Here Comes the Time for Another Set of ‗Bye Byes' and Happy Tears. Inside
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Here comes the time for another set of ‗Bye Byes‘ and happy tears. Inside you will get a chance to read about trips, Leavers‘ Day and interviews with teachers who are sadly leaving us… But memories will never be forgotten. 1 3. Interview with Miss Hayes 4. Interview with Mr Leadon 5. Interview about World Challenge Trip to China 6. Pathways to Success Conference (Murray Edwards College, Cambridge) 8. Canterbury Trip 10. Brunel University Open Day Review 12. Sports Day 14. Year 13 Leaver‘s Day Pictures 15. Year 13 Prom Pictures 16. Enterprise Week 20. Art and Photography Exhibition 21. Recent Music Album Releases 22. Recent Film Releases 24. Music Festivals 25. Sudoku 2 How long have you been at Bullers What was your best memory here at Wood? Bullers? For 5 years. I taught some of the I think it would have to be the Paris trip. kids who are now in Year 11 and It was last year and we went with the some who were then in Years 8 and Year 8‘s and we walked half way up the Eiffel Tower. 9 who are now in the Sixth Form, which is really nice. If you weren‘t a teacher what would you be? Which school will you be moving to? I think I would still be in fashion. I I‘m going to Hayes (in Bromley) to worked in fashion before teaching, in the be the Head of Biology. retail industry. I liaised with people from What will you miss the most about all over the world, but I found working in Bullers? an office boring. Although we did get lots of freebies like bags at Christmas and Without a doubt the teachers in the science designer sunglasses and watches! So it department. They are lovely people. And definitely had some perks. I‘m not just saying this but my Year 12 form (12I) is so lovely, as are my Year 12 Finally, when you were at school Biology students too! what was your favourite subject? Why did you want to become a Biology, of course. science teacher in the first place? Because I loved Biology. And also because I loved talking! So it just made sense to put the two together. Tell us something that no one in this school knows about you? Hahaha! That's a good one. I do dressage riding every Tuesday [Dressage riding involves making the horses jump to the sides and dance around). By Catherine and Alisha 3 ―I started at Bullerswood on January 1 I shall be very sad (correction I am very 2009 as Head of the then Year 13. I sad) to be giving up being Head of Year 12 was overjoyed to have been appointed to and Head of Year 13 next year, but sadly the post, as it is essentially a pastoral my health has not been as strong as I role. I had been a Head of House at should have liked it to have been in order Kelsey Park Sports Academy and had to carry on this very demanding role. then been promoted to Head of Faculty. While I enjoyed this position I had What I shall miss most is working closely missed the pastoral work that I had with the students who have needed extra done as Head of House, so when this support in one way or another and their position came up I jumped at it. tutors and parents, often employing my skills as a Youth Counsellor to offer As a team, the Sixth Form work guidance and support. together and so not one person ever really claims an achievement to be The thing perhaps that a lot of people solely theirs, but I have been very pro- don‘t know about me is that I am a fully active in identifying students for Close paid up member of Equity, the Actors‘ Monitoring in D4 and worked closely Union, and I have just been signed up with Mrs Martin and Mrs Newman in with a new agent, so who knows… getting this organised, up and running and regularly monitored. I wish Mr Weeks all the best as the new Head of Year 13 and students success in In addition, this year was the first that their studies. As a part timer, I shall still we had tutor groups and I feel proud to be assisting the Sixth Form team to some have led a great team of dedicated and supportive Form Tutors who not only extent, so you haven‘t seen the last of me have delivered the General Studies yet......‖ sessions but have been strong guides and mentors. In a lighter vein, I was more than relieved that, as the lead member of a vast team that included Mrs Seal, The Sixth Form Team, Martha, Lucy, Harry and many other members of Year 12, we managed to write, cast and stage the Christmas pantomime with a talented cast of Sixth Formers and By Critica 4 Teaching Staff. Sapheena garcha (pictured right) will be taking part in the World Challenge trip to China. Here are the questions we asked her: Why are you going to China? We were offered the chance to participate in the World Challenge expedition to China about 2 years ago. I thought it would be a great experience as well as a good activity to put onto my personal statement for UCAS especially as it seems that Are you looking forward to seeing University places are getting harder anything in particular? to secure. I really want to see the Great Wall of China as well as the Forbidden What activities will you be doing in City, in Beijing. China? Whilst we are there we will be doing Finally, is there anyone you would two treks. One trek will be at Emel like to thank? Shan, which is a Buddhist mountain Yes, I would like to thank Mrs shrine, and the other trek will be Fletcher for organising everything across rice paddy fields. We will also from our visas to our tents. I would be participating in community also like to thank Miss Delafond who projects as well as working with the will be coming with us to support us. famous Chengdu Pandas. Last but not least, I would like to thank our World Challenge leader Have you got any fears about going to Glynn for being brave enough to be China? the only male joining us. LOADS! My biggest fear is the insects. I‘m also scared about the fact that I won‘t have any direct contact with my friends and family and of course missing out on Facebook. 5 By Critica th On 6 July, three students were manufacturers she designed a new invited to visit Cambridge‘s Murray type of shuttlecock. Edwards College to attend the We also heard Clare‘s inspirational ‗Pathways to Success‘ conference. story of going from a career in The 24 hours consisted of various research science to Managing workshops as well as breakfast, Director of various bathroom and furniture companies. lunch and dinner. The main focus of the event, however, were two Both women encouraged us to do inspirational speeches from Clare what we want in life, rather than Briegal and Alison Cooke. what we think will earn us the most money, or get the best job. I found Both women studied at the college this aspect very inspirational. They we visited and it was interesting to demonstrated how it is possible to hear how their time at Cambridge combine a very successful career with a family and change between got them to where they are now. various jobs in your lifetime. Although Alison has a BA and PhD in Engineering and Clare has an During the evening misconceptions about Cambridge University were MA in Natural Sciences, both also clarified. Both Clare and Alison women have left academia and now told us how they managed to play successfully run their own sport throughout their entire college businesses. life and still get a fantastic qualification, proving Cambridge is With significance for Murray not ‗all work and no play‘. Edwards College, an all female Workshops showed us how a institution, both women emphasised Cambridge interview isn‘t as the struggles they faced in the world daunting as it may seem and the of science, which is mostly interviewing tutors want you to do dominated by men. as well as you can, rather than try Alison Cooke managed to be the first to catch you out. person to understand the science behind the aerodynamic properties of shuttlecocks and with Dunlop as 6 The other workshops helped us floor on a podium decorated with define success, which was more fairy lights! difficult than everyone thought. We Overall, the trip was a great success had to choose if we‘d rather become and really motivational. After the Lady Gaga or JK Rowling and by 24 hours we all had a better idea of the end of the workshop everyone what college life at Cambridge is had the chance to argue which like and how to become more person was most successful in their successful. I‘m grateful for the view. opportunity to attend and would like One of the highlights of the to thank Mr Weeks, who organised conference was the dinner. After the visit, for an amazing experience. trying to work out what ‗rising servery‘ meant , we realised when the dessert literally rose up from the Left to Right: Stephanie Back, Lidia Guillen, Hollie Hennessy. By Hollie 7 The day started off a bit behind After this we were shown the well- schedule, with the coach arriving stocked library which was quite late! However once the coach had impressive, with floors arranged arrived, we all hopped on, and off according to the type of study you we went! The journey was not as want to do, for example group study long as I expected it to be and I was or individual study.