What students should be doing this week (w/c 27th April)

Students should continue with their revision programme remembering to spread the revision across all subjects and not just to concentrate on the subjects where the exams come first. There was an assembly today (Monday) in which students were given the booklet which outlines the exam arrangements. It is vital that students follow the guidance in here, particularly around mobile phones and smart watches. The study leave booster programme is being finalised this week and will be circulated to students on Friday.

What students should be doing this week (w/c 20th April)

By this point students should be in a steady routine of revision. This is the point that many students like to increase the amount of time they are spending on revision from one session per night (about one and half hour hours) to two sessions (about three hours in total) but each student is different. Those students who are not sure or who need additional help with revision should see Mr Taylor as soon as possible.

Topic Lists

In the a flurry of activity before I go off for two weeks I have uploaded some of the topic lists that students can use to plan their revision. Click here to open a Word Document which contains details of the content of the French, Geography, German and RE exams. Students doing Foundation Maths can click here for the topics they need. If they are doing Higher Maths then click here. There is a History checklist here. Finally, last year I linked the Science department's revision checklist to the relevant sections of BBC Bitesize (which are being changed but still work for now), students can access the Additional Science list here.

Revision Planner

All students should now have a copy of the Revision Planner, if not they can download one here or get one from Mrs Bullock in the Humanities Admin Office next to TC8.

Revision Planner in Open Dyslexic Font

I have uploaded a copy of the Revision Planner in the OpenDyslexic Font for those that might it easier. It can be downloaded here.

Parents and Carers Revision Evening

Thank you to all the parents and carers who came to our Revision Evening last Monday. As promised, here are some of the resources that were used on the night. You can find  Mr Rowland's presentation on "Using Extra Time in Exams" is here. Mr Morrice's session on Geography is here and the Powerpoint from my session on "Effective Revision" is here. There has been a real change in the attitude of the Year 11s since this event so together we are obviously having the right effect!

Suggestions for the February holiday

My advice is that students should make good use of this short break by making sure that they are up to date with any outstanding coursework etc. or by going back over topics with which they have struggled during the past two years. It is also a good idea to introduce themselves to the Method Maths website (there is a link at the bottom of this page) which is a fantastic tool for improving GCSE Maths achievement.

Revision Evening For Parents and Carers Monday 2nd March

On Monday the 2^nd March from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. we will be running a Revision Evening for Parents and Carers of Year 11 students. These evenings are designed to give parents and carers the opportunity to find out ways to support Year 11 students in the run-up to the GCSE exams, both in individual subjects and more generally.

 

The evening will begin with a short talk in the school hall outlining the support available to students over the next few months. This will then be followed by a series of four workshops. Year 11 students will receive a letter on Friday 27th of February with full details of the event and information on how to book a place. There are also copies available on the school's website.