Woking High School, Morton Road, Horsell, Woking, Surrey, GU21 4TJ SUMMER 2017 Tel: 01483 888447 Fax: 01483 888448 Email: [email protected] Web: www.wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

NEWSLETTER Headteacher: Jane Abbott

Headteacher’s Letter

I AM DELIGHTED to have the June. The students received their National Nicola Gilbert, Lauren Finney and opportunity to reflect on another successful Records of Achievement, subject prizes Amy Rashbrook for their outstanding term in our summer 2017 newsletter. for attainment and progress and special commitment. They have been perfect role awards. Amongst these were the Police models for their year group and have Our Year 11 students have approached Shield which went to James Barber, the exemplified everything that we are proud their GCSE studies, revision and Liz Kyriacou award to Habib Ramzan and of about Woking High School students. On immersion with commitment, resilience the Governors’ Prize to Matthew Tweed. behalf of everyone at Woking High School and great maturity and thoroughly deserve Special thanks were given to our guest we wish all our Year 11 leavers good luck, excellent exam results in the summer. speaker Brigadier PWC Kimber OBE of health, happiness and success in the years This year they will receive a mixture of 11th Brigade whose speech dwelt on the ahead. graded qualifications, 9-1 in Maths and importance of integrity, leadership and English, A*-G in all other subjects. All On the evening following, the Year 11s followership, moral courage, planning examination results will be available had exchanged their school uniforms for and decision making. It was a pleasure to for collection in the main school hall on elegant gowns and sauve suits and, as welcome him to the school and in doing Thursday 24th August from 10-11 a.m., is the custom, arrived in splendour for so, further strengthen our relationship with this will also include Statistics GCSE their Leavers Ball. Noteworthy modes of 11th Brigade. results and other non Year 11 exams which transport were a bright red Ferrari, a VW will be available for Year 10s to collect. I wish also to thank the outgoing Headgirl/ camper Van, a 1920s omnibus, vintage boy team of Jake Webb, James Barber, fire engines and a horsedrawn pumpkin The class of 2017 were recognized for Paarth Agarwal, Josua Jansen, Chris carriage – a wonderful evening was their many achievements and successes at Pearce, Dalya Abdali, Stella Eyers, enjoyed by all. the annual NRA awards ceremony on 27th

Woking High School is an exempt charity and company limited by guarantee. Registered in England with Company Number 8586085 and has a registered office as above. puppies to the school. This is part of our ongoing support of Guide Dogs for the Blind charity and I am delighted to say that we have raised enough money to sponsor a second puppy – Boris. We received news that once again we had been recognized by SSAT (Schools, Students and Teachers) for both the progress – top 10% nationally, and academic attainment – top 20% nationally, of our 2016 cohort. We are exceptionally pleased with these awards, especially as this is the second year in a row that the school has been acknowledged. During May KS3 students welcomed three eminent authors to the school – Bali Rai, Alan Gibbons and Ali Sparkes, events kindly sponsored by the Friends of Woking High School. All three entertained with their presentations and encouraged reading for pleasure and held workshops to hone the creative writing skills of our students. With hardly time to draw breath we meet with staff and students and listen to Years 8 and 9 gained success locally welcomed small cohorts of Year 6 students presentations about Woking High School. and competed regionally in the Mock to the school on Thursday 29th and Friday The new Headgirl/boy team of Sam Webb, Magistrates competition. Final Duke of 30th June and the whole new year group Seb Ellis, George Edwards, Yuta Osawa, Edinburgh expeditions took place for Year on 4th and 5th July, as part of our wide Freddie Wooster, Hannah Crook, Caitlin 9 students (Year 10 completed in July) ranging transitions programme. These Davidson, Kudzai Matemba, Hollie Continuing the literacy theme, we had events help us to get to know our newest Tibbotts, Anna Rhodes Aleena Sahi, news of individual student success in a students so that we can build seamlessly on Emmie Savory, Rachel Abraham (see national poetry recital (Ben Shepherd Year their learning and achievements from their front cover) have adapted remarkably well 11). The month of May also saw a cross time in primary school. Welcome meetings and quickly to their new positions. We section of our students participate in visits also provide us with the opportunity to congratulate them and are already enjoying to local sites of cultural significance. We articulate the very highest standards we working with them as they lead the student have been delighted to work on the Peace expect of all Woking High School students body of Woking High School. Garden project with representatives from in their academic work, their conduct, Woking Borough Council, 11th Brigade, their uniform and the courtesy, respect and As we approach the end of term, it is Shah Jehan Mosque and Royal Holloway friendship they extend to every member of customary to look back and share with you University. the Woking High School community. On some of the many highlights of the summer 11 July we were also able to meet with, and term. In the very hot temperatures of June, our share our values and expectations, with all students gained success in Surrey athletics In April students in both Years 8 and 10 parents new to the school. We are looking competitions, participated in a visit to had chance to experience life at University forward to working with, what will be, our St Edmund Hall Oxford and stood as with visits to Surrey University and Trinity class of 2021 and their families over the candidates in our own Woking High School College Cambridge respectively. Year 9s coming five years. election. Additionally, a number of our Year enjoyed a cultural visit to Madrid over the 9 students were filmed and interviewed Forward planning is a vital part of any Eater break and a cross section of students by UCL Centre for Holocaust Education schools’ calendar and whilst we were from all years welcomed 8 guide dog welcoming our newest cohort we also took time to meet with parents and prospective students from current Year 5. Over 500 visitors from our local junior schools have taken the chance to visit Woking High School on open mornings in March, May, June and July. Amongst key topics of conversation have been the admissions criteria, the excellent behaviour and attitude of our students, the professionalism of our staff and the welcome received from all associated with the school. Our Open evening on Tuesday 3rd October and open mornings on 5, 10 and 12 October, will provide further opportunities to tour the school,

2 goodbye to those staff who are leaving to further their careers – especially Mr Simon Sharples one of our Deputy Headteachers. Please see the interview with Mr Sharples and his reflections on the school over the past 20 years in this newsletter. The summer break provides the opportunity for refurbishment projects to be completed in time for the start of the new academic year. This holiday the flat roofs on all teaching blocks will be replaced, the tennis courts will be resurfaced and additional parking bays will be created which will ease the congestion on and around the school site. The Autumn term begins with two staff training days on Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th September and school starts for students on Wednesday 6th September with in recognition of the school gaining the ceremony at the House of Lords. We a staggered return; Years 7 and 10 at 8.55 Holocaust Beacon Schools Quality Mark. are now looking forward to the pre tour a.m. and Years 8, 9 and 11 at 10 a.m. The resulting film will be used on their Summer Concert, Sports Day, Young My thanks, as always, go to the wonderful website to share excellent practice in this Achievers ceremony, the annual Science students and staff at Woking High School, area of education. lecture, the Windband tour to Salzburg, our hardworking governors and you, our the final Day 11 of the year and the second As I write, July has already seen Year 10s supportive and generous parents. I wish of our Battlefield tours and all before we attending our ‘Preparing for the Future everyone associated with Woking High end the term at 12:15 on Friday 21st July! Day’ and visiting Woking College, 73 School a relaxing summer holiday and we Year 10s completed their final Duke of We send our best wishes to those look forward to continuing our successes Edinburgh expedition, Daniel Copper colleagues who are retiring. This year and achievements in the coming academic (Year 11) gained an Arkwright Scholarship Mrs Irene Dickens–VI TA and Mrs Karen year. and Evan Brewin (Year 8) attended Pace and thank them for all they have Jane Abbott, Headteacher the national Thank You Letter Awards done in service to the school. We also say Mr Sharples - 20 YEAR CELEBRATORY INTERVIEW

How has your time been at Woking High School? “It’s been absolutely amazing, great memories, some fantastic challenges, some tough times, but overall I know that I will always look back and feel very happy about my time here.”

What do you value most at this school? “What I value most is the people. I’ve met some great people, they have been very friendly: teachers, parents and the students. The amount of times I have had a problem with a student I could literally count on one hand. The community I think are brilliant, Woking is just a fantastic place, there’s so much energy.

3 MR SHARPLES - 20 YEAR CELEBRATORY INTERVIEW CONTINUED

What is your best memory at Woking courteous, people often hold open doors doing well in RE but also reflecting High School? for you, people apologise if they bump on some of the moral or ethical issues into you and people take care of the school that are raised in that subject. I think “That’s really hard because I’ve got so grounds. There is a positive relationship whenever anyone in school leaves an many good memories, I’ve been here so throughout the school, teachers working imprint it’s like walking through the sand long, there’s so many things to choose with students, students working with other and I hope that my footprints are ones from, but I think it’s probably got to be groups of students, all the opportunities that people remember positively.” the Battlefields visit we are going on - I the students have has created this very was there for the first and this will be the distinctive Woking High School student. What will you take from this school to last I’m involved with, 24 in total!” There’s an ethos and a culture here, and your next school and a future role as whatever direction the school takes it can’t headteacher? Do you think the school has changed lose that, because ultimately I think that is since you have started? “So so much! I’ve seen what outstanding what is at the core of the school’s success. safeguarding looks like; the curriculum “I think it has transformed! In 1997 the It’s created a culture in which people want is outstanding here, really strong with school was so different, it was quite a to come into school, want to be here, want the range of subjects on offer; the range rough place, there were low aspirations to be part of Woking High School. of enrichment opportunities on offer; and very few went on to college and So I think what I’d really like to be the dedication; the personalised touch. university. However, there were some retained would be obviously continue It’s actually a great danger thinking that strong leaders, Mrs Turner and Mrs with the academic progress and the focus you can go to a new school and pick up Kyriacou, they were looking to turn the on producing decent human beings that what you’ve done at the old school and school around and they really did, from will be a great credit to society, well- put it in the new school because you’re at the years 1997 to 2006. Then of course rounded individuals, who have loads risk of alienating people and things not Mrs Abbott came and transformed of opportunities and lots of different fitting. it even further, we are now so high experiences and then go into the adult above national standards in all different What I will also take is that I’ve met world and be confident and proud of what aspects, it has transformed beyond some brilliant leaders, I’d say some of they’d done. recognition without losing its spirit.” the best in this country, probably best internationally with different sorts of Since you have worked at Woking High, Is there something when you come skill sets. I’ve learnt things from about what do you believe you have achieved? back that you would like to see that’s how to manage others, and that’s the different in the school? There are some little things I’ve set up key thing that when you’re in charge, over the years which I am proud of, that whether that be head teacher or deputy- “There’s lots I hope that will be retained, have become part of the culture of the head, how do you manage people? I’m there’s lots I hope that is not changed school. For example the Young Carers really fortunate that I’ve been able to actually. In an ideal world students organisation, I put that idea together after learn from the very best.” would continue to be making outstanding I saw another school set one up. Lots of progress, gain high achievement and student voice initiatives Peer Mentoring, Where do you see yourself in the go onto their next stage of education. previously called Learning Consultants future? There will be no areas where there is a and now called Learning Partners, all those dip in performance in terms of student’s “Headteacher. Absolutely I’m going things are important. progress, and all groups of students will to lead a school, someone would have do as well whatever their background. I’d like to feel that I’ve helped teachers to kill me to stop me, and I will do it. I suppose what would I like to see is along the way, for example when I’ve People might be surprised that I’m not the school to have continued on its watched their lessons I’ve given them doing it quite yet but I’ve got three journey, there’s no sort of radical shift feedback and really try to get them to children under five, so when they’re a or something highly different the school understand, so I’ve really hoped they’ve little bit older in two or three years’ time needs to do, it just needs to carry on in found that feedback useful. I hope that that’s when I’m going to and I will do it. the direction in which its going, and that I’ve helped them to reflect and helped them That will be a school that will have a lot will get it to where it needs to be.” to become better teachers. of similarities to this school, but won’t be identical because no two schools are I’d like to think that in some way I’ve So what is the stand out thing that you the identical, but I will take some of the helped students enjoy their experience would like to be retained? great things I have seen here, that great here and help them want to come to ethos, and I will try to use that in the “When you walk into Woking High school, perhaps given them something school that I shape so yes were talking School intuitively you feel the kind of they enjoyed like a visit or an activity or 2020, that will be my year.” environment that you’re in, there’s an air a lesson. I don’t teach so much these days of purpose. It’s also one where you know but I hope that people have learnt a lot that people are valued, where they are from my lessons, not just academically

4 Shared Local Culture Poetry Competition

YEAR 9 began their Summer Term in English with a poetry competition inspired by the story of the Indian soldiers who fought for Britain in World War 1. The students were encouraged to write poems imagining the experiences of these soldiers, fighting on foreign soil far from home on the Western Front. The poems also reflected the Muslim Burial Ground in Woking where nineteen men were laid to rest with a further eight added in World War 2. Once all of the poems had been collected, members of the English TWENTY STUDENTS PARTICIPATED in Madigan from Royal Holloway University. department were joined by Dr Zafar a visit to local sites of cultural significance. The Professor and Dr Madigan have been Iqbal and Tara Stevenson from Woking As a school, we have been exploring the working with the school since November, Borough Council to judge the entries. role of Indian soldiers in the first world war developing resources and ideas that could Our overall winner was Charlie Tolley and how their participation in that conflict enable students to better understand their for his poem ‘Forgotten Faces’; Ethan has affected the community of Woking. local heritage and culture. Maher was second with ‘Marhup Shah’ In advance of the activity, students have and Isabelle Metcalfe came third with After leaving the Mosque, the group went participated in assemblies, workshops, after ‘Final Flight’. to the recently restored Peace Garden school lectures and various competitions on Horsell Common. Here, they were Z Barfield, Teacher of English and activities across the curriculum. The supported by Lt Col Graeme Macpherson students selected to attend were those who from 11 Brigade who has been working demonstrated particular enthusiasm or with the school to develop our character were initially buried on Horsell Common interest in the topic. education programme. Professor Ansari were reinterred at Brookwood in 1969 and The day started at Woking Shah Jehan explained the history of the Peace Garden their headstones provided an appropriate Mosque as Dr Zafar Iqbal and Imam Hafiz and students devised poems and created location for the tour to end. Hashmi welcomed students and explained sketches of the site. The day finished at We are grateful to all our partners from the history of the site and its importance Brookwood Cemetery, where the group Woking Borough Council, Shah Jehan within the community of Woking. There were given a fantastic tour of the military Mosque, Royal Holloway University and has always been an excellent relationship section of the cemetery. Before joining 11 Brigade for making this opportunity between Woking High School and Woking Royal Holloway, Dr Madigan was the possible. The whole event was filmed by Mosque and this was emphasised during official historian of the Commonwealth Forces TV and will be broadcast on that Imam Hashmi’s introduction. Dr Iqbal led War Graves Commission and has a wealth channel and is available to download on the restoration of the Peace Garden site and of knowledge regarding the various their website. we were delighted that he could join us the nationalities (Canadian, Polish, Czech, start of the tour. We were also joined by Italian, French) represented amongst the S Sharples, Deputy Headteacher Professor Humayun Ansari and Dr Edward war dead. The 27 Muslim soldiers who

5 Farewell Year 11 Welcome

THIS YEAR we welcomed Brigadier Year 7 Kimber OBE to present the National Records of Achievement (NRA) to our students. We were immensely proud of THE YEAR 6s have already made a the standards this year seeing all of our fantastic impression on Woking High young people perfectly turned out to mark School and did exceptionally well this special day. There were attainment during the course of their Induction and progress awards for all subject Days, finding their way around the areas, and students received certificates school to their different classes. They and gift vouchers. We also recognised participated in a variety of taster achievements in many other areas such lessons, making new friends and as Vocational Education which went to enjoying the delicious food available in Clayton Mawson, Public Speaking Award the restaurant. won by Jake Webb, Music Awards to During the Induction Day the Year 6s Christopher Pearce and Max Pemberton, had the opportunity to write a dragon PE Awards to Peter Arnold and Joseph story, solve Maths puzzles, learn Jakubait, Technology to Habaib Ramzan about different types of food groups, and The Governors’ Award for Excellence experiment with chemicals and all had was presented to Matthew Tweed. their finger scanned ready to use in the We said thanks to our fabulous senior team restaurant. The day was a great success of students who have done a sterling job with a number of students asking if this year representing their peers and the they could start secondary school school in so many areas. Jake Webb and immediately! Dalya Abdali, our Head Boy and Girl and Once Year 6s are officially Year 7s in the assistant team Christopher Pearce, September, students will be introduced Paarth Agarwal, James Barber, Josua to secondary life, getting a `head start` Jansen, Lauren Finney, Nicola Gilbert, in the restaurant at break and lunch. Amy Rashbrook and Stella Eyers …. thank The Year 7 tutors have been specifically you all, you have been amazing. chosen to work with our new students. Our senior team chose recipients for their Many have been Year 7 tutors for a own awards this year and they were given number of years, so they are experts at to: we had a super disco of a bespoke playlist dealing with the primary to secondary selected in advance by the students, a transition. Nazia Hossain – Most humble student chocolate fountain, popcorn machine, I very much look forward to seeing the, sweet tables, our regular big hit the Habib Ramzan – Most diligent student now familiar, faces of our new Year 7s ‘Poshphotobooth’ and a welcome round of in September and wish all students and Emily Robinson - Students’ student pizzas were served to finish the night. their families a happy holiday. Amy Rashbrook – Most selfless student There were prizes for best arrival, best H Doe, Head of Year 7 Paarth Agarwal – Spirit of Woking High dancers, best couple, most outrageous, School best dressed and Quas Hussain and Nia Robinson were crowned as our Prom King Special thanks should go to Amy and Queen. We ended with special thanks Rashbrook who has freely given her time to Mrs Abbott, the supportive senior team to compile the memory book this year and who have worked very closely with Year 11 has worked so hard … we cannot thank her this year and again another special thank enough for doing such a fabulous job. you to Mrs Walter who has been amazing Our Class of 2017 then went on to this year enjoy their special night … Prom 2017 We are very proud of all of our students at Chobham Golf Club. We saw some and their achievements. It is with sadness wonderful arrivals in sleek cars, camper that we say goodbye to the class of 2017 – vans, a pumpkin ‘Cinderella’ coach – you will be missed. which won best arrival, and all of our students looked spectacular. We had S Afzal – Head of Year 11 and L Coulson, a theme of Alice’s Adventures and the Year 11 Pastoral Support students thoroughly enjoyed the evening,

6 English - AUTHOR VISITS

Ali Sparkes Bali Rai Alan Gibbons

OVER THE FIRST FEW WEEKS of also able to participate in creative writing the Summer term, we were delighted to workshops and obtain advice from the welcome the popular authors: Bali Rai, experts on how to develop their writing YEAR 10 Alan Gibbons and Ali Sparkes, to work skills. Our thanks to the Friends of Woking with our KS3 students. Each author spoke High School for their help in funding these to students about their love of reading and visits. English how this had inspired them to develop their passion into writing. Some students were M Walter, Assistant Headteacher Seminars

OUR SERIES OF SEMINARS has AS LEVEL IN Communication recently concluded for the year. We have had a range of fascinating and Culture presentations on subjects including ‘The Edwardian Era -- the Lost Golden Age’ (Mr Bacon) and FOLLOWING A VERY SUCCESSFUL recontextualization of Hamlet. The ‘Hamlet and the Oedipus Complex’ YEAR studying the AS in students had a great time and were (Miss Paton). A full programme of Communication and Culture, the Year able to draw upon the experience in the seminars is now in development for 11s have departed and the Year 10s have exam. They showed great commitment next year, which aims at continuing begun the course with an investigation throughout the year, especially to their to expand students’ experience of into the varying methods in which we independent study and revision and we super-curricular topics and skills, communicate and the presentation of are looking forward to some excellent in preparation for the increased personal identity. Study highlights for results. demands of A-level courses and the Year 11s included visiting the theatre K Paton, Teacher of English beyond. to see “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” and examining Stoppard’s B Harvey, Teacher of English Poetry by Heart

THIS YEAR, the English Department only impressed all of his teachers and Learning poetry this way is an excellent entered the National ‘Poetry by Heart’ peers, but also made him in runner up in skill to develop; it helps the students to competition run by the British Library. the County. The feedback from the board gain a deep and personal understanding The aim of which is to encourage young was very complimentary and praised of meaning as well as giving them an people in Years 10 and 11 to learn two his understanding and interpretation of appreciation of the language and structure poems and then recite them by heart in both poems. As a result of our success, used by the poet. It was such a successful front of an audience. As some of the we are already coaching the Year 10s for day, that we already have plans to poems are featured in the GCSE English Poetry by Heart 2018. On 27h April, all encourage our younger students to learn Literature exam, it seemed a good way Year 9s spent two sessions on a Day 11 some of Shakespeare’s sonnets in the future to encourage our students to revise. Ben transforming into images and learning by and will see an Arete poetry competition Shepherd in Year 11 did just that: his heart Sylvia Plath’s poem ‘Morning Song’, next year. recital of ‘Dusting the Phone’ by Jackie which is also on the GCSE syllabus. S Savory, Teacher of English Kay and ‘Ozymandias’ by Shelley, not

7 Maths - UKMT JUNIOR MATHS CHALLENGE

THE UKMT JUNIOR MATHS Ella James, Toby Webb, Michael Seabrook, CHALLENGE is aimed at students in Patrik Cockin, Abigail Ebbatson, Mana Years 7 and 8 across the UK. The challenge Komatsu, Charlotte Joos, Thomas Wells, involves answering twenty five multiple Andrea Moya, Kaiwan Bharucha and choice questions in one hour and is sat Anika Rabi. in school under normal exam conditions. Over 250,000 students sat the challenge Year 7: Tomas Heggberg, Holly Togher, this year with roughly 6% achieving a gold Benedek Seres, William Tuckley Byrne, certificate, the next 13% silver and the next Jack Moseley, Ha-Eun Kim, Jack Vaughan, 21% bronze. Ellen Yates, Erin Fitzgibbon, Nona Lawrence, Florence Freeland, Reeha Kotni, Around 6500 of the highest scorers Ashwin Venkatesh, Louie Martin, Aaron are invited to take part in the Junior Lynch, William Pearce and Elliot Mayho. Mathematical Olympiad or Kangaroo papers. The Kangaroo is a one hour paper Well done to all the students who took part with 25 multiple choice questions. and we wish Max and Imogen well in the Kangaroo. Congratulations to Max Porter (Year 7) and Imogen Munk (Year 7) who qualified for Fancy yourself as a mathematician? Then the Kangaroo. The Kangaroo took place have a go at the questions below, taken on the 13 June but we are still awaiting the from the 2017 UKMT Junior Maths results. Challenge: YEAR 10 Maths In William Shakespeare’s play As You Like GOLD CERTIFICATES It, Rosalind speaks to Orlando about “He Inspiration Day were awarded to the following: that will divide a minute into a thousand Year 8: Christopher Baker (best in Year 8), parts”. Which of the following is equal to Lois Miller and Samuel Fiveash. the number of seconds in one thousandth ON WEDNESDAY 14 JUNE, Mr of one minute? Eaden took a group of Year 10 Year 7: Max Porter (best in school and students; Eeric Cockrin, Thomas Ivory- A 0.24 B 0.6 C 0.024 best in Year 7), Imogen Munk, Liam Bray, Stephen Moore and Lucy Taylor, Bolton, Euan Heathfield, Edward Szarvas D 0.06 E 0.006 to Guildford County School to take and Matthew Rayner. In New Threeland there are three types of part in a Maths Inspiration Day. This allowed them to solve mathematical SILVER CERTIFICATES coin: the 2p; the 5p; and one other. The problems in real life contexts and gain were awarded to the following: smallest number of coins needed to make 13p is three. The smallest number of coins a better understanding of how the Year 8: Sarah Haynes, Lola Metcalfe, needed to make 19p is three. What is the subject would be applied if they were Kieron Lansdell, Fraser Milligan, Fintan value of the third type of coin? to study it at post-16 level. All students Lonergan, Maria Sargeant, Mariya conducted themselves superbly and A 4p B 6p C 7p Mahmood, Roisin Fellowes, Lilia Wada, represented the school with great Alexander Rowe, Theodor Hedborg, Rosie D 9p E 12p credit. Neale, Matthew King, Stephanie Maties P Heller, Director of Maths and Robin Nunwa. Answer on the back page of this newsletter

Year 7: Joshua Ford, Alex Heeney, Libby Redman, Oliver Griffiths, Hiba Shahin, Samuel Wavish, Matilda Mason, Jacob Parents Workshop Kelly, Emily Armfield, Holly Robinson and Kai Westaway.

BRONZE CERTIFICATES IN JUNE, more than 30 parents of Year GCSE and the approaches teachers use. were awarded to the following: 9 students went “back to the classroom” The event proved very successful and the for a Maths and English workshop led feedback received from attendees will be Year 8: Lola Johnston, Elizaveta by Mr Eaden and Miss Paton, the first invaluable in planning future events. Izmailova, Sam Cox, Jonny Boylett, Toby of its kind at Woking High School. The Fortescue, Georgia Grant, Hugo Osawa, sessions gave parents an insight into M Eaden, Lead Practitioner Maths Stanley Homewood-Muris, Tung Nguyen, the new material that will be taught at

8 9 Science - SCIENCE VISIT Science

YEAR 10 STUDENTS spent a day at used throughout the forces module of their Lecture Thorpe Park in June. They attended an studies which makes up approximately a educational session on the science of sixth of the course. During the day it was rollercoasters where they learnt how the noticed that the students were very keen THE WOKING HIGH SCHOOL science they study in the classroom is to collect data as each different model SCIENCE DEPARTMENT are proud applied to the design and construction of of mobile phone would enable access to to continue their annual science lecture theme park rides. After the educational different sensors and everyone collected with a talk this year entitled “The Small session the students spent the day along slightly different data. The visit was Satellite Revolution” which was delivered with their science teachers on the various very successful and we are sure Year 10 by Professor Craig Underwood from the rollercoasters, on each ride the students next year will benefit from this outing. Surrey Space Centre. The lecture covered used their phones to collect data on Feedback from the students has indicated space and engineering and focused on the changes in forces, velocities and that being able to relate what they learn the new age of modern micro and nano- accelerations they were experiencing. in class to real life situations can make all satellites developed and built here in The photos of the rides along with the the difference between understanding a Surrey. As ever the lecture was open to student’s experiences have been used in topic and simply trying to memorise facts, everyone and all enjoyed what was a very science lessons to help the students relate this visit has given our students not only engaging 1 1/2 hours of science. to the content of their new GCSE physics data they can use in lessons but also the course. The data the students collected is experience of physics in action. C Ashton, Teacher of Science Computing - VISIT TO MICROSOFT HEADQUARTERS

ON 14 MARCH seventy Year 9 and world for females. Around 160 girls aged amazing things, too,” 10 students took part in a visit to the 12 and 13 from nineteen schools across In addition, the students heard from Microsoft headquarters in Reading. We England took part in the ninth annual Microsoft cloud solution architect Claudia were able to have a tour of their state of DigiGirlz event again at Microsoft’s UK Lopez, live campaign producer Christina the art offices including the staff X Box headquarters in Reading Parker – who explained how she started room! We took part a Microbit activity, The day started with a presentation her career at video game company Rare as well as hearing from current Microsoft from Cindy Rose, the chief executive of Studios – and former apprentices Abbie staff about routes into careers with Microsoft UK. She told the audience that Sweeney and Sophie Ware. The girls were Microsoft including their Internship and when it comes to digital innovation and also challenged to come up an idea for an Apprenticeship programmes. creativity, “anyone can do it! Every day, app, and film their plan using phones and A month later, eight girls from Year girls are using technology just as much Surface Pro 4s. 8 took part in ‘Digigirlz’ - a day of as boys, and we have seen today that they Computing and Careers in the digital are just as interested in using it to create A Afana, Head of Computing

8 9 MFL - FRENCH EXCHANGE

SOME OF OUR YEAR 9 AND 10 our arrival on Tuesday with drinks and English as well as double lessons of STUDENTS studying French took part pâtisserie after our long journey taking French and 3 hours of PE, completing in the return leg of the French exchange the train, the Tube and the Eurostar. On orienteering activities in a local park! from Tuesday 9 May to Monday 15 May. the Wednesday, students took part in In the afternoon, they completed a town French students visited our school in morning lessons from 8am until 1pm. trail in the neighbourhood of the school March and it was our turn to visit them They enjoyed studying a great variety of which includes the very famous Sacré- in Paris. We were warmly welcomed on subjects from Greek, Physics, Chemistry, Coeur Basilica. On the Thursday, students saw and visited some on Paris’s famous monuments including the Eiffel Tower and enjoyed a cruise on the river Seine with spectacular views of Le Louvre, the Grand Palais and Notre Dame. Friday offered some cultural input for our students with a visit to Le Louvre museum in the morning and to the Science museum in the afternoon. It was then time for our students to spend the weekend with their exchange students and they were delighted to be invited to Disneyland, a karate competition, a visit to a haunted house and other exciting activities. Monday saw our party leaving the beautiful 9th arrondissement of the French capital as it was time to say goodbye to our exchange hosts, but our students have promised each other to write and keep in touch. We were very impressed with how well our students represented the school and their country with impeccable behaviour, embracing the difference in culture and always trying their best to communicate in French.

P Bolis, Head of MFL

MFL Spelling Bee

A GROUP OF SIX YEAR 7 they had learnt. Max Porter, Nona “mardi”, ironical as the competition STUDENTS travelled to St Helen and Lawrence and Erin Fitzgibbon competed happened on a Tuesday! All in all St Katharine School in Oxfordshire, for Spanish and Holly Robinson, Jacob it was an excellent experience for to participate in an MFL Spelling Bee Kelly and Arabella Crisp competed for our six incredible linguists who all competition. 83 Year 7 students from French. All students behaved impeccably demonstrated confidence when speaking about thirty schools across the South throughout the competition and did the in public combined with excellent East took part in the Spelling Bee event school proud by spelling all their words language knowledge. and the field was very competitive. with excellent and clear pronunciation. I Students had one minute to spell as would like to highlight Holly Robinson’s P Bolis, Head of MFL many words as possible in French or performance as she reached the semi-final in Spanish out of a list of 150 words but unfortunately stumbled on the word

10 11 MFL - GERMAN EXCHANGE

ON FRIDAY 23 JUNE, we welcomed, students are hoping to see their partners very grateful for the hospitality from all together with Gordon’s School, twenty again in the not too distant future. This families that took part. four very excited students. These students exchange was a great success and many were from the Lisa-Meitner Gymnasium new friendships were formed; we are B Weston, Teacher of MFL in Königsbach Stein, in the south of Germany. Our Year 10 students met up with their partners and then spent an enjoyable weekend with their host families and were able to visit Hampton Court, Harry Potter Studios and Covent Garden. All of the students had a very enjoyable and busy week. They enjoyed pizza, went bowling and, during the week, attended lessons with their partners. They did lots of shopping in Woking and the German students spent a day in London visiting famous tourist attractions. Later in the week, they also enjoyed visiting Gordon’s School for the Arts Evening and had a relaxing time listening to music and watching student performances. We said a sad farewell to our German students at the end of the week and our

Music - THE ‘SOUND OF MUSIC’ WINDBAND TOUR

ON FRIDAY 14 JULY, forty five students underground into a salt mine (where we With a few parents of participating accompanied by five staff will depart learn the true meaning of how Salzburg students due to join us in Salzburg, our for central Europe and the landlocked attained its name), a trip to the imposing Windband and Choir tour is promising to country of Austria. The beautiful historic hilltop Fortress, which dominates the be a fantastic and enriching experience city of Salzburg is situated on the river city from every angle, and a visit to for all concerned, and is a truly deserved Salzach and provides our base for our two amazingly beautiful palaces. The reward for all the rehearsals and five day tour. Salzburg’s Baroque style Herrenchiemsee Palace is situated about an performances music students commit to town centre is rated as a UNESCO hour over the border in the German region over the year. World Cultural Heritage site, and was of Bavaria. Its mirrored rooms apparently the home for many famous musicians rival that of the Palace of Versailles in S Goodwin, Director of Music including, Franz Liszt, Franz Schubert, France. Performance Johann Strauss and of course Wolfgang Apart from sight- seeing, as musicians we Amadeus Mozart. are travelling abroad primarily to perform It is this latter composer’s residence three concerts; two in the Salzburg area, which we will visit on our first evening with the final concert in Germany. This to hear an authentic classical concert year, for the first time, our last concert of Mozart’s music, led by a character will be a joint affair as we share the stage dressed in appropriate costume to with instrumentalists of the Traunwalchen represent the great man himself. Many Music School in Bavaria. We will actually cultural excursions have been organised, perform a joint finalé item to round off the including a guided tour of the city, a tour before joining our hosts for an after boat trip on the Wolfgangslake, a trip concert party.

10 11 Geography - West Wittering Fieldtrip

ON WEDNESDAY 21ST JUNE the down answers to questions designed to beach on each side to check the direction Geography department took seventy one encourage them to think about the place. of longshore drift. students to West Wittering beach to study This included, for example, deciding The students represented the school very coastal landforms. which features of the landscape should well and should benefit in class from be changed and looking for how humans Heading west from the car park, the their experiences. have influenced the environment, for both students experienced East Head, a spit better and worse. They also observed how formed of sand dunes. They looked at L Dixon, Head of Geography groynes work, measuring the height of the the environment as they walked, noting

History - IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM

ON 26 JUNE the History Department were quick to show off what they already within the museum with the First World took forty five students from Year 9 to the knew and were adept at sharing their War galleries being particularly popular. Imperial War Museum. Having studied ideas and thoughts on the Holocaust with Many students commented on the extent of the Holocaust in the Spring term, students museum staff. Students were then given a the information and how they could have were given the chance to experience chance to walk through the exhibit with an spent far longer at the museum, hopefully original artefacts, stories and interviews to audio guide that let them choose the parts inspiring a few more visits during the add to their already excellent knowledge that interested them the most. Summer holidays! base. The day started with a short In the afternoon students were given the introduction to the Holocaust and students M Craib, Teacher of History opportunity to explore other exhibits

12 13 Battlefields Visit

THE FIRST STOP was Vimy Ridge in On Day 2, students explored the Ypres France, site of a famous Canadian victory Salient, the area of land around the town on 9th April 1917. Students were able of Ypres which was so hotly contested to appreciate the careful planning and for the duration of the war. At Essex preparation before the battle that enabled Farm Cemetery, Maddy McClements and it to be such a success. They learned about Ethan Maher read “In Flanders Fields” the introduction of the Creeping or Rolling by John McCrae at the very spot where Barrage, explored reconstructed trenches he originally composed the poem. Other and were able to descend far below ground highlights of the tour included Hill 60, level into the Grange Subway System. Artillery Wood Cemetery, the trenches and These tunnels afforded protection to the museum at Sanctuary Wood, the Brooding Canadian soldiers as they moved towards Soldier and Tyne Cot Cemetery which with the front line and by touring these tunnels, nearly 12,000 headstones, is the largest students gained an understanding of what Commonwealth cemetery in the world. The McClements, Thomas Mills and Dylan life was like for soldiers prior to the assault students were able to reflect those from McChonnachie) laid a wreath to remember on Vimy Ridge in 1917. There was time all nations and cultures who died in World the casualties and in particular, those for one final stop on the way to the hotel as War 1 and nowhere was this expressed whose final resting place is unknown. students explored the Bayernwald trench better than at Langemark German complex, which was a highly fortified Cemetery where two students laid a cross On the way back to Calais on Day 3, there German defensive position and a location at the edge of a mass grave containing was even time for a brief game of football where Adolf Hitler is known to have served the remains of 24,000 soldiers. On Friday at Ploegsteert Wood, where hostilities during his time on the Western Front evening, Woking High School participated stopped on Christmas Day 1914 and with the 16th Bavarian Reserve Infantry in the Last Post Cemetery under the Menin British and German soldiers socialised in Regiment. Gate as three of our students (Maddie No-man’s land, swapped items of value and realised they had more in common with one another than they first thought. This enabled the visit to finish with a powerful message regarding the state of the world today, the continuing conflicts and what perhaps we can learn from the story of this Christmas Truce. The 58 students showed self-discipline, respect and enthusiasm throughout the activity. They were on time for every meal and when the hotel rooms were inspected on Saturday morning prior to departure not only was each room spotless but all beds had been made! The most impressive aspect of the students’ performance however was their perceptive questioning and constant reflection on a tragic chapter in human history.

S Sharples, Deputy Headteacher

Art - TATE BRITAIN

IN APRIL twenty six Year 10 GCSE has embraced new technologies. This study students visited The Tate Britain in will go towards the students coursework London. This was not only to see their worth 60% of their final grade. The visit fantastic collection spanning over 400 was a great success with lively debates and years but the acclaimed David Hockney direct observational drawing. exhibition. Students had the chance to see the development of a life times S Kundi, Head of Art worth of work and also how Hockney

12 13 Year 7 Review

IT SEEMS ONLY YESTERDAY that the Rotary Shoebox Scheme. Year 7’s gifts back full of exciting stories of the night Year 7 were Year 6s coming to sample were then sent to people less fortunate in time walk and getting drenched whilst some taster lessons at Woking High Eastern Europe. Year 7’s generosity was well trying successfully complete the challenge School for the first time. Now, here they received and students thoroughly enjoyed the of crossing a river with their team! The are, ready to embark of the start of Year 8 opportunity to contribute so positively. The author, Ali Sparks, came to visit Year 7 in September. Part of the reason that this Year 7 Character Awards were also launched and we all enjoyed her inspirational talk. year has gone so fast has been due to the which enabled us to focus on important Hopefully the reading ‘buzz’ continues busyness of this academic year. The first character traits and celebrate those students into the summer holiday when students Day 11 gave students the opportunity to who excelled at them. will have more time to get reading, using learn about Fibonacci and his theories their Reading Tournament book lists from but also to sample what Medieval Life The Spring term was no less exciting, Year the English Department if needed. was like through bartering and role play. 7 getting involved with the Year 7 Bake Off, Year 7 enjoyed these academic activities the Wizard of Oz Production and an exciting Well done Year 7 for involving yourselves tremendously and I think it safe to say Day 11 which enabled students to bring to so enthusiastically and having such a that everyone learnt a lot at the same life a village they had created in English. This successful first year at secondary school. term has been punctuated by the Year 7 Camp time. Also during the first term, Year 7 J Sleap, Head of Year 7 collected gifts to fill shoeboxes alongside which was very successful and students came Year 8 Review

This academic year has been highly Brewin, Eleanor Verrier and Toby Webb all Challenge within the Science Department. successful for the current Year 8 cohort. made the shortlist of finalists out of 70,000 They have represented themselves entrants in the “Thank You” letter awards, Just some of our sports achievements this extremely well, in and out of school. and our very own Evan Brewin was chosen year include outstanding performances in Within school, the students have completed as one of the Jubilee Centre’s competition the British Club Biathlon Championship excellent work in lessons, with highlights winners. Evan will attend the Thank at Solihull, the K2 Championships in being the “Five Pillars of Islam” project You Letter Awards Ceremony, hosted by Crawley and the District Cross Country in Religious Education and various Lord James O’Shaughnessy, at the House competitions. The highlight of the year independent learning projects in History. of Lords, on 12 July, which is another was Sunday 26 March our students were The students have also been working very wonderful achievement. in incredible form at the British Schools hard completing their Personal Achievement Biathlon Championships at Crystal Palace Portfolio, which is designed to develop Year 8 students have been involved in Sports Centre. The Under 13 Boys team readiness for independent study in senior school visits such as The Canterbury Tales of Josh Thompson, Alexej Baldwin and school and develop critical self-reflection. at Canterbury Cathedral, Lulworth Cove Michael Young performed really well with and Surrey University, where a group of all three boys recording personal bests in Year 8 student Ashley Saunders was Woking High School students graduated in both the run and swim to finish second in awarded a Junior BAFTA for her leading a formal ceremony. Students have also been Britain as a team. For the girls, Danel Jansen role in the TrueTube movie “Refugee”. exceptional representing the school on the came fourth in the Surrey Championships “Refugee” was nominated amongst three annual Newquay Watersports Residential for Junior Girls 100m Freestyle, and other programs in the Drama category: “The and ski visit to Italy. Other visits and events went on to secure an Arete medal against Dumping Ground”, “Hetty Feather” and include Harry Potter world, a workshop Gordons in the swimming. “Rocket Island” all of which were produced with writer Alan Gibbons, exploration of by CBBC. Emma Joll, Grace Allum, Evan the British Culture and an explosive Space As the end of this year fast approaches Mrs Doe, Year 8 Pastoral Coordinator and I want to say thank you to all our students for their hard work and commitment. They are a talented and energetic group of young people who are a delight to work with. I would also like to thank all our parents/ carers for support given throughout the year and I look forward to taking the students into Year 9.

B Bunsell, Head of Year 8

14 15 Year 9 Review

THIS YEAR HAS BEEN HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL for the current Year 9 cohort. They have represented themselves extremely well, in and out of school.

ACADEMIC To improve students English skills and their love of reading, the author Bali Rai delivered an inspirational speech to the whole year group. In addition, ninety Year 9 students were invited to take part in a masterclass workshop led by him. There have been several groups of students who have continued their learning outside of the school environment by completing MPCT and GASP courses in association with outside providers. Many Year 9 students have been awarded Basketball, the boy’s team won the District further, and have also been to Madrid to School Colours for their achievements in Competition for the third year in a row; the experience the sights, sounds and culture a variety of subjects. Joshua Chan, Sam girls finished second in the District. The of the Spanish capital city has to offer. Rourke, Ethan Spoors, Oliver Butt and girls U14 football team, reached the District France has been another destination Jaymie Robinson have been successful in Cup final, where they lost 4-1 to a very for students to visit as part of a French reaching the national final of the Design strong Heathside team. Stand out players exchange program, and in July, many Year Technology competition “Design Ventura” this season have been Isobel Danton and 9 students will be heading to Austria as led by Miss Bourne. Ram Marwaha Aishah Rashid. The Year 9 boys, combined part of the annual Windband tour. The has continued to show what a talented with some Year 10 boys took part in the highlight this year for Year 9 students has mathematician he is by being placed in Sheerwater Youth Football tournament held been the visits to the Battlefields of World the top 500 students in the country, he at Woking Football Club. The boys were War 1. has also been invited to join MENSA. In victorious on the day, winning the final in a EVENTS the recent Muslim Peace Garden Poetry penalty shoot-out. The U14 Badminton team competition, Charlie Tolley won overall have also achieved third place in Surrey. Twenty five students have been selected for his excellent work. In January, the Year The key players include Toby Harris, Wesley to become peer mentors and they will be 9s experienced their first taste of formal Ingham and Owain Swain. assisting the Year 6s on their induction days to Woking High School. We have examinations, by completing their end of In athletics at District level, the the boys also welcomed sixteen Taiwanese students KS3 exams. The most significant event team have won the KS3 District title with and they had Year 9 students to guide of Year 9 has been the students selecting two gold, one silver and six bronze medals. them around the school and welcome their options that they will be taking for At the District trials several boys were them to the daily life at Woking High their GCSEs in 2019. selected to represent North West Surrey School. On the inter-house front, there has Schools at the Surrey Championships. At SPORTS been excellent representation from Year 9 these Championships, Alexis Cortade won The Year 9s have continued to excel in students in Tug-of-War, the Bake-off and silver medal and there were gold medals sports with individual and team success. the Fun Run. for Gideon Jansen in the 80m hurdles and The boys have won the District Cross Dominic Ariyo-Francis in the 200m. Gideon DUKE OF EDINBURGH Country competition. In the Arete and Dominic were then selected to represent Swimming competition, Ellie Akohene The Year 9s have also excelled in the Surrey in a south-east athletics competition. and Rory Smith finished in first place. In Duke of Edinburgh. After countless hours Dominic has also been selected to compete volunteering and preparing for their in the English Schools competition. expedition, over seventy students were VISITS successful in completing the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award. As usual, Year 9 has been full of exciting opportunities to develop their learning I am very proud of the Year 9s and their outside of school. They have been on achievements this year and I am looking a visit to the Imperial War Museum to forward to these successes being repeated further understand their knowledge of the next year and beyond! Holocaust. Students have also been to Prato Nevoso Italy to learn how to ski or improve B Goosen, Head of Year 9

14 15 Year 10 Review

AS WE APPROACH THE END OF THE The spring term saw our students ACADEMIC YEAR for Year 10, it is attending the English Department important that we reflect and are thankful seminars which involved learning and for this academic year. Students have debating a range of topical issues each worked incredibly hard to start making week after school. Students also took progress on their GCSE courses. In part in the UKMT intermediate Maths addition they have been able to take part challenge, where they have achieved in many activities inside and outside the Bronze, Silver or Gold awards. Year 10 classroom. students took lead roles in the Wizard of Oz production and the ninth Annual In the autumn term, Year 10 students Instrumental and Vocal Competition. This participated in the annual Remembrance term brought more sporting successes Day commemorations in Woking town with the Year 10 District football team centre, The Design Ventura competition remaining unbeaten. Other noticeable with the Technology Department and the events include the girls’ basketball team Rotary Club Youth Speaks competition finishing 2nd in the district championships and were involved in different sporting and participation in the County cross fixtures and successes in football, country championship. basketball, swimming and rugby. This summer term saw a record number of students getting involved in the Duke of Edinburgh Award, firstly by taking part in the practice expedition in Surrey, before planning, training and going onto the successful completion of the final expedition in Dorset led by Mrs King. taster sessions. Students have also had the opportunity to learn about the day Throughout the year we have been to day experiences of working in a real encouraging our students to begin to environment through their week on work think about and planning for their futures placements. beyond Woking High School. Mrs Addison organised for a day of external I would like to take this opportunity to speakers in school to run practical career thank you all for your continued support workshops. Throughout the day we had of our students and the school and I look 56 separate sessions and it was a very forward to welcoming them back after the successful indeed. Following on from summer break to begin Year 11. this, students had a full day out at Woking College, where they pre- selected and A Jacques, Head of Year 10 experienced a range of different course

2017/18 HeadBoy / HeadGirl Team

BACK IN MAY, we were both thrilled, events. As a team we felt privileged to go the outgoing Head Boy and Head Girl after a gruelling selection and interview to the Annual Young Leaders Conference team. Finally, we would like to thank process, to be chosen as the Head Boy at Farnborough 6th Form College, where Mrs Abbott, Mr Jacques, the Senior and Head Girl for the 2017-18 school we were learnt ways in which we can Leadership Team and all members of year. Since then, alongside our fantastic personally help develop a more productive staff for all their support. assistant Head Boy/Girl Team we have community. We have also had the new We are both looking forward to the next developed a closer relationship with Head Boy/Girl team photo, helped school year! both Mrs Abbott and Mr Jacques, Head organise the Year 10 Sports Day and be of Year 10, and members of staff around student representatives of the school at Sam Webb and Hannah Crook, the school. We have also been having various induction days. Our new roles Head Boy and Head Girl (2017-2018) bi-weekly meetings with Mrs Abbott, have been very rewarding and enjoyable discussing and planning forthcoming so far and we hope to be as successful as

16 17 Year 11 Review

YEAR 11 OF 2017 – what a truly was truly spectacular. Year 11 students contribution at break times and whole amazing group of students they have have represented the school tremendously school events. been! Year 11 is a very demanding one throughout the year in a variety of It was lovely to see so many students with many challenges, preparing for disciplines, from sport to music, and also at the NRA ceremony and Prom. Both examinations, applying and preparing for on the various visits and Day 11 activities. events were a fantastic send off for a college courses, attending interviews and I hope those students who participated in deserving group of students. meeting course deadlines – all of which the Mindfulness workshop found it to be they have done with the minimal amount useful during the examination period and I would like to take this opportunity of fuss. Their support for one another remember some of the techniques for their to thank all of the wonderful students has continued throughout the year with future life and the challenges it may bring. and parents for their support over both official and unofficial mentoring this exciting academic year. I have Our Year 11 students have been an absolute and support systems. They have shown thoroughly enjoyed working with and pleasure to work with. I would like to say a very mature and dedicated attitude. I leading Year 11. I wish the class of 2017 huge thank you to the Head Boy and Girl am absolutely delighted with how they the very best of luck for the future. Team for their outstanding contribution, have applied themselves in lessons and they gave so much of their time to make “Aim high, work hard, dream big and in the many extra-curricular activities. Year 11 memorable and special for all the don’t forget: believe in yourself!” Particular favourites of mine were the students in the year group. Thank you to Remembrance Concert and the school S Afzal, Head of Year 11 the Senior Prefects and Prefects for their production of The Wizard of Oz which House News

THIS HAS BEEN A VERY BUSY AND We have also just had the annual Woking EXCITING TERM for the House System High School House Fun Run to raise money with many competitions and events taking for our chosen charity. This year our chosen place. We had four fantastic ‘Tug of War’ charity was Woking Hospice. The race took competitions in May where Stephenson really place on the field where participants took excelled winning 3 out of the 4 competitions. part in a three legged, fancy dress, obstacle course around the school field! Ninety four students took part in this wacky but wonderful event! Some of the fancy dress costumes were really great and it was so lovely to see the huge effort all the students put in. There were prizes for best fancy dress, race winners and the house raising the most money for charity. A combination of Brunel and Stephenson were first to cross the line and Curie won best dressed. Over £1000 was raised in total with Stephenson single handily raising nearly £400 and subsequently being crowned winners of this event also! The finale of the House events calendar, Stephenson are this year’s House champions! and the opportunity to gain lots of extra A huge well done to Mr Frewin and his housepoints is Sportsday! It was a fantastic Stephenson team! event as always, with great competition and The final House results for 2016/2017 are as support from all of our students. The overall follows: results for Sports were as follows: Stephenson 25525 Brunel 7000 Brunel 23302 Stephenson 5500 Curie 22369 Curie 5000 Faraday 20993 Faraday 2500 And as announced at the end of sport’s day, C Gregory, Head of House System

16 17 VI Department

THE SUMMER TERM has been a busy one for the VI department. We are a specialist centre which support students who are visually impaired or blind as part of the mainstream school. We had one student taking GCSE exams this year. Zaynab Rehman reads braille and requires extra time for exams and assessments because of the nature of reading braille means that it takes longer than reading print. For example; it’s not possible to scan text in braille so every word has to be read and diagrams are read tactually. As a result, some of Zaynab’s exams were 4 hours long! She managed extremely well and this is her usual way of working but her concentration and focus were commendable. Our younger VI students have also who read braille have never had a need to On the 7 July six of our VI students been very busy with various activities visit a public library before because they participated in the Waverley Para Games in such as a visit to Woking Library for don’t stock braille books. The availability Godalming. This will be the second time the PenFriend Launch. The PenFriend of the PenFriend in Surrey libraries opens we have participated in this event which is a device available from RNIB which up opportunities to make use of the library gives students with disabilities chance to allows the user to record a message onto and has also enabled them to find out more participate in a range of different sports a sticker which can then be played back about other accessible facilities such as including swimming, boccia, hockey, using the PenFriend. Surrey Libraries voice over on the computers. tennis and many more. It’s also a fantastic have launched it to allow people who are opportunity to meet students from other visually impaired and blind to be able to Rahel Fletcher, who is blind, participated schools and socialise. listen to a synopsis of the audio books in Year 7 camp this year. She thoroughly which are available in the library. This was enjoyed all aspects of the three day event A Stonehill, Head of VI Unit an extremely exciting day for our students which includes camping, night walks and for many reasons; most of our VI students team building activities. Character Awards

THIS YEAR saw the launch of the Year 7 that trait throughout the half term. Each Courtesy - Ollie Strong Character Award scheme. Each half term of the winners receive a cup to take home Enthusiasm - Areeba Yaseen we have focused on one of the School’s for half a term and also receive a character Responsibility – Sarah Griffiths six aspects of character: Respect, award badge for their blazer. Resilience, Responsibility, Integrity, A special mention should be made to The winners so far this year are: Courtesy and Enthusiasm. The students Bailey James who was nominated for all are given a short presentation about each Resilience - Will Lane of the above character traits character trait during assembly, and staff Respect - Lucy Durbin are invited to nominate students who A Strong, Teacher of PE Integrity - Bailey James they feel have particularly demonstrated

Respect Resilience Responsibility Integrity Courtesy Enthusiasm

18 19 Day 11

WEDNESDAY 21 JUNE was the preparation for their GCSE the next day, meet with members of the school council penultimate Day 11 of the academic whilst the remainder of Year 10 took the to discuss their thoughts and opinions year, with over 300 students off site. opportunity to practice their English of Day 11. We had a chance to discuss This included the Year 7 on camp, Year 8 Literature skills revising their study of Day 11 from a student point of view and Geographers who went to West Wittering Macbeth and completing a Mock exam they could see also how it was planned (a change from the Lulworth Cove paper. from a whole school perspective. Some destination in response to the extreme changes will be made to next year’s The final Day11 on 14 July is also an off- heat) to complete coastal fieldwork, programme as a result of this discussion. site, activity packed day. Year 7 have the Year 8 Humanities students who joined Thank you to staff, students and parents opportunity to visit Marwell Zoo with the Mr Sharples and his team in a visit to for your support of Day 11 this year; it’s science department, Design Technology are Canterbury and a mixed year group of been another busy year and by the end taking Year 8s to Legoland, giving students Year 9 Media students, VI students and of the July Day 11 we will have had over the opportunity to compete a workshop Young Carers, who visited Warner Bros 20 off site visits over the year with over run by the Legoland staff looking at the studios and the Harry Potter set. The 1100 student places on these visits and use of sensors and control systems in the majority of Year 9 students remained on have had visitors in to run more than 15 park. Year 9s will spend the day in school site and completed a challenging History activities. working on a number of activities with based enquiry focusing on Nuclear outside speakers and visitors on the theme Threat and Space Race of the 1960s. M Abbs-Rowe, Associate Leadership of finance and enterprise. Year 10 students studying Statistics Team immersed themselves in revision in I have also had the opportunity this term to Duke of Edinburgh Award

THIS HAS BEEN A BUSY YEAR for on the second day. All of the groups Next year we are looking forward to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award at Woking completed the expedition successfully and running the Silver Award, for selected High School with groups from both Year I am very proud of them. Year 10s who have completed their Bronze 9 and Year 10 completing their Bronze Award. I am busy researching campsites Year 10s followed suite undertaking their practice and assessed expeditions. and routes for the three day expeditions. Practice Expedition in June in challenging We will again run the Bronze Award for In April, sixty nine Year 9 students took conditions, the last group arrived at the Year 9s. part in their Practice Expedition on pickup point as the temperature rose into the North Downs in Surrey. This was the high 20s°C. Their Assessed Expedition I am very lucky to have such an amazing a successful expedition and proved to to follow in July. team of staff who run expedition training be a good grounding for the assessed sessions and of course give up their free 63 Year 10 and 7 Year 9 Duke of Edinburgh expedition, particularly for those who time to help with expeditions. Without Bronze Award students completed their needed to polish up their navigation skills! their help this award would not run in final expedition in early July. Despite the This was soon followed by the Assessed school and I thank them all very much. heat, this was a truly successful expedition Expedition in May. On the first day the with very few losing their way. We can now participants walked in their groups for E King, Duke of Edinburgh Award look forward to a great celebration at the approx. 15kms to a campsite in Sixpenny Scheme Manager. Award Presentation at the HG Wells suite Handley, followed by a further 10kms in March next year.

18 19 Stop Press Sports Review

DOMINIC WINS GOLD AT THIS TERM has seen our school teams Selected Individual Results from both ENGLISH SCHOOLS ATHLETIC and individuals compete in a wide range Key Stage 3 and 4 Championships: of sports and they have continued to CHAMPIONSHIPS YEAR 7 experience considerable success. YEAR 9 DOMINIC ARIYO- Spencer Whitfield 100m Gold FRANCIS competed in the English ATHLETICS: Mackenzie Russell Discus Gold Schools Athletic Championships in Our athletes have been extremely busy Toby Bolton 75m Hurdles Silver Birmingham which is the pinnacle this summer and have been in excellent Mackenzie Russell 800m Silver of schools athletics. Dominic was form. We have had no fewer than ten Ellen Yates 200m Silver representing Surrey in the Junior school records broken with many being Boys 200m and the 4x100m Relay. broken multiple times. At the District Josh Tuohy High Jump Bronze In his 200m Dominic set a personal Athletic Championships we were incredibly YEAR 8 best in his heat to qualify for the successful, winning four out of the eight Chris Baker 300m Gold semi-finals as fourth fastest. After a competitions. In particular the boys came poor start in his semi-final Dominic extremely close to doing the clean sweep Chris Baker 800m Gold powered through the last 50m to take and winning all four titles. The top 3 team George Butler Javelin Gold fourth place. He then had the rare results are below: Nathan Barber 75m Hurdles Silver experience of having to run off with an athlete from Northumberland for Year 7 Girls: Toby Webb Discus Silver the last spot in the final. Dominic 1st Gordons 119 Emma Harris 800m Silver sadly lost this race, however he was 2nd Tomlinscote 104 Liam Stone 1500m Bronze soon back in action. In the relay, 3rd= Collingwood 91 Chris Baker Triple Jump Bronze Dominic was amazing. In the semi- Winston Churchill Danel Jansen Shot Putt Bronze final the team won comfortably Year 7 Boys: and qualified as second fastest YEAR 9 1st Woking High 96 for the final. In the final Dominic Gideon Jansen 80m Hurdles Gold ran an incredible third leg and got 2nd Gordons 104 Dominic Ariyo-Francis 100m Gold Surrey right back into gold medal 3rd Heathside 91 contention. Dominic handed the Alexis Cortade Javelin Silver Year 8 Girls: baton over to the individual winner Dominic Ariyo-Francis 200m Bronze 1st Gordons 105 of the 100m who brought the baton 2nd SWP’s 86.5 Abiel Natnael 300m Bronze home impressively for Surrey to win. Joseph McHugh 1500m Bronze Surrey were again crowned overall 3rd Fullbrook 85 Abiel Natnael Long Jump Bronze National Champions highlighting Year 8 Boys: the incredible standard of athletics 1st Gordons 115.5 Gideon Jansen High Jump Bronze within the County. 2nd Woking High 111 Billy Hewlett Discus Bronze 3rd Fullbrook 108 YEAR 10/11 Year 9 Girls: Joseph Jakubait 1500m Gold 1st Gordons 109 Ryan Lees Long Jump Gold 2nd Fullbrook 93 Jake Webb Discus Gold 3rd Tomlinscote 92 Georgina Wicks 100m Gold Year 9 Boys: Sam Webb 100m Hurdles Silver 1st Woking High 100 Mia Crees 200m Silver 2nd Tomlinscote 98 Adriana Khan Long Jump Silver 3rd Fullbrook 91 Gemma Lees Discus Silver Year 10/11 Girls: Peter Arnold 400m Bronze 1st Woking High 108 Sam Webb High Jump Bronze 2nd Gordons 106 Jamie Ballard Triple Jump Bronze 3rd Winston Churchill 95 Matthew Tweed Javelin Bronze Year 110/11 Boys: Adriana Khan 80m Hurdles Bronze 1st Woking High 102 Emmie Savory 1500m Bronze 2nd= Winston Churchill 93 Amba Hill Shot Putt Bronze Collingwood Naomi Jaenicke Javelin Bronze

20 21 William Hewlett Junior Boys was outstanding and deservedly won Discus Fifth ‘Player of the Match’.

Sam Webb Inter Boys Boys: 100m Hurdles Sixth Whilst 2016-2017 has been a mixed year in the District and County Cup competitions, Following the County Championships in the District league competitions Woking Year 9 students Dominic Ariyo-Francis, High have continued the success of the Alexis Cortade and Gideon Jansen were previous year and have won the leagues in selected to represent Surrey in the South Year 7, 8, 9 and 10. Collectively, between East Inter Counties Athletics Match at these teams they have won 84% of their Basingstoke. All performed well with matches. Gideon running fractionally quicker than he did the previous week in becoming In their first year at Woking High, the Surrey Champion and Alexis just below Year 7 boys football team have played his personal best in the Javelin. Dominic nine games and won them all, scoring 57 continued his good form by winning the goals in the process whilst only conceding 200m and being part of the victorious four. In the District Cup, the boys were 4x100m relay team. extremely unlucky losing on penalties in the semi-finals to eventual winners This year in the schools competition our Fullbrook, having beaten them 5-0 in the Surrey Schools Athletic Championships: boys teams both qualified for the London previous week. In the Country Cup, the and South East Finals where our Inter Boys Following the District Trials sixteen of our team were knocked out in the first round finished fourth and Junior Boys ninth. students represented North West Surrey at to eventual semi-finalists, The Ashcombe. the County Championships. Incredibly ten The whole team has been excellent so it is of our students finished in top six in their FOOTBALL difficult to identify stand out players. These events. Please see results below: Girls: successes do bode well for the upcoming Dominic Ariyo-Francis Junior Boys All three of our Girls Football teams years. 200m (New School Record) Gold (Under 12, 14 and 16) were involved in penalty shootouts in their District Cup The Year 8’s have gone strength to strength Gideon Jansen Junior Boys semi-finals. The Under 12 and 14 emerged after a good first year. In the league they 80m Hurdles Gold as victors against Fullbrook and SJB have beaten all teams they have faced. Alexis Cortade Junior Boys respectively. Sadly the Under 16’s lost to Highlight of the season was a 4-1 victory Javelin Silver Fullbrook. against District Cup winners Fullbrook. Stand out players for the Year 8 team were Jake Webb Inter Boys In the final the Under 14 girls team played Alfie Winter and Chris Baker. Discus Forth Heathside at Woking Football Club. The girls were beaten 4 – 1 but there were The Year 9 team have won the league Joseph Jakubait Inter Boys excellent performances by Izzy Danton whilst remaining undefeated with great 1500m Fifth in goal and player of the match Aishah successes against BDB, Salesians and SJB. Emmie Savory Inter Girls Rashid. The Woking High goal scorer was The boys also achieved a notable draw in 800m Fifth Lucy Kavanagh with an outstanding long the league against the eventual District Cup winners, Winston Churchill, who Gemma Lees Inter Girls range strike. also knocked the team out at the quarter Discus Fifth The Year 7 girls’ football team final stage. In the County Cup, the Year Naomi Jaenicke Inter Girls unfortunately lost 2–0 v Winston Churchill 9 team were unlucky to be knocked out Javelin Fifth in their Final. However, Jessica Connors by eventual semi-finalists, Coombe Boys.

20 21 Stand out players this year have been Rudi victorious on this occasion 10-2 which Winner of the Longest Putt Competition: Siegmund, Sam Smith and Asher Goosen. meant that our students finished second in Olly Wooster their group and were unable to progress Whilst organising fixtures was tricky this to the next round of the competition. The JUDO: season for the Year 10 team, they were boys involved have been Ryan Drinkwater, still overall winners in their league. The Fergus Russell, Paul Nath, Michael Two of our students Daniel Seabrook and most notable success was a 4-1 victory Hitchings and James Wavish. Anika Rabi took part in the British Judo over local rivals, Winston Churchill. In the Schools Championships at the English District Cup, once again the team were Institute of Sport in Sheffield. Anika in NETBALL: knocked out by the eventual winners, Year 8 fought well, winning her 3 first Heathside. Stand out players this year have Following the District Tournaments our matches to qualify for the next round. She been Yuta Osawa, Morgan Porter and Guy Year 7 and 8 Girls Netball Teams competed was beaten in the play-off for the semi- Ferguson. in the Surrey School Games Finals. The finals and subsequently lost in the match Year 8s were outstanding winning all four for bronze, placing her fifth overall in the matches in their group, before losing to TENNIS Under 14 competition. The other highlights Rodborough in the semi-final. However, the of Anika’s season have been winning her Girls: team responded well by narrowly beating first medals whilst representing her club Our Under 13 Girls team won all their Rosebery by a single goal to win the in international competitions in Poland, league matches against the following: third / fourth playoff. Captain Ella James’ Holland and Belgium. Tormead, Winston Churchill, George shooting throughout was lethal. Abbot and The Royal School. The squad consisted of Charlotte Hamilton, Chloe Year 8 Netball County Finals (Third Place) CRICKET: Westphal, Lilia Wada, Ellie Puttock, Millie Won 9 - 6 v Rosebery The Year 7 Boys team have had a mixed Sage and Holly Robinson. As a result of Won 12 - 6 v Warlingham season so far, but are rapidly developing winning the league we progressed through with each game. They have been beaten Won 6 - 3 v Broadwater to the next round where we lost 10 -2 to by Gordons and Heathside, but have Putney High School. Charlotte Hamilton Won 10 - 2 v Guildford County progressed to the District Cup semi-final, played exceptionally well in all matches Lost 11 - 15 v Rodborough (Semi-Final) having recorded an eight wicket win over beating all of her singles opponents this Won 9 - 8 v Rosebery (3rd / 4th Play off) BDB in the quarter finals. A semi-final season. against Winston Churchill awaits for a The Year 7’s didn’t do quite so well winning place in the final against Gordons. Stand Boys: one out of their four games. However, it is out players this year have been Harry The Year 7/8 team were drawn into encouraging to get both teams through to Claydon for his batting, particularly against Division 2 of this year’s competition this stage of the competition. Heathside and Elliott Mayho for his with fixtures lined up against St George’s bowling. College Weybridge, Winston Churchill GOLF: School, Barfield School and Tomlinscote. The Year 8 Boys were very optimistic The boys came up against a very strong St Three of our students competed in the for another season of success having George’s team and were soundly beaten 12- Southern Schools Invitational Golf won the League and Cup double last 0. In the match against Winston Churchill, Tournament at Reigate Heath. All three year. Unfortunately this season has been they managed to perform much better and students played incredibly well and won mixed so far. The boys have been beaten recorded a solid 6-2 victory. Unfortunately, numerous awards. Please see results below by Heathside and Gordons in the league Barfield School and Tomlinscote both and photo. which has meant that the focus switched withdrew from the competition which to the cup competition. An opportunity meant that Woking High finished second to make amends came in the District Cup in their group, but were unable to progress quarter final against Heathside. After a to the next round of the competition. The fine performance and victory they have boys involved were Alfie Winter, Joshua now progressed to the semi-final against a Thompson, Kieran Airey and Zain Moolji. strong Fullbrook team. Stand out players The boys have one more competition to this year has been Aneek Naeem for his take part in this season, the Surrey Youth contributions with bat and Alfie Winter for Games on the 13th July at St. George’s his contributions with bat and ball. Alfie College. has represented Surrey this summer on several occasions and has performed well. The Year 9/10 team were also drawn in into Team Handicap Winners: Well done to all students who have Division 2 of their respective competition, Olly Wooster and Freddie Wooster against local schools Guildford College, represented the School this year at sport Individual Handicap Winner: RGS Guildford, Fullbrook and Howard your efforts, enthusiasm and achievement Ellen Yates of Effingham. Having played and beaten have been superb. RGS Guildford, Fullbrook and Guildford Scratch Results: J Justice, Director of Sport County, the stage was set for a winner 8th Ellen Yates (3rd Best Girl) takes all match against Howard of Effingham. Howard of Effingham were 25th = Olly Wooster 25th = Freddie Wooster

22 23 Raising funds to enhance learning

Music The Friends of Woking High School Music All parents and carers automatically become members of the Friends when All parents and carers automatically become members of the Friends when their child joins Woking High School and our role is to raise funds and get their child joins Woking High School and our role is to raise funds and get involved in school life. Whether it’s additional teaching resources like books involved in school life. Whether it’s additional teaching resources like books or posters or big items like a 3D printer, we support our students where we or posters or big items like a 3D printer, we support our students where we can. can. Stands, instruments We recognise that many people don’t have the time to attend meetings or Stands, instruments We recognise that many people don’t have the time to attend meetings or and posters help out at events and so we have made it really easy to contribute to the and posters help out at events and so we have made it really easy to contribute to the Friends of Woking High School. Duke of Edinburgh Friends of Woking High School. Duke of Edinburgh HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP

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22 23 Year 7 Camp

150 STUDENTS took part in the Year 7 were combined with the teachers’ favourite Curriculum Challenge in Brockenhurst, ghost stories! The weather was a challenge situated in the New Forest. The purpose as it was exceptionally hot but students kept of the camp was to challenge the students hydrated and applied sun cream regularly physically and mentally through completing which allowed everyone to enjoy the trip a number of problem-solving and team and not suffer the effects of the heat. building activities, for which points were All the staff involved agreed that it was awarded. Students developed many of a pleasure to take such an enthusiastic the Woking High School character traits and committed group of students. including resilience and responsibility. All Congratulations to Mr Eaden’s and Mr of the students rose to the challenges offered Sumison’s patrol groups who, due to and didn’t seem to mind the early morning securing most points over the three days, starts, washing up or getting wet and won the team challenge. muddy!! They also experienced the forest at night, where wide games and night hikes P.Costard, Head of P.E. Newquay Watersports Tour

AFTER ARRIVING AT THE we continued where we left off completing This was something that everybody ACCOMMODATION (Hotel Victoria) bodyboarding and surfing activities. As we enjoyed, teachers included. following a long coach journey, it was put what we learnt the previous day into The penultimate day in Newquay took straight down to Tolcarne beach where we practise there were some telling results. We us to Swanpool to meet the Elemental spent the majority of the first two days. stayed at the beach and had a BBQ provided UK Team. Following a briefing, we got We were split into two equal groups by the Venus café consisting of burgers and our wetsuits on, to do activities such as - EWAY or RIDG - one group to do sausages. When we had finished dinner we paddle boarding , kayaking, coasteering surfing for an hour while the other half had a game of volleyball and the teachers (exploring the coastline) which started off did bodyboarding and then we swopped. got involved as well. with a meter jump and ended with 25 feet! After a delicious dinner we headed back On Wednesday we headed by coach to our to the beach for some evening activities To say the least Newquay was a very second destination for the trip, Bishops including volleyball, archery and attempts interesting trip that took me out of my Forum. We were split groups for activities at successfully crossing the slack line. comfort zone - as it helped with my such as abseiling, rock climbing, catapult fear of deep water. Newquay helped The following day after breakfast, building and attempting to successfully me with my confidence and gave me we were back at Tolcarne beach. We cross a lake without falling in. These were the opportunity to make memories that completed other beach activities, such all great team bonding activities and most will last a life time. I would definitely as bubble football and team bonding students would arguably agree that this was recommend the visit to anyone. activities such as completing a maze the best day! After heading back to the blind folded and fitting as many people hotel and eating dinner we went to the local Alfie Winter and Emma Harris, Year 8 in a hula hoop at one time. After lunch leisure centre for an evening of swimming. Students

24 25 YEAR 10 Preparing for the future day

AS PART OF OUR CAREERS from subjects as wide ranging as financial helpful guides to making choices. Thank EDUCATION PROGRAMME, Year 10 services, TV and film, medicine, hair you to all our partners who made the day students took part in our Preparing for and beauty and law. At the end of the day so successful. the Future Day which took place on the students were given goodie bags with lots 3 July. The day got off to an inspiring of further information in from local post 16 H Addison, Post 16 Coordinator start with a fantastic presentation from and post 18 education providers as well as our key note speaker Giles Verity from Stanhope Sita. Following this students heard from Surrey University, Inspiring the Future and Innervate Careers Service who covered Post 16 options, Colleges, Apprenticeships and Higher Education. It is vital that all students have information about all the options available to them in the future so that they can make an informed decision. In the afternoon we welcomed representatives from 16 colleges, universities and businesses who ran a variety of taster workshops for students Cambridge University Visit Oxford

FOURTEEN YEAR 10 STUDENTS, two staff and one of our governors, Dr University Wernham, participated in a visit to Trinity College Cambridge as part of our drive to encourage the highest aspirations Visit amongst our most able students. Upon arrival, students were given an introduction to the city and the collegiate system. FOURTEEN STUDENTS The guide pointed out the punts in the accompanied by Miss Powderly, river and the raised library designed by Miss Paton and Mr Eaden, visited Sir Christopher Wren that houses the St Edmund Hall, Oxford – Miss college’s most important and valuable Powderly’s alma mater. Whilst documents, including Shakespeare’s First there, students had the chance to Folio, Newton’s Principia Mathematica, speak to current students and to hear and the manuscript of Winnie the Pooh. from a college tutor. They also had In the middle part of the tour, students a tour of the college and ate lunch enjoyed listening to the organist practice alongside students and fellows in in the chapel and posed for photographs the college dining hall. The day beside statues of some of the college’s was very informative about higher most famous alumni, including Newton, education in general, but particularly whose rooms were pointed out across the at Oxford. The Schools Liaison Great Court. They then stopped off at the Officer at St Edmund Hall was university common rooms and the main very impressed with the questions gate, over which the college’s founder, a presentation on university life and the asked by the students and with the Henry VIII, stands with a chair leg academic structure at Cambridge. They clarity many had about their future clutched in his hand (the original sceptre heard about the advantages of university aspirations. Their behaviour was was replaced by a student and allowed and of Cambridge in particular, and were exemplary throughout. to remain by college authorities). After advised about the combinations of A-level lunch in the elaborately grand dining subjects that can facilitate further study. R Powderly, Head of English hall, students were taken to one of the more modern buildings in the college for B Harvey, Teacher of English

24 25 Arete Partnership

THE ARETE PARTNERSHIP was LEADERSHIP established with Gordon’s School in June 2015, reflecting both schools’ aims of The Level 2 Award for Young Leaders, improving pedagogic practice through which incorporates two units of study collaboration, increasing capacity for in reflective leadership and mentoring training and enterprise and offering practices, is a continuation of the highly opportunities for students to work and successful and well-received prefect compete together across a range of day. Members of our Headboy/girl team activities. In September we officially have attended a series of workshops and welcomed Hoe Valley School as the events to complete this programme. newest member of the Arete Partnership. Sharing the values that are central to the Our students should be very pleased with partnership, both staff and students at their success as they demonstrated the Hoe Valley have engaged with all levels spirit and ethos of Woking High School of Arete and, as the school continues to showing tenacity, resilience, respect, grow over the years to come, we look integrity and courtesy. We look forward forward to developing their involvement. to continuing with the partnership again next year and the opportunities this ARETE CUP brings. M Scott, Assistant Headteacher Fostering a spirit of healthy competition has been central to the partnership with a range of inter-school student events on offer with the prize being the prestigious Arete Cup. Designed by students themselves, the Arete Cup has been fought hard for over the course of this year. In addition to a wide range of sporting fixtures, competitions have also included events such as the Business competition and Debating. This year, we also introduced a ‘Growth Mind- Set’ symposium which represented an excellent opportunity for students from all three schools to collaborate around this key area.

26 27 Alumni

WE ARE ALWAYS DELIGHTED to Olivia Woodham Nieem Khan hear news of our former students and Completed her A Level studies at the Sixth Graduated with a 2:1 Honours degree would be keen to receive updates of their Form College Farnborough and has been in Business and Accounting from the achievements. Please do logon to our accepted to Bird College, Bexley (with University of West England. website http://www.wokinghigh.surrey.sch. a full scholarship) to study a Diploma in uk/Alumni to leave your contact details Musical Theatre. Georgina Woodham and news. Graduated in 2016 with a BA (Hons) degree in Creative Writing from Below are updates of our former students’ 2013 LEAVERS Winchester University and is currently achievements. Lucy Nicholls studying a MA in Writing for Children. 2017 LEAVERS Has successfully completed her second year at Loughborough University reading 2010 LEAVERS Three of our Year 11 leavers have BSc Graphic Design and Communication. gained prestigious placements for their She has competed in the Quidditch Emily Davis studies next year. European Games in Oslo representing the Graduated with a Law Degree from Exeter Netherlands. University in 2015, followed by a 6 month Daniel Copper internship for an Immigration Law firm Has been awarded a full Arkwright in London. She is currently working as Engineering Scholarship. This is a an International Volunteer for Childreach prestigious nationally recognised International, travelling to universities to award which aims to inspire and recruit students to volunteer to work on nurture school-age students to be projects abroad. the country’s future leaders of the engineering profession. It has a Emily Dear rigorous selection progress, involving Graduated with a Maths Degree from an application, an aptitude exam and the University of York in 2015, followed an interview. by 6 months travelling and 3 months volunteering in Tanzania. She is currently Chris Pearce working for a Maths Education Charity in Has been offered a place to study at London. Junior Guildhall School of Music and Drama as principal tuba, allowing Hayley Nicholls him to study with some of the best Graduated with a 1st Class Honours degree teachers and students in the country. 2012 LEAVERS in Psychology from Exeter University and This course will offers the opportunity is now working as Account Manager for Joshua Petters to audition to study at the Guildhall Kinase, a pay-per-click company. conservatoire. Graduated this year with a 1st Class Honours degree in Law from Kent Max Pemberton University and is enrolled to do a year’s Has received a Scholarship at internship, followed by a LPC at Guildford Farnborough Sixth Form College in University. music. The scholarship entitles him to lessons in two instruments and joint Rosie McFadzean concerts with the Royal Academy Graduated this year with a 1st Class in London as well as lessons in Honours BSc in Management and composition. Marketing of Fashion and Textiles from the University of Manchester. 2015 LEAVERS 2011 LEAVERS Josh Bowler Has just been signed by Everton FC from Lauren Hebditch QPR to join their Under 23 squad. Graduated with a First Class Honours in LLB Law Degree in September 2013 from David Sugden the University of Surrey. After this summer Completed his A level studies at the Sixth she will commence the Bar Professional Form College Farnborough and has earned Training Course at BPP Leeds for which an unconditional offer to study History at The Honourable Inner Temple have the University of Birmingham. awarded her a full scholarship.

26 27 Guide Dog update TERM DATES

WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE that Services and it was a very successful event, ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/18 students and staff from Woking High thanks to our Young Carers who helped School have now raised enough money to the event to run smoothly. We would like AUTUMN sponsor a second guide dog puppy through to thank Georgina Atkins, Bailey Roberts, 4 September 2017 - 21 December 2017 a range of fund raising activities and Carmel Heaton and Tia Crook and for HALF TERM generous donations from the community. looking after our visitors so well. Students 23 October 2017 - 27 October 2017 A whole school vote was taken in May from across all year groups were invited to to choose a name for our new puppy and sign up for our ‘Puppy room’ where they SPRING the winning name nominated by 10Y was played and petted the puppies to promote 4 January 2018 - 29 March 2018 ‘Boris’. We are waiting to hear news of our well-being and relieve stress - it was a new puppy and will share it with you when joyful experience for everyone. HALF TERM we hear. 12 February 2018 - 16 February 2018 C Wilkinson, We held another ‘Puppy room’ for exam Head of Student Support Services SUMMER stress on our Day 11 in April at Student 16 April 2018 - 20 July 2018 HALF TERM 28 May 2018 - 1 June 2018

INSET DAYS 4 & 5 September 2017 20 November 2017 19 January 2018 22 June 2018

PARKING

Please could we remind you all to park safely around the school by respecting Young Carers Update the parking signs and restrictions, and not parking on the double yellow or zig-zag lines on Morton Road. THE YOUNG CARERS AT WOKING for a small number of Young Carers Please can we also request that you are HIGH SCHOOL continue to meet to join the Swingbridge Canal Boat courteous to local residents and avoid regularly for lunch on the first Thursday trip leaving from Dapdune Wharf in parking over driveway entrances. of the month. The group is well attended Guildford. On 26 June the Year 11 Young with students across each year group Carers participated in a farewell bowling and we have been delighted to meet event at the Big Apple. We are here to a number of new Young Carers to our support any other Young Carers in the ANSWER TO support group in recent months. Last school. So please contact Mrs Barker or MATHS QUESTIONS: week, fifteen of our Young Carers Mrs Wilkinson at Student Services. D 0.06 visited Harry Potter World at the Warner Brothers studio for an exciting day C Wilkinson, D 9p out in Diagon Alley and the Hogwarts Head of Student Support Services Express. Another trip is planned in July

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