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The All Saints’ Academy Newspaper
All Saints’ hosts Cheltenham’s
first political debate of the year
By Dawid Zyra
Student Reporter
On Friday 6th February, All Saints’ Academy hosted an event involving
the local MP candidates for the elections in May 2015. The candidates were current MP Martin Horwood from Liberal Democrats, Alex Chalk from Conservatives, Adam Van Coevorden from the Green Party, Christina Simmonds from UKIP and Richard Lupson-Darnell who is running independently.
The event was planned for the Year 11 and Sixth Form students to give them a clearer view on the future elections. The students asked tough questions regarding our future. These included the subject of universities and how to guarantee employment after graduating; the economy and the decline of the of the
armed forces due to cut backs; the NHS and the subject of closing the A&E department in Cheltenham General Hospital and the hot topic of immigration - should an ‘Australian style’ points system be introduced in which skills and qualifications are taken into account.
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Student Leadership Team appointed By Mr McNiffe Principal
To lead and have the opportunity to represent your Academy is an honour for any student. At All Saints’ we have many students who represent our academy so fantastically well, whether that be as House Captains, Prefects, representation on the Academy Council or Chaplaincy Team. The virtue of taking the responsibility to serve a community is a noble one and we greatly appreciate our students who see it as a duty to lead and represent our proud Academy. Our current Sixth Form Head Students agreed to take the next steps to raise the profile of student leadership by supporting the need for a Head Boy and Head Girl position in Year 11. The process of selection was offered to our outstanding team of House Captains, five of whom decided to apply by submitting a letter of application. Our successful applicants were: Eloise Taylor, Alexander Regan, Megan Roberts, Josh Domm and Emily Bond. Their next challenge was to face an interview and make a presentation to the Senior Academy Leadership Team entitled, ‘As Head Boy/Girl I will...’ Each of the candidates interviewed brilliantly and had fantastic ideas on how they would support the Student Leadership Team going forward. It was an extremely difficult choice to make due to the quality of each candidate. However, after much deliberation, Emily Bond was chosen to be Head Girl and Josh Domm was chosen to be Head Boy. Both they and our House Captains will form the new All Saints’ Academy Student Leadership Team. Eloise Taylor and Alexander Regan will also be our Deputy Head Girl and Head Boy. We congratulate and wish them all the best in carrying out their new important leadership posts this year.
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PR & Communications Manager Chief Editor for ASA Today It has been a fantastic start to the new year; there have been so many outstanding achievements and trips taking place this term. Jake and Nick’s brilliant preview and trailer for their documentary has been released. There have been trips to see Stars in Their Eyes live, a DT trip to IKEA and a music trip to see the CBSO (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra). This term we welcomed Swindon Village Primary in to All Saints’ Academy to take part in a newspaper workshop. Please make sure to see their detailed articles on pages 8 and 9. On 27th January twenty three primary schools came to ASA to take part in the ‘Sports Hall Challenge’ courtesy of the School Sports Network. Thank you to the students and staff that have written amazing articles in this edition. If you are interested in writing for our newspaper then please send me an email: kskelding@asachelt.org
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Mr McNiffe Principal
Achieving Good with Outstanding features in 2014. No time to waste as we aim for outstanding in 2015. The New Year brings real optimism for All Saints’ Academy. Now that we have achieved Ofsted recognition for being a ‘Good Academy’ with: “Outstanding leadership” “Exceptionally good behaviour” “An extremely positive ethos”
Jake and Nick interview Mr McNiffe for their documentary …and an endorsement that All Saints’ is a place “where students show an extremely positive attitude to their work.” We have now hit the ground running with all year groups focusing on their progress in the subjects they are studying. Sixth Form and Year 11 students have been studying hard and sitting their mock examinations in preparation for the fast approaching national exam period this summer. We wish them well and look forward to celebrating their mock results this term. Over the coming weeks, look out for our new video called Educating Us! This has been created
and filmed by two of our Sixth Form students Jake Sollars and Nick Davis. The trailer and preview of their documentary was recently promoted in the Gloucestershire Echo. The full documentary will be completed by the end of March. The film will go towards helping Jake and Nick complete their extended project for this year. Educating Us! gives an enjoyable insight into life here at All Saints’ Academy and I am sure you will enjoy watching it as much as we have enjoyed making it. I hope you will enjoy this edition of ‘ASA Today’ and may I take this opportunity, from us all here at All Saints’ Academy, to wish you all our best wishes for 2015.
20 is plenty! Mr Simcox
Address: Blaisdon Way Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 0WH Phone: 01242 711200 Absences: 01242 711203 Email: admin@asachelt.org www.asachelt.org www.facebook.com/asachelt www.twitter.com/asachelt www.youtube.com/asachelt
Director of Sixth Form The staff of All Saints’ Academy are becoming increasingly concerned about the road safety issues near the Academy entrances. This issue has been discussed in our Parents’ Forum and parents support us in our campaign to make the roads safer for our children. One of the main areas of concern is the junction where Howell Road joins Welch Road near the bus stop. This is on a corner and so it is not always possible to see oncoming traffic. We know many members of our community support a wish for the Hester’s Way and Springbank areas to be a 20mph area similar to other areas of the town. If a child is hit by a vehicle at 20mph they will probably survive, this is not true if the vehicle is travelling at 30mph. Please support the cam-
paign for “20 is plenty” by contacting our elected representative on Gloucestershire Council and Cheltenham County Council.
Chelt & N.Tewks SSN @CheltenhamSSN first event. We have the pleasure of Rev. Samuel of @asachelt presenting the medals! All Saints’ Academy @asachelt @TrueTube @UKParlEducation @ GuardianTeach We have a politician Q&A at our Academy ahead of the election with 5 parties attending. #Vote GuardianTeach @GuardianTeach @asachelt @TrueTube @UKParlEducation Sounds interesting, let us know how it goes. Old Patesians RFC@OldPatesiansRFC Huge thanks to @asachelt for their great facilities today our 2XV Athletes beat @oldhalesrfc 39-10. Great pitch for rugby
Calendar dates
Thursday 26th February Year 8 Options Evening 6.30 - 7.30pm Cotswold Hall Wednesday 4th March Parents Forum 6 - 7pm Thursday 5th March World Book Day & Year 11 Trip - Doctors Show Thursday 12th March Academy Concert Friday 13th March Staff Stars in Their Eyes & Mother’s Day Activity
Student Review Day Tuesday 21st April Please add this date to your diaries. Appointment letters will be posted in due
Thursday 19th March BBC School Report Day Tuesday 24th March Easter Praise Event Wednesday 25th March Interhouse & Charlie & Chocolate Factory Trip
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Watch out for a full article on our 24 hour fast in the next edition of ASA TODAY. So far over £1,300 has been raised for the charity CAFOD. Money raised will be going towards the ebola crisis.
All Saints’ Academy Invites you to: Easter Praise
Head Boy & Head Girl
“When I survey the wonderous cross” Tuesday 24th March 2015 6pm
All Saints’ Academy, Blaisdon Way, Cheltenham, GL51 0WH
Head Boy: Josh Domm
Head Girl: Emily Bond
It is an honour to be chosen to be Head Boy by the Senior Leadership Team. Within my role I plan to connect the student body with the Senior Leadership Team. Hopefully I will be someone students can look up to and ask for help if it is needed.
I feel honoured to have been chosen for the influential role of Head Girl. It is a position that I will strive to use to promote the positive ethos of our Academy.
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The Licensing of Rev Samuel
Thirty-eight members of our Academy including pupils from the school choir, Chaplaincy team, teachers, and the Principal attended a Service in Benedict’s Chapel for the Licensing of our Anglican Chaplain, Reverend Kerry Samuel, on Thursday 22nd January. The Archdeacon of Cheltenham, Robert Springett, presided over the Eucharist and the choir sang beautifully during distribution of the bread and wine. The Archdeacon also took the opportunity to bless the recently formed Chaplaincy Champions for their work in assisting and supporting the mission of the Chaplaincy at All Saints’ in promoting the cause of Christ. Members of the Chaplaincy Champions include : Dean Williams, Eloise Taylor, Cleona Aston, Reece Atwood, Mara Nichols, Ronan Austin, Naomi Wheeler, Sophie Gould, Rhiannon Watts, Katie Cotton-Betteridge and Joshua Domm. The Academy looks forward to hearing more about the work of the Chaplaincy Champions in helping us observe the
traditions of Lent and celebrate Easter in the coming weeks and months. Rev Samuel would like to thank the members of staff at All Saints’ who have been so supportive and helpful since she joined the Academy in September 2014. Particular thanks also to Mrs Spence the Roman Catholic Lay Chaplain at All Saints’ for sharing her wisdom and
experience over the last few months. The Archdeacon concluded the service with the following blessing for all those present and the wider School Community; The Academy looks forward to hearing more about the work of the Chaplaincy Champions.
May the boldness of the Spirit transform you; may the gentleness of the Spirit lead you; may the gifts of the Spirit equip you to serve and worship God; and the blessing of God almighty the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, be upon you and remain with you always. Amen.
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Above: Archdeacon Robert Springett with Rev Samuel and Mrs Spence
In Memory of Megan
Celebrating Diversity By Mrs Scarfe
Assistant Principal of Spirituality In GCSE religious studies we study a unit called RE and Community Cohesion. One of the aspects that students have to consider are the advantages and disadvantages of living in a multifaith society. We all agreed that we mainly hear about the disadvantages. We researched the benefits of living in a multi-ethnic society for sport and looked at the story of Mo Farrah; an asylum seeker who now lives in England and has attained two gold medals In our class we have several students from different cultures and we wanted to celebrate this diversity by having a feast of different foods that
Voluntary Mass are now available in the UK for purchasing at a range of supermarkets and are also available for take away. Students were invited to bring food and we had a lovely spread of sausage rolls, feta cheese, olives, croissants, Chinese spring rolls, English scones, pork pies, Italian pasta, Indian samosas and Mexican nachos. Wictoria from Poland made KLOKIET
– a type of pancake filled with meat. Hazel brought in some sweets called YEMA from the Philippines made with milk, butter and sugar. Ana from Brazil brought in COXINHA which was a sort of dumpling filled with chicken, sweetcorn and cream cheese. Everyone had a lovely time tasting and eating such a wide range of foods.
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Roman Catholic Lay Chaplain On Tuesday 20th January, Mass was celebrated by Fr P. Brandon, Parish Priest of Sacred Hearts at 12.10pm in St Benedict’s Chapel. Prior to Mass beginning
we had a practice of the hymns. During this week of prayer for Christian Unity. P Prayers were offered for closer links between the different Christian denominations. Students participated in the readings, bidding prayers, altar serving and the Offertory procession, which also included a cross, the symbol of all Christians. Mr T. Carroll once again provided the music and the students enthusiastically joined in with the singing.
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The Christian Spirit By Curtis Mansfield Student Reporter
A month on from Christmas, it is a distant, yet joyous memory for most of us. However, the spirit of last Christmas is something that still lives on for some members of our community, thanks to students and staff at All Saints’ Academy in coordination with national Christian charity Youth for Christ. In the run-up to the festive period, hampers were created by each tutor group in the school, amounting to 41 collective donations being given to the YMCA just before Christmas. Each hamper contained a blend of essential items, like non-perishable food, and luxury items such as clothing and books. Lidia Bojczuk, Housing Support Worker at the YMCA, said “Today has been absolutely fantastic. The effort that students have put into these hampers is just really moving and it just makes
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Christmas here a lot more special for the residents that are here over the festive period. Every single resident will get a hamper for Christmas now.” The hamper-giving was organised by Jackie Millard, Alternative Provision Coordinator at the school, who said “We are so grateful to our students and their families for donating items for our ASA hampers this year. The amount of thought and care that went in to each of the 41 hampers was amazing! This is a busy time of year and a time where we could feel the need to think of our own needs, yet the ASA community has put others less blessed at the forefront of their hearts.” Her words were echoed by Paul Bennett, who works for Youth for Christ, who said “I think the hampers are brilliant; the school has done fantastically. It is so amazing to see the school so willing to support those people in need this Christmas.” This most recent success is a continuation of the popular project run by the school, with the very nature of the scheme reflecting the school’s ethos.
Educating Us: The Documentary By Jake Sollars Student Reporter
It was my intention to create something that shows and highlights the qualities that makes All Saints' Academy truly great such as the care and support that is provided for every individual. From October 2014, this EPQ has been in progress, the project is being made by that of myself and Nick Davis. It has the sole purpose of investigating the affect of a teacher's personality on a student’s education and positive findings have been gathered which are clearly shown throughout the trailer we have created. The documentary sees the role revesal of myself and Nick asking teachers questions, instead of them asking us!
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‘Jake and Nick have put in so much extra time and effort into this documentary, it really is commendable. The trailer and preview are to a very high standard and they should be very proud of their work.’ - Miss Skelding
By Nick Davis
Coming Soon...
Student Reporter
Above: Screenshots of the trailer and preview created by Nick Davis and Jake Sollars
“The d oc on how umentary fo cu v and pe iews, backgr ses ounds rsonali ties of affects teache ed rs ucation.” - Nick Davis
To see our student’s fantastic work, see the links below or go to ASA youtube channel at: www.youtube.com/ASAChelt Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=KnyJJ3TSxDY Preview: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=IQjJY765zQg Keep your eyes peeled for the next ASA Today edition where we will post the final link to the finished Documentary.
For a while I had wanted to look at the effects different teachers had on students learning and what makes your favourite teacher your favourite. Towards the end of Year 12 I had a few ideas but nothing I felt had enough consistency to be carried out. One of them was to focus on Mr Griffin ‘The life of Griff’ a teacher who since the early Shakespeare rehearsal days had stuck out as being someone I looked up to. Of course he never would have agreed. Educating Us is the culmination of a lot of ideas and experiences with teachers that I wanted to show in some form. The documentary focuses on the views and backgrounds of teachers and how the personality of a teacher affects education. I wanted to actually go ahead with this project because I think personality has a huge impact on how we learn, our enthusiasm for the subject and ultimately the experience we have during our time at school. We wanted to make it light hearted and inspirational and focus on the teachers that we feel have made a difference during our time in education. And, hopefully, give something back to them by showing this.
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Martin Horwood Liberal Democrat Party By Curtis Mansfield
Student Reporter A Cheltenham man through and through, Martin Horwood not only acknowledged and outlined solutions to problems on a national scale, but also on a local scale, and recognised the distinctive qualities of his hometown that make it worth standing up for. The current MP for Cheltenham echoed the Liberal Democrat ideology of having a fair and equal society, stating that our town should be the same by narrowing and strengthening its economic spectrum, which will have a knock-on effect by increasing jobs and making sure that there is protection over the jobs that are already there; something that has already been happening, according to Horwood. He said that ‘the work from the coalition and Cheltenham Borough Council has generated jobs’, and also talked about how the Lib Dems had ‘championed’ apprenticeships. Horwood’s rivalry with UKIP candidate Christina Simmonds was apparent throughout the debate, chal-
lenging the business consultant on numerous issues, particularly the somewhat touchy subjects of immigration and the EU, frequently using the verb ‘detonate’ to describe the economy of the UK, should it leave the EU. His political experience stood out in these more heated moments, and was perhaps slightly hyperbolic by playing on the stereotypes of Nigel Farage’s party, but he was able to share some agreement with some of their policies, namely a points system for immigrants. Something all parties could agree on, however, was that Cheltenham’s A&E service should be fully operating, and insisted that the decision behind its partial closure was down to local management issues rather than privatisation. However, another dig at Conservative candidate Alex Chalk ensued, questioning him as to why he didn’t do more about the decision when it was made. Jack Lane and Jodie Wilkinson, who guided the event, swiftly intervened to move the debate on. Horwood was certainly one of the more outspoken participants of the debate, but this meant that his views were clearly expressed, showing his determination to remain as Cheltenham’s MP.
Year 11 and Sixth Form watching the live debate
Alex Chalk Conservative Party By Reece Payne Student Reporter
On Friday we had multiple local candidates running for Cheltenham MP. A representative from the Liberal Democrats, The Conservatives, UKIP, Green Party and an Independent whom visited ASA to answer our questions about how their party will respond to the current issues in the UK. Alex Chalk, who is a local Conservative MP candidate for Cheltenham, is a barrister by day and has previously worked in counter terrorism, fraud and homicide. He is passionate about Cheltenham and his main focus’ is the infrastructure of our hospital services. During the time he answered some of the following questions based on university, the economy and the NHS - particularly the A&E department at Cheltenham General and immigration. Firstly, we started off with university. One main focus for Alex is that Cheltenham should focus on becoming a tech hub which could offer an exciting place for young people to get involved in the tech side of things. A positive of this is that this
could ensure a large amount of high quality tech jobs. Alex also gets that ‘apprenticeships are important’ and that if the ‘economy isn’t strong then the opportunities really aren’t there.’ We then got onto the subject of economy where Alex has a lot he’d like to improve on, focusing on infrastructure much more, Alex believes this ‘matters’, ‘focusing on infrastructure and improving services such as the NHS, Cheltenham Spa Train Station will help to put Cheltenham economically on the map.’ The main question was the cutbacks in the military and cutting army jobs. He is not in favor of this but does feel that it is an ‘important issue” however since the military has received ‘additional funding since 2010’. Places such as GCHQ, MI5 and MI6 have done a good job at harnessing data and keeping us safe, and Alex feels that money could be focused on ‘cyber wars’. The next question was another issue hard felt by students: the NHS and especially the closing of Cheltenham General Hospital’s A&E - was a glimpse of the NHS being privatised? Alex strongly agrees that there should be a ‘fully functioning A+E in Cheltenham’ that the ‘closing of the A+E is not to do with privatisation’, ‘the NHS is only 5% private’. ‘Help is critical, but to keep it open and supplying the NHS is
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Left: Alex Chalk responding to a question from the audience
Christina Simmonds UK Independence Party very expensive’. This ‘costs about £120 billion per year’ to run. However ‘the NHS is treating an extra 2000 patients a day than previously.’ Alex also feels that ‘a strong economy is crucial to getting it back up and running’. He also says he’d ‘die in a ditch’ to save Cheltenham A&E. Our next question was regarding immigration in the UK. Alex responded that there is a point system within the UK which is used to allow migrants into the UK called HSMP (Highly Skilled Migrants Program). This determines whether a person living outside Europe receives a place to live and work or not. Alex also said that ‘Non EU immigration has been reduced’.
Christina Simmonds made a grand introduction and tried to right any preconceptions we may have already made about UKIP. She said that ‘politics has become narrow’ and that we needed to ‘bring back democracy’. UKIP stands for ‘sovereignty’. Christina was very calm when answering questions, even when being goaded by Martin Horwood. When answering the first question Christina put forward UKIP’s plans to abolish tuition fees completely for Medicine, Science and IT. In return these students would need to work in the UK for a certain period of time. The subject of the economy then arose; UKIP’s stance is to ‘increase spending on defence’. She
mentioned needing more intelligence as we were facing ‘unknown threats’. The UKIP candidate echoed all of the fellow candidates by stating that the Cheltenham A&E should be reinstated. She very much believed that we should ‘take back ownership to the public domain’ and that we should ‘never have to pay to see a GP’. The fourth question raised much debate amongst other candidates and Christina was very clear where her party stood on the matter ‘our borders need to be managed’. She thought that a points system for all countries should be instated. The UKIP candidate believes firmly in leaving the EU so that this points system could be introduced.
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Adam Van Coevorden Green Party
“It was a great experience being able to question the MP candidates for Cheltenham. We got to hear their views on topics that are relevant to us and our future, which will help us make an informed decision on who to vote for. Before this experience I never really thought about voting and never paid interest in what the parties stood for. I now feel as if I have a greater understanding and feel more prepared, and ready for the future when I can vote.” Charis Pardoe
By Charis Pardoe Student Reporter
Above: The Cheltenham MP candidates with Sixth Form student chairs Jack Lane & Jodie Wilkinson Left: Martin Horwood disagreeing with Christina Simmonds
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Chairs: Jodie & Jack
Cheltenham born Adam Van Coevorden is running this year for his first time hoping to be successful in taking a parliamentary seat for the Green Party. Growing up in Cheltenham and coming from a single parent family having lived on a council estate, Adam witnessed the ‘two sides of Cheltenham’ and now wants justice and equality between those of different social classes - not just in Cheltenham but the UK as a whole. He believes that society is evolving fast. The economy is getting stronger and Adam feels like some people are getting ‘left behind’. This is something that he and his party want to reduce; he feels that everyone should be at ‘the same level’. Universities, tuition fees and the lack of jobs in Cheltenham for graduates were the first topics of conversation. Adam said that the system is ‘like a conveyer belt’, there seems to be a pressure for people to go on to higher education and university, a route which many people cannot afford. Therefore he proposed the idea of getting rid of the high tuition fees and instead replacing them with citizen income. Adam also suggested putting less pressure on young people to go straight into university after A-levels, and to encourage people at any time during adulthood to go to university. He also mentioned that there should be a greater push on apprenticeships, as university is not for everyone and people should not be made to feel as if they have to go. To create more jobs within Cheltenham he said that we should put our efforts into making Cheltenham a ‘technological hub’. This could only happen if we improved transport links to the town,
through improvements to our train station and by creating a tunnel at the A417. Adam told us that he believes the proposed potential cut backs to the amount of troops on the ground is a decision with ‘rationale behind it’, as the armed forces need to be made fit for the 21st Century. He said ‘wars are fought differently from what they were in the past, it is no longer just troops on the ground fighting, it’s fought through intelligence, therefore we need to invest more into our intelligence service than troops on the ground.’ When asked about whether or not he thought the closure of Cheltenham’s A&E was a good idea, he commented that it was something of a ‘massive worry’ to him. He went on to say ‘it is adding too much crucial time’. Therefore, if he was to be elected in May, he would campaign to reopen the A&E back to the original hours. When questioned further about whether this is more evidence of the privatisation of the NHS, he said that he is ‘completely against’ the idea of any privatisation and believes that this is what is causing fragmentation in the system, as going private is stopping doctors from wanting to work in the A&E department. Speaking about immigration policies in the UK, Adam said that he wants a referendum ‘in theory’, but ultimately wants to stay a part of the EU, actually stating that ‘there are more English in foreign countries claiming benefits, than those from foreign countries in England claiming benefits’; meaning that we should not stop people from entering the UK, on the basis that they are claiming too much from the benefit system. Then he mentioned that ‘we do not need a cap’ on immigration, as we are ‘not full up yet’. Adam also was against the idea of having a points system like in Australia as its ‘dispassionate’ and a ‘ridiculous idea’ to treat people in this ‘inhuman’ manner over entering a country.
Richard Lupson-Darnell Independent candidate By Rosie Wilkins Student Reporter Impressive
As the ASA Political Debate began, the party representatives gave a notso-brief introduction of themselves and their policies. Richard Lupson Darnell, an independent party candidate, was last to give his opening speech. He began by stating his reason for in-
dependently running, this was that he “didn’t believe in the other parties’ values” as they “lacked vision”. Developing on this point, he presented a vision of “hope and a better future” where everyone is valued and encouraged. Darnell’s “vision” was seemingly legitimate as he spoke of plans to spend money on a homeless shelter, and making the poor “our first priority”. As his intentions became clear, it appeared he was all for spending money on aiding the poor but when it came to obtaining it, he didn’t re-
ally state where it would come from. All party representatives gave elaborate answers to the questions provided by All Saints’ students; Richard seemed to echo their points and facts. Considering this appeared to be Richard’s first experience in a political debate, he seemed to have an organised and compassionate approach to the event. He strategized his answers by making it personal to the target audience of multi-faith and multi-cultural students.
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Hot school Story about my teacher dinners By Libby Moxey Student Reporter
Our school recently changed the dinner company that we used. We now have trays so that our school dinner system is faster. Year 2, year 1 and receptions pupils have free hot school dinners for the year. We have a wide selection of hot dinner choices, we have main menu, vegetarian and jacket potato. For pudding we have a main pudding, cheese and crackers, fruit salad and fresh fruit. Amazingly, we also have a salad cart where you can eat a range of healthy food.
By Ella Hanby
Student Reporter Hello I’m Ella and this is a story on my teacher Mr Clayton. It all started on Friday, it was about 10:30 and he said that he had some important news to share with the class. About one hour later he had told us that he wanted to stop being a teacher and wanted to become an international surfer. As upset as I am I’m happy for him… The next day he told us he has changed his mind because he injured his leg surfing at the weekend so he is staying at last, yay!
Year 5 Swindon Village Primary pupils with All Saints’ Academy Sixth Form student Nick Davis
What I want to be when I am older By Amber Frost Student Reporter
Trip to the National Space Centre By Anonymous Student Reporter
Earlier on this year Swindon Village’s year 5 pupils visited the National space centre in Leicester. When we were there we went in a planetarium and watched a show about the effects
of life in space and what you have to do to survive (exercise and food). There was also a simulator that we went in, I thought it was realistic and exciting. There were moon buggies and a couple of rockets on display. There were also some bugs from another planet, they were small and looked a bit different to the bugs on Earth.
When I’m older I want to be a famous singer, an artist, a writer, illustrator or an actress. But when people grow up sometimes they change. However, I’ve been wanting to be one of these for ages. Did you know? It takes a lot of work and time to be famous! So I’m going to work as hard as I can to do it. I’ve already had a go at being a writer and it’s amazing because I’ve written a couple of my own awesome and wacky stories! It’s the best!
Interview with Pupil Council member By Nathan Williams and Ruby Morris Student Reporter
Do you like changing things? Yes, very much. Do you think you have a very important job? Yes definitely!
How does it feel to be a Pupil Council Member? It feels good and awesome.
Do you reckon you have a big responsibility? Of course.
What do you do at a Pupil Council Meeting? We discuss school issues and ideas to how we can change the school.
Why did you want to be a Pupil Council Member? Because it is a privilege to be a member.
Do you like doing your job? Yes! I enjoy it.
How did you feel when you found out you were a Pupil Council Member? Excited and happy!
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Newcomer Nathan By Eleanor Steele Student Reporter
How did it feel on your second day at school? Quite intimidating. Did you like your first day on the class trip? Yes! Why? I knew some people and really enjoyed the space exhibits! What welcomed you most on your first day of school? Friends and teachers smiled and it made me feel happy. My friends helped me to find my way around the school! What did you feel on your first day? Happy, excited and a bit scared. Did you find it easy to make friends? Yes because our school is very friendly and I knew some people anyway. Do you enjoy being at our school? Yes very much!
Joe Bostock’s Merit Life
Interview with Sixth Form student Nick Davis By Luke
Student Reporter What is secondary school like? Secondary school is a very difficult world with many pressures. But if you work hard and get on with the teachers then you will find secondary school has many opportunities for you! Is it frustrating in Sixth form and why? You study subjects you like but there is often a lot of course work – work we do outside of lesson time.
By Casey Lamb Student Reporter
Joe is a 9 year old Year 5 student and has succeeded in becoming a class merit. If you didn’t know, a class merit is someone who has achieved or done something exceptional. I have sought special permission to interview him! Do you like school? Yes as I love maths. Are you proud you achieved some-
thing so great? Yes and I am glad my friends are happy for me too. Do you think there are opportunities to improve yourself? Yes I would love to improve on sports.
Is it tiring walking up and down the stairs all day? You get used to it. Although I’ve seen many Year 7s walking around exasperated long after the bell had gone. How has your perception changed as you have got older? As you get older you learn much more about the wider world and have an appreciation for more things. Why do you go to All Saints’ if you’re not religious? It is a Christian school that allows you to explore what you believe. You don’t have to be religious to join All Saints’ Academy.
Scouted for Cheltenham Town By Kai Churchley Student Reporter
Interestingly, I recently got scouted for Cheltenham Town. On my debut, I scored an absolute stunner against Arsenal and we won 7-1! Then the following Saturday I scored again as we beat West Brom 2-1. On the 23rd January 2015, one of our players got knocked unconscious in a friendly against under 12s. The next day we had to go to Warwick to play against Coventry and we lost a whopping 11-0!
Annie! Film Review By Anonymous Student Reporter
Annie is a magical type movie, about a foster girl (Annie) who finds a new home. There are some ups and downs throughout the film with a classical story behind it. Annie is a fun film for all the family with some amazing singers and actors. The film came out in late 2014 and everyone is dying to watch it. So go grab some popcorn and watch Annie!
Editorial Team Editor Joe Bostock
What high school would you like to attend to? I would like to attend to a grammar school.
Designer Alahna Green
Do you feel more responsible now you are a merit? Yes I do.
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Ex Year 13 Reunion
Stars in Their Eyes Trip
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Veganism, is it for you?
By Nick Davis
Student Reporter
By Reece Payne By Jake Sollars Student Reporter
By Mr Simcox Director of Sixth Form
On Friday 9th January many members of last year’s Year 13 retuned to All Saints’ Academy Sixth Form to celebrate their success last year. These were students that achieved BTEC results that the Ofsted report, published in November 2014, judged to be “Outstanding” and their A Level
results were our best ever. These results enabled 56 of our students to go to University while others have started apprenticeships. It was a pleasure to issue these students with their exam certificates and catch-up with their news. The students were doing well on their courses and coping well with university life. All were aware of the expense of studying at university but were very positive about what they were learning and how it will help them to gain high quality employment in the future.
What have they got in their eyes? Stars! Where are the stars? In their eyes! Yep, thanks Miles Crawford for running us through the totally scripted introduction!! Miles acted as the entertainment and guide for the audience whilst they prepared the stage, organised the singers and even did re-takes so it’s perfect for TV! On the 16th of January 22 Sixth Form students and three staff went to the live recording of Stars in Their Eyes, hosted by Harry Hill! Despite be-
Student Reporter ing an ITV production, we travelled to the BBC’s Elstree studios in London, causing a fair amount of confusion. It was a completely unforgettable experience, the first time we’ve stepped inside of an actual studio with professional producers and camera crew. And the show was pretty great too. If you don’t know the show, five people impersonate a singer of their choice and then sing a rendition of one of their songs hoping to be crowned the winner and sing in the ‘not live final’. Despite the show having some criticism in the media, in person it was much more commendable as you saw the inner workings of the world of showbiz and it was really entertaining!
Go Karting: Sixth Form Social By Christian Bessell
Student Reporter Twenty students headed to JDR Karting in Gloucester for an evening of karting and a chance to hang out with fellow students. The event was a private booking which meant that the track would be for ourselves. The event was in a race format, with a practice, two qualifying heats and then a final for the top twelve. On arrival we were greeted by a member of staff whom kindly took us to the café before our session started. This gave everyone time to discuss tactics with each other and order some food. The time then came for us to make our way to the briefing room. In the briefing room we were shown a helpful yet dated DVD explaining the rules that we had to abide to and what the flags meant. After the thrilling DVD, we made our way over to the track to get changed into our race suits and put on our helmets. Once suited and booted, we awaited conformation of what heat we were in and in what position. The marshals started the karts and students got in their designated kart. They rolled out of the pit, one by one and began their 10 lap practice to familiarise themselves with the track. Once practice concluded, we
were split into heats, two heats each, and the proper racing got underway. The first heat race win went to myself but was closely followed by 2nd place Ryan Murphy. The next heat concluded with a dominant Jack Payton winning by a clear margin. The third heat was close but I managed to sneak into 1st, with an uncontested 2nd place going to Shawn Jelfs. The fourth and final heat went in a similar fashion, with a win going to Lukasz Krzizek. This left the top twelve point scores from the heats to battle it out in the final 15 lap sprint for the top three spots on the podium. On the grid it was as follows. Myself starting in pole position, Mr Kelly in 2nd, Shawn Jelfs starting 3rd and bringing up the rear in 12th place on the grid was Ian Bernales. The race was swiftly underway but it wasn’t long before the red flag was out due to a pile up on lap one; Aiden Perry being one of the people involved. The race finished with myself “Christian Bessell” in 1st, Shawn Jelfs in 2nd and Lukasz Krzizek in 3rd. The evening was a great success with everyone saying how they thoroughly enjoyed the event, some are even going back for more to compete in the nationwide school karting event called the “BSKC”, British Schools Karting Championship in March. We look forward to hearing how they get on. A video of the event has been put together and can be found on You-
Tube on the channel “Christian Bessell” and the event is called ASA karting social. We all enjoyed ourselves and are looking forward to the next event.
In the last year, comedian Russell Brand has started a short series of videos called the “Trews” which are uploaded to his YouTube channel, we see Brand have his say on the media in news and TV. I am going to focus on a topic that has been released recently, “How Do I Become a Vegan?” Do you know what a ‘vegan is? Being a vegan means you practice to not eat animal products, these people can be referred to as dietary vegans, however onto-lacto vegans keep from eating dairy products too. Now the next question you ask yourself is “how do I become a vegan” well, as you read, you need to practice not eating animal products and if you like the word onto-lacto, then stop eating dairy products too. Becoming a vegan is a healthy option, vegans tend to be much healthier due to the lack of saturated fats, calories and cholesterol. In a day and age when fast food is at large, do you think it’s easy for people to practice becoming a vegan? Are you dedicated? In the UK where obesity is on the rise, could practicing veganism be our alternative to stopping obesity? Well however, as practicing veganism has shown to be healthy by providing high fibre, folic acid and vitamins, health professionals have researched that vegans tend to be healthier than most vegetarians, and that if the diet inside supplementing, vegans could be at risk of bone mineral density. So could practicing veganism be a problem within? No, as long as the diet is providing a good amount of nutrients the body can stay in good shape and health, but as mentioned before like any diet it’s only so good to say, but can you give up the meaty fast foods? As the “Trews” focuses on the media perception, let’s see how the media represents veganism. Rather unsurprisingly 74.3% of coverage was negative, 20.2% was neutral, and only 5.5 % was positive and it has been portrayed as a fad and that vegans are hostile. So the media on this subject is not the least bit surprising, however the medias view isn’t always true and therefore, the only way to find out about veganism is to practice it yourself.
DEPARTMENT NEWS
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GCSE Maths mocks
Congratulations and thanks to the following for sharing their thoughts:
By Mr Wilkinson Head of Maths
GCSE Maths mocks show many students are making good progress We have recently been holding mock exams, alongside most other subjects, in the academy and we are very pleased with the results showing many students are making great progress since the mock exams in November. More than 40 students have improved by a whole grade in that time, and in some cases by more than one grade! We are now reorganising our groupings slightly to respond to the findings from the mock exams. This will help us to focus in on the key topics which our students need to improve on between now and the next mock exams in March. What should I do to improve my grade in maths by March? I invited a selection of students who have made the biggest jump in score since November to share the secrets of their success.
Kayleigh Griffin, Trisha Mae Maglaqui, Daniel Hayler, Lucy Taylor, Jasmine Pollit-Lindsay, Tim Dickenson, Esther Pickard and Morgan Brotherton and Chloe Walker.
Maths Master Classes By Ceri Mavin Student Reporter
Here they are: • Practice with past exam papers – redoing the same questions to make sure you can still get the same correct answer without looking. • Youtube videos explaining how to complete questions you struggle with. • Practice with Mymaths.co.uk website on the C grade Booster section. Login: asachelt Password: rhombus
Meditation
CCF Leadership Course
This term has seen the launch of Monday Meditations which are an opportunity for students and staff to start the week in a relaxed and positive manner. The meditations that are used combine calming breathing techniques with positive visualisations of peacefulness, happiness and success. They are an ideal way to reset the brain and prepare to focus after the weekend and the breathing techniques can be used in a variety of stressful situations such as exams. The sessions start at 8.15 in the chapel and last for between 10 and 15 min-
By Megan Roberts Student Reporter
Poppy and I have been attending a leadership course at Sandbach school in Cheshire. We currently have only attended two sessions, but we still have three sessions and then a weekend in April camping. These session have been teaching us how to be a good leader, how to execute SMEAC briefing and how to improve our public speaking. In our last session, I had to lead a command task. My team mates had to put up a tent in the least amount of time possible, the only catch was they were all blind folded, except two people and myself. It was a very difficult task to ensure that all were participating as I did not want to put anyone into possible danger. When I was given my evaluation ,my aspect was the major thing to improve, but I was really proud of myself as I had no faults on my SMEAC brief. Corporal Slack along with myself have our next training session in February.
• Attending revision sessions on Fridays, and working on the topics which they couldn’t answer in the last exam. • Reading their revision guide at home and then trying the exam questions on that topic. • Creating some revision notes before the exam on the topics that were expected for that exam (specific to calculator or non-calculator, ask
utes. Anyone is welcome to attend.
City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Trip Air Cadet Leadership Programme TEST WEST Course Jan 2015
By Mr Aitchison Teacher of Music On Friday 30th January the Music Department organised an excursion to see CBSO (City of Birmingham Orchestra) for both students and staff. The CBSO took us on a musical journey to the Westend performing a range of hits starting with
your teacher if you still aren’t sure). • Completing the justmaths booklets which match the justmaths.co.uk top 40 videos.
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• Be positive in lessons and keep concentration throughout.
Music By Mrs Austin Head of Music
If we imagined that life in the music department was going to quieten down after Christmas we were very much mistaken! We started the term with a belated after show “Pitch Perfect” party for all the students who took part in the Christmas Services and the choir is already rehearsing for our Easter Praise event. If any other students want to join the choir they should see Mr Aitchison on Tuesday Lunchtime. Before that. On the 12th of March we will be having our second classics such as Phantom of the Opera, Chicago and Les Miserables and ending with newer and now widely popular Wicked, The Lion King and Mamma Mia. The atmosphere was incredible and the acoustics of the ICC symphony hall were absolutely outstanding. It was a great opportunity for students to recognise the importance of rehearsal and to enjoy the sheer talent, passion and commitment of the CBSO musicians. Many of the students had never heard a live orchestra before and were not disappointed by the experience! On the way back they gave their feedback: ‘The orchestra blew my mind’ – Rebecca Keyte, ‘It was just inspirational’ – Tamsin Lewis, ‘It was really cool, it was a new experience and you could see how much work was put
Over a 10 week period, back in October, another student and I attended a maths master class course at the University of Gloucestershire. We participated in lectures all about maths, in areas we may not expect. For example, juggling, umbrellas, mazes, code breaking and bell ringing were some of the topics. Lecturers and mathematicians came from all around the country to teach us. My favourite lecture was all about the Olympics and the maths involved in sports. We also looked at the Olympic rings, tactics and scoring. It gave us chance to learn new things, meet new people and have fun at the same time. Informal Concert of the year and Mr Aitchison and I are already busy rehearsing some of the acts who have applied to take part. He is still accepting applications so if you are interested please see him for an application form. Guitar club continues to run during Monday lunchtimes and is an opportunity for students to get free tuition and tips from a professional guitarist. On Thursdays the focus of the department is keyboards with many of Mrs Bayliss’ group making excellent progress. Wednesday evening we have Garage band Club and Radio Club for anyone who is interested in the production side of music.
All students are welcome to attend these clubs! into it. The singers voices were really good’ – Julia Obrebska. Elsa Solvin, visiting England from Sweden for the year, said that, “It was really great to get to meet one of the four soloists at the end because he is a friend of Mr Aitchison.” After such positive feedback from students and staff, we hope to run similar excursions in the future, and hope to open it to larger numbers.
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IKEA Excursion Miss Holland
Assistant Head of DT
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incorporating it into their products but also globally when manufacturing their range of products. Students were then given IKEA’s top 10 most sustainable products. These were passed around so that they could work out how they were successfully sustainable. They also had to identify materials and the use of packaging. Students got kitted out in high visibility jackets and went onto have a tour of the Recycling Bay and Recovery Department to see the hands on approach on sustainability. The tour guides explained IKEA’s large recycling figures and how much money can actually be made just by recycling. This showed the group just how ‘profit orientated’ IKEA is as a store and how they are always coming up with ways to make more money. By the end of the trip, students were able to understand IKEA’s vision of “To create a better everyday life for the many people”. For the Year 11 students who have nearly completed manufacturing their own flat pack lights - inspired by 21st century design movement/designers for their GCSE controlled assessment, they could see their competition in real life. The lighting department had the wow factor with creative and innovative designs at competitive prices.
Behind the scenes at IKEA A group of Year 11 and Sixth Form Product Design students visited the busy Swedish IKEA store in Bristol. This Design Technology trip enabled students to understand how a large successful company designs, tests and sells their products and experience how it operates as a store by seeing behind the scenes. If you haven’t heard of IKEA before, they offer a wide range of welldesigned, functional home furnishing products at reasonable prices that IKEA believe will allow as many people as possible to be able to afford them. The trip started with a presentation about the founder of IKEA, Ingvar Kamprad and how IKEA was established as a company back in 1943. We found out that the first store started off as a garden shed in Smaland, Southern Sweden and IKEA originally only sold Christmas cards, packets of seeds and pens. The presentation then explained how Key Fact: BY 2017, IKEA will IKEA works on sustainability in stores, only sell LED (light emitting diodes) light bulbs.
Key Facts: IKEA can earn roughly £1,200 per tonne recycling their electrical wires. (Jan, 15) Key Fact: IKEA is not on the stock market meaning they do not rely on financial backing from other companies/groups – they reinvest the majority of their profit.
Year 13 Photography Sophie White
Sophie White
Freya Gray
Sophie White
Photos from Sixth Form students Sophie White and Freya Gray who are currently undergoing their photography A Level course. Sophie is producing a social documentary through images, whilst Freya is looking at ‘Passage of time in a image’. We are looking forward to seeing their final pieces.
Sophie White
Sophie White
Freya Gray
Freya Gray
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Gloucestershire Constabulary Work Experience By Mrs Parr Pastoral Manger Post 16 Each year 1000 to 1200 applications are received for around 150 to 200 vacancies in the Police Force - so you need to be keen, well prepared and determined in order to be successful. Here is some useful information:
Academic qualifications
You need to have a Level 3 qualification before you can apply for the role of a Police Officer. This can be in any subject but needs to be at a minimum of Level 3. There are several types of qualification which may be equivalent, examples include an A level, AS level, NVQ Level 3 or National Diploma. Applicants need to be able to complete an academic course of study as part of the initial training, those who have a Level 3 qualification have a proven record at working at this level. During the Police Officer training you will learn about law and procedure. You will be given further training throughout your career. It is very important that you take all possible steps to find out as much as you can about the day-today work of a police officer. Arrange to visit your local police station and see what goes on. You could also make an appointment with your local beat officer who will be able to advise you. Do not always rely on the fact that you have 'always wanted to be a police officer' to convince the force to take you. You will need to show that you have made an informed decision, and have some knowledge of the job and the challenges it presents.
Maturity, common sense and knowledge of people
A police officer has to deal with people. You must enjoy working as part of a team and using your own initiative. If you are going to be a successful police officer you must be able to talk to all kinds of people and understand their problems. Maturity, by definition, can only come with age, but you can work at improving your knowledge and understanding, which will help you mature.
Work experience
The world of work is very different from that of your school or college and candidates may benefit from some work experience. You could do some voluntary work - for example helping the elderly, children or charitable organisations. Also weekend or holiday work will help you to gain experience. Take an interest in what is going on in the world around you. Read a good quality newspaper and discuss your views with parents or friends. The most successful candidates have at least some
full-time work experience behind them. Gloucestershire Constabulary offer a limited number of work experience placements including “Walk Along”. The Walk-Along scheme was designed to provide the opportunity for people who are not police officers to experience operational policing first hand.
Sports, hobbies and interests Police training includes physical exercise and you have to pass a physical fitness test during the recruiting process, so keep up your sporting interests.
I am just 18 can I apply now?
Before you do, ask yourself the following questions: Have I found out about what a police officer really does? Am I mature enough to cope with injured people, drunks, vulnerable people, dramatic and traumatic incidents? Have I a wide experience of life? If you have doubts, then it would be wise to wait a little longer. It is far better to take your time now than be miserable or fail in a job for which you later find you are not prepared for, when a couple more years of experience might mean success. At 18 you can also consider joining the Special Constabulary to gain experience of what police work is about, without committing yourself to it as a career at that stage. Do not worry about submitting an application the minute you have reached the minimum age.
By Leon Janes Student Reporter
After arranging a ride-along with the police, I was initially excited, but clueless as to what to expect. We’ve all seen police dramas like The Bill and films like 21 Jump Street, I was uncertain as to how accurately these portray life as a police officer. Although police work has always appealed to me, it has never been at the forefront of my career choices. However, when the opportunity arose to spend a day riding along with the police, I was almost compelled to snatch at it with both hands. The Business Breakfast, the event organised by Mrs Parr that facilitated my experience, allowed students like myself to talk with various professionals in the community. The day itself was action-packed and, whilst I feel that the way police work is over-exaggerated in the media for the sake of making a good television show or film, some parts were definitely representative of my initial perceptions; especially the dramatic elements like weaving through traffic and the use of tasers. There was blood, there were tears, and there were a lot of flashing blue lights, and I would wholeheartedly recommend a similar experience to anyone who would consider police work as a career.
Work Experience Partnerships By Mrs Parr Pastoral Manger Post 16
Superdry are a truly global fashion phenomenon, but that doesn’t mean they are only interested in students that want to be in fashion! It takes hundreds of wide and varied roles to make an organisation like Superdry as successful as it is. Two Year 12 students will be the first to visit “Superdry Academy School Day” These school days are designed to try and help students see what kinds of roles could be available for them based on what they are studying, or planning to study. We want this to be a learning day for the students, something that will inspire them for their futures. There are many departments represented, these include Design, Human Resources, IT, Logistics, Merchandising, Production, Garment
Technology, Retail Support Operations, Marketing, Legal, Finance, Property and Store Development, Ecommerce, Customer Services, Wholesale, Creative Media and Photography. There will be additional opportunities for students to attend on dates later this academic year.
A group of Year 10 science students have an opportunity to visit Spirax Sarco. The day will consist of engaging tasks, a tour of the manufacturing sites, along with a chance to talk to current apprentices and find out what Spirax Sarco has to offer. An advanced apprenticeship is a great way to stay in education whilst improving your skills, gaining work experience and getting paid at the same time! Spirax Sarco offers various advanced apprenticeships which can cover technical roles such as: product development, research, electronics, purchasing and manufacturing roles such as machining or welding.
By Mrs Parr Pastoral Manger Post 16 Four students will be working with local Primary Schools to help the drama practitioner from the Everyman with the 'positive moves' project! The Everyman, in partnership with Cheltenham Police, work with 11 and 12 year olds in after school activities, to reduce anti-social behaviour, encourage young people to mix with children from other schools and help the transition from primary to secondary school. This project develops skills, confidence and community responsibility through the performing arts. The theme for the performances is “Cyber Safety”. Students are supporting four drama after school clubs every week from January to March at the following primary schools; Hesters Way Primary, Springbank Primary Academy, Rowanfield Juniors and St Thomas More Primary. Each after school club is run by an Everyman Practitioner who will help the primary children devise a performance of 10 minutes which they will perform at their school assembly and also at the showcase at All Saints’ Academy on Thursday 26th March.
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By Shannon Power Student Reporter Positive Moves is an enjoyable experience which has helped me build confidence and learn different techniques to use drama to convey meaning. The children have many creative ideas, they are a pleasure to work with.
By Ellie Higgins Student Reporter I am enjoying doing the positive moves project because it helps me to learn how to work with children and is reassuring my interest in primary teaching. The first week we did ice breakers so that all of the students could get to know each other and also the teachers and practitioners to get to know the students as well. The final date for the Positive Moves showcase at All Saints’ Academy in the Cotswold Hall is the 26th March 5-6.30pm.
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Student of the term
Canterbury
Aniela Grzesikiewicz
Student Comment: I was very surprised that I got picked for this and am very happy to be Star Student. I like being part of the Academy because I think it is a brilliant school with lots of good facilities. I want to thank the teachers who nominated me and hope I do them proud. HAL Comment: I am delighted that Aniela is Canterbury’s Star Student for term 2. She is a quietly confident student who takes
Durham
Ali Anderson HAL Comment: I am delighted to award Ali with this award for term two. Over the last three years or so Ali has grown in confidence and developed into a great role model for younger students. Ali is a hard working student with outstanding attendance. Well done and keep up the great work, Ali.
Tutor Comment: I would like to nominate Aniela as star student. She is an exceptionally hard working student, as demonstrated by her outstanding attitude to learning and positive approach to school life. She takes her studies very seriously attending catch up sessions and completing ILTs to a high standard. She is a pleasure to have in the form, helping others (especially younger students) and volunteering to do various tasks when needed. She is always polite and walks into the room with a smile on her face, creating a positive vibe in the classroom.
Tutor Comment: I am so happy that Ali has received Durham’s house star student of the term award. She is one of the most caring and conscientious students in All Saints’ Academy. Her attendance and attitude to learning is both outstanding. She is committed to her studies, frequently attending extra sessions striving to achieve the best she can. She is a role model to other members of D7, naturally caring and supportive to all. Her caring nature makes her the ideal candidate for prefect next year. Ali is a great asset to D7 and I am so lucky to be her tutor!
Westminster Mia Walker
York
Student Comment: Thank you for the nomination. I would particularly like to thank my house tutors for nominating me and for all the hard work they have done for me. I have enjoyed the first two terms helping out the younger students and especially the trip to Barcelona. Representing the school was great and I enjoyed the training and matches we played. I will continue to work my hardest and to be a good role model to others. HAL Comment: Well done Mia, this is thoroughly deserved. You are a positive role model to the students in your tutor group and are always willing to help out. It is also great to hear you are a support-
Tutor Comment: Mia Walker is a thoughtful and caring member of the tutor group. She is always punctual, well equipped and smartly dressed in her uniform. When volunteers are needed Mia is always ready to put herself forward. During terms one and two Mia’s attitude to learning has remained consistently outstanding and she is a positive and helpful member of the tutor group. Mia is a pleasure to have in form, is a good role model for younger students and during such an important year for her courses, it is pleasing to see the maturity at which she is tackling her studies. Keep it up Mia, the rewards of good grades will make the extra effort worth it!
Student Comment: I am very happy and proud to receive this award. I would like to thank my form tutor for nominating me. During this term, I have enjoyed being at school because of my friends, teachers and favourite lessons. I especially like beauty and media because they are so interesting. I will endeavour to maintain my commitment to my studies. HAL Comment: Courtney is an outstanding York student and she is a role model to other students in the House. She has a great attitude to learning and strives to dwell across the curriculum. She has good attendance and is always polite and courteous. She wears her uniform with pride and arrives at school
Term 2 Canterbury
Westminster Points: 41 Position: 2nd
Durham Points: 38 Position: 3rd
York
Points: 32 Position: 4th Term 3 Interhouse competitions: Attendance, Star Points, Boys Football, Girls Football, Health and Social Care, History.
Attendance Figures
Term 2 Canterbury Percentage: 93.9 Position: 1st
Durham
Courtney Carroll ready to learn. Courtney is an active member of her tutor group and she volunteers to participate in tutor group and House activities. Well done Courtney, it is a pleasure to have you in York House.
ive tutee and are willing to share your positive ideas in tutor time. Keep it up! You did a fantastic job representing the Academy on the Barcelona trip and I hope you continue to show the same commitment and determination in all your studies. Congratulations, I look forward to what next term has to offer!
Interhouse Results Points: 50 Position: 1st
her studies seriously and yet who always takes the time to help others who need it. She is an excellent role model for the rest of the House in the manner she conducts herself. She is helpful, mature and completely reliable. She wants success and is keen to work towards it. I am proud to have her in Canterbury House.
Student Comment: I would like to thank my form tutor, Mrs Farrelly for nominating me for this award and Mr Bradley for choosing me. I am very grateful that I was able to have this opportunity and for being recognised for my efforts and hard work. I feel this will boost my confidence throughout the school and will also help me to achieve the best I can. This award could also increase the likelihood of me becoming an prefect in Year 11. So once again, thank you.
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Tutor Comment: Courtney is a great member of my form because she is so helpful and pleasant. She always has a sunny disposition and a kind word. Courtney consistently performs brilliantly at school both in her attainment and attitude. Other teachers only ever have positive and complimentary comments to make about her. I believe she is very deserving of this reward.
Percentage: 93.7 Position: 2nd
Westminster Percentage: 93.6 Position: 3rd
York
Percentage: 92.7 Position: 4th
Star Points Term 2 York 22539 Position: 1st
Canterbury
Term 2 2014
20500 Position: 2nd
Westminster 20204 Position: 3rd
Durham
19388 Position: 4th
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Year 11 B Team Tournament By Joe O’Shea Student Reporter
By Ergys Berisha Student Reporter
1.Luke 'the Caveman' Simons 2.Connor 'the Nephew' Rollason 3.Philip 'the Engine' Rogers 4.Jay 'Too Good' Boulden 5.Taylor 'the Lionheart' Latham (C) 6.Liam 'Lively' Parkin 7.Conall 'the Grafter' Jaynes 8.Jayme 'the Cannon' Clarke 9.Jordon 'Danger' Grainger 10.Abdul 'the Class Clown' Basit 11.Luke 'Big Boy' Chamberlain Manager: Ergys Berisha Assistant Manager: Joe O'Shea Goalkeeper Coach: Bradley Marks ASA arrived at Tewkesbury School raring to go. They were returning with vengeance after the previous year's heart-breaking second place, could the new additions of Rogers and Simons prove to make the difference? However, stars such as Danby, Driscoll and fan favourite Ricky Jones were missing from the previous year's squad. Despite this ASA were certainly not lacking class
Sixth Form Football District cup By Mr Ferguson Assistant Principal ASA Vs Cleeve (Won 2-1) Following a real shock defeat by Balcarras the team travelled to Cleeve knowing that a second defeat would mean the end of the district campaign. Depleted in numbers and options, I was forced into making some changes. Nigel Chiwetu was asked to play left back and Jordan Babbage and Joe Richards were asked to put in a shift in midfield. The team adapted well and took the game to Cleeve, dominating on the long grass and slopey pitch. Cleeve looked very one dimensional with their only plan to exploit their pace up front with long balls. Rayson and Fletcher led the back line and limited the opportunities at Carbin’s goal. A strike on the turn from Babbage settled early nerves and put ASA into a narrow lead. Despite continued dominance from ASA and 6 corners they failed to extend the lead by half time. The second half saw both teams start at
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through tricky front-men Jordan 'DANGER' Grainger and 'Class Clown' Abdul Basit. After a productive warm-up ASA were ready to enter the first game. All Saints’ kicked off the tournament against the green and red of Chosen Hill. The early stages proved to be a scrappy contest with no team seizing on half chances. Slowly but surely ASA gained control through strong work in the midfield from Clarke and the endless running of the Philip 'the Engine' Roger's. Finally the breakthrough was made from a Clarke corner resulting in a goal mouth scramble and a poachers finish from Rollason. There was still time for Chamberlain and Grainger to enter the game, both causing havoc to the Chosen side, but the victory wasn't secure yet, Luke Simon's made some acrobatic saves to deny a late equaliser. Final score 1-0 ASA, Rollason's goal the settler and making him leading scorer after the first round. ASA's confidence was high after the first victory but next up was the might in white, Pates Grammar School. The opening stages proved to be a 50/50 encounter with both teams having chances. Jay Boulden coming the closest with a 4 yard tap in shy of the post. Moments later ASA were on the backfoot again and despite Simon's initial save he couldn't prevent the rebound, 2-0 Pates. Rollason was brought on in chase of a goal, one that never came as ASA went on to concede two more goals before the final whistle. However it was a team performance and poor defending as well lack of a class up top saw ASA slump to a 4-0 defeat. The third round saw ASA
face-off against Tewkesbury X. A lack of threat upfront saw managers Berisha and O'Shea make a change in the line-up, bringing in Grainger at the expense of Boulden. Grainger proved to be a grafter, whilst Boulden's size and experience seemed to be a missing link in the centre. A confident showing from fullback Jaynes was a real plus point for ASA, he showed no fear of getting forward to cause unrest in the Tewkesbury backline as well as performing some heroics at the back. Parkin was also matching Jaynes putting in a gutsy performance showing his class. Boulden was brought into the heat of it, but sadly left the field shortly after with an "I'm bigger than the B Team" attitude, one that is not tolerated in B team. Chamberlain entered for the delusional Boulden but couldn't affect proceedings with a quick-fire double from the host team. Basit led a late surge but it wasn't enough as ASA slowly slid down the table with a 2-0 lose. Prince Henry's were next to face the crazy gang. Simon's received some instructions from Marks and seemed fired-up with grunts from the goal-mouth, he was really living up to his reputation of a 'caveman' given to him by fellow supporting act Latham, Clarke and Rollason. The words seemed to be all he needed as solid saves proceeded keeping Prince Henry's at bay. Rollason was putting in a shift but couldn't capitalise on clearcut chances, leaving you thinking if his uncle would have been a better selection, but then again like uncle like nephew. Clarke was putting in a tidy showing; full of tricks and full of tal-
ent. Rollason was responding well to the criticism linking well with Clarke on numerous occasions. Basit was quiet failing to latch onto balls played in. The breakthrough was made by Henry's with a finish that left Simon's stranded. Latham did his best to encourage a fight back but another goal came, ironically from captain fantastic himself. Latham directing a poorly aimed clearance into Simons net. 2-0 Prince Henry's. The fifth and final fixture was against bottom of the table Tewkesbury Y. "Goals, Goals, Goals" was the message from the bench as a front 3 in Basit, Grainger and Clarke was chosen. Chamberlain also fancied a go in goal, showing such enthusiasm he played the opening five minutes with one glove. Simon's was demoted to the bench and seemed rather positive about the day. From the off ASA were showing grit and determination to end the run of poor results. Grainger seemed dangerous and Basit was looking to end his goal drought. Rollason was looking threatening but too many times ASA were caught on the counter-attack with Tewkesbury breaking in numbers. Consequently Tewkesbury's pressure paid
off with a slick finish directed past the slow to react Chamberlain. Simon's was brought in to strengthen the backline of Latham and Parkin with Jaynes moving forward. Clarke continued his strong showing and Basit came close. Rogers and Grainger enjoyed their run-outs but couldn't force the equaliser. Final score, a 1-0 defeat to ASA. The tournament proved to be a great learning curve for the B team. Despite the poor results each member enjoyed the experience pledging it was one they'd never forget. On the bus journey home the merry men were rewarded with awards voted by the coaching staff: Player of the TournamentJayme Clarke Top Scorer- Connor Rollason (1) Goal of the tournament- Connor Rollason Best AttitudePhillip Roger's Save of the Tournament- Luke Simon's
a quick pace with ASA extending their lead through Babbage down the right. Cleeve came back into the game late on and narrowed the gap to 2-1, some late surges from the hosts were dealt with by the defence and Carbin in goal.
hit the post, unfortunately the second striker rounded the stranded Carbin to score into an unguarded net. This only served as a wakeup call to ASA. Will Lewis looked to close the gap but his elegant run was not rewarded with a goal as his shot was turned round the post by the visiting keeper. The second half continued as if the first had never ended! Duah should have been rewarded for his determined run with a penalty as he was scythed down in the box. Babbage should have done much better as he blazed wide of the open goal and Paterson shot tamely at the keeper as he drove in from the right once again. A late scare from the visitors was dealt with admirably by Carbin’s triple save. Full credit to Campden, who rallied well, after they seemed so out of it in the first half.
ergy and team spirit. Keeping the ball patiently and exploding with pace at the right moment allowed the side to carve the opposition apart from start to finish in the first half. A sublime finish from Richmond Duah after only six minutes steadied any nerves within the team. Riley Woodman latched onto a Paterson and he expertly smashed the ball home on the volley past the hapless keeper. Many would have thought that Van Persie had shrunk and was reliving his school days! We continued to press the opposition to really extend the lead. At 3-0 I rotated the bench to give the subs the chance to claim a starting role, all three enjoyed a fair amount of time and made their mark on the game. The second half saw the opposition pick up the pace, ASA adjusted and upped the tempo once again with Babbage outstanding in the middle and Duah chasing everything upfront. A fantastic second from Woodman added to the score line, he deftly stoked home, chipping the advancing keeper as he came out to close him down. A rare break by the visitors on 58 minutes left Carbin isolated, and despite his efforts to close the angle and delay the player, he slotted home to reduce the deficit to 4-1. The introduction of Will Lewis two minutes later gave the visitors a new problem, his direct running and accurate shooting
was rewarded as he slotted home with pin point accuracy just inside the far post, and with 70 minutes on the clock the lead was now surely unassailable. A further break by Woodman saw him scythed down inside the box and a penalty awarded, surely this time he would not hand the ball to Paterson, Van Persie would not! Keeping the ball firmly under his arm, Woodman strode up to the spot and placed the ball; he looked confident and struck the ball well! It flew like a missile and hit the post. Hope was not lost as the ball rolled into his path, he instantly flicked the ball home and it made the net bulge. But what was this? Disallowed! As the ball must touch at least one other player before the penalty taker could score at a second attempt. The team was speechless, but the rules are the rules and you learn something new every day. A 5-1 win did not flatter ASA but is testament to the excellent Football and the effort and industry the team displayed. The man of the match award went to Jordan Babbage for the shift he put in and his quality link up play. Well done to all, two games in the league to go, Millfield and Holyrood, these could be the toughest games in the league and everyone wants to defeat the team at the top! Come on boys keep the focus and effort levels high!
ASA Vs Chipping Campden (Won 2-1) The visiting team dwarfed the ASA boys but could they play? ASA took the game by the horns and pressed hard from kick off. With only three minutes on the clock the pressure was telling and the visiting keeper had been called into action twice, two clear chances had gone begging, with Duah heading wide and Babbage shooting tamely past the post. Nine minutes in saw Duah make up for his glaring early miss and a sweet header from a Babbage gave ASA a deserved lead. Duah added a second, thundering the ball into the roof of the net. ASA were truly dominant and it seemed that they would run away with it, but too many lack lustre shots and everyone wanting to get on the score sheet stopped this from happening. Chipping Campden caused a slight scare just before half time with a long ball over the top under which Rayson mistimed his header! Carbin did well to close down the angle and forced the forward to
ASA Vs FCC (Won 5-1) The team continue their dominance in the South West National League and remain the force to contend with. Described by the opposition captain as ‘the best school team I have ever played against, even Football academy side’ was a well deserved accolade for the performance every player put in. From Keeper to fourth sub everyone looked composed on the ball, full of en-
Rock at the Back Award- Taylor Latham Most Skilful- Jordan Grainger Mr. Consistent- Conall Jaynes Manager's Player- Luke Simon's Players Player- Liam Parkin & Luke Chamberlain.
Issue 30, Term 3, 2015 By Mr Rollason PE Teacher
The Year 9s took on Tewkesbury School in their first game of the District league on Wednesday 21st January. ASA got off to a flying start with Gregory firing in a 25 yard strike after cutting inside. Metcalfe then doubled the lead when he pounced on a mistake from the goalkeeper. Tewkesbury then replied well and piled on the pressure. ASA could barely get out of their own half with their opponents looking particularly dangerous down the right wing. They soon pulled two quick goals back and the sides were level. This woke ASA up and within minutes a good through ball from Didcot saw Metcalfe calmly finish to make it 3-2. However, Tewkesbury still looked lively down the right and pulled another one back after Goodey fumbled the ball to make it 3-3. Minutes before the half time whistle blew, Metcalfe completed a first half hat-trick after hitting the ball high in the net after a Gregory through ball. 4-3 to ASA at half time. Aaron Poppleton came on as a substitute for the second half to inject some pace at left back and made an instant impact, making some great tackles. Tewkesbury carried on pushing for an equaliser and got their reward after
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Year 9 football team show promise in the opening game of the district competition
Joint man of the match: Olly Whelan & Charlie Metcalfe
Year 9 Basketball & Football Fixtures Thu 15th January Basketball v Pates (away) L 42-10
another mistake from the goalkeeper made in 4-4. ASA were holding on now and with Almond coming off injured this left a big gap in midfield in which Tewkesbury’s best player exploited
and easily ran through twice to make the game 6-4. There was a late goal for ASA when Gregory scored a 20 yard free kick but couldn’t find the equaliser. The game ended 6-5 to
Tewkesbury. A lot of positives to take forward to the next game against Winchcombe on Tuesday 3rd February. Joint man of the match goes to Metcalfe and Whelan. Good start boys!
500 primary pupils compete to win
Wed 21st January Football v Tewkesbury (Home) L 6-5 Wed 28th January Basketball v Chosen Hill (home) Tue 3rd February Football v Winchcombe (home) Tue 10th February Football v Bournside (away)
By Mr Coldrey
SSN Co-odrinator
Primary School Children from 23 schools in the Cheltenham and North Tewkesbury area descended on All Saints’ Academy for the annual School Games Level 2 Sports Hall Athletics. The event, organised by Cheltenham and North Tewkesbury School Sport Network, was made up of three separate events, two for large schools and
one for small school, catering from over 500 children to compete during the day. The events were made up of a range of track and field events including replay races, chest push and javelin throw, standing long jump and triple jump as well as speed bounce and vertical jump. The event was a great success with over 120 parents watching their children compete. Amy Hall, School Sport Network Assistant said, “it’s a fantastic event, which the local children love coming to, and this year it was made even better with the level of support shown by the parents.” The winners on the day were Charlton Kings Junior School and Leckhampton Primary School from the large schools events, with Charlton Kings edging Leckhampton on total points, and Grangefield from the small schools events. Charlton Kings Junior School and Grangefield will represent Cheltenham and North Tewkesbury at Wycliffe College on the 11th February.
After half term Tue 24th February Football v Balcarras (away) Thu 26th February Basketball v Bournside (home) Tue 3rd March Football v Chipping Campden (home)
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