Announcements
Keep up to date with important announcements from the College.
16/06/26: On Wednesday 24 June, morning lessons will not take place. Instead, all Year 12 students will be attending the Careers & Higher Education Fair with stands set up in the Sports Hall and Studio and a programme of talks taking place. This event is compulsory and attendance will be taken. Students can book onto the tours from 4.15pm on Friday – look out for an email with further details.
15/06/26: There are no lessons on Thursday 2, Friday 3 or Monday 6 July due to other events taking place in College. We are welcoming applicants on campus for Welcome to College Day on Thursday 2 July and then hosting the Summit Learning Trust Conference the following day, while Monday 6 July sees a Year 10 Taster Day taking place. Lessons resume on Tuesday 7 July.
22/05/26: Parents’ Meetings for Year 12 students will take place on Thursday 18 June.
Online meetings will be available between 1.45pm - 3.45pm and face-to-face appointments will take place between 4.30pm - 7.30pm. Further information about how to book will be sent to parents after half-term.
A revised timetable will be operating on 18 June to allow these meetings to take place, with lessons scheduled as follows:
Column D: 9.00 – 10.30
Break: 10.30 to 10.45
Column E: 10.45-11.45
Column C: 11.50 – 12.50
27/03/26: A week after the start of Summer Term lessons, Year 12 Progression Examinations take place (between Monday 20 - Friday 24 April). During this time, our attendance expectations are:
• All Year 12 A level, Year 12 Criminology, EPQ and enrichment classes will be suspended, and students will only be required to come into College for their Progression Examinations.
• BTEC Health and Social Care AAQ, BTEC Applied Science AAQ, BTEC IT AAQ, and BTEC Sport Single Award, Core Maths, GCSE English and GCSE Mathematics classes will take place as normal, due to external public exams shortly after the Progression Exams.
• All BTEC Triple and Double Award classes and T level classes continue as normal.
• Where a Progression Examination clashes with a Double Award BTEC course or a BTEC Health and Social Care AAQ, BTEC Applied Science AAQ, BTEC IT AAQ or BTEC Sport Single Award class, students are expected to attend the Progression Examination.
• Personal Development sessions for Year 12 students are suspended for the week beginning 20 April, whilst Progression exams take place. Sessions will recommence in the week beginning Monday 27 April.
26/03/26: We Summit Learning Trust have issued a Spring Round-up, with news from the College and all the academies within the Summit family.
26/03/26: The Spring Newsletter is being emailed out to all parents and students, recapping news from across the Spring Term.
25/03/26: We will be offering exam stress drop-in sessions during the week of 13 April 2026. Taking place from 11am - 2pm each day in H117, they are an opportunity for students who are feeling worried to pop-in and get some support.
13/03/26: A week after the start of Summer Term lessons, Year 12 Progression Examinations take place (between Monday 20 - Friday 24 April). During this time, our attendance expectations are:
• All Year 12 A level, Year 12 Criminology, EPQ and enrichment classes will be suspended, and students will only be required to come into College for their Progression Examinations.
• BTEC Health and Social Care AAQ, BTEC Applied Science AAQ, BTEC IT AAQ, and BTEC Sport Single Award, Core Maths, GCSE English and GCSE Mathematics classes will take place as normal, due to external public exams shortly after the Progression Exams.
• All BTEC Triple and Double Award classes continue as normal.
• Where a Progression Examination clashes with a Double Award BTEC course or a BTEC Health and Social Care AAQ, BTEC Applied Science AAQ, BTEC IT AAQ or BTEC Sport Single Award class, students are expected to attend the Progression Examination.
• Personal Development sessions for Year 12 students are suspended for the week beginning 20 April, whilst Progression exams take place. Sessions will recommence in the week beginning Monday 27 April.
13/03/26: There are just eight weeks until exams start - Friday 1 May for BTEC assessments and Monday 11 May for A level examinations - and success in these exams requires a clear revision plan. We want all our students to head into these important exams confident of producing their best work, so we are asking both learners and parents to get organised.
Remember there is a lot of support available to students in College. The closer to exams we get, the more lessons will focus on skills development and exam preparation, ensuring students are exam ready. As a result, attending all lessons and ensuring good time-keeping has never been more important. Teachers will be using intervention slots on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays to provide additional support and students should take advantage of these sessions to help guide them in their revision and independent study. Students should be revising now with a minimum of 5 hours of independent study per subject per week, increasing as we get closer to the examination dates.
The key to good revision and exam preparation is having a plan. Parents and carers can support their child in a number of ways to ensure not only that they are revising, but that they are making good use of their revision time. Here are some of the tips to help:
• Make a revision timetable and share it with parents, as learners are more likely to stick to it if they know parents/carers are taking an interest.
• Organise folders and consolidate notes into handy revision guides. This means all the information students need is in one place.
• Set up a good study environment - learners need somewhere quiet where they can study without being distracted (i.e. away from mobile phones, TVs, etc). If that’s hard to come by at home, please make use of our study facilities in College or at a public library.
• Don’t over-do things. Taking regular breaks, eating well and getting plenty of rest is also important so that when learn.
