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Keeping parents/carers informed Issue 15— July 2017

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Highlights in this issue It is with sadness that we bid P2&3—Yr11Commemoration farewell to Stewart Garside 2017 after 34 years of dedicated P4&5—Griffin Arts Festival service to our school and community. During this time P6—GAF Week Photographs he has taught generations of P7—London GAF Trip & GAF students, parents and grandparents, always going the 3D Sculptures extra mile and giving his time P8&9—Yr 6 Induction Day freely and generously to support. He has been a staunch P10&11—Bugsy Malone supporter of all school events, P12-16—Wide Horizons cheering on students and staff alike and taken part in P17-19 –Spotlight on PE numerous trips in England and abroad. Stewart has been the P20—High Achievement backbone of Nicholas P21—Youth Academy Chamberlaine School, quietly helping colleagues with his P22—Behaviour immense curriculum P23—E-Safety knowledge and inspiring students to widen their P24—Farewell from Mr Walker horizons and aim for the best universities. We all owe him a P25—Diary dates & Online debt of gratitude and wish him Safety a fulfilling and active P26—Leave of Absence retirement.

Message from Alison Ramsay, Head

Welcome to the final newsletter of the year – and what a year! There have been so many events, trips, speakers and opportunities that it is impossible to list them all, and there is more to come. I am so proud of all the hard work students have been doing and of the brilliant teachers that make this all possible.

We say farewell to a number of colleagues this year due to promotion, relocation and retirement. From Science, Ms Jones, Ms Francis and Ms Annison; from Languages Mr O’Meara and Ms Fall; from PE Ms Lindstrom; from Techology Ms Allton and Ms Crawford; from Drama Ms Armstrong; from English Mr Turner; from History Mr Hart; Mr Walker is moving to Birmingham as a Deputy Head and Ms Coupland will be going back to work in industry. Huge recognition must go to Mr Garside who is retiring after 34 years at Nicholas Chamberlaine. He has worked tirelessly for our students, having taught generations of families. He has been a true inspiration. We are looking forward to welcoming a number of new colleagues who are full of energy and enthusiasm. Joining the senior leadership team will be Mr Devine, Ms Bayliss and Mr Smith as Assistant Heads and Ms Turner will be Deputy Head. There will be lots of exciting developments next year. The change of the school day will give us so many more opportunities to widen the horizons of our students and support them to boost their learning. Our proud traditions will be bigger and better with a huge focus on student leadership opportunities. Finally, we expect work to start on out new building in March. So now that holidays are round the corner we want to make sure our students stay both productive and have fun. Summer holidays are about rest but that doesn't mean we stop being our best. Learning is fundamental and there are lots of creative ideas online to challenge ourselves. Students will also have holiday homework which we expect them to complete to the best of their ability so that the new term gets off to the very best start!

Thank you as always for your support. I look forward to seeing you in the new term.

1 Proud Traditions

Commemoration Day 2017

Year 11 Commemoration is a Proud Tradition for Nicholas Chamberlaine School and each year students arrived in special transport. For example classic cars and limousines are current favourite choices. The event is to mark the special occasion where students officially finish their GCSEs and 'leave' Nicholas Chamberlaine School. This year was as amazing as ever with students looking fabulous, speeches and awards given and lots of photos taken. This year's colour scheme was silver and white with a theme of fairy lights.

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Students were entertained by their form tutor’s speeches including a shock performance by Ms Bayliss who rapped to her form. The staff video was a double bill of Year 11 tutors dancing and singing to Justin Timberlake before DJ Smallz and Heatz performed and a NCS version of Stormzy 'Big for your Boots' played. We had a fantastic day with Year 11 as they now leave us for jobs, college courses, apprenticeships and also many of the coming back to our Sixth Form to study A Levels. We wish them all the best for their futures and look forward to their results day in August.

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Griffin Arts Festival 2017 NCS celebrated Griffin Arts Festival at the end of this term with a timetable of exciting activities through subject sessions all week and during Arts Day on Friday 7th July. The theme this year was Utopia and all sessions were linked to this. Activities ranged from exploring what Utopia is and how we can work together to make a better world. Students had a go at designing their own Utopia and sustainable worlds, considered Street Art and Urban conflict, learned about different cultures through practical sessions making food, lamps and dream catchers. They took part in creative writing in Narnia (aka English), learnt about different music through the BBC's 10 pieces project, took part in Eurovision in MFL and created their own Utopia in the afterlife designing Day of the Dead artifacts. These are just some of activities that took place during a very busy Monday to Thursday.We also had buskers and a staff choir during lunchtimes with stalls and activities running as well. Friday saw our Arts Day where the school was buzzing with musicians, poets, dancers, circus performers, authors and entertainers. Students got to listen, take part, write and perform their own songs, poems, circus acts and Shakespearean plays.

Proud Traditions:

“Schools have histories and contexts and are rooted in local communities. It is important our schools reflect each history, whilst making new traditions for future generations to be proud of.”

Wider Horizons:

“There is more to learning than being in a classroom. Through Extra Curricular Activities (ECA) and Enrichment (ENR) students can develop confidence, skills, try new experiences and develop a life-long love of learning.”

High Achievement:

“We know there are no limits for students and staff where commitment and enjoyment go hand in hand...if you attend a Trust School as a pupil, you know you will be supported as a person, encouraged to explore and experiment, challenged to learn the discipline of becoming expert as well as inspired to achieve your personal best.”

This year’s GAF set a standard of high expectation for the future; but we are determined that next year’s event will be bigger and better again in all aspects!

4 We were extremely lucky to be joined by brilliant visitors during our Arts Day. The workshops included:

Dr Voice - Vocal coach to the stars

Chasing Deer Band - Musicians

The Demon Barbers - English Folk and Hip Hop fusion music and dance

Matt 'Man' Windle - Performance poet current Birmingham Poet Laureate

Tom and Ben from The Anteloids - Musicians

Ben Norris - Actor/Writer/Spoken Word

Neo and The Gazelles - Musicians and it was great to welcome back 3 of the band who are ex-NCS students

Jester Academy - circus skills

Shakespeare In Schools - 'Splats Entertainment' Macbeth workshops

Beatfreeks - Creativity to empower people Ansley Morris Dancers/Anker

Morris Dancers - English traditional dance

Confucius Institute (Warwick Uni) - Chinese Paper cutting and Calligraphy

Mr Lockyer - Japanese cookery

Ms Lindstrom - Dance

Mr Stiles - Poetry

Health and Social Care - Team building challenges

Ms Armstrong and Y10 Drama students led workshops

Lunchtimes during GAF week had a variety of stalls set up and mainly run by our Sixth Form students. On Friday we had extra activities and buskers to create our festival feel. Stalls included:

Soak the teacher, Face Painting, Glitter tattoos, Floral headbands, Popcorn, Candy floss, Cake stall, Henna and an Ice Cream van .

Our live music at lunchtime included:

Tom and Ben, Andrew, the violinist , Open mike, Staff choir and a triple bill on Friday with The Demon Barbers, Neo and the Gazelles and Chasing Deer.

5 GAF Week

6 GAF London Trip

9 Sixth Form students travelled to London on the 26th June with Ms Allton and Ms Hopkins to take part in GAF London. Our students were working with Year 10 students from Stantonbury as pastoral leads for the 100 Year 5 students from all GST Primary Schools. Our Sixth Formers were brilliant ambassadors for the school as they helped to guide and support the Primary pupils during the whole week. We were also joined by Mr Hall and 5 performers on the Thursday to take part in the Pre-Proms student concert where they entertained the primary students and the VIP guests including Mrs Ramsay. The days were long as we were up before 6am and often the activities didn't finish until nearly 10pm. The experience was jammed -packed with opportunities including trips to the Barbican, The Royal Albert Hall, Shakespeare Globe, Borough Market, The Tate Art Gallery and the Lyceum Theatre to watch The Lion King. In the evening there were performances from theatre groups, quartets, poets and a Night at the Proms evening. This was an excellent week and Sixth Form students who are interested in getting involved next year should speak to Mr Clayden.

3D Sculptures During GAF week Y7-10 have been working on a 3D sculpture looking at sustainability and recycling. Over 200 students contributed towards this Dale Chihuly inspired sculpture made from plastic bottles. All students thoroughly enjoyed the challenge and produced some amazing work. I am looking forward to it going on display during the GAF showcase.

7 Health & Social Care Team Building GAF session

During GAF week students from Year 7, 8 & 9 took part in Health & Social Care’s team building workshop in the Key Stage 3 Garden. With the theme of Utopia, students worked together in teams of 5, competing against each other in 6 challenging tasks. This tested and developed their teamwork, communication, leadership and resilience throughout a very enjoyable and fun session! GAF week proved that we have great team players and superb leaders here at NCS!

Primary School Transition - PE

NCS prides itself on its communication with its feeder primary schools and the support and opportunities offered to pupils starting new into Year 7. As part of the programme Mr Franzoni and the PE department ran a Handball Transition Club. It was well attended by boys and girls, particularly from Race Leys pupils, who came on leaps and bounds in their knowledge of rules and skills in the game. Over the 5 weeks confidence and enjoyment from the pupils grew too. Pupils showing outstanding effort commitment to the club have been recognised. NCS hopes to build on this success as they move through to Year 7 with established teams and House Competitions. Look out for the Summer 2017 ECA offer that identifies ALL activities that go on throughout the term.

8 Year 6 Induction day

On 6th July 2017 we invited all of the students who will be starting in Year 7 in September to join us for Induction Day. The day started with an assembly then the students enjoyed the rest of the morning with their form doing lots of exciting things. The students spent the afternoon with their tutors and took part in their first House competition. Congratulations to Drake House for winning! The day was a brilliant success, all of the students worked incredibly hard, were polite and respectful and managed themselves incredibly well throughout the day. In the evening parents were invited to come along to meet staff, Ms Ramsay spoke about our high expectations for our students and what life will be like for their children in September as Nicholas Chamberlaine students. Parents then went to a meeting with their child's form tutor as they will be an important part of their time at our school. We were thrilled that so many parents were able to make the event and hope to develop many strong relationships with parents as this is very important to us. We are really looking forward to September and welcoming the new students to our school.

‘Getting to know you’ Transition Group

For the past 3 weeks approximately 50 Year 6 students have been attending some additional transition sessions to prepare them for joining Nicholas Chamberlaine School in September. During these sessions they explored the school, had the opportunity to raise any concerns that they had and meet other students from different junior schools to help them make new friends. This was a really successful event and the students had a fantastic time doing various activities to build their confidence and familiarity with the school.

9 10 Bugsy Malone

Students from across all the year groups performed in the hit musical ‘Bugsy Malone’ last week. Six months of hard work, commitment and their sheer love of performing paid off in this ‘splurgtastic’ finale to the school year. The school show gives students the opportunity to experience how a show is produced in the real world of theatre: professional musicians, lighting, sound, costume and makeup - a valuable, memorable and enjoyable experience for all involved. What the staff have to say:

Jackie Armstrong Director: “I loved every minute if it!” “Such a privilege to work with such committed students” Miss Johnson Assistant Director and stage manager

Chris Small Conductor: “I always enjoy working on the school show. Students have worked really hard and to see them take a bow and have their effort applauded is fantastic. The band as ever, were on top form and again, it's lovely to invite students past and present to play the songs.”

Trevor Hounsome Musical Director: “The singing of both the lead Soloists and the Chorus was of a great quality in every performance. Well done to all the cast for bringing the songs to life with such vitality".

Kathryn Johnson: "I enjoyed working with such committed and enthusiastic pupils. They really shone on stage!"

11 WIDE HORIZONS Carding Mill - Geography

On the 21st and 22nd June, the Geography department took 100 year 7 students to Carding Mill Valley in Shropshire. The National Trust volunteers took us for a very hilly and strenuous walk and students gave it their all. We saw some art work on the valley side created by Tony Plant (circles) and raced up a very steep hill towards the reservoir. The students also participated in a river study where they went for a paddle and measured depth of the water, the channel width and analysed the rocks from the bed load at two different sites. The students were a delight to take and represented many of the values we like to see at Nicholas Chamberlaine. The volunteers at Carding Mill commented on how knowledgeable the student were about rivers (they must have very good teachers!). We would like to thank the students for making this an enjoyable trip and we look forward to organising more trips for them in the future.

Report of Carding Mill Valley— Student Voice Thomas Mosey “I got to school and we started to board the coach to leave. We set off and hoped to have a good time. It took about two hours to get there. When we arrived we were all really exited wishing it would be good. We got off the coach and were told what groups were in. When we got told we went to put our bags and other stuff into a changing room, to keep our bags safe. We were told to put some wellies on to keep our feet dry because we would be going in rivers. There was four groups who did something different, but in the end we all did everything. I went off with my group to the Lower Cause The river was very slow because there were very big rocks at the bottom. Our instructor (Darren) helped us to measure the river bank, how fast it was going and how deep it was. We finished early so we started to climb valley. When we got to the top, the view was amazing. When we finished climbing the valley we had to try and get down. I went down first so I could help others but I really hurt my leg. When everyone was down we went to have lunch and just to relax. Everyone was down so we went up to the Upper Cause to see the difference between the Lower and the Upper Cause. After we finished the Upper Cause we went for a walk up the valleys and to the reservoir. After we finished the walk we joined back up with all the groups and got back on the coach to go home. We had a very good day out at Carding Mill Valley. It seemed like everyone enjoyed it and had a good and funny day.”

12 WIDE HORIZONS

Year 12 & 13 students went to the Magistrates Court in Leicester. They were able to go and sit in a variety of court rooms and witness a variety of different cases (e.g. car offences, theft, assault). The students behaved impeccably and the magistrate who took us round commented "Just to say that your group were a pleasure to work with and an absolute credit to the school. Their questioning was very revealing and pertinent - the group had clearly gained quite a good understanding about the Magistracy and its role in the criminal justice system"

Y12 STUDENT MATHS CONFERENCE

Our four Further Mathematics students (Jay Selway, Millie Kingham, Raman Kaur and Jagraj Singh) spent the day at the University of Warwick on Wednesday 5th of July to take part in the Y12 Maths Conference organised by the Further Maths Support Network. Along with several other students from around the country, they were involved in four maths problem-solving workshops: Maths Roadshow (In groups of 3 or 4, the students had to solve as many of the problems scattered around the room as possible in the allocated time. The focus of the activity was spotting patterns, making connections and finding new ways of looking at things in unusual contexts). Writing and Presenting Solutions (Each group of students was allocated a couple of problems for which they had to find the correct solution, write it down clearly step by step and present it to the other groups). Proof Masterclass (An exploration of the different types of mathematical proof and its language). Adapted STEP, AEA and MAT questions (The students had some guidance on how to approach the questions used in university admission tests. These are very demanding as they test lateral thinking and a deep understanding of the relationships between concepts). The conference gave them the opportunity to develop their mathematical, communication and team-working skills, while enjoying the creative essence of mathematics beyond text- book exercises and exam preparation.

13 Wide Horizons

Health & Social Care does Come Dine With Me! As part of their course all Year 9 students had to plan, create and cook a healthy balanced meal for people who suffered from Type 2 Diabetes. They only had 3 hours to prepare their individual meals and worked extremely hard, individually and as a team. All the meals created were fantastic and showed what they could do when they set their minds to it! Special thanks to Ms P. Venables in Technology for her hard work and supporting our students!

Design and Technology

Year 7 students have been working on a project in Design and Technology with a local company called NEJ Stevenson. The project was sponsored by the company and Warwickshire County Council and focused on students learning new practical techniques as well as learning about the industry and careers related to D&T. The project was part of the Skills for Industry Scheme that The Design and Technology Association coordinated across the country.

14 The Widening Horizons Ambition programme “Inspiring the Future” Day a great success. On 15th June 2017, over 350 students from Nicholas Chamberlaine School participated in at least one careers talk. The event organised by the Widening Horizons Department, with the help of the Coventry Growth Hub and Education and Employers Taskforce, invited in 7 speakers to talk to students about their experience of employment. This included talks from a successful businessman who talked about how he set up his business and what to do to increase your chances in entrepreneurship; the local nursing team and owner of a large health-care company and a leading scientist and inventor who discussed some of the unanswered questions in science that will become at the forefront of science for the next 50 years. The event was also supported by ex-student Pav Johal, an apprentice with Capp who talked about life an as apprentice and the recruitment processes used by a number of leading companies and Heath Boffin, Senior Estimator with N.E.J. Stevenson, the royal cabinet-maker. Emily Morgan, Widening Horizons Coordinator said, “This was a fantastic opportunity for students from Year 7 to Year 13 to talk to local leading experts in their fields to find out exactly what they needed to do to succeed in their profession. All of the speakers talked about the importance of standing out from others in a positive way through the use of extra-curricular opportunities. We are extremely grateful for the help we received with this event and are looking forward to hosting the event again next year.”

University of Cambridge Senior Lecturer visits Nicholas Chamberlaine School. On 21st June, the Widening Horizons department with the help of Speakers For Schools, hosted a careers talk from Dr Timothy Weil, a university lecturer and fellow of Pembroke College, University of Cambridge. Dr Weil spoke to around 90 triple Science GCSE students from Year 9 and 10 about his work as a scientist, how he came to work in research for the Zoology Department and his work in cell activity. He also spoke about applying to and studying at the University of Oxford and University of Cambridge, the application process for American universities and the importance of making yourself standout in interviews. Dr Weil answered questions about the interview process and life as a university student. Widening Horizons Coordinator, Emily Morgan said, “At Nicholas Chamberlaine School we believe in offering opportunities to our students to speak to leading people at different companies and universities so that students understand how to reach the top. We are delighted that this talk was a positive and inspirational experience for many of our students and we are looking forward to working with the University of Cambridge in the new academic year.”

15 Understanding life as an apprentice: Sixth Form students take part in Rolls Royce Apprenticeship Insight Day. On 4th July, as part of the Widening Horizons Ambition programme, six Nicholas Chamberlaine School students took part in the second Rolls Royce Apprenticeship Insight Day. As part of the day, students visited the Learning and Development Centre. Students took part in a rocket building workshop before presenting their ideas to others and receiving advice, tips and feedback on how to develop their presentation skills needed for an Assessment Day interview. Students were also given a tour of the site, visiting the Apprentice Academy to see where apprentices are trained on different equipment and a tour of the Heritage Centre to look at the history of Rolls Royce and the various engines that the company has made over their 111-year history. Students were also given an insight into how psychometric testing works, a method used by a large number of employers and given an example paper to complete. The day finished with students being able to talk to the 12 different apprentices, each one representing a different apprenticeship Rolls Royce offered up-to and including a degree and Masters degree level apprenticeships. Emily Morgan, the Widening Horizons Coordinator said; “This was a fantastic opportunity for our 6th-form students to get an insight into the work apprentices do and how the recruitment process works in preparation for students moving on at the end of Year 13. Students were able to talk to people who had gone through this and realised the importance of becoming involved in extra-curricular opportunities during KS3, 4 and 5”.

16 Spotlight on Sport

On Wednesday 5th July we held our 2nd Annual Sports Awards. Celebrating PE and sport at Nicholas Chamberlaine School but also across our local Griffin schools; Race Ley’s Junior School and Park Lane Primary school. 250 students, staff, parents and coaches attended the evening along with our special guest Guin Batten – Silver Olympic medallist.

Students received their awards from Guin and some lucky students had their photo taken wearing Guin’s Silver Olympic medal.

Sports Person of the Year 2017 Winner - Sophie Buckton 2nd – Demi Ponticelli 3rd - Will Iles

Laura Bassett Award for Outstanding achievement - Aoife Stevenson

A great evening celebrating sport at Nicholas Chamberlaine School. Well done to everyone who received awards!

FreeG Parkour Training

The following students have been selected (there were quite a few entries) to take part in the FreeG parkour training sessions every Tuesday (starting May 2nd) - this is a great opportunity for these students to learn a unique skill which should be celebrated, hopefully we can get them to put on some form of performance once they have built up an understanding of the sport/techniques.

Owen Spencer 7CFL Kai Clinton 8CPD

Connor Clifford 7CFL Mason Mellor 8ADD

Ruby Tipple-Peters 7RMK Ben Radford 8ADD

Faye Chapman 7LHD Tyi Croft 8SBL

Emma Burdus 7LHD Jake Richards 7THC

Logan Beecroft 7JCC

Sports Day

Well done to Kingsley for gaining the most points on Sports Day and winning the Sports Day Shield for 2017. It was a very close call for second and third place with only one point separating Livingstone and Cook. Kingsley fielded a very strong team, especially in years 8 and 9, who placed first and second in a large number of events which helped them on their way to victory. Between the four Houses, 24 new school records were set in the 81 events that were available which is a fantastic achievement for those individuals and a testament to their hard work and practice in PE lessons over the past year. The final scores were: Kingsley (710 points), Livingstone (584 points), Cook (583 points), Drake (575 points).

17 SpotLight on PE

Sports Day Photographs

Khalsa Juniors FC urgently want to hear from budding young goalkeepers at U9 In youth football we are very much encouraged to coach young players to try all different positions so that they can find areas of football that they are comfortable with and so that they can get an understanding of the complexities of each position that teammates may be in. Goalkeeping can be slightly different and almost the exception to the rule. When players show a specific interest and aptitude for goalkeeping we try to encourage this, at least until such time as the player wants to try something else. So with that in mind we at Khalsa Juniors FC are looking to encourage a young goalkeeper and help train them to the best of their abilities. We have some excellent FA qualified coaching talent now at the club that can help bring this talent to the fore, so please pass the word to friends, colleagues and family. Please share on Facebook or Twitter and let’s see if we can get some new goalkeepers into the club. Many Thanks Khalsa Juniors FC (Leamington Spa) Contact: Nav Bains ([email protected]) (For players born between 01/09/2008 – 31/08/2009)

Staff Tug of War Well done to the staff in Kingsley House for winning the staff Tug of War House competition. Student competitions will take place during lunchtime in the last week of term with Year 7 on Monday, Year 8 on Tuesday, Year 9 on Wednesday and Year 10 on Thursday.

18 Spot Light on PE

PE Reward Trip to watch South Africa v Pakistan

On Wednesday the 7th of June, students from Nicholas Chamberlaine School, accompanied by Mr Hall, Mr Shaw, Mr Heaton and Mrs Maughan, went to watch the thrilling ICC Champions Trophy Group Game - South Africa v Pakistan.

Leaving school at 3.15pm we rushed over to Edgbaston to catch the remaining over's of South Africa’s innings, which was very clearly a tight affair. The atmosphere was electric with a great showing of support for both teams. It was fantastic to see the sheer speed of the Pakistani bowlers who finished their 50 over's with South Africa making 219 runs for 8 wickets.

After students toured the food stalls, interactive workshops and the historic stadium during the break, play resumed with Pakistan in bat. They came out all guns blazing, but after the South Africans got warmed up it was clear that this wasn’t going to be a fore gone conclusion. Following 2 hours of excellent play, the weather took a turn for the worst and the heavens opened. After much deliberation it was decided that we would take the gamble and leave early as we knew the rain would not stop. This turned out to be the right decision as the match was unable to resume and Pakistan won by 19 runs by D/L.

For some, the students were able to witness international elite Cricket for the very first time and demonstrated what athletes can achieve through dedication, perseverance and enthusiasm. Despite the rain, it was well worth the trip and excited students to play cricket in their PE lessons. All students were impeccably behaved throughout the trip and were a credit to the school. Thank you also for the support of all staff who took time out of their busy schedule to make the trip possible.

19 High Achievement Since moving over to run the 6th form earlier this year, the best part of the job has been being made to feel constantly proud at the amazing achievements of our young people. Whether in or out of the classroom, our 6th Formers are always finding new ways to excel.

The number of our students going on from Nicholas Chamberlaine to university is ever increasing; since finishing their exams some weeks ago, our Year 13 students have been waiting on the results coming this August that will see them moving on to courses as diverse as Journalism, Veterinary Science, Business, Civil Engineering, Mathematics, English and Accounting, to name but a few. Heartening as well is the number of students whose eyes are set on some of our top universities; Birmingham, Warwick, Manchester, Keele and many others. One student even aced the notoriously difficult Cambridge Interview to receive an offer to study Mathematics.

Year 12 are hot on the heels of our Year 13 students, and some have already secured summer schools and internships with local universities, ready to set them apart as they move into the next stages of their education.

But it isn’t just in their academic pursuits that our 6th Form have set themselves apart this year. The end of year has seen a flurry of activity. Whether it has been Year 12 students proving themselves to be invaluable helping London primary school children enjoy a week of cultural events, or our dedicated team of performers and backstage crew who made Bugsy Malone a success, wherever there has been an opportunity to step up and show their leadership skills, our 6th formers have been ready for the challenge. I will even come to forgive the 6th formers who organised our ‘Soak the Teacher’ stall during GAF week … though this may take some time…

Next year’s new 6th Formers have big shoes to fill, but I am confident that they will not only match the fantastic efforts of our Key Stage 5 students, but will be working to go even higher and further.

Highest House Point Earners Drayton Manor Trip On 18th and 19th July approximately Karavasili Vasiliki 669 450 students visited Drayton Manor as a reward for high attendance and Wakelin Molly 648 displaying a good Attitude To Ward Ella 567 Learning. The trip has been run successfully over the last few years Wright David 522 and students have always enjoyed Harrow Jessica 519 the day. The students involved this year had a thoroughly enjoyable and Tallis Bethany 517 action-packed day. Well done to all Wilkin Luke 511 involved! Bassett Jessica 494 Burton Sophie 487 Jones Amber 481

20 If you are interested and would like an application form, they will be available in Reception.

21 Behaviour

In September the pastoral structure of the school will be organised in year groups rather than Houses. Each student will have a Head of Year who will monitor their performance across the school and offer any pastoral support that they may need. The Heads of Year will be: Year 7 – Ms Flounders Year 8 – Ms Merrick-Smith Year 9 – Ms Morgan Year 10 – Ms Shaw Year 11 – Ms Darley You should still contact your child’s tutor in the first instance should you have any concerns. As we continue to strive for the very highest standards we will be changing the detention system in September. Students who do not meet our expectations regarding behaviour across the school will receive a detention of up to an hour on THE SAME EVENING for poor behaviour during the morning session and a detention of up to an hour THE FOLLOWING EVENING for poor behaviour during the afternoon session. You will be sent a text message to inform you of the detention and its length. Failure to attend the detention will result in students being placed in the Removal Room the following day where they will complete their work. The Removal Room will also be used where necessary as a sanction for continued poor behaviour or serious incidents. We ask that you support us with this so that we can ensure that all students are provided with an appropriate learning environment to allow outstanding progress.

22 E Safety– Keep your child safe With the Summer Holidays approaching fast, children are looking forward to having more free time. For many of our children, this will involve socialising with their friends online, discovering new apps and trends as well as playing their favourite games. For parents it could be valuable opportunity to find out more about their online lives. It might feel sometimes that our children have a better understanding of the online world and that their technical skills are more developed than ours; however, just like in the real world, they need our support and guidance . In order to be able to support and guide them , it is important to understand our children’s habits, what attracts their attention and what types of risks they are willing/choosing to take online. Some of our children will want to share their holiday snaps on Social Media. Please encourage them to be mindful of what is appropriate/not appropriate to share and to ensure that their location remains private, e.g. Are their any landmarks or street signs that give away their exact location?). For their mental and physical wellbeing, it is important to preserve the balance between online and offline activities Recent studies have shown that very often digital addiction is based on the FOMO of Fear of missing out. There is so much happening online at all times and our children become worried that they are not included in a particular conversation or that they miss out on a particular event, etc. The recommended alternative to FOMO or JOMO—Joy of missing out. This entails reconnecting with family and friends in the real world and even having a DDD—Digital Detox Day, when all the gadgets get locked away (this refers to both parents and children) . Staying on the topic of abbreviations , children have been very creative and have come up with many ways to communicate with each other secretly using coded language.

 If you spot some of the abbreviations below being used then go to THINKUKNOW website for advice.

53X = SexRUH = Are you horney?

TDTM = Talk dirty to me.

IWSN = I want sex now

RU/18 = Are you over 18?

WUF = Where are you from

NIFOC = Naked in front of computer

GYPO = Get your pants off

HAK = Hugs and Kisses

9D9 = Parents nearby.

23 A Farewell from Mr Walker

“I wanted to take this opportunity to say an official farewell to our Nicholas Chamberlaine community and our wider Griffin Family. I will be leaving the school at the end of this academic year, having accepted a deputy leadership of a school in Birmingham. I have loved my four years as a member of the Nicholas Chamberlaine community. It has been an honour to have contributed towards the hugely positive changes within and around the school over this period, helping to lead Nicholas Chamberlaine School to a stronger place than ever before, historically speaking. As a Bedworth-born individual myself, this has a particular poignancy. I shall miss working with our students enormously; they are all wonderful human beings with the potential to achieve great things, with the right efforts. They are quick to raise a smile and share something funny, or demonstrate their character by helping one another out when needed: I am proud of them all. I hope that they will remember me as fondly as I will remember them; and also that they remember my constant reinforcement of Aristotle and that “you are what you do”. Thank you for the opportunity to become part of the community once more. There are exciting times ahead for Nicholas Chamberlaine School and I shall keep a keen eye on how our school continues to grow and progress to become even better in the future.” Yours faithfully, Paul Walker Assistant Head

24 Dates for the Diary Online Safety Guide It’s never been more important to make sure you are 4th Sept 2017 TeachersTraining helping to keep your child safe in the digital world. Our simple guide will help to put you in control and Day help you and your children understand dangers of 5th Sept 2017 Y7: 8.45am,Y12,Y13: sexting and cyber bullying as they head back to school. 11.15am back in school Despite having minimum age requirements, over half of primary school children aged 7 - 11 have 6th Sept 2017 All years back in profiles on social networking sites. school If your child is using these networking sites and respective apps, get up to speed on how they can 21st Sept 2017 Opening evening manage their privacy settings with our “How to 6pm—8.30pm guides”. Visit internetmatters.org/back-to-school to download them. 27th Sept 2017 Awards evening 7pm

20th Oct 2017 Teacher Training The Pixl Edge A new initiative has been launched across Year Day 8 and 9. The PiXL Edge is a framework to develop and accredit students with those 9th Nov 2017 6th Form Open personal attributes essential for employability evening and life.

17th Nov 2017 Warwickshire road The scheme will focus on safety play & Yr 10 five key attributes: Skills Show  Leadership 20th Nov 2017— Yr 11 Exams  Organisation 30th Nov 2017  Initiative 1st Dec 2017 Teacher Training  Resilience Day  Communication 20th Dec 2017 12.15pm Break up How many different levels are there? for Christmas Students will qualify at three levels – PiXL Holidays Apprentice, PiXL Graduate and PiXL Master – having completed activity programmes related to the key attributes and accredited through the 12th & 13th March Year 9 Boys & Girls NCFE examination board. 2018 DTP/Men ACWY We have launched the PiXL Apprentice programme with our Years 8 and 9 this summer Immunisations term and plan to roll out to the remainder of the school in the Autumn term next academic year. 21st & 22nd May Year 8 Girls & Year 9 2018 Girls HPV Every activity must be planned and evidenced by the student on the PiXL Edge website, and Immunisations then be signed off by a member of staff. To be accredited with a PiXL Apprentice level, 2nd July 2018 Mop Up sessions students must gain 10 credits in total (2 credits from each key attribute). Immunisations The students have made an excellent start with many students half way through already. Ask

25 LEAVE OF ABSENCE DURING TERM TIME UPDATED INFORMATION FOR PARENTS

The Supreme Court recently reached a decision in the case of Platt v Isle of Wight Council which has clarified the law on unauthorised leave, including holidays, during term time. The parents of children of compulsory school age are required to ensure that they attend school on a regular basis. The Supreme Court has made clear that attending school ‘regularly’ means that the children must attend school on every day that they are required to do so. As such, the parents of any child who is absent from school without authorisation for any length of time are likely to be considered as committing an offence under s444 of the Education Act 1996. Head Teachers retain the ability to authorise leave in accordance with the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006. When considering such requests for a leave of absence, the school are obliged to act within the law. Head Teachers may not grant any leave of absence during term time unless there are exceptional circumstances relating to the application. If the leave is granted, head teachers are able to determine the number of school days a child can be absent for. It is for the Head Teacher to decide what is ‘exceptional’ and it is at their discretion if the circumstances warrant the leave to be granted. The school can only consider Leave of Absence requests which are made by the ‘resident’ parent. Each application for a leave of absence will be considered on a case by case basis and on its own merits. Where applications for leave of absence are made in advance and refused, the child will be required to be in school on the dates set out in the application. If the child is absent during that period, it will be recorded as an unauthorised absence, which may result in legal action being taken against the parent(s), by way of a Fixed Penalty Notice. Failure to make an application for leave in advance can also result in a Fixed Penalty Notice being issued to the parent (s). All matters of unauthorised absence relating to a Leave of Absence will be referred to the Attendance, Compliance and Enforcement Service of Warwickshire County Council It is important to note, Fixed Penalty Notices are issued to each parent of each absent child , (for example 2 children and 2 parents, means each parent will receive 2 invoices in the amount of £120 each, totalling £240 for both children, this is reduced to £60 per child if paid within 21 days). Where a Fixed Penalty Notice is not paid within the required timeframe as set out on the notice, the matter will be referred to Warwickshire County Council’s Legal Services to consider instigating criminal proceedings under S444 Education Act 1996. Fixed Penalty Notices are issued in accordance with Warwickshire County Council’s Code of Conduct for Penalty Notices.

Warwickshire Secondary School pupils recorded 15,291 half day sessions of absence due to holiday in the Academic year 2014/15. This is a decrease of 7,629 on the previous year. This is a positive outcome as it means that 3,814 more days of education were achieved.

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