Tuesday, 21 May 2013

1. Dates for diaries
Wed 22nd May: 2-3: Literacy meeting; 3-4 Dept meeting
Fri 24th May: End of half-term / Eng Staff tea / Staff cricket match / bbq / get the hell out of here

2. GCSE intervention
Last after-school revision session for students re-sitting GCSE English/English Language is this afternoon (Tues 21st), 3-4 in C27. Please encourage students to attend.

Letters have gone home to all students who are re-sitting, telling them to come to the pre-exam preparation session on Monday 3rd June.

3. Remaining exam dates
Thursday 23rd May, 2pm: GCSE English Lit Paper 2
Tuesday 4th June, 9am: GCSE English/English Language
Tuesday 4th June, 2pm: A2 Media Studies
Thursday 6th June, 9am: A2 English Lit

4. Year 12 Study leave
Year 12 students will be back in school for a careers/university day on Fri 7th June. They will be back in lessons on Mon 10th June. Please be ready to start their A2 work for the last six weeks of term.

Monday, 13 May 2013

Bulletin - 13.5.13

1. Dates for diaries
Mon 13th May: New student/staff news system goes live
Wed 15th May: Meeting time: data entry
Fri 17th - Mon 20th May: Year 8/9 Normandy trip
Mon 20th May: Year 8 Bletchly Park trip
Wed 22nd May: 2-3: Literacy meeting; 3-4 Dept meeting
Fri 24th May: End of half-term / Eng Staff tea / Staff cricket match / bbq / get the hell out of here

2. Reports / Assessment Points
Right, the final word on this is:

Year 9 reports: Deadline was Fri 10th May- if you haven't done yours, please do as a matter of urgency
Year 7, 8 and 10 Assessment Point: Due Fri 17th May

Year 8 Assessment Point is a standard AP - not end of KS3

Year 7 end of year data isn't on the Serco list but can be found on the Student Tracking Sheets on Staff Resources: T:\Staff Resources\Teaching Group Tracking Sheets\2012-2013\English\Year 7

3. GCSE interventions
These are continuing over the next two weeks so please chivvy students in your classes/tutor groups who are on the list.

We are also running a revision session on Mon 3rd June (1st day back after half-term) so please advertise this to Year 11 students as well.


Once more around the timetable, dear friends...

Tuesday, 7 May 2013

Bulletin - 7.5.13

1. Dates for diaries
Wed 8th - Fri 10th May: A-level Art exam
Wed 8th May: Meetings: 2-3, TLGs; 3-4, Colleges
Wed 15th May: Meetings: 2-3, Dept; 3-4, professional time data entry)
Fri 17th - Mon 20th May: Year 8/9 trip to Normandy

2. Reports/Assesment Points
Fri 10th May: Year 9 reports deadline
Fri 17th May: Assessment Point deadline - Years 8, 10, 11 (don't need to do Year 9 as data will be taken from Year 9 report)
Fri 24th May: Year 7 reports deadline

3. GCSE English/English Language re-sits - Tues 4th June
All English-only students will be preparing for their exam re-sit in classtime.

For English Lang/Lit the following interventions are in place:
  • all students have been given a revision pack to use in their free time or in any lessons (eg Maths, Science, ICT) where they have finished the course
  • some selected students (see Louise's email, they should know who they are) will be having sessions in tutor time with either LMA or CSW
  • some selected students (see Louise's email, they should know who they are) will be coming out of some Maths lessons to have sessions with LMA or JKY
  • after-school revision sessions (using their exam scripts from January):
    • Thurs 9th May: Reading Section, Q's 1 and 2
    • Thurs 16th May: Reading Section, Q's 3 and 4
    • Tues 21st May: Writing Section
Please advertise these sessions/interventions with your students and encourage them to make use of them.

We will also be running a pre-exam preparation session on Mon 3rd June, 10am-2pm. This is for both English-only and Lang/Lit students. Details to follow.