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Harry and his team do these important matters.” exactly that.” 9LFWRU\$W+RUDWLR¶V 7UDIDOJDU $EOH6HDODG\7HUHVDIURP+RUDWLR¶VKDVEHHQQDPHG&UHZ0HPEHURIWKH0RQWKIRU KHUKDUGZRUNDQGGHGLFDWLRQ0DNLQJDSUHVHQWDWLRQ0UVGH6RX]DVDLGWKHQXPEHURI VWXGHQWVHDWLQJDW+RUDWLR¶VKDGLQFUHDVHGGUDPDWLFDOO\DQGWKHTXDOLW\RIWKHIRRGKDG 7UHDWV LPSURYHGHQRUPRXVO\6KHWKDQNHG+DUU\DQGWKHFUHZIRUWKHLUHIIRUWV $PHQX¿WIRUDQ$GPLUDORIWKH)OHHW ZDVRQRIIHUDW+RUDWLR¶VRQ7UDIDOJDU +DWV2II)RU+RUDWLR¶V $GPLUDO+DUU\LVPHWLFXORXVDERXW 'D\+LJKOLJKWVZHUH6KLS¶V%LVFXLWV VRXUFLQJWKHEHVWIRRGVIURPORFDO %HVW6DOW%HHI6SHFLDO1DYDO3RUULGJH 7KHXSWDNHRIVFKRROPHDOVDWWKH$FDGHP\ VXSSOLHUVZLWKDELJHPSKDVLVRQWKH DQG3RWDWR&DQQRQ%DOOV KDVVKRWSDVWWKHQDWLRQDODYHUDJHIRU IUHVKHVWIUXLWDQGYHJHWDEOHV $GPLUDO+DUU\DQGKLVFUHZDOVR VHFRQGDU\VFKRROVVLQFH+RUDWLR¶VRSHQHG SURGXFHGWKH'XNHRI%URQWH¶V6SHFLDO LWVGRRUV 5LVRWWRDQG$GPLUDO1HOVRQ¶VIDYRXULWH 7KHDYHUDJHXSWDNHRIVFKRROPHDOVDW (QJOLVK%HHIDQG2QLRQ3LH +RUDWLR¶VLVDQGULVLQJZHOODERYHWKH VHFRQGDU\VFKRRODYHUDJHRIDFURVV %ULWDLQ 6RPHRIWKHGHOLFLRXVPHDOVRQ$GPLUDO +DUU\¶VPHQXKDYHEHHQDUXQDZD\VXFFHVV ZLWKPRUHWKDQURDVWVEHLQJVHUYHG HDFKZHHNFRPSDUHGZLWKSUHYLRXVO\ ³2QHRIWKHSOHDVLQJFKDQJHV´VDLG0UVGH 6RX]D³LVWKDWVWXGHQWVDUHVZLWFKLQJIURP VQDFNVWRHQMR\LQJJRRGVTXDUHPHDOVDW OXQFKWLPH,WLVVRLPSRUWDQWIRUOHDUQLQJ DQGFRQFHQWUDWLRQWKDWVWXGHQWVHDW SURSHUO\GXULQJWKHGD\SDUWLFXODUO\ZLWK WKHFROGZHDWKHUVWDUWLQJ ³:HDUHNHHSLQJSULFHVSHJJHGDVIDUDV KXPDQHO\SRVVLEOH%XW,WKLQN+RUDWLR¶V RIIHUVRXWVWDQGLQJYDOXHIRUPRQH\´ 24 ZZZRUPLVWRQYLFWRU\DFDGHP\FRXN ZZZRUPLVWRQYLFWRU\DFDGHP\FRXN 25 6HSWHPEHU1RYHPEHU 9LFWRU\)ODJ 9RO1R Mrs de Souza was quoted Mr Stevenson appeared in Bancroft Media, was in the Eastern Daily Press interviewed by Radio Norfolk and mentioned by the $FDGHP\4XRWHV %HVW2I%XGGLHV in a special feature on the Norwich Evening News about the visiting rocket car. 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I am looking for a sea-change LV+HDGRI'LVFRYHU\&ROOHJHKDV 9LFWRU\)ODJWDONVWR0UVGH6RX]DDERXWKHUSODQVDQGSROLFLHVIRUWKHQHZ$FDGHP\ in attitudes and behaviour at the Academy. 7RS4XDOL¿FDWLRQ DGGHGDQRWKHUGHJUHHWRKHUVWULQJ 4 +RZKDYHWKHVWXGHQWVUHDFWHGWRWKHLU RITXDOL¿FDWLRQV 4 7KH2I¿FLDO/DXQFKZDVDELJGD\ challenge of supporting our students to QHZXQLIRUPV" achieve the very best results possible. 'U$OOHQZKRKDVEHHQEHHQWHDFKLQJIRU IRUWKH$FDGHP\+RZGLGLWJR" With great pride. The students used to say There is a new vibrancy in the Academy, the that they were not taken seriously by people PRUHWKDQ\HDUVKDVMXVWEHHQDZDUGHG More than 40 VIPs came along to support place is buzzing and students are enjoying at other schools. Now they wear their us at our opening ceremony and more than KHU3K'LQ(GXFDWLRQIURPWKH8QLYHUVLW\ their lessons, enjoying coming to school. smart new uniforms and feel good about 2,000 turned up for our Community Fireworks RI*ODPRUJDQVSHFLDOLVLQJLQFKLOGDQG themselves. DGROHVFHQWPHQWDOKHDOWKDQGSROLF\ in the evening. I take that as a huge vote of 4 7KHQHZ*RYHUQPHQWKDVVWUHVVHG confidence in the Academy and what we The new uniform presents our new image LPSOHPHQWDWLRQ UHSHDWHGO\WKHLPSRUWDQFHRI(QJOLVK are trying to do. to the world of hard-working young people DQG0DWKHPDWLFV:KDWLVKDSSHQLQJ who are fabulous ambassadors for the 6KHGLGWHDFKHUWUDLQLQJLQ&DUGLIIDQG WKHUH" Academy. DQ06FLQ(GXFDWLRQDO/HDGHUVKLSDQG We are placing a huge emphasis on We aim to have the smartest uniform and 0DQDJHPHQWDW8QLYHUVLW\RI*ODPRUJDQ ensuring all students gain the highest possible young people in Norfolk. Our sixth-formers VSHFLDOLVLQJLQDWWHQGDQFH standard in Mathematics and English. After wear ties, shirts and business dress and also school classes, regular revision programmes look terrific. 'U$OOHQZLOOFROOHFWKHUQHZGHJUHHDW and outside experts, if necessary, will ensure 4 7KH $FDGHP\¶V JDWHV DUH FORVHG WKHJUDGXDWLRQFHUHPRQ\LQ'HFHPEHU success in public examinations in these DWOXQFKWLPHZLWKVWXGHQWVHDWLQJWKHLU 0UVGH6RX]D subjects. We have some great teachers in OXQFKRQVLWH+RZLVWKDWZRUNLQJRXW" English and Mathematics, from the heads of FRQJUDWXODWHV'U$OOHQ We have refurbished and rebadged our department to the newly-qualified teachers. refectory as Horatio’s café with our catering First-class teams, who are working very hard. staff now affectionately known by the students as Admiral Harry and his crew. He 4 +RZLVEHKDYLRXUDWWKH$FDGHP\ has introduced delicious new menus and has LPSURYLQJ" a relentless focus on 7DOH2I7UHQFKHV Behaviour in the Academy has improved the best supplies Many local dignitaries, leading significantly. You could see it in the first few and fresh fruit and $VWXQQLQJGLVSOD\RIPRGHO:RUOG educationalists, both local and from London, days of term. The students themselves want vegetables. :DU2QHWUHQFKHV¿OOHGWKH/5&ZLWK and prominent businesspeople all came better standards of behaviour, they want Our school meal along to wish us well. A number of people DGPLULQJVWDIIDQGVWXGHQWV an environment where they can learn and uptake is now who were not able to attend sent messages enjoy themselves. I have had contacts from 40 per cent and of support. 6WXGHQWVZKRWRRNSDUWLQWKHGLVSOD\± parents, local shop-keepers and the police rising, substantially We are about transforming young lives, to say how our students’ behaviour has above the national VRPHZLWKUHODWLYHVZKRVHUYHGLQ:RUOG giving our students the very best start in life. improved. secondary school :DU2QH±KDGZRUNHGORQJDQGKDUG The community supports this. Norfolk is a very We have a very clear, sensible behaviour average of 35 per friendly and welcoming place, I love it here. WREXLOGWKHLUUHDOLVWLFPRGHOVZKLFK code that is consistently applied. Poor cent. behaviour is swiftly nipped in the bud with a Horatio’s has VKRZHGWKHKDUGOLIHVROGLHUVHQGXUHG I must add that many of our students took part in the day, especially on the organisation very clear consequences regime. Excellent also launched a RQWKH:HVWHUQ)URQW side. And they were brilliant, a credit to the behaviour that is thoughtful of others is breakfast club Academy. Several of our guests remarked rewarded and celebrated. where students can 7KHEHVWRIWKHEHVWZHUH how impressed they were with our students. Emphasising traditional values, we are eat a cooked breakfast or cereal and fruit creating an ethos of mutual respect and and read the day’s newspapers. 6DP6PLWK 28 ZZZRUPLVWRQYLFWRU\DFDGHP\FRXN ZZZRUPLVWRQYLFWRU\DFDGHP\FRXN 29 1RYHPEHU 9LFWRU\)ODJ 9RO1R &KULVWPDV3UHVHQWV 1DWXUDO7DOHQW )RXUVWXGHQWVIURP'HVLJQDQG7HFKQRORJ\DUHPDNLQJ 9LFWRU\)ODJWDONVWR0DWW6PLWKWDOHQWHG DQHDUO\VWDUWRQ&KULVWPDV KXVEDQGRIRXU%XVLQHVV'HYHORSPHQW0DQDJHU :LWKWKHJXLGDQFHRI0U%LUG&XUULFXOXP/HDGHU6KDQQRQ%XUGHWW*UDQW%OXQGHOO%UDQGRQ 4 +RZORQJKDYH\RXEHHQSDLQWLQJ" :RRGKRXVHDQG&KULVWRSKHU)LGJHWWDUHGHVLJQLQJDQGFRQVWUXFWLQJÀRDWVIRUWKHDQQXDO:HVW1RUZLFK On and off for 25 years now. I spent 12 years as a professional photographer in the RAF, but /LRQV&KULVWPDV3URFHVVLRQZKLFKSDUDGHVWKURXJK&RVWHVVH\%RZWKRUSDQG(DUOKDP7KHSURMHFWLVWKH I originally spent 2 years at art college and always wanted to pick up my paintbrushes again EUDLQFKLOGRI(UQLH3DUVRQVZKRGRXEOHVDV)DWKHU&KULVWPDVLQWKHZHOOVXSSRUWHGSURFHVVLRQ 4 :KHUHGLG\RXJHWWKHLGHDRISDLQWLQJIDPRXVSHRSOH" We redecorated our house a couple of years ago when I was made redundant. My wife thought it would be great to get some big canvases to hang depicting our heroes. I couldn’t find any I liked, so I decided to paint them myself. We started off with Elvis, Mick Jagger and Muhammad Ali. $/HYHOLQ)DPLO\&DUH People would then ask where we bought them, I started taking a few comissions and it snowballed from there. 4 'R\RXSUHIHUSDLQWLQJSRUWUDLWV" Yes. Family portraits are also popular, especially as people end up with a unique piece of artwork of their kids hanging on their walls. I’ve also started to do some pieces of famous landmarks, such as the Statue of Liberty, which seem to be popular. 4 +RZORQJGRHVLWWDNH\RXWRSDLQWDSRUWUDLW" Really depends on the size of the piece. Can take anything from 3 days to 6 days. 4 +DYH\RXKDGDQ\XQXVXDOH[SHULHQFHVGXULQJ\RXUSDLQWLQJVHVVLRQV" I did a large head and shoulders canvas of Heath Ledger playing the Joker from the Batman movies which was quite a bold and striking image. We had some friends staying and I put the finished piece in their bedroom while they were asleep. It freaked them out when they woke the next morning seeing the Joker grinning manically at them right beside their bed. 4 $Q\SDLQWLQJSODQVIRUWKHIXWXUH" Working on getting an exhibition planned of 25 to 30 pieces within the next year. My main aim is to give up the day job and dive full-time into the painting. 4 :KHUHGRSHRSOHFRQWDFW\RXLIWKH\ ZDQWWKHLUSRUWUDLWSDLQWHG" My email address is [email protected] or give me a ring on 07775 444 085. When the studies are over and the books finally closed, Kirsty, who is predicted to get an A-grade in her Health and Kirsty Swatman, a star Health and Social Care student, Social Care A-Level, obtained a Level 2 in sign language still has lots to do. last year to better communicate with her brother. “He Her brother Wayne has Down’s Syndrome. He was struck learnt naturally, by himself.” down by meningitis at six months and is profoundly deaf Wayne, 23, is also studying at Easton and City colleges with and unable to speak. His family supports and cares for him. the help of an interpreter. “We hope he will be able to get “I take him to a special club where I work as a volunteer. a job and possibly some sort of accommodation.” And I always take him out on a Friday evening to the cinema or wherever to give Mum and “I manage to cope alright with balancing Dad a break and some time to themselves. school work and helping out with Wayne. He “Wayne is a very special guy. doesn’t worry, he enjoys TV and computer You just have to stay games. But we spend a lot of time together, strong and do as much talking with sign language.” with him as Kirsty’s aim is to work with special needs “because of my possible.” brother”. Mrs de Souza said:“Kirsty is an excellent student and we are very proud of her commitment and compassion for her brother.” 4 $ 30 ZZZRUPLVWRQYLFWRU\DFDGHP\FRXN ZZZRUPLVWRQYLFWRU\DFDGHP\FRXN 31 1RYHPEHU 9LFWRU\)ODJ 9RO1R He won the East of England primary µ7KH2SSRUWXQLW\7R'R:KDW,EHOLHYH,Q¶ school headteacher of the year in %HVW2I June. 6HQRU Victory Flag talks to Laurence 7ZRWHDFKHUVDWWKHSUHGHFHVVRUVFKRRO $IWHUWHDFKHUWUDLQLQJ0U&URVVWDXJKWDW 0UV*DUGQHUDQG0LNH&RDWHVLQVSLUHG WKHROG%O\WK-H[6FKRRO³7KHWLPHRXW A surprise visitor to the school was Cross, the Academy’s top actress Emma Thompson who /DXUHQFH&URVVWRWDNHXSWHDFKLQJ URRPWKHUHZDVFKDRV6WXGHQWVKDQJLQJ +HDGV 6XFFHVV dropped into a school assembly to seclusion leader. ³0UV*DUGQHUZDVDQLPSRUWDQWWHDFKHU RXWWKHZLQGRZ,VDZRQHVWXGHQWKDQJLQJ Tony Hull, headteacher of Costessey Taylor Essen, the Academy’s Spanish Junior and West Earlham Junior, is the present the award. star, corrects his mother these days ³%HFRPLQJDQ$FDGHP\LVWKHRSSRUWXQLW\ VKHVDWXSRQWKHVWDJH:KHQ,ZDVVKH IURPWKHFHLOLQJE\KLVDUPV,IHOW,KDGWR best headteacher in Britain. when she speaks Spanish. RIDOLIHWLPH$VDSURIHVVLRQDO,FDQ FDOOHGPHRXWDIWHUDKLVWRU\H[DP6KH GRVRPHWKLQJDERXWLWVWXGHQWEHKDYLRXU Mr Hull began teaching 30 years ago and took his first headship in Bungay, Taylor, aged 12, received a GCSE A* in ¿QDOO\DFKLHYHZKDW,KDYHDOZD\V WROGPHWKDW,KDGJRW DQGWKDW ZDVZKDW,ZDQWHGWRGR´ He was named the National College ,FRXOGJRWRXQLYHUVLW\,KDGQHYHUKHDUG Suffolk, in 1996. Spanish, the first student to hit the top VWULYHGIRU¿UVWFODVVEHKDYLRXULQHYHU\ :RUNLQJDW(DUOKDPKHUDQWKHH[LWURRP Awards Headteacher of the Year at RIWKHZRUG grade at such a young age. FODVVURRPLQWKH$FDGHP\´ DQGODWHUWKH1RUZLFK([FHOOHQFH&HQWUHDW the Teaching Awards held in London. Four years later, he took over at St Taylor, who took the exam all by ³6KHVDLGVKHZRXOGNHHSKHUH\HRQPH WKH(DUOKDPVLWHZKLFKVHUYHGWKUHHKLJK The teaching Oscar was a reward Michael’s Middle in Bowthorpe, a 0U&URVVDVWXGHQWDWWKHSUHGHFHVVRU himself, said: ”I’m so pleased, it was a DQGVKHGLG´0U&URVVVWXGLHGKLVWRU\ VFKRROVDQGQLQHIHHGHUVFKRROV for a man who has taken three few days before it went into special VFKRROLQWKH VDQGD&RVWHVVH\ lot of work.” DQGSROLWLFVDW6RXWKDPSWRQ8QLYHUVLW\ struggling schools out of special measures. UHVLGHQWVDLG ³0UVGH6RX]DZDQWV ³$JURXSRIHLJKWODGVZKRZHUHOHDYLQJ Taylor, who lived in Spain with his measures in the last decade. Within a year it was out of special VWXGHQWVWRKXUU\WRVFKRROORRNLQJ (DUOKDPFDPHWR¿QGPHDQGZDQWHGWR family for some years, reads Harry “With the support of good measures, and in 2002 Mr Hull moved IRUZDUGWRH[FLWLQJDQGFKDOOHQJLQJ VKDNHP\KDQG7KH\ZDQWHGWRWKDQNPH He said: Potter in Spanish and sometimes teachers, I got qualifications, on to Costessey Junior, which had OHVVRQV,GULYHWRWKH$FDGHP\ZLWKD WKH\VDLGWKDW,KDGPDGHWKHPZDQWWR “I’m proud and humbled. dreams in Spanish. KXJHVPLOHRQP\IDFH$WODVW,KDYHWKH unlike many of my been in special measures for a year. OHDUQUDWKHUWKDQMXVWPHVVDERXW´ It’s a marker in my Future plans are an VXSSRUWIRUZKDWQHHGVWREHGRQH,ZDQW In March 2003, the school was contemporaries.” ,Q0U&URVVPRYHGWRWKH AS-level in Spanish HYHU\VWXGHQWWRDFKLHYHDQGGRWKHEHVW career. It is not a one- removed from special measures, SUHGHFHVVRUVFKRROWRVHWXSDQLQFOXVLRQ in Ms Salt’s Modern WKH\FDQ´ 0U&URVVFDPHIURPDKDUGEDFNJURXQG and went on to be rated good with Foreign Languages XQLW³7KHVFKRROKDGWKHVHFRQGKLJKHVW person thing. I couldn’t ³,ZDVWKH¿UVWLQP\IDPLO\WRJHWDJRRG outstanding features. Department. HGXFDWLRQ0\JUDQGPRWKHUOLYHGLQWKH ¿[HGWHUPH[FOXVLRQUDWHLQ1RUIRONZH do this without my Mr Hull, who remains head at “ The whole family 1RUZLFKVOXPVLQWKH V'DGLVD EURXJKWLWULJKWGRZQ colleagues and the Costessey Junior, was also appointed is very proud of VHOIPDGHPDQOHDYLQJVFKRROZLWKRXW ³:HFDQKHOSHYHU\VWXGHQWDFKLHYHWKHLU support of my children. head of West Earlham Junior in 2008 him,” his Mum TXDOL¿FDWLRQV0XPFDPHIURPDEURNHQ LQGLYLGXDOSRWHQWLDO,WLVDTXHVWLRQRI which was in special measures. But said. KRPHEXWVKHORYHGIDPLO\OLIHFUHDWLQJ It’s about a team KLJKH[SHFWDWLRQVIRUWKHVWXGHQWDQG he proved his worth again to get it DVWDEOHFDULQJIDPLO\,KDGDYHU\JRRG GUDZLQJYHU\FOHDUERXQGDULHV A high number of girls have opted for “ We will do everything possible to 7DLORU7DON the well-cut skirts. support our students get the best Mrs de Souza said: results and get the best start in life.” The new stylish “The students look Academy uniform, absolutely terrific in designed by a Savile their well-cut uniforms. Row tailor, has been They are very proud of given a big thumbs- the new look and are up from students great ambassadors in all years. 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VWXGHQWVWDNLQJH[DPV:HVXSSRUWWKHP McDougall, the Academy’s Business A second gig at the church, this time ZLWKUHYLVLRQRQHWRRQHWXLWLRQFDUHIXO Manager. 30 or so Beatles songs, a mixture of PRQLWRULQJDQGDGYLFHDERXWKRPHZRUN After a hard day balancing the well known and lesser known, was JHWWLQJHQRXJKVOHHSHDWLQJSURSHUO\DQG books, there is nothing Simon likes another big success. More than £500 VRRQ better than a session on his drums. was raised for the church which was Simon and four friends enjoy jamming up a little on the Buddy Holly evening. ³:HZLOOGRZKDWHYHU together. Usually three including After Simon’s star performance at Simon make up the Hethersett Panto the Academy’s Official Launch on LWWDNHVWRKHOSWKHP Group band every year. Trafalgar Day, his next gig is the Two years ago, the fab five put on Academy show Beauty and DFKLHYHWKHEHVW a Buddy Holly tribute at St Remigius the Beast on December 9-11. 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