Cranford Review 2019
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 It is a wonderful read and a useful historical document which, with its termly sister publications and occasional special editions, also serves to describe the values of the academy and support the aspirations of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It is a wonderful read and a useful historical document which, with its termly sister publications and occasional special editions, also serves to describe the values of the academy and support the aspirations of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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108<br />
YEAR 11<br />
Students visit Oxford University<br />
On<br />
Friday 3rd May <strong>2019</strong>, with GCSEs looming, sixteen<br />
year 11 students were courageous and forward-thinking<br />
enough to take time out of their revision schedule to accompany<br />
Mr Ind to Somerville College, Oxford.<br />
We enjoyed an amazing aspirational day with workshops on<br />
Medicine and Archaeology, both in the college and the Pitt<br />
Rivers museum, and were fortunate to have a personal tour from<br />
ex-<strong>Cranford</strong> student Lucy Tirahan,<br />
currently studying English Literature<br />
at Lincoln College, Oxford.<br />
It was an exciting and memorable day<br />
and students were far from overawed<br />
by their world-renowned academic<br />
surroundings asking probing questions<br />
on subjects as diverse as top athletes’<br />
metabolic rates, markings on 18th<br />
century ethnographic objects and<br />
university funding.<br />
A great day was had by all and we<br />
expect to see some of these highflyers<br />
at Oxford with former <strong>Cranford</strong><br />
student Lucy Tirahan in a few years’<br />
time, if the university is lucky enough<br />
to have them.<br />
Rob Ind (Head of School)<br />
We set out on Friday<br />
3rd May <strong>2019</strong> as a<br />
group of ambitious and<br />
eager year 11s to travel<br />
to Somerville College,<br />
University of Oxford.<br />
Upon our arrival, we<br />
were greeted by Oxford<br />
alumni who were our<br />
guides for the day. As<br />
well as being able to<br />
tour the college and<br />
learn more about the<br />
history behind it, we<br />
were fortunate to attend<br />
a ‘lecture’ by one of the<br />
medical professors to<br />
give us a taste of the<br />
kind of education that<br />
would take place at<br />
university. In addition, we were able to ask any questions that we had, ranging<br />
from the application process all the way to postgraduate opportunities offered by<br />
Oxford University. After lunch, we went to the Oxford University Museum of Natural<br />
History where we took part in activities to broaden our historical knowledge. The<br />
trip was an eye - opener and exciting as we were able to learn more about university<br />
life and how to prepare ourselves for it.<br />
Anjali Bhambra (year 11)<br />
As we reach the end of Key<br />
Stage 4, the decisions we make<br />
about further education grow<br />
exponentially significant. With<br />
this in mind, <strong>Cranford</strong> planned<br />
a trip for us lucky students<br />
to visit Somerville College in<br />
Oxford University, in the hopes<br />
that we get a useful insight<br />
into a possible future pathway.<br />
The trip had expelled many<br />
misconceptions I had about<br />
university, such as the idea that<br />
university was a purely academic<br />
institution; we were informed<br />
about the many societies that<br />
existed in the city which gave<br />
students the chance to enjoy<br />
their time doing what they loved<br />
as well as working towards<br />
a degree. These societies are<br />
similar to the clubs you can get<br />
at <strong>Cranford</strong>, but the sheer number<br />
of them and the depth that they go<br />
into gives a sense of individualism<br />
which you cannot get elsewhere.<br />
I have no doubts that many people<br />
have been at the crossroads at<br />
this point in adolescence, as<br />
we near the end of secondary<br />
education. However, this trip was<br />
definitely a motivator for me to<br />
welcome the coming of the next<br />
stage of my life.<br />
Harit Boonyarakyotin (year 11)
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