NORLINGTON SCHOOL and 6TH FORM n Wisdom is strength n Summer newsletter 2019 Boxer Jibreel Cricketer Jamal is ring king of the capital among the best NORLINGTON extended its proud sporting record a little further when YEAR 10 Jamal Richards going to work hard on my student Jibreel Sheikh was crowned will take his place among the game and keep trying to get London Schools Boxing Champion. country’s best young cricketers better. The talented Year 9 took the U14s when he represents London “Putting the hard work in flyweight crown after a first-round and the East of England at the has got me this far so I am just stoppage at the championship held in prestigious Bunbury Cricket going to keep going.” West London in April. Festival. Jamal picked up his first His victory was made all the more Jamal, who will next year cricket bat aged just two impressive given he only took up the join the Essex CC academy, is after watching the game on sport a year ago after being trained by his among just 14 players selected television with his grandad, father. from across the region. Franklin Dickson, 65. Jibreel, who trains at the East London The yearly summer festival, Prospect: Mr Dickson said: “We are so Boxing Academy, has his sights set on which will take place this Jamal proud of him. He has wanted taking on the country’s elite young year at Radley College in this from a very young age and boxers at the National Championship Oxfordshire, is a showcase of he has put in the hard work and later this year. the country’s 56 most talented Allrounder Jamal said: “It got his reward. His success follows Year 11 student young players. is a big occasion but I am just “This is essential a trial for and national champ Zeeshan Ali, who Jamal is hoping to emulate going to go there and play my the England team so he is on dreams of competing for Team GB at the former Norlington student normal game. the ECB pathway towards Olympics. and England cricketing legend “I am trying to keep a level getting an England cap. It is an Jibreel said: “At the moment I am still Graham Gooch. head about it all. I am just incredible achievement.” really excited about my boxing and how it is going. I want to test myself against tougher opponents. “A lot of credit has to go to my dad, Industry chiefs’ praise who has been the one who trained me and motivated me to YEAR 10 students were given employability go into boxing. It is tips from top professionals from across a range all because of him.” of industries. He added: Chief technology officers, directors and law “Norlington has a partners were among attendees at the school’s reputation for being Aiming to Achieve Day, giving up their time to very academic and spend the day working with students. that is deserved They gave advice on career and employability but we are also very skills and led mock interviews to help give strong in sport as students a flavour of life in the working world. well. Digital technology, finance, banking and “We are taught public services were among the range of teamwork and their importance in furthering here that sport industries represented at the event in May. your career.” teaches you Peter Marsden, chief technology officer at Year 10 Gideon Joseph said: “This has been leadership fashion giant Net-A-Porter, said: “I talked a a really interesting day for me. It’s not every skills little bit about my role running the technology day you get the chance to sit down with such which for the brand but much of what we discussed inspiring people. are very was about what companies are looking for in “I feel like I have learned so much about the useful employees. I was hugely impressed by the focus skills it takes to be successful. Just being around for your of many of the students I worked with. You can these people has been inspiring.” life and tell they have the desire and the determination Head of Careers Mary McPortland, who future to be successful.” organised the day, said: “We are really career.” Gina Leong, director at Lloyd’s Bank, said: fortunate to have been able to attract some “I have been truly amazed at the students I have truly exceptional professionals to our Aiming worked with. They have really grasped some of to Achieve Day. As the students will testify, the key messages that I wanted to get across. having the chance to work with top names has We spoke a lot about interpersonal skills and been a real privilege.” Norlington School newsletter n Summer 2019 Marat’s ready to make mark in science world TALENTED Marat Snetkev has “I would not call myself a young been named among the brightest Einstein but I guess we all have to young scientific minds in the start somewhere. Well done: Marat receives his award capital after winning Schools “If Einstein had been at school from Dr Archer Physicist of the Year. in London maybe he would have The young Einstein was chosen won this award. for the award for displaying “It was a really exciting academic excellence in class, experience to visit a top university a passion for the subject and like Queen Mary’s. As well as the knowledge outside of the awards ceremony, we also got to curriculum. look around and speak to proper He was presented with his award scientists.” by scientist Dr Martin Archer at a Science teacher Mr Bozdag said: ceremony held by sponsor Queen “Marat has displayed excellent Mary’s University in June. academic performance, and his Marat, who is among the keen interest in physics really youngest recipients of the award, shows. was nominated for the prize by “This was a fantastic opportunity Norlington’s science department. for Marat to be involved with a He said: “It is kind of scary to Russell Group University and we be named Schools Physicist of the look forward to seeing him work Year – scary but really, really good on research projects from Queen as it is a subject I absolutely love. Mary’s in the future.” Leaders: The young cricket organisers ECONOMICS students made a visit to the Seat motor manufacturing plant during their educational trip to Barcelona. A more detailed report will appear in our next issue. Students put cricket lessons into practice STUDENTS used their newly acquired and organise by top professionals. leadership skills to help run a cricket Year 9 Mohammad Noaman said: “It competition for primary schools. was really important for our development They were the umpires, organisers and as leaders that we were able to put what guides for a boys’ and girls’ tournament we had learned at Essex Cricket into featuring 14 primaries from across the practice. borough. “It has also helped us develop our own It follows an intensive leadership game because coaching and umpiring PRIMARY pupils joining us in September had course run by Essex Cricket, where the gives you a very different perspective on an action-packed day of sports, science and students were taught how to officiate the sport.” drama at our Transition Day in June. Page 2 Norlington School newsletter n Summer 2019 THERE was a unique event in National Theatre Connections family. Many of the relationships Schools join National Theatre history when this Festival at the Bush Theatre in I have made with the Lammas year’s Connections play was co- West London. students I will keep forever.” forces for produced with Lammas School – Student Saqib Bashir said: “I Fellow student Szymon but also co-directed by the teachers really enjoyed being Lucas in the Brodzinski added: “Being Dan in unique event from both schools for the first time. play. I got to meet new people ‘Variations’ helped my acting skills The play, ‘Variations’, was which I am grateful for. Despite and helped me build relationships. performed at both Norlington and being from two separate schools It was interesting to mix two in theatre Lammas, and then as part of the we bonded quickly and became a schools to make the play work.” Final spot for Big Idea students’ shops entry NORLINGTON 6th form students once again made a splash with their innovative technology project in the Big Idea Challenge. Their idea for an item finder to locate food in the supermarket was chosen for the nationwide final after impressing judges at a pitch in March. The five-strong team were back again in June to emulate the success of the 2017 team, who scored the most votes in the People’s Choice category. The winner would be given corporate backing with potential investors including NatWest and Microsoft. But despite a highly professional presentation, the team narrowly missed out on a top-three finish. As part of the competition, run by London Metropolitan University, pupils had mentoring session with industry experts. Year 12 Rayyan Abraham said: “We were really convinced our idea was very strong and I thought we presented it very well. We have come up short, which is disappointing. “We had made it to the final so there was always going to be lots of very strong competition, so it is no disaster that we did not win.” Norlington students once famous Lindley Hall in central Eton and other top schools, you Regional again proved their school is the London, the boys came up will still win. team to beat when it comes to up against the country’s top “We are given that self-belief Maths after taking the United independent schools, including that it does not matter who you title for Kingdom Maths Trust (UKMT) Eton College.