Year 10
Head of Year: Mr S Brandreth
Vision for Year 10
What a year this promises to be for our Year 10 students. As you may know, this is another record breaking academic year for our students. This is promising because it is clear that if you want to achieve then you can. Hard work is the key to any academic success.
Last year we demonstrated excellent focus throughout the year. Whether during the examinations at the end of the year or in any other environment, we showed evidence that we can be one of the best year groups to be educated at OLHS.
This is the beginning of our GCSEs. Seize the challenge, be the best version of yourself that you can be, make your parents proud of who you are. I am sure this will be a year of success.
Top 3 Priorities for Year 10
- Academic success, study skills, preparing for exams - In Year 10 we take a series of Mock Examination that will begin to show your academic abilities. It is also vital that we look at how to revise and why this process is so important. There are no short cuts-it requires hard work and focus.
- Preparing for life outside OLHS - Year 10 is when we begin to receive visitors from colleges and in turn visit different educational institutions that one day may serve us in our futures. We also focus on Work Experience. It is important that we see this as an opportunity to gauge what the working world is like. Maybe we can find out what we actually want to do when we leave school-or conversely, what we do not want to do.
Reducing Behavioural Issues - Each student should, as they mature, be picking up less behaviour points. We have established strong relationships with teachers; we have picked which subjects we want to study. We should display a focus which ensures we are on the right pathway going forward.
Mr Brandreth’s Favourite Quote:
"Men at some time are masters of their own fates. The fault is not in our stars, but in ourselves"
Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare
A potent reminder that as we get older, we are responsible for our own actions; it is not somebody's else fault, but our own. In Year 10, we are mature enough to realise that if we perform to the best of our abilities, we will succeed.