The Haywood NEWS WINTER 2016 A WORLD OF

PURE IMAGINATION A luminous roller-coaster ride of colour, spectacles and fantastical GCSE Dance students. They amalgamated the traditional Oompa happenings. Our stage version of Roald Dahl’s adored children’s book Loompa’s synchronised bobbity movements with the rebellious modern is still as entertaining as ever and a perfect celebration of Roald Dahl’s break dancing Oompa Loompa’s to create an explosion of excitement 100th birthday! for all. The interval also showcased talented musicians who showcased their GCSE performance pieces with confidence and vigour. Ben Meir’s portrayal of the eccentric factory owner Willy Wonka hinted at influences from the late Gene Wilder and the kooky interpretation by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was a bizarre, colourful and Johnny Depp. There was something enchanting and also a little scary engaging performance from start to finish. Once again an Academy about Wonka’s Cheshire Cat smile and melodramatic invasive gestures. Production has joined together so many students across the City It was not until the very end that either the audience or Charlie could be Learning Trust to create a West-End style performance. The audience entirely sure you could trust him, which for this character was perfect. well and truly entered the factory and left with a sweet tooth, craving more! The audience were in for a sweet treat. The main cast consisted of a range of GCSE Drama students as the parents and children who The Performing Arts Department wish to thank all involved in the unfortunately entered the world of Willy Wonka. Accompanying the outstanding performance. We are truly proud to have such talented charismatic and humorous main cast were the equally comedic Oompa students and look forward to the next production. Loompas, represented by Mill Hill Primary students and Haywood’s

Tel: 01782 853535 www.haywoodacademy.coop This half term saw the School Head Boy & DEMOCRACY Parliament system introduced, and students were given the Head Girl opportunity through a democracy session on PSHE day to think IN ACTION! about how they could improve the school. FOCUS They used these ideas to write an application to become either a Form Councillor or a Member of the Haywood Parliament (MHP). Applications have been handed in en masse and we are now looking to have an election day involving all students, using the voting boxes and a visit from the Electoral Registrations Officer from Stoke City Council.

The Cabinet, consisting of the Year 11 prefect team and Haywood Sixth Form Academy Zeri Salem students, has had their first meeting and are collaborating well. They are drawing up their action plans for school improvement, ready to meet with the Haywood Parliament when all the votes are in. As Head Girl of Haywood Academy, my role is to lead There will be the opportunity at the next PSHE day on 5th January for all Forms to discuss ideas, and these the Student Leadership will then be discussed at the next Council and Parliament meeting. Team, meaning that I am Coinciding with the launch of Haywood Parliament was local democracy week, and a number of Year 9 responsible for events that students went on a visit to the King’s Hall in Stoke. They had a tour of the council buildings, including the go on in the year and Debating Chamber, and engaged in a question and answer session about the development of Stoke and how represent my year group. young people would like to see it change. They are now due to relay their experience through year group assemblies and discussions with Haywood Parliament and the Form Councils. My interests include history, chemistry and maths, and outside of school I enjoy world news and politics. Debating development issues Sustainable development was the issue I am extremely hard working being debated in the Council Chambers towards my studies outside by 60 CLT pupils and students, including 6 and inside of school, and Year 7 from Haywood. Each school had the would like to study medicine opportunity to present a piece that they had further on in my academic researched, and then to discuss, challenge studies since science is a and debate the issue with others. Of the subject that I enjoy. event, Fred Hughes, local historian and CLT Governor, said “Of all the years I’ve spent in I am willing to support two council chambers, these debates were students and advise them the best in substance, in quality and respect on achieving the grades that L-R: George Bentley, Kirsten Else, Stevie Carnall, Shivani Patel, I have ever witnessed. Public speaking they desire to get. Jamie Rutter and Safia Kabiri. naturally plays an important role in children’s education. It improves self-confidence, allows the participants to be comfortable around others, and extends everyday verbal and non-verbal communication skills. Learning to master public speaking early is a great way for students to perform better.” Moving online From next term, The Haywood News will be emailed out to parents rather than being posted. If you would like to receive a copy electronically, please contact the school with an up-to-date email address. Alternatively, if you would still prefer to receive a paper copy, please contact us to arrange this. Ben Meir TIMETABLE CHANGES As Head Boy, I am From January, there will be minor changes to timetables for a small responsible for spot checks number of students. This is necessary so that students are in the and being an inspirational appropriate set and with the right teacher to ensure maximum progress. figure for Year 11. As you will see elsewhere in the newsletter, a small number of staff are retiring or moving on at the end of this term, and new staff will be My interests include drama, joining the school. classical guitar, literature and running. Year 9 had a competition to design the Haywood I try to be as hard-working C2P update Christmas card, with the At the start of the term, students with low C2P scores from before the as possible toward my winning entry produced by summer were treated to a day out at Drayton Manor Theme Park, where GCSEs, and I am willing Ramisa Anjum. a great time was had by all. This term, students who have shown a to support anyone in the Well done to all students who commitment to their progress will be rewarded with a performance in school as a means of took part, and a special well the hall of Peter Pan, given by The Pyramid Production Company on the reaching their potential. done to Ramisa! last day of term. 2 THE HAYWOOD NEWS Haywood remembers

Year 7 Maths off to the best start For the two weeks before Remembrance Day the Year 11 prefect team A big thank you to parents and carers of Year 7 students for their and Sixth Form SLT sold poppies, with Years 12 and 13 thinking about attendance at the Maths Mastery workshop back at the start of the why we should wear a poppy. This prompted questions about whether term. white poppies should also be sold next year. Mr Paterson introduced the Maths Mastery curriculum and the new On the day itself, Year 11 student Matthew Edwards played the last post approach to teaching in Year 7 in order for our new students to get the on a euphonium, including parts that he had rewritten specially, and best start possible. all Sixth Form students were out to pay their respects at the cenotaph. Thank you for your participation and giving up part of your evening. Role models show students the road to success

Diverse, positive and inspiring male and female role models were promoted to Year 10 and Year 12 students as part of Michelin Tyres’ ‘Inspiring Females’ and ‘Inspiring Males’ events.

Students had the opportunity to meet men and women from different backgrounds in a range of different careers, with guests including a footballer, a commonwealth athlete, NHS consultants, and the emergency services.

Students enjoyed the experience and are now inspired to aim for a brighter future.

SWITCH OFF AND SAVE ENERGY! Switch Off Fortnight is a national campaign to encourage people to switch off electronic equipment when not in use, which took place from 14th-27th THE MACMILLAN November. To raise awareness within Haywood, Mr COFFEE MORNING Axton held a competition for students to design a The Macmillan Coffee Morning took place on Friday 30th September. sticker that could be put Over 1400 cakes were donated and 3 cake sales were held in total, with Haywood Academy raising £525 for this very worthy cause. by light switches, reminding people to turn off lights when not in use.

Thank you to all who made cakes, donated them and bought them on The winner was Rebecca Picking in Year 8, shown above with Mr the day. Parmar, Head of School, and her design can be seen around school. Well done Rebecca! THE HAYWOOD NEWS 3 Dates for CHILDREN IN NEED Students were in the spirit to raise funds for the cause, taking part in a form and year challenge as to who could create the longest line of coins. The winning form was 7WY with 30m. In second place was 7WL with a the diary line of 25.4m, and in third place was 8BE at 20.4m. Congratulations to Miss Wemyss, Mrs Wilkinson and Mrs Beech and their forms. As we go to press coins are still being counted for the grand total!

School closes: Primary pupils expand their learning Friday 16 December Since the start of the autumn School open to students: term, Haywood has been Wednesday 4 January delighted to welcome children from , Mill Hill, Year 8 Parents’ Evening: Moorpark, Holden Lane, New Wednesday 1 February Ford and Hillside. The wide variety of sessions on offer Year 8 Options Evening: ensures there is something for Thursday 9 February everyone.

School closes: Year 1 children from New Ford Friday 17 February made paper canal barges based on their topic about canals, while School open: Year 3 visited the Food Monday 27 February Technology department to make Turkish delight and Year 5 took World Book Day: part in an ICT lesson about Thursday 2 March inventors.

Academic Progress Day: Pupils from Year 6 participated in a textile lesson about their topic of Thursday 30 March the ‘Chained Oak’.

School closes: Mill Hill children are regular visitors to Haywood. This term Year 5 and Friday 7 April Year 6 have been learning about changing technologies, leisure and entertainment in ICT, and Year 3 and Year 4 have found it interesting to Inset: learn about different rocks and fossils with Mr Parton in Science. Monday 24 April Smallthorne have once again been taking advantage of the School open to students: facilities here at Haywood. To complement their Snow White topic, Tuesday 25 April Year 1 made apple crumbles, while Year 4 took part in a science lesson about healthy eating and Year 5 enjoyed an athletics session with Mr Bank Holiday: Adlington. Monday 1 May The science of materials was on offer for Year 5 pupils from Hillside, Dance Spectacular: with Year 6 enjoying an animation session with Mrs Fergusson, and Wednesday 10 May Holden Lane pupils also joined us for ICT sessions. The Textiles department allowed Moorpark children to bring their Stone Age topic to School closes: life, and all the schools involved had exciting experiences. We hope to Friday 26 May welcome them back next term!

School opens: Over the summer, six dedicated Monday 5 June students finished a six month FIRE CADETS course of Fire Fighting Skills and CLT Awards Evening: First Aid, with a Passing Out Wednesday 21 June parade at Hanley Fire Station. ON PARADE All of the students worked really Year 7 Parents Evening: hard to gain a BTEC in Public Wednesday 28 June Services. Of the experience, Glory Olanrewaju had this to say: Year 7 Parents Evening: Thursday 29 June “Joining the Fire Cadets has been one of the best things I’ve ever Year 11 Leavers done because it allowed me to Celebration: make new friends and experience Wednesday 5th July how the fire unit operates. The Cadets has equipped me with Year 6 Induction Day: several skills including knowledge Thursday 13 July of fire safety precautions, drill procedures and the use of School closes: specialist apparatus. I also learned Friday 21 July basic skills including team work, communication, and how to interact with people of different ages. I applied to the Cadets because I wanted to L-R: Students Joshua Tinsley (Y12), Glory Olanrewaju (Y11), Maria Khatun improve my CV and personal (ex-student), Tammy Luto-Amison (Y12), Darren Carter and Ben Meir (both Y11), statement, but they have helped who passed out as Fire Cadets. me out in other ways as well, as I now know how dedicated I can be. It has been a great opportunity.”

4 THE HAYWOOD NEWS CLICK CEOP STUDENTS INSPIRED TO BUILD A BETTER having a CEOP Ambassador has enabled us to understand what young people are doing online, FUTURE the risks they face, and how Back in October, the Careers Team took 10 Year 10 students to the we all can respond. Building Better Futures event at the , where the aim Suspicious behaviour or content was to help students find out more about the construction industry. online can be reported by clicking the CEOP logo that is on most The students really enjoyed the day, and were able to have a go at tiling web pages. Within the Academy, and painting. They also saw the latest digger technology and spoke to safeguarding issues can be representatives about Construction Apprenticeships. raised with any member of staff, Mrs Fergusson, Senior Assistant but particularly our safeguarding Headteacher and E-Safety Officer leads: at the Academy has been • Ms Whitmore WORKING FOR successful in becoming one of the UK’s CEOP (Child [email protected] Exploitation and Online • Miss Hughes [email protected] Protection) Ambassadors. • Mrs Ryder OUR PLANET [email protected] The CEOP Command works • Miss Shim Students have helped to make Haywood a place that cares for the across the UK to identify and [email protected] planet, as the Academy has once again been awarded the Green prevent both online and offline • Miss Jones Flag award! This is the highest eco award a school can achieve and is threats to young people, and [email protected] awarded by Keep Britain Tidy and Eco-Schools .

It ensures that the school is working on nine different eco-related topics and has an eco-committee that is proactive in making ANIMAL MAGIC changes around school. As part of their Science lessons, a select number of students in Y8-10 were treated to a visit from INTRODUCING Animal Magic Parties and a host of creatures including snakes, a chameleon, skunk, Chinese water THE WORLD OF WORK dragon and a tarantula! Brave students and staff held (and As part of our Year 12 Work occasionally wore!) the animals, Based Learning programme, overcoming their own fears to students got to experience the do so, and the sessions allowed kinds of employment students to see some of their opportunities on offer at some of adaptions up close. our partner businesses PM Training, Autonet, International, Synectics, Myers and Co., and M+M Group. This enabled our students to see different perspectives on what is required for a working life before they began their course, and all of the sessions were informative and interesting. This period spent with businesses was completed with a ‘buddy lunch’ where local employers came to the Sixth Form to meet their prospective students informally over a buffet, and to engage in activities that got everybody talking. SIXTH FORM OPEN EVENING Haywood Sixth Form Academy hosted one of the largest careers events in the City this term, with 50 exhibitors from a range of businesses and universities, the Armed Forces, Careers Advisers and Training Providers on hand to provide Year 8 and Year 11 students and parents with information to help them pick KS4 and KS5 options. The event was an overwhelming success, with excellent feedback from exhibitors and students, who said the event was useful to help them to make decisions about their next steps, and the feedback about the Town Hall and School of Art facilities was fantastic. THE HAYWOOD NEWS 5 SAY YES TO NCS! Haywood has been awarded NCS Champion status for its work promoting the National Citizen Service to Year 11 and Year 12 students, with 28 students taking part last summer, and up to 50 more signed up to participate next year. The scheme allows 15-17 year olds to attend a university residential visit and an outdoor pursuits week, and helps students to plan and participate in a community project such as litter picking or charity fundraising. At the end of the programme, students attend an awards ceremony and concert, and will have gained a wide range of skills and experiences that can help to boost a CV or personal statement for university.

The scheme is funded by the Government with only a small parental contribution. Any Year 11 or Year 12 students interested to find out more can visit Mr Hargreaves at break or lunch times in the CLC, or visit http://www.ncsyes.co.uk for more information. “NCS was an unbelievable experience, and if I had a chance I would definitely do it again! It allowed me to meet and make friends with other people that I didn’t know at all, and it gave me a huge boost in my confidence and communication skills, because Year 11 Netball team most of the time we had to work as a team to work out solutions to different tasks. We also did a lot of voluntary work too, such as helping a local church with their garden, but the thing that I loved GO OUT IN STYLE about NCS was that I got to experience different things that I The Year 11 Netball team played their final Netball game this term, and haven’t done before such as log climbing, crate building and also went out in impressive style, beating Biddulph High School 11-4. rock climbing.” Mrs Brailsford wants to thank all the squad (including those who Lukas Blaskivicius, couldn’t make this game) for their efforts and commitment over the past Year 12 student 5 years! Such a fantastic group of girls! Year 8 Football

Back row (L-R): Josh Wright, Luke Hague, Sam Gould, Charlie O’Toole, Lewis Deary, Tommy Johnson & Jamarl Hughes. Front row (L-R): Jimmy Khan, Vinishan Nagleswaren, Owen Proudmore & Daniel Mohammed. Well done to the Year 8 Football team with their first win of the season, beating Sandon in the City Cup 8-3. Goals came from Luke Hague, Tommy Johnson, Josh Wright (3), Vinishan Nagleswaren (2) and Jamarl Hughes. ‘Man of the Match’ went to Tommy Johnson with a great display of defending and a ‘never give up’ attitude.

LEADING BY EXAMPLE Back row (L-R): Lily Mangan, Demi Darlington, Glory Olanrewaju & Jasmine Well done and a big thank you to all the leaders who helped out at the Lander. Primary School XC event at Haywood on Monday 17th October. Front row (L-R): Cerys Lancaster, Nadia Moyo, Rosiemae Langham. Also in the You represented yourselves and the school brilliantly! squad were Abigail Gaitley & Jessica Griffin. Give us your feedback - go online to Parent View

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6 THE HAYWOOD NEWS Academy bids staff leavers A FOND FAREWELL This term, we say farewell and offer good wishes to a number of staff.

Matt Livingstone leaves the Maths Department to take up a post in another school, while Emma Ashforth leaves Science to pursue her studies. Speaking Martin Lewis is retiring after working at Haywood as Site Manager for the last 15 years, and Jill Chadwick is also retiring after a period of 20 years. Jill started working in the school office reception, and gradually developed her role to lead the learning mentor team and manage primary school liaison. Jill is well known in up our partner schools and always provided a welcoming face to Year 6 children every year, as well as Zina Salem, Mia Sant and Selina masterminding the annual school festival every summer. Parchami from Year 9 represented the academy at the Heather Kenyon also leaves us after a period of 33 years teaching PE and Geography to hundreds of SASCAL Youth Speaking students and even their parents. During that time, Heather was also a form tutor, Head of Year and Head of Competition that included all House, and contributed a great deal to the life of the Haywood. secondary schools in the city. Lastly, Di Wade, Senior Assistant Headteacher, is retiring after 31 years of service at the school. During that With the engaging topic of time, Di has taught countless Maths students who achieved excellent GCSE results, as well as being a Head “K-POP: why students would of Year, Head of Department, Examinations Coordinator and, as part of her leadership duties, Curriculum benefit from listening to it”, they Manager. Di has been a creative, resilient and determined individual and always delivered. held the audience captivated, but were up against stiff competition We wish everyone leaving best wishes in whatever they do next. and sadly did not make the final. We think they did us proud!

Year 11s Experience World’s TOP UNIVERSITY As part of the Universify programme, Year 11 High Attainers Ben Meir and Joe Coxon were lucky enough to spend a week over the summer at Somerville College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford.

Here, they were able to experience life and learning at what has recently been voted the best university in the world, meeting like-minded students from across the country.

Of the visit, the pair had this to say: “It was brilliant! The week was packed with activities such as punting, croquet, football and rounders. We did subjects that pushed us way beyond what we were used to: astrophysics, philosophy, earth sciences and medicine were the highlights.

“Having university lecturers was a unique experience; they were at the same level as us and passionate about their subjects. We could really focus in the small classes, and were able to learn without a syllabus or the pressure of being tested. The personal coaches have helped us greatly, and we still keep in touch with them as they are very supporting. We made loads of friends from all over the country.

“Challenging group work had been set for us to design a new university, and we had additional cultural activities in Oxford, such as debating and a ghost tour about the streets. It was beautiful both in the day and at night, and is the ideal aesthetic environment for learning and exploring.

“We had free time every day that allowed us freedom and independence, and the experience has really inspired us to aim for Oxford!” THE HAYWOOD NEWS 7 Haywood Excellence Academy WELCOME! This term the Excellence Academy welcomed a new cohort of eager, aspiring Year 7 High Attaining students, who started this academic year off by ‘Unearthing the Past’. They learnt all about Archaeology, which is the study of the human past through the things that people left behind, and visited the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery to meet with an actual archaeologist and discover the work that he does. They also saw the Hoard, used geophysical equipment to see below the ground, and carried out an excavation on the Academy site.

Our returning Year 8 class looked further into the past this term as they studied ‘The Living Planet’, exploring the evolution of life on Earth and the extinction of the dinosaurs. They were treated to a visit from some exotic animals including tarantulas, snakes, and skunks, and saw the conservation work that is carried out by a local zoo.

As part of their topic ‘Journalism and Mass Media’, Year 9 learnt about the way that news is reported in newspapers, on radio and television, and recorded their own radio broadcasts. They also looked at the way in which media affects us every day.

As with all Excellence Academy modules, the focus this term was also upon the careers that can be pursued in these fields, and we hope to have inspired students to think further about their future plans whilst also having fun!

A Year 7 student viewing the Staffordshire Hoard.

Year 7 students working with archaeological material on their visit to the Potteries Museum.

Next time…

Next term, the Year 7 Excellence Academy will be looking towards the stars in the module Space: Shivani Patel and Safia Kabiri with one of their finds. The Final Frontier- Astronomy & Astrophysics, and will be able to see some real meteorites and pieces of the Moon! Year 8 will be studying The Digital Revolution: Technology & Society, looking at robots, the internet, and the influence of technology on our lives, and will get the chance to use a 3D printer! Our Year 9 students will look at how our country is run in Government, Politics and the Legal World, and carry out their own trial!

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