Events and Communications

Summer Term

Detailed Exam Information dates can be found on the following:

Progression Day

Thursday 14 June - A1 Lessons suspended for the day

UCAS Tutorial Letters

If your young person has chosen a UCAS tutor group, they will be heading up to the University of Sussex for either a 9:00 or 11:00 start. Surnames A-K have been invited to the 9:00 slot, L-Z to the 11:00 slot. They will need to make their own way to and from the university. For your information, please find a copy below of a letter recently sent to your young person.

Letter A - K

Letter L - Z

Enterprise & Employability Tutorial

Your young person will be going to the AMEX Stadium to follow a programme of motivational & information sessions. For your information, please find a copy below of a letter recently sent to your young person.

Letter A-K

Letter L-Z

Visual Arts Tutorial

If your young person has opted for a Visual Arts tutorial, they will be visiting the Faculty of Art at the University of Brighton. They will be taken through a series of talks/activities and receive impartial information and advice on a range of topics relating to visual arts progression routes. For your information, please find a copy below of a letter recently sent to your young person.

Visual Arts Letter

Oxbridge and Medics Tutorial Letters

Both groups will be on-site and taken through relevant preparatory activities designed by Neil Commin and Jacquie Punter.

Oxbridge A-K Letter

Oxbridge L-Z Letter

Medics Letter

PROGRESSION EXAMS RESULTS DAY

(message posted to students on the VLE and Student Bulletin)

• Progression exam results are released online through Advantage at 11:45 on Tuesday 19 June.

• A Help desk will be running in the Canteen from 11:45 – 14:00 to offer advice on your results.

• If you have not passed a progression exam, speak with your teacher – you will have the opportunity to sit a pass/fail re-sit exam, from Monday 2 to Wednesday 4 July.

• Where can students go for advice:-

a) If you need advice regarding the grade you got in your exam and understanding how you performed then please speak to you teacher.

b) If it is general advice regarding your overall grades and university application then talk to your personal tutor.

c) If you are needing to find a new course in your second year, or have not passed one of your progression exams and do not wish to do the re-sit exam to be able to progress into the A2 year of that course, then go to Student Services to book an appointment with your Guidance Manager.

Moving On Day (For students joining in September 2018)

Wednesday 27 June - Study Leave for all students

Leavers Event

Thursday 28 June (from 12:30 - No E or A block lesson) - Full details of the day are available via the Student VLE.

Taster Days for Year 10

July 2-5 Taster Days 2018

Subject Reviews

Monday 9 July - Published to parents/carers

New Parents' Information Evening

Dates: Wednesday 11 July (student surname A-K) and Monday 16 July 2018 (student surname L-Z)

Timings: 19:00-20:30

During the evening there will be short presentations from our Principal, our Assistant Principal (Direct of Student Services) and our Head of Study Support. You will then have the opportunity to speak to support staff in the following areas if you have any questions or concerns about your young persons' transition to BHASVIC or their time with us:

• Admissions

• Careers and Widening Participation

• Student Finance

• Student Welfare

• Personal Tutoring and Guidance

• Progression to Higher Education

Please note that this event is for parents or carers only as we do not have space for students. A full programme of information, advice and guidance is provided to students during their induction with us and, beyond that, via the tutorial programme and Student Services

End of Term - Wednesday 18 July

Lessons end at 15:45

Exam Information and Results Day 2018

Exam Information - https://www.bhasvic.ac.uk/courses/exams

Final Exam Seating timetable

Students can see their exam dates for written papers Summer 2018 on Student Advantage. Students will be required to collect their Exam Seating timetables from the Sports Hall Café between 2 and 4 May 2017, from 10:00-14:00. They will need to take this with them to every exam. LANYARDS MUST BE WORN FOR ALL EXAMS AS PROOF OF ID

Exam Support Pack

Results Day

AS/A levels – Thursday 16 August 2018. Results will be available online and students will be updated on this nearer the time. The college will also be open from 09:00 for collection of results in person in the Sports Hall*, and a post-results Help Desk for advice on HE applications, apprenticeships, job opportunities and alternative progression options will also operate from this date.

GCSEs – Thursday 23 August 2018. Results will be available online. The college will also be open from 09.00 and results can be collected in Main Reception*.

*Results can only be collected in person, by the student themselves, unless the student has nominated another person in advance. The Exams Office will need this information in the form of a signed letter: e-mails are not accepted.

Specialist Application Evening Presentations - May 2018