The overview of the Year 12 mock exam timetable can be found via the link below:
July 2019 Mock Exam Timetable .
Students who have made bespoke and alternative arrangements with the Sixth Form Team will have individual timetables.
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You might think that the only point of doing work experience is to ‘tick a box’. You probably think you’ll just sit there twiddling your thumbs, or be given a stack of 2,000 envelopes to stuff, stamp and send. Although some work experience does involve doing menial tasks, it can still be very important. Some work experience placements might even give you the opportunity to take on some really interesting and challenging responsibilities. How meaningful each placement is depends on the set up and what is agreed from the outset. Work experience for Year 12 is the week after mock exams – Week Commencing 15 July. It is absolutely critical that this is not your usual place of work and you should not be paid to attend during this week. All Placement Provider Forms but be signed and returned to Janet ASAP.
The experience of being in an environment that is not school, seeing how different organisations work and how teams operate is invaluable. Your work placement doesn’t have to be in the sector/careers/job that you expect to be doing for the rest of your life. It is about seeing the big picture and developing real work, work ready young people. This is important as there is no such thing as a career for life. Most people who leave school, will have up to 7 different careers, with up to 40 different job roles in their working life. Any experience that shows how dynamic and adaptable you are is worth it.
[source: adapted from allaboutcareers.com]
Year 12 work experience really is the chance to put all of your learning, progress and maturity in to practice. It is invaluable to be able to reflect on work experience within Personal Statements and other applications.
Details of work experience, the placement provider forms and advice on how to organise a placement can be found via the Your Future – KEVI Careers page. Advice and support can be sought from Janet and Fiona at any time… just ask! .
The Den or ‘The Zen Den’ as some of our students call it (upstairs in the Advanced Study Centre) has been transformed into a CALM space – think trees, fire, water, glitter, earth…!
go and intentionally CALM your mind and body – then go back for another 10 minutes another time to focus on something else. You could even create a rhythm to the coming days and weeks that includes time in the space to care for your own well being in this way.
Please remember that Beth is in school on Tuesday lunchtimes and Wednesday afternoons and available to listen, help and support. Please drop her an email if you would like to talk – about anything at all – or pop into The Den if I’m not with another student.The first week of exams (and SATs for those younger students within the Learning Trust) coincides with Mental Health Awareness Week 2019. Poignant as this is a time of heightened anxiety and increased stress, it is vitally important that students look after both their mental and physical health. Below are some top tips for self care from the Mental Health Foundation.
Top ten tips for you
Below are some top tips to help keep you mentally healthy:
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/how-to-mental-health
We had a fantastic day with many students and staff cycling for such a good cause. The support for Oliver from Year 13 was overwhelming, and as Year Leader Ms Familton would like to thank all the students for their kindness, hard work and commitment to the event. We managed to raise £3481, which took the JustGiving page over its £15000 target!
We would like to thank all of the local business who supported us with our fundraising:
Barbour Foundation Jacket, Brook Taverner, Rutherford’s, Hooker and Young, The Grand Hotel Gosforth Park Newcastle, Active Northumberland, St Mary’s Inn, Morpeth Rugby Club, Wetherspoons Morpeth, Lois Wilkinson Hair and Beauty Morpeth, Moor House Farm Voucher, Head Shed, Healthy Prep Kitchen Morpeth, Cafe Vault Morpeth, Urban Spa Morpeth, Moods Hairdressing Morpeth.
Councillors return to school to cycle for local cause
The Mayor of Morpeth, Councillor Jack Gebhard and Councillor David Bawn took part in an all-day cycling event at King Edward VI High School last week to raise funds for a local cause.
KEVI students are raising money to pay for a prosthetic sports leg for Oliver Bultitude who had to have his leg amputated after contracting a serious form of bone cancer called Osteosarcoma.
Events have been held around the county for Oliver’s Journey, the name of the cause which seeks to raise £15,000 to pay for a prosthetic sports leg for the seventeen year old. Students at KEVI organised the cyclothon alongside a bake sale and a raffle which raised over £3300 to help pay for the limb which won’t receive public money as Oliver will be over 18 when he requires it.
The Mayor congratulated the students for their community spirit and drew the raffle before completing the final lap of the cyclothon event where he competed against Cllr Bawn.
Cllr Gebhard said: “It was really great to take part in this event with the students, and hopefully add a bit of publicity to the cause. Olly is a top lad and I’m sure he’ll be keen to get back to his beloved sports as soon as he can.
“The students who organised this ought to feel really proud of themselves as well. Nothing is likely to make the situation easier for Olly but to know he has so many friends who are so keen to help should be really heartening.”
“They did really well on the day and the fundraising continues meaning anyone can still help!”
To donate online log onto www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/fiona-mather
which brings me onto the reason for going there and that is because the lack of oxygen in the air forces the body to produce more red blood cells and then on return to sea level this increased count of red blood cells allows you to be more efficient and therefore faster. While racing as an Elite this is significantly beneficial to performance and it goes a long way in enabling you to get those extra few % which can make the difference between winning.
Daniel said the trip was a brilliant experience, which hardly any Junior athletes in any sport get to do and is therefore normally reserved for professional adults. The views were second to none and the C.A.R Altitude Centre was phenomenal to train in! In addition to that Daniel and his training partner Marcin got the chance to meet and train with top end professional athletes across triathlon, running and cycling which was fantastic as it allowed them to get an insight into their lives. Overall a huge experience and 100% worth it in every aspect! Daniel is now looking forward to getting into the Triathlon season and seeing what he can do this season.
Our Psychology students benefit from a dedicated and creative team of teachers who always strive to engage the students in new ways. This last term year 12 students ‘adopted’ ping pong ball babies.
The project was to help them make theories of attachment more relevant by experiencing some of the responsibilities involved in the care of human ‘babies’.
Students were the primary caregiver for their ping pong ball for two weeks. During that time, they had to care for it as they would a real child, making sure it suffered no neglect or harm in anyway (including abandonment by being left unattended at home all day)!
Please find enclosed the link to the latest edition of our Sixth Form newsletter. This has key date and exam information, as well as sharing our fundraising activities in support of #Oliversjourney. Find also details of joining our Alumni and links to the student newspaper; The Red and Black.
