School Newsletter Volume 9 Edition 6.pdf - Highcliffe School

A World of challenge, inspiration and achievement. 

A Fond Farewell to a Fantastic Bunch! 

With the passing on of yet another 

Year 13 cohort it is always 

time to take stock and review 

the achievements and the 

growth of the Sixth Form here 

at Highcliffe over recent years. 

There can be no doubt that this 

has been the most successful 12 

months for 16+ provision at the 

school: 

-the improvement in academic 

performance and range of subject 

choice offered, 

– the continuing growth in the 

size of the student body with its 

ever widening appeal to entrants 

new to the school at Key 

Stage 5, 

-the continuing development of 

university and careers support 

-the ballooning of the social and 

enrichment programmes, 

-the involvement of the Sixth 

Form students supporting others 

throughout and beyond the 

school 

-a more confident student 

voice helping to set the direction 

for Highcliffe, 

-the Gifted and Talented Academy, 

sporting bursaries and 

other forms of support for students 

aiming to achieve both 

within and outside the school. 

Academically results continue to 

improve year on year both in 

average points per student and 

per examination. This year in 

the January round of examinations 

over 60 students were 

awarded special certificates for 

achieving marks of over 90% in 

their AS/A2 examination papers. 

This feeds 

through to 

greater opportunities 

for the students 

when 

they move 

on and the 

school makes 

sure that all 

necessary 

support is in 

place to aid 

students in finding the best path 

for them and equipping them 

with the skills to seize the opportunities 

that their hard work 

brings them. 

On the careers side just in the 

last 12 months there have been 

careers mornings, future pathways 

days, visits to Higher Education 

conferences, targeted 

work experience (both in the UK 

and abroad), the Connexions 

interviews programme and 

mock interviews. 

“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 

Volume 9 Issue 5, July 2010

For those going through the university 

application process there 

has been one-to-one support 

given throughout the process. 

For those 

undertaking 

the process 

of Oxbridge 

applications 

considerable 

extra 

support has 

been given 

- visits to 

conferences 

at 

the Emirates 

Stadium, a residential trip 

to Oxford and Cambridge (the 

current Year 12 cohort have 

been on this trip in the last 

week), help with preparation for 

the full range of admissions 

tests. Additionally subject mentors 

offering one-to-one support 

and detailed mock interviews. 

This has proved successful 

in a number of cases as the 

school builds a strong Oxbridge 

tradition and former students 

are being pulled in to give current 

students the benefit of 

their experience. 

Life at Highcliffe for the Sixth 

Form students is about more 

than their main academic study. 

This year’s students have been 

able to pursue a range of other 

interests through the enrichment 

programme. In the physical 

area this is via the development 

of a sporting interest via 

the Water Sports Academy, 

bringing that into the community 

as part of the Dance and 

Sports Community Leaders 

Award programmes or simply 

partaking in organised sporting 

activities. 

Creative types have been able 

to not only take part in but also 

at times organise a range of musical 

and drama events. Others 

have been able to extend their 

knowledge by being able to 

study subjects 

for 

sheer enjoyment, 

whether a 

language 

via the TwilightLanguagesprogramme 

(Japanese, 

Latin, Mandarin, 

and 

conversational European languages), 

Astronomy, Classical 

Civilisation also proving popular. 

This year group in particular has 

really grabbed the social side of 

life, throwing themselves with 

gusto into the activities offered 

by the Sixth Form and individual 

subject areas. 

Whether it be activity trips to 

Calshot/Rockley Park, social and 

charity events, ski/ 

snowboarding in America, exchange 

programmes and visit 

opportunities in India, Japan, 

France, Poland, Spain, Prague 

and Italy the Sixth Form have 

always been at the forefront. 

As a team we continue to look 

at how we can improve the experience 

for students in the 

Sixth Form whether that be via 

the support and activities given 

above or even by such a simple 

thing as support with transport, 

books and suchlike. 

We are proud of what we have 

so far achieved in partnership 

with the students, particularly in 

the cohort that we must now 

bid farewell to with real expectation 

of another recordbreaking 

year of examination 

results for the Highcliffe Sixth 

Form. 

We hope you enjoy looking inside 

at just some of the activities 

and achievements of the 

group this year. For the Year 13 

students we hope that you have 

enjoyed your experience in the 

Sixth Form and look back on it, 

and us with fondness in the way 

that we will you. 

Mrs Karanja & the 

Sixth Form LeadershipTeam

In a previous issue we have 

brought you the news of the successful 

university applications and 

actual experiences of past students, 

not least of which being 

that of Emma Fisher (who 

has promised to send us an 

update of her first year of 

medical school at Oxford 

University as soon as she gets 

those pesky end of year exams 

out of the way.) 

As the Sixth Form team we 

have been using the feedback 

we have been getting from 

past students to improve the 

support we can give to current 

students embarking 

upon the application process. The 

report below from a Year 12 student 

shows this in action. 

‘Applying to Oxbridge is a shockingly 

daunting task. Everything is 

different, different closing dates, 

different requirements, different 

exams the list goes on. Thankfully 

however we have had support, advice 

and trips along the way. 

Exceptional news recently in is 

that two of the Year 13 cohort 

have been successful in their 

Oxbridge applications. 

Ryan Flanagan will be reading 

Mathematics at Balliol College 

Oxford. 

Beth Waters will be reading 

English at New College Oxford. 

Well done to both of them, as 

well as the staff who supported 

them both with their applications 

and with their subject studies. 

Supporting Oxbridge Aspirants 

Way back in April 2009 we went to 

the Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester 

for an Oxbridge conference. 

Representatives from both Oxford 

and Cambridge and in many ways it 

was the first taster of the ordeal we 

were in for. Before going we had no 

idea of all the little added extras 

that you have to do to apply to the 

Oxbridge colleges. This first trip 

was in many ways very useful for 

that exact reason; it gave us an 

idea of what we were in for, so 

that, when the time came it didn’t 

catch us completely unaware. 

Developing an Oxbridge Tradition 

Earlier this year we went on a trip 

to the United Emirates Stadium, 

this event was considerably bigger 

and as a result we had a lot 

more freedom, there were a 

variety of sessions from general 

application sessions to 

individual subject sessions and 

from these we could pick and 

choose so as to get the most 

out of the day. The day was 

very useful and we all left London 

filled to the eyeballs with 

information. 

The last trip out for Oxbridge 

applicants is, at the time of 

writing, yet to come. We are 

travelling up to Oxford, Staying at 

Keble College, Visiting the Oxford 

open day and then travelling to 

Cambridge, staying at Churchill 

college and visiting the Cambridge 

open day. This trip should be informative 

as well as a fun trip out. 

After that its “Let the Personal 

Statement tweaking begin”. 

Report by Steven Hutt’

Year 13 Leavers’ Book Quotes: How was it for you? 

‘My time at Highcliffe was simply some of the best years of my life, and the thought of 

continuing without it makes me really, really sad.’ 

‘Highcliffe Sixth Form has been amazing…the trips have made it a phenomenal experience. 

I would like to thank all the teachers for their support over the last two years.’ 

‘Over these two years Highcliffe Sixth Form has given me everything I could have wanted from 

an educational establishment. I have travelled across continents to Chennai and Prague, I have 

experienced the world’s greatest universities, I have been challenged to my limit in lessons, 

debate club and meeting some of the best people in the world.’ 

‘If Sixth Form has taught me anything, it has taught me that working hard has a pay-off.’ 

‘I must say I have really enjoyed my time at Highcliffe Sixth Form, great bunch of people and 

the support given to me was really helpful.’ 

‘My two years at Highcliffe Sixth Form have been intense, tiring and stressful. But would I do it 

again? In a flash! I learnt so much, outside the classroom as well as in. I’ve learnt just how 

difficult A-Levels are, but that they, like pretty much anything in life can be 

conquered with good friends beside you.’ 

‘I’ve come to realize how lucky we are to be given opportunities like those Highcliffe offers 

and that you have to seize those opportunities with both hands before they pass you by.’ 

‘I will always look back at my time here at Highcliffe and smile…’ 

‘I am very grateful to Highcliffe for all the opportunities and experiences. I have made so many 

friends and will be sad to leave. However I look forward to the future and am confident in the 

knowledge that Highcliffe provided me with the best start I could have asked for.’ 

‘Spending 2 years at Highcliffe Sixth Form is probably going to be ranked, 

in the coming years, as one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.’ 

‘Although I have moaned a great deal over the last two years, I can safely say that I have really 

enjoyed my time in the Sixth Form.’ 

‘I guess I have a lot to thank Highcliffe for. First for letting me come back to earn some more 

grades and giving me a year to work out what I really wanted to do in life. Secondly, and probably 

the most important is how Highcliffe has taught me who my real friends are and who I am. 

It has taken me 7 years to build up the confidence to step out on my own and I have all of my 

teachers and friends to thank for it.’ 

‘The memories will remain with me forever and in my head I will always be Head Girl.’

… and what a time it was... 

It is always a bittersweet moment when the time comes for our young adults to 

pass on from Highcliffe to the next stage of their lives. We are filled with pride, 

tinged with a little bit of sadness as we realise, like you parents, 

that we have to know when to let go. 

Over the next 2 pages we give you the text of the speech made at the 

Year 13 Leavers’ Assembly by Sammy Joynson (Head Boy), illustrated 

with photographs from the event. 

So here we are. After 7 years for most of us, and 2 years for some of 

us, we stand today in the safety of Highcliffe School with life before 

us. It seems strange to think that after today, we will no longer be 

gently chatting in the study room about too much work and too little 

time, but instead, in the real world, talking about dauntingly real issues. 

Whether we like it or not, this appears to be a real moment of 

change in our lives. 

Almost seven years ago, 

when we were just children, 

Ms Potts stood at the front of our assembly, with the intoxicating 

smell of new purple jumpers filling our nostrils, telling 

us that our Highcliffe journey would be over before we know it. 

It seems, contrary to the opinion at the time, that she was completely 

correct. 

Those years have flurried away like petals drifting from the richest 

purple rose and today, it seems that the last one is floating 

to the floor. Those petals have included people, moments and 

relationships which have shaped our teenage years, even our 

lives. For example, we experienced the feeling of rebellion 

against authority on the notorious Snow Day in Year 7, the excitement 

of stepping from a plane onto foreign soil on school 

trips which have encompassed the globe – Japan, USA, India, 

Auschwitz, the list could go on - the sensation of success, real 

success, when we have received academic results, and, perhaps 

most importantly, the 

feeling of friendship, 

trust and even first 

love. We will always 

remember those timid 

introductions we gave on our first day to the people who we now 

describe as our best of friends, we will remember that time where 

you trusted a class mate with the biggest secret in the world, and of 

course, that time when you first kissed that girl which you will remember 

for the rest of your life. That is growing up, that will forever 

be growing up, and our adolescence will always be synonymous with 

that open book, spread across that simple river, mounted on that 

unforgettable purple background. 

Indeed, we have all grown up individually, but I believe that we have

Farewell to Year 13 

also matured into a unified, cohesive year group which we 

each contribute to in our own special way. We have the 

world’s loudest, chattiest girl, Miss Kennedy over there; 

the guy who has the ability to create truly magical, astounding 

literature - thank you David; the one man show – 

Joel Nazar; and those couples who have been together 

seemingly forever, who proved to us, when we were young 

and naïve, that love is not only true in fairytales – Sarah 

and Josh, Aimee and James, Charli and David and many 

more. It is clear that everyone here today has shaped one 

another’s lives in their own special way, and everyone has 

contributed, knowingly or unknowingly, to our Class of 

2010. 

However, we must not forget the teachers who have pushed 

us along our way. Those tutors who have pushed us through 

the monotony of UCAS and towards our dreams, those subject 

teachers who have slogged away for hours to ensure 

that we achieve our best and those school leaders, who 

guarantee that this school runs so efficiently. These teachers 

- these friends - have moulded our Class of 2010 into an engine 

for success, happiness and prosperity and have subsequently 

reaped the benefits, like us, of our grades, aspirations 

and 

happiness. 

We are so 

lucky to have had companions such as these on our journey, 

and I would like to take this moment, on behalf of the Sixth 

Form to thank them all. Can I have a huge round of applause 

for the staff? 

And, now I must bring my words to a conclusion and accept 

the reality that the world awaits us. This afternoon, we will 

no longer be students, but men and women ready to take on 

the trials and tribulations of the real world, a world without 

a purple jumper, a world without that chatty study room 

and a world, I solemnly say, without many of our special Highcliffe relationships. But this should not be a time 

for remorse; this is a time for dreams to be realised, aspirations to flourish 

and optimism to devour our tears. We sit on the spearhead of humanity, 

with youth, intuitive and a fine education giving us the qualities to mount a 

challenge, a successful challenge, on the world which lies beyond those old 

school gates. 

Today, use these qualities and all those happy memories to 

go forth and live a successful life, a prosperous life, and 

above all, a happy life; but never forget who you are, your 

background, or your friends, and never let that purple blood 

leave you. 

Thank you Highcliffe for shaping my life,

Alumni—’Once Highcliffe, Always Highcliffe’ 

Martha Lanham 

Highcliffe 6 th Form –2006-2009 

Since leaving school I have been „back in school‟ or more 

correctly in training. On May 28th, having successfully 

completed my course I passed out of Royal Navy Training 

at HMS Raleigh Torpoint, Cornwall. During the ceremony 

the band of the HM Royal Marines played and the inspection 

was taken by a Second Sea Lord. 

I am now based at HMS Collingwood in Fareham, continuing 

my specialist training in Communication and Information 

systems. 

Once I fully qualify in December I look forward to joining 

my allocated ship in the new year and beginning a long, 

fruitful and exciting career in the Royal Navy. 

Sophie Allin 

Highcliffe 6 th Form -1998-2000 

I was in the Highcliffe 6 th Form in its first year. I remember having the novelty of having a 

coffee machine in the common room and the debate as to whether we should get a microwave! 

I also remember the supportive staff and their time and dedication towards us. 

In 2003 I completed a degree in occupational therapy. Until 2005 I worked as an occupational 

therapist in the department of psychiatry in Southampton working with people with 

depression and anxiety disorders. I then worked as an occupational therapist at Woodhaven 

psychiatric hospital. 

In 2007 I worked for 9 weeks as a volunteer occupational 

therapist at a hospital in a remote village in the 

Indian Himalayas. I was working with children with disabilities 

and teaching women about healthcare, disability 

and nutrition. 

Currently I am working as a specialist occupational 

therapist in a community team based in Fareham with 

adults with learning disabilities. 

In February 2010 I am going to Malawi in Africa to work 

for Voluntary Services Overseas. I‟m going to be working 

as an occupational therapist in a psychiatric hospital in 

Mzuzu a town in the north of the country. I will be providing 

occupational therapy treatment to children and 

adults with psychiatric conditions and learning disabilities 

and teaching / training skills for working in psychiatry 

to local staff.

Bryn Kewley 

Highcliffe 6 th Form 2004-2006 

My memories of Highcliffe 6 th Form include 

glorious sunny days out on the field and 

participating in the community sports leadership 

award which I thoroughly enjoyed. 

After the 6th Form I went to Swansea University 

to study Geography. During my time 

I made many friends, learned long words 

(the longest possibly being hydrologicalgeothermodynamics) 

and earned myself a 

2.1. My favourite courses were Plate Tectonics 

and Global Geophysics and Geographies 

of Forced Migration and Asylum. I wrote my dissertation on the Practicalities of Small to Medium 

Wind Turbines in Public and Private Spaces of Dorset. 

In the summer of 2008 I interailed around Europe for a month, and since graduating I raced across the 

Atlantic as a Watchleader for charity. 

I am currently planning my next big adventure which is to ride a motorbike to Singapore. 

Matt Baker 

Highcliffe 6 th Form –2003-2005 

I have great memories of being in the Highcliffe 6th Form. 

The things I remember the most are playing for most of the 

sports teams in the 6th Form and the Spanish trip to Barcelona. 

In October of 2005 I went to study a BSc (Hons) Sports Psychology 

and Coaching Sciences degree at Bournemouth University 

for 4 years and I graduated in November 2009. My 

third year at university involved being on placement and during 

this time I worked at the Village Bournemouth Hotel and 

Leisure Club as a Leisure Attendant and a Membership Sales 

Consultant. 

I was later offered a part-time position during my final year of 

university and then offered a full-time position once I completed 

my degree. I enjoy keeping fit and have been a keen 

weightlifter for the last 12 months at the Village where I train 

3-4 times a week. 

In January 2010 I took a few weeks off and went travelling 

around the Caribbean Islands of Barbados, St Lucia, Grenada, 

Curacao, Aruba, Tortola, St Maarten, Antigua, St Kitts and St Vincent which all were a fantastic experience. I am 

now searching for a more sports psychology specific role. 

Alumni—’Once Highcliffe, Always Highcliffe’

Calling all Alumni! 

Are you a former student of the school? 

Do you know one to whom you could pass this message? 

Please get in touch and let us know what you have been up to 

since those happy days at Highcliffe. 

If you could include a photograph or photographs, either 

recent or from school days that would be wonderful. 

We would love to hear from you and share your news.

s c ienc e 

On April 22 nd , Heidi 

Barnett, Natalie 

Martin, Josh Harris, 

Jack Kelly and 

James O’Callaghan, 

represented Highcliffe 

at HMS 

Collingwood for 

the 2010 Engineering 

in Education 

Scheme, Celebration 

and Assessment 

Day (CAD). 

Engineering in Education 

The team had spent the past 6 

months working on a project for 

STEMNET 

Wednesday afternoons have been 

design and engineering afternoons 

with the STEMNET group in our 

mission to design and build our 

own hovercraft. What seemed to 

be a fairly straightforward design 

brief has proven to be a demanding 

task. It has required an in-depth 

understanding of the mechanics of 

hovercraft propulsion, practical 

skills to assemble components and 

computer know-how to guide the 

CAD process of producing a hovercraft 

hull that not only houses motor 

units, propellers, batteries and 

Curriculum 

the Royal Navy to design and 

manufacture a device to measure 

wireless electronics , but also looks 

aesthetically pleasing and is able to 

generate sufficient lift to move the 

craft efficiently. The task has therefore 

been broken 

down into 

two main areas 

of activity; skirt 

design and 

chassis design. 

We have tested 

several different 

types of 

skirt with a variety 

of propel- 

lers to generate 

the air pressure 

needed for 

proper inflation 

the valve erosion in a frigate engine. 

The whole process has consisted of 

a launch day back in October at the 

University of Southampton, a 3-day 

residential in December at the university 

and culminated in the assessment 

day in April. 

At the CAD the team were required 

to make a 15 minute presentation 

to naval personnel, including engineers, 

about their project and final 

product. After this they were required 

to prepare a display stand 

so that people (including naval 

commanders!) could come and quiz 

them about the project. 

The whole day was a real success 

and will hopefully result in gaining 

Gold CREST awards and a place at 

the regional final of the Big Bang 

event at Bath University. Watch 

this space! 

Report by Miss Berkeley 

and locomotion. This has been 

linked to a CAD exercise to produce 

a chassis that is light, able to generate 

sufficient lift and still has room 

This skirt works…but what will happen when it 

has to support the weight of a proper chassis?!!

to house the components needed 

for locomotion and wireless control. 

As you can see from the photos, we 

have a chassis design that is ready, 

and we can now proceed to making 

vacuum formed hulls. We are also 

confident that we have sufficient 

power and a skirt design that will 

allow the craft to move properly 

across land and...possible the pond 

if we are really lucky..! 

The Highcliffe MK I looks set to 

make a maiden voyage in the next 

couple of weeks, will we sink or 

swim??!! 

Report by Miss Berkeley 

Getting a 

Headstart! 

Hello, my name’s Natalie and I am 

in Year 12, taking AS Maths, Physics, 

Chemistry and Art. 

I am really interested in 

engineering and wanted to 

find out what it would be 

like to study this subject at 

university before making my 

UCAS application this autumn. 

There are lots of different 

types of engineering 

and with so many courses 

available I was worried I 

might make the wrong 

choice. 

Then I learned about a scheme 

called ‘Headstart’ which offers 

taster courses at some universities 

during the summer term of Year 12 

so you can ‘try before you buy’. 

You can apply to up to five universities 

in the scheme and I was lucky 

enough to get my 1 st choice of 

Aerospace Engineering at Liverpool 

University. I’ll stay in student halls 

of residence for five nights in July 

and will take part in projects, lectures 

and seminars as well as sampling 

the social life of a student! 

Apparently, we get to fly the on the 

The current chassis design ready for vacuum forming. Two propeller 

attachments, a central air intake and a nice big battery and electronics 

compartment. Alloys and go-faster stripes are optional extras…. 

Here are 2 students pleased that the school was prepared to 

sponsor them in the Headstart programme. The Clingan Trust is 

also to be thanked for its kindness in supporting us with 

the financial costs of providing this opportunity 

Flight Simulator in fixed wing, helicopter 

or tilt rotor mode and I can’t 

wait. 

I am also staying on 

for an extra module 

just for girls called 

‘Dragonfly’ which is 

sponsored by the RAF 

where I hope to act as 

a mentor and role 

model for local, 

younger students. 

I’m really looking forward 

to this amazing opportunity 

to try university life and will let you 

know how I get on. 

Report by Natalie Martin, 

I’m Thomas Smith and I’m 

in the Year 12 at Highcliffe 

School studying for my AS 

levels. Since a young age I 

have been interested in 

and enthralled by the scientific 

world. I took part in 

science and engineering 

competitions from Year 7 

and have always loved science, 

mainly because the experiments 

allowed us to resolve our desires to 

mix stuff with acid and burn stuff 

with Bunsen burners! I have always 

actively enjoyed my lessons and 

related extra-curricular pursuits 

and hence, at the start of year 

twelve I decided to take physics, 

chemistry, maths and further 

maths A-level with a plan to follow 

a career in Engineering. 

I heard about the Headstart 

scheme through my physics 

teacher Miss Berkeley who gave us 

all a list of courses encompassing 

areas of science such as: engineering, 

physics, chemistry, materials 

science and computer science. 

Naturally it was hard wading 

through the mass of different 

and yet equally 

desirable courses, trying 

to decide which one was 

the best, most enjoyable 

and most relevant, but 

eventually after a few 

evenings of frustration 

with a lengthy application 

form, personal statement 

and quadruple 

checking of the calendar for 

clashes, I eventually decided on a

‘broad based’ engineering course, 

which encompassed many different 

areas of engineering which was 

perfect for me. 

I applied, and a month and a pre 

paid envelope later I was allocated 

a place on a course at Bristol University. 

There I will spend a week 

studying Aerospace Engineering, 

Civil Engineering , Computer Science, 

Electronic and Electrical Engineering, 

Engineering Mathemat- 

ics and Mechanical Engineering. 

Each day will bring a new engineering 

challenge, some lectures and 

lessons and of course an eventful 

evening. 

I will build a model turbine, design 

an earthquake resistant building, 

use computerised multi touch tables, 

design an efficient electrical 

car using theoretical analysis and 

practical experimentation, learn 

more about mathematical model- 

A Unique Opportunity for Biologists 

Highcliffe Sixth Form Biologists are 

the only Sixth Form students to be 

invited to visit the prestigious Biomedical 

Imaging Unit at Southampton 

University Hospital. The Unit is 

normally open only to Medical Students, 

Research Graduates and 

employees at the University Hospital. 

We have developed this partnership 

with the University over 

the past 7 years for our students. 

The visit is also an excellent opportunity 

to experience University life 

on Medical and Biomedical degree 

courses as well as post graduate 

research. 

During the visit the students are 

fortunate enough to be able to 

experience both transmission and 

scanning electron microscopes in 

action. 

The transmission electron microscope 

can magnify up to 600,000 

times, which is the same as being 

able to see a grain of sand on the 

Sahara desert from the moon! This 

means that it is almost possible to 

see an atom down a microscope. 

As well as being a unique opportunity, 

the visit also links in well with 

the first module on Cell Biology on 

the A level course. Our students 

Quotes from students 

ling of oscillations and receive lectures 

on structures in machines. 

The course I chose will be an interesting 

and enjoyable and will ultimately 

help me choose which 

course is right for me at university. 

Beyond this, I plan to continue with 

my A levels, apply to University, 

and to keep enjoying the Highcliffe 

Sixth Form experience. 

Report by Thomas Smith 

are therefore much better placed 

to answer the A level questions in 

their first examination in January. 

The success of the visit has also 

allowed us to visit the Pathology 

lab during the day. Our aspiring 

Medics get first hand experience of 

human tissues and organs that 

have been removed in the operating 

theatre at the hospital. They 

then get to see them being prepared 

for analysis. This procedure 

is normally to look for cancer cell 

growth. 

If you are considering a career in 

the Medical or Biology areas then 

this is a rare and fantastic opportunity 

not to be missed! 

“I was surprised to find that I was the only student on my Medicine 

degree course at University who had gained this experience. It helped me confirm 

my interest in a Medical career” 

Anthony Wynn Hebden, currently a Medical 

degree undergraduate. 

“I really enjoyed the visit. It made me feel like a University student 

and it really helped my A level studies at Highcliffe” 

Cerys Silverwood, First Class Honours Degree 

in Medical Psychology at Cardiff University 2009. 

Report by Mr O’Connor 

“The visit to the Pathology Lab was a great experience as well. We saw human intestines being sectioned in the 

Pathology lab. I used this as part of my personal statement in my application to University.” 

Jenny Herrod, current Year 13

Biology/Geography Joint Field Trip: Leeson House 

Just before half term in October, 

the Year 13 A level Biology group 

and some Year 12 Geographers 

went to Leeson House for a 3 day 

residential field course. 

They worked hard, the sampling 

techniques which they learnt on 

the first day being used to study 

zonation on a rocky shore and succession 

on Studland beach on subsequent 

days. 

Even though the weather could 

have been better, they did not let it 

spoil their “fun” and they soon became 

very competent in identifying 

the plants and animals in their 

habitats. 

A number of ‘Bio- elite’ Year 9 and 

Year 10 students this spring took 

part in a national biology competition. 

They went up against 25,000 other 

students from schools all over the 

UK to battle it out with their knowledge 

of the living world around 

them. 

Questions were set to test the students 

on biology learnt in school 

and biology know- how gained by 

reading books and magazines. 

Watching natural history programmes 

was also a strong benefit 

as well as taking notice of the news 

media for items of biological interest, 

including students who are 

generally aware of our natural flora 

and fauna. 

Great Success in Biology Challenge 2010 

All students who took part came 

away with a certificate and several 

outstanding students were 

awarded a further accolade when 

ranked against students taking part 

from the rest of the UK. 

Highcliffe School awards to: 

1 st place- Johnny Cann Year 10 

2 nd place – Maddie Morgan Year 9 

Joint 3 rd place – Zoe Gilham Year 

9 and Tomas Ibarguen-Burrows 

Year 10 

4 th place –Jacob Brennan Year 9 

National competition awards to: 

Gold Award: Maddy Bell, 

Jacob Brennan, Johnny Cann, 

Laura Clifford, Zoe Gilham, 

Tomas Ibarguen- Burrows, 

Craig Lord, Maddie Morgan, 

Silver: Nathen Dreifuss, Alex Field, 

Conor Forrest, 

Bronze: Jack Case, Shane Caulkett, 

Emily Paines 

Highly Commended: James Bonney, 

Warwick Bray- Nicholls, Joshua 

Mann, Chris Slade, Alex Styles. 

Commended: Phillip Haddow 

Congratulations to all of you that 

took part you have been a real asset 

to the school and I hope that 

you continue to excel in Biology 

and consider applying for the International 

Biology Olympiad in the 

Sixth Form! Well done! 

Report by Miss Taylor.

m a thematics/ict 

Excellent Year 12/13 

January Modular Results 

After an outstanding set of results at KS5 

(ALPs national indicators), an excellent set of 

results have been achieved by Year 12 and 

13 students in their January 

modular examinations. 

Thirteen candidates achieved 100/100 UMS 

marks on their respective papers. 

All students that achieved these results 

have received Head Teacher certificates. 

In Year 13, 72% of all students are 

currently on C grade or above, 

with 42% on an A or A*. 

An incredible achievement, 

Well Done! 

e n glish 

Debating Skills 

Highcliffe School has had a Debating 

Society for a number of years 

now. However, after a short period 

of dormancy, it has once again 

erupted into life thanks to the efforts 

of a number of students, in 

particular, Head Boy, Sammy Joynson, 

and David Levesley. It is now a 

highly-active, thriving society, 

meeting every Thursday lunchtime 

and attended regularly by about 

20 students. 

Sammy and David - along with help 

from Beth Waters, Rachael Smith 

and Michael Worrall and others - 

have created a model of how a 

student-organised society should 

run. They have taken the initiative 

of publicising debates on social 

networking sites and drumming up 

interest in assemblies. Furthermore, 

they have efficiently organised 

debate topics and chaired debates 

when necessary. 

Topics debated have ranged from 

the heavy to the light-hearted. 

They have dealt with topics of direct 

concern to students, such as 

the Educational Maintenance Allowance 

(EMA) or have been addressing 

more intellectual themes, 

such as whether the arts and sciences 

have been more beneficial to 

society. They have dealt with particular 

issues such as immigration 

and on election day supporters of 

the Liberal and Conservative par- 

Key Stage 4 ICT - 100% A-C! 

The ICT Department would like to take the 

opportunity to congratulate all Year 11 students on 

their fantastic ICT results. The students were 

entered for the OCR Nationals First Award 

- a qualification worth 1 GCSE. 

After a huge amount of effort by the students and 

staff during lessons and lunchtime/after-school 

support sessions the students’ work was submitted 

for moderation. Highcliffe School was visited by a 

Senior Moderator from the OCR exam board who 

spent a day scrutinising the students’ work 

and ICT teachers’ marking. 

At the end of this visit the moderator was pleased 

to be able to confirm that he agreed with the ICT 

teachers’ marking and from the 212 students 

entered, all 212 had passed at grade C or above 

giving us our best ever results: 100% A*-C. 

Report by Mr Smith 

ties had the chance to put forward 

their views. The debates are 

fiercely contested and points of 

view are put forwards with passion 

and conviction. Nevertheless, despite 

the important adversarial 

nature of the debates, the process 

is always good-humoured and enjoyable. 

As David Levesley, Year 13, said: 

“The Debate Club has proved itself 

in the years we've been members 

and leaders to not just be about 

stuffy, hackneyed ethical discussion, 

but also about light-hearted 

humour and serious, topical discussions 

that affect us as students.” At 

the end of each debate, there is a 

vote to see which side has been 

most successful in persuading the 

assembled students. 

Debating is a skill that is highly 

sought after by universities. Students 

have to spend time preparing

their ideas and speeches. It develops 

the skills of being able to articulate 

ideas with clarity and precision. 

It also forces students think 

on their feet, too – all skills highly 

valued by employers and universities. 

Presenting in a debate can be quite 

e x pressive arts 

Initiative! 

Recently a group of A level Drama 

students and Year 11 Expressive 

Arts students pooled their talents 

and produced a varied evening’s 

entertainment showcasing their 

work. 

The evening was organised by Joel 

Nazar-Zadeh of Year 13 in order to 

raise funds for voluntary work and 

training he will be undertaking in 

South Africa after leaving Highcliffe 

School. This experience will 

offer Joel theological training and 

will involve him living with a South 

African family and working with 

young people in their local community. 

The performances were of an 

outstanding standard and included 

both devised and scripted work, 

showcasing a range of dramatic 

forms including monologues, duologues 

and group pieces. 

The topics presented ranged in content 

and explored issues such as 

memory, iconic images of the twen- 

Macbeth 

Former Highcliffe students, Jabez 

Smith and Carla Zienkovicz took 

part recently in an outstanding 

performance of Shakespeare’s tragedy 

‘Macbeth’ at the Jellicoe Theatre 

in Poole. As the audience entered 

the theatre, they were imme- 

an intimidating experience. You are 

putting your beliefs on the line in 

front of your peers. It has been 

great to see therefore not only 

Year 13s leading debates, but also 

some Year 12s, such as Tom Smith, 

and a couple of Year 11s, Eleanor 

Kelly and David Penson. 

tieth century and lost childhoods. 

The pieces were also varied stylistically 

and included comedic elements 

such as work by Alan Bennett 

and the hilarious extract from 

the play ‘Once a Catholic’. 

Dance At The Quay. 

Five exciting Site-specific 

Dance Pieces created by 

Year 12 Btec dance students 

from Highcliffe School. 

The performances took place 

at 4:30pm on Tuesday 29 th June 

Starting at the Mayors Mead end of 

Christchurch Quay and ending 

in the gardens of the Priory. 

diately transported into the shadowy 

world of witchcraft and impending 

doom. 

The use of traverse staging was 

very effective and the lighting and 

special effects were superb. Jabez 

who was playing the role of Banquo, 

one of the key roles within the 

play, gave an outstanding performance 

and Carla, one of the witches, 

It is fantastic to see such a group of 

highly-motivated and articulate 

students making the most of the 

opportunity to pit their wits against 

each other students of a similar 

calibre. Let’s keep the spirit alive 

next year! 

Report by Mr Bryden 

Well done to all the students who 

took part in producing such a professional 

performance and good 

luck to Joel for his African experience! 

Report by Mrs McGrath 

created a sense of quiet menace 

through her excellent characterisation. 

Both Jabez and Carla were supported 

by a very talented cast, 

many of whom will now be going 

on to university to study Drama. 

Report by Mrs McGrath

Year 11, 12 and 13 students rehearsed 

together to produce their 

own Rock Challenge piece which 

was choreographed by the students 

themselves who also made and designed 

the set, costumes and props. 

Based on the idea of children who 

‘disappear’, this piece was awarded 

Best Original Concept and the team 

also won the Rock Challenge Health 

and Fitness Quiz. 

Well done to all students who took 

part! 

Report by the Expressive Arts Team 

Following the successful exhibition 

by Laura Fisher at ArtSway reported 

in an earlier issue the link 

has strengthened with the Sixth 

Form students taking part in two 

workshops recently. 

Film & Photography Workshop 

On Tuesday 23 rd March the Sixth- 

Form were invited for a free workshop 

with Charlotte Knox-Williams 

at ArtSway near Lymington. 

The exhibition included two films 

one of which was filmed locally, 

and the other was in Newport 

Wales. These films were particularly 

interesting because they were 

projected onto two walls, one of 

which always featured the artist 

Dave Lewis. The viewer was able to 

Rock Challenge 

ArtSway Links Growing!

interact with the surroundings and 

make a connection with the artist 

view point. 

Photographs were exhibited in the 

main gallery; they were particularly 

thought-provoking as they individually 

captured the analytical second 

when you first meet and subconsciously 

judge someone. 

A discussion then took place which 

was uncomfortable at times, but 

subsequently quite positively challenging. 

The group were then asked 

to make a visual note book to record 

our response to the immediate 

habitat using different mediums 

such as photography, drawing, 

and text. 

Overall it was definitely an interesting 

and motivating experience. 

Report by Emily Marsh 

Dorset Arts Week 

Painting Workshop 

An exciting workshop was offered to Highcliffe School at ArtSway, organized 

by the Education Officer Emma Purchase and led by artist Hannah 

Maybank. On Monday 13 th June, 24 Students arrived at ArtSway at 10am 

to view the current exhibition by Christopher Orr and respond with paint, 

creating an original ‘landscape’ art piece. It was a wonderful sunny day 

and a picnic was enjoyed by all in the grounds of the gallery. The students 

returned to complete their artwork adding detail to the foreground 

and finished with a discussion inspired by their creators. 

Highcliffe School was invited to share the venue of Winton Arts and Media College to exhibit Art, Photography 

and Art Textiles for the Dorset Arts Week. ‘Evolving Images’ was a very successful exhibition showing a wide 

range of arts from students and adults from all over Dorset. We were very grateful to be offered this window of 

opportunity for our very talented students.

A Final Farewell at Hot Rocks

Da Vinci Exhibition 

The Art, Design & Technology staff of Da Vinci would like to thank 

everyone involved that attended the private viewing of our exhibition 

on Tuesday 22 nd June. It was a very successful evening with many favorable 

comments. We would welcome you to view this exhibition 

during the next few weeks.

Earlier this year we ran the trip as a 

joint Art and Design trip with a full 

coach leaving school at 7.15 am. 

The Product Design students were 

dropped off at the Science museum 

before the Art and Graphic students 

carried on to Trafalgar 

Square. 

Within the Science Museum the 

students had a worksheet of questions 

to complete by searching out 

the answers within different exhibition 

halls. They also had to look for 

shapes and forms that could influence 

their ‘blue sky thinking’ design 

module that is approaching in January. 

Within this project they will need 

to design a piece of jewellery that 

could also fulfil another use, such 

as a combined MP3 player. The 

Science Museum also provides an 

ideal venue for seeing clear evidence 

of how product design develops 

as Technology moves forward. 

It is fascinating to see observe 

how the humble vacuum 

cleaner has developed as advances 

have been made. 

After lunch in the Science Museum 

we moved on to the Natural History 

Museum where the students 

had time to walk around all the 

exhibitions and photograph specific 

shapes and 3 dimensional forms. 

Design Museum Visit 

They were looking for a variety of 

images for inspiration and the 

Natural History Museum provides a 

huge range of organic forms that 

are ideal for developing jewellery 

designs. These can be found in a 

diverse range of areas from skeletal 

structures to geological forms. 

We returned to school through 

Friday evening traffic ready for the 

students to utilise the experience 

in the next part of their course. 

Report by Mr Nicholls 

Deco Brasserie 

Sixth Form Graphics group relax at 

top Art Deco Brasserie On 

Wednesday 21 st October, a group 

of Sixth Form Graphics students 

spent a relaxing morning at 

Bournemouth’s exclusive Brasserie 

- The Print Room. Lattés, Espresso’s, 

Cappuccino’s, green tea, 

pastries and pancakes were enjoyed. 

However, there was a serious element 

to the visit. This involved 

recording primary research evidence 

on the Art Deco style 

sources to support their studies. 

Students took the opportunity to 

record observations through photography 

and sketches. 

Experiencing the forms and culture 

of this period were essential to 

appreciate the finer details. 

Their current AS coursework project 

is to design a menu for Angelo’s, 

a Bistro with an Art Deco 

interior. Already the experience 

has enriched the designs and quality 

of the students ongoing design 

folios. 

Report by Mr. Simmons

Highcliffe School 

would like to thank 

the Royal Bournemouth 

Hospital for 

allowing us the opportunity 

to exhibit 

students‟ work on a 

permanent bases. 

This artwork has been captured 

on film and transferred 

onto acrylic boards 

and then displayed in the 

entrance hall of the Outpatients 

Department. This is a 

new way forward to display 

art work helping to elimi- 

Royal Bournemouth Hospital Art Project 

nate the spread of infection. 

We are extremely proud of 

our students and hope this 

is just the beginning of a 

partnership for other students 

to 

be given 

a similar 

opportunity. 

go to 

Sue 

Rendell 

[Senior 

Clinical 

Leader 

of the 

Outpa- 

Special 

thanks 

Sam Goes to Marwell 

The Adventures of Sam is an exciting 

new book series created by 6 th 

Form students from Highcliffe 

School for primary school children. 

The idea was started as part of the 

2009 Make Your Mark Challenge 

organised by Enterprise UK. The 

students came third in the South 

West Regional Finals which encouraged 

them to continue with their 

idea and make it a reality. After a 

tients department] and her 

team for all their encouragement 

and support over the 

past year. This project 

would of course not have 

been possible if the funds of 

£1500 had not been provided 

by the Hospital Charity. 

Our thanks also go to 

Forest Photos of Ringwood 

for their help and support. 

What a wonderful, enlightening 

welcome for the visitors 

and patients of the 

Royal Bournemouth 

Hospital! 

This has been a special 

honour for our 

school and a great 

opportunity to 

strengthen community 

links. 

Report by Mrs Bullas 

lot of hard work they have now 

created and produced the first 

book in the series entitled ‘Sam 

goes to Marwell Wildlife’ in which 

the main character visits Marwell 

Wildlife along with his father and 

mother and trusty companion 

teddy. 

The book has a captivating story 

suitable for older children to read 

and for younger children to have 

read to them. The colourful pictures 

enhance the story creating a 

book that children will want to read 

over and over again. 

It has an environmental theme

throughout; it is printed on FSC 

approved paper, and the story itself 

encourages the 3 R’s - Reduce, 

Reuse and Recycle. 

All the books in the series will aim 

to teach children about local attractions 

and to be a lasting souvenir, 

encouraging children to explore 

their local area. 

Sam goes to Marwell is available to 

buy from July 5 th through the website 

www.theadventuresofsam.co.uk. 

For more information please visit 

the website or email: 

theadventuresofsam@highcliffe.dorset.sch.uk 

Report by Mrs Finch 

& Mr Callear 

Young Biz 

With fresh minds after the May 

Bank holiday, Year 10 Business 

Studies students at Highcliffe were 

on fine form as they took part in 

the annual ‘Young Biz’ Smart Start 

to Business and Enterprise workshop 

with Ballard students once 

again our welcome guests. Tim Hall 

from Young Biz opened the workshop 

by getting students to think 

about their own business idea and 

creating a relevant business card. 

With these thoughts in mind Tim 

suggested what it would need to 

take their ideas a stage further. 

The students then gained an appreciation 

of the advantages and disadvantages 

of working for yourself 

against working for someone as an 

employee. After break the students 

were put into teams and took part 

in a trading game where sweets 

were traded in an attempt to 

amass the most points. This activity 

allowed the students to see how it 

is necessary for businesses to respond 

quickly to changes in the 

market demand for their products 

if they are going to be successful 

and survive in a harsh and challeng- 

ing environment. 

The final activity involved the 

groups having to decide on a strategy 

for marketing a new business 

idea based around the theme of 

‘healthy living’. Still working in 

their teams, the students had to 

think of an original business idea, a 

company name, a slogan, a logo 

and an advert to promote their 

idea. They were given a short time 

to prepare their pitch before they 

were up against the judges 

‘Dragon’s Den’ style. 

There was certainly some originality 

in the business ideas as well as 

the advertising techniques but 

most groups found that it was 

preparation that was the key factor 

to the success of their pitches. Indeed 

it was the polished and confident 

presentation from the ‘Fit for 

Life’ team that resulted in them 

winning the competition and being 

the proud owners of not only an 

exclusive Young Biz drinks bottle 

but a book called ‘Fast Cash For 

Kids’. This was packed with useful 

advice about business and enterprise 

ideas for young people, a totally 

appropriate prize for the 

event. In second place were the 

‘Fat Caf’ team who delivered a sim- 

ple but effective presentation and 

were given Young Biz key rings as 

consolation prizes. 

But there were no losers in the 

workshop as each student got a 

certificate of achievement and they 

left the day with invaluable advice 

about how to run their own business 

and make business ideas happen. 

Also they can see how they 

could apply the knowledge they 

acquire from their Business Studies 

lessons to real life situations that 

could help them be successful entrepreneurs 

in the future. Peter 

Jones and the rest of the Dragons – 

look out! 

Credit to all the Year 10 students 

involved in the day and a big thank 

you to the Ballard students and 

their teacher Mrs Glover for taking 

time to travel to Highcliffe to participate 

in the event which has become 

a regular collaboration. Also 

a big thank you to Mrs Karanja and 

the 6 th formers 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. 

Mr Callear and Mrs Finch 

Business Studies and Enterprise

h u manities 

Humanities Trip to Prague 

We had seen the pictures of Prague at the 

information evening, some of us had seen 

footage of the city from the INXS music videos, 

some of us had even heard of the Czech 

Republic. We had heard it was going to be 

cold. Very cold! So ski jackets and thermals 

were packed along with plenty of the local 

currency. 

We were ready for the unsociable flight 

times knowing that it allowed us the maximum 

time at our destination. As seasoned 

Humanities travellers, we were ready for the 

Prague trip being mostly about history, religion 

and citizenship, plus the obligatory tour 

to a former Nazi concentration camp and a 

little bit about sticking to the infamous risk 

assessment. 

We were delighted to find Prague under a 

blanket of ‘proper’ snow, and yet the airport 

and public transport were still running! Our 

accommodation was pleasing and very conveniently 

situated for tram and metro access. 

Mr Turner confidently used his prior 

knowledge to successfully lead us to the city 

centre for an informal tour of the main 

sights to help us get our bearings for the 

duration of our trip. 

All the students were impeccably behaved – 

as expected, and an enormous credit to 

themselves and the school. We will miss the 

students in Year 13 who have accompanied 

us on nearly an annual basis around Eastern 

Europe and look forward to a new generation 

of students ready to take on the adventures 

of the Humanities team abroad – 

where ever the next trip will be!

m dern languages 

On Sunday the 28th of February a 

group of French business students 

from Le lycée agricole de Tourville 

(BTS technico-commercial de l’agroalimentaire) 

in Normandy travelled 

to Dorset and took part in 

running a market stall selling products 

from France. 

One of the missions of the French 

business students was to get samples 

of food from different companies. 

In total the French business 

students collected more that thirty 

different products which would be 

sold on the market and these information 

would then be analysed by 

our students. 

This was being done in conjunction 

with Year 12 and 13 Highcliffe business 

students who assisted in marketing 

the venture and collectively 

taking part in cross curricular business 

enterprise activity. 

The stall ran in Christchurch on 

Monday 1st March and the Year 12 

Highcliffe French students helped 

with any break down in communication 

between the students themselves 

and the students and the 

customers. 

All through the morning of Monday 

1st March the students had a rotation 

of activities to do; a customer 

questionnaire provided information 

on people’s taste for French 

food, selling the different goods 

and filling a worksheet comparing 

the marketing approach of four 

different supermarkets. To do 

these tasks the students were divided 

into small groups including 

Year 12/13 Highcliffe business students, 

Tourville business students 

and Year 12/13 Highcliffe French 

students. 

The day on the market was a real 

France: England MFL/Business Exchange 

success for many reasons. Firstly, it 

was nice to see students from different 

nationalities working together 

towards a common goal, 

and for 

many students 

it 

reiterated 

the importance 

of 

language 

for business 

purposes. 

Secondly, 

there was a 

real communion between the students 

and the community who 

really enjoyed the opportunity to 

talk with the students about the 

origin of the French products and 

their plan for the future. Finally it 

was also a way for the students to 

realize that there are real opportunities 

for cooperation between our 

two countries as some of the products 

sold very well. 

The following day the students all 

met at Highcliffe School. The day 

was divided into different sessions: 

during the first session the students 

analysed in their groups the 

customer questionnaire and the 

results of their sales and shared 

their findings with the 

rest of the class. 

In the second session 

the students worked 

on a marketing activity; 

for the third the 

Year 12/13 Highcliffe 

business students presented 

the marketing 

work they did for the 

project and in the fourth session 

the Tourville business students 

presented the different activities 

they had done (dealing with the 

customs, gathering food products, 

financing their trip by doing different 

activities). 

All in all it was a very successful 

project which hopefully will get 

students to think about the different 

business opportunities that 

exist between France and England. 

Report by Mr Maurice 

A group of Year 12 students is currently working towards the 

Foreign Language Leaders Award. They are learning teaching 

techniques and how best to plan a language lesson. 

They recently started teaching their first-ever lessons 

to groups of Year 7 students in Spanish, French, German 

and Italian. One student, Tom Towers, also taught 

a class of primary students at 

Highcliffe St Mark Primary School. 

They are all making excellent progress to achieving their awards, so 

well done to Jade Southwell, Amy Gilbert, Claire Kendall, 

Jenny Higson, Lauren Evans, Fenella Courage, Asya Zuyeva, 

Adam Horwich, Jenna Lloyd, Lauren Cooper, Reece Lopez, 

Emily Keith, Hannah Leary and Sarah Hemming. 

Report by Mr Wayth

Thirteen students from Years 12 

and 13 have successfully completed 

an EPQ this year. The aims 

of the qualification are to extend a 

student’s learning and skills beyond 

their usual programme of study to 

an area they are personally interested 

in researching. 

Topics this year have been far ranging 

from the practical to the purely 

academic, and some projects managed 

to encompass both! For example, 

Laura Fisher asked the 

question ‘is fashion ever considered 

an art form?’ She searched for 

the answer by exhibiting her own 

work at ArtSway and surveyed visitors 

to find out their views. Asya 

Zuyeva 

completed 

the extremely 

ambitious 

musical 

project 

‘Once 

Upon a 

Song’ 

drawing on 

talents of 

students 

from 

across the school to sing and dance 

to audiences on two consecutive 

nights. Josh Askew undertook an 

incredibly individual piece of work 

by composing and recording his 

own drumming track showing the 

influence of key musicians from 

different genres and generations. 

Other practical projects included: 

the manufacture of a menu board 

to assess the effectiveness of promotional 

graphics (Adam Howard) 

Pixie Tutu Designs; the creation of 

a tutu manufacture business (Alex 

Pulfer) 

The spirit of the EPQ is to place the 

learner at the centre, to allow them 

to be creative, make decisions and 

embrace new skills in order to carry 

Extended Project Qualification 

out their research. At times the 

challenge of being an independent 

learner proved frustrating; for example, 

Jenna 

Lloyd, whilst 

carrying out 

her research 

into the impact 

of mental 

health 

support in 

schools, 

came up 

against issues 

of ethics and 

confidentiality. 

Despite this she produced an 

extremely thoughtful and creditable 

project analysing how schools 

can maximise 

the 

opportunity 

to support 

the well 

being of 

their students.Similarly,anotherstudent 

who 

engaged 

with the 

idea of well 

being in schools was that of Emily 

Keith who created a photographic 

project based on the diary of a 6 th 

former. This project involved the 

creation of a rag doll and an interview 

with 

professional 

photographer, 

Paul 

Angel. 

Other projects 

went 

down a 

purely academic 

route, 

analysing 

questions 

such as; 

Do young 

Christians 

face problems because of their 

religion? (Hannah Leary) 

Should there be harsher punishments 

for 

sporting injuries? 

(Conor 

Verrall) 

Will artificial 

intelligence 

make humans 

redundant? 

(Stephen Hutt) 

How does the 

heart of a choir 

affect the heart 

of a community? 

(Sarah Huggens) 

Am I beautiful? An analysis of what 

beauty means today (Becky Jackson) 

Does advertising have a negative 

effect on society? (Rachael 

Smith) 

Each student presented their project 

to an audience of governors, 

teachers, parents and fellow students 

in March and then submitted 

their work in late April. 

If you are going into Year 12 or 13 

next Year and are interested in 

undertaking an Extended Project 

Qualification please let Mrs O’Connor 

know. In the meantime, well 

done and thank you to all the EPQ 

students 2010, you are all stars! 

Report by Mrs O’Connor

Another great Cholet trip! - Online Diary Excerpts 

Sunday 20th June 2010 

Nous sommes allés à Poupet et 

nous avons joué au cricket. Je me 

suis régalé Ev Hill 

Je suis allée à un pique-nique. 

C'était super-choutte et j'ai joué au 

cricket. Nous avons perdu la balle 

dans la rivière! Marie Norley 

Au pique-nique nous avons joué au 

Jungle Speed et au jeu de foulard. 

J'ai beaucoup aimé. Jorja Bell 

Today, after our first night with our 

new families, we all met at a local 

beauty spot for a massive family 

picnic - 20 families, 48 participants 

of the exchange and all the siblings. 

Very soon we were playing football 

and shortly afterwards we were 

rescuing the ball from the river 

after an over enthusiastic shot! 

Thank goodness there were fishermen 

with nets there! The picnic 

was great and there was a variety 

of food and drink on offer. Most 

important- everyone got to know 

all the penfriends. Games of 

"mouchoir" a game of chase 

started by dropping a handkerchief 

secretly behind a player's back and 

a really quite serious game of 

cricket was played. The cricket 

even attracted random passersby 

who were amazed by this complex 

English game. 

Monday 21st June 2010 

Tour of the school 

Bike ride to the Lac de Ribou 

Fête de la Musique 

Je suis allé en vélo à Ribou. Après 

l'arrivée nous avons mangé un 

pique-nique avec tout le monde. 

Shannon Jeavons 

We all met at school for a quick 

tour with the Headteacher. M. 

Houdebine. Then we were all off on 

a 55 person bike ride. Nearly the 

Tour de France! A picnic at a local 

lake - a chorus of 

Yesterday and a 

game of rounders 

and 18 kilometers 

covered! 

Tuesday 22nd June 

2010 

Day Trip to Paris 

Voyage à Paris 

Il faisait très chaud 

à Paris. C'est très 

fatiguant d'avoir 

escaladé la tour 

Eiffel parce qu'il y a 

beaucoup de 

marches. Tara Peters 

Nous sommes 

allés à Paris. Il a fait 

du soleil et il faisait 

très chaud. J'ai visité 

la tour Eiffel, l'Arc 

de Triomphe et 

Notre Dame. Joe 

Bull 

There was a very 

early start today as 

parents and teachers 

took us in a convoy 

of cars and minibuses 

to Angers 

station. 

A very comfortable 

and extremely fast 

TGV ride later and 

we were in the Gare 

Montparnasse at 

9.40, ready for our 

full day in Paris. First stop? It had to 

be the Eiffel Tower! 

After the fabulous view from the 

Trocadero we passed the giant Fifa 

screen on which the Parisians were 

later going to watch their team get 

knocked out of the World Cup. 

Thursday 24th June 2010 

Off to "Le Puy du Fou" with our 

penfriends for the day 

Aujourd'hui j'ai visité le parc du Puy 

du Fou. J'ai mangé un pique-nique. 

J'ai bu beaucoup d'eau parce qu'il 

faisait très chaud. J'ai bien aimé les 

gladiateurs! William Nurse

Highcliffe and Ballard Schools Partnership 

Over the past decade Highcliffe 

School and Ballard School have 

been forging an 

Independent/ 

State School 

partnership. 

Ballard is a 3-16 

Independent 

School and is 

located in the 

town of New 

Milton, about 

15 minutes 

drive from 

Highcliffe. Ballard 

has many 

specialist facilities 

and the 

school has a 

similar ethos 

and ‘feel’ to 

ours in many 

respects. There 

is a very close 

relationship 

between their Leadership Team 

and ours and in many ways the two 

school communities have quite 

extensive links. 

The following are examples of our 

current Link:- 

Modern Foreign Languages 

Shared revision clinics 

Shared French Exchanges 

Professional development for MFL 

staff 

Gifted and Talented 

Our common Lecture Series in the 

Spring term (hosted at Ballard Performing 

Arts Centre) 

Sixth Form residential activities e.g. 

World Challenge and Space Camp, 

Alabama, USA 

Consideration of shared residential 

courses across the school 

Sports 

Highcliffe Sports Elite Sixth Form 

students 

help younger 

pupils at 

Ballard 

School as 

Community 

Sports Leaders 

Mutual fixtures 

Expressive 

Arts 

Combined 

concert for 

students 

taking GCSEs 

in Expressive 

Arts 

Highcliffe 

provide 

Drama master 

classes 

for Years 8 & 

9 pupils at Ballard School 

Exchange of staff judges for Talent 

shows. 

Careers 

Stop Press 

Ballard pupils attend the Highcliffe 

Careers’ convention annually. 

Sharing of courses, most recently 

on learning styles 

Ballard pupils join our students in 

Young Enterprise Week 

Design Technology/Art 

Ballard pupils have had access to 

the Da Vinci Centre at Highcliffe 

and work alongside our students to 

gain an experience of Sixth Form 

studies 

Sixth Form 

Initial discussions of collaborative 

work in the Sixth Form 

The Highcliffe vision statement 

affirms the positive nature of this 

very positive relationship: 

“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” 

Judith Potts, 

Headteacher, 

Highcliffe School. 

We continue to build partnerships for the benefit of our students. Recent 

discussions with Bournemouth Collegiate School Headteacher Stephen 

Duckett reaffirmed our desire to work together. Next academic year will see 

a number of BCS Sixth Formers in Highcliffe studying on A Level courses. For 

their part BCS are very keen to offer Highcliffe students the opportunity to 

join in their programmes and be given access to their excellent sports 

fdacilities. Mr O’Connor (the ‘Timetable Maestro’) is already working hard 

in conjunction with his counterpart at BCS to ensure that access to courses 

is possible. This is a first step in what we both hope will become a flourishing 

programme of shared activities. 

Judith Potts 

Head Teacher

Congratulations to Samantha Oxborrow 

(Yr 10) who has won a national 

song writers competition. 

People were invited to send in their 

lyrical creations which could take 

the form of raps, ballads, pop songs 

and formal poetry. 

It was a unique opportunity for 

writers to compose a lyric in the 

We were overjoyed to hear of the recent 

success of Sixth Form student 

Samantha Millard in a national essay 

competition organised by the Parliamentary 

Press Gallery. As you can see 

from the pictures Sam was one of the 

winners of the national competition. 

She enjoyed an exciting day at the 

Houses of Parliament meeting both the 

Prime Minister, and the Speaker of the 

House. Hundreds of students from 

schools throughout the country took 

part in the competition. 

Songwriter in our midst 

style of their choice. There were in 

excess of 1,500 entries from poets 

across the UK. The judges were 

looking for creativity, imagination, 

expression and originality. Samantha 

submitted her poem entitled 

‘Flying High’ and it has been chosen 

for publication in ‘Looking for Lyrics 

– Turn Up The Volume’, an anthology 

showcasing the best of the 

young writers’ work. A copy of the 

book is kept in the British Library 

and further libraries across the UK 

and Republic of Ireland. 

This is a tremendous achievement 

for Samantha and we hope this is 

the start of many more successes 

for her. Well done! 

Report by Mrs Dedman 

Sixth Former wins National Competition 

HOST UK 

Would your family enjoy introducing someone from another country to your way of life? 

There are international students from all over the world at universities in the UK: they speak English and most 

are in their 20's.They would love to spend a weekend sharing your family life in order to understand more about 

the UK. You could have fun introducing them to British food, customs, your local community and area; 

and you could learn about their country and culture. This is an opportunity to make 

friends across international boundaries. Geography comes alive, and afterwards, 

any news bulletin about your guest's country will have much more meaning. 

HOST is a national charity, backed by the Foreign Office, which has been 

linking students with volunteer hosts for many years. See www.hostuk.org 

or call Margaret Astridge, the voluntary organiser in Dorset, on 01458 251699.

Highcliffe Sixth Formers teach at Thomas Hardye School 

At the end of last year, 

Highcliffe Sixth Formers enjoyed 

their first International 

Day with various 

guest speakers,including 

the local 

MEP and a 

transatlantic rower. The Red 

Cross also delivered two 

workshops on refugees and 

international conflict. 

The visitors from this organisation 

were so impressed 

with our Sixth 

Formers‟ maturity and interest 

in these subject areas 

that they approached me to 

ask if some students would 

be willing to become Red 

Cross volunteers to help de- 

Year 12 CSLA 

Sports Leadership 

The Level 2 Award in Community 

Sports Leadership is 

a qualification for people 

aged 16 or over, who wish 

to gain experience in delivering 

sporting activities 

within 

school 

and the 

wider 

community. 

The 

qualification 

provides 

the key 

skills 

required 

to plan 

and deliver 

community sports activities 

and aims to prepare 

responsible, motivated and 

confident people who can 

independently lead safe, 

purposeful and enjoyable 

sporting and recreational 

liver workshops in other local 

schools. A group of Year 

12 students (now Year 13) 

was very keen to get involved 

and was 

quickly 

trained on 

how to deliver interactive 

workshops on issues surrounding 

asylum seekers. 

Seven students then had 

the daunting task of spending 

two days at Thomas 

Hardye School in Dorchester, 

delivering a series of 

lessons to Year 9 students. 

They delivered thoughtprovoking, 

stimulating and 

interactive workshops on 

their own and were able to 

activities for small 

groups. 

Yr 12 Leadership at 

Highcliffe St Mark 

18 students had their 

leadership skills tested 

during a mulitskills 

event at Highcliffe St 

Marks in November. 

They led students from 

Yrs 1-4 

through a series 

of mulitskill 

activities, 

showing them 

what to do and 

keeping their 

score. Their 

confidence 

grew throughout 

the day 

and at the end 

of the session 

they felt both rewarded and 

exhausted. There are many 

more forthcoming events 

like this one where leaders 

will be planning and leading 

activities for the local primary 

schools. 

involve two Iranian asylum 

seekers in some of their activities. 

They also managed 

to intelligently field a whole 

range of questions from students. 

Both the Red Cross 

and Thomas Hardye staff 

were very impressed with 

the Highcliffe Sixth Formers‟ 

ability to lead the sessions 

and we should be immensely 

proud of them. 

They were all presented 

with Red Cross certificates. 

Well done to: Alex Pulfer, 

Becci Salter, Charlotte Barrington, 

Sarah Morley, Lizzie 

Madley, Alex Lane, Lili 

Gilbertson 

Report by Mr Wayth 

Yr 12 CSLA – 1 st Aid 

Course. 

As part of the CSLA course 

13 Yr12 students took part 

in a First Aid workshop on 

Wednesday 11 th November 

and all gained their First Aid 

Qualification. They covered 

various elements of First Aid 

from resuscitation and bandaging 

to spinal injuries and 

how to deal with open 

wounds and fractures. This 

has prepared them well for 

any injuries that they might 

encounter when they go into 

junior schools and the local 

community to deliver coaching 

sessions.

Sixth Form girls‟ football 

was new to the school this 

year and quickly became a 

strength, the team reached 

the last 32 in the country in 

the ESFA National Cup. Not 

only did the girls train and 

play as part of the U18 

squad but a number of them 

have been given the responsibility 

of training and organising 

fixtures for the 

girls‟ teams lower down in 

the school. Well done to all 

concerned.. 

Report by Miss Fellingham 

You will remember that in 

the summer term we 

brought you the news that 

Phil Sparks, 

currently in 

Year 12, had 

qualified to represent 

Great 

Britain in the 

Volvo World 

Youth Sailing 

Championships. 

The event took 

place in mid- 

July in Brazil, 

just as term 

ended. We were delighted to 

receive the news that Phil 

and his team-mate Ben 

Gratton were crowned 

champions in their class. 

Below is a section of an official 

announcement of the 

final day‟s results. 

„On the 420 course, today‟s 

breezy conditions were 

again just about perfect for 

the British Boy‟s pairing of 

Phil Sparks and Ben Gratton, 

who clinched the title 

with another dominant race 

win in today‟s decider. After 

U18 Girls’ Football 

World Champion Sailor 

being disqualified from race 

four of the series they‟ve 

been virtually faultless for 

the second half 

of the championship. 

“We knew we 

were quick in 

this wind so we 

were quite conservative 

on the 

start and just 

went for the 

space,” Sparks 

explains, “We 

speeded off the 

line and just went full speed 

upwind and got to the windward 

mark in first with a bit 

of a gap.” From there only 

the Kiwis ever came close to 

threatening, but by the final 

run the Brits had victory secure 

and cruised across the 

line to take gold.‟ 

Congratulations to Phil and 

Ben from all the school. We 

look forward to bringing the 

community news of their 

continued success, who 

knows even in 2012! 

Report by Mrs Webber

What started in 2006 as an 

informal event held in the 

Sixth Form study room, the 

Highcliffe Careers Morning 

has grown to the extent that 

this year it was held in the 

main Hall in order to accommodate 

the increasing 

number of representatives 

willing to come 

and discuss career 

routes and opportunities 

with Highcliffe 

students. Additionally 

we were pleased to 

welcome a number of 

Ballard students who 

took up the opportunity. 

These included: BAe 

Systems, CSI Forensics, 

PWC Accountancy, Bath 

Travel, Frettens Solicitors, 

Carey‟s Manor, Priory Vets, 

NatWest Bank, Archeology, 

Anglo-European Chiropractor 

Clinic, the RAF, Dorset 

Police and the Army. Also 

we had a variety of universities 

in attendance including, 

Bournemouth University – 

Faculty of Health and Social 

Care, Winchester University 

– Faculty of Primary Education, 

Southampton University 

– 

School 

of 

Chemistry 

and 

the 

Bournemouth 

Arts Institute. 

Our 

Connexionsadvisors 

Dave 

and Kerrie 

were 

also present to answer gen- 

Sixth Form Careers Mornings 

eral careers questions as 

were the Highcliffe Sixth 

Form team. 

The Careers Morning has 

proved to be so worthwhile 

for the 6 th formers that all 

Year 11 students have also 

been given the opportunity 

to attend the event as they 

focus on career pathways 

and plan important decisions 

in the next stage of their 

education. We were also 

delighted to invite the Year 

11 students from Ballard 

School to benefit from the 

gathering of career representatives. 

The Year 11 students were 

given a worksheet to act as 

a prompt to 

interview 3 differentrepresentatives 

in 

the Hall to find 

out what each 

job entailed, 

qualifications 

and skills required 

and promotionopportunities. 

This information 

provided 

the base for 

the PHSE lesson 

that followed 

where they looked 

more closely at careful career 

management. 

The Sixth Form students 

came down to the Hall during 

PHSE and were given 

the freedom to ask more 

specific questions to the 

representatives about 

particular career ambitions, 

regarding suitable 

university courses, entry 

requirements, and 

work experience and 

salary details. Others 

had more general queries 

about the opportunities 

within the different 

professions, for example, 

learning that 

Health and Social Care 

was more than just nursing 

and offer careers in mental 

health, midwifery, and occupational 

therapy too. 

The representatives were 

pleased to help the students 

with their enquiries and 

many came laden with freebies. 

They reported that the 

all the students had shown 

maturity in their questions 

and clearly had made the 

most of the opportunity to 

talk to people from the 

world of work. 

The feedback from the students 

was also positive, with 

the 6 th formers requesting 

that even more professions 

to be represented in the future. 

All efforts will be made to 

meet this demand and we 

may see a further expansion 

to the Careers Morning, in 

what has become an established 

part of careers education 

and guidance in Highcliffe 

School. 

Report by Mrs Finch

Friends of Mudeford Wood 

All readers will be aware of the issues surrounding the continued existence of the Mudeford Wood Community 

Centre. We have had forwarded to us the first newsletter of the Friends of Mudeford Wood, 

from which we are pleased to pass on extracts on this page. 

Please join the recently-formed Friends of Mudeford Wood (FoMW) to; 

• Show support for the users and residents who don’t want the centre to close because 

they believe that it offers valuable amenities for the local community 

• Demonstrate that Sport is important for our health so the synthetic pitches should 

not be closed and the land used for alternative purposes (whatever they might be!) 

• Receive updates on progress of the campaign to keep the centre open 

• Join in events, gatherings and activities at the centre to help improve its usage 

and finance campaign costs like posters, banners etc. 

Contact: 

Debbie Stephens, FoMW Treasurer, 35 Comet Way, Mudeford BH23 4JF

Tackling important issues: Connecting with the World 

Will the real peacemakers please 

stand up? 

On Tuesday 2nd February 30 post 

16 students from across Dorset 

took part in an exciting and unique 

inter faith project at the Lighthouse 

in Poole: Peacethread: ‘Will the 

real peacemakers please stand up?’ 

Delegates from Lytchett Minster 

School, Highcliffe School and Poole 

and BournemouthCollege 

entered 

into dialogue 

with representatives 

from Bournemouth 

Mosque, 

Bournemouth 

Reform Synagogue, 

Poole 

Quakers and 

Ecumenical 

Accompaniers. 

The innovative conference focused 

on peace and reconciliation in Israel/Palestine. 

The emphasis was 

on students leading the proceedings. 

Having attended workshops 

by representatives from the local 

faith communities, students 

threaded together strategies for 

peace under their brief ‘Operation 

Peacethread’. The day culminated 

with the young people making very 

creative, interactive presentations 

in the dynamic setting of the Lighthouse 

studio. 

Peacethread is supported with 

funding from the LSIS Post 16 Citizenship 

Support Programme and 

GLEAN (the Global Learning Network).The 

project aims to develop 

understanding and tolerance between 

people of all faiths and 

none, particularly 

amongst 

the young. 

Seminars have 

been run by 

Peacethread 

facilitators in 

the schools and 

college in order 

to develop 

greater 

understanding 

of the 

complex 

situation in the Middle East. 

Using images painted by 

cutting edge graffiti artist, 

Banksy, students were 

asked to consider themes to 

do with war and peace. 

Helen O’Connor, 

Peacethread coordinator 

and facilitator said ‘The students 

were amazing, creative, 

reflective and imaginative. 

We hope they will take the 

themes of the conference back to 

their schools and colleges to continue 

threading together ways in 

which peace can be encouraged 

not just in the local community but 

in the global community also’. 

The Peacethread team are hoping 

to run the project with other 

schools and colleges across the 

region. 

If you are interested in getting 

involved please contact 

Helen O’Connor at: 

info@peacethread.com 

or visit our blog at: 

www.peacethread.blogspot.com.

100% attendance 

Year 7:Alicia Adams, Bethany Amos, Rosie Ashley-East, Oliver Baker-Clipston, Lewis Barry, Heather Baugh, Katie Baughan, 

, Oliver Bennett, Xavier Bernhardt, Thomas Bonney, Eleanor Brad, Hannah Brennan, Charles Brewis, Kieran Brown, Rees 

Bullman, Jake Bunting, Donatella Butt, Jonathan Carr, Cristina Cassella-Hall, Harrison Cassidy, George Cavanagh, Kerry 

Chandler, Mathew Clark-Wheeler, Alice Clifford, Charlotte Colehan, Thomas Comer, Flynn Cooper, Ryan Cutler, Natasha 

Dempster, Luis Dibdin, Shannon Duffy, Jonathan Dymond, Charlotte Edney, Catherine Elenis, Chloe Ferriggi, Samuel Field, 

Morgan Foakes, Cayton Francis, Jordan Franklin, Hannah Gilbert, Luke Gilham, Toby Gill, Harry Glyde, Daniel Green, Scott 

Harburn, Emily Hawes, Alex Hawkett-Smith, James Hawtrey-Coombs, Paco Hepbir, Chloe Higgins-Smith, Georgia Hilliard, 

Seth Horton, Louise James, Maddison Johnson, Lucy Keats, Rosie Kitcher, Jessica Kydd-Coutts, James Langdown, Katie Lean, 

Thomas Lean, Natalie Livsey, James Lopez, Carolyn Mahy, Edward Maidment, Kristian Maidment, Alan Manning, Daniel 

Martin, Lauren Martin, Samuel Maskery, Joseph McCombe, Lucy McWilliam, Michael McWilliam, Alexander Mills, Cameron 

Morgan, Ryan Morris, Kathryn Moses, Molly Munday, Lewis Napier, Christopher Norris, Saskia Ormrod, Daniel Parker, Ellena 

Paskins, Kaine Petty, Jack Pluckrose, Jessica Pollard, Toni Prior, Cerys Pumphrey, Elise Rey-Cambre, Hannah Rice, Isabel 

Riding, Francesca Riggs, Jordan Rogers, Chloe Roxburgh, Mollie Russell, Bonnie Russell-Uriarte, Amy Sanchez-Price, Alastair 

Scott, Stanley Sephton, Ben Shutler, Jenna Slade, Felice Southwell, Thomas Spencer Jones, Joseph Swaine, Faith Tabor, Ben 

Taylor, Ella Taylor, Grace Tebbutt, Isabelle Thompson, Joshua Thompson, Matthew Thomson, Heather Tomkins, Joshua 

Upton, Daniel Ursell, Lauren Warne, Elizabeth Watson, Candice Weaver, Ross Webb, Connor Whitcher, Jack Whiteley, Jake 

Wilkins, Jamie Williams, Luis Williams, Dominic Woodfine, Emily Worrall. Year 8: Eleanor Adams, Lloyd Alexander-Chard, 

MatthewAnderson, Rebecca Arnold, Anthony Bailey, Samuel Baker, Zak Barrett, Kate Barry, Jackson Barton, Reece Beasley, 

Emily Bidwell, Grace Blakeney, Samuel Blick, Jack Bradley, Emma-Louise Brangan, Mary Brown, Xanthe Bush-Hipwood, 

Keira Clark, Sam Clarke, Fletcher Clay, Elliot Coates, Eric Collie, Georgina Collins, Eleanor Cooper, Jake Cummings, Naomi 

Davidson, Olivia Dodd, Tom Drewett, Leanne Falla, Thomas Fear, Morgan Fereday, Timothy Finch, Joe Franklin, Eva Gallagher, 

Matthew Goddard, Noah Gurden, Jack Harrison-Jeive, Sean Hillyar, Fallon Holiday, Jake Honeybun, Tom Jackson, Guy 

Janes, Georgia Kilford, Amy Langdown, Georgia Law, Jack Leakey, David Leatherbarrow, Ryan Leyland, Charlotte Lockley, 

Charlie Long, Harry Long, Eleanor Mantle, Madeline McKay, Georgia McWilliam, Tayler Mead, Beren Miles, Oliver Mitchell, 

Eleanor Moore, Giorgi Murdock, Hannah Murphy, Max Nailor, Leila Nazar, Corrie Norton, India Paskins, Elisa Peroni, Lilee 

Potter, William Richardson, Connor Rizza, Gemma Rogers, Chloe Russell, Lauren Scott, Eleanor Sheekey, Kitty Sherwood, 

Alexandra-Eve Shield, Alicia Smith, Harry Smith, Jack Smith, Connor Spackman, Chloe Sparks, Danielle Speed, Matthew 

Speed, Ryan Spooner, Theodore Swift, Rebecca Symons, Joshua Tenn, Benjamin Tilley, Hannah Tomkins, Rebecca Tooze, 

William Van Wingerden, Alana Wade, Anthony Waters, Charlotte Whitlock, Alexander Wiggins, Harry Young. Year 9: Chloe 

Adams, Sherrie Barrett, Max Barth, Hannah Bennett, Sophie Bentall, Joshua Bird, George Boulton, Warwick Bray-Nicholls, 

Jacob Brennan, Talisker Broadhurst, Joseph Bull, Katrina Campbell-Morrison, Bradley Chaffey, Dominic Chapman, Holly 

Charlwood, Stephanie Colclough, James Cooper, Michael Cross, Julia Donald, Thomas Dow, Thomas Dymond, Tyrone Edwards, 

Aaron Ellison, Bethany Evans, Courtney Fereday, Jake Ferrett, Alexander Field, Amelia Finlay, Holly Finlay, Chloe 

Franks, Zoe Gilham, Art Gosling, Joe Hamblion, Jack Hardman, Alexander Harris, Craig Henderson, Samuel Herbert, Joel 

Hernon, Elanor Hill, Matthew Hillyar, Daniel Howting, Daniel Jeffs, Ashley Jenkins, Jayde Jenner, Isobel Jolliffe, Nicholas 

Jones, Brendan Kirkton, Zenita Li, Holly Lillington, Craig Lord, Robert Maidment, Joshua Mann, Sarah Martin, Connor Mason, 

Benjamin Moore, Madeline Morgan, Nicholas Mortimer, Kirsty Munnik, Chloe Nethercott, Freya Norley, Kimberley 

Oakley, Samuel Orford, Charles Page, Emily Paines, Lewis Prosser, Daniella Sawyer, Gemma Sloane, Oliver Smart, Jake 

Southcombe, Bethan Spencer Jones, Luke Stevens, Rachel Taylor, Matthew Vincent, Liam Walls, Chelsea Wells, Louise 

Westbury, Gabriel Williams, Benjamin Zeneli, Year 10: Luke Adams, Oliver Anderson, Alana Andrews, Colin Barr, Olivia 

Barrington, Emma Barry, Maxwell Baybut, Madeleine Bell, Emily Bix, Mia Blakeney, Eleanor Boddy, James Bonney, Harry 

Boyle, Holly Bratcher, Fay Bunn, Jazmine Burton, Emily-Rose Caine, Johnathon Cann, Maria Carlo, Jack Carter, Katy Charge, 

Charlotte Coleman, Alexander Collins, Ben Crane, Francesca Crisante, Kirsty Cunningham, Sophie Curl, Hugh Dathan, Josephine 

Dear, Emily Dore, Eleanor Drewett, Cory Eccleston, Alexander Errington, Christopher Footner, Letitia Fowgies, Teegan 

Frampton, Niall Gallagher, Barnaby Gibbins, Daniel Gilbert, Ella Gilchrist, Callum Gillard, Lucy Grisdale, Phillip Haddow, 

Rachael Harris, Erin Hill, Logan Holiday, Jessica Jones, Rebecca Jones, Shaun Kendall, Ellie Keyworth, Matthew King, Alice 

Kingham, Abigail Leakey, Maisie Leigh, Sophie Lockley, Christopher Lockyer, Benjamin Maglio, James Marsh, Zoe Martin, 

Joanne McIntosh, Marcus McKenzie, Joshua Muir, Samantha Oxborrow, William Parkes, Morwenna Phillips-Jones, Martin 

Pink, Aimee Pluckrose, Katie Powell, Jack Radford, Matthew Runnalls, Jesse Scurry, Jessica Shaw, Patrick Sheekey, Lewis 

Smith, Nicole Smith, Michelle Stanbury, Alexander Stewart, Charlotte Stone, Alex Styles, Alice Tabor, Katherine Taylor, Ryan 

Taylor, Laurence Thayne, Robin Tindill, Stefan Townsend, Theodor Turner, James Underwood, Alexander Watson, Jamie 

Whitcher, Calum Wright. Year 11:Harry Aston, James Bailey, Joshua Bailey, Madison Baker, Elaine Bell, Georgiana Bernhardt, 

Lee Black, Francine Boot, Charlotte Boulton, Haydn Bower, Rosanna Bradford, Holly Briggs, William Budd, Olivia Bull, 

Daniel Calder, James Cornford, Madeleine Daley-Brown, Thomas Denley, Steven Dow, Hannah Elkins, Alexandra Ellis, Aimee 

Falla, Jack Field, Jason Foord, Lewis Francis, Luke Gates, Joshua Guerrini, Brandon Handley, Holly-Beth Hassall, Cameron 

Hayward, Richard Hocking, Joseph Hodges, William Holyhead, Dean Honeybun, Jack Husband, Samuel Jackson, Marcus 

Jenkins, Kathryn Johnston, Eleanor Kelly, Chloe Kitcher, Alfie Kybert, Matthew Langdown, Emma Langley, Samuel Langley, 

Jennifer Lee, Alec Leftwich, Ranald McAlester, Rebecca Meyrick, Jacob Moore, Thomas Orford, David Penson, Megan Peroni, 

Lucy Perry, Grace Potter, Benjamin Price, Georgia Pulfer, Jessica Rajska, Katy Renault, Samuel Richards, Charles Selby, 

Margaret Sheekey, Harry Smith, James Sowden, Zachary Tebbutt, Rebecca Tilley, Christopher Tubb, Megan Way, Samuel 

Wells, Jack Wilkins, William Woodfine,

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 : 

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 

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