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Friday 22 September 2023 Y7 Introduction to the OAE On Wednesday 27 September ALL Y7 students will be taking part in a one hour workshop introducing them to our wonderful resident orchestra, The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE) The Y side of the year will do their workshop during period 3 and the X side during period 4. In period 5 on the same day, there is an opportunity for all students who play instruments outside school to take part in a fun jamming session with the OAE and find out more about music opportunities at Acland Burghley. If your child plays an instrument, please can they bring it into school on this day. Instruments must be in a case and labelled with full name and tutor group. If your child plays the piano, please email me by 25 September so we can plan for keyboards. We will make arrangements for any student who is not able to carry their instrument with them during the day to store them until period 5. We know we have over 70 students in Y7 who play instruments outside school and we are delighted to start m
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Friday 22 September 2023 Y11 October Assessments Please see below the timetable for the Y11 October mock exams. Subjects which do not appear on the timetable will be assessed in lessons. Students should now be spending between one and two hours at the end of the school day completing their homework and starting their revision for these exams. Please remember to check Show my Homework for the tasks students are being set, and prioritise speaking with your child if they receive a concern for missing homework.
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Friday 22 September 2023 Languages Summer Challenge success Students in KS3 were given a variety of tasks to choose from to keep up with their language learning over the summer break. We have been very pleased with the breadth of activities undertaken with special mention to the following students.
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Friday 22 September 2023 Latest KS5 news and opportunities Whether your child is planning to go to uni, gap year or an apprenticeship, this is the place to find the latest information and opportunities.
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Friday 22 September 2023 Y11 Drama Donmar Warehouse trip Y11 Drama pupils will be going to see Next to Normal at the Donmar Warehouse. They had a workshop last Wednesday in preparation for us to see and analyse it. It looks at mental health and bereavement. This is going to help them for their Live Theatre Evaluation which makes up part of the 40% written element in their final exam.
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Tuesday 5 September 2023 Open Week 2023 We are looking forward to welcoming Year 6 families to our Open Week. Please see below for onsite and virtual options below
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Tuesday 5 September 2023 Headteacher's start of term letter
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Thursday 24 August 2023 GCSE Results 2023 We are proud of each and every one of our students; for the effort they have put into their learning, and for all of their achievements whilst they have been with us in school. As a group they have accomplished our best ever English and Maths at grades 9 – 5. This is even more impressive given that they are the first cohort of students to sit GCSEs with no adjustments since COVID disruption to learning in 2020 and 2021. We know they have shown incredible resilience during their education.
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Thursday 17 August 2023 A Level/KS5 Results Day
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Monday 14 August 2023 Bring back your books We kindly ask that students attending the Results Days on Thursday 17 or Thursday 24 August return any exercise books they have used for their GCSE or post-16 studies. For the KS5 Results Day, this will be from the LaSWAP building at Parliament Hill School.
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Monday 31 July 2023 Burghley Youth Dance Company Audition Burghley Youth Dance Company is auditioning for its next round of dancers. The company is open to all students in Y8–Y10. If you are interested in being part of the next dance company to perform and compete at events such as the Camden Youth Dance Festival, London Youth Games, Step Live and our annual dance show, then this is for you! Successful students train on a weekly basis with choreographer Kevin Young to create work to perform at venues such as The Place, Sadler’s Wells, The Southbank Centre and many more.
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Monday 24 July 2023 Help install an award-winning garden On Monday 3 July, two students and two members of staff were lucky enough to attend the press day at the Hampton Court Flower Show to see the garden specifically designed for and generously donated to the school by Viriditas Garden Design studio.
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Friday 21 July 2023 Headteacher's end of term letter Please see below for the end of term letter from the Headteacher and the Head of School.
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Friday 14 July 2023 LaSWAP updates for Y11 We had an excellent turn out from Acland Burghley Y11s. We hope you found the day engaging and helpful – please get in touch if you have any pathways questions, including about LaSWAP.
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Friday 7 July 2023 OAE music and dance collaboration The dance and music departments are collaborating with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment to create a site-specific performance piece that will premiere at the Celebrating Excellent Arts Exhibition on Friday 14 July.
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Tuesday 4 July 2023 Introducing the Head of School Martha will work alongside Headteacher Nicholas John, as his role takes him away from Camden for 2 days each week for next academic year.
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Tuesday 4 July 2023 Awards and exhibition evening
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Friday 30 June 2023 New Y11 end of year exams Students by now will have finished the majority of their revision for their end of year exams, so it is now important that they are prepared for the practicalities of sitting their exams next week. Here are some top tips to being successful:
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Friday 30 June 2023 Introduction to LaSWAP webinar https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89758488912pwd=UVU1V0tDTWJLemd4NUJDSkkrOUpLdz09
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Friday 30 June 2023 Remote GCSE results collection If your child is not able to collect their GCSE results in person, they can request them emailed or posted, or nominate someone to collect on their behalf. This must be requested before the end of term. If you would like to request a remote results collection, please complete the form and email to the Exams Officer: ssevilla@aclandburghley.camden.sch.uk Please contact Silvia at this email address if you have any questions about exams.
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Friday 30 June 2023 LaSWAP enrolment LaSWAP enrolment for Acland Burghley students will take place on the morning of GCSE results day on Thursday 24 August. Students will be enrolled in person when they collect their results. There may be a short queue so please ask your child to wait – it won't take long!
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Tuesday 27 June 2023 New Y7 Induction Day Although there is planned strike action on Wednesday 5 July, we will still be welcoming students to the school. We have however revised the timing and programme for the day. Please see Ms Parkin's latest letter below.
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Tuesday 27 June 2023 Transforming the Assembly Hall: how you can get involved The National Lottery Heritage Fund has already given us £110,000 to help us get going. They will give us another £650,000 in a year’s time, but… we have to raise £1.3 million ourselves to qualify. We are hoping that most of this money will come initially from trusts and foundations and a small number of extremely generous donors. After that, we will broaden the appeal to involve the whole community.We already have a lot of interest from the press, local businesses and community groups as well as cultural and heritage bodies including our very own resident orchestra the OAE. What we need now is a committed group of volunteers to drive things forward. If you're interested or know someone in the wider community who you think we should be contacting, then please do let us know as soon as possible. The hall was originally intended to be a community space, hence being set apart from the main school. The Heritage Fund love the idea of restoring this space to its
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Friday 23 June 2023 New Y11 revision timetables During Monday’s Personal Development session all new Y11 started their revision timetables with guidance from their tutor. Please ask to see your child’s and check in with them regularly to see that they are sticking with it or to make adaptations if it is not working.
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Friday 23 June 2023 LaSWAP Taster Day, remote GCSE results collection and intro to LaSWAP webinar LaSWAP Taster Day is just around the corner! We are looking forward to a very busy day where our Y11s can meet hundreds of other applicants and experience a huge range of A Level, vocational and extended project qualifications alongside sessions on Russell Group universities, applying for medicine and Oxbridge.
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Friday 16 June 2023 New Y11 end of year exams We really enjoyed sending off New Y11 to their work experience interviews yesterday and we know they are looking forward to their placements.
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Friday 16 June 2023 Get ready for LaSWAP Taster Day LaSWAP Taster Day is just around the corner! We are looking forward to a very busy day where our Y11s can meet hundreds of other applicants and experience a huge range of A Level, vocational and extended project qualifications alongside sessions on Russell Group universities, applying for medicine and Oxbridge.
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