Pre Public Exams 10 th November – 26 th November 2014 You will have received a letter with an exam timetable You must attend all exams You must attend 10 minutes prior to your start time If you are not sitting an exam you must be in lesson (if you have one) Ensure you bring the correct equipment You must be in full school uniform

Sixth Form Philosophy PURPOSEFUL PRACTICE Fixed Mindset I Can’t do it….. Yet I Can’t Do It Growth Mindset

New Favourite Word…….

GROWTH MINDSET ‘Learning is Hard and Often Counterintuitive’ FIXED MINDSET: It’s about me! In the face of setbacks… HIDE MISTAKES and DEFICIENCIES GROWTH MINDSET: It’s about Learning! In the face of setbacks… CONFRONT MISTAKES and DEFICIENCIES

Diagnosis, Therapy, Testing (DTT) & Purposeful Practice (PP) DTT Step ‘Practice Things I cant Do’‘Example’ 1Teaching and LearningClassroom Work / Extra Curricular Learning 2Pre Public Examination (Diagnosis)Full Exam Board Paper 3Areas for Improvement (Therapy)Review your exam paper 4More Teaching and Learning – ‘Practice things you can’t do’Classroom work / supervised study area 5Follow up Pre Public Examination (Testing)Full Exam Board Paper (in class/afterschool)

UCAS Workshops Year 13 - Monday 10 th Nov (13:00 – 13:50) ‘Personal Statements’ – Room 218 Year 13 - Friday 14 th Nov (13:00 – 13:50) ‘Using UCAS Website’ – Room N301 Year 12 – Tuesday 18 th Nov (13:00 – 13:50) ‘What do my Year 12 results mean for my application’ Year 13 - PWC Personal Statement Workshops – 28 th November 09:00 – 13:00