Congratulations to Year 13 on completing your exams, enjoy the summer! We look forward to seeing you at the Prom on Thursday 29 June, Landguard Manor in Shanklin from 7.30 pm, remember your ID.  You will also need your ID to pick up your results on Thursday 17 August from 8.30am.

Year 12, you should be in the final weeks of revision for your end of term exams that start on Thursday 29 June, reminding you that you are on study leave until Wednesday 5 July, with lessons starting again on the 6 July.

Finally, just a reminder to students that you should be logging onto UCAS and getting the basic details in, even if you are unsure if you want to go to university (it’s free until you submit). Or you could start looking at apprenticeships/work, unlike applying for university this is potentially a more complex process and the following websites may help:

https://apprenticeshipguide. co.uk/

https://www.ucas.com/ apprenticeships

https:// amazingapprenticeships.com/ student-apprenticeship-guide/

If you are going to the festival make sure that you look after yourself and your friends. It’s going to be very hot based on the weather warning that we have received. Therefore the general advice of sun cream, plenty of water, a hat, find some shade etc are vital to follow.

We are closed on Monday apart from exams. Make sure that you allow plenty of time to travel in for these exams, keep us informed if you are going to be late.

Year 13, please remember to buy your Prom tickets for the event on Thursday 29 June, as we have to confirm numbers to Landguard Manor, over 100 have been bought so far.

Keep safe in the sun

Dear Students, Parents and Carers

Hopefully, revision is going well for Year 12 as they build towards their end of year exams, remember there are after school revision support sessions available.

We are looking forward to welcoming Year 11 students (our new Year 12 from September) for Pre-Enrolment on Wednesday 5 July, between 10.30 am and 12.30 pm. Students can finalise their subject choices, collect their enrolment information for September and speak to staff if they have any last minute questions. If you can’t make it on the day, we will post the information to you.

We are also looking forward to welcoming Year 10 students from Medina (6 July) and Carisbrooke (10 July) to an introduction to VI Form, more details will follow via assemblies and letters.

Year 13: Hopefully, you are looking forward to the last few exams. Please remember to buy your Prom tickets for the event on Thursday 29 June, as we have to confirm numbers to Landguard Manor.

Keep safe in the sun.

Dear Students, Parents and Carers

Year 13 exams are now well underway, if you are finding anything challenging or struggling in any way, please come and speak to us.

Year 12 trial exams start in a month’s time, you should be going over your notes and burning the knowledge into your long term memory. It is your job to remember the content and our job to help you with understanding and exam technique. Ask for help if you need it, there are revision workshops you can attend and revision materials avaiable for everyone from reception.

The UCAS application process for Year 12 is now open. The VI Form buzzword for 2024 applications is ‘Popcorn’. Entering the buzzword will then link your application to the school making it easy for us to help and support you, add your school reference and your predicted grades. Everyone thinking of applying should create an account and get their basic information and GCSE results entered before we break up in July.

You will then have plenty of time to choose your six universities, start planning open day visits and complete your personal statement. I will be going over this in assemblies and Student Services will be running workshops to support you. If you are not going to university you need to be creating a CV and a draft letter of application – the equivalent of your personal statement. Student Services will also be available to help with this.

Have a great break, HWPO (Hard Work Pays Off)

Dear Students, Parents & Carers

Congratulations to all of our leavers on completing your studies, just the exams to go. Remember that we are here to support you until the end of term in July – just because you have ‘left’ doesn’t mean we are not available to help if needed. Best wishes from all of us for the future.

Congratulations again to all of the winners who received their awards at the Celebration assembly we held on Thursday, we have some truly amazing students. Award winners and citations are available to view in the article here. The Year group photograph is available from Reception and Student Services if you missed out on picking one up at the celebration assembly.

Tickets for your Prom are on sale via the School Gateway App – £30 per ticket for this event to be held at Landguard Manor on 29 June, including a Hog Roast and a DJ.

Year 13 Study leave has now started (unless you are still attending BTEC lessons to complete coursework). Please ensure that you have collected your individual exam timetable from Student Services and that you have shared it at home so that everyone knows your exam plans. Revision materials are still available to collect from reception if needed.

One more week of lessons for Year 12 before half term from Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June. When we return on Monday 5 June there will be 3.5 weeks before year 12 trial exams start on Thursday 29 June. Start revising now – plan your revision and start early.

Dear Students, Parents and Carers

Thank you to Solent University who delivered a talk to Year 13 about student finance and to Year 12, a general introduction to University and UCAS. I have made a video presentation of the student finance talk if students missed it or parents wish to know a bit more: Link (scroll to the Student Finance section, towards the bottom of the page)

Our Year 13 Celebration Leavers assembly will be held on Thursday 18 from 9.50 am in our main hall. Please make the effort to attend, your Leavers photograph that was taken last week will also be shared. Tickets for your Prom are also now on sale via the School Gateway App – £30 per ticket for this event to be held at Landguard Manor on 29 June, including a Hog Roast and a DJ.

Study leave runs from the end of Friday 19 May. Please ensure that you have collected your individual exam timetable from Student Services and that you have shared it at home so that everyone knows your exam plans. Revision materials are still available to collect from reception, it isn’t too late to top up your revision notes. Remember: Repeat, repeat and repeat.

Hopefully we will all enjoy a sunny weekend,

Next week we will be welcoming Solent University to deliver a Student Finance talk to our Year 13 students who are planning to take up offers in September and also a ‘Getting ready to apply’ talk for our Year 12 students. Both are informative and important – please attend. We will be sharing all information from the presentations with parents next week.

Our Year 13 Celebration Leavers assembly will be held on Thursday 18th from 9.50am in our main hall. Please make the effort to attend, your Leavers photograph that was taken today will also be shared. Tickets for your Prom are also now on sale via the School Gateway App – £30 per ticket for this event to be held at Landguard Manor on 29th June, including a Hog Roast and a DJ.

Study leave runs from the end of Friday 19th May – not far away now. Please ensure that you have collected your individual exam timetable from Student Services and that you have shared it at home so that everyone knows your exam plans. Revision materials are still available to collect from reception, it isn’t too late to top up your revision notes. Remember: Repeat, repeat & repeat.

Enjoy another long weekend,

Dear parents, carers and students

UCAS:

What is clearing? Clearing is when Universities offer all unfilled courses/places that they have available for September 2023.

Clearing starts on 5 July and will close on 17 October 2023. You might want to look if you are worried about achieving your ‘Offer’ from your University or if you didn’t receive any offers or applied late.

Student guide

Parental guide

We have a student finance talk from Solent University which we recommend that all students planning on going to University this Year (September 2023) should attend, it will be in the hall at 10.30 am on Tuesday 9 May.

Make sure that you respond to your offers in time (8 June if you have had all of your offers by 18 May): https://www.ucas.com/ connect/blogs/think-carefully- when-you-reply-your-offers

Other key dates for Year 13: Leavers photograph (morning break) Friday 5 May, Celebration assembly (morning break) Thursday 18 May and Prom Thursday 29 June (7.00pm till 11.30pm) at Landguard Manor.

UCAS for Year 12 will be covered after half term, where we will share the “buzzword”, key dates and advice for applicants wanting to start University in September 2024.

Enjoy your Bank Holiday weekend.

Welcome back! I hope you had a productive Easter break.

The first exams have started for Year 13 Arts based students and BTEC examinations will be starting soon as well. This is always a very fast moving term, so make sure that you are fully prepared and ready. Remember that we will also have two bank holiday Mondays (1 and 8 May), so speak to your teachers about upcoming workloads.

Study leave for Year 13 students starts on Friday 19 May, staff are still available if you wish to see them during lesson time after this date. Please can I remind you that you need your student lanyard for every exam as proof of ID. Individual exam timetables will be shared via email with students and parents next week. Hard copies will also be available to collect from Student Services.

Also coming up: Celebration assembly and awards, Leavers photo and Leavers Prom – Thursday 29 June at Landguard Manor, tickets will be available from reception (payment via school gateway).

Year 12 students will be on study leave for the period of their trial exams from 29 June to 7 July inclusive. BTEC / Arts based students need to check with teachers when they require you to attend ongoing lessons.

Follow your revision timetables, ask for help, attend revision sessions and look after your well being (exercise, breaks, routine sleep patterns etc.)

Dear Students, Parents & Carers

I hope you all have a great break and get the balance right for you, between; revision, exercise, relaxing etc. Remember revision resources are available from reception if needed e.g. flash cards, highlighters etc.

I would recommend having a plan / timetable, they are always more effective than good intentions.
I know that sometimes I might get the balance a little wrong, it might seem that I’m always saying “Revise, repeat, revise, repeat” but your hard work over the next few weeks will be well worth it.

Remember that revision sessions are on during the term break and the timetable is below.

Happy Easter