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Year 8 Parents’ Year 8 Parents’ Information Information

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Year 8 Parents’ Year 8 Parents’ Information Information

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Choice of Senior Schools

• Have you registered your child at a Senior School yet?

• You should have by now!

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Senior Schools

• If you have NOT selected and registered at a Senior School yet, you need to make an appointment to speak to Mr Jones as soon as possible!

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Senior School entry tests

• Varies hugely between schools• Very few use Common Entrance

Exams as a pass/fail entry exam• Many have their own entry tests -

Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning• Most will offer scholarships• Check deadline dates!

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Common Entrance Exams

• Historical exam to enter all Senior Schools, set by the ISEB

• Majority of children take this at their Prep School in June

• Marked by the first choice Senior Schools

• Pass mark set by the schools

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Common Entrance Exams

• English, Maths, Science are core• We expect children to do French,

History, Geography, Spanish and RE• Latin is optional at CE• Many schools now have their own

entry assessments that are different from CE

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Common Entrance Exams

• Many schools have their own entrance exams, pre June and use CE results for setting

• Tests in English & Maths• Tests in Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning

(IQ tests)• Usually in January/February• Some schools pre-test in Year 7 and

offer places at this stage

Copthorne internal exams

• Year 8 children will sit practice CE/CAS papers in November

• All Year 8 children will sit formal CE/CAS papers at the end of the Spring Term, even if they have already passed entry tests. Results will be sent to Senior Schools.

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Scholarships• Offered by school to attract very

talented students • Anytime from January to May• Very competitive & demanding

process• Suitable for certain children only

(top 5% of ability range)

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Scholarships available• Academic• Sport• Art• Drama• Music• ICT• All-Rounder

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Academic Scholarships• Give the highest discount• Are very difficult to achieve• Children must be good at all

subjects • Copthorne scholars are fast-tracked

in Year 7 & 8 to prepare• Children sit Common Academic

Scholarship exams or the schools own exams

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Sports Scholarships• County standard in at least one

sport• Top school teams in majority of

sports• Involvement in outside sport• Scrap-book of achievements • Ability in sport pursued by the

school important

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Art Scholarships• A portfolio of 20+ pieces developed

over a 2/3 year period• Work done at home as well as in school• Visits to Art Galleries• Ability to talk about artistic influences• Practical exam• Interview

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Drama Scholarships• Evidence of involvement outside

school (Stagecoach etc)• Scrapbook of evidence to support

application over 2 or 3 years • Prepared pieces for auditions• Improvisation

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Music Scholarships• Two instruments• At least one to Grade 5 or above• Orchestral instruments preferred• Music theory important• Expectation that you perform in

school choir and/or orchestra

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ICT• Need to demonstrate outstanding

knowledge and understanding of ICT• Need to demonstrate some sort of

outside school application of ICT• Design your own website• E-commerce• Build your own computer

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All-Rounder Scholarships

• Need at least 3 strong areas• One is usually good academic standards• Other 2 usually selected from: • Sport (strong player in school teams)• Art (portfolio of 10+ pieces)• Music (Grade 3 or 4 on one instrument)• Drama (school involvement & beyond)

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Scholarship applications

• Parents apply for scholarships (not the school) – talk to us first!

• Children assessed at the Senior School

• Need supporting evidence from external sources (Sport/Art/Drama etc)

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Scholarships• Scholarship results communicated

to parents within 2 weeks• Places then accepted (and

deposits paid) within 2/3 weeks

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Every school is different

•DO YOUR RESEARCH

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Reigate Grammar School

• Deadline date for applications 31/10/12• 13+ Academic, Music & All-Rounder

Scholarships are available• Entry tests held in November 2012• Maths, English, Verbal Reasoning• Interview• Offers made in December 2012

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Caterham

• 9 November 2012 is closing date for 13+ registrations & scholarship applications

• Entry exams on 15th January 2013• Scholarship Assessments on 22 January

2013 (Academic, Music, Sport, Art, All Rounder)

• Offer letters posted 14/2/13

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Notre Dame• 1 December 2012 is deadline for 13+

applications• 13+ Entry exams are held on Saturday

19 January 2012• Academic Scholarships for top

performers in entry exams• Music, Art, Drama & Sport Scholarships

are available all in January 2013

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Worth• 13+ Entry exams on 26 January 2013• 13+ Music Scholarships on 31

January 2013• 13+ Common Academic Scholarship

exams on 25-27 February 2013• 13+ All Rounder Scholarship 27

February 2013

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Brighton College• Website not updated yet!• Art & Music Scholarships in January

2012• Sport & All-Rounder Scholarships in

February 2012• Academic & DT Scholarships in May

2012

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Ardingly College• 13+ Academic and Music

Scholarships in February 2013• 13+ Art, DT, Sports, Drama & All-

Rounder Awards held in March 2013

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Hurstpierpoint College• Deadline dates for applying – Music

4/1/13, Academic 18/3/13, others 7/1/13

• 13+ Music & non academic Scholarships 1 – 9 Feb 2013

• 13+ Academic Scholarships 7-9 May 2013

Cranleigh • Website not updated yet!• March 2012 deadline for academic/art/all

rounder scholarship entries• 8 – 10 May 2012 – Academic Scholarships• 11 May 2012 – Art/ All-Rounder Assessments• 30 – 31 January Music Scholarship

Assessments (entry by 13/1/12

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St Bede’s – last years dates

• 13+ Academic Scholarships 8 – 10 May 2012

• 13+ Sport – 16 Feb 2012• 13+ Art & DT – 13 Feb 2012• 13+ Music – 14 Feb 2012• 13+ Drama – 15 Feb 2012• Closing date for all Scholarship

applications is Friday 20 January 2012

Roedean• Deadline for September 13

applications is December 2012

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Copthorne Enrichment Programme

• Summer term we provide an alternative timetable

• A reward for working hard to achieve scholarship or entry success

• Range of activities with a slightly different focus.

Copthorne Enrichment Programme

• Academic Project work• School newspaper/magazine• Dragon’s Den type project linked to

the Summer Fete• Helping to organise Arts Week• Producing a Year 8 Concert/drama

evening for parents

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Copthorne Enrichment Programme

• Team building activities• Charitable work/Community Service• Outdoor Education • Cookery – cook a meal for their

parents, serve and wash up!• ICT project based on WW 1

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Copthorne Enrichment Programme

• Art/DT projects• ICT Assessment• Leavers’ trip to France (watersports)• Leavers’ walk• Thorpe Park trip• Team sport as usual

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Copthorne Enrichment Programme

• Life skills (Finance, Cooking, First Aid, Drug/Alcohol Awareness etc.)

• Cricket & Rounders against parents followed by Year 8 Concert then BBQ for children & Parents

Summary• Sort out choice of Senior School!• Prepare thoroughly for exams in

November & March• Summer Term = Enrichment

Programme

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Questions?

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