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Reports for Year 7 will be posted out on Friday 6 March 2020.  They will also be available to view on My School Portal.

Dr Michael Reddish
Deputy Head - Academic

Year 11 and Upper Sixth Mock Exam Reports will be published to the parent portals on Friday 13 March 2020.  Once published, you will receive an email notification advising that the reports are available to view on My School Portal.

For Upper Sixth parents, there will be an opportunity to discuss your child’s report at the forthcoming Upper Sixth Parents’ Evening on Tuesday 17 March 2020.

We look forward to seeing you then.

Dr Michael Reddish
Deputy Head - Academic

Key dates in the reporting and examinations cycle for this half term are shown below.

5 March         January 2020, IGCSE Maths results published

6 March         Year 7 Full Reports published

11 March       CeFS exam resit - Part A onscreen test at 12.15pm

13 March       Year 11 and Upper Sixth Mock Reports published

16 March       CeFS exam resit - Part B written exam at 9.00am

18 March       January 2020, BTEC exam results published

20 March       Year 8 Full Reports Published
                    Year 9 and Lower Sixth Progress Reports Published

20 April         CeFS resit results published

External Examinations

Pupils have checked their examination entries and, via their Tutor, been issued with their personal examination timetable and a copy of the Candidate Booklet for Written Exams.  If anyone hasn’t received these documents please ask them to check with their tutor when they return to school. Personal timetables are also available to view on the Pupil and Parent Portals under the heading: Exam Timetable.

A copy of the Candidate Booklet for Written Exams can be downloaded here. It’s important that pupils read this booklet as it contains the rules and regulations they must abide by as well as a lot of other useful information.

Exam clashes occur when 2 examinations for different subjects are scheduled to start at the same time. If the total duration of the 2 examinations is 180 minutes or less, the exams will take place one immediately after the other. If the total duration exceeds 180 minutes one exam will be moved to the other session that day and pupils will be supervised in-between exams. I will notify pupils by email of the timetable adjustment.

IGCSE Language Exams: all languages show both the Listening exam and the Reading and Writing exam starting at the same time. This is not a clash; the Listening exam will take place at the time shown and the Reading & Writing exam will follow.

Additionally, Pearson have just advised us that the duration of the Listening exam should be 35 minutes, not 30 minutes as shown on the timetable.

GCSE History Exams: on both dates the timetable shows 2 papers with a different option code and no duration. The scheduled duration for the History exam is 2 hours.

Shellagh Dodds
Examinations and Assessment Manager

Monday 2 March 2020 - 6.00pm to 8.30pm

The Year 9 and 10 Academic Review Evening will take place on Monday 2 March between 6.00pm and 8.30pm.  The appointments will last for 15 minutes and parents have been emailed the booking link.  Appointment slots will be available from 6.00pm to 8.15pm and appointments will be held in the Sports Hall.

An important part of these Academic Review Evenings will be the additional information sessions. These sessions are designed specifically for Year 9 and 10 parents and pupils and will run continuously in alternating slots throughout the evening. They will operate on a drop-in basis and will not need to be booked in advance. We recommend them to you and we hope that you will be able to attend some, both before and after your appointment. The information sessions will all be held in the Limes classrooms. Refreshments will be available and served from the Limes atrium.  

The start times of the fifteen minute workshop sessions are show below:

LG01   Making the Most of Online Resources for Revision - Andy Compton: 6.00pm; 6.40pm; 7.20pm; 8.00pm
LG01   Learning Skills - Helen Pascoe-Williams: 6.20pm; 7.00pm; 7.40pm
LG02   Making Career Choices - Jacqui Quinney:  6.00pm; 6.40pm; 7.20pm
LG02   A Taste of Sixth Form - Ben Collie: 6.20pm; 7.00pm; 7.40pm
LG03   Exam Access Arrangements for Pupils with Identified Needs - Lorna Prestage: 6.00pm; 6.40pm; 7.20pm; 8.00pm
LG03   Find Out More – Princethorpe’s Science+ Campaign - Development Director - 6.20pm; 7.00pm; 7.40pm
LG04   Film Room - for siblings if required

Senior staff will be available to answer additional questions you may have during the evening and front of house admin staff will also be available to update any changes to family details.

We look forward to seeing you and we hope that you find the Academic Review Meetings and information sessions both informative and helpful.

Dr Liz Pyne
Assistant Head - Teaching and Learning

Reports for Year 8 will be posted out on Friday 20 March 2020.  They will also be available to view on My School Portal.

Dr Michael Reddish
Deputy Head - Academic
 

Progress Reports for Year 9 and Lower Sixth will be published on Friday 20 March 2020, and will be available to view on My School Portal.

Dr Michael Reddish
Deputy Head - Academic 

The Upper Sixth Parents’ Evening takes place on Tuesday 17 March from 6.00pm to 8.30pm in the Sports Hall.

We will continue to offer the option of a two course supper for you and your family, at a cost of £2.00 per head, and served across three sittings, 5.30pm to 6.00pm, 6.00pm to 6.30pm and 6.30pm to 7.00pm. Supper will be served in the Refectory.

We will also provide two supervised areas where siblings can wait whilst you and your son or daughter meet with the teaching staff. There will be a film screening in one room and for those looking for a quieter environment a second area will be provided where they can relax or study.

To help us with the smooth running of Parents’ Evening and so that we can cater efficiently we would be grateful if everyone who would like to book for supper could complete the RSVP Form by clicking here no later than 10.00am on Friday, 13 March.

Please make sure to arrive by 7.30pm at the latest. Parents arriving later than that may not be able to see all the relevant teachers before the event closes at 8.30pm.  Please leave the building by the main entrance to The Limes and sign out at the exit as you leave.

Here is some additional information that you may find helpful: 

• Parking will be available on the school playground
• Please enter the Limes building through the main entrance only
• Please ensure you sign in and collect your name badge from the reception desk before entering the Sports Hall
• There is no appointment system. You should allow approximately ten minutes per teacher – a timer will sound every five minutes to assist with keeping discussions within this timeframe.  Teachers with a large number of students may not be able to provide ten minutes per family; if that is the case, they will email parents to let them know in advance. 
• Please leave the building by the main entrance to the Limes and sign out at the exit as you leave.

We look forward to seeing you.

Dr Liz Pyne
Assistant Head – Teaching and Learning