Headlines By James Saunders 11th June 2021
Excellence as Standard
‘We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit’ - Aristotle It has been a week of reconnecting and refocusing. We hit the ground with real energy and purpose on Monday as we began the September timetable. Walking around the school I have been impressed with the work ethic on display from all cohorts in every lesson I have been in. Year 8’s have made a real impression. They have had a real change in curriculum diet and have embraced many new subjects for the first time. When we made the decision to roll the timetable early it was with the learners in mind. With so much focus on catch-up we have used this time to inject impetus into the final part of the year and reignite learning so that our learners do not fall into the summer lull. It has been hard work for staff to complete the demands of the C11 grading and assessment process in preparation to begin the next push but I know that each and every learner will benefit from this final leg of the summer term and the academic year. The plan is that everyone will return in September with real purpose and direction. Prior to half term I spoke about the fourth of our core values, excellence. This week I have been meeting with staff to reconnect us with our vision and values and development priorities for the following year ahead of talking to learners. I used the expression ‘excellence as standard’ to underpin what we are aiming to achieve through our priorities. We will continue to live through our values of Trust, Respect, Equity and Excellence. We will continue to use our six capitals (Moral, Social, Cultural, Knowledge, Organisational, Professional) to frame what we think is important about education, and we will continue to develop the following key priorities: 1. Leadership of the curriculum Cascading our Capitals 2. Curriculum Planning Plan for challenge and knowledge 3. Teaching and Learning Providing challenge, modelling excellence and ensuring equity
In a week of refocusing and reconnecting, it has been great to finally get more people together in the hall albeit not quite a full assembly yet. It was a real joy to present the Ambassador ties to the newest role models in school - our C10 Ambassadors. I spoke to them about the idea of making a difference and serving others - being deliberately altruistic. And of course, striving for excellence. Have a great weekend, it looks like a hot one. James Saunders Warm weather ahead Please ensure that learners are prepared for the changing weather. It looks like it will be warming up next week and it is getting hotter in classes. Therefore please ensure that learners are coming in with plenty of water to keep themselves hydrated throughout the day.
Thank a Teacher Day
As we head into the final few weeks of term, make sure you’re prepared for Thank a Teacher Day on 23rd June! To get involved, enter one of the #HowWillYouSayThankYou competitions or send a free thank you card to someone who deserves it http:// thankateacher.co.uk Thanks To: Lead Learners Beth Chapman and Jake Ring for supporting a visit from Great Bradfords Junior School and touring the school with the visiting learners. Congratulations To all of our newly appointed C10 Ambassadors (see next page)
Learner Leadership 2021 Yesterday our newly appointed Lead Learners and Ambassadors attended a special assembly to receive their ties. They were presented by Mr Saunders and Mrs Reece. After the presentation, Mrs Reece outlined our expectations for our new Leaders: Leadership, role model for other learners, exemplary behaviour and uniform, duties during break and lunchtime and target setting within their roles. It is a real achievement for our learners to be appointed to their roles. They have put themselves through a real life application process, writing an application, attending an interview and waiting for the outcome. A set of circumstances they will experience in the years ahead. We are immensely proud of them for putting themselves forward and for taking on the responsibility in our school. Mrs Frogley
Lead Learners: Megan Walby 10MGr/CFr Lead House Captain, Beth Chapman 10AGi Lead Learner Environment, Layla Al Ryami 10RPh Lead Learner Leadership, Rosie Waine 10CTh Lead Learner Progression, Mia Fisher 10RFl Lead Learner Wellbeing, Isabel Corbett 10CTh Deputy Lead House Captain, Marcia Swain 10CPa Deputy Lead Learner Environment, Jake Ring 10RPh Deputy Lead Learner Leadership, Fern Hazell Young 10MHa Deputy Lead Learner Progression, Roxy Slaney 10AGi Deputy Lead Learner Wellbeing
Lead Ambassadors: Rosie Smith 10RFl Lead Ambassador Business Studies, Emily Watts 10MGr/CFr Lead Ambassador Dance, Rose Forster 10MGr/CFr Lead Ambassador Environment, Eloise Mills 10MGr/CFr Lead Ambassador for Art, Hannah Edwards 10MGr/CFr Lead Ambassador for English, Nathan Spraget 10MGr/CFr Lead Ambassador for Geography, Josie Dale 10CTh Lead Ambassador for History, Matthew Collier 10MGr/CFr Lead Ambassador for Maths, Basant Sherif 10RPh Lead Ambassador for Media Studies, Ben Gaskell 10AGi Lead Ambassador for MFL, Melissa Lemin 10MHa Lead Ambassador for Music, Amelia Jenkins 10AGi Lead Ambassador for PE, Freya Edwards 10CPa Lead Ambassador for Science, Holly North 10RPh Lead Ambassador Health and Social Care, Emily Champion 10AGi Lead Learning Support Ambassador, Emmie Bellingham-Wood 10MGr/CFr Lead Wellbeing Ambassador.
Ambassadors: Bethany Cutter 10RPh Ambassador English (reading), Kala Dunne 10MHa Ambassador for Art, Izzy Willis 10CPa Ambassador for Business Studies, Nicholas Mckeown 10AGi Ambassador for Drama, Alfie Bryan 10MHa Ambassador for English, Dakota Martin 10RFl Ambassador for English (literacy), Lienke Viljoen 10CPa Ambassador for Environment, Tay Sinclair 10KHo/FBr Ambassador for health and social care, Faye Ely 10KHo/FBr Ambassador for Learning Support, Aisling Pellowe 10RPh Ambassador for Learning Support, Andy Wood 10MHa Ambassador for Learning Support, Cheyenne Walker 10KHo/FBr Ambassador for Media Studies, Tyler Greenwood 10MHa Ambassador for Media Studies, Tom Birks 10RPh Ambassador for Music, Taylor Hughes 10RFl Ambassador for PE, Alfie Spurgeon 10AGi Ambassador for PE, Charlie Long 10CTh Ambassador for PE, Corey Bowers 10CTh Ambassador for physics, Harry Alderton 10MHa Ambassador for Wellbeing, Holly Murrell 10RFl Ambassador for Wellbeing, Holly Murrell 10RFl Ambassador for Wellbeing, Emmie Bellingham-Wood 10MGr/CFr Ambassador for Wellbeing, Sarah Evans 10RPh Ambassador for German, Josh Farrow 10AGi Ambassador for Business Studies, Charlotte Baker 10AGi KS2/KS3 Cohort Ambassador, Millie Greenaway 10CPa KS2/KS3 Cohort Ambassador.
Week commencing 7th June 2021
English C7/8— Kartal Avcu C7/8— Chris Rusu C8/9— Thomas Hastings
C8/9— Shiloh Benson C9/10— Max Cherry C9/10— Finlay Newton
French KS3— Will Dooley KS4— Nadia Twardosz
German KS3— Ethan Kindred KS4— Mustafa Torbas
C10/11— Abigail Downer
Spanish
C10/11— Kieran Wilding
KS4— Brodie Henrici-Fernandez
Maths C7/8— Keira Martin
C9/10— Finn Cobbold C9/10—Charlie Harper C10/11—Thomas Last C10/11— Ethan Skubich
Science C7/8— Aiden Smith C7/8— Zack Hamilton C8/9— Anna Marler C8/9— Owen Johnson
Music KS3— Freddie Dorling KS4— Amy Pellowe
Drama KS3— Charlotte Summers KS4— Dan White
Dance KS3— Willow Gooden KS4— Moneta Hall
Media Studies Maggie Smith
Geography KS3— Jake Street KS4— Eloise Duffy
History KS3— Sam Mead KS4— Kacie Denton
Philosophy & Religion KS3— Soha Malek KS4— Theo Snowling
Art KS3— Max Schroder KS4— Daisy Leaney
KS3 Technology Zane Sargent
KS4 Graphics Nadia Twardosz
KS4 Food Primrose Worboys
C8/9—Moneta Hall C9/10— Lily Grace C9/10— Alicia Clayton C10/11— Nathan Spraget C10/11— Holly Murrell
IDEA (Innovation, Digital, Enterprise and Animation)
Zack Hamilton
Health and Social Care Levi Halasi
KS4 Resistant Materials Joshua Moore
KS4 Textiles Matilda Plumb
Week commencing 7th June 2021
Business Studies
Computer Science
Thomas Harvey
Josh Smith
All Learners nominated will be receiving certificates shortly. In addition, every learner nominated will receive 10 House Points! Well done to everyone nominated this week!
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House Competition update
PE KS3— Felix Bird KS4—Archie Nicholson GCSE— Zak Burton
Dates for the diary Monday 14th June
C9 Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio & Meningitis ACWY (2 vaccines administered on the same visit)
Friday 2nd July
C11 Prom @ Colne Valley Golf Club
Thursday 15th July
C9 HPV second dose
Monday 19th July
Sports’ Day
Tuesday 20th July
C8 HPV (first dose) vaccination
Wednesday 21st July
Last day of term
Wednesday 1st September
Non Learner day
Thursday 2nd September
New C7 only in school
Friday 3rd September
New C7 only in school
Next week is a Week “B”
Reminder to families:
Reminder:
Could families please ensure that their child has a water bottle with them for the day. We can refill bottles if needed, but learner reception is unable to continue supplying plastic cups. Thankyou.
Please could you ensure that your child has everything they need for their day in school (ipads, lunch, water bottles etc). Visitors to the school site and reception are still restricted. We have seen an increase in the number of parents dropping off forgotten items. Thank you for your support in keeping our community safe and following the Government guidelines.
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