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CAMPDONIAN INSPIRE • EMPOWER • EXCEL
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Principal, Mr John Sanderson with students (left to right) Anna Golton Yr10, Murray Hemley Yr9, Noah Booker Yr10, Renée Hands Yr9
The CAMPDONIAN 2017
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s I welcomed staff and students back to school at the start of the academic year after a thrilling summer of sporting and academic success, I held only excitement over the possibilities that the new year may hold for us all.
Inspired in part by Team GB’s Olympic success in Rio and by Matt Gotrel’s commitment to securing Olympic Gold, I spoke to each year group about the importance of adopting a ‘Growth Mind-set’. How important it is for success, not just in sport but in every aspect of life, to have a way of thinking that seeks out opportunities regardless of the obstacles and opposition, and recognise that in trying to overcome these, you grow and become even better, maybe even the best! Indeed, I’m confident in the view that a degree of failure should be accepted as almost an essential part of the learning process because it reflects an attitude that you are willing to move out of your comfort zone and give new things a try in the pursuit of progress.
I went on to explain how, as a community of learners, Chipping Campden School is essentially a team, with many different sub-teams within the overall team: Team CCS. Like-minded people coming together because they are inspired to learn and empowered to excel. Chipping Campden students are the central part of this hard working team and by adopting a growth mind-set, not allowing the risk of failure to prevent them from trying, and by taking on board the advice and insight from their talented teachers, their growth, improvement and success will follow. With all this coming together, it was not surprising for me to see that when Team CCS was put to the test in March with our long anticipated Ofsted inspection, our School-wide culture of striving to succeed reached new heights of achievement. A fantastic sense of community and belonging permeated the School as the team of inspectors dug deep: observing learning across a wide range of subjects and age groups, scrutinising an extensive range of students' written work, meeting with
John Sanderson Principal
governors, staff and groups of pupils, and carefully evaluating hundreds of parental responses to the online questionnaire. Following an inevitable, and undeniably at times apprehensive seven week wait, the judgment of Outstanding for Overall Effectiveness was formally announced. A tribute to the talents, dedication and professionalism of Chipping Campden School staff, the ongoing support of parents and an enormously committed governing body and the concerted efforts of the students whose progress has climbed year on year. As we now join the elite group of Outstanding schools and look forward to writing the next exciting chapter in the life of this School I trust that the pages of this year’s Campdonian will enable everyone associated with the school, past and present, to join me in a review of this extraordinary year and in celebrating some of the many successes Team CCS have enjoyed by working together and adopting a growth mind-set.
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Principal's Welcome
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Alumni, Richard Craven
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Mathematics
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Alumni, Matt Gotrel
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Design & Technology
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Alumni, Harry Carr
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Science
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Business
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Chemistry and Information Technology
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Success, Chloe English
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Environmental and Land-Based Science
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Success, Cricket stars
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Geography, Iceland and Devon
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Trip to New York
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Modern Foreign Languages (MFL), French Trip to Loire Valley
P42 Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE), Bronze
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MFL, Spanish Trip to Cantabria
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DofE, Silver
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Art
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DofE, Gold
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History
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Campden Past, The Campden Dig
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English
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Music
P47 Campden Present, Chipping Campden Town
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Sport
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Staff Leaving
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New staff
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Reflections from Head Boy and Head Girl
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Alumni and Hilda Terry Award
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World Challenge, Mongolia 2016
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Year 11 Prom night
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Year 13 Dinner Dance
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Thank You
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CAMPDONIAN 2017 MATHEMATICS
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aths is fun. We have had an enjoyable year including the maths team challenges, individual challenges and the Sixth Form students working with primary students to help enthuse and encourage their maths skills.
In February, four contestants from Chipping Campden School went to Myton School in Warwick to compete in the UK Team Maths Challenge regional finals. Our group consisted of Harvey Jackson, Chloe Stanier, Gregory Hudson and Freya Aylmore. The challenge was split into four different tasks throughout the day.
Once again, we had a successful year in the UKMT Maths Challenges with three Gold, six Silver and four Bronze certificates awarded from the Senior Maths Challenge. We also had one student reaching the next stage: The Silver Kangaroo. There were some excellent performances in the Intermediate Challenge with five students reaching the Kangaroo stage, four Gold, thirteen Silver and eleven Bronze certificates. We also had five silver and seven Bronze certificates in the Junior Maths Challenge. Well done to all who took part.
The first task was to work out ten questions within the team. It was a lot harder than it sounds! The next task was a lot more complicated, it consisted of a crossword. The team was split in half, one group did the horizontal questions and the other did the vertical. The third challenge was sixteen questions. Again, the group was split in half, one group had the first question, the answer to which was then passed on to the second group to help with their question.
Mr Martin
Maths Team Challenge I found that the day was very fun and that it was a good learning experience. It also enforced my learning, as it was fun and I find I pick up more details. It was also good getting experience from the Year 9s and also from the different maths teachers. I felt that it could be a little easier as our tutor for the day said that some of the maths teachers struggled with the questions. My favourite round was when we were in pairs and we had to do a question and then run and get the questions for the next pair. Gregory Hudson Year 8
Y10 Maths Feast In March Mr Griffiths took four of our Year 10 Mathematicians to Worcester University to compete in the annual Maths Feast. Noah Booker, Matthew Ross, Cameron Davis and Harry Brenchley all worked very hard across several rounds of varying mathematical challenges. Some involved quick number skills in Countdown style rounds and others needed very good logic to figure out how was quickest to get several people across a bridge, or how to fit different sized vehicles on a ferry.
The final, a relay race, was great fun. You received a question and you had to run to the end of the hall to see if you got the answer correct. We didn’t win, however we did ourselves proud. It was a great experience meeting other schools and being able to participate and use maths outside of our classrooms.
After the prizes were given out for the best round scores we were empty handed. With a previous best of 55% from our school the boys had accepted that, although they tried hard, they probably weren't getting into the top three despite being confident of beating our previous best. So imagine the shock on their faces when we were announced in 3rd place with a personal best 73%! We had seen off tough competition from several of the local private and grammar schools that made up most of the fifteen teams and really showed off how great we are at mathematics here at Chipping Campden School.
Harvey Jackson Year 9
Well done to the four boys in Year 10 Mr Griffiths
We had seen off tough competition from several of the local private and grammar schools that made up most of the fifteen teams and really showed off how great we are at mathematics here at Chipping Campden School.
L to R: Harvey Jackson, Gregory Hudson, Chloe Stanier, and Freya Aylmore.
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CAMPDONIAN 2017 STEM
L to R: Billy Murtagh, Callum Lea, Tom Betteley, Tom Shurmer, Hope Spalding and Isobel Harris
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elieving. Dreaming. Progressing. Inspired to learn, empowered to excel. Product design at Chipping Campden School sixth form embodies these traits. Throughout the two-year course, adventures and challenges presented themselves. These included projects such as STEM ambassadors (Science Technology Engineering and Maths), innovation challenges, visits from McLaren, and the opportunity to design and make their own products. STEM ambassadors is an opportunity presented to Year 12 students following their return from study leave in the interim period between Years 12 and 13. This scheme is designed to develop teaching, planning and organisational skills within the students. The project itself sets out the task of teaching primary school children (around age 8) the valuable practical skills that they will use once they arrive in high school to study Design Technology. The project structure requires the A-Level students to plan how to teach the construction of a product to the children and then complete this throughout two sessions, teaching background information and then the construction phase. The A-Level class is an intimate group of 6 individuals. Despite the subject being a primarily male dominated field, one third of the class are female students; both achieved unconditional university offers in Design Technology based subjects. The other students are progressing onto degree level apprenticeships in engineering, furniture design, industrial design and business studies. With the support and encouragement this subject has given them throughout the A-Level course they have all gained the tools and skills that have enabled them to pursue and achieve their ambitions for the future. By Hope Spalding and Isobel Harris
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A-Level project design, multi-functional coffee table by Tom Betteley
STEM is an integral part of School life at CCS, the Science, Maths and Design Technology department work closely together to deliver innovative projects and activities for students across the School, as well as offering exciting taster activities for students from local primary schools.
CAMPDONIAN 2017 DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY Fast Track to Success In February some of our students recently took part in the F1 in Schools Challenge. This exciting initiative is an international competition for 9-19 year olds. Teams of up to six follow the same processes that real Formula One teams follow – from their initial business plan through to manufacturing a car. They use Computer Aided Design (CAD) software, data analysis using Computational Fluid Dynamics and drag calculation software and Computerised Numerical Control (CNC) machinery to manufacture their car. Finally, they race their car on a 20m race track to see who has designed and manufactured the fastest car. A school team, known as Team Zoom, consisted of Noah Booker Y10, Charlie Rainey Y9, and friend, Christopher Bridges, who attends The Cotswold School. They took home ‘Fastest Car’ and ‘Best Sponsorship and Marketing’ award as well as coming 2nd place overall in the F1 in Schools STEM Challenge Regional Finals. This led the team to the UK National Finals held at the Silverstone race track. They were awarded the ‘Judges Recommendation Award’, came 6th in the racing and 14th overall in the competition. The boys put in hundreds of hours of work after school, at weekends and during the holidays to complete the project and were delighted that their efforts were recognised with these awards. At the National Finals each team brings along a pit display, their cars and portfolio, as well as having prepared a verbal presentation for the judges. The cars race on a 20 metre track, covering the distance in around one second and travelling over 50 mph. Noah Booker added, ‘Although it was difficult at times and we had to give up a lot of our spare time, I thoroughly enjoyed the challenge.’ You can visit the teams website at: www.teamzoom.uk for more information.
Charlie, Chris & Noah with the award.
"The boys put in hundreds of hours of work after school, at weekends and during the holidays to complete the project and were delighted that their efforts were recognised with these awards."
By Noah Booker
The students attracted essential sponsorship from local businesses, Peter Clarke, Seymour House, and Cutts of Campden. Many other organisations were involved in the project including Steven Booker Kitchens & Furniture for the use of his workshop, Travis Perkins for donating the material for the track, H & R Signs for 3D-Printing all our components, Poore Prints for printing our portfolio, display stand posters and producing our website, and BriComp for their tremendous support.
Flying Start The Flying Start Challenge was a competition that involved designing and making gliders. To start off we had a visit from Triumph Integrated Systems who told us all we needed to know about the physics involved with transport such as aerodynamics and the laws of flight. To build the gliders we had a limited budget and had to make it out of as many recycled parts as we could. The aim of the regional competition was to fly the glider as far forward as possible. Also we had to do a quiz testing our knowledge of the laws of flight. Along with this we had a great day filled with actives, with the competitive aspect of awards. Additionally, we got to know the other students from different schools. Then later on in the day we presented posters that we had created. In the regionals we were fortunate enough to come first and second, winning a pass to the grand finals in Somerset. The day in Somerset was great fun. We met lots of like-minded students, and had a day full of interesting activities. These included Jiro-copter (which we won), air-pressure car (which we also won) and many more.
The Year 9 students who attended the Flying Start Challenge
Overall, it was an interesting project and will hopefully benefit our future. By Louis Welsby and Helena Brenchley
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A STaR is born by Mrs Flaherty
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ast November, many months of planning and hard work came to fruition with the opening of our new Science Training and Research (STaR) Centre at Chipping Campden School. To mark this special occasion, the Centre was officially opened by British born astronaut, Dr. Mike Foale. During the day he gave a series of talks to local Primary and Secondary school students, enthralling them with tales and videos of space walks, repairing the Hubble Telescope, saving the MIR space station after an accident, and how to eat sweets in a zerogravity environment. In the evening Chipping Campden School welcomed Dr. Foale back for the official opening of the £1,000,000 STaR Centre. After a ‘Cape Canaveral’ style countdown the ribbon was cut, the plaque was unveiled and the Centre was declared open. He then
gave a sold-out public talk to a spellbound audience of over 450 adults and children aged from 5 to 80, staying to answer questions, signing autographs and appearing in numerous ‘selfies’. The new extension contains two stateof-the-art laboratories, and a conference and training room. The STaR Centre is a Science Hub that is working in partnership with several national institutions and leading Universities to provide enrichment for science pupils from age 5 to 18. It has certainly lived up to its name in its first year. We have run Science training for teachers
from Early Years to A-level, hosted numerous enrichment activities, delivered Maths and Science Clubs for Primary Pupils led by our fabulous 6th Form Student Ambassadors and had visits from a McLaren Engineer and an Astronaut. National organisations such as the British Science Association, The Ogden Trust, The Royal Institution and the UK Space Agency have worked in partnership with us to develop schemes that other schools around the country will adopt. We are incredibly grateful for their support and the amazing opportunities that our students have had as a result of these, and other partnerships.
‘Mike’s visit provided a phenomenal enhancement to the opening day and gave many young people a real-life example of where studying science subjects can lead.” Mr Sanderson, Principal L to R: Mrs Gooding, Mr Tompkins, Mr Prince
The Science Factor British Science Week To celebrate Demo Day 2017 the Chipping Campden Ogden Trust Primary Partnership held a science competition with a Space theme as part of their “International Space Station Celebration Year”. The partnership was awarded £4,600 from the UK Space Agency to run a variety of schemes and events with children from ten local primary schools. Seven teams arrived with their demos ready, and wowed the judges from STEM Learning and GE Aviation with their experiments, posters and science communication skills. The audience were treated to presentations on freezedried food, gravitational wells and planet atmospheres. The judges had a very difficult task but chose Mickleton School’s presentation on Crater Formation as their overall winner. A special award for outstanding research and a model of gravitational wells was given to Imogen Hynes from Dormer House School. The finale was the Teachers' Science Factor when science staff from Chipping Campden School gave their best demos to prove that their science was the best. Physics came out as champions with Mr Prince’s amazing show on problems in space travel which covered inertia, and an expanding marshmallow astronaut.
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Speed of Light There was great excitement and noise outside the Reception area of School when former student, Simon Baker arrived in a McLaren sports car. Simon is the Principal Lighting Engineer for McLaren Automotive and spent the day talking to students across various STEM disciplines. After CCS Simon went to Oxford Brooke's University and studied Computer Aided Product Design, then landed his first job within the Automotive Industry, specialising in exterior lighting. Simon is now a STEM Ambassador and his aim is to inspire students and teachers to show how STEM has influenced the success of many industries in the UK including the 'McLaren Technology Group'.
"We were delighted that Simon visited the STaR (Science, Training & Research) Centre at CCS. It presented a fabulous opportunity for our students to see where their studies can lead to and will undoubtedly inspire them to consider a career in STEM." Mrs Flaherty, Director of STEM and Fellow of the Ogden Trust
Royal Institution Maths for Physics Masterclass We are a Hub School for the Royal Institution “Maths for Physics” Masterclasses led by Sixth Formers. Last September we welcomed Year 12 students from four secondary schools from Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire to be trained by the experts from the Royal Institution to go and run a series of workshops for Gifted and Talented Year 5 and 6 students from their local primary schools. The series at Chipping Campden School was launched with a fabulous session on reflection from guest speaker Selwyn from “Maths in a Suitcase”. The sixth-form students then led the remaining sessions and it was great to see the older students supporting, encouraging and challenging their younger peers. The topics were engaging and the resources prepared by the 6th formers were very impressive. The older students gained valuable skills such as teamwork, patience and communication from the process. Feedback was excellent with many requesting a second series.
"I am very excited and honoured to be asked back to Chipping Campden School to support STEM activities. It has been over 18 years since I left CCS and I am very thankful to all the teachers that supported my education and interests." Simon Baker
Congratulations Mrs Flaherty Mrs Flaherty, Director of STEM at Chipping Campden School has been awarded the ENTHUSE Award for Excellence in STEM teaching in secondary education. The event celebrates teachers, volunteers and employers from across Wales and the South
West of England who actively encourage more people to take up STEM learning. Mrs Flaherty and Mr Sanderson are attending the national final at the Palace of Westminster in July.
Phizzi Pioneers Space Club The Chipping Campden Partnership is in the middle of our “International Space Station Celebration Year”, launched in November with NASA Astronaut Dr Mike Foale’s visit. The aim is to build on the enthusiasm surrounding the Principia Mission for our primary and secondary students, teachers, parents and the wider community. As part of the scheme, ten Year 12 students from CCS trained as student Space Ambassadors. They had sessions on safeguarding, planning lessons and classroom management and went on to plan a series of five practical sessions based on the ESERO- UK Resource pack. The students have run these sessions at after school Space Clubs at three local primary schools. This half-term they are running the club at CCS for a group of Gifted and Talented Year 5 and 6 pupils from a further five local primary schools. The feedback from the primary pupils, their teachers and parents has been fantastic. The practical approach to Space Science, coupled with peer mentoring, is proving inspirational for the younger pupils, and has given the older students the chance to gain valuable experience, and really develop their teamwork, organisation and science communication skills. The activities
included creating Martian volcanoes, making spectroscopes and investigating absorbers of ultraviolet light. The hands-on approach within the context of space has really engaged the primary pupils. 9
CAMPDONIAN 2017 SCIENCE Christopher Ison, University of Portsmouth, UK Space Agency
Mrs Massey, Miss Lennon, Matthew Lear, Tim Peake, Daniel Allison, Oliver Fisher
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hree of our Year 10 students were invited to visit the University of Portsmouth for the Principia School Conference. Matthew Lear, Daniel Allison and Oliver Fisher presented their Bronze Crest Award rocket seed project and met keynote speaker, Tim Peake. In the weeks before the event, we made posters on our projects for which we received Bronze CREST Awards.
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We decided to take part in the Rocket Seeds project that astronaut Tim Peake was running and were given two different bags of seeds to grow and analyse - one of these bags had been kept on the ground, whilst the other bag had been taken up in a SpaceX rocket to the International Space Station. At the conference, various leading scientists spoke to us about our project and gave us some useful advice for how to approach our Silver CREST awards, which we are currently doing. We were even lucky enough to meet Tim Peake along with Miss Lennon and science technician, Mrs Massey and had a short conversation with him - a once in a lifetime opportunity. By Matthew Lear The CREST Awards scheme is the British Science Association’s flagship programme for young people, providing science enrichment activities to inspire and engage 5 to 19 year olds. It is the only nationally recognised accreditation scheme for project work in STEM subjects
The Black Sea project We are delighted that two of our A-Level Physics students have been chosen as STEM scholars for the Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project. In the Spring, Bethanie Dean and Virginia Thomas-Pickles attended a study week at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, and during the Summer will work alongside University researchers to analyse data from a research vessel in the Black Sea. This project will enable the students to work towards their Gold Crest Award.
CAMPDONIAN 2017 SCIENCE & IT
Chemistry Club Trip certain type of ink. We came to a conclusion by seeing if the height and colour matched sample X.
The SALTERS Chemistry group organise a Chemistry day every year. This year we were at Birmingham University. There were about 20 schools taking part in the challenging day. There were two Chemistry challenges in the morning and a fantastic Chemical Magic display in the afternoon. Our team worked brilliantly and we actually won one of the challenges. Well done guys! Here are some accounts from the day.
Introduction by Thomas Bolam In March Thomas Bolam (Y7), Toby Harwood (Y7), Aaron Syme (Y8) and Seth Goodwin (Y8) went to Birmingham University to take part in a chemistry competition day with Mrs Moore. It was a Chemistry Club trip and we were representing Chipping Campden School. We travelled by train from Stratford and headed straight to the labs, put our goggles and coats on, ready for the first challenge.
The Second Challenge by Seth Goodwin
The First Challenge by Toby Harwood We had to find out the criminal behind a murder, and split into two groups. We had to find out which sample of ink matched sample X (the sample from the victim). We used a method called chromatography to find out which black inks matched sample X. You put a small amount of ink onto a piece of chromatography paper and hang the end into a beaker with a small amount of water in the bottom. All of the ink on the paper runs up the page as the paper absorbs the water. The colours spread out and you can see all of the different colours that are in that
This involved two powders: Citric Acid, and Sodium Bicarbonate. We also had a bottle of distilled water, which we used to react the two powders together. We tried using different masses of the two powders, and found which measurements were the closest which we then refined to get as close as we could to 10.5°C. When we had ours measured we managed to get it to 10.8 °C. Later we found out that we had won!
Information Technology As I approach the end of my second year at CCS I would like to share with you some of the developments that have taken place. This has been a very busy year in the IT Services and Computer Science Departments. As with all things IT, there is never time to stand still. Over this past year we have implemented many changes to our IT Facilities and have begun to plan major works for the future. Current projects which will be concluded before the end of term include:
• Library system software upgrade to allow online book searches, reservations and renewals • New cashless catering system making our canteen faster and easier to use • New touch sensitive interactive boards in every classroom • Staff iPads to enhance teaching and learning • Over 75 computers will be replaced • New parent and pupil app for tablet, smartphone or web browser to launch • New school website • ParentZone parent section on COLIN
We have a dedicated IT Services team of three staff serving the School, and also support thirteen primary schools in north Gloucestershire. We provide a three hour on site support visit once every fortnight ensuring that technology can be used in the classroom with confidence. We have also upgraded the WiFi infrastructure in three schools and installed new servers in two. Life is busy. From the teaching and learning side the Computer Science Department continues to grow in strength. Following on from last year’s best ever A-Level results we are building a strong foundation through KS3 for Excellence in Computer Science. We have been nationally recognised as a Lead School in the Network of Excellence for Teaching Computer Science (A DfE and British Computer Society initiative) for the second year running. I am also very pleased to announce that my colleague Mrs Tudor has now been designated a Master Teacher of Computer Science alongside me making this the only school in the country to have two Master Teachers. Following on from this success we will be setting up a Primary School support hub for the Computing Curriculum which is free of charge to all Primary Schools to use for enrichment, support, resources or just simple ideas and networking. Our principal aim is to
raise the profile of Computer Science at KS1 and KS2 and to support our non-specialist colleagues though a difficult curriculum transition. At the time of writing Year 8 are engaged with their BBC Micro:bits. These tiny computational devices have really allowed the students imagination to run wild with what they can do. As ever there is so much to do. Next year will see the conclusion of the KS3 curriculum re-write and our first run through of the new GCSE and A-Level specifications, which we look forward to with some anticipation. You can get more updates on what we are doing with IT and Computer Science by following us on twitter @ccselearning Mr Froggatt Director of eLearning
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CAMPDONIAN 2017 ENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND-BASED SCIENCE social enterprise where the benefits of the company, and any profits, go back in to benefit the ‘community’ – in this case the students who are undertaking the courses and the School.
Learning the business of growing
The fruits of these labours – an excellent apple juice, apple ‘crisps’, hand-made lamb burgers, sausages, free-range eggs and honey made on local flowers are now available for staff to buy and will soon be available for parents to buy too. We are already supplying some well-known local businesses, including The Noel Arms Hotel, Dorn Farm Shop and, according to The Times’ restaurant reviewer ‘possibly the best restaurant in the world’: The Chef’s Dozen.
By Mr Carr
This really is a fantastic ‘plot to plate’ experience for students, and one that should stand them in good stead for their futures.
STOP PRESS • STOP PRESS • STOP PRESS
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itting amongst the beautiful countryside surrounding Chipping Campden, it naturally follows that our School has a long heritage of agricultural and horticultural activities.
With heritage crafts and agricultural sectors facing a massive skills shortage, gaining a qualification in these subjects will give some of our young people much better opportunities when they leave education. We are lucky to have a large organic garden and a poly-tunnel on site for producing fruits and vegetables, the results of which mostly go straight to feed staff and students in our school canteen. Just across the road from the School, at Wold’s End, is a three-acre traditional orchard of apple and pear trees. As a part of our rural idyll, we have a flock of pedigree Cotswold sheep, free-range hens and we seasonally buy in weaner pigs to
Going Green
raise on the windfalls in the orchard. Recently we have set up a hive of bees, to help pollinate the crops and to produce our own local honey. From September, when our new Rural Crafts course begins, students will learn to make woven hurdles, the ancient art of dry stone walling, willow work, hedge laying and more, as well as the option of a new BTEC course in Animal Care. As well as learning how to tend crops, raise animals and undertake traditional countryside crafts, students are also learning how to market and sell the end results of their work to fund the next year’s production cycles. To enable the students to do this staff from the Business and Economics and STEM departments, our Catering Team, and local groups The Campden Society and Campden Business Forum have worked together to set up a ‘CIC’ – a Community Interest Company. A CIC is a company based on
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covers topics such as biodiversity, energy, litter, global citizenship, healthy living, school grounds, transport, waste and water.
To become a Green Flag school, we are following the Seven Steps programme that
Please support us by recycling as much as possible. Reduce, reuse, recycle.
co-Schools is a global programme engaging millions of children across 64 different countries, making it the largest environmental schools programme in the world. Having gained the EcoSchools bronze and silver awards, this term CCS is going for the highest award – the Green Flag.
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The seven-step process ensures that the programme is pupil-led, involves handson, real-world learning and gets the whole school and the wider community involved. We have formed an Eco-Committee of pupils from every age group who are working together to conduct an Environmental Review of the School.
On July 1st Chipping Campden School was awarded the School Farms Network Enterprise and Innovation Award for its apple juice and lamb burgers. The Award was presented to Mr Carr by Adam Henson at the Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester. Congratulations to the CIC team for this great award.
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ICELAND CAMPDONIAN 2017 GEOGRAPHY
The students immersed themselves in aspects of Icelandic culture, including hearing the tales of the “little people� from the medieval Icelandic Sagas who it was believed shaped this land. 14
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he geography department has had another successful and busy year. This subject lends itself to getting out and about and seeing the world around us first-hand.
This year, the highlight was the first expedition to Iceland in October when 43 students had the trip of a lifetime. See below for more about their experience. Further off-site visits included the Sixth Form residential to South Devon, and the Year 11 trip to Birmingham in November. Year 10 students spent a day at Carding Mill Valley in Shropshire investigating changes to the river downstream. At KS3, a very successful Gifted and Talented day was held which allowed the Year 9 students to conduct a decision making exercise around Campden, whilst the Year 8 students undertook a visit to Evesham and conducted a microclimate investigation around the School. All the Year 7 students had a fantastic experience investigating a local farm. Yes, Geography is definitely a “happening” subject.
"Students visited the famous Blue Lagoon with its rejuvenating facial mask, which is supposed to make you look 10 years younger"
Iceland visit In October half term, 43 intrepid geography students in Years 11-13 visited the wonders of Iceland to see for themselves what nature can produce. Upon arrival students visited the famous Blue Lagoon with its rejuvenating facial mask, which is supposed to make you look 10 years younger (the staff were not convinced this worked). Staying in the Capital city of Reykjavik the following day was spent completing the “Golden Circle Tour”, taking us to the spectacular Gulfoss waterfall, Geysir, Thingvellir (home of Iceland’s first Parliament), a geothermal power plant and a walk around the former volcanic crater at Kerid. The following two days didn’t disappoint either with visits to the remarkable Icelandic coastline, a walk to the foot of a glacier and standing on the bridge which separates two continents (well, sort of), the 60m high Skógafoss waterfall and a walk behind Seljalandsfoss. Overall a thoroughly enjoyable time was had by all with many wanting to go again.
by Mr Bishop
A-Level field trip to Devon by Miss Thompson In March, the Year 13 Geographers spent four days on a residential fieldtrip to Slapton Sands in South Devon to fulfil the criteria of their A-Level course. The aim of the fieldwork was to establish the coastal processes at work in Start Bay and to examine the coastal management strategies employed to cope with the impact of the processes. After a cold Tuesday evening on the beach, we were fortunate to have the most glorious weather the following day when we walked a 7km stretch of the coastal footpath. We investigated how erosion had decimated the village of South Hallsands. We conducted a cost-benefit analysis of the coastal management strategis including rock armour, sea walls and gabions placed to
protect the nearby villages of Beesands and Torcross. Our final mission was to conduct beach profiling at ten transects along Slapton Sands, to calculate the cross sectional area of the beach. This involved us working collaboratively in small groups and using sophisticated surveying equipment. Shingle grabs were also collected to investigate changing sediment size. The ensuing evening involved us processing, presenting and analysing the data and evaluating the whole investigation. We concluded that longshore drift is occurring from south to north in the bay and that the processes of erosion are more dominant in the southern region. This stretch of coastline is vulnerable to coastal erosion and flooding and it was enlightening to identify the arguments for and against the management strategies and to consider the future of this coastal region if no further action was taken to defend it. 15
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The Loire Valley by Mrs Harvey
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t the end of March students from Y9 - Y11 studying French went on a trip to the Loire Valley. We arrived on French soil somewhat earlier than expected, having missed all rush hour traffic and got a virtually empty ferry at 6.40am. Arriving in a bustling central Tours to 23 degrees and sunshine was lovely and, after a short walk down the road, our first restaurant experience was a pleasant introduction to French life.
majority fell for it and everyone generally made a “fool” of themselves running on the spot in Futuroscope’s carpark. Several new rides or experiences have been added at Futuroscope since our last trip. Amongst the favourites was “Arthur et les Minimoys”, a 4D experience where you are strapped on to a large simulator, equipped with 3D spectacles and whizzed at great speed (mostly with eyes closed) through a cavernous underground
Our first full day in the area comprised of sweet making and dungeons. Having watched a video about sugar production, and a demonstration by the resident expert sweet-maker, students rose to the challenge of making their own lollipops. Our subsequent visit to the Donjon de Loches was more sombre and we learnt about the gruesome punishment at the castle during Medieval times, the castle where Joan of Arc reputedly received divine inspiration to lead France. The very tall dungeon tower was yet another challenge for those wishing to conquer their fear of heights. It was worth the climb and we were rewarded with stunning, far-reaching views at the top. Day two provided everyone with state of the art 3D and 4D cinematic experiences. However, we must remind you that this was the 1st April, or Poisson d’avril, as they say in France, so we couldn’t let it pass without a prank. With the help of our very willing drivers, and with staff trying hard to keep straight faces, we managed to pull off the “AFD Procedure”! Let’s just say that the 16
virtual kingdom, touchy-feely spiders’ webs, smells and all. Not for the faint hearted, yet we had hardly moved an inch.
On our third and final day in the area, we were lucky enough to visit the very beautiful Château de Chenonceau, a perfectly restored traditional French château built across the river. Both the castle and the gardens provided excellent inspiration for our photographic competition, the results of which were excellent and will be displayed in the languages department. You can also see some of their photographs on this page. We also learnt a bit about the somewhat complicated history of the Medici family. More recent events such as when the castle’s gallery was used as a hospital during World War 1, and during World War 2 when Resistance fighters were smuggled through between the Free Zone on one side of the river and the Occupied zone on the other were also very interesting. In the afternoon we travelled to Vouvray, famous for its vineyards, via the town of Amboise. In Vouvray we were given a very informative guided tour in French of the vast wine cellars beneath the town, and learnt about the care and attention given to each of the thousands of bottles of wine produced there. On our final day, following another delicious breakfast (the frozen yoghurt machine proved very popular), we were ready to get on the coach for a prompt departure to Calais. Once more, we arrived at Calais in good time, however customs at the port were very particular so this time we ended up on a later, very busy ferry. After a long drive back to the UK, we thanked our drivers who had been very helpful throughout the trip. We can confidently say that a very enjoyable time was had by all.
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The students were a credit to the School and came home having a greater understanding of French history and culture. Mrs Harvey
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CANTABRIA, SPAIN JULY 2017
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ery early on Wednesday 5th July, 31 excited Year 9 and 10 students went off to ‘sunny’ Spain, visiting the northern region of Cantabria. We flew to Bilbao then travelled by coach to our hotel in Santillana del Mar, a small medieval town. Soon after our arrival, we were able to put our Spanish skills to work when we ordered “chocolate con churros” at a rustic café. This venue quickly became popular for those wanting to try out the “helado de queso” (cheese ice cream)! Back at the hotel, students were able to show their football skills in the nearby park, and some were keen to interview the locals. For some, the following day was a highlight of the trip when we visited the Cabarceno Wildlife Park, one of the largest in Europe where animals such as bears, lions and elephants are able to roam amid the most beautiful scenery; it would seem the students were genuinely not expecting this. The visit also included a spectacular birds of prey display, featuring eagles, falcons and vultures that flew right amongst us. We learnt how the birds were able to catch their prey from long distances with fantastic precision. To finish off the day, we rode around the park on the newly built cable car system, with superb views to the mountains. For some of the group, Friday was the highlight when we visited the Los Picos de Europa National Park. When we left a drizzly Santillana in the morning, we were not expecting the sun to appear, let alone see the top of a mountain. Dressed for cold, miserable weather, we soon learnt how the
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mountains can surprise you. After driving through winding mountain roads for the best part of an hour, the clouds disappeared. By the time we arrived at the cable car station at Fuente De, we could clearly see the top of the cable car high above us. The fiveminute cable car ride was a steep ascent to 2100 metres. At the top we donned hats and sun cream, and were met by some friendly mountain goats. We walked to the next valley with the most amazing view to have our picnic lunch. Going down in the cable car was a more relaxing experience, and the sun was still shining by the time we arrived at Potes for some souvenir shopping. We explored the seaside town of Santander on Saturday, which started with a brief visit to a traditional Spanish indoor market, where we came face to face with some very large, (and sometimes very ugly!) fish and seafood. This was a good opportunity to get a taste of a large Spanish coastal town and paddle on the long, sandy beach. Sunday was the last day of our trip. In the morning we made the short journey to the Altamira Caves. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is covered in paintings dated between 14,000 and 20,000 years ago. It is known Spain's 'Sistine Chapel of Palaeolithic Art'. After lunch we drove to Bilbao and spent some time admiring the architecture of the Guggenheim Museum of Art before heading to the airport to catch our flight home. Ironically, during our stay it was warmer in England, which only proves that Spain is not always sunny. We also learnt it has a lot more to offer than just beaches and paella. By Mrs Harvey
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At the top we donned hats and sun cream, and were met by some friendly mountain goats.
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CAMPDONIAN 2017 ART
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his year has once again seen a productive whirlwind of creativity within the Art department. We have been spoilt with some amazingly positive, hardworking and impressively creative students. Our first public celebration of this creativity took place at the Gallery at the Guild, in Sheep Street, Campden, back in January. We have been fortunate to be included in the gallery’s school programme for a number of years now and I always look forward to the opportunities the exhibition brings to promote the fantastic work of our Year 12 and 13 art students within the wider local area. Students displayed a range of work from their academic studies, encompassing a variety of media, scale and thematic choice. More recently, we held the very well attended GCSE exhibition in the Art department. This marked a chance for the parents, family members and friends of our GCSE Art students to see some of the outcomes of their efforts over the last 2 years. It was a really positive evening, with many lovely comments about the high standard of work on show and I hope the students felt pleased and proud of what they had achieved. The Art department has been very fortunate over recent years to be linked to arts organisations in the area that have been keen to offer additional student funding through the means of a bursary. Both the Blockley Arts Society and the Court Barn Museum in Chipping Campden have worked alongside the department to provide substantial funds to support our art students in their creative higher education studies. I would like to thank both these organisations for their support, both of the department and of our students as they continue their artistic studies beyond School. Every June is the School Art exhibition. This is the high point of the school calendar for the department and an opportunity to see the collected work of our Year 12 and 13 Art students and a range of work from the School’s Design Technology department. by Mr Grover Here is a selection of work from Year 11, 12 and 13 students presented for GCSE and A-Level courses.
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CAMPDONIAN 2017 HISTORY
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t has been another busy, fun and highly rewarding year for staff and students in the History department.
History is the most popular option subject at Chipping Campden School and when you look at the students’ enthusiasm, you can see why. Of course brilliant teaching and an engaging curriculum are important, but our success is mostly down to the efforts of our students. They love History! We cannot neglect parental support. Many CCS parents take an interest in their child’s learning of the past and support us through visits to historical places, watching documentaries as a family, talking politics and history around the dinner table and helping with homework, projects (tea staining) and revision. The development of wider contextual knowledge is invaluable to us. We have seen this passion and enthusiasm through a range of curriculum projects this year. The most notable were the Year 7 Local History projects, Year 8 Guide for Medieval Kings, Year 9 Trench Guides and Year 9 Castle Competition. As you can see from the photos, the students let their imagination run wild, whilst making sure to show off their historical knowledge. From cakes to 3D models to Minecraft, the Castle designs were very impressive and there was a lot of tea involved in the creation of ‘authentic’ First World War guides to Trench Warfare. Year 13 planned and presented very thoughtful House Assemblies for Remembrance in the week leading up to Remembrance Sunday. The curriculum has changed significantly for GCSE and A-Level, but staff and students
"Of course brilliant teaching and an engaging curriculum are important, but our success is mostly down to the efforts of our students. They love History!" are excited about the new topics. GCSE will now study the Normans as well as Conflict in Asia (Korea and Vietnam) on top of the old topics of 19th Century America and Medicine through Time. A-Level have an extra 60 years added to the Chinese History course and the 19th Century British course to contend with. It must be mentioned that Year 13 produced very sophisticated coursework under the guidance of Ms Keir. We all agreed that the academic challenge was more akin to a university dissertation and that the students learned a lot about historical methodology. Finally, we are so excited to see the second year of Mr Banwell’s new Government and Politics course successfully completed and a large group of students opting to take this A-Level in 2018. Ms Keir ran the biennial trip to the First World War Battlefields in November. Forty Year 9 students had the opportunity to see the devastation of Trench Warfare first hand. Students were encouraged to research any family members lost in the conflict using the Commonwealth War Graves Commission 22
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site and given the opportunity to lay a cross or wreath in their memory. In addition, the staff and students laid a wreath on behalf of the CCS students lost in the war. This trip created lasting memories for staff and students and supported the students’ studies on the war in the Spring Term. Mrs Gregory has designed a First World War walk around Chipping Campden that will help students to identify historical evidence linked to the men who fought in the war. We are planning to launch this next year.
Alex Edwards proving a feature in the ruined stone wall of Kilpeck Castle, Herefordshire, was a fireplace. He spotted the chimney.
Takaya Hemley and Arthur Willis were chosen from an excellent field of Year 12 applicants to represent the school as ambassadors to the Holocaust Educational Trust's Lessons from Auschwitz Project. They attended national conferences before travelling to Auschwitz in the Spring. We are looking forward to the activities they have planned to share their experiences with CCS students. We are fair weather travellers, so our main trips take part in the Summer term. Year 10 did fieldwork in the first week of June. Mr Overthrow and Mr Banwell designed a fantastic day at Hereford looking at a Norman Castle and Cathedral, as well as Kilpeck which was a strategically placed Norman town. Our final trip of the year was with Year 7 to the Black Country Living Museum to support their study this term of Working Lives through History. We took the entire year group (200+) to the purpose built site and had expert costumed guides help us experience the features of 19th Century Society. The students’ favourite feature was the Victorian Fair, and the staffs’ was the Victorian style fish and chips. Once again, it has been a fantastic year and we want to thank all of the students for their hard work, passion and enthusiasm for History at CCS. by Mrs Kingswood
Useful links Commonwealth War Graves Commission site : cwgc.org Holocaust Educational Trust :
het.org.uk/lessons-from-auschwitz-programme
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CAMPDONIAN 2017 ENGLISH
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rom winning both first and second place in the Cheltenham Poetry Slam to being shortlisted for the SHINE Media Award for our student blog, The Cidermill Press, our students have demonstrated their abilities to reach for the stars with their creative writing.
We have hosted authors, poets, journalists and critics, all eager to share their passion for writing, contributing both their time and their expertise. Many of these literary events were generously funded and supported by our Parent’s Association, the Chipping Campden Rotary Club, and Emily’s Bookshop. Our students have benefited immensely from the range of support given by our dedicated English teachers, but it has been wonderful to see how well they are also supported and encouraged by our local community.
CCS Slams Competition A workshop presented by Giovanni 'Spoz' Esposito allowed eighty Y8 students to create their own poem in the contemporary style of rap. Different groups were set up to work on their own creations around the theme ‘Our Generation’. From the fourteen teams two groups were chosen to represent the school at Cheltenham Poetry Festival School Slam final, which took place at Cheltenham Town Hall on Monday April 28. Our teams took both 1st and 2nd place in the final. Y12 student, Abigail Miller who interviewed
the winners for the School blog wrote: "When I spoke to both teams they were shocked but happy at their success, and they felt it had also strengthened their friendships. The School is lucky to be able to help the students broaden their horizons in this way, often through our close relationship with our very supportive Parents’ Association." It is worth noting that the judges on the night wanted to award a joint first, but it was decided that one team had to be overall winner – so Comma At Me Bro just squeaked in as the eventual victors over Metaphors Be With You. @CampdenEnglish
WINNING POETRY SLAM ENTRY for Cheltenham Poetry Festival 2017
'Our Generation' by Sam McClenahan, Oscar Trinick, Peter Oswell, Chris Wainwright (Year 8)
Book Review by Abigail Miller
Chorus
So people are voting at the polling station,
All the Wi-Fi and broadband is slow,
But I can’t say if I wanna change the nation.
Everyone is feeling pretty low,
If people are serious, that’s fine by me,
I can’t access social media,
But why isn’t it the bigger picture that they see?
Not to mention Wikipedia When I was at home, chilling like a villain
The Call is a novel unlike any other. What a breath of fresh air! Peadar O’Guilin’s book offers individuality and a new way of writing, yet its grim theme has opened my eyes to Irish mythology as well. The idea of the book is extraordinary. The unconventional way of using numerous points of view shows how the events affect each character in a different way, giving the reader more of a personal connection to each voice.
All of a sudden, the Wi-Fi died!
Normally when it comes to different perspectives, it can become confusing about who is talking; however, O’Guilin has seamlessly transitioned between each person. The ending is something I didn’t quite expect… so be prepared for an emotional rollercoaster. The Call shows that no matter what difficulties you may have in yourself, you can still become a hero. I would recommend this book to those who are looking for a thrill seeking story and all those interested in fantasy, even if you are not interested in these sort of genres this book will still capture you into the world created by Peadar O’Guilin.
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I couldn’t access Facebook, twitter or Instagram, OMG, I can’t believe it: BT Lied!!! The voters don’t care about our generation, They are affecting all of the nation, All the problems will be on our generation, It’s changing all our education!
Donald Trump: he’s back again. He’s making me go insane! The government gave him the call, And now guess what: he’s building his wall! Our generation, our generation, our generation, our generation Chorus After note: Guys stop! The service man is here, No need to worry, no need to fear! YAY!
Year 12 and Year 13 Literature students attend American Literature Conference in London at the Godolphin and Latymer School in London.
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Creative Writing by Gemma Clark We are fortunate to have so many gifted writers at Chipping Campden School. This year a small group of Year 11 students met weekly to share their passion for the written word. The following poems are from collection of five sonnets, collectively entitled Memories, by Gemma Clark. The focus of each sonnet is about one specific moment that a speaker remembers. In reading them, the literal thing that happened is always quite mundane, but to that person they are huge moments – one they can recall in detail. I’ve experimented with extended metaphor for a few of them, and in others it is a simpler narrative. I was, of course, inspired by Shakespeare in terms of structure and form. Sonnets are my preferred structure; I consider them, as they were considered at the time, to be versatile and fun structures to create around. My poems are all narrative: they tell short stories.
Triviality (Mitzi)
Quelle folie! (Antonia)
He was sat next to me one day, while I
There she was again! That girl I keep seeing
Drew something – I remember what it was,
Around the university, now out
A sad seeming woman, frowning, shy,
Walking with two other people. I hear
And he stuttered, said: “Your glasses look nice.”
One quote Shakespeare, and the girl chuckles.
I don’t know why you don’t wear them, he said,
She’s Witty alright, but could she handle me?
Because you’ll just hurt yourself if you don’t -
Gathering my courage, I threw myself
But just in case you were worried, he said,
In a glorious stage dive across her path;
That you’ll get judged for them, I swear you won’t.
In a panic, she caught and French dipped me.
I thanked him, but my words didn’t cover
“Amie! You saved me!” I yell, looking now
What his had just done. He had thought of me.
At her face. Tumbling down her slender neck
My thoughts tumbling over one another,
I saw her messy loose curls of brown hair
I thanked my stars that I could finally see.
Reach down to me. Her eyes shone in surprise.
Holding his hand, I knew that though the lens
In every moment since my world’s shone bright;
Was glass, all the more fragile were my friends.
Who ever loved, that loved not at first sight?
"I was, of course, inspired by Shakespeare in terms of structure and form."
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Kazuo Ishiguro visit We were delighted to welcome award-winning author, Kazuo Ishiguro, to Chipping Campden School in November. He was interviewed by Year 11 students about his novel, Never Let Me Go. He offered a fascinating insight into one of his most famous works, discussing the deeper meaning, symbolism and characterisation in front of an audience of Year 10 and 11 students, who were studying the text as part of their GCSE English course. Afterwards Ishiguro spoke with students in the library while signing books, and eating cake. The school library also received signed copies of his 1989 novel, The Remains of the Day and his latest work, The Buried Giant. The books were kindly donated to the school by Emily’s Bookshop in Chipping Campden.
"He offered a fascinating insight into one of his most famous works, discussing the deeper meaning, symbolism and characterisation"
With support from SHINE Trust, student writers from Year 12 and Year 13 started a school blog this year: The Cidermill Press. Focusing on community wide news, the blog has given our students an opportunity to stretch their writing by sharing their ideas with those in School and those in the wider community. Our blog has also been Shortlisted for a SHINE Media Award Editors: Jordan Shone-Andrews, Molly Gisbourne, Jack Major, Emily Hartley, Abigail Miller
School Library Books Needed Do you have any children’s fiction books that you can donate, are in good condition and suitable for ages 10+? If so, please drop off at the School office. Thank you. 25
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CAMPDONIAN 2017 MUSIC
The Opera House at Longborough Festival Opera
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016-17 has been another exceptionally busy year for the music department. I am delighted to say that we have been awarded the ISM Silver award for our outstanding GCSE results last year.
This means that our results were in the top 129 schools across Great Britain (state and public). The Swing Band started the year feeling very wet at the Moreton Show followed by a much brighter weekend at Broadway for the Food Festival. They took part in the Music for Youth regional heats in March at Cheltenham Town Hall and progressed to the National Finals in Birmingham. This was the start of a very busy summer of performances throughout the region.
Ben Bryan and Amelia Parr
This summer KS3 students enjoyed two action packed days with Longborough Festival Opera. The educational workshops are created by Jessica May, who teaches piano at School. The focus was on Mozart’s The Magic Flute and the students learnt about stage presence, recitative music and how to warm-up the voice. They were encouraged to sing, dance and act their own interpretation of the synopsis whilst professional sopranos and tenors filled the Main Hall with their beautiful arias. The students' experience culminated in seeing a live performance at Longborough’s unique, intimate opera house.
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t has been another busy sporting year for students at Chipping Campden School. The introduction of new staff and the establishment of the artificial grass pitch has been a great help in raising the participation levels and standards in a number of sporting activities. The range of both inter and intra sports competitions has also developed with competitive matches in the traditional sports of football, rugby, netball, hockey, cross country, swimming, athletics, cricket, tennis and rounders. Students also get the opportunity to compete in lesser known sports such as dodgeball, benchball and handball. Furthermore, a sport tour and outward bound trip has taken place and a number of Chipping Campden School students have excelled in a number of sports, these include:
Year 10 Football Round Up The Year 10 team set about their league campaign with an eye on the District Final after narrowly missing out last year. Bournside, the team who pipped Campden to glory last year, were their initial opponents. It was a tense game and a 0-0 result was a fair reflection. Double digit goals flowed against Pitville. Tewkesbury were up next with Freddie Eldridge scoring the winning goal. The last group game would decide the position in the league. The team needed to win by a margin of 8 and dispatched Pate’s 13-1. Freddie Eldridge was the pick of the scorers with 5.
to be and unfortunately they fell agonizingly short of the County Cup final. Nevertheless, a great achievement and one the team can be very proud of as they move into their last year as a team in School.
Results Bournside (0-0) Pitville (10-1) Tewkesbury (1-0) Pate’s (13-1) Semi Final – All Saints (3-2)
The semi-final was against All Saints School. Following a long ball from Lewis Mellor, Eldridge rounded the keeper and put Campden in front. All Saints equalled but Tom Carwardine sealed the victory late in the second half. The District Final was played against Prince Henry’s. After a nervy start, Campden settled down, took the lead and never looked back. It was the best
Final – Prince Henry’s (7-0)
performance of the season with a 7-0 victory. Michael O’Regan took home the match ball with a marvellous hat-trick. Four North Gloucestershire District winners then played to earn the right to represent the region in the County Cup final against a South Gloucestershire & Bristol School. Campden were drawn away against St. Peter’s School and continued their winning streak. Campden took the lead after Jacob Siviter was fouled in the penalty box, Ed Waller coolly stepped up to dispatch the spot kick. Next, Tom Carwardine’s corner went straight in at the back post. Excellent defending kept St Peter’s at bay. Michael O’Regan scored, Carwardine tapped in his second, Campden marched on.
Under 15’s Cricket
County Cup ¼ Final – St. Peter’s (3-1) County Cup ½ Final – Archway (1-2)
Cross Country Emily Field, Year 10, has once again had a very successful cross-country season. She started the year finishing 2nd in the Cheltenham District and as a result was selected to represent the District at the County championships where she finished 6th and gained selection for the County team. Her next race was representing Gloucestershire in the Regional round in Cardiff where she finished an excellent 39th and 7th for the Gloucestershire team. Her final School race was in Truro where she finished a very commendable 216th out of 345 runners. All this is despite being a ‘year young’ for her age group. Emily is already looking forward to competing again next year, when she will be one of the older runners in the age group. Emily has also had a lot of success in her club events where she competes for Bourton Road Runners. She has also started the athletics season off with a bang after recording a new personal best of 5.08 in the 1500m. She has already been selected for the District teams for the forthcoming County Championships. Well done Emily.
With the County Cup final one step away, Campden faced Archway School, Stroud. From the start Josh Anderson had to make some crucial stops in goal. After a tweak in formation Campden won a penalty and Waller scored the opener. Both teams had chances, with 15 minutes remaining the score was 1-0. Campden had a glorious chance to double their lead but the shot was blasted straight at the Archway keeper. Two minutes later the scores were level, then Archway went ahead with 5 minutes to go. Campden tried to come back but it wasn’t 28
A superb season for the Chipping Campden School U15 cricket team culminated with the team reaching the England Schools' Cricket Association South West of England Finals in June. The cup run started with convincing wins against Farmor's School from Fairford and Deer Park School from Cirencester. Next, the semi-final stage where they met Pate's Grammar School, Cheltenham. Excellent batting performances from George Kirby, James Icke and Ryan Theron saw the School post 132 off 20 overs. With a solid bowling display, especially from Jamie Chinn-Brown with three wickets and flawless fielding, Pate’s were defeated. A low scoring final followed against Crypt Grammar School. This was due in no small part to a useful cameo from number eight Alex Jeffcock. Superb bowling, however, from Icke and Kirby ensured we became the Gloucestershire U15 County Cricket Champions. In the next phase, Campden had to play the winners from Wiltshire, Marlborough College, for a place in the regional finals. Campden batted first and were outstanding; scoring a massive 170, largely due to a belligerent
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88 not out from Icke. Marlborough College were on track until captain, Harry Sunderland entered the fray, taking five wickets and dismissing Marlborough College for 143. Jubilation followed and a stop at KFC on the way home added to the enjoyment.
of netball were played. All teams had some well-deserved wins. Particular progress over the week was seen by Sian Nurse, Lydia Linney and Caitlin O’Regan. A presentation evening on the last night was a fantastic way to end the tour.
The regional final held at Frocester Cricket Club was a little disappointing. Against opponents Canford School from Dorset and Abingdon School from Oxfordshire, unfortunately, Chipping Campden School were unable to place their opponents under any pressure and both games resulted in heavy defeats. Despite the Frocester disappointment, making the South-West of England regional finals in a sport dominated by the independent sector is a fantastic achievement, and one of which the U15 boys from Chipping Campden School can be justifiably be very proud of.
Netball tournament
6th Form Netball tour Last July, 34 girls from years 10-12 embarked on their long awaited netball tour to Barbados. The girls had spent over a year preparing for the tour including training and various fundraising activities. There were 4 netball teams on the tour (U17 A and B and U16 A and B) and each team had 5 competitive matches against local schools and clubs over the 11 days. The first games were a very steep learning curve as they had to not only acclimatise to the heat but also adjust to the Bajan way of playing netball. Throughout the week the teams gained confidence, communicated well and some fantastic competitive games
The sixth form netball team played in the annual netball tournament held at Prince Henry’s High School in March. 7 teams entered into the round robin tournament. The first game was a fairly competitive end to end game but there was great play by Rosie Whittaker, Molly Paish and Hannah Pritchard in to the circle so the shooters, Millie Taylor and Lucy Wilkinson soon took the lead and won for their first game. Throughout the next few games the School really got into their stride. Defence from Naomi Jones and Rosie Whittaker made it difficult for the opposition to score. As a result, Campden had a streak of wins. The toughest match was against Alcester in which every pass had to count. Good communication from Meg Hoskin, excellent interceptions from Jenny Righton and composure from the whole team enabled them to win by 1 goal. We won all 6 games we played and so were deserved winners of the tournament. The girls have all made huge improvements in their game play over the last few years and this was a fantastic way for the girls to finish their netball season as a team.
Year 7 Netball The Year 7 netball team have had a terrific year. Practice each week has been very regularly attended and, as a result, some exceptional performances from a number of girls has seen some outstanding results and the ‘A’ team remained undefeated throughout the season. The season culminated in a fantastic result in the Cheltenham District U12 tournament held at Cheltenham Ladies College. In the group matches, despite some tough opposition, the team played some fantastic netball to beat the other schools in the group, Cotswold, Bournside, Tewkesbury, Chosen Hill and St Edwards. This resulted in a semi-final place where the girls continued to play some excellent netball only narrowly losing to Pates. Chipping Campden School came 3rd place overall. The squad consisted of: Lottie Davis, Abbi James, Evelyn Robbins, Georgie Boylan, Maddy Tracey, Ava Vickers, Biddy Munro and Freya Bostock. Well done girls. Congratulations to Lottie Davis and Abbi James in Year 7 who have been invited to selection for the U13 Gloucestershire Netball Satellite Academies. Both girls will have to attend a rigorous selection process in Cheltenham where they will be assessed on their overall athletic ability, along with their netball skills. Both have been very valuable assets to the School team this year.
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CAMPDONIAN 2017 STAFF LEAVERS
Mrs Chandler - Vice Principal
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lthough Mrs Chandler officially retired as Vice Principal last July, she has continued to teach part-time to guide her Year 11 group to GCSE. Miss Chandler is a ball of energy, indefatigable, tenacious and has a mischievous sense of humour. Before moving onto pastures new she shared some of her memories with The Campdonian.
Mrs Chandler arrived from Bristol for her interview to teach Art in 1979 and immediately fell in love with Chipping Campden. She was offered the job and spent her first year training to teach English too. Mrs Chandler fondly reminisces about her early years at Chipping Campden School and how she helped paint the external walls of the main corridor, it was so scruffy but there were no funds to pay for decorators. It was also lined with thick, brown industrial lino, pock-marked by stiletto heels. One of her favourite moments was walking into the brand new Art block, built in 2002. The new studios were a dream come true and enhanced the students learning and appreciation of Art. Mrs Chandler’s natural empathy led to her involvement in safeguarding and pastoral care which was one of her key responsibilities when she
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“Never lose sight of ‘family’ it is what makes Chipping Campden School special. I cannot imagine a better job, and feel very privileged to have worked here. “
became Vice Principal. She passionately believes that if you have a safe classroom, students would not be afraid to shine. She proudly never missed a Year 11 dinner and will miss those moments. One of her funniest memories was when a young Mr Graham accidentally broke a window in North Block playing cricket. Mrs Chandler sees retirement as an exciting new chapter. She has built an art studio and greenhouse at home, so her creative talent is going to thrive. However, she is going to miss teaching as she adores being with the students in the classroom and playground. Mrs Chandler will still have a positive impact on the School in her new role as a School Governor in charge of Safeguarding.
CAMPDONIAN 2017
Miss Thompson - Head of Geography
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adly, Miss Thompson is leaving Chipping Campden School after 35 years of continuous service. In 1982, when Miss Thompson came down from Yorkshire with her father for her interview he said, ‘you’ll never leave this place ‘, and she didn’t. Miss Thompson studied Geography and American Studies at York University and fell in love with Geography ‘because it is ‘real’, it is part of our world.’
Shortly after her successful interview, Miss Thompson moved into Barrels Pitch and also taught PE, with a focus on swimming and tennis. We asked her about her time at CCS. Please share some of your favourite memories at Chipping Campden School I remember when Princess Anne came to visit the School for the 550th anniversary. For her arrival, the toilets in East block were painted. It is still fondly known as the Princess Anne toilet.
What have been your highlights?
What advice would you give to students?
I have loved doing the charity walks and enjoyed the numerous overseas trips with students. I organised many of the trips, they became known as Thompson Tours; we went to Greece, Italy, Spain and The Netherlands, it was great fun. I also accompanied students on a trip to China to visit Beijing and then Xian to see the terracotta army.
It doesn’t matter if you are not the most academic student, but if you work hard it can make a real difference. What are your plans after leaving CCS? I just want some time to ‘be’ and stop for a while, but I know I’ll get bored quickly. I have plans to visit Canada, will get more involved in village life and do more charity work.
What will you miss the most? The students. I will miss interacting with students and helping young minds to enjoy and appreciate geography. I have never once been bored or clock-watched during my time as a teacher. There is something new to appreciate every day. Chipping Campden School is a very unique place to work, it is a community school with a real heart to it. People who come to teach here are very lucky. What advice would you give budding teachers? Be organised. Ask for help and watch others teach.
“Chipping Campden School is a unique place to work, a community school with a real heart to it.”
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CAMPDONIAN 2017 NEW STAFF
Mr Elmes Job title: Assistant Principal, Head of Sixth Form Background: Originally from Poole in Dorset. Moved to the Midlands to study German and Classics at Keele University, followed by a PGCE at Birmingham University. Have worked at two other schools before joining Chipping Campden School in September 2016. I was at my last school, Droitwich Spa School, for 15 years where I was Assistant Head of Upper School and Sixth Form. I moved to Chipping Campden School because of its excellent reputation and the opportunity of a new challenge. How have you found your first year at Chipping Campden School? It has been highly rewarding and very enjoyable. There are some fantastic students and staff here. I was at my previous school for a long time and everyone knew me, so one of my aims has been to get to know as many staff and students as quickly as possible. What do you enjoy most about working in education? I think teaching is one of the most important jobs anyone can do, good teachers can make such an impact on children’s lives. I love being in the classroom teaching German and later walk past some of my students in the corridor and they speak in German to me.
against Leicester City. I am a big fan of A.F.C. Bournemouth and try to see them play as often as possible. I also love cricket and when I retire from teaching (a while away) I plan to go on an Ashes Tour. What would be your second career choice if you weren’t a teacher? I would have been a footballer and then gone into football Management. I also enjoyed doing radio commentary – I used to be a pundit for BBC Radio Hereford.
What do you hope to achieve in your new role?
Give me one interesting fact about your subject.
As Head of Sixth Form I want to instil an A’ Level mind-set amongst all students, and ensure our students aim to be the best that they can be. I want our students to be aspirational, resilient and become work and study ready. I am setting up Y12 work experience week and launching the Young Enterprise Scheme for the next academic year. I want us to progress from our Outstanding rating and take the sixth form to the next level by offering the best opportunities and facilities so our students can attain the highest possible grades.
Speaking German enables you to communicate with over 100 million citizens of Europe.
What do you most enjoy doing in your spare time?
What is your guilty pleasure?
I love sport. I used to be a semi-professional footballer at Hereford United. I was centre forward and played in the FA Cup 3rd round
Salt and vinegar crisps or salted peanuts.
Mr Prince Job title: Head of Physics Background: A proud Yorkshireman from Halifax. Married with two little girls aged 4 and 2. I have been teaching for over 25 years, working at schools in the North East of England, an international school in Germany and a British army base school, also in Germany, before finding my home at Chipping Campden School after moving on from Alcester Grammar School. How have you found your first year at Chipping Campden School? Liberating, fun and exciting! I have enjoyed becoming part of our great Science Department and getting to know the students. What do you enjoy most about working in education? When a student works something out entirely by themselves and you see that “eureka moment” on their face. What do you hope to achieve in your new role? Build on the excellent achievements of the Physics department in this school and get even more students to do A’ level Physics. Your country needs you.
What famous person, past or present would you most like to meet? Nelson Mandela. If you could be Principal for a day, what would you do? I would start the day at 7.45 and finish at 1pm.
What would your second career choice if you weren’t a teacher? Being Brain Cox. He stole my life. Travelling the world making Science Documentaries. Yes. I am completely jealous. He stole my life. Did I mention that? Give me one interesting fact about your subject. There are an infinite number of “me’s” writing this, and an infinite number of “you’s” reading it. This means that, somewhere in the multiverse, there is at least one of me is actually living Brian Cox’s life. Take that Brian Cox! What famous person, past or present would you most like to meet? Brain Cox. I would lock him in a cupboard and take over his life. A bad wig would be all I need. If you could be Principal for a day, what would you do?
What do you most enjoy doing in your spare time?
Give anyone whose surname begins with “P” a massive pay rise.
I am a keen musician playing Clarinet, bass guitar, ukulele, harmonica and have just joined Bretforton Silver Band after learning the Cornet. I love Doctor Who, graphic novels and making science education videos on my “Science Geeks” YouTube channel.
What is your guilty pleasure?
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Playing “princesses” meet “superheroes” with my two daughters. Although I make a better princess than most people would think, I do wish they would let me be a superhero sometimes.
CAMPDONIAN 2017 HEAD BOY & GIRL
My time as Head
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epresenting a school the size of Chipping Campden was always going to be a tough job, but despite the challenges of trying to get things done alongside aspiring to A-level success, I can honestly say I’ve never had a job I’ve been prouder of doing. I have enormously enjoyed speaking for the school at events such as the town’s remembrance service, presenting awards to outstanding students at awards evenings and trying to convince students from elsewhere to come and join our community. However, what fills me with pride the most is what we as students have achieved together on our own initiative this year, most especially through good-natured charity sports tournaments which I hope will become a lasting legacy.
It has been a real honour to work so closely with Mr. Elmes and Mr. Sanderson in bringing a student perspective to top-level decisions, and it has been a true blessing putting together a vision with such kind, selfless and talented people as Lydia and the head prefect team. There are so many things I could advise next year’s head boy to do but I would boil it down to this; do what you really believe is the best course of action, though it will often feel like a thankless task, and always appreciate the value of the team around you. Going forward, the skills and the knowledge I have gained at Chipping Campden I’m certain will bring me success when studying PPE at Durham University.
Tom Chapman
"I can honestly say I’ve never had a job I’ve been prouder of doing"
My time as Head
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hroughout this year I have loved being Head Girl at Chipping Campden School, and I was humbled to have been elected as a representative. This year, Tom and I have tried to organise many charity events and as well as encourage sport in the sixth form, and this has resulted in a lot of money being raised for local and national charities. So-called ‘duties’, such as helping at awards evenings and participating in staff interviews, have been a lot of fun, and I have enjoyed having more responsibilities. The ambience at Chipping Campden School is one that cannot be replicated, and I will miss the friendly atmosphere that I have enjoyed here for 7 years. Equally, I am really going to miss the teachers at this school. We are so lucky to have teachers that won’t stop at anything to help us succeed, and for that I am extremely thankful. In September, I am looking forward to going to Exeter University to study Geography, although I hope I can keep up French on the side. I am honoured to have represented Chipping Campden School and its sixth form, and this school is something that I will always be proud of. All I can say is thank you for everything!
Lydia Dean
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CAMPDONIAN 2017 ALUMNI
Vicky Burman Vicky Burman left CCS in 2016 and travelled to Thailand to teach English with Camp Thailand. Vicky’s trip was made possible by a successful application to the Hilda Terry Scheme. Here is an account of her experience.
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was quite nervous when I applied for to Camp Thailand. I had never been on a plane by myself but the excitement hit me when I arrived at Bangkok airport. I met my group and we headed to our hotel and were greeted by representatives. I immediately felt welcome. Bangkok is an incredible city; it was so exciting to experience a new culture. The next day we headed for our camp in Surin, in the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Camp was great, and over the month, it started to feel like home. It was like a large beach hut, with leaves over the roof and hammocks dotted about - a great place to relax and socialise. I was there to help teach English to local children. I had never taught before and was nervous but we were supported with lesson plans. Every week each group was given a topic and we planned lessons around fun activities to get the children motivated to learn and remember English. I was overwhelmed by the love that was shown by the children, and seeing them having such a good time. We went on a trip to the Elephant Sanctuary. Local people have a long relationship with elephants and they are the provincial icon. The sanctuary was for elephants who had been in the circus or used for tourist entertainment. It was really humbling to see such beautiful creatures up close. We were able to walk with the elephants, feed
them and watch them play. I cuddled a baby elephant, it was an experience that I will never forget. After the month of teaching and several weeks of online preparation before my trip, I gained a teach English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) qualification. Next, I went to Siem Reap in Cambodia. We travelled around in tuk-tuks, and saw some incredible sights like a lotus field and waterfalls There was a whole community on water; floating churches, shops, restaurants and entertainment rafts with snooker tables. We visited the Killing Fields, which was an eye-opener. The effects of this travesty are still being felt in Cambodia, so it was clear that the work done by Camp Cambodia is deeply appreciated and making a difference. My favourite part of this experience was visiting Angkor Wat, one of the wonders of the ancient world. It is an unbelievable temple and the largest religious monument in the world. My unforgettable month in Thailand would not have happened without the help of the Trustees at CCS and Marita Pratley, who has sadly passed away. Marita helped me through the Hilda Terry Award application and prepared me for the interview. I was fortunate enough that the Trustees were impressed and contributed towards the costs of my trip. I am so grateful for the help of Marita and the many other Trustees who allowed me to go on an adventure of a lifetime.
Hilda Terry was a ‘Senior Mistress’ at Chipping Campden School. A sum of money was raised after her death in the 1950’s which is used to support students who wish to travel for educational purposes. More information on the Chipping Campden School Charitable Trust can be found on the School website.
"Camp Thailand was such an incredible experience and one of the best decisions I have ever made"
Marita Pratley
One to watch
Charlie Deutsch
Every year millions watch and have a bet on the Grand National, the most famous National Hunt steeplechase in the world. This year, a CCS alumnus, Charlie Deutsch was one of the 40 jockeys at the starting line-up and was one of only 19 to stay on his mount after riding over four miles and jumping 30 fences.
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Charlie finished a notable 10th at his first attempt in the gruelling race riding Houblon Des Obeaux, trained by Venetia Williams. Charlie loved riding from a young age and always aspired to be a jockey and ride in the Grand National. He is currently an amateur jockey but close to reaching the target of 75 wins to become a professional.
Very sadly, Marita Pratley passed away last Autumn. Miss Prately was an inspirational and caring mathematics teacher who taught at CCS for nearly 40 years. Her patience, dedication and passion for her subject meant that she was highly respected by all who knew and worked with her. She was also a Trustee for CCS, giving her time and energy to the School even after her retirement. Following generous donations, we have created a new School prize, The Marita Pratley Memorial Award for commitment to Mathematics. The first recipient at the Senior Awards Evening in January was Henry Oughton, Year 13.
CAMPDONIAN 2017
Alumni Interview – Richard Craven by Abigail Miller, Year 12
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was lucky to be able to interview talented former student, Richard Craven, the chef-proprietor of The Chef’s Dozen in Chipping Campden. A few days after our meeting a review of The Chef’s Dozen, by Giles Coren, was published in The Times. He called it probably the ‘best restaurant in the world’. Richard was at Chipping Campden School in the 1990’s. He has four other siblings who all came to the School. His youngest sister, Georgia Morse, left a couple of years ago and is currently working with Richard in the restaurant. Where does the name ‘The Chef’s Dozen’ come from? Twelve dishes. It was part of the ethos of having a very small menu and using only what is best in season. We aim to use local, seasonal, sustainable food. We deal a lot with wild foodstuffs, everything from foraging in the hedgerows – I recently found some ‘jack by the hedge’, similar to wild garlic-and game that we get from the local estates.
Are all your ingredients sourced locally? 90% of the time, with the exception a of couple of months of the summer. We get most of the vegetables from a supplier in Mickleton; we use Cotswold Bees for honey; the butcher, David Moore and a lot of our game from the Burnt Norton Estate. Are there challenges in terms of things you want or need that are not available locally? I tend to work the other way round; I change my menu depending on what people tell me they’ve got. It’s a challenge I like, working with the seasons rather than talking to a supplier 100 miles away who’s growing one thing specifically. It means that the food naturally moves forward.
What is the most unusual thing you have had on the menu?
What advice would you give to budding chefs?
Squirrel ravioli. It was really popular and certainly started a conversation.
Get a job washing up, watch the chefs, try to get involved. I teach apprentices to butcher animals and send them on a day release to Stratford College.
Was there a trigger for your love for food and cooking? It happened quite slowly really, initially I had a part-time job washing up at The King’s Hotel and then started working at Seymour House and loved the buzz. It was full of Italian and Spanish Chefs. It was there that I started to learn to cook and enjoyed learning different things.
What is your fondest memory of Chipping Campden School? Probably running up to the tennis courts to play football every single break and representing the school at floorball. @rich_rural_cook
How did you career progress? At 25 I was Head Chef at The King’s Arms in Mickleton. I really wanted to continue to learn, so I moved to The Kingham Plough to work under Emily Watkins who taught me so much. I then met my now wife, Solanche, who is South African, so we moved there for a year and I worked at Le Quatier Francais in Franschhoek. We moved back to England for the lifestyle, Solanche actually missed England.
Why did you choose to have your restaurant in Chipping Campden? I love the town, it’s as simple as that really. In season, game is a big feature on your menu. What is your favourite? Probably Fallow Deer, I love how it’s so versatile and lean. You can do everything from a really good homemade version of steak and chips to anything that beef does. Where would you go on your night off? I’ve got a friend who owns a restaurant in Cheltenham called Purslane which is really good, my favourite pub is the Butcher’s Arms in Eldersfield.
Fact Box THE CHEF’S DOZEN, Island House,High Street, Chipping Campden, GL55 6AL 01386 840598 www.thechefsdozen.co.uk
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CAMPDONIAN 2017 ALUMNI
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att Gotrel has had a wonderful year since he featured in The Campdonian last Spring. Rio Olympics. Gold Medal winner. MBE Award. Guest speaker at CCS Awards Evening. Matt kindly took time out of his incredibly busy schedule to reminisce about his annus mirabilis. Last summer you were preparing for Rio. What was your training schedule like before you left for Brazil? Our training programme is pretty relentless at the best of times, but before leaving for Rio we had a month of training camps abroad. Two weeks of altitude training in the Austrian Alps before another two weeks of warm weather training in the Italian Lakes. It’s all very focused and we have little interaction with the outside world. We are in our bubble, training hard. Describe your experience of the race and winning a Gold medal? The perfect race! It was a day where everything came together perfectly. It was very surreal to be leading by as much as we were and watching the other boats battle it out behind us. Winning a Gold Medal is something that I only ever dreamed about, and the reality is still yet to set in. What goes on in your mind during such a competitive and important race? I like to keep it very simple and just think about the factors that I know make a boat go fast. I know what it has taken to get to a start line. But once you’re there you can’t change anything, you can’t get fitter or stronger so it’s just about executing to the best of your ability. If you do that, you can have no regrets. What did you do to celebrate? Well, as you can imagine Rio threw us a pretty good party. I just spent time with friends and family, which was long overdue and the celebrations continued for a fair few months. What advice would you give to any of our students who aspire to be an Olympic competitor? Just keep your head down and work hard. I try to be better tomorrow than I was today. You can’t become a success over night but enjoy every day and you never know where you could end up. When you visit Chipping Campden, what do you enjoy doing? Sitting in Huxleys having a coffee with my Mum and brother. I’m very lucky to have grown up here and love any opportunity to just relax and enjoy it. Congratulations on your MBE for services to sport. You recently travelled to Buckingham Palace to collect the award. What was that day like? A very surreal day! When you’re an athlete being recognised in this way is never something you aim for. Winning medals, yes. But being able to take my family to Buckingham Palace was a huge honour and something I never expected. It dawned on me very quickly how huge the occasion was when I was surrounded by so many people who have done really extraordinary things. I was very humbled to even be in the same room as many of them. You are also a talented sailor. Sailing or rowing? Sailing. Rowing is far too hard! Guilty pleasure? Pizza. One of the benefits of training so hard is being able to eat 6000 calories a day. Although we eat pretty well I could never turn down a good pizza. What’s next? I’m taking a break from the team this year. I have upcoming shoulder surgery to get through before I will decide whether to try and get another medal in Tokyo or venture into the real world. @mattgotrel 36
Matt Gotrel I try to be better tomorrow than I was today. You can’t become a success over night but enjoy every day and you never know where you could end up.
CAMPDONIAN 2017 ALUMNI
Harry Carr
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arry is a data journalist and pollster for Sky News. He won the 2017 Royal Television Society Award for News Technology for his creation, Sky Data – a polling and data analysis tool using SMS and Sky customers as a research panel. He also presents Stat Attack, a football show on Sky.
I’ve pushed to do bigger and better things - from trialling genuinely ground-breaking new modes of political polling to presenting findings myself on screen - I’ve never had anything but encouragement. I’ve been very fortunate, and it’s not a career path I could conceivably have planned, but it’s also been a case of pushing for opportunities and grabbing them with both hands when offered.
What years were you at CCS 2002 - 2009 What is your most lasting memory of your time at CCS? Probably our last day (no, not for that reason!). The School band I was in played at the end of our final assembly, with several teachers joining us on stage as a surprise from behind the scenes to form the chorus. It was great fun and also really emotional. What is your best/funniest memory of CCS? A friend of mine created a lot of excitement and anticipation around his art project which was presented at an art evening to a packed hall. He hushed the crowd, waiting a few long moments before removing a cloth to reveal a small statuette of a fellow student in feline form, made of papier-mâché and chicken wire with strips of bin bag for his long hair. It was sat on an old vinyl turntable, which he turned on without placing a record on it, slowly rotating Greg the Cat with a quiet whirr. Then he brought over a fan to make its black plastic hair float majestically in the wind. He turned to his piano and played an emotional piece of classical music, lasting around ten minutes. All the while Greg the Cat rotated away. It remains the most bizarre and hilarious thing I have ever seen. What was your favourite subject at CCS? Religious Studies. It provides you with new ways of thinking that are applicable more widely than any other subject. What did you study at University? Philosophy, Politics and Economics Was your career path planned/accidental? There’s always an element of fortune, and also of making your own luck. I left university without any real plans, and the first job I found that looked interesting was with the research agency Ipsos MORI. I started off working on research around health care mostly commissioned by the civil service, but offered to do the grunt work for the people doing the political polls - checking tables, updating the website, that sort of thing. A couple of the people on the political stuff left and I ended up responsible for managing running the polls day to day and ghost-writing articles around them for my bosses in the newspapers. I then got head-hunted by Sky News. The original plan was for me to be a behind the scenes number-cruncher but when
Opinion polls have recently taken a bit of a battering for accuracy, but some seem to have got it right with the recent General Election. What changes were made, if any? It was actually those who made fewer changes that fared better this time around! To be fair, all pollsters have done some bits to deal with their issues post-2015, making sure they have enough over 75s and controlling how many people they included who say they’re very interested in politics. There was one notably successful new psephological plaything from Yougov. Their traditional poll got it pretty wrong, but they also put out an experimental model using something called ‘multilevel regression and post-stratification’. In short, it analysed ‘big data’ to predict how each constituency would vote based on the demographics within each seat. The thing that has got people excited is that they predicted some of the more off-the-wall results, such as Labour winning Canterbury, which were well out of line with the rest of the country. I’ll be having a look at what we can learn from that, and I doubt we’ll be the only ones. Are you more interested in politics or football/Why? Politics is obviously much more important and schools are a prime example of where politics makes a real difference. Football is a great way to distract your mind from things that really matter. What football team do you support? Newcastle United (dad’s fault). I often go and watch my local non-league team in London, Dulwich Hamlet.
Can you give me an overview of a typical working day at Sky TV? There isn’t really a typical day, which is part of the joy of it! In news things often move very quickly, and planning is often left until the last minute at the best of times, as you never know what will crop up. If some breaking story has come through to which my expertise around public opinion is relevant, I basically have to drop everything and focus on whatever has come through. On a busy day, I’ll be on air in the morning talking about a new story, write an article for the website, organise a poll on the issue, work with our graphics team and a producer to build a sequence around the poll results, publish that on the website, then go on air to talk through the results. Busy days are pretty frequent in election campaigns, but there are also quieter days where I have the time to hone the methodology and procedures that make extremely fast turnaround polls possible, write more considered features, and develop new capabilities. I also edit and co-present two weekly podcasts - All Out Politics, and Stat Attack, a more light-hearted, stats-based football show.
What's the best/worst/ most unusual thing about your job? Wondering why you’re getting funny looks on the tube and realising you’re still covered in make-up. If you think people on TV sometimes look orange it’s ten times worse in real life! What advice would you give your 18-year old self now? Worry less, learn more. When you’re not analysing data, what do you like doing? I read a lot, play guitar, watch probably too much TV (free Sky is a killer for that). My wife and I have recently moved into a fairly trendy bit of London for the first time, so still enjoying going out to fancy bars etc. We’re about to get a puppy so I suspect that’ll begin to take up rather a lot of time too! What’s your favourite place to visit when you return to the Cotswolds? I just love the perverse thrill of running through fields of wheat. @harrydcarr 37
CAMPDONIAN 2017 BUSINESS
The Tenner Challenge
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ongratulations to all the participants from Year 7 who took part in the £10 Business Program. This involved our students borrowing £10 with the intention of setting up a mini Business for the month of March.
Once again we have had some excellent businesses, ranging from jewellery, clothing, household accessories, food related products and services based businesses. We very much look forward to hearing about the future successes of our young Business entrepreneurs. Attached is a photo of Tilly
Mills who baked a range of breads. After successfully selling her bread on weekly basis to staff at Eden Hotel Collection, Managing Director Mark Chambers contacted the Head Chef, Ian Pervical at The Kings Hotel in Chipping Campden to sample Tilly’s bread. Ian Percival was ‘very impressed' with Tilly’s bread, she made plain, cheese and onion. It was well-risen and delicious to taste.’ Tilly’s passion for baking comes from her mum who taught her to cook from a young age. Thank you to The Kings Hotel Chipping Campden who came in to help publicise the success of the program.
“This is an outstanding program which is warmly embraced by our students. It’s wonderful to see such initiative and entrepreneurial spirit from our students.” Business Study Teacher,
Mr Slattery
OLIVIA MYATT, Y11 Chipping Campden Business Forum – Business Student of the Year Winner, December 2016 To raise funds for the Barbados Netball Tour, Olivia decided to organise a couple of fundraising parties in her local village hall. They were fun to organise and proved very popular. She charged £5 entry and managed to raise over £2000. Olivia heard about the Award from her Business Studies teacher, Mr Slattery, and decided to enter. Above photo left to right: Charlie Bennett (Chipping Campden International Music Festival); Olivia Myatt; Julian Ebbutt (Chairman of the judges).
She had to present her plan to four members of the Business Forum and a few weeks later, at a packed Town Hall presentation ceremony, Olivia was very surprised but delighted to be announced the winner. Boosted by her success, Olivia is planning to take A-Level Business Studies.
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CAMPDONIAN 2017 SUCCESS
CHLOE ENGLISH Y13
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hloe is currently studying for her A-Levels but managed to become the U19 World Irish Dance Champion in April. Previously Chloe was the Under 17 British Open Champion in 2014 and 2015.
Like many young girls, Chloe started ballet and tap classes when she was 5. Whilst attending Honeybourne First School, she saw an advertisement to learn Irish Dancing in her local village. Chloe went along and immediately fell in love with this distinctive dance form. She still attends the McCarthy-Felton School of Irish Dancing, now based in Salford Priors, and also studies Contemporary Dance with Rozie T at Chipping Campden School. From 2011 Chloe started to enter European competitions and for a few years she was always 2nd or 3rd in her age group. Her love for Irish Dance kept her going and she was determined to one day be the best. To be a World Champion at anything involves a huge amount of dedication, hard work, talent and supportive parents. Chloe trains every day for at least two hours, plus lessons three times a week; her mother, Rose, keeps Chloe motivated on the days she’d rather put her tired legs up. Chloe has to keep very fit and focus on her nutrition to make sure she has enough energy for training and performing. Each dance only lasts about 90 seconds but it’s the equivalent of a very high intensity workout. At the beginning of the year Chloe had a painful achilles heel sprain that meant she couldn’t train for several weeks. At one point it seemed unlikely that she would attend the World Championships in Killarney, let alone win. In addition to her U19 triumph, Chloe was part of the winning Figure Choreography Team Dance; made up of 16 girls, including another CCS Student, Katrina Perkins and her sister Leah, who left School in 2015. Chloe has an unconditional offer to study Dance at Gloucestershire University and hopes one day to be a teacher. Her next goal is to defend her title and become the U21 World Irish Dance Champion. Meanwhile, lucky students at St James’ Primary School in Chipping Campden are being taught dance lessons by Chloe and Rozie T on Friday afternoons as part of the School’s outreach programme.
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CAMPDONIAN 2017 SUCCESS
Anyone for cricket? LOTTIE OXTON
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ear 8 Student, Lottie Oxton is a young lady who has caught the cricket bug. Lottie plays for the School, County and is a regular player for Chipping Norton U15s and U13s squads.
She also finds time to play for Charlbury women’s 1st XI in the Midlands League and occasionally for the 3rds which is a mix of men and women. Lottie’s interest in cricket was sparked by a PE teacher at Primary School and a visit to Lord’s to watch the England versus Australia women’s Ashes final where Lottie spotted the MCC cricket academy and requested a session as a Christmas present. During the Winter months, Lottie focuses on indoor training with the County squad and with the MCC foundation’s North Oxfordshire hub at Sibford School. Lottie's secret is she would like to play for Australia, but hopefully her aspiration will switch to England as she is clearly a name to watch. Women’s cricket has made significant progress in the past few years. At grassroots level the game has grown substantially in the last 15 years, with 615 cricket clubs offering women’s and girls’ participation compared to 93 in 2000.
A short history of Women's Cricket
RYAN KILMISTER Ryan Kilmister began taking an interest in cricket at Primary School. After three months of playing at Slaughters United, the coach put him forward for trials, and he was selected for the Cheltenham and Cotswolds district squad. Last year Ryan continued to play for the district squad and started playing for Dumbleton Cricket Club. He managed to take 32 wickets in a season; the 2nd highest across the whole club. Ryan is a much sought-after cricketer, he is also a left-arm orthodox spin bowler, which makes it harder for a batsman to face. This year he went forward for county trials and was selected for the under 13’s Gloucestershire squad, after taking part in the winter nets programme. Ryan is currently having a great season; he plays men’s Saturday cricket for Dumbleton and has already taken 31 wickets for the club. Ryan and his family have to travel long distances for him to pursue his passion. Luckily his mother, who works at the School, is a keen cricketer and has recently qualified as a Level 2 Coach. In between all his external cricket commitments, Ryan plays for the U13 School team, alongside Lottie. 40
1745 First record of women playing a cricket match 1887 First women’s cricket club formed 1926 Women’s Cricket Association founded 1934 First test match between England and Australia 1958 International Women’s Cricket Council formed – integrates with International Cricket Council in 2005 1973 First Women’s Cricket World Cup 2004 Women were the first gender to play an International Twenty/20 match 2009 1st female batsman to be named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2017 Third time England hosts Women’s Cricket World Cup
CAMPDONIAN 2017 SCHOOL TRIP
New York by Jake Campbell
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n the 9th April 2017, 43 sixth form students set off from Heathrow Airport to fly to New York.
After a long day of travelling, we got to the hostel and immediately crashed for the night. The next day, we began our trip with a visit to the Empire State Building, we could see views of the Manhattan skyline from 102 floors up. Afterwards, we had free time to explore the city and to do as we pleased. For some of us, this included grabbing lunch and then going to walk around Central Park, taking advantage of the 25-degree heat. Some of the group went on a shopping trip to stores such as Macy’s and Sephora. At six 0’clock we met with the teachers back at the hostel for a meal at Applebee’s in Times Square, afterwards we had the opportunity to stay out late to look around the area. On the Tuesday we met with the teachers in the morning to walk over to Grand Central Station. Every walk was interesting as we were able to recognise many areas from TV shows and movies we had seen. At Grand Central we had lunch and took in the atmosphere. We were then lucky enough to have a guided tour around the United Nations building. We learnt a great deal about how one of the most important organisations in the world functions, and we were able to see the different rooms in which councils meet and make decisions. Next, we were given some more free time and that evening had dinner at Hard Rock Cafe. After the meal, we made our way over to the Rockefeller Centre and went to the top to see the New York skyline at night.
was a moving experience, as we took in the amount of lives lost that day and the scale of what had happened back in 2001. The evening was dominated by the opportunity to see the New York Knicks play their final NBA Basketball fixture of the season against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Madison Square Garden. The experience of watching the game was amazing; the extravagance of the events that were put on in each of the timeouts (ranging from t-shirt cannons to competitions to win a car) and the high tension in the final quarter as the Knicks grasped the narrowest of victories of 114-113 after going ahead in the final 30 seconds. Thursday and Friday were mainly dedicated to free time. We all met for a final meal at Planet Hollywood in Times Square before making our way back to JFK Airport for our Friday evening flight. By the time we arrived back in Chipping Campden at midday on the Saturday, most of us were shattered and jetlagged. However, there was no disagreement that the week had been an amazing experience that we would all definitely remember. On behalf on all of the students, thank you to all of the teachers who organised and came on the trip with us, and none of us got lost thanks to Mr Rushworth’s brilliant map skills.
"Every walk was interesting as we were able to recognise many areas from TV shows and movies we had seen. "
On Wednesday, we started the day by taking the subway to get to Staten Island Ferry, which was an interesting experience navigating 40+ students through the turnstiles. Once on the ferry, we were able to catch an impressive view of the Statue of Liberty, in addition to the view of Manhattan from the Hudson River. Later on in the day we visited the 9/11 memorial at Ground Zero, which
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CAMPDONIAN 2017 DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S AWARDS
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rom volunteering to physical activities, life skills to expeditions, achieving a DofE Award is a fun adventure and major challenge.
There are three progressive Award levels, Bronze, Silver and Gold and they are open to anyone aged 14-24. It encourages students to push personal boundaries, gain new skills and enhances their CVs and university applications. DofE at CCS is continuing to grow with over 150 students taking part each year making us one of the largest providers in the South West. The students achieve a huge amount by completing the award and also make a big contribution to the life of the School and the wider community through their physical skills and volunteering activities.
Duke of Edinburgh's Bronze Award & Court Barn by Josh Hurdiss
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s part of my Duke of Edinburgh's Bronze Award, I volunteered at Court Barn for 3 months. On Saturday mornings I worked a two-hour shift and my duties included promoting Court Barn on social media, tidying the children’s area and helping out on reception.
Volunteering at Court Barn has taught me so much; from how C. R. Ashbee started the Guild of Handicraft in 1888 to the heritage of Robert Welch. I have learnt a great deal about design and my experience has helped me appreciate local art in a different way. The people working at Court Barn do a fantastic job keeping local art and crafts alive with the museum’s history and exciting exhibitions. It has also given me an insight into the workplace and how the world ticks. If it wasn’t for the Duke of Edinburgh's award, I wouldn’t have been able to have
this enjoyable experience and I recommend it to anyone. I encourage everyone to visit and experience the history of the nine artists, designers and craftspeople who are represented at Court Barn. Court Barn support the School in numerous ways. Students benefit from work experience opportunities every summer and in 2016 they started an annual Bursary Award for talented Art Students. Anna Clegg and Poppy Crew were the first lucky recipients. Court Barn is 10 years old this year and Sarah McCormick Healy, the Curator, explained “My favourite thing about the job is working with a fantastic team of volunteers who contribute so much time and effort into the museum, and the job is constantly changing. I may be doing research into a designer one minute and changing a light bulb the next. The future for Court Barn is exciting and I want to introduce more pieces from contemporary designers and show our collections in a different way.”
I encourage everyone to visit and experience the history of the nine artists, designers and craftspeople who are represented at Court Barn.
Bronze DofE Expedition Summer 2017
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n June, 30 people from Year 10 went to the Forest of Dean to complete their Bronze DofE expedition involving a fifteen mile walk over two days (or longer if they got lost). We spent one night under a tent at Biblins Youth Centre next to Symonds Yat and the river Wye. We cooked our own dinner and breakfast on a portable Trangia and also carried our rucksacks.
The weather was friendly but a bit hot on Friday and we saw lots of wildlife including deer, pheasants and rabbits. Some teams struggled to find their way through the woodland along the Wye Valley walk but showed great enthusiasm and teamwork to finally find the campsite, checkpoint and eventually the finish. At the end of the expedition, the students enjoyed a café break in the forest and were greeted by the sight of the vans and teachers. Other than the expedition, we had to spend 3-6 months doing voluntary work, gaining a new skill and improving our physical fitness. By Noah Booker and Kieran Trippick 42
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Silver Duke of Edinburgh by Megan Hoskin, Year 12 Last July, forty-five students travelled to Hampshire for our Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. We had to walk thirty miles over three days and camp in the New Forest for two nights. On the first day we walked about twelve miles. The weather constantly changed from sun to rain but for the majority of the day we managed to keep dry. We walked for about six hours. We were the second group to arrive at the campsite where we had the chance to set up our tents and cook dinner. We didn't have much to do at the campsite so we had the opportunity to spend time with people we wouldn't usually be with at School. For the second day we walked about ten miles. We aimed to leave the campsite by
8am, but getting out of bed was a lot harder than we thought! We walked for about five hours and had quite a few stops for snacks, water and lunch. The second day, the weather was changing every ten minutes, so we had to stop regularly to sort out our raincoats. At one point we hid under a tree to get away from the heavy rain. Eventually, we arrived at the campsite and set up our tents and cooked dinner. There was a chance to use the showers which was good after two days of walking. Our final day we walked about eight miles. We left as early as we could and walked as fast as we could to get back to the minibus and get home. The last day had good weather and everyone was ready to go home. From our experience of D of E, we all improved on our map reading skills, confidence and co-operation by working together as a team. Although the Silver Award was a big challenge compared to the Bronze, everyone enjoyed the experience and had a sense of achievement; but we still couldn't wait to get home!
From our experience of D of E, we all improved on our map reading skills, confidence and co-operation by working together as a team.
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CAMPDONIAN 2017 D of E GOLD
Diary of an Expedition
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ach year, students in Year 12 head to The Isle of Skye to complete their Gold Expedition for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award. A thirteen-hour minibus drive is followed by four days walking fifty miles and spending three nights wild camping. The memories will remain with them for a long time. One group from the summer of 2016, have recounted some of their experiences in this Diary.
Monday 18th July We commenced our walk at 7.30am after two nights at the Skye Walker hostel. We set off through the village, finding the gate that led us to the river. We followed the river, navigating the base of the foothills towards Loch Slaplin. There was torrential rain so the rivers were swelling making the small streams on our maps much more of a challenge to traverse. Due to good waterproofs we miraculously managed to stay dry, although some of the group without dry bags, found their rucksack contents soaking. The combination of an extremely long day and poor weather meant we were extremely disheartened, only consoled by the fact that it couldn’t really get any worse. However, upon reaching Torrin there was a lift in spirits, and after a well-needed break we met with Stephen, our assessor, at Loch Slaplin. After some reassurance we continued on our way, waiting until we arrived in the woodland to have lunch. Most of us were extremely cold, and while food warmed, we all felt pretty downhearted. The walk continued across moorland, then a steep hill. We cheered up knowing only two kilometres to go. We were soon making our way along the final stretch when we spotted the other group, and after
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a tricky few minutes trying to clamber over a swollen stream we finally made it to our wild camping spot. The group decided to use one tent for all our wet rucksacks and clothing and the four girls shared the very small twoman tent. Despite the squeeze, the warmth was welcome, and it was with relief that we all (eventually) fell asleep on the first evening of the expedition.
Tuesday 19th July The day started bright and early with a hike up to the top of Am Mam, 400m high. With this tough climb, the decent towards Camasunary was a relief and led us to a bay on the south side of the island. It was tempting to stop near the beach, but the
started to become a danger in the heat. We decided to stop for a while to purify some water from the loch and watched some people swim in the freezing cold water. We continued to Lochan Dubha and found Stephen, stopped for lunch and made the most of the good weather by taking out tents, towels and other wet items out to dry. We knew that the worst part of the day was over and so our spirits were high as we began to walk on. However, this feeling didn’t last long. Stephen had given us a white house to walk in the direction of, but it didn’t seem to get any closer, despite our pace. We trudged onwards, making sure that we all drank enough water and ate enough calories to keep our energy levels up. Suddenly another white building became visible. Our spirits soared as we saw Sligachan. We walked on, spotted Stephen and he pointed us towards the campsite, which involved crossing the A87. We crossed in single file and headed to the campsite. After putting up our tent to dry out, we treated ourselves to the best shower in the world.
Wednesday 20th July
decision was made to carry on towards the Valley of Eagles and our first campsite. We were happy to see the sun, and to see some of the Cuillin Mountains, as most of our views had been inhibited by mist and rain the day before. The weather was a definite improvement and spirits were high. The walk carried on at a good pace and reached Loch na Creitheach, walked along the east side then arrived at the Valley of the Eagles. We continued on to Loch na Athain, the sun was hot and the valley acted like a sun trap. As we had wild camped the night before, we didn’t have a supply of fresh water, this
After an eventful night’s sleep involving a thunderstorm, we woke up to surprisingly reasonable weather. We began to pack up and prepare for the day ahead, whilst managing to multitask between breakfast, checking our route and trying not to cry. Our route involved walking in, around, and alongside a river, in addition to navigating around waterfalls and fog. However, before long we were well on our way to our meeting point with Stephen. We met up with one of the other groups. We had lunch and began our last stretch of our journey. We followed a singular path which meandered alongside the course of the river, then had to cross a wooden bridge suspended by cables, which entertained us as we swung it from side to side. We arrived at the campsite and ended the day with a rare sense of optimism. For the first time in a number of days, we had hope.
CAMPDONIAN 2017 D of E GOLD Thursday, 21st July The end in sight. Eager to get going, we packed quickly. Once we set off we followed the road up the valley. We walked through a forest for the majority of the day, briefly met Stephen, had lunch and began the final leg of our journey. We followed the road which included a few hills before the descent to our destination. Energy levels were dwindling but we were eager to finish our journey knowing we had a three course meal cooked by the DofE teachers to look forward to. Eventually, after many miles and days we reached our destination, the distillery at Carbost. Stephen quickly debriefed us before we escaped onto the minibuses to head to the hostel. We were happy and proud to have completed all 50 miles despite the challenges that we faced. by Jake Campbell, Jacob Greenslade, Daisy Blyth, Joella Manley, Rachel Silcock, Millie Squires.
“We arrived at the campsite and ended the day with a rare sense of optimism. For the first time in a number of days, we had hope�
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The Campden Dig
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or a small town, Chipping Campden has a vast array of Societies, including a thriving History Society (CCHS). Its members have always been keen to find out more about Campden House which was built around 1613 for wealthy merchant Sir Baptist Hicks. He was a great benefactor to Chipping Campden, building the Almshouses and Market Hall, and he used his power and influence to guarantee the survival of Chipping Campden School.
In 1645, Campden House was destroyed by fire, seen as an act of defiance by Royalists against Parliament during the Civil War. Sadly, very little is known about Campden House because it stood for a mere 33 years, and only a fragment of the main house remains. Two elegant banqueting houses survived and the charming lodges that frame the gateway. It is one of the most important Jacobean sites in the country and a geophysical survey, carried out by CCHS, revealed the skeleton of the Jacobean gardens beneath the turf. With the support of Historic England and The Landmark Trust, who own the site, CCHS made a successful grant application from the Heritage Lottery Fund to start a series of archaeological digs. Little reliable evidence exists of what Campden House really looked like. Tantalising clues remain; numerous lumps and bumps of stone that are the 46
vestiges of a once fine garden. There is an 18th century engraving of the house, thought to be taken from a 17th century drawing, but its accuracy cannot be fully relied on. After CCHS obtained Scheduled Monument Consent, the Campden Dig commenced last
September to investigate the layout of the garden. Two Year 13 volunteers from CCS, Dale Boswell and Jacob Greenslade took part in the dig. Both students were interested in History so saw the Dig as a great opportunity to learn more about the local history. Dale really enjoyed the experience and is now considering archaeology as a future career once he completes a degree in History. Jacob visited the site during his free periods and worked on the area where some of the original garden pathway was found. Each dig has to be over-seen by an experienced archaeologist and findings
"In 1645, Campden House was destroyed by fire, seen as an act of defiance by Royalists against Parliament during the Civil War." are sent for expert analysis and then safely stored. There is a strong belief that the house was built by the same architect as Aston Hall in Birmingham and if you visit the Campden dig website you can see some of the artefacts unearthed. At its heart, the dig is a community learning project. Once the physical work is complete, CCHS plan to develop an online learning resource that will enable students to learn more about local history and the Civil War. The hard-working volunteers at CCHS are continuing with research into the architecture and gardens of Jacobean England and the life of Sir Baptist Hicks. Two key members, Mary Fielding and Judith Ellis, are alumnae of CCS and were very involved with the recent School’s Archive project. To some extent the digs have raised more questions than answers but the Society are hopeful that the final planned dig in the Autumn, will deliver a greater understanding of ‘the howse that was so fayre’.
For more information go to: School archive chippingcampdenschool.org.uk Campden Dig – campdenhousedig.org.uk
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Modern Movement
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he historic, timeless honeycoloured High Street of Chipping Campden has an eclectic mix of independent shops and places to relax, and here we take a stroll through town seeking out a few new arrivals and old favourites. The Covent Garden Academy of Flowers has opened its fragrant doors. The Academy is a lifestyle shop that offers a range of beautifully selected gifts for home and garden. At the rear of the shop is a studio for the flower workshops. Budding florists will be able to learn how to create stunning hand tied bouquets, garlands and arrangements for the table. One of the town’s most renowned designers, Robert Welch, opened his eponymous shop on Lower High Street in 1969. Robert came to the Cotswolds after graduating from the Royal College of Art, set up a studio in the Old Silk Mill and started to design his iconic stainless steel cutlery. It was his timeless designs that inspired a competition run at CCS to create a piece of art with cutlery. Year 9 student Anna Elvins was chosen to have her design turned into a sculpture by local artist Rachel Higgins. The fabulous creation was unveiled by Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne in February this year.
Anna Elvins & Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne at Robert Welch
culinary influence is Mediterranean but delicious traditional cakes are on offer too. Huxleys has recently doubled in size, taking over the old HSBC bank. There’s a state of the art kitchen, expanded menu, more seating and a fabulous roof terrace that is a magnet on sunny days. You may spot a few CCS students working there at weekends. One of our favourite shops in town is Emily’s Bookshop, owned by Emily Dunn. It specialises in children’s books and has recently moved to its new home on the High Street in a collaboration with another established Chipping Campden Business, 'At Home in the Cotswolds'. Emily kindly donates a great deal of her time and books supporting the School, helping the English department to arrange Author visits. Thank you Emily.
Emily Dunn of Emily's Bookshop
Sam Wilson
Huxleys
Sam Wilson is another unique shop named after it’s designer/owner. Sam recently relocated her business from Cambrook Court into the more spacious old Post Office on the High Street. Sam is an illustrator and moved to Chipping Campden five years ago. Court Barn spotted Sam’s work and invited her to exhibit some of her striking illustrations, inspired by the flora and fauna of the English countryside. It led to Sam utilising her printing skills to create tea towels and mugs that were initially sold at the School Christmas Fayre. Three years later, she has a store packed with beautiful homeware and is working with Highgrove and many other prestigious outlets. Huxleys café and bar is favourite haunt of many locals, 6th formers and visitors to Chipping Campden. Huxleys, situated in the heart of town, manages to blend cosy, relaxed and stylish, effortlessly. It is a place that is good for the soul, and the palate. A fire is lit during colder months and chairs are adorned with sheepskin throws. The
Fillet & Bone is a carefully curated farm shop and food emporium selling food and drink sourced from the Cotswolds’ finest artisan producers. They mainly work with local producers and suppliers such as Drinkwaters for vegetables, and Todenham Manor Farm for pork. One exception is the fresh fish from Cornwall. The emphasis is on quality, provenance and seasonality. Try the citrus, rosewater and pistachio M'Hencha treats made locally by Sophie Browne. Delicious.
The Covent Garden Academy of Flowers
Contact details Sam Wilson 01386 841116 Robert Welch 01386 841671 Huxleys 01386 849077 Emily’s Bookshop 01386 840726 Cherry Press 01386 244150 The Covent Garden Academy of Flowers 01386 841150
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CAMPDONIAN 2017 SCHOOL TRIP
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n July 2016, sixteen students from CCS ventured to Mongolia for three weeks, followed by a week to China. A company called ‘World Challenge’ works with schools throughout the world to allow students to go to developing countries. The school have previously been to Tanzania and India and next year are going to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. I have always wanted to travel and visit exotic places around the world so, when the opportunity arose to travel to Mongolia and China for a month, I was at the front of the queue. Not only this, I wanted to develop skills such as leadership, teamwork and independence. In the two years before we left, we had to raise a lot of money to pay for the trip, including the cost of vaccinations, kit, insurance and flights. Between the sixteen of us we devised a variety of ways to come up with the funds. The most popular was bag packing at local supermarkets. Other fundraising activities included washing cars, making crafts to sell at fairs, baking and selling cakes, busking, holding parties and family and friends kindly donating.
Trek Phase The trip itself was comprised of several phases, the first being ‘Trek phase’ where we travelled on horseback for five days across the Mongolian Steppe, wild camping each night. Before the trek started, the group had to go to Tsetserleg, the nearest town on route, to get supplies in the market such as food, pots and pans and traditional Mongolian riding boots to fit the oddly shaped stirrups on the saddles. Each pair of boots were hand made by the Mongols so they were incredibly detailed with intricate designs and each pair very different from the next. Most of us had riding experience so were confident on the ponies, this was definitely needed as they are wild for ten months of the year, caught and trained for two months then released again. You could say the ponies were not the tamest! On day four of our trek the leaders and wranglers surprised us by taking us to the Nadaam Wrestling Festival. It was fascinating to see the traditional wrestling outfits and the other activities going on such as archery and falconry. This phase was ended by a two day trek on foot where we walked 18km. On the last day, we visited hot springs which were an amazing experience and very entertaining because they were 70 Degrees Celsius…a tad hot. During this phase we stayed in typical Mongolian Gers, otherwise known as Yurts. Before heading back to the city for our next
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‘The trip itself was comprised of several phases, the first being ‘Trek phase’ where we travelled on horseback for 5 days across the Mongolian Steppe, wild camping each night.’
phase we travelled in the Forgons, Mongolian vans, (like VW campervans) to the Mongol Els, (the sand dunes). Here we watched the sun set on top of the dunes and met some of the Nomadic families.
Volunteering The group were working at an orphanage called The Lotus Children's Centre Camp. Here we split up and worked on different jobs such as gravelling and levelling out an area ready for building, digging, watering, weeding, making a set of steps and helping out in the kitchen. We stayed at the Lotus Camp for three nights and became really good friends with the children, some of whom we are still in contact with. Before we flew to China we spent a couple of days in Ulaan Bataar, the capital of Mongolia; where we visited all the sights including the Lama temple, Chinggis Kahn Statue, Soviet memorial, and Winter and Summer Palaces.
Rest and Relaxation We flew to Beijing for our R&R and were privileged to visit ‘The Great Wall of China’ in Jingshanling, The Birds Nest Olympic Stadium, Bai Hai lakes at night, Tiananmen Square, the Winter and Summer Palaces and the Forbidden City. The Chinese culture was like nothing we had experienced before and it will live with us all for very long time. Overall the experience was incredible, we were given the opportunity to visit a developing country, we were allowed to contribute a small amount of time to people less fortunate than us and we rounded it off with a visit to an ancient and very different country. Spending a month with the group allowed me to create new friendships which will last a lifetime and I have come back with some unforgettable memories and countless stories to tell family and friends.
"The experience was incredible, we were given the opportunity to visit a developing country, we were allowed to contribute a small amount of time to people less fortunate than us"
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n 23rd June, Y11 ditched the School uniform and dressed up in style to celebrate the end of their GCSEs and final year at CCS.
They arrived at School before heading off to Stratford via a wonderfully eclectic mix of transport. Some came on foot, a few on tractors, boat and a couple of mini bikes. We lost count of the Aston Martins and Bentleys that added to the glamour of the evening. There were hundreds of spectators to enjoy the spectacle. Here a few pictures that portray this memorable evening.
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ear 13 celebrated in glamourous style the end of their exams and an era at CCS. The beautiful setting was The Welcombe Hotel in Stratford upon Avon.
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Thank You We are incredibly fortunate at Chipping Campden School to have a strong supportive community. Many individuals and organisations offer their time, talent and/or financial assistance to help our students and staff. We are hugely grateful for your support. It really does make a difference. All the Staff The Governors The Trustees Chipping Campden School Parent's Association (CCSPA) Evesham Garden Centre, The Valley Evesham SHARP All the local farmers Blockley Arts Society Court Barn Bourton on the Hill Educational Trust Red Lemon, Chipping Campden Samantha Thwaites and Helen Gregg, Drawing Board Chipping Campden Business Forum Emily Dunn of Emily's Bookshop, Chipping Campden Longborough Festival Opera The Kings Hotel, Chipping Campden The Lygon Arms, Chipping Campden Matt Gotrel Simon Baker Steve and Gill Sutherland Lucy Gray Vanessa Rigg Stow Vets Stow on the Wold Police Virgin Media The SHINE Trust The Ogden Trust ESERO-UK, UK Space Agency Birmingham University Cotswood Fine Furniture Ltd Mark Annett The Covent Garden Academy of Flowers CALA Homes Spitfire Bespoke Homes Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers Fillet & Bone Classics for All Huxleys The Organic Hair Angels The Chipping Campden Barber Shop And finally, the numerous businesses in and around the area that offer work experience for Years 10-12, too numerous to mention, but we truly value your help. If anyone reading this would be interested in finding out more about how to support Chipping Campden School, please contact: aodonnell@ccsacademy.net, or call 01386 848754 Design by : lippettcreative.co.uk
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