Bishop Thomas Grant School
Year 10
Essential Information
and Dates for 2015-2016
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Key Dates
Autumn Term 2015
Term Begins:
Thursday 3rd September 2015
Term Ends:
Friday 18th December 2015
Half Term:
Monday 26th October – Friday 30th October 2015
Prizegiving Ceremony:
Thursday 19th November 2015
Whole School Carol Service:
Tuesday 15th December at 7.00pm
at St George’s Cathedral
INSET Days:
Tuesday 1st September 2015
Wednesday 2nd September 2015
Friday 23rd October 2015
Spring Term 2016
Term Begins:
Tuesday 5th January 2016
Term Ends:
Wednesday 23rd March 2016
Half Term:
Monday 15th – Friday 19th February 2016
Year 10 Parents’ Evening:
Thursday 17th March 2016
INSET Days:
Monday 4th January 2016
Thursday 24th March 2016
Summer Term 2016
Term Begins:
Monday 11th April 2016
Half Term:
Monday 30th – Friday 3rd June 2016
May Bank Holiday:
Monday 2nd May 2016
Duke of Edinburgh Trip:
(Bronze and Silver)
Practice Expedition
Friday 15th April – Sunday 17th April 2016
Duke of Edinburgh Trip:
(Bronze and Silver)
Qualifier Expedition
Friday 17th June – Sunday 19th April 2016
Mock Examinations Week:
Tuesday 21st June – Monday 27th June 2016
Sports Day:
Friday 1st July 2016
ICT Trip to Barcelona:
Saturday 9th July – Friday 15th July 2016
Term Ends:
Wednesday 20th July 2016
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CONTACT DETAILS FOR HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS
If you have any queries regarding a subject please contact your son/daughter’s teacher or
the Head of Department.
Mrs Y Connolly
Deputy Headteacher (with
overall responsibility for the
curriculum)
yconnolly@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
Mrs M Murray
mmurray@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
Ms R Partleton
Deputy Headteacher (with
overall responsibility for
pastoral issues)
Art and Design Technology
Ms L Waterman
Business Studies
lwaterman@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
Miss C Lingham
Drama
clingham@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
Mr S Hirjee
Economics
shirjee@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
Mr D Parchot
English
dparchot@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
Ms E Wilson
Geography
ewilson@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
Ms E Fisher-Smith
Health and Social Care
efishersmith@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
Mrs S Poole
spoole@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
Mr J Croucher
Music & Gifted and
Talented
History
Ms L Odewale
ICT and Computing
lodewale@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
Dr E Sini-Spencer
Latin
esinispencer@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
Miss T Matimba
Mathematics
tmatimba@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
Mr S Lindsey-Noble
slindsey-noble@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
Mr R Shedwick
Modern Foreign
Languages
PE
Mr D O’Donovan
RE
dodono@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
Mr M Todd
Science
mtodd@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
Mr P Porter
Special Educational Needs
pporter@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
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rpartleton@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
jcroucher@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
rshedwick@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
CONTACT DETAILS FOR YEAR 10 TUTOR TEAM
Form Tutor
Mr P Bennett – Head of Year
Ms A Cruzado-Sanders
Miss S Fassio
Mr C Pyke
Mr P Athans
Ms R Gardner
Ms K O’Brien
Mr R Shedwick
Ms D Wilkinson
Tutor Email address:
Group
pbennett@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
10AP
acruzado@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
10BD sfassio@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
10BE
cpyke@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
10BR pathans@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
10JF
rgardner@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
10MC kobrien@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
10MP rshedwick@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
10RL
dwilkinson@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
HOMEWORK
Students in Year 10 will be set homework in all subjects each week. They are expected to
spend at least an hour and a half on each homework task set and on average, students
will be set two homeworks per night. Your son/daughter may be asked to spend time on
revision in addition to the homework tasks and as they approach their GCSEs, they will be
asked to complete past papers and exam questions which can often require more time.
Teachers will always seek to give students the appropriate amount of time in order to
complete work to the highest quality. Homework set in one week may be due to be handed
in the following week, in order to give GCSE students time at the weekend to complete it in
sufficient detail.
If your son/daughter is struggling to keep up with homework or you think that they are not
receiving enough, please contact Mrs Connolly, the Deputy Headteacher or the relevant
Head of Department.
There are two homework timetables included in this booklet: one for E and one for X band
students.
Your child has been given a pupil login and parent login for showmyhomework by their
Form Tutor. This must be activated within 30 days of being issued or the personalised
login will become inactive. Students and parents whose logins were used last year do not
require new logins or passwords.
Showmyhomework is available as a free app for Apple and Android mobile phones.
Pupils and parents can check the homework set by teachers on our online homework
calendar: https://btg.showmyhomework.co.uk.
Alternatively, if you log on to the school website www.btg.ac and click on the
showmyhomework logo, this will also take you to the calendar.
To check the homework set, please select the year group, subject and class. The online
calendar will also give you access to documents that may have been issued in class or
weblinks to support their learning and revision. If you use your login, this will show you the
homework set specifically for your son/daughter.
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Year 10 Fortnightly Homework Timetable 2015-16
10 Express (Number of homeworks/subject):
4 x English
4 x Maths
4 x Science (s1/s2/s3/s4/s5)
(6 for Triple Scientists -2 per Science)
2 x RE
2 x French or Latin (These may be split into 4 x 30 minute homeworks across the
fortnight.)
2 x Option A
2 x Option B
2 x Option C
22 or 24 homeworks across a fortnight – approximately 2 homeworks per night. Each
homework should take 1 hour. On days with more than 2 homeworks set, teachers will try
to ensure that students have more than one night in which to complete the work.
10E1
1Mon
Option A
Triple
Biology 1
Triple
Chemistry
2
Science
1Tues
1Wed
1Thurs 1Fri
Option B Triple - RE
Option C
Physics
English
Maths
Latin
Triple
French Chemistry
1
Maths
Triple
Biology 2
2Mon
2Tues
Option
English
A
Science Maths
2Wed
Triple
Biology
Triple
Chemistry
2Thurs
Option
B
Triple
Physics
2Fri
Option
C
RE
Latin
French
Science
English
Science
Maths
English
10E2
1Mon
Option A
1Tues
Option
B
1Wed
1Thurs 1Fri
Triple - RE
Option C
Physics
Triple
Maths
Latin
Triple
Biology 1 English
French Chemistry
1
Triple
Maths
Triple
Chemistry
Biology 2
2
Science
Science
English
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2Mon
2Tues
Option
English
A
Science Maths
2Wed
Triple
Biology
Triple
Chemistry
2Thurs
Option B
2Fri
Option C
Triple
Physics
RE
Latin
French
Science
Maths
English
Year 10 Fortnightly Homework Timetable 2015-16
10 X band (Number of homeworks/subject):
4 x English (x1/x2/x3/x4/x5)
4 x Maths (x1/x2/x3/x4/x5)
4 x Science (s1/s2/s3/s4/s5)
(6 for Triple Scientists -2 per Science)
2 x RE (x1/x2/x3/x4/x5)
2 x Option A
2 x Option B
2 x Option C
20 homeworks across a fortnight – approximately 2 homeworks per night. Each homework
should take 1 hour and 30 minutes. In MFL, these may be split into 4 x shorter homeworks
across the fortnight that include learning vocabulary and practising the language each day.
On days with more than 2 homeworks set, teachers will try to ensure that students have
more than one night in which to complete the work.
1Mon
Option A
1Tues
Option
B
1Wed
1Thurs 1Fri
Triple - RE
Option C
Physics
Triple
Biology 1
English Maths
English
2Tues
RE
2Wed
Triple
Biology
2Thurs
Option
B
Triple
Science English Triple
Triple
Chemistry
Chemistry Physics
1
Triple
Chemistry
2
Triple
Biology 2
Science
Science
Maths
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2Mon
Option
A
Maths
2Fri
Option
C
English
Science Maths
SCHOOL CLUBS AND AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES FOR YEAR 10
Days of Week
Held
Monday
Monday
Monday
Activity
Time
Room
Before School
Supervised
7.30amMusic Dept
Music Practice 8.30am
Lunchtime
Music Theory 12.45-1.35pm Music Dept
Year
Group(s)
Member of Staff
Running Activity
All years
Mr H Eagles
All Years
Miss L Fugard
12.45-1.35pm Gym 1
All Girls
Mr C Pyke
3.15-4.15pm CB2
9 and 10
Miss A Tworek
3.30-4.45pm Music Dept
All years
Mr S Beston
Monday
Table Tennis
(Girls)
After School
Polish
Club/GCSE
Preparation
Barbershop
Boys (audition
only)
Table Tennis
3.30-4.30pm Gym 1
All Years
Mr C Pyke
Monday
Netball
10 and 11 Miss S Andrews
Monday
Trampolining
3.30-4.30pm Lower
Playground
3.30-4.30pm Gym 2
Monday
Monday
Tuesday
Before School
Supervised
7.30amMusic Dept
Music Practice 8.30am
Lunchtime
Dance
12.45-1.35pm Gym 2
Tuesday
After School
Orchestra
Tuesday
Elite Squad Miss R Wells
All years
Mr H Eagles
All years
Miss S Burke
3.30-4.45pm Music Dept.
All years
3.30-4.30pm CB6
All years
Tuesday
Media
Production
Club
Rugby
Ms S Poole
Mr H Eagles
Mr S Beston
Mr D Manning
3.30-4.30pm Grass Area
All girls
External Coach
Tuesday
Volleyball
3.30-4.30pm Gym 1
All years
Miss R Gardner
All Years
Miss H Eaves
All years
Mr K Dete
Tuesday
Wednesday
Wednesday
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Lunchtime
Close Harmony 12.45-1.35pm Music Dept
Group (Girls)
Chess
12.45-1.35pm A10
Wednesday
After School
Bronze Duke of 3.30-4.30pm C17
Edinburgh
Award
Chapel Choir 3.30-4.45pm Music Dept.
(audition only)
Wednesday
Handball
3.30-4.30pm Lower
Playground
All years
Wednesday
Set Design
3.30-4.30pm C27
Club
Before School
Supervised
7.30amMusic Dept
Music Practice 8.30am
Lunchtime
Latin Clinic
12.45-1.35pm C02
All years
Miss E Wilson
Miss R Gardner
Mr P Burke
Ms S Poole
Mr S Beston
Mr H Eagles
Fulham Football
Club
Miss C Harvey
Miss R Partleton
All years
Mr H Eagles
7, 8, 9, 10
and 11
All years
(Language
Gifted and
Talented
students)
All years
Dr E Sini-Spencer
Wednesday
Thursday
Thursday
10
All years
Thursday
Ambassadors 12.45-1.35pm CB4
Club (MFL)
Thursday
Guitar Group
12.45-1.35pm Music Dept
Thursday
Polish
1.10-1.35pm CB2
7, 8, 9 and Miss A Tworek
10
3.15-4.00pm C03
7, 8, 9, 10 Miss D Wilkinson
and 11
3.15-4.30pm C21
9, 10, 12 & Mr H Eagles
13
3.15-5.00pm A23
All Years
Thursday
Thursday
Thursday
After School
French
Homework
Club
Junior
Chamber
Ensemble
Film Club
Miss A CruzadoSanders
Mr W Cashel
Thursday
Week 2 only
Thursday
German Club
3.30-4.30pm CB3
All Years
Miss N Durling
Miss A Hilliard
Miss L McAdam
Miss K O’Brien
Debate Club
3.30-4.30pm A20
All years
Miss J Gray
Thursday
Jazz Band
3.30-4.45pm Music Dept.
All years
Thursday
3.30-4.30pm Main Hall
All years
Thursday
Backstage
Production
Club
Girls Football
Mr S Beston & Mr
C Prior
Mr D Manning
3.30-4.30pm Lower
Playground
Thursday
Rugby
3.30-4.30pm Grass Area
10 and 11 Fulham Football
Club
Miss A Keane
10 and 11 Mr S Olendzki
Thursday
Badminton
3.30-4.30pm Sports Hall
All years
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Miss A Keane
Thursday
Trampolining
Friday
Before School
Basketball
7.30-8.30am Sports Hall
Friday
Friday
Friday
Friday Week 2 only
Friday
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Supervised
Music Practice
Lunchtime
Art Booster
Table Tennis
Eco Schools
Committee
After School
Aspire
Programme
3.30-4.30pm Gym 2
7.30am8.30am
Music Dept
12.45-1.35pm C26
12.45-1.35pm Gym 1
1.00-1.35pm A32
All years
Miss R Gardner
Miss S Burke
10, 11, 12 Thompson Tigers
and 13
Coach
Mr L Croucher
All years Mr H Eagles
10
Mrs Halloran-Pine
10 and 11 Mr L Croucher
All years Mr P Burke
3.15-4.30pm Drama Studio 8, 9, 10, Miss S Poole
11, 12 and
13 (by
invitation)