Year 10
Assistant Head of Year
Miss A Sloan – [email protected]
Form Tutors
- 10AWD – Miss A Wood – [email protected]
- 10CDY – Miss C Daley – [email protected]
- 10CMX – Miss C Molyneux – [email protected]
- 10DNT – Mr D Nevitt – [email protected]
- 10HBS – Miss H Bowers – [email protected]
- 10LFN – Miss L Flynn – [email protected]
- 10RTT – Miss R Myatt – [email protected]
- 10TBN – Mr T Burns – [email protected]
Welcome to our page. We call ourselves the Year 10 Team due to our focus on cohesion, community and equality. We aspire to work together as a team with the same goal; success for all of the individuals within the Year 10 Team. We have OCA’s core values and visions at the heart of what we do; always striving to do everything to the best of our ability (Age Quod Agis) and being a true OCA-ER!
Advice and Guidance
As a team we have high expectations, we expect everyone in the team to deliver to the best of their ability at all times; taking on the motto ‘when you do not give up you cannot fail.’ We are committed to supporting our students and building their resilience and confidence. We hope that with these skills students are able to tackle any obstacles or challenges in order to achieve their goals and aspirations.
As Year 10 students, who have experienced the transition to high school and moved through KS3 and are now embarking on the exciting journey that is KS4, we expect them to set an example to other students, showing the values of kindness, respect, community, care and maturity.
We follow the academy’s mission That we will make the biggest difference to the lives of all our students by laying the foundations to encourage a successful future. We will develop inspirational, forward thinking young people who gain skills, knowledge and qualifications to lead a happy and deeply rewarding life. This is achieved through the great relationships that our form tutors have with their students, support of parents, carers and other family members and the commitment to excellence from students.
Enrichment
Throughout the school year there will be extra-curricular activities, career fairs, visitors, workshops and more to support the goals and aspirations of our students and to show them the next steps and skills needed for future careers. The Year 10 Team is expected to take charge of their own future and engage with these opportunities designed to benefit, enhance and support students; showing them the potential they have, careers they may be unaware of and pathways they may choose to take.
Attendance and Punctuality
Attendance is vital this year especially as we have just had time away from school due to the pandemic. As lessons resume it is vital, they are attended, and work is completed to the student’s best ability.
Attendance is of the up most importance to all students as missing school can have a huge impact on a student’s understanding and progress. Students should aim for at least 97% and if possible 100%.
Equal to this, punctuality is just as important and can equate to huge amounts of time lost/gained. All students are expected to turn up to school and lessons on time, fully equipped and ready to learn.
Working Together
I am extremely proud of our Year 10 Team and the progress they have made. As a team we understand that mistakes can be made, which we accept providing we learn from them. We will always strive to be the best and to deliver everything we can in order to provide success, not just academically but personally too.
As students settle and mature into their learning they will see the support available to them from their teachers and their form tutors. The Year 10 Team is expected to be proactive in asking for help and support, in setting themselves targets and goals and utilising the support offered to them by the academy.
Targets
We expect students to follow all of the academy rules such as:
- Following the uniform policy dressing appropriately for a working environment.
- Being fully equipped and completing homework to further knowledge and understanding.
- Having excellent attendance (97%+) and punctuality and following up on any missed work or opportunities.
- Attending an enrichment to further enrich and enhance interests and skills in and outside of the classroom.
- Displaying the highest standard of behaviour both in and around the classroom and academy.
- Displaying the values and ethos of the Year 10 Team, showing kindness, resilience, perseverance and a willingness to learn and develop.
- To always work to the best of their ability, to treat everyone with kindness and to never give up!
This year should be used as an opportunity to build on skills and knowledge learnt in Year 7, 8 and 9 to prepare for the exciting challenges of Years 10 and 11. As they embark on their final years at OCA and completing their GCSEs the students must immerse themselves fully into what OCA has to offer them they should have perfected the daily routines and expectations of OCA and should be flourishing.
Should you need to contact one of the team you can do this through the school office or our emails that have been provided.
Good Luck Class of 2024
If you need to contact Miss Brunt, please contact the school office or email [email protected]