July 2014 - Chancellor`s School

23rd July 2014
Chancellor’s
Newsletter
From the Headteacher
It has been an extremely busy end to
the academic year with a number of
events and house competitions
squeezed into the last few weeks of
term.
A particular highlight of the month,
and indeed the year, was the Summer Fayre. After hours and hours of
planning, the school community came
together, despite the wet weather, for
the launch event of our 50th Anniversary celebrations. We were delighted
that Mr Frank Maynard, Chancellor’s
first Headteacher in 1964, attended
as the Guest of Honour. Despite retiring some years ago, Mr Maynard has
remained involved in the school as a
governor and has continued to make
an invaluable contribution to the leadership of the school. The Fayre provided students with, not only the
chance to demonstrate their performing arts skills, but also the chance to
be young entrepreneurs. Many of
them and their parents thoroughly
enjoyed devising ingenious ways of
generating money and a remarkable
£4113 was raised. I would like to
thank all of the school community
who helped make this such a memorable occasion and it is one that we
will definitely be repeating. I would
like to acknowledge the contribution
of two of our parents - Clare Johnson
and Luan Vreko. Clare was responsible for turning the vision of the Summer Fayre into a reality and Luan
very generously donated all the delicious food that was served up by the
chefs on the Dad’s BBQ. A big thank
you also to Maria Virtue for her fantastic work chairing the 50th Anniversary Committee and her parent committee members, Gill Over, Debbie
Crowther-Magdich, Julia Holm and
Angie McAdam for their work in ensuring the Fayre was such a success.
The end of term is a time to say
goodbye. We marked the end of Year
11 with a celebration assembly and
Prom on Thursday 3rd July. It was a
hugely enjoyable evening and a fitting
way to both celebrate the completion
of an important educational milestone
and say farewell to the students who
are leaving Chancellor’s. On Friday
11th July, we also said goodbye to
Year 13 at the Sixth Form Ball, which
was held at the Sopwell House Hotel.
Organised by the students and supported by Mr Whitelock and Miss
Zeal, our students signed off their
time at Chancellor’s in style. Year 13
have been fully involved in the school
community – they have been involved
in developing the House System and
student leadership - as well as being
focused on their academic work. We
are very proud of them and will miss
them. I look forward to seeing them
and Year 11 in August when both
year groups return to collect their examination results and I hope to see
many of them at the Presentation
Evening in January.
The building work has continued in
earnest. The window walling in A
block has started and is proceeding
well and preparation work for the other blocks is underway. The school
promises to be very different in September when we return after the summer holidays and again in January
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when the work is scheduled to be
finally completed. By the end of the
building programme, we will have
spent over £2 million in just over a
year on improving our buildings and
making them fit for the future.
The PE and Sport faculty organised
the annual Sports Day with all students involved and participating in a
mixture of team competitions and
individual athletic events. It was a
superb occasion with some fine individual performances. A number of our
students (Georgia Lee, Katie McDermott, Olivia Bacon, Joe Smith, Emile
Smith-Rowe and Azaan Choudhury)
also finished the season as district
champions. My thanks to the PE staff
for their work and for organising
these opportunities.
There have been a number of trips
including the end of term reward trips
and challenge days. In geography,
Year 7 students have completed their
local studies fieldwork and Year 9
have visited Seaford, whilst in English, Year 8 students have been involved in a children’s book project
with Brookmans Park Primary
School.
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Earlier in July, two of our students Rachel Hinman and Anthony Josephides - had their work selected and
exhibited at the prestigious National
Students’ Art Exhibition at the Mall
Galleries. The Art Department submitted artwork for a number of other students and Connor Lewis and Jayne
Armes were highly commended for
their work.
Several staff and students were nominated for their excellent work and effort at the Welwyn Hatfield School
Awards 2014 which took place on
Thursday 10th July. I would like to congratulate Kirpal Phull (Unsung Hero)
and Mr Parker (Special Recognition)
who both won their categories. Kirpal
was recognised for his extensive voluntary work and you will not be surprised by Mr Parker’s award. Despite
his modesty and embarrassment at
being nominated, I cannot let this mo-
ment pass without adding my own
thanks to him for all that he does and
continues to do. His contribution to
Chancellor’s is both unique and remarkable.
As well as saying goodbye to students,
we also say farewell to some teaching
staff. A number of long serving staff
are moving on - Miss Candice Brown
is joining Sawston College in Cambridge as a pastoral leader, Mr Richard Kaby is retiring, Miss Nikki Kafouris is leaving to become an Assistant
Headteacher at Ashmole Academy, Mr
Ravinder Khabra to teach in Leicester
and Miss Lucy Paraskeva to become
an Assistant Headteacher at Sir
Frederic Osborn School. Mr Antonio
D’Souza, Mr Daniel Moore, Miss Rebekah Philip and Miss Laura Wilson
are also leaving after one year at
Chancellor’s. I would like to thank all
the leaving staff for their hard work
and service to the school and wish
them every success and happiness in
the future.
We finished school today with a series
of celebration assemblies. It is striking
to reflect on the opportunities that the
students have had and how our students have busied themselves in
school life. I would like to thank all the
students, staff, parents, the PTA and
governors for an excellent year and
your continuing excellent support of
Chancellor’s. I would like to wish you
all a happy and very good summer
break.
Best wishes,
David Croston
“Life is not accumulation, it is about
contribution” – Stephen Covey
House Cooking Competition 2014
3rd Hailsham
4th Somers
5th Becket
6th Wolsey
The theme of this year’s competition
was “cook to impress” the most impressive recipes from each house
were selected, and 20 enthusiastic
and talented cooks were invited to the
cook off. The judges had the envious
task of tasting each dish awarding
marks for skill, presentation and taste.
House points were awarded and the
overall results were:
1st Arundel
2nd Moore
The winner of Years 7/8 and third
overall was: Alfie Castang (8H) he
made a fantastic curry, making his
own curry blend from fresh and dried
spices. The curry was accompanied
with homemade mini coriander flat
breads and spiced pilau rice. Incredibly all of this was made and served in
less than one and half hours.
Runner up was Tom Harvey (7A), the
judges were really impressed with his
excellent chocolate fondant which is a
very complex dish to make. The
presentation was outstanding.
Winner of Year 9 and 10 and overall
competition winner was Ellie Coleman
9M, who made a stunning trio of
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mousses with
presentation.
the
most
beautiful
Runner up in the Year 9 and 10 section and second overall was Nicole
Sullivan 9A, who made a fantastic
main meal of chicken wings with beetroot cooked three ways. Her presentation was definitely worthy of Master
Chef. Special awards were given to
Sam Nicholson 7A, Fabio de Luca 8H,
Talia Cherkez 9S and Alice Scott 9A
for their excellent culinary skills. Congratulations to all of those who took
part.
In the Autumn term Chancellor’s students will have the opportunity to enter
The St Albans Chef of the Year competition – where we have had fantastic
success in previous years and a national competition - Sainsbury’s Active
Kids Get Cooking, look out for further
details.
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Sixth Form Food Trip
coursework, we went on a trip to London to visit specialist food shops and
Borough Market.
We met at Tesco Potters Bar to look
at the product ranges and new trends
in a large supermarket before heading
to London. Our first stop was Marylebone High Street where Mrs Rowe
told us that when she worked as a
Food Selector for Marks and Spencer
she visited this area to get ideas
about food and packaging.
To improve our food knowledge and
to help with our research for our A2
of the cakes and the prices!
Borough Market was fascinating and it
was interesting to see the wonderful
array of produce, fish and meat as
well as the vibrant street food and
innovative bakery goods. We took lots
of photos and bought a few samples
to taste as part of our course work.
All in all it was an interesting and inspiring day. Our thanks go to Mrs
Rowe for organising it all.
The Natural Kitchen was a real highlight with some fantastic bakery products and fresh salads. La Patisserie
des Reves amazed us all - the quality
Y12 Food Students
Here are the new Heads of House for
2014-2015. They have already taken
over their responsibilities, which has
involved the organising and supporting of the Summer Fayre and taking
the end of term House assemblies.
They are all pleased to have been
given this responsibility and we wish
them luck in their new role this year.
nity to put on a show stopper of an
event.
Somers had three stalls, chocolate
roulette, designer t-shirt and a cake
sale from Y7.
Wolsey - a nail bar and money tree
House News
Summer Fayre 2014
On 5th July Chancellor’s put on its first
ever Summer Fayre to start the celebrations of the school’s 50th anniversary. Sixth formers, students from
other years, parents, governors and
teachers came together as a commu-
Here are what the Houses organised:
Arundel students - ‘guess the number of balloons in a car for an Ipod
shuffle prize.
Becket students - a raffle and gladiators tournament
Hailsham - ‘Play your cards right’ and
water balloons.
More provided ice-cream, sweets
and candyfloss
The weather was unpredictable at
times but this didn’t dampen our spirits. In total we raised just over £4000.
Thank you to everyone who got involved, took part and came along to
support this event.
Top Achieving Form Award
A cup was awarded to the form who has contributed overall the most number of House Points
and achievement points this year.
Congratulations to the following forms and form tutors.
7A
7B
7H
8M
8S
8W
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Top Achieving Students
We have recognised the following students from each House. This was awarded to the male and female student with the highest point score in each House. Each student was presented with a star award to show our
appreciation of their efforts. Congratulations to the following students:
ARUNDEL
Sean Wright
Kelsey Clifford
BECKET
George Hartley
Cristina Hemmett
HAILSHAM
Josh Over
Maliha Zaman
Gus Northfield
Scarlett Miles
Lucy Prigmore
MORE
SOMERS
George Christoforou
Vato Klemera
WOLSEY
Amy Thompson
Emily Smith
Final House Results 2013-14
ARUNDEL
304780
HAILSHAM
303340
MORE
301005
BECKET
300770
WOLSEY
291730
SOMERS
284784
Congratulations to Arundel House, overall winner of the House cup, 2013-14
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FOCUS ON HUMANITIES: RE
IF……..
If the world were in danger,
Because of all the wars,
Would we remember what a calm place the world used to be?
And realise what we have done?
Would we look back on our mistakes?
And try to amend the damage we have caused?
Or would we carry on fighting?
Because of our power and greed.
If the world were in danger,
Because of all the pollution we have caused,
Chancellor’s
A*place
Students
Would we realise
what a beautiful
the world used to be?
With plenty of forests and clean streams
Or would we carry on polluting the planet?
Being selfish and unjust,
And caring only for ourselves,
Not thinking about how our actions affect others.
If the world were in danger,
Because of something caused by nature,
Would we turn to others and ask for help?
And realise that their problems are worse than ours.
Or would we ignore the others who seek our help?
And care only for ourselves
Would we be ignorant of how others suffer more than us in this world?
If the world were in danger,
Because of the way we act,
Would we try and amend it by helping others?
Or would we only care about ourselves?
If we realised the world is in danger,
Would we remember what a beautiful place it used to be?
From the noisy towns and cities,
To the beautiful countryside and shimmering seas
Would we feel guilty?
And try and amend the damage we have caused,
By being more aware of others,
And realising how much opportunity the world offers us
Or would we just ignore it,
And get on with our normal lives,
Unaware of everything else.
If you finish this poem,
Without realising what the message is,
Just remember that even though it is hard to see,
The world is a beautiful place,
That can be full of joy and happiness.
Cristina Hemmett 9B
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FOCUS ON DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY: AS TEXTILES
A Level textiles can be whatever you
want it to be. It encourages creativity,
independence and individuality. It is
not exactly a matter of studying a text
book for the whole year, but studying
and exploring topic areas that interest
you personally.
We were very excited to start the
course and to write our own design
brief which we could shape around our
own interests. It gave us such a lot of
freedom to explore new skills and techniques. You can be innovative with
pattern designing which is a good skill
to have as you can change shop
bought clothes easily and with understanding. The new skills and techniques I have been taught will stay with
me for life.
We have learnt so much about fabrics,
designers, history of fashion and the
textile industry in our theory lessons
which has increased our understanding
enormously. I love the atmosphere in
the classroom as it’s a close-knit group
with one teacher in the same room.
You can share your ideas and gain advice from each other.
happily anticipating what is to come
with our next coursework project and
more insight into the textile world.
Alice Donatantonio
Meryem Ismail,
Shannon Lee
Emily West
Below is a selection of the products
designed and made by this year’s A
Level students.
We are excited to move onto A2 and
Chancellor’s A* Students
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Ex Chancellor’s Student Wins ‘Student Journalist of the Year’
Student Journalist of the Year is Jack
Gevertz from York University Students’
Union and was formerly at Chancellor’s
School.
Student journalism is about more than
just news and information. It’s about
being able to engage, challenge and
draw opinions from the student body to
progress the environment we live in.
Throughout his first year, Jack has
achieved an immense amount being
involved in the UK’s most awarded
student newspaper, York Vision. He
has covered stories on racism, homophobia, mental health and animal welfare. He recognises that through highlighting these societal issues, we can
create a society that’s more diverse,
open and free, not just for students but
for the wider public body too.
Jack threw himself into journalism from
the moment he joined the university in
September last year. He immediately
ran for the position of News Editor at
York Vision, a position usually reserved for older students who are more
familiar with the way the university
runs. Yet, at just 18 years old he found
himself steering the newspaper
through one of its biggest splashes in
recent years, an article on students
‘blacking up’ at university, which was
subsequently picked up by the Sun,
Mirror, ITV News and even as far as
the Jamaican Observer.
Always keen to improve his own writing
style, he’s represented York at journalism workshops at the Guardian in London and the University of Sheffield,
and he’s taken to the long hours and
stressful weekends of putting together
ten pages of news three times a term
with an almost unsettling ease. In the
two terms he has been at the University of York, he’s written a staggering
120 news stories for York Vision –
which would be six a week if Jack contained his writing for purely the term
time, but as it happens, he’s always
looking for new, exciting and interesting stories to provoke a debate, and
wrote stories throughout both the Easter and the Christmas holidays.
Among one of Jack’s first stories was
the Chancellor’s
sharp increase in A*
students
seeking
Students
counselling at the university over the
last four years. Here, Jack broke the
news that students seeking access to
mental health services had more than
doubled. Since that story, Jack has
reported on another racism incident
involving the release of a report: “1 in
10 have suffered ‘racial discrimination’,
report finds”. This is an important angle
on some worrying statistics not just for
the university but for society at large.
Because of the sensitive nature of the
story and the way it was presented, it
was picked up and included in a blog
by the Guardian entitled: “How widespread is racism at university?”
Jack has also helped to challenge
homophobia too. In January, Jack
helped report on a story regarding an
elected racial equality officer making
some offensive views towards the
LGBTQ community on Facebook. The
man in question, who had only been in
his position for three weeks, hailed the
Ugandan ‘anti-gay’ bill and because of
the report, apologised and resigned a
few days later. The story also raised an
important debate among social media
and how what we say on sites like Facebook is recorded on a public rather
than a private domain.
Since this, Jack has written a blog for
the Guardian on being working class at
a Russell Group university (and got
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experiences of similar students) to
which he was asked to speak about
the piece on BBC Radio 2’s The Jeremy Vine Show. He also freelances for
the student section of the Independent
and had a piece on a woman being
sexually harassed at Cairo University
sold to Ireland’s biggest-selling daily
newspaper, the Irish Independent.
More recently, Jack has reported on
the world’s largest animal rights organisation, PETA.
Having been news editor for a term,
and chief news reporter for two terms
at York Vision, Jack is now keenly interested in joining University Radio
York and York Student Television. He
wants to expand his horizons and experience different media branches to
see how the industry differs, all the
while focusing on his main passion:
reporting and writing the news in a way
that students will care about.
Overall, Jack is deserving of this award
because of his determination and passion for the art of news writing. He is
seeking out stories all the time: through
social media, on campus, and through
Freedom of Information requests. He
recognises the absolute value of the
press in its ability to create a community on campus, to provoke debates and
allow people a chance to have their
say on what is happening across the
university.
He considers it a privilege to work in
such a fantastic media environment,
where he is given the freedom to find
stories and develop his own skills
through the many societies that York
has to offer. “He is a fantastic recipient
of this award, and I can think of no other student journalist at the University
who has achieved so much in their
three years at York, as he has in his
first year.”
National
Union
Students
UKto our
Goodbye
and
good luck
Y13 Psychologists
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FOCUS ON: PE Faculty
Mid Herts District Netball League
of school netball is reflected in their
achievement. They will now be competing in the County Netball League
and in the County Netball Tournament
which will be held on Saturday 11th
October 2014. We wish them every
success in what will be a more challenging competition.
Other teams and year groups also did
incredibly well, finishing as runners up
in the league. They were; 7A, 7B, 9A,
9B.
Chancellor’s had another successful
netball season 2013-2014 with the
following teams all winning their respective leagues and becoming Mid
Herts District Netball Champions; 8A,
8B, 10A, 10B, 11A and 11B. A fantas-
tic achievement well done to all girls
involved.
Our current year 8A netball team have
proven to be unbeatable and the students’ commitment to school and out
Well done to all girls that represented
the school in the netball games this
season.
Mrs L Moore
Mid Hertfordshire District Athletics Championships
On 27th June over 70 students represented Chancellor’s School in the Mid
Hertfordshire Athletics Championships
held at Gosling Stadium, Welwyn.
Students from Y7 through to Y13 competed in track and field events to earn
points according to their finishing position. The points were then added up
to give an overall total. Out of the 12
schools who competed, Chancellor’s
finished 4th overall with top three finishes for the Y7 boys (3rd overall), Y9
boys (3rd overall) and the boys’ team
finishing third in the combined standings.
There were also some outstanding
individual performances on the day
with the following students crowned as
District Champions:
Katie McDermott – Y7 girls’ long jump
(3m 54 cm)
Georgia Lee- Y8 girls’ 800m
(2 mins 37 sec)
Olivia Bacon – Y8 girls’ long jump
(3m 93 cm)
Joe Smith – Y7 boys’ 1500m
(5 mins 4 sec)
Emile Smith-Rowe – Y9 boys’
300m (40.9sec)
Azaan Choudhury – Sprint hurdles
(12.6 sec)
All students who participated on the
day did so with pride and commitment
and were a credit to Chancellor’s
School.
Well done to you all.
Mr D Welch
Nicky Morris Athletics Challenge
On 8th July, 31 girls from Y7–Y10 represented Chancellor’s School at the
Nicky Morris Athletics Challenge. As
last year was the first year the school
had competed in this event, we were
entered into Division Three, yet many
of our students beat athletes from
across all three divisions.
An example of this outstanding performance was demonstrated by Georgia
Lee in Y8, who won her 800m race by
a significant margin, beating girls from
all divisions. Y10 students Adimchinobi
Noukwe and Megan Mitchell also won
their events in a very strong field of
athletes. Adimchinobi won the Shot
Putt with Megan winning the 80m Hurdles. This is the second win for Megan
this season in hurdles, an event which
she continues to develop and gain
success in.
Other excellent performances came
from Jaynie Awcock in 7W who came
2nd in her 800m race, Kelsey Clifford
2nd in Shot Putt, Ellie Salmon 2nd in
100m, Grace Rowe 2nd in 800m and
triple jump, Megan Mitchell 2nd in Long
Jump and the Y10 girls finishing 2nd in
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the senior girls’ relay which was competing against girls from Y10, Y11,
Y12 and Y13, a remarkable achievement. Well done!
Overall, Chancellor’s finished runnersup in the Challenge based on all age
group positions and points achieved.
Well done to all the girls who competed in the event, their behaviour was
excellent and they were a credit to the
school.
Mrs L Moore
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Mid Herts District Rounders League
A huge congratulations to our Y8 girls
who became District Rounders Champions in the Mid Herts League on 9th
July, following their win over Dame
Alice Owens School in the league finals.
It was a close match throughout with
both teams pushing each other to the
limit! In the second innings we thought
it was all over when Owens nearly got
all our players out. However, our girls
made a fantastic come back to get the
majority of the Owens team out preRounders Tournaments
Well done to all students who competed in the rounders tournaments this
year.
Y7 and 9 both finished in 3rd place at
venting them getting the two and half
rounders they required to win! The final result was 7 rounders to Owens
and 7.5 rounders to Chancellor’s. A
nail biting game that ended in success.
Well done girls, a fantastic achievement and another title to add to the list!
throughout. Dame Alice Owens won
the game 10 - 3.5, resulting in our girls
finishing as runners up in the Mid
Herts District League. A great achievement girls, well done!
Congratulations also goes to our Y7
rounders team who made it through to
the District League finals and who also
played Owens. They played fantastically well and demonstrated excellent
team work and high levels of skill
Y9 and Y10 played well in their league
games but narrowly missed out on the
semi-finals suffering a loss against
Monk’s Walk School early in the season. They have demonstrated excellent commitment and team work this
season, well done girls, next year we
will make the semis!
their rounders tournaments, with Y8
placing as runners up.
work experience, but there is always
next year!
Unfortunately, Y10 were unable to
compete in their tournament due to
Mrs L Moore
GB Canoeing Talent Identification Scheme
Over the past few weeks we have
been fortunate to work with Team GB
coaches who have worked with Chancellor’s students as part of their talent
identification scheme.
Coaches of the GB canoeing team
have been completing a variety of fitness test with our Y7 students to see
whether they have the required skill
and fitness level to be selected as part
of their talent identification programme.
Many schools in the area are involved
and we are pleased to announce that
twenty one students in Y7 have been
selected to go through to phase two of
the testing programme. They will be
undergoing further, more intense fitness tests and canoe based tests to
secure a place in the programme.
Huge Congratulations to Abigail Long,
Anna Shipman, Aretha Stronge, Ava
Young, Cheyanne Anderson, Erin
Smith, Jaynie Awcock, Jemma Munn,
Katie McDermott, Kira Herbert, Lucy
Holloway, Maia Harrison, Archie Simpson, Ben Cooper, Daniel Hearn, Eren
Yalkin, James Pinto, James Cousins,
Jay White, Oliver Jeffery and Thomas
Stanbury.
They will now start the GB scheme
and are identified as athletes on the
Talent Identification Programme 2014 2016. We wish them every success as
they move forward in this very exciting
opportunity and we look forward to
hearing about what should be a fantastic opportunity and event to remember.
Mrs L Moore
Physical Education & Sport 2014 - 2015
As this academic year draws to a close
we look forward to September and all
the sporting opportunities that are on
offer to our students. Autumn term is a
very busy one for PE with netball, football, basketball and rugby training and
fixtures. A full calendar will be available on the school website over the
summer holidays for parents and students to familiarise themselves with.
We would like to encourage all students to attend some of the extracurricular sport and activities on offer.
Training is open to all students, regardless of age and ability, those wishing to trial for the teams but also for
participation and those wishing to just
enhance their skill and fitness level.
A full list of lunchtime and afterschool
clubs will be available in September
but will include Netball, Girls’ Football,
Fitness, Handball, Basketball, Table
Tennis, Badminton, and Cross Country, with more to follow!
Gifted and Talented – Many thanks to
students and parents who continue to
update us of their sporting successes
outside of school. As the new academic year starts we would like to update
our gifted and talented notice board. If
your son/daughter competes in a sport
at county standard or higher we would
love to hear from you and celebrate
their success through displaying information on them and their achievements on our Gifted and Talented athletes notice board.
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Please send us a write up of their involvement in sport and their recent
achievements along with a photo (of
them performing, where possible) to
either
[email protected]
or
[email protected]
Should you have any questions about
girls’ training and or fixtures please do
not hesitate to contact us on:[email protected],
[email protected]
[email protected]
Thank you in advance for your
support.
The PE Faculty
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Triathlon - Eaton Dorney Lake
On 6th July, my brother Harry
McGrath (8H) and I took part
in our first triathlon at the
Olympic Venue, Eaton Dorney
Lake.
My age group was off first
taking on a 200m swim,
5.3km bike ride and a 2km
run. Harry's group was next
with a 400m swim, 10.6km
bike ride and a 2.5km run.
We both enjoyed the experience very much and have
already made plans for our
next triathlon in September.
Millie McGrath 7M
Charity Cycle - Birmingham to London
I cycled from Birmingham to London
with my dad and 8 year old sister. We
were raising money for a local Potters
Bar based charity called Act4 who visit
local primary schools engaging children to make a difference in their communities through performance art.
They also run holiday clubs, which I
used to attend when I was younger
and now I am a volunteer helper at
them.
During the May half term, I spent 4
days cycling 119 miles in all weather
conditions (lots of rain) along a very
narrow, sometimes impassable tow
path beside the Grand Union Canal.
We were accompanied on the cycle
ride by the Charity's Director and his 8
year old son. We finished the journey
very tired and every bone in our body
ached. It was very tough but I was
very happy about what I had completed. Once we had collected in all the
donations we found we had raised
over £2,000 for the charity.
I would like to thank everyone at
school who kindly sponsored me and
whose donation encouraged my sister
and myself to keep on pedalling when
we were feeling very tired.
Kind Regards,
Josh Over 7H
Sixth Form News - Unseen UK
On 9th of July, the whole Sixth Form
had a talk from Unseen UK, a charity
which aims to raise awareness of Human Trafficking both in the UK and
Worldwide.
The session started off with a quiz
about human trafficking and some of
the statistics associated with it. When
the answers were read out, the gross
underestimates of all of the students
highlighted how little we knew about
this modern form of slavery. With over
20 million people suffering and over
$150 billion being made each year,
Unseen UK is doing important work to
raise awareness and help those
trapped in trafficking.
The guest speaker, followed with a
powerful talk about trafficking, giving
shocking examples of how dreadfully
people were treated. We all expected
these tales from third world countries,
but when the speaker mentioned that
recently men from the UK had been
trafficked to Sweden, the gravity of the
situation really hit home. Men from a
highly developed and very wealthy
country were being trafficked to another country of a similar status. How is it
that we know so little about this lucrative trade?
The talk concluded with some information about the work Unseen UK
does to help victims of trafficking and
prevent trafficking from happening in
the first place. Recently, the charity
has set up a hostel for women in the
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UK who often have no money or passport, and need support. The hostel has
been extremely successful, and the
charity now wants to build a hostel for
men too.
The session was very informative and
everyone left with a greater awareness
of this awful crime, but also the fantastic work Unseen UK is doing to combat
it.
Chancellor's Sixth Form does a lot of
work for charity, and Unseen UK is
sure to join the ever growing list of
charities that we support.
James Clarke
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Sixth Form Induction Day
were allocated their forms and had
taster lessons in subjects they intend
to study for A level.
On the 11th July, the Y13s welcomed
the new lower sixth form students who
are due to start in September.
To kick off the day, the new students
We then had a quiz, where each of
the forms were able to get to know
their new members through the sharing of knowledge on a variety of topics, from general knowledge to guess
the movie. There was something for
everyone to contribute to and this was
a great way to get to know one another.
Following the quiz we had a buffet
lunch, then we had a series of rounders matches and team challenges.
These again were form vs. form, and
helped to build communication and
teamwork, whilst having fun - even
when the weather wasn’t great!
To end the day, two brave members
from each form volunteered to take
part in an egg throwing game (with
real raw eggs)! Stepping backwards
after every throw, each pair had the
aim of getting the furthest apart with
the whole egg still intact.
This was a wonderful way to round off
an enjoyable day and we look forward
to welcoming the Year 12s into the
Sixth Form in September.
Sixth Form Futures Morning
versity, an apprenticeship or full time
work.
On 9th of July, the entire sixth form
was off timetable for Futures Morning. The day aimed to provide the
sixth form students with vital information and advice about UCAS and
applying for university, but also about
what other options are open to them.
In the first session, run by Mrs Abouzahrah and Miss Zeal, students received a booklet where they filled out
a survey that helped to highlight key
strengths that they could include in a
personal statement. From extra curricular reading to volunteering at the
local charity shop, the session covered everything and how it could all
be crafted into an application for uni-
The second session was run by Miss
Fairfax, and focused on what to say
and what not to say in a personal
statement. With several examples for
a variety of subjects, the students
learnt to analyse a personal statement and understand what was done
well and what could be improved in
each one. This is an important skill
when they come to writing their own
personal statements.
Next was the physical signing up to
UCAS, run by Mrs Campbell and Mrs
Robson. The students all signed up
to the UCAS website and began entering their details, ready to make
their application in the next academic
year. This will save all of the students
a lot of time and stress later in the
year when they need to be focused
on their studies and other aspects of
their application.
Finally, the students had some independent time to reflect on what they'd
learnt throughout the day and do any
further research they felt necessary.
Many continued their UCAS applications and others researched their
chosen course further to look for entry requirements, course options and
wider reading suggestions.
Overall, the morning was a huge success and everyone came away from
it feeling informed and confident in
their knowledge of the UCAS application system.
Year 13s Leavers’ Ball
On the 11th of July, the Year 13s bid
farewell at their Leavers’ Ball, held at
the fantastic Sopwell House. The
evening started with a sit down meal
for the upper sixth form at 6.30, before the lower sixth form joined them
at 8.30 for an evening of music, fun
and goodbyes.
As well as a professional DJ, a photo
booth also provided a great deal of
entertainment. Many students and
teachers took memorable photos with
the variety of props provided, as well
as more serious photos, taken by a
professional photographer in the
stunning grounds that surround
Sopwell House.
As the night went on, more and more
ex-pupils arrived adding to the already wonderful atmosphere. Teach-
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ers didn't miss out on the fun, with
everyone moving to the dance floor to
take part in the infamous Macarena.
Everyone looked fantastic and contributed to an unforgettable evening.
Many thanks go to the team who
helped to organize the event, and to
everyone who came to celebrate.
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Chancellor’s 50th Anniversary Summer Fayre
On 5th July students, parents and
teachers at Chancellor's came together to celebrate the school's 50th anniversary. An enormous fayre sprawled
across the field, playground and hall
marked the occasion.
The event had over 30 stalls and attractions, situated in the hall, playground and upper school field. Alongside was a Marquee where music and
drama performances were held. The
event was officially opened at
12:30pm by ‘Britain’s Got Talent’
Semi-finalist and ex-Chancellor’s pupil, Francine Lewis declaring the
event open by cutting the red ribbon
alongside Chancellor’s headteacher
Mr Croston. The event also welcomed
many former students and staff, including the first headteacher of Chancellor’s School; Mr Frank Maynard.
Some outdoor activities were threatened briefly by rain showers in the
afternoon, after the morning had
brought us nothing but beautiful sunshine. However, the rain couldn't
dampen the high spirits, and sure
enough, the sunshine returned. The
Performing Arts Marquee saw many
performances throughout the day,
including the Jazz Band, the Choir,
Year 7 Drama Students, Blend and an
acoustic trio of Chancellor’s students’
parents.
The event was a phenomenal success, raising staggering amounts of
money for the school and the continued renovation of A-Block.
Thanks must go to the 50th Anniversary committee who organised the
event, the Chancellor’s School staff,
the PTA, all the parents who helped,
the lower school students, 6th formers
who came and put on some fantastic
attractions and of course, everyone
who turned up and made the event a
thoroughly enjoyable experience.
Sixth Form
FOCUS ON PERFORMING ARTS: ‘TWELTH NIGHT’
the weather was lovely. Going straight
into the theatre we found we had really good seats, they were high up with
a good view of the stage. The theatre
was open air, the stage consisted of a
few props.
We left school after break, everyone
was very excited as we got on the
coach. We arrived at Regent's Park
and sat in the gardens to have lunch,
The show started with a song and
then went onto describe the first two
characters of the play. The play was
fast moving and full of action with
some funny moments. I particularly
enjoyed the duel scene, as they used
water guns and sprayed the audience. We all loved the ice cream at
the interval!
The play very cleverly finished with the
same song as at the beginning. At the
end of the performance confetti was
blown at the audience and many students from Chancellor's were left a
little puzzled, as it's quite a confusing
play with lots of characters falling in
and out of love with each other. Despite this, I think it was a very good
play, well written, with a clever and
imaginative use of props.
Amelie Johnson 7H
FOCUS ON: SCIENCE FACULTY - CHEMISTRY
This June, some of our AS
Chemistry students took part
for the first time in the Cambridge Chemistry Challenge.
From left to right Julia Voitovich, James Clarke, Abigail
Hickey and Sujan Raguras
were awarded with a copper
certificate and Nick Hill, in the
middle, was awarded a silver
certificate, which put him in the
top 20 percent of the 7000 stu-
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dents who entered.
Well done to all those that took
part, they sat this demanding
test with no extra revision as it
was scheduled just after they
had finished working hard for
their AS exams.
Mrs Hearn
Head of Chemistry
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FOCUS ON: ART - ‘A Year In The Department’
The Summer Fayre art exhibition took
place on the 5th of July. Our task was
to get artwork from Years 7, and 8 to
create a lower school showcase. We
also selected work from the Year 9s
that have just started their GCSE
course. The rest of the exhibition was
made up of 6th Form work. This was the
biggest exhibition that we have done
this year.
To prepare for this exhibition, we spent
the morning of the 4th July examining
the work and choosing the pieces we
wanted to display. We then attached
them to the polystyrene boards. That
was the hard part!!! We were asked to
come up with a creative colour scheme,
using background colours and black
borders.
The centre piece of the exhibition was
an excellent large scale mixed media
piece made by the Gifted and Talented
students to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Chancellor’s. This showed 3
different viewpoints of the school
merged together and references to
1964 hidden amongst it.
To accompany this, we displayed preparatory work that helped design the
piece, which had been made in one
day. There were some wonderful pieces of art and I think we might even have
the next Van Gogh at Chancellor’s.
Not all of the A’ Level work was available for our exhibition as some students
had been lucky enough to get their
work into the National Students’ Art Exhibition in the Mall Galleries in London.
This was an amazing achievement.
Alfie Castang 8H
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FOCUS ON: ART - Extra-Curricular Activities
and I enjoyed it! Clay club looked at
manipulating clay to form sculptures
too!
Another great experience was painting
the set for Bugsy Malone (of which
many were involved in). I thoroughly
enjoyed painting the set and performing
in the show. It helped me to excel in art.
In art, there have been many extracurricular activities such as art sculpture club (where we made a sculpture
of a wire man out of chicken wire). It
was a good project as we learned to
manipulate a wider range of materials
The learning consultants put up some
exhibitions which allowed us to select
artwork from Chancellor’s students and
display them for others to see. As well
as this, surveys and meetings took
place to enhance art lessons.
Lastly, the Gifted & Talented art students worked together to put together
an amazing piece following the style of
Natsko Seki - which took the whole
day, but also featured in the 50th anniversary of Chancellor’s School. This
was shown in the Summer Fayre exhibition.
As well as all this, there have been
thoroughly enjoyable lessons which I
have enjoyed lots, which adds to an
amazing year in art!
Emily Smith 8W
FOCUS ON: DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY - ART
classes. The projects that we had to do
were Japanese Printing, Pop Art and
Abstract Art, they all required lots of
time and energy and I believe were
successful.
The first project was Japanese Printing,
we had to make our own Japanese
print which included a creature from
under the sea. This involved learning
about different kinds of printing and
working a lot on precision and detail. I
think that this was a fun topic because
it meant that we would be using different kinds of materials than we would
usually do.
Over the course of this year we had to
do three different projects in our art
The second project was Pop Art, we
had to choose a celebrity which we
would later draw and paint in a certain
style. This was a topic which involved
learning different ways to help us make
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our work more accurate. This topic was
good as it used our basic skills like
drawing and painting to create a picture
of someone that we know and like. This
was the project that I enjoyed the most
because it involved creating a picture of
someone who you know with materials
that you are familiar with.
The third was Abstract Art, we had to
make a small sculpture that had lots of
different kinds of shapes and textures.
This meant that we were able to use
lots of materials and a range of different shapes. This project was enjoyable
because it allowed us to use and work
with a range of materials.
Kinal Mistry 8M
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FOCUS ON: ENGLISH - YEAR 8
story. After planning a plot they brainstormed all of their ideas onto a board
with illustrations, ideas and storyboards. The next time they paid a visit
to the school they showed the moodboards and made any modifications
and improvements.
For the last half term of the academic
year, Y8 students were allowed to pick
a module for their last scheme of English work. There was a choice between
heroes and villains, World Cup, music
and the children’s book project. The
pupils taking part in the children’s book
project work together with a child from
Brookmans Park School to create a
keepsake storybook for them.
In the first few lessons, they studied
children’s fiction. They analysed the
plots and looked in particular at the
language and illustrations. Then they
went on their first visit to the primary
school. There the class were assigned
a buddy to work with. The class individually conducted a survey that they
had prepared earlier in lessons. It was
an opportunity to find out their interests, hobbies, reading knowledge and
personalities. These were ready to be
taken into account when planning a
storyline.
With the stories set, the production
process began. The books were constructed with pom-poms, feathers, card
and even pop-up elements. Hard work
and effort was put in to produce the
best possible outcome, until the deadline.
On the third and final visit, the children
were presented with their books. It was
a triumph after every child appreciated
the time and effort put into the books.
Lucy Prigmore 8M
After gaining enough information the
students then went away to create a
‘Meet A Teacher’ - Mrs T Sharpley - Teacher of Geography
oping students’ academic and social
qualities. I love working in a school;
every day is different and brings new
challenges.
There were several reasons why I became a teacher but the main ones
were my passion for my desire to
teach my favourite subject geography
and working with young people. I had
the fortunate experience of being
taught by dedicated and inspirational
teachers and it is my hope that I will
play an equally important role in devel-
Where were you before you joined
Chancellor's?
Prior to working at Chancellor’s I
worked at another school in St. Albans
(Marlborough
Science
Academy),
where I completed my teacher training.
Before this, I worked for an insurance
company in London where I used computer models to analyse the impacts of
natural hazards such as earthquakes
and hurricanes. Whilst I enjoyed the
challenging aspects of the role I really
missed studying other aspects of geography and working in the fun and
vibrant environment that a school provides.
What do you like about
Chancellor's?
One of the best aspects of Chancel-
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lor’s is the enthusiasm, warmth and
politeness of the students and staff.
This has made me feel very welcome
as a new member of the school. The
students have a great sense of humour and are never short of relevant
and interesting anecdotes that contribute to the learning experience. It was
clear from the moment I arrived at
Chancellor’s that the students and staff
have developed strong professional
relationships and it’s something the
school should be very proud of.
What are your hobbies & interests
Aside from reading up on the latest
geographical issues (of course!) I enjoy settling down with a cup of tea and
a novel or watching a good movie. I
like to keep active and regularly go
jogging and swimming. I am also fortunate to have wonderful friends and
family who I love travelling the country
to visit.
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Chancellor’s 50th Anniversary Celebrations
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Chancellor’s Says Goodbye.....
Miss C Brown - Teacher of PE/Head of Year
Miss Brown started in 2009 as a newly qualified teacher.
She became Head of Year in 2011 and has taken the current Year 10 through the last 3 academic years. Miss
Brown has been an integral part of the PE Faculty
throughout this time, making a significant contribution to
GCSE PE students and running Community Sports Leaders award for Year 12. She is an excellent teacher who
received 'Outstanding' during the schools last OFSTED
inspection. Miss Brown has been an asset to both the
pastoral team and PE faculty. She will be missed greatly
by staff and students alike.
Mr D Welch
Mr R Kaby - Teacher of Technology
Mr Kaby joined Chancellor’s in 2004 as Head of Graphics
and Product Design. His calm approach to teaching and
his love of the subject have inspired both students and
staff alike. Mr Kaby is never far away from his camera,
always looking for that perfect shot of life at Chancellor’s
School. Mr Kaby has had such an impact on many students and their careers in Product Design and Graphics,
everybody who sees the amazing products and architectural models that his students produce are impressed and
many students opt to take Technology based on these
high quality outcomes. The Technology Faculty wish Mr
Kaby good luck in the next chapter of his life as he retires
from teaching and continues to pursue his passion for
photography and music. You will be greatly missed by us
all!
Mrs A Clifford
Miss N Kafouris - Teacher of Drama/Head of Year
From student teacher to Head of Year. Miss Kafouris
began her teaching career at Chancellor's school as a
student teacher, and within this, her first role embraced
all aspects of school life. I particularly remember her
being concerned with how a group of Year 7 students
(now in Year 12!) were acting in one scene of the
Christmas production and calling them all back
lunchtime after lunchtime until they had their parts just
right. She has always taken the initiative and in a very
professional manner has made sure that the job gets
done. As her career at Chancellor's progressed, she
went on to become this particular group of students’
Year Head when they were in Years 10 and 11. She is
always caring, professional, and very thorough in everything that she does. Her teaching is excellent and she
will be very much missed as a colleague and a friend. I
know that she will be very successful in her new role as
an Assistant Head, and that her new students will love
her as much as the students here do.
Miss S Pemberton
Mr R Khabra - Teacher of English
Mr Khabra has worked at Chancellor's School for five
years and is a well loved teacher. He has done a lot of
work to improve and engage his classes and subsequent-
ly, his results have always been good. He will be missed
by his students and by staff. We wish him all the best with
his move to Leicester.
Miss G Smith
Mr D Moore - Teacher of History
It is with sadness that we say goodbye to Mr Moore and
we wish him all the best in his new post. Mr Moore has
been an extremely reliable, knowledgeable and friendly
member of the History Department. He was able to bring
with him his considerable experience in previous schools
and the students in his care this year have benefited from
his excellent subject knowledge and his dedication to his
work. We wish him all the best next year and we will miss
him.
Mrs R Fairfax
Miss L Paraskeva - Teacher of Maths
Mrs Paraskeva joined the maths faculty in 1997 in a position of responsibility. She quickly established herself and
became Second in Department. An appointment to Head
of Year followed, a post she held for three years. Finally,
in 2005 she became Head of Maths. Mrs Paraskeva has
been an exceptionally professional member of staff, reliable and organised. Under her direction the maths faculty
has gone from strength to strength and has become one
of the highest performing departments in the school. She
leaves to become Assistant Headteacher at Sir Frederic
Osborn School. We all wish her well on the next stage of
her career.
Mr S Parker
Miss R Philip - Teacher of Music
Miss Philip has been at Chancellor's for the relatively
short time of just one year. In that time, however, she
has worked with boundless energy and an unflappable
positivity to pass her NQT year. As well as developing
her teaching, Miss Philip has organised a trip to the O2
to see The British Music Experience, taking 60 students
from Y9,Y10 & Y11 to an informative and enjoyable exhibition. Miss Philip has also formed the wind band
which has given some of our orchestral players an added dimension of stretch and challenge in a chamber music setting. I wish Miss Philip well in her new job at the
Rosedale Hewens Academy Trust in Hayes from September.
Mr M Clarke
Miss L Wilson - Deputy Head of Maths
Miss Wilson joined the school in 2013 as Second in the
Mathematics Faculty. Throughout this year, she has been
a cheerful and valuable member of staff who has made
many contributions to the faculty such as organising the
inter-house Maths team challenge and Maths mysteries.
Miss Wilson leaves Chancellor’s to gain a different experience in Australia, as she is taking a year out to travel.
Miss Wilson always has a smile on her face and she will
be missed by staff and students alike.
Miss L Paraskeva
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Chancellor’s Says Goodbye.....
Mrs C Harrington - Exams Officer
Mrs Harrington joined the school in 2012 as the Examination Officer, having worked in a similar post previously.
She has been a model of efficiency and organisation, ensuring that all exams have run smoothly. She leaves to
spend more time on her passion of ornithology. We wish
her well for the future.
Mr S Parker
Mrs S Higham - Finance Officer
Mrs Higham joined the school in 1992 and has been a
key member of the associate staff team working in the
Finance Office. She has been a dedicated and hardworking member of the team and has worked many long hours
to ensure the work is done. I have worked with Mrs
Higham for the past two years and she has supported me
throughout some busy and challenging times as we continue to improve and develop the school. We would like
to thank her for all her hard work and wish her all the very
best in this new chapter of her life.
Mrs T Tarrant
Mr P Jones - IT Technician
Phil started in the IT Department in July 2014, having relocated from Berkshire. He was responsible for user support, network maintenance and updating the school website. He made an immense contribution to the network
team though his dedication and hard work. We would like
to wish him a happy future and success in his new job.
Mr D Kravcuk
Mr P Nicholl - Teaching Assistant
Mr Nicholl joined Chancellor's School in December 2013
to work in the Learning Support Department. He has
worked effectively to support students, particularly in Key
Stage 3 classes. We would like to take this opportunity to
thank Mr Nicholl for all his hard work and wish him well in
his new job in September
Mrs J Wren
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Chancellor’s School 50th Anniversary Reunion
A big hello to all past pupils, teachers, parents and governors of Chancellor’s School.
Chancellor’s is 50 years old this year and we wish to celebrate!
Many events involving the whole Chancellor’s community have been organised which will be taking place
across
the academic year 2014 - 2015.
----------------------------------------------------One of these is a grand reunion which will take place on October 4th 2014 at the school.
The reunion will be begin at 4pm and end at midnight.
We are intending to organise guided tours of the school so that you can have a look around and perhaps
reminisce in A Block (it is the oldest block in the school), see how the food rooms (in B Block, have changed),
take a look at the beautiful Science labs (C Block) and see our amazing Performing Arts (H Block) suite.
A team of sixth formers will be at your disposal to answer questions and help you not to get lost on the site.
Just this once, running under the covered way IS permitted (even though Mr Towndrow told you not to all those
years ago!) and you WILL be allowed to loiter in the Boot Lobby. If you really want you may also attend a
Geography lesson in A13 which will be taught by Mr Berry and you may hand in your dinner ticket to
Mr Parker in the canteen at 6pm.
There will be a burger and chips for you (real chips, not the ‘square chips’ that
Dr. Conybeare always moaned about).
At 8pm the guest of honour, Mr Maynard will cut the 50th anniversary cake and a big disco will ensue in the hall
featuring music of the 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s.
There will be a fully licensed bar and you will be free to talk to all those friends that you haven’t seen for years.
You’ll be surprised....you will pick up the conversation where you left off ten, twenty, thirty years ago!
--------------------------------------------------------If you would like to come to the reunion please email Rosie Loader on [email protected].
‘Plus ones’ are welcome. It is £10 per head, is sure to be an enjoyable evening and
we look forward to hearing from you very soon indeed.
In return for your email you will be sent a ‘reply slip’ which must reach Miss Loader by the end of August.
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Headteacher’s Commendations
“Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution” – Stephen Covey
A Headteacher’s Commendation has been awarded to a student for sustained effort and achievement.
Here are the award winners for this month.
KS3
Subject
Year 7 student
Year 8 student
Year 9 student
Art
Seda Avci
Christy Runagall
Tommy Molnar
D&T
Christian D’Silva
Salome Kudyarawanza
Ellie Coleman
Drama
Katherine Orbell
Jon Lee
Susie Holm
English
Gemma Beat
Evie Herrick
Rodsarin Johnston
Geography
Emily Wilson
Evie Herrick
Ella Batten
History
Faith Garey
Douglas Badger
George Hartley
ICT
Natwange Chapeshamano
Chloe Smith
Davna Decent
Mathematics
Seda Avci
George Christoforou
Kenny Chui
MFL
Rayhan Lalloo
Kinal Mistry
Stefano Said
Music
Megan Hay
Emily Smith
Chad Gifkins
PE
Owen Millard
Sadie Metselaar
Robert Pinto
RE
Danny Copping
Chloe Coughlan
Amber Heppell-Ranzetta
Science
Elise Ford
Samee Ahmed
Tim Horsman
Citizenship/PHSE
Josie Cosgrove
Psychology
Cameron Addy
Business
Eren Souleiman
Sociology
Georgia Clifford
KS4
KS5
Subject
Year 10 student
Art
Year 11 student
Subject
Year 12 student
Julia Kal
Art
Shannon Lee
Business
Lucy Knights
Business
Charlotte Lovette
D&T
Sophie Middleton
D&T
Drama
Morgan Coull
Drama
Emily West
English
Tarik Salih
English
Paige Swift
Geography
Alistair Fitton
Geography
Aaron Ferrucci
History
Benjamin Willows
History
Xavier Guerra
ICT
Rashiedah Monda
ICT
Patrick Major
Mathematics Sophie Middleton
Mathematics Marcus Bentley
MFL
Harry King
MFL
Xavier Guerra
Music
Demi Pourikou
Music
Joe Spinoza
PE
Megan Mitchell
PE
RE
Megan Antoniou
RE
Science
Victoria Wynn
Science
Nick Hill
Sociology
Harriet Knight
Psychology
Andreas Yiannaki
Citizenship
Daniel Damianos
Sociology
Psychology
Citizenship
Julia Everett
Year 13 student
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