Winter Shout 2013 - Ken Stimpson Community School

The
Stimpson Shout
Winter 2013
THE MAGAZINE OF KEN STIMPSON COMMUNITY SCHOOL
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Inside Information...
Message from the Principal
Attendance
House Information
Lower School and Post 16 Updates
Children in Need
PLTS Poetry Competition
Business & Enterprise
Anne Frank Exhibition
ICT and Computing
I Believe
Mud, Sweat and Tears
Digital Leaders
Student Interview
Representing KSCS
Atlantic Enterprises
Teacher Exchange to the USA
Rome Visit
Burghley House Art Visit
KSCS Out and About
Sports Round-up
Peterborough Schools Athletics
KSCS Weekly Newsletter
Biometrics
Artsmark Gold
Minecraft
Christmas Recipe
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Message from the Principal
This week’s ‘Student Voice’ meeting
provided some very encouraging
feedback for teachers at Ken Stimpson.
Amongst the highlights were the fact that students
from a wide range of backgrounds and abilities
reported that lessons are well-balanced and
structured, that they considered there to be high
levels of enjoyment and engagement in class and that
there is an increased consistency by staff in relation
to behaviour for learning management.
Students knew their target grades. Vertical Tutoring
is positively received by both Upper and Lower School
students. Year 7 commented that they have settled in well
and, at the other end of the spectrum, Post 16 students
value the opportunity to give back to the school as part of
the ‘Student Service’ programme. In fact students were
very positive about our Post 16 provision and the support
they receive from the Learning Centre. They also noted
that bullying is not a significant problem within our school
community, that they feel safe in school and that they
know where to go for support if they need it. Importantly,
students felt that they make the best progress when
both teacher and students create a positive learning
environment through displaying enthusiasm and passion
for learning.
In terms of areas for improvement, students highlighted
several priorities. These included the need to encourage
tutors to foster inter-Year group activities within tutor
time. There was a request to devise more creative ways
for students to capture information and to develop a
student-friendly system for the recording and articulation
of ‘next steps’ in their learning. It was agreed that student
representatives would be invited to share their ‘Student
Voice’ findings at staff Learning and Teaching Briefings.
The quality of learning and teaching is our number one
priority at Ken Stimpson Community School and we
continue to invest heavily in resources and training to
this end. This year we have increased the number of
interactive whiteboards, or Smartboards, across the
school. We have also invested in ‘visualisers’ which we
showcased at the recent Parents’ Forum. A visualiser has
the ability to connect to virtually any projector, interactive
whiteboard, PC monitor or TV screen to provide a striking
visual element to teaching and learning. The device
captures images of text, 3D objects, transparencies
and microscope slides and just about anything else you
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can think of. Instantly, we can now show images to our
students and staff, or record and save images to be used
or recalled later.
Behind the scenes, we have introduced a weekly ‘Learning
and Teaching Briefing’. In addition to this, the training
programme for staff that is currently offered is more
personalised, targeted and differentiated than it has ever
been. This is leading to some quite innovative approaches
to teaching such as ‘flipped learning’. Flipped learning
is is a form of blended learning in which students learn
new content online by watching video lectures, usually
at home, and what used to be homework, for example
assigned problems, is now done in class with their teacher
offering more personalised guidance and interaction with
students, instead of lecturing.
Finally, I would like to record my thanks to the many
governors of the school who have given up a lot of their
time to take part in learning walks this term to assess the
quality of our provision.
I wish you all a very happy Christmas and a safe and
healthy New Year.
Mr R Lord
Principal
Attendance
Congratulations to you all - as a team
we at Ken Stimpson are continuing to improve
attendance. We are currently at just above 95%
attendance overall as a school, which is fantastic as it
is our school target for this year. I am amazed at the
303 students who have shown dedication and pride
and are still on 100% attendance and on target to be
entered into the draw at Christmas and still in the
running for the iPad at the end of the year. This is 30
more students than last year and 70 more than the
year before. Last year’s Year 11 students who had 100%
attendance to school achieved on average 5 B’s and 6
C’s. Out of these students 84% achieved at or above
their target grade showing a clear correlation between
attendance and achievement. So keep pushing!
With Aspire currently in the lead in the attendance
statistics at 95.40%, Success at 95.20%, Excellence at
94.80% and Integrity at 94.00%, it is anyone’s game.
Remember Attendance =Achievement.
Mrs Wallace
Assistant Principal
Integrity
It is Mr Christmas Housley here saying a huge ho, ho ho and hoping that
It is Mr Christmas Housley here saying a huge
“ho, ho, ho” and hoping that this message finds
you all well and happy and you are all looking
forward to the well-deserved break ahead.
Congratulations one and all for getting through the
first term -asn’t
So then Integrity House what
can I say about this year so far?
It looks like we are getting there people, a lot of
work to do but it seems that we are doing rather
well as a House and through the efforts of all the
students in Integrity we are currently 3rd in the
House point system and our overall attendance
is improving too, so well done.
I would like to say a massive well done and a
big thank you to everybody who has put in that
extra bit of effort and to ask you to just please,
please, please keep it up. “It is all about giving
it a go”. We can all do something positive: good
attendance, behaviour and attitude, being
respectful of others and especially yourselves.
With these qualities you cannot go wrong.
I must say the biggest thank you to all the tutors
of Integrity House for your continued support
and for pushing your tutees to be the best
they can be. Thank you Mr Erwin for keeping a
watchful eye on us and especially to Mrs Kelly
for standing by our students and supporting us
always.
it gone quick?
A huge congratulations to Kieran Cudbertson in Year 11 SGY
who has been selected to represent KSCS in the up and coming
Peterborough Youth Council elections.
If Kieran is successful he will represent Peterborough in the
UK Youth Council. This is a huge opportunity as the UK Youth
Parliament (UKYP) enables young people to use their energy
and passion to change the world for the better. Run by young
people for young people, UKYP provides opportunities for 11 to
18 year-olds to use their voice in creative ways to bring about
social change and challenge the main issues that you feel affect
young people’s lives today. “Good
Luck Kieran!”
With regards to this I would like to say congratulations to all
of you who were successful in becoming a Student Leader and
those of you put yourself forward as Student Representatives. I
am very much looking forward to working with the students of
Integrity House as we begin our meetings towards making KSCS
the best place it can be for all.
I hope that you all have a this message finds you all well
wonderful and safe holiday. a n d
Mr I Housley
Look after yourselves and each
Head
of
Integrity
House
other.
Mr H happy and you are all looking
forward to a well-deserved
break ahead. Congratulations one and all for getting through the first term. “hasn’t
it gone quick?”
“So then integrity House what can I say about this year so far” It looks like we are
getting there people, a lot of work to do but it seems that we are doing rather well as a House and though
the efforts of all the students in Integrity we are currently
? in the House point system and our overall attendance is
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Excellence
During the first half term
the four Heads of House were
gathered together to draw our charity week dates at random. Aspire -
It seems strange that we are already nearing the
end of term and looking back on what we have
achieved this term. Where does the time go?
It must mean we have had a busy term and the
following information certainly suggests so.
as ever leading the way - drew the first charity week; 25th - 29th November.
This is a very busy time of year with lots of charity commitments, with the Poppy
Appeal at the start of the month, Children In Need, Movember, and sadly, the
Philippines typhoon appeal. However, I was confident that Aspire would step-up to do
their best for our local charity, Peterborough Streets. Previously known as St Teresa's,
they provide food and housing to homeless people, even helping to get them back into
education or employment.
Congratulations to our Student Leaders that
have been elected for this term. They are as follows:
House Captain
Jessica Danells Mayes
Deputy House Captain
Kayleigh Prowen
Digital Leader
Liam Johnson
Sports Ambassadors
Jack Parr, Lianna Bell, Kerry Hunt
Performing Arts Ambassadors
Emily Hale, Courtney Budd
Events and Charity
Jessica Akinboyewa, Alex Thubbron
Buddy Leader
Chloe Newman
As a school we have had some great sporting success
in basketball and Excellence students have played a
key role in this. Well done to the following boys for
their hard work and commitment to the team.
Year 11
This term has seen the return of the much loved interhouse cross country. Last year we won this and hopes of
success were high. There were some notable individual
performances so congratulations to:
3rd place
Brigita Buiovyano (Year 10 girls)
2nd place
Olivia Campbell (Year 8 girls), Callum Boyes (Year 8 boys),
Gaby Burke-Sewell (Year 9 girls), Reuben Eyles (Year 10 )
1st place
Miss Dunn (Staff), Alfie Bell (Year 9 boys)
This event is about everyone
giving it their best go
joining in and
– a message I think
applies to so many parts of life and so I look forward
to hearing the overall results.
We have 79 students with 100% attendance so far this
year. This is a great achievement and they remain in the
hunt for the end of year iPad draw. Keep up this focus and
you will reap the rewards in your learning.
Andis Caune, Callum Mitchell,
Tyler Whitehead, Jack Camwell
May I take this opportunity to wish you all a very
Year 10
Enjoy your break, enjoy the festivities and I look forward to
seeing you all refreshed and ready to go in January. Please
say thank you and merry Christmas to your tutors and Mrs
Dunn for their continued support and care this term.
Tommy Lee
Year 9
Zac Balde, Sam Melia, Kyle Timmis
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Mr Walls
Head of Excellence House
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Aspire
We planned a busy week of cake sales, sponsored silences, a penny collection, photo-fit quiz and a hot dog stand, just
to name a few. One student even offered his paid administration services to staff during his breaks and lunches!
Thanks to the hard work and the generosity of staff and students alike, we raised over £100 last week. The final total
will be announced when all the money has been collected.
Well done to Aspire House, especially Daniel Speechley, Max Salisbury and Jay Odedra, and thanks to everyone who
supported us. I wish you all well for the remainder of this term and the Christmas break.
Mrs Young
Head of Aspire House
Success
Congratulations to all Year 7 and 8 students!
The last house challenge was a poetry competition. Every single
Year 7 and 8 student in Success House put forward an entry. It’s
important to note that the only time students had in school was during
registration. Having seen the quality of the entries it was clear that
our students must have spent much of their own time working on their
entries. As an English teacher it was also encouraging to see that the
work on poetry completed in lessons actually made a difference!
Sports news – Well done Success House girls. In the cross country competition we
took first place in Years 8 (Ellie Forrest), 9 (Georgia Moore) and 11 (Natalia Piotrowska). We also celebrated
3rd place in Years 7 (Katie Gater-Condon), 8 (Tyrese Brown), 9 (Kirsty Jade-Fisher) and 11 (Alex Young) and 4th place in
Year 9 (Deborah Airey). Congratulations should also go to Mr Hughes who came 1st in the staff Cross Country and Mrs
Kendall for her 3rd place.
On a less competitive, but equally celebratory note, our Post 16 students have been busy browsing university
prospectuses and writing personal statements – making life changing decisions before pressing the button to send off
their applications for University. Miss Mosley has nagged, cajoled and resorted to begging where necessary – both staff
and students - to get student statements and references in on time. Good luck to all our Year 13s. This is a nervous and
exciting time, waiting to receive offers and thinking about the next stage.
Ms Wyton
Head of Success House
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Lower School Update
As the first term comes to a close the Year 7 students
should reflect on their success. After their initial anxieties about
making the step up to secondary school, our new students have formed new
friendships and settled into their teaching groups, which will provide them
with the steps to success. It has been a pleasure to meet and work with them.
As the first set of reporting data is produced, students should use the feedback from
their teachers to take praise for the things that they have done well and look for areas
where they could improve.
Each student should continue to work hard to improve on their personal best as an
individual and fulfil their potential. Deserving students will be invited to celebrate
their sustained efforts by attending the lower school rewards event on Thursday 19th
December.
Children
in
Need2013
Well done to everyone for helping raise £450.54 for
Children in Need. The amount was predominantly raised
through our extended break on Friday 15th November 2013,
with a number of events and stalls in the Sports Hall.
I look forward to seeing the students return to school after the Christmas holidays on
the 7th January 2014 and wish students and their families a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year
Mr Treliving
Head of Lower School
Post 16 News
Our Year 13 and 14 students
have
worked hard to complete their university
applications by the end of November, well before
the UCAS deadline of 15th January 2014. This
has meant that many students are receiving their
offers from universities already. Some of our students
have obviously impressed the universities with their
personal statement as their offers have been much
lower than those normally sent out. Ben Ferguson has
even received an unconditional offer from one of his
choices. A clear reflection of the value of hard work,
lots of extra curricular activities and a strong personal
statement and reference.
Year 13 and 14 can now focus on their studies and
their mock exams. On Wednesday 12th March they
will have a day set aside to advise them in making wise
firm and insurance choice. They will also have training
in order to apply for student finance. Students in Year
13 who are not applying to university will receive
support in developing a CV, practising interview skills
and generally helping them with their plans for the
future.
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In November a visiting graduate delivered an
assembly about 'Student Finance Matters' to all our
Post 16 students. She shared about how she made
the decision to go to university and some of her
experiences whilst there. She also gave a really helpful
presentation about how tuition fees are covered
by the Student Loan and about other bursaries and
scholarships available.
Lincoln Trip 2013
We have also heard from one of our leavers last year,
Rebecca Platten, who has received a scholarship
form the university of Newcastle because of her high
A level grades. She will receive £9000 every year
towards her fees and living costs. James Lorrimer also
received a scholarship to help towards his tuition fees
whilst studying Acting and Global Theatre at Regent's
University London.
We look forward to welcoming many of our leavers on
Thursday 19th December at the Presentation Evening
along with our current Year 12 students to celebrate
their exam successes.
Miss Mosley
Assistant Post 16 Manager
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Growing Old
My friend and I are planning for when we’re old.
Does that mean we’re more liable to catch a cold?
We’ll be old bats;
Our cave full of rats.
We’ll go out to the shops,
Whilst glaring at the young whippersnappers, as we go by on our
scooter,
If they’re lucky I might even give them a blast on my hooter!
My friend and I are planning for when we’re old,
We’ll never do what we’re told.
We don’t want to sit there all day,
Watching as the clouds go grey
Sipping on a cup of tea;
We’d rather go out on a shopping spree!
Best Days of Our Life
Georgia Savidge
Best days of our life,
I get up for school in the morning,
At seven on the dot.
Science, self-study and symmetry,
What an awful lot,
That we have to remember,
We’re expected to recall.
When exams loom ahead, all spare
time is dead
And progress slows to a crawl
The mountain of books that we carry,
Around on our backs all day long,
The folders, the homework, the
We’ll like to sit and chat a lot,
When we pop into our local charity shop.
We’ll go and meet our friends;
It gets sad at times as you never know whose life will end.
The fire that cannot be
put out
We don’t have much money;
Our diet is toast and honey.
We would really like to have veg and meat,
But we need to save our money for our heat.
Christopher Foster
For you a fire blazes,
In my heart
So strong that the embers alone
Could bring a thousand tubs of
Cold water to the boil
My friend and I are planning for when we’re old;
We’ll be hibernating in the winter when it gets cold.
We’ll often go out on our little trips,
Until one day my friend might fall and break her hip
I will go to see her and bring her some wine,
As she will be in hospital for some time.
My friend and I are planning for when we’re old.
However I say, we don’t need to start knitting just yet though,
We are only thirteen, ya know!
By Chloe Newstead
Upper School Winner
This page gives you a sneaky peak
at the poems submitted - you will
be able to buy an anthology soon!
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So intense that it causes
Snowmen everywhere to despair
Let the bonfire of my love
Wrap you in its warmth
Even a kiss could not quench
The Walls
By Kelbie Fletcher
The walls I had created,
The walls I had formed,
The walls I put blood sweat an’ tears
are now gone.
This is the first they’ve been knocked
down,
And hopefully not the last
A beautiful bright light
Came through the hole in my wall
I asked, how did you do that?
Why did you do it?
And who are you?
It said, the walls you have created
PLTS Poetry Competition
In September we launched our first PLTS literacy
challenge of the year. During tutor time and at home, students
were tasked with writing a poem in no more than 30 words. The
students could pick whatever theme they wanted and were encouraged to
think about tone, symbolism and imagery. They had to submit their poems
to their form tutor by 18th October. I was delighted to receive 120 poems.
The poems were judged by Mr Lord, Miss Mosley and myself and we were
absolutely thrilled with the quality of the entries. We ran Upper School
and Lower School competitions, awarding prizes for the top 4 poems in
each competition. In the Lower School competition we selected the top
four poems but could not agree which should be the winner, therefore
we let the students decide. Tutor groups voted for their favourite of the
four. I am sure you will agree that the winning poems are excellent and
thoroughly deserved to win the prizes. I would like to take this opportunity
to congratulate all of the students who entered a poem - they were a
pleasure to read.
Mr Corner
Literacy across the Curriculum Coordinator
Bang, Black, Blitz
Esther Goodhand
The metal of the blackout window,
Like hard grey rocks in a plastic carrier
bag.
All I can hear is the disturbing cry of
parents,
Wishing that their child was with
them.
They have been torn apart,
Like a ripped piece of paper.
Destiny
I am destiny,
The one that’s always there,
I am the wind,
Whistling in your ear,
I am fire,
The blaze you daren’t disturb,
I am a crisis,
Waiting In the darkness,
I am love,
Laying in your heart,
I am a friend,
When you are at need,
I am reborn,
Every minute of every day,
I am a choice,
Whether you choose it or not,
I am Destiny…
Olivia Campbell
Lower School Winner
Wild Cat
Carys Taylor
Laying all day sleeping,
Seems the way to go.
But when he goes out at night,
He likes to put on a show.
Eeeeeeeeeeek goes the Doodle Bug,
That horrible thing.
BANG! CRASH!
Text Speak
Jay Davitt
I’m a grammar fanatic,
I really hate text speak,
Why can’t they all spell properly,
Instead they all talk street.
He runs and chases,
With perfect paces.
He hunts and creeps like he is in a
mood,
But he does not need to as we buy his
food.
He thinks he is wild, but when a t
Autocorrect is what they rely on,
But it sometimes turns to gibberish,
It usually comes out gobbledegook,
It makes me feel quite liverish.
Full stops are a rarity these days,
Do people come up for air,
To me it’s a form of cheating,
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Business & Enterprise
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"The Core" scrumped its first harvest
from the Orchard this September; over
9.5Kg was gathered in and made into
apple and blackberry jam to give to local
residents at Christmas.
Smithfield Festival EofE Showground Students from Yr 7 enjoyed a day out at
The Smithfield Festival, with great hands on
activities exploring cattle and sheep from
cuts of meat to by-products. Here are our
budding farmers and butchers.
Year 8 enjoyed a day out at Hampton
Nature Reserve scrub clearing - This
is Oliver enjoying time out of the
pouring rain in the pop up shelter!
Members of the local community
enjoyed a locally sourced roast
dinner with students and staff to
celebrate National Roast Dinner Day
on Wednesday 13th November 2013.
Students from Year 10 and Post 16
attended the National Skills Show at
the NEC Birmingham, a great hands on
experience to help students make their
career choices.
"The Core" celebrated the end of our
Fruitful Schools Project by putting
up decorations in the orchard
expressing our plans for the future.
Post 16 Career Academy Students networked with city
businesses at an event at Barclays Bank on Monday 11th
October. The new CEO of Career Academies UK, Anne
Spackman, also attended and welcomed the students onto
the programme. All students will benefit from a Partner in
Business and an Internship. This event followed a day of car
washing, with Barclays employees allowing the students to
wash cars and sell cakes helping them to raise money whilst
helping improve their employability skills.
Students from Year 7 enjoyed helping members
of the local community plant spring bulbs in
front of the Library. Werrington Rotary Club
kindly donated the bulbs and members of
FOWL (the Friends of Werrington Library) and
Werrington Neighbourhood Council assisted with
the planting. The students thoroughly enjoyed
their afternoon of gardening.
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ICT
O
Anne Frank Exhibition
From 18th November 2013, we were
lucky enough to have an exhibition
from The Anne Frank Trust at the school
for two weeks.
The Anne Frank Trust UK was founded in 1991 with
an aim to draw on the power of Anne Frank’s diary
to challenge prejudice, reduce hatred and encourage
people to embrace positive attitudes, responsibility
and respect for others.
Funded by the Big Lottery, the Anne Frank Schools’ and
Ambassadors’ Programme is part of Realising Ambition, a
UK-wide programme investing £25million in outstanding
projects that have a strong track record or have already
been proven to work in helping young people fulfill their
potential.
Nationally six regions have been identified for the project,
with Peterborough being selected in the East of England.
The exhibition, Anne Frank: A History for Today, featured
in our assembly hall over the two week period. The
exhibition explored Anne’s story and the history of the
Holocaust. A group of twenty Year 9 students were trained
to guide visitors around the exhibition, helping them to
discover and discuss the Holocaust, and to explore Anne’s
message of hope in the face of adversity. The students did
a fantastic job teaching people about Anne’s story. Our
students were a credit to the school, and it was great to
see their confidence grow over the two week period.
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Whilst the exhibition
was at the school,
every student in
Years 7 to 9 had the
opportunity to have a
tour, as well as some
Year 11 groups. We
also had 90 primary
school students, governors, parents and staff touring
around the exhibition. All in all, I think the guides showed
about 800 people around the exhibition! An amazing
effort. I know that our students had a fantastic time being
guides, being taken around the exhibition and learning
more about this extraordinary young women and her
fascinating life.
Finally, on Monday 2nd
December, we had an extra
treat for our students when
Eva Clark came to give a talk
at the school. She was born in
a concentration camp during
the Holocaust. She was a
fascinating lady and students
were in awe of the story that
she told. It was an amazing
experience to meet someone
who had such a special story to share. It is something that
I know our students who heard her speak will remember
for a long time.
Following the exhibition in school, at least 6 of our Year 9
guides will have the opportunity to become Anne Frank
Ambassadors. The role of the Anne Frank Ambassadors
is to spread the messages from Anne’s story to others
in their school and within their feeder primary schools,
helping to challenge prejudice and prevent hate-related
attitudes developing. This is a wonderful opportunity
for young people to be involved in a national project
supporting voluntary and social action.
Mrs Bramall
Head of Faculty: Humanities
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From September,
the ICT faculty will be undergoing an array of changes to the
curriculum. Gone are the days of just basic word processing, desktop publishing or designing
posters! The new curriculum is called Computing and consists of designing programming
applications and learning to develop and code solutions first hand—from game design to mobile
phone apps. Students in Years 7, 8 and 9 will all be following the Computing curriculum as
standard.
Students in Years 10 and 11 will then have the choice of studying either ICT or Computing as a
GCSE option. These courses allow students to choose which route they prefer—programing or
the traditional ICT.
Post 16 students can also choose which course to study, with either the traditional Applied ICT A
Level or the new Computing AS course on offer. We are also introducing the Microsoft IT Academy
course from September for Post 16 students, giving them the opportunity to gain professionally
certified qualifications from Microsoft, which stand out to employers and universities,
demonstrating the qualities they really want to see.
If you want to know more, speak to any member of the ICT faculty.
Mr Swift
Head of Faculty: ICT
I Believe
I heard a report on the radio recently which I found quite
disturbing. Motivational speakers in China are pulling in
huge crowds and even bigger fees with a message that
makes me feel quite sick. Go on holiday they say, and
while you stay in more modest accommodation, put your
kids up in the most luxurious apartments you can afford.
The idea being, of course, that they get accustomed to the
best things in life and will go on through their education
and young life to do everything possible to ‘succeed’.
Although I’m not a parent myself, I do know a great many
– and I’m pretty sure not one of them would subscribe
to this particular method of motivation. Mind you, in
practical terms at least this message has something to
offer that you can do if you’re so inclined. To my mind, a
great deal of motivational speaking is simply a list of tired
clichés and meaningless jargon: one sounds much like
another. It wasn’t, and indeed isn’t, always this, however.
Rhetoric – the art of the orator – is bound by strict rules
which originate in the academic of Ancient Greece. Many
of these arcane terms (exordium, apostrophe, peroration)
are now virtually obsolete but can still be read of heard
in many of the most famous speeches recorded. Martin
Luthor King’s ‘I have a dream’ is perhaps one of the finest
examples.
Inspirational, or motivational, speaking doesn’t of
course have to be scripted or constrained by academic
rules. Spontaneous outbursts of overwhelming passions
channelled into controlled speech can send shivers down
the spine. Look, for example, at an incendiary YouTube
clip of Mario Savio on the Sproul Hall Steps on December
2nd 1964 speaking at the US Civil Rights protest rally.
Or witness online the extraordinary bravery of Pauline
Pearce against the London Rioters in Hackney 2011. These
are examples of real inspirational speaking.
And there, perhaps, is the crux of the matter: style must
have substance, and substance must have a style. It may
be a sign of my increasing resemblance to Victor Meldrew,
but I don’t want to sit in an audience and be told, “Hey
guys, you are an amazing person!” What’s wrong with
being ordinary and dull, I’d like to know. Isn’t that what
most of us are?
Mr Billson
English Teacher
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Mud, Sweat and Tears
Student Interview
Monday morning, 6:05am: down a quick cup of coffee and
Paul, from Germany, is currently attending KSCS to help him improve
I’m out of the house already snotty nosed and out of breath before
the rest of the country is even awake.
his English language and written skills. He is a Year 12 and is studying AS Levels in History,
Maths, Economics and Sport Studies.
It’s barely above zero degrees as I begin to notice the morning dew is
seeping through my shoes causing my socks to become increasingly more
sodden. It has come to that part in my run where I begin to question why on
earth I am putting myself through such discomfort? Why am I not in bed?
And lastly why, as a human I cannot live with myself unless I go through the
quite frankly Spartan procedure that we call exercise? I stop noticing the
morning dog walkers and the cocksure squirrels and begin to peruse this
debate in my head of the rational in my self-improvement.
1. Where in Germany do you live?
For me the fun in running (this may sound crazy) is not had when running
or before, but after. As the endorphins flood my body post-workout. The
feeling is very hard to describe but it is very similar as to when you have
completed that bit of homework that you have been procrastinating over
for days. When you walk out of the assembly hall knowing that the horrible
maths exam is over and there is no more suffering, you are free at last!
When I run it is exactly like this; the suffering is over and I have come out a
better person. At the end of a cross country race when I’m covered in mud
and in so much pain that moving no longer seems essential I remember
this: only when the journey is so painful will the result be so glorious!
Lots of little things! It’s been really good to meet new people and I have made some really good
friends. I am improving my verbal English skills. I understand things in lessons now much more
than I did when I first started!
It doesn’t have to be running but I challenge anyone to indulge in a bit of
self-improvement in their lives - you might just come out of it feeling that
bit better!
Amittai Ben-Israel
Year 12 Student
In the North East region. It is called Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It is a bit like Cambridgeshire.
2. How long are you in Peterborough for?
I am here for 6 months. I came here at the end of August 2013, and I am here until the end of
January 2014.
3. What have you enjoyed about being at KSCS?
4. What is the biggest difference between school in Germany and KSCS?
In some ways it’s similar – the buildings, what the school is like. The biggest difference is the
school day. In Germany I have lessons from 8am – 4pm. We also have tests almost every week
in Germany.
5. What do you enjoy about living in the UK?
I think the fish & chips are great! I also find the people very open and friendly. Sometimes in
Germany people can be grumpy.
6. What do you miss most about Germany?
Definitely my friends and family. Although, I get a package every month from my family which
contains letters from friends and lots of things from home.
7. What do you hope to do when you leave school?
Digital Leaders
This year we have appointed 6 student leader roles within ICT as Digital
Leaders. They will be heavily involved in a range of projects across the school which
use ICT, in and out of lessons, and will be keeping you updated in future issues of
the Stimpson Shout.
“We are currently planning an admissions video for the school and Mrs Wallace
which will be used for all new students who join KSCS. We are planning the video
and designing the concept and hope to start filming very soon.” Harry Garwood,
Success Digital Leader
“We want this video to be shown to parents and carers for new students
who come to our school. We will hopefully be getting the video
concept
approved by the Senior Leadership Team after Christmas.”
Sam Anderson, Aspire Digital Leader
Mr Swift
Head of Faculty: ICT
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I am hoping that I achieve good exam results in English when I get back to Germany! I am
also hoping that this experience will help me be more independent and better organised in
the future. This will help when I leave home, as I will be used to it. I am not sure about the
career I want to follow, but I am hoping that with better language skills I will have a lot more job
opportunities open to me in Germany.
8. What advice would you give students at KSCS about living abroad?
It’s really different, but accept everything you see! Do not go with expectations of what things
are going to be like. Accept everything you see and hear, even if the opinions are different from
yours. And most importantly, SMILE!
Thank you to Paul for taking part in the interview. We hope that you continue to enjoy your time
here at KSCS.
Mrs Brammal
Head of Faculty: Humanities
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Representing KSCS
Atlantic Enterprises Update
Year 9 Drama Students Represent KSCS
We are the Ken Stimpson Community
School Young Enterprise company for
2013/14, Atlantic Enterprises.
selling our Christmas stockings and also to showcase and
gain feedback for the recipe book. It was very successful
as we sold out on our stockings and we won an innovation
award for the design and idea of ‘My First Jungle Cook
Book’.
Young Enterprise is a scheme for young students to
be able to set up their own company and compete
in the real world against real businesses. They will
go up against other companies from other schools
around the country.
If you are interested in purchasing a copy of the recipe
book, you can fill in the attached purchase order form
and ask your child to hand it in at admin along with the
payment.
Mr Rushton and Mr Hunte took a group of Year 9 students to The Salvation Army Community
Centre on Saturday 19th October 2013 to present three short plays at the Annual Meeting of
the Peterborough Neighbourhood Watch Association. Their brief was to create plays that show
the effect of bullying on our society.
The students overcame the first challenge; performing in a space much smaller than they had rehearsed
in. One group also had to deal with the catering being brought in at the back of the room whilst they
performed. I have to admit that their focus didn’t waiver and they professionally carried on.
At the end the students were presented with a certificate from the Crime and Police Commissioner for
Cambridgeshire, Sir Graham Bright. He also commented on what great students we had on show from
KSCS and expressed an interest in coming and watching the forthcoming production of We Will Rock You.
Mr Rushdon
Head of Drama
This year for our main product we have come up with
the idea to create and produce a recipe book. This recipe
book will be specifically designed for children, with the
book having a jungle animal theme running throughout.
The design for our book is finished and has received lots
of positive feedback and reviews. We should receive our
first copies of the book by the end of this week! We plan
on selling them for £5 a copy.
Post 16 UK Maths Challenge
Abbas Dhanji, Isobel Thomson, Carl Salmon and Marcin
Slawecki represented KSCS in the UK Team Mathematics
Challenge regional final in Lincoln on Friday 22nd November.
Out of nearly 100 participants that took part, KSCS finished in
24th place in the students’ first taste of the competition. Let's
see if we can do even better next time.
Mr Akhtar
Maths Faculty
In order to raise money to have our books printed from
an external company we are currently selling Christmas
stockings filled with chocolates and we have also hosted a
successful Halloween Disco.
On the 9th of November we also had our first trade fair at
Stamford. This was an opportunity for us to raise capital by
If you have any queries and would like to ask us any
questions regarding any of our business ventures you can
contact us via email on atlanticenterprises@outlook.com
and you can follow us on twitter @atlanticYE to keep
updated.
Thank you and we hope to hear from you soon!
Atlantic Enterprises
Please hand this form and your payment into admin.
If you don’t want to cut up your copy of the shout
you can download and print our order form from the
schools website: http://www.kscs.org.uk/youngenterprise-cookery-book-order-form
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Purchase of My First Jungle Cook Book
Chain Reaction Competition Triumph
On Saturday the 9th November our KSCS Science team returned to the Science Xchange Chain Reaction Challenge.
The competition took place in Cambridge with schools from all over Cambridgeshire competing to see who could
make the most ingenious and creative chain reaction machine.
Having left empty handed last year, the team was determined to win at this year's event. They had begun work on their
machine before the summer holidays and continued to design and build it throughout the first half-term. All the hard work
paid off: their machine was colourful and interesting with moving parts, chemical reactions and it was the only one that lit up!
On competition day all the machines were joined together, along with machines from the public and those from the
scientists at Cambridge University, to make one enormous chain reaction machine. We achieved a fantastic second place
in the competition. The Science Department received a cash prize and each student received books and a prize for their
accomplishment.
Parent Name:
Student Name:
House and Form:
Quanitity
Description
Unit Price
‘My First Jungle Cook Book’
£5.00
Amount
I know the team is keen to take home first prize when we return next year. Well done to Emma Stacey, Alice Rudd, Jack Butler,
Jess Ward, Georgina Peters and Abby Murthwaite!
Mrs Osborne
Science Faculty
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Total paid
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Teacher Exchange
in the
USA
From 21st -27th October, I was fortunate
enough to take part in a Teacher
Exchange placement with our ‘sister
school’ the Berkley School District,
Detroit, Michigan. This followed a visit
to KSCS last year by Paul Yowchuang,
Principal of Norup Middle School.
The aim of the trip was to see how music, and the
wider performing arts, is taught in the USA and to see
how this may work for us back here at KSCS. Berkley is
one of the highest-ranked school districts for music in
the whole of the state of Michigan, but nothing quite
prepared me for the scope of what I saw. Every day
students take part in a music activity for one hour as
part of their timetable, either in choir, concert band or
orchestra settings. The student day starts at 7.45am
and they are either playing instruments or singing at
that time.
As a music teacher it was an absolute joy to witness such
enthusiasm in their performances and I look forward to
building this relationship we have with them over the coming
years. This was truly an unforgettable experience and there
are a number of techniques and ideas that I have brought
back that you will see coming into Music and Performing
Arts lessons over the coming weeks and months. I owe a
huge thanks to KSCS for giving me the opportunity and also
to the staff of all the schools in Berkley for looking after me
so well. You can read the online blog I created whilst I was
there at http://rnnamerica.blogspot.com.
Mr Norman
Head of Faculty: Performing Arts
Rome Visit 2013
After a year of organising this trip for
the Year 11 GCSE Italian group, the departure day
was finally here on Friday 18th October.
Day 1
go-karting round the largest park in Rome. The Spanish
Steps followed this, and then some designer (window)
shopping. Pizza and awards night rounded off the day,
with another night walk for ice-cream.
Day 4
We left school at 11am,
making our way to
Gatwick for our flight to
Rome. We arrived safely
at our hotel later that
evening. We enjoyed a
3 course meal then the
first of our many night
walks.
The Colosseum then on to the Vittoriano (the wedding
cake building) to enjoy the view of Rome in the morning,
before our return journey back to school.
I would like to take this opportunity to say it was a
pleasure to take these students to Roma; they were
true ambassadors of our school. I hope they will have
wonderful memories of the trip for years to come and
return one day to discover more of its beauty.
Day 2
After an Italian breakfast of croissant and cappuccino, we
set off on foot for a bit of shopping at the oldest market
in Rome ‘Campo dei Fiori’, students bought various gifts
from Italy tops to ‘Interesting shaped pasta!’ Picnic in
one of the largest squares Piazza Navona, surrounded by
street artists and musicians enjoying the warm autumn
sunshine. Then to an Italian cinema and watched a 5D
film and experienced a flight simulator - the loudest
screams were mainly from the boys, obviously!
Ms Nuzzo
2nd in Faculty: Languages
Day 3
We went to see Pope Papa Francesco. He made a special
appearance for us (and 2,000 others). Then we went
Burghley House Art Visit
On Tuesday 15th October, Mrs Toseland, Ms Ward, Mr
Reed and Mr Housley took a group of Year 8 and Year 13
Students on an Art trip to Burghley House in Stamford.
We went to visit the Sculpture Gardens, the Gardens of
Surprise and then work with Artist in Residence Rob Fogel.
I have to say that the students of KSCS made me very
proud. They made some great wire sculptures with Rob
Fogel and some natural land art in the Gardens. Below are
a few Photos of our day.
Mr Housley
Art Teacher and Head of Integrity House
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KSCS Out and About
Year 11 Business Studies Thorpe Park Visit
KSCS GCSE Drama Visit
On Tuesday 8th October Mr Abbott, Mrs Watts and Mrs Taylor
(a member of the School's Governing Body) escorted forty-three
Year 11 Business Studies and Post 16 Travel and Tourism students
to Thorpe Park theme park in Surrey.
On Thursday 17th October, Mr Rushton, Mrs Wallace, Mr Norman, Miss Hurrell
and Mrs Martin took fifty Drama students to The New London Theatre in
London’s West End to watch the National Theatre’s production of War Horse.
This trip offered the opportunity for students to watch an award winning theatrical
production in the heart of London’s West End; for some students this was their first
experience of watching live theatre. The GCSE Drama students have to write a review
of the production as part of their examination and therefore were busy writing notes
before the performance, during the interval and by phone-light on the coach on the
way home. Their task will be a 2000 word review under exam controlled conditions.
Mr Rushton
Subject Leader of Drama
The staff and students attended a very interesting interactive seminar
focusing on Thorpe Park as a business, which explained how Thorpe Park
attempts to appeal to the 15 - 30 year old target market. Students were
then required to brainstorm new ideas as to how the park can increase
its customer base and attract customers to its recently launched 'Crash
Pad' hotel. The remainder of the day was spent experiencing the park
and its famous 'white knuckle' rides first hand. With the park being
relatively quiet on this day, our students were able to ride the Big 5 of
Saw, Colossus, Stealth, Nemesis Inferno and the Swarm several times.
Mr Abbott was quoted as describing Swarm as 'rather tame' although
was made to eat his words after "braving it backwards".
Year 11 Geography Field Trip
Last half-term we took fifty-nine Year 11 students to Blakeney Point
in Norfolk. The students were investigating how distinctive the area is
and completing fieldwork to help them answer their GCSE Geography
controlled assessment.
Mr Abbott
Head of Faculty: Business and Languages
KSCS Visits
Whilst at the Point, students went on a boat trip to the edge of the spit and
spent time walking around the area with a National Trust ranger. We also found
out about all the unique features of the spit at Blakeney. After our guided
walk we got back on the boat and went to see the seals that breed there. It
was great to see so many seals sunbathing on the shore! After our boat trip
we went to Cley beach and undertook more fieldwork, which included beach
profiles and wave frequency counts.
SPACE
Thank you to all the members of staff who helped out, and to the students for
working really well on the day. A good day was had by all.
On 21st November the Science Department took 120 intrepid
Year 7 space explorers and 20 Post 16 scientists to The National
Space Centre, Leicester.
On arrival we split into exploratory groups, investigating the tower,
riding the simulator and undertaking activities to increase the
knowledge of mankind! A number of students made meteorological
reports to beam back home before we all entered the auditorium to
get an understanding of the training and experiences of astronauts.
The gift shop was claimed in the name of Ken Stimpson, then we
had to board the coaches for the long journey home! We touched
back safely at 15:30 hours.
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KSCS AS/A2 Drama and Theatre Studies Visit
On Thursday 24th October 2013 Mr Rushton, Mrs Wallace, Mr Treliving and Mrs Gray
jumped in the school’s two minibuses to take our AS/A2 Drama and Theatre Studies
students to The Duke of York’s Theatre in London’s West End where they watched
the Young Vic’s award winning, sell out production of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House.
The AS Drama and Theatre Studies students have to write a review of the production as
part of their qualification. The A2 Drama and Theatre Studies students have to comment
on the production in their June examination; comparing this production with the original
performance conditions of the time it was first staged. A very thought provoking performance
and we look forward to the students’ reviews.
Mr Rushton
Subject Leader of Drama
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Year 8 Sports Hall Athletics
Sports
Round-up
The Year 8 Sports Hall Athletics competition took place just before the
half term break. The students participated in a number of track and field
disciplines.
It was a tightly run competition and this year we used new technology to
give the students live updates, showing in real-time who was winning. The
events were efficiently managed by the BTEC Level 3 PE group, who ran
them and input the scores. There were numerous highlights on the track
that culminated in a very competitive last race for both boys and girls in
the skills relay races.
The Results
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
House
Success
Integrity
Excellence
Aspire
Points
5650
5100
4600
3700
Premier League Referee visits KSCS
On Thursday 14th November we had a prestigious
visitor to KSCS: Jon Moss, a Premier League referee.
He gave a very insightful presentation to a group of
our Post 16 and Year 11 Sports Studies students about
refereeing in the Premier League and also the fitness
and nutritional aspects of Premier League officiating.
Mr Moss then refereed a football game between
KSCS and Jack Hunt Year 7’s, in which he awarded
a controversial penalty which unfortunately gave
Jack Hunt a 3-2 win! If you are interested in getting
into refereeing please approach Mr Gray and/or Tom
Beeton (Post 16 student) for more details.
Mr Gray
PE Faculty
Tom Beeton
Post 16 Student
Mr Gray
PE Faculty
Year 4 Indoor Athletics at KSCS
Thursday saw the inaugural running of the Year 6 cross
country here at Ken Stimpson. The students came from
our four feeder primary schools to take part. The event
was support by our student leaders, who acted as marshals
and placing officials. The boys’ race was a very close thing,
with the winning two separated by just 1 second. The lists
show the first three boys and girls across the line.
Girls
1st Jessica Camwell 10mins 33secs - William Law
2nd Antonia Samon 11mins 45secs - Werrington
3rd Gracey Frisby 12mins 30secs - Norwood
Boys
1st Harvey Hancock 9.00mins - William Law
2nd Corey McDonald 9mins 1sec - William Law
3rd Oskar Storti 9 mins 23secs - Werrington
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The scores of the individuals were compiled to give the
overall average class and school score. The fewer points
the better! When these were worked out, the final places
were:
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
www.youtube.com/KenStimpsonSchool
Paulius Damijonas
Sam Sidiq
Krystian Wlazel
Jake Peppercorn
Ivanos Vjaceslavs
Ben Brace
James Ware
Thomas Caborn
Ben Wright
Lucas Rall
Ben Denton
Last month the Year 8 Rugby team played in a tournament
at Peterborough rugby club. The boys had never played
before, yet showed throughout the tournament the drive
and determination to succeed. It was an honour to be their
coach as they had a ‘never give up’ attitude. Special mention
to Ivanos Vjaceslavs, Paulius Damijonas, Jake Peppercorn,
Deividas Dainauskis and Ben Wright who have continued
to come to rugby training after school. Rugby training will
resume in March.
Mrs Marsdunn
Head of Faculty: PE
I would like to thank all students and staff who supported yet another
successful annual PE event.
Year 6 X-Country
See event videos and more
on our YouTube channel!
School
Norwood
Werrington
William Law
Welbourne
Points
36.0
41.4
43.1
45.4
Thank you to all staff and students who supported the
event.
Mr Gray
PE Faculty
Session 1 Results
Position
School
1st
Werrington
2nd
Norwood
3rd
William Law
4th
Welbourne
Points
6800
5300
5100
4000
Session 2 Results
Position
School
1st
William Law 2
2nd
William Law 1
3rd
Werrington
Points
4800
4500
4100
Ken Stimpson Community School annual Year 4 indoor athletics
event saw Norwood, Welbourne, Werrington, and William Law’s
Year 4 children competed against one another in a morning packed
full of events.
The morning started off with the girls’ track events. This included
an obstacle relay, a sprint relay and a hurdles relay. Whilst the girls’
track events were in full swing the boys took to the field, which saw
a team from each school compete in numerous field events. This
included: vertical jump, standing long jump, speed bounce, hand wall
catching and the target throw. The students successfully complete
these events showing of an array of skills
Everybody took part and enjoyed the event. Our team leaders were
very helpful with guiding and encouraging the schools. Alongside
this they were setting up the equipment for the events. The scores
show where each individual class came in the two sessions. I would
like to thank everyone who supported the event and who took part.
Mr Gray
PE Faculty
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Peterborough
In November I took a team of Year 8 boys
and girls to Stanground to participate in the
schools’ Sportshall Athletics competition.
In the boys team: Jack Fountain, Liam Roberts, Ben Denton, Darius
Pearson and Blazej Chabraszewski
In the girls team: Ellie Forrest, Krystal Barker, Kirsten Swinscoe
and Gabriele Petkute.
Highlights from the boys’ track and field came from Liam storming
home overall winner in the 6 lap individual race and also coming
3rd overall in individual 2 lap. In the same race Darius claimed
second place based on time. In the field events Blazej came third
in shot, with Darius coming second in the standing long jump, and
both Liam and Jack claimed second spot in the vertical jump.
Schools
Sportshall
KSCS Weekly Newsletter
At the start of this term KSCS launched something
new - a weekly newsletter. We send it out by email every
week to parents, staff, students, governors et al.
The newsletter always contains
a message from the Principal, a
few feature articles, attendance
figures as well as calendar items
for the next fortnight.
Athletics
Competion
You can view all of our previous
letters from the homepage of our website at www.kscs.org.uk.
What if you’re not getting the newsletter?
We’ve probably not got your email address! To update your address you
can email us at newsletter@kscs.org.uk. For data protection, we need
to have your full name and home postcode, your child’s full name and
his/her date of birth.
Final boys results:
1: Stanground 203; 2: NPA 185; 2: AMVC 185; 4: KSCS 177; 5: TDA
160; 6: Peterborough School 153; 7: Hampton College 144; 8:
Kings 133.
Highlights from the girls’ track and field included Gabriele coming
3rd in individual two lap. Ellie came 1st in individual four lap with
Kirsten coming third. The quartet of girls also came second in the
4x1 lap relay. Field events saw Kirsten come first in her heat of
shot. Ellie came 1st in triple jump with Krystal coming second. In
the vertical jump, Ellie and Gabriele secured a 1-2
1: TDA 194; 2: KSCS 191; 3: AMVC 188; 4: Stanground 172; 5:
Peterborough School 168; 6: Kings 157; 7: Hampton College 100.
An absolutely fantastic performance by the girls, who came home
in second place.
Mr Hughes
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Mr Todd
IT Services Manager
Biometrics
KSCS used to issue swipe cards
to all
students for use with the cashless catering system in
the canteen. We found that the cards could get broken,
be forgotten or even lost, which could be difficult for both
students and the canteen staff.
In September we introduced our biometrics system. It uses
information from your finger, but, and this is really important, it’s
not a fingerprint! After gaining written parental consent we record a
student’s biometrics information and then they’re good to go. There’s no
more card to use and service in the canteen is faster. We’ve had really positive
feedback from students and canteen staff alike.
There are still a number of students not registered on the system. The parental consent form can
be found at www.kscs.org.uk on the downloads page or students can collect a copy in the school
reception. Parents can even email their consent to biometrics@kscs.org.uk. We’d love you to do this
as we’re really keen to get as many people as possible using the new system. We’re also looking to
roll out the system to our new fleet of printers and photocopiers, due to be installed in February halfterm. More details about that project will be in future newsletters.
Mr Todd
IT Services Manager
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Christmas
Recipe
Artsmark Gold
After a number of months’ work by Ms Robertson and Mr Norman
When Mr Billson asked me for a recipe
our school was officially awarded the “Artsmark Gold” Quality Mark. The Artsmark
to include in this edition of the Shout I’d just finished
a lesson with my year 11 GSCE group. Jamie Dickson
is a national award scheme managed by the Arts Council of Great Britain and the Artsmark
Gold is the highest level of award available showing that we offer the highest level of
provision in all the Arts both in and out of lessons. These include Art and Design, Dance,
Drama and Music, as well as Media and Creative Writing.
To verify our application the school was visited by an external assessor who met with staff and students to ask in-depth
questions about what goes on at Ken Stimpson Community School. He looked at examples of project work involving
students throughout the school, as well as touring the school site to see our facilities. After his visit the verifier’s
role means that he must make recommendations for further improvements. His recommendations for improvement
outlined the following, “keep doing what you are doing!”.
Mr Norman stated “This is a huge testament to all the Arts staff in the school, the professional partnerships that have
been formed with outside agencies, and to the fantastic students, who get involved in everything we do”.
Overall it is clear that the award celebrates the fact that the Arts are used to develop a wide range of skills, and that
other teachers in other subjects are also using the Arts as a successful tool to support learning. Well done to Mr
Norman and Ms Robertson and the rest of the team for this great achievement, and thank you to all of those who
supported and contributed to our success.
For more details on Artsmark visit their website www.artsmark.org.uk
Mr Norman
Head of Faculty: Performing Arts Ms Robertson
Head of Faculty: Art
had just impressed us all with a pavlova recipe that he’d
made which looked amazing. It’s the sort of thing that
would complete any meal with that wow factor, especially
at this time of year.
Fruit Pavlova
For Meringue
6 Large Eggs
300g Caster Sugar
Pinch Salt
For Topping / Filling
Photo by kimberlykv; used with permission under Creative Commons Licence
400g Fresh fruit (this could be any mixture of berries or
7) Prepare the fruit by slicing, quartering or halving
sliced plums, peaches, kiwis etc)
depending on fruit type and size.
300ml Double or Whipping Cream
100ml Natural Yoghurt
8) Whip the cream with the caster sugar and vanilla
50g Caster Sugar
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract or 1 Vanilla Pod (if you can extract to soft peaks. If using a vanilla pod slice it in half
lengthways and remove the seeds, adding these instead
afford it)
of the vanilla extract.
Method
1) Preheat oven to 150°C / Gas Mark 2
2) Separate your eggs making sure no yolk mixes with the
whites and place the whites in a spotlessly clean and dry
bowl.
3) Whisk the egg whites until they start to form soft peaks
which should take about one minute.
I am very pleased to say that Ken Simpson Community School
now has a Minecraft club. If you’re not sure what Minecraft is, it is a game
made up of blocks and there are three gamemodes: Survival, Creative and Hardcore
mode. We as a club are currently playing MinecraftEDU (The Educational Version) and this
means that the teachers can modify things that you can place and spawn in. In MinecraftEDU
we are currently playing in creative mode which is when you can spawn in anything that the
teacher lets you. We have our own server which means that everything that we place is still
there in the next session. We are currently trying to get some mods/plugins installed, which
are extra add-ons to the normal game, and will allow us to do even more. If you’re interested
in taking part in the club why not join us in 1L25 on Monday’s and Thursday’s after school.
Sam Anderson
Year 9 Student
4) With the mixer still running on a medium speed gradually
add the caster sugar and salt - it might be an idea to get
someone to help you do this. Once all the sugar is in, turn
the mixer up to full and whisk for a few more minutes. The
meringue should be thick, glossy and smooth. Do not over
whisk as the meringue could collapse.
5) Line 2 baking trays with greaseproof paper / parchment
and divide the meringue mixture evenly between the 2.
Shape them into a rough circle about 20cm in diameter.
Place the trays in the oven and bake for 50-60 minutes
until the meringues look slightly golden. You can swap the
meringues around in your oven after 30 minutes to give
you a more even bake.
6) Allow to cool properly once they are cooked.
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9) Mix the yoghurt into the whipped cream mixture, which
should give you a nice spreading consistency.
10) Spoon half the cream mixture on top of one of the
meringues halves and spread it out to the edges. Sprinkle
some of the fruits around the edges of this so that you
will see them peeping out when you place the other half
on top.
11) Place the other meringue half on top and press down
gently to stick them together. Spread the remaining cream
mixture over the top and sprinkle / place the remaining
fruit on top.
12) The dish can be finished off with a sprinkle of crushed
pistachios or a few mint leaves.
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All I
want for
Christmas
◊Remote control type Lamborghini
◊ Watch
◊ Doctor Who toy sonic screwdriver
◊ Star Wars – light saber
◊ Walkie talking
◊ Sean Green JRN
◊Jonny Depp (as Captain Jack)
◊ Jimmy Choo shoes
◊ A Tardis
◊ Jedi Powers
◊ Longer Christmas, Easter and
Summer holidays!!
Mrs Osborne - Science
◊ iPod
◊ Purple Monkey (Real)
◊ Chocolate (Thorntons)
◊ Extensions
◊ Hair curlers
Orlagh Reed ACR
◊ A fish that looks like Dori (Aerial fish)
◊ 2 tickets to go see Paramore live
◊ An island of my own in the tropics
◊ A pet lion
◊ World peace
Shannon Butler ACR
◊Sketch pencils
◊ Sharpie pen pack (24)
◊ Money/dollars
◊ Art sketchpaper (A3 or A4)
◊ To be around my loved ones
Rebecca Amos RRN
◊Food
◊ Drinks
◊ World peace
◊ Brian to come back
on Family Guy
Tom Ward KBN
◊To visit my friends and family in my
home country, Poland
◊ BIG notepad
◊ PS4 or Xbox One
◊ Some money to save up for a new PC
◊ A credit bank account. To put my
money in.
Adam Kwiatkowski VRB
◊A keyboard
◊ To see my dad and nanna
◊ Converse
◊ Good health for my family
Caitlin Duvel KBN
◊Brian O’Driscoll
◊ Win women’s rugby world
cup playing for England
(being held in France 2014)
◊ Win gold in diving at the
Glasgow Commonwealth
games
◊ Open up a restaurant and
work with Heston Blumenthal
◊ Enough time in the day for
everything
◊ World Peace
Ms Sothmann - PE
◊Is you
◊ World peace
◊ My family to be happy
Ben Brace LBN
◊All I want for Christmas is you!!!
◊ Panasonic SX100 Zoom 5000 pixels with
5gb memory card and camera lens
◊ Xbox one with next gen console games
◊ Silver plated trombone
◊ Gaming laptop with a terabyte of space
with Dead Rising and top games
Ethan Hogan EPS
◊ American food
◊ An island in the sun
◊ Clothes
◊ A micro pig
◊ Money
Ellie Forrest SMN
◊More cats
◊ Saints row 4
◊ Ipad
◊ £50 or more
◊ The school to close from snow
Kris Moralee KBN
◊ Real life giraffe
◊ To be a professional singer
◊ Motorbike
◊ Car
◊ A new cat to replace the one that is missing
Naomi Wright SMN
◊Maria BMX
◊ MGP Ninja
◊ PS4/ Go sts
◊ 40inch Flat screen tv
◊ Half pipe
Junior Winter LOE
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