Year Advisor's message
Year 10 Advisor: Brittney Hughes
Faculty: Learning and Support/ Careers
My role as a Year Advisor
- To provide guidance for and promote the welfare of students:
- To support individual students through difficult times
- To assist teachers understand the practical needs of individual student within the year group
- To monitor trends in individual students elating to - academic progress, classroom behaviour, attendance, social behaviour and to refer,where necessary to counsellor, Principal, Deputy Principal, Head Teacher Welfare etc.
- To initiate and develop programs that promote group cohesion and identification
- Organise Pride Assemblies and Pride Excursions.
To act as an interface between home and school:
- To provide the initial point of contact for parents
- To liaise between parents and the school.
As a member of the school wellbeing team:
- To update information on students with special needs
- To participate in the development and implementation of school policy relating to Student Welfare
- To attend LST and Welfare committee meetings
- To liaise with the School Counsellor and be proactive in referring students of concern.
As an Administrator:
- To maintain certain records on Welfare and student files
- Monitor whole day absences and intervene where necessary
- To produce reports using school based software
- To assist with new enrolment procedures
- To co-ordinate the presentation of reports to parents
- To regularly survey students and monitor interests/concerns.
I invite parents and carers to contact me with any questions, concerns or suggestions by phone at Riverstone High School on (02) 9627 1484 or by email at brittney.hughes5@det.nsw.edu.au
Assessment
Students and parents should be made aware in general terms of the overall school assessment procedures for the Record of School Achievement and the assessment requirements for each course.
The Year 10 Assessment Booklet is issued to all students in Year 10 at the beginning of each year as part of Stage 5 assessment. Students and their parents should be able to refer to this booklet in their dealings with the school regarding the implementation of the Stage 5 Record of School Achievement assessment procedures. It is consistent with all aspects of the school's policies on Record of School Achievement assessment.
This student/parent information guide to Stage 5 assessment includes:
- information on the nature and purpose of assessment
- details of assessment schedules for each course
- procedures relating to notification of activities, late submission of activities, absence during activities, provision for illness/misadventure, problems with the administration or design of activities
- information on the type of feedback students will be given about their performance in activities
- student responsibilities regarding assessment activities and the consequences of failure to complete activities
- information on appeal provisions.
Further information can be found at Board of studies.
All My Own Work (AMOW)
All My Own Work (AMOW) Year 10 Program
This program is designed to assist Year 10 students to follow the principles and practices of good scholarship. This includes understanding, valuing and using ethical practices when locating and using information as part of their RoSA/ HSC studies. Students who have completed the program will also know about penalties for cheating and how to avoid malpractice when preparing their work for assessment.
All My Own Work consists of five modules:
- Scholarship Principles and Practices
- Acknowledging Sources
- Plagiarism
- Copyright
- Working with others.
Each module contains:
- Information and advice on the module focus questions
- Quiz questions
- Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Link to a glossary
- Links to relevant websites.
The program builds on existing programs in schools and provides flexibility in delivery. It also recognises the rapid growth in information available to students through the internet.
Why do I have to All My Own Work?
All My Own Work is a short guide to help you complete your assessment tasks honestly and with confidence. All Year 10 students will be required to have satisfactorily completed All My Own Work as part of the RoSA requirements. Students entered in life skills courses are exempt from this requirement.
Visit the website Board of studies.
- Enter the website and work through the five modules by clicking on the hyperlink
- Read information and complete the short quizzes online for each section in each module.
- Once this is completed, students will complete a short online test
- Students must attain 80% in the test to have satisfactorily completed the All My Own Work course
- At the end of each module students must print a hard copy of their certificate which includes their full name and their result.