Year 11 Parents/Carers Info

Year 11 can be a very stressful time for students (and parents) and we would like to try and make the last year at secondary school go as smoothly as possible for all. There is a huge amount of support available to help students through the exam and post 16 application processes, enabling them, we hope, to have a highly successful and enjoyable final year with us at PCS.

Click here to download our new PCS Y11 Newsletter
Click here to download info about Octobers Y11 Parents Evening 2011

After-School Revision Schedule
Year 11 teachers will be running extra after school revision sessions for students on the following days.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
ICT	Art	Spanish	Art
Business Studies	Drama	Art	Media
Art	Food Tech	Humanities	Humanities
Drama	Humanities	Science	English
Music	English	English
Resistant Materials	Resistant Materials	Maths
Science	Graphics
English	Textiles
PE (Miss Barry's group)	Maths

Post 16 Choices Evening - Tuesday 4 October 6—8pm 2011

We have organised a special event for all Year 11 students and their parents, giving you the opportunity to come along and meet representatives from all the local colleges and training providers to ask questions, pick up a prospectus and see some of the options available to you when you leave school next year. We have also invited representatives from the Armed Forces and the NHS.

This will be a fantastic time to really consider the different options open to you and give you a chance to ask questions to help you make an informed choice.

Additional Information, Advice and Guidance

College Presentations

During the week commencing 10 October we have arranged for some of the local colleges to come into school at 3pm to talk to give a presentation and talk to interested students. This will be an opportunity to ask questions about course requirements of about college life in general. The presentations will take place in IT2 and IT3 as follows:

Monday 10 October 2011 —BHASVIC and City College
Tuesday 11 October 2011 —Varndean and Plumpton
Wednesday 12 October 2011—Sussex Downs

Prospectuses and Application Forms

College prospectuses and application forms will be available from the careers area at the back of the library from early October. There will be lots of help on completing applications forms available from PSHEE teachers and mentors over the next few weeks. Completed application forms must be returned to Mrs Hill by Tuesday 8 November 2011. All applications must come through us as we need to add a reference, please do not apply online.

Top Tips for parents to help your child succeed:

• Encourage healthy breakfasts
• Ensure your child stays hydrated
• Organisation is crucial!
• Use a notice board / fridge for key dates
• Encourage good sleep patterns (8 hours a night)
• Attend all PCS Year 11 events and College Open Evenings
• Refer to the homework timetable (found on PCS website). Students should be doing some homework every evening—this is good practise, not only for GCSE’s but for college too

Key Dates:

Post 16 Choices Evening - Tuesday 4 October 2011
College Presentations - w/c Monday 10 October 2011
College Open Evenings - start on Monday 17 October 2011
Mocks Exams - Monday 31 October to Monday 14 November 2011
Year 11 Parents Evening - Thursday 13 October 2011
College Application Deadline - Tuesday 8 November 2011
Learning Review Day - Thursday 1 December 2011

Please make sure that you take full advantage of all the help and support available to you

• Come to the Post 16 Choices Evening and college presentations, visit colleges on their Open Evenings, listen carefully in PSHEE lessons and mentoring and return your completed college application forms to Mrs Hill by 8 November.
• Come along to the Energise sessions every afternoon and then go to the extra revision lessons

Remember

Good attendance and punctuality are crucial for a good reference and future success!

College Open Evenings 2011

Varndean College
Wednesday 2 November 6.30 - 9.00pm
Thursday 3 November 6.30 - 9.00pm
International Baccalaureate Information Evening
Thursday 20 October 6.30 - 7.45pm

Sussex Downs College (Lewes)
Friday 11 November 6.00 - 8.30pm
Saturday 12 November 10.00 -12.00 noon

Sussex Downs College (Eastbourne)
Monday 17 October 5.30 - 8.00pm
Thursday 3 November 5.30 - 8.00pm

BHASVIC
Wednesday 9 November 6.30 - 9.00pm
Thursday 10 November 4.30 - 7.30pm

City College
Pelham Street Site
Wednesday 12 October 5.30 - 9.00pm
Tuesday 22 November 5.30 - 9.00pm

Wilson Avenue Site
Thursday 13 October 5.30 - 8.00pm
Thursday 24 November 5.30 - 8.00pm

Plumpton College
Saturday 5 November 9 - 12.30pm

Who to Contact?

If you are worried about a specific subject, then your first point of call should be that subject teacher. We suggest that the best method of communication, initially, is using email, click here for the contact page