Mock Eu Referendum

If you are interest in taking part in the mock EU Referendum on Monday 21st March please attend a meeting in L1 this Thursday at lunchtime. 

This meeting is for anyone interested in:

- Joining the 'remain the EU' campaign
- Joining the 'leave the EU' campaign
- Want to help run voting day - manning a polling station

Hope to see as many of you there as possible!

Very good Medicine Opportunity

I have received the following message from Dr Becks Fisher - if you are interested in medicine, please e-mail me this week so that I can let her know numbers.  I think this will be a very good opportunity - it is essential that you go if you are in Year Twelve planning to apply next year. 

I am contacting you on behalf of around 35 local doctors and medical students interested in trying to level the playing field for access to medicine.  On Saturday the 7th May 2015 we're running a 'pre med' morning aimed at local year 12 state school students interested in applying to medicine. We'll be discussing key details of the admissions process itself (exams, personal statements, differences between UK medical schools etc), but also trying to engage students with the realities of what a career in medicine really looks like/ethical conundrums/NHS politics (the things that come up repeatedly in interviews). The morning will take place at Cherwell school. Start time TBC (likely 9:30), and concluding at 12:30. We are very keen to make this as accessible as possible to students, and there won't be any cost to attend the morning. The doctors and medical students are all volunteers.

THE UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY CULHAM ADVANCED APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME

THE UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY

CULHAM ADVANCED APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME

Recruitment Open Day Event

When: Tuesday 15th March 2016
At: 6.00 pm

Register to attend, to find out more about a Career in Engineering with the UK Atomic Energy Authority

You will get the chance to:

• Meet the staff and talk to the apprentices who will be exhibiting their wor
• Tours of JET included

Please visit our website to register for a place:
http://www.culhamapprenticeshipscheme.com/news.html
CPS15.953

Don’t just engineer your own future, engineer a future for everyone.

Y7 Chick Club - Helpers Wanted

If you would like to help out at Y7 chick club please sign up on the sheet outside W8. 3.15-4pm(ish) every day this week and next. We'd love 2-4 helpers per day and you don't have to commit to the whole week.

Yours
Ms Elias

15th and 16th March

YEAR 12 REMINDER

If you still have not returned your permission slip and money for the UCAS convention at Brunel on Wednesday 16th March please do so ASAP. There are copies of the letter outside the Sixth Form Office. 

The letter also has the details for the UCAS and Careers parents evening the day before on Tuesday 15th March. You need to sign up for this by following this link:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/university-and-careers-evening-tickets-21297127281 

...and entering the password Cheney6th. 

We need you to sign up so that we know how many people are coming. This will be a very informative evening and will help you the next day on the trip. 

Thank you

Year 13 Geography and World Development

Monday 29th January
3.10pm in L22 for the health workshop

AND apologies to WD E p5, I'm not in. Check edmodo for the work due for Tuesday's lesson.

Sicily Trip: T -8 days!

There is a COMPULSORY meeting Tuesday lunchtime 1st March in L22, 1pm.

If you cannot make it, you MUST come to see me. I am still missing some passports/healthforms/ehic card photocopies and some people still haven't come to get their kit list.

Ps: weather in Oxford, 4degrees. Weather in Sicily, 18degrees!

DGi PL Group Thursday

Please use this link to do the survey - many thanks

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/LX952Z6

The Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust are holding an open day for potential nurses on 9^th March 2016. I would like to invite any students interested in nursing to come along to speak to our sisters and matrons about their future career.

 

Please see attached our promotional poster, I would be very grateful if you could circulate these to your students/share via social media or any other communication channel you have.  This is on Ms. Stratford's door.  The timing is ideal - you could go after school on Wednesday afternoon. 

 

During this event there will be opportunities to:

·         Meet and talk with managers and staff within the many different departments about vacancies and opportunities for development

·         Learn about the educational programme and support offered to all newly qualified nurses on the Foundation preceptorship programme

·         Learn more about becoming a Nursing Assistant and how you will be supported in completing the Care Certificate

·         Learn about routes available for Nursing Assistant progression including routes to becoming an Assistant Practitioner or Registered Nurse

·         Learn about Adult Apprenticeship schemes available for sixth form and college leavers as a route to gaining skills and working in OUH

·         Find out about the additional benefits you can receive as an employee of OUH

·         Gain support in starting applications to vacancies being advertised for the areas attending on the day via our “Job Pod”

Do you want to take part in Cheney’s Mock EU Referendum?

Do you want to take part in Cheney's mock EU Referendum?

This term Cheney will be hosting a mock EU Referendum and now is the time to build the two campaign teams and start campaigning!

If you think you that the UK should remain in the EU then you need to speak to one of the following people to get your name on the campaign team:

  Ruchika Ganesh

  Aisha Hedge

  Matt Timms

  Will Robinson

If you think you that the UK should leave the EU, then you need to speak to one of the following people to get on the campaign team:

  Adnan Rahman

  Magnus Laerke Hall

  Kimberly Clarke

  Said El Chami

DofE Equipment

Hi All,

It has come to my attention that you are all looking at NORTH FACE and COTSWOLDS these are very expensive... not ideal for you or me!

Use FIELD AND TREK
http://www.fieldandtrek.com/

These are wayyyyyyyyy cheaper and still just as good they are a discount store. I got most of my own kit from here. If you have a student card or UNIDAYS you get an extra 20% off as well as your DofE cards! Come on people use you noggings! :)

Also ask friends and family I am sure people have things you could borrow.

Thank you
Miss B

Bitten Street

Bitten Street : The Best and Local Visiting Street Food. 

On the first Saturday of every month (between March and September) the best local and visiting street food will be available at the Oxford Castle Quarter 11am- 3pm. 

For more information go to bittenstreet.com

Sixth Form Rugby Training

Sixth Form Rugby Training for the students on the following list will begin with Mr Evans next Tuesday (1st March) after school (3:30 - 4:30).

Jake Masih
Josh Chaplin
Aldrei Soliman
Luke Quarterman
Yann Rutimirwa
Chirstopher Headland
Will Coles
Tom Downes
George Chandler
Karl Thorenwaite
Ed Podgorski

Thank you

Year 12 trip to UCAS Convention at Brunel University

Year 12,

If you have not already please return your permission slip  and payment for the trip to Brunel University for the UCAS Convention on Wednesday 16th March.

There are letters outside the Sixth Form Office so if you don't think you have one then please come and collect one.

Thank you

Reminder: Lysistrata - performance on 23rd February

Classical Play at Cheney: Lysistrata

On Tuesday 23rd February, the highly-acclaimed theatre company Actors of Dionysus are bringing their modern adaptation of the Ancient Comedy Lysistrata to Cheney School. 

The play is described as follows by Actors of Dionysus:

“This no holds barred comedy, Lysistrata, promises to be both hilarious and provocative! Follow our heroine, Lysistrata, and the women of Greece in their (not always heartfelt!) battle to deny their men sex in order to stop a bloody war. As tensions mount and frustrations erupt, see who wins and if peace is restored in this high octane, hugely enjoyable and absurdist version of Aristophanes’ masterpiece.”

Aristophanes is the one of the greatest ancient playwrights, and this is a unique opportunity to see one of his most well-known plays brought to life by a highly skilled theatre company.

The performance starts 7.30pm and finishes at 9pm. Tickets are £15 at full price and £12 for concessions. Tickets can be booked through Actors of Dionysus at http://www.actorsofdionysus.com/tickets/lysistrata2016/lysistratatour

 

If you have any questions or would like to book tickets through the school, please let me or Mr Gimson know asap. Thank you!

Route plans

Thank you to the following group who have completed the route plans and the green form:

Priya's Group

The following groups I need your Greenforms:

Holly Blyth's Group
Will Cole's Group

The following groups are missing the odd day:
Jeevan's Group - Naseem needs to send Day 1
Ikra's Group - Nicole you need to send Day 3

I need both green forms handed to me and route plans sent to me via the eDofE from:
Holly Napier's Group
Tilly's Group
Abdi's Group (Zita has completed Day 3)
Sunil's Group
Jake's Group

If you do not get these forms into me and the route plans sent to me by the end of the day Thursday 11th February you will be putting the expedition in danger for the rest of your peers.
Thank you in advance,

Miss Bristow

Lost USB

A gold USB stick has been lost in the library. If found please return to the Sixth Form Office.

Thank you

DofE route Plans deadline TODAY!

A reminder to all that the route cards and maps deadline is today, you can send me your route and maps simply by selecting the map on your log-in and clicking the option to send it to "Holly Bristow", click send and it will come to me.

I will be checking that this has been done by the end of the day so that I can send them off by the deadline I have been given by the national park. Any problems please come and see me.

Thank you
Miss Bristow

DofE route Planning

All groups that have started their route plans; the deadline for these route plans are tomorrow. Can you please print the route plans and bring them to me in C26. It is essential they are done as I need to send them away to the National Park for Permission. I need the route plans as well as the green forms I gave you yesterday.

Any problems come and see me.
Miss Bristow

Route planning after school

Can the following students go to C26 after school today for essential DofE route planning.

KHADAM Taimoor

ALI Muhammad

DAUDHAR Sunil

ZAHRAN Mohammed

PROKO Donald

DOWNES Tom

HAMID Kamaal

SHERRINGTON SMITH Ruby

GRIMBLY Lola

QURAANYE Abdi

LLOYD SHOGBESAN Zita

CHOWDHURY Atef

Again this is essential for your expedition and the deadline is looming.

Thank you

Bank of England Scholarship Programme

We have received following information for the opportunity to be part of the: Bank of England Scholarship Programme

If you have any students who are of black or mixed African/Caribbean background and would be interested in financial support at University, the Bank of England have created a scholarship programme which may be of interest to the students.


For more information about the scholarship programme, please click on the link below. Applications close on the 21 February 2016 and students could be entitled to up to £30,000 to support living costs throughout an undergraduate degree.
Bank of England Scholarship Programme information

Mindfulness Training

            Mindfulness is quickly gaining prominence as a respected and scientifically-endorsed mental training. It assists children (and adults) in developing the capacity to concentrate and pay sustained attention, greatly benefitting academic performance. 

We are offering an 8 week course of mindfulness training. For more information please see collect a letter form the racks outside the Sixth Form Office. 

A copy of this letter has been sent home electronically via intouch.

Thank You

Cookies For Sale !!

Tomorrow in honour of Valentines Day there is a cookie sale taking place next to the canteen. Cookies are 40p each or 3 for a £1!.

UCAS Convention at Brunel University

Year 12,

On Friday a letter was sent out to parents detailing a UCAS and Careers information evening on 15th March and information about the trip to Brunel University on 16th March for the UCAS Convention.

Please check with your parents to see if they received the letter.

If you have not received or seen the letter there are hard copies outside the Sixth Form Office - please help yourself and return the slip promptly.

Thank you

Election Trainig

Last year Cheney Sixth Form ran a mock general election. In order to run the election the students received training so that they could understand the protocols and procedures involved in running an election.

This year Cheney is going to run a mock EU referendum - should Britain stay in the EU or not?

To be a part of the team organising this event you will need to attend a training session at Oxford Town Hall this WEDNESDAY (10/02) 9am - 12:45pm.

If you are interested in going on this training please come to a meeting in L1 at break time tomorrow.

Miss Stratford

Year 12 Independence Workshop

Apologies to those students that turned up for the Independence workshop yesterday and found it wasn't on. Ms Ingamells had to cancel last minute.

The workshops will continue with session 2 next week.

Thank you 

Higher Apprenticeships Assembly - Monday 8th February

On Monday (8th Feb) during tutor time (2:30) there is an assembly for both years 12 and 13. The assembly is entitled Higher Apprenticeships and there is a guest speaker coming in.

You will be registered in the assembly hall so be there promptly for 2:30.

Thank you

Accessing the Route Planning

Hi All,

In order to access the EMapping you need to:

1. Log onto your eDofE
2. Click "My Gold DofE"
3. Select "Expedition"
4. Click on Mapping
5. Create new map (one map per day)

The deadline is Monday for these routes please.

Thank you

Miss Bristow

Grim Challenge

GRIM CHALLENGERS!

The hour is upon us. You should hopefully have all received my email confirming the arrangements for tomorrow but just in case, the important thing is to be at school for 7am (yup, you read that right) so that we can leave promptly by 7:15. Timings on the way home are hard to predict exactly but we'll probably be back sometime between 2-3pm.

Don't forget to bring:

Trainers

Running top

Shorts/Leggings

COMPLETE change of clothes (and shoes) for afterwards Towel Water Money for food on the way home

See you in the morning,

Mr Kirkaldy

eDofE mapping

Those of you who I have given the routes to and asked to complete the rout cards could you please see me ASAP if you are having trouble accessing it. Here is a link to explain how you do it.

http://www.dofe.info/en/content/cms/press/edofe-mapping-is-her/

Thank you
Miss B

Exam Timetables

If you did not collect your exams timetable at lunch time today, please go to the exams office, C8, to collect it.

Sicily Trip

I'm missing three passport photocopies, two medical forms and most ehic cards. Please get these to me asap! Also - if you haven't got a letter with a KIT LIST on it, please come get one. Many thanks. Miss Gleen

DofE Groups After School today

Can the following please see me in c26 after school today for no longer than an hour.

COLES William

DAVIES William

ELLIS Samuel

RYAN Tom

QUARTERMAN Luke

BRETON Louis

OKE Marion

AMIN Priya

LIMBU Christina

BEGUM Anica

EL CHAMI Said

WALIGO Eric

AHMED Ikra

MIRON SARDIELLO Sofia

IMRAN Romela

DANISTAN Lydia

CARANZO Nicole

It is essential you are here so that I can explain how you plan your route. The deadline for your routes is Monday the 8th February.

Thank you

Miss Bristow

Keys

A set of keys have been found in the Sixth Form area - if thy belong to you please come and collect them form the Sixth Form office.

Found Watch

A silver digital watch has been found in the silent study area.

If it is yours please come and claim it form the Sixth Form office.

Exploring Careers in the NHS event - 10th February

Exploring Careers in the NHS

Wednesday 10^th February 2016, 4-8pm

at the Warneford Hosiptal, Oxford, OX3 7JX

Come along to find out about the different careers paths and employment opportunities.

Meet our team from the following Careers;

-         Nurse (General, Mental Health and Childrens)
-         Medics
-         Occupational Therapy
-         Social Work
-         Physiotherapy
-         Dental
-         Adminsitration
-         Psychology
-         Speech and Language therapy

 And Information about apprenticeship opportunities

STEM Taster Sessions

Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM)

Taster sessions

 Are you interested in Motor Vehicle Engineering, Robotics, Precision Engineering, etc?

 

Abingdon and Witney College will run and host a series of taster sessions that are designed to help students understand what careers are available in the STEM industry and raise awareness of apprenticeships in STEM. 

The sessions will be focussed on practical and exciting activities that will demonstrate the potential for high impact, long-lasting careers in a thriving local and regional growth area. 

The sessions will be held at a mixture of employer premises and at Abingdon and Witney College so that the young people involved can gain an understanding of the types of employers that they might work for, and an understanding of the first class facilities that they can access at College to support their training.

For more information about the different taster session and dates please click onto http://www.abingdon-witney.ac.uk/tasterdays/ . The session will run on Saturdays or during the school holidays.

To ask questions or register your place please email russell.paul@abingdon-witney.ac.uk

BMW Apprenticeships 2016

BMW Apprenticeship 2016

More information and how to apply on each apprenticeship below can be found on https://www.facebook.com/BmwCareersUK/app/1532284846998839/?ref=page_internal

Or

http://www.bmwgroup.jobs/en_gb/home#vacancies (click on job type – select apprenticeship and click on apply)

                                            

Engineering Maintenance

Qualifications required for Apprenticeship:

·           A minimum of 5 GCSE’S Grade C or above including a Maths / English/ Science.

·           A technology related subject or a BTEC level 3 (60 credits plus) or equivalent in a relevant Engineering or Technology discipline would be advantageous but is not essential.

Closing date for applications: 20th March 2016.

 

Engineering Technician (Year 13 student)

Qualifications required for Apprenticeship:

·           A minimum of 5 GCSE’S Grade B or above including a Maths / English/ Science and a Technology related subject.

·           You will ideally have two A-Levels at Grade C or above in both a Mathematical subject and a Science, Technology or Engineering related subject, or a BTEC level 3 (90 credits plus) or equivalent in a relevant Engineering or Technology discipline.

Closing date for applications: 20th March 2016.

 

Finance Technician

Qualifications required for Apprenticeship:

·           A minimum of 5 GCSE’S Grade B or above including a Maths / English/ Science for entry level apprenticeship starting at level 2.

·           A minimum of 2 A-levels at Grade C or an accounting qualification would be preferable as this could preclude you from taking the AAT level 2 and give you six months placement experience but is not essential as full training will be given.

Closing date for applications: 20th March 2016.

 

Technical Logisitcs (Year 13 student)

Qualifications required for Apprenticeship:

A minimum 2 A Levels at Grade C or above.

Closing date for applications: 20th March 2016.

 

 

Technical Laborary (Year 13 student)

Qualifications required for Apprenticeship:

The successful candidate should:

·         Ideally be an A-Level Graduate with strong grades in science based subjects.
·         Be enthusiastic about cars and their manufacture
·         Enjoy the challenge of solving problems
·         Be fun, friendly and enjoy being part of a good team
·         Have good communication skills
·         Be motivated and keen to learn
·         Be flexible, willing to work and spend time in different areas and sites within the UK and Germany
·         A full driving licence would be an advantage but not a necessity.
 
Closing date for applications: 20th March 2016.

If you need support with your application form please see your Careers Adviser (Jason Davis – room J22)

Year 13 - HIGHER APPRENTICESHIP - Civil Engineer

M.V. KELLY LIMITED

Civil Engineering & Building Contractors

Are you looking to:-

Work for one of the largest independent companies within the construction industry?

Maximise your ambitions and working towards a rewarding career?

Work in a young supportive and vibrant office; as well as spending time visiting our numerous construction sites?

 
Quantity Surveyor Trainee with Fully Funded Degree
 

Salary: £18,000 with competitive and flexible benefits

Locations: Positions available at our Birmingham, Northampton and Oxford offices

To Start: Summer 2016

Duration:  HNC will be completed in two years

     Degree completed in five years

                   Day release for University once proven.

 

Entry Requirements:

- A minimum of five GCSE’s (or equivalent) at grades A-C

- 3 B’s at A-Level

- Hold/be working towards a full clean driving license

 

Qualifications Gained:

- BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying

- Relevant safety qualifications

 Please send an expression of interest with your CV and covering letter to recruitment@mvkelly.co.uk        Reference – School Leaving Careers.

Closing Date: 1^st March 2016

DofE Route Planning

Please could the following go to C26 at 2pm today to get their route plans done:

Group 1:
Asam Iqbal
Magnus Laerke Hall
Holly Napier
Lauren Menzel
Megan Anderson
Jawaad Akhtar

Group 2:
Jeevan Varghese
Jeus Monachan
Matheus Machado
Tody Edmunds
Hashim Dogar
Naseem Hussain

Thank you

MEDICAL FORMS

The following students have still not handed in their medical forms:

NAPIER Holly EDMUNDS Toby HUSSAIN Naseem COLES William QUARTERMAN Luke BEGUM Anica WALIGO Eric MEESON Jodie WRIGHT Dollie-Mae YORK Hebe DAUDHAR Sunil ZAHRAN Mohammed PROKO Donald DOWNES Tom SHERRINGTON SMITH Ruby GRIMBLY Lola QURAANYE Abdi LLOYD SHOGBESAN Zita MIRANDA James QURESHI Zayyan If it is not in tomorrow your attendance on the expedition will be questioned. Miss Bristow

L1 - Year 11 Quiet Study

Dear Sixth Form

Until their exams in May, it has been decided that L1 should be open to Year 11s during break and lunch who wish to study quietly on their own.  This is to provide them with a quiet study space.

Best wishes,
Miss Doherty

LEL Absent until 08/02/2016

Dear Y12 Chemists,

I will be off until Monday. Sorry. Please check the blog for the work.
http://chemistry12ch.blogspot.co.uk/

Yours
Ms Elias

Year 13 Opportunity - TOMORROW

Year 13,

On Tueday 2nd Feb (TOMORROW!) there is an assembly being held at 3pm in L1. The assembly is all about an exciting opportunity for any of you thinking about going into Primary School teaching. You will be told about the opportunity to access the Cheney School Academy Trust Graduate Primary Teacher Training Programme 2016. 

There are some letters with more details in the Sixth Form Office if you are interested. Please let Miss Stratford know of your interest.

Thank you

Competitive University Talk

Kathy Purdy, Outreach Officer at Peterhouse, Cambridge University, will be giving a talk on course choice and applying for the most competitive universities from 2.30 to around 3.15 this coming Thursday 4^th February. 

You will need to come directly to L1 and Mr Gimson will register you there.

If you are in Year Twelve and are interested in these courses and universities, you must attend this meeting.  Please be punctual.  

Thank You

Use of L1 at lunchtimes

Good morning,

Please be aware that starting from today Year 11 will be allowed to use L1 at lunchtime for quiet study.

Thank you