Rutherford Review Headlines This Has Been a Busy and Very Successful Year
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Summer 2016 The Rutherford Review Headlines This has been a busy and very successful year. I must congratulate Mr Wilson, and o er an even better education. Thank you to all of our stakeholders, parents, Mrs James and Mrs Wells who are retiring this year. I would like to thank them for all carers, governors and students for your support this year. their hard work and commitment to the students and the school over many years. Due to signi cant changes in the structure of other schools in the area we have Looking at the Newsletter you cannot help but be impressed by the quality and range decided to increase our intake numbers in Year 7 and 8 from 60 to 100. This is to of enrichment activities for students. There have been many highlights this year support our traditional catchment areas and to ensure parents can secure a place at however three stand out: the School. We will keep two points of entry open next year, in Year 7 and in Year 9. • The excellent Ofsted report in March This is an incredibly challenging time for parents with so much change occurring in the restructure from the three tier system to a two tier system, especially if you have • Her Majesty’s Inspectors recognising the excellence of our work in the eld of children in Year 8 and lower years next year. As a school we will support families in business partnerships and employer engagement. and out of our catchment area by o ering an excellent education from Year 7 through • The National Business and Education Partnership award at the British Chambers to Year 13. of Commerce annual awards Finally, good luck to the students and families whose association with the School This week we have just heard about a new and exciting partnership with ends at the end of this term. Please keep in touch and share all your successes with Northampton Saints Rugby Club. We are now a partnership school and will have us. To all those returning, have a relaxing and safe summer and we will see you on access to high quality coaching based at Mark Rutherford. the 5th September ready for another exciting and challenging year. As a school, Ofsted clearly stated ‘Pupils’ attitudes to their lessons are very positive, and they enjoy positive relationships with teachers. This means that lessons are calm and productive. Pupils work hard.’ We are not complacent and we know that it is only Mr Richard Millard, through hard work and the right attitude that the School will continue to improve Headteacher Mark Rutherford becomes a Northampton Saints Partnership School We are delighted to announce that we have secured a partnership with Northampton Saints RFC. Northampton Saints are among the elite rugby clubs in England and Europe and were crowned as Premier League Champions as recently as 2014. Initially, our students will be able to access excellent coaching from professional, quali ed coaches. Coaches will include the Elite Player Development Manager, Developing Player Program (DPP) coaches and Saints community coaches. Sessions will begin during the second week of term and are accessible for all ages. The School’s 1st XV will be coached for an hour during an afternoon and all other players will be coached during our extra-curricular provision. These sessions will run until the Bourne to Dance! Christmas Holidays with alternative arrangements to be made for the start of 2017. Five of our Year 10 GCSE Dance students were invited to take part in a Dance There will also be additional coaching opportunities provided by the Elite Player showcase at Lincroft School on Monday 13th June. The show was dedicated to the Development Manager during some lesson time throughout the next school year. highly successful British choreographer, Matthew Bourne, in honour of his recent As a result of this outstanding opportunity, we will be creating a Rugby Academy knighthood. Taking inspiration from his version of The Nutcracker, the dancers for Year 12 students starting in September 2017. Students will complete the BTEC created a piece based around ice skating on a frozen lake in a magical and exciting National Extended Diploma in Sport and Exercise Science whilst developing their fantasy land. The piece was choreographically supported by Miss Jessop and dancers skills in playing, coaching and o ciating Rugby. The partnership will also provide included: Keira Barnes, Victoria Dewin, Ella Fyers, Katie Jones and Graziella Grasso. students with opportunities to visit Northampton Saints' playing and training Colin Foster said: “I wanted to let you know that I had the privilege of attending facilities and gain access to professional sta in elds such as diet and nutrition, the Bourne to Dance performance yesterday evening at Lincroft Academy. The tness and exercise and data analysis. performance of ‘Skating Silhouettes’ by Mark Rutherford Academy pupils was simply This opportunity is open to both current students as well as those attending other outstanding and very well choreographed. I understand it was choreographed by a institutions. Please contact Mr Snowdon for further information. Year 10 student; it was excellent. The students were incredible in their performance and were a real credit to themselves and their school." Term begins on Monday 5th September Good Schools Guide awards Please check the website for timings for each year group Mark Rutherford School has been awarded two Good Schools Guide School Dinners Awards! For more information please see the School website Please note: from September the price of a school dinner will be £2.45 www.markrutherford.beds.sch.uk Year 10 Applied Art Forest School Illustration Project The students visited the site on a cold, windy day to record and draw the Forest School environment. Although the Forest School is very new and the trees have not Following the success of an illustration project last year for a charity, Mark yet matured, the students were very positive about the potential and could visualise Rutherford’s Year 10 Applied Art students have been commissioned by Bedford how it would look in the future. Senior Lecturers, Susan Braud and Dr Perry Knight University, one of the Business Partners, to illustrate a children’s guide to the brand were exceedingly impressed with the students’ responses and their work ethic. new Forest School. This exciting venture enables the students to experience a true Currently the students are working on nal drafts of their books and we vocational opportunity; working with a client and exploring professional ways will announce on the school website which individual’s work will be used of working such as character design, storyboarding, researching references and as the nal book. meeting deadlines. Arts Participation Badges This term saw the launch of the Arts Participation Badges, presented by the Arts Faculty to those students who had been identi ed as showing commitment to the Arts through Art, Photography, Music, Dance and Drama. Gold and Silver badges were awarded retrospectively in recognition of the contribution some students have made over the years to the Arts at Mark Rutherford. Students received a certi cate and a lapel badge to celebrate their achievement. One student said “It’s nice to be appreciated”. We look forward to seeing the badges being worn with pride. The scheme will be fully launched in September 2016 and students will be able to achieve Bronze, Silver or Gold through their participation across the Arts. There are many opportunities available to explore your creativity through extra-curricular clubs, competitions and activities. Those who have already been awarded Silver or Gold will have the opportunity to build on their success and potentially reach Platinum becoming an Ambassador of the Arts. Ellie Ball–Year 13 MRS Art National Youth Theatre MRS Summer Art Exhibition 2016 Written by: Sophie Rose A most enjoyable evening was had celebrating the creative talent of our AS and In February I went to an audition at Toynbee A2: Art, Applied Art and Photography Students. This well-established event on the Studios in London for the National Youth Theatre, School calendar was well attended and generated some fabulous feedback on the a branch of the National Theatre for performers quality and standard of the work on show. There may still be some Limited Edition aged 14-25. I worked with other auditionees in Prints available to purchase - please see the School website for details. the morning on improvisation and group work, and took part in an individual panel audition in the afternoon - I was one of 5000 auditionees. A couple of months later I received an email saying I’d been accepted on their junior course GIRLS ONLY From September 2016 - one of 500 successful applicants. This means I’ll take part in a two week course in August, living and working at Trinity Laban in London towards my National Youth – Year 7, Year 8 & Year 9 Theatre membership. At the end of the two weeks, we’ll have a presentation of what we The uniform policy requirement will be to wear skirts and trousers purchased have been developing for an invited audience and the artistic director Paul Roseby, and from Prestige Design & Workwear. I’ll become an o cial member of the company. You can obtain these items from either 2 of their shops or online. Following that, I’ll have access to exclusive casting calls and auditions for members only, www.prestigedesignww.co.uk – School Uniform – Mark Rutherford receive information on London based connections and networking, and take part in members-only productions in London theatres. I’ll have a secure membership in the Flitwick Address: Prestige Design & Workwear Ltd, 46 – 48 High Street, National Youth Theatre until my 26th birthday, when I can re-audition for membership Flitwick, Bedford MK45 1DX • 01525 716558 to the National Theatre.