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Red Kite Learning Trust

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Year 11 Support

This page provides a summary of all the support available to Year 11 students.  Students also have access to revision material from each subject via their Showbie folders.

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Key Dates for Year 11

  • Tuesday 22 September - Parent Information Evening, 6.30pm, Hall - please register here
  • Wednesday 21 October - Sixth Form Open Evening - registration details will be shared soon
  • w/c 9, 16, and 23 November - Year 11 mock exams
  • Monday 7 December - mock results shared with students (during school time)
  • Tuesday 8 December 4pm to 7pm - Year 11 Parent & Student Consultation Evening (in school)
  • w/c 11 January - Mock speaking exams
  • Wednesday 13 January - Taster Day in Sixth Form
  • Saturday 16 January - Sixth Form Open Afternoon
  • w/c 1 February - Hospitality and Catering practical exams
  • w/c 15 February - GCSE Food and Nutrition practical exams
  • w/c 22 February and 1 March - Year 11 mock exams (English, Maths and Science)
  • Saturday revision sessions - 6 & 13 March, 10, 17 & 24 April - 10am to 1pm
  • Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 March - GCSE Geography fieldwork
  • w/c 15 March - GCSE Drama practical exams (tbc)
  • w/c 22 March - Easter Revision
  • w/c 12 April - GCSE Art/Photography practical exams
  • w/c 12 and 19 April - GCSE French/German/Spanish speaking exams
  • w/c 10 May - GCSE exams commence
  • Friday 28 May - GCSE study leave commences (after Year 11 leavers assembly)
  • Thursday 24 June - Sixth Form Induction
  • Friday 25 June - Year 11 prom
  • Thursday 19 August - GCSE exam results


Year 11 Supporting Success Showbie Folder

All Year 11 students can access the Supporting Success Showbie folder via their iPads.  The access code is BJWKR.


Work Ethic and Home Learning

During Years 10 and 11, there is a greater emphasis on self-guided learning in preparation for GCSE exams at the end of Year 11. 

Students are encouraged to be independent and reflective learners in order to secure the best possible outcomes.  All our students are supported by our subject specialist teaching staff and all the teaching resources can be found in Showbie.  Similarly, all home learning tasks will be assigned to students via Arbor.  Students can access both Showbie and Arbor via their iPads.   Parents can access Arbor via the Parent Arbor app.

Y11 study times



Regular Revision and Intervention Sessions taking place in school


Masterclasses / Ad hoc revision sessions


Saturday Revision Sessions

Saturday revision sessions will take place in school on the following dates:

6 March - 10am to 1pm

13 March - 10am to 1pm

10 April - 10am to 1pm

17 April - 10am to 1pm

24 April - 10am to 1pm

Further details about booking a place will be shared with students after the Christmas break.

Revision Sessions Pre and Post Half Term

Once exams begin students will be expected to attend school as normal and follow their timetabled lessons.  Lessons will be subject focused, led by their subject teacher.  If a student is in a scheduled exam, they will access this in a normal way within school, following our established procedures.  If all exams in a subject are complete before the end of the half term students will still be expected to attend their timetabled lesson in that subject, but they will be allowed to revise subjects of their choice, in a structured way and with a member of staff there to offer them more general support.

Revision sessions post half term

Further information will be shared nearer the time.


Summer Exams

Once the summer exam timetables have been confirmed by the exam boards these will be shared here.

The examinations page on our website contains further information including links to exam policies.



Harrogate Grammar School is part of Red Kite Learning Trust, a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales with company number 7523507, registered office address: Red Kite Office, Pannal Ash Road, Harrogate, HG2 9PH