1. Dates for diaries
Mon 31st Mar, 11:20: English/English Language mock exam
Wed 2nd Apr: Visiting Chinese Teachers
Wed 2nd Apr: 2-3pm: Dept meeting; 3-4pm: College meeting
Wed 23rd + Thurs 24th April: Coursework moderation
2. Reports/Assessment Points
Year 8 short report: due Fri 4th Apr
AP4: due Fri 4th Apr
3. English/English Language mock exam
This will start at the beginning of P3 and continue until the end of lunch. Students will have a late lunch and return to P5 at 2:30.
The papers we are using are:
Foundation: Johnny Depp, Lifeboat saved my hamster, Michael Palin
Higher: Vegetarian, Junk food, Olives
If you are due to teach Year 11 in P3, please can you help set up/settle down:
Assembly Hall: JKY, CSW, AAL
Gym: LMA, HDY, PST
4. Coursework moderation arrangements
We have had to change our coursework moderation dates. We are now moderating on:
Wed 23rd + Thurs 24th April. Please make sure all coursework folders are complete by this date.
We'll be in the Community Hall all day on Wednesday and in C18 (the hexagonal literacy building) for Thursday morning and back in the Community Hall for Thursday afternoon.
5. KS4 Leader
We are recruiting for a KS4 Leader within the English Department. If you are interested in applying for the position, all the details are on the Cheney School website: http://www.cheney.oxon.sch.uk/page/?title=English+KS+4+Leader&pid=541
6. Heather's birthday!
Cake and biscuits in the dept office at break.
7. Visiting Chinese Teachers
There will be a group of 26 Chinese Teachers visiting Cheney on Wednesday 2nd April. They will have a meeting with JKY in P1/P2, at which point half will leave Cheney to visit Spires Academy and half will stay here to observe some P3 lessons:
10x4: JKY
10x5: CSW
9b5: KWI
10x2: PST
9b2: PWA
9b1: LMA
Monday, 31 March 2014
Monday, 24 March 2014
Bulletin - 24.3.14
1. Dates for diaries
Mon 24th Mar, P3-4: Science Oxford, Years 9/10
Wed 26th Mar, P3-4: Girls Project, Years 11/12
Wed 26th Mar: NUT strike action
Wed 26th Mar, 2-3pm: AP4 data entry time
Thurs 27th Mar: Year 10 parents evening
Fri 28th Mar: Malorie Blackman visit
Fri 28th Mar: Eng/Drama staff tea
Mon 31st Mar, 11:20: English/English Language mock exam
Wed 2nd Apr: 2-3pm: Dept meeting; 3-4pm: College meeting
2. Reports/Assessment Points
Year 8 short report: due Fri 4th Apr
AP4: due Fri 4th Apr
3. English/English Language mock exam
This will start at the beginning of P3 and continue until the end of lunch. Students will have a late lunch and return to P5 at 2:30.
The papers we are using are:
Foundation: Johnny Depp, Lifeboat saved my hamster, Michael Palin
Higher: Vegetarian, Junk food, Olives
4. Hannah Smith
Hannah is hoping to join the Teach First scheme next academic year and will be spending Monday and Tuesday in the English department observing some lessons. Please make her feel welcome.
5. Eng/Drama staff tea on Friday
Get baking...
Mon 24th Mar, P3-4: Science Oxford, Years 9/10
Wed 26th Mar, P3-4: Girls Project, Years 11/12
Wed 26th Mar: NUT strike action
Wed 26th Mar, 2-3pm: AP4 data entry time
Thurs 27th Mar: Year 10 parents evening
Fri 28th Mar: Malorie Blackman visit
Fri 28th Mar: Eng/Drama staff tea
Mon 31st Mar, 11:20: English/English Language mock exam
Wed 2nd Apr: 2-3pm: Dept meeting; 3-4pm: College meeting
2. Reports/Assessment Points
Year 8 short report: due Fri 4th Apr
AP4: due Fri 4th Apr
3. English/English Language mock exam
This will start at the beginning of P3 and continue until the end of lunch. Students will have a late lunch and return to P5 at 2:30.
The papers we are using are:
Foundation: Johnny Depp, Lifeboat saved my hamster, Michael Palin
Higher: Vegetarian, Junk food, Olives
4. Hannah Smith
Hannah is hoping to join the Teach First scheme next academic year and will be spending Monday and Tuesday in the English department observing some lessons. Please make her feel welcome.
5. Eng/Drama staff tea on Friday
Get baking...
Monday, 17 March 2014
Bulletin - 17.3.14
1. Dates for diaries
Tues 18th-Wed 19th Mar: Japanese students visiting Cheney
Wed 19th Mar: Double dept meeting
Mon 24th Mar, P3-4: Science Oxford, Years 9/10
Wed 26th Mar, P3-4: Girls Project, Years 11/12
Wed 26th Mar 2-3: AP4 data entry time
Thurs 27th Mar: Year 10 parents evening
Fri 28th Mar: Malorie Blackman visit
Fri 28th Mar: Eng/Drama staff tea
2. Reports/Assessment Points
Year 8 short report: due Fri 28th Mar
AP4: due Fri 28th Mar
3. Dept observation week
Please make sure that your lesson observations take place before the end of this week and that I get a copy of all feedback documents.
4. Own professional development observations
I currently have a grand total of THREE feedback paragraphs from people's own professional development observations. Please do these asap and send me a paragraph of your reflections.
5. Year 11 coursework trackers
Please can Year 11 staff update the coursework trackers with updated marks (eg from the re-take sessions we're running on Sundays, etc)
6. GCSE coursework standardisation
Please make sure you have marked the relevant pieces for the GCSE coursework standardisation that we're going to do during Wednesday's double dept meeting. See LMA's email for all the necessary information.
Tues 18th-Wed 19th Mar: Japanese students visiting Cheney
Wed 19th Mar: Double dept meeting
Mon 24th Mar, P3-4: Science Oxford, Years 9/10
Wed 26th Mar, P3-4: Girls Project, Years 11/12
Wed 26th Mar 2-3: AP4 data entry time
Thurs 27th Mar: Year 10 parents evening
Fri 28th Mar: Malorie Blackman visit
Fri 28th Mar: Eng/Drama staff tea
2. Reports/Assessment Points
Year 8 short report: due Fri 28th Mar
AP4: due Fri 28th Mar
3. Dept observation week
Please make sure that your lesson observations take place before the end of this week and that I get a copy of all feedback documents.
4. Own professional development observations
I currently have a grand total of THREE feedback paragraphs from people's own professional development observations. Please do these asap and send me a paragraph of your reflections.
5. Year 11 coursework trackers
Please can Year 11 staff update the coursework trackers with updated marks (eg from the re-take sessions we're running on Sundays, etc)
6. GCSE coursework standardisation
Please make sure you have marked the relevant pieces for the GCSE coursework standardisation that we're going to do during Wednesday's double dept meeting. See LMA's email for all the necessary information.
Monday, 10 March 2014
Bulletin - 10.3.14
1. Dates for diaries
Tues 11th Mar: Dutch students visiting Cheney
Tues 11th Mar, 11:00-21:00: Blood donation
Wed 12th Mar: Year 9 catch up HPV immunisation
Wed 12th Mar, 2-3pm: Lead Practitioners meeting
Thur 13th Mar, 5-7pm: Year 13 parents evening
Tues 18th-Wed 19th Mar: Japanese students visiting Cheney
Wed 19th Mar: Double dept meeting
2. Reports/Assessment Points
None.
Tues 11th Mar: Dutch students visiting Cheney
Tues 11th Mar, 11:00-21:00: Blood donation
Wed 12th Mar: Year 9 catch up HPV immunisation
Wed 12th Mar, 2-3pm: Lead Practitioners meeting
Thur 13th Mar, 5-7pm: Year 13 parents evening
Tues 18th-Wed 19th Mar: Japanese students visiting Cheney
Wed 19th Mar: Double dept meeting
2. Reports/Assessment Points
None.
3. Professional development lesson observations
Please make sure that you observe a colleague (either within or outside of the English dept) and email a paragraph of your personal reflection to JKY by Mon 17th March.
Monday, 3 March 2014
Bulletin - 3.3.14
1. Dates for diaries
Mon 3rd-Tues 4th Mar: Whole school SEN review
Tues 4th Mar: Year 8 PSHE day
Wed 5th Mar: 2-3: Dept Meeting (Literacy); 3-4: Own Professional Time
Tues 11th Mar: Dutch students visiting Cheney
Tues 11th Mar, 11:00-21:00: Blood donation
Wed 12th Mar: Year 9 catch up HPV immunisation
Thur 13th Mar, 5-7pm: Year 13 parents evening
Also be aware that there are LOT of KS5 Science ISAs happening in the next two weeks. Please see the school Outlook calendar and Staff News for more information.
2. Reports/Assessment Points
Year 11 (Short): Fri 7th March
Year 12 (Full): Fri 7th March
3. SEN Review: Mon 3rd-Tues 4th March
Pat O'Shea and Lucy Mettyear will be conducting a review of Cheney's SEN provision next week. This will consist of learning walks ONLY by the review team and members of SLT.
Please see Amjad's email for all the necessary information but can we all make sure we:
4. Second mock exam
We will stick with Mon 31st March as the date for the second mock exam:
Mon 3rd-Tues 4th Mar: Whole school SEN review
Tues 4th Mar: Year 8 PSHE day
Wed 5th Mar: 2-3: Dept Meeting (Literacy); 3-4: Own Professional Time
Tues 11th Mar: Dutch students visiting Cheney
Tues 11th Mar, 11:00-21:00: Blood donation
Wed 12th Mar: Year 9 catch up HPV immunisation
Thur 13th Mar, 5-7pm: Year 13 parents evening
Also be aware that there are LOT of KS5 Science ISAs happening in the next two weeks. Please see the school Outlook calendar and Staff News for more information.
2. Reports/Assessment Points
Year 11 (Short): Fri 7th March
Year 12 (Full): Fri 7th March
3. SEN Review: Mon 3rd-Tues 4th March
Pat O'Shea and Lucy Mettyear will be conducting a review of Cheney's SEN provision next week. This will consist of learning walks ONLY by the review team and members of SLT.
Please see Amjad's email for all the necessary information but can we all make sure we:
- know who the SEN students are in all our classes (especially SEN-D students)
- have this clearly marked on seating plans, markbooks, lesson planning documents, etc
- are able to discuss/make explicit all the things we are doing for our SEN students (eg reading interventions at KS3, coursework interventions at KS4, Brookes learning mentors, etc)
Any questions, let me know.
4. Second mock exam
We will stick with Mon 31st March as the date for the second mock exam:
- If you are querying whether a student should change tier, please mark those scripts first and notify Jo Simpson (jsi@cheney...) of any changes before Fri 4th April
- If you would like to check your marking against another teacher's, feel free to swap some sample scripts. The logical pairings would be:
- CSW - PTO
- KWI - PST
- HDY - LMA
- RMI/AAL - JKY (Cheney Plus)
5. Professional development lesson observations
Please make sure that you observe a colleague (either within or outside of the English dept) and email a paragraph of your personal reflection to JKY by Mon 17th March.
6. Departmental lesson observation schedule
Our next round of lesson observations will be w/c Mon 17th March. The observations pairings are listed below, please liaise to arrange an observation. If cover is required, please email Flo Bradley Sutton (fbs@cheney...):
JKY:
ACL, LMA
LMA:
PST, JKY
PTO:
KWI, PWA
PWA:
AW, HDY
AW: CSW, PTO
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