A Level Results 2010

King Edward VI students were celebrating some excellent achievements on A level results day this year. One hundred and fifty four students received their final grades after two years of hard study. Overall, staff at the school were delighted with the results achieved. The pass rate was 98.3%, with 48% of all grades being either A or B.

All of the students deserve congratulations. However, there were, as ever, some superb individual performances worthy of mention. Lucinda Lycett achieved six grade A passes, three of them at the new A* level. Holly Youlden also achieved 3 A* grades (as well as an A grade). In addition, Robbie Beck, Sam Friel, and Tom Slater all achieved four A grades and all with at least one A*. The following students achieved 3 passes at grade A, again with a liberal sprinkling of A* grades – Jenny Benham, Kate Bradshaw, Emma Briant, Robyn Broad, Robyn D’Cruz, Alexander Follis, Elizabeth Hollis, Jessica Lobo, Daniel Schlappa, Harriet Stringer and Amy Walker.

Headteacher Kevin Maycock commented:

“We are delighted with the performance of our A level students this year. Their excellent set of results was a fair reward for their commitment to their studies and the school during the time they spent with us. I should like to thank all the teachers and staff at the school for their work in supporting the students and their parents and families for the backing they gave. I should like to wish all of the students the best of luck as they embark on their next challenge, whether it is university or any other direction they have chosen.”

Dear Parents

I should like to take this opportunity to give you some important reminders about the end of term arrangements and procedures to start the new term in September.

End of Term

As you will be aware, school finishes on Friday 23 July. Arrangements are as follows:

8.55 – 12.50:  normal lessons
12.50 – 1.50:  lunch break
1.50 – 2.15:  tutor period
2.15: Dismissal of students (school buses have been altered to this earlier time).

Dear Parent

As you know, this year we have carried out a comprehensive Curriculum Review. I would like to thank parents, students, governors and staff for their contribution to this process and pass on the main development points for the coming year and beyond.

The School Day
On a large school site, moving around between lessons takes time. This can mean that students lose valuable learning time. This year we made the move to integrate afternoon registration into lessons to regain some of that time. However, feedback showed that moving to much longer blocks of time for all subjects at Key Stage 3 and 4, as some schools have done, was unpopular. Fewer transitions directly between lessons do provide more learning time. Therefore we plan to:

• Change from 6 x 50 minute lessons to 5 x 60 minute lessons per day.

Parents may find the article below useful in supporting their child during the production of examination coursework.

http://www.ofqual.gov.uk/files/2009-12-24-plagiarism-parents.pdf