DofE Year 12

The following students have yet to hand in their enrolment forms for DofE:

Rachel Crowder
Sameda Driaj
Joel Garden
Nathan Gibbons
Jasmine Godfrey
Avilasha Gurung
Lara Gracie
Rohaan Howard
Mgda
Justin
Jessica
Alex
Fergus
Yusera
Katelyn
Vickie
Madihah
Humzah
Anna
Mudassar
Josh
Keiron
Angad
Erin
Thomas Truscott
Peter
Elorida

Please can I stress that without these you can NOT be enrolled onto the course. Please hand them in by Monday 3 October or you will not be enrolled on the course.

Thank you,
Miss Bristow

Means tested Bursaries for Exceptional Projects

Please visit the website below for information about an 600 year old charity which provides support for highly talented individuals to undertake projects they could not otherwise afford.  

http://www.ewelme-education-awards.info/what-we-do.html

Not sure about University Course Choice?

If you are in Year Thirteen and are not sure what to do at university, I would like to invite you to a meeting with Sonal Vyas, Outreach Officer at Brookes, in the next few weeks. Please e-mail me letting me know your broad areas of interest and any lunchtimes which you could not do between now and half term.

Many thanks

DGi

New Attendance Gate

Sixth Form,

Please be aware that as of Monday 3rd October (next week) you will not be allowed to enter and exit school through reception.

Instead you must use the new attendance gate that is situated between the Brighouse and Wainwright buildings. 

The system is the same in that you will need you ID card to get in and out of school.

Make sure you are wearing your ID card round you neck at all times so that it can be seen.

Thank you

Y12 Tutor - Mr Hibbert's group

Please can Mr Hibbert's Y12 tutor group go to L14 for tutor time today.

Thank you

Taster Courses can be a way to find out if you want to do a course - some of these are in half term

Goldsmiths, University of London and King's College London have just announced they will be running the following FREE university taster courses for sixth form students taking place this October and November.

Places are allocated on a first-come first-served basis for the majority of the taster courses so please apply as soon as possible.

A full list of taster courses with places available can be found towards the bottom of this email and you can also find all our taster courses on our website www.london.ac.uk/tasters. 

History of Nursing Exhibition Town Hall 17-28 October

This may be interesting if you are interested in Nursing or other NHS careers.

Year 12 Rucksacks

The following year 12 pupils have not returned their rucksacks:

Nathan Gibbons
Habib Rahman
Angad Singh
Alexander McCann
Fergus McKirdy
Lara Heneghan
Milo
Saif

Please do so today before parents are contacted and extra charges are issues for everyday that it is late.

Thank you,
Miss Bristow

Year 12 DOfE

A reminder to all DofE students that you must hand in your  enrollment form by the end of the week as you will be officially enrolled on Friday.

Also, please return your rucksacks at 2:50pm today in the lower gym, failure to do so will result in extra charge.

Psychology/Neuroscience Lecture

Please contact Dr. McHugh and copy me in if you would like to go.  

My name is Stephen McHugh and I'm the psychology tutor at St Hilda's College, University of Oxford (https://www.sthildas.ox.ac.uk/content/dr-stephen-mchugh). I'm part of a group at St. Hilda's that is running a public lecture series on Neuroscience, psychology and philosophy and we're are keen to invite sixth form students (or students of any age that are interested) from local Oxford schools to attend. The next event is entitled 'Depression and the Brain' and the details are below. Please pass the information on to any students or teachers that you think might be interested and please ask them to get in touch if they would like to come along.

Dr Stephen McHugh | www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk www.sthildas.ox.ac.uk www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk. button. You are here. Home; About the College; People at St Hilda's

 

Date: 20th October 2016

Time: 5-7pm

Venue: Jacqueline du Pre Music Building, St Hilda’s College, Cowley Place, OX4 1DY.

 

Best wishes,

 

Stephen McHugh

Work Experience Opportunity

The Department of Meteorology, in collaboration with the UK Met Office and the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting have developed a work experience programme aimed at KS4 and KS5 students, who have an interest in science and in maths and physics in particular.

The programme is designed to provide an opportunity for these students to find out about the expanding subject of weather and climate research in addition to the broader field of environmental physics and the  variety of careers available in these fields.  During the programme they will gain experience of what it is like to work in these disciplines as well as an idea of student life at the University of Reading.

The three day programme will take place from 14-17 February 2017.  It is free of charge and non-residential, although accommodation can be booked at our campus hotel, The Cedars http://www.reading.ac.uk/venue-reading/Sleep/vr-cedars-hotel.aspx

GCSE English Resit

If you are retaking your English GCSE please come to the Sixth Form Office to pick up your new timetable.

Please do so ASAP as lessons start this week.

Thank you

Professional Degree Courses Conference, Saturday 8th October

Aspirant Engineers, Lawyers, Computer Scientists and Architects please let me know by mid-day Wednesday if you want to go.  Previous Cheney students have attended and benefited.  

Professional Degree Courses Conference, Saturday 8th October
for pupils planning to study Engineering, Law, Computer Science or Architecture at university

I am writing to invite up to ten of your Year 12 and Year 13 pupils to this year’s Professional Degree Courses Conference, which will take place on Saturday 8th October, 9.30am-12.30 at Magdalen College School, Oxford.

The event is targeted at pupils who are planning to study Engineering, Law, Computing or Architecture at university. The purpose of the event is to provide insight into the variety of careers each of these degree courses may lead to, and also to give help and advice on the application process. The morning will run from 9.30-12.30. There will be a separate programme for each degree subject, and the morning will consist of mini-lectures by professionals in each area who will offer insight into their career path way, together with interactive workshops led by academic experts in their field. For Lower Sixth pupils, the academic sessions are designed to offer further insight into what study of their chosen subject might involve, and how best to prepare themselves for a university application; for Upper Sixth pupils, the focus of academics’ sessions will be on looking at problems and case studies of the sort pupils might meet at interview or as undergraduates.

High Sheriff's Law Lecture - all tickets taken

The Law Lecture mentioned in my previous post is now sold out.  My apologies. No-one came to ask me about it after I talked about it in assemblies with Year Twelve and Thirteen at the start of term, and I am afraid we are now too late.  Please grasp opportunities as soon as they are advertised.

With many thanks

DGi

Year 12 DofE Walking

Just a reminder to all year 12 DofE Walkers tomorrow,

Please meet at the front of reception by 7:45am we will be leaving at 8am on the dot. Please do not be late. You will be given tents and stoves there. Please remember:

1. Waterproofs
2. matches or lighters for stoves
3. food for meals and snacks
4. lots of pairs of socks
5. change of clothes
6. toiletries
7. sleeping bags and roll mats

Thank you, see you tomorrow.
Miss B

High Sherriff’s Law Lecture – Mr Justice Jonathan Barker ‘A Matter of Life and Death’, Tuesday 11 October 2016 3.00 for 3.15 to 4.30 Exam Schools

If you would like to attend this very interesting lecture please collect a letter from me on Monday and return the slip by Thursday.  It will be excellent for aspiring lawyers or students of Philosophy.

Year Twelve French Revolution Edmodo Code

The code for Year Twelve historians doing the French Revolution on Edmodo is qcwf3z.  Recent powerpoints and homeworks are all there.  It is very easy to join Edmodo - just invent a name and password, and then use the code.  

DofE KIT RENT

All those who required kit rented from the school (sleeping bag, roll mat, backpacks) please meet outside the lower gym on the bell at 12:50 before you are escorted off site.

If you do not collect your kit then you will be unable to receive it.

Reminder that rucksacks are £2 to rent and sleeping bags are £2 to rent.

Thank you,
Miss Bristow

SEE YOU AT 12:50 AT THE LOWER GYM.

Volunteering opportunity at the Story Museum

Please see the poster in the English Department for a great volunteering opportunity at the Story Museum in Oxford.

Open Evening Guides

FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY!

LAST CHANCE!

Students in Year 8, Year 11 and Sixth form are invited to be Guides for Open Evening and Open Morning.  

Please see your Head of Year NOW to collect a letter and return it on Thursday morning to  Ms Hackett in C6 (by Dining Hall).

You will be needed in school on Thursday Evening from 6 pm to 8.30 pm.

There will be a meeting to explain the route around school and your responsibilities on Thursday 22 September at morning break in the Assembly Hall.

Many Thanks for your help!

Important Reminders

Reminders about the end of this week:

Thursday 22nd - Open Evening. School will finish at 12:50 (after p4). It would great to see as many of you there helping out as possible...(FYI you will get to wear a student ambassador t-shirt). 

Friday 23rd - INSET day. School will be closed to students. 

Thank you

DofE Walking Meeting

Hi All Year 12 Walkers,

There will be a meeting in C26 tomorrow after school at 2:50 - 3:10 (I will not be available after that so please do not be late).

I will discuss information for the weekend so it is essential that you attend.
Best Wishes,
Miss Bristow

DofE Year 12 Medical Forms

All Year 12 DofE,

The following still have failed to hand in their Medical Forms:

Rowan
Louis Attlee
Nazifa Chowdry
Joel Garden
Waris Ghafoor
Jasmine Godfrey
Lara Heneghan
Ed Irvine
Ibrahim Khan
Justin Le Corre
Mudassar Rana
Angad Singh
Florence Stevens
Alfreida Thorenwaite
Sean Womack

Failure to hand in your medical form will mean a risk of you being absent from the training weekend and your place in the Sixth form will be compromised.

Thank you
Miss Bristow

Year 12 ID Cards

The following students ID Cards are ready for collection:

Chad Uy

Reyani Sudi

Elisabeth Kassi

Iman St Clair

Jeffrey Johnson

Jess Masih

Joel Garden

Jasmine Godfrey

Sashka Ezeoke. 

If you still haven't got an ID badge and your name is not listed above, please come and see me, Miss Stratford, ASAP. 

You are now all expected to be wearing your ID badges round your neck at all times.

Thank you

Dr Philomen Probert talk on Ancient Scripts this Wednesday

This is a reminder that Dr Philomen Probert (University of Oxford, Faculty of Linguistics) will be delivering a workshop on Linear B and Undeciphered Scripts of the Aegean this Wednesday 21st September - 1.30 - 2.30pm - in the Classics Centre (L14).

All are welcome - please let me know if you'd like to attend.

Dr Probert will also be available at lunch time on Wednesday if anyone would like to come and talk to her about Linguistics and applying to Oxford University.

Early Applicants

Thank you very much indeed for working so hard on your Personal Statements and forms.  Today is the deadline but I will be doing a formal check first thing on Monday - please make sure that you have paid and sent by then.  No worries if there are still some problems - I can easily send your form back to to you with your having to pay again. Paying and sending just gets your form to me, not to UCAS.

Y12 ID Card

Y12 - if you did not get a purple lanyard and / or a black backing when you picked up your ID card, please come to the Sixth Form Office where they are now available.

DofE Canoe Meeting this Lunch time

A reminder that there is a meeting for all on the DofE canoe trip this weekend in C26 and lunch time. It is essential that we meet to discuss kit, food and instructions for tomorrow.

Miss Bristow

Summer Bridging Work

Reminder to Year 12 that TODAY is the extension deadline for your Summer Bridging work.

Please hand it in to Miss Stratford before the end of the day.

Thank you

Yr 12 ID Cards

Year 12 - if your surname begins with St - W then your ID card is ready!

Interested in Cambridge?

If you are in Year Twelve, interested in going to a highly selective university, and would welcome the chance to spend two days (with a free overnight stay) in Cambridge on 4th/5th April, please let me know.  The course provides an insight into study at the highest level and into Cambridge in particular.

Debating

Debating coaching continues today Thursday in L14 after school - all welcome

Interested in Aeronautics/Flying?

There are some fascinating talks at the Defence Academy at Shrivenham this year, at 7.30pm on the first Wednesday of each month from October to May - if you want to go, you would need to be accompanied by a parent/guardian and register a week in advance (as they take place on a military base, and need ID etc. to be admitted).  Attendance is free.

Year 12 DOFE

There will be a meeting for all those on this weekends canoe training tomorrow lunch time 12:55 - 1:10 in C26 to discuss kit and food. It is essential that all those attending are there.

Thank you
Miss Bristow

Cambridge University Film Competition

 http://www.polis.cam.ac.uk/gamble-and-hill-prize 

Oxford Open Day this Saturday and Computing Opportunities

There are lots of opportunities coming up if you are interesting in computing - go to www.cs.ox.ac.uk to find out about this Saturday's Oxford Open Day and interesting lectures e.g. about Alan Turing on 31st October.  Even if you have no intention of applying to Oxford, the Oxford Open Day might help you to learn about a subjects not taught at school .

Training Exped Letters

Hi All Year 12 DofE,

According to my records there are still 7 students who do not have a letter for the training weekend. Please can you make sure you see me by the end of the day.

Best Wishes,
Miss Bristow

Year 12 DofE Parent Introduction and Q&A

Parent Introduction to The Duke of Edinburgh Gold

I would like to invite all parents to Cheney School on Wednesday 14 September 5pm – 6pm in the Assembly Hall. This is an opportunity to discuss the award as well as an opportunity for you at ask any questions that you may have regarding the Award.

Regards

Miss Bristow

Exploring Careers in NHS - 19th Oct - at Warneford Hospital

Exploring careers in the NHS

                                 Wednesday, 19^th October 2016, 5.00 – 7.00 pm
                                       Warneford Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7JX

Are you aged between 14-24 years old and looking for a rewarding and challenging career?

If the answer is yes then join us at our careers fair to discover the different opportunities that are available to you within Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.


Develop your career with us


The NHS offers a huge range of exciting and challenging opportunities for people who are passionate about making a difference. 


With so many different careers on offer, there is a job for you no matter what your interests, skills or qualifications. Come along and find out about the different career paths and employment opportunities that are available to you. 


Meet our teams


Many frontline staff from our services will be available on the day to talk to you about the varied careers available including:

•           Mental Health Nursing
•           Medics
•           Occupational Therapy
•           General Nursing
•           Social Work
•           Children’s Nursing
•           Physiotherapy
•           Dental
•           Administration
•           Psychology
•           Speech & Language Therapy
•           Apprenticeships


For more information on the careers fair or to register your interest please email careers@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk

Year 12 ID Cards

Year 12

The first batch of ID cards are ready for collection.

If your surname begins with A-S then please come and collect your card form the Sixth Form Office.

Very interesting Medical Opportunity Saturday 24th September

Aspirant medics are strongly recommended to go to a conference held very locally on Saturday 24th September about Challenges in Global Health - cost is only £10 - please see me for details.

Into University Personal Statement Support

Sarah-Jane Kinley and Chloe Lewis from IntoUniversity will be offering Personal Statement support on Tuesday 20th September, and again on Tuesday 11th October, from 8.30am, just outside the Sixth Form offices, as a follow up to last summer's trip to Christ Church.  Please can the students on the attached list confirm - by signing on the list on Ms Stratford's door - that they are able to come at the given time - I will be asking staff to excuse you for twenty minutes so that you can come.

Into University Personal Statement Support Tuesday 20th September and Tuesday 11th October
		SJK	CL	Initials to confirm attendance
Anica	BEGUM,	8.30am
Joshua	CHAPLIN,		8.30am
Atef	CHOWDHURY,	8.50am
Zara	ELLAHI,		8.50am
Umar	HAYAT,	9.10am
Zakia	KHADEMI,		9.10am
Sabir	Mohammed ALI,	9.30am
Kyeisha	NERO,		9.30am
Marion	OKE,	9.50am
Kavitha	PILLAI,		9.50am
Abdul-Salan	QURAANYE,	10.10am
Tanaka	RANGARIRAI,		10.10am
Christopher	HEADLAND,	10.30am
Ameera	SARWAR,		10.30am
Omer	NOUGDALLA,	10.50am
Mahdiyya	AHMED,		10.50am

DofE Training Weekend - Year 12

Hi All Year 12 DofErs,

If you did not receive a letter for DofE training weekend today please see Miss Bristow in C26 during lunch time before Thursday 15 Sept. This is extremely important.

Thank you,
Miss Bristow

Classics Centre talks this term

The following talks are taking place at Cheney's Classics Centre this term:

Dr Philomen Probert (University of Oxford) - Linear B and Undeciphered Scripts of the Aegean

Wednesday 21st September - 1.30 - 2.30pm

Dr Virginia Campbell (University of Oxford) - Graffiti in Pompeii

Tuesday 4th October - 3 - 4pm

Professor Stephen Harrison (University of Oxford) - Rome and Hollywood

Wednesday 5th October - 1.30 - 2.30pm

Dr Gail Trimble (University of Oxford) - the poet Catullus

Monday 17th October - 4 - 5pm

All are very welcome. If you would like to attend any of these talks, please contact Dr Robinson or Mr Gimson to book a place or email lorna@irisproject.org.uk

Volunteering Opportunity in the Library

A great way to find your away around the excellent resources in the Library, to complete some community service, and to help have the newly redecorated up and running would be to volunteer next week after school to help the Librarian, Mrs Fenton with reshelving - please see her in the Library if you are able to help.

DGi

Rutherford Appleton Labs - Physics and other opportunities

There is an amazing range of work experience offers, talks and outreach events here - please e-mail me and I will forward you all the details.

Day for Aspiring Medics

There is what looks like a very interesting day for students in years 11 to 13 at the JR on Saturday 17th September.  You can get more information from DGi.  The cost is £15 for the day - just to cover the costs of the event.

Students can register for the event here: https://omsg.eventsmart.com/events/medical-skills-day-oxford-medical-school-gazette/ 

Flying Scholarship

PRESS RELEASE: for immediate release

fly2help Aim High Scholarships – London Oxford Airport

24^th to 28^th October 2016

£500 flying lesson voucher on offer for top scholar at leading aviation scholarship

fly2help will run its successful Aim High programme at London Oxford Airport again this October.

Aim High is a free to join educational programme that helps young people learn about the world of aviation, find out about career paths available to them and boost their confidence and belief in themselves. The scholarship is open to students aged 14-18 through an online application and subsequent interview process. 10 successful candidates are then awarded a place on the programme.

Students can apply for the scholarship via the fly2help website here: http://fly2help.org/aim-high-application-form/ The deadline for applications is Thursday 15^th September and interviews for the London Oxford programme will take place on Saturday 24^th September 2016.

Second Hand DofE Kit sale

Hi All Year 13 Dofe Students!

As I suggested last year it would be great for you and the new Year 12s if you could sell your kit on. In order for us to arrange a date and time next week, could those that are interested in selling their kit on please come and see me during Lunch time Wednesday 7 September. We can then organise a time and date next week that would suit everyone.

I look forward to seeing you all after the summer :)

Thank you
Miss B

Art/History of Art/Museum Education Opportunity

Are you ...

Interested in museums & aged 16-19?

Join the NEW Ashmolean CREATIVES Young People’s panel

• go behind the scenes, give feedback about the museum and develop new skills
• work as a group to plan and deliver a young people’s event at a Live Friday
• Saturday morning monthly meetings

Interested?

Contact Clare Cory at clare.cory@ashmus.ox.ac.uk.

Law, Medicine, Science, Philosophy, Economics, Politics, Debating Opportunities

On Tuesday 13th September, Professor Robert Stevens will be talking about Law as a degree in L21 from the very start of lunchtime.  Professor Stevens is the Herbert Smith Freehills Professor of English Private Law at Oxford University. Previously he was a Professor in commercial law at UCL , a lecturer in law at the University of Oxford and a Fellow and Tutor in Law at Lady Margaret Hall where he taught from 1994 to 2007.  He has taught and lectured widely both within the Commonwealth (Australia and Canada) and Continental Europe (Germany, the Netherlands, Spain).

On Thursday 15th September, Will Gildea will be talking about doing PPE at university in L21 from the very start of lunch.  Please come if you are interested in Politics, Philosophy or Economics.  

If you are interested in Law, you should also sign up for the High Sherriffs Law Lecture on Tuesday 11^th October from 3pm at the examination schools. Mr Justice Baker will be talking on ‘A Matter of Life and Death’ – a topic which may well be of interest to aspirant medics as well as aspirant lawyers. 

On Tuesday 7^th February we are going to be joined by Professor Robert Winston and an amazing range of other speakers in areas from the science of growing plants on Mars to ancient and modern views of cancer from the Head of Oncology at Oxford University, for the Festival of Ancient and Modern Science.  We will be recruiting volunteers to help our visitors with their stalls in the next few days – please sign up if you would like to take part in this wonderful opportunity.  

Senior Debating starts this Thursday from 3pm in L14 - all Year Twelves and Thirteens welcome.  

Sixth Form Bursary - Year 13

Year 13 - if you received the bursary last year you need to submit a Free School Meals form in order to receive it again this year.

Please see Miss Stratford to pick the form you need.

Thank you

Year 13 New Term

Year 13 - Please be aware that term begins at 9:30am on Monday 5th September.