Fo us Autumn 2017 Contents

3 A Message from the 12 Careers & Enterprise 26 Sport Sideline Chief Executive 14 PACT 28 Aspire2Innovate: Book 4 Head of School, Q3 Donation 15 Remembrance Service & The Grace Payne Centre 30 Mr Bailey Hosts TedXYouth 5 Head of School, Q3 Conference Academy Langley 18 Black Country 100 Masters

6 Q3 Academy Sixth Form 19 European Day of Languages Back Cover: Offer from Four Ashes Adventure Golf for Q3 Academies 7 JETs Update 20 The Grace Payne Public Students. Speaking Competition 8 Duke of Edinburgh Award 22 Hori7on & Cre8 Showcases 10 The Black Country Young Chamber Committee 24 Student Achievements

Q3 Academies Trust Wilderness Lane Great Barr B43 7SD facebook.com/q3greatbarr facebook.com/q3langley FoQus Magazine is designed & produced by T: 0121 358 6186 Miss J Clay & Mrs C Burge. F: 0121 358 5967 Articles and photographs are by the staff, students @q3academy & community of the Q3 Academies Trust apart from W: www.q3academy.org.uk @q3langley pages 30 and 31 - photos by Paul Stringer 2017 2 A Message from the Chief Executive Welcome to the Friday 10th November marked to make a difference. As I reflect on new academic our Annual Remembrance Service this embodiment of the Q3 ethos I am year which started followed by the official opening of reminded of Aristotle’s words: with impressive the Grace Payne Centre, dedicated to examination our Sponsor’s late wife. Our new CCF “Educating the results, followed RAF contingent of 52 cadets paraded mind without by a cohort of 450 Year 7 students during the event, with a number of educating the across both Academies. It has promoted ranks announced by the heart is no been a pleasure to meet all of our RAF Wing Commander. education at new students and share their early all.” experiences of secondary school This edition of FoQus highlights life. I have been impressed with the wide range of opportunities In that vein, we gratefully appreciate their commitment to the Q3 ethos, available for our young people, all the contribution by Four Ashes their love of reading and overall made possible by the tremendous Adventure Golf to FoQus and their enthusiasm for Academy life. It is such input from staff across both kind donation towards Q3 Academies a pleasure to see our children walking Academies. During our Open Week Trust. Please see the back cover to around with books and sharing prospective students and their take advantage of their festive offer. examples of their reading. families commented on the breadth of opportunity available and early Thank you to our Staff, Sponsor, Our talented team of staff have been indications are that we will once again Trustees and Governors for giving our joined by new colleagues at both be heavily oversubscribed for places children the opportunity to flourish Great Barr and Langley and they in Year 7 at Great Barr and Langley. and enjoy a well-rounded education. have quickly settled into our family, I wish you all an enjoyable Christmas bringing with them a wide range of Every day, within the Q3 family break and a prosperous New Year. experience, expertise and innovative we see examples of kindness and ideas. compassion; care and support for one Dr Caroline Badyal another; generosity, and a real desire Chief Executive 3 Head of School, We are What’s certain is that the breadth So a full education should develop delighted to of educational experiences we the mind, body and lastly but not share with you offer can only be achieved with the least, the soul. With the Christmas events from on-going tremendous support of all break ahead of us there’s no this term that the Academy’s staff, Governors and better time to give thanks for our make up our Sponsor. Furthermore this short blessings and spend time with the Autumn FoQus magazine and I am publication cannot cover all of the people who love us the most. especially pleased that these events activities that make Q3 Academy follow on from one of the best set Great Barr such a stimulating May I wish you and your families a of examination results achieved by environment in which to learn and happy Christmas. our students this summer. Just like grow. a children’s annual, this bumper issue is filled with exciting activities This term we have launched our Mr Mark Arnull that have kept students and staff debate club to stretch the minds Head of School very busy indeed. and develop the skills of presenting Q3 Academy Great Barr carefully crafted arguments. We To continue Dr Badyal’s have also successfully started philosophical theme, Socrates once our Business Mentoring scheme said, “The children now love luxury. that matches local employers to They have bad manners, contempt students to help raise and maintain for authority; they show disrespect aspirations and ambitions. It’s for elders and love chatter in place not just the mind that’s being of exercise.” Well we certainly developed as we must give a big cannot say that of the young people ‘shout out’ to all our sports teams that have got involved in, and especially rugby and football often led, many of the activities that have done so well so far this highlighted in the following pages. season. 4 Head of School, What a first Qualified Teachers across both expert eye of their Impact Officer. term back at sites and work with all our trainee They are a true part of the family Q3 Academy teachers from a range of partners. and certainly embody our ethos: to Langley! It has seek for that which is good, right, been fantastic We continue to be ably supported and true, on a daily basis! to welcome not by colleagues from our Great Barr only our 240 new students but also site: Miss Ingall; Ms Callaghan; and Mr Peter Lee a whole raft of new staff members; Mr Hard join us weekly to deliver Head of School some of whom transferred from P.E. This year has also seen our Q3 Academy Langley our Great Barr site. partnership with City Year start, we have the most fantastic team who The new students have settled very work with our students under the well into secondary academic life and were wonderful role models during our Open Week culminating in our Open Day on the Saturday. We welcomed over 1500 students and their families across the week, and it was fantastic to showcase all the excellent work we are producing daily.

It has been great to welcome Mr Gee, a Senior Leader in Education, who joins us as an Assistant Vice Principal. Part of his role this year has been to oversee all the Newly 5 Q3 Academy Sixth Form It’s been a busy We were delighted to share in at universities across the country start to the term our students’ success on A Level and eight students have taken up with students results day. We were proud to apprenticeships. making the maintain 100% pass rate with transition from 44% achieving A* to B grades. We wish all of our students well as Year 11 to Year Marcus Boyle achieved A* in they take their next steps. 12. All students have embraced the History and Geography, and an A in challenge of A Level study. Students Government and Politics securing Mrs Noakes in Year 13 have already had the a place at Cambridge. A further Head of Q3 Academy Sixth Form opportunity to start visiting Open forty two students secured places Days and events to allow them to consider universities and future career pathways.

We are delighted to welcome Mrs Henson to the Sixth Form Team. This will allow us to support students as they make the transition from Key Stage 4 to Key Stage 5. In addition, Mrs Henson will be able to support students giving support and guidance on all aspects of Sixth Form life. Mrs Henson will also work closely with the Sixth Form Team in the UCAS process.

6 JETs Update After the interview I was presented with scenarios, specific to the role. As a new set of Junior Executives This tested my ability to think on the begin their roles, new JET, Keisha spot and how well I would handle (C8), shares her experience of the certain situations. application process. A few days later, Mrs Noakes “Applying for a position in the Junior informed me that I had been Executive Team was a challenging accepted into the role and gave me experience. Even before I created further information on what the my application, I gathered as much role entails, such as; involvement information about the role as I could, in Academy events, working with a to ensure I knew exactly what would member of the AVP staff, and coming be expected of me. I did this by up with my own ideas to benefit the speaking to the current JETs and to role. Mrs Noakes. Although challenging, the experience Soon after handing in my application, was definitely worth it. Not only will I received a letter asking me to create it benefit me as a person, but it will a short presentation on how I would help me in the future to set myself organise a Sixth Form Charity Day, apart from other candidates in my CV which put many of the skills I had and Personal Statement.” mentioned in my application to use, such as; organisation, creativity, We wish our new JETs: Ryan (S10), and time management. I created a Nicole (C6), James (S6), Keisha, and presentation and delivered it to Mrs Alex (A3) the best of luck in their new Noakes and Mr Arnull, with thought roles. given to my presentational skills, such as body language. 7 Duke of Edinburgh Award

8 Following a summer of successful expeditions, both bronze and silver cohorts are due to complete their awards in December.

The twenty two bronze award students in Year 9 attended a practice expedition at Cannock Chase, and completed their final expedition in Shropshire during Transition Week. The twelve silver award students in Year 12 completed their practice expedition in Shropshire, and their final expedition up in the Peak District.

The students encountered their fair share of challenges; from extreme weather conditions to getting lost, but we are happy to report that all students successfully passed their final expeditions, and did so with positivity and pride in their achievements.

The students have also been working independently on their skills, volunteering, and physical sections outside of the Academy. 9 10 The Black Country Young Chamber Committee The Black Country Young Chamber BCYC members have been working open plan press room which had a (BCYC) enables young people on the Black Country’s Prosper surprisingly calm atmosphere. to network and make contacts Magazines’ January Edition. On with other committee members, Monday 20th November, they We asked questions about how employers, and decision makers in visited the Wolverhampton to become a journalist, where the the Black Country. BCYC members headquarters of the Express and sources of the headlines come are provided with a voice on Star to learn more about the from and how news has been the diverse local, economic, and production of the magazine. modernised. The Express and Star political issues of relevance to is the biggest regional newspaper them. “The trip began with a Black in the country so it was definitely a Country Young Chamber privilege to have a tour around their The BCYC gives members the Committee meeting in the grand establishment and have the chance opportunity to develop leadership boardroom at the Express and Star. to gain an insight into the business.” skills, influence decisions in their The agenda was to look over our - Hannah, Kimberleigh and local area, and develop and make articles for the Prosper Magazine Stephanie links with potential employers for and determine how the pages will initiatives such as work experience. be organised with different images and variation of content. Our final Raheem (D5), Kimberleigh (S8), product will be issued to over 1000 Stephanie (L1) and Hannah (L8) members of the Black Country are Q3 Academy Great Barr’s BCYC Chamber of Commerce! members. As members, they have the power to voice the interests and After a quick photo-shoot, we views of students and staff at Q3 headed up to the newsroom Academy Great Barr to influence alongside other schools who were the policies which impact us in the involved with the editing process. Black Country. We were taken on a tour of the 11 Careers & Enterprise In November, Q3 Academy Great Barr celebrated Global Entrepreneurship Week by hosting a series of events in the Design Centre and inviting guests from local businesses, careers, and training agencies to speak to students about their post-Academy futures.

The week was a great success. However, the future of our students is nurtured all year round at Q3 Academy Great Barr, with networking events and entrepreneurial competitions, including ‘Tycoon in Schools’, ‘Young Enterprise’, and ‘Shares4Schools’.

12 Tycoon In Schools The Young Enterprise Programme Shares4Schools

Tycoon in Schools is a national Running throughout one academic The Shares4Schools competition has enterprise competition, which aims year, students make all the decisions been bringing Economics and Business to encourage the UK’s budding about their enterprise, from deciding Studies to life as Sixth Form students entrepreneurs to get involved in on the name and product, to creating invest real money into the stock market. business by giving them a start-up loan a business plan, managing the student of up to £1000 to run a business whilst company finances, and selling to the Organised by The Share Centre, a at school or college. Year 8 and 9 at Q3 public at trade fairs. leading retail stockbroker, each team Academy Great Barr are taking part. competing in the competition starts Year 10 students at Q3 Academy with an investment pot of £2,000 to Year 8 students: Emily (L2), Jon (A3), Great Barr will be undertaking the invest into the stock market, with the Harvey (D7) and Aman (S5) have set Programme this year. They will be given aim of achieving the greatest profit over up their own business ‘Cool Keys’. Cool the opportunity to attend public trade the period October to May. Keys provides handmade personalised fairs, where they will be selling their key rings for students and staff. After product. Year 12 Business students: Ryan (S10), taking orders, Cool Keys started making Sara (L8), and Callum (A5) will be taking key rings in November. The Young Enterprise students are Sean part in the Shares4School competition (S1), Ryan (L1), Jamie (S2), Karam (D1), this year. We wish them good luck! Year 9 students: Tayjon (C1), Daejon Joseph (S8), Evan (C3), Ria (L7), Tommy (L9), Lucien (A10), Aiden (L3) and (C10), Kavita (S4), Harman (S9), Josh (C8), Sam (C7) have also set up their own Afolarin (L10), Simranjit (S4), Wayne (S1), business, selling Christmas cards and Samiya (S9), Harvey (C2), Karina (D10), decorations. Keshav (D1), and Nadia (D4).

13 Politics; and Sociology. Here’s how We will also be using the material in PACT three of the departments made use the future to produce some of the of the funds: architectural models the students Throughout the academic year, our have created with Mr Oakes.” Parent and Academy Contact Teams Maths: “We bought visualisers to (PACT) work hard to organise use in the maths department; this MFL: “In MFL, PACT funding was events and raise money to support will aid us in modelling answers and used to purchase class-sets of our Academies and the students using mathematical equipment.” headphones and microphones to within them. enable classes to work remotely on D&T: “We asked for extra funding speaking and listening activities.” At Q3 Academy Great Barr, PACT for 3D printer material. We have have allocated funds to: D&T; just started using this material Interested in becoming a member Literacy; Mathematics; Modern with our Year 11 students to help of PACT at Q3 Academy Great Barr? Foreign Languages; SEND; produce some detailed 3D objects email [email protected] Geography; Art and Design; History; to assist with coursework models. for full details.

Q3 Academy Langley has a vibrant and enthusiastic group of parents who meet monthly as part of the PACT. “We run a stall at every Parents’ Evening; six per academic year, in order to raise funds to benefit the students at the Academy. We also organised the Summer Fête and a Christmas Fair on Saturday 2nd December.”

We are always on the look-out for more helpers, please contact us [email protected]

14 Remembrance Service & The Grace Payne Centre Friday 10th November marked Since September; our Cadets have The Centre houses a Parade Room the official opening of the Grace been assembling every Wednesday, and tuck shop, providing a base for Payne Centre, the home to our at the Grace Payne Centre. Each the 52 cadets. During this term, all newly formed Combined Cadet wearing military uniform, they have Cadets have visited RAF Cosford Force (CCF). The opening also been learning to do Drill. Despite a Museum. This has enabled them commemorated Q3 Academy few strange looks and comments, to understand the history of the Great Barr’s annual Remembrance the Cadets have quickly become RAF and look at the Principles Service. accepted by the entire Academy. of Flight. The CCF’s affiliation to the RAF means all the Cadets will The service was attended by have an opportunity to fly, taking representatives from the CCF, RAF, the controls of a small two seater local government, companies, training aircraft. community, and staff and students from both Academies. Over the coming months and years Year 7, assembled on the Design all Cadets will shoot air rifles and Steps, joining the service lead by the Cadet Rifle. They will undertake Reverend Deborah Humphries of St various qualifications and activities Margaret’s Church. on site, from first aid to field craft, The Last Post was played marksmanship to map reading. throughout the Academy, followed They will also be looking into by a sprinkling of petals and a two various charity and community minute silence. A representative projects. from the Royal British Legion then led the guests to the Memorial Garden for relaying of the wreaths. Eric Payne, Q3 Academies Trust Sponsor, then welcomed the guests into the Grace Payne Centre for the official opening of the building. 15 16 17 Black Country Never Ending Excitement Recipe for a Magical Walk Birds, ducks, squawking coots, Take an acorn from Barnford Hill 100 Masters A slouchy German Shepherd, Park. At Q3 Academy Langley, the Colourful trees, pretty graffiti, Add two magpies for joy. Year 8 ACE group were given the an old green car, Sprinkle in a handful of people. opportunity to be involved with Mushrooms like jellyfish. Add a pinch of dog walkers a local spoken word poet Emma Vicious barks (ruff ruff), whistling (watch out for the dog waste). Pursehouse, to create poems trees, rustling leaves, Add water, to celebrate the local area and Planes in a jet stream, slow moving, a couple of coots (ducks optional). participate in celebrating the Black low horse power trains, Make sure you wear your boots. Country 100 Masters. Loud voices, factories shredding, Whisk in spice powder. banging, crunching. Bake in sun. The 100 Masters is an art campaign Mild, muddy footsteps, lonely Breathe in fresh air – have fun! to identify contemporary skilled echoes of abandoned buildings. people from the Black Country and The rough, bumpy bark of horse help inspire future talent. The ACE chestnut trees group whole-heartedly embraced Ran hands over the dusty crumble this and produced two phenomenal of a bridge. poems. Feet treading crunchy leaves, hard ground. Concrete under foot. Here are two of the poems Cold wind, goosebumps appearing, produced by Q3 Academy Langley rising up our arms. students. The dry air, aroma of fish and chips, Burn of rubber at the back of our throats, The dirty, slimy smell of the cut, Tweet fruity textures of blackberries on the tongue. 18 European Day of Languages Bonjour ! ¡Hola! Guten Tag! In September students and staff at Q3 Academy Great Barr engaged in a celebratory day of European languages. We had lots of fun learning about culture and the importance of language learning in French, Spanish, and German. In addition to this, we discovered more about new languages such as: Russian in Tutor Time; Italian in Business Studies; Japanese in Maths, and many more.

Learning Consultants in MFL dressed up for the occasion in some fantastic stereotypical French, Spanish, and German outfits, and we even had the chance to sample some delicious French cuisine in the Quisine! Merci, gracias, danke, and thank you to everyone at Q3 Academy Great Barr for their support in celebrating European Day of Languages. 1919 20 The Grace Payne Public Speaking Competition On Wednesday 4th October 2017 and received wonderful feedback Overall, it was another successful the Academy was delighted to from our esteemed panel of judges. Contest which celebrated some hold its fourth annual Grace Payne of the fantastic talent here at the Public Speaking Contest. The Returning to the panel for a fourth Academy and gave students the evening itself marked the end of a time were Curriculum Leader for chance to hone, and develop some process for the students involved, Geography, Mrs Carrick and Public crucial skills for their futures. Roll who had already had to audition Speaking Coach Diana Wills. This on next year! for a place in the contest as well as year, they were joined by Associate taking part in a series of writing and Senior Leader, Mr Bailey, an coaching sessions in the run up to established poet in his own right, the final. and Corey Campbell of Strictly Arts Theatre Company. Building on the success of previous events, the contest was split into After several rounds of speeches two categories: Junior; open to and poetry, our Junior winner was Years 7 to 9; and the prestigious declared to be Emily who scored Senior category open to Years 10 to highly with the judges for her 13. Competing in the Juniors were speech on the power of music. In Callum (L7), Zara (L9), and Emily, the Seniors, Kiran claimed victory (S8) whilst the Seniors saw Varisha with a superbly researched and (S5), Kiran (C10), and Ben (D3) go passionately communicated speech head to head. on the future of gene technology. Both winners received a significant All of the students performed voucher for their efforts and all the magnificently on the night in front participants received a certificate of an audience of family, friends, recognising their participation and staff, and community members, a voucher as a reward. 21 Hori7on & Cre8 Showcases Our first Hori7on Showcase of the difference between harmonious Finally the computer suites were year took place on Wednesday and complementary colours, used to showcase our students’ 8th November 2017, where and how to produce work like excellent computer programming we welcomed 100 parents, Hundertwasser. Students gave skills. grandparents, siblings, and carers excellent presentations and it was into the Academy to celebrate the wonderful to hear about their During our Cre8 showcase we saw first Assessment Cycle of work experiences. performances from several groups completed by our Year 7 students. on stage in our Performance The Theatre was home to our Theatre. Year 8 students worked Students have focused on the Performing Arts students who have in bands with their friends, chose theme of ‘Past, Present, and Future’ all learned to play an instrument pop songs and worked together to during their work in Hori7on and and perform in a play during their create renditions of their favourite during the event, staff and visitors first cycle of Hori7on. Sounds of pieces. was amazed by the fantastic the P-Bone and Clarinet rang out work which had been produced. around the Academy, and the plays, Alongside excellent performances It also gave us an opportunity to which the students performed, the Year 8 students were also an describe how well the Year 7 have were excellent. exceptional audience, supporting settled into Academy life, and the their peers. Well done! impressive number of positive The Design Technology department points awarded to students is a was alive with sales of products and credit to their success so far this tasting of freshly made flapjacks. year. Students were proudly showing the items they had made and the The Design Centre was turned into work produced in developing their our very own Art Gallery, showing understanding of the business how students have learned about world. Mexican Calavera masks, the 22 23 Student Achievements Roan (Q3 Academy Langley) Isobelle (A10) Matthew (A9) Roan is hoping to one day win a Gold medal in the Olympics in his Earlier this year Isobelle entered a “I have achieved the role of chosen sport of Shukokai Karate. gymnastic competition in . assistant Instructor in my At 11 years old Roan is already the She joined Walsall Gymnastic club Taekwondo class, with my black tag. second best under 12s fighter in three years ago after having some I have been attending every Friday Europe. Roan has just achieved lessons from her neighbour. “This for the last five years and I am really his Dan black belt, after a gruelling was the first time I had won and excited to get to this stage. One of round of competitions. He currently I am really happy to have been the main reasons I took it up, was fights with the All Stars Karate awarded 3rd place. Since the to make myself a more peaceful Alliance for Great Britain and hopes competition I have been working on and controlled person. Hopefully that he will make the 2024 Summer tumbling and backflips. I am looking one day I will be able to become a Olympics in Paris. He has been forward to my next competition”. black belt, and a full instructor in taking part in competitive Karate for order to teach my own classes.” six years.

Lucy (S7) has passed her grade five cello exam, which is an outstanding achievement. Lucy has also been selected to play with the Youth Orchestra and is continuing to work with her string ensemble. Farrah (A4) has achieved her black belt in Taekwondo after five years of training. Hanna and Sofia (A3) are both learning 11 different languages! Callum (A3) has become captain of his Sunday Football League team. 24 Mya (A8) Mia (S3) and Niamh (S7) Simran (Q3 Academy Langley)

Mya has been doing Karate for Mia and Niamh both competed Simran is only 11 but was seven years and achieved her black in the Acro chosen to play in the final for the belt last year. She is now working Championships on 11th November season against Lincolnshire, for towards her Second Dan at Central 2017. Both students demonstrated Staffordshire County. Karate in Walsall. She recently took excellent skill and effort in the She only began playing two years part in three competitions and competition with Mia finishing 7th ago when she was watching her won four medals: Silver in fighting; and Niamh finishing 8th. Mia is brother play competitive cricket. Bronze for Individual Kata twice; hoping to eventually compete in the Simran is looking forward to being and Team Kata working as a group Junior Olympics in 2020. called up to the Squad in of three. the future and is extremely proud of the ladies’ winning cricket test team.

25 students, Sophie (A4) and Sophie Girls Netball Sport Sideline (S3), travelled over to CBRE in Sport Meets Design Birmingham for the day. Working Both the under 14 and under 16 together their skills created a girls Netball Teams have been In September, four students were striking, Company-coloured jersey training hard this term, and have given the opportunity to participate top design. played a few games in the North in something quite unique. They Sandwell League with mixed were challenged with the prospect The top is now in the process of success. of designing a new Q3 Academies being manufactured, and will be Trust Rugby Kit. available to both Q3 Academy Great The best win for the under 16s Barr and Langley by February 2018. came against Health Futures where The students, George (D5) and The top will also be available for the girls stormed to a 14-3 victory. Thomas (A1), from the boys’ students to purchase should they The under 14s best win was against Rugby Team and Art and Design wish. , and despite a really tough first half the girls battled on to win 8-3.

The under 16 girls also played in a Sandwell tournament where they won four out of five group games, taking them through to a semi- final. Unfortunately, they lost by one goal, conceded in the last ten seconds of the game.

A massive well done to all students who have shown commitment to the Academy Netball Teams this year.

26 Jess Wins Prestigious Athletics Award

Saturday 30th September was the 50th Anniversary of the Wolverhampton & Bilston Athletics Club. The prestigious, sell-out event was held at Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and was attended by Q3 Academy Great Barr student, Jess (D9).

Also in attendance were Olympians, Kathy Cook, Sonia Lannaman, Verona Elder, Lisa Keller, and none Y11 GCSE P.E. Trip to Yorkshire us a feeling of achievement once other than Q3 Academy Great completing it. Barr’s Mrs Court, as well as guest In September, GCSE P.E. students compere; world cycling champion, headed north for three days of We completed the majority of our Hugh Porter, and BBC sports cycling and rock climbing, as part of assessment the following day while personality of the year Award their exam assessment. we cycled up a mountain! It was winner, Anita Lonsbouough. difficult but we all kept one another “It was a weekend full of laughter, motivated - the best part was The evening included an awards new experiences and hard work. whizzing down again! presentation, where Jess picked It was physically challenging and up the Under 15 Endeavour Award we had to give it our all but in the The final day we went rock climbing. for her outstanding determination; end, the exceptional grades we all We first had to learn the knots to overcoming injury and illness this got were worth it! We went to an tie ourselves onto the wall but after season and still putting out first outdoor track where we learnt how that, it was all physical. We learnt class performances in the National to record time and sprint on a bike different techniques to make a Young Athletes League. Well done and later we had a 10 mile race successful climb.” - Charlotte (D6) Jess! which was so tiring but also gave 27 28 Aspire2Innovate: Book Donation At the beginning of the academic This programme has recently It is great to see that the local year, the Academy launched a received a very generous boost, businesses are investing not just in programme to raise the aspirations with a number of local business the future of their own work, but of a selected group of students, sponsoring books for the also in the future of our community. and provide them with leadership, programme. personal management, and Businesses that kindly sponsored enterprise skills for the future. These books, with a focus on the books are: leadership, ambition, perseverance, H & H Spaldings Ltd; This programme has already seen and enterprise will, hopefully, Supreme Hygiene; these students consider how they bring about a change to a more Fastsigns; can support local and national focused and positive mind set for Crowe Clarke Whitehall; charities, and receive a £400 our students as well as encouraging Parkmere; enterprise loan from the Peter them to engage with literature. and Hoge100 Business Systems. Jones Foundation, to launch their own business and enter a national competition.

29 30 Mr Bailey Hosts TedxYouth Conference “On the 11th October 2017, I had Held at the Birmingham Our students conducted themselves the privilege, of hosting the first Hippodrome, with an audience impeccably, and showed once again ever TEDxYouth conference held in of over 200, TEDxYouth@Brum what it means to be a student of Birmingham – ‘TEDxYouth@Brum’. explored the theme of ‘Courage’ this fantastic Academy. They were through a curated series of 14 also massively appreciative of the It was an even greater privilege and incredible talks and 6 phenomenal opportunity; Lucy (S7) commented honour to be able to take nine Q3 performances delivered by some that this had been “the best day of Academy Great Barr students along of our most epic leaders and civic my life”. Feedback doesn’t get much to this amazing event. change makers. better than that.” - Mr Bailey.

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