Cheshire Issue 57_01-16 - Free2Read

Independent EDUCATIONBake Off winner Ruth marksschool’s 140th birthday bashGREAT British Bake Off runner-upRuth Clemens cookedup a birthday treat when shehelped Lady Barn HouseSchool celebrate its 140thanniversary.Innovative baker Ruth, fromPoynton, who was runner-up inthe first series of the popular BBCcookery programme in 2010, wasjudge and jury on a cup cake decoratingcontest which involvedevery child in the Cheadle school.Ruth, whose own life, she says:“has completely changed afterappearing on The Great BritishBake Off” had some importantadvice for the young bakers.She said: “Weigh out all youringredients accurately, unlikecooking you cannot just guess andthrow things into a pan, measurementshave to be exact. Apartfrom that just have a go, and don’tbe afraid of making mistakes, weall make mistakes.”Now busy as baking recipedeveloper, video presentation chefand well-read blogger, Ruth is picturedwith the winners: In forforeground Isla Aldred agedthree, then from left to right atthe back Leah Hussain, nine,Muizz Ishaq, six, and OrnaBroady, also nine.Leah though had the best bit ofadvice for fellow aspiring bakers:“Make sure you’ve got a goodmum. My mum is teaching me tobake and I couldn’t have done itwithout her.”Now on Schools Hill in Cheadle,Lady Barn was originallylocated on W ilmslow Road inWithington. The school wasfounded by visionary Victorianeducationalist Reverend WilliamHenry Herford as an antidote tothe strict and often brutal teachingmethods of the time,An author, teacher and clericReverend Herford was to becomea worldwide authority on moderneducation, with his daughtergoing on to found W ithingtonHigh School for Girls on the sameprinciples of care and special considerationfor the individual child.Lady Barn House SchoolHeadmistress Sheila Marchsaid: “We are incredibly proudof our heritage at Lady Barnand we wanted a special eventwhich both children and staffwould enjoy. I have certainlypicked up some top tips fromRuth and the children havebeen inspired to bake as well aseat their cakes.”Lady Barn House School’s BakeOff Day raised £800 for TheChristie’s Hospital’s £700,000appeal to fund a new mobilechemotherapy unit. The schoolraises over £10,000 a year for arange of local, national and internationalcauses.Independent 21Learning lessons from the HolocaustCHEADLE Hulme School students heardan inspiring tale of resilience and survivalwhen they met Holocaust survivor RudiOppenheimer.Rudi’s testimony, which told of his earlylife in Germany and Holland, through tohis incarceration at the Bergen-Belsenconcentration camp and his eventual freedomin 1945, captivated Year 9 studentsat the leading independent school.The frank and hard-hitting presentationwas followed by a question andanswer session with Rudi, pictured, allowingstudents to better understand thenature of the Holocaust and to explore itslessons in more depth.Religious Studies Teacher, Mr Ben Robertsonsaid: “It was a privilege for us to welcomeRudi to the School. His story will remainas a powerful reminder of the horrors somany experienced and will encourage ourstudents to learn from the lessons of theHolocaust and make a positive differencein their own lives.”The visit was organised by the HolocaustEducational Trust, as part of itsextensive Outreach Programme.Serving up a waste not messageMORE and more children are eatingmore and more of their schooldinners, according to GreenbankPreparatory School caterersBrookwood.Now the national catering companywhich serves 45,000 meals each day at94 schools and colleges, is gettinginvolved in classroom studies as well, asit continues to promote its waste notwant not message.In the lead up to World EnvironmentDay, Greenbank’s hungry young mouthswere told about food waste with the clearmessage: “Take what you want, eat all youwant, but don’t leave food on your plates.”Richard Timperley Northern OperationsManager for Brookwood, added:“We have given an assembly on foodpoverty in the developing world, set someproject work for the children to completeand bring back to us and taken photographsof the children helping us inthe kitchens.The message is simple, the more youwaste on your plate, the more energyis being wasted in food production.“It takes a thousand litres of water toproduce just one litre of milk. Food is relativelyplentiful in this country but inthe developing world such waste wouldbe considered almost criminal.”Hale BarnsSaint Ambrose CollegeThe opening of our fabulous school has seenthe start of a new era at St. Ambrose Collegewith teachers and pupils working purposefullyin a stunning setting.Outstanding GCSE and A Level results and a European leader in ICT provision.State of the art classrooms with a wealth of teaching resources.Lecture and drama theatres for school and community use, with a specialplatform for astronomy.Sports hall with five basketball courts and indoor swimming pool.Ample social space to create a community rather than an institution.Stunning playing fields, a contemplation garden and even its own lake.OPEN MORNINGfor Year 7 2014Saturday 13th July9.30 am – 12.30 pmAll this and no fees!0161 980 2711 www.st-ambrosecollege.org.uk