Ousedale School Magazine July 2018

Duxford Air Museum ACE WEEK Pompeii

Vietnam

School of Rock Birmingham University Pompeii

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Abbey Hill Golf Golf

Paris

Message from Sue Carbert, Headteacher

Dear Parents/Carers

Do enjoy this lovely edition of Ousenews.

At this time of year, we say goodbye to a number of staff; three staff in particular should be mentioned:

Lin Robinson – English Teacher at the Olney campus; Lin who was in charge of English at Olney, and then moved into a new role of Training Teachers, is retiring this summer. She has worked at Ousedale for 13 years.

Doug Abrams – Head of Computing and IT, who has led the department for the last 14 years, and throughout his time at Ousedale helped with the technical side of productions, has taken up a new post at the Webber School after 14 years.

Finally, Dave Hurley, who has worked at Ousedale for a staggering 31 years; his dedication to PE teaching and extra-curricular PE in particular will be very hard to replace. Dave is retiring from teaching. We wish all three the very best for the future.

As you look through this edition I am reminded of our vision statement ‘to enhance and develop our exceptional learning community for all students’. I feel this focus on enriching lives combined with great teaching and exam preparation is what makes Ousedale special; I hope you feel we have made the vision a reality.

We look forward to the summer exams results.

Sue Carbert | Headteacher

Message from Paul McFadden, Deputy Headteacher

As we come to the end of another academic year there is much to celebrate and reflect on.

As always, the summer term is very busy as we say goodbye to Year 11 students who are coming to the end of their time at the Olney campus and welcome Year 6 students during the transition sessions. I have been very impressed with the focus our Year 11 students have demonstrated in the lead up to their exams and it is pleasing to see students from other year groups offering their support in numerous ways. I am sure there will be many smiling faces on the results day in August.

Student leadership has been a real focus for us at the Olney campus this year. The student councils continue to have an influence on which new initiatives we bring to the campus and how we can improve on what we already do. Our new leadership groups have added an extra dimension to the student voice and this is something we are keen to develop further next year. A particular mention should go to our Environment Leaders who have done some excellent work in promoting the importance of environment at the campus, local and international level. I was particularly impressed with the assembly they delivered to Year 7, 8 and 9 this year.

One key feature of is the recognition and celebration of success. It was a pleasure to attend the awards evening this year and see so many of our students receiving certificates for a range of achievements. I have also been fortunate enough to attend awards assemblies throughout the year and continue to be impressed by how all our students embrace the culture of acknowledging personal achievement.

As this academic year draws to a close we are busy preparing for the next to ensure that the good work of staff and students continues.

I wish you all a restful summer break.

Paul McFadden | Deputy Headteacher - Olney campus 2

KS3 Awards Evening

Congratulations to all students who received an award at the KS3 Awards evenings. Over 200 certificates were handed out across both campuses and it was a fantastic opportunity for us to celebrate the successes of our students in and out of the class room and also within the wider community.

It was also a fantastic opportunity for our students to showcase their skills with a wide range of performances across the two evenings. We had some amazing readings of pieces of work written during English lessons, to a wide range of fantastic musical performances. We really are lucky to have so many talented students amongst us.

The evenings both ended with the awarding of our prestigious silver ties. It is always extremely difficult to choose the students who are to be awarded these as it is a recognition of their hard work and also their contribution to school life over the three years of Key Stage 3. However, we hope that the presentation of these inspires our younger students to aspire to achieve these as they demonstrate the pride that students feel in being a part of Ousedale School.

Claire Penny | Assistant Headteacher and Jeremy Stormer | PAL Years 8 and 9

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Ousedale Sixth Form

Looking Back and Forward

On 25th May we said goodbye to Year 13 as their study leave began. There were a few tears shed in their final assembly as they looked back on their time in sixth form with a montage of pictures and films taken over the two years. The wet weather didn’t dampen their spirits; everyone enjoyed the Mexican street food and giant games. After a lengthy exam session, we now wait until the results are issued on 16th August.

One of our aims for this year was to increase the number of opportunities for students outside of the taught curriculum. In July alone, we have taken Year 12 students to Birmingham and Leicester Universities as well as organising a cultural visit to London. There have been numerous visits across the year, many of these targeted to different groups of students based on their career aspirations.

As one year group leave, another arrives. Our sixth form induction days on 25th and 26th June saw us welcome over 200 potential new students. As well as many returning Year 11’s from both campuses, we were joined by a significant number of young people from a wide range of schools in the local area. Over the two days, students experienced taster sessions in the A Level subjects they have chosen for September. All staff were very impressed with the enthusiasm shown by students over the two days.

As this term draws to a close and we put our final preparations in place for the new academic year, I was privileged to be part of the interview process for our new Head Boy and Girl. After some intense interviews, we were delighted to appoint the following students:

Lottie Hutton: Head Girl Muna Oriaku: Deputy Head Girl Krystof Jehlicka: Head Boy Fergal Mac Manus: Deputy Head Boy

L-R Muna Oriaku, Krystof Jehlicka, Lottie Hutton, Fergal Mac Manus

I am looking forward to working with the team as we continue to develop leadership opportunities within the sixth form. The year ahead promises to be an exciting one as we continue to expand opportunities for Year 12 and 13, with a continued focus on a culture of excellence and aspiration.

Nicola Wheatland | Senior Assistant Headteacher/Head of Sixth Form 4

Drama Department

Shakespeare for Schools: Macbeth

The Drama Department and Mrs McCaffrey are currently rehearsing with 20 very enthusiastic students from Years 8 and 9. They are taking part in the exciting National Shakespeare for Schools project in which we are putting on a 30-minute performance of Macbeth. This very famous and dark play includes themes of ambition, treachery and the supernatural. The performance will be shown at The Campus Theatre on Thursday, 8th November from 7.30 pm. Year 11’s will also get a sneak preview of the show helping to support them with their English lessons.

Tickets will be available from The Stantonbury Campus Box Office (01908 324466) from early September. £9.75 and £7.75 concessions. Please come along and support the school.

Please note: Rehearsals after the Summer Break will be every Tuesday and Thursday 3.30-4.30 starting on Tuesday 11th September in The Newport Campus Library.

Arts Award: Drama

13 students from Drama are currently taking their Bronze Arts Award. This is a National Award run thorough the well-respected Trinity College in London. Students have participated in Drama workshops where they learnt a range of new skills and led some of the sessions themselves. They enjoyed attending an event and writing a review as an audience member as well as writing about an artist who inspires them. All of their final ideas are captured in an artistic log book that will be assessed by a senior Trinity Examiner very shortly. Good luck to all of them.

The Drama Department

Music Department

Congratulations on achieving music exam grades:

NAME INSTRUMENT FORM GRADE RESULTS

Thomas Buttel Oboe 8EJ Grade 3 Merit

Joquan Johnson Cello 9JNB Grade 3 Merit

Liam Macmanus Guitar 10EDG Grade 8 Merit Liam Macmanus Trombone 10EDG Grade 5 Merit James Johashen Guitar 12BG Grade 6 Distinction Ariana Kubiak Singing 11PR Grade 4 Merit Lara Moffat Clarinet 9SW Grade 5 Pass

Madeleine Bates Clarinet 10KM Grade 2 Merit

Abigail Beardshaw Clarinet 7SPC Grade 3 Merit Isobel Kots Keyboard 7DA Grade 3 Merit Annabel Sanders Piano 7SPC Grade 1 Distinction Mia O'Neil Piano 7SPC Grade 1 Distinction Catherine Richardson Cello 7MTM Grade 2 Merit

Lukas Hall Bass Guitar 8SBB Grade 5 Merit

Adam Hird Cornet 10RN Grade 5 Distinction 5

Music Students Perform at National Music for Youth Festival

Well done to all students involved in the Music Hub MK@50 performance at the National Music for Youth Fringe Festival on Wednesday, 4th July. The performance was held at the beautiful Town Hall in Birmingham, and it was an incredible experience for our students to perform at such a lovely venue. To mark the event, a piece was commissioned to celebrate MK @50, composed by local musician, Sarah Watts. The piece required hundreds of children from primary schools across

Milton Keynes, along w ith MK Youth Orchestra. Our senior school choir, Anacrusis, performed a song

accompanied by students from School playing tuned percussion.

Following the performance, students took part in a fun filled Folk Music workshop led by Joe Broughton and percussionist Tom Chapman, joined by students from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Folk Ensemble.

It was lovely to see so many of our students perform in the Orchestra and we would like to thank MK Music Hub for inviting us to be involved. Please see the school’s Facebook page for a video of our performance!

The Music Department

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Adrienne Black - Family Liaison Manager

Hello, my name is Adrienne Black, and I will be covering both campuses, as your newly appointed Family Liaison Manager.

My role is quite diverse and unique to Ousedale in that as well as becoming a focal point of contact for any parents that feel they could benefit with additional support or advice, I will also be raising cultural awareness within the school and promoting its growth within community events and school projects and increasing the ethos and understanding of Fundamental British Values. Working closely with the Ethnic Minority Achievement Network, I hope to help in overcoming any barriers and increase confidence in all aspects of my parental engagement with you, identifying key areas that we can improve upon to best support you and your child(ren).

At Ousedale, we welcome all contact from parents and we are eager to develop this further, so that we can quickly and efficiently address your concerns and that any ideas or suggestions that you may have can help form an action plan for us to build upon. I want to encourage you, as our parents, to feel confident in supporting your child at home and also to be able to come to us during those times when you may need that extra helping hand; you may have a skill or hobby or belong to an organisation and you would like to offer your support to us! I can even, quite simply, redirect any concerns or questions you have to the correct member of staff to respond to, if you’re not quite sure who to ask.

It has been proven that increased home to school links create potential for greater successes and achievements of the student – let’s put it to the test, get in touch and see how we can help each other! Your direct route to Pastoral and Academic Leaders and Form Tutors remains open, as and when you need it, and they may also refer me to you, if they feel this would be beneficial. We have many lines of communication available to you.

If you would like to get in touch, please make initial contact via email at adrienne.black@ousedale .org.uk.

I look forward to hearing from you and to building successful relationships.

Mrs Black – Family Liaison Manager

Ousedale English Society

Over the past 7 months, the Year 12 English Society has been broadening students’ literary horizons through reading, study and discussion of literature linked to the A-Level course. After discounting Angela Carter’s ‘Wise Children’ and Virginia Woolf’s ‘To the lighthouse’ for being difficult to enjoy as a group, we discovered our love of the play. Intrigued by the influence of McCarthyism on American literature, we decided to study ‘The Crucible’ by Arthur Miller. Of particular note was the examination of hysteria within 17th century America which is demonstrated through Abigail’s desire for power and her control over the younger female population of Salem. McCarthyism is a prominent theme in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ and religious dogma is prevalent in the society of ‘A Handmaid’s Tale’ – both texts that we are studying for our exam. Therefore, studying this particular text gave us further insight into the literary interpretations of fanaticism.

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Next, we read ‘The Glass Menagerie’ by our beloved Tennessee Williams which explored intricate familial relationships through the use of characterisation. The unusual ‘legend on screen’ which ran throughout the play is used as a form of foreshadowing or perhaps even as a short summary of the focus and intention of the scene. Despite the unique structural devices and the conceit of glass to symbolise fragility, clear similarities with Williams’ other plays can be seen with the restricted number of characters and the uncomfortable, stichomythic conversations between them. Following the theme of Tennessee Williams’ plays, we then read ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ which once again demonstrated intricate familial relationships, however this time with a focus on homosexuality. The characters of Maggie and Blanche are undeniably similar in their obsession with the past and lack of grip on the reality of the situation. Both women shelter themselves from the current reality and live in a façade; Blanche through the use of light and dark, and Maggie with the use of a stream of consciousness style dialogue.

Overall, through studying and discussing many plays and authors, who were writing at the same time as many of the authors on the A Level Specification, we have been able to gain a much better understanding of the typical themes of these authors and of the politics and literature of the time.

Moving forward we would like to be able to do the same for some other periods, rather than just the mid-1900s in order to have a better understanding of the other authors on the specification.

Mrs Yeomans | Co-ordinator of KS5 English Language and Literacy

Latest News from the Careers Centre

We welcome two new members to our careers team at the campus this month, Miss Karen Griffiths (left) who is the Careers Education Information Advice & Guidance Manager and Mrs Emily Fox-Johnson (right) the Careers and Work Experience Officer. Miss Griffiths brings a wealth of knowledge to the role and has been involved in careers and education for over 12 years. Mrs Fox-Johnson has also been involved in various aspects of education and teaching, with a diverse range of students.

This year has been an incredibly busy year. Highlights include Year 7 and 8 completing their tutorial sessions where they start to think about potential careers. Over 150 students have visited the University of Oxford this term; the National Apprenticeship show was an incredibly productive experience and many of our students have secured prestigious apprenticeships and school leaver programmes with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Mercedes and PWC.

This month, specific highlights include:

Year 10 Careers Impact Morning

On Friday, 6th July we held our annual careers event: ‘Impact Morning’ for Year 10. We had numerous volunteers from a wide range of companies to talk about their roles and industries and the skills and qualifications required. We also had Barclays Life Skills who ran an interactive employability session.

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Year 10 Work Experience

Year 10 have been busy undertaking their work experience placements at various local companies ranging as far as London. It is so vital for students to start exposing themselves to the world of work and developing their soft skills for the workplace; such skills include team work, communication, organising, carrying out instructions etc. We have been carrying out work place visits, liaising with the businesses involved, and have received some phenomenal responses of how well the students are getting on, which we are really proud of.

Well done to all students for securing placements with companies including; Transport Systems Catapult, The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), Deutsch Bank, PMP Recruitment, Aston Martin and the University of , Rivermead Pre-School and many more.

Year 12 Work Experience Year 12 have also been undertaking work experience, with some choosing a two-week placement to gain further knowledge and experience of the working world. They have been successful in securing placements at Zurich, Central Council, London Lions, Roche, Bastian Lloyd Morris solicitors, to name a few.

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We wish both Year 11 and 13 the best of luck with your pending exam results and will be available on the day to speak to you should you need any further help and advice.

A Level results day: 16th August, available for collection from 9 – 11am.

GCSE results day: 23rd August, available for collection from 9 – 11am.

ts Awards Miss Griffiths | CEIAG Manager

Student Leadership

There are a total of 330 roles this year in varying capacities. Students have a dual role of development and also ‘getting things done’. The application process was made more rigorous so congratulations to all students with a leadership role and for all of the work and development this year. Below is an overview of their activities:

Newport Pagnell

The Year 7 council have been looking at writing their transition booklet that will help the new Year 7’s when they start in September; our ideas for the transition also helped the inductions days this year and have also helped in the wider community by informing primary schools of what they should be doing to help the Year 5 and 6’s now. As a side campaign, we have also looked at the environment, and our suggestions have been used to help tailor ACE days, IMPACT mornings and Assemblies so that they are focused on the environment and reducing the amount of plastic the school is using

The Year 8 council put together a presentation on litter and delivered it in assembly. Also looking at ‘target bins’ to help reduce the amount of litter.

The Council are looking into the possibility of vending machines for water in order to reduce the canteen queue times. They have also recommended the use of paper cups rather than plastic and this is going to be done at both canteens. Two new food outlets have reduced the pressure on the canteens and there are many more seating areas for students to go at break and lunchtime. The council are still working on making the area by the eco centre tidy with the addition of some flower pots. They have worked closely with the free time leaders and have improved and promoted activities at lunch time. They also played an integral part in charity week by organising stalls. They were very helpful at the parent tutor evening as guides and meeting and greeting parents on arrival. They also did a fantastic job of setting up parents’ evening and acting as guides throughout the appointment times.

It has been a very busy year for the Year 9 council with plenty being achieved. The Year 9 council put forward the idea of opening up the astro-turf at lunchtimes and were instrumental in putting together the rota for the various year groups. They have also opened up the use of the main hall at lunchtimes for the Year 9’s. They are currently working on ways to ease congestion around the school during lesson change over as well as looking at what other clubs could be on offer during lunchtime. 10

The Environment Leaders have been working on a recycling project and currently looking to get recycling bins in every classroom. During enrichment, we have been clearing the small astro-turf and will be clearing the pathway outside the back school gate so students can safely walk on the pavement. They are currently planting new flowers and plants outside the PILC to create a positive first impression. Earlier on in the year, the Environment Leaders have also been working with the Sixth Form Leadership team and have been working on helping to improve the appearance of the site and noticeboards for prospective parents evening. They were also integral in preparing the site and room for the David Dein ASPIRE session.

The Free Time Leaders were joined by Brandon East and Elisabeth Browne from Year 13 and are made up of students from Years 7, 8 and 9. The focus has been working on creating designated quiet areas at break and lunch e.g. pringle and tunnel and designated areas for year groups to play ball games. This has all been achieved and students also have use of the astro-turf for football at lunchtimes. This is done on a rota of year groups. Posters were also created for promoting Drama and there are many students involved in productions of ‘Macbeth’ and ‘The Sound of Music’.

There are a vast number of extra-curricular clubs at lunchtime and after school and students have been encouraged to attend by tutors and in assemblies. Debating society and basketball have been particularly successful.

The Charity Leaders have worked with the Year 10 council and were particularly busy in the autumn term attending meetings to prepare for charities week, which was a great success. The team led by Ellie Reed Smith organised the annual Ousedale’s Got Talent with all year groups participating in a variety of acts. They organised the charity stalls in the hall which ranged from cakes to lucky dips.

The week finished with a non-uniform day with all proceeds going to Children in Need and Willen Hospice. Since then the leaders have met to review the charities week and looked at ways this could be improved and ideas for the future. It is hoped that we can work with the environment leaders next year to raise money to develop the tennis court area by the eco-centre and make it into a social area at lunch and break times.

The Enrichment Leaders have been working with staff to ensure this runs smoothly and have also suggested new ideas based on feedback from form groups. Some of their ideas have been implemented this year and will look to build on this next year. They have also been involved in the evaluation of the programme representing the views of their peers.

The Technical Ambassadors continue to work tirelessly with high profile school events and their work is widely acknowledged.

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Olney

Olney's KS3 Student council have been an effective team that have worked well within their own year groups but also as a whole cohort to produce a number of engaging and helpful resources. Year 7 have designed a series of tutor time lessons they would like to see in action with our prospective year 7s that tackle the issues surrounding creating and maintaining friendships. Year 8 worked tirelessly to design an assembly to educate their KS3 peers on the stigma surrounding mental health. Through thorough research they were able to provide an overview of a number of different challenges faced by teenagers but most importantly, offered some day-to-day strategies and places to seek advice. Year 9 have focused on the importance of physical health. Again, the team were able to research and deliver an engaging assembly to the rest of the key stage that looked at the impact of living a sedentary life as well as providing some shocking statistics about sugar in our food and drink.

To finish an excellent year, all three year groups have supported the ongoing Transition process. The councillors were paired to the groups of Year 6 students who have visited the campus for the day. They have also provided resources to be used in the sessions such as a guide on 'how to use your planner', a school map and 'a letter to my year 6 self'. Some councillors even ran a question and answer session on one of the transition visits to help settle some nerves and answer questions about Ousedale. They have been an excellent council and look forward to their future ventures.

The Olney Environment Leaders have taken on their leadership positions with true enthusiasm. They were the spokespeople for student leadership during our Prospective Parents' Evening and proudly showed off the leadership area which they had organised. As well as small projects like creating 'out of bounds' signs and tidying up the campus site in their own time, the group took on a project with the Enrichment leaders where they sought to improve areas of the school's environment. They were able to help the site team with some gardening in the courtyard as well as exploring the different areas for nature. This work has been carried on in this term's enrichment, where the group seek to plant some more flowers across the site and work with their peers to maintain the beauty of the courtyard. Raising environmental awareness has been a real focus of the group.

This was evident in the assembly that the group designed and delivered to the rest of the key stage that opened our eyes to the human impact we have on a local, national and international scale. Their enthusiasm and dedication has been fantastic.

This year the Key Stage 4 council team at Olney have been excellent. They were instrumental (in conjunction with leadership teams from Key Stage 3) in helping to set up and run charities week; Student Council have helped to set up two new leadership and information boards in the English area and have conducted an ongoing dialogue with staff: I have thoroughly enjoyed meeting with them. The second Key Stage 4 board will highlight important events for Key Stage 4 as well as outlining all of the revision opportunities that are available across the campus.

In addition to this, a special mention must go to last year’s ambassadors across both campuses whose efforts were outstanding. Our ambassadors helped at parents’ evenings both meeting parents and helping tired teachers to gain much needed refreshments. They were positive and wholehearted in their support of teaching staff and students throughout the year.

Students were asked how it made them feel to have a leadership role . . .

 ‘It makes me and others take pride in the environment’  ‘I can make the School better’  ‘It’s a source of independence and development’  ‘Gave me a real sense of pride’  ‘Allows you to become a leader from a young age’  ‘Helps me deal with failure’  ‘Developed me as a person’  ‘Makes me independent, although in context of a group’

Well done to everyone and we will be introducing some new roles next year so watch this space.

Mr Grant – Assistant Headteacher

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Eco News

We have had a lovely summer term here at the eco centre. The Eco Warriors group have been busy designing and building a wildlife area, consisting of a butterfly garden, a toad abode, a new hedgehog hideout and a frog pool; they have also been learning all about ecological surveys.

The gardening group have been busy preparing a pizza garden and learning ways of becoming more self-sufficient by growing a range of fruit and vegetables.

This term’s enrichment project has focused on habitat maintenance and wildlife, where the students have been learning all about our British wildlife, getting creative building a range of different homes and habitats and having a go at surveying and identifying some of our invertebrates. They have also been given information on career and progression routes and have gained some valuable practical ecology skills! Look out for our autumn update! (pond survey).

Eco Department

PER Department

A group of students across Years 7-13 from Newport and Olney campus have participated in the MK Youth SACRE (Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education) meetings this academic year representing the voices of young people in matters of faith.

The SACRE represents a group of local children and young people from schools across Milton Keynes to work together and share ideas and resources to help inspire RE teachers with new concepts that are relevant to their world.

The youth SACRE provides a great opportunity to build a bridge of cooperation between young people and SACRE. The meetings, held at , have provided the opportunity for Ousedale students to take part in the development team and work together to provide a network to support the delivery of RE by sharing ideas. Students have engaged in debates and discussions with local religious leaders and reflected upon their interfaith community and demonstrated leadership in helping support changes in RE.

Miss Bibi | PER Teacher

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Enrichment

A group of eager young men and women collected ready to game, from our youngest current member in Year 7 to our experts in Year 12 and some more enthusiasts in between.

Table top role playing games (RPGs) is a new enrichment activity which is proving extremely popular with the young gamers of the Newport Pagnell campus. Each Wednesday afternoon, the excited voices and die rolling echo from the Language rooms.

The students received special attention from various experienced game masters, editors and writers of Chaosium’s Call of Cthulhu, such as International Award Winning authors Scott Dorward (pictured) and Ousedale Alumni and Game Author Matthew Sanderson (who supplied game materials). I organised for a special video to be screened to Ousedale students from Thomas Raley (podcaster- Into the Darkness) which explained how he became involved in gaming and why it was such a great benefit to him as a young person.

Role-playing Games such as Dungeons and Dragons, Call of Cthulhu, Runequest and many others have been accepted and welcomed academically as a means to help with problem solving, social interaction and teamwork skills inside and outside of the classroom. Players have traversed the North Atlantic exploring a ghost ship, been tossed out the window of a haunted house while searching for clues to a supernatural mystery, and explored the realms of Dungeons and Dragons on epic quests.

We have big plans to expand to the Olney campus and get even more young people involved in the strange and wonderful world of RPG for enrichment and lunchtime clubs. A generous donation of three copies of ‘Khan of Khans’ has made our gamers and others very happy and we’ve already started playing them in Lunch Club.

Mrs Sanderson | Teaching Assistant

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Author Matt Killeen Visits Ousedale

Matt Killeen’s “Deeply disturbing and chillingly good” best-selling book ‘Orphan, Monster, Spy’ centres around Sarah, a blonde, blue-eyed Jewish girl and is set in Germany in 1939.

After her mother is shot at a checkpoint, fifteen-year-old Sarah, blonde, blue-eyed and Jewish, finds herself on the run from a government that wants to see every person like her dead. Then Sarah meets a mysterious man with an ambiguous accent, a suspiciously bare apartment, and a lockbox full of weapons. He's a spy, and he needs Sarah to become one, too, to pull off a mission he can't attempt on his own: infiltrate a boarding school attended by the daughters of top Nazi brass, befriend the daughter of a key scientist, and steal the blueprints to a bomb that could destroy the cities of Western Europe. Soon she finds herself in a battle for survival unlike any she'd ever imagined.

Matt talked to Year 8 and 9 about writing, his sources of inspiration and motivations for writing his new book. He talked about the balance between writing an engaging work for a young adult audience whilst still tackling challenging and often dark subjects. He also ran a writing master class for Year 12 English Language and Literature students. Matt was really impressed with the standard of their work and commented how confident they were to engage with the sessions and share their ideas. He is looking forward to coming back.

Mrs Bazzone | Director of English & Ms Moulds | Head of Transition and Widening Opportunities

Widening Opportunities

With university open day season in full swing, a group of year 12 students visited Oxford University. It was a great day where students had the opportunity to independently explore the city and had guided tours of several colleges. Our guides were really impressed by how confident and enthusiastic our students were who asked some really insightful questions. Some students also attended lectures and workshops in their chosen fields. It was a great opportunity and our students got a real insight.

Ms Moulds | Head of Transition and Widening Opportunities

World Cup Hopes

Each year, Year 7 pupils are tasked with creating a pasta salad using a variety of technical skills. Nikeal Gohil (7HB) has used these skills at home to create a fantastic, World Cup themed salad - note the intricately cut tomato garnish on top!

Well done, Nikeal - future chef in the making!"

Mr Turner | Head of Food Technology, Nutrition and Hospitality

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PE Department

A well done from the PE department and thank you; we just wanted to say congratulations to all the students who have participated in clubs and competitions over this school year. It has been a great pleasure to see you involved in activities and doing your best to represent the school. We know there are a huge number of students involved inside and outside of school in sport and physical activities and we know the commitment it takes. We would love you to keep us informed on how you get on and also look forward to seeing you at clubs and fixtures next year. Please remember everyone is welcome to join in.

Sports Day

Run, jump, throw, cheer!

The weather was very kind to us for heats and finals day and as students put on their PE kit to represent their forms the anticipation of who would win was beginning to build.

We are fortunate to have some exceptional club athletes who really stood out with some phenomenal performances but equally a number of students got themselves involved and really showed resilience to compete.

We would like to thank everyone for their support over the Sports Day events and we have enjoyed celebrating the successes. In particular, we have records broken by the following students: Year 7 - Sonia De Koning, 1500m, 5.03.70; Calum Sparkes, Triple Jump 9.20m; Harry Totton 1500m 5.20.15; Year 9 - Cyril Mensah, Triple Jump, 10.70m; Year 10 - Leo Freeland, 1500m, 4.30.61; Barbara De Koning, 1500m, 5.19.27.

We also acknowledge exceptional performances with Victrix and Victor Ludorum. The first record we have of these was presented in 1962. 56 years later the students who have received these awards and should be very proud are: George Binstead (Jnr Victor), Leo Freeland (Snr Victor) and Sonia De Koning (Jnr Victrix) and Barbara De Koning (Snr Victrix).

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Overall results for 2018 sports day:

County Schools’ Athletics – Saturday, 9th June It was fantastic to see a number of our students compete in the Bucks Schools Athletics events on Saturday, 9th June. Our students performed really well and some made qualification to the next round. We would particularly like to thank parents and carers who have been very supportive especially in the athletics, helping us to attend events like this. For those students who are going on to represent Bucks - we wish you all the best.

Athletics Federation Cup – Wednesday, 27th June

Following from an exciting Wednesday of Year 7 athletics, where we performed particularly well on the track, it was closely followed by the Fed Cup. Very kindly hosted by Stantonbury Campus at the track, we entered a number of students into a variety of events.

We had some excellent team results with the Year 8 and Year 10 boys finishing 3rd overall. Whilst St Pauls went on to take overall victory, we finished with a respectable whole school placing of 5th.

Congratulations to all the students who took part in the Athletics Federation Cup

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Year 9 Sports Awards Each year we have the opportunity to celebrate the half (Year 9 and 11) and full (Year 11) colours achieved by students.

On Monday, 2nd July we celebrated at each campus the Year 9 students who received half colours; this is for demonstrating commitment and representing the school in sport across the three years at Ousedale. Those that received their award we hope will go on to attain full colours in Year 11.

Across both campuses there has been a superb commitment shown and we hope students feel very proud of their achievements.

Pictured is Lara Moffat with Mrs Carbert having received a huge number of certificates.

Dale competed in the 6th Round of the Shenington (Oxford) club karting championship last weekend. Having produced some amazing strong drives throughout the three heat races in the morning Dale lined up on the third row for the Big final, against 25 other races.

As Dale Whitaker 8CB (above) is now in the Junior karting category having moved up from Cadets, he is now competing against much older drivers up to 16 years of age and the karts now reach speeds of 80mph.

Zack Hooton 9RV recently competed in the Glasgow U15 International Badminton tournament in which he won a silver medal in the team event. In the Boys’ Doubles competition Zack was partnered with a boy from Germany and did incredibly well as they beat several of the seeded pairs before getting knocked out in the quarter finals. Zack was fortunate enough to meet players of his age from all over Europe including Germany, Hungary and Spain.

Keep up the good work Zack!

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Congratulations to the Year 9 Football team (above) who won the 6 a-side County Football Tournament at Sir Herbert Leon school.

After a hard fought group stage the boys qualified and went on to beat the top seeds in the semi-final and the 2nd seeds in the final.

The perfect start to next year’s County Cup campaign.

Congratulations to Lara Moffat 9SW (below) who, at the English Schools Championships, threw a huge PB of 49.95m achieving a 2nd place – which is also a MKAC club record (beating her own record) and Bucks English Schools record (i.e. for Bucks athletes u15 girls at the ES competitions).

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A Special Congratulations…..

We are very lucky to, over the years, have athletes that really excel on a national level in their sport; I can only apologise if I haven’t been able to mention them all through our social media and Ousenews but most recently I would like us to congratulate Barbara De Koning, in Triathalon. Barbara has qualified for the Youth Olympic Games that will take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina in October. She took part in the European Qualifier for the Olympics, where the 70 best triathletes from all over Europe came together, to fight for the 12 places available as Europe, as a continent is allowed to send only 12 female triathletes to the YOG. Her family are exceptionally proud of her and the commitment they and she have given is outstanding.

Ace Day

A s part of the Sport ACE Day students were able to take part in a weightlifting masterclass. Using specialist equipment kindly lent to the school by Champion Strength and Conditioning based in Milton Keynes, students learnt the correct technique for powerlifting, and were able to take part in various fitness challenges.

Year 7 taking part in the Nuffield Health Fitness Challenge during the Sport Ace Day.

Miss Green | Head of PE

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GiV 18

A group of students took part in the GiV project 2018. The GiV project completes a range of volunteering projects in the community and at school. We raised money for the projects by creating and selling potted plants and hanging baskets: we raised nearly £200

For Ace day, we helped Mrs Warwick-Compton build a compost bin behind the Eco-centre.

This year, we also worked with a professional dancer and actor who helped us, and 4 other schools, create an amazing show which was performed at the Chrysalis theatre, Camphill. The other schools were , and Radcliffe.

Miss Lynch | Teacher of English

Year 8 Celebrations

Year 8 assembly on 16th July celebrated success in many areas including the Junior Maths Challenge, Smile MK project, 100% attendance, sporting achievements, epraise awards and student achievement awards.

Well done to all those students who received certificates, we are very proud of their efforts this year.

Miss Collins | Head of Year 8

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CDA Department

CD&A Trip to Transport Systems Catapult On Tuesday, 10th July a group of Computer Science students from Year 9 and 10 had the opportunity to visit the Transport Systems Catapult in Milton Keynes.

The Transport Systems Catapult (TSC) is a neutral, not-for-profit, Technology and Innovation company full of energetic, capable technologists and business experts. They are undertaking applied research projects in collaboration with academia, SMEs and industry with the aim of making UK a world leader in Transport Innovation.

Some of the current ‘initiative areas’ include Connected and Autonomous Transport, Mobility-as-a-Service Platforms, an Open Transport Data Hub, SME & Scale-Up Partnerships and Academic Alliances.

We had the opportunity to have a tour of their facilities looking at the technology used in their workplace. We were shown their server room and experienced the Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality applications and developments that they are involved in.

They were the first students to see the Jaguar Land Rover ‘Level 4’ Autonomous vehicle that is being tested in Milton Keynes and were able to view the sensors and computer equipment being used to monitor and drive the vehicle and ask questions to the team testing and developing it.

We also got a close look at the driverless pods that are also being tested in Milton Keynes, which are being hailed as the first/last mile transportation solution for the future.

The students were able to view computer science from a different viewpoint than they would usually see from within the classroom and learnt a lot about the computing required behind new innovative technologies that are being developed at this time.

Mr Willans | Teacher of ICT

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Vietnam Trip

The 8-day trip was an amazing experience for both students and staff. We not only saw historical highlights but also we had the opportunity to witness a culture totally different to our own. Thanks to our amazing guide we got to learn a lot about the religions in Vietnam and how they interact with each other as well as social etiquette and the norms within their culture. We were very lucky to visit temples and places of worship that were still in use.

We travelled around a fair bit, starting our tour in the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City. The Cyclo tour was a highlight as it allowed us to see the city and experience the traffic of Ho Chi Minh – it’s a miracle how they navigate around each other, and a really interesting thing to witness. This also then gave us the opportunity to see some of the beautiful buildings, built by the French, at night.

From Ho Chi Minh we then did a day excursion to the Cu Chi tunnels. As we study the Vietnam/ America war at GCSE this was an invaluable experience for our students to go in and walk along the tunnels that helped this small nation defeat the largest most powerful country in the world. While very hot down there, it was something that will stick with them forever.

We then travelled a little further to the Mekong Delta, where we had the opportunity to visit a number of islands, including one that made coconut candy (delicious) and Unicorn Island which was home to honey farming; the tea was very refreshing and welcome on a hot humid day!

We then spent that night in Can Tho and had the chance to visit a Vietnamese street market, where I had possibly the best dumplings I have ever tasted. This was a brilliant evening and the students all really enjoyed getting to sample some of the local cuisine.

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From Can Tho we then travelled back to HCMC for a final evening, getting to visit the Reunification Palace and War Remnants museums. These were really interesting and helped the students to really develop their understanding and contextual knowledge of what they have already studied.

We then took a short internal flight up to Hue; a beautiful little town that was rich in history. It was one of the most affected by the Tet Offensive, and was actually where our guide was from; so they loved hearing about that. The next morning, we had a wonderful dragon boat ride up the Perfume river, which fully deserves its name, to visit some of the temples and Vietnamese Kings’ tombs. The places were beautiful and it was enchanting to see some ancient Vietnamese architecture.

We then went to the Marble Mountains; the views from the top were spectacular. We had to climb up through a cave. Climb is used very loosely here; there were very large steps up through the opening so we had to embrace our inner mountain goat and scramble.

We then had a short drive down to the ancient port town of Hoi.

And for our last evening we had the most delicious dinner – It was a sample meal of local Vietnamese food.

The setting for this dinner could not have been prettier either. The small streets were decked out with colourful lanterns and, as it was an evening of celebration in Vietnam (the second day of the new Lunar calendar), there was incense burning all through the streets.

Our final day was spent doing a wonderful walking tour of the ancient town and finding out all about the Chinese and Japanese influence on this area thanks to the booming import/export economy within Hoi An during the 16th and 17th centuries.

Overall it was a marvellous trip that boosted knowledge and enriched experiences, providing memories to last a lifetime.

Miss Camden | Teacher of History and Sociology

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Geography Trip to Italy

As part of the summer ACE days, a group of Year 10 GCSE Geography students visited the Campania region of Italy. Across the four days students explored both the physical and human geography of the area, as well as the culture that this region has to offer.

Our first day was a volcano day - Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano in mainland Europe, and dominates the landscape of this region. We started with a walk to the crater of Mount Vesuvius, from which there were incredible views of the Bay of Naples and the Sorrento Peninsula. Following this we visited Pompeii, the world’s largest archaeological site, to see the devastating impact volcanoes can have.

Our second day was focused on tourism, and we took a tour along the Amalfi coast visiting the honeypot sites of Positano, Amalfi and Vietri Sul Mare. In the evening we visited Gelateria David in Sorrento where we learned how to make gelato.

Our final day was spent around Naples, the third largest city in Italy. It was here that the pizza was first invented and so we visited the University of Pizza to have a go at making our own. Following this we had a city tour of Naples, including the underground aqueducts, which were built by the Greeks and Romans and used as bomb shelters during the war.

All in all, a great place to explore geography out of the classroom.

Miss Laurence | Head of Geography

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Art Department

Ace Day

For the fifth year our Art department have had the pleasure of working with one of our feeder schools, Tickford Park, in a creative transition project. During our ACE days we invited the whole of Tickford's Year 6 students up to be taught by our own students.

Congratulations go to our Year 7 and 9 students who were amazing. Their confidence, maturity and leadership skills led the Tickford pupils to create some exciting animal collages. The Ousedale students were really inspirational.

The day was great fun, an explosion of imagination and unique ideas. It was great to see our students working together with each other. We are really proud of our students and it looks like we have some potential teachers in the making.

A Level Art Exhibition 2018

As we approached the end of another year we proudly exhibited the outstanding artwork made by our A Level Art and Photography students. The exhibition showcased the talented skills and unique creative ideas which have been explored throughout the year. Well done Year 13 for all the hard work and effort.

Miss Fennelly – Assistant Head of Art

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Trip to Paris

On 10th July, 48 Year 9 History students journeyed to the capital of - Paris, to visit the , The , Disneyland and The over the course of a 4- day trip.

Upon our arrival in the station in Paris, we were immediately whisked away to our coach to be driven around central Paris to our destination: the infamous Eiffel Tower. Amidst the en route traffic to our first stop on our 4-day tour, we saw the beauty of the Parisian streets and lifestyle and even caught glimpses of the other tourist spots within Paris (such as the and Champs-Elysees). By the end of our Eiffel Tower experience, we all had taken tons of photos, and most of us got souvenirs as we walked around the massive attraction and visited the souvenir shops beside it. In the evening we had dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe, which lived up to its name with it being themed around everything and anything to do with rock and the electric guitars that were hung all over the wall.

The next day we all woke up early and had a fantastic time during our tree-tops climbing experience as we got to participate in many high rope courses at different heights and even went across zip wires. Later that day we got to visit the Palace of Versailles and saw The Hall of Mirrors (where the Treaty of Versailles was signed), The Gardens (the giant maze), The Royal Chambers and many more other aspects of the Palace.

The third day was the one we were all excited for the most - . On the coach (to and from Disney) we were all buzzing with excitement: we spent the whole day enjoying ourselves on the rides such as The Hyperspace Mountain, and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril. After indulging in dinner at Rainforest Cafe, we resumed our exploration of Disneyland and left Disney with big smiles on our tired faces after watching a spectacular fireworks show and the 25th-anniversary celebration of Disneyland Paris!

On the last day, we were all dreading having to leave Paris as we had a wonderful time here with our friends, however, before our departure, we visited The Paris Zoological Park and saw many different animals in replicas of their natural habitats. Later that day we returned to the UK and our minds filled with newly created memories.

Paris Trip 2018 was truly memorable for us!

Written by Samhita Shanmugasundaram 9SP

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Year 12 Work Experience

Kimberley Fish went on her WEX to Green Park primary school. When I went to visit her I met the class she was helping out in; one of the Year 1 boys had impeccable hand writing. I asked him, “Do you have any older brothers or sisters helping you with your hand writing?” He replied, “Yes I have an older brother.” I questioned how old he was and the little boy said, “15 minutes older than me! He’s my twin and doesn’t help me with my writing, I’m just the best at it!!”

Nathan Hsiao and Henry Saunders worked at the Excel Care Home for the elderly – I have never in my life time heard praise as much as these two students received from the staff there. These two young men should be so proud of themselves. They helped with arts and crafts, feeding and preparing dinners for the residents and getting ready for the residents’ sports day the following day!

Housekeeping, reception work, tea and coffee making, table dressing, kitchen work, meeting and greeting guests and call handling were just some of the tasks Emma Wenham carried out during her work experience at the busy Swan Hotel in Newport Pagnell. This is a career Emma is looking to do and we wish her all the best in reaching her goal!

Guy Bagwell (right) looks like he owns the place at Your MK (MEARS); he has been measuring customers’ houses for new bathrooms/kitchens, carrying out site visits, surveying, his list has been endless – however, he did say the best bit was finding a ‘cracking’ sandwich place in New Bradwell!!!

Ms Tierney | Sixth Form Study Centre Co-ordinator

School of Rock

Work Experience During the ACE Days, the Music department transformed into the 'School of Rock'. 40 students donned their plectrums, practising and perfecting rock 'n' pop music from across the decades. We spent Thursday at the inspirational 'School of Rock' show in London, where we were treated to a marvellous musical, leaving us buzzing with excitement for our own Rock show on Friday.

Everyone took to the stage with the lights and sound. There were fabulous performances by all!

Music Department

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Ousedale in Numbers – Ace Days 2018

…………………….Trips organised

.……………………Countries visited

.……………Continents travelled to

.………Students travelled abroad

.………………Air miles travelled

.…………….Cities and towns seen

…..Work experience placements

.…………………Students involved Great Days!

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TRIPS 2017-2018

Name Start End Venue Sep-17 Curious Incident of the Dog 06/09/2017 06/09/2017 MK Theatre Hardwick Hall 13/09/2017 13/09/2017 Hardwick Hall Curious Coincidence of Maths in the Daytime 14/09/2017 14/09/2017 MK Theatre Hardwick Hall 15/09/2017 15/09/2017 Hardwick Hall Stantonbury: Mobile 20/09/2017 20/09/2017 Stantonbury Campus A Level Geography Day, Oxford University's Museum of Natural Oxford Natural History History 26/09/2017 26/09/2017 Museum

Oct-17 Castlehead 03/10/2017 06/10/2017 Castlehead Field Centre Save the Children HO Save the children conference Year 13 12/10/2017 12/10/2017 EC1 Year 11 visit to Northampton Saints 18/10/2017 18/10/2017 N’ton Saints Rugby Ground

Iceland - Awe and Wonder 21/10/2017 26/10/2017 Iceland GiV Project Presentation 31/10/2017 31/10/2017 Whaddon Way Church

Nov-17 Cycling enrichment 01/11/2017 01/11/2017 MK Redways Running Enrichment 2017 Autumn 01/11/2017 01/11/2017 Tongwell Lake Big Rock enrichment 01/11/2017 01/11/2017 Big Rock, Kingston, MK Cycling 08/11/2017 08/11/2017 MK Redways Running Enrichment 2017 Autumn 08/11/2017 08/11/2017 Tongwell Lake Big Rock 08/11/2017 08/11/2017 Big Rock, Kingston, MK Oxbridge Interview Workshop 14/11/2017 14/11/2017 St Paul’s Catholic School Dragon's Den 16/11/2017 16/11/2017 MK Academy Cycling 22/11/2017 22/11/2017 MK Redways Running Enrichment 2017 Autumn 22/11/2017 22/11/2017 Tongwell Lake Big Rock 22/11/2017 22/11/2017 Big Rock, Kingston, MK Network Rail STEM Finals 24/11/2017 24/11/2017 Network Rail, MK Rugby 25/11/2017 25/11/2017 Twickenham National Museum of Girls STEM Day at NMC 29/11/2017 29/11/2017 Computing Cycling 29/11/2017 29/11/2017 MK Redways Running Enrichment 2017 Autumn 29/11/2017 29/11/2017 Tongwell Lake Big Rock 29/11/2017 29/11/2017 Big Rock, Kingston, MK

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Dec-17 Cycling 06/12/2017 06/12/2017 MK Redways Media Magazine Conference 06/12/2017 06/12/2017 Friends House NW1 Running Enrichment 2017 Autumn 06/12/2017 06/12/2017 Tongwell Lake Big Rock 06/12/2017 06/12/2017 Big Rock, Kingston, MK Youth SACRE 07/12/2017 07/12/2017 Denbigh School Northampton College Boys Visit 13/12/2017 13/12/2017 Northampton College Cycling 13/12/2017 13/12/2017 MK Redways Running Enrichment 2017 Autumn 13/12/2017 13/12/2017 Tongwell Lake Big Rock 13/12/2017 13/12/2017 Big Rock, Kingston, MK Year 12 Parliament Trip 15/12/2017 15/12/2017 House of Commons

Jan-18 French Exchange 2018 17/01/2018 24/01/2018 Redon, France Holocaust Memorial Day Civic Offices 29/01/2018 29/01/2018 Council Civil Quarters

Feb-18 Rotary Youth Speaks Competition 06/02/2018 06/02/2018 Fulbrook Middle School

ACE Day Y9 Stratford Trip 08/02/2018 08/02/2018 The Shakespeare Centre

ACE Day Y9 Globe Trip 08/02/2018 08/02/2018 The Globe Theatre Debate Matters Competition 08/02/2018 08/02/2018 Magdalen College Washington DC- Yr12/13 Politics Feb 2018 10/02/2018 16/02/2018 Washington Milton Keynes Festival 18/02/2018 18/02/2018 Walton High Enrichment SHINE trip to Salcey Forest 21/02/2018 21/02/2018 Salcey Forest GiV trip to Park 21/02/2018 21/02/2018 Emberton Park Finchley Catholic High Oxford Schools Debating Competition 21/02/2018 21/02/2018 School Big Rock Enrichment 21/02/2018 21/02/2018 Big Rock, Kingston, MK Enrichment - Spinning 21/02/2018 21/02/2018 Middleton Pool Big Rock Enrichment 28/02/2018 28/02/2018 Big Rock, Kingston, MK Enrichment - Spinning 28/02/2018 28/02/2018 Middleton Pool

Mar-18 Youth SACRE 05/03/2018 05/03/2018 Denbigh School Big Rock Enrichment 07/03/2018 07/03/2018 Big Rock, Kingston, MK Enrichment - Spinning 07/03/2018 07/03/2018 Middleton Pool Mock Trial Court visit 09/03/2018 09/03/2018 MK Magistrates The Open University Maths resilience day 09/03/2018 09/03/2018 Enigma Maths Hub National Apprenticeship Show 2018 12/03/2018 12/03/2018 Arena MK National Apprenticeship Show 2018 13/03/2018 13/03/2018 Arena MK

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A-level PE Student Revision Day 13/03/2018 13/03/2018 Hodder Education Rotary Technology Tournament 14/03/2018 14/03/2018 Denbigh School Big Rock Enrichment 14/03/2018 14/03/2018 Big Rock, Kingston, MK Enrichment - Spinning 14/03/2018 14/03/2018 Middletown Pool

Maths Feast for Year 10 15/03/2018 15/03/2018 MK Academy Open University Schools Event 16/03/2018 16/03/2018 Walton Hall Mock Trial competition 17/03/2018 17/03/2018 MK Magistrates Court

Indian Exchange 19/03/2018 04/04/2018 Delhi Oxford and Cambridge Conference 20/03/2018 20/03/2018 Edgbaston GiV trip to Caldecotte 20/03/2018 20/03/2018 Caldecotte Big Rock Enrichment 21/03/2018 21/03/2018 Big Rock, Kingston, MK Enrichment - Spinning 21/03/2018 21/03/2018 Middleton Pool Young Enterprise - Showcase Finals 22/03/2018 22/03/2018 The Ridgeway Centre Music For Youth 22/03/2018 22/03/2018 MK City Church Dofe Gold Wales 26/03/2018 30/03/2018 Abergavenny Save the Children Home Office visit 26/03/2018 26/03/2018 Save the Children HO

Apr-18 Practice DofE Silver 02/04/2018 04/04/2018 Ivinghoe Year 11 GCSE Geography fieldwork 09/04/2018 09/04/2018 Salcey Forest Year 11 GCSE Geography fieldwork 10/04/2018 10/04/2018 Salcey Forest Dofe Bronze practice 20/04/2018 21/04/2018 Cosgrove

May-18

GIV trip to Howe Park Wood 01/05/2018 01/05/2018 Howe Park Wood Wadham College - Humanities 2nd May 02/05/2018 02/05/2018 Oxford University Pixl Up For Debate Competition 09/05/2018 09/05/2018 Northampton University Wadham College - STEM 14th May 14/05/2018 14/05/2018 Oxford University Bronze DofE Qualifying, Kettering 18/05/2018 19/05/2018 Kettering

Jun-18 Visit to Oxford University for Year 9 and 10 05/06/2018 05/06/2018 Oxford University Gi-V project St Francis Adoption St Francis Adoption Centre Centre 06/06/2018 06/06/2018 Milton Keynes Snozone Enrichment June - July 2018 06/06/2018 06/06/2018 Snozone University trip to Loughborough 06/06/2018 06/06/2018 Loughborough University Running Enrichment SUMMER 06/06/2018 06/06/2018 Tongwell Lake University Trip to Oxford 12/06/2018 12/06/2018 Oxford University Enrichment SHINE trip to Salcey Forest 13/06/2018 13/06/2018 Salcey Forest Rambling On Enrichment 13/06/2018 13/06/2018 Tongwell Lake Enrichment: running club Olney 13/06/2018 13/06/2018 Emberton Country Park

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Snozone Enrichment June - July 2018 13/06/2018 13/06/2018 Snozone Chemistry at Work 13/06/2018 13/06/2018 Running Enrichment SUMMER Newport 13/06/2018 13/06/2018 Tongwell Lake Summer Good Food Show NEC 15/06/2018 15/06/2018 NEC Giv trip to York House 20/06/2018 20/06/2018 York House Centre, MK Rambling On Enrichment 20/06/2018 20/06/2018 Tongwell Lake Enrichment: running club 20/06/2018 20/06/2018 Emberton Country Park Snozone Enrichment June - July 2018 20/06/2018 20/06/2018 Snozone Running Enrichment SUMMER 20/06/2018 20/06/2018 Tongwell Lake Works - Women in Knorr-Bremse Railservices Engineering 21/06/2018 21/06/2018 (UK) Limited Rambling On Enrichment 27/06/2018 27/06/2018 Tongwell Lake Enrichment: running club 27/06/2018 27/06/2018 Emberton Country Park Snozone Enrichment June - July 2018 27/06/2018 27/06/2018 Snozone Running Enrichment SUMMER 27/06/2018 27/06/2018 Tongwell Lake Oxford University Open Day 28/06/2018 28/06/2018 University of Oxford Sir Christopher Hatton Big Book Quiz 29/06/2018 29/06/2018 Academy Duke of Edinburgh - Silver 30/06/2018 02/07/2018 Powys

Jul-18 Psychology Competition 02/07/2018 02/07/2018 Royal Holloway Duke of Edinburgh - Gold 02/07/2018 06/07/2018 Llynau Diawaunydd Welcome to your A level Maths conference 03/07/2018 03/07/2018 Open University Giv trip to Camphill 04/07/2018 04/07/2018 Camphill Community Rambling On Enrichment 04/07/2018 04/07/2018 Tongwell Lake Welcome to your A level Maths conference 04/07/2018 04/07/2018 Open University Enrichment: running club 04/07/2018 04/07/2018 Emberton Country Park Snozone Enrichment June - July 2018 04/07/2018 04/07/2018 Snozone

MK@50 Music for Youth Performance 04/07/2018 04/07/2018 Town Hall, Birmingham Running Enrichment SUMMER 04/07/2018 04/07/2018 Tongwell Lake Ryman Enterprise 04/07/2018 04/07/2018 Telford

Vietnam 2018 06/07/2018 14/07/2018 Vietnam Leicester Open Day Impact Morning 06/07/2018 06/07/2018 Leicester

Italy trip 10/07/2018 14/07/2018 Italy Lulworth Cove 2018 09/07/2018 13/07/2018 West Lulworth, Wareham

GiV Ace days 10/07/2018 10/07/2018 Camphill Community, MK

Berlin Residential 10/07/2018 13/07/2018 Berlin

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Year 9 ACE Day- Paris 10/07/2018 13/07/2018 France Transport Systems NIC Exhibition 10/07/2018 10/07/2018 Catapult Northampton Saints Stadium Tour 10/07/2018 10/07/2018 N’ton Saints Rugby Ground

Budapest - ACE DAYS 10/07/2018 13/07/2018 Budapest Imperial War Museum RAF Duxford Trip-Ace day 11/07/2018 11/07/2018 Duxford

CERN 2018 11/07/2018 13/07/2018 Geneva Hostel Ousedale Conservation Trust ACE Days NP 1 and 2 11/07/2018 11/07/2018 Tongwell Lake ACE day Golf trip 11/07/2018 11/07/2018 Abbey Hill Golf Trip July Business ACE Day - Woburn 12/07/2018 12/07/2018 Woburn Safari Park Ace Day Thorpe Park 12/07/2018 12/07/2018 Thorpe Park FESTO Site Visit 12/07/2018 12/07/2018 Applied Automation Centre Harry Potter Trip NP 12th July 12/07/2018 12/07/2018 Watford

GiV Ace days 12/07/2018 12/07/2018 Camphill Community, MK

ST OMER 12/07/2018 12/07/2018 France National Space Centre trip-Ace day 12/07/2018 12/07/2018 National Space Centre School of Rock 12/07/2018 12/07/2018 Gillian Lynne Theatre Birmingham University Trip 2018 12/07/2018 12/07/2018 Birmingham University Ousedale Conservation Trust ACE Days O 2 12/07/2018 12/07/2018 Emberton Country Park Ousedale Conservation Trust ACE Days NP 1 and 2 12/07/2018 12/07/2018 Tongwell Lake ACE day Golf trip 12/07/2018 12/07/2018 Abbey Hill Golf Centre Ace Day Thorpe Park 13/07/2018 13/07/2018 Thorpe Park Resort Harry Potter Trip OL 13th July 13/07/2018 13/07/2018 Warner Brother Studios

GiV Ace days 13/07/2018 13/07/2018 Camphill Community, MK Spy missions trip-Ace day 13/07/2018 13/07/2018 S15 Spy Mission, MK Willen ACE Day - PE 2018 13/07/2018 13/07/2018 Willen Lake Walk to Emberton Park (Olney PE Ace Day) 13/07/2018 13/07/2018 Emberton Park Year 12 London Ace Day Trip 13/07/2018 13/07/2018 London Whipsnade ACE Day 3 13/07/2018 13/07/2018 Whipsnade Zoo Rambling On Enrichment 18/07/2018 18/07/2018 Tongwell Lake Enrichment: running club 18/07/2018 18/07/2018 Emberton Country Park Snozone Enrichment June - July 2018 18/07/2018 18/07/2018 Snozone Bury Field Studies Day Year 12 18/07/2018 18/07/2018 Bury Field Running Enrichment SUMMER 18/07/2018 18/07/2018 Tongwell Lake

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St Omer, France Naples Berlin

Woburn Safari Park National Space Centre CERN London Freud Museum

Emberton Park Harry Potter Studios Etches Collection

Wales D of E Northampton Saints Tour

Budapest

Budapest Operating Live Theatre