H2U Vol 7 Issue 6 June 2008 - Highcliffe School

H2U 

Vol 7 Issue 6—June 2008 

The 

Credits 

Excellence by Design and through Innovation 

Year 10—Laying the foundations for success! 

It’s been another fantastic 

year for our Highcliffe students 

in Year 10. They 

have tackled all the challenges 

of the first year of 

GCSE study in a commendable 

manner and as 

such have made excellent 

progress as a year group. 

They 

have 

achieved 

some of 

the most 

impressive 

modular 

results 

the 

school 

has ever 

had, in 

both Maths and Science 

and the feedback from the 

other curriculum teams 

suggests that they are on 

course to be just as successful 

in all areas of their 

studies. 

I am confident that they 

will use this as a spring- 

board to achieve even 

greater success in Year 11 

and the Sixth form. 

In addition to their academic 

achievement the students of 

Year 10 continue to show 

their ability to excel outside 

the timetable. I am continuallyimpressed 

by 

both the diversity 

of 

the activities 

they undertake 

and the 

levels at 

which they 

succeed. I 

still find it 

amazing 

that they 

are able to manage their 

free time so efficiently. 

Many of these achievements 

are reported within this issue 

of H2U. 

I would like to take this opportunity 

to offer a gentle 

reminder about the work 

experience. I am sure that 

we will see the cohort approach 

it with the real ‘can 

-do’ spirit that they have 

displayed throughout their 

school career. 

My message to the students 

is simple, I urge you 

all to use the time well to 

really focus on the benefits 

to be gained from success 

in school – I know you will 

make us all proud! 

John Garner 

Head of Achievement 

Year 10 

Contributors: J.Garner, V.Dedman, G.Hughes, S.Rowe, D.Leitch, S.Nicholls, P.Townshend, J.Potts, H.McMillan, 

B.Trevorrow, R.Bannister, M.McGrath, Emma Langley, Madeleine Daley-Brown, Amander Alexander, A.Clark, David 

Comer, Chris Paines, Paul Bennett, Dan Cassey, I.Burgan, Chloe Adams, J.Burden, L.Gabony, H.Finch, S.Callear, C.Stone, 

N.O’Connor, J.White, Emma Fisher, G.Wilson, Chloe Sami, Nicola Jones, D.Bryden, J.Picking, Issy Donald, Steven Dow, 

Daily Echo Reporter, Rebecca Jones, Holly Broomfield, Andrew Sloane, JJ Broomfield, M.Yapp, T.Barnes, S.Riley, 

W.Shaylor, Andrew Rooke, Brendan Kirkton, Laura Fox, Chloe Kitcher, J.Coleman. Production: J.Potts, J.Coleman, 

M.Gower, S.Bagshaw, P.Coughlan, with special thanks to M.Kelly for the ‘Highcliffe Buzz’ logo. 

“I believe in using what you have, instead of mourning for that which you do not. In thirty years 

time, I want to be able to look back at my youth and know that I used my talents fully: that I 

wasted nothing” A former Highcliffe Sixth Former

Deputy Headteacher Mr 

Gareth Hughes will be 

leaving Highcliffe at the 

end of this term to take up 

the post of Headteacher at 

Rhosnesni High School, 

Wrexham North Wales in 

September. 

Mr Hughes was appointed 

to the staff of Highcliffe in 

2002 and in addition to his 

responsibilities as Deputy 

Headteacher he has taught 

within the Humanities Curriculum 

Area. 

‘I am obviously very sad to 

be leaving Highcliffe but I 

Gifted 

and Talented 

These are exciting times 

at Highcliffe especially 

with regard to the 

Gifted and Talented 

agenda. 

The Gifted and Talented 

Register has been reviewed 

using guidelines 

from the National Academy 

for Young Gifted and Talented 

(NAGTY) now known 

as Young, Gifted and Talented 

(YG & T). 

This has meant that a consistent 

approach can be 

adhered to for selection 

criteria when placing students 

on the register. By 

doing so teachers are 

aware of those students in 

their classes who have the 

aptitude to access Higher 

Order Thinking Skills. 

Here at Highcliffe all teachers 

value all students and 

A Fond Farewell! 

am looking forward to 

the challenge of being 

a Headteacher’ he said 

‘I will miss the staff 

and students tremendously 

and would like 

to extend my thanks 

to everyone connected 

with our school community 

for the help 

and support they have 

provided me with during 

the time I have 

been at Highcliffe’. 

Good luck and thank 

you to you as well, Mr 

Hughes! 

strive to get the best out 

of everybody, ensuring 

that students at every 

level have opportunities 

in order to reach their full 

potential. It must be emphasised 

that this is not a 

‘bolt on’ but rather a 

‘built in’ agenda. In 

other words, students are 

not only offered opportunities 

outside of the curriculum 

but every effort 

is made to stretch the 

individual in the classroom. 

There are endless programmes 

on offer ranging 

from archaeology 

master classes, Mathematics 

Challenge, a Debating 

Society, science 

SETNET project, working 

with universities, exhibition 

of artwork at Highcliffe 

Castle, Young Language 

Leaders programme 

to inviting students 

to attend the Oxbridge 

conference. 

Training courses are 

made available to staff, 

either as a whole school 

approach or as a recent 

initiative whereby staff 

have been trained with regard 

to mentoring talented 

students in Physical Education, 

known as the JAE 

programme (Junior Athlete 

Education). We are also 

continually developing the 

Highcliffe Challenge as a 

broad-based crosscurricular 

framework for 

the valuation of participation. 

A recent Inspector told 

Highcliffe “You are way 

ahead of the field in this 

area”. We are by no 

means complacent and are 

constantly looking at ways 

in which to move forward. 

If you would like to discuss 

any of the points raised 

please do not hesitate to 

contact me at school. 

Report by Mrs Dedman 

Lead Teacher for 

Gifted & Talented 

Page 2 H2U, Vol 7 Issue , Year 10 Special - June 2008

Design & 

Technology 

Highcliffe already ahead 

of the game!! 

Following the Government’s 

announcement to 

make cookery compulsory 

in all schools, it is encouraging 

to know that Highcliffe 

are already ahead of 

the game. For some years 

Food Technology has been 

an integral part of our KS3 

Curriculum. Embedded in 

our Food Curriculum are 

the basic skills that students 

will need to make 

healthy, balanced meals 

from fresh ingredients. 

Currently in KS3, our students 

are encouraged to 

make dishes on an international 

theme. These include 

Shepherd’s Pie, Risotto, 

Sweet & 

Sour 

Chicken 

and 

Tikka 

Masala. 

They 

progress 

in KS4 

to more 

adventurous 

and skilful dishes incorporating 

nutritional/special 

dietary needs and menu 

planning. An Enrichment 

course, Post 16 (Food) is 

timetabled. This course is 

designed to enable students 

to create healthy 

meals on a budget. 

In addition to the success 

of our students at exam 

level, it is rewarding to see 

them successfully compete 

Curriculum News 

in community events and 

we want to congratulate 

two Year 10 Catering students 

who have recently 

achieved great success in 

competitions outside 

school. 

Rachael 

Stone 

was selected 

to representHighcliffe 

at 

the 

John B 

Challenge 

which took place at 

MJs restaurant in Brockenhurst 

College on Mon 

12 th May. We are pleased 

to report that despite 

very stiff competition 

Rachael managed to finish 

in 2 nd place. A fine 

achievement 

Rachael, 

well done! 

In what is 

fast becoming 

an 

annual 

tradition 

here at 

the school 

a Year 10 student went in 

for a high pressure competitive 

event at the 

Christchurch International 

Food Festival. Congratulations 

to Ayden 

Lee, winner of the Christchurch 

Junior Cook of the 

Year competition. Ayden 

was up against tough 

competition from both 

the Grange and Twynham 

School. Judges Graham 

Silverton, president of 

Christchurch Rotary Club; 

Tim Lloyd, managing director 

of the Captain’s Club 

Hotel and Lesley Walters, 

celebrity chef, all decided 

that Ayden’s dish of pork 

medallions 

wrapped 

in pancetta, 

sautéed 

potato 

and carrot 

and 

French 

bean 

parcels, 

was the 

winner. Ayden received a 

meal voucher worth £75 

from the Avonmouth Hotel 

and £250 for Highcliffe 

School. 

Report by 

Mrs Rowe and Miss Leitch 

Teachers of 

Food & Catering 

Recycling 

In Design Technology we 

are constantly evaluating 

our projects to make them 

as engaging as possible for 

students. We also consider 

what skills can be 

taught through the projects 

and we factor in the 

costs of the materials that 

are used to minimise the 

expense to the school and 

students. 

We are increasingly trying 

to consider the cost of the 

materials to the environment 

by sourcing a larger 

number of sustainable materials 

as well as carrying 

out in house recycling with 

off-cuts for all major material 

groups: Wood, Metal 

and Plastic. 

H2U, Vol 7 Issue , Year 10 Special - June 2008 Page 3

By practising the three 

“R’s” (Reduce, Re-use, Recycle) 

we are managing to 

reduce our material consumption 

by a meaningful 

margin. 

We now wish to expand 

this initiative further and 

are looking to our locale 

for assistance. Many 

manufacturing companies 

throw away materials that 

we can make entire products 

from and consequently 

we are looking for 

contacts that might be able 

to supply us with certain 

timbers, metals or plastics. 

Hardwoods or softwoods 

are used frequently by us, 

as are ferrous and nonferrous 

metals. Plastics 

are a littletrickier 

and 

we generally 

only 

have 

need for 

thermoplastics 

such as 

acrylic 

and polypropylene though 

we do sometimes require 

nylon for making bushes. 

If anyone thinks they can 

assist us with our environmental 

improvements then 

please get in contact. 

Report by Mr Nicholls 

Graphics Pack 

Our Year 10 Design Technology 

courses are progressing 

well and are currently 

moving into the exciting 

phase of product development 

through sketching 

and Computer Aided 

Design work. 

Our aim is always to support 

our students in the 

achievement of innovative, 

quality products 

by 

demonstrating 

new 

graphical 

presentation 

skills, which, 

wherever 

possible, 

emulate 

techniques 

used in industry. 

Consequently, 

it is 

of benefit to 

any student 

studying GCSE Design 

Technology that they own 

a basic kit of equipment 

to help them realise their 

ideas. 

In support of this 

we have selected 

a range of quality 

equipment, which 

we can source 

from our suppliers. 

For a list see 

the box on this 

page. The equipment 

has been 

chosen on cost and quality 

and should represent 

a substantial reduction in 

price if purchased on the 

high street. 

I must stress that the 

Graphics Pack 

Propelling Pencil 0.7mm 

Leads 0.7mm 

0.25mm fine-line Rollerball Pen 

0.5mm fine-line Rollerball Pen 

Thicker black felt-tip pen 

Compass (Staedtler) 

Pencil sharpener 

Pack (24) of colouring pencils 

Eraser 

30cm Ruler 

Clear Pencil Case (330 x 125mm) 

Total Cost - £10 

price of the pack, detailed 

above, is a cost price to us 

and includes no ‘mark-up’ 

of any sort. 

Students have had an opportunity 

to order this pack 

from us and we very much 

look forward to its influencing 

the quality of the 

student outcomes over the 

next few weeks. 

Report by Mr Nicholls 

Electronics—New Lights 

Our lighting in the hall now 

has become completely 

computer controlled both 

analogue and digital lights. 

When we started on the 

lights they were rather archaic 

and manually controlled 

which was a bind. 

The fact that they actually 


had "Christchurch Grammar 

school" labels on them 

did give the game away as 

to their age. 

We have spent a lot of 

time and effort in upgrading 

them and we now have 

40 lights on and in front of 

the stage with 25KW of 

power - some 100A – 

which is roughly equivalent 

to about 4-5 houses. All 

this is computer controlled 

by a system that took two 

years to design and build. 

The moving head lights 

and scanners (DMX) are 

now also computer controlled 

as I have just finished 

a program and interface 

to drive them - only 

took four weeks this time. 

The unit is about A5 size 

and fully portable so the 

DMX can be used anywhere 

under total PC control. 

The value of this equipment 

is in the £1000s and 

by creating it in-house we 

have not only saved a 

great deal of money but 

also have a system which 

is on par with, if not better 

than, many schools with 

specialist status in Drama. 

More bits from 

Electronics 

A few brief notes of things 

to look out for...the Dalek 

should be finished very 

soon and the RC car track 

should be finished ..... this 

year some time. 

Also we have built the 

largest sound meter I've 

ever seen with some 720 

LED's (hyper bright, used 

in traffic lights) and being 

added to. 

Report by Mr Townshend 

Flight…Suspension… 

Falling 

Year 10 GCSE Dance students 

recently attended a 

performance by Gravity 

and Levity Dance Company 

entitled ‘Shift’. 

This aerial dance company 

performed the piece 

with several performers 

in harnesses using a multitude 

of ropes and sandbags 

in order to create 

the illusion of flying 

through space. 

The set, consisting of 

materials made of wood 

and metal, which transformed 

into soundmaking 

devices at the 

end of the show, was an 

integral feature of the 

piece. 

The performers’ challenge 

was how to find 

human and emotional 

softness in a hard, abstract 

environment and 

how to find lightness of 

movement whilst constrained 

by harnesses. 

The company certainly 

Expressive Arts 

succeeded with women 

and wood whirling around 

each other like lovers with 

such beauty and precision 

that it was mesmerising to 

watch. 

During the heart stopping 

choreography, dancers deliberately 

fell off things to 

remind the audience how 

hard aerial dance is to execute 

but how effortless audiences 

expect it to look. 

At times it was as though 

the performers were 

caught in a web of ropes 

and the huge risk, both 

physically and creatively, 

paid off spectacularly well! 

Report by Mrs McGrath 

Young Musician 

Competition 2008 

During the first week of 

February, the Highcliffe 

School Young Musician of 

the Year Competition heats 

were held. We were delighted 

that so many students 

took the opportunity 

to get involved in this annual 

event and we had 

over 60 students entering. 

Each student performed in 

Summer Concert 

2008 

Weds 2 nd & Thurs 3 rd July 

7pm, Main Hall 

Tickets on sale: 9 th June 

Available from the 

Music Department. 


a heat against other people 

of the same instrumental 

family and ability. Each 

heat had a lower tier and a 

higher tier winner and all 

these winners went 

through to a Grand Final 

Concert in the Performance 

Hall on the evening of 14 th 

February. The finalists 

performed in front of an 

audience of family and 

friends and the three 

judges. Winners who went 

through to the final were: 

Josh Sparks 7.6 (Drums 

Lower Tier) 

Ady Smith 12.5 (Drums 

Higher Tier) 

Kat Johnston 9.7 (Guitar 

Lower Tier) 

Craig Downer 13.6 

(Guitar Higher Tier) 

Phil Sparks 10.5 (Guitar 

Highly Commended) 

Sammy Smith 10.8 

(Guitar Highly Commended) 

Will Smith 8.8 (Woodwind 

Lower Tier) 

Ever wished you could play a 

musical instrument? 

It is never too late to start! 

On offer to students of 

Highcliffe school are lessons on: 

Woodwind: Recorder, Flute, Clarinet, 

Saxophone Brass: Trumpet, French 

Horn, Trombone, Tuba String: Violin, 

Viola, Cello, Double Bass Guitar: 

Acoustic, Electric, Bass Other: Drums, 

Piano, Keyboard, Theory, Voice 

SPECIAL PROMOTIONAL OFFER 

New for 2008 – We are offering FREE 

instrumental hire for students playing 

brass and string instruments. 

If you are interested 

in 

starting a new 

instrument, 

please see a 

member of 

the music 

department 

ASAP for 

a letter 

Beth Waters 11.7 

(Woodwind Higher Tier) 

Ellie Sherwood 10.7 

(Woodwind Highly Commended) 

Sherrie Barrett 7.4 

(Strings Lower Tier) 

Emily Hiscock 8.5 (Voice 

Lower Tier) 

Chloe Sami 12.3 (Voice 

Higher Tier) 

Will Smith 8.8 (Voice 


Hannah Elkins 9.7 (Voice 


Sam Gibbins 11.7 (Voice 


Hettie Hayward 7.7 (Piano 

Lower Tier) 

Steven Lee 12.4 (Piano 

Higher Tier) 

Becky Luckwell 9.6 (Piano 


Adam Horwich 10.4 (Piano 


The overall winner of the 

lower tier was Year 8 student 

Emily Hiscock, who 

sang “Saving all my love 

for you” with the maturity 

of tone and confidence of 

someone much older than 

herself. The overall winner 

of the higher tier and given 

the title of Highcliffe Young 

Musician of the Year was 

Steven Lee who performed 

the technically difficult but 

sensitive piece ‘Claire de 

Lune’ by Debussy with 

beautiful tone and expression. 

Well done to everyone 

who took part and a 

special congratulations to 

all of the winners. 

Report by Miss McMillan 

Battle of the Bands 

With the soaring melodies 

of the Jack Case 

Experience to the 

apocalyptic guitars of ASP, 

the school rock community 

gathered to raise money to 

help 


Cancer Research, Coda 

Music and the 

Christchurch Life Saving 

Club. Ticket sales generated 

more than £300, a 

great 

achievement 

and a credit 

to all those 

involved. 

Some highlights 

of the 

evening include 

the 

Jack Wilkins 

Band with 

their rendition 

of TNT 

and the slick 

indie/ska 

sounds of 

Adam Pulfer along with 

The Sams’ Band (Jackson, 

Richards and Nailor) making 

their long overdue debut. 

The staff band put in their 

usual appearance with Mr. 

Hughes and his version of 

the Stones ‘Satisfaction’ 

and a startling performance 

by the already legendary 

Mr. Smith.The last 

ever performance of the 

Mr. Hughes band will take 

place at this year’s summer 

concert – tickets will 

sell out fast so be warned. 

“You could be the ugliest 

sad sack 

on the planet, 

but if you're in a rocking 

band, 

you're the cat's pajamas. 

- You're the bee's knees. 

- Bee's knees ? 

Yeah, the bee's knees. 

You'll be the most popular 

guy 

in school. 

OK. I'll do it.” 

[Jack Black in ‘School of 

Rock’] 

Report by Mr Bannister 

Beach Day 

This is the second year of 

the School Sports Partnershiporganising 

Beach 

Day. It’s a day 

of beach activities 

for Year 

9 students 

who have consistently 

shown a high 

level of effort 

and motivation 

in PE lessons. 

22 students 

were given this 

great opportunity 

and although 

it was 

a cold day everyone thoroughly 

enjoyed the day 

and there were lots of 

smiles. 

The activities included 

such things as volleyball, 

tag rugby, football, surfing 

and beach safety. 

The day started at 9 

o’clock with students 

placed in teams of 4 

made up of 1 person 

from each school. This 

was a bit 

frightening 

but we were 

all amazed 

at how 

quickly we 

learned to 

work well 

within our 

teams. 

Even 

though the weather wasn’t 

brilliant we still had a 

great time on the beach 

and in the water. We all 

felt very privileged to 

have been chosen to go 

on this event. Many 

thanks to Mrs Webber for 

organising it for us. 

Report by 

Emma Langley and Maddy 

Daley-Brown 

Games of Friendship 

2008, Sierakowice 

The trip began at 4am on 

Tuesday 29 th April at 

Christchurch Civic Offices. 

Everyone on the coach was 

a little nervous but also 

very excited and tired! The 

long hours that followed 

consisted of sleeping, 

messing around and the 

occasional stop at service 

stations. We arrived at the 

German hostel, a little 

later than planned, at 

12pm. The next day, 

Wednesday 30 th April, was 

more travelling until we 

finally arrived in Sierakowice 

at 6.30pm- we were 

very pleasantly surprised 

to see our accommodation 

for the next few days- a 

school recently refurbished. 

After a good night’s sleep, 

the first event of the day 

was a ‘march of the delegations’ 

which was every 

country that was taking 

part walking 

through 

the local 

town with 

flags and 

signposts. 

The welcome 

ceremony 

took 

place, and 

then the games began, 

100m sprint, 300m, relay 

race, cross country and 

other athletic type sports. 

The next day was team 

sports such as hockey, 

football, the evening was a 


guided tour around the 

historic city of Gdansk. 

The final day, 3 rd May, was 

fun games and 

the closing 

ceremony. 

In the evening 

was a disco, it 

was a good opportunity 

to 

dance and exchange 

contact 

details with all 

the new friends 

we had made. 

The final morning was a 

chance to say last goodbyes 

to everyone and all 

countries were sad that it 

was all over. I’m sure everybody 

who took part in 

the games of friendship 

would agree that it was an 

amazing opportunity to 

have fun and work as a 

team. 

Christchurch was repeatedly 

congratulated for 

team spirit and all round 

good sportsmanship. The 

next games of friendship, 

2010, will be held in 

Christchurch. 

Report by 

Amanda Alexander 

10.3 

Rock Challenge : Year 10 & Year 9 

Congratulations to all the students from these year groups who took part in the 

Rock Challenge Regional event in Portsmouth. We are pleased to report that not 

only did the team win the awards for ‘Best Drama Skills’ and ‘Drug Awareness’ 

message but was also placed 2nd overall which is a fantastic performance and 

richly deserved for all their hard work. 

Report by Miss Clark 

Teacher of Dance 


Science 

The Engineering Education 

Scheme 

-“The Son of Spikey”: 

The Engineering Education 

Scheme (EES) is an Engineering 

Development Trust 

EDT Programme which 

links teams of four Year 12 

students and their teacher 

with local companies to 

work on real scientific, engineering 

and technological 

problems. 

Highcliffe has taken part in 

the program for several 

years via the Physics Department 

and this year 

with the guidance of Miss 

Berkeley. 

We were given a project by 

the Royal Navy to design a 

device that could measure 

the draught of a Nuclear 

Submarine after refits (for 

those of you without a 

nautical background the 

draught is how deep the 

ship sits in the water). 

The device had to work in 

wavy conditions, stick to 

the side of the submarine 

and measure the draught 

to within 5mm. The accurate 

measurement of the 

draught is important as if 

the submarine is overloaded 

it will sink. 

We were told by our engineer 

that the current 

method the Navy use is a 

stick called Mr. Spikey – 

hence our device was 

named the Son of Spikey. 

Over the course of about 6 

months, we went to Southampton 

University to attend 

the launch day, spent 

3 days of the Christmas 

holiday on a residential 

course at 

Southampton 

University 

again, to do 

a large chunk 

of the practical 

side of 

things, and 

then we attended 

the 

Celebration 

and Assessment 

Day at 

HMS Collingwood 

in April. 

We found 

that this project 

was a 

great experience 

and 

helps with 

your public 

speaking 

skills. We got 

to work with a Royal 

Navy Engineer, Mr Grant 

Beaden, and various 

technicians from the University 

of Southampton. 

We met some 

high ranking 

Naval personnel 

and 

worked towards 

a 

CREST Gold 

Award that 

could contribute 

to our 

UCAS points if 

we get it. It 

especially 

helps if you 

are considering 

a career 

in engineering 

and we recommend 

that 

future student 

take this opportunity 

if it 

is offered. 

Report by 

David Comer, 

Chris Paines, Paul Bennet, 

Dan Cassey 

(Sixth Form) 

Mathematics, ICT & Business 

Year 10 Student Information: 

GCSE Mathematics 

Modular AQA 

Here is a reminder to students 

about the GCSE 

paper that they will be 

sitting in 2 weeks time. 

Module 3: Number (27% 

of GCSE) 

Examination Date: 

Tues 24 th June 2008 (am) 

Non-calculator & Calculator 

Papers (45 minutes 

each). 

Higher or Foundation. 

All pupils should already 

have revision lists. Revision 

books are available 

from Maths teachers on a 

first come first served 

basis. A set of 5 booster 

classes started on the 

Tuesday after half term, 

only 3 of these will be specific 

to Module 3. 

Useful Internet Resources 

AQA website for all past 

papers http:// 

www.aqa.org.uk/qual/ 

gcse/ 

newmath_b_assess.php. 

2 other websites used for 

revision 

www.mathsnet.net (A mix 

of games and practice 

questions), 

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ 

ks3bitesize/maths/ (Loads 

of worked examples and 

short revision tests) 


Module 3 is mostly number 

with some graph work and 

algebra. 

Best of luck on the 24 th !! 

Dorset Further Maths 

Centre 

Congratulations to the 

Year 11 students who 

completed the Dorset Further 

Maths Centre 

‘Introducing A level’ 

Course. Students took 4 

weeks after school to attempt 

calculus, advanced 

geometry 

etc. Each 

received a 

certificate 

on completion. 

This will 

help 

greatly 

with the 

transition from GCSE to A 

level. Well done. 

Reports by Mr Burgan 

Racing for Life in ICT 

Elsewhere in this issue you 

will read about the work 

done by the school in connection 

with the Cancer 

Research organised ‘Relay 

for Life’. 

English 

To be successful in your 

GCSE English and GCSE 

English Literature in Year 

11, it is important to ensure 

that you have completed 

all Year 10 coursework 

to the best of your 

ability. Whatever your potential 

grade, whether it is 

a D or an A*, make sure 

that your folder is the best 

you can make it. 

Here are two examples 

of coursework: one 

achieved a grade A and 

one a grade C: (please 

With the prime mover for 

this in the school, Miss 

Picking, being the ICT 

Teaching Assisstant I 

thought this was a great 

opportunity 

to get some 

of my ICT 

classes involved 

in a 

project developing 

their 

design and 

planning skills 

whilst at 

the same 

time getting 

them 

to think seriously 

about a real social issue. 

It proved so successful 

that I then 

chose to introduce it 

to my tutor group 

during a PSE lesson. Below 

is a report from one 

of the students from the 

tutor group who took 

part. 

“Relay for Life – Candle 

Bags 

In PSE, Miss Burden’s 

tutor group 7.8 made 

candle bags for the cere- 

read carefully to note 

the mistakes and good 

points) 

A Grade 

8 Feb 2006 

Dear Sir, 

I am writing in response 

to last week’s article “Is 

he keeping tourists 

away?”. 

I am quite disturbed at 

how your paper perceives 

begging! Although it is 

true there are so many 

people living homeless 

on the streets these 

days, it is not true that 

mony of hope in the Relay 

For Life. 

Miss Picking came in and 

taught us about Relay for 

Life and how it helps to 

raise 

money for 

cancer research. 

The candle 

bags get 

designed 

by pupils 

and then 

sponsored. 

The decorated 

bags 

get laid out in a pattern 

reading ‘hope’ and ‘cure’. 

This helps and is a source 

of comfort to those who 

lost family and friends to 

cancer so please take part 

or sponsor someone. Together 

we will beat cancer! 

Chloe Adams 7.8” 

Miss Picking and I would 

like to thank all the students 

for their efforts and 

hope that they all enjoyed 

it and felt that they learnt 

something useful. 

Report by Miss Burden 

these are all ‘scroungers’ 

as your article accused. 

Most beggars do not 

choose to live out on the 

street, they do so as a last 

resort. If there were jobs 

available for them I am 

certain they would take 

them. If there were another 

way of making 

money than sitting out on 

the street corner in the 

cold wouldn’t you take it? 

There may be beggars out 

there who do spend the 

money they make on 

drugs and alcohol but it is 

by no means the majority 


and in any case people 

should be helped, not put 

in prison like your article is 

suggesting. Perhaps there 

are people out there who 

do make the city look untidy, 

but the answer is not 

to pass laws to lock them 

up, after all they will be 

back on the streets again 

soon after. 

These people are our fellow 

countrymen, many of 

whom are not out on the 

streets through their fault; 

many beggars have been 

there since the ages of fifteen 

and sixteen because 

of broken homes or families, 

being unwanted or 

maybe even violent fathers. 

Prison is not the 

answer, instead the government 

should be passing 

laws on helping these people! 

If it is threatening a 

twenty five billion pound 

industry then nine thousand 

pounds for a permanent 

home for four people 

is surely the better answer, 

especially if it is going 

to save peoples’ lives. 

The only point against this 

that I can see is that the 

taxpayer would be the one 

paying too much money 

for temporary accommodation 

such as Bed & Breakfasts. 

This money could, 

and should be better spent 

on long-term accommodation 

for these unfortunate 

citizens. 

The portrait of how visitors 

think about beggars making 

cities untidy is not 

truthful or fair! Many visitors, 

in fact the majority 

do not feel that the beggars 

make them not want 

to be in the cities. In fact 

many like the music that 

the beggars play. I personally 

have never had 

any unpleasant experiences 

with beggars although 

I am not denying 

that many people have, 

although these have by 

far been the minority of 

beggars and is not usually 

extremely verbal and 

it is nearly never physical. 

It can also be argued that 

it is not just beggars who 

are presenting difficulty 

on our streets, many underage 

youths are seen 

drinking on Friday and 

Saturday nights in even 

the smallest cities causing 

vandalism and frightening 

the elderly. Surely 

the problem in Britain 

cannot just be blamed on 

the homeless? Consequently 

the homeless 

cannot be the only group 

to be argued about in 

your paper. 

Finally I do not think it be 

only charities such as 

Shelter helping the 

homeless but in fact he 

government, granted 

they do help a little but it 

is not enough! The work 

that charities do is brilliant 

and the homeless 

could not do without 

them. The most influential 

means of help is ‘The 

Big Issue’. It helps the 

homeless make money in 

a good legal way and I 

myself and many other of 

its readers buy it not only 

because of the help it 

does but also because it 

is a very good read, and 

is not prejudiced like your 

paper. 

If you know what is good 

for you, you should not 

print articles about the 

homeless like they are 

dirty wrappers on the 

street. They are people, 

people who need help. 

Yours faithfully, 

Xxxx Xxxxxx 

C Grade 

7 Feb 2006 

Dear Sir, 

I am writing in response to 

the article “Is he keeping 

tourists away?” 

Yes the homeless do keep 

the tourists away but not 

all are violent, some are 

genuinely alone and beg 

for money. How would 

you like to be in their position? 

Something needs to 

be done about the ones 

who are violent; enforce a 

new law that would make 

it a criminal offence. But it 

is NOT an offence to beg 

for money for food. Many 

people do not give the 

homeless money because 

they just assume that it is 

going to be used for drugs 

and/or alcohol. 

There are hundreds of people 

who would offer the 

help if they had the chance 

to, if there was a campaign 

to raise money for them 

and try to find a place for 

them to go, if it doesn’t 

work then try something 

new. Don’t give up. 

A lot of people think it is 

disgusting to see homeless 

living on the streets. 

There should be a set time 

to where they can be in 

each place and only for a 

certain amount of time. 

There should be designated 

places to not just 

clear the streets but to 

help them at the same 

time. 

By gathering people’s 

thoughts and ideas some 

could be used. There 


should be more ideas such 

as “the Big Issue”, that 

gave the homeless a job to 

do and that meant they 

could earn a little bit of 

money, which gave them 

the chance to make a fresh 

start and get them started 

to actually try and make 

something of themselves. 

By putting these ideas into 

action, it would gradually 

take the people off the 

streets and the tourists 

would not be driven away. 

There are many people out 

there who would be happy 

to help this campaign. 

Tourists might not visit an 

area because of there being 

so many homeless 

people but it does not take 

away the attraction of the 

city. They are homeless 

and have nowhere else to 

go. It is off putting when 

you see a homeless person 

sitting on the streets begging 

for money and it 

makes you feel uncomfortable 

being around the 

area. So this is why we 

need to get help. I know it 

would cost a lot but in the 

long run, there will be 

more income after there 

is somewhere for them to 

go. 

An article such as the one 

that has been written is 

both good and bad. 

Good because it raises 

awareness that maybe 

something should be 

done to clear the streets 

but also bad because it 

has made more people 

realise that actually they 

do not want to go visit 

somewhere because 

there are many homeless 

people in the area. 

I am sure that many people 

will respond to this 

article, some in favour 

and some against. But 

this article has brought it 

to people’s attention that 

there are a lot of homeless 

people on the streets 

of cities and something 

should be done about it if 

you do not want our own 

city to not be remembered 

as the one with 

people living on the 

streets. 

Yours faithfully, 

Xxxx Xxxxxxxx 

Work Related Learning 

This has been a major part 

of the learning experience 

over the course of the year 

for Year 10 and we have 

brought you many stories 

about the range of activities 

in which they have bee 

ninvolved. These are continuing 

throughout the 

year, culminating in the 

work experience towards 

the end of term. Here is 

the latest news on what 

has been, and will soon be, 

happening for the year 

group in this area. 

YEAR 10 WORK EX- 

PERIENCE 

7th – 11th July 2008 

“Work experience may be 

defined as a placement 

on an employer’s premises 

in which a student 

carries out a particular 

task or duty, or a range 

of tasks and duties, more 

or less as an employee, 

but with the emphasis on 

the learning aspects of 

the experience” 

DfES (Feb 2002) 

This opportunity to go out 

into the world of work is 

invaluable in terms of career 

decision-making and 

work-related learning. It 

is also part of their statutory 


curriculum and their Careers, 

Education and Guidance 

entitlement. First 

hand experience is gained 

regarding expectations of 

professional people and 

employers in terms of 

punctuality, appearance, 

attitude and initiative. 

Many students will enjoy 

the way they are treated 

as young, capable adults 

who can make a positive 

contribution in different 

areas of work. They will 

also manage to find out 

more about their personal 

skills and qualities that can 

sometimes be missed in a 

school environment. In 

the next few weeks they 

will be doing work in PHSE 

to cover the purpose and 

value of work experience, 

their expectations, Health 

and Safety issues and 

other important aspects of 

the world of work to ensure 

they embark on their 

placements fully prepared. 

Every year students return 

from their placements with 

positive stories about the 

new skills they have developed 

and what they have 

achieved either for their 

employers or on a personal 

level. They have made 

contacts for part time employment 

and possible 

referees for application 

forms for the future. Letters 

of commendation and 

praise often come into the 

school highlighting qualities 

of Highcliffe students 


that had been previously 

hidden! 

It has been encouraging to 

see most Year 10 students 

organising their work experience 

in good time to 

ensure that they would be 

maximising their opportunities 

provided by their 

placements. The planning 

started in November and 

many have found to their 

benefit that the most 

popular placements are 

soon taken, especially 

when there are 12 other 

schools competing for 

availability in the Dorset 

region. 

We have a wide variety of 

placement destinations, 

both local and across the 

country, ranging from preschools 

and junior schools, 

to radio stations, hospitals, 

restaurants, hairdressers 

and the football clubs. 

Some students have found 

fantastic placements that 

have had to be taken during 

the holidays and will be 

lucky enough to have two 

work experiences. 

There will be an opportunity 

on the 14 th 

July for the Year 10s 

to complete essential 

evaluation and 

debrief work in 

school with their 

work experience being 

fresh in their 

minds rather than 

after the 6 week 

summer holiday. In 

the afternoon they 

will be going to 

Bowlplex as a reward 

for their hard 

work and to share their 

stories with their peers. 

It will be important for the 

Year 10s to realise that 

they are representing 

themselves, their families 

and the school. They will 

need to be prepared to 

do new things and be 

willing to learn, to communicate 

with others and 

to show initiative. They 

will be treated wherever 

possible as regular employees 

so they will get a 

true work experience 

that 

could help 

shape their 

future career 

aspirations. 

The school 

and the work 

experience 

team wish 

them all the 

very best of 

luck with 

their placements. 

Report by Mrs 

Finch 

Curriculum Leader: 

Careers and Work- 

Related Learning 

Enterprise Challenge— 

’Young Biz’ 

On St George’s Day 23 rd 

April, Highcliffe again 

called on the best business 

brains to participate 

in the ‘Young Biz’ Enter- 

prise Day. In addition to 

Highcliffe students the 

school also welcomed a 

team of students from Ballard 

School. 

The day started with the 

students thinking about 

their own ideal business 

and having to create a 

business card. Then thinking 

about 

what would 

be the next 

step if they 

wanted to 

take this 

idea further. 

The students 

then 

gained an 

appreciation 

of the differencesbetweenworking 

for yourself 

and 

working for 

someone. After break the 

students, in their teams, 

participated in a trading 

game where sweets were 

traded in an attempt to 

amass the most points. 

This trading was 

frantic, giving students 

a real insight 

into what 

conditions on a 

Wall Street trading 

floor would be like. 

The students had 

to decide whether 

to stick to their 

original plan or to 

alter it when they 

found that they 

could not acquire 

what they were in 

need of. 

The final activity involved 

the groups having to decide 

on a strategy for marketing 

a new brand of 

cookie. This led to some 


innovative, and enterprising 

pitches- finally being 

won by the ‘Homeless 

Munchies Cookies’ (“Made 

by the homeless for the 

homeless”), who managed 

to combined enterprise 

with humour to produce a 

winning performance. 

Credit to all students involved 

as they participated 

fully in all aspects of the 

day and in doing so managed 

to extract a great 

deal from it. A big thank 

you to the Ballard students 

and their teacher Mrs 

Glover for taking time to 

travel to Highcliffe. We 

hope that they felt that 

they had benefited from 

the day. They were a 

credit to their school and 

we are already looking at 

other ways we can extend 

our enterprise partnership. 

Also a big thank you to Mrs 

Finch for all her hard work 

in helping to organise the 

day, to Mr O’Connor for 

allowing the venture to 

take place and to Mrs 

Karanja for allowing us to 

have use of the Sixth Form 

Study area as this proved 

to be an ideal venue and 

was much appreciated by 

all involved. 

Report by Mr Callear 

Business Studies 

Interview Skills 

Programme 

We were delighted to welcome 

a number of local 

professionals from the 

world of business and 

council officials to Highcliffe 

School to help us deliver 

this important programme. 

Following PSHE 

sessions and an assembly 

on application forms and 

interview skills students 

were invited to apply for 

an interview. The response 

was excellent and 

the students rose to the 

occasion. Feedback from 

the interviewers and the 

students has been extremely 

positive and we 

will build on this success 

for future years. 

A quote from 

one of the interviewers: 

“ ……..they 

demonstrated 

that they were 

able to think on 

their feet and 

to explain their 

reasoning. 

They had interesting 

ideas about what 

they expected to be doing 

in five years time and 

see ways to achieve 

those aims…..” 

Here is a report from one 

of the students who participated: 

‘Year 10 mock interview 

Halfway through P.E and 

I was in two minds 

whether to get changed 

or to stay as I was. After 

a little thought I decided 

it was best for me to 

change back into my 

school uniform, I didn’t 

think my interviewer 

would appreciate me being 

dressed in a polo shirt 

and tracksuit bottoms! I 

was a few minutes early 

(extra points!) and I 

waited patiently outside 

the ‘large meeting room’. 

I was a little concerned; 

did it mean there was 

going to be a large meeting 

inside it? I was only 

expecting one or two 

people; I wasn’t expecting 

a large room full of 

people. Thankfully, the 

door opened and Ms Kate 

Stanton, a primary school 

teacher at Highcliffe St 

Mark’s Primary School, 

greeted me. I shook her 

hand (as instructed by 

many people previous to 

the interview) and sat 

down. We went through a 

number of various questions 

such as “Do you have 

a part-time 

job?” and 

“Where would 

you like to be 

in 5 years 

time?”. I answered 

as best 

I could and 

was congratulated 

on my 

positive and 

friendly attitude. 

At the end of the interview 

I had gained the knowledge 

of how to think on 

my feet, when asked difficult 

questions in an interview 

situation. After the 

interview, we discussed my 

strengths and areas I could 

work on for next time and 

I left the room feeling 

much more confident. Unfortunately, 

all that thinking 

and talking made me 

hungry but fortunately, it 

was pancake day, so off I 

went to the canteen to get 

some lunch! 

I would like to thank Mrs 

Stone and Mrs Dedman for 

organising this very useful 

experience and I would 

encourage others to take 

up the opportunity next 

year. 

Report by 

Amanda Alexander 

(Year 10) 

Mrs Stone 

& Mrs Dedman 

Student Development 

Team 



– Key Stage 4 review 

The Increased Flexibility 

(Work Related Learning) 

programme offers young 

people at Key Stage 4 the 

chance to widen their educational 

needs with vocational 

subjects that are often 

suited to personal 

learning needs and career 

objectives. They also offer 

the chance to gain a nationally 

recognised qualification 

and valuable hands 

on experience. Students 

can access a variety of 

courses at different institutions 

throughout the local 

area. 

For the past two years, 

Ashleigh Dobbs, Alex Doe, 

Lucy Coker, Daniel James 

and Tom Butler have been 

attending Work Related 

Learning courses in Sport 

and Leisure, Beauty Therapy, 

Horse Care and Construction 

respectively. All 

the students have successfully 

completed these NVQ 

Level 1 courses, and will 

have a solid foundation to 

build on for the next level 

of qualifications in their 

specific vocational route. 

Ashleigh has been following 

a course at Brockenhurst 

College that has 

helped her develop skills 

that will suit her aspirations 

to have a career in 

the sport and leisure industry. 

She has worked 

on practical and theoretical 

aspects of sport, and has 

received excellent reports 

from her tutor. 

Alex has been attending 

Totton College and developing 

the practical skills 

required of a junior therapist 

in a working environment 

and has learned 

about the important as- 

pects of working in a 

beauty salon, such as nail 

art, mini facials, and customer 

services. 

Lucy has worked at her 

local stables learning 

about all aspects of horse 

care and stable management, 

and is looking forward 

to progressing to 

the NVQ Level 2 next 

year. 

Tom and Dan have spent 

the past 2 years going to 

the New Milton Skills 

Centre every Thursday, 

learning a range of practical 

construction skills 

such as tiling, plastering 

and bricklaying, and they 

have successfully completed 

their FCiBCO qualification. 

The Year 10s on the Work 

Related courses have 

made a promising start, 

completing their first year 

with positive reports from 

their various tutors. The 

Year 9s who have been 

applying for places next 

year are about to be invited 

for interviews with 

the course providers, but 

we are pleased to hear 

that Hannah Penn has 

secured a place on the 

Young Apprenticeship 

Programme in Motor Engineering. 

The YAP gives 

14-16 year olds the opportunity 

to train towards 

a career, attending training 

one day per week for 

two years. The programme 

is equivalent to 

6 GCSE’s or a Level 2 

qualification. There is 

strong competition for 

these courses and we 

would like to take this 

opportunity to congratulate 

her on this achievement. 

Work related learning opportunities 

are available to 

all students at Key Stage 4 

at Highcliffe School and 

clearly amount to more 

than just the well-known 

block work experience 

placements in Year 10. 

Well done to all the Year 

11s who have made the 

most of the opportunities 

they have been given. 

Report by Mrs Finch 

Special Event— 

Year 10 Enterprise Fair 

As a major activity during 

activities week Year 10 will 

be running an Enterprise 

Fair (Summer Fete) at the 

school. This will represent 

the culmination of the students’ 

Enterprise work 

throughout the year, including 

events such as the 

‘Young Biz’ Enterprise 

Challenge reported in an 

article earlier in the issue. 

This promises to be an action 

packed event and one 

that will allow the students 

not only to display but also 

develop even further the 

entrepreneurial skills and 

spirit that they have been 

working so hard on over 

the year. There will be a 

hugely diverse range of 

activities from cake and 

plant stalls to penalty prize 

shootouts, face painting 

and even the chance to be 

photographed sitting on a 

variety of motorcycles. 

On the next two pages are 

featured marketing materials 

related to the event. 

We hope these will ‘whet 

your appetite’. All are welcome 

so please tell your 

friends and support all the 

efforts the students have 

made. 

Report by Mr Garner 


Freshly cooked, chilled whole crab 

-you have the lot! 

Great to crack open with a pebble and a bottle of good white 

wine! 

(Serves 2 – 4 depending on appetite!) 

Small £4.00 

Medium £4.50 

Large £5.00 

Fresh lobster, cooked and served whole as a 

main course 

(Serves 2 as a ‘spoil yourself’ main dish!) 

The succulent and majestic taste of this fresh lobster is one of 

the best natural flavours of the sea. 

A luxuriant and most healthy treat. 

Best cooked on the BBQ or under the grill to 

enjoy the superb flavours! 

(Serves 2 as a main course) 

Prices really vary so please ask 

£15 will get you a good lobster! 

See Mr O’Connor— 

(Cash on delivery please) 

A couple of really good and simple recipes are 

available if you require! 



14—19 At Highcliffe 

6th Form Road Safety 

Talk 

On Wednesday 16 th April 

Highcliffe 6 th Form received 

a talk about road traffic 

accidents during PSHE. 

One person from each of a 

range of involved services, 

including Bournemouth 

Fire and Rescue Service, 

Police Service and Poole 

A&E Department, collectively 

presented the issues 

of drinkdriving, 

driving 

under the 

influence 

of drugs, 

speeding 

and falling asleep at the 

wheel. 

‘I didn’t want to look at 

the pictures. I thought 

they were too hardhitting,’ 

(Chloe Sami). 

Not only did we learn 

about the penalties involved 

in being charged 

with certain driving-related 

offences, such as causing 

death due to careless driving, 

it was hard not to be 

moved by some of the experiences 

recalled by the 

team. 

The photographs of the 

immense damage to cars 

involved in 

accidents, 

the 

crushed 

car seats 

and details 

of the 

painful injuriessustained 

by road traffic ac- 

cidentvictimscertainly helped the 

message hit 

home. 

A recorded road traffic 

accident scene was 

shown to us, 

giving an 

insight into 

the frightening 

reality of 

a car crash 

and the 

situations that the emergency 

services are initially 

presented with. 

The vivid nature of the 

Calling All Parents 

presentation will make 

many of us reconsider the 

mode of transport we use 

so fre- 

‘...very informative, particularly 

the videos. They 

were very graphic and hard 

-hitting but thoughtprovoking,’ 

(Mr Wilson). 

‘Every time I get in the 

car I think about the 

dangers now,’ (Nicola 

Jones). 

quently 

and take 

for 

granted. 

Personally, 

the 

fact that 

has stuck in my mind more 

than any other is that the 

most likely way for a 17 

year-old girl to be killed is 

in her boyfriend’s car. 

On behalf of the students 

from Highcliffe 6 th form, I 

would like to take this opportunity 

to thank the 

members of 

the organisationsinvolved 

for 

giving up 

their time 

to talk to 

us all and share their experiences. 

Report by Emma Fisher 

Parents - What Skills can you Offer? 

Highcliffe and Ballard Schools are proposing to offer a series of lectures next 

Spring term (2009) to students and parents focusing on various topics. These 

may include areas such as Geography, Public Speaking, Study Skills and what it 

is like to be a Barrister. 

We would like to know if any of our parents are hiding their light under a bushel 

and have an area of expertise that they would be willing to share. There is no 

obligation or commitment at this stage but we are trying to build a database of 

possible topics to take forward. 

Proposed dates for this exciting venture are January 14th, February 4th & 25th 

and March 11th 2009. If you feel that you could share your knowledge with others 

please contact Mrs Dedman at school. 


"It's one of the best experiences 

I've ever 

had." That's how one 

parent characterised 

the time she and her 

family had spent looking 

after one of the nine 

Japanese students we 

welcomed from our 

partner school in Japan. 

Once again, Highcliffe 

School gave a warm welcome 

to a delegation of 

staff and students from 

Johoku High School in Hiroshima. 

They arrived in 

the evening of Thursday 

13th March and stayed till 

the first day of the Easter 

Break. It was shorter than 

usual but no less enjoyable 

for that. 

During their time in school, 

the students spent their 

time attending classes with 

their English buddies. After 

school, they return to 

their families where they 

join in with whatever their 

family is doing. The Japanese 

students are expected 

to slot into the Eng- 

The 

International 

Dimension 

Japanese Exchange 

lish families' 

life and join in 

with whatever 

the family 

does whether 

it be playing a 

bit of football 

with the buddy 

and his/her 

friends or going 

along to 

local community 

group or sports activity. 

This gives the Japanese 

students a chance to experience 

"normal" English 

life as much as possible. 

Immersed in the life and 

language, they have to 

adapt and draw upon all 

their resources to be able 

to communicate. Whilst it 

can be difficult it is also 

fun for all concerned with 

one boy teaching 

"moonwalking" to one 

family. 

The Exchange, though, is 

not just about us looking 

after them. It's also 

about what they bring to 

our school and 

community. 

The students 

joined in with 

a number of 

classes, demonstratingorigami 

and calligraphy. 

They 

also paid a 

visit to High- 

The school sees its responsibilities as a Language College 

as going beyond the teaching of languages. It is about 

giving our young people a true sense of the world at large 

as well as their responsibilities and their opportunities 

within it. A vital component of this is the development of 

links with our partner schools whether via electronic 

technology or by the use of personal experience. 

cliffe St. Mark Primary 

School where they demonstrated 

origami to two 

groups in Year 5. 

On Wednesday 19th 

March, thanks to the efforts 

of Miss Leitch and Mrs 

Rowe, the Japanese students 

and their buddies, 

along with some 6th Formers 

and Year 8 

classes spent most of the 

day preparing cakes, sandwiches 

and other delights 

for the Farewell Party later 

that afternoon. This provided 

a great opportunity 

for two cultures to work 

together on something 

really enjoyable. 

After exchanging gifts at 

the Farewell Party, the 

Japanese students entertained 

parents, teachers 

and students with a magnificent 

dance. The only 

thing that could top this 

was our own students joining 

in with them - and they 

did. The Highcliffe students 

showed great spirit and 

willingness by joining in 


the dance the second time 

round. 

Overall, it was a great experience 

for all concerned 

with both Japanese and 

English students and families 

learning about each 

other's cultures and lifestyles. 

More than that, 

though, both sets of students 

found that remoteness 

of language, culture 

and country need not present 

an obstacle to forging 

an enjoyable friendship. 

The people of Hiroshima, 

having been the first to 

suffer the devastation of 

an atomic bombing are 

acutely aware of the consequences 

of building up 

barriers between nationalities 

and the failure to see 

each other as individuals 

first. Programmes like 

these and the connections 

made between families 

and the students are step 

towards ensuring such terrible 

things do not happen 

again. 

The programme works because 

of one thing - the 

hospitality shown to the 

students by the school and 

the families. I would like to 

take this opportunity once 

again to thank all those 

who helped in the school in 

ways both big and small. 

Finally, I would like to 

thank the buddies and the 

buddies' families without 

whose efforts and enthuasiasm 

this successful and 

enjoyable programme 

would not work. 

The students who took 

part were:Adam Davies, 

Ryan Davies, Eleanor Drewett, 

Erin Hill, Kathryn 

Johnston, Matteo Monteregge, 

Sarah Robinson, 

Annabelle Sami and 

Megan Way. 

When I speak to students 

and families in the run-up 

to the exchange a few 

people express reservations 

because of the cultural 

distance. I would 

say that there is no need 

to hesitate at all. Those 

who have decided to host 

have always found it an 

immensely rewarding and 

enjoyable experience as 

the quote at 

the beginning tesitfies. 

So, if you're interested, 

please let me 

know and look out for 

information around January 

2009. In the meantime, 

we are looking forward 

to visiting Japan in 

October this year. 

Report by Mr Bryden 

Postscript 

Mr Bryden is too modest to 

mention it but on the back 

of his work on the exchange 

programme the 

school has been asked by 

the British Council to be 

the lead school here in 

England for the launch of 

the International School 

Award programme in Japan. 

A member of the school 

will be going out to Tokyo 

in August to address a 

conference of interested 

schools in Japan. We look 

forward to bringing you 

news of this project as it 

develops. 

The Editor 


Extra curricular? Not at all… it is all curricular! 

Relay for Life! 

On June 28/29 th teams of 

students from Years 8,10 

and 11 will join around 25 

other teams from the local 

area in a 24 hour event to 

raise vital funds for Cancer 

Research UK. Team members 

will take it in turns to 

walk around a track for 24 

hours in the Relay for Life 

event at Ferndown Leisure 

Centre. It is currently the 

only event of its kind in 

Dorset and is organised 

and run 

entirely by volunteers. 

The teams will be 

raising funds in the 

run up to the Relay 

by collecting donations, 

organising 

fundraising events 

and through the 

sale of candle bag 

dedications. For 

the team captains 

there is a lot of organisation 

- getting 

their team members registered, 

collating all the 

money raised by individual 

team members, attending 

meetings, organising fund 

raising events, walking rotas 

and tents for the overnight 

camping. 

The event starts with the 

opening ceremony at 

12pm on Saturday with the 

inaugural lap walked by 

the guests of honour – our 

local cancer survivors, supported 

by the Dorset Triumph 

TR7 club and all the 

Relay teams. 

Throughout the day there 

will be plenty to entertain 

the teams and visitors to 

the event. Local youth 

bands will take part in 

‘Relay Rock’ as well as 

demonstrations of line 

dancing, morris dancing 

and juggling, to name but 

a few. There will also be 

opportunities to take part 

in activities and competitions 

including cheerleading, 

tug-o-war, karaoke, 

aerobics, boules and an 

egg and spoon race! 

Teams will also be organising 

activities to raise 

cancer awareness 

throughout the event and 

there will be an opportunity 

to talk to a specialist 

cancer nurse. 

For our younger visitors, 

there is ‘Mini Relay’, 

where under 10s can join 

in single laps with the 

main relay, have their 

faces painted, enjoy the 

bouncy castle and have 

their very own teddy 

bear’s picnic. 

At 10pm the most memo- 

rable part of Relay for Life 

will take place. Candles are 

lit to remember those who 

have been lost to cancer 

and to celebrate the lives 

of those who have survived. 

Mr Turner has the 

responsibility for this 

poignant ceremony and it 

is hoped the teams will 

play a part in the ceremony 

along with some 

electronic wizardry from Mr 

Townshend. 

Last year’s event had 10 

youth teams and 5 community 

teams who 

between them 

raised an amazing 

£15,000. This year 

both the number of 

youth and community 

teams has more 

than doubled with 

the total number of 

teams currently 

standing at 33. Let’s 

hope we can at least 

double the amount 

of money raised as 

well. 

If you would like to support 

the Highcliffe teams 

you can make a donation 

direct to one of the teams 

via our online fundraising 

page, support their fundraising 

efforts before the 

event, dedicate a candle of 

hope and of course come 

along to see them in action 

on the day. 

To find out more about 

Ferndown Relay for Life 

visit 

www.cancerresearchuk.org 

/relay/venues/ferndown 

Report by Miss Picking 


Duke of 

Edinburgh 

Year 10 Bronze Duke of 

Edinburgh Award 

A group of 31 Year 10 students 

decided at 

the beginning of 

this school year 

to get involved 

with the Bronze 

Duke of Edinburgh 

Award. 

Over the last 

year they have 

been working 

hard to cover the 

4 sections they 

need to in order to pass 

the award. These are skill, 

service, physical recreation 

and an expedition. 

Many took part in a 3 

month 

First Aid 

course as 

their service 

and 

all spent 

the 

weekend 

of 26 th / 

27 th April 

with 

some very kind members 

of staff orienteering, 

camping, cooking and for 

many, getting very lost! 

This was their practise expedition 

in which they 

have all learnt valuable 

skills that they will be using 

in the final expedition 

at the end of this term. For 

a student view see below. 

Report by Miss White 

and Miss Clark 

‘When I heard about the 

Duke of Edinburgh Award 

at school, I wanted to get 

involved because I thought 

that it sounded fun, a 

challenge and would look 

good on my C.V. Also 

through doing this, I 

have made loads of new 

friends and become 

closer to old friends as 

well. 

There are three sections 

to do for the award, a 

Skill, Service and Physical 

Recreation plus the expedition. 

For my Physical 

Recreation part I did six 

months of trampolining, 

which I did already on a 

Saturday morning, 

and I have made 

a lot of progress 

from this and a lot 

of my friends have 

now joined me 

too, which is really 

fun. 

For my Service I 

found out about a 

Special Needs Scout 

group in Christchurch 

through a friend. When I 

went along I was quite 

nervous as I had never 

done anything like this, 

and wondered 

what 

the people 

would be 

like there. 

However, 

when I got 

there I was 

welcomed 

very well 

by everyone, and it felt 

great to know that you 

are helping children your 

age to get the best out of 

their life. I worked with 

people from those in wheel 

chars, to those with cerebal 

palsy. Everyone was so 

friendly and positive there, 

and it showed me that 

even if you have a disability, 

you can still make the 

best out of your 

life. 

Working with these 

inspiring people, 

meant meeting 

some deaf friends 

there. This inspired 

me to learn sign 

language, so I 

could communicate 

with them. So just 

by Miss White asking 

round the teachers if 

they knew any sign language, 

Miss McMillan 

proved to be very helpful 

as she had done a course 

in BSL (British Sign Language) 

whilst studying at 

University. 

I went to see her once a 

week for three months and 

I made a lot of progress in 

learning the basics of BSL. 

I learnt how to sign things 

such as asking questions 

and describing my hobbies 

and much more. I’m really 

pleased I chose to do this 

as my skill, as its different 

and will come in useful one 

day and will look good on 

my C.V. 

Finally we went on our 

Practice Expedition a few 

weeks ago, 

which involved 

going to after 

school meetings 

before 

hand and planning 

our route 

and preparing. 

We went into 

the New Forest 

for two days, walking for 

at least six hours on each 

day. On the first day our 


group did quite well. We 

had the great help of Mr 

Simmons to guide us on 

how to read the map properly 

and check our route 

cards. 

We camped at Sandy Balls 

campsite, which was great 

fun, and the atmosphere 

was happy as each group 

made its way back from 

their journey. It was fun 

cooking our own evening 

Lions Roar On! 

The links between the 

Christchurch Lions Club 

and Highcliffe School continue 

thanks to Mr Tony 

Ruffhead, Youth Development 

Officer for the Lions. 

‘We are very fortunate that 

Tony and the Lions Club 

are so committed to developing 

opportunities for 

youth’ said Deputy Headteacher 

Mr Hughes. 

Highcliffe has developed a 

very strong tradition in this 

competition over the years 

with many of our entries 

going on to represent the 

meal outside our tents. 

On the second day, it was 

a little more challenging 

as we had no teacher 

with us and had to make 

our way along our route 

just in our friendship 

groups. 

Our group got very lost in 

the first part, but it made 

us work as a team more, 

and made us very determined 

to get to the end, 

Lions Competition 

Lions and the school at 

district level’ he added. 

The topic for this year is 

‘Peace Begins with Me’ 

The contest is open to 

students who will be 

11, 12 or 13 years of 

age on November 15, 

2008. Eligible birth 

dates are November 

16, 1994 through November 

15, 1997 

Entries need to be on A3 

size paper and should be 

handed in to Mrs Judd in 

the Art Department before 

the end of the 

which we did finally! 

I’m really glad that I got 

involved in the award, as I 

have learnt loads of new 

useful skills that I’m sure I 

will take with me throughout 

my life. 

I would recommend this to 

anyone who is thinking 

about doing it next year. 

Summer term. 

Issy Donald 10.3 

Pictured receiving their 

Peace Poster prizes are: 

Chloe Kitcher, Margaret 

Sheekey, Jessica Robbins, 

Samantha Wiles, Samantha 

Oxborrow, Charlotte 

Stone, Josie Dear. 

Charities 

Further to the story in the 

Expressive Arts section 

about the charity concert: 

The money raised was split 

and donated to a range 

worthy local and national 

charity organisations. 

We have received very 

kind letters of thanks 

from: 

• Cancer Research UK 

• Save the Children 

• Coda Music Trust 

• Christchurch Lifesaving 

Club 

This news has been really 

appreciated by the students 

involved. 


Now that’s what I call extra-curricular! 

Well done Steven and 

Thank You Echo! 

Some of you may have noticed 

a report in the Echo 

over half-term announcing 

that one of our students, 

Steven Dow (9.2) has won 

a trip to go to the Olympics 

in August. The competition 

and prize have been 

sponsored by the Echo and 

by way of thanks we reprint 

their report in full below. 

We look forward to 

bringing you Steven’s account 

of his experiences in 

the early part of next 

term. 

“Off to Beijing 

Olympics, 

thanks to Echo! 

By Daily Echo reporter 

A SPORTS-mad Dorset 

teenager will be off to 

cover the Olympic 

Games in Beijing this 

summer after taking gold 

in a Daily Echo online competition. 

Steven Dow, 

aged 14, from 

Glenville Road, 

Walkford, was 

chosen from 

hundreds of entries 

to become 

the Daily Echo's 

young sports reporter 

in a nationalcompetition 

run by Echo 

publisher 

Newsquest, via 

our website 

bournemouthecho.co.uk 

and McDonalds 

The entrants had 

to be 10-14 

years old and write a 150 

-word report about their 

favourite Olympic Games 

moment, event or athlete 

to show off their journalistic 

skills. 

Steven wrote his article 

on his favourite athlete, 

American swimmer Michael 

Phelps, who won 

eight medals at the 2004 

summer Olympics in Athens. 

Steven: "I saw the competition 

when my mum 

showed me in the paper. 

It only took me 20 minutes 

to write the report. I 

didn't think it would get 

anywhere and forgot 

about it. I couldn't believe 

it when I won." 

The youngster, who goes 

to Highcliffe School, is a 

keen gymnast and enjoys 

trampolining, which he 

has been doing for nearly 

seven years. 

He said: "I also love ath- 

letics, so to see the biggest 

event in athletics live at 

the Olympics is going to be 

a dream come true.” 

"I'm also really looking forward 

to seeing the swimming 

and the diving, especially 

Tom Daley, the 14year-old 

diver, as he is 

pretty inspiring to young 

people who love their 

sport." 

Steven added: "To be able 

to see someone like Michael 

Phelps in action in 

Beijing in August is going 

to be immense. I can't 

wait." 

As well as having to file 

reports, pictures, videos 

and blogs direct to the 

Newsquest internet sites, 

Steven and his dad Andy 

will also have access to the 

Olympic village and will get 

a whistle-stop tour of 

China, including a trip to 

the Great Wall.” 

Page 2 4 H2U, Vol 7 Issue , Year 10 Special - June 2008

Gone fishin’ 

Due to the kind auspices of 

the Wessex Angling 

Scheme, in conjunction 

with the Royalty Fisheries 

(Christchurch) and the 

Connexions Service a 

group of students and myself 

all had a superb day 

out fishing at Parley Lakes 

on Saturday 31 May. Each 

of us had our own personal 

coach who provided us 

with tackle, bait and excellent 

tuition. The weather 

was kind to us, a nice 

sunny 

day 

with a 

little 

cloud. I 

had my 

first 

ever 

lesson 

in fly 

fishing and I had a go at 

pole fishing, which was 

considerably easier. Every 

one of us (even me) 

caught a fish. The biggest 

catch of the day was by 

Rebecca Jones in 8.6 who 

caught a fair sized bream 

even though one of the 

boys said he caught a bigger 

one but it got away. 

Many thanks to David, 

Malcolm and 

all the 

coaches for 

their generosity 

with 

their time 

and expertise. 

The students who participated 

in the day were 

Holly Broomfield 8.1, Dan 

Jones 10.4, Nick Jones, 

7.7, JJ Broomfield 8.3, Rebecca 

Jones 8.6, Andrew 

Sloane 8.3 and Ashleigh 

Brooks 9.8. They have 

asked me to thank Ms 

Potts and Mrs Wheeler for 

organising this opportunity 

for them. I hope you 

all enjoy the photographs 

and student reports of 

the day. 

Report by Miss Burden 

On Saturday 

we went to 

Parley Lakes, 

fishing. Holly 

and I were in a 

pair and we 

were using 

wagglers on 

medium rods. 

Also the instructors 

were 

being assessed, 

some for their 

Level 1 instructing 

grade some 

for their Level 

2. We arrived at 

the Royalty 

Fishing car park, then we 

went to Parley lakes on 

the other side 

of BournemouthInternational 

Airport. 

We had to 

carry the 

equipment to 

the 3 rd lake. I 

caught the biggest 

fish of the day and 

lots of small bream, crucian 

carps and 

tinches. Miss Burden 

was fly fishing and 

we were coarse fishing. 

I enjoyed the 

day very much and I 

would like to go 

again. 

Rebecca Jones 

Bex and I were together 

and we had a coach 

called Chris. He was the 

most experienced coach 

there. We learnt that we 

were using the waggle 

floats and we learnt to put 

maggots onto the hook 

and cast out. We caught 

loads of fish, mainly tench 

and bream. I caught a very 

big tench and Bex caught a 

huge bream and then a 

huge tench. We both 

caught the biggest fish out 

of the group. The day went 

by really quickly 

because it was 

such fun. On the 

way back we 

were planning 

on our next trip 

out. It’s a new 

born hobby we 

both commented on the 

way home. We love it and 

will definitely do it again, I 

feel sorry for the people 

who didn’t take this 

chance, they missed out! 

Holly Broomfield 

On the School fishing trip 

on the 31 May I caught 

one F1 carp, four tench 

and five bream. The fishing 

trip was really 

fun and I knew 

most of the 

instructors so 

that was even 

better. I am 

looking forward 

to the 

fishing trip in 

activities week and to 

June 16 when open season 

begins. 

Andrew Sloane 

I had a great day fishing 

on the school fishing trip 

and hope the school will 

organise another fishing 

trip. My coach was called 

Graham and he was a 

great teacher and taught 

me some new tricks and 

tactics. I had learnt how to 

do pole fishing and feeder 

fishing on the trip which I 

don’t normally do. 

JJ Broomfield 


Extra-Curricular Activities: Summer 2008 

Monday 

Lunch: Drama Club, Key Stage 4 art support, IT Club – all welcome, 

Shout! – Years 7-9, Year 7 cricket practice, Year 8 tennis 

practice, Key Stage 5 Maths drop-in – Years 12-13 

After school: Maths booster sessions – Year 11, History booster 

classes – Year 11 

Tuesday 

Lunch: Stitch Up Club – Years 1-9, Guitar Club, Fantasy Stocks & 

Shares Club, IT Club – all welcome, Key Stage 4 Art Support, Year 

9 cricket practice, Year 9/10 tennis practice, School Council (Week 

A), Drama Club 

After school: Robotics Club – all students, A-level practical practice 

sessions – Years 12-13, Beginner’s Japanese – all welcome, 

Duke of Edinburgh Award training - Year 10, ECO Club – all students, 

Year 7 & 8 rounders, Maths booster sessions – Year 11, 

Mixed & girls’ rounders 

Wednesday 

Lunch: IT Club – all welcome, Bookies Book Club – all students 

(Week A), Vocalis vocal group – Years 10-13, Year 8 cricket practice, 

Year 9/10 tennis practice, Key Stage 4 Art Support, Christian 

Union, Drama Club 

After school: Intermediate Japanese – all welcome, Science 

Booster sessions – Year 11, Harmonious Funk Jazz Band, Athletics 

Club – all students, G&T archaeology course, Geography booster 

classes – Year 11 

Thursday 

Lunch: IT Club – all welcome, Key Stage 4 Art Support, Year 11 

Expressive Arts, Young Language Leaders, Year 10 cricket practice, 

Year 7 tennis practice 

After school: S-Factor Science Club – all students, Duke of Edinburgh 

Award Photography – Year 10 (Week A), Catering booster 

sessions – Year 11, STEMNET (Science, Engineering & Technology 

Network) – Year 9, Religious Philosophy & Ethics booster classes – 

Year 11, Key Stage 3 Dance Club, Year 9 Rounders 

Friday 

Lunch: IT Club – all welcome, Chess & Games Club – all welcome, 

Key Stage 4 Art Support, Year 10 Rock-It Ball Club, Year 11 Expressive 

Arts 


Web Access 

Every copy of the weekly 

Student Bulletin is available 

for reading in the 

’Parents’ and ‘Student’ section 

of the school website. 

Now, the latest version of 

Weekly Student Bulletin 

the Student Bulletin can 

be accessed directly from 

the front page of the 

website. Just click on the 

link and you will be able 

to read about all of the 

upcoming activities, 

clubs, sports fixtures, etc 

for the week ahead. Have 

a look for yourself! 

Report by Mr Yapp 

Tri-A-Challenge 

The Grange School 

Saturday 5th July—9am-1pm 

Massive Range of Activities including: 

Elite Triathlon, Cycle Routes, BBQ, Volleyball, 

Giant Jenga, Petanque, Putting, Tug of War, 

Inflatables, 2CR, Tombola, Prizes etc 

All activities open to all members of 

the Christchurch Community 


high...higher...Highcliffe! 

As you know, we believe it is very important that we recognise the achievements made by all of the members 

of the school community. This applies whether those achievements are academic, sporting or social and also 

whether they are made in school or outside school. The more achievements are recognised, the greater the 

incentive to achieve even more. 

We are delighted to be 

able to confirm that the 

Year 10 attendance has 

risen from a level of 

92.30% to 93.44%, a rise 

of 1.14%, which is an excellent 

achievement. 

Improving attendance has 

been at the forefront of the 

school’s agenda for a number 

of years and we are 

now beginning to reap the 

rewards. 

A number of strategies 

have enabled students to 

understand and make progress 

in their attendance, 

these have included: 1)A 

series of meetings with Ms 

Potts and Mrs Riley if attendance 

is under 90% - 

the equivalent of half a 

day off per week. 2) 

Certificates for those who 

have seen Ms Potts and 

have then improved their 

attendance by 3% and/or 

crossed an attendance 

marker of 80%, 85% or 

90% 3)A change of attendance 

certificates, celebrating 

half termly 100% 

attendance rather than 

termly. 

It is our goal that all students 

have an attendance 

of at least 95%; this then 

allows each and every student 

to achieve to their full 

potential. 

An attendance goal for all 

our Year 10 students entering 

Year 11 is that they 

Year 10 Attendance 

must have an attendance 

of 90% or over to be eligible 

to attend the Summer 

Ball in June 2009. 

I would like to take this 

opportunity of thanking 

all parents who telephone 

the dedicated attendance 

line to report absences 

each day of student absence 

– this has proved 

to be a very efficient way 

of absence reporting. I 

would remind parents 

that a letter, to ensure 

that unauthorised absences 

do not remain on 

student records, should 

Fantasy 

Football 

This year saw the Fantasy 

Football chaired by 

none other than Mr Organised 

himself… Mr 

Shaylor. No wonder 

things ran so smoothly in 

the 2007/08 season of 

Schools Fantasy League 

(SFL). Hopefully all winners 

have now received 

their ‘silverware’. 

Mr George Boulton 

(Yr7) took the title of 

Highcliffe School 

Champion in his opening 

year as a competitor. 

Well-done George! And 

second and third place 

went to two very worthy 

competitors – Mr Jobbins 

(Staff) and James Em- 

cover all absences that are 

not reported on the dedicated 

absence line. 

Dedicated Attendance Line 

– 01425 272337 

Attendance Email – attendance@highcliffe.dor 

set.sch.uk 

We certainly appreciate 

the support of parents who 

have looked to make medical 

appointments and take 

holidays out of school 

hours to prevent the disruption 

of schooling and 

learning. 

Report by Mrs Riley 

mett (Yr10), well done to 

them too. Congratulations 

also to Emily Guard (Yr8) 

for managing to secure the 

FA Cup title. One for the 

girls – great! 

Year group titles were won 

as follows: 

George Boulton (Yr7) 

Steve Metcalfe and Will 

Smith (Yr8) Jack Swinnerton 

(Yr9) James Emmett 

(Yr10) Jamie Stanbury 

(Yr11) Tom Prodomo 

(Yr12). 

Thanks again to everyone 

that took part. And if you 

think you can do better… 

then PROVE IT in the 

2008/09 season! 

Report by Mr Shaylor 

(SFL Chairman 07/08) 


Congratulations—100% Attendance 

Year 7—7.1: Alexander Adams, Michael Cross, Casey Davies, Thomas Doe, Alexander Field, Joel 

Hernon, Kathrine Luckwell, Sarah Martin, Harry Moore, George Rowe. 7.2: Simon Atkinson, Howard 

Bailey, Jorja Bell, Sophie Bentall, George Boulton, Laura Clifford, Finn Heasman, Samuel Herbert, 

Brendan Kirkton, Freya Norley, Emily Paines. 7.3: Julia Donald, Chloe Franks, Joe Hamblion, Matthew 

Hillyar, Jay Hollingsworth, Connor Mason, Joseph Richards, Aaron Sheppard, Christopher 

Slade, Liam Walls. 7.4:Eleanor Bullman, Sarra Demetriou, Thomas Dymond, Zoe Gilham, Craig Henderson, 

Joshua Mann, Benjamin Moore, Rachael Platts, James Stocker. 7.5: Thomas Finch, Amelia 

Finlay, Georgia Gunnell, Aidan Linton, Lewis Prosser. 7.6: Joshua Bird, Amelia Clark, Conor Forrest, 

Zenita Li, Samuel Orford, Hannah Talbot. 7.7: Annamaria Cassella-Hall, Daniel Cliff, Jasmine Cooper, 

Elliot Dorey, Alexander Harris, Ria Herridge, Daniel Howting, Nicholas Jones, Louise Liddell, 

Holly-Mary O’Callaghan, Charles Page, Jake Southcombe, Ben Towers. 7.8: Hannah Angel, James 

Cooper, Jake Ferrett, Daniel Hawkins, Rhys Jessop, Michael Quinn, Hannah Salter, Oliver Smart, 

Richard Smith, Jareth Stubbington, Bradley Tombleson. Year 8—8.1: Victoria Chard, Francesca 

Crisante, Emily Dore, Logan Holiday, Dean Lambert, Stephen Littlefair, Sophie Lockley, Lewis 

Smith, Alexander Stewart, Amber Sutton, Daniel Woods. 8.2: Kirstey Cunningham, Jack Edney, Andrew 

Hales, Robyn Harvey-Hutchins, Jacob Horton, Stefan Townsend. 8.3: Oliver Anderson, Charlotte 

Coleman, Andrew Sloane, Robin Tindill, James Underwood. 8.4: Emily-Rose Caine, Josephine 

Dear, Callum Gillard, Annabel Howard, Christopher Lockyer, Conor Neale, Samantha Oxborrow, 

Sophie Turner. 8.5: Maxwell Baybut, Emily Bix, Arran Burkies, Maria Carlo, Nikita Caulkett, 

Mitchell Clay, James Dunn, Alexander Errington, Ella Gilchrist, Megan Stansbie. 8.6: Emma Barry, 

Katy Charge, Zoe Elford, Barnaby Gibbins, Megan Gunnell, Philip Haddow, Joseph Herbert, Rebecca 

Jones, George Keats, Benjamin Maglio, Emilia McCarthy, William Parkes, Jack Radford, Sophie 

Rolt, Katherine Taylor, Theodor Turner. 8.7: James Bonney, Chloe Geraghty, Lucy Grisdale, Rachael 

Harris, Alice Harrold, Helena Inman, Shaun Kendall, Jordon Mitchell-Marsh, Samantha Sheppard. 

8.8: Luke Adams, Alana Andrews, Pheobe Barnett, Jessie Blunden, Alexabder Collins, Casey Flaxman, 

Niall Gallagher, Victoria Hall, Jessica Jones, Martin Pink, Alexander Watson. Year 9—9.1: 

James Brown, Fraser Dorey, Cameron Hayward, Jennifer Lee, Harry Smith, Samuel Wells, Jack Wilkins, 

Stephanie Worrall. 9.2: Harry Denley , Steven Dow, Brandon Handley, Joseph Hodges, Charlotte 

Howting, Daniel Middle Joseph O’Connor, Grace Potter, Christopher Tubb. 9.3: Harry Aston, 

Kieran Burgess, Alice Crosley, Ellis Day, Eleanor Kelly, Felix Lazenby, Kieran Little, Megan Way. 

9.4: Laurence Clark, Jason Foord, Rebecca Jenman, Chloe Kitcher, Oliver Lucas, Elisabeth MacGivney, 

Christopher Russell, Lauren Truckell. 9.5: Joshua Bailey, Lee Black, Olivia Bull, George Davies, 

Thomas Denley, Alexandra Ellis, Jack Field, Rebecca Finch, Samuel Langley, Jack Liddell, Kathryn 

Marks, Benjamin Price, Rebecca Tilley. 9.6: Hayden Bower, Rosanna Bradford, Naomi Henderson, 

William Holyhead, Robyn Joynson, Jacob Moore, Jessica Moore, David Penson, Georgia Pulfer, Jessica 

Purkiss, James Sowden, Zachary Tebbutt. 9.7: Holly Briggs, Daniel Calder, James Cornford, 

Aimee Falla, Joshua Guerrini, Jason Hall, Thomas Mainwaring, Samuel Richards, William Woodfine. 

9.8: Rachel Baker, Oliver Forrest, Lewis Francis, Ben Johnson, Matthew Langdown, Emma Langley, 

Ranald McAlester, David Mills, Thomas Orford, Samuel Wheeler, Isobel Worrall. Year 10— 

10.1: Alexandra Calder, James Edney, Adam Howard, Thomas Nicholson, Alexander Spencer, Sam 

York. 10.2: Ricky-Lee Harris, Arran Hemish, Sarah Huggens, Connor McGarthy, Jay Pocknell, Lillie 

Shaw, Stephen Sheppard, Tom Towers, Hannah Vincent, Alexandra Wooding. 10.3: Marc Cunningham, 

Ashley Hayden, Ricky Hearn, Alexander Rowe, Jacob Stansbury, Rachael Stone, aaron Street, 

Johnathan Swindells, Johnathan Washbourn, Anastasia Zuyeya. 10.4: Thomas harris, Samantha 

Knowles, Sam Le Feaux. 10.5: Megan Davies, Peter Hillyer, Natalie Martin, Jeremy Saunders, Philip 

Sparks. 10.6: Steven Alton, Holly Grisdale, Ayden Lee, Martin Littlefair. 10.7: Ryan Attree, Sarah 

Bailey, Joanna Bunnett, Rebecca Griffiths, James Runnalls, Samuel SmithDaniel Williams. 10.8: 

Joshua Askew, Heidi Barnett, Carys Gallagher, David Johnson, Claire Kendall, Emily Marsh, Samantha 

Millard, Connor Richards, Jade Southwell, Madeleine Tindle, Graham Vey. Year 11—11.1: 

Joshua Golding, James Mainwaring, Danny Townend. 11.3: Clare Langley. 11.4: Samuel Lawrence. 

11.5: Lucy Errington, Joel Nazar, Sophie Tubbs. 11.6: Claudia Dymond, Oliver Hillyer Riley, Samuel 

Joynson, Jakob Leigh, Charlie Salter. 11.7: Daniel Davies, Katy Harrald, Gareth Walls, Elizabeth 

Walters. 11.8: Jack Kelly, Jessica Lovelock, Rebecca Salter. 


Congratulations Mayor’s Scout Rooke! 

The Mayor’s Scout of 

Christchurch 

On Thursday 8 

May 2008 I 

was invited to 

the Mayor’s 

Parlour in 

Saxon Square to be invested 

as the Mayor’s 

Scout for 2008. I received 

the ceremonial sash from 

The Mayor, Josephine 

Spencer and I was introduced 

to the Mayor Elect, 

Councillor David Flagg. 

I am now the 65 th Mayor’s 

Scout and have the official 

responsibility “To accompany 

the Mayor of Christchurch 

on suitable ceremonial 

occasions, to render 

service and answer questions 

about the Ancient 

Borough and Scouting affairs”. 

My first function is 

to attend the Mayor Making 

ceremony where the 

Mayor Elect, Councillor 

David Flagg is elected into 

office as the new Mayor of 

Christchurch. Other functions 

are likely to include 

twinning celebrations, the 

Mayor’s Charity Ball, Parades 

and Church services, 

visits to the Borough by 

other dignitaries or VIPs 

and any of the Mayor’s 

Charity functions. 

The Mayor’s Scout was 

first instigated in 1973. 

The selection process I 

went though involved first 

being recommended 

by my 

Explorer Unit, 

then attending 

an interview 

where I needed 

to demonstrate 

an in depth 

knowledge of 

Christchurch and 

the surrounding 

area and a proven commitment 

to the scouting 

movement. I am planning 

to be a helper at the 

Kandesteg International 

Scout Centre in Switzerland 

when I am 18. 

I have been 

involved with 

Scouting for 

over 9 years 

and although I 

am now with 

the Mudeford 

Explorers I 

retain contact 

with the Highcliffe Scout 

Troop though being a 

Young Leader with the 

Highcliffe Beavers. 

Left to right: Mark 

Flexman, District 

Commissioner, 

Andrew Rooke, 

Mayor’s Scout, Nick 

Stone, Mudeford 

Explorer Leader 

and Graham Budd, 

Highcliffe Scout 

Leader 

Brendan Update 

Congratulations to Brendan 

Kirkton (7.2) on winning 

the 3km Race Walk 

(U13 Boys) in both the 

Dorset County championships 

and in the Somerset/Dorset 

AA Combined 

Events and Race Walk 

Championships. 

This latter for the second 

year running and he also 

recorded a county best 

mark in the Dorset 

Championships. Fantastic! 

Being the Mayor’s Scout is 

a unique position in Christchurch 

and in recent times 

it has evolved to incorporate 

representation of the 

entire Youth of Christchurch 

as well as the Scout 

movement. I am looking 

forward to this responsibility 

and to accompanying 

the Mayor in his civic duties. 

More information about the 

Christchurch Scouting 

movement may be found 

on the web site at 

www.christchurchscouts.or 

g.uk 

Andrew Rooke 

Tutor Group 10.2 

Left to right: The 

Mayor of Christchurch 

Councillor 

Josephine Spencer, 

Andrew Rooke 

Mayor’s Scout, 

Mayor Elect Councillor 

David Flagg, 

Bill Bull the Mace 

Bearer and Mark 

Flexman the 

Scout District 

Commissioner 

Laura & Chloe 

Well done to Laura Fox 

(8.5) and Chloe Kitcher 

(9.4) who have both 

achieved the Grand Prior 

from St. John Ambulance. 

As part of this they had to 

complete 100hrs on duty 

service at major sporting 

and community events. 

They will receive their certificates 

over the summer. 

Laura also has started her 

musical career with the 

Achievement of a 

Distinction in her Grade 1 

Keyboard Examination. 


Congratulations to the following students who have 

completed The Highcliffe Challenge: 

Key Stage 3: 

Lewis Badley, Joshua Bailey, Elaine Bell, Sian-Marie Biles, Lee Black, 

Francine Boot, Charlotte Boulton, Haydn Bower, Harry Boyle, Emily Bralee, 

Holly Bratcher, Olivia Bull, Kieran Burgess, Arran Burkies, 

Scott Burkies, Andrew Case, Katy Charge, Brigit Colclough, Payge Cooper, 

James Cornford, Madeleine Daley-Brown, Adam Davies , 

Ellis Day,Josephine Dear, Steven Dow, Eleanor Drewett, Claudia Fairhurst, 

Jack Field, Lucy Hamblion,Archie Harding, Naomi Henderson, Amy Hibbard, 

William Holyhead, Annabel Howard,Charlotte Howting, Sophie Hulbert, 

Samuel Jackson, Rebecca Jones, Shelby Jones,Robin Joynson, 

Eleanor Kelly, Emma Langley, Keziah Leary, Jenny Lee, Kieran Little, 

Becky Luckwell, Rebecca Meyrick, Jessica Moore, Sophie Moran, 

Danielle Morley, Eleanor O'Hare, Kirsty Peart, Danielle Platt, Jessica Rajska, 

Jade Rhodes, Jessica Robbins, Sarah Robinson, Margaret Sheekey, 

Andrew Sloane, Emma Snaddon, Abigail Stocker, Charlotte Stone, Ben Swain, 

Amy Symons, Laurence Taylor, Zachary Tebbutt, 

Samantha Wiles, Isobel Worrall, Stephanie Worrall, Georgia Wright. 

Key Stage 4: 

Georgina Day, Oliver Hillyer Riley, Sammy Joynson, Liam Burton, Jenny Capel, 

Kirsten Godwin, Josh Golding, Rebecca Jackson, David Levesley, Katy Lilly, 

James Mainwaring, Keely McAlester, Cheyanne Smith, Jessica Attwater, 

Adam Beevers, Aimee Chester, James Coleman, Amy Collins, Hannah Currie, 

Daniel Davies, Kimberley Davies, Charlotte Donnachie, Lucy Errington, Lucy Harrold, 

Sean Hazzard, Jenny Herrod, Rheann Hill, Abigail Jacob, Stephen Jones, Laura Jones, 

Alexandra Lane, Roberta Lockett, Susanna Lord, Daisy Manning, Sarah Morley, 

Charlotte Mortimer, Alice Nicholls, Louis Olrog, Georgina Partridge, Joshua Power, 

Joshua Rose, David Rowdon, Dani Seton, Catherine Shaw, George Slattery, 

Adam Sloper, Richard Tongeman, Danny Townend, Calum Underwood, Gareth Walls, 

Kimberley Warner, Elizabeth Waters, Kayley Wells, Chloe Wright 

Here is a news item we 

have recently received 

proving that the Highcliffe 

spirit lives on long after 

the student leaves. Charlie 

Anderson (nee Smith) is 

an ex-student. Her Mum is 

an ex-student and her 

Rising to The Highcliffe Challenge 

Key Stage 5: 

Thomas Riley 

grandma, who was killed 

in a Road Traffic Accident 

was a very well known 

and loved Mudeford 

lady. Charlie took part in 

the London marathon in 

April running on behalf of 

the charity ‘Brake’ that 

offered her family welcome 

support in the times after 

her grandma’s death. She 

has raised hundreds of 

pounds and if you are interested 

in sponsoring her 

you can do so online at 

Justgiving com. 


Can we take this opportunity to thank all parents who have taken advantage of the 

these achievement slips to inform us of the activities and successes of our young people. 

As ever we wish to celebrate all the achievements of the students, in and out of 

school. We are unable to do this without your support. 

Please use this slip to inform us of any achievement, whether in or 

out of school, of which you are proud and would like celebrated in 

the school newsletter. 

Name of Student : 

TG: 

Nature of Achievement : 

Achievement to Celebrate 

Highcliffe School, Parkside, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 4QD newsletter@highcliffe.dorset.sch.uk 

1st prize: 8 hours recording studio time 

2nd prize: gig at The Salisbury Arms, Purewell 

The Grange School 

Redvers Road 

Christchurch 

BH23 3AU 

01202 486536

H2U Vol 7 Issue 6 June 2008 - Highcliffe School

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