Top of the Form This Year’S Team Included Myself, Ellie Practical Round We Played Pictionary Roberts (Year 11), Veronica Wetherow and with a Slight Twist
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8 g 201 Sprin tHeEADr’S at our school. This has been a term thaIt hNas TtheRir incOtredibDle harUd woCrk anTd coImOmitmNent seen so many new developments in our eto their studies. careers education, literacy and numerlacy As we approach the Easter break, it is teaching, student achievement across the also time to say goodbye to two members of curriculum and yet furthser growth of our our staff team. Mr Green has recently left the extra-curricular activities. I hope you enjoy school to pursue new opportunities with BAE wreading about the opportunities that make Systems. Mrs Hubbard will now lead the Walney School a fantastic place for your child Design Technology Department and we are e to learn and develop as part of a truly very excited to see her impact in her new inclusive and caring community. role. Mrs Huddart will also leave us at the N I write this piece as the clocks are going Easter Holiday to seek new challenges forward, the nights are getting lighter and, as supporting families as expertly as she has ever at this time of year, our Year 11 students done at Walney School in a new role with are preparing for their Easter break of Children’s Services. revision and preparation for their GCSE I hope you enjoy reading our newsletter. examinations. My thanks go to you as Please also, if you don’t already, follow parents for your support of our students at the school and its departments on Facebook this challenging time and to our staff for the and Twitter to ensure you stay up to time that they give both within school and in date with the fantastic achievement of our the holidays to provide the support that our students and our school on a daily basis. children deserve. This is looking like being a With very best wishes for an enjoyable Welcome to our Spring Term Newsletter. fantastic year of GCSE achievement for our Easter. I hope you enjoy reading through the articles students – one which they fully deserve given that provide an overview of a fantastic term John Richardson Top of the Form This year’s team included myself, Ellie practical round we played Pictionary Roberts (Year 11), Veronica Wetherow and with a slight twist. The four of us had Aaron Roberts (both Year 10). On Tuesday to control a hydraulic arm to draw a 6th March, our team faced Ulverston picture that was somehow linked to Victoria High School. This year’s competition BAE Systems. Mr Tyson then had to consisted of six rounds; the opening quick guess the picture and we would be fire round, the University challenge, the awarded points for a correct answer, countdown and Bullseye rounds, the as well as technical accuracy and practical round and to close, on the buzzer. teamwork. Our team began to make After the first five rounds, our team was a comeback, however, it was not comfortably ahead. However, the Ulverston enough to catch up with Furness Victoria team was making a comeback in Academy. Unfortunately, Mrs Booth’s the final round. Despite this, our team won team lost to Furness Academy but 208 (Walney) to 171 (UVHS) beating them we all enjoyed participating in the by 37 points and securing a place in the competition . semi finals. Top of the Form is a great In the semi finals, the team and round experience and opportunity so you structure was the same except we faced should definitely participate if you a different team and practical challenge. get the chance. This time we faced Furness Academy who secured a lead in the second round. In the Harry Smith, Head Boy 2 | News The Chair of The Queen Katherine School Multi Academy Trust Board writes I have been chair of the MAT Board of has forged close links between the Trustees for several months now and schools and the governing bodies over during that time I am delighted to report the last few months and this can only that all the schools in the Trust have benefit us all. continued to get better and better. We have had two Away Days for Student Voice surveys show that the governors, school leaders, Trustees and pupils in the schools are happy, feel safe MAT Members since last October when and feel they are progressing well with we have looked at how we can create a their learning. It is only a few weeks until deeper sense of team working and how the external examinations at GCSE and we can increase the effectiveness of the A Level start and the pupils will have the role we play. We have completely opportunity to show just what they are reviewed and revised the MAT Corporate capable of. I and all the Trustees wish all Business Plan and also the MAT Scheme the students huge success in their of Delegation which details the different examinations, no matter what stage of roles, responsibilities and accountabilities their learning journey they are at. Our we all have. These are available to thanks go to the leaders and staff in the everyone on the website. We have schools who work tirelessly to make considered the Safeguarding so that our work continues to ensure all every lesson and every day count for the arrangements in all the schools and children in every school thrive, progress students, to the governors who ensure carried out reviews in each school. We and achieve as well as they can. the schools are on track to deliver the have learned about the new Ofsted I am pleased and privileged to be the best opportunities for all learners and to Inspection arrangements to ensure all chair of the MAT Board and it is a the parents for the support you give to schools are fully prepared for their next pleasure to work with such a wide team your children and the partnership you inspection and we have scrutinised data of dedicated professionals, all of whom show in working with the school. to ensure we know exactly what pupil make our MAT strong and successful for Whatever your role in the education of outcomes are expected at each school. all the schools in it. Thank you to you all a child it is not always easy but by us At our Away Day in May we will evaluate for the work you do. working together it provides the best how effective we have been over the last outcomes for everyone. I feel the Trust year and make any changes necessary Liz Moffatt The Chief Executive Officer of The Queen Katherine School Multi Academy Trust Board writes I would like to add my thanks to all character and support them to those who support students across our reach their full potential. three schools and also thank Liz Moffatt • At George Hastwell School we value and her Board of Trustees for all that our young people as individuals and they do to support the Local Governing foster each student's personal Boards and our School Leaders. development to ensure maximum Members and Directors are very independence. keen to recruit new Trustees to the • The calm and purposeful learning Board, particularly if they have a environment, combined with a finance background. If readers know thriving extra-curricular programme of any suitable candidates please makes Walney School one that contact me directly on students, parents and staff are [email protected] proud to have at the heart of our I have asked each Headteacher Island community. to give me a sentence to sum up It is clear fom these quotes how their school:- similar the values and priorities of • QKS combines academic excellence our three otherwise quite diverse for all students with unparalleled schools are. extra-curricular opportunities to develop all aspects of our students’ Stephen Wilkinson News | 3 Create, Connect and Share Respect A better internet startsthe sew raps iwetre hperfo rmyed oin a Yu ear 7 “rap battle” judged by the streetwise, Mrs Stockdale and Mr Cubiss. Congratulations go out to 7W who were the overall winners in a closely fought contest. The raps were very well performed and had a consistent message about internet safety. Mr D Cubiss, Deputy Headteacher Safer Internet Day 2018 was the word about how to protect yourself celebrated globally on Tuesday 6th online. Safer Internet was the theme for February with the slogan “Create, all assemblies throughout the week and Connect and Share Respect: A better all students in all year groups received internet starts with you”. advice on how to avoid danger on Social Walney School joined more than a Media. For example, the importance of thousand organisations across the UK restricting privacy settings and how to and got involved to help inspire a report abuse were two of the messages national conversation about using given. ICT lessons throughout the week technology responsibly, respectfully, had a Safer Internet theme and one of the critically and creatively. topics covered was how to avoid Year 7 led the way on Safer Internet becoming a victim of online fraud. Using Day, by promoting a better use of the ICT lessons allowed students to receive a internet by writing their top tips on signs more in depth knowledge of how to keep and posting them on the school themselves safe. Finally, Year 7 wrote Facebook and Twitter accounts to spread Raps to get the message out there and have been happy to be able to put their and our Heads of Year will be leading this, sick buckets away and Walney School building on the success of our “Christmas have been pleased to see our classes cinema afternoon” in which, over three back up to full strength.