Year 11
Welcome to the Year 11 page
The Year 11 tutor team for 2008 - 2009 are:
Head of Year: Mrs I Gosney
Assistant Head of Year: Mrs E Buchanan
to access the Coursework timetable pamphlet (PDF document).The complete Sixth Form Prospectus is now available online (contains details of the Sixth Form curriculum, AS, A2, Applied and vocational subjects, the Entry Procedure booklet, details of Work Placement Scheme as well as the application forms). If you just want a copy of the Application Form, these are available for current St Ivo Year 11 students and external students
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Year 7 and Year 12 Open Evening Please note that our open evening for parents/carers of prospective Year 7 and Year 12 students will be held on WEDNESDAY 22ND OCTOBER, and not Thursday 23rd as you may have seen previously publicised. |
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For the Attention of Year 11 Parents/Carers
This year is critical for Year 11 students. Some
parents/carers may have concerns about the progress of their
sons/daughters. I shall be available every Monday after school
between 4.00 - 5.30pm to discuss any concerns you may have. Please
phone reception who will make an appointment for you.
Mrs I Gosney |
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Mr P Buckland, Mr G Cole, Dr M Craig, Miss A Crellin, Mr B Daly/Mrs J Abblitt,
Mr A Goold, Mr C Havard, Mrs J Moore, Ms J Wainwright and Mrs P Zähner.Year 11 is the most important year in school, having the culmination of GCSE courses and the threshold to Post-16 education and training. Mock examinations in December will give students a foretaste of things to come next summer and targets to aim for. Keeping up to date with homework and meeting coursework deadlines will be vital. Good planning and organisation will enable students to meet the challenges of a demanding workload, yet at the same time enjoy a full range of leisure and social activities. At the end of it all there is the Year 11 prom to look forward to!
Year 11 students are the senior members of main school. We look to them to set an example to our younger students by maintaining high standards of behaviour, attendance, punctuality and uniform. They can continue to contribute to school life at Year Council meetings, by helping younger students and by helping in the running of clubs and other activities.
This is a demanding and challenging year. As a school we work to set a climate in which standards are high and pupils and their achievements are celebrated. We continue to value your support and look forward to a successful year. If you have any concerns or points you would like to discuss, please contact us and we will do our best to help wherever possible.
All pupils follow the National Curriculum at Key Stage 4. All pupils study for GCSEs in English, mathematics, science and ICT along with four subjects which pupils choose. Grades for GCSE are generally awarded for a combination of coursework and final written examination. Some subjects have a written examination only. Full details of the Key Stage 4 curriculum and individual subject outlines are in the Curriculum Booklet issued to pupils when they made their subject choices in Year 9. Details of coursework projects and deadlines are published at intervals during the two years.
Homework continues to be set in Year 11 and is an integral and valuable part of all courses. Some tasks may stretch over two or three evenings; coursework projects and assignments will take longer. Students should also start to read around their subjects to enable them to develop ideas beyond formal text books and lessons. Students will need to take responsibility for keeping up to date with their work and should contact teachers immediately if problems arise. They should use their planner for recording all homework, coursework and deadlines, for organising themselves and their equipment and for forward planning. Subject teachers may use the planner to communicate with you. Please ask to see the planner regularly and sign it each week. Please also use the planner as a first means of contact with your son’s/daughter’s form tutor or subject teachers if necessary. There will also be a full programme of support in PHSE and in the individual subject areas to enable students to keep up to date with their work, plan their revision and improve their exam technique.
Please note that details of school trips, and copies of letters sent home to parents/carers regarding these, can be found on the secure Business Centre website. Parents/carers need to sign up to access the website (click here to view the letter sent home regarding this - PDF document).For the most up to date information for the current week, please visit the "Events of the Week" page.
Monday 6th to Friday 10th October: Catering practical exams.
Wednesday 8th October: CIDA/DIDA trip.
Friday 10th October: launch of Sixth Form prospectus.
Saturday 11th to 18th October: German Exchange.
Tuesday 14th October: SISA AGM in the evening.
Thursday 16th October: GCSE Dance trip in the evening; Post 16 Options evening starting at 6pm in the Hall.
Friday 17th October: Year Council representatives trip.
Tuesday 21st October: coffee morning for Year 6 parents/carers from Hemingford Grey;
Wednesday 22nd October: Professional Day; netball tournament after normal school time; Sixth Form Open Evening starting at 6.30pm.
Thursday 23rd to 30th October: Geography Department visit to South Africa.
Friday 24th October to Saturday 1st November: History Department visit to China.
Monday 27th to Friday 31st October: half term.
Tuesday 4th November: first Year Council training session.
Thursday 6th November: GCSE Dance Workshop; district rugby tournament after school.
Wednesday 12th November: Road Safety Presentation in the afternoon.
Thursday 13th November: GCSE Maths module exams; second Year Council training session.
Friday 14th November: Dance trip.
Monday 17th November: GCSE Additional Science structured unit exams.
Wednesday 19th November: GCSE Additional Science multiple-choice unit exams.
Monday 24th November to Friday 12th December: GCSE mock exams.
Wednesday 26th November: basketball tournament after school;
Friday 28th November: Music Concert trip.
Monday 1st to Friday 5th December: GCSE Science internal assessments.
Thursday 4th to Friday 12th December: GCSE practical and oral mock exams.
Tuesday 9th December: third Year Council training session.
Tuesday 9th to Thursday 11th December: School Pantomime performances each evening at 7.30pm in the School Hall.
Tuesday 16th and Wednesday 17th December: Christmas Concerts at 7.30pm in the School Hall.
Monday 22nd December to Friday 2nd January: Christmas holiday.
Wednesday 21st January: World of Work event; parents/carers evening starting at 4.00pm.
Friday 23rd January: Art trip.
Saturday 24th to Tuesday 27th January: RE/Ethics visit to Poland.
Wednesday 28th January: Economics trip.
Wednesday 28th and Thursday 29th January: Spotlight evening performances.
Saturday 31st January: German exchange students arrive.
Tuesday 3rd February: GCSE Music revision conference.
Wednesday 4th February: Business Studies revision conference.
Monday 9th February: deadline for Sixth Form applications.
Wednesday 11th February: GCSE Poetry event; girls basketball tournament after school.
Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th February: Drama Performances starting at 7.30pm in the School Hall.
Friday 13th to Saturday 21st February: ski trip.
Monday 16th to Friday 20th February: half term.
Friday 27th February: GCSE Dance internal exams.
Monday 2nd March: GCSE Additional Science structured unit exams; GCSE Geography revision programme starts from 3.00pm to 4.00pm.
Tuesday 3rd March: Edexcel GCSE Maths module exams.
Wednesday 4th March: GCSE Additional Science unit exams.
Thursday 5th March: Science internal assessment activities; World Book Day.
Monday 9th to Friday 13th March: Catering practical exams; National Science & Engineering Week activities.
Wednesday 11th March: Music Department Spring Concert starting at 7.30pm in the Dining Hall.
Monday 23rd to Thursday 26th March: GCSE Art exams.
Monday 23rd March to Tuesday 12th May: GCSE, AS and A2 Level practical exams.
Wednesday 25th March: GCSE History workshop periods 1 to 4.
Friday 27th March to Friday 3rd April: Science internal assessment activities.
Wednesday 1st April: hockey tournament after school.
Monday 6th to 20th April: Easter holiday (Professional Day on Monday 20th April).
Wednesday 22nd to Monday 27th April: GCSE French and German oral exams.
Friday 24th April: GCSE Dance exams external moderation.
Tuesday 28th April to Friday 1st May: GCSE Drama Realisation exams in the Drama Studio.
Monday 4th May: May Day bank holiday - school closed.
Tuesday 5th to Friday 8th May: GCSE Drama Performance exams.
Monday 11th May to Monday 22nd June: GCSE written exams.
Tuesday 12th May: ROP presentations.
Wednesday 20th May: GCSE Art & Solutions Exhibitions from 5.00pm to 7.00pm.
Monday 25th to Friday 29th May: half term.
Wednesday 17th June: GCSE Additional Science structured unit exams.
Friday 18th June: GCSE Additional Science multiple choice unit exams.
Wednesday 24th June: Prom.
Wednesday 8th July: Music Department Summer Concert in the evening.
Saturday 11th to Wednesday 15th July: GCSE Geography visit to Iceland.
Friday 17th July: last day of term.
Monday 20th July: Professional Day.
Thursday 27th August: GCSE results published.
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