Cranford Review 2021

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YEAR 11
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Year 10 July Return
Brings Happy Sunny Days for All
After a very long time away from school and lots of Frog based
learning we were all super excited to get back into school on
Monday 6th July 2020 for two weeks of long awaited time with our
teachers and friends. We were organised very safely in Covid secure
tutor group bubbles, which we soon got used to and before long it
was like we hadn’t been away. At the end of the two weeks we had
had some great fun doing some really interesting activities and even
more importantly been given the skills and knowledge we needed
for all our subjects to make sure we were all back up to speed and
ready to hit the ground running in September.
How to do a public speaking challenge virtually
In the February 2020 we got the chance to do the Jack Petchey Speak
Out Challenge in school. Little were we all to know that this would
be the last time we ever had a live event in school in our year group.
I was lucky enough to win the challenge that day and was excitedly
waiting for the final in March. Well we all know what happened
next! Fast forward a few months and at last the Challenge Final
came around! It was all very different on Zoom but I did my speech
on Racial Stereotyping and my solutions to it. Although I didn’t win
I got really good feedback and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
Ahmed Mumin (year 11)
Future Leaders
Programme
In
February 2021, ten well
motivated and excited year
11 students became part of the
excellent KPMG girls Future Leaders
programme. This is what they had to
say about it:
The programme was interactive and
provided new and better understanding
of the KPMG workplace in the form of
activities set up to be easily accessible
for the participants. In the short time
we spent under their guidance, we
learnt how the staff worked together in
groups to complete complex projects.
Mentors were assigned to help us decide
what careers we are interested in and
introduce us to further opportunities in
the future.
Marjaan Aman (year 11)
The work experience with KPMG not
only gave us a new perspective of the
work world but also guidance. We
were assigned mentors who check in
with us regularly and are always there
for when we need them. They give us
advice for our future careers, education
and everything in general. The work
experience was really interactive as we
got the opportunity to speak to a variety
of people in different departments and
have a go at fun activities. Despite
it being virtual, we still were able to
obtain an understanding of how different
departments work together to complete
projects. Overall, the work experience
was really great and I am grateful to
have been a part of it.
Arushi Varshney (year 11)
Simon Watton
(Assistant Headteacher Year 11)