March/April 2013 - Pershore High School

Wishing you and your family a Happy Easter 

Sixth Form visit to New York 

March/April 2013 

www.pershore.worcs.sch.uk 

NewsLetter 

Diary Dates 

MARCH 

27th Year 12 and Year 13 

Invited Parents’ Evening 

4.30pm-7.00pm 

28th 

EARLY CLOSURE 1.20PM 

APRIL 

EASTER HOLIDAY 

FRIDAY 29th MARCH TO 

SUNDAY 14th APRIL 

15th 

16th 

24th 

26th 

PDD - SCHOOL CLOSED 

TO STUDENTS 

STUDENTS RETURN TO 

SCHOOL 

Spring Concert 7.00pm 

Youth Council Quiz 

6.30-8.15pm 

Students listed A‐Z: Andrew Aitken, Megan Baker, Elliot Beacock, Hollie Beard, Rosie Bond, Adam Charlton, William Cooper, Sarah Cowin, 

Jack Hancock, Rebecca Hancock, Curs Hewison, Daniel Hya, Louis Kelly, Caitlin Loxley, Thomas Lucas, Carys McCullough, Ross McNealy, 

Tiana Mitchell, Jake Molineaux, Natalie Oxley, Samuel Parkin, Charloe Powell, Isobel Rigg, Martha Robinson, Nicholas Southco, Natasha 

Tacy, Andrew Tessyman, Gabriel Thornes, Ryan Watkiss, Michael Wheatley, Eleanor Woodman, Andrew Wright & James Wright 

The Sixth Form New York trip was an 

outstanding experience. The staff made it 

enjoyable and filled our days with laughter 

and new travel experiences. I personally 

felt like it was a great adventure, geng to 

know the concrete jungle and having free 

me to explore its vastness. The sites were 

spectacular. Not much beats the city 

skyline, at night, from on top of the Empire 

State, but perhaps the one thing that does 

is the incredible performance of The Lion 

King on Broadway, a memory that will 

sck with me for my whole life. I can 

certainly say that the trip was amazing and 

I would like to thank the people who made 

it so. Anyone considering going should 

make the most of this opportunity as there 

is not another one like it. 

Ryan Watkiss 

MAY 

6th BANK HOLIDAY 

SCHOOL CLOSED TO 

STUDENTS 

16th Last day for Year 11 

students (provisional) 

24th Last day for Year 13 

students 

JUNE 

SUMMER HALF TERM 

SATURDAY 25th MAY TO 

SUNDAY 2nd JUNE 

Holocaust Memorial Day 

3rd 

13th 

STUDENTS RETURN TO 

SCHOOL 

Year 9 Invited Parents’ 

Evening 4.30– 7.00pm 

27th Presentation Evening 

7pm (provisional) 

JULY 

Pictured : Councillor Richard Morris;Vanessa Woolf, Storyteller; Harrie Baldwin, MP; Katy Carr, Musician with 

students who took part in the Holocaust workshop 

See Page 16 for the full story 

3rd 

4th 

8th 

9th 

10th 

Sports Day 

Sporting Dinner 

Kingsley New Intake 

Parent/Tutor Eve 4.30-7.00 

Armstrong New Intake 

Parent/Tutor Eve 4.30-7.00 

Magellan New Intake 

Parent/Tutor Eve 4.30-7.00

STAFF INTERNAL TELEPHONE 

Extension Numbers 

PA to Headteacher 

Mrs. L. Dyer 256 

Deputy Headteacher 

Mr. P. Hanson 227 

Deputy Headteacher 

Mr. A. Nockton 224 

Assistant Headteacher 

Mr. G. Booth 325 

Head of Student Achievement 

Mrs. Z. Budding 271 

Head of Sixth Form 

Mr. J. Howell 253 

Sixth Form Support Officer 

Mrs. J. McKenzie 240 

Personnel Officer 

Mrs. A. Davenport 205 

Armstrong House 

Miss E. Bliss 286 

Mrs. E. Hall (Admin) 287 

Kingsley House 

Mrs. J. Higginbotham 337 

Mrs. J. Jenkins (Admin) 290 

Magellan House 

Mr. P. Watson 325 

Mrs. J. Hyde (Admin) 288 

Business Manager 

Mr. R. Dalton 265 

Behaviour Management 

Mr. R. Wood 268 

Exams Office 

Mrs. N. Christopher 257 

Recepon 

Mrs. E. Pleciak 221 

Main Office 

Mrs. C. Clarke 232 

Mrs. J. Meadows 332 

Absence Reporting 

If your child is unexpectedly absent from school due to 

illness please call school to let them know as soon as it is 

possible to do so. You can ring or email the House offices 

and can leave a message outside of school hours on the 

following telephone numbers:‐ 

Armstrong ‐ Ext 287 Emma Hall 

Armstrongcentre@pershore.worcs.sch.uk 

Kingsley ‐ Ext 290 Jo Jenkins 

Kingsleycentre@pershore.worcs.sch.uk 

Magellan ‐ Ext 288 Julie Hyde 

Magellancentre@pershore.worcs.sch.uk 

It is also helpful to confirm using the contact details 

above if your child will be late into school due to a 

medical appointment. 

Corbe’s Column: 3 FoPHS: Parent Panel: 4 

80th Anniversary Gala Concert: 6,7 Art/ 

Photography: 8 Business Studies: 9 DofE: 9 

Design & Technology: 10 English: 11,12 

History: 13 Work Experience: 13,14 

Mathemacs: 15 Modern Foreign Language: 15 

Physical Educaon: 16,17,18,19 Science: 20 

House News: 22,23 Privacy Noce: 25 

Reply Slip: 26 

General Consent Forms for School Trips 

Please make sure you have returned the general consent form so 

that your son/daughter can take part in any school trip arranged 

during normal school hours. 

Please remember to keep us informed of any changes to your 

contact details or changes to your child’s medical needs so that we 

can keep our trip contact lists up to date. 

You can inform us of any changes to personal informaon by 

emailing data@pershore.worcs.sch.uk or phoning the school and 

dialling extension 289. 

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CHANGE OF CONTACT DETAILS 

It is imperave that parents keep us informed of changes to 

contact details and any medical issues affecng their child. 

Please contact the school in the event of any changes to 

personal circumstances. 

Please contact: Data@pershore.worcs.sch.uk 

or by telephone 01386 552471 Ext 289. 

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Corbett’s Column 

It has been a relavely short but acon packed term, 

with experiences ranging from ‘Oliver` and the 

Magistrates Mock Trial to external GCSE and A Level 

examinaons and a visit to Zambia. Given everything 

that has been achieved, it is almost invidious of me to 

pick out these examples. 

Parent Surveys 

A sample (223) of Year 8, 10, 11 and 12/13 parents 

have been surveyed at parents’ evenings thus far. 

Here are some of their views : 

 

 

 

 

 

96.4% feel that their child is taught well; 

97% feel that their child is making good progress; 

96% state that they believe their child is happy at 

school; 

96% feel that the school ensures that pupils are 

well behaved; 

96% feel that the school is well led and 

managed. 

Although these responses are encouraging, I need to 

urge you to contact me when we do not live up to our 

usual high standards. In addion, we have an Ofsted 

inspecon coming soon so please respond to Parent 

View. 

Pupil Premium 

A reminder that if you child is in receipt of Free School 

Meals they are likely to be eligible for the Pupil 

Premium, a sum of money provided by the 

Government to support their educaon aspiraons and 

achievements. For further informaon please contact 

Nigel Evans our Raising Aspiraons Co‐ordinator. 

Appointments of New Staff 

The last few weeks have also been filled with 

interviews to appoint new staff in the Technology, 

English and Drama departments. I am hugely grateful 

to the students who have contributed magnificently to 

the process. 

Although I never like to lose colleagues who have given 

great service to the school, those leaving in the 

summer are either rering or moving on to promoted 

posts. I will provide further details in the near future. 

Excing Post‐16 possibilies 

I am very proud of our current Sixth Form provision; 

offering as it does a very popular collecon of ‘A` level 

choices. Indeed, around 160 youngsters have already 

expressed an intenon to join Year 12 next September. 

In spite of this we will never stand sll and I have been 

surveying current Year 10 students on what addional 

provision we might consider for introducon in September 

2014. I share the determinaon of Governors 

to look at the feasibility of a business enterprise type 

offering. If this is to be a success it will require the involvement 

of local businesses and universies. If you 

can help, or know someone who could, please get in 

touch with me. 

Internaonal Links 

I am sure that two of our key internaonal acvies 

will be covered in full in our next newsleer. However, 

I must offer Paul Watson, Vicki Brown and our seven 

students our best wishes for their two week stay in 

Zambia that began on 22nd March. In addion, we 

welcome youngsters from Plouay during the first week 

back aer Easter. A recepon will be held in the dining 

room at 6.30pm on Tuesday 16th April. 

Geng down to some serious revision 

Whilst I appreciate the pressures upon them I have 

stressed to Year 11, 12 and 13 students the importance 

of significantly advancing their preparaons for the 

summer examinaons over the Easter holidays. The 

establishment of a proper revision regime is the key to 

success. 

Friends of Pershore High 

I must also thank all those involved in the Friends for 

arranging the Quiz and Aucon, and Easter Egg Bingo, 

this term. They were both very enjoyable and 

successful fund raising events, raising around £600 for 

school funds. 

And finally 

Can I thank all staff for their on‐going commitment and 

professionalism. It remains a joy to work with our 

wonderful young people and to appreciate their varied 

contribuons to our school. 

I hope that you all have an enjoyable and snow free 

Easter break. 

Clive Corbe 

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Lunch 

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Aer School 

Tue MFL, ICT, Hi En, BS, Gg 

Wed BS, Ar, Ma DT, BS, Ch Dev 

Thu Mu, Ma, Ar, Hi Ar, En, HC 

Fri 

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Year 11 Revision/Catch Up Sessions 

A number of extra sessions have been organised for students in Year 11 in the run 

up to the summer examinaons. These will take place on the days listed below; 

some students will be expected to aend and parents will be informed by leer if 

this is the case. Other students may choose to aend but should let their subject 

teachers know. 

From February to May we will offer a late minibus service on Tuesdays aer 

school. The minibus will be driven by one of the caretakers and he will check with 

the English, Business Studies and Geography departments if there is anyone in their 

aer school sessions who requires the late minibus. 

BS(Btec) 

100 CLUB WINNERS 

DECEMBER 2012 

1ST MORRIS NO: 9 

2ND FLETCHER NO: 158 

3RD CREED‐MILES NO: 47 

4TH A SMITH NO: 200 

JANUARY 2013 

1ST BRATT NO: 49 

2ND NEU NO: 156 

3RD HODGETTS NO: 186 

4TH SAGGERS NO: 97 

FEBRUARY 2013 

1ST CLUBLEY NO: 217 

2ND JONES NO: 151 

3RD HULBERT NO: 58 

4TH SAGGERS NO: 97 

Extra help for students 

Students who wish to access independent, 

confidenal help with personal and health 

issues can do so through outside agencies 

vising the school. 

School Nurse Service 

The school health service hours and 

appointments have changed. Sara 

Stainforth, the school nurse, is now in on 

Mondays. To make an appointment, see 

main recepon/tutor/HoH. 

Appointments will run from 

10am – 1.20pm. 

An addional service is a drop‐in 

session from 1.20‐2.10pm in the 

Conference Room by the Library (no 

appointment necessary). This could 

be for any health related reason and 

will be treated in confidence. 

Time 4 U 

Time 4 U offer a drop‐in service on 

Thursday lunchmes in the sports pavilion 

to students from Year 9 and above and to 

6 th form students only on Thursdays from 

12.20‐1.20pm. This service is confidenal 

and independent and offers advice on a 

range of issues such as relaonship advice, 

stress, bullying and sexual health. More 

informaon can be found on the Time4U 

website 

hp://www.playinitsafe.co.uk/ 

findaservice/service_me4u.html 

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Art and Photography 

Young Photographer of the Year 2013 Competition 

A number of photographs taken by our 

students had been selected by the 

Beacon Camera Club for their Young 

Photographer of the Year 2013 

compeon. 

Students from Mr Reeves very popular 

Photography Club, our Photography 'A' 

level students and the wider school 

community sent in a record amount of 

entries. Five students have been 

shortlisted as finalists and work will be 

displayed at the awards event on 

Wednesday 13 th March. The lucky 

students are Tessa Carr (Year 9), Rebecca 

Hancock (Year 12), Chris Bleakney, Elliot 

Mann and Isobel Woolley (Year 13). 

Good luck to all 

involved and if 

you have 

been unsuccessful 

this year do not be 

down hearted try 

again next year. 

Happy Snapping. The Photography team. 

Mr Reeves 

Ofsted Parent View 

As you will know from the leer we 

received from Ofsted last year we are 

expecng an Ofsted inspecon before the 

end of the summer term. 

At the announcement of the inspecon 

Ofsted will ask you to complete an online 

survey using their website Parent View. 

However, this can be done in advance and 

your views will be added to those collected 

at the me of the inspecon. You need to 

register an email address and you are then 

able to complete a short survey. The 

quesons are very similar to those that we 

ask you to complete at Parents’ Evenings. 

It would be very helpful to the school if 

each parent could take a few minutes to 

sign up to the Parent View site and then 

complete the survey. 

The link to the website is: hp:// 

parentview.ofsted.gov.uk and there is a 

link to it on the informaon page of our 

website. 

hp://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/link‐to‐us 

School Uniform Change from September 2013 

Following consultaon with students 

through their House councils, there is to 

be a change to the school’s uniform 

regulaons from September 2013. 

From the start of the next academic year, 

only one type of skirt will be acceptable 

for female students. 

The required skirt is a Luton (Black), with 

the reference number 3598. The cost for 

a skirt up to a 22” waist will be £12.95p 

and £15.25p for a skirt up to a 28” 

waist. The price increase is due to VAT, 

with the laer considered to be an adult 

size. The skirt can be sourced from either 

School Togs in Worcester or The School 

Shop in Evesham. 

As before, girls may also wear plain black 

straight‐legged trousers sold as school 

wear (polyester/wool). Trousers must 

not be denim or cord. Flares, harem and 

ght‐fing trousers are not permied. 

This change has become necessary as 

there is such a variance in skirts sold as 

‘school wear’. Despite our policy stang 

that skirts should be black and not jersey, 

lycra or stretch, and around knee length, 

a significant proporon of current skirts 

worn do not adhere to these criteria yet 

have been sold as ‘school wear’. 

The students have had an input into the 

uniform skirt idenfied and we know that 

many are happy with the style chosen. 

We are informing you of this change now 

as many of you may be starng to make 

plans for next year’s uniform, or indeed 

buying uniform now which is ancipated 

to last over a significant period of me 

and certainly into the next academic 

year. 

The Youth Council has rescheduled the Quiz 

from Friday 22nd March to Friday 26th April, 

6.30 to 8.15pm in the Main Hall 

Teams of up to 10 people 

£20 to enter a team 

1st prize = £80.00 

2nd prize = £20.00 

FoPHS Easter Bingo 

Thank you to all the students, parents and staff for 

supporng a successful event. A total of £100.00 has 

been raised. If you would like to support the Friends 

of Pershore High School. Please join the 100+ Club. 

Applicaon forms can be found on the school website, use the 

page for the Friends of Pershore High School . Joining the 100+ 

Club. 

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Business Studies 

BBC Drama Village Trip – Birmingham 

On Wednesday 27 th February, a group of 

Sixth Form Business Studies students went 

on a trip to the BBC Drama Village in Selly 

Oak, Birmingham. The trip provided us 

with the opportunity to interview Sam Hill, 

the Line Producer of dayme drama, 

Doctors, whose job role we were studying. 

We also got the chance to take a tour of 

the set of ‘Doctors’, watched some scenes 

being filmed and then were taken on a 

tour of post‐producon to see what 

happens before the programme is 

transmied. We finished off the day 

with some chips from the canteen in the 

Drama Village. It provided us with a real 

insight into a very different business 

that many people do not get the 

opportunity to see and how businesses 

like this are managed. 

Thanks to Mrs Kilmister and Mr West. 

Beth Goode and Kathryn Dyer 

Year 11 GCSE Revision Day 

On Thursday the 7 th of March I parcipated 

in an intensive revision day run by Tutor2u. 

We travelled to the Vue Cinema, Star City, 

Birmingham. The trip provided five sessions 

covering all topics and how to answer 

selected quesons. This really helped me to 

revise the very first topics we covered in the 

GCSE and what the examiners are looking 

for. Taking the day out in a different 

environment made the trip really 

worthwhile and useful. 

Thanks to Mrs Kilmister and Mrs Taylor. 

Angharad Llewellyn 

Art Classes 

Drakes Broughton Village Hall 

Drawing 

Painting used mixed media 

Every Monday 5.00-6.30pm 

Commencing Monday 15 th April 

£5.00 per session 

Children Aged 8 Years + 

Duke of Edinburgh 

Important Dates 

Bronze Route planning Thursday 21 st March 3.30pm – 4.45pm 

in the hall. 

Bronze Training Day on Monday 15 th April (PDD) 8.50am – 

2.30pm. 

It is important that students aend these sessions, as we cannot take them out 

on the expedions if they have not done the training. 

Congratulaons go to Emma Godwin, Alice Lees and Tidiahn Woodward for gaining 

their Bronze Award. 

Mrs A Watson 

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Design and Technology 

Young Engineers geared up for contest 

A group of Pershore High School 

students have put their skills to the 

ulmate test by taking part in a 

naonal compeon. The students 

travelled to Manchester for the finals of 

the Naonal Science and Engineering 

Compeon on Thursday 14th and Friday 

15th March. 

In order to get to the final the group 

worked on a long‐term project to develop 

quick and simple soluons to fix industrial 

gear boxes in cars in the 

quickest me possible. The project has 

been facilitated through the universies 

and professionals. 

The Engineering Educaon Scheme (EES) 

is a naonal programme providing 

students with hands on experience of 

engineering with sponsorship and help 

from local companies. 

Our appreciaon goes to our neighbours 

Allen Gears who were on hand to help the 

students and gave them several challenges 

to complete while developing their 

problem solving skills. 

Since progressing to the naonal final the 

students have been preparing by gathering 

feedback from companies. Andrew 

Hemming said , “Taking part in the project 

has been a great learning experience. As 

well as being thoroughly enjoyable, 

preparing for the Naonal finals has 

provided us with a good insight into the 

world of engineering, enabling us to 

prepare for a successful career in this field”. 

Laura Conway, Technology School added 

“The EES scheme provides a wonderful 

opportunity for our students to link and 

apply subjects in a real world context. This 

is an important and excing way of learning 

and brings the very best out of our 

students”. 

Pictured le to right: Andrew Hemming, Simon Cartwright, 

George Stephens and Carys Evans 

Congratulations to Tessa Carr, finalist in the Fashion 

Embroidery and Stitch Catwalk 

Tessa’s design sketch has been selected as one of the finalists for the Fashion Embroidery 

and Stch Catwalk that took place between 21st—24th March at the NEC in Birmingham. 

She now has she has to complete her garment, she can then either choose to model it 

herself or provide a model. Her design will be displayed on the ‘Fashion Wall’. She 

receives four ckets for the show, one for herself, two for her parents and one for her 

teacher. 

Reminder to all parents and other visitors to school 

For safeguarding reasons all visitors must ALWAYS report to main recepon in the first instance. 

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Eco Group 

Slimbridge Wildlife Trust Visit 

I think Slimbridge was fun and educaonal. I liked the 

animals and the birds, especially the oers, the nenes 

and the cranes the cranes were doing their courtship 

dance. 

I liked it when we fed the oers, the mum and two 

babies. 

The nenes came running up to us and when we went to 

play in the park and Miss told us to come back, the 

nenes came running up to her. 

Pictured above le to right: Kyle Ellio; Ryan Hutcheon; 

Thomas Howells; Kae Biddle and James Rowberry 

Kae Biddle 

Ryan Hutcheon & Kyle Ellio at the 

waters edge 

Pictured above: Slimbridge member of staff 

speaking to Kyle Ellio; Kae Biddle looks on 

and Thomas Howells 

Go4Set Team Celebration and Assessment Day, RAF Cosford 

project was set to smulate the 

interest of young people in Science, 

Engineering and Technology. By 

providing a real and live SET project, 

Go4SET raises the pupils’ awareness 

and provides personal development in 

team working and project 

management. The team met every 

week during lunchmes and worked 

together to plan, design and build their 

project. Each member of the team 

worked to their strengths and helped 

produce a report, display and model to 

be proud of. 

Pictured above, back row, le to right: Carol Riding, TA, Technology Dept; Bethany Neal, Will Parry, Erin Young, Mr. Corbe. 

Front Row ‐ Le to Right Oliver Charles, Ross Davis, Kieran Rusher. 

On 5 th March 2013 the Go4SET Team 

were invited to the Celebraon and 

Assessment Day at RAF Cosford. 

Bethany Neal, Will Parry, Erin Young, 

Oliver Charles, Ross Davis and Kieran 

Rusher took part in a ten week project set 

by the EDT for schools from across the 

West Midlands. 

The team aended the Launch Day back in 

November where they chose their 

project entled ‘Create Sport’. Their 

challenge was to design a new, 

creave and innovave sports centre. 

They were supported in this challenge by 

First Year students from Worcester 

University. The 10 week environmental 

The team was commended for their 

innovave design and received the 

Naonal award in recognion of their 

valuable contribuon to the Go4SET 

project. 

Mrs Riding 

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English 

Lancaster Writing Awards 

Extracts of a leer 

received from 

John Schad 

Professor of Modern Literature and 

Head of Department County College 

University of Lancaster 

I am delighted to inform you that the work 

of one of your students, Gareth Roberts, 

has been long‐listed for the Lancaster 

Wring Awards for Crical Wring and 

Ficon. We had a very strong field of 

submissions (121 in all), and this student’s 

work has been chosen as one of only nine 

to be long‐listed in each of those 

categories. 

The standard of the work submied was 

high, so he is to be congratulated on this 

achievement. 

The long‐list from each category will now 

go forward for short‐lisng: three pieces 

of work in each category will be selected 

by the end of April, and the winners will 

be announced at our sixth‐form 

conference early in July. 

We are planning on announcing the 

long‐list for each category (crical wring, 

ficon, poetry) on our web‐site later this 

week. 

The Three Counties Debating Competition 

On 6 th March, we intrepidly ventured out 

to Malvern College for the Three 

Counes Debang compeon. With just 

fieen minutes to prepare speeches, and 

no less than eight teams, the 

compeon was fierce. There were 

three debates during the day on 

subjects as diverse as “This House Would 

Raise the Drinking Age to 21” and “This 

House Believes Religion Has No Place In 

Schools”. But by 3.00pm the final was 

ready. Four teams were through; 

Bromsgrove, Pershore High School and 

two teams from Malvern College. The 

debate was on “This House Would 

Invest in Sending Men to Other Planets”. 

Guinness World Record Attempt 

On 6 th February 2013, 46 students 

and Mrs Merre from the English 

Department took part in an 

aempt to break the Guinness 

World Record for the most people 

wring the same story 

simultaneously at different venues. 

The project was called ‘Parallel 

Universes’ the opening of the story, 

which parcipants were given, was 

linked to this theme. By wring up 

to a maximum of two sentences 

each, the group were asked to 

connue the narrave one by one. 

Currently, the record stands at 953 

parcipants in 5 different venues, 

but with over 100 schools involved 

Despite a tense final the victory went to 

Bromsgrove School. All in all this was a 

hugely enjoyable experience and we look 

forward to entering another team next 

year. 

this me, there is a good chance that this 

could be broken. 

Fingers crossed. 

Edward Jordan, Edward Lileboy, Patrick Barrow and Ross Davis 

Emma Bewley and Seline Plimmer 

Le to right: Rachel Higgins; Naomi Flanagan, Librarian and Literacy Co‐ordinator; and Lauren 

Chivers. 

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English 

Gifted & Talented In English 

Just a sample of the best pieces produced 

this term. Well done! 

A FOCUS ON 

YEAR 8 & 9 

AND THEIR 

CREATIVE 

WRITING 

No 13 Graveyard Road by 

Oliver Morgan. 

… They neared the 

inmidang building , 

trying to hide their fear and 

huge goose bumps on their 

skin. Windows were 

boarded up and ghostly 

graffi and vandalism 

covered the large, crooked 

house. Slowly and carefully 

they knocked on the front 

door. Knock, knock, knock. 

No answer, phew! Gingerly, 

they used their experse 

stealth skills to silently 

enter the house. Isolaon 

reined supreme…. 

I love the way you’ve used 

a variety of sentence 

structures here Emmie 

Excellent use of acve verbs 

to engage the reader too— 

wow! 

Extract from, The Deserted House by Emmie Bewley. 

The wind crashed and howled. The sky turned charcoal 

black and spears of white lightening shot from the sky. 

Cathy and I ran, wherever we could… anywhere to get 

away. We had all heard how you could get struck by 

lightening in an open field. We had to get out of the open, 

and get under cover. 

In the distance, I caught a glimpse of an old run‐down 

house. 

“QUICK, RUN!” I shouted. I sprinted for all I was worth and 

Cathy (my best friend) dashed aer me. We reached the 

house. It had no drive... 

Excellent use of emove 

vocabulary, helps to set the 

scene for the reader 

You’ve created tension 

very well here and your 

vocabulary is equally 

expressive. 

A Night to Remember (Titanic Diary entry) by Sarah Croy. 

I can sll hear the screams and shouts. The cries of innocent children are sll ringing 

in my ears, and I can sll picture the faces of the petrified third class passengers… 

their faces sff with fear. What is it that makes the different classes so different, 

who really cares about the amount of money people have when we are all in the 

same posion 

You’ve created a real sense of 

panic from that dreadful night 

Charloe, parcularly with the 

short exclamatory sentences. 

A Night to Remember (Titanic Diary Entry) by Charloe Bradley. 

Screaming. Why can I hear screaming What on earth is all this noise 

What’s happening Oh gosh, I think the boat is sinking! I’ve got to get 

out I don’t want to die! Panic everywhere. Everyone’s running. Which 

way do I go What do I do! I need to get to the lifeboats! Oh no, wait, 

my children! I’ve got to get my children! The ship’s lng. I can’t stay 

here! I need to get out! Which way do I go I can’t see anything; there’s 

too many people! Help me, somebody! 

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Emily Foster Phillips, youngest winner of the 

Wychavon Diamond Jubilee Community 

Recognition Award 

Emily Foster‐Phillips, aged 15, is the 

youngest ever recipient of the 

community award during a special 

ceremony on Wednesday 6th February. 

She was nominated by Stoulton Parish 

Council. A spokesperson stated “The 

youngster always thought of others before 

herself”. 

Emily works with St John’s Ambulance 

assisng in lier picking, walking dogs for 

elderly neighbours and helping out at 

Sunday School. 

The award recognises exceponal 

service to others in their community. 

Emily was awarded a trophy which depicts 

the celebraon of the Diamond Jubilee 

year in the form of the Queen’s beloved 

rose gardens. She was also awarded a 

cash prize of £200.00 and a cerficate. 

Clive Corbe, said: “Everyone associated 

with the school is immensely proud of 

Emily’s achievements and delighted they 

have been recognised by the accolade of 

this presgious award. 

Pictured: Councillor Richard Morris, Chairman of Wychavon 

District Council; and Emily Foster‐Phillips with her trophy 

It is richly deserved given the way that 

Emily balances her community work with 

school work at such a busy me for her at 

school.” 

Becky Pouton in Year 10 

from Magellan House, has 

been given the big thumbs 

up by judges at the 

TeenStar audions. Along with other 

impressive acts, Becky has made it through 

to the Regional Finals and will now be 

performing at the live stages of TeenStar, 

the brand new compeon for teens and 

pre‐teens at the NEC in Birmingham. 

Becky says; "The audions were a great 

Experience. I travelled to The Corn 

Exchange in Cardiff and because it took so 

long to get there I wanted to give it my best 

shot. It was slightly daunng as we had to go 

in a room with 4 others for the audion but 

I actually really enjoyed it. Out of my group 

there was only 2 of us that got through and 

when I found out it made me so proud of 

myself. I am very excited for the regionals 

and I would like to thank all my teachers and 

friends at Pershore High for supporng me 

in what I love" 

For more informaon go to the website 

www.teenstarcompeon.co.uk or beer 

sll come down and support your local 

talent performing. You can purchase ckets 

for the regional final at the NEC on the 23rd 

March from Becky by contacng her via 

email beckympouton@gmail.com or 

telephone 0138655116 

Winners of the Music 

and Singing Category 

On Monday, 25 th February more 

than 200 people packed into 

Number 8 Community Arts Centre 

in Pershore to see the spectacular 

final of the Wychavon W 

Factor. The compeon 

showcases the talents of 11‐18 year 

olds. There were four categories: 

singing, musicians, dance and 

drama. 

riffs. 

Will is now keen to 

perform as much as he 

can. 

Year 11 student, Ella 

Brown, was the winner of 

the singing category. 

Ellla said: “ I would 

recommend the experience 

to anyone who enjoys 

performing or who would 

like to perform.” 

Pictured above: Will Bewley 

The successful acts will receive 

assistance and further training, 

they will be invited to perform at 

future Wychavon events, especially 

during the busy summer fesvals. 

Will won the Music category for his 

performance of a medley of rock 

The winners will be 

tasked with performing at 

local events and venues 

over the coming months. 

Pictured above: Ella Brown 

Pictured above: Will and Ella, both being presented with 

their trophies by the Chairman of Wychavon District 

Council, Richard Morris 

Pictures courtesy of "The Shuer Crew" professional 

photographers for the event 

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History 

History Exams – A few Tips 

Students in Year 11 have been offered a chance to aend revision 

sessions on a Thursday aer school. The full metable has been 

issued in the Revision Guide given to all students in recent lessons. 

Please aend the ones where you feel your skills need the most 

improvement. The metable can also be found on the Shared 

Area in the History folder. Year 12 and 13 students will begin an 

intensive period of revision in lesson me with directed study 

tasks taking the form of directed revision acvies. 

All students taking History examinaons this summer should 

remember that Easter is the key me to begin your serious 

revision. Don’t forget that revision should be acve so make 

notes, make revision cards, draw mind maps, create posters and 

melines, as well as wring med answers to past paper 

quesons which are available from your teacher. 

Year 10 History Students will sit a mock exam towards the end of 

the Summer Term and revision guidance will begin for this around 

May. 

Happy revising 

ICT 

CTRL + ALT + PERSHORE 

By Jacob Holmes 

On 28 th February this year a group of Sixth 

Formers went on a field trip to The 

Naonal Museum of Compung at 

Bletchley Park. The museum is located a 

short distance from the actual house of 

Bletchley Park, a country residence most 

famous for being the base of operaons 

for the code breakers of Nazi ciphers 

during World War Two. The first thing the 

group embarked upon was a talk from the 

museum guide about the code breakers’ 

efforts to break the Nazi’s’ Enigma codes 

and later, Hitler’s radio messages to his 

generals. These efforts would take a vast 

and skilled team of code analysts, 

mathemacians and linguists (to translate 

the code from different languages into 

English) around 3 weeks to decipher. 

Thanks to the maths and logical thinking 

of Compung pioneer Alan Turing and 

technical abilies of engineer Tommy 

Flowers, the code breakers were able to 

develop the world’s first programmable 

electronic computer; the Colossus. This 

machine could solve the codes in 6 hours 

rather than 3 weeks which really contributed 

to the Allies’ war effort. The group 

really enjoyed geng to see a fully func‐ 

onal working reconstrucon of the Colossus 

in operaon and seized the opportunity 

to take plenty of pictures of the 

machine. 

The Sixth Formers then got to see the 

WITCH computer, used for atomic energy 

calculaons in the 1950’s at Harwell and 

Pictured le to right: Andrew Higginson, Andrew Aitken, Andrew Wright, Jack Goddard, George Stephens, Simon Cartwright, Jacob 

Holmes, Joe Busby, Dan Comber, Aaron Burge, James Wright , Will Clarke, Olly John, Jay Gibbs and Jake Jenkins 

then used at the Wolverhampton Instute 

of Technology which was worked on by Mrs 

Kershaw of the Compung department’s 

father no less. Some of the group got to 

operate the machine as it was going through 

a calculaon which took several minutes for 

a simple mulplicaon sum. 

The group then had their names printed out 

in the form of data on computer punch tape 

from a 1960s business computer and got to 

play vintage 1980s video games on original 

hardware. The group did their very own 

coding at the end of the trip by 

programming a version of the game 

“Snake” onto a BBC micro computer using 

the BASIC programming language as well 

as geng to see soware running the BBC 

Domesday Project soware which Year 12 

Applied ICT students will cover as part of 

their course. The highlight of the day was 

geng presented with a genuine valve 

from the reconstructed Colossus Computer 

to take back to the Compung department 

at Pershore High. It was a real privilege to 

see the computers throughout history 

which have influenced the digital world we 

live in today. 

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Hope for Georgia 

Gorgeous Baby Georgia (daughter of Natalie Naughton and Dan Almquest) was born on 13th October 2010 a perfect baby. But due to the 

hospital’s mistake, she has Cerebal Palsy with spascity in all 4 limbs, this prevents her from being able to hold her head up, talk, sit or 

crawl. Doctors have said it is unlikely that Georgia will ever be able to walk. She is currently 28 months old and the one thing that she can 

do, despite her parents being told she couldn’t, is smile. 

Children like Georgia need people like you to do something about the problems they face day to day. 

There is a treatment available, stem cell therapy that could dramacally improve Georgia's quality of life. The fatal stem cells are given to 

paents and these cells have the capacity to find damaged or dead cells in the brain and elsewhere in the body and repair that damage. This 

treatment is currently not available in the UK. It is available in America, China and Germany. Children like Georgia have made tremendous 

progress aer having this treatment, by starng to sit up crawl, stand up, even walking and talking. 

“Everyone deserves the chance to live a happy and healthy life.” 

“We all have the opportunity and ability to speak out for those who can’t, we must use this to our advantage, and speak out for those 

whose voices are to quiet for anyone to hear, if we all shout together then no one can say they didn’t know.” 

“Charity like this one restores your faith in the human race” 

This fabulous charity aims to raise £40,000 and is currently just over half way there. So I implore you to get behind this charity and 

together we really can change a life. 

For more informaon and the opportunity to give to this brilliant charity please head to the website addressed below. 

Thank you 

www.justgiving.com/HOPE‐FOR‐GEORGIA 

Nad Henning KCT 

If you would like to get involved in fundraising you may email 

me at NadHenning@Gmail.com or through the schoole‐mail 

of 007410. 

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Mathematics 

MATHS KIT - £1.50 

▪ Clear Plasc Pencil Case 

(suitable for examinaons) 

▪ 15cm ruler ▪ 180 o protractor 

▪ Compass ▪ Pencil ▪ Eraser 

▪ Pencil Sharpener 

CALCULATORS - £6.00 

We recommend the new version of the Casio 

Scienfic Calculator (fx‐83GTPLUS). 

CALCULATOR AND MATHS KIT - £7.00 

Students who buy a calculator and a Maths Kit 

together get a 50p discount on the individual costs. 

Modern Foreign Languages 

Foreign Language Leaders Award 

The Foreign Language Leaders Award 

(FLLA) is a fantasc experience for anyone 

who enjoys taking part in linguisc 

acvies and teaching children the basics 

of languages. 

At the start of the course we all (Chris 

Cosne, Ed Jordan and Holly Toney) had to 

choose a language which would be 

enjoyable for ourselves, but also simplisc 

and enjoyable for the First School children 

we had to teach. We decided upon Italian 

and chose two topics to teach them basic 

foods such as pizza, pasta, ice‐cream and 

tomatoes as well as colours. 

We prepared for the lessons with guidance 

from Mrs Loxley in our elecve periods 

and free‐me, meeng up a lot to discuss 

various ideas. Aer a lot of thought we 

decided to do 4 games to teach the pupils: 

Kim’s Game, Dominoes, Bingo and Pairs. 

We all chose a game each to make and 

teach and then made them unique with 

our personal choices. 

Abbey Park First School was our first 

experience of teaching and overall, we 

enjoyed the exhilarang experience of 

teaching for the first me . It was nerve 

wracking at the beginning but rewarding 

for both us and the pupils. At Defford 

cum‐Besford school we were even sung 

the “Thank you ”song. 

Overall, the FLLA has made us all gain 

confidence and it has been a fantasc 

experience throughout. I would 

recommend this elecve to any budding 

linguist. 

Pictured above Ed Jordan at the head of the table with first 

school pupils 

Pictured above and right: Chris Cosne guides the children 

with his Dominoes game 

Year 11 French 

Group 

Booster sessions 

are offered every 

Thursday aer 

school from 3.30 to 4.30pm in 

room 101. 

Pracce papers and revision are 

available for the forthcoming 

examinaon. 

Miss Duché 

La Francophonie Project Winners 

At the end of Year 9 students worked on a 

project entled ‘La Francophonie’ in their 

French lessons. 

In groups of 3‐5, students spent up to five 

lessons researching informaon about 

another French speaking country in the 

world. They then produced a power 

point and presented this to the rest of the 

group in English and French. 

The winning groups included a variety of 

interacve tasks such as food tasng, 

naonal costumes and music from the 

countries they researched. 

Hannah Bra and Mollie Higginson Presented by Judith Gath, 

President of Pershore Rotary Club 

Holly Toney 

Pictured above: Holly Toney (shown le) leads a game of 

Bingo. 

Olivia Buon, Bethany Clarke and Hannah Sco with Judith 

Gath 

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Music 

Singers take part in 

concert at Worcester 

Cathedral 

Thirty three members of Pershore High 

School will be singing in this wonderful 

concert in Worcester Cathedral on 27th 

April. It is a concert with other 

Worcestershire schools and young singers 

run by the organisaon Sing UK. We will 

be singing music by the French composer 

Fauré— his beauful Requiem and his 

Canque de Jean Racine. We will be 

accompanied by a professional orchestra, 

have a professional soloist and a 

professional conductor—Malcolm 

Goldring. It is going to be the most 

fantasc experience for all involved. 

Tickets are now available—please come and hear us sing. 

Mrs Witherick 

Year 3 Gymnastics 

Festival 

Pershore High School Held a Year 3 

Gymnascs Fesval for the family first 

Schools on Friday 15 th February. 

It was a huge success, with the Year 3’s 

really enjoying the event. Students from 

the leadership scheme included Oliver 

Charles, Nadeem Plimmer, Elizabeth 

Vizard, Robyn Walters, Hannah Kenwright, 

Louise Hird, Rhiannon Simpson, Abigail 

Pope, Verity Wild, Annie Lealan, Harry 

Johnson, Sophie Boulton, Shannon Aston, 

Megan Wardle and Claire Cooper. They all 

did a great job in organising the fesval 

and making sure the Year 3’s have a fun 

safe experience. 

Thanks to these leaders and help from 

the other schools we hope to run the same 

event next year so more students can get 

this opportunity. 

Miss Naughton 

School Sports Development Officer 

Pershore Town Youth Council receive Community Award 

James Jordan; Jamie Smith; Councillor Gerald O’Donnell, Maddie Hall and Oli Wilcox 

Gerald O’Donnell, Vice Chairman of Wychavon District Council, presents Pershore Town Youth Council members with a cerficate 

to mark the honour of a Community Award to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. 

Leadership Festival 

On Friday 8 th March a selected few from 

Pershore (Year 8) and students from Year 

7 at Abbey Park and Drakes Broughton 

took part in a leadership Fesval at the 

school. 

It was a great day, in which everyone 

enjoyed and learnt a lot. The leaders who 

helped run the fesval did a fantasc job, 

they were very organised throughout. A 

big thank you to; Molly Hanson, Izzy 

Adams, Anya Critchley, Andrew Murphy, 

Shannon Murphy, Abigail Jones, Harriet 

Lovegrove, Oliver Cornelius, James 

Morris, James Coleman, Harry Beevis, 

William Hulbert, Georgina Poer and 

Nadeem Plimmer 

The Year 8 pupils who took part also did a 

fantasc job throughout the day, with the 

boys winning the volleyball tournament. 

Well done Harry Johnson, Oliver Charles, 

Abigail Pope, Verity Wild, Hannah 

Kenwright, Sophie Boulton, James 

Davidson and Timothy Coleman. 

Miss Naughton 

School Sports Development Officer 

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Holocaust Memorial Day 

New Faces needed for Carnival’s Future 

The future of the carnival could be under threat due to a lack of new members. 

The commiee is urgently seeking new members following a number of resignaons last 

year and the death of town councillor David Shaw recently which has le the group 

depleted. 

Everything has been put in place to run the carnival this year on 27th May but concern has 

been raised for subsequent years. 

Pupils marked Holocaust Memorial Day 

with a number of guests, amongst them 

Pershore MP Harrie Baldwin, music star 

Katy Carr, storyteller Vanessa Woolfe and 

Wychavon District Council Chairman 

Richard Morris. 

The workshop was designed to raise 

awareness of the Holocaust. A total of 30 

students aended. The day consisted of 

storytelling, a film showing ‘Kazik and the 

Kommander’s Car’, a group discussion 

about the film and a live performance from 

Katy Carr of the song wrien for the film. 

The film tells the story of a young Polish 

boy scout who managed to escape 

Auschwitz in Rudolph Hess’ car. 

Event organiser Tom Piotrowski, Migraon 

and intergraon co‐ordinator at Wychavon 

District Council said “We were really 

fortunate to be able to get such 

disnguished arsts in Katy and Vanessa to 

help us commemorate Holocaust Memorial 

Day and bring Kazik’s story of life. 

Colin Shepherd stated “We are very low on members at the moment and will run this year’s 

carnival on limited numbers. We would welcome anyone who is interested in the carnival 

and has the event at heart to join us”. 

Fund raising events for this year’s carnival have been organised to help funds. 

The commiee has announced BBC anques expert Henry Sandon will be making a special 

visit to the town on Friday 8th March. 

Held at Pershore Town Football Club, starng at 7pm, Mr Sandon will talk about his life and 

will value visitors anques. Tickets cost £5.00 and the event will include a bar and 

refreshments. 

Mrs Evelyn Jones 

Celebrates her 100th 

Birthday 

Mrs Jones, a former Secretary from the 

late 1940’s unl her rerement in 1977, 

celebrated her 100th birthday and 

received a visit from former colleagues, 

Shelia Smith and Sue Jeavons. Visitors 

also included Head Girl, Beth Goode and 

Jamie Smith along with Bethany Ireland. 

Pictured le to right: Bethany Ireland, Beth Goode, Jamie Smith, 

Evelyn Jones, Sue Jeavons and Shelia Smith 

PERSHORE ROTARY CLUB AND INTERACT LUNCH 

David Finch OBE; Luke Bessant, presented with his chain of office as Interact President and 

Judith Gath, President of Pershore Rotary Club 

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Mayorathon— Tuesday 12th March—Leer received from Charles 

Tucker, Pershore Town Mayor 

This is to say a big thank you to 

you and your students, for taking 

part in last week’s Mayorathon in 

Pershore Bapst Church. 

It all looked so effortless on the 

day, but I’m sure that you had put 

in hours and days of preparaon. 

I really enjoyed the variety of the 

readings and the confidence 

shown by the students. I hope 

they enjoyed reading as much as 

we did listening to them. I 

parcularly liked the poem at the 

end. 

All told, we raised over £1200 for 

the Acquired Aphasia Trust and 

the Acquired Brain Injury 

Educaon Service. Thank you so 

much for your contribuons and 

donaons. Any money 

outstanding, please send a 

cheque 

Le to right: Allison Clasen, English TA, Vanessa Kostadinova, Max 

Aspinwall, Jack Williamson, Bradley Robinson, Ciaran Galvin, Lewis Webster, Alex 

Lovebridge, Anuja Lavy, Meg Kelly, Dani Rowe, Amy Price, Emma Thompson & 

Nick Spice, English teacher 

made out to the Mayor’s Charity Account, 

Pershore Town Council, 34 High 

Street, Pershore, WR10 1DS. 

Thank you again – who knows, we could 

do it again. 

‘The Mayorathon’ 

So I agreed to stand up here 

And read a lile ‘piece’ 

Of anything I wanted to 

from north, south, west or east 

I didn’t think much of it 

Talking for cause 

Poems, novels, short stories 

And maybe even more 

The problem was I couldn’t choose 

The choices far too many 

Mr Spice had told me ‘anything’ 

But what help was that, if any! 

And then he told me of my ‘skill’ 

In wring many poems 

So upon the bus I did sit down 

And to this I owe him! 

The bright cold day has come at last 

And I now before you stand 

To read my small aempt 

And try to steady shaky hands 

I may not be a prodigy 

In poetry nor wring 

But thank you all for listening 

And let get injury fighng! 

By Amy Price, ASC 

Pershore Youth Council visit the Palace of 

Westminster 

Members of the Pershore Youth 

Council, led by Youth Mayor Jamie 

Smith, and accompanied by Town 

Mayor Charles Tucker, Governor 

Bronwen Hughlock and Headteacher 

Clive Corbe visited the Palace of 

Westminster on Monday 4 th March. 

They had a tour of the Houses of 

Lords and Commons, and met Harriet 

Baldwin MP in Portcullis House. 

Molly Foster, May Sanders , Emma Bewley, Maddie Hall, Bethany 

Ireland, Oliver Wilcox, Jamie Smith, Ollie Harper, James Jordan 

& Owen Taylor in Westminster Hall 

Pictured Le to right: Clive Corbe, Headteacher, Oliver Wilcox, 

Molly Foster, Jamie Smith, Maddy Hall, Ollie Harper, Mahew 

Williams, May Sanders, Bethany Ireland, James Jordan & 

Governor Bronwen Hughlock 

Back row: Oliver Wilcox, Ollie Harper, May Sanders, James Jordan, 

Mahew Williams, Jamie Smith, Maddy Hall. 

Front row: Molly Foster, Emma Bewley, Bethany Ireland & Charles 

Tucker, Mayor of Pershore 

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Science 

ATTENTION: YEAR 10 &11 

GCSE SCIENCE REVISION GUIDES 

The Science Department will be selling GCSE revision guides at the 

reduced price of £2.75, there are two books available, one for Core 

Science and one for Addional Science or three books if you are 

studying separate sciences. 

Simply give the correct amount of money or a 

cheque, made 

payable to ‘Pershore High School’, to Mrs 

Schaathun in S11 or Mrs Tarring in S10. (In a sealed 

envelope with your name and tutor group on the 

outside please.) 

BUY EARLY BEFORE STOCKS 

RUN OUT 

Pershore High School in 

Top 15% of Providers from GCSE to 

AS & A Level Grades 

ALPS provides Value‐Added measures that allow 

comparison between A Level providers across the 

country. ALPS uses the average GCSE grades achieved by 

students to establish benchmark performance measures 

for AS and A Level. 

Pershore High 

School consistently 

performs at a high 

level and has been 

in the top 15% of 

providers over the 

past three years on 

this value‐added 

basis. Our Sixth 

Form students 

achieve higher 

grades at A Level 

than the vast 

majority of students 

with similar GCSE 

grades. 

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Last Chapter for Librarian Carol Smith 

Carol Smith the schools librarian for 

nearly two decades rered in December. 

Carol said “it had been a privilege to work 

with staff and students”. She recalled “I 

remember my first day. Originally, it 

was a job share with a lady who had 

been there for 30 years so that was an 

inmidang posion to be in. Every day is 

different. The school runs to a roune but 

the library is quite different, with people 

coming in and out at all mes of the day. It 

was a lovely me and a privilege to be 

there. I have three grown up children and 

they all went to Pershore”. She also stated 

“It’s been a delight at the school working 

with the staff and students and I was really 

humbled by the amount of good wishes I 

received. It was just amazing”. 

Headteacher Clive Corbe said: “I joined 

Pershore High School on the same day as 

Carol in January 1996. Over those 17 years 

she gave magnificent service to the school 

and will be sorely missed. I would like to 

wish her and her husband, Don, a long and 

happy rerement together”. 

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Pershore Swimmers enjoy the races 

Pershore swimmers enjoyed the best ever 

results at this year’s County (Hereford & 

Worcester) Swimming Championship. 

From the first of three weekends their 

medal haul so far is their first overall 

County Championship trophy, seven 

County Age Group Championship records, 

thirty placing medals with eighteen of 

them gold, nine silver and three bronze, 

placing the Pershore club amongst the 

elite of the two Counes, and yet is only a 

quarter to half of the size of other clubs. 

Forty personal bests were achieved from 

59 swims. 

Only two months following her thirteenth 

birthday Tazmin Pugh was on the winning 

trail taking seven age group tles in the 13 

year age division in the 50m Back (31.26) 

and Buerfly (30.08), 100m Back (1.07.86) 

and Buerfly 100m (1.08.32) and 400m IM 

(5.19.87) and 200m Freestyle 

(2.12.62). In taking these tles 

Tazmin also climbed to 1 st in the 

UK end of year rankings in the 50m Fly, 

2 nd in the 50m Back; 3 rd in both the 100m 

Fly and 100m IM and 9 th in both the 400m 

IM and 200m Freestyle. With over 3,000 

swimmers in the girls 13 year age group 

compeng throughout Great Britain they 

are impressive figures. 

Tazmin’s task was made slightly easier 

with her main competor also from 

Pershore High. Issy Griffiths remaining on 

a training programme at her elite club 

‘City of Birmingham’ as she qualified for 

800m and 1500m in the Brish Gas Trials 

for an Internaonal Meet in Leeds on 9 

and 10 th March. 

Tazmin also broke four County Age Group 

Records in the 50m Back and Fly and 

100m Back and Fly and in fact only 

narrowly missing breaking two more in the 

100m and 400m Individual Medley records 

by 0.08 and 0.06 seconds. 

Tazmin’s successful weekend didn’t end 

there as being in the top eight of all the 

ladies present Tazmin also made 4 of the 

Open Finals usually being the domain of 

girls aged 16 and over. She took a Bronze 

County Championship tle medal in the 

50m Backstroke Final and silver in the 

100m Fly. Tazmin kept her best 

performance of the weekend for the very 

last Open Final, however, when she 

stormed to an excing victory in the 50m 

Fly to a new personal best and climbing to 

1 st in the UK rankings being the 15 th best of 

all me in Great Britain. 

Tazmin Pugh to compete in World Schools Biathlon 

National Finals 

Tazmin and Harry are due to compete in 

the World Schools Biathlon Naonal Finals 

at Crystal Palace in late March. 

final. In the Naonal Inter‐county 

Team Gala she was the top 12 year old 

girl in the 100m backstroke and second 

in the 100m buerfly. 

U13 Netball Team District 

Champions 

The rankings have been made aer the 

results from the semi‐finals of the 

competon organised by Pentathlon GB. 

Tazmin, 12 years old, has been ranked 2nd 

out of 178 entrants in the event. 

Tazmin helped by a Joanna Brown Trust 

grant has been able to compete into the 

biathlon for the first me. 

She achieved four qualifying mes in the 

Naonal Age Group Championships last 

year and was eighth in the 100m buerfly 

Pictured above: Tazmin Pugh, Pershore High School & Harry 

Sykes, Bowbrook House School fellow competors 

Front row (L to R) – Vikki Kite, Freya Godfrey‐Hunt, 

Rhiannon Simpson, Hannah Kenwright, Harley Williams 

Back row (L to R) – Jenny Cooper, Annie Lealan, Beth Neal, 

Sophie Boulton 

Pershore swimmers gain best ever results in Hereford & Worcester Championship 

Just finishing outside of podium posion in 

the mul event qualifiers were Lizzie Vizard 

and Ella Spencer. Tazmin Pugh began her 

events with determinaon, and she won 

eleven Golds and three Silver medals. She 

achieved the following mes: 50m Back 

(31.26) and Buerfly (30.08), 100m Back 

(1.07.86) and Buerfly 100m (1.08.32) and 

400m IM (5.19.87), 200m Freestyle 

(2.12.62), 400m free (4.43.77 & 4 th in UK 

eyr), 50m free (29.04 & 10 th UK eyr), 200m 

IM (2.33.65 & 10 th eyr), and 200m back 

(2.24.91 & 5 th in UK eyr). 

Tazmin has climbed to 1 st in the UK end 

of year rankings in the 50m Fly; 2 nd in 

the 50m back; 3 rd in both the 100m Fly 

and 100m IM; 5 th in the 200m Back and 

9 th in both the 400m IM and 200m 

Freestyle. Tazmin also broke five County 

age group records for 13 year olds in 

the 50m, 100m and 200m Backstroke 

and the 50m, 100m and 200m fly. She 

finished the compeon by being in the 

top eight from all the competors 

present and geng a personal best in 

the 50m Fly. She is now 1 st in the UK 

rankings, being 15 th best of all me in 

Great Britain. Brish Internaonal Open 

Meet Trials in Leeds 

Pershore High School’s other top 

swimmer Isobel Griffiths who trains with 

City of Birmingham club. She competed 

in her 13 year age group for the 1500m 

and 2 nd in the 800m. Jake Spencer and 

Josh Lane were two more of the 

competors who qualified in seven 

events. 

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Magistrates’ Mock Trial Competition 2013 

Pershore High School once again put up a 

strong showing in this year’s Key Stage 

Three Magistrates’ Mock Trial 

Compeon held at Worcester 

Magistrates’ Court on Saturday 16 th 

March. 

Students were acng as the Prosecuon 

against St Egwins CE Middle School and 

as the Defence against Aston Fields 

Middle School in the case of R. v 

Cruickshank. In the ficonal case used 

by all competors, the defendant, 

Morgan Cruickshank, was charged jointly 

with Tom and Jane Low, of assaulng 

David Jones by beang him on Sunday 

the 23 rd December 2012, contrary to 

Secon 39 of the Criminal Jusce Act 

1988. 

offered by Mrs Rees from PHS, Mrs Helen 

Povey (Local Magistrate) and Mr Mark 

Anderson (Solicitor – Public Defender 

Service) for their expert insights. 

Although no individual or team prizes were 

won on this occasion, the students 

competed admirably throughout the day. 

All students were presented with 

cerficates for their efforts. Elizabeth’s art 

work has been sent to the naonal 

organisers for judging and we are currently 

awaing the results. 

The Defence Team 

The Prosecuon Team 

Pictured above le to right: Elizabeth Harvey KMA (Legal 

Advisor); Charloe Churchill MAC (Lawyer); Georgia Randall 

ASRC (Lawyer); Florence Swan KMA (Witness); Harry Lees ASRC 

(Witness) 

The Court Officials 

Having rehearsed for a number of weeks, 

the students performed very well under 

the pressure of the compeon held in 

the actual court rooms. The students 

were very grateful for the support 

Pictured above le to right: Toby Vallely AJK (Defendant); 

Eleanor Roberts KJG (Lawyer); Elizabeth Mustard MDU 

(Witness); Erin Young MPE (Lawyer); Leon Milner AJB (Usher) 

Pictured le: (Back Row): Adam Rowling MNE (Magistrate); 

Shannon Aston AIC (Magistrate); Erin Carvill MNE 

Magistrate); Elizabeth Langard KLC (Court Arst) 

Picture of the Day Twice In a Month —Frank 

Richardson 

Frank Richardson’s photographs shown below have been placed on the Railway‐centre 

website. The top two photographs were featured as photographs of the day on two 

occasions within the same month on the Railway‐centre website. The two 

winning photographs are of a steam train, taken at Cholsey Manor Farm Bridge, Didcot 

and shown right a Colas Rail Freight Class 56 is seen passing Croome Perry Wood near 

Besford in Worcestershire. 

The two photographs at the boom of the page are featured on the website 

www.wnxx.com. 

 

Frank stated “He would like to pursue photography as a career”. 

Pershore 

Youth 

Council 

Forthcoming Local Events 

Monday 6th May 

Music Fesval Carnival @ Riverside Centre 

Groups/Solo Arsts Performing 

Pig Roast 

Refreshments 

Friday 7th June 

Bag Packing at Asda, Pershore 4‐7pm 

Please support these local events 

Music Fesval—outdoor weather perming or 

indoor if required 

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House News 

Armstrong 

This me last year I offered you a rhyme 

And I shall do so again as we approach 

Easter Time. 

The months have passed quickly, but it 

seems the weather has not 

We’ve had wind, rain and snow – not just 

a bit, but a lot! 

Students have had trips in the UK, Europe, 

Zambia and the States 

Learning valuable lessons and spending 

me with their mates. 

House council have met with enthusiasm 

and voice 

And money has been allocated to the 

charies of your choice. 

Rewards have been plenty – well done to 

you all – 

House Points, Commendaons and the 

occasional day out of school! 

Keep working hard and aiming to be the 

best 

Individual efforts keep the Armstrong 

Team ahead of the rest! 

For those in Years 11 and higher exams are 

closing in 

Time to knuckle down and let the revision 

begin! 

Yes, you should be doing some to work 

(although I know some of you won’t!) 

But take the chance over Easter to relax as 

well; you’ll regret it if you don’t! 

And finally then, remember please that we 

return on a Tuesday Week 2 

And with that ‘Happy Easter’ is all there is 

le to say to all of you! 

Miss Bliss 

Mrs Taylor 

Kingsley 

Work Experience 

Well done to all Year 10 

students who successfully completed their 

work experience placements. We have had 

some fantasc feedback from employers 

and two of our students have wrien 

about their opportunies. 

‘For my work experience placement I went 

to the Elgar School of Music in Worcester. 

It is not a school like Pershore High, but 

one where music groups and music lessons 

are run. No day was the same and some 

days were busier than others. I helped out 

at the Music Library, visited Stourbridge to 

see a possible new venue for the English 

Symphony Orchestra and also filed reports. 

The week was hecc and ring but 

worthwhile and interesng to be a part of.’ 

Holly May Lawley 

‘I managed to secure a fabulous 

opportunity to work with the design team 

at Miss Selfridge in London. They allowed 

me to work hands on with developing 

ideas for London Fashion Week. Some of 

my ideas were implemented and I was 

allowed to work on some of their future 

designs. On my last day I was able to 

aend the London Fashion Week and 

saw many of the famous names in 

fashion from all over the world. I was 

also given some beauful clothes to 

remember the week.’ 

Jessica Evans 

Tea with the Head 

Students who do well in their progress 

checks and reports are invited to a 

special event – tea with the Head. Ellie 

Walters Mabbo shares her views of this 

event here. 

‘On Friday 1 st March students from Years 

8,9,10 and 11 got the opportunity to 

have a tea party with Mr Corbe to 

celebrate our fantasc progress checks 

and reports. When we got into the 

training room in the library we were 

treated to drinks, cakes and cookies. We 

had the chance to discuss any problems 

or situaons concerned around school 

life with him. It was good to get a treat 

for our efforts and hopefully we’ll have 

the opportunity to do it again.’ 

A visit to Parliament 

May Sanders was one of our Youth 

Councillors who visited the Houses of 

Parliament earlier this month. ‘We 

travelled down by train and it was a 

treat to have monitors in the back of 

the seats to watch comedy, news and 

drama! When we arrived in London, we 

made our way to the Houses of 

Parliament and were searched before 

we were allowed to enter the buildings. 

We were taken on a tour around the 

buildings and I was very impressed 

when I went into the House of 

Commons and was able to walk into the 

debang chamber. I have seen it oen 

on TV but standing in the room made it 

seem very special. I met Harriet 

Baldwin, our local MP, and thoroughly 

enjoyed a really interesng day.’ 

Mrs Higginbotham 

Mr Sampson 

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Magellan 

By the me you read this 

we will be into the last half term of the 

House compeon for this academic year. 

It is crucial that absolutely everyone pulls 

their weight in this next half term to ensure 

that we improve on our performance last 

year and challenge the seemingly invincible 

Armstrong House. Only with everyone 

doing their bit can we hope to challenge for 

the top spot. Year 11 students only have 

about 4 weeks le to make their 

contribuon so don’t be shy, do the deed, 

get the points and get them signed off. 

Current Tutor Group scores: 

A thought for Year 11 

The harder you work now the beer you are 

likely to perform in your final 

Examinaons, the beer you perform the 

more choices you will have for next year, 

the more choices you have the more 

control you have over your own desny. If 

you don’t try you are likely to 

underperform your choices will be 

reduced, you will have very lile control 

over your own desny because you will 

only be able to do what someone else will 

let you do, not necessarily what you would 

like to do. 

Revision Tips: 

Make a metable for revising and sck 

to it. 

Don't waste me revising what you 

know you are good at, concentrate on 

areas of weakness. 

Just reading things is probably the least 

effecve way of revising; make sure you 

write things down as you do it. 

Have a go at doing some past exam 

quesons under exam condions. 

Make up some flash cards with key 

words and phrases on them. 

Use the BBC Bitesize and My Pershore 

web sites as a source of informaon. 

If you need something explaining again 

ask your teachers for extra help. 

Meet with your friends and revise 

together. 

When you are revising make sure you 

concentrate on what you are doing, 

there should be no other distracons. 

Keep yourself fed and watered, it will 

help you to concentrate. 

Don't overdo it, lile and oen is beer. 

Have a good Easter break and come back 

safe and ready to do what needs to be 

done. 

Mr Watson 

Miss McPherson 

Volunteers required 

at Norton Youth Club 

With around 100 young people on the register and around 

50 aending each week we are looking for students who 

would like to help at Norton Youth Club, from cooking 

pizza, playing games, sports acvies or just chang. 

We have five adult helpers most weeks and have recently 

been awarded two grants to enable us to employ a 

qualified Youth Worker part me for the next two years 

Volunteers need to be 16 +, but we will be happy to 

consider anyone from Years 11, 12 or 13. 

Please contact: 

Mike Goode on 07983 424535 

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Privacy Noce: Please note that this noce replaces any other previously issued 

Dear Parent/Guardian 

November 2012 

Privacy Noce ‐ Data Protecon Act 1998 

We, Pershore High School, are a data controller for the purposes of the Data Protecon Act. We collect informaon from you and may receive 

informaon about you from your previous school, the local authority and the Learning Records Service. We hold this personal data 

and use it to: 

 

 

 

 

Support your teaching and learning; 

Monitor and report on your progress; 

Provide appropriate pastoral care, and 

Assess how well your school is doing. 

This informaon includes your contact details (including the name and address of your parents / carers), naonal curriculum assessment 

results, aendance informaon and personal characteriscs such as your ethnic group, any special educaonal needs and relevant medical 

informaon. If you are enrolling for post 14 qualificaons we will be provided with your unique learner number (ULN) by the Learning Records 

Service and may also obtain from them details of any learning or qualificaons you have undertaken. 

We will not give informaon about you or your parents/ carers to anyone outside the school without your consent unless the law and our 

rules allow us to. 

We are required by law to pass some informaon about you and your parents/carers to the Local Authority, this is to ensure that the Local 

Authority can meet its statutory duty with Central Government. 

We are required by law to pass some informaon about you to the Department for Educaon (DfE) and, in turn, this will be available for the 

use(s) of the Local Authority. 

If you want to see a copy of the informaon about you that we hold and/or share, please contact Alison Nice, amn@pershore.worcs.sch.uk, 

or 01386 552471 extension 289. 

If you require more informaon about how the Local Authority (LA) and/or DfE store and use your informaon, then please go to the following 

websites: 

hp://worcestershire.whub.org.uk and use the search funcon to look up privacy noces. 

hp://media.educaon.gov.uk/assets/files/doc/w/what%20the%20department%20does%20with%20data%20on%20pupils%20and% 

20children.doc 

If you are unable to access these websites we can send you a copy of this informaon. Please contact the LA or DfE as follows: 

Performance Development Team 

Worcestershire County Council 

Children's Services 

County Hall 


WR5 2YA 

Email: 

dprice@worcestershire.gov.uk 

Telephone: 01905 822067 

Public Communicaons Unit 

Department for Educaon 

Sanctuary Buildings 

Great Smith Street 

London 

SW1P 3BT 

Website: 

www.educaon.gov.uk 

email: 

hp://www.educaon.gov.uk/help/contactus 

Telephone: 0370 000 2288 

Yours sincerely 

Clive Corbe 

Headteacher 

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Important information about term time absence 

Changes have been made to 

the guidelines provided by 


relang to the authorisaon of term 

me absence for holidays. 

The naonal regulaons governing 

student aendance make it clear 

that parents do not have any right 

or entlement to take a child out of 

school for the purposes of a term‐me 

holiday. Holidays during term me 

should be seen as an excepon to the 

norm and term me absence should 

not be authorised unless there are 

exceponal circumstances. 

The Headteacher will be responsible for 

deciding what constutes exceponal 

circumstances and each request for term‐ 

me absence will be considered on an 

individual basis. 

An exceponal circumstance is likely to be: 

● a one‐off, unique situaon such as, 

a parent, grandparent or other close 

relave is seriously ill and the holiday 

proposed is likely to be the last such 

holiday; 

● there may have been a significant 

trauma in the family recently and the 

Headteacher might consider that an 

immediate holiday might enable the 

child concerned to beer deal with 

the situaon; 

● the holiday might be a unique, 

one‐off never‐to‐be‐repeated 

occasion which can only take place at 

the me requested. 

The cheaper cost of holidays in term 

me will not be accepted as an 

exceponal circumstance. 

Any queries relang to term me 

absence requests should be directed 

to the House Administrator 

(telephone numbers on page 2). 

School Uniform Vouchers 

An allowance may be available for 

essenal school uniform. In the most 

recent financial year, the essenal 

uniform allowance was available only 

for a limited range of items. 

Grants are considered only for children 

from the date they would start school 

under the County Council’s standard 

admissions policy and later when they 

move on to each stage of schooling. 

 

The second part of the acceptance 

criteria is that the child/children named 

have to be starng or transferring to a 

new school. A maximum of two vouchers 

per child will be supplied. The value of the 

vouchers varies slightly depending on 

what the voucher is for and the age of the 

child/children concerned. The vouchers 

can be exchanged for school uniform in 

approved stores. A list of the relevant 

names is supplied with the vouchers. 

The scheme is subject to revision each 

year. 

Applicaons for assistance should be 

addressed to: 

The Educaon Welfare Service, 

Worcestershire County Council, County 

Buildings, Bewdley Road, Kidderminster, 

DY11 6RQ. 

For enquiries please contact 01562 

757651 \ 757652 \ 757653 and ask for 

clothing grants. 

March/April 2013 Newsletter Reply Slip 

Parent(s) please sign, as requested, and ensure that this reply slip is returned to the House Office, 

not later than Friday 19th April 2013 . There is a prize for the first drawn out. 

Signed …………………………………………………………………………...……………..…...………………..… Parent/Guardian 

Student ………………………………………………………..………….………...……….. Tutor Group ……………………………… 

The winner of the January/February reply slip draw is 

Abigail Wiggins KSK 

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