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A number of year 7, 8, 9 and 10 students travelled to The Bay Academy in Sandown to compete in the Island Schools Indoor Rowing Competition. All students put great effort into their sprint, endurance and relay events. Students showed a great example of teamwork, cheering on students from not only our academy, but others also.

Well done to Sam L, Will B, Joe B, Owen E, Rosie P, Evie C, Isobel M, Phoebe H, Alfie C, Seb C, Riv H, Jasper R, Honour E, Cayla R, Scarlett G and Faith R!

Year 7 DT students 'talking like a scientist' whilst testing their hypotheses for what shape of hull is more or less hydrodynamic.]

Well done Year 7 on your crosscurricular maritime work!

Cowes Enterprise College’s Head of Music, Donna Brihmani, spoke at the Paediatric Mental Health Association’s annual conference.

The annual conference is an opportunity for professionals from a variety of sectors to meet, discuss and learn about new developments in the field of paediatric mental health

The 2023 conference focus is ‘Mental Health in Children and Young People: The Changing Landscape’.

Mrs Brihmani’s talk discussed music performance anxiety (MPA) and its impact on young people’s mental health and ability to perform optimally.

Performance is a requirement for all qualifications in music.

In her role as Head of Music at the academy, Mrs Brihmani has made i h priority to study to be a young people affected performance anxiety an to tackle it.

The conference was held over two days includes many presentations from leading practitioners, including a number of colleagues from other Isle of Wight organisations, with the focus of equality, diversity, inclusion and mental health.

Head of Music at Cowes Enterprise College, Donna Brihmani, said:

“I’m really excited to have been invited, and so looking forward to bringing new and current ideas and research in these areas to the academy!”

Principal at Cowes Enterprise College, Rachel Kitley, said:

“We are delighted that Donna was invited to talk at the Paediatric Mental Health Association’s annual conference.

"Wellbeing is so important to us at Cowes Enterprise College and we are incredibly pleased that Mrs Brihmani’s work on music performance anxiety is b i i d ”