GLENMOOR &WINTON NEWSLETTER

ISSUE 44 I 21 OCTOBER 2016

PROGRESS 8 PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Glenmoor and Winton Come Out on Top Listed below is the performance of all As we approach the end of the half term, I wanted as Progress 8 results for all mainstream secondary schools in based to refl ect on what has been an excellent term schools in are published on the recently published progress 8 scores and to thank our learning community comprising for GCSE results achieved in the summer of our students, parents/carers and staff for their Glenmoor and Winton Academies are of 2016. unstinting commitment and support towards G&W. celebrating the latest set of government fi gures released which are used to measure Commenting on their respective very positive The term began with our celebration of our best school performance. Progress 8 scores of +0.48 and +0.36, ever GCSE results at both Glenmoor and Winton Ben Antell said: and was quickly followed by numerous open The Progress 8 measure shows how well mornings and our hugely popular and successful pupils at schools have progressed between “We are very pleased that Glenmoor and the end of primary school (key stage 2) and Winton Academies are the top performing open evenings. This allowed us to showcase the end of secondary school (key stage 4), schools in Bournemouth for Progress 8. our fantastic schools to Year 5/6 parents / carers compared to pupils in other schools who got These fi gures demonstrate the signifi cant making crucial decisions about which secondary similar results at the end of primary school. progress that our students made since school to send their son/daughter to. coming here in Year 7 and which were This is based on results in up to 8 GCSE Last Wednesday we held a highly successful qualifi cations which include English, maths, translated into excellent results this summer. Careers Evening for years 9,10 and 11 attended humanities, sciences, languages and the arts. These fi gures are a new national benchmark that refl ect the difference that attending a by over 400 students and their families, and 2016 is the fi rst year that all schools have certain school makes to the qualifi cations supported by 35 employers, education and had their progress 8 score published. It is the children leave with, so it is highly encouraging training providers. I would like to re-iterate my new accountability measure designed by for us that we have done so very well. thanks to Mrs Fry and Mr Cooper for organising the department for education to allow parents Students and staff here work hard in every this fantastic event. to judge a school’s effectiveness. The average year group and it is excellent to see how progress 8 score across all mainstream schools well we have performed not just locally Last Thursday the government released progress in England is 0. The higher the score the but in comparison with every other school 8 scores for all secondary schools across the more progress children at that school make in the country.” country. Progress 8 is the new accountability compared to those of similar ability. measure to which schools are now judged. Rank School Name Progress 8 Score I am delighted to report that Glenmoor and Glenmoor achieved the highest 1 +0.48 Winton were the highest performing 2 secondary Progress 8 score of all Bournemouth schools, schools in Bournemouth for progress 8 and just pipping which is in 2 Winton Academy +0.36 across the entire county of only one school second place. When looking at the wider local 3 for Girls +0.29 had a higher progress 8 score than Glenmoor. area and including Christchurch and Poole schools, Glenmoor and Winton sit at joint 4 St Peters Catholic School +0.25 Looking ahead to next term we are looking second and third place respectively. 5 Bournemouth School +0.23 forward to our Christmas gala which is always 6 The Leaf Studio +0.20 a fantastic event led by our excellent Expressive Glenmoor and Winton are two separate Arts Department and the Shakespeare Schools Academies – one for girls and one for boys – 7 Avonbourne Academy +0.14 Festival to which the Academies are which enjoy the benefi ts of co-location. 8 Bishop of Winchester Academy +0.09 heavily involved. Students share resources, staff, extra-curricular provision and social time whilst being taught 9 -0.01 I would like to wish all readers of the Academies in single-sex groups. Both Academies were 10 Harewood College -0.42 newsletter a happy and relaxing half term over-subscribed last year and expect to be this year, as their reputation for academic 11 -0.45 Best wishes excellence and pastoral care grows. 12 Parkfi eld School -0.51 Ben Antell CAREERS CONVENTION 2016 Our annual Careers Convention proved to be another huge success this year with over 400 students, parents and carers in attendance during the evening.

Over 40 local employers, sixth forms and colleges supported us in ensuring that students were given support and guidance in relation to Post 16 choices. With an ever growing expectation that all schools provide careers guidance, Glenmoor and Winton have proved again to be a leading advocate for high quality careers provision. THE BARD WITH A BEARD Students from Glenmoor and Winton minute extract to 30 other students from are currently working on a production Bournemouth Collegiate school and received of “King Lear” as part of the Shakespeare some helpful and positive feedback for Schools Festival 2016. on their work. The workshop was a great opportunity for They will be performing at the Lighthouse the cast to bond as a group but also to refl ect Arts Centre, Poole on Monday 28th on what has been achieved so far and what November alongside three other schools from else is still to do; lots! the local area. The Shakespeare Schools Festival is the As part of their preparation, students were largest theatre festival in Europe with hundreds invited to Poole for a 3 hour workshop with of thousands of participants. GW students are professional directors and Shakespeare taking on one of the toughest plays around. experts from the Royal Shakespeare Company. If you want to see our modern interpretation students worked on physicalizing their roles, (complete with news reporters and social vocalising the text and creating an effective mediates) then you can book your ticket via ensemble. Our cast also performed a 5 the Lighthouse Arts Box offi ce. SPORTCLUBS MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Boys Handball, Mr Girls Handball, Mr Girls Rugby, Mrs Girls Football, Miss Girls Rugby Mrs all years Pearce all years Pearce all years Davies all years Bowen / academy Davies Parsons

Netball Miss Boys Football Mr Girls & Boys, Miss Boys Rugby, Mr Boys Cricket Y7, Mr Y7 & 8 Hayes Y7 Lanahan Badminton Parsons Y7 Lanahan Girls Cricket May all years Y7 & Y8 Boys Football Mr Netball Y9, Miss Boys Rugby, Mr Y8 May Y10 & Y11 Hayes Y8 May

Boys Football Mr Boys Rugby Mr Girls + Boys Miss Y9 Maund Y9 & Y10 Phillips Dance club Ozanne

Boys Football Mr Y10 Ferris

Boys Football Mr Y11 Mills

GCSE Revision Miss club Y11 Bowen / Parsons

Gymnastics Mrs All years White MAKE SOME DATES FOR NOISE FOR YOUR DIARY MUFTI DAY! 21 OCTOBER INSET

24 - 28 OCTOBER Autumn half term break

12 OCTOBER Year 9 – 11 Careers Convention

31 OCTOBER Year 11 English Literature lecture

1 NOVEMBER Minis Camp Juniors Camp Year 8-11 School photos Bournemouth RFC Bournemouth RFC Boys and Girls U7s to U12s Boys and Girls U13s to U16s 27th – 28th October 2016 27th – 28th October 2016 1 NOVEMBER £60 £60 Year 7 STRIVE trips Book now: rugbycamps.co.uk 3 NOVEMBER Year 7 core Parents’ evening RUGBY CAMP OPPORTUNITY During half term, Bath Rugby academy camps are taking place 27-28th October at Chapel gate sports club. This is an exciting opportunity for U13-U16 girls and boys to receive excellent Rugby Union coaching from Glenmoor and DESTINATION Winton’s new Rugby union partners, DANCE 2016 Bath Rugby. Year 10 student, Pia Luk- Paszyc recently competed in Destination Dance 2016 and did fantastically well! She came 1st in ballet, 4th in modern, 6th in lyrical, 3rd for a duet and 3rd for the group performance. Well done, Pia!

ENGLISH LITERATURE LECTURES Monday 10th October saw the fi rst of our Year 11 English lectures take place.

Here at Glenmoor and Winton Academies we recognise how challenging it can sometimes be to effectively support students with revision at home when they are being taught so much in lessons. The English department have therefore begun a series of lectures that students, parents and carers are invited to attend in order to revise topics covered in class and pick up some handy revision tips and strategies that can be used together at home.

Those that attended our fi rst Poetry lecture commented on how ‘helpful’ they found the event whilst one parent remarked how she now had ‘a whole heap of ideas’ to use with her son!

Our next lecture takes place on Monday 31st October from 5:15-6:15pm in the Jon Egging Hall. The lecture will be based on J. B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls and is open to all year 11 students, parents and carers – we hope to see you there. SPORTNEWS… We have had a brilliant half term of PE and Sport in the PE department!

– 59 competitive school fixtures

– 18 weekly extra-curricular sport clubs

– 250+ Glenmoor and Winton students attending these clubs on a weekly basis

Handball We kicked off (well, threw off!) Handball season this week with 2 victories against Purbeck school. The U13/15 boys and girls beat Purbeck comfortably. Well done to all!.

Netball The U16 girls squad had a fantastic result in the first round of the cup beating St Swithins’ 32-18. Unfortunately the girls then lost their national cup game.

The girls travelled to Cornwall to compete with Penryn High School and lost by 7 goals. However, the girls were fantastic and did themselves and the school proud. English Schools’ Cross Country The year 8 girls, boys and year 9+10 boys competed in the English Schools Cross Country event in Salisbury this week. The cold and windy conditions didn’t put off the students and their grit and determination meant they all achieved brilliant results! The highlight was the year 9+10 boys team progressing to the next round. Well done!

Let’s hope for another awesome PE term, with even more victories, participation and fun! Want to know what’s happening? Follow us on Twitter @PE_GlenWin for updates and live scores.

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