Review of the Year 2016-2017

Review of the Year 2016

2017

AN ACADEMY FOR 12-18 YEAR OLDS

Guest of Honour Mrs Lucy Alexander On April 27th 2016, my beautiful 17-year-old son Felix took his own life after years of bullying. Since losing him I have felt compelled to give him the voice he did not feel he had in life to try to make things better for other young people like him.

I wrote an open letter to my local paper in October last year appealing for kindness amongst our young people and this seems to have struck a chord with so many others who have been, or are at present struggling. In February this year alongside BBC Hereford and Worcester and Pershore High School we launched Felix’s Campaign of Kindness, which I have taken to schools in Worcestershire. I am talking to young people about what they can do to combat unkind behaviour and teachers to urge them to make the mental health of students a priority.

I am also an ambassador for the children's mental health charity Place2Be that supports children, their families and teachers in schools, and through early intervention helps prevent future problems.

Pershore High has been of enormous support to my family and me during what has been the most difficult of years and I know that enduring friendships have been formed from the saddest of circumstances.

Message from the Headteacher I must confess that the closing weeks of this academic year will be an emotional time for me. They will mark the end of a fantastic 21 years for me personally, during which I hope to have made a difference to our young people and the local community of Pershore.

My time here has seen very few lows and oh so many highs. In the reported last words of John Le Mesurier, ‘It really has all been rather lovely’. I know that I am handing over to a great new headteacher, Phil Hanson, backed by a fantastic team. He will lead Pershore High School on to an exciting new period in its history.

My final words are for our young people - advice given by my dad to his children and grandchildren: ‘Life is one long and enjoyable voyage of learning. If it is not then we waste our lives. Be like sponges, my children. Absorb anything and everything that comes your way, then go out looking for more’.

Clive Corbett Headteacher

Chairman of Governors The past year has been one of turbulence and change around the world and indeed closer to home. The challenges presented by these changes will clearly reverberate among our young people who are the future of this country. This evening demonstrates the capacity of our students to rise to such challenges and their potential to deal with the future in a positive and creative manner. You will witness a sample of their achievements in all areas of comprehensive educational endeavour including: academic, artistic, cultural, sporting, community and international links.

This year at PHS is also one that heralds change, insofar as Clive Corbett is stepping down as head teacher after fifteen years leading the school from strength to strength. Clive`s outstanding leadership has created a foundation for the future of PHS as it moves into a new era of development. Needless to say, Clive`s achievements would have been impossible without recognising the dedication and professional skills of the staff who enable our young people to develop their potential. I would like to wish Clive a long and active retirement and PHS continued growth and success.

Please enjoy this evening and take this opportunity to show your appreciation of our students’ considerable talents.

Rob Philips Chairman of Governors

Opening of the Humanities Building On Thursday 29th September, Pershore High School’s new Humanities Building was formally opened by David Hughlock, in memory of his wife, Bronwen.

Hereford and Worcester Chamber of Commerce Awards We have been nominated as one of three finalists in the Education Business Partnership category.

International School Award

At a ceremony in London in November, Pershore High School was acknowledged as a national leader in the field of international activities for its students and gained re-accreditation for the period 2016-2019.

The school has been a recipient of the ISA for an unbroken period of 18 years now, dating back to the Award’s introduction in 1999.

Virtual reality from Google Expeditions The Geography department teamed up with Google Expeditions, a team piloting the use of virtual reality in education. All Year 9 students were able to experience walking around volcanoes, going underwater to look at coral and looking at the earth from space. Two Year 11 Geography classes were also able to enhance their learning of the Living World topic, visiting Borneo and seeing rainforest destruction up close. They were able to see the reasons why deforestations is occurring and its effect.

Carol Smith Carol Smith, former librarian at the school, died on Saturday 29th October.

Bronwen Mary Hughlock

Bronwen Hughlock died on 26th August 2016. In addition to many other areas, she was a prime mover in support of Interact and Youth Council, not to mention her work as an associate governor. A service of remembrance and celebration of her life took place at Pershore Abbey on 26th September.

James Edward Taylor

Jim Taylor, who died on 22nd July, was a Technology Technician at PHS from1983 to 2001.

Rosemary and Dennis Askew

On Monday 12th September a tree planting ceremony to mark the contribution to Pershore High School of two members of staff. Rosemary Askew, who died in January, was Head of Religious Education at the school, introducing A level in the subject. She was at Pershore between 1975 and 1993. Her husband, Dennis, who passed away in May 2009, was Head of Environmental Studies from 1974 to 1991.

Scuba-diving students gain Ocean Diver Certification Jordan Davis, Ethan Harris, Harry Metcalfe and Alison Sprague qualified as ocean divers with the British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC).

The group began by learning snorkelling skills in Pershore pool. They progressed to using scuba equipment, and had to study for an examination related to diving safety and technical questions relating to diving depths and pressures.

Charity Skydive

Former Pershore Sixth Form student, Nathan Branchett, completed a tandem skydive for charity on 2nd October. It was in memory of his friend, Felix Alexander. Around £2,300 has been raised for the Charity Place2Be.

Students perform river rescue

In July, Tom Banks, Callum Stickland and Charlotte Whitehead rescued a man who had fallen into the river whilst trying to rescue his dog. Through their quick thinking, calmness and teamwork they were able to get both the man and the dog into a boat and take them to safety.

The students were honoured at a special reception at the Guildhall, Worcester by Councillor Paul Denham, Mayor of Worcester. The Lifesaving Society UK also awarded them with certificates in honour of their selfless actions.

Poetry Slam Day Performance poet, Spoz, worked with some of our Year 9 students he interacted with them, making the students laugh, and giv- ing help and inspiration, and letting them write freely.

Jodie Young - Runner up in Worcestershire’s Young Poet Laureate Competition Jodie Young was runner up in this year’s Worcestershire’s Young Poet Laureate. She penned a poem entitled ‘Graffiti and a Dance with Death’ which encompassed the theme of messages. This is a great achievement for Jodie, who is in Year 10, as the category is open to those who are up to 19 years of age.

Duke of Edinburgh recipients

Bronze Award:

Tom Banks, Lucy Barker, Jordan Barnfield, Katherine Baston, Alice Arthur, Lucy Attwood, Matthew Bessant, Jack Betteridge, Kacper Boniecki, Stuart Boocock, Kasper Boniecki, Matthew Boulton , James Bower, George Brooks, Will Bugg, Lucie Cartwright, Patrick Chapman, Tim Coleman, Juliette Colvin, Jaime Cook, Lawrence Cox-Grewal, Oliver Cross, Cameron Davidson, Edmund Daniels, James Davidson, Allysa Dudley, James Elwell, Ellie Gilkes, Abigail Gooderham, Ben Graves, Thomas Gregory Alexandra Haffner, Elliot Heeks, Rachel Hitchings, Rebecca Hitchings, Emily Hodgkins, Tom Kelsall, Holly Lawley, Annie Lealan, Harry Longdon, Ben Lonnen, Charlotte MacDonald, Naomi Meek, Harry Metcalff, Oliver Morgan, Brandon Morris, Dylan Mulholland, Emily Noon, Zachary Norton, William Parry, Tieren Price, Tess Reay, Isabel Schindler, David Shephard, Alison Sprague, Rebecca Stothard, Callum Strickland, Tom Wallbank, Isabel Wood.

Gold Award: Isla Gow, Thomas Perks, Nicholas Rawlings, Martha Sadler, Danielle Stephens, Holly May Lawley, Martha Browne

School Production of Billy Elliott

After six months and quite a lot of blood, sweat and tears, the school production of Billy Elliot was ready.

The magnificent production was a huge success. Over 600 tickets were sold for the three nights as Pershore High School was transformed into the world of the Easington Miners. Pupils had worked tirelessly at mastering the complexity of the Geordie accent, learning songs and lines, choreography, preparing costumes and the numerous other aspects of putting on a major production.

These events are always a special part of the school calendar and with over 80 pupils involved in the cast, band and technical teams. It really was a coming together of the school community.

Prince’s Trust Success A group of Year 10 students successfully completed a Prince’s Trust Level 1 Award in a collaboration between the school and Pershore Riverside Youth Centre. They undertook training in Interpersonal and Self-Management Skills and Preparing for a Healthy Active Lifestyle.

STEM Club Awards During National Science Week, in March, a group of keen Year 8 scientists at Pershore High School were awarded Bronze STEM certificates to mark their efforts in Science Mathematics Engineering and Technology this year.

In April our Year 8 STEM club were invited to participate in the annual QinetiQ STEM day at their site in Malvern. We spent the day in a series of demonstrations and practical group activities and were judged against other local schools. We designed a colour app, used Raspberry Pi computers to simulate astronauts in space and navigated Lego robots around a course. Our day gave us a fantastic insight into working in Scientific and Engineering careers and the STEM club worked brilliantly as a team. We won the competition against the other schools and were praised for being the best school for working in teams and problem solving. BBC News School Report A group of Year 9 students took part in the report activities focusing on articles about the social media pressure on teens, the LGBT community, school uniform and mental health. After completing articles for these subjects the students were able to write about events of their own choice, celebrity break up, divorce, relationships, babies, the Grammies, school funding and events at school.

CyberFirst Girls Competition

Milly Routledge, Lucy Innet, Ella Ramage and Alice Forson reached the grand final of The CyberFirst Girls competition, organised by GCHQ and staged in London in March. A total of 8,000 students in 2,100 teams competed. The girls dealt with various areas: cryptography, networking, cyber security and logic, and coding.

LEGO EEP Robotics Challenge

In March, students competed in the regional finals. Four challenges awaited them, the first, a space themed task was sufficient to demand some quick adaptions and code changes to the robots but they succeeded in ensuring the robots performed superbly.

The team of Alastair Cornock, Jack Dickson, Lucy Peer Endicott, Matthew Ball and Rebecca Sherwin were thrilled to win the Robot Design Award.

Severn Sounds Festival Over 50 students from Pershore High School took part in this community event in Worcester on 4th June.

Pershore Rotary Club Photographic Competition

Ron Davis, Vice President of Pershore Rotary Club, is pictured in December with winners of the local Rotary Photographic competition.

The winning students: Jake Spencer -1st place Senior Category; Merrin Dewson - 1st place Intermediate Category; Imogen Sutch - 2nd place Senior Category; Emily Folkard - 3rd place Senior Category.

Beth Richards accepts place at Medical School Year 13 student, Beth Richards, received an offer to read Medicine at Newcastle University in September. Beth did particularly well to successfully navigate the challenges of the BMAT entrance examination and a tough interview process.

The Intermediate Mathematics Challenge

This challenge is one of a number of maths competitions run by the UK Mathematics Trust. It is aimed at students aged 13-16, and sat in schools with 250,000 students from over 3,000 schools competing. Over 60 students in Year 10 sat the Maths challenge.

Students had 60 minutes to answer 25 multiple-choice mathematical problems. High scorers are awarded certificates to recognise their success in mathematics, and are invited to participate in the follow-up competitions and mentoring schemes.

Agricultural Skills Day at Hartpury College

A group of KS3 students took part in an agricultural skills day being held at Hartpury College, organised in conjunction with the National Farmers Union.

The day consisted of practical activities and workshops about machinery including the opportunity to take a starter motor apart. They made their own butter, tasted different milks and made their own milkshake. The afternoon was spent learning about the GIS (Geographical Information Systems) used by tractors, a couple of students were even able to have a supervised ‘go’.

Eleanor Duncan NHS Youth Board Committee Ambassador

Ellie Duncan attended a successful work experience for the Worcestershire Health Care Trust NHS.The Clinical Lead nominated her to become part of the NHS Youth Board Committee, to qualify she had a telephone interview and was chosen as an Ambassador for the Youth Board.

The committee is formed from a group of teenagers who meet and visit NHS sites. They look at what services are offered to children and teenagers and what can be improved.

Sports Highlights Sports Academy The Sports Academy students were selected based on effort and attainment in PE lessons and sporting achievements, both within school and in the wider community. The selected students who represent the Academy offer a diverse range of sporting experience. They look forward to developing their skills across the sports, gaining knowledge in coaching and becoming well-rounded sporting leaders.

Our Sports Academy students were treated to a visit by Kirsty MacKay, Goalkeeper for the England national women’s field hockey team. She was able to pass on her skills and offer inspiration to develop skills beyond their usual lessons. The students were also given the opportunity to organise and run their own hockey festival event.

Rugby

The First XV carried on their excellent form from last season playing some excellent rugby.

Girls Badminton Team

Year 10 girls, Emma Brown, Cassidy Matheson, Emily Patterson, Heather Titterton and Alice Patterson, competed in a Badminton tournament against many different schools in the area. After winning the District cup they competed in the County tournament against other District winners from across Worcestershire.

Equestrian National Champions

In October, the Pershore High School team of Sophie Rushton, Jess Thomas, Grace Plowman and Hannah Cartwright were crowned National Champions in the 1m Show-jumping class.

Holly Scrafton, Jess Thomas, Grace Plowman competed in the dressage competition, despite not being specialists they finished in 10th place nationally.

Maeghan to represent Wales in Polocrosse

Maeghan Brown, 15, was, for the third year running, selected to ride for Wales in the Pony Club Polocrosse Home International competition in 2017.

Everesting Cycling Challenge

Adam Palin, aged 18 from Pershore, cycled the height of Everest which is 8,848 metres. The ride took 21 hours. He started at 5am on a Saturday and finished at 2am on Sunday. The event was sponsored by Everesting Cycling.

Adam took part in aid of his voluntary gap year in September when he will be travelling to Thailand to teach English with a charity called Project Trust.

High Five Progress to County Championships Consistency was the key at the District Cross Country Championships with five runners making it through to compete at the County Championships in Bromsgrove.

District League Football Winners

Year 8 boys successfully claimed the District League competition successfully beating all other schools within the area.

Elise competes in Army Cadet National Cross Country Elise Blake from Norton, qualified to run and represent the West Midlands against teams nationally. Elise competed in the Intermediate Girls competition. She finished in 3rd place, gaining the Bronze, her team mates won Gold and 7th place ensuring that they won Gold for their team.

Junior District Cross Country Winners

Sixteen Year 8 runners took part in the District Cross Country Championship held at Prince Henry’s High School. Pupils ran as a team and after the positions of the first four runners were added up, the girls' team finished in 3rd place, and the boys won the competition.

West Midlands Rowing success for Elizabeth

Elizabeth Shaw (15) from Norton recently took part in the West Midlands Rowing Championships and became West Midlands Champion in her age group, for the third year in a row.

Elizabeth rows with a student from Nunnery Wood High School. They beat their nearest rivals to win by just under 20 seconds over the 2.5K course.

RLSS UK National Speed Competition

A team of ten swimmers from South Worcester Lifeguards attended the Yorkshire Speeds competition in Leeds, along with clubs from around the UK.

Six of the team are pupils who attend Pershore High School: Helena and Cameron Leach, Luke Betteridge, Amy Weston, Lucy Inett and Jack Betteridge.

Amy has been selected for the GB Life-saving Youth 2017 Squad and will now be included in training in the pool and on the beach in preparation for the European Championships in Belgium in September 2017 and Rescue 2018 in Adelaide in 2018.

West Midlands Junior 15 Rowing Champion

Kieran Bennett (14) from Strensham, recently became West Midlands Champion as part of AB Severn Rowing Club’s J15 coxed Quad. Kieran will go on to represent the region at the Inter-Regional Regatta.

Tom Charles Cycling Success

Tom will be pulling on his Stratford CC club jersey to race in the European Junior Cycling Tour Assen 2017 in the Netherlands from 31st July to August 5th, competing with over sixty U14 riders from 10 different countries.

The tour will be five days of racing including a Time Trial (TT), three different distanced based criterion races and a closed road race. It is Tom’s first multi-day event and first experience of racing outside the UK.

Sixth Form News Year 12 and Year 13 visit to Paris Twenty three students, along with two members of staff, made the trip over the channel to visit Disneyland, the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, and the Montparnasse Tower with its spectacular views across the city. Students were able to experience the streets and alleyways with the stunning buildings and arches and hearing the cry of the vendors selling their goods.

ICAEW Base Business Game Two teams of contestants from the Year 12 Economics and Business groups took part in this well-respected national competition. The teams had to process information, weigh up choices and decide on priorities in order to come up with strategic direction for their fictional business. Both teams acquitted themselves magnificently and the professional mentors on the day remarked on not only their analytical and communication skills, but their maturity and teamwork.

Young Enterprise Team The Young Enterprise team won Best Sales & Marketing at the event at Worcester Guild Hall on Saturday 4th March.

The team, Raw Aspirations, with their product, an oak sharing platter board with glass bowls. Team members are: Harry Hamer, Will Bugg, Josh Massey, Lewis Webster, Matt Pope, Greg Phillips, Tim Coleman, Jon Hall, Beth Southcott, Tahlia Sears, Harriet Christopher, Becky Jennings, Charlotte Jennings, Conor Hooper, Erin Williams, Danny Powell, Eloise Preece and Charlie Fox.

Engineering Education Scheme Celebration and Assessment Day

Alix Freckelton, Ryan Hobbs, Vanessa Kostadinova and Edward Jordan recently displayed their innovative solutions to a real world of work problem. The day provided talented Year 12 technology, maths and science students hands-on experience of engineering with the sponsorship and help of local companies.

New York Thirty four Year 12 students and 3 staff visited New York. In addition to seeing the sights such as the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and the Empire State Building, the group were involved in cultural activities including museums and theatre visits. They are pictured on Ellis Island with the backdrop of Manhattan.

Internet Safety

Our Sixth Form hosted an Internet Safety presentation in conjunction with South Worcestershire Community Safety Partnership, to promote awareness of Cyberbullying and Internet Safety to Sixth Form students.

A’ level Sport Studies visit to local universities Our A’ Level Sport Studies pupils visited the Human Movement Laboratories at the University of Worcester and the University of Gloucestershire. Using the University’s high tech fitness testing equipment, pupils completed a Wingate test to calculate their peak power output, power per kg output and their fatigue percentage.

During their visit to the University of Gloucestershire, they took part in a goalball session, and discovered how sports have been created and adapted to make them more accessible for people with disabilities.

Call up for Nat to Senior First XV for Droitwich

Nat Maginnis, 17, played in the RFU National Senior Vase at Twickenham for Droitwich vs Farnham. Despite being beaten in the game the Droitwich squad enjoyed a welcome back home with a standing ovation from fans.

Year 12 CIPFA Business Game

On Wednesday 6th July 2016 a team from Year 12 took part in the CIPFA Business Game at the University of Worcester. The team are pictured, from left to right: Harriet Christopher, Jo Woolley, Lottie Martin, Beth Mustard, Megan Shephard, Beth Southcott and Charlotte Jones.

Business Studies On December 1st, Max Smith, Tommy Ross, Lottie Martin and Josh Massey from the Year 13 Economics group went to Worcester Rugby Club to take part in the regional heats of the Bank of England Target 2.0 Competition.

Learning Ambassadors

Hugh Jeavons and Emmie Bewley represented Learning Ambassadors at the SSAT National Conference at Birmingham in December. They demonstrated the ways in which student Learning Ambassadors have contributed to school improvement, as well as directly evaluating teaching and learning. Their film is on the school website, under ‘Learning’. Young Photographer Competition Oliver Charles, Year 12, won 2nd Prize in the Hereford College of Art, 16-19 category having entered a competition with the theme ‘My favourite place’. He was inspired to submit photographs taken on a recent school trip to New York.

School Formula One Team—K2 Aero

Miles Loader, Jamie Payne, Isaac Grimwade-Jones, Joshua Lane, Tom Wallbank and Toby Webb are part of the international F1 In Schools project which aims to promote STEM subjects.

The team had to design and make a gas powered scale model of a F1 car using 3D modelling software, virtual wind tunnels and CNC milling machines. The car was then raced against other regional competitors, with the winners going through to the national finals at Silverstone. The project was supported by a full design portfolio, team branding and presentations to professional race engineers.

Personal Development opportunity for Melissa Sixth Form student, Melissa Lacey, has been chosen as the school’s representative for the Rotary Youth Leadership Award. She will take part in outward bound activities and residential experiences to encourage the development of teamwork and leadership skills. She is pictured with Brian ‘Kit’ Carson of Pershore Rotary Club.

Campaign for Kindness

Lucy Alexander, whose son, Felix, died last April, launched Felix's Campaign for Kindness at Pershore High School.

Her campaign, run with the charity Place2Be, aims to teach staff and students how to spot the signs of mental health problems.

Following the launch of this campaign Lucy Alexander appeared on ITV This Morning along with another parent who shared their children’s tragic stories. A huge response from the This Morning viewers resulted in the television company approaching the school about the launch of the be kind campaign and coming into school to hear the views of some students at the school. Lucy Alexander urges parents to watch the moving interviews on the TV website with their children so that they know help is there and how important it is to be kind.

Kinder

Choose to be kind, friends, choose to be kind: Not duplicitous, not two faced, Not passive-aggressive, not dishonest, Not spiteful, not cowardly anonymous. Have good grace, bring out the best, don’t stress. When faced with a choice, choose kindness. Dear Felix Choose to be kind, friends, choose to be kind: Here you are Felix, looking into Being kind is generous, offers dividends. the future The opposite of kindness leaves a bad taste. You never got to have, Regret is sour, wolfs the years, is a waste. Things you wish you’d not done or said: madness! Your mum smiling at your side, Copies available from: When faced with a choice friends, choose Your dark brown eyes, warm, kind. Candlestick Press Ltd, kindness. Here you are again, Felix Diversity House, Choose to be kind, friends, choose to be kind: Coming into empty rooms, 72 Nottingham Road, Not violent, not bullying, not out of revenge. Filling them with light, Arnold, Nottingham Don’t nurse a grievance, or gang up with mates Walking across the fields in the early light, NG5 6LF You wish to impress, or lie about your motives For causing such total distress. Crossing the old lines Tel: 0115 9674455 Your spirit lifted, your parting gift, this: When faced with a choice, chums, choose www.candlestickpress.co.uk A legacy of kindness. kindness. The poem written for Felix A new friend in the wilderness. Choose to be pals, choose to be kind: is by Jackie Kay – Makar or Don’t exclude, don’t send people to Coventry! If you could come back, Felix, Scottish Poet Laureate You’d know how much you were missed, Think for an extra second, step back, step away, are loved; Or surprise yourself by doing something truly Whether the moon is full or crescent, lovely. Your absence is a presence. Be benevolent, be trust, be friendly, be sound. When faced with a choice, pals, please be kind. You would take it back if you could, Choose to be kind, friends, choose to be kind: Turn back, turn around, come back. Where ever you are, on or off line, see what you find? If they could they would take it back; In the street, in your classroom, kindness glows and it The mean things they never meant to shines mean. At home or away, winter, spring, night or day. In your name and with you in mind, Today you know for sure you won’t need a reminder. We will, Felix: we promise to be kind. When faced with a choice it’s kind of better to be kinder!

Jackie Kay Jackie Kay

Careers Fair An insight into future opportunities for students was held at school in conjunction with Hereford and Worcester Chamber of Commerce.

Over one thousand students visited the hall to take in the wide range of future opportunities provided by the stallholders.

Year 8 Fresher Fair The fair offered students an insight into the extra-curricular activities such as chess, sport, music, drama, art, Christian Union, debating, public speaking available to them at lunchtimes and after school.

Armistice Service Nearly 400 people were in attendance this year, 350 of them children from Pershore High School, Abbey Park Middle and First Schools, Holy Redeemer Primary School, Cherry Orchard First School and St Nicholas C of E Middle School.

Before the service, two pupils from each school laid a wreath at the Commemorative Stone in Pershore Commemorative Garden, following a tradition started back in 2011 when the garden was first created.

ESU—Churchill National Public Speaking competition As school winners in 2016, our school was honoured to stage the Worcestershire Branch Final of the ESU – Churchill National Public Speaking competition. Our representatives, Amara De Silva-Morgan (Questioner), Joseph Burfitt (Chair) and Jodie Young (Speaker). Jodie spoke on the topic, ‘Politicians deserve respect, agree with them or not’.

RTS Midlands competition Pershore High School students recently won a Royal Television Society Midlands competition, each pupil was awarded a certificate to mark their success. Other schools involved were RGS (Worcester), Kings, The Chase and Bishops Perowne. They progress to the finals on 29th June at University of Wolverhampton. The students were: Nathan Bull, Mia Edwards, Jack Dickson, Sam Rayner, Matthew Kent, Jack Boother, Gregory Sidaway and Ella Harding.

World Book Day On World Book Day, we were delighted to welcome local author, Olivia Levez, who spent some hours talking with and supporting Year 8 pupils. Olivia divides her time between teaching English and binge-writing in her caravan by the sea. Olivia’s book, ‘The Island’, was published in March 2016.

Ski and Snowboarding in Serre Chevalier, France

A 5-day trip to Serre Chevalier saw the group divided into skiers and snowboarders and then into ability groups to work on their skills. The group enjoyed the beautiful town, fantastic food and temperatures of 20 degrees with blue skies.

Cybersecurity Challenge Twenty five students were challenged to solve increasingly complex series of problems aimed at inspiring students into the industry.

Support Staff of the Year - Worcestershire Education Awards 2017

Sandie Roskelly and Laura Dean were shortlisted in the Support Staff of the Year category; Cally Rees was shortlisted in the Special Education Needs category. Andy Taynton was shortlisted in the Fit for Life category.

Adam Hill

Adam Hill, one of the Business Managers at Pershore High School, competed in the British Short Track Speed Skating Championships at the beginning of April. It was a successful competition in which he achieved personal bests in 1000m and 500m. Adam then competed at the World Masters International Speed Skating competition in Sheffield on the 6th and 7th April. He managed to reach the elite ‘A’ final in his age category for 1500m skating Skating competition in Sheffield on the 6th and 7th April.

Charity News Smile Train Charity Donation David Hughlock presented a cheque to Smile Train, in memory of his wife Bronwen, who died in August.

Wills Dawson (President of the school’s Interact Club) and Bethany Ireland (Deputy Youth Mayor) are pictured either side of David.