Y11 summer examination timetable
This is now available by clicking here. Hard copies of both this generic timetable, and individualised timetables, will be distributed to students at school over the coming week and will also be posted home for parents/carers. A copy of the generic timetable has also been emailed to all student’s academy email accounts.
Results from the recent mock examinations will be provided to students on Thursday 24 March.
NB All Y11 students are required to remain available until at least Friday 8 July, to enable them to complete their European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) qualification. The Y11 prom is scheduled for Thursday 7 July. Attendance at the prom will be dependent on the successful completion of the ECDL.
Y11 revision and SYSZ opening this weekend – 19 and 20 March 2016
The SYSZ will be open for independent study/revision 10am-2pm on both days.
Business candidates who need to complete their controlled assessments will be attending on Saturday. Please confirm arrangements with your teacher.
Subject consultation/options meeting for Y9 students, parents/carers – Thursday 24 March, 3:50-6:00pm and 6.50pm-9.00pm
The booking system is available here.
Appointments are available for you to meet with your child’s teachers on Thursday 24th March, 3:50-6:00pm and 6.50-9.00pm.
A 30 minute presentation to explain the option process will be made at 3.15pm and 6.15pm in the main hall. Attendance at a presentation is essential for students to collect their options forms at the end.
The evening also offers the opportunity to discuss the different option choices with subject teachers and also with those that teach subjects they may not have experienced before in the Senior Year Study Zone. This will allow students to make an informed decision on which subjects will be most suitable to take for their future prospects.
Colleges, sixth forms, universities, training providers and employers will also be present in the Senior Year Study Zone to give students a flavour of what their future choices might look like. Students will have a chance to view literature and information as well as ‘have-a-go’ activities organised by the providers.
Appointments with each teacher will last for ten minutes. All meetings will take place in the school hall. Booking will be on a first come, first served basis and the booking system is now open. The number of appointments will, initially, be limited to five for each student to ensure that all parents/carers are able to participate. Nearer to the time, if additional appointments are available, we will release these into the booking system and notify you.
In order to login to the system, you will need the following information relating to your child, as held in our database:
- child’s first name
- child’s surname
- child’s date of birth
- child’s register class
You will also need to enter the details we have on record for you. If you have recently changed your title or surname, for example, and not informed us, we will be expecting you to login with the details we have on record. The email address you enter is only used to receive a confirmation of your appointment. If the system gives you an error when you login, it will not be the email address that is the problem.
If you do not have access to the Internet, or experience any problems with using the system, please contact the school and ask to speak with Mrs Winstone.
Subject teachers will meet with you and your child on an individual basis to provide clear feedback on your child’s learning. You will also have an opportunity to review your child’s exercise books.
Students are required to attend, with their parent/carer.
Uniform arrangements for September 2016
Please click here for the letter which will be sent on 10 March 2016.
Guidance for parents/carers on eSafety
Please click here to access the fourth edition of Digital Parenting, a publication which helps young people and their families to get the most out of digital technologies, as well as dealing with any challenges that they might bring.
Academy closed for staff training – Monday 22 February 2016
The academy is closed today, Monday 22 February, for staff training. Y11 students are required to attend, as previously communicated, to complete their science controlled assessment.
Y11 science controlled assessments – Monday 22 February 2016
All Y11 students must attend the academy on Monday 22 February in order to complete their science controlled assessment. Further information is available here.
New music clubs at Ipswich Academy
LIVE//BEATS will meet every Thursday after school to create and rehearse contemporary percussion-based music.
Music tech drop ins – every Friday after school the macs will be available to anybody who would like to use them to make music.
Click here for more information.
Y11 updates
Y11 is a critical and intense time. It is crucial that students, parents/carers and staff work together closely, from the start, so that achievement is high. There are now fewer than fifty days before the first summer examinations begin.
The following documents have been posted to parents/carers:
Subject consultation meeting for Y11 students, parents/carers – Thursday 25 February, 3:15-6:15pm
The booking system is available here.
Appointments with each teacher will last for ten minutes. All meetings will take place in the school hall. Booking will be on a first come, first served basis and the booking system is now open. The number of appointments will, initially, be limited to five for each student to ensure that all parents/carers are able to participate. Nearer to the time, if additional appointments are available, we will release these into the booking system and notify you.
In order to login to the system, you will need the following information relating to your child, as held in our database:
- child’s first name
- child’s surname
- child’s date of birth
- child’s register class
You will also need to enter the details we have on record for you. If you have recently changed your title or surname, for example, and not informed us, we will be expecting you to login with the details we have on record. The email address you enter is only used to receive a confirmation of your appointment. If the system gives you an error when you login, it will not be the email address that is the problem.
If you do not have access to the Internet, or experience any problems with using the system, please contact the school and ask to speak with Mrs Winstone.
Subject teachers will meet with you and your child on an individual basis to provide clear feedback on your child’s learning. You will also have an opportunity to review your child’s exercise books.
Students are required to attend, with their parent/carer.