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Wycliffian2019/20

Speech Day and Awards 4

Academic 26

Community 48

Music 68

Learning Beyond the Classroom 77

Think Globally, Act Locally 96

Sport 97

Wycliffian Society 119

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Wycliffian2019/20

Speech Day and Awards 4

Academic 26

Community 48

Music 68

Learning Beyond the Classroom 77

Think Globally, Act Locally 96

Sport 97

Wycliffian Society 119

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This will of course – due to the global pandemic and the consequent cancellation of Speech Day - be the one Head’s address that is never actually delivered. Should anyone reading this have been directly affected by Covid-19, especially if it has brought serious illness and/or bereavement into your family, please accept the thoughts, best wishes and heartfelt sympathy of all at Wycliffe.

The Head’s Speech Chair, Trustees, Ladies and Gentlemen, Wycliffians.

Perhaps my favourite of all English have stepped up and shown a huge support, that we chose to refer to as writers, George Orwell, once amount of determination, loyalty and our Directed Learning programme. described our nation as “… a family perseverance to make the best of the Sticking with the subject of staff, we in which the young are generally difficult situation in which they have in fact have relatively few changes thwarted and most of the power is in found themselves. As I mentioned taking place this Summer. Notably the hands of irresponsible uncles and this time last year, 2020 sees John amongst non-teaching administration bedridden aunts. Still, it is a family. It Wycliffe’s 700th birthday and little and support staff, three ladies with has its private language and its common did we know when this calendar year more than 60 years’ service between memories, and at the approach of an kicked off that our own ‘pioneering them have finished their time at enemy it closes its ranks. A family with spirit’ was going to be challenged Wycliffe during 2019/20: Catering the wrong members in control – that, quite as much as it has. My preferred Manager, Mrs Judith Johnson; Lead perhaps, is as near as one can come to synonyms for the word ‘pioneer’ Science Technician, Mrs Allyson describing [it] in a phrase …” are ‘innovator’ and ‘trailblazer’ and Wilkes; and Assistant Accountant, I think I shall choose to leave the my goodness we have had to be Ms Judy Bourne. Internal changes wider political interpretation of this trailblazing and innovative in recent see Miss Helene Woodham (CCF) an implicit one and, instead, focus months. As well as praising our pupils, and Mr Alex Salmon (Games) on the fact that the Wycliffe ‘family’ I salute also our parents for their loyal continue with their principal roles really has been put to the test these support and trust and, in particular, but step away from being Resident past three or four months but has (I our staff for picking up and running Assistants in Haywardsend and firmly believe) done a pretty good so positively and effectively with the Haywardsfield respectively, whilst job of ‘closing its ranks’ and far from immense task of delivering 10 weeks Mrs Lisa Nicholls relinquishes her being ‘thwarted’ our pupils really of remote learning and pastoral roles as Senior Housemistress and

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“Mr Adrian Palmer (together with his wife Julie) has led the Prep School since 2003 and I would like to put on record how much I have valued – as my fellow Head - Adrian’s loyalty, resilience,

dedication and relentless

good humour these past five years. We wish them both “ a long, happy and healthy retirement.

Housemistress of Haywardsend including being recognised as one of resilience, dedication and relentless having led the House with great the school’s most compassionate and good humour these past five years. distinction since 2015. She will be conscientious Tutors, Mrs Miranda We wish them both a long, happy and much missed by girls and parents Holden after a dynamic and highly healthy retirement. alike. Completing their 20th year effective four years in charge of Back to pupil achievements now and of unbroken service to Wycliffe this Careers and Mrs Suzanne Flye, 2019’s A Level results were, by some year are Mrs Wendy Such (Finance), who for six-and-a-half years in the Mrs Denise Widdows (Finance), Mr Maths Department has combined way, the best since 2014 and - by Will Helsby (English as an Additional uncompromising rigour with much- some measures - could genuinely Language) and Mrs Kate Burriss valued warmth and support. Lastly, be described as the ‘best-ever’ with (Matron, Haywardsend). And actually I must mention two people whose an A*/A figure of 34% and 63% at leaving us this Summer are Mrs Maria departure will mean little to some A*-B. Even more strikingly, for pupils Acosta and Mrs Sandra Greenwood Senior School pupils and parents and who had joined Wycliffe in the Prep after providing Maternity Cover yet an enormous amount to others: School, this A*-B percentage jumped in Modern Languages, Miss Tegan Mr Adrian Palmer (together with his up to a truly unprecedented 72%. Jarvis after two years as a Resident wife Julie) has led the Prep School Amongst those whose individual Graduate Assistant with specific roles since 2003 and I would like to put on performances particularly shone in Boarding and Games, Dr Darren record how much I have valued – as out were Charles (Charlie) Leach York after four years in Physics my fellow Head - Adrian’s loyalty, (Robinson) whose A*A*AA has taken

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him off to an Engineering degree at Bristol, Lowri Clarke (Lampeter) with A*A*A (and an A in her Extended Project Qualification) leading to an As I wrote for the local press at the time, many English Literature degree at York, “ of those Year 11 pupils had needed to show Isabella (Izzy) Naish (Ivy Grove)

exceptional perseverance, determination and with A*AA (and also with an A in her

EPQ) who is now reading English genuine courage just to get through the year at Loughborough, Oliver Harris and the vast majority of pupils earned the “ (Collingwood) whose A*AA has very best set of grades of which they were led to an Accounting and Finance individually capable. course at Birmingham and two pupils successfully gaining places to read Medicine (Isla Green, Haywardsend, at Newcastle and Maisie Spiers, No fewer than 12 pupils, out of a year ferociously well-prepared for Collingwood, at Edinburgh), as well as group of 79 boys and girls, achieved everything asked of her, the epitome Iona Lundie (Haywardsend) securing at least five 8 or 9 grades. Among of leadership-by-example and a Neuroscience course with her the top performers were Charlie someone with a very rare level of A*AA. Jones (Ward’s) with eight 9s and drive and commitment both in the GCSE results were, in many ways, two 8s, Hannah Shakir-Apps (Ivy classroom and on the sports field. even more pleasing. As I wrote for Grove) with seven 9s and three 8s, And her two Deputies – James the local press at the time, many Millie Porter (Ivy Grove) with six 9s Clements (Robinson) and Atolani of those Year 11 pupils had needed and four 8s and Madeleine Palmer (Ato) Oyewumi (Haywardsfield) to show exceptional perseverance, (Lampeter) with six 9s and two 8s. – have been similarly excellent. If determination and genuine courage For 2020/21, Madeleine (Maddy!) you were wanting to offer an ‘in-a- just to get through the year and the will become Head of School, with nutshell’ example of what it is to be vast majority of pupils earned the Charlie and new arrival Gaia Wruss a first-class Wycliffian, you could very best set of grades of which they (Loosley Halls) as her Deputies – we do worse than introduce James and were individually capable. A record- wish them and indeed their entire Ato: James has demonstrated an equalling 94% of pupils achieved five Prefect team the very best of luck for exemplary approach to academic or more passes at grade 4 (or above), the academic year ahead. life, has been a fine performer for one in five results was at 8 or 9 and As ever, they have a hard act to 1st XV (Rugby) and 1st XI (Cricket), four out of five results was at grade follow! Olivia Garrard (Haywardsend) has been a leading member of 5 or higher (when baseline data had has been an outstanding Head the Combined Cadet Force said that this ought to be just 48%). of School: exceptionally reliable, and has played a key role in the

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transformational improvement of take some beating. He captivated a German language (and other cultural Robinson as a House, whereas Ato packed Sibly Hall with his dry humour activities) to Vienna in December seems to have done everything, from and sharply-observed view of the and on Skiing to Italy in February, world and – with perfect timing – the were similarly well received and much first team sport in all three ‘main night’s final question, from one of the enjoyed. games’ (plus Basketball), Duke of youngest attendees, asking for advice Edinburgh Gold, leading roles in for aspiring poets was met with the No fewer than 15 Year 13 pupils school productions, Young Enterprise, one-word answer: “Read!”. completed Extended Project singing in Vox, etc. etc.. A huge Qualifications (EPQs) this year, Another definite academic highlight, ‘thank you’ to all three of them for almost double our previous ‘record’ certainly judging from the accounts their contributions. for completions, and hopes are high of the 36 pupils of all ages lucky that we might have as many as 10 From an academic perspective, having enough to take part, was October’s the Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, Geography trip to Iceland. And A* and A grades amongst them. This with us in March was always going to other overseas trips, focusing on research-based qualification has grown rapidly in significance and value in recent years and aside from being interesting, enjoyable and challenging in its own right, demonstrates to Universities many of the academic skills that they are hoping to see in due course in an undergraduate. Topics this year ranged from oceanic plastic pollution, ‘designer babies’, Neuro Linguistic Programming and cryptocurrency to feminism in Africa, the role of Blockchain technology in business, surrealism in cinema and comparing the leadership styles of Alex Ferguson and José Mourinho. Our annual Creative Writing competition was a little cut short

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by external circumstances but not Challenge (aimed at the country’s 7th out of the 15 schools involved. before our judge (author Chris Vick) best Mathematicians in Years 9 to And our annual ‘Futures Fair’ was had read the 40 best entries, picked 11), pupils secured three Gold, 10 again a really positive and dynamic out the best seven writers in each Silver and 14 Bronze, with our Gold event, attended by pupils from every year group and then ran a workshop award winners being Zirui (Jerry) Xue single year group, with guests from with them to provide personalised (Year 11, Ward’s), Naomi Opaleye universities around the world, local feedback and strategies to support (Year 10, Collingwood) and James businesses (including some run by re-drafting and improving their Waller (Year 11, Haywardsfield). And OWs), apprenticeship-providers and writing. And in the Autumn, Year in the BEBRAS Computational many other employers. 9 pupils had the chance to engage Thinking Challenge, sponsored by Our various Cookery activities have in workshops on travel writing with Google and University of Oxford and been the fastest-growing, extra- visiting author, Lois Pryce, who also aimed at providing practice in the sort of problem-solving skills used curricular initiative across the school delivered a presentation to the whole by software engineers, our leading this year and perhaps the highlight school on her experiences and her performers were: Junior – Merce was November’s ‘Wycliffe Bake writing. Zirui (Jerry) Xue (Year 11, Leigh (Year 9, Haywardsend); Senior Off’ final with Imogen (Immy) Ward’s) was selected as one of only – Tin Ching (Ryan) Tang (Year 10, Telford (Year 10, Lampeter), and her six finalists (out of many hundreds Robinson); Elite – Nathan Berrecloth raspberry and lemon curd sponge of entries) of the Nihongo Cup, the cake, our very first winner. Whilst in Japanese speaking contest for all (Year 13, Collingwood). this year’s Inter House Quiz, with an pupils in UK secondary schools, whilst The 14 members of our Year 12 expanded and extended format to also in Japanese, Amelia (Millie) Young Enterprise company ‘Colour increase the number of matches for Capehorn (Year 11, Collingwood) Bloom’ finished runners-up in the all, the boys of Ward’s again came earned 6th place in a national ‘League Sustainability and Ethics category at out on top beating the Haywardsfield of Champions’ Modern Languages regional level for their biodegradable team in the well-attended, lunchtime competition. confetti, plus winning a special award final.

In Mathematics, our Senior pupils for resilience. Model United Nations assiduously and then performing In Drama, January’s production of Shakespeare’s came away from the very demanding activity picked up once more with an In Music, our first ever ‘Come- really well on the evening itself with “

‘Much Ado About Nothing’ was quite outstanding UKMT Senior Maths Challenge enthusiastic band of Year 12 pupils and-Sing Day’ in September saw Ward’s (singing ‘I Want It That Way’ event with two Golds, seven Silvers giving up their Sundays to discuss more than 100 pupils, parents, staff by The Backstreet Boys!) taking the and an excellent start for the new team of Miss “ and 27 Bronzes. The individual pupils issues of global importance with and friends etc. come together to trophy. The term ‘eclectic mix’ could Scott and Mr Thomas just 17 ‘working weeks’ into earning those Golds were James others at schools across the region. rehearse (all day) and then sing have been invented with House Music leading the Department. Colvin (Year 13, Ward’s) and Yat Our young-ish team of Robotics Fauré’s ‘Requiem’ in the Chapel. in mind with a range of types and Ron (Ronson) Li (Year 13, Loosley enthusiasts is getting older (!) and House Song was the highest-quality standards of performance seen and Halls) so a particular ‘well done’ to fared better at this year’s national event of its type for many years heard across the 20 pieces and with them. Whilst in the Intermediate competition in Nottingham, coming with every single House preparing the combined team of Haywardsend of Miss Scott and Mr Thomas just 12, Robinson) and Gaia Wruss (girls) and Ward’s (boys) deserved 17 ‘working weeks’ into leading the (Year 12, Loosley Halls) with Tom winners, whilst Zannix Kwan (Year Department. I had trivialised the wonderfully amusing and entertaining 13, Robinson) won the judge’s production back in the Autumn by and Gaia mastering Beatrice’s edgy individual award for his performance referring to it as the closest thing sparkiness as well as her emotional on the piano. Our vocal group ‘Vox’ Shakespeare ever wrote to ‘Love vulnerability. It was impossible, as has again this year been invited to Island’ whereas what we were all ever, to take one’s eyes offHywel sing at Gloucestershire Citizenship presented with was in fact far more Farrow-Wilton (Year 11, Ward’s), as Ceremonies. March’s Woodwind and complicated, subtle and multi-layered Claudio, whilst Anya Constantinescu Strings event was the best yet with than a mere ‘reality TV’ show even if (Year 11, Lampeter) was a revelation almost 30 of our musicians, aged both have in common some shared as Hero with a similarly eye-catching 10 to 18, participating. And we are elements (e.g. infidelity, gender, energy, wit and confidence. The very proud of the achievements of mistaken identity and gossip). ‘narrative heft’ and momentum saxophonist Zirui (Jerry) Xue (Year The most striking and memorable of the piece was very well carried 11, Ward’s) who played recently in aspect was the way the cast brought by those with centrally important the National Concert Band Festival the dialogue and language to life: roles such as Freja Telford (Year 12, as part of the Gloucestershire Youth emphasis, light and shade, clear Collingwood) as Leonato, Oliver Wind Orchestra. diction, rhythm, pace, comic timing Harris (Year 12, Haywardsfield) In Drama, January’s production of etc. were all very skilfully employed. as Antonio, Aeden Cooper (Year Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About The dynamic of the Beatrice- 12, Haywardsfield) as Don Pedro, Nothing’ was quite outstanding and Benedick relationship was brilliantly Leon Webb (Year 10, Collingwood) an excellent start for the new team captured by Tom Jackman (Year as Borachio, and Morgan Owen

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assiduously and then performing In Drama, January’s production of Shakespeare’s really well on the evening itself with “ ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ was quite outstanding Ward’s (singing ‘I Want It That Way’ by The Backstreet Boys!) taking the and an excellent start for the new team of Miss “ trophy. The term ‘eclectic mix’ could Scott and Mr Thomas just 17 ‘working weeks’ into have been invented with House Music leading the Department. in mind with a range of types and standards of performance seen and heard across the 20 pieces and with the combined team of Haywardsend of Miss Scott and Mr Thomas just 12, Robinson) and Gaia Wruss (girls) and Ward’s (boys) deserved 17 ‘working weeks’ into leading the (Year 12, Loosley Halls) with Tom winners, whilst Zannix Kwan (Year Department. I had trivialised the wonderfully amusing and entertaining 13, Robinson) won the judge’s production back in the Autumn by and Gaia mastering Beatrice’s edgy individual award for his performance referring to it as the closest thing sparkiness as well as her emotional on the piano. Our vocal group ‘Vox’ Shakespeare ever wrote to ‘Love vulnerability. It was impossible, as has again this year been invited to Island’ whereas what we were all ever, to take one’s eyes offHywel sing at Gloucestershire Citizenship presented with was in fact far more Farrow-Wilton (Year 11, Ward’s), as Ceremonies. March’s Woodwind and complicated, subtle and multi-layered Claudio, whilst Anya Constantinescu Strings event was the best yet with than a mere ‘reality TV’ show even if (Year 11, Lampeter) was a revelation almost 30 of our musicians, aged both have in common some shared as Hero with a similarly eye-catching 10 to 18, participating. And we are elements (e.g. infidelity, gender, energy, wit and confidence. The very proud of the achievements of mistaken identity and gossip). ‘narrative heft’ and momentum saxophonist Zirui (Jerry) Xue (Year The most striking and memorable of the piece was very well carried 11, Ward’s) who played recently in aspect was the way the cast brought by those with centrally important the National Concert Band Festival the dialogue and language to life: roles such as Freja Telford (Year 12, as part of the Gloucestershire Youth emphasis, light and shade, clear Collingwood) as Leonato, Oliver Wind Orchestra. diction, rhythm, pace, comic timing Harris (Year 12, Haywardsfield) In Drama, January’s production of etc. were all very skilfully employed. as Antonio, Aeden Cooper (Year Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About The dynamic of the Beatrice- 12, Haywardsfield) as Don Pedro, Nothing’ was quite outstanding and Benedick relationship was brilliantly Leon Webb (Year 10, Collingwood) an excellent start for the new team captured by Tom Jackman (Year as Borachio, and Morgan Owen

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(Year 10, Ward's) as the villainous this honour in the past six years: very which an extremely committed team Don John. Furthermore, several well done to Jamie Randall (Year 13, of Year 10 pupils had prepared very younger pupils really grabbed their Loosley Halls). We had perhaps our hard indeed. Leading the contingent, cameo opportunities, most notably best-ever showing at the National Dan Harris (Year 13, Robinson) was Takara Harris (Year 9, Ivy Grove) Schools’ Shooting Competition at an extremely fine Cadet Serjeant as Dogberry, and Hannah Denning Bisley, regaining the Team Target Major and now heads off to pursue (Year 10, Lampeter) as Margaret, and Sprint Trophy with individual victories a career in the Royal Marines. He with more than half the 37-strong in the Under 18 category for Dan was very ably supported – as Colour cast from Years 9 and 10 this must Harris and Amy Cook and with Serjeants – by Amy Cook (Year 13, mean that the future for Wycliffe Brendan Ind (Year 12, Haywardsfield) Collingwood) and James Clements Drama really is very bright indeed. coming 4th in the highly prestigious (Year 13, Robinson). The fact that Spencer Mellish event for 500-yard, Remembrance Sunday went so The Duke of Edinburgh's Award full-bore shooting. The September exceptionally well this year was due in scheme continues to thrive at all weekend exercise to Staffordshire no small measure to their efforts. levels. Once again we have seen a saw 70+ Cadets commit to a (As a brief aside, whilst referring back number of pupils complete their busy and productive 48 hours of to Remembrance, it was an absolute ‘Golds’ whilst still at the school: activity with no fewer than 32 delight to host an event that day to a huge ‘well done’ to Amy Cook Year 9 boys and girls attending mark the 80th anniversary of the (Collingwood), Elizabeth (Betsy) just three weeks into their time College’s evacuation to the Welsh Hunt (Ivy Grove), Atolani (Ato) as members of the Senior School. town of Lampeter during World War Oyewumi (Haywardsfield),To Shan We were very privileged indeed to Two. Our guests that day included (Joshua) Yan (Ward’s) and Archie be invited to the National Army - amongst others - the Heads of York (Collingwood). And we have Museum (NAM) in May to take part School from 1943, 1946 and 1948!) a number of others snapping at in the VE Day 75th celebrations their heels and very close indeed to including a special reunion for all One year ago, I had used listing all of completion. Whilst the Combined surviving British Victoria Cross our Sports Captains as a device for Cadet Force was again very proud and George Cross recipients; it showing just what an excellent Year 13 this year to see one of its number was a huge disappointment when cohort we had been fortunate enough selected as a Lord Lieutenant’s Cadet – understandably - this had to be to have at Wycliffe and I do so again for Gloucestershire, our third pupil cancelled. Also cancelled of course here. Any school which can have (all girls in fact!) to have achieved was May’s Ten Tors competition for pupils at its top-end like the following

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“Although we were unable to hold our annual Sports Dinners in June, the Senior team award for 2019/20 went to 1st VII Netball and, on an individual level, Darcey

Scott (Loosley Halls) was

named Sportswoman of the Year and Nathan “ Berrecloth (Collingwood) Sportsman.

is in very good shape indeed: ‘thank you’ and ‘well done’ to Saffron Weaver (Loosley Halls) for Rowing and Campbell Wells (Robinson) for Squash; for Girls’ Team Sport, Amy Cook (Collingwood) for Hockey, Darcey Scott (Loosley Halls) for Netball, Olayemi (Ola) Pinnick (Haywardsend) for Tennis and Louise Stanley (Haywardsend) for Rounders; and for Boys’ Team Sport, To Shan (Joshua) Yan (Ward’s) for Basketball, Nathan Berrecloth (Collingwood) for Rugby, Matthew (Matt) Cole the gold-medal-winning GB Hockey Under 18 Girls’ Hockey team again (Collingwood) for Football, plus two team in the 2016 Rio Olympics) who won through at county level and took Year 12 captains – of whom much will ran some Hockey sessions for us as part in the West Regional Finals, as be expected in Summer 2021 (!) - in well as delivering a truly moving and did the Under 16 Girls, whilst our Oliver Wood (Ward’s) for Cricket and inspiring talk to pupils from a range Under 15A Hockey team lost only Joseph (Joe) McCoubrie (Robinson) of sporting backgrounds. Once again twice in 13 regular-season matches, for Tennis. it was hugely satisfying to see ‘School scoring just short of 50 goals in the Sport magazine’ rank Wycliffe so process. The 1st XV Rugby team Whilst for many of our sports and highly out of all independent schools recorded a ‘winning season’ in the sportspeople the pandemic has in the land (28th versus 21st last Autumn with five victories from nine had a devastating impact on their year and 44th in 2018). Although plans (e.g. Rowing, Cricket, Squash, we were unable to hold our annual matches and then, as a VII, won our Tennis etc.), 2019/20 as a whole Sports Dinners in June, the Senior own Rugby Sevens tournament for has seen individuals gain county, team award for 2019/20 went to 1st the first time in eight years with wins national and international success VII Netball and, on an individual level, vs. QEH, Dean Close, Kingswood and in Squash, Rowing, Laser Run, Darcey Scott (Loosley Halls) was KES Bath. In Football, the 1st XI won Sailing, Tetrathlon, Fencing, Biathle, named Sportswoman of the Year and or drew nine games (from 12 played Cross-Country Running, Equestrian Nathan Berrecloth (Collingwood) before the season was curtailed) (eventing, dressage and show- Sportsman; Louise Stanley scoring 42 goals in the process and jumping), Scootering, Tennis, Table (Haywardsend) and William (Will) the Under 15A team was unbeaten, Tennis, Hockey, Athletics, Netball, Salter (Loosley Halls) won the Most whilst in Netball, the 1st VII won Cricket and Rugby. A personal Improved awards. six (from nine) in terms of regular highlight was the visit in November of Mentioning very briefly indeed one term-time fixtures as well as winning Kate Richardson-Walsh (captain of or two team-based highlights, our through to the Regional Finals via the

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Gloucestershire event for the first “… A normal day! Holding it in my hand treasure you are. Let me learn from time in more than a decade, the 2nd this one last moment, I have come to you, love you, savour you, bless you VII too had a ‘winning season’ whilst see it as more than an ordinary rock, before you depart. Let me not pass you the Under 15A team won seven- it is a gem, a jewel. In time of war, in by in quest of some rare and perfect from-seven. In Shooting, our Senior peril of death, people have dug their tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may, team secured a national Silver medal hands and faces into the earth and for it will not always be so. One day I at the Schools’ Pistol Championships remembered this. In time of sickness shall dig my nails into the earth or bury to accompany 2019’s Bronze medal and pain, people have buried their my face in the pillow, or stretch myself in the same event. faces in pillows and wept for this. In taut, or raise my hands to the sky, time of loneliness and separation, And, lastly, some closing thoughts … and want more than all the world your people have stretched themselves taut return. And then I will know what now Before this year started, I think I and waited for this. In time of hunger, I am guessing: that you are, indeed, a would have glibly stated that there homelessness, and wants, people have common rock and not a jewel, but that is no such thing as a normal day at raised bony hands to the skies and a common rock made of the very mass Wycliffe, given just what a variety of stayed alive for this. substance of the earth in all its strength activities and opportunities we have "Normal day, let me be aware of the and plenty puts a gem to shame. …” in place for our pupils and just how busy so many of our boys and girls habitually are. However, events of recent months have perhaps left us with a new-found appreciation of what ‘normality’ really means and, in Before this year started, I think I would have closing today, I share with you the “ words of American writer Mary-Jean glibly stated that there is no such thing as a

Irion and express a profound hope normal day at Wycliffe, given just what a variety that we might return – with renewed of activities and opportunities we have in place “ understanding and gratitude - to an for our pupils and just how busy so many of our extended run of ‘normal days’ by the boys and girls habitually are. time we return in September.

12 THE WYCLIFFIAN Awards Prizes for Speech Day 2020 Form Prizes for Achievement Prizes for Excellence at GCSE Aidan Kitching Year 9 Archie Bankes, Evie Green, Tate Harms, Rachel Naomi Opaleye Year 10 Hatherell, Brendan Ind, Charlie Jones, James Palk, Madeleine (Maddy) Palmer, Millie Porter, Henry Garrard Year 11 Alexandra Quilliam, Freya Spiers, Poppy Spiers Johannes Roland Development Year Charlie Jones Year 12 Extended Project Qualification Robert Denning Year 13 Nathan Berrecloth, Ryan Cooper, Eleanor (Ellie) Crompton, Annie Davidson, David Dytham. Olivia Garrard, Grace Guerrini. Tsz Ki (Anson) Ho, Prefects Elizabeth (Betsy) Hunt, Aimee Lindsay, Atolani Robert Denning, Iona Farrow-Wilton, Cheuk Wing (Ato) Oyewumi, Olayemi (Ola) Pinnick, Victor (Charlene) Fong, Dan Harris, Amy Peevers, Olayemi (Ola) Poirier Jimenez, Darcey Scott, Oleksandr (Alex) Pinnick, Jamie Randall, Saffron Weaver, Campbell Wells, To Yevtushenko Shan (Joshua) Yan Deputy Heads of School James Clements, Atolani (Ato) Oyewumi Senior Prefects Nathan Berrecloth, Sebastian Clarke, Matthew Cole, Amy Head of School Cook, Darcey Scott Olivia Garrard

Subject Prizes Year 13 Art Yuxi (Carrie) Zhang Biology Olivia Garrard BTEC Business Sabrina (Brini) Downton BTEC Digital Content Production Rubee Graham BTEC Sport Saffron Weaver Business Nathan Berrecloth Chemistry Eleanor (Ellie) Crompton Computer Science Nathan Berrecloth Core Mathematics Wai Wah (Anson) Tsang Design & Technology Saffron Weaver Drama and Theatre Studies Claudia Heyworth Economics Katie Reynolds English as an Additional Language Cheuk Wing (Charlene) Fong English Literature Olayemi (Ola) Pinnick Extended Project Qualification Olivia Garrard Film Studies Ernests (Ernest) Ter-Sarkisovs French Victor Poirier Jimenez Further Mathematics To Shan (Joshua) Yan Geography Olivia Garrard German Sebastian Clarke History Matthew (Matt) Cole Japanese Cheuk Wing (Charlene) Fong Mathematics Robert Denning Music Zannix Kwan Philosophy and Ethics James Clements Physics Robert Denning Physical Education Darcey Scott Politics Atolani (Ato) Oyewumi Psychology Olivia Garrard Spanish William Salter THE WYCLIFFIAN 13 Awards

Wycliffe Special Awards

The Morse Evans Cup for Music Arturs Komarovs

The Jonathan Bailey Memorial Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Music Tsz Yin (Lewis) Chang

The Stuart Rennie Memorial Prize for Politics Matthew (Matt) Cole

The MJ Squance Prize for Science Amy Peevers

The PJS Award for Outstanding Progress in Science James Clements

The Carter Prize for English Iona Farrow-Wilton

Sibly English Award for Achievement and Effort Year 9 Ryan Hann

Sibly English Award for Achievement and Effort Year 10 Milo Hudson

Sibly English Award for Achievement and Effort Year 11 Georgina Loring

PASS Award for Improvement in English Aimee Lindsay

Drama (Backstage) Oliver Wood

Drama (Frontstage) Tom Jackman

Chapel Prize Charlie Jones The Burnet Art Award David Dytham The Trevor Brown Prize for Outstanding Media Production Rubee Graham The Bathgate Prize for Languages Sebastian Clarke

The Hadler Prize for IT Programming James Waller

The Mathematics Department Prize for Intellectual Enquiry James Colvin

The Claude Reddy Cup for Atheletic Achievement Millie Porter

The John Camm Cup for Sport Improvement William Salter, Louise Stanley

The Elizabeth Woods Unsung Hero Girls' Hockey Award Olayemi (Ola) Pinnick

The Markus-Christian Lohmeyer Award for Fencing Cheuk Hei (Andrew) Liu

Sportsman of the Year Nathan Berrecloth

Sportswoman of the Year Darcey Scott

The Paul Rothwell Cup for CCF Adventurous Training Csgt James Clements

The Robert Purvis Cup for CCF Achievement Csgt Amy Cook

Army Prize for Leadership CSM Dan Harris

The OW Lodge Award for Service Amy Cook

The Wycliffian Society Bursary Award Nathan Berrecloth

Ward's Scholarship Atolani (Ato) Oyewumi

The Morse Evans Award for Consideration James Clements

The Buckley Award for Resilience Ryan Cooper

The Chris Vauz Memorial Trophy for All-Round Contribution Atolani (Ato) Oyewumi

The PD Jones Memorial Prize for Effort Nathan Berrecloth

The Fawcus Cup for being an Outstanding Wycliffian Olivia Garrard

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Awards 2019-20

Sibly Awards Eleanor (Ellie) Crompton Madeleine (Maddy) Palmer Elizabeth (Betsy) Hunt Loosley Awards Takara Harris Edie Guest Isobel (Izzy) Watson Ksenia Merkulova

House Effort Trophy (sometimes called House Engagement Trophy) Lampeter

Wycliffian Commendations These are open to all pupils and are additional means of recognising the exceptional, either in terms of effort/attitude or in terms of achievement/accomplishment. These commendations cover all aspect of College life and are awarded to pupils for exceptional individual achievement.

Autumn Term Jamie Randall (Y13, Loosley Halls) Appointed a Lord Lieutenant's Cadet for Gloucestershire

Brendan Ind (Y12, Haywardsfield) 4th place finish in the prestigious Spencer Mellish 500-yard shooting competition at Bisley Frederick (Freddie) Searle (Y10, Ward's) Exceptionally impressive performance as a CCF Cadet at National STEM Camp Zannix Kwan (Y13, Robinson) Outstanding performance in ACT exams (essay writing section) as part of applying to US Universities Tsz Yin (Lewis) Chang (Y13, Ward's) Wide-ranging and high-quality contributions to Gig Night

Ernests (Ernest) Ter-Sarkisovs (Y13, Ward's) One of the very best 'short films' ever submitted in Film Studies

Karyna Sylka (Y13, Lampeter) Outstanding work in A Level Film Studies coursework

Spring Term

Tsz Yin (Charlene) Yeh Leading role in Model UN Outstanding comic portrayal of Benedick in ‘Much Ado About Tom Jackman Nothing’ Anya Constantinescu Excellence and consistency in ‘Much Ado About Nothing’

Takara Harris Focus and resilience in her contribution to ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ Several years' commitment to Gloucester Rugby, culuminating in Ethan Goring playing U18 Premiership Academy League Tate Harms Outstanding Squash achievements, including winning the Swiss Open

Holly Lister Creative and beautifully shot short film for A Level Film Studies

Azizbek Akramov Committed and proactive Model UN contribution

Charlie Jones 100% in Year 12 Human Geography exam

Brendan Ind Excellent two-year contribution to Robotics Club Representing Severn Stars U19 Netball team throughout 2020 Darcey Scott season Securing a prestigious PWC degree apprenticeship at University of Nathan Berrecloth Birmingham

THE WYCLIFFIAN 15 Awards

Sibly Awards

For Years 12 & 13 for Outstanding Contribution to the College in more than two areas) Sabrina (Brini) Downton, David Dytham, Evie Green, Brendan Ind, Charlie Jones, Sin Hang Silver/Black (Alison) Liu, Olayemi (Ola) Pinnick, Gaia Wruss, Wei-Ting (Charlene) Yeh, Archie Lauchlan, Tate Harms, Madeleine (Maddy) Palmer, Cheuk Wing (Charlene) Fong

Loosley Awards

(For Years 9 to 11 for Outstanding Contribution to the College in more than two areas) Orla Coyne, Ruby Dixon, Logan Fitzpatrick, Heng I (Ella) Hu, Merce Leigh, Harry Mather, Lucy Silver/Black McKerrow, Megan Newton, Sohil Rai, Madeline (Maddie) Small, Jack Tawlks, Hannah Denning, Ksenia Merkulova

CCF Small Bore Shooting Awards

Marksman Samuel (Sam) Hursthouse, Frederick (Freddie) Shetliffe, Archie York

Grace Guerrini, Joshua Hunt, Jonty Jones, Oliver Riley, Frederick (Freddie) Shetliffe and 1st Class Shot Dylan Wigley-Jones, Oliver Riley, Amir Alyushev James Clements, Samuel (Sam) Hursthouse, Constance (Connie) Palmer, Leon Webb, Dylan 2nd Class Shot Wigley-Jones, Archie York, William (Billy) Kerslake, Logan Fitzpatrick, Darius Ozakpolor, Jaden Bartlett

CCF Full Bore Shooting Award

In recognition of their achievements at James Clements, Amy Cook, Charlie Jones, Fu Yau (Sylvester) Lee, regional, national and international levels Jack Tawlks

Associated Boards Music Exams

Heath Russell Grade 1 Piano Passed with Merit

Daisy Hartson Grade 3 Clarinet Pass

Naomi Opaleye Grade 6 Singing Passed with Distinction

Nomande Daniels Grade 5 Singing Pass

Jon Tom Lee Guitar - Prep Test Pass

Trinity College Music Exams 2020

Lucy McKerrow Grade 5 Singing Passed with Distinction

Ella Clements Grade 5 Flute Passed with Merit

Rubee Graham Grade 6 Flute Passed with Merit

Lucy McKerrow Grade 4 Singing Passed with Distinction

Naomi Opaleye Grade 6 Violin Passed with Merit

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Rock School

Arturs Komarovs Grade 2 - Bass Passed with Merit

Colours - Music

Full Senior Half Senior Full Junior Half Junior Oscar Hart Ella Clements Jaxon Anderson Emily Vaile Safiya (Safi) Curzon Weirong (Roger) Liang Takara Harris Chi Hei (Thomas) Yu Stella (Ella) Fielder

Chapel Award

Autumn Term Lampeter House

Spring Term Haywardsend

Summer Term Haywardsfield

Charity Cup

Haywardsend

House Academic Engagement Trophy

Autumn Term Ivy Grove

Spring Term Collingwood

Summer Term Lampeter

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Colours - Sport Full Senior Half Senior Full Junior Half Junior Rugby 1st U15 U15 Harry Bays Naquan Smith Jay Evans Matthew (Matt) Cole Harry Mather Dan Harris George Rowlands Charles (Charlie) Lister

U16 U16 Charlie Hosking James Hulme Jacob Howse Heath Russell George Pilinger Daniel (Dan) Taylor

Hockey 1st 1st U15 U15 Amy Cook Kally Goring Emily (Mimi) Green Edie Guest Olivia Garrard Rubee Graham Daisy Hartson Rosanna (Rosie) Palk Darcey Scott Evie Green Constance (Connie) Rachel Hatherall Palmer Louise Stanley Paris Rushmore

U14 Laila Howse Bethany (Beth) Leach Cross-Country U16 Senior Charles (Charlie) Oliver Wilcox Oliver Wilcox Sebastian (Seb) Clarke Hosking James Hulme Evie Green Madeleine (Maddie) Millie Porter Stokes Samuel (Sam) Davenport Shooting Amy Cook Henry Garrard Fu Yau (Sylvester) Lee Wai Wah (Anson) Tsang Fencing Benjamin (Ben) James Hulme Simmonds Basketball To Shan (Joshua) Yan Kavi Rupchand Archie York Caraballo Tse Kai (Anson) Ho Atolani (Ato) Oyewumi Football 1st XI 1st XI U15A U15 Liberty Maher Kavi Rupchand Naquan Smith Sohil Rai Jayson Hassell Caraballo Luke Davison Harry Brownless

2nd XI Charles (Charlie) Lister U14 Alexander (Sacha) U14 Cooper Gillan Blankley- George Rowlands McDonnell

Netball 1st 1st U15A U14A Amy Cook Madeleine (Maddie) Lia Trainor Laila Howse Olivia Garrard Palmer Constance (Connie) Palmer Daisy Hartson Naomi Opaleye Emily (Mimi) Green

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Colours - Music

Full Senior Half Senior Full Junior Half Junior Tsz Yin (Lewis) Chang Sin Hang (Alison) Liu Hannah Denning Toby Gaulton Arturs Komarovs Madeleine (Maddy) Palmer Lucy McKerrow Merce Leigh Zannix Kwan Naomi Opaleye Wei-Ting (Charlene) Yeh Zirui (Jerry) Xue

Cups and Shields

Hockey

Junior PASS Salver (Interhouse) (girls in Autumn, boys in Spring) Haywardsend

Senior PASS Salver (Interhouse) (girls in Autumn, boys in Spring) Ivy Grove

Junior Pass Shield – Most Improved Junior Player Olivia Armstrong

Senior PASS Shield – Most Improved Senior Player Echo Parker

Rugby

Junior Lidded tankard Robinson

Senior Prewett Cup – Senior Sevens Collingwood

Junior PASS Shield – Most Improved Junior Player Sohil Rai

Senior PASS Shield – Most Improved Senior Player Faris Kamhawi (Faris) Burtoft

Football

Batchelor Cup for Merit for Juniors not awarded

Graham Challenge Cup (Interhouse Shooting) for Seniors not awarded

PASS Shield - Most Improved Junior Player Milo Hudson

PASS Shield - Most Improved Senior Player Benjamin Galea (Benji) Souchet

Netball

Junior House Cup not awarded

Senior House Salver not awarded

PASS shield - Most Improved Junior Player Naomi Arthurton

PASS shield - Most Improved Senior Player Freja Telford

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Cricket

PASS shield - Most Improved Junior Player not awarded

PASS shield - Most Improved Senior Player not awarded

BTEC Sport Event

Rugby v Netball Netball

British Physics Olympiad AS Challenge Certificates

Gold

Bronze Benjamin Ihde Commendations Archie Bankes, Brendan Ind, James Palk

UKMT Maths Challenge event

Seniors

James Colvin, Gold Yoh Ron (Ronson) Li

Intermediate - three Gold, 10 Silver, 14 Bronze

Zirui (Jerry) Xue (Best in School), Gold Naomi Opaleye (Best in Year), James Waller

Jaxon Anderson, Thomas (Tom) Bartlett, Lok Yeung (Josia) Chan, Ethan Chivers, Heng I (Ella) Hu, Silver Aidan Kitching, Ksenia Merkulova, Isabella Rowland, Tin Ching (Ryan) Tang, Yalin (Elaine) Wang

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BEBRAS Computational Thinking Challenge

Junior Merce Leigh (Year 9, Haywardsend)

Senior Ting Ching (Ryan) Tang (Year 10, Robinson)

Elite Nathan Berrecloth

English Speaking Union Certificate

Naomi Arthurton, Hannah Denning, Catherine Lomer, Naomi Opaleye, Alexandra Salmon, Hannah Tavner

ESU Performing Shakespeare Competition

Grace Gosling, Bethany (Beth) Leach, Merce Leigh, Maisie-Jayne Tomlinson

Year 9 Project Delayed until Autumn 2020

Duke of Edinburgh

Amy Cook, Atolani (Ato) Oyewumi, Elizabeth (Betsy) Hunt, To Shan (Joshua) Gold Yan, Archie York

Thomas Bartlett, Lauren Hartman, Holly Keyse, Georgina Loring, Lucas Rant, Alexander Reynolds, Abigail (Abi) Richardson, Isabella Rowland, Isabelle (Izzy) Silver Small, Madeleine (Maddie) Stokes, Madeleine (Maddie) Taylor, Jasper Townes, Charles (Charlie) Hosking, Samuel Moss, Benjamin (Ben) Tovey, James Waller, Jennifer Clay, Poppy Spiers, Harry Tovey

Olivia Armstrong, Kaylin Bradley, Ruby Dixon, Edie Guest, Morgan Owen, Charlotte Robbins, Sarah Shakir-Apps, Oliver Shute, Hannah Tavner, Jack Tawlks, Bronze Imogen (Immy) Telford, Evie Wright, Isaac Bienemann, Safiya (Safi) Curzon, Logan Fitzpatrick, Takara Harris

THE WYCLIFFIAN 21 Awards PASS Awards The Parents’ Association Prizes for Academic Effort

Subject Year 13 Year 11

Art Iona Farrow Wilton Lydia Harris

Biology James Clements Oliver Wilcox

BTEC Sport Aimee Lindsay -

PE Darcey Scott Holly Keyse

BTEC Business Sabrina (Brini) Downton -

Business Ernests (Ernest) Ter-Sarkisovs Lorna Collinson

Economics Atolani (Ato) Oyewumi -

Chemistry Eleanor (Ellie) Crompton Ella Clements

Computer Science Nathan Berrecloth Sami Martin

Drama Claudia Heyworth Freya Roe

DT Saffron Weaver Madeleine (Maddie) Taylor

Dual Award Science - Lauren Hartman

EAL - Ho Ting (Albert) Fan

English - James Waller

English Literature Iona Farrow-Wilton -

Film Studies Claudia Heyworth -

BTEC Digital Production Rubee Graham -

French Victor Poirier Jimenez Amelia (Millie) Capehorn

Geography Olivia Garrard Lauren Hartman

German - Kiran Carter

History Matthew Cole Madeleine Stokes

IELTS Zeting (Luke) Song -

Japanese Cheuk Wing (Charlene) Fong Zirui (Jerry) Xue

Mathematics Nathan Berrecloth Ciaran Carden

Further Mathematics James Colvin -

Core Mathematics Wai Wah (Anson) Tsang -

Music Tsz Yin (Lewis) Chang Hywel Farrow-Wilton

Physics Robert Denning Lok Yeung (Josia) Chan

Politics Matthew Cole -

Psychology Amy Cook -

RS Olayemi (Ola) Pinnick Henry Garrard

Spanish William Salter Jasmine Smith

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Scholarships

13+ Scholarships 2019-20 Aidan Kitching Academic Logan Fitzpatrick Sport Finn Russell Sport Grace Gosling Drama Harris Knight Academic Jay Evans Sport Joseph Downey Academic Laila Howse Sport Madeline (Maddie) Haydon Academic Oliver Leonard Sport Rynell Rusere Drama Alexander (Sacha) Cooper Sport Takara Harris Academic, Drama and Music Bethany (Beth) Leach Academic, Art, Drama and Sport Harry Mather Academic Henry Willis Design Technology Merce Leigh Music and Drama Toby Gaulton Academic

Sixth Form Scholarships 2019-20 Ella Berry All-Rounder, Art and Academic Jasmeen (Jazzy) Abu-Mughaisib Art Leo Biffen Design Technology Evie Green All-Rounder and Sport Rachel Hatherell All-Rounder and Sport Brendan Ind Academic and Design Technology Charlie Jones Academic, Sport and All-Rounder Francesca Lundie Sport Joseph McCoubrie Sport Hugo Murray Sport James Palk Academic Madeleine Palmer Academic and All-Rounder Millie Porter All-Rounder and Academic Beth Pritchard Art Alexander Quilliam Academic Harvey Rowland Sport Thomas Rowland Sport Liberty Maher Sport Lucas Rant Modern Languages Anastasiia Lialina Art, Drama and All-Rounder Freja Telford All-Rounder Jack Bloomfield Academic Oliver Harris Drama Ana Filippa (Pippa) Lima Taylor Modern Languages Sergei Bunakov Art Tate Harms Sport THE WYCLIFFIAN 23 GSCE results

GCSE results In a quite extraordinary year for so many reasons, Wycliffe’s GCSE results highlight the incredible progress made by its pupils.

From a cohort which was wide- three 8s, and Lok Yeung (Josia) Chan progress that so many of them have ranging in ability were many superb with seven 9s and two 8s. made during their time with us and individual performances, reflecting the pride in themselves and their Mr Gregory commented, “Perhaps the pupils’ hard work and dedication achievements that I hope they are more than ever, this year’s GCSE to their studies over the two years of feeling in response.” and A Level results’ announcements their courses. have reminded us that what truly Whilst nearly 50% of all grades were matters are not big-picture, whole- awarded at 9-7, and just short of 90% cohort statistics but rather what the at 5 or higher, the school’s focus is results demonstrate about every ...the school’s focus is on every single boy or girl achieving individual involved and whether those “ on every single boy or the best results of which he or she is individuals have been fairly rewarded individually capable, whatever that and recognised for their talent and girl achieving the best might be in terms of grades. their hard-work during the past two results of which he

years and more. Among the top performers, who or she is individually richly deserve their rewards, were “On that basis, as I review today capable, whatever that “ Henry Garrard with ten Grade 9s, the results secured by each of the might be in terms of Ella Clements with nine 9s and one 90+ Wycliffians in Year 11, I am grades. 8, Georgina Loring with seven 9s and truly delighted at the academic

24 THE WYCLIFFIAN A Level results

A Level results While 2019/20 has been a year unlike any other before, for many Wycliffe pupils this set of A Level results simply represents the final chapter in what have been rich, varied and fulfilling school careers over many years.

Perfect examples of this are two with the same subject discipline at • Saffron Weaver takes her double pupils who each joined Wycliffe in Exeter; Distinction* in BTEC Sport and A Year 3 back in 2009: Olivia Garrard • Sebastian Clarke was awarded in DT A level on to start the next whose A*A*A* (plus an A in her A*AA and will take up a place at chapter of her life training as a Extended Project Qualification) Newcastle to continue his studies rowing coach. secured her place at Durham to read in Modern Languages; Geography, and Robert Denning “We hope that all of the attention whose grades of A*AA allow him to • Nathan Berrecloth, Rugby captain dedicated to the ‘how’ of grade- head off to Bath to study Mechanical and 2019/20 Sportsman of the calculation in 2020 quickly gives way Engineering. Year, with four A grades, goes on to remembering that these grades to study Computer Science at represent the culmination for Year Overall no fewer than 61% of grades Birmingham; were awarded at A*-B and this was 13 pupils of two years of committed even higher for pupils who had • Darcey Scott, who, as well academic endeavour across their started their careers at the Prep as being a leading light in the Sixth Form careers. These grades School (i.e., before the end of Year 8) Severn Stars Netball Academy, are the reward and recognition for for whom 70% of their grades were also secured A*,A, A, B to win the hard work and commitment of earned at these highest levels. a place at Birmingham to study two years and not merely something Physiotherapy; relating purely to August 2020. The range of university courses and destinations is once again impressive, • Atolani (Ato) Oyewumi’s A*, A, “Perhaps most importantly, they as can be seen among these other A, B allow him to take up his place now allow our boys and girls wishing particularly noteworthy individual at Warwick to read Philosophy, to do so to head off to University performances: Politics and Economics; destinations and courses about which • William (Will) Salter excelled with • Cheuk Wing (Charlene) Fong they are extremely excited. As it grades of A*A*A and heads off to achieved an A* an A and a B to was last year, the most noteworthy Birmingham to read Geology; get her into UCL to study Urban statistic is that of those children Planning; • James Colvin who, amongst his joining Wycliffe at some stage during four A Levels, secured A* grades • James Clements with A*, A, B the Prep School some ¾ of their A in both Maths and Further Maths, goes on to Bristol to read Medical Levels have been awarded A*, A or and (unsurprisingly) will carry on Biochemistry; B,” commented Mr Gregory.

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GCSE and A Level Art and Design In spite of the GCSE and A Level groups not having the normal ending to their courses, the pupils still managed to complete lots of interesting artwork.

We began the year with a trip to Expressionism and Slavery. Our exam London to visit the permanent courses always begin with a very collections in the Tate Britain directed route and building of skills and Tate Modern and returned in but work towards pupils having the February for the Picasso exhibition expertise to develop more personal at the Royal Academy and to explore projects. the V&A Museum. The Year 10 group spent the first part A Level groups have participated of the year getting to grips with the in life drawing workshops, which expectations of the course within the always help to improve the pupils’ confines of the theme Travel. They worked from a still life arrangement observational drawing abilities and as well as finding inspiration from a often feed in to their projects. trip to Hauser & Wirth in Somerset Coursework projects investigated and the Fleet Air Arm Museum. a variety of themes from Human Imagery was developed through Relationship with Nature, drawing, printmaking and acrylic Narrative in Fine Art, Architecture, painting. Harry Bays, Year 13

“Coursework projects investigated a variety of themes from Human Relationship with Nature, “ Narrative in Fine Art, Architecture, Expressionism and Slavery.

Annie Davidson, Year 13

26 THE WYCLIFFIAN Anastasiia (Nastia) Lialina, Year 10 Academic: Art and Design

Art and Design Year 9 Year 9 pupils made work this year underneath the umbrella title of ‘Identity’, the idea being that it is helpful to have a very familiar starting point, themselves, from which to explore ideas.

They tried out different disciplines their own sense of humour to to make work that shows something producing versions of famous of their own individuality. The first paintings amongst other things. image was a photograph of their own face which they used as a blank The main aim of Art in Year 9 is to canvas from which to make images give the pupils a foundation in a and to express something of their variety of skills. We also introduce own viewpoints on themselves and them to a mixture of artists. the wider world around them. This This year that has ranged from has involved collaging and drawing Albrecht Durer, born in 1471, to which in turn led on to painting, contemporary artists working today print making and some 3D work in with a mixed bunch in between. We clay and textiles. hope to instil in the pupils that being Lockdown has brought its own creative is something they should opportunities to develop imagery in pursue to be in whatever subjects new ways and pupils have developed they choose and on into latter life.

Lockdown Art David Dytham, Year 13 During this strange and difficult term, the Art Department ran a whole school drawing activity to encourage everyone to connect visually with their environment during lockdown. Themes have included Through the Window, Chairs, Tools and Shoes. The best response was for Through the Window, which had some fascinating responses from all over the world. Once drawings were submitted they were then uploaded to a specially created Wycliffe Instagram account, so participants could see each other’s contributions.

Iona Farrow-Wilton, Year 13

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Biology No subject could be more whatever the personal predilection fascinating than the study of life of the pupil, it is the opportunity to itself. Biology is the study of living study living things in their natural organisms and the range of topics environment that never fails to Biology is the study we cover ensures that there is stimulate a biological mind. “ of living organisms, something to fascinate everyone. Unfortunately, this year some real- and the range of

Some of our A Level pupils like world Biology prevented our annual topics we cover

nothing better than to while away pilgrimage to explore a local nature ensures that there the hours taking an in-depth look spot in the name of Science. Pupils “ at the Biochemistry of a protein did get the opportunity to enrich is something to molecule. Others prefer the endless their learning by attending a day of fascinate everyone. complexities provided by the study talks from some of the country’s of life at the genetic level. However, leading scientists.

Chemistry The period after the half-term break important Organic Chemistry skills created any measurable improvement in the summer normally involves to our future A Level Chemistry. in air quality. This tested pupils’ delivering a great deal of help as our teamwork, research and presentation Finally, Mrs Bryant exercised exam classes prepare for their exams, skills and the final product was her expertise in Environmental but this year we have not needed to submitted as our entry into a Chemistry to coordinate a course do this. competition with many South West with University of Bristol which schools and will be judged by experts Rather than let the mastery that our allowed pupils to access the National at University of Bristol Chemistry pupils have attained dwindle through Air Quality database and assess if department. lack of practise, Wycliffe delivered a the Covid-19 reduction in traffic has series of “extra” classes to help Year 11s prepare for their A Levels and Year 13 prepare for University. The Chemistry Department ran four separate courses. In the first, Mr Archer ran a course to introduce Science-specific Mathematical skills which our Year 11s will need next year when they embark on their A Levels. Dr Rose led a short course to introduce some Biochemistry and Biomedicine to Year 13 pupils who will study those subjects (or Medicine) next year. Mrs Knight ran a Chemical Nomenclature course to introduce

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Project fires pupils’ enthusiasm by Mrs Nicola Bryant

The Coronavirus pandemic impacted all our lives and for those in Years 11 and 13 the effect has been particularly profound with GCSE and A Level exams suddenly cancelled. However, what other effects has the lockdown had on the environment upon which we depend so heavily?

The news has been full of articles emergency and so chose to study about the improvement in air quality it. as a result of less traffic and reduced The groups worked well together air travel. So, when the request to Nitrogen Dioxide researching, consulting, background concentration offer an activity for Years 11 and 13 discussing and feeding back Annual mean (µg m-3) after half term was received, the <10 to the larger group. Their reply was obvious - to study the 10-20 enthusiasm for their chosen 20-30 impact of the Coronavirus pandemic topic was infectious as was 30-40 on the environment. 40-50 evident in the lively lessons 50-60 I was joined by 12 enthusiastic Year when they shared their work. >60 11 pupils (Amelia (Millie) Capehorn, After three weeks, during which Isabella Rowland, Madeleine many other Year 11 pupils across (Maddie) Taylor, Sami Martin, the country were probably Abigail Richardson, Henry Garrard, indulging in an extended summer Samuel Moss, Sophia Levy, Faith- break, this group of valiant Ann Fitzpatrick, Ksenia Merkulova environmentalists produced and Georgina Loring) and after their articles. These have been an introduction to Environmental compiled into the Newsletter Chemistry and its study of that has been widely distributed atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere among the Wycliffe community. and crust, we discussed the potential effects of the lockdown on each section of the environment. The group then split into sub- groups; i) atmosphere – air quality;

When the request to offer an activity for Years 11 and ii) hydrosphere- water supplies “ and sewage; iii) the crust – waste 13 after half term was received, the reply was obvious management and recycling. The oil - to study the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on “ spill in Russia had hit the headlines the environment. at that time and two of the students were interested in this environmental

THE WYCLIFFIAN 29 Academic: Business Academic: Religious Studies & Computer Science

Religious Studies Business Studies and Economics This academic year in Religious Studies, there have been some more GCSE Business pupils normally have two trips as part of their course, thought-provoking enrichment activities and events to pique pupils’ Year 11 to Amazon and Year 10 to Cardiff. However this year, only Year interest in matters concerning religion, philosophy and ethics, as well 11 were able to have their trip. as supporting the wider curriculum and school life.

Towards the end of the Autumn Term, trip to JLR (Jaguar Land Rover) but for special events during the Throughout the first term, the was a great opportunity to explore conference with Dr Peter Vardy, but all Year 11 Business pupils visited two hopefully they will be able to visit year. Christmas saw them with a RS Department hosted a weekly the underlying significance of key unfortunately due to the restrictions Amazon sites. The first was a Regional next year. fantastic stall at the Stonehouse lunchtime discussion activity features as well as the symbolic and imposed by the pandemic, this of Distribution Centre, where all the Goodwill event, selling cards and a considering topical sociocultural conceptual links to the Christian course had to be postponed. We will The Young Enterprise Team had businesses which supply Amazon send wide selection of Christmas gifts. In and ethical issues, including understanding of matrimony. be looking forward hopefully to this another successful year. Young their goods. The second site was a February, they continued to develop representation, diversity and social and other events next year for next Enterprise is open to any student Later in the year, our Sixth Customer Distribution Centre. Pupils their creative skills and produced a justice, as well as civic and political year’s Year 13 and prospective Year in Year 12 and is co-ordinated by Form pupils would have normally discovered the role technology plays selection of Valentine-themed cards forms of expression. 12 pupils. Mr Luecke and Mr Johnson. This attended their annual enrichment in the process and also how Amazon and gifts. (See page 85) year’s team, Colour Bloom, designed In the Autumn Term, Year 10 manages its employees.

some biodegradable confetti which pupils of GCSE Religious Studies

BTEC Business pupils had the incorporated some flower seeds. This had their usual ‘mock wedding’ ceremony in the Chapel, taking opportunity to interview the General product gained them an award in the In the Autumn Term, Year 10 pupils of GCSE “ Manager of Egypt Mill Hotel in Sustainability and Ethics category. on the central roles to enact a “Religious Studies had their usual ‘mock wedding’ somewhat accelerated version of the Nailsworth. They asked probing In addition they were awarded the They asked probing questions regarding the strategy of Area Manager Award for Resilience “ service with the rest of the group ceremony in the Chapel. the hotel and customer service and 2020, for demonstrating their questions regarding representing the congregation. This then applied this information to two determination to work together as the strategy of the hotel in-depth assignments. the coronavirus hit and their team and customer service

was dispersed around the globe (See A Level Economics pupils attended a and then applied this page 86). “ conference at University of Warwick, information to two Computer Science where they listened to several The Young Dragons, led by Mrs in-depth assignments. keynote speakers. A Level Business Collinson, had another very Computer Science is an increasingly popular subject amongst pupils missed out on their annual successful year. They made gifts young people. Throughout the year pupils in various year groups engage in a variety of scheduled Computer Science lessons and extracurricular activities.

Robotics Club has been thriving – Merce Leigh (Year 9); Senior – computational thinking, coding where a team of aspiring Computer Tin Ching (Ryan) Tang (Year 10); and physical computing activities. Scientists, Physicists and Engineers Elite – Nathan Berrecloth (Year Year 9 pupils have been exploring have worked together to design, 13). ‘Swift Playgrounds’ which is an iOS build and program a robot and In Computer Science lessons we app creation platform on the iPad compete in the VEX Robotics have focussed on problem solving, developed by Apple. Pupils also Competition. got a grounding in the text-based The Bebras Challenge is a yearly programming language ‘Python’, ‘computational thinking and in preparation for GCSEs, which problem solving’ competition The Bebras Challenge is is the main programming language organised by the University “a yearly ‘computational used in many different industries.

Pupils in Year 9 also had the basic of Oxford. It gives pupils an thinking and problem

opportunity to practise the introduction to ‘online safety’ and solving’ competition thinking skills that software “ all pupils in Years 10 and 11 have also engineers use to solve organised by the been completing a Digital Literacy programming problems. The University of Oxford. certification course from Online leading performances were: Junior Safety Alliance.

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Religious Studies This academic year in Religious Studies, there have been some more thought-provoking enrichment activities and events to pique pupils’ interest in matters concerning religion, philosophy and ethics, as well as supporting the wider curriculum and school life.

Throughout the first term, the was a great opportunity to explore conference with Dr Peter Vardy, but RS Department hosted a weekly the underlying significance of key unfortunately due to the restrictions lunchtime discussion activity features as well as the symbolic and imposed by the pandemic, this of considering topical sociocultural conceptual links to the Christian course had to be postponed. We will and ethical issues, including understanding of matrimony. be looking forward hopefully to this representation, diversity and social and other events next year for next Later in the year, our Sixth justice, as well as civic and political year’s Year 13 and prospective Year Form pupils would have normally forms of expression. 12 pupils. attended their annual enrichment In the Autumn Term, Year 10 pupils of GCSE Religious Studies

had their usual ‘mock wedding’

ceremony in the Chapel, taking In the Autumn Term, Year 10 pupils of GCSE “ on the central roles to enact a “Religious Studies had their usual ‘mock wedding’ somewhat accelerated version of the service with the rest of the group ceremony in the Chapel. representing the congregation. This

Computer Science Computer Science is an increasingly popular subject amongst young people. Throughout the year pupils in various year groups engage in a variety of scheduled Computer Science lessons and extracurricular activities.

Pupils in Year 9 also had the basic of Oxford. It gives pupils an thinking and problem

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Design and Technology Design and Technology started the year with a Sixth Form trip to London where a packed itinerary saw pupils take in the Design Museum, V&A, Science Museum and a range of design shops.

An enjoyable trip that provided to bring their designs to life. start to their coursework throughout valuable context to theory work and remote learning. Year 9 pursued a While pupils did their best to inspiration for projects. modelling activity where they were Claudia Heyworth Claudia complete practical work before tasked with designing a lamp for For coursework this year A Level lockdown it was such a shame that a a specific purpose and client. We pupils had a free choice of project lot of work had to stay incomplete. Milo Hudson Milo were impressed with the range of while GCSE worked in the context However, some took their work away, responses and how resourceful pupils of hotels and schools. We were completed it and sent us photos were when working from home with pleased to see the usual wide range despite the cancelled exams. This limited facilities. Some pupils were Digital Arts of creative responses, with products showed a work ethic and love for even able to make fully functioning including lighting and furniture learning that was really heartening The 2019-2020 academic year has been a vintage year of product for the lamps. for hotels, playground toys and to see. Digital Arts department where we have seen some of the finest work educational aids for schools. By March the workshop was the usual Year 10 and 12 have continued to produced on our courses. hive of activity as pupils worked hard study theory content and make a In A Level Film Studies all of the eMagazine products as part of their beginning of a new media activity pupils produced solid five-minute Unit 14 (Digital Magazine unit) – ‘iOS Photography Club’. Within Henry Garrard, Year 11: GCSE mud kitchen short film projects for their coursework, all of which is now pride this club lower school pupils are coursework, three of which (Ernests of place on the department walls. encouraged to join us with their own (Ernest) Ter-Sarkisovs, Claudia Standout work includes that of iOS devices to learn the basics of Heyworth and Holly Lister) received Claudia Heyworth, Ernests (Ernest) digital photography using iPhones Wycliffe Commendations for their Ter-Sarkisovs and Rubee Graham and iPads. Milo Hudson (Year 10), outstanding work. (who has been awarded the 2020 Hamish Armstrong (Year 11), and Trevor Brown Award for Outstanding Likewise, in the BTEC Digital Samuel (Sam) Moss (Year 11) have Media Production). Content Production course all all produced some exceptional pupils produced very high standard In addition, this year saw the photography work on the course.

LEFT: Madeleine (Maddie) Taylor, Year 11: GCSE puppet theatre BELOW RIGHT: Saffron Weaver, Year 13: A Level Re-development of Wycliffe Boat

Ernests (Ernest) Ter-Sarkisovs Ter-Sarkisovs (Ernest) Ernests House Ksenia Merkulova, Year 11: GCSE Decorative table lamp with 3D printed globes

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Henry Garrard, Year 11: GCSE mud kitchen

LEFT: Madeleine (Maddie) Taylor, Year 11: GCSE puppet theatre BELOW RIGHT: Saffron Weaver, Year 13: A Level Re-development of Wycliffe Boat House Ksenia Merkulova, Year 11: GCSE Decorative table lamp with 3D printed globes

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Much Ado About Nothing by Miss Scott, Head of Drama member of an ensemble. Stage Managers perfectly illustrated how the pupils took control of the In fact some of the ensemble In January 2020, pupils not only conquered Shakespearean text production. They ran both backstage players proved so good, that we wings without teacher support and, but completely made it their own in the production of included them in additional scenes. like all the pupils involved in the ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. Maria (Masha) Gevorgyan’s (Year production, took ownership of the 12) sarcastic reactions to the main show and made it the success it was. I chose this play as Shakespeare’s language. However, I believe the the language to such perfection that characters were so funny that we comedies are so relevant today. It is company rose to the challenge and it sounded like the words of Benedick added her to certain scenes. ‘We know what we are, but not what we may be’ William Shakespeare. also the 75th anniversary of VE Day not only mastered the roles but had just come to him. The hilarious interactions between and by setting the production in the developed them. For me, the true success of the play Tom Jackman and Oliver Burrows 1940s it enabled us to celebrate the Gaia Wruss (Year 12), Tom Jackman was how all the pupils involved took (Year 9) who was a member of The sacrifice of the soldiers in World War (Year 12) and Aeden Cooper (Year ownership of the production and Watch added such comedy magic Two. 12) excelled in the lead roles while supported each other, regardless of during rehearsals, we decided to let This play’s brilliance is that it can Morgan Owen (Year 10) shone as their role. What I am most proud of is them do the same on stage! Another speak to a modern day audience the ‘baddie’. Gaia was speaking in her the mutual respect the pupils showed member of The Watch, Rhynell just as much as it could 400 years third language and it was incredible to each other. Every single person Rusere (Year 9) provided countless ago. In 2020 we are still living in a how she took the role and made it her was an integral part of the production, magic moments and developed his world where war and devastation is all own. Tom went from struggling with whether they were in a lead role or a role even up to opening night. around us. Our production gave us I must thank those behind the the opportunity to remind ourselves scenes who made the production of the positive moments of life - such a success from the Design and love, laughter and, of course, a bit of Technology team who created the mischief. set to Mr Matt Davies (Musical One of the main challenges for Director) who provided the perfect the actors was that they had to musical accompaniment and Mr understand the text so that they Jason Murphy who created the war could portray their characters time atmosphere with his excellent convincingly to the audience. Some lighting and sound design. had an even greater challenge as The efforts of Zachary (Zac) Beim English is their second or third (Year 11) and Oliver Wood (Year 12) as 34 THE WYCLIFFIAN

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member of an ensemble. Stage Managers perfectly illustrated how the pupils took control of the In fact some of the ensemble production. They ran both backstage players proved so good, that we wings without teacher support and, included them in additional scenes. like all the pupils involved in the Maria (Masha) Gevorgyan’s (Year production, took ownership of the 12) sarcastic reactions to the main show and made it the success it was. characters were so funny that we added her to certain scenes. ‘We know what we are, but not what we may be’ William Shakespeare. The hilarious interactions between Tom Jackman and Oliver Burrows (Year 9) who was a member of The Watch added such comedy magic during rehearsals, we decided to let them do the same on stage! Another member of The Watch, Rhynell Rusere (Year 9) provided countless magic moments and developed his role even up to opening night. I must thank those behind the scenes who made the production such a success from the Design and Technology team who created the set to Mr Matt Davies (Musical Director) who provided the perfect musical accompaniment and Mr Jason Murphy who created the war time atmosphere with his excellent lighting and sound design. The efforts of Zachary (Zac) Beim (Year 11) and Oliver Wood (Year 12) as THE WYCLIFFIAN 35

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Travel writer inspires pupils by Evie Wright and Alexandra (Alex) Salmon (Year 10)

On 9th October, Lois Pryce visited Wycliffe College to give an inspirational talk to all the pupils in the Senior School as well as doing a workshop with the Year 9s. Ms Pryce is an English travel writer, Town resulting in a second book ‘Red This taught us and our fellow pupils journalist and motorbike enthusiast. Tape and White Knuckles’. how we should not judge a book by its She grew up enjoying music and cover and that we should always go Lastly, Ms Pryce spoke to us about eventually ended up as the Product beyond our comfort zone. her 3,000-mile journey around Iran Manager at the BBC’s record label. We would like to thank Ms Pryce for However, this wasn’t the most and how she was desperate to see the her eye-opening and inspirational enjoyable job as Ms Pryce would country for its beauty despite its bad talk that allowed us to consider taking rather be active then sitting behind press. on difficult challenges in the not too a desk. Due to the many warnings about the distant future and that confidence is She then realised she had nothing dangerous country, in 2013 Ms Pryce the key to success. The talk also made to lose and quit her job to travel and set off with hesitation from Turkey, many students question what they make a dream come true. This was a to be surprised by how lovely and would like to do in the future as a huge risk for her career but luckily it welcoming the country really was. career or just in general. paid off, encouraging us to take on challenges more often as they may be rewarding. Performing Shakespeare Ms Pryce took us through her first The English Speaking Union performances regularly until ever travel from Alaska to Argentina (ESU) Performing Shakespeare somewhat inevitably, as the in 2003, 22,000 miles on a tiny Competition was first launched pandemic took hold, we learned motorbike all by herself. Many three years ago and as soon as we that the organisers had postponed wouldn’t have the confidence to do (the English Department) learned the next round of the competition that, but she was determined, which about it, we wanted to get involved. until Autumn 2020. proves that you can do anything when you have self belief and will power. This year, with four talented As we stand now, our four performers from Year 9 – Grace thespians continue to fine-tune She drove from Alaska and eventually Gosling, Bethany (Beth) Leach, their performances and are still into South America, leading to her Merce Leigh and Maisie-Jayne hopeful that the competition may publishing a recount of her amazing Tomlinson – Wycliffe made it yet be resumed – even if, as seems journey named ‘Lois On the Loose’. to the regional final. The girls likely, it will be in a somewhat A while later, Ms Pryce ventured continued to rehearse their different format. 10,000 miles from London to Cape

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Painting pictures with words Steven Camden (Polarbear), one of the most respected spoken word artists in the UK, inspired Year 9 pupils with his lively workshops to mark World Book Day.

Internationally performing his was published in July 2018. work since 2007, Mr Camden has Following the workshop Mr Camden graced stages from Kuala Lumpur to signed books for the pupils. California via Glastonbury and The Royal Shakespeare Company. His “I enjoyed Mr Camden’s talk work has featured on BBC Radio 1, about creative writing. It showed a 3 and 6. different way to plan a story, which I appreciated a lot as I find it difficult A published author, he has written to plan a short story,” said Takara three young adult novels for Harris (Year 9). HarperCollins: ‘Tape’, ‘It’s About Love’ and ‘Nobody Real’. His poetry collection ‘Everything All At Once’

Creative Writing Wycliffe’s annual Creative Writing competition was cut short by the pandemic but not before our judge (author Chris Vick) had read the 40 best entries, picked out the best seven writers in each year group and then ran a workshop with them to provide personalised feedback and strategies to support re-drafting and improving their writing. The competition will be concluded in the Autumn 2020 term.

National success for duo

With GCSE studies coming to that implied for them. The first Both tasks also required pupils to an untimely end, the English competition, ‘Turning’, involved produce a commentary on their Department was delighted to reading a short story and then writing, to be included alongside receive details of two national producing a creative response in their creative work. writing competitions, organised any written form of the pupil’s by the prestigious English and Faith-Ann Fitzpatrick won First choice; the second asked pupils Media Centre, which aimed to give Prize in the Poetry Competition Year 11 pupils a voice to express to write a poem specifically about whilst Amelia (Millie) Capehorn their thoughts and feelings about their personal experience of received a Highly Commended life under lockdown and all that lockdown. award in the ‘Turning’ Competition.

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EPQ almost doubles in size Fifteen Year 13 pupils completed Extended Project Qualifications (EPQs) this year, almost double our previous ‘record’ for completions.

Approximately 30 Year 12 pupils plastic pollution, ‘designer babies’, presentations at home and sent them and 40 Year 11 pupils are currently Neuro Linguistic Programming and electronically. enrolled on the course, with project cryptocurrency to feminism in Africa, “I am very much looking forward the role of Blockchain technology in topics including; Should sugar be to seeing what the next few years business, surrealism in cinema and considered a drug? Should Turkey of EPQ projects will bring in terms comparing the leadership styles of be considered an autonomous, or of reaction to the current situation, Alex Ferguson and José Mourinho. regional power? Should children who I have already received project commit crimes be punished? EPQ coordinator, Mrs Louise proposals with respect to Pandemics; The research-based qualification, Knighton-Callister, said: “Our pupils the past, the present and our future.” have produced some very diverse which was started at Wycliffe in 2010, has grown rapidly in and interesting projects this year and significance and value in recent years it has been a privilege to be part of and aside from being interesting, their journey. I always look forward I always look forward to the presentations which take “ enjoyable and challenging in its own to the presentations right, it demonstrates to universities place at the project’s completion which take place at the and I was particularly impressed with many of the academic skills that they project’s completion are hoping to see in due course in an the confidence, careful articulation and delivery of some of the more and I was particularly undergraduate. challenging scientific conceptual impressed with the It provides an opportunity for pupils material discussed this year. confidence, careful to demonstrate their academic “Some of our pupils were unable to articulation and prowess and research an area of

deliver their presentations due to genuine interest, with some choosing delivery of some of

having to return home abroad earlier to align their projects to their the more challenging than expected due to Government “ university undergraduate courses of scientific conceptual lockdown requirements, but choice. this didn’t stop them, they were material discussed this Topics this year ranged from oceanic resourceful and recorded their year.

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Geography The Geography Department offered a largely reduced number of course specific trips in 2019/20 due to the pandemic.

However, the academic year started headquarters. The pupils were given at the Miserden Estate (see also instruction on how to collect data Page 93), with the department for their Non-Exam Assessment. offering Year 9 an insight as to Emphasis was placed on assessing The Year 12 pupils how the local environment can the quality of the urban environment “ benefited from two provide micro-climate conditions. in Shrewsbury. Pupils assessed this days of field work in The pupils learned to measure the by conducting land use surveys, characteristics of the weather and environmental quality analysis and Shropshire. Most of the account for them. They walked up a questioning local shop owners. time was spent on site at hill to see the impact of altitude on Pupils also learnt how to collect the Field Studies Council air and soil temperature, wind and information to calculate the carbon headquarters. The pupils humidity. They also visited a wooded

content of both trees and the soil. were given instruction area and recorded the impact trees They also have an opportunity to have on light. on how to collect data “ measure how permeability and Whilst the established trip to rainfall rates effect runoff levels. for their Non-Exam Bristol did go ahead, for those Assessment. pupils studying for their GCSE Geography, the department’s biannual international trip went to Iceland in October (see Page 83). This was offered to all pupils with an interest in this subject. This was a very successful trip taking the pupils to fluvial, glacial and volcanic landscapes of the island. It was certainly one that all those who participated will never forget. The Year 12 pupils benefited from two days of field work in Shropshire. Most of the time was spent on site at the Field Studies Council THE WYCLIFFIAN 39 Academic: History Academic: Mathematics

History Topics taught this year have ranged from The Battle of Stirling Bridge (the focus of the GCSE Historical Environment) to Napoleon, via the World War One art of CRW Nevinson and Mehmed the Conqueror.

Who Do You Think You Are? was the Conference to hear Emeritus this continued, but Years 11 and 13 Mathematics question the History Department Professor William Doyle (University were offered the chance of research In the Summer Term Mrs Cobbs (Head of Mathematics) joined Year 8, was finding out, as the teaching staff of Bristol) and Professor Colin Jones and discussion topics. These ranged all took DNA tests – with some (Queen Mary University of London) from ‘Was Great Britain ever ‘great’?’, Set 1 in a live Teams lesson to introduce them to the Junior Mathematics surprising results and even links to deliver a series of four lectures on ‘One man’s terrorist is another man’s Challenge. We normally invite the Year 8 pupils to the Senior School to take various European royal families. different aspects of the French freedom fighter’, and ‘Who was to blame for the Cold War 1945-1955?’ part in this annual national challenge. This year it was online. The first half of the Academic year Revolution and its consequences. saw ‘normal’ lessons and trips going By March though a new ‘normal’ had Along with the rest of the Wycliffe Alexandra Theatre and one for the ahead. Year 9 visited The Black taken over. An emotional farewell community, the Mathematics Further Mathematics pupils to Country Living Museum in Dudley was said to examination groups, Department had to make quick and the annual London Mathematical to experience canals, schools, mining, and lessons went to live video calls. major adjustments to their way of Society Popular Lecture, held at Staff and pupils quickly and Victorian life. “ All year groups engaged with our By March though a new delivering lessons. With the arrival University of Birmingham. adapted to using curriculum studying World Wars “ of a set of Apple pencils to help with Sixth Formers looked at the ‘normal’ had taken over. Both trips were successful, Teams, combining I and II, the Holocaust, Stalin’s writing Maths online, just ahead of

Dissolution of the Monasteries – interesting and gave pupils insights use of websites we Russia, Nazi Germany, Wolsey An emotional farewell school closure, the stage was set for visiting the spectacular ruins of the into Mathematics beyond the school already use, live video and Cromwell, attempts to bring was said to examination our new way of working. once mighty Hailes Abbey –Tudor classroom. We also contributed to “ lessons, work set and links at Sudeley Castle, and got the French Revolution to an end groups, and lessons Staff and pupils quickly adapted

the STEM day in October with Prep marked online, photos behind the scenes in the Mary Rose under the Directory and then under went to live video calls. to using Teams, combining use School and local primary children Museum at The Historic Dockyard in Napoleon Bonaparte, and the reign of websites we already use, live learning a Mathematical card sorting of work and marking “ Portsmouth. of Suleiman the Magnificent. video lessons, work set and marked trick to impress family and friends annotations sent around online, photos of work and marking Year 13 also attended an A Level The second half of the Summer Term and practise their logical thinking. the world. annotations sent around the world. We carried on following the curriculum largely at the normal pace. With pupils spanning the globe from China to Canada we were hugely impressed by the commitment our Mathematics pupils have made to ‘attending’ lessons and staying in touch. Earlier in the year we ran our usual autumn trips to Birmingham – one with Year 12 Mathematics pupils to a Maths Inspiration Show at the

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Mathematics In the Summer Term Mrs Cobbs (Head of Mathematics) joined Year 8, Set 1 in a live Teams lesson to introduce them to the Junior Mathematics Challenge. We normally invite the Year 8 pupils to the Senior School to take part in this annual national challenge. This year it was online.

Along with the rest of the Wycliffe Alexandra Theatre and one for the community, the Mathematics Further Mathematics pupils to Department had to make quick and the annual London Mathematical major adjustments to their way of Society Popular Lecture, held at “Staff and pupils quickly delivering lessons. With the arrival University of Birmingham. adapted to using of a set of Apple pencils to help with Both trips were successful, Teams, combining writing Maths online, just ahead of use of websites we school closure, the stage was set for interesting and gave pupils insights our new way of working. into Mathematics beyond the school already use, live video classroom. We also contributed to lessons, work set and

Staff and pupils quickly adapted

the STEM day in October with Prep marked online, photos to using Teams, combining use School and local primary children of websites we already use, live learning a Mathematical card sorting of work and marking “ video lessons, work set and marked trick to impress family and friends annotations sent around online, photos of work and marking and practise their logical thinking. the world. annotations sent around the world. We carried on following the curriculum largely at the normal pace. With pupils spanning the globe from China to Canada we were hugely impressed by the commitment our Mathematics pupils have made to ‘attending’ lessons and staying in touch. Earlier in the year we ran our usual autumn trips to Birmingham – one with Year 12 Mathematics pupils to a Maths Inspiration Show at the

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Japanese October saw the visit of renowned UK haiku poet, Paul Conneally, to the Japanese Department to deliver a Saturday morning haiku workshop to Year 9 and Year 11 pupils who are studying Japanese.

Also known as Little Onion, Mr Miss Revie delivered two Japanese their Amabie pictures published Conneally taught pupils about taster sessions to the Year 8 pupils as part of an exhibition on a haiku (a traditional three-line poem at the Prep School. She taught them Japanese website in Anjo City, Aichi originating from Japan), used the numbers and colour vocabulary, as Prefecture, Japan. autumnal Wycliffe grounds to get well as introducing them to an aspect Finally, to end this academic year, pupils to view nature and start of Japanese culture – Hinamatsuri Year 11 pupil Zirui (Jerry) Xue forming their own haiku, then (Dolls’ Festival or Girls’ Day) and achieved a fantastic result in the ‘workshopped’ the haiku with the they learned how to make origami Nihongo Cup Japanese Speech pupils. The pupils were then able dolls. Contest for Secondary Schools. to prepare their haiku for entry in two haiku competitions this During the Directed Learning He came second in the Key Stage year – the JAL Foundation World programme, Year 9 pupils were given 4&5 pre-GCSE category. He wrote Children’s Haiku Contest, and the the task of creating ‘Amabie’ – a a very creative, well researched Ito-En Shinhaiku Oi Ocha Contest mythical Japanese spirit believed to manuscript on the topic of “History (previously won by Wycliffe pupil help ward off plagues – as part of a of Navy Curry” and performed an Gracie Starkey). We are waiting Japanese culture lesson by Ms Uno. expressive, high quality and witty to hear how we fared in both these Three pupils – JJ Adams, Jaden speech. The judges said they were so contests. Bartlett and Rhynell Rusere – had impressed by Jerry. Miss Revie delivered two Japanese taster lessons to Year 8 pupils visiting the Senior School as part of the Year 8 Activities Morning. Miss Revie used the Rugby World Cup in Japan to teach country names in Japanese. Two Year 13 pupils studying Japanese took part in the annual Sixth Form Japan Day held at SOAS University of London. They listened to lectures by Japanese experts, took part in workshops including taiko drumming, sushi-making and manga, and were able to talk to representatives from various universities that offer Japanese degrees.

42 THE WYCLIFFIAN Academic: Modern Foreign Languages French cinema study day by Mr Urquhart I was very lucky to be able to spend a year in Paris where I studied French cinema among other things. The day that my lecturer Mr Sadler (a film director) talked to the class about cinematic techniques left an enormous impression on me and I’ve never watched films in the same way since. The critical analysis of film required for the French A Level necessitates periods of deep thinking and deep immersion in the moving images. It is There is something quite special about being “ all the more beneficial if one can do “ this as a shared experience and create in a cinema and being treated to a high-quality a ‘snowball’ of exciting ideas. experience of French cinema. This was the first year that we decided to go for a day to the Watershed in Bristol and spend a lot of time variety of opinions on the techniques, truly a masterpiece and its relevance immersed in French cinema. There is characters, settings and themes never diminishes. something quite special about being in presented to us. The Wycliffe pupils were full of a cinema and being treated to a high- The afternoon session was devoted to discussion about the film and the quality experience of French cinema. a screening of the 1995 film ‘La Haine’ experience as a whole on the journey Schools from over the South-West by Mathieu Kassovitz, this being the home. We will definitely look to make joined us and it was great to hear a one we study at French A Level. It is this a permanent fixture.

Pupils enjoyed a three-course Spanish meal which included samples of Millie makes different specialist dishes cooked As part of the A Level Spanish by the Uruguayan chef. Pupils course, Sixth Form pupils it to top 10 in got a taste of real Latin American study the topic Latin American gastronomy whilst also speaking national contest gastronomy. lots of Spanish and interacting Amelia (Millie) Capehorn (Year 11) One of the highlights in the with the staff. earned a sixth place in a national modern Spanish department this academic languages competition. She achieved year was our Sixth Form meal out the place in the Japanese section of the to Galgos Latino, an authentic Vocab Express League of Champions Latin American restaurant Pupils got a taste of 2019.

in Stroud. Founded by two “real Latin American Venezuelan sisters with a passion

"This is the first time we've entered the gastronomy whilst competition in the eight years I've been to bring the culinary tastes of also speaking lots of “ at Wycliffe, and Millie has certainly set Latin America to the Cotswolds, Spanish and interacting the bar very high for when we enter in Galgos Latino offered the pupils a future," said Mr Darren Lester, Language real Latin American experience. with the staff. teacher. Millie studies French and Japanese. "I like them both equally, but have been studying French for longer so I feel more confident with it. But Japanese is very interesting, because it is so different to English and French," she said. In the competition Millie earned points by completing games on the Vocab Express website which tests vocabulary and understanding of different languages.

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German Physical Education This year saw one of the highest numbers of pupils taking A Level In September, the German Department took all Year 11 and PE and BTEC Sport as the subject continues to grow in popularity. Development Year pupils to a concert organised by the Goethe Institute. In September 2020, we will have three Year 10 GCSE PE teaching The event was held at The Europa School in Oxfordshire which was groups for the first time. interesting on its own as it gave the pupils a chance to experience a multilingual school setting. In core PE, pupils are taught a range GCSE studied Sports Psychology, units are examined, with several of Sports and activities using the Health and Fitness and Social- written assignments and practical Brotmüller, a three-piece German (on the day we were there, it was We are always looking for ways in extensive facilities that the Senior Cultural Influences. The latter assessment in performing, leadership pop band, chosen by the Goethe ‘Wurst’).’ which students can benefit from School has to offer. During the first group also completed their written and coaching. An example of Institute for its easy to access but using their foreign language in a wider two terms, pupils in Year 9 to 11 coursework and obtained video this being Unit 10 Sports Event The languages department took still very meaningful lyrics, was well context, so we are excited about developed their knowledge and skills footage of numerous Sports for their Organisation where students plan and part in a competition run by the received by our pupils. Madeleine upcoming opportunities. in Table Tennis, Badminton, Squash, practical performance. deliver a sports event. Association for Language Learning Stokes (Year 11) said: “I loved the Volleyball and Basketball. to mark European Day of Languages. A Level Physical Education is divided In March, Wycliffe hosted, for the music played by the German band. We are very proud that Emilin A key aspect of development into three separate theory areas: third year in a row, AQA GCSE It was stuck in our heads for ages! Isgin Navarro (Year 10) won a prize. within PE lessons was the focus Physiology/ Biomechanics, Skill PE and A Level Revision Days with The atmosphere was great, everyone This is what she says about the I loved the music on Fundamental Movement Skills. Acquisition/ Psychology, Sport almost 1,000 students from Wycliffe looked as if they thoroughly enjoyed “played by the German These assist with preparing pupils in Society and Technology. Pupils and local schools attending during experience: “When I participated the experience.” in the international competition, I band. It was stuck in for a variety of Sports through are assessed in one Sport for their this time. focusing on refining their techniques, coursework and write an Analysis/ All in all, we had a delightful day didn’t expect to win the prize. That’s our heads for ages! During the lockdown we have taught

improving their strength and physical Evaluation in this area. In 2019, the out immersing ourselves in the why when I got the voucher with The atmosphere was using Microsoft Teams and focused

German language. Eve Chandler £15, I was surprised. I really enjoyed conditioning. Students in Year 11 department achieved 75% A*-B great, everyone looked on the written coursework in Year “ also developed training programmes, and we are hoping to improve these (Year 11) sums up the trip nicely participating and writing my story 10 GCSE, Year 12 A Level and Year which helped many achieve their results further in 2020. when she says: “I found the day fun about a magical journey in German.” as if they thoroughly 12 BTEC. This facilitated both live specific fitness goals. and exciting, and I was surprised enjoyed the experience. The BTEC Level 3 National Diploma and electronic support and feedback, by how much of the German in Usually the Summer Term would see in Sport is the equivalent of two A with the flexibility for some of our the songs I knew and understood. Athletics in curriculum PE lessons Levels and consists of nine different overseas pupils to revisit lessons on I was also interested in how the at the Berryfield, but with remote units across Year 12 and 13. Three Microsoft Stream. school works: one week teaching learning taking place due to Covid-19,

in English and the next in German a series of skill and fitness-based

(or the other language the child is challenges were set and completed studying). It was also interesting online. that when they are in German week, In core PE, pupils are taught a range of Sports and “ everything is in German: assemblies The focus for Year 10 GCSE was “ activities using the extensive facilities that the Senior Anatomy and Physiology, Physical and announcements, even down to School has to offer. the dinner menu and what they eat Fitness and Movement Analysis in their theory lessons, while Year 11

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Physical Education This year saw one of the highest numbers of pupils taking A Level PE and BTEC Sport as the subject continues to grow in popularity. In September 2020, we will have three Year 10 GCSE PE teaching groups for the first time.

In core PE, pupils are taught a range GCSE studied Sports Psychology, units are examined, with several of Sports and activities using the Health and Fitness and Social- written assignments and practical extensive facilities that the Senior Cultural Influences. The latter assessment in performing, leadership School has to offer. During the first group also completed their written and coaching. An example of two terms, pupils in Year 9 to 11 coursework and obtained video this being Unit 10 Sports Event developed their knowledge and skills footage of numerous Sports for their Organisation where students plan and in Table Tennis, Badminton, Squash, practical performance. deliver a sports event. Volleyball and Basketball. A Level Physical Education is divided In March, Wycliffe hosted, for the A key aspect of development into three separate theory areas: third year in a row, AQA GCSE within PE lessons was the focus Physiology/ Biomechanics, Skill PE and A Level Revision Days with on Fundamental Movement Skills. Acquisition/ Psychology, Sport almost 1,000 students from Wycliffe These assist with preparing pupils in Society and Technology. Pupils and local schools attending during for a variety of Sports through are assessed in one Sport for their this time. focusing on refining their techniques, coursework and write an Analysis/ During the lockdown we have taught improving their strength and physical Evaluation in this area. In 2019, the using Microsoft Teams and focused conditioning. Students in Year 11 department achieved 75% A*-B on the written coursework in Year also developed training programmes, and we are hoping to improve these 10 GCSE, Year 12 A Level and Year which helped many achieve their results further in 2020. 12 BTEC. This facilitated both live specific fitness goals. The BTEC Level 3 National Diploma and electronic support and feedback, Usually the Summer Term would see in Sport is the equivalent of two A with the flexibility for some of our Athletics in curriculum PE lessons Levels and consists of nine different overseas pupils to revisit lessons on at the Berryfield, but with remote units across Year 12 and 13. Three Microsoft Stream. learning taking place due to Covid-19,

a series of skill and fitness-based

challenges were set and completed online. In core PE, pupils are taught a range of Sports and “ The focus for Year 10 GCSE was “ activities using the extensive facilities that the Senior Anatomy and Physiology, Physical Fitness and Movement Analysis in School has to offer. their theory lessons, while Year 11

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EAL and Development Year Early in the Autumn Term Development Year (DY) pupils visited Stroud for an orientation trip. They had their first exposure to Brunel (a theme of the later Bristol trip) at the train station.

Russian pupils admired Stroud’s Afterwards, all were whisked by coach Though further trips were thwarted Bolshoi (the Subscription Rooms) to the SS Great Britain, Brunel’s by the pandemic, all pupils were and Pippins’ Donuts were a hit at masterpiece, shown around the ship, engaged in a project to share their the Farmers’ Market. We stretched and given time to explore and quiz experiences from around the world. our legs, and justified the various the ‘passengers’ on board (actors in Physics snacks bought, by walking to the costumes) on their living conditions. Museum in the Park. Mr Day-Lewis In November Year 12 pupils travelled to University of Warwick to Captivated equally by the authentic was particularly enthusiastic when smells coming from the kitchen and attend the Physics in Action study day. They experienced lectures explaining how the cylinder lawn steerage areas, pupils also admired from a variety of cutting edge scientists on topics including mower was invented in Stroud. the First Class dining room, decked out ‘Titanic’ style for voyages to Superconductivity, Astrophysics and Sound Engineering. A non-curriculum-based trip in the Autumn Term and a ‘DY first’ was to America. The most entertaining was Michael de With essential Physics involved in part in the various Physics Olympiad a local fireworks display to celebrate With appetites whetted, Lower Podesta from the National Physical negotiating the 43 degree banked competitions with top pupils in each Bonfire Night. This was an opt-in School pupils were then ferried to Laboratory who gave an irreverent turns, the focus was more on speed year being Tin Ching (Ryan) Tang excursion and pupils enjoyed the the Bristol Waterfront to eat an lecture on the international system as Oliver Wilcox (Year 11) came out (Year 10), Lok Yeung (Josia) Chan great display. unlimited supply of world cuisine of units. on top. (Year 11) and Benjamin Ihde (Year Following classwork on Brunel, both at Za Za Bazaar buffet, whilst those 12). Also in November, the Physics In February Year 10 Separate DY and Lower School EAL pupils in DY were treated to see ‘The Department took to the track with Science pupils took part in a similar Our long-anticipated trip to enjoyed separate visits to his famous Lion King,’ on tour at the Bristol an evening at the Geraint Thomas conference in Bath. As usual this Geneva to visit CERN was sadly suspension bridge at Clifton in Hippodrome. National Velodrome of Wales. year a large number of pupils took called off at the last minute due October and November: DY pupils to the Covid-19 crisis. We hope basked in glorious sunshine on their to re-schedule this for another excursion, while Lower School pupils

time. Following the cancellation of were less fortunate with the weather. Afterwards, all were whisked by coach to the SS Great

their exams, in the Summer Term The enthusiasm and knowledge of our “ With essential Physics involved in negotiating the Britain, Brunel’s masterpiece, shown around the ship, “ the Physics Department provided guide (dressed up in true Brunel-style “ “43 degree banked turns, the focus was more on and given time to explore and quiz the ‘passengers’ on additional courses to Year 11 and with top hat) thoroughly made up speed as Oliver Wilcox (Year 11) came out on top. Year 13 covering Astrophysics and for this, even as the rain pelted down board (actors in costumes) on their living conditions. Engineering Physics. with tropical-like intensity.

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were less fortunate with the weather. Afterwards, all were whisked by coach to the SS Great

The enthusiasm and knowledge of our “ Britain, Brunel’s masterpiece, shown around the ship, guide (dressed up in true Brunel-style “ and given time to explore and quiz the ‘passengers’ on with top hat) thoroughly made up for this, even as the rain pelted down board (actors in costumes) on their living conditions. with tropical-like intensity.

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Collingwood House by Mr Russell

Housemasters: Mr Ian Russell (Collingwood Junior), and Mr Scott Costello (Collingwood Senior) Heads of House: Amy Cook and Sabrina (Brini) Downton House Motto: Community, contribution, caring and conduct

Returning in September, the senior members of Collingwood were treated to a new and improved kitchen and common room area.

The removal of a dividing wall has planters which will not only brighten a huge supply of new House shirts resulted in a much more usable open up the area but will also help support being delivered. plan space, with space for work and the Wycliffe bees. Whilst Collingwood might have relaxation. The balcony area is still Junior and Senior elements, we look a work in progress but with the kind In addition, we have also used this forward to the opportunities to unite grant from the PASS Committee grant to purchase a new table football as one. Never is this more evident we were able to purchase some box table and September 2020 will see than House Song with 100 voices

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singing in some sort of harmony. This and the fantastic final outcome is put together a first-rate concert; year’s entry was our take on Bastille’s testament to the hard work and whilst they were all fantastic, ‘Pompeii’. Great credit must go to dedication that they demonstrated. special mention must go to Beth our Heads of House, Amy Cook and House Music was another chance Pritchard for her solo performance Sabrina (Brini) Downton, for their for Collingwood pupils to show their of ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ from Les efforts in dealing with the logistical talents. Whilst we may not have Misérables. challenge of organising such a large claimed the trophy, it was great to The Senior boys’ sporting prowess House of all Day pupils; finding a see members of Collingwood Junior shone through in the Autumn time when everybody is available to and Senior working together to rehearse is almost an impossibility Term with a significant number representing the School in Rugby fixtures for the 1st XV, and victory claimed in the House competition. Whilst House Football was unfortunately unable to be completed

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the Year 10 boys in particularly good both victories. Unfortunately our final wins in both the Junior and Senior form! A great evening was had by all, group match saw us perish to eventual House Netball competitions. A huge the boys are adamant that, much like their efforts in helping with this and with plenty of the obligatory photos champions Ward’s House, but a de number of the girls stood out in their Liverpool, they were destined to go for allowing Collingwood to make a and selfies taken overlooking the facto semi-final was a significant teams across the long list of Sports on to lift the trophy! difference to the local community. water. improvement on previous years. in which the college competes during One of our big charity pushes this The highlight of any such drive will “With numerous bags In previous years the Collingwood Making use of the refurbished Senior the year. year was running a reverse advent always be the pupils’ opportunity to and boxes packed, team have found progressing past common room and kitchen, Shrove calendar to support Stroud Foodbank. go and visit the Stroud Foodbank After being named as second-placed the first round of the House quiz Tuesday saw an afternoon of pancake finishers in the Autumn, perhaps Over a four-week period in the itself, to get a thorough appreciation we loaded the school Mr

a challenge. Fortunately, this year, making. With a range of techniques Costello’s proudest moment of the second half of the Autumn Term, of the help that is needed by some in car and were able to

with a new format and ‘non-playing on show, Freddie Christie came to year was Collingwood Senior winning pupils brought in donations with the community. take a huge amount captain’ Charles (Charlie) Shearer the fore in flipping pancakes with the trophy for highest average a different focus each week. With “ of donations to the taking the reins, we made a storming numerous bags and boxes packed, we This year saw a change of venue for ‘hardly any’ ending up on the floor! Learning Engagement grades at the start with victories over Loosley loaded the school car and were able the annual Christmas dinner as we Foodbank to help Special thanks to Matron for her end of Spring Term. This was the first Halls and Lampeter. Despite the to take a huge amount of donations visited Egypt Mill. After filling up on those in need. efforts in helping us with this one! time the girls’ Houses’ stranglehold wealth of experience on our side, it to the Foodbank to help those in some top grub, followed by speeches, on this award had been broken, and was newcomer Toby Gaulton (Year The girls took double victories later on need. Thank you to everybody for is testament to the brilliant academic it was time to hit the dance floor with 9) who was our man of the match in in the Spring Term with triumphant efforts of all the pupils across the term; now the challenge is to hold on to top position!

“A huge number of the girls stood out in their

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the Year 10 boys in particularly good both victories. Unfortunately our final wins in both the Junior and Senior form! A great evening was had by all, group match saw us perish to eventual House Netball competitions. A huge with plenty of the obligatory photos champions Ward’s House, but a de number of the girls stood out in their and selfies taken overlooking the facto semi-final was a significant teams across the long list of Sports water. improvement on previous years. in which the college competes during In previous years the Collingwood Making use of the refurbished Senior the year. team have found progressing past common room and kitchen, Shrove After being named as second-placed the first round of the House quiz Tuesday saw an afternoon of pancake finishers in the Autumn, perhapsMr a challenge. Fortunately, this year, making. With a range of techniques Costello’s proudest moment of the with a new format and ‘non-playing on show, Freddie Christie came to year was Collingwood Senior winning captain’ Charles (Charlie) Shearer the fore in flipping pancakes with the trophy for highest average taking the reins, we made a storming ‘hardly any’ ending up on the floor! Learning Engagement grades at the start with victories over Loosley Special thanks to Matron for her end of Spring Term. This was the first Halls and Lampeter. Despite the efforts in helping us with this one! time the girls’ Houses’ stranglehold wealth of experience on our side, it on this award had been broken, and was newcomer Toby Gaulton (Year The girls took double victories later on is testament to the brilliant academic 9) who was our man of the match in in the Spring Term with triumphant efforts of all the pupils across the term; now the challenge is to hold on to top position!

“A huge number of the girls stood out in their

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“We had had a great year up to the point of the School closure, but have been sad not to have had the final term on campus as a House, enjoying the “ fun events and competitions we would normally enjoy in the Summer Term.

our kitchen (main focus is to recycle It is a good time to mention that, Christmas dinner at The Egypt Mill. more, reduce general waste and be adding all the amounts raised for Words and photos cannot really do able to compost our food waste from local charities and Cancer Research it all justice, but we have had a lot of Haywardsend House now on), some mood lighting we can over the past five years, we have fun again this year at these various by Mrs Lisa Nicholls use at House parties and events and a raised a total of £7,375.74, which is occasions! Haywardsend jigsaw and jigsaw board. absolutely fantastic! Well done girls I cannot finish this report without Head of House: Olayemi (Ola) Pinnick Thank you to Olayemi (Ola) Pinnick of Haywardsend 2015-2020! thanking all pupils, staff and parents and Evie Green for successfully Housemistress: Mrs Lisa Nicholls We only had one craft night this year who have helped make this another bidding! enjoyable year in Haywardsend! In House Motto: In the gift of each, let our family flourish but it was a good one! Miss Nowak, Many members of Haywardsend have our Year 11 tutor, made cork reindeer fact an enjoyable five years! I will worked hard this year to raise money with a large number of girls from the really miss Haywardsend, and all the No one could have predicted the strange end we have had to for charity, even while the School House. They all had a great time and pupils and staff in it, next year. our School year this year. has been closed this term. We raised produced some great decorations £495.25 for Great Western Air while getting well and truly into the We had had a great year up to the Yeh have been made Senior Prefects, (Jazzy) Abu-Mughaisib and Evie Ambulance by selling Krispy Kreme festive spirit! point of the School closure, but have which is a reflection on the huge Green who are taking on Head doughnuts in the Autumn Term and been sad not to have had the final impression they have made on and Deputy Head of House next raffle tickets for the Haywardsend We have had a variety of social term on campus as a House, enjoying Wycliffe in the relatively short time academic year. Easter Egg raffle in the Spring Term. events this year. Notable events the fun events and competitions we they have been here. Well done girls! have been our House meal and We really enjoyed preparing for our Several girls and staff, along with would normally enjoy in the Summer quiz nights, cinema trips, watching A massive “thank you” to the House Song back in the autumn members of staff living on the campus Term. However, many of us have tried the pantomime Cinderella at the outgoing Head of House, Olayemi term. We produced our own rendition and pupils from other Houses, helped to make the best of it with virtual Cheltenham Everyman Theatre (Ola) Pinnick, and her Deputy, of Meghan Trainor’s ‘Dear Future to raise £863.75 for Cancer Research House meetings and catch-ups! Louise Stanley. They have done a Husband’. Notable accessory while by running the Race for Life At (even got to meet Tweedy the Three of our Year 12 pupils have been fantastic job and I have felt very on stage this year was each girl’s Home on 7th June, in their respective Clown!), pamper nights, Sixth chosen for positions of responsibility proud to watch them grow up from “bedazzled” pink marigold glove!! parts of the world! Form wine tasting, secret Santa and within the School as a whole Year 9 into such brilliant leaders of We were pipped to the top spot by next year. Jasmeen (Jazzy) Abu- the House in Year 13. They have Ward’s, but feel our entry was the Mughaisib has been made a Prefect, given the incoming Heads of House best!!!!!! while Chinenyenwa (Chi-Chi) real inspiration about what the role We also had House Music to prepare Ndubuisi and Wei-Ting (Charlene) entails. Best of luck to Jasmeen for in the second half of the Autumn Term and I am delighted to say we won this event overall, with the help of Ward’s House, who we were partnered with for this competition. We have had a lot of success on the Sports Field too, thank you to all the girls that have represented Haywardsend in House Hockey and House Netball this year. The PASS Association were kind enough to fund a recycling unit for

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Haywardsfield House by Mr Austin

Head of House: David Dytham Housemaster: Mr James Austin House Motto: Live for your brother

Wow! Where to start? What a first year in Haywardsfield. A year, unlike any other, but let’s start at the beginning…

Way back in August 2019, the pre- Wycliffian spirit and to meetAtolani an absolute privilege to work with a sessional week was just beginning (Ato) Oyewumi and Sebastian (Seb) group of young men with such talent, and my family and I were excited to Clarke from Year 13. And, just as they humour and endeavour; without meet the young men of Hay’field. had helped the newly arrived young them, Haywardsfield would not be The purple people (fonts of Wycliffe men and women, they also started what it is today. their support of me and my family. knowledge and custom) were busy As the September echoes of helping ‘soon to be friends’ settle I couldn’t write here without thanking ‘Troublemaker’, our House Song entry in their Houses around campus. all the Year 13s for their enthusiasm, faded and boys threw themselves into Lucky to catch an early glimpse of commitment and kindness. It’s been more physical challenges; Squash, Rugby, Basketball, Cross-Country and Rowing. The Year 9 pupils’ confidence grew each week and many tasted their first representation for Wycliffe. Resilience was a key attribute for some tough matches. We were soon back on the stage for House Music and we were blown away by some outstanding performances. Birthday celebrations came and went, the cake mostly went before lunch! Barbecues, toast, pizza, curry, build a burger, cheese and

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wine evenings, there is a lot to be Summer Term, it wasn’t what any said for food when 50 boys get of us had wished for. The great together. Christmas celebrations community of Haywardsfield arrived before we knew it and the dispersed around the world but held The year’s celebrations, boys and the Austin Family baked in the virtual House. The year’s “ the crescendo of celebrations, the crescendo of and decorated to host our Carol school careers were

Service guests right down to the school careers were sadly muted Haywardsfield lion mark mince but the camaraderie didn’t stop, the sadly muted but the pies! The first term ended on a high House spirit pushed on. camaraderie didn’t “ with a shared Christmas meal at A superb final chapel ‘Challenging stop, the House spirit Stonehouse Court Hotel with the Discrimination’ Atolani (Ato) pushed on. girls from Lampeter. Oyewumi and David Dytham In January, the boys were keen leading the Pride from the front to get on the Football pitch and right to the end, handing over now the strong Hay’field Basketball to Aeden Cooper and Brendan Ind contingent continued to show their and a new team of Seniors. skills on the court. With the boys We look forward to greeting some involved in so much, the house new members of the House in could feel quiet at times, DofE and September but must say farewell to Ten Tors practices kept them busy our leavers too. We are also sad to on the surrounding hills too. Our be losing Mr Salmon as our resident mighty quiz team were in action assistant but delighted to welcome throughout the term and missed Mr Thomas, never fear, Mr Salmon out to Ward’s in the final. So many will be on the duty team too! boys involved in so many activities across such a wide range, I couldn’t ‘Be bold enough to use your voice, be possibly fit them all in this report. brave enough to listen to your heart, and strong enough to live the life The Summer Term, well, the you’ve always imagined’. (unknown)

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In the second term it was the turn was actually the burgers, chips and of the Juniors to shine on the slush puppies on offer the girls had a sporting scene. With team numbers great time together with some ‘dark hindered by girls having to leave horses’ emerging. early as international events unfolded Little were we to know that our those remaining dug deep in their Bowling trip was going to be the representation of the House. Led last activity we would get to do as by Aiwansosa (Sosa) Ozakpolor a House in person. However, the (Year 10) the girls came away with a Ivy Grove House and spirit lived commendable second place. on during the Summer Term in the After their hard work in the Mock form of a ‘virtual’ house on Teams. Exam week it was the turn of the We had weekly ‘catch-ups’ for the Year 11 and DY girls to enjoy a break year groups and as a whole House with the Spring Ball. Looking back I as well as many competitions such am so glad that they got to enjoy this as ‘Bake-off at home’, ‘Where in Ivy Grove evening together to celebrate all they Wycliffe?’ and ‘Who’s pet is this?’ by Mrs Joanne Smith had achieved and also to say goodbye The highlight for me was taking to those Year 11 girls who leave us this part in a ‘Race for Life 5K at home’ Head of House: Abieyuwa (Angela) Ozakpolor year. raising money for Cancer Research UK. Housemistress: Mrs Joanne Smith A highlight of the numerous House activities and trips this year was Certainly a year to remember but

House Motto: If you can dream it, you can do it the first Ivy Grove Bowling trip. certainly not a year lacking in great

Although I’m sure that the highlight memories. The first big House event of the year, and first leadership challenge “ for Head of House Abieyuwa (Angela) Ozakpolor (Year 13) and Deputy Head of House Amy Peevers (Year 13), was House Song. This year the girls sang ‘Call me Maybe’; they worked hard to learn their lines and dance moves and brought it all together on the night with a well-polished performance.

Watching the girls rehearsing in Sibly The first big sporting event was teamwork paid off coming away with Hall you could see how much they defending our title in the Senior the win. were enjoying being part of a whole Hockey. In wet and windy conditions At the end of the Autumn Term we “A highlight for me in House effort. On the night special the girls worked well to field strong celebrated with the annual Christmas praise was given for the beautiful seven-a-side teams for each match, the Spring Term was meal at Egypt Mill. This year we were

duet section sung by Faith-Ann including our resident goalie, Eleana watching the many Ivy paired with Robinson and had a great

Fitzpatrick (Year 11) and Anna (Ellie) Irvine (Year 11) who had to play girls who took part in evening including lots of singing and Vdovina (DY). out for the tournament. Their great “ dancing. the school production of ‘Much Ado About A highlight for me in the Spring Term was watching the many Ivy girls who Nothing’. took part in the school production of ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. It was great to see so many of the new Year 9 girls taking part and especially lovely for Freya Roe (Year 11) and Takara Harris (Year 9) to be awarded Drama prizes for their commitment to the department.

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In the second term it was the turn was actually the burgers, chips and of the Juniors to shine on the slush puppies on offer the girls had a sporting scene. With team numbers great time together with some ‘dark hindered by girls having to leave horses’ emerging. early as international events unfolded Little were we to know that our those remaining dug deep in their Bowling trip was going to be the representation of the House. Led last activity we would get to do as by Aiwansosa (Sosa) Ozakpolor a House in person. However, the (Year 10) the girls came away with a Ivy Grove House and spirit lived commendable second place. on during the Summer Term in the After their hard work in the Mock form of a ‘virtual’ house on Teams. Exam week it was the turn of the We had weekly ‘catch-ups’ for the Year 11 and DY girls to enjoy a break year groups and as a whole House with the Spring Ball. Looking back I as well as many competitions such am so glad that they got to enjoy this as ‘Bake-off at home’, ‘Where in evening together to celebrate all they Wycliffe?’ and ‘Who’s pet is this?’ had achieved and also to say goodbye The highlight for me was taking to those Year 11 girls who leave us this part in a ‘Race for Life 5K at home’ year. raising money for Cancer Research UK. A highlight of the numerous House

activities and trips this year was Certainly a year to remember but

the first Ivy Grove Bowling trip. certainly not a year lacking in great Although I’m sure that the highlight memories. “

“A highlight for me in the Spring Term was

watching the many Ivy

girls who took part in the school production “ of ‘Much Ado About Nothing’.

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“I would like to take this opportunity to thank our fantastic Head of House and Deputy, Madeleine (Maddy) Palmer and Cheuk Wing (Charlene) Fong“ , for the great job they have done this year.

week, and raising between them over basis. You will find Lampeter girls on We now look ahead to returning in £300. most of the School’s Sports teams September after such a long break, as well as enjoying less mainstream to be led by our new top two of Ana This has been a busy year for our sports such as Olivia (Liv) Armstrong Filipa (Pippa) Lima Taylor and Ksenia eclectic mix of girls, many of in Rowing, Anastasiia (Nastia) Lialina Merkulova, ably assisted by our new whom regularly represent Wycliffe Lampeter House in Fencing and Flora Lauchlan in House Council. Ksenia has already in various ways. Many Lampeter by Mrs Gill Tavner Horse Riding. Ksenia Merkulova designed a new Lampeter crest, girls were involved in the school’s continues to excel in Squash. We also appropriately for Lampeter, featuring excellent production of ‘Much Ado Head of House: Madeleine (Maddy) Palmer have many talented artists. There are an elegant, strong and resilient About Nothing’, and many others, too many individual achievements to swallow. Housemistress: Mrs Gill Tavner as members of the School Choir, list in this piece; it is perhaps enough House Motto: Never, never, never give up have performed in services for Thank you to all the staff and to express appreciation for the energy Armistice Sunday and Christmas, students who have made this such and variety all of the girls bring to in chapel and at local care homes. a successful year in unique and Although sadly and unpredictably short, 2019-2020 has been an Lampeter life. Hannah Denning, as a member of challenging circumstances. exciting year in Lampeter House. VOX and as a talented flautist, has I would like to take this opportunity brought musical delight through to thank our fantastic Head of Since September, we have welcomed us beyond our comfort zones and groups combined with the boys many performances. Many more are House and Deputy, Madeleine 11 new girls and enjoyed the vibrancy helped with forming new friendships. of Haywardsfield to offer some involved in the Duke of Edinburgh’s (Maddy) Palmer and Cheuk Wing that a diverse community of 10 Over the year, Years 9 and 10 have wonderful performances in the Award, and would have completed (Charlene) Fong, for the great job different nationalities offers. Our been bowling; the Sixth Form enjoyed House Music Competition. Our their respective awards, had Covid-19 they have done this year. Their new Assistant House Mistress, a meal out together; and we’ve Christmas meal with Haywardsfield not led to the cancellation of their successful bid for funding from the Mlle Livreau, from France, quickly had several Lampeter Family Quiz at Stonehouse Court Hotel was a expeditions. Those involved in CCF PASS Committee led to a beautiful became a vital part of the House. Our Nights. Other events, such as craft welcome opportunity to dance and face tough challenges on a regular revitalising of our terrace area. Matrons and all our Tutor Team have nights, planting a willow bower in the celebrate a successful first term. been instrumental in developing our garden and the usual movie nights Our sporting endeavours, although happy, inclusive, family atmosphere. have helped create this year’s lively they may not have brought us Lampeter ethos. We plunged into the new school glory this year, have given us all the year, quite literally, with a trip to Early in the year, we rehearsed and opportunity to participate and enjoy Cotswold Water Park, where we gave a glittering performance of matches at the Inter-House level. all built, launched and raced rafts Beyoncé’s ‘Crazy in Love’ for the What we lacked in results we more on the lake, some girls taking an House Song Competition. Later than made up for in enthusiasm unexpected dip. This took many of in the year, individuals and small and a spirit of fun. High levels of participation are perhaps reflected in the fact that, in lockdown, we are the highest scoring girls’ House in the alternative House Sports Competition. During lockdown, we raised over £500 for UNICEF through a global multi-marathon. Special recognition is due to Naomi Arthurton and her sister Amber (who, we’re pleased, will join Lampeter in September) for running 48 and 47km respectively within a

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“I would also like to mention how well Loosley transitioned on to online learning. Through Microsoft Teams, the House was not only able keep“ up-to-date with schoolwork but also maintained its tight-knit community and sense of belonging.

Sport provided the House with complete such as photo, video and how our exam results will turn out, an opportunity for the girls who sporting competitions, and regular and also for Year 12 pupils who have took part in the House Netball House meetings to check-in with experienced a turbulent time during competition, finishing a respectable everyone were organised. These part of a crucial year in their learning. third, whilst six of our boys challenges and meetings, coupled However, the successes of online Loosley Halls represented the School’s 1st XI with Mr Murphy’s entertaining learning should mean that no one by William Salter Football team. There was plenty quizzes, allowed us to connect misses out, and Year 13 can be excited of participation elsewhere on the together during uncertain times, about their next steps in life. Head of House: William Salter and Holly Lister extra-curricular front, with many and provided a strong sense of us all As ever, we are all incredibly grateful Housemaster: Mr Tim Larkman Loosley pupils involved in the Duke pulling together. of Edinburgh’s Award scheme, CCF to Mr Larkman, the other House House Motto: International bonds and Young Enterprise. Social evenings There is no doubt that lockdown staff, and the Matrons and cleaners, on Saturdays continued to provide has been tough on a lot of people, who all take excellent care of us. Although this year has not gone quite as expected, Loosley a much-needed time to relax after and it was understandably difficult another busy week. to maintain the same sense of Halls has nonetheless adapted successfully, we are proud of our community as when we were at I would also like to mention how well support for each other and our strength as a community. school, but it can be said that the Loosley transitioned on to online ‘virtual’ Loosley proved to be an The academic year began with the overall. We also delivered a thought- demonstrated with courage and learning. Through Microsoft Teams, overall success, with many pupils ice-breaking Pre-sessional Week, provoking Chapel on ‘Inspiration’ in professionalism what it means to the House was not only able keep regularly engaging on this platform. which allowed the new Year 12s to which many pupils worked together be a part of the House. The term’s up-to-date with schoolwork but also settle into the House by participating to present. successes were celebrated at The maintained its tight-knit community At the time of writing, there is in various group activities such as Old Lodge in Minchinhampton, and sense of belonging. Various much uncertainty for Year 13s, as Loosley has a strong community sports and barbecues to ensure that where the pupils enjoyed an excellent challenges were arranged for us to none of us are quite sure about spirit, where teamwork bridges they found their feet, and were ready Christmas dinner, followed by a small the two year groups, and this was to hit the ground running at the start prize-giving and disco, in what was especially well-reflected during the of term. a thoroughly enjoyable end to the House Music competition. Special term. Loosley did begin the term in good mentions go to Takanori Tanaka, spirits, and this was shown by our Maria (Masha) Gevorgyan, Gaia Before the Spring Term was cut participation in the House Song Wruss, Oluwanifemi (Nifremi) slightly short, many more pupils had competition, singing K’naan’s ‘Wavin’ Peters and Chi Hei (Thomas) Yu, taken part in an array of events. Gaia Flag’ with great spirit to finish second who were all brilliant on stage, and Wruss and Maria (Masha) Gevorgyan deserve particular praise for their performances in the School drama production of ‘Much Ado About Nothing’, and several members from Years 12 and 13 delivered a very fine Chapel on ‘Discrimination’ towards the end of January. The Inter-House Quiz competition also provided another opportunity for teamwork, where four pupils battled against the other Houses in yet another entertaining event.

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Sport in the Autumn Term saw every Robinson Year

“11 represent the School at Rugby. Maybe the flags decorating the common room during the Rugby “ World Cup helped inspire! The Juniors won their House Rugby, while the Seniors came joint second.

of volunteers all contributing to their by James Clements presentation. The topic Sport Relief provided For my fifth and final year in all into the event, and those a perfect opportunity for a charity event in Robinson I was lucky enough that followed. This was truly March which was completely pupil-led and a to take on the prestigious role inspiring and meant that I was huge success. of Head of House. Being the even more determined to do the best job possible as Head of House Music starred Zannix Kwan on largest House it was always House. Robinson House the piano, winning the best performance going to be a challenge. This by Mr Andy Naish award. Ryan Cooper sang a duet and Arturs was most pronounced in the Although it was sad to end my Komarovs played bass guitar. The House Quiz House Song. Trying to get 60+ Robinson career in such an Head of House: James Clements produced two wins, before a narrow defeat mostly musically untalented abrupt way, I am glad that I prevented an appearance in the final. boys to learn and then perform have been able to maintain the Housemaster: Mr Andy Naish a song (with harmonies) is no unique character of the House During lockdown the House created the House Motto: Contribution, connection and conduct easy feat. But it was as early which I have been lucky enough Loo Roll Challenge video. There was plenty as this that I realised that I to be a part of. of activity on Strava and participation in the was in fact very fortunate, the virtual Sports Day saw the House win weeks 1 I can be secure in the fact It would be easy to focus on the unprecedented events that patriotic House spirit and raw and 3. that the new leadership team competitiveness of all the boys disrupted the year. However, the boys of Robinson have really in Robinson will not let this The academic year has cruelly denied the meant that they were willing to enjoyed another wonderful year. diminish, and I can come back Year 13 leavers their normal farewell from do anything for the House. in years to come and still get Robinson. These boys have collectively and This was even shown in the new the same warm and proud They worked extremely hard to sing the Rugby World Cup helped inspire! play and an evening watching England individually given so much to the House Year 9s, as they too channelled feeling that I got when I joined ‘Caravan of Love’ in a memorable The Juniors won their House Rugby, Under 20 v Wales Under 20. during their time here. We wish them all the House Song. Relying upon the voice while the Seniors came joint second. this character and put their in Year 9. The House Christmas dinner was very best of luck. of Ryan Cooper and supported by Evening activities during the week, held at Egypt Mill with year group William (Will) Davey, the others solely for Robinson, were introduced. photos showing all the boys dressed provided the backing vocals and We again managed to share House chorus. to impress. breakfast. There were a significant Sport in the Autumn Term saw every number of Saturday evening House chapels were on Justice, Robinson Year 11 represent the activities, with most nights involving Sport Relief and What Next? These School at Rugby. Maybe the flags some sort of food or eating. There were wonderfully co-ordinated by decorating the common room during was a trip to watch Gloucester Rugby the Head of House with a range

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Sport in the Autumn Term saw every Robinson Year

“11 represent the School at Rugby. Maybe the flags decorating the common room during the Rugby “ World Cup helped inspire! The Juniors won their House Rugby, while the Seniors came joint second.

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by Charlie Jones Following the departure of Mr and and Journey’s classic anthem, Mrs Golightly who had taken care ‘Don’t Stop Believin’ ’. of Ward’s for as long as anyone Aside from more visible successes, could remember, the arrival of Dr this year has offered many Smith this September was a great opportunities for real House opportunity for a new, dynamic bonding and the curation of a era for the House. genuinely familial atmosphere. We started the year strongly. Our This is partly thanks to our entertaining rendition of ‘I Want it countless Saturday night activities that Way’ by the Backstreet Boys (with a strong emphasis on food); at the House Song competition from ‘films and toasties’ to some was Ward’s first House victory rather questionable karaoke. in recent memory, paving the While this year hasn’t - and won’t way for what was to be a very - end in a way that any of us could successful and memorable year. ever have predicted or hoped for, Our musical success continued it has been great to see the Ward’s into the House Music competition spirit transfer seamlessly into the (paired with Haywardsend). online domain. Our ‘Breaktime Ward’s House Blessed with an exceptionally Toast’ catch-ups, Friday meetings by Dr Matt Smith talented Year 13, we were and weekend challenges surely victorious once again. Highlights proved that whatever the world Head of House: Charlie Jones from this performance included a may throw at us, Ward’s will stay Blues ensemble with Etta James’ strong and continue to always go Housemaster: Dr Matt Smith ‘Something’s Got a Hold on Me’, forWard’s. House Motto: Probably the Best House in the World

The first day at a new school can be unnerving. Will the teachers be nice? Will the other boys like me? It turns out Housemasters have these fears too! ...what the boys of Ward’s House can be most

“proud of this year is how they pulled together as

Needless to say, the boys of Ward’s and, in the third term, a seriously year is how they pulled together as a community, especially during the unusual and House instantly made me feel at impressive comeback to finish a community, especially during the unprecedented final term. This was symptomatic “ home and the year kicked off to a second in the Virtual Sports Day unusual and unprecedented final of the House spirit and pride they showed roaring start, with our victories in competition. term. This was symptomatic of the throughout this year. the House Song and House Music House spirit and pride they showed Despite the successes mentioned competitions. Later in the year, throughout this year, as well as the above, what the boys of Ward’s Ward’s House also retained their dynamic and energetic leadership House can be most proud of this crown as House Quiz Champions of our House Prefect team and the senior boys in the House. Led so ably by Charlie Jones, they time and again showed what it means to be not just a House, but a family too. Although this year has not ended in the way any of us would have imagined, I must use my final words to thank the Year 13s and those leaving us for all they have done for the House this year and throughout their time here. It is good to know that wherever life may take them, they will always be going forWards.

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by Charlie Jones Following the departure of Mr and and Journey’s classic anthem, Mrs Golightly who had taken care ‘Don’t Stop Believin’ ’. of Ward’s for as long as anyone Aside from more visible successes, could remember, the arrival of Dr this year has offered many Smith this September was a great opportunities for real House opportunity for a new, dynamic bonding and the curation of a era for the House. genuinely familial atmosphere. We started the year strongly. Our This is partly thanks to our entertaining rendition of ‘I Want it countless Saturday night activities that Way’ by the Backstreet Boys (with a strong emphasis on food); at the House Song competition from ‘films and toasties’ to some was Ward’s first House victory rather questionable karaoke. in recent memory, paving the While this year hasn’t - and won’t way for what was to be a very - end in a way that any of us could successful and memorable year. ever have predicted or hoped for, Our musical success continued it has been great to see the Ward’s into the House Music competition spirit transfer seamlessly into the (paired with Haywardsend). online domain. Our ‘Breaktime Blessed with an exceptionally Toast’ catch-ups, Friday meetings talented Year 13, we were and weekend challenges surely victorious once again. Highlights proved that whatever the world from this performance included a may throw at us, Ward’s will stay Blues ensemble with Etta James’ strong and continue to always go ‘Something’s Got a Hold on Me’, forWard’s.

...what the boys of Ward’s House can be most

“proud of this year is how they pulled together as

a community, especially during the unusual and unprecedented final term. This was symptomatic “ of the House spirit and pride they showed throughout this year.

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We will never forget As usual, the Chapel was packed for the College’s Remembrance Sunday service – undoubtedly one of the most important services of the year. As the Chaplain said in his sermon, has been on the First World War letter, “It was an absolute privilege to “There are still people today who September 2019 marked a special have (amongst others) the Heads of argue that Remembrance Day anniversary in Wycliffe’s history School from 1943, 1946 and 1948 glorifies war and encourages people - 80 years since Wycliffe College back with us in Stonehouse; the At the heart of the community to think that it is a good thing. They pupils were evacuated to Lampeter ‘junior’ member of the trio was 89 by Revd Prescott miss the point completely. in Wales. Lampeter House owes its whilst the ‘elder statesman’ was 94!” name to this historical link. “It is a time to remember the real At the start of the service the Chapel has continued to be at the heart of the College community’s life, human cost of war. It is a time to To mark the occasion, Lampeter Old Chaplain revealed that he was even while the Coronavirus prevented us from physically gathering show our respect and gratitude for Wycliffians were invited back for himself a Lampeter alumnus, and was those whose selfless commitment has the service in Wycliffe Chapel and looking forward to sharing memories together in our beautiful Chapel. cost them and their families so dear. a celebratory lunch. As the Head of life on its campus – albeit in very In ‘normal’ times, there are three Head, played a vital part in nurturing Haywardsfield’s powerful film And it is a time to commit ourselves noted in his December End of Term different eras! once again to the struggle to create a services each week, each focussed on the sense of community for which created in response to the death of the same theme. They all begin with the College is rightly renowned, and world in which no one has to be asked George Floyd and the resulting Black a hymn (or occasionally an anthem the importance attached to Chapel to pay for our human failings with Lives Matter protests. from the choir or VOX) and end by both pupils and staff was clearly their life.” with prayers and a blessing from the evident in the positive way in which Each term, a prize is awarded to the The Combined Cadet Force Chaplain. they responded to the enforced House adjudged to have produced represented us with great dignity move to ‘virtual’ services during the most impressive contribution to On Tuesday a member of staff or both during the service and at the lockdown. Chapel, and Haywardsfield were the visiting speaker offers their thoughts later Act of Remembrance at the unanimous choice for the Summer on the theme, then on Wednesday The three Chapel services were Stonehouse War Memorial. Term. it’s the turn of the Chaplain. merged into one weekly online The pupils who read and/or sang in Thursday Chapel is led by pupils. service that included contributions In the Autumn Term the girls of the Choir also did a excellent job, This is usually on a House basis, but from both the Houses and the Lampeter won with an excellent and a happy new tradition was begun groups including the Eco Alliance Chaplain, as well as a hymn sung by presentation on the topic of with Boarding families staying on to and the Beekeeping Club have also our ‘virtual’ community choir. Inequality, and in the Spring Term enjoy Sunday lunch in Wycliffe Hall contributed thought-provoking If anything, the standard of the the prize was deservedly won by together. presentations this year. pupils’ presentations was even the girls of Haywardsend for their After several years in which the The Chapel services, combined with higher than usual, and most people fantastic presentation on Gender primary focus of Remembrance Monday’s secular assembly led by the would agree that the peak was Equality. 66 THE WYCLIFFIAN

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House Music worth the wait It’s the occasion everyone waits for and this year’s House Music was definitely worth the wait.

The competition, which happens Highlights included: ‘All of Me’ Anna Vdovina (Ivy) and Ryan Cooper every two years, sees each boys’ performed by a small group of (Robinson) performing the duet ‘Say House linked with a girls’ House. singers from Lampeter and Something’ was a showstopper as Hawardsfield and accompanied on It is pupil led and they do was the performance of ‘Something’s piano by Junyin (Carol) Lu and ‘For everything from finding and writing Got a Hold on Me’ by Ward’s and as Long as I Have Music’ performed by arrangements of the pieces to Haywardsend, featuring solo vocals Collingwood’s girls’ choir. organising rehearsals and stage by Merce Leigh. Then there was Weirong managing. It was a tough decision but judges (Roger) Liang’s solo saxophone Their challenge is to put together awarded Haywardsend and Ward’s performance for Haywardsfield and a mini concert of four pieces House the trophy. Zannix Kwan Ernests (Ernest) Ter-Sarkisovs’s comprising one solo, one linked to performances as a singer, guitarist (Year 13) won the prize for ‘Best classical music and two group pieces. and pianist for Ward’s. Performance’ for his piano solo. What a year it’s proven to be. There were high-quality performances in a range of styles and from pupils in all year groups. A welcome addition was some members of Housestaff also What a year it’s proven to be. There were high-quality joining in. “ “ performances in a range of styles and from pupils This year the teams were: in all year groups. A welcome addition was some Haywardsend and Ward’s; Lampeter and Haywardsfield; Ivy and Robinson; members of Housestaff also joining in. Collingwood and Loosley Halls.

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House Song proves a hit House Quiz

House Song Evening is always one of the highlights of the Wycliffe For the third consecutive year the calendar and this year’s competition was no exception. boys of Ward’s were crowned the champions of the Inter-House Quiz.

Coincidentally it took place on BBC The standard of this year’s to be congratulated on producing This year’s competition featured an Music Day, the theme of BBC Music competition was one of the highest particularly strong entries. It was expanded and extended format to Day being music and wellbeing: ever, with each song being performed wonderful to see the use of live music increase the number of matches. the power of music to inspire, bring strongly, accompanied by well- and solos in almost every entry, Ivy, Haywardsend, Robinson and people together and make a positive choreographed dance moves. including Zannix Kwan, Ryan Cooper Haywardsfield were in Group A and impact. and William (Will) Davey’s leading Loosley Halls, Ward’s and Collingwood The Heads of House are to be roles in Robinson’s song. in Group B. This is what House Song is all about: it commended on their organisation is as much about the rehearsals as it is and exceptional creativity this year. It was Ward’s House who claimed The finals saw Ward’s (Group A the actual performances, and a super The song choices were as varied as the trophy on the night with their winner) take on Haywardsfield (Group way for the pupils to get to know each ever, ranging from Beyoncé to The energetic rendition of the Backstreet B winner) in a well-attended and other and work together as a House Housemartins. Boys’ ‘I Want It That Way’, led by fiercely fought contest. Ward’s held on at the start of a new year. Head of House Charlie Jones. to their title with a 380-270 win. Loosley Halls and Haywardsend are

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Christmas 2019 Professionals pass on Two of the biggest entries in the annual Wycliffe Music calendar are the Carol their expertise Services, so much so that we often start Wycliffe musicians benefitted from the learning Christmas music in June! guidance of professionals during the school’s The Wycliffian Society Carol Service job, particularly for a singer of such was VOX’s performance of the annual Woodwind and Strings Day. always takes place on the first a young age. The Choir went on to traditional Welsh lullaby ‘Suo Gan’ at Saturday of December. The stunning sing a number of items written by the altar. We were thrilled be able to Three professional musicians, “This is always a great opportunity candlelit chapel, carols and readings composers including Philip Ledger, repeat this service programme at the including one of the tutors of the to try something new and take mark the beginning of the Christmas Morten Lauridsen and Vaughan Stonehouse Baptist Church a few National Children’s Orchestra, away new ideas to work on over the our saxophones and clarinets worked season for many Wycliffians. Williams, interspersed with readings days later with the special addition of worked with more than 20 pupils, coming months and years,” said Mrs together as a group, and they did ranging from Year 5 to Year 13. by Wycliffians, pupils and staff. We solo items performed confidently by Russell, Head of Music. very well to put together a piece in a The next day we repeated the service were pleased to be able to showcase Amy Peevers (Year 13), Eve Chandler The day started with a series of short amount of time.” for pupils, staff and parents. The Carol “During the afternoon we put the two other young singers through solos (Year 11), Rubee Graham (Year 13) solo masterclasses, which meant Services began with the procession of instruments together in groups to The day ended with a well-attended in John Joubert’s ‘Torches’ that were and Ryan Cooper (Year 13). Thank that some of the pupils had the the Choir to the carol ‘Once in Royal you to Revd. Prescott for organising work on ensemble skills. We have concert in the Chapel to showcase sung beautifully by Lucy McKerrow opportunity to have a mini lesson in David’s City’, the first verse of which the services, and to Mr Davies for his existing flute and string groups here some of the work. The standard of (Year 10) and Merce Leigh (Year 9). front of their peers and learn from was sung unaccompanied by Naomi at Wycliffe, but this was the first time performances was very high. superb organ/piano playing and work each other. Opaleye (Year 10), who did a superb Another highlight of the service training the Choir. Gig Night has a cosy feel It was a cosy and chilled atmosphere playing the marimba, drum kit at Gig Night in Sibly Hall - complete and tenor saxophone in numerous with fairy lights. numbers. The evening had a lovely range of It was the perfect setting for the performances, including solos, duets Jazz Band’s set which featured a and bands. Highlights included vocal solo by Anna Vdovina (DY). Ryan Cooper’s (Year 13) two vocal The evening was another example of performances and Tsz Yin (Lewis) Wycliffe’s global citizen ethos with Chang (Year 13) displaying his pupils of seven different nationalities versatility as a multi-instrumentalist, taking part.

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Professionals pass on their expertise Wycliffe musicians benefitted from the guidance of professionals during the school’s annual Woodwind and Strings Day.

Three professional musicians, “This is always a great opportunity including one of the tutors of the to try something new and take National Children’s Orchestra, away new ideas to work on over the our saxophones and clarinets worked worked with more than 20 pupils, coming months and years,” said Mrs together as a group, and they did ranging from Year 5 to Year 13. Russell, Head of Music. very well to put together a piece in a short amount of time.” The day started with a series of “During the afternoon we put the solo masterclasses, which meant instruments together in groups to The day ended with a well-attended that some of the pupils had the work on ensemble skills. We have concert in the Chapel to showcase opportunity to have a mini lesson in existing flute and string groups here some of the work. The standard of front of their peers and learn from at Wycliffe, but this was the first time performances was very high. each other.

Gig Night has a cosy feel It was a cosy and chilled atmosphere playing the marimba, drum kit at Gig Night in Sibly Hall - complete and tenor saxophone in numerous with fairy lights. numbers. The evening had a lovely range of It was the perfect setting for the performances, including solos, duets Jazz Band’s set which featured a and bands. Highlights included vocal solo by Anna Vdovina (DY). Ryan Cooper’s (Year 13) two vocal The evening was another example of performances and Tsz Yin (Lewis) Wycliffe’s global citizen ethos with Chang (Year 13) displaying his pupils of seven different nationalities versatility as a multi-instrumentalist, taking part.

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“I wouldn’t be doing what I am doing today if I hadn’t gone to Wycliffe. Wycliffe helped me discover classical music and so many people “ helped me realise the opportunities that were available.

scholarship before going on to study many people helped me realise the wouldn’t be interested in to discover Come and Sing Day music at Gonville & Caius College, opportunities that were available.” that I was. That can help you stand Cambridge. He has left the British While at Wycliffe Sam got involved out from others in a career as a The Music Department held its first ever ‘Come and Sing’ Day, bringing vocal ensemble Voces8 to embark on in as much as possible from choirs to musician (in the Arts). a solo career as a tenor. together over 100 singers to learn Fauré’s ‘Requiem’ in a day. bands to drama. “My advice to pupils is to get involved “I wouldn’t be doing what I am doing “I feel really lucky that my teachers with as much as you can, even It was wonderful to bring together pupils today if I hadn’t gone to Wycliffe,” at Wycliffe fostered such a broad those things you think you are not from the Senior and Prep Schools, said Sam. “Wycliffe helped me range of interests,” said Sam. “I tried interested in. You never know where members of the Wycliffe Choral discover classical music and so things that I had previously thought I the opportunity will lead.” Society, Old Wycliffans, parents, staff and visitors. The day was expertly led by experienced choral conductor and trainer Mr Ben England, accompanied by our very own Mr Matt Davies. We were thrilled to welcome OW Sam Dressel (P H 2007) back to work with VOX, our Senior School Chamber Choir, whilst also singing solos in the afternoon concert, which was well attended by parents and guests. Sam attended Wycliffe on a full

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scholarship before going on to study many people helped me realise the wouldn’t be interested in to discover music at Gonville & Caius College, opportunities that were available.” that I was. That can help you stand Cambridge. He has left the British While at Wycliffe Sam got involved out from others in a career as a vocal ensemble Voces8 to embark on in as much as possible from choirs to musician (in the Arts). a solo career as a tenor. bands to drama. “My advice to pupils is to get involved “I wouldn’t be doing what I am doing “I feel really lucky that my teachers with as much as you can, even today if I hadn’t gone to Wycliffe,” at Wycliffe fostered such a broad those things you think you are not said Sam. “Wycliffe helped me range of interests,” said Sam. “I tried interested in. You never know where discover classical music and so things that I had previously thought I the opportunity will lead.”

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Mock interviews are a learning experience As part of Wycliffe’s Careers Programme, Year 11 and DY mock interviews are held every November to give every pupil an opportunity to practise answering questions from a person they do not know.

This an opportunity for them to think competency-based interview. about their strengths and interests, GFirst LEP delivers our mock articulate their plans for the future interview event. This Local and ask questions about the world of Enterprise Partnership creates and Verbal and written work from local employers. “ promotes economic development feedback from pupils In preparation for this, generic job in Gloucestershire by working with on the experience application forms are completed businesses and schools/colleges to was overwhelmingly over a series of Life Skills lessons, encourage the progress of skills and VOX are special performers developing self-awareness (What knowledge required for a strong and positive. They all said healthy regional economy. VOX were honoured to perform as the guest choir at a Gloucestershire am I good at? What do I like doing? that it was a useful What career would suit me?) and Sixteen employers representing exercise, that they

Citizenship Ceremony in Gloucester. written skills (particularly challenging a range of organisations including would do it again

but beneficial for DY students who Renishaw, G E Carter, Barclays and and that we should will have only arrived at Wycliffe in “ the Armed Forces Careers Office definitely keep running This was a very special ceremony, swear or affirm their allegiance, September). gathered in Sibly and interviewed attended by the Chairman of and make a formal citizenship individual pupils over six sessions. this event every year. During the ceremony, Pupils also learn about the different the Gloucestershire County pledge. “ types of interview and the STAR Verbal and written feedback from Council and Colonel Michael a group of people They are then presented with approach which stands for Situation, pupils on the experience was E Bennett OBE, the Deputy are made citizens of certificates. VOX sang a selection Task, Action and Result and, applied overwhelmingly positive. They all said Lord-Lieutenant representing Her

of music from England, Ireland, the United Kingdom. to any experience, is a useful way that it was a useful exercise, that they Majesty the Queen.

Scotland and Wales (in Welsh!), These people swear or of answering a “give me an example would do it again and that we should of [leadership/teamwork/initiative/ definitely keep running this event During the ceremony, a group of and Rubee Graham (Year 13) affirm their allegiance, “ people are made citizens of the accompanied two of these pieces and make a formal organisation, etc]” question in a every year. United Kingdom. These people beautifully on the flute. citizenship pledge.

GCSE and A Level Concert The GCSE and A Level Music wonderful to hear the recitals from Recital Concert featured a variety Year 13, which were 10 minutes of performances from Year 11 and in length. This year’s recitals Year 13 musicians who have been by Tsz Yin (Lewis) Chang and instruments: marimba, snare drum, preparing for the Performance Zannix Kwan were performed to a timpani and alto saxophone. element of their Music courses. particularly high standard. Mrs Russell said: “We were There was a wide variety of solo It was a real treat to hear Lewis incredibly proud of all of the pupils and ensemble performances perform on four different for their impressive performances.” in different styles. It is always

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This an opportunity for them to think competency-based interview. about their strengths and interests, GFirst LEP delivers our mock articulate their plans for the future interview event. This Local and ask questions about the world of Enterprise Partnership creates and Verbal and written work from local employers. “ promotes economic development feedback from pupils In preparation for this, generic job in Gloucestershire by working with on the experience application forms are completed businesses and schools/colleges to was overwhelmingly over a series of Life Skills lessons, encourage the progress of skills and developing self-awareness (What knowledge required for a strong and positive. They all said am I good at? What do I like doing? healthy regional economy. that it was a useful What career would suit me?) and Sixteen employers representing exercise, that they

written skills (particularly challenging a range of organisations including would do it again

but beneficial for DY students who Renishaw, G E Carter, Barclays and and that we should will have only arrived at Wycliffe in “ the Armed Forces Careers Office definitely keep running September). gathered in Sibly and interviewed this event every year. Pupils also learn about the different individual pupils over six sessions. types of interview and the STAR Verbal and written feedback from approach which stands for Situation, pupils on the experience was Task, Action and Result and, applied overwhelmingly positive. They all said to any experience, is a useful way that it was a useful exercise, that they of answering a “give me an example would do it again and that we should of [leadership/teamwork/initiative/ definitely keep running this event organisation, etc]” question in a every year.

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Futures Fair 2020 Wycliffe Futures Fair 2020 was attended by 32 institutions including USA/ Canadian colleges, UK universities and apprenticeship providers.

They transformed Sibly Hall into a Wealth Management, the British returned and Russell Group professional exhibition hub with their Armed Forces and Gloucestershire universities included Birmingham eye-catching displays. Constabulary. and Southampton. Business and Law were represented by Hult Rotec (Engineering) brought In recognition of the growing cyber International and the University of examples of its hydraulic, pneumatic sector we welcomed for the first Law. and electronic components whilst time GCHQ and Cyber Security Relish (event and corporate caterers) Associates. We also welcomed for “We are seeing a relatively new tempted everyone with brownies. the first time Abercrombie & Kent, concept of delivering management/ Year 12 pupils arrived first and, with a global travel and tourism company business courses, across a selection the start of the UCAS cycle next based in Cheltenham. of countries in order for pupils term in mind, the hall became alive On the Arts side we had Arts to get to know and understand with conversations about entry University Bournemouth and diverse cultures and approaches to requirements, course modules and Falmouth. Scottish universities management, through multi-campus accommodation types. were represented by Dundee and travel and the experience of working with international peers,” said Mrs Year 11 arrived next, followed by Year Stirling and London universities Miranda Holden, Careers Manager. 9. The last hour was dedicated to were represented by the School of non-obligatory year groups (Years Oriental & African Studies and a “I have since had many conversations 10 and 13) and Years 7 and 8 and private university – New College of with pupils about careers and course parents. the Humanities. decisions, sparked by attendance at Exhibitors included Rotec The popular and sporty the Futures Fair. And that is what it (Engineering), St. James’s Place Loughborough University is all about!”

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Options Day helps with choosing GCSEs by Toby Gaulton (Year 9)

The Year 9 class took part in an Enterprise and Options Day, to help us select what options we will take for our GCSEs.

The morning consisted of an presented to the parents and they The day was extremely helpful in Enterprise section, based around the were due to compete in the Regional not just choosing my options, but TV show Dragons’ Den. Our task for Finals which were postponed due to in helping me with teamwork and the morning was to design a product the lockdown. communication as well. that we could sell to a specific target In the afternoon we had our GCSE market. Options Fair. A teacher from every Each group had a business subject was present as well as a Year 11 professional from G-First working pupil from their class. The day was extremely with them. Our product had to “ The teachers added lots of helpful in not just be under one of the sections – information about the subject, what space, home, environment or choosing my options, you would study in GCSE, and they communication. The business but in helping me would also answer questions. Having “ executives added many useful with teamwork and a Year 11 pupil there gave you a comments and ideas for us. different perspective on the subject communication as well. We designed a product, made a – someone who is studying it, not logo for our company, worked out teaching it. how much funding we would need, and then pitched our idea to the adjudicating board. The adjudicators gave us helpful feedback on how well we did and what we could have done better. In the afternoon the winning group

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OWs Vicki Watson, Rupert Harris and Richard Finch (L to R) Year 12 Aspire The purpose of our Year 12 Aspire Module is for every Year 12 pupil to formulate a clear careers plan and, in the process, develop valuable research and presentation skills.

Pupils derive increased motivation and a much better sense of purpose having gained a clearer idea of what they want to do and what they need to do to get there. Pupils have six weeks of timetabled tutor time with which to produce a six-minute PowerPoint presentation covering an occupational area of their choice, routes into this, entry requirements, relevant labour market information and attributes that they think they have that would make this OWs Tris Southgate, John May, Richard Finch, Jonathan Crosser and Richard Chatham a well-matched career for them.

In March, 10 businesspeople Jaguar Land Rover, Barclays, Lloyds, experienced in recruitment and Majorlift Hydraulic Equipment, selection were invited to Wycliffe to Hays Recruitment, Assured Futures. In March, 10 assess and give feedback on pupils’ Wycliffe staff assessors included our “ businesspeople presentation skills and plans. Among Director of Finance & Operations experienced in those 10 were OWs John May, Tris and The Wycliffian Society Manager. Southgate and Richard Chatham. recruitment and

The range of careers covered in this selection were invited

The invited external employers year’s presentations included Creative Writer, Game Art Designer, careers to Wycliffe to assess and represented a range of sectors “ including IT, Insurance, Law, in the theatre, Clinical Psychologist, give feedback on pupils’ Engineering and Banking. Companies Stunt Performer, Forensic Scientist, presentation skills and and charities represented were Duke Criminologist, Pharmacologist, Law, plans. of Edinburgh’s International Award, Business, Engineering and Finance.

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STEM Day Sixth Formers played a key role in Wycliffe’s STEM Day which saw hundreds of children learning about the science of slime and welding with chocolate. Over the day were a range of to help out children on something that workshops, many run by Sixth was totally new to them and seeing Formers, and talks by wildlife biologist, them enjoy the lesson. naturalist and filmmaker Lizzie Daly “I have also learnt to just be more and Bloodhound STEM communicator expressive to people, to not just always Mike Ford. be shy but to always be happy in More than 425 children from seven whatever way it is,” said Zackary. schools, as well as Wycliffe Prep, took Madeleine (Maddy) Palmer (Year 12) part in the day. led the Chemistry lesson on polymers “STEM Days are really important with Freya Spiers (Year 12). They because STEM is part of our everyday carried out a number of different lives and is integral to everything practicals and demonstrations to get we do,” said biologist and presenter the children involved including making Lizzie Daly. “This event at Wycliffe bouncy latex rubber balls, desk-long is important because children get to lengths of nylon strands and bending see the variety of jobs and professions pens. and get inspiration about the amazing “I feel that both Freya and I have careers they could have.” learnt a lot from this experience as Several Gloucestershire businesses we gained more confidence with and STEM organisations also took part each lesson and required less and in the event. They included: Renishaw, less guidance from Mrs Bryant,” said Bloodhound and Rednock School. Madeleine. “There is nothing as satisfying as seeing a young pupil’s face light up when they have discovered the mystery of welding with chocolate or creating a primitive tool from a piece of flint,” saidMr Matt Archer, Head of Sixth Form. “For our Sixth Formers this is an incredible opportunity to share their knowledge and their enthusiasm.” Yiu Tung (Zackary) Wong (Year 12) enjoyed being given the opportunity

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Wycliffe welcomes Poet Laureate Wycliffe welcomed the newly-anointed Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, to the college in one of his last public performances before the country withdrew into lockdown in March.

Despite his burgeoning workload her own writing – advice on how to for the first time in proceedings. ever increasing, Mr Armitage find inspiration to continue writing. Earlier in the day, he had treated treated the sold-out audience to Concluding the onstage some of our pupils to an even rarer an evening of poetry from both his performance aspect of the evening opportunity to gain an understanding newly-released collection, entitled with a few final stanzas of poetry, Magnetic Field: The Marsden Poems, of his processes, delivering a many of which centred around areas alongside a retrospective glance workshop to our A Level Literature of the country that were particularly through several of his older works. pupils and offering some wonderfully dear to him, Mr Armitage then made insightful comments, both on his Delivered with his trademark time to sit and sign copies of his work own writing and on how to analyse Yorkshire intonation and greatly that guests could purchase from by poetry of others too. enriched by his dry wit and a stall provided from local bookseller humour, each piece found new The Yellow Lighted Bookshop. Following the success of appearances life as his words breezed through at the college by Owen Sheers and Answering questions and scrawling the auditorium of Sibly Hall to the Daljit Nagra in the previous eighteen dedications inside each copy, Mr eagerly gathered mass of students Armitage gave his audience an months, Simon certainly gave and members of the general public. excellent opportunity to meet a true pupils at the college an evening to Following the recital, Mr Armitage hero of the poetry world - and not remember. opened the floor to questions from his audience, welcoming contributions on a range of topics such as how he began writing, his

relationships with other popular “Answering questions and scrawling figures in the moderns world of dedications inside each copy, Mr Armitage mixed art, how to tackle exam gave his audience an excellent opportunity to “ questions on his work and – from meet a true hero of the poetry world - and not a very young poet, who later presented him with a collection of for the first time in proceedings.

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Iceland proves a cool destination by Charlie Jones (Year 12) Upon landing at Keflavik Airport on our Iceland Geography trip, we were immediately struck by the Icelandic scenery. There was so little vegetation in sight, it looked as though we had arrived on a different planet!

We met our wonderful guide Hilma Skogafoss and sunset at Seljalandsfoss and driver Elli and spent the morning were truly amazing. exploring the Reykjanes Peninsula. The Iceland trip was even better than Highlights included the Gunnuhver any of us could have imagined. On thermal springs and the ‘Bridge behalf of the 36 lucky pupils who between the continents’ where we went on the trip, I would like to thank could walk between the American and Mr Pender, Mr Larkman and Mrs Eurasian plates. Russell. We then sailed to the Island of Special thanks to Mrs Nicholls for Heimaey, the largest of the Westman organising the trip so brilliantly and Islands, made infamous by the 1973 making it such an unforgettable few volcanic eruption that threatened days. to render the entire island unusable, almost sealing off the harbour. We climbed the volcano, Eldfell, and visited the museum of Eldheimar which told the story of the 1973 eruption on the island, centred around the discovered remains of one house completely submerged by the volcanic ash. We were also given a coach tour of the island before we travelled to our second hotel located on the south coast. Our glacier hike was great fun, although the waterfalls were the showstoppers, the rainbows at

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English Is Not Enough This year’s English Is Not Enough event, organised by the Modern Foreign Languages Department, was another energetic and enlightening morning.

Mr Lester started things off in Chapel, myths about learning a language and challenging Year 9 pupils to change the perceived difficulty of language their perception of languages and qualifications. What pupils providing very powerful information as • Inside Japan Tours, a travel specialist, thought to the number of speakers of different provided pupils with stories of how “This event has been great languages across the globe. “ you can successfully move to Japan, today as it has shown that if you Staff members gave accounts of their learning Japanese on the go (one want to work abroad, you’ve got experiences, ranging from those based representative was self-taught), to learn a language and that it in business and tourism, to those meeting new friends and opening up doesn’t matter if you are smart based in dinner time conversations so many more pathways in life. A good or not as everyone can learn a miles from home. example was when one representative language.” said how he got much cheaper hotel Year 9 pupils enjoyed listening to “It made me want to try harder rooms because he could understand different speakers: in my language class.” the websites of the local hotels. • Airbus brought us good insight “The talk today has made into the role that languages play in me change my mind about sourcing aircraft parts and bringing languages.” the technology together. They also “It has shown me how many talked about how they recruit a things you can do with diverse range of nationalities so that languages.” things such as inflight safety briefings can be accurately translated into the languages spoken by their passengers. • The University of Cardiff took us on a superb, interactive discovery as to the wonderful experiences that languages can bring. Many pupils were delighted to learn that if they order a drink in certain Spanish towns, the tapas comes free! The presenter, Rachel, did a great job at dispelling

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Young Dragons The Young Dragons team are a group of Year 9 and 10 pupils with a passion for enterprise. The name originated from the famous discussed, planned and created Dragons’ Den TV programme where beautiful handcrafted gifts for each successful business professionals term, selling to pupils and staff as listen to sales pitches from budding well as to the local Stonehouse entrepreneurs who are looking for community. During the month of March, Easter investment in their business venture. At Christmas the cards and sweet treats were in the planning stage before lockdown. This year’s team consisted of Ayaan treats, and in particular the reindeer Anis, Lily Gibbons, Joseph Downey, gift bags, sold exceptionally well, and The team has learned some essential Rhynell Rusere, all from Year 9, with the festive afternoon on their stand life skills during the course of William (Will) Adams and Jacob at the annual Stonehouse Goodwill the year including team work, Bolton, both from Year 10, joining in Festival, proved to be great fun albeit planning, organising, creativity and the Spring Term. a bit chilly. In the first half of the communication, and have worked Meeting each Tuesday after school Spring Term their Valentine’s cards hard but also had a lot of fun as a in the Business Department they and treats proved a huge success. team.

Model UN The enthusiastic band of Year 12s event, like others, ended with an in the Model United Nations had a ‘emergency scenario’ that no one busy year starting with a conference could prepare for. This time it was in Bristol. very topically Covid-19. The five delegates were:Azizbek Lucy Jenkins, who took part in Akramov (Year 12), Anastasiia a UN event in New York, came (Stacy) Koberman (DY), Sin Hang to Wycliffe and spoke to our (Alison) Liu (Year 12), Tsz Yan pupils about the UN and gave (Angie) Liu (Year 12) and Wei- some brilliant and valuable tips Ting (Charlene) Yeh (Year 12). The about grabbing opportunities the UK Mission. Throughout the Wycliffe team was a truly global and networking to really immerse year the pupils have demonstrated team with members from Taiwan, yourself in the experience. enthusiasm to discuss and debate Uzbekistan and Hong Kong. Under lockdown the Model UN global issues and to consider topics The second event was held at became virtual and we were from different countries’ point of Kingswood School in Bath. This fortunate to have a speaker from view.

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Robotics Club has best year yet by Brendan Ind (Year 12) The task was to design, build, program and test a robot that could stack plastic cubes as high as possible.

The team was comprised of Faith- came up against. However, we were the job of getting the robot up and Anne Fitzpatrick (Year 11), James pleased with the performance of the running, while Jaxon and Henry are Waller (Year 11), Henry Willis robot. It was certainly better than learning to design and build the robot (Year 9), Lok Yeung (Josia) Chan its predecessor this early on in the well. (Year 11), Jaxon Anderson (Year 9), season last year. Faith is our key organiser: a skill that Jaden Bartlett (Year 9) and myself The second competition was at is required in environments where (Brendan Ind). Brunel University London. By the timings are everything, such as on Our robot was focused on getting the end of the morning we placed 18th competition days. We hope to enter fundamentals right: it became evident out of 36 teams. In the knockout more competitions and look forward that for too many seasons we had stages, we won our first match and to improving the STEM skills we use made risky mechanisms which didn’t got into the quarter finals, where to build and program our robots. deliver, so we built rubber wheels on unfortunately we were knocked out motors with took in the cubes and by the team that would go on to win Young Enterprise blooms! gripped them – simple and effective. the tournament. Wycliffe’s Young Enterprise company proved to be truly green this year. We then put this assembly on to a The score was 80-50, and with lifting mechanism. This whole set-up robots usually scoring 20 points per Colour Bloom made rustic confetti and paper products by recycling egg “We hope to enter more allowed us to lift and place cubes at game, it was a personal victory to see boxes and other unused coarse paper products. different heights. Once the robot was our robot perform so impressively. competitions and look

“However we do something extra - moment of the competition as (Masha) Gevorgyan (Finance built, it was programmed and tested. This was down to our two avid drivers: forward to improving James and Josia. we add wildflower seeds to each batch it proved that the large team of Director), Brendan Ind, Tsz Yan The first competition was in the STEM skills we use “ of paper during production, which international pupils was able to finish (Angie) Liu, Sin Hang (Alison) Liu, Nottingham and we placed seventh Everyone has a part to play. Our to build and program Artjoms Lokotoss, Chinenyenwa allows the confetti or paper to be the job despite large obstacles. out of 25 teams in the morning round newest two Year 9s who have joined our robots. planted and grown when it has served (Chi-Chi) Ndubuisi, Oluwanitemi Colour Bloom was also runner-up robin. In the afternoon knockout the club have integrated well. Jaden is its purpose,” explains Dahlia-Naur (Nifemi) Peters, Lucas Rant, Klim for the “Sustainability and Ethics stages, we lost to the first team we a skilled programmer who will inherit Berrezak. Rybakou (Sales Director), Simon Award”. Tatievski (Managing Director) and “Many paper products are used for The biggest challenge for the Gaia Wruss (Company Secretary - one-time-only gifts and cards and company was communication and Director). too much plastic confetti reaches the their ability to produce their items ecosystem, so we decided to change due to the pandemic restrictions. this by creating confetti that can be They were not able to meet in planted after use.” person and couldn’t produce their Due to the lockdown the confetti and therefore missed out Gloucestershire Young Enterprise on generating any revenue since showcase became a virtual event. lockdown. Pupils submitted a recording of their An important lesson pupils have stage presentation, a company report learned is the importance of and photos of their stand. organisation of large teams, meeting Colour Bloom won the “Special deadlines and overcoming obstacles Area Manager Award for Resilience through improvisation and taking in 2020” due to the persistence of responsibility. the team to finish the competition The Young Enterprise team: despite many team members having Jasmeen (Jazzy) Abu-Mughaisib, to leave the country due to the Azizbek Akramov, Amir Alyushev, pandemic, to return to their home Dahlia-Naur Berrezak (Marketing countries. Director), Ella Berry (Operations This also served as the most proud Director), Sergei Bukanov, Maria 86 THE WYCLIFFIAN

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Robotics Club has best year yet by Brendan Ind (Year 12) The task was to design, build, program and test a robot that could stack plastic cubes as high as possible.

The team was comprised of Faith- came up against. However, we were the job of getting the robot up and Anne Fitzpatrick (Year 11), James pleased with the performance of the running, while Jaxon and Henry are Waller (Year 11), Henry Willis robot. It was certainly better than learning to design and build the robot (Year 9), Lok Yeung (Josia) Chan its predecessor this early on in the well. (Year 11), Jaxon Anderson (Year 9), season last year. Faith is our key organiser: a skill that Jaden Bartlett (Year 9) and myself The second competition was at is required in environments where (Brendan Ind). Brunel University London. By the timings are everything, such as on Our robot was focused on getting the end of the morning we placed 18th competition days. We hope to enter fundamentals right: it became evident out of 36 teams. In the knockout more competitions and look forward that for too many seasons we had stages, we won our first match and to improving the STEM skills we use made risky mechanisms which didn’t got into the quarter finals, where to build and program our robots. deliver, so we built rubber wheels on unfortunately we were knocked out motors with took in the cubes and by the team that would go on to win gripped them – simple and effective. the tournament. We then put this assembly on to a The score was 80-50, and with lifting mechanism. This whole set-up robots usually scoring 20 points per “We hope to enter more allowed us to lift and place cubes at game, it was a personal victory to see different heights. Once the robot was our robot perform so impressively. competitions and look

built, it was programmed and tested. This was down to our two avid drivers: forward to improving

James and Josia. The first competition was in the STEM skills we use “ Nottingham and we placed seventh Everyone has a part to play. Our to build and program out of 25 teams in the morning round newest two Year 9s who have joined our robots. robin. In the afternoon knockout the club have integrated well. Jaden is stages, we lost to the first team we a skilled programmer who will inherit

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Team make it to quarter finals Conquering the piste After a successful launch of the E-sports club last year, Wycliffe’s three Forty three pupils and five staff gathered at a ridiculously early 3am teams entered the British Esports Association Championship, competing ready for our departure to London Stansted airport. against schools and colleges in League of Legends and Overwatch. Landing in Lyon, France, we of Sestriere and Sansicario, moving at Our evenings were spent resting and Nineteen players competed in great initiative in coming together The third team finished top of the immediately saw the snow-capped speed down red and black runs. Day eating and in taking part in games 11 matches. With the number of to train in their free time and work group with three wins and one loss. peaks of the Alps in the distance as three proved more challenging after organised by Mr Day-Lewis and Ms competitors quadrupling this year, on strategies under the command of This included one match that they we made our coach journey towards a thaw the night before left the pistes Livreau. competition has been fierce. captain Nikita Mashevets. were able to close out in a record 15 Sauze d’Oulx in Italy. The group very icy. Our final day came too quickly. We minutes. from all Senior years and all levels of All four groups travelled to The Overwatch team proved One team featured four players new had a great and memorable week and ski experience looked forward to an Montgenevre in France where blue impressive in winning points even to Wycliffe. They faced a tough group The team, which is playing a whole exciting week. skies and superb snow conditions gave would like to say a big thank you to when playing with fewer than the in the competition but progressed to division up from last year, qualified us all a memorable day of skiing. the staff who supported this trip. needed six players. They showed a schools-only knock-out category. for the National Quarter Finals. With the snow conditions challenging, but better than expected, our four groups of skiers and their teachers met their instructors and familiarised

themselves with the mountain.

Blessed with mild weather and sunshine the week Blessed with mild weather and Green-power “ “ sunshine the week got under way. got under way. The beginners advanced quickly The beginners advanced quickly with Instructor Luciana and soon moved off the Car Club with Instructor Luciana and soon baby slope on to more challenging terrain. moved off the baby slope on to more Prep and Senior pupils worked pupils on the build of their car, challenging terrain. together in the Green-power ensuring they think about all Car Club. the steps involved in the build By day three they were beginning and that the work is done in a to take their first steps on to more The team of 16 pupils were safe manner. difficult red runs and to develop their supported by four employees parallel turns. All teachers reported from car part supplier Delphi The car was due to be put that the instructors were determined through its paces at Goodwood Technologies, which is based in to improve their group’s technique. Stonehouse. Racecourse after Easter but it was cancelled due to the The two advanced groups began to The professionals advised the pandemic. range out of the immediate resort by day three into the connected resorts

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Conquering the piste Forty three pupils and five staff gathered at a ridiculously early 3am ready for our departure to London Stansted airport.

Landing in Lyon, France, we of Sestriere and Sansicario, moving at Our evenings were spent resting and immediately saw the snow-capped speed down red and black runs. Day eating and in taking part in games peaks of the Alps in the distance as three proved more challenging after organised by Mr Day-Lewis and Ms we made our coach journey towards a thaw the night before left the pistes Livreau. Sauze d’Oulx in Italy. The group very icy. Our final day came too quickly. We from all Senior years and all levels of All four groups travelled to had a great and memorable week and ski experience looked forward to an Montgenevre in France where blue exciting week. skies and superb snow conditions gave would like to say a big thank you to the staff who supported this trip. With the snow conditions challenging, us all a memorable day of skiing. but better than expected, our four groups of skiers and their teachers met their instructors and familiarised

themselves with the mountain.

Blessed with mild weather and sunshine the week Blessed with mild weather and “ “ sunshine the week got under way. got under way. The beginners advanced quickly The beginners advanced quickly with Instructor Luciana and soon moved off the with Instructor Luciana and soon baby slope on to more challenging terrain. moved off the baby slope on to more challenging terrain. By day three they were beginning to take their first steps on to more difficult red runs and to develop their parallel turns. All teachers reported that the instructors were determined to improve their group’s technique. The two advanced groups began to range out of the immediate resort by day three into the connected resorts

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Combined Cadet Force The September CCF weekend exercise to Staffordshire saw more than 70 Cadets commit to a busy and productive 48 hours of activity with no fewer than 32 Year 9 boys and girls attending.

The third Wycliffe pupil in six years, on many CCF activities. We were The first week saw a lesson on the Jamie Randall (Year 13) was selected invited to the National Army hasty attack and the second week on as a Lord Lieutenant’s Cadet for Museum to take part in the VE Day badges of rank and the structure of Gloucestershire. 75th celebrations which was sadly the military. These resulted in quizzes, won by Dan Harris and Jonty Jones. Wycliffe had perhaps our best-ever cancelled. Also cancelled was May’s showing at the National Schools’ Ten Tors competition for which an The lessons became much more Shooting Competition at Bisley, extremely committed team of Year practical with Cadets asked to make regaining the Team Target Sprint 10 pupils had prepared very hard an improvised shelter in their garden, Trophy with individual victories in the indeed. demonstrate improvised cooking in Under 18 category for Dan Harris The contingent was led by Dan Harris their gardens and designing survival and Amy Cook and with Brendan (Year 13) who was an extremely fine kits and model kits. Ind (Year 12) coming fourth in the Cadet Sergent Major and is pursuing Spencer Mellish event for 500-yard, a career in the Royal Marines. He full-bore shooting. was supported – as Colour Sergents In October, James Waller and – by Amy Cook (Year 13) and James Frederick (Freddie) Searle (Year Clements (Year 13). 10) represented Wycliffe CCF at During the lockdown period the the ACF/CCF STEM (Science, CCF continued to meet remotely. Technology, Engineering, Maths) A variety of activities have been camp at Salisbury Plain. completed, some theory and some Sadly the pandemic had an impact much more practical.

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Jamie appointed to represent county by Jamie Randall (Year 13)

I was nominated to be Lord Gillespie, is the Queen’s Lieutenant Cadet by Major representative in Gloucestershire Archer for my role in the CCF. representing her at formal and They were looking for Cadets who ceremonial occasions. My duties were motivated, keen and smart. as a Lord Lieutenant Cadet will require me to assist the Lord I was awarded the position at Lieutenant in his role. a ceremony along with seven My first duty was welcoming other Cadets from across back the 1st Battalion of The Gloucestershire. Rifles after their tour of duty in The Lord Lieutenant, Edward Afghanistan.

Course taught me a great deal about myself by Dan Harris (Year 13)

I went on a week long Cadet leadership tasks which included Gloucestershire Regiment during leadership course based at St Martin’s an assault course, radio operating, the Battle of Ypres. We got the Plain Camp in Kent. It focused on command tasks and team work opportunity to go to two different developing our leadership and military activities. ranges. We also went on a field training exercise where we all got the skills. We visited Ypres in Belgium for a opportunity to lead the section and it battle field tour. The final stop of The first day was orientation, we were helped develop our skills and abilities. the tour was the Menin Gate, a war split into our sections or teams for memorial for missing soldiers. It was The course was an eye-opening the week and then sat lectures on very humbling seeing the names of experience showing me how I lead leadership and military protocol. all of the young men, around my age, and how I work with other people who On the second day we were given who lost their lives serving with the I don’t know very well.

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Festive fun exploring Vienna In December, a group of 15 pupils, Mr Woolley, Mr Luecke and Mrs Honeywill set off for Vienna. Mr Woolley had a list of Vienna’s top 10 attractions, and we managed to tick off nine of them in two days! Year 9 get to know each other On arrival, we took the tram to Here’s what Merce Leigh (Year 9) At the beginning of the academic year all of Year 9 spent the day in the evening Christmas market at had to say: “The trip to Vienna was an Miserden, a country estate not far from school. the Rathaus. We loved its festive amazing experience. All the teachers atmosphere. were great and lots of fun. I enjoyed The aim of the day was to get to photography,” said Maisie-Jayne close up and far away.” the ice skating, and the Christmas know each other as a year group (Maisie) Tomlinson. Saturday began with a guided tour of “My favourite was drawing the markets were so full of colourful lights by partaking in a variety of group the city by Ringtram, then we headed Logan Fitzpatrick agrees: “One of church with oil pastels and preparing and lots of brilliant things to eat! activities. to the cathedral, for spectacular views my best memories was filming with and performing a drama piece in the across the city. “The whole trip was packed full of Miserden Village Hall was the base digital media where I learned to take woods with Miss Scott,” said Takara lots of different experiences and for the day and pupils were split into nice shots of items that are both Harris. On to Mozart’s house, where as great things to see and do. We rode groups to undertake a wide variety well as our tour, we had great fun in horse-pulled carriages and made of activities, including measuring

learning how to make the famous Mozart chocolates. We went up the the lakes for Maths, looking at

‘Mozartkugel’ chocolates. massive cathedral tower and explored microclimates for Geography, pond We visited palaces (Belvedere, many different art exhibitions. The dipping for Biology and firing rockets I really enjoyed the trip to Miserden as it was a good “ Schönbrunn, Hofburg) and art for Chemistry. “opportunity for us to have some fun experiences youth hostel was a lovely place to galleries (Albertina, Belvedere). come back to at night.” The day was a huge success and Year with different people and new pupils. One particular highlight was seeing 9 were tired but happy by the end, ‘The Kiss’ by Gustav Klimt at the having forged new friendships and Belvedere Palace. Some of the learned a wide range of new skills. modern art at the Albertina divided the crowd! “I really enjoyed the trip to Miserden as it was a good opportunity for us One of the great benefits of this trip to have some fun experiences with is the freedom sixth formers have, to different people and new pupils. My explore in their pairs. Amy and Iona favourite part of the day was doing enjoyed a visit to the Spanish riding school, while the rest of us took a horse and carriage ride through the cobbled streets of the old city.

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Year 9 get to know each other At the beginning of the academic year all of Year 9 spent the day in Miserden, a country estate not far from school.

The aim of the day was to get to photography,” said Maisie-Jayne close up and far away.” know each other as a year group (Maisie) Tomlinson. “My favourite was drawing the by partaking in a variety of group Logan Fitzpatrick agrees: “One of church with oil pastels and preparing activities. my best memories was filming with and performing a drama piece in the Miserden Village Hall was the base digital media where I learned to take woods with Miss Scott,” said Takara for the day and pupils were split into nice shots of items that are both Harris. groups to undertake a wide variety of activities, including measuring

the lakes for Maths, looking at

microclimates for Geography, pond dipping for Biology and firing rockets I really enjoyed the trip to Miserden as it was a good “ for Chemistry. “opportunity for us to have some fun experiences The day was a huge success and Year with different people and new pupils. 9 were tired but happy by the end, having forged new friendships and learned a wide range of new skills. “I really enjoyed the trip to Miserden as it was a good opportunity for us to have some fun experiences with different people and new pupils. My favourite part of the day was doing

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Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards This year has seen a great deal of varied activity and expeditions, and many thanks to all the staff involved who made this happen.

In September, a group of five Gold and Iona Farrow-Wilton (Year 13) to with a day walk in the local area in the Award pupils successfully completed follow shortly. same month: plenty of amusement their final venture in the Brecon was had slipping and sliding around in In November, Wycliffe hosted the Beacons and produced an excellent the mud and coming face to face with Regional Manager’s Meeting for the Chapel presentation on their British farm animals, near Uley! experience afterwards. Of them, third successive year which was a In December, the DofE fundraising To Shan (Joshua) Yan (Year 13), great networking opportunity with team (now organised by Nicky Elizabeth (Betsy) Hunt (Year 12) other schools around the area. A Bryant) ran a stall at the Stonehouse and Atolani (Ato) Oyewumi (Year group of 16 mostly international Goodwill day, selling homemade 13) have now completed their full Direct Entry participants then had products as well as mulled wine awards, with Katie Reynolds (Year 13) their first experience of navigation and mince pies. Another highlight in December was an adrenaline- pumping Bronze night navigation exercise on Selsley Common: the five

“Plenty of amusement was had slipping and

sliding around in the

mud and coming face to face with British “ farm animals, near Uley!

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teams involved needed to negotiate beautiful spring weather: the sun William (Billy) Kerslake, for example, their way around a course in the dark shone throughout the three-day mowing lawns or churchyards in using compass bearings. joint Silver and Gold practice venture their local area, with the former also based in Crickhowell, South Wales, helping elderly people with their In the Spring Term we managed to fit and we were so fortunate to fit in this shopping. There is a long list of great in four expeditions or training days: expedition as lockdown began the activities taking place! the first was an invigorating climb very next morning. up Sugar Loaf Mountain in January Congratulations to those who for new Direct Entry Silver Award Notwithstanding, this enforced have achieved the special ‘DofE participants. period at home has seen a flurry of Certificate of Achievement’ award activity taking place, enabled by the for completing all sections of their In early February, the new Bronze new ‘DofE with a difference’ rules level apart from the expedition cohort then practised camp craft, which provide more flexibility in the element. The ventures are currently compass skills and first aid followed current situation. There have been rescheduled to take place in by a day walk in the local area. Non- some fantastic initiatives taking place September and October. Meanwhile, Direct Entry Silver Award pupils such as Evie Green’s marathon run participants have been busy preparing (Year 10) brushed up navigation along a stretch of road outside her their hiking routes in Exmoor skills in early March before their house to raise money for charity, (Bronze) and Brecon Beacons (Silver practice expedition two weeks later. and great community involvement: and Gold) during their weekly ‘Teams’ This latter was a fantastic trip in Alexander (Sacha) Cooper and meetings.

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Making an impact Throughout the year, Wycliffe pupils and staff worked tirelessly to support charities in innovative and creative ways. When lockdown prevented the staging of Wycliffe Make a Difference Day, the Wycliffe community was not deterred.

At Lampeter House, residents to run for 12 consecutive hours, as a T-shirts, a display of laps and took part in a multi-marathon to residential community. The 12 hours distance to mark every 851-metre support UNICEF. Loosley Halls and was to symbolise the length of time of lap completed. So many people Haywardsend girls and staff raised an average NHS shift. completed more than 10km throughout the day, with many of the money for Cancer Research UK by The aim was for Michael Austin and children running further than they running the Race for Life At Home. Dan Goodchild to be continuously had ever done before. Over the Easter break the resident on the move for the full 12 hours and staff and families raised more for other residence staff to join in Michael, Michelle Williams, Dan and Ffy Downes completed over 250km than £2,600 for NHS Charities for shifts throughout the day. Nearly between them, starting at 8am and Together in the Wycliffe 12 for 12. every family on campus took part on finishing at 8pm to clap for the NHS The objective was to come up with Thursday 7th May to do their bit to raise money. heroes as Wycliffe did through the something that was challenging and lockdown. The 35 Wycliffe residents difficult to reflect the hard work and The Sports Hall became the race together completed 663.5km or sacrifices being made by those in control centre for the day. The 789 laps of the College site. A true the NHS every day. They decided balcony was dressed in rainbow community effort for a great cause.

Helping charities during lockdown In May, Evie Green (Year 13) "It was definitely the most were chatting all the way. Lengths completed a marathon with her challenging thing I have done, and 5 and 6 was when it got tough. It sister to raise money for Age UK one to tick off the bucket list," said started to rain and there was a big as part of her volunteering section Evie. "The first length I ran with my change in how we were feeling. for the Duke of Edinburgh's Gold dad and sister. Our neighbours left "The small hills in the road became Award. out snacks and drinks which gave challenging, and we were more us the much-needed motivational They ran back and forth along a shuffling than running as we could boost. two-mile section of a country road, hardly lift our legs during the last until they had run 26.219 miles and "The first half of the marathon few miles. We were so happy and they raised £1,100. (four lengths) was bearable and we proud to finish!"

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Fencing The Spring and early part of the Summer Term should have been a very Basketball busy time for our fencers. Three of our elite athletes, Benjamin (Ben) This year’s Basketball team were prepared to learn right from the start, Simmonds (Year 12), Charlie Robbins (Year 10) and James Hulme (Year resulting in them gelling as a team quickly. 11) qualified for the British Youth Championships in their regional events.

The season started with a match despite the positive start, the team out two teams in the return match With many national events year, there has been a great deal of James Hulme, who competes at against Marlborough College at struggled to find their stride in this against Marlborough College. This cancelled, including the Public interest in fencing across all year Modern Pentathlon, has made a home. It was a very well-matched match losing 42-50. The boys came time the 1st team couldn’t repeat Schools’ Championships and the groups. I hope this trend continues meteoric improvement and was game and gave us a chance to give back strong and recorded back-to- their win earlier in the season but British Youth Championship Finals, when school resumes. rewarded with a silver medal at the all boys some game time. The boys back away wins. the 2nd team managed to win. all three have seen their chances of SW Youth Championships in the worked right to the final whistle and Our elite athletes continue to As the season went on we developed The team has made leaps and representing both Wycliffe and their boys under 18 Epee. managed to claim the win by the do well. Both Benjamin (Ben) our structure looking to move the bounds this year with their region taken away due to the current narrowest of margins 32-31. Simmonds and Charlie Robbins Earlier in the year Wycliffe hosted ball more and move the defence basketball IQ, learning about the pandemic. are now receiving lessons from GB the Challenge 2020 event which The next match against Archway to create space. For the first time intricacies of a good defence and However, participation has increased squad coach Glen Golding as well as saw 12 teams from across the county at home was a tough match and in many years we managed to put structured attack. with some 20 pupils now taking part their individual coaching sessions at meet to do battle in three age in our weekly timetabled lessons. Since the start of the academic school. groups. Cross-Country The Cross-Country season didn’t schools’ championships, while Road Championships, meaning Anson had a poor round by his necessarily have the fireworks of Sebastian Clarke (Year 13), Oliver she has been recognised as one Pistol Shooting The Senior team of Fu Yau regional champion, Sylvester and standards and shot 167, leaving him previous seasons, but nonetheless Wilcox (Year 11) and Millie Porter of the top 100 runners in her age (Sylvester) Lee (Year 12), Wai Wah silver medallist, Anson compete in a in 19th spot overall. Sylvester shot did see a group of committed (Year 12) gained selection for the group in the UK; a very significant (Anson) Tsang (Year 13) and James field of 41 athletes. better and posted a score of 172 and athletes turning up on a weekly basis Gloucestershire Schools team. Millie achievement! Unfortunately, she Hulme (Year 11) competed in the placed 12th overall. for training sessions in school and To reach the final eight of the then went a step further and gained was unable to compete at the event, National Schools' Air Pistol Finals making significant progress through individual competition it would be With James posting 140 as part of selection to represent the South due to its cancellation, but we are after qualifying as regional team the year. expected that the duo would need the team score, our overall team West region at the prestigious Mini very confident about her prospects champions. a score of 175 or better from a score of 478 was enough to secure Six athletes qualified for the county London Marathon British Athletics next year. The individual competition saw possible total of 200. the silver medal.

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Fencing The Spring and early part of the Summer Term should have been a very busy time for our fencers. Three of our elite athletes, Benjamin (Ben) Simmonds (Year 12), Charlie Robbins (Year 10) and James Hulme (Year 11) qualified for the British Youth Championships in their regional events.

With many national events year, there has been a great deal of James Hulme, who competes at cancelled, including the Public interest in fencing across all year Modern Pentathlon, has made a Schools’ Championships and the groups. I hope this trend continues meteoric improvement and was British Youth Championship Finals, when school resumes. rewarded with a silver medal at the all three have seen their chances of SW Youth Championships in the Our elite athletes continue to representing both Wycliffe and their boys under 18 Epee. region taken away due to the current do well. Both Benjamin (Ben) pandemic. Simmonds and Charlie Robbins Earlier in the year Wycliffe hosted are now receiving lessons from GB the Challenge 2020 event which However, participation has increased squad coach Glen Golding as well as saw 12 teams from across the county with some 20 pupils now taking part their individual coaching sessions at meet to do battle in three age in our weekly timetabled lessons. Since the start of the academic school. groups.

Pistol Shooting Anson had a poor round by his The Senior team of Fu Yau regional champion, Sylvester and standards and shot 167, leaving him (Sylvester) Lee (Year 12), Wai Wah silver medallist, Anson compete in a in 19th spot overall. Sylvester shot (Anson) Tsang (Year 13) and James field of 41 athletes. better and posted a score of 172 and Hulme (Year 11) competed in the placed 12th overall. To reach the final eight of the National Schools' Air Pistol Finals individual competition it would be With James posting 140 as part of after qualifying as regional team expected that the duo would need the team score, our overall team champions. a score of 175 or better from a score of 478 was enough to secure The individual competition saw possible total of 200. the silver medal.

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has been very adaptable in regards to played, it was an enjoyable season. Ataphon (Art) Praesomboon, positioning and sharing game time to Finn O’Brien, Chinonso (Nonso) Squad: Yat Ron (Ronson) Li, ensure participation is the key aim, Onyejose, Jinchen (Ethan) Mak, Charles (Charlie) Lister (C), Nathan value within the team ethos. The Harry Tovey, Ciaran Carden, Newport, Ethan Freiler-Parker team has really developed and are Alexander (Alex) Reynolds, Thomas (Vice-Capt), Tom Jackman, Eduardo demonstrating good passages of play, (Tom) Bartlett, Hua (Kimbo) Huang, Lavin Beltran, Joseph McCoubrie, exhibiting composure and resilience. James Hulme, Mark Davison, Gabriel (Gabe) Evans, Max Baker, Andrew Uys, Kiran Carter, To Shan The teams captain Charles (Charlie) Harvey Weaver, Oluwanifemi (Joshua) Yan, Alexander Quilliam, Lister must be mentioned, he has (Nifemi) Peters, Ifeanyi (Ify) Tom Jackman, Oleh Havrylenko, been playing all major sports at Ubah, Mark Davison, Yiu Tung Gabriel (Gabe) Evans, George Wycliffe since Prep School, right the (Zackary) Wong, James Hulme, Pillinger, Zachary (Zac) Beim, Gillan way through to his final year. Charlie Gillan Blankley-McDonnell, Simon Blankley-McDonnell. style of captaincy created a cool, Tatievski, Osagie Ojo. calm and collected group of players and I thank him for all he has done for 3rd XI Under 15A Wycliffe sport over the decade he has Played: 5 Won: 1 Drew: 0 Lost: Played: 6 Won: 4 Drew: 2 Lost: 0 been representing the school! 4 Points for: 5 Points against: 26 Points for: 10 Points against: 5 Highlights of the season would be Points difference: -21 Point difference: 5 firstly be 4-3 win versus Dauntsey’s. A predominantly Year 11 3rd XI had This was an exceptional season for an This was when our three man backline a challenging season but equipped exceptional team. Though we only clicked as a unit defending well and themselves well. Some players earned managed to complete six fixtures, playing high up into the attacking themselves the opportunity to play every member of the squad should be half. This was also the match where for the 2nd team and the experience proud of the journey they underwent Nathan Newport scored a goal from gained will be valuable over the next and the contribution that they made. 25/30 yards away, curling the ball two years. The highlight of the season Wycliffe’s unbeaten run was down into the top right corner of the goal, was a 3-1 victory against a physical to two factors this year: the superb Football truly amazing! Finally, both our Cheltenham College team. Goals by unity of the squad and the excellent Cheltenham College matches were Wai Wah (Anson) Tsang and Archie captaincy by Frederick (Freddie) 1st Team as the previous year and in three Havrylenko, Gillan Blankley- very evenly matched to make for Davis sealing the win. fewer games. There have been McDonnell, Gabriel (Gabe) Evans, great Football being played and the Searle. Mr Urquhart says, that in Played: 12 Won: 7 Drew: 2 Lost: 3 great individual efforts, but, more Harvey Weaver, Ethan Goring. team were thrilled to win the local Squad: Wai Wah (Anson) Tsang, 40 years of playing and watching Points for: 42 Points against: 23 importantly, many goals have been derby match. Well done to all that Archie Davis, Benjamin Tovey, Football, he have rarely seen a Junior Point difference: 19 scored through slick passing and good 2nd XI Nobody truly knows what will happen movement. The team play in the Played: 10 Won: 3 Drew: 3 Lost: 4 before a football game kicks off. wins over Cheltenham College and Points for: 16 Points against: 24 There might be highs, lows, hero’s, Dauntsey’s stand out especially. Points difference: -8 villains, great moments of athletic It must be said that alongside the ability allied to technical skill; or it The 2nd XI improved upon their pretty Football was a very determined might pass with very little event or defence and goalkeeper. They never results from last season and it is incident at all! gave up in any situation, and even pleasing that the majority of the The boys in the Wycliffe 1st team can when it seemed certain that the squad will either come up into Sixth attest to all of the former and, pretty opposition would score; a block, save Form or become Upper Sixth. The much, none of the latter! or goal line clearance was often the team this year changed their tactics outcome. to only have three playing at the A total of 12 games were completed back, with the aim of overloading before the lockdown and the team Credit needs to go to all those who the midfield. There has also been a deserved more than the seven wins represented the 1st team; they can be greater emphasis towards playing out attained. Both the 2-2 draws could proud of their efforts throughout. from the back in order to maintain quite easily have been wins and the Squad: Victor Poirier, Jimenez possession. quest for more than a defeat against Liberty Maher, Olainde (Ollie) Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital was closer It is hoped with the continuity of Aluko, Matthew Cole, Atolani than ever. players we can again build upon our (Ato) Oyewumi, Benjamin (Benji) performance. It has been a large The attacking Football has been Galea Souchet, Taredoufa (Tare) squad, all competing for starting scintillating at times and it’s not Akpobolokemi, Osilama Osogbo, surprising that the team scored Kavi Rupchand Caraballo, Oska positions and creating healthy the same amount of goals (42) Graham, Jayson Hassell, Oleh competition between peers. Everyone

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Captain who can motivate and The squad will look back at their more game time next year. mobilise a team like Freddie can. He season and be a little disappointed Squad: Harry Wood (Captain), Jonty is a pupil of the game both in terms with results. After a resounding 9-4 Jones, Emmanuel Museka, Joel- win in the first game, confidence was of skills and strategy. I hope that James (JJ) Adams, Henry Willis, boosted for the remainder of the every member of the squad retains Julio Castelo, Toby Gaulton, William term. great memories from these fixtures (Billy) Kerslake, Archie West, Jaxon and uses them to inspire themselves Captain George Rowlands led from Anderson, Thomas (Tom) Matthews, further, and to inspire those around the front. Oliver Leonard showed Ayaan Anis, Chukwuemeka (Chuks) them, especially when times get good creativity in midfield andRoss Okafor. tough. Lubbe and Alexander (Sacha) Cooper were able to use their pace. Squad: Frederick (Freddie) Searle, Harry Mather was always solid in Naquan Smith, Montgomery defence. Unfortunately goals were (Monty) Stokes, Luke Davison, hard to come by with a number of , Charles (Charlie) Floyd Ching Yiu chances created the team lacked a Hockey (Yao) Feng, Edward Thompson, striker to finish. Harry Brownless, Sohil Rai, Milo 1st XI 1st team I have coached throughout Squad: Amy Cook (C), Olivia Hudson, Dylan Wigley-Jones, Squad: George Rowland (Captain), a term. Garrard, Rubee Graham, Darcey Farid Abu-Mughaisib, Montague Played: 11 Won: 4 Lost: 5 Drew: 2 Scott, Louise Stanley, Kally Goring, Thomas (Tommy) Rowland, Joseph An exciting addition was a ‘Friday (Monty) Adamson, Reuben Baker, Evie Green, Rachel Hatherell, (Seph) Thomas, Lukas Stafford, The 1st XI have had a season to be Night Lights’ Game played against Sze Yeung (Desmond) Chan, Fred Elizabeth (Betsy) Hunt, Francesca Henry Morris. incredibly proud of. Captained by Colston’s School saw around 150 (Freddie) Collinson, Alexander Lundie, Madeleine Palmer, Freya Amy Cook and well supported by four spectators. This created a wonderful (Sacha) Cooper, Dimitar Dinev, Petersen, Millie Porter, Beth fellow Year 13 girls, they developed atmosphere and showcased the squad Under 15B Joseph Downey, Jay Evans, Logan Pritchard, Harriet Thompson, Lydia a strong team bond which could be brilliantly. Not letting the pressure of Played: 1 Won: 0 Drew: 0 Lost: 1 Fitzpatrick, Oliver Leonard, Harris, Abigail Richardson. seen both on and off the pitch. Their an audience get to them, the squad Points for: 0 Points against: 11 Ross Lubbe, Harry Mather, Finn experience, confidence and leadership produced a professional performance Point difference: -11 Russell, Luca Webb. to the younger years helped develop a to win convincingly (4-1). Under 18 County Squad: George Penn, James Cox, great team spirit and ethos. Runners-up and West William Adams, Ethan Chivers, Under 14B Positive attitudes coupled with Ten Year 12 players and two Year some very skilful Hockey players Finalists Daniel German, Pak Man (Don) Played: 1 Won: 0 Drew: 0 Lost: 1 11 players rotated in and out of the have created a formula that has Wong, Morgan Owen, Oliver Points for: 1 Points against: 5 On 26th September the Under squad gaining valuable experience for inspired the girls to play well and Moores, Louis Acocks, Leon Webb, Point difference: -4 18s started their Investec Schools John Nowak, Isaac Bienemann, the next couple of years. With block continue to improve throughout Championship for girls’ competition The squad had three out of fixtures most Saturdays and less mid- Charlie Robbins. this term. Wycliffe produced some in a hugely positive way qualifying, four games cancelled. The one week games this year, training was outstanding Hockey with many as runners-up at the County completed fixture was 1-5 defeat centred on improving different areas attacking breakthroughs coming when Under 14A Tournament, for the West Regional against QEH. An enthusiastic of their game which always showed already down on the scoreboard. Played: 7 Won: 2 Drew: 1 Lost: 4 Hockey Finals with three wins and squad continued to improve their on the pitch during their next fixture. This showed their true resilience and Points for: 17 Points against: 20 two draws. skills throughout the term during They are by far the most improved determination. Point difference: -3 training and will look forward to 102 THE WYCLIFFIAN

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Hockey 1st XI 1st team I have coached throughout Squad: Amy Cook (C), Olivia a term. Garrard, Rubee Graham, Darcey Played: 11 Won: 4 Lost: 5 Drew: 2 Scott, Louise Stanley, Kally Goring, An exciting addition was a ‘Friday Evie Green, Rachel Hatherell, The 1st XI have had a season to be Night Lights’ Game played against Elizabeth (Betsy) Hunt, Francesca incredibly proud of. Captained by Colston’s School saw around 150 Lundie, Madeleine Palmer, Freya Amy Cook and well supported by four spectators. This created a wonderful Petersen, Millie Porter, Beth fellow Year 13 girls, they developed atmosphere and showcased the squad Pritchard, Harriet Thompson, Lydia a strong team bond which could be brilliantly. Not letting the pressure of Harris, Abigail Richardson. seen both on and off the pitch. Their an audience get to them, the squad experience, confidence and leadership produced a professional performance to the younger years helped develop a to win convincingly (4-1). Under 18 County great team spirit and ethos. Positive attitudes coupled with Runners-up and West Ten Year 12 players and two Year some very skilful Hockey players Finalists 11 players rotated in and out of the have created a formula that has On 26th September the Under squad gaining valuable experience for inspired the girls to play well and 18s started their Investec Schools the next couple of years. With block continue to improve throughout Championship for girls’ competition fixtures most Saturdays and less mid- this term. Wycliffe produced some in a hugely positive way qualifying, week games this year, training was outstanding Hockey with many as runners-up at the County centred on improving different areas attacking breakthroughs coming when Tournament, for the West Regional of their game which always showed already down on the scoreboard. Hockey Finals with three wins and on the pitch during their next fixture. This showed their true resilience and two draws. They are by far the most improved determination.

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deserve real credit for the positive an enjoyable one. (Maddie) Haydon, Laila Howse, way they approached matches (if not Henrietta (Hettie) Hunt, Pari Squad: Emily (Mimi) Green (C), always training..!), and the improved Jafari-Langroundi, Teresa Morenilla Paris Rushmore, Olivia Lundie, Daisy structure and discipline with which Cole, Iona Campbell, Constance Varela, Jenrola Oyewumi, Charlotte they played towards the end of the (Connie) Palmer, Rosanna Palk, Robbins, Alexandra (Alex) Salmon, season. With the majority of the Bethany (Beth) Leach, Laila Howse, Sarah Shakir-Apps, Margot Shetliffe, squad returning next year, the future Daisy Hartson, Olivia Armstrong, Madeline (Maddy) Small, Imogen looks bright. Lucy McKerrow, Naomi Opaleye, (Immy) Telford, Maisie-Jayne Squad: Olayemi (Ola) Pinnick (C), Sophie Izon, Lia Trainor, Edie Guest. (Maisie) Tomlinson, Lara Walker, Katie Reynolds, Sabrina (Brini) Isobel (Izzy) Watson, Evie Wright, Downton, Amy Peevers, Grace Junior B XI Madison Charnley-Heaton. Guerrini, Freya Spiers, Poppy Played: 14 Won: 4 Drew: 2 Lost: 8 Spiers, Freja Telford, Emily Vaile, C team XI Isabella (Bella) Best, Ella Clements, The girls progressesed through the Played: 4 Won: 1 Lost: 3 Lauren Hartman, Isabella Rowland, season with Under 14s learning how The team showed commitment to Echo Parker, Eleana Irvine, Molly to play 11-a-side Hockey and the Rawlinson, Isabelle (Izzy) Small, Under 15s looking to push themselves develop their Hockey skills and game Molly Webb, Jennifer (Jennie) Clay, against strong opposition. The girls awareness. In the super series against Holly Keyse, Lorna Collinson. began to see results of their hard Cheltenham College their process work with a close game against outweighed the result. A great win Under 15A XI Clifton College, conceding in the against Clifton College in the final final minutes, however came out of game of the season raised the spirits Played: 13 Won: 10 Drew: 1 Lost: 2 the game looking to improve and get of the team. The girls were challenged in training the win they deserved and finished Squad: Naomi Arthurton, Flora to develop individually and as a team. the term with a 5-0 win against Lauchlan, Hannah Tavner, Ying Rong To the challenge they rose, outplaying Improvement was made throughout Under 16 County tough day for the Under 16s at the Malvern College. (Gela) Wang, Emilin Isgin Navarro, each game and the confidence grew West Finals losing two and drawing many of their opposition with some Squad: Ruby Dixon (C), Imogen Hannah Denning, Mariia (Maria) within the team. The girls worked on Runners-up and West one of their group games to leave impressive and skilful Hockey. The (Immy) Telford, Mia Baker, Chyrva, Katie Hanson, Megan making clean connections and worked them third in the group and out of squad of 16 girls were a pleasure to Finalists Hermione (Poppy) Beaumont, Newton, Catherine Lomer, Philippa hard on attacking forward and fast in the competition. coach, often using their team spirit Thursday 3rd October saw the turn Aduda (Philippa) Philip, Grace tournament style Hockey. to motivate each other and make the Kaylin Bradley, Orla Coyne, Lily of the Under 16s’ Investec Schools Lots of positives to take away from commitment to training and fixtures Gibbons, Takara Harris, Madeline Gosling, Merce Leigh. The West Regional Finals took place Championships for girls County the day especially from a mixed age on 14th November at Clifton College Tournament played at Cheltenham group squad who don’t get to train and the Under 18s had an outstanding Ladies’ College. They finished as together very often. day of Hockey producing some runners-up after just missing out Squad; Lydia Harris (C), Holly of the best Hockey of the term in on the top spot, to Katharine Lady Keyse, Ella Clements, Lauren incredibly tough weather conditions. Berkeley, in a dramatic penalty Hartman, Eleana Irvine, Molly They reached the semi-finals against flick shoot-out. From a team who Rawlinson, Abigail Richardson, Daisy Maynard School, losing 1-0. The girls don’t get to train or play together Cole, Emily (Mimi) Green, Daisy played some of their best hockey this it was fantastic to see what a huge Hartson, Olivia Lundie, Rosanna season during the tournament and improvement they made throughout Palk, Constance (Connie) Palmer, the resilience they showed couldn’t each game with the confidence Laila Howse, Bethany (Beth) Leach. be faulted. growing within the team and each Squad: Amy Cook (C), Olivia other. 2nd XI Garrard, Rubee Graham, Darcey The West Preliminary Finals were Played: 11 Won: 3 Drew: 4 Lost: 4 Scott, Louise Stanley, Kally Goring, held at Clifton College on 7th Evie Green, Rachel Hatherell, November and despite a 1-2 loss The majority of the squad came from Elizabeth (Betsy) Hunt, Francesca against Clifton College it was a Year 11 and whilst the team may Lundie, Madeleine Palmer, Freya performance to be proud of with have struggled at times, particularly Petersen, Millie Porter, Beth Wycliffe qualifying for the West against stronger and fitter Sixth Form Pritchard, Harriet Thompson. 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Olympian inspired us all by Amy Cook, 1st Hockey Captain

A highlight of this year’s Hockey season was when Kate Richardson- Walsh, the Rio Olympic Gold medallist Hockey captain came to Wycliffe to give the 1st and 2nd team some individual attention on the hockey pitch.

Her session focused on the everything from her most emotional fundamentals of Hockey before moments to how she built herself as moving us on to applying these in a captain. Kate gave us some more complex situations. Players “ One thing that stood out for me was great tips and advice

of all positions were engaged and how moving her story was and she put

enthusiastic to carry out the drills. on scenarios towards it across in a very real way. We were goal to take into our Kate gave us some great tips and all emotionally involved as she spoke. “ advice on scenarios towards goal to matches. Later on her Everyone who attended the talk came take into our matches. Later on her talk was truly inspiring. away feeling uplifted and with a better talk was truly inspiring. Kate covered approach to their Sport.

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Netball 1st VII showing excellent defensive skills team was made up of players who throughout the court to turn over the had not worked together before but The 1sts, captained by Year 13s ball and give the attack opportunities as the term went on they adapted to Darcey Scott and vice captain Olivia to score. each other’s gameplay and worked Garrard had a busy Autumn Term, extremely well as a team. Their skill, Squad: Darcey Scott (C), Olivia qualifying for the regional finals determination and grit in training Garrard, Amy Cook, Madeleine after finishing runners-up amongst resulted in two well-deserved wins (Maddy) Palmer, Emily Vaile, Rachel the Counties Schools as well as against RHS Bath and Cathedral Hatherell, Evie Green, Francescas respectable performances in two School Llandaff. further National Cup competitions. Lundie, Kally Goring, Abigail The Cup competitions gave Richardson, Molly Rawlinson, Lorna Squad: Isabella (Bella) Best, Ella competitive fixtures and challenge Collinson, Olayemi (Ola) Pinnick. Clements, Lorna Collinson, Kally against schools additional to the Goring, Rachel Hatherell, Amy fixtures calendar. In the domestic 2nd VII Peevers, Olayemi (Ola) Pinnick, season, the talented side gave exciting A strong year of development for the Katie Reynolds, Louise Stanley, Freja performances of fast-paced Netball group of girls who worked hard. The Telford, Harriet Thompson. 3rd VII The team had a really good season with strong wins against Colstons, Hereford Cathedral and Cathedral School Llandaff. They worked hard during training sessions to focus on areas of improvement and then were able to implement these into game play. Squad: Freya Spiers (C), Ksenia Merkulova, Isabella (Issy) Rowland, Echo Parker, Ella Clements, Jennifer (Jennie) Clay, Poppy Spiers, Eleana (Ellie) Irvine, Molly Webb, Holly Keyse, Nicole Yessimova.

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4th VII the season, with two close losses 6-8 Bethany (Beth) Leach, Margot Vs Cheltenham Ladies’ College and Shetliffe, Isobel (Izzy) Watson, The team started and ended the 16-19 to Hereford Cathedral School. Madeline (Maddie) Haydon. season in winning form, with strong, With new players and changes of confident team displays against usual positions, it took the girls a Under 14B VII Cheltenham Ladies’ College and few weeks to settle in and bond as a Played: 7 Won: 1 Drew: 2 Lost: 4 Colston’s School. An impressive team. Once they bonded, the Netball ethic to training and commitment played on court linked nicely and the If results are to go by, the squad to matches throughout the season is players learnt how to work with their made huge progression throughout commendable. close teammates. the season by turning a four-game run of defeats in to a draw, win and Squad: Atunrola (Attie) Aluko, Squad: Sarah Shakir-Apps, Kaylin draw after half term before the Emily Dalby, Millie Porter, Nicole Bradley, Imogen (Immy) Telford, season was cut short. Yessimova, Echo Parker, Eleana Rosanna Palk, Paris Rushmore, Irvine, Elizabeth (Betsy) Hunt, Naomi Arthurton, Emilin Isgin Squad: Lily Gibbons, Pari Jafari- Ksenia Merkulova. Navarro, Edie Guest. Langroudi, Megan Newton, Maisie- Jayne (Maisie) Tomlinson, Madeline Under 15A VII Under 15C VII (Maddy) Small, Grace Gosling, Teresa Morenilla Varela, Katie Played: 11 Won: 9 Drew: 0 Lost: 2 Played: 4 Won: 3 Lost: 1 Hanson, Poppy Miller. Their season started in October 2019 Despite the restricted season when their Independent Schools and only having four games, they Under 14C VII Netball Cup run started. The squad sustained their commitment and Played: 5 Won: 1 Lost: 4 had to face a strong Marlborough continued to develop as a squad. College side in the first round of the The squad should be proud of their An 18-7 win against Malvern College Independent Schools Netball Cup, development this season and look was the highlight of the season. With seeing their first loss. This put them forward to being part of the senior further experience this group can into the Plate Competition where squads next year. challenge and contest many more they confidently made their way matches with the aim of turnovers Squad: Hannah Denning, Henrietta Rowing through to round 3. Their third-round leading to goals. (Hettie) Hunt, Ruby Dixon, Rowan match was against Penryn College, The Rowing season this year was on course to be Wycliffe’s who sadly knocked them out of Fullerton, Philippa Aduda (Philippa) Squad: Merce Leigh, Polina the competition. During training Philip, Mia Baker, Lucy McKerrow, Rodionova, Takara Harris, Jenrola most successful. Unfortunately, the extreme weather conditions they all worked hard on new tactics Flora Lauchlan, Evie Wright. Oyewumi, Molly Ruskin, Nomonde during the winter followed by the pandemic meant that very and in varying positions, showing Daniels, Mariia (Maria) Chyrva, Ying how versatile they are as a group of Under 14A VII Rong (Gela) Wang, Aiwansosa (Sosa) few competitions took place. Ozakpolor. players. Played: 7 Won: 2 Lost: 5 Nevertheless every member of won events, or placed in the top tier club, in true Wycliffe spirit and Squad: Lia Trainor (C), Iona The season started with the county the boat club trained with intent of competitors. generosity, hosted a large number Campbell, Daisy Cole, Emily (Mimi) tournament where a convincing 11-1 of clubs from across the country and a level of professionalism not Due to our fantastic stretch of Green, Daisy Hartson, Laila Howse, win over Cleeve was their highlight during the hard times that saw many seen before. In the limited number water, all pupils were able to train Olivia Lundie, Naomi Opaleye, and proved what they are capable of. clubs flooded and badly damaged for of events held during the winter relentlessly in the pursuit of the Constance (Connie) Palmer, This is a team that needs to believe in months. Wycliffe rowers set course records, potential summer rewards. The boat Charlotte Robbins. their potential and focus on delivering Despite all of the trials and their best performances at all times. Under 15B VII tribulations, it has been an exciting Squad: Laila Howse, Hermione year. The continued support of Played: 7 Won: 3 Lost: 4 (Poppy) Beaumont, Madison the Wycliffe Watermen that in The girls had a challenging start to Charnley-Heaton, Orla Coyne,

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Rowing The Rowing season this year was on course to be Wycliffe’s most successful. Unfortunately, the extreme weather conditions during the winter followed by the pandemic meant that very few competitions took place.

Nevertheless every member of won events, or placed in the top tier club, in true Wycliffe spirit and the boat club trained with intent of competitors. generosity, hosted a large number of clubs from across the country and a level of professionalism not Due to our fantastic stretch of during the hard times that saw many seen before. In the limited number water, all pupils were able to train clubs flooded and badly damaged for of events held during the winter relentlessly in the pursuit of the months. Wycliffe rowers set course records, potential summer rewards. The boat Despite all of the trials and tribulations, it has been an exciting year. The continued support of the Wycliffe Watermen that in

“Due to our fantastic stretch of water, all

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combination with the College college pupils to learn of the thanks to Saffron for everything she held two very successful Wycliffe numerous benefits Wycliffe College has given to the Rowing programme. Head Races – a huge thanks to could bring to their development. The coaching team has worked Phil Clements. Expansion of the Credit must go to our rowing captain tirelessly often behind the scenes coaching team, fantastic new Saffron Weaver who has been an to enable the programme to run equipment and improvement to the inspiration for a vast majority of with a high level of professionalism facilities and multiple visits from the Wycliffe pupils. She took up Rowing GB junior coaching team. and smoothness. Thank you to in Year 10 and went from strength everyone, including a large number to strength due to a relentless The Wycliffe Junior Club that runs of volunteer coaches and parents work ethic and level of dedication. alongside the College programme who often transport their children at continues to bring considerable Saffron has won national medals and the crack of dawn. success and a pathway for non- competed for Great Britain. A huge

Rugby

Under 18A A performance the team can be Under 18B proud of cheered on by a vocal crowd. Played: 9 Won: 5 Drew: 0 Lost: 4 The 36-19 win against Monkton Played: 4 Won: 3 Drew: 0 Lost: 1 Points for: 152 Points against: 138 Combe backed up what the team Points for: 90 Points against: 39 Point difference: 14 could achieve playing to their full Point difference: 51 potential. Matthew (Matt) Cole (a With a number of boys having had Squad: Zachary (Zac) Beim, Olarinde hat-trick of tries in both these games) a taste of 1st XV Rugby last season, (Ollie) Aluko, Osilama Osogbo, and Thomas (Tom) Rowland proved hopes were high that the squad would Lex Gosling, Heath Russell, Daniel to be lethal finishers when give the be a success. The team was well led by ball in space. Taylor, Archie Faskin, Jayson Hassell, the example of Nathan Berrecloth. George Pillinger, Dan Harris, His work rate around the pitch and Squad: Nathan Berrecloth (Captain), Hamish Armstrong, James Hulme, at the breakdown ably supported Ethan Goring, James Clements, Benjamin Ihde, Jacob Howse, Zirui Taredoufa (Tare) Akpobolokemi, Dan by Dan Harris and Taredoufa (Tare) (Jerry) Xue, Victor Poirier Jimenez, Harris, Ryan Cooper, Harry Bays, Akpobolokemi gave the team forward Tom Jackman, Aeden Cooper, Charles (Charlie) Lister, Nathan momentum. Oliver Wood, Charles Shearer, Newport, Faris Kamhawi (Faris) Ryan Cooper, Ho Ting (Albert) Fan, With a structure in place of how the Burtoft, Atolani (Ato) Oyewumi, , team wanted to play, it took some Thomas (Tom) Rowland, Hugo Frederick (Freddie) Shetliffe Oska time to execute our game plan for Murray, Oska Graham, Zachary Graham, Atolani (Ato) Oyewumi, a full 70 minutes. The spark was (Zac) Beim, Ethan Freiler-Parker, Gillan Blankley-McDonnell, provided with a ‘Friday Night Lights’ Oliver Wood, Jasper Townes, Lex Taredoufa (Tare) Akpobolokemi, win against King’s Gloucester 29-12. Gosling, Tom Jackman. Simon Tatievski.

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Under 16A Onyejose, Ho Ting (Albert) Fan, season and made such an impression, Heath Russell, Joshua (Josh) Barker, both in fixtures and training, that Played: 5 Won: 1 Drew: 0 Lost: 4 Finn O’Brien, Ciaran Carden, James they became ever present throughout Points for: 62 Points against: 177 Hulme, Gillan Blankley-McDonnell, the term. Similarly, several boys who Point difference: -115 Mitchell Bankes, James Waller, might have considered themselves as Despite having tough matches to Kieran Fraser, Gabriel (Gabe) Evans, ‘fringe’ players came to the fore and start the season the boys never once Alexander (Alex) Reynolds, Jinchen ended up being key players. dropped their heads or stopped (Ethan) Mak, Jacob Howse, Hamish training hard. As a result we played Armstrong, John (Paddy) Errington, Squad: Lev (Leo) Abramov, William better and better as the term went Thomas (Tom) Bartlett. Adams, Harry Brownless, William on. The last three matches of the (Will) Davey, Luke Davison, Ching season showed what the boys were Under 15A Yiu (Yao) Feng, Charles (Charlie) really capable of. Although the Played: 12 Won: 4 Drew: 0 Lost: 8 Floyd, Daniel German, Milo Hudson, results had not gone our way over the Points for: 248 Points against: 372 Henry Morris, Sohil Rai, Charlie season, the boys had a magnificent Point difference: -124 Robbins, Thomas (Tom) Rowland, attitude and a love for the game Frederick (Freddie) Searle, Oliver Whilst the final figures might seem which showed through every week in like this was not a stellar season, the (Olly) Shute, Naquan Smith, training and matches. progress of individual boys and the Montgomery (Monty) Stokes, Joseph (Seph) Thomas, Edward Squad: Charles (Charlie) Hosking, team as a whole has been remarkable. Naquan Smith, George Pillinger, Five boys who had never played Thompson, Leon Webb, James Cox, Ziru (Jerry) Xue, Oliver Riley, competitive Rugby came into the John Nowak, David Triccas, Dylan Daniel Taylor, Chinonsa (Nonsa) squad to cover absences early in the Wigley-Jones.

Under 14A Harry Mather, Jonty Jones, Joseph impressive was the way that these Downey, Logan Fitzpatrick, Rhynell more experienced players helped Played: 9 Won: 4 Drew: 0 Lost: 5 Rusere, Finn Russell, Luca Webb, and guided their less experienced Points for: 142 Points against: 207 Ross Lubbe, Farid Abu-Mughaisib, teammates. Point difference: -65 George Rowlands, Oliver Leonard, We set out this season with the The 14s have had a tremendous Archie West, Aidan Kitching, Henry attitude that, whatever we happened season and learnt so much in a Willis, Alexander (Sacha) Cooper, on the pitch, we were a team that relatively short period of time. They Julio Castelo, Freddie (Fred) played not just with each other, but have added structure, communication Collinson, Charles (Charlie) Savage. for each other, and all of the boys and adaptability to both their should be commended for the way attacking and defensive games. A Under 14B they did this. great foundation to now build upon as Played: 3 Won: 0 Drew: 0 Lost: 3 Squad: Freddie (Fred) Collinson, they rise through the age groups. Points for: 52 Points against: 118 George Fielder, Oliver Burrows, The captain, Jay Evans has performed Point difference: -66 Jinchen (Ethan) Chan, Darius Ozakpolor, Jaden Bartlett, Ryan his duties admirably, always showing The team had only a short season but Hann, Kyle Gurung, Nikolay Kuklin, respect to referees, fellow team it was wonderful to see all of the boys mates and opposition. It must be said, Dimitar Dinev, Henry Willis, have the opportunity to represent Jaxon Anderson, Samuel (Sam) the whole team were excellent in the school. Whilst some of the team Hursthouse, Julio Castello, Bernat regards to discipline and respecting were well-seasoned, having played for Costa Miret, Finley (Fin) Backshall, others. a number of years and representing Chukwuemeka (Chuks) Okafor, Squad: Jay Evans, Sze Yeung the A team on other occasions, a Harry Wood, Emmanuel Museka, (Desmond) Chan, Ramzi Martin, number of others picked up a Rugby Joel-James (JJ) Adams, Toby William (Billy) Kerslake, Reuben ball for the first time ever at the start Gaulton, Thomas (Tom) Matthews, Baker, Montague (Monty) Adamson, of term. What was perhaps most Pablo Stafforini Macias.

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Squash Whilst the season was cut short and as a squad we weren’t able to achieve some of the goals we set out at the start of the season, there are still numerous personal achievements to talk about.

This also shouldn’t take away from Tate is the Squash Player of the the hard work and dedication that all season. His commitment and of the pupils put into their Squash dedication to improving himself as a Rugby Sevens throughout the two terms. In the Squash player and person has been National Schools competition, the fantastic to see. This has led to two Boys Under 18A Semi Final against QEH. Starved of Townes, Thomas (Tom) Rowland, Boys’ Key Stages 3, 4 and 5 teams European titles, which has propelled possession at the start of the game, Matthew (Matt) Cole. all reached the National finals, with Tate to number 2 in the European Played: 5 Won: 5 Lost: 0 Drew: 0 the team took their opportunities the Girls’ Key Stage 4 team also rankings. He also finished 5th in the when they finally got hold of the progressing through to the plate Much of the season was washed out Boys Under 16A US Junior Open, which prompted ball scoring four converted tries and finals, all before lockdown ensued. top American universities to be by a series of storms, including the Played: 5 Won: 2 Lost: 3 Drew: 0 winning 28-15. Kingswood would be Wycliffe Under 16 tournament on We still found time to compete in interested in recruiting him. our opponents in the final having The team was involved at Bristol 27th February. It was a relief the many national tournaments and The development programme under beaten Bristol Grammar in the other Grammar School (BGS) in the Under 18 Invitation Sevens went headed to Germany as a squad. It the guidance of Michelle Williams Semi Final 29-19. It was the ‘Class of Gloucestershire Sevens. They started ahead on the 5th March. Eight was here that Tate Harms (Year 12) has also continued to flourish and 2012’ that last won the tournament strongly narrowly beating Dean Close schools competed in two groups of won his second European title on a more pupils are playing more often for Wycliffe. The current group saved 19-17, QEH 12-7 before losing to four. The first two in each group glass court in front of his team mates and there has been more friendly their best Sevens until the final. Colston’s 7-10. In the final group going through to the Cup Semi and friends, it was a brilliant moment fixtures. It has been nice to see some Being patient in attack and defence game we needed to win by 36 clear Finals. The third and fourth in each for the whole team to watch and be of the elite players showing a keen and scoring three converted tries points to top the group but we could It has been nice to see group to the Plate Semi Finals. a part of. interest in coaching, particularly “ for a hard-fought and well-deserved only manage a 36-7 victory. Second some of the elite players Ryan Gwidzima (Year 9), was Luke Saunders (Year 10) and

Drawn in Group A, Wycliffe beat 21-7 victory. place in the group saw us lose 14-7 to Nero Harms (Year 10). With the showing a keen interest

Dean Close 34-10, KES Bath 24-5 BGS. selected as the Junior Squash Player and Kingswood 24-17. The squad Squad: Nathan Berrecloth (Captain), of the Year. Ryan being at Wycliffe uncertainty of when we will be in coaching, particularly showing greatly improved with each Zachary (Zac) Beim, Faris Kamhowi The whole squad performed with is a fantastic story and it is a pleasure competing again, it is fantastic to Luke Saunders (Year “ game through the group phase. (Faris) Burtoft, Atolani (Ato) credit throughout the tournament. watching someone so raw train and see the pupils improvising with their 10) and Nero Harms Working tirelessly in defence and for Scoring some well-worked tries and Oyewumi, Lex Gosling, Oliver Wood, compete. He won the Pontefract training techniques, motivating (Year 10). aggressive defence. This set up a Ethan Goring, Hugo Murray, Jasper each other. Junior Open and reached the final of themselves to train and be better two other national events. Squash players.

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showing a keen interest selected as the Junior Squash Player Nero Harms (Year 10). With the

of the Year. Ryan being at Wycliffe uncertainty of when we will be in coaching, particularly is a fantastic story and it is a pleasure competing again, it is fantastic to Luke Saunders (Year “ watching someone so raw train and see the pupils improvising with their 10) and Nero Harms compete. He won the Pontefract training techniques, motivating (Year 10). Junior Open and reached the final of themselves to train and be better two other national events. Squash players.

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Senior and Junior Sports Awards by Ben Taylor

As we all have adjusted to this new way of online learning and interacting we also had to adapt the way that we celebrate sport in the 2019-20 season. Whilst not the usual formal all missed out in some way. I know there is deep disappointment celebrations of a traditional Junior or for it to be cancelled, you can all In the case of Rowing they have Senior Sports Awards Evening, I felt be exceptionally proud of your missed out on the pinnacle of their it was important to ensure that the achievements this year. sporting calendar at Henley Royal achievements of all who represented Regatta. The structure of the rowing The fact that we are still celebrating Wycliffe Sport were recognised and season means that these pupils train Wycliffe Sport despite all that is that we still made time to present all year, often specialising on rowing happening in the world shows just (albeit virtually) awards to the only. This year to have qualified how important Sport is to each of us winners. for Henley Royal Regatta was a and how important we are to each Following a few Games Department fantastic achievement and to have other as a whole Wycliffe community. virtual meetings we established our the College’s first real chance to win Well done to all of the award winners winners and set about contacting was a hugely exciting prospect for and to everyone who has competed them and asking if they would be everyone, but especially Club Captain for Wycliffe Sport this year. Everyone willing to send a short acceptance Saffron Weaver who has already been has played their part in developing speech across for the Awards film, part of the GB Rowing squad. Whilst the Sport and culture at Wycliffe. Smart attire was optional. Everyone responded and we were able to put a film together to recognise the achievements throughout this challenging academic year. As the enforced lockdown came into effect at the end of March, many of our seasons were cut short or cancelled when there was so much to look forward to. Netball, Rugby Sevens, Football, Cricket, Tennis, Athletics, Rounders and Rowing have 116 THE WYCLIFFIAN Sport

Senior Sports Award Winners Sport Hockey Amy Cook Rugby Nathan Berrecloth Football Liberty Maher Netball Olivia Garrad Squash - Boys Tate Harms Squash - Girls Ksenia Merkulova Rowing - Girls Saffron Weaver Rowing - Boys Jacques Taylor Basketball Kavi Rupchand Caraballo Cross-Country Millie Porter Fencing James Hulme Cross-Country - Girls Emily (Mimi) Green Cross-Country - Boys Frederick (Freddie) Searle Athletics - Boys Naquan Smith Athletics - Girls Iona Campbell

Runners-up: Oliver (Ollie) Wilcox, Benjamin (Ben) Simmonds, Sportsman of the Year Nathan Berrecloth Matthew (Matt) Cole, Ethan Goring, Olarinde (Ollie) Aluko, Atolani (Ato) Oyewumi Runners-up: Faris Kamhawi Burtoft, Most Improved Sportsman of the Year William (Will) Salter Gillan Blankley-McDonnell, Benjamin (Benji) Galea Souchet Runners-up: Saffron Weaver, Amy Cook, Olivia Garrard, Sportswoman of the Year Darcey Scott Evie Green, Rachel Hatherell Runners-up: Freya Telford, Amy Peevers, Madeleine (Maddie) Most Improved Sportswoman of the Year Louise Stanley Palmer

Junior Sports Award Winners Sport Year 9 Year 10 Hockey Bethany (Beth) Leach Emily (Mimi) Green Rugby Jay Evans Naquan Smith Football George Rowlands Freddie (Fred) Searle Netball Laila Howse Constance (Connie) Palmer Squash - Boys Ryan Gwidzima Squash - Girls Daisy Hartson Rowing Tobias Bailey Cross-Country - Girls not awarded Edie Guest Cross-Country - Boys Harry Mather not awarded Cricket Harry Brownless Andrew Uys Rounders Charlotte Robbins Faith-Ann Fitzpatrick Cross-Country - Girls Emily (Mimi) Green Madeleine Stokes Cross-Country - Boys Frederick (Freddie) Searle Oliver Wilcox Athletics - Boys Naquan Smith Kiran Carter Athletics - Girls Iona Campbell Isabella Best

Junior Sportsman of the Year Naquan Smith Runners-up: Ryan Gwidzima, Freddie (Fred) Searle Most Improved Sportsman of the Year Harry Brownless Runners-up: Sohil Rai, Joseph Downey Junior Sportswoman of the Year Daisy Hartson Runners-up: Bethany (Beth) Leach, Constance (Connie) Most Improved Sportswoman of the Year Lia Trainor Palmer, Naomi Opaleye, Madison Charnley-Heaton, Paris Rushmore Junior Team of the Year Under 15 Boys' Football Runner-up: Under 15 Girls' Netball

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Virtual Sports programme Every year we face new challenges and Covid-19 has certainly thrown up some big ones. For Wycliffe Sport it was important that we were able to continue to offer an exciting and varied games programme that pupils could engage in whilst they were at home.

This year we have already increased (Mrs Vidal), WASP conditioning All pupils now had access to all of the the range of games options for Senior sessions (Mr Taylor) and MindPose activities whenever suited them. With pupils so the enforced lockdown was a Yoga (Sophie Heinz). By having all the activities so popular and looking chance to broaden the opportunities these sessions online pupils could try ahead to the new academic year, we of the other pupils, in Years 3-10, to something new from the comfort will be trying to incorporate them try something new. Each day there of their own home and on any day into the Wycliffe Games programme was a variety ‘live’ of activities run that suited them. Some pupils were in the future. through Microsoft Teams by external especially excited and surprised to see professionals and Wycliffe games Willi Heinz (Gloucester and England staff. Rugby scrum half) coaching the MindPose Yoga sessions live with his From Athletics skills for Years 3-8 With the activities so with Mr Taylor to Zumba for Years wife Sophie. “ popular and looking 7-13 with Martina from Britannia Whilst this was great for the Wycliffe ahead to the new Dance Studio there was a great range pupils living within Europe we realised

of activities to keep pupils motivated that the timings were not going to academic year we will

and active as well as giving them fit in with some of our international be trying to incorporate somewhere to meet up with their pupils. So we used the Wycliffe them into the Wycliffe “ friends and keep fit. YouTube channel to publish a new Games programme in As well as Athletics and Zumba there workout each week from each of the the future. was CrossFit (CrossFit Cheltenham), activities that we were also coaching Pilates (PrimePractice) Body Pump live sessions.

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New Wycliffian Society members

Year 8 Leavers Year 11 Leavers (continued) Daria Astafeva Eleana Irvine Maya Corbin Theodore (Theo) Keays Harry Hulley Holly Keyse Ethan Locke Echo Parker Lucia Martinez Serrano George Pillinger Alice Taylor Freya Roe Louis Tutcher Jasmine Smith Ben Williams Andrew Uys Molly Webb Year 9 Leavers Nicole Yessimova Finley Davis-Coles Ryan Gwidzima Year 12 Leavers Harris Knight Weilin Chen Nikolay Kuklin Yiwei (Bella) Chen Pablo Stafforini Macias Oliver F Harris Bernat Costa Miret Hau (Kimbo) Huang Teresa Morenilla Varela Shing Yin (Timmy) Hung Year 10 Leavers Darja Jansone Lev Abramov Siyi Jin Mariia (Maria) Chryva Fu Yau (Syvlester) Lee Tom Jon Lee Keying (Jessica) Li Henry Morris Junyin (Carol) Lu Alexandra Salmon Yuwei (Jack) Lu Lara Walker Nuria Rauniar Alisa Sahno Year 11 Leavers Oliver Savage Atunrola (Attie) Aluko Yuxuan (Francis) Zhen Gillan Bankley-McDonnell

Ciaran Carden Development Year Leavers Kiran Carter Candela Lavin Beltran Hou Yu (Charlene) Cheung Eduardo Lavin Beltran Jennifer (Jennie) Clay Daniel Carreras Samuel Coffey Gonzalo Gallego Fernandez Archie Davie Tianyu (Timmy) Hu Mark Davison Nikita Mashevets John (Paddy) Errington Greta Nikolaus Gabriel (Gabe) Evans Chloe Cuccolini Salas Lydia Harris Mio Tazoe Charles (Charlie) Hosking Haoyu (Kris) Wu Heng I (Ella) Hu

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Year 13 destinations

Year 13 Leavers Destination Subject

Taredoufa (Tare) Akpobolokemi Queen Mary University of London Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Olarinde (Ollie) Aluko University of Leicester Management Studies

Harry Bays Carpentry Apprenticeship

Computer Science with Digital Technology Nathan Berrecloth University of Birmingham Partnership (PwC)

Kwun Wang (Jason) Chan King’s College, University of London Liberal Arts

Tsz Yin (Lewis) Chang Anglia Ruskin University Music

Fan Chen Awaiting confirmation

Sebastian Clarke Newcastle University Modern Languages

James Clements University of Bristol Biochemistry with Medical Biochemistry

Matthew Cole University of Birmingham History and Political Science

James Beowulf Colvin University of Exeter Mathematics

Amy Cook University of Leeds Neuroscience

Ryan Cooper University of Plymouth Acting with Foundation

Eleanor (Ellie) Crompton University of Plymouth Biomedical Science

Annie Davidson Aston University of Birminham International Business and Management

Robert Denning University of Bath Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Year

Glion Institute of Higher Education, BBA International Hospitality Business Sabrina Downton Switzerland Management

David Dytham Birmingham City University Video Games Digital Art

Poppy Ellams Oxford Brookes University Foundation in Business

Iona Farrow-Wilton University of Exeter Human Geography and Environment

Cheuk Wing (Charlene) Fong (UCL) University College London Urban Planning, Design and Management

Yue (Gloria) Gao University of Manchester Economics

Olivia Garrard Durham University Geography

Ethan Goring Oxford Brookes University Foundation in Business

Rubee Graham University of Salford Fashion Image Making and Styling

Grace Guerrini Reapplying for Medicine in 2021

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Year 13 Leavers Destination Subject

Dan Harris Royal Marines

Jayson Hassell Solent Univeristy (Southampton) Sport Management

Claudia Heyworth Oxford Brookes University Foundation in Business

Tsz Ki (Anson) Ho University of Reading Economics with Placement Year

Yue Ying (Lily) Huang Awaiting confirmation Fashion Marketing with Management

Faris Kamhawi Burtoft The University of Law Professional Policing

Arturs Komarovs University of Dundee Mechanical Engineering

Daniil Kuklin University of Nicosia Business Administration

Consumer Behaviour and Marketing with Ivan Krylov University of Reading Placement Year

Zannix Kwan Whitman College, USA Liberal Arts with Music

Heling (Maggie) Lai University of Reading Business Management (SocSci)

Ka Sin (Kingsley) Lau Awaiting confirmation Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Yat Ron (Ronson) Li Awaiting confirmation

Aimee Lindsay Hartpury University Animal Behaviour and Welfare

Charles (Charlie) Lister Nottingham Trent University Marketing

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Year 13 Leavers Destination Subject

Holly Lister Oxford Brookes University Business Enterprise and Entrepreneurship

Cheuk Hei (Andrew) Liu Brunel University London Biomedical Sciences

Nathan Newport University of Nottingham Biochemistry

Chiu Tung (Danny) Ngan Awaiting confirmation

Global Management (Leadership & Haotian (Kevin) Niu Awaiting confirmation Management)

Osilama Osogbo University of Surrey Business Management (Marketing)

Atolani (Ato) Oyewumi University of Warwick Politics, Philosophy and Economics

Criminology and Sociology with Abieyuwa Angela Ozakpolor University of Surrey Foundation Year

Amy Peevers University of Plymouth Biomedical Science

Olayemi (Ola) Pinnick University of Warwick Sociology

Victor Poirier Jimenez University of Florida International Business and Engineering

Jamie Randall Oxford Brookes University Nursing (Mental Health)

Katie Reynolds University of Sheffield Economics

Geology and Physical Geography with an William Salter University of Birmingham Intermediate Year

Darcey Scott University of Birmingham Physiotherapy

Zeting (Luke) Song Awaiting confirmation

Louise Stanley Cardiff Metropolitan University Sport Media

Karyna Sylka Awaiting confirmation Psychology

Takanori Tanaka University of Essex Hospitality Management

Ernests (Ernest) Ter-Sarkisov Oxford Brookes University International Hospitality Management

Wai Wah (Anson) Tsang Bristol, University of West of England Economics

Ifeanyi Ubah University of Reading Business and Management

Saffron Weaver Rowing Coach

Campbell Wells University of Birmingham Biochemistry

To Shan (Joshua) Yan University of Liverpool Architecture

Oleksandr (Alex) Yevtushenko Royal Holloway, University of London Business and Management

Archie York University of Portsmouth Biology

Yuxi (Connie) Zhang The University of Edinburgh Architecture

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