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Hello and welcome to Maghull High School News. In Memory of Mrs Dorothy Rigby It has been another busy half term. have completed their mock examinations and are

now gearing up for the final push towards their GCSEs. Year thirteen have submitted their UCAS applications and are beginning to receive offers and we are unbelievably already half way through this academic year. We return on Monday, 24 February and are looking forward to meeting lots of parents at our forthcoming parent evenings.

Spotlight on Max Purvis

We were saddened to hear of the death of Mrs Dorothy Rigby who served for many years on our governing body, only retiring this academic year. Mrs Rigby attended school on this site before it became the Maghull High School it is today; her children and her grandchildren attended here and she was a great advocate of the school. She was a staunch supporter of our performing arts team in particular and hardly ever missed a performance. Mrs Rigby will be sadly missed by us and we extend our sincerest condolences to her family. Max started playing football at the age of five at Kickers and has since played for various clubs around the Maghull area. When he was just ten Andy Grant years old, he was scouted for Wolves at a tournament in Dudley and then did a year at their football academy, which proved to be a great learning curve for him. During his time with Wolves, he was lucky enough to travel to Holland, Germany, Italy and Belgium with them but after a year, he and his family decided the training was too much. Max returned to Wrexham and now trains twice a week with them and plays for them every Sunday, as well as playing for Sefton Schoolboys on Saturdays. They will be playing in the National Cup quarter final in the near future. Max has obviously shown a great We were delighted to welcome Andy Grant, the fastest deal of commitment to get this far in his chosen man with one leg over 10km, to speak to our year eleven sport and when we asked him to pinpoint his best students this week. Students were inspired and in awe of moment so far, he said it was when he was nine and how Andy has coped with the challenges in life he has Wrexham played in the Barcelona football festival, experienced; what an amazing role model for our young where Max scored a free kick in the final to secure a people in the run up to their GCSE exams. If year eleven 3-1 victory for his team. Good luck in your future can summon up even half of Andy’s motivation, they will ventures Max - keep up the hard work! do well! Thanks Andy.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AT MAGHULL HIGH SCHOOL Careers Education Extra-Curricular Updates

Edge Hill Comenius Institute Workshops Woman in Black Theatre Visit Thank you to the drama department who took year eleven and thirteen drama students to the Liverpool Playhouse to see The Woman in Black earlier on this term. The students were impeccable representatives for the school and really enjoyed the performance, which will undoubtedly help them with their examinations in the summer.

Year 7 Manjushri Temple Visit

Year seven students experienced an introduction to Chinese New Year and culture delivered by lecturers from the Comenius Institute. They learned some phrases in Chinese and used origami to fashion paper lanterns.

Alumni Visits It was wonderful to welcome ex-students Luke McGovern and Ayse Ozcan recently to talk to our year Mr Scott and his team took our students ten students about their university experiences. We look to visit the Manjushri Buddhist Temple at Ulverston forward to working with them again on other careers this half term. The students were such brilliant related projects in the future. ambassadors for the school, they have already asked us when we are coming back! Well done year seven HMRC and thank you to Mr Scott for organising this brilliant HMRC have once again delivered some brilliant work- trip. shops to our students on interview and CV writing skills. All of the deliverers were on the civil service apprenticeships scheme at HMRC and two of them were ex-students. Some and thirteen students were also able to benefit from one to one interviews with a manager from HMRC.

Newcastle University Thank you to our wonderful Newcastle University ambassadors who once again came to work with students from years seven and eight, looking at life at university and all the opportunities and choices available to young people.

Step into NHS Careers Maghull Town Hall Visit Students from years seven and eight attended a careers Our students were excited to be invited to workshop with Mrs Wallis this half term, looking at Maghull Town Hall recently to learn all about its role potential careers in the NHS, one of Merseyside’s biggest in the community. Students met with the Mayor of employers. Students researched a job of their choice Sefton, the Mayor of Maghull, two councillors and and created an advert to encourage young people to other key staff members to discuss how young people consider a career in the NHS. A winning student will be want things to change in our local community. The picked in due course. Thank you to all students who group had the opportunity to sit in the council took part. Further careers activities for year seven and chamber and we are looking forward to further work eight are planned for next half term. with the Town Hall in the near future.

Student Leadership Holocaust Memorial Day Every student has had the opportunity to get involved in the school council this year, through tutor group meetings which then led to two tutor group representatives being elected to each year group council. Two students from each year group then attended the full school council meeting where student priorities for change were identified, for example organisation in the canteen. The second We were so proud of two of our year thirteen students, half of the year will see this cycle repeated to Joshua Garside and Alicia Oldfield last month as they measure the impact of change brought about by our helped our school community to understand why the student leadership teams. Well done for getting annual Holocaust Memorial Day is so important. They involved everyone. spoke to each year group in their assembly and as well as this, they addressed an audience of their peers from Reading for Pleasure to thirteen for fifty minutes or so. Their talk All students in main school have been tested under touched on their recent visit to Auschwitz and used Star Reader for their reading ages this half term and powerful images and stories of holocaust victims to as we move towards the second half of the year, help students reflect on the impact on individuals of students need to continue their focus on reading for what happened during the holocaust. Staff who pleasure, as this will undoubtedly increase their attended the talk commented afterwards that they scores next time they are tested. Look out for news were impressed with the level of confidence and on Sefton Super Reads, World Book Day and our next professionalism displayed by both students. Thank you Readathon. to Joshua and Alicia.

Year 11 and Personal Development Activities We have been delighted with the response to our two Sixth Form Open Evenings this year. Students and their parents were able to not only talk to staff and find out about courses and entry requirements but also meet with representatives from Edge Hill and Liverpool , as well as Liverpool City Region apprenticeship ambassadors. All students in year eleven have had a one to one We have a number of exciting events to look forward careers meeting with Mrs Wallis to explore next to over the coming term. We will be welcoming steps. Those wishing to apply to Maghull High School Bullybusters into school in March to do a lunchtime Sixth Form should now be submitting applications. surgery and assemblies. Also in March we have a visit Any students requiring extra support, information or booked with The Gangs Man who educates, inspires guidance must see Mrs Wallis on their return after and empowers young people to take control of their half term. It is essential that every year eleven future and to have high aspirations. Access 27 will be student has completed their next steps plan before joining us in April to deliver workshops to year nine Easter. Parents are can contact Mrs Wallis via email students on healthy relationships and two of our year at [email protected] ten students are working with Sefton to produce an

anti-knife crime presentation to educate their peers.

Dates for the diary Wednesday, 4 March - Year 7 Parent Evening Thursday, 5 March - World Book Day Wednesday, 18 March - Year 8 Parent Evening Wednesday, 25 March - Year 9 Parent Evening Friday, 27 March - Year 9 Careers Event Wednesday, 1 April - Year 11 Parent Support Evening Details of Easter Revision classes for Year 11 to come next half term

Safeguarding Updates Art Updates

Safer Internet Day 2020 CHET Competition Safer Internet Day this week saw students thinking Year 12 student Caitlin Hughes' work was selected for about what they need to do to make the Internet a the Young Artist of the Year Competition, organised by safer place. Lots of ideas about using the Internet Crosby Hall Educational Trust (CHET). This was an responsibly, respectfully, critically and creatively excellent opportunity for Caitlin to exhibit her work came up. Thanks to Mr Maddock for coordinating alongside other young students and artists. the tutor group activities. Dot Art Competition Kooth

It was great to welcome Sophie from Xenzone in this half term to remind our students about Kooth, the free online counselling service. Please encourage your child to check this out. Twenty five year nine students have been shortlisted for the Dot Art Liverpool Schools competition, meaning In Other News... their work will be displayed in an online gallery. The winning piece of artwork will be exhibited in John Geography Photography Competition Moore's university. The winner will also take part in a prize giving ceremony which includes the opportunity to win a scholarship to the university. Three years ago, Luke Hinton from year twelve won this scholarship, when he took part in the same competition. Details will follow when the online gallery goes live on how you can place your votes.

The winners of this competition were Laura Evans Community Service 7AS and Grace Sheridan 8TC. Mr Donnan would like to pass on a big congratulations to both girls who will receive a prize and achievement points.

Science Mural

We were so proud of one of our year seven students Lillia Flaherty recently when we received an email from a member of the Aintree community. Lillia had been on her way home one afternoon when she saw a lady litter picking in her local community. She phoned her mum and asked permission to help the lady and then gave up an hour of her own time to do that. We would very much encourage every student to take this approach in school and their local community to ensure that we all enjoy a nice litter free environment. Thank you to Mrs Eborall who organised year nine The Great Big School Clean runs from 20 March to 13 artists to design and paint a mural on one of the walls April and this is a good way for every student to do in the science department. We love it! their bit.