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Physical Education (continued) Mr I Summerfield Welsh U15s development squad this year. Well done girls! Boys’ Basketball Despite having a slow start to the season, the boys have trained hard and have played very well. They were entered into the Welsh National Schools Basketball Tournament in April where their excellent efforts allowed them to obtain a comfortable win against St Cyres. Unfortunately, in a close competition they were unable to defeat Cowbridge and St Richard Gwyn to progress to the next stage of the tournament. Excellent individual performances throughout the year came from Matthew Allen, Calum Hughes, Stavros and Tato Katsikeas and George Kynaston. Well done boys! Netball Congratulations to the Year 7, 8 and 9 netball teams who won their round of the tournament and qualified for the county finals at Whitchurch. All three teams played really well and came away in 4 th place. Gymnastics In January a Year 7 and 8 team and a Year 9 and 10 team took part in the Cardiff and the Vale Tumble and Vault competition. The girls performed really well and Year 7 and 8 came away in 2 nd place with excellent individual performances from Chloe Poole and Seren Lewis. The Year 9 and 10 team came away in 3 rd place. Congratulations to Chloe and Seren who were selected for the Welsh team in Gymnastics. Tennis Congratulations to the Year 7 and 8 boys’ and girls’ team who won the Vale of Glamorgan section of the Aegon Tennis tournament held at Dinas Powys tennis club. Both teams will now go on to play against the Cardiff schools winners in July. The team consisted of Georgia Atkinson, Olivia Hamzelou, Nick Mackey, Tom Marsh, Seren Marsh, Will Marsh, Spencer Robinson and Milly Williams. New Sports Kit The PE department would like to thank the PTA for purchasing both the netball and basketball kits. All pupils are looking forward to playing in their new kit next year. I’m sure you agree they look very smart! Golf Tim Harry( Year 9) and Lloyd Phillips (Year 10) have been selected to represent Cardiff and the Vale in the Inter-Counties Welsh Schools Golf Championship to be held in Newport. “Excellent Individual performances throughout the year ”
Psychology Miss L Donovan It has been a very busy and enjoyable year in the Psychology department. Since January Year 12 have been working hard towards their PSYA2 assessment. They began by studying stress and its impact. In particular they have focused on the role personality can play in mitigating the effects of stress and they have enjoyed studying the various strategies which can be employed to manage stress effectively. Year 12 have also studied the reasons why people obey and conform which has included an examination of the dangers of blind, unquestioning obedience in a historical context. This module was completed with a focus on abnormal behaviour and mental disorders ranging from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder to Depression. They have applied various psychological models to understanding the causes of such disorders including faulty thinking, hormones and genes. They also enjoyed looking at the range of treatments available from the widely accepted use of drug therapies and CBT to the controversial use of ECT. Results from the January exams were very pleasing with 50% gaining A-B in Year 13. Particular congratulations on gaining over 90/100 marks go to Laura Bowles, Laura Flynn and Natasha Martell. There were also fantastic results at AS with Malita Chimuzi, Jordan Holt, Kim Lewis and Emily Price achieving very impressive marks. Year 13 have also been preparing to sit their final exams as A level students. They have particularly enjoyed studying the formation, maintenance and breakdown of relationships and how relationships differ across cultures. They have also investigated eating behaviour including factors affecting attitudes towards food as well as the various causes of eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa. Year 13 completed the module by focusing on gender specifically looking at biological and psychological influences on gender. Throughout the course students have developed their skills in analysing research and debating the relative contributions of nature and nurture. They have also developed an understanding of the power and possible limitations of the scientific method. Many students in Year 12 and 13 have taken advantage of Psychology drop-in sessions on Wednesdays after school. Students have utilised these sessions as an opportunity to revise and gain additional practice in employing exam techniques. These will continue in the next academic year and all students are welcome to attend. We wish all Year 13 students the very best of luck in the future particularly those who are going on to study Psychology-related courses at university including Charlotte Bloxham, Laura Bowles, Anna Checchi, Kelly Davies and Jessica Eades. “students in Year 12 and 13 have taken advantage of Psychology drop-in sessions”
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Page 11 and 12: February Ski Trip 2011 Miss R Povey
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Page 27 and 28: History Mr G Morgan It has been ano
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Page 35 and 36: Physical Education Mr I Summerfield
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Page 41 and 42: Science Mr P Johnson APPLIED SCIENC
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Page 45 and 46: Year Group News Year 7 Mr M Baldwin
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