Year 10

Year 10

Key Stage Lead

Mrs Gannon will work closely within school and with outside agencies to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all students.

Pastoral Lead Y10

Pastoral Lead is Mr Goodson

The Year 10 team

Mrs Du Cros

Mr Newton

Mr Thomas

Miss Richmond

Ms Skill/Ms Campbell

Miss Howlett

Equipment List for school

  • Black pen – all exam boards now require students to write in black ink.
  • Green pen – to clearly show development and progress in work.
  • Calculator – available via the maths department.
  • Reading book
  • Pencil
  • Ruler
  • Rubber
  • Pencil sharpener
  • Colouring pencils

Rewards

Students who achieve progress and attendance targets will be rewarded for their success.

Departments

Subject areas covered at CNS

Homework

In year 10 students should expect approximately 10 to 12 hours of homework per week. All homework should be recorded on the Satchel One website/app. Some departments will set larger project-type homework which may take longer. It is really important for students to get into good habits regarding homework and revision in year 10 in order to achieve their potential at GCSE.

Assessments

There are formal assessments for Science in Term 4 and all other subjects in Term 6.

Work Experience

Week commencing 29th June 2026.
A fantastic opportunity for our Year 10 students to experience the ‘world of work’ with local and national businesses, which could lead to future opportunities. All students are encouraged to find their own placements and the first term of Character Education is dedicated to this process. Please contact the pastoral team if any support is required.

Top Tips for Success

Communication with the school is really important. Parents should contact their child’s tutor in the first instance; this can be via telephone or e-mail. There are several opportunities throughout the year to meet with your child’s teachers; There will be a Welcome to KS4 evening and meet the tutor evening in term 1, scorecards sent home in terms 2, 4 and 6 as well as academic reports sent home terms 3 and 6. There will be a parent-teacher consultation in term 5.

Organisation is also really important – please help and support your child by getting them to pack their bag the night before including their Homework, Pencil case and PE kit. Please label everything. We encourage all students in year 10 to get involved by joining one of the many varied extra time clubs. This provides a perfect opportunity for students to engage in activities to add to their CVs .

Homework

Why and how we set homework

Duke of Edinburgh Award

The Silver DoE practice expedition is TBC and the assessment is TBC.