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Thi s comi ng academi c year ,El st r ee UTC wi l lbe wor ki ngt ohel pst udent sachi ev eev enmor ehi ghl yi n Mat hs .Of st edr ecogni sedt hatst udentpr ogr essi n Mat hswasgoodbutwhyst opt her e?Thi scomi ng year ,El st r eeUTCwi l lbenef i tf r om t heexper t i seof Ben Samuel a l eadi ng achi ev ement consul t ant wor ki ng wi t h oursponsor st he Mel l erEducat i onal T r ust .Mr Samuelwi l lt each i nt er v ent i on mat hs cl asses f or year 1 1 st udent s ev er y Thur sday af t er noon and al so r un mat hs mast ercl asses on Sat ur days .Thur sdaysessi onswi l lt akepl aceev er y weekatEl st r eeUTCat3pm i nr oom 25.TheSat ur day sessi ons wi l lbe at9. 00am -1 1 . 30am i nt he Ar k Theat r e atHer t swood Academy on t he f ol l owi ng days:
Thur day1 3t hAugust 1 1 am -2pm •Resul t sDayf orAS, ALev el & Lev el 3BTEC Thur sday20t hAugust 1 0am -2pm •Resul t sDayf orGCSE&Lev el 2BTEC and6t hFor m Enr ol mentDay[ Day1 ] Fr i day21 stAugust 1 1 am -2pm •6t hFor m Enr ol mentDay[ Day2] Monday24t h-Fr i day28t hAugust 1 0am -2pm •Uni f or m ShopandPi ckupopenat TheEl st r eeUTC Aut umnTer m
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Monday7t hSept ember 8. 45am •St ar tDayf orYear s1 1and1 3
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Thur sday1 7t hSept ember 7pm •Wel comeev eni ngt onewYear1 0Par ent s
Januar y 9t h, 1 6t h, 23r dand30t h
Thur sday24t hSept ember 7pm •Wel comeev eni ngt onewYear1 2Par ent s
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Thur sday1 5t hOct ober 5. 30pm -7 . 30pm •Year1 1Par ent sEv eni ng
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Some mi nor r evi si ons wi l l af f ect t he school ’ s t i met abl i ngst r uct ur eandt i mi ngf r om Sept emberso pl easef ami l i ar i seyour sel fwi t ht henewschool day .
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Monday1 5t h-Fr i day1 9t hFebr uar y Hal fT er m Hol di ay
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6•S AVANNAH S ULLI VAN Y e a r10.“ S a v a nna h ’ spr o j e c t sha v ec o nt e x t ua l de pt h,a swe l l a sv e r y we l l wr i t t e nr e s e a r c ht os uppo r the rc r e a t i v ea nd s k i l l e dpr a c t i c a l wo r k . 7•BRADS MI TH Y e a r10.“ r o ug hhi ss uc c e s s f ul e x pe r i me nt a t i o nwi t hpho t o s ho p , Br a dha ss ho wnhi ms e l ft obeape r f e c t i o ni s t .i sy e a rheha s i nde pe nde nt l ybe t t e r e dhi ss k i l l i nus i ngac a me r ama nua l l y . ” 8•ELLI ES MI TH Y e a r10.“ El l i eha sa ne x e mpl a r ywo r ke t hi c .S hewo r k si nde pe nde t l y , S hei shi g hl yc r e a t i v ea ndpr o duc e ss o mev e r yi nt e r e s t i ng pi e c e so fwo r k . ” 9•AMELI ALUNDRI GAN Y e a r10.“ Av e r yha r dwo r k i nga ndc o ns c i e nt i o uss t ude nt . ” 10•CHLOEWES T Y e a r12.“ Chl o ec r e a t e swo r kt oa ne x c e e di ng l yhi g hs t a nda r d. Cr e a t i v e l y ,Ac a de mi c a l l ya ndPr o f e s s i o na l l y . ”
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ALEVEL RESUL TSDAY 13th AUGUST
A2 LEVEL RESULTS
Resul t sdayi sf astappr oachi ngandwewoul dl i ket o gi v eyouaheadsupt ot hepr ocessbef or eyouar r i v e. Resul t swi l lbeavai l abl et opi ckupf r om t abl esi nt he at r i um f r om 1 0am onwar ds .T abl eswi l lbesetupi n t her ecept i onar ea/ cant eenar eaofScr een1 sowe candi scussyouropt i ons .
I fyouhav er ecei v edyourr esul t sandyouhav emet youruni v er si t y’ sr equi r ement sorhav eapl anf ort he comi ngyeart henpl easeheadt o: TABLE 1 - Meet wi t h Mi ss Wi l kes and col l ect i nf or mat i onf ort heEUTCAl umni . I f you hav e notmett he r equi r ement sf or your uni v er si t yt henpl easeheadt o:
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TABLE4-Meetwi t hMr .Ri cet oensur eyouhav emet r equi r ement st ocont i nuewi t hA2St udi esandt hat youar ehappywi t hyourchoi cesf ornextyear . Col l ecti nf or mat i onf orA2St udi es .
TABLE 3 - Meet wi t h Mr . Gol ds and di scuss possi bi l i t i esf ornextyearsuchasAppr ent i ceshi psor Uni v er si t y . Her ewewi l l ensur eyouhav eapl anf ort he comi ngyear .
I fyouhav er ecei v edanEoraUi nyourASExamst hen pl easeheadt o: TABLE5-Meetwi t hMr .Mi t chel landdi scussyour opt i ons f or t he comi ng year ,f or i nst ance r esubmi t t i ngcour sewor korl ooki ngatal t er nat i v eAS Cour ses .
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GCSE RESUL TSDAY 20th AUGUST
COLLECTING RESULTS
GCSEr esul t sdayi sboundt obebot hexci t i ngand ner v er acki ng.I twi l lal sobebusy .Sot ohel pease t het ensi onwehav easi mpl eset upr eadyt ogoso yourt r ansi t i on t of ur t hereducat i on i sf l ui d and si mpl e.Resul t s wi l lbe avai l abl et o pi ck up f r om manned t abl esi nt heat r i um f r om 1 0am onwar ds . T abl eswi l lbesetupi nt her ecept i onar ea/ cant een ar eaofScr een1sowecanenr olyouassoonasyou hav e pi cked up yourr esul t s .Pl ease wel come any ext er nalst udent senr ol i ngast heywi l lbeal l owedt o ent erf r om 1 1 am.
I fyouhav er ecei v ed5A*-CGCSEsi ncl udi ngEngl i sh andMat hst henpl easeheadt o: TABLE1-Meetwi t hMr sHi dl ebaughorMr .Mor r i son t oconf i r m your5A*-CGCSEsi ncl udi ngEngl i shand Mat hs . Her ewewi l l checkt hemi ni mum r equi r ement s f oryoursubj ectopt i onsatt he EUTC Si xt h For m. I fyoumeett heent r yr equi r ement st henyouwi l lbe enr ol l ed.I fnott hen we wi l lr ef eryou t o Seni or Leader shi pt odi scussyouropt i onssuchasappl yi ng f ordi f f er entsubj ect sort aki nganEPQ. I fyouhav er eci ev ed5A*-CGCSEsbutnoti ncl udi ng Engl i shorMat hst henpl easeheadt o: TABLE2 -Meetwi t h Mi ssWi l kesorMr .Kamyat o conf i r m your5A*-CGCSEs ,her ewewi l li ndent i f y wi t hEngl i shorMat hsr esi t sar eneeded. Wewi l l check t hemi ni mum r equi r ement sf oryoursubj ectopt i onsi ft heycompl yt henwewi l lenr olyout oEUTCSi xt h For m.I f not t hen we wi l lr ef er you t o Seni or Leader shi pt odi scussyouropt i onssuchast aki ng di f f er entsubj ect s .Youmustt akear esi topt i ont o enr ol . I fyouhav enotr eci ev ed5A*-CGCSEst henpl ease headt o: TABLE3 -Meetwi t h MrRi cet oi dent i f ypot ent i al BTECandFunct i onalSki l l spr ogr ammeswhi chmay beappr opr i at e.
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