July 2018
Headteacher’s Letter News Student Successes Visitors & Events Charity Events
Student Leaders Trips & Visits Careers Update Subject News & Updates Sports News
Photograph: Y7 students on their graduation sports day
In this issue... 3 Headteacher’s Letter 4 News 6 Student Successes 8 Visitors, Events & Performances 17 Charity Events 18 Student Leaders 19 News 20 Trips and Visits 22 Subject News 23 Keeping Children Safe and Healthy 26 Y7 Events 28 Careers Update 30 SENSED 32 Sports News
Headteacher’s Letter
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Dear Parents and Carers, Since Easter, our Year 11 students have demonstrated such commitment and resilience to the new more challenging GCSE exams. We wish them well when they receive their results in August. We have had the privilege of meeting many parents this term either at subject evenings, our annual Arts and Technology exhibition, awards evenings or graduation events. As ever, students have shown their talents through performing in our many bands. I would like to thank those of you who have taken the time to write to
Students tell us that at Caludon, they value the quality of teaching, the care they are shown and their learning environment which enables them to grow as confident learners. New students to our school also tell us that that they notice we have high expectations for behaviour. Students have raised thousands of pounds this year for the chosen charities that their year groups have supported. As a business and enterprise school, our students continue to demonstrate innovative ways to raise money and year 9 were praised by employees when they presented their Dragon’s Den projects I am pleased to say that we are fully staffed for September and despite the national teacher shortages, excellent appointments have been made
in English, Maths, Computing and Technology. Our school uniform represents the high standards that we wish to preserve at the school. We have been concerned this year that skirts increasingly do not conform to the school uniform code. Therefore to support parents, as from now, branded skirts will be available at Cat Ballou and Andy Blair. From next September, 2019, any skirts worn will be expected to be the branded ones with the school logo on. Students can continue to wear black trousers. We wish you a happy summer and welcome back Year 7 on Tuesday 4th September, Year 8 to 11 and Year 13 on Wednesday 5th September and Year 12 induction on Fri 7th September. Best wishes,
Mrs M Marr Headteacher
Ms A Dudgeon Associate Headteacher
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News Warwick Sutton Scholars A select group of Y8 students have been attending Warwick University once a month throughout this academic year. This culminated in the Warwick Sutton Scholars Celebration event on Saturday 9th June. This was an opportunity to see what the young people we nominated had been doing over the previous six months and to celebrate their achievements with them. The students also presented their political campaigns to parents and a panel of judges‌ with the winning group getting the chance to go on a prize trip to London! Ms Edwards, Y8 Leader
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Making The News
The Poppy Soldier
A group of Y8 boys - Harry Haskins, Tom Male, Dylan Smith, Caden Hadley and Ben Adams - have made a BBC School report. This report follows the conventions of a BBC news report and in their case is about the Syrian War. It has been uploaded to the school website. The next one will be a cheerier report on the development of Formula E.
In a previous issue of the Caludon Update, we told you about the Poppy Soldier sculpture made by our talented duo Ms Fell and Mr Witherford. Earlier this term we handed the sculpture over to Royal British Legion members who will be touring it around the local area. Its first destination was the main library in the city centre, with several other venues already planned to host its display.
Ms Mallett, Geography teacher
We are very proud of the endeavours of our two members of staff, and hope the statue will help the Royal British Legion to raise money in the coming months and years. Ms Hutchinson, Assistant Headteacher
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Student Headteacher’s Tea Party The following Y10 and Y11 students were nominated to attend the Headteacher’s Tea Party at the end of May.
Callum Collinson-Rogers Genevieve Gunn Olivia Barker Sophia Eales Freya Underhill Hollie Weir Macca Winterburn Precious Abu Holly Kingswell
Amy Dixon Britney Caka Sophie Boon Paige Morris Aleena Sheikh Ebenezer Chatawe Jake Cockerton Jayan Bhambra Jeevan Saira Dhadda Kelsea Dawson Rachel Cooper Sonia Fard Tania Naorozy Georgia Clarke Charlotte Watson
The following Y8 students were nominated for the Headteacher’s Tea Party in mid-June. Elyza Mathew Melissa James Sonia Naorozy Erin Curtlin Ebony Callender Safa Saman Tom Coyle Reece Mupama Joe Kingswell Jacob Aristidou
Jess Smith Karly Bagley Kayleigh Johnson Yue Qi Ajay Singh Amelia Ingham-Stott
Ms Murrey, Headteacher’s PA
Maths Challenge Over 170 Y7 and Y8 students took part in the UKMT Junior Maths Challenge at the start of this term.
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There was a lot of stiff competition, with so many great minds all in one space.
Congratulations to all who took part, and we hope many of you will do so again next year. Mr Riding, Mathematics
Successes Word Millionaires
Congratulations to the following Y7 and Y8 students who have all achieved the status of reading so many books that they have become word millionaires!!
Ella Carr, Sharn Bassi, Aliza Khan, Amelie LayfieldThompson, Alan Ha, Isabelle Humphreys, Samana Raza-Jafri, Evangeline Morgan, Lucy Moore, Neha Thomas, Ryan Keogh and Yuxuan Lin. Mrs Ruddy, Technology
Money raised for UHCW The Music department recently received the following email letter from staff at UHCW: Thank you for bringing cheer to the hospital
Again, thank you for your support! We are very proud of all the students involved. Mrs Vincent, Music
Thank you to the members of Caludon Castle Choir for bringing cheer to University Hospital during June 2018. I am pleased to tell you that your performance raised a fantastic total of ÂŁ162.26. The funds you raised will go towards the wards and departments within University Hospital, The Hospital of St Cross in Rugby and our Community Mental Health Services. We would like to invite you to perform for us during our Festive Music which will run from 3rd to the 14th December and we will contact you next term.
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Visitors and Speakers for Schools Liv Garfield, CEO of Severn Trent Water, came to Caludon to give a talk to a large gathering of our Y10 Geography and Science students. This event was organised by Speakers for Schools, as part of The Great British Plastics Challenge campaign. The students were engaged throughout, and asked lots of questions. As a result of the talk, students in Science are carrying out a research project on microplastics to raise awareness with the students. Staff have also been doing work with students on the importance of water conservation. Ms Garfield was also great in inspiring our girls in particular, and encouraging them to undertake challenging and high profile careers. You can follow the national campaign on Twitter using #Plastics Challenge. Ms Banwait, Science and Ms Hutchinson, Assistant Headteacher
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Events in brief
25 April saw STEM club on a visit and Drama technician Sam. to a university with Ms AndersonShore. Ms Sutheran took Y10 Sociology students to the Houses of Y9 were able to watch a live Parliament in July to see stream of an RSC performance democracy in action. of Macbeth at the end of April, organised within school by Mrs Y10 Science students went Warde. to Warwick University for a laboratory day earlier this term On 3rd May Y7 students visited with Dr Millett. the Sea Life Centre with Ms Mallett and other members of the The annual Y7 Castles Trip, to Geography team. both Kenilworth and Warwick Castles took place in July. Y8 students took part in a History trip to the Black Country Living Our thanks to all the staff who Museum on the 21st May. make these events possible. There is a large team involved in Y12 Art, Photography, Media, even the smallest visit, to ensure Business and Drama students students’ safety and wellbeing, as visited Falmouth University for well as keeping everything to as a short residential experience low a cost as possible. We believe in July. The visit was organised that the benefits to the students by Mr Handy. Students were are more than worth the time and accompanied by Ms De Groot effort this takes.
Events Iraq T-shirts charity event We reported in the last edition that 20 of our students had designed and decorated T-shirts to send to children in a refugee camp in Iraq. At the end of April we had confirmation that the T-shirts had arrived and been given out. BBC News covered the story with a video, still availalble online at: https://bbc.in/2mDIYt7
The T-shirts were made as part of the “Let’s Be Friends” project, started by Coventry University graduate, Zinah Mohammed, who grew up in Baghdad. The project aims to build friendships across borders. Mr Stokes, Assistant Headteacher
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Events and
Warwick Arts Centre workshops We were fotunate to be offered two free workshops by staff from the Warwick Arts Centre’s Mead Gallery earlier this term. We were able to host these in our Creativity and Culture Week, for Y10 Art and Photography students. 16 Photography students attended a workshop in which they made a pinhole camera, which they then set up to take a photograph over the following week. Unfortunately, the pinholes were too small and the images too weak to be seen, but the students can now repeat the design with a larger pinhole and see their results next term. At the same time, 15 Art students attended a creative writing workshop with a visual outcome. Both workshops were part of a pilot project to be repeated in other schools and the wider community after the summer break. Ms Hutchinson, Assistant Head
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Y10 Battle of the Bands On Tuesday 20th March we had our annual Y10 band gig. This is coursework for our Y10 BTEC students and the audience were treated to an amazing evening. As part of the coursework, Band Promotion, we decided for the first time ever to have a battle of the bands. Each band’s video of the evening was posted on YouTube at a specific time and then the winning band with the most views by April 20th would be announced our winner. Fake ID and The Heat stormed into the lead with Fake ID eventually winning with over 5000 views.
Fake ID’s prize was to represent Caludon Music at a special gig at the Tin on Monday May 21st. They were the headlining band for the gig, which was the launch event for a week long series of events at the Coal Vaults. This formed part of the BBC Biggest Weekend Fringe. The event was recorded by the BBC to be aired on BBC CWR at a later date. Coventry Music were so impressed by the standard of our Y10 musicians that they invited second place band The Heat to perform at the Belgrade on Wednesday 23rd May. Ms Vincent, Music
Performances Music Performances Belgrade Theatre Summer Showcase
On Wednesday 27th June the school choir were invited to perform at the Belgrade theatre. They sang two songs ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and ‘A Million Dreams’ from The Greatest Showman. Soundboard and Fretworks Guitars were also performing - which featured two of our Y9 guitarists, Joe and Michael. This was another amazing opportunity for Caludon musicians to perform at another great venue. Ms Vincent, Music
in front of our teachers was most definitely daunting. However, we still managed to pull of a great performance, receiving compliments from many staff afterwards. Just under a week later, we performed as a part of Creativity & Culture Week to Y10s and Y8s. As many of us would agree, it was so much fun doing this as the atmosphere created by the students had us all buzzing. It was a really great experience and judging by the reaction of the audience, we think they enjoyed it too! Kamilla Fernandes, Y12 Music
YouTube We are pleased to announce that the full version of this year’s school show ‘School of Rock’ is now available to view on our YouTube channel. All our school shows are on there, including the Wizard of Oz which has now had 126,000 views! You can follow all our students’ performances on the YouTube as well. Our channel is Caludon PAF. https://youtu.be/lM9CiiTq3oQ Ms Vincent, Music
History of Pop gig On Wednesday the 27th of June, the Y12 music class had their History of Pop concert at the Wyken Working Men’s Club. With a set list of over 40 songs, we performed music from the 1950s, such as Elvis Presley’s ‘Rock around the Clock’, to songs of today such as Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape of You’. The concert went down as a huge success! Over 100 tickets were sold and by the end of the night the dance floor was rammed with people dancing and cheering us on. Combined with the year 13s, we managed to raise over £1000 for the Coventry Haven Charity. Due to our success, we were asked to perform at the Staff Barbecue the next day! As tired as we were, we performed snippets of our concert in front of all the Caludon staff. Performing
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Art visits Y10 Tate Modern visit Y10 had the opportunity to visit the Tate Modern art gallery in London where they were able to explore and begin to develop their thinking further in regards to their personal projects at GCSE. Students were lucky enough to see, in the flesh, pieces by Andy Warhol and Barbara Kruger, as well as exploring more unfamiliar artists such as Robert Delaunay and Joseph Beuys. It was an absolute pleasure for the Art department and we look forward to seeing their ideas come to life even more next year. Have a great summer Y10.
Events and
Y12 residential visit to Bath
Y12 Art and Photography students had the opportunity to exhibit their work in Bath Artists Studio this term for the general public as well as the artists in residence who work within the gallery spaces at the studio. Along with this opportunity, students also got to stay at Bath University and experience what university life is like. They soaked up the atmosphere as well as the opportunities university has to offer. To support students in their Y13 portfolio work, they
visited Roche Court sculpture park to discuss, explore and form opinions on the pieces they saw. It was an absolute pleasure for staff attending the trip and we cannot wait to see how this will influence students with their work. Mr Owen, Visual Arts
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Performances Performances Year 13 music students perform for the final time On 5th June 2018, the Y13 Music students, (Ben Cooper, Niamh Ennis, Abbey Frost, Jade Frost, Jonathan Letts and Sean McCarthy) performed for the final time in their Caludon careers, singing and playing to a small audience made up of close family and friends. With a wide selection of songs, from Beyoncé and Frank Sinatra, to The Greatest Showman and the theme to ‘Schindler’s List’, the musicians provided a wonderful concert which brought their time at Caludon to a lovely end. Also performed were the pieces ‘YYZ’ by Rush, ‘Toxic’ by Britney Spears, and ‘Mohair Mountain’ from the Rock School books. In a first for the Y13 Solos, two foreign language songs were performed on the night, namely Enrique Iglesias’ ‘Héroe’ in Spanish, and ‘I Will Go To You Like The First Snow’ by Ailee, performed in Korean. Also, the evening saw some special guest appearances, with Mr Stokes and Mrs Vincent playing the piano, and Fjori Dautaj giving a beautiful accompaniment on the violin.
Y7 and the Coventry Blitz Robyn Harrison in 7.7, as part of our Local History Coventry Blitz work, interviewed her great nan about her experiences. The class then worked together on a performance that brought her story to life. They performed this piece for their friends and family after school, and then again for members of the school community. Ms De Groot, Drama
The Y13 Music students are now going on to pastures new, with some continuing with the performing arts, and others planning to work in the health and education industries among others. We would like to thank the school for all of the musical opportunities we have been so fortunate to take part in over the years. Jonathan Letts, on behalf of the Y13 Music students.
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Year 11 Leavers’ Assembly
There was much laughter and many tears as Y11 students bade a fond farewell to each other and members of staff at the leavers’ assembly on 15th June. It is incredible how quickly the last 5 years have flown by and, looking back at some of the old photos, how much the students have grown up in that time. There were some epic performances from staff in the videos “Man’s Not Hot” and “The Greatest Showman” which students found hilarious - we are very grateful to Ms Hutchinson and Sam Roberts for filming these performances. A huge thank you goes to the students who performed at the assembly. They were absolutely amazing and helped make the occasion a truly memorable one.
Prom
Students and staff enjoyed a fabulous Prom night at The Chesford Grange Hotel on 29th June. It was the perfect way to celebrate the end of a very hard exam period for all our Y11
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Graduation students and it was lovely to see everyone dressed up to the nines and really having a good time. The DJ, photo booth and candy bar were a huge success and a professional photographer was present to capture lasting memories of the evening. The Y11 team would like to send our very best wishes to all the students in Y11 and wish them every success in their exams. They have been an outstanding
year group who have worked incredibly hard and we very much look forward to seeing them all on results day.
Year Book
A reminder to students who have purchased a year book. This will be available to collect on exam results day, Thursday 23rd August, or alternatively from Reception after this date. Ms Devine, Y11 Leader
Events Year 13 Prom This year’s Y13 Prom took place at the Holiday Inn hotel. An incredible amount of work and organisation went into the planning of this celebration, particularly from Mia Kelly and Amy Hutt. They had a photo booth, sweets table, awards and fun was had by all. We look forward to seeing them all on results day to celebrate their achievements. Ms Roberts, Leader post-16
Year 12 Graduation Event On Tuesday 17 July, Year 12 had their end of year graduation. This is an opportunity to celebrate the successes and reflect on the year. Students were awarded certificates for achievements in their subjects, enrichment activities, work experience and for 100% attendance. Special note must be given to all of the students who were dressed beautifully for the occasion. The event began with music from the Year 12 band who treated the audience to a variety of songs throughout proceedings including “Shape of you” and “Rolling in the Deep”. The students also heard Ms Linton and Miss James who gave heartfelt and wonderfully written speeches to inspire and motivate the students as they prepare for their transition into Year 13. An inspirational closing address was given by Miss Roberts, followed by students being given the opportunity to take photos and celebrate the year with friends. Mr Handy, Assistant Headteacher
Year 8 Team 8 Tutor Challenge The students were involved in an afternoon of mayhem and fun, with a mixture of rounders, singing, and The Button. The Button saw each tutor group taking part in a range of activities from the intellectual such as a Maths challenge - to the downright silly - dressing up as aliens and mummies. The graduating students threw themselves into the activities with enthusiasm, particularly when it came to sharing their newly rehearsed tutor group anthems. The rounders competition was won by 8.4, 8.1 gained first place in The Button, and 8.5 narrowly won the anthem round. Overall winners of the Team 8 Tutor Challenge were 8.1 with a total of 1756 points, beating their nearest rivals by 100 points. Ms Hutchinson, Assistant Headteacher
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Events STEM Over the duration of the last two half terms, the main focus of STEM club has been preparation for our entry into the Go4SET project sponsored by BP. Go4SET projects are all environmentally themed, including water and energy conservation, recycling and waste, and eco classroom design. Sustainability is a key component of all Go4SET project solutions. Students are able to apply STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) knowledge to a real life setting and demonstrate creativity and innovation. The project phase began with a launch event, has included a company visit, and culminates in a celebration and assessment day. We were partnered with mentors from a company called Arup. Arup is a multinational professional services firm headquartered in London which provides engineering, design, planning, project management and consulting services for all aspects of the built environment. Founded by Sir Ove Arup in 1946, the firm has over 13,000 staff based in 92 offices across 35 countries, and is present in Africa, the Americas, Australasia, East Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Arup has participated in projects in over 160 countries. The mentors met with the students each week during STEM club to work on their projects, guiding them through the process in order to fulfil the project brief; report, display board, presentation and model. The students showcased their hard work at the celebration and assessment day held at Staffordshire University on Tuesday 19th June, where they were judged
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on all 4 elements for both the Go4Set regional competition and the Big Bang Fair research competition. We entered 3 teams in total and one team (Ayomide Akinsinmide, Daniel Harrison, Millie Smedley, Jake Smedley and Lucy-May Jones) were picked by their judge to be put forward for a separate adjudication by the Big Bang Fair judges. As a result of this second adjudication they were chosen to enter a separate Big Bang 2019 competition (which is nationwide)! The judges of our teams made a specific effort to come and speak to us to say how well the teams had done and how they were very close runners up for the Go4Set prize! They were an absolute pleasure all day and were so enthusiastic and inquisitive in everything they experienced! Ms Reddington, Science and Ms Anderson-Shore, Mathematics
Charity events Quidditch A Quidditch match took place in school at the end of April, to raise money for our partner schools and communities in Uganda. The match was organised by Y10 student Holly Kingswell, who is in Uganda with the 2018 Caludon Castle ‘Team Uganda’ as this edition goes to print. The match was highly enjoyable, even for those whose knowledge of the rules was a little shaky at the start. Mr Morgan, Deputy Headteacher
Year 13 Charity Single £2,300 raised for Coventry Haven
When looking back to last September, I can still remember the group trying to choose the charity we wanted to support. After agreeing on Coventry Haven, we had our first meeting with Jaime, the representative from the organisation, and then spent a few days creating the lyrics of our single, which Jaime approved. After many weeks spent in the recording studios, countless meetings with the charity’s staff, numerous live performances, and even an appearance on local radio, it is wonderful to have seen first-hand how the money raised from this year’s Year 13 Charity Single will benefit women and children in the Coventry area. After our Live Launch on the 24th April, we have been
working hard to sell as many CDs and as much merchandise as possible. We are very happy and proud to announce that on Tuesday 10th July, the Year 13 music group, (made up of Ben Cooper, Niamh Ennis, Abbey Frost, Jade Frost, Jonathan Letts and Sean McCarthy), handed over a cheque to Coventry Haven – revealing that the Grand Total for this year’s Charity Single is £2300.00: the highest amount raised in the history of the project! Everyone involved with the single has thoroughly enjoyed their experience, and are really pleased to hear that Coventry Haven will become one of the charities supported by the Sixth Form in the coming years. In our final opportunity to write in the Caludon Update, we would like to thank the staff of the Music Department for all of their dedicated support over the last seven years. Don’t forget that you will soon be able to download ‘Always A Way’ by Elements of Hope on the usual music downloading sites, so please continue to support Coventry Haven. Jonathan Letts Y13 Music student
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Student Leaders Peer Mediators A group of 24 students from Y8 and Y9 completed their peer mediation training in May, with a residential weekend at Ackers Adventure. They undeniably had fun while they were there, but they also took part in some very serious activities designed to give them the skills they need to help other students who are not getting along together. As we move into the new school year, these students will be supporting specific tutor groups in the years below them so that they are on hand to help with issues as they arise. A massive well done to all involved: Josh Adams Rhys Brigg McKeith Calica Tom Coyle Caden Hadley Thomas O’Brien Tom Male Harry Owen Matthew Rouse Connor Smith Ruben Wade Charliese Abbott Esme Bennett Mary Bawden Erin Curtlin Desiree Montes Sonia Naorozy Michelle Pearson Daniel Harrison Jake Smedley Joe Griffiths Lucy Mae Jones Millie Smedley Ayomide Akinsinmide Mrs Edwards, Leader Y8
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Student Leader Training The student leader groups in each year group each attended a half day’s training at Coombe Park. Mr Moffatt, Sports & Leisure
SSAT & Sport
Ten of our experienced student leaders attended th SSAT Aspirations Show in London on 1 July. Our Y7 student leaders showed their younger peers how it’s done, as they supported local primary schools with their sports day at the AT7 Centre in the last week of term. Mr Moffat, Sports & Leisure
News Bake The Waste 1 In one of the last weeks of the bake the waste club, we managed to put together a mini tea party. Here are some of my members drinking tea with their pinkies in the air! Thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Fish Y10’s had an amazing opportunity to fillet fish. A chef came in to demonstrate this process and how to plate the dish attractively. Some really amazing dishes were produced at the end of the session with not too many feeling squeamish!
Bake The Waste 2 The final bake the waste and we made cake! Abi showing off her lovely creation. Keep your eyes posted in September for the return of bake the waste. Thank you to my two helpers Xanthe and Hannah, and all who have attended throughout the year, it has been a real pleasure baking and making with you.
Presenting Teacakes! Y9 had great fun presenting a teacake! They were shown some different ideas and processes, they then had to design their idea and produce it! Some really beautiful pieces of work. Mrs Coe, Food Technology
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Trips and Visits Plas Dol-y-Moch Y12 Biology and Media Studies students visited Coventry’s residential centre in the Snowdonia National Park in July. Nearby Porthmadog was recorded for four consecutive days as the hottest place in the UK, with temperatures in the shade scientifically recorded as over 30˚. The Biologists working on the sand dunes can attest to temperatures in the midday sun being much, much higher. Ms Hutchinson, Assistant Headteacher A select band of Y12 Media and Photography students braved the extreme temperatures in early July to visit Coventry’s outdoor centre in North Wales to complete a filming assignment. As part of their A level they have to create a film and the centre is an ideal base from which to access interesting and diverse locations that are not available in Coventry. This year’s students were quite advanced with their film-making skills so we had a variety of professionallooking set-ups on the beach and cliff faces. As they were an adventurous group, we managed to find time to indulge in a spot of kayaking, which inevitably involved staff and students falling in and getting a soaking - very welcome in the heat. The course co-ordinator also got in on the crazy world of horror films and enabled us to chase each other through the woods with a chainsaw (with the cutting blade removed!). The students we took were a pleasure to be with and were a credit to themselves and the school. Ms McDougall, Visual Arts
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Music trip Y9 and 10 music students had a wonderful day visiting Symphony Hall, Town Hall and Birmingham Conservatoire, watching the National Festival of Music for Youth. They watched string orchestras, brass bands and a full orchestra, in some of the world’s finest venues. The trip concluded with a short visit to the newly rebuilt Birmingham Conservatoire, where we were treated to a brief private impromptu organ recital. The organist Josh, a student from the Conservatoire, shared his practice schedule with the students, who were shocked to learn that he practises four hours a day. Hopefully the students will be inspired enough to start practising
for their unit 5 solos over the summer holiday - maybe not four hours a day though, especially the drummers! Mrs Vincent, Music
Photography: Stratford-on-Avon Y12 Photography and Moving Image students visited Stratford-on-Avon on 2 July as part of their ‘Near and Far’ transition project taking them from AS to A level photography. They visited the MAD Museum, the Butterfly Farm, and the RSC Tower, as well as having a little time to explore Stratford itself. Ms Hutchinson, Assistant Headteacher
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Subject News Technology: Y7 Home Learning
A Year in Y7 Music
This year’s home learning project has shown we have some very creative year 7 students. Students were asked to design and make a functional mosaic product. We have been amazed with the standard of the work and the wide range of products.
I have really enjoyed this year in Music. Music is one of my favourite lessons at Caludon, as at primary school we never did proper music lessons.
Students have produced candle holders, door numbers, tidy containers, key holders and photo frames! The work is currently on display in reception. Well done year 7! Mrs Ruddy, leader of Technology
This year I have learned to read music, play the ukelele, including Silent Night, and play the keyboard, including the Harry Potter theme, The Can Can, Ode to Joy, Pentatonic March, Happy Birthday, Match of the Day and many more songs. I learnt what notes are called and many more things that I didn’t know before. I am in the choir, which rehearses on a Thursday lunchtime. I have had the amazing opportunity of singing in the Albert Hall, with the talented Ella Aldridge singing a solo. I have also performed at a hospital, in front of the new year sevens and at the concert during Creativity and Culture Week. We experienced our first ever Creativity and Culture Week recently. Early in the week, a band called ‘The New Kings Order’ performed some really upbeat songs; they were very good and we all joined in on the songs we knew. We were able to take photos with the band. Next the Year Tens performed, all of them were very talented: The Faceless, The Framed, The Heat and many others. My personal favourite was the Heat who performed ‘Set Fire To The Rain’. Finally ‘Galaxy Thief’ performed, they were more experienced than the other bands, and they were amazing, it was very enjoyable. The Choir also had the chance to be backing singers for the Y12 band’s charity single. Unfortunately the Choir wasn’t on the album in the end, but it was still really fun! Overall I’ve had a very good year in Music, and I can’t wait until year eight when I can learn even more.
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Many thanks Ella Carr 7.1
Keeping children safe and healthy Following our introduction in the last Caludon Update, the safeguarding team continue to find information that we hope you will find helpful. In this issue we bring you advice about a number of different online activities, to help you to keep your children safe over the summer. Mrs Waring, Deputy Headteacher
Protecting young people from online grooming This article appeared on the Safeguarding Essentials website. Tackling terrorism remains one of the government’s main priorities. What with the convenience and accessibility of social networks, social games and encrypted communication platforms, the mammoth task of combatting extremism is made much trickier. What is online radicalisation? Increasingly, the Internet is being used by people who wish to share views and opinions. When this is done by an extremist - someone who holds extreme political and/ or religious views and who may promote illegal or violent action – in a way designed to cause those views to be adopted by others, this is defined as online radicalisation. It is a form of grooming – enticing someone to act in a certain way or manner for malicious reasons. How are young people radicalised online? Extremists meet young people where they are at – in online games, on social networks and on apps. Because of the physical divide, children may not perceive online strangers as potentially
unsafe in the way that they would do in the real world, and therefore they may engage with them on more personal levels. Their usual barriers may be down, causing them to be more vulnerable. In addition to this, as young people grow and develop in their understanding of who they are and where they belong in the world, they may search for others’ views and opinions and seek guidance from their online acquaintances; their youth leading to greater susceptibility. Some extremist organisations make training resources and videos using themes of popular violent games, such as Call of Duty, as they know that these will be particularly appealing to young people. In some cases, extremist have directly used the social nature of online games to groom children – meeting them where they are at and playing on their emotions. Extremists may also publish content on YouTube or use other popular apps, such as Instagram and Snapchat, to spread their messages. Extremist groomers play on a young person’s feelings and will make their ideals appealing. Who is at greater risk? Anyone, at any point, could potentially be groomed by an extremist online, but young people who fall into one of the below categories are particularly vulnerable: Those who are searching for answers to life online; Those who are associated with a gang, or involved in criminal activity;
Those who are suffering with behavioural problems or issues at home; Those who lack self-esteem, confidence or a sense of identity. Preventing online radicalisation To help young people stay safe from this form of grooming, it’s essential that they are taught to: Understand that some strangers online pose risks, have corrupt intentions and may not be who they say they are; Understand that people can publish anything online, even things that are false, untrustworthy and untrue; Speak to an adult about anyone who is making them feel uncomfortable or trying to make them believe in certain views/ opinions; Report content or messages that promote violence. Adults can also get involved by: Talking to young people openly about terrorism and extremism – what it is and the effect it has; Helping young people grow in their sense of self-confidence and selfworth; Being aware of what young people are doing online and who they’re talking to; Making sure that age-appropriate controls are in place; Checking that young people know who to report inappropriate/violent content to; Being aware of the signs that a young person may be being groomed: they may start to talk about new beliefs and cultures, they may become emotionally volatile or secretive and they may start to mistrust the mainstream media and look for conspiracy theories.
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Keeping children saf Fortnite fact-sheet
from the Safeguarding Training Centre from The Key Fortnite is an online video game where players compete to be the last person standing in a post-apocalyptic world. The most popular version is Fortnite: Battle Royale, which sees up to 100 players pitted against each other to stay alive on an island. Players can build and demolish structures, and collect weapons, supplies and armour to help them along the way. Players shoot each other using a range of lethal weapons, but the brightly-coloured, cartoon-style graphics and lack of bloodshed mean it doesn’t feel too gory or graphic. To play, the age recommendation is 12 and above due to ‘mild violence’, although you don’t have to provide your age when creating an account, so younger children can still log on easily. Fortnite: Battle Royale is free to download on PC/Mac, Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo Switch and iOS devices (Apple phones and tablets). It’s coming to Android soon. It has about 45 million monthly users worldwide including the England football team, who reportedly played it in their World Cup downtime.
• In-app purchases: players can build up large bills on their parents’ accounts by buying cosmetic items like outfits for your character and better-looking weapons (otherwise known as ‘skins’) • Addictive nature of the game: anecdotal stories tell of children staying up all night to play, or falling asleep in lessons after playing for too long. Some commentators attribute this to the communal feel of the game – you can play with your friends – and the game is different every time you play, keeping it fresh.
What are the concerns? You may have seen news reports or heard concerns raised about the: • Communication between players: a chat function allows players to talk to each other either over a headset and microphone, or using messaging. Children could use it to speak to strangers, or it could put them at risk of cyberbullying
www.askaboutgames.com/advice/ parental-controls
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What safety options are available to parents? Use the parental controls on the gaming device. Most devices allow you to set time limits on game play, set age limits for content, and restrict in-app purchases. Visit the website ‘ask about games’ for links to detailed instructions on the device your child uses – the site covers Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Apple and Android phones, and Nintendo Switch.
The battles in Fortnite last around 20 minutes. When trying to limit your child’s screen time, make the most of this natural stopping point. Set a limit in terms of matches rather than hours and minutes, or set time limits in 20 minute increments.
Turn off the voice chat feature Speak to your child to make sure they know this feature exists, and encourage them to use the options below if they encounter someone who is offensive or inappropriate. You can disable the voice chat function in the game if you: • Open the settings menu (the 3 lines on the right-hand-side of the screen), then choose the ‘cog’ icon • Select the ‘audio’ tab • You should be able to turn off ‘voice chat’ by tapping the arrows next to it You can also ‘mute’ individual players in the game by: • Pausing the game • Hovering over the player you wish to mute • Selecting the mute button (a loudspeaker icon) Make sure your child knows how to report inappropriate behaviour You or your child can report players who make them uncomfortable using the ingame feedback tool (located in the main menu). You can also use the ‘support’ section of the Epic Games site (the makers of Fortnite). You’re asked to select the platform you play the game on, the game mode you’re playing, and then you can select ‘report player’. You can provide more detail
fe and healthy such as the player’s name, and attach a screenshot.
Sources for this factsheet
https://fortnitehelp.epicgames. com/customer/portal/emails/ new?b_id=9729&q=email+us
This factsheet was produced by Safeguarding Training Centre from The Key.
What else can I do?
Fortnite, Epic Games https://www.epicgames.com/ fortnite/en-US/home
Further tips • Download and play the game to help you understand it • Talk to your child about what they’re doing online, and make sure they know they can talk to you about anything that has upset them • Check your bank statements and gaming system account balance regularly to look for in-app purchases you’re not happy with, and to make sure your child isn’t getting around any passwords you’ve set up
‘Fortnite chat raises stranger danger fears from NSPCC’, BBC News, 3 May 2018 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ technology-43988210 Fortnite: all you need to know, Net aware, from the NSPCC and O2 https://www.net-aware.org.uk/ news/fortnite-all-you-need-know/
More sources of support • Non-profit organisation Internet Matters has put together 5 top tips to manage children’s screen time. https://www.internetmatters. org/hub/guidance/5-top-tips-tomanage-childrens-screentime/ • The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) has a range of resources for parents on internet safety. https://www.nspcc.org.uk/ preventing-abuse/keepingchildren-safe/online-safety/ • The NSPCC has also teamed up with O2 to offer advice to parents. You can call their free helpline on 0808 800 5002, or make an appointment with an O2 Guru in an O2 store. https://guru.secure.force.com/ O2DeskStoreLocator
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Y7 Trips & Events Bushcraft 181 Y7 students recently enjoyed a Bushcraft residential trip to Boughton Woods, Kettering. During the trip the students took part in a range of Bushcraft activities, designed to build students’ survival skills, resilience and their understanding of the natural world. These activities included concealment exercises, wood working, trap making and shelter building. At the end of the first day 25 students chose to sleep out under the stars in the shelters they had built, which was an amazing, and thankfully dry, experience! Mr Buckingham, Science At Bushcraft, I slept in a shelter that me and my friends made. It was a great experience to sleep under the stars with my friends and the highlight of the trip. I was proud of myself because not many people did it. We made the shelter out of rope and tarp, and it was in between the trees. Overall, it was an interesting and fun experience and I would wild camp again in future. Sadie Davies, Y7 At Bushcraft we had an activity where everybody got into groups and made shelters out of rope, tarp and sticks. We made our shelters between two trees and used four long sticks to hold it up. It was fun making and sleeping in it and it was an overall highlight in Bushcraft for me and my friend Artair. We had plenty of spce and plenty of fun. For the time we had before lights out we were chatting and playing with sticks, playing jokes on each
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other. Me, Artair and David fell asleep late because people were playing with torches. Overall, I feel proud of myself for making a shelter, and happy for the experience. Aaron Binoy, Y7
Sports Day On a very sunny Friday in July, Y7 had their graduation sports day. There were many fantastic fun events including triple jump, shot put, 400 metre race and the now famous inter-form tug-ofwar. The overall winners were 7.3, who had actually accrued so many points on the morning’s athletics events, that their tug-ofwar points did not need to count! The tug-of-war competition was worn by 7.1. The top scorers in the year were. For the boys 1st Braydon Andreasson 2nd Cole McGhee/ Will Stapleton 3rd Henry Rouse/ Rhys Stapleton/Wyatt Jacobs. And for the girls 1st Sireen Munir 2nd Taylor Stringer 3rd Eva Morgan/Chloe Pullman/Lois Watkins. To help everyone cool off in the afternoon, we all enjoyed an icecream! Mr Buckingham, Science, and Mr Frankish, Sport & Leisure
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Careers Update Mr Fitzjohn, leader of Careers
Dragons’ Den Bright young students pitched business ideas to a team of experts in a ‘Dragons’ Den’ style event. KS3 students at Caludon Castle School had been working together for three weeks prior to the event, which saw them explain to business leaders in the Coventry area how their ideas would work. The students were given a free reign in terms of what field their idea would fit into, but had to make sure they were thoroughly thought out, with marketing schemes, presenting styles, target research and more taken into account. The event was organised by staff at the school, which is a Business and Enterprise Specialist school, and the Coventry and Warwickshire LEP Growth Hub, who were represented in the Dragons’ Den by enterprise co-ordinator Dave Lennox. The winning concept came from students Zehra Kapar, Shannon O’ Farrel, Sara Islam and Sophie Thomas, who came up with the idea to release a mental health diary to improve the livelihood of those living with mental health issues and help doctors better understand conditions. Sophie Thomas said, “We think that our idea would help a lot of people and it is quite a simple concept. People would keep a diary of any incidents that affect
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their mental health, whether that is positively or negatively, and that way they can look back on things clearly. “Some people don’t like to speak up about their mental health, so this could also be passed on to doctors, who could read what has been written. It can be a struggle to actually get across your emotions by talking, so something written down clearly would help people.” Students’ regular classes were utilised to get their projects into the best shape possible, with drama sessions doubling up as an opportunity to improve their pitches, maths lessons incorporating finance and more. The judging panel was completed by Cara Pickering of The Gallery Kenilworth, Susan Reilly of MTC, Rebecca Warwick of MCS, retired solicitor Geoff Brooke-Taylor. Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership co-ordinater and ‘Dragon’ for the day, Dave Lennox, said: “The standard of submissions were excellent and the broad range of bases which the students covered was really impressive.
“Myself and some of the other Dragons will be sharing some of the best ideas with relevant businesses and seeing if there is any further direction that they can be taken.” The top three teams were given Love2Shop vouchers, with other winning ideas including a Bluetooth pen to help people with writing issues get their thoughts across on paper, and a bus tracking system to help commuters time their journeys to perfection. Tom Fitzjohn, careers leader at Cauldon Castle School, said: “We were delighted to welcome our Dragons for the day. They gave some very helpful advice and encouragement which was greatly appreciated by our students. “Everyone who took part really put their all into the project and every team had strong ideas.”
What parents need to know about SNAPCHAT Snapchat is a photo sharing app for mobile phones and tablets. the app allows users to share images, videos and chat with friends. Users can share images and videos directly to specific friends, or through a ‘story’ shared with their entire friend list, which documents the last 24 hours. In a study, Snapchat was ranked the 4th most negative app in terms of having an impact on young people’s health and wellbeing, with children feeling that they can use the app Snapchat “to make you look pretty”. EXPOSING YOUR CHILD’S EXACT LOCATION The ‘Snap Map’ lets you share your EXACT location in real-time through a map on the app. The user’s location updates when the app has been opened on the device. There is a warning on the Snapchat website about uploading images and videos to ‘Our Story’, stating that “Snaps you submit to Our Story can still show up on the Map, no matter what location setting you choose!”. When uploading to Our Story, your child’s image or video could appear in “Search results and Stories on or off Snapchat - today or in the future”. SCREENSHOTS & SAVED MESSAGES While Snapchat’s gimmick is that all photos, videos and text disappear eventually, users still have the capability to screenshot or record what has been sent to them. Users may sometimes forget that screenshotting is a possibility in the app and send a compromising image or message to somebody that they think they trust. They may also accidentally send an image or message to somebody who they do not trust. Simply by pressing and holding a message, allows the user to save a message they have received, which can be screenshotted or used against them at a later date. SEXTING Due to ‘Snaps’ disappearing, (users can even send a one second photo or video), Snapchat has become the chosen platform for children and young people to send sexually explicit images or ‘selfies’. Once a photo/video has been screenshotted, or recorded using another device or software, this can lead to further dangers, such as blackmail and cyberbullying. It is illegal to make, possess, download, store and share
sexual images, photos and videos of a person under the age of 18. This also includes any sexual images, photos and videos that a child may have taken of themselves. However, if a young person is found creating or sharing images, the police can choose to record that a crime has been committed, but taking formal action isn’t in the public interest. SNAPSTREAKS & ADDICTION ‘Snap Streaks’ are gained when snaps have been sent back and forth consecutively between friends. The longer that Snaps are sent between users, the longer the streak becomes. Furthermore, Snapchat rewards users who have achieved high Snap Streaks, by gifting emojis, adding incentives for users to keep the streaks. Children invest time into making their streaks as high as possible: this can put an incredible amount of pressure on children and their friendships to make sure their streaks are continued. ***NEW FOR JULY 2018*** LENS EXPLORER The Lens Studio on Snapchat gives users the freedom to use their imagination to design their own filters for themselves and others to use. Snapchat states that the lenses users create “must comply with our Lens Studio Submission Guidelines and Community Guidelines and must be appropriate for Snapchatters ages 13+”. The Lens Explorer in the app now allows users to choose from thousands of these creations to alter their Snaps. Anyone can create a Lens for Snapchat, which opens opportunities for ageinappropriate content to be uploaded.
Top Tips for Parents DISCUSS THE RISKS OF SEXTING It can be slightly awkward talking about this topic with your child, but if it helps them protect themselves, then it is worth it. Talk to them about the consequences of sexting and make sure that they’re aware of the risks. Ensure your child knows that ‘Snaps’ can be screenshotted. Teach them that if they post anything potentially embarrassing or harmful (either of themselves or someone else) it can have severe consequences; the message, image or video can be shared further.
no longer be visible to anyone on the ‘Snap Map’. To enable this, go onto the Snap Map and tap the cog in the top-right corner. Here, change the setting to ‘Ghost Mode’. RESTRICT STORY VIEWS Your child can add videos and images to their ‘Story’ throughout the day which will last for 24 hours. By default, anyone in a user’s friends list can see their story. We recommend checking the privacy settings to ensure that this has not been edited. This can simply be done in the apps settings under the ‘Who Can View My Story’ section. The options to choose from are ‘My Friends’, ‘Everyone’ or ‘Custom’ - we suggest that it is set to ‘My Friends’. REPORTING A STORY, LENS, FILTER, SNAP OR MESSAGE If your child comes across inappropriate Snapchat content, which may be sent directly to them or in another person’s story, advise them to report it immediately. This may includes an inappropriate lens, filter, message or Snap. To report an offensive lens, they should open the app and select the lene they want to report. An info button will appear above the lens. Click this, followed by the flag icon. This will send a report to Snapchat for further investigation. Reports can also be made on the Snapchat support website: support.snapchat.com. ***NEW FOR JULY 2018*** HOW TO DELETE A MESSAGE Advise your child never to send any negative messages (or images through gallery in the chat on the app) as screenshots can still be taken. You should also advise your child to screenshot any negative comments that they recieve as the sender can also delete them. To delete a message, simply press and hold the sent message and press delete. TURN OFF ‘QUICK ADD’ ‘Quick add’ helps friends find each other on the app. This is based on mutual friends or if their number is in their phone book. Explain to your child that this feature can open up their profile to strangers. We highly recommend that your child turns off the ‘Quick Add’ feature. This can be done in the settings.
www.nationalonlinesafety.com
USE ‘GHOST MODE’ We highly recommend enabling Ghost Mode on the app so that your child’s location will
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SENSED Visual Arts & Technology Showcase This year’s exhibition was the largest one yet, with work being exhibited not only from GCSE and A level students in Visual Arts and Design Technology but also from KS3. The standard of the work, as always, was very
high and demonstrated the immense skills that Caludon students possess. The work exhibited ranged from amazing lamps to clay heads, engrossing films, stunning photographs and a large Mad Hatter’s tea party installation.
There was also an underwater installation with glowing jelly fish, created by Art Club. The event was catered for by the Hospitality students and the standard of food and service was excellent. If you have yet to experience this lovely event then a date for your diary for next year is Monday 8 July from 5-7pm. Ms McDougall, leader of Visual Arts Well done to our SENSED exhibition winners in Design and Technology. We had a great evening celebrating the work of our A level Product Design students, and GCSE students in Hospitality and Resistant Materials. This year, for the first time, we gave a special award to Ellie Smith in Y9 for her outstanding attitude to learning in KS3 in a range of Design and Technology Subjects. Our other winners for excellence were Joseph Haythorn for Hospitality, Tommy Mannion for Resistant Materials and Harun Shaju for Product Design. Mrs Ruddy, leader of Technology
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Sports News Boys’ Football Cup Final! The U15s and U16s teams did incredibly well this season to reach their respective cup finals and represented the school superbly throughout both competitions. This was Caludon’s first appearance in a West Midlands Final for over 20 years and the first time in 9 years that we have reached the Ricoh. Neither team won, but both put in a great effort and did us proud. After beating Cardinal Newman earlier in the month, the U16’s took part in the Coventry Telegraph Final on Thursday 17th May at the RICOH Arena. Curtis Howe Raman Marva Callum Moran Luke Kennedy Rob Livingstone Sam Turrall Josh Green Ryan Pedley Brandon Tierney Patrick Marshall Harvey Billing Callum Martin Owen Ashby Modou Barry The U15’s team played the Q3 Academy in West Midlands Final on Saturday 19th May, at Cryfield Village, University of Warwick. Curtis Howe Rhys Henton Callum Moran Will Jones
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Charlie Seedhouse James Dunn Josh Green Ryan Pedley Jamie West Patrick Marshall Harvey Billing Jack Archer Lennon McGuiness Sam Bestard Felix Donkor
Summer Reading Don’t be bored in the holidays, these are the top 20 books that year 7 and 8 have rated as their favourites this year! All the titles listed were given 4 stars which means students rated them as ‘one of the best books they had ever read’.
1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone - Rowling, J.K. 2. Hetty Feather - Wilson, Mr Frankish, Sport & Leisure Jacqueline 3. Matilda - Dahl, Roald 4. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Football may not have Secrets - Rowling, J.K. actually come home, but 5. Dustbin - Morgan, Michaela at Caludon we were ready, 6. Everything, Everything - Yoon, supporting the England team Nicola with Waistcoat Wednesday. 7. Brilliant World of Tom Gates, The - Pichon, Liz 8. Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, The - Boyne, John 9. Code Breakers - Powell, Jillian 10. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel - Kinney, Jeff 11. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway - Kinney, Jeff 12. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul - Kinney, Jeff 13. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Rowling, J.K. 14. Roller Coasters Brush, Jim 15. Coraline - Gaiman, Neil 16. Skellig - Almond, David 17. Adventures of Marco Polo, The Smalley, Roger 18. Mystery Mob and the Monster on the Moor - Hurn, Roger 19. Golden Goal - Freedman, Dan 20. Magic Mates and the Beach Babes - West, Jane Ms Ruddy, Literacy