Your Spring Term 2018 news & events magazine Immanuel College A Church of England Academy Message from the Head Message from the As we approach the end of our second full term, there are finally signs that Spring is on its way; which means exam Governors season is fast approaching. The role of an Immanuel Governor is demanding but very rewarding and has always given me the opportunity to contribute to the local Our sta and students are working extremely hard in community. The college governing body is responsible for working with preparation for the upcoming exams and revision is well the college to ensure that it delivers a good quality education for all our underway. I thank you in advance for both the encouragement students. Together with Mrs Tiller, our Headteacher and the Senior and support which you give your son/daughter at this pivotal leadership Team, who are responsible for day-to-day management of the time in their education. school, we work together to ensure clarity of vision, ethos and the strategic direction of the college. The determination and on-going hard Our last day of term is Thursday 29th March and we reopen on work of the sta and students continues to move the college forward as Monday 16th April. one of the leading secondary academies in the city. We are looking forward to the future expansion of our school It has been another busy term at Immanuel with a full school calendar of building and the increase in student numbers for the academic events including; trips, visits, activities, church visits, rewards and mock year 2019-2020. exams. I have been particularly impressed with this terms student and sporting news; what an accomplishment! I am extremely proud of all the The school expansion plans can be viewed on the Bradford Immanuel students’ achievements. Council website and if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact myself at school. Our year 11 and post 16 students are busy working hard preparing for their summer exams and I hope you will join me in wishing them every On behalf of the Governors and sta I wish you a safe and success. The summer term is sure to be an exciting term with the forth restful Easter break. coming expansion! Mrs Jane Tiller Mr Keith Vickerman Headteacher, Immanuel College Co-opted Governor Governor Keith Vickerman retires after over 45 years of service Immanuel College and the governors say thank you to Keith Vickerman, who has retired after a lifetime of public service to schools in Bradford, Shipley and London. More than 50 years ago, he was part of the Shipley Education Executive under the West Riding Education Committee. The first decision he was involved with related to whether schools went to comprehensive status or not, and he was also Keith is very modest and underplays the significant contribution he has heavily involved in the planning of this. made to school governance. He has been an active governor for over 46 years with 28 of those in Bradford schools. He joined Immanuel in 2001 In seeking a comprehensive education for the area, Keith wanted and has been constant in his support of the school. He has had a clear and to assure that the good quality of teaching seen in grammar passionate commitment to wanting the very best education and schools was replicated in a comprehensive setting. His ‘day-time’ opportunities for all students. We will miss him very much and wish him employment moved him to Arbroath, then Liverpool and London all the best in his retirement. and it was only on returning to Shipley 30 years later that he had the opportunity to see how the planning had worked out. Denise Sterling, Chair of Governors We are very grateful for Keith’s dedication and hard work in the service of Immanuel College as a Governor. He has always been very committed and supportive of the school and its students. Jane Tiller, Headteacher Immanuel College has fulfilled all my ideas of how a comprehensive school should be organised. Our Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team are always looking for improvements and if something doesn’t work they look for other improvements. They are constantly looking to improve attendance and do this very successfully. Immanuel College looks after all the students and from my observation, our Headteacher feels very strongly about this. She constantly congratulates all students on their achievements and this school for me has demonstrated that it is a fully inclusive school. It is with great sadness that I will now be retiring as a governor, however I look forward to keeping in touch with the team at Immanuel and watching the school grow with the upcoming expansion. Keith Vickerman, Co-opted Governor The Message 2 Immanuel College PTFA NEWS Parentmail App During 2016 to 2017 the PTFA spent over £5000 and some of the items We are constantly improving our purchased for school included: an iPad for the sports/PE department, a communication. Please don’t forget to trombone and saxophone for the music department, £500 for a sofa for the download our school branded App so that you library, £300 to help purchase an oven for the technology department, £500 do not miss any important school information. donation towards GCSE English Literature resources, over £1500 for equipment for the science department including a radioactive source, £50 donation for If you have any problems or need any the drama department and a contribution of £160 toward the chapel wall. assistance please contact Nicola Erswell, Communications & Events Ocer at [email protected] More recently, other than raising over £1000 at the 2017 Christmas Fair, the PTFA has had a break from raising funds over the last few months. We are looking to recruit new members with fresh ideas. We have approached local primary schools and over the next few weeks we will be meeting with their PTFA Chairs and other members to discuss how we can enlist additional members and swap ideas for fundraising. We are always keen to see new members at our meetings which are usually held once a month on a Wednesday, in school. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday 18th April at 6.30pm at school. Please come along to the meeting or if you need further information, please email the Chair at [email protected] The PTFA would like your support in assisting us to raise valuable funds which will be used to purchase items for use by the children at school. Melanie Godfrey-Clark, PTFA Chair 3 The Message STUDENT NEWS DIVING ACHIEVEMENT Jake Passmore, one of our Year 8 students, has competed in the North East Region Men's open event on the 3m springboard at Ponds Forge in Sheeld and came 8th out of 16, an excellent result for Jake! Jake is also due to compete in the British Elite Junior Diving Championships in Plymouth over the Easter holidays. Jake recently entered The Senet Cup in Eindhoven, where divers from 20 countries competed, including some of the best junior British divers and divers from national squads. In Jake's first event, the 7.5 m platform, he competed against a field of 18 divers coming 7th overall. In the 3m springboard he finished 9th out of 22 and on the 1m springboard he smashed his personal best with an amazing performance placing him second out of 27. Gymnastics Jake was part of a world record for the most simultaneous cannonball dive bombs. The team beat the previous world record of 232 people, with 281 people taking part in the new world record! Achievements Jack Stanley Year 9 recently competed at the U14 Gymnastic Apprenticeship at Championships with some fantastic results: • English U/14 Pommel Champion - Gold Medal Yorkshire Housing • English U/14 Vault Champion - Gold Medal Congratulations to our previous Year 13 • 2nd All Around - Silver Medal student Luscha Caruso-Birrane on her newly • 2nd on Floor - Silver Medal appointed position of HR apprentice at • 2nd on Rings - Silver Medal Yorkshire Housing. • 4th on Parallel Bars - Placed “Part way through Year 13 I began to debate • 8th on High Bar - Placed whether university was the right option for me. I began looking at alternatives and In the British U14s Jack came 2nd out of 80 boys with 2nd place with a applied for a few dierent apprenticeships. I silver medal, He also competed in an all round competition and qualied was lucky enough to land an apprenticeship for all 6 apparatus nals. at Yorkshire Housing to do Level 3 Business Admin in HR. I am now seven months into my Some of his successes include: apprenticeship, it is going really well!” • 2nd on Parallel Bars – Silver Medal Luscha Caruso-Birrane • 3rd on Rings – Bronze Medal HR Admin Apprentice, Yorkshire Housing • 3rd on High Bar – Bronze Medal The Message 4 Year 9 Careers Fair Our Year 9 Careers Fair was a huge success! In association with Go Higher West Yorkshire, it was an exciting event, where our students met with colleges and business leaders and were able to ask questions and find answers about future career opportunities. Providers that attended the event included local businesses, education providers and some of the top financial institutions from Leeds. Thank you to all our providers for their support. They helped make our event informative and rewarding for all our sta and students. Our students were engaged and gathered lots of information about their future careers while thoroughly enjoying the event. Our Post 16 students and another school from the BDAT Academy Trust, Bradford Forster Academy, also attended the event.