KS3 Exams SUMMER 2012

RC Key Stage 3 Exam Letter to Parents

YEAR 11 PARENTS STUDY LEAVE REV SESSIONS MAY 2012

END OF YEAR 11 IN 2012

Summer Exam Booklet

GCSE exam timetable

GCE exam timetable

During their three day visit the students were taken to some of the finest coastal scenery in the UK (if not the world?) and were able to see how coastal management has been conducted along Christchurch Bay from Hengistbury Head to Hurst Castle Spit.

 The geology of the Purbeck coast was explored late on the first day as the students were shown Old Harry Rocks at the chalk headland of Hand-fast Point and many could not believe that this band of chalk once joined with the Needles on the Isle of Wight forming a land bridge before sea levels rose af-ter the last Ice Age.

The importance of the geology along the coast from Exmouth in Devon to Old Harry Rocks in Dorset has resulted in the area being branded a ‘UNESCO World Heritage Site’ and as such, puts the area on a par with places such as the Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier Reef. The importance of the area was not lost on the students as they explored Swanage, Portland Bill, Chesil Beach, Durdle Door, Lulworth Cove and Stair Hole.

 The group conducted a beach survey at Ringstead Bay, which will enable them to answer a sizeable section of their skills paper in June.

Despite a very early start on the final day, the enthusiasm of the students did not diminish as they were given the opportunity to attempt rock climbing and abseiling along the limestone cliffs at Dancing Ledge in what was a fine culmination to a superb three days.

Take a look at the clips at the website, but please vote for our video involving Holly and Lara on their trip to Kenya.

Remember you can only vote once for your first and second choice.

Voting polls close on 23rd March 2012.

Your votes will help determine which teams will go through to Grand Final of the competition which will take place in Winchester on 11^th July 2012 and we do hope that our entry will progress.

The link to the page is provided below

http://www3.hants.gov.uk/schoolsvote.htm

As a school, we are trying to raise  money for the CAFOD Korogocho Gym Project, which is somewhere that Holly and Lara visited on their trip to Kenya. You can support this initiative by downloading the form below…..

Olympic Brick Project 2012

27th, 28th and 29th February 7.30pm
Tickets: £7 adult
£5 student or concessions
£20 family (2 adults + 2 children)

Money to finance office

Mrs. Whyte.

I wrote to you on the 14^th December 2011 to inform you of the First Bus decision to withdraw the 640, 641 and 642 routes. This came as a shock to the school and parents alike.

Although the responsibility for travel to school remains with parents, I was of the view that on parents’ behalf, the school should try and find an appropriate solution to the transport issue.

We have had conversations with both First Bus and Emsworth and District Bus Company to find a solution. I can confirm that from Monday 20^th February 2012 Emsworth and District Bus Company will provide a morning and afternoon bus services for children at Oaklands Catholic School on the withdrawn routes.

Attached to this letter are details of the bus services numbers, the fares, the routes and timetables and which bus stops will be used in Oaklands for the afternoon collection.  In the mornings the Emsworth/Westbourne service will drop children inside the school grounds, the Clanfield/Horndean service will drop students at the bus stop on the Oaklands side of Stakes Hill Road so that students can walk to the school gates without having to cross a road. 

Termly bus passes will be available for purchase and details of the cost of these and how to apply for them will be available from the Emsworth and District Bus Company in due course.  Students currently in possession of bus passes are advised to convert their First Bus passes into Emsworth and District ones as soon as possible.  All this involves is handing their old pass and a passport size photo with the students’ name and route they use written on the back to the driver in the morning, and the new passes will be issued in the afternoon on the return journey.

Should you need further information from Emsworth and District Bus Company, their contact details are http://www.emsworthanddistrict.co.uk/ or 01243 378337.

We are, as you can imagine, delighted that Emsworth and District Bus Company have opted to lay on these services, and would encourage as many families as possible in the areas served by these routes to use the bus services for child transport to and from school. 

 Yours sincerely,

 M Quinn

 The replacement details are as follows

The fare pricing is as follows

The timetables can be downloaded below (Microsoft Excel files)

605 Emsworth mornings

641 Denvilles afternoons

639 Clanfield

Admissions Policy 2013/14

ADMISSIONS POLICY 2013-2014 {1}

Supplementary Information Sheet 2013/14

admform2013 2014

6th Form Admissions Policy 2013/14

admpol6form 2013-14 Jan 2012

Jan 2012 Exam Timetable

2012 Y11 Module and Mock Timetable (a couple of changes have been made to this since first publication)

Year 11 Exam Letter

On 9th November 2011 we received notice from First Hampshire and Dorset Ltd, a subsidiary bus company within the First Group that they intend to withdraw the 640 bus service operating between Clanfield, Horndean and Oaklands and the 641/642 service operating between Warblington, Southleigh, West Leigh and Oaklands. This is not a decision made by the school.

First Hampshire and Dorset intend to withdraw the service on 10th February 2012. This announcement was unexpected, without prior consultation and is potentially devastating for the students who use these services. I am dismayed that the company would remove a school service and to do this midway through an academic year which potentially leaves parents in an untenable situation. The company maintain that the routes are no longer profitable and it is this that has led them to a commercial decision to remove the services.

Over the last month we have been negotiating with Mr David Attrill, Network Planner at First with a view to mitigating the impact of their decision. I am pleased to report that a compromise solution has been found to replace the 640 service. However, this will necessitate the use of public service buses on a part dedicated route, and an alternative dedicated service leaving Oaklands and terminating at the London Road junction in Cowplain. In addition, Stage Coach Bus Company run a service on part of the 640 route from and to local stops close to the school.

Unfortunately, no undertaking has been made by First to provide or alter services on the 641/642 route to the east of Oaklands. Both First and Stagecoach run public routes around Westleigh and Havant which will help some families. The public services out to Warblington and Emsworth travelling west are more fragmented.

A significant number of families who live over the three mile limit on the affected routes are still in possession of a subsidised bus pass, this will continue in accordance with the Local Authority policy. We are currently working with the LA to ascertain how transport will be provided for these students.

For all students in the affected areas we are currently looking at alternatives to public transport. This work is in its infancy, if a successful case can be made for an ‘in house’school based bus service for some of the affected areas we will, of course, involve parents in a consultation process.

You may wish to contact First Hampshire and Dorset direct; they can be contacted on 023 8071 4800 or via their website http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/hampshire/

This news will come as a shock to you and may place you and your children in an invidious position. I will write to you again after Christmas once we have more information about alternative services.

With best wishes.

Yours sincerely,

Matthew Quinn.

Those involved with the Genocide Project at school have created a website to allow those interested to keep up to date with current news and developments. Please click on the link above to learn more.

Families will be aware of current press coverage surrounding an anticipated day of action by some of the teaching and public service unions on 30th November. A number of families have already started to enquire about the school’s position.

The dispute is between employees in the public services and the Government, not the school. Provided unions have followed the legal procedures staff have a legitimate right to strike.

On the basis of the information that I currently have, the school will remain open on 30^th November.  However, the situation remains fluid as some staff may have not made a decision regarding their stance. 

We will do all we can to keep families informed of any developments and will be updating this website as and when we know more. 

Families may wish to consider their contingency plan should industrial action have an impact on the school.