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Welcome to the Year 11 GCSE Strategy homepage. Year 11 is a crucial year in that it is the culmination of eleven years of education all of which is leading towards formal qualifications that will prepare our pupils for their next steps, whatever they may be. As such, both pupils and parents may find this year stressful and one of the aims of the GCSE Strategy is to ensure both parents and pupils are supported to eliminate unnecessary stresses.
All key information for Year 11 will be uploaded to this section of the website. This will include all GCSE and Post 16 information and as well as copies of all Year 11 letters sent home.
General careers advice, guidance and useful website links can also be found on the Careers Education and Advice section of our website.
The Year 11 GCSE strategy covers 3 main areas: the Curriculum, Pupils and Parents.
The CURRICULUM – Our aim is to:
PUPILS – Our aim is to:
We run a comprehensive PSHE and CEIAG programme that covers many topics to support the points above. Pupil identification and support is ongoing throughout the year. (Please see CEIAG section on website)
PARENTS – Our aim is to
Reports and key information is shared with parents through Go4Schools. In addition to this there are a series of Parent Information Evenings & a Parents’ Consultation Evening during the year. Click here to view the PSHE Learning Journey.
Year 11 Leavers Letter – May 2023
Pre-Exam Sessions Y11-combined
Year 11 Hoodies Letter – April 2023
Parent Information Evening March 2023
Year 11 Update Letter – March 2023
Year 11 Headteacher Update Letter – February 2023
Year 11 Business Studies Revision Session – 21 February 2023
Year 11 – Prom & Hood Letter – January 2023
Year 11 – Applying for an Apprenticeship Workshop 08 02 2023
Year 11 Update Letter – January 2023
Year 11 Parents Consultation Evening Letter – February 2023
How to login to the Parents Evening website
Year 11 English Mock Exam Information Feb 2023
The Real Apprentice Event 11 10 22
Year 11 English Mock Exam Information Dec 2022
Results of the consultation on the proposed changes to the assessment of Mathematics, Physics and Combined Science GCSEs in 2023 . Please click on the link below:
DATE | EVENT |
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Tuesday 27th September 2022 | GCSE EVENING: PREPARING FOR THE YEAR AHEAD 7pm Theatre | This is an opportunity for all parents to know what the year ahead entails. We will also share some strategies on how you can support your child through the year. |
Tuesday 4th October 2022 | POST 16 EVENING 6pm onwards Theatre & Stands | This is an opportunity for all parents & students to meet a range of Post 16 providers in order to help make informed choices about your child’s next steps. |
Tuesday 18th October 2022 | A Level Workshop 3-4pm (Classroom TBC) | King Edward V1 Sixth Form will be delivering an advice and guidance session for all students considering A Levels. |
October Half Term | ||
November 2022 | Progress Data available for parents/carers | Parents can see the most recent progress data via Go4Schools. This should include predicted grades and effort data. |
Tuesday 29 November 2022 | PSHE (Periods 2&3) | Push ‘Revision Skills’ Presentation for all students. Students will reflect upon their current revision habits and learn new tips and techniques. |
Thursday 2nd February 2023 | Year 11 Parents’ Consultation Evening | This is an opportunity for all parents/carers to meet teachers for all subjects to discuss their child’ progress. (This has changed from 10th November 2022 to coincide with mock exam result data) |
W/C 5th December 2022 | Mock Exams | This is the first set of mock exams this year. |
Christmas Holidays | ||
Wednesday 26th January 2023 | Year 11 Reports | This is accessible via Go4Schools. |
February Half Term | ||
W/C 27th February 2023 | Mock Exams | This is the second and final set of mock exams this year. |
April 2023 | Progress Data available for parents/carers | Parents can see the most recent progress data via Go4Schools. This should include predicted grades and effort data. |
Easter Holiday | ||
May 2023 | GCSE WRITTEN EXAMS BEGIN | |
An integral part of Year 11 is preparing for exams in the form of revision. Whilst the expectation is that some of this will happen at home, we do also run revision sessions after school. We run these sessions from the very start of Year 11 so that students can manage their revision over a longer period of time rather than just cramming at the end of the year. Please see rota below:
| WEEK 1 | WEEK 2 |
MONDAY | CATCH UP – Departments to arrange | CATCH UP – Departments to arrange |
TUESDAY | OPTION A | OPTION B |
WEDNESDAY | MATHS | OPTION C |
THURSDAY | ENGLISH | SCIENCE |
FRIDAY | CATCH UP – Departments to arrange | CATCH UP – Departments to arrange |
A | B | C |
Computing | Art fine | Art Photography |
French | Business Studies | Business Studies |
German | Computing | Citizenship |
Geography | Citizenship | Drama |
History | Dance | Food Tech |
PE | Food Tech | Geography |
| History | Graphics |
| PE | History |
| Resistant Materials | Music |
| Textiles | Resistant Materials |
Week Beginning 5 December 2022. Please click here for the full timetable.
Week Beginning 27 February 2023. Please click here for the full timetable
NCATI (National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure) Open Day 8 March 2023
national grid apprenticeships 2023
Central Saint Michael’s Sixth Form Open Day 18 /21 January 2023
Halesowen College Parent/Carer Newsletter Term 1 2022
Shireland CBSO Academy (Music) Sixth Form Prospectus
Sandwell Academy Sixth Form Open Day – 23 November 2022
Access Creative College Birmingham
The Khalsa Sixth Open Evening Monday 7 November 2022
Royal Navy Unlocking Your Future Flyer
Introduction to Apprenticeships
Dudley College Open Days/Events
Post 16 Evening 4 October 2022 Parent Information
CITB Apprenticeships (Hire, Become & Redundancies) – CITB
What are T Levels Film – Amazing Apprenticeships
Post 16 Evening 4 October 2022 6pm – Theatre
The Apprenticeship Guide | Home : Your online guide to apprenticeship careers and job opportunities
JLR-Retail-Apprentice-Programme-Brochure
Lloyds Banking Group Apprenticeship Vacancies:
Jaguar Land Rover Level 3 Apprenticeships
BMW Apprenticeship Information
The BMW Group, Hams Hall Apprenticeship Webinar 22 February 2023 at 6pm
NCATI (National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure) Open Day 8 March 2023
Doocey Group Apprentice Open Day Tickets, Sat 22 Apr 2023 at 10:00 | Eventbrite
Doocey Blank apprenticeship application form 2023
national grid apprenticeships 2023
Your-step-by-step-guide-to-applying-for-an-apprenticeship
The Apprenticeship Guide | Home : Your online guide to apprenticeship careers and job opportunities
Personal, Social, Health Education becomes statutory for all schools from September 2020 under the Children and Social Work Act 2017.
At Dormston, PSHE is a planned, developmental programme of learning through which children and young people acquire the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to manage their lives now and in the future. As part of a whole-school approach, PSHE develops the qualities and attributes pupils need to thrive as individuals, family members and members of society.
PSHE equips pupils to live healthy, safe, productive, capable, responsible and balanced lives. It encourages them to be enterprising and supports them in making effective transitions, positive learning and career choices and in achieving economic wellbeing. A critical component of PSHE is providing opportunities for children and young people to reflect on and clarify their own values and attitudes and explore the complex and sometimes conflicting range of values and attitudes they encounter now and in the future.
PSHE contributes to personal development by helping pupils to build their confidence, resilience and self-esteem, and to identify and manage risk, make informed choices and understand what influences their decisions. It enables them to recognise, accept and shape their identities, to understand and accommodate difference and change, to manage emotions and to communicate constructively in a variety of settings. Developing an understanding of themselves, empathy and the ability to work with others will help pupils to form and maintain good relationships, develop the essential skills for future employability and better enjoy and manage their lives.
Please see Learning Journey for specifics of what will be taught this year