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THS NEWSLETTER JULY 2019 Dear Parents/Carers As we draw to the end of another school year it was wonderful to see so many students celebrating at last night’s Academy Awards Ceremony. We INSIDE THIS ISSUE: have so many excellent students who work hard and try their very best and it was extremely hard to narrow down the nominees who were invited. Whitwell & 2 We have been so proud of our students this year. They have contributed to reepham station the neighbourhood plan, supported the Whitwell refurbishment, led at the Elf training 3 primary sports events, continued to raise thousands of pounds for charity and entertained at the local care home. They throw themselves Norfolk skills & 4 wholeheartedly into the life of the school and will benefit socially and care4ers festival emotionally from being an active part of our community. Psychologists visit 5 I would like to wish the GCSE and A level students good luck with their London zoo exam results. They have been so very mature in their attitude and deserve Duke of Edinburgh 6 to achieve good results in the summer. Thank you for all your support with the changes that we will be making Titan 7 regarding mobile phones and helping us to ensure your children are safe and happy. We have been overwhelmed by your support in this matter and PERSONAL 8 will be consistent with our follow up to ensure everyone benefits. DEVELOPMENT I would like to thank the staff who will be leaving Taverham in the summer. Mr Brunton, Mr Skilton, Mr Welsh, Mrs Gaul, Mrs Findlay, Mrs Hartley, Mrs YEAR 6 TRANSITION 9 Tomlinson, Mr Philp and Mrs Gerrard. DAY Many of these staff have worked here for a considerable period and will be 6TH FORM 10 remembered as part of our school history. We thank them for their contribution to the school. SOMME BATTLEFIELDS 11 I would like also to take this opportunity to thank the governors of the school who play such a valuable role in the strategic direction of the school. The HAUTBOIS 12 staff at Taverham both support staff and teaching staff have a very challenging job at times but are determined to ensure students get the best SCHOOLS PRIDE WEEK 13 provision possible. I hope that you have an enjoyable summer break with the family and look TERM DATES 14 2019/2020 forward to welcoming you back with our new intake on 4th September 2019. ACADEMY AWARDS 15 EVENING PAGE 2 THS NEWSLETTER Students Raise Money at Youth Club We decided to raise this money at our local youth club because we wanted to give back to the community after everything they have given to us. But this wouldn’t have been possible without all the staff and all of the other members of the youth club, this especially wouldn’t have happened without Kerry (who was extremely proud of us for donating the money) who runs the youth club on a Wednesday night. All together we raised £236. £100 of the money we raised was given to the Social F.I.E.L.D youth club which provides support to young people with Asperger’s syndrome. We also handed over another cheque for £100 to Taverham Day Care at Sandy Lane. The money raised was match-funded by a local company P Nunn Installations this meant that we could hand over £200 not £100. Ciah-Lilly Rudkin & Bethany Grant Whitwell & Reepham Station We are in the final stages of restoring and refurbishing The Mercedes Benz Unimog at Whitwell station. Once white and rusty looking it is now a shiny royal blue, orange and silver. The 8 boys involved with the project have learnt skills that they may not even realise. They are able use a wide variety of tools in a safe and functional way. Electrics and how they work are now a reality, rewiring and connecting up lights a task that does not need constant supervision. For us the skills the boys have learnt are far more than practical things. Well behaved, working hard, showing a pride in what they have achieved, listening, communicating, and supporting others in the group. It is a real shame some of their teachers are unable to see these boys working on this project. As a team we would like to thank Richard Bailey at Whitwell Station, he is a great Tutor who has taken time with the boys and really considered their learning environment using it to gain the best out of this project for the students. Year 8 Students Taster Sessions at Whitwell & Reepham Station After the success this year running a pilot project at Whitwell refurbishing the Unimog (a Mercedes Benz vehicle with a crane on the back which runs on the road or rails) Our Year 8 students have been looking at possibilities for projects next year. Richard Bailey from the station gave them a guided tour of the venue, allowed them to open up the hydraulic crane on the back of the Unimog and even gave them instructions on how a mini digger operates. We look forward to working with Richard once again from September with a new group of students. PAGE 3 THS NEWSLETTER Year 9 ELF Training We recently started our Year 9 ELF training. We learnt many things, starting with safeguarding and child protection. During this we were taught all of the formal procedures we must go through if we have a concern about a student’s safety. We now all feel more aware of what to do in these situations and feel that we can help protect other students. Next we had a visit from Nelson’s Journey, a local charity that deals with childhood bereavement. They taught us about the many resources that an affected person could use and how they would feel. This was a very useful lesson as it taught us how to deal with upset pupils. One activity that we took part in was talking about what makes us happy, where we learnt about staying positive and good mental health. The next visit was from ChatHealth, which is another Norfolk based charity where 11-19 year olds can text in their worries to qualified nurses anonymously. We discovered that we will all become ChatHealth ambassadors and will be encouraging others to use the service. The final charity that came in was the Matthew Project, which deals with substance abuse and addictions. We were taught about different types of drugs, and how addiction can affect people’s lives. It was very informative and we all learnt something new. As well as all of this, we also did some anti- bullying exercises, learnt about CEOP, and got to know each other with some fun games. Overall, our ELF training was a very useful experience that we all will use not just as ELFs, but also in later life. Year 10 Philosophy and Ethics Cathedral and Mosque Trip On the 17June, Miss Phillips and Miss Reding led a school trip to Norwich Cathedral and the Rose Lane Islamic centre with 18 students from the Year 10 Philosophy and Ethics group. As part of the GCSE, students look at beliefs and teachings as well as religious practices in both Christianity and Islam. Students were able to look around the mosque and attend a Q&A session with the Imam Rajab Ali which they really enjoyed. After this, they had a guided tour around the cathedral and were able to ask questions with the education guide. The trip was hugely beneficial for identifying key elements of worship and understanding core beliefs from the perspective of a religious follower. Year 8 Students Visit Redwings at Aylsham. There were 3 visits which incorporated a tour of the site, all about the charity, the jobs available and the rescue work that Redwings is involved with. The group thoroughly enjoyed the visits and were very interested in some of the rescue horses that they were able catch up with further down their path to recovery. This type of visit allows students to consider jobs and future training within industries that they may not normally consider. Redwing’s employ 250 members of staff around the country. PAGE 4 THS NEWSLETTER Year 10 Students visit The Norfolk Skills & Careers Festival 2019 The Norfolk Careers and Skills festival is a unique opportunity for our students to get inspired for their future. Year 10 students visited the festival to discover the huge range of career opportunities that are available within the County. There was a wide range of guest speakers and workshops to give career guidance, with over 70 exhibitors from across a wide range of industries, this was not an event to be missed and students had an enjoyable morning speaking to experts in fields from the military to finance. The festival is a joint effort by a number of Norfolk bodies, including Norfolk County Council, the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association, Easton and Otley College, City College Norwich, Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership, Norwich School and Beacon East. Students commented that some of the conversations they had had with exhibitors had been very useful as well as it being really helpful for those students who were unsure of their future pathway. Mrs A Warwick Progression Coordinator Year 13 Psychology Revision Conference Year 13 Psychologists put their knowledge (and understanding!) to the test at Dereham Sixth Form College on 28th March. The day was led by Jean Marc Lawton, AQA examiner and textbook author for the current Psychology specification. The students participated in four sessions focussing on Research Methods, Memory, Biopsychology and Attachment, along with over 100 students from other schools around the county.