The Coopers’ Company and Coborn School Record

“Although the school is very academic, we found it to be the antithesis of an exam factory, offering a broad and liberal education, with a major emphasis on extra curricular activities that all students are expected to get involved in.” Good Schools Guide Review 2016

Edition 2017 / 2018

CONTENTS

From the Headteacher School Captains and Subject Captains Department News:  Art  Business and Economics  Computing and ICT  Drama  English and Media  Humanities  Mathematics  Modern Languages  Music  Physical Education  Politics, Psychology and Sociology  Science  Technology Exams 2018 The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme Career Destinations and Degree Courses The Worshipful Company of Coopers Bursaries Salvete Valete News of Former Students and Staff The Jack Petchey Award Scheme Semper Fidelis In Memory of…...

FROM THE HEADTEACHER

Dr David Parry 2013 - 2018

“Welcome to the 2017/2018 edition of The Coopers’ Coborn Record. It has been some years since the last Record was produced, and I am pleased that we intend to recommence its annual production electronically. I hope you find this edition informative and entertaining, and that you will share my pride on being associated with the School.

I have had a fantastic time working here and am immensely proud that my name will go on the Headteachers’ Board in the Theatre – the first entry being Roger Henderson in 1555! Best wishes to you all.“

Dr D Parry Headteacher

School Captains 2017 – 2018

th School 6 Form Games Music Captains Captains Captains Captains

Anna Manning Thomas Larke Thema Archer Anna Clements Joshua Stephens Phoebe Menear

Vice Captains Caitlan Denham Vice Captains Anna Doherty

Tofunmi Adigun- James Macleod Brianna Cummins Natasha Hameed Drewett

George Bull Sean Middleton Ciaran Cheung Phoebe Haroon

Emma Edgell- Reeves Olivia Miller Luke Scrivener

Milo Pope Ben Palmer Riva Siggins

Lucy Scrutton Riya Sethi Elysha Thatcher-Gray

Henry Seagroatt Zara White

School Subject Captains 2017 – 2018

BIOLOGY CHEMISTRY PHYSICS COMPUTER ICT SCIENCE

Aaron-Jerome Oliver Dorrington Agyei William White Sam Ford Ted Buchanan Suzan Yetismis Charlotte Emma Howard Braian Strak Charity Guchu Barton

ART HISTORY MATHEMATICS POLITICS GEOGRAPHY

Annabelle Argent Aaron Zurita Gabrielle Joe Johnson Oliver Morter Samson Britney Mason Lucy Eost Emily Bagnall Shofolwe Ogbebor Liam Fearon

PSYCHOLOGY SOCIOLOGY ECONOMICS BUSINESS MEDIA STUDIES

Mayowa Aimee Ellerton Chay Lauder- Haroon Bouazza Beth Wybrow Osunsami Dominic Lewis Robb India El-Badini George Monckton Florence Tia Treble Dutton

RE GERMAN ENGLISH PRODUCT DRAMA & DESIGN THEATRE Callum Ison Isaac Alice Ford Abigail Shipton Emily Mellows Ugbeikwu Joe Deighton Will Moore Emma Reid Emily Emily Styrka McAllister FRENCH SPANISH MED SOC MFL ICT PREFECTS Amy Maguire Mayoukh Saha Bukola Abass Jennifer Chujor Alice Mills Abigail Shipton Helen Katie Hulbert Isabelle Martin Olivia Thomas Grace Okunola Duggan Emily Brand Carla Costan

ART

Paris Trip December 2017 “On the last day of the Autumn Term just as everyone was looking forward to breaking up for Christmas, Mr Claude and myself accompanied eight Year 12 Art students to Paris for what was an extremely packed full and enjoyable weekend. We arrived at The Gare du Nord around mid morning, purchased the Metro Tickets and proceeded to our hotel located to the east of Paris in Gallieni. Having dropped off luggage we headed straight to Opéra National/Palais Garnier, where we saw some amazing architecture as well as the breathtaking Marc Chagall painted ceiling. From there we took a walk through The Tuileries Gardens. The wet weather did not dampen anyone’s spirits and after a short sit down we walked up to The Champs-Élysées and as far as The Arc de Triomphe. Wanting to squeeze as much in as possible, we then went to The Pompidou Centre which houses a huge amount of excellent 20th Century artwork. We had a lovely meal just across from the Pompidou Centre, and special mention must go to Mr Claude who saved the Marc Chagall painted ceiling day when it came to speaking to the staff in his apparently Opera National/Palais Garnier quite ‘rusty’ French! It sounded pretty fluent to me! On Saturday morning went early to The Louvre which was surprisingly quiet.

After a few hours there we popped over the River Seine to The Musee d’Orsay to see yet more fantastic paintings from some of the world’s most famous artists. We then had a bit of time to spare before making our way up to Notre Dame so popped in to a gallery called L’Orangerie. I am glad we did as it was an unexpected gem! The first few rooms housed some enormous Monet panoramic paintings on curved walls. We went in to the iconic, historical cathederal and sat through part of a service which seemed to transport us out of the bustling heart of Paris. Later that morning we went to our last gallery of the weekend, The Museum of Modern Art, which has recently undergone some renovation.

The trip was an excellent opportunity to enrich and support the students’ coursework, as well as seeing some of the world’s most iconic artwork, museums and landmarks. I am sure I speak on behalf of Mr Claude and all of the students when I say we had a great time and will take away some fantastic memories. So much so we are already planning next year’s Autumn Term trip! “ Paul Withyman

Art Exhibition at the Parish Church of All Saints, Cranham This exhibition showcased work from thirty-two of our Year 7 students with the title of the work being ‘New Beginnings’. The exhibition started on the evening of Friday, 5 January with a private view for artists and their parents, Reverend Marion Williams from The Parish Church of All Saints, Cranham, as well as Mr Withyman (Head of Art Department) and Ms English.

The exhibition and voting continued on to Saturday, where members of the public and the church community were invited to view the exhibition and vote for their favourties, as well as enjoying tea and cake.

Reverend Williams co-ordinated the votes and the winning three artists were announced during Sunday’s church service, where many of our students and their families were in attendance. Ibrahim Iqbal, Year 7, 1st Prize

National Portrait Trip Mrs Tiffin and Mr Withyman took Year 10 Art students to The National Portrait Gallery as part of their GCSE course. To have the opportunity to see first hand how some of the most influential painters of the 20th century handled their paintings is a crucial part in understanding and enriching students’ own work.

Armed with sketchbooks and pencils, students split in to small groups and explored paintings that appealed to them. It was good to see students recognising some of the paintings looked at in class. Although books can reproduce images of paintings there really is no substitute for seeing them in the flesh. I hope students found a new appreciation for some of Robert Bevan’s paintings as well as those of Ruskin Spear, Lucian Freud, Graham Sutherland, John Bratby, John Singer Seargent, and David Hockney.

Tate Britain Trip Year 11 artists visited Tate Britain. Along the way we were able to admire the Houses of Parliament. In Victoria Tower Gardens we stopped at the statue of the Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, celebrating 100 years of women’s suffrage. In the same park we also admired Rodin’s powerful sculpture, The Burghers of Calais.

We spent a very productive day at the gallery, beginning with the gallery’s collection of paintings by J.M.W. Turner. After learning about one of Britain’s greatest artists, students focused on exploring the collection to support their GCSE exam preparation. This year students are developing final projects around the exam theme of ‘Fragments’. The visit was a valuable opportunity to reflect on the theme, engaging with the Tate collection, with in-depth looking, sketching and thinking.

BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

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Forty-eight Year 12 students took part in the Student Investor Challenge, an online trading game. Each team was given £100,000 to invest with the aim of maximising their returns over a two-month period. The teams took various approaches to the challenge, with some watching the news very closely in the hope of spotting likely changes in the market. Whilst the teams did not move on to the finals, the competition promoted a great deal of relevant discussion.

As part of the Year 9 Activities week the Business and Economics department took the all Year 9 students to the Bank of England museum to learn about the history of the bank and its role in the economy.

They learned what the Bank of England does and how it affects us. Students enjoyed finding out how prices are kept stable and how the government tries to balance the economy. The many interactive displays gave them the opportunity to gain a better understanding of the difficulties involved in keeping the financial system safe and sound

At the heart of the museum is the ‘Stock Office’, which showed students what the inside of the Bank of England would have looked like 200 hundred years ago. In the centre of the ‘Stock Office’ is a large model of a ship. Keeping prices stable is a bit like sailing a ship. You need to avoid storms and hazards that might push you off course.

In the ‘Modern Economy’ room, students found out why there are 40,000 gold bars in the Bank of England’s underground vaults. In the ‘Rotunda’ room they were able to try to lift a real gold bar. Unfotunately, they couldn’t take it home!

COMPUTING - ICT

The academic year 2017-2018 saw the last cohort of GCSE and A level ICT students sit their exams before the change exclusively to Computer Science and we were pleased to see 100% of students achieving A* to C grades at both levels.

This year also saw the first cohort to complete the new style GCSE Computer Science; overall we were pleased with our results with 30% of students achieving a grade 7 or above and 67% achieving a grade 5 or above. Our A level Computer Science Students also achieved excellent results with 100% achieving A* to B grades.

Over the course of the year our Sixth Formers enjoyed a range of extra activities. A group of A Level Computer Science students attended a conference at Imperial College where they heard a series of lectures from experts in various fields explaining how they use computer science principles to solve problems. The talks covered a variety of different aspects of computer science showing the wide impact this subject has on society. Topics included: programming methods used to reprogram cancer cells; how data mining is used to track people (with uses varying from preventing crime to marketing in the retail trade); “crowdology” - looking at safety in crowds; computational linguistics and the magic of computer science.

Some of our sixth formers also entered several relevant, national competitions. For example The Year 12 Cyber Security Team pictured here participated in the Cyber Security Challenge which consists of three rounds, each lasting six hours. Round 1 took place in early November. Others also took part individually in the Cyber Discovery Challenge, HM Government's Cyber Schools Programme. This is an extracurricular learning programme for students aged 14-18 across the UK and its goal is to ensure that many more people enter the cyber security profession in the coming years.

Year 12 A Level Computer Science students were delighted when a 4th year computer science student from Imperial College came in to talk about his year in Switzerland on an internship with Google. He came back for a number of weeks to teach the A Level students to program in Javascript.

Lower school computing students also enjoyed many extracurricular events. One such event in February, saw two Year 9 students, Matthew Bannock and William Talwar, teaming up with two Year 10 students, Alex Chau and Ethan Davison-Pearce, to compete in the inaugural Perse Coding Team Challenge. They were competing against over 120 other teams and finished in the top half earning merit certificates in the process.

All Year 9 students and some in year 8 took take part in the Bebras Challenge. The UK Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge, supported by Google, is designed to get students excited about computing and computational thinking. It is a problem- solving contest with questions inspired by topics in computer science. In the first round, held in their own schools, students have to try and solve as many problems as possible in the allotted time. Year 9 student Nathan Folkard was invited to the Department of Computer Science at the University of Oxford as a finalist. Reaching the final is an impressive achievement, as 71,146 students entered the first round for this age group.

Nathan Folkard receiving his final round certificate from Peter Millican, Professor of Philosophy at Hertford College, University of Oxford.

Twenty-one of our Year 9 students and one of our Year 8 students went on to take part in the first official TCS Oxford Computing Challenge. The challenge was created by Tata Consultancy Services and Oxford University. It is an invitation- only event which aims to encourage students who have achieved a top 10% score in the UK Bebras Challenge to develop their skills further and produce programmed solutions to computational thinking problems.

During the autumn term several Year 9 students attended a weekly Saturday masterclass on Computer Science at Queen Mary University. These masterclasses are hands-on, interactive extracurricular sessions led by top experts from academia and industry for keen and talented young people all around the UK. Topics included artificial intelligence, the Magic of Computer Science and social networking.

As usual our Year 9 students sat a qualification in ICT called Functional Skills. With the scrapping of the ICT GCSE this was an opportunity for our students to gain a qualification which shows they have the ability to use ICT systems and tools, to find, select, develop, present and communicate information. Students were entered for either the level 1 or level 2 exam based on their performance in a mock exam just after the Easter holidays.

Finally our department also delivered sessions throughout the school STEM day on 5th July. During these sessions, Year 9 students were introduced to iDEA - the Duke of York’s Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award. iDea is online based and students can work towards bronze or silver awards (with gold coming later) by collecting badges on a wide range of topics including programming, cyber security and innovation. We continued to work on this award during lessons once students had sat the Functional Skills exam and were delighted that some students decided to continue to work towards the award in their own time as well.

DRAMA

Everyone in the school is welcome to join in the many things happening in the Drama Department. Throughout the year there is a wide variety of opportunities for all year groups.

Big Fish Production March 2018

There has been an unwritten tradition here at The Coopers’ Company and Coborn school with regards to choosing the whole school production. We like to be different and explore plays that are not commonly performed in secondary schools. Big Fish was brought to the table a few years ago, but was dismissed due to the challenging score and demanding requirements of the performers. Instead we went for ‘Singin’ in the Rain’. After teaching four boys to tap dance from scratch and then making it rain on the Coopers’ stage, we thought we could do anything! So we returned to Big Fish and threw caution to the wind.

Former Coopers' Drama student Elliot Harper, who is now performing in London's West End, stopped by to watch the production of Big Fish: "I very much enjoyed the show! I gave you a post on twitter. I was really impressed. I think it's incredibly tricky to put together a show over a long period of time with sporadic rehearsal time. I thought it was a really interesting choice of show and my hope is that the school continues to choose really exciting work that the students can get excited about and will want to be involved in."

What Is the Story of Big Fish?

The story of Big Fish shifts between two timelines, which tells the larger-than-life tale of Edward Bloom, a man who leads an extraordinary life, according to the stories he tells his son, Will. But Will, who is getting married and expecting a child of his own doesn’t think there’s any truth to the extravagant tales his father tells about meeting witches, kissing mermaids or joining the circus. When Edward’s health begins to decline, Will visits his father and tries one last time to find out the truth behind the tall tales. As Edward and Will’s relationship becomes increasingly strained, Will must decide whether to accept his father’s wild stories as fact or risk losing him completely.

George Bull, Choreographer said, “I have been involved in every school production since Year 8 when I was in Beauty and the Beast. To be involved for so many years has been the most rewarding part of my school career. I have met such amazing people, and have made such amazing memories with them. Big Fish has been incredible. From a personal perspective, being able to influence the show in a creative role has been a blessing, and has helped me to realise what I would love to do in my life. But far more importantly, from the perspective of the cast, the show was touching and moving to be a part of. We knew it was a risk but, if we could pull it off, it would have an unprecedented impact on the school community. Big Fish has been the best experience of my school life.”

This year the cast went out and about, not only promoting the show, but also raising money for the Marie Curie Charity. It seemed an obvious choice due to the themes of the play and the importance of the daffodil throughout. The school raised money at the start of the show and during the interval by selling the Marie Curie daffodil badges and donating 50p of every programme sold.

A huge thank you to former Coopers' student, Sheila Atim, for coming in to speak to our GCSE and A-level Drama and Music students. Sheila offered great advice for pursuing a career in the performing arts whilst sharing her own story. "Sheila’s visit to Coopers’ was such an inspiring experience and we are very lucky to have had the opportunity to speak to such an amazing actress. She spoke to us about her path into the performing arts and has inspired many students to choose Drama as their career, during a time where nationally there has been such a pessimistic view on the arts. We would like to thank Sheila for giving up her time to talk to us and share her experiences" - Emily Styrka (Drama Captain).

Sheila also features later in the News of Former of Students.

ENGLISH and MEDIA STUDIES

Baron Burns Speaking Competition The Baron Burns Public Speaking Competition is an annual tradition here at Coopers Coborn. It was inaugurated to commemorate the contribution to the school of Arthur Baron Burns, who was a school governor and well-known local philanthropist. The competition is for all Year 7 and 8 students, and is designed to help them to develop the skills, confidence and desire to speak in public.

All students from Year 7 and Year 8 took part in presenting speeches on a range of topics. From each class, students then selected four finalists who were to then deliver their speeches to other class groups in the school. One winner from the eight forms then proceeded to the final where a winner from each year group was decided. The eight finalists gave their speeches in front of the year group and teachers - a difficult challenge in itself - and were very brave and eloquent in delivering what were very high quality spoken performances.

This year’s finalists were, from Year 7: George King, Amelia Thomas, Jack Hanford, Benjamin Wales, Sadie Abel and Frankie Franz. Representing Year 8 were: Sean Emeka - Ugwuadu, Kira McFaull, Olivia Boachie, Emily Cole, Melissa Knight, Pyper Whittlestone and Jasmine Elworthy. Congratulations to Amelia Thomas in Year 7 and Kira McFaull in Year 8, who gave winning speeches on ‘banning chewing gum in schools’ and ‘a life without school’, respectively.

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Theatre Trip This was a radical re-imagining of the novel, set in the world of online world of fan fiction that really brought the duality into the 21st Century. The divide between who we are and who we portray ourselves to be to others has never been so clear in the distinction between ourselves and the online version of ourselves that we present to others. Students had a chance to really engage with the complexity of these issues that paralleled the text they study with being a direct portrayal of the events of the novel, allowing a greater insight into the themes

Another exciting event was when the Year 10 students gathered in the theatre to participate in a live stream of Macbeth from the National Theatre. Students really appreciated the opportunity to engage in this innovative method of studying a GCSE play.

To introduce them to their GCSE text on Macbeth the Year 9 students were involved in a workshop provided by SPLATS Entertainment, when they were encouraged to act out various sections of this Shakespearean tragedy.

The Year 13's enjoyed a trip to the Globe Theatre in London, where they watched an exciting performance of Othello by the theatre company.

Screen Your Story Competition This competition was run by former student, Dr Anne Mullins, who is now Head of Arts and Culture at HS2. Anna Davison was a finalist. An extract from her story follows: ……She climbed up the steep steps up to the road, where she then clambered up the narrow path leading to the brown, empty forest at the top. Leaves covered the ground and it was almost impossible to see the rich brown dirt, but beneath the masses of dead plants were one of the prized plants of Valleraugue: the wild mushrooms! As she crouched down to pick them at the base of the huge trees, Madeline took in the signature smell of the forest in winter: The woody smell of the disintegrating leaves mixed with the new thyme refreshed her and filled her until she was bursting with energy…….

Media Trip to New York – March 2018

The Media department had a lovely time taking the GCSE students to the Disneyland Paris Media conference in February half term. Students enjoyed listening to Disney's marketing team before they were tasked with creating a brand new advertising campaign which they later presented to the Disney panel. Students were also able to enjoy a walking tour of Paris, as well as time exploring the Disney parks.

Media studients enjoyed a fantastic talk from current BA inflight magazine editor, and ex-GQ writer, Andy Morris. It was lovely to see all of the media students enthused by what he had to say and hopefully he inspired some of our future journalists to go into the industry.

The Jack Petchey Speak Out Challenge Jack Petchey’s “Speak Out” Challenge! is the world’s biggest youth speaking event. Congratulations to Rosie Gospage in Year 10, who delivered a passionate speech about overcoming her batttle with anorexia to qualify for the National Final in London. Rosie finished third out of 19,242 entrants, and has since been invited to speak at many events.

HUMANITIES

The Humanities Faculty consists of three departments: Geography, History and Religious Education, under the direction of Mrs Edwards, Mr Barrington and Miss Evans.

Geography

In October the Year 11 GCSE students completed the second compulsory fieldwork element of their course. The investigation focused around whether or not Upminster is a ‘clone town’. The students completed a shop survey, a questionnaire and an environmental quality survey. They also looked at the price and quantity of different property styles, comparing them to the national average. The data was then analysed back in the classroom, with conclusions drawn in preparation for the mock and summer exams.

In December the Geography department headed off to the Royal Geographical Society for a day of workshops with thirty year 9's. The day covered a range of current geographical issues ranging from how our actions can shape both global, human and physical geography. The year 9's investigated the process of Mcdonaldisation and how our buying habits create toxic plasitc gyres within our oceans.

In February forty Year 11 enjoyed the incredible sites and variable weather of Iceland. After an early start the students’ first experience of the land of fire and ice was swimming in the geothermal waters of the Blue Lagoon, followed by a short tour of the capital city, Reykjavik. Day two was dedicated to the ‘Golden Circle’, including Gulfoss waterfall, the Geysir centre, Kerid volcano crater, Thingvellir National Park and a trip to a geothermally heated tomato farm where they even sell tomato ice cream!

With blizzard conditions looming we made a visit to the coast at Eyrarbakki in order to experience the unusual black sand, followed by a trip to a local earthquake simulator and supermarket, before heading to the hotel to make the most of the snow. In the remaining days we had the opportunity to swim in a local pool, visit Hverageroi Geopark, (an area of geothermal springs) and Iceland’s largest Geothermal power plant, showing that it is possible to use renewable energy sources to be energy secure.

In May Year 10 GCSE geography students travelled to Walton on the Naze to carry out different types of fieldwork and gather information that will be needed for the GCSE exams next year. The fieldwork carried out included field sketchs, a questionnaire and beach measurements (groyne measurements and the beach depth) to answer the question 'To what extent is wave erosion the most significant geomorphic process at Walton on the Naze?'

In July forty-five Year 12 Geography students went on a 5-day residential trip to Pembrokeshire in Wales to gather data for our NEA (Non Examined Assessment) section of our A level.

The Geo-Skills learnt over the week included map reading, data interpretation, using geographical equipment and deepening our understanding of wider concepts, such as global warming and place identity and the affect they have on systems on a smaller scale, such as in Tenby. The Pembrokeshire trip has provided many transferable skills that are both useful and applicable to all walks of life. Oisin O’Sullivan and Hannah Meredith, Geography Captains

History

“In October Year 9 went on a trip to Ypres in Belgium. We had to meet very early at 4.45am and then travel to Dover to board the shuttle to Calais. We then drove on to Belgium. The first place we visited was a British cemetery. We spoke about the Coopers’ Old Boys and were shown one of their graves. We then went to see a supporting German trench and we had a talk on how the trenches were made and how long each soldier spent in each section of the trench. We went to the German graveyard which was a lot smaller than the British one and we stood where Hitler would have stood years before, which was very unsettling. We were shown gas masks and how they developed from using just a sock to a much more complex device. Afterwards we visited a second British graveyard where Anna read a poem and we had a minute’s silence to remember the soldiers who gave up their lives for us. The trip was very interesting and educational and I will never forget it and would also encourage others to make the trip if they ever get the opportunity.” Cidney Tait

Cambridge History Debating Competition The History Department joined forces with Debating to take part in the first debating competition hosted by the Churchill Archives at Churchill College, Cambridge. Year 8 focused on presenting the motion, “the Suffragettes were more of a hindrance than a help to the cause of female suffrage”. This is of course topical as February 2018 denotes 100 years since some women were given the right to vote. After a short selection process, Miss Edmeades soon had the team working on a very good argument as to why the Suffragettes hindered the movement. As per usual, the students performed very well, drawing from the archives to present an excellent argument. Students involved were Sean Smith, Freya Herring, Jasmine Elworthy, Sehr Rahman and Ronnie Griffin.

The Year 12 debate followed a revised Debating Matters format and had our team arguing against the motion that “Churchill bears the prime responsibility for the violence surrounding Indian independence and partition”. Matthew Stock and Charles Waite argued well and were ably supported by Jamie Croucher. The students were asked to participate in filmed interviews that may end up being used at the Churchill Archives and it was an enjoyable experience for them. It is exciting to be part of a new initiative and certainly gave the students insight into the value of debating and the importance of History at Churchill College.

The Cabinet War Rooms In May Year 12 students were in London to visit the famous Churchill War Rooms. Studying the life and times of Winston Churchill is an important part of the British History module in the A-level History syllabus and students were able to deepen and extend their knowledge and understanding of Churchill’s career before he became Prime Minister and his successes and failures as a wartime leader.

Paris In March a group of Year 12 and 13 students spent a windy four days in Paris as part of their study of the French Revolution and Napoleon. They visited a number of key sites including the Palace of Versailles, the Champs de Mars, Place de la Concorde the Palais Royal, Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower. They were even able to find time to squeeze in a visit to Disneyland Paris!

Berlin In April Year 11 GCSE History students headed off for a four-day trip to Berlin. During this packed tour students visited sights such as the Berlin Olympic Stadium, the Topography of Terror museum, the Cecilienhof Palace in Potsdam, Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp and the Berlin Wall Memorial as well as travelling to the top of the Berlin TV Tower. These visits supported students’ study of Weimar and Nazi Germany and the Cold War.

Religious Studies

Year 8 Mosque Trip

In November Year 8 visited the London Central Mosque near Baker Street. On arrival at the Mosque, which was built in 1974, students could see the influence of geometry in its design. We received a warm welcome and were given a tour and students were fortunate enough to witness the midday prayer. Year 8 had just been learning about Salah, which is one of the five pillars of Islam, which requires a Muslim to pray five times a day. After witnessing the midday prayer, students had what can only be described as a BIG lunch provided by the Mosque’s volunteers. Only a handful were brave enough to choose the curry (instead of burger and chips) - which was delicious! Lunch was followed by a talk in the Exhibition Room by one of the members of the Mosque.

Year 9 Buddhist Temple Trip

Year 9 students enjoyed a fascinating and very informative trip to the London Tibetan Buddhist Centre in Bermondsey in November, where they were given first-hand knowledge of this interesting religion.

MATHEMATICS

Students of all ages took part in the Bebras Challenge UK (a mathematical computational thinking competition) was run over two weeks. All Year 9 students and some Year 7s and 8s entered the intermediate level and our A level computer science students entered the elite level.

Some Year 12 Maths students took part in the UKMT Senior Challenge at the end of 2017 with two-thirds of them achieving Gold, Silver or Bronze accreditation. Particular congratulations go to Nathan Bright in 12.3 who came top in the year and qualified for the next round.

In the Senior Maths Challenge nearly half of the students who took part achieved Gold, Silver or Bronze certificates. Particular congratulations go to Joanne Geraldo who came top and qualified for the next round of the competition.

Well done to all Year 7 students who entered the recent UKMT Junior Maths Challenge. Special congratulations go to Eva Paget who scored the top marks in the school and earned a silver certificate.

In July Year 9 students travelled to the O2 to learn about aerospace engineering and Greenwich Mean Time. At the Emirates Airline Experience students learnt about how Bernoulli’s principle explains how planes gain lift and learnt the crucial role of frozen chickens in the testing of jet engines! Students were also able to test their own flying skills on the flight simulators. Students then searched for their place in the world, completing a quiz that involved looking for clues about Greenwich Mean Time.

Mr Bonnett, Mr Moss, Mr Dennehy and Miss Lavery took forty-five Year 12 Further Mathematicians to a ‘Maths in Action’ study day in the impressive Emmanuel Centre in Westminster. The students learned about a variety of mathematical topics from experts in the field, such as Fermat’s Last Theorem, the P versus NP problem, game theory and the philosophy of mathematics, as well as attending an exams skills workshop. The day gave students a great insight into how Maths is used at the cutting-edge of many STEM-based careers and disciplines.

Sixth form maths students showed real ‘Love as Brethren’ spirit giving their own time to mentor KS3 and KS4 students. The maths department is extremely grateful to all the sixth form mentors worked both inside and outside of lessons to support younger pupils. Particular praise for Alex Billington, Mia Blakeley, Daniel Friensener, Meaghan King and Monalisa Bhattachaya who went above and beyond and were a real credit to their school. Thank you!

Alex Billington Mia Blakeley Daniel Friensener

Meaghan King Monalisa Bhattachaya

...and in other news, at the official ceremony Philip Collins handed over the running of the Maths Challenges to his very worthy successor Neville Dennehy.

MFL

French

Year 8 students enjoyed an educational visit to Paris in July. As well as a trip to the Louvre, where they were suitably amazed by Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa amongst other treasures, they also took in Montparnasse Tower with its spectacular views from the top and the Sacre Coeur. They then enjoyed a cultural train ride around Montmartre, a visit to Notre Dame and a magical boat trip on the Seine. A highlight of the tour is always the day out at Disneyland Paris. There were many mini mouse ears bouncing along the labyrinthine pathways of the theme park. It's fair to say that the CCCS French students were full of the spirit of eternal youth at the end of the day, with many exclaiming through gleeful smiles: "we saved the best for last!"

Unfortunately, the programmed trip to Montpelier was cancelled when Luton Airport was unexpectedly snowed in. A sad group of sixthformers had to return home! They did, however, enjoy a trip to the British Film Institute, Le Cinema Francais, where they watched contemporary dramas and the Nouvelle Vague for A Level French students.

German

Exchange Visits In March 2018 fifteen students from the Städtische Gymnasium Rheinbach arrived on to spend one week in our school. We were delighted that fifteen families had volunteered to host our guests, who were given a warm welcome upon their arrival at Upminster station. The school’s programme for our visitors included the Houses of Parliament, Greenwich and Cambridge, but, in addition, parents had also organised trips to the Tower, musicals, Stratford, Southend and Lakeside. At 4am on Tuesday 19th June fourteen very nervous and excited Year 10 pupils made their return journey to Rheinbach, with planned visits to Aachen, Bonn and Köln, to spend one week living with their German exchange partners and their families. The German families met us late at night at the train station in Rheinbach with hugs and warm welcomes. The week was filled with shopping trips to Bonn and Köln, and visits to the beautiful cathedrals in Köln and Aachen. Experiences of German lessons, a tour of the Lindt chocolate museum in Köln, sampling of lots of German food, practising German in ‘real life situations,’ swimming in the impressive indoor and outdoor pools in Rheinbach, and of course there was the ‘obligatory’ weekend trip to Phantasialand. When we left a week later there were hugs, but also tears and plans to meet up again in November, as the friends said ‘Auf Wiedersehen.’

Mandarin

Since 2013, when Mandarin joined the other languages in the Modern Language provision, this language has flourished. Our students have enjoyed learning the language, which gives them a different perspective about the world languages and a different way of thinking. This year we welcomed fourteen students from Guangzhou

province, who brought some fresh and intriguing cultural experience into our school. The friendliness and helpfulness of our students, with the quality of teaching, equally opened up the eyes of the Chinese students. At the last assembly before leaving our school, they expressed their heartfelt thanks to all

the students and teachers. They were also delighted to receive a certificate signed by Dr

Parry for participating this programme. Tears, laughs and hugs at their departure also signified how much everyone enjoyed this cultural exchange.

Spanish

In July the Year 8 Spanish linguists spent an enjoyable week in Barcelona, where they visited Sagrada Familia, saw many of Gaudi’s masterpieces, particularly in Park Guell, where the dramatic colours were amazing. Camp Nou is always a favourite trip for students to see the legendary football ground where Barcelona have achieved so many successes.

Sixth Form Trip to Madrid

In February, a group of Spanish students from the Sixth Form spent six days in sunny Madrid to practise Spanish and experience the culture. The itinerary included excursions to the modern Reina Sofia art museum, where they saw the famous painting “El Guernica” by Picasso, the historical Atocha railway station, and enjoyed a trip to the Spanish cinema. The city walks and Segway tours included the famous Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sol, Parque del Retiro, el Palacio Real and Gran Via.

Favourite places included: Chocolateria 1902 (famous for the chocolate y churros), Spanish tapas (camalares, paella, Spanish omelette), the new Atletico de Madrid football stadium (to watch Atletico beat Valencia with the fantastic goal from Angel Correa). Further relaxation included Spanish ten-pin bowling. The students enjoyed using the language with great confidence in the shops and restaurants, and immersing themselves in the Spanish way of life.

And more MFL news ……

Once again this year, the school took part in the National Foreign Language Spelling bee and Translation Bee. The students who represented the school in the regional rounds were: Anaya Sharma (German), Anna Deutscher (Spanish), Olivia Boachie (French) who competed at the Regional Final in May.

Tom Mann and Ben Stocks (German) and Joanne Geraldo (French) represented the school in the Translation Bee at St. Paul’s School for Girls in Hammersmith.

MUSIC

Our talented Year 13 musicians performed superbly in the A Level Recital Evening in January in preparation for their final coursework recordings. We enjoyed a large variety of music with performances on the clarinet, flute, violin, viola and piano and heard music composed by Brahms, Debussy, Shostakovich and Grieg to name a few! Also, our Year 11 musicians impressed during their GCSE Recital Evening on 18 January. The Music Department is very proud to have such able musicians.

Summer Music Tour

Summer 2017 saw the Music Department take another wonderful trip to Italy on their bi-annual Music Tour. This time they explored Tuscany and were accompanied by Mrs Bristow who, despite having retired at Christmas, came and conducted and said a fond farewell to the students. They stayed in Montecatini Terme, a beautiful spa town in central Tuscany. Concerts were held in Casciana Terme, Florence and Montecatini itself. Despite a TV event being held in the same piazza on the same night as one of our concerts, the students performed so well, that the audience were rapturous in their applause, many cheering louder than the crowd nearby! They took day trips to Florence, Lucca to the birthplace of Puccini and San Gimignano. When in Florence, as we waited to visit the Duomo, the students performed a mini concert of their choir repertoire from their time at Coopers’ including the obligatory Locus Iste, firm favourites Africa, Seasons of Love and even a seasonal favourite of Where Riches is Everlasting. Mrs Bristow was even asked to pose for photographs as she conducted them, with tourists believing she was someone famous. Well, she is to our students and our school!!

This coming summer, the Department returns to Lake Garda, where they visited in 2015. We look forward to hearing more about the concerts and their visit to Venice!

Music Festival This year’s Music Festival was a tremendous success with over 140 students taking part across a variety of classes. The adjudicators were full of praise for our talented students, particularly highlighting the range of instruments and genres of music. Our adjudicators once again came from a range of roles, including West End musical directors, experienced examiners and educators, and former students who have progressed in their careers. It was heart-warming to have such experienced musicians express such excitement about our hard-working musos!

Winners 2018 Young Musician of the Year: Enoch Tang Junior Musician of the Year: Lucy Nattrass Johanne Mann Cup: Emily Brand Bob Osborne Brass Cup: Robin Newby Jan Bristow Rising Star Award: Thomas Warner

Winners of individual classes: Woodwind: Anjeli Valydon, Phoebe Haroon; Single Reed: Anna Davison, Sebastian Jacyna; Strings: Alexander Belay, Matthew Hale-violin (upper) Enoch Tang - cello (lower); Brass Harrison Wiltshire, Alex McDonach- trumpet (upper), Tobi Dunlea - euphonium (lower); Piano: Christie Chan, Tobi Dunlea; Voice: Emma Kennedy, Emily Styrka, Oscar Eastman; Guitar: Lucy Nattrass, Dante Coates; Drums: Henry Hammond, Hamish Easener; Percussion: Duet Matthew Bannock and Kendal Oxley, Thomas Warner and Joanna Wright; Ensemble: Little Big Band; Composition: Luke Bacchus.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

The P.E. Department were delighted to regain their position as the Number One Top Sporting State School in 2018. This Award is announced by the School Sport Magazine, who pour over the outcomes of dozens of events to highlight those school that have achieved the best results on the national stage, “Congratulations to winner, Coopers’ Company and Coborn School from Essex, who have regained their number one slot after finishing third last year. Coopers reached the summit for the second time in three years after a superb all round season that saw them enjoy national success in athletics, badminton, cross-country, swimming and tennis competitions”.

The School Sports Day is always the culmination of the sporting year. Students from across the school take part in athletics events held at Hornchurch Stadium. The winning House was Guild with 606 points. Congratulations to the following students who achieved new school records:

Year 7 - Dominic Alexandru - 75m Hurdles11.59s Year 8 - Oliver Yexley - 300m - 39.53s Year 8 - Akrofi, Hick, McLean-Tattan, Yexley - 4x300m - 2m59.29s Year 8 - Sean Emeka-Ugwuadu - Long jump - 5.37m Year 9 - Tayo Adedoja - 100m - 11.50s Year 12 - Tom Keevil - 400m - 53.35s Year 12 - Tom Keevil - 1500m - 4:12.61 Year 7 - Isabella Uzal - Shot - 9.89m Year 8 - Olivia Boachie - 300m - 43.37s Year 9 - Alice Brown - 300m - 41.41s Year 9 - Ruby Mace - 75m Hurdles - 11.53s Year 12 - Philippa Gill - Shot - 10.20m

National Schools’ Athletics Championships

Both Junior and Intermediate Girls’ Teams are currently all-time national record-breaking champions, leading to the English Schools Athletics Association choosing the school to represent them on the world stage. Congratulations to Jessica Smith, Alice Brown, Abbie Ives, Sydney Foley, Lola Kuponiyi and Natalie Sewell, who have been selected to compete in Split, Croatia, in May 2019.

Other notable successes who are all National Champions: Biathlon - U16 and U17 Boys Gymnastics - U13 Boys Trio; U14 Boys Floor and Vault; U16 Boys Trio; U19 Girls Floor and Vault; and U19 Girls Trio.

Also to be congratulated for reaching the national finals are: Cross-Country – Junior Girls and Intermediate Boys Biathlon – U12 Boys, U13 Boys, U13 Girls, U14 Boys, U14 Girls, U15 Boys Athletics – Junior Boys Gymnastics – U13 Boys B Trio, U16 Girls Trio, U16 Mixed Trio, U16 Boys B Trio, U19 Boys Floor and Vault, U19 Mixed Trio Swimming – Junior Boys Freestyle Relay, Junior Boys Medley Relay, Intermediate Boys Freestyle Relay, Intermediate Boys Medley Relay, Senior Girls Freestyle Relay

On top of these outstanding achievements, it is highly commendable to see the large number of students who gained regional success and became Havering Champions.

The following students have gained representative honours:

Lewis Binning was selected to represent England in the Open Water Championships in Malta, where he came a creditable 17th. Lewis also flew the flag for England at the BEST Fest International event at the end of May in Mallorca. Abigail Ives won an individual title at the National finals of the Cross-Country Cup in Bedford and subsequently was chosen to represent England. Bradley and William Murphy have been selected for England Touch Rugby squads. Harriet Lynch was chosen to play for the England National Golf U16 Team against Scotland, she is now playing off scratch! Liam Purton has played for England in three overseas badminton tournaments in Malmo, Guernsey and Helsinki picking up several Gold medals and European Bronze medal at the Glasgow international in boys doubles.

POLITICS, PSYCHOLOGY,

SOCIOLOGY

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Politics Year 12 students visited the Houses of Parliament and enjoyed a tour, a workshop and an interactive session on How Laws are drawn up and the extensive process in getting them passed at Government level. The Question and Answer session with Angela Watkinson MP was a highlight and she was partcularly impressed with the maturity of their questioning.

Politics Question Time Trip to Westminster Hall – This proved to be fascinating when the Year 12 students had the opportunity to hear a number of MPs in debate, including John Bercow, Speaker, Hilary Benn, Labour, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Conservative, Douglas Carswell, Former UKIP, and Angus Robertson SNP.

Psychology The Psychology department attended a conference in London which was hosted by Cara Flanagan, one of the prominent publishers of A level Psychology text books. This year the conference had as a guest speaker Professor Philip Zimbardo of the famous Stanford Prison experiment. He entertained the students with stories of his childhood and his leading research on what makes people do bad things. Dr Zimbardo encouraged us all to become everyday heroes. He believes that everyone has the ability to improve the human condition through acts of kindness and generosity, especially towards people who are different to us.

Sociology Years 12 and 13 attended the first ever Sociology conference run by Pixl. The students thoroughly enjoyed the interactive nature of the conference. They all went away feeling very confident: the Year 13 students who were getting ready for their exams in two months’ time, and the Year 12 students who especially felt that this was good preparation for next year. The students had an inspirational motivational speaker, David McQueen, who provided them with advice which was very valuable at this point in their lives and for the future. The speech was thought-provoking and the end message was to remain focused, and have the right intention and the tenacity to drive themselves forward. A parting line was to always be hungry for success and not thirsty for attention.

SCIENCE

In September some of our A Level Biologists began their journey working with the Scientists from the Wellcome Genome Campus in Cambridge, to help identify all of the genes in the whipworm, a process known as annotation. The project involved students investigating the role of different genes and finding out more about their function. This was a very exciting project to be able to work with Scientists from around the world to help find a cure for a neglected tropical disease.

Year 7 students were invited to take part in a STEM trip to CEME in Dagenham. Whilst there, they learned how to program a robotic car, the basics of electronic engineering, how to use K-NEX in the same way an engineer would, and finally they began to build their own computer game using the programme game-maker. The staff were very impressed with the level of intelligent questioning from the students. The group were a credit to the school and all had an enjoyable day learning about engineering from a different viewpoint.

Miss Foster and Mr Meads took a group of 20 aspiring Medics to a Clinical Skills day at St George’s University Hospital. The students received information about the importance of work experience and the structure of Multi Mini Interviews. They also had the opportunity to try their hand at basic life support, handwashing, and taking blood pressure.

On Thursday, 5 July the school held its second Science Technology Engineering and Maths (STEM) Festival. The aim was to increase students’ knowledge and understanding of the role STEM plays in our everyday lives through participation in innovative activities. Year 7 were based in the Science Block completing a CREST Discovery award called ‘Squashed Tomato Challenge’ from Practical Action. Year 8 visited the local Big Bang Event at Newham College. Year 9 followed a carousel of activities in school which was led by the London Ambulance Service, Duke of York Digi Award, Biomechanics by the University of Hertfordshire and Centre of the Cell with Queen Mary University. Year 10 went to Thorpe Park where they used their smart phones to run the STEM GPS App, answering questions, completing challenges and activities while they walked through the park. Year 12 were based in school on another carousel of activities led by the Metropolitan Police: Bloodhound, Understanding Animal Research, Lush, Magic Maths, Guinness World Record, Oxbridge Inspire, Birds of Prey and Network Rail. In addition to a day of fun activities for the students, the school was also fortunate enough to host an evening presentation for the wider community be given by the world renowned Royal Institution, which was set up over 200 years ago. It is famed for its Christmas Lecture - the UK’s flagship science series - which were started by Michael Faraday in 1825.

During the course of the year:

A group of Year 8 students took part in the Faraday Challenge being hosted at Eastbrook School in Dagenham. Students were pitted against teams from other schools with a challenge of building a new ride for Thorpe Park. They had to build a working model using a set budget to buy materials, and then the students were questioned on the operation of their model by an engineer. While we did not win, all students were commended on their teamwork and ingenuity.

A group of Year 9 students were invited to take part in the London City Airport Challenge. After a visit to the Airport, the students were divided into groups and set the challenge of designing new units for the Airport’s expansion. Competition between our teams was tough, with many groups being very inventive in how they displayed their ideas (many of which were never seen by the London City Airport representative). However, one team was selected to progress to the final, where the winning team had to present their ideas to the Corporate Social Responsibility Manager and various other dignitaries. The student’s presentation was exceptional and came a very close second.

Rebecca Wright in Year 9 had the opportunity to take part in a NASA mission. She was tasked with creating a model which would be put inside the payload of a sounding rocket and filmed floating in microgravity. Her model elephant was made from Acrylic so it was able to withstand temperature extremes. It was placed on the SuGRE-1 experiment and flown from a NASA launch site on the Marshall Islands.

TECHNOLOGY

Food Technology

Key Stage 3 Food students were involved in planning and cooking a dish suitable for a given situation - Year 7 created a healthy packed lunch for a school trip, Year 8 cooked a main meal from a country of their choice, and Year 9 made savoury and sweet canapes for a celebration of their choice. Students worked independently and showed a range of great practical skills.

To celebrate Healthy Eating Week in June, students were invited to submit healthy new menu ideas to be served in the school canteen. The winning students were Anna Davison (Form 9.7) with Peruvian Chicken, Avocado and Quinoa Salad and Maya Patel (Form 7.1) with Vegetable Samosas. Both students won a £15 Amazon voucher for their winning entries. Special mention should go to Miss Prior’s form (7.2) as they submitted the most entries. Chef Derek from Accent Catering took the winni ng ideas and produced them for students and staff to buy on 20th June. He said “It was great to be able to produce the two winning entries for the Healthy Eating Week. Both students did a great job in submitting very healthy tasty dishes. The winning entries were sold at lunchtime and sold very well. Congratulations to both winning students.”

Year 10 Food Preparation and Nutrition students embraced a new challenge in their lessons, taking them out of their comfort zone. We were very lucky to be selected as recipients of some pheasants via the Game Changer Scheme run by Taste of Game, which promotes the use of game in schools. Students jointed the pheasants, revising their chicken joining skills, and made a range of delicious and well presented dishes.

Developing their cooking skills proved to be a popular enrichment for Year 12 students this year.

Design Technology

The Design & Technology department had another busy academic year in 2017-18 with projects galore being produced across all three Key Stages.

In Year 7 students produced a range of wonderful ‘laser-cut’ greetings cards, marking lots of different occasions and then went on to develop their practical skills making a wooden spatula for the kitchen. The annual Christmas decorating competition took place in December. Students submitted various designs and the winning entry was by Freya Long in Year 7, which was made into a professional acrylic decoration and sold to the school community. Monies raised went to the school’s charities. Product Design Club was very popular amongst the Key Stage 3 students. One activity that proved to be very successful was the making and selling of poppies to raise funds for Remembrance Day in the Autumn Term. The year 8 students made a steady hand game to help improve a user’s hand- eye co-ordination and encourage more family interaction. All the games consisted of a series of ball bearings that had to be guided into a desired hole(s), with some including mazes and barriers to add difficulty. They also worked on a Famous Designer’s presentation which involved researching their work and explaining what they like about it. Students in year 9 completed the CAD/CAM mobile phone stand p roject made from Acrylic plastic. The variety of outcomes was aw esome with some really unusual designs being cre ated. T he second project consisted of looking at mobile phones: how they have changed over time and where new technologies could take them in the future. This then resulted in the students producing their ‘phone of the future’.

Across Key Stage 4 the Resistant Materials and Graphics students were working hard on their controlled assessment producing a variety of products including trophies, mechanical toys, food and drink packaging and point of sale displays. Once again the students surprised us with the quality of their final outcomes and were rewarded with fantastic exam results in the summer.

The Product Design students at Key Stage 5 also produced some great project work. The Year 12’s producing model replicas of the original Nokia 3210 mobile phone, as well as an LED powered desktop light. Meanwhile the year 13’s were beavering away with their final projects producing a variety of different types of seating for a range of situations and clients. Their hard work was also rewarded with them achieving a great set of A-level results. Lucia James and Kate Hoggart are to be congratulated on reaching the Regional Science and Technology Challenge Finals at Kings College.

EXAM RESULTS

A-level results: best performance in 15 years.

The school recorded a 90% A*-C grade rate, with 68% at A*-B. Three students have obtained Oxbridge places. Headteacher Dr David Parry said: “We are delighted with this year’s excellent A Level results, which are even better than last year’s. “As a school,we are very proud that our students not only achieve so well academically but also combine their studies with a range of extra- curricular activities.” Special mention must go to Joseph Johnson, who achieved A*s in Maths, Further Maths and Physics alongside an A in Chemistry, and William White, who attained A*s in Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry and Physics. William is going on to study aerospace engineering at Bristol University while Joseph will be studying engineering at Cambridge.

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GCSE results: The school posts best results in a decade, just a week after achieving fantastic A Level results

The school saw 93% of students achieve at least five results at Grade 4 or above – including Maths and English. Amazingly, 99% of students achieved that same pass rate in English, with Maths only slightly behind at 96%. Forty per cent of the school’s results were Grades 7-9, the equivalent of former A or A*s. Special mention must go to student Emily Gibbs, who attained 11 Grade 9s, marking her performance as one of the very best across the country.

THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

AWARD SCHEME

Gold Year 13 We are incredibly pleased and proud that our first two students, Jessica Ward and Ryan Pinkey, have passed their Gold Award, which were presented to them at Buckingham Palace. The day started with recipients gathering in their groups of fifty. Jessica was delighted to meet Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, after which their celebrity host made a speech, celebrating the success of all those involved in the Scheme. It was a wonderful day and a great chance to applaud all the students’ achievements.

The present Year 13 have completed their training expedition and are now working on the residential, volunteering, skill and physical sections. They are also working on their fitness, ready for their assessed expedition in July.

Gold Year 12 Fourteen students have signed up and their DofE adventure will be starting shortly.

Bronze Year 10

Fifty-four Year 10 students received their certificates for completing their DofE Bronze Award. They have spent 3-6 months on developing a skill, a physical attribute and volunteering. Between them they have volunteered for at least 648 hours either in school or in the local community. On their expedition they experienced sun, biblical rain and Beast from the East II. Huge congratulations to all of them and we are looking forward to the remaining thirty students completing their Award.

On Friday 16th March, ninety students left school at 8:30am and headed towards the Ashdown Forest. The first thing we did was to meet our assessor and collect our storage barrel for our group which contained our pots and pans, stove and dry liner for the inside of our rucksacks. My friend William was sharing a tent with me and as he is much bigger than me he said he would carry the entire tent and all I had to do was to carry the poles for it. Once we had finished, our assessor Phil gave me a map and a compass and we had to go over our pre-planned route and where our checkpoints were. William and I decided to navigate at the start of the day, we were the first group to leave the starting site at 10:50am and started to walk east. Three hours later, we stopped at a park that was en route and ate our lunch on the bench. To be honest, I was surprised that I wasn’t already tired as the rucksack was bigger than me. After the second checkpoint, we walked across a field which was full of sheep - what made us laugh was that one of the group fell in a pile of sheep poo! After our last checkpoint we saw the barn near our finishing point,

we all ran like mad as we were exhausted after a day of walking. Before it turned dark, William and I put up our tent so we could see what we were doing. Later, we got our trangia out and started cooking my chicken tikka and rice for dinner. When I finished cooking I went into my tent and got changed for the next day with a lot of layers on as I knew it was going to be cold that night. We would like to thank Mr Bain, Miss Gibson, Mr O’Brien, Mrs Lay, Mr Teece and all the staff from Sam Sykes Ltd for supporting us and making sure we survived, and passed, our Bronze expedition. – Devan Acharya

DEGREE COURSES AND

CAREER DESTINATIONS

Surname Forename Destination

Abass Olubukola Podiatry: University of Northampton Adamson Ellen American & Canadian Studies: University of Birmingham Addison Harvey Clearview Adeoye Joanna Law: University of Kent Adigun-Hameed Oluwatofunmi Mathematics & Computer Science: University of Oxford Agyei Aaron-Jerome Chemistry: University of Warwick Aina Ireoluwatomiwa Ventrica Alkomi Tarek Computer Science & Mathematics: Loughborough University Archer Thema Abena History & International Relations: King's College London Argent Annabelle Illustration: Norwich University Of The Arts Ashdown Cameron BMOR Awoyemi Nimat Music: Royal Holloway, University of London Bagnall Emily History: University of Kent Baker Samuel STARR Insurance Balmford Frederick Mathematics with Statistics: Loughborough University Banks Richard Economics: University of Portsmouth Barton Charlotte Forensic Science: University of Kent Bastin Isaac Crown Stone Treatments Batty Hannah Geoscience: Royal Holloway, University of London Bello Samson Accounting & Finance: Coventry University Bouazza Haroon Investment & Finance in Property: University of Reading Bowser James Physics: Imperial College London Brand Emily Click Audiology and The Harris Academy Brown Molly Tui Buchanan Ted JLT Insurance Bull George History: University of Nottingham Burns Molly Mathematics: Queen Mary, University of London Butt Danesh Hameed Neuroscience with Science: Keele University Buzoku Ideal Physics: University of Warwick Byrne Gemma May History: University of Exeter Cadman-Ithell George Gap Year Casson Erin Biomedicine: University of East Anglia Cheung Ciaran BT Chimhini Panashe Law with European Legal Systems: University of East Anglia Chudley Isabella Film, Television & Digital Production: Bath Spa University Chujor Jennifer MFL with Business Management: University of Birmingham Clark Ben Economics: Loughborough University Clark Ben Commerzbank Clements Anna Geography: Lancaster University Coggins Chloe MFL & Business Management: University of Birmingham Connor Joe Littleton Chambers Cook Samuel Lloyds of London Costan Carla Biomedical Science: University of Portsmouth Costin James Computer Science: King's College, University of London Cottage Faith HSBC Crane Phoebe Psychology: University of Essex Cranston James Physics: The University of York Cross Joseph Product Design: Coventry University Cummins Brianna Credo Wealth Curtis Jake Environmental Sciences: University of East Anglia Deighton Joseph Acting: Buckinghamshire New University Delamere Georgia H W Fisher Delamere Nancy Brooks Mcdonald Denham Caitlan English & Spanish: University of Southampton Deville Emmay History: University of Warwick Devo Adam Mathematics: University of Sussex Doherty Anna French & International Relations: University of Leeds Dorrington Oliver Biosciences: University of Sussex Doyle Madeline History: University of Sussex Drewett Natasha English & American Literature: University of Kent Duggan Helena Gap Year Dunlea Tobias Law with Business: University of Portsmouth Dutton Florence Construction Management & Surveying: University of Reading Edgell-Reeves Emma French & Spanish Studies: Lancaster University Edimo Kessou Regine Medical Biochemistry: University of Leicester El-Badini India Jones Day Ellerton Aimee Film Studies: Queen Mary, University of London Enaifoh Hopkins Accounting & Finance: University of Reading Enye Anthony Mathematics & Economics: London School of Economics Eost Lucy Ellen General Engineering: Durham University Fearon Liam Urban Planning: University of the West of England Fisher Lauryn Building Surveying: Anglia Ruskin University Folan Harriett Final Checks – makeup artistry Ford Alice Psychology: Aston University Ford Samuel Ford Motor Company Gladman Mia Commerzbank AG Goodacre Danny Mathematics: The University of Bath Guchu Charity Accounting & Finance: University of Birmingham Hall Kaitlyn Sport & Exercise Science: University of Portsmouth Hall Zoe Rothschild Private Wealth Haroon Phoebe Speech & Language Therapy: City University Harrison Connor EY Professional Services Hayward Callahan Gap Year Hill Joe JLT Insurance Holmes Rhianne Geography: Queen Mary, University of London Houseago Annie H W Fisher Howard Emma Mechanical Engineering: University of Birmingham Hulbert Katie London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hurlstone Isobel French Studies & Geography: University of Birmingham Huwez Tara Business & Management: Brunel University Idigbe Ufuoma Law: Coventry University Ison Callum ITV Ivie Harriet History: University of Liverpool Jennings Michael TFL Jide-Ibitayo Olamipo Politics with Economics: Loughborough University Johnson Joseph Engineering: University of Cambridge Johnston Owen Civil Engineering: The University of Bath Joseph Sarah Civil Engineering: University of Greenwich Kelly James Law: University of Reading Kennerson Alice Camp South Africa Lacy Jamie Chemical Engineering: The University of Bath Ladejobi Racheal Biomedical Sciences: Newcastle University Larke Thomas Drama & History: University of Kent Lauder-Robb Charles Law: University of Brighton Lewis Dominic Actuarial Science: London School of Economics Linnen Harvey STARR Insurance Macleod James Gap Year Man Chelsea Havering College of Further and Higher Education Mann William Architecture & Environmental Design: University of Nottingham Manning Anna French & Beginners' German: University of Oxford March Elena Geography: University of Portsmouth Marshall Emily Medicine: University of Nottingham Martin Isabel Modern Languages: University of Exeter Martin Oscar Crown Stone Treatments Mason Gabrielle Commerzbank AG Maulkerson Abbie Psychology: The University of Bath McAllister Emily Graphic Design: Ravensbourne McArthur Nathan Lloyds of London McGuire Amy Media, Communication & Social Media: University of Winchester Mehmeti Cendresa Economics: Kingston University Mellows Emily English: The University of York Menear Phoebe Sports Marketing: Leeds Metropolitan University Messenger Daniel Economics: Loughborough University Middleton Sean English Literature with Film Studies: University of Surrey Miller Olivia Psychology: University of Kent Mills Alice Rose Spanish & History: University of Reading Monckton George Economics: University of Southampton Moon Jade Korea Development Bank Moore Will JLT Morter Oliver Economics: The University of Bath Moseray Francis Materials Science & Engineering: Swansea University Naish Aaron Architecture: The Arts University Bournemouth Nguyen Katie Accounting & Finance: University of Leicester Noonan Bethany Markel Noonan Sophie AON Nyambe Thabo Advertising & Marketing Communications: De Montfort Ogbebor Britney History: University College London Ogunye Nyasha Pharmacy: University of Nottingham Okesola Paul Accounting & Finance: De Montfort University Okunola Grace Medicine: Plymouth University Okyere Daniel Medical Physiology & Therapeutics: University of Nottingham Oluyede Oluwatobiloba Political Economy: University of Birmingham Orton Kyle London Fire Service volunteer cadet Osunsami Oluwamayowa Sociology & International Business: Northeastern University Palmer Ben Politics & International Studies: University of Warwick Palmer Joshua EY Professional Services Park Jiwon Fashion Marketing & Promotion: University of Westminster Perry Maria Modern Languages: Royal Holloway, University of London Pope Milo History: University of Warwick Powell Vienna Gap Year Ralph Harrison History: University of Kent Randall Sammi-Jo Jupiter Asset Management Reid Emma English Literature: University of Warwick Rosendale Caitlin Graphic Communication Design: University of the Arts Saha Mayoukh Pharmacy (Master of): King's College, University of London Salem Yousef Biomedical Sciences: Queen Mary, University of London Salihu Edi Economics: Plymouth University Salisbury Chloe Metropolitan Police Scrivener Luke Political & Medical Studies: University of Nottingham Scrutton Lucy Geography with Study Abroad: University of Exeter Seagroatt Henry Mathematics: King's College, University of London Sethi Riya American Studies & English: University of Nottingham Sherriff Olivia University for the Creative Arts Shipton Abigail Biomedical Science with Science: Keele University Shofoluwe Samson Architecture: London South Bank University Siggins Riva PwC Simpson Mia Templeton & Partners Skidmore Thomas Smith & Williamson Smith Edward Mathematics with Year in Industry: University of East Anglia Smith Martine Sport & Exercise Science: Loughborough University Smith Poppy BA(Hons) Business Management: Pearson College London Stanley Calum Creative & Professional Writing: St Mary's, University of London Stephens Joshua Veterinary Biosciences: Aberystwyth University Strak Braian Computer Science with Industrial Year: University of Reading Stubbles Gemma The Football Associaton Styrka Emily Drama & English: University of Sussex Sunder Neeraj Chemistry with Mathematics: University College London Sunmonu Ayokunmi Pharmacy: Medway School of Pharmacy Sweetman Jack Economics: Loughborough University Tang Josephine History: Queen Mary, University of London Tarling Freddie Psychology: Loughborough University Taylor Owen STARR Insurance Tevenan Thomas Bank of Montreal Thatcher-Gray Elysha BT Thomas Olivia Law: University of Nottingham Treble Tia Marks & Spencers Tyler Ruby History: University of Sussex Ugbeikwu Isaac Architecture & Environmental Design: University of Nottingham Walledge Ben Economics: City University Weaver Olivia Law: University of Nottingham Wellcome Amelia Geography (Human & Physical): University of Reading White William Aerospace Engineering: University of Bristol White Zara Grant Thornton Whyman Harry JLT Insurance Williams Francesca International Relations: Loughborough University Williams-Akinleye Oyinkonsola Civil Engineering: Loughborough University Wills Daniel Geography (Human & Physical): University of Reading Wood Maggie English & History: Queen Mary College, University of London Wybrow Beth History: King's College, University of London Yakes Sean Mathematics: Loughborough University Yetismis Suzan Chemistry: Imperial College London Young Maximilian French & History: University of Reading Zurita Aaron History: Queen Mary, University of London

THE WORSHIPFUL

COMPANY OF COOPERS

We are justifiably proud of our links with The Worshipful Company of Coopers, and every year one of our sixth form students is selected to become apprenticed to the current year’s Master of the Company. During subsequent years the Master meets regularly with his Apprentice to foster good relationships and support them in their future pathway. In the fulness of time many Apprentices go on to become members of the company and Freemen of the City of London. This year the Master Cooper, Mr Roy Campbell, chose two Apprentices: George Deverill and Anna Manning.

During the course of the year our links are maintained by various events such as Founders Day in the summer.

In June all students in Year 7 went to St Dunstan’s and All Saints Church in Stepney to celebrate the foundation of the school by its two founders, Nicholas Gibson and Prisca Coborn. Nicholas Gibson is buried in St Dunstan’s. This was Mr Bonnett’s last Founders’ Day Service as he will be moving on with the current Year 7 students as their Head of Year 8 from September. Mr James Woodward takes over as Head of Year 7 from September. Students were joined for the service by members of the Court of The Worshipful Company of Coopers, led by the new Master for 2018/2019, Mr Anthony Behrens, School Governors led by Chair of Governors Mr John Fahy, members of the School’s Senior Leadership Team led by Dr David Parry, and the Year 7 Form Tutors. Our organist, Mr Bob Norris led the school choir who sang ‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’ and ‘Tallis Canon’ under the musical direction of our Head of Music, Miss Lexi Williams.

During the service The Revd Canon Graeme Foulis Brown (Upper Warden of The Worshipful Company of Coopers), Alex Orton & Jacob Fortune (School Captains) laid flowers at the Nicholas Gibson Memorial while the members of the congregation sang the hymn ‘When A Knight Won His Spurs’.

As always, we are very grateful to The Revd Trevor Critchlow for his hospitality, and also to The Revd Dave Tomlinson who read the Sermon.

In July we were most honoured to be visited by the Lady Mayoress of London, Samantha Bowman, and Miss Fiona Adler, past Sherriff of the City of London. They were welcomed with a trumpet fanfare by Year 10’s Alexander McDonach and greeted by our School Captains. Members of The Court of The Coopers’ Company and our Senior Leadership Team then joined them in the Boardroom for ’A Brief History of the School’ given by Dr Ian Frood, Chair of the Educational Foundation. Next on the Agenda was the Opening of the newly refurbished Archive Room, most aptly named ‘The Dorothy Gorsuch Archive Room’ as a tribute and a thank you to Dorothy for the very many years she has spent looking after all our many treasures. Unfortunately Dorothy was unable to attend but her husband Alan and daughter Karen were there to represent her.

Games Captains Isabella Purdie and Harley Whittlestone then escorted our guests to the Gym for a fabulous gymnastics display, after which our STEM Captains, Francesca Stranders and Michael Watkins, led them on to a STEM Science lesson. After the STEM Science lesson, Music Captains Luke Bacchus, Oscar Eastman, Matthew Hale and Teerna Mukherjee escorted guests for Music Recitals and lunch in the Music Theatre where Teerna sang “The Winner Takes It All” accompanied by Luke on the piano. During the buffet lunch the Lady Mayoress and Miss Adler spoke to some of our D of E students about their experiences.

Following the visit, the Lady Mayoress wrote: “You must be so proud of these, your pupils. Quite apart from demonstrating how very talented they are in all sorts of disciplines - music, sport, STEM - their ability to talk to us with enthusiasm, humour and perfectly pitched confidence was immensely engaging,” and Miss Adler said: “From the moment we arrived at the school, students were warm, confident, animated, respectful and enthusiastic - qualities that can’t be contrived and the atmosphere in the school was one of great positivity and passion.”.

BURSARIES

Palmer and Bartell Bursaries are available for all students who wish to further their academic studies, for example, potential medics/linguists, etc. Many students also use their bursaries for coaching in sport and supporting development in music. These bursaries were established from the legacies of the late Mr E. W. Palmer (a former pupil and governor of the Coopers’ Company School and past Master of the Worshipful Company of Coopers), and the late Mr K. G. W. Bartell (a former pupil of the school). Joyce Honner, former teacher of Music at Coborn School, also left a bequest which funds the development of musicians in the school.

Successful 2017/2018 applicants:

Liam Purton Nathan Bright Lewis Binning Madeleine Sida Enoch Tang Daniel Sida Christopher Stephens Anthony Weingarten Dillon Buckley Alister Cummins Joe Williams Dante Coates Alia Radjabou Rosie Brown Abigail Ives Alice Brown Henry Hammond Nathan Brown Rebecca Mitchley Ryan Brown Chloe Brand Christopher Brown Serena Hand William Marshall Thushar Jithesh Stephanie Okoro Bradley Murphy Jasmine Banga William Murphy Nathan Banga Ruby Mace Samuel Twine Rhys Harding James Bixby Harry Spencer Alex Hennessy James Hamilton Nathan Meskell Lewis Dixon Olivia Sherriff Matthew Bright

SALVETE

Year 7

Coborn Gibson Amas Ella Ajunwa Favour Anthony Diamond Azzopardi Isabella Aseniyi Faith Bankole Keylian Atkins Mia Batty Kyra Violet Basinger Callum BettegaYuri Bates Lola Bosompem-Twum Sean Bennett Daniel Boukhoufane Ellie Bolaky Aliya Bunyan Mason Bradley Isabelle Cornwell Oliver Brocklebank Molly De Faria-Thomas Lily Brooks Flynn Ellis Samuel Bryan Isaiah George Sophie Cadman-Ithell Lily Ghir Aman Corbett Zoe Henstock Amber Davies Matthew Holding Jake Day Phoebe Kandola Isha Deville Palmer Kilner Heidi Dixon Daniel Kingston Emma Dixon Lewis Lafaurie-Tull Francisca Edwards Jack Malepa Cook Alexander Fisher Benjamin Marquis Anna Freeman Amber Morton Macy Freeman Hollie Norton William Gulvin Molly Oseni Deajan Hand Serena Paget Eva Hanford Jack Parker Gabriel Harris Julia Peckett Emily Hart Sophie Quinn Isabelle King George Redrup Lily King Harry Rook Callum Lewis Frank Rose Sunny Lewis Harry Saggers Noah Long Freya Salter Amelie Macleod Rosie Sillett Eloise McLaren Jamieson Smyth Harrison Morris Pia Spink Benjamin Munns Etyenne Stoddart Matthew Patel Maya Taylor Chloe Pepper Robert Thake Lucy Perry Alexander Voveryte Ema Procopio Leonardo Wales Benjamin Matthew Smith Charles Waller Katie Snares Darcy White Reece Thorogood-Sneade Ryan Wilkins Oscar Uzal Isabella Winter Harry Watkinson Patrick Willis Catherine

Guild Ratcliffe Ajibola Oluwalayomi Abel Sadie Barker Joel Alexandru Dominic Bello Samuel Attwood Grace Bray Alva Barron Joshua Britten Annalise Beney Darcie-Rae Brooker Molly Berry Callum Buck Aneura Bree Rhys Carter-Bones Adam Bridges Zachary Choudry Ibraheem Brown Ruby Coppen Daisy Butler Jude Corpaci Melissa Casey Emma Crane Calista Chhatralia Pritika Crossley Ella Flannery Keira Davies Isobel Foo Jessica Downes Joe Frimpong Taliyah Fallon Luis Goodey Albert Fourie Aidan Greening Thomas Franz Frankie Hardie-Rumbell Holly Gadsdon Evangeline Helby Eleanor Graham Thomas Hill Emily Grundy Oliver Hurley Evelyn Haley Remy Iqbal Ibrahim Heath Rebecca Jackson Harry Hernandez Haiden-Ruiz Jackson Xavier Hyde Amy Jass Aaryan Ibrahim Danyaal Kehoe Amy Jakhu Arissa Knight Zachary Jones Jasmyn Leach Rhys King Kiera Lindsay Yasmin Man Gerard Lowrie Morgan Marsh Sophie Marling Ben Mattis Joseph Mccarthy Isabella McDaniel Zarah Michael Gabriella Medeiros Xavier Moon Bailey Moore Noel Muwanga Abigail Moran Thomas Naughton Ruby Nattrass Lucy Ngooi Amelia Purdie Gabrielle Nguyen Cui Raducan Daniel Okoli Denzel Robson Lilly-Ella Okoro Stephanie Amarachi Rogers Jessica Pryor James Rowley Charles Ransome Esme Severn Hannah Sansom Charlie Soljaga Luka Verma Amraj Stapleton Megan Walby Hannah Talwar Kurt Whitehead Joseph Thomas Amelia Wiggins Charlie Thomas Jack Wilson-Exeter Emma Walker Ethan Wittridge Oliver

Year 8

Coborn Ratcliffe Peacock Aiden Michelin-Gonzales Samuel Nicolas

Guild Yexley Hannah Yexley Oliver

Year 9

Coborn Guild Foley Sydney Edmunds Jayden Quartey Tianna Odunze Jessy Smith Grace

Year 10

Coborn Ratcliffe Bebbington Christopher Straker Mason

Guild Brindle Sam

Year 12

Coborn Jamjumras Chanya Abel Rosa King Meaghan Alade Teresa Knibbs Kieran Ashamu Feyishikemi Kwateng Davina Aukeer Kashmira Marimon Joanna Bellotti Lewis Martin Isobel Binder Guy Masnurah Nusaiba Bryant Abbey Meredith Hannah Burgess Emily Mitchell Jessica Burns Blake Okutubo Taiwo Canova Tarkan Olley James Connelly Oliver Onafeko Christiana Daniels Thomas Opoku-Asamoah Emmanuella Davis Lucie Osunde Isoken Deavin Grace Phillips Rebecca Diss Kathryn Piercy Joseph Diss Kathryn Pontes Luana Edwards Sophie Raghavan Sachin Fox Jessica Ramsey James Fudge Jude Robson Sophie Hall Callum Rutter Molly Hopkins Kiera Saxby Thomas Jacyna Sebastian Skinner Josephine Sonubi Ayodeji Tunstall Isabella Spencer Zoe Woodside Connor Stanton Olivia Yetman Chandler Stephenson Ben

Gibson Adeshina Abidemi Maher Danny Airen Daniel Nightingill Callum Asare Sameera Orapa Denise Bacchus Luke Parle Sophie Bal Tania Parker Jordan Bhattacharyya Monalisa Phillips Cary Brown Jordan Pils Chadwick Browne Elizabeth Popova Elena Cotter Eloise Rahman Farhanur Davies Megan Roper Megan Ferguson Harry Sexton Amy Fernandez Morgan Shokunbi Oluwayinka Friensener Daniel SosanyaVictor Goggin Jack Thorne Scott Hudnott Joe Titley Peter Hughes Callum Williams Bradley Kaplan Zara Williams Elizabeth Lamb Molly Wotton Ella

Guild Abrahall Laura Knowlson Emily Adams Thomas Kros Courteney Ager Eliza Lebeau George Alam Sachin Li Weimin Asamoah Philip Madu Andrew Banyard Samuel Manger Elizabeth Barker Eloise Miller Ellie Bastin Matthew Mudiwa Munashe Brooks Samuel Obatolu Jessica Brown Thomas Obie Hannah Cooper Olivia Pellicci Joseph Davies-Haggata Brooke Pidgeon Olivia Dibiah Anita Pinnock Alexander Dighton James Popoola Faith-Anne Dixon James Quartey Talissa Drinkwater Elizabeth Rice Jack Durrell Max Sentain Jwahir Ellerton Jack Seymour Charles George Emily Spooner Jasmine Greenland Lauren Stallard Imogen Gregory Caitlin Story Dartford Ruby Hale Matthew Sutherland George Hamersley Britney Svejda Viktor Harding Charlotte Watkins Michael Isherwood Harriet Watkins Sian Kinsley Charlie Wood Hannah

Ratcliffe Ahmed Istiaque Badal Maya Audritt Miles Bannister Ellie-Mae Bridge Alicia Kamau Sean Brooke Maisie Kaul Kiran Clark Matthew Keevil Emily Croucher Jamie Knight Chloe Crump Jake Maistry Aliyah Dave Srina Meehan Roisin Day Megan Morement Harvey Debens Natasha Musah Nadia Dillon Jasmine Osborne Katie Doherty Mary O'Sullivan Oisin Fajuyitan Deborah Parish Sophie Fisher Henry Prakash Angel Foster Jake Punzal Danielle Marie Glyne-Phillips Rhys Saxon Hannah Green Jack Smith Samuel Gundersen Chloe Stranders Francesca Guvenc Demirhan Taplin-Green Oliver Halliwell Alex Vaughn Nadia Harmon-Bovell Grace Wright Aran Hills Charles Yacoub Zeina Hyde Mason Yusuf Nathan Idagu Uke-Ada

VALETE

Year 13

Coborn Addison Harvey Smith Edward Agyei Aaron-Jerome Sunder Neeraj Alkomi Tarek Tarling Freddie Archer Thema Tevenan Thomas Bastin Isaac White Zara Batty Hannah Yetismis Suzan Brand Emily Brown Molly Buzoku Ideal Gibson Abass Olubukola Cadman-Ithell George Adeoye Joanna-Christine Casson Erin Adigun-Hameed Oluwatofunmi Chudley Isabella Bagnall Emily Denham Caitlan Balmford Frederick Edgell-Reeves Emma Banks Richard Enaifoh Hopkins Barton Charlotte Fearon Liam Bowser James Fisher Lauryn Bull George Goodacre Danny Burns Molly Hall Zoe Cheung Ciaran Houseago Annie Cummins Brianna Howard Emma Delamere Nancy Hurlstone Isobel Doherty Anna Huwez Tara Dutton Florence Jennings Michael Edimo Kessou Regine Johnson Joseph Ellerton Aimee Ladejobi Racheal Folan Harriett Linnen Harvey Ford Alice Mann William Guchu Charity Manning Anna Hall Kaitlyn Martin Isabel Haroon Phoebe McArthur Nathan Harrison Connor Morter Oliver Hayward Callahan Naish Aaron Ison Callum Orton Kyle Joseph Sarah Park Jiwon Lauder-Robb Chay Powell Vienna Lewis Dominic Randall Sammi-Jo Mason Gabrielle Scrutton Lucy Maulkerson Abbie Sethi Riya Messenger Daniel Skidmore Thomas Middleton Sean Miller Olivia Jide-Ibitayo Olamipo Moon Jade Kennerson Alice Nguyen Katie Lacy Jamie Noonan Sophie Macleod James Palmer Ben Man Chelsea Perry Maria Martin Oscar Ralph Harrison McAllister Emily Reid Emma Mills Alice Salisbury Chloe Moseray Francis Scrivener Luke Noonan Bethany Seagroatt Henry Ogbebor Britney-Lea Siggins Riva Okesola Paul Simpson Mia Okunola Rio Smith Poppy Oluyede Oluwatobiloba Styrka Emily Osunsami Oluwamayowa Tyler Ruby Pope Milo Wellcome Amelia Saha Mayoukh Whyman Harry Smith Martine Stubbles Gemma Williams Francesca Sweetman Jack Williams-Akinleye Oyinkonsola Tang Josephine Wills Daniel Taylor Owen Thatcher-Gray Elysha Wood Maggie Thomas Olivia Wybrow Beth Walledge Ben Weaver Olivia

White William Guild Yakes Sean Adamson Ellen Young Maximilian Awoyemi Nimat Zurita Aaron Baker Samuel

Bouazza Haroon Buchanan Edward Ratcliffe Byrne Gemma Aina IIreoluwatomiwa Chujor Jennifer Argent Annabelle Clark Ben Ashdown Cameron Coggins Chloe Bello Temitope Cook Samuel Butt Danesh Costan Carla Chimhini Panashe Deighton Joseph Clark Ben Delamere Georgia Clements Anna Dorrington Oliver Connor Joseph Doyle Madeline Costin James Dunlea Tobias Cottage Faith Eost Lucy Crane Phoebe Ford Samuel Cranston James Gladman Mia Cross Joseph Hill Joseph Curtis Jake Holmes Rhianne Deville Emmay Devo Adam Monckton George Drewett Natasha Moore William Duggan Helena Nyambe Thabo Palmer Joshua Ogunye Nyasha Rosendale Caitlin Okyere Daniel Sherriff Olivia Shofoluwe Samson Shipton Abigail Stanley Calum El-Badini India Stephens Joshua Enye Anthony Strak Braian Ivie Harriet Sunmonu Ayokunmi Mehmeti Cendresa Treble Tia Mellows Emily Ugbeikwu Isaac Menear Phoebe

Year 12

Coborn Guild Doku Jonathan Crown Emily Lynch Harriet Morley Jody Purkiss Gabriel Seputis Simonas Ratcliffe Gowers Calvin

Year 11

Coborn Gibson Aboim Adam Batley Rhiannon Aborisade Olanrewaju Brown Alfie Cooper James Achampong Kofi Court Lily Adolphe Joshua Enye Benjamin Allen Thomas Faheem Mehak Basstoe Sam Gibson Charlotte Fennemore Scott Green Ava Hamilton-Flack Myles Hurley Jeanie Hindle Lois Illston Kiara Hodges Millie Kipping Owen Hodges Robyn Little Samuel Lawal Emmanuel Maloney Freddie Roberts Emily Morter Chloe Rushworth Charlotte Nguyen Khoa Saggers Caitlin O'Shea Isla Shipton Sophie Wadman George Shouksmith Benjamin Waskett Oliver Wall Alfie Wilson Nancy Watley Michael Woods Oliver

Guild Ball Sally Rogers Annaliese Barry Callum Saggers Zackary Bloxam Maisie Sandy Aicha Bree Lucy Sexton-Barnes Jessica Bridgman Oliver Smith Kirsty Coker Gabriel Spencer Charlotte Eden Joshua Sumption Sasha Fox William Thompson Harry Gouldie Eleanor Welch Yolana Grimwood Jacob White Tilly Heath Stephens Stanley Wiltshire Lucy Mills Charlie Wright Tomos Phillips Harry

Ratcliffe Free Alex Aboim Jordan Gibbs Emily Bentley Samuel Kaima-Batchelor Robyn Betts Lucy Khan Aarun Carr Chloe Li Chengyuan Carter-Miller Ava Martinez Nicole Deville Mia Moseley Frankie Donovan Isobel Mulroy-Yourell Hayden Drew Eva-Louise Ogunmola Emmanuel Emeka-Ugwuadu Nicole Quartey Kieran Emmanuel Cai Severn Nathan Folan Scarlett Williams Imogen

Year 10

Guild Holloway Sophia

Year 9

Gibson Kite Louie

NEWS OF FORMER

STUDENTS AND STAFF

We are always very pleased to hear news from past students and recently received a lovely email from the mother of Martha Muir, who left in the summer of 2015 to study at Durham University. “Before Martha came to Coopers Coborn she had never debated before, but she loved it from the start, and joined the university debating society as soon as she arrived in Durham, progressing quickly from novice to advanced. Martha was recently selected as one of a team of four to represent Durham in the World University Debating Championships in Mexico City in December. She was recently contacted on social media by a Canadian Rhodes scholar, on her second masters at Oxford, who was keen to encourage other BME debaters, and asked Martha to team up with her at a recent competition at King’s in London. They won it, and I think this gave her a great confidence boost for the trials for the world championship team. Indeed, debating generally has been enormously valuable in giving Martha confidence and access to some wonderful experiences, and it all began at Coopers Coborn.”

Elliot Harper Former Coopers' Drama student Elliot Harper, who is now performing in London's West End, stopped by to watch our production of 'Big Fish'. The school has been delighted to follow his progress in the theatre, including his work in the Exorcist, Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, to name but a few.

Sheila Atim

Recently Sheila was awarded an Olivier Award for Best Supporting Acress in a Musical. Her award-winning part was as Marianne in Conor McPherson's Girl From The North Country - the five-star play scored by a reimagining of Bob Dylan's songbook. The show united audiences - both Dylan fans and not - and had critics in rapture, a response that the 26-year-old actress told us ahead of last night's ceremony means a lot, given the risk involved in taking well-loved music and giving it a new spin. "The show was created with a lot of love, a lot of passion, a lot of creative generosity and so it's nice to know that we're getting that back," she said.

Emily Defroand Playing club hockey for Surbiton, Defroand is a full-time athlete, benefiting from UK sport funding as part of the Great Britain squad. The 23 year-old’s career has run in tandem with professionalisation and, after graduating from Birmingham University in 2016 with a masters in sports science, she became part of a new generation able to dedicate themselves entirely to the sport. “I submitted my dissertation a couple of weeks after the girls won gold in Rio,” she says. “It’s really been lucky, the timing of it all, it’s been a natural progression for me. I finished university, was able to trial for the squad and now I’m living my dream.” Emily made her Great Britain debut in February 2018 and her current training is as part of that group. She won a bronze medal as part of Team England in the Commonwealth Games in Australia, and already has an impressive number of England and Great Britain caps.

Gemma Hawkins Gemma is a London-based musician who specialises in musical theatre, with extensive experience as a music director, rehearsal and audition pianist and pit musician. She is currently working as assistant musical director in Chichester Festival Theatre’s production of Fiddler on the Roof, directed by Daniel Evans. She is an accomplished pianist, oboist and singer, and performs regularly at weddings, dinners and special occasions, as well as working frequently as an accompanist for exams, festivals and recitals across the UK. Gemma studies piano accompaniment at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and is a graduate of the Musical Direction and Coaching Course at the Royal Academy of Music.

Nicola Hawkins

Nicola, actor and presenter, previously in the West End stage production of Mamma Mia,

Luke Norris Actor and playwright, Luke has been playing the part of Dr Dwight Enys in the very popular BBC series Poldark. He has also been involved in his new play, Growth, which was showing in Edinburgh, which followed his first play (Goodbye to All That, at the Royal Court), and his second (So Here We Are, which won the Bruntwood Prize for playwriting). He has combined these successes with lauded performances in the likes of A View from the Bridge and Matthew Xia’s revival of Joe Penhall’s production of Blue/Orange, both at the Young Vic.

Tom Toolis Tom graduated from the University of Bath with a Sport and Exercise degree in 2017, having trained and studied at Pentathlon GB’s National Training Centre for the previous 5 years. 2015 was a stellar season for the former North Kent Modern Pentathlon Club athlete as he finished 22nd in his only World Cup Final appearance to date and recorded a career best 17th place finish at the European Championships on home soil. 2015 also saw Tom make his debut in the individual debut at a World Championships when he competed in Berlin. Having failed to qualify for the final in his first two World Championships appearances, it was third time lucky for Tom at the 2017 event in Cairo where he produced strong performances across all disciplines in difficult conditions to make the last thirty-six. Tom went on to finish 20th in the final, which was his best result at an overseas senior major championships.

Fiona Scolding QC

We were delighted to hear that former student, Fiona, has been made the first woman QC at Outer Temple Chambers. Having studied History at Downing College, Cambridge, she subsequently took a Law conversion course at the City University.

THE COOPERS’ COBORN RECORD WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO HEAR NEWS OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF ANY FORMER STUDENTS FOR INCLUSION IN NEXT YEAR’S RECORD. Please email Karen Pack at [email protected]

Members of Staff Valete

Doris Peat We said a fond farewell in 2018 to one of our most treasured and legendary members of staff – Mrs Doris Peat, MBE. Doris had been at the school a phenomenal 43 years, working in a range of different roles. She took the decision to retire on Thursday 8th February, at the impressive age of 89. Doris received an MBE from the Queen for Services to Education on 16th February, 2012. This is without doubt one of the proudest moments of her life, and you can see a photograph of Doris receiving her MBE below. Whilst Doris has left the school she will always be a part of the Coopers Coborn family, and we wish her well in her retirement.

Mr Philip Collins Miss Valerie Fournet Teacher of Mathematics Head of MFL, 27 years French & Spanish 8 years Ms Sarah Cheale Head of Politics Miss Anjuli Wheaton Director of SEND & Child Protection Head of Year 13 25 years Teacher of History 8 years Mrs Kim Tiffin Head of Art Mrs Mary Paulus 17 years Head of Sociology 8 years Mrs Debbie Hawkins Music Admin Mr Thomas Billinghurst 14 years Teacher of English 2 years Mrs Kathy Liegeois Language Assistant Miss Katherine Coates 11 years Physics Tutor 2 years Mr Mark Short Teacher of RE Mr Tony Moss 10 years 2nd in Maths 2 years

THE JACK PETCHEY

AWARD SCHEME

The Jack Petchey Foundation was set up to inspire and motivate young people across London and Essex by providing exciting projects and programmes for them to get involved in. Outstanding achievements of today’s young people are recognised by rewarding them for their hard work and positive impact on their community.

School winners for 2017/2018 are pictured below, and they received their awards from Mayor Linda Van der Hende, who urged the assembled students to use their award win as a springboard for even bigger and better things.

The Outstanding Leader Award for the school was presented to Mr Nick Galvin, Senior Science Technician, for helping students with practical science, and his work in co- ordinating and developing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths).

SEMPER FIDELIS……

Each morning, lower school classes take it in turns to be involved in a ceremony to raise either the Union Jack or the flag of the Worshipful Company of Coopers. This is done as a mark of respect and to give students the opportunity to read poems or say prayers in acknowledgment of global events.

Remembrance of the 1914 – 1918 Great War

Our annual Remembrance Service was held on Friday 10 November in Coborn Court. School Captains Anna Manning and Emma Edgell-Reeves led the Service from the dining room roof. During the week leading up to the service, students sold poppies for the Royal British Legion, as well as making their own poppies at lunchtimes with Miss Brennan in Design & Technology.

Bells4St.Georges project

“I had the pleasure last week to join Michael Polledri (Coopers' Company's School 1957-64) at the dedication and blessing of the bells at St Georges Memorial Church in Ypres. It was Michael's generous donation to the Bells4StGeorges project that enabled him to have an inscription on one of the eight bells and Michael dedicated it to Coopers' Old Boys who died in the 1914-18 war. As a donor, Michael was able to have an entry in the memorial book which reads as follows:- In remembrance of the 117 former pupils of the Coopers' Company's School, Bow in London, who, at an average age of 20, lost their lives during the Great War, as did a Master, Lieutenant Bernard Pitt, we hereby commemorate their sacrifice. "Love as Brethren". School Governor, Mr Tim Hayes

IN MEMORY OF.…..

Since the last edition of the Coopers’ Coborn Record in 2008, sadly the following staff and students are no longer with us:

Amy Haskew (student from 2002 to 2009)

Thomas Wilson (student from 2004 to 2011)

Katelyn Donovan (student from 2007 to 2011)

Christine Leavens (administration and personnel 1988 to 2012)

Carol Thornton (teacher of Mathematics and Head of Year)

Emma Polston (teacher of English and Head of Year)

John Redfern (Clerk to the Foundation Governors 1990 to 2017)

Bob Pearson (student at Coopers School from 1927 to 1934). He died in January 2018, aged 101, and held the honour of being the “Oldest Old Boy”

Love as Brethren