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EDITION 2 TERM 1 2014/2015 REGENTS’ NEWSLETTER SECONDARY THIS WEEK IN THE secondary NEWSLETTER CALENDAR DATES FRIDAY 26TH SEPT THE RUSSELL CUP STAFF FOOTBALL MATCH MONDAY 29TH SEPT MODELLING PLANT AND ANIMAL CELLS STUDENT LEADERSHIP ELECTION PROCESS BEGINS MONDAY 29TH SEPT PUBLIC SPEAKING ASSEMBLY – STUDENT SPEECHES BEING PERFORMED LIVE ‘ChILDREN SHOULD BE SEEN AND NOT HEARD ? ’ THURSDAY 2ND OCT WORLD POETRY DAY MONDAY 6TH OCT ROUND SQUARE INTERNATIONAL Should we listen to childrens’ opinions and points of view? the answers we find as we explore a deeper understanding MEET THE TEACHERS EVENING - SUCCESS CONFERENCE IN JORDAN Absolutely - an easy answer from my perspective! of our students learning needs and styles. We accept that the students will identify areas which they like and areas At the start of this new academic year, it is my mission to FRIDAY 10TH OCT they would like to change and this is the reason for asking DODGEBALL MADNESS – listen to our students and use their views to shape learning the questions. As positive role models, it is important that AFTER SCHOOL FANCY DRESS in our school. We have always had a strong student voice our students view the teaching staff as a group of active DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT in relation to our commitment learners who are willing to listen to Round Square and student and respond to feedback as this leadership but we have never is the expectation we place on asked what it is like to be a them every day. student here at the Regents from an academic perspective. This is an exciting project and I will be looking for willing MEET THE “GAPPIES” ! Over the coming weeks I will volunteers from our student be making a video asking our body over the coming weeks. As students questions about their reflective practitioners, I believe learning experiences and how we must listen and use the voice accessible our curriculum is to of our students to continue our them. This video will then be journey, taking Regents from presented to our staff on Tuesday being a good school to a great 25th November during one of school. our professional development sessions. This is a brave move and, PAUL MCCONNELL, as a staff, we are ready to accept “ THE CHOSEN ONES “ DEPUTY HEAD OF SECONDARY THE SECONDARY SChool ‘Meet THE TEACHERS Evening’ prOVES TO BE A HUGE SUccESS BY SARAH TRAVIS-Mulford , ASSISTANT HEAD OF SECONDARY ‘The School is riding on the crest of a very successful wave, presentations, hosted by Assistant Head of Secondary, Mrs. with the highest examination results on record and the Sarah Travis-Mulford for KS3 and Mr. Paul McConnell, highest number of students on roll in the school’s history.’ Deputy Head of Secondary for KS4 and the IB Diploma Programme. These presentations proved very popular, with parents being given an overview of their son/daughter’s year group, academic expectations and key event highlights across Term 1, as well as positive developments regarding the Rewards and Sanctions Policy across the school. We all look forward to the next parent/teacher event, with the first phase of formal Parent/Teacher conferences beginning with the Year 11 and Year 13 Parent/Teacher Evening on the 15th of October. In the meantime, in order to support This opening address given by Head Teacher, Garry Russell, the continuing progress of Regents’ students, all parents introducing parents to the Secondary School’s ‘Meet the are encouraged to contact their son/daughter’s Head of Teachers Evening’ on Wednesday 24th September, set the Year in the first instance, should they wish to discuss any scene for a hugely successful parent/teacher event. One of pastoral or academic matters. the reasons for the school’s success is due to a very strong relationship between parents and teachers. Returning to tradition, parents were invited into the Secondary ‘THE SCHOOL IS RIDING ON THE CREST OF A Very SUCCESSFUL waVE…’ classrooms, to meet with relevant teachers from all of the Secondary subjects across the school. The evening’s goal was to enable parents and teachers to connect face-to-face in order to acquaint themselves with each other. Parents and Teachers also got the opportunity to discuss students’ current level of progress based on the Settling-In Reports, which were issued to students on the same day. In addition to the individual parent/ teacher conversations, parents were invited to attend specific key stage SECONDARY TEACHERS PROFILE AN INTRODUCTION TO REGENTS’ GAP STAFF FOR 2014-15 BY JENNY LUNDT, GAP STAFF FREDERICA GREEN FREDERICA GREEN CHEMISTRY TEACHER WHat IS A GAPPIE, WHO ARE THE GAPPIES at REGENTS THIS YEAR Frederica Green holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Chemistry from AND WHat DO THEY DO?! the University of Liverpool (UK), her home town, and a Post- Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) from Liverpool If you have spent any time on the Regents campus in the contributed thousands of hours of community service to John Moores University (UK). last several years, you will notice a group of enthusiastic, our local communities. We also have a professional salsa “I JOINED REGENTS FOR THE 2014-2015 ACADEMIC bright-eyed staff members running from Primary to the dancer, an up-and-coming musician, a rap artist, a leader of YEAR AFTER TWO YEARS TEACHING CHEMISTRY IN pool to Secondary to the pool, to reception to the pool, the dream team (Benny), a Thespian, and a national chess FORMBY HIGH SCHOOL IN THE UK. WHILST AT THE over and over. champion. SCHOOL I RAN A SUCCESSFUL SCIENCE CLUB AND ASSISTED WITH CULTURE CLUB, BOTH OF WHICH All of these staff members, who don’t look quite old This year we are hoping to apply our individual strengths WERE GREAT FUN. I WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN THE enough to be teachers are the Regents Gap Staff, otherwise to every aspect of Regent’s life. We are already actively ORGANISATION AND RUNNING OF A NUMBER OF known as Gappies. involved in every type of class from Drama to Science SCHOOL TRIPS. Gap Staff either spend 6 FOR RELAXATION I ENJOY COOKING AND WATCHING months or a year in post. This FILMS AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO LEARNING THAI.AND I HOPE TO CONTINUE TO TRAVEL WIDELY, year is unusual as most Gap GAINING NEW CULTURAL EXPERIENCES WHILST AT Staff have started their term REGENTS.” in post together, with only 2 returning Gap Staff from last term. GERARD EGAN In case you don’t know what GERARD EGAN a ‘Gappie’ is, we are a group of MATHEMATICS TEACHER students who just graduated Gerard obtained his BSc (Hons) in Economics from the from High (Secondary) University of Birmingham in 2007 and his Masters in Educational School who have decided Leadership from the University of Warwick in 2012. He has to take one year off before worked in UK schools for the last six years, specialising in attending university. secondary Mathematics. Regardless of our widely diverse upbringings, we all I WAS DRAWN TO REGENTS BY THE PROFESSIONAL NATURE OF THE SCHOOL AND ITS RECORD FOR share one common motive: DEVELOPING EXCELLENT STAFF. the desire to be at Regents. We are here to meet fantastic THIS IS MY FIRST TIME WORKING ABROAD AND I AM new people, travel around South-East Asia, earn a little bit LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FRESH CHALLENGES to Spanish. We also participate in just about every type IT WILL BRING. THROUGHOUT MY CAREER I of money, and above all, help the students of this school HAVE ENJOYED INSPIRING YOUNG LEARNERS TO reach their full potential. of after school activity you can imagine, from netball to THINK CREATIVELY AND RELISH THE CHALLENGES mountain biking! If you see any of us around, please say Our Gappie and Intern team this year really embodies MATHEMATICS CAN BRING. ‘hello!’ Our year here would not be as significant without the Round Square ideal of Internationalism. Our team meaningful interactions and conversations with students, “I HAVE MOVED TO THAILAND WITH MY PARTNER of 12 comes from 10 different countries - New Zealand, parents, and fellow staff members. AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO EXPLORING THIS Spain, Germany, Finland, Bulgaria, South Africa, Kenya, WONDERFUL COUNTRY. IN MY SPARE TIME I ENJOY USA, Colombia, and the UK. Each of us brings a unique Stay tuned for every upcoming Newsletter - for a spotlight PLAYING SPORTS INCLUDING FOOTBALL, SQUASH on two specific Gappies! AND CHESS. I ALSO LIKE RELAXING WITH A BOOK IN approach to education, as we all come from so many THE SUNSHINE. THAT I HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO REGENTS, I AM EXCITED ABOUT ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES different backgrounds. AHEAD TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN MUSIC BOTH IN AN OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUCCESSFUL EXTRA-curricular PROGRAMME.” Between us, we speak 17 different languages, play 7 different instruments, have visited at least 70 countries, and have YEAR 7 GEOGRAPHERS TAKE THE PRINCIPAL ON A TOUR OF THE WORLD IN THE STUDENTS BECOME THE teacHERS 80 MINUTES BY TIMOTHY SPEAR, HEAD OF GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT As a start to the Year 7’s Geography Course, Geography Teachers have developed a challenging piece of work entitled ‘Landscape in a Box’. The students were asked to choose one location in the world that they had been to, or would love to go to. They then were challenged to make a model of this landscape, which they all presented to their respective classes. The amount of work and effort put in by our students was truly amazing. The models represented over 70 different locations. As a Department, we were greatly impressed with the creativity and perseverance shown by all of our students.

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