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Becket Keys Church of England School Becket Keys Church of England School 12th July 2019 YEAR 10 STUDEN TS The newslet ter GOVERNORS’ SPEECH & AWRDS EVENING IN THIS ISSUE Mr. Scott-Evans writes…. helped negotiate with the Department for Education and Senior Government Officials on Governors’ Speech & our behalf on many occasions. Awards Her support for our senior staff and governors is crucial to what Last night was a wonderful Biblical Pause has made our new school so occasion where many of our How should Christians think about special and successful. Our students received awards for their work and success? excellent GCSE and (expected) A- hard work, progress or Page 3 -4 Level results can be directly achievements. The evening was linked to her, as can our fabulous hosted by Mrs Karen Lynch who Year 7 – Bushcraft buildings, grounds and facilities. Full report on the Year 7 Bushcraft trip. is retiring as CEO of The Russell She has interviewed and Page 5-6 Education Trust. appointed all of our senior team and speaks to me on an almost School Summer Production Karen's influence on our school Countdown to Show Week! Fame! Last daily basis! has been immense. She met few tickets remaining. myself and Mr. Gunn in 2010 at Karen and her husband Page 7 the very beginning of our journey Sports Day Danny have always served on our and has overseen the proposal, Full details from the fabulous Sports Governing Body and will continue set up and establishment of our Day. to do so, as they are so Page 8-9 school. passionate about Becket Keys. It World Challenge was fitting therefore that Karen A group of our students have travelled to Karen has advised on every major would host our Governors’ Mozambique with World Challenge. decision the school has ever Page 12 ……Contd. on page 2 made up to this point and has 9/9/2016 BECKET KEYS CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL 12TH JULY 2019 Volume VII – Issue XXXV ……Contd. from page 1 values at Becket Keys are great for Chinese Visitors Speech and Awards Evening in paving a path to build respectful my absence last night. Mrs Sharp and responsible students. Looking was able to say a few words of forward, receiving these awards thanks on behalf of the school should inspire you to continue the and to present her with a few amazing work you have so clearly gifts of gratitude for the years of displayed, but also be a motivation service and significant expertise for your fellow peers in and out of she has provided. We were also lessons.” able to tell her the plans to name the Becket Keys School Library as Well done to all last night’s the ‘Karen Lynch Library’. winners – more certificates will be handed out next week in our We have enjoyed having a group Mrs Lynch started the evening celebration assemblies. of teachers and students from reminiscing about the beginning China with us at school this week. of the Becket Keys Journey and the changes she has seen the Mr. Scott-Evans Becket Keys student volunteers school undergo since the first Headteacher act as a ‘buddy’ and they look cohort of pupils in 2012 joined the after a visiting student all week, school. She congratulated the taking them to their lessons and students on their success and Lunchtime Eucharist enjoying lunchtime activities. reminded them, in the words of This enables the Chinese students Winston Churchill: to gain an idea of what it like to “Success is not final, failure is not attend an English school. It was fatal: it is the courage to continue an exciting week for them, which that counts.” concluded with the Enrichment Day today and a sneak preview of As I said, I was unable to attend the Fame! Production in the Main last night because my own Hall before we said farewell. daughter, Holly, was receiving an award at her school. However, The group is in England for our head girl Alice, summed up another week visiting other areas beautifully what I would have said of the country, we wish them an in my speech as follows: enjoyable time whilst they are Father Mark North comes in to here and a safe journey home. “Tonight is a celebration of school every Friday lunchtime everyone’s achievements, but also to celebrate communion in the an opportunity to look forward into John Wraw Chapel (Justin Welby the future and continuing the great building). work we have witnessed this evening. One thing that I love All members of the local about our school is that we are not community and parents are also only focused on grades, but also invited to these short twenty- the development of great minute services. Please arrive in character, and I think this reception at 12.50pm for a 1pm Governors’ Speech and Awards start. Evening is symbolic of this. Our key Page 2 of 14 BECKET KEYS CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL 12TH JULY 2019 Volume VII – Issue XXXV How should Christians think about work and success? 14 “For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants said to him, ‘Well done, good and The most overlooked part of this and entrusted to them his faithful servant. You have been parable is the second half of verse property. 15 To one he gave faithful over a little; I will set you fifteen: the master gives to each five talents, to another two, to over much. Enter into the joy of servant talents, “…each according another one, to each according to your master.’ to his ability.” The master his ability. Then he went understood that the one-talent away. 16 He who had received the The above is an extract from the servant was not capable of five talents went at once and Parable of the Talents in Matthew producing as much as the five- traded with them, and he made 25:14-30. It provides a helpful talent servant. We may want to five talents more. 17 So also he who framework for thinking about protest this as unfair, yet we had the two talents made two work and what it means to be know this is true from our own talents more. 18 But he who had successful. The parable teaches experience. Diversity is woven received the one talent went us that success is a product of our into the fabric of creation. But, and dug in the ground and hid his work. In the book of Genesis we even though we are not created master's money.19 Now after a see that God placed Adam in the equal in regards to the talents we long time the master of those garden to tend and care for it. We are given, there is equality found servants came and settled were made to work. As Christians in the Parable of the Talents. This accounts with them. 20 And he who we have a mission that our Lord comes from the fact that it takes had received the five talents came expects us to accomplish in the just as much work for the five- forward, bringing five talents here and now. We are to work, talent servant to produce five more, saying, ‘Master, you using our talents to glorify God, more talents, as it does the two- delivered to me five talents; here, I serve the common good, and talent servant to produce two have made five talents further God’s kingdom. Just as more talents. This is why the more.’ 21 His master said to him, the master expected his servants reward given by the master is the ‘Well done, good and faithful to do more than passively same. The master measures servant. You have been faithful preserve what has been entrusted success by degrees of effort, as over a little; I will set you over to them, so God expects us to should we. much. Enter into the joy of your generate a return, by using our master.’ 22 And he also who had talents towards productive ends. The world and media can easily the two talents came forward, The servants were given enough convince people to believe saying, ‘Master, you delivered to to produce more – it is the same otherwise, but “hard work” truly me two talents; here, I have made with the gifts God has given us. transcends “talent”. Not every 23 two talents more.’ His master successful person quickly Page 3 of 14 BECKET KEYS CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL 12TH JULY 2019 Volume VII – Issue XXXV achieves success and fame. It is English for a long time, but “hard work”, determination, and through perseverance, and the Timetable patience that is needed. It is not relentless help from my teachers, I the “talent” that makes a managed to gain a Grade 7 in my Information successful ballerina. The GCSE, which I never thought For a while now we have been gracefulness of every movement possible. During these difficult discussing the effect of setting of a flawless ballet performance, times, when I was reminded of the on some students, both in terms is the result of constant hard work fact that God has a plan for each of their mental health and well- put in each day over many years. of us, my self-doubt was turned being and in terms of their The successful sportsman or into strength and motivation. results. Labelling students as sportswoman is not simply born a ‘top set’ or ‘bottom set’ may champion. They are made I want to leave you with three things to remember, have faith in place some students under through consistent hard work, undue pressure, and others to determination, and self-belief.
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