“Step Into The National Health Service”

23rd October 2013Mr D RITCHIE

“Step Into The National Health Service”

National Competition 2013

Year 8 have been given the opportunity to enter the above national competition. The competition allows students to explore careers in the NHS but more importantly teaches them how to research independently and to extract the key information that will be used in their presentations. These key independent learning skills will stand them in good stead as they research GCSE Options in year 9 and further education and employment choices in the future. The competition is open now and closes on December 20th 2013. By 20th December copies of the students presentation materials must be with Mr Ritchie. He will send them off to the NHS in early January 2014. Mr Ritchie is acting as the students mentor for the duration of the competition

Sixth Form Life Drawing

21st October 2013Mrs C HENDERSON

Saint Joan of Arc Art Department hosted a dynamic, day-long, creative drawing workshop run by The Royal Academy. With the life model at the centre of the day’s activities, the programme provided a unique opportunity for Art Students to explore a wide variety of approaches to drawing as a vehicle for developing their own creativity.

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Year 11 GCSE Revision Workshop

10th October 2013Richard Kelly

Liz Shapland (Hertfordshire LA) hosted an excellent workshop on revision methods and strategies for year 11 pupils and their parents on Wednesday 9th October. A packed hall engaged in a very practical approach to planning and organising revision in preparation for year 11 trial exams in January and then GCSE exams in the summer of 2014.

Revise – Recall – Review

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Can you draw the British Rail sign?

Extra-Curricular Attendance PRIZE DRAW!!!

17th September 2013Mr N BRIGGS

As an extra incentive for students to attend extra-curricular sports and activities, the PE Department is offering raffle tickets to students who attend extra-curricular sports clubs. Therefore, if you attend 2 different clubs per week, you will receive 2 raffle tickets for that week – the more the merrier and the more tickets you have, the better chance you have of winning!

These tickets will be entered into a prize draw, to be drawn at the end of every term, with the winners winning great prizes and privileges from the PE Department such as skiing lessons, paint balling etc. (Prizes TBC at a later date).

There will be one prize draw per year group (7-10) making your chances of winning even higher!

Get yourself down to as many extra-curricular activities, whether that be to compete as part of a team, socialise with friends, or to keep fit and increase your chances of winning these great prizes!

GCSE Exams 2013

1st September 2013Richard Kelly

Congratulations to all our Year 11 pupils on an excellent set of examination results this summer.

The percentage of pupils gaining 5 or more A*C grades at GCSE increased by 11% on the previous year whilst the percentage of  A* or A grades also increased to 23.2% despite the national average falling to 21.3%

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A Level Examination Results 2013

15th August 2013Richard Kelly

Congratulations to all the A Level students who received their examination results today and we wish them all the very best for their University placements in September.

The results at A level and AS level have once again improved on the results from the previous year. Most significantly this year, the overall points score per pupil at A level has increased by almost 60 points and is a fantastic reward for all the hard work and effort of the students and staff over the past two years.

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