IAN SHELDON, SENIOR DEPUTY HEAD

Well done to Year 11 and Year 13 on completing their mock GCSE and A-Level exams this week. We thought that you demonstrated lots of resilience, organisation, and revision throughout. Results will be released to parents via MySchoolPortal in advance of your upcoming parents’ evenings (31 January for Year 11 and 7 February for Year 13) and there will be time in lessons to go through the papers. This is a crucial moment to reflect on performance and to make any necessary changes in approach for the summer – so please listen carefully to the feedback and act on it. The best is yet to be...

Study leave for the summer exam season begins on Thursday 8 May for Year 11 and Monday 12 May for Year 13. This allows the maximum time in class to receive the support that is so crucial to fine-tune knowledge and exam technique. Pupils do not have to attend lessons during study leave but teachers will keep the normal lesson times free for you if you want or need help.