Open Evening Thursday 21st September 2017

5:00pm - 7:30pm

Welcome A very warm welcome to

Countesthorpe Leysland Community College Open Evening.

Staff and students are available to talk to you, answer your questions, and to direct you to the different areas of the College. Please do not hesitate to ask, we are all

here to help.

While you are here why not sample tea, coffee, cakes and biscuits from the

Countesthorpe or Leysland dining areas.

To help the evening run smoothly, we have a programme of presentations. Please do your

best to attend the time slot for your child’s primary school. Tours of the College will be

running throughout the evening and you are free to look around and meet our students

and their teachers. PRIMARY SCHOOL PRESENTATION VENUE AND TIME

GLENHILLS GREENFIELD ST PETER’S

Be the best you can be Principal Mr J Sleath

Countesthorpe Site Theatre 5.15pm

ARNESBY BADGERBROOK GRANBY KILBY

Be the best you can be Principal Mr J Sleath

Countesthorpe Site Theatre 6.00pm

BLABY STOKES MONTROSE THISTLY MEADOW

Be the best you can be Principal Mr J Sleath

Countesthorpe Site Theatre 6:45pm

If your child does not attend any of the above primary schools,

please feel free to attend any presentation.

Cafeteria PE

MFL Art

Maths Business

DINING AREA

PE

Gym

Take part in our fitness tests and see if you could be a future Olympian. Or try out some of the activities that we offer in our extensive PE curriculum.

Fitness Suite

Think you could row for Great Britain? Come and have a go and see if you could compete with the best!

Dining area Tea, coffee, cakes and biscuits are available. Members of the Leadership Team will be on hand to answer any questions.

Leysland Site

MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES

L4L Try out your foreign language skills: French and Spanish crosswords and quizzes

Listen to French music

Interactive French games

ART

Art rooms Look at the vibrant displays of students’ art and sketchbooks. There will be a selection of sketchbooks and final pieces from KS3, KS4 and KS5. A chance to explore and be inspired by the A Level work in the Exhibition Room.

Maths

Maths 1L and 3L

Maths learning games and activities: Improve your maths skills the fun way… · Follow the Maths’ trail ! Come and see our resources · Can you make a curve with straight

lines?

Business

Business 1 and 2

Our Year 10 Business students are designing logos using i-pads.

Do you want to own your own business when you leave school? Or manage a business?

Why don’t you have a think about what your business logo might look like and see if you can make it on our interactive logo maker. ·

Remember to check the map to see if you have missed any areas. The Leadership Team are on hand as you leave to answer any final questions. Please find time to complete our Open Evening feedback form as we are always trying to improve further.

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Theatre Cafeteria (tea, coffee)

Learning Support PE in the Gym

Library REP

Geography History English

Computing Drama

Health & Social Care Psychology Sociology

with Hair & Beauty and

Motor Vehicles in the Vocational Centre

Library

See our Library facilities Design a bookmark Wordsearch

Library and Pupil Support Zone

Countesthorpe Site

Reception area

Find out how the Learning Support Department works.

SEN – SENCO: Stephen Brown

COUNTESTHORPE THEATRE

“Be the Best You Can Be” Presentation by the Principal Mr J Sleath

5:15 6:00 6:45

Music

Music Block Hu3

See pupils showcasing their reggae songs and compositions Come and see pupils working in groups on cover songs

Drama

Drama Studio

The Countesthorpe Leysland Drama department will be showcasing our College Tech Club. Come and join us in the Drama studio as we look at health and safety, how to programme our LED bar lights and look at colour and lighting in the with our Drama teachers and theatre technician.

PE

Gym

Take part in our fitness tests and see if you could be a future Olympian. Or try out some of the activities that we offer in our extensive PE curriculum.

HISTORY

H2C H3C

Can you work out the order of the historical topics you could learn about at CLCC? Design a crown fit for a monarch!

G1C

Demonstrating our engaging and interactive geography activities. Think you know about the world? Try playing "round the world snap"!

GEOGRAPHY

Religiion, Ethics and Philosophy

G2C Come and be a wise philosopher. Ponder a philosophical question and share your thought on our living display. Create your own Mehndi design. Decorate your hand using this ancient ceremonial art form. Create the Perfect World Living Display.

SCIENCE

S12C -S15C

Displays, demonstrations and hands-on activities for you to join in with:

Challenge your senses,

Priestley’s Air Come and see our WALL of FIRE! Magic Microscopes Judge our Year 7 competition Colourful combustion Key Stage 4 and 5 labs open too

ENGLISH

E1C E2C

Visit the English Department and experience a range of English activities including spelling and poetry games. Talk to English teachers and students about the journey from Key Stage 3 to Key Stage 4 and GCSE and then on to Key Stage 5 and A level. Explore our interesting and varied curriculum and look at a range of our textbooks and class readers.

DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY

Resistant Materials

Textiles

Food Studies

Come and see a display of years’ 7,8 and 9 work. Also years’ 10 and 11 GCSE course work. Come and join our year 11s and either watch or join in making wax transfers. If you fancy getting your hands dirty come and do some tie dying with us. Join us in Food Studies investigating foods.

Identifying foods. How much sugar is in my drink?

The chilli challenge. Watch students cooking a selection of dishes showing a variety of skills.

Health and Social Care

IT6C Come and see some of the interesting work our students have created as part of Health and Social Care in Key Stage 4 this year. Find out if this may be a future choice for you.

Sociology

SF4C Learn more about the A-Level subject that studies human societies and the groups of people who live within them.

Media Studies

ME1C

Come and see what Media Studies is all about. Have a go with the equipment and think about what YOU could create! Ask us about careers in the Media and see how far a Media qualification can really take you!

Psychology

SF3C

Learn more about the science of mind and behaviour. Come and test your memory, see if your brain can be fooled by optical illusions and look at some classical Freudian case studies. There is also the opportunity to speak to teachers about the topics covered and course requirements.

Motor Vehicles and Hair and Beauty

Westleigh Vocational Centre

Come and see some of the Vocational courses on offer to students further into their educational journey in our purpose-built facility

For further information contact us by: Telephone: 0116 2771555 Email: admin@clcc.college Fax: 0116 2777027 Post: Countesthorpe Leysland Community College Winchester Road Countesthorpe Leicester LE8 5PR Or visit our website www.clcc.college