1. Dates for diaries
Mon 1st Oct: Year 6 Open Morning
Mon 1st Oct: 6-8pm - Core Subjects Advice Evening
Tues 2nd - Wed 3rd Oct: Whole-School Literacy Review
Thurs 4th Oct: Sixth Form Census
Thurs 4th - Fri 5th Oct: English Dept Review
Fri 12th Oct: Year 12 skills report due
Fri 12th Oct: English/Drama Staff Tea (not 5th as on calendar)

2. Literacy/Dept Review
Pat O'Shea will be in school from Tues 2nd - Fri 4th Oct. Tues/Wed will focus on literacy; Thurs/Fri will be the English dept review.
I know that there may well be industrial action that will prevent this, but if it does have the go ahead, the plan is:

• 30-minute observations
• Unannounced
• Everyone will be observed but only once

Any questions, please ask

3. Year 12 skills reports / class lists
We need to check that all your Year 12 class lists are accurate by Thursday 4th October in time for the Sixth Form Census - email TLA/MST if there are any changes that need to be made.
The Year 12 skills report is now on Serco and needs to be completed before Fri 12th Oct. Please see the email from Tim Lawrence for more information - new staff, please feel free to ask what this all means.

4. Coursework catch-up
GCSE coursework catch-up starts Monday 1st October. We are going to work in sections this year, starting with Creative Writing. If any student in your Year 10 or 11 set is missing a piece of Creative Writing coursework, or if a student would benefit from resubmitting a piece, please send them to these sessions. Please inform them of what title you would like them to undertake and supply as much in the way of materials as you can. Otherwise, we will use the coursework catch-up packs (T:\Staff Resources\English\KS4 Resources\NEW KS4 RESOURCES FROM 2011\Coursework catch-up sessions)

5. Year 9 S&L/Creative Writing coursework
At yesterday's Core Subjects Evening for Year 10, a number of students and parents expressed concern that they hadn't received any marks or feedback for the S&L or Creative Writing coursework they did in Year 9. Some students from seem to believe that their S&L videos had been lost. All S&L videos from last year are on Staff Resources: T:\Staff Resources\English\KS4 Resources\NEW KS4 RESOURCES FROM 2011\Speaking and Listening\S&L videos
Please can you make sure that students are aware of their marks and, more importantly, their feedback, as this will be hugely beneficial before they take their next assessment.

6. Open Evening/Morning
Many thanks for all your hard work for Open Evening on Thursday and Open Morning on Monday. I think we showed the department in the good light that it deserves and all the feedback I've received has been incredibly positive.

7. Performance Management
Thank you for completing your Performance Management so efficicently. If there are any outstanding Overview Statements, please send them to me.

Have a great week,
Jamie