Newsletter May/June 2022

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K I N G ' S L E A D E R S H I P A C A D E M Y
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Tie ceremony in 2017 Prom 2022
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This year we say goodbye to our
very special Class of 2022!
In 2017, we welcomed our cohort of
Year 7s and they quickly became a
family. Despite disrupted years with
Covid, this group of resilient young
people have successfully completed
their GCSE examinations, negotiated
their Silver Duke of Edinburgh and
been incredible role models to
students throughout King's.
We are proud of their resilience,
endeavour and self awareness and
wish them all the very best of luck
with their future flight path!
We will miss you all - enjoy your next
adventure! Credimus!

CHARACTER AT KING'S
Cultural Capital
At King's our mission is to prepare
our students for 'tomorrow's world'.
This means that we encourage
students to consider their personal
development alongside their
academic progress.
Here is a taster of some of our wider
activities in recent months.
Chinese Club
Chinese Club was established in January 2022. It is an after-school extracurricular
activity club in which the main aim is to let students who are interested in
learning about China learn more about Chinese language, history and culture, whilst
making friends who share a similar interest with them. Many interesting topics are
introduced, including ‘The 12 Chinese Zodiacs’, ‘Chinese New Year’, ‘Chinese
Pen Calligraphy’, ‘Traditional Chinese Brush Calligraphy’, ‘Chinese Martial Art’,
‘Traditional Chinese Philosophy’, ‘Traditional Chinese Toys’, ‘Peking Opera’ and ‘Chinese
Abacus'. In this club, students learn by doing and playing, such as singing songs,
playing traditional toys, enjoying traditional pen and brush calligraphy, practising
Kung Fu, making DIY Chinese-style Mother’s Day card, traditional toys and Peking Opera
masks, and calculating by using Chinese abacuses. Students enjoy this club very
much. One student said:
'My experience with Chinese Club has been excellent. Every week, we do
something new, learn something different and have the most fun you could
ever have. I look forward to Chinese club every week as I know that I will have
the best time whilst learning about a culture different to mine. Overall, it is
one of the best clubs that I have ever been too - taking into account that I
have been to many. All of these amazing things are for the price of… free!'
R is for Respect
for different
cultures
KING'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

CHARACTER AT KING'S
THE POWER OF THE WRITTEN WORD
NATIONAL WRITING COMPETITIONS
WELL DONE TO ISABELLA ELLIS IN YEAR 7 WHO WAS SHORT LISTED
FOR A NATIONAL WRITING COMPETITION AND WILL HAVE HER
WORK PUBLISHED - HERE SHE EXPLAINS WHY SHE LIKES TO
WRITE............
I write because this world is not
enough for me, I can simply write
words on a page and travel a
million miles, create a new world,
dimension or reality with words of
my imagination, all while sitting at
my desk. I can go where I want to
go, and be who I want to be, and
experience many things as if I
were really there. I was inspired to
write through my love for reading,
as I have been a bookworm for as
long as I can remember.
When I got home and received the
letter from the Young Writers, I
was ecstatic, and delighted to
know that in over 10,000 entries,
mine was one of the entries that is
going to be published.
CONGRATULATIONS TO
NORA ABBASSI STEWART!
STUDENTS TOOK PART IN
THE ANTHEA BELL
TRANSLATION COMPETITION
FOR THE QUEEN'S COLLEGE
OXFORD AND NORA
RECEIVED A
COMMENDATION FOR HER
TRANSLATION OF A LEVEL 4
PIECE OF LITERATURE INTO
ENGLISH. TEXTS AT THIS
LEVEL ARE USUALLY ONLY
ATTEMPTED BY A LEVEL
STUDENTS SO NORA
SHOWED GREAT
ENDEAVOUR.
E is for
Endeavour
KING'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

Character Through Performance
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Once again our Creative Arts’ students wowed us with an amazing
production of Beauty and the Beast. Our wonderful set and lighting
team provided a brilliant backdrop for our actors and actresses to
immerse themselves into the story of Beauty and the Beast. All of
our students gave masterful performances and they adapted their
roles to have a modern and personal twist.
Thanks as always to all the staff who helped make the performance
a huge success and well done to all the students involved. We can’t
wait for next year’s performance!
R is for
Respect
KING'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

Character Graduation
A is for
Aspiration
FOLLOWING THE ASPIRE CODE
Over 40 Year 7/8 students and family guests attended Edge
Hill University for our annual Character Graduation this June.
Our students follow our Character Passport programme that
encourages them to develop new skills, volunteer and explore
the world. All of Y7 and Y8 have passed the King's Character
to a bronze level, the students below achieved our 'Gold' (Y7)
and 'Maroon' (Y8) standard -Credimus indeed!
Beautiful Work Day
At the end of every school year the students review their academic,
character and leadership development with their house tutor and family by
presenting their 'beautiful work'. This involves reflecting on academic
lessons, explaining their character and leadership development and
presenting work they are most proud of. The feedback from parents and
carers was overwhelmingly positive.
One parent commented 'I
am so proud of my daughter
and how she has the confidence
to stand in front of us and display
her work. She has grown in
confidence this year due to the
public speaking programme.
KING'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

STAFF AND STUDENT LEADERSHIP
This month, King's staff attended a
'Leadership' residential in order to
experience the activities our students enjoy
each year on their residentials (above).
Year 9 also conducted Work Experience
sessions and interviews to practise their
personal leadership (right).
Below, six KS3 King's Warrington students
were invited to join the Turing Trust at UA92
for a morning of problem solving. Here they
solved problems using Turing Tumbles and
Cypher Shifts. We were honoured to have
Lady Turing open the event who provided
the inspiration behind the £50 note binary
code challenge which was solved by our
three Year 7 students.
THANK YOU TO THE TURING TRUST
WHO CONTINUE TO PROUDLY
HONOUR ALAN TURING'S NAME - A
BRILLIANT MATHEMATICIAN &
FOUNDER OF COMPUTER SCIENCE.
KING'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

CHARACTER THROUGH THE CCF
A huge thanks to the Senior NCOs
(above) from each academy who joined
the cadre as Assistant Directing Staff
acting as syndicate leaders and
facilitating student success:
Cdt WO W Chrimes - KLAW
Cdt FS M Hackett - KLAW
The course sees the student NCOs
complete the following training
objectives:
State the reasons for and
demonstrate good deportment and
standards of a JNCO.
Recognise the symptoms of
potential welfare problems and
take appropriate action.
Implement the requirements of
their own units' fire and security
orders.
Identify the meaning and basis of
discipline and state the 5 principles
for administering discipline.
Demonstrate an ability to handle a
disciplinary situation or grievance.
Give the static and marching drill
commands associated with squad
drill.
This month our cadets also attended
Locate and state the dress
their Annual Dining Event at school.
regulations for cadets.
Huge thanks to the catering staff and
State the main elements of the
support staff for making
it such an
Functional Leadership Model.
amazing experience!
State the principles of appreciation,
Credimus!
planning and briefing.
Demonstrate effective oral
communication skills.

CHARACTER THROUGH VOLUNTEERING -
KING'S SUMMER FAIR
King's Jubilee Summer Fair 2022
Our Annual Summer Fair raised a
staggering £350 this year.
Warrington Food Bank and the
King's Garden are the chosen
recipients this year!!

BY THE STUDENTS FOR THE STUDENTS
STUDENT REPPORTERS - Hannah,Isabella, Faith and Samuel
AROUND THE WORLD
Different countries around the
world - did you know?
Afghanistan - the culture in
Afghanistan is collectivist and people
generally put their family’s interests
before their own.
Barbados - it is the 13th smallest
country in the world.
Croatia - Zagreb is the capital and the
largest city of the Republic of Croatia.
It’s located in the northwest of the
country,.
Denmark - it is rated the 'happiest
place to live' on earth!
Estonia - 50% of the land in Estonia is
covered in forest.
FAVOURITE
PLACES?
We asked students and
teachers where their
favourite place to travel is.
Here are some of the
answers;
Cambodia because I think it's
recent history is sad but good to
learn about.
Hong Kong because it has a blend
of UK culture and Chinese culture
which is fascinating.
Italy is fabulous because of the
atmosphere. Berlin is amazing
because of the landmarks.
Australia is a long way from
England but a wonderful place to
explore - the landscape is so
diverse.
Mr Drake says "Don’t be afraid to get out there and travel. Paris is not too far and has
some really good interesting landmarks."

Character in the COMMUNITY
Big
congratulations
to our Y7 rugby
players who
represented their
club in a national
competition and
won!
Well done to both Alex
Haynes (right) and Millie
Addison (left) who have
both given many hours
to volunteering - Millie
volunteers through the
Warrington Wolves
Foundation and Alex is
a first aider for St John’s
Ambulance.
Outstanding respect
and endeavour!
King’s Alumni
Olivia Hill, a former King's student
formed part of the 4-woman Warrington
Rowing team that entered the Henley
Regatta this year. To win a race at Henley
Women’s Regatta is considered a huge
accolade, while getting to the final is a
kite mark of quality within the sport.
Olivia has also been successful in
achieving a scholarship to study at a
University in America, which she is taking
up soon!

National
Swimming
Qualifiers -
well done!
Character Through
Sport
The summer sports
season at King’s has
been our most
successful yet for
students inside and
outside of school.
From ‘Tumbling’ gold
medals to scholarship
signings! These
students show that
endeavour really does
pay off!
Well done all!
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@KLA_Sport and
@KingsWoolston

UPCOMING DATES 2022-32
NEXT YEAR
EXTRA CURRICULAR UPDATES -
New year, new endeavour!
KING'S HOUSE FOCUS -
Spotlight on the students in
Hanover 2022-23
THE TEAM AT KING'S - Meet the
staff
WISHING ALL OF OUR KING'S
FAMILIES A WONDERFUL
SUMMER BREAK!
KING'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY