December 2010 - Wentworth High School

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You’re Nicked! On 10 th November, about 20 students from Wentworth High School were visited by the lead prosecutor for anti‐social behaviour in Manchester… fortunately it was to deliver a workshop on the role the Crown Prosecution Service to this year’s Y10 GCSE Law group. Andy Holt, a prosecutor for the CPS and Bev Sale, a trainer for the CPS, took the students through the process of a Crown Court case, where the defendant, Salah Audhali, was tried for stealing 4 DVDs! Although he was ably defended by his defence solicitor, Annie Bond, the prosecution, led by Farrah Challinor, was able to prove his guilt beyond reasonable doubt. When the jury delivered their verdict the judge, Sam Fenn, had no choice but to sentence the defendant to 6 months in prison. In the second half of the workshop students had to look at how the CPS reviewed cases to see if they can be prosecuted. Despite an emotive subject, a disabled child’s loss of a wheelchair, the students were able to see the difficult decisions that needed to be taken by the CPS about whether to proceed with a prosecution or not. Students had to sift through witness statements and police interviews and decide whether the case satisfied the ‘two‐test’ code. The Y10 students began to see how complicated the process of criminal prosecutions can be and benefitted from having one of the lead prosecutors in the CPS explain the nuance and subtlety of the work that the CPS does. This built on the work the students have completed since September and will deepen their understanding of the criminal justice system, which can only help the students in their future law studies. Mr Woulfe Law Teacher News from the ICT Faculty It has been a very successful term in ICT. Our two new teachers have settled in well, bringing with them a wealth of knowledge and ideas to the department. This has been evident in the new schemes of work which they have worked hard to produce. This December 139 year 11 pupils were entered for one GCSE in ICT and a further 25 were entered for two. Following the success of last year’s record breaking ICT results of 94.5%, we are hoping to now go one step further. The new Creative Media course has become a hit with the present year 10 pupils and we have been asked by top advertising agency, Studio North to come in and take part in an Apprentice inspired project as one of the crucial pieces of coursework. In Business Studies, we hope to take a group of year 10 students to the Halle Impresarios. This is an opportunity for pupils to develop key skills in Business by extending the curriculum and reinforcing the importance of planning, financial knowledge and team work. Exciting times ahead! Mr Hibbert ICT Faculty
MFL Projet International Back in September, Wentworth sent along a crack team of Year 9 students to take part in the annual Language Enterprise Day, hosted by Irlam and Cadishead Community High School. Working in teams of up to 8 people, our youngsters planned to “host” an International conference for up to 200 foreign delegates. The brief was to provide a complete service to the business traveller, offering them transport to, and from, the airport, hotel accommodation, conference facilities, all meals and drinks plus corporate entertainment. Quite a challenge for a 14 year old, naturally, but given that all the negotiation had to take place in French, our students needed to pull out all the stops. Our students were fantastic! Using a wide range of resources, and excellent French, they put forward bids which were deemed to be “well thought‐out and commercially viable”. As a finale to the day, all groups made a presentation, in French, to all the other participants. I must admit to feeling very proud of our students. Well done! Mr Kay Faculty of MFL RE Wealth and poverty are familiar words in today’s society. Twenty‐one pupils and two staff were invited to tour the Jamia Mosque, the Jewish Museum and Manchester Cathedral as part of an interfaith project run by the Cathedral’s education officer. Pupils listened attentively as specialists in each place of worship explained their views on these key issues. Finally, the group visited The Booth Centre near the Cathedral which has become a major initiative to help the homeless living on our city’s streets. The study is a key part of the GCSE short course in Religious Studies. Mr P Riley RE Teacher
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