24 January 2020
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Southern Entrance
We would like to remind parents and carers that the gate at the southern entrance will be locked at 08:23 each morning. Students arriving after this time should enter via the main entrance in Cricklefield Place.
Safeguarding The welfare and safety of our students is our priority. We do everything possible to ensure our students’ safety, both within the school community and outside of school, including working with relevant agencies to address any issues related to child protection. Students are informed of who they should go to should they have a concern about their own safety or the safety of others. At INA, all staff have regular safeguarding training to ensure that they are able to meet their statutory responsibilities. We also have a number of staff who are designated to respond to any child protection concerns and to liaise with social services: Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) Leanne Abbott-Jones Vice Principal Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) Tam Broadway Primary Headteacher Sugra Alibhai Head of Sixth Form Designated Child Protection Officers Patrick Ball (Online safety) Amreen Patel Pardeep Chaggar Jag Singh Gareth Marshall-Jones David Wilson Mariam Mayet You can find the INA Safeguarding policy, Child Protection policy and other related policies and procedures on the Academy’s website.
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Dear Parents and Carers, I am delighted to announce the names of the six students who were successful in gaining a place on the prestigious Phillips Exeter Academy Summer School 2020 following interviews with Ms Abbott-Jones and myself last week. They are Alex Williams and Eshwar Deerhe in Year 8 and Diya Tomy, Rahul Kalra, Monique Toor and Finn Adams in Year 12. Many congratulations to them and to every student who was shortlisted for interview as it was a highly competitive process. Last week we had a visit from a colleague who is on the DFE panel that is reviewing the national curriculum for music. He wanted to visit schools that have demonstrated great success in music and he had access to the entire country’s exam results in music. To decide which schools to visit, he filtered results for comprehensive schools with a GCSE uptake of over 25% and a pass rate of around 100% over the last three years. Only 4 schools came up and INA was one of them! We are delighted that on these key measures, we are in the top 5 schools in the whole country for GCSE music! This is testament to Mr Coughlin’s vision for the music curriculum, his exemplary leadership of music at INA and our fantastic music department. However it would not have been possible without our Chair of Governors, Mr Griffin’s, continuing support and commitment to the Big Band project. Finally, just a reminder that our first BRIDGES mentoring session for Years 7-11 takes place next week, on Wednesday 29th January. Students have been preparing for the mentoring session in their BRIDGES lessons and during tutorial time. We are really looking forward to hearing students’ reflections on how their BRIDGES dispositions are strengthening and supporting them in the stage of their education they are at. Further details of the arrangements can be found later in this newsletter. With all best wishes,
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Year 12 & 13 Progress Meeting Tuesday 28th January 2020 2:30 – 6:30pm Year 12 & 13 Progress Meeting is calendared for Tuesday 28th January 2020 from 2:30-6:30pm. All students will complete lessons P1 – 4a (Year 10 and Year 11 students will complete lesson 4a as per KS3 timings). P4a will finish for all students at 1:05pm. Students who are eligible for Free School Meals who request lunch in advance (via form tutors) can collect a lunch bag from the KS3 desk area as they leave. Tutors will escort students to the KS3 gate at 1:15pm where students are expected to go directly home and return between 2:30-6:30pm with parents/carers. Students are expected to attend with an adult family member in full school uniform. The last appointment is 6:25pm for a 6:30pm finish. Staff will set Independent Learning for Years 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 in advance for P5 and 6. The school will be closed to Years 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 from 1:15pm. Enrichments and detentions will not take place. Mr M Crowther-Green Assistant Principal
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BRIDGES Mentoring Wednesday 29
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The first BRIDGES mentoring session takes place on Wednesday 29th January from 1:45-4:30pm. All students will be given a fifteen minute 1:1 coaching session with their BRIDGES mentor.
Key Stage 3 students will use this opportunity to reflect on how they have
strengthened their BRIDGES dispositions and creating a plan for further growth.
Year 10 students will be engaging in a mock interview focusing on their
preparedness for GCSEs and work experience. This will also include how they will further be strengthening their BRIDGES dispositions to achieve success in both.
Year 11 students will be engaged in one to one coaching focusing on mock-exam reflection, well-being and planning for next steps post-GCSE.
Arrangements All students will complete lessons p1 – 4 (Y10 and Y11 students will complete lesson 4 as per Key Stage 3 timings). Period 4 will end at slightly earlier at 12.50 to allow time for all students to make their way home for lunch before returning to school for their allotted mentoring session. Failure to attend the mentoring session will lead to an unauthorised absence. Students who are eligible for Free School Meals and request lunch in advance (via form tutors) can collect a lunch bag from the student reception as they leave. Students are expected to go directly home and return between 1.45-4.30pm for a fifteen minute 1:1 coaching session with their BRIDGES mentor. Appointment times will be issued to students beforehand. Students must attend their session on time. Key Stage 3 students must wear full school uniform. Year 10 and Year 11 students may wear either school uniform or professional work wear. We are unable to supervise any students as all staff are BRIDGES mentors and will be engaged in mentoring session throughout the afternoon. Parents are not required at the sessions but will be given feedback on how their son or daughter’s BRIDGES skills are progressing later in the year. Please note that enrichment will be cancelled on this day. Mr Ball, Lead Pastoral Leader / Acting Assistant Principal
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Year 11 News Supporting your child through GSCEs Key Dates Date
Event
13th – 31st January 2020 Year 11 Mock exams - all subjects 24th February 2020
Year 11 students receive reports
5th March 2020
Sixth Form Interviews
10th March 2020
GCSE Exams meeting (all parents and students required to attend) 5-6pm
11th May 2020
GCSE Exams begin
A full calendar of all Year 11 key dates and subject deadlines can be found on the website under ‘Community and Carreers\Resources for Parents’. We look forward to continuing to work in close partnership with you to support your child as they approach their GCSEs and beyond. Ms Abbott-Jones, Vice Principal
YEAR 11 GCSE PE PARENT INFORMATION SESSION On Tuesday 11th February the P.E. department will host a session informing parents and carers about ways in which they can further support their son/ daughter in the build up to the GCSE PE theory exams. The session will take place from 3.30 – 4pm. If you would like any further information then please do not hesitate to contact Mr Beattie at the Academy. I look forward to seeing you there. Mr Beattie
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Year 8 Progress Meeting Thursday 13th February 2020 2:30 – 6:30pm Year 8 Progress Meeting is calendared for Thursday 13th February 2020 from 2:30-6:30pm. All students will complete lessons P1 – 4a (Year 10 and Year 11 students will complete lesson 4a as per KS3 timings). P4a will finish for all students at 1:05pm. Students who are eligible for Free School Meals who request lunch in advance (via form tutors) can collect a lunch bag from the KS3 desk area as they leave. Tutors will escort students to the KS3 gate at 1:15pm where students are expected to go directly home and return between 2:30-6:30pm with parents/carers. Students are expected to attend with an adult family member in full school uniform. The last appointment is 6:25pm for a 6:30pm finish. Staff will set Independent Learning for Years 7, 9, 10 and 11 in advance for P5 and 6. The school will be closed to Years 7, 9, 10 and 11 from 1:15pm. Enrichments and detentions will not take place. Mr M Crowther-Green Assistant Principal
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TOP TIPS: Students
Jamie Edwards The photograph is of Jamie Edwards from Lancashire, who at the age of 13, is the youngest person ever to create a nuclear fusion reactor. This instrument crashes two atoms together to create energy. To make the reactor Jamie needed to use a huge amount of questioning, planning and - perhaps most importantly - reasoning. He made his reactor on a relatively small budget (£2,000). This meant he had to think very logically about the process and what equipment would fulfil specific roles. When things didn’t work first time, Jamie had to make inferences about the possible problems and use rational thinking to fix them.
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who have shown great Reasoning skills at INA Misba and Imaam are demonstrating their reasoning skills in maths. They approach problems in a logical and rational way and always consider a range of ways to reach their answer. Both students are currently Working Beyond Expectations in maths.
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On 27th January each year, countries around the world will pause to reflect the horrifying acts of Holocaust and Genocide since the Second World War. These events since the 1940s have sadly claimed the lives of millions of people.
A Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration at York Minster This year January 27th marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland during World War Two, and the 25th anniversary of the genocide in Bosnia-Herzegovinia during the Bosnian civil war. This year, the theme chosen by the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust is: Stand Together. In world where intolerance and prejudice invade our lives almost daily from many areas, this theme is all the more important to ensure communities continue to challenge even the smallest acts of injustice.
Auschwitz, Poland Auschwitz used to be ‘death’ camp used by the Nazis in the Second World War. In 2020 it is now a museum dedicated to remembrance of the Holocaust and is located in southern in Poland. It is open to the public to allow people to bear witness and remember the horrifying events that took place in this camp under Nazi control between 1940-1945. In 1941, over 26,000 people were registered in Auschwitz (about 15,000 Poles, 10,000 Soviet Prisoner of War or POWs, and more than 1,000 Jews). In 1942 the Nazi leadership ordered the inclusion of Auschwitz in the process of the mass extermination of the Jews, which caused the number of deportees from across Europe to soar. About 197,000 Jews were deported there in 1942, about 270,000 the following year,
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The entrance of Auschwitz I camp, Poland. ‘Arbeit Macht Frei’ translates to ‘work sets one free.’ and over 600,000 in 1944, building to a total of almost 1.1 million. Among them, about 200,000 thousand people were selected as capable of doing ‘hard’ labour and registered as prisoners in the camp. The mass deportation of Jews to Auschwitz that began in 1942 radically changed the makeup of the prisoner population. After three months of deportation, in mid-1942, Jews already made up the most numerous ethnic group, and their share of the population rose steadily from about 46% in June 1942 to about 68% at the peak of the camp’s population, in August 1944. A total of about 400,000 prisoners were registered: 195,000 non-Jews and 205,000 Jews. One famous Jewish survivor of Auschwitz was Otto Frank, the father of daughters Anne and Margot. The Frank family had been discovered hiding in Holland and ordered to different concentration camps; Anne and Margot both perished at Bergen Belsen camp in Germany just weeks before the war ended Stand together Millions of people were stripped of their humanity and murdered during the Holocaust and Nazi Persecution. Each person was unique, with their own interests, friends and family. #StandTogether with thousands of others in remembrance and share information about one of these people on your Facebook or Twitter account. Many victims have never been identified from genocide around the world. We must not forget them, so you may be remembering a victim whose name is unknown.
Use the hashtag #StandTogether when sharing on Twitter in order for your tweet to appear on our Memorial Wall. Ms Rebecca Priestley 2 I/C of Humanities and Head of History
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Year 9 Workshop Government Response to Terrorism On Thursday 16th January we had some visitors to school to deliver a workshop on how the UK government responds to terrorism. The organisation is an educational charity which focuses on building resilient and cohesive communities through educational workshops for young people. They have previously visited INA to conduct the Since 911 workshop. Zenia Arsalan in 9E has reflected on the workshop: “On Thursday 16th January we had a great opportunity to participate in a special workshop about how government’s respond to terrorism. Two presenters were speaking to us about how the government deals with an incident. For the one-hour session we got to be in the government’s shoes and think about how we can help to prevent terrorism. We were put into groups and were given a work environment, such as Ministry of Justice, Home Office, Department for International Aid and so on. Using our BRIDGES skills of collaboration and leadership we were able to come up with solutions to the problem of terrorism. We gave feedback to other groups and counterarguments were raised. Overall, I enjoyed this experience as it is a really effective way for us to think about these issues and plan for how we can all work together to reduce terrorism.”
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Girls with futures in tech Year7 and 8 girls visited the Walkie Talkie Building at Fenchurch street to visit CGI, a Canadian based tech company, that amongst many things, navigates rockets in space The girls interviewed positive role models about their journey into the tech industry. They learnt about programming languages and used Scratch and Python to program sphere bots which are mini-robots controlled via smart phones to navigate obstacle courses. As the girls had performed so impressively at their programming, they had a visit to the Sky Garden, a garden on the 34th floor of the Walkie Talkie building with excellent views across London. Mr Crowther-Green
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INA Attendance and Punctuality Regular attendance is a crucial factor in students’ educational development and success in achieving their full potential. Missing out on education and learning leaves students vulnerable to falling behind, putting them under unnecessary pressure. At Isaac Newton Academy every student is expected to maintain 100% attendance.
Punctuality
All students need to be present on site and ready for line up no later than 8.25am each day and as such we advise students to be through the school gates (side entrance and southern entrance) no later than 8.23am.
Reporting of child’s absence
In line with INA attendance policy it is the parent/ carer's responsibility to phone the school by 8.15am on each day of an absence. If you fail to contact the school to inform us of your child’s absence we may take the necessary steps to ensure your child is safe. Please take the time to familiarise yourself with the INA Attendance policy.
Year group and form attendance for last week
Tutor 7A 7C 7E 7I 7N 7S 7W Total
% Tutor % Tutor 98.8 8A 98.4 9A 96.2 8C 92.6 9C 95.0 8E 96.8 9E 95.8 8I 98.2 9I 95.9 8N 100.0 9N 98.8 8S 98.1 9S 100.0 8W 96.7 9W 97.2 Total 97.2 Total
% Tutor % Tutor % 94.2 10A 95.8 11A 96.4 98.5 10C 96.2 11C 93.6 97.7 10E 87.1 11I 90.4 98.8 10I 90.4 11N 90.4 96.4 10N 96.0 11S 96.2 97.2 10S 95.5 11T 86.1 94.8 10W 91.5 11W 85.6 96.8 Total 93.1 Total 91.1
Absences immediately before or after a school holiday If your child is absent before or after a school holiday we must see evidence for the absence. This may be medical evidence if your child is unwell, or evidence of flight delays or circumstances beyond your control. We cannot authorise any absences before or after a holiday without this evidence and you risk being issued with a penalty notice.
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THIS WEEK IN P.E… FIXTURES: 27/01/20 Year 8 - NETBALL V WANSTEAD (A) Year 11 - BASKETBALL V SEVEN KINGS (H) Year 8 V YEAR 9 FOOTBALL (H) 30/01/20 Year 8 - BASKETBALL V SEVEN KINGS (A)
KS3 INDEPENDENT LEARNING: For your PE independent learning, you need to refer to the resources in the following order: This PC > Student Share (S) > _Student_Share_MODIFY_Folder_ > PE INDEPENDENT LEARNING > Year
UNWANTED TRAINERS: If you have any unwanted trainers the P.E department would be very grateful for your donations. Please give your donations to a member of P.E staff in S01.
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Spring Term 2020 Monday 6th January –Friday 3rd April 2020 INSET Days Monday 3rd February &
Friday 14th February
Independent Learning Day
Thursday 5th March
Key Dates Monday 27th January
Options interviews begin
Tuesday 28th January
Year 12 & 13 Progress Meetings 2:30–6:30pm
Wednesday 29th January
BRIDGES mentoring 1:45pm
Friday 31st January
Year 11 Mock Examinations end
Monday 3rd February
INSET - No school for students
Friday 7th February
GCSE Science Live trip
Thursday 13th February
Year 8 Progress Meetings - 2:30–6:30pm
Friday 14th February
INSET - No school for students
Friday 14th February
Sixth Form interviews
Monday 17th – Friday 21st February Monday 2nd March
HALF TERM
Monday 2nd March – Friday 6th March Thursday 5th March
Family Week - (no after school events)
Thursday 12th March
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Years 7-10 - Assessments begin
Independant Learning Day – students study at home Year 11 - Drama GCSE - Live theatre review trip
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