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The Wychwood April 2013 News from Burford School The DfE has recently Award was launched with published the finalised results three primary and 18 for last summer’s ‘A’ level secondary schools taking part. results, including all state and Now in its 5 th year, we private schools. Burford currently have 28 primary and School has topped the 22 secondary schools rankings in West Oxfordshire participating which culminate at 17 th place, Bartholomew in an award ceremony held in 18 th , Cokethorpe 22 nd , Wood Abingdon in October. Green 23 rd , Henry Box 26 th , Chipping Winning authors who have attended Norton 30 th , Marlborough 34 th , Kingham include; Ally Kennen, Michael Rosen, Hill 38 th , Abingdon and Witney College Nick Sharratt, Rachel Ward, Michael 50 th . Morpurgo, Axel Scheffler, Malorie Blackman, Patrick Ness, Nadia Shireen 6th Form Open Evening and Tony Ross. Students read and Our 6th Form Open Evening held in nominate books they would like to see January was once again hailed as a huge shortlisted and then read and score each success. Year 11 students from Burford shortlisted book they would like to see and beyond learnt all about our 6 th Form win an award. This year the contenders department and began the process of are: making decisions about their education Best Picture Book next year. Following a talk from Mrs Haig The Really, Really, Really Big Dinosaur and the 6 th Form team, including the Head Book - Richard Byrne; Little Nelly’s Big Boy and Head Girl, students and parents Book - Pippa Goodhart and Andy had the opportunity to tour the exhibition Rowland; A Bus Called Heaven - Bob stands and talk to staff about their Graham. subjects. Following on from the Open Best Primary Book Evening, we then held a Taster Day, when Little Wonder - R.J. Palacio Year 11 students had the chance to Four Children and It - Jacqueline Wilson experience a typical day in the 6 th form. The Abominables - Eva Ibbotson They took over the 6th form block for the Best Secondary Book day and attended a series of taster ‘A’ Butterfly Summer - Anne-Marie Conway; level and ‘Btech’ lessons. The whole day Hero on a Bicycle - Shirley Hughes; gave a realistic experience of 6 th form life Hitler’s Angel - William Osborne; Mortal and made students much more aware of Chaos - Matt Dickinson; The One Dollar what to expect when they join Burford Horse - Lauren St John; BZRK - Michael School 6 th form in September. Grant. For more information contact Lynne Oxfordshire Book Award Cooper, Librarian on: 01993 825322. The Oxfordshire Book Award began in Email: [email protected] 2007 as the West Oxfordshire Book Award with five secondary schools taking Jane Edwards part. Following much press attention, the [email protected] following year the Oxfordshire Book www.burford.oxon.sch.uk www.thewychwood.co.uk 51 .

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