Issue 6 Email: [email protected] May 2010 1 THE PUPILS’ VOICE Issue 6, May 2010 www.pupilsvoice.com CHEESE OF THE MONTH REVEALED See Pg.23 FChairman, Co-editor and layout: Hasan Ali Chief Editor: James Jordan Deputy Editor: Sanjeevan Ghag onse ent praestie con eriustio odo- In this issue: Political Bonanza Banana Hok’s BNP Blast Hok Chiu, [email protected] The British National Party stands as one of the most far right parties in Britain, their policies seem well intentioned, PARTIES PREPARE FOR POLLING DAY quite like the Liberal Democrats (my dad votes for them) and too good to be true, however this may be a bit unfair to the Getting Personal: Mrs Mpofu Lib Dems, but to describe the BNP, it is not just too good to This month, Pupils’ Voice gets to know Mrs Mpofu, a well-known Camp Hill Biology teacher be true but it is what I would Hasan Ali, Chris Jones and Sanjeevan Ghag, describe as “the Sons of Devil”. Could you tell us a bit about sitting next to one if my best because they all lived locally. I your teaching and career his- friends. She always noticed gave my notice, ‘I will see you The BNP claims that by leav- tory? that my friend didn’t under- for a revision class on Sunday ing the EU, it would use the stand stuff when the teacher afternoon,’ but because my £43 million given to the EU I went to university at Leeds explained it, and I would sit intonation or pronunciation for development projects for and then did a year’s volun- and explain it to her, and my wasn’t quite right I was told I Britain’s own interests, (please tary work down in Brighton teacher said “You should be a actually said, ‘I will see you for note: by leaving the EU would where I worked on a respite teacher, you’ve obviously got a revision class on the end of isolate Britain from Europe, care scheme. Then went up a knack of explaining things.” your penis.’ affecting Britain’s economy, to York University to do my I always loved Biology and it foreign relationships and its PGCE, came back down to the was just there in the back of Most valuable thing brought » continued, PG. 2 Midlands where I worked in Bir- my mind that teaching is what back from Zimbabwe? mingham at Archbishop Ilsley I wanted to do. RC School and I completed my My attitudes to life outside NQT year there. But because I If you could pick another sci- of work. When you’ve been Mock Election hadn’t done a gap year or any- ence and start again, would there you realise that it’s such thing too exciting, I went to you still pick Biology? a fantastic lifestyle - we had James Jordan, [email protected] Zimbabwe and worked in the no electricity, we had no run- voluntary services for two and I was actually better at Chem- ning water, we didn’t have all With the whole population of a half years. I had a fantastic istry at A-Level, but I just found the textbooks, we didn’t have over seventeens being involved experience, it shaped lots of Biology more interesting. I love all the computers, no phones - in the election, it is only right my views on life and teaching. disease, I love the gory bits so but we had a fantastic lifestyle. that those of us without the yes it would still be Biology. I thinks it’s kept me realistic and chance to vote should enjoy Then I came back here, had two I’m not at all materialistic. I don’t the same freedoms. It comes horrible terms doing supply Interesting stories from Zim- think appearances are impor- in the form of a school ‘mock’ work in really rough schools babwe? tant and I think it’s helped me election, a nationwide event to and didn’t enjoy it at all. Fortu- not get sucked back into what get youth involved in politics. nately the fi rst full-time teach- I made a bit of an eff ort to try I think is a really materialistic ing job I applied for was here, and learn the language and I negative outlook that I think, This also took place in 2004, which I got and I’ve been here wanted to give a notice out at unfortunately, the rest of the and on that occasion, the Kings ten years now. the whole school assembly, so world has. If ever I think, ‘Oh Heath Independence Party everybody, including the head- the bathroom needs decorat- won (although I’m yet to see Why did you decide to go master and all the teachers, was ing’ or whatever, I think “Well the bus driver negotiate any into teaching, was it some- present and because I wanted hang on, no it doesn’t, I’ve got border patrols on the way to thing you always wanted to the kids to know what I was a bathroom. I’ve survived two school) and given the eff ect do? talking about I made an eff ort and a half years without a bath- they have had on the constitu- of speaking in Shona, which is room.” It’s a good reality check. ency, it comes as little surprise It wasn’t necessarily something the language they speak over that they won’t be standing this that I wanted to do, but it was there. I wanted to get across Was there a story about when time round. Instead, represen- actually one of my maths teach- that I was giving a revision class your husband visited Zimba- tatives of Labour, the Conser- ers who suggested it when I that I wanted my GCSE group bwe and he was thought to vatives, the Liberal Democrats, was in year 9 or 10, and I was to attend in the afternoon, » continued, PG. 7 » continued, PG. 2 ALSO INSIDE: Mr Holland interview Election Snapshot: Who is the 6th Where in the school is ‘Camp Hell’ cartoons Pg. 24 Manifesto in Numbers former of the House Rugby this? Pg. 22 month Pg. 6 Pg. 12 Pg. 18 Pg. 8 2 THE PUPILS’ VOICE Issue 6, May 2010 www.pupilsvoice.com If you feel there is something missing in this paper that you think would make it better, feel free to suggest features, along with nominations for the next teacher interviews, by e-mailing [email protected] We also value all of our readers’ feedback, not just pupils at the school. If you have a point to be made, do not hesitate to give constructive advice or criticism to anyone involved in the paper, either in person or by e-mailing the article writers (e-mail is NEWS printed with article) or [email protected]. This month’s goings on, in and out of school Editorial Hok’s BNP Blast Hasan Ali, [email protected] Hok Chiu, [email protected] CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 Despite repeated and colonising this country [Brit- believe that “foreigners [that’s once again false allegations infl uence!). The BNP says that ain]”. The BNP website claims how racist people think]” are of corruption and miscon- it would provide jobs to Brit- that “India would not tolerate taking all your jobs and stupid- duct, this time regarding ish workers fi rst (please note, it millions of non-Indians taking ly go and support the BNP, then Lewis Blackwood winning is discrimination just by doing over that society. Pakistan you are WRONG. You cannot ‘Where in the School is that, and another point is the would not tolerate millions of simply get a job, where you Lewis?’. The Pupils’ Voice is definition of British people Hindus or Christians entering do nothing and earn a lot of here again for its 6th issue, is diff erent for the BNP). The that country and changing money. If a good job demands the penultimate issue for BNP promises a free and fully it from a Muslim society into a minimum of, *such and such* this academic year. funded NHS for British citi- something else. Japan would education, and *such and zens. The BNP claim that the not do it; China would not do such* experience, whether Since last month an Ice- environment is in decline as a it – so why should Britain? Can there are people applying for landic Volcano has caused high proportion of pollution anyone imagine Saudi Arabia the job that are non-white or worldwide air-travel chaos is caused by immigration. The allowing the mass immigra- not, you need the criteria to be and many entertaining BNP wishes Britain to leave tion of Christians, so that in satisfi ed, for a chance for the moments on the news NATO and would stop follow- a few decades it would no job, so even if there were no where brave reporters have ing the US, however, Britain did longer be an Islamic coun- non-white people in Britain, attempted to pronounce, not go to war because it fol- try?”. Although I am not sure you still wouldn’t get the job, ‘Eyjafj allajoekull ‘. lowed the US, it went to war to on the subject, I doubt Paki- if you didn’t satisfy the criteria. fi ght terrorism. Also, the BNP stan would be happy if many Closer to home, a general has decided if it comes into non-Muslims emigrated there. Anyway, though Nick Griffi n election is taking place and power then it will bring forth However, if that is what the may claim that being sued for Camp Hill is running its own a Bill of Rights guaranteeing BNP claim, then for the sake hate crimes is “a step back- mock elections where major fundamental freedoms to the of this article fi ne then.