Green Event: 19th January - workshops and stalls

On Friday 19th January, the Rumble Museum is holding a Green Event to raise awareness of a range of different ways to promote sustainable communities.

We are very privileged that the event will be opened by Caroline Lucas, co-leader of the Green Party, who will speak to the whole sixth form between 1.30 and 2.30pm.

We are then hosting the following workshops:

Plastic use by Bart Ashton (LMH)
Times: 3 - 3.45pm; repeated at 4.15 - 5pm
Current plastic use is a huge challenge for us all. Plastic is an extremely versatile and useful product but it is very carbon intensive to make, it can release toxins, and it doesn't break down.  Micro particles of plastic are turning up in our food chain and thousands of discarded items litter the planet already. We use too much and we don't reuse or recycle nearly enough. How can we as individuals and as communities change what we do to avert an impending crisis?

 Solar power and energy by James Ochiltree (Low Carbon Hub)
Times: 3 - 3.45pm; repeated at 4.15 - 5pm
How much of schools' energy is provided by solar and how much is taken from the national grid? How can schools reduce their energy demands and reliance on carbon-intensive national grid energy? Using a mix of our solar data, schools' online metering portal and the national grid embedded CO2 numbers, we can see how much energy we can save, and how much carbon our actions have abated over and above the presence of the solar. 

Poverty, Climate Change and You by Paul Langley (Oxfam)
Times: 3 - 3.45pm; repeated at 4.15 - 5pm
Oxfam's Head of Public Engagement and Education will deliver a workshop on poverty and climate change, and what we can do to help.

As well as these workshops, the Oxford City Council Recycling Team and SESI Refill Station Oxford will be running information stalls throughout from 3 until 5pm.

If you would like to book to attend any of these workshops, please speak to Dr Robinson or Mr Gimson or email info@irisproject.org.uk

Social Mobility Foundation Deadline Extension

Are you in receipt of the 6th form bursary?
Are you interested in a fully funded residential week with either JP Morgan (massive global bank) or KPMG (global accountancy and business support company)?

The deadline for applying to the Social Mobility Foundation has been extended to 5pm Friday January 19th 2018

What's on offer?

J.P. Morgan Residential Programme: This two week residential is for students interested in Banking. Even if students do not have any prior experience in regards of this sector but think that a career at an investment company might be of interest for them, we welcome their applications. The residential is especially interesting for students who enjoy studying Maths, Business, Economics, and Languages. J.P. Morgan also offers a number of Law residential places.

KMPG Residential Programme: KMPG is hosting SMF students with an interest in Accountancy for a one week residential. 

How do you apply?

http://www.socialmobility.org.uk/application/ 

You apply on this webpage (but it does suggest you save your answers as you go). There are examples of good applications on the webpage. Once this is done you need to arrange the eligibility form - speak to the 6th form office for help - and then we'll write a reference for you. 

Apply now! You never know where it may lead.....

Ms Elias

Year 13 Mock Timetable – Draft

This timetable contains all subjects except Maths (hence draft). Please speak to your teachers to clarify the length of the paper and the content of each exam.

Date	Day	Period 1	Period 2	Period 3	Period 4	Period 5	Tutor
08/01/2018	Monday B	-----13C/Ch-----		-----13B/Ch-----
		-----13C/Bi-----		-----13B/El-----
		-----13C/Me-----
		-----13C/Sc-----
09/01/2018	Tuesday B	-----13E/El-----		-13D/Bu-
		-----13E/Ph-----
10/01/2018	Wednesday B	-----13D/Hi-----		-----13A/Fr-----
					-----13E/El-----
11/01/2018	Thursday B	-----13B/Ch-----			-13A/Fr-	-13D/Bu-
		-----13B/El-----		-----13A/Ph-----		-13D/Wd-
		-----13B/Gg-----		-----13A/Pl-----
		-----13B/So-----
12/01/2018	Friday B				-13E/El-	-----13C/Ch-----
16/01/2018	Tuesday A	-----13E/Dp-----

YEAR 12 - Back to Cheney event - this morning - 11AM - Assembly Hall

A reminder that the Back to Cheney Event is starting at 11AM in the Assembly Hall. See you there.

Nielsen Apprentice Pack - please let me know if you want more information

In September 2018 are will be offering two apprenticeships;

1. A Level 3 Apprenticeship in Customer Service
   Apply: https://jobs.nielsen.com/job/Oxford-Level-3-Customer-Service-Apprenticeship-OXF/445602300/
2. A Level 6 Apprenticeship (Degree) in Business Management
   Apply: https://jobs.nielsen.com/job/Oxford-Level-6-Business-Management-Degree-Apprenticeship-OXF/445593700/

I have attached the Nielsen Apprentice Pack for Parents for more information on apprenticeships and also what Nielsen offer and the process to apply.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate in contacting our apprentice email address onukapprentices@nielsen.com

UCAS Progress

I want to say a very big thank you a) to tutors and b) to all Year Thirteen UCAS applicants.  We have made good progress, but given the large number of late applications, not all those who have applied recently will have their forms sent on to UCAS before the end of Friday.  During the holiday I will continue to work on the final details of some references and forms, and if I have made significant progress I will be in touch by phone or e-mail.  Otherwise, please be assured that forms will be sent early into the next term.  We are on track to complete every single application before 15th January.  If you have not been in touch about a late application of any kind, please make sure that you have talked to me by the end of Friday, and keep your tutor fully informed about your situation.

Lara Gracie

Please come and pick up your certificates from the Sixth Form Office.

Sex education stand today in Sixth Form Foyer 1-1.30

Ms Bolton, our school nurse, has a sex education stand in the Sixth Form foyer today. Come along and pick up your free gift ...

Sixth Form Assembly this afternoon at 2.30

... in the Assembly Hall.

Please come promptly and sit in your tutor group rows. We have Phil Edwards from the Aquarius project to give an Assembly on the risks of cannabis and alcohol, especially around the holiday season.

We will also be giving out Year 13 reports and Year 12 attendance reports at the end of the session.

Please come and collect trip letters from Miss Rabbitts either today or tomorrow:

BROWN, Marie-Therese 12-Tu2                     

BURRELL, Jennifer 12-Tu1                     

CLAYTON, Ella 12-Tu1                     

DORRELL-STERN, Erica 12-Tu1                     

GARRY, Jamie 12-Tu4                     

HAYNES, Ashwin 12-Tu4                     

LANCASHIRE, Zak 12-Tu6                     

MALISZEWSKA, Wiktoria 12-Tu6                     

OTTINO, Talia 12-Tu3                     

RODERICK, Liliana 12-Tu2                     

SMITH, Gabriel 12-Tu2                     

TADESSE, Emily 12-Tu6 

Found in L1 - Nice pink headphones

Now living in the Sixth Form Office. Waiting for owner.

Pam's Diner

Pam's Diner will be shut Thursday (14th) and Friday (15th).

Bursary books to pick up

Sara El Mahjoubi
Mohammed Zahran
Sameda Driaj
Ridwan Rahman
Musa Sidiqui
Saleh Mohammed
Chrs Blackie
Mohema Begum
Alyce Freemire

Year 13 - Duke of Edinburgh - WEDNESDAY

There's a Duke of Edinburgh session for Year  13 students after school in J3 at 3pm. 

January exam re-takes - timetables available

Please come and pick them up from the Sixth Form Office.

Tuesday - Ms Mortimer's lessons

Ms Mortimer has posted work on Show my Homework.

TUESDAY 12th December - Independent Study Day

All Sixth Form lessons are cancelled. It's an independent study day. You can work in any of the Sixth Form Areas or at home. If you come in, please sign in at the attendance office.

BRUNEL TRIP - WHERE ARE YOUR PERMISSION SLIPS???

AHMAD, Shaguftah
AHMED, Junayd
ALI, Hussain
BAIG, Rabia
BATES, Nye
BEGUM, Mohema
BOSHOR, Raqeeb
CHOUDHARY, Qasim
CONEY, Thomas
COWEE, Leonard
DE SOUSA, Andrew
ELIAS, Ahmed
FRASER, Elias
FREEMAN, Dexter
GARDNER, Stanley
GARRARD, Maritere
GILBERT, Owen
GIMSON, Ruth
GODDEN MELENDEZ, Jasmine
HARRISON, Roseanne
HAWKINS, Lydia
JAMES, Tamia
JORDAN, Luke
KAMANDE, Charles
LANCASHIRE, Zak
LYGO, Sam
MALISZEWSKA, Wiktoria
MASOOD, Jamal
MOHAMMED, Tawheed
MULLEN, Daisy
MUTAHI, Vickie
MUTEBI, Sofia
NORRIS, Cian
OTTINO, Talia
OXLEY, Nadia
RACE, Rani
RAMACHANDRAN, Thilak
RANA, Mudassar
READ STRAHAN, Brandon
RODERICK, Liliana
SALUM, Hamed
SAUNDERS, Aiden
SHARIF, Sudaysi
STAMPER, Alex
THOMAS, Joseph
THOMAS, Merlin
TURNA, Jugraj
USMAN, Fajar
VARGHESE, Blessen
VON HAUENSCHILD, Maya
WINTON, Marley
WITHROW, Lola
WOODWARD, Shannon
ZIADA, Dany

MUN at MCS Friday Feb 23rd to Sunday 25th February

I now have a Year Thirteen team of six for the Model United Nations.  I am trying to put together a Year Twelve team of five to represent Yemen. This would be a very good opportunity for Year Twelves who are interested in international politics. Students doing History at A Level would benefit from research the current politics of the Modern Middle East before studying them next year.

Volunteers needed for Food Technology department

The DT team are looking for student volunteers to come and work with them. They need help with:

• preparing ingredients for practicals
• cleaning up
• tidying up and putting equipment away

It's great experience and will look good on your CVs!

Please contact:

Mr Olubodun  (aol@cheney.oxon.sch.uk)
Ms Hardie (jhr@cheney.oxon.sch.uk)

Sixth Form Assembly - this afternoon 2.30-2.50pm

Sixth Form Assembly is in the Assembly Hall this afternoon. Please all come in together and sit in your tutor rows. We'll leave three rows at the front for any latecomers.

6 school days to go!!! 13Tu1 is the tutor group of the day ...

... and will be rewarded with treats in Assembly this afternoon!

Balls & litter

We have banned full sized footballs and basketballs on the tennis courts.  Basketballs can only be used on the basketball courts.  

For the tennis courts there is a supply of size 2 footballs which students can either hire out (for a mobile phone deposit)  or buy for £5 (we will write their names on the ball in permanent marker). This service is from Mr Moreton's office for the first couple of weeks.  

A reminder about littering.  Students caught littering will be put into a community service for up to a week.  If they turn up promptly and work well at break and lunchtimes for two days they will earn the rest of the time off.  You will be allowed 10 mins at end of lunch break to get a lunch. Community service can include: litter duty, canteen queue support duty, year area support duty, PE area support duty etc.  

8 school days to go until holiday time! 13tu6 is the tutor group of the day!

They were a bit shy about having their pic taken!

TODAY! 12Tu1 - please register for Tutor Time in the Sixth Form Office

Thanks

If this talk, which takes place at the North Wall, St Edward's School on 15th January, interests you, I may be able to get you a free ticket - please e-mail me by the end of this week (Friday 8th December) if you are interested.

Henry Marsh
What are your thoughts made of?
An eminent neurosurgeon and author whose books give a candid account of his profession providing intimate insight into life and death decisions. “When a book starts like this - ‘ I often have to cut into the brain and it is something I hate doing’ - you have to go on reading…” (Karl Ove Knausgaard. The Financial Times). Henry has strong views of successive politicians’ handling of the NHS and extensive experience of surgery in the Ukraine, Nepal, Albania and Pakistan.

ID cards ready to pick up

Your re-activated ID cards are ready to pick up from the Sixth Form Office

Year 12 - Amazing work experience opportunities

Have a look at the following two organisations:

NUFFIELD FOUNDATION - Offer month-long placements in the Summer holidays in a research environment for post-16 students who are passionate about STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering or maths). Placements might be in a university, research institute or company. You'll get great experience and it won't cost you a penny. All travel expenses paid, plus if you're a Bursary student you may be eligible for £80 a week bursary payment.

More information here:
http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/nuffield-research-placements

Applications are open now:
https://www.nuffieldresearchplacements.org/

In2science - a charity that works with students from disadvantaged backgrounds to organise 2-week long work placements in science and research. If you're accepted on to the programme, you will also get access to information, mentoring and guidance on university applications and get a great insight into science careers.

More information here:
http://in2scienceuk.org/

Applications here:
http://in2scienceuk.org/apply-now/

9 school days to go ... Happy Holidays Ms Jackson's Tutor Group!

GCSE English Results

Please can the following students bring their results slips for GCSE English to the Sixth Form Office:

Alex CATTERMOLE

Lara GRACIE

Dara HAMO

Elisabeth KASSI

Fatima MASOOD

Callum PINCHES

Ridwan RAHMAN

Habib REHMAN

Jelan SHAMAMBA

Madara STAMKUS

Hannah WOODS

Thanks

Ms Patel's History Work for Year Thirteen D Tuesday Period Three

Please see Show my Homework - complete task on slide 48 before Wednesday.

Miss Rabbitts year 13s - see below for work

Apologies Miss Rabbitts isn't in:

P3 year 13 set on Edmodo to using the articles from last lesson how can striving to be a superpower cause tensions? Bullet point your ideas and complete your homework for Thursday lesson in l21

P4 year 13 d of e please send them away to update their log ins. Lesson in l21

Countdown to holidays - 10 school days to go - 12Tu1 - Ms Gleen's Tutor Group is the Tutor Group of the day

Ms Jackson's Tutor Group - 13Tu5

Ms Jackson is not in today (Monday). Please can you register in the Sixth Form Office? Thanks.

Model UN

Please see me in person on Monday if you want to do Model UN on 23rd-25th Feb - I need to finalise teams.

Town Hall takeover day - e-mail me if in Y12 and interested in taking part

Your 6^th formers are invited to meet councillors and officers, find out about council services and spend the afternoon taking over from city councillors by debating and voting on key issues in the Council Chamber.

 

The topics for the debate are:

 

·         Social Housing

·         The Oxford Living Wage

·         Environment Policy and Action for Oxford

 

Takeover council agendas will be sent to you in early January so that your students can prepare for the debate in advance. Information about these issues can be found on our website, and staff and officers will be available in the morning of 28 February to talk about these issues and to answer questions before the debate.

 

The day will end with the opportunity to take a tour of the historic Victorian Town Hall.

 

Reserve places for your students on this free event as soon as possible – we are initially offering each school up to 10 places.

Please confirm anticipated numbers as soon as possible.

Thursday 8th February - day for aspiring medics

If I haven't sent you the details and application form for the day for aspiring medics at St Gregs, and you are interested in going, please drop me a line.  I need forms back early next week please.

Social Mobility Foundation - please visit www.socialmobility.org.uk for details

APP Residential supports high achieving students from low income backgrounds across the UK from lower sixth/Year 12, into competitive universities, and the top professions. We offer support through our four pillars:

1)      Mentoring by a professional via email

2)      Tailored skills sessions and career workshops

3)      University application support and guidance

4)      Internships with top employers.

APP Residential offers the opportunity to undertake a one or two week internship with a top employer in London with all expenses paid within one of 4 sectors; accountancy at KPMG, engineering at CH2M, banking with JP Morgan, and law. We also offer a Medicine Residential with the NHS, which last year was held in Middlesbrough. Whilst on their residential and in addition to the internship, students receive skills sessions and university application support. Their mentor will be form the employer that they undertake their placement with. Students also have the opportunity to experience life in the Capital, with evening and weekend activities.

All of this is completely free of charge. We organise their travel down to London, pay for their travel within the city, provide meals and cover evening activities. For more information on our APP Residential scheme, please see our website here.

In order to apply, students must meet our eligibility criteria:

·        Be in Year 12

·        5 A Grades at GCSE or 4 A Grades if they attended a school with 50% or less GCSE pass rate

·        Heave at least B grade at GCSE Maths for APP KPMG Residential

·        Be predicted ABB at A Level/AAB for APP J.P. Morgan Residential

·        Be personally eligible for free school meals, or be the first generation in their family to attend university, and attend a school with 20% or more students eligible for FSM

More on our eligibility criteria can be found here.

To apply, students need to complete an online application form. This will ask them to explain how they are eligible for the programme, as well as 10 assessment questions to talk about their skills and their interests in their chosen career sector, as this helps us to offer them the most appropriate opportunities. The application deadline is 9am Monday 18^th December.

Purse found in Sixth Form Area

... I'll keep it in the office until 3pm, then put it in lost property.

Count down to holidays! 11 school days left until the end of term.

Happy 1st December - 11 school days left. Every day a lucky tutor group will receive a special gift! And today's lucky recipients are .....

12Tu6 and Mr Balster