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Bedford Academy Shackleton Primary Issue 04 | Summer 2021 Cauldwell Primary Shortstown Primary www.heartacademiestrust.co.uk BEDFORD ACADEMY CAREERS Virtual Parent Careers Evenings After trialling a virtual Careers Information Evening via teams this year we have taken on board feedback and suggestions and plan to run a number of Key Stage- specific, shorter careers information events across the year rather than one longer event with multiple speakers. Information on these events will be shared nearer their planned times.

Bedford Academy Students’ Room Reminder for students to regularly check this live feed of the latest career events, part time jobs and apprenticeships, and opportunities such as virtual careers talks, virtual CONTENTS taster days, college and university open days and virtual work experience.

Bedford Academy 3-5 Priti Patel visits Bedford Academy #raisingtheprofile Tennis Club The Brilliant Club Edget Feleg Year 7 and 8 Art Projects STEM News Year 7 ‘Cultural Poetry’ Year 7 Art Project Year 11 Impress in the Food Room! Quality in Careers Renewal Ernie Els Golf Program Plans are now underway for the re- assessment of our Quality in Careers Award in December 21. Shackleton Primary 6-7 The Quality in Careers Standard is Daily Mile – Footprints the national quality award for careers Getting to know Mr Klopper education, information, advice and Year 6 Science Experiment guidance (CEIAG) in schools, colleges and work-based learning. Egg Competition This will be our third assessment after first achieving the award in 2015. Cauldwell School 8-9 Creative Curriculum Health & Safety Week Medical Mavericks Online Academy Music at Cauldwell We have subscribed to an online Thoughts from our platform called The Medical Mavericks Year 6 Leaders Academy. In the Academy you can School Street watch interviews with a huge range of medical professionals to find out what they do and what actually goes on in Shortstown Primary 10-11 a hospital. There are lots of activities Reception Dress Up Day for you to try as well. To watch the videos and access The Medical Spring Planting Mavericks Academy you need to R101 Project create an account. Class Transitions Here are the instructions on how to do this: You can then watch a short video on how to use The Academy and access all Visit academy.medicalmavericks.co.uk of your courses through your Dashboard. Create your own account. You must use You can access The Academy at home your school email address. or at school any time over the next year. When you have created your account New content is being added each half you will automatically be taken to a page term too, so there are plenty of reasons where you must click the enrol button. to come back!

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Priti Patel visits Bedford Academy Tennis Club On Thursday 22nd April, Priti Patel, the Home Secretary, visited Bedford Tennis began prior to the half Academy along with Fetus Akinbusoye, the Conservative Police and Crime term with steady numbers in ACADEMY BEDFORD Commissioner candidate for . They met with a number of staff Years 7/8/9 attending, brushing and students to discuss the impact of Covid-19 and the recovery plans to up on their skills in hope of being support students with their education. (Photo above) the next Novak Djokovic or Iga Mr Chris Deller, Headteacher of Bedford Both guests were introduced to the Swiatek. Academy; Mr Peter Roberts, Deputy Academy’s student voice, made up of a The attitude, manner and high level Headteacher and Mr David Morris, CEO range of students from all year groups, of skills on show has been fantastic of HEART Academies Trust, greeted who were able to discuss their return to and Mr Llewellyn has really enjoyed both visitors, inviting them in to share school following the national lockdown. coaching, so thank you to all of those the Academy’s vision and values. Mr Some students shared their experiences who have participated. Tennis will Deller explained how ‘The BA Way’ is through the lockdown and what the continue next year. an integral part of daily life at did to support student wellbeing Academy and provides all stakeholders and to ensure that they didn’t miss out Also, if you’re interested in out of with clarity and purpose about what on their learning. Both Priti Patel and school coaching, Riverside Tennis we expect from everyone in our school Fetus Akinbusoye were very interested Club, based on Goldington Road, is community. in the Academy’s recovery and how a fantastic club. If you are interested, then please see Mr Llewellyn. Mr Chris Deller and Mr David Morris the Academy intends to ensure student shared the relationships the school learning is back on track for the future. has with external agencies and the Both visitors shared their own local police provision as well as the professional experiences with the The Brilliant Club positive reduction in exclusions and students and staff and highlighted Bedford Academy have been encouraging positive behaviour in the how important it is to be focused delighted to work with the University wider community. Being a community and determined in order to succeed; of Bedfordshire and The Brilliant Club minded school, Bedford Academy is attributes that many Bedford Academy over the past term to provide some always encouraging their students to be students are having to adopt to support excellent opportunities for a group responsible, thoughtful and independent with their learning and progression of students who have shown the whilst taking ownership of their own during these challenging times. potential to work above and beyond actions and decisions. their current stage of learning. As part of this, 12 representatives from Ms Patel stated “…it’s hard work, nothing in life is easy and it’s all about Years 9 and 10 worked with a PhD being focused, determined and wanting to do a good job for the people and student from Cambridge University, communities and ultimately our country if we want to make a difference”. to learn about mental health, intervention planning and evaluation and the processes used within the UK. #raisingtheprofile From this, each student was tasked Bedford Academy Sixth Form has now interviewed over 130 applicants with producing a 2000-word first hoping to join us in September 2021. year university-style essay based on The Sixth Form team are extremely excited to see our prospective students again their research and their seminars with on GCSE results day and welcome our new cohort of students in September. their tutor. These essays are graded We have received our highest number of external applications this year, which is using university grading, from 1st testament to our improving results and reputation across the community. Class with Honours down, and we are eagerly awaiting their results. The Our Sport Academy has attracted external students from a number of different students will also attend a graduation schools across Bedfordshire including Lincroft, Mark Rutherford, Biddenham, ceremony in July; a wonderful Cardinal Newnham, St Thomas More, Samuel Ryder and Harlington. and exciting opportunity to raise Any students still wishing to apply or enquire about Bedford Academy Sixth Form aspirations for a group of very driven should email Mrs Harrop on [email protected] students.

Summer 2021 | www.heartacademiestrust.co.uk | HEART Academies Trust 3 Edget Feleg Secondary School Bedford Academy participated in a the local language of the Gondar area challenge entitled ‘Can we lap the globe as and the official language of the Ethiopian a Bedford Academy collective? How far can government. Students study many of we get? Which country will we end up in?’ the same subjects as in Western schools, Staff managed to travel from Bedford to such as mathematics, science, chemistry, Ethiopia in the virtual exercise challenge. physics, history and geography. However, This has transformed into something their history lessons focus much more wonderful – we now have a partner on African and, in particular, Ethiopian school in Ethiopia – to build a global history. Every morning, students take part community link. in a flag ceremony, where the Ethiopian Bedford Academy’s partner school in flag is raised and students line up to sing Africa is called Edget Feleg Secondary the national anthem. Students take it in encourages sport activities by having a School, situated in Gondar at the back turns to be responsible for raising the flag. sports field and a football team. Balls for of a bus station and Arada (main market Lessons generally last for an hour and football are their only sports equipment. area). The school is 1.5 km away from there is a short break midway through Bedford Academy are working on sending the bus station. Pupils usually come from the day. Some students are able to buy a school profile and video to Edget BEDFORD ACADEMY BEDFORD the nearby village and a few of them snacks such as ice lollies, donuts known as Feleg Secondary School. We will also from the nearby rural area. The school bombelinos and lentil-filled pastries called be exploring the development of our teaches grades 9 to 11 on a shift-based sambusas, which are the Ethiopian version teaching practice across both schools. system. Students often walk for up to 30 of the Indian samosa, from the school tea Bedford Academy students will shortly minutes from outlying villages in order room! be given the opportunity to develop to attend. Students attend for half a day, After school most of them help their their leadership skills via being part of a in the morning or in the afternoon, and family by carrying drinking water home, Together we Learn Ethiopia committee. study a variety of subjects. Lessons are doing home chores (cooking, washing We will also be using Together We Learn taught in English at this level but students clothes, etc.). They also like playing curriculum materials to build on global will also study Amharic, which is both football in their free time as the school knowledge and fundraising skills.

Year 7 and 8 Art Projects Differences at a glance: Years 7 and 8 have been studying printing after understanding perspective, Pupils 2223 pupils composition and colour. (52% male and The students were shown photographs number of colours. The monoprint is a form 48% female) from our partnership school in Ethiopia, of printmaking where the image can only be Teachers 72 teachers Edget Feleg Secondary School, to discover made once, unlike most printmaking which Classrooms 16 classrooms the differences between the schools and allows for multiple originals. gain understanding of how students learn in This topic has shown students how Library facility Ye s different environments. important it is to be resilient when working Clean Water supply 10 taps The students created some en plein air and how often the first piece might not artwork. This means they went outside and always be the best. Monoprinting gives the Toilets Ye s drew Bedford Academy in pencils or water students a chance to create a new print Staff Toilets Ye s colours. every time. They used their drawings to create The artwork will be made into a banner Electricity Ye s monoprints. Some students used just one and sent to Edget Feleg Secondary School. Computers Ye s colour whilst others experimented with a

4 HEART Academies Trust | www.heartacademiestrust.co.uk | Summer 2021 STEM News Bedford Academy continues to raise the profile of STEM across the Trust despite the challenges we have had this year. Unfortunately, due to multiple school closures, we had to cancel several external trips. However, we continued to highlight Year 11 Impress in STEM in various ways across the the Food Room! curriculum. This year’s practical theme for GCSE School visits Food was International Street Food. In April we invited Medical Mavericks to Students in Year 11 had to create up teach about the senses and the human to two dishes each, including a range • Six lesson plans, written to work with body in an engaging and interactive of technical practical skills. This year the LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime way. Year 7 students were excited and the students really pushed themselves kits learnt a lot. We also received books and to attempt the most challenging of • Full support from Authorised LEGO® equipment that will make science lessons techniques which included filleting a more interesting. Education Partner, Raising Robots whole chicken, making choux and filo ACADEMY BEDFORD • Access to a whole host of resources Curriculum pastry as well as their own mayonnaise. and videos through our online This year we delivered a PCD lesson on The student’s final outcomes were a resource bank STEM careers and placed posters around credit to their hard work across the year. our school highlighting the benefits of We were also very fortunate in securing STEM careers and the various career £700 from Engineering UK (EUK) routes. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion bursary scheme which will go toward getting Ernie Els Golf Program Bursaries more girls involved in STEM subjects. In February 2021 the Access department Our Academy was selected to successfully applied for a grant from participate in the Coding Success Clubs the Alderman Newton’s Educational programme, fully funded by BAE Systems, Seven of our high attaining Year 10 Foundation to run the Ernie Els Golf the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. students are on their way to achieving Program with The Golf Trust. The The programme aims to fuel the passion their Silver CREST Awards this year. programme consists of 10 weekly 1 hour of young people in the classroom and is They have worked on projects ranging group lessons with each session having all linked to the national curriculum from which toothpaste cleans teeth the a specially designed lesson plan that We received: best to the amount of acid in fruit drinks. delivers golf instruction incorporated • Two LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Upcoming events: with targeted autism / SEND learning Prime kits In March 2022 we are hoping to host projects. The program is designed to • An online training session for one our first ever joint science event, which build self-esteem and confidence in a fun, teacher, covering the use of the sets will include all the schools in HEART welcoming and supportive environment. and the delivery of lessons Academies Trust. Golf is used as a tool so students can increase self-worth and confidence while providing new opportunities to develop Year 7 ‘Cultural Poetry’ and build friendships and relationships. 16 students have taken part since the What do Bedfordshire Clangers and Firfir have to do with poetry? Easter holidays and have been a credit to Year 7 have explored life beyond Bedford Academy over the past nine months. the Academy. They have all engaged with Academy this term in their new unit This poetry will then travel over 5,000 the programme and have experienced ‘Cultural Poetry’. English classrooms will miles to our partner school in Ethiopia a new activity, made new friends whilst spend the coming weeks exploring big as part of a poetry exchange. Focused promoting the value, acceptance, health questions such as ‘What is culture?’. on the diversity of language and shared and inclusion of all students involved. Students are preparing their own experiences, students examine their own We would like to thank both the poetry inspired by ‘Life at BA’, which perceptions of community and culture Alderman Newton’s Educational brings together their experiences at the through the poetic lens. Foundation and The Golf Trust for allowing us to run the program so successfully. BA Radio We hope to run more sessions in the future. We have added another innovative Communications, Careers and Community teaching strategy to our Core offer at mindedness we are launching our new BA Bedford Academy. Over the past few years Radio. we have worked to make our curriculum Our official launch date will be Monday flexible, fit for purpose and forward 13th September at 9am. In attendance will thinking to ensure we give our students be the Mayor of Bedford Dave Hodgson, the best foundation to achieve their goals CEO of HEART Academies Trust David and aspirations. Morris and Headteacher Chris Deller We want our students engaged and of Bedford Academy. We will also be excited about learning. To improve the supported by local community members.

Summer 2021 | www.heartacademiestrust.co.uk | HEART Academies Trust 5 Daily Mile – Footprints NEW STAFF MEMBERS The Daily Mile was founded by Getting to know Elaine Wyllie and is about improving the health and well-being of children. Mr Klopper

SHACKLETON PRIMARY SHACKLETON The benefits they gain are physical, emotional, social and mental, all from Some facts about Mr Klopper, our running or jogging at their own pace, for new Learning Support Assistant. 15 minutes daily. Hobbies: On behalf of Shackleton, I would like to Gym and too many video games for introduce our new Daily Mile Path. This a grown man. is a new alternative to our wood chip, Favourite Colour: Purple. which we use on the field when the weather allows us to. The footprints are Favourite Food: multi-coloured and can be found on the BBQ Jackfruit Pizza. front large playground with a key by Do you have any pets? Mr George’s office window, telling you Not yet! I am setting up a tank for how many laps equals 1 Mile. my own pet octopus. Miss Caley – PE Achievement Lead What do you think of Shackleton so far? I absolutely love it and have so much fun both learning and playing with the children. I think the ethos and inclusivity around the school is one of my favourite features.

Year 6 Science Experiment Some pictures of Spurgeon class, completing a science experiment showing how our food is digested.

6 HEART Academies Trust | www.heartacademiestrust.co.uk | Summer 2021 Egg Competition Well done and thank you to all those who entered the decorated egg competition. It was such a tricky competition for The winners were: certificate and prize. Mr George to judge as they were all Bach – Matas Matisse – Angela Thank you for getting involved, it was so great! Everyone who entered has Farah – Ashley Hawkiing – Fabiha received 10 Dojo points. A really big well egg-stastic to see all your amazing eggs! done to the 4 competition winners. They were very happy to receive their Miss Mason. SHACKLETON PRIMARY SHACKLETON

Summer 2021 | www.heartacademiestrust.co.uk | HEART Academies Trust 7 Creative Curriculum At Cauldwell we deliver a Creative Years 4 and 5 Curriculum that is exciting, ... have been learning all about irresistible and memorable. We do the Ancient Egyptians. CAULDWELL SCHOOL CAULDWELL this through a rolling programme of We created our own ‘museum’ topics building strong connections linked to literacy/history work, between subjects and using quality which included lots of different texts. artefacts for us to explore and learn This term our topics have been Splish, from. We have designed and made Splash, Splosh; Wild and Wonderful; death masks in our art lessons. Egyptians and the Stone Age.

Reception and Year 1 ... have been learning all about ponds, rivers and the sea. We loved pond dipping in our school pond. If only we could go to the seaside!

Year 6 ... we have learnt about Stone Age life. It has been exciting for children to learn how Stone Age man lived and survived. To help the children to do this they have written: diary entries, an adventure story, researched tools, fire, shelter and food. We also compared life then to now. Years 2 and 3 ... have been learning all about the great outdoors in our topic, Wild and Wonderful. The children have learnt about different plants, trees and mini beasts. We visited Northill Woods to immerse ourselves in our topic.

8 HEART Academies Trust | www.heartacademiestrust.co.uk | Summer 2021 Health & Safety Week Thoughts from our 7th – 11th June. All of the Cauldwell Community engaged in Health and Safety learning. Year 6 Leaders It was an incredibly active and immersive week, which included Sports Days for all HEAD GIRL – Bella year groups, Daily Mile challenges, healthy eating and safety awareness. Although I still haven’t mastered my ‘perfect self’ (perhaps I never will), I have mastered who I am at Cauldwell. Cauldwell doesn’t just mean friends and teachers – it’s a whole family. Cauldwell has enabled us to come out of our shells and we are now ready to spread our wings. CAULDWELL SCHOOL CAULDWELL

HEAD BOY – Semilore I am extraordinarily thankful for the endless patience, kindness and support all the teachers have shown me; I am now a confident and resilient individual. My special memories include the annual performance by the teachers on World Book Day; a trip to Woburn Safari Park and taking part in the Beds Speech and Drama Festival every year since Year 1! I am looking forward to starting my new adventure Music at Cauldwell at secondary school. Although it’s been a tricky year, we’ve been busy keeping our music alive at Cauldwell and have been re-awarded the Music Mark. In April and May, 30 pupils participated to break its own Guinness World Record in a virtual choir led by Tim Burns. This for the Largest Simultaneous Sing. We led to a recorded performance with a had lots of fun singing and signing to ‘A worldwide virtual choir of ‘Sansa Kroma’, Lovely Day’. a traditional Ghanaian children’s song. In school we now have a class set of glockenspiels to support whole class instrumental teaching and pupils have enjoyed some new composition projects. On Tuesday 15th June 2021, Cauldwell School took part in The Young Voices Biggest Sing. Young Voices are attempting School Street We have become the first school in Bedford to run a School Street. The result is a safer, healthier environment which encourages active travel to and from school.

Summer 2021 | www.heartacademiestrust.co.uk | HEART Academies Trust 9 Reception Dress Up Day The Reception class had a

SHORTSTOWN PRIMARY SHORTSTOWN supercalifragilisticexpialidocious day, when they dressed up as characters from Mary Poppins. This was a fabulous finish to their topic. The focus was on how different environments change over time and relationships in families and with friends.

Spring Planting The children have been busy with their spring planting; growing flowers and vegetables. A tree was kindly donated by Frosts garden centre and the children worked with Mr McFarlane to plant it in the wildlife garden.

10 HEART Academies Trust | www.heartacademiestrust.co.uk | Summer 2021 R101 Project Shortstown Primary has been working closely with Bedford Creative Arts to produce an educational project pack for schools to learn about the history and impact of the R101 airship. The school has had visitors from the STEM community, artists and story tellers, working with the children. The children were asked to design their own modern day airship, then an artist took the winning entries and created 3D models. All of the work and ongoing activities will be displayed in the Higgins Museum from July 2021. We are hoping to take some of our children to visit, in the new academic year. SHORTSTOWN PRIMARY SHORTSTOWN

Class Transitions The children have all transitioned to their new During this time the staff work on the child’s emotional classrooms for the last half term of the year. This gives response to change. Here are some of the Reception classes’ them and their families a chance to build relationships thoughts about moving to Year 1. with the new staff, learn about the changes in learning Having spoken with them and other children, through the and expectations and so enjoy their summer, knowing school, they have settled well and are enjoying their new classes. what will be expected of them in September.

Summer 2021 | www.heartacademiestrust.co.uk | HEART Academies Trust 11 Careers at Bedford Academy Year 11 Next steps, Intended Destinations Unifrog – The Complete Careers and and Offers of Learning Destinations Platform, launching to The pandemic and the lockdowns students & staff week beginning 28/06/21 throughout the last year have made providing one-to-one careers advice a In keeping with our commitment to provide you can use Unifrog as if you were a student bit of a challenge! Bedford Academy students with outstanding yourself, allowing you to truly support Despite this, all of Year 11 have been careers guidance and tailored support, we your child. The form code you need is: offered an initial careers appointment are introducing Unifrog; an award-winning, BDFRParents and you can sign up here: (either in person, phone call or via Teams) online careers platform. From 28th June, all www.unifrog.org/code and those that have needed it have students will have access to this excellent We are really looking forward to introducing also received a follow up appointment website. Unifrog and plan to incorporate it into PCD in school. We have already completed Unifrog brings into one place information lessons, subject lessons, careers appointments 236 Year 11 careers appointments since about all post-school opportunities, including and tutor time. Students in all year groups September 2020. every UK university course, apprenticeships will be set one Unifrog task per term to All students have been supported with including degree apprenticeships and complete as homework. These tasks will be deciding, applying for and securing places college courses in the UK, as well as other set via Unifrog and students will receive an ready for September and, for those that opportunities, such as School Leaver automated email reminder as well. need it, making back-up plans, completing Programmes. This makes it easy for students college applications and being introduced to compare and choose the best opportunity The homework tasks for Summer to Post-16 Supported Learning providers for them. The Careers Library contains up- 2021 will be: (for those requiring extra support). to-date labour market information for over Year 7 – What are skills and why do they Students seeking an apprenticeship have 1300 different careers, with details about the matter? received additional bespoke support required skills and qualifications for each one. Unifrog interests quiz – Students complete including application guidance from The Subjects Library gives advice about what the Interests quiz on Unifrog and find out Nadia De Michelle of Bedford College qualifications your child will need to study a which jobs might be of interest to them. Apprenticeships Team; a CV Masterclass subject at university. Year 8 – Career terminology webinar and individual CV feedback from Bryanna Harding, HR officer at Additionally, the platform helps students Students complete the ‘Career terminology’ Aston Martin F1 Team; mock interviews successfully apply for these opportunities by session to learn more about common from employers; and apprenticeship job using Unifrog to write their applications and phrases and words associated with careers. CVs and guiding them through the process, matching from Mr Dawe. One of these Year 9 – Identifying interests students has already been offered an allowing teachers to give live feedback. They Students discover the skills and interests that apprenticeship! can record their key skills and achievements make them unique before linking these to and build up an impressive portfolio over All credit to our class of 2021, who have potential careers. time. done themselves proud, with only 9 Year 10 – Careers library treasure hunt students left to finalise their plans ! Students access the platform by clicking a link in their welcome email, where they create a Students learn how to navigate their way password and can begin using the resources. around the Careers library, answering a series They login to Unifrog using their school email of questions. address and password and they can do so Year 12 – Geeking out from any computer, tablet or smartphone. Students use the Subjects library to identify We would encourage you to use the wider and deeper reading to undertake in platform with your child so you can support preparation for future applications. them through the process of deciding their If students would like support completing this next step. they can come to careers club which runs We have also set up a parent login so that Monday after school in the ILC.

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