Edition 14 17/07/17
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WORK STARTS ON MINERVA ACADEMY’S NEW BUILD
ALSO INSIDE THIS ISSUE... Cheerleading Champions
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Work is set to start on the construction of a modern new school to replace existing facilities at Minerva Primary Academy at Hillfields, Bristol. Once completed, the current capacity of 300 pupils will increase to 420 pupils. The project at Minerva is to be completed using modern methods of off-site construction and a “turf-cutting” ceremony, to be attended by The Lord Mayor of Bristol. This will be held at the school on Monday 22nd May. The new building will be completed in November 2018 and the official opening is programmed for July 2019. The new school facilities will consist of a two storey building with multi-use hall. During construction and demolition activities, pupils will be temporarily located in part of the existing school, however, additional learning space will be provided using an Elliott temporary
classroom solution. Minerva Primary Academy Principal, Pete Hallam, said; “We are very excited to be having such a fantastic new building. Along with redevelopment of the grounds, this will give more opportunities for learning and playing outdoors, we will soon have facilities to be really proud of and ones that our children richly deserve.”
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The development will include a nursery, reception classrooms, infant classrooms, junior classrooms, offices, staff facilities, a main hall, studio and a functional kitchen as well as new external landscaping. The Academy project is valued at £7.5m and it is the first in a batch of 5 schools, which have been secured by Elliott under the Education and Skill Funding Agency’s (ESFA) Priority School Building Programme (PSBP.)
Annie Junior at King’s Oak
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ITV Broadchurch Actor Visited Hanham Woods On Wednesday the 29th of March, Hanham Woods Academy students were fortunate enough to welcome Joe Sims, an actor who starred in the blockbusting ITV crime drama Broadchurch. Joe played the part of Nigel Carter, the plumber. One of his first roles on TV was playing a bouncer beaten up by his girlfriend in the BBC One series ‘Casualty.’ The Bristol born actor educated at Sir Bernard Lovell School, was inspired to start acting by his secondary school drama teacher, who introduced him to the ‘Bristol Old Vic’ company (who additionally encouraged Joe to get involved in acting.) The actor gave an inspiring speech to students as he encouraged them to, “not take no for an answer”, “reach out, inspire and get out of your comfort zone” and “work hard for what you want to achieve”. Joe was very approachable and entertaining as students were very keen to ask him lots of searching questions.
This is what Joe had to say when one student asked him what he was like in school, he said, “School was hard for me, I wasn’t very academic.” Joe also admitted that, “Performances on a stage are more nerve racking than acting on the telly as mistakes cannot be edited out in a live performance.” Furthermore he said, “The feeling after a good performance is just incredible; one of the best feelings in the world.” Written by, Zuzanna Oliwkiewicz, Year 10 student Hanham Woods Academy.
Bath Community Academy Go Dutch Bath Community Academy (BCA) students and teachers had the fantastic opportunity to visit Alkmaar in the Netherlands. The visit was set up by the Bath Alkmaar Twinning Association to celebrate 70 years of the Association, the oldest twinning agreement in the world. Eleven BCA students and two staff visited in May this year. Half of the BCA students had never been abroad, four had never flown and three did not have a passport, so it was very apt that this school should celebrate this. The students spent a day in Amsterdam, a day in a school learning amongst other things Dutch, a day in Dem Haag at a miniature city, they visited the Sea Life Centre, watched a film at an IMAX cinema, spent a day in Alkmaar on the canals, they met the Mayor, visited a Museum, and a final morning watching the renowned Cheese Weighing Market. There was a final party/barbeque at a family house at Langedijk on one of the thousand islands which was a fabulous experience and showed just how well the students from Netherlands and the UK got on and mixed together. There were some finishing speeches, some thank yous, and some tears. Andrew Mackney in charge of International Education said, “The impact on the students has been immense. There is a real buzz amongst them in school now and some are so keen to tell teachers that this is the best thing that has happened to them. These are life-changing opportunities. We are hoping that this exchange can continue. The many benefits are life changing for these students.” Of their visit students said, “Meeting new people and looking at new places. I liked the food we had at the house as have cooked and tried new things like spinach Lasagne” “Spending time with the family because they were really kind and made me feel like part of the family. I enjoyed the canoeing although it was wet and laughed as we held on going under the bridge.”
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Students Take Flight As Airbus Project Ends
Twenty seven Year nine students from Bristol Metropolitan Academy received flying lessons, toured an airport fire station and climbed aboard a luxury £7 million pound jet as part of their final emersion day of the ground breaking yearlong Airbus project. Flying from Gloucester Airport students went up in groups of three, in three, four seater planes and each had the chance to fly and take control of the plane once in the air. Students toured the fire station and were given the chance to hold and use a fire hose powered by one of the airports fire trucks. They also worked with the RAF on various challenging team building skills. Funded by the Airbus Foundation, the Flying Challenge is currently running successfully in other Airbus sites including France, the USA, Germany and Spain and this is the first time that it is being run in the UK.
chosen Design & Technology at GCSE as they have covered a lot about different materials and have developed their practical skills by working with engineers to help build a human powered aircraft. Students have learnt about CAD/CAM and seen a variety of technology being used in a work environment (3d printers, laser cutters, VR, for example) It has also helped develop their Maths skills as they were constantly having to work out different measurements and the weight of the aircraft they were working on. Phillipa Evans, Design and Technology Teacher at Bristol Metropolitan Academy said, “It was really lovely to see how excited all the students were, five or six of them have never flown before, so to see their faces when they landed was amazing. They have put a lot of hard work and effort into this programme so for me to see them get their reward for their commitment is fantastic.”
This programme has combined with and dovetailed all STEM subjects. It has helped students’ knowledge of Physics as they learnt how planes fly and the forces that act on an aeroplane. It has assisted students who have
Phillipa Evans,“It was really lovely to see how excited all the students were.”
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Hit Musical Annie Junior At King’s Oak Academy Students at King’s Oak Academy will be performing in their very own interpretation of the hit musical Annie Junior. In the depths of the 1930's, Annie is a fiery young orphan girl who must live in a miserable orphanage run by the tyrannical Miss Hannigan. Her seemingly hopeless situation changes dramatically when she is selected to spend a short time at the residence of the wealthy industrialist, Oliver Warbucks. Over 40 students from Years 7-11 will be taking part both on stage and off stage for the run of this hit show. There will be four performances in total including a matinee performance for local primary schools.
Directed by Vickie Hobbs, Programme leader of Drama and with musical direction from Tim Warren, Team Leader of Performance and Participation this is sure to be a fun filled action packed musical delight for all the family. Tim said, “Students have worked really hard over the last few months pulling this production together and we are extremely proud of the effort and talent both on and off stage. The audience are in for a real treat!” There will be a collection in aid of The Teenage Cancer Trust at every performance, to raise funds for a charity regularly supported by the Academy. They raised over £270.00 for the Teenage Cancer Trust.
Sci-Fi Musical Drama At John Cabot John Cabot Academy performed ‘The Invisible Ray’ a brand new family friendly Sci-Fi Musical on the 21st, 22nd, 23rd March as the Annual Academy Production. There was high drama, comedy and excellent songs were performed, played and produced by over 60 students from Year 7 to Post 16. A meteor storm has dropped a new element from space right in the middle of Professor Janos's back garden - could this finally be the key to him being awarded the ultimate prize in Science? If he can just get the other half (which landed in the jungle), stop his wife from leaving him, shut up his mother in law and not get eaten by the cannibals... he might just become the most important scientist ever.... or will the terrible power of the invisible ray cause the end of the world as we know it! Florence Tunstall a Year 8 student said, “Working to produce this show has been a difficult journey but I have really improved my drama skills and I have enjoyed being a part of the production. Invisible Ray was an outstanding show. My favourite part of it had to be the songs because they are unique and the whole thing is completely out of this world.” Sam Bridges, Specialist Leader of Education for Drama and Director said, “We wanted to create a show that was fun, exciting and most importantly created enough roles for as many students as possible and an opportunity for them to shine. I think what we have here is a fun family show filled with zany characters, catchy show tunes and enough drama to keep any audience happy.”
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Pupils Go Around The World With Google
All students at Minerva Primary Academy took part in a virtual reality trip around the world with the help of Google. Google Expeditions Associates visited Minerva to help run Google Expeditions. This is a new app developed by Google to open up the classroom for an immersive learning experience and a new tool to help teaching staff demonstrate their teaching. Google supplied 60 phones, 60 Google Cardboards (virtual reality headsets) and 2 tablets to run the Expeditions. Using a tablet, teachers led their class on a virtual reality field trip linked to their current learning.
Dan Baker Year two teacher said, “The day was very engaging and fun for the children, and for teachers, using the virtual reality hardware to allow students to fully immerse themselves in exciting environments anywhere in the world using IT.”
Dan Baker Year two teacher said, “The day was very engaging and fun for the pupils.”
Pupils Perform Roald Dahl
Over ninety pupils from Year 4 at Summerhill Academy have been studying Roald Dahl stories in their lessons including plays and performances. The three classes in Year 4 took one play each that included, Red Riding Hood, Three Little Pigs and Snow White. This project was undertaken as part of the curriculum with speaking and listening being the focus. The plays were performed to the rest of the academy and their parents or carers. Sarah Evan-Lainchbury Year 4 teacher said, “Pupils have worked really hard on this project but they have really enjoyed this experience which also allowed them to be creative. It has definitely boosted their confidence performing in front of their peers and parents.”
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Bonjour To French Visitors On Tuesday 28 March, 49 Year nine French students and four members of staff visited John Cabot Academy for the day as part of their partnership with College St Joseph, Challans, Vendée, France. During their visit, students were able to attend a Drama lesson with Miss Grainger and some brave French students even joined in and performed. The French students then delivered a fantastic presentation to Year 7 MFL classes about their beautiful region, the Vendée, as well as local food and delicacies, leaving John Cabot Academy students in total awe. After lunch and a tour of the Academy, Mr Thomas organised a game of Rounders. Ms Najat Taibi, Head of Modern Languages said, “The visit was extremely successful and both French and John Cabot students expressed a strong interest in a future exchange trip.”
Author Visit Inspires Students Brindy Wilcox, a self-published author visited Bristol Metropolitan Academy to talk to Year eight pupils. The aim of the visit was to show students another aspect of being an author by not going through the normal publisher’s route, and that anything is possible if you put your mind to it! Brindy talked about her book, 'Through Time to London' which is about two cavalier spaniels who travel back to London during the plague and their subsequent adventures. This is the first of a number of books Brindy would like to publish regarding Brandy and Brinkley's adventures, her next book will have Cheddar Gorge as its location. Brindy is hoping to have Cheddar Gorge published in late autumn.
Students were able to enter a competition to name one of her characters for her new book and Josh Underhill came up with the name 'Guduu' - well done Josh. Helen Harman Academy Librarian, who organised the visit said, “The pupils really enjoyed the experience and asked lots of questions about how Brindy managed to publish her book and what she had to do regarding researching for her books to getting them printed.”
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Parent Craft Group At Begbrook
Over the past 18 months Begbrook Primary Academy have worked really hard with parents to develop parental learning. The desire is for Begbrook Academy to become a learning community of adults as well as children. During the past year alone, more than twenty four parents have accessed this learning. Many adults have gone on to complete further courses and qualifications, either at Begbrook or Little Hayes Family Centre. Courses are accessed via the Bristol Learning Communities team. Begbrook Academy has hosted a range of courses to suit the needs of parents and carers. One of the courses the academy organised was an art and craft course. It was so popular that when the course finished parents decided to continue under their own direction. The group’s first project has just been completed and presented to the children. The group created a story telling mat to help Year 2 children retell the story of ‘The Snail and the Whale’ by Julia Donaldson. The parents produced an amazing learning resource to help classes engage with the book and rehearse story telling language before writing.
Some of the parents who worked on the mat with BPA pupils.
The parent group will continue to work together. Their next project will focus on a year three novel called ‘The Ice Palace’ by Robert Swindells. They will make a similar resource to allow children the opportunity to explore the book in a creative way. Clare Morton, Parent Learning Leader said, “This project has been an emotional one for me, as I have seen the impact of parent learning upon our school community. Our philosophy is that as parents are learning new skills at Begbrook and developing their confidence in learning, they are able to transfer those skills and attitudes to their children. So we feel projects like this are having a hugely positive impact on all of the pupils at Begbrook.
A Day of University Life For CLF Year 10
Around 125 Year 10 students from across the Cabot Learning Federation received an insight into university life with thanks to Bristol University. Hosted at City Academy Bristol, the project has been developed and aimed at the Federation’s very high prior attaining students in Year 10. The different components were designed to identify the breadth of study and opportunity at university and to inspire them in their current learning and beyond There were a number of practical workshops on offer that students could choose from that included, criminology, computer science, engineering, chemistry and archaeology to name but a few. They also had the chance to talk to current university students about university life. All of the workshops were delivered by current university lecturers, researchers or students. The aim of the day was to inspire the next generation of university students about opportunities that they could have should they choose university. They also accessed some topics that are not in the national curriculum which may further inform their choice about further education. This project is the culmination of a four year partnership with the Schools University Partnership Initiative which is not funded by schools but the RCUK (Research Council UK). The aim is to strengthen links between schools and universities and promote research. Helen Angell, Senior Network Leader for English, Cabot Learning Federation said, “I think this day has been really exciting and beneficial: students who might not understand what university entails and might not think it is something they are able to access, have been able to experience it first-hand. Hopefully, they will be able to approach their current studies with an understanding of their next steps.” Ellie Cripps, Schools Liaison Officer at Bristol University said, “For our researchers it is a great opportunity to meet the students of the future and inspire them. These events also help us demonstrate to students from a wide range of backgrounds that going to university is an option for them.”
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CLF Play Major Part In Education Conferences
Hans Price Academy dancers
The CLF Institute has recently been involved in the production of two major education conferences here in the South West. Under the direction of the CLF Institute Director Alison Fletcher and the CLF Institute team. They played a major role in co-producing the SW Teaching Schools’ ‘Joining the Dots’ conference and delivered the Cabot Learning Federation (CLF) Summer Conference.
There were keynotes from Steve Taylor, CEO of the CLF, Professor Jane Harrington, Deputy Vice-Chancellor at UWE Bristol and Chair of the CLF Board, Professor Paul Olomolaiye, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Environment and Technology at UWE Bristol, Viv Grant, Director of Integrity Coaching and Diana Osagie, CEO of Courageous Leadership.
‘Joining the Dots’ conference at the University of the West of England was a collaborative event staged between The White Horse Federation, Swindon Teaching School Alliance, the Cabot Learning Federation Teaching School Alliance and South West Teaching Schools Council. Over 200 delegates from schools and academies from across the South West were offered a wide range of workshops to attend throughout the day plus keynotes from leading educationalists that included Mary Myatt, Education Advisor, Professor Dame Alison Peacock, Chief Executive of the Chartered College of Teaching, James Kerr, Bestselling Author and High Performance Expert and Lucy Crehan, Author of ‘Cleverlands’.
During the two lunch sessions staff were entertained by student performers and performances with acts from Bristol Metropolitan Academy, Hans Price Academy, City Academy, King’s Oak Academy and John Cabot Academy and a film of children from all the CLF Primary Academies singing “Completely, uniquely me”. Colleagues also took part in a Gospel choir workshops which culminated in an amazing lunchtime performance.
The aim of the day was to share some of the fantastic practice and support that Teaching School Alliances are developing and offer participants the opportunity to network with other senior leaders, teachers and governors to share ideas. The CLF Summer Conference took place at City Academy Bristol with a theme of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Over 1200 staff from 15 academies within the CLF attended this event which offered a variety of over 70 workshops. Predominantly these were education based sessions but with wellbeing high on the agenda colleagues attended workshops that included Yoga, Reiki, Wildlife photography, Mindfulness and animation!
Year 6 Frome Vale Academy pupils leading a session
After the conference there were inter-Academy 5-a-side football and netball competitions. Hans Price Academy won the football for the second year in succession and congratulations to both City Academy and John Cabot Academy in the netball! Colleagues also had the chance to socialise together while being entertained with live music performed by a band from Hanham Woods Academy. Alison Fletcher, Director of the CLF Institute said, “Both ‘Joining the Dots’ and the CLF Summer conference were successful in achieving the aims of these events. The focus of both conferences was on developing staff to be able to be even more effective and supportive of our children and young people’s progress and achievement. In both cases it has been great to see people taking the opportunity to network with colleagues and to engage in professional learning and development that they can take back into their practice in schools next year.”
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More pics from the conference....
Investigating wildlife
Tag Rugby
The CLF Gospel choir
Science demonstration
Seated netball
Art
Retrobics
Ukulele lesson
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Top Performers At The CLF Battle Of The Bands
The Cabot Learning Federation staged its annual Battle of the Bands competition at Bristol Metropolitan Academy. Six secondary academies took part in the competition; Bristol Metropolitan, Bristol Brunel, Bath Community, John Cabot, Hanham Woods and King’s Oak. Over 35 musicians took part and the genres of music performed were wide ranging and of an amazing standard. The acts performed music in front of a live audience made up of friends and family. The winning act was chosen by Steve Taylor CEO and Lee Bailey from Bath Community Academy. This year’s winners were Zach Taylor (Guitar) and Dylan Crook (Drums) from Hanham Woods Academy. Congratulations to them both. Below: Zach Taylor, Guitar and Dylan Crook, This competition has been set up to showcase the best acts and talent from across the Federation and the winning act will host the competition next year.
Drums, from Hanham Woods Academy
A grand total of nearly £200.00 was raised during the evening and was donated to The Teenage Cancer Trust, a truly deserving charity. Kathryn Shaw, Music Teacher at Bristol Metropolitan said, “It was a pleasure to host Battle of the Bands this year. There was an amazing amount of talent on stage, all the acts were brilliant and did their academies proud. This event is just one of many where federated academies compete against each other in friendly rivalry.”
CLF Art Exhibition Produces Amazing Work
The opening of the CLF Art Exhibition took place at City Academy Bristol. Students work was chosen by staff from each academy and exhibited in the art rooms. There was a wide range of genres on view from students from Yrs 7 – Post 16.
Parents, carers and friends were invited in to view the show and to celebrate the success of their children. Prizes were awarded by Jez Hattosh-Nemeth, a senior lecturer from UWE, who commented on the exceptional quality and diverse range of pieces included. Mrs Campbell, an art teacher from King’s Oak Academy said, “The exhibition looked fantastic and it was wonderful to see so many of our CLF students together last week. This is collaboration at its finest and a real testament to the creative talents of our young people.”
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Prom Night Across The Federation
CLF Post 16
Bristol Metropolitan Academy
Bath Community Academy
Hanham Woods Academy
Digitech Studio School
Hans Price Academy John Cabot Academy Prom king & queen Tom Sale & Olivia Carter
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CLF SPORT Team CLF Compete In Bristol’s 10K For The First Time
On Sunday 7th May, seventy seven members of our staff across the Cabot Learning Federation and from all our schools ran, jogged or walked the Bristol 10k. Starting on Anchor Road near Millennium Square and Bristol Cathedral the course runs parallel to the historic Bristol Harbour before continuing along Avon Gorge and taking in the iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge. The return route takes in Spike Island and the Cumberland Basin before passing the soaring Gothic St Mary Redcliffe, finishing on Anchor Road close to the start line. Alongside the fitness challenge, they also ran for charity and had a challenging target of £5,000 to achieve. The fundraising was shared 50/50 between the Wallace and Gromit appeal who are one of Bristol Children’s Hospital’s charities and Red Nose Day who support children worldwide. In total £5, 606 was raised for these worthy causes.
Fun Football Festival At Wallscourt Farm
Pete Gandon, from Bristol Brunel Academy, took male honours with a time of 36 minutes 54 seconds and came 105th from over 13,000 runners! Female honours went to Sarin Leigh with a time of 49:19 and came 2457 overall. Andy Ling, Head of IT for the CLF and organiser said, “It was a fantastic day, this is the biggest team ever to enter the Bristol 10K and we are very proud of that. I would like to thank all those people that sponsored the team and supported us on the day, your encouragement really helped! We are planning to run again next year and who knows we may get 100 runners?” Andy Ling, “It was a fantastic day.” The largest team ever to enter Bristol’s 10K. Wallscourt Farm Academy put on a spectacular fun football festival for local schools in their area. This included fun activities for all ages, and parents, carers and families were also invited to take part in the festivities. The football festival, for Years 2&3 pupils, involved 7-aside teams from St Michaels, Begbrook Primary Academy, Frome Vale Academy and Wallscourt Farm Academy, who entered two teams. The aim of the festival was for pupils to have a fun kick around with no pressure. It was not a tournament so there were no winners or losers. Kate Wiggan, Teaching Partner Reception Class at Wallscourt said, “I want children to enjoy their football, have a fun time and also give them the opportunity to take part whatever their level. I would also like to thank all parents who turned out and supported this event.”
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King’s Oak Student Captains Swindon Town At Canadian Tournament King’s Oak Academy Year eight student, Kai Stenner had the honour and privilege to play for Swindon Town FC in a tournament in Canada. The thirteen year old has only been training with the club for five months after being recommended for a trial. Based in Calgary, Kai stayed with a host family for his two week stay. This two week trip started with two days of school work before the tournament commenced. This was an under 13 tournament with teams entered from various parts of the country. There were two groups of four teams and the top two teams competed in the final. Kai was appointed captain for the whole tournament and final which they won beating Bonivital FC 2-0. Kai said, “This means a lot to me not only to be picked for the team but to be selected as captain, which means they think of me as a leader. I really enjoyed my stay in Canada and the other teams were amazing, but to win the tournament makes me really proud. Kai also had the chance for a spot of sightseeing when he was there with his host family. He went up into the Rocky Mountains and walked on Lake Louise which was completely frozen over. Julie Felski, Kai’s Head of House said, “We are amazed with what Kai has accomplished we are really proud of Kai’s achievements, not only as a House but also as an Academy. We wish him further success with his football career both now and in the future.”
Bristol Metropolitan National Cheerleading Champions Bristol Metropolitan Academy’s cheerleading team Storm Angels Tornados have just been crowned national champions in their division at the Telford national finals. Not only that but they also gained the highest score making them national grand champions, after beating five other teams in the competition. Previously the team competed in Guilford at the southern schools finals coming first to win through to the nationals. There are 45 athletes in the cheerleading team. Every year there are trials for the squad where they select the top 28 cheerleaders from Yrs 7-10 who then become the competition team.
This is the first year boys have joined the team, currently they have two boys training with the squad. The squad won medals, two fantastic trophies, a banner to be displayed in the academy and £125 which will be spent on display boards promoting the squad’s achievements which will be displayed around the academy. Sian Angell, Head of Girls PE said, “This means absolutely everything to me and the team. I started this project four years ago thinking it would be an after school club but it has grown massively, we have about sixty athletes every year who want to take part. The cheerleading team also attracts the sort of students you would not normally see in and around the PE department who have won a place in this team. It's a fantastic environment for students to develop and grow in confidence. Cheerleading has just become an Olympic sport so who knows? We may have a few stars of the future in our squad.” ***STOP PRESS*** Storm Angels Cheerleaders entered the South West Varsity competition They won: 1st place level 1,1st place level 2 & Grand Champs level 1, Grand champs level 2!
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John Cabot Stick Their Oar In To Be Crowned Regatta Champions
John Cabot Academy and Bristol Metropolitan Academy took part and battled it out for the coveted title of CLF regatta champions. With weeks of training behind them students competed in both rowing and canoeing races. Despite Bristol Metropolitan’s strenuous efforts John Cabot ended the regatta with a clean sweep of plaques and medals and took all honours.
Nigel Cooley, School Sports Co-ordinator at Bristol Metropolitan Academy said, “Many, many thanks must go to DAC Beachcroft whose sponsorship was vital for this year’s event and to All-aboard Water Sports for producing this event and making it possible. The fact of the matter is that, twenty six young people either trained or took part in the regatta learning new skills and having unique teaching and learning experiences.” A special mention must go to Tawanda and Lisa who presented the medals at the end of the Regatta on behalf of DAC Beachcroft and to Lucy Cannon and Mark White from John Cabot Academy for their time spent on this project.
Bath Community Academy Cheerleading Squad Impress
On the 30.3.17 Bath Community Academy students from years 7-11 performed a cheerleading routine at the Bath Forum where they impressed the audience with their latest stunt and tumbling skills in a fantastic performance. It was an emotional evening for all, especially those in year 11 and year 9 who knew it would be their last performance. Students had been working tirelessly since Christmas on the routine, and were overjoyed when the evening was a total success. Jess Chaplin teacher of PE and Cheerleading said, “Staff from other schools around Bath commented on their enthusiasm and professionalism, with Bath Community Academy being asked to open the finale due to their high energy and positive attitude. A great evening for staff and students alike!”
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Hanham Woods Academy Netball Champions The amazing Hanham Woods Academy netball
team have won both national and regional netball tournaments in recent months. The team entered the under 15 Regional North tournament which involved schools from across Wiltshire, Bristol and Gloucester. In a fiercely fought tournament against some great teams Hanham Woods won, making them Regional North champions. On a netball tour organised by PGL at Boreatton Park, Shrewsbury they won the tournament again beating fierce competition from schools nationwide. The medals they won were presented to them by some of the England national netball squad. They have also recently been crowned South Glos League champions beating all opposition.
Following the team’s success they have been sponsored by the RAF Apprenticeships South West for £630.00. This has been used to purchase professional kit and equipment for the team. Emily Baker PE Teacher and coach said, “I think this is brilliant for Hanham Woods and it is raising the profile of netball in our Academy. It is great for the team to have a kit they can be proud of when we play against other schools, they look like a professional team. Through their successes and hard work they have earnt and thoroughly deserve this.”
CLF Academies Battle It Out At Athletics Meet On Friday 30th June the very first CLF Athletics Competition took place at Packers Field. This event was months in the making and was attended by all secondary schools within the CLF and over 400 students took part. Students took part in a range of competitions that included 100m, 200m, 300m, 800m, 1500m, Javelin, Shot Putt, Discus, Long Jump, Triple Jump, High Jump and Relay. The aim of this competition was to use a traditional athletics competition as a way of promoting resilience and competitiveness of our students within the CLF. This was achieved through the support of all the PE staff based within the CLF, who on the day, did a great job running events and managing their students. At the end of this fiercely fought competition Bristol Metropolitan Academy took the honours and were crowned CLF Athletics Champions 2017. Chris Heesom, Bristol Metropolitan PE teacher who organised this competition said, “I believe this is going to be an annual event that will grow greater every year, I am excited to lead the CLF Athletics Competition onto bigger and better things.”
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