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The Role of the Key Stage Co-ordinator

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Girls in the Gym with Mrs Kay White

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Trinity Swimming Pool

There are three Key Stage Co-ordinators at Trinity. Each one is responsible for the pupils in different Key Stages. The Key Stages cover the following years:-

Key Stage 3 - Year 9

Key Stage 4 - Years 10 and 11

Key Stage 5 - Years 12 and 13

The Key Stage coordinators are members of the school management team and work in close partnership with one of the Deputies or the Director. Each Co-ordinator has oversight of both pastoral and academic welfare of the pupils within their Key Stage.

Key Stage Co-ordinators have a variety of responsibilities which are relevant to the time a pupil spends within each Key Stage and they work closely with teams of form tutors to monitor the progress and development of the pupils. The Key Stage 3 Co-ordinator liaises with middle school parents and pupils regarding choice of upper school at 13 + and during Year 9 organises Key Stage 3 testing. The Key Stage 3 Co-ordinator also ensures that pupils choose appropriate GCSE courses to enable a seamless transition into Key Stage 4.

The pupils embark on their examination courses under the care of the Key Stage 4 Co-ordinator until they either continue in the Sixth Form (Key Stage 5) where a wide range of one and two year courses are available, or take up further education/career opportunities at the end of Year 11.

The Key Stage 5 Co-ordinator supports the pupils in their Sixth Form studies and in their progression from school to higher education or to other chosen professions.

Admissions

Parents seeking admissions for their son or daughter at the beginning of their school career in Year 9 will be able to visit the school in the Autumn Term during their child's final year at middle school (Year 8).  Parents will be invited to express a preference for their child's upper school at the beginning of the Spring Term and parents selecting Trinity as their first choice will not normally experience any difficulty in placing their child here.

Parents wishing to transfer their children to Trinity at any other time should contact the appropriate Key Stage Co-ordinator who will indicate whether or not places are available in the relevant year group. Mid-year admissions will be limited by the capacity of the school to provide an appropriate curriculum, bearing in mind the needs and the prior experience of the child and the pressures on planned curriculum provision.