A Year in the Life of Lytchett Minster School
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A Year in the life of Lytchett Minster School August 2013 - September 2014 August 2013 75% of students achieved 5 or more GCSEs at Grades A* to C 98% of students gained 5 or more GCSEs at Grades A* to G A Level courses had a 99% pass rate with 58% of students gaining A* and B Grades Stefan Webster secured a place at Birmingham University to read Chemical Engineering having gained 3 A*s at A Level in Chemistry, History and Physics Tom Roe achieved 2 A*s at A Level in Biology & Law and an A in Chemistry and aims to study Medicine Pippa Bridges secured a place at Loughborough University to study Industrial D&T having achieved an A* at A level in DT and 2 A’s in Art and Geography Oli Govier achieved an A* in Business and 2 A’s in Biology & Geography at A Level Raewyn Edmondson secured a place at Exeter University to read Biological Science having gained 3 A’s at A Level in Politics, Psychology and Biology Jasmine Reavenall-Nuete secured a place a Bristol University to read Law having gained 3 A’s at A Level in English, History and RE and an A* in her Extended Project Qualification Rebecca Ledden secured a place at Bournemouth University to read Psychology having gained 2 A’s at A Level in Psychology & Sociology and a Distinction* in BTEC Health & Social Care Top achievers at AS (Year 12 students) were Oliver Matthews who secured an A* grade and 4 A grades; Miriam Dudek who secured 5 A grades and Dan Mulryan who achieved 4 A grades and a B The school worked in partnership with Budgens of Broadstone to sell fruit and vegetables grown here at Lytchett by our students September 2013 Eighty two students in Years 7 to 11 attended a Gault House reward trip to London where they visited the Science Museum and the London Dungeons Six Year 11 students studying Horticulture visited the Watercress Company to complement their studies Fifty students from Years 12 and 13 competed against each other in a quiz to aid team- building Over 300 students proudly showed off their school at our annual Open Evening Twenty five Year 8 students started a 10 week programme of One to One Tuition in English and Mathematics to boost their individual levels of attainment in these Core Subjects October 2013 Seventeen Year 10 Drama students took part in a workshop run by the company, Little Soldier, culminating in an evening performance Thirty Year 12 students studying English Literature attended a performance of their coursework text “One Man, Two Guvnors” at the Royal National Theatre, London Thirty two students in Years 10 and 13 attended a talk given by a social worker on children in care and safeguarding to complement their Health and Social Care studies Sixteen Performing Arts students visited the Poole Lighthouse Theatre to undertake an evaluation of the production “Teechers” to complement their studies Six Year 11 students visited Wonnacott Farm to complement the soil science module of their Horticulture studies The Forest Forge Theatre Company performed “Free Folk” in an evening performance All students in Year 8 study coastal processes, landforms and geological timelines on a visit to the Jurassic coast A number of students in Years 8 to 13 attended a performance of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra at the Poole Lighthouse Theatre Dance Company, Rockit, worked with 15 male students from Years 9, 10, 12 and 13 in a dance workshop culminating in an evening performance Twenty five students identified as Gifted and Talented in PE from Years 7 to 13 attended a team building activity with Rockley Adventure A number of Sixth Form students conducted a tour of the Horticulture site for staff and pupils of the Willow Lodge Montessori Nursery, strengthening links with the community The Lytchett Public Lecture Series featured Chemistry expert, Professor David Phillips CBE, who gave a presentation on the effects of sunlight Sixth Form students raised over £200 in aid of the Jeans for Genes charity Luke Scriven (Year 10, Portland) was awarded the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Annual School Prize for his excellent work at Key Stage 3 and his commitment and scientific approach in his work for his CREST Award Double Olympic Gold Medallist, James Cracknell OBE, visited the school for a question and answer session with BTEC students Current and past Sixth Form students gathered for an Awards Afternoon to celebrate their academic successes Work created by students studying A Level Textiles, Photography and Art was showcased in an exhibition November 2013 Seventeen students in Years 11, 12 and 13 competed in the National Senior Maths Challenge competition and collectively won 5 Silver and 7 Bronze Awards All Year 8 students participated in a series of workshops run by the dance troupe Stomp Five school bands competed and entertained the audience in the Battle of the Bands competition which was eventually won by “The Flaming Zebras” Twenty four students attended a Philosophy enrichment day at Southampton University Thirty five Year 13 Geographers and Biologists visited Poole Harbour to complement their Ecology studies Fifteen students in Year 10 visited Twickenham Stadium to watch an international Rugby match between England and Argentina Fifty Year 10 Business Studies students attended a talk at Farmer Palmers to complement their unit of work on Marketing A variety of charity events including a non-uniform day, cake sales and a sponsored silence raised over £3,800 in aid of Children In Need Student Voice representatives from each of our Pyramid schools met to share good practice and develop leadership skills and to strengthen Pyramid links All students in Year 9 experienced a series of workshops entitled “Blitz” raising awareness of alcohol abuse, fire and rescue and general safety issues Ten Year 13 students attended a talk and guided tour of the Purbeck Ice Cream plant to complement their A2 Business Studies course Twelve students from Year 12 and 13 attended a talk about careers in the NHS at Bournemouth Hospital Four Sixth Form students participated in the Mace Debating Competition at the South Wiltshire Grammar School Twelve Year 12 BTEC students performed at Bere Regis First School as part of their Performing Arts course Ten Sixth Form students participated in the National Theatre Script Writing competition workshop A number of Year 11 students attended a talk about apprenticeships th On 11 November, all students took part in a Remembrance Ceremony Margaret Heffernan, international business woman and entrepreneur, delivered a “Business” lecture as part of the Lytchett Lecture Series Sam Whaley (Year 12) was selected by the Royal Yachting Association to join the RYA Volvo Laser Radial UK Youth Squad to represent Team GB A number of Sixth Form students packed bags for customers in ASDA and raised £1,000 for the Motor Neurone Disease charity, MNDA Sixteen Health and Social Care students attended a series of talks from guest speakers including a Public Health Practitioner, a Nursery Nurse and a Midwife to complement their studies Twenty Sixth Form students qualified as First Aiders following an intensive course Twenty four students visited the Emirates Stadium to look at the topic “careers in sport” as part of the Elite Performance enrichment programme December 2013 Seventeen students from Year 10 and 11 attended a Royal Navy careers talk All students in Years 7 and 9 participated in a series of dance workshops Nineteen sixth form dance students participated in the BTEC Christmas Show Our Year 12 BTEC Performing Arts students performed at Bere Regis School and Larkrise School as part of their theatre in education unit of work A number of students performed in the Lower School play Daisy Pulls It Off The school Brass Band performed at Sandford Primary School A number of students performed in the school Jazz band, Folk group and string quartet at the Broadstone Community Choir Concert Over 100 students and the staff choir performed at the annual Christmas Concert Over 70 students participated in the annual Carol Service at Lytchett Minster Church Thirty nine Key stage 4 and 5 students visited the Victoria and Albert Museum in London to complement their textiles studies Forty Year 11 students studying Fine Art visited the Tate Modern and Tate Britain Galleries in London A number of students in Years 8 to 13 attended a Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra concert at the Poole Lighthouse Theatre William Priest (Year 11, Portland) was selected from thousands of entries in the Young Writers competition to have his poem, Times Gone By, published in The Power of Poetry anthology Our Year 7 Girls’ Football Team won the area 7-a-side competition and qualified for the School Games Final January 2014 The Year 7 Readathon was launched and students entered a number of reading-related competitions and challenges and raised over £600 for children with long-term illnesses Ten students from Years 9 and 11 and sixteen students in Years 8 and 9 started a 10 week programme of One to One Tuition in English and Mathematics to boost their individual levels of attainment in these Core Subjects Thirteen students from Years 7 to 9 attended the Dorset Leadership Academy and Young Ambassador Conference to enhance their sports skills A number of Sixth Form students attended a lecture on the rebranding of Poole Council to support their AS level Rebranding unit of work Fifty seven students attended a series of workshops run by dance company 3Fall culminating in an evening performance A number of students identified as Gifted