National Schools Film Week is the largest free event for schools and cinemas in the world and aims to expose students to the rich social, cultural and enjoyable experience of viewing films in the cinema.

It was a fun day and a great end to such a productive half term. Well done to you all!

We tried passion fruit, pomegranate, mango, persimmon, pink grapefruit, kiwi fruit and figs. Pomegranate, mango and kiwi fruit seemed to be the popular choice – we’ll make sure to get some in for break-times.

Thanks to everyone who took part for showing such enthusiasm

It was a fitting end to the half term and we look forward to doing the same again before Christmas. Congratulations to Dan on being the bowling champ!

You can see the official rules of table tennis here.

All students at the PRU can now refer themselves to see our schools-based counsellor using our website thanks to our new online contact form.

Simply by visiting this page students can provide as little or as much information as they would like in order to see our school counsellor. All info entered is confidential between you and the counsellor unless the counsellor feels that you are at risk of significant harm.

If you wish you can access counselling without your parents being informed, but your parents can also refer you with your consent if you wish. Once the counsellor receives your request, they will see you as soon as a space becomes available.

You can also speak to a counsellor by any of the following methods:

• Phone and leave a message on 07760 990541
• Text on 07760 990541
• Email contactacounsellor@barnardos.org.uk
• Talking to a member of staff that you trust

The fantastic support from Kim Hopkin (our Careers Wales advisor) means that most of our year 11s have now secured a place at College or Training, and those that haven’t have upcoming interviews or appointments. All the staff at the PRU would like to wish all our year 11 leavers the very best of luck in their next steps and hope that they’ll keep in touch and let us know how they’re getting on.

The results of the GCSE exams come out on Thursday 25th August, however the Entry Level results are released on the 5th July.

Entry Level Science requires that students complete 5 of these controlled assessments and so far nearly all our year 11 students have completed all that are required, whereas our year 10 students are working on them almost a year early! They’ve proved to be very popular with students and we’ve all had a lot of fun getting stuck in – well done to all involved!

We started our day by visiting People’s Business and Rathbone on Holton Road in Barry – both of which specialise in preparing young people for the world of work as well providing vocational training in a variety of fields. They are also able to help learners improve their basic skills.

We then moved to Cardiff where we were given a tour of the amazing ACT provision. We saw the mechanics workshops, the construction area, the hair and beauty salon and even got to meet some of the weird and wonderful creatures in the animal care department!

Finally, after a pub-lunch courtesy of Careers Wales, we were able to visit Barry College to see the good work that they do.

Leaving school can be a daunting prospect for many and we hope to provide our students with the best possible advice and guidance we can. Fortunately we have a fantastic Careers advisor in Kim and many of our students have completed the necessary applications for their chosen path. Thanks Kim!

The dates for the GCSE exams are as follows:

• Preparation for Working Life – Monday 21st May (pm)
• English – Tuesday 29th May (am)
• Maths Paper 1 – Monday 11th June (pm)
• Maths Paper 2 – Wednesday 13th June (am)

Morning exams start at 9am while the afternoon session begins at 12:30pm. Transport has been arranged via minibus on these dates and so students should be prepared to be picked up at least an hour before these times. Students will be returned home following their exam.

Provision will be made for students not taking these exams – including our year 10 students – with Gateway to Engagement.

]]> http://www.valekeystage4.co.uk/2012/03/gcse-exam-dates/feed/ 0 http://www.valekeystage4.co.uk/2012/03/english-entry-level-exam-papers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=english-entry-level-exam-papers http://www.valekeystage4.co.uk/2012/03/english-entry-level-exam-papers/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:55:54 +0000 ks4pru http://valekeystage4.co.uk/wp/?p=414 Follow the links below to download the Entry Level English exam papers from the last few years. Each one has an accompanying Resource Material.