Open Evening

Open Evening Monday 6th October 2014 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Dear Parents and Students,

Welcome to Lytham St. Annes Technology and Performing Arts College. I hope you have an enjoyable and informative evening.

During the course of our Open Evening you will have the opportunity to observe and participate in the work of the school, to meet staff and students and to see some of our excellent facilities.

Student guides from Years 10, 11, 12 and 13 will be happy to guide you around school or, alternatively, you can visit the various displays and activities by yourself, using this booklet as a guide.

I shall be available in the Assembly Hall between 7:00pm and 7:30pm to discuss admissions and to answer any other questions you may have. If you live outside the school’s geographic priority area* and have not attended one of our recent information evenings do please try to meet with me at that time.

I look forward to meeting you during the course of the evening.

Yours faithfully,

PHILIP WOOD

Headteacher

* the school’s geographic priority area is defined as the parishes of Lytham St Annes and Westby with Plumpton, continuing down the centre of Squires Gate Lane and Progress Way to rejoin the parish boundary.

Further information available on our website: www.lythamhigh.lancs.sch.uk

Holmes Block ASSEMBLY HALL

The College System Displays will be on show about the 6 different Colleges. You will have the opportunity to meet Heads of College, Pastoral Managers and students.

Pyramid Club To help ease the transition of Year 6 students who for many reasons may be feeling anxious about going into Year 7. Meet and talk to the Pyramid Co-ordinator about Pyramid, how it works and what it can offer your child. Students from past Pyramid Clubs are also here tonight to tell you their experience and how it helped them as they started Year 7.

Peer Mentors Year 8 students are selected and trained to help the new Year 7s settle in. A number of this Year’s mentors will be available to answer your questions and explain what they do.

Look for their

star shaped badges with ‘Peer Mentor’ in college colours!

Extended Services A safe place to be before and after the school day, Tuesday Activity Programme, holiday activities, information and support for parents and links with external agencies. Visit the Extended Services Team and find out how being a ‘Fully Extended School’ provides opportunities for all of our students to reach their potential by encouraging a positive approach to learning and to school.

PTFA Refreshments are available all evening courtesy of members of our PTFA.

Holmes Block DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY Food and Nutrition

H1

Students from years 7, 8 and 9 will be following recipes and cooking a range of dishes which represent the food cooked by students in KS3.

Examples of written work and pupils books will be on display

ENGLISH

H3

Visit our Media Studio.

H4

Listen to pupils performing their work linked to this

H5

year’s National Poetry Day theme of “Remember”

H6

The Head of English will be available to speak to visitors in H4.

MODERN LANGUAGES

H9

French and German Sample the delights of our Modern Languages department!

Lennon Block MUSIC DEPARTMENT

L9

During the evening the Music Department will be displaying work from Years 7 through to 13. You will have the chance to discuss what your child will be taught and the structure of the Music courses. The staff will also be able to answer any questions you may have on the extra-curricular work the department does, and the availability of instrumental and vocal tuition given by our team of visiting teachers.

Details of recent tours to Italy and Barcelona, and our next tour to Paris at Easter will also be available.

L10

There will also be ‘Live Rehearsals’ going on during the evening this gives you a chance to see what the pieces sound like before they are ready for the concerts. Rehearsals take place at the following times: 6:30pm - Orchestra 7:00pm - Choir

Holmes Block PHYSICAL EDUCATION Gymnasium

6:00pm – 7.30pm Trampolining Performance followed by 'try yourself'

Sports Hall 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Skills Challenge Come and test your skill level!

P.E. Lab

6:00pm – 7:30pm

Test your fitness Come along and check your fitness in our gym!

LEARNING SUPPORT

The Zone

Members of staff will be available throughout the

evening to provide information and answer any questions regarding all aspects of the new SEN code of practice.

Newton Block GEOGRAPHY + TRAVEL and TOURISM

N1

What's Geography got to do with it?

Where do you live?

Are you flood ready?

Around the world.

Travel and Tourism Displays of work done by students in Year 10 and 11 following the BTEC First Diploma in Travel and Tourism course. In year 12 and 13 we study the BTEC National Diploma in Travel and Tourism, examples of work will also be displayed.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION N1

Quizzes, Power Point demos and religious artefacts.

HISTORY N2

History at Key Stage 3 and 4 A chance to view examples of pupils work.

Sixth Form History and Government & Politics will also be on display.

Newton Block MATHEMATICS N9

Comprehensive display of resources and students’ work from Years 7 to 9.

There will also be a display of some sample Year 7 lessons.

N10 Display of resources from Years 10 to 13.

N11 Take part in our Reaction Time experiment: Are boys quicker than girls?

Come and try some Mathematical games.

Can you beat the clock?

Learning Resource Centre INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY A great chance for you to visit and experiment with the range of equipment which is available to students.

K11

Come and see the students using the software they use in lessons and demonstrating some of the tools used in Computer Club.

Have a look at creative input devices and see how far you can count in binary

LIBRARY & RESOURCE CENTRE The Library is proud to hold a wide and growing collection of fiction for younger readers.

Find out about: • • • • • • • • • • •

Our large book collection Our ‘Accelerated Reader’ development programme Inkhead’s creative writing group Book Club Library Community Volunteers Author Visits Lancashire Book of the Year Award The Library’s own web-based App and website Raspberry-Pi’s Chess and Games clubs Family friendly opening hours See how students navigate through our collection online and by using our Mobile App.

Test your book knowledge with our sample Accelerated Reader quizzes.

Whittle Block DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY W1

Electronics

Mr Whitehead

Interactive electronics display of past and present project work.

W2

Engineering

Mr Gallagher

6th Form testing – Wind tunnel Computer Aided Manufacture CNC Machining

W3

Computer Aided Design (CAD) Mrs Hodge See our new computer aided design and manufacture facilities. 3D modelling and 2D design.

F1 in schools display and information too.

W4

Resistant Materials

Mr Howard

Display of past and present project work.

W5

Engineering and F1 in schools

Mr Speirs

W6

Textiles

Mrs Ainsworth

Displays of past and present students work.

H1

Food and Nutrition

Mrs Hodgkinson

Sample some dishes.

Sixth Form Block PERFORMING ARTS

Drama Theatre

Various workshops during the evening.

6:30pm with Year 10 work on Other Cultures.

7:00pm with Ms Dearden and Mr Smith Year 10 GCSE ‘Out of Order’ Drama group work on antisocial behaviour.

ART AND DESIGN

S9

Exhibitions of GCSE and A Level students’ art work.

S10

In here there will be an A level Photography exhibition.

You can also take part in practical art activities here.

Curie Block SCIENCE Come and join in the excitement of active, practical science.

C4

Chemistry

C5

Physics

C6

Biology

We guarantee you a friendly welcome complemented with a first class, professional service to ensure your complete satisfaction. We believe in providing you with value for money, being central to the local community with whom we have built strong links

We are open:

5:30pm to 9:30pm

Mon – Fri

9:00am to 6:00pm

Sat & Sun

9:00am to 6:00pm

during Holidays

The complex is available for training, practice, coaching sessions and much more.

We also have Grass Pitches and facilities for tournaments and a Dance Studio.

A Sports Hall is available for football, badminton, basketball and much more.

Join in with our Adult/Junior classes!

For more information contact one of the team on 01253 796663.

Please don’t hesitate to have a look at the Astro-Turf.

For Bookings Contact 01253 796663