What’s New This week our Upper Sixth students are engaged in their Preliminary Public Examinations (PPEs) which will give them a real experience of exam papers completed under real time conditions. The revision process and the ability to develop strategies to recall key knowledge and apply this effectively to an exam question is invaluable preparation for the real examinations this summer. Before Christmas, our Year 11 students completed their PPEs and will have a special debrief assembly next week where they will receive a mock certificate revealing the results of these examinations. It is a pivotal moment for many students who either realise their potential and raise their aspirations or, for some, experience the necessary shock of underachieving and the realisation that this certificate does not reflect their true ability. For these students, in particular, the feedback and support from teachers in the following weeks will be invaluable. We will encourage them to attend revision classes, enrichment activities and to engage actively in responding to the advice and guidance offered. This can be a stressful and difficult time for our examination cohorts and it is important that they look after their physical and mental wellbeing as well as their academic performance. Our pastoral team are readily available to support students who may become overly anxious about the examination period. Should you have any concerns about your own child, a friend or recognise in yourself rising feelings of excessive anxiety, it is important that you speak to a trusted adult who may be able to offer advice and support in school or will be able to signpost you to external providers who are experts in this field. We wish all our students embarking on examination years the very best of luck with their studies and preparation and look forward to another successful healthy and happy year at the Anglo.

Mrs J Gee and Mr D Barrs, Headteachers

Bulletin 13/1/20

WORK EXPERIENCE REMINDER for Year 10 & L6th

DEADLINES APPROACHING… Final deadline for forms (Consent form and

Placement Introduction form plus overseas

residential form if applicable ) AND voluntary

contribution via ParentPay must be received by

the school by:-

L6th - Friday 24th January 2020

Year 10 – Friday 28th February 2020 Dates for Work Experience:- Lower Sixth IBCP : 9th – 20th March 2020 (inclusive) Exchange Visits: 8th – 21st March 2020 (inclusive) – organised by Visits Department All other: 9th – 13th March 2020 (inclusive) Year 10 Work Experience: 1st – 12th June 2020 (inclusive) https://www.aesessex.co.uk/work-experience/

Several of our Upper Sixth students were busy with their “help the homeless” initiative. After collecting all donations from members of the school community they spent days during the school holiday distributing blankets, sleeping bags, coats, scarves, hats and gloves, to homeless members of the public in Essex and London.

Professor Paul Dolan, a Professor of Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics recently said that the best way to beat January blues is to do good deeds for other people. Hopefully, this will inspire more students to think about being kind, which will in turn help them to feel better about themselves.

For information on all the extra-curricular clubs running this term, please see this Programme Please look through these to see if there is anything that you could benefit from, whether this be an extra revision class in a subject that you are struggling in, a masterclass, or something completely different to engage in for the first time. Be courageous — try something new!

Bridge

All years welcome

Mondays 15:30-16:30

In M11

STEM CLUB Working on Space related projects

Years 7-9 Every Monday

15.30-16.30 In S11 with Ms Costa

Bridge is a competitive card game which teaches great life skills and, working with a partner, develops the skills and techniques necessary to work together as a team in order to beat your opponents. It provides life skills such as how to behave as a champion and how to lose gracefully, patience, self-control, tolerance, perseverance and working towards a goal. Omar Sharif, a famous actor player, said: “Many games provide fun, but bridge grips you. It exercises your mind. Your mind can rust but bridge prevents the rust from forming”. Martina Mavratilova, a famous tennis player, said: “No matter where I go, I can always make new friends at the bridge table”.

CODING CLUB Years 7-9

Day 2 12:30-13:30

In C30 With Mr Schaefer and Sixth Form students

Come along if you interested in learning more about coding

including creating games, writing programs and problem solving

Bobby started his football life locally playing for Stones FC and has since played boys club football for Maldon Saints, Hutton Boys Club and Intersports FC. He has also proudly represented Anglo European School football team since Year 7. After representing the Essex football team, Bobby was asked to attend Millwall FC on trial in January 2019. He was duly accepted, signed a contract with them the following month and has now signed a 2-year full-time scholarship beginning in June 2020. He feels the support and guidance he has received from the PE staff at Anglo along with his other teachers have been instrumental in his development.

A guide for Students and Parents GCE/GCSE examinations and JCQ examination information for candidates is now available to view on the AES website. https://www.aesessex.co.uk/examinations/information-for-candidates/ The guide outlines what to bring to exams/what to do if you are late/special considerations/results day etc. Examinations Department

Year 7 Bolu Abiodun was invited to a special assembly at his former primary school (Wickford Primary school) today to give a speech to his former headteacher who was retiring after teaching at the school since 1999. Bolu was the only pupil from his year invited to give a speech at this special occasion. A great Anglo ambassador!

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Mr Beedell's conundrum:

What comes next in this sequence: 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 4? The solution will be revealed in the next bulletin. Students can submit their answer on paper with their name and form to the Maths Office, on first floor of M block. _____________________________________________________ Solution to the last conundrum: In the song "The 12 Days of Christmas" the true love gives many presents. How many did they give in total? How many would they give if the song was called "The 'n' Days of Christmas"? 364 presents; for 'The n Days of Christmas' they would give n(n+1)(n+2) divided by 6 presents

WE NEED YOUR HELP... On Friday 24th January we are holding out annual World of Work day for Year 11, one of the purposes of which is to give our students experience of being interviewed. We need people to help with these interviews, no experience necessary. More information and full details available from our careers team. Please contact enterprise@aesessex.co.uk or call 01277 354018 for more details.

Firstly Happy New Year to everyone, and I hope that you had a relaxing break. The start of the academic year is always a busy one and a time to focus key skills and planning. The Upper Sixth are now well into their exams which will be their final chance to test their exam technique before their public examinations later in the year. The Lower Sixth, during this half term, will also have their first taste of unseen examinations with mini-PPEs taking place within classes. We wish both cohorts the best of luck and I’m sure that their hard work and preparation will pay off. With regard to planning for the future, can I remind Lower Sixth parents and students to make sure that they have organised their work experience placements in March as soon as possible and to use the online portal for consent and employer introduction forms by Friday 24th January. This is an important term to consolidate and build upon previous learning as well as planning for the future, therefore we encourage all of our students to make the most of this valuable time. Mr Newton, Director of Sixth Form

SIXTH FORM FOCUS

Apprenticeships

Atkins are offering higher apprenticeships in surveying to project management, electrical to mechanical engineering (levels 3 – 7). You would work towards professional qualifications, gaining practical skills and earning while you learn. At Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin group, you can explore your engineering career and work on projects that make a real difference. They are one of the most respected consultancies in the world with over 80 years of design and engineering expertise. Applications are currently open and the closing date for the scheme is the 31st January 2020. Click for more information.

A guide to apprenticeships

Find out more about what it’s like to be an apprentice – the opportunities, benefits and just how far an apprenticeship can take you in the future.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-guide-to-apprenticeships

Year 11 World of Work Day (WOW)

Friday 24th January 2020

Advance notice… On Friday 24th January, Year 11 will have the opportunity to participate in a World of Work Day during which they will experience a mock job interview and take part in various Employability Skills Workshops. The purpose of the day is to give our students an insight into the skills and attitudes required for the world of work and to allow them the opportunity to develop, practise and demonstrate these in a familiar environment. Students should attend this day in smart “business dress”. In preparation for WOW students have been writing a CV in their citizenship lessons which needs to be given in to their citizenship teacher if not already done so.

Sports Fixtures Sports Results

13/1—Yr 7 Girls Badminton Rally @ St Martins 14/1—Yr 7 Netball v Great Baddow A 15/1—Yr 7 Basketball @Beulieu Park 15/1—Under 16 Essex Cup v Ursuline H 16/1—Yrs 10-U6 MESSA Relay Swimming Gala @WDF 16/1—Yr9 Basketball @Shenfield 20/1—Yr8 Basketball @Boswells 20/1—Yr7 Girls Futsal H 22/1—Yr10 Rugby MESSA @Shenfield 22/1—Yr7/8 Netball v Brentwood A 22/1—Yr7B Netball Rally @Ursuline 23/1— Yr8 Basketball @St Martins 23/1—Sixth Form Dodgeball A 23/1—Under 16 Essex Cup Netball 24/1—Yr7 Basketball @ BCHS

2/12—Yr 9 Football @WDF D1-1 2/12—Yr 7 Netball v Newhall 3/12—Yr 7 Boys 5-a-side Football 4/12—Yr 7 Girls 5-a-side Football 4/12—Yr 7 Basketball @Beckett Keys L38-2 4/12—Yr 8 Netball v St Martins 5/12—Yr 8 Basketball v BCHS C 5/12—Yr8 Football v St Martins P 9/12—Yr 7 Basketball v Boswell L18-6 9/12—Yr 8/9 Netball v Sandon L23-3 10/12—Yr 7/8 Girls Indoor Athletics 11/12—Yr 7/8 Boys Indoor Athletics 12/12—Yr 7 Basketball @ BCHS P

Key: H=Home A=Away W=Won L=Lost D=Draw Co=Conceded C=Cancelled P=Postponed Ab=Abandoned N/A = Not Attended

If you know of any local clubs/sports that we could share on this page please send information to enquiries@aesessex.co.uk, we are keen to promote physical activity to our students.

EXAMINATION DATES –2015/2016 TYPE DATES VENUES

Year 9 Exams Monday 14 March STAGE HALL / SPORTS HALL

Year 10 Exams Thursday 17 - Thursday 24th March STAGE HALL / SPORTS HALL

Year 8 Exams Monday 25 –Friday 29 April MRC HALL

Year 7 Exams Monday 9 – Friday 13 May MRC HALL

SUMMER EXAMS Monday 16 May - Tuesday 28 June

GCSE Biology Core/Triple Tuesday 17 May PM STAGE HALL / SPORTS HALL

GCSE Chemistry Core/Triple Thursday 19 May AM STAGE HALL / SPORTS HALL

AQA FSK English Friday 20 May AM & PM STAGE HALL / SPORTS HALL

GCSE Physics Core/Triple Wednesday 25 May PM STAGE HALL / SPORTS HALL

GCSE Maths Linear Paper 1 Thursday 26 May AM STAGE HALL / SPORTS HALL

GCSE English/English Language Tuesday 7 June AM STAGE HALL / SPORTS HALL

GCSE Maths Linear Paper 2 Thursday 9 June AM STAGE HALL / SPORTS HALL

GCSE Biology Additional/Triple Friday 10 June AM STAGE HALL / SPORTS HALL

GCSE Chemistry Additional/

Triple

Wednesday 15 June PM STAGE HALL / SPORTS HALL

GCSE Physics Additional/Triple Friday 17 June AM STAGE HALL / SPORTS HALL

GCSE Biology Triple Monday 20 June AM STAGE HALL / SPORTS HALL

GCSE Chemistry Triple Wednesday 22 June AM STAGE HALL / SPORTS HALL

GCSE Physics Triple Friday 24 June AM STAGE HALL / SPORTS HALL

Calendar Jan/Feb

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

13

14 15 16 17 18 19

20 Year 11 PPE Results morning

21 22 23 24 Year 11 World of Work Day

25 26

27 Non-Pupil Day

28 29 Year 11 Road Safety Play

30

31 1 2

3 4 18:30 Lower Sixth/Year 10 China Visit—Parents’ meeting

5 6 16:30– 20:00 Year 11 Parents’ Evening

7

8 9

TERM DATES 2019-2020

Spring Term Monday 6th January 2020 -

Friday 3 April 2020

Half Term: 17th February—21st February 2020 Staff Training Day:

Monday 27th January

Summer Term Monday 20th April 2020 -

Wednesday 22nd July 2020

Half Term: 25th May—29th May 2020 Staff Training Day:

Thursday 7th May 2020

Year 10 Frankfurt —away leg

Lower Sixth Frankfurt WE —home leg

Year 10 Frankfurt —away leg

Lower Sixth Frankfurt WE —home leg

Lower Sixth Paris WE —home leg

Year 10 Frankfurt —away leg

Lower Sixth Frankfurt WE —home leg

Year 10 Lyon —away leg