YEAR 10

Year 10 Mock Booklet

Dear Parent/Carer,

I am pleased to share with you the Year 10 summer mock exam programme to be held the week beginning 23/6/25. Students will sit exams in subjects that were not assessed in the Spring exam season and take them during their regular lessons.

Alongside the mocks in PE, Food and Nutrition, Construction and Computer Science students will also sit papers in Maths and an essay question in English. Select students will re-sit a science paper, they will be informed separately by their class teacher.

Please see the linked study guide (also available on the Year 10 page of the school website) for more information in how you can support your child with revision and the exam timetable.

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me on acornick@bottishamvc.org.

Yours,

Andy Cornick

Associate CLT – KS4 Raising Attainment

The Oakes College Summer Open Evening

Coming Soon! Reach More Parents App

📣 Exciting News: Improving How We Communicate! 📱

Thank you to everyone who responded to our recent parental surveys — your feedback matters. One of the key themes was the need to streamline and improve communication across our school community.

We’re thrilled to announce that from September, Bottisham Village College will be using the Reach More Parents app to help us do just that! 🎉

We’ve already started using the app to send letters home, and we’re really excited about how it can help keep everyone better connected, informed, and supported.

Before the end of term, we’ll make sure every family receives a joining code, so you can get set up and start benefiting from a more convenient way to stay in touch.

🙏 A huge thank you to our Parent Forum, who are kindly trialling the app and providing valuable feedback to help us iron out any teething issues.

📽️ In the meantime, here is a short video to give you an idea of how things may look.

Hills Road Sixth Form College – Open Event Booking for Year 10 Students

Dear Parents and Carers,

We are pleased to share that Hills Road Sixth Form College is now offering priority booking for their upcoming Open Events for prospective students.

These events are a fantastic opportunity for Year 10 students to visit the college, explore the facilities, and speak with staff and current students to gain a better understanding of life at Hills Road.

Please use the links below to book a place at the Open Event that best suits your availability:

• Saturday 5 July 2025 Open Event:

Book here

• Monday 7 July 2025 Open Event:
  Book here

Please note that these are priority booking links and have not yet been made publicly available on the Hills Road website. We kindly ask that these links are not shared outside our school community, as they are intended for students at CAP (Cambridge Area Partnership) schools only.

If your child is considering Hills Road for their post-16 education, we strongly encourage you to take advantage of this early opportunity to book a place.

Cambridge Regional College Open Day – Tuesday 1st July

Our Open Days give you a glimpse at what being a CRC student is like! Come along to explore our wonderful campuses and learn more about the different courses at Cambridge Regional College. Tour the facilities with tutors and hear first hand what studying at the college is like from student ambassadors. Our Career Advisors will be on hand to discuss your options, along with our Student Services and our Apprenticeship Team.

Please book using this link.

Long Road Sixth Form College Open Evenings July 2025

Please click the picture to see the letter from Long Road

Year 10 Mock Examination Booklet

Please click on the image below to see the Year 10 Mock Examination booklet, containing all the details relating to the up and coming mocks.

How to Prepare for the Year 10 Maths Mock Exam

As your child prepares to sit their GCSEs next year, we would like to share some guidance on how you can support as parents.

1. Here is an overview of the key topics which will appear on the March mock examination and we strongly recommend that students engage with this by using the SPARX revision codes.
2. Additionally, we have prepared tailored revision booklets closely aligned with the content of the exam. We strongly encourage students to adopt a “little and often” approach by printing these out and doing them by hand.

• 1% Change, SA, Volume
• Simul Equations, Rearranging Formulae, Right Angled Trig
• Mixed Questions for 1 and 2 AND answers for 1-3
• Density, Real Life Graphs, Linear Graphs
• Ratio, Velocity Time Graphs
• Mixed Questions for 4 and 5 and answers for 4-6

We offer drop-in support sessions for all KS4 students on Mondays after school in M8: do come along.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Mr Lindsay (Head of Maths)

Year 10 Parents’ Information Evening

Please click on the icon below to access the slides from the Parents’ Information Evening from 5th December 2024.

Homework

Details of our approach to homework on G04Schools can be found here by clicking the icon: