ASA TODAY Issue 41

Africa Trip 2017

Shakespeare Performance

Details of students latest fundraising activities

Photos from the production

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ASA T DAY

Issue 41, Term 2, 2016

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Students bring festive cheer to local community

By Miss Morley Head of Health & Social Care

Since September the Health and Social Care department has run an enrichment club for students in years 7 – 11.

Every week four students visit Sandfields Care Home. Due to the large number of students wanting to be involved, there is a timetable for who gets to go. Originally, the plan was for the students to visit the residents and read to them, not only to improve students’ literacy but as a way to interact.

The first week four students arrived, with copies of ‘The Famous Five’ in hand, but they didn’t need them!

The students went and sat with the residents and talked to them, all about their school, family and what they were doing at the weekend. It was lovely to see our students take an interest in the residents, asking them about what their favourite subjects were at school etc. The buzz was incredible.

Every week the residents and students are given tea and cake, and are shown around the gardens and even had offers of ‘adoption’, the books totally forgotten. What started out as a small project to read to the elderly has transformed into a real com-

munity project where both students and residents are benefitting from building relationships with people that they wouldn’t necessarily meet. David Ible, the Activities Lead at Sandfields’ Care Home, has been impressed with the way students interact with the residents and said ‘they look forward to the All Saints’ visit every week.’

A large majority of the residents live with dementia, a disease which affects memory, so the fact that the residents remember that All Saints’ students are visiting every Thursday is fantastic. The last week of the project before Christmas saw all of the students involved with the enrichment club travel to Sandfields’ together to take part in a Christmas craft event.

Residents and students alike worked together to build mini Christmas trees and paper chains, cut out snowflakes and colour in Christmas cards. It was a wonderful event and the students really did themselves proud. Holly-Mae Donaldson, a former Health and Social Care student is currently completing an apprenticeship as a Health Care Assistant at Sandfields Care Home. She was one of the members of staff on hand to help out with the event. This was particularly nice for our students to see as an example of how Health and Social Care really can be a vocation.

Overall, all of the students

that have been involved in the enrichment club over the last two terms have really developed as individuals, in both confidence and compassion and I couldn’t be any more proud of them!

The Health and Social Care department will be relaunching the club in the New Year, so it’s not too late to get involved.

Every week they are coming especially to meet the different children that have come in. It really makes a difference to their day. It’s nice to see young people in such a positive light, coming in and actively engaging with the elderly in their free time.

David Ible, Activities Lead, Care UK

ASA Alumnus graduates with a 2:1 in Law

By Mrs Edgar

PR & Communications Manager Rory Ford is the first Law graduate from our Year 13 Class of 2013.

Rory was an active member of All Saints’ Academy Sixth Form, becoming Deputy Head Boy in Year 13. We are so proud to hear of his high achievement at the University of Reading.

We caught up with Rory following his graduation: What was your biggest achievement at university?

Representing my university and reaching the national negotiation final after winning an internal negotiation competition.

What advice would you give our Sixth Form students?

Always be looking to build your CV, extra curricular activities will really help going forward. Enjoy this stage of your life, it’s exciting and something you should really try and embrace! Don’t get too disappointed if things don’t always go your way. I was rejected by my firm choice university on results day and it all worked out okay in the end.

Did All Saints’ help you in reaching your goals for university?

All Saints’Academy gave me advice on personal statements and were always there to support and proof read. Use the facilities available to you; they are more knowledgeable than you think!

What are you looking to go following your graduation?

I have accepted a job to be a Trainee Solicitor but the job position doesn’t open until 2018. I am currently studying the Law Practitioner Course at the University of Law in Bristol. I am also studying for a Masters in Law and Business at the same time as part of my course.

We would love to hear from our All Saints’ Academy alumni.

Please get in touch to let us know your further education journey: newsdesk@asachelt.org

Issue 41, Term 2, 2016

EDITORIAL 2016

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A record breaking year!

By Mrs Edgar

PR & Communications Manager Chief Editor This term has been full of student successes. One of particular note is that of the Shakespeare Schools Festival cast and crew. Their rendition of Taming of the Shrew was brilliant! A big well done to Mr Aitchison for directing the students to such success.

The Africa students and staff have been busy fundraising for their 2017 trip. So far they have held: car boots, zumbathon, a quiz, 24 hour fast and craft and cake stalls.

Please make sure to keep checking our latest ASA TODAY to see how close they are to their target.

As Christmas is fast approaching we thought it would be fitting to highlight the wonderful work Miss Morley and some of our exceptionally kind students do for the local community. As you will have seen on the front page, Miss Morley takes a group of students out every Thursday after school to Sandfields Care Home. The students spend time chatting to residents and most recently helping with their Christmas decorations. What can you do for someone in the community this Christmas?

If you are interested in writing for the Academy newspaper please email asatoday@asachelt.org

ASA TODAY Editorial Team Chief Editor: Mrs Edgar Editor: Miss Smith Proof Reader: Mr Griffin

By Mr McNiffe Principal

Welcome to our Christmas edition of ASA Today. There has been so many events and occasions to celebrate with the achievements and fantastic work of our staff and students over 2016.

2016 was the year we celebrated another record breaking year of examination results at A Level and GCSE. Our Year 13 students achieved a fantastic 100% pass rate at A Level with a significant improvement in students achieving higher level grades. GCSE results saw the best ever grades with a significant number of students gaining A*-A grades.

At the start of term two we commemorated those that have gone before us with a Remembrance service as a whole Academy. A poignant moment during our ceremony was the remembrance of those who gave their lives in the armed services since the 1st World War, which was led by our Combined Cadet Force. Many thanks to Mr Pinless our Chaplain, our choir, readers and staff for making it a memorable reflection and a beautiful solemn act of worship.

The Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury was once again the wonderful venue for our Drama group to perform in the Shakespeare School Festival. This year they performed Taming of the Shrew.

The All Saints’ Academy Sixth Form Open Evening took place on the 17th of November. We were delighted to see so many students and parents attending the evening to experience our great Academy. It was great to see so many of our current

Year 11s researching courses they are interested in taking next year. Other students from Winchcombe, Pittville and Bournside were also welcomed, and thoroughly enjoyed the evening.

At the start of December All Saints’ Academy were invited to Canterbury Cathedral to attend the ordination of the Archdeacon of Cheltenham, Rev. Robert Springett to become the Bishop of Tewkesbury. Year 11 students, Boriana Nacheva and Jackson French were honoured guests to witness this historical event in the beautiful Canterbury Cathedral. Bishop Robert is a Trustee of All Saints’ Academy and over the years, he has contributed so much to the education and welfare of all young people in Cheltenham. We offer our congratulations and best wishes to him and his family. I hope you enjoy this edition and I wish you a wonderful Christmas Holiday.

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We went to Oxford University’s Natural History Museum for a Sixth Form day of lectures by different university professors. The trip served two purposes: one to give us an insight into what university lectures are like and two, to inspire us to go to university/ pursue higher education. The lecture we enjoyed the most was the one by the professor talking about extinction. The professor went into great detail about the different levels/stages of extinction. After the lectures ended we had a tour of the museum artefacts and exhibits. The mass of dinosaur skeletons and the dodo taxidermy were particularly interesting.

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CHILDREN IN NEED Issue 41, Term 2, 2016

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Students raise £779 for charity

By Mrs Edgar

PR & Communications Manager On Friday 18th November students were invited to wear their own clothes for the small donation of £1. Sixth Form also had the opportunity to get creative and come in fancy dress.

There were some fantastic Sixth Form costumes including fruit, Disney’s Beast, Batman’s Joker and many more. As part of the fundraiser on the day the Sixth Form students took part in the latest social media craze: ‘The Mannequin Challenge’.

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“We are really proud of all of the students that dressed up and donated to Children in Need. The Sixth Form Head Students were the driving force behind fundraising for Children in Need, so I would like to thank them in particular for encouraging the whole Academy to take part.”

Mr Simcox Head of Year 13

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SPIRITUALITY

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Day at TSB with the Rock

By Jade Pearce Student Reporter

On the 12th of October I went to TSB headquarters in Barnwood Gloucester as an ambassador of The Rock to showcase our charity to the staff at TSB. TSB staff have one day a year off work, to volunteer at a charity of their choice in order to do something good for the people who need help.

Several different charities who all do different things attended the event. I went around talking to the different charities to find out information about what they do and for any tips that could benefit The Rock. Other charities and most of the people who work at TSB came to speak to us about what The Rock do and what they have to offer. We had some really good conversations about how others could help The Rock. We gave them leaflets to take away and read in case we didn’t cover everything they wanted to know.

We also gave them The Rock’s phone number and email so they could contact them if they had any questions.

We were looking for people that could come during the day or evening to teach people some basic life skills. For example, how to write a CV.

Or alternatively do art, music or sports groups.

One charity there - Power Chair Football, I recognised, as they visited the Academy before. We asked Power Chair Football if they would come along to one of our youth nights, so that people could have a go and witness what people with a disadvantage use.

Several of the charities would like to work with The Rock.

There was one charity called the Wiggly Worm, which tries to improve health, well-being and self-esteem amongst the vulnerable, disadvantaged or seldom heard.

Other charities in attendance were: Abbeyfield house, St Vincent’s, St George’s Association and Community Connexions; a door to door community transport solution.

Building Circles, another charity at the TSB day, was one of the most inspiring charity’s I have seen.

They offer friendship and support to people with learning disabilities across Gloucestershire. They are based in Cheltenham at the Gas Green Youth & Community Centre. Building Circles run a lot of events to make people happier. They do fun days, barn dances, boat trips, skittles, Christmas parties and many more.

Overall this day was very inspiring and made me realise that we must be grateful for what we have.

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Why do we remember?

By Mr Pinless RE Teacher

On the 11th of November All Saints’ Academy joined with the millions around the world to observe a time of remembrance for those who died in conflict in the distant past and in our present times. The Academy as a whole gathered together and our academy cadets led us in a reflective time of remembrance and commemoration. Our values of love, peace, justice and reconciliation were perfectly embodied in perfectly observed silence by students and staff.

We are outstanding in our remembrance, but why do we remember?

We remember for if we do not, the sacrifice of those many lost lives, will be meaningless. They died for us, for their homes, families and friends, for a collection of traditions

they cherished and a future they believed in; they died, and unfortunately still do, for a free world.

These wars, from the distant past and uncomfortable present, touch the lives of people of all ages, all races, and social classes. Grandfathers, fathers, sons, daughters, and sweethearts: they were, and are, killed in action.

They were wounded, and thousands who return are forced to live the rest of their lives with the physical and mental scars of war.

Yet for many of us, war is a phenomenon seen through the lens of a television camera or a journalist's account of fighting in distant parts of the world. Our closest physical and emotional experience may be the discovery of wartime memorabilia in a family attic. But even items such as photographs, uniform badges, medals, and diaries can seem vague and unconnected to the life of their owner. For those of us born during peacetime, all wars seem far removed from our daily lives.

We often take for granted our British values, our freedom to participate in cultural and political events, and our right to live under a government of our choice. By remembering, commemorating and celebrating their service, we recognize the tradition of freedom these men and women fought to preserve. They believed that the actions in their presence would make a significant difference for the future, but it is up to us to ensure that their dream of peace is realized. Through remembrance, we acknowledge the courage and sacrifice of those who served their country and acknowledge our responsibility to work for the peace they fought hard to achieve.

During times of war, individual acts of heroism occur frequently; but only a few are ever recorded and receive official recognition. By remembering all who have served, we recognize their willingly-endured hardships and fears, taken upon themselves so that we could live in peace.

Year 7 Retreats at the Rock

By Mrs Spence Roman Catholic Lay Chaplain

Remembrance Service at St Peter’s

By Mrs Spence Roman Catholic Lay Chaplain

On Friday 11th November, Year 7 students on their Retreat Day were invited to take part in the Rock’s annual Remembrance Service at the War Memorial outside St Peter’s Church.

The Service was led by Rev Liz Palin, North Cheltenham Team ministry and Rev Iain Hoskins, Gas

Green Baptist Church.

During the service which was attended by members of the local community, ASA student Maisy Keane read out one of the lists of the fallen and she read beautifully, then together with Max Stockwell laid a wreath at the foot of the Memorial.

The service ended with a final prayer and blessing.

‘ASA Student Maisy Keane, read out one of the lists of the fallen, and she read beautifully’

The theme was Community and Belonging. Morning sessions involved students working in small groups and began with some ice breakers, then students were asked to have a close look at the features which can be found in Churches, St Peter’s provides an opportunity to see inside a traditional church.

This was followed by the students being invited to visit interactive prayer stations provided by The Rock staff on different topics including forgiveness, big questions, thankfulness and world issues. Students were given time to discuss, reflect and take part in the activities. This provided an opportunity for students to share their feelings and opinions.

After break, the groups were invited to plan, design and produce their own interactive stations using a variety of resources. The stations were

based on themes connected with community; playing your part, people on the outside, acceptance, when troubles come and being yourself. This activity was very successful and the students really engaged with it. Each student had an activity and chose a suitable bible quotation from a selection given to them. Students also visited each of the stations and were given the opportunity to say or write a prayer, or sim-

ply reflect. The afternoon session involved team building exercises and the students worked in different groups.

Overall the day was most enjoyable for students and staff alike, enabling students to mix and bond at this early part of the school year. It was a valuable opportunity to explore the curriculum theme of community outside of the classroom, using a variety of activities.

DEPARTMENT NEWS

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Bristol Zoo

By Mrs Adsett Head of House Science Teacher

As part of our Year 12 Applied Science A Level we visited Bristol Zoo. The aim of the visit was to find out about the science that is involved in running a zoo. During our visit we looked for evidence of the scientific jobs people do within the zoo and even spoke to some of the zoo keepers. One of the tasks was to look at how the zoo protects its employees, visitors and animals. We looked at how the health and safety laws are put into practice around the zoo. We found lots of signs and notices that will be useful when we get back to school and have to write up our assignments.

Students also had to find out

about how the zoo supports the local and global community. They saw how the zoo is helping to protect endangered species and found out about their breeding programmes.

Some of the highlights of the visit to the zoo were seeing the animals - the baby gorilla and the baby pygmy hippo.

They also enjoyed learning about their natural environments. western lowland gorillas are critically endangered primates (mammals) from Cameroon, in the west Central Africa region. The zoo has eight gorillas, including a silverback called Jock. The baby western lowland gorilla was born at the zoo in February 2016, after a rare caesarean (c) section.

After a successful visit students will now use all the evidence that they have gathered to write their coursework.

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Japanese students from Tokyo share their culture

Bishops’ Weekend

By Mr Aitchison Music Teacher Drama Teacher

The last weekend in November was very busy for our Performing Arts team with the choir performing on Saturday 26th for the Diocese of Gloucester and 27th for the Bishop of Birmingham at St Gregory’s Cheltenham.

At St Francis Close Hall, part of Gloucestershire University, members of the choir sang a range of songs in the Chapel, including Love Grows Here, I will offer up my life and Popular from the musical Wicked. They took part in an event called “Life”, a lively party atmosphere where parishioners and clergy from across Gloucestershire shared and celebrated their Christian life and set challenges for the next 5 years.

On Sunday 27th November, members of the choir joined a choir at St Gregory’s performing Bruckner’s Ecci Sacerdos Magnus and parts of Haydn’s Little Organ Mass. The Mass was celebrated by Right Rev. Robert Byrne, the Auxiliary Bishop of Bir-

By Mrs Edgar mingham. Our students were thrilled to be a part of this massed choir, singing far more complex works than we usually attempt. Members of St Gregory’s choir were highly complementary of the effort put in by students from ASA and noted how they overcame the daunting task with confidence.

Both Bishop Rachel Treweek of Gloucester and Bishop Robert of Birmingham were highly complementary of the engagement and talent of our students.

With thanks to the students involved:

Anna Straw, Philip Rogers, Declan Austin, Tamsyn Lewis, Lewis Brooks, Jose Lumactod, Oliver Ray, Serena Pepa, Tamzyn Regan, Holly Lewis, Olivia Regan, Owain Newman, Emma Pepa, and Adam Sylvester.

PR & Communications Manager On 3rd November All Saints’ Academy welcomed 40 students from Shukutoku Sugamo High School in Tokyo, Japan.

The whole school (420 students) were on a visit to the UK with Cotswolds Wind Academy for 5 days.

Students were spilt up into year groups and visiting different schools and areas of interest. The students were also taking part in home stays with UK host families to get a taste of UK living. The students that visited All Saints’ Academy did a presentation on Tokyo to our students as well as perform some typically Japanese dance routines that our students then got involved with.

Music Lessons

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Following the presentation the Japanese students ran culture workshops with All Saints’ students in; origami, calligraphy, using chopsticks, statues, cup and ball and how to write your name in Japanese.

All Saints’ Academy students loved taking part in the different activities and learning about their culture.

Aska Holtz from Cotswold Wind Academy said ‘The day has been wonderful. It was fantastically organised by Mrs Parr and was great to have such a brilliant response from the students at All Saints’ Academy.’

All Saints’ Academy student Clarissa Evans said ‘It has been really interesting, to learn about their culture and what they wear. I have enjoyed taking part in the activities too.’

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Lunchtime

Monday

Guitar Club Tell your tutor that you are coming and you will be registered during guitar club

Tuesday

Choir Loserville Get lunch, bring it up to the music room and eat it ready to begin singing at 1.25

Head of Music

We have some vacancies for brass lessons. These are shared lessons and there is a small cost. Instruments can be hired Private string, vocal and keyboard lessons are also available at a cost of £8 for a 20 minute lesson.

Further information is available from Mrs Austin in the music room.

Ben Talbot added ‘The Japanese students have some awesome dance moves!’

Year 7 student Alyssia Wright particularly enjoyed the workshops ‘My favourite activity was the origami workshop, it was fun.’

Pastoral Manager, Mrs Parr helped organise the day and said ‘We were delighted to welcome the students from Shukutoku Sugamo High School.

Our students enjoyed the presentation on Harajuku (Tokyo) in Japan [a district known for its street fashion] where everything is “kawaii.”

All Saints’ Academy students particularly enjoyed learning the Japanese fisherman’s dance and now have a better understanding of Japanese culture.

Wednesday Thursday

Friday

After School

Loserville Keyboard Club Speak to Mrs Austin if you are interested.

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GEOGRAPHY TRIP

Issue 41, Term 2, 2016

By Maja Nowak Student Reporter

I went on the Geography Field Trip to do a case study on Lymes Regis beaches in Dorset. On the Friday we arrived the Coastal Engineers gave us a talk.

Shortly after we played a game using our phones, we were given a specific word and we had to act it out and take a picture to use as evidence. We got points for the best photos.

On Saturday we travelled down to Lyme Regis to look at three different beaches to do beach profiling along the coast. We had to do a field sketch of each section of the beach. I enjoyed working in a group with different people than usual. My team finished the tasks quickest and our instructor praised me for organising the group and getting everyone involved.

After we got back, there was some evening entertainment before dinner.

Later, the members of PGL took us to the beach and let us watch the fireworks which was really nice.

Finally on the Sunday, we travelled to Durdle Door sea arch to have a tour. We went down to an amazing beach which was quite tiring. After, we walked all the way to Lulworth Cove to draw field sketches and answer questions which our instructors gave us. Thankfully we got picked up by the bus from our final destination and we then travelled back to the centre and did a selection of activities like climbing and swinging on a big swing.

Overall I enjoyed the trip very much and would love to go again.

I think it was educational and a different environment to what I am used to.

I’m very thankful to all of the staff who gave up their free time to run the trip.

I am also very thankful to all the people who lent me gloves, jumpers and coats because I was not prepared for how cold it was!

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TECHNOLOGY

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Gingerbread House - Interhouse

Product Design Interhouse

By Miss Holland

By Mrs Derwent Head of Design Technology

In 1st Place Marnie Farnacio, Olivia Regan & Leah Rockamore

Students battled it out for a place in the Gingerbread Inter House Competition.

Students could enter on their own, in a group or as a tutor group resulting in some very difficult decisions to be made by the judges Mrs Coleman and Mrs Derwent.

Marnie Farnacio, Leah Rockamore and Olivia Regan from Westminster house scooped first prize with their totally hand-made, (without a using a kit) and well decorated house.

Jamie-Lee Gray of Durham and Casey Maker of Westminster came second and third respectively.

4CH submitted a form entry which generated a whole new category for being first in the cutest gingerbread house ever!

Well done to all that took part and hopefully you have ‘food for thought’ for next years’ Christmas challenge!

Assistant Head of Design Technology

Students across Year 7 to 10 were able to take part in the Design Technology: Product Design Interhouse competition this term. The competition was to design and manufacture a Christmas tree decoration. Most students who entered their designs used their advanced CAD skills on 2D Design then emailed the

In 2nd Place - Jamie Lee Gray

In 3rd Place - Casey Maker

Icing skills workshop

By Mrs Derwent Head of Design Technology

Year 10 Food Preparation and Nutrition students have been working hard this festive season to learn sugar craft skills. Students were all given 30 minutes and the brief to make a melting snowman. This week students have made their own cakes and covered them in icing, ready for a workshop before the end of term with a professional cake maker to decorate their cakes.

Check back in the next edition to see

how the students have progressed.

Mrs Derwent would especially like to praise Danielle Steele, Adam Black, Oliver Sylvester and Becky Fear for their presentation and creativity of the task.

Left: Oliver Sylvester

Below: Becky Fear

Above: Danielle Steele

Right: Adam Black

1st Place Skye Norval Year 7

Taking to the skies

By Mr Shergold Head of Engineering and Construction

The Year 9 construction cohort have been looking into commonly used wood joints and applying them to everyday products. In this case Billy Stretton (pictured top right) has used a finger joint to design and model this wonderful model of a WWII plane.

The work they, and other design and technology classes are doing, is often to be found displayed in the technology breakout area. With standards this high we can see why...

Head of Engineering and Construction

how hard they (and all the other support staff) in the school work. When resources suddenly appear in your classroom, remember, they don’t happen by

Students visit ZaZa Bazaar Head of Food Technology

By Mr Shergold

shop, so we can make sure everything is easy to find.

As most of this goes on behind the scenes you may not be aware

3rd Place Bobby Barnard Year 9

By Mrs Coleman

Shout out to our support staff !

As we all know Technology is a subject area that really tries to make the most of everything. Be it environment, materials or projects. There is a massive amount of work by Miss Morgan and Mrs Magee to make sure all the materials and resources are ready when you need them. On top of all the preparation, Miss Morgan has been working hard to tidy and re-organise our work-

file so that the laser cutter could cut it out for a professional finish. There were a lot of entries for the competition so thank you for all of those who submitted. The standard was very high so a big well done to all. The Christmas decorations came in a variety of different shapes, sizes and materials which showed off students creativity.

2nd Place Ryley Kelly Year 9

In 4th Place 4CH Tutor Group Entry

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magic. If you get the chance, thank the staff that are working hard behind the scenes to allow you to make the most of your lessons!

On Monday 17th October over 60 students and staff descended on ZaZa Bazaar in Bristol. The aim of the visit was to investigate and try a wide range of international dishes. Students took the plunge and tried dishes such as sushi, curries, squid, as well as the well known English and Italian dishes. It was great to see so many students trying different foods. The record was 10 new foods by Ross Black!

FESTIVAL REPORTERS Issue 41, Term 2, 2016

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Migration Talk

As part of our ongoing partnership with Cheltenham Festivals they very kindly provided three of our lucky English Literature students the opportunity to see two of their events at the Cheltenham Literature Festival in October this year.

Obama: The Greatest Orator Of His Generation?

By Rhiannon Watts Student Reporter

By Josh Domm Student Reporter

Is Obama the greatest orator of his time? Times columnist and speech writer Philip Collins and language expert David Crystal discussed this question at the Cheltenham Literature Festival where they dove into the power of words and the remarkable fluency and oratory of the landmark speeches from America’s first black president. The talk inspired me to do some research of my own into Obama, his speeches and his legacy.

As Obama’s two term presidency comes to a close, we as a world are looking back on these eight years, reviewing and comparing. Barack Obama can definitely be considered the greatest orator of his time, simply by the way he knows how to work an audience. He uses body language, rhythm, pauses and punctuation which allows him to take control of the audience and turn it into more of a conversation than a speech. His ability to do this separates him from other presidents, he doesn’t just give a

speech or ‘present’ it to an audience he speaks in a way that’s cool, fresh and modern which allows him to connect with those listening of all ages. Obama also understands the importance of his speeches and public appearances, and that the audience is more important than the page or teleprompter. What makes him one of the best speakers is his ability to respond to the reactions

of the audience verbally and non-verbally; inserting his own words and humour or adjusting his body language.

The talk really inspired me to think about the great speeches Obama, other presidents and figure heads of the world give and the influence they have on major political and economic decisions.

Sara Pascoe Review

By Ciara Austin Student Reporter

Comedian and author Sara Pascoe has saved the entire works of Charles Dickens to read in case she has a serious accident or illness and is bed ridden for a significant period of time, which may give you an idea of the particular variety of brilliant and nonsensical that she is. Pascoe is a delightful combination of both interesting and interested. She appears to be perpetually hungry for a

new read, for a new titbit of information.

Pascoe’s book, ‘Animal; The Autobiography of a Female Anatomy’ was the topic of the Q&A, hosted by the witty Alex Clarke. If biology and anthropology were to be taught by the Mad Hatter and Sandi Toksvig, I would imagine it would be similar to the experience I had at the festival. Fascinating information about how females have evolved, what makes us who we are, female sexuality and the gross inequality that is the period.

Feminism and philosophy littered with soft self-deprecation in the

form of unflattering anecdotes about her life thus far, presented with Pascoe’s own brand of silliness and awkwardness resonates with many, hence her very successful book sales and shows. Pascoe is a funny but misunderstood Hermione Granger in her anecdotes from her school days, something that many young women can relate to, the feeling of growing up knowing too many really interesting facts, but not knowing enough about boys.

Overall, the evening was entertaining, informative and above all else, incredibly funny, thanks to the enormous talent of Sara Pascoe.

As a member of the National Union of Students and the grassroots movement Stand Up to Racism, and of course in the aftermath of the somewhat shocking Brexit vote and subsequent concerning rise in racially motivated hate crime, a discussion on migration naturally appealed to me. I expected the talk to be both informative and challenging, and I was not disappointed.

The talk was chaired by barrister and BBC broadcaster Hashi Mohamed, who opened with a moving anecdote about his own experiences as an unaccompanied refugee child to the UK. Hashi and his elder brother Ali fled to the UK from war in their home country, Somalia. Their father had died just months before, and their mother would not join them until four years later. Hashi was nine, his brother ten.

It was July 1993 when the two children arrived in Britain and by September the same year they were enrolled at a primary school in London. Hashi reflected, with an unmistakable tone of criticism, that the experience of refugee children today is starkly different to his own. There are several hundred vulnerable children known to the British government with the legal right to be in the UK, either under the Dublin reunification agreement or the ‘Alf Dubs’ amendment, that are waiting in the perilous Calais Jungle, their futures still uncertain and now with the threat of the camps imminent closure. No one need be reminded that the last time part of the camp was demolished, 220 children went missing, a shameful fact that both the British and French government bear guilt for.

Two guest speakers contributed to the afternoon’s discussion: Professor of Forced Migration and International Affairs, Alexander Betts, and Principal Research fellow at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research,

Jonathan Portes. Several intriguing arguments were raised by both academics. One example would be the idea that immigration is in many ways the intersection between the economic and social implications of globalisation. Whilst experts can and have told the the world time and time again that migration has vast economic benefits, it remains politically divisive. Why in the West are we so willing to accept the notion of a free market but not free movement? Is it because of the fear of a small distributional impact or is it a symptom of a deeper xenophobia, intensified by austerity, the right-wing media, a growth in fascism in Europe and intolerant parties here in the UK too? This is certainly a possibility we must confront. Particularly as last summer the infamous Daily Mail published a cartoon depicting refugees as terrorists and rats - an image frighteningly similar to that of the Nazi propaganda film ‘The Eternal Jew”.

Throughout the talk, some salient points were made. Firstly, whilst there is no inherent right to migration, in the case of refugees we have a moral and legal duty to do our part. Currently, 83% of the world’s refugee population are residing in developing countries. In Lebanon, a country smaller than Wales, 25% of the population and over half of school age children are Syrian refugees. Meanwhile the UK and other wealthy countries have accepted just two percent of the world’s displaced people, in fact the refugee percentage of our own population is only 0.18%. Another point emphasised at several points during the event was the positive impact migration has on our economy. As recent research from University College London shows, migrants are not a drain on Britain’s finances; what is more, they actually pay in more in taxes than they take out in state benefits. That contribution – valued at £2bn a year – is helping to fuel Britain’s economic growth. Thus not only do we have a moral responsibility to accept refugees, in the long term it is the UK economy that will reap the

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By Ciara Austin Student Reporter

Closing the Gender Gap

By Rhiannon Watts Student Reporter

‘Misogyny doesn’t disappear; it mutates’.

This quote was the starting point for the evening’s debate and was an idea explored throughout by the each of the speakers.

Despite it being 46 years since the passing of the Equal Pay Act, the average salary of a woman is still 20% less than that of a man. This highlights the undeniable fact that legislation is only the first step in effecting change and that the fight for equality is far from over. Disparity in pay can be attributed to a number of causes including the disproportionately of the care burden, employer attitudes, harmful gender stereotyping and outright breaches of law. However, the discussion also revealed the influence of wider societal views on the workplace.

For example the role of the media in its portrayal of women, the significance of openly misogynistic people in positions of power, a recent example being Donald Trump, and the way in which these things normalise the mistreatment of women.

All three speakers, Miriam González Durántez, a lawyer working with the Inspiring Women campaign, Eleanor Mills, Chair of Women in Journalism and Sayeh Ghanbari an EY partner, all emphasised the limi-

tations young women face as a result of traditional gender roles. Not only are leadership roles overwhelmingly dominated by men, but admin and support roles are most commonly associated with women. Heartbreakingly, research has shown that these kind of stereotypes begin to manifest as young as six years old, leading to a lack of confidence in young girls and early acceptance that they are not as capable as their male counter-parts. The Inspiring Women campaign works tirelessly with the media and primary schools to break through the limitations imposed by gender norms. This is done through workshops with children and their teachers and by encouraging women in leadership roles to speak out about the gender pay gap.

Another interesting potential remedy to the gender pay gap was raised by Sayeh Ghanbari, who recently piloted a reverse mentoring scheme.

This is a system whereby the minority, in this case a woman, although it could be used with ethnic minorities, mentors a colleague belonging to the majority group. The pair discuss practices that are appropriate for the workplace, and work together to establish methods of creating an environment in which all feel comfortable, equal and able to progress. So far reception of this programme has been positive and many employers report excellent results.

Each of the speakers also highlighted the importance of women supporting each other in the workplace and challenging inequality when they see it.

A Q&A with comedian Joe Lycett, his first literary gig, is much like listening to your Aunt, 6 sherries and a glass of wine in on Christmas day, unceremoniously heaving the skeletons out of the family closet and then complaining about the parking outside your house.

Instead of family secrets (and more than one glass of wine in) Lycett delved into the significant yellow tome that is his book, ‘Parsnips: Buttered’. He recounted tales of innocuous harassment of the bane of consumer life, customer service; of the noble career that is private investigation and the dire parking situation in Leeds.

Interestingly, he remarked on the absence of his voice from political comedy, aside from his park-

ing disputes with local government.

Although finding a title for his Brexit show from an audience member (‘Lycett or Lump it’), he confessed he knew little about politics, and his knowledge of the Leave Campaign had come from his gently racist aunt. This sets him apart from many other comedians as it removes him from satire and leaves him alone with the little struggles of the middle class, for example, the in-

appropriate adjectives bestowed upon Waitrose fruit and veg (‘Perfectly ripe avocados’, anyone?).

Funny, delightfully bitter, on the verge of what may be the first Waitrose based nervous breakdown and nonsensical, Joe Lycett is a hero of the pernickety and pedantic, those who really, really don’t like the little things, but do really like wine.

The Sunday Times Election Review Josh attended this event on 8th October 2016

By Josh Domm Student Reporter

“A Titanic that keeps hitting icebergs but just won’t sink” This was what an American journalist described Donald Trump as the other night at The Sunday Times US Election Review at the Cheltenham Literature festival. Following the exposure of inappropriate tapes featuring US presidential candidate Donald Trump the panel, featuring Sunday Times Deputy Editor Sarah Baxter, American commentator Thomas Frank and Sky anchor and columnist Adam Boulton with Sunday Times Executive Editor Eleanor Mills, tore apart the billionaire businessman and stated that there is no way he can now possibly win.

The evening, dedicated to the Emmy award worthy drama of the US election, highlighted many topics which are quite sickening to think are still around in the 21st century and the possible outcomes following the next resident of the White House.

It saddened me (and certainly the lady sat in front of me from Philadelphia, who spent most of the evening vigorously shaking her head every time Trump’s name, along with his misogynistic and degrading comments about women and non-Americans were mentioned), that this entire election race has exposed the sexism and racism that is still evident in society.

The statistics have shown that many of Trump’s voters are uneducated white men; this just emphasizes the importance of educating the world about equality and that race, gender, sexual

orientation or religion does not lesser a person. We need to embrace each other’s differences not squash, degrade and segregate them as Donald Trump has and will continue to do. I plead to the American public that this is a man that simply cannot be given one of the most powerful seats in the world. What does this teach the younger generation?

As Hillary said during the first debate ‘a man that can be provoked by a tweet is not a man that should have access to nuclear launch codes’. If Trump is to get into power, the global impacts of this could be severe. A man who idolises Vladimir Putin and Kim Jon Un, has brought into question America’s place in NATO and has proposed building a wall on the boarder of Mexico after branding all of them as rapists, thieves and murders, is certainly not one who promotes international peace. We could see a Global Brexit like event where all of the unity countries have worked to build could

fall apart.

Another thought that was brought up in the discussion, is that despite everyone putting down Trump, nobody seems to be emphasising Hillary’s good qualities. The people need to accept that one of these two people are going to be running the country and surely the lesser of two evils is Hillary. So why spend all your time putting her down too? It shows that we as people, are much quicker to pick apart someone’s faults than find a way to compliment them; this is something that needs to change. “Stronger together” as Hillary says.

Despite this political vote being in a different country with the Atlantic Ocean between us it will have an impact on our lives in the long run.

Pay attention to the news over the next month, especially the 8th of November when voting day takes place. Vote well America #ImWithHer

This article was written in October.

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By Mr Aitchison

Music & Drama Teacher

On Monday, November 7th 2016, our Shakespeare Schools Festival Company tread the boards at The Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury. 2016 was the fifth time the Academy has taken part in the festival and that night 250,000 students had taken part nationally.

Following the success of ‘Merchant in Venice’ in 2015, this year students from Year 8 – 11 worked on a performance of the Bard’s ‘The Taming of the Shrew’. It was an ensemble performance with 28 students performing on stage, Lewis Brooks supported technical aspects and Declan Austin and Ryley Kelly supported the cast back stage.

The company started workshop rehearsals in July, working on stage craft techniques and learning the story, working out how to interpret it for their audience. Rehearsals began in earnest in September, working two evenings a week through the Autumn term to produce a highly polished performance.

On September 28th students attended a workshop at The Roses, with theatre practitioners, to develop their skills further and gain experience on the professional stage.

Following their successful performance at The Roses, the students then performed for Year 7 and Year 8 at the Academy.

Chloe Fletcher Tamsyn Lewis Reece Attwood Lottie Farmer

Ollie Ray Jose Lumactod Ronan Austin Julia Obrebska

Callum Bell Hope Jones Ellie Swift Serena Pepa

CAST

Emma Pepa Ellie Whistler Abbi Fletcher Marcelina Podolska

Erin Barden Chantae Sellers Seamus Bonner Megan Tarrant

Leah Tizzard Trenton Anderson Gulalai Maroofkhel Marnie Farnacio

Caitlyn Law Olivia Regan Tamzyn Regan Bruno Motta

After seeing many of the Shakespeare School Festival plays and participating in the year we did Hamlet, I can say this year was another success. With the biggest cast to date they managed to incorporate everyone and put on a great professional show. I was thoroughly impressed with the talent; in which the cast spoke Shakespearean, being a Year 13 Literature student I know the difficulty of it. It was also nice to see the lead role debut of two students; it’s a reminder of the quality and quantity of talent we have at All Saints’ and I look forward to seeing it progress even further over the next few years. Next up for All Saints’ is the musical ‘Loserville’ in Feb 2017.

Josh Domm

CLASS OF 2016 Celebration Evening

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By Mr Ferguson Assistant Vice Principal

We had a fantastic evening celebrating the achievements of the Class of 2016 and commending the outstanding attitude to learning of the current cohort of Year 11 students as they look to emulate and surpass the achievements of those who have gone before them.

It was amazing to see so many attend to collect their certificates and awards and to hear how each student is now faring in their studies, ventures and careers since performing so well in their GCSE studies. Seeing so many staff, parents and families come to support and recognise their efforts over their time at the Academy represents how many of us were involved in getting the students to where they needed to be.

Our guest speaker Mr Maurice Gran, screenwriter for TV sitcoms such as Birds of a Feather and Goodnight Sweetheart, presented the awards to our students and inspired us all through his speech, reflecting on his own education and how he discovered his talent and the secrets to his success.

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24 Hour sponsored fast

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Head of Health & Social Care

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the next ASA Today issue. The Africa team would like to thank all the staff that took part in the event, with particular mention to Mrs Townsley and Miss McClelland who stayed overnight.

After the excitement of the previous night, the Africa team were straight into their next fundraising mission - the annual sponsored 24 hour fast. This is a fantastic event that the whole school gets behind. 52 students signed up to take part and not eat a single thing for 24 hours. The event started with an early lunch, thank you to Phil and the kitchen staff for helping with this. Then period 5 was over and the real fun began. Students were sent to get changed and meet in the hall for a briefing.

Students were provided with a large amount of activities to choose from, as an attempt to ignore any rumbling tummies. Fifa lounge, Karaoke and trampolining were among the things that students could take part in. The students also took part in an assembly, which provided the students with an opportunity to reflect on the reasons for the fast and be grateful for all that we have in this country. More activities to follow and then bed time. On Saturday morning a slightly subdued but determined group ventured outside for wake and shake, followed by more activities. All too soon, it was 1 o clock and the 24 hours were up. Students and staff alike queued for their soup, kindly provided by Mrs Derwent and the DT team. Every student taking part collected sponsorship and the final total for this event will be released in

Erykah Cameron’s Car Boot sale

By Miss Morley

Matt Jones’ not so Pub Quiz

By Matt Jones

Student Reporter

Saturday 28th January

Head of Health & Social Care

As part of her Africa 2017 fundraising efforts Erykah Cameron, after days of preparation, hosted a car boot sale at St Greg’s school on Saturday 15th October 2016. The event was a huge success. The event was supported by both Erykah’s friends and family and the local community surrounding St Greg’s school. Erykah raised a grand total of £400 towards her personal target of £500 before Christmas.

Upcoming Event Recast in Concert An evening of songs from the musicals as you have never heard them before.

On the 3rd of December, there was a quiz night here at ASA. It was a great night with plenty of staff and students coming together to raise a grand total of £186 towards our upcoming trip to Tanzania next year. I would like to thank everyone for their support on and around the night, and congratulate the overall winners ‘Names are for tombstones’ on their first place position!

A special mention goes out to Mr Ferguson, for his kind heckling throughout the night, apologies if the questions weren’t quite to your liking!

I would also like to make

people aware of our upcoming Car Boot on the 11th of December. It would be great if you could spread the word and come along to help towards our fundraising target of £27,000.

Overall the event raised £186 towards the Africa 2017 total!

Africa 2017

Mission Statement “An opportunity for students to experience faith in a different culture, encouraging leadership qualities and strengthening relationships with God, across geographical boundaries”

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Open Evening

By Mr Bradley Assistant Vice Principal

Thursday 17th November was the Sixth Form Open Evening. More than 100 people attended this event to discover what All Saints’ Academy offers students aged 16 to 19. It was particularly pleasing to welcome guests from other local schools, including Winchcombe School, Pittville School and Bournside School.

The ground floor of the Academy became a market place for the evening where all Sixth Form subjects promoted the courses they will be offering next year. The presentation in the Cotswold Hall was used as an opportunity to highlight some of the outstanding results from last year. I was very happy to mention again that our A Level pass rate is 100% and that our vocational results (BTEC Level 3s) are one of the best in the county.

For me the highlight of the evening was the students that spoke so well about their experience in the

Sixth Form. Nicola Crawford in Year 12 moved from Tewkesbury School and she stated how welcoming students and staff have been. Ciara Austin in Year 13 had moved from a Gloucester grammar school and was passionate about the support she has been given.

Alex Regan spoke about how he believed the teaching at the Academy is outstanding. It was a pleasure to hear how highly our students speak of the Sixth Form.

I hope that our current Year 11 act on their advice and complete their application for the Sixth Form as soon as possible.

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Young Enterprise

Back in September 2016, a group of Year 12 students came together to form a new business called Eminence within the Academy’s Young Enterprise scheme.

The journey so far has been challenging but extremely rewarding. As part of the Young Enterprise scheme we are competing against 20 other schools throughout the Cheltenham and Gloucestershire area.

Young Enterprise is a project in which groups of students from all over the UK get the opportunity to create their own business, run and manage it by themselves. We, as a group, have decided to produce goods and are now selling to the public. We will continue develop our products as part of the Young Enterprise scheme and look forward to you taking this journey with us.

Our first product, is an exciting book for Year 6 Primary school students to help them prepare for life in secondary school. We have named this ‘The Next Step’. This is because there are so many children each year making a big step from primary school to secondary school and therefore, making

a guide to help and support students could really benefit them in creating a smooth transition between primary and secondary school.

Our second product focuses on organic soaps. As it is coming up to Christmas this could be an ideal gift for your friends and family. All of our products are specifically designed so that there are no chemicals or artificial colourings, meaning they are 100% organic.

These soaps are called ‘Emanate’.

We are really excited about what the future holds for us as a company, as we aim to support young people and create the best and high quality organic products.

The book is coming along nicely and we are in the process of creating the finished product. We intend for the book to be ready and on sale by Jan 2017!

Watch this space Please find more about us on twitter at @YE_Eminence

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Thank you to all who attended. We raised £124 towards the Africa Trip! We would like to wish Miss Tominey the best of luck as she starts a new adventure travelling the world in January.

Girlguiding Show a huge success

By Anna Addams Student Reporter

By Jessica Haddon Student Reporter

Gloucestershire County Guide show is a show that gets put on by Girlguiding Gloucestershire every other year at the Bacon Theatre. It is open to members of all ages. Every show they come up with brilliant ideas about what to include in the show, including fresh takes on well-known tales such as Snow White and Jack and the Beanstalk.

We had our first rehearsal for the show at the Swindon Village hall on Sunday 8th May. We met all of the costume team and other members of the crew along with the girls that were participating (made up of Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Senior Section).

We didn’t know anyone there at the start, but it didn’t take long until we made friends with some of the other girls.

When we started, we were separated into two groups, one group went outside and the other stayed inside. The group that went outside did some drama, while the group that stayed inside did some singing.

Afterwards we started to learn some of the dances. We then had lunch and were split into our two groups again. But this time the group activities were switched around so that we were able to get a taste of both aspects.

Our next rehearsal was about a month later at Anneli Dance School, we rehearsed some of the scenes.

Some of us were given acting parts for the show that day and others weren’t.

The next rehearsal wasn’t until after the summer holidays. A few more parts were given out and we rehearsed

more singing and dancing. We then rehearsed every Sunday for about 8 weeks at Anneli Dance School.

Show week was during the October half term and because of this, it was the most hectic week, but in the end it was worth it.

It all started on Tuesday 27th when we had our first rehearsal at the Bacon Theatre. We got to know our way around the changing rooms and how to get to each side of the stage without being seen when we weren’t meant to be there, which is more complicated than it sounds. Tuesday was the day we also ended up ‘discovering’ our mascot for the show, a little toy GoGo.

It was not long after the rehearsal that day and we saw that he had been left on the seat, we thought that instead of handing it into lost property, we would adopt it as our mascot; one of the crew members decided that he was going to be named Dave. On Wednesday we had another rehearsal, followed by the dress rehearsal on Thursday, which was also the final rehearsal. During the dress rehearsal we had many brilliant photos taken of the performances and individual pho-

tographs of all the cast members in their costumes. Also on the day of the dress rehearsal, we found some friends to go with Dave who later got named Jemima and Jeremy, and the cast and crew loved them. It was during this (on Thursday) that we found out how useful dress rehearsals can be, as we were in several different scenes, all one after the other, which required changing twice rather speedily off stage so we could make it on in the correct costumes and without missing a cue. Despite how simple that may sound - it’s rather quite a challenge.

The shows took place on the evening of Friday 28th, the afternoon and then again during the evening of Saturday 29th October. The theatre was buzzing with an excited audience,

while cast and crew were full of energy and ready to perform like there was no tomorrow. Every single time, the energy failed to die down. Now it’s all over, all we’re left with is post-show blues and unexpectedly bursting out into songs from the show.

Our favourite scene from the show was ‘Princess Land’, singing and dancing away to Abba’s ‘Take A Chance On Me’. The fact that we were allowed to do The Macarena in that scene is something we were absolutely delighted with, especially as it was one of our ideas! Our favourite memory of the show would have to be the day we were all trying on our costumes, it made me realise how close it was until the show and even though one costume broke the day before the show, thankfully it got fixed just in time!

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By Mrs Parr

Pastoral Manager

By Mrs Taylor

Personal Education Coordinator

The Rotary Club of Cheltenham was established in 1921, one of the first Rotary Clubs in this part of the country.

Rotary is a service organisation. The traditional motto is 'Service above Self' and enables members to contribute to very worthwhile causes by giving their own time, ideas and efforts and by raising money in a rewarding team-working environment.

We are delighted The Rotary Club of Cheltenham continues to support our students with mock interviews and we look forward to developing further initiatives including: • supporting the Rock Youth Centre.

• helping with reading • providing a defibrillator

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World Skills UK The Skills Show

The nation’s largest skills apprenticeships and careers event took place at the NEC Birmingham.

The careers department arranged for 100 students nominated

by Heads of Year 10, 11 and 12 to attend. Students had the opportunity to research a range of career options and

The University of Gloucestershire Mentoring Scheme “Mentors are many things, a positive role model, an adviser, an experienced friend. Somebody from outside a person's immediate circle taking a special interest can make an enormous difference." (Excellence in Schools, 1997) We currently have 12 students who meet on a 1:1 basis; through effective listening and working to the student’s agenda, mentoring can help them identify their aspirations and discuss pathways to meeting their goals.

‘I believe my first mentoring session was beneficial as it gave me an insight to which universities are best for nursing and I am looking forward to futures sessions.’

Cameron Morrissey Year 12 student

‘My role at the school is to provide Year 12 students with advice and guidance on their options for once they have left Sixth Form. As a University student, I find it really rewarding being able to help students, not much younger than myself, gain a better understanding of what University is like and how many amazing opportunities they have to look forward to in the future.

It is also great to be able to explore all of the different options each student has and hopefully make the process of applying to University seem a little less daunting!’

University of Gloucestershire

Mentor Abi Sparkes

meet representatives from employers including BBC, Jaguar Land Rover, NHS, HS2 and many more.

Local employer Clarkson Evans have agreed to bring a range of practical activities and present to our students interested in a career in electrical engineering.

Sixth Form 2017 Application Support The Careers Department can help GCSE, A Level and BTEC students with the challenging choices that face them concerning further and higher education and employment.

How to contact us

Students are able to make appointments with the team either by emailing careers@asachelt.org, visiting the Careers Office (Sixth Form study room), GLH Careers Corner or Careers Boards for details of local events, current vacancies, apprenticeship opportunities and other useful information.

All Saints’ Academy website, VLE & R Drive where you can find many resources such as guidance for writing your CV and interview tips.

Independent Careers Advice and Guidance Website: www.nationalcareers service.direct.gov.uk Or Call 0800 100 900

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Student of the Term Durham

Canterbury Caitlin Sorrell

Westminster

Chloe Rice

Che Hayward

CCF

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York

Joshua Hale

By Poppy Slack Student Reporter

Tutor Comment I nominated Caitlin for a variety of reasons. She has an excellent attitude to learning, is always focussed in lessons and, as a result, is making good progress. She does an excellent job at All Saints’ as a prefect and is a role model to others in the tutor group in the manner in which she acts.

Student Comment I am grateful for the nomination of Star Student by my tutor. I feel proud of my achievements. I am pleased that my grades are improving and I feel that this is because I am revising and this is helping with my progress. I am enjoying being a prefect and supporting others in the house.

HAL Comment I am delighted that Caitlin is Star Student for term 1. She is a quiet student who can be relied on to help and support others in her form and in the Academy as a whole. She is an excellent role model as a prefect and always fulfils her duty with care and attention.

She is helpful, mature and wants success. I am proud to have her in Canterbury House.

Term 1

Tutor Comment Chloe deserves this award because she is such a positive role model within our tutor group. Chloe will go out of her way to help others, whether that be offering help to Mrs Boyle and Mr Chilman or going out of her way to help the younger members of the group who sometimes need extra support and advice. Chloe makes an excellent contribution to our discussions during form time and is always polite friendly and courteous. An excellent all round role model!

Student Comment I am pleased that I have received this award, as last year I didn’t have the best of years. But this year I have changed it! I am very happy that I got the role of prefect because I feel as if I can contribute a lot more to the Academy.

Student Comment I am more than delighted to be receiving this award, especially as this is my GCSE year and therefore my school work, and attitude to learning towards others is very important! I’d like to thank my tutor and head of house for recognising my efforts and hard work in the Academy. I will continue to do things to the best of my ability and always look out for others.

HAL Comment Che has made an impressive start to his year 11 studies and we are very proud of his sheer determination and dedication shown towards his work and attitude in school. He has taken on the role as prefect seriously and continues to be a positive role model to others around him. Particularly by supporting those who would benefit from his experiences.

Che is a true testament to the fact that you can turn things around and make positive choices, despite the past.

A thoroughly deserved student of the term. Congratulations Che!

HAL Comment Chloe thoroughly deserves this award.

She has matured into a caring young role model for the younger pupils in the academy. She is working really hard towards her exams and I’m sure she will achieve everything she wants to by the end of the academic year. Well done Chloe.

Option 1 2nd Jan, 23rd Jan, 13th Feb, 6th March, 27th March

Tutor Comment I nominated Che for student of the term as he is an excellent example of someone who has shown that you can make a change if you want to. Nothing can stop you. Che has impressed me by the way that he has turned things around this year to date and is an exemplary role model for other students.

He is now a Westminster House prefect and has turned things around in lessons as well. I’m really proud of what he has achieved this term.

Option 2 2nd Jan, 23rd Jan, 13th Feb, 6th March, 27th March

Chicken Fajitas Tomato Salsa Nachos

Soy & Ginger Quorn Egg Fried Rice

Steamed Lemon Sponge

Sausages & Mash

Onion Gravy

Lemon Drizzle Lemon Drizzle

Spaghetti Bolognaise

Leek & Courgette Cheese Crumble

Apple & Sultana Sponge

Roast Pork

Sweet Potato, Vegetable & Lentil Roast Roast Potatoes

Banoffee Cheesecake

Roasted Tomato & Red Pepper Lasagne

Baked Rice Pudding

Garlic Bread

Apple Sauce Roast Potatoes

Beef Country Stew Dumplings Crusty Bread

Baby Potatoes

Herb Gratin Crust

Crispy Battered Fish Fillet Chunky Chips

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Vegetarian Frankfurter

Chunky Chips

Tutor Comment Josh is a true role model for students across the Academy. Students look up to him as confident and enjoy his humour and bubbly personality. His uniform is always impeccable. Josh is a hard working student who regularly attends after school revision and coursework booster sessions in order to achieve higher grades in his GCSEs. He is determined to be successful and shows lots of drive to do well across all of his studies. He is always willing to listen to others and offer sensible advice.

Student Comment I am happy to receive this award and I hope to pass on my enthusiasm to younger students. I recommend you attend after school sessions to help improve your grades. I know it has helped me by going each week. Coming in to school everyday means I have great attendance to lessons so I don’t miss anything. I take my role as Head Boy seriously and enjoy talking to younger students if they have any problems or issues.

HAL Comment Josh is an outstanding student and uses his role as head boy to further develop his leadership skills. He has an outstanding attitude to learning and demonstrates that if you work hard and are committed you will succeed. This year he has embraced our House philosophy of ‘Yes you can’ by showing this in his determination to do well. He is a exemplar role model to other students.

Spaghetti Bolognaise Garlic Bread

Custard

Roast Pork

Apple Sauce Roast Potatoes

Chicken Fricassee

Wholegrain Rice

Berry Compote

Chilli Con Carne

Spiced Fresh Fruit Salad Ice Cream

We have a daily range of seasonal vegetables and accompaniments available with every dish.

Option 1

Chunky Chips

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Sweet Potato & Chickpea Curry

I was given two appointments with the Lord Lieutenant Dame Janet Trotter in the space of a week. My first appointment was accompanying the Lord Lieutenant at the RBL Festival of Remembrance on November the 13th, this was an amazing evening.

The Lord Lieutenant and I were seated by the front row whilst watching the Gloucestershire Police Constable Band and Male Choir. I was honoured to be accompanying the Lord Lieutenant at such a prestigious and symbolic event. I have had the chance to meet the Mayor of Cheltenham Councillor Chris Ryder, The Rt. Hon.Countess Bathurst Current High Sheriff, and The Right Worshipful Mayor of Gloucester Councillor, Neil Hampson as well as many other members of the elite council. The organiser of this event was extremely complimentary towards me and my professionalism at the event, as well as this I was highly honoured receiving a letter from The Mayor of Cheltenham Councillor, Chris Ryder, to congratulate me on my dress and conduct at the event.

My second appointment was one I will remember for a lifetime as I was accompanying the Lord Lieutenant to a prestigious event that was attended by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal. This was a 70th anniversary of the Cheltenham Bach Choir.

I was given the honour of opening and closing Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal’s door on her arrival and her exit, again the event organisers were ever so complimentary as well as Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal’s private security congratulating me on my appointment as well as how professionally I represented myself and my contingent as well as my fellow Lord Lieutenant Cadets.

Option 3

Salmon Fish Finger Wrap

Steamed Lemon Sponge

2nd Jan, 23rd Jan, 13th Feb, 6th March, 27th March

Chicken Fajitas Tomato Salsa Nachos

Soy & Ginger Quorn Egg Fried Rice

Steamed Lemon Sponge

Green Salad Mayonnaise

Lemon Drizzle

Tuna Pasta Bake

Fruit Tart Vanilla Custard

Italian Meatballs Tomato & Basil Sauce Whole Wheat Pasta

Leek & Courgette Cheese Crumble

Apple & Sultana Sponge

Cheese & Tomato Bake Roast Potatoes

Cod & Roasted Vegetables

Berry Cheesecake

Roast Turkey Roast Potatoes Gravy

Sweet Potato, Vegetable & Lentil Roast Roast Potatoes

Banoffee Cheesecake

Macaroni Cheese

Tuna Sweetcorn Plait

Carrot Cake

Chicken Fricassee

Roasted Tomato & Red Pepper Lasagne

Baked Rice Pudding

Wholegrain Rice Leek & Courgette Cheese Crumble Baby Potatoes

Herb Bread

Crunchy Topping

Wholegrain Rice

Baby Potatoes

Herb Gratin Crust

Homemade Vegetable Burger

Chunky Chips

Lemon Drizzle Lemon Drizzle

Lemon Drizzle

Battered Fish

Chunky Chips

Chocolate & Beetroot Brownie

We have a daily range of seasonal vegetables and accompaniments available with every dish.

Option 2

Crispy Battered Fish Fillet Chunky Chips

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Vegetarian Frankfurter

Chunky Chips

Custard

Berry Compote

Spiced Fresh Fruit Salad Ice Cream

We have a daily range of seasonal vegetables and accompaniments available with every dish.

Option 3

New Menu For 2017

Issue 41, Term 2, 2016

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Year 10 ESFA cup vs St Peter Round 2

By Mr Pierce

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Year 10B vs Whitecross school Hereford

PE Teacher

The second round of the ESFA cup game saw St. Peter's travel to All Saints' Academy for this cup tie. St. Peter's started the game, playing a strong passing game and missing some early opportunities. All Saints’ absorbed the pressure and were rewarded with a penalty as captain Olly Whelan was taken down in the box.

Tom Chamberlain confidently stepped forward and struck the ball to score the first goal of the game . St. Peter's were then quick to reply scoring an equaliser putting the pressure back on to All Saints' Academy. There were some great individuals skills demonstrated by both teams, but St Peter's managed to break through All Saints' defence

scoring a second goal. The second half started well for All Saints' Academy as Bailey carried the ball to the top of the box scoring a great individual goal. St Peter's were unfortunately not thrown

by this and managed to move the ball well, scoring an extra two goals making the final score 4-2 to St Peter's.

ASA Rowing Club

All Saints’ Academy attended a taster session at Cheltenham College Rowing Club based in Tewkesbury. The selected students from All Saints' were put to work at the start helping to move around some large rowing boats. After splitting into two teams with two students as support crew they were taken away and placed next to their boats.

Ronan Austin was selected as coxswain which is responsible for coordinating the power and rhythm of the crew. The two groups carried their rowing boats into the water and mastered the art of balancing. The Cheltenham College staff were very helpful and patient with the students and it was not long until both boats were successfully rowing. With the Cheltenham District Rowing Competition a few months away the Cheltenham College staff offered their support and help in training the selected students to help prepare for this competition. The students had a great time and the Cheltenham College staff commented on how well the students had done.

After having a fortunate by in the first round the Year 10 team faced Whitecross Academy. The game started well for All Saints’ Academy dominating possession scoring a great early goal by captain Jay Foley.

Whitecross Academy seemed fazed by this early goal and became unorganised and unstructured shortly after. After a foul in the middle of the pitch All Saints' Academy were rewarded with a free kick which Tommy McRoberts managed to convert. All Saints' Academy finished

the half 2-0 up. Whitecross Academy managed to reorganise their shape and structure and started the second half incredibly well scoring an early goal.

With the pressure mounting it was not long until Whitecross scored a second, well worked goal. With the light fading and the time running out, the game was bound for penalties. With a last minute attack lead by Ethan Morris the ball was passed along to Jay Foley who struck the ball, beating the keeper to make the final score 3-2 to All Saints'.

Year 10 vs Churchdown EFSA Cup The first round of the ESFA cup game saw the Year 10 football team meet local rivals Churchdown. The last time these two teams met was 3 years ago, Churchdown knocked All Saint’s out of the second round of the cup. The game started well with a great amount of pressure applied by All Saints’ and Harry Lordan quickly managed to beat the keeper to take an early lead. This was then quickly followed up by a second early goal as Tom Chamberlain moved the great set up from Captain Olly Whelan. The first half finished with All Saints’ up by 3 goals thanks to a great free kick from Jay Axton.

ASA vs Beaufort Year 10 Girls Netball

By Miss Barrett PE Teacher

The Year 10 girls’ Netball team travelled away to Beaufort Cooperative Academy. The game started with a draw in the first quarter with both teams struggling with the slippery surface but the ASA girls worked hard to score the

goals and by the 3rd quarter the ASA girls had doubled the Beaufort score.

The girls were dominant until the end of the game with Sharna Kelly scoring a run of 8 goals without missing. The game ended with a final score of 17-8 to ASA. Elle Eardley won Player of the Match with a strong performance at Centre but the whole team worked really hard to gain such a huge win. Well done girls.

The second half started with some good pressure from Churchdown however the outstanding work from the All Saints’ defence kept this pressure at bay. All Saints’ again dominated the game scoring a total of 8 more goals with even Luca Bassett managing to score a last minute goal. A great performance admirably showing strong sportsmanship.

Final score: ASA 11 – 0 Churchdown. With goals from Olly Whelan 3, Harry Lordan 3, Jay Axton 2, Caisley Hawker 1, Tom Chamberlain 1 and Luca Bassett!

Issue 41, Term 2, 2016

By Mr Ferguson Assistant Vice Principal

Year 8 Football Vs Gloucester Academy Won 6-4

A competitive and exciting game. The team started very strongly and two quick goals signified our early intentions. Going ahead proved to be the thorn in our side, the complacency that set in allowed Gloucester to carve holes in the defence and pull a quick goal back from the second restart. A third goal eased concerns as the half ticked away, an excellent effort from Liam Hope striking a fantastic shot from outside the box and into the top corner.

Mr Ferguson made several changes at half time to, in his words, level the game out and give everyone a chance! Within four minutes of the restart Gloucester had pulled back and were leading the game. Still no need to panic and no further changes were made as the game did in fact level out. With only 15 minutes left further changes were made to rotate the system and line up, it worked and the team picked up the work rate and pulled away once again to win the game 6-4.

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Vs Oxford Academy Won 5-2

Year 8 Rugby

This ESFA cup game had been previously postponed as the opposition had been forced to turn around due to traffic congestion. This time they arrived on time and ready to play. The game started at a fast pace with our team instructed to press the opposition quickly. A change of formation was being tried out and early signs looked promising. Much of the game was played in their half and chances were being created through our pace and width, unfortunately no one seemed able to convert with chance after chance going to waste. As the game ticked on the keeper came out and Abdul poked the ball past him to justifiably put us ahead. Jurek soon added to this running the ball from centre back and squeezing the ball under the keeper at his near post. A third from Matt added to the tally just before half time.

The second half saw a much more level game with both sides pressing the ball well and both sides creating chances on goal. With changes being made to rotate the team and give everyone match time the game seemed to become more frantic and full of energy.

Oxford pulled two goals back through excellent free kicks, but we were able to respond with goals from open play and keep our three goal lead up to the end.

Vs Pittville Won 70 – 35

Year 8 Table Tennis

Playing the fastest sport in the world!

The squad of 13 students displayed an outstanding attitude and level of ability in this most pleasing of fixtures. Not only did the boys win, but both sets of players self-umpired and displayed the highest standard of etiquette and focus throughout.

Using the 12 working tables and bats with non-picked rubber, it really does make a difference! The boys displayed a great deal of the skills, tactics and games play they had learnt in Mr Ferguson’s PE lessons last year.

This successful application and level of understanding overwhelmed their opposition and although there were some defeats the team pushed on and strode on to victory. Games were played to 11 points and each round involved 48 games, allowing all students to have maximum playing time and to eventually play everyone from the opposing school.

Round one: ASA 41 – 7 Gloucester Academy Round two: ASA 45 – 3 Gloucester Academy Round three: ASA 40 – 8 Gloucester Academy

Several players remained undefeated all evening: Ryan Oliver, Harry Kempson, Liam Hope, Satwinder Lidard, Nathaniel Cusuco and Harrison Brazil.

The evening was a real sporting and ambassadorial success for both Academies. It was a real pleasure to see the boys play in such a responsible and thoroughly positive manner. Well done to all the students involved.

Squad: Harry Kempson, Sonny Cooper, Marley Palmer, Logan Clifford, Nathaniel Cusuco, Satwinder Lidard, Lucas Castalino, Ryan Oliver, Liam Hope, Jdante Caine Lee, Matt Hunt, Harrison Brazil, Ben Peake.

A fantastic display from the 11 players who attended the game, the question was where were the rest of the squad?

Having had an abundance of riches to pick from at the previous two games a new problem arouse. Was this a sign of a loss of resilience and perseverance?

Of giving up? A defeated attitude – hopefully not, hopefully students had legitimate reasons and were not just letting their peers and the Academy down.

The new rules for Year 8s meant that we were only two players down rather than the four we would have been in previous years. The game began at a frantic pace and was a truly end to end affair, players were breaking tackles and making forward runs throughout the sides, but both sets were guilty of some poor handling errors early on, which limited the effectiveness of these breaks. It was the diminutive figure of Jayden Jeanes who evaded tackles and broke through in the corner to open the scoring with an excellent try. This served to buoy the team up and Yonathon Ayenew soon broke at high speed down the far side to score a great try in the opposite corner. Pittville soon pegged the team back and scored under the posts after some weak tackles through our centre. CJ Peelo then added to our tally, despite being tackled by four of the opposition he drove on and put the ball down under their posts. Pittville were not done and scored a break away try down our left side. Some solid defending and excellent tackling allowed us to hold onto our lead at half time.

The second half started with a kick which did not travel the full ten metres, Pittville reacted positively to this and with ASA standing still, were able to run the ball through unopposed to level the scores. ASA woke up to this and immediately reclaimed the lead with a break away run from Abdul Jabar finished off by the ever present Luke Walsh. With Peelo now on fire and running amuck through the opposition defence and destroying their runners with some excellent tackling the players upped their game too. Walsh scored again to add to the tally, Azzouz broke away on his own and offloaded to Hope who then passed onto Jeanes, to Jabar to Goodie who presented well to Peelo who then drove through once again for his 6th try of the game. Pittville stayed in the game well but were unable to counter the pace and determination of ASA as we pulled away to a 70-35 victory.

Congratulations and well done to the 11 who represented the Academy so positively and courageously!

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Condor Cup

The 8th year of the Condor Cup proved to be as exciting as it had ever been.

The Rodway Hill course was as wellkept as ever and presented a challenge to our budding golfers. The ever changing weather on the day added another dimension to the play as the brave Condors fought through.

With Brad Marks failing to make the cut this year the field was wide open, would a new pretender to the crown, emulate Danny Willett and win the Condor Cup? The excitement mounted as the first tee time approached and the Sixth Formers were told they were not allowed a buggy!

And the playing field was level!

The game was tight, as fairway after fairway saw ball after ball sail high above, green after green was attacked and in Jay Boulden’s case; tree after tree was hit! This gave Ergys Berisha an early lead as Jay emulated his favourite ‘Ax Men’ programme.

Jay soon made a game of it taking the next three holes from Ergys and returning the trees to the lovely Green Woodpeckers who frequent the course.

Alex Kapnias, Tyler Goodey and Liam Hope added fresh blood and talent to the competition and fought a tightly contested match as they too drove, chipped and putted their way around the course. The try displayed great confidence and promise as they abided to the etiquette of the course and game.

Joe O’Shea made a late bid for glory but struggled to cope with the pressure putts and the ever changing conditions. Joe did make a late bid for shot of the tournament as he split the two guarding bunkers with an excellent 170 yard approach shot and left himself with only a 4 foot putt, which he then blew! Shot of the tournament had to go to Berisha, his bunker shot on the 7th hole, which looked unplayable was a delight to watch as he delicately chipped out to leave himself a simple tap in, with O’Shea recording the shot in slow motion for posterity.

A fantastic evening could not even be spoiled by the torrential rain on the closing holes. Well done Ergys Berisha for winning this the Condor Cup!

Year 8 Rugby Year 8 Table Tennis Match drawn 35 - 35

In the district tournament our 3 year 8 boys teams travelled to Christ College sports hall where they competed well in this annual tournament to see who would go on to compete in the county finals later in the year.

Brilliant individual performances from Satwinder Liddar and Nathan Casuco were unfortunately not enough to see us win this well attended and high quality tournament.

The whole set of All Saints’ students were a real credit to the Academy, the high standard of etiquette, performance and umpiring was excellent to see. The maturity and decision making shown by all players was a reflection of their teaching and respect of the game and others. Finishing in a strong third, fifth and sixth place reflected the level that the boys have risen to in their performance over the last two years.

With Mr Pierce supervising the team due to Mr Ferguson’s involvement in the regular Year 11 focus group meeting, it was hoped that the team could continue with their resurgence in form.

A fantastic display was reported by Mr Pierce and a real team performance demonstrated by the players, an enjoyable and competitive match was created by both sets of players. The game could have gone either way and looked to be ours as the time ticked away. A loss of concentration in the final minute allowed Gloucester Academy to score and level the score with the last play of the game.

Scoring in such a way was truly reflective of the spirit and passion both sets of players put in throughout the game and displays the true nature of school sport and the values it nourishes and develops in students. A real victory for school sport!!

Issue 41, Term 2, 2016

X Country

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By Mr Rollason

Head of Durham PE Teacher

On Friday 18th November ASA took a team of aspiring athletes to St. Edwards to compete in the annual district XCountry competition. The course was very undulating and demanding and all pupils involved did tremendously well to reach the finish line in such quick times. Luke Walsh and Bailie Fullwood did especially well in their races and came 17th and 13th respectively.

Well done to all those who took part!

Mo Farah, watch out!

The Sixth Form football team maintained their 100% record in the south west regional league with a win over Churchdown School. Ergys Berisha put in a man of the match performance after he claimed two assists and dictating the game from centre midfield.

Mr Rollason made one change to the team that lost in the National Cup and opted for Harry Breese at centre back after his impressive performance in his last game. Harry Breese returned Mr Rollason’s faith by putting in a solid performance at the back along with Rece Gilder, Chase Danby and Travis Cottle. Josh Villarba and Mason Powell were their usually busy selves and caused problems up and down the wings throughout the match. Matt Makowiecki was a constant handful throughout the game and for the first time in his career, tracked back and helped out the defence. A great performance all round, well done boys!

Leah Rhodes Madison Berry Yaiisa Russell Katelyn Murphy Megan O'Loughlin Annie-May Jones Mille Chamberlain Shanti Cooper Jessica Haddon Jessica Hodson Lia Currie Kelsie Dix Thomas Chamberlain Baillie Fullwood Jakub Kroliczak Dorian Dyka Connor Hargraves Abdul Jabar Luke Walsh Jaidan Wiltshire Liam Hope Harry Kempson Sonny Cooper Mitchell Hambling Jdante Caine Lee Kyle Dooner

Year 8 Football

By Mr Ferguson Assistant Vice Principal

A fantastic performance from the team, particularly in the second half! After an end to end first half with both teams having a number of chances the score was tight with goals from Jdante CainLee and Abdul Jabbar giving us a 2-1 lead.

The second half started at a frantic pace and both teams could have scored before Luke Walsh hit a speculative but accurate shot which glanced the underside of the bar as it left the keeper rooted to the ground. Chances came and went as the visitors three times hit the ball over the top and exposed Sami Azzouz with their pace, Jaidan Wiltshire found it hard to keep hold of the ball without his gloves in goal and some clinical finishing form the centre forward let Churchdown keep close. Abdul Jabbar, Conner Hargrave and Matt Hunt kept the score ticking over and ASA pulled away to a reasonably comfortable victory in the end.

Sixth Form Football

By Mr Rollason

Head of Durham PE Teacher

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Results and fixtures: ASA 5 – 1 Bristol City Futsal Academy ASA 5 - 4 Redland ASA 4 – 0 Churchdown V St.Peters (a) 23rd Nov V Bristol City (a) 7th Dec V Redland (h) 14th Dec V St.Bedes (a) 4th Jan V Churchdown (a) 18th Jan V St.Peters (h) 25th Jan

Netball

Year 7 vs Beaufort Netball ASA vs Pittville Match Report

By Miss Barrett PE Teacher

The Year 8 girls had a good game against a strong Pittville side. Pittville took an early lead and by half time

were ahead by four goals. All Saints’ showed great determination and didn’t give up trying. In the last quarter, the All Saints’ girls scored a number of goals but unfortunately Pittville came through as the winners of the match with a score of 8-5. The player of the match was Yaiisa Russell.

By Miss Barrett PE Teacher

The Year 7 squad made a promising start and moved the ball around the court effectively and created an opportunity to score the first goal. Beaufort soon responded and scored 3 goals in quick succession. The ASA girls’ ability to move around the court and driving into space slowed down and as a result the goals dried up, we only scored

one more in the 2nd quarter. Beaufort played well and their Goal Shooter was on fire, scoring some lovely goals. The team changed around a little and the squad switched on and began to fight back for the last quarter and defended well and created spaces and scored a couple more goals, but Beaufort girls were too strong and came out with the win. There was some fantastic movement around the court from Millie Chamberlain who played centre. Excellent defending skills from Jessica Haddon who played GD and Chelsea Maker who player WD.