Now even though it’s Easter, many of you still have tests to prepare for. But don’t worry ­­– in this section I’ll tell you some of the best revision techniques.
 
Revision Technique – Speed Writing
I use this one a lot and it really pays off in an essay based exam.
 

Get your head around this...

The spring equinox officially began at 1.32pm on Saturday 20th March.

However, little do we know, as the length of day is not equal to the length of night. The truth is that the length of day and the length of night will actually be equal before the spring equinox and after the autumnal equinox, according to Geoff Chester, from U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington D.C.

“Exactly when it happens depends on where you are located on the surface of the Earth,” he stated.

On 5th February 2010, some year 12 students travelled to france, (supervised by Mr B.Mitchell, Mrs. Roberts, Miss Francis, Mr. Aplin, and Mr. Cross ) to attend a study conference in Paris.

This conference was hosted by Dermot Murnaghan, where students had the chance to listen to a live debate between four politicians: Vincent Cable, Sharmi Chakrabarti, Eric Pickles, and Dermot Murnaghan.

 Resistant Materials is part of the Design and Technology group of subjects. It's certainly more practical than simply design. However, don't think you can get away from having to draw the designs!

The lessons are generally split into two parts:

Design

Make

In design you'll draw down a couple of initial designs. These consist of just throwing around ideas and finding out about what might and might not work. You don't need to perfect them, they're just there to give you ideas.

School life can be challenging at times; whether coping with coursework or revising for exams. I believe motivation and determination can help drive us to our targets and goals in life. Here are some quotes which can help motivate and determine us to succeed and meet our targets:
 

'I thank whatever gods may be,
For my unconquerable soul,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.'
- Nelson Mandela

Design Technology offers a variety of creative subjects in which you can enhance your abilities to design and make new products.

For those of you who would like to take up art as a GCSE option, here’s a brief outline of what the course entails:
 

Ich mag Deutsch, weil es sehr interessant und einfach ist!

The GCSE P.E. course can be completed as a Short Course, Full Course or a Double Award. The Short course would probably not be taken by anyone who has chosen P.E. as a GCSE subject, as you are expected to at least undergo the Full course if you wish to take P.E. GCSE. The Double Award has been made available to the current Year 10s, but may not be accessible to the next year group.