Mon 29th June: Year 12 UCAS day
Mon 29th June: New staff induction
Wed 1st July: Meeting 1: College; Meeting 2: Report moderation
Thur 2nd July, 7:15pm: GCSE Drama Showcase, Assembly Hall
Thur 2nd - Fri 3rd July: Year 6 Transition Days
Thur 2nd - Fri 3rd July: Year 12 Physics trip to CERN
Mon 6th - Wed 8th July: Art Exhibition, Assembly Hall
Tues 7th July: Year 9 + 10 Humanutopia Day
Wed 8th July: Year 8 trip to National Space Centre
Wed 8th July: Meeting 1: College; Meeting 2: Report moderation
Thur 9th July: Year 10 Make A Change Day
2. Reports/APs
Year 9 (Full): due 3rd July
3. Exams this week
Monday
P3+4: Year 8 English
P5+Tutor: Year 10 Science
Tuesday
P1+2: Year 10 Maths
P5+Tutor: Year 10 Science
WednesdayP1+2: Year 10 Maths
P4+Tutor: Year 8 Maths
3. Meet the new staff
As you know, Jenny Choudhury will be joining us from September, but because we are still short within the department, we have employed Lesley Langtree as a supply teacher from September until December, at which point we should welcome back Paul and Ana Alicia. Both Jenny and Lesley are coming in for staff induction on Monday and there will be a chance to meet them both properly at lunchbreak in the dept office. Confectionery to be supplied.
4. KS3 exams: admin, marking and feedback
Thank you all for the hard work you are putting in with the Key Stage 3 exams. I feel they have been a useful (and generally positive) experience for students, allowing them to sample atmosphere and expectations of exams without the pressure of significant results. Please make sure your marking is done and scripts returned to relevant staff by Mon 6th July in order to complete the feedback lessons. All resources are on Staff Resources.
5. Year 9
Firstly, well done and thank you for the kindness and sensitivity you have all shown to students affected by the death of Aown Dogar. Many students, especially in Year 9, will have been hit very hard by this and we must make sure we help them through this incredibly difficult time. I am thinking in particular of 9a teachers who will teach their classes on Monday P1. This will not only be the first time students have reconvened after the weekend, having had the chance to reflect on Aown's death, but it will also be the day of the funeral. I leave it entirely to the discretion of staff as to how they handle their classes, especially Ralph with 9a5, the group that Aown was in. If you feel it would be best to do something unrelated to the curriculum while students come to terms with what has happened, by all means to so; if you think it would be best to carry on and try to return to some kind of normality/stability, please do so. If any students find themselves getting upset and need some time, please allow them to use the dept office or a spare classroom (mine is often free).
