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and ideas are your intellectual property and are something of which you can be proud The starting point for many pieces of academic work is to explore the arguments and conclusions that others have previously drawn on a topic These are an important part of the work and are needed to support your own arguments and conclusions It is essential, however, that these sources of information are acknowledged in an academically honest way Our full Academic Honesty policy can be found under the policies section in the Parent Portal
End of year examinations (Lower Sixth)
You will sit internal examinations in the Summer Term of the Lower Sixth in all your subjects These examinations are very important as they contribute to your predicted grades for your university applications Girls who do not achieve at least a C Grade will be required to take an assessment at the beginning of the Autumn Term to demonstrate that they have reached the level required to continue to a full A Level in the relevant subject
Reports and parent-teacher meetings
A full School Report is issued annually and will be discussed with you before it is sent home In addition, your Form Tutor will write a report on your progress during the
year Each year group has a parent-teacher meeting in which you and your parents or guardians, with you, meet with each of your teachers to discuss your progress See pages 36–37 for parent-teacher meeting dates this academic year Girls also receive regular Learner Profile, or LP, grades
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