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Friday 29th March
Dear parents and carers, It is with great pleasure that I am able to share with you more fantastic news this week. We have been awarded a significant grant to fill skill gaps in the maritime industry here on the Island. This funding, which in total comes to over £150,000, will enable us to develop a cutting-edge curriculum here to promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) subjects and employability within these areas. Our curriculum will launch for Year 7 in September 2019 and roll through each year and will blend theory in the classroom, embedded in key curriculum subjects, with practical learning linked to the maritime industry. Excitingly, the curriculum is due to include boat-building, including design and specifications; navigation electronics; celestial navigation; tides; admiralty chart conventions; shipping forecasts; practical boat-handling skills; and the holding of a CEC Regatta to celebrate and sail the boats built by students. The Maritime Skills Alliance and CECAMM, part of the Isle of Wight College, are among the partners who will support on curriculum development. This is an exciting project for Cowes Enterprise College, and we look forward to developing and then delivering a high-quality curriculum that integrates practical learning with the regional economy. We will work in close partnership with local employers and further education providers to ensure we are providing our pupils with not only a breadth of choice at 14, but the kind of skills that will last for a lifetime. Thank you to all parents of Year 8 students for attending our Year 8 parents’ evening. It was great to see, again, such a good turnout and I hope that you found the evening both useful and informative. If you were unable to attend, the year team will be in touch to ensure that we still manage to share with you key information from the evening in a separate appointment as we intend every student to benefit from parents’ evening. It is with regret that I inform you that Mr Sampler is leaving us at the end of this term. Mr Sampler has enjoyed working at Cowes Enterprise College and we have valued his input. Following a difficult family circumstance, he and his family have decided to relocate in September. He feels he needs to support and spend time with his family in the interim therefore we have consented to him leaving on April 30th. He would like the school community to know that he is grateful for this consideration and support, that he has really enjoyed his time at Cowes Enterprise College and thinks very highly of the staff and students and wishes you all well. He looks forward to seeing some of you around the island before he relocates and wishes you all the very best. We are currently putting arrangements in place for music lessons in the summer term and aim to communicate this next week. A reminder that at the end of term on Friday 5th April we finish at 2.45pm as per the normal school day. With best wishes, Rachel Kitley
ATTENDANCE #AttendanceMatters.
The academy is working relentlessly to ensure that the best outcomes for your children are secured. Part of ensuring this is for them to be in school every day. Thank you for your continued support in supporting us to support your child in achieving their very best #AttendanceMatters.
SAFEGUARDING We have been alerted to a new app which can help you in keeping your child safe when they are not under your supervision – Holly Guard. Below is an explanation of the app from the app store: Hollie Guard turns your smartphone into a personal safety device. In danger? Shake your phone or tap the screen to generate an alert. Your location and audio/video evidence will automatically be sent to your emergency contacts who can take action to help you quickly. Three alert types - Personal, Stealth, and Deterrent - allow you to choose an alert setting appropriate to your specific needs. Meeting someone? The Meeting Timer gives you extra protection when you are going to a dangerous meeting or are meeting someone new. Simply enter descriptive information and the duration of the meeting. When the meeting time has expired an alert will automatically be raised. Traveling? The Journey feature allows you to notify your friends, family, and co-workers of your movements while traveling. Enter your start and end point, and an SMS & email will be sent to your emergency contacts when you’ve started and safely completed your journey. To register for an account please visit www.hollieguard.org Hollie Guard was developed by the Hollie Gazzard Trust (HGT) to help people stay safe. HGT supports young hairdressers and charities fighting domestic abuse and anti-knife crime. The app was created in honour of Hollie Gazzard. For more information about the Trust please visit our website www.holliegazzard.org.
Parents should telephone the academy on 01983 203103 and select Option 1 before 8.30am on each day of absence, informing of the reason of absence and when their child will be returning to the academy, leaving a message on the voicemail. Phone calls need to be made every day of the student's absence. Parents are required to send a letter of explanation of absence when their child returns to school. This should be handed into reception. This letter should detail the duration and reason for absence.
Well done to Albert Krista in 7TMH who created this image as part of the digital leader competition to design an online safety/cyber bullying logo for the academy!
WORK BEGINS ON 3G PITCH It is incredibly exciting to see the start of the work on our 3G pitch.
THE PINK MILE For a larger version of this image click here
Friday 5th April at 1pm – we shall be supporting a member of our CEC community in running ’The Pink Mile’. This is in support of fundraising for Breast Cancer research. If anyone would like to run the pink mile with Mrs Harding and colleagues at 1pm on Friday 5th April – the entrance fee is £1 and names need to be logged with reception by the end of the day on Monday.
We will continue to post weekly updates on how the pitch is progressing, so make sure to keep up to date with our weekly newsletter and our social media pages! https://www.facebook.com/cowesenterprisecollege/ https://twitter.com/CowesEC
There are a limited amount of spots to take part in this event so entrants will be awarded places on a first come, first served basis. There will be other ‘pink’ fundraising events happening on the break and lunchtime of HAMPSHIRE LEAGUE CUP WIN FOR HOLLY Our huge congratulations go to Year 8 student Holly Stephan, who plays for the Pompey Girls under 13s football team.
Application forms available at your year office. You may enter as an individual or as a group (no more than 4 people) There are 4 different ways in which you can enter: Signature Bake, Technical Bake, Showstopper or all 3!
All baked goods to be bought into school on Thursday 4th April to your year office. Judging will be completed during the day and winners announced on Friday morning. All baked goods will then be on sale during break and lunch time on Friday 5th April. Entries cost £1 per challenge, to be handed in with your application form by Monday 1st April
She played in the U13's Hampshire girls league cup final on the 23rd March in Winchester, against Eastleigh girls U13's, having already won the Hampshire Youth Cup on the 9th March. The team did not concede a goal and won 10 nil, with Holly playing as captain, at Centre Back. She's now looking forward to getting 'stuck in' to some league fixtures and is hoping to top the table, before going on tour with the team to Vitesse Arnhem, at the end of May.
For a larger version of this image click here
NEW SOUTHERN VECTIS ROUTE 51 Southern Vectis are really looking forward to welcoming Cowes Enterprise College students on board their new Route 51 and hope that the route will provide a more direct service to and from school for students rather than having to use Route 1 and walking to and from stops on Park Road. The bus will follow the standard Route 1 “via Round House” route and then turn off up Ward Avenue to serve the school. All usual bus stops are served en route. Standard fares will apply as per Route 1, though students can of course take advantage of purchasing either Freedom tickets for 7 days, 30 days or 90 days, or multi-day tickets (which don’t have to be used on consecutive days) in 5 day, 15 day or 30 day bundles, through our Key card scheme. These tickets are a great way of saving money on single fares and also tickets can be used outside of school times eg evenings, weekends, school holidays etc, allowing great flexibility. (the 7 day Freedom ticket can be bought as a paper ticket on the bus as well) For information on registering for the Key card and purchasing Freedom / Multi-day tickets, please visit http://www.islandbuses.info/page.shtml? pageid=1273 or contact our Customer Services department on 01202 678100 (0800-1830 Mondays to Fridays)
A massive well doneFor to those girls who took partimage in the ‘This is Me’ event on a larger version of this Tuesday evening; Miss Smith’s Northern Soul Dance group, Constance M-H, click here Ruby F and Ellicia C, all of whom showed so much bravery and passion. It was excellent to see such talented students within the school who have not necessarily had the chance to showcase their talents before. An excellent amount of money was also raised for the charity ‘YoungMinds’. Thank you to all those who came to watch and kindly donated. We hope this will be a growing annual event, giving lots more students an opportunity to perform.
DUKE OF EDINBURGH NEWS On Sunday, the group went on a really great walk to Thorness Bay, where students cooked a 'substantial meal' in preparation for their practice expedition at the end of April. The group enjoyed wonderful weather and the students were fab!
This week, the group have been planning routes for their next adventure:
DUKE OF EDINBURGH EXPEDITION TRAINING Key expedition dates: Wednesday 27th March- 2:45 – BU11 - Expedition routes and menus. Thursday 4th April – 7pm – BT11 – Essential parents meeting for all students and parents / carers.
Practice expedition dates: 26th and 27th April
GCSE ENGLISH REVISION Monday 8th April. Anthology Poetry: 10am -2pm
Tuesday 9th April. Imaginative Writing 10am -2pm
All welcome to both sessions.
REMINDERS & INFORMATION UPCOMING ACADEMY DATES Monday 1st April
Bake Off Application Deadline
Friday 5th April
Pink Mile
Friday 5th April
Last Day of Spring Term
Monday 8th—Friday 19th April Easter Holidays
Monday 22nd April
Bank Holiday
Tuesday 23rd April
Start of Summer Term
UNIFORM REMINDERS Thank you to all our parents for working so hard to ensure that uniform is correct for your children. A reminder that if students wish to wear a black jumper it should be a plain black ‘V’ neck jumper. Black jumpers with ‘round’ necks and logos are not part of our uniform. A reminder also for kilts to have all buttons sewn on please.
For further information on uniform, click here.
SEN SURGERY
Important Notice for Parents and Carers of Students Sitting External Examinations in Summer 2019 Please be aware that the Joint Council for Qualifications have timetabled a contingency day for Wednesday 26th June 2019 for any GCSE and/or GCE examinations that may sustain national or local disruption during the June 2019 examination series. Therefore all students that are sitting exams next Summer must still be available to sit exams until this date. Any queries please email our Exams Officer Mrs Hambley ahambley@cowesec.org
TERM DATES 6th April to 23rd April 2019 22nd April 2019 23rd April 2019
Easter Holiday Bank Holiday Start of Summer Term
6th May 2019 25th May to 2nd June 2019 3rd June 2019
Bank Holiday Half Term Holiday Return following Half Term Holiday
17th June 2019
Staff Development Day
19th July 2019
Last Day of Summer Term (early closure)
th
20 July 2019
Summer Holidays Start
Click here for 2019/20 term dates.
We are offering SEN surgeries from 15:00-16:40 on the last Thursday of every month, with Thursday 28th March being the next session. This is a chance to come in and discuss your child’s provision; appointments will be 20 minutes in duration, through pre-bookable slots. In order to answer your questions effectively and efficiently we must know in advance the questions or queries that will be raised at the time of booking. If you would like to take advantage of this opportunity, please contact edowner@cowesec.org who will arrange a time slot.
Drop off , collection and car park safety Please do not use the Academy car park to drop off and collect students withour prior agreement from the Academy for you to do so. Drop off and collections should be made on Crossfield Avenue remembering that that no parking is permitted on the white ZigZag lines surrounding the pedestrian crossing outside the Academy. Please could we also remind parents that the disabled bay spaces are for holders of valid Blue Badges only.
ACADEMY CLUBS Club Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Time
Location
Cowes Combined Cadet Force (ages 12-18)
5-7pm
Capstan House
uCECLele Training Band
Lunch
MU02
Chess Club
Lunch
BT11
GCSE Art Catch Up Session
3-4pm
CA12
Year 7 Military Skills
3-3.30pm
CCF Office
Oasis Homework Support
2.45—3.30pm
Oasis
Child Development/Health & Social Care Support
2.45— 4.00pm
BT12
GCSE PE/Sports Studies Intervention (Coursework/Revision)
Lunch
PE
STOMP (jazz percussion group)
2.45—3.45pm
MU02
Jazz Band
2.45—3.45pm
MU02
Science Club
2.45—3.30pm
SRC
BTEC Business Revision
2.45—3.30pm
BU11
GCSE Art Catch Up Session
3-4pm
CA12
Communication and Radio Club
2.45—3.30pm
Reception
Oasis Homework Support
2.45—3.30pm
Oasis
CPLD/HSC Support—Years 12 and 13
2.45— 4.00pm
BT12
Burnet News Club
2.45—3.45pm
DE11
uCEClele (auditions required)
Lunch
MU02
Chess Club
Lunch
BT11
Badminton Club
2.45pm—4.00pm
Winder Centre
Props, Costume & Scenery Club
3-4pm
CA15
Oasis Homework Support
2.45—3.30pm
Oasis
BTEC Business Revision
2.45—3.30pm
BU11
GCSE PE/Sports Studies Intervention (Practical Trampolining and Exam Prep)
3—4pm
PE
IntoFilm
3—5pm
CA13
Warhammer Club
3—4pm
DE06
Choir
Lunch 3-4pm
MU02
Basketball Club
Winder Centre
SPORTS CLUBS Club Tuesday
Time
Thursday
Friday
Teacher
Badminton—All years
Lunch
Sports Hall
Miss Duffin & Mr Hughes
Netball South of England Training
3—4pm
Sports Hall
Miss Vidovic & Miss Duffin
BTEC Coursework—Year 11
Lunch
SC14
Miss Vidovic
BTEC Coursework—Year 11
3—4pm
SC14
Miss Vidovic
Outside Pitch/ Sports Hall
Mr Hughes & Mr Hartup
Indoor Football - All years
Wednesday
Location
Sports Leaders—All years
3—4pm
Sports Hall
Miss Vidovic
Rugby—All years
3—4pm
Outside Pitch
Mr Brown
Girl’s Football
2.45—4pm
GCSE/BTEC Practical and Revision - Year 11
3—4pm
Sports Hall
Miss Vidovic & Miss Duffin
Rugby—All years
3—4pm
Outside Pitch
Mr Brown
Indoor Cricket—Year 7 to 9
3—4pm
Winder Centre
Mr Hughes
Basketball—All years
3—4pm
Sports Hall
Mr Hughes
Sports Captain’s Activities—All years
Lunch
Sports Hall
Miss Vidovic
Mrs Beck
SCIENCE REVISION SESSIONS Unless otherwise states, sessions will be on Wednesdays from 3pm Date
Triple
Teacher
Combined
Teacher
03/04/2019 08/04/2019 15/04/2019 24/04/2019 01/05/2019 08/05/2019 14/05/2019 15/05/2019 16/05/2019 21/05/2019 22/05/2019 27/05/2019 05/06/2019 07/06/2019 11/06/2019 12/06/2019 12/06/2019 14/06/2019
C6
CMU (SC16)
C6
RML (SCO4)
Easter Holidays P7P8 C1C2C3 B1B2B3 B1-B3 & B7 C1C2C3 C1-C3 & C7 P1P2P3P4 P1-P4 & P9 B4B5B6 B4-B6 & B7 C4C5C6 C4-C6 & C7 P6P7P8 P5-P8 & P9
BTEC level 2 Tech Award in Enterprise Revision sessions (Exam – Thursday 16th May) Each lunch session will be 5 minutes quick revision then an exam question for you to complete. I will mark the exam questions the same day and you can collect them in lesson or the next revision session.
LMP (SC11) P5P6 SSC (SC19) (02/05/19) B1B2B3 CHD (SC18) B1B2B3 PM P1/P7 RML (SC04) C1C2C3 AM P3/P9 LMP (SC11) P1P2P3 PM P5/P11 May 1/2 Term CHD (SC19) B4B5B6 PM P2/P8 SSC (SC16) (10/06/19) C4C5C6 AM P4/P10 LMP (SC11) P4P5P6 AM P6/P12
Date 1/4/19 2/1/19 3/4/19 4/4/19 23/4/19 24/4/19 25/4/19 26/4/19 29/4/19 30/4/19 1/5/19 2/5/19 3/5/19
CMU (SC16) PM RML (SCO4) AM RSS (SC13) AM
Time
Venue
Topic
12:20 12:20 12:20
DE01 DE01 DE01
Direct marketing
12:20 12:20 12:20 12:20 12:20 12:20 12:20 12:20 12:20 12:20 2:45 – 3:45
DE01 DE01 DE01 DE01 DE01 DE01 DE01 DE01 DE01 DE01 BU11
Factors influencing the choice of promotion
2:45-3:45
BU11
2:45-3:45
BU11
7/5/19
8/5/19 9/5/19
RSS (SC13) PBG (SC03) DDD (SC03) PM CMU (SC16) AM RML (SC04) PM
Types of market Market segmentation – demographic, geographic,
Financial records Methods of payment Sources of revenue and costs Turnover and profit Assets and liabilities Statement of comprehensive income Statement of financial position Profitability ratios Liquidity ratios Cash flow statements and forecasts Cash flow problems Solving cash flow problems Interpreting break-even charts Using break-even analysis to plan Limitations of break-even analysis Internal sources of finance External sources of finance