Year 11

WELCOME

You have arrived at the Year 11 page.

Here you will find all of the information you need about our team and the year group, along with details of important events and key dates for your diaries.

During this crucial year students will be guided by the Year 11 team:

Mrs Maroke – Year Leader

Mr Ricketts – Progress Leader

Mrs Devine – Year Leader – All Years

Mr Frankish – Strategic Lead

Miss Owen – Deputy Head

Mr Buckingham – Leadership Link

Miss Lilley – SSM

Mr Varney – SSM

The students are also supported by their tutor.

11.1    Ms Coe11.2    Mrs Donnelly/ Mrs Goodacre11.3    Mr Faulkner
11.4    Mr Owen/ Mrs Cunningham11.5    Mr Waine11.6    Ms Mousikou/Miss Sidik
11.7    Mrs Hensman11.8    Mrs Howell11.9    Mr Calcott
11.10 Mrs Hewitt-Jackson

The whole team are all here to support your children. Students should talk to their tutor if they are struggling and need help, or to a member of the year team. Please feel free to get in touch with us at any time.  


Uniform and Equipment

Please find the link to the Caludon Castle uniform page here.

The uniform consists of a smart pair of black trousers or the approved school logo knee length black skirt, a white shirt with Caludon clip tie, and a black blazer with the Caludon badge. Shoes should be flat and all black, with no logos or decorations. Plain black trainers are allowed. Skirts must be knee length, with the Caludon logo. They should not be bandage style. Trousers must be smart and professional; leggings and jeans are not permitted.

It is important for students to be prepared for the day of learning, and that is why they should carry with them the “Cally 5”. This includes a pen, pencil, ruler, rubber and calculator. These should be in a smart and practical bag for school.

We have high expectations of our students when it comes to uniform. Any students not in correct uniform may be provided with spare uniform, or sanctioned in line with our behaviour policy. You may receive texts or emails to let you know if your child is not in the correct uniform, or does not have the correct equipment. Thank you for your support with this.


Attendance

Regular attendance to school is vital to a student achieves their full potential. We expect all students to achieve at least 96% attendance. Achieving 90 per cent in an exam or test is a fantastic result but if your child is at school for only 90 per cent of the school year then they will have missed 19 days – almost four whole weeks of school. Students who miss school frequently can fall behind with their work and do less well in exams. Good attendance also shows potential employers that a young person is reliable.

The school is committed to learning outside the classroom. Therefore, a number of trips and visits are organised throughout the year to extend students’ knowledge and deepen their understanding. We may also organise reward trips, to celebrate achievement from the term or the year.

Please find the school calendar page, with details of all holidays and teacher training days, here.


Rewards

We look forward to seeing our students at their Year 11 Leavers Assembly and Prom however their behaviour, attendance, punctuality and progress needs to be positive in this very important year.

Students will be able to earn success points / prom points throughout the year in order to achieve a place at the above events.


Behaviour

Students at Caludon follow our school motto, “Respect to all, from all”. We have high standards of behaviour and high expectations of our students, and we want all students to feel safe and happy. We recognise that children will make mistakes and we encourage students to take ownership of their behaviour in school.

Behaviour points will be issued if students are not following the expectations of the class teacher and/or members of staff on duty and around the school. These incidents are reviewed by the year teams and sanctions are issued in line with the behaviour policy. You will be informed of these sanctions via text or on the Arbor app.

If you have any questions about the behaviour of your child or would like to discuss a sanction that has been issued, please get in touch with the year team and we will direct your concern to the relevant members of staff.


Curriculum and Options 

Please find the curriculum page, with details of the GCSE / BTEC subjects taught in year 11, here.

If you have any questions about the curriculum, please get in touch with the year team or Miss McManus (deputy head for curriculum).

KS4 Subjects 2023-2024 – Year 11.pdf


REVISION

In order to support our Year 11 students’ revision, please see the information below on our online platform, GCSEpod, as well as a powerpoint that explains different revision strategies that can be utilised by students through the year.

    Finally…. We would like to thank all parents for their continued support of the year team and the school. If you need to contact the Year 11 team, please email us: year11enquiries@caludoncastle.co.uk

    Thank you for visiting our Year 11 page