Please sign this petition if you believe everyone deserves a place in Year 13.
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July 24, 2017
July 23, 2017
The numbers are creeping up and honestly I am just staring at the screen waiting for that 250 mark because it feels like a real turning point for us. Could you just grab a link and drop it into a group chat or post it somewhere right now while I try to stop pacing around my room.
Reached 100 supporters
July 17, 2017
38 Comments
While at Olave's there was always great pressure on the students and grades seemed the be all and end all. Since going to uni I quickly realised way too much of this pressure was for the good of the school and not the pupils as when I got to uni I felt incredibly under-prepared as many people I know did. I enjoyed my time there but have always been opposed to the school being able to kick students out after year 12, it is so disruptive to their education and completely unnecessary. The only gain is for the school having better stats to show off after results. I fully support this petition.
People doing further maths literally had two days between their last external exam and both chemistry and physics internal exams.
Giving us a week to revise for at least 2 subjects (4 exams) and expecting amazing results... this is extremely harsh. What did Onac think would happen?
I know some really nice people at Olaves that I know devoted so much time to their studies and worked very hard to get there. It'd be a shame to see them go in such an unfair way
Absolutely appalling. Upon surviving their gcses and achieving the ever increasing grade boundaries, the students have to fight once more to retain their place at the school. This results driven behaviour has led to massive decreases in the social and non academic side to the school as well as a massive increase in mental health issues which won't be stopped by ticking a few boxes and having a few mindfulness classes. The glaring inconsistencies in the internal exams mean an unfair playing field has emerged. School is for the pupils, not the headmaster's ego.
I am a big name on campus.
For sparta!!
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Please sign this petition if you believe everyone deserves a place in Year 13.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
July 24, 2017
July 23, 2017
The numbers are creeping up and honestly I am just staring at the screen waiting for that 250 mark because it feels like a real turning point for us. Could you just grab a link and drop it into a group chat or post it somewhere right now while I try to stop pacing around my room.
Reached 100 supporters
July 17, 2017
38 Comments
As an ex-year 11 Onac decided was not good enough for the "school", the damage this does is in fact lasting. Students should not be treated as grades on spreadsheets. They are people with dreams and ambitions, who should not be cast aside when they out live their usefulness.
While at Olave's there was always great pressure on the students and grades seemed the be all and end all. Since going to uni I quickly realised way too much of this pressure was for the good of the school and not the pupils as when I got to uni I felt incredibly under-prepared as many people I know did. I enjoyed my time there but have always been opposed to the school being able to kick students out after year 12, it is so disruptive to their education and completely unnecessary. The only gain is for the school having better stats to show off after results. I fully support this petition.
People doing further maths literally had two days between their last external exam and both chemistry and physics internal exams.
Giving us a week to revise for at least 2 subjects (4 exams) and expecting amazing results... this is extremely harsh. What did Onac think would happen?
I know some really nice people at Olaves that I know devoted so much time to their studies and worked very hard to get there. It'd be a shame to see them go in such an unfair way
Absolutely appalling. Upon surviving their gcses and achieving the ever increasing grade boundaries, the students have to fight once more to retain their place at the school. This results driven behaviour has led to massive decreases in the social and non academic side to the school as well as a massive increase in mental health issues which won't be stopped by ticking a few boxes and having a few mindfulness classes. The glaring inconsistencies in the internal exams mean an unfair playing field has emerged. School is for the pupils, not the headmaster's ego.
I am a big name on campus.
For sparta!!
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As an ex-year 11 Onac decided was not good enough for the "school", the damage this does is in fact lasting. Students should not be treated as grades on spreadsheets. They are people with dreams and ambitions, who should not be cast aside when they out live their usefulness.