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Be the Best You Can Be Whitley Newsletter EASTER 2017 Be the best you can be can you best Be the Message from the Principal In this issue Dear Parents / Carers, Pupils Practise Skills for Duke of Edinburgh ... 4 Coventry 2021 UK City of Culture Bid ............. 5 This has been an extremely busy term with The Base Outstanding Pastoral Provision ....... 5 excellent opportunities for students. WE Day ............................................................ 6 School of Rock ................................................. 6 The PE department led an extremely enjoyable ski trip to Austria. Year 9 students are making Primary School Valentine Cooking & Crafts ... 7 good progress towards their Duke of Edinburgh Rotary Young Musician Competition .............. 7 Bronze Award, and have started working Comic Relief .................................................... 7 towards the expedition. Year 7 students attended Warwick Arts Centre for World Book’s PSL Science Workshop .................................... 8 th 20 Anniversary and met a number of Authors, Year 11 Masterclass in Science ....................... 8 Presenters and world and Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill. Girls PE News .................................................. 9 Frankly Speaking Competition ...................... 10 A number of year 8 and 9 students had a Boys PE News ................................................ 12 fantastic experience at Coventry Magistrates Whitley debating team speaks at Rotary Youth Court involved in a mock trial; whilst some older Speaks Final .................................................. 13 students in years 10 and 11 travelled to London and performed extremely well in a Public World Book Day ............................................ 14 Speaking competition at Benjamin Franklin Austria Ski Trip .............................................. 16 House. Chirag Virchande, 1 of our speakers, has been invited to join a residential programme KS3 Visit to Normandy .................................. 17 hosted by the Sutton Trust. Visiting French School ................................... 17 Post 16 Student Success for Cambridge ....... 18 Finally, I would like to wish all our year 11 and Year 10 Pupils raise money for charity ......... 18 post 16 students good luck during the exam season next term. It is important to have a PSL International Whitley ............................. 19 break, but keep on top of revision and make a Year 7 Africa Day ........................................... 20 good plan for next term. Improvements to Whitley ............................. 21 Post 16 Ecology Trip ...................................... 21 I hope all staff and students have an enjoyable break and come back refreshed for the summer An afternoon with Sam Verralls .................... 22 term. Post 16 Maths Challenge .............................. 23 Whitley success at Celebration Evening ....... 23 LRC Book Reviews .......................................... 24 Careers Fair - Calling all professionals .......... 24 Mr F. Rex Online Uniform Shop ................................... 25 Principal School Diary .................................................. 26 Advertisements ............................................. 27 2 Important Notices Are you interested in Holidays during Term time training to become a impact student outcomes ... primary or secondary school Whitley Academy does not authorise absence during teacher? term time unless there are exceptional circumstances. Our school is part of a growing number of schools that are leading the way for more school-led teacher Even short breaks from school can reduce a pupil’s training. This is really important to us because it chances of succeeding at school by as much as a means we can choose the very best talent and quarter, according to DfE analysis of KS2 and KS4 develop the best teachers. Being able to choose attainment data. who we train as teachers helps us in delivering the best outcomes for our students. 44% of pupils with no absence in KS4 achieved eBacc – against 32% for pupils who missed up to 14 days of The provider we work with has vacancies now to lessons over the two years of study for their GCSEs, start training from September 2017 and we would be and just 16% for those who missed up to 28 days. very interested to hear from you if you are thinking of becoming a teacher, or know someone who is. A similar pattern was seen at a primary school level We’re looking for people who have (or will have) a where pupils missing up to 14 days of school in KS2 degree, have a passion for teaching and want to were a quarter less likely to achieve the expected inspire young people to fulfil their potential. level or above in reading, writing or maths tests than those with no absence. We’d love for you to ask us about the exciting teacher training opportunities available. If you are Please support us with this important aspect of interested please contact Mrs Owen. school life. For any further information on what becoming a Mr F Rex teacher might involve more generally, you can also Principal visit http://www.education.gov.uk/get-into-teaching. Mr F Rex Principal 3 Pupils practise valuable skills for Duke of Edinburgh Award Whitley Academy has recently launched the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. 20 year 9 students have signed up to undertake this nationally recognised award and will be completing it over the course of this academic year. The Award is a personal challenge; it pushes young people to their personal limits and recognises their achievements. All participants must complete four sections; they must practice a skill, volunteer somewhere or for someone, partake in a physical activity and then complete a 2 day expedition in the countryside. In order to complete the expedition section, participants must attend a series of training sessions to learn camp craft, navigational skills and first aid. Pupils attended their first training session on Thursday 8th December where they participated in team building games, learnt basic map reading skills and had a go at our onsite orienteering course. The second session took place on Tuesday 14th of March. The day consisted of the students learning compass bearing skills, pacing skills and how to plan a simple route. The students then put what they had learned into action on the first practice walk around Meriden. Students followed a planned route which took them around the outskirts of Meriden joining with the Coventry Way . They also undertook scenario based training where they were submerged into possible situations that may arise on their expedition and how they would deal with these situations. This included the use of all emergency shelter. The day was a huge success! The participants will now start to plan their first practice expedition which is due to take place in May. Report by Jonathan Bellamy: Our walk took place on Duggins Lane, from there we split off into two groups, one doing the reverse way and one doing On the 14th March our second training session began, the correct way. The walk lasted around 4 miles going along first of all, we were in the classroom learning about the greenway and field surrounding it. Every half a mile or compasses, bearing and symbols. We were then given a so, we stopped to discuss key points, first aid or bearings. At map of our area and compasses. We also started to learn the middle we were shown survival tents and bivvy bags. We about pacing and its benefits if there are no tick features. then walked back to our starting point and left the area at We practised this lots of times around our running track, around 5.20pm, we arrived back at school at 5.50pm after and got our bearings back and forth around our field until lots of traffic. our break. Overall, a good day spent learning more to help our DofE After this we were back in the classroom doing some experience. revision from our previous training session. We continued to work at each station of revision for 10 minutes approximately. Within the stations, the topics included maps, grid references and symbols. We then went on our lunch until 1.00pm and then met up at the minibuses to leave. 4 Congratulations to including mentors, caseworkers, home/school liaison the YR10 tutor officers, keyworkers and counsellors. We work with many groups who lent their students across all key stages with the aim of removing any support to the barriers to learning that they may have, empowering them Coventry 2021 bid for to be the best that they can be and ultimately to reach their Capital of Culture potential. We use preventative measures and early through their Spring interventions to promote good mental health, emotional term tutor challenge; well-being and a positive attitude to learning with our they were to create students. We also work closely with external agencies/ pieces of art to organisations including CAMHS, Families First and COMPASS reflect Coventry’s who can provide specialist support to our students when commitment to needed. Several members of the Inclusion team are trained culture, to the arts and its contribution to music, sport to lead on CAF’s (Common Assessment Framework) to and industry over the years. In a highly competitive year provide support to a child and their family which ensures the group a judging panel deliberated over the final results right sort of help is being accessed when it is needed either with 10MPU, 10LHA and 10LWR taking the top three through school or through external services. places. Congratulations to We recently held a ‘Celebration
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