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Summer 2020 Chair Head Bursar Registrar Staffroom School Office ...the professional journal for Management & Staff CAREFREE SCHOOL MINIBUS OWNERSHIP Choose from our complete range of versatile 9 - 17 Seat School Minibuses • Finance Plans To Suit All Budgets Call today to arrange a quotation or free demonstration • Nationwide Service & Support • D1 and B Licence Minibuses 01202 091618 • New & Pre-Owned Available redkite-minibuses.com • Driver Assist Options [email protected] VEHICLE CERTIFICATION NATIONWIDE SUPPLIERS OF PEUGEOT (RECOMMENDED), AGENCY FORD & VAUXHALL 2 Independent Schools Magazine Advertisement Sales: 01242 259249 [email protected] In this issue... Enjoy the holidays! This is our usual combined issue for June and the summer months. We’ll be back in September. 05 Emotional Implications for Returners helping pupils cope back at school 06 Virtual Tours & Open Days how to inspire that vital ‘emotional connection’ Teenage actor hoping 07 Virtual Classrooms to film again myriad of positive opportunities A talented young actor is hoping the next 08 Virtual Taster Days series of a popular BBC children’s television new joiners get an advanced flavour of school show will go ahead this summer. 09 Studying during Lockdown Connor Elliott, 14 and a student at Bradford what do foreign students really think of what’s on offer? Grammar School (BGS), spends most of his summers filming for the CBBC sketch 12 Strengthening Partnerships with Parents show Class Dismissed, which has just been communicate with frankness & sensitivity commissioned for a seventh series. The show follows four Year 9 pupils as they grapple with 14 Wider Re-opening everyday life with extraordinary teachers. latest research; innovative plans Connor has been acting and singing since he 20 Profile was four and secured his first part alongside in conversation with Lee Thomas theatre star Jason Donavan for the UK tour of Priscilla Queen of the Desert when he was 26 Major Financial Challenges Loom aged just seven. constant vigilance the new norm The teenager has been part of the Class Dismissed cast for two years and has also 28 Going Global CAREFREE SCHOOL MINIBUS OWNERSHIP appeared on stage with CBBC’s Mr Tumble, analysing the legal considerations where he had to deliver his performance 34 Teaching Kitchen Skills using Makaton sign language for his young chef’s innovation brings life benefits audience. He has taken part in the children’s Choose from our complete range of versatile version of the television show Gogglebox and his most recent achievement is landing a part Plus 9 - 17 Seat School Minibuses in Wakefield Theatre Royal’s production of 04 Introducing ‘Day Boarders’ Oklahoma. 10 English Language minefield for uni applicants 16 Welcome Back! - primary years settle in again Cover background 22 Sixth-formers launch home-learning platform 24 Music & Drama Focus Feature • Finance Plans To Suit All Budgets Call today to arrange a quotation 30 Adopting the new ‘Safe Boarding’ charter or free demonstration We Shall Remember... 32 VE Day 75 years on • Nationwide Service & Support Walhampton School, Hampshire, has created a 36 Pandemic in Focus - Covid 19 initiative & inspiration beautiful Remembrance Garden, with a striking 38 Changing Faces, Changing Places • D1 and B Licence Minibuses statue of a veteran talking to two children 39 Contact Us; Fee e-mag offer; Editorial Advsiory Board at its heart. Special feature on VE Day and 01202 091618 Remembrance – pages 32-33 • New & Pre-Owned Available Is Your School Mentioned? See page 39 for an A-Z listing redkite-minibuses.com • Driver Assist Options [email protected] LOOKING TO BUY OR SELL A SCHOOL OR NURSERY National SchoolTransfer For a Professional – Confidential Service VEHICLE CERTIFICATION NATIONWIDE SUPPLIERS OF PEUGEOT (RECOMMENDED), www.nationalschooltransfer.com Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1980 621251 AGENCY FORD & VAUXHALL Advertisement Sales: 01242 259249 [email protected] Independent Schools Magazine 3 Bursaries for NHS key workers Reigate Grammar School, Surrey, is recognising the outstanding work of frontline staff in the NHS, care homes and the emergency services by funding 10 additional bursary places specifically for the children of key health workers. Head Shaun Fenton, who is HMC Vice Chair, says: ‘Our school and its global community recognise the outstanding contribution the NHS key workers make to the health and wellbeing of the British people, particularly at this time of national crisis. We are in 800 PPE face awe of their commitment, passion and bravery as they protect and care for us all from their pivotal shields to frontline position on the front line.’ develop the NHS medics of the King’s Ely has been able to Patrick, who has worked at King’s The ten NHS Scholars places, future though its sixth-form make and donate more than 800 Ely for twelve years, said: “It has which will be available bursary programme. Personal Protective Equipment been extremely rewarding and a immediately, are for parents who It already has a strong reputation (PPE) face shields to frontline and huge privilege to be able to make work across the whole NHS and key workers in the region. these face shields. I feel this is just carer workforce, including nurses, for producing the medics of a small gesture for our medical paramedics, porters, and cleaners. tomorrow, with 100 percent Every single one of the protective and care services, who are all They will be means tested and of applicants getting places at shields has been made by Patrick doing a wonderful job in the local worth up to 100 percent of fees. medical school in recent years, Carberry, who is Head of Design community during what is a very and through its STEM [science, and Technology at King’s Ely. Mr Fenton said: ‘The Coronavirus challenging time.” technology, engineering and Patrick has worked tirelessly pandemic crisis has reminded us maths] bursary programme. While to make the shields since the Recipients so far include local that there are a whole host of a large number of bursary places Coronavirus lockdown began pharmacies and GP surgeries, professionals who keep hospitals are already awarded annually, the and the wider health community and, thanks to support from the local nursing homes and care school now wants to expand this running. These are the parents school’s operations team and providers, including Mihomecare provision by offering opportunities who we hope will be inspired to coverage on its social media Cambridgeshire, Love Life Care to children from disadvantaged apply for a place for their child on platforms, Patrick and the school in Ely and The Edmund Trust, backgrounds who have a passion our NHS Scholars programme .’ have been able to donate them to supermarket staff, and frontline for working in the NHS. This a whole host of frontline workers staff at Ely’s Princess of Wales The school is also launching scheme aims to produce future and organisations – often on a Hospital and Hinchingbrooke a special fund to discover and generations of key NHS workers. daily basis. Hospital in nearby Huntingdon. Introducing Day Boarders Benenden and are confident that our day Mrs Price, who has worked in of girls joining in the Lower Fifth School, Kent, is boarders will integrate seamlessly a wide range of different types (Year 9) and Six One (Year 12) introducing day into our wonderful, happy boarding of independent schools, added: to ensure they can be smoothly boarders for the community.” “Benenden has always been a integrated into Benenden. first time. boarding school – and it will The move is of significance because Day boarders will play a very large continue to be a boarding school, Headmistress Benenden is the final all-girls’ part in Benenden life. They will be Samantha Price said: “We know just with a small number of day boarding school in the UK to have joining existing boarding houses from families living locally that boarders in addition. moved away from offering ‘full and, along with their boarding there is a strong demand for girls boarding’ only, with day, weekly and “We are confident that our new peers, will be attending lessons to join us as day boarders and we flexi boarding having been widely day boarders will have a positive and sports matches on Saturdays are delighted to be able to welcome impact, with even more girls here at some of these girls to Benenden introduced across the sector in as well as major school events on weekends making the most of our for the first time next year. In many recent years. Nevertheless, the School some weekends. They will also be beautiful 250-acre site and stunning ways this is an historic moment for stressed it would always remain a encouraged to participate in some facilities.” Benenden – and a very exciting one boarding school first and foremost of the 150 co-curricular activities for the School. We have planned but that this strategic move would The School will be limiting the available outside of lesson times, this approach very carefully indeed enable it to widen access further. number of day boarders to a handful including in the evenings. 4 Independent Schools Magazine Advertisement Sales: 01242 259249 [email protected] Emotional implications of a return to school Schools will not be opening their doors to all pupils until the Autumn Term at the earliest. And if schools do open for all year groups then, for the vast majority it will be after an absence, from the school building if not lessons, of six months. Jane Prescott, President (2020) of the Girls’ Schools Association and Headmistress of Portsmouth High School GDST, discusses... We have all experienced a return Frequent, transparent hear her voice, I could easily have to have to be ready to show to a workplace after a prolonged communication as well as taken offence, but I knew what empathy and sensitivity to the absence.