k Tel: .sch.u 01962 hants 880073 | beaufort. E: [email protected] | W: www. Prio 6JJ rs Dea SO22 n Road hire | | Harestock | Winchester | Hamps Winchester Science Centre is embarking on a major project to redevelop the top floor of the building. The aim is to make it one of the most accessible science centres in the UK by consulting with experts throughout the design process. An exciting opportunity arose for three students to help the Science Centre to shape what an exhibition will look like once it becomes available to the public.....continued at page 5 Supported by Spring Newsletter 2020 Business4Schools Inside This Edition: Waddesdon Manor Trip WW1 Battlefields Annual Certificate Presentation Reducing our Carbon Footprint Erasmus+ Winchester Visit Sports News Headteacher : Miss Hearle The leading wood burner and multifuel stove supplier in the South To find out more, speak to one of our experts: T 01794 368418 E [email protected] or visit www.romseywoodburners.co.uk Come and visit our showroom to see our range of wood burners at Unit 10, Manor Nursery, Stockbridge Road, Timsbury, Hampshire SO51 0NB Positive Behaviour and Good Manners It has been another exceptionally busy term at The Henry Beaufort School, both during the school day and in the evenings, weekends and half term holidays with multiple trips, fixtures and after school activities keeping the students [and staff!] very busy. So many of our young people stay at least once a week for an extracurricular opportunity and the late buses are busier than ever. The consistent message that comes back to me after a school activity centres on the positive behaviour and good manners of our young people. They conduct themselves with dignity, they are respectful to others and appreciative of the opportunities that are given to them by my colleagues. This term we have been concentrating on the development of our five-year curriculum plan that will incorporate additional opportunities for all of our young people through what will be known as ‘cultural capital’ days. The aim of these days will be to provide enrichment opportunities for our young people focusing particularly on elements of the curriculum that are not continued after options choices. I have also met with representatives from a number of year groups to discuss with them what they feel would be beneficial to them. They are keen for us to incorporate life skills, such as cooking and first aid, as well as appreciating the opportunities to continue to develop cultural enrichment through art, music, drama, technology, languages and humanities. The Whole School Council’s [WSSC] initiative to raise awareness about the negative impact of using inappropriate language has now been running for a term. I will be meeting with representatives from the WSSC to discuss with them what they consider has been the impact of the initiative and how they want to move forward with this. I am so pleased that our young people are taking responsibility for issues that impact on our lives, a further example of the positive impact of an independent learning culture. Many of our young people have already been nominated for a Headteacher’s special recognition badge this year and a number of the students have been nominated more than once. As a result, I have introduced a further two badges to this recognition scheme starting with a blue star pin and then a gold star pin. I have also been delighted to hand out a number of Headteacher Gold Award badges in the first term, including one to Mrs Lewis, awarded by our Young Carers group for Mrs Lewis’s outstanding support of the group. The first meeting to discuss our 50th Anniversary Celebration Service at Winchester Cathedral has taken place. We have been told to think big! This is not going to be an issue for the school [!] and I am looking forward to sharing with you in the coming months our plans for this service along with the other events we intend to hold. We will involve as many of our young people as possible. The Cathedral Service will be open to the public and I do hope that many parents and former students will be able to attend. I hope you enjoy reading our latest newsletter. Our young people have such a wide range of opportunities at The Henry Beaufort School, thanks to the commitment and hard work of my colleagues which I know will continue well into 2020 and beyond. Miss Hearle Headteacher Non-uniform Day The Henry Beaufort School ended the term with a non-uniform day to raise money for the Night Shelters in Basingstoke and Winchester. A donation of over £450 was made to each of the Night Shelters with £100 of it as a result of a Year 11 Bake sale. The event was organised by the Student Leaders in Year 11 and was the initiative of Tayla, a Senior Student Leader. Miss Hearle, Headteacher said, ‘I am enormously proud of all of our young people for taking the time to think of others at this time of the year. We hope this donation will go some way to support a very good cause.’ Tayla was awarded the Headteacher’s Gold Award for her work. On Tuesday 10th December, we were privileged to be invited to speak at the Westminster School Funding Briefing ‘ Future Spending Plans for Schools and Best Practice for Maximising Savings’. We were asked to lead the afternoon discussion and share good practice in managing budgets, reducing spending and increasing revenue. In the last 10 years many schools have struggled with reduced funding and flat-lined budgets resulting in ‘real term’ reduced funding against a landscape of increasing cost. The discussion was led by our Bursar who was able to demonstrate some of the efficiencies the school has made to save money and also the activities and innovative ways in which the school has been able to generate income. The Henry Beaufort School is one of a minority of schools across the country that has been able to maintain a reserve to support additional spending to improve teaching and learning whilst improving outcomes for our students. The discussion focused on the action taken by the school to avoid a deficit budget situation, and how those actions have impacted positively on the future of the Henry Beaufort School so that we utilise ‘todays funding for today’s students’. The discussion also highlighted our work with third parties and innovations such as ‘ Beaufort Business Links’ in supporting teaching and learning and offering experiences beyond the classroom. Continued from front cover... The focus of the exhibition is sound, vibration and acoustics and one of the areas will have a specific focus on hearing. It is essential to the Science Centre that it gets this exhibition right, therefore, members of the Hearing Impaired Resource Base, Lewis, Mickey and Jake, were invited to attend a workshop session in October last year to discuss its content and design. Here’s what they had to say about it…. When we arrived we looked at the designs Jake says of the popular Colon Café: for the new exhibition and contributed our comments and ideas. ‘It would be great to replace it with a journey of sound through the ear canal demonstrating We suggested that it could show how a how the ear works. RIP Colon Café! I was Cochlear Implant works. Mickey said: proud to be included in something important and represent the hearing impaired students ‘It made me feel special to be able to give at The Henry Beaufort School’. my ideas to change the science centre so that other people can learn and discover about We went to the new area to see where the the ear and hearing’. exhibition would be and enjoyed looking around at the rest of the exhibition. Extending into communication and promoting accessibility, the students came up with the Lewis summarised that it was: idea that they could be shown at the bottom of a TV screen, like a BSL interpreter, with ‘Absolutely amazing! I was excited to be a some pre-recorded signs that they could part of the new exhibition.’ copy. Also, if someone typed their name on a computer that a video would show them how to fingerspell their name. WADDESDON MANOR TRIP A small group of students took part in an enriching experience participating in a visit to Waddesdon Manor Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire as part of their Personal Development day in November. Waddesdon Manor was built by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild between 1874 and 1885 to display his collection of arts and to entertain the fashionable world. Opened to the public in 1959, Waddesdon Manor is managed by the Rothschild Foundation, a family charitable trust, on behalf of the National Trust, who took over ownership in 1957. It’s home to the Rothschild Collections of paintings, sculpture and decorative arts. The purpose of this visit was to provide students with an enriching experience within the house and grounds of Waddesdon where they were able to explore the displays in and around the House. This year the Christmas decoration displays explored Waddesdon’s connection to the world of music with a festive twist, from traditional Christmas carols to Christmas hits. The rooms were decorated beautifully, and the students were also able to witness the gardens illuminated with sparkling lights and colour. They were able to experience the full beauty of this event during darkness of the early evening, it really was beautiful. ABOVE AVERAGE PROGRESS 8 SCORE The Henry Beaufort School Progress 8 Score has risen to 0.25 meaning that on average, all students attain a quarter of a grade higher in their GCSE’s than their prior attainment projections.