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PRIMARY & SECONDARY FORUMS GATHER PACEReed’s Secondary Forum Schools radiate an interest in ScienceReed’s School further enhanced its reputation as a school that iswilling to take the initiative and lead in areas of need throughthe development of enrichment activities for state school students insubject areas where there is a national skills shortage. Much is beingachieved as a result of forming long term partnerships with schoolsand with The University of Surrey, SEPnet (The South East PhysicsNetwork), The Smallpeice Trust and The Ogden Trust. The ViceChancellor of the University of Surrey, Chris Snowden, said, “Nearly100 students from The Holy Cross Girls School, Glyn TechnologyCollege, Archbishop Tennison School, Bexley Business Academy andBishopsford Arts College came to Reed’s School to enjoy developingtheir understanding of energy with interactive exhibits on hydroelectricity, wave tanks, thermal camera, conduction and radiation.The students then went on to the University of Surrey to visit theAdvanced Technology Institute, the Radiation laboratories, andSurrey Satellite Centre at the University. The University welcomes theopportunity to work with Reed’s School in this initiative to reach out toschools and colleges in the region with the aim of stimulating interestand excitement in science, engineering and technology.”Development Director, Richard Garrett comments, “We are all keen tohelp make physics and engineering more accessible to young peoplefrom all backgrounds and this fits with our ethos. It is hoped thatsome of the students attending these courses may eventually go onto study physics at A Level and degree level and become enthusedabout careers in physics and engineering. It is of great significance forus to be working in partnership with The University of Surrey, SEPnet,The Smallpeice Trust and The Ogden Trust”Richard GarrettStudents enjoying the exhibits at the Surrey SEPnet day at Reed’sPHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF THE SURREY ADVERTISERReed’s Primary Forum Schools ‘Tri-Golf’At the end of 2010 Reed’s School launched its Primary Forumof partnerships with a number of local and Inner-London statePrimary Schools. The objective of the forum is to provide enrichmentactivities for children in the schools and to raise aspirations andperformance. The Forum delivers its activities either through trainingthe teachers or through inviting students to come to Reed’s Schoolto use their facilities. There is the potential for over 4,000 studentsassociated with Reed’s School Primary Forum to be involved in theactivities. Tri-Golf is an initiative that will enable teachers to teachchildren golf in their schools following their training at Reed’s School.The Surrey Golf Union and The Golf Foundation kindly sponsored theevent, meaning the resources can be given to the Primary Schoolsinvolved for no cost.Primary School teachers during their Tri-Golf training at Reed’sPHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF THE SURREY ADVERTISERAnne Firth, a Year 3 teacher from St. Andrew’s Primary School inCobham commented: “We had a wonderful afternoon at Reed’sSchool and we now have the skills and resources to take the gameof golf to all our children in a fun format. I’m sure they will gain muchfrom it and the best thing is, we don’t need to resource an 18-holecourse to achieve this!”Liz Robinson, Headteacher at Surrey Square School in Southwark andChair of the Primary Schools’ Forum said: “This is such a wonderfulopportunity for us all to share in good practice in our schools. Throughthe leadership of Reed’s School we can develop a programme ofenrichment activities that will raise aspirations and improve the skillsof our students. In addition there is the chance that some pupils maybenefit from an Andrew Reed Foundation Bursary Award.”Richard Garrett6“America has never been united by blood or birth or soil. We are bound by ideals that move us beyond ourbackgrounds, lift us above our interests and teach us what it means to be citizens” George W. Bush