NEWSLETTER Autumn 2017 What an incredible year this Whilst we are disappointed not to be able to welcome our new has been for the school. catchment school to the school site, our partnership working with the University of will continue. An excellent Ofsted outcome in May 2017, superb results There has also been some conflicting press reports on the future in August 2017 and then of the Andover Road and whether it will be closed to allow for a the icing on the cake, fifth new main road through the Kings Barton estate. in the league table for all secondary We do not have any clear indication at present but I am being schools for student progress. kept informed of any developments and I will continue to push for the additional playing field that we have been promised as There has certainly been part of the school expansion. much to celebrate as the school continues to stamp its As you will be aware the school has a comprehensive careers mark in the Winchester area. programme for its students. This year we are developing a new outreach programme for students who want to know more I am also delighted to about applying to universities, including the application process announce that the school has for Oxbridge; dispelling a few myths about the Oxbridge been invited to be part of the annual Parliamentary Review, application process along the way. which will be published in September 2018. Earlier this term I accompanied a group of Year 10 students to The Secondary Education Edition of The Parliamentary Review an evening event at St Swithun’s School where we heard from an showcases selected school’s best practice as a learning tool to Oxford graduate who had applied from her local comprehensive the public and private sector, in particular to those in education. school in Slough. As well as explaining how she approached the application and interview process, she encouraged the students The key idea is to demonstrate how organisations have become in the audience to see Oxford as a viable choice on a UCAS form outstanding leaders in their field. The contributors thus act as a and not to be put off applying because it was Oxford. template for reform. I will be working with the students who went on this trip to The Secondary Education Edition features commentaries of the consider what else the school can do to help them find out year in education and Westminster, which bookend the 1,000 about university and what types of information would be useful word pieces from selected schools. The 2018 Review will be at this stage in their school career. sent out to thousands of leading policymakers including MPs, Peers at the House of Lords, Headteachers, Vice-Chancellors, This term we also hosted a lunch for students who are Young Government Agencies, the Department for Education and many Carers to give them the opportunity to meet with a current more. It will also be carefully tailored to ensure that it reaches University of Winchester student who is also a young carer. It is all the relevant people in our local area. The total distribution of very important for the school that we remove misconceptions the Review across all policy areas is over 500,000. that our young people may have about reaching . In March of next year, a group of Year 11 students will This is a tremendous honour for the school and a very well be visiting St Edmunds College, Oxford to tour the university’s deserved accolade for the staff. We will celebrate this further facilities and meet current students. on publication of the Review in September 2018. The term ends on a sad note for me as I say farewell to Kaz Whilst these are all very important and exciting developments Harper who has been my PA for the last seven years. Kaz’s for the school, I would not wish to lose sight of what is loyalty to the school, her work with staff, students and parents important to our school. This has to be the achievements of our has been exceptional. She is a Beaufortian through and through young people not only academically but also in the wide range and this has shown itself not only in the tremendous support she of extracurricular pursuits that they are involved in through the has given to me over the years but also through her work with course of a year. the Governing Body and the wider community, ensuring The is the focal point of its local community. None of these extracurricular pursuits would be possible without the hard work and enthusiasm of the school staff. I Kaz has been appointed to the prestigious position of PA to the would like to thank them for the incredible commitment that Principle of so we will not lose contact they continue to show to the school. with her completely. We wish her every success in her new role.

I was particularly delighted to receive a letter of thanks from Finally I would l like to record my thanks to Hillers Garden Cancer Research UK acknowledging the school’s donation of Centre in Winchester for their very generous donation of a £877.30 from our non-uniform day and associated activities. Christmas tree this year. It has certainly been a talking point The ‘Stand Up to Cancer’ team has asked that we pass on ‘a huge in the reception area of the school and I hope it has made the thank you to all who helped raise such a great amount.’ Thank students and staff feel like Christmas is just around the corner. you for supporting this important cause. I wish you a happy Christmas and a peaceful, successful and You will have seen from my parent mail in November that the dare I write, ambitious New Year! Local Authority are putting on hold the need for temporary accommodation for the Barton Farm Primary on the Henry Beaufort School site. The revised projected start date for the school, September 2109, will mean that the accommodation With my best wishes on Kings Barton will be ready for immediate occupancy. Miss Hearle

2. W W W . B E A U F O R T . H A N T S . S C H . UK Dates for your diary

INSET DAYS Dates for 2017/18 Autumn Term Thurs 4th Jan First Day Back after Christmas Holidays FRIDAY 22nd June 2017 Thurs 11th Jan Year 11 Progress Evening Meeting MONDAY 23rd July 2017 Thurs 25th Jan Year 9 Progress and Options Evening Wed 31st Jan Arts Coursework Evening TERM DATES Mon 12th Feb Half term 2018 Mon 26th Feb First day Back after half term Tues 27th Feb Year 10 Progress evening TERM STARTS ENDS Thurs 8th Mar Spring Concert Spring 4th Jan 2018 29th Mar 2018 Thurs 22nd Mar Year 8 progress evening Mon 26th Mar New Parents Information Evening Mon 2nd Apr Easter holidays KEY DATES Mon 16th Apr First Day Back after Easter Holidays Thur 26th Apr Year 7 Progress Evening Half Term Thur 24th May GCSE Art Viewing Mon 12th February - Fri 16th February 2018 Mon 28th May Summer half term Mon 4th June First Day back after Summer Half Term Easter holidays Tue 19th June Rising Stars Concert Friday 30th March - Friday 13th April 2018 Thur 21st June New Parents Evening Tue 26th June Year 5 Taster Day Summer half term Wed 4th July Sports Award evening Monday 28th May to friday 1st June 2018 Fri 6th July Leavers’ Ball Fri 20th July Last day of Term Early Closure Thur 23rd Aug GCSE Results Day

EXAM INVIGILATORS REQUIRED

We’re looking for exam invigilators GCSE RESULTS DAY 2018 for our January and Summer exams. Students are welcome to collect their GCSE Interested? results from 10am on Thursday 23rd August 2018 Please contact [email protected] for more information

3. Staff Update...

WELCOME TO NEW STAFF...

Name Job Miss Sarah Fradley School Direct English Teacher Miss Alice Wooley History Teacher Young Musician Mr Luke Nicholas School Direct Science Mr Luke Farrell School Direct Computing Mrs Emma Fraser Hayes School Direct Geography Festival Mrs Lucy Goodwill Community and Marketing Assistant Manager

FAREWELL TO.... 2017

Name Job Annie Roberts Deaf Instructor Emily Rendell LSA Vicky Cashmore LSA Karen Harper PA to Headteacher Sue Somers LSA

With thanks The Henry Beaufort School christmas tree has been kindly donated by Hillier Garden Centre Winchester

4. W W W . B E A U F O R T . H A N T S . S C H . UK Staff Update... Young Musician Festival 2017

On Sunday 19th November, I took part in the Winchester Rotary Club Young Musicians Festival, held at the Prince’s Mead School. The other musicians from Henry Beaufort were Sian Rodd in Year 11, singing, and Leah Douglas in Year 11, on the piano. It was an opportunity to perform in front of an audience and get constructive feedback on our performances. It was a very enjoyable experience and helped to improve our music.

Elizabeth David – Year 8

5. Year 10 Remembers

uring half term 35 Year 10 students walked in the footsteps of the countless men who gave their lives in Dthe Great War.

Our journey began touring the Ypres Salient, Belgium, with a visit to the Deserters ‘Death Cells’ at Poperinghe where we heard the story of John Bennett, a Hampshire Regiment Soldier who was shot of dawn for being a coward, despite clearly suffering from Shell Shock.

From here we went to Lijssenthoek Cemetery, a former military hospital and final resting place of Nurse Nelly Spindler; the only woman killed in action in the Ypres Salient and the only woman buried in Lijssenthoek. Down the road from Lijssenthoek rests Doctor Noel Chavasse; a man who ignored his own injuries to help others, whilst never touching a rifle, and as a result was rewarded with the Victoria Cross, twice. Our last stop of the day before checking into our hotel was Flanders Fields; the site where John McRae wrote the famous poem, In Flanders Field, and some of our students did a reading of the poem.

Saturday saw an early start with a sobering visit to Tyne Cot. It was here that the true scale of the loss suffered by so many became apparent. As we entered the cemetery we were surrounded by the 12,000 white stones, each commemorating a British or Commonwealth soldier who lost their life at the Battle of Passchendale between August 1917 and November 1918. As if this wasn’t bad enough, the names of 34,000 soldiers who are still missing are inscribed along the back wall. In stark contrast, we next visited Langemark German Cemetery where the English Country Garden feel of Tyne Cot was but a distant memory. Instead, a harrowing symbol of defeat where each black grave stone contained the bodies of up to 10 German soldiers. In the centre was a mass grave containing the remains of 25,000 soldiers, including fighter pilot Werner Voss who was awarded the German equivalent of the VC.

We spent the afternoon at the Passchendale Memorial Museum, walking through the British trenches at Sanctuary Wood and chocolate shopping in Ypres before returning to our hotel for dinner.

Saturday evening was spent in quiet reflection and contemplation at the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate. As the bugle sounded we were reminded of the 54,000 soldiers commemorated here who are still missing, including Hampshire Regiment soldier Dennis Hewitt. He is also commemorated in the church in Hursley and was also awared the VC for his bravery when leading his men. During the Last Post ceremony Josyan and David laid a wreath on behalf of staff and students at Henry Beaufort in our own act of remembrance.

Our last day was spent travelling to France where we toured the Somme. We spent the morning walking along the front line at Beaumont Hamel, where the soldiers of Newfoundland in Canada came to fight. From here we went to the Ulster Tower, Northern Irelands national memorial, and Thiepval. Whilst at Thiepval many students chose to lay a poppy cross in memory of the 72,000 missing names inscribed on the walls. Our final stop of the Somme was at the 300ft wide Lochnagar Crater which was created as a result of a British mine explosion underneath a German stronghold.

6. W W W . B E A U F O R T . H A N T S . S C H . UK Year 10 Remembers Pantomime 2017 Year 10

On Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th November, our Year 10 GCSE Drama class performed their own devised pantomime to 2 groups of children. The process started several weeks beforehand, where we began to brainstorm some ideas of what our pantomime could consist of. We then chose several characters from those opening scenes and began to develop our pantomime’s storyline. We then built on our original idea to create the fully fledged script. We read it through and started to grasp the idea of the pantomime. Before we knew it, rehearsals where udderway (reference to the cow Isabella in our story) and the first performance was upon us.

There were a few bumps along the way, including the not so helpful fire alarm, but we managed it and generally got very positive feedback from the schools and our very own Miss Hearle, resulting in everyone receiving a special recognition award. Overall, it was a very successful performance and we all thoroughly enjoyed the performance and the experience that we gained along the way.

Thea Oliver, Lolly Kite, Emily Reynolds

7. Erasmus + visit Spain

t the start of November a group of Henry Beaufort students from years 8, 9 and 10 accompanied Aby Miss Wilson and Miss Bean travelled to the town of Picanya on the outskirts of Valencia. This was the 4th trip abroad of our current European funded project ‘New Media – New Methods’. We were hosted by Spanish partners from IES Enric Valor and joined by groups from Italy, Finland and Germany.

During each of the day trips students worked together to create short videos, which were put together on the online learning platform ‘Moodle’ where we set up a beginners guide in each of the 5 languages in the project.

Day trips included a guided tour of the sights in Valencia city centre, a boat trip around the lagoon at Albufera and an afternoon at the beach.

Our students were able to experience day to day Spanish life with a family and practise their language skills.

8. W W W . B E A U F O R T . H A N T S . S C H . UK Many sampled the delicious food popular in this region such as Paella Valenciana and we had the opportunity to try the traditional sport ‘Pilota Valenciana’.

All of our students had a wonderful experience and were sad to leave their partners after a week of getting to know one another, but we look forward to welcoming them back here in Winchester next March for the final meeting of this project.

Student reflections:

“The family cooked delicious meals and made me feel at home. Making new friends was easy even though we spoke different languages and you really get to experience your partner’s everyday life.” (Y8)

“My favourite part was visiting the ‘fallas’; traditional wood and fibreglass statues, which will be burnt during a local festival. Overall it was great fun and I loved all of the Spanish food.” (Y8)

“It was great to interact with people from lots of different countries” (Y9)

“The best thing was learning about Spanish culture and being able to see what a real Spanish lifestyle would be like.” (Y9)

9. Sport News

Cross country

n Friday 17th November a group of students went to to take part in the OEastleigh and Winchester District Cross County Trials. A top 20 finish in the race would mean that they would go on to represent the district in the Hampshire Championships on Saturday 20th January.

The distance they raced depended on the age of the sutdent. Junior girls and junior boys (yr 8&9) ran 1.5 miles and 2 miles respectively whilst the senior boys (Yr 10& 11) ran 2.5 miles.

It was an excellent afternoon – cold but the sun was shining.

Well done to all the Henry Beaufort runners; Junior Boys; Hamish finished 19th and Alex finished an incredible 2nd Place after leading from the front. Senior boys; Oli finished an incredible 4th place. Oli in Yr 10 was competing against Yr 11 boys. A group of 4 boys broke off early from the rest of the pack and held a significant lead. Junior Girls; The best junior girl was Sophie who finished 23rd. Our girls ran together as a team and Alice, Daisy, Harriet, Sophie, Laura and Jessica were not too far behind!

We will keep you updated to let you know how Oli, Alex and Hamish get on at the Hampshire championships race.

10. W W W . B E A U F O R T . H A N T S . S C H . UK Hampshire Young Coach Academy

Our Year 10 students GCSE PE and Sport Studies students were invited to apply to be considered for the ‘Young Coach Academy’. This is a Youth Sport Trust initiative that will see our best sport coaches and leaders from across Hampshire come together to develop their skills, knowledge and qualifications, in order to support them with leadership within their school.

The Academy will run throughout the academic year consisting of 4 sessions focusing on: Practical Coaching, Multi Skills, Technology in Coaching, The Philosophy of Coaching and culminating in them leading an event at the Level 3 School Games. The students will be involved in both theory and practical activities.

We had 5 boys apply and despite there being a maximum of 3 students from each school across Hampshire securing a place, all the boys, due to their excellent application got a place in the Coach’s Academy.

The PE team are incredibly proud of them and we look forward to seeing how they get on.

We done Alfie, James, David, Ollie and Joey! Girls netball etball continues to grow at HB – over N60 girls consistently attend club on a Wednesday after school. We have 4 teams that take part in the and Winchester leagues in the different age groups – Yr 7, Yr 8, Yr 9 and U16 (Yr 10&11 combined). Whereby, we will play all the schools within the district. Each team will play 10 games in total.

We also have 50 girls attending the PGL Netball weekend in March 2018 – which they are already looking forward too.

So far the girls have played against Westgate, Thornden, Romsey and Swanmore. We are yet to play Kings, Mountbatten, Toynbee, Wyvern, Perins and Toynbee. These games will take place up to and after Christmas – good luck girls!

11. Rugby for Girls Sport News Miss Elsdon has been running Girls Rugby Club every Thursday afterschool since September, with an aim to increase participation in Girls Rugby. She has been working with Pierre Clarke from Hampshire RFU as the RFU continue to invest money into the Girls game to increase participation.

We have been working in partnership with Winchester RFU because as the girls develop their confidence with the game the girls know that there is a clear route and progression into a local club. Winchester RFU has an excellent girls set up and they are keen to recruit some new players. Winchester rugby club supported by the Rugby would welcome new girls; the Girls rugby training sessions are held at North Walls Park, Hillier Way, Winchester SO23 7SU every Sunday morning from 10-12pm, just turn up and give it a go!

Winchester RFC have organised and hosted ‘girl’s development afternoons’ for schools across Winchester. There has been to date two sessions. One for the U13 girls (yr 7&8) and one for the U15 girls (Yr 9&10). The girls really enjoyed the afternoons whereby they received some excellent coaching from the Winchester and Hampshire RFU coaches.

On Tuesday 14th November the Yr 7&8 Girls rugby team attended the Hampshire RFU Development Tournament at Trojans rugby club. There were over 20 teams from schools across Hampshire. These festivals are arranged to help the girls develop and grow in confidence and the RFU reinforce the importance of their core values Teamwork, Respect, Enjoyment, Discipline and Sportsmanship throughout the day.

The girls had an excellent day and there were smiles all day long! In total the girls played 6 games - they won 3, lost 2 and drew 1. Throughout the day they grew in confidence. The games were based around transitional contact/grab tackle but as the day went on the girls were encouraged to complete the full tackle. As the girls continue to attend training more skills will be introduced; rucking, mauling and scrums.

The girls have shown outstanding commitment and willingness to learn a new sport, some using previous skills from other sports and some from scratch, There is a lot of potential in this team so with ever increasing confidence and skill the girls will hopefully be able to play some full contact games against Perins, Kings and Romsey, so watch this space!

12. W W W . B E A U F O R T . H A N T S . S C H . UK Football for Girls

The girl’s football team across all years have had a positive start to the 2017-2018 season. U13 Girls Football Team The U13 Girls football team took part in a friendly 7 a side tournament hosted here at HB. They played 4 games whereby they won 1, drew 2 and lost 1. In the County Cup they faced local rivals Kings in round 1. It was an epic game. HB took the lead and quickly went 2-0 up. However, Kings fought back. There was some excellent football played. Brooke was player of the match with some excellent goals. The new Yr 7 girls played well, particularly Zoe and Jessica. The final score was 5-3 to Kings, we are out of the cup but lots of positives could be taken from the game. U14 Girls Football Team To date the U14 Girls have played 3 league games, where they beat Toynbee (7-2) and Romsey (6-1) and lost to Perins (4-2). Betsy was named player of the match in two of those games as she was exceptional in defence. The U14 girls also play in the County Cup – however, it was a short cup run as we faced a very strong and tall team in round 1! The girls lost 5-1 however, what is incredible about the team is that they never give up and kept on fighting til the final whistle. U15 Girls Football Team The U15 Girls had an incredible run in the National Cup competition and made it through to round 3. Round 1 they beat local rivals Kings 5-2, then went on to beat Kingsdown 7-3. But unfortunately lost to a strong team from Bournemouth School for Girls in the next round. The U15 team is looking forward to competing in the District Cup competition after Christmas. U16 Girls Football Team The U16 Girls remain in both the County Cup competition and National Cup competition. In the National cup in round 1 we faced Wyvern. This was the team that beat us in the County Cup final last year so the girls were up for the challenge. The girls played exceptional well, the best I have seen them play winning 5-2. On to round 2 where they faced Bishop Luffa a school from Chichester. Another super performance and the final score was 9-2 to HB. We are now just waiting for the next round draw. In the County Cup the girls faced Cranbourne in round 1 and had a convincing 8-0 win! These girls are ready for their next games – keep it up!

13. Football round up 2017

Year Group Versus Type H or A Result

11 Winchester Col Friendly A Lost 1-3 9 Romsey League H Won 2-0 10 Sholing County Cup H Won 3-1 7 Kings Central League Wom 2-1 Perins, Lost 0-3kings 8 Romsey League A Lost 9-0 11 Brookfield County Cup H Lost on penalties 9 Cranbourne County Cup H Won 3-2 9 Sarum ESFA A Won 3-1 9 Westgate League H Won 4-0 7 Kings Central League 0-2 Lost Kings 9 Perins League A Won 1-0 7 Kings Central League Won v WG 2-1, Drew v K 1-1 9 Mountbatten ESFA A Lost 5-1 8 Toynbee League H Lost 8-1 9 Mayfield Hampshire Cup H Lost 4-1 10 Crestwood League H Won 5-1 11 Winchester Col Friendly H Lost 1-4 10 Milton Cross County Cup H Won 1-0 11 Kings League H Won 1-0 8 Crestwood League H Lost 3-1 10 Perins Friendly A TBC 7 Perins Friendly H TBC 10 Mountbatten League H TBC 9 Perins Friendly A TBC

14. W W W . B E A U F O R T . H A N T S . S C H . UK The Beaufort Boys Football teams have done well in their first half of their fixtures this year with a 50% win ratio. We are looking forward to taking all teams into the District Cup after the Christmas Holiday in the hope of bringing some silverware back to Henry Beaufort.

The Year 7 team continued the tradition of playing their league games in a central league at Kings. Initially the results were mixed but as the team started to gel together they became a formidable force against the 3 Winchester rivals. They play their first 11 a side game in a friendly against Perins on Wednesday 13th which will be a real test of how the team can progress into Years 8 to 11. Play of the term goes to Sean Clarke who showed himself to be excellent in both attack and defence.

The Year 8 team have used this term to try and create a team dynamic as the team has gone through huge changes over the last year or so. Results and the way the team have performed seem to be going in a positive direction after losing to Crestwood 3-1 however it was not a fair reflection on the game. Player of the term goes to William Nye for his consistent performances and hard work on the pitch.

Following a successful season last year; the Year 9 team were entered into the English Schools FA Cup and managed to make it to the second round. Overall their results have been positive despite the 2 cup exits as they remain undefeated in the league this year. Moving into next term the boys will be hoping to repeat the feat of reaching the District Cup Final and hopefully winning it this year. Player of the Term goes to Finn Laverton for his 4 goal haul against Westgate.

The Year 10 Team have been the most improved team over the last term as they are undefeated in both the league and the cup, and they will go into the District Cup hoping to continue that. The team have really found a good way of playing that suits all their individual skills and really makes them difficult to beat. The biggest highlight of the term must be the win of Westgate. Player of the term is Dylan Athwal who has scored some valuable goals as well as created lots of chances for his team mates.

The Year 11 team have played a few friendlies this year against . Both have been tough games but great experiences for the boys. They beat local rivals Kings 1-0 and hope to repeat the wins against Westgate and Perins in the new year. Player of the term has to be Ewan McClenghan for his ability to be an effective member of the team wherever he plays.

15. Rugby Autumn 2017

KS3 The start of key stage 3 rugby this year has been brilliant. We have had great attendance for Year 7 training. The Year 8’s have now got an ever growing team having missed out last year, and the year 9 team have continued to show their commitment. The years 7’s took part in the annual Hampshire RFU festival. Out of the 6 games, the boys won 3, drew 2 and lost 1. This meant that they were placed in the schools A league for the remainder of the year. The group have also played Westgate on several occasions to give them the valued match experience and have put in some great performances. Player of the term for year 7 is Carrick O’Reily

For the Year 8’s this is their first year representing Henry Beaufort as a team and they have been entered into a league. The boys have been extremely committed to improving their skills and have been rewarded with some outstanding games against some experienced opposition. Each game played has shown improvement and with some more time I am sure they will be a very good team. We are looking forward to see how they get on in their remaining matches after the Christmas break. Player of the term for Year 8 is Harry Judge.

Year 9 started the year extremely well. Out of 25 plus schools at the Hampshire festival they finished 4th overall which is a big improvement compared to the 15th they finished last year. They also played their annual match against . Having lost to them last year we were able to put a solid performance in to win 33-0. Furthermore they boys were also able to win against a Toynbee whom they lost to last year with a score of 12-7. Player of the term is Ben Richens.

KS4 The KS4 teams have continued to show their commitment to the sport. The Year 10 in particular have had lots of games played as they were in a higher league with more opposition and also were entered into the year Hampshire Plate. Each game Year 10 have played has been praised by the supporters and opposition on how well we play. Each match is a thrilling encounter, in particular the recent match against Hampshire Collegiate where the boys were nipped at the end of the match but put an outstanding performance and should be very proud in how they played and conducted themselves. The Year 11’s are also having a good run in the Hampshire plate and are into the 3rd round and are awaiting who they are to face. The boys continue to play the game in high spirits and have showed glimpses of their true potential. Year 10 player of the term is Elliot Newman. Year 11 player of the term is Ned Conroy.

16. W W W . B E A U F O R T . H A N T S . S C H . UK 17. Tia Francis top runner up in Blue Peter Competiton

Wild in Art artists are bringing a bespoke dragon sculpture to life with children’s designs to celebrate the refurbishment of the historic Great Pagoda of Kew Palace by Historic Royal Palaces.

Tia Francis one of Henry Beauforts Year 9 students was one of five top runners up from Blue Peter’s ‘Design a Dragon’ competition. Tia will get to see her design along with the other winners form a dragon sculpture trail in the gardens of Kew Palace, which will be enjoyed by the thousands of visitors that visit Kew. Tia was chosen from 9,000 entrants which is a marvelous achievement.

Tia along with the other talented young people aged between six and fifteen years old met with their artists for a creative workshop at CBBC, where they got to experiment with different art techniques and decorate miniature dragons to take home. Although this was quite exciting she then got to take part in a special tour of the TV studios from Blue Peter presenters Lindsey and Radzi!

Tia’s artsist was called Mick who specialises in airbrush designs, she really enjoyed meeting him and learning new techniques although her favoruite part of the day was getting to tour the studios. We will follow this story up when the dragon sculpture trail in the gardens of Kew Palace is opened so watch this space!

Tias winning design as shown on the BBC website

18. W W W . B E A U F O R T . H A N T S . S C H . UK Photographs of Tias day at the BBC

19. The Henry Beaufort School Working in Partnership with Service Families

Henry Beaufort Welcomes Service Families

Henry Beaufort School is committed to supporting Service families as much as possible whether starting out at Henry Beaufort in Year 7, coming in during the academic year or facing a move.

We understand the challenges faced by our Service students and their families; long periods of separation from one another, living away from extended family, having to move numerous times, short notice postings and the challenges brought by a change in location and educational environments.

In line with the school ethos we strive to ensure that support, in every form, is readily available enabling all of our Service students to lead a school life that is as successful, enriched and varied as possible. Ultimately it is our hope that we may be able to help alleviate some of the stress associated with the unique circumstances encountered by you, the Service community.

20. W W W . B E A U F O R T . H A N T S . S C H . UK Service Children Family Support Co-ordinator

Mrs Eckett is our Service Children Family Support Worker. She is here to ensure every Service child makes the most of their time at Henry Beaufort School.

Please be assured that support is offered in confidence and should Mrs Eckett be unable to deal with your query/request she will direct you to the most appropriate person or liase on your behalf.

Mrs Ruth Eckett can be contacted on:- 01962 880073 or [email protected] (term time)

Support on Offer Includes…* One point of contact for your family Transition support whether joining or leaving Henry Beaufort Advice for families moving into the local area Weekly lunchtime drop in service for students 1:1 support and mentoring for students (as required) Family support during extended exercises/deployments Liaison for areas such as: Home Learning Club Options support Exam Revision Careers Advice College Applications Help with retention of quarter during significant educational periods.

* List not exhaustive of support offered

CEAS The Children’s Education Advisory Service (CEAS) provides expert and impartial advice about the education of service children.

To contact the CEAS you can call their helpline, Monday to Friday on: 01980 618 244 (Military 94 344 8244) or email: [email protected]

21. First British National League win

Huge congratulations to Henry Beaufort’s Meg Wheeler and her dance partner Michael after winning their first British National League Open Competition yesterday coming 1st in both the Latin events.

22. W W W . B E A U F O R T . H A N T S . S C H . UK Christmas Extravaganza This years christmas extravaganza was held on 19th december 2017 and was sold out to an audience of 300.

It was a gym, dance and music spectacular thoroughly enjoyed by all who took part and attended.

The Henry Beaufort School has a New Mini Bus

Henry Beaufort has a lease option with the school minibus which was due for renewal and we are pleased to report that we have taken delivery of a brand new bus in time for Christmas.

This will make a huge difference to enabling us to support school trips, sporting events/ fixtures as well as supporting events with our local primary schools.

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Congratulations and Thank You to all the students who entered our Christmas card competition. We had some marvellous entries which made it very difficult to choose a winner but after much deliberation we did decide on an overall winner who was Tia Francis (Year 9) and the three runners up for this year were Elsie van-Sant (Year 7), Jodie Lyle (Year 7) and

Jessica Harmer (Year 7), well done!

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Runner-up - Jessica Harmer (Year 7) Winner - Tia Francis (Year 9)

Runner-up - Jodie Lyle (Year 7) Runner-up - Elsie Van-Sant (Year 7)

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Created by Jodie Lyle Year 7 East Woodhay Road Harestock Winchester Hampshire SO22 6JJ

Tel: 01962 880073

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