Cleethorpes Life 2019-2020 X FACTOR MAJOR SINGER SUCCESS INSPIRES FOR GCSE AWARD STUDENTS WINNERS VISIT BY BBC YOUNG JAZZ MUSICIAN ACADEMY ‘GOOD’ FOR A SECOND TIME - OFSTED Still Much To Celebrate Despite Covid Disruption Welcome to our 2019/2020 edition of It was therefore with great sadness that the Academy Cleethorpes Life. was forced to close for the majority of students due to the worldwide pandemic. We are all particularly The Academy year started with a number of disappointed that our Year 11 were denied the celebrations. The Open Evening in September proved opportunity to sit their GCSE examinations for which a great success and subsequently resulted in a further they had worked so hard over the last 5 years. Equally, increase in applications for our new intake 2020. we shared their devastation that they were unable to celebrate the end of term with a Leaver’s Day and of In October, for our prestigious Presentation Evening course missing their Prom. celebration, we were delighted to welcome a very popular guest speaker to the Academy. J B Gill, from JLS, The health and safety of our entire Cleethorpes inspired many students during his tour of the Academy Academy community is of paramount importance. I and later during the awards event. was delighted to be able to welcome Year 10 back to school in June for some face to face contact with their Students’ participation and enthusiasm in the plethora teachers. of extracurricular activities continued to be a regular feature of life at the Academy. Our dedication to I am looking forward to returning to some delivering an excellent education is supplemented form of normality in the next academic with providing many additional opportunities and year and can reassure parents that both experiences. myself and my staff will do all we can to Ofsted inspected the Academy in January under the settle students quickly and address any new more rigorous framework. I was delighted that gaps in their learning. the high standards achieved at the Academy were officially recognised by the Ofsted team. Students I wish you all well and hope you enjoy reading the much told the inspectors that they feel safe, especially from shorter than our normal version of Cleethorpes Life. bullying. We are dedicated to continually improving the educational experiences for all our students. Janice Hornby Principal Year 10 students returned to the classroom in July with strict social distancing measures in place. 2 | Cleethorpes Life Contents Cleethorpes Life | 2019 - 2020 September 4 • Hundreds Visit Open Evening At Academy That Values Every Student 7 • We Can All Be Winners - JLS Singer Tells Students At Awards Night October 12 • JB Has Time For Everyone On Visit To Academy 13 • New Initiative To Boost Life Skills 04 13 • Students Win Turbines For Academy 14 • Young Jazz Musician Of The Year Engages With Music Students 15 • Rugby Coach Delivers Student Training November 16 • Family Memorabilia Brings Wartime Poetry Project To Life 17 • Remembering Those Who Gave Their Lives For Us December 07 18 • Cards Support Wounded Veterans 18 • Festive Fun At Our Food Market 19 • Fabulous Fundraising For Homeless At Christmas 20 • Talented Musicians Wish Everyone A Merry Christmas With Spectacular Concert 21 • Christmas Lunch Is A Cracker 22 • English Students See GCSE Text Performed 23 • Festive Choir Entertains At Residential Homes 24 • Individual Victories In Indoor Rowing Championships 25 • Inspector Calls In To Bring Story To Life 16 25 • It’s Not Only The Romans Who Made Good Shields 26 • It Is Not Just The Younger Children Who Benefit From Primary Sports Festivals January 27 • Academy Comes Third In Hugely Beneficial Panathlon 28 • Grandparents Fully Endorse Annual Visit To Academy 30 • Cleethorpes Students Learn Critical Skills For Dealing With Life Challenges 31 • Capella Wins Inter-House Dance Contest 32 • Science Challenge Bridges The Gap Between Students 23 February 33 • Young Shakespeare Actors Perform Macbeth 33 • Design A Country Competition Winners 34 • Ofsted: Musical Academy Hits All The Right Notes With Consecutive “Good’ Report 36 • Police Officers Build Relationships With Students 37 • GB Handball Team Head Coach Tutors Sports Leaders March 36 38 • Rugby Top Design Has Student Flying Flag At Six Nations 39 • Taking A Stand Against Bullying 42 • Year 7 Student Has Role In Film Spreading Awareness of County Lines Exploitation August 40 • Students’ ‘Work Ethic’ Is Key To Major Success in GCSE Results Text by Tracey Law at Lawpr.co.uk. Photographs by Sean Spencer and Ray Corke, Hull News and Pictures. 38 Cleethorpes Life | 3 Hundreds Visit Open Evening At Academy That Values Every Student Technology, Textiles and Photography were Year 6 Signhills Academy pupil Evan Harris, who was popular with Primary School children who accompanied by his parents, Vikki and Jamie, said: visited the Academy’s Annual Year 6 Open “I really enjoyed the activities in Evening. the Technology and Photography The Academy was filled with pupils and their families looking rooms.” for places in Year 7 next year. They listened to a talk by Principal Janice Hornby, who said: Theo Wilson said: “We are thrilled to see so many people here tonight. “I loved visiting the Music Cleethorpes Academy offers a learning environment Department, Art and Textiles.” that encourages students to succeed, teaching staff who are committed to develop the potential of each Theo visited with his grandma individual student, and high quality facilities that promote and enable success in an environment of Beverly Wade. which we are very proud.” Year 6 Signhills Academy pupil Evan Harris meets Cleethorpes Academy Principal Janice Hornby at the Open Evening with his parents, Vikki and Jamie Harris. 4 | Cleethorpes Life | September Year 7 students look at sustainability in the Geography Department. Year 6 Signhills Academy pupil Theo Wilson They are: Lucy Grant; Mia Hewitt; Kaylum Evans and Lillie Turrell. and his grandma Beverly Wade help Year 11 student Holly Mahoney with shaving foam marbling in the Textiles Department. Brothers Freddie and Dominic Cross, who attends Bursar Primary Academy, make coasters with Year 11 students Madeline Smith Howden and Sian Cleethorpes Academy Assistant Principal, Mr Hammond. Atherton with a History project looking at Castle Defences. Having fun making masks in Art and Design. (Front row): Elodie-Mae Palmer-Cawkwell (William Barcroft School); Caitlyn Gallagher (Signhills Academy); Imogen Linford (Signhills Academy). (Back row): Cleethorpes Academy Year 10 student Alexis Johnson and Year 11 student Lauren Wharton. September | Cleethorpes Life | 5 Isaac Beedham from Reynolds Academy with mum Jemma Clark, and Cleethorpes Academy Year 11 student Lucy Sorensen, take a closer look at Still Life Photography. Reynolds Academy Year 6 pupil Libby Smithson Cook takes a look at Photography with Year 11 student Lucy Sorensen. 6 | Cleethorpes Life | September We Can All Be Winners - JLS Singer Tells Students At Awards Night “Someone has to win, why can’t it be you.” That is the mantra that propelled JB Gill of X-Factor band JLS to the height of fame as a member of one the UK’s most recognised groups. “My mum always told me this and she was right. Someone has to be first, why can’t it be me?” he said. Ironically, JB may not have come first on the X-Factor, narrowly losing out to Alexandra Burke in the final in 2008, but second place was phenomenal and was enough to propel this foursome to dominate the British charts for five years, selling over 10 million records worldwide and winning a number of BRIT and MOBO awards. JB was guest of honour at the Academy’s Annual Presentation Evening at a packed Grimsby Auditorium where he inspired students with his varied choices in life. As a nine-year-old, JB joined the church choir and was a regular performer. In his teens, the talented sportsman juggled playing rugby for London Irish Rugby Club with studying at “The Centre For Young Musicians.” The battle between these two interests eventually gave way to Music, and he took up vocal coaching before studying for a degree in Theology at King’s College, London. JLS came next, after a meeting with founding member Oritse, and the rest is history. Tia-Mae Christy performs. September | Cleethorpes Life | 7 Julia Kosmala wins the award for Year 9 Progress. Isabella Griffiths wins the award for Year 7 Achievement. 8 | Cleethorpes Life | September Genius! Cleethorpes Academy Cleethorpes Academy students perform songs from Cheerleaders perform at Aladdin to close the Awards Night. the Awards Night. Today, JB runs a farm in Kent, successfully producing award-winning Kelly Bronze turkeys and free-range Tamworth pork. He also presents the BAFTA nominated CBeebies children’s series, “Down On The Farm,” and contributes regularly to Songs of Praise and Countryfile. At 32, he is now married with two young children. JB told students that his dreams began at school. Although a talented flute and piano player, he couldn’t see how he would make much money playing in an orchestra. “Of course if I had realised then that I could have gone on tour playing flute with Beyonce I might have studied the flute harder,” he joked. Cleethorpes Academy Band performs “I Feel Good.” A meeting with JLS founder Oritse at the age of 18 cemented JB’s dream of being a singer and performer and for the next five years he achieved worldwide acclaim, making many fans’ hearts ‘Beat Again.’ When JLS came to an end in 2013 - the boys are all still good friends and are reuniting for a tour in 2020 - he changed career completely to become a farmer. “I didn’t have extensive knowledge of farming but what I had by then was a platform to be able to speak about it thanks to JLS,” he said.