Ninestiles News at Nine December 2019
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Deb<strong>at</strong>e M<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Deb<strong>at</strong>e M<strong>at</strong>e started in earnest after half term and<br />
it has been a gre<strong>at</strong> success. Students from across<br />
Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 have been taking part in the<br />
weekly club and learning valuable deb<strong>at</strong>ing skills. A<br />
dozen students have also taken part in our Deb<strong>at</strong>e<br />
M<strong>at</strong>e Acceler<strong>at</strong>e programme which is an extra<br />
lesson a week of deb<strong>at</strong>e. There are over 50<br />
students taking part in some form of deb<strong>at</strong>e every<br />
week.<br />
We are looking forward to next term when students<br />
will be able to test their new found skills in various<br />
competitions. Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 will be taking<br />
part in the Urban League deb<strong>at</strong>e and <strong><strong>Nine</strong>stiles</strong> will<br />
also be hosting the prestigious ESU Public Speaking<br />
Competition in January, for which our Year 11s are<br />
busy preparing!<br />
BBC Young Reporters<br />
This term, students in<br />
Years 7 to 10 have<br />
taken part in BBC<br />
Young Reporters,<br />
which gives students<br />
the opportunity to write for a real<br />
audience. Students have been busy learning<br />
journalism skills such as finding sources,<br />
interviewing, and writing articles, amongst others.<br />
In March, <strong><strong>Nine</strong>stiles</strong>, along with hundreds of other<br />
schools across the country, will take part in the BBC<br />
Young Reporters <strong>News</strong> Day. We look forward to<br />
seeing wh<strong>at</strong> stories make it to our news deadline in<br />
March. We welcome new members; please speak<br />
to Mr Collins, Mr Flowerdew, or Ms Nelson if you<br />
would like more inform<strong>at</strong>ion about joining.<br />
Responsible Parking<br />
Please ensure th<strong>at</strong><br />
when dropping off<br />
and picking up<br />
your child from<br />
school, you park<br />
safely and<br />
responsibly.<br />
Student safety is of<br />
paramount<br />
importance to us,<br />
and we need your<br />
support to help<br />
keep them all safe<br />
outside of school.<br />
If you need help over Christmas<br />
There may be times over the Christmas holiday<br />
when families need to access additional support,<br />
and a number of agencies will be able to help. On<br />
the Safeguarding page of the school website,<br />
there is a document called ‘How to get help,<br />
advice and support when you need it most’. This<br />
is for parents and carers as well as young people.<br />
It includes details of how to seek support for<br />
mental health worries, young suicide and<br />
domestic violence. It also has the contact details<br />
for ChildLine (0800 1111). All of these services<br />
have a variety of ways in which you can access<br />
them and obtain help, advice and support.<br />
Other agencies such as Health and the Police will<br />
also be able to support over this period and have<br />
other services th<strong>at</strong> they can refer you to as well.<br />
If you need additional advice and support over<br />
Christmas then never do nothing and always ask<br />
for help.
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