5 October 2017

Dear Parent

Year 11 GCSE Revision and Post 16 Pathway Evening

I am writing to invite you to an essential evening coming up for Year 11 parents on Tuesday 17th October. The evening will be separated into three key sections, firstly a workshop to demonstrate practical strategies for you and your youngster to support revision at home, secondly a presentation by Jacqui Kinch (LA Senior School Improvement Officer 14-19) which will give guidance about the future pathway options for your youngster and finally a wide range of local Post 16 providers will be there for you to talk to; many of these providers will accept applications on this evening. The evening will start at 6pm and finish at 8pm, you will be given times to attend workshops/presentations when you arrive on the evening.

We will also have information ready for you from faculties about the topics/skills that your youngster will need to revise, the exam boards for all courses and top strategies from each department area. If your youngster ordered exam revision guides, these will be ready for you to collect and we will be selling ready-made packs of revision stationery for £1.

For your information, I have attached to this letter a copy of when all the local open evenings are across the city and a revision timetable for you to use at home.

This evening is purposely timed to give yourselves and your youngsters the information and guidance they need in order to prepare for both their GCSEs next summer and for the upcoming trial examinations in November. There is also a Yr 11 Form Tutor Evening on Wednesday 1st November and the first of two Year 11 Subject Evenings on Thursday 11th January (trial examination results will also be issued at this meeting).

Long Eaton School Post 16 Provision

As you will be aware, we are now members of The Northworthy Trust along with The School. They have outstanding Sixth Form facilities and have had an excellent set of examination results again this summer in A Level and equivalent Level 3 qualifications. If we have enough students who wish to go from Lees Brook to Long Eaton School for their post 16 studies, and from Long Eaton to our Skills , we will be able to put transport on between the sites. There is an Open Evening at the Sixth Form next Tuesday 10th October if you would like to go and have a look around. For any students who are interested there will also be taster days available to attend in November. As we are part of a Trust, if any Lees Brook student applies to Long Eaton Sixth Form, they will be guaranteed a place as long as they achieve the required entry grades for their chosen course and receive a recommendation from Lees Brook School. The same offer is being made to Long Eaton students who are considering applying to our Skills Academy, and we believe that the combination of these two different post- 16 offers provides a range of options that will meet the needs of a very large proportion of the Year 11 students in our Trust. If you require further information, their website address is www.longeaton..sch.uk. On the site you will find lots of useful information about the school and in particular, a link to the 16+ magazine and handbook.

If you would like to attend the Yr 11 GCSE Revision and Post 16 Pathway Evening on Tuesday 17th October, please complete the reply slip below and return it to student services by Wednesday 11th October. This event will be an exciting and informative evening and we look forward to seeing you there.

Yours faithfully

Zoe House Richard Willan Headteacher Director of Aspirations and Careers

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Please return to Student Services by Wednesday 11th October

Year 11 GCCSE Revision and Post 16 Pathwway Evening – Tuesday 17th October.

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6th Form and College Open Evenings – City and Local Areas 2017-2018

Institution Address/Phone Date/time number Uttoxeter New Road Monday 2nd October 2017 4pm-7pm www.bemrose.derby.sch.uk Derby DE22 3HU 01332 366711 College Way Open Day Saturday 14th October 2017 www.bilborough.ac.uk 10am-2pm NG8 4DQ Post 16 Open Evening Wednesday 15th 0115 8515000 November 2017 4pm-7pm Open Day Saturday 17th March 2018 10am - 1pm

Burton and South Derbyshire Lichfield Street Monday 16th October 2017 5pm – 8pm College Burton upon Trent Saturday 18th November 2017 10.00am - www.burton-college.ac.uk Staffordshire 2.00pm DE14 3RL Saturday 20th January 2017 10.00am- 2.00pm

Chellaston Academy Swarkeston Road Thursday 2nd November 2017 www.chellaston.derby.sch.uk Chellaston Derby DE73 5UB 01332 702502 Infirmary Road Wednesday 18th October 2017 www.chesterfield.ac.uk Chesterfield 4.30-7.00 Derbyshire Tuesday 28th November 2017 4.30-7.00 S41 7NG Wednesday 31st January 2018 4.30-7.00 01246 500500 Tuesday 20th March 2018 4.30-7.00 Tuesday 1st May 2018 4.30-7.00 Wednesday 13th June 2018 4.30-7.00

Derby Moor Community Sports Moorway Lane Thursday 2nd November 2017 College Littleover www.derbymoor.derby.sch.uk Derby DE23 2FS 01332 772706 0800 028 0289 (all Apprenticeship Information Evening www.derbycollege.ac.uk/enquiries sites) Held at the Roundhouse campus Thursday 15th March 2018 5.30-7.30

Each site has information on the following subject areas on the night: Joseph Wright Centre A levels, Access to higher education, Joseph Wright Centre Thursday 9th November 2017 5.30-8.00 Art & Design, Computer Games Cathedral Road Thursday 18th January 2018 5.30-7.30 Development, ICT, Employer Derby DE1 3PA Thursday 8th March 2018 5.30-7.30 Academies, Fashion Retail, GCSE Maths and English, GCSE Plus, Media, Music, Performing Arts, Sports Science

The Roundhouse Access, Apprenticeships, Brickwork, The Roundhouse Thursday 2nd November 2017 5.30-7.30 Business, Carpentry & Joinery, Child Roundhouse Road Thursday 25th January 2018 5.30-7.30 Care, Engineering, Electrical Pride Park Installation, Employer Academies, Derby DE24 8JE Gym Instruction & Personal Training, Hair & Beauty, Health & The Johnson Building Social Care, Higher Education, Locomotive Way Hospitality & Catering, Learners Pride Park with Learning Difficulties and/or Derby DE24 8PU Disabilities, LEXIS, Motor Vehicle Studies, Painting, Decorating/Plastering, Plumbing, Professional Construction Studies, Teacher Training, Travel & Tourism inc Cabin Crew

Broomfield Hall Agriculture, Arboriculture, Animal Care, Apprenticeships, Broomfield Hall Wednesday 15th November 2017 Conservation, Dog Grooming, Horse Morley 5.30-7.30 Studies, Horticulture, Floristry, Wednesday 28th February 2018 Employer Academies, Learners with Derby DE7 6DN 5.30-7.30 Learning Difficulties and/or Wednesday 2nd May 2018 Disability (Pathways to 5.30-7.30 Independence), Public Services, Security Services, Sport

Ilkeston Campus Access to Higher Education, Adult 2 Pimlico Thursday 23rd November 2017 5.30-7.30 Maths and English, Apprenticeships, Ilkeston DE7 5JS Thursday 15th February 2018 5.30-7.30 Brickwork, Carpentry and Joinery, Thursday 19th April 2018 5.30-7.30 Child Care, Employers Academies, Engineering, GCSE Maths and English, Hair and Beauty, Health and Social Care, Painting and Decorating/Plastering, Sports Massage Derby Manufacturing UTC 3 Locomotive Way Saturday 23rd September 2017 www.derbymanufacturingutc.co.uk Pride Park 9.00-12.00 Derby DE24 8PU Wednesday 7th February 2018 01332 477400 Wednesday 21st February 2018 Wirksworth Road Wednesday 18th October 2017 www.ecclesbourne.derbyshire.sch.uk Duffield 7pm Derbyshire DE56 4GS 01332 840645 JCB Academy Mill Street Saturday 7th October 2017 www.jcbacademy.com Rocester Staffordshire NB Places need to be booked on their ST14 5JX website BEFORE you go. 01889 506100 John Port School Main Street Monday 25th September 2017 7.00-8.00 www.johnport.derbyshire.sch.uk Etwall Derbyshire DE65 6LU 01283 734111

Landau Forte College Fox Street Wednesday 11th October 5.30pm www.landau-forte.org.uk Derby DE1 2LF 01332 204040 NB If you wish to attend you will need to register a place, IN ADVANCE, by contacting Nicola Murton on 01332 386761 or at [email protected] Lees Brook Skills Academy Morley Road Contact the school directly for information www.leesbrook.co.uk about courses, open evening date or to Derby DE21 4QX arrange a visit. 01332 676479 Littleover Community School Pastures Hill Thursday 9th November 2017 www.littleover.derby.sch.uk Littleover Derby DE23 4BZ 01332 513219

The Long Eaton School Thoresby Road Tuesday 10th October 2017 www.longeaton.derbyshire.sch.uk Long Eaton Nottingham NG10 3NP 01159 732438 Brackens Lane Contact the school directly for information. www.merrill.derby.sch.uk Alvaston Derby DE23 0AN 01332 576777 Noel Baker Community School Bracknell Drive Thursday 16th October 2017 www.noel-baker.derby.sch.uk Alvaston Derby DE24 0BR 01332 572026 Saint Benedict Catholic School and Duffield Road Thursday 9th November 2017 Performing Arts College Darley Abbey 6pm www.saintben.derby.sch.uk Derby DE22 1JD 01332 557032 Allestree Woodlands School Blenheim Drive Wednesday 4th October 2017 www.woodlands.derby.sch.uk Allestree Derby DE22 2LW 01332 551921

Revision Plan

Lunch After 5 – 6pm 6 – 7pm 7 – 8pm 8 – 9pm School Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

9- 10- 11-12 12- 1-2pm 2-3pm 3-4pm 4-5pm 5-6pm 6-7pm 10am 11am 1pm Saturday

Sunday