18 er 20 Summ r ttHeEAD’S INTRODUCTION Welcome to our final newsletter olf the eboth a member of pastoral staff and a academic year which provides an insight governor for 13 years, to Kris Benn who into the vast array of thse academic and has taught design technology with us for personal successes of our students and 19 years and to Sue Tyson who has our school. As ever, this summer term worked in our school community since whas been a period of goodbyes and 2004, most recently providing e welcomes. As we said goodbye and adminstrative support to the SEND good luck to our Year 11 students department. following a really successful examination As we move into the long summer N period and a wonderful prom, we also break, I would like to take this opportunity welcomed to our school a new cohort to extend my thanks to parents and carers of Year 6 students through their for your ongoing support of the school transition days. and our students. This support, We also give our best wishes to those combined with the tireless work of staff is staff who will leave us at the end of this what makes our school such a great year. Lyn Dickinson, who has worked at community to be a part of and one that the school for over 15 years, providing a I remain very proud to lead. wide range of support for our students, is I wish you all a very enjoyable celebrating her retirement and does so summer break. with all of our very best wishes. We also say goodbye to Kerry Stockdale who has served our students and community as John Richardson

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CI havoe beenu workning clocsely iwitlh the School Council over the last half term to develop their identity and vision for the future of the team. The School Council will be stepping to the fore in September to develop new projects for the student body, to ensure that our student body enjoys an enjoyable learning experience, stimulating learning environment and environmentally friendly ethos. The School Council will also be responsible for supporting the development of Student leadership throughout the school. Many exciting times ahead for this very forward-thinking group of Students! On 27th June, we were very fortunate to lively discussion on the theme and our welcome Nat from Brathay, along with students views will be shared as part of a related issues. We look forward to Mariam from Fixers who spoke to students wider project across the North-West and working more with both Fixers and on the issue of ‘Food Poverty and taken to the Government for discussion on Brathay in the future. Insecurity’. There was a very insightful and how young people are affected by food Mrs P Magee 2 | News The MAT Board Chair Writes

Since my last report to you there has undertaken to improve the school to this been a lot of hard work going on at the point and everyone is determined that schools, in the governing bodies and those improvements will continue. across the Multi Trust. I am delighted to report that we have Students have been involved in external three new Trustees on the MAT Board. and internal examinations and I really We have recruited Maxine Froggatt hope all the hard work of students and whose background is rooted in staff will reap the rewards they deserve. extensive and impressive experience in Thank you to all of you who have education. Eddie Richards has many supported the students during this very skills to bring to the board from his work important and sometimes stressful time. and leadership in the world of As you will know Ofsted visited The engineering and Joanne Heather brings in May and I the wealth of her financial experience am pleased to say that the school no and expertise to the board too. I am longer requires Special Measures. confident that their addition will enable There is still much work still to be done us to continue to robustly support all the and the Head, staff, governors and the schools in the Trust and also further Trust are already taking the ambitious develop the Trust as and when it I wish you all a very enjoyable actions needed to continue the journey is appropriate. summer and I hope you can all recharge to make the school the great school your batteries to return in September re Finally, I would like to thank everyone -energised to meet the opportunities we all want it to be and which your involved with the Trust and those who children deserve. and challenges which will lie ahead work in all our Trust schools for the huge next year. George Hastwell School has also efforts they make each and every day. been inspected by Ofsted and they too There is much work to be continued With best wishes to you all. no longer require Special Measures. over the coming months and I know Clearly, a lot of work has been there is the determination and capacity Liz Moffatt to carry it out. Chair of the Multi Academy Trust

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As we come to the end of another Multi Academy Trust. Our Chair, Liz very intensive year for all our three Moffatt has done an exceptional job in schools it is with great pleasure that we improving the MAT Board and brought a can report a significant improvement in real sense of purpose to our the outcomes for our students and the endeavours. This has helped improve Ofsted classifications of our schools. the confidence of three really good and You know how exceptional each well led Local Governing Bodies that school is in its own way and the pride know their schools, take pride in the our staff, students and pupils have in successes and challenge staff and their schools and the opportunities that students to be the best they can. are on offer, now this is being reflected We are all ready for the challenges of in improved OFSTED judgements. This 2018/19, are still ambitious for our is due to the hard work and schools and the young people and commitment of The MAT Board, The communities we serve, our pace of Local Governing Bodies, School improvement will continue and our Leaders, staff, students and our parents schools will soon be among the best in and local communities, all of whom I the North of England. thank. Thank you as always for your As I read all of the Summer support and helpful feedback on our Newsletters I enjoy, as you will, the journey of improvement. Enjoy a lovely celebration of the many successes of Summer Break. our schools and also enjoy the real diversity across our small but improving Stephen Wilkinson Chief Executive Officer News | 3 FUTURES FRIDAY FUN AT WALNEY: What will your story be?

Walney School held its second Futures • A team from Siemens Subsea • Sonya Lengweiler, Life Coach Me Friday on 6th July and we welcomed 74 • A variety of visitors who work • Sophie Broadgate, Signal Film & Media visitors to tell their career stories to our at BAE Systems • Stephanie Armstrong, Support for students. Research says that the more • A team from Morgan Sindall Schools Advisor encounters a student has with employers • Damian Bonsall, Inspira • Suzanne Steele, Boogie Bounce and employees during their school years, the more likely they are to find their own • Dan Morrison-Gardner, Blackberry • Terry Menzler, Marine Biologist meaningful employment. We are now asking • David Brimelow, DUO UK • Tim Westwood, Newton Rigg College our students – what will your story be? • David Little, Lake District Estates • Gabrielle Rowley, The Old Vicarage Sometimes our students see people as • A team from Risedale Retirement the ‘finished product’ and they don’t & Nursing Homes Here is a selection of the comments always understand the twists and turns • Gary MacDonald and Jade Johnson, that our visitors left: that most of us have gone through before Firefighters • Four very good groups. Very attentive & we find our career path (or indeed our • A team from Orsted cheerful – Martin Cooper, Duddon & career paths, as we are likely to have more Furness Mountain Rescue • A team from Jacobs than one job in our working life). So we • Well organised. Lovely students who invited as many local employers/employees • Hannah Hodgson, poet and youtube were very engaging. Enjoyed it. T blogger as possible to come to school and tell our hank you! – Jodi Slater, NHS students their career journeys, with all the • Ian Dixon, Forge-Europa • LOVED EVERY SECOND!! The children details – the good, the bad and the ugly! • Jack Todd, NCS are a credit to your school! – Our students heard amazing stories of • A variety of visitors from Brathay Trust Molly McGlynn, Actress how people had overcome obstacles and • Thanks for the opportunity to speak to been resilient in order to achieve success. • Janet Dixon, Headteacher Barrow Island Primary your students. I hope it was as They learnt that you often have to fail many enjoyable for them as it was for me. – • Jayne Moorby, Oxley Group times before you eventually succeed. It is Gavin Andrews, Orsted important to learn from every experience, • Judith Wren, Kin Toffee Vodka • Thank you for the opportunity today, even if it is a negative one. • Kim Hadwin, Training Centre I thoroughly enjoyed the whole We are very grateful to our visitors • Carl Nixon, Cumbria County Council experience, I would love to do it again. who gave up time and committed to • Martin Cooper, Duddon & Furness – Emily Lambert, BAE Systems making this a fantastic experience for our Mountain Rescue Team • Lovely Morning. Well organised. students. Our list of visitors included: • A number of school governors Thank you for letting us speak on the • Beth Nicholls from PPM Ltd day. – Claire Noden, NHS • Melissa Rogerson, Tritech (Property Maintenance Specialists) • Enjoyed the experience. The children • Bill McKewan Mayor for the • Molly McGlynn, Actress were a joy! – David Brimelow, Duo UK Borough of Barrow in Furness • Ricky Fernandez, SSAT • Fab ulous idea – Hannah Hodgson, • Carys Brockbank, Cumbria Police • Robert Martin, Lancaster & poet & blogger • Cath Wrigley, Murthwaite Green Morecambe College • Happy to help. Great for kids – Trekking Centre • Sam French, Gen2 Dr Lauren Dixon, Bridgegate Medical Centre • A variety of visitors who work in • Sarah Dalrymple, South Walney the NHS Nature Reserve Mrs A Redshaw 4 | News NEWTON RIGG

34 of our Year 9 and 10 students handling some of the animals. However, “It was an amazing experience and went on a trip to Newton Rigg College as they accepted the challenges that were the education facilities are incredible” part of the Employability week activities. put to them, supported each other and Rebecca Pearce Year 10 The students chose a course offered by felt immensely proud of what they had “We walked alpacas and goats, we the college to sample whilst they were achieved by the end of the day. We also handled bearded dragons and geckos.” there. Their choices were animal had a tour of the college and campus, Morgan Douglas Year 9 management, agriculture or uniformed had lunch in the cafeteria and chilled out “I have never considered going to public services. It was a hands-on day full in the student common room. All students Newton Rigg College before but the of practical activities for students to take and staff had a fantastic experience. teachers are great and it would be a part in. Students were pushed out of their Some comments from our students lot of fun” Joseph Cairns Year 10. comfort zones in army-style drills, and in about the day: Mrs K Maden News | 5

EmployabilitWeyek a ndP Walaney sSchsool’ps firsot everr t Futures Friday events. EXAMINATION Throughout all of these events, students have been developing RESULTS employability skills such as team working, communication, problem solving, self- DAY 2018 awareness and much more. All students have worked hard to document Results will be available when/where they have demonstrated these for co skills and what they have learnt from each llection on activity in their employability passport. Each year group is working towards a rd 2017-2018 has been a year full of different certificate for the completion of their Thursday 23 careers information, advice and guidance, employability passports by the end of the with exciting opportunities for students to summer term. Year 7 are working towards their August 2018 meet with local employers, hear about what Bronze Award, Year 8 Silver, Year 9 Gold, Year local Colleges and Universities have to offer 10 Platinum and Year 11 Work Ready. The and develop their employability skills. employability passports are intended to help Innovation Just some of these opportunities students build a diverse portfolio of skills they include a careers fair, assemblies from have developed over their time at Walney Centre local Colleges, Universities and School. It will aid them in writing CVs and employers, enterprise challenges, STEM preparing for interviews when the time comes. 9am – 12 noon challenges, trips, Year 10 Employability Mrs K Maden Paddle Boarding Reward

foA grorup o f oYur Yeear 10a boysr wh o 1had 0 Boys completed a very successful mentoring programme with Brightside, sponsored by Hello Future, were given an amazing opportunity during their half term holiday to learn to paddle board. Hello Future gave the boys an all-expenses paid trip to Windermere where they had a great day messing about on the water! The trip was a great chance for the boys to experience something new whilst getting out of their comfort zones. This was a fantastic way to celebrate their achievement on the online mentoring programme with Brightside.

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Walney Rewhaave wrorkded wshich haas bneen rdeflect edA in cthe enitire schvool e– an mamazing ent the number of reward points given out. We achievement! have given out more Reward Point Our in-school Reward Shop has also Certificates this year than ever before and had a successful year with students using our end of term Rewards Assembly looks their well-earned Reward Points to set to be a brilliant event with over 20 purchase many items including stationary, Students receiving our highest award for footballs, gift vouchers and smart phone having over 300 reward points. projectors. 2017-2018 has been another A special mention to Millie Stevens We look forward to continuing to fantastic year for our Students and their (8W), Josh Thompson (8W), Lucy Hanrahan celebrate all our student’s achievements achievements. We are very proud of all of (8W) and Dylan Lauderdale (8N) who next year – well done everyone! our Students this year and how well they currently have the highest reward points in Mrs K Lourie 6 | News GCSE Photography aThnis yedar, Wa lnAey Schorol wtas p roEud xadmhire thie bwork iof tour iyeaor 11 ln eavers, to host the GCSE Photography and Art as well as some of the work produced by Exhibition on 12th July 2018. our current GCSE cohort. The evening was an opportunity to Some of the highlights included the celebrate the fantastic work of our students’ experiments with new and talented GCSE art and photography recycled materials, mixed media textures students. As well as students and and flowers and lots of technically teachers, parents and members of the proficient drawings and paintings, local community were invited for a drinks showing light to dark tones. and canapes reception where they could Mrs V Niblo

Senior Students: Departures and New Arrivals

It is with a heavy heart, but immense The change in leadership is on the We welcome: Jacob Sharif and Hollie pride that we say goodbye to our outgoing horizon, as Mrs Turner, Mrs Niblo and I have Keenan as our new Head Boy and Girl, who Year 11 Senior Students, led by Head Girl been incredibly impressed with the calibre of will work alongside their Deputies; Amy Megan Bradley and Head Boy Harry Smith. Year 10 candidates at interview and we are Lovidge and Chloe Silver, Izzy Rodger and They have been outstanding role models to certain that we have a brilliant team to take Callum Irvine-Leach. all students this year and have led some the reins in September. 50 Students have This is a talented team and we look wonderful initiatives in student leadership and been appointed and we are delighted to forward to working with them, to support the mentoring. Their legacy will certainly be felt announce that the following students have continuing journey of our fantastic school. here, at Walney School. been selected to take up leadership roles. Mrs P Magee

learning, including commitment, organisation and planning. We aim to help students to understand the value of these STthroughodut the eyeanr, MrstMa gLee haes apdarticeipatiorn in san haccriedp ited Student qualities, to ensure that their path as a undertaken pilots and research on the issue Leadership qualification at Bronze, Silver successful learner and future leader is both of Student Leadership and how we can and Gold level, through the SSAT. The positive and fruitful. best develop this in all areas of our school. Student Leadership programme aims to From September, all students will begin develop several areas of students wider Mrs P Magee News | 7

YIan Arpriln, Ma rBia froom mb for Mental Health Awareanll soertss ofs de cWorationes weerek Barrow Library contacted made including a ballerina, school with a project she clouds and baby clothes. The wanted help with. She asked Art Club created a wonderful for a variety of different display of yarn lettering. decorations to create a yarn The students really enjoyed bomb which would hopefully the task and being involved in help create awareness for a community project. Some Mental Health Awareness noticed the benefits to their Week 2018 (14th May). The mental health whilst crafting- aim of the yarn bomb was to one student commented that fill the Library with bright while she was creating the colours ready for their coffee yarn bomb she wasn’t thinking morning. What is a yarn about anything else. The bomb? Well it is basically finished pieces fitted in well to graffiti with yarn in any form Barrow Library and brought a including knitting, crocheting, lot of colour for the coffee and pompoms anything to decorate the Library the students started making morning. The pieces are now back with Library as long as it was made from is yarn. pompoms, tassels and granny squares to us and on display in our Library. Our own Library, Craft Club, make a length of bunting, so much was Look out on our social media pages Engagement Centre, Art Club and Year 7 created they managed to create the for the next project. Another yarn bomb forms then produced a variety of different bunting the length of the Library with for the Library but this time for The Tour yarn creations to fill Barrow Library. In our plenty left over! In the Engagement Centre of Britain. Miss H Preston

YDuering tahe werek o f 21nd J0uly ou r Emvisitors pfrom tlheo Britisyh Armay, Enbterprise lictompyleted toW such a heigh steandak rd and Year 10 Students participated in an Soapbox Challenge, Cumbria County I look forward to working with Mrs Employability week where they had over Council, BAE systems, Hello Futures and Maden, our careers co-ordinator, to 5300 interactions with local Colleges many more. They found out about present awards to those people who and employers. apprenticeship opportunities in the local have really demonstrated that they have With visits to Furness College, area and how more and more employers the skills and knowledge needed to be Barrow Sixth Form College, Kendal are looking to take higher level employable in a competitive and ever College, Newton Rigg College and the apprentices rather than school leavers. changing market. University of Cumbria there was a Year 10 have also been working It has been a privilege to work with plethora of opportunities for the year hard to develop their CV's and covering such a fantastic group of young people group to consider their options for letters ready for their impending on this project, and I am looking further education and get a real taste interviews, and have all gained their forward to writing references to support for what the different providers could 'Build My Skills' qualification after you in your future endeavours - I am offer them. Our students took part in spending time developing their very proud to be Head of Year 10 and taster classes for a huge range of employability skills and interview you should all be very proud of subjects including hair and beauty, techniques. yourselves after the hard work you have mechanics, carpentry and animal care. I am delighted to see so many put in during this busy time. Back at school Year 10 have hosted employability passports being Mrs M Turner 8 | News

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BAftoer pousting qa smuall Faecebotok ofa rotundh ande not o nlWy sponsoered oene ofk our message asking if any past students students to attend the Prom, but also got would like to sell their prom dresses, her friends on board, namely Nina from Walney School had a massive response Eternity, The Works Salon, Top Gear from the general public. Prom dresses, Driving School, Tracy Fittes Hair and Tamar suits, brand new shoes, accessories and from Salon 44, who each donated cash donations were all received. Using vouchers of nails, make up, hair and brand these donations we were able to ensure all new prom dresses. A massive thank you our students who attended the Prom were goes to every person who supported our fully kitted out. As a thank you to Katrina, students in their end of term prom. I am owner of Top Gear Driving School, who pleased to say Katrina will be on board helped to coordinate donations, we every year from now on and will support presented her with ‘Bouquet of the Week’ some of our young people in attending through the Evening Mail. Katrina rallied such a fantastic event. Mrs A Amacna News | 9

A Jolly Holiday at Walney

On Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th July, after months of preparation, we were proud to showcase our summer production of Mary Poppins. Our talented and determined pupils had been working tirelessly since February learning lyrics and choreography in order to perform to our community. It’s been an extremely memorable and professional process, one that we will all never forget. We have welcomed many new performers to the stage this year and it has been brilliant to see them evolve and shine throughout rehearsals. Our set and props were carefully prepared by our very own pupils and staff members and we are all extremely grateful for their contribution and involvement. Congratulations to our extremely talented and resilient pupils who have worked super hard, especially in the last couple of weeks when we experienced extremely hot weather conditions. It has all been worth it to see you shining bright on stage- you are practically perfect in every way.

Miss E Eason 10 | News Marine Engineering Pathway Workshop

On Wednesday 4th April we took part certain materials and a specific size that in a marine engineering pathway the boat had to be. Once we had made workshop. We learnt all about the our boat we put them in water, put different things that make a good boat marbles in them to see how we many we and the different ways that we could could get in before it sank. Owen and make it buoyant. We were then Jacob Ellis won with 306 marbles. It was challenged to make a boat, there was a great experience and we learned a lot. only one catch, we were only given Neia Marshall & Owen Spencer (Year 7) Charities

FWue wetre reucentlyr takeen to BEAE to ngisenction eincludeing ar pressent atidon. Duaring y the become Engineers for the day. We were put day we also got to go on a trip through the into groups and given different challenges to DDH where we were able to see the large complete. We were asked to design and scale operations that are undertaken to create a model of a submarine that had create a submarine. Sadly we did not win the features that were not on a current competition but we are very proud of the submarine, also has to be useful to them. effort that were put in by all the teams that We had to cost all the different parts and were entered. there were points available for each different As we lead up to the end of the Amelia Martin (Year 9) school year, this half term we held a bake sale to support the Alzheimer’s Society’s Cupcake Day. Students, parents and staff supported us brilliantly throughout and we’re incredibly proud to have been able to donate £200 to the Nuclear Engineers cause. Thank you to everyone who On Thursday 10th March two nuclear pathways that can be taken to be able to higher apprentices came to talk to us about become an Engineer at BAE systems, we bought, baked and helped on the day! their roles and responsibilities in BAE. They didn’t realise how many different pathways The Charities Committee will be taught us all about how a nuclear reactor there are and how competitive it is to be able leading our 10k works and how they are used in submarines. to get into BAE systems as an Engineer and Sponsored Walk on Thursday 19th They spoke to us about nuclear disasters, apprentice. July – we look forward to seeing all of we got to play dingbats to guess the nuclear our students in action for some very Kianna Boswell (Year 10) disasters but we weren’t very good at it. worthy causes. Thank you for your They also told us about the different ongoing support of our fundraising. Mrs P Magee News | 11

Wednesday 27th June saw the hPighlighrt of othe Yemar 11 calendar – our Year 11 Prom, held at Abbey House Hotel. It was a wonderful evening, enjoyed by Students and Staff alike. Our Students were the very picture of elegance. Congratulations to our Prom King and Queen, Harry Smith and Beth Wood, as nominated by all guests on the evening. A very deserving accolade! Thank you to all parents, staff and students who made this evening possible Mrs P Magee

RECYCLING PLASTICS Earlier in June we went the wooden forks felt and tasted in down to the dinner hall to the mouth, but the water cans had speak to Pam about why she no backlash on the way they had changed the plastic looked or felt. Both products have water bottles and cutlery to been a big success in helping the refillable metal cans of water environment. Sandwiches are also and wooden knives and now packaged in cardboard, forks. She said that she instead of plastic. wanted to help the So, is it easier for companies environment because all the and businesses to use alternatives plastics are getting in to the to plastic? We would say that it is water and harming the health more difficult at first but those that of sea creatures. She made choose this way are doing a good the point that plastics are cheaper to buy at first so the company did not want to job and are carrying on perfectly. They are but most are hard to recycle. Did you know change from sending plastic, but now it is helping the environment and making the that metal cans are 70 percent more easier to get it sent to school. Wood is a world a better place. Walney School is recyclable than plastic bottles? Plastics in natural material that will not cause harm in hoping that other schools and our whole the ocean are also thought to harm human our environment. community are going to try and make a health because the micro-plastics travel Pam said that lots of people are difference, just like Pam has. Let’s hope we through the food chain. pleased that we are helping our can keep it up FOREVER! It hasn’t been easy at times but Pam environment by reducing plastic waste but By Freya Allen, Kaiden Baynes has been determined to make the change. that the reactions at first were not all and Billy Sandy. The wooden cutlery was hard to get hold of positive. Some people didn’t like the way 12 | Outstanding Achievement from oThuis yerar th e vK2B etook rplacye on 12oth wcontninues thTrougha the yvillagle oof Nibrthwa iteGill (Y10) May and for a change the conditions were before arriving in Lowick. The most very kind to all competitors, if anything it challenging section is the progressive might have been too warm but they were ascent up Kirkby Moor to the highest point all thankful that it stayed dry. The event of the route. Then it descends through the commenced at 5:30am and each runner village of Marton and on via Dalton-in- was issued with an electronic RFID Furness to the finish at Hawcoat Park monitoring tag. This system records Sports Club on the outskirts of Barrow-in- individual times for each participant at the Furness. There are eight official timing start, at every checkpoint, and at the checkpoints, and a number of other finish. locations where participants can obtain The K2B route starts next to the car free drinks, food, first aid, and support. park at Legburthwaite Keswick, proceeds The fastest runners complete the 40.0 down the banks of Thirlmere at the foot of mile official race in just over 4 hours, and Helvellyn, winds up and over Dunmail the majority of walkers take between 8 Raise, and continues down through the and 12 hours. Therefore it is no surprise villages of Grasmere and Elterwater. From to hear that Taylor completed the run in there the route passes through The 6:02:57 absolutely amazing and he was Langdales and Coniston village, before the first U17 Male home. As a result Taylor reaching the head of Coniston Water, won the impressive, Sandy Woods Boys where the quiet east bank of the lake is Trophy. The first female home came in followed. There are fine views of Coniston two hours later. Once again showing great Old Man as the route passes Brantwood, strength of character and huge amounts the former home of John Ruskin, and then of fitness. Mrs R Lever (PE Dept)

All forms competed against their rivals in each year group and the winners Cumbria Schools SWphaot a rsumtmser foDr Briatishy Sport! On in each year group were: Track & Field Monday 9th July the PE department Year 7: W Year 8: L Year 9: W Year 10: L hosted their flagship inter-form sports The scores in each year group EvFirestlyn wtell sdone to all who competed competition, our annual School Sports were totalled to give us an overall winner at the Barrow Schools Athletics event this Day, and what a scorcher it was! Female and the official winners for Sports Day year. There were some fantastic efforts competitors began the afternoon 2018 were W so a huge congratulations and congratulations to those of you who competing in a wide range of field events to all competitors. bagged a PB or got selected to represent that included the long jump, the high Many have said that this was the best Walney School. Special mention needs to jump, javelin, discus and shot putt. At the Sports Day ever and that was down to go to four students who won their events same time our male competitors battled everybody playing their part from ‘Team and as a result got selected to represent it out on the track over 600m, 300m, Walney’… and the weather helped a Cumbria on Saturday 9th June at Carlisle. 200m and finally the 100m, cheered on little too! by the energetic crowd of spectators. Mr M Barton

Zac Whitehead Taylor Gill High Jump 1.57 400m 54.4

Kira Boswell Amy Lovidge 200m 29.2 Long Jump 4.22 & 100m 13.8