I hope you all managed to attend your parents evening appointments on Wednesday. It seemed like some real purposeful conversations were had and I hope you are clear on next steps needed for your young person to push forward in their individual subject areas. A reminder that the link to all teacher email addresses is https://thearcheracademy.org.uk/staff/ Please don’t hesitate to reach out to subject teachers if needed.
Resit exams take place next week. An excellent opportunity for students to have another go. Please do encourage them to take this seriously. My message now to students is all about staying ready for their exams. With just over 100 days left we really are in the final stretch, all students should be regularly revising, ideally with a structured revision timetable to hand.
Next week is Free Week. Year 11 will still be receiving some revision-based activities but there should be a reduction in homework set. This is a perfect opportunity for students to reset themselves and prepare for the difficult few months ahead.
On Wednesday 31st January at 6.15-7.30pm, there is a talk on ‘Managing Exam Stress’ for Year 11 parents from Sophia Davison, our school psychotherapist. Sophia will talk to parents about how they can best support their child as they approach the exam season, what to say / not to say, and how to manage perfectionism, anxiety and procrastination. Please let us know if you will attend here: https://form.jotform.com/240107036545347