How much do I need to revise?

In reply to Barbora, and to all of you out there, I know if you could get away without revising some sections, some of you may take that option:

Looking at the last 2 summer's worth of exams (which are available on the blog):


May 05 SL

Paper 1: Choice of 1 Essay from 4 on sections: 2, 3, 4, 1/5
Paper 2: 3 questions out of 5 on sections: 2, 3, 4, 5, 5

May 06 SL

Paper 1: Choice of 1 Essay from 4 on sections: 1/2, 3, 4, 5
Paper 2: 3 questions from 5 on sections: 3, 2, 2, 5, 5

May 05 HL

Paper 1: Choice of 1 Essay from 4 on sections: 2, 3, 4, 1/5
Paper 2: 3 essays from 6 on sections: 5, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5
Paper 3: 3 questions from 5 on sections: 2, 3, 3, 4, 5

May 06 HL

Paper 1: Choice of 1 Essay from 4 on sections: 2, 3, 4, 5
Paper 2: 3 essays from 6 on sections: 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 5
Paper 3: 3 questions from 5 on sections: 2/5, 3, 4, 4, 5


So in a word, no. But! You'll need to be pretty hot on all the other section and I know that you don't all love some of the other sections either.

Good luck all

More Year 6 Revision

In addition to today's revison, we're having another revision session tomorrow (Friday) starting at 2:30 till about 4:00-4:30 in room 111. (Don't worry, we'll still have the session on Monday morning).

Come join the party.

Revision Session Yr 6

Hi All,

Apologies for not posting sooner - couldn't until I knew how the exams panned out.

However! Revision Session tomorrow 10:15-12:15. We will meet in the refectory at first and possibly find a room after that (we may have to move in the middle because of classes). I should be free in some of the afternoon for those of you who don't have exams on, so if you need to find me, come along or drop me an email when you want to meet (I'll check my emails often).

Mr W

P.S. Will have a session 9:15 on Monday as well for those of you with last minute panics

UCAS

For those of you looking to apply to universities in the UK, I've set up a website at:
ucasontoast.blogspot.com
For those of you who don't already know, I'll be taking over the UCAS university role from Mr Rossall next academic year.

Mr W

Our Generation's Challenge

One billion people on the planet are too poor, too hungry, too disease-burdened, too bereft of the most basic infrastructure even to get on the ladder of development. The rich world seems to be believe, despite all the fine speeches (and there have been many), that this doesn't really matter, because the actions of the rich countries don't begin to address this problem. We are leaving ten million people to die every year because they are too poor to stay alive. Fine speeches will not solve that problem.

Every year the BBC asks a leading scientist (yes, economics is a proper science) to give a series of lectures. This year the economist Jeffrey Sachs has given a series of lectures about the problems facing our generation and how they can be solved. The above quote is taken from his first lecture. He also gives a series of ideas of what we can do as individuals to address the problems. For the misguided amongst you who think that economics is not THE most interesting subject around, you can download the lectures from the links below.

It's a fascinating and crucial concept for us - peace as a way of solving problems.

Lecture 1
Lecture 2
Lecture 3
Lecture 4
Lecture 5