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Spring Term Review

Welcome to our Spring Term review. The timing of the termly Newsletter has been changed slightly to become a review of each term. In this way we can include all the news, events and activities and celebrate the success and achievements of our students more effectively.

Can I welcome some new members of staff who have joined us in the Spring Term. Mr Wing has taken over the teaching of Drama whilst Mrs Walsh is on Maternity Leave. Miss Walton has joined the Maths Department for Mrs Fielding who is also on Maternity Leave. Mr Fleming has been successfully appointed to a senior post at Crestwood Community School and we welcome Mr Andrews as the new Head of PE at Applemore.

We have appointed Mrs Diamond as our new Attendance Officer to work with families having children attending Applemore and also our link Primary Schools of Marchwood Infants and Juniors. She will also help to improve attendance for students at Oak Lodge Special School and also Forest Education Centre; so she will certainly be very closely involved with our local community!
Just before the Easter Holiday we appointed the new Prefect Team together with the Senior Prefects and new Head Girl and Boy. My thanks to the all the Year 10 students who took the time to apply and congratulations to all those who were successfully appointed to their new role. Can I take this opportunity to thank the current Year 11 Prefect Team for carrying out their duties so diligently and were true ambassadors for the school. We wish them well as they have now relinquished their roles to concentrate on their final preparations for the GCSEs which commence shortly.

Can I also thank all the Year 11 students who attended the Revision Week during the Easter Holiday. Staff very kindly gave up the second week of their holiday to help Year 11 prepare and the students responded so positively by coming in and working hard to ensure they seized every opportunity to help them achieve the very best grades possible. I am sure this will have a very positive impact on them all.

Just before the holiday we received the good news that Bluestar Buses have agreed that the Number 8 service from Southampton to Calshot will run via Applemore College grounds at 15.23 on school days. This is expected to reduce the over-crowding on the Bluestar 9 and save our students having to wait a lengthy time outside Tescos only to find the bus arrives full. We anticipate the new service will start on Monday 3 June 2013, which is immediately after the Half Term holiday.
We always value the views of our students and are very grateful for their feedback at College Council meetings, Department Focus Group meetings and also the Prefects, House Captains and Vice Captains. Their involvement has helped us to successfully implement the many changes to the school over the past three years. We are currently reviewing the House System working with the students to devise effective ways to ensure they know how many House Points they have achieved on a regular basis and finalise a ‘Rewards Ladder’ to provide the necessary detail to encourage and reinforce our core values of Commitment, Respect, Responsibility and Excellence.

We look forward to another very busy and rewarding Summer Term. At last we can enjoy the improving weather which will be a bonus for us all!

I hope you enjoy reading this Spring Term Review!

Mr R Marsh
Headteacher

If you require a full copy of our newsletter please email office@applemore.hants.sch.uk

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Future Events

May
Half Term	Monday 27th May – Friday 31st May
June
Monday 3rd	Year 10 Academic Review week
Wednesday 19th	House Sports Day
Thursday 20th	Year 10 Parents Evening
Friday 21st	Year 8 End of KS3 reports issued
Monday 24th	Year 11 Final Assembly
Friday 28th	Year 11 Prom, Beaulieu
July
Monday 1st	Year 6 Induction Evening
Thursday 4th	Year 7 Boulogne trip
Friday 5th	Year 6 Induction Day
Monday 8th	Year 10 work experience (2 weeks)
Wednesday 10th	Lower College Presentation Evening
Thursday 11th	Upper College Presentation Evening
Friday 12th	Year 7 Reports issued
Monday 15th	Enrichment Activities week
Friday 19th	Break up for summer holidays (12.30pm)

College Information

About us

Our Vision

Applemore College, a school where;

· Students are proud of their own and others’ achievements

· Students are responsible for their own behaviour

· A learning culture is respected

· Everyone is known and valued

· High aspirations are encouraged

· Students achieve their personal best

Our Core Values

A core value is a central belief that is understood and shared by every member of the College community. We believe in commitment, responsibility, respect and excellence;

By commitment we mean students;

· demonstrate loyalty to their friends, peers and to the College

· are willing to support and care for others

· achieve their personal best

· abide by the College rules

By responsibility we mean students;

· take ownership of their learning behaviour

· contribute positively to the learning of others

· improve their self-confidence through participation

· consider their own strengths and set personal goals for improvement

By respect we mean students;

· take pride in themselves, in their appearance and in their work

· value all members of the College community

· display good manners at all times

· show tolerance towards different beliefs and points of view

· value the College environment

By excellence we mean students;

· produce their personal best

· have high aspirations

· set challenging personal goals for improvement

A Message from the Headteacher

Welcome from the Headteacher

It is my pleasure to welcome you to our website and invite you to find out more information regarding Applemore College – a Specialist College for Technology.

Our traditional values of commitment, respect, responsibility and excellence are central to everything we do. Every student matters at Applemore. We pride ourselves on being a small school where all students are valued and encouraged to achieve their personal best, working in partnership with their parents.

Students at Applemore have every opportunity to ensure they are fully prepared to face the challenges that lie ahead as young adults in a rapidly changing world.

This website can provide only a small flavour of life at Applemore College. It is only by visiting us that you can experience for yourselves how we really are ‘moving forward together’ to fulfil our vision to become a school where;

•    Students are proud of their own and others’ achievements
•    Students are responsible for their own behaviour
•    A learning culture is respected
•    Everyone is known and valued
•    High aspirations are encouraged
•    Students achieve their personal best

I look forward to meeting you at the earliest opportunity.

Mr R Marsh

Headteacher

College Canteen

Our award nominated Canteen is one year old and still looks as fresh and new as the day it was opened. The Canteen has attracted a lot of attention and made it to the final shortlist of 6 from an original list of 400 entries from around the world for the Restaurant and Bar Design awards 2010. We narrowly missed out on top prize competing against 5 Star restaurants with multi million pound budgets.

The Canteen has proved a massive success. Student feedback has indicated that we have taken the worst part of the building and transformed it into the heartbeat of the College. The environment is valued by everyone and has enabled the students to sit down and have meals at lunchtime.

The impact of the Canteen has also improved student learning and is best summed up by OFSTED (Oct 2009). "Inspectors were particularly impressed with the contribution students had made to the refurbishment of the College canteen. Students noted that the project had taught them important skills of negotiation, compromise, financial planning, presentation and thinking about others".

We are seeking to develop the Canteen further as a learning resource so watch this space for future projects and developments !

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Examinations

Public examinations can be a stressful time for students, parents and carers and it is
important that all those involved are as well informed as possible. Well informed
students will realise that the rules and regulations are designed to ensure fairness
and minimise disturbance and it is in the interest of all that the examinations run
smoothly.

The school will make every effort to ensure that candidates receive the best possible
preparation for their examinations, that the administrative arrangements run
smoothly, and that the examinations are conducted in a way that will cause as little
stress as possible and help students to achieve their best. Mock examinations are
run to the same standards and rules in order that students are familiar with the
process beforehand; these mock examination results are used in emergency
circumstances and therefore should be treated as important towards final entries.
This booklet is intended to inform about examination procedures, to answer some of
the most frequently asked questions, to help guide and support students and
parents/carers through the examination process.
It also contains the formal notices that are required by regulation to be given to each
candidate.

If you have any other questions please feel free to make enquiries from Mrs B.
Chawdhery in the Examination Office.
Telephone No : 023 8084 8804

On examination days it is best to leave a message with the Reception Office
staff, stating the nature of your query, since the main priority will be the
starting of the examination sessions.

GCSE Results Certificates are ready for collection from Monday 11th November 2013 for all students who completed their GCSE Exams in SUMMER 2013.

Year 10 & 11 Timetable For Controlled Assessments

GCSE Exam Timetable

Controlled Assessment Infomation

Written Examination Infomation

Warning to Candidates

Student Infomation

Internal Appeal Procedure

Examination Certificates

Exam Day

No Mobile Phone Poster

Feeder Schools

Marchwood Junior School

Hythe Primary School

Beaulieu Primary School

Wildground Junior School

Oak Lodge Specialist Arts College

Waterside Primary School

Marchwood Infant School

Library

About the Library
The Library is open every school day from 8.00 am until 3.30 pm. It is open to all students during Break or Lunch time. Students may also be sent to work or do research in the Library during lessons or come as part of a timetabled lesson.

The Library is fully networked. Every student is issued with a Library Number which carries on through their College life.

There are around 8400 books in the Library. These include fiction, non-fiction and reference books. There are books covering all curriculum areas at all levels and many books on hobbies and interests. New books are added frequently.

Various activities take place connected with reading, such as reviewing and recommending books, different genres and poetry.

Each year, Year 8 students take part in the Hampshire Book Award, where books are discussed and eventually voted on. This ultimately leads to meeting the winning author at the Guildhall, Winchester where the students have the opportunity to ask questions and have books signed, if they wish.
Students from all Years have the opportunity to take part in the Carnegie Award, which we shadow. This is a National Childrens' Book Award.

Authors who have visited the Library
Over the years we have had many visits from Authors, including:

Anna Dale
Local Waterside author, Anna Dale, who spoke about her books ‘Whispering to Witches' and ‘Dawn Undercover'. She also answered questions from students. Anna Dale has since written ‘Spellbound' and ‘Magical Mischief'.

Judy Waite
Judy Waite came to speak about her books ‘Shopaholic', ‘Forbidden' and ‘A Trick of the Mind'. She also ran a Creative Writing Workshop for students.

Dennis Hamley
Dennis Hamley has written numerous childrens' books. When he visited Applemore, he spoke, in particular, about his book ‘Ellen's People' which was shortlisted for the Hampshire Book Award, which the students had read.

Good Reads
First Strike by Jack Higgins (T)
Twin teenage spies, Rich and Jade, save the President of the United States and avert WW 111. All in a day's work!

My Love Lies Bleeding by Alyxandra Harvey (T)
Solange, as the only known born female vampire, poses a direct threat to the vampire queen. When she is kidnapped, can her human friend Lucy, save her?

Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy (T)
Stephanie's Uncle Gordon is a writer of horror fiction - it certainly wasn't fiction when she is pursued by evil forces. Stephanie finds help from an unusual source - the wisecracking skeleton of a dead wizard.

Brilliant book - follow this up with Playing with Fire Book 2 and The Faceless Ones Book 3.

Daughter of Fire and Ice by Marie Jensen (T+)
A young Viking girl and a slave boy flee to a new life in Iceland after their murder of a brutish Viking chieftain.

Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen (T+)
Abandoned by her mother, 17 year old Ruby learns to trust people again when she goes to live with her older sister.

The Librarian
Mrs Kingdon is the College Librarian.

The Library, which has recently undergone an extensive refurbishment, is on the first floor of the main building and is the focal point of the College. Here students come to change library books, finish off homework and have access to computers to carry out research.

Library Recommended Books

Recommended Books for Lower School
This list of fiction titles all come highly recommended. Some of the books are suggested for subjects as this can help you understand and gain extra knowledge.

Fantasy
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
His Dark Material Trilogy/The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman
The Edge Chronicles by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell
The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander
The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings by J R R Tolkien
Books by Stuart Hill
Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer
The Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan
The Inheritance Trilogy by Christopher Paolini
The Inkheart books by Cornelia Funke
Children of the Red King by Jenny Nimmo
Any books by Catherine Fisher, Alan Garner, Susan Cooper

Horror/Ghost Stories
The Horowitz Horror books by Anthony Horowitz
the Saga of Darren Shan series by Darrren Shan
Room 13 by Robert Swindells
Inside the Worm by Robert Swindells
Nasty Ending series by Dennis Pepper
The Spook series by Joseph Delaney
Books written by E E Richardson
Books written by Eva Ibbotson

Crime/Mystery Stories
Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy
Missing series by Jenny Carroll
Special Agent series by Sam Hutton
Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz
Young James Bond series by Charlie Higson
Diamond Brothers by Anthony Horowitz
Books by Louis Sachar
Books by Margaret Haddix

Love/Romance Stories
Girls series by Jacqueline Wilson
Mates and Dates series by Cathy Hopkins
The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
Girls Like You by Kate Petty
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Anything by Louise Rennison
Books by Jean Ure
Books by Judy Blume

Adventure Stories
The Medusa Project series by Sophie McKenzie
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
Books by Anthony Masters
The Chronicles of Narnia by C S Lewis
Books by Enid Blyton

Historical Stories
My Story books by different authors
The Sword in the Stone by T H White
The Lady Grace Mysteries by Grace Cavendish
The Arthur series by Kevin Crossley-Holland
Books by Mary Hooper
King of Shadows by Susan Cooper

Teenage Life
Teenage Worrier titles by Ros Asquith
Bokks by Cathy Hopkins
The Diamond Girls by Jacqueline Wilson
Books by Rosie Rushton
Kes by Barry Hines

Humour
Any book by Morris Gleitzman
Bokks by Terry Pratchett
Boy2Girl by Terence Blacker
Books by Frank Cottrell Boyes
Books by Michael Lawrence

Animal Stories
Animal Ark series by different authors
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Most books by Geoffrey Malone
Various horse books by Jenny Oldfield
The Saddle Club by Bonnie Bryant

Quick Reads
The Dancing Bear by Michael Morpurge
Diary of a Killer Cat by Anne Fine
The Tremor series by various authors

Science Fiction
Any Dr Who book by various authors
Any book by Douglas Adams
Maphead by Lesley Howarth
Books by Alan Durant

Issue Books
The Heaven Shop by Deborah Ellis (Aids in Africa)
Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah (China)
Holes by Louis Sachar
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo (History - WW1)
Web of Lies by Beverley Naidoo (Asylum Seekers)
The Penalty by Mal Peet (Slavery)

Recommended Books for Upper School
This list of fiction titles all come highly recommended. In the Library, look for the books with a 14-19 (T+) sticker on the spine.

Fantasy
Most books by Catherine Fisher, Garth Nix, David Eddings, Terry Pratchett, Anne McCaffrey
The Books of Pellinor by Alison Croggan
Septimum Heap books by Angie Sage
The Black Magician series by Trudi Canavan
Sharp North by Patrick Cave
Warhammer novels
The Lost Soul series by Alan Gibbons

Horror/Ghost Stories
Night World series by L J Smith
Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead
The Demonata series by Darren Shan
Thirsty by M T Anderson

Mysteries/Thrillers
A Gathering Light by Jennifer Donnell
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
The Road of the Dead by Kevin Brooks
Books by Mary Higgins-Clark
Apocalypse by Tim Bowler
Tales of the Otori Trilogy by Lian Hearn (Medieval Japan)

Historical Novels

Tamar by Mel Peet (WW2)
Once series by Morris Gleitzman
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne (The Holocaust)
Ellen's People by Dennis Hamley (WW2)
Coram Boy by Jamilla Gavin (Victorian - slavery)

Teenage Life

Books by Sara Dessen, Sara Manning, Anne Cassidy, Kate Cann, Randa Abdel-Fattah
Spiked by Sandra Glover
Most books by Meg Rosoff
Bokks by Jodi Picoult
The Gossip Girl series by Cecily Von Ziegesar

Books About Issues
Paralysed by Sherry Ashworth (Disability)
Massive by Julia Bell
The Megan series by Mary Hooper (Teenage pregnancy)
Caught in the Crossfire by Alan Gibbons (Racism)
The Noughts & Crosses books by Malorie Blackman (Racism)
Stone Cold by Robert Swindell (Homelessness)
Looking for JJ by Anne Cassidy (Abusive families)
Fat Boy Swim by Catherine Forde (Bullying)

Science Fiction
Books by Arthur C Clarke
Books by Douglas Adams
Transplant by Malcolm Rose
the Death Gene by Malcolm Rose

Adventure Stories
Books by Chris Ryan
Books by Andy McNab
War Stories WW1/WW2/Falklands etc by various authors

Links

Department for Education
Homepage
Our entry on the DFE Compare Schools Website

Direct.Gov Schools
School Admmissions

Hampshire County Council
Homepage
Our entry on Hampshire County Council Website

Location Map

Applemore College
Roman Road
Dibden Purlieu
Southampton
Hampshire
SO45 4RQ

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Ofsted

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Policies

If you would like a copy of any of the College's Policies, please contact:

Applemore College
Roman Road
Dibden Purlieu
Southampton
Hampshire
SO45 4RQ

Tel: 023 8084 8804
Fax: 023 8084 8715
E-mail: office@applemore.hants.sch.uk

Admissions Policy
Allegations Of Abuse Made Against Staff
Applemore College Anti-Bullying Policy
Applemore College Complaints Policy
Applemore Employment Policy
Behaviour For Learning Policy
Charging and Remission Policy
Disability Equality Scheme (DES)
Privacy Notice for Students as required by the Data Protection Act 1998
Pupil Premium
Single Equalities Policy

PTA

Applemore College PTA was formed in 2006 and comprises of around ten enthusiastic committee members. We feel priviliged to be one of only two senior school PTA'S in Hampshire. Traditionally, parents get involved in PTA activities at Infant and Junior schools but the PTA at Applemore College believe the support we give the College is just as, or maybe more, important at this stage of the students' education as in earlier years. Any involvement or support that you, as parents and carers, can offer will be greatly appreciated.

If you would like to offer the PTA your support, please contact Sam Fisher on 023 8086 2985 or e-mail us at Applemorepta@hotmail.co.uk

We recently held our AGM in September and our committee members are:

Samantha Fisher (Chairperson)
Nigel Askew (Deputy Chairperson)
Debbie Price (Treasurer)
Wendy Precious (Secretary)
Carol Eskriett
Roland Marsh
Paula Preston
Sally Parsons
Alison Thatcher
Di Kingswell
Heidi Rehman
Anita Billings,
Terri Whitehouse,
Jim Whitehouse
Debbie Bristow

School Day

Lesson	Time
Registration	08:30 - 08.55am
Lesson 1	08:55 - 09.55am
Lesson 2	10.00 -11.00am
Break	11.00 - 11.25am
Lesson 3	11.25 - 12.25pm
Lesson 4	12.30 - 1.30pm
Lunch	1.30 - 2.15 pm
Lesson 5	2.15 - 3.15pm

Assemblies 08:30 – 09:00	Year Group
Monday	Year 11
Tuesday	Year 10
Wednesday	Year 9
Thursday	Year 8
Friday	Year 7

School Holidays

School Term and Holiday Dates
Please note: the following dates are Hampshire County Council term and holiday dates. Please see Dates for the Diary under Parents for specific dates for Applemore College.

Academic year 2012-2013

Autumn term

Autumn Term from Mon 3 September 2012 to Fri 21 December 2012.

Christmas Holiday from Mon 24 December 2012 to Fri 4 January 2013.

Spring term

Spring Term from Mon 7 January 2013 to Thu 28 March 2013.

Spring Half Term Holiday from Mon 18 February 2013 to Fri 22 February 2013.

Easter Holiday from Fri 29 March 2013 to Fri 12 April 2013.

Summer term

Summer Term from Mon 15 April 2013 to Tue 23 July 2013.

Summer Half Term Holiday from Mon 27 May 2013 to Fri 31 May 2013.

Academic year 2013-2014

Autumn term

Autumn Term from Tue 3 September 2013 to Fri 20 December 2013.

Autumn Half Term Holiday from Mon 28 October 2013 to Fri 1 November 2013.

Christmas Holiday from Mon 23 December 2013 to Fri 3 January 2014.

Spring term

Spring Term from Mon 6 January 2014 to Fri 4 April 2014.

Spring Half Term Holiday from Mon 17 February 2014 to Fri 21 February 2014.

Easter Holiday from Mon 7 April 2014 to Mon 21 April 2014.

Summer term

Summer Term from Tue 22 April 2014 to Wed 23 July 2014.

Summer Half Term Holiday from Mon 26 May 2014 to Fri 30 May 2014.

Staff/SLT

Headteacher
Mr R Marsh

Deputy Headteacher
Mr A Chipping

Assistant Headteacher
Miss C Eskriett
Mr R Poole

Progress Leaders
Year 7 – Miss C OConnor
Year 8 – Miss K Haimes
Years 9/10/11 – Mr J Banks

Teaching Staff

English
Mrs S Stratford*
Mrs S Bartram
Mr L Dales
Mrs S Goodall
Miss J Macdonald

Mathematics

Mrs B Labram*
Mr C Folliot
Ms J Fielding
Mrs M Markham-Smith

Miss R Walton

Modern Foreign Languages
Mrs L Collison*
Mrs C Taylor
Mrs J Weller
Mrs H Green

Science
Mr J Churchill*
Mrs N Gibbs
Mrs L Wabe
Mrs R Powell
Mr K Warner
Miss G Pace

Mrs J Dunn

Humanities (Geography/History/RE)
Miss E Pooler*
Mr J Banks
Mrs M Penrose
Mr P Wabe
Miss H Keens

Art
Mrs M Gilbert*
Miss E Charrett

Mrs J Morgan

Design & Technology
Mr S Mainstone*
Mr M Wheatley
Miss C OConnor
Mrs E Grice
Miss K Saunders

Music
Miss R Gordon

Performing Arts
Mrs N Walsh

Mr A Wing

Physical Education
Mr T Andrews*
Miss K Haimes

Information Communication Technology
Mr J Kemp*
Mr J Pragnell

SENCO (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator)

Mr R Poole

Support for Learning

Mr R Poole*
Mrs R Williams
Mrs M Browne

Mrs J Buttle
Mrs W Chantler
Mrs I Dogherty
Miss H Topham
Mrs C Hibberd
Mrs A McCarthy
Mrs B Phillips
Miss S Powell
Mrs J Sharpe
Mr S Trueick
Mrs K Weeks
Mrs J Denson
Miss S Dulieu

*Head of Department

Administrative and Technical Support Staff

Attendance Welfare Officer

Mrs D Diamond

Administrative Staff
Mrs R Ashley - Receptionist
Miss K Bassi - Receptionist
Mrs E Miller - Finance Assistant

Bursar
Mrs A Adams

Careeres Support

Mrs C Jones

Community Programme Co-ordinator
Mr T Noble

Cover Supervisor
Miss L Smith

Data Manager
Mr M Prowting

Examinations Officer
Mrs B Chawdhery

Headteachers PA
Mrs G Chesterton

Librarian
Mrs C Kingdon

Reprographics Manager
Mr R Branch

School Nurse
Mrs R Ashley

Site Supervision Staff
Mr G Noble – Site Manager
Mrs S West – Site Supervisor
Mr C Jordan - Site Supervisor

Supervisory Assistants
Mrs I Allen
Mrs A Chalmers

Student Support
Mrs H Kavanagh

Technicians
Mr J Goodall – Technology Technician
Mrs W Rawlins - Science Technician

Mr M White - Computer Technician

Mr J Fairway - Computer Technician

Uniform

College Uniform – as from September 2012

You can download our iniform price list here

All new students will wear a white shirt, new school tie in the appropriate House colour and also the new pullover with College logo. Blazers will no longer be worn.

School Tie

The new College tie identifies the House that each student belongs to.

Please ensure you purchase the correct colour:

Holmsley - Blue Hurn - Red Ibsley - Green Sopley - Yellow

PE Shirt
The new College PE shirt identifies the House that each student belongs to. Please ensure you purchase the correct colour (as above).

Rugby Shirt

The new Rugby shirt in navy and blue is available for both boys and girls. The fabric is breathable in the summer and keeps you warm in the winter. The rugby shirt is not in House colours.

Address

Applemore College
Roman Road
Dibden Purlieu
Southampton
Hampshire
SO45 4RQ

Contact Us

Tel: 023 8084 8804
Fax: 023 8084 8715
E-mail: office@applemore.hants.sch.uk
Post: Applemore College,Roman Road,Dibden Purlieu,Southampton,Hampshire,SO45 4RQ

Phones are open between the hours of 8am and 4pm by Mrs R Ashley and Miss K Bassi.
Messages can be left on the automated system.

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Students

Year 7

It seems hard to believe that the Year 7s have completed two terms at Applemore already. I am very pleased and happy to say that the vast majority of students in Year 7 have continued to work very well and have kept themselves very busy in the academic and social aspects of the College.

Many events have taken place this term. The 6 ‘R’s (Recycle, Rethink, Re-use, Repair, Reduce and Refuse) for the successful PDL Day, all the Year 7s had the opportunity to work with the Technology department to investigate and experiment the importance of the 6 ‘R’s to protect the environment. The day was most enjoyable!

This month we had great excitement on World Book Day where all the Year 7s dressed up in costume as their favorite book characters. There was an array of interesting characters from Where’s Wally to Harry Potter. I was very impressed with the effort and commitment from the students. A huge thank you to Mrs Bartram and the English Department who arranged a fun day of activities and a new view on books. Mr Marsh and I judged the competition and after much deliberation we came up with the winner – Rylee Bainbridge, 7 JMD, as Pinocchio.

The Year 7s have also been great ambassadors for the College with their involvement in the DSB Open Evening, Focus Group meetings, Tutor Group role assemblies, sports teams and charity fund days. These will primarily take place on the next PDL Day when we will be supporting ‘Woofability’, a trusted local charity who train dogs to assist disable people in our local area – a brilliant cause!

I look forward to seeing continued hard work and levels of maturity during the Summer Term. A huge thank you to the Year 7 Tutor team and I wish both students and parents a relaxing Easter break.
Miss O’Connor, Student Progress Leader, Year 7

Year 8

For PDL day in February, a local company ran a ‘Dragons Den’ style Workshop. The students had to design a business to present to a panel of judges and market it. Their business ideas and presentations were excellent and very entertaining. The company running the day mentioned how our Year 8 students were very conscientious and theoretical. Good work Year 8 and well done to the ‘Thermal Flask’ team for winning!

Our recent Handball and Football Inter House Sports Day was a huge success and we were lucky with the fantastic weather. Year 8s participated with high spirits and supported the Year 7s in their teams. Well done to Ibsley for winning the Netball and Hurn for winning the Rugby.

The following students have done extremely well in their recent Progress Check and have been excellent role models to the rest of the school showing a positive attitude to learning: (James Ashley, Alex Jones, Amy Baker, Gail Bateman, Naomi Barranyay, Freya Body, Charlotte Broad, Alice Chadwick, Sian Geary, Abigail Jenkinson). Well done to you all!

A big thank you to Lauren Mayers, Libby Fusco and Holly Wheildon for organising the Valentine Year 7 and 8 Disco. It was a huge success raising money for a charity. Year 8s now have the chance to take up the Ardeche Trip and the Africa Adventure Trip for when they are in Year 9 which is a fantastic opportunity for them. There is also a trip to Thorpe Park coming up for the winning House!
Miss K Haimes, Student Progress Leader, Year 8

Year 9

Over the past term, Year 9 have been busy preparing for their GCSE Options, and making some big choices for their future. In order to help them decide the best path for them, they have been using the programme ‘U Explore’ to search, filter and research potential job opportunities, courses and qualifications they could take in the coming years. This has been incredibly useful for them and we all hope it has had a positive effect on their choices.

The 8th February saw the Year 9s take part in their Multicultural PDL day, where they experimented with many different aspects of the African Culture, including drumming, painting, textile printing and story telling. This all links to the work that some of the year group will be doing to raise money for the trip to Africa next year to work alongside those less fortunate than themselves – something which I know so many of them are looking forward to. It is an incredible journey for them to be taking, and I hope that they enjoy every minute of it.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank my year team, staff and students alike, for making this year such a fantastic one. Year 9 students have worked so hard this year and should be as proud of their achievements as I am. As I begin my maternity leave, I now pass Year 9 to Mr. Banks who will oversee them safely into Year 10, where I will pick them up again on my return. Thank you all so much for your support and I hope that you continue the rest of this year as well as you have done so far.

Mrs N Walsh, Student Progress Leader, Year 9

Year 10&11

The Year 10 Progress Reports were issued just before the half term holiday in February. On the whole the Year group are making good progress and the following students deserve a special mention for their consistent high standard of progress:

Chloe Hall, Leah Perkis, Matthew Edwards, Kimberley Collins, Daniel Naraian, Emma Price, Benjamin Pennells, Sophie Gosnell-Lee, Zoe Long, Kelly Preston, Nicholas Preston, Keelan Bennett, Melissa Green, Lucie Menzies, Grace Parker, Dominic Street, Lee Taylor, Erin Vickery. Well done to you all!

The following students deserve recognition for the improvement in their attitude to learning over the past three months:

Alex Bolton, Emily Cole, Sammi Weeks, Lucy Finch, Amy Wheeler, Alisha Harvey, Michael Rowbottom, Dewi Blight, Hannah Curtis, Shannon Shaw, Sasha Owsnett, Jack Lane, Mitchell Orman.
Well done to you all and keep up the good work.!
On Thursday 7 March, fourteen Year 11 students went to the Higher Education Fair at Brockenhurst College. The event was a great opportunity for those students having ambitions to attend University to gain an insight into applying for courses as well as having a chance to speak to representatives from Universities from all around the country. The students found it to be a very useful experience and now realise how important Year 11 is and how quickly the application process will come around.

In sport, George Foster has been playing basketball for a number of years and is achieving some superb results. George has written a short account of his basketball career so far:
“My basketball career really started in Year 7 when Mr Fleming asked me and Joe Nash to go for trials for Hampshire. It was a great experience and I believe that this inspired me to make the decision to take basketball seriously.

Since that day I have achieved lots of goals in basketball, including representing Applemore, Hampshire and the South of England team. On top of this success I have been invited to join numerous Area Performance Centre (ACP) training sessions. APC is where all the best players from all over England come together to receive specialist training from professional coaches. It is also a pathway towards the England team.

As well as achieving these goals I also play for a National League team, the ‘Solent Kestrels’ where I train three times a week, with a game every Saturday. I and my team play all over the country, from Plymouth all the way up to Newcastle. Last year I was lucky enough to be invited to go to America and play in a 5 day tournament against some of the best players in America. This was one of the best experiences of my life.”

Congratulations to George for all his success so far and we wish him every success in the future.

We are very pleased to announce the new Prefect Team for 2013-14. It was a very competitive field and very difficult to decide who to select after an intensive round of interviews. In the end the following students were successful:

Head Boy: Alex Tatchell
Head Girl: Jess McHugh

Senior Prefect:
Alex Wood,Chloe Hall,Dominic Street,Evan Meadows,Kimberley Collins,Leah Perkis,Matthew Edwards,Shelley Fisher,Sophie Gosnell Lee,Tristan Labram

Prefects:
Amber Braysford,Ben Sharpe,Daniel Naraian,David Seymour,Emily Cole,Emma Price,Ethan Riley,Finley McMahon,Joel Bailey,Kathryn McCoy,Kelly Preston,Lee Taylor,Leslie Milgate Whitcher,Lucie Menzies,Lucy Finch,Luke Pettman,Melissa Green,Nick Preston,Oliver Bradley,Owen Reese,Sam Clayton,Sam Weeks,Sasha Owsnett,Shannon Shaw,Zoe Long

Mr Banks, Student Progress Leader, Year 10 and 11

Prefects

Head Boy: Alex Tatchell
Head Girl: Jess McHugh

Senior Prefect:
Alex Wood
Chloe Hall
Dominic Street
Evan Meadows
Kimberley Collins
Leah Perkis
Matthew Edwards
Shelley Fisher
Sophie Gosnell Lee
Tristan Labram

Prefects:
Amber Braysford
Ben Sharpe
Daniel Naraian
David Seymour
Emily Cole
Emma Price
Ethan Riley
Finley McMahon
Joel Bailey
Kathryn McCoy,
Kelly Preston
Lee Taylor
Leslie Milgate Whitcher
Lucie Menzies
Lucy Finch,
Luke Pettman
Melissa Green
Nick Preston
Oliver Bradley
Owen Reese
Sam Clayton
Sam Weeks
Sasha Owsnett
Shannon Shaw
Zoe Long

Prefect Applications
Year 10 shall be invited to apply for the role of prefect in February. They shall need to provide a covering letter to display their credentials for the role. All students are welcome to apply and we look forward to reading their applications. We shall then interview the students based on their application letters and look to appoint. Those chosen shall then shadow the current Year 11 Prefects will all duties being handed over at Easter.

Prom

Friday 28 June will see the Year 11 Prom being hosted once more at the Domus in the ground of the abbey at Beaulieu. The evening shall follow the traditional routine of previous years with the students arriving in the early evening in their finery in a vast assortment of modes of transport. This is also an excellent opportunity for parents to take photographs as their sons and daughters arrive at the venue up the picturesque driveway to the venue. Once inside there shall be photographers on hand to take photographs of friendship groups, as well as the traditional large group photographs. The photographers are happy to take any groupings of students on request. The photographs are printed on site so students can see and purchase the finished product. If they decide they do not wish to purchase their photo they are under no obligation to buy it.

There is then a formal meal, followed by a short round of speeches before the disco commences until 11:30. There is also a bar service for students to purchase any additional non-alcoholic drinks after the main meal.

I know it will be a fantastic evening for all involved and a fitting way to say goodbye to Year 11.

House System

Well what a House year it has been! Firstly, I would like to say a big thank you to everyone in the school for getting involved with the House system this year and making the effort to support your Houses. There have been lots of different activities throughout this year from Sports Days to quizzes, photography and card designs which everyone has been involved in.

Thank you to Mr Andrews and the PE department for two really exciting Sports Days which really got the students competing for the winning places. Well done to Hurn who won the overall Cross Country in the Autumn term and also well done to Ibsley who won the overall Sports Day. Congratulations to everyone involved with all these sporting events and as we heard at the end of term Assembly, we had some school records broken too!

Congratulations to all the students named below for winning prizes in the House Assembly and congratulations to Hurn on winning your trip to Thorpe Park. Thank you to all the tutors and students attempting the quizzes each week, even if they were a little challenging at times and well done to the Year 7s for the work they did throughout the House weeks. I’m looking forward to seeing some fish tank origami!

Over the next term we shall see the new Year 8 House Captains take control as we say thank you and good bye to our current Year 10s named below. Some have gone on to become Prefects and even Head Girl. We shall also see some more activities and Clubs becoming available as the (hopefully) sunny days arrive. We are looking at doing a sponsored event to raise money for charity and our new House Captains will be arranging fun activities for our local charities for each House.

I hope all of you continue to support the House system as it grows and that you all contribute in one way or another. Keep collecting those House Points and feel free to pester your teachers! Any new ideas can be passed to your House reps and House Captains as we are always looking for new ideas.

Thank You
Miss Gordon

Parents

College Canteen

Dates for Diary

May
Half Term	Monday 27th May – Friday 31st May
June
Monday 3rd	Year 10 Academic Review week
Wednesday 19th	House Sports Day
Thursday 20th	Year 10 Parents Evening
Friday 21st	Year 8 End of KS3 reports issued
Monday 24th	Year 11 Final Assembly
Friday 28th	Year 11 Prom, Beaulieu
July
Monday 1st	Year 6 Induction Evening
Thursday 4th	Year 7 Boulogne trip
Friday 5th	Year 6 Induction Day
Monday 8th	Year 10 work experience (2 weeks)
Wednesday 10th	Lower College Presentation Evening
Thursday 11th	Upper College Presentation Evening
Friday 12th	Year 7 Reports issued
Monday 15th	Enrichment Activities week
Friday 19th	Break up for summer holidays (12.30pm)

Hampshire Calendar for 2013/14 showing school term and holiday dates can be downloaded here. Applemore INSET days and Enrichment Week have been added

Governing Body

Governing Body

Name	Nature of Governorship	Committee Membership
Sylvia Barns	Community Governor	Chair of Governing Body
		Finance Committee
		Performance Committee
		Governing Body Management Team
Sue Bartram	Staff Governor
Colin Bell	Community Governor
Sue Bennett	Parent Governor	Performance Committee
Fiona Chalkley	Parent Governor	Governing Body Development Governor
		Governing Body Management Team
Brian Dash	LEA Governor	Chair
		Finance Committee
Tim Drake	Community Governor	Vice Chair, Governing Body
		Finance Committee
		Performance Committee
		Governing Body Management Team
Christian Folliot	Staff Governor
Melanie Green	Parent Governor	Performance Committee
Chris Lund		Health and Safety Governor
		Governing Body Management Team
Roland Marsh	Headteacher	Finance Committee
		Performance Committee
Hugh Martin	LEA Governor	Vice Chair
		Finance Committee
Rebecca McCoy	Parent Governor	SEN Governor
Anne McCarthy	Staff Governor	Performance Committee
Helen Owers	Parent Governor
Allan Pollock	Parent Governor	Chair, Performance
		Committee Governing Body
		Management Team
Adrian Precious	Parent Governor	Performance Committee
Linda Matthews		Clerk to Governors

Home/ College Agreement

The School

Applemore College will:

Provide a safe and orderly environment in which students can learn, feel secure and valued as individuals.
Provide a broad and balanced curriculum.
Encourage all students to do their best and to take_.pride in achievement.
Set and mark homework regularly.

Inform parents/carers of their child's progress regularly through meetings and reports.

Communicate with parents/carers about any concerns with regard to work, behaviour and attendance.
Welcome the views of parents/carers and students.
Deal with students' and parents'/carers' concerns as promptly as possible.

Students

I will:

Attend college regularly and on time.
Work hard and achieve my best both in class work and homework.
Show respect for other people, their property and opinions.
Wear the College uniform and be tidy in appearance.
Be prepared and fully equipped each day.
Tell the truth.
Take pride in the school environment, keeping it free from litter and graffiti.
Maintain the school's good reputation at all times.

Parents/Carers

I/We will:

Ensure that my child attends College, on time and properly equipped.
Support the College policies and guidelines for behaviour, discipline and uniform.
Let the College know about concerns or problems that might affect my child's work

or behaviour.

Take an interest in the work my child does and encourage high personal standards.
Provide conditions that support and encourage homework and other opportunities for home learning.
Attend Parent Consultation Evenings and other meetings organised by the College.

How You Can Help

ECOSCHOOLS - ITS ALL ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY

Batteries

We all know theyre not supposed to go in the bin, but we all do it ... so, Applemore Science students have developed the BATTERY BANK. With 15 kg already collected, the Year 9s in charge will be following this system right through to the company who dismantle and re manufacture. Please send in any used batteries for recycling.

Printer Cartridges

Just send them in, and our EcoSchools scheme will be storing them up to deliver for reprocessing. There must be thousands around us if you think how many we go through at College, and all the families here. Well make sure they all go back into the Sytem.

Mobiles

How many must we be going through? - all our students, all their families, all the people at work - and up to 75% of the components are reusable. So, add to that the small fee well get for each unit and YOU could be part of the whole Sustainable Schools movement. We have 27 so far. Just a few more to go and we will be generting some income to help fund all the projects that the EcoSchools reps want to run.

Learning Gateway

What it does
Enables parents to log into a website to access information about their children at school.

What it shows
Headlines about current attendance, including comments about punctuality.
Student Basic Information
Summary of Session Attendance since the start of the school year.
List of classes and teachers.
Student’s timetable
Reports and progress checks Since Jan 2012 in PDF format.
Can be used by parents to check accuracy of student information and the school can then be informed about any inaccuracies or omissions.

What we need –
Request from one or both parents/guardians. We then send by text/email a username and password together with straightforward instructions on use.

The Learning Gateway can be found here

Contact at admin@applemore.hants.sch.uk

Letters

This Week

Last Week

General Letters

Parents Evening

Applemore College will hold a Year 10 Parents evening on 20^th June 2013.

Parents Feedback

Year 7 Parents Ofsted Survey
Year 7 Parents Evening evaluations 2012
Parents transition Survey 2012
Year 11 Parents Ofsted Survey Jan 2013

PTA

Uniform

College Uniform – as from September 2012

You can download our uniform price list here

All new students will wear a white shirt, new school tie in the appropriate House colour and also the new pullover with College logo. Blazers will no longer be worn.

School Tie

The new College tie identifies the House that each student belongs to.

Please ensure you purchase the correct colour:

The new Rugby shirt in navy and blue is available for both boys and girls. The fabric is breathable in the summer and keeps you warm in the winter. The rugby shirt is not in House colours.

VLE

There are many subject resources on our VLE that will help our students with their learning. If you require any assistance or are experiencing any issues, please Email Mr Fairway on j.fairway@applemore.hants.sch.uk.

Our VLE can be found here

Community Links

Current Comunity Programme

Mondays
St Georges Boxing Club - 5.30-6.30pm – Simon: 07989303154
Tai Chi - Mondays 5.30-6.30pm – Justin: 07950815250

Tuesdays
New Forest Brass Band - 6.30-9.30pm – Mike Miller: 07713067288
Hardley Runners – Mick Anglim: 07747898317
Zumba with Ella - 6.30pm-7.30pm – Ella Doney: 07984300159

Wednesdays
St Georges Boxing Club - 6.30-7.30pm - Simon: 07989303154
Waterside Fencing Club – 6.30pm-8pm – Robin Catlin:
                       01590683837 or email waterside@swayfencing.co.uk

Thursdays
Zumba Gold - 6.30pm—7.30pm – Celia Stanwyck: 07780852152 or
                                                              www.newforestzumba.co.uk

Fridays
Zumba with Sharon - 6-7pm – Sharon: 07502254501

Saturdays
Lipa 4:19 Performing Arts Academy – Christine Talbot (Principal):
                                 023 8084 8189 or email info@lipa419nfs.co.uk

Sundays
Family Church Waterside - 10.30am-12
Waterside Ladies F.C. home ground - K.O. 2pm

College facilities

College facilities

Per Facility Per Hour	Exclusive Of Vat £
General Classroom	11.00
Art Studio	11.00
Drama Studio	11.00
Music Room	11.00
Ict Suite	15.00
Food Technology Room	15.00
Textiles Room	15.00
Resistant Material Technology Room	15.00
Conference Room	15.00
Library	15.00
Hall	25.00
Dance Studio	15.00

Sports Facilities

Per Facility Per Hour	Inc’ Vat 20% £	Exc’ Vat £
Gym Adults	24.00	20.00
Gym Junior	18.00	15.00
Hard Court	15.60	13.00
General Playing Field	15.60	13.00
Football Pitches Over 18s	36.00 Per Game	30.00 Per Game
Football Pitches Under 18s	20.40 Per Game	17.00 Per Game

Hire Charges

Floodlit courts available now!
Applemore College has floodlit courts available to hire.
The all weather tarmac surface comprises three tennis courts, three netball courts and a five a side football pitch with goals.

Children's Party Venue for Hire!
Our dining hall was recently nominated for a national award due to it’s unique design that combines style with functionality .
This huge space comprises of a long food serving area, tables, chairs and soft lounging area and 2 large t.v. screens. It is designed so that it can be sectioned into spaces for eating, play and relaxing. There is also access to a secure outside play area.
It is a fantastic venue for children’s parties or other functions. Hire rates start from £50 per party. Come and have a look for yourself!

Conference/training room for hire!
The room is available all year round most daytimes and evenings. The hire rate includes seating for up to 24 people and refreshments. Outside of the school day an extra adjoining room offers space for training activities etc.
Hirers have the use of a projector, screen, whiteboards, flip chart, internet connectivity and a tv/dvd player. Catering can also be arranged at extra cost.

Wattbikes
Olympians use them and British Cycling has endorsed them. Don’t get them confused with your average exercise bike! These beauties offer cutting edge design and computerised technology so you can plan and monitor your own training programme. We can now offer you five Wattbikes with a laptop, projector and screen. Three of the bikes are the Pro model and two are the Trainer models.
Whether you are setting out to get fit, searching for ways to improve your performance, looking for the stars of the future, challenging Olympic champions or just want a realistic ride without having to go out in the rain, Wattbike can take you there! Visit wattbike.com for more information. They can be hired individually or together for a better deal.

You are welcome to view all our facilities in advance by contacting Terry Noble, Community Programme Co-ordinator 023 80848804 ext 3132.

Application Form

You Can Download An Application Form Here

Our Terms And Conditions Of Hire Can Be Downloaded Here

Governing Body

A message from the Governors

The Governing Body is committed to ensuring that students at Applemore College receive a high quality education. We are a team of people representing the College and local community who work closely with the Head and staff. Together we make decisions about strategic planning - the aims of the College, the budget, curriculum and staffing and how we would like the College to develop and improve. We are charged with monitoring the performance of the College on behalf of the wider community.

We are immensely proud to be involved in the education of young people at Applemore. We know it to be a vibrant, happy and challenging College and are delighted to support the dedicated and skilled staff in their work.

Sylvia Barns
Chair of Governing Body

List of Governors

Governing Body

Name	Nature of Governorship	Committee Membership
Sylvia Barns	Community Governor	Chair of Governing Body
		Finance Committee
		Performance Committee
		Governing Body Management Team
Sue Bartram	Staff Governor
Colin Bell	Community Governor
Sue Bennett	Parent Governor	Performance Committee
Fiona Chalkley	Parent Governor	Governing Body Development Governor
		Governing Body Management Team
Brian Dash	LEA Governor	Chair
		Finance Committee
Tim Drake	Community Governor	Vice Chair, Governing Body
		Finance Committee
		Performance Committee
		Governing Body Management Team
Christian Folliot	Staff Governor
Melanie Green	Parent Governor	Performance Committee
Chris Lund		Health and Safety Governor
		Governing Body Management Team
Roland Marsh	Headteacher	Finance Committee
		Performance Committee
Hugh Martin	LEA Governor	Vice Chair
		Finance Committee
Rebecca McCoy	Parent Governor	SEN Governor
Anne McCarthy	Staff Governor	Performance Committee
Helen Owers	Parent Governor
Allan Pollock	Parent Governor	Chair, Performance
		Committee Governing Body
		Management Team
Adrian Precious	Parent Governor	Performance Committee
Linda Matthews		Clerk to Governors

Parent Governor Vacancy

Applemore College Governors are again keen to recruit a new Parent Governor – we have one vacancy, which we want to fill as soon as possible.

Parent Governor Vacancy Letter

Application form

Download Application Form Here (.doc)
Download Application Form Here (.pdf)

Post 16

Apprenticeships

Looking For Apprenticeships

Register on the National Apprenticeship website:
www.apprenticeships.org.uk and check the vacancies regularly

Apply to local training providers who can help you find employment:
www.abovebarcollege.co.uk – Hairdressing Training Provider in Southampton
www.carillionplc.com/careers – Construction Training Provider for Carpentry and Brickwork
www.fntctraining.co.uk – Apprenticeships in Childcare, Customer Service and Business Administration
www.remit.co.uk – Training Provider for the Motor Vehicle industry
www.hittraining.co.uk – Catering and Hospitality Apprenticeships
www.jtltraining.com – Plumbing and Electrical Apprenticeships
www.seta-training.co.uk – Southampton Engineering Training Association offering Mechanical, Electrical/Electronic Apprenticeships as well as Fabrication and Welding

Apply to local colleges who offer apprenticeship training and can help you find employment:
www.brock.ac.uk/apprenticeships – Brockenhurst College offers apprenticeship training for a range of sectors including Hospitality, Business Admin and Marine
www.totton.ac.uk – Totton College delivers apprenticeship training in areas such as Childcare, Hairdressing and Motor Vehicle
www.southampton-city.ac.uk/apprenticeships – City College offers apprenticeship training in Construction, Catering, Engineering, Hairdressing and many more
www.eastleigh.ac.uk – Eastleigh College delivers apprenticeship training in Motor Vehicle, Construction, Engineering, Catering, Hairdressing and many more
www.sparsholt.ac.uk – Sparsholt College provides apprenticeship training in Agriculture, Animal Care, Equine, Environmental Conservation, Horticulture, Forestry

Contact local employers as well:
You may need to find your own employer if there isn’t a vacancy for an apprenticeship on the National Apprenticeship website or through the training providers. Use online directories, e.g. www.yell.com to make a list of local employers in the industry you would like to work in. Send employers your CV and a covering letter to enquire about vacancies. Use U-Explore for help to build a CV and for advice on letters.

Attend Apprenticeship Meeting in school in January if you need help to apply.

Apply for a full-time college course as well, just in case you can’t find an apprenticeship!

Colleges and Sixth Forms

Totton College
Calmore Road
Totton
Southampton
SO40 3ZX

Tel: 023 8087 4874
Fax: 023 8087 4879
Website: www.totton.ac.uk
E-mail: info@totton.ac.uk

Brockenhurst College Lyndhurst Road
Brockenhurst
Hampshire
SO42 7ZE

Tel: 0159 0625 555
Fax:
Website: www.brock.ac.uk
E-mail: enquiries@brock.ac.uk

City College Southampton
St Mary Street Campus
City College
St Mary Street
Southampton
SO14 1AR

Tel: 023 8048 4848
Fax: 023 8057 7473
Website: www.southampton-city.ac.uk
Email: enquiries@southampton-city.ac.uk

Sparsholt College
Meadowbank
Winchester
Hampshire
SO21 2NF

Tel: 01962 776441
Fax: 01962 776587
Website: www.sparsholt.ac.uk
Email: enquiry@sparsholt.ac.uk

Barton Peveril College
Chestnut Avenue
Eastleigh
SO50 5ZA
Tel: 023 8036 7200
Fax: 023 8036 7228
Website: www.barton-peveril.ac.uk
Email: enquiries@barton.ac.uk

Eastleigh College
Chestnut Avenue
Eastleigh
SO50 5FS

Tel: 023 8091 1000
Fax: 023 8032 2133
Website: www.eastleigh.ac.uk
Email: goplaces@eastleigh.ac.uk

Richard Taunton Sixth Form College
Hill Lane
Southampton
Hampshire
SO15 5RL

Tel: 023 8051 1811
Fax: 023 8051 1991
Website: www.richardtaunton.ac.uk
Email: email@richardtaunton.ac.uk

Itchen Sixth Form College
Middle Road
Bitterne
Southampton
SO19 7TB

Tel:023 8043 5636
Fax:023 8042 1911
Website: www.itchen.ac.uk
Email: info@itchen.ac.uk

Wiltshire College Salisbury
Southampton Road
Salisbury
SP1 2LW

Tel: 01722 344344
Fax: 01722 344345
Website: www.wiltshire.ac.uk
Email: info@wiltshire.ac.uk

Training

Post 16 Training is ideal for students who would like to start work and train for qualifications at the same time. An apprenticeship is a three way partnership between the employer, the training provider and the apprentice. Training usually takes place in the workplace four days a week and the other day is spent either at a college or training provider working towards NVQ qualifications. Students are offered the chance to meet local training providers at the Year 11 Careers Fair held in the Autumn term to talk through what life is really like as an apprentice and find out about current opportunities.

Students wishing to do apprenticeships need to start looking around for employers who are interested in taking them on, as early as possible. Connexions do also have some job/apprenticeship vacancies advertised through them which students can access. Many of these vacancies are advertised on the apprenticeships on line website atwww.apprenticeships.org.uk which gives further information about being an apprentice and what is expected.

Competition can be tough so students will need to get the best possible grades they can in English, Maths and Science as well as have a good school report.

As well as local colleges who offer apprenticeships we also have links with:

www.abovebarcollege.co.uk - Hairdressing Training Provider in Southampton

www.carillionplc.com - Construction related apprenticeships including Site Carpentry and Brickwork

www.fntctraining.co.uk - Apprenticeships in Childcare, Customer Services and Business Admin

www.zenos.com/index.html - Apprenticeships in ICT

www.remit.co.uk - Training for the Automotive industry

www.protocol-skills.co.uk - Apprenticeships in a range of areas including Marine Engineering, Motor Vehicle, Childcare and much more

www.sotonct.co.uk - Vocational training organisation offering Construction, IT, Business Admin, Hairdressing, Health and Social Care and much more

www.setatraining.co.uk - Engineering Training Association offering Apprenticeships in Mechanical, Electrical/Electronics and Fabrication/Welding

Where are they now?

Kathryn Heathcote - Kathryn is studying Chemistry at the University of Bristol having won the Science Award at Tauntons College for her outstanding achievements in Chemistry. She achieved straight A grades in Chemistry, Maths and PE - where she was marked 100% for her practical exam as well as gaining an A grade for AS Dance. She also represented the College at the National Finals for Trampolining.

Chloe Nkomo is now at Royal Holloway reading English Literature and also received the Sportswoman of the Year Award sponsored by the Southampton School Sports Partnership, whilst at Tauntons College. Chloe also achieved an A and two Bs in her A Levels.

Sarah Spencelayh achieved an A in Music at Tauntons College and is now reading Music at Cardiff University.

Steffan Glaze achieved a grade A for AS level Music. He also achieved four As in Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Chemistry and is now reading Medicine at Oxford.

David Irvine gained a grade B for Music and grade As for Biology, Chemistry and Maths. He is now reading Maths at Southampton University.

Congratulations to all of these students and we wish them further success in the future.

Matthew Cridland has successfully completed a Service Technician Advanced Apprenticeship through Remit. This means that Matthew is now classed within the Motor Industry as a fully qualified and skilled employee. Matthew is employed at GP Garage Ltd in Hythe.

Letters

This Week

Letter To Parents re Ask.fm
Year 7 Boulogne Parents Meeting Letter
Spain Trip Meeting Letter
Wimbledon Letter
Bournemouth Athletics Letter
Ardech2014 Acceptance Letter

Ofsted Inspection Letters
Ofsted Applemore College - Letter To Parents
Ofsted - Leaflet For Schools
Ofsted - School Inspections A Guide For Parents

Last Week

Year 11 Maths Half Term Revision Letter
Year 11 Science Tutorials

General Letters

Administration Of Medicines/Treatment - Form Of Consent
Educational Visit Infomation And Medical Form
Peripatetic Music Lessons 2012/13
Student Leave Of Absence
PE Fixtures Permission Slip

If you require a digital copy of our newsletter please email office@applemore.hants.sch.uk

Vacancies

Learning Support Assistants – 35 hours per week
Salary range: Grade C, £15,138-£17,034 FTE

We are looking for two hard working and dedicated Learning Support Assistants to support our students within the classroom environment as well as helping small groups and individual students to address their learning needs.

We are committed to ensuring we provide continued professional development and the successful applicant(s) will be encouraged and supported to achieve Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) status during their time at Applemore College.

These posts are open to qualified or trainee Learning Support Assistants having NVQ Level 2 or relevant equivalent qualifications.

Closing date: Friday, 24 May 2013 at noon

Application Procedure:
Interested applicants can download an application form from the College’s website or, for further information, contact Mrs G Chesterton by e-mail at g.chesterton@applemore.hants.sch.uk

Safer Recruitment
Applemore College and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding the promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

Application form

Download Application Form Here (.doc)

Download Application Form Here (.pdf)

Support for Learning

Support For Learning

The support for learning dept. is filled with highly skilled, dedicated and friendly staff who support student learning in a variety of ways, if needed:

Literacy Support Unit – This unit not only supports 18 of our DSB students (fantastic students who have diagnosed Dyslexia). But it also supports the teaching of literacy, the diagnosis of dyslexic tendencies and the testing of students to allow extra support in examinations, across the whole college. We aim to be a complete Dyslexia Friendly School, and the Literacy Support Unit is the driving force behind that.

ASD Support – Students with high functioning Autism, Aspergers Syndrome or who have Aspergic tendencies receive specialist support from our ASD teaching assistants. We fully believe in supporting students with this need and helping to remove the barriers to their learning.

Inclusion – We have highly trained professionals within the department who are able to support the emotional needs our students. Year 7 and 8 students may experience the brilliance that is Nurture Group, whilst other students throughout the school are regularly supported in order to “get back to their learning”. Inclusion involves the flexible learning provision, a provision that supports behavioural needs in order to re-integrate any students who have become distanced from their learning.

Literacy and Numeracy Support – Within SFL we run a variety of intervention packages that are designed to bridge the gap for some students between their skills and the curriculum they are studying. A short, focussed intervention programme will often lead to a student finding more success in all of their lessons.

In-class support – In most cases those students with a Statement of Special Educational Needs will benefit from in-class, 1:1 support. This level of support is designed to meet an exact need identified through the Statement.

All of the team in Support For Learning are wonderful when working with our students.

The department fully believes that even though there are many barriers to learning there are not any barriers that cannot be overcome. Requiring additional support from the department just means that some students require a few more steps than others in order to get to the top…the destination is the same.

Pupil Premium

The Government has determined it is for schools to decide how the Pupil Premium is spent, since we are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual pupils within our responsibility.

Applemore Technology College has been approved to receive a Pupil Premium of £78,240 for 2012/2013

More information can be found here.

Curriculum

Art

At key stage 3 students have the opportunity to develop their knowledge of mixed media. Students are also introduced to different art movements and learn how to adopt the styles of other artists. In year 7, students are introduced to observational drawing. We look at a variety of materials and learn how to use different techniques. Students also have the opportunity to visit Marwell Zoological Park to look at different animals and study the different textures. In year 8 students develop their observational skills further by looking at self portraits and making their own picture frames to display their portrait in. Students work on their 3d skills as well as their 2d skills as they get the chance to design and make their own room. The projects in year 9 are a lot more workshop based. This helps to prepare the student for the GCSE style of working. Students are given the chance to perfect their basic art skills and they really get to know what they work well with. A very popular project in year 9 is based on Heroes. Portrait skills come in very useful for this project. Students will use a variety of materials and be expected to produce a final piece showing a number of these. The main techniques used in key stage 3 is tonal work, oil and chalk pastel, charcoal, water colour and acrylic paint, collage, relief, biro, various different forms of printing.

At GCSE we follow Edexcel’s fine art syllabus for the students who opt to continue their studies. This is where students fine tune everything that they have learnt since year 7. In year 10 we start with coursework which is worth 60% of the overall mark at GCSE. 2 large projects are completed throughout year 10 and year 11 making up the coursework grade. In May of year 11, GCSE art students sit a 10 hour exam which makes up the remaining 40% of the mark. Students are expected to produce a sketchbook of preparation before the exam.

The two main projects are ‘Sweety Architecture’’ and ‘Popular Culture’. For the ‘Sweety Archtiecture’ project, students are encouraged to take photographs and collect sweets (not a hard job!). They then produce study sheets full of observational drawings. For both projects, students are expected to look at an artist or art movement. In year 11 students get the chance to look at Pop Art and their idols for society today. Both projects finish with a personal response in whatever medium the student desires.

Dance

GCSE Dance
In year 10 students have the option to choose Dance at GCSE. The structure of GCSE dance is practical based with theoretical work interspersed throughout the course.

Students have 5 x 1 hour lessons per fortnight in which students study a variety of professional dance works and the dance styles and meanings they create. Students will have opportunities to develop their own technique by following a contemporary dance base with areas of Ballet, Street, physical theatre and many more styles.

Students will also be able to develop their creativity skills by having to choreograph both solo and group pieces and to be able to take part in solo and group performances.

GCSE Dance is completed at the end of year 11 with a final 20% written paper to demonstrate their knowledge of how the professional work has developed and informed their own dance work.

Design & Technology

Curriculum Information
Design and Technology is a compulsory subject for all students in all years. Students receive 4 x 60 minute lessons each fortnight at KS3. In years 10 and 11 this increases to 5 x 60 minute lessons per fortnight.
In years 7 and 8 the students rotate through all the different Design and Technology specialist subject areas. They spend approximately 8 weeks studying Resistant Materials, Systems and Control, Structures, Textiles Technology, Food Technology, Graphic Products and electronic products.

At the end of year 8 having received presentations, information and an interview on the choices available to them, the students make their final option for a subject area. Students will then stay in these subject groups for years 9, 10 and 11 – finally taking their GCSE in that specialist area. The option choices are Resistant Materials, Graphic Products, Food Technology and Catering and Textiles Technology. All subjects are examined with the AQA Examination Board, except Catering who use the WJEC Examination.

Key Stage 3 (Year 7and 8)

Food Technology
Healthy Eating
This is an introductory unit to familiarise students with good kitchen practice. It covers healthy eating/ dietary needs teenagers/ nutrition/safety/hygiene/ equipment/design process including /design spec and generation of ideas as well as investigating and making a variety of healthy snack products.

Individual celebration cakes
This module builds upon the skills covered in year 7. Due to the time lapse between modules Kitchen safety and hygiene is necessarily recapped.
The Design and Technology disciplines of working from a design brief and employing a specification are used as well as looking at methods of cake making/ decorating techniques/quality control checks/ mass production – including icing using computer control systems/different types of flour and the effects of using them.

Textiles
Juggling Balls
By working through the design process students familiarize themselves with the essential tools and equipment such as the embroidery machines and sewing machines to design and make a set of juggling balls.

Cup holders
In year 8 students continue learning new skills and deciding on how to select and use relevant techniques for differing purposes. Students look at the different properties of materials and how the properties influence the selection of the material for specific purposes. Students make mug holders to illustrate this..

Resistant Materials
Ugly Bugs
Students investigate mechanisms specifically cams, and design a cam operated toy based on the theme of ugly bugs.

The Year 8 project combines Resistant Materials with Systems and Control. Students investigate pneumatics and hydraulic systems. They learn how to programme a CNC router and a laser cutter. Students make a game that is controlled by syringes.

Bridges are investigated as an introduction to structural design.

Graphic Products
The year 7's explore corporate identity and design a personal logo, using the initials of their name. The logo is then presented on a 'do not disturb' sign, with illustrations and lettering constructed using CAD. A gift bag and tag completes the pack.

The year 8's look at food packaging and 'happy Meals' in particular. They make realistic burgers using styrofoam, and use CAD to produce nets for the burger packaging, fries box and drink cup. The gift is represented by badges, designed using CAD and made using the badge maker.

Electronics
In year 7 students are introduced to electronics through two projects. The first project requires students to work through the design process to make a torch to be sold at a specific location. The second project is a night light project which pulls together strands of graphic products, resistant materials and electronics to make a functioning night light.

In year 8 Resistant Materials and Electronics are combined to make a steady hand game. Students make a latching circuit and investigate suitable outputs.

KS4 – (Years 9, 10 and 11)
Whatever the GCSE choice of subject, year 9 is essentially a skills building year. Projects are designed to teach the essential practical skills in the individual disciplines. This is to enable students to learn the appropriate skills to enable them to tackle the GCSE coursework.

As Year 9 progresses students deal more with the design process and look at the specific methods of generating research and producing quality design work. Towards the end of year 9 Food Technology students discuss whether they would rather take the Catering GCSE or Food Technology GCSE and are separated into subject specific groups for the start of Year 10.

Year 10 consists of a series of mini GCSE projects. Each are designed to tackle specific design issues and allow the students to develop their own solutions to given scenarios. Students will be encouraged to use a range of techniques suitable to their ability and to prepare them for the GCSE coursework.

Towards the end of year 10, students commence the GCSE coursework. This takes the form of controlled assessment. Students are allowed 45 hours to tackle a design brief of their own choosing. The Coursework is completed by the Easter end of term. Revision then falls into full swing in preparation for the 2hour written paper which is sat during the summer GCSE Exam series.

Drama

Key Stage 3
During year 7 and 8 we explore the key skills required for performance, design and evaluation as well as building on confidence in group work and performance. Each lesson allows the students to explore and perform within different contexts such as mime, story telling, world war one, script work, Melodrama, and mask making. Students are encouraged to share and develop their work in a safe working environment as well as evaluating their own work and that of others. For more information on Drama at KS3 please contact Mrs. N Walsh.

Key Stage 4
Drama at key stage 4 starts in Year 9 when we have an enriched year starting on some of the main skills needed to succeed at GCSE. Starting with spontaneous improvisation, then looking at stage combat, year 9 encompasses complex performance skills that are necessary for year 10 and 11. We also study Greek Theatre and a whole script towards the end of the year. The purpose of year 9 is to prepare students for their GCSE in Drama, and cover as many skills and contextual issues as possible.

During year 10 and 11 we study the Edexcel GCSE Drama which is broken into three units. Units 1 and 2 are internally assessed 6 hour practical sessions which will see the students explore the theme of Outsiders (unit 1) and the script Blood Brothers (Unit 2). These will take place in the June of year 10 and the October of year 11. These unit’s also contain a written element – a controlled assessment of three essays. Unit 1 rewuires a 2000 word essay detailing the work they have done on their practical session, and unit 2 requires a 1000 word essay detailing their work, as well as a 2000 word theatre review. All this written work is completed in school. Unit 3 is an externally assessed exam, where the students prepare a performance for an examiner. This will take place in the May of year 11.

English

‘There can be no more important subject than English in the school curriculum. English is a pre-eminent world language, it is at the heart of our culture and it is the language medium in which most of our pupils think and communicate. Literacy skills are also crucial to pupils’ learning in other subjects across the curriculum.’
Moving English Forward OFSTED 2012

Year 7
Change is all around us. Everything changes at every tick of the clock, including us. In the first term, we explore the transition to Secondary School, the changes we have seen in ourselves and others and the changes we hope to undergo. We will explore how and why we change, and think about how it can be a good thing. We focus on autobiographical writing, how a character can develop within a text and poetry.

In the second term, we will explore aspects of our literary heritage: the prose, poetry and plays that still matter to us now, although written before we were born and often even before our grandparents were born! We will discover the Greek myths, practise our rhetorical skills, and immerse ourselves in William Shakespeare’s England, with its bear-pits and blank verse; its playwrights and theatres; and its political intrigues.

We tell stories every day – to each other over coffee, through books, plays, films and TV. Stories have always been powerful, from when we gathered around a fire in a cave to listen, right up to being dazzled by 3D. Here, in the third term, we will explore how we can create our own stories and how best to listen and understand others. We will study local writers, novels, plays and poems, evaluating, discussing and enjoying the texts.

Year 8
In our first term we consider how we change and develop as we grow. We consider how a writer can effectively develop characters throughout a novel and how the structure of a text can alter our perceptions. We consider the importance of narrative voice in both texts we read and write.

When we move into our second term, we look to our past and dip our toes into Anglo Saxon and middle English- we hear of the mighty deeds of Beowulf and listen to Chaucer’s Canterbury tales. We think about how our language has developed into what it is today. We study the breadth of Shakespeare’s work, considering themes and stories. We think about how these are still relevant to us today.

In the final term of year 8, we concentrate on our own creative writing and studying a range of modern texts, both novels and plays. We review moving texts, analysing and evaluating in detail.

Year 9
Year 9 is very much a transition year from KS3 to GCSE- this year is the foundation for a successful GCSE experience. Still thinking about changes, we want them to be the change they want to see in the world. We open with approaches to a novel in the first term, encouraging “determination, confidence and independent learning”. We hone our own original writing skills and study spoken language, our own and that of others.

In the second term, we take a magnifying glass to the past, looking at one of Shakespeare’s plays in detail, analysing and evaluating a genius at work. We read the poetry of conflict; we study Sassoon, Owen and Brookes, and ask ourselves how their poetry was informed by its context. We also look at poems written in more recent conflicts.

In the final term, we develop our understanding of a range of skills: reading and writing non- fiction texts; creative writing; technical accuracy; inference, deduction and constructing literary essays.

Year 10
At KS 4 students follow the WJEC GCSE Specifications in English or English Literature and English Language. All the GCSEs combine an element of controlled assessment with a terminal examination. The final decision as to which of the courses will offer the greatest opportunity for each student’s success will not be made until the end of Year 10; all three examinations offer the possibility of taking Higher and Foundation papers, thus affording the flexibility to best cater for an individual student’s ability and aptitude. Whichever path a student takes, there are opportunities to study spoken language, poetry, Shakespeare, prose and plays, and to write in a variety of text types. Although the courses are rigorous, robust and challenging, they also stimulating, relevant and rewarding.

Year 11
Students will continue to add to their Controlled Assessment portfolio and prepare for the terminal examinations in English and English Language by practising our responses to non-fiction texts and working on our transactional and discursive writing. Students who have been selected to study for the English Literature examination will work on responding to unseen poetry, studying a prose text from different cultures, a contemporary prose text and a play from our literary heritage.

Geography

Year 7
At KS3 we study topics around a cycle of 6 themes: Our World, Amazing World, Diverse World, Water World, Dangerous World and Human World.
Year 7 sees some introductory topics, like ‘My Geography’ where we examine the local, national and international areas as well as map skills, as well as a mix of physical and human geography topics: ‘Fantastic Places’, ‘Food, Glorious
Food’, ‘Fashionable Geography’, ‘A River Runs Through It’ and ‘Restless Earth’

Year 8
Year 8 also follows the 6 key themes.
In Year 8 we study ‘Wild Weather’, ‘Enter the Dragon – A Study of China’, ‘The Geography of Crime’, ‘Ecosystems’, ‘Our Continent’ and ‘The Coastline of the Dinosaurs’.
In Year 8 we examine the idea of sustainable development more closely as well as practising key geographical skills such as enquiry, climate graphs, map work, physical processes and mysteries

Year 9
Year 9 is a transition year but still links to some of the 6 themes at KS3.
We study glaciation and global warming, India as an example of a developing nation and the issue of conflict diamonds as a blocker to sustainable development. We also practise skills and concepts studied so far from Year 7 in the ‘Geography of Adventure’ topic.
The latter part of Year 9 sees students start the GCSE course with the Natural Hazards topic – examining climatic hazards such as droughts and hurricanes and the tectonic hazards of earthquakes and volcanoes.

GCSE
For GCSE Geography we study the OCR B syllabus. We study 4 key themes: Rivers and Coasts, Population and Settlement, Natural Hazards, and Economic Development. 3 of these key themes are examined in the final exam, worth 50%. The other theme is examined as part of a Sustainable Decision Making Exercise exam, worth 25%. The themes for the exams change each year on a rotation. We also complete 1 piece of controlled assessment, based on a day’s fieldwork.

History

Year 7
Year 7 History starts with a look at some of the key skills needed in the subject, like chronology, anachronisms, use of sources and research.
For the rest of the year we look at the issue of ‘Power and Control’ from 1066 up to World War 2, studying such topics as ‘Why was it so difficult for Henry to control the church?’, ‘Why did Charles I lose his head?’ and ‘Why was the issue of power and control so important during WW2?’

Year 8
In Year 8 we study two themes: ‘Living and Working Conditions’ and then ‘Rights and Protest’
For the first theme we study topics such as ‘How successful was Elizabeth at dealing with the poor?’, ‘what lay behind the horrors of the slave trade?’ and ‘who was Jack the Ripper?’
For the second, topics include ‘Why and How did people fight back against slavery?’, ‘Vive la Revolution! Why did the French kick up such a fuss?’ and ‘How did life change for women in the 20th century?’

Year 9
Year 9 sees students prepare skills for GCSE more intensely, examining the 20th century through the theme of ‘Conquest, Conflict and Cooperation’.
We look at how warfare has changed throughout the 20th Century and then move to study some key events and ideas, such as the sinking of the Titanic, the Russian Revolution and Terrorism. The Terrorism topic runs into a study of the 21st century.

GCSE
GCSE History follows the AQA B syllabus. Students sit two exams and complete a piece of controlled assessment. The first exam is on International Relations: conflict and peace in the 20th century. Students will study. The second exam is based on 3 depth studies of 20th century history. We look at The Roaring 20s in the USA, Depression and the New Deal and The USA and Vietnam. Student complete piece of controlled assessment which is an enquiry into 1 aspect of British History.

ICT

Year 7
- All students receive 3 x 1hr lessons over a 2-week period.
- ½ termly projects are completed, topics include: [Autumn] Programming & Image Manipulation, [Spring] Animation & Database Management, [Summer] Graphic Design & Audio Editing.

Year 8
- All students receive 3 x 1hr lessons over a 2-week period.
- ½ termly projects are completed, topics include: [Autumn] Programming & Web Design, [Spring] Animation & Software Modelling, [Summer] Graphic Design & Database Management.

Year 9
- All students receive 3 x 1hr lessons over a 2-week period.
- GCSE ICT is being delivered to all students for the first time, culminating in a written examination in the Summer Term. Topics include: Mobile Phones, Portable Devices, Email & Instant Messaging, Social Networking, Internet Safety, Digital Cameras, GPS Devices, Wireless, Digital TV, Cyber Crime, H&S, Software, Data Back-Up, Online Accounts & Shopping, Data Protection and Fraud.

Year 10
- All students receive 2 x 1hr lessons over a 2-week period.
- Option students receive 5 x 1hr lessons over a 2-week period.
- Regardless of whether a student has taken ICT as an option or not, everyone is working from the Diploma in Digital Applications (DiDA). Students can achieve anywhere between one or three GCSE equivalents by the end of KS4. The initial coursework focuses around the use of MS Office.

Year 11
- All students receive 2 x 1hr lessons over a 2-week period.
- Option students receive 5 x 1hr lessons over a 2-week period.
- Regardless of whether a student has taken ICT as an option or not, everyone is working from the Diploma in Digital Applications (DiDA). Following on from their work in year 10, students then decide to complete either a multimedia or graphical design coursework, based on their individual strengths

Mathematics

Department Staff

Mrs B Labram - Head of Department
Mr C Folliot - Second in Department
Mrs J Fielding - Teacher of Mathematics
Mrs M Markham-Smith - Teacher of Mathematics

"As the workplace changes, young people will need to be increasingly flexible, adaptable and independent. By introducing the key concept of ‘competence' and embedding the functional skills standards, the programme of study emphasises these qualities, and helps students develop the skills needed to be successful and engage with the world beyond the classroom." QCDA

Aims
Students have confidence in their own mathematical abilities
•   Students are provided with opportunities for extended studies arising from student interest
•   Students develop their problem solving skills
•   Students spot links within the math’s curriculum
•   Students can use the ‘language’ of maths to represent, analyse, interpret, communicate and reflect.

Curriculum Information
All students will receive seven 1 hour lessons each fortnight. In years 7 and 8 students will develop skills in number, algebra, shape, space and measure, handling data and problem solving. Lessons will incorporate tasks and investigations aimed at developing independent learning skills as well as teamwork. Functional skills and techniques will be delivered through a range of different teaching methods to allow for the different learning styles. Each class has the opportunity to work with dynamic geometry, data analysis and internet based resources in a computer suite and each classroom is equipped with an interactive whiteboard which is used in a variety of ways. At Key Stage 4 we follow the Edexcel linear exam route which means that year 11 will sit two exam papers (one where a calculator is allowed and the other without) in June of year 11. Some of the more able students in year 9 will have the opportunity to study for a GCSE in Statistics.

Year7
Autumn Term
Module title	time	Outline of content
Number & Algebra 1	2 weeks	Integer, powers and roots. Sequences, functions and graphs.
Shape, Space and Measure 1	3 weeks	Geometrical reasoning; lines, angles and shape. Measures and mensuration. Construction.
Handling Data 1	2 weeks	Probability
Half term
Number 2	2 weeks	Fractions, decimals, percentages, ratio and proportion. Mental methods.
Algebra 2	3 weeks	Sequences, functions and graphs. Equations and formulae.
Shape, Space and Measure 2	2 weeks	Measures and mensuration

Spring Term
Module title	time	Outline of content
Algebra 3	2 weeks	Sequences, functions and graphs.
Number 3	4 weeks	Place value. Calculations and calculator methods.
Shape, Space and Measure 3	2 weeks	Transformations and ratio
Half term
Algebra 4	3 weeks	Equations and formulae
Handling Data 2	3 weeks	Handling data

Summer Term
Module title	time	Outline of content
Number 4	2 weeks	Calculations. Measures.
Algebra 5	3 weeks	Sequences, functions and graphs. Equations and formulae.
Solving Problems 1	1 week	Applying mathematics
Half term
Solving Problems 1	1 week	Ratio and proportion
Shape, Space and Measure 4	3 weeks	Geometrical reasoning: lines, angles and shape. Transformations, coordinates, constructions and loci. Measures and mensuration.
Handling Data 3	2 weeks	Handling Data

Year 8
Autumn Term
Module title	time	Outline of content
Algebra 6	2 weeks	Sequences, functions and graphs
Number 5	3 weeks	Fractions, decimals, percentages, ratio, proportion and calculations
Shape, Space and Measure 5	3 weeks	Geometrical reasoning: lines, angles & shape. Construction and Loci.
Half term
Handling Data 4	2 weeks	Handling data.
Algebra 7	2 weeks	Equations, formulae and identities.

Spring Term
Module title	time	Outline of content
Shape, Space and Measure 6	2 weeks	Measures and mensuration. Coordinates.
Number 6	3 weeks	Place value, fractions, decimals, percentages, ratio and proportion. Calculations and calculator methods
Algebra 8	1 weeks	Integers, powers and roots. Sequences, functions and graphs.
Half term
Algebra 8	2 weeks	Integers, powers and roots. Sequences, functions and graphs.
Handling Data 5	1	Probability
Shape, space and measure 7	2 weeks	Geometrical reasoning, lines, angles and shapes. Transformations. Mensuration. Ratio and proportion.

Summer Term
Module title	time	Outline of content
Algebra 9	2 weeks	Equations, formulae and graphs
Handling Data 6	2 weeks	Handling data
Solving Problems 2	2 weeks	Applying mathematics
Half term
Solving Problems 2	1 week	Applying mathematics
Shape, Space and Measures 8	2 weeks	Geometrical reasoning: lines, angles and shapes. Transformations. Measures and mensuration.
Handling Data 7	2 weeks	Probability

Year 9 Foundation
Autumn Term
Module title	time	Outline of content
Algebra	2 weeks	Sequences, functions and graphs.
Number	2 weeks	Proportional reasoning; fractions, decimals, percentages, ratio and proportion. Calculations.
Algebra	2 weeks	Constructing and solving equations.
Half term
Geometry	2 weeks	Geometrical reasoning: lines, angles and shapes. Construction and loci. Solving problems.
Number and Algebra	4 weeks	Number types, index notation and basic laws, straight line equations and plotting higher order functions. Real-life graphs.

Spring Term
Module title	time	Outline of content
Handling Data	4 weeks	Handling Data – collecting and representing data
Geometry	2	Angle properties on parallel lines, transformations, congruency, interpreting map scales and scale drawings.
Half term
Geometry	2 weeks	Angles on parallel lines and Pythagoras’ theorem.
Fractions, decimals and percentages	2 weeks	Convert between fractions, decimals and percentages; calculate percentage change; work with decimals.
Algebra	1 week	Functions.

Summer Term
Module title	time	Outline of content
Geometry	2 weeks	Shape properties; perimeter and area.
Handling Data	2 weeks	Averages.
Solving Problems	1 week	Applying mathematics - money.
Half term
Handling Data	2 weeks	Probability
Algebra	2 weeks	Collecting like terms, expanding brackets, solving.
Use of data from Assessment for Pupil Progress sheets	1 week	Revision

Year 9 Higher
Autumn Term
Module title	time	Outline of content
Collecting data	2 weeks	Sampling, types of data, questionnaires and collecting data
Sequences and functions	2 weeks	Generate terms of a sequence, nth term, inverse functions, plotting and real life graphs.
Displaying Discrete Data	2 weeks	Construct frequency tables; pie charts, bar charts, pictograms, dual bar charts, stem & leaf and chloropleth maps.
Half term
Number	3 weeks	Add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions, compare fractions; calculate percentage change; use ratio; estimate
Displaying Continuous Data	3 weeks	Histograms; Cumulative frequency diagrams; Population pyramids; Skew; Normal distribution

Spring Term
Module title	time	Outline of content
Algebra	2 weeks	Construct and solve equations; Simultaneous equations; Trial and improvement
Measures of Central Tendency	2 weeks	Calculate averages for grouped and ungrouped data; Identify modal class; Weighted means.
Indices and y=mx+c	2 weeks	Prime factor decomposition; index notation and laws; y=mx+c; plot graphs; real-life graphs.
Half term
Measures of Dispersion	2 weeks	Quartiles and IQR; Box plots; Standard deviation and variance; Formally identify outliers
Scatter Diagrams and Time Series	1 week	Scatter graphs, lines of best fit with equation and correlation; Spearmans rank correlation coefficient.
Controlled Assessment	3 weeks	25% of final grade.

Summer Term
Module title	time	Outline of content
Index Numbers, time series	2 weeks	Chain base index numbers; weighted index numbers; retail price index; Time series and calculating moving averages; Seasonal variations; Standardised scores
Geometry	2 weeks	Interior & exterior angles; Constructions; Loci
Probability	2 weeks	Theoretical and experimental probability; Probability trees; Independent and conditional; Binomial distribution; Venn and Cartesian grids
Half term
Handling Data	2 weeks	Revision
Geometry	4 weeks	Transformations and congruence; Angles on parallel lines and shapes; Pythagoras’ Theorem

Year 10 Higher
Autumn Term
Module title	time	Outline of content
Integers and Decimals	2 weeks	4 operations; Order of operations; Negatives; Estimation.
Coordinates	1 week	2d and 3d coordinates; Midpoint of a line
Fractions	2 weeks	Equivalent fractions; 4 operations with fractions; convert between mixed number and improper
Algebra	2 weeks	Expression, identity, formula and equation; Expand brackets; Factorise linear and quadratic; simplify rational expressions
Half term
Shape and angles	2 weeks	Angle rules; Bearings; Parallel lines angle rules; Interior and Exterior angles; Tessellations
Collecting data	1 week	Sampling; Questionnaires; Two-way tables; data collection sheets
Displaying data	2 weeks	Bar charts to histograms; Scatter graphs and correlation
Construction and loci	1 week	All constructions; Loci

Spring Term
Module title	time	Outline of content
Number types	2 weeks	Prime factor decomposition and HCF/LCM; Standard form; Index laws
Patterns and sequences	1 week	Generate sequences; nth term
2d and 3d shapes	1 week	Nets and 3d drawing; Elevations and plans.
Perimeter and area	2 weeks	Area and perimeter of triangles and quadrilaterals; Surface area of prisms; Circumference and area of circles; area of sector and length of arc; Convert between metric units of area
Half term
Fractions, decimals and percentages	2 weeks	Convert between fractions, Decimals and percentages; Find percentages of amounts and percentage change; Reverse percentages; Compound and simple interest.
Formulae and linear equations	2 weeks	Derive and use formulae; Solve linear equation; Solve linear inequalities; Change the subject of a formula
Linear graphs	2 week	Conversion and real-life graphs; y=mx+c; Find gradient and equation of parallel and perpendicular lines; Show solution set of inequalities on a graph

Summer Term
Module title	time	Outline of content
Simultaneous Equations	2 week	Solve by elimination and substitution; Solve graphically.
Probability	2 weeks	Draw sample space diagrams; Simple probability; Conditional probability; Tree diagrams; Use relative frequency
Ratio and scale	2 weeks	Use and simplify ratio; Divide in ratio; Scale drawings; direct and inverse proportion
Half term
Averages and range	2 weeks	Calculate averages from small data sets; Stem and leaf; Averages from frequency tables; Estimate mean from grouped data; Cumulative frequency; Box plots; Histograms; IQR
Pythagoras and trigonometry	2 weeks	Use Pythagoras’ theorem in 2d and 3d; Find length of line segment; Trigonometry; Angles of elevation and depression.
Trial and improvement	1 week	Solve cubics by successive substitution.

Year 11 Higher
Autumn Term
Module title	time	Outline of content
Surface area and Volume	2 weeks	Calculate surface area; Volume of prisms; Convert between volume measures; Solve more complex shape problems (spheres, frustums, cones, pyramids).
Compound Measures	2 weeks	Convert between measures; Distance, speed and time; Mass, density and volume; Bounds
Tansformations	2 weeks	Rotations, reflections, translations and enlargements.
Half term
Similarity and Congruence	2 weeks	Prove congruence in 2d shapes; Understand effect of enlargement on length, area and volume
Quadratic Functions and Graphs	2 weeks	Plot graphs; Solve by factorising, completing the square, formula and by graph.
Index Notation & Surds	2 weeks	Calculate using indices; Know index laws; Rationalise denominators; Simplify surds
Circle Theorems	1 week	Know all theorems and use them.

Spring Term
Module title	time	Outline of content
Sine and cosine rules	2 weeks	Know the rules and be able to apply them.
Vectors	1 week	Use and interpret vectors
Further Graphs and Functions	1 week	Plot and recognize cubic, reciprocal, exponential and circular functions; Match equations to graphs; find intersection points graphically
Transformations of functions	1 weeks	Identify and apply transformations to graphs
Half term
Revision

Summer Term
Module title	time	Outline of content
Revision
Half term
Exam

Year 10 & 11 Foundation
Autumn Term
Module title	time	Outline of content
Integers	2 weeks	4 operations; Order of operations; Negatives; Estimation;
Decimals	1 week	4 operations; Order decimals; Estimation by rounding;
Coordinates	1 week	2d coordinates; Midpoint of a line
Angles, lines and triangles	1 weeks	Measure and draw angles and lines; Recall angle rules; Accurate drawings of triangles
Reading scales and converting units	1 weeks	Construct and interpret scale drawings; Read scales; Convert units
Collecting data	1 week	Data types; sampling/ Questionnaires; Data collection sheets; Two-way tables
Half term
Charts and graphs	1 week	Construct pictograms, bar charts, frequency polygons
Symmetry, similarity and congruence	1 week	Identify and draw lines of symmetry; Order of rotation; Identify congruence and similarity.
Number types	2 weeks	Identify multiples, factors and primes; Prime factor decomposition; Squares, cubes and roots; Index notation
Introduction to Algebra	1 week	Write expressions; Simplify expressions.
Constructions	1 week	All constructions
Patterns and Sequences	1 week	Generate and find missing numbers in sequences; Nth term

Spring Term
Module title	time	Outline of content
Properties of quadrilaterals and parallel lines	1 week	Recall quadrilateral properties; Bearings; Angle properties of shapes
Fractions	2 weeks	Find fractions of amounts; Simplify and find equivalent fractions; Four operations with fractions; Convert betwe.en improper and mixed
Pie Charts	1 week	Draw and interpret pie charts
Fractions, decimals and percentages	1 weeks	Convert between fractions, Decimals and percentages; Find percentages of amounts
Applications of percentages	1 weeks	Find percentage change; Simple interest.
Algebra using powers and brackets	1 week	Expand single bracket; Use index laws; Factorise expressions
Half term
Ratio and proportion	2 weeks	Use and simplify ratio; Share a quantity in a given ratio
Linear equations and inequalities	1 week	Write and solve simple equations; Rearrange; Inequalities
Perimeter and area	1 weeks	Find perimeter and area; convert between units of area
3D shapes	1 week	Identify and name 3d shapes; use isometric grids; Draw nets; Front and side elevations; Find surface area
Real-life graphs	1 week	Draw and interpret graphs

Summer Term
Module title	time	Outline of content
Straight line graphs	1 week	Plot and draw graphs; Find gradients
Compound measures	1 week	Use distance, speed and time
Timetables and distance-time graphs	1 week	Read timetables; draw and interpret distance time graphs
Volume	1 week	Find volumes of prisms
Probability	2 weeks	Find probabilities of events; Sample space diagrams; Compare relative frequencies
Formulae	1 week	Derive a formula; Substitute into formulae; Change the subject
Half term
Angle properties of polygons	1 week
Transformations	1 week
Scatter graphs and correlation	1 week
Averages and range	2 weeks
Quadratic graphs	1 week

Year 11 Autumn Term
Module title	time	Outline of content
Trial and Improvement	1 week
Circles	1 week
Pythagoras’ Theorem	1 week
Revision
Half term
GCSE
Functional Skills

Year 11 Spring Term
Module title	time	Outline of content
Functional Skills
GCSE Results
Revision for re-sit

OR

Functional skills

Modern Languages

Department Staff
Mrs E Collison - Head of Department and teacher of Spanish and French
Mrs C Taylor - Teacher of French and Spanish
Mrs J Weller - Teacher of French and Spanish
Mrs H Green - Teacher of French (Key Stage 3)

At Applemore College students are given the opportunity to study French and Spanish in a thriving and successful department .

Across the whole languages curriculum students develop their languages by using the four key skills of listening , speaking , reading and writing . They also have the opportunity to become immersed in the culture of the language they are studying through the curriculum itself which places great emphasis on the lives of young people in the target language countries. The department also offers opportunities for travel to the France and Spain and runs a trip to France for Year 7 students as well as a cultural tour to Spain open to all students in Years 8 to 10. Students may also attend the Key Stage 3 Languages Club or the Key Stage 4 Language Clinics which run during lunchtimes.

Curriculum Information
In Year 7 students study either French or Spanish and this becomes their main National Curriculum language.

French text book: Metro 1 Spanish text book : Mira 1

In Year 8 students continue with their National Curriculum language and also do a “taster” course in either Spanish or French

In Year 9 students study for the AQA FCSE (Foundation Certificate in Secondary Education) This gives students the opportunity to obtain a nationally recognized qualification at the end of Year 9 and also forms an excellent foundation for further languages study at GCSE. This course is assessed throughout the year with controlled written assessments and externally set reading assessments.

In Years 10 and 11 students follow the AQA GCSE course in languages which is currently examined through controlled assessment (speaking and writing) and terminal exams (listening and reading)

French text book Expo AQA Higher Spanish text book Mira Rojo AQA
(both these books and all support materials are available to all students and parents electronically through the Applemore College VLE)

FCSE: Foundation Certificate of Secondary Education
FCSE in MFL Year 9 Parents
FCSE in MFL Year 10 Parents
GCSE Parents Guide

For more information on the work of the Modern Languages Department please contact Mrs Collison at the college.

Music

Music
KEY STAGE 3
During year 7 and 8, students experience and learn a variety of music skills and understanding surrounding listening, performing and composing activities. Students begin music at Applemore by focusing on the popular production of ‘Stomp!’ in which students can demonstrate rhythmic percussion work on their own ‘junk’ instruments. This prepares each student to undertake the Samba unit of work in the second part of the Autumn term. Into the Spring term, students go back in time and look at Theme and Variation and The Waltz which enables students to develop their theoretical knowledge. Other areas of music year 7 and 8 will study include, the Blues, performance, West African drumming and much more.

During year 8 students are able to choose their creative subjects and if they are to carry music into year 9 they have the opportunity to begin GCSE Music. Music in year 9 is a preparation year to develop performing, composition and theoretical knowledge and skills ready for the GCSE Music course. This allows students to discover their skills in music and the areas they need to develop further. Students will work towards developing their skills by following the areas of study: Rhythm and Metre, Harmony and Tonality, Texture and Melody, Timbre and Dynamics and Structure and Form focusing on the strands; Popular music in the 20th and 21st Century, World Music and The Western Classical Tradition.

In year 10 and 11, students use their skills from Key Stage 3 and Year 9 to follow schemes of work to complement the course structure. The course structure is practical based with theory interspersed throughout and consists of 40% Performance (20% Solo and 20% Group), 20% Composition of the students own choice of style, 20% Composing and Appraising Music which includes a 2 hour written assessment of the student’s composition and then a 20% listening exam at the end of year 11. All theory and practical work is created to complement each other to create a well-rounded student and musician.

PE

Department Staff
Mr Andrews
Miss Haimes
Mr Trueick
Mr Poole
Mr Crocker

Physical Education
• In years 7,8 and 9 we teach groups split boys/girls.
• Each group follows a similar time table following the sporting calendar.
• There is a mix of competitive and non-competitive practise with the younger groups focusing on learning new skills.
• We give as much chance as we can for the pupils to play sports learned in curriculum time outside of school hours for competitive teams.
• Each pupil has 4x1 hour lessons of PE every 2 weeks.
• In years 10 and 11 we give the pupils options and allow them to specialise in sports as we feel this reflects a more adult approach to achieving a healthy lifesyle.
• Also in Key Stage 4 pupils can take GCSE PE.

During Year 9 all pupils begin the Edexcel BTEC Level 2 Extended Certificate in Sport.

Curriculum Information
Three examples of a typical year of PE lessons

Boys Year 7

Lesson	Autumn	Autumn	Spring	Spring	Summer	Summer
1	Football	Swimming	Gymnastics	HRE	Rounders	Cricket
2	Rugby	Badminton	Handball	Basketball	Athletics	Athletics

Girls Year 7

Lesson	Autumn	Autumn	Spring	Spring	Summer	Summer
1	Netball	HRE	Swimming	Handball	Athletics	Athletics
2	Gymnastics	Badminton	Basketball	HRE	Rounders	Softball

Year 10 Options

Option	Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
1	Football	Martial Art	Zumba	Cheerlead	Athletics	Cricket
2	Zumba	Basketball	Golf	Fitness	Softball	Cycling
3	Cycling	Golf	Swimming	Basketball	Tennis	Rounders

Key Stage 3

Year 7

Games Activities
Football - Dribbling (close ball control), first touch and turning, sending and receiving passes, finishing and shooting in front of goal, heading the ball.
Netball - Passing, catching, dodging, attacking, defending, shooting, backline passes, playing positions and basic rules of netball.
Rugby - Sending and receiving the ball, lateral passing, basic attacking (including one on one and ‘looping'), tackling and basic tactics.
Cricket - bowling (line and length), hitting from the back foot, hitting from the front foot, fielding and basic laws of the game.
Badminton - Body/racquet skills, low/high serve, overhead clear, forecourt strokes, singles.
Tennis - Ball control and grip, forehand, backhand, singles games, volleying, serving, smashing and scoring.

Gymnastic Activities
Gymnastics - travelling, rolls, phrases, developing a sequence, body alignment (tension/extension), pathways, levels and speed.
Trampolining – Spotting and safety, shaped jumps and stopping, twisting and seat drops, swivel hips and front drops, back drops and sequences.
Dance- Choreographing a motif, dynamics, levels, spatial relationships, canon, unison, timing, performance quality

Athletic Activities
Track and Field - Sprint starts, distance and pacing, Javelin, discus, shot, long jump, high jump and relay.

Swimming
Strokes - freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, use of legs and arms, relay.

Year 8

Games Activities
Football - Dribbling (close ball control), running with the ball, sending and receiving passes, finishing and shooting in front of goal, goal keeping.
Netball - Passing, dodging, holding space, attacking, defending, shooting, backline passes, centre passes, role of a playing position and rules of netball.
Rugby - Sending and receiving the ball, lateral passing, basic attacking (including one on one and ‘looping'), tackling and basic tactics, scrums, line outs.
Cricket - Seam and swing bowling, spin bowling, hitting to the offside, hitting to the leg side, fielding and basic laws of the game.
Badminton - Body/racquet skills, stroke/flick serves, overhead clear, forecourt strokes, singles.
Tennis - Ball control and grip, forehand drive, backhand drive, singles games, volleying, serving, scoring.

Gymnastic Activities
Gymnastics - flight, balances, phrases, developing a sequence, using apparatus, body alignment (tension/extension), performing a sequence
Trampolining - Shaped jumps and swivel hips, front drops and backdrops, basic twists and combination moves, performing a routine and body alignment (tension/extension).
Dance- Choreographing a motif, dynamics, levels, spatial relationships, canon, unison, timing, performance quality

Athletic Activities
Track and Field - Sprints, distance and pacing, Javelin, discus, shot, long jump, high jump and relay.

Swimming
Strokes - freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, use of legs and arms, relay.

Year 9-11

EDEXCEL Level 2 Extended Certificate in Sport

Unit	Mandatory Unit – Must be taken	Credit	Level
1	Fitness Testing and Training	5	2
	Mandatory Specialist Unit
2	Practical Sport	10	2
	Optional Units
4	Anatomy and Physiology for Sport	5	2
19	Business Skills in Sport	10	2

Philosophy & Ethics

Year 7
Year 7 Philosophy & Ethics set the foundations for a subject that students continue for their 5 years at Applemore. We introduce the year by examining belief and faith and then move to look at beliefs of different people and how they put this into action. We also examine the concept of sacred and how these ideas can vary across different faiths and none.

Year 8
Year 8 students study 2 discreet religions, Buddhism and Islam, from the angles of both learning about them and learning from them. They also examine moral situations such as the Holocaust. They will also look at more social issues such as Community and Ritual. Students prepare themselves with the skills needed for GCSE

GCSE
We follow the OCR B Philosophy and Applied Ethics syllabus. We study a variety of issues from a personal, religious and non-religious perspective. Topics studied include medical ethics, war and peace, media, equality, poverty and wealth and science. Students are given the opportunity to discuss their own and others’ beliefs and learn how these beliefs can have an impact on their own lives and communities.

Photography

GCSE Photography
Lens and light based media

In year 10 student have the option to choose Photography at GCSE. The layout for the Photography course is the same as the GCSE Art course.
Students have 5 x 1 hour lessons per fortnight. Students spend a term studying different types of photography and then start their first piece of coursework which is worth 30% overall. The first piece is entitled Viewpoints.
Students will study different photographers and produce their own photos in a ring bound sketchbook.
The second unit of coursework starts in year 11 and finalises with a 10 hour exam in May.

Science

Year 7
The topics are the same as before on the current curriculum part of the website apart from Energy and sustainable living swapping with Electrical circuits from the Autumn and Spring term respectively. Also What a waste and materials from the earth are now combined in the Spring term as one topic.

Year 8
The topics and information is broadly the same as before on the website with Sound and light combining to form one topic in the Autumn term and Heat transfers moving to the Spring term from the Autumn term.

Year 9
In the first half term they will complete an introduction to Key stage 4 and cover the key ideas and concepts in Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
Then they will study Biology module B1 for a whole term until the Spring half term. Then they will study Chemistry module C1 until the Summer half term and then Physics module P1 until the end of the year.

Year 10
In the first half term they will study Physics module P1 until half term. After half term they will complete their Core Science controlled assessments. After this they will study Biology module B2 and Chemistry module C2 for the remainder of the year and revisiting elements from their core Science until Easter then they will be revising for their core Science exams which will take place in June.

Year 11
In the first term all students will be Studying Biology module B2 and Chemistry module C2 for the first term. They will also complete their additional Science controlled assessment in the second half term prior to Christmas.
After Christmas they will study the Physics module P2 and complete any improvements to their additional Science controlled assessments.

Curriculum plan for the year ahead Year 7 and Year 8
Year 9 2015 Curriculum Flow
Year 10 2014 Curriculum Flow
Year 11 2012 and 2013 Curriculum Flow

Tutorial System Year 7

The tutorial programme is an integral part of the school day. Students are expected to be in their tutor rooms for 8:25. Registration and tutorial is every day, 8:30 to 8:55. During this time students will:

• Partake in register roll call
• Receive any messages/letters
• Conduct learning reviews and audits to focus on improvement areas and strive towards higher goals and standards of academic achievement
• Work towards their Bronze ASDAN award
• Attend Year Group assembly
• Take part in House Activity
• Ensure that students have the correct equipment to be ready to learn
• Interact with tutor over any concerns
• Meet with Head of Year to discuss learning progress
• Attend Year 7 focus group meetings
• Send representatives to college council meetings
• Collate House Points

Tutorial is a very busy time during the week and is regarded as just as important as ‘regular lessons’. Therefore we expect students to adhere to our high standards of attitude to learning.

Parents can also help out by:
• Ensuring their child has the correct equipment for the school day: Pens, Pencils, Rubber, Ruler, Calculator, and Planner
• Please could you ensure planners are signed ready for each Monday. Planners are used by students to record homework and other notices. Parents and tutors can also communicate via the planner.
• Ensuring students have the correct school uniform
• If a student is late for any reason please could you record this in the planner

The Year 7 Tutor Team for 2012-13 is:
7EPR – Miss Pooler
7JFG – Miss R Walton
7KWR – Mr Warner
7RPL – Mrs Powell
7LWE – Mrs Wabe
7JMD – Miss Macdonald

Tutors are your first port of call for any concerns/questions concerning your student. I am also more than happy to help and assist.

Miss C O’Connor
Year 7 Student Progress Leader

Tutorial System Year 8

Important dates for your diary over the coming year are listed below

27th May to 2nd June2013	Half Term
21st June 2013	End of KS3 reports issued
10th July 2013	Presentation evening
19th July 2013	School finishes at 12:30 for Summer

The Progress Check and Full Report issued will give you an indication of your child’s attitude, the levels your child is working at and whether they are on target.

Tutorial Programme

• Partake in register roll call

• Receive any messages/letters

• Take part in discussions on Thought of the Week and current news topics

• Work towards their Bronze ASDAN award and their Personal Development Learning. The topics year 8 will cover are risks and consequences, children of the world, money and enterprise, problem solving skills and cultural diversity

• Conduct learning reviews and audits to focus on improvement areas and strive towards higher goals and standards of academic achievement

• Attend Year Group assembly. Each tutor group will take part in planning and presenting an assembly

• Take part in House Activity

• Collate House Points

•Help co-ordinate fund raising events

• Ensure that students have the correct equipment to be ready to learn

• Interact with tutor over any concerns

• Meet with Head of Year to discuss learning progress

• Attend Year 8 focus group meetings

• Send representatives to college council meetings

Tutorial is a very busy time during the week and is regarded as just as important as ‘regular lessons’. Therefore we expect students to adhere to our high standards of attitude to learning.

Parents can also help out by:

• Ensuring their child has the correct equipment for the school day: Pens, Pencils, Rubber, Ruler, Calculator, and Planner

• Please could you ensure planners are signed for every Monday. Planners are used by students to record homework and other notices. Parents and tutors can also communicate via the planner.

• Ensuring students have the correct school uniform

• If a student is late for any reason please could you record this in the planner

The Year 8 Tutor Team for 2012-13 is:

8CFT – Mr Folliot (Sopley)

8JKP – Mr Kemp (Hurn)

8SBM – Mrs Batram (Holmsley)

8TFG – Mr Andrews (Ibsley)

Tutors are your first port of call for any concerns/questions concerning your student. I am also more than happy to help and assist.

Ms K Haimes

Year 8 Student Progress Leader

Tutorial System Year 9

Tutorial and Personal Development Learning Programme

The tutorial programme is an integral part of the school day. Students are expected to be in their tutor rooms for 8:25. Registration and tutorial is every day, 8:30 to 8:55. During this time students will:

• Partake in register roll call
• Receive any messages/letters
• Conduct learning reviews and audits to focus on improvement areas and strive towards higher goals and standards of academic achievement
• Work towards their Bronze ASDAN award
• Attend Year Group assembly
• Take part in House Activity
• Ensure that students have the correct equipment to be ready to learn
• Interact with tutor over any concerns
• Meet with Head of Year to discuss learning progress
• Send representatives to college council meetings
• Collate House Points

Tutorial is a very busy time during the week and is regarded as just as important as ‘regular lessons’. Therefore we expect students to adhere to our high standards of attitude to learning.

Parents can also help out by:
• Ensuring their child has the correct equipment for the school day: Pens, Pencils, Rubber, Ruler, Calculator, and Planner
• Please could you ensure planners are signed ready for each Monday. Planners are used by students to record homework and other notices. Parents and tutors can also communicate via the planner.
• Ensuring students have the correct school uniform
• If a student is late for any reason please could you record this in the planner

The Year 9 Tutor Team for 2012-13 is:
9JCL – Mr Churchill
9KSS – Miss Saunders
9MPE – Mrs Penrose
9MWY – Mr Wheatley
9SSD – Mrs Stratford

Tutors are your first port of call for any concerns/questions concerning your student.

Over the course of your child’s time at Applemore College, they will also undertake the study of a Personal Development Learning (PDL) program. During year 9 this explores the following topics:

·Business and Enterprise
·Being Safe and Well
·My School and Beyond
·Global Development
·Cultural Diversity and
·Getting Involved/Community.

These topics will be covered both in Tutorial time and in designated PDL days throughout the year.

Mr J Banks
Year 9 & 10 & 11 Student Progress Leader

Tutorial System Year 10

The tutorial programme is an integral part of the school day. Students are expected to be in their tutor rooms for 8:25am. The registration and tutorial period is from 8:30am to 8:55am.
During this time students will:

• Be registered
• Receive any messages/letters
• Conduct learning reviews and audits to focus on improvement areas and strive towards higher goals and standards of academic achievement
• Work towards their Bronze ASDAN award
• Attend Year Group assembly
• Take part in House Activities
• Ensure they have the correct equipment to be ready to learn
• Interact with tutor about any concerns
• Meet with Progress leader to discuss learning progress
• Attend Year 10 Focus Group meetings
• Send representatives to College Council meetings
• Collect and collate House Points

Tutorial is a very busy time during the week and is regarded as just as important as ‘regular lessons’. Therefore we expect students to adhere to our high standards of having a good attitude to learning during this session.

Parents can also help out by:
• Ensuring that students attend regularly and arrive at College on time (if a student is late for any reason please record this in the planner).
•Ensuring their child has the correct equipment for the school day - pens, pencils, rubber, ruler, calculator and Planner.
• Signing planners weekly. Planners are used by students to record homework and other notices. Parents and tutors can also communicate via the planner.
• Ensuring students have the correct school uniform.

Important dates for 2012-13

Friday 14 June 2013 Year 10 Full reports issued
Thursday 20 June 2013 Year 10 Parents evening

The Year 10 Tutor Team for 2012-13 is:
10SME – Mr Mainstone
10MGT – Miss E Charrett
10BLM – Mrs Labram
10ECN – Mrs Collison

Tutors are your first port of call for any concerns/questions concerning your student. I am also more than happy to help and assist.

Mr J. Banks
Year 9 & 10 & 11 Student Progress Leader

Tutorial System Year 11

The tutorial programme is an integral part of the school day. Students are expected to be in their tutor rooms for 8:25. Registration and tutorial is every day, 8:30 to 8:55. During this time students will:

• Partake in register roll call
• Receive any messages/letters
• Conduct learning reviews and audits to focus on improvement areas and strive towards higher goals and standards of academic achievement
• Work through pastoral activities to help prepare for life outside of college including academic/employment options, social issues, community issues and citizenship
• Attend Year Group assembly
• Take part in House Activity
• Ensure that students have the correct equipment to be ready to learn
• Interact with tutor over any concerns
• Meet with Head of Year to discuss learning progress
• Attend Year 11 focus group meetings
• Attend Prefect meetings
• Send representatives to college council meetings
• Collate House Points

Tutorial is a very busy time during the week and is regarded as just as important as ‘regular lessons’. Therefore we expect students to adhere to our high standards of attitude to learning.

Parents can also help out by:
• Ensuring their child has the correct equipment for the school day: Pens, Pencils, Rubber, Ruler, Calculator, and Planner
• Please could you ensure planners are signed ready for each Monday. Planners are used by students to record homework and other notices. Parents and tutors can also communicate via the planner.
• Ensuring students have the correct school uniform
• If a student is late for any reason please could you record this in the planner

Important dates for 2012-13

Friday 28 June 2013 Leavers Prom

The Year 11 Tutor Team for 2012-13 is:
11 PWE – Mr Wabe
11 LDS – Mr Dales
11JMH – Miss Smith
11JPL – Mr Pragnell (3 days) Ms Markham (2 days)

Tutors are your first port of call for any concerns/questions concerning your student. I am also more than happy to help and assist.

John Banks
Year 9 & 10 & 11 Student Progress Leader

Pastoral Care

Applemore is proud of its reputation for providing outstanding pastoral care and of being a school where each student is valued. We aim to encourage all of our students to do their best and to take a pride in themselves and their school.

From a pastoral point of view the school is divided in to year groups, each overseen by its own Progress Leader who is experienced in dealing with issues affecting the students within their care.

Each year group is divided into tutor groups of approximately 20-25 students. Tutors are the key to our pastoral system, there to listen, advise and help students make and understand their own choices, and to act as the primary contact with parents.

Arriving at any new school can seem daunting so, from the time students are allocated a place, we try to make them feel part of Applemore by inviting them and their parents in to the school on various occasions before the start of their first term. These are opportunities to get to know their new tutor and classmates, and to find their way around the school, so that they arrive for their first day in September confident that they belong here.

The key to maintaining our positive ethos and caring atmosphere is in ensuring that all relationships in the school are based on mutual respect. We expect high standards of behaviour, founded on personal responsibility and self-discipline combined with care and compassion for others. “The distinguishing mark of Applemore is that it has a friendly and relaxed atmosphere whilst maintaining high expectations in terms of academic achievement and students’ behaviour” (parent).

PDL

PDL or personal development learning at Applemore includes:

•    personal, social and health education (PSHE)
•    citizenship
•    rights, respect and responsibilities
•    social and emotional aspects of learning
•    sex and relationship education
•    careers education
•    work related learning
•    drugs, alcohol and tobacco education
•    enterprise education
•    financial capability
•    safety education
•    education for sustainable development
•    functional skills

The PDL curriculum at Applemore is delivered across all subjects, but also through:

Assemblies – each year group has an assembly once a week, sometimes taken by staff and sometimes by the students themselves. The theme of the assembly is linked to the theme for the week and the thought for the day.

Theme for the week - each week of the school year has a different theme (e.g. new beginnings, stand up and be counted, another man’s shoes, lend a helping hand). For each theme there are a number of thoughts for the day (e.g. you can’t shake hands with a clenched fist)

Morning registration activities- include assembly, thought for the day, learning diaries and PDL work towards Asdan Bronze and Silver awards.

Theme days- these are held 5 times a year (once every half term for the first five half terms). Themes for these days include keeping safe, preparing for exams, charity enterprise, team building and leadership, global development, aspirations and preparing for the future, re-cycling and sustainability and multi-cultural awareness.

School visits- there are numerous visits that take place throughout the year. One of the first involves Year 7, on their first PDL day at the end of September, visiting Ferny Crofts Outdoor Activities Centre where they learn about team work and leadership skills as they tackle the high ropes and assault courses. Year 10 spend a day visiting local 6th From Colleges to get a taste of what life there is like.

Residential visits - a lot of personal development learning takes place on the ski trip, the Ardeche water sports trip, trips to Spain and France and the trip to Iceland. Next year we are planning to take a group of Year 9 and 10 students to Kenya to work as volunteers at a project in Nakuru. We are just in the process of organizing a fund raising programme to support the cost of their travel.

Work experience- has been re-instated and will be offered to all Year 10 students in the summer term. It would be helpful if as many as possible could find their own placement (and we will do the required health and safety checks) as we are still developing our database of work experience employers. If you could offer a work placement to one or more of our students please do not hesitate to get in touch with us, we would love to hear from you.
Extra- curricular activities – these range from art exhibitions to talent shows, fashion shows, discos, ski and snow boarding clubs, the list is endless…

Enrichment week – takes place during the last week of the summer term and gives our students the opportunity to try new and different activities. We would like to try and incorporate more community based projects this year (e.g. tidying up an area of the local community rather than just our own) so if have any projects that we could help with please get in touch.

Vocational Studies

Students who are selected to study Vocational Studies follow the ASDAN Personal Development Programme. The Vocational Studies course commences in Year 9.   Students work at a pace in line with their ability in order to build a portfolio of evidence from the following challenges:

Communication              Health & Survival
Community                   World of Work
Sport and Leisure           Science and Technology
Home Management        Wider World
Environment                   Expressive Arts
Number Handling            Beliefs and Values

In addition to gaining credits from each section students are required to plan and review their work at key points. This allows them to explain how they are developing their learning and performance skills both individually and as part of a team.

In Year 10 students achieve their Bronze Award which is followed by their Silver Award in Year 11. Alongside these they will also work towards their Certificate of Personal Effectiveness which is comparable to a GCSE.

There is no terminal examination in Vocational Studies. Completed portfolios of work are submitted for external moderation. All ASDAN Personal Development qualifications are recognised by both colleges and employers.

Some Vocational Studies students also benefit from a one day a week College placement where, over two years, they study for a level 1 qualification in a vocational area such as hair and beauty or motor vehicle maintenance. This may also be supplemented by a further day a week in a work placement where skills learned on the course are put in to practice in the work place.

College Events

Enrichment Week

Enrichment Week will take place during the week commencing Monday 15 July 2013. Those students not involved in the trip to Spain or the Year 7 “In Tents” trip will have a choice of activities listed in the table below each day. Each student will choose activities for the Monday through to Thursday giving their preferred choice together with three reserves for each day. Activities will be allocated to students on a ‘first come, first served’ basis and we would therefore encourage the slip attached to be returned as soon as possible before the deadline date of Friday 10 May 2013. Please do not send any money until you have received written confirmation of the activities allocated to your child.

Download the Enrichment Week letter here

Enrichment Week - Activity Information

Activity	Description	Cost
Harry Potter World	Enter the wonderful world of Harry Potter. Which house will the sorting hat put you in? Please note that students will be leaving school at approximately 7.15am and will return at 5.50pm approx.	£30
Portsmouth Harbour Experience and Spinnaker Tower	Travel back in time and find out about the life of a crewman on HMS Victory. Then visit ‘Action Stations’ to fly a helicopter or canoe down a ravine, and see the modern Navy. After lunch a visit up the Spinnaker Tower to view the harbour.	£18
Titanic museum and walk	Don’t get that sinking feeling! Find out about what life was like on the Titanic for all classes of people in Southampton’s newest museum. Discover how medieval Southampton people lived and how immigration has changed the city. After lunch a walk in the park to visit the many memorials.	£5
Fashion, textile and illustration	University students who specialise in fashion, textiles and illustration will show you some new techniques based around cities. You will produce your own illustrations and textiles based around New York, Paris, London and Milan!	£4
Longleat	A visit to Longleat Safari and Adventure Park. Students will have access to the grounds and all major activities – ‘Deadly Safari’, ‘African Village’, ‘Hedge Maze’, ‘Castle Adventure’, the ‘Bat Cave’ and many other activities.	£21
London Fashion and Art	Visit London to see fashion at the Victoria and Albert museum and then enjoy the fantastic art on display at the Tate Gallery.	£15
Tower of London	Here comes a chopper to chop off your head if you don’t sign up to a visit to the Bloody Tower, viewing the Crown Jewels and talking to the Beefeaters. We will be leaving at approximately 7.15am and returning at approximately 5.30pm.	£28