• Any permitted absence where evidence is
required but has not been provided
14Frequently asked questions
Can I take my child on an How can I monitor the
extended leave during term time? attendance, punctuality and
progress of my child?
• This will not be authorised has
will affect your child’s • Once you have given us
progress and place at the your email address we will
college. If you do chose to register you for Parental
take your child out you will ProPortal and you will
need to write a letter able to check on a
addressed to the Principal computer or your mobile
with a copy of the tickets phone the progress your
stating your reasons. You may son or daughter is making.
be invited in for a meeting.
Does my child automatically
If my child is late should they still progress to the next level in
attend lesson? their course?
• Yes. They should still attend • No. Students will have go
but they should explain to the through an internal
teacher the reason for their progression process. We
lateness. take into account
attendance, punctuality,
behaviour, attitudes
What do I do if my child has a towards their studies and
doctor’s/dentist appointment at the grades they receive
the time of their lesson? before allowing students
to progress.
• If your child provides
evidence of this appointment
to their progress tutor this Will the college support my
could be authorised however child if they are a young
avoid making appointments carer?
when your child has a lesson
as this will affect their • Yes. We will but
progress. encourage your child to
inform their progress tutor
of this so that we can see
how best to support your
child.
15Your Child’s Journey Over
An Academic Year
SEPTEMBER 2021 FEBRUARY 2022
• Students receive their target grades • Progress Evening will be held
(TGs) and initial assessments take to discuss your child’s
place. progress.
• Progress tutors make contact with • Further Intervention
parents and parents are registered strategies will be discussed
for Parent ProPortal with parents if appropriate.
• Students will continue with their
university UCAS applications. MARCH 2022
• 2nd Student Progress
Monitoring 1:1 discussions
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2021 with your child’s subject
teachers and their Personal
• 1st Student Progress Monitoring - Progress Tutors.
Every student will discuss their
progress with Subject Teachers and • Term 2 reports to parents
their Personal Progress Tutor on a 1:1 sent with projected grades
basis. based on assessed work
completed.
• Student timetables sent home
• Student internal progression
• 15th October Oxbridge applications application process begins
deadline
MAY/JUNE 2022
DECEMBER 2021 • Formal examinations begin.
• Term 1 reports to parents sent with • Level 3 year 1 students start
projected grades based on work on their UCAS
assessed work completed. application.
• Students will sit exams for AS/A2
subjects. AUGUST 2022
• UCAS applications sent off • Examination results are
published.
• 2nd year enrolment takes
JANUARY 2022 place.
• Students will sit examinations for
GCSE and BTEC subjects
• Results day for December exams
16What are Target Grades?
From the grades your child achieves in their GCSE’s a grade is
predicted through A level Performance Systems (ALPS). As a college
we use this grade to measure the progress your child is making.
How is an AS/A level course assessed?
Most of the AS/A level subjects are assessed by an end of year
external examination. If your child is studying an AS/A level
programme they will have around 10 formal Monthly Assessment
Points (MAPS). These are held under exam conditions in their
classroom and students are graded on the 7 point A level
scheme with grade A*(the highest), A,B,C,D,E to grade U(fail).
These grades are our internal assessments and do not count
towards your child’s final grade. Please click here for the MAP
calendar of assessments
Teachers use these grades to measure the progress of your child
and to put in intervention where needed. You can check your
child’s MAP grades through Parent ProPortal.
17How is a Vocational or BTEC course
assessed?
Your child may be studying a level 2 or level 3 Vocational BTEC course.
These courses consist of a number of units some of which are internally
assessed and others externally assessed through an exam element.
Externally-assessed units - each assessment is taken under specified
conditions, then marked by the exam board and a grade awarded.
Internally-assessed units - students are set work to complete by a
deadline. If they meet the deadline they will have ONE opportunity to
improve their assignment grade. If a student fails to meet the assignment
deadline their work will be marked when submitted and graded but there
will be no further opportunity to improve the grade. We strongly
encourage students to hand in their work by the deadline.
Grading of BTEC units - Units are assessed using a grading scale of
Distinction (D) which is the highest, Merit (M), Pass (P), Near Pass (N) and
Unclassified (U). The grade of Near Pass is used for externally-assessed
units only.
More information about BTECS can be found at
https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/btec-works/BTEC-
student-parent-guide-2020.pdf
18Student Timetable
Lessons start at 9.00am and finish at 4.15pm, however, some additional
support classes will run after 4.15pm. Your child will have sessions on
their timetable labelled ‘private study periods’, these are times when
they are expected to undertake individual study to support their
learning.
At the start of this academic year students will be taught with a mixture
of face to face learning supplemented with online learning.
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
PERIOD 1 9.00 am - 9.00 am - 9.00 am - 9.00 am - 9.00 am -
10.15 am 10.15 am 10.15 am 10.15 am 10.15 am
PERIOD 2 10.15 am - 10.15 am - 10.15 am - 10.15 am - 10.15 am -
11.15 am 11.15 am 11.15 am 11.15 am 11.15 am
BREAK 11:15 am – 11:15 am – 11:15 am – 11:15 am – 11:15 am –
11:30 am 11:30 am 11:30 am 11:30 am 11:30 am
PERIOD 3 11.30 am - 11.30 am - 11.30 am - 11.30 am - 11.30 am -
12.30 pm 12.30 pm 12.30 pm 12.30 pm 12.30 pm
PERIOD 4 12.30 pm - 12.30 pm - 12.30 pm - 12.30 pm - 12.30 pm -
1.30 pm 1.30 pm 1.30 pm 1.15 pm 1.15 pm
PERIOD 5 1.30 pm - 1.30 pm - 1.30 pm - 1.15 pm - 1.15 pm -
2.30 pm 2.30 pm 2.30 pm 2.30 pm 2.30 pm
PERIOD 6 2.30 pm - 2.30 pm - 2.30 pm - 2.30 pm - 2.30 pm -
3.30 pm 3.30 pm 3.30 pm 3.30 pm 3.30 pm
PERIOD 7 3.30 pm - 3.30 pm - 3.30 pm - 3.30 pm - 3.30 pm -
4.15 pm 4.15 pm 4.15 pm 4.15 pm 4.15 pm
19PARENTS/CARERS web page
We have placed a lot of information onto a dedicated
Parents/Carers section of our website. Please type www.jcc.ac.uk
You will find information about:
Term dates, Parent ProPortal, Online Safety, Financial Support and
other key information.
Select ‘Parents
and Carers’.
20Parent ProPortal
Here at Joseph Chamberlain College our students are very successful with
over 91% going to university and 99% passing the A ‘level courses of their
choice.
We know that our students achieve their best when you the parent/carer
take an interest in and support them in their education.
Do you want to know the grades your son or daughter are achieving in
their assessments?
Do you want to know their progress against their target grade?
Do you want to know their overall attendance and punctuality?
If yes have answered yes to all questions we are now able to provide
parents/carers with access to the College’s system so that you can see
how your child is progressing. This system is called ProPortal. If you register
your email address with us we will send you a link to access Parent
ProPortal. Click here to register your email.
Click here for a useful guide to help you navigate around Parent ProPortal
21How to support your
child through exams
Exams are a stressful time for any young person. Mood
swings and outbursts are more likely to occur during
this period. Look out for other indicators that your child
may be struggling, including poor sleep patterns or a
change in appetite or behaviour. There are lots of
ways to prepare for the lead up to exams, ways of
supporting during exam weeks and thinking about how
you will react and respond on the day if they don’t get
the result that they, or you, are hoping for.
Here are some useful tips:
• Plan ahead - speak to their progress tutor to find
out what revision techniques they recommend
• Work with your child to find what revision style
works for them
• Encourage breaks and balance of work load and
enjoyable activities
• Make sure they are eating and drinking at regular
intervals
• Encourage them to take some time after revising
to wind down
• Reassure them – reinforce that you are and will be
proud of them no matter what happens
• Don’t try to police the young person
• Remain positive and hopeful
• Plan a treat or an activity together to mark the
end of the exams
For more information click on www.youngminds.org.uk
22Safeguarding
We put safety at the forefront of everything
we do here at Joseph Chamberlain
College.
If you have any concerns about your own
or any other child studying at the college
please ring our safeguarding number
during college opening hours
TEL: 07766 551 123
or contact your child’s Progress Tutor.
Prevent
Section 26 of the Counter-Terrorism and
Security Act 2015 places a duty on the
college to prevent individuals from being
drawn into terrorism and extremism. If you
have any concerns, either in relation to
your own situation, or that of other students,
please speak to any member of staff.
Health & Safety
We are committed to ensuring that all who
use the College do so in a safe manner and
that every step is taken to minimise risks to
Health and Safety. As part of your child’s
induction they will be given guidelines on
health and safety and it is vital they follow
these.
Disability Access
If your child has any special requirements
resulting from any form of restricted mobility
or visual impairment please ask them to
speak to their Personal Progress Tutor who
will discuss what arrangements can be
made to meet your child's particular needs.
23Inclusive Learning Support for Students with Special
Educational Needs and/or Disabilities
Our state-of-the-art accessible building, classrooms and
independent study areas coupled with highly experienced teaching
and support staff means that students have every opportunity to be
a confident, independent learners. Below are examples of just some
of the additional support we are able to provide :
• An individual support plan
• We will ensure your child's teachers, tutors and key workers are
trained by experts in the field of Special Educational Needs
and/or Disabilities
• A well-resourced independent study environment that supports
and enhances the learning experience
• Specialist equipment, such as a reader pen, dictaphone or a
coloured overlay
• Tutoring to enhance your child's reflective learning skills
• Exam access arrangements in line with your child's normal way of
working
• Consultation with the local authority and school representatives to
assess your child's needs
• Access to a personal key worker who will act as your child's
advocate and liaise with subject teachers and parents about
their personal and academic progress.
The Futures Team
The Futures Team are based at the hub of the college and are on
hand to support students with planning their next steps to achieve
their career aspirations. Whether it is applying to university, finding
out about the range of apprenticeships available or securing paid
employment our team will be able to help. The email address of the
Futures team is futuresteam@jcc.ac.uk
24Library Membership
All students are eligible for free membership of the
JCC Learning Resource Centre (LRC). Students
can borrow up to 10 resources at any one time.
This includes books/textbooks and DVDs. Students
will be asked to pay for any lost items.
Student Finance
Students will receive information, advice and
guidance on a range of financial support
available to them including how to apply for
student bursary, free meals and bus pass.
https://misdev-jcsfc.msappproxy.net/BursaryApplication/Intro
25Staying safe online
The internet can be a useful resource to help your child with their
studies but there are also precautions you need to take.
Please click on the link www.thinkuknow.co.uk which will give you
information on topics like:
• Being safe on social media
• Reporting an incident to CEOP
• A guide to live streaming
• Online bullying
College Policies
The College regularly updates key polices and are available on our
website, please click here to view our policies.
We wish your child a
happy successful year.
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