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What I would like you to remember! 1)The structure of the year – and how you can engage with it. 2) The support we provide – so you can talk to your daughters about it. 3) How you can work with us.
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GCSEs – the biggest race of your life
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GCSEs – the biggest game of your life
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Thinking further ahead… Pupils should consider their goals post 18 in order to make the right choices this year. We offer support with this: Careers interviews College Taster Days and College Talks Portsmouth University workshops Careers Fair (May 2014 & May 2015) Information, Advice & Guidance in PD lessons
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Winners enjoy the training
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THE SHAPE OF THE YEAR
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What do Olympic Athletes do to get in shape? A B C D DecJuneSept DecJuneSept DecJuneSept DecJuneSept
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The GCSE Year 30 Weeks (GCSEs start on 16 May) 1 Full mock exam in the sports hall (11 January) 1 Single paper mock exam in classrooms (23 November) Half termly mock papers in English and Maths Assemblies each half term College applications and interviews
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The Exam Timetable
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Post 16 Further Education Colleges Havant College – Open Evening - 6 th & 7 th October Portsmouth College – Open Evening – 6 th & 7 th October South Downs College – Open Evening – 7 th & 8 th October Highbury College – Open Evening – 6 th & 7 th October Fareham College – Open Evening – 3 rd October Application forms should be completed this Term Help will be given in PD lessons
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Post-16 Education is compulsory post 16. Young people must be in some form of training (even if you are in work). A Levels or BTEC Level 3 BTEC Levels 1 & 2 Apprenticeships
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THE SUPPORT WE PROVIDE
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Our Support The Basics Teaching, homework Course specifications / Exam paper resources / Thinking tools Online revision including GCSE Pod and the VLE Mentoring Y11 tutor groups Senior team mentoring Attendance monitoring Additional learning Period 6 extra support Study club
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Useful things to know The Exam Boards What the exams involve How the papers are marked Where to find revision resources How to set up a revision schedule What good revision looks like
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What can we not do?
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Success in 2015 Even better in 2016
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WORKSHOPS (IN MFL) Room 11: Stress - Mr Poston Room 12: Revision - Ms Grey Y11 Tutors in the hall
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