Cranford_Review_March_2014

anford
Review
March / 2014
Mayor’s London Schools
Gold Club
Cranford Community College was inducted into Mayor
of London’s ‘Schools Gold Club’ at the London
Mayor’s Education Conference on 22nd November
2013. The awarding of Gold School status was the climax of
this prestigious conference with keynote speakers including
London Mayor Boris Johnson, Rt Hon Michael Gove MP
Secretary of State for Education and a host of top international
speakers.
The Mayor’s London Schools Gold Club is a new, annual
scheme, which celebrates and shares exceptional practice in
London’s primary and secondary schools. Gold Club members
are schools that have succeeded against the odds in improving
pupils’ aspirations and achievements. The scheme champions
these exceptional London schools with a Mayoral Award
for 2013, works with them to identify what has made the
difference for their school and helps them share this practice
and their experience with other London schools.
The Gold Club is based on the belief that all schools can aspire to attain excellence for all their pupils, whatever their
circumstances. A school-to-school learning programme allows all schools across London to learn from Gold Club schools’
good practice in “bucking the trend” – particularly those that are overcoming factors of poverty, disadvantage and low
attainment for their pupils.
Cranford is one of only 26 secondary schools in London and the only one in Hounslow invited to become members of the
Gold Club this year, out of the 919 secondary schools in London – this puts Cranford in the top 3% of London schools
in this honourable category.
As current membership is based on three years’ performance up 2012, Cranford is optimistic that the achievements in
2013 will mean that the school is likely to be invited to retain membership next year and to continue sharing its excellent
practice with other London schools.
In addition to the extensive high quality seminar programme that Cranford will contribute to, we
also look forward to working with our Gold School partners and the London Mayor’s
Office to develop further initiatives to raise standards in all London schools.
Cranford has already been asked to participate in the development of the
London Curriculum, an initiative to develop the use of London
and its rich resources to stimulate and inspire
young people.
Kevin Prunty
(Headteacher)

Physical Education Events 2013
“All Schools”
Rugby Programme
“My name is Ramash and I represent the school in
rugby. Before the “All Schools” programme started,
I was never really interested in rugby. The programme
pushed me to a new level and I found myself playing a
sport that I had never dreamed of. Many members of the
Rugby Football Union (RFU) have come to our school,
watching us play rugby and giving us a few tips and
techniques such as getting down low to clear out a ruck.
Because of this opportunity, I was selected by the PE
department to help launch the Rugby World Cup 2015.
This was one of the most amazing and extraordinary
moments of my life as not only did I meet a former
England rugby player Lawrence Dallaglio, but I was
also on national TV. If it weren’t for this programme,
I would have never been sponsored by the RFU.
I would highly recommend rugby to anyone”.
Ramash Arib (year 9)
“Some people might say that rugby is not the best
sport. The reason I chose rugby is because it has taught
me discipline and maturity; also it is fun. You make
new friends via rugby and you get to meet interesting
people such as Lawrence Dallaglio and I got to see the
Rugby World Cup because of the programme set up by
the RFU”.
Saras Dhiman (year 9)
“All School”
Rugby club recruitment workshops
am a year 7 rugby player and I play for
I Cranford Community College. It was
great to be with the RFU (Rugby Football
Union) workshop. There were 4 workshops.
The first one was all about opinions and what
you think about rugby. The second one was
to persuade you to join a rugby club and in
that activity they gave a wristband that said,
“TEAMWORK, RESPECT, ENJOYMENT,
DISIPLINE AND SPORTSMAN-SHIP” and
this was interesting. The third workshop was
a quiz to do with the history of rugby with
a bonus question and if you won the bonus
question you would get a rugby ball. Last
but not least, was all about the environment and how we
care about rugby. For that workshop we had got a RFU pen.
After we had heard how it feels to be in a rugby club
outside of school. It was a really interesting workshop.
Deepak Ballagon (year 7)
Rugby Shirt Design
Twickenham was a great experience. Along
with walking on the ground of our rugby
heroes, we got a chance to design and finalise
our school rugby jersey. To make the jersey
we had to see examples of previous jerseys
of other schools. We started off with a basic
idea of the crane’s face coming round the front
of the shirt from the back. Then we chose the
colouring. As our school uniform colour was
maroon we tried to find a colour not too light
and not too dark. Black, maroon and white
were the main colours in the jersey.
Talvir Plahe and Davinder Gill (year 8)
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Posts in the Park
14 of Cranford’s year 9 students were invited to take part in the national launch of “Posts in the Park”
at Inwood Park. This is a joint initiative between the RFU and the Rugby World Cup 2015. The event
included a coaching session with Lawrence Dallaglio and was filmed by Sky and BBC. Two of our
students, Jade Sidhu and Kulbir Maras were interviewed.
“Posts in the Park” was a great experience. When we arrived we had a go at kicking the rugby ball over
the post and we all worked together to ensure we all tried and had fun doing it. Soon after that Lawrence
Dallaglio arrived and we asked him questions about why he wanted to get into rugby and why he choose
that sport out of the others. Then we got into pairs and started playing games with Lawrence Dallaglio.
It was an experience of a lifetime meeting Lawrence Dallaglio and having a chance to get into rugby.
Klea Koxha (year 9)
“17th September 2013, that is one of the
most memorable days ever. (It was also my
birthday); I went to Inwood Park in Hounslow
and got to meet Lawrence Dallaglio, former
England rugby player and world cup winner.
Not only did I meet him but had the chance
to play a bit of rugby with him too. I was
chosen to be spoken to by the media about
the experience. I said to the media it was,
“one of the best moments ever and truly
unforgettable’’.
Kulbir Maras (year 9)
Oxford vs Cambridge Varsity
Match Ball Boys and Girls
In
the autumn term 2013, a few of us were given
the opportunity to travel to Twickenham
with Mr Box to help at the Oxford versus
Cambridge Varsity match. This is one of the oldest
fixtures in the rugby calendar, so it was exciting to get
to be a part of it. It was an amazing experience, and I was
the first girl to officially be selected as a ball girl in the
whole history of rugby matches at Twickenham Rugby
Stadium. We were given a tour of the stadium, pitch and
changing rooms which was a privilege as even Mr Box
has never walked on Twickenham pitch.
Being a ball girl at the Oxford versus Cambridge Varsity
Match at Twickenham Rugby Stadium was an honour,
which I only understood afterwards. A while back we
were given lessons on rugby basics and I have to admit
I was very intrigued by the sport. I had never seen a
game of rugby before (not a full one anyway) nor had I
played full contact rugby at this point. When I went to
the match I saw rugby for a lot more than I had before,
where I had seen violence, I saw art and grace and only
then did I understand just how much discipline it takes.
I used to see rugby as just a way to pin someone down
and not get told off but after seeing it live and from a
position where I could even hear players and the referee
conversing, I realised just how little violence there is. I
wouldn’t describe rugby as a soothing sport either but
take, for example, a scrum I never realised just how
much organisation there is. Looking at the Oxford and
Cambridge scrums I was amazed, not only were they
quick but they moved together like a well-oiled machine.
One of my personal highlights of the match was seeing
this player who had been injured getting first aid but when
he saw another player running for a try and he was the
only defender nearby, he literally tackled the guy from
what looked like a very painful position, while his other
leg still wasn’t too good and was just sort of limping
behind him; truly inspiring. On another note I was also
honoured to learn that I was the first official ball girl of
the varsity match and I honestly still can’t believe that I
was about to turn the opportunity down. From that day on
I have vowed that whatever opportunity I get I will follow
up because I had got into the habit of saying no to things
and then the people who did go and do them come back
and tell me how amazing it was, or even if they didn’t
like it, I start thinking- I should’ve gone to that. If I had
said no to this, I would have regretted it.
Bushra Khalfan (year 9)
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WFactor
Cranford Celebrates
Black History Month 2013
October is the month dedicated
to celebrating Black History
Culture and this year students working in
WFactor Drama, Rock Choir, and Street
Dance decided to mark the event by
creating a series of performance pieces
in recognition of this very important
celebration. Students from years
7-13 worked for six weeks alongside staff
to devise original work in visual and
performance arts, which they presented
on Wednesday 22nd October 2013 to
parents, staff and students as part of a
Promenade Theatre experience.
The event began with the Rock Choir
performing a number of modern and
spiritual songs including, “Stand
By Me” and “We Shall Overcome”.
This was followed by a drama
performance using a montage
of scenarios reflecting various
apartheid stories and resolutions,
with a clear message about
equality. In the Concert Hall, two
street dance pieces combining
the modern genre of street dance
and storytelling through
contemporary dance
to a backdrop of film
extracts and footage of
Martin Luther King’s
“I Have A Dream”,
gave a powerful and
emotive message. The
final performance
drew upon written and
visual work created by
students, with original poetry writing, some street art
and a soundscape with “Talking Head” videos by various
students and staff including PC Danny McIntosh, about
their own views and life experiences. The audience were
then invited to add a wish message to the “Freedom
Tree” which gave a fitting
conclusion to a thought
provoking event.
Jessica Joyce
(WFactor Co-ordinator
and Events Manager)
Cranford’s Knitters
and Age UK Big Knit
At
the beginning of autumn term
2013, Cranford’s Wfactor knitting
group joined the national challenge to knit
hats to support Age UK initiative. Hats
were made to fit Innocent Smoothie bottles
and sold through various supermarket
outlets with 25p from each sale going to
Age UK. During the winter months many
older people struggle to keep warm, pay
their bills and take care of themselves. It
is hoped Cranford’s knitters in some small
way contributed to ensuring the money
raised went to help keep thousands of
older people across the UK keep warm and
healthy during the chilly winter months.
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Cranford Street Festival 2013
celebrates new talent
In
September 2013, Cranford began an exciting new venture
involving staff, students and invited guests to get the school
day started with a buzz. Two new performances spaces,
“The Spot” and “The Shed” were created to encourage live music
and entertainment each morning between 8.00-8.40am. Two year 12
students, Imran Noorabdul and Segun Babatunde, supported by Mr
Wasiq, Music teacher, organised the Street Festival which encouraged
lots of budding talent to participate, creating an exciting and varied
programme for all to enjoy as they arrived in school throughout the
month of September.
The students loved it as did many of the staff…….Who
could forget the amazing dancing Mr Zondo or
Anna “Rocky” Affram. I will certainly
remember the smiles on faces as both
staff and students turned the corner on
that first morning. One year 7 girl said;
‘I thought it was going to be a normal
day at school’. She soon learnt that
no day at Cranford is “normal” there
is always something new and exciting
around the corner.
The initiative was a huge success
so we decided to extend the Festival
and every Thursday in October 2013
through to December 2013, students
and staff continued to book in a
performance spot. Imran and Segun
took on the role of compère and even
helped to get the crowd going with
their enthusiastic and inventive “on
the spot” rapping.
A highly anticipated
new programme will begin in spring
2014 and I know performance slots
will be hotly contested by all our
budding performers old and new.
Alan Fraser
(Assistant Headteacher)
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On
Friday 20th December 2013 the XFactor
Final came to Cranford. After weeks of tears,
tiaras and tantrums (and that was just the judges), the
final six acts battled it out in front of an
excited Cranford audience and our panel
of judges, Sharon Osborne (Michelle
Cousins), Louis Walsh (Alan Fraser),
Gary Barlow (Rob Ind) and Nicole
Scherzinger (Rachel Thorpe) to be
the winner 2013.
It has become a tradition at Cranford
Community College for staff to put on wigs
and silly costumes at the end of the autumn
term to entertain students and colleagues
and this year was no different, except the
entertainment was less pantomime and
(for some) more karaoke.
The final was skilfully hosted by Dermot
O’Biggsy (Kevin Biggs) who had a tough
job on his hands juggling diva temperament on
and off stage, a lively audience and numerous technical
challenges whilst keeping the whole thing moving with
pace and energy.
CRANFOR
The opening act “Mega Mix”, mentored by
Sharon, set the standard for the other acts
which followed, singing their version of
“Wings”. The judges gave them mixed
reviews advising that perhaps the energy of
their performance outweighed the quality of
their talent as a group. Sharon fought hard for
public support but the rest of the judging panel
were less convinced. Next up were Adele and
her “Adeletes”, mentored by Nicole singing
“Skyfall”. This proved to be very popular with
the judges and recognition was given for the
quality of her voice and a performance in a
completely different league. Louis said; “You
look like a pop star, you sound like a pop star, you
are a pop star. You are world-class”.
Act number 3, Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran
picked up the pace with a charming
acoustic rendition of “Everything Has
Changed”. The judges complimented
them on their performance, which
demonstrated not just their singing
talents but their musicality. During their
performance Louis, their mentor, zipped
around the floor on his swivel chair, trying to
drum up support and swell the cheers in the
audience.
We were now half way through the final and the
competition was “hotting” up with the first of Gary’s
groups, “Girls Too Loud” who entertained us with their
rendition of “No Good Advice”. Sharon said they were
“real contenders” in the competition and although their
backing track cut out half way through, they kept going
right to the end; a sign of real professionals.
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The penultimate act was the second of Nicole’s
mentees, Lily Allen, performing “Somewhere
Only We Know”. This performance showed
her amazing vocal range with soaring notes
and sustained melodic lines. She too raised
the bar and placed herself as a
serious contender to win the
competition. The judges agreed
that she was, “the dark horse
of the competition” and Gary
reminded everyone; “This is a
singing competition and based
on that performance you have
every right to be in the final”.
D’S GOT
The last act of the final also mentored
by Gary was “No Direction”, a
group of five young lads destined
for singing stardom with “What Makes
You Beautiful”. Their performance
raised the roof as they leapt around with
boundless energy and enthusiasm encouraging
audience participation and distracting the judges
with their various antics. They were certainly a
crowd pleaser but not in the eye of some of the
judges who suggested they were really depending
on their popularity and the public vote to put them
through and not because they were the most talented;
a controversial view which lead to heated arguments
amongst the panel and Sharon pouring water over
Louis’ head.
But, as with all good finals, when the
winner was announced, (“Girls Too Loud”
performance 1 and “Adele” performance 2),
everyone joined in with true Christmas spirit
and sang “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”
as an ensemble piece.
As with previous Christmas shows, there were many
Cranford staff that helped make this
show a success, including all those
people who work behind the scenes
and use their amazing skills to
get the finished result; notably,
Julie Prunty, Mo Wasiq (Music
co-ordinator) with Jake, Imran and
Segun (year 12/13) who helped as
stage technicians. The premises team,
who set everything up, built and cleared away the
stage, Kevin Biggs and the staff who created and took
part in all the “Cranford adverts” and Gary Burnham and
his team from AV Services who provided the
additional technology to make the XFactor
experience as authentic as possible. We
could not do this without them all.
This was a great fun experience for
everyone and a memorable conclusion
to 2013.
Jessica Joyce (Events organiser)
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In
September 2013, Cranford Community College
together with Zero Culture, Collage Arts, Desai
Radio and the Arts Council sponsored a storytelling
festival across Hounslow. There were three events hosted
by Cranford Community College involving our students
and students from local primary schools.
Storytelling
Festival 2013
On 19th September 2013, Roop Singh, one of the UK’s
most highly regarded storytellers led a performance and
workshop session. This was followed by a workshop
performance by “The Truth”, a modern day storyteller
who uses Rap to tell urban stories on 26th September
2013, followed by an open session where local
performers including students from the workshops were
encouraged to come along and tell their story in the
atmospheric location of our conservation area at dusk
on 27th September 2013. One of the UK’s leading story
wizards, Rez Kabir presided over this feast of magic,
myth and outrageous mayhem which was well attended
and provided an enchanting setting for some wonderful
storytelling.
Alan Fraser (Assistant Headteacher)
Korean Delegations visit
Cranford Community College
Since
October 2013, Cranford Community
College has welcomed 4 delegations
of senior Korean Educationalists. The visitors wanted
to learn about the English school system and were
particularly impressed by the WFactor sessions, the
attitude and behaviour of the students and the joy in
learning that they saw as they visited some classrooms.
Korea is one the highest achieving Education areas,
according to the latest PISA data (Programme for
International Student Assessment) and we are delighted
that they want to come and visit Cranford, judged as
outstanding in the last Ofsted inspection. It seems
Cranford is as well known in Seoul as it is in Southall.
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By Philip Dobison
(Assistant Head of School, International Relations)

On
Wednesday 27th November 2013 we were delighted to
welcome Imran Khan, renowned Human Rights
Lawyer, as guest speaker to our annual Presentation
of Awards Evening 2013. The theme for the evening
was, “Transforming Our Community”. This theme
captures the importance of the role we play in
serving our diverse community and our philosophy
as a school community to maximise the potential of
everyone.
The Leadership Quartet, Head Girl and Head Boy, Sara
Khan and Sharyar Raja and their deputies, Nikita Sharma
and Hardeep Rai, were excellent hosts for the evening as they
welcomed prize winners, parents, staff and invited guests to share
in the celebrations in recognition for all their hard work. The
formal parts of the evening were punctuated by three excellent
performances created and rehearsed through the WFactor programme.
The Rock Choir began with a rousing performance of “Roar” by Katie
Perry. This was followed by a humorous drama performance entitled,
“Cranford Super Heroes Transforming Our Community”, an original
piece of devised theatre and finally a street dance piece entitled
“Shout, Shout, Let it all out”.
Imran Khan, who is probably best known for his work
representing the family of Stephen Lawrence who was
murdered in a racist attack in 1993, presented the prizes
after making an inspiring speech about his life and work
and how he became a lawyer. He encouraged the students
to grab every opportunity given them and said that if they are
fortunate as he has been to find a career they love they will never
have to really work because the enjoyment will make it not feel like
work. He said how delighted he was to be part of the evening and so
impressed by the students that he would like to offer some work
experience opportunities to us in the future.
After the formalities, it was lovely to catch up with the
families of prizewinners who had returned from university
for the occasion. Imran Khan joined us and took the time to talk
to students who were eager for his advice and guidance.
This was a memorable evening of celebration.
Jessica Joyce (Events Manager)
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Careers
News
Autumn 2013
It
has been a busy term in the Careers Department with trips,
talks, work experience and year 13 UCAS applications. We also
welcomed Christina Chuku to Cranford, who is working with students
giving specialist 1-2-1 careers guidance and group work sessions.
In November 2013, all year 11 students ventured across London
to the Excel Arena to take part in the Skills London Careers Show.
This huge event had over 200 exhibitors offering interactive activities
and information about a wide range of careers. Another, thankfully
much closer to home trip, was to British Airways’s Waterside HQ in
Harmondsworth where our students learned about the more specific
careers available within the airline.
In the second half of the autumn term 2013 year 9 students took time out
of Wfactor to focus on their futures, culminating in an exciting careers
day in December 2013, when they took part in a speed networking event
and workshops and watched an entertaining theatre production centred
around choosing GCSE options. Our thanks go to the Engage Theatre
group for this show.
Year 11 Pathway 3 students took on work experience again. Students
worked in hospitality, retail and childcare and gained significant
employability skills, maturity and confidence. It will be the turn of
year 10 students next term.
After what seemed an age we finally submitted all the year 13 UCAS
applications. Thanks to Ms Suri and her team for their patience and
perseverance to ensure students completed their forms. Good luck to
all the students – we are sure they will all get the offers they want.
We have linked up with Future First, a charity that connects
schools with their alumni and they are busy tracking down
former Cranford students on our behalf. Some of the benefits we
can expect from our partnership are that alumni can visit us to
tell us about their chosen career, offer advice or act as mentors to
current students, take part in careers days and offer work experience
placements and internships. If you know any former students who
would like to join our network, please follow this link to sign up
https://networks.futurefirst.org.uk/former-student/cranford
Plenty more trips and activities are planned for 2014.
Cath Goold
(Careers Coordinator)
Cranford
Community
Mural Project
During October half term 2013,
two students from Cranford
Community College, Tia Tishia-
Morgan (year 11) Rimsha Jaffari
(year 12) worked with an artist in
residence and other local children to
produce a new mural for the Covent
Way estate near the school. The Residents’ Association, Cranford Community College and the Local Authority jointly
funded this project. The idea for the project arose from the residents’ wanting to re-establish the area and to give the
young people from the estate a voice. The design concept was agreed by the artist and those involved with the creation
of the mural; a great way for Cranford students to show their artistic talents and give back something to their community.
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Alan Fraser (Assistant Headteacher)

A Level Art trip
An Inspiration from the Great Masters
Some people tend to think that art is just pencil
to paper but in reality it is a lot more. The A
level Art class is full of potential “not just artists”
but budding young architects, interior designers,
fashion designers, cartoonists, product designers
to name but a few. Each student captures art in their
own unique way though sometimes inspiration
is not always the easiest thing to find and every
artists tends to hit a wall at some time. One of the
best ways to find that inspiration is to surround
yourself in work by others who have been inspired
and the best places for an art student to find that
inspiration is at art galleries or museums.
In December 2013, the A level Art group took
a tour round London to the Victoria and Albert
Museum, the National Portrait Gallery and the
Tate Modern on the South Bank. Taking the time
to look around opened our eyes to see the way
others have envisaged the world. We were lucky
enough to visit the private exhibition of Paul Klee,
an artist who captures surrealism and cubism in
his own individual way that was truly inspiring
to us. We learnt that opening ourselves up to see
that there are no limitations to what we can do as
artists we can we can even go bigger and better
than the Great Masters.
Isabella Bruno (year 12)
Carol Singing
in the Community
WFactor Volunteering in the
The Community group had the great
pleasure of bringing a smile to many faces,
both old and young alike by carol singing
at local community venues throughout
November and December 2013. The group of
14 male and female students, ranging in ages
from 11–18 years, accompanied by Ms Meek
and Mr Ladva, brought joy to their local
Tesco store on a wet and dreary afternoon by
encouraging the public to join in with the carol
singing and they did so enthusiastically. The
next outing saw the group singing at a local
nursery and the children were in awe as the
Cranford students arrived with bells and hats
to sing their favourite carols, such as Rudolph
the Red Nosed Reindeer which they all
clapped and sang along to. The group ended
the project with a stunning performance at
Age UK in Brentford and will be remembered
by staff and students alike for the sheer joy
of entertaining the many pensioners, who
were delighted to sing, dance and join in
for the finale.
Thank you very much for a brilliant performance by all
the students. All here at Age UK had a great time.
We are looking forward to many more events together.
Thank you to the school for all your help and effort.
Regards
Hansa Darbar
(Volunteer Development Co-ordinator Age UK Hounslow)
Charlotte Meeks
(Volunteering in the Community leader)
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NOFA
Music Project and Cranford’s Young Musicians
On
Saturday 14th December 2013, despite
inevitable end of term exhaustion, Cranford’s
Concert Hall was filled with energy, excitement and
noise as we hosted the first in what I hope to become a
series of concerts, supported by the National Orchestra
For All (NOFA).
NOFA is an organisation that aims to provide any
enthusiastic student, regardless of ability, with
opportunities to participate in ensemble music making.
This year they have launched the Conductors for Change
(CFC) project which supports schools in expanding
these opportunities and performing music together.
exciting concert to an invited audience of parents and
representatives from NOFA. We rehearsed during the
afternoon, with the students showing impressive focus
and mature attitudes. The concert started at 4.30pm
and featured solo performances from both schools.
Congratulations to Jaiman Bhalsod (8T), Christiana
Eftenoiu (8T), Sara Yousuf Saiyed (9V), Lucy Tirahan
(9T), Lewis Tirahan (8T) and Kabir Poddar (8Z) for
their performances. The finale was a large ensemble
piece, featuring all the students involved from both
schools. Written especially for this project by NOFA’s
resident composer, Winter Groove was an exciting and
lively end to the concert.
Twenty of our most dedicated key stage 3 musicians
joined with twenty singers and instrumentalists
from Feltham Community College to put on a really
The school’s NOFA ensemble are currently rehearsing in
WFactor and are preparing for another concert, building
on the success of the last, which is being planned for
the end of the Easter Term 2014.
Leah Mirsky (Music Department)
“I think that the NOFA
concert that we held
at our school was a
really fun experience.
We got to hang out with our friends
and practise music together and it
gave us a chance to play music with
another school and to show off to
them what we have learnt and what
we can do. It was fun watching some
of the solo performances from our
school and from Feltham. One of
the acts performed by Feltham was
a band performance of a song called ‘River Flows
In You’ which was originally played on piano by a
man called Yiruma. Another was a choir performance
which was made up of mostly girls. There were
also a few performances from our school such as a
Dhol performance by two year 8 students, a guitar
performance by two year 9 girls, a drum solo by a boy
in year 8 and a piano solo of a song called ‘Für Elise’
by a girl in year 8. All of these performances were
brilliant and very entertaining. If either Cranford or
Feltham holds another concert like this in the future
I would definitely attend”.
Ali Sarwar (year 8)
“I found the concert
fun and interesting
and I was very
happy to be part of it. I think this
was a great opportunity for me and
for others because we got to meet
new people and socialise with
people who have the same interest
as us. We got to learn an amazing
piece of music written for us by
NOFA (National Orchestra For
All). At first we were very nervous
because we had to play in front of a large audience, but
when we started playing all our worries were gone. The
audience liked all the performances and gave us a big
round of applause”.
Christiana Eftenoiu (year 8)