Thursday 30 September 2010

Tutor Group Notices: Thursday 30th September

CHRISTMAS BALL WITH BEXLEYHEATH SCHOOL
Please get your £10 deposits in asap

SKILLS FOR LONDON
CLOSING DATE TOMORROW

CITY WALK TRIP= FULL!

DIRTY DANCING- STILL PLACES- PLEASE PAY ASAP

SOUTHBANK TRIP- 7 PLACES LEFT. GET THE LETTER IN QUICK

EMENTORING FOR OXBRIDGE- CLOSING DATE FRIDAY


MADRID TRIP- SEE MR CARTWRIGHT AS THERE WILL BE AN EXTENSION FOR THE DEPOSIT

I.D. CARDS MUST BE WORN

AT ALL TIMES PUPILS MUST WEAR THEIR I.D. BADGES. THIS WILL APPLY AT BEXLEYHEATH SCHOOL AND ERITH SCHOOL TOO.
Please see Gerri if you are yet to have your photo taken and please also see your tutor to get a temporary note to explain the absence of the card

Monday 27 September 2010

Madrid Arts Trip 2011

Personal Statement - Have you done yours?

Remember the deadline for your Personal Statements is FRIDAY 22ND OCTOBER. This is for your final draft by this date you should have completed at least 2 drafts and had your UCAS Bingo card stamped. Also remember the buzz word for our school is WEARESIXTH, you will need this to sign up to UCAS.

For help writing your personal statement see links and documents below:

FREE STUFF...

Free downloadable resources provided by www.keweipress.com.

CLICK ON THE ARTICLE/ BOOK YOU WANT THEY ALL HAVE WORKING LINKS

In addition, there are another five free articles, all with an economics bias:
There is also one cultural article:

Assembly: Monday 27th September

  1. COUNTDOWN COMPETITION TEAMS- SOON TO MISS BEER 
  2. BUSINESS TRIP NEXT TUESDAY 5TH OCTOBER- CITY WALK 
  3. SKILLS FOR LONDON- 8TH OCT- PLACES NEED TO BE CONFIRMED BY WEDNESDAY
  4. DIRTY DANCING AND PROM- GET MONEY IN! 
  5. SAT OPEN MORNING - HELPERS PLEASE FOR OPEN DAY AND DO BOARDS THIS WEEK 
  6. NEW YORK PEOPLE PLEASE SEE MISS BEER AT 3PM IN HER OFFICE 
  7. YEAR 13- PERSONAL STATEMENT DEADLINE IS 22ND OCTOBER 2010. ROUGH DRAFTS SHOULD BE WITH MISS BEER/MISS FORD BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

Student of the week: Week ending 24th September

ANIMATED STAR DIVIDER Pictures, Images and Photos
JACK MARSHALL

BEST DRESSED
DANNY HACKETT AND LUKE ROBINSON

 

Art Enrichment

We are looking for one/two sixth form students who would be interested assisting with Primary Colours Art Club on Tuesdays. The club runs form 4pm-6pm but one hour of help is absolutely fine. We are looking for someone with an interest in art and that perhaps is considering working with young children in the future. They will be asked to help the children (age 5-7) with the art projects and also give assistance to Louise Ungpakorn who will be teaching the class.

Please see  
Cassie Hyland for more info

OPEN DAY: CITY UNIVERSITY LONDON

Undergraduate Open Days 
Saturday 9 October 2010 &
Saturday 6 November 2010
10:00 - 15:00
Our next Undergraduate Open Days will be held on Saturday 9 October 2010 and Saturday 6 November 2010 from 10:00 - 15:00 at City University London, Northampton Square, London, EC1V 0HB.

Monday 20 September 2010

What's coming up? Be in the know!

Make sure you check the calendar so you're not left out, there are closures to several school sites!
Click here to view and there is a link on the top left

Assembly: Monday 20th September

Kings College Lectures



Are you interested in medicine? Then this opportunity is for you! Kings College are running a series of Science & Medicine in Action Lectures just for Sixth Form Students these are free of charge and would be invaluable for anyone thinking of going into medicine.They are also putting on a series of mentoring sessions providing advice on such things as UCAS and applying to medical school.

If you are interested please see Miss Forde for more information, the first lecture is on 20th October

Thursday 16 September 2010

Applying to Oxbridge?

With September now upon us, (where did summer go?!), we understand that your key focus is to ensure that your students put their all into tackling the different stages of their Oxbridge applications. I hope that your students’ personal statements are progressing well (we know it can feel like a lengthy process). The effort is worth it, as over 70% of the applicants we worked with last year were asked about their statement in the interview. It is so important therefore as you know, that students spend time ensuring that their statement reflects their opinions, academic understanding of their subject and evidence of their work beyond the syllabus.

We understand that your attentions will be turning to admissions tests – a crucial part of the Oxbridge application process. Having spoken with many applicants who went through the tests last year, we know students feel much more confident if they understand the format of their admissions test and practise the skills which it requires. Last year, a number of applicants expressed concern over the time constraints when it came to the real thing, as well as being unsure as to how to best prepare given it feels that so much of the test still feels ‘unknown.’

To help strengthen students’ core analytical, logical and critical thinking skills required in the BMAT, Cambridge Law Test, ELAT, HAT, LNAT, TSA Cambridge and TSA Oxford, we are running two one-day Admissions Test Seminars in London on Saturday 9th & Saturday 16th October at the London School of Economics.  

These seminars will be led by our fantastic and ‘inspirational’ consultants (to quote feedback from a number of recent applicants!) who will ensure that the students work hard throughout the day and understand that the tests can be enjoyable as well as challenging. They will explain how to approach questions and how to structure answers so that students demonstrate their analytical skills and express their ideas coherently. Students will sit a mock test on the day, and our consultant will mark their test and return it within ten days of the seminar – explaining what went well, where students can improve and how their score compares to other applicants at the seminar. For further details, or simply click here for more information and how to book, as places are filling up fast.

We have a special schools price of £90 per applicant, for all seminar bookings made through the school. You simply need to enter the code ‘schools2010’ at the checkout, and the discount from the standard price of £180 will be applied.

And... to help get those admissions test juices flowing, why not ask your students to have a go at answering the taster questions in our brochure attached. If you then log onto www.oxbridgeapplications.com you can see how their answer compares to ours... but ask them to refrain from taking a peak at the answer before they have had a go themselves!

Wishing all the best for your students. If your students cannot make it to our seminars, we do have mock tests available online. Just click here to find out more. 

Future Pathways Evening

Wednesday 15 September 2010

Work experience and a bursary!

Deloitte is a professional practices firm specialising Tax, Audit, Corporate Finance and Consulting. Our Scholar Scheme is a gap year program that involves a 30week placement within a service line where students will gain some solid experience in the working world before heading off to University and receiving a £1500 bursary, which they will receive each year of study. Going to University is a non negotiable condition of the scheme as hope that our scholar will return as graduates.  There are a number of insight days that the company are running for students who are interested in the scheme.  

More information can be found on our website:  
http://www.deloitte.co.uk/scholars/meet-us.cfm
Please note these events will only be open to students who meet our academic criteria.  GCSEs - all applicants must have a strong set of GCSE (or equivalent) results with a minimum of grade B in Maths and C in English Language.  A-Level - Our predicted A-Level requirement is ABB (320 UCAS tariff points)

Monday 13 September 2010

No lessons at Erith...

There will be no period 5 lesson on the following 2 days at Erith:
Thursday 16th September
Wednesday 22nd September

Peer Listening Training: Thursday 7th October

Prefects in Year 13 will be involved in training with Childline all day so they are in a position to set up a peer listening service after half term.

Student of the week: Week ending 10th September

ANIMATED STAR DIVIDER Pictures, Images and Photos
ROBYN LIDSEY

BEST DRESSED
SAM MONTGOMERY
 

Skills for London trip - FRIDAY 8th OCTOBER 2010


100 PLACES FOR WELLING SIXTH FORMERS
See your tutor for a letter this week
For more details of the event, follow the link below:

Thursday 2 September 2010

Start as we mean to go on...

To all new students please ensure that you are dressed to impress tomorrow, remember business dress is a requirement, and you may not be able to enrol if you are not dressed appropriately