FOURTH EDITION Summer 2014 www.brookewestontrust.org TRUST EDUCATION THE MAGAZINE FOR BROOKE WESTON TRUST STAFF

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LATEST NEWS FROM OUR SCHOOLS WELCOME

DR ANDREW CAMPBELL CEO, BROOKE WESTON TRUST

WELCOME TO THIS LATEST ISSUE OF TRUST EDUCATION.

I would like to take this opportunity to say a sincere thank you for the immense efforts that have gone into helping our young people continue to develop and meet their potential.

At the time of writing the end of the assessment and examination system like to ask for your feedback on the content

Summer term is rapidly approaching changes. of the magazine this year. Some teaching - though not rapidly enough for most I I would like to wish all those staff who staff have commented they would prefer imagine! are leaving the Trust this year the very it to have more of a professional ‘update’ “Since Easter there has been a great deal best of luck in the future. For some that feel in the future, “ but before making any of activity in all our schools as students and is well-deserved retirement, for others decisions it would be very helpful to staff have worked hard to be ready a promotion or new teaching post, or hear from different colleagues from for external examinations and in other even a challenge in a different walk of life across the Trust. cases internal end of year assessments. altogether. I am sure you will join me in Do have a well-deserved summer holiday I would like to take this opportunity to say wishing Richard Bernard (Vice Principal at and I look forward to working with you a sincere thank you for the immense efforts Brooke Weston Academy) well as he takes again next year. that have gone into helping our young up the prestigious post as Headmaster at people continue to develop and meet their Northampton School for Boys and likewise potential. I am especially mindful of how Mike Deane-Hall (Headteacher at Oakley difficult it has been for schools to clearly Vale Primary Academy) in his new headship explain to students and parents the ever- in Northumbria. changing picture with regard to curriculum, Finally, at the end of its first year, I would

TRUST EDUCATION | Summer 2014 BWT NEWS NEW ADDITIONS TO THE BWT CENTRAL TEAM The BWT Trust Central Team has recently welcomed two new members of staff.

Tricia Davies Anna Trott

Tricia Davies has taken on the role of Director of Primary Provision and Anna Trott is the new PA to CEO Dr Andrew Campbell. Mrs Davies has a proven track record in leading and managing schools, having worked in schools in both primary and secondary phases. During her career she has worked as an Executive Interim Headteacher in three schools in Milton Keynes and Birmingham, as well as having been involved in school assessment and Section 5 assessments, working in partnership with LAs and designing and delivering training. Anna takes up her role having worked for Northamptonshire County Council in the School Admissions and Strategic Planning teams.

PRINCIPAL ATTENDS EDUCATION RECEPTION AT NO 10 Principal of Brooke Weston Academy, Trish Stringer, was invited to a reception at No 10 Downing Street celebrating excellence in secondary education. She joined education leaders from around the country at the reception, hosted by Prime Minister David Cameron and attended by dignitaries including Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove and Charlie Taylor Chief Executive of NCTL. Miss Stringer said: “The invitation was intended to acknowledge the enormous effort that all staff OUR FREE SCHOOL IS OUTSTANDING at Brooke Weston Academy make on a daily basis A BWT school has gained a regional first by becoming the only free school in the to ensure that our young people receive the very midlands to be rated as Outstanding by Ofsted. best possible education. I was naturally delighted to represent the academy at this memorable event. Technical School is only the second free school in the country to have been It was an opportunity to meet the Prime Minister awarded the classification. at such an iconic venue and to be assured that the It comes less than two years after opening. efforts we make daily to secure academic success and excellence are recognised and celebrated at Read more on p9. the highest level.”

02 | 03 SHARING GOOD PRACTICE BEANFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL www.beanfieldprimary.org NEWS IN BRIEF • On Friday, 20th June, all the children at Beanfield dressed up to dance and raise money for Macmillan cancer support. Everyone had a fantastic day BEANFIELD PRIMARY make and use a universal and raised a total of £443.93. SCHOOL HELD A indicator) and ‘Mad Science’ • Vice Principal, Emma Goodwin took representative Jupiter Jules led part in a 10k run at Pitsford Reservoir SUCCESSFUL SCIENCE an exciting assembly. WEEK IN JUNE. and kick started the fundraising efforts All classes used the main for the school’s chosen charity the During the week various theme of ‘changes’ to link their Special Baby Care Unit at Kettering visitors came into the school curriculum topics to make their General Hospital. including teachers and staff science week accessible by all from Kingswood School the children of Beanfield. (demonstrating how to

OAKLEY VALE PRIMARY SCHOOL www.oakleyvaleprimary.org.uk

PUPILS ARE SET TO BENEFIT to become part of a local initiative called FROM ENVIRONMENTALLY Electric Corby. This will involve working FRIENDLY CHANGES BEING with groups and organisations across the town to develop energy efficient buildings MADE AT OAKLEY VALE. and systems. The school is looking at ways to make itself NEWS IN BRIEF Pupils were treated to a visit from a leading more eco friendly and will be upgrading to Wheelchair Fencing Paralympian, Gemma • Year 2 pupils won gold earlier in the term at an inter-Trust a bio-mass system over the next couple of Collis at the beginning of term and she sports event. months. helped out with a sponsored circuit training • The outside space is to receive investment to provide As well as having more efficient technology, session. special matting for around the trim trails to make them the change means the school can gain The event saw the children being set accessible for the children for more of the year. access to the government renewable heat various fitness challenges to complete • Mrs Sanders who has been at the school since its opening incentive which will generate income for the within one minute. More than £600 was in 2008 is leaving and is being wished well for her new role next 20 years. raised with a proportion of money going as Deputy Head Teacher at Gretton Primary School from Other changes will include many of the light to the school for more PE equipment for September. fittings being changed to LEDs to reduce its Change4Life club and the rest going costs and improve efficiency. to Gemma Collis to aid her in the 2016 OakleyTRUST Vale EDUCATION has also been | Spring approached 2014 Paralympics.

THE ENTIRE SCHOOL This term Years 3, 4 and 5 took The day also involved a march to AT PECKOVER PRIMARY part in a World War One day in the local World War One memorial ARE BEING TRAINED IN which they dressed up as soldiers where pupils recited poems and and nurses and had an interesting prayers and took part in a minute’s MAKATON BY A QUALIFIED day finding out about what life was silence. Also Year 5 children entered HLTA. like in 1914 to 1918. The children a film titled ‘Walking in the woods’ As part of the training two new were shown by RAF personnel, the into The Cambridgeshire Young symbols are being taught a week, equipment that soldiers needed People’s Film Festival, run by the with children and staff greeting each when they were in battle and got to ICT service. other with a Makaton signs and try out armour, helmets and test out even ordering their food choices. a sleeping area in the dirt. PECKOVER NEWS IN BRIEF PRIMARY SCHOOL www.peckoverprimary.org • Peckover’s rounders team went to Thomas Clarkson Academy on Friday 13th June and came back with first place gold certificates. • A group of 15 Year 5 pupils gained their Bikeability accreditation after taking part in four days of bike safety training. The training included learning about road signals and markings and arm signalling.

Chess champion SHARING GOOD PRACTICE

Brooke Weston has been reaccredited with The former Secretary of State for Education, the Gold Investors In People Award. More the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP had a fact- than 30 senior leaders, teachers and support finding tour of Brooke Weston recently when staff were interviewed as part of the process. he visited the MFL and Science departments Brooke Weston has held the Investors In to see learning in action. People award for nearly 15 years, but it After the visit Principal Trish Stringer said: was only at the last reaccreditation in 2011 “We were immensely delighted to welcome that companies could strive to achieve the Mr Gove along to Brooke Weston, to give Bronze, Silver or Gold standards. him a real taste of the day-to-day teaching Principal Trish Stringer said: “We are and learning that goes on here. He was delighted to have retained the gold award. It incredibly interested, not only in the subjects is a renowned benchmark that demonstrates the students were being taught, but also Brooke Weston is committed to staff in the students’ opinions of their studies. development and training. This leads to a He took the time to speak to many of them BROOKE WESTON motivated team of professionals that are individually which they really appreciated.” committed to providing the best for our www.brookeweston.org students.”

Skills hub NEWS IN BRIEF • Three Brooke Weston students were among a group of girls who formed a peloton in front of the elite riders competing in the UK’s first Women’s Tour. The Grand Depart of the Friends Life Women’s Tour took place in Oundle. Erin Miller, Megan Piper and Linda Krasniqi from Year 7 were part of the group that led the opening lap and the girls were pictured in television coverage.

KETTERING SCIENCE ACADEMY www.ketteringscienceacademy.org

Owen Igram and Stella Brandon

Megan Kedie SECONDARY PHASE CHANGES ARE TO BE group system with tutor groups together in the same tutor groups Science Teacher, Megan Kedie MADE TO THE WAY made up of students from the same will strengthen the Progress this term arranged for a group year group. Leaders’ ownership of their year of students to report back to her STUDENTS AT KETTERING group and will allow them to focus on good practices or highlights SCIENCE ACADEMY ARE KSA Principal Paul Davies said: “I believe these changes will more on that Year’s needs.” observed within a lesson. A board TUTORED FROM THIS improve our provision to our The House System at KSA is to for sharing the students’ positive SEPTEMBER. students. It will also allow for a remain in place for competitions and observations of activities within the The Academy is to move away from greater focus on progress in lessons fundraising and the opportunity to classrooms has been positioned the vertical tutoring system and as current Heads of House will work with students from other year near the Main Theatre. The students will change to a horizontal tutoring become Progress Leaders for a groups will be presented to students have been reporting on the week’s system. The tutor groups will be particular Year group.” still during CAPS Time. ‘Golden Nuggets’. changed to a more traditional year He added: “Having students PRIMARY PHASE NEWS IN BRIEF The Reception area at the primary tools safely. • Year 4 teacher, Chris Woolhouse took part in the first phase has been renovated as part of “We have developed a planting area so Triathlon event at Wicksteed Park and came 8th place in an exciting project to improve the children can choose to consolidate their his age group. outside provision. learning about what plants need to grow • Reception pupil Owen Ingram and Teaching Assistant As part of the project there will be an as well as be able to use appropriate Stella Brandon were awarded with a Police Community adventure play area, a story circle area, tools for planting.” Award for handing in a purse after finding it in the street. digging pits and mud kitchens. She added: “We are encouraging • Students have benefited from more enrichment activities Lead EYFS Teacher on the project, insects and other animals into our after school with Intersales Music providing extra music Nicola McDonald said: “We are creating garden by making log piles, we will also tutoring after school on Tuesdays including guitar all these new areas to capture the be making a bug hotel and putting up lessons with Ed Armonas, an accomplished jazz/funk children’s imagination as well as giving the children’s hand painted bird boxes.” guitar player and guitar teacher. the children real opportunities to use

04 | 05 STAFF ACCOMPLISHMENTS

REBECCA TO BE A COMMONWEALTH GAMES Nursery Teacher for the Primary Phase at KSA, Rebecca Walker is set to assist at the Commonwealth Games. Rebecca was a Games Maker at London 2012 and is now off to Glasgow to play her part at the Commonwealth Games 2014. She said: “It was an amazing experience at London 2012, one that I will never forget and I have definitely got the volunteering bug! “When the applications opened for the Commonwealth Games I just had to apply. More than 50,000 applied for just 15,000 places and I was lucky enough to get a volunteer role.” She added: “My role in Glasgow will be a little different to the Olympics. I will be working as a CGA assistant within the Commonwealth Arena and they’ve told us to expect the unexpected. I’m working for a specific country and will be dealing with the athletes and team officials.” The Commonwealth Games runs in Glasgow from 23rd July until 3rd August.

BROOKE WESTON SPORTS WALKING CHALLENGE Administrator for KSA, Tansy Curtis and her walking team look set TEACHER QUALIFIES to have raised more than £2,600 for Marie Curie Cancer Care after FOR WORLD SWIMMING challenging themselves to walk from London to Brighton. Mrs Curtis undertook the 62 miles (100k) challenge from Richmond, CHAMPIONSHIPS West London on Saturday, 24th May with the aim to reach the finish in Brighton within 24 hours. Congratulations to Brooke Weston sports teacher Miss Barber who Foot injuries meant the team had to retire after 60k. They aim to do has qualified for the Masters World swimming championships in another challenge to make up the remaining 40k. Canada. Her fast freestyle in recent competitions has meant that she is eligible to take part at Montreal this summer. Mrs Curtis said: “It was extremely hard going and it was a real challenge. She has been in the sport for around 15 years and trains with The walk was very testing with the wet weather conditions making under Northampton swimming club alongside many who have won titles in foot very muddy through the fields and made the challenge physically previous world championships. more tiring and demanding on our bodies.”

TRUST EDUCATION | Summer 2014 FIVE MINUTES WITH: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE BWT The Trust prides itself on offering opportunities for professional development to all members of staff. Here we speak to two members of staff who have progressed within the Trust.

SALLY WILCHER SAMANTHA ANDERSON ASSISTANT LEADER OF STUDENT LEARNING AT HEAD OF SIXTH FORM AT CORBY BUSINESS THOMAS CLARKSON ACADEMY ACADEMY FROM SEPTEMBER 2014

“I attended Newman College, the teaching faculty for the University of “Throughout my teaching career I have taught post 16 students Birmingham where I took a B.Ed Hon Biological sciences. This was a GCE mathematics and further mathematics. In addition I have very intensive five days a week, four year course with teaching practices had significant involvement with this age group both as a form taking place every term from the first 10 weeks onwards. I remember tutor and UCAS reference writer, which was an interesting the day the “new” national curriculum was released the day before we challenge as a mathematics teacher where we are rarely graduated. We were rounded up and taken out to the car park where we required to string more than a couple of sentences together. were met by a curtain sided lorry loaded with boxes. More recently at I have acted as a Each one of us was given a box and told that it contained the “new” mentor for the more able in both Year 12 and 13. This has been national curriculum and that we needed to read it well before we started a very rewarding part of my career progression where I have our new jobs in the September. been able to draw on my previous experience working as a I initially trained to teach across KS2 and KS3, although as soon as I got scientist/engineer for Rolls Royce. into the big wide world of teaching I was given a reception class – that was certainly an eye opener, but I stayed teaching in primary schools For me it seemed a natural development, when the opportunity for many years, rising to senior leadership level. I was then approached arose, to apply for and accept the role of Head of Sixth Form to join the team at Thomas Clarkson Community College, now Thomas bringing together many years of varied experience working Clarkson Academy, where I worked with the students who faced with and supporting the students in their final years at school. difficulties in accessing mainstream education. My aims include raising the aspirations for all individuals who We were then lucky enough to become part of the Brooke Weston Trust choose to stay with us and for the increasing numbers joining and I have never looked back. I have worked hard, but the rewards have us from other establishments, to create a varied, challenging been equal to this. I was accepted onto the first cohort for the NPQSL, and exciting experience and to equip them with the skills have had the opportunity to gain masters level coaching in education required for the next stage of their lives. which has enabled me to work with a variety of colleagues across TCA and the Trust. Last year I interviewed for a position on the SLT at TCA It is with great enthusiasm and excitement that I now prepare and was chosen to work in the Teaching and Learning team leading for this new phase in my career.” coaching and NQT across the academy. I also have the privilege of leading the student voice at TCA and helping our students in the Junior Leadership Team to represent the voice of the student body.”

06 | 07 SHARING GOOD PRACTICE

THOMAS CLARKSON ACADEMY

www.thomasclarksonacademy.org THOMAS CLARKSON ACADEMY love of learning. Young people thrive on HAS CREATED A NEW AND having opportunities to learn and develop EXCITING RANGE OF ACTIVITIES different sorts of skills.” NEWS IN BRIEF AS PART OF ITS NEW SESSION 6 A summer school will be held at TCA for Year ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME. 6 students and will be run entirely by the • Business is booming for our Careers Education Academy’s Year 11 Heroes for the first time. Information and Guidance hub which has had an The Session 6 enrichment activities will incredibly busy first year. Since it was set up in take place at the end of each student’s 45 students volunteered to be trained by Human Utopia and will run workshops based September 2013 the department has arranged a day with the aim that it will put them in a non-stop series of trips and events, developed on their own interests, including dodgeball, strong position for future education and partnerships with businesses and Higher Education art and cooking. employment. Institutes and appointed student Mini-Ambassadors Students can choose from more than 100 While the younger students benefit from who support other students and the CEIAG team. the experiences and expertise of the Year activities per week, including Japanese, • Talented writers at TCA have had their work published archery, jewellery making, horticulture, rugby, 11s, the older students have the opportunity after taking part in the Young Writers Association parkour, film club, the Duke of Edinburgh to become role models and improve their competition Poetry Games. problem solving and communication skills. Award and creative writing, to name but a • A Saturday music school will be held at TCA from few. There is a huge range of sport on offer, Teacher Sarah Loosemore said: “As an September giving local musicians the opportunity as well as academic subjects and creative Academy we are really proud of the efforts to extend and develop their talent. Students from its activities. they have made and we look forward to feeder schools will have the chance to participate Vice Principal Lisa Ling said: “We want to developing them further and bringing up in a children’s community choir. really open up the hearts and minds of our more students from other year groups to young people so that they develop a lifelong become heroes.”

CORBY BUSINESS ACADEMY www.corbybusinessacademy.org CORBY BUSINESS ACADEMY HAS work, supported by a dedicated team of staff in RECEIVED A NATIONAL AWARD FOR order to achieve this award.” HELPING ITS STUDENTS TO MAKE The Academy also held its first Enrichment Day PROGRESS. this term. NEWS IN BRIEF Latest figures from the Department of Education The event encouraged its students to develop an • Corby Business Academy’s Senior for state-funded schools in England show the interest in a wide range of subjects outside the Concert Band performed at a national Academy is in the top 20 per cent of schools for classroom. festival in one of the world’s best the progress made by pupils between the Key Many of the students went on trips to places such concert halls. They were invited to Stage 2 results they arrive at secondary school as the London Eye and the Tower of London. perform at Music for Youth’s National with and their GCSE results at age 16. Teachers also ran a variety of sessions in school, Festival in Birmingham after they impressed judges during a regional As a result the Academy has received an including Computer Programming with Raspberry competition. Educational Outcomes Award from SSAT – the Pi’s, Mathematical Challenge, Basketball national schools’ membership organisation for Academy, Dance Camp, Exploring Creative • Top sportswomen Fran Williamson improvement and collaboration. Media, Learning about Record Breakers, Jewellery and Henny Gunn visited the academy. Principal John Henrys added: “We are very Making with a Twist and Kitchen Science. The British Paralympian swimmer and pleased to be recognised by the SSAT as an cricketer both worked with our students Vice Principal Lorraine Smith said: “Enterprise Day in sports workshops. academy that has made outstanding progress in was a huge success. It gave students the chance our educational outcomes. to try new things and work with different students “Last year’s students made great efforts with their and teachers.” SHARING GOOD PRACTICE

CORBY Technical Industry Breakfast School infinite paths to choose from...

CORBY TECHNICAL SCHOOL CORBY www.corbytechnicalschool.orgTechnical CORBY TECHNICAL SCHOOL students and staff has been recognised by Schoolthe inspectors. HAS BEEN DECLAREDinfinite paths to choose from... OUTSTANDING BY “When we opened the ethos was that GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS. our students were pioneers of a school determined to provide first class learning IT IS ONLY THE SECOND FREE and this is proving to be the case. SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY TO “Our parents have also played a huge part RECEIVE THE GRADING AND in the school’s success and support us COMES LESS THAN TWO YEARS every step of the way.” AFTER OPENING. Principal Angela Reynolds It was graded Outstanding in all four areas Corby Technical School also held its first of pupil achievement, quality of teaching, ever Industry Breakfast this term. behaviour of pupils and leadership. Representatives from about a dozen Every aspect of the school was highly different organisations attended the event NEWS IN BRIEF praised in the Ofsted report including; which gave businesses, community • A group of students made it to the final of a students’ progress and their attitude to organisations and education providers the competition to tackle drink-related crime. learning, teachers’ abilities, lesson planning chance to learn more about the school and and their expectations of students. also network. • Mathematicians took part in two master classes with students from a Specialist Ofsted praised Principal Angela Reynolds, The visitors saw an exhibition of students’ Technology academy. who has led the school since it opened, for work in the library, toured the school’s new her diligence and determination. building, were given a short presentation about the school and enjoyed breakfast She said: “We are thrilled that the excellent alongside staff and students. work that is going on within our school by

TEACHERS AND PUPILS AT do it as a family.” GRETTON PRIMARY ACADEMY HAVE This year they raised £200 between them for BEEN BUSY FUNDRAISING THIS Cancer Research. TERM AND RAISING HUNDREDS Learning Support Assistant, Lucy Parkin also OF POUNDS FOR A NUMBER OF took part in Northampton’s Race for Life at Abington Park on 8th June and raised just CHARITIES. under £300. Gretton Primary School’s Bursar, Donna Gillies Parents were treated to a Big Breakfast served took part in Stamford’s Race for Life at Burghley by Year 4 pupils in aid of the Wallace & Gromit’s House on 1st June, and it was a real family Children’s Charity and raised a total of £135.29. affair as Mrs Gillies ran with her two daughters, The charity raises money to help improve the Georgia, 13 and Nicole 8. GRETTON quality of life of sick children and their families in This was Mrs Gillies’ 9th year of taking part in hospitals and hospices across the country. the race, and the 7th time for Georgia and 4th The school also hosted a successful Get up and time for Nicole. PRIMARY SCHOOL Dance day in aid of Macmillan Cancer Charity. www.grettonprimary.org Mrs Gillies said: “We do the race because we The pupil’s energetic dance routines as well as a feel it is a lovely way to raise essential funds for cake sale at the event raised £150. such a great cause and at the same time we can

NEWS IN BRIEF

• Gretton’s Year 5 pupils won the Brooke Weston Trust’s Big Book Quiz held at Kettering Science Academy on 11th June. • The school also took part in a sponsored Welly Walk which saw pupils walking in their Wellington Boots from Gretton to Rockingham on Friday, 18th July to raise money for special boots that RNLI lifeboat crew members wear for safety. • A plant sale held by Oak Class as part of an enterprise project at the school was well supported and saw the children make a profit of £89. The children took on various job roles for the project and almost sold out of everything on their stall.

The winning book quiz team Donna Gillies

08 | 09 FIVE MINUTES WITH

TIM LAWS PAUL WILSON Business Manager at Kettering Science Academy Senior Assistant Principal at Corby Business Academy

Describe what a typical working day is like for you: Describe what a typical working day is like for you: Most School Business Managers will tell you there is no such thing as There is no one single day that is the same as the other a typical day! My days are always varied and generally involve seeing as each has its own individual challenges. Getting into my lots of people from the service areas that I manage as well as teaching classroom provides a period of structure where events are colleagues. I tend to arrive just after 8am and check my emails for predictable and within my control. When lessons are finished, anything urgent. The rest of the day is a mixture of planned and reactive finding those that need to be seen or delivering a Session 4 work. For example I can be planning the school budget one minute and concludes the day. The drive home gives time for reflection of then chasing up missing coaches for a trip the next! The variety really the day past and the one to come. does keep the role interesting. This week for example I have arranged several interviews, prepared a business case for community lettings What aspect of your job do you enjoy the most? at another school in the Trust, reviewed the 2014/15 budget, attended I enjoy results day the most. I get to see the achievement of training on a new purchase ordering system and even met with a football the pupils and that the work we have both put in has paid off. club chairman! If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you What aspect of your job do you enjoy the most? go and why? I enjoy helping people, and more importantly helping the school to I want to go to Disneyland again. I first went as a child a long achieve new things. For example we are currently launching a new time ago and want to go next as a parent. Football Academy programme at KSA as part of our sixth form offer. This is being delivered in partnership with Kettering Town Football Club and If you could invite 4 famous people to a dinner party, who I have been working to put in place service level agreements between would you invite and why? both parties. It will be exciting to see this new initiative up and running in I may not invite them for dinner, but I would like to play a September. round of golf with Tiger Woods. It would be nice to see how good he really is and how I measure up. I would like to meet If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go and why? Galileo and find out from him how he dealt with knowing the I love to travel and see new places so don’t often go somewhere twice. truth about the earth revolving around the sun and being Having said that, I do want to return to Australia when my two girls are old punished for challenging the establishment. I always wanted enough as I hope they will enjoy exploring the country as much as I did. to be an architect and would like to meet Frank Lloyd Wright. Lake McKenzie on Fraser Island is probably the most idyllic spot I have I would want to know where he got his inspiration and ever seen! creativity. Moreover, I would want to know where he got his courage from to try and develop new techniques. I would like If you could invite 4 famous people to a dinner party, who would you to meet my class of Year 11’s that just finished in 20 years invite and why? time and see where the start they have has taken them. David Beckham – I’m a United fan but also admire all his personal achievements. I think he is an underrated role model to young people. If you won the lottery, how would you spend your winnings? Chris Evans – I’m a fan in general and he has led a colourful life so would If I won the lottery I would make a few extravagant purchases. be good for some stories! His autobiographies were a great read and a First I would buy a golf course, not fussy where it is, but fascinating insight into success and failure in business. I enjoy playing and would want a course that I could run my way. I also like to spend some time renovating houses Kylie Minogue – Childhood infatuation. and would invest in another. It is nice to see projects come together and complete. Bill Bryson – Who better for travel tips? What is your greatest accomplishment? If you won the lottery, how would you spend your winnings? My greatest accomplishment is achieving something that I Travelling with my family. The world in an amazing place and I want to see was told I would not achieve. I became an Ontario Scholar, as much of it as possible. for gaining an 80% average in six or more Year 13 subjects. I knew what I was capable of and enjoyed proving my sceptics What is your greatest accomplishment? wrong. Maybe surviving the first half of 2014. New job, new baby, moved house and studied for my first accounting exam – all in the space of six weeks! What word describes you best? Strong-willed. What word describes you best? I’ll avoid the clichés and say pragmatic.

TRUST EDUCATION | Summer 2014 QUICK QUESTIONS

NEWS FROM BROOKE WESTON TEACHING SCHOOL

The Brooke Weston Teaching year as their full time teacher. I School has had a successful just love being able to get up in year, developing an additional the morning and wanting to go to learning hub at Thomas Clarkson work. It is very fulfilling.’ Academy, recruiting and training Madeline Willis and Hannah Tibbs new teachers under the School are going to be employed at KSA Direct programme and offering Primary. Madeline said: ‘‘Primary professional development phase is the foundation of all opportunities to hundreds of learning, it is nice to get them teachers from the Alliance and interested in their learning, doing beyond. the groundwork for everything Facilitators from Brooke Weston that comes later. I was so used and Thomas Clarkson delivered to working that it was attractive the Improving and Outstanding to have that routine of being in Teacher programme in Wisbech a workplace pretty much all day and there are plans to expand the every day, with one day a week courses offered at the hub in the out at university.’ future. Hannah added: ‘I love teaching We have recruited primary and all the different subjects and in secondary trainees for next primary you get to be so creative year’s School Direct programme, with the lessons so I think it is while the first cohort have just better for me. I am glad I took the completed their training and all 18 School Direct route. It has taught of them have secured jobs within me how to be super organised for Trust and Teaching School Alliance when I start teaching full time next schools. academic year.’ Lauren Culbert, who had a Finally we are currently scheduling placement and has been next year’s programme. With subsequently employed at Little separate cohorts of Improving Stanion Primary said: ‘If anyone and Outstanding Teacher else is thinking of applying for programmes for primary and this route I would say go for it. secondary practitioners, coaching You learn on the job which, for programmes, training for Middle me, is better than doing it in a Leaders and day courses for lecture room. My highlight has teaching and support staff, we are been working at this school as confident that 2014/15 is going to my class is really lovely. Another be even busier than this year. highlight was being offered a job Lauren Culbert so I am with the same class next

QUICK START VICKY GARMENT Leader of IT and Business at TCA QUESTIONS: “I think the most important thing is to believe every single student can achieve. If you start What methods do you use off believing that, the rest is straightforward. Students need to know you believe in them, it’s to motivate students? catching, so they know I’ll try and encourage them however tough a day they’re having.”

ANNIE MORRIS One to One maths coordinator at CBA “I encourage my students to believe LOUISE FEELEY in themselves and their own ability PE Teacher at CTS in order to build their confidence. Mutual trust is vital as then they “I give them encouragement and I make sure are not afraid to attempt anything my lessons are full of variety. The students do - only then can we learn from our tasks which allow them to be successful but also mistakes.” challenge them.”

10 | 11 OTHER NEWS

CBA Principal John Henrys with the winning team

CBA WINS FIRST EVER BWT BAKE OFF

A team of talented students from to produce an afternoon tea for six Corby Business Academy have been people in five hours. crowned the first ever winners of the CBA Restaurant Manager Chris Great Brooke Weston Trust Bake Off. Lapsley launched the trust-wide After many months of competition competition following last year’s within all the BWT secondary highly successful CBA Bake Off and schools, the best bakers from each he ran the masterclasses for our school battled it out at the grand final students. on July 17th. He said: “It was also a pleasure to As well as CBA; Corby Technical spend time with the students from all School, Brooke Weston Academy, the different schools during the final. Kettering Science Academy and “All the finalists worked really hard Thomas Clarkson Academy all fielded and the standard of every afternoon teams as they went head to head tea was exceptionally high. against each other. “Each school came up with a different All the finalists were picked following menu so there was a lot of variety.” 12 weeks of tough competition involving six baking masterclasses The final was judged by four external and six baking challenges to find the judges, including two catering very best bakers in each school. lecturers from Tresham College, a professional butcher and All the Bakers During the grand final each team had professional baker.

BIG BOOK QUIZ Year 5 pupils from all of the BWT primary schools took part in the second annual Big Book Quiz hosted by Kettering Science Academy’s Primary Phase in June. The pupils had to battle it out in a general knowledge test as well as answering questions about the books of the popular author Michael Morpurgo. After a fiercely fought contest, the team from Gretton Primary School lifted the trophy. Beanfield Primary School were second in the contest with Peckover Primary School placed third. This is the second time the event has been held. Deputy Head of the Primary Phase at KSA, Mrs Ann Walker said: “It is a fantastic opportunity for the Brooke Weston Trust primary schools to get together under friendly competitive circumstances. “The pupils from all the schools relished the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge gleaned from the set books. “Everyone who participated had a wonderful time.”

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