Buzz Magazine Spring 2016

Spring
2016
Interview
with the
catering
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Meet yo
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new BSL
Steering
Group
LANGUAGES
SPECIAL
The magazine
from Beckfoot
Students
WELCOME
from the BuzzTeam
Tom Caink, Year 12
Happy New Year and welcome to the
first Buzz of 2016. As always, Beckfoot is
buzzing. Since our last edition, the school
voted in a new BSL Steering Group,
students took trips to Cumbria, visited the
Magna Science Centre, and Rt Hon John
Bercow MP and Speaker of the House of
Commons came and spoke.
Your dedicated Buzz team has been busy
keeping up with it all, writing amazing
articles, conducting insightful interviews
and producing a spectacular read. We’ve
not done it alone. It’s been great to see
so many students involved with the Buzz,
from writing to editing.
A special thank you goes to Saif Ali, Elanor
Brooks, Sarah Clarke, Amber Deakin,
Declan Gill and Kayne Holden, Year 7
languages students who volunteered to
feature on our front cover.
Join our write-on gang
We aim to extend the Buzz team further.
It’s never too late to join and add your
contribution to future editions. If you have
any ideas for the Buzz, just email
BuzzTeam@beckfoot.org or pop into the
Buzz office next to the LRC.
A word from
the Head
Welcome to the spring 2016 issue of
Buzz – thank you to the editorial team.
I particularly loved the interviews with
our new Beckfoot Student Leadership
(BSL) Steering Group - what an amazing
bunch of talented people. It carries a
big responsibility when you are voted in
by your peers. I am excited to see what
the group can achieve during its time in
office. Watch this space.
Enjoy the read.
David Horn
BSL STEERING GROUP
Rory
Kunz
Mia
Lockyer
Majid
Year group: 9
HOW THE GR8
WERE ELECTED
Report by Harry Cornelius,
Year 10
The BSL Steering Group was up for
re-election in December. The group
gives students the chance to put
forward their ideas to make the
school an even better place for us
and our learning.
Students applied by email to Mrs Anness
outlining their reasons for wanting to be
a member, their skills and qualities, and
the one thing that would make Beckfoot a
better school. All applicants were asked
to a first interview to meet the other
candidates and complete some team
tasks. Successful candidates were then
invited to a formal interview with Mr
Horn, Mrs Anness and a member of the
old steering group. Half the candidates
went through to the final stage, the
election itself, where 16 competing
candidates used videos, posters and
speeches to persuade students to vote
for them at the ballot box.
After the votes were counted, the eight
students who are now your BSL Steering
Group were:
Attiya Aksar - Year 11
Maddy Bateson - Year 12
Theo Connolly - Year 9
Rory Kunz - Year 9
Mia Lockyer-Majid - Year 7
Ben Markey - Year 8
Danyal Mohammad - Year 11
George Trueman -Year 12
Congratulations to our new BSL Steering
Group and good luck!
Question Time
Tom Caink asked the newly-elected BSL
Steering Group members why they ran for
election and what was the one thing they
would like to change?
Year group: 7
Attiya
Aksar
Ben
Markey
Year group: 11
Why did you run? Leadership is
something I have enjoyed for a long time.
I love being able to put my ideas forward
and make a positive impact. I also feel I
have a lot to give back to school for all the
opportunities I have had.
What one thing would you like to
change? I want to make sure that
everybody gets the chances I have had
in education and the outside world. To do
this, I passionately believe that we all need
confidence; a skill, in my opinion, not given
enough emphasis in school. Therefore, I
am going to make sure everyone in school
gets a chance to speak, perform or
discuss in a way that suits them, to build
this particular trait.
Year group: 8
Why did you run? I want to be the voice
of our students and bring positive changes
to our school.
What one thing would you like to
change? How our reward system works.
I would also like to connect our students
with students from Beckfoot Upper
Heaton, Hazelbeck and also Oakbank to
truly make us a Beckfoot Trust.
Why did you run? I was a new student
and wanted to make a real difference.
What one thing would you like to
change? For all students to respect each
other. We already have a Year 7’s Got
Talent where students can showcase their
skills. It’s something for everyone to enjoy.
You can bond with people like yourself and
become more confident with your
classmates.
Why did you run? I wanted to help our
school keep its outstanding Ofsted report,
and collaborate with other schools in the
area so we all progress. I also wanted to
give something back to a school that has
helped me improve in subjects, which I
had no interest in before I came here.
I also hope to work with those who have
talents in other areas such as creative
arts and PE.
What one thing would you like to
change? I would like to set up a charity
group, and also improve the links between
Beckfoot and Hazelbeck.
Danyal
Mohammad
Maddy
Bateson
Year group: 11
Year group: 12
George
Truman
Year group: 12
Why did you run? I first wanted to two
years ago but felt at the time I did not have
a plan to make an impact. So when this
chance came round I felt I was at a stage
where I can change things and use my
influence for good.
What one thing would you like to
change? I have three things. Firstly, more
help for those struggling with subjects so
they don’t feel so stranded. Secondly, to
bring more alternative sports into school,
like American football, canoeing and
softball. Finally, more education on minority
issues, maybe led by student bodies to
allow students to learn from each other
and become more rounded individuals.
Why did you run? I wanted to make a
difference. I have previously been involved
with leadership at school and really enjoyed
it; however, I didn’t get the opportunity to
make many changes as it was not at a high
level. I wanted to challenge myself too to
see if I could be creative with a campaign
and try something new.
What one thing would you like to
change? To change the help and support
given by teachers to students with issues
ranging from exam stress to personal
struggles. Personally, I feel the teachers
are incredible but some students believe
their help can be limited. Being part of the
BSL will allow me to feed back to teachers
what students need and want from them,
thereby creating better student-teacher
relationships.
Why did you run? I was looking for
ways
to get involved around school and
saw the
opportunity. It seemed like a good
idea and
I think it will be beneficial.
What one thing would you like to
change? I would like to improve the
cafeteria by bringing in food that stud
ents
enjoy eating, while ensuring school
food
standards are still met.
Theo
Connolly
Year group: 9
Why did you run? I felt I had ideas to
change things and if I got into BSL I would
be able to make those changes. I realised
it was a huge opportunity for me to rise up
to the challenge of making those changes.
What one thing would you like to
change? Rewards. At the moment I
see a lot of new rules but I don’t witness
students, that are always trying, being
rewarded. I think sometimes those who
just get on and don’t make a fuss are not
recognised and that is what I want
to change.
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By Martha Baylis, Katie Smi
Which food is most popular?
Pasta is the most popular food, followed by chicken. The most
popular hot pudding is chocolate sponge and the most popular
cold dessert is cheesecake. The biscuits and flapjack are big
sellers and a lot of students go for the meal deal option as a
drink is included.
lar food?
What's the least popu
lar with students,
m to be as popu
The main meals don’t see
vegetable
and traditional meat and
such as turkey casserole
and crumbles/
seller either. Rice pudding
dishes. Curry isn’t a big
dents. This is
not chosen by lots of stu
fruit topped puddings are
od foods to
go
er
choice and many oth
fine as there is so much
choose from!
Which is the healthiest food?
the Deli bar have the
We all agree that the Subway bar and
al bread sandwiches,
healthiest choices. They serve wholeme
will always choose
ents
salad, pasta and jacket potatoes. Stud
are popular. We have
ons
opti
their favourite foods but the healthy
balanced, healthy
ns
mea
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whic
,
to serve ‘compliant’ products
meals.
Which food counter is most popular?
The pasta counter is the most popular. But the most popular
dish is pizza and chips, except on a Friday when fish and
chips is first choice!
Photos by Bethany Woodyatt
Do you engage with students
and do
students respect you?
However busy we are, we always try
to make time to talk to
students and are always here to help
them. We think that about
90% of students show us respect.
We would like to hear more
‘pleases’ and ‘thank yous’. Sometim
es this is forgotten and
manners are very important.
If you could add any item to the menu
what would it be?
We think that a meat burger would be a good addition to the
school menu. A healthy version served with salad could be very
popular. We do sell a nice piri burger which is a good vegetarian
option.
Who is your favour
ite
chef?
Helen: I like James Martin
but I also like Jamie Oliver
. He has
worked very hard to ma
ke positive changes to the
menus in
schools and promote he
althy eating.
Sharon: I enjoy watching Gordon Ramsay. There is a lot of
interest in cooking and baking now because of programmes like
Masterchef and The Great British Bake-Off.
Why did you choose a career
in
catering?
A lot of the team started out with an
interest in catering and
joined us as a general kitchen assistan
t. You gain experience in
all different areas of catering and learn
while you are working.
When you see others cooking you wan
t to join in.
Sharon: I went to college to gain
catering qualifications and am now
Assistant Catering Manager.
An ice day
Annabel Davidson and
Louisa Bramham, Year 7
in the Lakes,
and rivers
Beckfoot’s baking club is one of our favourite
clubs and has been great for both of us.
So far we have baked Christmas buns and
coconut snowballs. Then we have been able
to go home and bake what we have learnt
at school. For some of our family members
(dads especially) it has been a real treat.
Phoebe Francis, Nina Sayers and
Bethany Woodyatt, Year 12
At the beginning of term, we had a
meeting to decide what we will bake next
and the decision was fruit cakes. We
enjoy baking because it gives us a sense of
freedom in the kitchen and we have made
many new friends in joining the club.
Baking Club is just for Year 7s and meets
every Thursday in DT12.
Alex Ayris recently auctioned his amazing
banoffee pie and raised £7 from the
highest bidders (Modern Foreign
Languages faculty) for the club. He said:
“My Mum is a baker and she inspired
me to do baking.”
Follow us
@BeckfootFood
Our new Beckfoot food Twitter page
has just been served up. Tweet
pictures of dishes you have produced
in and outside school and show us
your cooking skills. Follow us
@BeckfootFood
In mid-November, two A Level Geography
classes set out for the Lake District
mountains to brave freezing rain and
miserable weather to complete our
Geography A Level coursework.
We stayed at the field centre, located
halfway up the side of Blencathra and
surrounded by spectacular views. We were
able to look at glacial features and study
populations in the nearby village of
Threlkeld and town of Keswick. On the
second day, we had to endure the icy
weather and measure actions, such
as the water velocity of two different
river channels to identify any differences
downstream. This gave us the fieldwork
and research skills needed for one of our
exams.
The trip supported our A Level studies as
we were able to experience first-hand what
we had learnt in class. Despite the cold,
all the students and teachers had a really
good time, and would definitely go again.
“I found it to be a really educational trip. It
brought the Geography groups together
and consolidated our knowledge, as we
were able to see how topics we’d learned
in class were applied in real life. Overall, it
was a fantastic experience.” Libby Jones,
Year 12.
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Poppy’s Germany diary
We loved the challenge
and pressure of the
competition - there was
a real buzz in the room.
Leo Williamson
Poppy Gallagher, Year 8
I really liked the
challenge and loved
n't
being part of it - I ca
wait for round two.
Spelling
Bee creates
a buzz
It was really enjoyable
learning new German
words.
The day itself was a
great
experience although
it was
a big challenge.
Freddie Bond
Abdullah Khan
For the first time this year, we have
been running the Modern Foreign
Languages Spelling Bee. All Year 7
students participated in round one,
where they had to learn and spell 50
words in German or French.
Congratulations to all our winners, we
look forward to seeing them in action
during round two at the end of this
half term.
Photos by Rachael Oxley
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After a long day travelling by plane, sky-train and double-decke
train, we were greeted by our partner school in Germany, the
Realschule im Kreuzviertel, in Münster; and I spent my first night
with my exchange host Maya and her cute dog Sookie.
On our first day, we travelled to the school where we were
.
welcomed by the headteacher and were shown around the school
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tour
We then had two lessons, followed by a bus
lunch we did a town quiz with some free time to look around the
sights.
On our second day, we travelled to Ösnabrück to enjoy a guided
tour of the coal mining museum and explore the town centre.
m
On day three, we travelled to Köln, witnessed the Olympic museu
and cathedral. We had time to see the Christmas markets, which
were incredible. I loved trying the foods on the marke,t especially
the fruit with melted chocolate and the sweet nuts.
I really enjoyed the
competition and the Final
Countdown music, which
made me tense but also
spell out the words quicker.
Amina Ali
hop
We spent the weekend with our host family. I visited the books
owned by Maya's Dad (he gave me a free book) and went ice
skating. On the Monday, we worked on a German/English media
project using an iPad to film our groups. We introduced each other
in
in English and German, and then looked at different phrases
to
buffet
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and
each language. We returned to school for games
say goodbye to our host families.
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On the last day, we presented the mini-films we had made (you
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‘Why languages?’ day
pourquoi, warum, por qué?
Imaan Abbas, Year 9
Year 9 were incredibly lucky to have a visit from Sam and Joe,
two foreign languages students from Leeds University. They told
us about their experiences and the benefits of learning a foreign
language. It was interesting to hear about their course and where
their interest in languages has taken them. Sam had the chance
to work in Costa Rica because of his language studies.
Hearing about the importance of languages was helpful, as we
are about to make our subject choices for GCSE. It is clear that
choosing to study a language could help our career choices later
and give us some great experiences abroad that we might never
have thought about. Merci, danke schön and gracias, Sam and Joe.
BAKE! DRESS! SHOOT! RAISE!
Harry Cornelius, Year 10
Learning la lengua
for Nicaragua
On Friday 13 November 2015, we hosted
our annual Children in Need charity event.
This year, students held a non-uniform day
with a sporting heroes theme for which
students gave a £1 donation. There was
a bake sale in the atrium with bakes and
cakes made by the Year 7 Baking Club,
and a staff and student netball match in
the sports hall. After a day of baking, goal
scoring and hero-dressing, we raised over
£1,800. On behalf of the whole school, we
hanks!
T
would like to say a big well done and thank
you to everyone who got involved.
Photo by Isabella Kelley
Our Nicaragua expedition team has been brushing up on its
Spanish with Mr Bowden after school in readiness for the summer
2016 expedition.
“When travelling to Nicaragua, we will have to communicate with
Spanish-speaking people. The expedition leader will be handing
over the responsibility of organising travel, food and even
accommodation. Knowing basic Spanish will be really beneficial
when trying to interact with pupils at the local school. These
lessons will become invaluable, from everyday use, to more
urgent situations.” Ezra Slater, Year 11.
Sports
Round
Up
Jess Hutchinson, Year 12
Swimmers
win gongs
In December 2015, the City of Bradford
Swimming Club held its annual winter meet,
which this year featured several Beckfoot
students - Sam Backhouse Year 10, Holly
Marsden Year 9, John-Luke Hutchinson
Year 9, Joey Backhouse Year 7, Eve Midgley
Year 7 and Luca Curini Year 7.
Competing against clubs from all over
the region, including cities such as Hull,
Rotherham and Wakefield, all swam well,
achieving personal best times in some
events. Between them, our swimmers won
six golds, eight silvers, four bronzes and
35 top 10 finishes!
County champs
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In October 2015, Sam, Joey, Holly, and
John-Luke competed at the Yorkshire
County Championships.
Luke moves up rankings
In November 2015, John-Luke Hutchinson
qualified for four events in the North-East
of England Swimming Championships in
Sunderland. He swam brilliantly, achieving
7th, 8th, 16th, and 21st in his events at
the meet. This helped improve his national
rankings and puts him in a good position
for future events. We wish him continued
success.
Well done to all our Beckfoot swimmers!
Here's my third lot of facts, hope you enjoy.
• India has more internet users than the USA.
• Netflix uses disguised warehouses and unmarked trucks
for security purposes.
• Cats can become addicted to tuna and refuse to eat
anything else, becoming what’s known as ‘tuna junkies’.
• It is illegal for pet stores in Beverly Hills to sell dogs and
cats that are not from a shelter or rescue centre.
• During the Cold War, CIA agents used a method of
communication based on how their shoelaces were tied.
Now’s your chance! It could be any sort of book – your favourite
book, one you have yet to read, even a school text book.
Email your design to BuzzTeam@beckfoot.org or hand it into the
Buzz office, next door to the LRC. Don’t forget to include your
name and tutor group. Some of the best entries will be displayed
in the atrium and one winner from each key stage will have their
cover featured in the summer edition of the Buzz.
Thanks go to Buzz team member James House Year 7 for
suggesting this competition. One of his favourite covers is for a
book called The Periodic Table, which he likes ‘because it is
different - nice and vibrant and has loads of information on the
cover’.
• The Statue of Liberty was originally conceived as an ancient Egyptian female fellah (peasant) robed and carrying a torch.
• There are nearly nine million LGBT people in the USA.
• Redheads can withstand more pain than non-redheads.
Commons speaker speaks at Beckfoot
Ameerah Turner-Desai, Year 12
Photo by Oliver Oddie
On 15 January 2016, John Bercow, the
Speaker of the House of Commons, visited
Beckfoot. Students from Beckfoot,
Bradford Christian School, Bingley Grammar,
Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College,
Samuel Lister and Shipley College had the
opportunity to pose questions that John
Bercow addressed at this special event.
Unlike the reputation politicians are usually
renowned for, students found his honesty
refreshing and thought he disproved the
idea of the typical politician created by the
media. In addition, it was great to hear
John Bercow support the LGBTQ+
community.
It was fascinating to observe the passion
students had when quizzing John Bercow
in the question and answer session. It
demonstrated that, more than ever, young
people are interested in politics, and want
to be at the forefront of political change
and direction. The positive feedback after
the event highlighted its success.
Sixth Form student Sam Evans said:
“Considering John Bercow went to a
state school, what he has achieved is very
inspiring.”
Grace Green, studying politics in Year 12,
said: “It was a great insight into the world
of politicians.”
Games Reviews
Star Wars Battlefront 2 (Cert 12) 8/10
On Monday 14 December 2015, Year
8 and Year 9+ Drama SPA (sports and
performing arts) students kick-started a
Christmas Creative Arts week, joined by
our Dance SPA students performing festive
songs and dances, including A Christmas
Carol, The Nativity with a Twist and The
Staff Panto (Behind the Scenes).
Year 7 Drama SPA students provided the
finale at the end of the week. Ruby Oddie
described her experience: “When my
group got up to perform on the last day of
term, we had a lot to live up to.
I was part of the Christmas story group.
We had been preparing our piece for
weeks in advance and it was as near
perfect as we could possibly get it. We all
had costumes brought in from home and
everyone looked great.
We performed to the group of Year 11s
who had acted in their pantomimes earlier
in the day, and we had to wait to go on,
which was nerve-wracking but in the end it
was a fantastic experience.
Drama SPA is really fun, and just like
another drama lesson but with older
students as teachers!”
Unturned (Cert 12) 10/10
Unturned is a fun game – like Minecraft and Day Z together. You are in a zombie
apocalypse, so collect items to build a base. It is really good fun and free. If you
are interested, get Steam and search Unturned. 10 out of 10.
Terraria (Cert 12) 9/10
Terraria is a game where you start with a sword, pickaxe and axe to fight bosses
and mobsters. It can get hard especially against the toughest boss, Moon Lord.
Overall, I give this a 9/10
MUN DAY
DEBATE
Emily Warburton, Year 11 and
Faheem Afzal, Year 8
On 16 December 2015, students
participated in a MUN (Model United
Nations) debating event. We discussed
the refugee crisis in Syria; each student
represented a different country and talked
about ways to relieve the problem.
For the first half of the morning, we
researched how our chosen country had
helped Syria. Once we had gathered our
information, we presented it to the
representatives from the other countries
in the boardroom and listened to their
presentations.
After the speeches and lunch, all the countries
joined together to create three groups in
an open debate. We then voted for the
winning countries, the result was: third
place - China, second place - Israel and
in first place - USA.
The event was great to get involved in as
it gave us the chance to meet new people
and pick up some good tips and ideas for
debating – a brilliant first time experience.
in drama and dance
Emma Taylor, Year 9 and Ruby
Oddie, Year 7
Photo by Oliver Oddie
Star Wars Battlefront 2 is a great game with good graphics.
Game play is a bit slow but still fun. If you choose to be a
Clone Trooper or a Storm Trooper, you will not be overpowered or lose lives
However, if you select to be a Jedi or a Sith, you will be overcome and lives will
be lost. I give it 8 out of 10.
On 9 December 2015, Year 7 Science
students went to the Magna Science
Adventure Centre in Rotherham for a
hands-on day exploring the wonders of
science and technology. Highlight of the
day was a genes in a bottle workshop
where students extracted and tested
genomic DNA from their own cheek
A fire tornado lit up, it was
extraordinary, we were so
cells. Qais Hussain photographed the
lucky to see it.
day and has captioned his photos.
Photo by Misha Mir and Lily Innes
SOUND & LIGHT
ROADSHOW
Misha Mir, Year 7
Story of Christmas
Luca Grice, Year 7
Magna trip shows science is in our DNA
This was the first picture taken in Magna
- everyone is buzzing to find what lies inside.
This shows us testing
our DNA; many
students described
it as the best part
of the trip.
The STEM (science, technology,
engineering, maths) roadshow was aimed
at teaching us about science in a fun and
interesting way. Experiments included how
sound waves travel and how light beams
reflect off different surfaces. The BAE
Systems team that came along was really
entertaining and good at engaging with the
students, who enjoyed all the experiments.
Comic strip the elementals
The Elementals created by John-Luke Hutchinson, Year 9
THE BIG
Cambridge
on the cards
Rayhan Khan, Tom Carey and Charlotte
Roberts all passed the rigorous interview
process at Cambridge and have received
offers – Rayhan and Tom to study maths
and Charlotte history; subject to achieving
their grades this summer. We wish them
the best of luck.
Running for
refugees
Talk sport
Poppy Appeal
Photo by Isabella Kelley
On New Year’s Day, Year 7 students Lily
Innes, Milla Poloubinski-Gladwyn, Eve
Midgley and Mia Lockyer-Majid, took
part in a 6k run to raise funds for buying
presents for children in the Jungle
refugee camp, near Calais and the
Grande Synthe in Dunkirk, which has
2,500 people, mostly families and
children. They raised £595 which has
provided food, emoji cushions and
clothing, as well as personal whiteboards for the school which has been
built out of pallets and tarpaulin by
refugees and volunteers. Lily who
organised the run said: “It was really
fun to do with my friends and family.
I thought it was important to do
something that helped.”
Congratulations to Yusuf Rasul, Year 13,
who was invited to speak at the Bradford
PE Conference 2015 held at Bradford
University, about his experience of PE.
Yusuf is a member of the West Yorkshire
Sport Council. Richard Lockwood,
Development Officer from West Yorkshire
Sport commented: “Yusuf Rasul spoke
alongside the keynote speakers at the
conference and was superb. He was also
involved in the question and answer panel
at the end of the morning session and
spoke eloquently. The AfPE (Association
for Physical Education) and YST (Youth
Sport Trust) were impressed with him
and how articulate he was in putting his
thoughts across. He embodied how
attributes developed in PE and school
sport contribute to wider academic
achievement.”
Countdown
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Congratulations to Tom Carey,
Year 13 who made it through
to the final of Channel 4’s
Countdown show. He played
a great game against a tactical
opponent and was a worthy
runner-up.
Sing and wear it
Megan Whitney, Year 10
Students organised a staff karaoke in
December 2015 and raised £140 for the
Hope Project (a charity that works with
children in Africa). Also Year 11 students
organised a Christmas jumper day and
raised £66 for World Vision.
During November 2015, we raised
£329.27 for the Royal British Legion’s
Poppy Appeal. Thanks to everyone who
bought poppies, commemorative badges
and wristbands.
To keep up-to-date with all the buzz at Beckfoot
Charity Panto
Staff and student pantomimes raised a
fantastic £395. The money was shared
between World Vision; the Curry Project
that feeds homeless people in Bradford;
and Sanctuary in Schools, which is part of
the Bradford City of Sanctuary and Global
Community Outreach, and partners with
the Global Sanctuary Education Network
(GSEN). GSEN supports young asylum
seekers and refugees at secondary school
or college in making the most of their lives
in Bradford.
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