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 It is a wonderful read and a useful historical document which, with its termly sister publications and occasional special editions, also serves to describe the values of the academy and support the aspirations of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It is a wonderful read and a useful historical document which, with its termly sister publications and occasional special editions, also serves to describe the values of the academy and support the aspirations of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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The Algae Fuels Project<br />
At the start of this year, a group of year 9<br />
students were engaged in a research project<br />
between UCL (University College London)<br />
and The London Steam Museum involving<br />
the use of algae as a biofuel at UCL alongside<br />
members of the UCL research team. They were<br />
investigating different methods of extracting<br />
biodiesel from Algae.<br />
London Water and Steam<br />
Museum Trip<br />
On the 20th March <strong>2015</strong>, the Science Department took 15 gifted<br />
and talented year 8 pupils to the London Water and Steam<br />
Museum in Kew. Here they attended a master class on energy<br />
by the Institute of Physics. The master class was in the context<br />
of how steam was once used to generate energy for much of<br />
London in the 19th century and the challenges facing us now<br />
and in the future as the demand for energy gets higher.<br />
Trip to Kendrick School<br />
On<br />
Monday 9th March <strong>2015</strong> the Science Department<br />
took nine year 10 students on a “Cutting Edge<br />
Science” trip to Kendrick School (Reading). Our year 10<br />
students took part in two workshops:<br />
Drug Discovery - Through a range of activities, students were<br />
introduced to drug discovery and learnt key concepts used by the<br />
pharmaceutical industry and academia to develop<br />
new medicines. A case study involving current<br />
research into malaria treatment at Imperial College<br />
was used as the context.<br />
Current & Biosensors - In this workshop students<br />
explored how electricity works in both solid and<br />
liquid. We also looked at the use of this knowledge<br />
in biological sensing applications.<br />
In addition, we got to meet the eminent scientist<br />
Professor Lord Robert Winston who gave an<br />
inspirational lecture to a hall packed with<br />
students from various schools.<br />
Everyone had a great day working with Early<br />
Career Researchers from Imperial College<br />
London to explore the role of a scientific researcher<br />
and hear inspiring contemporary research issues explained<br />
and demonstrated. Our students were able to acquire and<br />
learn new scientific vocabulary working in groups to<br />
discuss ethical considerations and acquire problem solving<br />
analytical skills.<br />
Kirsty Foale (Science Department)<br />
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