Year 12 Parents Information Evening

Welcome Congratulations Over the first hurdle Students need to start working now… Turning up the heat in April won’t work at AS level

Student Support Mr Darby – Assistant Head for Key Stage 5 Mrs Murray – Assistant Director of Standards in Sixth Form Mrs Brailsford – Sixth Form Administrator 9-2pm Daily

Personal Tutor Groups Campbell – Mrs Owens, Mrs Riley-Gough Dylan – Mrs Walshe, Mrs Rolleston Grey Thompson – Mrs Malster, Mr Young King – Mrs Foster and Mrs Richards McCartney – Miss Phagura and Mrs Lister Picasso – Ms Black, Mrs Wood

Study Arrangements Students in all day until October half term Study flex granted post October half term Students are expected to attend Personal Tutor Time every day until half term. Their attendance, ATL, and progress will be monitored. If the student is meeting all requirements, they will then arrange a set 2-3 days per week to attend tutor period.

Assessment Weeks and Reporting 6 th October – Reports home 24 th November 26 th January Mock Examinations – Reports home 23 rd February – Mock exam resits 23 rd March – Reports home

Parent Consultation 11/02/14 – 4.30pm-7.30pm Queensbury – 13/11/14 On 11 th February all students will receive their mock results

Student Timetables lessons per fortnight study lessons Study lessons are not free periods Library open daily until 4.30pm GCSE Maths and English – All with a grade D or below should have lessons to attend

Queensbury Buses To Queensbury 8:45 and 9am and , 1.40 and and 3.30 These buses then return to school

What happens if… Students arrive late for lessons… Student attendance falls… Students do not complete the work… A student is absent…

Summer Examinations First exam will be around 11 th May Students don’t have study leave unless both examinations are completed BTEC students continue to attend lessons

Post May Half Term Start Year 13 courses All students continue with all 4 courses Some will have exams in some subjects – Students apply for study leave if required

Activity Week 6 th July Monday and Tuesday – Futures Day Wednesday – Enrichment Activities Thursday – University/Business Visits Friday – Subject Enrichment trips

Parent Support Keep us informed of all issues that affect students learning and progress Ensure students do work outside the lessons, attend well and work as hard as they can We will endeavour to keep in contact with you when things go well… And not so well.

Contact Mr Darby Extn 214 Mrs Murray Extn 234 Mrs Brailsford Extn 295 Please collect an information booklet