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trips to Iceland, India and Switzerland, so<br />
doubtless he will stay on the move in his new<br />
job!<br />
Karen Payne is<br />
moving to be Lead<br />
Chemistry teacher<br />
at Heysham High<br />
<strong>School</strong>. As she is not<br />
too far away, we hope<br />
that we will see her<br />
from time to time. She<br />
leaves after being with<br />
us for 15 years’ service Karen Payne<br />
in the Science department, and is, apparently,<br />
looking forward to supporting Morecambe as<br />
they play for the first time in the Football<br />
League.<br />
Wendy Pontefract<br />
leaves the Maths<br />
department to welldeserved<br />
retirement<br />
after arriving in 2000.<br />
She will have<br />
completed 34 years<br />
teaching, and hopes to<br />
improve her craft<br />
skills in such areas as<br />
Wendy Pontefract<br />
lace making, bag<br />
making, and, believe it not, dry stone walling!<br />
Finally, we shall also be saying goodbye to<br />
Mary Atkinson, who<br />
has acted as <strong>School</strong><br />
Nurse and advisor to<br />
many students on<br />
personal problems.<br />
Her kind advice,<br />
common sense and<br />
approachability will<br />
be missed by many.<br />
Mary Atkinson<br />
Design and<br />
Technology update<br />
QKS now has two Arkwright scholars in Jonathan Cook and Josh Murphy (pictured top left below).<br />
The Arkwright scholarship is a bursary to<br />
support students’ “A” level studies, and is<br />
presented in London. In<br />
addition, as you may have seen<br />
WORK RELATED LEARNING<br />
Year 10 Mock Interviews were held on 15th May within school during which approximately half<br />
of the year group participated in a mock interview with a real business person.<br />
The comments that the students received<br />
from the employers were very positive and the<br />
students found the experience valuable. The<br />
employers commented that the standard was<br />
very high and they were very impressed with<br />
the QKS students.<br />
Accomplice Competition – QKS students<br />
have been successful in gaining a place in the<br />
final of a Business & Enterprise<br />
Challenge. Four Year 10<br />
involved – five<br />
students (Emma Matthew, Roz<br />
teams from the<br />
Townley, Jonathan Wright and<br />
Bolton & Bury<br />
Jonty Willis) attended the<br />
area plus <strong>Queen</strong><br />
residential final from 8th to<br />
<strong>Katherine</strong> and<br />
13th July at Bolton University<br />
Kirkbie Kendal<br />
in which seven teams are<br />
from the South<br />
Lakes area.<br />
Each team is working on a live business<br />
problem, The QKS brief is involving the<br />
Bassenthwaite Lake Restoration Project,<br />
looking at commercial opportunities with<br />
wildlife. The results of the final were<br />
announced at a formal dinner on the evening<br />
of Thurs 12th July, so look out for that in the<br />
next newsletter!<br />
Employment Legislation – how it<br />
The positive benefits of part-time work are recognised by young people themselves,<br />
employers, parents and teachers.<br />
A few obvious ones are:<br />
• Extra money<br />
• Experience of different jobs<br />
• The opportunity to work alongside<br />
adults as part of a team<br />
• A reference when moving on<br />
from school.<br />
in the Westmorland Gazette, QKS student<br />
Michael Hanlon has redesigned graphics for<br />
the Spot the Dog<br />
feature, and a Year 9<br />
company is now<br />
producing Spot the Dog<br />
merchandise, including<br />
mouse mats, mugs,<br />
coasters and badges.<br />
However in order to give young people<br />
who are still of compulsory school age* some<br />
protection in the workplace, there are rules<br />
and restrictions in place and it is important<br />
that everyone is aware of these. Whilst a job<br />
can be a very positive experience, it is<br />
essential that working does not harm a young<br />
person’s potential academic achievement. It<br />
is generally accepted by experts in the field<br />
that working up to 10 hours a week can<br />
enhance academic results, whereas anything<br />
in excess of that is likely to harm those<br />
results.<br />
Young people may only start part-time<br />
work when they are 13 years old and are<br />
restricted to certain types of jobs. However,<br />
at 14 there are more opportunities always<br />
with the proviso that the job is safe and age<br />
appropriate.<br />
The hours that young people are allowed<br />
to work vary according to their age – but in<br />
any case this must never be before 7.00am or<br />
after 7.00pm. At 13/14 the permitted hours<br />
are 2 for a term time weekday and up to 5 on<br />
Saturday; similarly the weekday allowance<br />
during school holidays is up to 5 per day. The<br />
maximum number of hours allowed per week<br />
is 12 during term time and 25 during school<br />
holidays. At 15/16 the permitted hours are 2<br />
for a term time weekday and up to 8 on<br />
Saturday; similarly the weekday allowance