AVON VALLEY COLLEGE Friday 22 January 2016

Issue 16 AVON VALLEY COLLEGE Friday 22 January 2016

Our vision for Avon Valley College Avon Valley students are confident, independent, resilient learners, who are well-qualified and prepared for their next stage of learning. They are aspirational, respectful individuals who make valued contributions to society.

This week I have been visiting some of the Jasmin Edwards schools on the military bases in Germany Jasmin started school judo at the alongside many other Headteachers from the age of 7, she then started going schools on the Salisbury Plain. The trip was to a Judo club in Devizes at the organised by Wiltshire Council in order to help age of 9. After 3 weeks of being prepare schools for the rebasing of regiments there she was accepted onto to the Salisbury Plain area over the next few Devizes Budo Club squad team years. which meant she was going every Thursday and Friday This week I have visited King’s School in Gutersloh and John evening. After getting her Buchan Middle School in Sennelager. It is always a very licence she started travelling to informative experience to visit a different school and to enter competitions. understand what they do and why they do it, and it has been particularly enlightening to meet some future Avon Valley Last year in the girls section she students and see them in their current secondary school. won Gold in the Under 36kg Western Area Championship and There is much work to be done to support students moving Devizes Open amongst other between schools, and this happens with every student move, not competitions last year. She was then entered into the Nationals just of children from forces families moving from a foreign early December where she was also put up a weight group for country. Under 40kg and came 5th which was a great achievement. On the 23rd of December we got a call from one of her coaches stating The army rebasing is a great opportunity for Avon Valley to grow that she had made the England Squad which was fantastic news. and to improve our facilities. We are currently in the early stages She has just entered the British Schools qualifier and won gold in of planning for a new block of classrooms. her group, which means she has won a place in the British Schools Championship so she will be fighting for Avon Valley College. Mr Tim Webber—Principal Jasmin has a busy year ahead, what with the England squad and

Parent Forum meeting her competitions on the Squad team for Devizes Budo Club. Her The next Parent Forum meeting coaches, Mark Burbridge and will take place on Tuesday 9 Jason Parsons, are dedicated to February 6 - 8pm. all at the club and give up a lot of their free time in coaching both on the mat and travelling to aid

them in competitions. Whooooo hoooooo We are celebrating the success this week of 49 Year 11 students who took their English GCSE early.

All pupils achieved a good pass in English with 74% of them gaining a GCSE grade of A* - B.

Congratulations to all of them for their hard work and effort.

Mrs Baldwin

Copyright © 2015 AVON VALLEY COLLEGE, Recreation Road, Durrington, Salisbury, SP4 8HH T: 01980 652467 F: 01980 653568 www.avonvalley.wilts.sch.uk e: [email protected] Swimming Gala at Doing the Right Thing

Durrington Pool Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 for the local HXP 99 SJR 60 CXN 60 primary schools Wednesday the 20th EAM 91 SLJ 39 AMG 47 January saw the AVSSP ALC 87 FCR 28 NJK 31 School Games Level 2 Swimming Gala at Durrington pool. Four schools entered teams AZG 72 CXM 22 DJM 26 of year 5 and 6 girls and boys. Each individual was allowed to do DJB 43 MDG 12 APM 19 2 individual events, 2 relays plus the canon event. Races involved the following strokes - backstroke, front crawl and breaststroke.

Students from Avon Valley College officiated, they did the timing, Governors questionnaire spotting and results. They were very professional and efficient. Attached to the back of last week’s news sheet was a The students were from year 9 - Stacey, Lauren, Tia, Adam, Questionnaire for Parents and Carers. The Governors would be Curtis, Jordan and Dillon. Form year 10 - Cameron, Nathan, grateful if you could fill it in and return it to school as soon as Jordan, Joel, Kirsty and Skyla. possible.

Results A paper copy of the questionnaire will be given to your youngest 1st. Shrewton 67 points - they will now go forward to the child in the next few days to take home for you to fill in. Please Level 3 finals ask your child to bring it in and give it to their form tutor. 2nd. Wellington Primary 66 points 3rd. Figheldean 59 points Thanks for your co-operation in this matter. 4th. Netheravon A 57 points 5th. Netheravon B 28 points

Thanks to Skyla who stayed to present the medals.

Volunteer Lifeguards Skills required:  Be able to meet the physical fitness and depth Are you looking to learn a new skill this year? requirements of the NPLQ assessment (swim two Wiltshire Council is looking for volunteer lifeguards in lengths in under 60 seconds and surface dive down to predominantly the Salisbury and Pewsey leisure centres to 2-3 metres) help us with some of our busy periods, extend our opening  Able to engage with individuals and community groups hours and keep everyone swimming. Cover may be needed in our other leisure centres depending on need. Free training will  Able to separate your own experiences from other be provided. people’s issues and to faithfully present the views of those you represent; After you have completed the training the only commitment  Willing to ask for support when needed; that we need from you is that you undertake a minimum of 50  Able to present information to a wide audience hours in lifeguarding sessions. The training will start the week th beginning 15 February 2016. For further information please If you are interested in the role you can apply by contacting: read the role description below. For Salisbury (Five Rivers): Paul Vinyard Role Description for Volunteer Lifeguards Leisure Operations Health and Wellbeing Manager Role title: Volunteer Lifeguard Tel 01722 339966 Supported by: Health and Wellbeing Manager Direct line 01380 826142 Main purpose: The volunteer lifeguard role is to provide Mobile 07774332676 lifeguarding cover for the Leisure Centre swimming pools Email [email protected]

Responsibilities: For Pewsey: Specific responsibilities include: Graeme Scott  Overseeing the swimming pool users in line with the Leisure Operations Health & Wellbeing Manager National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) and the Tel: 01980 847140 centres Normal Operating Procedures (NOP) to ensure a Mob: 07790 016978 safe and enjoyable bathing experience [email protected]  To deliver First Aid to a casualty in line with NPLQ training and to assist the key holder in managing incidents within the centre

Copyright © 2015 AVON VALLEY COLLEGE, Recreation Road, Durrington, Salisbury, SP4 8HH T: 01980 652467 F: 01980 653568 www.avonvalley.wilts.sch.uk e: [email protected] Year 7 – Cheese scones Year 8 Apple (Fruit of your choice) pie! 250g Self raising flour To allow the students to make a fresh product, the pastry will be 40g hard butter/margarine made in a separate lesson and frozen. The focus for this practical 75g hard cheese is the surface decoration, so each pie will be cooked fresh at 125 ml milk home. (Optional – sundried tomatoes, olives, ham, onion, pepper, chilli, cooked bacon, Remember a flan/quiche/pie dish to herbs or any other savoury dry ingredients prepare the pie in you would like to add flavour) Pastry – Apple filling (other fruits A plastic tub or plastic freezer bag to take home can be used) 200g Plain flour Dates cooking 7.1 – Wed 10th Feb 2-4 large cooking apples 7.2 – Wed 24th Feb 100g hard butter/margarine 7.3 – Fri 12th Feb 1 lemon 7.4 – Mon 29th Feb Pinch salt – school can provide! 7.5 – Wed 10th Feb 2 tablespoons plain flour 25g sugar & 1 tsp cinnamon(optional) Year 9 - Savoury pasties To allow the students to Dates: Preparing pastry Dates: Making the pie make a fresh product, the 8.1 – Mon 29th Feb 8.1 - Mon 7th Mar pastry will be made in a 8.2 – Thurs 4th Feb 8.2 - Tues 9th Feb separate lesson and 8.3 – Thurs 4th Feb 8.3 - Fri 12th Feb frozen, apart from 9.1 & 8.4 - Tues 9th Feb 8.4 - Fri 26th Feb 9.2. The focus is shaping 8.5 - Thurs 3rd Mar 8.5 - Fri 4th Mar and moulding each pasty and making the filling, dependent on the time left in each lesson, the pasties might need to be cooked fresh at home.

Pastry 300g Plain flour 150g hard butter/margarine

Suggested fillings – Vegetarian 2 lge potatoes, 200g cheese (cheddar, red leicester, or brie) I onion,

Meat – 200g good quality Pork sausages, 1 onion, Pinch salt – school can provide! 1 apple, 1 tsp sage or mixed herbs 1 egg for glazing

9.1 – Thurs 25th Feb 9.2 – Thurs 3rd Mar

Pastry making Pasty making 9.3 – Tues 23rd Feb 9.3 – Tues 1st Mar 9.4 – Mon 8th Feb 9.4 – Mon 22nd Feb (First day back from half term) 9.5 – Wed 2nd Mar 9.5 – Wed 9th Mar

We are seeking donations of old Hawaiian type shirts or costume that we may be able to use for the Production. Please bring donations to Reception. Thank you.

Copyright © 2015 AVON VALLEY COLLEGE, Recreation Road, Durrington, Salisbury, SP4 8HH T: 01980 652467 F: 01980 653568 www.avonvalley.wilts.sch.uk e: [email protected] Netball Competition inter tutor football On 13th January Avon Valley held a Netball Competition. There HXP won 6 -1 against DJB were 4 teams of 7, 1 each from Avon Valley College, St. John’s, AZG won 7-1 against EAM Pewsey Vale and Wellington Academy. Avon Valley players were Eleanor Steel (team captain), Jazzmine Hill, Megan Smith, Jess Vallis, Georgia Whittaker, Sophie Hook and Skye Money. I thought Avon Valley would win because we were playing at home and we know the ground.

There were only 2 injuries during the matches, both twisted ankles although both girls continued to play showing great determination. Year 7 Inter tutor Football

Jess said “ When we won our first match against Pewsey Vale I was so proud of myself and the team”.

Eleanor Steel and Skye Money were both awarded ‘Player of the Match’.

The final results were, in 4th place Pewsey Vale, in 3rd place Avon Valley, in 2nd place Wellington Academy and in 1st place St. John’s who won all their matches. LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT TO START AS SOON AS POSSIBLE Team captain Ellie Steel said “We all did very well and even kept Rate of pay dependent on experience our heads up when we were losing”. £8.41 - £9.00 per hour

Well done AVC you all did very well. RESPONSIBLE TO: SENCO AND TEACHING STAFF SALARY: Dependant on experience Report by Heidi Burkwood 8SLJ HOURS: 38 workings weeks per year/27.25 hours per week

Avon Valley College is seeking to appoint a Learning Support Assistant to provide additional support to students both within the Skills Centre and within lessons. Interested applicants should apply by letter with contact details of referees (including email and telephone numbers) together with the Wiltshire Council application form which can be downloaded from our website www.avonvalley.wilts.sch.uk

Year 7 Please contact Mrs L Redgrave, Head of HR and Administration on 01980 634871 Temporary Art teacher required to start as soon Or our SENCO, Mrs Jane Owen, [email protected] for additional as possible January to July, term time, to work information Fridays only Closing date for applications: Teachers Main Pay Scale dependent on experience 0900hrs 28th January 2016

Please send a letter of introduction together with an application form, If you have not heard from us 5 working days after which can be downloaded from our website the closing date, please assume your application www.avonvalley.wilts.sch.uk has been unsuccessful on this occasion. by 09:00a.m 28th January 2016 to Mrs L Redgrave [email protected] Avon Valley College is committed to safeguarding 01980 634871 and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share Avon Valley College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the this commitment. All applicants will be subject to a welfare of children and young people to share this commitment. full Criminal Records Bureau check before Rigorous checks will be undertaken of the successful applicants’ appointment is confirmed. background credentials, including enhanced DBS checks.

Mark Bell won fitness trophy of the week at Thursday's fitness club.

TEACHER OF ENGLISH TPS dependent on experience September 2016 or April, if available

Avon Valley College is seeking to appoint a talented, dynamic and innovative teacher to teach Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 students in our friendly and innovative English Department. There is also an opportunity for the right candidate to teach up to Key Stage 5. This post will also be suitable for an NQT. The successful applicant will have drive and enthusiasm, and will possess the necessary skills to deliver high quality lessons.

The College was last inspected by OFSTED in March 2014 and was judged to be a good school.

Extracts from OFSTED report “Students make good, and often very good progress”. “Teaching is good and this is reflected in the work produced by students”.

Interested applicants should apply by letter with contact details of referees (including email and telephone numbers) and should include the Wiltshire Council application form which can be downloaded from our website www.avonvalleycollege.com.

Please contact Mrs Lorna Redgrave, Head of HR and Administration [email protected] telephone 01980 634871 should you have any questions or wish to make contact with Ali Marshall, Curriculum and Teaching Lead for English.

Closing date for applications is 28th January 2016 at 0900hrs.

If you have not heard from us by the 1st February, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Avon Valley College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Rigorous checks will be undertaken of the successful applicants’ background credentials, including enhanced CRB checks.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Roast Pork MSC Battered Fish Chicken & Broccoli Chicken Curry Main Cottage Pie with Roast Potatoes with Chipped Pasta Bake with Savoury Rice and Gravy Potatoes Home Made Quorn Cheese and pepper Veggie Bangers Mash Spanish Omelette Macaroni Cheese Vegetarian & Vegetable Pasty whirls With Chipped & Gravy with Roast Potatoes & Garlic Bread With Jacket Wedges Potatoes Cauliflower Carrots Savoy Cabbage Sweet Corn Baked Beans

Sweet Corn Green Beans Swede Broccoli Garden Peas Pear & Cinnamon Chocolate Sponge & Dessert Fruit Smoothie Fruity Flapjack Pudding & Oaty Cookie Chocolate Sauce Custard Netball fixtures to December Bread, Jacket Potato and fillings available daily Date Year group Venue Short18 November Breaks Scheme11 2016 -17Avon for Valleychildren College & young25 November people 5-18yrs10 who haveAvon special Valley College 2 December 9 Wellington educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) Click on the link below to see information on short breaks for children with Special Educational Needs. http://wisenet.wiltshire.gov.uk/documents/dsweb/Get/ Document-15534/A263-15%20FINAL%20COPY%202016-2017% 20Short%20Breaks%20Scheme.pdf

Monday 2 May Diary Dates Bank Holiday - College closed Thursday 5 May Term 3 Year 7 Parents Evening 4.00 - 7.00 Tuesday 26 January Friday 27 May Year 9 Parents Evening 4.00 - 7.00 Year 13 Leavers Day Tuesday 9 February 28 May - 5 June Parent forum meeting 6.00 - 8.00 School holiday 10 - 12 February School Production Term 6 Performance Tuesday 28 June 13 - 21 February Year 11 Leavers Day School holiday 30 June - 1 July Dance Show Term 4 Tuesday 5 July Wednesday 24 February Sports Awards Year 8 Parents Evening 4.00 - 7.00 11 July - 24 July Thursday 10 March Year 10 Work Experience Teacher Training Day - College closed to Tuesday 12 July students Open Evening 25 March - 10 April Friday 15 July School holiday Sports Day 19 - 21 July Term 5 Discovery Days Tuesday 19 April Friday 22 July Year 10 Parents Evening 4.00 - 7.00 Early Closure 12.10 Friday 29 April 23 July - 31 August Teacher Training Day—college closed School holiday

JUNIOR BADMINTON COMPETITION

SUNDAY 31ST JANUARY 2016 AT SARUM ACADEMY SPORTS CENTRE Westwood Road, Salisbury, SP2 9HS

Under 11 Singles; from 1.00pm Under 13 Singles; from 1.00pm

Under 15 Singles; from 1.00pm Under 17 Singles; from 1.00pm

Under 19 Singles; from 1.00pm All Doubles; from 3.30pm

• Age Groups refer to the entrant’s age on 1st September 2015, (The School Year). Under 11, Years 6 and below; Under 13, Years 7 & 8; Under 15, Years 9 & 10; Under 17, Years 11 & 12, Under 19, Years 13, & 14. • Some age groups may be amalgamated if there insufficient entrants. • All players must be bona fide members of Clubs affiliated to the Salisbury & District Badminton Association OR be a pupil/student of a school/college from within the boundaries of the afore mentioned Association. • Each player is required to submit an entry form together with the correct fees. The entry form below should be sent to the Tournament Secretary to reach him as soon as possible and BEFORE THURSDAYDAY 28TH JANUARY 2016. Alternatively you may email the completed Entry Form direct to [email protected] and pay for the entry fee on the day but before commencement of the competition.

• Tournament Secretary: Mr Graham Belbin, 18 Talbot Close, Bishopdown, Salisbury, SP1 3EN. 07767 204933. [email protected] Keep this part ------Return this part ENTRY FORM FOR 31ST JANUARY 2016

Entries should be made on this form and sent to the Tournament Secretary (address above) together with all entry fees. Closing date for entries is Thursday 28th January 2016. Cheques should be made payable to ‘Salisbury & District B.A.’. You may also email this entry form direct to [email protected] and pay for the entry on the day. Telephone entries will not be accepted.

NAME: Mr / Miss ______Date of Birth______Address: ______Postal Code ______Telephone No: ______Parents Email: ______Club or School: ______

Are you entering the Singles, Yes / No. Doubles, Yes / No. Doubles partner:______Age Group / Fee Age Group / Fee Age Group / Fee Age Group / Fee Age Group / Fee Under 11, £3.00. Under 13, £4.00. Under 15, £5.00. Under 17, £6.00 Under 19, £6.00. Please indicate clearly the age group you are entering. One entry fee covers both singles and doubles!