Saints Advocate Advocate Vol 5 No 5 July 2014

AllAll Saints Advocate Advocate Vol 5 No 5 July 2014

ALL SAINTS ACADEMY

strive to improve outcomes for our students. From the Principal Equally, we will continue to make All Saints a happy place to be, a place with a pulse and a heartbeat, Dear Parents/Carers an Academy with a sense of humour and a sense of direction, and a determination to do what is right Another great year! for the students and the community we serve. As I look back over the year I feel that there has been an upswing in Transition Days 2014 the quality of teaching and learning. I am pleased that for the second time running Year Since we had the OfSTED in November we 7 is over-subscribed and that we expect to be full have really focused ourselves on improving our for a September 2015 start. Our new students planning for individuals and sets of groups, enjoyed four monumental days at All Saints in early developing differentiated approaches to lesson July. I know other schools did not have such a long delivery, and in focusing on our students as transition period with their new students but for us individuals. As Principal I have encouraged my four days was an invaluable introduction for these Leadership Team and Middle Leaders to monitor children to their new Academy. The students closely classroom practice and we are already advised me that they had a great time, that they seeing dividends. There has been a massive had made new friends, and that they couldn’t wait improvement in the levels of marking and some to start in September. As you can imagine, very outstanding examples of how assessment can help few of them wanted to return to their respective children improve their work. With the introduction schools the following Monday! Students spent of AIM time (Action In Marking) many of our their Transition Days completing their CATS and students and their teachers are now in a dialogue reading tests, getting their photos done for their concerning specific ways in which to improve their new ID badges, and meeting their form tutors and work. This truly is a major improvement since our new teachers. Behaviour was amazingly positive, last OfSTED visit. shown very clearly during the first lunch break when students patiently queued up for their pasta We have had two visits from Government and baguettes! The students were a credit to their departments recently. Firstly, a visit from HMI schools and I look forward to many successful years advised us that we are making good progress working with them from September 2014. towards the targets on our Action Plan and that we are working well towards achieving a Good grade on our next OfSTED inspection. In late June we received a visit from the DfE which gave us a clean bill of health in terms of improving the results of our students. Clearly, as a school we still have work to do but, as you know, we can never say that we are complacent. Therefore, we still continue to

www.allsaintsacademydunstable.org FROM THE PRINCIPAL Cont. Goodbye to Staff At the end of this academic year we say goodbye to the following members of staff:

Pamela Adodo (Teacher of Maths); Tajalli Barfoot (Teacher of English); Hayley Bray(Teacher of Humanities); Sarah Brittain (Teacher of MFL); Janice Brown (Teacher of English); Cheryl Connolly (LSA); Amanda Di Giampasquale (Teacher of English); Daniel Galpin (ICT Apprentice); Alex Hide (LSA); Hazel Murphy (Teacher of Food Technology); Sarah Oakman (Curriculum Leader for Humanities); Anita Romano (Teacher of MFL); Kieren Prattley (Exams Officer) Amanda Ward (Parent and Student Support Worker); and Irene Wood (Reprographics Officer). In addition, Helina Debnam (Teacher of Science) has now commenced her maternity leave.

Thanks to all for your hard work and for making All Saints such a happy and vibrant community. Good luck in your new ventures in life and do advise us of your progress.

Results Days and Sixth Form Sign-up Days For students in Year 11, a reminder of the following important dates for your diary:

Thursday 14 August 2014 A/AS Level Results Day (8.30 – 11.30) Sixth Form Sign-up Day (Current Sixth Form) (9.00 – 12.00) Friday 15 August 2014 Sixth Form Sign-up Day (Current Sixth Form) (9.00 – 12.00)

Thursday 21 August 2014 GCSE Results Day (8.30 – 11.30) Sixth Form Sign-up Day (Year 11 into 12) (9.00 – 12.00 Friday 22 August 2014 Sixth Form Sign-up Day (Year 11 into 12) (9.00 – 12.00)

Return to School in September 2014 I would like to take the opportunity to remind students and Parents/Carers of arrangements for the start of the new academic year in September 2014:

Thursday 04 September 2014 Students in Years 7, 9 and 12 start at 8.25am Friday 05 September 2014 Students in Years 8, 10, 11 and 13 start at 8.25am

I look forward to receiving good GCSE and A Level results in August and I look forward to many happy faces on the Results Days. In the meantime, I thank you our Parents/Carers for your continued support and for helping us to make All Saints such a happy, vibrant community. I hope everyone has a very relaxed and sunny Summer holiday.

Tom Waterworth Principal

www.allsaintsacademydunstable.org 2 FILM SCHOOL If you're aged between 11 to 18 and want to make a film over the summer holidays then go to our website www.ukfilmschool.org.uk for information about our Weekend and 5 Day Summer Schools at Grendon Hall, Northampton in August 2014.

 Under the guidance of film industry mentors you'll make a film using professional equipment; cameras, mic and boom, track and dolly  Interactive SFX workshop with a TV and Film make up artist  Our 5 day course qualifies for the residential part of the Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award  Make new friends and enjoy outdoor activities & a pool party in the beautiful grounds of Grendon Hall

 After your film has been professionally edited you'll be invited to a VIP Film Screening at Cineworld, Northampton so you can see your INSIDE THIS ISSUE film up on the big screen Page 3 Film School Page 4 Art Exhibition The cost includes all the film making activities, Page 5 Red Cross Charity Dance Competition equipment, outdoor activities, full board and Pages 6-7 UCAS Fair accommodation. Page 8 INSIDERace for Life THIS ISSUE Here's what students said about our summer school Summer Concert last year; Page 9 HSBC Stock Market

Pages 10-11 Stock Market Challenge "It was all fantastic ! Thank you for a really great week" Page 12 Sky Sports ‘Living for Sport’ Esther B Page 13 Year 7 Athletics at Stockwood Park Pages 14-15 Year 11 Prom " I have gained a great insight into how complex it is Page 16 World Cup Festival to make a film. I enjoyed it all tremendously" Page 17 Outstanding Athlete at All Saints Connor F World War 1 Day Page 18 Kick Ash Jacqueline Edge Years 9 and 10 Athletics UK Film School Page 19 Dove and BEAT Workshops 01604 407771 Page 20 Parent View www.ukfilmschool.org.uk Uniform Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for all the latest Page 21 Year 7 County Rounders news, updates and competitions Page 22 Rounders Update/Summer Support Page 23 Vivo Miles Rachel Hart Pages 24-25 Attendance CL for Creating & Designing Page 26 Academy Procedures Page 27 Diary Dates

3 www.allsaintsacademydunstable.org ART EXHIBITION Many thanks to all staff and students who took part in the exhibition, whether as guests or helpers. The evening was a great success and really celebrated the artistic talent here at All Saints.

Rachel Hart CL for Creating & Designing

www.allsaintsacademydunstable.org 4 RED CROSS CHARITY DANCE COMPETITION

On 21 June a group of Year 9, 12 and 13 Dance students performed in the annual competition organised by Red Cross Charity ‘Dance Make your Move’. The Street and Contemporary Piece ‘Capturing Innocence’ was centred around child soldiers. The students were fantastic ambassadors for the Academy and performed in a mature and professional manner. The group was awarded for their fund raising efforts and received a special commendation for their use of dynamic content and use of group timing. Some of the comments from the judges were:

"Unison was exceptional especially with the line and the back. The sharpness and energy captured my attention straight away"

"Very disciplined performance...good use of the stage"

Well done girls - once again you did All Saints incredibly proud!!

Heather Howard Third in CA - Creating & Designing

5 www.allsaintsacademydunstable.org VISIT TO THE UCAS FAIR On Tuesday 24 June 2014, Sixth Form students visited the University of Bedfordshire, Bedford campus for the UCAS Fair. This is an event available to all Sixth Form students, offering heaps of information about all universities across the United Kingdom.

Arriving at the event, we were directed across to the Sports Hall at the campus, which was packed full of rows and rows of promotional stands for different universities. As we walked around, we had the opportunity to approach each stand and talk to someone about what courses that specific university offered, what the entry requirements are and what the university is like as a whole.

I found it extremely beneficial that the people I was talking to on each stand were in fact university students who had graduated, or are still attending that university. This means they could share first hand experiences and provide crucial information that I couldn’t find by looking online. For example, we learned about the citys in which each university is situated, how far away the town centre is from the accommodation, and what the night life is like!

Outside of the Sports Hall, there was a marquee filled with even more promotional stands for different universities, as well as a food tent, where a range of burgers, pasta pots and confectionary were available to purchase. In addition to this, there was another marquee on the field, where student bands performed their own music live out in the sunshine, which created a really good atmosphere for the whole day.

The majority of us had never been to a UCAS Fair before and didn’t know what to expect, and therefore, we were all pleasantly surprised with how well the day went and how much we had learnt. Not only did we come home with a stack of prospectuses for universities we did not know existed, but some students who had never even considered university are now starting to contemplate applying.

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I asked fellow students about their day at the UCAS Fair, and these are a few of the responses …

“The visit was very beneficial for deciding whether or not to pursue future education. I would definitely recommend going.” – Jamie Nolan, 13RJB

“I thought I didn’t want to go to Uni, but now I am considering the benefits of having a degree.” – Liam Bond, 13RJB

“It provided me with a wide range of choices that I hadn’t considered before!” – Laura Harris, 13RJB

“Going in to the experience not quite knowing what to expect, I was positively surprised by the vast range of universities from all over the country which were there to offer assistance and information in regards to the courses which they offered. The casual environment with students from other schools and colleges gave an insight into university life which was enhanced by the live band and refreshment facilities. As someone who was undecided of the benefits that university would bring me personally, I have had some encouragement which has provoked thought into potentially applying an undergraduate course in Media studies. “ Ellis Dawkins

“It's strange how overwhelming picking a course and university can be. It's a place to go and thing to do really, yet somehow it dictates the start of our future career and flicks a switch that turns us into adults. From the outside, the Sports Hall which held the dozens of universities seemed like a group of travelling salesmen with magic beans that could perfect our future, but after spending some time inside talking to the people there, really they were signposts, pointing us in the right direction and letting us know the right path to take.” Matthew Sibley

Thank you to Miss Hart for organising the event as well Miss Gillen, Miss Robinson and Mr Stevens for supervising the students during the day.

Keely Sharp Student Journalist

7 www.allsaintsacademydunstable.org RACE FOR LIFE

On Sunday 22 June 2014 I took part in the Race for Life at Stockwood Park in Luton. It was a really hot day and about 17,000 people took part. I ran with my mum and my little sister and finished the 5km course in about an hour – we ran and walked because my mum had trouble keeping up with me! I wanted to raise money for my cousin who has a brain tumour and I managed to raise £65. The photograph shows me with my medal. I really enjoy raising money for people who are not as fortunate as others and next year I want to do the mud assault course which looks like great fun.

Georgia Cady Year 7 Student

SUMMER CONCERT Tuesday 15 July 2014 saw another successful Lower school concert. A big thank you to the Houghton Regis Family of Schools who took part. Hawthorn Park, Thomas Whitehead and Thornhill Lower performed alongside students from All Saints Academy in a summer inspired concert which saw creative numbers from Oliver! Brazilian inspired dancing as well as a performance on ukuleles. Thomas Whitehead ‘Bouja’ Brazillian Dance ‘You Can Count On Me’ Hawthorn Park ‘Consider Yourself’ ‘Food Glorious Food’ Thornhill ‘Henry’s Happy Hour’ ‘Ukuleles’ Musical Performance All Saints Chloe Gray @Say Something’ Lily& Keeley Duet Shanelle Jazz Dance Solo ‘That Man’ Courtney & Kelsey ‘Rather Be’ Dion, Lara & Rebekah ‘These Four Walls’ Followed by everyone singing Katrina and the Waves ‘Walking on Sunshine’

Students, teachers and parents were left feeling super summery! Fantastic effort from all involved, well done! Nicola Fountain Teacher of Music

www.allsaintsacademydunstable.org 8 YEAR 12 BUSINESS HSBC STOCK MARKET “The Business Visit to the University allowed us to use skills from our Business Studies lessons to compete with other schools from the area. We used a program that mimicked the stock market in a virtual world that each team could see, and we competed to see who could make the most profit in the allocated time. The stock market featured real-time news updates that affected the value of the stocks. Each team was made up of two people, split into the Data Analyst and the Media Analyst.

The Media Analyst’s job was to watch the news stories as they came in and work out how each story affected the stocks, and then relay the information to the Data Analyst so that the team could decide whether they wanted to try and capitalise on the change in stock value (by either buying or selling affected stocks) or just waiting to see how the market was affected by changes in one stock’s value.

Our team managed to finish 7th out of 44 teams, which we think was an impressive feat. The day ended with a lecture about how the financial crisis came about, and about how even the smallest of conditions can affect the market as a whole. Despite Mr Hurst’s questionable driving and parking abilities! we managed to get back to school safely, and the visit was an enjoyable day where we gained some experience with stocks.”

Kieren O’Gorman & Callum Barrett

9 www.allsaintsacademydunstable.org YEAR 10 STOCK MARKET CHALLENGE Stock Market Challenge at University of Bedfordshire prepares school children for workplace Tuesday June 17 2014 Year 10 Business students were given a taste of the excitement of trading on a live stock market as they took part in a Business competition at the University of Bedfordshire. Some 200 students from schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire had their decision-making and risk-taking skills put to the test in a two- day simulated trading task.

The Stock Market Challenge, a joint initiative funded by HSBC and supported by the University in partnership with 10 Lane Learning, saw teams of students from year 10 battle to manage a fund of shares and foreign currency. They dealt with HSBC’s staff, who were ‘traders’ recreating the ‘real time’ trading floor of old.

Wednesday 18 June 2014 Year 12 students were involved in a similar competition, the Investment Challenge, on the next day. Their task, in teams of two, was based mainly on computers where they got a feel of real-life stock and shares investment trading as it is today in the real world.

The event was aimed to help students leave school prepared for the world of work with the capabilities and confidence to handle future higher education and career decisions, whilst developing their mathematics, business and computer science knowledge.

Gregg Carnaffan, HSBC Regional Services Manager Retail Banking and Wealth Management South and East Region, said: “The Stock Market Challenge is a fantastic way for young people from schools to build their understanding of the business world whilst developing their skills and having fun.”

Michael Kennedy, University Head of Department of Accounting & Finance, said: “At the University we believe it is essential that we focus on developing the qualifications and skills of our young people, to ensure the appropriate skills base is in place to take advantage of the job opportunities now and in the future.”

www.allsaintsacademydunstable.org 10 YEAR 10 STOCK MARKET CHALLENGE Year 10 Business - Stock Market Challenge We had the opportunity to visit the University of Bedfordshire, for a Business visit about the stock exchange. We found the whole day enjoyable and educational. We all got assigned job roles within the stock market. Steven Dawkins, and Joshua Schliebe worked on the stock floor in buying and selling our investments.

Cheyne Howard worked as the Media Analyst and did a great job working with the news and radio reports; she also won a book voucher award for her great work. Anthony Ridler put in great participation throughout the day as the Investment Analyst; he also won a book voucher for his gr eat work.

I was the Finance Manager of the group and I handled the group’s finance and created profit and loss accounts throughout the day to make sure we weren’t making any losses. We started off at the beginning of the stock trade at £2,000 and by the end of the five day week we gained a profit of £32,400. Therefore, we made an overall turnover of £34,400.

In conclusion the event was great fun and we all learnt from what we were told by the people from HSBC who helped run the event. We were able to use many skills such as, communication, team work, problem solving, and also we had to make an overall decision in short amounts of time.

It definitely kept us all on the edge of our seats as it was a risk taking experience. We all thoroughly enjoyed working in the stock trade market and it is something we would love to do again and even consider for work in the future.

Shannon Stack -10HD

Farzana Asghar Acting CL – ICT/Business & Computing

11 www.allsaintsacademydunstable.org SKY SPORTS - ‘Living for Sports’

“On 27 June 2014, all of the hard work that the ‘Sky Sports – Living for Sports’ students had put into this project finally paid off! We had a successful and enjoyable afternoon with the local primary schools at All Saints Academy; seeing them put into practice what we had been teaching them for the past few weeks. After weeks of planning the Festival for the primary schools and making sure that everything would run smoothly, we visited the schools on rotation with Miss Mannion and Mr Conway, teaching them our chosen sports (Handball, Tchoukball, Rounders, Athletics and Danish Longball .The primary school students were very enthusiastic when they were trying something new. It was a rewarding experience having them look up to us to as leaders and role models and them showing as much respect as they did.

The enthusiasm that this project created, not just with the primary schools but with us leaders too, was incredible, and it gave us a chance to learn new skills and utilise them when coaching sports, also building on our social skills and confidence levels by working with people outside our friendship groups. Overall, I think that the Sky Sports – Living for Sport project has been very successful and, hopefully, we have inspired the younger generation to get involved in more sports and carry on with what they have learnt from us.

“Well done to all who took part; we worked well as a team and pulled it off! Also, thanks to Ian Rose for teaching us about building up from something small into something amazing! Finally, a massive thanks to Mr Conway for helping us throughout the project; we wouldn’t have been able to do it without you, you’ve been a great mentor!”

Ellie Bastian (Year 12)

“I had a great opportunity to be part of the Sky Sports – Living for Sport event. The Festival ran very smoothly and I am glad I was a part of it. Well done to everyone who was involved!”

Shannon Stack (Year 10)

“It was a great opportunity and a fun experience to be independent, to be given a chance to teach and lead sports was a great experience and we’re all grateful for it!”

Millie Henderson-Williams (Year 10)

Martin Conway Teacher of Sport

www.allsaintsacademydunstable.org 12 YEAR 7 ATHLETICS AT STOCKWOOD PARK

On Tuesday 24 June 2014 25 Year 7 students volunteered to participate in a Track and Field event at Stockwood Park. Students represented the Academy in a range of events including Discus, Relay and Hurdles just to name a few. They were great ambassadors for All Saints and should be very proud of their efforts. The students below require additional praise for their achievements on the day:

Name Event Place

Ryan Gentil 70m Hurdles 1st

Nat Connolly 70m Hurdles 3rd

George Capehorn Long Jump 1st

Kelsey Taylor Shot Put 1st

Kelsey Taylor Discus 1st

George Capehorn 200m 3rd

Sampson Asamoah 100m 3rd

Sampson Asamoah, Nat Connolly, 4x100m Relay 2nd George Capehorn & Ryan Gentil

A special mention should also be made to thank all of the Year 10 and Year 12 Sports Leaders from All Saints Academy for their hard work assisting with the running of the day.

Charlie Small Teacher of Sport

13 www.allsaintsacademydunstable.org YEAR 11 PROM 2014

Well here we are! Another year nearly over - all our Year 11 students worked very hard during their GCSE Exams and we look forward to them seeing the fruits of their labours rewarded when we give them their results in August. The transition day was a great day for them all as they said their goodbyes. After all that hard work it was time to play hard at the Annual Prom, once again at Putteridgebury, where the weather was kind to us and it was great to see our students in all their finery. We now wish them well for the future.

Alison Spicer Achievement Leader KS4

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Alison Spicer Achievement Leader KS4

15 www.allsaintsacademydunstable.org 2014 ASAD YEAR 7 WORLD CUP FESTIVAL What is it? As part of our BTEC course, our Year 13 sports class were delighted to announce a World Cup-based event which was available to the Year 7 students within the Academy. The day was a lot of fun for everybody involved, as well as educational for the Year 7 students as they had booklets containing questions based on their chosen countries. The event took place on Wednesday 18 June and Year 7 participants were off- timetable as it ran throughout the day.

Rules and regulations Each Form Group in Year 7 had to have two teams consisting of -8 11 players and each team had to have 4 girls (3 of whom must be on the pitch at all times). Each team had their own managers who looked after the team all day to make sure the younger students were not confused about where they should be or when they would be playing. The teams were named after the top 12 world-ranked countries and the Year 13s took it upon themselves to allocate which Form Groups would have which teams.

Incentives There were incentives for the tournament as the winner of the whole tournament was awarded with a trophy as well as medals, and runners up also received medals. Every player involved in the tournament received a certificate and Vivo miles for taking part in the event.

Joshua Randall, Colin Sweetman, Dominic Booth, Paul Leversidge, Jordan Miles, and Robyn Hutchinson

www.allsaintsacademydunstable.org 16 OUTSTANDING ATHLETE AT ALL SAINTS Kelsey Taylor, in 7AD, has been an outstanding athlete this year. She has not only represented the Academy at the District Athletics meeting in both the Shot Put and the Discus but has also represented the District at the County Athletics event. Her account of the day is given below:

“When I got to the Athletic Stadium in Bedford, all I could see was athletes who must have been doing their events for a long time. I thought "great, got some big competition today”, but then when I started to do my events I felt a lot more comfortable with myself than I did when I came in. When I threw the Shot Put I thought that wasn’t me throwing, but I was over the moon with myself when I found out I won the Shot Put for my age group. It was a different story with my Discus though; my first two throws were the worst, by the second throw I thought that’s it I’ve lost, but… for my third throw I gave it my all and I threw the furthest I have ever thrown, with a distance of 19m 36cms. When I went up to get the Gold for the Shot Put and Discus, I couldn’t believe what they said to me, they said “congratulations you have won the county record, you are 11th in the world, you are 4th in Anglia and you are 4th in East England.” I am also affiliated to England athletics now. On 6 July 2014 I got an email from England Athletics saying that I am 2nd in the whole of UK, Italy, Germany and the whole of Ireland, for my age group. I am now 9th in the world for Discus. Kelsey Talor Year 7 student

WORLD WAR ONE DAY On 16 July 2014 the Humanities Curriculum Area organised a World War One day for Years 7 & 9 where the students got a feel for what life was like in 1914. Students were visited by the History Squad who told them about life during the First World War from a soldier and nurse’s point of view. It was a fun packed day where the students got the opportunity to handle real artefacts from the time and they spent the day in Tutor Groups completing activities learning about the Great War. The Day was arranged as part of the centenary events commemorating 100 years since the start of the First World War and proved to be an eye-opening and hands on experience. Lest we forget.

Hayley Bray Teacher of History

17 www.allsaintsacademydunstable.org KICK ASH I, along with four others, took the opportunity to work alongside Kick Ash. Overall it was a great experience and I was glad to be part of it. I learnt many things about cigarettes and the harms of smoking. We were invited to give a presentation at Brewers Hill Middle School about the harms of smoking. It enabled us to show our presentation and communication skills. I would recommend this opportunity as it is interesting, helpful and a fun experience. Shannon Stack 10HD

The four other mentors were: Vanessa Saadie Tia Grey Nicola Demeter Christina Marinache

YEARS 9 AND 10 ATHLETICS

On 4 June 2014 a large number of Year 9 and 10 boys and girls participated in the District Athletics at Stockwood Park Athletics Stadium in Luton. Despite the horrible weather the following teams produced some good results.

Year 9 Girls Overall Finish The following athletes qualified for the County Athletics Champi- Position 4th onships

Chloe Gray Charley Clark Name Position Event Gabbi Cawley Josh Schliebe 1st Shot Put Amber Cole Josh Schliebe 1st Discus Rebecca Wyllie Corey Partridge 1st Triple Jump Racheal Hurrell Aidan Callaghan 2nd Javelin Kelsey Taylor Tobi Johnson 2nd High Jump

Chanel Phipps Ciara Craig 2nd Long Jump L’or Adolfo Sapna Asodia Melville Nyatondo

Amirah Robinson

Well done to all those who participated in events.

Kelly Mannion Teacher of Sport

www.allsaintsacademydunstable.org 18 DOVE AND BEAT WORKSHOPS Beat is working with Dove to provide self-esteem education to young people in schools across the UK. The work carried out by the Dove Self-Esteem Project and Beat is focused specifically on preventative work, aiming to help strengthen body confidence. All Year 7 and 9 students were given the opportunity to take part in the workshops that aim to give 11-14 year olds the tools to build positive self -esteem and provide a platform for group discussion on image related concerns. The workshop covered the following topics:

Friends and relationships Teasing and bullying Growing up and body image Boosting self-esteem Role of the media

Both year groups interacted well and many felt they had learnt something during the session. Students were surprised by how images in the media are manipulated, and the impact this can have on us.

The workshop also covered how other people’s communication can affect our self-esteem and vice versa.

Students were exceptionally well behaved throughout both workshops.

Amanda Ward Student and Family Support Worker

19 www.allsaintsacademydunstable.org PARENT VIEW Dear Parents/Carers

I am very keen that you, as Parents/Carers, have the opportunity to take part in a confidential survey about All Saints Academy. The survey is run by OFSTED and Parents/Carers can register their views once every year.

It would be very useful if you could visit www.parentview.ofsted.gov.uk to register and then to complete the questionnaire, which should not take you very much time at all. Once on the website you will be asked to register and log in. In order to do so you will need a valid email address. The page will ask you to ‘register now’, to provide your email address and then to confirm it. It will ask you if you are a parent or carer, how many schools your children attend and then to register. The results will help us improve the service we offer to you, our parents and to your children.

If you require any assistance with this, please do not hesitate to contact the Academy.

Tom Waterworth Principal

UNIFORM Please use the Summer holiday as an opportunity to ensure your child’s uniform is correct for September 2014. Please refer to the Academy’s full Uniform Policy on the website and note that girls must wear tailored trousers or one of 3 styles of skirt bearing the Academy logo – these may be purchased from Best Look in Dunstable who are the sole suppliers of the All Saints Academy uniform.

In brief, the following are not permitted:

 Tight fitting/stretchy fashion trousers (‘skinnies’) or jeans  Hooded tops  Soft soled, trainers or trainer style shoes/boots, canvas shoes and pumps  Sports caps, patterned or designer hats  Chains and bracelets  Visible body piercings/tattoos  Heavy make-up  Extreme hairstyles/colours

Thank you for your support in ensuring that we maintain the highest possible standards of uniform at the Academy.

Tom Waterworth Principal

www.allsaintsacademydunstable.org 20 YEAR 7 COUNTY ROUNDERS All Saints Academy is proud to announce that our Year 7 Rounders Team qualified for the county finals, played on Thursday 26 June 2014. Eleven girls made their way to Bedford International Athletics Stadium to play a number of Rounders matches against some of the best teams in the county. Unfortunately, we did not win on this occasion and results are to be confirmed, however, the girls worked hard and represented the Academy extremely well.

Congratulations to the following Students: Saskia Davies, Shauna Stack, Jersey Villanueva, Mia Kellman-Davis, Monica Sousa, Kailey Smith, Danielle Taylor, Grace Bukebo, Kelsey Taylor, Jasmyn Gooding and Kayleigh Kent

Charlie Small Teacher of Sport

21 www.allsaintsacademydunstable.org ROUNDERS UPDATE Students in Years 7, 9 and 10 have been competing in their respective Rounders leagues this term. Students have been a credit to the Academy, demonstrating exemplary behaviour and teamwork whilst away at fixtures. There have been a mixture of wins and losses but students have remained motivated and keen to play each week.

Congratulations to all the students who took part for their hard work and commitment to All Saints Academy extra-curricular events:

Year 7 Team Year 9 Team Year 10 Team Grace Bukebo Dee Taylor Georgia Meredith Jasmyn Gooding Amirah Robinson Deon Chiwanga Kayleigh Kent Chloe Gray Rebekah Gearey Rebecca Stancombe Amber Allen Rebekah James Saskia Davies Rebecca Whyllie Ciara Craig Georgia Roberts Charley Clarke Millie Henderson-Williams Jersey Villanueva Gabby Crawley Molly Smyley Monica Souza L’or Adolfo Nicola Demeter Rhiannon Bennett Melville Nyatondo Mia Kellman-Davis Racheal Hurrell Kailey Smith Elle Hazell Summer-Louise Lacey Cameron Bowerman George Cousins Danielle Taylor Kelsey Taylor

Charlie Small Teacher of Sport

www.allsaintsacademydunstable.org 22 VIVO MILES

Below are the top five students in each year group with the highest number to date. Vivo Miles is the Academy’s reward system, awarding students under various categories, which will then enable them to collect virtual money; working in the same way as Tesco Club Card! Each student is given individual login details and can access their account from home. If you would like to know more about Vivo Miles please visit www.vivomiles.co.uk If you would like to look at your child’s Vivo Miles account, please speak to your child and they can give you a separate ‘parent login’. The Top 5 students in each year group with the most amount of Vivos are…………..

Year 7 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11

1 Jasmyn Gooding 1 Jade Windley 1 Ciara Craig 1 Diana Ogonyo

2 Jersey Villanueva 2 Melville Nyatondo 2 Krishvinie Aravinthan 2 Ben Clarke

3 Kelsey Taylor 3 Shania Fitzgerald 3 Molly Smyley 3 Tessa Osborne 4 Marian Boadi-Kavanagh 4 Sangeetha Kumar 4 Charlie Allen 4 Nikini Jayakody

5 Lewis Lee-Taylor 5 Paul Mead 5 Penny Kearey 5 Paul Downing

Year 12 Year 13

1 Alexander Thomas 1 Paul Leversidge

2 Jack Gorgone 2 Samantha Arkley

3 Lucas Robinson 3 Paige Wyllie

4 Philippa Jones 4 Rachael Elmes

5 Shanelle Bowyer 5 Lauren Reynolds

At the time of printing the student with the most Vivos is Diana Ogonyo, Year 11, with 3159. Well Done to you Diana !!!

Louise Lissaman AVP - Student Achievement

23 www.allsaintsacademydunstable.org ATTENDANCE Rewarding good attendance at All Saints Academy It’s been a very good year for attendance levels at All Saints Academy. With our raised Attendance target of 95% I am pleased to say that as at 4 July attendance stood at 94.91% just 0.09% away from our target. Students who maintained their 100% for the full school year have continually been rewarded throughout the year and this term’s rewards will be given out on the last day of term. Likewise, all students who have achieved the Academy target of 95% and above will be rewarded.

Four Year 11 students were presented with a £50.00 cheque at their prom for 100% attendance throughout their time at the Academy. Well done to Nikini Jayakody, Chandler Russell, Hannah Stevens and Alannah Vickers.

A huge thank you to GO BOWLING Dunstable for their very kind continued support and donations of bowling tickets.

Looking forward to September 2014 Medical Appointments A reminder to Parents/Carers that medical appointments should be made out of school hours where possible. We do appreciate that this is sometimes difficult and would ask that students only take the necessary time out of school, not the whole day. Medical evidence will be requested for all students.

Punctuality Please ensure that your child arrives on time for school. Students need to be on the Academy premises by 8.25am so that they will not be late to registration at 8.30am. Students who arrive late will be required to do a 20 minute detention on the same day, and failure to attend will result in an hour detention with their Achievement Leader on a Friday afternoon.

Attendance & Persistent Absentees The Academy attendance target is 95%; any students below this will be monitored and if they drop below 85% All Saints Academy will need medical evidence to be able to approve any absence. Medical evidence can be any one of the following: copy of an appointment card/letter, a note from the GP/ Practice Nurse giving reason for absence, a copy of a prescription made out to the student, or any other suitable documentary evidence. A decision on whether or not to authorise the absence will be made by the Academy.

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Absence All Absences should be reported at the earliest possible convenience on each day of absence, by calling 01582 619700 and selecting Option 2. Please be aware if the Academy has not been advised of a student absence there is every likelihood that Mr Copperwheat (Access and Inclusion Attendance Officer) will carry out a door knock and visit the family home.

Holidays during term time Mr Copperwheat is supporting the Academy in the use of Fixed Penalty Notices where Parents/Carers take students out of the Academy for a holiday. Penalty Notice fines for holidays in term time are £60 per parent per child if paid within 21 days and £120 if paid between 22 and 28 days.

Central Bedfordshire Access & Inclusion Service have asked us to inform parents/carers of the following. Following consultation with schools it has been agreed that from September 2014, when a school asks for a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) to be issued to the parents/carers of a child who has been absent from school without authorisation, the Access and Inclusion Service will no longer issue an initial warning to the parents, but will proceed directly to issue the £60 Notice. All other aspects of the process remain the same:

 if a child accrues 10 or more sessions of unauthorised absence (this will include holidays taken during term time) over a 12 week period a school will request the Access and Inclusion Service to issue a FPN of £60 to the parent(s)/ carer(s);

 if this £60 is not paid within 21 days it increases to £120;

 if this £120 is not paid within 28 days the Access and Inclusion Service will then prosecute the parent(s)/carer(s) in the local magistrates court. On conviction the parent(s) can be fined up to £1000.

• FPNs are issued on the basis of one per parent per child.

Change in personnel I would like to take this opportunity to let students Parents & Carers know that I will be moving on to pursue a different role within our Academy in September. I look forward to working with the students in my new position as Pupil Premium Manager. Thank you for your continued support and commitment in ensuring that attendance at All Saints Academy continues to improve. The Attendance Officer in September will be Deborah Grayson.

Emma Gaskell Attendance Manager

25 www.allsaintsacademydunstable.org FIRST AID PROCEDURES

A reminder to Parents/Carers that the Academy does not employ a nurse and members of staff are not medically trained. However, a number of staff are trained in First Aid. The following procedure should be followed in the event of a first aid incident or in the event that a student feels unwell:

 If a student feels unwell, they should report to Student Reception where a first aid trained member of staff will make an assessment. Students are encouraged in the majority of cases to return to lessons unless they are obviously very unwell. It is worth noting that the Academy cannot issue painkillers to students and any student reporting a headache will be assessed, offered a drink of water and encouraged to return to class as soon as possible with the option of returning if they continue to feel

unwell or their symptoms become worse.

 If a first aid trained member of staff feels that a student is too unwell to remain in school, they will contact the Parent/Carer to get permission to send the student home or to make arrangements for the

student to be collected.

 Only once all of these steps have been followed are students permitted to sign out of the Academy. Students should NOT contact their Parents/Carers via mobile phones and ask to be collected without the above procedures having been followed, otherwise the absence will be recorded as unauthorised.

The Academy thanks Parents/Carers for their continued support in this regard.

EMERGENCY CONTACT DETAILS

A reminder for all Parent/Carers to please advise the Academy of any change of address or telephone numbers. It is important that our records are up-to-date, and the correct telephone numbers are vital in order that we can make contact in the event of an emergency. VISITORS’ CAR PARKING Visitors’ parking on site is limited but we are pleased to advise that there are six allocated short-stay parking spaces (including one designated disabled parking space) immediately outside the Main Reception for visitors to the Academy, including our Parents/Carers. Please note that, for the safety of our students, the main gates on Houghton Road will be closed every am from 8.20 to 8.35 and at the end of the school day from 3.10pm to 3.30pm Monday to Thursday, and 12.55pm to 1.15pm on Fridays.

CHANGE TO SWITCHBOARD OPTIONS Please be aware that the options at switchboard, between 8.00am and 4.00pm (1.00pm on Friday) have been amended. Please listen to the whole message before selecting the option you require.

www.allsaintsacademydunstable.org 26 Diary Dates 2014 July Wed 23rd Last Day of Term - Early Closure

August Thur 14th GCE Results available to Students (8.30 - 11.30) Sixth Form Sign Up Day (Current Sixth Form) (9.00 - 12.00)

Fri 15th Sixth Form Sign Up Day (Current Sixth Form) (9.00 - 12.00)

Thur 21st GCSE Results available to Students (8.30 - 11.30) Sixth Form Sign Up Day (Year 11 into 12) (9.00 - 12.00) Fri 22nd Sixth Form Sign Up Day (Year 11 into 12) (9.00 - 12.00)

September Tues 2nd/ Wed 3rd Staff Training Days

Thurs 4th New Term Starts For Years 7, 9 & 12 (8.25 am) Fri 5th New Term Starts For Years 8, 10, 11 & 13 (8.25am) Thurs 25th Year 6 into 7 Open Evening Fri 26th Staff Training Day

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Principal: Tom Waterworth BA MA

ALL SAINTS ACADEMY DUNSTABLE HOUGHTON ROAD

DUNSTABLE LU5 5AB

Telephone: 01582 619700 Fax: 01582 619701 Email: [email protected] Web: www.allsaintsacademydunstable.org

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