Y12 Assembly

26/02/16

UNIFROG
Exam Stress Support
Supervised Study
Using the foyer
Litter
Careers, March 16th

Whats left
9 weeks of teaching.
Study leave starts on Mon 16th May. Everyone
expected back in school on Mon 13th June.
End of term exams for linear subjects will take
place on June 27th and 28th. No study leave.
University visits etc limited to 3 days during
term time.

Take a good look at how you are

working
Non-contact time. No free periods
RED
YELLOW
GREEN
Working at home? Staying late? The library?
Cafes? Working collaboratively online?
Not just highlighting things in different colours?
Gojimo,

Old style modular courses.

Your AS is worth half an A Level.
Universities will see what you have
done at AS and make their judgment.
Turning a C at AS into an A at A Level
is almost impossible. Turning and E to
a C is just as hard.

How the marks work

Maths and
AS
A
240
B
210
C
180
D 150
E
120

Science
A2
480
420
360
300
240

All other subjects

AS
A2
A
160
320
B
140
280
C
120
240
D 100
200
E
80 160

What happens to bright GCSE

Students at A-Level
Nationally, students who had an average
points score equivalent to a B at GCSE
making average progress at A-Level gets,
at A-Level:

Biology D
Chemistry D
Physics - D
Maths C/D
French D
Spanish - C/D

School Officers and

th
other 6 Form
opportunities

Why bother?

Make a difference.
Give something back.
Gain useful leadership experience.
Have the opportunity to attend an overnight
training event on June 10th/11th.
Improve your chances of attaining School
Colours
Have something to write about in UCAS
forms or something to talk about in
interviews.

Expectations
Be an example to other students in the
Sixth Form and in the School in general
Be available to meet and greet at a
wide variety of school functions. Not all
Officers will be needed at each event
a fair rota will be organised.
Be resourceful, pro-active, energetic.
Feel confident as a public speaker
Make a real impact on the life of the
school.

2016-17
Just 20 School Officers being appointed:
Head Girl
Deputy Head Girl
Head Boy
Deputy Head Boy
Curnock: 2 captains, 2 deputies.
Davis x4: 2 captains, 2 deputies.
Evers x4; 2 captains, 2 deputies.
Patterson x4: 2 captains, 2 deputies.

20 is not very many....

Those appointed will:
- Need to be totally committed
- Need to feel confident that they can
deliver
- Need to be able to cope with a fairly
tough selection procedure
- Take responsibility for a particular
whole-school or at least wholesixthform role (see next slide) as part
of your role

Areas that School Officers will need to divide up

and cover between them. This list is subject to
change.

Sport
KS4-5 Transition
New Students - Integration
D of E
Music
Drama
Dance
Radio/Technical
Anti-bullying
Prom/Yearbook
Links with younger students
Politics/Debating
Fundraising
Writing/Newspaper/Blog/ Creative
Secretarial/Blog
Presentation/Posters
Social
Enterprise, Careers & Visiting Speakers
Volunteering & Community Links
Subject Reps coordinator

 Make the 6th form area a more lively

and stimulating environment. Take
ownership of the Wormestall stairs.
Take more of a lead on activity time
across the whole school.
Be more active in mentoring new
Y12s. Everyone should be allocated a
buddy.

How to apply? Head

Boy/Head Girl
Only apply for Head Boy/Head Girl. Dont apply
to be a Deputy. We will decide who gets the
HB/HG roles and who gets the Deputy roles.
Hand in a formal letter of application addressed
to Mr R by Wednesday 9th March at 1.00.
Prepare for hustings on Mon 14th March at 12.10.
No more than 10 candidates will be shortlisted for
interview.
4 appointments will be announced before the end
of term (March 24th.

Guidance on applying
(HB/HG)
Letters of Application to Mr Robbins
- Formal and business-like
- Why are you the right person for the
role? What are your key skills and
qualities? What leadership
experience do you have?
- What impact would you make? What
concrete changes would you look to
introduce to the Sixth Form and
across the school as a whole?

Head Boy/Head Girl: Key

expectations
Lead and manage the team of School Officers
Lead a Sixth Form/Yr 13 Council, and the School Council
Formally share the views of Sixth Form students with the
Head of Sixth Form and other members of staff
Represent the school at various public events during the
year
Meet with the Headteacher each week to identify priorities
and discuss their implementation.
These roles require strong commitment in terms of time
and energy, and outstanding initiative and leadership
skills. There is a real opportunity to make a difference to
the Sixth Form and to the school. Various public speaking
roles will be required.

House Captains & Deputies

Only apply for House Captain...we will decide
on who will be Captains/Deputy Captain
Deadline for applications: 1.00 on April 13th..
Interviews with House Heads and members
of the Leadership Team.

Full team of 20 appointed before Study Leave.

Training Weekend 10th/11thth June.

House Captains: Key

expectations
Help to organise and run House Activities
Recruit students from throughout the school to be
involved in House Activities.
Work closely with Heads of House and carry out
duties that may be required by HoH.
These roles require very good organisational and
leadership skills. House Captains must have shown
clear commitment to House Activities whilst at St
Barts. Speaking in House Assemblies and visits to
tutor groups will be expected. You are strongly
advised to discuss with Heads of House before
application they will have more information for you.

Guidance on applying (House

Captains)
Letters of Application to House Heads
- Formal and business-like
- Why you are the right person for the role.
What are your key skills and qualities? What
leadership experience do you have?
- How have you proved your commitment to
your House?
- What impact would you make? What
initiatives and changes would you look to
introduce?

Other Opportunities

Subject Reps (see next slide for details)

2 per subject.
Apply for only one subject.
Additional roles for Numeracy, Literacy,
Science.
Applications after Easter.
There will be opportunities to represent your
Tutor Group on the 6th Form Council too.

Subject Reps
-Take the lead in representing the subject at open
day and other recruitment opportunities
(assemblies). They would coordinate other
students to help with this.
- Act as a bridge between staff and students,
relaying student concerns and addressing these
with staff.
- Coordinate roundtable feedback sessions in the
spring term with representatives from classes to
secure student feedback.
- Act as a figurehead for the subject. Y12s could
seek support and advice (but not necessarily
private tutoring!) and Y11s could try to find out
th

Not a closed shop

20 people cant make everything
happen. They will help to lead the
year and lead the school. They wont
be able to do everything.
Throughout the year they will be
enlisting the supporting of others.
Come forward with your own ideas
and initiatives.
Its your Sixth Form too.

The Darkling Thrush

BYTHOMAS HARDY
I leant upon a coppice gate
When Frost was spectre-grey,
And Winter's dregs made desolate
The weakening eye of day.
The tangled bine-stems scored the sky
Like strings of broken lyres,
And all mankind that haunted nigh
Had sought their household fires.
The land's sharp features seemed to be
The Century's corpse outleant,
His crypt the cloudy canopy,
The wind his death-lament.
The ancient pulse of germ and birth
Was shrunken hard and dry,
And every spirit upon earth
Seemed fervourless as I.
At once a voice arose among
The bleak twigs overhead
In a full-hearted evensong
Of joy illimited;
An aged thrush, frail, gaunt, and small,
In blast-beruffled plume,
Had chosen thus to fling his soul
Upon the growing gloom.
So little cause for carolings
Of such ecstatic sound
Was written on terrestrial things
Afar or nigh around,
That I could think there trembled through
His happy good-night air
Some blessed Hope, whereof he knew
And I was unaware.