Year 12 Summer Examination
Timetable, Master Class
Provision & Key Dates
| Relevance | Current Parents Year 12 Students |
|---|---|
| Date | Tuesday, 30th April, 2013 |
Dear Parent / Carer
I wanted to extend a big thank you to each and every one of you for the support you have given to the Sixth Form over this past year. I am sure you will agree that the students have matured into exceptional young men and women, some almost unrecognisable from the people they were at the start of the year. Your role in supporting your son/daughter during their time in Sixth Form continues to play a crucial part in their success so please continue to keep in touch with us if there is anything you need to discuss.
Summer 2013 Examination Timetable >
Please find your child's Summer examination timetable at the link above. This includes any resit examinations from the January series. The AS examination series runs from Monday 13th May until Friday 7th June inclusive. Morning examinations start promptly at 9am and afternoon examinations at 1pm and students are to be in full Sixth Form dress during these weeks. Some exams have different start times due to a clash with students' examinations. The Half Term holiday is from Monday 27th – Friday 31st May. Year 12 students return to the Sixth Form from Monday 10th June until Friday 5th July to begin their Year 13 studies and the UCAS process. The end of Term Mass will be celebrated at 3pm on Friday 21st June and all Year 12 and 13 students are expected to attend. From Monday 8th July until Friday 19th July students complete their 2–week Work Experience placement. Student return to Sixth Form for the final 2 days of Term Monday 22nd July finishing at lunchtime on Tuesday 23rd July 2013.
During these examination weeks students are expected to attend the examinations they are entered for plus all usual classes until all examinations/coursework is completed for that subject. Students who study BTEC Creative Media Productions and/or BTEC Art & Design and/or Sport will attend all these lessons as usual until their final deadline is reached (other than when they clash with an examination) due to these courses being 100% coursework based. Students are not required to attend Sixth Form at other times during these weeks although are welcome to if they wish to. Students may also choose to dine off the premises should they chose to. For health and safety reasons it is essential students sign in and out at the Sixth Form Reception each time they enter and leave the building.
We want to ensure that all students have access to the resources and support that can help that at this very important and busy time. If, in addition to usual lessons and additional revision lessons and materials, your son/daughter would like any additional individual support they should email their subject teachers or Form Tutor to request this as soon as possible. On our Sixth Form website there is also the Online Classrooms where links to various helpful resources and ideas to stretch and challenge themselves can be found for each subject area.
There are also many resources available to students online either on Edmodo or the school network. In addition, the Study Centre will be open daily from 8am until 4pm and the cafe will continue to be open daily from 7.30am until 5.45pm.
The end of term arrangements is that students will be dismissed at 12.30pm on Tuesday 23rd July 2013. This will be an 'own clothes day' at no cost as a thank you for all your support with fundraising this year.
Students will be able to collect their AS results and enrol into Year 13 on Thursday 15th August from 10am – 12pm. Anyone student wanting someone else to collect their results on this day must provide written authorisation from themself which should be presented to Miss Connaughton on the day. Any results not collected on 15th August will be posted home. If a student is away at this time so cannot enrol they should contact Miss Connaughton via email (see contact details below) once results are known to arrange another time to enrol into Year 13.
The start of term for Year 13 commences on Tuesday 3rd September 2013 at 8.55am.
May I also draw your attention to our Dress Code that clearly states the standard of personal appearance we expect of all our Sixth Form students. They have adhered to this throughout Year 12 so we do not anticipate any issues next year. When purchasing new items it will be worth refreshing your memory of what is acceptable attire. The dress code is available on the Sixth Form website at the link below.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns please contact the relevant member of staff, your child's Sixth Form Tutor or myself.
Wishing you all a lovely summer and the students the best of luck with their forthcoming examinations, coursework and results.
Yours sincerely
Miss C Connaughton
Deputy Head Teacher
Head of Sixth Form
Year 13 Summer Examination
Timetable, Master Class
Provision & Key Dates
| Relevance | Current Parents Year 13 Students |
|---|---|
| Date | Tuesday, 30th April, 2013 |
Dear Parent / Carer
I wanted to extend a big thank you to each and every one of you for the support you have given to the Sixth Form over the past two years. I am sure you will agree that the students have matured into exceptional young men and women, some almost unrecognisable from the people they were at the start of Year 12. Your role in supporting your son/daughter during their time in Sixth Form continues to play a crucial part in their success so please continue to keep in touch with us if there is anything you need to discuss.
Summer 2013 Examination Timetable >
Please find your child's Summer examination timetable at the link above. This includes any resit examinations from the January series and any AS resits. The examination series runs from Monday 13th May until Thursday 20th June inclusive. Morning examinations start promptly at 9am and afternoon examinations at 1pm and students are to be in full Sixth Form dress during these weeks. Some exams have different start times due to a clash with students' examinations. The Half Term holiday is from Monday 27th – Friday 31st May. The end of Term Mass will be celebrated at 3pm on Friday 21st June and all Year 12 and 13 students are expected to attend. There will also be an evening social event with students and staff to celebrate their time at the Sixth Form, details of which will be finalised with students over the forthcoming weeks.
During these examination weeks students are expected to attend the examinations they are entered for plus all usual classes until all examinations/coursework is completed for that subject. Students who study BTEC Creative Media Productions and/or BTEC Art & Design will attend all these lessons as usual until their final deadline is reached (other than when they clash with an examination) due to these courses being 100% coursework based. Students are not required to attend Sixth Form at other times during these weeks although are welcome to if they wish to. Students may also choose to dine off the premises should they chose to. For health and safety reasons it is essential students sign in and out at the Sixth Form Reception each time they enter and leave the building.
We want to ensure that all students have access to the resources and support that can help that at this very important and busy time. If, in addition to usual lessons and additional revision lessons and materials, your son/daughter would like any additional individual support they should email their subject teachers or Form Tutor to request this as soon as possible. On our Sixth Form website there are Online Classrooms where links to various helpful resources and ideas to stretch and challenge themselves can be found for each subject area.
There are also many resources available to students online either on Edmodo or the school network. In addition, the Study Centre will be open daily from 8am until 4pm and the cafe will continue to be open daily from 7.30am until 5.45pm.
Students will be able to collect their results on Thursday 15th August from 9am – 12pm. Anyone student wanting someone else to collect their results on this day must provide written authorisation from themself which should be presented to Miss Connaughton on the day. Any results not collected on 15th August will be posted home. If a student is away at this time so cannot enrol they should contact Miss Connaughton via email (see contact details below).
As always, if you have any questions or concerns please contact the relevant member of staff, your child's Sixth Form Tutor or myself.
Wishing you all a lovely summer and the students the best of luck with their forthcoming examinations, coursework and results.
Yours sincerely
Miss C Connaughton
Deputy Head Teacher
Head of Sixth Form
Venice Trip 2014
| Relevance | Current Parents Year 13 Students Year 12 Students |
|---|---|
| Date | Wednesday, 8th May, 2013 |
| Subject | Art & Design |
The Art department are pleased to announce our trip to Venice will be taking place in February 2014 for pupils in main school and Sixth Form students.
The trip will be an invaluable resource for all Art students and is packed with different activities including boat trips to various islands, museum visits, glass blowing, lace making, a Venetian carnival mask workshop and a ghost tour of the city.
There will also be trips to the famous balcony from Romeo and Juliet, St Mark's Basilica, and the Ca' d'Oro Franchetti Gallery.
Find out more about the trip to Venice >
If you have any questions regarding the trip please contact Mrs Goddard–Shaw using the details below.
Study Leave Begins
| Relevance | Prospective Parents Prospective Students Current Parents Year 13 Students Year 12 Students |
|---|---|
| Date | Monday, 13th May, 2013 |
We wish all our Year 13 and Year 12 students luck as they begin their study leave in preparation for their final examinations this summer.
A fantastic cohort who deserve to do exceptionally well in these examinations.
You can follow our Sixth Form on Twitter @bthcc_sixthform
Subject Showcase:
Art & Design
| Relevance | Prospective Parents Prospective Students Current Parents Year 13 Students Year 12 Students |
|---|---|
| Date | Friday, 17th May, 2013 |
| Subject | Art & Design |
We in the Art department have had the pleasure of embarking on an artistic journey with an artist by the name of Lucy Burscough. Our artistic aims were in relation to her award–winning focus on people in obscured styles of portraits in an attempt to promote the fight against stigma attached to mental health issues.
Although obscured, these portraits are painted in a photographic and realistic style. This took us out of our comfort zone as we were set the task of painting ourselves on a one–metre canvas in the style of Lucy's work.
From this experience we have learnt how to improve our artwork through using varying techniques and styles.
Overall, this has been a very educational and enriching experience culminating in our inclusion in an exhibition at Local Creation in Altrincham town centre on the 24th May 2013.
Find out more about our exhibition at Local Creation in Altrincham >
Gallery of Art work by our Sixth Form Students >
Written by Stacey (Year 13 Student of Art & Design)
Upcoming Events
'Combined Collections' Exhibition
| Relevance | Prospective Parents Prospective Students Current Parents Year 13 Students Year 12 Students |
|---|---|
| Time | 6:30pm |
| Date | Friday, 24th May, 2013 |
| Subject | Art & Design |
| Location | Local Creation, 70–71 George Street, Altrincham, WA14 1SB |
Students and parents are cordially invited to come along to the private viewing of our very own Year 12 and 13 artists 'Combined Collections' Exhibition.
The viewing takes place at Local Creation Gallery, 70–71 George Street (near Altrincham Market – Map >) on Friday 24th May from 6.30pm and includes refreshments.
It's going to be a fantastic evening celebrating the exceptional work of our students and Art Department so please come along for a little while if you can.
The 'Combined Collections' Exhibition will be running at Local Creation from May 24th to June 6th 2013
Sixth Form Open Evening
| Relevance | Prospective Parents Prospective Students |
|---|---|
| Time | 6pm |
| Dates | Wednesday, 2nd October, 2013 |
| Location | Sixth Form |
We cordially invite you along with your son/daughter to attend our Sixth Form Open Evening which will take place on Wednesday 2nd October 2013.
There will be an address by the Head of Sixth Form in the main school followed by a tour of the Sixth Form.
We look forward to seeing you at 6pm on Wednesday 2nd October and showing you the fantastic opportunities we provide our Sixth Form students.
Mr John Cornally
Headteacher
Miss Catherine Connaughton
Deputy Headteacher
Head of Sixth Form
