PARENT PARENTMEET FORUM 5.00pm – 6.15pm 5.00pm – 6.15pm Dates for 2020 Dates for 2020 •Tuesday, 12 May •Tuesday, 23 June For further information and to book a place on the next meeting please visit the College website www.ivybridge.devon.sch.uk THE COLLEGE ECHO IVYBRIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ISSUE NO. 82 SPRING 2020 SPORTING EXCELLENCE NEW YEAR HONOUR FOR HELEN Welcome to Ivybridge Community College College News 1 It is with great pride and joy that I welcome you to this Easter edition. Student Leadership 2-3 The wealth of personal development and enrichment opportunities at the College continues to be second to none and this can be Character Education 4-5 demonstrated by the on-going dedication of staff and students News 6 alike, ensuring students continue to be exposed to high quality moral, social and cultural experiences. Governors’ News 7 Science 8-9 Consequently, our outstanding successes in competitions, charity work and our continuing sporting prowess makes the College a very Learning Resource Centre 10 special place indeed. English 11 However, I am acutely aware that as I write this message, we find Human Science 12 ourselves in extraordinary times. Therefore, please stay safe, be kind, Mathematics 13 be responsible and look after your family, friends and others in our community. Sporting Excellence 14-15 Creative Arts 16-17 We have provided all our students with academic work and we ask that you support your child in continuing their education, albeit not Design Technology 18 in College. For further information, please refer to our website. Modern Foreign Languages 19 Gymnastics 20-21 Rachel Hutchinson, Principal Performing Arts 22-23 Staff Fitness and Wellbeing 24 Sport 25-27 Sixth Form 28 For more information on any of the news articles please go to our website: www.ivybridge.devon.sch.uk Follow us - @ivycomcol @IvybridgeComCol Summer Term Upcoming Events Term Dates 2020-21 Summer Term 2020 Summer Term Starts Tuesday, 14 April 2020 MPayle Daays e F rirdeafye, 8r Mtoa yt h20e2 0College Half Tewrme bsite for updated Mondinayf,o 2r5m Maayt i2o0n20 r-egarding Friday, 29C Moalyle 2g02e0 inocpluesivnei ng. Term Ends Friday, 17 July 2020 Autumn Term 2020 Autumn Term Starts Year 7 only Thursday, 3 September 2020 Years 7, 11 and 12 only Friday, 4 September 2020 All Students Monday, 7 September 2020 Half Term Friday, 23 October 2020 - Friday, 30 October 2020 inclusive Term Ends Friday, 18 December 2020 Spring Term 2021 Spring Term Starts Monday, 4 January 2021 Half Term Monday, 15 February 2021 - Monday, 22 February 2021 inclusive Term Ends Thursday, 1 April 2021 College News 1 Helen Reddy Awarded BEM in Queen’s New Year Honours List Helen Reddy, Head of Performing Arts at Ivybridge Community College, has been awarded a BEM in the Queen’s New Year Honours list. Helen has been awarded the BEM in recognition of her Services to Educational Gymnastics. Helen is also a Board Director and coach at Honiton Gymnastics Club. Formerly a gymnast, Helen took over the running of Honiton Gymnastics Club with Pam Burns and Emma Smith aged just 21. While running the club, Helen started teaching at Ivybridge Community College where she is now Head of Performing Arts, Head of the Gymnastics Academy and a former Director of Sport. “This is a huge privilege and something that I never dreamed of being awarded,” said Helen, “Gymnastics has been a major part of my life for the past 37 years and something I love, so to be recognised in this way is an absolute honour.” Rachel Hutchinson, Principal at Ivybridge Community College, said, “Words cannot describe Helen’s passion and endless commitment to her work in education and, the Gymnastics Academy at the College. Helen’s relentless drive and boundless energy is infectious and in turn, Helen has created a truly remarkable and unique flagship for the College”. She now runs the most successful school gymnastics team in the UK. Training at lunch times and after-school, Helen’s team won more national titles than any other school in the UK at the past three year’s BSGA floor and vault and acrobatic gymnastics championships. Helen not only oversees the development of 300 plus students at primary and secondary level each year but also she creates and directs the College’s Performing Arts Show, which includes performances by more than 500 children. To meet the growing demand for the sport by young people, Helen has created a sustainable coaching structure at the College which sees young people taking their first steps as young gymnastic leaders. Her programme at the College has been recently endorsed by governing body British Gymnastics, which selected the College as one of only a handful of apprentice hubs in the UK. Sir Gary Streeter attended a gymnastics performance at the College, based on the theme of ‘The Hunger Games’. This event was organised in recognition of Helen Reddy, Head of Performing Arts, in receiving a New Year’s Honour. He stated, “I watched the students smile as your name was mentioned, and this shows what a difference you make to all of their lives, you work in a special school, and Helen, you are a special teacher.” He also complimented the College by saying, “I have seen quite a few school performances and I have never seen anything like that, it was astonishing and it was powerful. All teachers make a difference and I know how hard teachers work.” Sporting Leadership Opportunities for Students Sporting Leadership students at the College are regularly involved supporting the local Primary Schools’ sporting events, both at the College and in the wider community. Their commitment to helping the younger children in the various activities has been wonderful and a true reflection of their positive attitudes to helping others through sport. Events included: the Years 5 and 6 Primary School Netball Competition, the South Hams Area Primary Cross-Country event held at Filham Park, the Primary Inclusion Festival and the Ivybridge Learning Community Sports Hall Event. Devon Youth Workforce Academy Students from Years 10 and 12 were selected as role models to be part of the Devon Youth Workforce Academy. The leadership experience they will gain will not only help them to become a more effective role model and mentor for this project; it will also support their wider achievement in College. 2 Student Leadership College Celebrates Girls’ Nationwide Football Initiative The College is delighted to announce that, together with the Football Association (FA) and Youth Sport Trust (YST), they have joined in a nationwide initiative to give every girl access to football, and therefore increase the number of girls who play football in England, by 2024. The College has been chosen to be the football 'hub' school, to deliver and host many of the girls’ football activities in the local area. Game Of Our Own (GOOO) is the name of the new FA and YST initiative that we will be promoting at the College with our own students recruiting and delivering the football sessions. Four Year 9 students have been selected to raise the profile of girls’ football at the College, namely Lucy Hack, Tiana Campbell, Chloe Moore and Ellie Sara. The students are all members of the College’s Girls’ Football Academy, the Girls’ National U14 and U15 squads and the successful FUTSAL squad that became National Champions last year. They attended a recent training day to help recruit and deliver football sessions to enable them to deliver all that they have learnt to other students. Students and Staff qualify as First Aid Trainers In December, students and staff at the College were invited to participate in First Aid training sessions led by Jill Chapman, MCSP SRP.who is a qualified First Aid trainer and Physiotherapist. They had basic lifesaving skills, CPR and defibrillation training given. Many of these students are now qualified as trainers, and in the New Year they will teach as many of the Year 7 students as they can. We currently have 78 students and numerous staff who are already trained. All qualified students and staff are identified by a British Heart Foundation badge. Character Education - Courage, Honesty and Authenticity Proudly Representing the College We are delighted to announce the new Head Boy and Head Girl for each Year Group. The students went through a rigorous selection process which involved writing a detailed letter of application and explaining what qualities they had to ensure they would lead their own Year Group successfully. The shortlisted students were then invited to deliver a presentation to the Pastoral Leaders, Academic Performance Leaders and members of the Senior Leadership Team about a cause or person that inspires them. Following this, students were interviewed by the panels. As the standard of applicants was so high, the decision was made to create Deputy Head Boy and Girl positions to support students undertaking examinations in Year 11 and in the Sixth Form. The following students were selected: Sixth Form - Freya and George Sixth Form Deputies - Lara, Ronan and Grace The students are off to a fantastic start already, having Year 11 - Samantha and Connor supported as Ambassadors, on student panels and Year 11 - Deputies - Grace and Joel delivered speeches to parents. They will be working to Year 10 - Poppy and Jacob develop student voice in the College in four key areas; Year 9 - Freya and James Teaching and Learning, Facilities, Charity and Community Year 8 - Jasmine and Thomas and finally, Student Voice and Well-being. Year 7 -Amara and Alex Student Leadership 3 Mentoring at its Very Best In January, 41 Year 12 students attended a two hour training session to become Year 12 mentors in English and Mathematics.