SAFFRON WALDEN

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SAFFRON WALDEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
Welcome to Year 11
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SAFFRON WALDEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
Welcome to Year 11 Mr J. Hartley, Head teacher
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SAFFRON WALDEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
The Year Ahead Miss F. Preece, Year Achievement
Co-ordinator
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How can we ensure that students achieve their
personal best?

• SCHOOL SUPPORT
• Form Tutors
• Tutorials and Targets
• Academic/Pastoral Liaison
• Connexions
• Important Year 11 dates
• Coursework deadlines
• Progress Checks
• Reports
• Sixth Form Consultations and Applications
• Revision
• Mock Examinations

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How can we ensure that students achieve their
personal best?

• PARENTS
• Provide a good learning environment
• Help students with time management and developing
  study skills
• Promote good attendance
• Communicate with school
• Year Achievement Co-ordinator
• Form Tutor
• Area Co-ordinator
• English Mr Loe
• Expressive Arts Mr Broadbent
• Humanities Ms Lankester
• ICT Mr Canning
• Languages Mr Smith
• Mathematics Mr Banham
• PE Mr Edwards
• Science Mrs Finlay (Mr Hutchinson)
• Technology Mr Carter
• Vocational/Health and Social Care Ms G Atkinson

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How can we ensure that students achieve their
personal best?

• STUDENTS
• Attend regularly
• Have a positive attitude
• Be organised and meet all deadlines
• Work consistently to the best of their ability
• Be involved with the school

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SAFFRON WALDEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
The Sixth Form 2007/8 Ms H. Cox Director of Sixth
Form
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Application process
Autumn Term, 2007 Sixth Form students and staff
visit Year 11 tutor groups/assemblies
Start November Sixth Form prospectus available
Wednesday 21st, November Sixth Form Open Evening
7th December 2007 Deadline for applications to
Sixth Form
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Application process
11th Jan 2008 Progress check
Thursday17th January 2008 Parents evening
21st January to 8th February 2008 Interviews
for places in Sixth Form
29th February 2008 Offers of places in Sixth
Form
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Subjects Available AS/A2 Familiar Subjects

• Maths/Further Maths
• Biology
• Physics
• Chemistry
• History
• Geography
• Religious studies
• French

• German
• Art
• Drama/Theatre Studies
• Music
• Dance
• English Literature
• English Language
• Design Technology
• PE

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Subjects Available AS/A2New Subjects

• Business
• Classical civilisation
• Economics
• Film Studies
• Geology
• Government Politics
• Health and Social Care

• Leisure studies
• Media Studies
• Philosophy
• Photography
• Psychology
• Spanish
• Travel and tourism

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Subjects Available AS/A2 Double awards

• Art Design
• Business
• Health Social Care
• Science
• Leisure and Recreation
• ICT

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SIXTH FORM 2007/8

• The interview I.A.G.
• Choice of subjects and progression
• Predicted grades
• Effort grades
• Diploma

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What can you do in the meantime?

• If you know what you want to study at
  university or the area of employment that
  interests you-find out what A Levels you need.
• Find out about courses from teachers.
• Talk to staff and students about what happens in
  the Sixth Form.

Work hard this year to attain the grades you need
for progression to the Sixth Form
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SAFFRON WALDEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
Welcome to Year 11