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Message from the Principal- 9 Ways You Can Make Exams Less Stressful For Your Students
As the exam period begins to approach, I found this useful article at the weekend with a number of useful tips to pass on to parents, carers and students to help them prepare and use their time effectively.
1. Include extra-curricular events in revision timetables Breaking up long revision periods with other events will also help make the exam period seem less daunting overall. 2. Set achievable mini-goals 3. Introduce a ‘digital detox’ Digital-free revision sessions will not only avoid distraction, but can actually be more effective. A 2009 study (Greenfield: Technology and Informal Education: What Is Taught, What Is Learned) found that print-based revision is more effective than typing and the action of writing stimulated memory centres. 4. If you know one thing… Remind them that if they don’t need to remember every fact and figure, simply knowing the key pieces of information on a particular subject point will enable them to score some exam marks. 5. Familiarise them with multiple revision strategies 6. ‘Little and often’ beats cramming 7. Make sure that students and parents know their exam boards 8. Positive reflection 9. Keep things in perspective Spencer Williams, Senior product manager, Pearson Best wishes Richard Lord AS and A Level Exam Outcomes
This week saw the completion of the AS and A level art exams. It is our pleasure to share with you some of their fantastic work. During Thursday's lunch break members of staff were invited to view the progress the students were making on their pieces. Congratulations to all the students who took such pride in producing quality, thought provoking pieces.
![]() ![]() Lindsay Bamber Careers Newsletter Issue 4
The latest careers newsletter can be found here. It is a highly recommended read, especially if you're in KS4! Mr Billitt Legacy is victorious in the Young Enterprise Cambridgeshire County Final!
On Wednesday 27 April it was the Young Enterprise County Final, hosted at Robinson College Cambridge. This meant that Legacy, our Post 16 Young Enterprise Company, had faced two Finals in the space of just eight days.
Following my newsletter piece last week sharing the wonderful news that they won four awards (including Peterborough Company of the Year) at the Peterborough Final I am now delighted to announce that on Wednesday evening they added the Cambridgeshire County Champions award to their roll of honour! Furthermore they picked up the Environmental Awareness Award, which they had also won at Peterborough, and the award for Best Company Report. ![]() This means that Legacy have gone on to match the unprecedented achievements of their illustrious predecessors- Atlantic Enterprises and Eminence- and won both the Peterborough and Cambridgeshire titles. No other Peterborough school has ever achieved such a run of victories and I am personally very proud of all three teams who continue to raise the bar every single year. There was further success for Managing Director Megan Lynas, who was named Cambridgeshire Businessperson of the Year, a category she also won at the Peterborough Final. This is a superb achievement for Megan and the way in which she has led her team. In total the team have now picked up six Company awards across the two finals and our newly installed Young Enterprise trophy cabinet by the Assembly Hall is now ‘fully stacked’! Next time you visit for a parents evening or school event, do ensure you take a look. Legacy have now put their Company 'on ice' as they focus on their AS examinations. However the Directors will reconvene in June with every intention of doing their very best at the Regional Final (also to be hosted in Cambridge on 16 June) and the Events Management team are committed to delivering the best Year 11 prom in KSCS history- the massive chocolate fountain booked as a centre piece is going to be a sight to behold! Mr Abbott Attendance
Success holds onto the lead this week. However, Excellence is only 0.44% behind you. All Houses are so close to our 96% target. Lets do it together.
"Your attitude can make all the difference in how your day will begin and end" Nisban Panwar Sharon Blackledge What's happening at KSCS?
Events and visits in the school over the next fortnight:
Sunday 01/05/2016
D of E Day walk.
Monday 02/05/2016
Bank Holiday
Tuesday 03/05/2016
Y10 Italian Exchange Visit.
Thursday 05/05/2016
Y12 Drama Group Exam 5pm.
Britten Sinfonia Workshop 1.15-3.15pm.
Friday 06/05/2016
Y11 Drama Exams.
Monday 09/05/2016
Y10 Geography Field Visit.
Tuesday 10/05/2016
Y10 Geography Field Visit.
Wednesday 11/05/2016
Yr 8 Progress evening 4-7pm.
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