Brookes Scholarships

Please could the following students see me about the Brookes Community Scholarship Blanco Menendez	Celia
Draisey	Jessica
Jacobs-Clarke	Ruby
Mundell Perkins	Jo Anne-Marie
O'Loughlin	Jay
Rekaj	Silvana
Shima	Denis
Shirzad	Umaid

Medicine Opportunity Saturday 7th May 9.30 to 12.30

I would like to meet with all the students who are interested in taking part in this opportunity during lunchtime on Monday 11th April to make a final list.  If you want to come it is essential that you are there.  I would like to talk to you all as a group and individually.  If you are unwell on Monday 11th, make sure that you send me an e-mail to let me know. 

Many thanks

DGi

Year Thirteen Assembly - Very Important

I have some critical information to give out to all Year Thirteens and will do this on Monday 11th April from 2.30-3.00 in the Assembly Hall.  It is absolutely essential that  you are all there.  Please pass on this message to any of your Year Thirteen colleagues who might miss this. 

Library Use - Wednesday Tutor Time

There will be reading groups in the library at tutor time on Wednesdays until June, please could mentors please find an alternative location.  Many thanks, Ms Cook.

The Results are in!

The results of Cheney's EU Referendum are in....

                                                                           Cheney voted that the UK should remain in the EU

Thank you to everyone who took part in the vote. The aim was not only to get you thinking about the situation with the EU but also to promote your right to vote.

If you want to learn more about why young people should be involved with politics, how politics effects you and why registering to vote is important take a look at this website:

 http://bitetheballot.co.uk/

Well done and thank you to all those involved with organising the debate, manning the polling stations and counting the vote. It all ran very smoothly.

BBC Oxford posted this video last night: - https://www.facebook.com/bbcoxford/?fref=nf

There should be more media coverage to come from the Oxford Mail and That's Oxfordshire TV, so watch this space...

Year 12 Assembly TODAY

Reminder: Year 12 you have an assembly in L1 at 2:30 today. It is being run by Adnan and Coeli, your Head Boy and Girl.

The following students to see Mr Smith

The following students need to make sure they see Mr Smith at lunchtime today in regards to their World Development Coursework:

Sunil Daudhar

Anne Kimunguyi

Yann Ruitmirwa 

Toby Edwards

Husna Elarabi

Aldrei Soliman

Reminder to Dr Casson's Progress Leader Group

Reminder:

Today after school (2-3:15pm) there is a Consent Workshop in J17 for all members of the Austen (Dr Casson's) Progress Leader group. You need to go to J17 straight after school.

The rest of Year 12 your workshop dates are detailed below:

Wednesday 13 April – 2pm-3:15, Yr 12 Consent Workshop (Curie PL Group) in L1

Wednesday 20 April – 2pm-3:15, Yr 12 Consent Workshop (King PL Group) in L1

Wednesday 27 April – 2pm-3:15, Yr 12 Consent Workshop (Newton PL Group) in L1

Wednesday 4 May – 2pm-3:15, Yr 12 Consent Workshop (Parks PL Group) in L1

Wednesday 11 May – 2pm-3:15, Yr 12 Consent Workshop (Owens PL Group) in L1

Employment Opportunities for Post 16 Pupils

We have received the following message from the Pathway team:

Dear selected school / college,

We would like to extend, to your pupils aged 16-19, the offer of our employability programme; principally sponsored by AXA Insurance and supported by IBM, EY and PwC.

The detail is in the attachment - the attachment has been printed and put up as posters around the Sixth Form Area. 

Outline:

Year 12’s example – we have guaranteed placements in HR, Finance, Marketing, IT and Procurement with many London firms.

Year 13’s example – we have an IBM talk promoting their Futures Scheme (Gap Year placements).

All – A trip to Sky is booked in for Pathway attendees on Friday 8^th April!

Kind Regards,

The Pathway Team

Pathway CTM | www.Pathwayctm.com

  

Brookes Scholarship

Oxford Brookes University Community Scholarship 2016

As you may be aware, as part of our regional commitment to the local community, Oxford Brookes University offers a Scholarship for students from each state-maintained school in Oxfordshire, as well as students from Abingdon & Witney College, Bridgwater College, Brooklands College, City of Oxford College, Reading College, Banbury and Bicester  Ruskin College, Solihull College, Swindon College and New College, Swindon. 

This year, we have extended our school list to include our Study Higher Schools and Colleges: Bourne End Academy (The Wye Valley School), Burnham Park E-ACT Academy, Chiltern Hills Academy, Cressex Community School, Highcrest Academy, Sir William Ramsay School, St Michael’s Catholic School, The Aylesbury Vale Academy, The Grange School, The Mandeville School Specialist Sports College, Sir Herbert Leon Academy, St Paul's Catholic School, Stantonbury Campus, The Milton Keynes Academy, The Radcliffe School, Easthampstead Park CommunitySchool, The Brakenhale School, Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School, John Madejski Academy, Prospect School, Reading Girls' School, Denefield School, Trinity School, The Bulmershe School, Churchfields Academy, Kingsdown School, Lydiard Park Academy, Nova Hreod, St Joseph's Catholic College, Swindon Academy, The Dorcan Academy.

To qualify for the Scholarship the student must have the ability to meet the University’s offer and demonstrate one or more of the following:

• Being a successful role model for other students

• Overcoming of personal or social difficulties

• Engagement in the community including volunteering

Students must complete an online application form and ask their supporting teacher to send a reference via email to communityscholarship@brookes.ac.uk. The form along with full terms and conditions can be found on the Community Scholarship webpage. Applications must be received by Friday 29 April 2016.

Y13 Psychology Revision - Easter Holiday

Dear Y13 Psychology Students,

We would like to offer you the chance to attend a 3 day revision course at the school, over the Easter holidays.

Tuesday 29th March & Wednesday 30th March: Advanced Success (an external company with excellent testimonials) will deliver sessions on Unit 3 and Unit 4 - tailored to the units you have been studying and focussing on using case studies and answering questions for the AQA board.

Thursday 31st April: Lucinda Powell (an excellent psychology teacher from a local school with approx. 10 years experience) will deliver sessions on research methods and structuring essays.

All sessions will run from 10am - 3pm.

If you are willing to make a firm commitment to attend then please email me (lel@cheney.oxon.sch.uk). The courses can only run if the majority of you are willing to come along.

Yours
Ms Elias

Classical Civilisation work this week

I'm very sorry that there won't be a Classical Civilisation lesson this Wednesday as I am involved in running the Primary School Debating Event that afternoon.

Please can you all do further reading on Greek Theatre of 5th Century BC, familiarising yourself with its origins and development, and taking careful notes on its defining features. There are plenty of very helpful books in the Classics Centre Library you can borrow to explore this topic, as well as a range of internet sources on Classical Greek drama.

I would like you to show me the notes you have taken at the start of next term when I see you again, so please make sure you have your notes to present to me in our first lesson back after Easter. There will also be a test on this topic!

If you have any questions about this, or would like to talk to me about useful literature to read, please feel welcome to come and find me before or after school, or at break or lunch times - you can email me with any questions too.

Thank you very much and very sorry not to be able to teach the lesson this week.

Dr R

Year 12 Consent Workshops

Next week there a series of Consent Workshops with the OSARCC will begin. Please get a letter from the Sixth Form office for all the details. See below for the dates and times each Progress Leader group will be doing the workshop:

Wednesday 23 March – 2pm-3:15, Yr 12 Consent Workshop (Austen PL group) room tbc

Wednesday 13 April – 2pm-3:15, Yr 12 Consent Workshop (Curie PL Group) in L1

Wednesday 20 April – 2pm-3:15, Yr 12 Consent Workshop (King PL Group) in L1

Wednesday 27 April – 2pm-3:15, Yr 12 Consent Workshop (Newton PL Group) in L1

Wednesday 4 May – 2pm-3:15, Yr 12 Consent Workshop (Parks PL Group) in L1

Wednesday 11 May – 2pm-3:15, Yr 12 Consent Workshop (Owens PL Group) in L1

Events and Meetings Week Beginning 21st March

Next week is the end of term but before we get to the Easter Holidays there is still lots to do and be involved with:

Monday 21st March

8:30 - 11:50 (p1-3): Year 12 Personal Statement Writing Workshop in the Assembly Hall. [compulsory for ALL year 12]. Come to the Assembly hall for 8:30. 

12:50 : All those involved in the EU Referendum debate need to attend a meeting in L1 with Miss Stratford to make sure everyone knows what is going on.

2:30: It's time for the mock EU Referendum Debate! This will be in the lower gym or L1 (tbc asap). You are all invited. Please let me, Miss Stratford, know if you plan to attend just so I have an idea of numbers.

Tuesday 22nd March

3:30: If you are running a polling station for Wednesday's voting day you will need to come to a quick meeting after school to find out about the logistics of the day and how to set up your polling stations. Please can the student rep team who have organised the referendum also attend.

Wednesday 23rd March

EU Referendum Voting Day!
Be sure to cast your votes during any of the voting times: break, lunch and for an hour after school.
In order to make this mock event mirror the real world ALL Sixth Formers are required to register to vote. If you do not register then you will not be allowed to cast your vote. Registering to vote is easy...all you need to do is fill out a form (which you can get from the Sixth Form Office). Then on Voting day you will hand your form into the students running the polling station.

To find out how easy it is to register to vote, why it is important to have your say and if you are 18 formally register to vote follow this link: Bite the Ballot

1:30 - Year 13 Assembly in L1 - run by the Head Boy and Girl

Thursday 24th March

The result of the mock EU Referendum is revealed.

2:30 - Year 12 Assembly in L1 - run by the Head Boy and Girl

Last day of term, school breaks up for the Easter Holidays.


Friday 25th March

 No school - it's Good Friday!

Monday 11th April

 Return to school.

World Development JGL

Lessons as usual p3-4. P5 ONLY have work set, check edmodo. If you were absent yesterday, resources are in my pigeon hole in the hums office.

12dCh - LEL away 15/03/2016

LEL is interviewing on Tuesday, Please check the blog for details of the work and collect the homework sheets from outside W8.

Buy and Sell Board

Greetings form the Student Rep team!

Recently we have been updating some of the noticeboards in the Sixth Form area - you may have already noticed the calendar that's on the noticeboard by the toilets.
We have been looking at using the noticeboard in L1 and the ones in C18 as 'Buy/ Sell / Student Event boards.' This means that if you have textbooks / clothes/ games consoles etc to sell, or if you need a tutor or want to promote a gig your band is playing then all you need to do is write all the relevant information on some paper and put it in the Buy/Sell box in Miss Stratford's office. The Sixth Form Representatives will be going through the messages fortnightly before putting them up on the boards.

We hope that you find the noticeboards helpful - if you have any suggestions do let us know!

~ The Sixth Form Representatives

DofE Start at school

Attention all DofE participants:

There will be a reminder sent out next week, but you will need to be at school at 5:30am on Thursday the 17th of March ready to leave for the expedition. We are asking for this so that we can check your kit before you go to ensure that you are prepared. Please wear your boots on the bus. Any questions over the weekend please email me.

Miss B

Practice walk

Due to lack of interest there will not be a practice DofE walk on this weekend. If you have any questions please come and see me.

Miss Bristow

Year 12 Tutor Time Activity

Here is the activity you are to do with your PL today:

Follow this link: http://sacu-student.com/

Step 1. Select Student services

Step 2: Click on learn more underneath the heading 'Spartan Test'

Step 3: Scroll down and click on the yellow box that says 'Access Spartan Test in research zone'

Step 4: Register by clicking the box entitled 'New Users: Students' 

Step 5: You need to make sure you register fully - there is a bit more information to enter once you have validated your account. 

Step 6: Take the Spartan Test - the link you click says: 'start new Spartan test'.

Year 12 Tutor Time today

 Year 12,

Please see below which computer room you need to go to at tutor time today:

C11 - Mr Stapely's group

J3- Miss D'Arcy's group

J24 - Miss Gleen's group 

J37 - Dr Casson's group

J38 - Ms Tope's group

Library stage - Mr Gimson's group 

Thank you

DofE Money

Hi All,

Please see a list of the following Sixth Formers who have yet to pay their full amount for the DofE Expedition next Thursday. The money should be in the school shop by Friday the 11^th March:

The following people have paid some money but are still owing:

Jawaad

Megan

Anica

Louis

Tilly

Jade

Will Davies

Toby

Sam Ellis

Christopher Headland

Naseem

Romela

Taimor

Matheus

Jeus

Luren

Sofia

Marion

Tom Ryan

Zayyan

Luke

Jeevan

Hebe

Mohammed Zahran

The following people have not paid any money at all:

Kacob M

Asam

Holly Napier

Luke Q

Eric Waligo

Lydia

Dollie-Mae

Muhammad Ali

Sunil

Donald

Tom Downes

Ruby

Llola

Abdi

Zita

Atef

It is vital the money is paid into the school shop by Friday. Failure to do so would mean you could not do the expedition and therefore your chance at doing the expedition would be lost and thus your place in Sixth Form next year will be questioned.

Miss Bristow

Year 12 Brunel University Trip

Year 12,

Next Wednesday is the trip to Brunel University (if you are yet to pay and give in your permission slip then do so ASAP!).

When we arrive at the University we will need to register to get into the UCAS exhibition. To make this process quicker please can you register online beforehand by following this link: www.ucasevents.com/wlo16 and select start new booking.

Mural Creation for L1

Mural Creation for L1!!!

We are thinking about creating a mural for L1. It is  a large painting which will be put between the already existing clocks on the wall, (the black ones left over from the festival). 

The idea is to have lots of different small designs placed together in order to create something eye catching that will make L1 look much more appealing.

If you would like to be involved then create a design that represents what Cheney means to you and hand the piece in to Miss Stratford or Magnus Laerke Hall by the 24^th of March 2016.

Thanks

The Student Representatives

Calendar Dates

There is lots going on in the next few weeks so here is a reminder of all the dates:

9th- 13th March - Sicily Trip

15th March - UCAS and Careers Parents Evening, 5-7pm in the Assembly Hall. All details can be found on the Brunel letter

16th March - Compulsory trip to Brunel University for the UCAS Convention

17th- 20th March - Duke of Edinburgh practice expedition

21st March- p1 to p3 Personal Statement Writing workshop in the Assembly Hall

21st March - 2:30 EU Referendum debate

23rd March - EU Referendum Voting day

24th March - End of term

These events are also shown on the blackboard in L6 and the student calendar on the noticeboard in the lobby.

Year 13 - tutor meetings

Year 13,

Don't forget to book in for you half termly meeting with either myself, Miss Doherty or Ms O'Keefe.

You will need to speak to or email your appropriate staff member in order to arrange your appointment - the lists that let you know which group you are in are on the Sixth Form office door.

Emails:

Miss Doherty: hdy@cheney.oxon.sch.uk
Ms O'Keefe: sok@cheney.oxon.sch.uk
Miss Stratford: csr@cheney.oxon.sch.uk

Thank you

Miss Stratford

No free computers? Why don't you borrow a Chromebook!

We aware that there are times when you can't use a computer because all of the ones in the Sixth Form area are in use and you can not use the library due to there being a reading lesson.

In order to combat this there is a lap safe in L2. The lapsafe houses 30 chromebooks that are all there for YOU to use for free. All you are required to do is sign a contract (along with your parents) to say you will be responsible when using them and you may then borrow a chromebook at any time! The system is similar to that of the library and you will need your ID card to access them.

The contracts are available outside the Sixth Form office.

Brookes Residential Art

Click the link to find out more about an Arts residential that Oxford Brookes are running:

http://www.brookes.ac.uk/studying-at-brookes/schools-and-colleges/activities/arts/

Exploring NHS Careers Taster Week - end of July or late August

Exploring the NHS Taster Week

Oxford Health’s Exploring the NHS Taster Week provides you with the opportunity to learn about many of the exciting careers that are open to you within the NHS and gives you an insight into some of the less known professions.

During this week long programme there will be some classroom sessions as well as the opportunity to shadow our staff in both clinical and non-clinical settings during their working day. 

 

The dates that we will be holding the taster weeks for this year are:

 

·         25^th – 29^th July 2016

·         22^nd – 26^th August 2016

 

This programme is open to students with an interest in pursuing a health career who are currently in year 11 or 12.  Our spaces are very limited and we will be selecting students carefully to ensure we are giving this opportunity to the most dedicated future health professionals.

If you would like further information or to register your interest in attending one of these weeks please email careers@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk

Lost USB

Lost USB:

A USB stick was left in the silent study area yesterday afternoon, it is very small, blue and silver. If found please hand in to the Sixth Form office.

Thank you

DofE - tent and trangia training

Could the following DofE Gold students attend tent and trangia training on Monday 7^th March with Mr Russell from 3:15pm – 4pm meeting in B3.

Anica Begum

Louis Breton

Toby Edmunds

Lola Grimbly

Naseem Hussain

Donald Proko

Luke Quarterman

Ruby Sherrington-Smith

Eric Waligo

Hebe York

Thanks,

Mr Russell