Worthing High School July 2012 We are pleased to welcome Message from the Head Bea Leeds as a replacement for Bill Knowledon in Maths and in Science we will be welcoming Dear Parents and Carers, Jacqui Bowley who replaces Bill Knowledon’s Science teaching As you will be aware from all of the and Dr Karen Jones, who replaces publicity, the focus on this term has Sasha Lakeman – who moves to been our move to Academy status Westergate School in Barnham. and, approve or not, you cannot In History, we have replaced Josh deny we have become a ‘hot Tillott as leader of subject with topic’. As I write we are awaiting the outcome to our application and Hannah Smith, who is currently then we will know for sure whether a History Leader at Hampton Academy. Josh is going to teach the hard work to date will have in Hong Kong as part of a long been worth it all. standing ambition. Hannah is supported by Steve Cooper, who On another note, we are in joins us as an NQT replacing Dan some state of tension regarding Flower, fixed term teacher. Colin a possible monitoring visit by OFSTED. As you may remember Guyton, Leader of Geography, moves to Eastbourne Academy as a year has passed since our Leader of Humanities and his post disappointment of last June and although our data has considerably will be filled by Dave Newman from Sackville. improved since that time, it is not Mark Leswell is also joining the without some trepidation that the Geography department as an extra visit is viewed. member of staff owing to part-time posts and maternity cover. The staffing situation for September looks very positive. In ICT, Luke Maddocks will be We have 3 new Core Subject replaced by Rory Matthews NQT, Leaders in English, Maths and and in Languages, Inari Karonen Science – two of whom are will have her maternity leave Advanced Skills Teachers. In Olympian Returns English, Clare King from St Paul’s Catholic College, replaces Louisa Miller – who moves as Worthing High were honored to AHT: Literacy to the Cavendish welcome Peter Waterfield back Academy, Eastbourne. Catherine for a second visit on Friday 29th Raynor joins us from Portsmouth June during the finale of an to lead our Maths team and Helen exceptional National School Davies from Davison replaces Sports Week hosted at WHS. Steve Harris as Leader of Science. Steve moves on to Oakwood Peter Waterfield was visiting the School in Surrey. In English, Annie school as part of the “Sky SportsBrown is due to take maternity leave in September and will be covered by Lauren Beer. Abi Whitehead joins us to replace a move to part-time by two members of the English team. Emma Graham returns from maternity leave as teacher of English but also will oversee Debs Bayford and contribute to School Staff Development as the Professional Tutor.
covered by Douglas Baird. On a final note, we wish a sad farewell to Darren Jones, who moves on to the post of Assistant Headteacher at Imberhorne School in East Grinstead. Darren has been a huge asset to us in terms of student care, his general presence around the school and at public events; we will miss him greatly. In total we are losing 7 permanent members of teaching staff this summer but are having more join us owing to an increase in student numbers and in staff moving to part time posts. We have been absolutely delighted with the high quality of our appointments and we are looking forward to an exciting year ahead. I would like to wish you a lovely summer and look forward to contacting you again next term. Warm regards Alison Beer
Alison Beer Headteacher
Living for Sport Project” - ‘Raising aspirations to achieve’ which Worthing High School is participating in. Past year 11 students came back into school and some current year 11 students got the chance to meet with Peter Waterfield, here his life story and work on some trampolining exercises. Students thoroughly enjoyed their time with Peter. Peter will now be focusing on his preparation for London 2012 in which we wish him every success. Miss M Field Head of PE
E.Y.E Project Eco Summit Two hundred eco-warriors from eighteen local schools took part in the 5th annual E.Y.E. (Eco, Young and Engaged)Project Eco-Summit which was recently hosted by Worthing High School. The pupils, ranging in age from 7 to 17 years, were able to share their own school’s ‘green’ work as well as participate in a day full of workshops focused on environmental and sustainability-based themes. Tim Loughton M.P. founder and patron of the E.Y.E. Project led the day. Cooking with locally sourced ingredients, creating musical instruments and music from junk, caring for our oceans with Ed the Bear, linking with a Fairtrade cotton factory in Mauritius, and learning how to be ‘waterwise’,
Children had the opportunity to learn about the value of water, using recycled cans and bottles to visualise the amount of water we use each day.
were just a few of the 14 exciting and creative learning opportunities available on the day.
Putting the finishing touches on the Eco-Tree
The national organisation ‘Wastebusters’ supported the event leading a presentation to all of the attendees in which their characters Buster and Pong reinforced how everyone can work to waste less and to recycle what can not be reused when ever they can, so sending less to landfill. Polly Wise, chairperson of the E.Y.E. Project and Eco-School’s Coordinator at Thomas A Becket Middle School said “the E.Y.E. Project continues to grow locally, we now have 30 local schools from across Worthing and Adur district registered, 18 of whom took part in the day. This was our biggest Eco-Summit yet.”
Students Scuba Dive! Some intrepid students joined Worthing Sub Aqua Club at the Aquarena in June for a “Try Dive” session. This involved poolside tuition on diving techniques and equipment, and then a scuba dive in the pool with a BSAC qualified
instructor one to one with each student. All students received a certificate, a DVD and various goodies from the British Sub Aqua Club. The Chief Instructor said “this is the fourth time we have done this with Worthing High and once again the students were a credit to the school. They had great fun, and considering it was their first scuba experience, they really got involved and many are natural divers!” Mr Doyle
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“The day bought together many individuals, groups and organisations who supported the event either as workshop leaders or stand holders and this enabled schools to form links with which to work with in the future. We thank them all for their support. We also thank Worthing High School for hosting the event again.”
Tim Loughton and a young Eco-Warrior cooking with locally sourced fish
The E.Y.E. Project has recently redeveloped its website so enabling its registered schools to showcase and share their work. www.eyeproject.co.uk Polly Wise chairperson of the E.Y.E. Project and Eco-School’s Coordinator at Thomas A Becket Middle School
NO LIMITS - LIVE! Working with local record producer Ian Lovatt on developing a community-based music-making course. No Limits: Live has been piloted here at WHS and enjoyed great success. We are now currently rolling it out to other local schools and community groups. If we can demonstrate the need for a provision such as this, then we
can tap into Arts funding. The Vale School and Chesswood School have been visited by Ian and Steve Jeffery and response is looking very positive. There are current plans to resource rehearsal pods in the music department to serve this project which will in turn serve the pupils of WHS too. www.nolimitslive.co.uk
OXFORD UNIVERSITY TRIP Worthing High School took nine students on an enrichment trip the historic University of Oxford. Dr Phil Klemenic Gifted and Talented Leader at Worthing High School said “Our first visit was to Wadham College, which has produced many influential figures including Sir Christopher Wren and Melvyn Bragg. After being given a brief introduction to the university our students made their way to St Peters College. Here they were met by four students who gave them a tour of the College; they showed them the ‘Junior Common Room’ where they can socialise, and also the extensive library, where the atmosphere was filled with a studious hush. This was then followed by an interesting question and answer session in which the students were given a glimpse as to what life would be like as a student at Oxford: “Exciting” and “rewarding” were just some of the words the Oxford students used to describe their university experience so far.” After having lunch in St Peters refectory, the students continued their day with a visit to another fantastic college Brasenose. Here, they were
able to take part in a Politics lecture; which they found very interesting as it made them think about issues in different ways and also helped stimulate the process of developing new ideas. Their exciting day concluded with a scavenger hunt around the city organised by the university, leading them the famous Bodleian Library, and gave them another opportunity to look at some more of the picturesque colleges.
any of our students who aspire to attend Oxford to achieve their goal. Being in such a unique environment; one that cultivates each individual’s desire for learning, was inspiring for our students and has provided extra drive and focus to every student who attended the day.”
One Worthing High School student said “What struck us most as we walked around Oxford was the beautiful and diverse architecture that surrounds the individual colleges. They are both impressive yet provide you with an extraordinary sense of belonging, despite us only being there for less than six hours! The visit has really inspired and motivated me to strive towards attending university in the future and try really hard to go to Oxford.”
Sophie Zienkiewicz, Carla Sandford, Alice Palmer, Natalie Besherikli, Jack SaltDr Phil Klemenic said marsh, Gary Thompson, Harvey Randell, “Following our visit Oxford Steven Martin and Callan Armknecht University is keen to develop
further ties with Worthing High School, with an aim to help
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INNOVATIVE STUDENTS CREATE NEW DESIGNS FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES Creative students have come up with innovative design ideas for the space near Worthing’s Splash Point Leisure Centre, in a competition held by construction and infrastructure company, Morgan Sindall. The £17 million state-of-theart leisure centre situated on Worthing’s seafront is being constructed by Morgan Sindall and is expected to open in spring next year. The project involves the replacement of the ageing aquarena with a brand new centre which will include a six lane 25m competition pool and diving pool, both with moveable floors, and a health and fitness centre. The Year 9 students were challenged to create innovative designs for how the area around the new pool could be used to benefit the local community. They were given five hours to research and redesign the site of the existing Aquarena based on
Official Council plans of the new ‘Splash Point’ swimming pool, click link to see more http://www.worthingleisure. co.uk/worthingleisure/aq/newswimmingpool/
resident’s needs and desires, both recreationally and practically. The students then drew their designs on A3 sheets, using traditional media and mediums, and Google Sketchup. Students on site with their displayed work
The entries were then judged by a panel comprised of members of the Morgan Sindall site team and representatives from the centre’s award-winning architects, Wilkinson Eyre. The students who created the top 12 entries were invited to the site on Friday, July 13th, to see their winning designs
installed on the pool’s hoardings. Lawrence Wilson, Senior Project Manager and Site Manager, Stuart Carruthers from Morgan Sindall, arranged the competition. Lawrence Wilson says: “It’s been really inspiring to see the designs which the students have come up with. There have been some great ideas submitted and it’s good to see the students connecting with their environment and coming up with practical, original, attractive ideas for how this space could be used. The 12 winning designs will now be installed on the pool’s hoardings for passerbys to see and appreciate.” Liz Millar Careers Coordinator
HEENE REWARD TRIP
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Each Heene family group tutor was asked to nominate a year 8 student, who over the past year has shined and made exceptional progress either academically, socially or helping the wider school community. Most tutors had a tough job choosing only one student as most had two or three names which instantly came to mind. The Year 8 students chosen were; Jack Window, Sophie Penfold, Charlotte Thompson,
Eloise Lumley, Zach Sutherland, Thomas Wells-Miller, Iwan Jenkins, Emma Morgan, Jonathan Robinson & Curtis Rhodes. They were joined by Sophie Zienkiewicz, Head Girl, Alice Palmer and Gary Thompson who are the Heene Student Leaders, for a fun afternoon of pottery painting at the Pottery Fun House in Ferring, all produced a masterpiece, and are eagerly awaiting the delivery of their
chosen cup, plate or bowl. The afternoon was completed with a drink and a large piece of cake. Congratulations to all who attended, Mr Jeffrey and Mrs Fillery had a great afternoon.
NEW STUDENT LEADERS Worthing High School’s new Student Leaders for 2012-13 have been appointed following an intensive application and interview process. Alison Beer Headteacher said “The high calibre of our current Year 10 students made this year’s appointment process very hard. The roles of Head Boy, Head Girl and Community Student Leader are valued very highly by the school and we were pleased to see so many students apply for these important positions. Two Student Leaders are appointed to each of our communities in school and these are supported by the roles of Head Boy and Head Girl.” The students appointed were: Head boy – Brandon Liau Head girl – Sophie Zienkiewicz Broadwater Student Leaders – Melany Cook and Abbie Salmon Heene Student Leaders – Alice Palmer and Gary Thompson
Salvington Student Leaders – Sharna Challenger and Lucy D’Agostino. Tarring Student Leaders – Ellie Howard and Jake Vigor. Darren Jones Assistant Headteacher-Achievment said “The team will also be supported by 40 prefects who were required to complete a robust application process prior to being appointed into their new roles this week. Our Student Leaders and Prefect team are considered ambassadors for our school and I know they will all be positive role models for our younger students. They will provide special support to the school during the next 12 months including carrying out break and lunch duties and greeting parents and visitors to the school at various evening events.” Part of the application process included writing an application letter to the Headteacher – here
are some quotes from some of the students who were successfully appointed. “The personal qualities I think I could bring to the role of student leader are my willingness to work hard, being conscientious and responsible. I believe in my school fully and its role in the community.” “I believe I can play a big part in helping and developing the school community as well as the local one and acting as a positive role model for younger students.” “Worthing High School has carefully guided me into becoming the friendly, enthusiastic and willing person and in return I wish to give my time, commitment and loyalty. I would be immensely proud to represent my school if my application is successful”. “I would be privileged to represent the school and end my time at Worthing High with a feeling of accomplishment.”
Alison Beer with the new Student Leaders
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VOCATIONAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME JULY 2012 All new year 11 students that did not take advantage of the work experience programme were offered the opportunity to go on two days vocational volunteering. This July we
These included routes from Chanctonbury and Chantry Hills through the Downs and from Blue Bird Café along the beach into Worthing. For the second time we collaborated with the
friendly managed area used for study by many school groups. Two groups also worked at Worthing High School. One group prepared a meal and dinning area for a group of
worked at Maybridge, Sydney Walter and the Adur Centre on a number of general maintenance projects. As usual a number of conservation projects involving “scrub bashing” were on offer including the new meadow area near the Gallops. We are grateful for the provision made by Worthing Borough Council and Rangers from the South Downs national Park. We also worked with the County Council on a bridleway improvement within the national park south of Steyning. Three groups of students set off on long walks collecting litter to improve these local resources.
Weald and Downland Museum (see photo) on some general tasks whilst Chichester Harbour Authority provided a new link.
older members of the Worthing Baptist Church in Christchurch Road. Another group put on a show with clients from the Fitzallen Howard Centre. This lively and humorous musical was based on two popular children’s stories. This short programme provided our students with challenging and informative opportunities to work with groups outside of the school. Those that took part were treated to high quality experiences that will help build skills essential to achieve success in future life.
Working with rangers and the education staff, students helped prepare resources to be used by younger pupils and a “bug hotel” (see photo) in an eco-
GCSE FOOD STUDENTS OLYMPIC COOK OFF On Thursday 5th and Friday 6th July the Year 10 GCSE Food students were challenged to work in teams to prepare a three course meal to help to celebrate the Olympics. They spent the morning working hard to create delectable delights for the team of staff judges to taste test. Everyone who came to see what the students had achieved agreed that they had surpassed all
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Paul Kaczmarek, Extended School Co-ordinator
expectations with their excellent quality and creative dishes. The chefs on the Thursday’s winning team were: Sophie Walder, Zoe Walker, Jessica Milton and Natalie Perren. Friday’s winners were Shannon Burtenshaw, Holly Page and Katie James.
Mrs S Hurley Leader of Design Technology
WORTHING SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND AFTERNOON TEA EVENT Worthing High School students welcomed guests from Worthing Society for the Blind to a special afternoon tea event.
It sounds rather too idealistic, but friendships were made very quickly, and our guests have asked to meet with the same children again before too long.
Steve Jeffery, Assistant Head Teacher and Leader of Community Engagement said, “ I was so very proud of our young people. As soon as our guests from Worthing Society for the Blind arrived our students started chatting away to them. The conversation flowed so well - I had prepared question sheets for our students just in case things did not flow but these were not needed!
We had a lovely sing-along and afterwards wisdom was shared with our youngsters - they listened well. The atmosphere was so special - moving and incredibly warm. Our guests could not stop singing the praises of our youngsters and were so grateful for the afternoon - they were made to feel so special and valued, they told us - that was our intention. Everyone was so busy
Luke Turner and Diana Nicholson
Frances Pritchard from Worthing Society for the Blind said “The afternoon went really well and our members were very impressed with the youngsters. The conversations started as soon as everyone was seated, having afternoon tea together was a lovely idea. They were interested in finding out the difficulties people face when they have a vision impairment and keen to know how they could help. Using the simulation spectacles helped the students begin to understand a little of what it is like to live with vision impairment.” The students who participated in the event were:
Sally Handley and Amelia Smith enjoying a sing-a-long
We had a lovely afternoon tea together organised by a new local Worthing based catering company called Blightea, and our students described the cakes to our guests and shared these with them so beautifully.
chatting away that I had to call an end to the event at 3.40pm as the charity driver was waiting! I am so proud of our students and their lovely manners and gentle spirits. They were FAB.”
Amelia Smith, Luke Turner, Josh Harris, Zach Sutherland, Greg Vernon, Stephen Brown, Emily D’Agostino, Holly Hopkins and Tom Rowley. Luke Turner (student) and Diana Nicholson
DESIGN STUDENTS VISIT GOODWOOD SCULPTURE PARK In May, 37 Product Design students visited Goodwood Sculpture Park to get inspiration for the design work in their controlled assessment. There was a range of organic, modern and unique art work to suit every taste, from an elephant on a tricycle to glass stairs leading into the sky.
The sculptures were made from a range of materials including; glass, carbon fibre, steel, aluminium, fibre glass. The students took lots of photos and sketches. They enjoyed interacting with some of the sculptures and trying to work out how they were made. Students discussed their
favourite pieces of sculpture over lunch on the grass before travelling back to school. Mrs S Hurley Leader of Design Technology
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Learning Resources Centre Summer up-date This was the first year of The Amazing Book Awards and due to its success we will start planning for next years. The ABA’s came to an end on 5th July with an AMAZING presentation evening at Shoreham Academy hosted by Andrew Hammond. Students and their families had a fantastic time hearing the authors talk about themselves and their books. The eagerly awaited results were:
1st 0.4, Mike Lancaster
2nd iBoy, Kevin Brooks
3rd Being Billy, Phil Earle
I’d like to thank Amelia Smith who did a wonderful job of introducing Mike Lancaster to the stage and then presenting him with his award.
Students can put forward their recommendations now for the long list and in January we will vote, along with other participating schools, for our 5 Amelia Smith with Mike Lancaster favourites. The 5 top voted for “I really wasn’t expecting it! books will form the shortlist Thanks so much for your votes” for the 2013 ABA’s. For said Mike Lancaster, author of further information and criteria the Gold Award winning 0.4. check out the website. http:// “Releasing a book to the public amazingbookawards.co.uk/ is a bit like letting your child out into the world, you don’t know how it will cope, if people will like connect with it. Even to get a nomination is a surprise and a huge achievement.” I was so proud of our students they were impeccably behaved Special Guest Authors and it was lovely to see them all enthusiastically mingling Amanda Phelan with the authors. Their families Learning Resource Manager looked like they had a brilliant time as well.
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Students play with £500,000 worth of kit Year 10 GCSE triple scientists visited the Biochemistry laboratories at the Huxley Building in Moulscoomb, part of the University of Brighton. Dr Jacqui Elsom led the day giving students an insight into university life as well as an introduction to some of the current research topics being undertaken by the University. The day started with a talk from Dr Elsom on the different microscopy techniques available at the University. The students then collected samples of their blood and worked out their blood group having had a detailed explanation of how blood groups differ. They then prepared samples of their blood cells and studied them under the microscopes, drawing detailed diagrams of their observations. They also looked at amoebae and paramecium.
They visited the electron microscope in small groups with some of the students operating the microscope and photographing samples. The images are displayed at School for the other groups to try and guess what the images are of. Head louse claw
The students said it was a great day and asked for their thanks to be passed onto the staff at the University of Brighton. Jacqui and her team were very impressed with the ‘delightful nature’ of our students and said they were ‘really great, very enthusiastic and curious and it was quite clear talking with them that they were very bright’.
“Purple Day” raised £885.00 for Wellchild! Students Marcus Lynch, Charlotte Nye and Chloe and Charlie Maclaran have been hugely praised by both Worthing High School and the charity Wellchild for organising and raising £885.00 for www. wellchild.org.uk
WellChild is the national charity for sick children and works tirelessly to help sick children and their families throughout the UK to manage the consequences of serious illness and complex health conditions through a wide programme of care, support and research.
The four Students invited all students to wear non-uniform that included one purple item and pay £1 for the privilege! A very brave and emotional series of assemblies were presented by Charlotte, Chloe, Charlie and Marcus over a whole week. They introduced Wellchild to all students and staff at School. Marcus told us how the charity is helping his sister Jennifer, who suffers with Wolfram’s Syndrome – a complex syndrome that is benefitting from the research being funded through Wellchild. These assemblies had a real impact on everyone at school and all four communities shared their concerns and were only to happy to support in some way.
There has been a fantastic response from a number of our young people who want to do something positive to support Jennifer and her family. Worthing High School look forward to helping in anyway they can to continue to support this amazing project that helps so many.
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Term Date Reminder:
Last Day of Term - 20th July 12.30pm finish Start of Term The new Year 8 students only will be in on Wednesday 5th September at 10.00am along with Year 9 buddies and Year 11 Student Leaders. Years 8 to 11 will all attend on Thursday 6th September for an 8.40am registration Leavers Prom 2012 The eagerly awaited leavers Prom took place on 5th July at the Hilton Avisford Park Hotel Arundel. Amazingly the recent bad weather managed to hold off as the Year 11s arrived in a variety of wierd and wonderful transport, from classic cars, a Fire Engine, Limo’s and a couple of Lorrys. The grass banks that led to the entrance were packed with proud parents, friends and teachers all trying to get photos as the students walked the red carpet. The Students were welcomed by local Jazz Band ‘Takes’, and had drinks before taking their seats for their three course meal. After dinner speeches were made by the Head Girl and some of the Leadership team, lots of emotional farewells mixed in with a good portion of humour got the Students in high spirits before they were let loose on the dance floor! The students were all very well turned out and tastefully dressed, with several couples wearing matching colours. A very mature and lovely group of young men and women made for a really fun and thoroughly enjoyable evening for all, we wish them all the very best for their future. 600 Photos available on a disc for £5. Mr Peacock Design & Print Manager
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Herb Garden! Worthing High School and their canteen partner Caterlink Limited have just created a new herb garden at the school. The herbs will be used by Caterlink when cooking for the students and staff in the newly refurbished school kitchen. West Sussex County Council funded over £20,000 of improvements to the kitchen which has created a more up to date and user friendly environment for the catering team. Students from the schools Eco Council helped plant the new herb garden joined by Bev Lock, Caterlink Operations
Broadwater Reward Trip In July Broadwater took a mix of students with excellent academic progress and one hundred percent attendance for the whole academic year on Eco Committee a trip to Lodgehill Activity Centre. Once there they had the option of mountain biking or a high ropes course, both of which were thoroughly enjoyed by all. Some students showed great courage and overcame their fear of heights which was great to see. Well done everyone, keep up the hard work next year.
Mr Loversidge Broadwater Community
Manager and Nick Harrison, Head Chef at Bistro@BN14 the Worthing High School student restaurant. Bev lock said: ‘’Caterlink are pleased to be able to get involved with school projects and the herbs planted will be utilised by our staff in the school canteen for the daily meals. Posters have been produced to display on the
days that we use the herbs to identify them and give some background information on their origins and other uses.’’ Mr Guyton
Is Private Fostering for you? Are you looking after someone else’s child? Private fostering is when someone under 16 (18 if registered disabled), is cared for and provided accommodation for over 28 days by an adult who is not a close relative. West Sussex County Council needs to be aware of such arrangements and can provide a wide range of support to those who need it. If you are in such an arrangement, or know someone who is, find out more about Private Fostering by visiting www.westsussex.gov.uk and looking up ‘Private Fostering’ or call the Children’s Access Point on 01403 229900 for more information.
School Nurse School are available for any health advice and inform ation during the school holidays.
Nurses
Michele Mountfield can be contacted on 01903 843826.
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INFLUENTIAL STUDENTS AIM TO REDUCE TEENAGERS SMOKING Year 8 students completed an anonymous questionnaire to identify peers who they trust for advice and consider the most influential within the year group. The results created a list of 20 students who were invited to work with NHS West Sussex and Decipher Assist on a programme of training to become ‘peer supporters’. The students attended a two day training course at the Charmendean Centre in Worthing and completed four follow up sessions focusing on promoting a healthy lifestyle and communication with peers.
FACT FOR EVERY TWO PEOPLE WHO SMOKE, ONE WILL DIE FROM A SMOKING RELATED ILLNESS!
“The ASSIST programme aims to reduce smoking amongst young people aged 12-13 (Year 8) by training influential students to disseminate new norms of behaviour through their
established social networks. It has been rigorously evaluated as A Stop Smoking in Schools
and the information and knowledge is then shared around the year group and school.
Trial, funded by the Medical Research Council, which took place in 59 secondary schools in South Wales and the SouthWest of England”
The students involved were: Patrick Webber, Sam Hyde, Joshua Hauus, Matthew Hoben, Thomas Woods, Jack Windows, Nicholas Oxley, Sebastien Dewey, Jevhan Pandya, Oliver Levine, Joe Peacock, Francesca Tratt, Dolly Culver, Talia Coles, Emily Coles,Nancy O’melia, Star Mcfarlane, Eva Hobbs, Isobel Hansell, Abigail Downham and Rio Imbimbo.
This project is an excellent opportunity for young people to learn about the dangers of smoking and filter this through their friendship groups. The way in which students are selected is a great idea, they are not smokers or even at risk of becoming smokers but well respected people within their social groups, therefore each small group gets represented
NEW SCHOOL ALLOTMENT Keen students from our Workskills and Farm to Fork course have built a brand
new allotment area for the school. The idea for creating an area for students to cultivate food for the student restaurant came from Jonathan Millington Head of 14-19 Learning. Five raised beds have been built in an area of the field that was not being used. Once construction is complete students will be planting vegetables for use next term.
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John Rhodie Health Education Coordinator
EAST HEAD GEOGRAPHY FIELD TRIP All the students that selected geography for GCSE were offered the opportunity to take part in fieldwork at East Head.
The data for this field work will be used in class to provide the students with a real case study that they can use in their final GCSE exam. Students worked their way across the sand dunes testing the hypothesis “the further you get from the open sea, the greater the bio-diversity�.
Using gun clinometers, plant identification sheets, a data recording sheet and pacing for measurements the students mapped the dune cross-section and recorded the changing species. In class the data was used to draw a cross-section of the dunes and label on how the biodiversity changed. Students also looked at how this vulnerable ecosystem was managed to give people access and at the same time preserve all the plants and animals. Practical education like this is very successful as it gives our students a first-hand example of what they are studying.
This work also helps to prepare them for the controlled assessment, worth 25% of their final marks that they start in March of Year 10. Paul Kaczmarek Geography Teacher
YEAR 8 GEOGRAPHY FIELD TRIP TO WORTHING BEACH The aim of this trip was to get our students to look at something very familiar in a different way. Using simple scientific methods the students were asked to provide evidence that longshore drift carries material along the beach toward Brighton. Working in groups they measured the beach depth between groynes at two different locations. They looked at the shape of the beach and compared the beach profile either side of a groyne. Using all of their drawing skills students also had to complete
two field sketches. So many
Returning to the classroom students used the data they collected as an assessment to test the hypothesis about longshore drift and the need for coastal defences. Paul Kaczmarek Geography Teacher
people believe they cannot draw but given a little time and a little support a wide range of responses were produced clearly identifying key points, structures and physical features along the Worthing coastline.
Sport Relief Race Winners- Josh Bourne & Lucy Steel with Ms Stevenson
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CASH, CULTURE AND CURRY 15 students from year 8 and 4 staff members are about to embark on a life changing journey to India with the Cred Foundation. They were chosen out of a group of 24 students to represent the school on a ground breaking trip to the Andhra Pradesh region of South East India. The trip is being organised in partnership with the Cred Foundation and we will be working through one of their partner projects in St Josephs School in Nallerjerla for a week teaching lessons and delivering activities for some of the poorest children in the country. This is a ground breaking school in India as the students only pay what they can for their education rather than having to pay the full fees as is the case with other schools. To be chosen for this adventure, the students had to complete an application form highlighting skills and experiences they have that would benefit a trip like this. Those whose applications were good enough were invited to attend an interview in groups of 4 where they were asked more detailed questions and then after much deliberating and a phone call to Cred director Simon Paylor to negociate for more places we eventually decided on our 15 students to represent the school on this venture. But it will be no holiday!! Between now and the trip in October 2013 they will have to plan and gather resources for
10 lessons to deliver in the morning, and come up with ideas, activities and all the equipment needed to give the children out there a week they will never forget. Perhaps the biggest challenge facing the staff and students is to raise the £1300 each to get there. Many of the students have already come up with some great ideas of how to raise the money from car washes and cake sales, through to events and even sitting in a bath of beans and other crazy ideas. We will keep you updated with all the mad ideas the team come up with to help them get the money. If you would like to support the students with raising money or providing equipment, please contact the school.
Mr J Fenlon Trip Co-ordinator
BAPTIST CHURCH MEMBERS ‘DO LUNCH’ WITH STUDENTS
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On Tuesday 3rd July year eleven students had carefully prepared. The guests were very hosted a lunch for a group of eleven older impressed with the food the students had people from the local Baptist church. They prepared, and many of them had seconds! spent the morning preparing a lunch that consisted of a variety of quiches and salads followed by mixed berry cheesecake and banoffee pie. The students worked hard to create an ambient space for the visitors to eat their meal by decorating one of the classrooms with flowers and neatly laid tables. The students ate lunch with the visitors which By and Paulfind Kaczmarek, allowed them talk to them out aboutSki Trip Leader their lives and experiences- one of the older people had worked at Worthing High School Mrs S Hurley many years ago. The students were very Leader of Design Technology attentive to the guests, serving the food they
Business & Enterprise Specialist School Status Although the need to cover all aspects of being a Specialist School in Business and Enterprise is no longer compulsory, the school continues to support a wide number of community initiatives, and offer our students an increasing number of applied learning opportunities. 2011 – 12 has seen a growing number of new businesses associated with the school either through sponsorship or direct curriculum involvement. In addition, subject areas across the curriculum have embraced the key enterprise skills as a part of teaching and learning. Furthermore, the school’s national reputation for its employer engagement initiative has led to other schools in England requesting further support and guidance following the National Business and Enterprise Conference held at Warwick University. Some examples of successes and achievements in 2011-12 have been:* A wide range of local Businesses continue to sponsor the Enterprising Student of the Month initiative which awards prizes for a student in each of the school communities of Broadwater, Heene, Salvington and Tarring for demonstrating enterprising qualities. * Over 30 students have given presentations to the Trust Executive and Trust Board of their applied learning experiences. * The “Meeting the Professional” initiative set up by Liz Millar (Careers Co-ordinator) is gaining momentum and provides opportunities for our students to meet professionals from a variety of local Businesses in which they have an interest.
* Over 30 local Businesses are members of the Trust Executive and are involved in either small scale sponsorship or direct curriculum involvement. In addition, 4 new Businesses are joining the Trust Executive from October 2012.
* The excellent 7 week Financial Literacy course provided by NSure staff and the 7 week HSBC interview and presentation skill course for every Year 10 and Year 11 student throughout the year is
* The school continues to provide excellent Business and Enterprise support for the Vale and Chesswood Middle Schools. * Applied Learning opportunities and visits have been provided to our students throughout the academic year by Ricardos, Equiniti, Enterprise Actions, Southern Water, HSBC, Architectural Alliance and the Worthing Chamber of Commerce.
Students visiting Equiniti
* Barclays Bank have not only provided excellent early intervention in Financial Literacy for our Year 8 and Year 9 students, but were responsible for the large scale sponsorship of the Dance Evening co-ordinated and hosted by the school which involved many of our middle schools in the Pavilion Theatre.
Students with HSBC Staff
still the “Jewel in the Crown” and is the envy of all schools.
We are indebted to these two local Businesses for readily giving of their time and commitment to all our students. RHYS PRICE DIRECTOR OF ENTERPRISE
Students visiting Equiniti
Dance Evening at the Pavilion Theatre
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VICTORY FOR OUR STUDENTS! During Enrichment Week, the History department were delighted to give our new GCSE classes the opportunity to visit Portsmouth Naval Dockyard. After arriving by train, both groups first visited Action Stations; an activity centre in which they were able to dress in military uniform, experience the thrill of flying a helicopter and jet fighter on a simulator and climb two challenging indoor climbing walls. The fastest student to reach the top was Jack AllenTurner whose spidery skills were hugely impressive!
After a spot of lunch, the groups toured the majestic warship, The Victory, Admiral Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar. The students were amazed at the cramped conditions below deck and began to appreciate how difficult it must have been for the men living and fighting on the ship during their months at sea. They were also fascinated at the plaque on the top deck which indicated where Nelson fell with Joel Downs bravely re-enacting the scene! Finally, the group were able to go on a guided boat tour of the harbour during which they were provided with an excellent view of some of the recently decommissioned battleships and caught a glimpse of the aircraft carrier, the HMS Illustrious, which is still in active service. The students were an absolute credit to the school and
Mr Tillott reenacts Nelson’s death
were polite and respectful to members of the public at all times. Even the weather, could not put a dampener on what was a fantastic couple of days of historical fun!!! Josh Tillott History Teacher
WORTHING SCOPE SONG The charity song is now complete after a further 20+ hours of recording studio time at Northbrook College. Spencer Tobias-Williams, Judah Billen, Greg Vernon, Neath Champion-Weekes and Jasmine Wren-Gale were called to Northbrook College to begin recording the song that numerous students have written together to promote the charity and raise funds through a down-load promotion of the song across the town. These students were a credit to us and their parents – and themselves! They worked so hard and even though they were nervous, they have recorded some wonderful music. I was mesmerised watching Spencer in the studio – he is full of very musical ideas that enhance the piece – everyone was a
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little in awe of him to be honest. I do know that Universal Records are rather interested in his band at the moment (High Tyde) – exciting times for Spencer and his band (and his family…and me!!!) They gave so much of their time and talents and were great to work with. Northbrook college have been an amazing support and I have learned so much too from them – a truly great partner ship between college and school. On the 2nd and 3rd of July WHS students and
performing artists from Worthing Scope worked together to write, arrange and perform a play with music. This was a really special occasion and we all learned so much from each other. Students worked so closely with the people from Scope and the support for one another was inspirational. We cannot wait to work together again – a truly magical experience. Mr Jeffery Assistant Headteacher
Sport Relief Race Winners- Josh Bourne & Lucy Steel with Ms Stevenson
CREATIVE ENRICHMENT DAY On Friday 6th July, Year 8 enjoyed a Creative Enrichment Day. Numerous guests visited the school to inspire our students to think creatively and enjoy creativity at its best. Michael Loney from IE Music (Robbie William’s manager) told the students all about the music industry, entertaining the young people with stories about very famous people in the music business.
Students also learned “closeup magic” tricks from Chris Nicholson - a highly successful TV magician who has often appeared on SKY TV and has performed all over the world.
Chantal Cooke - a TV and radio presenter and founder and owner of “Passion for the Planet” radio station (London) taught the Year 8 students about how best to communicate the very things that concern them most and Ryan Gorringe showed them the art of recording and manipulating sound which he uses all of the time as a record producer. T21 Dance school showed us all how to “pop” and streetdance and Circus Scene showed us how to master and
improve our circus skills. CoMA Arts brought a group of professional musicians who performed classical works from the 20th Century - the sounds they produced were beautiful and at times wonderfully unusual. This was a huge highlight and to be given the opportunity to conduct the group was something that many students thoroughly enjoyed. Northbrook College showed us how to make animation films and we were also given the opportunity to really explore the school environment and note what kinds of creatures share the school with us creating a habitat map was both enjoyable and informative. Probably the biggest highlight was the live gig from local band “High Tyde” - this group is made up of boys from Worthing High (Spencer Tobias-Williams), Littlehampton Academy, Sir Robert Woodward Academy and St Andrews. The band have been enjoying great success and Universal Records are particularly interested in talking to them about their future. I know that there are other major record labels who have heard the band and are keen to investigate them further -
exciting times. The band played throughout the day and then finished off playing in the final assembly - Year 8 went mad for them! This was a hugely enjoyable day and all students threw themselves into the various workshops. EVERY workshop leader commented on how well behaved the students were and how interested they all were too. I was thrilled to have so many students approaching me to thank me for such an enjoyable day. Their really positive attitudes, lovely manners and “can do” attitudes meant that it was one of the most enjoyable days I have had at the school too. Well done, Year 8! Mr Jeffery Assistant Headteacher
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WORTHING HOSPITAL’S NEW CHILDREN’ S A&E CENTRE Students of WHS were invited to attend an event at the new A and E centre on Wednesday 11th July 2012. WHS students helped to raise a considerable sum of money for this project through a community fundraising concert – bringing together 10 local schools to give a performance at Lancing College. As a “thank you” for their efforts, the hospital wanted to show the students what the extra funding had managed to provide. Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust has invested money to create a new dedicated area for children within the existing A and E department at the Lyndhurst Road Hospital. A dedicated plaster room and an interactive play area within the dedicated children’s waiting room have been built. The new children’s A and E centre is completely separate from the adult treatment and waiting areas and will be staffed by children’s nurses.
Students were given a tour of the new centre and experienced the scanning room where they were given the opportunity to look at their own internal organs (!) – Liver, kidneys, spleen, heart, bladder etc. They talked with the consultant about his job too. Exploring the ambulance and of course sounding the siren was a huge highlight. The young people of WHS then checked each other’s blood pressure and blood saturation before the final treat which was to have their arms plastered and put into slings. By the end of the event, it looked as though this school trip had gone terribly wrong – every child was in plaster!
NICK OXLEY- SUPER STAR Nick Oxley represented Sussex at cricket in Dubai. During the Easter holidays,
Nick was chosen to represent Sussex at a very special training camp in Abu Dhabi for emerging cricketers with huge potential. Each player undertook an intensive training regime focusing on sports psychology, nutrition, hydrotherapy, tactics, fielding, bowling and batting practice. Please click on link to read the full story: P
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This was a really special occasion and we were so grateful to the whole team for giving us such a memorable and exciting opportunity. The department would like to know if the teenagers felt the waiting room was lacking anything for their age-group. I will follow this up and attempt to fundraise for the items they felt were needed. Steve Jeffery - Assistant Headteacher
Our dance group, Ricochet, performed at the open day event for St Lawrence Surgery http://www.guernseycricket. com/guernsey-cricket-SCCC/ GCBEPPCampAbuDhabi
ACTIV8 DAY 2012 Wimbledon and the Olympics aside, Worthing High School held its third Activ8 Day on Friday 13th July. 40 tutor groups, representing each of the four communities took part in a carousal of activities including bench ball, softball, lacrosse, volleyball, hockey, handball, table tennis, rowing, basketball, dodge ball, 5-a-side Paralympic football, ultimate Frisbee, Football and tennis. Tutor groups were looking to earn as many points as they could for their community through team work, participation and effort. Students also had the opportunity to work for separate certificates based on the spirit of the games values. Focusing on personal excellence through competition. These included Passion, Belief, Respect, Honesty, Determination and Teamwork. There was a real sense of community ethos throughout the school which created a great atmosphere for students and staff alike and kept spirits high despite the wet weather! All four communities were fantastic and it was hard to announce a winner. However, the honours this year for the third year running went to Broadwater. I have heard Tarring are in training already for next year’s Marie Field Head of PE event!
Broadwater (Australia) Heene (China) Salvington (Spain) Tarring (Mexico)
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Caterlink Example Menu Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Tuna & Red Onion Flan Parsley Potatoes ------Pasta Shells with Tomato & Basil Sauce & Garlic Bread
Chicken & Spinach Curry, Rice ------Oven Baked Quorn &Vegetables with Garlic Potatoes
Roast Pork Roast Potatoes, & Gravy -------
Cottage Pie --------
Sweet Corn
Carrots
Cauliflower Cheese
Steamed Cabbage
Quorn Sausage with Onion Gravy & Mashed Potatoes
Friday
Crisp MSC Fish with Chips, Tomato Ketchup or Tartar Sauce ------Cheese & Tomato Pizza
Green Beans
Baked Beans
Various specials per day - Cheese, Tuna Low Cal Mayo, Reduced Salt Baked Beans Eve Pudding with Custard Fresh Pasta with a choice of Sauces
Rhubarb & Oat Crumble with Custard
Bakewell Tart with Custard
Carrot Cake with Custard
Fruit Flapjack
Fresh Pasta with a choice of Sauces
Fresh Pasta with a choice of Sauces
Fresh Pasta with a choice of Sauces
Fresh Pasta with a choice of Sauces
Morning Break 11.05am – 11.20am Pizza Pasta Hot Sandwiches Desserts Sandwiches Salad Fresh Fruit Selection of Cold Drinks
Lunchtime “MEAL DEAL” Main Course of the Day with Potatoes & Vegetables Hot Dessert or Fresh Fruit or Yoghurt All for £2.20* *Prices correct July 2012
WHSA-Worthing High School Association have had a busy fun year fundraising , events include; Car boots, Active8 day ,intake evening for new yr8’s, running the Tea &Coffee for every year groups parents evening. We have been able to give each Community which has helped at the car boot’s the profits, enabling them to purchase items that will benefit their pupils. Broadwater -Reward trip money to take students out, doing activities when they have achieved well. Prom Year 11’s- The money went towards a Jazz band playing upon students arrival for the prom and balloons to decorate the room. Heene -Carrying on Heene Heart award, with an award trip at the end of the year for all students www.worthinghigh.w-sussex.sch.uk
Lunch 1.30pm – 2.05pm Freshly prepared Main Meal choice Vegetarian option Daily Fresh Pasta dish Jacket Potatoes & Fillings Salad Boxes Freshly prepared Rolls, Sandwiches and Wraps Hot and Cold Desserts Fresh Fruit Selection of Cold Drinks
who have received the Heart award. Pastoral -Buying a fridge for their office to be able to offer visitors Tea and Coffee and store the milk. We put in a bid of £2,000 from CLC for funding towards purchasing three new noticeboards, we were successful and hopefully will have them up very soon, keeping everyone informed of the up and coming events , like the ‘Lotto 200’..Parents, if they want to pay £2 per month they will then be in with a chance of winning £75,£50 or 3x£25 back every month, we hope to introduce this exciting project in October. Please do come and support our Quiz night on 18th October, further information will be available for both of these events nearer the time, you can contact us at whsa@worthinghigh. net if you need to.
achieve@worthinghigh.w-sussex.sch.uk
Tel: 01903 237864