The Folkestone Academy Newsletter eadlines H

The Folkestone Academy Newsletter
H eadlines
This edition of the newsletter marks
the halfway point of the academic
year and in keeping with all previous
issues, documents the experiences
and celebrates the successes of our
students. Many view their education
as an activity which takes place
exclusively within a classroom and at
the behest of their teacher. However,
this edition contains so many
fantastic examples of students who
have taken talent acquired in lessons
and sought to make the most of it.
It is wonderful to see Leanne
Yore’s success in the ARTiculation
competition, coincidently featuring
on the same page as attendance.
Throughout Years 7 to 11 Leanne
had 100% attendance, was an
active member of Foale House
and was a wonderful role model to
younger students. I was also present
at the inaugural Shepway Sports
Trust awards last summer to see
Leanne collect an award for her
outstanding work as a coach with
the local running club. A school will
provide opportunities to develop
and nurture talent, but it requires the
individual to embrace the additional
opportunities that follow.
The annual Breaking Waves dance
showcase was hugely successful,
not just in terms of the number of
schools involved but also the quality
of performances which seem to get
better every year. Once again, for
many this starts as a very enjoyable
lesson in Year 7 and to progress
from there to such a polished
performance in the most public of
arenas requires the pupils to seize
the opportunity as it presents itself. A
few students are part of local dance
schools and show their dedication
to their art in the evenings and
at weekends, but they were also
committed to evening school
rehearsals as well and it showed in
their performance.
out. The ‘shout out’ they
received on Radio 2’s
Chris Evans’ Breakfast
Show is a fitting acknowledgement
of their dedication.
The Bussell House motto is “Each
day is a new life. Seize it. Live it.” It’s
a great sentiment to embrace as
we head into the second half of the
year.
Although our working day is long
it is also very full and occasionally
enrichment opportunities must sit
outside our normal hours. I am full
of admiration for those students
who have attended the French
breakfast club before school begins.
They take turns in being waiter and
customer, improving their French
conversational skills in the process. I
even heard that the lure of a pain
au chocolat was so great that a
student who had missed the early
bus rode his bicycle in so not to miss
Warren Smith
Headteacher
Issue Twenty Six : Term 2 2015
A ttendance
It’s fantastic to see 127 students in Year 11 with
attendance of 95% or more, still qualify for the
Prom: 62 boys and 65 girls! Congratulations to
Horowitz who continue to have the best House
attendance, at 95%. Competition is fierce though
and Lumley are close behind at 94.8%. Well done
also to Fiennes for leading the Late Ladder (the
punctuality competition) ahead of Bussell, again
another fiercely fought battle! A particular mention
must go to the 210 students who have maintained
100% attendance since September – this is very
significant, half way through the year and will ensure
they have the best possible chance of success
and achievement academically. This figure is also
substantially up on this time last year, so thank you
students and parents for your continued support with
school attendance!
We understand it may be necessary to take
students out, occasionally, during the day for
medical appointments; we do however expect
them to attend before and return afterwards
where able. If appointments are first thing, students
can come in afterwards and should therefore not
lose any attendance, alternatively late afternoon
appointments will ensure attendance is secured
before they leave.
A rticulation Prize
Leanne Yore, a Sixth Form student at the Glassworks
took part in the Articulation Prize regional heats
last Thursday. Leanne did a fantastic job coming
second place amongst the 8 participating
schools which were predominantly selective or
private schools; including Benenden School,
Simon Langton Girls and The King’s School.
Leanne was an excellent advocate for the
Academy and spoke engagingly to the
audience at the Quarterhouse about the wellknown Folkestone public art work ‘Heaven is a
place where nothing ever happens’.
The judges praised Leanne for her analytical
response, but particularly for her very personal
and deep understanding of the quote, its
placement and surroundings.
The following day I received an email from the
organiser of the Articulation Prize:
‘Leanne is a very engaging and assured public
speaker. Allegra Galvin and Pablo Bernstein
praised Leanne for the clear and positive way
she led us through her relationship with the work,
her brilliant series of questions, and her analysis
of how you make new discoveries.’
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C atering Competition
We have had a great result in a
catering competition held at East
Kent College. Two students, Chloe
Davenport from Year 10 and Lily
Smith from Year 12 were both
entered into the competition and
they both performed very well! Lily
won first place and will now go on
to the district finals. Well done Chloe
and Lily!
S helterBox
As a new extension for some Year 8 students,
we are fundraising for ShelterBox. ShelterBox
is charity for people who don’t have homes,
and those hit by natural disasters such as
earthquakes,
tsunamis,
hurricanes
and
tornados. It provides emergency shelter and
vital supplies to support communities around
the world overwhelmed by disasters and
humanitarian crisis. If there are families that
need emergency shelter, ShelterBox does
everything it can to help them rebuild their
lives. We are trying to raise money to help get
more boxes of supplies for more people without
homes. We are going to be raising money by
packing bags for people in Sainsbury’s, we will
be holding a Silent Auction on our Academic
Review Day (17th March) and we are going to
do a sponsored Horizontal Climb equivalent to
the height of Snowdon.
By Chantelle
I nternet Safety
A new tablet based app designed to help parents and
carers talk about online safety issues with their children
to ensure that they make smart choices to stay safe
online has been launched. Although primarily aimed
at primary parents and their children it may also be
useful to all parents as a starting point for discussion with
their children and to provide parents with information
regarding online grooming. See the link below for the
app and other e-safety advice from Kent e-Safety –
Safer Online website.
https://kentesafety.wordpress.com/2016/01/27/
cybersense-new-app-for-parentscarers-from-internetmatters/
Issue Twenty Seven : Term 3 2016
R otar y Club Public Speaking Competition
In Term 3, six Folkestone Academy students
competed in a Rotary Club Public Speaking
Competition at The Tower Theatre called ‘Youth
Speaks’.
four other teams, all of whom were A Level students
and made us especially proud.
All six spoke with confidence, articulacy and passion
for their subjects. Congratulations to all!
Our Intermediate team: Kyran Wells-Reed, Connor
Booth-Wolf and La-Tia Sart-Richards, coached by
Rachel Brown, spoke on the theme of happiness
winning the Shepway heat. The three have won
£100, a trip to the Law Courts and a place in the
district finals on the 27th February.
The senior team: Sophia Dabev, Lee Churchyard
and Casey Davidson, coached by Emma
Monteith, spoke on the theme of the evolution of
communication. They competed strongly against
A cademy FM
New radio shows for Academy students.
This term has seen an increase in the number of
students presenting live shows on the radio. We’ve
also been working with a greater number of students
on more demanding radio material such as advert
production and traffic & travel bulletins.
Academy FM is a separate charity that’s not a school
department, but one of its main aims is to work
with Academy students to build confidence and
communication skills. We do this using a few methods,
one of the most important one being training them
to present simple radio programmes. They learn how
to operate the studio equipment, and introduce
the music and do other simple ‘DJ links’. While it’s
never going to be as complex as a busy Breakfast
Show, they do a very competent job that’s not too
far removed from the
job of many daytime DJs
on a Commercial Radio
station. In the pictures
you can see a variety of
students from the Primary,
Secondary
Academy,
and Glassworks Sixth Form.
Some work in groups,
and we have a group
of Year 8 students who
come to the radio station
once a week in extension
time every Monday afternoon, and are coming on
well enough to deliver Traffic & Travel bulletins and
Weather reports as well as presenting the show.
Another group of Year 10s who are on air during their
Extension time every Thursday Drivetime (including
staying behind after school till 6pm). They’re getting
increasingly competent, and have just done their first
live interview.
We are often asked how students get involved in the
station. In some cases the teaching staff recommends
them, and in other cases the students just walk into
the station and ask to sit in during their breaks – we
have an open door policy. If any other students are
interested in
seeing what
Academy
FM
does,
they
can
either come
and see us
directly
or
ask their Tutor
to arrange a
time.
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S peed Revision
On Monday 25th and Tuesday 26th January students
in Year 11 sat their practical Science exams; half the
year on the Monday, the other half on the Tuesday. I
decided to use this opportunity to give the students
an alternative learning experience on the day they
were not sitting their exams.
In total there were 9 speed revision sessions; 5 Maths
and 4 English. Each lasted for 10 minutes with a
minute change over in between. The sessions were
planned so that the students would leave with a
‘golden nugget’ of information which would be of use
during their exams.
Speed Revision
It was great seeing the students learning in a different
way. My thanks goes to all the staff who planned
and delivered sessions and those involved in the
organisation of the day.
I hope that these golden nuggets will be of use to all
our students in 10 weeks’ time when the exams start.
Mr O Mitchell – Assistant Principal, Outcomes for
Students
Y ear 9 Health Day
On Monday 8th February, Year 9 students
participated in a Health and Wellbeing Day. A
group of professionals came together to run a
unique marketplace for the students offering
information and advice on many aspects of
health and wellbeing aimed specifically at
their age group. The day covered a range of
topics including healthy eating, the dangers
of smoking, the benefits of regular exercise,
hidden sugars in drinks, dangers of drinking and
drugs, the importance of sleep, anti-bullying,
attendance, promoting sport and community
events, a smoothie bike and more!
S chool Nurse
Term 3 has been a rather poorly term with so
many coughs and colds, the message for Term
4 is therefore hand hygiene! Bugs and viruses
spread when we fail to look after ourselves properly.
Promoting a healthy lifestyle is key. Regular exercise,
a healthy balanced diet and a good night’s sleep
are the top three we have been focusing on.
Term 3 also saw the Year 9 Health day focussing
on lots of different topic including: sexual health,
healthy eating, and the importance of sleep to
name a few. I would like to thank our Health and
Social Care BTEC students and Childcare A Level
students and Catering students for helping with this
event.
Term 4 starts with Year 10 vaccinations and hopefully
less bugs as the weather gets better but we still
need to show these bugs who is boss and look after
ourselves the best we can, so WASH THOSE HANDS!
Issue Twenty Seven : Term 3 2016
Bussell
Miss Twyman - Head of House
This term has seen great academic advancements
for our Year 10 and 11 students in particular. Both
of these year groups from Bussell House obtained
exceptional Progress 8 scores from the most recent
cycle data. It is great to see evidence of such
dedication especially as exams approach – well
done all!
Over the coming weeks we will be rehearsing
and preparing for the first Inter-House Dance
Competition as well as Inter-House Basketball.
Bussell House students, as always, have already
shown their commitment and enthusiasm to do the
best they can but also to have fun along the way.
Lumley
Mrs Wood - Head of House
Lumley House are having a drive on improving
Attendance and we are trialling Attendance Contracts
to students who are just short of the required 95%
expectation. Next Academic Year this requirement
will be raised to 96% across the whole Academy. We
are pleased to see our overall attendance increasing
and we currently sit second across the houses with
94.8%. We are working towards our Interhouse Dance
performance and this involves students across all year
groups and many hours of rehearsals. Good Luck to
all who are representing Lumley House.
On Friday 29th January we held our annual House
Charity Day to raise money for the Rainbow Centre
and
Evelina
Children’s
Hospital, London. To date
the total stands at £840.00
with sponsor money to follow
from Year 9s! Thank you to all
the students and parents who
contributed to this event. The
students planned and ran stalls
and we held a very successful
‘blind raffle’ with prizes kindly
donated from businesses and
local companies.
Foster
Mr Green - Head of House
Preparations are already under way for the first ever
Inter-House Dance Competition and our Year 11
dancers are taking the lead. They are performing
an advanced contemporary dance piece to Leona
Lewis’ ‘Bleeding Love’. The progress being shown by
the whole house is extremely strong and credit must
go to all the Year 11 and 10 students for improving
on their previous cycle data. Special mentions go
to Jacob-Ince Williams, Adam Shields, Alina Thapa,
Cathan Bezuidenhout Jones, Sophia Quraishi and
Ryan Hodgkinson who have made the greatest
progress improvements in the house. An area for
Foster students to work on for next term is to improve
our attendance as a whole House. This is something
which we must all take an active role in improving,
as it is another area which will make us one step
closer to a top 3 finish in Champion House this year.
Finally, I would like to thank all our students and staff
for another good term, and remember that success
doesn’t come to you, you go to it!
Dyson
Miss Woodward - Head of House
Dyson House are looking forward to the Inter-House
Dance Competition and hope that we will make the
top 3 like we did with the singing competition last term.
Rehearsals are underway and the piece is looking
very exciting and professionally choreographed and
organised by Year 11 students Greta Nuri and Ellie
Barlow.
I am pleased to announce that attendance in
Dyson house is looking good at 94.5% which is 0.5%
away from outstanding attendance. Students have
started to embrace the importance of attendance
to school, particularly our Year 7s who are doing us
proud in Dyson and setting a good example with
96.3%. Well done D1!
Over the Half Term, Dyson House is undergoing a little
revamp in order to create a calming and relaxing
atmosphere. We will not give away anything, but
look forward to a fresh term with a fresh new look!
Mrs Canter and I would like to wish you all a very
happy Half Term break!
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Foale
Fiennes
Miss Lelliott - Head of House
Mr Platts - Head of House
Foale House would like to welcome everyone back
from Christmas. We’ve had a fantastic start to the
year! A few things for Foale house to be proud
off; we are currently climbing up the Attendance
ladder and sitting on 94.7%, this currently leaves
us in 3rd position…keep up the hard work! Foale
house have started rehearsing for the Interhouse
Dance Competition which is going very well, don’t
forget the moves and keep practicing. We would
also like to thank everyone that attended the Open
House evening, it was so great to see so many
familiar and new faces, we hope you enjoyed the
evening as we know we enjoyed showing off your
child’s achievements. Happy Holidays!
As we come to the end of Term 3 Fiennes House
attendance continues to be lower than normal.
Moving forward into Term 4 we hope to see an
improvement across all year groups; I would like to
remind all students of the importance of attending
school every day and on time. On a positive note
Fiennes House are looking forward to taking part in
the House Dance Competition which is to be held
at the end of Term 4. Students will be performing
a contemporary dance piece to ‘Feist 1234’- the
theme we chose was 2007, the year the academy
opened. Mrs Smith and I wish all our students, parents
/ carers and tutors a lovely relaxing break and look
forward to seeing you all after this Half Term.
Holmes
Horowitz
Mrs Saunders - Head of House
We have had a fantastic term in Holmes House! Our
Community Committee; Tahlia Fagan, Shannon
James, Cameron Bond, Maria Surmajova, Hayden
Uden, Samantha Osband, George Ives, Molly
Woodall, Avril Permaul, Lewis Griggs, Alisha Mozeley
and Abi Lewis, visited the Pilgrims Hospice in Ashford
and met with staff and day patients in order to see
the excellent work of this charity and understand
why we are fund/raising for them. Our Charity Day
was a huge success and we have raised over £550
with more funds coming in from sponsorship on our
PJ/ Wear Something Blue Walk! We want to thank
all of our amazing students and parents / carers for
supporting this event with spectacular cakes and
volumes of sweets. Our Community Committee
have done a great job of organising this.
Miss Owen - Head of House
Firstly, I would like to wish each and every one of
you a very happy new year. Horowitz students have
had an excellent start in terms of attendance and
achievement. Our current whole House attendance
is 95% and we are the only House to be hitting the
government target. In Years 9, 10 and 11, Progress 8
scores are very promising. Year 7 & Year 9 have been
introduced to the “Outstanding Student Development
Programme” and are in the process of collecting
stickers for their portfolios. These will be available for
you to see your child’s achievements at CARD and are
already filling up!
As a House, our key area for development is the
behaviour, predominantly the number of Academy
and Fixed Term exclusions some students are accruing.
When a student receives a sanction, it is vital that they
complete it when asked to, otherwise it means rebooking the sanction. We endeavour to let you know
of these sanctions and your support in addressing this
at home is vital.
On a final note, back in December I shared with you
Anthony Horowitz’s letter and I would like to update you
on his involvement with our House. I have asked Anthony
to contribute to our House by giving an award at the
end of the year for outstanding House contribution.
Who will be the first winner of this prestigious award?
Issue Twenty Seven : Term 3 2016
B reaking Waves
The Leas Cliff Hall played host to the very successful Breaking Waves Dance Showcase on
Wednesday 3rd February . With twelve schools and dance companies from all over East Kent
taking part, over two hundred and fifty children and young adults performed a collection of dance
genres comprising of jazz, ballet, contemporary and more!
This year’s event was particularly special as a result of receiving a free day at the Leas Cliff Hall
awarded by Shepway District Council. This allowed the event to welcome more people to attend
compared to other years. Alongside this, all profits from the event have been donated equally to
Age UK Folkestone and the Folkestone Shepway Volunteer Centre as part of an initiative to engage
older members of the community with young people.
Performances came from a number of schools including The Folkestone Academy, Folkestone
School for Girls, Brockhill Park, Astor College, The Canterbury Academy and Towers School along
with primary schools, Folkestone Primary Academy and Hawkinge Primary Company. A number of
dance companies and schools also took part this year, including Instep Dance Company, Driven
Dance Academy, Julia’s Studio and Studio Six.
The event’s organiser, Mrs Patricia Cullen, comments: “Breaking Waves 2016 was such a successful
evening, I am so proud of all of the schools
that were involved. It was fantastic to see so
many members of the community supporting
the event and raising money for Age UK and
Shepway Volunteer Centre. The Leas Cliff Hall was
an amazing venue for the students to perform
in, they had the opportunity to showcase their
talents and be inspired by other groups. A huge
thank you to Folkestone Shepway Council for
providing us with the opportunity to hold the
event at The Leas Cliff Hall.”
F rench Breakfast Club
This term we have started a French breakfast club
at the Academy. Selected students in Year 9 and
10 were invited to take part and every Wednesday
they arrive very early, at 7.30, to have breakfast and
chat in French. We listen to French music and radio,
talk about what we did the night before and eat
a French breakfast! There are croissants, pain au
chocolats, French bread with butter and jam and
we drink hot chocolate or coffee. The main thing
is that we only speak French! The club gives these
students a chance to practice their speaking skills in
a relaxed atmosphere. In July, we will be spending
a day in France when students will be able to use
their knowledge to navigate the town and prepare
bulletins for the Academy radio station, Academy
FM.
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S taff Football Team
Our Staff Football Team was established back in 2007 and since then we have competed in all competitions
and leagues within the Shepway area. We even won the Sunday league cup final back in 2014! Now,
we are competing in the teachers / dads Sunday league which takes place once every two weeks. We
managed to win the league last season and currently sit top of the league this season with 3 games to play,
so hopefully we will be the winners again.
We have now been lucky enough to have Paul and Metroline Security supporting us with kit! It shows that
there is community spirit and support in the local area. The players will meet and express their thanks to Paul
and Metroline Security at their next game.
Mr P Shilling says “I myself would like to say a big thank
you and hope Paul will continue to support us.”
Paul says “Metroline Security have a long-standing
partnership with the Folkestone Academy - looking
after their fire and security systems - and we are proud
to count them amongst our valued customers. As a
result, we are delighted to be sponsoring the Academy
team again and wish them luck in their title challenge!”
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Issue Twenty Seven : Term 3 2016
The half-time break
The normal school year consists of approximately 3839 weeks. This means that with three terms finished,
we are half way through the year. However, with a
short fourth term to come and examinations for many
in May, June and July, many students have less than
50% of the year to come. So, what does that mean to
students and their teachers?
1. A limited amount of time to complete coursework
As we are over half way through the year, it means
that students now need to complete units of work for
BTEC Level 2 and Level 3 courses as quickly, efficiently
and successfully as possible. Students should be
accessing Distinction level tasks in their BTECs in order
to secure Distinction and Distinction* grades overall.
In addition, many A level and O level courses also
require coursework and Term 4 and Term 5 are the
key periods for this to be completed. It is well known
that time spent working on coursework can make a
significant difference to final results.
2. Time to prepare and revise for summer examinations
Looking forward, Term 4 has only five weeks, Easter
holiday lasts 2 weeks and Term 5 lasts 7 weeks with
some examinations starting at the end of this fifth term.
This means that from the start of Term 4 on Monday
22nd February to the end of Term 5 there are only 1012 weeks for students to complete final topics, prepare
their subject notes, and sit down and revise for their A
levels and O levels.
On Tuesday 8th March, Sixth Form students from
Folkestone Academy and The King’s School, Canterbury
will meet at the Glassworks Sixth Form Centre for a Joint
Study Skills Day. During the workshops on offer students
will be introduced to the PUMP method of learning, the
letters for which stand for Plan, Understand, Memorise,
and Practise. The issue of time is frequently mentioned
when discussing revision and time spent planning,
understanding, memorising and practising will all
make a positive contribution to the process and the
results.
4. Time to move on to employment, college or university
Last year, Sacha Sadan, Director of Legal & General
Investment Services, spoke to the Sixth Form as part
of the Speakers for Schools programme and made
the following recommendations to our Sixth Formers
regarding employment:
•
Do what you are interested in or passionate about
•
Aim high and believe that you can make it
•
Write letters before and after a visit and make a good impression
•
Don’t be afraid of applying for jobs or universities
in London as there are lots of opportunities
In addition to this excellent advice from Mr Sadan,
we recommend that students planning to leave Sixth
Form at the end of this year speak to Miss Jenkinson,
our specialist Careers Advisor. Time is set aside for all
Year 13 and 14 students to do so within their Guided
Learning periods or else after 3pm when individual
appointments can be booked. Many students have
already met with Miss Jenkinson a number of times
and are well on their way to university or employment.
Don’t miss this valuable opportunity or leave it until it’s
too late.
5. Time to show leadership
During two assemblies held at the start of February, I
spoke about ways that students could show leadership
at the Glassworks, at the main Academy or outside in
the community. This included taking part or leading
clubs and societies in Sixth Form, extension activities at
the main Academy and being involved in uniformed
and non-uniformed groups, clubs or societies outside
of the Academy. These opportunities allow students
to develop leadership qualities, to motivate and
encourage others and to raise awareness about or
much-needed funds for worthy causes. In addition to
making yourselves and others feel good, it improves
your chances of employment, entrance into higher
education and develops your social conscience. And
in answer to Pia Sharp’s question, it is very easy and
stimulating to be both a Leader and a Follower at the
same time.
Hoping you have a happy half-term.
Simon Himbury
Head of Sixth Form
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Addiction
Dance Company
Addiction Dance Show
Thursday 10th
Friday 11th
March 2016
The Folkestone Academy
Show starts at 6.30pm
Tickets £4.00 available from the Academy Shop
Will recieve 40% of the profits from the shows
Refreshments and programmes available from 6pm
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A ccess Arrangement and iPads
With the ever advancing and ‘exponential’ developments in modern technology, some Year
10 and Year 11 SEN students have been lucky enough to have access to an iPad to assist them
with their academic progress. With the increased sensitivity of the accessibility options, along
with the use of a specific app ‘Read & Write’, the students are able to develop and nurture
independent learning – rather than having to depend on other support in the class. The Read
& Write app allows the students to have whatever they have typed read back to them at the
completion of every sentence. They can then listen back to this and identify when they have
made mistakes with, say spelling or syntax. The programme also has adaptive predictive text
which allows (and assists) the student to insert the correct spelling for a word. Indeed it is that
adaptive that the student can end up formulating a complex sentence purely from selecting
the predictive text. With the combination of visual and aural input, this is a significant step
forward in helping our SLCN and Dyslexic students. Changes in the regulations with regards to
Access Arrangements in exams will allow those students whose needs are such, to use the iPad
in their GCSEs.
The app will also allow any research material that they find on the internet (or that is scanned in
by the staff) to be read to them, again and again if need be. It also allows the students to track
the text as it is read to them, significantly reducing the anxiety that they may have felt before.
The feedback from the students is extremely positive, and on this evidence we are soon to roll
out eight more to specifically selected students in KS3 to assist them with their progress and
ease of access to the curriculum. With the way that society is developing, we could rapidly
see ourselves in a society where the ‘iPad/tablet is mightier than the sword’, and the pen then
becomes something of ‘historical value’ and appears on the ‘Antiques Roadshow’ in years to
come.
D yslexia
During this year, the AEN Department has continued
to develop Dyslexia Friendly Practices in school, to
meet the needs of students with Dyslexia or literacy
difficulties. This began in October with training for all
AEN and Curriculum Learning Coaches, and strategies
to support students have been shared with teaching
staff.
iPad Apps for Learners with Dyslexia/
Reading and Writing Difficulties
Bitsboard
Word Magic
Reminders
Forgetful
Me Books
Flashcards+
First Words
Deluxe
Remember
the Milk
Toy Story
Read Along
Pinterest
Memory Workout
Safari
The Three
Pandas
Lumosity
Scoop It!
nin
g
MapMind
ping
Working
with PDFs
esWo
sin rd
g
oc
Note
s
Pr
Dragon
Dictation
Aud
io
Siri
Note Taking
Re
rd
Wo dictors
Pre
ch
eetion
Sp ni
g
co
MyScript
Memo
AudioNote
Clicker
Docs
Notability
iCept
Pocket
Phonics
Hairy
Letters
Sentence
Builder
App Writer
iReadWrite
Evernote
What is Dyslexia?
Into
Words
Circus Ponies
Notebook
iTakeNotes
Dyslexia Indicator apps don’t fit into the
‘wheel’, but are definitely worth knowing
about. These apps (particularly Dyslexia
Detector and ‘What is Dyslexia?’ do not
provide formal screening tests, but give an
indication that a learner MAY have dyslexia
and that this should be investigated
further.
CamScanner
abcJoinedUp
Sentence
Maker
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userfiles/files/Wheel_0f_Apps_V1_0.pdf
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For parents to further support students at home, there
are now a large number of learning apps (some free)
available on-line.
Comic
Life
Phonics
Genius
My Secret
Diary
Navidys
WritePad
Co:Writer
Many iPad apps are available to support learners with reading and writing difficulties. This ‘Wheel of Apps’
is not comprehensive, but attempts to identify relevant apps and to categorise them according to some of
the difficulties faced by people with dyslexia.
Note that some apps address a range of difficulties. In order to save space, we have decided not to place
individual apps into multiple categories, but have placed them according to a single category that is
particularly relevant to the app.
There will be a far more comprehensive guide to apps for dyslexia and how to use them in a forthcoming
book from CALL Scotland. This will be available as a printed book and as a free download early in the New
Year from: http://www.callscotland.org.uk/Resources/Books/
This ‘Wheel of apps’ for dyslexia is inspired by previous visual app representations:
• The Padagogy Wheel - Allan Carrington
• Mobile Learning with Bloom’s Taxanomy & the Padagogy Wheel - Cherie Pickering & Amanda Pickering
• Apps for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders - Mark Coppin.
These representations are available from various web sites, but can all be downloaded from:
http://apps4stages.wikispaces.com/AppWheels.
Issue Twenty Seven : Term 3 2016
Version 1.0, November 2013 CALL Scotland, The University of Edinburgh.
CALL Scotland is part funded by Scottish Government.
An electronic version of this chart can be downloaded from:
http://bit.ly/1gqOszG
H umanities
World War 1 Project with the University of Kent.
The Humanities Faculty have been running a History
project in conjunction with the University of Kent, This
has involved the delivery of a series of workshops
on Folkestone’s role in World War 1, run by Dr. William
Butler and some History undergraduate students. A
small group of students from Year 9 and 10 were
chosen to take part and were invited to bring
along a buddy from home. The workshops have
been really successful and we particularly enjoyed
investigating the stories of Folkestone-born soldiers.
There is one more workshop to take place and the
project culminates in a trip to the Battlefields of
Ypres in April for students and their buddies which
promises to be both fascinating and emotive.
S uccessful Ex-Student
D NA
This term we were visited by an old student who
lead a workshop and a rehearsal for DNA - the play
that the Year 12s have just performed to the Year
10s. Aiden Houston is successfully studying Musical
Theatre at the London College of Music and it was
lovely for the students and myself to hear about
the realities of university life and how much he is
enjoying his course. Aiden has been chosen for a
lead role in “Rent” at the Edinburgh Fringe.
On the 30th January the Year 12 Performing Arts
students performed DNA to all of the Year 10
students. The Drama department worked with the
English department to ensure that the play was
delivered to the whole year group as DNA is a
set text for the English GCSE. The Year 12 students
successfully brought the text to life and this will
confirm a good grade for their Contemporary
Theatre Performance unit in their Level 3 Performing
Arts course.
Turn On, Tune In, Get Involved... 105.9 Academy FM Folkestone
S ports
Rugby
Handball
There have not been many fixtures recently with the
poor weather affecting the pitches, however, The
Rugby Academy played Borden Grammar and won
33-0, the Year 7 Rugby squad cruised to victory past
the North School and had an emphatic 55-0 win!
In the Shepway Schools competition we have had
some success in handball. In the U13s the boys and
girls both came
second
place
in the district
tournament and
the U15 boys
likewise in a really
competitive
final game. The
U15 girls were
successful
in
winning
their
tournament and progress to the regional finals against
Highworth Grammar this week. If they win they will go
to the Kent School Games finals on the 9th February.
Basketball
The
new
Basketball
Academy
are
really
getting
into their stride
and players are
becoming more
confident. Their
recent results are
as follows:
Gymnastics
Folkestone Academy 60 - 50 St Lawrence
Folkestone Academy 86 - 89 Robert Napier (overtime
result)
Folkestone Academy 66-59 Robert Napier
Folkestone Academy 73 - 70 John Wallis Academy
Both the Under 13s and Under 15s boys basketball
teams competed at the Harvey Grammar school in
6 individual games, both teams were undefeated in
all of the games they played and were crowned the
Shepway district Champions .
The newly formed Gymnastics extension is up and
running and we have developed a close working
relationship with Dover Gymnastics Club who have
been coming in to lead sessions with the students. The
students responded well to the coach’s expertise and
are progressing well.
Said Belleni was the man of the tournament for the
Under 15s as he dominated the court in all of the games
with his scoring and defensive tactics, playing against
some strong players from across the district. However,
with the Under 13s it was a tougher decision to make
as Luke Squire was dominant in going forward and
scoring the points that were required to win but it was
Bailey Webb who
was dominant in
defence.
Notable Mentions
In addition to this success we also have some exciting
events coming up; the last week of term sees the return
of Interhouse Sports with Year 7 on Monday running
through to Year
10 on Friday. We
also are taking
a
selection
of
our
finest
trampolinists
to the regional
trampoline
c o m p e t i t i o n s,
where we have
had success before. As a result of the Year 7 boys
football team winning their qualifier they are attending
a South of England 5 a side football tournament at
Olympic Park in London. Keep an eye out for results
and updates on all of these exciting events!
Issue Twenty Seven : Term 3 2016
I mportant Dates
22.02
Term 4 Starts
10.03
Addiction Dance Show
11.03
Addiction Dance Show
15.03 Fiennes House Charity Day for Shelterbox
17.03
Community Academic Review Day 2 (9am – 4pm) and Spring Fayre (10am – 4pm)
24.03 Inter-house Dance Competition and Term 4 Ends.
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