Issue 626 - 27th April 2018
World Book Day Page 3
Celebration of Learning Page 5
Page 5
D of E Page 4
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Headlines By James Saunders
It has been a real joy to continue to meet our learners this week. I was mesmerized by the confidence shown by a Drama class as they performed to their peers under the spotlight. The trust they demonstrated as they critiqued one another was amazing. It takes courage to open yourself up to feedback and I am pleased to see our learners are not only eager to give and receive it with their peers, they are sensitive and supportive in the process too. Engagement has also been a particular focus of mine as I have explored the school; an engaged learner is a focused learner. In an Art class this week it was great to see just how focused the whole class was on their individual pieces. Looking through their books it was clear that rapid progress was evident. Again learners were developing their work in response to quality feedback. I have now completed my introductory round of assemblies with each cohort. I hope that they now know a little bit more about me and my love of tea, cars, films and of course, video games. Often lauded as a distraction; as anti-social; as brain numbing and responsible for so many of society’s ills, a fascination with video games could be a risky indulgence to admit to. However, I believe that we can learn a lot about effective learning from video games. Some of the most satisfying and engaging teaching I have received can be seen in a video game. Allow me to indulge you for a moment. You see video games have mastered several elements essential to great teaching: engagement, challenge, choice, differentiation and feedback. Most games are based on levels; each level gets progressively harder and requires a more complex set of skills, knowledge and understanding to complete. Each level introduces some new learning that, through constant feedback, must be mastered before moving on and in each level you revisit learning and skills from the earlier levels: just like lessons. In the best games just like the best lessons the player is put into a state of flow. Flow, or what you might call ‘in the zone’ is that moment when you are fully absorbed and engaged in an activity; when time becomes abstract and passes at a faster rate; when you get lost in yourself and 100 minutes goes by in the blink of an eye. I am sure this is the utopia all teachers search for in their teaching - a class full of learners fully absorbed, engaged in a state of flow and constantly being challenged. This was demonstrated in the Drama and Art lessons I saw this week. I can also confidently say that I have been so engaged with my new role over the last two weeks I have certainly achieved flow at multiple points and left school at the end of the day wondering where the time went. So why have I singled out two particular subjects/lessons this week? I feel that celebrating our excellence, capturing it and spreading it to all corners of the school will only serve to develop our practice further and ensure that the very best we have to offer our learners is replicated throughout the school consistently. That leads me onto a key part of my approach to developing the school: knowledge mobilisation – taking the very best and ensuring we all learn from and replicate that standard. I wish you all a great weekend.
Congratulations To Connie Sarti (10HTr) who represented our school on Wednesday evening at the Jack Petchey Speak Out competition. After qualifying from the assembly round, Connie presented her speech on Superpower, but with a twist. Connie spoke about using your voice as a superpower to create change! Connie was against a strong field at Ramsey Academy and although she wasn’t placed, she certainly stood out as one of the strongest and most engaging speakers of the evening. An additional well done to Thomas Award who ended up on the judging panel and a massive thankyou to Ms Lockett for organising the competition again this year. To our three winning finalists for their World Book Day costumes. Each of them dressed up as a character from their favourite book. First place was Matthew Collier (7JLa) second place went to Marcia Swain (7DPe) and third place went to Cherokee Hodges (7DPe). Thanks To Cameron Poulter (8CRs) and Harriet Wash (8CRs) for leading a school tour this week. To the following learners who were involved in creating a video to share with their Year 6 primary teachers next week at the primary tea: Layla Al-Riyami (7RPh), Crystal Ardron (7MHa), Isabel Corbett (7CTh), Nicholas McKeown (7AGi), Riley Perks (7MHa), Marcia Swain (7DPe), Safia Tafajoul (7MHa), Megan Walby (7JLa), Andrew Wood (7MHa) To the following learners who helped with car parking and escorting delegates to our first autism course session this week: Jodi Clarke (8KGu), Nia Jeffery (7AWe), Oscar Meadows (7RPh), Nick Gray (7JLa), Zac Steel (8KGu), Robert Dance (8Apr), Shannon Grealis (10OCi), Lizzie Grinter (10MRa), James Smith (10Mra), Lily Vickers (10MWo) and Cameron Newton (10OCi).
World Book Day It was World Book Day on Monday 23rd April and, alongside it being a dress down day, learners could come to school dressed as their favourite book character to enter the school's costume competition. This competition saw some very imaginative and inspired outfits as learners went to a lot of effort to put their costume together. The winner of the competition was Matthew Collier (7JLa) who dressed as Arthur Dent from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Matthew chose two new books as his prize from the school's book sale, which continued all week during break and lunchtime. Well done to everybody who partook in World Book Day, including the catering team who gave the learners a literary experience at break and lunch; it was a fantastic day.
D of E
At the weekend, nineteen C10 Learners departed Honywood School at 8.15am to travel to Danbury for their Duke of Edinburgh bronze award, practice expedition. On Saturday, all participants, successfully navigated and walked 23 kilometers through countryside, forests and woodland to successfully arrive back to the base camp at Danbury. They then worked on their camp-craft skills to cook a range of dinners from pasta to pasta and some even cooked pasta!!! This is only their practice, therefore I expect a little more variation during the qualifying expedition in June. The daytime weather hit 26 degrees, thankfully they where well hydrated and no one suffered with sunburn. Following a peaceful night, punctuated with a couple of hailstone showers, learners awoke early to collapse and pack away their tents to enjoy a cooked breakfast in the sunshine. A further, unsupervised challenge of navigation and walking 12 kilometers was successfully achieved by all but one group. This group remained safe, but must have taken quite a shine to one particular area of woodland as they spent most the morning within a 2km square area, finally arriving safely back to the check point base and a choc ice!! A fantastic learning experience for all involved, including one member of staff, whose posh inflatable bed refused to remain inflated! It was a pleasure to spend the weekend with such positive and dedicated learners whose resilience to adversity was challenged and overcome.
C8 Peer Mentors Launch Exciting new pilot programme to be launched with C8 learners next week! In an assembly next Tuesday, C8 learners will be invited to apply to become Peer Mentors. this new pilot programme will enable C8 learners to train to be mentors from September as they enter C9. their role as mentors will be offering informal mentoring support for Cohorts 7 and 8. As a pilot scheme, it is difficult to fully predict what kind of subjects will be discussed, but they are expected to be primarily about IS, friendships and school related subjects. However Mentors will be fully trained to deal with a variety of other subjects and will know when a problem needs targeted support from a member of staff or the Family Learning Team.
Celebration of Learning
Each month, learners who have gone above and beyond in their commitment to learning in and out of school are recognised through the Celebration of Learning Awards. Nominations can be made for circumstances where learners have demonstrated commitment to learning beyond expectation, exceptional progress in the development of one or more of their My Learning Attributes, represented the school or an outside organisation in a regional or national event, or completed a challenge. Congratulations to the learners who have received a Celebration of Learning award in March. Kane Danby Freya Edwards Zac Potter Basant Sherif Charlotte Warwick Issie Brewer Corey Edwards Flo Every Emily Pyatt Hannah Read Eloise Rigby Sam Trevains Jude Battersby Zane Wright
7MHa 7DPe 7CTh 7RPh 7AGi 8DCa 8DCa 8EPe 8KAr 8KAr 8HGi 8CRs 8APr 8CRs
Alfie Dodd Abbie Stewart Caterina Taylor Ellie Taylor George Gullick Abigail Lee Emily Reeve Esme Scott Michael Ellis Bethany Houghton Amy Pye
William Whitbread Charlie York
9JWi 9TGr 9CHa 9LBr 10OCi 10KHo 10KHo 10HBr 10KHo 11CHo 11CGa
11CHo 11CFr
Honywood Bake Off
This years Bake Off competition saw an array of cakes of all sizes, shapes and colours. There was a brilliant selection of entries from scrumptious lemon drizzle cake to elaborate icing crafted book worms. Overall there was a brilliant show of cakes and after judging had taken place, the cakes were sold off to raise ÂŁ112.14. Congratulations and well done to all those that submitted cakes. The winners of the Bake Off 2018 competition were: Most Creative - Pacey Wells (8PBl) Tastiest Bake - Josie Dale (7CTh) Best demonstration of skill - Lucien Kinsman (7AGi) Best quality Bake - Layla Al-Riyami (7RPh) Highly commended - Nicholas Gray (7JLa) and Maryann Cooke (10NPo) Overall winner - Marcia Swain (7DPe)
C7 Football Report Team: Ross Bryant, Matthew Dyer, Harry Freeman, Tate Gray, Harry Jones, Thomas Keeble, Zane Kemp, Harry Lonton, Vinnie May, Leo Mills, Jamie Mctoldridge, Elliot Nash, Wilf Peters, Jake Ring (Capt) and Patrick Smith Honywood 2 Ramsey 2 This was the first game for the B team and it turned out to be a avery enjoyable and competitive game in difficult conditions. Honywood started well but it was Ramsey who had the first shot at goal which was well saved by Zane Kemp. The opening goal of the game was scored by Honywood when Tate Gray beat a defender and drove the ball into the corner of the net. Ross Bryant who was causing the Ramsey defenders problems with his pace scored the second with a well taken goal. The first half ended with Honywood maintaining their 2-0 lead. Both teams had chances to score early in the second half but it was Ramsey who scored when a cross from their winger was deflected by a defender past the Honywood keeper. Honywood had a few chances to increase their lead but it was Ramsey who equalised from a set piece. The boys had to dig deep when weather conditions deteriorated and they had to play through a thunderstorm. The game ended in a draw which was a true reflection of a well contested game. Well done boys.
Being 15 years old in the 21st Century I am a 15 years old and find being a teenager sometimes very tough! The 21st century is an exciting time with new technology and communication spinning faster and faster in our lives, but this also comes with added pressures. I would like to share some of the advantages and disadvantages I experience in my life. Firstly, school is a major part of my daily routine and the pressures of exams, especially my GCSE’s, are becoming increasingly more difficult to manage. The teachers set IS which gets harder as you go through the years and expectations are higher. This, in turn, adds to the pressure I put on myself, especially during my teenage years where I am learning a lot about the person I am becoming! Although this all seems like a never-ending cycle, I realise I am more capable and do have many days where I am confident of my abilities which will open doors of opportunity for the future. Living in the 21st Century with all the communication platforms at our fingertips makes the world a smaller place and an amazing learning tool, but it also highlights the imperfections teenagers, in particular, can judge about themselves based on the celebrities and visual representations they portray. It makes me look at myself differently and critically when faced with these idealists and stereotypes. What I need to remember is that I am perfect just the way I am and on a learning journey that will mould me to become a better person. Failures or imperfections in life are the strength and opportunities I can improve on constantly. Even though I feel like I am carrying the weight of the world on my shoulders, just sharing my feelings helps me understand that this is all perfectly normal and understandable in today’s world. From one teenager to another, I would suggest talking about this more to your friends and loved-ones because it will help you carry the load as it has helped me. Robyn Collison 10MGr – MLH and SEND Ambassador
Jack Petchey Speak Out Well done to Connie Sarti who represented the school on Wednesday 25th April at the Jack Petchey Speak Out competition. After qualifying from the assembly round, Connie presented her speech on Superpower, but with a twist. Connie spoke about using your voice as a superpower to create change! Connie was against a strong field at Ramsey Academy and although she wasn't placed, she certainly stood out as one of the strongest and most engaging speakers of the evening. An additional well done to Thomas Award who ended up on the judging panel and a massive thankyou to Ms Lockett for organising the competition again this year.
Dean Beadle Dean Beadle has toured the UK for ten years sharing his experiences of life on the autism spectrum. In recent years he has also spoken in Denmark, Belgium, Guernsey and Ireland as well as undertaking four annual seminar tours of Australia and New Zealand.
Drawing by Jasmine Godfrey
Through his humorous and insightful speeches Dean outlines his positive outlook on his diagnosis. In 2011 Dean’s speaking was brought to a wider audience, as a clip of one of his speeches was viewed across the world on Youtube. He is also an experienced journalist, having been published in local, regional, national and international publications. Between 2008 and 2011 he worked freelance for Greenwich Time Newspaper, a local newspaper in London. As part of this he did everything from fitness columns and celebrity interviews through to concert reviews and news reports. Dean is honorary president of ‘Autism Puzzles’- a parent led charity in Cardiff, Wales.
An evening with Dean Beadle
Tuesday 8th May 2018 4.30 - 6.30pm Abacus Primary School, Wickford Tel: 01268 571018
Tickets £10
To purchase tickets
contact either the school office or Lyn Godfrey via email at lyngodfrey@gmail.com or by phone on 07540786247.
Learning Supervisor
Teacher of Science September 2018
September 2018
(37 hours per week, 40 weeks per annum) £16,986 - £22,624
Annual Salary £23,763 - £32,186
We are looking for an exceptional person to join our team of staff supporting youngsters’ learning. The successful applicant will supervise classes and support learners in completing learning tasks during periods of teachers’ absence. Initially the contract will run until the end of August 2019 and would ideally suit a candidate looking to start teacher training in September 2019. An option to convert to a permanent contract will be discussed with the successful candidate.
We require an exceptional teacher to join our Science team; this opportunity would ideally suit a Newly Qualified Teacher.
We offer:
A challenging learning environment where you will be asked to expand your thinking about the education we offer our young people.
An approach based on shared responsibility and teamwork, which values every member of our school community.
Excellent in-house induction and training for all our new employees.
Outstanding people skills, flexibility and initiative.
The mental agility to push your own learning and thinking in a fast moving dynamic setting.
A high achieving Academy producing excellent outcomes and well-rounded youngsters. A challenging learning environment where you will be asked to expand your thinking about the education we offer our young people. Excellent induction and outstanding on-going staff development which will prepare the post holder for progression in their teaching career. A well-resourced Subject Team with the support of experienced, successful specialists.
You will need:
A high achieving Academy producing excellent outcomes and well-rounded youngsters.
You will need:
We offer:
Minimum Grade C GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths – this post would ideally suit a graduate looking to gain experience in preparation for teacher training.
A willingness to learn every day as you consistently strive to increase your impact on our youngsters’ learning.
The ability to teach Biology, Chemistry and Physics to GCSE level and one of these to ‘A’ Level standard. The mental agility to push your own learning and thinking whilst leading the learning and thinking of our youngsters. A willingness to participate fully in extra-curricular events including residential experiences. A willingness to learn every day as you consistently strive to increase your impact on our youngsters’ learning.
Honywood School is committed to safeguarding children and safer recruitment processes are always robustly followed. The successful candidate’s appointment will be subject to safer recruitment checks and satisfactory completion of an enhanced DBS check.
Honywood School is committed to safeguarding children and safer recruitment processes are always robustly followed. The successful candidate’s appointment will be subject to safer recruitment checks and satisfactory completion of an enhanced DBS check.
For an information pack, or to organise a pre-application visit, contact Mrs S. Pattison (recruitment@honywoodschool.com), Honywood Community Science School, Westfield Drive Coggeshall, Essex, CO6 1PZ (Telephone: 01376 564708).
For an information pack, or to organise a pre-application visit, contact Mrs S. Pattison (recruitment@honywoodschool.com), Honywood Community Science School, Westfield Drive Coggeshall, Essex, CO6 1PZ (Telephone: 01376 564706).
Closing date for applications is Friday 11th May Interviews will be held on Tuesday 22nd May
Closing date for applications is Friday 11th May Interviews will be held on Thursday 24th May
Teacher of Computing Science and Maths (with Subject Leader responsibility) September 2018 or earlier
Lead Teacher of Maths
Annual Salary £38,214 - £42,174
September 2018
Honywood Scale pt 24 – 32 (£27,649 - £39,172) (a 5 point range to be confirmed)
We require an exceptional teacher to join our Computing Science and Maths teams.
We require an exceptional teacher to join our Maths team; this opportunity would ideally suit someone looking to develop their leadership experience and skills.
We offer:
A high achieving Academy producing excellent outcomes and well-rounded youngsters. A challenging learning environment where you will be asked to expand your thinking about the education we offer our young people. Excellent induction and outstanding on-going staff development which will prepare the post holder for progression in their teaching career. Well-resourced Subject Teams with the support of experienced, successful specialists.
A high achieving Academy producing excellent outcomes and well-rounded youngsters.
A challenging learning environment where you will be asked to expand your thinking about the education we offer our young people.
Excellent induction and outstanding on-going staff development which will prepare the post holder for progression in their teaching career.
A well-resourced Subject Team with the support of experienced, successful specialists.
You will need:
You will need:
We offer:
The ability to teach Computing Science and Maths to at least GCSE level. ‘A’ Level experience an advantage. The mental agility to push your own learning and thinking whilst leading the learning and thinking of our youngsters. A willingness to participate fully in extra-curricular events including residential experiences. A willingness to learn every day as you consistently strive to increase your impact on our youngsters’ learning.
Honywood School is committed to safeguarding children and safer recruitment processes are always robustly followed. The successful candidate’s appointment will be subject to safer recruitment checks and satisfactory completion of an enhanced DBS check. For an information pack, or to organise a pre-application visit, contact Mrs S. Pattison (recruitment@honywoodschool.com), Honywood Community Science School, Westfield Drive Coggeshall, Essex, CO6 1PZ (telephone: 01376 564708). Closing date for applications is Friday 11th May Interviews will be held on Wednesday 23rd May
The ability to teach Maths to GCSE level and preferably to ‘A’ Level.
The mental agility to push your own learning and thinking whilst leading the learning and thinking of our youngsters.
A willingness to participate fully in extra-curricular events including residential experiences.
A willingness to learn every day as you consistently strive to increase your impact on our youngsters’ learning.
Honywood School is committed to safeguarding children and safer recruitment processes are always robustly followed. The successful candidate’s appointment will be subject to safer recruitment checks and satisfactory completion of an enhanced DBS check. For an information pack, or to organise a pre-application visit, contact Mrs S. Pattison (recruitment@honywoodschool.com), Honywood Community Science School, Westfield Drive Coggeshall, Essex, CO6 1PZ (telephone: 01376 564708). Closing date for applications is Friday 11th May 2018 Interviews will be held on 21st May 2018
My Learning Choices Enterprise & Solutions MLCs this week are available to C7 learners that would like to develop their understanding of what the key differences are between Sole Traders, partnerships and Franchises. Sessions will also be available for C8s that would like help developing their CVs and personal statements, ready for the week 37 activity applications and beyond. Business Studies MLCs this week will be focused on the ‘Motivation and Retention’, as they continue to work through the 3rd unit of the course – ‘Human Resources’. Sessions will also be available for c10s who would like to go over any aspects of the course in preparation for their mock exam. MFL Cohort 11, if you take German or Spanish at GCSE then now is the time to book an MLC with an MFL teacher and practise for your upcoming speaking exam. Remember that the exam is worth 25% of your overall grade, so the more practice you do the better! Maths - Are you curious about a specific Maths topic that you would like to learn more about? - Do you want to improve your problem solving skills and become a more capable Mathematician? - Or, do you want to boost your confidence in Maths? Please book your Maths MLC for extra support with your learning. We will be offering workshops on specific topics, as well as general maths sessions where you can bring any learning you need support with. Book for yourself, or bring a friend, or if a small group of you need help with the same topic, book a session together.” English Following the feedback from your recent assessments, please carefully digest the learning points you have been given. What are the areas you need to improve on? How do you intend to do this? Book an MLC with a member of the English team if you would like some further support and guidance.
Important Dates 4th - May St Omer 7th May - Bank Holiday 11th May - C11 Leavers Day 13th May - French Exchange Honywood go to France 14th May - GCSE Exams Commence 28th May - 1st June Half Term 12th June - Intake Day 1 14th June - Intake Day 2 14th June - Intake Evening 7pm
Careers Opportunity Battelle Open Evening
Battelle UK Ltd, 29 Springfield Lyons Approach, Chelmsford CM2 5EY (Battelle is a global research and development organization committed to science and technology for the greater good)
Target Year Group(s): Years 9+ Participant Numbers: Limited spaces - please confirm interest via email Date: May 16th 2018 from 5.30pm to 7.00pm Every day, the people of Battelle apply science and technology to solving what matters most. At major technology centres and national laboratories around the world, Battelle conducts research and development, designs and manufactures products, and delivers critical services for government and commercial customers. For science enthusiastic young people, Battelle will be opening its doors of its Chelmsford labs allowing students and parents to get better insight of science in the work place. Students will get to talk to staff, a tour of the lab and some hands-on experience at 6 works stations. The labs open from 5.30pm and last entry will be 7.00pm Tours will consist of 6-8 people per group
Please reserve a place by contacting d.grafham@battelleuk.com This is an offer not to miss; being one of a few science firms in the county Battelle offer many opportunities so ensure learners who are interested in science based careers attend!
Well Done to our Cohort 8 Duty Receptionists David Brown Kaiden Crosby Daisy Donnelly Max Thomson Kayleigh Benson
Family Learning Team
email FLT@honywoodschool.com If your youngster is absent please email attendance@honywoodschool.com