CONTENTS

Role of Governors 2

Curriculum Provision 3

Parents Information 5

Premises / Security of staff and pupils 6

Staff Development Arrangements 7

Review of the Year 2018-19 8

Departmental Reports 12

Extra-Curricular Programme 38

Health Education 41

Community Outreach 45

Academic Trends 2017-19 / Leavers Destinations / Admissions 47

Public Examination Results 48

Finance report 2018-19 50

Policy Documents 51

Lumen Christi College Annual Report to Board of Governors 2018-19 1

ROLE OF GOVERNORS

The Board of Governors has a statutory obligation to provide an annual report to parents on the implementation of college policies, the College curriculum and the management of the College in the year previous to the report’s publication. Parents of all registered pupils in the College and all persons employed by the College are entitled to a copy of this report.

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Dr Clare Ryan Chairperson DENI Representative Mrs. Rita Brady Vice Chairperson Trustee Representative The Very Reverend Father Aidan Mullan Trustee Representative Mr Martin Coyle Trustee Representative Mrs Tracey Wallace Trustee Representative Mr Paul Kavanagh DENI Representative Ms Jade O’ Kane DENI Representative Professor Liam Maguire Parent Governor Mr Dermot Hegarty Elected Teacher Mr Martin McDaid Co-opted member Mr Philip O’Doherty Co-opted member

The Principal, Mrs Siobhan Mc Cauley, is a non-voting member and Secretary to the Board.

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THE CURRICULUM Staffing In 2018-19, Dr Kerry Conaghan (Science & Biology) and Mrs Cabrini Mc Laughlin (Irish) joined the staff on a temporary basis. Mr Eamon Owens Technology Teacher retired June 2019.

Academic & Pastoral Arrangements 163 applicants sought admission to the College at Year 8. 120 pupils were admitted, divided into five mixed ability classes according to choice of languages and friendship groups. At Key Stage 3 class sizes range from 20 to 25 in number; at Key Stage 4, from 13 to 26, streamed only for some classes in Further Mathematics at GCSE; and at A-Level, class sizes range from 3 to 20. Lumen Christi College continues to offer the full Northern Ireland Curriculum at Key Stages 3 and 4. All classes have allocated pastoral time with their Form Tutor for two periods each week. At Key Stage 4 the vast majority of students took a minimum of nine and some students took a maximum of twelve GCSEs while, at Sixth Form, all students took at least three A-Levels. Learning for Life and Work was again offered in the GCSE curriculum using the collapsed timetable model. We are delighted to continue to engage with the Confucius Classroom Project in collaboration with Ulster University and Hanban University in China. 120 Year 8 students successfully completed the YCT1 examination, 3 Year 13 students successfully completed HSK. 1 students achieved YCT4 and 1 student achieved HSK3. Mrs Guan Changquin and Mrs Xu Honge our Mandarin teachers also taught in Longtower Primary School, Nazareth House Primary School, Good Shepherd Primary School, and Thornhill College. On Tuesday 27th November Lumen Christi College students –took part in the Northern Ireland heats of HSBC / British Council Mandarin speaking competition held in the MAC in Belfast. One of Year 10 students was a worthy winner of the Confucius Art competition to celebrate the Year of the Panda. On Thursday 15th February, all our Year 8 pupils participated in a Cultural Celebration for Chinese New Year. Pupils all took to the stage to show off their vocal talents, singing songs they have been learning in Mandarin lessons. Pupils also enjoyed a Martial Arts Performance, a Mongolian Dance display and an Instrumental performance. Pupils then joined together to learn an ethnic dance and the celebrations were rounded off with a quiz on China. We were delighted that Yan Liu the director of the Confucius Institute in Northern Ireland and the Mayor Mr John Boyle joined us for the celebrations. The College is a member of the Foyle Learning Community with links to twelve post-primary providers in the area allowing access for post-16 students to a range of subjects in addition to those taught on site in the College. In the past year one of our students studied A Level Health and Social Care in St Mary’s College.one student studies AS Performing Art at NWRC. Three students from St Joseph’s College attended classes at Lumen Christi in AS English Literature and Maths. Four students from St Cecilia’s College attended classes in AS Technology & Design, Irish and Physical Education,

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Summary of 2018-19 EF Audit Course Year 11 Year 12 Year 13 Year 14 Classification General 14 14 13 11 (14 delivered) 14 (delivered) (12 delivered) Applied 9 8 12 7 (8 delivered) (8 delivered) (9 delivered) Total 23 22 25 18 (22 delivered) (22 delivered) (21 delivered) (all delivered)

At GCSE level 99.2% of our pupils attained Grades A*-C in at least seven subjects including English and Mathematics. 97 students achieved 7 Grade As or more and 76.6% of all entries attained Grade A*- A. 52 students achieved 10As or higher. At A-Level, results were again excellent; 58% of all our entries resulted in Grade A*-A and 89.5% of students achieved three Grade A*- C grades while 35 students achieved 3 or more Grade As. We are delighted that our students picked up a range of places in Northern Ireland in CCEA examinations June 2019: GCSE Name Rank Business & Communication Studies Katie Devlin 1st Business & Communication Studies Jack Mc Cauley 2nd Music Robert Henderson 1st Digital Technology Programming Beth Magee 2nd Child Development Katie Devlin 3rd A Level Further Maths Frank Shang 1st Further Maths Jodie Maguire 3rd Irish Cait Grant 1st Professional Business Services Orla Gillespie 1st Professional Business Services Emily Carlin 3rd Software Systems Development Ronan Dale 3rd Applied Business Single Award Cormac Gallen – Willcocks 1st

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Parent’s Information

Ongoing and updated information for parents on all aspects of college life is available on-line on the school website: www.lumenchristicollege.co.uk. This contains a newsletter, staffing and pupil information, admissions criteria, complaints procedure and a wide range of policy documents on areas such as curriculum and pastoral provision, discipline, child protection, drugs awareness and relationships and sexuality education. Policy documents are also available in written copy to parents on request to the school office and the School Development Plan is available for inspection by parents in the school.

Parent’s Information Evenings were held for Years 8, 10, 11 and 13 and afforded parents an opportunity to gain information required on a wide range of issues including careers advice, subject choices, relationships and sexuality education programme, child protection, special educational provision, study skills, drugs awareness and preparation for university. Year 8 pupils and their parents attended Induction Meetings in June and received copies of our Welcome Booklet.

2018-19 was another active year for the Lumen Christi College Parent Teacher Association. In December members of PTA organized hospitality and a raffle at Night at the Musicals. In January, members attended the annual Open Day and responded to questions asked by visiting parents and children. Members of the Association were once again to the fore in providing hospitality for those attending the Spring Concert. Financial support from the Association went this year to a wide range of causes including purchasing soccer footballs and nets for pupil use at lunchtime, sponsorship for the pupils involved in Ulster Project and Diocesan Trip to Lourdes as well providing refreshments for the End of Year Art Show and Walk to School breakfast and Talk & Tea events. All in all, 2018-19 proved to be a very satisfying and productive year for this very dedicated and hardworking group. Their work is very much appreciated by the Board and the entire school community.

A formal complaints procedure to the Board of Governors exists for parents and is available on the school website; no complaint was lodged in the academic year 2018-19.

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Premises Health & Safety The remainder of works to internal and external stairs, landings, etc. to meet safety and DDA standards and reconstruction of fire escape gable of senior house building and fire door maintenance was completed in March 2019. The PE changing rooms underwent a complete makeover bringing them up to date. ICT4 and Music 2 were also refurbished.

Arrangements for the Security of Staff and Pupils The fire alarm is checked weekly. All students have access to an independent counselling service (FamilyWorks), the College’s teaching and support staff have access to Inspire.

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USE OF STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAYS 2018-2019

AUGUST Analysis of examination results PRSD Review and PRSD Interviews Departmental & Pastoral Meetings Child Protection training E safety training Health & Safety Updates Special Needs Updates Induction for Years 13 and 14 Induction of new staff, BT and EPD teachers Preparation for induction of Year 8 Subject Heads meetings Year 8 Induction Departmental Action Planning Student /Staff Resilience Building Positive Behaviour Management GDPR Training Staff / Student Wellbeing Developing 21st Century Digital Habits JANUARY Middle Management Meeting Pastoral Meetings Open Day

MARCH Learning & Teaching 1 Departmental Controlled Assessment Moderation

MAY Learning & Teaching 2 Departmental & Pastoral Review Departmental Action Plan Review Middle Management Self Evaluation 1 Action Planning JUNE Middle Management Self Evaluation 2 Report Review Google Classroom Workshops Leadership Team Meeting Departmental Meetings

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REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2018-19

SEPTEMBER Induction Day for parents and pupils in Year 8 Mass of Welcome Senior Prize giving Year 8 French Breakfast Year 8 School Bank Talk Year 8 Your School Your Business Year 8 CATS Year 11 Tree of Knowledge Year 12 Geography Field Trip Year 12 LLW Trip to Stormont Year 13 Parent Induction Evening Year 13 Robotics Workshop Year 14 Open Day at Queen’s, Belfast Year 14 Corpus Christi Cambridge Talk Year 14 Millennium Volunteers Award Year 14 Medical Workshop Dundee University Year 14 European Universities Talk European Day of Modern Languages OCTOBER Year 8 Milestone Meeting Year 8 Halloween Quiz Year 8 Race Year 8 Robotics Workshop Year 9/10 Onatti French Play Year 9 Siege of Derry Workshop Year 9 Intercultural Project North West Migrants Year 10 Gael Linn Quiz Year 10 Seagate One World Conference Year 11 LLW Enterprise day Year 11 History Conference Year 11 & 12 PISA test Year 12 Tea & Talk Year 12 & 13 Study Skills Work shop Year 13 Retreat Year 13 Careers Fair Year 13 John Moore University Talk Year 13 Geography Field Trip Year 13 Technology Visit to E&I Engineering Year 13 PWC Talk Year 14 Tea & Talk Year 14 Geography Fieldwork Year 14 Health & Well Being Event Year 14 PSNI /Garda Road Safety presentation in Letterkenny Year 14 University of Newcastle Presentation Walk to School Parent Meeting Year 12 &14 NOVEMBER Year 9/10 Spanish Theatre Year 9 Amazing Brains Work Shop Year 9 Explore Enterprise Workshop Year 9 Cancer Focus NI Year 9 Retreat Year 9 Arduino Workshop KS3 Junior Student Council Elections KS3 Mandarin Speaking Competition HSBC Year 11 Student Council Elections Year 11 Cyberbullying session (PSNI) Lumen Christi College Annual Report to Board of Governors 2018-19 8

Parents’ Nights for Year 12 Year 13 & 14 Target Setting Year 14 European Juvenes Translators Competition Year 14 Trinity College Dublin Talk Year 14 MMI Year 14 University of Galway Presentation Year 14 Oxbridge Mock Interviews Shoe Box Appeal School Ceili Department of Finance – Careers Event DECEMBER Year 8 Learning about Learning workshops Year 8 Pantomime Trip Year 9 Ignite Your Future Year 12 Conflict Resolution Workshop Friday Advent Mass Junior Choir Carol Singing at Foyle Hospice Canteen Christmas Dinner Carol Service & Past Pupils’ Reception CCEA Celebrating GCSE Excellence Awards A Night at the Musicals Year 10 Reach Across Project JANUARY Year 9 Retreat Year 10 Choices Talk Year 12 & 14 Retreat Year 13 Ulster University Talk Year 13 QUB Talk Year 8/11/13 Love for Life Talk Open Day Internal School Examinations FEBRUARY Year 8 Chinese New Year Celebrations KS3 Robotics Work shop Year 8&9 Onatti Spanish Play Year 10 Scifest Quiz Year 10 Project Business Year 10 & 13 Parent Meetings Year 11 Gael Linn Quiz Year 11 Arduino Work shop Year 12 Careers Parents Information Session Year 12 Entry into Sixth Form Talk Year 12 NWRC Talk Year 13 NICLT French Debate Year 13 SSD Turing Lecture Year 13 Careers Scottish Universities Road Show Year 13 Careers John Moore’s University Liverpool Year 14 Pope John Paul II Awards DoE Silver Expedition Netball NI Cup Finals District Athletics KS4 & 5 History Trip to Krakow MARCH Irish Mass in celebration of St Patrick’s Day RSC Analytical Chemistry Competition AILO Competition Final DCU KS3 Euro quiz Year 8 RSE Year 9 Non – Smoking Event Year 10 &12 Stem networking work shop Year 10 Seagate Slice of Pi Competition Lumen Christi College Annual Report to Board of Governors 2018-19 9

Year 11 Parents Meeting Year 12 English talking & listening moderation Year 12 Parents Post 16 Options Talk Year 12 GCSE PE Moderation Year 13 Parent Teacher Meeting Year 13 Bring it On Lenten Mass Reconciliation Day Ulster Orchestra Workshop KS3 & Year 11 Wayne Denner Workshop Saturday Morning School GCSE Art Examination History Trip to Krakow APRIL GCSE Music Practicals Annual Spring Concert Year 8 Parent Teacher Meeting Year 9 Parent Teacher Meeting Year 13 Medical / Dental Conference Altnagelvin Hospital Year 13 English Literature Trip to Home Place Year 13 UCAS Workshop 1 Year 13 Blood Transfusion Talk Year 14 Higher Apprenticeship Talk A Level PE Moderation Credit Union Awards AS/A2 Art Practicals Saturday Morning School Eco Committee- Green Flag MAY Saturday School Derry & Strabane District Council Jazz Workshop A2 and AS Music Performances GCSE Examinations AS and A2 Examinations AS&A2 French, Irish & Spanish Oral Exams Valedictory Evening for Year 14 Ulster Athletics Competition Saturday Morning School JUNE Internal School Exams Year 8/9 Trip to Gaeltacht Year 8 Retreat Year 8 Cupla Focal Year 9 Retreat Year 9 Geography Fieldwork Year 9 Irish Trip to Gaobh Dhobhair Year 9 Sports Prizegiving Year 9 Entrepreneur Event Induction Meetings with new Year 8 pupils and their parents Year 9 CCEA Level 3 OLA Irish Exam Year 9 CCEA Level 3 OLA French Exam Year 10 Ards Retreats Year 10 CATS Year 10 Memories Assembly Year 10 Silver Fainne Exam Year 10 CAT Tests Year 10 Trip to JungleNI Year 10 LIFE Year 11 Zest Emotional Well being Year 11 Trip to Stormont Lumen Christi College Annual Report to Board of Governors 2018-19 10

Year 11 Learning for Life and Work Success Skills YENI Year 13 UCAS Workshop 2 Year 14 Work Experience Annual Sports Day GCSE, AS and A2 Art Exhibition DOE Silver Expedition KS3 Reward Cinema Trip Parkrun Relay for Life Eco-committee “Big Clean” Foyle Hospice Female Walk Longtower Primary School Literacy Transition Project Primary 6 Activity Day

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Departmental Activities & Achievements

The Art Department Our GCSE, AS, A2 and Photography examination results were very good and compared very favourably with Northern Ireland Grammar School Averages. The Art students were very successful in competitions last year. Prizes were awarded in all competitions entered including the Credit Union Art competition, Confucius Chinese New Year competition and most recently the Garden of reflection A level Art competition. The department also featured on the BBC Radio Ulster show ‘Soundscapes’ in January. The programme host Stephen McCauley interviewed students and recorded the sounds in and around the Art room to create a fascinating insight into the Lumen Christi College Art Department. The department completed the 2018/19 year with the annual end of year exhibition in the Sixth Form Study. Every student was represented with at least one piece of work. The PTA sponsored the hospitality at the event and we are very grateful for this generous contribution and the exhibition was considered to be a great success by all involved. Mr Kerr and Miss McNabb, undertook successful periods as a GCSE moderator and AS moderator respectively, undertaking work in schools across the North-West.

The Biology Department The Department was delighted with the excellent set of results achieved at GCSE and A2 and the score of 3 achieved in ALPS which rated the A level results in the top 25% of providers in the UK. All results were above the Northern Ireland grammar school averages. Key Stage 4 and 5 students were offered extra Biology classes and tuition after school to give them support in preparation for their module exams. Leaver’s Destinations – those students who studied A2 Biology went on to study a wide variety of courses. These include Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Biotechnology, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Computing and Information Technology, Economics, Law, Engineering, Medicinal Chemistry, Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics and Environmental Management with Professional Studies and many professions concerned with the care of the sick such as nursing, physiotherapy and speech therapy. One of the students started an Apprenticeship in Electrical Engineering.

The Business Studies Department Over the academic year 2018-2019, Year 14 Applied Business students worked on a project as part of their course. This project allowed them to create and develop a business selling candy canes at Christmas. The profits £600.29 were donated to Foyle Hospice and Foyle Search & Rescue, charities very close to our local community. The Business Studies Department ran an extra-curricular activity ‘Quick Start Programme – Young Enterprise’ after school for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 students.

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Mr Kindlon – Director at Seagate Technology visited the Year 13 GCE Professional Business Services students. He explained what his job role entails and gave the students an insight into the human resources function within Seagate The examination results achieved in GCSE Business and Communication Systems and GCE Professional Business Services in 2019 were excellent and compare most favourably with the NI grammar averages. The department achieved a grade 3 ALPS score putting the department in the top 25% of Business Departments in the UK in terms of value-added.

The Chemistry Department In February 2019 four students two from Year 10, one from Year 11 and one from Year 12 were runners – up in the Top of the Bench Competition at Queen’s University. In March 2019, three Year 13 students, represented the College in the Royal Society of Chemistry Analytical Competition at Stranmillis College and came third in the competition, each winning £40 book tokens for themselves. A Chemistry drop in Clinic was in operation three mornings a week for students seeking support or help with homework. There was also Extra Chemistry support classes for students in KS4 and Key Stage 5 students who were honing their exam technique.

The Chemistry department have produced a ‘Where are they now?” noticeboard, which showcases the destinations of our Chemistry A2 students from 2019. This year there is an increase in the number of students who have gone to study Chemistry as their primary degree choice. This includes one student studying Chemistry at Glasgow University. Two students who have chosen to study Medicinal Chemistry with a year in Industry at Queens. One student studying Chemical Engineering in Birmingham and four students who have chosen to study Pharmacy. This demonstrates that students have developed a real love for the subject and have decided to further their studies of the subject at Third Level.

The Drama Department In the academic year 2018-2019, the Drama Department delivered a revised scheme of work based on teacher and pupil feedback from the previous academic year. Pupil evaluations of each unit of work show that the changes made to the scheme of work have resulted in a Drama experience that is more relevant to the pupils and consequently, more enriching. In June 2019, the Drama Department participated in the “Primary 6 Activity Day”. This involved a series of Drama workshops including dramatic games and ‘The Harry Potter Experience’. The workshops were successful and were enjoyed by the girls who participated. Pupils from Years 9 and 11 helped facilitate these Drama workshops.

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The English Department Extra-curricular Competitions Year 8 pupils participated in the Lumen Christi College Halloween poetry competition with Conor Quinn 8B, attaining 1st place, Grace Martin 8E, coming 2nd and Sinead Brolly 8D, 3rd. In November Key Stage 4 and 5 pupils participated in the Chamber of Commerce, Voices of the Future Public Speaking Competition. Extra –English for Year 12 GCSE pupils was held in term 2 Some pupils availed of help with their English during extra-curricular peer tutoring.

Events In October, three A ‘Level English Literature students, Tommy Carlin, Sarah Henderson and Alex Thompson were selected to take part in a prestigious workshop led by Paul Muldoon and facilitated jointly by Poetry Ireland and Homeplace. Pupils were selected on the basis of a submission of their own writing and spent a day with the critically acclaimed poet, who offered advice and guidance on the writing process. In November and December pupils from Year 12-14 participated in workshops led by the acclaimed poet, Damien Gorman. The award-winning poet, filmmaker and playwright had been asked by the reconciliation groups, Towards Understanding and Healing and The Junction to engage with a wide range of people prior to the composition of his poem, Field Notes, penned to mark 50 years since the start of the Troubles.

Trips In a joint trip with Ashfield Girls’ Belfast, Year 13 AS English Literature pupils visited Homeplace in Bellaghy, where they viewed the Seamus Heaney exhibition and listened to a lecture on Field Work, by QUB English Literature lecturer, Stephen Sexton.

Initiatives Library prefects delivered assemblies to KS3,4 and 5 on how best to utilise the library. In June we welcomed past pupils, Emer Maguire (Science Communicator and Broadcaster) and Michéal McCann to the school to talk to Year 11 pupils about careers. Both pupils had studied English Literature for A’ Level and spoke to the pupils about how their study of the subject had been beneficial in their chosen careers.

We were pleased to continue our primary/post-primary transition project with Longtower Primary and St Joseph’s College this year. The project focused on encouraging primary 7 pupils to improve their extended writing. Mr. Gallagher and the primary 7 teachers, worked with primary 7 pupils to produce a piece of writing entitled, ‘All About Me’. Primary 7 pupils came to Lumen Christi to produce a final draft of their writing and were assisted by 8 past pupils of Longtower Primary, who had all taken part in the project during their time in primary 7. It is hoped that the project will continue this year.

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We are delighted that two A’ Level English Literature students, were accepted to study English Literature at Durham University and Queen’s University and we wish them every success.

The French Department Key Stage 3 European Day of Languages Celebrations On Wednesday 25th September, as part of our departmental celebrations for European Day of Languages, the French Department hosted our annual petit déjeuner à la française (French Breakfast) for all Year 8 pupils and their Form Tutors in the College canteen. Students and staff were able to to savour an authentic French breakfast with croissant, pain au chocolat and a drink of chocolat chaud. This was a great way to formally welcome our new cohort of Year 8 students and allow the students and their Form Teacher a chance to get to know each other a little better.

Onatti Theatre Performance Onatti Theatre Group is a regular visitor to our school and their plays are always very well received by our junior pupils. In October, Year 9 and 10 pupils attended a French play entitled “La salle des énigmes!” Both year groups were fully engaged in the fast-paced performance and a number of our talented linguists even appeared on stage! This was a most enjoyable afternoon for both pupils and teachers alike and it was a worthwhile experience to enhance our pupils’ linguistic skills.

French Film Club Lunchtime French Film Club ran weekly, with students watching some classics and contemporary film titles. In June, class 8B were selected to attend the premiere of Toy Story 4, a trip entirely funded by INTO Film club. Another class, 8D, had both their French and culinary skills tested when they got to follow an authentic French recipe for crêpes. De petits chefs en herbe!

Key Stage 5 In October, the Year 13 French class and members of staff participated in a Great European Bake Off and created cakes, cupcakes and desserts which either followed a traditional European recipe or they felt represented a European country. This was a really popular event for students and staff alike and all for a worthy cause too - the cakes were sold at break time and all money raised went to ZEST Counselling Services, a local charity who works with people suffering from mental health issues. Year 13 students participated in JUVENES TRANSLATORES, a competition organised by the European Commission to reward the best young translators in Europe. This competition also provided students with an insight into the possible future career of translation and the skills and expertise required to succeed in this area of languages. In January 2019, the AS French class were invited to attend the QUB School of Languages Open Day, where students had the opportunity to tour the campus and participate in workshops and seminars

Lumen Christi College Annual Report to Board of Governors 2018-19 15 delivered by QUB staff. Students enjoyed sampling the various workshops available which were tailored to prepare students for the translation, listening and literature elements of their CCEA AS exam.

Year 13 student, Leo Doherty, delivered a preparatory workshop to Key Stage 4&5 students who participated in the AILO Round 1 competition. Leo Doherty, Anita Sibin and Orlaith Kelly were again ranked among the top 100 problem solvers in Ireland and participated in the Final competition in UCD in Dublin.

On the 14th of March, a team of 4 AS pupils took part in the national A Level French Debating Competition organised by Queen’s University of Belfast. It was a unique opportunity for pupils to have a day outside of school immersed in the French language. The team enjoyed the experience tremendously and Sara Reid was awarded Best Speaker. They benefitted from enhanced linguistic and social skills as well as increased confidence in using French for debating and public-speaking purposes. One area of focus is giving opinions and justifications, which is relevant to A-level study and preparation for employment and Third level education.

Professional Development A member of the French Department attended the Teacher Professional Learning day ‘Working with Human Forgetting Rates & Teaching Listening Bottom Up” with Dr. Gianfranco Conti that was organised by Queen’s University of Belfast. It was a very interesting event, both worthwhile and beneficial to teaching.

The Geography Department

2018/19 proved to be another successful year for the Geography Department. Pupils participated in fieldwork at all Key Stages including a river study by the Year 9 pupils in June, a study of the Curly Burn River by Year 12 pupils in September, a sand dune study in October and an urban study of Coleraine in March by the Year 13 pupils. Year 14 students also travelled to Queen’s University, Belfast in October, to attend a lecture relating to the ethnic conflict in Palestine. Thanks to the initiatives of the Eco-Committee relating to waste, litter and biodiversity, plastic Bottle bins were re-introduced into the canteen resulting in an 18% drop in general waste and a 29% increase in waste for recycling. Litter-picking was extended across all of the Key Stages and with the help of Year 13 ‘Geography Ambassadors’, all of the Form Classes could be seen in the school grounds throughout the year, removing bags of litter. Furthermore, the ‘Conservation Volunteers’ helped the Eco-committee to tidy up the small wooded area beside the bus bay and plant shade tolerant plants. On the 20th March 2019, following an inspection by 2 representatives of Eco-Schools, the college was awarded the Green Flag for the third time and efforts will be maintained to ensure the Green Flag is retained by the College.

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The History Department The subject continues to be popular within Lumen Christi with a strong student uptake at both GCSE and A Level. Pupil performance at both GCSE and A level remains well above the N. I. grammar school average, and is testament to the continued hard work and dedication of all members of the History Department. A number of our Year 14 leavers are going on to pursue History courses at University. In October 2018 25 Year 11 students attended an all-day Civil Rights Conference in the Guildhall, Derry to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 5th October 1968 March in Derry. Also in October 2018 all of the Year 9 History students attended a workshop on the Siege of Derry in the school’s assembly hall. In November 2018 a Year 12 History class attended the Foyle Film Festival to see “They shall not Grow Old”, a film based on original footage from World War One. In March, a group of 60 Year 12, 13 and 14 students accompanied by Mr Hegarty, Mrs Carlisle, Mrs Dobbins, Dr Gormley, Mr Hulme and Mrs Owen, spent four action-packed days in Krakow where we visited the Salt Mines, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Wawel Royal Castle, Schindler’s Factory, the Jewish Quarter and Wodny Water Park. This was our second History trip to Krakow and once again it provided a very memorable learning experience for all those involved. In May our Year 14 students attended a lecture on the Partition of Ireland by the historian and author, Dr. Russell Rees, at St. Columb’s College as part of their A2 studies.

The Home Economics Department

The Brandywell and Bogside Health Forum facilitated the simulator baby initiative with year 11 students. The students involved received one afternoon’s training with these babies before taking them home and caring for them for the evening. The next day the babies were returned and a report was produced on the care of each individual baby. All students found this a very worthwhile experience and they made a presentation to their form classes highlighting their experiences. To celebrate Pancake Tuesday Key Stage 3 Home Economics classes made pancakes for themselves to enjoy on that day. The tradition of using up ingredients before Lent was discussed. To celebrate Healthy Eating week in June all year 8s made smoothies. They were able to choose their own fruits from a wide selection available and make a smoothie to drink in class to highlight healthy eating and trying to get their ‘5 a day’. In June Primary 6 girls were invited to take part in various sessions throughout the school. In the Home Economics Department, they were given the opportunity to prepare delicious Soda Bread Pizzas. Feedback from this event was very positive and the girls thoroughly enjoyed their time in Home Economics.

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The Irish Department Our results at GCSE and AS and A2 levels were excellent and are above the N. Ireland Grammar School average. We are very pleased by all our students’ achievements. We are also very encouraged by the proportionate numbers of students opting to study Irish at GCSE and AS level in the new academic year; the latter being facilitated via the Foyle Learning Community partnership. One of our leavers from Year 14 has continued to study Irish taking up a place at Queen’s University studying a BA Joint Honours in Irish and Spanish. As always, the Department offered a range of opportunities beyond the classroom to promote the acquisition of skills and to optimise students’ learning experiences:

European Day of Languages: This occasion was marked with a visit from Dr. Pádraig Ó Tiarnaigh, Communications & Language Protection Officer with Conradh na Gaeilge, who delivered a careers’ talk to KS3 and 4 students. Students had the opportunity to win prizes in the interactive session, which was further enhanced by refreshments and a raffle for O’Neill half-zips.

Speak Irish for a Day: Staff members and senior students participated in the all-Ireland initiative, ‘Speak Irish for a Day’. They wore the official t-shirts throughout the day and ran a stall in the foyer at break time and lunchtime to publicise the event and to encourage all students to speak Irish.

Gael Linn Quiz: Year 10 students participated in the Gael Linn Quiz held in the White Horse Hotel on Tuesday 9th October 2018 for post-primary schools in the North West. Lumen Christi students were the overall winners on the day. The winning team included: Oisin Coulter, Ava Ferguson, Niamh Lamont and Oliver Mc Kibben. The students also had the opportunity to participate in Céilí dancing, and thoroughly enjoyed the cultural experience and the opportunity to interact with their peers from other local schools.

An Club Céilí: An Club Céilí was held at lunchtime for Key Stage 3 students school in the first term. Year 9 students who had learnt the dances the previous year helped to run the club. Students learned a range of céilí dances and the club prepared them well for the annual Céilí in November 2018. Céilí na Scoile: The Finvola Cé ilí Band provided the music for the annual cé ilí, which proved to be as popular as ever. In addition to their own participation, students enjoyed an exceptional display of Irish dancing, co-ordinated by Mrs Carlisle, and traditional Music, performed by Niamh Duffy (Harp) and Oisin Duffy (Fiddle). Students from Thornhill College, St Cecilia’s College and St Columb’s College joined us on the night. We recognise the

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St. Patrick’s Day Mass: The annual Irish Mass in honour of St. Patrick was held on Wednesday 14th March 2019 and is always one of the highlights of our calendar. Mass was celebrated by Fr. Seán Ó Dónaill and was attended by all Year 8 students and all students of Irish in the school. The choir, soloist, traditional musicians and student readers greatly enhanced this special occasion.

Feis Dhoire Cholmcille: A number of KS3 students participated in Irish language competitions at Feis Dhoire Cholmcille. In the Year 8 Conversation competition Anna Slevin, 8E, achieved first place and Lorcán Doherty, 8E, achieved second place. Grace Martin, 8D, achieved first place in the Year 8 Poetry competition followed by Anna Slevin, 8E, in second place and Lorcán Doherty 8E in third place. Shakira Strawbridge 10E was placed first, Cormac O’Donnell 9E second and Eimhear McGonigle third in the Year 9 & 10 Conversation competition. Cormac and Eimhear came second and third respectively in the Poetry competition. All of the students involved in the Feis represented the school admirably and we are extremely proud of their achievements. Comhghairdeas mór libh!

A2 Literature Day: A2 students attended a workshop on the poetry of the A2 Course at Ulster University, Magee Campus in April. Students had the opportunity to participate in discussions, as well as listen to analysis on the prescribed poetry. They found it very useful preparation for the examination.

KS4 Irish: Bean Uí Eithir provided an after school Irish club for KS4 students throughout the year, to support preparation for the GCSE speaking exam. AS and A2 students had the opportunity of attending a ‘Lón Gaelach’ (Irish language lunchtime) in the second term facilitated by Bean Uí Lochlainn.

An Carn Intensive GCSE Irish Course: Two Year 12 students attended a Saturday intensive GCSE Speaking Day 13/4/19 at An Carn, Irish Language and Cultural Centre in Maghera.

Sciath Mhic Giolla Bhríde (The Ashbourne Shield): Dr. Pádraig Ó Tiarnaigh, Language and Protection Officer from Conradh na Gaeilge, visited the College as an examiner from Comhaltas Uladh, in May, to assess the oral proficiency of our KS4 and KS5 students. For the past 86 years, the Ashbourne Shield has been a much-coveted award, presented to the best school

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Awards: Year 8 students were presented with the Cúpla Focal award and Year 10 students with the Fáinne Airgid. Students had to complete an oral assessment to achieve the award. Two Irish Language Officers from Cultúrlann Uí Chanin, Ciarán Mac Cearáin and Dáire Ní Chanáin conducted the assessment with the students. Dr. Pádraig Ó Tiarnaigh from Comhaltas Uladh assessed Year 14 students for the Fáinne Óir, which indicates fluency in the language. He was most impressed and presented the award to all participants.

Year 9 Trip to Gaoth Dobhair: Year 9 students thoroughly enjoyed their educational trip to Gaoth Dobhair this year. Students had the opportunity to experience kayaking, lunch in Teach Jack and games on the beach, all ‘trí mheán na Gaeilge’(through the medium of Irish).

An Ghaeltacht: 85 students attended summer residential courses in Coláiste Bhríde, Rann na Feirste. Students really enjoyed the experience as well as increasing their proficiency in the language. The number of returning students each year is a testament to the benefit and pleasure students derive from this opportunity.

The ICT Department The department continues to promote computing and computational thinking within the curriculum. All pupils studying GCSE Digital Technology will follow the programming option. Pupils in all key stages had access to a number of extra-curricular activities during the academic year.

Two teams from Lumen Christi College were finalists in the SmartCity App Design Competition, the final of which was held in St Mary’s College. One team were awarded runner up in the regional final. Each girl Was awarded a trophy and gift vouchers. The app design received high praise from the judges on the day.

In February 2019, Mrs Matthewson and the Year 13 SSD attended the Turing Lecture in Belfast on Engineering a fair future: Why we need to train unbiased AI. This was well enjoyed by all with pupils interacting with the guest speaker and making connections with industry representatives at the event. Our thanks to business sponsors in Belfast who provide free transport to and from the event, through the company JK coaches.

Mrs Matthewson attended a training course on e-Safety provided by the Western Trust in November.

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The departmental staff continue to contribute to the education community through working in partnership with C2K on a number of pilots. The college has piloted the new Windows 10 update on managed PCs this year.

Mrs Robertson is still a member of the NI Technician’s Forum chaired by C2K. She has attended a number of meetings and is able to inform the school of the newest initiatives.

The SIMS App has been procured and is set to be rolled out to parents in the first term of the 2019 academic year.

Dates have been agreed for the rollout of new Wi-Fi adapters across the school through C2K.

Twelve out of twenty-three students have proceeded to third level education to study Computer Science/Software Engineering or variants thereof. One of these student Ronan Dale achieved a place on the PWC sponsored Digital Partnership programme another student Oisin Feeney was successful in achieving a place on the Deloitte programme. This was pleasing as it constitutes more than 50% of those studying Software Systems Development or Digital Technology. In addition, two students undertook Engineering degree programs and a further student was successful in achieving entry to the Deloitte Bright Start Scheme.

At GCSE Beth Magee achieved 2nd place in Northern Ireland. At A Level Software Systems Development Ronan Dale achieved 3rd place. Congratulations to both students.

The C2K refresh of core machines was completed.

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The Learning for Life and Work Department

Your School, Your Business Year 8 pupils took part in an Employability workshop called “Your School Your Business” facilitated by Youth Enterprise NI on Tuesday 26th September. The Year 8 class counsellors also participated in the event so as to act as a guide and friend to the younger pupils. Pupils got the opportunity to mix with their peers and develop new friendships whilst also exploring the school as a business of learning. Pupils assessed their skills and talents and throughout the course of the day they engaged in several interactive activities including People detective and group presentations. Pupils thoroughly enjoyed the experience and found that it greatly helped them settle into their new school surroundings.

NWMF Project On 25th October North West Migrants Forum delivered a workshop in school to Year 9 pupils as part of the project; Discover and Intercultural NI. The aim of the project was to promote and disseminate values, attitudes and behaviours conducive to dialogue, anti-discrimination and the unification of cultures. During the workshop pupils were divided into groups and rotated around the hall sampling different cultures through music, dress, food and art. It was highly interactive and provided the pupils with an opportunity to really engage with a range of different cultures and to ask questions from the ambassadors. Following this, four Year 9 pupils expressed a further interest in getting involved in the project. They attended a launch in the Mayor’s parlour in the Guildhall on 29th October, acting as representatives for our school and cultural ambassadors. These pupils met a number of times outside of school and engaged with other young people from the city. They actively participated in cultural debates and displayed a genuine enthusiasm for the project.

REACH Across/Shared Education Project As part of our Shared Education programme, a group of Year 10 pupils participated in a project through which they gained an OCN Level 2 in Citizenship. The programme was facilitated by REACH Across and it explored issues such as prejudice, stereotyping, culture and sectarianism. The pupils worked together with a group of students from Foyle College. Pupils met on a number of occasions through a series of workshops in the aim of developing new friendships and new skills. Following a number of collaborative workshops pupils went on a shared trip to Crumlin Road Jail, the Peacelines and Dundonald Ice Bowl. The pupils had an amazing experience and said it really was the highlight of their year. They thoroughly enjoyed the programme and getting to meet lots of new friends. Siobhan Doherty, from REACH Across visited the school in June to present pupils with their OCN Level 2 certificates for completing the course.

Project Business Year 10 pupils participated in a workshop facilitated by Young Enterprise called Project Business on Monday 26th February. Pupils explored the key theme of entrepreneurships and met different entrepreneurs. Pupils took part in a team challenge whereby they had to make products and sell them for Lumen Christi College Annual Report to Board of Governors 2018-19 22 a profit. Pupils engaged in planning, problem solving and budgeting. Pupils thoroughly enjoyed the task whilst also developing key skills. It gave them a flavour for and enhanced their entrepreneurial spirit.

Chinese Cultural Celebration In February 2019 all year 8 pupils participated in Chinese New Year celebrations. Each year 8 class performed a song they had been learning in their Mandarin lessons. This was followed by a Martial Arts display, a Mongolian Dance display and an instrumental performance. Following this all pupils took to the floor and joined together to learn part of an ethnic dance. The celebrations were concluded with a quiz on China, with pupils forming small teams of 3 or 4. Prizes were awarded to the winners. The pupils thoroughly enjoyed the celebrations, putting into practice what they had been learning about and discussing in class. Pupils developed a range of key skills, most notably communication, team work and creativity. A fantastic afternoon, with a huge thanks owed to the Confucius Project.

Year 11 Trip to Stormont In June all year 11 pupils visited Stormont. They took a tour of parliament buildings which included a visit to the Assembly Chamber. Pupils also participated in a workshop whereby they took part in a mock debate. The pupils met with local MLA and had a question answer session. The visit greatly enhanced their study of Democracy in Action.

End of Key Stage Trip to Jungle NI Within the LLW framework a key element is the development of skills. In collaboration with Mrs Deery as Head of Key Stage 3 an outdoor activity day was planned for Year 10 pupils as part of their transition into Key Stage 4. The trip took place in June. Pupils experienced a range of activities including zorbing, wall climbing, archery and paintball to name a few. Pupils had a fantastic experience over the course of the day as they were able to work together and mix as a full year group whilst also developing key skills. Given the success of the trip it is envisaged that this will be an annual event as a key part of developing our #teamlumen spirit!

YSI Project – Young Social Innovators Class 9B participated in the YSI programme, which encourages participants to explore social issues at a local and global scale, and realise their own potential as citizens for effecting change. Students were encouraged to use their creativity and personal interests to take action on an issue they care about. In teams they created educational resources, presentations and posters highlighting issues they cared about demonstrating their solutions to these issues. Some of the issues advocated by teams in 9B included homelessness, Type 2 Diabetes in children, water safety and drink driving. The programme culminated in the students delivering an informative presentation a workshop to students in Year 8. Students enjoyed being given the freedom to choose their own issue to research and the active learning experiences the programme offered.

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Employability Workshops In June 2019, Year 11 pupils participated in a Digital Masterclass and Success skills workshop facilitated by YENI. This gave the pupils a better understanding of how to make themselves more employable, what skills and qualities employers are looking for, the importance of teamwork and how to choose an effective career. Success Skills enabled students to develop skills in Communication, Working with others and Self - Management. Digital Masterclass gave pupils an opportunity to access a range of new technologies and to recognise its value in the workplace. This included a robotics ball, VR technology and green screen technology. Pupils also completed their Progress Files in June during one of the collapsed days. Progress Files constitute a process of personal development planning, which is the means by which students can monitor, build and reflect upon their personal development, leading to the production of personal development records. They may serve a number of purposes and potential audiences, including: • the student • other HEIs who wish to verify achievements • prospective employers • financial sponsors Each student was asked to complete a Record of Achievement, a CV and a Personal Statement. Students are encouraged to update these on a regular basis.

Charities Involvement:

Hamper Appeal Every year early in December we ask the students of each form group to put together a food hamper. The hampers are then displayed outside the school chapel before being passed on to the Society of St Vincent de Paul and the Salvation Army. The hampers are then distributed to members of the local community who struggle during the Christmas period when their finances are severely stretched. The response and generosity of our students and their parents is truly overwhelming and greatly appreciated by those who benefit from this traditional event.

Shoebox Appeal This year was a tremendous success in terms of the Shoebox Appeal. We are indebted to Sharon Jack from Samaritan’s Purse who visited each of our assemblies to speak about the positive impact that the shoeboxes have on so many children who receive them. Over 400 shoeboxes were donated by students and staff within the College and we express our sincere thanks to everyone who supported this appeal.

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Christmas Jumper/Non-Uniform Day On the last day of term 1, pupils and staff were encouraged to wear a Christmas jumper to school and donate £1 for charity.

Careers The purpose of the Careers Programme in Lumen Christi College is to assist pupils to prepare for life after school by developing their personal, educational and vocational awareness. Furthermore, the careers programme seeks to provide the educational experiences which will enable pupils to acquire the skills and attitudes for life after school. The increased choice of education and training pathways available to young people, the modularisation of the curriculum, the focus on employability and obtaining suitable qualifications in order that our students can meet the challenge of the changing world of work, place high quality Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance, (CEIAG), at the heart of the curriculum. The subject’s curriculum provision, target-setting arrangements, Learning for Life and Work syllabus and STEAM developments in the college all contribute to the CEIAG provision within the college.

The purpose of the careers programme in Lumen Christi College is to assist pupils to prepare for life by developing their personal, educational and vocational awareness. Furthermore, the careers programme seeks to provide the educational experiences which will enable pupils to acquire the skills and attitudes for life after school. The increased choice of education and training pathways available to young people, the modularisation of the curriculum, the focus on employability and obtaining suitable qualifications in order that our students can meet the challenge of the changing world of work, place high quality Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance, (CEIAG), at the heart of the curriculum. The subject curriculum provision, target-setting arrangements, Learning for Life and Work syllabus and STEAM developments in the college all contribute to the CEIAG provision within the college

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Careers Events and Opportunities at KS3

Year Group Organisation Event/Opportunity

Year 8 YENI Your school, your business

Year 8 Sentinus Robotics workshop

Year 8 Sentinus Sentinus summer school hosted by Lumen Christi College Year 9 YENI Explore Enterprise

Year 9 Allstate Ignite your future: promoting women in STEM Year 9 Internal Dragons’ Den Enterprise event

Year 10 YENI Project Business

Year 10 Sentinus Arduino workshop

Year 10 Lumen Christi College Post 14 options talk for parents and pupils Year 10 Lumen Christi College Year 10- 1:1 Guidance Interviews Year 10 CSNI( Careers Service NI) Post 14 options Services provided by CSNI including Careers HUB, Drop-in service, key links for parents and pupils

Careers Events and Opportunities at KS4 Year Group Organisation Event/Opportunity

Year 11 YENI/ Allstate Digital Masterclass

Year 11 YENI Success Skills

Year 11 CSNI Introduction to Careers Advisor. Year 12 CSNI 1:1 Guidance Interviews

Year 12 Lumen Christi College Post 16 options talk- parents/pupils Year 12 Lumen Christi College Subject Choices Week- Dept. talks/ presentations on Post 16 options Year 12 University of Oxford Applying to Oxford talk

Year 12 NWRC Post 16 options

Year 12 Kainos Higher Level Apprenticeships

Year 12 Headstart Engineering Summer scheme

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Careers Events and Opportunities at KS5

Year Group Organisation Event/ Opportunity

Year 13 WHSCT (Altnagelvin Area Health related workshops: Hospital) Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, Nursing and Midwifery, Biomedical Sciences, Radiography, Occupational therapy, Nutrition and Dietetics, Social Work, Speech Therapy, Radiotherapy Year 13 WHSCT (Altnagelvin Area Work experience placements Hospital) (Medicine, Dentistry, Midwifery, Nursing) Year 13 WHSCT (Altnagelvin Area Medical/ Dental Symposium for Hospital) prospective students Year 13 UU Stratified Medicine placements

Year 13 Airspace, Eglinton Volunteering: Summer Scheme: Working with adults with learning disabilities Year 13 SEC Work Experience placements. Links secured with Seagate, E&I Engineering, Fujitsu, Nerve Centre, Derry City and Strabane District Council, PSNI, NWIH, Ballykelly, Dupont, Invista, Allstate, Aveva, City of Derry Airport….. Year 13 PWC Big Data Summer Scheme

Year 13 PWC Inspiring females of the future event Year 13 JP Morgan Residential summer programme- Finance Year 13 Glasgow Broadbase Engineering Headstart Summer Scheme Year 13 TCD (Trinity College Dublin), University talks Scottish Universities group, Oxbridge talk, University of Liverpool, University of John Moores, University of Ulster/ University of Newcastle Year 13 University of Cambridge 3 day shadowing programme

Year 13 University of Cambridge, Corpus NI Residential Summer School Christi College Year 13 QUB Widening Participation programme Year 13 QUB Medical Symposium

Year 13 QUB Open Day

Year 13 University of Dundee Robotics workshop

Year 13 UU Chartered Accountants event

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Year 13 PWC PWC HLA talk

Year 13 Civil Service NI/ Permanent Civil service networking event Secretary , Dept of Finance Year 13 Stephanie Mc Cann University Roadshow

Year 13 SWOTUP.org Widening access to Medicine: Guidelines on Applying Year 13 Sentinus Bring It On Workshop- Careers in IT

Year 13 Oxbridge Conference Making a successful application to Oxbridge Year 13 Lumen Christi College UCAS workshops (x3)- How to make a successful application Year 13 Lumen Christi College UCAS Apply Day

Year 14 Deloitte Deloitte Brightstart Scheme

Year 14 University of Dundee Applying for Medicine talk

Year 14 Oxford, Cambridge, TCD, University talks University of Galway Year 14 WHSCT Health related workshops

Year 14 Lumen Christi College 1:1 personal statement interviews Year 14 Lumen Christi College 1:1 UCAS form check

Year 14 Lumen Christi College Internal Interview Skills events; MMI event (including pupils from Thornhill College) Oxbridge Interviews Dental Interviews Professionals from a range of disciplines, including past pupils involved in 1: 1 interviews Year 14 Lumen Christi College Q&A SESSION: Life as an Oxbridge student from past pupil. Year 14 Sutton Trust US applications

Year 14 Lumen Christi College CAO applications talk

Year 14 Lumen Christi College Applying to St Mary’s University college workshop Year 14 Lumen Christi College “What Happens Next” talk

Years 11, 12,13&14 Lumen Christi College Careers drop-in service- Monday, Tuesday, Friday- 9- 9.20 facilitated by Assistant Head of Careers Years 13& 14 Lumen Christi College Weekly Careers Bulletins with CEIAG updates.

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The Mathematics Department The Department was delighted with the excellent set of results achieved at GCSE and A2, and the ALPS scores of 3 for A2 Maths and 2 for A2 Further Maths. Our Year10 pupils took part in the Junior Maths Challenge in April, and achieved 3 Gold, 12 Silver and 19 Bronze certificates. Department members attended INSET on the new CCEA A Level Maths and Further Maths specifications, and the new GCSE Maths specifications, and cascaded training to the whole department. Year 10 pupils took part in a Pilot Assessment for CCEA by completing an online adaptive Numeracy test. This was primarily designed to test the system for CCEA for rolling out to schools next year. The Department continued to develop and strengthen links with Third Level institutions. Contact was made with Queen’s University’s Actuary and Finance department, with a view to the department hosting an information session for pupils next year. The department also facilitated a Maths student teacher from St Mary’s College Belfast.

The Music Department

In addition to academic success the Music students of the college continue to display their talents across a variety of outlets:

Extra-Curricular:

During the year the department ran the following extra-curricular ensembles:

Senior Choir/ Orchestra/Jazz Orchestra/ Senior String ensemble/recorder group/brass group

Department Trip to London In September the department organised a 2-day theatre trip to London. 44 music students from Year 11- 14 pupils and five members of staff took in the London sights, the Natural History Museum and the Warner Bros Harry Potter experience and attended a performance of Les Miserables. It was a wonderful experience and a great launch for our December production of a Night at the Musicals.

A Night at the Musicals In December 2018 the College presented – ‘A Night at the Musicals’. The show was a time travelling tribute through 100 years of the great Musicals from Showboat to The Greatest Showman. It featured a cast of seventy pupils with around thirty soloists.

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Carol Service & Christmas Programme:

The School’s annual Carol service in the Long Tower Chapel once again proved a great success. The event continues to attract a considerable number of the Music Alumni. The Senior Choir along with past pupils came together, performing a traditional programme featuring a reprise of the beautiful choral pieces John Rutter’s Mary’s Lullaby and O Holy Night. Featured soloist in the service was Rachel Xu (O Holy Night).

The school orchestra, under the direction of Mrs Katey McNay also featured strongly as did the recorder group & folk group contributing to a very enjoyable mix of sacred and secular festive music.

Christmas Charity Programme: The senior music pupils took part in carol singing to raise funds for Save the Children and The Samaritans in Foyleside Shopping Centre on two separate occasions in December.

Spring Concert:

The Department organised its annual Celebration of Music- The Spring Concert in April where our A level music students performed to an audience of invited guests in a magnificent showcase for the College. The concert featured the very best of talent from year 14 as well as the senior choir, senior string group & orchestra. The orchestra performed the exciting ‘Hoe Down’ by Aaron Copland. The senior choir performed two pieces – “Shenandoah” and “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing”. Our Guest Past Pupil on the night was Megan Owens who left the College in 2014 and is now a studying to be a Music Teacher in Glasgow.

Alumni:

Membership of the Music Alumni is growing steadily with over 120 past pupils keeping in touch with the department through attendance at the Annual Carol Service, Spring Concert and via social media. We take enormous pride in the musical achievements of our Alumni – recent examples include Christina Tedders (West end stage actor – ‘Once’, ‘Calamity Jane’, ‘Cabaret’); Ciaran Kelly – Professional Tenor; Sean Doherty – Internationally renowned choral composer; Clodagh Kennedy – London based professional violinist, Damien McGinty – Celtic Thunder. Conor McFarlane and Aoibheann Biddle have been touring in a professional production entitled ‘The World Goes Around’.

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Instrumental lessons:

During the past academic year, the pupils of the department have excelled in instrumental performance. We maintain high numbers taking EA music lessons on site as well as numerous others taking private tuition externally. Most of these students have already completed several instrumental grades. The pupils regularly perform in concerts and events outside of school such as in City of Derry Civic Choirs, Codetta, the EA Youth Orchestra as well as in local musicals and pantomimes.

The Music Department was privileged to have on board, the visiting tutors from the EA Music service. They were: Janet Cooke- violin, Maureen McGranaghan – violin, Karen McGillian – woodwind, David McGarrigle – Brass, Ann Bergin – oboe/bassoon, Michael McGinty – double bass, Elaine McCann – Cello.

The music staff are very proud of all pupils, too numerous to mention who excelled in the Derry Feis, Grade examinations, City of Derry Youth Choirs or achieved scholarships. They are all ambassadors for the Music Department and we thank them for their enthusiasm and dedication.

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The Physics Department

Once again Mr Dunne offered the Year 13 the opportunity to get involved in the British Physics Olympiad Research project. This year 36 pupils worked on perfecting cubic or more precisely ‘Kubic’ bubble structures which are formed inside cubic and tetrahedral frames. The pupils had to perfect their soap solutions and camera angles to enable them to capture images of the structures from which the internal angles of their bubble structures could be measured. They then completed a report and submitted it to the BPhO.

A similar number of pupils braved the AS Physics challenge paper which examined their ability to apply their knowledge of Physics to a broad range of problems which covered theory from A Level to first year degree level.

This year Physics GCSE tutorials moved online and the department completed a full year of live streams for GCSE Physics delivered by Mr Smyth. This alternated week-on-week on a Wednesday night from Year 11 to 12 content. The weekly attendance averaged 20 – 30 students and a total watch time of 520 hours. We also extended this to Year 13 with a dedicated Lower 6th Practical class online over the Easter week.

For the first time the department has trialled the use of Google Classroom. In the past year, Year 13 have able to access their notes and study material via Google classroom. This process proved very useful and has been tweaked for a second test round this year. Eventually we hope to be able to offer this to all Physics students in the College.

The Physics Department would like to offer our thanks to Dr Alexey Dobrynin from Seagate who came into to run an after school Physics Club which was open to pupils from Year 11 to Year 14. Dr Dobrynin offered examples and tuition on a range of issues which included advanced problem solving, focusing on Oxford PAT and Cambridge Nat. Sciences past papers, Physics Olympiad problems, and Scientific Computing using Python.

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The Physical Education Department The P.E Department was delighted with the excellent set of results achieved at GCSE and A level. We achieved 92.6% A*-A and 100% A*-B at GCSE; 70% A-B and 100% A-C at AS; 100% A*-A at A2.

Netball trip to European U-21 championships Pupils from all years travelled to Antrim forum on Saturday 3rd November to watch the U-21 European championships. All pupils had an enjoyable day meeting some of their Netball stars and witnessed a great display of Netball. They has a lovely shopping trip to junction 1 also.

Year 8 Inter - Class Cross Country Race 2018 The traditional inter -class cross country race for Year 8 pupils around the school grounds took place at the start of November. Each class was represented by 10 pupils, 3 boys and 3 girls with each pupil completing 2,000M in total. The race was won by Class 8A.

Class Leagues In June, the Year 12 GCSE PE Classes organised class leagues for our junior pupils as part of their GCSE Controlled Assessment. The leagues took place on the morning of sports day in Bay Rd Soccer and Templemore sports complex. It is always great to see so many students either playing or supporting their class during the Class Leagues. These leagues are highly competitive affairs and always produce a great sense of class spirit within the classes and a great sense of competition between the classes.

Personal Survival / Life Saving Personal survival/Life Saving for the Year 12 GCSE PE class took place from the end of September to the end of start of December at William Street Swimming Baths. Pupils do this activity as part of their GCSE Controlled Assessment. The students always enjoy this activity and achieve bronze and silver certificates for their efforts.

Sports Day Sports Day is the main event in our PE calendar. We have two divisions on Sports Day with some students qualifying for the premiership division and all other students opting to be in one event in the first division. The teacher tug of war was a big highlight for our pupils at the end of the day!! A most enjoyable day was had by all.

Sports Prize giving Sports Prize giving took place in June and as part of the Junior Prize giving Celebrations. Ben McCarron and Orlaith Watson, past pupils were our guest speakers. The Victor Ludorum and Victrix Ludorum were awarded to the best athletes in Year 8 – 11 based on the accumulated points won in the premiership division on Sports Day. Lumen Christi College Annual Report to Board of Governors 2018-19 33

The PE Department, as always would like to thank those many parents, support staff, outside coaches and teachers who assist in any way and, in particular, Mr Chris Ryan, who co-ordinates the sporting extra- curricular programme.

The Religious Studies Department

The Department was delighted with the excellent results achieved by students, especially at GCSE and A2. Our A2 students went on to study a huge variety of courses at university, including Law, European Planning, Midwifery, Teaching, Economics and Software Engineering.

Two Year 13 students were nominated to represent the school as Diocesan Ambassadors. Through this role they met with Bishop Donal Mc Keown once a term and discussed topical issues within the Church. They also presented ideas on how they feel the Church could be a more welcoming place for young people. They were inducted at the Mass for Catholic Schools in St. Eugene’s Cathedral on 24th January 19.

Working with the History Department, all A2 RE students attended a very informative talk by Dr Heaney on ‘Church and State.’ This linked in with the Synoptic Assessment aspect of their course and gave them a great and invaluable insight into the relationship between religion and state.

Chaplaincy

We spent this year consolidating the large amount of work and the many initiatives that have become a central part of College life. The Morning Prayer initiative continued to flourish and Fr Aidan Mullan celebrated Mass for the school community every Tuesday morning at 8:40am.

 With our tradition of First Friday Mass continuing, we also celebrated a number of Seasonal Masses. We celebrated twice weekly Mass during Advent and Lent and ended the year for our senior students with our Leavers’ Mass. A huge debt of gratitude is owed to the many priests from the Diocese of Derry who continue to support us in every way they can.  Fourteen students participated in the Pope John Paul II Annual Pilgrimage to Knock in September.  Our annual day of Reconciliation was held during Lent. This year we provided the sacrament for all students. We were supported by twenty-six priests from the Diocese.  Our Retreat Programme continued with Year 13 spending the day in the spirit of the Celtic Saints in the Iosas Centre. Our Year 10 group made the annual two journeys to Ards Friary, Co. Donegal. The Year 12 and 14 groups had a one-day retreat in the Gas Yard facilitated by Niall McNally of CAST Ministries. The Year 9 Retreat took place in school and was staff led. The Year 8 group spent a prayerful day in June under the direction of Mrs Maire Gormley from Buncrana Parish. Lumen Christi College Annual Report to Board of Governors 2018-19 34

Sixth Form students took part in a series of faith seminars on the themes of Human Life and Catholic Apologetics. Our thanks extend to the many teachers who give of their time and talents to facilitate this programme of retreats. We are truly blessed to have such a wonderful group.  We continued the tradition of having the Christmas Carol Service in the Long Tower Church.  Each day throughout the year the College Chapel was the venue for Adoration and Morning Prayer.  The school Chaplaincy service continues to provide a ‘listening ear’ for our students.

The Science Department 3 students entered the Big Bang Science competition held at St Mary’s College with a project on how water proof sun cream was. Their project won on the day and has been put forward for the UK Big Bang Science event in March 2020

A 6th year student will enter the BT Young Scientist competition this year. Her project, in collaboration with Ulster University, centres around how different genres of music can affect a subject’s focused attention on a short task. Her project has been accepted and will be showcased at the Dublin event.

The department completed a full year of live online lessons on a Wednesday evening. An average of 20 students per lesson attended and there are data correlations with attendance at these lessons and exam success (based on trackers and modular GCSE Exams)

Fifteen Year 10 students attended the Seagate Real World Science conference held in St Mary’s College in October to raise their awareness of STEM careers and opportunities.

We entered 2 teams of Key Stage 3 students into the SciQuest STEM quiz in February. After a spirited performance our teams reached the semi-finals but were eliminated at that stage.

The Spanish Department We are delighted with the uptake at both GCSE and A level. At GCSE 71 students have chosen Spanish. At AS 21 pupils have chosen to do Spanish and we hope to maintain these high numbers in the coming years. We are also very pleased that two of our leavers from last year have gone on to study Spanish at University. We ran our 11th annual Spanish Quiz for Charity at Easter. This year the we donated the proceeds (£100) to “Lasco”. This is a particularly important charity for our pupils as they are made aware of the plight of children in poverty stricken Latin American countries. This event is an excellent source of motivation for our pupils to take a keen interest in Spain and Hispanic culture in general and is now established as an integral part of our school calendar. We have organised a four -day trip to Barcelona in June 2020. 41 pupils will be taking part accompanied by 5 members of staff. We hope that our pupils will enjoy the chance to experience Spanish culture at Lumen Christi College Annual Report to Board of Governors 2018-19 35 first hand and indeed relish the chance to bond with their peers. We feel strongly that this trip helps to promote Spanish in the school and that it encourages students to continue to study Spanish for GCSE and also A Level. We invited two of our past students back again this year to speak to our present A level Spanish students and give them advice on how to maximise their potential in Spanish. The Year 13 and 14 students found this to be most useful and we hope to continue this again in the future.

The Technology Department

Industrial Visit Year 13 students again visited E&I Engineering as part of CEIAG in Technology. The trip was organised through School Employer Connections to give the pupils an insight into engineering in industry and an opportunity to observe various machine processes that they study in class.

Toast and Technology Mr Molloy attended another “Toast and Technology” exhibition of coursework from a number of local post primary schools in St Mary’s College. As a department we showcased our students work, including GCSE, AS and A2 at the event. Technology teachers from the local schools collaborate and discuss coursework marking at each of the various exam levels.

Cardboard Engineering Through collaboration with the Extracurricular Coordinator, the Technology department provided “Cardboard Engineering” as an after-school club. This activity was a joint venture with “Imaging Partnership” and allowed the pupils to explore, in a very creative way, the intricacies and fun behind designing and engineering. The students provided extremely positive feedback on the venture, enhancing their knowledge of Engineering in a fun environment.

Work Experience During January 2019, in collaboration with UU Magee, year 13 Technology and Design students, had the opportunity to attend 2 days of Engineering work experience within the University. This was the second year of the work placement and the students again provided very positive commentary on the Engineering and IT experience they gained.

Arduino and Robotics The Technology and Design Department once again liaised with Ms. Mc Menamin (Careers) and Mrs. Joanne Sweeney, a facilitator with Sentinus to provide 30 pupils from year 8 the opportunity to program a robot. Mrs. Sweeney also provided an Arduino Workshop for the year 9 Technology and Design pupils. As a result of attending these superb workshops, the pupils able to gain a much deeper understanding of Coding and Programming. Lumen Christi College Annual Report to Board of Governors 2018-19 36

We have hosted the very successful STEM club and also the chess club during the academic year.

In June 2019 after sixteen inspirational years teaching in Lumen Christi College, Mr Owens retired. He was part of the fabric of the Technology Department and we will be forever grateful for the motivation and enthusiasm he provided to the students. We wish him well in his retirement.

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EXTRA-CURRICULAR PROGRAMME

Key Stage 3 Extra-Curricular Merit System The Extra-Curricular Programme provides pupils with the opportunity to nurture their physical, social and mental well-being and enables the acquisition of skills that equip them better for life. Numerous clubs operate each day, offering a diverse range of activities. In recognition of the importance of participation in activities, the school operates an Extracurricular Merit System at Key Stage 3 to reward commitment to these activities. The large number of recipients for each of the merit awards on offer show how loyal and dedicated pupils have been to their respective clubs in the course of the year, and indeed their appreciation of the range of activities on offer. The Bronze Merit Award, for which there were 71 recipients, is given to those students who show commitment to an activity for a full term. 62 students achieved the Silver Merit Award which is given to pupils who demonstrate complete commitment over two terms. The Gold Merit Award is presented to students who show outstanding commitment to a range of clubs over two terms. 57 students achieved this accolade, and were presented with their awards at Junior Prize-giving. Large numbers of pupils are attending Extra Curricular Clubs.

Sporting Success The dedication, expertise and commitment exhibited by the coaches involved in the Extra-Curricular Programme also provide scope for pupils to excel in their chosen disciplines. Lumen Christi enjoyed notable success at local, provincial and national level in a range of sports in the 2018-2019 season. These included: Athletics & Cross Country, Gaelic Football, Netball, and Swimming. A number of pupils have also excelled in their chosen disciplines outside of the College.

Soccer Three teams (Year 8, Year 9 &Year 10) all competed in the Northern Ireland Cup with two teams getting as far the fourth round of the competition.

Gaelic Football The Year 9 & 10 team progressed to the quarter-final and despite a good performance they were defeated by five points. The Year 8 & 9 team won all their group matches and progressed to the semi-final and lost by four points to Cross & Passion Ballycastle. Finally, the Year 8 team have competed very well to date in all their blitzes with the future looking bright for this group of players.

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Cross-Country District Championships Five teams and three Individuals qualified for the Ulster Finals in Mallusk in May. The Junior Boys Team and Intermediate Girls Team both qualified for the Irish School Finals. The three other individuals also qualified to take part in the finals - Clara Mullan, Mark Chester & Eoin Canavan all year 9.

Track & Field District Championships - Antrim - 10th May 2019 15 medals (2 Gold, 6 Silver, 7 Bronze) were won at the District Championships this year. 13 individual athletes and 2 relay teams (Minor & Inter Girls) qualified for Ulster Schools Championships. Three students also qualified for the Irish Finals where Oisin Duffy Year 10 finished a very respectful 8th place overall.

Irish Schools Triathlon Flionn McLaughlin finished 2nd overall, Amy Lundy 4th and Ryan Lundy 6th.

Swimming North West Gala The North West Swimming Gala was held in June 2019 in William Street City Baths. Lumen Christi College entered a team of 9, with every pupil winning at least one medal, and the boys team winning the Under 13 cup.

Ulster / Irish Championships We have a number of swimmers who are extremely competitive at Ulster level, and pupils who have won medals at National level. Rory Harkin qualified for the Ulster Championships last year, and Nathan McFadden won a Bronze Medal for the 200m Backstroke at the Ulster Championships and qualified for the All-Ireland finals. Seamus Meenan won a Gold Medal at Ulster Level for the 400m Freestyle, a Silver Medal for the 200m Freestyle, and 2 Bronze medals in the 200m IM and 200m Breaststroke. Mark Mallett is Ulster Champion in 6 events and won a silver in another: Gold in 1500m, 800m, 400m & 200m freestyle, 200m & 100m backstroke and Silver in 100m freestyle. Mark took part in a number of Open Water Competitions, and won U18 Gold in the Crana Open Swim Series and the Sheephaven Bay Challenge, and won Gold in the Swim Ulster Open Championships and the Mulroy Bay Open Swim. At National Level Mark has won 3 Gold medals at the All-Ireland Swimming Championships - 1500m Freestyle, the 800m Freestyle and the 200m Backstroke.

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Ellen Mallett is Ulster Champion in 5 events and won silver in 2: Gold in 800m & 400m freestyle, 100m Breaststroke & 200m and 400m Individual Medley and Silver in 200m Breaststroke & 200m Individual Medley.

Ellen has also competed in a number of Open Water competitions, winning Gold in the Mulroy Bay Open Swim competition, Silver in the Swim Ulster Open Water competition, and Silver in the Sheephaven Bay U18 championship.

Oonagh Payne won Silver at the Ulster Championships in 200m backstroke, and Bronze at the 400m Freestyle and 100m Backstroke. Oonagh is also the Crana Open Swim U18 Champion, and won Gold at the Swim Ulster Open Water Championships.

Liam Sheedy is Ulster Champion and Ulster Schools Champion in the 100m Freestyle. He also won 2 Silver in the 200m IM and the 200m Freestyle, and was selected for the Ulster team.

At National Level Liam has won 2 Silver Medals at the All-Ireland Swimming Championships, in the 100m Freestyle and the 200m Freestyle. Liam swam his 100m in 53.47 seconds, and his 200m in 2.01:3

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Duke of Edinburgh Award

The intake this year for the Duke of Edinburgh Award consisted of: 40 Bronze Award participants 10 Silver Award participants All groups participated in training events in school and training in local woods over various days and weekends during the year. The Bronze team spent 2 days and 1 night on their pre-expedition and qualifying expedition. The Silver team spent 3 days and 2 nights on their pre-expedition and qualifying expedition and canoeing was their mode of travel. The groups as normal were led in their training and expeditions by Lawrence Mc Bride and his team from 'Far & Wild'.

HEALTH EDUCATION

The promotion of Health Education initiatives is the responsibility of Miss A. King who is grateful for the support of all subject departments in developing this area across the school.

PASTORAL The Pastoral Care Programme as delivered through the Form Class makes a major contribution to the provision of Health Education in Lumen Christi College. Key Stage 3: Year 8 RSE ‘Love for Life’ workshop In-school RSE morning with staff Personal Hygiene Anti-smoking assembly Drugs Awareness Unit in Pastoral Programme Health Unit in Pastoral Programme re Diet/Healthy Eating Healthy Eating Day Annual Retreat Year 9 Drugs Awareness and Alcohol Unit in Pastoral Programme RSE Presentation including Child Sexual Exploitation Anti-Smoking workshop provided by the Bogside and Brandywell Health Forum Health Unit in Pastoral Programme re Body Image Heartstart (First Aid) – Pastoral Programme + workshop with Year 13 students Annual Retreat

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Year 10 RSE Life Talk RSE Unit Pastoral Programme Anti-Smoking Assembly Drugs Education Pastoral Programme Annual Retreat

Key Stage 4:  Year 11 Healthy Living presentation by Ms King  No Smoking Assembly  Aware Defeat Depression – Year 11  Baby Simulators – Year 11 Child Development class followed by presentation to each Year 11 form group (BBHF)  Love for Life– Sexual health  PSNI – Alcohol abuse and the implications for health and well-being – Some Year 11 classes  Year 11 Presentation on Forms of Abuse– delivered by Miss King  Tea & Talk for Year 11 & 12 to raise awareness of World Mental Health Day  Annual Retreat

Key Stage 5:  Annual retreats  Year 14 Health & Well Being day  Physical activities for Year 14 e.g. Yoga & Bootcamp  Tea & Talk for Year 13 & 14 to raise awareness of World Mental Health Day  Anti- smoking assembly  CAMHS  ASERT - alcohol and drugs  AWARE – depression  ZEST- alcohol and depression  Year 13 received Mindfulness taster sessions – Longtower Youth Centre

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CROSS-CURRICULAR Health Education is also delivered through a variety of contributory subjects at Key Stages 3 and 4. PE liaised with KS4 Pastoral Team to deliver the Healthy Living audit to Year 11 students. Home Economics organised healthy smoothie-making classes for year 8 students.

CANTEEN The school cafeteria continued to promote a healthy diet by providing healthy nutritious meals in line with the standards published in “School Food – The Essential Guide”. The canteen menu is displayed on the school website and the school TV. It follows a 3-week rotation and includes gluten-free and vegetarian foods. EXTRA-CURRICULAR

As part of the school's commitment to the development of the Extended Schools initiative, opportunities were available to facilitate community-linked, health-related activities. These include strategies aimed at building a range of partnerships with other schools and the community in order to positively impact upon the full development of each individual pupil. Some health-related activities which were offered as part of this initiative include:  Soccer  Athletics  Swimming  Netball  Gaelic Football- Boys & Girls separately  Basketball  Judo  Circuit Training  Golf

WHOLE SCHOOL Throughout the year various whole school events took place to further embed the message of the importance of a healthy lifestyle.

The Relay for Life In June, a Lumen Christi team made up of staff and students took part in the well-known 24hour Relay for Life at St Columb’s park track. The relay was the culmination of our Staff and Year 12&13 students working together throughout the year to raise almost a staggering £7500 for cancer research UK. They spent weekends packing bags at local supermarkets and carried out bucket-drops around the town, even completing park runs in Derry and Strabane. As a result of the hard-work, commitment and dedication of our team, Legenderry Relay for Life awarded us with ‘Passion for Progress’ during the summer at a ceremony in the City Hotel. We received many compliments about the kindness and exceptional manners of our students throughout the year. Year 8-11 students also helped to raise monies by taking part in a ‘rock the boat’ event and participating in park runs

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Foyle Hospice Male & Female Walk/Run. The female walk/run took place in June 2019 and the male one in September 2019. Both were a huge success, raising over £1000 collectively. Many staff and students were participated in both events.

Mental Health As well as being embedded in the pastoral programmes, mental health provision occurs through whole school initiatives. On World Mental Health Day in October, Year 11-14 took part in Tea & Talk. Year 8-14 did mindfulness during pastoral lesson. Mental Health Awareness Week was in February and students raised £350 for ZEST by wearing a green accessory for the day. AWARE delivered a bespoke workshop to a year 8 group. In term 1 of 2019-2020, a year 8 class will be part of a Hopeful Minds pilot programme, in the hope that this is embedded in pastoral from September 2020. Noticeboards with appropriate signposting is visible around the building. Mr Doherty continues to oversee whole school counselling provision, facilitated by Familyworks, every Tuesday and Thursday. This includes a drop-in service at lunchtime.

Staff The Staff Health & Wellbeing committee had several meetings throughout the year to discuss initiatives to promote health & wellbeing for staff and students. On World Mental Health Day, the committee provided Tea & Talk for staff and the students Year 11-14. The theme was ‘elephant in the room’ which aimed to remove the stigma associated with mental health. There was a staff and student bake-off, and all proceeds raised were donated to ZEST. In August 2018, Marie Dunne (WHSST) delivered a resilience workshop to staff. Ms King and Ms Hughes received 2-days training through the Hopeful Minds project. This will be disseminated to staff in February 2020.

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COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMME

The Outreach Programme for Sixth Form students is a central element of the realisation of the Vision and Aims of the school. As a Christian School, where pupils have so many gifts and are given so much, it is our moral responsibility to offer opportunities for them to give back to the local community. Students thus are expected to take on voluntary work throughout the year. The Community Outreach Programme is a practical way of encouraging pupils to express our Catholic ethos within the local community. Through supporting younger children in after-school clubs, providing music tuition and visiting residents in care homes, students are actively living out their calling as Christians to use their talents and gifts to help those in need. Twelve students participated in the Young Enterprise Project, four students opted to attend work placements that they arranged and four students participated in Mandarin Chinese classes. Volunteering by the sixth formers included:  Long Tower PS (after-school clubs)  Nazareth House PS (learning support)  Long Tower Senior Citizens Club  Training in Heartstart life-saving skills in local primary schools  Visitation of residential homes (Ardavon House; Greenhaw)  Providing Student Support in school  Music tuition in the Gas Yard Centre.  Public Relations Support Work The activities were viewed as positive experiences for both our students and our outreach partners. Some students expressed an interest in volunteering with charity organisations, namely Barnardos and the Foyle Hospice.

POPE JOHN PAUL II AWARD

This award is given to students whose voluntary work is based in their local parishes and centered upon the faith worship of their communities. Twenty-five 14 students received the Pope John Paul II award in the Millennium Forum in February 2019.

MILLENNIUM VOLUNTEERS AWARD

One hundred and twelve Year 14 students received the Millennium Volunteers Schools Award as a result of their participation in the College Outreach Programme. Six students received the prestigious Gold Award. Lumen Christi College was the first school in Northern Ireland to offer the School’s Award and works closely with 'Volunteer Now' to further promote the importance of volunteering in our community. This year we piloted a skills based delivery programme by Volunteer Now to enhance our

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ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME The programme continued this year with a number of activities that rotated on a 3- week cycle. The programme was made up of Seminars (2 x 3 weeks), Spirituality, Cookery, Boot Camp and a Yoga module. Seminars included:

• Health and Well-Being event • Volunteering Information - Jane Gribbon • ASERT - Alcohol/Drugs Awareness • AWARE – Mental Health • PSNI Road Safety • Prescription Medication – CAMHS • Alcohol & Mental Health - ZEST • NW Inter-faith forum • Relationships & Sexuality Education • Life After Lumen Christi – Past Students The students expressed satisfaction with the Enrichment Programme.

All in all, this was a very successful year for both Outreach and Enrichment Programmes

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ACADEMIC TRENDS 2017 – 2019 GCSE EXAMINATIONS % of pupils entered for 7+ % of pupils achieving 7+ Northern Ireland Grammar GCSEs Grades A*-C School LUMEN CHRISTI Including English & % achieving 7+ A*-C Mathematics Including English & LUMEN CHRISTI Mathematics

2017 100 96.0 90.3 2018 100 100 89.8 2019 100 100 Not yet available

A-LEVEL EXAMINATIONS % of pupils entered for 3A % of pupils achieving 3 Northern Ireland Grammar Levels Grades A*-C School LUMEN CHRISTI LUMEN CHRISTI % achieving 3 A*-C 2017 100 95.4 78.1 2018 100 81.6 78.1 2019 100 89.5 Not yet Available

Pupil Attendance Rate 2018-19 96.3%

SCHOOL LEAVERS & DESTINATIONS: 2019

No. leaving from Year 12 – 14: 126

Secondary FE Employment University University University Gap Year Education ROI Abroad

6 14 1 93 4 3 5

ADMISSIONS:

Year Admission No Total Applications Total Admissions 2016-17 120 200 121 2017-18 120 185 120 2018-19 120 188 120 2019-20 120 163 120

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GCSE EXAMINATIONS 2019 Subject No. Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade %age %age Entries A* A B C* C D E Grade Grade A* - A A*- C Further Maths 71 17 36 13 1 3 1 % 23.9 50.7 18.3 1.4 4.2 4.2 74.6 98.6 Art 14 5 9 % 35.7 64.3 100 100 Photography 2 2 % 100 100 100 Biology 67 34 27 5 1 % 50.7 40.3 7.5 1.5 91.0 100 Chemistry 67 21 36 6 1 3 % 31.3 53.7 9.0 1.5 4.5 85.1 100 Design and 25 3 13 4 3 2 Technology % 12.0 52.0 16.0 12.0 8.0 64.0 100 English 126 19 71 31 5 Language % 15.1 56.3 24.6 4.0 71.4 100 English 120 18 49 29 20 4 Literature % 15.0 40.8 24.2 16.7 3.3 55.8 100 French 51 10 16 15 7 3 % 19.6 31.4 29.4 13.7 5.9 51.0 100 Geography 46 21 16 8 1 % 45.7 34.8 17.4 2.2 80.4 100 History 73 19 38 14 2 % 26.0 52.1 19.2 2.7 78.1 100 H/Econs: Child 13 5 8 devt % 38.5 61.5 100 100 I.C.T. 31 14 13 3 % 45.2 41.9 9.7 87.1 100 Business & 48 22 24 2 Communication % 45.8 50.0 4.2 95.8 100 Irish 24 13 7 2 2 % 54.2 29.2 8.3 8.3 83.3 100 Mathematics 127 57 45 17 6 2 % 44.9 35.4 13.4 4.7 1.6 80.3 100 Music 22 4 13 4 1 % 18.2 59.1 18.2 4.5 77.3 100 Sport/PE 27 15 10 2 Studies % 55.6 37.0 7.4 92.6 100 Physics 67 20 35 11 1 % 29.8 52.2 16.4 1.5 82.1 100 Religious 125 30 73 16 4 2 Education % 24.0 58.4 12.8 3.2 1.6 82.4 100 Science DA 118 29 58 19 8 4

% 24.6 49.2 16.1 6.8 3.4 73.8 100 Spanish 56 11 25 15 5 % 19.6 44.6 26.8 8.9 64.3 100 Total 1320 387 624 216 68 24 1 % 29.3 47.2 16.4 5.2 1.8 0.08 76.6 99.9

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A LEVEL SUBJECT RESULTS 2019 Subject Entries A* A B C D

Art and 6 1 3 2 Design % 16.7 50.0 33.3 Prof Business 19 2 10 6 1 Services % 10.5 52.6 31.6 5.3 Biology 61 8 23 14 9 7 % 13.1 37.7 23.0 14.8 11.5 Chemistry 36 7 12 10 6 1 % 19.4 33.3 27.8 16.7 2.8 English 14 6 6 2 Literature % 42.9 42.9 14.3 Geography 17 4 6 5 2 % 23.5 35.3 29.4 11.8 History 18 3 9 5 1 % 16.7 50.0 27.0 5.6 Digital 9 0 2 5 1 1 Technology % 0.0 22.2 55.6 11.1 11.1 Irish 5 3 1 0 1 % 60.0 20.0 0.0 20.0 Mathematics 62 14 28 11 6 3 % 22.6 45.2 17.4 9.7 4.8 Music 8 2 5 1 % 25.0 62.5 12.5 Physics 27 4 4 13 4 2 % 14.8 14.8 48.1 14.8 7.4 Religion 23 0 8 15 % 0.0 34.8 65.2 Spanish 11 2 6 3 % 18.2 54.5 27.3 D&T Product 12 0 4 5 3 Design % 0.0 33.3 41.7 25.0 Further Maths 9 6 3 % 66.7 33.3 Software 11 4 4 3 Systems Dev % 36.4 36.4 27.3 Sport/PE 8 3 5 Studies % 37.5 100 Health & 1 0 0 1 Social Care % 0.0 0.0 100.0 Totals 357 69 138 102 34 14 % 19.3 38.6 28.6 9.5 3.9

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INCOME/EXPENDITURE 2018/19

Income

Department of Education Grants £4,076,306 Income from Other Sources £37,975

Total Income £4,114,281

Less Expenditure

Teaching Staff Costs £2,929,007 Non-teaching Staff Costs £676,136 Curriculum Costs £151,520 Administration Costs £89,607 Running Costs £215,378

Total Expenditure £4,061,648

Surplus for the year 2018/19 £52,633

Note

Teaching Staff Costs Non-teaching Staff Costs Curriculum Costs Administrative Costs Running Costs

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Policy Documents

College policy documents on the following topics are available in the college at any time and parents may download a copy from the school website www.lumenchristicollege.co.uk or paper versions can be requested by calling to the Office.

Pastoral Pastoral Policy Anti-bullying Policy Attendance (Student) Careers Education Policy Child Protection Policy Drugs Education Policy eSafety policy Health Education Policy Mobile Phone Policy Positive Behaviour and Discipline Policy RSE Policy Special Educational Needs Policy

Curriculum Assessment Policy Curriculum Policy Educational Visits Policy Homework Policy

Others Admissions Acceptable Use of the Internet Policy Accessibility Policy Charges and Remissions Policy Complaints Policy

Any parent or member of staff wishing to offer comments or suggestions on the policy statements should provide these in writing to the Principal. Any views expressed will be taken into account in the process of revision by the Board of Governors and Leadership Team.

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