With the exception of GCSE Russian on the 23rd June, all other GCSE examinations will be completed by the end of the day on Friday 17th June. This means that in just 18 days from this post (10 school days, 2 school weeks) most Year 11 students will be done and can start what will potentially be the longest summer holiday that they will ever get!
We are extremely pleased and proud of the way that our Year 11 cohort have been approaching their examinations up to the half-term break, making use of the support available to them through continuing to attend lessons, extra “Booster Sessions”, the “Study Café” and “Saturday School”. In order to help maintain the focus over the next 18 days the following information shows the many ways that we will continue to support our Year 11 students to do the best that they can…
Exams Still to Come
Just as a reminder, at the time of this post being published our Year 11 students still have the following exams to come:
| Exam Week | Date | Subject | Start Time |
| Week 3 | Monday 6th June | History 1 | 09:00 |
| Tuesday 7th June | English Language | 09:00 | |
| Wednesday 8th June | Computer Science | 09:00 | |
| German Listening & Reading | 09:00 | ||
| Geography 2 | 13:00 | ||
| Thursday 9th June | Mathematics 2 (Calculator) | 09:00 | |
| Friday 10th June | Biology (B2 & B3) | 09:00 | |
| Business Studies 2 | 13:00 | ||
| Music | 13:00 | ||
| Week 4 | Monday 13th June | Child Development | 13:00 |
| Tuesday 14th June | History 2 | 13:00 | |
| Wednesday 15th June | Chemistry (C2 & C3) | 13:00 | |
| Friday 17th June | Physics (P2 & P3) | 09:00 | |
| Russian Listening & Reading | 13:00 | ||
| Week 5 | Thursday 23rd June | Russian Writing | 09:00 |
| All students should arrive at their exam venue 15 minutes prior to the start time. | |||
May Half-Term Revision School
The following revision sessions are happening as part of the May Revision School:
| Date | Time | Subject | Session Details |
| Tuesday 31st May 2016 | 09:30-12:30 | English | Targeted sessions to get help students secure at least a grade C in “the big one” (i.e. English Language). |
| Thursday 2nd June 2016 | 09:30-12:00 | History | A carousel of sessions based upon the three elements of the “Medicine Through Time” examination. |
| 12:40-15:10 |
The school library will be opened between 09:30-15:00 on Tuesday 1st, Wednesday 2nd and Thursday 3rd May for any students to use for quiet revision.
Lessons & “Booster Sessions” Support
The school continues to be fully open to Year 11 students in order to provide lessons and revision space up until Tuesday 14th June.
Alongside normal lessons we still have the following “Booster Sessions” planned to take place in the two days prior to exams taking place:
| Date | Subject | Time |
| Monday 6th June | English Language | Period 1 (09:00-10:00) |
| Geography | Period 2 (10:00-11:00) | |
| English Language | Period 3 (11:20-12:20) | |
| German | Period 5 (14:15-15:20) | |
| Tuesday 7th June | Mathematics | Period 3 (11:20-12:20) |
| Computer Science | Period 4 (13:10-14:15) | |
| German | Period 5 (14:15-15:20) | |
| Geography | Periods 4 & 5 (13:10-15:20) | |
| Wednesday 8th June | Mathematics | Period 2 (10:00-11:00) |
| Mathematics | Period 4 (13:10-14:15) | |
| Music | Period 5 (14:15-15:20) | |
| Business Studies | Period 5 (14:15-15:20) | |
| Thursday 9th June | Business Studies | Period 2 (after Maths exam-10:40) |
| Music | Period 2 (after Maths exam-10:40) | |
| Biology (B2) | Period 3 (11:00-12:00) | |
| Biology (B3) | Period 3 (11:00-12:00) | |
| Biology (B2) | Period 4 (12:50:10-13:50) | |
| Biology (B3) | Period 5 (13:50-14:50) | |
| Friday 10th June | Business Studies | Period 1 (09:00-10:00) |
| Child Development | Period 3 (11:20-12:20) | |
| Music | Period 3 (11:20-12:20) | |
| Monday 13th June | Child Development | Period 2 (10:00-11:00) |
| History | Period 2 (10:00-11:00) | |
| History | Period 3 (11:20-12:20) | |
| Tuesday 14th June | History | Period 1 (09:00-10:00) |
| Chemistry (C2) | Period 3 (11:20-12:20) | |
| Chemistry (C3) | Period 3 (11:20-12:20) | |
| Wednesday 15th June | Chemistry (C2) | Period 3 (11:20-12:20) |
| Chemistry (C3) | Period 3 (11:20-12:20) | |
| Thursday 16th June | Physics (P2) | Period 1 (08:45-09:45) |
| Physics (P3) | Period 1 (08:45-09:45) | |
| Physics (P2) | Period 2 (09:45-10:40) | |
| Physics (P3) | Period 2 (09:45-10:40) | |
| Physics (P3) | Period 3 (11:00-12:00) |
Please see the “Year 11 Exam Booster Timetable” for full details and the “Timings of the Day during Exam Period” for the times of lesson periods.