Heartlines 15 Summer 2014

Newsletter Newsletter of Heartlands Academy

Issue 15 Summer 2014

Awards Season Sports Awards 2nd July 2014

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he evening was a celebration of the wide range of sporting achievements that students have made over the course of the year.

During the evening which was presented by the PE department, staff, students and parents were treated to a video review of the academic year, an inspirational speech by ex-World

Imagination Awards 9th June 2014

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fantastic evening attended by over a hundred nominees, parents, performers, and teachers. This event is always a pleasure to organise and attend because it is our yearly opportunity to celebrate and reward the artistic talents of our learners in drama, music and art at Key Stage 3.

The nominees and parents were treated to a rich and varied exhibition

indoor 400 metres Champion, Daniel Caines and an entertaining interview hosted by our resident twins Aisha and Asheka Johnson.

The events were intertwined with presentations of awards for Academic Achievement, Outstanding Achievement and Contribution to Extra Curricular. May I be the first to once again extend my congratulations to all the nominees and winners.

Mr Lea, Head of PE

of the artwork as well as performances from music and drama. This year’s event was made even more special by being presented by two of our outstanding learners from Key Stage 4, Sarah Ali and Rebecca Yamalimbu.

Statues were awarded for ‘Achievement’ and ‘Most Progress Made’ for years 7, 8 and 9.

Congratulations to all nominees and award winners!

Mr Lee, Drama Department

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Mrs Jones’ Diary 2014

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Heartlands for several years are “mov seven years is Ms Allen who has been with us for in a primary making a career change to teaching been at school. As is Mrs Hanson who has is no doubt we e Ther s. year e twelv for ds Heartlan in support will miss their valuable contribution s of extraof Heartlands students both in term curricular activities and the concerts. for ten years Mr Dunkley has been at Heartlands role at West and has secured a Vice Principal’s as he sees Walsall and we wish him all the best ship. his career move towards future Head y years thirt for here ed work has who Pat Taylor ises Manager and for the last twelve years as Prem n in the is retiring. Pat has been a key perso we have no management of our site and the fact ment to her vandalism or graffiti is a fine testa her | Promoting

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Aspirational University Visits

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uring Creative Curriculum all of the Year 9 students had the privilege of visiting some of the most prestigious universities that the United Kingdom has to offer. This was part of an aspirational visit to encourage our students to aim high and was timed to infleunce their GCSE choices. Our Principal Mrs G Jones firmly believes that “All Heartlands students can...”

Some of the universities visited were: University of Birmingham, Bristol, Stafford, Worcester, Manchester, Loughborough and Oxford. During these visits the

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students were able to speak to the various student ambassadors at the universities who endeavoured to steer our students in the right direction with regards to their career choices.

As Mr Wallbank says in his email opposite, people don’t often take the time to send congratulatory messages so it is very pleasing when they do arrive.

This was the first time that many of the students had been to London and seen the sights. They did a lot of walking and their behaviour was exemplary.

Well done to all!

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Our students demonstrated why they are ”Outstanding” as the feedback from all of the universities was very positive. Manchester University were so impressed with our students that they have been chosen to front the campaign for their new ‘Aim Higher’ programme, and Loughborough University have invited thirty of our students to come back for a free sports visit. At Heartlands we are proud of our students and Year 9 should be proud of the way they represented the Academy.

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DISCOVERY CENTRE Mathematics, Science, Health & Social Care.

The Severn Trent Water Education Programme

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CSE Science students in Year 10 have recently explored the world of water through an interactive workshop delivered

by Severn Trent Water (STW). In this workshop they took part in a water pollution activity based on a fictional geographical area.

Their key objective was to test water samples from various locations and look at invertebrate charts and water samples to come to a conclusion as to the most likely polluter. Students honed in their practical and analytical skills, working meticulously through a number of activities.

The subsequent activity that followed involved a water usage case, whereby they decided what water-saving actions they would need to take in order to reach their water saving target within a set budget.

Students developed creative ideas and demonstrated their numerical reasoning skills. At the end of the workshop, they were taken on a visual journey through the water and sewage treatment processes.

The facilitator from STW commented on how well students from Heartlands Academy conducted

themselves, especially when working together as a team. In addition to this, the facilitator was really impressed with their analytical, numerical and investigative skills.

Miss Yusuf Science

Action Tutoring

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he Mathematics Department has been delighted to have five volunteers from the University of Birmingham supporting the Year 11 students for an eight week period.

The volunteers worked with one or two students each to provide detailed individual tutoring on a range of essential topics and exam skills in preparation for their all important GCSE exams. The students showed great dedication and commitment by attending after lessons each week and enjoyed an increase in both their skill and self confidence as a direct result of this personalised support. Many thanks to the volunteers for giving up their time and best of luck to Year 11 on their exam results!

Routes into Engineering

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t the end of May, seven Year 10 students were selected from some 2,000 applicants to attend a three day programme for Routes into Engineering. This was an action-packed taster course.

The Programme: Day One: Solihull College to learn about apprenticeships.

Day Two: Birmingham City University to find out about degree courses that cover new technologies.

Day Three: Rolls Royce to learn about Aero Engine Control Systems.

Students were given a fascinating chance to programme software for the movement of a robot arm at the university. Students discovered there are exciting careers ahead of them as an outcome of being involved with Sceince, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

Students found the programme extremely useful and came away with a better understanding of the different routes they can take in the future.

Additionally, they could see the application of Maths and Science in real life situations and jobs. We hope to continue working with STEM all through A-level and university.

Mrs Javaheri Mathematics department.

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exploration CENTRE History, Geography, Religious Education, Sociology and Psychology

Wellies Required!

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n May 2014, Year 10 Geographers visited Cardingmill Valley in Shropshire to collect data for their GCSE Controlled Assessment. The weather was fine and most students were fully equipped and ready with wellies and raincoats. Students were split into groups and then started the long climb up the valley to Light Spout Waterfall.

Once students reached their chosen site along the river, they then had to actually get in the river itself to collect data; some students were more willing than others!!

Students measured the velocity, width, depth, gradient and load particle size to ensure they could answer their GCSE question. They continued with this important activity at different locations until lunch and enjoyed the stunning views while taking a break. Luckily the weather remained good and nobody fell in the river so, we left happy and ready to complete the ‘write up’ of the investigation back at Heartlands Academy.

Miss Fleming Head of Geography

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expression CENTRE

English, Modern Foreign Languages, Ooh La La! A French Cupcake

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arlier this term, DT and MFL gave Year 9 the opportunity to make chocolate cupcakes, using their French language skills. To begin with, students learnt how to say the ingredients and explain the method in French. Mrs Salter then did a demonstration of the baking while commentary was provided in French.

Students joined in throughout the

demonstration, saying what they could see in French. Finally, it was time to bake. Students made delicious trays of cupcakes, while talking the teacher through what they were doing - still in French. Mrs Salter’s French skills were a joy to behold, as she instructed students to “Mettez dans le four!”

A delicious blend of language and practical skills led to a tasty result for all.

MFL and DT departments

Debate Mate

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014 turned out to be a great year for the members of Debate Mate, as they competed against schools from across the West Midlands and even England, finally making it to the London semi-finals.

At Park Hall Academy, where Heartlands triumphed against three of the four schools in their group, the students wowed judges with their intellectual and well-structured arguments about giving British development aid to non-EU countries.

They were also commended for their quick responses to the ‘unseen’ motion regarding a mandatory curfew for under 18s, where their passionately formed debates secured Heartlands a place in the semi-finals.

The day of the finals came with a 6am start to London, and a three hour journey on a coach. Despite that, Heartlands gave it their all and made the teachers very proud, as they competed in controversial debates against some of the top debaters in the country.

Even though they didn’t come back with the trophy that day, they were given useful feedback and told to compete again next year. Hopefully, 2015 will prove to be an even better year for Heartlands’ Debate Mate members!

Miss Lougheed English

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Heartlands Academy held its first summer fête on Saturday 28th June 2014 to raise money for charity, Chicks Residential Breaks and Acorns Children’s Hospice. It was a huge success, three students have provided short accounts about the day to share the story.

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epresentatives from the Student found the summer fête Voice managed this first time quite exciting. My role event alongside Mr Robertson, was to set up the chess Head of Student Voice and booth alongside the Mrs Buckingham Community giant Jenga. Personally I Director. It turned out very well; many enjoyed the day. I had a people from the community came together battle with Mrs Baileyto enjoy themselves whilst raising money for Green which somehow charity. There were many interesting things evolved into a chess for sale, from children’s books to toys and strategic lesson. It was jewellery. Many purchases were made and literally impossible to everyone seemed to be happy. find an unhappy person The food and soft drinks stalls went very or someone who didn’t well too, especially the ice-cream, which was want to be there on run by Mrs Hussain and Miss Freeman. They the day. In conclusion, were very busy throughout the whole day, a really fantastic day selling ice-cream to everyone. I think we all alongside a ‘must do’ for know why - everyone is a fan of ice-cream. the future.

The bouncy castles were in use throughout Morgan Swapp, 8KHA the day too, little children couldn’t get enough of them. In addition, many had their nails painted and mendi decoration on their hands which were beautifully done.

The highlight of the day was when Mr Clarke’s son generously sang for everyone, his performance was amazing and everyone loved it.

Overall the event was marvellous, the turnout was really good and I would love for Mrs Buckingham us to organise this event again, maybe even The academy would like to say a huge thank you to all who sponsored every year. the first Heartlands Academy charity event. It was a huge success with Fadimah Hule, 9AHG students and staff giving up their time to sell items and manage games and raffles. See more about our sponsors on Page 11.

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“I thought it was excellent, my two nephews thoroughly enjoyed it” Mrs Newey-Burridge

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he summer fete was an amazing experience for both children and adults alike. There was a huge turnout and it was a great success. Many of my friends attended.

The magnificent idea was chosen by Heartlands Academy Student Voice. Year 7, 8 and 9 contributed to the brainstorming and sharing ideas which, of course, is partly why this fête was such a huge success. I also have to give credit to the teachers and staff involved for working tirelessly with the Student Voice to bring this to life. Working together is what made this happen. If Ofsted said this academy was Outstanding, imagine what they would have thought of this. Their brains would have exploded; gazing at the colourful stalls and eye popping events. The success of the fete is evident in the funds we raised.

I was extremely proud that the event went so well. If you thought this was good, wait until next year as it’s going to be even better! As Mrs Jones always says “If you thought we worked hard this year, next year we need to work even harder”. That’s what makes Heartlands Academy such a success.

Money doesn’t grow on trees; it grows on Heartlands summer fête for charity.

Habeeb Malik, 7GIA

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imagination CENTRE Art, Drama, Music KS4 Drama

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Art A Level

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he A level Art students had their work externally moderated in June and created an impressive exhibition that was available to be viewed for three days. Each student submitted two projects and they were incredibly varied and interesting. Some of the highlights of the exhibition were Fedis Sokoli’s (Year 13) wonderfully detailed illustrations of animals in motion and Courtney Wallace’s (Year 13) striking landscape photography. There are several Year 12 students who have made an impressive start to the course with some very mature and thought provoking work. Javid Zahidi’s use of video projection combined with still portraiture was very atmospheric and Sheryal Shahzad demonstrated some outstanding drawing skills in his projects.

The students won’t find out the results of the moderation until August but hopefully they will achieve the grades that reflect all their hard work and dedication.

Miss Bibby Head of Art

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he year 11 Drama cohort of 2014 have made outstanding progress and I feel it is important to celebrate their outstanding efforts. Their final GCSE module required them to create and perform an original play based on the theme of ‘Conflict’. The learners’ work became increasingly complex and intricate over the rehearsal period as they wrestled with difficult issues such as teenage cancer, the loss of parents and international relations.

The three performances: ‘What Doesn’t Kill You’, ‘The Family Man’ and ‘Deception’ took place in front of a visiting examiner and a selected audience. Students showed an incredible maturity and a deep understanding of their chosen topics.

Congratulations to the whole Drama cohort I am incredibly proud of what you have achieved. Good luck with your results!

Mr Lee Drama

“The process of doing this play has helped me to understand, the fact that we were able to explore the problems in the country where I was born and it helped me to look at them from a different perspective.

I couldn’t have done this without the support of my group members.” Alieu Salla

Welcome to Mr Silk (and yet another award!)

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r Silk, our super cool drum teacher, takes musicianship to the next level.

The national awards for the best Scottish Jazz Musician took place this half term in Edinburgh. Unfortunately this meant that our aspiring drum stars had to re-arrange their lessons that week as Mr Silk was nowhere to be seen. Instead he travelled to Edinburgh as he was nominated for this prestigious award. After much deliberation from some of the best and most talented jazz musicians worldwide, the panel decided that our own Mr Silk would be given this impressive award. We feel very proud to have Mr Silk in our Music team and we know it is only a matter of time before he is crowned young jazz musician of the world!!

Mr Bard Music

innovation CENTRE ICT, Business Studies, Design Technology, ASDAN A Creative Year for Design Technology

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s head of Design and Technology, the students of Heartlands never stop suprising me with their drive and creativity.

What a year it has been. Key stage 3 and 4 Catering students have gone from strength to strength with developing their culinary skills. We have some budding Jamie Oliver’s in the academy! The Year 11 catering students worked hard to complete excellent three course menus from a country of their choice. Year 10 students have begun their controlled assessment and some of the afternoon tea samples they made would challenge any French Patisserie.

Textiles students have produced some amazing design work from Year 7’s crazy critters to Year 9’s T-shirts.

The GCSE students also produced some excellent textile design work.

This has been the first year that we have had A level Textiles. The students in year 12 showed fabulous design skills in their garment making.

Resistant Materials has been the jewel in the crown. Year 7 explored designing whacky racing machines.

Wow! What a range of cars and vehicles we had. Stand back Ferrari, Heartlands is in competition. Year 8 had their first electronics project, developing speaker systems for

mobile phones and iPods. Again the level of creativity was mindblowing. Year 9 were given the opportunity to design in metal and there was everything from candle holders to wall hangings. I was very tempted to exhibit some of the work in my home! GCSE Resistant Materials once again designed some amazing pieces of work for their final controlled assessed work, four students have won cerificates of merit from the Rotary Club of Birmingham Young Persons Award for Design and Technology.

Needless to say we are going to drive the level of creatvitiy and independent designing forward in 2014 - 15, especially with the introduction of a state of the art 3D printer and the developing of a Design and Technology IT club.

Mrs Salter Head of Design and Technology

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NEWS FROM THE SIXTH FORM

Apprentice Winners!

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wo teams from Heartlands Sixth Form have been involved with the Envision Project this year as part of ‘making a difference’ in their local area. Although competition was fierce, both of our teams were selected to attend the final awards ceremony at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground. The students were nervous and felt that some of the other schools (particularly the Grammar Schools) stood a far better chance of winning.

Not so.

Team Reality were crowned ‘Community Apprentice Winners 2014’! This is deservéd recognition for the dedication and hard work of both teams. Collectively the schools taking part in Community Apprentice raised £9,368.55 of which Heartlands raised £1,095 - an outstanding amount of money.

All five charities who were supported through fundraising and awareness raising activities were overwhelmed with the support they have received from the students.

Miss Taylor

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“Envision opened my eyes to the numerous issues faced by many people in our society today.

Homelessness, drug and alcohol mis-use were a few of the many problems people had to tackle on our very own doorstep. The Envision Programme allowed me to help those in my community who, sadly, have to accept these problems as a part of their everyday life. The programme enabled me to begin to make a positive change in my community, as both my team and Team Reality were able to string together a variety of events that helped by raising both awareness and money for our chosen charity Sifa Fireside.”

Shaheen Lindo, Year 12

“I chose to take part in this project because it would give me the opportunity to enrich my experience, to support the people in the community and to raise money for Sifa Fireside, a leading charity organisation based in Birmingham that tackles homelessness and alcohol misuse. Through my involvement in this project I have gained and developed many skills in particular: communication, confidence and time management. We had to give a presentation to one of the UK’s top organisations, Salts Healthcare and Sir Albert Bore, a British Labour Party politician and leader of Birmingham City Council.”

Javid Zahidi, Year 12

Farewell to Year 13

On 25th July we said goodbye to Year 13 at the leaver’s barbeque. They have all worked phenomenally hard this year and this has been reflected in the number of top universities that have offered places to our students. The Sixth Form staff gathered to bid them a fond farewell and wish them all the best for the future.

Mr King, Head of Sixth Form

If you would like information about: • primary school transition

• Heartlands Academy events • parenting support programmes • community partnership work

contact:

Mrs Rachel Buckingham Community Director

Heartlands Academy No 10 Great Francis Street, Birmingham B7 4QR 0121 464 5530 r.buckingham@heartlands-academy.org.uk

COMMUNITY & BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS

Summer Fete 2014 From an embryonic idea by The Student Voice to a full blown success on the day with only a few weeks planning! The event raised a whopping £927.51 for the two chosen charities: Chicks Residential Breaks and Acorns Children’s Hospice. We are also very grateful for the support of our sponsors and partnership team on the day. contributed their time and resources by supporting the promotion of the event and providing a bouncy castle, badminton, cricket, and table tennis and staff volunteers.

They were a huge support both with the preparation and during the event on the day.

Business Sponsorship Latifs generously donated sweets to raise funds, Chartwells~Compass Catering donated £150.00 to the charities, Paul’s Pharmacy, Nechells donated toiletries for the tombola.

Donations for the raffle prizes came from: Jury’s Inn - a double room with breakfast, Wing Wah - a meal for two and Signature Hair and Beauty, Halesowen - a one hour aromatherapy treatment session.

Individuals from the community of Nechells, Heartlands Academy and family members and friends gave up their time to support the event and we would like to say a big

“Thank You!”

The volunteers and how they made it all happen: Jade Tinkler

Nail painting - donation of 50p per person..

Nathan Flash, Mevlam and Friend

Football free and water stocks (stocks 20p a go).

Stewart and colleagues from Start-again Project

Free football and games .

Naomi Spencer.

Candy Bubbles

Face painting and balloons - donation of £1 per person.

Miss Taylor

Balloons out front and all round support.

Mr Clarke

DJ FREE entertainment plus his son performing .

Niiki De Zeuw, Sharon Leigh First Aid and all round support.

Mr Sandhu and Miss Bailey

Making and decorating the stocks.

Sixth Form students

Selling library books.

Gemma Wood, the Fire Service from Highgate

Free fun for families with children.

Student Voice

Library display

Miss Bibby and Miss Potts

Art and textiles display - free to view in the canteen area.

Mrs Jimcale

Providing Mendi and donating all funds raised

Darren and Sharon

Supporting the setup of tables and refreshments in the morning.

Staff volunteers

Selling ice cream, samosas, tea, coffee, managing table displays and generally helping throughout the day.

Carl Durose, Reprographics

Producing the flyers and the sign-posting displays. Marketing the event on the academy website.

Lastly, Mr Robertson and I would like to congratulate the Student Voice for the success of the day and thank them for their dedication and maturity all the way through. We are extremely proud of them. We would also like to say a huge thank you to all the sponsors and volunteers.

Mrs Buckinhgham, Community Director

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Science Club

Science club will be starting in September. It is a club open to Year 7 and 8 who have a keen interest in Science. We will be running the sessions once a week after school. It will involve fun practicals including making lava lamps, fried green eggs and cola.

Dates and times to be confirmed in September

Calendar 2014/15 Autumn Term Teacher Training Days (closed to students)

Monday 1 & Tuesday 2 September Term Starts for Students

Wednesday 3 September Open Evening

Wednesday 24 September Sixth Form Open Evening

Thursday 2 October Half Term

Monday 27 October to Friday 31 October

Opening Times

Teacher Training Day (closed to students)

Friday 28 November

Mon - Fri: 8am - 4pm

Term Ends Friday 19 December

NEW Late Opening for Sixth Form Students

Spring Term

Mon - Thu: until 7pm

Teacher Training Day (closed to students)

Friday 13 February

E Library Service

Heartlands Academy is offering all students and staff a new E Library service. No fees, automatic returns and no lost books. See the LRC for more information or simply log in to the following website and start borrowing:

http://heartlandslrc.lib.overdrive.com/

Term Starts Monday 5 January

Half Term

Monday 16 February to Friday 20 February

Term Ends Friday 27 March

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E-SAFETY

E-Safety is a priority at Heartlands Academy and we have measures in place to protect students from unsuitable on-line content while at the academy. If you would like to find out how to keep your child safe at home, please contact a member of our E-Safety team or visit our website for further information.

Mrs Buckingham, Miss Johnson, Miss Brown and Mr Ahsan.

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ŠJuly 2014 Heartlands Academy, No 10 Great Francis Street, Birmingham B7 4QR