Cranford Review 2015
The “Cranford Review” © is a publication of Cranford Community College. Is an annual high standard produced magazine which provides an archive document highlighting various aspects of the life of the academy, its staff, students and community from each academic year. It is a wonderful read and a useful historical document which, with its termly sister publications and occasional special editions, also serves to describe the values of the academy and support the aspirations of the academy, its staff, students and wider community. A colorful layout with a wide range of topics comprising events, extracurricular activities, recognition awards, initiatives, trips and excursions among many others. Hard copies are provided to stakeholders including families, staff, partners, visitors, prospective parents/students, prospective employees and others with an interest or stake in the academy and its students. Headteacher & Director: Kevin Prunty / Editor-in-chief: Jessica Joyce / Graphic Design: Enzo Gianvittorio Danese (Enzo GD) / Printed by: Springfieldpapers.com
The “Cranford Review” © is a publication of Cranford Community College. Is an annual high standard produced magazine which provides an archive document highlighting various aspects of the life of the academy, its staff, students and community from each academic year.
It is a wonderful read and a useful historical document which, with its termly sister publications and occasional special editions, also serves to describe the values of the academy and support the aspirations of the academy, its staff, students and wider community. A colorful layout with a wide range of topics comprising events, extracurricular activities, recognition awards, initiatives, trips and excursions among many others. Hard copies are provided to stakeholders including families, staff, partners, visitors, prospective parents/students, prospective employees and others with an interest or stake in the academy and its students.
Headteacher & Director: Kevin Prunty / Editor-in-chief: Jessica Joyce / Graphic Design: Enzo Gianvittorio Danese (Enzo GD) / Printed by: Springfieldpapers.com
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Science<br />
Department<br />
Activities<br />
2014 / <strong>2015</strong><br />
The Drayson Project<br />
“We found this WFactor really<br />
interesting, educational and fun. During<br />
this WFactor, we had the opportunity<br />
to visit Brunel University which was an<br />
unforgettable experience for all of us.<br />
It helped us notice the unconscious bias<br />
between both genders around us.”<br />
Devyani Greentilal and<br />
Juhi Kumar (year 9)<br />
There is a huge issue currently<br />
in the UK’s STEM (science,<br />
technology, engineering and<br />
maths) workforce as less women<br />
are opting for careers in this<br />
industry.<br />
<strong>Cranford</strong> Community College is<br />
currently involved in the Drayson<br />
Project. This is a pilot project run<br />
by the Institute of Physics. The<br />
main aim is to try to get more girls<br />
studying A-level physics. We are<br />
doing this through a variety of<br />
methods, such as:<br />
• Training for Science teachers on novel ways of teaching<br />
concepts like forces or energy<br />
• Increasing girls’ exposure to more STEM careers (trips,<br />
WFactor etc)<br />
• Training whole-school on unconscious bias and gendered<br />
teaching methods<br />
• WFactor “Girls in Physics”<br />
Three year 10 classes took part in “I’m a Scientist - Get me out<br />
of here” (IAS). This is a live chat with physicists around the world. The impact of IAS<br />
on the student groups was measured and the girls showed an increase in confidence and positive associations with<br />
physics/physicists and a decrease in negative stereotypes. The boys showed a decrease in negative stereotypes.<br />
Additionally, staff and students have been invited to take a test produced by Harvard University to test their own<br />
unconscious bias:<br />
A WFactor session named ‘Girls in Physics’ taught the girls about unconscious bias, career opportunities and<br />
how to boost their confidence in this subject. One way of doing this was by setting the girls a task of designing<br />
a physics toy for an 11 year old. This included market research with a group of year 7 students and conducting<br />
presentations on their toy and, describing the physics of the toy in detail. A group of year 9 girls also attended a<br />
day at Brunel University aimed at trying to encourage more girls into the industry.<br />
For more information on the Drayson Project you can visit the link below:<br />
https://www.iop.org/education/teacher/support/girls_physics/drayson/page_63799.html<br />
The Egg Drop Project<br />
As part of the mechanics unit in A2 physics, Students have<br />
been undertaking a project to design an impact container<br />
that would protect an egg when dropped from a considerable<br />
height. Students were required to bring together their<br />
knowledge of how force is related to acceleration and the<br />
steps that can be taken to reduce the impact force in the<br />
event of a crash. There were some excellent designs with<br />
most students’ opting for spongy materials that increase<br />
the impact time and reduce the overall force felt.<br />
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