ASPIREASPIRE The official termly newsletter of Langley School SUMMER TERM 2016 ISSUE 12

TEL:0121 706 9771 EMAIL:office@langley.solihull.sch.uk WEBSITE:langley.solihull.sch.uk Aspiring to be the best we can be: Headteacher Introduction

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Dear Reader

Welcome to this Summer 2016 edition of Aspire – Langley’s termly magazine showcasing the wide range of activities and achievements experienced by our young people.

The summer term is, of course, a busy examinations period for our older students and, once again, they did Langley proud with some fine GCSE results. There were some simply outstanding, individual outcomes: Akalya achieved 10 A*s and an A; Benoit and Kitty achieved 6 A*s and 5 As each; Eva achieved 8 A*s and 3 As. There were lots of other individual success stories too and we saw many happy, smiling, young people in school towards the end of August, ready, willing and able to move on to the next stage of their lives We are very proud of the class of 2016 and look forward to welcoming them back in December as we celebrate their Langley careers at our annual Awards Evening.

As well as working hard in class, the rest of the school community took advantage of a great number of events on offer, within as well as beyond the school gate, and I hope that you enjoy reading about them in this magazine. There were field trips to the Peak District and in-school productions of Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’; there was our fine Summer Music Concert and an ‘interesting’ staff versus students netball match; our more -able Year 10s were invited to the University of Oxford for the day to sample life there and three of our younger students had their poems published as part of the Birmingham and Solihull Poetry Competition anthology; our Year 7s braved the hills and streams of Dovedale, while our drama, literacy and numeracy summer schools were very well attended and a great time was had by all.

Our success in an ever-increasing number of sports continues to grow. By way of example, Langley’s Year 9 footballers enjoyed a tremendous run, culminating in them being crowned winners of the West Midlands County FA Cup and then reaching the final of the Trevor Gill Trophy, played at Villa Park. Not to be outdone, our girls’ athletics squad became South Solihull Schools Super 6 champions.

So much of what we do here depends on the excellent behaviour and commitment of our young Langley ambassadors combined with the support they receive from their families and, of course, our highly dedicated staff. It really is a great pleasure to witness on a daily basis so many young people investing so much into their school life and gaining so much back in return.

I hope that you enjoy the Summer 2016 Aspire.

My best wishes to you.

P. Talbot Headteacher

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YEAR 10 - KINGSWOOD YEAR 9 THE TEMPEST ‘We are such stuff as dreams are made on…’

In July 50 Year 10 students and 5 members of staff spent a weekend at the Kingswood Centre in Overstrand, Norfolk investigating coastal erosion and management. We arrived on Friday and spent the afternoon examining the At the end of the Summer Term, Year 9 created a coastal defences at Overstrand. storm with their own version of Shakespeare’s ‘The On Saturday we undertook beach profiling and investigated longshore drift at Tempest’. Students had to apply to participate in this points along the Norfolk Coast and on Sunday we visited Cromer to study the two day Shakespearean extravaganza where they had impacts of tourism. We spent time at the centre using GIS software to present to develop a script; find and create costumes and our data and there was plenty of time for activities such a building bottle rockets, problem solving and the “Nightline”, a blindfold obstacle course team props as well as learn lines and rehearse roles for challenge! one of Shakespeare’s most loved plays. The group of This was a wonderful opportunity for the students to enhance their GCSE students worked tirelessly with members of the class work and gather extra information for their exam. English and Drama department to create their own, very special version of The Tempest. The whole of Year 9 then came together on a hot and stuffy Friday afternoon in the theatre to enjoy the play and support their peers who put on a tremendous performance. Despite the constraints of time, every performer and stage worker adopted their roles and learned their lines with true professionalism. It was a splendid afternoon which we all enjoyed and we will remember for a very long time. Well done performers, we are very proud of you. Mrs Thorpe and the English Faculty

‘An Inspector Calls’ to Langley In preparation for their Literature GCSE examination, Key Stage 4 students were offered the opportunity to see a live performance of J.B. Priestley's 'An Inspector Calls'. Students were entertained by a one hour production of the play in the Dovehouse theatre and it was a fantastic opportunity to lift the text from the page and appreciate the Year 8 science trip to Natural History Museum script as a piece of drama. In July an eager group of Year 8s visited the Natural History Museum in London for the day. They had an amazing time looking at all of the exhibits, as well as wending their way to the centre of the earth. One of the highlights of the day was trying to start an earthquake. The students were an absolute pleasure to be with and represented the school well.

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DT TEXTILES & GRAPHIC PRODUCTS

Superb efforts from Year 7 in Graphic Products! Some excellent paper engineered occasion cards.

Iona in Year 9 Harry Potter themed cushion Year 8 selfie block colour portraits

Year 9 have been working well on Busy Year 7's in the workshop. some complex designed stencils! Fantastic key holder projects!

Year 9 GP students turning their Amelia in Year 9 Pen Pots Amelia in Year 8 Unicorn fleece hat perspective drawings into CAD models

YEAR 7 ALL THINGS BRITISH

This year’s Year 7 Textiles students researched into the theme “All Things British” and produced a mood board as part of a homework project. They then used their mood boards to inspire ideas to design and make a drawstring bag. To construct the bag students tie dyed fabric for one side of the bag, and then decorated their bag using the sewing machine and other techniques like hand embroidery and heat transfer printing.

4 Aspiring to be the best we can be: Beyond the Classroom

HARRY POTTER TRIP 2016 YEAR 7 STUDENTS AT THE BRITISH LIBRARY AT A SHAKESPEARE EXHIBITION AND WORKSHOP On a hot day in July at the end of term, 25 Literacy Ambassadors were rewarded for all of their hard work in promoting reading all year with a magical trip to the Warner Brothers' Harry Potter Studios in London. Students began their bewitching adventure with a tour of the Great Hall where they were able to get up close to the set and costumes from some of the main scenes and actors. Once past the Sorting Hat, they went on to explore props and sets from all of the fantastic films. After a ride on a broomstick; some wonderful 'wanding' and a trip on the Hogwarts Express, students enjoyed a relaxing lunch on Privet Drive with Butter Beer for refreshment. Excitingly, the Dursley's home was open exclusively over the summer so we were able to snoop into their living room and see the flying letters scene. A final trip down Diagon Alley led us to the last part of the attraction which is a surprise so we won't On May 27th, 2016 forty Year 7 students visited the British Library in spoil it for you here!... London and, through the exhibition, went on a journey through 400 Overall, a spellbinding visit for some very well deserving years of history. At the start of the exhibition students were treated to students. seeing exhibits from the first productions of Hamlet and The Tempest and a knowledgeable guide explained how Shakespeare’s plays have been transformed on stage by theatre directors for new generations of theatre-goers. Students were invited to imagine how audiences might have reacted to ground-breaking moments like the first stage appearance by a female actor in 1660 and the first British performance of Othello by a black actor in 1825. Students also saw the glamorous Vivien Leigh’s Lady Macbeth costume, the surprising circus prop from Peter Brook’s radical 1970s A Midsummer Night’s Dream , and the stunning detail of the award-winning costumes from Twelfth Night starring Mark Rylance, as performed at Shakespeare’s Globe. A wonderful day was enjoyed by all!

DUKE OF EDINBURGH

END OF YEAR AWARDS

Well done to all the students that received awards this year. These are given to students for Service to the Community, Commitment to Learning and for Outstanding Effort during the For our Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award we spent 2 days hiking in the Peak academic year. There were also certificates District. The walk was a lot of fun, despite the fog and rain. It was pretty tiring, for each year group for Sports Boy and Girl of but we all enjoyed ourselves while we were there and the scenery was the year and Inspiring Musicians. amazing to look at, especially from the top of one of the many hills. We spent the night at a campsite and it rained for most of the night, which meant most of Thank you to all the family members that our stuff was completely soaking. Even though the weather was pretty poor we attended this special end of year event. all had a good time and managed to complete the weekend.

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SUMMER SCHOOL 2016

During the Summer break the Langley Drama Department embarked on the rather ambitious task of producing a full stage play in just 4 days. Together with a young cast and a crew, made up of a mixture of Langley Students and local budding actors, we managed to stage our adaptation entitled 'Yellow Brick Road'. The week was a roaring success and the audience were all amazed by how professional, entertaining and polished the show was and that is testament to the hard work of staff and students. What a fun and fabulous time we had and we can't wait until next year! Les pays francophones / Vorsprung durch Deutsch lernen! The Modern Languages Faculty would like to say "Bravo" / "Wunderbar" to all of the Year 7 pupils who submitted projects on French or German speaking countries. We were very impressed with the amount of time pupils spent on researching and presenting their work. Some of the finalists work is now on display in the MFL Department. Mr Cox had a very difficult job judging but he has done so and the winners are- French - Elinor & Holly O'Brien German - Olivia Rose Well done to everyone who took part!

PRIMARY ARTS PROJECTS Over the Summer Term Langley’s Drama department worked with pupils from Year 5 and 6 at Greswold, Sharmans Cross, Oak Cottage and Kineton Green Primary Schools. The pupils took part in a 3 day ‘Does Your Mother Know’ workshop to hone their lines, songs and dances before putting on 2 performances in the Dovehouse Theatre in front of their families and friends.

CLEAN FOR THE QUEEN

Some Year 7 & 8 school council members clean for the Queen.

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STAFF V YEAR 11 NETBALL The Year 11 v Staff annual netball match took place, it was a very close match, but this year the staff were just beaten.

LEAVERS ASSEMBLY In May we said goodbye to our ’Class of 2016’ students with a fun packed leavers assembly, hosted by Head of Year Mrs Cooke and her tutor team. YEAR 11 PROM

In June after completing their GCSE exams over 180 students and staff donned their best attire and enjoyed the Year 11 Prom at the Motorcycle Museum.

SUMMER CONCERT 2016! It’s been a busy year in the Music Department. Since the last concert the Langley Singers have entertained the more mature members of our community at a number of care homes as well as at the Tea Party in December. In January a number of Year 7 students attended a fantastic concert by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra at the Symphony Hall, after exploring the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. This is a popular trip which combines Music and Art and has now become a regular yearly event. In February a number of our musicians were involved in the MASS Orchestra project, working with musicians from other school in the area as well as professional musicians. Their hard work culminated in an impressive performance at the Symphony Hall. This was an amazing experience for all those involved and we are hoping this project will be repeated in 2017. Every year the Music Department gives one student in each year group the ‘Inspiring Musician’ Award. This year our winners were Maria McNamara, Tom Ward, Hannah Lindsay and Ed Toogood. Congratulations! It was a very difficult decision for us but these pupils really stood out for their dedication, participation and consistent effort.

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MAKE IT ENGINEERING COMPETITION

On the 28th of April Mrs Trout and Mrs Hanlon took a group of Year 9 Technology students to the NEC to take part in the Make it Engineering competition – hosted by the Commercial Vehicle Show. Students were given the design brief ‘To design a new style of haulage fleet vehicles to maximise comfort for the driver and storage of items in the van”. Students were asked to go into the Commercial Vehicle show and research different vans, ask industry experts questions and gather information. For the rest of the day students then took part in designing their vehicle, logo and costing up the parts and profit that would be made. Students then presented their ideas to the ‘dragons’ which were made up of 4 Chief Executives of companies such as Isuzu and Eddie Stobbart. The students were fantastic and were awarded 2nd place overall. Joe Gould in 9E was awarded the prize of ‘Outstanding Student’. All of the students were complimented for their excellent behaviour, eloquence and professionalism. Well done to all the students that took part, they were Joe Gould, Brendan Bray, Henry Clarke, Luke Cotton, Jessica Tennant, Megan John, Mary Ann Hall, Simran Kular .

Year 9 STEM Workshop Thorpe Park - Maths and Science

At the end of June, 25 Year 9 pupils were chosen to take part in a series of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) workshops at Langley School. The workshops were hosted by a STEM based company called Proctor Ltd, and pupils were able to take part in a variety of different challenging activities; from building the fastest car, to building a sturdy bridge. Pupils In June 2016 we took over 100 Year 9 students to worked effectively in groups and they started to think analytically. All pupils put Thorpe Park in order to study the Mathematics and Science behind the building and operation of their engineering skills to the test, and managed to build a variety of different rollercoasters. structures. All of the pupils involved worked very hard and they gained some valuable insight into the world of STEM and the different potential career paths The students had a very enjoyable day attending the that are involved. They also had the opportunity to achieve a CREST award. workshops and experiencing the different forces on Overall, pupils appeared to enjoy the days, and it successfully promoted their various rides. Some students were also awarded interest in STEM subjects. fast passes for excellent Science in the workshops.

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YEAR 10 PHOTOGRAPHY TRIP

On Thursday 9th June Mr Law, Mr Talbot and Mrs Hartshorn spent the day with almost 50 GCSE Photography pupils photographing in Birmingham City In the summer term two exceptional Langley artists Maheen Centre. To broaden their imagery the group got the train from Olton station into Mahzar and Rebecca Toney had their work selected for a public the City and spent time in several locations taking photographs as part of their exhibition at The Gas Hall in Birmingham city centre. The exhibition was called 'Inspire 16: The Young Creatives of GCSE coursework project. The contemporary graffiti in Digbeth and views from Birmingham'. They were invited to attend the opening of the the top of the library were particular highlights of the day; although the staff exhibition and we felt very proud of their achievement. This was were more interested in how the general public reacted. Initially inquisitive down to their independent, hard work as, having been given the about what the students were doing and before we knew it, they too were competition details in school, they had to demonstrate photographing the same areas with their mobiles! Langley photographers really independence and submit their own entry in their own time. are trend setters! Congratulations on your success girls. The day was invaluable and enabled everyone to capture hundreds of images http://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/bmag/whats-on/ that will be used to explore the GCSE project. We look forward to telling you inspire-16-the-young-creatives-of-birmingham about the completed projects in the Spring Term.

ROTARY YOUNG PHOTOGRPHER OF THE YEAR

GCSE Photography students were invited to enter the first Rotary Young Photographer of the Year Completion. As usual, Langley pupils excelled and we submitted over 40 entries. Pupils from across Solihull were invited to produce 3 photographs that represented this year’s theme ‘Our Beautiful World’. The imagery ranged from rural nature to urban spaces in the city. After a nail biting judging by Club Presidents, David Henry and Brian Pook, and a member of the Touchwood staff, we received news that some of our pupils placed in the Highly Commended section. We are delighted to announce that 4 Langley pupils achieved the Highly Commended award in this year’s competition:

Year 11’s - Sofia Baldin & Tamera Costanza Year 10’s – Lydia Garbett & Ben Gibson

David and Brian of the Rotary club presented the students with their certificates and prizes. Congratulations folks, we are incredibly proud of your amazing work; keep up the creativity! We will be entering the competition next year; perhaps you could be a winner!

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Birmingham/Solihull Poetry Competition OUR YOUNG SAILOR!

In action at Grafham

Race report by Harry Marlow 8K For the last two years, Langley has I enjoy the sport of Sailing and I recently raced my entered an amazing selection of poems Optimist dinghy at the National Inland written by our talented KS3 students to Championships at Grafham Water. I have been the Birmingham/Solihull Poetry sailing for about the last 6 years and have loved it all competition, which is run annually by the way through. My next big challenge will be Lyndon Secondary School. competing at the National Championships which will This year we had over 50 entries be held off the coast of Largs, near Glasgow in and three students' poems were picked to Scotland. It will be the first time that I have raced on be published in an anthology. the sea. My home club is Shustoke S.C which is near Congratulations to Olivia Allen Year 7, Coleshill in Birmingham. Tahira Begum Year 8 and Megan Parker Year 9. Year 8 Drasinia Competition The Drasinia Project is an opportunity for students to practice the map skills they learned in Year 7. Students are given a 2D map of a fictional island, Drasinia, and asked to turn it into a 3D model. The project also encourages the family to work together to complete it. The models are viewed by the whole year group and judged by the Geography Department and Mr Talbot with the best models receiving prizes. This year the standard was extremely high and it was difficult to decide a top three. The winner was James Ellis, in 2nd place was Harry Marlow and in 3rd Henry Chapman. Well done.

Well done to our Year 9 student, Kieran. World champion; what a fantasc achievement.

Riding for charity

1st 2nd

Well done to Mr Affleck who during the summer holidays rode from John O'Groats to Birmingham covering 700 miles with 33,400 feet of climbing in 8 days. He raised more than £5000 for the Air Ambulance and 'Look Good' Feel Better' a 3rd breast cancer charity.

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YEAR 7 AT DOVEDALE

Around 100 students set off from school early one June morning to visit Dovedale in the Peak District. This was a wonderful opportunity to bring the students learning to life outside the class room and the students enjoyed practising their OS map skills and seeing limestone features in real life. We also considered the impacts of tourism in a National Park, the human and physical geography of it and how visitors used the National Park. We all had a great day and finished it off with a well deserved ice cream.

Langley School's 2016 GCSE and BTEC results are once again excellent against a national backdrop of tougher exams and volatility in pass rates in many subjects. Students at Langley School have achieved standards GCSE SUCCESSES 2016 significantly above national levels. Deputy Headteacher, Will Keddie, said: "We are absolutely delighted and enormously proud of the individual achievements of so many of our students both in their academic and vocational courses." There are some quite exceptional results with many students gaining multiple A* and A grades, including • Akalya Ganeshamoorthy who achieved 10 A*s and 1 A • Eva Rogers who achieved 8 A*s and 3 As. • Kitty Brunt who achieved 6 A*s and 5 As. • Benoit Boisset who achieved 5 A*s and 5 As. The staff and governors at Langley School are incredibly proud of the achievements of all our Year 11 students. It is evident from these results that Langley School consistently delivers an excellent learning experience for everyone through supporting, challenging and inspiring our students to develop themselves academically as well as personally so that they are ready, willing and able to grasp the great opportunities before them to ensure their future success. Well done everyone!

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LANGLEY SCHOOL SATELLITE ROWING CLUB GCSE ART EXHIBITION B Row Schools Regatta 2016 Langley School satellite rowing club took part in the B-Row regatta on Monday 11th July at Edgbaston Reservoir. Participants had the opportunity to participate in individual sprint races, team relays and skills sessions. Some enjoyed the competitive side whilst others preferred the challenges of the skills section. Well done to Ellie Jones who won Gold medals in the Skills and Sprint.

Langley Art Department proudly held its annual GCSE Art and Photography Exhibition on Wednesday 16th June this year; pupils, parents and family members were invited to spend the evening perusing the final pieces and preparatory work. There was a great turn out this year; the walkway and art rooms were filled with people marvelling OUR FEATHERED FRIENDS at the work. Pupils and staff alike all commented on the stunning quality of the work this year. We certainly agree, although we are a little biased. The Art Department would like to thank the GCSE pupils for all their efforts and determination this year and congratulate them on the excellent standard of work. This was rewarded with equally excellent GCSE results! Don’t forget to come along to this event, this time, next Our spring guest visited us again this year to lay her eggs in the quad. She year. All are very welcome! stayed there with her brood of twelve until she was ready to walk through the Maths corridor down to reception and out of the main doors to the pond! A special thanks to the Creative Arts team for all their hard work in preparing and displaying the work for exhibition!

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Year 8 Theatre Trip On Thursday 23rd June, it was a privilege to take a group of Year 8 pupils to The Royal Shakespeare Theatre to see a live performance of the magical ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. Year 8 were studying the play in their English lessons and the opportunity to see live a production helped consolidate their understanding of the plot and characters. SPORTSDAY Pupils were taken on a special Midsummer adventure with lots of belly laughs. It was without a doubt one of the most captivating, comical performances of the play. The performance was enjoyed by all pupils who attended the trip. Sam King, said: “It was hilarious. The Mechanicals were my favourite.” and Malaika Khan, said: “It was a beautiful place. The play was amazing. I loved how funny Bottom and Puck were. I loved everything about the trip and can’t wait to go again!” All pupils were fantastic representatives of Langley!

A record number of events were on offer this year for students in Years 7, 8 and 9 to take part in from traditional track and field to Boccia, tug-o-war and Powerwalking. The weather held off for this annual event and in an extremely close competition, K came out overall winners.

12 Aspiring to be the best we can be: Sporting Achievements

PE Department Sports Update - Summer 2016

CROSS COUNTRY NETBALL

26/4/16 Year 9 v Tudor Grange (a) Whoever won this game would end the season runners up and what a game it turned into. After being 6-1 down during the first half they pulled it back to 6-6 at half time. In an amazing second half the difference was never more than 1 net and towards the end of the game, Langley managed to prevent Tudor Grange scoring from their centre pass to win 16-17. It was a fitting end for Mrs Prichard who has worked tirelessly with this team for 3 years and now leaves them for their final 2 years confident that they can The annual Cross Country Awards took place in March with achieve top spot next year. Langley in charge of the evening. In attendance was The Mayor of Solihull, Councillor Glenis Slater. A number of Langley athletes took home medals including: ATHLETICS Year 7 League 2nd overall - Jack Stringer 1st - Alex Veloso West Midlands Trials Year 7 League winners A number of students tried out for the West Midlands Athletics Championships Year 10/11 League and the following Langley students were selected to represent Solihull. 2nd - Carianne Robertson Kia Holness Junior Girls 100m – 6th in the final Year 10/11 League winners Maddy Whapples Junior Girls 200m – 4th in the final th For 3 Years continuous attendance: Alex Veloso U14 Boys 1500m – 6 in the final Hannah Bradshaw, Carianne Robertson and Emma Stringer Rachel Padbury Inter Girls 100m Carianne Robertson Inter Girls 800m - 2nd in the final For 4 Years continuous attendance: Javelin – 2nd in the final Frankie Austin and Rosie Weaver Benoit Boisset Inter Boys High Jump (unable to jump) Year 7 Relay Boys The competition took place on Saturday 11 th June at Alexander Stadium, Perry 3rd place Langley - Alex Veloso, Jack Stringer, Sam Weir Barr and yet again, Solihull won the overall competition. Well done to all athletes. Borough Championships 28/6 With heavy rain forecast for the early afternoon, events were rushed through but unfortunately not in time to allow the vast majority of finals being completed. In the field events, there was success for Josh Andrews in the U16 shot. Impressive heat victories for Maddy Whapples (U14 Girls 100m and 200m), Maisie Hunt (U14 Girls 100m), Kiah Holness-Harding (U16 Girls 100m) and Year 8/9 Boys second places to Lucy Humble (U16 Girls 200m) and Maya Pogson (U16 Girls 3rd place - James Marklew, Luke Burnley, Cameron Simpson 100m). Year 10/11 Girls 3rd place Hannah Bradshaw, Olivia Hall, Marisa Veloso ST. GEORGE’S PARK EXPERIENCE 1st place Carianne Robertson, Frankie Austin, Rosie Weaver On the 21st of July a number of Year 9 students that have selected GCSE PE The 5 Langley students who compared the evening were superb. were treated to an afternoon at St George's Park, the English Football They were: Carianne Robertson, Amine Lamarti, Association's national football centre which is built on a 330-acre site at Burton- Hannah Bradshaw, Rory Jones and Frankie Austin. upon-Trent, Staffordshire and opened in October 2012.

Leadership - Solihull School Sport Partnership Awards 2016 We put forward names of students that we felt deserved to be nominated for the award. The award evening was on 6th July 2016. Kiah-Louise Harding-Holness was entered into the Secondary School Sports Person of the Year Award and received a Commendation. The Junior Volunteer Award had 2 Langley students nominated. Again, Commendations went to Frankie Austin and Molly Dawson- Sullivan.

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FOOTBALL

27/4/16 Year 7 Solihull Schools’ Football Competition v Arden

The game was played on a lovely 3G surface at CTC School and promised to be a tight encounter between the two top teams in Solihull.

The football played by Langley in the opening period was too much for Arden and after some fine build up play, Dan May poked home from close range for a deserved lead. Sterling defensive work form Mackenzie Lamb, Ben Ivory- Wilkes and Alex Veloso ensured that Sam Weir had little to do in goal for the whole game but he did manage to pull off a fantastic save in the second half. Josh Bury was playing a ‘floating’ role and took his first goal extremely well before Year 9 U14 West Midlands County FA Cup Arden proved why they are a good team by fighting back to 6/5 West Midlands U14 Final v Bishop Challoner 2-1 before half time. The second half was a tighter The game was played at Solihull Moors. They played brilliantly and won 3-2. encounter but again Josh controlled and fired low into the far corner to restore the 2 goal lead. Once again however, Arden pulled another goal back with a wonder strike which left the last 10 minutes a little nerve racking for the Manager and Mr Cox, the Head of Year and the many supporters but we comfortably hung on for a well-deserved victory.

As far as we know, they are the first Year 7 boys football team to win a final.

OVERALL YEAR 7

Played 9

Won 7

Lost 2

Goals for 33

Against 17 Year 9 in the Trevor Gill Trophy at Villa Park 9/5 Birmingham U14 Final Well done to the battling Year 9s who were beaten by Park Hall Academy in the ROUNDERS Trevor Gill Trophy at Villa Park. Lost 7-1

25/5 Year 9 Tournament In the group stages we played 4, won 2 and lost 2 and narrowly missed out on reaching the semi-finals.

9/6 Year 10 Tournament In the group stages, we lost 3 games by just half a rounder and finished 3 rd in the group we beat Alderbrook and Park Hall.

27/6 Year 7 Tournament With few opportunities to play games due to the British Summer, a good performance against Alderbrook was the highlight for the team.

30/6 Year 8 Tournament Put into a tough group for qualification, the team battled extremely well and managed to beat Alderbrook but unfortunately lost their remaining 3 games. The girls have gained valuable tournament experience.

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SUPER 6

Six Year 9 girls and 6 Year 8 boys completing one track and one field event each took part in 2 competitions against the best that the rest of Solihull could offer. Over 4 evenings, these athletes battled sunshine, wind, thunder, lightning and torrential downpours.

Year 8 Boys - After the first round, the team were in second place behind Alderbrook. By putting in as much effort as they could, they were determined to pull back the points during the second evening on 14 th June. Consistent performances in the track events gave them confidence going into the Javelin, Shot and Long Jump and with smoother changeovers in the relay they boys did it! They are the South Solihull Schools Super Six Champions 2016.

The Team: Louis Angoy, Correy Ellis, Sam Mussett, Jamesey Sharples, Qemal AliliNoah Lowe. Year 9 Girls - Out of 8 teams, St. Martins and Heart of England were the main competition and it couldn’t have been closer after 7/7 Level 3 School Games – the first round of events. Heart of England and Langley were both Year 8 Super 6 on 676 point with St. Martins just a few behind. The team entered the Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire Championships full of All girls were fantastic in the second round of events and not only confidence after 2 impressive beat Heart of England on the day but were clear winners overall. performances to get to this stage. The Well done to Kiah Holness, Rhianna Robertson, Maya Pogson, team performed to their absolute best in Lucy Humble, Georgia Rowe, Hannah Rogers who were delighted Winter like conditions at times to get the Bronze award. This is a fantastic achievement with their performances and are now South Solihull Schools Super for the 6 Boys who have been a pleasure to work with over the Summer term. Six Champions 2016.

19/7 Year 7 v Arden – Solihull Schools Final (home) CRICKET On the hottest day of the year Sam Weir and Ben Fitzgerald set off at a blistering pace, hitting 29 from just 2 overs! The next 11 runs scored came at the cost of 5 wickets though which halted progress 3/5 1st Round of the Warwickshire Cup dramatically. Eventually out for70 from just 10 overs, Arden were extremely confident. However, some fantastic bowling and fielding meant that in the last over, Arden needed 1 run to win and we needed Year 10 v King Henry VIII (a) the last 2 wickets. They got the run with just 3 balls left to leave us thinking what could have been! Langley score 49 all out with King Henry VIII reaching the target with only 6 Nonetheless, a fantastic season by all the squad and they now target an unbeaten season next year. balls to go after impressively tight bowling. 14/6 Warwickshire Cup Year 8 – Quarter Final v Bablake (home) 20/5 1st Round of the Warwickshire Emerging Cup The quarter final of the competition had to be played on this evening and with it raining a bowl-off took Year 7 v King Edwards, Aston (away) place. In a tense event only 1 bowler out of 10 managed to hold his nerve and hit the stumps which Langley batted and proved their superiority by scoring 146 for 2 from 20 meant that Langley proceed to the semi-final of the cup. Well done to all the boys and especially Ben overs. Sam Weir scored 34 and an unbeaten 55 by Ben Fitzgerald meant that Fitzgerald for his accuracy under pressure. KE were up against it. Tight bowling saw KE only manage to score 91 for 7. 21/6 Warwickshire Cup Year 8 – Semi Final v King Edwards Aston (away) 23/5 League With the home advantage wiped out due to a wet outfield, the advantage was immediately with KE Year 7 v Tudor Grange (home) Aston and after winning the toss they put us into bat. In 20 overs, scoring was steady and a total of 72 Having been put into bat some good partnerships didn’t really develop and a with Harvey Rogers-Collen top scoring with 41. It didn’t seem to be enough, especially considering score of 77 for 3 didn’t seem enough with a great effort from Sam Jamieson that KE Aston had an exceptional batter and bowler. However, a super catch by Noah Lowe from the who retired on 22. However, the 8 bowlers were magnificent and limited Tudor bowling of Captain Harvey in the first over lifted spirits and a real team effort meant that they were Grange to 52 for 5. bowled out for 68. Credit for some tight bowling goes to Powar, Ibraheem Harry Tootell, Harshall and Ricketts and exceptional fielding from Noah Lowe, Jones, Plester, Jandu and Jake Myatt. 6/6 League Year 7 v Light Hall (away) 1/7 Warwickshire Schools Year 8 – Final v Solihull School (away) Light Hall scored 42 before being bowled out. A number of the team batted Not content with just getting to the final, the team were extremely professional throughout and made (and retired), and we got the runs after losing only 2 wickets. Fine bowling Solihull School work for their victory. Bowling first, we managed to get the main player, a top County performance from Haider Khan taking 4 wickets for 5 runs from 2 overs. player out but not before he scored 102. They managed 9/6 Quarter Final of the Warwickshire Cup to score 178 from 20 overs Year 7 v King Henry VIII (home) and although Harshall Having been put into bat, Sam Weir and Josh Fitzgerald wasted no time and Nathoo made 26, we fell put on 48 runs in 6 overs before they were both out scoring 19 and 33 short of the run chase and respectively. Sam Jamieson and Joe Humble were the other two main were eventually all out contributors and we finished on 140 for 5 from 20 overs. King Henry managed short of 100 runs. to keep up with the run rate and with 36 deliveries left they needed 36 runs, we couldn’t quite prevent them scoring the winning runs with 2 deliveries left. 26/5 League - Year Looking forward, if we win the last League game against Alderbrook on the 9 v Light Hall (away) 28 th June then we will be in the Solihull final later in the term. Langley restricted Light Hall to 48 for 8 from 16 overs 5/7 Year 7 v Alderbrook (home) League and easily knocked off the A solid performance in the field restricted Alderbrook to 75 from 16 overs. A runs in half the amount of strong start followed by a retirement form Sam Weir was continued by a overs. number of batters and we went on to get the runs required with 4 overs left.

15 Aspiring to be the best we can be: Academic Achievements

Provisional GCSE Results 2016

Summary and comparisons

2016 2015 Achievement Total Langley % Naonal %

Aainment 8 50 48

5 A*-C Measures Total % %

Cohort 195 100

Students with 5 x A*-C inc English & Maths 124 64 57

Students with 5 x A*-C 139 71 66

Basic Measure Total % %

A*-C in English and Maths 128 66 59

E-Bacc Total Measure Total % %

Students Entered For the E-BACC 113 58 39

Students in COHORT Achieving the E-BACC 71 36 24

Progress Measures Total % %

Students making expected progress in English 152 81 72

Students making more than expected progress in English 79 42 30

Students making expected progress in Maths 142 76 68

Students making more than expected progress in Maths 64 34 30

A*-A Students Total %

Students with 5 x A*-A 34 17

Students with 8 x A*-A 15 8

Percentage of A*-A grades 22 20 Value Added

Best 8 grades including English and Maths 1004.6 1000

Average Capped Score Best 8 subjects 327 312

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