news Landau Forte College Derby magazine • Autumn 2012 Autumn • magazine Derby College Landau Forte 20TH ANNIVERSARY! We celebrate 20 years with live performances and special guests li n k IN THIS ISSUE Voyage to the Stars School’s on for Summer A Spanish Encounter An Olympic Honour What’s inside? Principal’s Message NEWS Page 3 Two Decades: Celebration as we are greeted every morning One Outstanding by the new clock suspended over the reception College area. I am sure you will agree the students, with Page 4 It’s Showtime the fantastic technical expertise and support Page 6 In a League of their Own of Smith of Derby have produced a timeless Poetic Success for Tajalla piece. The clock symbolises the twenty years Page 7 Voyage to the Stars that have passed from 6 September 1992 to What’s it like to be 6 September 2012. As important, however, it a Material Scientist? embodies our vision for the future. Designed by Page 8 It’s Elementary our students, the clock project illustrates that when we put our trust in young people and Page 10 Landau Visits Loughborough Food Fusion: Food empower them with the tools to do the job, Glorious Food they always deliver. Page 11 Gills and Buoys Hook In our first twenty years, there have been a lot an Opportunaty of WWWs. Enterprising Eminence We estimate that we now have almost Aim High 3,200 graduates of the College who between Page 12 School’s on for Summer The new academic year found us reflecting them have: on WWW and EBI; What Went Well and Page 13 Thriving Council Inspires • attended 20,120,000 learning sessions On Your Marks… Even Better If? Alongside the opportunity to • undergone 4 full Ofsted Inspections Alphabet Photography celebrate, the twentieth anniversary has also • achieved 27,300 final examination results Competition provided an opportunity for reflection. During • seen 3 major building programmes the first few weeks of the new term, working Page 14 Alumni: The Landau Family • achieved over 3 million REACH credits with all staff and students we have challenged • taken part in almost 500 educational visits. Page 16 State-of-the-Art ourselves, and each other, to consider and Learning Space understand what it really means to be So what is our EBI? Masters of Technology world class. As key stakeholders, and a vital We must hold onto the vision that world-class Page 17 Goings on in the City part of our learning community, we would learning is not so much about our desire to Interdivision Round Up now ask that you do the same. Enclosed with challenge young people but nurturing their Page 18 Marriah’s Inspiration this edition of NewsLink you will find a tool desire to challenge themselves. We very much Conquering the for reflection. Please use this (or download look forward to reviewing your EBIs and how Cavendish Co-Op one from our website and complete online), to you may be able to support the College on our journey to world class. CURRICULUM identify three areas in which you feel we are Page 19 Home is where the Heart is achieving well (WWWs) and one area where Liz Coffey Page 20 Step into Whitehall the College would be Even Better If… Principal Promising Pathways We will always be reminded of our 20 Year ENRICHMENT WEEK Page 21 What a Yorker! A Hesley Wood Experience Page 22 A Spanish Encounter Credits Getting to Grips Editor Staff Contributors Student Contributors with Grenada V Ellis H Cadman Tom Bingham Yasmin Mitchell C Collington Tom Butler-Roberts Navneet Rai Page 23 Opportunities in Osnabruck Sub Editors T Fazekas Molly Coffey Tajalla Rasool Tom Bingham JULY SPOTLIGHT G Harris Demi-Marie Croft Elise Roberts Tom Butler-Roberts Page 24 Making More than a Buzz P Harvey Ariel Draper Ellie Rogers Amber Chilvers And the Winner is… S Hawley Macauley Goss George Scattergold Chloe Davies Page 25 The Review H James Josh Hanlon Zara Sharif Sabrina Khan Splendid Sportsmanship J Naughton Clodagh Holmes Joel Shinu A Coffey S Needham Leah Houldsworth Ellie Spare Page 26 Let the Games Begin… T Fazekas K Philpott Sarah Hutchinson An Olympic Honour C Parrish L Ogden Verity Jackson L Ogden S Owen Rose Martin K Vaughan D Slater Sophie Middleton L Wahid L Watson Agnes Milner L Watson A Wrampling C Wright C Wright 02 newslink Two Decades: news One Outstanding College Thursday 6 of special guests including reception area for the eagerly It was unveiled by the post 16 September 2012 – governors of the College and anticipated unveiling of the students who contributed to tutors both past and present to College clock. Landau Forte College’s its design. The extraordinary share in day of celebration. Before the presentation of the celebrations culminated with 20th Anniversary Attendees were addressed by clock, the prestigious guests a scintillating performance – was a triumphant Mr Ashworth, Mr Whiteley Mr Landau and Sir Rocco Forte from the Singers, cleverly culmination of many and Mrs Coffey, three of the addressed the College and its choreographed by Mr Coffey weeks’ hard work and figures who have played a vital visitors speaking of the excellent to incorporate the newly preparation from staff role in the development of achievement and commitment placed clock. Landau Forte College during to continued success with Mr and students. For the students of Landau, the the preceding twenty years. Forte adding a touch of comedic remainder of the day progressed It was enjoyed by all those Each address referenced the value to the day’s events with with the normality of any other, who have contributed undeniable success Landau Forte the comment: ‘Little has changed in spite of the excitement over the last twenty years, has achieved, paying tribute since Landau opened its doors in that filled the air. Inspired by enabling Landau to be the to all those who have, and 1992, except perhaps the length Mrs Coffey’s speech, students outstanding establishment it continue to make it possible of the girls skirts!’. and staff will progress onward is today. With the exception for the College to be such an The dazzling new clock, and upward with rigour and of Landau’s performing artists, outstanding institution. Mrs marking the achievement of determination as we navigate for the majority of students Coffey concluded events in the College’s twenty years and our way toward becoming the celebrations of the day the theatre with her inspiring designed in partnership with world class. commenced with a live speech outlining the College’s Smith of Derby, now stands Ellie Spare, Year 11 broadcast from the theatre journey toward becoming a proudly in Landau Forte colours directly to their tutor bases. world class establishment and in the main reception area on The theatre held an audience directed guests to the main the ‘bridge’ of the upper mall. www.landau-forte.org.uk 03 It’s Showtime! …and the party carried on the catwalk. were followed by the Youth constructed by Technology from ‘The Clock’ celebration Inevitably the theatre doors Theatre with their performance students. during the day into a fun- were not strong enough to of Jack Be Nimble from the The 20 years of Learning and packed evening cabaret. A little Olympic Torch Ceremony in contain all this talent and the Achievement celebrations on less formal than the daytime Darley Park last June. show spilled out into the bar September 6th at Landau Forte ceremonies attended by Martin with live music and the song All heads were turned to the College were the fireworks; Landau and Rocco Forte, the ‘The Big Hand Said’ performed big screen, as a preview of the icing on the cake (there evening saw 150 students sing, under the new clock in the Right up my Street; a combined were even cupcakes beautifully dance and act their way into the lower mall. Composed for the project with the Broadway decorated by students) – but it’s next 20 year era. 20 years celebration, the song Cinema, Nottingham was actually Showtime every day at The 360° multi-sensory chimed quite nicely with our shown, ahead of its showcase Landau Forte College! experience was lubricated dignitaries during the day and at the Broadway Cinema. by student council waiters wound up the interval very The exhibition of Art and A Wrampling and waitresses, ensuring the musically for our evening Technology made the entire audience had the full cabaret audience. building a celebration of student treatment and the fashion show The Singers, Band, Junior Drama, success, as their creations filled weaved between the tables solos and duets who made such the upper and lower malls. Even before the models mounted a superb first half of the show the table decorations were 04 news newslink www.landau-forte.org.uk 05 In a League of their Own It was a real pleasure to The nominated students were: plan to support the idea. The slogan ‘helping with pride’) and work with students who Aarondeep Ray, Gurjinder students worked tirelessly use them around the stadium to Tamber, Millie Weston, Hamza on their pitch for two weeks encourage crowd participation rose to the challenge Sharif and Megan Henson- – the result was an amazing and be on hand to sell when representing Griffin, Year 10. They were idea including a fantastic refreshments on the terraces at the College and Derby chosen for their enthusiasm presentation. half time to reduce the queues County Football Club and commitment to the I felt more proud than words on the concourse. DCFC Enterprise extension at a semi-final held at can convey, of the way the It was a memorable experience programme.