Year 11 students should be focused on ensuring that they complete all the work that is required for their courses and begin a solid programme of revision and exam preparation.
Year 11 are now embarked on the final stages of their road to summer exams. Students should be thinking about how they can maximise their grades to be able to take the courses they want to in the sixth form.
All Year 11s have an account with SAM Learning, which they should be using. They also have an account with MathsWatch and MyMaths (email data@hws.haringey.sch.uk if you have forgotten your username and password).
Year 11 are now completing a study program with Elevate Education, which will have provided them with some useful guidance (some of which is accessible on the Elevate website. Elevate have also provided us with an exemplar study sensei pack that students should recognise.
Everyone gets stressed about exams, and there are lots of places you can go to for help and advice. Search the internet and you will find everything from the Emporia State University promoting the “Five Finger Relaxation Technique” to others like the University of Reading promoting more standard practical advice.
It is natural that you will be a little nervous, but if your anxiety is making your life difficult you MUST speak to someone – a friend, a member of your family, someone at school. Every member of staff at Highgate Wood School is there for you and will be happy to listen to your concerns and worries. Don’t keep them a secret!