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New Student Day Wednesday 4 July 2012. The A Level Office 3F095. A Level Head of Studies: Hayley Anderson. Assistant Principal A Level: Glyn Jones. A Level Assistant Head of Studies: Yannick Berland. New A Level Assistant Head of Studies in September . Your Progress Tutor.
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The A Level Office 3F095 A Level Head of Studies: Hayley Anderson Assistant Principal A Level: Glyn Jones A Level Assistant Head of Studies: YannickBerland New A Level Assistant Head of Studies in September
Your Progress Tutor • Should be someone who teaches one of your subjects • Will review your attendance and progress in all subjects regularly • Is the person to see if you need help • Is the person who will normally contact home • Will write your UCAS or job reference
Getting to know… Your way round
Getting to know… .. more about your subjects
How is College different? More grown-up
How is College different? More independent
How do you get the most out of College? More work outside class – on average 3 hours per week per subject. Often more.
How do you get the most out of College? • Organise yourself: • Files and folders • Weekly review • Diary / Phone / Laptop / iPad • Revision – planning • Lockers – can you share?
How do you get the most out of College? A Levels require you to do more than remember and understand. You also need to apply knowledge, evaluate ideas and evidence, come up with your own ideas, justify and analyse them.
Enrichment But there’s more to life than A-Levels….
Enrichment Choose from a huge range of activities and additional courses
Enrichment Including trips, clubs, extra qualifications and more….
Enrichment And if you’d like to see even more choice… …you can start a new club or society through the Students’ Union
Enrichment • You’ll discuss this with your Progress tutor at enrolment and in the first week of term. • So please watch the website and decide over the summer what you’d like to do …
How do you get the most out of College? Click here
And finally… • Good luck • Have a great summer • And we’ll see you next term!