KS4

Welcome to the new KS4 area on the school website. Look on this page for all your KS4 information from Mr Coleman. Urgent messages, school events, exam information, KS4 news, fun information and everything you need to know.

KS4 Important forthcoming events:

Year 11 Intervention days:-

• English – Speaking and Listening Thursday 22^nd March (JKn, ASm)
• ICT – Friday 30th March- All Day with (IKi)  Friday 27^th April All Day with (IKi)
• History – Friday 19^th April – Session 1- 3 (Staff to be arranged by dept)
• Music – Wednesday 21 March  All Day (THe)
• Drama – Wednesday 21 ^March  All Day (CJo)
• RS – Friday 20^th April All Day (Staff to be arranged by dept)
• Science – Chemistry – Thursday 19^th April All Day (PRo), Thursday 26^th April session 3-5  for Physics (AYo)
• Science ISA catch up – Thursday 29^th March sessions 1-3 (DCr)
• Geography Intervention - Thursday the 26th April  All day (KWi)

• Maths - Wednesday 18^th March year 10 session 3, 4 and 5.(TSe)

• Click here for full school calendar

 Help & Guidance for KS4 students:

LEEDS PATHWAYS: Leeds Pathways is the 14-19 area prospectus for Leeds. It has information about all learning opportunities for young people in Leeds including sixth form, college and work based learning opportunities. It can help you make decisions about what to do next. View Leeds Pathways website here. 

GCSE GUIDE: Click here to view this external GCSE Guide which offers students the chance to revise, test yourself and learn GCSE topics FREE, with English coursework, Maths papers with answers, Maths revision notes, and more.

LEEDS LEARNING GATEWAY: Students will been their school user name and password to log into this school VLE area. Log in here

Young adults in KS4:

DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARDS; Recent surveys suggest that increasingly employers are not just looking for good qualifications but evidence of the following personal qualities.......Leadership, teamwork, self motivation, communication, confidence, consideration and the ability to learn. Of  all the activities carried out by schools the D of E Award came out top in the ability to demonstrate and develop these qualities. So doing the Duke of Edinburgh award is:

• Excellent evidence for CV's, Job and University applications.
• Equally important it's great fun, very rewarding and a fantastic way of gaining confidence and skills in new areas
• Follow this link to see what's on offer for the DofE at Allerton Grange http://www.allertongrange.org/Students/DukeofEdinburgh/

YEAR 11 PROM: Your 5 years at senior school culminates with the fabulous end of year prom for the year 11 young adults. To go directly to the Allerton Grange prom photos from the last 2 years follow this link....

 http://www.allertongrange.org/Year11PromBall/Yr-11-Proms/

Lateral thinking for KS4:

Q. Charlie Chappie went for a walk without an umbrella. He did not wear a hat and he did not take   refuge under a shelter; yet, not one hair on his head got wet. How was this possible?

A. It wasn't raining!

Previous Lateral thinking..

Q. What occurs once in a year, twice in a week but never in a day?

A. The letter 'e'

Last update March 2012