DofE GO OUTDOORS Deals

Once again Go Outdoors in Oxford will be supporting young people who are taking part in the DofE Award by running a number of Expedition Evenings in the store.

We shall have knowledgeable staff working to help your participants select the correct footwear, sleeping bags, clothing and equipment for a successful expedition.


The first DofE evening will be on FRIDAY 17th March 2017 and will run from 4:30pm until the store closes at 8:00pm. Please pass this information on to your participants. We will offer an additional 10% of our great discount card price for DofE participants.

LOST

LOST: A grey nike pencil case with pens, pencils and most importantly, a black brookes memory stick – please can you return to Miss Jackson or sixth form office if found!

DofE

Mr Hibbert's D of E class.


We will be doing the Cooper run during Monday's lesson. Please bring your PE kit.

Brunel Trip Reply Slips

I am still waiting for reply slips from the following people:

ELIAS, Ahmed	12-Tu1		EDWARDS, Gemma	12-Tu4
GARDEN, Joel	12-Tu1		GASMIDO, Mariellie	12-Tu4
GUTIERREZ, Nyles	12-Tu1		GIBBONS, Nathan	12-Tu4
ZAHRAN, Mohammed	12-Tu1		GODFREY, Jasmine	12-Tu4
ALI, Shoaib	12-Tu2		HENEGHAN, Lara	12-Tu4
CAMILLERI, Zak	12-Tu2		MCCANN, Alexander	12-Tu4
CROCKER, Eve	12-Tu2		MCCARTHY, Cormac	12-Tu4
ERBEN, Shama	12-Tu2		MIGAHED, Saif	12-Tu4
EZEOKE, Sashka	12-Tu2		MUMTAZ, Yusra	12-Tu4
GARDEN, Cathy	12-Tu2		MURGATROYD, Milo	12-Tu4
KASSI, Elizabeth	12-Tu2		O'SULLIVAN, Brogan	12-Tu4
KHAN, Ibrahim	12-Tu2		SADIQI, Musa	12-Tu4
MASIH, Jessica	12-Tu2		TABOROSI, Jakob	12-Tu4
MASOOD, Fatima	12-Tu2		THORENWAITE, Alfrida	12-Tu4
PINCHES, Calum James	12-Tu2		BARRIENTOS, Zion	12-Tu5
STEVENS, Florence	12-Tu2		CHOWDHURY, Nazifa	12-Tu5
CROWDER, Rachel	12-Tu3		DRIAJ, Sameda	12-Tu5
CULLEN, Josh	12-Tu3		HOLLIDAY, Thomas	12-Tu5
DONALDSON, Alexander	12-Tu3		MUTAHI, Vickie	12-Tu5
KARAPHANNIT, Tony	12-Tu3		NOORI, Homain	12-Tu5
KOZLECKA, Magda	12-Tu3		NUZI, Elorida	12-Tu5
NAJEEB, Madihah	12-Tu3		RIZVI, Amaani	12-Tu5
NZOUKANI, Kassee	12-Tu3		SALUM, Mohammed	12-Tu5
REHMAN, Habib	12-Tu3		SHAMAMBA, Jelan	12-Tu5
SARWAR, Zain	12-Tu3		AMIRTHASEELAN, Aishwarya	12-Tu6
SHERRINGTON SMITH, Ruby	12-Tu3		BENTO, Kimberley	12-Tu6
WITTS, Maria	12-Tu3		DEMPSEY, Michael	12-Tu6
			MUCHEKE, Rumbidzai	12-Tu6
			MUNRO, Katelyn	12-Tu6
			NASEEM, Humzah	12-Tu6
			PILAPIL, Queen	12-Tu6
			RANA, Mudassar	12-Tu6

NHS Apprenticeship

RECRUITMENT EVENT FOR YOUNG APPRENTICES at NHS
20th March 2017, 6pm - 8pm

We care about your future and we are offering a variety of apprenticeships including Business Administration, Clinical Healthcare, and much more.

If successful you will commence your role in September 2017.

Venue: Academic Centre, Lecture Theatre 1 Foyer Level 3
John Radcliffe Hospital

For further information or a map on how to find us
apprenticeships@ouh.nhs.uk
01865 226 695

www.ouh.nhs.uk/apprenticeships

Legal Careers and non Legal Careers

YEAR 12 or 13.
Between 18^th and 21^st of April 2017  

Oxford PRIME programme (increasing access to legal careers)

PRIME is a new initiative that Blake Morgan has recently become involved in along with twenty-two other leading UK law firms. We are one of the founding members of this profession-wide initiative, which creates fair access to quality work experience for young people from less privileged backgrounds. We pledge that each year we will provide a number of high quality places to young people (Years 12 & 13) from local schools and colleges.  This involves:

·         At least 30-35 hours of work experience per place

·         Help in developing key business and personal skills

·         Showing the range of careers available in a legal profession both legal and non-legal (such as IT, accounting, HR, and marketing/business development) and the potential routes into each career.

If you are interested in applying for a place on our PRIME programme this year, please complete the attached application form and return it to either graduateinfo@blakemorgan.co.uk or postal address on the form along with an up to date CV.

World Book Day

World book day is on Thursday 2nd March. 
There are lots of fun activities planned for the day however Mrs Fenton and Mr Tattersall need some helpers both on the day and in preparation (blowing up balloons, putting out books etc.)

If you are interested in helping out in any way then please attend a brief meeting after school on Monday in the Library. 

Mrs Fenton and Mr Tattersall

Ms Reynes/ Ms Hamnett's Y12 tutor group

Ms Hamnett is not in school this week, for tutor time on Friday please can you go and register with Miss Dix in the 6th form office
Thanks and see you next week
Ms Hamnett

CERN trip

Dear Year 12

All those going on the CERN trip in July need to bring in a scan of their passports by Monday. These need to be handed to Dr Spence or emailed to Ms Hamnett. 

Assembly Today

The assembly today will be held in the assembly hall starting at 2:30. 

Please go straight to the assembly hall and you will be registered there by your tutors. 

Everyone is expected to be there - year 12 and 13. 

Julia Wood Prize & Mary Renault Prize

St Hugh's College have two opportunities for students to submit essays with the chance of winning a prize. Which is open to year 12 students and year 13 students who have not currently been in the Sixth Form for longer than 2 years, 

Mary Renault Prize 2017
Two or more prizes up to the value of £300 to be won by submitting an essay on classical reception or influence. 
The essays can be from any discipline and should be on a topic relating to the reception of classical antiquity - including Greek and Roman literature, history, political thought, philosophy, and material remains - in any period to the present. 
Essays should be between 2,000 and 4,000 words.
Essays should be submitted with the Mary Renault Prize Cover sheet (available on request from the sixth form office) using the upload form found here


Julia Wood Prize 2017
A prize worth £500 for the best historical essay 
The choice of historical subject is up to you 
Essays should be between 2,000 and 4,000 words
They should be submitted as a Word document 
You should use the Julia Wood Prize cover sheet (again - available on request from the sixth form office) and submitted here

Lecture on War and Peace 9th March from 5pm

Cyril Foster Lecture 2017: 'Fear and Loathing in International Relations - the Persistence of War'

 

Speaker: Sir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies, King's College London

When: Thursday 9 March, 5 - 6pm

Where: South Schools, Examination Schools, 75-81 High Street, Oxford, OX1 4BH

 

Abstract: "Although the 2003 Iraq War was linked to the "War on Terror" the case for the war was presented, at least in the UK, within the terms of the established framework of international relations, with the UN at the centre. The aftermath of the war pushed the UK into an arena in which terrorist methods were regularly employed and it struggled to cope. The lecture will explore what this might mean for future British interventions".

 

Advance registration is not required; this event is free to attend. Please provide photographic ID.

For further information, please go to: http://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/departmental/cyril-foster-lecture-fear-and-loathing-in-international-relations.html

 

Girls in ICT

Girls in ICT workshop - this wouldn't be a school trip but it might be possible for Year Twelves to attend independently.  Please e-mail me this week if interested.  

Thursday 27^th April 2017, Oxfam House, OX4 2JY

Support your students to be inspired and empowered in their ICT career choice. Using Oxfam’s work to end poverty, we will tell our story explaining how and why Girls in ICT can play a key role in fighting poverty.

50 places are available for female students from local secondary schools, to take part in a day of inspiring interactive workshops and presentations. Students should be aged 15-18 and have an interest in pursuing a career in ICT. Places initially limited to four students per school.

Aims of the day:

· To increase knowledge of the role of ICT in Oxfam’s humanitarian, development and supporter engagement work.
· To encourage critical thinking about how ICT can help tackle the causes and consequences of poverty.
· To explore the opportunities open to girls in the ICT sector and challenge the stereotypes around what these career choices mean.

Sessions will include:

· Humanitarian response: What happens when the lights go out? 
· Technology in Programming: How Oxfam harnesses tech to improve our development work.
· There will also be an opportunity to take part in an interactive design challenge.

To express an interest in attending this event please reply to this email : plangley1@oxfam.org.uk  by Friday 24^th February.

Pitt Rivers Youth Action Team

This team of 14-19 year olds meets once a month on a Saturday morning from 11 to 1 to carry out projects relating the the Pitt Rivers museum - these can lead to an Arts Award qualification or count towards volunteering for the DofE.  If you are interested in joining, please contact Katherine Rose (katherine.rose@prm.ox.ac.uk), the Education Officer, at the Pitt Rivers.

Neuroscience Work Experience Opportunity

I have had a very interesting flyer from the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences about a work experience opportunity for one, or at most two, Cheney Year Twelves, on 3rd-7th July.  There is also a one day programme on 3rd July for a larger number of students.  If you are interested, please send me an e-mail and I will forward you the details and application form - the deadline is 7th April but I would recommend applying immediately if you are interested.

Brookes Community Scholarship

If you are considering making Brookes your firm choice please be aware of the Brookes Community Scholarship for local students with a strong track record of community involvement or who have overcome considerable difficulties.  Please visit the Brookes website or see me if you are interested.

yr13 Geographers and World Developers

The first Health and Tropical Medicine workshop is on tomorrow at 2.30-3.30pm in L21.
Miss Gleen.

Applying to Oxbridge

“Applying to Oxbridge”

a Higher Education information event on Friday 24th February,

5.00 – 7.00pm at St Helen and St Katharine, Abingdon

I would just like to remind you that it is not too late for any interested year 12 students to attend our fifth ‘Applying to Oxbridge’ event which will be held here at St Helen’s on Friday 24^th February from 5.00pm – 7.00 pm.

We have representatives from both universities giving advice and guidance on the different application and selection processes as well as a panel of current students to answer any general questions potential applicants may have about Oxford or Cambridge.  

Even if you're are only vaguely considering applying to Oxbridge or Cambridge, you are very welcome to attend as the purpose of the event is to help you in your decision making.

We currently have approx.250 students registered to attend the event but we still have space for more!  Closing date for registering is not until Monday 20^th February, so there is still time to book places. 

To book online click here

Apprenticeship Opportunity

Oxford Energy Academy Ltd is Oxfordshire’s leading training provider for plumbing and heating apprenticeships.

On the 18^th April 2017 we are holding taster sessions for those interested in joining our Apprenticeship course in September 2017.

More information on the courses we offer can be found on our website – www.oxford-energy-academy.co.uk

If you are interested please come and get a booking form from me.

Medicine Insight Day

Please can the seven Year Twelve students who have signed up directly with the organisers of the Medicine Insight Day on Saturday please come to find me in the Library in the second half of lunchtime on Tuesday.

Many thanks

DGi

Classics Centre Talk: Cosmic Justice in Antigone

On Monday 13th March, Dr Tom Mackenzie from University College London will be coming to speak on Cosmic Justice in Antigone. The talk will take place between 3 and 4pm in the classics centre, followed by drinks.

You can read more detail about the topics which the talk will cover here:

http://eoccc.org.uk/cosmology-and-conflict-cosmic-justice-in-sophocles%E2%80%99-antigone

The talk is especially relevant to Classical Civilisation students. It will also be of interest to English, Philosophy and Theatre students.

All are very welcome - please let me know in person or by email on lorna@irisproject.org.uk if you'd like to attend.

Thank you.

Parents Evening Wednesday 15th March and UCAS Convention Visit Thursday 16th March

If you have not yet returned your slip for this parents evening and for the UCAS Convention, please do so as a matter of urgency.  (The requested date for return when the trip was advertised on 5th January was Monday 16th January).  Extra letters are available outside Ms Dix's office - please collect one on Monday

Please make sure that either you, or a family member, attends the Parents Evening on 15th March from 6.00 to 7.30. It is one opportunity in the year for students and parents to get information and ask questions about your options at 18+ - it makes a tremendous difference to the quality of your preparation if you can be present with a parent.

Except for some students who have already been, and for a few who will be elsewhere, it is expected that all Year Twelves will be coming to the UCAS Convention - there will be no lessons during the trip.  There will more than 180 exhibitors at the Convention, including major employers like the NHS and the Armed Forces, as well as apprenticeship providers and Gap Year organisations - there will be something for everybody no matter what their current plans.

https://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/study/working-schools/study-days/

This link has information about study days at St John's College, Oxford.  History applications close today but Law is still open and Physics and English are coming up in the summer.

Oxford University Law Study Days also close very soon - Monday 13th February - but here are the details:

University of Oxford Faculty of Law Open Days 2017

Monday 13, Tuesday 14, and Wednesday 15 March

The Faculty of Law is very pleased to announce that we will be holding three Open Days in March 2017.

This is an excellent opportunity to find out about studying Law at Oxford.

·         Hear all about our undergraduate courses, and opportunities for careers in law following undergraduate study

·         Receive clear guidance on admissions procedures, entry requirements, and student finance.

·         Meet current undergraduates and law lecturers.

·         Have lunch, a tour, and an academic taster session at one of our colleges.

·         Visit the Bodleian Law Library

·         Learn first-hand what it is really like to study Law at Oxford!

We warmly invite up to three of your students to attend one of these Open Days.

Please use the link below for more information, details of the programme, eligibility for overnight accommodation, and to apply. Applications will open on Wednesday 18 January and close on Monday 13 February, or when fully booked. Please book early to avoid disappointment!

http://www3.law.ox.ac.uk/ljloi4rtfgt.html

We look forward to welcoming you here in March.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by phone on 01865 271491 or email opendays@law.ox.ac.uk.

Medical work experience - please note early deadline for applications (end of week after half term)

Medical work experience Oxfordshire

The below link may be of interest to students considering medicine who are looking for work experience: http://www.ouh.nhs.uk/working-for-us/jobs/work-experience.aspx

Deadline for three day introduction to the NHS programme: 26 February 2017

Workshops after half term

Anyone who has received a letter to attend a workshop on homework quality, please note that it is on Monday 20th February (first day back)

Senior Debating

Annie Williamson our coach is unwell today. If you want to run a debate by yourselves, she has suggested the following motion.  

This house believes that the media should be prevented by law from intruding in the lives of public figures

6th Formers Outside of School

We have been receiving multiple complaints from residents of 6th formers congregating on their property and littering. Some of these incidents have resulted in students being very rude to members of the public. We will continue to get descriptions of students that are disturbing members of the public . 

Can you please be careful where you gather outside of school, someone else's private property is not an appropriate place. 

Thank you

Volunteering/Work Experience opportunity

If you are interested in volunteering to gain some work experience and to give something back to the local community then there is an opportunity to volunteer at a public lambing event next month.

The Earth Trust are a local environmental learning charity, which offers a range of volunteer roles.  Currently we are looking for volunteers (16 yrs+) with plenty of energy to help with our busiest event of the year.  Our public Lambing Weekends will take place on 25-26 March and 1-2 April and there are more details on our website.  The generous help we get from volunteers is invaluable for this event. 

If you are interested please email Alison.Grunewald@earthtrust.org.uk for more information.

Law Talk Friday 24th February Lunchtime L14

A couple of Oxford Law Ambassadors (undergraduates keen to tell you about what a Law degree involves, rather than to market their own university) will be coming to visit the school on the Friday of the first week after half term. Please let me know if you would like to attend.

Festival: Thank you!

Thank you to all of you who helped and supported so brilliantly at the festival yesterday. Many visitors, speakers and stall-runners commented on how welcoming, polite, and helpful you all were. Thank you so much for making everyone feel so welcome and looked after. This sort of thing makes all the difference. 

Thank you, too, for being so patient and flexible about the disruption to your space during set up and the event itself; it was much appreciated.

We hope you all really enjoyed the festival and talks.

Dr R and Mr G 

World Development Year 13

If you gave me your coursework on time, I have it with feedback. Please come find me Wednesday before school, break, p3, lunch or after school. If you gave it late, I won't have it 'till after half term. Apologies I won't be in your lesson Thursday as I'm on a fieldtrip. Work on edmodo. Miss Gleen,

Festival of Ancient and Modern Science final details

The Festival of Ancient and Modern Science takes place tomorrow!  Everyone is very warmly welcome to take part in the amazing range of activities which will be taking place in Brighouse and Lane from 2.50pm. 38 different organisations are running activity stalls on topics ranging from Neuroscience to Genetics to Black Holes. There will also be face-painting and shows in Lane from 2.50, with science-themed refreshments from 3.30pm. 

Because we are welcoming hundreds of visitors, including many primary school children, from outside the school, please note the following instructions carefully: 

1.       The Library, the ground floor of Brighouse and the ground floor of Lane will be closed for set up from the start of lunch.  Please access the upper floor of Brighouse via the staircase with the genetics timeline or across the bridge from the Russell building.  J37 will be open and staffed during lunch for students who regularly use the Library computers.  Room changes are posted below and will be on posters around the entrances to Lane and Brighouse.  Go quickly and quietly to your alternative rooms. 

2.      At the end of tutor time, if you are booked in for the Robert Winston talk, please go to the Assembly Hall straightaway.  If you are going to visit the stalls, please go to Brighouse or Lane. If you are a volunteer you should go straight to the stall you are supporting.  Volunteer or not, please welcome and help out any visitors who need directions. 

3.      There is some amount of space for the talks about Plants on Mars (3.45), Ancient Weaponry (4.30), Roman Medicine (5.15) and for Professor Grayling at 6pm, so please feel free to attend these talks in the Asssembly Hall during the Festival. 

4.      If you are not attending the Festival, please leave the school site punctually by 2.55pm.  Tutors will be escorting you to the gates on the Gypsy Lane site, so that the school site is ready for the hundreds of visitors who will be coming in at 3pm. 

Lane Building Room Changes

	L11	L12	L13	L14
Lunchtime	Set up	Set up	Set up	Set up
Period Five	Year Seven History Ms D’Arcy move to C25 (Ms Chowdhury’s room – opposite English office)	Class Civ group please come to Library.	Year Seven History Mr Chalker move to C23 (Ms Taylor’s room – access from Canteen side)	Year Eight History Mr Hibbert move to C27 (Mr Knott’s room – next to English office)
Tutor	DHi - L21 with JGL	ED – L2 Comitatus show	ACH – L2 Comitatus show

Brighouse Room Changes

Lesson	Class	From	To
3	Mr Etheridge	BR05	W6
4	Mr Etheridge	BR05	BR06
5	Mr Etheridge	BR05	BR26
5	Ms Wilson	BR07	BR27
5	Dr Rayment	BR01	W3
5	Ms Hamnett	BR03	W6
5	Ms Law	BR06	BR28
Tutor	Ms Hamnett	BR03	Canteen
Tutor	Ms Elias	BR02	J3 with DGi
Tutor	Ms Wilson	BR07	L2
Tutor	Mr Etheridge	BR05	J38 with SPA
Tutor	Ms Rayment	BR01	BR21 with FMA
Tutor	Ms Law	BR06	Canteen