LOOKING GOOD: OUR SMART NEW UNIFORM on SHOW Beth Proctor and Brandon Joe Were Among the Students Chosen to Model the New-Look Haywood Academy School Uniform

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SPRING 2014

LOOKING GOOD: OUR SMART NEW UNIFORM ON SHOW Beth Proctor and Brandon Joe were among the students chosen to model the new-look Haywood Academy school uniform. FULL STORY: see centre pages

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Students help to raise cash at Robbie Fanfest

Nicole’s baby elephant makes it Intu a shopping centre parade YEAR 9 student Nicole Winley won a competition organised by the Intu Potteries shopping centre to design and decorate a life-sized baby elephant. STUDENTS from Haywood Academy and items The design was called mirror, with the its partner primary schools supported the donated by area above the central line representing a Robbie Williams Fanfest in Burslem town Steelite. healthy city and environment, while centre. These reflected below were damaged buildings and decay, showing what could happen if On Saturday 8 February they joined local were then we fail to look after our planet. artists, musicians, market stallholders and showcased and Helped by her friends – including Lydia businesses to celebrate Robbie’s 40th judged by Robbie’s’ step-mum, Clowes and Rebecca Pennell – Nicole had birthday. Melanie Williams. to draw her winning design onto a 3-D Haywood Academy orchestra performed a The event was staged to raise money for model and paint it. medley of Robbie’s hits on the steps of the the Donna Louise Trust – of which Robbie is The parade took place from Monday School of Art. Despite the bitter cold their the patron – and more than £15,000 was 10 March to Sunday 6 April, with 18 performance was amazing and they received collected. Well done to all who took part. elephants decorated by celebrities on excellent feedback from the audience. ■ display in the shopping centre, alongside Pictured above are some of the Nicole’s design. Other students took part by baking and Haywood students who took part in the More than 500,000 visitors saw the decorating cakes and decorating pottery Fanfest and, inset, Robbie himself. exhibition which aimed to raise funds and awareness for the Asian elephant foundation. Nicole’s elephant will also be going to London for a winners’ Young dancers brought toys to life photoshoot. Our pictures show Nicole painting her design, above, while below is the finished elephant.

YOUNG dancers from Haywood Academy interpretation of ‘A Day In The Life Of…’ were invited to perform in the annual stories through the medium of dance and Stoke School Sport Partnerships Dance movement. Extravaganza staged at Hanley’s Victoria Our piece explored the theme of toys Hall at the end of March. and demonstrated what we thought toys The event included primary schools, would do if they could come to life. secondary schools, academies and The students represented the school colleges from across Stoke-on-Trent really well, closing the show as the final who were asked to demonstrate their performance.

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NEC trip went with a Big Bang

ALL our Year 8 and some Year 10 students went to the Big Bang Fair at the NEC in Birmingham in March. The aim was to encourage them to study STEM subjects at GCSE. The day was very enjoyable and the students saw lots of new technologies and sciences at the show. Some took part in chocolate welding and learnt about air pressure and pneumatics, while others had the chance to see the 1,000 mph land speed record Bloodhound car. Shane Grocott reached for the stars when he chatted with NASA engineers and got to meet Space Shuttle pilot Captain Jon McBride. Firms help our young engineers

Haywood students outside the Academy with the BMW 13 Electric Car and, right, members of the KMF team who visited the school.

BEN Berrisford who works for Knights BMW as KMF Engineering also visited their Product Genius, paid a visit to Haywood Haywood this term. Academy in January. Jenny Conlon from KMF came Ben – whose job is to research and test in with two apprentices to work every BMW car – came in to work with our Year with Year 11 Product Design 10 Greenpower Engineers. Students on their controlled Ben arranged for the students to be assessment. test-driven in a brand new BMW I3 Electric Students had the products they Car and helped them to analyse the vehicle had made tested by the visitors and to pick up engineering ideas for Haywood's were given valuable feedback about the Greenpower Electric Vehicle. commercial potential of their ideas. Students also had the chance to quiz Ben Our students then recorded this information in a Q&A engineering session after school. to evaluate their 3D work. THE HAYWOOD NEWS 3 Haywood News 4-5 8/4/14 16:11 Page 1

MONTHS OF CONSULTATION COME TO AN END AS HAYWOOD ACADEMY’S NEW-LOOK UNIFORM IS FINALLY UNVEILED Inter-house progress and It’s a smart new look attendance ALL students receive a Commitment to Progress grade in their lesson – 1-4, with 1 being the best. This means that the House with the lowest score for Haywood students will be the winner. The C to P results up to Easter OUR months of hard work Mrs Chadwick, Miss Hughes, Mrs are: Rova Bakki and Edward Selman consulting students and Brailsford and Mrs Yates together 1st Phoenix and Genesis model the new-look uniform. Fstaff over plans for a new with Year 9 students Dean Watkin, with 389,303 Haywood Academy school Rahbar Zahman and Nicloe Winley SMART NEW LOOK: some of the Uniform Working party and the models – seated are Miss Hughes and Mrs Chadwick while standing 2nd Viking and Galileo uniform have finally paid off as plus Kara Hulme from Year 7 – was are, from left, Brandon Joe, Masuma Rahman, Beth Proctor, Cerys Lancaster, Ryan Callaghan, Rova Bakki and Edward Selman. with 404,534 designs for the smart new look set up. 3rd Apollo and Pioneer – planned for introduction in The Working Party looked at with 406,353. September – are at last unveiled. various samples and considered EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW... Well done to everyone in Phoenix Primarily in navy blue – with style, colours, PE kit, and what and Genesis, they continue to details picked out in royal blue – the could be included in a school GIRLS BOYS top the leader board. new-look uniform consists of jacket, uniform starter pack. ■ Haywood Academy fitted navy blue jacket with ■ Haywood Academy navy blue jacket with trousers, a white shirt and black Three different uniform suppliers matching knee-length pleated skirt or trousers matching trousers The inter-house attendance shoes for the boys, while the girls were then invited to submit sample ■ White tailored shirt competition results up to ■ White tailored shirt Easter are: will wear a jacket with a pleated designs which went on display in ■ Black shoes ■ Black shoes skirt or trousers, white shirt, black the school. Special assemblies ■ Black tights 1st Phoenix and Genesis ■ with 94.77% shoes and black tights. were held and students filled in ■ Haywood Academy royal blue ‘V’ neck jumper Haywood Academy royal blue ‘V’ neck jumper Both sexes will wear clip-on royal ballot forms to indicate which with navy trim (optional) with navy trim (optional) 2nd Viking and Galileo blue ties with a coloured stripe sample items they preferred. with 94.15% ■ Haywood Academy clip-on royal blue tie – ■ Haywood Academy clip-on royal blue tie – identifying each house, while Headteacher Carl Ward said: “I coloured stripe will identify each house coloured stripe will identify each house 3rd Apollo and Pioneer optional items include a royal blue am delighted that the collaboration with 93.90% ■ Haywood Academy navy tunic (optional) V-neck jumper, a Haywood between parents, governors, staff PE KIT ■ Haywood Academy head scarf (optional) The gap between the Houses is Academy navy tunic for the girls and students has resulted in the ■ Haywood Academy navy ‘t’ shirt with light blue getting smaller but Phoenix and and a Haywood Academy choice of new school uniform that is PE KIT trim (compulsory) Genesis are still in the lead. Well headscarf. The new designs also not only popular with students but ■ done to everyone for some Haywood Academy navy ‘t’ shirt with light blue ■ Navy shorts (compulsory) – available from The include PE kit. is excellent quality and value for trim (compulsory) great attendance figures. Schoolwear shop. Work on deciding what the new money. The new uniform, which ■ Navy leggings (compulsory) – available from uniforms should look like began way displays the Academy’s new logo, is ■ Haywood Academy long-sleeved navy skin top The best Form attendance The Schoolwear Shop. results are: back in November last year when a exceptionally smart, yet functional, ■ Haywood Academy netball skirt (only if in the team) (optional) 1st Phoenix and Genesis Uniform Working Party – consisting and students have commented they ■ ■ Navy leggings (optional) – available from The Haywood Academy long-sleeved navy skin top XBD 96.15% of Mrs Sellman (parent), will be proud to wear it.” (optional) Schoolwear Shop. ■ 2nd Apollo and Pioneer Haywood Academy fleece training top (optional) ■ Haywood Academy fleece training top (optional) PEW 95.9% Cerys Junior Girls Pleated Skirt Package trousers, clip-on tie and a PE polo shirt and 3rd Viking and Galileo VWY 95.2% Scan the photo Lancaster, Ryan Senior Girls Pleated Skirt Package Haywood Academy navy scarf for those to see more... Callaghan and Beth Junior Girls Trouser Package students who wish to wear one. The top form in Yr 11 was PT on Proctor model Senior Girls Trouser Package 95.15% which is a fantastic the new PE kit. Junior Boys Package Prefects result. Well done to everyone! Kara Hulme wears Senior Boys Package Haywood Academy dark blue jumper no trim the new blazer and pleated skirt. *Each package contains a jacket, skirt or (optional) Plain royal blue tie. Parents/carers will be asked to pay £20 for each package, which is heavily subsidised in the first year by the school. For families where there is more than one child attending Haywood, the cost for the second child will be £15 for a package and £10 for a third child. The uniform can be purchased from the National School wear shop in Stafford Street, Hanley from June.

Welcome to Haywood Scan the photo wherever you Solar power see this icon. Augmented Reality (AR) Scan the photo to see more... IN February Keele University Download our free app to your smartphone or tablet and bring Haywood Academy came into school to make some publications to life using the power of a new technology called Augmented Reality (AR). of our Y7s aware of alternative To access bonus content in this issue follow these instructions: and renewable energy. Their challenge was to make 1 2 3 a solar powered car from Download the recycled materials. Haywood They then had to charge their Academy AR app from the App solar powered cars using desk Store (Apple) lamps and race them to see or Google Play which was fastest. Point your device (Android). at the photo above – Two of the primary school Masuma Rahman in the new Open the app with a and wait for the surprise. students who took part in the simple tap. blazer with optional Haywood Double tap for a full-screen image. challenge are pictured above. headscarf. Augmented Reality services by 4 THE HAYWOOD NEWS THE HAYWOOD NEWS 5 Haywood News 4-5 8/4/14 16:11 Page 1

TASTY TREATS at Fairtrade lunch HAYWOOD Academy catering staff hosted their annual Fairtrade lunch on Wednesday 5 March supported by students from the Fairtrade committee. Customers who enjoyed tucking-in to some of the Fairtrade goodies included City Councillors Joy Garner and Peter Haywood, together with Ann Worthington, Chair of Fairtrade Action in Stoke-on-Trent.

Students quizzed popular author

FORTY Year 7 girls visited Lichfield’s creations and quizzed them about Garrick Theatre to listen to Cathy what character they were most like Cassidy, author of The Chocolate Box in The Chocolate Box collection. Collection, discussing her inspirations At the end of the talk students were and her career in writing. given the chance to ask Cathy Cathy, pictured, is a writer questions about her life of young adult fiction who and her books. has penned 20 books. The girls were very She has also been keen to find out who A little peer pressure? the agony aunt for Cathy bases her HAYWOOD Academy students had an opportunity to teen girl magazine characters on and meet Derbyshire peer Lord Robert Methuen and Shout and she whether she had any learn about life in the House of Lords when he currently has a series plans to write more visited the school in February. of three books for books. Lord Methuen met with Year 10 and 11 students to talk about the work of the House of Lords. younger readers featuring At the end of the He also answered questions about aspects of the a character called Daizy discussion the girls were parliamentary process and day-to-day life at Star. invited to a book-signing Westminster. The trip, in February, was very session at which they could purchase Lord Methuen was very impressed by the interest informative and gave the students an a selection of Cathy’s books and have shown by our students with many probing questions opportunity to hear about Cathy’s them autographed by the author. being asked. exciting career and what led her to The students thoroughly enjoyed The visit was arranged through the Lord Speaker’s become a writer. their theatre experience, with many Peers In Schools programme, which aims to Cathy also talked to the girls about seizing the opportunity to have their encourage students to engage more with the political and parliamentary process. the inspiration for her character photograph taken with Cathy.

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Netball girls going for glory and for goals THE under-14 netballers played in a competition at Fenton Manor with the A Team, left, finishing second and the B Team, right, third. A special mention goes to Glory Olanrewafu who played extremely well. The under-16 netballers have also been playing well, beating Excel Academy 15-11 in their last match. “It was a very close match and a superb team effort,” said Mrs Brailsford. SPORT ROUND UP Conor’s got his sights set on TOKY 2020

he underwent major surgery on his in a league all over the country right arm in August last year so has against other regional teams. decided to wait until he has fully Conor has played at the FA’s recovered before he attends the National Football Centre – St trials again. George’s Park at Burton-upon- Conor has been identified Trent – on a number of occasions, as having excellent hand–eye co- both with the Centre of Excellence ordination and is a mean shooter! (CoE) and The Player Development He has also played football Centre (PDC). His most recent from a very early age, joining venture was at St George’s where mainstream football with Port Vale he was top scorer for his team, Community at Dimensions. netting four goals. The next step He then discovered disability from the CoE is to join the England football run by Cerebral Palsy Development Squad, which some EAR 9 STUDENT addition he was asked to join a Sport, playing for CP team Aston of his older team mates have Conor Lawton is a bit mainstream tabletennis club at Villa Marvels and training at Aston recently done. Yof a superstar when it St Peter’s High School, Penkhull. Villa Academy on a weekly basis. Conor’s ambition is to play comes to sport. Following Conor’s progress in Conor was tracked by the FA CP football for GB at the 2020 Despite his physical disabilities – tabletennis, he was invited to Regional Talent Scout for Disability Paralympics in Tokyo – something he was born with cerebral palsy attend a disability regional Football and at age 10 was asked everyone agrees is entirely possible. (CP) – Conor, aged 14, has always competition where he came to trial for Staffordshire FA Player Mr Rutter, Head of Boys PE at been fully involved in sport and has second in the novice section – Development Centre at County Haywood Academy, said: “Conor is developed a particular passion for playing against England national level, based at Stoke City FC. a real inspiration to anyone who football. disability players. He now trains there every Friday takes part in sport and is proof that He has also competed at At a charity event where night and is currently in his fourth there are no barriers to being regional level in disability wheelchair basketball was being season. involved in sport at the highest tabletennis, wheelchair basketball showcased, Conor was asked to Last season he was asked to standard. and disability football. join and train with Stoke Spitfires join the West Midland Cerebral “He is an incredibly motivated Conor was involved with Inspire and he has now played for the Palsy Centre of Excellence. This is and determined sportsman and disability sport where he was able team for two years. a regional CP squad based in everybody at Haywood Academy to take part in a range of sports. Conor’s obvious ability was Coventry and Conor plays for the wishes him the very best in his Following this he was made soon recognised and he was put under-16 squad. The Centre of quest to represent Team GB in Sporting Ambassador for Inspire. In forward for regional trials. However, Excellence means that Conor plays the 2020 Paralympics.”

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HAYWOOD students were successful in reaching the Level Three Winter Games to represent the Academy in dodgeball, basketball and indoor athletics. All teams represented Haywood in an excellent fashion throughout the day and all the students enjoyed taking part. A special mention must go to Nikita Lander and Beth Procter who were asked to umpire the Year 5 Netball competitions at the games. Great leadership girls! EXCELLENCE at Level Three Winter Games Haywood students at the Level Three Winter Games – basketball, above; dodgeball, left; and indoor athletics, below left.

Girls braved elements Fustal team reached finals TWO Haywood Academy girls took on the HUGE congratulations to the missed out on getting to elements to represent Haywood in the City Year 9 Futsal team, above, the Regional stage of the cross country event on Saturday 1 February, who reached the City finals. competition. completing a two-mile course. Well done to All matches were extremely We are all very proud of Beth Procter (Year 10) and Gracie Fern (Year 7). close but Haywood narrowly what the team acheived. Give us your feedback – go online to Parent View

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