H2U Vol 7 Issue 3 Jan 2008.pub - Highcliffe School

H2U 

Excellence by Design and through Innovation 

Careers, Work Related Learning and Enterprise 

Education at Highcliffe School 

There is a statutory requirement 

under Section 

351 of the 1996 Education 

Act for the school to provide 

a balanced and 

broadly based curriculum 

which ‘ prepares students 

for the opportunities, responsibilities 

and experiences 

of adult life, which 

includes preparation for 

working life. ‘ 

The school is committed 

to maximising the 

benefits for every student 

as part of the 

government initiative 

of ‘Every Child Matters’, 

in the development 

of a whole 

school approach to 

work-related learning. 

The school recognises 

that there should be 

some work-related learning 

for all students, and 

more for some. The school 

wishes to promote workrelated 

learning as part of 

The 

Credits 

the learning entitlement for 

all students and as a means 

for learning ‘about work’, 

learning ‘through work’ and 

learning ‘for work’. 

Work-related learning has 

an important contribution to 

make to the education of all 

our students in order for 

them to make an effective 

transition from the school to 

adulthood and employment. 

So that students are able to 

make this effective transition 

the school provides a 

wide range of opportunities 

for students to learn, 

about, through and for 

work in a range of contexts 

Work-related learning is 

concerned with those 

planned activities that use 

work as a context for 

learning or illustrate aspects 

of working life. The 

school encourages innovative 

approaches to 

work-related learning in 

order to motivate students 

and to raise standards. 

The accreditation 

of students’ 

achievements in workrelated 

learning has an 

important role to play 

in supporting the 

school’s objectives. 

The main purpose of 

work-related learning is 

to provide students with a 

range of activities as part 

of a balance and integrated 

curriculum. The 

work-related learning and 

enterprise opportunities 

Contributors : H.Finch, C.Stone, Hannah Elkins, Holly-Beth Hassall, Aimee Falla, Lucy Walker, Payge 

Cooper, Emily Bralee, Kathryn Marks, Lewis Payne, M.Yapp, N.O’Connor, Rebecca Melville, Georgia 

Wright, Theodor Turner, Sam Cummings, John Slattery, S.Nicholls, L.Downie, Jenna Lloyd, Georgina Partridge, 

K.Berkerley, Catherine White, L.Gabony, D.Bryden, D.Smith, J.Picking, I.Burgan, W.Shaylor, M. 

McGrath, Chrissie Dow, N.Jobbins, M.Webber, A.Karanja, Elly Kelly, Ellie O’Hare, Margaret Sheekey, N. 

Campbell, J.White, L.High, Jack Case, John Mather, T.Barnes, Yvonne Surman, G.Hughes, W.Edmunds, 

Rachael Benson, G.Wilson, B.Trevorrow, H.McMillan. 

Editorial/Production Team: P Coughlan, M Gower, L Gabony, S Bagshaw, J Potts, J Coleman. 

“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

provided by the school are 

included in individual subjects, 

vocational qualifications, 

PHSE, careers education 

and guidance, and 

work experience. 

The school has recently 

made a huge commitment 

to all aspects of the delivery 

of this student development 

area and a whole 

range of new initiatives 

have been launched, including 

the hugely successful 

Partnership Convention, 

achieving Stage 

One of the Investors in Careers 

award and being invited 

to becoming a ‘spoke’ 

school for the Specialist 

Enterprise Education Network. 

We are sure that you will 

enjoy reading about these 

and many other activities 

in this special, themed edition 

of H2U. 

Mrs Finch 

Curriculum Leader: 

Careers & Work-Related 

Learning 

New Initiative— 

Partnership 

Convention 

On 27 th November we were 

pleased to hold our first 

Partnership Convention, an 

idea which grew from a 

small idea and blossomed 

into a huge team effort. 

We were fortunate in that 

many of the partner organisations 

that work 

closely with school were 

able to join us and share 

with parents, governors 

and invited guests the different 

ways they help 

Highcliffe School students. 

It also proved to be an op- 

portunity for representatives 

of the agencies to 

meet together and catch 

up on all the good work 

and new projects that are 

being developed in the 

area. 

Feedback 

from parents 

and our 

multiagencycolleagues 

was 

extremely 

positive and 

the unanimous 

verdict was that 

this event should be repeated 

in the future. The 

hall was certainly busy 

and even the students 

found going round the 

stalls collecting information 

and talking to the 

representatives was an 

interesting and useful experience. 

Investors in 

Careers— 

Recognition Begins 

Highcliffe School is proud 

to be the holder of the 

Stage One certificate of 

the Investors in Careers 

award. Ray Pearce and 

Martyn Jewell from Connexions 

formally presented 

the certificate to 

the school during a staff 

meeting in November, after 

a portfolio of evidence 

had been submitted to 

prove the school’s commitment 

into improving 

Careers Education and 

Guidance for all students. 

The Investors in Careers 

supports the Every Child 

Matters white paper by 

contributing significantly 

I would like to thank everyone 

involved in this 

event and I look forward to 

the next convention as I 

believe that “Every Child 

Matters” 

and this 

evening 

helped all 

of us, 

adults and 

students, 

take time 

to consider 

the 5 important 

strands of ECM (Being 

Healthy, Staying Safe, Enjoying 

and Achieving, Making 

a Positive Contribution 

and Economic Wellbeing) 

and how we all work towards 

the same aim. 

Report by Mrs Stone 

Team Leader: 

Student Development & 

Effectiveness 

to at least 3 of the outcomes 

– enjoy and 

achieve; make a positive 

contribution; achieve economic 

well being. It also 

supports the 14-19 education 

and skills implementation 

plan which identifies 

quality CEG as a high priority 

for young people to 

make successful transitions 

through learning and into 

employment. The process 

will also cover the wider 

curriculum by covering 

personal development 

learning, work-related 

learning and enterprise. 

The staff will also benefit 

as the award encourages 

professional development 

in the delivery of CEG. 

The school has successfully 

shown a strong commitment 

to achieving the Intermediate 

Certificate 

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(stage 2) and the full 

award (stage 3), and will 

be working towards a series 

of performance indicators, 

or ‘success criteria’. 

The school 

will have to provide 

evidence that they 

meet each of these 

performance indicators. 

This can be 

done via both written 

evidence, held 

in a portfolio, and 

through observations, 

presentations 

and discussions with 

staff and students. 

An independent, external 

assessor will visit 

the school twice over the 

next 18 months to talk to 

various people within the 

school, including the head 

teacher, tutors, governors 

and students. When the 

assessor is satisfied that 

the standard has been met 

the school will go before 

the Investor in Careers 

panel to present their careers 

programme or an aspect 

of it. If we are successful 

in achieving the full 

Award, it will be held for 3 

years with support provided 

in maintaining the 

standard until reassessment 

is due. 

Highcliffe School and 

Connexions 

An important aspect of the 

Investor in Careers is a 

successful working partnership 

with the local Connexions 

team that supports 

the school’s CEG programme. 

Connexions is a 

government-funded service 

to work in partnership 

with every school to provide 

young people aged 

13-19 with impartial information, 

advice and guid- 

ance about all aspects of 

school and personal life. 

The Connexions staff can 

give advice on options, 

careers, transitions and 

training on a one-to-one 

basis but also offer support 

in PHSE lessons for 

work on interview advice, 

CV’s, job and UCAS applications. 

The Personal Advisers who 

are becoming familiar 

faces around the school 

are Nicky Swaffield and 

Dave Sherwin who are 

available for individual, 

confidential appointments 

in and out of 

school. There is a general 

‘drop-in’ session 

each Monday lunchtime, 

held in the new 

Multi-Agency Office, 

(the old 6 th form office). 

Alternatively you can 

request an appointment 

using a referral form 

from tutors or student support. 

Enterprise Education 

Enterprise education 

means that there are 

learning opportunities 

that help and develop the 

ATTITUDE, SKILLS and 

KNOWLEDGE of the entrepreneur. 

Adopting a 

‘can-do’ approach to all 

aspects of life. We are 

delighted at Highcliffe 

School to have been selected 

to become an enterprise 

‘spoke’ school 

and part of the Schools’ 

Enterprise Education Network 

(S’EEN). The ‘hub’ 

for our area is Avonbourne 

School who has 

Specialist School status 

for Business and Enterprise. 

The new role will 

include working with the 

South-West Network to 

develop and share teaching 

and learning leader- 

Report by Mrs Finch 

ship resources and practices. 

It is hoped that this 

will help to embed an enterprising 

culture in our 

schools and can respond to 

national guidance and policy 

for enterprise education. 

It will also help to 

develop effective methods 

of assessing enterprise 

learning and have robust 

systems in place for monitoring 

and evaluating its 

development. There are 

plans for inter-school business/enterprisecompetitions 

and to develop new 

enterprise initiatives in 

school that could be delivered 

in Activities Week. 

Staff from Avonbourne 

School will be visiting 

Highcliffe to share good 

practices in teaching Business 

and Enterprise, and 

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seeing how to build on the 

work that is already flourishing 

in this curriculum 

area. 

There is also a new initiative 

to incorporate an enterprise 

element to the existing 

Highcliffe Challenge 

so students can be rewarded 

for enterprising activities. 

At Key Stage 3 there are 5 

main enterprise themes: 

communication, personal 

finance, teamwork and 

leadership, the economy, 

and enterprise activity. 

These are delivered 

through whole school 

events, activities week, 

PHSE and various curriculum 

projects. 

There is provision for the 

statutory 5 days worth of 

enterprise activity in the 

curriculum at Key Stage 4. 

These allow students to 

experience risk-taking, 

coping with change, taking 

responsibility for their own 

actions and developing a 

determination to succeed. 

At Highcliffe we already 

believe in a holistic approach 

to Enterprise Education 

with each curriculum 

area having a role to 

play in developing and delivering 

enterprise capability. 

There are also extracurricular 

enterprise opportunities 

where students 

are able to make valuable 

contributions to school life 

in different teams, concerts, 

competitions and 

school productions. 

Social enterprise has been 

a strong theme in Highcliffe 

for many years 

through participation in the 

whole school walk, the an- 

nual Rotary shoebox appeal 

and other charity 

work where students 

generally take the lead in 

fund raising and deciding 

on the beneficiaries. 

The articles that follow 

are a celebration of the 

enterprise education in 

Highcliffe that is going 

from strength to 

strength. 

Enterprise Week at 

Highcliffe School 

Enterprise Week is a government-backed 

initiative 

to prepare the next generation 

with entrepreneurial 

skills to keep Britain 

on the cutting edge in 

global business. 

The campaign is all about 

encouraging young people 

to have a ‘can-do’ attitude 

and the drive and 

confidence to make an 

idea happen. 

It provides a focus for 

enterprise activities in 

schools and the workplace 

and for the second 

year running, Highcliffe 

School was able to make 

a significant contribution 

to the events listed on 

the Enterprise Week register. 

Many of the initiatives 

were based on Social Enterprise, 

where enterprising 

ideas are used to 

raise money to help others. 

The Shoebox appeal 

was already underway, 

the Trading Game had 

taken place the previous 

week, there was the 

Make Your Mark Challenge, 

whole school PHSE 

session on the Enterprise 

theme. 

In the Sixth Form there 

was a well attended careers 

morning, and the 

hugely successful Children 

in Need show. A show that 

was organised and produced 

by some 6 th form 

students. We really did 

‘Make Our Mark’ - again. 

Make Your Mark National 

Enterprise Challenge. 

On Monday 12 th November, 

a team of 6 students from 

each tutor group in Year 9 

were invited to work offtimetable 

to participate in 

a national enterprise 

event. The Make Your Mark 

Challenge is a one-day enterprise 

competition that 

runs simultaneously in 

schools, colleges, universities 

and the work place. It 

serves as a focus for young 

people to use their creative 

and problem-solving skills 

to answer a specific challenge. 

This year it was 

‘make it pay in a globolocal 

way’. The aim was to come 

up with an original product 

or service that might make 

money for the individual or 

a particular or environmental 

cause. The challenge 

focused on the enterprise, 

innovation and 

creativity of the teams who 

had only 4 hours to complete 

the challenge. The 

hardest part for each team 

was agreeing on the initial 

idea. They then had 4 different 

‘action stages’ to 

fulfil: 

1) To describe their ideas 

on a single sheet. 

2) To produce a moneymatters 

document outlining 

cash-flow and any projected 

profit. 

3) To outline competitors. 

4) To prepare a presentation 

to pitch and sell their 

idea. 


All eight teams worked relentlessly 

on the challenge 

and by 2.30pm they were 

ready with their ideas and 

presentations to show the 

guest judges – Mr O’Connor, 

Mr Hughes, Mrs Stone 

and Mrs Finch, plus 3 Year 

13 Business Studies students. 

It was a very ‘Dragon’s 

Den’ scenario – each team 

had 5 minutes to pitch 

their idea. There was a 

variety of ideas – ranging 

from a Rainforest Awareness 

Day, to a portable solar-powered 

charger for all 

today’s electronic gadgets. 

However, the winning 

team had the idea of an 

enterprising scheme that 

could unite all schools in 

Britain in a ‘globolocal’ 

project, using recycled 

plastics to make basic 

maths equipment for 

poorer schools. The 

‘Ready, Set, Recycle’ team 

thought of allowing students 

to get involved in 

the production of the 

equipment, using basic injection 

moulding technology. 

Each school could 

buy a machine using the 

existing supermarket 

voucher scheme to make it 

affordable and it also had 

the advantage of embedding 

enterprise education 

in schools. 

The girls from 9.7 came up 

with a catchy song to start 

and end their presentation 

that helped to secure their 

victory. The team from 

9.7 not only won the intertutor 

challenge and their 

entry being submitted to 

the regional finals – they 

were the proud recipients 

of the all-new Highcliffe 

MYM challenge Regional Finals 

On Friday 23 rd November we went to Exeter to take 

part in the regional finals of the Make Your Mark Challenge. 

We presented our answer to the brief – ‘Make it 

pay in a globalocal way’ and our idea was all about a 

national social enterprise scheme. We competed 

against 10 other schools from the South West region, 

and the teams were all older than us. 

We were the 4 th school to make their presentation and 

no other school had the ‘wow’ factor of an original song 

to start and finish the pitch. We were also the only 

school to keep to the strict timing allowance of the presentation. 

It was a nerve-wracking experience and we 

had really tough technical questions from the panel of 

judges. 

Overall we came fourth in the afternoon session of the 

regional finals and we all thought this was a great 

achievement and actually we had a fantastic experience 

and day out – plus a Make Your Mark bag of goodies! 

We would like to thanks Mrs Finch for all her hard work 

and Keith for driving us to Exeter. We also hope that 

next year’s team are as successful as we were in getting 

through to this stage in a national competition. 

The Team 

Hannah Elkins, Holly-Beth Hassall 

Aimee Falla, Lucy Walker , 

Payge Cooper, Emily Bralee 

All in tutor Group 9.7 


Enterprise Challenge cup. 

You can read about their 

experience at the Regional 

finals in the box. 

Year 9 Geography and 

Social Enterprise 

Last term Year 9 Geography 

students learned about 

Development. Covering 

the differences between 

MEDCs and LEDCs – or 

More Economically Developed 

Countries and Less 

Economically Developed 

Countries. We also looked 

at the difference between 

relative and absolute poverty, 

the benefits of world 

trade and problems of 

globalisation, and the reasons 

behind the trade gap 

between poor and rich 

countries. 

The unit also studied the 

Millennium Development 

Goals set in the year 2000 

by nearly 200 countries 

round the world in an effort 

to make the world a better 

place. Year 9’s looked at 

the progress and limits being 

made regarding issues 

such as infant mortality, literacy 

rates, maternal health 

and 

combatingseriousdiseases 

such 

as 

HIV 

and 

malaria. 

The Trading Game was a 

way to reflect on the unit as 

a whole and coincided with 

Enterprise Week – with a focus 

on Social Enterprise. 

The world economy is a 

hugely complicated balancing 

act, controlling more or 

else everything in the 

world. A system where 

making the right decision 

means the difference between 

financial security or 

misery for millions. The 

aim was to 

highlight how 

some countries 

will remain 

poor if 

the richer 

countries do 

not take 

some responsibility 

to 

make 

changes for 

humanitarian 

reasons rather than ones 

based on profit. 

The Trading Game 

The aim of the game is to 

make money by producing, 

Trading Game—Student Responses 

‘By playing the Trading Game I learnt a lot about how countries have to 

struggle on what the resources they have. I noticed that many of the 

countries were deprived of the basic needs to make the shapes. The 

Game was trying to show us how hard it was for some countries to get by 

with what they had. The team I was with was Malaysia and all we had to 

start off with was paper and £200. We traded our paper and money for 

resources. The changes to the value of shapes was annoying at times and 

we were not very successful, the highest amount of money we cashed in 

was £300, but by the end we only had £100 due to being fined.‘ 

By Kathryn Marks 

‘The Trading Game was a fun yet educational activity which taught us 

about the world’s economic system but in an interesting way. I was in 

the winning team of Tanzania. We were quite a poor country and we only 

started with one pencil, one piece of paper and £200. We had to trade 

what little we had to get the right equipment to make the various shapes 

and then cash them in at the World Bank. We were good at trading with 

other countries and we managed to get our country out of poverty and 

further up the economic system.’ 

By Lewis Payne 


and selling different 

shaped paper, the catch 

being different shapes are 

worth different, 

fluctuating 

amounts. 

Students 

were randomlyallocated 

a 

country 

and each 

country 

had a box 

of resources 

and raw materials in the 

form of paper, scissors, 

pencils, compasses, set 

squares and protractors. 

The allocation of resources 

in each box reflected distribution 

in real life with certain 

countries having more 

paper (i.e. raw materials) 

or scissors/protectors (i.e. 

tools). So with nations like 

the USA and Britain trading 

their excess tools with 

less industrialized nations 

such as such as Malaysia 

and Bolivia for raw materials 

the game began. Mrs 

Finch took on the role of 

the World Bank where 

each nation cashed in their 

shapes, and Ms Kennedy 

was in charge of the 

‘business news white 

board’ - deciding the 

amount paid for each 

shape on a supply and demand 

basis. 

Unfortunately the game 

was realistic with stealing 

and corruption taking place 

among powerful nations. 

As judge, Ms Kennedy was 

able to fine nations caught 

in any under-hand behaviour 

and those responsible 

for industrial pollution 

(paper scraps on the 

floor), which proved costly 

to many countries. Also 

as world leader – Ms 

Kennedy was able to replicatebiased 

trading 

relationships 

with certain 

countries 

being 

moved to 

the back 

as they 

queued 

for the 

World Bank, or shapes 

being rejected for slight 

imperfections. 

Surprisingly, Tanzania 

won the competition in 

the second session despite 

being a less economically 

developed 

country, through effective 

trading and teamwork. In 

the end Ms. Kennedy and 

the Geography department 

should take the 

credit for creating an interesting 

(and fun) way 

of showing the supply 

and demand economy in 

action. 

Year 9 Careers Education 

and Guidance – 

Skills Festival report 

‘What do you want to do 

when you leave 

school?’ – is the milliondollar 

question that is 

usually 

asked 

young 

people 

when 

they get 

to Key 

Stage 4. 

This is 

because 

having 

a career 

plan or 

ambition can often influence 

decisions made about 

which subjects are chosen 

for GCSE’s and further 

education. For many students 

this is a tough question 

to answer, however 

the key message is not to 

panic as most young people 

don’t know what they 

eventually want to do, and 

many will change their 

minds as they go through 

their school years. 

Most students know what 

they don’t like doing at 

school, and what they 

really enjoy but there are 

so many possibilities, 

many of which haven’t 

shown themselves. But as 

the current Year 9s come 

to the end of their Key 

Stage 3 studies they will 

be going through the process 

of choosing their options 

for Key Stage 4 and 

it is a time of crucial decision 

making, as their 

choices could shape their 

future education and career 

paths. 

In October, a total of 102 

Year 9 students attended 

the Dorset Skills Festival, 

held at Kinston Maurward 

College in Dorchester. 

This popular event run by 

Dorset, Bournemouth and 

Poole Connexions Service, 

provides young people 

with the opportunity to 

look at the different vocational 

choices 

available to 

them when 

they leave 

school and 

to give 

them some 

ideas about 

careers 

they had 

not previouslycon- 


sidered. The Highcliffe students 

made the most of 

visiting the 8 different vocational 

zones and looking 

at the hundreds of exhibits 

and activities 

that 

were on 

offer. The 

zones 

were Engineering,Construction 

and 

Motoring, 

Art and 

Design 

and Media, 

Hair, 

Beauty and Health, Retail 

and Fashion, Tourism and 

Hospitality, Business and 

ICT, Land based industries, 

and Armed Forces. 

It was truly a hands-on experience 

in every sense of 

the word. There were opportunities 

to have hair 

and nails done – as the 

photos show, the retail and 

fashion section allowed us 

a moment of fame on the 

catwalk with the colour 

purple making a comeback! 

The climbing wall was a key 

attraction as was the Armed 

Forces zone where students 

could learn about the differentcareers 

within the 

Army as 

well as 

handling 

the guns, 

trying a 

helicopter 

simulator 

and sitting 

the 

armoured 

tank. 

There were too many activities 

to list individually but 

students had the opportunity 

to design their own Tshirts, 

change nappies, 

groom horses, milk goats, 

make bricks, engrave stone, 

eat crepes, write a newspaper 

article, make town planning 

decisions, change 

tyres, and program robots. 

There was something for 

everyone. 

It is hoped that the Year 9 

students who attended will 

have a clearer idea of the 

range of vocational opportunities 

available to them 

and may provide some 

useful guidance as they 

make their option choices 

during this year. It is 

worth noting that most 

students at the Skills Festival 

from other schools 

were in Years 10 and 11, 

but it is felt at Highcliffe 

that this event is more 

useful for Year 9 students 

when making such important 

educational decisions. 

For those who did not go 

there is plenty of advice 

and guidance within the 

school from their tutors, 

subject teachers and Head 

of Achievement. There is 

also the Streets Ahead 

software that provides details 

about options and careers 

advice – this is available 

to all students 

through the school network, 

and specific options 

guidance is delivered 

through the Year 9 PHSE 

lessons. 

Social Enterprise—Students take the lead! 

Make Your Mark In 60 

Seconds 

With a focus on social enterprise 

again, the school 

was able to take part in 

another national enterprise 

event. During Enterprise 

Week, the Citizenship lessons 

in Key Stage 3 were 

used to let students watch 

4 young social entrepreneurs, 

via an on-line link, 

give a 60 second pitch to 

present their ideas to a 

panel, on how they could 

make a difference to people’s 

lives in their own 

communities. 

The ideas were: 

an internet culture café in 

Liverpool – to help disadvantaged 

youngsters 

keep off the streets; 

a youth radio station in 

Newcastle, for similar 

reasons; a community 

football project in Yorkshire 

– uniting people in 

need through sport; a 

theft-proof city bike store 

to promote healthy living 

and to reduce carbon 

emissions. 

All the pitches were 

watched by the students 

who were then able to vote 

on-line for what they 

thought to be the best 

idea. On Thursday 14 th 

November – national social 

enterprise day – the winning 

idea was revealed. 

With Mark Bowness winning 

£5000, to launch his 

idea of an Internet café in 

Liverpool. It was great to 

see the students participate 

in a national vote – 

especially when the class 


voted for the winning idea! 

The enterprise learning 

continued with students 

given the opportunity to 

discuss their own ideas to 

make a difference. There 

were some very creative 

ideas, illustrating the enormous 

potential young people 

have if they are given 

chance and the opportunity 

to make it happen. 

This is what Miss Kennedy 

had to say about her Year 

7 Citizenship classes. 

“There are times in school 

when students leave me 

speechless and today was 

one of those times. The 

Make Your Mark Challenge 

in 60 Seconds was set to 

both of my Citizenship 

classes. With the video 

clips shown the challenge 

was set for the students to 

make their suggestions for 

improving the local community 

- with just 12 minutes 

to come up with a 

project and think about 

their 60-second pitch I had 

wondered what it was I 

was likely to receive. Not 

one group failed to respond 

- my three favourite 

projects were in no particular 

order: 

Eco-gym where the equipment 

such as the treadmill, 

cross trainer and bike 

would not only improve the 

health of the local community 

but produce electricity 

by its use which would in 

turn be fed back, to be 

used for the running of the 

gym - reducing its fuel bills 

and eco footprint. 

The Catering Coach Company 

where young people 

in a community could over 

a week be taught to 

cook with an emphasis on 

health and hygiene - a 

Shoebox Appeal 

Once again this year students, families and 

staff throughout the school took part in our 

annual Christmas Shoebox Appeal. 

Supporting our local Rotary Club, we created 

263 boxes, wrapped in Christmas paper 

and filled with presents for poor children 

across Europe and Africa. 

By now our boxes will be well on their way 

to Montenegro and Tanzania, and will be 

sure to make hundreds of children very 

happy! A very big thank you to everybody 

who took part. 

lifeskill, which could lead to 

employment and at the very 

least keep adolescents off 

the streets. The icing on the 

cake was that the students 

on the course would at the 

end of their week prepare 

and cook a meal for a disadvantaged 

group in their local 

community such as the elderly 

or the homeless so that 

they to could benefit from 

the scheme. The Crazy 

House - voted by the students 

as the best scheme- a 

soft cell which young adolescents 

could go to in order 

to relieve stress, tension 

and anger. Youngsters having 

no where to go for anger 

management often vandalise 

their local community 

costing the tax payer 

money, this facility would 

help to reduce the cost and 

support the individual in a 

more productive way. The 

facility would also have a 

volunteer counsellor who 

would help talk through 

problems and help to form 

solutions.” 

Year 7 Bring and Buy 

Sale for Children In 

Need 

On Thursday 15th November 

the Year 7 Student 

Council organised a Bring 

and Buy Sale in the Learning 

Resource Centre in aid 

of Children in Need. Students 

across the year 

group donated toys, 

games, videos and general 

items to sell. PowerPoint 

and poster adverts were 

created, greetings cards 

were made and cakes and 

biscuits were baked. By 

the time that the sale 

opened during the lunch 

break, the tables were 

groaning with items and 

the corridor was filled with 

waiting bargain hunters! 

They weren't disappointed 

- over the next, 

very busy half hour, practically 

all the items were 


sold at knockdown prices 

and lots of money was 

raised for charity. Everybody 

had lots of fun and 

£156 was added to the 

school's Children in Need 

appeal. Well done to everyone 

who worked so hard 

to make the event such as 

success! 

Reports by Mr Yapp 

The £10 Challenge– 

Business and Enterprise 

in Year 10 

Enterprise Week unfortunately 

clashed with the 

first Year 10 modular 

Maths examination, so 

their specific challenge was 

introduced a week later. 

With inspiration for the 

Make Your Mark challenge 

success, the Year 10’s 

were asked to work in their 

tutor groups to come up 

with an idea that could 

make as much money from 

£10 as possible, with the 

profits going to a chosen 

charity. 

Examples were given to 

the students from the 

‘Make Your Mark With a 

Tenner’ challenge that ran 

last year as part of Enterprise 

Week 2006. Last 

year’s national competition 

saw young people come up 

with ideas that ranged 

from a very simple doughnut 

making business, to 

making and selling novelty 

cushions from fabric remnants, 

and car washing. 

The challenge is a form of 

social enterprise and for 

Year 10 there will be also 

some inter-tutor competition. 

Each tutor group has 

to decide on the best idea 

from the whole tutor and 

then submit a basic business 

plan, outlining how 

they intend to make their 

money make more money. 

The groups will have till the 

Easter holidays to make as 

much profit as possible and 

the winner will be the tutor 

group who have the greatest 

increase in profit from 

the initial £10 loan. The 

groups have been told that 

they can borrow an additional 

£10 if their idea needs 

another injection of cash to 

succeed. 

The challenge will help to 

encourage citizenship in 

terms of increasing social 

and moral understanding 

and responsibility. It will 

cover various elements of 

work-related learning as the 

students develop skills in 

assessing, undertaking and 

managing risks and uncertainty. 

Key enterprise skills 

will also be used, as students 

are encouraged to 

take the initiative, show 

leadership and innovative 

approaches to solving problems. 

Look out for reports about 

some new and interesting 

moneymaking schemes in 

the New Year! 

Report by Mr O’Connor 

and Mrs Finch 

“Children In Need” 2007 

It comes to that time of 

year again, when we all do 

our bit for charity. This year, 

Highcliffe School presented 

the “Children In Need 2007” 

production, involving students 

and staff displaying 

their musical talents. 

Brought to the audience by 

the Directorial Team and 

Highcliffe Sixth Form, the 

show was performed on the 

evening of Friday 16 th November, 

all in aid of creating 

better lives for disadvantaged 

children across the 

UK. The team had been 

working on production for 

months previously, planning 

lighting, set design, 

sound, and of course, rehearsing 

the talent for the 

big night. 

Kicking off the show was a 

musical regular, David 

Levesley. Opening a show 

can be hard but he did it 

fantastically, involving the 

audience to clap and sing 

along to Robbie Williams 

“Let Me Entertain You”. 

There was a range of musical 

genres throughout 

the night to suit everyone’s 

taste – pop, soul, jazz, 

rock and self-composed 

songs. Sixth Formers Dale 

Fisher and Jabez Smith 

wrote and performed their 

own songs, both accompanied 

by their own acoustic 

guitar playing. Other acts 

playing their own instruments 

were David Ruff and 

his Quartet, Casa De Hombre, 

and multi-talented 

Jack Case. 

Sixth Form band Casa De 

Hombre really got the 

crowd on their feet, with 

their “Reel Big Fish” mix. 

The audience were singing 

along, tapping their feet, 

and even standing to 

dance. They were thanked 

by an overwhelming sound 

of applause, reflecting the 

outstanding performance 

they had shown. 

Another highlight of the 

night was the “Staff Band”. 

Selected members of staff 

got up on stage to do 

“their bit for the kids”. Mr 

Hughes literally blew everyone 

away with his strong 

vocals, entertaining with 

his “dance” moves. He was 

accompanied by the 

“Highcliffettes”, Mr Dean 

on drums, Mr Bryden on 

bass, Mr Townshend, Mr 

Trevorrow and Miss 


McMillan on sax, Mr Hill on 

keyboard and Mr Smith on 

guitar. This was truly one 

of the highlights of the 

school calendar, and let’s 

hope they put an appearance 

in future shows! A 

premiere of the staff’s music 

video “A Perfect Day” 

was also shown, creating 

numerous cheers and applauses 

when a favourite 

teacher appeared on 

screen. Every copy of the 

video has now been sold, 

and there is now demand 

for more! Who knew our 

teachers had the “X Factor”? 

Concluding the show was a 

whole cast performance of 

“Proud” by Heather Small, 

fronted by Laina Gould. 

A raffle was held during 

the intermission, and over 

20 prizes were won. First 

prize was a windsurfing 

lesson, which was won by 

no other than Mrs Harris, 

our Textiles teacher! Other 

members of staff and the 

audience won items including 

wine and manicures, 

and Mr Dean thoroughly 

enjoyed winning a “Giant 

Crossword”! 

Other than the production, 

children across the school 

were contributing to 

“Children In Need”, by putting 

together a “Bring and 

Buy” sale, held in the library. 

Supervised by Mr 

Yapp, the students raised 

over £140 to contribute. 

Together, Highcliffe School 

have managed to raise 

over £1,000 for this worthwhile 

cause, and I would 

like to thank everyone who 

contributed and supported 

Highcliffe School during 

this time. Well done to the 

Directorial Team, staff, 

cast and crew who made it 

all possible to create such 

a wonderful show, whilst 

supporting a charity we 

can all relate to. 

It is never too late to donate, 

you can donate all 

year round at www.bbc.co. 

uk/pudsey or telephoning 

08457 332233. Thank you 

for your support, and we 

hope to see you at another 

successful school production 

soon. 

Report By Rebecca Melville 

Preparation for 

the World of Work 

Take Your Child to 

Work 

‘Take Your Child To Work’ 

is where the Year 7 students 

are take part in an 

activity that gives them a 

first-hand insight into the 

world of work. They are 

allowed to spend a day at 

the workplace of their parents 

(where possible) to 

get a taste of how working 

life differs from school. It 

also encourages them to 

find out more about different 

work environments, 

the qualifications 

needed for the different 

roles within the placement, 

working hours and 

conditions, pay, job satisfaction. 

It takes places 

during Activities Week, in 

the summer term and is 

an important part of the 

Careers and Work- 

Related Learning programme 

for Year 7. 

The reports below illustrate 

how 2 students spent their 

day. 

“The night before TYCTW 

day ’07, I was bubbling 

with excitement. I was just 

waiting and waiting for the 

morning to arrive therefore 

I could go and work with 

mum. In the morning I got 

up around 7.00am, got 

ready and washed and put 

on a fresh, smart outfit, 

fitting the criteria of the 

workers at Pennyfarthing. 

At 8.35am we set off to 

Pennyfarthing Homes, 

Construction Company, 

where I would spend the 

day. We arrived at the 

workplace at 8.50am. My 

mum gave me a brief tour 

of the place and then led 

me to her office upstairs; 

this is where I would be 

based throughout the day. 

Inside the office it was 

cosy and warm. My mum 

shares her office with two 

other employees, Cathy 

and Teresa, who were very 

kind to me throughout the 

day and provided me with 

lots of information. 

Once I had settled down at 

a spare desk, I got out my 

green work booklet and 

immediately set to work. 

My mum’s boss, Danny Adams’s 

son Luke was also 

on TYCTW so we gathered 

our information together. 

We found all the alarms, 

safety information, precautions 

and facilities and 

made notes. 

I found out the Pennyfarthing 

Homes are an independent 

construction company 

who builds homes for 

a variety of audiences, 

from the retired to the first 

time buyers. The workplace 

work in depart- 


ments: Construction, who 

specialise in actually building 

the properties; Land 

and Planning, who work 

with all the issues with the 

council regarding it’s title; 

Sales, (self explanatory!) 

and finally Accounts and 

Buying, who work with the 

money and all the queries 

to do with the purchasers. 

In my opinion the employees 

would need sufficient 

knowledge in the following 

subjects we have at school 

to work their jobs to the 

max: technology, maths, 

English, geography, ICT, 

textiles, PE, and art. 

I did all sorts of things that 

my mum would regularly 

do in a working day. I 

completed my booklet in 

the morning and then in 

the afternoon, after a 1hour 

lunch break, my 

mum, Danny, Luke and I 

went out to one of Pennyfarthing’s 

developments in 

New Milton. We had site 

induction meeting with the 

site manager and then 

looked around at all the 

machinery and the employees 

and how the site 

was organised. 

After my long day at 

Pennyfarthing’s I was exhausted. 

The day was 

much longer than an average 

school day and working 

my way to the site and 

back tired me out! My 

mum and I departed from 

work at 5.15pm and 

headed straight for home. 

The highlight of my day 

was learning about the 

workplace and the day has 

given me a taster of what 

challenges lie ahead in my 

future career. I enjoyed 

my day at Pennyfarthing 

Homes and would definitely 

like to go and visit 

again.” 

Report by 

Georgia Wright 8.6 

“I went to Burness Corlett 

Marine, Naval Architecture 

and Engineering. My working 

day was very hectic as I 

had loads and loads of questions 

to find out for the work 

booklet from school. I spent 

3 hours on finding the answers 

to all the questions. 

That left me 2 hours to see 

what the employees did during 

their day. I designed a 

sailing yacht using software 

called Maxsurf 3 Professional, 

which was fun. To 

become a marine/naval architect 

you have to be very 

good at maths and ICT. 

They are useful subjects to 

study for this job. 

There is no uniform, however 

they do prefer you to 

wear a smart shirt and grey 

trousers but they are not as 

strict about what you wear 

as they are in school. The 

working hours are 10.00am 

to 1.00pm, with an hour for 

lunch and then 2.00pm to 

4.00pm was computer designing. 

I would like to do 

marine and naval architecture 

when I am older. I certainly 

preferred my day at 

working to going to school, 

as it was shorter hours and 

more fun – perfect for me!” 

Report by Theodor Turner 

The Real Game 

During activities week 

last summer, the Year 

8s spent a day taking 

part in a work-related 

activity called the 

Real Game that is designed 

to deliver personal 

and economic 

well-being, and financial 

capability. The 

event has been part 

of the Key Stage 3 careers 

programme at Highcliffe 

for several years and is 

normally held in the hall 

and tutor bases. However, 

due to the school’s investment 

in ITC, and thanks to 

a sophisticated rota drawn 

up by Mr Evans, the Year 

8s were allowed access to 

the Real Game online. 

The aim of the Real Game 

is to give students an insight 

into the world of 

work, making links with 

education, lifestyle choices 

and ambitions, and realising 

that it can be hard 

work fulfilling your dreams. 

The Game starts with the 

students creating their 

Dream Cloud – an ideal 

lifestyle of houses, cars 

and hi-tech gadgets. They 

are then brought down to 

earth with a bump when 

the computer allocates 

them a job, and a salary. 

Here the reality check 

starts as the students begin 

to see that education 

and qualifications do make 

a difference to career prospects 

(unless you are incredibly 

lucky). 

The students were allowed 

time to discover more 

about their allocated career 

and compare their 

earnings with their peers, 

before looking closely at 

whether they could afford 

their dream lifestyle. 


Many students had to 

make harsh adjustments 

to be able to live within 

their means. 

The Real Game also focuses 

on establishing a 

work-life balance before 

helping students create an 

action plan for their futures, 

mapping 

out a time-line for 

educational and 

career milestones. 

It is hoped that 

the activity provides 

students 

with a focus on 

their learning opportunities 

in the 

future years at 

Highcliffe and beyond, 

to enable 

them to realise 

their individual 

dreams and ambitions. 

The Year 

8’s made the 

most of the new 

on-line careers 

game, despite the 

summer heat, and 

were rewarded by 

an impromptu 

session of multi 

sports on the field 

to end the day. 

Many thanks to 

Mr Evans and all 

the teachers who 

led the game. 

Year 10 Work 

Experience 

The opportunity to go out 

into the world of work is 

invaluable in terms of career 

decision-making and 

is also a statutory requirement 

of the work related 

and enterprise learning 

provision for all students at 

Key Stage 4. First hand 

experience is gained regarding 

expectations of 

professional people and 

employers in terms of 

punctuality, appearance, attitude 

and initiative. Many 

students enjoy the way they 

are treated as young, capable 

adults who can make a 

positive contribution in different 

areas of work. Others 

manage to find out more 

about their personal skills 

and qualities that can some- 

Here is what Sam Cummings of 

11.4 had to say about his work 

experience: 

‘I really enjoyed my placement at 

Highcliffe St. Mark Primary School. 

The people who I worked with 

were really friendly and welcoming. 

The two weeks went very 

quickly, mainly because I never 

felt that I had nothing to do at any 

point. The people there were very 

impressed with me and even 

bought me a present for all my 

hard work! My advice to anyone 

going on work experience to get 

themselves involved and enjoy 

helping out in a work environment,‘ 

times be missed in a school 

environment. 

As the present Year 10s are 

just starting their preparations 

for their work experience 

programme, it would 

be a good time to reflect on 

last year’s experience. In 

July 2007, after 

many weeks of organisation 

and coordination, the work 

experience team successfully 

managed to allocate a 

work experience placement 

for nearly all the Year 10 

students (now in Year 11). 

It was encouraging to hear 

that most students maximised 

the opportunities 

provided by their placements 

and we received 

very positive reports from 

most employers. 

Many students 

ended 

up using their 

skills to actually 

help the 

company they 

were working 

for. It was also 

pleasing to 

hear how 

many students 

were able to 

think and act 

for themselves,showing 

the all importantinitiative 

that employers 

are 

looking for in a 

competitive 

job-market. 

Many ended 

up with (paid) 

part-time or 

summer work 

as a reward for 

their commitment 

shown 

during the 

two-week 

placement. 

For many, work experience 

will help students make 

decisions about their future, 

providing a renewed 

drive to succeed in their 

studies to be able to pursue 

career goals. For 

those who were maybe 

disappointed with the experience, 

sometimes due 

to mismatched expectations, 

the placement will 

provide an opportunity to 


edress any career/work 

aspirations and explore 

more suitable paths to future 

training or education. 

Report by Mrs Finch 

Sixth Form Careers 

Morning 

The 6 th formers 

were given an insight 

into different 

professions in November 

thanks to an 

informal careers 

morning held in the 

6 th form study centre.Representatives 

were invited from 

Barclays House, BAe systems, 

the RAF, the New 

Forest District Council, the 

Health Services, Frettons 

solicitors, Pettengells estate 

agents, the Bournemouth 

Echo and Dorset 

police. Some selfemployed 

professionals 

also attended the event to 

discuss routes into primary 

teaching, physiotherapy 

and archaeology. 

The Careers morning was 

planned to coincide with 

PHSE to allow the 6 th formers 

some quality time with 

the representatives. Many 

students had specific questions 

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 the 

Health Service was more 

than just nursing and offer 

careers in mental health, 

midwifery, and occupational 

therapy too. 

The representatives were 

pleased to help the stu- 

dents and many came laden 

with freebies. As the morning 

progressed and conver- 

sations developed it became 

apparent that many were 

former Highcliffe students 

who had jumped at the opportunity 

to revisit their old 

school for a trip down memory 

lane and reinforced the 

saying of ‘once Highcliffe – 

always Highcliffe’. They 

reported that the 6 th formers 

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 a 

larger venue with 

more professions to 

be represented in the 

future. This will result 

in the Careers 

Morning expanding and 

hopefully allowing Key 

Stage 4 students to participate 

in what is becoming 

an established part of careers 

guidance in Highcliffe 

School. 

6 th Form Careers Morning – student 

report. 

I found the 6 th Form careers morning 

very helpful and insightful and I learned a 

lot about some of the careers I have in 

mind. There were a wide variety of 

people and resources from many 

occupational backgrounds and every one 

of them had answers to all the questions 

that my friends or myself asked. It was a 

useful morning in terms of finding out 

different routes and qualifications needed 

for the occupations that were 

represented and it is good to see that so 

many employers are prepared to take the 

time to come into our school to talk to 

students and help them with careers 

advice. 

Report by John Slattery Year 12 


KS3—KS4 Transition 

Attention Year 9! 

Key Dates for Your Diary 

Student Profiles published 

Wednesday 30 th January 

Parents Subject Consultation Evening 

Wednesday 13th February 

Key Stage 4 Progression Evening 

Wednesday 13 th February 

Deadline for Application Forms 

Friday 29 th February 

The 14-19 14 19 Curriculum 

Year 9 KS4 Preferences 

(February 2008) 

Years 10 & 11(Sept 2008 - July 2010) 

GCSE Courses 

Work Related Learning 

Fast Track A Level 

The Sixth Form 

(September 2010 - July 2011/12) 

Diplomas A/AS Levels Pre-University 

Degree Courses 

GCSEs NVQs 


Design & 

Technology 

A/S Level Product Design 

– Visiting the Design 

Museum 

On Tuesday 12 th November 

I took a group of Year 12 

and 13 students 

to London 

to expand 

their 

ideas for 

coursework 

development. 

We left Hinton 

Admiral 

at 8.20am 

and arrived at London Waterloo 

at 10am. Some 

commuters chatted with 

our students and were 

both fascinated and envi- 

Humanities 

GCSE Philosophy 

& Ethics 

I am proud to show off the 

fantastic display in Hu6 

created by 11RP2 in their 

Philosophy and Ethics lesson. 

The group worked 

tirelessly 

for two 

hours to 

create the 

display for 

the revision 

and promotion 

of the 

GCSE 

course. Below 

is a report 

by one 

of the studentsin- 

Curriculum News 

ous of the day they had 

ahead. 

From Waterloo we 

walked along the 

South Bank, past Tate 

Modern and the Millennium 

Bridge. We 

then spent an hour 

and a half at The DesignMuseum 

to view 

a most interestingexhibition 

by the Architect 

Zaha 

Hadid. After 

the students 

had had a 

chance to view 

the exhibits and sketch 

shape and form we then 

began an epic tour of the 

City on foot. This took us 

out to Liverpool Street Station 

to see some Land- 

volved and a big ‘Well 

done!’ to all of them. 

“In RS we created a display 

at the back of Mrs 

Downie’s room. Not only 

were we able to express 

the artistic flair within the 

group, but it also helped 

us to revise all the units 

scape Architecture projects 

as well 

as the 

architecture 

of the 

square 

mile.We 

returned 

to Waterloo 

via Covent Garden 

ready to return to Hinton 

Admiral for 6pm. 

As well as being an enjoyable 

day the experiences 

the students had has already 

influenced the development 

of their coursework 

ideas and has given 

them a much broader aesthetic 

awareness. 

Report by Mr Nicholls 

we have studied. Our intention 

was also to show 

others all about the Philosophy 

and Ethics course 

we enjoy so much. 

Through this course we 

have been challenged to 

think ‘outside the box’ and 

develop a range of views 

and responses. 

We really enjoyed making 

the display and found it 

really useful in the run up 

to the mocks.” - Georgina 

Partridge 

Report by Mrs Downie 

Year 10 Mock Wedding 

As part of our topic 

“Human Relationships”, 

our Year 10 R.E Philosophy 

& Ethics class put on a 

Mock Christian Wedding. 

We were all given different 


jobs and/or roles. From invitations, 

to father-of-thebride 

himself, we were 

trusted to have it all organised 

in two weeks. 

On 7 th November the classroom 

was made over to be 

a church interior for the 

wedding of 

Eric [Emily 

with a 

beard] 

Marsh and 

“his” brideto-be 

Alex 

Calder. Our 

priest oversaw 

the 

service, 

Alex Duncan. 

There 

were balloons,refreshments 

and even a 

tasty 

homemade 

cake from 

one of the 

bridesmaids. 

A big thanks to 

Lucy Goddard! The service 

had hymns, which were 

sung to the best of our 

ability. Also, there were 

some rather interesting 

speeches as well as the 

traditional vows. Overall it 

was a beautiful ceremony, 

although it was only mock. 

Everyone had a wonderful 

time and after a few drinks 

we were all smiles. I has- 

ten to add, the drinks were 

apple and blackcurrant 

squash, but we can pretend! 

We learnt a lot about how 

a Christian wedding ceremony 

works and the 

beauty and importance of 

one. It would 

not have 

been possible 

if it weren’t 

for a few 

people. To 

Mrs Downie, 

huge thanks 

for refreshments, 

the 

general organising 

of it 

all and the 

decorations, 

your effort 

did not go 

unnoticed. 

Also another 

thanks to Mrs 

Dunleavy 

who loaned 

us some, 

again interesting, attire for 

the event. Thank you to 

everyone who took partwe 

wish the happy couple 

all the best for the future! 

The pictures of the ceremony 

and our classes embarrassing 

moments are 

up in Hu6 for anyone who 

wants to take a look. 

Report By 

Jenna Lloyd 10:3 

Science 

GCSE Astronomy at 

Highcliffe 6th 

At Highcliffe we have the 

amazing opportunity to offer 

Astronomy GCSE in our 

Sixth Form programme. As 

a new course for 2008, Astronomy 

promises to be 

very popular. Taught by 

Miss Berkeley, who has a 

degree in Astrophysics and 

is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical 

Society, the 

course is set to be an interesting 

subject that is 

widely accessible. 

Astronomy is one of the 

oldest sciences and has 

had a significant influence 

on cultural development 

throughout the world and 

astronomical ideas permeate 

every day life. Recent 

advances made in astronomical 

discovery through 

the application of science 

and the use of new technology, 

especially in the 

realm of space exploration, 

further illustrate the relevance 

and value of studying 

GCSE Astronomy. 

If you would like to know 

more about this fantastic 

new course, please feel 

free to get in touch with 

Miss Berkeley. 

Physics Exam 

Masterclass 

Another year and another 

stretch of exam preparation! 

It is lucky that our AS 

and A- level physicists 

were offered the great opportunity 

of attending an 

examinations masterclass 

with the people who write 

the exams, and the people 

who write the textbooks! 

The masterclass was held 


at The Thomas Hardye 

School in Dorchester, with 

which the Physics Department 

have been building a 

close working relationship. 

The examinations in January 

will be tough as always 

but with the extra help, we 

are hoping to see successes 

all the way around! 

Report by Miss Berkeley 

Thorpe Park 

We all had to get up early 

to arrive at school around 

7:30, then set off about 

8:00. After a reasonably 

short coach journey everybody 

had caught up with 

their sleep and was ready 

to start the 

day at Thorpe 

Park. There 

were several 

objectives to 

the day; we 

were to have 

fun and go on 

as many rides 

as possible, 

and to work 

our way 

through a 

challenging 

booklet quizzing 

us about 

the physics 

behind each 

type of ride. 

Thankfully there weren’t 

many queues for the rides 

we tried to go on because 

they were so terrifying. 

However, we managed to 

fill in most of the questions 

whilst waiting in line, and 

in some cases it helped to 

take our minds off the 

rides so that we didn’t 

wimp out. 

The variety of rides allowed 

us to keep busy, 

balancing out the rides 

with filling in the booklets, 

but not feeling too sick to 

stop at any point. When 

things got too much we 

would take it easy on a water 

ride such as Logger’s 

Leap, and pose for the cameras 

at the end. Because 

there were a lot of us there 

we split into smaller groups 

which made things quicker 

by far, allowing us to go on 

the rides we wanted and 

giving us more time to progress 

through our booklets. 

The most challenging part of 

riding the roller coasters 

was holding a pendulum 

steady in one hand and using 

a calculator in the other, 

taking measurements of the 

angle the pendulum reached 

and working out the ‘G’ we 

were experiencing. It also 

gained us a few weird looks 

from the screeching passengers 

next to us. Some of the 

questions we had to answer 

were hard enough for us to 

have to go on the rides 3 or 

4 times before we were sure 

the answers were right. 

Our group of 5 managed to 

go on the three main roller 

coasters a few times, including 

the mighty Stealth, the 

fearsome Detonator, (which 

actually broke later in the 

day!), involving a 35 metre 

drop, and the most sickening 

banana pendulum ride 

with music to match which 

was more uncomfortable 

than all the others put together, 

(we didn’t go on it 

again). By this time we all 

felt like throwing up but 

had to persevere in order 

to complete our task. 

There came a point when 

we simply couldn’t take 

any more. The constant 

Colossus rotations and 

Nemesis spirals were taking 

their toll and the 

thought of queuing up for 

one more stomach turner 

induced a 

feeling of 

nausea. It 

seemed time 

for lunch 

and after a 

healthy KFC 

we thought 

it would be a 

good time to 

try a few of 

the more relaxing 

rides, 

the only 

drawback 

being that 

you get wet. 

We rode the 

Ribena Rapids, 

Loggers 

Leap and No Way Out for a 

while. No Way Out is a sinister 

ride through which 

you travel backwards in total 

darkness. It is a roller 

coaster like Colossus and 

Nemesis, but the difference 

is you cannot work 

out what is going to happen 

next, and this is unnerving. 

When our confidence had 

been restored we headed 

over to the really scary 

rides where we could just 


as well have measured the 

impact our shoulders had 

on the safety belts. By this 

time we had met people 

from the other groups and 

they all had their own 

ideas of which were the 

most scary and exciting 

rides. In all, it seemed that 

Samurai and Slammer 

were the worst though (in 

a good sense). Samurai 

spins in about 3 different 

ways and makes you feel 

helplessly sick. 

There was never much of a 

queue for this ride. Slammer 

rotates vertically, 

changing direction and 

travelling very fast. The 

calculations we had for 

Slammer introduced new 

equations and ideas. These 

seemed complex until you 

tried the ride and understood 

what was actually 

going on by feeling it. 

It was time to get back to 

our papers and observe 

some of the rides from a 

distance, working out 

things like the amount of 

water a cart the size of a 

bus throws into the air after 

a 25 metre descent, 

and the height the water 

reaches. Some of the 

group, (those with raincoats), 

went on the rides 

whilst the others stayed 

dry and tried to answer the 

questions. 

There were many other 

rides but they were the 

same type of thing, just 

different speeds and 

heights, etc. This makes a 

big difference when you’re 

on them but, in terms of 

physics, the same rules 

apply. 

After testing all the rides 

out, and doing what was 

needed on the question 

sheets, we hadn’t much 

time left so we headed back 

to the meeting point and 

changed our sopping wet 

clothes for the coach ride 

home. 

All in all it was a great trip 

which gave us a clearer understanding 

of how physics 

applies to just about every- 

thing, and this made it 

easier to ‘see’ how things 

work. It made the topic 

that we are currently 

studying in physics, 

‘movement and change’, a 

lot more interesting, and 

actually feeling the forces 

involved, (e.g. ‘G’), made 

it much more understandable. 

Report by Catherine White 

Biology Competition 

Can you name the 4 items below? 

Winning prize is a £15 CD voucher 

Answers to the Biology team via the 

Science Office 


Poetry teaching at 

Highcliffe praised 

by Ofsted 

Parents may not know but 

Ofsted, in addition to its 

headline-grabbing wholeschool 

inspections, also 

comes in to schools to look 

at very specific issues. Below 

is a segment 

of a 

press release 

issued recently 

by Ofsted 

in relation 

to a report 

it published 

on the 

teaching of 

poetry. We 

are sure you 

will find it of 

great interest. 

“Highcliffe School in Christchurch 

has been judged 

outstanding for its poetry 

teaching and has been 

highlighted for its good 

practice in a new Ofsted 

report published today. 

The secondary school is 

English 

one of 86 schools surveyed 

for a new Ofsted report on 

poetry. 

Inspectors praised in particular 

the school’s ‘Bookies’ 

club. On the day it was visited 

by inspectors a lunchtime 

reading and poetry 

session was 

attended by 

15 pupils 

and four 

adults. 

They commented 

that the 

session was 

marked by 

an impressiveenthusiasm 

for 

poetry and was very evidently 

enjoyed by all. Members 

of the club read their 

own poems and commented 

on each others’ in a very 

supportive manner. Inspectors 

felt it was an excellent 

way of getting pupils to 

think about wider issues and 

their contributions were 

thoughtful and incisive, as 

The Award-Winning Bookies 

well as being well valued 

by the adults present. 

Judith Potts, Headteacher, 

said: 

“We are delighted that the 

good work on poetry which 

we value so much here at 

Highcliffe has been recognised. 

The importance we 

attach to poetic expression 

and appreciation is underlined 

by the fact that we 

publish a poetry anthology 

each year which contains 

an inclusive range of the 

poetic creative work produced 

by our students.” 

Highlighting examples 

where schools have succeeded 

in enthusing and 

engaging pupils in poetry 

teaching, Ofsted’s report 

evaluates the strengths 

and shortcomings of poetry 

in schools. It also reveals 

that pupils often 

have a limited experience 

of classic poems and poems 

from other cultures 

and traditions. 

Do you like reading and discussing the books you read? 

Are you in Year 7, 8 or 9? 

Then come and join us for fun and an informal chat in the library, 

Wednesdays every week A at 1.45pm 

Find out about exciting books to read, try different authors and, 

now that we are part of the Carnegie shadowing scheme, post 

your book reviews online. 

Come along and join a winning team!! 


The report found that poetry 

teaching is at least 

satisfactory in all 86 

schools visited and good or 

very good in around two 

thirds. 

However, the report also 

revealed that poetry was 

weaker than the other aspects 

of English inspected, 

suggesting that poetry remains 

an area for development 

in many of the 

schools surveyed.” 

The full report, Poetry in 

school: A survey of 

practice, 2006-7, can be 

accessed on the Ofsted 

website at www.ofsted. 

gov.uk . Congratulations 

to all the staff and students 

involved. 

Report by Mrs Gabony 

Literacy News 

Spelling - Prefixes 

Over the years, English 

has used a number of 

ways to make new words 

to express new ideas or 

to build up vocabulary. 

One of these ways is the 

use of prefixes. 

Explanation: Look at the 

following word: disap- 

Literacy—Prefixes 

1.Fore means in front of or before: 

What are the following words that all begin with the prefix fore? 

a/ a prediction about the weather is a ................. 

b/ the part in front of your brain is .......... 

c/ you see something before it really happens…………….. 

2. Inter means between 

Give the word for these definitions (They all begin with inter) 

a/ Between nations - ................................ 

b/ Where you change motorways - .................... 

c/ To ask questions an get answers to see what 

someone thinks - ............................. 

point. It is made up of two 

parts: dis + appoint. Appoint 

is the root of the 

word. Dis is its prefix. The 

important thing to remember 

is that the prefix 

never changes its spelling. 

So disappoint is always 

one "S" never two. 

Each prefix also has a 

meaning that can help us 

work out the meaning of 

words. Have a look at the 

box. Can you guess what 

the words mean using the 

prefix to help you? 

Report by Mr Bryden 


ICT 

Making sense of sensors 

During this term, Year 8 

ICT students have been 

studying sensors and data 

logging. 

We are 

very fortunate 

to 

have a parent 

and 

friend of 

the school 

Nick Stone, 

who works 

in this field 

with local 

company 

Data Track. 

He kindly 

offered to 

visit Year 8 

lessons and 

demonstrate 

how 

ICT is used 

to measure 

and record 

a wide range of data. 

At the front of the class, 

Nick arranged a variety of 

sensors and recording 

equipment. This was connected 

to his laptop with 

results being displayed on 

the digital projector. In 

one experiment he asked a 

number of students to hold 

a temperature sensor each 

and see who could raise 

the temperature the fastest. 

The prop that raised the 

most interest was a freeze 

spray that with one blast 

sent the temperature 

plummeting to -20 in a 

split second. 

During discussions in lessons 

we have looked at the 

vast range of sensors that 

surround us on a daily basis. 

From streetlights, to 

fire alarms, to central 

heating thermostats; our 

daily lives are monitored 

and supported by sensors. 

Nick’s talk helped bring to 

life how the data gathered 

by these 

sensors 

can be 

harnessed 

to control 

technology 

and 

analyse 

and predict 

trends. 

these talks. 

The ICT 

staff and 

Year 8 

Students 

would like 

to thank 

Nick Stone 

and ‘Data 

Track’ for 

their support 

with 

Report by Mr Smith 

& Miss Picking 

Mathematics 

Mathematics clubs 

Drop in for GCE A level 

Monday lunchtime. 

Puzzle club, chess and all 

other board games Friday 

lunch all welcome. 

Please make sure you put 

the following important 

dates in your diary. 

Year 9 Mathematics 

Mock 

Paper 1: non calculator 

Tues 8 th January 

Paper 2: calculator Thurs 

10 th January 

Mental arithmetic: week 

beginning 8 th January 

Year 10 

Module 1 resits (Booster 

sessions will be available) 

3 rd March 2008 

Year 11 

Module 1 and 3 resits 

(Booster sessions will be 

available) 

3 rd March 2008 

Year 11 

Examination 50% of GCSE 

(Booster sessions will be 

available). Module 5 Non 

calculator is very early, 

Monday 19 th May 2008 am. 

Calculator paper, June 2 nd 

2008 pm. 

Fantasy Football— 

Christmas Update. 

Congratulations to Year 7 

student George Boulton 

(Boulton’s Babes) who currently 

leads the student 

standings with 120 points. 

As for the other year 

groups: 

Year 8—Milly McCarthy 

(Witches Wonderers = 1) 

103pts 

Year 9—Jack Swinnerton 

(LEEDS UNITED FC) 

103pts 

Year 10—Mitchell East 

(Held High Head) 111pts 

Year 11—Jamie Stanbury 

(Spurs FTW) 81pts 

Year 12—Tom Prodomo 

(Proddy’s Pros) 107pts. 

It must be said that all of 

these are chasing Mr Jobbins 

whose ‘Supa 

Saints’ (he wishes) are at 

the top of the standings 

with 126pts. 

Report by Mr Burgan 

& Mr Shaylor 


Expressive Arts 

Bronze Arts Award 

Success 

In the photograph are the 

students who recently completed 

their Bronze Arts 

Award. They have now all 

been moderated and, we are 

pleased to say, have all 

passed. The students in 

question are - Aimee Falla, 

Samantha Wiles, Charlotte 

Boulton, Holly-Beth Hassall, 

Hannah Elkins, Francine 

Boot, Emily Bralee. 

Report by Mrs McGrath 

Dance Festival 

The Christchurch and Purbeck 

School Sport Partnership 

Physical Activity to Music 

Festival took place at 

Two RiversmeetLeisure 

Centre 

on 14 th November. 

A 

group of 

Years 7,8 

and 9 studentsperformed 

a 

dance 

along with all the primary, 

middle and secondary 

schools in the Partnership. 

Highcliffe also led the cool 

down for all the schools at 

the end of the festival. 

Tumbling Success 

On Sunday 25 th November, 

five Highcliffe school stu- 

dents ranging from Year 

9 to Year 13 went to the 

Schools Team Tumbling 

Competition in Poole. The 

team consisted of Steven 

Dow, Jessica Rajska, 

Holly-Beth Hassall from 

Year 9, Sofia Constantinou 

from Year 10 and 

Chrissie Dow from Year 

13. It was a day of high 

tension and excitement 

for competitors, coaches 

and parents alike. 

In this year’s Schools 

Tumbling Competition 

there was the highest 

number of entrants ever, 

with 83 teams in total 

competing. The Highcliffe 

team were in the Year 9 

plus category which had 

a total of 15 teams taking 

part. All competitors had 

6 routines to choose from 

varying from a tariff of 

8.0 to 10.0. Steven, 

Sofia, and Chrissie all did 

the 10.0 tariff, which 

consisted of a double 

back flick and Jessica and 

Holly-Beth did the 9.5 

tariff routine, where they 

could choose to do a 

handspring or a single 

back flick. 

The level of 

competition 

this year 

was extremely 

high 

as there 

were so 

many teams 

competing at 

such a high level. The 

team to beat was 

Bournemouth School For 

Girls as they had won the 

competition every year. 

The top four teams from 

the first round would get 

through to the final. In 

Highcliffe’s first round we 

were able to come sec- 

ond to BSG meaning that 

we got through to the final. 

In the final every one 

achieved a very high score 

and improved from their 

first round but it was not 

enough to beat BSG so 

Highcliffe came in second. 

Sofia Constantinou was the 

highest scoring member of 

the team achieving only 

0.1 less than the highest 

scoring member of the 

BSG team who is a renowned 

tumbler at national 

3 level and got a 

mark of 9.5 out of a possible 

10.0. 

It was a fun day and Highcliffe 

came out with an unexpected 

silver medal. 

Congratulations to the 

whole team and thank you 

to Mrs Gower for organising 

a very successful competition 

for everyone to 

enjoy. 

Report by Chrissie Dow 

Year 13 

Year 7 Football Team 

Down To Last 64 

Schools In The Country! 

On the 12/12/07 the Year 

7 football team took on local 

rivals St. Peter’s in the 

ESFA Cup to try and book 

a place in round 5. 

The game started at a fast 

pace with Highcliffe putting 


the visitors under intense 

pressure. James Cooper 

was finding lots of space to 

attack their left back and 

put their defence under 

lots of pressure. Within the 

first 5 minutes Highcliffe 

were ahead thanks to a 

nice lob from Anthony Harris. 

Both wingers were now 

getting in behind their full 

backs to put in some good 

crosses, Elliott Magill setting 

up a few chances for 

the forwards which were 

either saved or put wide. 

Good inter play down the 

left side involving George 

Atkinson, Jack Blackmore 

and Elliott Magill after a 

free kick deep in our own 

half ended with a chance 

for midfield powerhouse 

Harris to add to his tally, 

which he did sliding in 

number 2. The score 

stayed the same until half 

time. 

The second half saw both 

teams exchange chances 

with keeper Dom Chapman 

making some good saves 

to keep the score at two 

nil. James Stocker coming 

on off the bench started to 

put some good passes 

through to create for Highcliffe 

but no one could find 

the net again. Late on St. 

Peter’s started to get the 

upper hand but came up 

against a defensive wall in 

the shape of Jareth Stubbington 

and Matt Jarvis. 

Time and again Jareth 

won the aerial battle and 

tackles on the floor to 

claim the man of the 

match award. 

The result now means an 

away trip Bristol to play 

Grange School & Sports 

College. A massive congratulations 

to the team 

from Mr. Jobbins on a job 

well done!! 

Team: Dom Chapman, Jareth 

Stubbington, Matt Jarvis, 

George Atkinson, Ricky 

DaRocha, Anthony Harris, 

James Cooper, Elliott Magill, 

Jack Blackmore, Tom Dymond, 

Josh Sparks, James 

Stocker, Simon Atkinson, 

Jamie Platt, Liam Bignell, 

Sam Herbert. 

Report by Mr Jobbins 

Year 9 Rugby Team 

Win Title For Third 

Year Running. 

On November 14th the Year 

9 rugby team headed to the 

St. Peters rugby tournament 

to defend their title for the 

second time running. They 

were placed in the toughest 

group along with BSB, Ringwood, 

Winton and St. Peter’s. 

First up was old foe 

BSB, the game was a hard 

fought contest that saw our 

boys win 12- 0 after good 

work from Harry Aston 

and Joe Marling. Next to be 

put to the sword was Winton, 

with the forwards dominating 

play to give the team 

a winning margin of 15 - 0. 

Then came our hardest 

game against Ringwood who 

were beaten in last year’s 

final. They were the first 

team to score any points 

against a strong defensive 

Highcliffe team. The boys 

came through though winning 

12 - 5. By winning the 

group our next opponents 

were Portchester who we 

had some inside info on as 

Alfie Kybert used to go 

there. With this the team 

ran riot over them securing 

a 24 - 0 final score. 

The final again saw the 

team up against Ringwood 

who were looking for revenge. 

Yet again they 

scored a try but could not 

match the three that we 

put past them to win 21 - 

7 and secure the title for 

the third year running. A 

massive well done to the 

whole team from Mr. Jobbins. 

TEAM: Harry & Adam Aston, 

Joe Marlin, George 

Davies, Harry Busby, Sam 

Jackson, Ben Swain, Sam 

Wheeler, Will Woodfine, 

Oliver Lucus, Lewis Francis, 

Ben Woodford, Will 

Aimson, Felix Lazenby, 

James Sowden. 

We can now reveal that the new 

fitness suite is now officially called… 

The Olympus Suite 

Congratulations to 

Tom and Oliver Riley, 

Winners of the £20 

prize. Proving that 

two heads are better 

than one! 


Rugby 

Year 10 v BSB – 0-10 loss 

Year 8 v BSB – 39-0 win 

Year 10/11 v Ringwood – 5-29 loss 

Year 8 v Ringwood – 12-14 loss 

Year 9 v Ringwood – 29-7 win 

Year 9 v BSB – 20-14 win 

Year 8 v Grange – 47-0 win 


Year 10/11 v St Peters – 10-10 draw 

Year 9 v Arnewood – 30-5 win 

Year 10/11 v Arnewood – 45-29 win 


Year 10/11 Twynham – 17-10 win 

Netball 

Year 10 v Arnewood – 12-20 loss 


Year 9 area tournament – 4 th in section 

Year 11 area tournament – 3 rd in section 

Year 10 v Grange – 10-15 loss 


Year 8 (A team) v St Peters – 1-5 loss 

Year 8 (B team) v St Peters – 3-0 win 

Year 7 (A team) v Arnewood – 0-5 loss 

Year 7 (B team) v Arnewood – 0-7 loss 

Year 10 v Twynham – 20-4 win 

PE Results so far this Term 

Boys Football 

Year 11 v Budmouth – 2-6 loss 

Year 12/13 v Arnewood – 9-2 win 

Year 7 v Chilton – 3-2 win 

Year 8 v St Edwards – 1- 4 loss 

Year 7 v Allenbourne – win 

Year 10 (A team) v Twynham – 

2-3 loss 

Year 10 (B team) v Twynham – 

2-0 win 

Year 9 v Thomas Hardye – 0-2 

loss 

Girls Football 

U14 v BSG – loss 

U16 v Parkstone Grammar – 2-5 

loss 

Year 7 v Branksome Middle – 2-0 

win 

U14 v St Peters – 7-0 win 

The PE Staff would like to thank all 

the students for their involvement 

and dedication over the term. 

As always we are working together 

to establish Highcliffe as the premier 

sporting school in the region and in 

the top echelon nationwide! 


Course Updates 

Now that the Sixth Form is 

firmly established as the 

largest in Christchurch and 

achieving the best results 

in the local area we are 

very pleased to announce 

some new courses and developments. 

Dance GCSE and Dance 

Sports Leader Awards are 

now a popular choice. Miss 

Clark has a real following 

for these new and exciting 

courses in Expressive Arts! 

We have expanded into the 

Travel and Tourism industry 

with a BTEC Diploma and an 

A level planned. Work experience 

abroad or with 

Bournemouth International 

Airport is a real possibility! 

Mr Jobbins has specific 

course information. 

The acclaimed Higher Sports 

Leader Award has been piloted 

with huge success and 

will now be launched to a 

wider audience. Dani Trudgeon 

and Tom Riley in Yr 13 

EXCITING NEW TYPE OF COURSE 

FOR 2008 

There is a new A level course, which is currently being 

delivered by a select group of Sixth Forms. We 

are pleased to be able to be part of the group of Sixth 

Forms to offer the Extended Project Qualification, 

which is research based. 

It will provide an excellent insight into University 

style research whilst supporting A level coursework in 

any subject. We have been given the opportunity for 

10 students to join the national pilot. Our aim is for 

students to develop individual community based research 

projects and will suit students from aspiring 

lawyers to medics, scientists, psychologists, linguists, 

business and IT specialists, technologists, art students, 

human and environmental geographers, earth 

and environmental scientists, historians, aspiring musicians, 

theatre and dance performers, sport leaders, 

English, media and film specialists, mathematicians 

and perhaps above all philosophy and ethics students! 

Further information is imminent! 

If you are interested please contact the Sixth 

Form Office, as places are strictly limited to 10. 

are completing the Award 

and have been given preferential 

offers at the most 

prestigious Sport Universities 

in the country. The 

HSLA students are involved 

in some outstanding 

teaching and 

sport leadership activities. 

Mrs Webber will give you 

further details as required 

and will introduce you to 

the new Sixth Form and 

staff Fitness Suite. 

Business Studies goes 

from strength to strength 

with the addition of the 

Advanced level BTEC National 

Award. Mr Callear 

can help with further information. 

In the Da Vinci Centre we 

have graduated to the 

Product Design A level. 

Many more students are 

studying this subject at 

GCSE and the rewards at A 

level are endless. This 

complements the BTEC Diploma 

in Art Design, which 

is now entering its third 

successful year and completes 

a full suite of qualifications 

in Technology and 

Art! Please contact any 

member of the Art Design 

Technology team for further 

details on any course. 

You can of course visit the 

Sixth Form website or call 

in to the Sixth Form Office. 

Reports by Mrs Karanja 

& Mr O’Connor 


Year Nine Highcliffe 

Girls Top Internationalists 

In Dorset ! 

In October we went to the 

Dorset Skills Fest for 

Connexions at Kingston 

Maurward College at Dorchester. 

While we were 

there we entered some 

competitions involving different 

skills, but we did not 

expect to win any. 

One of the competitions we 

entered was an International 

Quiz. We had to answer 

15 questions about 

languages and other countries. 

We were very surprised 

when our names 

were read out in assembly 

that we had won the prizes. 

When we met the lady 

to collect our prizes she 

The 

International 

Dimension 

Proof: Highcliffe students—the most 

international! 

Mrs Philada Rogers from the South West Regional 

Language Network presents the prizes to Margaret 

Sheekey Elly Kelly and Ellie O’Hare 

told us many interesting 

things about languages 

and careers in the South 

West, and about her own 

career in languages. 

Elly won a £20 WH Smith 

voucher and Margaret 

and Ellie won books on 

the French language and 

Eastern European languages. 

Mrs Rogers 

told Mr Campbell 

that in fact 

out of 200 entries 

Elly had 

come first, and 

Margaret and 

Ellie were joint 

third – no 

mean achievement 

! Mrs 

Rogers said 

‘Highcliffe 

made an impressiveshowing,sweeping 

three of 

our five prizes.’ 

Highcliffe is very pleased 

that the international dimension 

has been so successful 

in Dorset. Well 

done to our intrepid linguists 

! 

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. 

Report by Elly Kelly, 

Ellie O’Hare, Margaret 

Sheekey & Mr Campbell 

Memories of 

India 

The students and staff who 

were fortunate to be able 

to visit Padma Seshadri 

Bhala Bhavan Senior Secondary 

School in Chennai, 

India have been reminiscing 

about the wonderful 

sights, sounds and smells 

which they experienced 

while over in India in October 

2006. 

We were delighted to exchange 

greetings with our 

Indian friends who celebrated 

Diwalli a few weeks 

ago. Sanjana Devi, one of 

the Indian students who 

visited us in the summer 

wished to pass on the following 

message 

”I had a wonderful Diwali 

and did enjoy this festival 

time. Please do pass my 

thanks to your family and 

friends and the students 

and staff of Highcliffe 

school for the greetings 

you sent us. I am looking 

forward to welcoming 

some students from Highcliffe 

School here in October 

2008.” Another student 

Anand Rao emailed 

“Hope all of you are doing 

well. I continue to cherish 

happy memories of my 

visit to Highcliffe. Looking 

forward to your visit here 

next year...” 


Our visit to Chennai is 

scheduled to take place in 

October 2008 and I am 

looking forward to accompanying 

the 6 th Form group 

on a visit which gave the 

last group memories which 

will last a lifetime. Here 

are just a 

few of the 

comments 

they made 

on their return: 

“the whole 

experience 

has certainly 

changed 

me – for the 

better.” 

“So hard to pick one 

thing – it was amazing. I 

have become an Indian 

Highcliffe School World 

Challenge 2009 

In the summer of 2009 a 

group of current Year 10 

and Year 11 students will 

be travelling to India with 

World Challenge. They will 

be taking part in a month 

long trip to India, the Himalayas 

and Rajasthan. 

The team will decide on 

the final itinerary over the 

bore because I 

can’t stop talking 

about the trip.” 

“Singing the National 

Anthem to 

the whole school 

assembly and the 

comments 

made afterwards 

which included 

their perception 

that we did not sing it a lot 

at home” 

“it was a brave thing to do, 

taking a group of us all the 

World Challenge—Himalayas 2010 

Trek in the Himalayas 

‘Unforgettable experiences’ 

Improve your CV 

Ride a camel 

Visit the Taj Mahal 

Live and help in an Indian community 

‘The adventure of a lifetime’ 

Eat lots of Indian food, yum… 

Fancy it? 

next 20 months. Once 

there, 

they will 

take 

turns to 

lead the 

expedition. 

They will 

develop 

important 

skills 

such as communication 

and time 

management and 

will build their confidence 

and selfesteem. 

Over the 

next 20 months the 

team will take part 

in various fund 

raising events in 

order to pay for the 

trip. Many students 

have already 

way to India, 

to see a new 

culture and 

lifestyle but it 

was so worth 

it and I will 

never forget 

it – ever. 

Thank you 

Highcliffe 

School.” 

If any Year 11 or Year 12 

student would like to find 

out more about the propsed 

trip to Chennai in October 

2008, do speak to 

Mrs Stone or Mr Campbell. 

The students who went 

last time will also be 

pleased to tell you more 

about their experiences. 

Report by Mrs Stone 

started thinking of imaginative 

ways of 

raising this 

money. A 

valentines 

ball is in 

the pipeline 

and I’m 

sure many 

parents, 

grandparents, 

friends and neighbours will 

benefit from having presents 

wrapped, shopping 

done, cakes baked, cars 

washed, etc, over the 

Christmas period. 

If you are interested in being 

a part of this team it is 

not too late. 

Please see Miss White in 

Ma6 for more details. 


Sustainability- a 

guide for young 

people 

Sustainability. It’s splashed 

all over the tabloids and 

news, and everybody 

seems to care about it. But 

what does it mean? What 

can you do to help? Sustainability 

means keeping 

the world in check for future 

generations- so maintaining 

our world and not 

leaving it as one huge 

trash heap. But how can 

us, the little people, help? 

It’s easy! 

1. Recycle 

This is the big one, folks. It 

may seem pointless when 

it’s just your house, but by 

separating out your 

rubbish and recycling 

your glasses, papers 

and by making compost, 

you’ll make a 

huge difference, especially 

if everyone does 

it. Landfills stink up 

the planet and ruin 

the environment, so 

by keeping your rubbish 

to a minimum 

you can help keep the 

country, and the atmosphere, 

nicer. 

2. Know what you 

are buying 

You may think it’s unimportant, 

but many 

stores are now making 

a big push towards 

sustainable 

In the Community 

Eco-School 

produce. Make sure as much 

of your wrapping is recyclable 

or biodegradable as you 

can, and buy foods that help 

the environment- dolphin 

friendly tuna means that no 

dolphins we harmed to 

make your tuna mayo, and 

Penguin Books now do a 

whole series of classic novels 

on recycled paper, for £2 

a pop! Now you can read 

your texts for English, and 

know a few trees just got 

saved. 

3. Think about the long 

term 

When you buy your fish and 

chips, try not to buy cod- 

cod is overfished and besides, 

eating the same fish 

is boring. Try haddock or 

With plans for an 

allotment here at 

Highcliffe we really 

need your help. 

plaice, of if you’re willing 

to be even greener, try 

fish like pollock or skate. 

Also, whenever you’re 

wandering about and you 

have a few wrappers on 

you, find a bin instead of 

just tossing them. It helps 

the environment and it’ll 

protect a few more adventurous 

babies or wild animals 

from getting hurt on 

your waste. 

So there’s a few ways you 

can help, and they’re all 

very easy. Even better, the 

world is always trying to 

help- Sainsbury’s, M&S, 

even HSBC are offering initiatives 

and products to 

help things along. So come 

Do you have any unused tools? 

Any old pots or trays in the shed? 

Any seeds or plants? 

Any compost or wood? 

All gardening items gratefully received. 

Please leave any items at the front reception or ask your 

son or daughter to bring them to Miss High in Sc6. 

Thank you in anticipation! 


on and join in- it’s easier 

than you think! 

Jack Case 

Congratulations to Year 8 

student Jack for a tremendous 

effort in winning 2nd 

place in a National competition 

run by Recycool. He 

won 100 trees to be 

planted and a book on saving 

the planet. You can see 

his winning entry in the 

box. I am sure you will 

agree that it is rather special. 

Tips for Christmas 

We all love Christmas and 

everything that comes with 

it but have you ever 

stopped and thought about 

the impact on the environment? 

Here are some Unsavoury 

Christmas Facts followed 

by some top tips that the 

eco-gang have come up 

with 

• 3 million tonnes of 

waste are dumped 

during Christmas in 

the UK - enough to 

fill 120 million 

wheelie bins. 

• Around 1 million 

Christmas cards are 

thrown away every 

year. 

• 83 square kilometres 

of wrapping paper 

end up in our rubbish 

bins each year, that's 

enough to wrap up 

Guernsey 

• Christmas tree lights 

left on for 10 hours a 

day over the 12 days 

of Christmas produce 

enough carbon dioxide 

to inflate 12 balloons 

• Last year of six million 

Christmas trees 

only 10% were recy- 

cled and fewer than 

5% planted to be reused 

next year 

• 10 million turkeys are 

eaten every Christmas, 

many kept cooped up 

and tainted with 

chemicals 

SO.. 

• Buy recycled wrapping 

paper. Send an 

e-card or a card for 

your whole tutor 

group 

• Buy an organic turkey 

or try something 

different 

• Don't leave the 

christmas 

tree lights on when 

out and switch off 

the tv / household 

lights when not in 

the room 

• Buy a christmas 

tree from a sustainable 

grower then 

plant it in the garden 

when Christmas 

is over 

Reports by Miss High 


PHONE CHALLENGE 

Please bring your old unwanted mobile phones into school so that they can be 

recycled and we can raise some money. 

Please give the phones to Miss High in Sc6 before the 16th January 

Please turn to the 

Eco-Questionnaire 

on the Page 39. 

Please fill out and 

return it. 

Many Thanks! 

Working with our residents 

“High 5” 

I am sure some of you will 

have noticed a change 

over the past year in the 

Highcliffe Residents Association 

Newsletter since we 

changed to colour and with 

our new name UPDATE. 

This was part of the 

change into a Limited 

Company called Highcliffe 

Residents Association 

Community Interest Company 

(HRACIC). Our new 

articles give us the necessary 

financial safeguards 

which are acceptable to 

the Lottery for funding and 

at the same time safeguard 

the executive and 

wardens. HRACIC can now 

own or lease buildings, en- en 

ter into commercial con- con 

tracts and deliver services 

to the community. community We 

have expanded our horizon 

inline with our new 

community title to include 

projects encouraging our 

youngsters to become 

more involved in the community. 

The setting up of 

community companies is 

encouraged by central 

government and is a 

cross party initiative encompasses 

new ideas 

coming out of the department 

for Local Government. 

One of the two projects 

we have been working on 

is called “High 5” 

The project started its 

life as a Youth Shelter, 

which was planned to be 

alongside the existing 

building on the recreation 

ground. HRACIC worked 

closely with and has the 

full support from the 

school to ensure it was 

acceptable to the young 

people in Highcliffe and 

had a survey completed 

in school. The results 

from the survey indicated 

a Ball Park would be 

great as a place to “hang 

out” plus the conversion 

of a room within the existing 

football facilities 

would give our new 

youth workers a place to 

meet and mix with the 

young people of Highcliffe. 

Christchurch Borough 

Council worked with us 

and we now need to reapply 

to the Big Lottery 

Communities Fund, since 

the Peoples Millions lottery 

fund failed to get the necessary 

votes. The school 

and HRACIC would like to 

thank all of you who did 

support us and voted for 

the project on the day. 

When we eventually obtain 

the lottery funding the 

“High 5” project will need 

extra support from all who 

can spare the time. We 

desperately need more 

parents to become involved 

in the HRACIC by 

attending our quarterly 

meetings in 2008. If you 

would like to see better facilities 

for the youth in 

Highcliffe please contact 

HRACIC and give us your 

views. 

Report by John Mather, 

Chairperson HRACIC 

01425-279175 

www.highcliffeonsea.org 

john-mather@jjmaviation. 

com 


Keeping safe 

Introducing Mr Barnes 

'Hello - allow me to introduce 

myself - my name is 

Tim Barnes, and I have 

just joined Highcliffe 

School in a new post of 

Student Support Worker 

for Key Stage 3, working 

as part of our Learning 

Support and Guidance 

Team. My 

new role at 

the school 

will mainly 

focus on the 

school 

ethos of 'Be 

Safe, Feel 

Safe and 

Keep Safe', and I will be 

working to promote positive 

behaviours throughout 

the school community and 

beyond. 

Some of you may know me 

from my previous career 

as PC Barnes, having recently 

retired from the 

Dorset Police following 30 

years service during which 

time I served as Community 

Beat Officer for Highcliffe 

and Walkford for 12 

years, followed by approx 

10 years as a Safe Schools 

and Communities Officer. 

I have a 25 year association 

with Highcliffe School, 

both professionally and 

personally, as my 3 children 

also attended this 

School. I am sure that the 

skills and knowledge I 

have developed over my 

time in the Police Service 

will fully equip me 

to achieve my aims and 

objectives for the future. 

One of my first objectives 

is to further develop the 

School's Travel Plan, transport 

arrangements, safe 

routes and behaviours including 

the proficiency of 

students using bicycles and 

other vehicles. I would like 

to take this opportunity to 

remind parents who drive 

their children to and from 

school to kindly respect 

the Zig Zag 'Keep Clear' 

area at the entrance to the 

school, both before and after 

school. These yellow 

'Keep Clear' 

markings 

are intended 

to restrict 

parking, so 

that pedestrians 

and cyclists 

wishing 

to cross have 

a clear 

view. Please do not park 

on the pavement 

opposite the Keep 

Clear area, as this 

also restricts the 

clear view and obstructs 

the pavement. 

The safety of our 

students - your children 

- is paramount. 

Please help 

us to keep them all 

safe. I wish you all 

a Happy and Safe New 

Year.’ 

Tim Barnes 

Student Support Worker 

Safety Online 

Here is the text of a letter 

we have recently received 

from the Safe Schools & 

Communities Team at Dorset 

Police which contains 

information that we feel is 

important for parents 

“Dear Parents/Carers, 

The Safe Schools and 

Communities Team are 

committed to supporting 

you in ensuring your chil- 

dren remain safe when using 

internet/mobile technology. 

As such we ask 

that you take a few minutes 

to read the information 

below. 

This Christmas the Child 

Exploitation and Online 

Protection (CEOP) Centre 

are running a campaign 

aimed particularly at parents 

and carers given that 

many of you will be thinking 

about buying internet 

and digital technologies as 

gifts for your children. 

As part of the campaign 

they are offering a registration 

facility on the 

‘ThinkUKnow’ website 

where you will be able to 

receive regular 

updates via 

email over the 

New Year. 

These updates 

will include information 

on 

new technologies, 

emerging 

risks and 

safety tips to 

help keep your 

children safe 

online. 

Please visit ‘What is your 

child doing online this 

Christmas’ at www. 

thinkUKnow.co.uk/parents 

May I take this opportunity 

to wish you and your family 

a very happy and safe 

New Year. 

Best Wishes 

Yvonne Surman 

SSCT Manager” 

Photographs on this page 

are from the recent ‘Cycle 

Safe’ event held at the 

school 


Highcliffe described as 

‘Outstanding’ in achieving 

a National Award. 

A recent inspection of the 

school has highlighted the 

excellent provision Highcliffe 

makes for its students 

in relation to inclusion. 

As a result, the 

school has received national 

recognition in the 

form of a ‘Quality Inclusion 

Award’. During the three 

day visit the inspector 

met with 

numerous staff 

both teaching and 

non-teaching, students, 

parents 

Governors and representatives 

of the 

variety of Multi- 

Agency organisations 

who support 

the learning and 

care of students. 

The report states 

that: 

‘Highcliffe is a very 

good school, which 

is successfully raising 

standards. The 

school has several 

outstanding features and 

many good ones. In recent 

years some exceptional initiatives 

have been introduced. 

It is a happy, caring 

and orderly school in which 

all students are valued. 

Relationships, at all levels 

are very good. The school 

is very well led and it 

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. 

Inclusion Mark—Highcliffe ‘Outstanding’ 

benefits from efficient and 

effective management. 

Channels of communication 

and consultation are well 

developed.’ 

In particular, the inspector 

was very impressed with the 

way in which students utilised 

the school website 

‘MyHighcliffe’ adding that it 

was intrinsic to developing 

the ability of students to be- 

come independent learners 

and in personalising their 

curriculum experiences. 

‘The website and intranet 

are outstanding features of 

the school and do much to 

enhance its inclusiveness. 

The international links that 

the school has fostered and 

the extracurricular activities 

do much to broaden 

the curricular provision offered 

to students. A determined 

effort is currently 

being made, with multiagency 

support, to enhance 

local community 

links further.’ 

In addition the report 

states: 

‘Students and parents are 

appreciative of the 

many improvements 

made to the school in 

the last five or six 

years, commenting 

on its atmosphere 

and additional resources. 

Students 

acknowledge the 

quality of the teaching 

they receive. In 

particular, they are 

aware that teachers 

ensure that opportunities 

are provided 

for everyone to 

achieve. In this respect 

the use of 

catch-up sessions, 

study plus and 

booster classes are 

valuable additions to the 

regular timetabled provision.’ 

Headteacher Ms Potts said 

‘I am naturally delighted 

with the comprehensive 

nature of the inspection 

and the findings made by 

the inspecorate. There are 


clear indicators that Highcliffe 

continues to strive to 

ensure that all students 

are supported in their 

learning and that we provide 

a range of opportunities 

and experiences for all 

our students. This is exemplified 

by the observation 

made in the report 

that….’ 

‘The inclusion agenda permeates 

all aspects of the 

work of the school and 

students can feel that their 

individual needs are noticed 

and catered for’. 

She concluded by stating 

her thanks and congratulations 

to the Learning Support 

and Guidance Team 

for achieving the award 

which was led by Deputy 

Headteacher Mr Hughes. 

Poppy Appeal 

In an 

astounding 

performance 

that deserves 

special mention 

Omar 

Sharif of Tutor 

Group 8.5 has 

raised £3028 

for the poppy 

appeal by selling 

poppies in 

the community. 

Well 

done Omar! 

Aladdin at the Lighthouse 

Theatre Poole 

As a reward for excellent 

progress reports 50 Year 

8 students went to see a 

matinee performance of 

Aladdin. The trip was a 

resounding success and 

the students represented 

the school perfectly. 

There 

were 

plenty 

of songs 

to 

sing –along 

to, 

numerous 

“boo’s” 

and 

even a 

couple of “He’s behind 

you!!!” thrown in for 

good measure. 

The students who were 

able to attend are keen 

Aladdin as Reward 

to make sure they are able 

to go on any future rewards 

for good progress 

and those that missed out 

have found new enthusiasm 

to work hard. Apologies 

to those who did get 

excellent progress reports 

but were unable to go, 

maybe next time. 

Thank 

you 

again to 

those 

students 

on the 

trip for 

your enthusiasm 

and behaviour, 

it was a 

pleasure to lead this trip 

and I hope we can have 

many more. 

Praise for Sea Cadets 

Here is the text of a letter 

we have received in relation 

to two of our students 

who are members 

of the Christchurch Sea 

Cadets. 

“Dear Headteacher, 

As the year is 

drawing to a 

close I would 

like to thank 

you for the 

continued support 

which Highcliffe 

School has offered our 

cadets. 

Our cadets attend the 

Report by Mr Edmonds 

Unit on two evenings a 

week, plus weekends as 

appropriate. I am sure that 

you will agree that this 

takes a great degree of organisation 

and dedication 

on their 

part. 

Throughout 

the 

year certaincadetssinglethemselves 

out 

for a special mention and I 

am happy to report that 

students from Highcliffe 

School have proved to be a 

valuable addition to our 


Unit. We believe that it is 

important to keep schools 

informed of the progress 

or our Cadets and hope 

that you will join us in congratulating 

them. 

Joshua Baker (Year 10): 

District Pulling and Kayak 

comps, Unit and District 

boating weekends, District 

Specialist Training weekends, 

Big boat Week, 

CACTO Visit, Falklands 25 

and the annual Remembrance 

Parade. 

James Arnold (Year 7): 

Unit Boating weekends, 

CACTO Visit, Annual Remembrance 

Parade. 

The above named Cadets 

are a credit to both their 

families and Highcliffe 

School. 

Yours truly, 

Rachel Benson 

CPO(SCC) 

Officer in charge 

Christchurch Unit” 

Nuffield Bursary 

I am pleased to report 

that Felicity Andruzsko of 

Year 13 was lucky 

enough (not forgetting 

talented enough) to be 

selected for a Nuffield 

Bursary. Felicity carried 

out research over the 

summer at Southampton 

University and thoroughly 

enjoyed the experience. 

Congratulations to Felicity 

from the whole Biology 

Faculty. 

Report by Mr. Wilson 

Children in Need 

Fundraising Stars 

Special mention must be 

made of Rhys Jessop and 

Matthew Vincent in respect 

of their excellent 

fund raising efforts for 

Children in Need. 

Angling Success 

For Ben 

Ben Woodford in Tutor 

Group 9.8 is not only a 

dedicated and active member 

of Orchard Lakes Angling 

Club but this year 

has proven that he is also 

an extremely talented one. 

Here is a list of some of his 

achievements this year: 

• Junior Club Champion 

• Heaviest Weight of 

the Year – Junior 

• Kennedy Cup – Junior 

Winner 

• 1 st in Junior Summer 

Series 

We are sure that we will be 

bringing you more news of 

his success in future issues. 

Well done, Ben! 

Mr Trevorrow & 

Miss McMillan 

Would like to thank 

everyone who gave up 

their time to be involved 

in the 

Highcliffe School Christmas Concert. 

Without you all it would not have been 

such a success! 


Partnership with Parents—100% Attendance 

Many Thanks to all parents for their hard work in getting their sons/ 

daughters into school with 100% Attendance in the first half of term. 

Year 7 

TG 7.1 – William Barker, Warwick Bray-Nicholls, Stephanie Colclough, Thomas 

Crutcher, Casey Davies, Thomas Doe, Alexander Field, Oscar Gosling, Joel Hernon, 

Samuel Lockyer, Craig Lord, Kathrine Luckwell, Jake Manqui, Harry Moore, 

Karrina Randall, Laura Reid, Jayde Carter. TG 7.2 – Howard Bailey, Jorja Bell, 

Joseph Bull, Holly Finlay, Art Gosling, Finn Heasman, Shannon Jeavons, Brendan 

Kirkton, Freya Norley, Emily Paines, Jamie Platt, Demi Randall. TG 7.3 – 

Hayley Blackburn, Craig Dewey, Julia Donald, Tamara Douglas, Chloe Franks, 

Joe Hamblion, Matthew Hillyar, Aimie Hodgson, Connor Mason, Emmie McGee. 

TG 7.4 – Sherrie Barrett, Eleanor Bullman, Lydia Cooper, Sarra Demetriou, Thomas 

Dow, Nathan Dreifuss, Thomas Dymond, Zoe Gilham, Craig Henderson, 

Elanor Hill, Ashley Jenkins, Robert Maidment, Benjamin Moore, Madeline Morgan, 

Anna Phillips, Rachael Platts. TG 7.5 – Jacob Brennan, Meryan Cann, 

Aaron Ellison, Anthony Harris, Aidan Linton, Charlotte Reynolds, Matthew Jarvis. 

TG 7.6 – Joshua Bird, Ella Bloodworth, Jack Croker, Courtney Fereday, Kyle 

Hughes, Daniel Jeffs, Zenita Li, Holly Lillington, Samuel Orford. TG 7.7 – Lewis 

Adams, Talisker Broadhurst, Annamaria Cassela-Hall, Daniel Cliff, Jasmine Cooper, 

Guy Day, Alexander Harris, Daniel Howting, Liam Hurd, Nicholas Jones, 

Louise Liddell, Nicholas Mortimer, Kirsty Munnik, Holly-May O’Callaghan. TG 

7.8 – Chloe Adams, Hannah Angel, Max Barth, Bradley Chaffey, James Cooper, 

Rhys Jessop, Elliot Magill, Kimberley Oakley, Samantha Oliver, Michael Quinn. 

Year 8 

TG 8.1 – Victoria Chard, Eleanor Drewett, Logan Holiday, Ellie Keyworth, Sophie 

Lockley, Amber Sutton, Daniel Woods, Lewis Smith, Amy Howson, Holly Broomfield. 

TG 8.2 - Daniel Gilbert, Connor Jotdan, Rachel Kelleway, Jordan Lane, 

Hannah Marrion, Charlotte Salter, Laurence Thayne, Stefan Townsend. TG 

8.3 - Oliver Anderson, Danielle Aspley-Deadman, Harry Gibson, John Gray, 

Amy Linford, Oscar Matthews, Michelle Munday, Katie Powell, Alice Tabor, James 

Underwood. TG 8.4 - Fay Bunn, Emily-Rose Caine, Hugh Dathan, Josephine 

Dear, Cory Eccleston, Annabel Howard, Christopher Lockyer, Conor Neale, Charlotte 

Stone, Amy Symons, Freya Keats. TG 8.5 – Natasha Brookes, Jack Case, 

Nikita Caulkett, Mitchell Clay, James Dunn, Alexander Errington, James Marsh, 

Ella Gilchrist, Thomas Gould, Ashley King, Natalie Mallory, Omar Sharif, Patrick 

Sheekey, Megan Stansbie. TG 8.6 – Jazmine Burton, Zoe Elford, Philip Haddow, 

William House, Rebecca Jones, George Keats, Benjamin Maglio, James 

Mandeville, Emilia McCarthy, Marcus Mackenzie, William Parkes, Matthew Runnalls, 

Katherine Taylor, Jack Radford. TG 8.7 - Sophie Curl, Rebecca Day, 

Maddison Goddard, Alice Harrold, Helena Inman, Joshua Muir, Rebecca Swain, 

Rachael Harris, Madeleine Bell. TG 8.8 – Luke Adams, Alana Andrews, Jessie 

Blunden, Robert Clark, Alice Collinge, Alexander Collins, Zack Collins, Bethany 

Elford, Niall Gallagher, Richard Gibson, Jade Harrison-Jeive, Matthew King, Martin 

Pink, Henry Tindle, Jamie Whitcher, Kayleigh Whyte. 

Year 9 

TG 9.1 – Lewis Badley, Francine Boot, James Brown, Bronya Hayward, Sophie 

Moran, Danielle Platt, Rebekah Sirmulis, Harry Smith, Samuel Wells, Jack Wil- 


kins, Stephanie Worrall, Jennifer Lee. TG 9.2 – Sian-Marie Biles, Emily Boxall, 

Brigit Colclough, Steven Dow, Brandon Handley, Jack Hill, Richard Hocking, Danielle 

Runeckles, Benjamin Swain, Christopher Tubb, Rebecca Quinn. TG 9.3 – Ellis Day, 

Cameron Dunn, Lucy Hamblion, Eleanor Kelly, Kieran Little, William Read, jack 

Swinnerton, Megan Way, Charles Selby. TG 9.4 – William Aimson, Laurence 

Clark, Luke Gates, Rebecca King, Chloe Kitcher, Oliver Lucas, Jessica Rajska, Margaret 

Sheekey, Lauren Truckell. TG 9.5 – Olivia Bull, Alexandra Ellis, Timothy 

Hocking, Sorayah Lankshear, Jack Liddell, Benjamin Price, Lee Black. TG 9.6 - 

Claudia Fairhurst, Alice Gates, Naomi Henderson, William Holyhead, Robin Joynson, 

Jessica Moore, David Penson, Jessica Purkiss, Hayden Bower, James Sowden. TG 

9.7 – Daniel Calder, James Cornford, Hannah Elkins, Aimee Falla, Matthew Fry, 

Marcus Jenkins, Thomas Mainwaring, Megan Peroni, Alex Seton, William Woodfine, 

Lucy Walker, Holly Briggs. TG 9.8 – Rachel Cooper, Madeleine Daley-Brown, 

Oliver Forrest, Lewis Francis, Lauren Hayward, Hannah King, Matthew Langdown, 

Emma Langley, Ranald McAlester, Thomas Orford, Samuel Wheeler, Isobel Worrall. 

Year 10 

TG 10.1 – Rebecca Allan, Alexandra Calder, Jade Cannings, Joe Smith, Alexander 

Spencer, Jade Woodall. TG 10.2 – Alexandra Duncan, Lucy Goddard, Arran Hemish, 

Rosina Lamb, Connor McGarthy, Hannah Vincent, Lucy Webb, Alexandra Wooding, 

Martin Fox, Joe Roach. TG 10.3 – Amanda Alexander, Fenella Courage, Isabelle 

Donald, Jenna Lloyd, Paul Smith, Rachael Stone, Johnathan Swindells, Johnathan 

Washbourn, Daniel White, Aaron Street, Anastasia Zuyeva, Jack Herridge. 

TG 10.4 – Joanna Bennet, Rachel Chance, Antonia Dymond, Lauren Parker-Perry, 

Annabel Smith, Adam Horwich, Leigh-Ann Chandler, Thomas Harris. TG 10.5 - 

Rebecca Angel, Megan Davies, Peter Hillyar, Natalie Martin, Jeremy Saunders, 

Philip Sparks, Liam Flower. TG 10.6 – Philip Beal, Sophie Clarke, Holly Grisdale, 

Gemma Newman, Sarah Stocker, Liam Welton. TG 10.7 – Sarah Bailey, Hannah 

Golding, Stephen Hutt, Zoe Marrion, Aaron Munnik, James Runnalls, Elinor Sherwood, 

Thomas Smith, Molly West, Ryan Attree. TG 10.8 – Lauren Cooper, James 

Emmett, Carys Gallagher, Callum Holiday, Sian Murphy, Jade Southwell, Graham 

Vey, Joshua Askew, Matthew Bennett, Madeleine Tindle. 

Year 11 

TG 11.1 – Daniel Divney, Joshua Golding, James Mainwaring, Keely McAlester, Alice 

Nicholls, Ashley Rhodes, Rheann Hill. TG 11.2 - Roberta Lockett, Kiriko Lose, 

Sarah Morley, Rachael Pennell, Benjamin Silverwood, Matthew Taylor, Amy Edwards, 

Richard Tongeman, TG 11.3 – Adam Balson, Chelsea Cannings, Laura 

Fisher, Alexandra Lane, Claire Langley, Isobelle Brown, Isobelle Purdie, Adam 

Waller, Hannah Khoyratty. TG 11.4 – Jessica Attwater, Christopher Banks, Jazzmin 

Berry, Colin Byrne, Rebecca Cavan, Sam Cummings, Samuel Lawrence, Ryan 

Wells, Lloyd Wheeler, Holly Wilcox. TG 11.5 – Ellen Gibbins, Joel Nazar, Jennifer 

Pullen, Jack Rose, Adam Sloper, Michael Stansbie, Sophie Tubbs, Kayley Wells, Hollie 

Walker. TG 11.6 – Aaron Boyt, George Glennie, Oliver Hillyer-Riley, Stephen 

Jones, Suzanna Lord, Sarah Maitland, Thomas Mepham, Aaron Potter, Aimee Hamerston-Budgen. 

TG 11.7 - Jemma Day, Katy Harrald, Jenny Herrod, Rebecca 

Jackson, Kelly-Ann Price, David Rowden, Kirsty Streeter, Gareth Walls, James Watson, 

Bethan Way, Katy Lilly, George Lockyer, Scott Chandler. TG 11.8— Tom 

Barker, Ryan Flanagen, Megan Jones, Emily Kerr, Zoe Lumb, Charlotte Mortimer, 

Katherine Parker, Rebecca Salter, Jamie Stanbury, Jessica Lovelock. 

Thanks Everyone—An Astounding Achievement! 


Highcliffe Challenge Update 

Congratulations to the following 

students who passed 

The Highcliffe Challenge last term: 

Eleanor O'Hare, Emma Langley, Payge Cooper, Stephanie 

Worrall, Emily Bralee, Danielle Platt, Jessica Robbins, Natalie 

Martin, Joshua Bailey, Steven Dow, Rebecca Meyrick, Jack 

Field, Lewis Badley, Becky Luckwell, Claudia Fairhurst, Robin 

Joynson, Samuel Jackson, William Holyhead, Zachary Tebbutt, 

Shelby Jones, Harry Boyle, Kieran Burgess, Keziah Leary, Eleanor 

Kelly, Charlotte Stone, Andrew Case, Jessica Rajska, 

Sarah-Lynne Robinson, Olivia Bull, Josephine Dear, Sophie 

Hulbert, Francine Boot, Sophie Moran, 

Charlotte Boulton, David Johnson, Kieran Little. 

Samantha Wiles, Charlotte Donnachie. 


Highcliffe and the Community 

Ecological Questionnaire 

As you may be aware we’ve started work on a wildlife area and plan next spring to 

have events around the pond. 

We’re trying to develop more of an ecological ethos among our students and hope 

for involvement by parents and the local community. 

A piece of land has been allocated for vegetable growing. We now need plans and 

to begin work. Please provide contact details if you would be prepared to be involved 

in any way 

Name ……………………. 

e-mail address:……………………………. /Mobile:…………………… 

We are grateful for you spending a moment to let us know what involvement you 

would like and to what benefit 

1. Would you like to take part in pond dips / nature surveys? 

Yes 

2. Would you be prepared to help in the creation of the allotment? 

Yes 

3. Could you offer expertise in development of: 

• The wild life area? 

• The allotment? 

Yes, the …………………………………………….. 

4. We’ve considered hosting ecological events with guest speakers. 

Would you be interested in 

a) Attending? Yes 

b) Presenting or recruiting speakers? Yes 

5. Do you know anyone who could be a guest speaker? 

Yes. Please give details 

6. How would YOU like to see the school grounds used for the benefit 

of the community? Please detail below 

HSSF 

PLEASE RETURN TO THE 

SCHOOL RECEPTION 

FAO MISS HIGH Sc6 

HSSF 


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. 

Achievement to Celebrate 


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: 


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