Year 8 Parents’
Information
Evening
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Choice of Senior Schools
• Have you registered your child at a
Senior School yet?
• You should have by now!
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Senior Schools
• If you have NOT selected and
registered at a Senior School yet,
you need to make an appointment to
speak to Mr Jones as soon as
possible!
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Senior School entry
tests
• Varies hugely between schools
• Very few use Common Entrance
Exams as a pass/fail entry exam
• Many have their own entry tests Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning
• Most will offer scholarships
• Check deadline dates!
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Common Entrance Exams
• Historical exam to enter all Senior
Schools, set by the ISEB
• Majority of children take this at
their Prep School in June
• Marked by the first choice Senior
Schools
• Pass mark set by the schools
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Common Entrance Exams
• English, Maths, Science are core
• We expect children to do French,
History, Geography, Spanish and RE
• Latin is optional at CE
• Many schools now have their own
entry assessments that are different
from CE
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Common Entrance Exams
• Many schools have their own entrance
exams, pre June and use CE results for
setting
• Tests in English & Maths
• Tests in Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning
(IQ tests)
• Usually in January/February
• Some schools pre-test in Year 7 and offer
places at this stage
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Copthorne internal exams
• Year 8 children will sit practice
CE/CAS papers in November
• All Year 8 children will sit formal
CE/CAS papers at the end of the
Spring Term, even if they have
already passed entry tests. Results
will be sent to Senior Schools.
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Scholarships
• Offered by school to attract very
talented students
• Anytime from January to May
• Very competitive & demanding
process
• Suitable for certain children only
(top 5% of ability range)
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Scholarships available
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Academic
Sport
Art
Drama
Music
ICT
All-Rounder
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Academic Scholarships
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Give the highest discount
Are very difficult to achieve
Children must be good at all subjects
Copthorne scholars are fast-tracked
in Year 7 & 8 to prepare
• Children sit Common Academic
Scholarship exams or the schools own
exams
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Sports Scholarships
• County standard in at least one sport
• Top school teams in majority of
sports
• Involvement in outside sport
• Scrap-book of achievements
• Ability in sport pursued by the school
important
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Art Scholarships
• A portfolio of 20+ pieces developed
over a 2/3 year period
• Work done at home as well as in school
• Visits to Art Galleries
• Ability to talk about artistic influences
• Practical exam
• Interview
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Drama Scholarships
• Evidence of involvement outside
school (Stagecoach etc)
• Scrapbook of evidence to support
application over 2 or 3 years
• Prepared pieces for auditions
• Improvisation
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Music Scholarships
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Two instruments
At least one to Grade 5 or above
Orchestral instruments preferred
Music theory important
Expectation that you perform in
school choir and/or orchestra
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ICT
• Need to demonstrate outstanding
knowledge and understanding of ICT
• Need to demonstrate some sort of
outside school application of ICT
• Design your own website
• E-commerce
• Build your own computer
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All-Rounder Scholarships
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Need at least 3 strong areas
One is usually good academic standards
Other 2 usually selected from:
Sport (strong player in school teams)
Art (portfolio of 10+ pieces)
Music (Grade 3 or 4 on one instrument)
Drama (school involvement & beyond)
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Scholarship applications
• Parents apply for scholarships (not
the school) – talk to us first!
• Children assessed at the Senior
School
• Need supporting evidence from
external sources (Sport/Art/Drama
etc)
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Scholarships
• Scholarship results communicated to
parents within 2 weeks
• Places then accepted (and deposits
paid) within 2/3 weeks
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Every school is different
•DO YOUR
RESEARCH
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Reigate Grammar School
• Deadline date for applications 31/10/12
• 13+ Academic, Music & All-Rounder
Scholarships are available
• Entry tests held in November 2012
• Maths, English, Verbal Reasoning
• Interview
• Offers made in December 2012
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Caterham
• 9 November 2012 is closing date for 13+
registrations & scholarship applications
• Entry exams on 15th January 2013
• Scholarship Assessments on 22 January
2013 (Academic, Music, Sport, Art, All
Rounder)
• Offer letters posted 14/2/13
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Notre Dame
• 1 December 2012 is deadline for 13+
applications
• 13+ Entry exams are held on Saturday 19
January 2012
• Academic Scholarships for top performers
in entry exams
• Music, Art, Drama & Sport Scholarships
are available all in January 2013
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Worth
• 13+ Entry exams on 26 January 2013
• 13+ Music Scholarships on 31 January
2013
• 13+ Common Academic Scholarship
exams on 25-27 February 2013
• 13+ All Rounder Scholarship 27
February 2013
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Brighton College
• Website not updated yet!
• Art & Music Scholarships in January
2012
• Sport & All-Rounder Scholarships in
February 2012
• Academic & DT Scholarships in May
2012
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Ardingly College
• 13+ Academic and Music Scholarships
in February 2013
• 13+ Art, DT, Sports, Drama & AllRounder Awards held in March 2013
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Hurstpierpoint College
• Deadline dates for applying – Music
4/1/13, Academic 18/3/13, others
7/1/13
• 13+ Music & non academic Scholarships
1 – 9 Feb 2013
• 13+ Academic Scholarships 7-9 May
2013
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Cranleigh
• Website not updated yet!
• March 2012 deadline for academic/art/all
rounder scholarship entries
• 8 – 10 May 2012 – Academic Scholarships
• 11 May 2012 – Art/ All-Rounder
Assessments
• 30 – 31 January Music Scholarship
Assessments (entry by 13/1/12
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St Bede’s –
last years dates
• 13+ Academic Scholarships 8 – 10 May
2012
• 13+ Sport – 16 Feb 2012
• 13+ Art & DT – 13 Feb 2012
• 13+ Music – 14 Feb 2012
• 13+ Drama – 15 Feb 2012
• Closing date for all Scholarship
applications is Friday 20 January 2012
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Roedean
• Deadline for September 13
applications is December 2012
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Copthorne Enrichment
Programme
• Summer term we provide an
alternative timetable
• A reward for working hard to achieve
scholarship or entry success
• Range of activities with a slightly
different focus.
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Copthorne Enrichment
Programme
• Academic Project work
• School newspaper/magazine
• Dragon’s Den type project linked to
the Summer Fete
• Helping to organise Arts Week
• Producing a Year 8 Concert/drama
evening for parents
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Copthorne Enrichment
Programme
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Team building activities
Charitable work/Community Service
Outdoor Education
Cookery – cook a meal for their
parents, serve and wash up!
• ICT project based on WW 1
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Copthorne Enrichment
Programme
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Art/DT projects
ICT Assessment
Leavers’ trip to France (watersports)
Leavers’ walk
Thorpe Park trip
Team sport as usual
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Copthorne Enrichment
Programme
• Life skills (Finance, Cooking, First
Aid, Drug/Alcohol Awareness etc.)
• Cricket & Rounders against parents
followed by Year 8 Concert then BBQ
for children & Parents
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Summary
• Sort out choice of Senior School!
• Prepare thoroughly for exams in
November & March
• Summer Term = Enrichment
Programme
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Questions?
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