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Winter 2016 - www.rhyddings.co.uk - Facebook: rhyddings - Twitter: @rhyddings
Rhyddings receives Royal recognition for Duke of Edinburgh’s Award efforts Rhyddings has been recognised for its commitment to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award after being invited to a special Diamond Anniversary celebration service at Westminster Abbey. Rhyddings were guests of Lancashire County Council in recognition of the school’s work to promote the award with its students. Speakers at the service included Paralympic Gold Medalist and Duke of Edinburgh’s Award holder Hannah Cockroft MBE, impressionist Jon Culshaw and HRH the Earl of Wessex. Rhyddings has delivered the DofE Bronze Award for several years, initially to small groups of Year 10 students to complete alongside their GCSEs. In 2015, we became the only school in Lancashire to extend the offer to every student in Year 9 free of charge. Each student is enrolled onto the programme and must complete a minimum of three months’ worth of volunteering, learning a new skill and doing regular exercise or a sport. Once they have uploaded their evidence online, they must then undertake an overnight expedition in the wilderness to complete the Bronze Award. Students are then encouraged to go for the Silver Award in Year 10. The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award was founded
in 1956 by HRH Prince Phillip and is an internationally recognised qualification. It aims to positively impact on the development of young people and is a great addition to any CV, helping them to stand out against other applicants for work, college and university places. The award has many celebrity endorsees who have completed the award themselves including presenter Ben Fogle, opera singer Katherine Jenkins, Olympic champion Kelly Holmes and the first ever The Apprentice winner, Tim Campbell. Mr Trickett said: “It was a great honour for the school to be invited to the anniverary service at Westminster Abbey. “Hearing such inspiring Duke of Edinburgh’s Award stories from people like Hannah Cockroft who have taken the skills and confidence gained from the award and gone on to succeed goes to prove that it’s really worthwhile for our students. “Introducing the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme to all Year 9 students provides them with the chance to not only gain an excellent qualification, but to help make a real difference in to their local community, as well as their own confidence, wellbeing and employability.”
Ehsan Monshur, Demi Davidson, Amaan Yasar, Oscar Allan, Ben Griffin, Muieez Ali, Chloe Novak and Jasmine McIntyre at last year’s launch for Y9
Students look to Liverpool for advertising answers Our Year 10 Media Studies class recently visited Liverpool to gather information and images for their latest coursework assignment. The visit took in the historic Albert Dock, the Museum of Liverpool, Merseyside Maritime Museum and International Slavery Museum where students took photos of the exhibits and made extensive notes. Their current assignment focuses on advertising and promotion. Having looked at the topic theory, as well as doing some analysis of their own, the students have been tasked with creating their own promotional
materials based on what there is for the public to do at the dock. Now back at school, the students will use what they’ve gathered to put together leaflets and posters that will form part of their coursework portfolio. Media Studies teacher Ms Edmondson said: “It’s great for the kids to get out of the classroom and have a look at different sections of history and culture close up. “The experience of being there gives the students a real feel for what the docks area has to offer, which in turn helps them produce relevant, realistic, highquality work.”
Year 10 students mix Business with leisure on Trafford trip Our Business Studies and Travel & Tourism students were in Manchester last week to research the area as a centre for commerce and tourism as part of their coursework. The trip began with a presentation at Man United’s Old Trafford stadium where the students were surprised by the sheer number of possible revenue streams a modern football club has as a business and the importance of digital marketing in today’s game. They were also given a guided tour of the ground, which included a stop in the changing rooms where the players’ Students on the guided tour of the Old Trafford Stadium shirts were already hanging in preparation for the Boxing Day match against Sunderland. Business studies teacher Mrs Bancroft said: The students then moved on to the Trafford “The students had a fantastic time and gained Centre to survey the range of businesses and a lot from the experience, especially a few of advertising techniques used in the Christmas the boys who are huge Man United fans! campaigns – whilst picking up a few presents “Their behaviour was impeccable throughout, for friends and family along the way! a credit to both themselves and the school.”
Christmas Hamper Campaign
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Once again, Rhyddings has joined forces with Hyndburn Homes, in a bid to help the borough’s most lonely, vulnerable and those who may find it difficult to go out and shop over the Christmas period. Each hamper has been expertly packed and decorated by the school and includes a selection of goodies including; tinned meat, veg, chocolates and a Christmas cracker. The project, now in its fifth year, receives food donations from our students, staff and Hyndburn Homes, who also identify those in the community who would benefit most from a hamper. The hampers will now be delivered to the residents in time for Christmas, hopefully bringing some cheer to those who need it at what can be a difficult time.
School term dates SPRING TERM 2017 School re-opens on Thursday 5 January 2017 Mid-term closure Monday 13 February to Friday 17 February 2017 Teacher Training Day Monday 20 February 2017 – Students not in school Closure after school Friday 31 March 2017 SUMMER TERM 2017 School re-opens on Tuesday 18 April 2017 May Day closure Monday 1 May 2017 Mid-term closure Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2017 Closure after school Thursday 20 July 2017 We will also close at 2.10pm on the following dates: Thursday 23 March, 2017 Monday 19 June, 2017
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Christmas Jumpers!
Achievements celebrated at Year 11 Awards Evening 2016 The achievements of Rhyddings’ recent Y11 leavers were celebrated at our annual awards ceremony at the Hope Centre, Oswaldtwistle, last month. They were presented with their GCSE certificates, as well as some special awards for the highest achievers and most dedicated students. Business Manager Carmel Cunliffe recounted some of the year group’s highlights over their five years that had been penned by Year Leader Martin Breckell, who unfortunately could not attend through illness. Guest speaker at the event was the recently retired Deputy Head Adele Nuttall, who encouraged students to make the most of all of the opportunities currently open to them and look to a ‘life beyond the lamppost,’ a reference to Oswaldtwistle’s ‘gobbin lamp’. Headteacher Paul Trickett also encouraged the students to capitalise on their successes so far and to continue to do their best during the
Claudia Taylor and Katy Hallett enjoying their Christmas meals as part of House ‘Africa’.
Some of our Year 11 winners with their various subject awards and special trophies next stage of their lives. Several students received individual awards that recognised their effort and commitment to specific subjects. Special trophies were awarded to Charlotte Allonby for her academic achievement during her five years at school, Aaminah Ahmed for her outstanding service to the school and Maizee-Leigh Cryne for her commitment to extra-curricular activities.
Rhyddings has been supporting Save The Children’s Christmas Jumper Day. Students and staff brought in £1 last Friday to wear their own Christmas jumpers and other festive attire. Once all monies have been collected and counted, we hope to have raised around £500. The festive feeling continued through the day as part of our Continent House points system. This term’s winning House ‘Africa’ were rewarded for their efforts with a free Christmas meal and an extra break time.