news
Value Added
www.rhyddings.co.uk
February 2013
Rhyddings masterChef
WINNER: Charlotte Allonby with her trophy and judges PROGRESS: Rhyddings students continue to exceed their targets
I am sure that you will be aware of the recent release of the 2013 Performance Tables, based on our 2012 exam results. As I said in August, we are extremely proud of another year where our results improved at a greater rate than most other local schools. We are also very proud of the ‘value added’ measure which is the second highest in Hyndburn. This is a measure of the progress made from when students come in aged 11 and leave at 16. Our ‘value added’ is well above the national average. This means that our striving to help all our students do their very best and beyond is, and will continue to be, hugely successful. - Paul Trickett, Headteacher
Model Student! Rhyddings’ student Tutu Mukelabai has always had a keen interest in fashion and she recently modelled in our annual fashion show. Tutu entered a national modelling competition sponsored by ‘Bliss’ magazine and reached the final! She finished in third place overall and was featured in December’s edition of the magazine along with the other finalists. Congratulations Tutu!
Rhyddings Masterchef 2013, now in its second year, has been another outstanding competition. The standard amongst all competing students (over 60 auditioned) has been incredibly high, making judging very difficult for all staff involved. We have had cupcakes & muffins, favourite takeaway dishes, Indian week (where we were joined by Raj and one of his chefs from Raj Indian Cuisine & Lounge in Blackburn), as well as the mystery box where students had to create a dish without knowing the ingredients in advance. The semi-final was hotly contested between Charlotte Allonby (8TS), Kizzy Bradley (8TS), Daisy Clemson (7GH) and Morgan Herne (7MT). They were joined by Chef Matt from Freemasons at Wiswell, who demonstrated a deconstructed lemon meringue pie, which the students recreated. Just two days later, finalists Daisy and Charlotte cooked off for the Masterchef title, having to create a two course meal. A big congratulations to Charlotte, our 2013 winner! Congratulations also to runner-up Daisy. Both girls did a fantastic job, and have won some great prizes. Well done to all students who took part - if you didn’t make it through, 2014 could be your year!
e v s a C r a c S e t i h W e r 9 students visited Whit Just before Christmas Yea the Yorkshire Dales National in Scar Caves and Settle topic “Fantastic Places”. 9 r Yea the of Park as part itain. longest show caves in Br White Scar Caves are the as the “Witches’ Fingers” h Students saw features suc ll as underground waterfalls, we as ”, ue ng vern” and “Devil’s To the huge “Battlefield Ca prehistoric mudpools and of stalactites! nds which is home to thousa