Year 8

Year 8

Head of Key Stage 3

Head of Key Stage 3 – Miss Abrahams.

Mrs Abrahams will work closely within the school and with outside agencies to ensure the safety and well-being of all students

Pastoral Lead Y8  

Senior Pastoral Lead is Mrs David-Batchelor.

The Year 8 Team

Mrs Brassington

Mrs Bromley

Mrs Tandy 

Mrs Thomas

Mr White 

Mr Shephard

Mrs James

Mrs Preston 

Equipment List for school

Tutors and the Key Stage 3 team will check on a weekly basis that students have the correct equipment needed 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

Departments

Subject areas covered at CNS

Homework

There is substantial evidence showing that homework leads to greater academic achievement. Homework is an opportunity for students to develop the skills of independent learning, which is an essential skill required for GCSE courses. The expectation at Chipping Norton School is that Year 8 students should spend approximately 90 minutes a day or 7.5 hours a week on homework.

All homework should be recorded on the Satchel One website/app. Some departments will set larger project-type homework, which may take longer. The Maths and Science departments also set activities on websites such as Sparx maths, students are able to contact their teachers if there is a concern. 

Top Tips for Success

Communication with 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 during the year to meet with tutors and teachers. Students will also receive a progress report and a subject report every year.

Organisation is also really important – please encourage them to pack their bag the night before, including their Homework, Pencil case and PE kit. Please label everything.

We encourage all Chipping Norton students to get involved by joining as many lunchtime clubs, after-school clubs or extra time clubs as possible. Financial assistance is available for pupils in receipt of the Pupil Premium Grant to help with the cost of extra time clubs.

Homework

Why and how we set homework