TheThe SwanSwan The Magazine of Christleton High School Summer Term 2018 CHRISTLETON HIGH SCHOOL • Year 7 Bringing Aspirations to Life in a Happy, Hardworking and Caring Community 2 The Swan - The Magazine from Christleton High School Summer Term 2018 TheThe SwanSwan The Magazine of Christleton High School Christleton High School Assoc. 2 MODERN FOREIGN BUSINESS, HISTORY, Head Teacher’s Report 4 LANGUAGES 31 GEOGRAPHY, POLITICS 100 Years of Votes for Women 60 CORPORATE COMBINED CADET FORCE & Year 10 Business BTEC Trip 61 Year 7 Students 8 DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S AWARD Year 12 Geography Field Trip 61 Every School Day Counts 9 Cadets Cosford Trip 32 Students on Tour 62 Free School Meals 10 Medal Ceremony 33 Impressions of our Trip Parents’ Evenings 12 Duke of Edinburgh Awards 34 to Westminster 64 60th Anniversary 13 Grade Booster Workshop 65 PERFORMING ARTS Year 12 Geography Field Trip 66 SIXTH FORM The Tin Drum Review 41 Iceland Trip 68 BBC Journalism Iniative 14 Eroica Symphony Review 42 Model UN Conference 71 Goodbye Year 13 15 Year 10 Business Studies Extended Project ENGLISH Enterprise Event 72 Qualification Evening 16 Book Awards 44 Up! Up! & Away! 17 Wonder at Storyhouse 45 PATHWAY New Head Boy and Head Girl 17 BBC School Reports News 46 GAP Year - Will it Benefit Me? 74 Charity Rugby Match 18 Readathon 48 Subject Pathway Events 78 Student Voice 40 Carers Information Evening 79 GIVING BACK Apprenticeship vs Degree 80 ENRICHMENT Sport Relief 49 Year 11 Mock Interview Day 81 Mental Health Awareness 19 World Scout Jamboree 50 Oxbridge Roadshow 81 Amy Winehouse Foundation 20 Eggcellent Result 50 The Sixth Form: 360° 82 Comfort Dogs Association 21 Littler Picks 51 Work Experience 83 Dance Like Nobody is Watching 22 Stroke Association 51 U-Explore 83 Bikeability Cycle training 23 Learning for Pathway Work 84 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, CREATIVE ENGINEERING, MATHS GOOD SPORTS Creative at Conway Centre 24 What a Load of Rubbish 52 Football 86 Ben Lumley Visit 26 Thank You 53 Rowing 87 Hanging High 28 Spectroscopy in a Suitcase 54 Netball 88 A-Level Photography 29 Maths Inspiration Lectures 56 Fencing 90 TV Production 30 Egg Drop Challenge 57 Kickboxing 90 Visit to CERN - Geneva 59 This is the Greatest Show 91 The Swan is the official magazine of Christleton High School Village Road, Christleton, Chester, CH3 7AD Tel: 01244 335843 www.christletonhigh.co.uk Keep in touch with Christleton High School via Website, Facebook and Twitter @ChristletonHS Summer Term 2018 3 Headteacher’s Report Another busy, productive academic year draws to a close Many of you will be aware that the Chrome books have been Christleton Learning Trust held a new GCSE syllabi in English and purchased, aging computers have Visioning Day in May, attended Maths were examined for the first been replaced, the wifi system and by Trustees and Governors, time last year and so this year, our servers have been upgraded and along with Headteachers, Deputy students have taken the new style new software introduced. Headteachers, Business Director exams at GCSE and A Level, in and Chief Executive Officer. most subjects. During the day, some good To meet the latest and evolving discussions took place on the health and safety requirements future development of the Trust, GCSE exams have become linear following the Grenfell fire, I was all designed to ensure that we in their nature and, as a result, extremely pleased that the school improve the educational outcomes the new specifications are more was successful in its bid to the of our students. challenging. Gradings for most ‘Condition Improvement Fund’ subjects will now be from 1 – 9 to upgrade our fire safety and replacing the former G – A*. Our protection. students have completed their exams and now await their results in August. The bid included a fire alarm and system upgrade, One of the outcomes of enhanced emergency the session was a We hope they have achieved the lighting and change in name of results they need to progress to improved fire one of our sister meet their future aspirations. protection areas. schools from The work should Christleton be completed International We continue to be prudent in over the Studio to managing the school budget and Summer break Chester following some cutbacks, we and will ensure International closed with a balanced account. we have a ‘state School (CIS). Having recognised the need to of the art’ system. As you will no continuously improve even when doubt be aware, times are more challenging, I was Queen’s Park High pleased that the school received We will continuously review School shares its campus a six figure sum from the Learning our infrastructure needs and will with CIS and I am able to confirm Trust to improve our IT facilities. continue to apply for funds in the that building work has now begun future. on new accommodation for the 4 The Swan - The Magazine from Christleton High School Summer Term 2018 CIS. These are exciting times for the Trust, as a whole. During the past year, our school embarked on more than sixty We held our annual Futures Week different trips of varying types in June with the majority of Year 7 including Duke of Edinburgh’s students attending Forest Camp expeditions, visits to Parliament, at Delamere. Students in Years 8 and 9 enjoyed trips to Alton Towers, visited Snowdonia and took part in Motivational events. Some went further afield to Normandy and Belgium. Our Duke of Edinburgh’s Bronze expedition also gave students some outdoor life experience and challenges! tours of local businesses, many productions and universities. International trips have also taken place during school holidays, including Reykjavik, Berlin Geneva and Normandy. Shortly before Futures Week, a number of our Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s students attended Buckingham Palace to receive their awards from HRH Princess Anne and TRHs the Earl and Countess of Wessex. My thanks go to all colleagues and volunteers who made and continue to make trips possible. Summer Term 2018 5 Not only was it a proud day for the students, but also for the school and in particular, Mrs Humphries, who gives up so many of her weekends to make the trips so successful. In June, eight performances of ‘Mary Poppins’ played to packed houses. Our Combined Cadet Force (RAF) Following on from last year’s continues to grow and I was success in Young Enterprise, I also delighted to attend the very first congratulate this year’s Teams, who Annual Dinner, attended by a good produced a dyslexic toolkit and ran number of our cadets and their a successful Market Fair, with one parents/guardians. The cadets Team finishing Runners Up in the are given the opportunity to visit North West Finals and also winning Gibraltar, The Indefatigable, RAF the Best Brand and Concept The production involved over Cosford and Frimley Park. category. 100 students from Years 7-9 in I was particularly delighted that Will performance, technician and front MacDonald (Year 13) won an award of house roles, ably assisted by a for being in the top 5 cadets out of number of students from the Year 8000 in the country. 10 Performing Arts group. A special mention must be given to all our volunteer parents/ guardians and staff, who helped out back stage, keeping everyone safe and on time. I am immensely proud of the talents of our students, led by Mr Phillips and his team. A great team effort by both Teams! A full review will be in the next edition of the Swan. The term will end at 12:40 on Friday 20th July for the summer vacation. The school office will remain open throughout the vacation from 09:00 – 12:00 for enquiries and uniform collection. Very well done, Will! I would like to take this opportunity to thank Charles Rayment, School Damian Stenhouse Headteacher Staff Instructor, who will be leaving us at the end of the term. We wish Mr Rayment all the very best. 6 The Swan - The Magazine from Christleton High School Summer Term 2018 At the end of term, we will say farewell to some of our staff members... Mr Cumberford will leave us to take up a post at Withington Girls’ School. Mr Cumberford is a specialist Modern Foreign Language teacher and Head of Law and will be missed by us all and especially our Sixth Formers. Miss Doyle (teacher of Maths) is leaving to take up a promotion as a Lead Practitioner at Ridgeway High School. Mr Hesketh, who teaches PE and Sport, has successfully secured a teaching post in Dubai. Here are three important dates for your diaries: Mr Miller jnr. has gained a promotion and will take up post in • A level results available ​​ the Chemistry department at Wirral Grammar School for Girls. Thursday 16th August 2018 • GCSE results available​​ Thursday 23rd August 2018 Mrs Mothersdale (teacher of Physics and Head of Year 13) is • School re-opens for students leaving us to take a gap year! She wishes to fulfil some long Tuesday 4th September 2018 term ambitions volunteering overseas and hiking the Inca Trail in Macchu Picchu. Finally, I thank Mrs Williams (teacher of Food & Nutrition Preparation and Health & Social Care), is moving to The Hammond School to you for your teach Food and Nutrition Preparation. continued support and Mrs Beech (MFL Teaching Assistant) began a career break in May and Mr Gordon Barlow, teacher of Maths on a wish you and temporary contract, will be leaving us at the end of the summer to begin a teaching contract at Alsop your families a High School.