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As a school we are keen for all of our students to achieve their best and all staff aim to help ensure that all students will Aspire, Believe, Achieve. To support further some of our most gifted and talented students, who may well be aspiring to obtain places at some of the most competitive universities, the ASPIRE programme has been put in place. Through a combination of enrichment activities and individual mentoring, we hope to be able to support identified students to achieve their goals. The staff responsible for the programme are detailed below:
To assist Siân Moulds, the Lead Teacher, Alison Williams (Olney) and Amanda Brook (Newport) have taken on responsibility for the ASPIRE programme and monitoring of KS3 (Years 7-9) students’ progress.
At Ousedale we believe that it is essential to ensure that all pupils are challenged and supported in order to achieve their full potential. Our new role is to work with our most able students and ensure that they are both stimulated and challenged both within the classroom and beyond. We will encourage these students to realise and, to extend, their aspirations through a programme of varied extension activities, which will challenge the way in which they approach their work and enthuse them with a lifelong love of study and achievement. Our aim will be to engage children by showing them what might be possible if they begin to believe that they really can ‘reach for the stars’. Please see below the programme of events for 2011-12.
Aspire Programme for KS3 students (Years 7- 9)
Should you wish to discuss the Aspire programme with us, please do not hesitate to contact us at:
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- For KS3 students at Olney Campus
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– For KS3 students at Newport Pagnell Campus
Siân Moulds will work with students at KS4 (Years 10-11) and KS5 (Years 12-13) as they work towards their university career.
Ousedale has the best sixth form in the area, indeed it has been ranked in the top 50 comprehensives in the country for several years (31st in 2010). My aim is to build on this success and raise aspiration at Ousedale – particularly with regards to university entrance. By working with the academic leaders and overseeing extra-curricular provision for KS4 and 5, I aim to enable high achieving students to maximise their potential and prepare them for the next stage in their education. My main focus is to increase, encourage and support UCAS applications to highly competitive institutions and courses including (but not exclusively) Oxford, Cambridge, Russell Group, Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Studies and other specialist courses. Details of the programme are provided below.
Aspire Opportunities for KS4/5 students (Years 10-13)
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External courses for Exceptionally Able Students
GIFT, providers of internationally-renowned enrichment courses, have organised a series of events for Gifted and Talented students in Years 7-12. These are a miixture of day and weekend courses in London, Essex and Northants. Please follow the links below for more details:
GIFT Opportunities
For details of the school Gifted and Talented Policy please click on the link below:
