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AS part of their preparation for Higher Education, Year 12 students took
part in a two-day conference within school, hosted by Hull University.
This featured a mixture of helpful sessions, including personal
statement improvement and UCAS workshops.
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Results on the rise
WELL done to all our
Post-16 students on their
exam results this summer.
The overall pass rate at
A2 was 97.7 per cent,
up from 95 per cent in
2010. We had a 100
per cent pass rate in 18
subjects and our students
gained a total of eight
A*s in Drama, Maths and
Psychology, with 35 A and
B grades overall.
Congratulations to high
achievers Ben Chapman,
Bairaj Kaur, Alisha Devi,
Katie Whitworth, Samiyah
Ahmed, Amna Amjid,
Arsian Mushtaq, Satnam
Singh and Elina Hussein.
At AS level, the overall
pass rate was 79 per
cent, up from 76 per cent
last year. We had a 100
per cent pass rate in Art,
Drama, History, Product
Design and Sociology
and a total of 39 A and
B grades.
Several students
also gained merits and
distinctions in BTEC Child
Development, Sport,
Construction and Animal
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STUDENTS in Years 7 and 8 can now benefit from
a new reading club, which has been co-opted
within the cricket squad. The club is designed to
establish a culture of reading and to promote the
philosophy of ‘health’ across the school.
Students will be able to use the LRC on
Tuesdays, from 2.15-3pm, to read sporting
texts including books and newspaper articles.
Afterwards, they will be given the opportunity to
take part in a sporting activity.
TONG students have excelled in their GCSE exams again this year,
with 67 per cent gaining five A*-C grades, and 41 per cent achieving
five A*-C including English and Maths. Seventy-eight students also
achieved ten or more higher grades, an increase from 66 last year.
Several students did particularly well in their exams, with many
achieving A* and A grades, including Chyi Sean Chung, who gained
13 A* grades.
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Sporting texts: Saad Khan and Shoaib Hussain, Year 8.
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DURING the last two weeks in June, Tong
was the venue for ‘Operation Smooth’.
During that time, students had the
opportunity to learn about maintaining
a healthy lifestyle and developing their
entrepreneurial skills. Divided into groups,
they were then asked to produce and
promote a healthy smoothie to a target
audience of their choice.
Towards the end of each week, students
in Year 10 were pitted against students in
Year 7 to find out which year was the fittest.
This involved various activities, such as situps, step-ups and shuttle runs.
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Connor Coulson, Jordan
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entrepreneurs
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MANY young people who have a
spark for business and a passion for
enterprise benefit from appropriate
support and guidance.
With this in mind, Step Up Enterprise,
a progressive network programme
that helps young people to develop
entrepreneurially and gives them unique
peer mentoring opportunities, hosted a special
event in school with Apprentice finalist Claire
Young. Students were given the opportunity to
work with Claire on basic business principles, such
as networking and using key marketing tools, as
well as working in group activities.
Adil Laher and Joanna Trayor
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IN June, a number of students at Tong were
given the opportunity of working in the
construction industry.
The students shadowed architects,
surveyors and estimators, to learn
more about their everyday working
life. As a result, some students
have decided to change their
career paths within the trade.
Teacher Justin Millard said:
“Students have become more
knowledgeable, which has helped them to understand
the work ethics of the business.”
Justin Millard
Year 10
experience work
EVERY year, students
in Year 10 take part
in a two-week work
placement to gain workrelated experience. This
year, students worked
in a variety of industries,
including construction,
hospitals, teaching
and retail.
Simon Ford, placement
co-ordinator, said: “We
have received some
great feedback from both
businesses and students.”
The scheme allows
students to experience
work, often for the first
time, and helps them to
decide what they would
like – or not like – to do
when they leave school.
Simon Ford
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SPORT & PERFORMING ARTS
Farewell to Aimhigher
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THIS year’s Dance
Festival was a
resounding success,
with students performing
in front of a capacity
audience in
Tong’s theatre.
Students from Tong,
Calderdale College,
Halifax High and Bingley
Dance Studio
performed a variety
of styles, ranging from
contemporary and
cheerleading to
street dance.
We look forward to
hosting the event again
next year.
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The Year 8 team: Ryan Goldsborough, Aiden Craythorne,
Keiran Suddards, Devon Hendy, Nitesh Chanda and Asad Luqman.
Runner
races
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YEAR 11 student Eyob
Huray, a talented crosscountry runner, was
encouraged to join Tong
running club after he
showed exceptional talent
in PE lessons.
Competing in the Keighley
& Airedale Athletics
League, Eyob improved his
performance considerably
over the course of the fourrace series, and quickly
became ‘the man to beat’.
Eyob also represented
Bradford schools, together
with team-mates Keiren
Suddards, Callum Pashley
and Megan Tomlinson.
Gareth Hird
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STAFF NEWS
Hold tight! Melissa Goodwin
and Megan Tomlinson, Year 10.
AS many of you may already know,
Aimhigher will no longer exist from
July this year.
Since 2001, Bradford
Aimhigher’s regional base has
been located in Tong High
School. Tong has been a strong
partner and, over the past ten
years, many students have
benefited from Aimhigher
programmes, schemes and
experiences. These have
included day visits to European
cities such as Barcelona and
Paris, while schemes like
Pathways to Law, Tomorrow’s
Teachers Today and Access
to Medicine all played their
part in creating the lawyers,
teachers and doctors of the
next generation.
Revision conferences,
funded by Aimhigher, have
helped to boost the
grades of hundreds of
students, and students
have attended summer
schools to learn more
about student life.
The Aimhigher
Organiser for Tong, Lynn
Smith, said: “The range of
opportunities available to
Tong students has been
magnificent.”
Richard Wilkinson,
who has worked at
Tong for 36 years,
latterly as the Director
of Aimhigher, added:
“In such a competitive
world, Tong students
have needed every chance they
can to create an unstoppable
CV that will help them build a
successful future.”
Richard Wilkinson
Teacher tackles
rugby league
England cap:
Danielle Bose.
TONG PE teacher Danielle Bose was selected to play for England
recently in the Women’s Rugby League team.
Danielle travelled to Avignon in France to take part in two test matches
against the French Women’s Rugby League team. England won both
the first match, 40-6, and the second match, 56-6.
Danielle has been playing rugby for the past 12 years, and has
played for England since 2007.
Danielle Bose
Marathon
achievement
CONGRATULATIONS to team
leader Kath Overend, who
successfully completed
this year’s London
Marathon.
Kath set off from
Blackheath behind
Darth Vader and
Obi-Wan Kenobi,
ran past two Santas,
Superman and a couple
of rhinos, and kept pace
with the Pink Panther, Flintstones and
other characters sporting fancy dress.
After five hours and nine minutes,
she crossed the finishing line on
The Mall.
“It was a fantastic experience,” she said. “I would definitely
do it again.” As well as her marathon achievement, Kath also
raised £95 for Macmillan Cancer Care.
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Kath Overend
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IN TOUCH STARS
Sample
day eases
transition
YEAR 6 students from around the Bradford area recently enjoyed a
sample day at Tong.
The students visited THS as part of our annual Transition Day, which
prepares students for the move to secondary school. The day involved
sampling lessons such as Physical Education, Technology, and
Health and Social Care. The students also took part in team-building
workshops to help them gain the confidence to make new friends.
Mrs Poynton, who is the Transition Day main organiser, said:
“The day was a great success, and many children made friends
easily thanks to the workshops.”
Bev Poyntonn
Great success: Bev Poynton.
Young leaders at Tong
THE School Council operates on a
three-tier system, with Ambassadors,
an Executive Council and a
Community Council.
Ambassadors are appointed
following an application process
and are former Executive Council
members who have demonstrated
previous effectiveness.
Executive Council members
are also appointed following an
application process and are
drawn from students who can
demonstrate previous effectiveness
in a leadership role. Two students
from each year group, Years 7 to 11
and THS6 make up the Executive
Council, giving 12 members in total.
Ambassadors chair and manage the
Executive Council.
Community Council members
are elected from the Student
Tong High School, Westgate Hill Street, Bradford BD4 6NR.
Tel: 01274 681455 Fax: 01274 689547
Email: office@ths.bradford.sch.uk Website: www.tongschool.co.uk
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Leaders chosen by individual tutor
teams. One student from each
community team is elected by
secret ballot, giving a council of
ten members, two from each
community. Ambassadors chair and
manage the Community Council and
feed in requirements of the Executive
Council with a focus on gaining
student opinions.
Steve Haveron
Tong
High
A Specialist Sports College
School