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The newsletter for Bay House Sixth Form
Issue 33: October 2015
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88% A* - C tops Hampshire league
A highly impressive 88% A* C pass rate saw Bay House
Sixth Form’s Class of 2015
out-perform all state schools
and colleges in Hampshire
and beat the national average
by a significant 11%.
Charli Dowsett celebrates
some outstanding results
which have secured her a
place to study Psychology
at the University of
Oxford
Inside this issue:
Where are they now? 2
EPQ success
2
Politics students visit 3
Parliament
Art Exhibition
Triumph
3
EPQ at Southampton 3
University
Sportsdesk
D of E expeditions
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It was yet another year of
outstanding success with a
pass rate of 66% A*– B,
compared to a national
average of 53%: over one
quarter of students gained
two or more A/A* grades,
with around 90% securing
places at their first-choice
university. When considering
the results in a value-added
context, the results are
expected to once more place
Bay House Sixth Form in the
top 1% of A Level providers
(both state and private) across
the country.
Three students gained welldeserved Oxbridge places:
Jamie Blaiklock (A*A*AA) will
study Engineering at
Cambridge, Charli Dowsett
(A*AA) will take Psychology at
Oxford and Jack Johnson
(A*A*A*) will study Physics
and Philosophy, also at
Oxford. All three were
originally from Bay House.
Also amongst the highest
performers were Emma
Lubega (A*A*A*) and Charlie
Titmuss (A*A*A*), both from
Crofton, who are taking a gap
year and applying to Oxbridge.
Other notable achievers who
gained straight A/A* grades
include Nishat Taher (Brune
Joanna Holmes, Dom Philo, Emma Lubega and Lucy Dewane
celebrate some fantastic A Level results
Park) who will be studying
Chemical Engineering at the
University of Surrey; Ellie
Saunders (Portsmouth High
School) who has secured a
place at King’s College,
London to study Law; George
Rolls (Fareham Academy) who
is studying Mathematics at
the University of Exeter;
Phoebe Podmore (Bay House)
who is studying History of Art
at University College London;
Branden Oakes-Massar (Brune
Park) who is going to
Loughborough to study
Automotive Engineering and
Anthony Bevington (Crofton)
who will be studying Physics
at the University of Bath.
Other success stories include
Annabelle Ross (Bay House),
who will be studying English at
the University of Exeter,
Katherine Trott (Crofton) who
will be studying History at the
University of Edinburgh; Josh
Cardrick (Crofton) who is
studying Physics at the
University of Birmingham,
Hannah Douglass (Crofton)
who will read Biochemistry at
the University of Bristol, and
Charlotte Walsh (Brookfield)
who will study History at the
University of Birmingham.
Friends Katherine Trott and
Hannah Douglass have lots
to smile about
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Catching up with the Class of 2015: Where Are They Now and What Are They Doing?
An outstanding set of A Level
results has enabled students
to secure places on a range of
exciting and highly acclaimed
courses around the country.
Over one third of students,
more than three times the
national average, have gained
places at a prestigious Russell
Group institution. The Russell
Group represents 24 leading
UK universities which are
committed to maintaining the
very best research, an
outstanding teaching and
learning experience and
unrivalled links with business
and the public sector. The
University of Southampton has
perhaps not surprisingly proven
to be the most popular student
destination this year for Bay
House sixth formers, with 14
students enrolling there this
year to study courses including
Fine Art, History, Marine
Biology, Biomedical Sciences,
International Relations,
Economics, and Law. Other
Russell Group universities
favoured by Bay House sixth
formers include Exeter (5),
Nottingham (5), Birmingham
(5), Sheffield (4), Bristol (4) and
Edinburgh (3).
Biology-based courses are
amongst some of the most
popular, with 11 students
pursuing courses ranging from
Biology with a year in Industry
at York (Will Gibbs, Crofton) to
Biomedical Sciences at
Southampton (Eleanna
Silvestrou, Wykeham House),
Marine Biology at
Southampton (Josh Doran,
Crofton) and Biology with
professional placement at the
University of Bath (Sam
Masson, Crofton).
A number of students are
following careers in the
medical profession, including
Marcie Williams (Bay House)
who is studying Medicine at
the University of Nottingham,
Bethany Ward (Crofton) who is
studying Medicine at St
George’s and Lucy Carter
(Crofton) who will be reading
Veterinary Science at the
University of Liverpool. Four
students have decided to study
Adult Nursing: Caitlin Baldwin
(Crofton) who will study at the
University of Nottingham, Ellie
Hopkins (Bay House) who will
study at Brighton, Lauren
Johnson (Bay House) who goes
to Kingston and Sian
McPherson (Crofton) who will
study at UWE. Katie Walters
(Bay House) has secured a
place to study Child Nursing at
Anthony Bevington and Josh Doran have plenty to be happy about
Friends Sam Masson and Charlie Titmuss in celebratory mood on
Results’ Day
the University of Leeds.
Meanwhile Joanna Holmes
(Crofton) will be studying
midwifery at the University of
Greenwich, whilst Nathan Sitch
(Bay House) will study
Nutrition, Exercise and Health
at the University of Plymouth.
This year also saw some
significant successes for a
group of students who joined
us from Brune Park School.
They include Sophie Warner,
who has won a place to study
Law at the University of
Southampton, Bailey Atkinson
who will study Chemical
Engineering at the University of
Surrey, Amy Thomson who is
taking a gap year, Ashleigh
Axelsen who will study Physical
Education and Sports Coaching
at the University of Chichester,
Ellie Rowe who will take
Psychology at Bournemouth
University, Indya McLaren who
will study Theology at the
University of Winchester, Joel
Fresle who has won a place to
study Ancient History and
History at the University of
Reading, as well as Branden
Oakes-Massar and Nishat
Taher, featured on our front
page. They amassed an
impressive 3A*s, 13 As and
11Bs between them.
EPQ successes
The extended project
qualification, equivalent to half
an A Level, has once again
proved to be a significant help
to those aspiring to secure
places at the country’s top
universities.
The EPQ is a single piece of
work of a student’s choosing
which offers them rewarding
opportunities to extend their
planning, research, critical
thinking, analytical, evaluation
and presentation skills whilst
pursuing a personal area of
interest.
Results for Bay House sixth
formers were impressive; of
the 61 who took the
qualification, two thirds
achieved A or A* grades.
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A visit to Parliament: walking the corridors of power
Sixth Form Government &
Politics students Steff Newman
and Paige Cardrick write about
an action packed trip to
London led by subject lead Mrs
Cotton:
‘In September, Lower Sixth
students went to London on a
trip to Parliament and the
Supreme Court. After taking
the train from Portsmouth
Harbour to London Waterloo,
we enjoyed some free time to
look around and go shopping
at Covent Garden before
making our way towards
Parliament – seeing lots of
famous landmarks along the
way including Trafalgar Square,
Downing Street and
Horseguards Parade.’
Steff comments, ‘Our first visit
took in the Supreme Court.
This was really interesting as
we got to see where all of the
major cases take place and
learn a bit about the history.
We also found out about the
Exhibition triumph
Magna Carta, a key element of
the British Constitution which
celebrates its 800th
anniversary this year. We then
went on to tour the Houses of
Parliament and went into the
House of Commons and the
House of Lords to find out what
happens where, and about the
history of each different part.
After this we took part in a
workshop, and we found out
how debates work and how
Bills and Acts are passed. This
was really interesting as we
could link it to things we had
learnt at college. After this we
walked to Southbank where we
had dinner, before we returned
to Waterloo Station to catch
our train home. Overall it was a
really good day and I learnt a
lot of interesting things about
Parliament and the
government.’
Paige adds, ‘Even having
visited the Supreme Court,
nothing prepared us for the
Grace’s painting
‘Grandpa’ (above) will be
shown at Lloyds Register
Gallery from 11 February - 11
March, then at the RBA's
annual exhibition at the Mall
Galleries from 17 March to 2
April, where her work will be
displayed alongside that of
professional artists.
entering the building. Doing this
really hit home just how
influential Parliament, and the
people inside it, really are.
Having never been to
Parliament, I can say that it was
a wonderful experience and I
would recommend it to anyone
that gets the opportunity to go,
it should definitely not be
missed!”
EPQ students in partnership with University of Southampton
‘On Thursday 9 July a group of
EPQ students from Bay House
Sixth Form made their way to
Southampton University. At the
head of the group stood Mr
Barnsley, leading the general
thirst for knowledge with
unmatched passion and puns.
Former student Grace Tarr
(Class of 2015) will enjoy the
honour of having her art work
exhibited in two London
galleries in the Spring of 2016.
beauty that is Parliament,
especially the House of Lords:
the red benches, gold
furnishings and sheer
magnificence of the place
stunned most of us. That being
said, the highlight of the trip for
me was definitely hearing
about the history of the
‘palace’ and following the
footsteps of the Queen when
The trip was very different to
any trip that I have been on
before. The facilities on offer
for the students to use were
second to none.
Having access to
not only the
university
computers but
also to the
university library
was a marvellous
experience. Having
never been into a
university library
before, seeing the
sheer volume of
the resources on
offer was astounding: the
available publications spanned
decades and there seemed to
be no area of understanding
that was not covered by this
vast expanse of books and
journals.
Having the ability to use such
assets in initial research was
definitely a boost to the first
steps into our EPQ projects.
Even though there were such
resources on offer, the help
that was received by both the
Bay House and university staff
aided in the research that was
done by all.
Personally I found that the
ability to use the University
library and IT facilities was the
first and necessary step
towards gaining the
information that I require for
my EPQ. There was no lack of
quality in what was
on offer which
allowed my research
into space travel to
gain a flying start. I
would definitely
recommend this
opportunity to all
future EPQ students;
it has been
invaluable to not only
me but others that I
have spoken to.’
Ben Race
Sportsdesk….Sportsdesk….Sportsdesk….Sportsdesk….Sportsdesk….Sportsdesk
Our managers and coaches
summarise the starts their
teams have had to the 201516 sporting season:
‘Bay House 1st XI, Manchester
City, Bayern Munich and
Barcelona…..these teams all
have the same thing in
common and it’s not what you
are thinking (a world class
manager). All these teams
made a perfect start to the
season. The restructuring of
the league has seen Bay
House promoted to the newly
formed 1C which is for first
teams only. The team, led by
captain James de Trafford
haven’t put a foot wrong in the
first three games with a
convincing 2-0 win over Totton
College (goals: Bradwell,
Bowman) in horrendous
conditions. The only negative
from the game was striker
Lewis Kent suffering a
dislocated shoulder which will
put him out til close to
Christmas. Other results have
seen the boys beat King
Edwards 3-1 in a top of the
table clash (goals: Young, og,
Smith) and a 2-1 win over
Highbury (goals: Bowman).
Let’s hope the winning start
can continue through to the
new year.’ Mr Way
‘In the 2nd XI’s first game,
experimental formations by the
team captain and vice captain
Dan Fitton and Wiktor
Bojanowski saw them trial
every combination of outfield
players except 4-4-2. The game
was very competitive but they
eventually lost 3-0 to one of
the strongest teams in the
league, a score which flattered
the opposition. After wise
words from new head coach Mr
A, 4-4-2 seems to be the way
forward with 3 wins from 3
including a tremendous 2-1
win over the potential title
favourites Barton Peveril. There
are goals aplenty in the team
with 5 players contributing to
the 10 goals scored so far
(Wiktor top with 3) but the glue
that has held the team
together thus far has to be the
performances of Tyler Webb.
Well done to all: looking
forward to the rest of the
season!’ Mr Andrews
‘Meanwhile the first team
netballers have started the
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season on a high and battled
well in the face of tough
competition. Sarah Rynn and
Jade Kennedy have gelled well
together as our shooting duo and
have sunk some unbelievable
shots over the last 3 games. Ella
Hadfield, Amy Towse, Hannah
Rix and Cerian Morris have
defended the court extremely
well and always provide the team
with positive encouragement and
critical back up when needed.
Centre court has been looking
strong with Emily Harcourt
and Hannah Cooper providing
impressive interceptions and
effective passing during all
games. Beating Barton Peveril by
4 goals is the highlight so far this
season and I hope that the
girls continue to work hard as a
team and showcase their
incredible talents in upcoming
matches.’ Mrs Way
line for the cause but Joe
Wales should be commended
for a brilliant 'kick and chase'
solo try. Towards the end of the
second game against
Southdowns College, the
TMO awarded a questionable
try to Joe Wales explaining
‘The B team netballers have only
had one match as a team so far
due to other colleges not fielding
2 teams. Having lost 2 key
players from last season,
including a shooter, the team
had a worrying start against
Barton Peveril College. But, as
always, the versatility and
determination of our players
shone through with Beth
Huntington (later voted ‘player
of the match’) moving from
defence to shoot in the third and
fourth quarters. We staged a
tremendous ‘come back’ and
were looking for the victory but
unfortunately, time ran out.
Charley Sanford and Alex Allen
both proved influential in
defence and attack respectively
and the new players contributed
well.’ Miss Brawn
D of E Gold is life-changing experience
‘Meanwhile the biggest rugby
tournament of 2015 kicked off
at Trojans on an overcast
Wednesday afternoon in
October. Captained by Alex
Jones, the Bay House XV played
an exciting brand of rugby in
their first game against Havant
College. The enthusiastic crowd
(estimated at 90% capacity)
witnessed some heroic
defending from the Bay House
team which led to the ball being
'held up' over the line. Shortly
after, some good hands in the
backs from Didz Symington and
Jack Haggard saw Liam
Capper race clear of the chasing
defence which put Bay House
into the lead. Taylor
Walker bravely put his body on
‘The D of E award has exposed
me to experiences, places,
people and opportunities that I
otherwise would not have been
faced with. Wales threw us into
a landscape of stunning
scenery, waterfalls and
pleasurable weather. Dartmoor
was similar, except we could
only appreciate the views once
the cloud had lifted.
On both expeditions, we had to
remain completely self
sufficient for four days and
nights: tents, food, clothing and
everything in-between had to
travel with us. Over hills, rivers
and down rock faces we carried
our own supplies. The
temptation to eat every pack of
‘supernoodles’ on night 1 was
great and suddenly clean
clothing became a necessity we
were willing to swap for a lighter
load.
Aside from the expeditions, a
that “it's within protocol, so for
effort alone I’m going to give
it”. One final special mention
goes to Didz Symington who
showed some great agility at the
close of play drawing a round of
applause from the local girls’
rugby team.’ Mr Adderley
requirement to achieve the
award is to complete voluntary
work, physical activity, a skill
and a residential. Without
having these requirements as
part of the award, I would not
have experienced the utterly
amazing time I spent
volunteering at Vitalise (Netley,
Southampton). I worked with
the disabled for one week,
assisting them with days out,
games and day to day activities
such as meal times. I made
friends for life and would
happily go back to do it again.
Without the prompt of the
award, I would not have taken
the initiative to take part in it.
The D of E Award has taught
me that trying something new
can lead you into unanticipated
adventures. I would
recommend it to anyone who is
up for an adventure and willing
to give something new a go.’
Genevieve Norris
………........headlines was written, produced and designed ‘in house’ with help from students and staff of Bay House Sixth Form………….…..