Keswick School Induction Day #2

Friday, 25th JuneSixth Form Life

Today’s sessionsTime Session Online link

9.15 Assembly to all students –delivered by Miss French, Mr Stanton and other staff who run extra-curricular activities.

10.30 Edge Hill University – Your Future After A Levels

Meet invite emailed to you just before

11.30 Lancaster University –Hitting the Ground Running in Sixth Form

Meet invite emailed to you just before

12.30 Optional Oxbridge Talk All students (who have registered their interest with Miss French) will be invited to the Meet 5 minutes beforehand.

Confirmation email sent this morning – if you have not received it, but have emailed to sign up/want to sign up, email Miss French ASAP

Attitude to Learning

If you come into the Sixth Form from an ATL background of

an average of 3 ATL we shall monitor you closely.

Once under way, we monitor regularly and expect ATL 4 to

be the minimum.

If you average is below we will take action to support your

study.

ATL - 5

▶ Highly motivated and active participator who always takes responsibility for own learning

▶ Responds well to guidance and evaluates own learning

▶ Evidence of consistently using a range of resources to develop subject knowledge outside of taught lessons

▶ Inquisitive and always asks thought provoking questions to extend learning

▶ Seeks new challenges, is prepared to take risks and learn from mistakes

▶ Effective self manager who uses time productively and meets deadlines, frequently going beyond

ATL - 4

▶ Motivated and active participator who usually takes responsibility for own learning

▶ Usually responds to guidance and reflects on own learning

▶ Usually makes the most of a range of learning resources to develop subject knowledge outside of taught lessons

▶ Usually asks thought provoking questions to extend learning

▶ Accepts new challenges and perseveres , even when things are challenging

▶ Effective self manager who uses time productively and undertakes independent study, sometimes going beyond what is expected.

Super-curricular activities

Supercurricular activities are academic engagement and achievement outside the school curriculum.

In order to make a successful application to university, or to a good apprenticeship scheme, you need to show that you have undertaken such activities, gained skills from them, and reflected on the experience.

Supercurricular activities range from extra reading and research done to support your learning through to involvement in university taster days, work experience and work shadowing.

Your activities in Unifrog have been showing us what you can do.

∙ university taster days

∙ widening participation schemes

∙ shadowing student days

∙ work shadowing

∙ wider reading

∙ public lectures

∙ volunteering

∙ academic competitions

∙ conferences

∙ summer schools

∙ contribution to academic aspects of school life

∙ award schemes

∙ MOOCs – find on Unifrog, or www.futurelearn.com

∙ Visits to museums, art galleries, drama

∙ Participation in other cultural events

What other opportunities are

available?

Lots!

Sports fixtures and clubs – netball, hockey, football, rugbyOpportunities to run/help run lower school sportsMusicWork experience weekDofEVolunteering – primary schools, lower schoolYear 12 subject and peer coachingYear 13 prefects Clubs/societiesWednesday p5 Games Lessons – compulsory, but flexibility in new sports

Bar Mock Trial 2021-22

What is It?

For the last 4 years, Keswick School has entered a team into the Young Citizens Bar Mock Trial competition.

We take up to 19 students to Newcastle regional heats in November/December to go up against other schools to win a place in the National Finals in March.

In the past we have been to the Royal Courts of Justice in London, and Cardiff Crown Court for the nationals. In 2020 we got through to national final in the Old Bailey in London, but it was cancelled the week before the competition last March.

The team consists of:

2 prosecution barristers 2 defence barristers 2 prosecution witnesses 2 defence witnesses, including the defendant A court clerk A court usher 5 jurors 1 - 2 court artists 1 - 2 court journalists

Each round of the competition is set in real courts with real judges. Court etiquette is strictly adhered to. Everyone has their particular place to sit/stand.

We are given 2 different cases to prepare for and we prepare both sides of the cases. There are 3 rounds in each competition and, if we are lucky enough to get into the final, we perform again.

But I don’t know anything about law or courts or anything!

You don’t now, but you soon will, learning as you go!

Barristers and witnesses have the hardest job. We meet at least once a week after school and you are expected to do a lot at home.

The court clerk and usher have less to do, but you will need to attend nearer to the competitions and you do have lines/etiquette to learn.

Jurors, court artists and court reporters have nothing to do until the day, but you can come along to any of the meetings!

There is Mrs Avery, the official Schools’ Guide to follow, students who have previously attended and a real live barrister mentor Louise who comes in and rips everything to shreds and gets us ready!

So, if you have any interest in law, the justice system, drama, art or journalism, or you just want to have a look, email Mrs Avery to register your interest. (melanieavery@keswicksch.co.uk)

Hopefully we are going to Newcastle for the middle of November so auditions will be held very early in September.

An exciting opportunity for you

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Cinema = film + people

“A group of people

laughing together

simultaneously triggers a

feeling that you should

laugh, too.”

CINEMA MATTERS

“Leaving your

house and going

to a space

specifically

designed for

movies disrupts

your mental

patterns and

primes you for an

experience.”

The Alhambra cinema in Keswick is

over 100 years old. There are not

many cinemas in the UK that have

been running for so long.

The majority of the cinema’s

audiences are people over 50, who

love titles like MAMMA MIA.

But that’s about to change...

The olde worlde charm is still

important, but...

Beneath the balcony, a brand new state-of-the-art 29-seater

auditorium is under construction

Wants to work with you to

claim the second screen for the youth!

Young Programmers

will choose what to

show in the new

auditorium and when

How it will work

A group of you will set up a film club that will take on the challenge of curating one film every week,

starting from October, to show in the new screen

You will learn:

How the cinema industry works, how a film makes it from the studio to the cinema, and you will own the

process of selecting, booking, advertising and screening your own programme of films.

You can choose blockbuster films but you’ll also have the scope to choose more off-beat films, perhaps

choosing a particular theme or even turn some of your screenings into real events with a pre-film

introduction, Q&A session or even a themed party before or after the film.

Curating = selecting films

Where and when?

The Young Programmers will get together at the start of the autumn term and meet every week.

You will begin with a tour of the Alhambra Cinema and meet the key members of staff there.

There is likely to be a mixture of meetings including a lunchtime club at school and/or some after-

school meetings at the cinema itself.

The Young Programmers will be coached, helped and guided by the team at the Alhambra, but we

want you to be making the decisions for yourselves.

Funding

The Alhambra has successfully secured a grant from the British Film Institute to provide the Young

Programmers with some funds for the group. This would pay for refreshments for your meetings and a

budget to spend on advertising, promotion, film licenses and events.

Who can be a Young Programmer?You !

● Intrigued by cinema, film or media?● You might be interested in business:

marketing, PR, finance. ● You might be excited by the idea of real experience -

the opportunity to create something tangible. ● You might want to see your screenings advertised and

enjoy having an audience paying to see them!● You might be community-minded and want to add

something new for people in Keswick● You might be looking for some real work experience.

KEY FIRST STEPS

1. Choose a day of the week and time for your main weekly screening

2. Choose a name for the group

3. Meet the Alhambra team and get an intro to the basics: every week you’ll learn a little bit more about how it all

works, and start to make more and more plans for ‘special event cinema’ that you will host

4. Decide what films you want to screen, and how to promote the films. Who and where are your audience? How will

you reach them?

5. After each film, work out what you’ve done that’s worked well and what you want to change, evolve your

strategy and ideas and test them as you go along

6. Divide out roles and responsibilities (film research, booking films, advertising, programming special films,

budgeting and accounting, market research and audience evaluation, being in charge on the night, ushering)

Decide on your first few films in the first few weeks of school. Launch as soon as you are ready!

Why become a Young Programmer?

This opportunity will definitely give you:

Something unique and interesting for your CV A chance to build a range of business skills Discounts and FREE FILMS at the Alhambra Cinema Work experience in the film industry A chance to make a difference to Keswick and champion young people: if

you’re an environmentalist, go for environmental films, or do you want to champion music films, political films, documentaries, films about gender?

Skills for a Duke of Edinburgh Award or EPQ Ways to meet people in the film/ cinema industry A way to meet new friends and grow in confidence A fun experience

Ready for the challenge? Intrigued?

Complete the Google form and hand it in now.

Or send me an email:

heidistafford@keswick.cumbria.sch.uk

Young Programmers

YES, I’m interested; I want to find out more. Get in touch with me in September.

I am: ____________________________________________________ (name)

My school email address is: ________________________________________

Your Sixth Form Planner and Unifrog

Will have all of our expectations in it so read it

carefully when you get it in September.

Unifrog will be used for the following:

- University and Apprenticeship searches

- Completing MOOCs

- Recording your activities, skills and competencies

- Creating personal statements, letters of application

and CVs

Sixth Form Centre and Supervised

Study

BUSY

Respect

Your space BUT we can't justify its use if you don’t use it

properly.

Study space: three study rooms. Two are library study rooms;

one offers collaborative learning.

Wi-Fi, BYOD (see next slides), computers, printer

Water or hot drink in thermal cup with lid – no food

Sixth Form eating space above the Sports Hall

Tidiness

Wi-Fi, BYOD and Google Classroom

▶BYOD means bringing your own permitted ICT device to school to use in lessons and private study.

▶The online link is in the Induction Booklet sent last week

▶We would very much encourage you to BYOD and suggest a Chromebook as a good, cheap device (under £200, some as little as £130)

▶Teachers are now increasingly using Google Classrooms – all classes will be automatically added to it

Overall…

▶Start as you mean to go on!▶Recognise that Sixth Form is a bridge between school and the real world – be responsible, make the most of extra opportunities, and enjoy a little bit more freedom.

▶A Levels are not always easy, but a good work ethic will go a long way.

▶Teachers: work in partnership with them▶Form Heads and Sixth Form staff are here to help: 95% of visits to our offices are decided by the student