Spring 2015 - William Brookes School

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The ‘Edge’
William Brookes School Newsletter
Spring edition 2015
See pages 4 and 5
for more photos and a report on Les Misérables
We were
blessed with a fine sunny
morning on 20 March, perfect
for seeing the solar eclipse.
Mr Weston and Dr Hearle found the
perfect spot to see it from too - on the
balcony outside our staff room on the top
floor of the school building.
In this edition you’ll
find a special 12-page central
pull-out section about
our school’s unique
J L Edwards Memorial Trust
and the awards it has made to our
students, looking back as far
as 1968!!
Sainsbury’s vouchers for schools
Sainsbury’s are currently issuing ‘Active Kids’ vouchers, and we
would be very grateful if you could send any that you receive to
William Brookes School. Vouchers may be posted in the special
box in either Student Services or the Leisure Centre. Thank you!
They set up safe ways to observe the eclipse.
Many students and staff went along, and it
became very busy at about 09.30!
Did you miss it?
The next one’s due in
2026!
Parents - please
About taking your
child out of school
for holidays in term time. See page 3 for more details!
Please can we remind all students that the main Exam season will shortly be upon us? We
know that you will all want to move around the school as quietly as possible, in
order to give our students the chance to do their best. We wish all our students
“Good Luck” in their forthcoming Exams.
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This has been a really hectic term with many
activities and events running alongside the drive towards
another exam season. I am pleased to note that:
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Our open evening recruitment events have proved very
successful with numbers showing that we are healthily
oversubscribed in both Year 7 and Year 12. This is
particularly important in the Sixth Form with a decrease in
funding and loss of transitional protection all resulting in
a decrease in budget.
A new electronic appointment system for Parents’
Consultation Evenings has been used again resulting in
three evenings all recording 90+% attendance rates. It
continues to receive a lot of positive comments and places
power in the hands of parents with many organisational
advantages.
The options process has been completed and the
timetable is well along the line to completion. We will be
looking to start the new timetable in mid-June.
The Exam Preparation Programme (EPP) is being planned
to ensure that the revision process is bolstered by inschool support.
Student performance has been strong again:
● ‘Les Mis’ will last long in the memory of those who saw
the show. This outstanding piece of performance proved
a real challenge on every level but was worth all the
blood, sweat and tears!
● Students from school, including our choir, performed
admirably in the Live Arts Festival.
● Coursework performances in Drama and Dance
showcased work by the GCSE and A level students.
● The Encore Club and Express Club continues to engage
students in an informal music club.
● The Primary Dance Festival was once again a huge
success with primary students working alongside our
students.
On top of this we have:
● Taken 81 x Year 8 students to Arthog outdoor centre for a
week of activities. This is the highest number we have
ever taken and thanks must go to Shane Swannick for the
organisation of this and the Duke of Edinburgh Award
Scheme expeditions.
● Arranged for Year 7 students to attend the Big Bang
Science show in Birmingham.
● Arranged for Sixth Form students to host a visit by a
Science Professor who gave a talk about nuclear physics.
● Hosted a Year 9 careers fair with lots of local business
involvement.
● Continued to offer a wide ranging programme of events
through the Edge including curriculum linked productions.
● Arranged a Geography trip for Year 11-13 students to
Iceland at Easter.
● Organised placements and activities for the visiting
French exchange students.
● Held Red Nose events raising approximately £1500 for
Comic Relief.
● Held the next round of applications and
interviews for the J L Edwards award
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scheme.
Hosted a post-Ofsted Parents Evening and a Parental
Seminar regarding Exam Preparation and Revision.
Planned a UCAS support event for students and parents.
Planned and finalised the programme for our first standalone ICT conference.
Sporting results and highlights include:
● STW Winter School Games.
● Shropshire Badminton Competition.
● 9 x British Biathlon Championships in London (Olympic
Park).
● South East Shropshire Schools Sports Hall Athletics
competition success.
● Shropshire School Cross-Country team and individual
success.
● Interhouse competitions for Sports Hall Athletics, Cross
Country, Hockey and Rugby.
● Thomas Telford School Winter League Swimming
competition successes as follows - Year 7-9 Boys Joint 1st;
Year 7-9 Girls 1st; Year 10-11 Boys 2nd; Year 10-11 Girls
1st. Thereby, WBS are overall winners!
● Attendance at the Six Nations Rugby on 14 February.
● I was delighted to attend the John Beswick International
Sports Awards hosted by Shropshire Council in January.
Congratulations to Drew Wright 8A4, who received an
award for sailing.
Fundraising:
The Friends of William Brookes have gone through radical
changes in the last twelve months. The new committee has
worked hard to establish themselves, picking up on some old
events and introducing some new ones too. They are keen to
get new people involved and at a school level Claire Watkins
has taken over as the representative. This term has seen the
bags of clothes, Easter eggs and the raffle support for ‘Les
Mis’. They have started with a low bank balance and are
trying to build up reserves so that they can start supporting
more school activities again. We really do appreciate their
time, support and efforts.
In addition, we have continued to work closely with Ironbridge
Rotary Club and students have participated in the following
activities:
● Young Chef Competition with the first 2 heats being
hosted by WBS.
● Youth Speaks Competition hosted by WBS which saw Leah
Venables (Chair Person), Amy-Mae Hilton (Main Speaker)
and Hatty Fitzpatrick (Vote of Thanks) up against some
very tough opponents. Sadly they did not get through to
the next round but they each came away with a certificate
and a £10 Next voucher!
● Young Musician Competition with Barnaby Dowdeswell
winning the regional heat.
● Young Photographer Competition in which Rebecca
Ferguson, Harry Entwistle and William Mottershaw all
gained awards in their categories. Each student attended
an Award Presentation Evening at Enginuity on Wednesday
18 March.
● RYLA with places for 2 x Sixth Form students being
supported by both the Rotary Club and WBS again this
year.
“The Edge” - William Brookes School Newsletter
RECENT STAFFING CHANGES
Staff who have left us recently:
Mr J Slater, Dance Instructor
RED NOSE DAY 2015 CAKE SALE
DT Food staff and students were busy on
Red Nose Day, selling yummy home-made
cakes in aid of Comic Relief. This year was
a huge success with a grand total of
£390.02!!
Miss Jones sends her thanks to staff, parents
and students who brought in such a large selection of cakes for
the DT Food team to sell: “It was far more than we had hoped
to raise and we are pleased that it is going to such a good
cause. We now have a new target to beat for the next cake
sale, when I hope we will have even more support. “
There was also a non-uniform day on 13 March, with all
monies donated by students in return for being able to wear
casual clothing being donated to Comic Relief.
Sainsbury’s vouchers for schools
Sainsbury’s are currently issuing ‘Active Kids’ vouchers, and we
would be very grateful if you could send any that you receive to
William Brookes School. Vouchers may be posted in the special
box in either Student Services or the Leisure Centre. Thank you!
New staff:
Mr R Brocklehurst, Head of Maths
Mrs E Haywood, Teacher of English
Mrs G Moruzzi, Teacher of Law
Mr J Spilsbury, Dance Instructor
Mrs J Morgan, Teacher of French (covering maternity leave of
Miss P André)
Mrs P Hasbury, Teacher of DT Textiles (covering maternity
leave of Mrs Hoyle)
Mr A Butler, Campus Manager
Returning staff:
Mrs Y Sherratt, following the birth of her daughter last summer
Staff on Maternity Leave:
Mrs E Hoyle (gave birth to a baby girl in the autumn – returns
on 1 June)
Miss P André (gave birth to a baby boy in the autumn – returns
on 1 June)
Miss K Beresford (no news as yet!)
Congratulations to:
Miss L Luke , Teacher of Maths, who gets married in the Easter
holidays.
Miss L Collins, Teacher of Art, who will be married in the
summer holidays.
Mr A Thomas, Pupil Premium Champion, who will also be
married in the summer holidays.
New Appointments:
Teacher of English
Teacher of History
Teacher of Science
Deputy Head
Miss S Jones
Mr B Tipton
(to be appointed)
Mr J Connolly, a History specialist
currently Assistant Principal at Ounsdale
High School, Wolverhampton. He will
be joining us from September.
Holidays in term time
There are only 190 statutory school days in one year.
There are 175 days (weekends and school holidays)
available to use for holidays which would not have a
negative effect on your child’s education.
The Education Welfare Service would like us to remind parents
that the law states they do not have the right to take their child
out of school for holidays during term time. The Head teacher
may authorise such holidays, but only in exceptional
circumstances, which in reality means only very rarely.
Please note that taking an unauthorised holiday could result in
each parent receiving a Fixed Penalty Notice for each child.
Good, consistent attendance at school is crucial to giving your
child the best chance of success. Please consider the
unspoken message you are giving your child by letting them
think it is acceptable to miss school.
Remember - Every School Day Counts!
Spring Edition 2015
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The wholeschool production of ‘LES
MISÉRABLES’ took place during the week
leading up to the February half-term break.
Drama
Sell-out audiences were enthralled as our talented students
manned, womanned and stormed the barricades as they flung
ourselves into the whole-school production of this
revolutionary musical. With classic songs such as I Dreamed a
Dream, The Innkeeper’s Song (Master of the House) and Do
you Hear the People Sing?, there was something for everyone.
There were many wonderful performances, the set was the
most ambitious ever created at William Brookes, and the
accompanying musicians were superb. Even the outside of the
‘Edge’ building was lit up in red, white and blue!
We are very, very proud of our students, as the letter below
from Mrs Ravenscroft demonstrates...
Dear Editor,
I recently spent a lot of time backstage at the wonderful ‘Les
Misérables’ production and would like to comment
upon how the members of the cast looked after
each other so well. It was the most generous cast I
have ever had the pleasure to work with. Although
all of the performers were big-hearted in their
concern for their fellow players, there are some
notable examples whom I should like to name.
Josh Walker, not without a lot of responsibility for
the show himself, took especially-good care of one
of the youngest members of the cast and took time
to soothe her nerves every night before they went on
stage. Katie Green was very unselfish in helping
with quick costume changes. Annie Richardson,
also not without responsibility in the show, spent a
lot of time making up other principals and helping
man the Barricades. Alex Cappa also spent a lot of
time tidying up costumes after people had run back
stage for a quick change.
I was most impressed with how the more
experienced players did not need to be asked to do
any of this; they took on these extra responsibilities
Many thanks to Mr Bertrand for all these photos
and more as well as making ‘Les Misérables’ a fine from the Dress Rehearsal
and highly- entertaining show.
Yours sincerely, L J Ravenscroft
And staff have also been praised! Ian Baker, our
Chair of Governors, wrote to all staff involved in the
production to thank them, and quoted this comment
from fellow governor Andy Jukes (who has directed
plays at the Birmingham Rep, amongst many
other theatrical achievements):
“WBS ‘Les Mis’ was one of the best school
shows I have ever seen.”
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Dance
Ms Barlett writes...
This year's Primary Dance Festival took place on 27
and 28 January and included seven of our partner
primary schools; Brockton CE, Church Preen,
Christchurch C of E, Barrow, Broseley C of E, John Wilkinson
and Much Wenlock.
Each school brought performances from across the age range.
The costumes were outstandingly colourful and the instructors
excelled themselves this year, with choreography that really
challenged the pupils with some complex movement patterns.
We also saw performances from our Encore dance programme
from Juniors Encore all the way to Advanced Encore (4 - 15
years of age.) This was the first public performance for many
of our students who really rose to the occasion, demonstrating
stunningly skilled and disciplined performances. Our GCSE
and A Level students also provided performances,
demonstrating their advanced skills in a variety of genres
including, contemporary, jazz and tap.
Music
Notes from Mrs Jaeger
Congratulations to Sixth Form student Barnaby Dowdeswell,
who qualified to compete in the District Final of the Rotary
Young Musician of the Year competition at Wrekin College
on 15 March. Pictured here is Barnaby with the Chair of
Ironbridge Rotary Club and Mrs Jaeger.
Thanks to our encore instructors and dance teachers working
in the primary schools for their time and commitment and to all
those who provided costumes for the event.
Mr Spilsbury adds...
Company 1850 Youth Dancers
have been hard at work this term
preparing for the Live Arts Festival
on Sunday 15 March and also a
friendly dance competition at
Wrockwardine Wood Arts
Academy this April.
They have thoroughly enjoyed
classes in Contemporary Dance
and also we were very lucky to
have dance artist, Ben Anderson,
come and teach a highly
technical Jazz and Choreography
workshop. Keep up the hard work 1850!
Anyone interested in joining the company or taking part in any
of our open classes in our youth dance programme at The
Edge Arts Centre, please get in touch with our Artist in
Residence and Dance teacher, Jordan Spilsbury!
(See also page 36 for Mrs Smith’s report on the Primary Dance
Festival, with another photo! - Ed.)
The Xpress Concert on 19 March featured our Year 12 and 13
AS/A2 Music students, who performed the recitals which they
had prepared for their examination by a visiting examiner on
26 March. Members of Express Club performed solos and
duets in the second half of the concert.
Year 11 GCSE Music students have completed their last piece
of coursework after spending a very intensive and productive
three days working on their projects. The majority of their
work was completed on 20 February; we worked through the
day until18.00. Over the following weekend, Saturday 21
and Sunday 22 February, our time was spent preparing the
written work to accompany the compositions. We all enjoyed
the time and felt happy that the best work was produced for
the examination by concentrating the time into a weekend.
The food bought in was plentiful!!
This year’s Festival took place
on 14, 15 and 21 March. The
annual event, organised by the
Wenlock Olympian Society, is a
fantastic opportunity for staff,
students, parents and the local
community to come together and showcase their talents.
Our 1850 Youth Dance company and School Choir both
performed. Our choir competed on Sunday 15 March,
gaining first place in the vocal group section. We sang a
programme of two songs - Gaudete and Adeamus by Carl
Jenkins. We were given credit for the pianist (Hayden Price),
choir and conductor communicating well with each other and
good use of dynamics. Our improvement point was the
pronunciation of Latin in Gaudete! Well done everyone.
Cressage Reception and Year 1/2 ‘Clowns’ performed
‘Jumping Jacks'. They were taught by Jordan Spilsbury and
their super costumes were made by Jackie Birt.
Forthcoming school event in our Arts Centre
1 July - WBS presents The W Factor 2015. 19.30
£5/£4 This popular talent contest evening is the
culmination of weeks of auditions and rehearsals
Spring Edition 2015 for our talented students.
Our Instrumental group competed on Saturday 21 March.
Congratulations go to Henry Willis 8A8, who was awarded
the Instrumentalist of the Year for being an all-rounder
(Piano/Saxophone and Conductor of a Group of Singers).
He won a Wenlock Olympian Glass Trophy and a £20 cash
prize. Other students from William Brookes also competed as
soloists etc. See Mrs Jaeger for details about how to get
involved next year, and see this website for more details of
the event too:
www.wenlock-olympian-society.org.uk/live-arts
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FOCUS ON LANGUAGES
Former WBS student
Jess Brophy studied French A
level here and is now living and
working in Tours in France. Here
she writes about her experiences
since leaving our Sixth Form to
pursue her studies at Durham:
After leaving William Brookes Sixth Form
in 2012, I went on to study French and
Italian at Durham University. I'm
currently in my third year of study, the
year abroad. Presently, I’m working as
a British Council English language
assistant, teaching in two collèges (the
French equivalent of secondary schools)
in central France. I live in Tours which is
a beautiful city near Vouvray where the
Year 9 students go on the French exchange.
After studying the Touraine region in Year
13 and participating in the French exchange,
working here and experiencing la belle vie
tourangelle first hand is brilliant!
Working abroad is a fantastic opportunity to
practise and perfect your language skills, as
well as gain a profound insight into another
culture. Both of my schools are really
friendly and welcoming; I love being the
Assistante d’anglais there! Teaching English
as a foreign language and seeing your
impact on children’s learning is a thoroughly
rewarding, enjoyable experience. It is also
Jess (third from
left) at Angers
FEATURED LINGUIST
improving your
language skills and being a
great addition to your CV, you make
the most incredible friendships and
memories. You won't regret it!
Jess has kindly offered to set up
penpal links for us for our
students to use the French learned
in their lessons for real purposes.
Some of our students have been
matched up with students of a
similar age over in Tours and will
be receiving letters very shortly.
See the list o f names opposite!
- Madame Crowther
great for learning foreign languages as
you have to understand and deconstruct
English in order to teach it effectively,
which in turn changes and simplifies your
approach to language learning.
However, as a language assistant, it’s not
all just about work. You also have a
sufficient amount of time to have a wellbalanced work and social life, meet local
people, study and even get involved in
other projects at your schools. The
school holidays are an added bonus!
Half term holidays are 2 weeks long so
you’re able to travel around absorbing
culture and history, visit friends and take
trips to different cities, châteaux and
other tourist attractions. The Touraine
region and the city of Tours itself are
bursting at the seams with interesting
monuments, museums, châteaux and
stunning scenery. On the first Sunday of
each month, most attractions in my local
area have free admission and across
France many places of interest such as
the Louvre and Arc de Triomphe are free
for those under 26 at any time. Here in
France, the opportunities are endless!
Last summer, I also worked as a Ragazza
alla pari in Italy. Having started Italian
as a beginner's language in my first year
at Durham, finding myself living and
working with an Italian family was
definitely a challenge! When you're
thrown in at the deep end culturally and
linguistically, as well as being expected to
look after children, you have little choice
but to rapidly improve your skills!
However, it was an unforgettable few
months spent at the coast with a lovely
family, with whom I'm still in contact,
which drastically improved my level of
Italian and allows me to practise
regularly too.
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Blois
Any opportunity to work or study abroad
should be seized
immediately! As well as “The Edge” - William Brookes School Newsletter
FOCUS ON LANGUAGES
L'ÉCHANGE FRANÇAIS
FRENCH PENPALS
- un reportage par Brad Jones, 9B7
8a William Brookes School
5e2 Collège Joachim du Bellay
BEETS Jessica
CARRIERA Léna
BERNAT I DENNY Alex
MOUHET Baptiste
BIRCHALL Courtney
MAGNIER Mylène
BIRD Amber
VIGNIER Margaux
BLEACKLEY Finnean
BRIAL Pablo
COWPER William
BRIAL Pablo
DALTON William
RION Mickael
DAVIS George
CARREAU Théo
DYKE Craig
SILVESTRINI Océane
ELEY Charles
ABEILLON Baptiste
HANNA-EVANS Jordan
LAHAYE Dan
HUGHES Sam
PEETERS Tina
J’espère que mon partenaire s’amusera bien ici et qu’il
apprendra beaucoup d’anglais, et j’espère que quand j’irai
en France je vais faire pareil! (Nous irons en France en
septembre! Je ne peux pas attendre d’y aller!) L’échange
sera vraiment cool et va m’aider beaucoup avec mon
français.
MAULDRIDGE Abigail
GIRARD Jade
Brad also gave us a translation….
MCGOWAN Natasha
MARQUENET Zoé
ORME Harvey
MARSAL Maëva
POYNER Ewan
GAUDRY Aurélien
RITCHIE Olivia
RODRIGUES Jessica
ROBINSON Charlie
SAUSSET Rose
ROZEWICZ Mia
TORTUEL Sarah
SHEPHERD Katherine
JOUANNEAU Violène
From the eighteenth to the twenty-sixth of March, our school
will be doing a French exchange with our partner school,
Gaston Huet, in Vouvray, France. 40 students will come here
from France, who will be hosted by our students in Years 8
and 9 including me! When they come to England, they will
do plenty of things… from Ironbridge to London! (But I will be
stuck in school!) At the weekend, our students will go out with
their exchange students to have fun! I will take my partner to
Telford for the shops, ice skating, the cinema and food; my
friends will come with their exchange partners too!
SOUTHGATE Molly
BOUTET Eloïse
WARD Harry
MARCADET Lucas
WHITEHEAD Georgia
HUTH Oriane
WHITEHOUSE Jack
MARTINS Antoine
WOODHALL Maisie
CARDONA Fanny
WRIGHT Drew
BERTON Mathys
WYATT Benjamin
PICMARD Mathéo
YOUNG Adam
DA COSTA Mathias
Molly Southgate 8S1 with her French guest
Lucie Richard.
Spring Edition 2015
Du dix-huit au vingt-six mars, notre collège fera une échange
française avec notre collège partenaire, Gaston Huet, à
Vouvray, France. 40 élèves viendront ici de la France, qui
seront accueillis par nos élèves de cinqième et quatrième, moi
compris ! Quand ils seront en Angleterre, ils feront beaucoup
de trucs… de Ironbridge à Londres! (Mais je serai coincé au
collège!) Le weekend, nos élèves sortiront avec leurs
correspondants pour s’amuser! J’irai à Telford avec mon
partenaire pour les magasins, pour faire du patinage sur
glace, aller au cinéma et manger, mes amis y iront avec leurs
correspondants aussi!
I hope that my partner will have a good time and learn plenty
of English, and I hope that when I go to France I will too! (We
go to France in September, I can’t wait to go!) The exchange
will be really cool and will help me lots with my French.
THE FRENCH EXCHANGE
We were really pleased to welcome our French
Exchange visitors again to the school and hope that
they really benefitted from their time here with us.
During the week that they were here, there was a daily
programme of visits organised for them:
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Thursday 18 March - Introductions and tour of the
school, visit to Much Wenlock, time in lessons.
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Friday 19 March - Time in lessons, joint visit with
penpals to Waterworld.
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Monday 23 March - Ludlow castle visit.
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Tuesday 24 March - Visit to Shrewsbury.
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Wednesday 25 March - Ironbridge and Blists Hill.
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Thursday 26 March - Depart for London.
We look forward to doing similar activities when we
go over to France for the return visit next
September.
--
Madame Crowther
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FOCUS ON LANGUAGES
LEARNING FRENCH HELPS YOUR ENGLISH explains Madame Francis...
We language teachers sometimes get asked by
students why it is important to learn French, especially
when so many foreigners seem to speak English. Well
if we’re not careful, some of those foreigners will speak
a more sophisticated, higher register English than us
native speakers and here’s why…
Words from Anglo-Saxon have taken their place in the
lower registers of the English language, while "classier"
high-register words come from both Latin and French.
This all comes down to how the words were being used
when they first made their way into the language.
When the Normans invaded in 1066, Anglo-Saxon
words were already commonly used. The Normans
brought their own language with them, and since they
had just taken over the country, they decided that they
would be part of the aristocracy instead of falling in line
alongside the peasants, serfs, and labourers up and
down the country. Because of this, farmers and the
lower classes kept their Anglo-Saxon words whilst the
aristocracy and ruling classes consisted of William the
Conqueror and his Norman-speaking mates. The
Norman language became Anglo-Norman (also known
as Anglo-French), which was only spoken by the upper
echelons of medieval society.
For example, you could ask your friend to buy you a
drink (all Anglo-Saxon roots) or you could enquire of
your colleague about purchasing a beverage (all French
or Latin roots). In the UK, it's usually cheaper to buy a
house with a yard (Anglo-Saxon) than one with a
garden (French).
So what does this mean for students of French here at
William Brookes?
Here are some examples of French vocabulary we have
taught in the past few weeks which may have helped to
improve students’ vocabulary in English:
faire du bénévolat = to volunteer (benevolent)
c’est obligatoire = it’s compulsory (obligatory/one is
obliged to do it)
mes rêves = my dreams (a reverie = a daydream)
échanger = to swap (exchange)
circuler = to go round (circulate)
répondre = to answer (respond)
utiliser = to use (utilise)
les camarades de classe = classmates (comrades)
une araignée = a spider (arachnid)
équilibré = balanced (equilibrium)
une chambre = bedroom (chamber)
interroger = to question (interrogate)
une fenêtre = a window (fenestration)
une église = a church (ecclesiastical)
la mer = the sea (maritime)
facile = easy (facile)
nautique = nautical (to do with water)
tranquille = tranquil (quiet)
Can you think of any more?
So here’s to a great grade in English
(as well as French!)
The Lingua File, Wednesday, February 4, 2015
PROJECT WORK
Our students in Key Stage 3 have
started work on different projects this
term which also support their work in
other curriculum areas.
Year 7 students are currently researching different
famous French artists with a view to producing
information about their lives and their artwork to share
with others in the group, either through display work or
a presentation that they will deliver for the rest of the
class.
During Arthog Week, the remaining Year 8 students
researched a francophone country of their choice in
order to produce a poster about it with information
such as the capital city, the main rivers and mountains,
what the flag looks like and the climate. We look
forward to judging these shortly and awarding prizes
for the best efforts.
Year 9 students have been studying the area of
Brittany in France during their
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Wednesday afternoon lessons. They
have contacted tourist offices in the
area to request information on
towns that they will be producing an information leaflet
about. After Easter, they will also have the opportunity
to try out some traditional Breton dancing and to learn
some expressions from the Breton language as well!
FCSE
Our Year 9 German students are again currently
working towards achieving an FCSE qualification in
German for reading and writing. This means that they
will be awarded a recognised qualification by the AQA
Exam Board at the end of the year with either a
distinction, merit or a pass - a distinction being roughly
the equivalent of working at NCL6.
--
Madame Crowther
YOUR EASTER UPDATE FROM
FRIENDS OF WBS…
At our award-winning Friends of WBS, we aim to
raise money for those all-important extras the
school budget cannot buy – and to have a bit of
fun doing it!
The Library was given funding to
buy 3D jigsaws - see page 10 for details.
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RECENT FUNDRAISING
EVENTS
The Christmas Raffle raised £1034 and a further
£115 came from our Chocolate Tombola at
Wenlock’s Christmas Fair and the sale of
refreshments at the WBS Carol Service - a total of
Bejiing 10 Tutor Group have been awarded with
£1149! A huge thank-you to everyone who
“First in the Dinner Queue” passes for a week,
contributed.
their prize for donating the most chocolate to our
Bags to school - 500 bags were delivered to school
Chocolate Tombola stall at the Wenlock Christmas
WBS PTA
in February 15, and large numbers of bags filled
Fair.
Charity No:511300 with bric-a-brac, old clothes, etc. were collected on
12 March.
BIDS APPROVED!
We held an Easter Egg Tombola in
Many thanks to all the parents and school at the end of term.
A total of £1239 has been donated to
support the following recent school
staff who have supported us this year!
bids:
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
● We have given funds to the Religious
Quiz Night to take place on 18 April.
Studies Department to put towards
THE WBS MAY FAIR will be held on Saturday
organising Diversity Week.
16 May. Later that day, come and enjoy
● The Performing Arts Department have been
Tribute Band “Viva la Coldplay”.
helped with the massive costs of staging the
Our Summer Ball will be held on Saturday 27
Les Misérables School Production and we
June. See the school in the splendour of its
also organized a Raffle on each night to
Year 11 Prom decorations!
boost income. We raised £400!
Bookshops can often feel boring and outdated but here at
Wenlock Books we’re determined to change your mind. We
have a brand new Young Adult selection, stocked full of
fantastic books for teenagers and adults. As well as this, we
also have a wonderful ‘Get Creative’ shelf where you can find
books to aid your writing skills and help with exams. We
always stock a mixture of must-read classics as well as a
selection of brand new fiction.
Of course, we can’t stock everything which is why we have a
quick and easy ordering system. Either order online or in the
shop and any book you fancy will be ready for you to collect in
just a couple of days! We also understand that not everyone
loves reading and if you’re that person we completely
sympathise which is why we stock audio books! If you’re
studying To Kill A Mockingbird but don’t like reading, why not
have it read to you! For sixth formers that pop into Wenlock
for lunch, you can find us on the high street and so having a
browse or collecting an order is easy-peasy!
We accept National Book Tokens so if you've got any left from
Christmas, we can help to relieve you of them! It’s so easy to
support your local
independent shops and
with your help, the high
streets will continue to
flourish!
See you soon - Jasmine,
at Wenlock Books.
www.wenlockbooks.co.uk
or find us on Facebook
(Wenlock Books) and
Twitter (@wenlockbooks)
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Ventriloquist Paul Zerdin will be performing to support the
local charity Friends of Conakry Refugee School at the
Abraham Darby Academy at 19.30 on 25 April. Paul recently
appeared on ITV1’s Get Your Act Together and played Simple
Simon in Birmingham Hippodrome's panto. There will be a
bar and tickets in advance cost £12 adult £8 accompanied
child (£14 and £10 on the door if available)
Email info@fcrs.org.uk for tickets or ring 01952
876703 (Advisory notice there may be some adult
content inappropriate for young
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children).
Library latest...Library latest...Library latest
CARNEGIE READING GROUP
This term sees the award of the Carnegie
Medal for the most outstanding book for
young people published last year. We are
once again taking part in the ‘shadowing’
scheme run by CILIP (Chartered Institute of
Library and Information Professionals), which means that a
group of WBS students read and evaluate the same
shortlisted books as the official judges. The Carnegie
Shadowing Group members must read as many of the
shortlisted titles as possible before the official winner is
announced on 22 June. Cameron Barden 10L9, Anna
Calabrese 10S1, Lily Hayward 9B8 and Emily Hewlett 9L4,
plus English teacher Miss Comerford, have already signed up
to join the group. We have room for more! See Mrs Herdson
if you’d like to take part too. Readers are able to pass their
views on to the official judges, and their book reviews will be
published on the special ‘Shadowing’ website:
www.ckg.org.uk
(Click on the ‘shadowing site’ link, then find William Brookes
in the A-Z list of reading groups.)
This year’s shortlisted titles were
March. The 8 books are:
● Conaghan, Brian
● Crossan, Sarah
● Gardner, Sally
● Hardinge, Frances
● Laird, Elizabeth
● Landman, Tanya
● McCaughrean, Geraldine
● Ness, Patrick
announced on Tuesday 17
When Mr Dog Bites
Apple and Rain
Tinder
Cuckoo Song
The Fastest Boy in theWorld
Buffalo Soldier
The Middle of Nowhere
More Than This
The shadowing group are looking forward to ‘The Bashes’,
our annual Carnegie book quiz challenge against fellow
‘Shadowing’ group Idsall School from Shifnal. This event will
take place here in our school library on Thursday 18 June;
each book title will have a nominated
‘expert’ student to answer questions about
that book, and one of our Year 10
readers will be chosen as WBS Team
Captain. As well as attempting to retain
the magnificent trophy, we
will join forces with Idsall to
vote for our joint winner.
In the meantime, the group will be
meeting weekly to discuss and exchange
the books.
‘Bashes’ trophy
shown actual size.
(Just kidding - but
it isn’t very big!)
Why ‘The Bashes’?
Well, there are several burnt ‘Carnegie’
bookmarks in there - think ‘Ashes’, but
with books, not cricket!
LUNCHTIME ACTIVITIES
We offer origami, jigsaw puzzles and Short Scrabble as well
as ipads, computers and of course...books! A scrabble
tournament is currently in progress, with age handicaps being
used to even out the results fairly. The winner of the last
tournament was demon scrabbler Jay Nunn 11S4, operating
with a handicap of -10 points, the same handicap given to
staff members. (He’s now been given a -20 handicap to
encourage other students to take him on!) Well
done to all students who won their games.
Many thanks to the Friends of
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William Brookes School for supporting our bid for money to
buy more 3-D jigsaws. We already have the (completed)
Sydney Opera House and look forward to receiving new
puzzles themed to out other House Cities. These will be the
Great Wall of China (Beijing), The Parthenon (Athens) and Big
Ben and the Houses of Parliament (London). They offer a real
challenge to some of our older students and will be displayed
in the Library upon completion.
WORLD BOOK DAY 5 MARCH 2015
FREE BOOKS!
All our students were offered the usual free £1 book token as
part of the World Book Day celebrations, and we were pleased
to be able to offer copies of some of the specially published
World Book Day titles again this year. This year we had copies
of 4 of the books:
Best Mates , 6 short animal stories by Michael Morpurgo
Dork Diaries; How to be a Dork! by Rachel Renée Russell
Geek Girl; Geek Drama by Holly Smale
Killing the Dead by Marcus Sedgwick.
Many thanks to everyone who decided to spend their WBD
token as part payment on an order from the March
“Cover2Cover” Book Club, and indeed to everyone who
placed an order, as this enabled us to obtain free books for
our Library stock.
WORLD BOOK NIGHT 23 APRIL
MORE FREE BOOKS!
This year WBS Library is
again a ‘Corporate
Giver’ and will have
copies of Roddy Doyle’s
Dead Man Talking to
GIVE AWAY to older
students and staff. This
is the first book by a
Booker Prize Winner to be
published as part of the Quick Reads
programme supporting and encouraging
adult literacy. It's described as being thrilling, compelling and
more than a little spooky. We have a very limited number of
copies, so it will be first come, first served!
TEENAGE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014
This is a joint project
between Shropshire
Council’s Public and
Schools Library Services.
The 7 shortlisted books
are in stock in our library
- see which one YOU
think is best!
Vote for your favourite at
www.shropshire.gov.uk/
teenage-book-of-the-year
-2014
FEWER BOOKS
Books are removed from our shelves on a regular basis. Some
have been sold at a nominal price to students. Most, however,
will be donated to the Friends of William Brookes School to sell
at their bookstall at the FoWBS May Fair on Saturday 16 May.
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Library latest...Library latest...Library latest
STUDENT LIBRARY ASSISTANTS
Student Library Assistants appointed recently are Jess Beets
8L4, Harry Bradley 8A7, Shannon Burgess 8B10, Rio Chidlow
7B4, Josh Dhillon 8S5, Jordan Hanna-Evans 8A6, Lily LawsonBroadhead 8B6, Olivia Owen-Jones 8B9 and Morgan
Tromans 8L9. They will remain in post until the end of the
summer term and will then help to train our new batch of
Assistants in September. Any students who would like to be
considered for a place then should come and talk to Mrs
Herdson.
MORE BOOKS!
We have added many new titles to the shelves this term,
focussing particularly on fiction, quick reads, revision guides
and Science.
HARRY POTTER NIGHT
Many of our Harry Potter fans took part in the first ever Harry
Potter Night in the library after school on 5 February. Thanks
to Lily Lawson-Broadhead for taking these photos and to Olivia
Owen-Jones for bringing some of her Harry Potter collection
(and her very helpful Mum!) along with her.
I didn't realise that we had so many Harry Potter experts in the
school!
Students were given free copies of a special Harry Potter issue
of First News and took part in a variety of themed activities.
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Points were awarded to their
School Houses as follows:
Sydney (Hufflepuff) 0 points
- because the sole Sydney
student declared herself a
Slytherin for the evening!
Athens (Ravenclaw) 10
points - a good result from
only 4 students.
London (Slytherin) students
were thin on the ground
too, but thanks to almost
superhuman efforts by Lily
Mason (pictured right), they
amassed an amazing 40
points.
Beijing (Gryffindor) students were heavily penalised for
cheating but still managed to gain 61 points so Beijing were
The Winners!
MORE NEWS FROM SHROPSHIRE LIBRARIES
Shropshire Libraries recently launched their new e-library
service. Every member of Shropshire Libraries (and it’s free to
join) has free access to:
● e-Books - You can download and enjoy up to 4 books at
any one time by visiting their e-Book website. Books
can be borrowed for up to 3 weeks. This is a free
service for Shropshire library members.
● e-Magazines - Read full digital copies of your
favourite magazines, for free, with the Zinio eMagazine Service. Magazines can be downloaded
and kept forever. A quick guide to setting up this
service is available and a full user guide.
● e-Newspapers - Access over 2000 newspapers,
including most of the UK National papers, through
Library PressDisplay. Newspapers are available
online to read at any time. Log in with your library
card number.
For more information about all the online services
available visit the website http://
new.shropshire.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-book/elibrary/
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Miss Jones says…
“Well done to all the Year 11 GCSE Food Technology students on producing some outstanding products for your Controlled
Assessment. Students were asked to produce a meal suitable for either a Music Festival or a Café and complete a folder
of evidence with various pieces of research and developmental ideas. The photographs on these 2 pages show how
creative the students were and how well
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Rotary Club
Young Chef
Competition
Design and Technology:
Food Technology
Miss Jones reports…
Congratulations to Molly Southgate
(8S1) who competed in the Rotary
Club Young Chef Competition.
Molly first competed at William Brookes
School against 6 other students who all
had to cook a two-course meal in an hour
and a half. Molly came first, so then went
on to represent the school and competed
against 11 other students at Hadley
Learning Centre in Telford. This time, she
cooked a two-course meal in 75 minutes,
which consisted of roast lamb with a mint gravy and roasted vegetables and ‘Heavenly Chocolate Puddings’ with a homemade
raspberry coulis.
Unfortunately Molly didn’t go through to the next round but received some outstanding comments from the judges. Well done!
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GCSE D&T TEXTILES
TECHNOLOGY
Congratulations to all Year 11 Textiles
Technology students on producing some
super individual and creative practical
products for your Controlled Assessment.
Students were asked to design and make
a product inspired by either a specific
culture, Nature or the theme of the
‘Swinging Sixties’. To accompany their
product, they have compiled a design
folder that records all of their research,
the development of their ideas and an
evaluation of the success of their product.
- Ms
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Hasbury
The J L
Edwards
Memorial
Trust
19682015
Who was JL Edwards?
Jack Edwards was the Headmaster of Much Wenlock Modern
School for 16 years. As the first Headmaster of the school
that was to become William Brookes, he had an enormous
influence. He also played a role in the life of the wider
community of Much Wenlock. He was a cheerful, wise and
enthusiastic man who was a much loved local figure until his
death in 1968. Many adults in the community including
many of your grandparents and neighbours still remember
him with great respect and affection.
What is the JL Edwards Trust?
After Jack died in 1968, the large community institutions of
the area, like the Old Students’ Football Association, the
Wenlock Players, the Youth Club, the Town Councils of
Broseley and Much Wenlock, the School Governors, the
Rotary Club of Ironbridge, (of which Jack was a member),
and many others got together to form a Trust in his name.
The idea of the Trust was to ensure that the original motto of
the school, that has now become William Brookes School,
lives on in the deeds and actions of its students. This was
“Courtesy, Enterprise and Endeavour”, three things that Jack
Edwards valued very highly and wanted to encourage in the
students who attended his school.
Courtesy – means being polite, kind and considerate in
your manner and approach to other people.
Enterprise – being enterprising – means showing initiative,
courage and imagination in what you do and the way that
you do it.
Endeavour – means that you will always be committed to
working hard for whatever goal you are aiming to achieve,
and that you plan your activities in detail so that you can
overcome any potential problems that could stop you
achieving your goal.
Taken together, the motto still represents the best of what we
hope young people will aspire to in their thoughts, words and
actions.
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The Trust has now been in place for over 40 years. During
this time, funds have been raised with regular appeals which
have led to donations from private individuals and from
community organisations. Each year in March the Trust meets
to consider a number of schemes put forward by students and
to select which ones to fund. In the following November the
Trust meets again at the school to hear how successful the
funded schemes have been.
Students who are successful in their applications to the Trust
will have thought about what they want to do and why they
want to do it. The aim of the schemes put forward should be
to offer students the opportunity to be supported in something
that they would not otherwise be able to undertake, with the
aim of improving and developing their characteristics in
respect of Courtesy, Enterprise and Endeavour.
Because the funds of the Trust are limited, students must
remember that not all applications will be successful.
Sometimes the Trust will fully fund an application, sometimes
partly and on occasion may choose not to fund an application
at all if it feels that some aspect of the criteria has not been
appropriately met.
The method of selection is through an informal interview of the
candidates by a panel of Trustees following receipt of a
detailed outline of their proposed scheme. The Trustees will
be provided with these outlines in advance of the meeting in
order to allow preparation of questions for the applicants.
The family, Jack’s wife Betty, and his sons, Bill and Jonathan,
were delighted to support the development of the Trust and
successive members of the family have been pleased to work
with the official Trustees who are the representatives of the
community institutions mentioned above. Betty served on the
Trust from 1968 until her death in 1976 at which time Bill and
Jonathan became involved until 2007 and both came back to
the school to assist in the selection of Award Winners each
year and to hear of the success of the schemes. After the sad
death of Bill in 2007, his two children, Kate and Robert, have
now joined their uncle, Jonathan, as members of the
Selection Committee.
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Have you ever considered applying for a J L Edwards Award?
Here’s a list of past and present students who did and were successful...
Year of Name/s
Award
Project Details
2014
Alice Cotton
Help to purchase a new set of arrows in readiness for 2014 National series
Lauren Hickinbottom
Girl Guide trip to Mexico
Kane Walters
Kandersteg Expedition
Alex Taylor
Tennis coaching and equipment
Jenny Hawthorn
Grade 3 Musical Theatre Exam
Katie Hawthorn
Help to purchase costume and spikes for British Biathlon competition
Beth Millward, Lucy McKelvey
Level 1 football coaching course
Jack Reynolds
First aid course
Sixth Form Reps
Tea Party/Coffee Morning with Games/ Activities at Lady Forester Care Home
Jake Reacord
Be a zoo keeper for a day
Matthew Griffiths
British Biathlon Championships at Crystal Palace (help with transport and accommodation costs)
Amelia Thornton, Rebekah Kay
Shropshire Music Service Tour of Germany
Sam Lovelace
National Karting Championships (help with costs for equipment)
Danielle Furber
Purchase a 4D slideboard to assist with ice scating training
Lewis Dorey
Assistance with costs associated with his rugby commitments
Sam Nicholas
Visit London to see the Fire Museum and West Minster Abbey
Zach Jones, Daniel Hines
Bike ride from source of the Severn to Shropshire
Nicole Harris
Attend a one-day paragliding course
Tara Moran
Alice Cotton
Purchase a camera to record Olympic events taking place in Much Wenlock
Participate in the 2012 Olympic Games as a Young Games Maker at the Archery event
Joe Ferriday
Isaac James, Sam Kaiser
Residential goal keeper camp
Visit and tour "Blue Zoo" a leading graphic design/animation studio in London
Ffion Davies
Katie Birt
Sam Birt
Completion of Associate Diploma for Musical Theatre Performance with London College of Music
Shropshire Youth Orchestra concert tour to Belgium
Shropshire Youth Orchestra concert tour to Belgium
Kerryanne Hewlett
Performing Arts Summer School
Kieran Osborne
Level 1 Referee & Football Coaching Courses
Ellie Johnson
Create and album of original music
Katie Row
Display cabinet for the Coubertin Youth Forum visits
Joshua Sterling, Stacey Taras,
Georgina Goymer, Jacob Nutt
Abseiling at Wolf Mountain in Wolverhampton
Kieran Marks, Ryan Byrne
Tour of Olympic Stadium and visit to the British Museum of Ancient Olympic Connections
Tom Jennings, Sam Lamplugh,
Josh Slater, Sam Wood
Alice Sidebottom
Student-led independent theatre production
Hannah Vicente
Produce 4 canvas paintings, representing the forms, London, Beijing, Athens and Sydney.
Paintings to be displayed in the new school as part of the school's Olympic celebrations.
Claire Crossley
Sweden Jamboree 2011
2013
2012
2011
2010
To go skiing in Switzerland with the Guides from across the country
Georgina Montague, Lauryn Jones Tour of Olympic site in London
Rebecca Lefroy
2009
Oliver Austin
Participating in a 3 day medical course at Nottingham University to provide me with experience
and knowledge for the future
World scout jamboree
James Good, Simon Bellows
World scout jamboree
Josie Lloyd
To have the chance for the whole form to do something really fun together!
Jenna Wyatt, Ellie James
Talent show to raise money for Alderhay Hospital in memory of Layla Pitt
Oliver Gray, Jacob Barker
Provisions for a 5 night sleepover in a treehouse in aid of Cancer charities
Chloe Wildman, Georgia Goymer,
Alice Gibbons
Ben Turner
Provisions for a run up the Wrekin to raise money for Hillbrae Kennels, Macmillan Cancer Support and
Cancer Research
Provisions for a walk along Hadrian's Wall in aid of Help for Heroes
Anthony Hadley, Sam Jones
Record a compilation CD from school bands. Sale proceeds towards new instruments for Music Dept.
Kate Lefroy, Isla Rees,
Daniella Hughes
Provisions for a walk up Snowdon to raise money for Toybox, Children in Need and Macmillan Cancer
Support
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Sarah Dudley,
Fran Harvey
Sponsored sky dive to raise money for Help for Heroes
Year of Name/s
Award
2008
2007
2006
2005
Project Details
Ashley Bateman, Daniel Hough
Ride roller coaster 35 times at Drayton Manor Park to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support
Lucy Turner, Rachael Headworth,
Lauren Williams
Devise WBS board game based on Cluedo
Rhys Williams
Bike maintenance course
Lydia Fenton
Alex McCarthy, Katie Griffiths
Visit Cyprus with Guides to support conservation and AIDs prevention work
Lifeguard course
Gabriella Hill, Daisy Way
Mollie Muscott
Jemma Millward, Francesca Armstrong,
Laura Davies
Shannon Badger, Paige Hickman,
Cassie Stocking, Wendy Smith
Visit Paris to gain cultural and language experience
DofE Gold Award
Performing Arts Show, showcasing their talents. Proceeds to Live Earth
Callum Sullivan
To cover costs of producing an original book called "Arthur Lipman and the Evil Lord Naven".
Proceeds of book sales to go to Great Ormond Street.
Amy Bromwich, Hannah Lister,
Jo Heath, Megan Collins,
Stacey Smith, Georgina Hanafin
Sponsored walk along the Jack Mytton Way in aid of Cancer Research UK
Nicole Caston, Eleanor Lloyd
Sponsored dog walk in aid of International League for the Protection of Horses
Christopher Jenkins, Harry Tucker
Sponsored bike ride in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust
Connor Green, Jack Hancox
Sponsored bike ride in aid of "Live Strong", the Lance Armstrong cancer charity
Ellen Miller, Leah Bentley
Sponsored dog triathlon in aid of Leukaemia Research and the Laura Crane Trust
Alison Tomkin, Elyse Beardmore
Sponsored walk and camp in aid of the Joshua Foundation
Bannister 7 Tutor Group
Organize a sponsored run in aide of Breast Cancer Care
Year 8 Students
Create a short film enactment of JRR Tolkein's "The Hobbit" and to sell tickets to the performance.
Proceeds to Shropshire Air Ambulance
Daniel Evans, Rory Kelly,
Sam Lamplugh
Write a short fantasy book, illustrate it and sell it
Emma Farlow, Mollie Caston
Sponsored horse-ride from Wenlock Edge to Eaton under Hayward along the Jack Mytton Way in aid of
Riding for the Disabled
Rebecca Cresswell, Ursula Kelly
Set up a trust fund in aid of twinned African schools and organise fundraising events.
Emma Ireland, Sam Riley
Sponsored bike ride along the length of Offa's Dyke in aid of the Joshua Foundation
Samantha Dando, Nicole Hayward,
Jessica Thomas
Purchase plain t-shirts and then decorate by tie-dying them to sell in aid of the Tsunami appeal
Oliver Lewis, Daniel Reynolds,
Josh Slater, Daniel Thomas
Hold a disco in aid of Leukaemia Research
Leah Bentley, Jodie Edge, Ellen Miller
Walk the Wrekin in aid of charity
Jessica Snadden, Holly Williams,
Laura Williams, Elspeth Wild
Make a patchwork tapestry to commemorate those who died in the Tsunami
Charlie Brown, Hayley Davies, Katie
Dean, Kim Hadden, Emily Hatzithakis,
Jess Hayley, Emily Pulford
Clean up beaches in Wales and set up a scheme to keep them clean in the future
To cover cost of materials for a sponsored car wash. Proceeds to Children in Need.
Lucie Broomhall, Jim Coppin, Charlotte Hold Drama workshops at primary schools.
Haynes, Robbie Pickles, Amy Smith
2004
Rory Kelly, Jamie Butler
Collect together a selection of self-written short stories, illustrate them and get them published.
Proceeds from sales to be donated to charity.
Liam Storar, Ryan Arnel
Sponsored 2100m wheelchair push in aid of charity
Tom Crane, Daniel Thomas, Colin
Marlow, Oliver Ceislik, Josh Slater
Sponsored walk of the Wrekin, Long Mynd and Brown Clee all in one day with proceeds to the
Association of International Cancer Research
Tom Heighway, Darren Larkin
Sponsored climb of the 3 peaks in 2 hours with proceeds to be split 90/10 between the Breath Easy and
J L Edwards Trusts
Hannah Roberts, Lucy Jarvis,
Elyse Beardmore
Produce and sell children's books about dogs with proceeds to the National Canine Defence League
Becky Ball, Stacey Simpson,
Leanne Burrows, Holly Walker
Hold a KS3 disco and produce a photo album of the event with proceeds from sales going to the
NSPCC
Adam Welch, Kevin Faulks
Work at Birmingham Professional Music Technology, promote, store, organise a concert and send CD
to PMT with proceeds from sales going to WBS School Fund
Sarah Tomes, Sarah Rushworth,
Jocie Merreywether
Record a play about the loneliness for Year 7 students to encourage them to interact with each other
and be aware of each other's feelings
Lucy Pardoe, Sophie Carrington,
Emily Dackombe, Beth Adams
Produce the first Year 11 Year Book and set up a Year Book Fund for future years
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Lauren Hickinbottom was awarded
£100 towards her visit to Mexico with the
Guides
Alex Taylor was awarded £100 towards
tennis lessons and equipment
Jenny Hawthorn was awarded £60
towards her Grade 3 Musical Theatre
Exam at which she performed a song
from “Wicked”
Matthew Griffiths was awarded
£100 to help towards his entry fees
and accommodation costs for the
British Biathlon Championships at
Crystal Palace
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Sam Lovelace was awarded £100
towards his National Carting race
costs and expenditure
Rebekah Kay and Amelia Thornton
were awarded £100 each to help pay for
their visit to Germany with Shropshire
Music Service’s Fiddlesticks Orchestra
Year of Name/s
Award
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
Project Details
Elspeth Hinde, Sarah Hearne,
Set up a Performing Arts workshop for Year 5 and Year 6 pupils at local primary schools
Rhiannon Story, Beth Coad, Jack
Baldwin, Lydia Glanville, Annika Dixon,
Laura Lowe, Tom Farlow
Ruth Tilley
Visit Thailand to teach English to underprivileged children whilst learning about Buddhism
James Cannon, Darren Lane,
Lewis Hickman
Ellie Lodge-Childon, Jodie Bayliss,
Ellen Miller
Plan and run a school disco for Year 7 and Year 8 students
Emily-Bianca Howson, Patrick Davies
Produce a comic book with proceeds from its sale given to charity
Moira Kelly, Hannah Robinson
Create a video to tell new Year 7 students all about WBS
Katie Cooke, Laura Crittenden,
Lois Gough
Develop the basketball cheerleading team
Sam Platt, Jake Preece, Jamie Lewis,
Richard Cooper, Nathan Rowland
Build a petrol go-kart
James Neame, Robbie Pickles,
Laura Lowe
Teach themselves to play a musical instrument to gain sponsorship with proceeds to the School's Music
department
Arran Ludlow-Rhodes
Plan and run a second Year 11 Prom and set up a permanent fund for future years
Katherine Bragg
Participate in "Breakfree in 2003" - a race around Europe with the Shropshire Guides
Alex Terry, Katherine Bragg,
Tom Davies, Amy Wilkinson
Jenny Hargreaves, Amy Taylor,
Flo Little
Redevelop the Maths quad area to create an attractive and relaxing Jubilee Garden for use by all
students
Produce a book of poems written by students of WBS.
Luke Singleton, James Badger,
Ashley Lovewell
Cycling and camping trip to the Peak District
Rhian Petty, Sophie Wright
Promote "Fair Trade" chocolate with proceeds going to Humanitarian Aid
Neil Roberts, Lucy Gray
Sam Cheadle, Luke Tellis-James
Make a board game based on Monopoly but using school as its influence
Martin Instone
International Scout camp
Hugh Gaspar
Provisions for a ride along the Jack Mytton Bridleway to raise money for the restoration of Much
Wenlock's windmill
Joanna Foxall
Materials to make banners representing each House group name, Bannister, Corbett, Edwards, Hunt,
Queen and Wilkinson, (still on display in school to this day!)
Amy Ludlow-Rhodes
RLSS UK National Pool Lifeguard Qualification
Tess Hughes, Bonnie Crittenden
Contribution towards the cost of decorating the school Hall for the first ever Year 11 Prom
Jenny Kemp
Materials to make a single bed size quilt and then raffle it to raise funds for the Born Free Foundation
Jamie Lewis, Alistair Hinde,
Luke Tellis-James
17-mile sponsored cycle tour of Mortimer's Cross with proceeds to the J L Edwards Memorial Trust
Loren Owen-Webster, Chloe Watts
Sponsored abseil with proceeds to the Anthony Nolen Bone Marrow Trust
Joe Bragg
Create a webpage dedicated to J L Edwards, linked to the school site.
Laura Lowe, Elspeth Hinde
Produce a CD for use in school about J L Edwards and his contribution to the school
Harriet Theobalds, Sally Hodges,
Chloe Marsh, Richard Kirby
Produce a year book for Sixth Form students to purchase
Aaron Prior
Attend a National Pool Lifeguard qualification course
Elizabeth Simmons
International Guide camp trip to Germany
Stephanie Lloyd
International Guide camp trip to France
Martin Instone, Kris Instone
Attend a cricket coaching course
Luke Edwards, Simon Roberts
Litter survey and improvement scheme
Sharne Heron
12-hour sponsored trampolining event with proceeds going to the school for improved trampolining
facilities
Zoe Ludlow Rhodes
Attend a National Pool Lifeguard qualification course
Tim Liptrot, Ben Prior
Attend a white water rafting experience day
Charlotte Taylor
Produce a pottery place for the school to celebrate the Millennium
Anthony Parker
Working holiday to Nairobi to work with village children
Tim Liptrot, Ben Riley, John Phillips
1 day paragliding course
Susan Howells
Attend the Guide Association World Camp in Hampshire
Lee Edwards
Sponsored pony ride along the Jack Mytton Way
Spring Edition 2015
Sponsored bike ride with proceeds to the Princess Royal Hospital
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Name/s
Project Details
Lucy Tipton, Amy Ludlow-Rhodes
Nicola Harrison
1999
Stephen Illidge
1998
5-day multi-activity course at Arthog
Ski-Ballet course
To accompany a wheelchair-bound friend on a trip to London to visit museums and other places of
interest
Anthony Morris, Christ Aston,
Glen Perks, Robert Clifford
To canoe down a stretch of the River Severn, camping along the way, and with instruction from a
specialist coach
Edward Roberts, Alex Hutchinson,
Robert Sherry, Gareth Powell
Andrew Macpherson
Sponsored bike ride along the length of Offa's Dyke in aid of Hope House
1997 Vicky Evans
Attend a weekend Kayak coaching course
Design and make an animal poetry book to sell. Proceeds to go the RSPCA
Kate Mead
Attend a weekend "Young People's Nature Weekend" at Preston Montford Field Studies Council Centre
Sophie Price, Claire Tranter, Erika Bass Visit London and see all the places on a Monopoly board. Sponsor money will be donated to the
NSPCC.
Rachel Andrewartha
Attend Adelbodem, Switzerland with the Shropshire Guides
1996
1995
1994
1993
Daniel Prior
Flying lesson at Welshpool Flying School
Ailsa Cowen
Help with costs to represent GB at the World Fencing Championships in Tenerife.
Daniel Beardsmore, Jeffrey Hamer,
Stuart Palmer
To mountain bike along the Jack Mytton Way to help forge strong relationships between horse riders,
mountain bikers and walkers
Rachel Tench, Claire Rooney,
Natalie Sherwood
Charlotte Bateman, Katie Plant
Visit the Sea Life Centre in Blackpool
Ben Prior, David Benson, John Philips
Visit the Isle of Man and combine cycling round the island with birdwatching
Anna Morris-Jones
Swim sections of the River Severn to raise awareness and funds for the J L Edwards Trust
Ruth Meads, Naomi Walmsley
Produce a calendar and an information leaflet about the work of the RSPCA/PDSA to increase
awareness of the needs animal welfare groups
Clare Davies
Participate in a rally navigation course, learning map-reading and co-driving skills
Sian Lax
Participate in a tour of German and the Czech Republic with the Shropshire Youth Orchestra
Clare Ship, Gayle Schofield,
Shelley Dalton
Attend a conference re "Exploring Psychology" at Sheffield University
Toni Minton, Gemma Watson
Visit the Central Registry in London to trace the family tree of William Penny Brookes
Kathryn Fry
Participate in a ski trip organised by the British Diabetic Association
James Patience, James Slater
Design and program an educational computer program for use by WBS students
Chris Ship, Barry Foster, Simon Evans
To breed hamsters to sell to students. Profits to be divided 40% to school, 14% to the RSPCA and 15%
to cover costs
Kerry Seaman, Stephanie Garbett
Accompany pupils of the Wenlock Playgroup on a visit to the West Midlands Safari Park
Alex Groom, Gareth Repton
Backpacking expedition along the Marches Way
Hilary Francis
Participate in a month long German language course at the University of Vienna
Rachael Forrest
Participate in a weekend course with Steve Smith, one of the top rated high jumpers in the country
Gavin Williams, David Phipps
Climb Snowdon picking up litter along the way
Karen Evans, Rachel Andrewartha
Take school choir to recording studio to produce a professional tape which would then be sold with the
proceeds going to charity
Cherry Marston
Guide trip to Iceland
Ben Cannon, Paul Belton
Tennis coaching course at Racquet Centre in order to teach younger students
Louise Higgs
Visit Paris and Bruges with the Shropshire Youth Concert Band
Jodie Mollart, Emily Fowler
Cost of materials to make hats, hat boxes and jewellery to sell. Proceeds to go to Leukaemia Research
Heather Ling
Visit and participation in a Harpsichord building course at Dovecott, North Yorks
Claire Watkins, Jessie Harris,
Bethan Ebrall, Tracy Watkins
Visit Chester Zoo and West Midlands Safari park to interview Zoo Managers and compare the 2 in
terms of assessing the benefits of keeping endangered species in captivity
Ruth Hepworth, Amie Jones
Create a sensory garden at Condover School for the Blind
Jacqui Beddows, Kate Swift
Katherine Thorpe, Amy Tracy
Promote a Sports Wear Fashion Show in aid of Hope House
Lucy Marsh
Attend the Bishton Hall Drama Course
Allen Timbrell, Stephen Sayfritz,
Duncan Goodfellow, Gareth Jones,
Richard Rogers, Chris Hornsey
Climb Snowdon and study aspects of its physical geography
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Attend abseiling course at the Shropshire Outdoor Pursuits Centre, Arthog
Year of Name/s
Award
Project Details
1993
Claire Potts, Donna Garbett,
Emma Belton
Paint a mural to be displayed in the Children's Ward at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
David Bennett
Attend a St John's Ambulance First Aid course and visit the Sporting Injuries Clinic at Lilleshall
Melanie Green, Kathy Oakley,
Theresa Repton, Nigel Harris
Participate in 2 weeks work experience at Isoudon in France as part of an exchange programme
organised by the Shropshire TVE Unit
Elizabeth Flaxman
Attend cake decorating classes and then make and decorate a cake to be raffled for Hope House
Neil Taylor, Darren Beach
Walk part of the Pennine Way to raise money for charity and the J L E Trust
Tania Walmsley, Jenny Cockcroft,
Laura McGorman
To involve children at Birchbank Special School in Circle Dancing
Aaron Banks
Participate in Ocean Youth Scheme
Sandra Geddes, Ann-Marie Boden
Supplies to make soft toys to sell with proceeds to go to Dr Barnado's
Mark Thomas, Karl Rowlands
Collect cans to raise money for Hope House
Adam Shields, Jacob Noel-Storr,
Jamie Mollart, Callum Macpherson
Establish an inter-planetary space agency
Genevieve Groom
Attend National Trust Acorn Project at Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire - a conservation group for young
people aged 16-18
Carla Phillips
Participate in pre-vocational equestrian course
Natalie Groom
Participate in 3rd leg of Tall Ships race on east coast of USA
William Baker
Advanced windsurfing course at Caernarfon
Ronald Hill, Jonathan Quinn
Supervised mountain biking expedition along the Long Mynd
Cheryl Hughes, Rachel Walmsley
Visit Chester Zoo to look at breeding problems and returning animals to the wild
Samuel Hepworth, Jonathan Duppa,
Stewart Shepherd, Matthew Smout,
Rhys Stevens, Jamie Steward
Attend cricket coaching course and establish annual J L Edwards tournament at school
Katherine Thorpe
Learn sign language in order to accompany deaf children on holiday
Amanda Maddox, Rosalyn Chatham,
Rebecca Handley, Hilary Francis,
Sally Vicars
Construct a wildlife garden in the grounds of Lady Forester Hospital
Ceridwen Glendon
Participation in a Quaker Youth Theatre Production
Matthew Bennett
Jenny Oakley
Fitness assessment at Lilleshall National Sports Centre
Professional voice training lessons
Jamie Mollart
Photographic and pictorial display of the Wyre Forest
Kelly Manning
Visit Police Training centre in Cwmbran with WPC Vaughan
Darren Dobson
Moto-cross training course in Stoke on Trent
Aaron Banks
Go diving with dolphins in the North Sea and arrange a lecture by Dr Horace Dobbs
Sam Newth
Design and build a novelty bike to be used for charity
Katie Nettell, Jodie Mollard,
Emma Belton
Produce a Children's Guide to the Severn Valley Railway
Daniel Dickinson, Alice Freeman,
Andrew Rowe
Sponsored cycle ride around Shropshire
Rosie Clarke, Gemma Charteris,
Debra Jarman, Sally Chadd
Visit Granada studios in Manchester
Jamie Mollart, Peter Rigby
Visit wildlife sites around Shropshire to photograph and video birds and wildlife
to show to the school's YOC
Genevieve Groom
Canoeing course for beginners
Nigel Harris, Martin Taylor
Cycling tour of North Wales
Fiona Cowen
Residential fencing course to increase chances of achieving a place on the U17 National Fencing Squad
Ben Williams, Jonathan Humphries
Research project on Cound Hall, producing information cards for sale
Natalie Groom
Residential music course
Matthew Mead
Visit to offices of "Shoot" football magazine to gain an insight into a possible career in sports journalism
Michaela Walker
Help to raise money to sponsor her Gambian pen pal so he may continue his education
John Sinar, Mark Cank
Sponsored parachute jump to raise money for the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Scanner appeal
Victoria Brown, Fiona Ramsay
Tour of Shropshire sites of interest
Daniel Smethurst
Investigation into how the City of London operates and the associated social changes
Sophie Barrett-Brown
Visit London to study Tragedy, History and Mystery
Lynn Thomas, Michelle True
Dance course
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
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Name/s
Project Details
Martina DeMos, Samantha Leigh
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
Badger watching
Peter Mullinder, Jonathan Plant
Visit Snowdonia to study minerals
Lucy Beckley, Laura Pike
Visit Aston University Ophthalmic Department
Joanne Goodall, Zena Johnson
Visit Isle of Arran and study aspects of the Woollen industry
Zoe Welch
Attend ice skating summer school
Claire Downey, Beth Cooper
Sponsored hot-air balloon trip with proceeds to charity
Sarah Blakey
Attend 2x weekend scuba diving sessions
Jo George, Andrew Davies,
Stephen Cox, David Mills
Canal boat trip
Gavin Perry
Visit and travel on the railways in Wales
Kate Thompson, Andrea Ball
Horse riding course in Snowdonia
Carl Masefield
Moto-cross
Suzanne Higgs, Pippa Pickard
Visit the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh
Nicola Highfield, Elaine Cox,
Jane Gray
To cover transport costs to visit the House of Commons
Ian Garbutt
Attend rally car drivers training course in Cardiff
Marie Masefield, Emma Walker
Visit Ascot Racecourse and Ludlow Riding School
Danielle Clark
Attend intensive language programme in France
Susan Jones, Zaba Walker
Youth hostelling in the Peak District
Caroline Brunner
Attend dry ski slope lessons
Kate George, Stephen Morgan,
Lawson Tremellan, Karen Poundford
Visit India to help with a village project
Nicola Spencer
Equestrian Course
Paul Seabury
Visit the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth
Kerry-Ann Walters
Residential visit to Grammar School in Gillingham
Rachel Taunton, Selina Dutton
Retrace old drovers roads in North Wales on bikes
Joanne Walker, Catherine Phillips
Fiona Harrison, Vanessa Williams
To cover transport costs for getting to Innage House each day during a week in July to work with old
people
Kate George
Pre-nursing course
Roy Dietrich, Grant Ridgway
Residential visit to Acton Scott Museum
Pippa Pickard, Suzanne Higgs
Outward bound course in Tywyn
Alison Kirkland, Sara Williams
Residential visit to a school for physically handicapped children in Bolton, Lancashire
Alison Gordon, Kate Thomas
Visit Scotland
Karen Poundford
Attend music course
Ian Wedge, Michael Squires,
Beverley Mason
Go on a fossil collecting expedition
Peter Hark
1981
1980
Clare Robertson
Stephen Morgan, Alan Stephenson,
Andrew Clews
Camping in the Brenin Forest in North Wales
Claire Brunner
Visit Russia with the Shropshire Schools Symphony Orchestra
Nicolas Hajdasz, Richard Mallison
Rail journey to the Western Highlands of Scotland
Martin Young
Undertake a mountain bothies project in North Wales
Caroline Young
Hannah Walton
Alison Phillips
Julie Chatham
Alison Matthews
Rosemary Chatham
Glyn Reynolds
Daniel Pollendine
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David Pollendine
Alice Cotton
was awarded
£150 towards
the costs of
being a Young
Games Maker
at the 2012
London
Olympics
Zach Jones and Dan Hines were awarded
£60 for their cycle ride from the source of
the Severn
Tara
Moran
received
£200
towards
the cost of
a camera
to record
2012
Olympic
events in
school and
Much
Wenlock
Claire Crossley was awarded £100
towards her visit to Sweden with the
Guides
Oliver Austin
was awarded
£100
towards his
costs to
participate in
the World
Scout
Jamboree
Rebecca Lefroy
was awarded £100
towards the costs
of participating in
a 3 day medical
course at
Nottingham
University
Spring Edition 2015
Alice
Sidebottom
was awarded
£100
towards her
ski trip to
Switzerland
with the
Guides
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Name/s
Project Details
John Maclean
Robert Cuffley
1980
Marcus Wood
1979 Claire Moore
Nicola Williams
Jill Cavalier
Sally Arrowsmith
Emma Hartill
Louise Haynes
Diane Smith
Alison Blakey
Cathleen Lewis
Julie Beech
In 1992, Adam Shields, Jacob Noel-Storr,
Jamie Mollart and Callum Macpherson were
awarded funds to establish an Interplanetary Space Agency!
Belinda Lewis
Nicola Clee
1978 Mark Baker
Christopher Morris
Gary Reynolds
Michael Rowe
Andrew Jones
David Turner
Adrian Webb
1977 Nicola Clee
Carron Hatchman
Paula Carter
Julie Hutt
Janet Hutt
Lindsey Walton
Shelley Walton
Helen Grundy
Erica Constantine
Christopher George
Ross Lister
1976 Elizabeth Baker
Stephen Perks
Karl Foster
1975 Sandra Davies
John Hajdasz
Visit ICI Billingham
1974 Robert Woosnam-Savage
Paul Worthington
James Hawes
David Whittal
Keith Richards
1973
David Hollins
In 1997, Vicky
Evans designed
and made an
animal poetry
book to sell.
Proceeds went to
the RSPCA.
David Majski
John Platt
Andrew Draper
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In 2002, Jenny
Kemp was awarded
the costs of
materials to make
a single bed size
quilt and then
raffle it to raise
funds for the Born
Free Foundation
Also in 1997, Daniel Beardsmore, Jeffrey
Hamer, and Stuart Palmer were helped to
mountain bike along the Jack Mytton Way
to help forge strong relationships between
horse riders, mountain bikers and walkers.
We think this (above right) is a photo of the
boys in action - if you know that it pictures
other people, please do let us know!
In 1997 Ailsa Cowen was helped
to meet the costs of representing
GB at the World Fencing
Championships in Tenerife.
Calum Sullivan won an award in 2007, to cover the costs of producing an original
book called "Arthur
Lipman and the Evil
Lord Naven".
Proceeds of book sales
went to Great Ormond
Street.
We bought copies of both
these books for our school
library and still have
them on the shelves, so
you can borrow one if
you’d like to!
Spring Edition 2015
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Name/s
1972
Project Details
Angela Clinton
Rita Brown
Roger Pescott
Tim Walker
1971
Jennifer Tabbron
Carolyn Gray
Peter Clinton
1970
Visit Chess Congress in Hastings
Billy Shuker
Geoffrey Hatton
Andrew Kitchen
Julia Evans
Theatre visit to London
A mystery photo. Who’s pictured
here?? And where? And when?
Please tell us if you know.
Lesley Watkins
1969
Nigel Pardoe
Nicholas Langley
Verity Dodson
1968
Carol Evans, Doreen Gilmore,
Pat Jones
Participate in a week's course at Plas y Brenin outdoor pursuits centre
Diane Taylor
The following students have been given an Award this
year, and the Sixth Form were also awarded the
FoWBS Community Award of £100 to help towards
their “Broseley in Bloom” project.
Another mystery
photo. Who’s
pictured here??
And where? And
when? Please tell
us if you know.
Names
Project Description
Amount
Awarded
£100
Joey Ellis-Perks, 11B9
Fees and equipment for Much Wenlock Triathlon
Jaya Ellis-Perks, Year 13
Costs of visiting h/o of Breakthrough Breast Cancer following
fundraising events
£100
Matthew Griffiths, Year 12
Fees and equipment for Triathlon competitions
£150
Ellie Humphries, 7A6
Fees for taking 2nd Dan Black Belt in Taekwondo
£75
James Hammond. 11L7
Scouting Jamboree in Japan (2015)
£150
Antonia Shaw, 11B4
Equipment to help expand knowledge and ability of prosthetic make-up
£50
Katie Birt, Year 13
Costs of SYO Fusion + Fiddlesticks Concert Tour to La Rochelle, France
£100
Olivia Ritchie, 8B9
Complete First Aid Course with St John's Ambulance
£60
Ollie Wells, 8L10
Purchase a set of parallette bars to help improve gymnastic skills
£100
Harry Entwistle, 11S1
Achieve Stage 1 Solo Gliding Pilot's Licence
£100
The J L Edwards Memorial Trust is a unique body which has given many students of William Brookes School the funds
to do something they might not have been able to.
If you would like to make a financial donation to the Trust so that it may continue its work giving future generations the
same opportunities, then please send whatever you can to Mrs Kerry Cloud, Head’s PA. Cheques should be make
payable to the “J L Edwards Memorial Trust”.
In the meantime, if you are able to fill in any of the blank spaces on the pages of this pull-out, please email the details
to kcloud@williambrookes.com
This 12-page pull-out section was compiled by Mrs K Cloud, using archive information held in our school library.
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CONTACTING THE SCHOOL
The School Office is open between 08.00 and
17.30 Monday - Thursday, closing at 17.00
on Friday.
Telephone: 01952-728900
Sometimes our lines are busy but you will have a
chance to leave a message. Please do that and we will
deal with your message as soon as possible.
Receptionists:
Ms Suzana Aston, Ms Bernie Steele, Ms Sophie Farrington
and Mrs Kim Cooke.
Reception Supervisor: Janine Lye
The School fax number is 01952-728918.
e-mail address is admin@williambrookes.com
website: www.williambrookes.com
Our automated service will ask you to press 1 if you are
reporting a student’s absence; pressing 2 will give you details
of current events in school. You may still, of course, hold if
you wish to speak to a member of staff.
Please remember that it is unlikely that you will be able to
speak to a member of teaching staff immediately except
possibly during morning and lunch breaks (10.50 to 11.10 or
13.10 to 14.10). There are also after-school meetings at
15.50 so you might not immediately get through to a teacher
then. Receptionists will, however, be pleased to take your
message and pass that on as soon as possible.
In most cases parents will need to ask for the tutor or subject
teacher. For some matters it may be more appropriate to
speak to the House Leader/Subject Leader/SENCO/Inclusion
Manager. If you feel that you need to speak to a member of
the Leadership Team please tell the Receptionist and she will
try to make the appropriate contact or arrange for you to be
called back as soon as possible.
News in Brief...
4 of our Year 10 students recently visited the Priorslee campus
of Wolverhampton University with Mr Brocklehurst, to take part
in a Maths competition.
The staff in the Leisure Centre would like to thank Hannah
Broadley 10s4, Huw Chadwick 8L7, Will Cowper 8L7 and
Jemimah Whittaker 10S6 who worked before and after school
and during break and lunch times recently in order to repair
the 4 survival throw rings located around the swimming pool.
The standard of work is so high, the rings look brand new! As
a token of thanks, each student will receive a Head’s
Commendation and free swimming sessions.
Sixth Form Science students visited the CCFC Fusion
Research Facility with Mr Kumar on 10 March.
Students Jess Beets 8L4, Bradley Jones 9B7, Harry Jones 9A1,
Gareth Matthews 9L1, Oliver Silgram 8S9 and Ellen Steele 9S3
were invited to attend a special meeting on 20 March with Miss
Watkins, Miss Turner and Miss Gaffney to undertake the final
phase of their Diversity Project peer assessments. Prizes for
first, second and third places were vouchers of the winner’s
choice, to be presented in an assembly. Ellen and Gareth
have worked very hard on a County-wide Young Health
Champions project to raise awareness of diabetes. Tutors
showed their video during tutor periods in the last two weeks of
term and they also made presentations in school assemblies.
Year 7 students visited the Big Bang Science Fair on 12 March,
accompanied by Dr Morgan.
History Department News
Mr Morris reports...
If you have an urgent message to pass on to a
student, please make the urgency clear to the
Receptionist and she will ensure that the message is
taken to your child without delay.
Parents - please remind your child/
children that CHEWING GUM IS NOT
ALLOWED IN SCHOOL.
Spring Edition 2015
Year 11 History students, along with Mr Koenig, Mrs Hinde,
Miss Lane and I, recently enjoyed a visit to the Imperial War
Museum North in Manchester. During an entertaining day the
students took part in a workshop on the Home Front during the
Second World War. They were shown photographs, written
sources and objects connected with the Home Front and then
gave presentations to the group on what they had discovered.
Students spent time looking at the galleries on the First and
Second World War and a special exhibition on the impact that
the Home Front had on civilians. We also watched The Big
Picture Show which was a film showing peoples experiences of
life in the blitz and children being evacuated from
Manchester.
Everyone agreed that the visit was a useful experience and
opportunity and provided early revision material for
the forthcoming exam on the Impact of War.
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Head’s Commendations
have recently been awarded to:
Rebecca
Anderson
8A3
1
Design Technology
Isla
Andrews
8S5
1
Religious Education
Ellie
Anson
7B10
1
Music
Jessica
Baker
8B1
3
Science, Design
Technology and Physical
Education
Bethany
Evans
7L9
1
Science
David
Evans
10A4
1
Physical Education
Chelsie
Fuller
7L1
2
Chloe
Fullerton
10L2
1
Religious Education and
National Curriculum
Physical Education
Marcus
Gilbert
7B7
4
French, Religious
Education and English x 2
Daniel
Gilmore
7B6
1
Science
Emily
Gilmore
10B3
1
English
Kate
Goodman
8L9
1
Physical Education
William
Goodyear
7S6
1
Science
Lydia
Gough
7S3
2
Music and Science
Amelie
Gray
7A6
2
Science and Design
Technology
7S1
1
Science
Elizabeth
Barrett
10S8
1
Religious Education
Luca
Basini-Gazzi
9B9
1
Religious Education
Angel
Beasley
9B1
1
Design Technology
Lydia
Biring Hall
7A1
2
Design Technology
Abigail
Green
Megan
Birt
7B2
5
Science, English x 2,
French, Design
Technology
Dylan
Griffiths Jones 10S5
1
Religious Education
Eleanor
Hall
11S3
1
Religious Education
Cate
Bishop
7B2
2
English x 2
George
Hare
8B8
1
Design Technology
Megan
Bowen
10A7
1
Religious Education
Barnaby
Harper
9A5
3
Erin
Bowman
8L9
2
Physical Education and
English
Geography, Art and
Science
Rebecca
Hartill
9A10
1
Design Technology
Olivia
Briggs
7S2
6
Science, Art, Design
Technology, Religious
Education, French and
National Curriculum
Lily
Hayward
9B8
1
Religious Education
Archie
Henderson
9B9
1
Art
Emily
Hewlett
9L4
1
Religious Education
Rowan
Hickey
7L4
2
Art x 2
Laura
Hinsley
11B6
1
Religious Education
Sam
Hughes
8L7
1
Religious Education
Elle
Humphries
7A6
2
Design Technology and
Physical Education
Lola
JacksonWalsh
7A8
3
Design Technology, Art and
French
Faye
James
7L10
2
Science and Music
Mollie
Nathaniel
Leah
Rhys
James
Jones
Jones
Jones
9S4
10S2
7A10
10L2
1
1
2
1
Religious Education
Music
Physical
Science Education
Megan
Leak
8B1
1
Design Technology
Abbey
Lewis
9A9
2
Art and Design Technology
Abigail
Littley
10A3
1
Religious Education
Hannah
Broadley
10S4
2
Community
Alexandra
Brooks
7A1
1
Religious Education
Jade
Bruce
10S3
1
Science
Shannon
Burgess
8B10
1
Design Technology
Josh
Burton
10L6
1
Physical Education
Annie
Bynoth
8L6
3
Science, Design
Technology and Religious
Education
Abigail
Cank
8S6
1
Physical Education
Dominic
Capaldi
9B2
1
Design Technology
Charlotte
Casteleyn
10S2
2
English and Religious
Education
Huw
Chadwick
8L7
3
Geography, Design
Technology and
Community
Milly
Lowndes
8L7
1
Mathematics
Harriet
Cooke
8L8
1
Religious Education
Jacob
Loynton
8S8
1
English
Lewis
Cornwell
9L1
1
Religious Education
Emily
Mansfield
8S10
1
French
Amy
Cousins
7S6
2
Science and French
Olivia
Marcham
7L6
3
Tululah
Cowper
7L8
2
English x 2
National Curriculum,
History and Science
William
Cowper
8L7
2
Lily
Mason
8L10
1
Science
Ethan
Sarah
Damerum
Cox
9A2
7B4
2
2
Olivia
McCleary
7L7
1
Religious Education
Phoebe
Mears
10B4
1
Physical Education
Callum
Paige
Hayden
Jeannie
Joe
Nona
Davies
Craven
Dixon
Culley
Dyer
Cunningham
7B8
10B10
9L2
7B4
7A4
7S3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Community
English
National Curriculum
National Curriculum
Religious Education
Design Technology
IT
English
Science
Emily
Miller
7L6
3
Design Technology x 2 and
French
Molly
Neilson
7A7
1
Science
Edmunds
7S9
3
Verity
Nicholls
7B8
2
English x 2
Caitlin
O'Grady
8L3
2
Science x 2
Imogen Elkes 7A9
3
Rebecca
Owen
10L1
1
Physical Education
Louise
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Physical Education, Art
and Geography
Religious Education,
Science
Thea
Perkins-Green 9A1
1
Religious Education
Bethan
Peters
3
Design Technology,
Science
7L9
Samuel
Woodley
7L3
1
Charlie
Woodward
7L1
1
Design
Technology
Physical Education
Maisie
Wroe
9L9
1
Religious Education
Ellie
Preece
9S6
1
Religious Education
Benjamin
Wyatt
8B9
1
National Curriculum
Oliver
Pygott
8S6
1
Religious Education
James
Young
8S4
1
Science
Declan
Quinn
7L9
1
Science
Evangeline Zoroch
10A5
1
Religious Education
Ellie
Ralley
10L8
1
Physical Education
Katie
Richmond
9A4
2
Tia
Ricks
10L9
1
English and Design
Technology
Religious Education
Olivia
Ritchie
8B9
2
Design Technology
Ella
Roberts
10B3
1
Religious Education
Gracie
Russell-Anslow 7B3
2
James
Scott
10L6
1
Dance
Physical Education
Charlie
Sheargold
10L1
1
Religious Education
Chloe
Shillam
8L1
2
Design Technology
Simon
Singh-Mohr
9B9
1
Religious Education
Ellis
Smith
10S7
1
Physical Education
Molly
Southgate
8S1
1
Religious Education
Henry
Spendlove
9L6
1
Religious Education
Philippa
Spendlove
7L10
1
Music
Lauren
Standley
10B8
1
Religious Education
Alex
Starr
9S7
1
Religious Education
Katie
Steele
7S4
2
IT and Science
Jessica
Sutherland
8B9
1
French
Lauren
Thomas
8B8
1
Physical Education
Maisie
Thornton
9A10
1
Religious Education
Holly
Tromans
710
1
Science
Leah
Tromans
9B6
1
Religious Education
Ewan
Turner
7A7
1
Science
Ellie
Tyley
10S1
1
Physical Education
Mia
Ward
7B6
3
Design Technology x 2 and
IT
Manali
Ware
7B2
1
Design Technology
Ellie
Warner
7S10
2
Jacob
Weatherley
10S9
1
French and Physical
Education
Religious Education
Oliver
Wells
8L10
2
Design Technology
Jack
Whitehouse
8S9
1
Religious Education
Hester
Whittaker
7S2
1
Science
Jemimah
Whittaker
10S6
1
Community
Megan
Williams
8B8
1
Design Technology
Henry
Willis
8A8
3
Art, Science and Physical
Education
Polly
Wiseman
7L2
4
Art, Design Technology x
2 and National
Curriculum
Maisie
Woodhall
8L1
2
Design Technology
Spring Edition 2015
From left to right: Hatty, Amy-Mae
and Leah with their certificates
Mr Roden
writes…
This exciting
opportunity for
young people to
develop their public
speaking skills was
hosted here at William Brookes School on Tuesday 10
February at 18.30.
Each Youth Speaks team consists of the Chairperson, the
Speaker and the Proposer of the Vote of Thanks. The
Chairperson has two minutes to welcome the audience,
to introduce the Speaker and to inform the audience of
the relevance or expertise of the Speaker towards his/her
chosen subject. The Speaker then has six minutes to
deliver an address and a maximum of two minutes to
address a question from the audience. Finally, the Vote
of Thanks is given by the Proposer for two minutes.
Our team of Sixth From students saw Leah Venables
(Chair Person), Amy-Mae Hilton (Main Speaker) and
Harriet Fitzpatrick (Vote of Thanks) up against some very
tough opponents from local schools including Abraham
Darby, The Charlton School and Thomas Telford School.
Miss Shenton, Miss Comerford and I went along to
support them on the evening. Sadly they did not get
through to the next round but they each came
away with a certificate and a £10
Next voucher.
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81 Year 8 students, 8 staff, 5 days and a lot of
noise! Arthog 2015 was brilliant! Staff and
students were challenged to step out of their
comfort zones and tried gorge walking, rock
climbing, abseiling, mountain walking,
orienteering, canoeing and the infamous ‘leap of
faith’ over a 30 foot deep quarry! Every single one
of them emerging with a proud smile and a pat on
the back from their teammates.
Students worked together as a team for the week,
supporting each other on the team building tasks,
spotting each other when climbing, collaborating
over a raft building competition and maintaining
the tidiness of the centre. It was great to see so
many students challenging themselves and cheering
each other and the staff on; they really were a
credit to the School.
Year 7 students- look out for this trip next year!
- Mrs McGill
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2015
Many thanks to Mr
Swannick for all these
lovely photos!
Spring Edition 2015
...the
week in
pictures!
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A Careers Awareness
Day was held in school on 16
March for Year 9 students, giving
them an insight in to the variety of careers and
opportunities available to them when they leave school and
what to aim for.
Workshops were held with speakers from the volunteering
sector (Shropshire RCC); big business (Barclays Bank); Chester
University (continuing learning after school); entrepreneurship
(starting up your own business); apprenticeships (HMRC) and
an overview of the support available to students at school and
beyond (Shropshire Youth).
There was also a Careers Fair, which was opened up to the
Year 10 & 11 students during lunchtime, with stands held by
local businesses such as Severn Edge Vets, Wenlock Leisure
Centre, Salon 10 and Wheatlands Care Home and various
other sectors such as the Armed Forces, West Mercia Police,
Careers Awareness Day
Revision Sessions
Manufacturing, Health Service,
Catering Academy, Further Education
and Technical.
It was a successful event giving students access to useful
information about careers and giving them the opportunity to
talk to people who work in the sectors they are interested in.
- Ms Lovelace
Parents are requested NOT to come into the car
park to collect students until AFTER 15.45, to allow
for the safe loading and egress of the School
Coaches. There have been a number of ‘near misses’
involving students and parents’ cars so this requirement is in
place to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all students.
Please also avoid parking in the designated disabled spaces
unless you are a Blue Badge holder.
Maths Department News
Maths Challenge
Well done to these pupils who have excelled in the recent
Maths Challenge:
YEAR 10
Gold Award
Charlotte Casteleyn (Best in school and Year 10)
Connor Bennett
Silver Award
Matthew Jones
Tom Tinsley
Bronze Award
Jordan Corfield
Oliver Shires
Harry Parton
Amber Walters
Charlie Sheargold
Beth Williams
YEAR 9
Silver Award
Emilia Stonebanks (Best in Year) Eleanor Bennett
Bronze Award
Adam Dyer
Miika Day-Gough
Amber Walters, Connor Bennett, Charlotte Castelyn and Nat
Jones tell us more about the Maths Challenge…
Maths Puzzle
Justin Summers walks up and down a hill which is six
kilometres for a round trip. His dog, being slower, walks at
half the speed. When Justin reaches the top of the hill he
turns around and walks down, meeting his dog part way.
Justin continues walking to the bottom of the hill at the same
speed. The dog follows him, also maintaining his original
speed. How far did the dog walk?
(Email answer to ysherratt@williambrookes.com, first
correct answer wins a prize!)
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Four of us went to the University of Wolverhampton's Telford
campus to participate in a maths challenge named "The Maths
Feast". It was split into 3 sections consisting of the starter, main
course and dessert, each gradually getting harder at every
round. We were up against 16 other schools and worked
together as a team to manage our time. We worked in pairs
for the majority of the time but checked our answers with each
other before we sent them off to the assessor to make sure we
were happy with them. It was great fun.
The first round proved to be easy, a simple card sorting
exercise, which we completed perfectly. The next round was a
trickier comparison test, where we dropped 6 marks. This was
devastating, as they were silly mistakes. The next round was a
comprehension round on set theory. Luckily, Nat and I had
done something similar in computer science, so we blitzed it!
All the challenges had a time limit and after each one they
were marked by a teacher from another attending school, so
we knew the result for each challenge straight away.
This was a great experience, exercising not only our maths
skills but also our ability to work together effectively and is an
experience that will be fondly remembered by all of us.
Lastly…..
We welcome back Mrs Sherratt who has returned this half term
from her Maternity Leave.
Sports Reports from Mrs Smith....
Telford Schools Badminton League
Our U16 boys won the Telford Schools League! Well done and
special mention to Pete Montague, Oli Williams, Tom Grant and
Kieron Walker. The U14 boys were the runners up. Well done to
Dan Searle, Jamie Porter ,Will Mottershaw, Fred Ross and Toby
Jones. William Brookes U14 girls lost in their semi final on
countback of points to Thomas Telford School - Meg Leak, Meg
Birt, Kirsty Walker and Thea Perkins-Green.
Focussed on the target, a Year 4 pupil at
Christchurch Primary School in Cressage is
pictured during the Bronze Ambassadors Kurling
competition. See our report on page 37.
County Table Tennis Championships
These were held on 4 February. Congratulations to Daniel Searle
in Year 8 who won the silver medal in the U14 boys competition
and to Year 12 students Ben Jones and Jamie Robinson who won
silver and bronze respectively in the U19 boys competition. It was
pleasing to see 10 of our WBS students taking part in the
Championships and the credit for this goes to our table tennis
coach John O'Keefe who is ably assisted each week by Sixth Form
student Jamie Robinson and Year 11 Sports Leaders Richard
Ratcliffe and Harry Entwistle.
Parents! Don’t make it easy for your
child to lose track of costly school
items! Please make sure that all
clothing and equipment is clearly marked with his/her name!
Items are often mislaid, and the school’s Reception office staff
regularly find themselves inundated with mounds of coats,
shoes and bags, etc., often with no indication as to whom they
belong. Following Shropshire Council guidelines, all unnamed and unclaimed items which has been held for more
than one month will be disposed of. Visit the lost property
page on the school portal:
https://portal.williambrookes.com/students/Pages/LostProperty.aspx
If you think that any of the items may belong to your son/
daughter, please ask them to come and reclaim them from
Reception as soon as possible.
Lost Property
Sports Leader Lewis
Cornwell refereeing
Much Wenlock A v
Broseley A in the Primary Football Development League.
See the report from Mrs Smith on page 37.
Cadets visit
Members of the West Midland
Reserve Forces & Cadets
Association visited William
Brookes on Tuesday 10 March.
Students from Years 8, 9 and 10
joined them in the Coubertin
Lecture Theatre during lunchtime
and the London Breakout Zone (pictured left) during Tutor
Period.
The Army Cadet Force is sponsored by the Army but is not
part of it, which means there is absolutely no requirement on
cadets to join any of the Armed Forces. The ACF charter
states that it ‘provides challenging military, adventurous and
community activities’ and aims to ‘inspire young people to
achieve success in life….and to develop in them the qualities
of a good citizen.’ The ACF is about fun and friendship,
action and adventure, excitement and education. Cadets
follow a structured syllabus that can lead to valuable
vocational qualifications, recognised by employers and
educational institutions alike.
Army cadets/students
Lyndsey Thornton 8S10,
Morgan Tromans 8L9
and Josh Duckett 9L4 at
the event.
Spring Edition 2015
The nearest detachment of the ACF is based in Broseley,
meeting on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 19.00 21.00. Cadets have the opportunity to attend many weekend
residential courses from Military Skills to Adventurous
Training throughout the year, culminating in a two-week
camp during the summer holidays.
For more information about the ACF, please contact the
West Midland’s Schools Cadet Expansion Officer
Major Simon Cuthbert on 0121 427 5221, ext.
217
or email wm-sceo@rfca.mod.uk
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Sportshall Athletics
Sports Reports from Mrs Humphreys...
In January William Brookes
hosted two Sportshall Athletics
competitions for our partnership
schools Oldbury Wells, Bridgnorth
Endowed and Idsall. In both the Year
7 and 8 competitions, both the girls
and boys teams were victorious.
As Champions, the Year 8 girls and
boys teams went through to the next
round, representing East Shropshire
in the Shropshire Winter Games held
on 4 March at Shrewsbury Sports
Village. The Winter Games were a
fantastic opportunity for our students
to compete against the best schools
in Shropshire. Unfortunately the date
coincided with a Year 8 trip to Arthog which left the girls’ team
particularly depleted of experienced athletes. The Year 7s rose
to the challenge achieving 4th position. The boys however, are
County Champions! Congratulations to Toby Jones, Kieron
Smith, Greg Jones, Josh Richards, Fred Jones and Matthew
Borley, who are pictured here.
Mr Parkes and I have been excellently supported when hosting
Sportshall Athletics events by a group of knowledgeable and
committed Year 9 and 10 students. The Year 9s in particular
hosted five separate events in January and February and were
often at training sessions to help coach younger students. We
are extremely grateful for their commitment; particular thanks
go to: Courtney Dickens, Ellen Steele, Amelia Fawcett, Will
Mottershaw, Luca Basini-Grazzi, Lewis Cornwell, Sergi Bernat,
Thea Perkins-Green, Maisie Wroe, Ellie Preece, Alex Nicholas,
Hannah Wiseman, Archie Orme, Laura Robinson, Evan
Mansfield and Frances Brooks.
Cross-Country
Our cross-country runners enjoyed an excellent morning of
competition at the Shropshire Schools Championships in early
February. The girls did particularly well in the team
competitions; the Year 7 and Year 10/11 teams achieving 2nd
place.
The boys excelled individually:
Alex Burrows (U19) achieved 1st place for the sixth consecutive
year
Matt Griffiths (U19) 2nd place to Alex
Stanley Willis (Year 10/11) 1st place
Greg Jones (Year 8/9) 5th place
Eight William Brookes students were selected to represent
Shropshire at the English Schools Cross-Country
Championships on 14 March in Blackburn.
Congratulations to:
Greg Jones (Year 8), Imogen Fawcett (Year 11), Katie Doody
(Year 11), Maisie Hill (Year 10), Stanley Willis (Year 11),
Robbie Cooper (Year 11), Matthew Griffiths (Year 12) and Alex
Burrows.
Swimming
Our strength in the pool continues to develop on all levels.
Students have the opportunity to swim weekly in the pool
regardless of their ability. An improvers club for our less
experienced swimmers is held twice a week;
Wednesday evenings (15:45-17:00)
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13:40). For those at intermediate
level Wednesday evenings in the deep
end/over lengths and for our elite
swimmers Friday evenings (15:5017:00).
We achieved our best ever results in
the Thomas Telford Winter League
Galas. This is a series of galas for
each group where the results are
added together to give an overall
boys and girls score. I am delighted
to say that the boys teams achieved
2nd place (3 points behind Thomas
Telford) and the girls achieved 1st
position; a truly excellent result.
Another great result was achieved at
the Telford Schools Championships:
● Junior boys (Years 7 and 8) = 4th
● Intermediate girls & boys (Years 9 and 10) = 3rd
● Junior girls = 1st
Well done to all swimmers on an excellent set of results, but a
particular mention to :
Louise Edmunds 7S9
Jess Griffiths 8L7
Elle Humphries 7A6
Faith Harrison 8S3
Lauren Hickinbottom 8B6
We now look forward to competing in the South Shropshire
Championships on 22 April in Ludlow.
Gymnastics
Just before the Christmas holidays, in the last week of term, 20
William Brookes students competed in the Telford Schools
Gymnastics Competition. Every Monday evening for half a
term the gymnasts worked extremely hard to perfect their
vaulting technique and their set floor routine, ably assisted by
Helen Joesbury and Megan Rounsley (Year 11).
In the novice (those students who do not attend an outside
gymnastics club) competition the following results were
achieved:
Team 3- 5th
Team 2- 3rd
Team 1- 1st
This is the second consecutive year that William Brookes have
won the novice trophy. Congratulations to all gymnasts but
particularly Team 1:
Eleanor Bennett
Amelia Fawcett
Sharla Harvey
Erin Bowman
Chloe Harvey
Leah Thomas
Biathlon
As reported in the previous newsletter, 29 of our students
entered the qualifying round of the British Schools Modern
Biathlon which we hosted in October. I am delighted to report
that 10 of these students have qualified for the final to be held
at the Olympic park on 28 and 29 March.
Congratulations to:
Louise Edmunds
Fred Jones
Spencer Willis
Joey Ellis-Perks
Jack Manning
Stanley Willis
Matthew Griffiths
Tom Walker- Evans
Elle Humphries
Henry Willis
Charlie Woodward
We wish much success to the team who have been training
incredibly hard since the start of Spring term, in both the
running and swimming disciplines. They have been ably
supported by Josh Burrows (ex-student), his younger brother
years in cross-country and most recently girls
Hockey and boys Rugby. Interhouse is a fantastic
opportunity for all students to represent their house,
enabling all students to experience competitive sport and
team spirit. Our older students (mainly Years 9 and 10)
contribute to the success of these events, officiating and
organising. These skills will benefit them not only in school
life, but also in life generally.
(Continued from page 34)
Alex and ‘D’ (Head coach at Northgate Swimming Club). A
big thank you to all three, who have given their time and
expertise to our Biathletes. Unfortunately Fred, Stanley and
Spencer have decided not to compete due to other
commitments.
Interhouse
This has been a particularly busy term for Interhouse
Competitions. Years 7-9 took part in Sportshall Athletics; all
The following results were achieved:
Interhouse Sportshall Athletics Results 2015
GIRLS
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
BOYS
OVERALL
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
S
A
B
L
B
L
A
S
B
A
L
S
34
35
38
42
33
39
42
47
71
77
81
81
A
S
B
L
B
L
A
S
A
B
S
L
33
33
39
45
35
35
38
41
71
74
74
80
L
B
S
A
B
L
A
S
B
L
A
S
Interhouse Cross Country Results 2015
GIRLS
BOYS
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
YEAR 7
ATHENS
56
SYDNEY
61
BEIJING
84
LONDON
106
ATHENS
54
LONDON
58
BEIJING
78
SYDNEY
117
YEAR 8
SYDNEY
41
BEIJING
76
LONDON
95
ATHENS
107
LONDON
40
ATHENS
80
SYDNEY
84
BEIJING
110
YEAR 9
BEIJING
32
ATHENS
78
SYDNEY
78
LONDON
192
BEIJING
51
LONDON
63
ATHENS
90
SYDNEY
103
YEAR 10
ATHENS
LONDON
SYDNEY
ATHENS
LONDON
SYDNEY
Interhouse Hockey and Rugby Results 2015
Year 7
Megan Birt
Players of the
Tournament
Year 8
Isla Andrews
Year 9
Angel Beasley, Thea Perkins-Green,
Martha Nutt and Amber Wyatt
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Year 10
Georgia Selby
Hockey
Rugby
Year 7
Joshua Harrison and Fred Foley
Year 9
Jack Manning
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Leadership and Primary Links Reports from Mrs Smith....
First half of this term...
KS2 & KS3 SPORTSHALL ATHLETICS
On the afternoon of Thursday 22 January, William
Brookes hosted the East Shropshire KS2 Sportshall Athletics
with over 160 competitors from 11 schools in separate boys
and girls competitions. The organisation had to be slick as
the KS3 competition was due to start immediately after the
KS2 event was finished. SGO Chris Jew organised the whole
event and was ably supported by 25 Year 9 athletics leaders
from WBS and Year 10 Silver Ambassador Evan Mansfield
who acted as field referee for the KS3 event.
The leaders had attended after school training with Mrs
Humphreys and Mr Parkes in the PE department and gained
experience organising the WBS inter house sportshall athletics
for Year 7 and Year 8 competitions the week before. The
experience paid off as both KS2 and KS3 competitions ran
like clockwork and Mr Jew was very complimentary about the
leaders as well as the standard of competitors in both events.
Buildwas BAs this half term and are looking forward to their
first intra events starting in March.
BRONZE AMBASSADORS
SGCo Ann Smith and PE apprentice Alex Burrows have been
busy this half term with lots of Bronze Ambassador planning
meetings and Year 3/4 intra-school events taking place. John
Wilkinson BAs completed their kurling, boccia and tri-golf
events and really did improve their organisation and
communication skills with each event. TA Claire Mansfield
was really impressed with the positive way they used feedback
and made changes to improve their delivery after each event,
and the Year 3/4 class teacher said the class really enjoyed
the competitions and appreciated the efforts of Year 6 leaders
Hannah, Tilley, Henry and Charlie.
Brockton BAs completed their second intra competition on 6
February, organising their kurling event. They had listened to
the feedback from their first boccia competition and made
sure they made all the necessary changes to their
organisation and double checked their plans when they had
to train a new leader to help when one of the team was away.
Their kurling event ran brilliantly with the Year 3/4s totally
involved and enjoying every minute. Mrs Smith was so
impressed with the smooth and efficient way the Year 6
leaders organised it that she has given them some ideas to
make their tri golf event on 27 February even more exciting
for the Year 3/4 class. It will challenge the BAs’
communication and planning skills but head teacher Ms
Relphs thinks they are up to it and was delighted with how
much the Year 6 leaders Autumn, Will, Bethany, Noah and
Cameron had developed and grown in confidence.
Much Wenlock BAs also completed their boccia and kurling
competitions in January and have decided to leave the tri golf
until the summer to ensure better weather for their event to
take place on the field. The BAs had large numbers of Year
3/4s and not a lot of indoor space so they decided to split the
classes in half and had to fit their competitions into two 30
minute slots. This really tested their planning and organising
skills and they were unable to get through all the planned
matches in the first boccia event. They had to evaluate what
could be changed and improved before their kurling event the
following week to ensure they could finish everything on time.
They made improvements to their pre planning and improved
their organisation on the day, successfully completing all the
games and presenting results and certificates in assembly the
following week. Well done to Louis, Oliver, Milly and Anya
for coping and overcoming the problems of large numbers
and small spaces.
Mrs Smith and PE apprentice Alex Burrows have also
had planning meetings with
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Dress rehearsals took place on Monday 26 January when the
children got their first experience of performing on the stage
with the lights and music. The evening performances followed
on Tuesday and Wednesday in front of full houses and the
excitement back stage was palpable. Those waiting to dance
were able to watch the action on stage through a live feed and
performers were greeted to spontaneous applause on their
return back stage. This created a wonderful friendly ,
supportive atmosphere and Mrs Smith , Headteachers and
primary staff working back stage were delighted with the
camaraderie and encouragement all the children gave to each
other and to other schools.
John Wilkinson had a massive 33 children including 9 boys
dancing on stage in their ‘Blue Brothers’ routine. That was a
feat of planning and choreography to ensure they all got to the
right places, so special well done to their teachers Mrs Hudson
and Mrs Swash who ran their club and choreographed the
whole piece.
172 children from Reception class to Year 13 participated over
the two evenings with some fantastic performances (and some
WBS PRIMARY DANCE FESTIVAL
Throughout Autumn 2 the primary schools ran dance clubs
after school and at lunchtimes to prepare for the annual WBS
primary dance festival ‘Stepping Up’. The primary schools are
invited to perform one or two dances at the festival and the
evenings also involve performances by GCSE dance students
and KS3 dance club members as well as the ‘Encore’ dance
groups. ENCORE has developed as an outreach programme
from WBS since the first festival organised by Michelle Bartlett
(Head of Dance) and Annie Smith SCGo , with dance
instructors from the school running evening classes open to all
children in the area through ‘The Edge’ Arts Centre. Numbers
have grown to 55 and any primary or secondary children
interested in joining can contact ‘The Edge’ on 01952
728911.
Cressage Year 3-6 ‘Birds of Paradise’ performed 'Carnival of
Feathers'. Again, they were taught by Jordan Spilsbury and
costumes were made by Jackie Birt.
amazing costumes) and the audiences on both evenings were
enthusiastic and appreciative of all the children’s efforts.
(See also Dance report by Ms Bartlett and photo on page 5 - Ed.)
WBS PRIMARY SWIMMING GALA
Wednesday 11 February saw WBS hosting their second ‘family’
swimming gala in the Much Wenlock leisure centre pool. This
year, 6 schools have entered with 75 children from Years 3 to
6 taking part and Sixth Form students from WBS giving up their
Rec and Leisure afternoon to help officiate the event.
The gala is aimed at those children who have performed well
in swimming lessons and may not be club standard but would
like to experience a gala competition.
There are separate boys and girls races over 25m in the four
strokes plus a freestyle relay. There are 3 heats for each stroke
with all swimmers timed and the top 6 competing in a final.
All competitors are awarded a participation certificate and the
top 3 finalists awarded 1st, 2nd and 3rd place certificates.
Coaches from Northgate swimming club also come along to
help officiate and also pass on information to any swimmers
who would like to develop further and may be interested in
joining the club.
Mrs Smith hopes all the children who took part enjoyed the
experience and are inspired to take their swimming on to the
next level.
PRIMARY SCHOOLS INTO WBS
This first half of the autumn term saw Broseley C of E Primary
School bringing 64 Year 3 and Year 4 children to WBS for PE
and swimming. SGCo Ann Smith and PE Apprentice Alex
Burrows taught swimming along with TAs and class teachers,
while Broseley PE co-ordinator Mr Heath taught basketball and
gymnastics. The groups responded well and the school
decided to continue bringing the same classes after half term
to try to get as many children as possible swimming 25m by
the end of term.
Buildwas have been coming to WBS on Thursday afternoons
for swimming and multi skills with Years 2, 3 ,4 and a few Year
5s. Charlie Torr has been assisting the teachers and TAs with
swimming while Alex and Mrs Smith have been working on
sending, receiving, aiming and tracking skills in the sportshall.
The children have been very enthusiastic and really enjoyed the
practices and games with noticeable improvements in their coordination , catching and throwing. The simple activities can
be played at lunchtimes back at school and the Year 5s who
have been acting as group leaders are looking forward to
Playleader training next term when they can put their
leadership skills into practice and use the games again.
Second half of this term...
WBS LEADERSHIP -- TRAINING AND DEPLOYMENT
During the February half term holiday 16 x Year 9s and Year
8s attended an FA Junior Football Organisers’ course led by PE
teacher and FA tutor Mr Hennessy. These courses are put on
every two years
and offered to
KS3 students at
WBS as their
first step on the
Andrew Owen,
football leader,
running heading
drill with
Buildwas pupils.
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coaching ladder.
The JFOs then work alongside more experienced
football leaders in Years 10 and 11 and have the
opportunity to coach and officiate the WBS Primary
Football Development League in March. The 12 x KS4
coaches act as mentors to the newly qualified KS3 leaders.
They put their newly acquired skills into practice and further
develop communication and organisational skills as well as
planning and teamwork required so that the new KS3 coaches
will be able to act as mentors to the next batch of JFOs in two
years’ time.
A further 21 WBS KS3 students also attended a Hockey
leaders course during half term, again with course tutor Mr
Hennessy. The leaders were then offered the opportunity to
officiate at a number of area and County Primary KS2 hockey
tournaments held in Telford and at WBS.
As a school we were delighted that 16 WBS KS3/4 Sports
Leaders were accepted to act as officials at the Shropshire
School Games on 3/4 March at Shrewsbury Sports Village.
They attended training at the venue on a Saturday in February
to familiarise themselves with the facilities and get more
detailed information about their jobs on the day. The
feedback following the school games was that all the leaders
acquitted themselves well and were polite and knowledgeable
in their roles as officials in tag rugby, sportshall athletics,
netball, cross country and quicksticks hockey. Well done!
Experienced Gold Sports Ambassadors Amelia West (Year
12), Beth Millward (Year 13) and Hannah Nock (Year 11),
pictured left to right below, were accepted as members of a
newly formed ‘Shropshire Young Coaches Academy’ and
have already attended a coaching workshop at Lilleshall
National Sports centre led by Shrewsbury Town FC manager
Micky Mellon. The girls came away buzzing with enthusiasm
and are really looking forward to the next coaching course.
Congratulations and well done to all our leaders who have
given up their time to develop the skills and knowledge to
become better coaches. The time they volunteer makes a
valuable contribution to the sporting opportunities offered to
the primary children in our schools and in the community.
PRIMARY FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
Thursdays 5, 12 and 19 March saw WBS KS3 and 4 football
leaders/coaches organising the KS2 Primary Football
Development League under the guidance of PE apprentice
Alex Burrows. The league involves 14 teams representing 7 of
our partner primary schools, playing in 3 different divisions
based on age and experience. The aim is to give each team
20 minutes of coaching, led by the WBS football leaders,
followed by two x 20minute games officiated by the more
experienced KS4 leaders. Games are always competitive but
also evenly matched and played with good sportsmanship.
The primary pupils get to know their leaders/coaches and
this will hopefully help them when they come up to
WBS as they have someone older
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Another
good year!
goal situation. We tossed a
coin to see who had the first
centre pass, crucial in
netball, and we lost so we knew we had to turnover
the ball to gain possession. This we did but some good
defence by Marches stopped us converting. Possession
changed hand another two times but unfortunately they
managed to score first and go through to the final.
Mrs Jardine, Head of PE, writes this Netball Update
Throughout the netball season we have
consolidated last year’s successes and achieved
some very commendable results this year. Year 7
students have added to the strength of our teams and
have been regularly attending training each week
throughout the last two terms. Two Year 10 students,
Frances Brooks and Amy-Jean Jones, have been
assisting Mrs McGill each week and the younger girls have
enjoyed their training sessions under their guidance. The A
team came third in the South Shropshire Tournament last
week, only narrowly losing 2 matches out of 8 to very strong
opposition. The B team came first in their competition which
demonstrates the depth of talent that we have in that year
group.
Year 8 students have had a mixed year at training which is a
little disappointing after showing excellent commitment last
year. However it has been a tricky year for them as training
has been restricted to 2 lunchtimes a week to enable the
Primary school to have the facilities for their lessons which has
put a big strain on the numbers and made it difficult for all
teams to have enough court time. All that said, they've still
played some great netball and achieved some good results.
In the Idsall Winter League they have only lost one match all
year and there have been a number of different girls playing,
again showing the depth of talent that we have. In the South
Shropshire Tournament they only lost to a very strong Lacon
Childe but I'm in no doubt that on our day we could have
taken the match to win the tournament. At the County
Tournament we were much more focussed and improved
throughout the afternoon. We started with a couple of
relatively easy matches but our last one in the pool was
against Abraham Darby, whose netball has been improving
over the past few years. We knew we wanted to win to go
through as pool winners for the easier semi-final so we were
totally focussed on our game plan. It was a tight game but
we played really well and deserved the victory.
Our semi-final was against Marches which was another tough
game. It went goal for goal and at half time we were just one
goal up and the game remained tight until the final whistle,
when it was a draw so we played 3 minutes extra time each
way. After that it was still a draw so it ended up in a golden
that they know they can speak to if they need advice or help.
The leaders really enjoy working with their young charges and
are also gaining valuable coaching experience.
CRESSAGE CUP
On 27 March the top team from each school will meet in the
traditional Cressage Cup tournament , hosted by Christ
Church primary school. The Cressage Cup involves all 8
partner primary schools in a 5 a-side football and a High 5
netball tournament. The tournament has been running for
more than 25 years and is a fitting way to complete our spring
term competitions. Reports on the tournament will be in our
next newsletter as we go to press before the event, but thank
you in advance to the WBS Gold Ambassadors and to Mr
Nigel Gaskin (who takes a day unpaid off work) all of whom
volunteer as officials for the day.
BRONZE AMBASSADOR COMPETITIONS
Following planning meetings with SGCo Ann Smith at the
start of term ,Buildwas and Cressage Year 3/4 Intra
competitions are in full swing. Buildwas held their
boccia, kurling and tri-golf
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It was a disappointing end for the girls as they played so well
and I was very proud of the way they played throughout the
afternoon, using the whole squad throughout the tournament
and I'm in no doubt they will go one better next year.
Year 10 students have had another great year although
coming third in the South Shropshire tournament was very
disappointing and dented our pride a little! A week later we
had the County Tournament, in which last year we came third
to Wrekin and Shrewsbury High School (and hence being the
top state school) but after the South Shropshire Tournament I
don't mind admitting I was a little worried!
Our first game was against Wrekin and after a slow start we
found ourselves 7-3 down at half time. Well we pulled
ourselves back up and after some great defence we pulled
back and only lost 10-7 at the end. We then played Church
Stretton who had beaten us the week before. This was a great
game with real end to end stuff and went goal for goal. We
held our nerve throughout the game and kept possession well
to score off our centre passes and managed to squeeze a 7-6
victory. Just as we were taking to the court against Shrewsbury
High School the heavens opened and the conditions became
atrocious. We really didn't have our mind on the game and
thoroughly learnt a lesson from then on - how to deal with the
weather - losing very comfortably!
Thomas Telford were next who are always strong but we
managed to pick ourselves up and we played some fabulous
netball to win easily. Priory was our last match and they hadn't
won a game at this stage. We kept our focus and played very
professionally and the game was stopped early at 12 -0 as the
score was too high. Overall we were third again, another
great result but we're getting closer to Wrekin and I'm really
hoping that next year we may, just may, turn them over - go
for it girls!!!
As we go to Press, our Year 7 Team play in the County
Tournament. Good luck girls!
Friday afternoons in March and Mrs Smith and PE apprentice
Alex Burrows were very impressed with the improvements they
saw in terms of organisation and timings. Alex commented
that the BAs had really listened to feedback and advice and
had thought about who was best suited to carry out different
roles. By identifying each other’s strengths and using them
appropriately the team had achieved a successful outcome.
Well done to Brooke Piff (pictured below leading the warmup
game), Jodie Hudson, Freddie Freeston and Jolien Hendy.
Cressage BAs decided to run their Year 3/4 competitions on
three Wednesday mornings in March, starting with boccia and
kurling indoors but hoping to go outside for tri-golf if the
weather is kind. Well done to Rosie Brown, Racheal Millward,
Josh Richards and Jack Yeomans whose first event, kurling,
U13 team keeps moving forward
in the National Championships
Basketball Round-Up from Mr Wilson....
Basketball continues to be really popular and successful at
William Brookes as another very busy season comes to
an end. Thanks to the additional support of Mr A
Thomas, a very keen basketball player who plays for
Shropshire’s men’s team, we have managed to run teams
at every age group from Year7 to Sixth Form.
The Year 7 team have already displayed great commitment this
season, training on a weekly basis and showing strong
improvement. They have competed in two tournaments with
our partnership schools finishing second behind our own Year
8 team. Some of the Year 7 players like Will Doody, Ethan
Perkins and Matthew Borley have also been selected to play in
the year above and helped the Year 8 team at the Shropshire
Winter Games.
The U13 Year 8 team continue to go from strength to strength.
Their winning streak continues and they have yet to be
defeated in a full-length match! Last year they were the
Shropshire Champions and so this year they entered the
National Schools Championships with some confidence
towards Shropshire opposition, but little idea of the other teams
they would have to face. In the initial stages, teams in the
National Championships have to qualify from their regional
group. William Brookes were placed in a tough five-team
central pool. Qualifying started in October and finished in
early February with the team managing to top the group with
four wins from four. St. Bede’s school in Willenhall offered a
tough test, but Thomas Telford pushed the team closest with a
51-49 nail-biting win.
After winning the group the next stage of the competition is
knockout. William Brookes were drawn away to the winners of
Herefordshire and coped well with the long journey to win 5535. Every member of the team managed to score and the
boys played some fantastic team basketball. Only eight
players managed to travel for this match: Toby Jones, Harvey
Orme, Garrett Young, Max Reynolds, James Young, Cameron
Ray, Luke Hinches and Lennon Blundell, but the team have
also been helped throughout the season by Drew Wright, Sam
Hughes, Harry Archer and Ben Wyatt. The next round of the
competition is the last 32 and again William Brookes are
drawn away to face the winners of Nottingham and Derby in
what will be a very tough test.
The Year 9 team have had a successful season led by West
Midlands player Ethan Damerum. The boys have struggled to
be able to train regularly as the team members are also
took place on Wednesday 18 March. Following their Intra
competitions the Year 6 Bronze Ambassadors have also been
tasked with selecting 15 x Year 3/4 pupils from their school to
participate in the Olympic/Paralympic festival at WBS in May.
PLAYLEADER TRAINING
SGCo Ann Smith and PE apprentice Alex Burrows ran
playleader training with 17 x Year 5/6 children at Buildwas on
13 March. Following group discussions about the necessary
qualities a playleader should have, the children played a
variety of simple playground games – thinking about safety,
space, games for large groups and games suitable for pairs
and small groups. They will work alongside the lunchtime
supervisor to plan a rota for leaders and divide the play areas
for different types of activities. Mrs Smith will be returning after
Easter to train them in the multi-skills challenges when they will
be working with KS1 children to develop their ABCs (Agility,
Balance and Coordination).
Spring Edition 2015
instrumental in the
hockey and football
teams. Despite this the
Year 9 players have ably supported the year group
above and managed to reach the County finals at
their own age group. In the County final they
narrowly lost to Thomas Telford 46-36 in a high
quality game, which could have gone either way.
The Year 10 team led by Tom Nock and Kieron Walker
entered the National Championships for the first time and
were placed in a very tough six team central pool. Despite
this the team managed to beat Baverstock from Birmingham
and nearly beat Thomas Telford and Abraham Darby. The
Year 9 team helped support the Year 10s and the team
improved throughout the season.
The Year 11 team led by Simon Bowen and Emmett Reynolds
have had a great year with both players really starting to shine
and able to dominate games. Simon, who plays for the
Shropshire Warriors and is also a qualified basketball referee,
has particularly improved this season. He regularly leads the
team in scoring. In their second year in the National
Championships the team were far more composed under
pressure and at one stage looked like they may have secured
second place in their group, ensuring qualification. They
finally finished a creditable fourth out of seven teams.
The Sixth Form team have continued to play outstanding
basketball in what will be most of the team’s final year at
William Brookes. It is rare to see a team make so much
improvement throughout the Sixth Form, but this team with
their incredible work ethic go from strength to strength. In the
National Championships they were entered in two age
groups, U18 and U19, against large colleges and Sixth Forms
throughout the West Midlands. At U18 they were equal third
in a pool of 7 and at U19 they were fifth in a pool of 6. They
still have the County Cup finals to go and hopefully they will
compete all the way to the final.
It will be very sad to see this team leave William Brookes as
they have excelled over the years and in my mind the team
who have made the most progress during their time at
William Brookes, with many of them still practising daily! A
couple of highlights from the last few years include reaching
the Midlands Finals in 2012-13 and the Barcelona tour,
where the team shone against older club opposition. The
leaving players are Adam Fletcher, Richard Godfrey, Freddie
Moran, David Nutt, James Rees, Tom Orves and Tom
Reynolds.
PRIMARY SCHOOLS INTO WBS
Spring 2 has seen Broseley primary continue with Year 3/4
swimming , gymnastics and basketball on Wednesday
afternoons. The fact that the Year 3/4s have had a whole term
of swimming has resulted in some fantastic progress by the 64
children, the majority of whom were non or very weak
swimmers when they started. By the end of term we hope to
see around 25 children complete 25m and around 15 more
complete 10m unaided. Well done to all of the children who
have worked so hard and we hope they will continue to come
swimming and perhaps bring their parents swimming in the
holidays. Cressage school have been coming in for swimming
and net games.
The Year 5/6 children have completed bronze, silver and gold
‘catching challenges’ and moved quickly onto wall squash,
throwminton, and short tennis. The Year2/3/4s have done
sportshall athletics for three weeks and moved on to the
catching challenges which they can continue working
on back at school with the help of the
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Year 5/6 children during lunchtimes.
“The Edge” - William
Brookes School Newsletter
Published 4 times a year - once every term, with an extra edition for
our Open Evening in October.
If you have a comment to make, or would like to contribute an article for a
future edition, please contact the editor, Mrs E Herdson.
William Brookes School
Farley Road
Much Wenlock
Shropshire
TF13 6NB
01952 728900
School website www.williambrookes.com
e-mail: admin@williambrookes.com
Our Arts Centre site is www.edgeartscentre.co.uk
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
SPRING TERM ENDS on Thursday 26 March 2015
Inside this issue:
Head’s Message
2
Holidays in term time/ 3
Staffing/Red Nose Day
Arts College news
4, 5
Focus on Languages
6, 7, 8
FoWBS news/Wenlock
Books/Paul Zerdin
9
Library Latest
10, 11
DT Food Technology
12, 13
DT Textiles
14
15 - 26
J L Edwards Awards
12 page centre section
Contacting the school/ 27
History trip to IWMN/
News in brief
Head’s
Commendations/
Congratulations! 28, 29
Arthog photos
30, 31
Careers Day/
Maths news
32
Sports Reports
from Mrs Smith/
Lost Property/
Cadets
33
Sports Reports
from Mrs
Humphreys
34, 35
Sport Reports
from Mrs Smith
36, 37
Netball
38
Basketball
39
Friday 27 March 2015 will be a P D Day. Please note
that school will be closed to students.
SUMMER TERM STARTS on Monday 13 April 2015
Y8 Parents’ Consultation Evening = Thursday 30 April
MAY DAY BANK HOLIDAY = Monday 4 May.
FoWBS May Fayre = Saturday 16 May, 10.00-17.00
SUMMER 2014 HALF – TERM HOLIDAY DATES = Bank
Holiday Monday 25 - Friday 29 May inclusive.
Y7(8) Parents’ Consultation Evening = Thursday 4 June
Y6 Parents’ Induction Evening = Monday 29 June
Y6 Induction Days = Thursday 2 and Friday 2 July
Non-Uniform Day (School Fund) = Thurs 9 July
SUMMER TERM ENDS on Thursday 16 July 2015 at 14.30
Friday 17 July 2015 will be a P D Day. Please note that
school will be closed to students.
AS/A level Results = Thursday 13 August
GCSE Results = Thursday 20 August
BRISTOWS CLUB AND
SCHOOL
157 Victoria Road
BRIDGNORTH WV16 4LL
01746 761701
www.schoolwearfactory.co.uk
For your WBS Sweatshirts and P E kit
Embroidery/Printing and hoodies
Delivery into school if preferred
The National Blood Service will
be visiting William Brookes
School on Friday 10 April 2015,
during our Easter holiday.
Session times are 14.00 to 15:30 and 16:30 to 19:30.
Ring the National Blood Donor helpline on 0300 123 23 23
(local call rates, open 24 hours) for an appointment, or book
online at www.blood.co.uk
96% of us rely on the other 4% to give blood
Please don’t leave it to someone else.
25% of us require blood at least
once in our lifetime.

Spring 2015 - William Brookes School

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