Sixth Form Student Bulletin
Week beginning Monday 11th May 2015 (Week A)
Good Luck to everyone sitting exams over the coming
weeks
 Monday 11th May : Start of the summer exam timetable (for written
papers).
 Monday 8th June: A2 courses start for Year 12. Tutorial period and
Enrichment classes all start again in this week.
 Tuesday 16th June : Higher Education Evening for all Year 12 parents
6.00pm-7.30pm
 Friday 19th June : Higher Education Trip for all Year 12 students to
Sheffield - details to follow
 Wednesday 24th June: Year 13 Leavers’ BBQ
 Monday 29th June - Friday 3rd July: Year 12 Work Experience Week
Exams
 Exams start at 9.00am and 1.00pm .
 Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the exam
starts so you can go into the exam room in a calm
non-flustered manner.
 Please ensure you have all your equipment with you
 Please switch off your mobile phones before you go
into the exam room. You can ask the invigilators to
look after them for you.
 Ill health/cause for concern
Please ask your parents/carers to contact school if
you are unable to attend your exam due to illness, if
you arrive at school and you are feeling unwell
please tell Mrs Livings or Mrs Booth as soon as
possible. Our extension is 225
 Please remember, no talking or non-verbal
communication in the exam hall except with the
invigilators.
Please note that the school will be open again for revision on the
Saturday 16th May. Please come in from 10.30am via the Science gate.
The Common Room and the IT rooms will be available and if you need
a room to do some group revision in we can open one up.
It was great that a good number of you came in and worked hard in school on Saturday
Revision Tips
1. Avoid distractions: Mobile phones (or Gaming) and revision = lack of focus on the subject
matter = lack of success in the exam. So…..turn it off and put it away.
2. Time : 3 hours a day is generally the recommended amount for after school revision up to
the exams. At weekends 6 hours is the recommended amount. So create the time, in
particular it is essential that you book time off work.
3. Method: find a method that works - this takes time. Notes/mind maps/flash
cards/group revision/pair testing/past papers…..Ask for help if your way isn’t working.
4. Relaxation - if you are spending a large amount of the day revising your brain needs a
break so; exercise/see friends/watch your favourite TV programmes.
5. Ask for help - if you are getting worried - don’t suffer in silence.
Time off work
Please make school work your priority until after the exams and book time off work
Revise on the go!
AS Psychology Revision App by Cara Flanagan –Year 12 Psychology students, please have a look at
this.
The Common Room
The Library Quiet Room is open to work in until 4.00pm every day.
Remember the Common Room is open until 6.00pm every day for you to work in.
Revision Sessions this term
A-Level Geography Revision Session Timetable 2015 after Easter
Date
Wednesday 13th May
Topic
AS GEOG2 – Skills and personal
investigation
Tuesday 2nd June
Wednesday 3rd June
Monday 8th June
A2 GEOG3 – World Cities
A2 GEOG3 – Tectonics
A2 GEOG3 – Development and
Globalisation
A2 GEOG3 – Weather
A2 GEOG4 – Skills and personal
investigation
Wednesday 10th June
Wednesday 17th June
Physics with Mr Henderson in S1 on Monday lunchtimes and with Mr Teal
after school on Tuesdays.
Miss Walter is running ‘drop in’ sessions every Monday on Kindertransport for
Year 12 English Literature to offer extra support on areas you are unsure of and to
go through past papers.
Psychology and Sociology AS after school on Wednesdays and Thursdays
Mr Jolly is offering revision sessions on the following days after school
C2 – 13th and 19th May
Statistics – 20th, 21st May and 2nd June
History are running revision sessions every Wednesday in H4 for The Condition
of England
Entry in to school
Please do not tell anyone outside of the Sixth Form the new code.
Door entry code has changed
to
1952
Year 13s – Locker Keys
Please remember to return these to Student Reception (to get your deposit
back), when you have finished using them.
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Careers Appointments
We have no more scheduled interview days but if you do need to speak to the
careers advisor please let Mrs Booth know and she will arrange an interview
for you. Our Careers advisor will also be around to speak to and offer advice
on Results Days
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Happy Birthday this week to:
Holly Sullivan and Alex Wyatt – 14th May
Year 12 Work Experience June 29th - July 3rd
Your tutor will have given you an Employer Agreement Form. This needs to
be completed as soon as possible please. You also need to get the Employer’s
Liability Insurance details by either visiting the business premises or
telephoning them for the information (please make a note of the person you
have spoken to and the date and time at the bottom of the page if you are
doing this over the telephone, otherwise the employer should sign and date
the agreement form). It is vitally important that you obtain this information as
soon as possible as until an up-to-date risk assessment has been approved
you will not be allowed to attend the work experience. Please see Mrs Booth
is you need another copy of the form or if you are unsure about what needs
doing.
If you have not already applied for a placement, please do this as soon as
possible.
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The University of Nottingham is holding a Physics Taster Day on Tuesday 30th
June for all Year 12 students. This is a free event which consists of a mixture
of lectures, practical activities and liquid nitrogen demonstrations. Activities
will be held in the Physics Building on the University Park Campus. For more
information contact Chris Staddon at [email protected]
This is in Work Experience week so you would need to discuss with your
placement if you wanted to attend.
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Shadow Judging opportunity for the BBC National Short Story Award
This is available to all Year 12 and 13 students who are interested in shadow
judging the BBC National Short Story Award with Book Trust alongside Sarah
Hall, Ian Rankin, Allan Little, Tash Aw and Di Speirs
Register your interest before the 22nd May and check the website for more
details http://www.booktrust.org.uk/prizes/1
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Vacancy Bulletin
Deloitte Bright Start school leaver opportunities for Year 13 students:
Deloitte are offering students the opportunity to join them on their various school leaver
schemes, where they will be exposed to a range of business areas working alongside
leading professionals.
This is an excellent way for students to kick-start their career, build their professional
network, work towards professional qualifications and earn a competitive salary straight
after school or college. Throughout this five-year programme, Deloitte will organise social
activities especially for BrightStart students, as well as offering the chance to join
companywide clubs – making this a great alternative to university!
Visit their website for more details
http://www.purepotential.org/events/opportunities-with-deloitte/
Pure Potential
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British Gas Apprenticeships
British Gas are looking for individuals for Apprenticeships and Traineeships
Information System Apprentice
Apprentice Gas Installation Engineer
Trainee Smart Metering Expert
All information and links to apply for the above roles are on the
Apprenticeship Notice board just outside the Sixth Form office.
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Aldi Apprenticeship Programme: With the option of going into either stores
or Logistics. For more details visit www.peratraining.com/careers/aldiapprenticeships or email [email protected]
Childline
The Nottingham branch of Childline are looking for volunteers to train as
counsellors. They are running an information day on Monday 11th May at
6.00 pm in Old Basford, Nottingham. For more details contact
[email protected]
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Year 12
University-planning ahead
We have arranged to take you all to a UCAS Higher Education Fair in
Sheffield after your exams. We have also arranged an evening event for
you and your parents where the process of applying and financing
university will be explained. A letter will be going home about both of
these events this week.
Year 13
 Finance applications: you need to be getting on with these.
https://www.gov.uk/student-finance-register-log
 Apprenticeship help for Year 13
On Fridays after school Mrs Livings is available to help anyone applying
for apprenticeships or employment. Please come along or see her and, if
you can’t make Fridays, a different time for help can be set up.
Visit www.careermap.co.uk – the quick and easy way to search for
apprenticeships in your area
Mrs Booth has up to date information on apprenticeship opportunities across
the East Midlands please ask her for more information.
Apprenticeship opportunities are also available from the App Store for
iphone users and from Google Play for android phone users.
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Financial help in the Sixth Form
If your family circumstances change during your time in the 6th Form and this
leads to financial hardship please come to see us so that we can see if it is
possible for you to access the Bursary Fund.
News item of the week: The General Election
For Year 13s who had reached 18 on Thursday it was your first time to vote and I hope you all used
your democratic right to vote .I also hope that all of you, throughout your lives, will vote in both
general and local elections. When you leave home always ensure you fill out an electoral roll form or
get a postal vote organised, which is what a lot of students do.
UK results
Conservative
(CON) have the following results:
331 seats
, a +24% change
Labour
(LAB) have the following results:
232 seats
, a -26% change
Scottish National Party
(SNP) have the following results:
56 seats
, a +50% change
Liberal Democrat
(LD) have the following results:
8 seats
, a -49% change
Democratic Unionist Party
(DUP) have the following results:
8 seats
, a +0% change
Others
(OTH) have the following results:
15 seats
, a +1% change
There are 650 seats in parliament (so 650 MPs) and 326 seats were needed to win an
overall majority. So the Conservatives now have an overall majority- which means they do
not need to join with another political party when they want to get legislation through
parliament.
Another major news item this week: VE Day Remembrance – 70 years
Events across the UK and the rest of Europe this weekend have commemorated the 70th
anniversary of VE Day - the end of World War Two on the continent.
Thoughts for the week
Finally, with the exams starting and so many of you working very hard revising, it is worth thinking about
Mahatma Gandhi’s words on effort:
Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.