Crown Life July 2019 Issue 18 Aspire, Strive, Thrive Relentlessly pursuing excellence…

Dear Students, Parents & Carers Squawk Wins ‘Best Podcast’ At Shine School Here we are again at the end of another Media Awards academic year; this newsletter celebrates the SCWA’s first ever podcast/audio-magazine ‘Squawk’ has won many achievements, activities and opportunities ‘Best Podcast’ at the prestigious Shine School Media Awards! enjoyed by our students over the summer term. The Shine School Media Awards is a national competition rewarding UK Many of you have taken the time to email your secondary schools who produce an outstanding newspaper, magazine, own personal thanks to staff for the support podcast or website. and encouragement they have given your son or daughter over the year. To read so many Year 7 students Daniella (7AAI), Riya (7AAI), Eireann (7AAI), positive messages has been hugely appreciated. Lola (7JHX) and Holly (7JPR) who contributed to the podcast, I would like to add my own enormous thanks attended a spectacular gala awards ceremony at Stationers’ Hall and to the staff for their hard work and dedication to all students and in were thrilled when judges announced they had won! The judges said: particular, to those in Years 11 and 13, giving them the best possible ‘with a mix of topics ranging from the gossipy to the profoundly chance to achieve success. serious, this podcast knows its audience and shows huge potential.’ School-days are not just about academic success and my thanks must David Milliken, Creative Digital Media teacher at SCWA said: “We are so also go to all staff who have organised trips, including residential trips proud to have won! The quality of their work was very impressive and abroad, cultural visits, clubs and enrichment experiences, in particular winning this Award is hugely motivational for our students.” To my thanks go to the creative and performing arts staff for the drama celebrate their success the students and Mr Milliken enjoyed an ice-cream productions, concerts, art, photography and design exhibitions and and began to draw up plans for the next podcast which will include hot displays that we have enjoyed throughout the year. A special mention topics like the girls’ football team, England’s Lionesses World Cup run and having fun in the sun – safely. and my grateful thanks must go to Ms Blayney for her fantastic organisation of Activities Day, a logistical challenge to say the least! “It was a nerve-wracking experience” said Riya. “Exhilarating!” was how Year 10 and 12 have had some amazing experiences during their work Holly described the day; whilst Lola said she “felt very grand and grown experience placements - not least Joshua Floodgate who was privileged up”. to lower Tower Bridge after a Tall Ship had passed through! My thanks The Shine Awards aim to: to Ms Marshall for everything she does to support students’ career • Encourage an interest in developing print and digital publishing development. skills in young people, helping them to improve literacy, nurture Our new year 7 students joined us for their welcome day and all left with creativity, develop commercial and business skills, encourage smiles on their faces, thanks to Ms Loughlin’s organisation, our students teamwork and develop leadership skills who looked after them and made them welcome, and the staff who gave • Raise awareness and understanding of the skills required by the them a great experience. media and graphic arts industries, such as commercial awareness, leadership, editorial flair, circulation strategy and design and Record numbers of students attended the Arden Orientation Day and all production and encourage school-leavers to consider the media are hoping to secure the grades they need to join. My thanks to Ms Green and graphic arts industries as a career choice and the Arden staff for providing such a varied and interesting • Raise awareness of the importance of respecting copyright and programme for the day. the ownership of intellectual property I would like to end by thanking Norman Doyle and wishing him and his • Develop an informed awareness of the need for sustainable family good luck as they depart for a new Italian adventure. We also strategies to address environmental issues send our best wishes to staff who are moving on to promotions, new • Promote interaction between experiences or who are leaving the profession - thank you for everything departments within schools, you have done for our students. including English, Art & Design, Business Studies and IT, I wish you all a safe and enjoyable summer break. We look forward to interaction with the local community and between pupils, teachers welcoming our new Year 7 students on Monday 2 September, Years 8 - 11 and the wider business community return on Tuesday 3 September and Arden students will return on 9 September. David Millar, Executive Principal, said: “I am very proud of our students’ achievement and my thanks to David Milliken for his expertise and enthusiasm for this project. Developing students’ digital skills and digital citizenship is part of our David Millar, Executive Principal exciting Digital World curriculum, so I am absolutely delighted we have won the Award.” Click here to listen to SCWA’s Award winning podcast: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=HDuS2I4DMpo&t=1208s

Stationers’ Crown Woods Academy 145 Bexley Road, Eltham SE9 2PT www.scwa.org.uk • Respect • Inclusion • Family • Collaboration • Perseverance The Digital World “What no Netflix? I can’t imagine it!” They may be asked to carry out a skype interview, deliver a four minute video presentation, construct a web/blog page, edit a podcast, shoot Suki aged 14 some video content, make a short animation or even the old favourite DIGITAL WORLDS is a curriculum development sparked by Stationers’ - a PowerPoint presentation – all of which have to communicate their Crown Woods Academy’s adoption of the International Baccalaureate’s message effectively. Aside from the practical application, students need Middle Years Programme. It is designed to give students a window on to be able to use their creativity to make new and interesting objects, the world in keeping with the IB learner profile and a chance to study even make things that have never been done before! the science, morality and creative potential of the computer. It is only twelve years since Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone - 9th January 2007 - and changed the world for ever. Before that date a telephone just made telephone calls! The speed of change and the scale of innovation left education trying desperately to catch up. The GCSE IT course was scrapped, deemed not fit for purpose. The world had moved on and we all became well versed in what was called ‘Information Technology.’ Adding ‘ Communication’ to the course title was nothing more than a nod to a changing world, a new world – a digital world. The vastness of which can be off putting, but the versatility is thrilling and the vision is something we are trying to instil. It was the question ‘how on earth do we tackle this and provide our students with the knowledge and skills required for their future?’ that led SCWA to develop their Digital Worlds programme. As it moved from the germ of an idea to a concrete reality the chimes and echoes with the IB Middle Years programme became apparent. Strand Three: How do students take up citizenship in this digital world? The world our students face is online: forms, bookings, profiles, comments, sharing, connecting… I’m getting anxious just writing about it! Crucially, students need skills which allow them to make decisions about the reliability of information and be able to avoid knee-jerk reactions. They need to understand how comments can be misunderstood and how offence might be taken. Navigation of official websites, be that college applications, NHS appointments or mortgage applications. This strand also includes the ethical aspects of the Digital World, the relationship with technology, staying safe and knowing where the boundaries are. The introduction of the MYP programme and its global aspirations and aims seemed a natural place to start developing a KS3 ICT curriculum which gives students a head start and gives them the Old school careers such as a car mechanic, doctor, accountant, are knowledge and skills to carry forward to their GCSE years. The global being transformed by the digital economy - as is almost every nature of the internet means that we can really start to address the idea profession. We all require digital skills and at a high level. “Computer of global citizenship and share ideas about sustainability and the shared science is seen as more ‘techie’, geeky and it is still dominated by men,” nature of the human story. (Luckin R 1999). SCWA determined that this had to change - our students are introduced to digital technology from the word go. As geographical and cultural borders continue to dissipate and become porous a change in educational approach is required: one The Digital Worlds programme involves engaging students in a that is not traditional. Since cultural values might influence an three-fold way: individual’s perception of cultural normality Digital Worlds attempts Strand One: How is the hardware of the digital world constructed? to trace this story of ideas. The idea of democracy was born in ancient The Technical – What is the history of digital technology: the Greece so the linking of ideas which affect the future can be studied mathematics, the coding, the hardware and the software engineering, through the prism of the past. With the MYP the power of local required for modern computer power? myth - be that the dragon or the elephant, the snake or the sea horse - can be woven into the Digital Worlds curriculum developing This is the foundation for students to understand - that Netflix didn’t curiosity, engaging relevant, challenging and significant ideas, tailored arrive fully formed - and sets them on a path to understand the to the local community. science of computing, to make this digital world happen. “The NEXUS 6 Replicants were… at least equal in intelligence, to the At SCWA the Ancient Gods are inspiring students to develop skills that genetic engineers who created them” (Blade Runner 1982). will propel them into a future of infinite possibilities. What is required is for students, especially girls, to “see themselves as active creators of digital technology.” This is the domain of the computer scientists and software engineers with their technical knowledge and input. Strand Two: What do we do with this digital technology once we have it? Students need to be skilled in the art of digital communication. Students are taught how to use digital technology to express their ideas and be confident in the application of technology of things demanded of them in the future. Art & Photography Exhibition Art & Photography Exhibition Academy News Year 7 Stem Club Stationers’ Christmas Card Competition The STEM Club this year have done amazingly well. Giving up their We are delighted to announce that Elise (12DCY) won the lunchtimes each week to sharpen their scientific knowledge and competition overall and will be receiving £100-worth of Amazon skills working in a lab! Gift Vouchers. Here design has been selected as the official Students have developed Stationers’ Company Christmas Card and is in the production their scientific skills; process. conducted the Blue Bottle Runner Up prizes of £40 gift vouchers have been awarded to: experiment, looking at reversible chemical reactions; Year 7 Platon (7AMR) built a wave machine to simulate the motion of energy waves, as Year 8 Melanie (8PGP) part of their MYP Forces & Motion topic. Each pupil has received a Year 10 Louise (TJS) certificate to congratulate them on their tremendous effort! Miss Year 13 - Daniela (JDN) Tetteh and Mr Kagugube hope to see you all next year! Finance Fortnight The Island - Summer Holiday Project Finance Fortnight has been a really fun, rewarding and competitive time for Years 7, 8 and 9. For two weeks in July students Students in Years 7, 8 and 9 may like to develop their creative writing learnt how money ‘works’ through a Tutor-group competition skills and take part in our summer holiday project - The Island. earning ‘credits’ for their tutor group by completing community Students are presented with different scenarios to write about: jobs across the Academy linked to our core values. During wellbeing You are on a school trip sailing to Japan. Disaster strikes as your time students completed their wellbeing booklets and were taught boat is caught in a tropical storm and it crashes and sinks into the about a variety of topics including cryptocurrency, payday loan, sea near a tropical island. You are one of the survivors. saving money and the importance of budgeting. They made investment decisions and learned how to avoid potential financial Click on the link to access the project http://scwa.org.uk/wp-con- difficulties in life. Share prices varied over the fortnight and forms tent/uploads/2019/07/THE-ISLAND-PROJECT-Year-7-8-and-9-1.pdf had to make informed and wise decisions about when was the right Submissions should be returned to Ms Lymer on 5 September. time to invest their money. We plan to create a display in the library in September. The winning tutor group from each small school were treated to a Cucina breakfast to celebrate their success.

This initiative is funded by the Stationers’ Company and we would like to thank them for their support. Catherine Bell who led the project said: “Finance Fortnight 2019 has been fantastic! It has been awesome to see so many students knocking on the staff room door asking to help out with community jobs, being interviewed by members of staff for the jobs and trying their best to help their form win the competition Thank you to all the students for all their hard work during finance fortnight and their incredible generosity with the 5p challenge too. And also a big thank you to all the staff for their enthusiasm, en- couragement and giving their time for students to help them with a variety of jobs too.” “Finance Fortnight has been really successful for year 8. It has made them really responsible and making some excellent choices.” - Ms Sees Ashdown Sherwood Delamere 1st 8ADN 7AMR 8JDO Free summer courses for young people 2nd 8ALS 8KHN 7JHX Futureversity is offering free summer courses for young people across 3rd 8JML 9STR 9LMT the borough during the summer holiday. The fun and informative activities are designed to develop skills for students between 11 and 19 years old (up to 25 for SEND), to help them get a step ahead for Recommended Reading Lists their future. Why not lose yourself in a book (or two) over the summer?! Our The industry professional-led courses will run from 22 July to 16 recommended reading lists for all year groups are available here August 2019, across numerous venues in the borough, with some http://scwa.org.uk/academy-life/competitions/ trips further afield. Courses will cover: Technology Business Career Inspiration Skills for life Art and Fashion Sport, Fitness and Wellbeing Digital Media/Photography Music and Performing Arts Places on the courses are limited so please encourage your students to sign up early to avoid missing out on their activity of choice. More Book Donations information can be found at:https://futureversity.org/ The Library would be very grateful for any donations of young adult fiction in good condition. Academy News Duke of Edinburgh Award: Bronze & Silver Award 2018/19 has been a massive year for Duke of Edinburgh at SCWA. We have had more participants engaging at Bronze, Silver and Gold level than ever before. Furthermore we have taken the exciting step of transitioning to a Directly Licenced Centre meaning that we communicate directly with DofE Head Office. The change has made the running of the overall programme much more efficient and we have also been able to access funding for equipment and staff training meaning that we now have staff who are qualified to supervise and assess expeditions at all levels. This massive expansion would not have been possible without the support of staff from across the Academy and the Stationers’ Company who enabled us to improve the quality of our expedition offer with the integration of GPS tracking technology. Bronze Award The sixty-seven Year 9 participants completing the Bronze Award has been our largest single cohort to date and I am delighted to report that in training sessions and on expedition they have been exceptional. Even when things have gone wrong and they have got lost (which inevitably happens) they have shown a significant amount of maturity and worked together in their groups to overcome the challenges they have faced. Alongside this, throughout the year, participants have been completing 3-6 months of their individual volunteering, skill and physical opportunities. These activities have given them a sense of responsibility, developed their independence and encouraged them to try something new. The expeditions in the North Downs have been a huge success and given many participants a real taste of, and enthusiasm for, continuing with the Silver Award next academic year. Silver Award The forty-three Silver Award participants from years 10 and 11 have also been excellent. On the recent expedition to Alfriston on the South Downs all groups demonstrated significant perseverance and a positive attitude towards failure. The level of independence that they showed over the three days was amazing. Even when they were tired they found the energy to help each other out and work together to overcome the challenges. All of the staff agreed that they were a pleasure to take away (especially because the weather was so lovely). In addition to the expedition section Silver students have been completing 6-12 months of their individual volunteering, skill and physical sections showing a sustained and long-term commitment to helping others and trying something new. This experience and the Award more generally will help them massively as they move into further study and I hope that they continue to be involved and complete their Gold Award in the future. Thanks and Conclusion I would like to say a massive thanks to all of the staff that have supported the 2018/19 programme; Mr Langford, Ms Galip, Mr Barnshaw, Miss Kneath, Mrs Howe, Miss Giles, Mr Bailey, Miss Pham, Mrs Long and Miss Bell - without whom the expeditions would not be possible. In addition, this year Imogen Murray, Jodie Rest and Katie Rackstraw, all former participants and award holders have kindly volunteered to support on expeditions so many thanks to them for their hard work. We have already had nearly 100 prospective year 9 students enroll to participate in the 2019/20 Bronze Award programme and I suspect that the Silver Award cohort will also expand when we launch enrolment in September. It is fantastic to see so many students at the Academy engaging in a range of positive activities, through their volunteering, physical and skills sections, as well as seeking to challenge themselves on expedition. Finally, if any parent/carer feels able to support the programme in any way, possibly through donating good quality but unused camping equipment or offering a volunteering opportunity, please don’t hesitate to get in touch ([email protected]). Year 11 Prom 2019 Academy Trips/Visits Speakers for Schools DSP/VI Trip to the Bridge Theatre In Arden, business, accounting and economic students were delighted On 8 July fourteen young people from the DSP/VI Unit travelled to to welcome Howard Kerr, CEO London Bridge to experience the specially adapted performance of ‘A of BSI Group. Midsummer Night’s Dream’. We were very lucky to have The Flute Theatre’s Director and Performer Kelly Holmes used Howard Kerr the CEO of BSI the Bridge Theatre’s amazing new layout to transform the young (British Standard Institute) people into insects in the Theban wood. come in and talk to our students about the realities Her team used The Hunter Heartbeat Method, a distinctive of working for Business in methodology which uses Shakespeare’s rhythmic language and today’s climate. The talk physical gestures to release communicative blocks within children addressed some of the with all levels of autism, including children who are non-verbal. This negative perceptions people meant the show was interactive with the young people shadowing have of Business and their impact on society as a whole. It also the actors and walking/talking the lines and songs with them. highlighted all the great things Businesses contribute to society from All the young people seemed to be engrossed and comfortable with generating income for government that filters through to public the day, and all talked enthusiastically with the actors at the end whilst services, technology developments that make people’s lives more eating delicious biscuits and drinking orange juice. We returned to confident but also technology developments that save lives in our SCWA tired and pleased with the success of the trip and are already Health care service. Howard was extremely complimentary of our planning to go again next year. students saying “it’s really great to see so many young people engaged and switched on and it was fantastic to have been able to interact with them on one to one basis at the end of the talk ”. The year 12 students seemed to have taken a lot away from talk especially advise on their up and coming work experience. Muhammed Gunebakan has been quoted saying “I thought working for a Business would be something similar to the scenes of the ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ which can be quite intimidating. However Howard gave some great tips on showcasing your talents to future employers as all Business will always want to look for new talents and those with potential.” The overall feedback from the talk has been positive and hopefully hearing from an industry leader like Howard has given a new insight into their future plans and perceptions.

Gruesome Trip for Year 7s Geography Field Trip An excellent day out was spent at the London Dungeons with some of our Year 7 students. We enjoyed an exhilarating drop ride, had a River Darenth few scares and heard some gruesome stories of the City of London. “At London Dungeons it was fun but terrifying at the same time. In my opinion, the scariest parts were Jack the Ripper and the part where the woman broke out of the cell, I found these scary because the lights were flickering and the characters just appeared in front of you. My friends and I were really happy and enjoyed it very much. For most of us our favourite part was the ride, it was pitch black and went up and down.” Oliver (7SWO)

Tearful trip to see Toy Story 4! Fifteen students from Year 7 went to Bluewater Cinema to celebrate Oliva’s (7AAI). Award from Jack Petchey. Popcorn and drinks in hand they ventured into the cinema to watch a thrilling and emotional Toy Story. A visit to Burger King afterwards soon restored smiles to faces to finish off a lovely day. All students agreed it was worth the visit. Academy Trips/Visits Year 9 GCSE Business Studies Trip to Year 10 Work Experience Joshua (10DHN) spent his first week working for the Tower Bridge Cadbury World Experience team which covers Tower Bridge and The Monument. On 21 June Year 9 GCSE Business Studies Students visited Cadbury World in Birmingham. The early start did not hinder the students “His placement has been dealt with very professionally by the and they were actively engaged in a business seminar at the education members of staff at Tower Bridge and he has been working in all centre on the techniques Cadbury’s use to gain a competitive areas of the Tower Bridge Experience, so much so that yesterday he advantage. Students learnt how their favourite confectionery is made was allowed to lower the bridge after a tall ship had gone through, and uncovered the fascinating story of Cadbury chocolate. They played an amazing experience! Today he is a ‘meet and greet’ person at the in ‘chocolate rain’ and added their favourite treat to a delicious pot of Monument built to commemorate the Great Fire of London.” warm liquid Cadbury Dairy Milk. They discovered the origins of the Wow! What a great placement. cocoa bean amidst trees and waterfalls in the Aztec Jungle, before jumping on board the magical Cadabra ride and visiting the 4D Chocolate Adventure zone, a 4D cinema experience featuring Cadbury’s most popular character. Students also experienced the production techniques used to make the chocolate. Mr Sandhu, trip leader said: “the students were excellent and it was a great way to take the business studies curriculum outside of the classroom”. Richie (9EGS) ”It was a brilliant trip with lots to do and I enjoyed the experience.” Joshua (9EGS): “I enjoyed the seminar as it helped me use my knowledge in the question and answer sessions.” Lana (9CBL): “It was a great trip, experience and a day I will always remember.” Following the visit, Mr Millar was delighted to receive a note from Cadbury’s Education & Heritage Centre Manager: I had the pleasure of meeting some of your students today and renewing a longstanding friendship with Mr. Sandhu. I just wanted to note that during the marketing talk I delivered your students were very respectful, of excellent behaviour and a credit not only to your school, but to teenagers in general. Mr. Sandhu and the other two members of staff were consummate professionals and you must be rather proud of your students and teaching staff. I sincerely trust we can host your school again. Sherwood News Dear Parents/Carers, It has been a delight to watch the Year 7 cohort grow as the year has progressed. We held the Year 6 induction day last week and the It’s always hard to believe that another school year has come and progress that our Year 7s have made in twelve months was abundantly gone! The academic year 2018/19 has been clear during the course of the day. We are blessed to have such an a really successful one both in Sherwood wealth of talent in year 7, from performing arts to sport. Here are and across the academy with real successes just a couple of examples: throughout the school. It is a real honour to watch the students progress, grow and Sullivan (7LRO) has been racing bikes since he was 9 years old mature throughout the year and no doubt (a relative “old” age to start racing!). Sullivan has been competing in you will have noticed the same with your the British Superbike Championship (BSB) in the mini moto class, respective son/daughter at home. I hope he has achieved places of 3rd (3 times) and 2nd (once). The you all enjoy spending some quality time competition has taken Sullivan to Spain, where, whilst taking part together during the six week break and in the qualifying round, his engine blew up at 110mph on the final fingers crossed we are blessed with some straight! Sullivan still managed to qualify, but unfortunately his bike more fine weather. I look forward to seeing broke down at the start of the final race, meaning he was unable to everyone refreshed and taller in September as we move onto the next take part. Sullivan will be competing in the BSB in moto 3 class next chapters in our respective journeys together. year, so is trying to finish this season on a high. Here are a few snippets from each Year group: We were really proud of the way that Year 11 worked this year and are confident that we will be celebrating some fantastic results in August. We recently held our Year 11 Graduation Ceremony and Prom and the Sherwood students did us proud. It has been a long hard year for them with Saturday Schools, After School Classes and Holiday Schools but I’m sure they will all reflect back on how worthwhile this “Short Term Pain” was for the “Long Term Gain”. I wish all the departing members of Year 11 the very best for the future and urge them all to keep in touch. As I said at the graduation and as I always say to students...”Once a member of the Sherwood family, always a member of the Sherwood family”. The Year 10 students have been working incredibly hard this term, preparing and taking their Pre Public Examinations. As an academy we have been so proud of the dedication and conduct of the students during the exam period. The students have clearly prepared themselves well and we look forward to sharing in their successes. They signed off the academic year with work experience. We have been really impressed with how many students managed to go away David (7HPK) year 7 attends Gillham School of Performing Arts and and independently secure a placement. The process is hugely has been starring in a vision express advert with none other than Julie enriching and will hopefully provide even further aspiration for the Walters! David says that Julie was really lovely and gave everyone big year ahead. hugs. David has also used his acting talents to audition for a part in “Goodnight Mr Tom” at the Bob Hope theatre, we wish David lots of Recently we held the Street Elite graduation. Four of our Year 10 girls luck in securing a part. took part in the programme designed to offer both mentoring/life coaching as well as providing details on career pathways. This has David is a young man of many talents and has also been taking part been a hugely engaging programme for these students and they have in the Star Power dancing competition as part of a group coming 1st taken lots of valuable lessons from it. I would like to congratulate in Contemporary, 2nd in Street and 3rd in Jazz. Well done David and Leah (10TMA), Ellie (10TMA), Emilie (10TMA), and Tesian (10FCY) keep up the good work! on their ‘Graduation’ from the programme. Attendance has once again improved throughout the academic year Our Year 9 students have been working hard in their first year of their and we have concluded with the highest figure in Sherwood history. GCSEs. They have covered a great deal of content within this first year I would like to remind everyone that good student attendance is the and we have been impressed with how quickly they have settled into absolute key to success in school. The following students managed to their option subjects. Recently some Sherwood students had the maintain 100% attendance throughout the academic year which is a opportunity to be part of the Duke of Edinburgh Award and attend a fantastic achievement residential weekend. The students involved were Abanoob (9GLD), Chloe (9IMN), Charlotte (9IMN) and Arthur (9GLD) These students Girl Guides relished the opportunity given to them Abanoob said “It teaches you We are super proud of Chloe (9IMN) who is a keen member of “Girl to challenge yourself, get better in life and it will stand out on my Guides”. Chloe has managed CV in the future”. Chloe said “It was fun, I got to spend time with my to secure two awards as part friends and learn new things.” We look forward to hearing all about of her work with the Guides: their assessed expedition at the end of the term. Jack Petchey Award Winner - As you will be aware students in Year 8 have successfully been through Chloe has won £250 to the pathways process before embarking upon their GCSE courses in spend on an activity of her September. The students have all benefited from the process and are choice alongside a certificate/badge/trophy that will be presented to beginning to think about their “Future Self” Chloe at an awards ceremony in Autumn. It is really important to have goals in life and hopefully the students Baden Powell Award - Chloe has been awarded this prestigious award have all been encouraged to dream big and then work backwards that is the highest award in Girl Guides. This has been earned over a from their final goal through gaining a fantastic education in period of more than a year and has included Chloe completing 10+ Sherwood School. challenges. In addition, Chloe has also passed her Bronze Award for the Duke of Edinburgh. Sherwood News Attendance has once again improved throughout the academic year Art News and we have concluded with the highest figure in Sherwood history. 7AMR excelled at creating abstract landscapes of the school using I would like to remind everyone that good student attendance is the google maps in the style of Hundertwasser. absolute key to success in school. The following students managed to maintain 100% attendance throughout the academic year which is a fantastic achievement. Year 7 Marcel - 7AMR Harry - 7AMR Elliot - 7HPK Israel - 7HPK Mathias - 7LRO Connor - 7LRO Year 8 Ben - 8KHN Aaron- 8KHN Amy - 8KHN Alfie - 8RMN Robert - 8RMN Millie - 8RMN Sid - 8RMN KD - 8RMN Year 9 Stilyan - 9GLD Charlie - 9GLD Year 10 Sherwood School Graduation 2019 Jason - 10DHN Ethan - 10FCY Alfie - 10TMA Year 11 Spyridoula - 11AOU Aisha - 11PBE Finlay - 11PBE It has been an honour leading the school once again and I would personally like to thank all parents/carers for their continued support throughout the year. As ever if there is anything that I can do to further support your child then please do contact me on [email protected] or 0208 331 2228. Delamere News Dear Parents/Carers, Fintan (7SWO) nominated because he has been working very hard on As we approach the end of another the Global 12 group as well as his school work. academic year, we have been celebrating Eireann (7AAI) nominated for winning a Jack Petchey Award and the successes of students across the always helping people in and out of school. She was also nominated Academy. From our sporting achievements for being an amazing friend. – both the individual successes of our record breakers and our overall success on Sports Cerys (7AAI) was nominated for taking charge in Wellbeing and for Day – to our academic and personal being a very good leader. achievements as shown in the wonderful Lila (7AAI) was nominated for having courage and singing at the comments that the students made about Year 11 Graduation and the Easter assembly. each other in recognition of their successes. Many of our students have also been on Scarlett (SWO) has recently performed at the Orchard Theatre with their Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh expeditions and they have her Dance School. risen to the challenge spectacularly. We have also been very fortunate Olivia (7AAI) was nominated an incredible six times! All mentioned with some good weather which always makes camping a lot more fun! her charity fundraising and her winning a Jack Petchey Award. For our Year 11s, this module was the culmination of five years at Jayden (8PGP) nominated for being a great sports captain and being SCWA and ended with an incredible Prom at the Marriott Hotel in very organised. He is friendly and welcoming and makes sure everyone Bexleyheath. The room looked amazing, the food was delicious and is happy. He has won lots of Sports Personality of the Year awards and the students wowed us with their incredible outfits. After many trips participated in the Christmas Cabaret. He was also in the choir and to the photo booth and a surprise visit from Love Island’s Tom, the performed at St Paul’s Cathedral. night ended and students made their way safely home – a thoroughly enjoyable evening and a wonderful celebration of their time here. Rosie (9LMT) was nominated several times for her kindness and always helping others. She is always there for people and gives good Year 10 have ended the year in spectacular style. They had two advice. weeks of pre-public examinations in the hall assessing their current performance and they were absolutely brilliant – focused and Holly (9CBL) for doing so well in her guitar exams. She is a grade 7 determined throughout, they showed real maturity and we are very through all of her hard work and dedication. She was also nominated excited about next year. Following this, they have completed two for working really hard and offering to help me when I need it. weeks of work experience. This is an invaluable opportunity to have Samuel (9CBL) was nominated a massive five times for improving his a gentle introduction to the world of work and practise using a range attitude and behaviour and making good progress. He’s getting better of skills: problem solving, team work, communication and initiative – at photography and represents the school at sports, is in the choir and skills which are highly valued in the workplace. A huge well done is form captain. to all of our Year 10s! We are also in the final round of student leadership for next year so watch this space for more information Jack (9EGS) for helping me at lunch times. Others do not see what on our successful Head Boy and Girl. a large heart he has. He is also doing astronomy at the weekends because he was selected for working hard in Science. Year 7-9 have been learning about how to manage their finances through Finance Fortnight and it has been really enjoyable watching Melissa (9CBL) for always trying hard in her work and for helping them decide on how best to spend, borrow and save whilst learning people to revise and learn new things. about mortgages, investments and credit. As I write this, the winners Dora (10HPM) for having the confidence to perform in front of the are yet to be announced! whole of Delamere and for being an inspiration to other dancers. We also welcomed our new Year 7s on Induction Day earlier this Jack (MKH) for being involved in lots of things in and outside of month and our students in KS3 were a great help. Very caring and school. He also delivered a Year 7 assembly on mental health. supportive and I know they will be just as welcoming in September when they start with us. To all of our families, I wish you a restful and pleasant summer break and I look forward to another year with you all in September. Kind regards, Miss Katrina Long -Head of Delamere School Delamere Students Recognise And Celebrate Success All Delamere students were tasked with nominating another student for something they thought they should be proud of. There were so Budding Author many wonderful nominations and lots of them were celebrated in an Over the last year, Year 7 student Lillie Ann (7JHX) has been working assembly led by Mr Barnshaw. Here are a few of our favourites – I hope with the specialist team at CENMAC Charlton Park to produce her own you enjoy them as much as we did: story/mini book with the use of assistive technology. The work she has completed is on the CENMAC website, and she also has a twitter link Charlie (7AAI) nominated for achieving the second best History score for comments. This is something that started in her primary school, in the whole trust and for him being a caring, friendly and great friend and we have continued supporting her here at SCWA. to myself and others. Also he’s been a great sportsman and played for https://cenmac.com/literacy-project/ the Year 7 team. Aniah (7AAI) nominated for getting picked to do a sports event and for doing well in her Spanish assessment because she hasn’t been doing Spanish for long. She was also nominated for being a brilliant friend and always being there for me. She also took part in a running event and even though she didn’t win, she still did her best. Delamere News Tennis Superstar Domantas’ Theorem Congratulations to our tennis superstar Dimitar (7SWO) who reached Domantas’ theorem is an old and often forgotten theorem the final of the Under 12 doubles in a Regional Tennis Tournament rediscovered (and renamed) by Domantas himself. It involves processes used to find the Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) by using challenging and legendary maths to find out the answer. The process starts with 2 numbers that you want to find the LCM of such as 28 and 72. Next you need to find the prime factors of each number, so 28 would be 2 x 2 x 7 and for 72 it would be 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3. You then find factors they both share, which is 2 x 2 =4. You then have to multiply the 28 and 72 together, which give you 2016 and finally divide this answer by 4, which will give you an LCM of 504. Another example Isobel (10MKH) in Class Action at the The 2 numbers are 8456616 and 15030036 8456616 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 7 x 7 x 17 x 47 Bob Hope Theatre 15030036 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 7 x 47 x 47 Huge congratulations to Isobel, a Year 10 student who has performed in HCF = 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 7 x 47 = 35532 a production of Class Action at the Bob Hope Theatre in Eltham. Isobel 8456616 x 15030036 = 127103242918176 is a very talented young lady and we are certain she has a bright future 127103242918176 ÷ 35532 = 3577148568 ahead of her! LCM of 8456616 and 15030036 is 3577148568 Isobel said, “Class Action is a production about reality television and Mr Wilson, teacher of Domantas, had this to say - ‘I was so impressed the problems teenagers face in the modern day. Some want to be with the work produced by Domantas in finding famous, others just want more confidence. This show brings together his own rule for discovering LCM during a revision different groups of youth to portray what it is really like to be a teen lesson that I had to show it to my fellow maths nowadays. I play the role of Amy, a child prodigy, whose family want colleagues. They were all suitably impressed, her to go to university at the age of 13, after passing her GCSEs at 10. especially our maths genius Mr Thomas. This is However, she does not have any friends and wants to see what it’s like something that we will look to introduce into our to be a normal child, an experience which she has never had.” future scheme of work. Well done Domantas!’ Isobel is a very talented young lady and we are certain she has a bright Domantas (8PGP) future ahead of her! Ashdown News Dear Parents, Carers and Students, My experience of meeting our It’s a bittersweet time as we say goodbye to our beloved Year 11 and Mayor Sadiq Khan welcome our new Year 7. We had a wonderful celebratory evening on the My experience with meeting Sadiq Khan at the State of London debate 25 June, celebrating the official end of was amazing! It started with me and the Year 11 journey during the Ashdown my dad going to the O2, we were put graduation. To top it all off, Year 11 had a in a line and had to wait to be taken luxurious Prom, where they danced the in. We first sat down and Sadiq Khan night away at the Marriott, all of our stu- and all the other important people dents looked stunning on the night. We came on the stage. cannot thank parents/carers enough for The audience had to write down a the kind letters, cards, and gifts we have question that they wanted to ask and received. We would like to have a special thanks to our Year 11 tutor these were picked at random, I wasn’t team: Ms. Fasan, Ms. Orsbourn, and Ms. Walton for the dedication able to ask my question but it was “I and hard work they have put into this year group. Congratulations live in a place where a lot of knife crime happens how can you keep to Year 11, we cannot wait to hear about your future achievements me and my family safe and how can you potentially stop it?” and we look forward to celebrating your exam results on Thursday 22 August. During the break Sadiq Khan pointed at me and said ‘Well done for representing your school what school do you go to’ I said Stationers’ Year 10 have had an incredibly busy half-term from finalising Crown Woods Academy and I said how proud I am of representing their work experience places to sitting their first formal pre-public our school. Jamie [8ADN] examinations. We are very proud of the conduct and maturity that they have shown throughout, in particular, Brooklyn and Brandon Ashdown Head Girl and Boy who’s work experience manager commended their brilliant work ethic. Head Girl Mary (10OOD) This term, we were delighted to launch the Ashdown Prefect selection process with our soon to be Year 11 year group! Students were given the opportunity to apply and we were impressed by the sheer number of applications for the role of Ashdown prefects we received. It just goes to show the commitment and ambition Ashdown students have! The applicants for Head Boy and Head Girl positions, as well as preparing an application letter and seeking a teacher reference, had to give a speech to each year group. We are so proud of the quality of all their speeches as well as how well they spoke out in public. Students voted for who they wanted to be their leaders for next Academic year and I am proud to announce that Mary (10OOD) and Sam (10CRL) are our Head Girl and Head Boy respectively, supported by their I am very happy to be chosen as Head Girl and I am excited for the Deputy, Lily (10OOD) and their Senior Prefects, Paige, Franklina and opportunities ahead and everything that will come my way. I look Jack; Congratulations to the rest of the Prefect team: Rhys, Fidel, forward to using my role to help others and working with the team George, Megan, Cassie, Isla, Sydney and Ella. of Prefects. The first couple of days have been quite hard for me as I keep forgetting that I am Head Girl, hopefully later on as I do more We welcomed our new Year 7s on 3 July and it was an amazing day and take part in decision making, it will click in my head that I am filled with a variety of taster lessons of Spanish, PE, IT, DT, Maths, Head Girl. Other than that it’s been great so far and I can’t wait to French, Science, and English, giving them all a flavour of how ‘big enjoy the journey ahead. I want to thank all my friends for supporting school’ will be. We can not wait to welcome them on 2 September. and encouraging me to apply for the position, without my friends I We have concluded the term with Finance Fortnight where students don’t think I would have settled in like this. I have so many ideas for in Years 7 to 9 learned about the world of money. Ashdown and I can’t wait to share them with the team. Lastly, I would like to thank everyone who voted for me and everyone that is Our Ashdown superstars throughout the 2 weeks have supporting me. been: Head Boy Sam (10CRL) Callum [8ALS] Jaren [8ALS] Ria [7JPR] Leah [8JML] Eleanor [8JML] Jeshurun [8ADN] Frankie [8ADN] Mohammed [8ADN] Florence [8ADN] Imraan [7THT] Andre [7ATH] Hello my name is Sam Owen, I feel privileged to have been selected They have worked endlessly at break and lunchtime and made smart as Head Boy of Ashdown. I have a passion for sport and aspire to be choices with their investments. a P.E teacher. On the weekends, I spend my time mentoring younger people and wish to continue this work within Ashdown. I see it as an I would like to thank all the students and staff for their hard work and honour to be Head Boy, and over the next year will work hard to fulfill enthusiasm this past term. We wish all our students a rested summer this role. I want to leave this school in a year’s time knowing I did my holiday with their families and friends. As ever, please feel free to best and made a difference. contact myself: [email protected] or Ms. Gullan [email protected] with any questions you have – big or small! Ms. Fatos Fida (Head of Ashdown School) Ashdown News Ashdown Year 7 and 8 Summer Poetry Summer Fun! The sun shines bright on the greenest grass of the year, Competition The bushes sway to the beat of the live band near, We challenged Year 7 & 8 to a poetry competition to showcase their The loungers are out, as are the barbeques, literacy talents! The top winners are… What are you waiting for? There’s no time to lose! Marcel’s Marseille The flowers blossom, as well as the trees, Shady hats sheltering gently, There are some children crawling on their knees, Flappy shorts covering barely, There’s no school, so excitement yet to come, Wet swimming costumes drying speedily, There’s plenty more stuff to do before we are done. Soft beach towel stretching gracefully. Time for the beach! The coolest waves Hot sand reflecting rapidly, Is it small or will it raise? Spiky bushes shaking slightly, So get off your phones! Be active, Refreshing sea waving wildly, Stop being sad and start to live. Powder- blue sky shining brightly. Samuel [8ADN]

Huge Ferris wheel rotating calmly, Summer Sun Colourful umbrella screening briskly, The time has now come Shiny bicycle cycling smoothly, To enjoy the summer sun, Enchanting apartments standing strongly. Going to the beach! By Marcel [8ADN] Let’s relax with friends, Collecting shells from the sand, Summer Hope this never ends! Summer is amazing, summer is sick, it’s an amazing time to have a picnic Summer dreams are here, If it’s a good sunny day sunbathe and look a spaghetti bolognaise Going to the ice cream van, Yes, summer is good, it’s a day you should celebrate, you should. Autumn’s almost near! Summer is great, summer is good just as it should because without Flowers here and there, summer it’s going to be a bummer. Blooming with all their petals, Thanks for listening to my summer rap Here and there to share! Amari [7THT] Nearly time for school, The summer sun is ending, The breeze will be cool. Claudia [7JPR] Friends of SCWA News Dear Parents, Carers, Students and Staff of SCWA We look forward to working with the parents and teachers of the academy in the next academic year and we hope to see more of you at We would like to express our gratitude for your kind donations in our our events in the future. recent 5p challenge and we are pleased to announce that the top three We are always looking for new volunteers so please do email us at winning classes are: [email protected] if you are able to spare a little time to help us or if you have any fundraising ideas. 1st: 7AAI - £100.05 Thank you all once again for your support! 2nd: 8JDO - £98.25 Kind regards 3rd: 8KHN - £84.55 Lisa Hopkins - Chair of the friends of SCWA The grand total raised was £702.06 (there must have been a stray penny in there)! We also had donations of various foreign currencies, mainly euro and dollar cents and we donated these to the charity collection at MetroBank, who were also very thankful! As we come to the end of our first year as the first PTA of SCWA, we would like to thank the Academy for their support in helping to Save the date facilitate the team and for their assistance throughout the year. Saturday 9 November We would also like to thank the parents who have generously given up their spare time to help organise and attend our quiz night. Friends of SCWA We are pleased to inform you that we made just over £2250. Not bad Christmas Fair considering we only got together in January! Out of the monies raised we have bought some giant games for the students to use at break times, plus a storage shed; we have replenished the stock of table tennis bats and balls, as well as treating the three winning 5p challenge classes to a DVD, popcorn, crisps and slushies! Arden Sixth Form News Dear Parents and Carers, This step outside of the mainstream curriculum is a key to application Once exams have been sat and coursework handed in, the summer of knowledge as well as great fun. Our students also took part in a term is about saying goodbye to our Year London wide cultural capital treasure hunt. Congratulations to Grace, 13s, helping our Year 12s prepare for their Maia, Maddie, Polly, Lauren and Imogen who came out winners with futures and giving guidance to next year’s their innovation and spirit of adventure gaining them the most points sixth formers. by a substantial margin. Year 13 finished their A Levels in late June In the last two weeks of term Year 12 students completed a Work and we celebrated their independence with Experience placement. We have students placed in a wide variety of them at the Arden Graduation on fields all across London. It is this kind of experience that will help them 27 June. It was a stunning evening with to make decisions about their pathways and help to equip them with fantastic performances from the students the skills they will need to be successful. and heartfelt citations from staff as we On 26 June we welcomed our prospective Sixth Formers for an awarded our own version of the Oscars to those students that have orientation day in which they had the opportunity to experience really stood out over the last two years. As I said to our students on ‘taster’ lessons in a range of subjects and meet with our current Year the night, I am a little jealous of the adventures that our Graduates 12s to ask questions about Sixth Form life. It was great to meet so are about to embark upon. They will be studying everything from many excited, keen new students whom we look forward to Accounting to Law, Midwifery to Sociology, Medicine to Engineering welcoming in September. and all courses in between. What’s more they will be travelling to universities the length and breadth of Britain as they stride out on It has been a remarkable year. I’d like to take this opportunity to their next big adventure. We also have an increasing number who will thank all the staff for their continuous dedication and hard work; be moving on to Higher Apprenticeships in areas such as Insurance, parents and carers for all their support in helping us and their Brokerage and Quantity Surveying. We wish them all the very best. children; and our wonderful students for making it all worthwhile. I wish everyone a restful and peaceful summer holiday. Year 12 have completed their end of year exams and moved up into Year 13 and are focusing on their futures. During Activities week For me this is also a last farewell as my family and I depart for a new we ran a futures day with a range of University and Apprenticeship life in Rome. I am sure that Arden will continue to go from strength to providers in to run workshops. Subject Day took our year 12s to the strength and I wish all the staff and students the very best for the next Science Museum, The Royal Maritime Museum, The Central Criminal academic year and beyond. Courts and the Docklands trade Museum whilst others remained on Ciao tutti. site to produce short films and model brains! Arden Sixth Form News Arden Taster Day Ravensbourne Live Television Studio We were delighted to welcome students to the Arden Taster Day. Year 11 students, who all hold conditional offers to join our Sixth Production – Friday 28 June 2019 Form in September, had a great day sampling lessons in their chosen On Friday 28 June we were invited to a Live Television Studio subjects. Production at Ravensbourne University in Greenwich Peninsula. Results at Post 16 have been consistently high and places for A total of 15 Year 12 students from media and film studies attended Year 12 eagerly sought. This year we are delighted to report that this amazing workshop. Ravensbourne second year students guided record numbers have applied. All students who attended the Taster and facilitated our students, teaching them the professional standards Day are hoping they secure the grades to confirm their place come for the full array of production studio roles. enrolment day on 22 August. Initially our students were put into three groups and given training on the full range of production roles they were going to fulfil later on. The Apprentice 19 Production was called ‘The Knowledge’ and focussed on the impact of Organised by the Stationers Livery Company, Apprentice 19 was big budget Marvel/Superhero films on the industry and, like last year’s held over two days as part of London Careers Festival. Twenty-four ‘Love Island’, it had a ‘Rant and Rave’ format. Using two presenters: students from Years 10 & 12 attended. Oliver and Ksenija. Held at the prestigious Guild Hall and formally opened by Peter Oliver gave a brilliant performance as he ranted about the negative Estlin, Lord Mayor of London, the event offered an impressive array impact of Marvel/Superhero films on the film industry, particularly of exhibitors offering all manner of apprenticeships including Hollywood films. He had amazing subject knowledge and wit, making providers, universities and top notch employers such as Google, his ‘rant’ very entertaining and informative. He was so knowledgeable the BBC, JP Morgan, KPMG and British Airways. about the subject, he hardly needed the autocue script. Ksenija Students had the opportunity to visit almost 60 organisations with raved about the positive impact it has had on the film industry. She the event taking up all of the main hall and both crypts of the Guild anchored the programme with elegance and poise, giving positive Hall. They avidly gathered information and literature as they toured views on Marvel’s impact. the event and Alfie Lee was delighted to win a competition prize of a After the presenters introduced the programme and themselves they cookery book! reviewed some of the latest Marvel blockbusters e.g. Avenger’s End One of the organisers was very impressed by our students and Game. This was partly scripted but also required some ab lib commented on their politeness. All students found it very chatter between presenters on the topic itself. There were cutaways informative and said how much they enjoyed themselves. “I feel to VT clips of the latest Marvel films which were cleverly interspersed that this was an excellent event and hope that this is available to in the presentation. students next year.” The crew and presenters worked tirelessly and patiently in rehearsals Mrs Marshall Careers Lead at Stationers’ Crown Woods Academy to refine the component parts of the production. There were numerous frustrations as there were many re-takes to ensure it was polished and synchronised to a professional standard. Maria (Director) did an excellent job co-ordinating her crew and her PA, Lauren and Vision Mixer, Ellen, contributed very well in the gallery. The floor managers (Amy and Joe) and four camerapersons (Harry ,Samantha, Mollie and Rebecca) did an excellent job, they looked like they had been doing this for years, they were so in the zone. The rest of the crew: Dominique (Sound), Rebecca (Lighting), Thomas (Autocue) and Andrea (MAM VT operator) all contributed very well. I had a cameo role as a guest on the show, answering the presenter’s questions on Arden, the media/film department and also on how to go about getting into the Film/Television industry. The Live production took place in the late afternoon and two full live takes were recorded. I was immensely proud of our students as they represented their Academy with dignity and were exemplary in their roles, amazing ambassadors for SCWA. Ravensbourne praised their professional approach likening it to their first year students who would work for days to produce something similar. The whole experience was inspirational, creative and engaging. Our students will receive a copy of the two live takes which they can use as part of their showreel when applying for University, apprenticeships/internships and/or jobs within the industry. Thank you Ravensbourne, and thank you students, greatly appreciated.

Our 2 Presenters (Oliver & Ksenija) on Live TV studio production, ‘The Knowledge’. ! !

Samantha in the studio on camera. Lauren (PA), Maria FDirector). Full cast ! and crew taken after the production Ellen !(Vision Mixer) in the gallery. Sports Day 2019 New School record holders go to:

High Jump Year 7 Ruby (7JHX) also broke the school high Jump record jumping 1.30m Year 9 Kieran (9LMT)- !:77m (old Record stood since 2011) Year 9 Destiny (9EGS) and Olivia Walker - 1:40m (old record stood since 2018) Relay: Year 9 Boys’ athletics Relay Team: 49.20 (old record stood since 2011) Team: Kieran, (9LMT) Jordy (9LWD), Kamau (9LMT) and Samuel (9LMT) Year 9 300m: 42.54 (old record stood since 2013) Winner: Kamau (9LMT)- 300M

Overall placings for each year were: Year 7: Year 8: Delamere School 1st 104 points Delamere School 1st 95 points Sherwood School 2nd 67 points Sherwood School 2nd 74 points Ashdown School 3rd 65 points Ashdown School 3rd 63 points Year 9: Delamere School 1st 106 points Sherwood School 2nd 69 points Ashdown School 3rd 53 points 2012 News Primary Dance On Monday 18th June 5 dance leaders from year 10 travelled to Willow Dene school to teach dance. It was a huge success and a partnership we hope will continue to develop. The girls were professional throughout and great role models for the school. LAT Athletics Day 40 students from years 7 -9 took part in the annual athletic meet at Dartford Stadium. It was a pleasure to take such well behaved students and everyone tried their best. We had a lot of 2nd places but outstanding performances go to Ruby (7JHK) winning girls Javelin, Ogur (8KHN) winning girls’ 100m and Destiny (9EGS) winning girls High Jump. Well done girls! 2012 News Activities Day 2019 Inspired By England Cricketers! Congratulations to the Year 8 & Year 9 Cricket Teams who both won the Greenwich Schools Cricket Tournament for their respective year groups. The Year 7 team are also to be congratulated on their performance.

Students enjoying Eltham Escape Rooms

Broadstairs in the sunshine!

Go-Karting Fun! Academy Notices

DIARY DATES Exam Results Days 2 September Year 7 return 3 September Years 8 - 11 return 9 September Arden Students return 15 August: Arden students

Term Dates Academic Year dates for 2020/21 have now been set by Leigh Academies Trust and adopted by all academies within the Trust. The calendar dates are broadly similar to those published by Royal Borough of Greenwich. 22 August: Year 11 GCSE/BTECs Click on the links below. http://scwa.org.uk/academy-life/term-dates/ Cucina Price Tariff from September 2019 Collection times: As previously published, we have received notification from Cucina of price changes on some food items from September. A full price list is available on our website: 9.30 until 12 noon http://scwa.org.uk/academy-life/school-meals/

We are delighted to announce that from September, Parentpay If you don’t have access to a computer or the internet you can use services will be extended and you will be able to pay for items such a barcode letter which allows you to pay at shops displaying the as trips, music tuition and revision guides. This is in addition to the PayPoint logo. You will be able to request these from the ParentPay cashless, biometric system we already operate via Parentpay for Manager for items due for payment. school meals. As staff become more familiar with the system we hope to be able to Provision of this extended service is something we have worked extend the range of items available via online payment. towards over a number of months and we know from the many For further information about Parentpay please visit our website discussions at Parent Forum meetings, this will be welcome news. https://www.parentpay.com/ Not only will it mean parents/carers can quickly and easily pay a trip deposit, or buy revision guides, but also student safety will be enhanced as they will no longer have to bring in cash or cheques to pay for items. From September, when you receive details about new trips, music lessons, or revision guides, the letters will also include details and a link to Parentpay. Please note, any outstanding payments for trips set up this academic year (for example, the ski trip) will continue under the current arrangements - cash or cheque. !"#$%&'()*%$+&'(,-%$+&'( !"#"$%#"&&#'()*+&*,$-("./"##"$/"0(

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