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Headteacher’s
Commendations
Worship News
Easter Eucharist Order of
Service
Academy Update
Mock Trial
Easter Edition
March 2012
When asked to create a motto that would sum up our ethos and purpose as a Church School, a former Head
Boy/Head Girl team came up with the phrase ‘Education with Character’. They told me that they wanted to
show the balance between the best academic achievement and the social, cultural, spiritual and moral growth
that they felt they had experienced during their five years at Bishop Perowne. ‘Character’ also reflects our
status as an Arts’ College. The wealth of successes we have celebrated during this half term are certainly
effectively summed up in their motto.
The results achieved by our students through early entry in the January examinations are very considerable
indeed. 21% of Year 11 students have already achieved an A* or an A grade in Mathematics. The AS Mathe-
matics results (examinations usually taken in the Sixth Form) were excellent with 100% of the students achiev-
ing an A or a B grade; special mention should be made of Sophie Tothill, a Year 8 student, who achieved an A
grade. Our staff are giving unstintingly of their time to prepare Year 11 for their final examination many of
which have already begun. I would ask parents/carers to contact us if they have any questions or concerns.
While examinations are a real test of character, there have been so many opportunities for our students to
show their strengths outside the classroom. Once again the annual ski trip was overwhelmingly successful
with genuine accolades for our students. Our excellent performance in the Magistrates Junior Mock Trial
Competition was concluded by our students being awarded the Magistrates Prize. We swept the board board
in the Rotary and Worcester Young Photographer’s Awards; examples of the award winning photographs may
be found in this newsletter.
Our Sports teams have achieved much success and over 400 students participated in Sports Relief raising
£311.69 for the charity.
This year, 20 students (one tenth of the year group) applied for the post of Head Boy/Head Girl for 2012 –
2013. Formal written applications were followed by a one minute talk to Year 10 students. Our current Head
Boy, Tom Hutt and Head Girl, Emily May considered the applications, the presentations and the Year 10 vote
carefully, then shortlisted 16 students to speak to the full College on the subject of ’an event in history that has
inspired me’. Two formal interviews followed, one with the Deputy Head Boys and Deputy Head Girls and one
with Tom, Emily, Mrs Julia Tyler, our Lead Teaching Assistant who support Student Council and myself. Tom
and Emily made their final decision, the new team will work alongside them succession planning, during the
next half term before they take full responsibility in June. I look forward to working with them. Copies of their
speeches have been posted on the website. I wish to applaud the work of our outgoing team who have
proved themselves worthy of the position and have influenced the character of our College for the better.
Our term culminated in our Easter Eucharist at which Bishop John will preside. John Bailey OBE, our Chair of
Governors, is to be honoured by Bishop John. The Order of Service is included in this newsletter.
At Easter we say ’good bye’ to Mr Chris Brain and Ms Tamara Warner and wish them well in the future. Our
congratulations and best wishes go to Miss Helen Allport who is to be married on the 1st April.
I thank everyone connected with our College and for their support in making us ‘the best we can be’ and wish
everyone a happy Easter. Ms Farr—Headteacher
Newsletter
March 2012
Content Page
Our Vision 2
Headteacher’s
Commendations
3
Easter Eucharist 4-11
Worship Team 12
Learning and
Teaching
12
Student Council
Review
13
Head Boy/Head Girl
Presentations
13-14
Election for new Head
Boy/Head Girl 12-13
15
Academy Update 15
Community News 16-17
Nurture Base 18
Arts College News 19-23
Sports College News 25-29
College Menu 30
Plus much more …
Academic success that matters
‘Growing together to be the best we can’
An Easter Prayer
The Lord who conquered darkness with light
give peace to us.
The Lord who conquered death with life
give peace to us.
The Lord who conquered loneliness with life
give peace to us.
May God’s love enfold us.
May His strength uphold us.
May His light shine upon us.
May His peace surround us
this Easter and Always. Amen
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College Vision
Our Vision
We seek to develop a caring Christian community in which we nurture individuals; encourage learning, creativity and endeavour; inspire all to excel and reach their potential and to help all young learners grow into active and responsible citizens who are able to make a difference in the World.
To make our vision a reality we aim to:
Develop a faith- centred community based on a love of God, neighbour and self.
Create a culture of learning and achievement in which study, enquiry, innovation and aspiration are highly valued
Grow together to be the best that we can be.
Establish an orderly, happy, safe and caring environment in which all members of the College community can
Grow in confidence and self-esteem.
Provide access to a wide and varied curriculum that is appropriate to students’ needs and learning styles.
Support physical, social and emotional growth.
Develop a sense of responsibility and citizenship, and thereby shape the future.
In order to bring about the best we shall:
Provide excellent teaching, in rich and varied learning environments.
Create positive challenges.
Assess students learning and progress and report on this regularly to parents.
Strive to develop an enriching programme of visits and extra curricular activity.
Respond effectively to students pastoral needs.
Develop positive relationships between staff and students.
Promote good attendance.
Build a strong and robust College/parent partnership.
Develop effective links with the Church and wider communities.
Meet and support the needs of ethnic and minority groups.
Celebrate diversities and differences in our community.
Work as a team towards our shared vision.
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Headteacher’s Commendations The following students have received Headteacher’s Commendations and five Community Credits Their achievements and
contribution to the life of our College are highly valued. Those students marked with a * have more than one Commendation.
Karla Adams
Mohammed Ahmed
Nigat Ajmal
Lee Alder
Zeeshan Ali
Lily Armer-Kirk
Penny Ashmore
Lucy Avery
Elizabeth Baldwin
Jamie-Leigh Barlow
Charles Beesley
Callum Bellingham
Aaron Bennett
Maisie Bennett
Lucy Berry*
Frances Bird
Jordan Blake
Liam Blake
Thomas Blundell*
Toby Bodily
Christopher Brayford
Hannah Bridge
Jeremy Briscombe
Jemima Briscombe
Ryan Bunton
Emily Burton
Paisley Carr
Ewan Cheyne
Ellie Church
Tom Cleaveley
Dan Colburn
Kaylee Cole
Millie Collins
Chloe Davies
Adam Davies
Jack Dickinson
Katie Dinsdale
Jess Donaldson
Jack Downing
Sophie Duffy
Clara Dunster*
Martha Dunster
Chelsea Dyson
Callam Edwards
Ben Edwards
Ike Fallon*
Abbie Fallon-Wilson
Harrison Fallon-Wilson
Hannah Finn
Emma Fletcher
Luke Ford
Imogen Fraser-Clark
Ellie Gallagher
William Garrad
Jack Giblen
Biba Gifford
Natalie Gilbert
Kieran Goode
Thea Green
Joshua Guest
Elizabeth Guinivan
Isabel Hall
Clare Hampton
Daniel Harding
Craig Harding
Laura-Beth Hardwick
Jamie Hathaway
Joshua Hawes
Katie Hawkins
Ben Heeks
William Henshall
John Hewitt
Ieuan Howells
Joseph Ingles
Hasnain Jahangir
Thomas Jeynes
Dean Jones
Charlotte Jones
Elliot Kainey*
Phoenix-Wolf Kester
Michael King
Layton Kingston
Abigail Laker*
Owen Lane
Alexandra Lee
Jackson Lee*
Sam Lewis
Luke Lewis
Joseph Long
Georgia MacDonald
Nicholas MacPherson
Thomas Maiden
Matthew Makranczy
Ann Sharon Manoharan
Emily May
Oliver Mayo
Jade Meakin
Sophie Meakin
Erinn Melville*
Kimberley Milton
Luke Molloy
Jack Moore
Fiona Morris
Amber Morris
Luke Moule
Josh Nullis
Luke Obrey
Chloe Panting
Megan Papazoglou
Matthew Parkinson*
Jessica Parry
Lucy Preece
Rebecca Price
Charlie Prince
Paige Pritchard
Sophie Proctor
Emma Prosser
Kyle Pugh
Brittany Ratcliffe*
Danielle Reeves
Josetta Reid*
Oliver Roberts
Georgina Roberts
Jasmine Robinson*
Phoebe Rose
Isobel Rudge
Jacob Rushgrove*
Josie Samuels
Michael Schenk
Mark Shuard
Emily Shuttleworth
William Sowden
Matthew Sowden
Amber Sparrey
Bethany Steele
James Stevens
Jodie Stilgoe
Emily Studholme*
Elliot Sugars
Jessica Suthard
Flora Sutherland
Andrew Tansell
Ben Tansell
Jonathan Tayler*
Summer-Mae Taylor
Samuel Taylor*
Joseph Terry
Daniel Thomas
Imogen Tingle
Jessica Tobin
Kayla Todhunter
Ella Tomlinson
Emily Tooth*
Isabella Tree
Naimee Tudge*
Elle Turner
James Turner
Jack Tustin
Abbie Underwood
Pheobe Watts
Lachlan Werner
Hannah Whitehouse
Connor Whitehouse-Back
Jamie Williams*
Jennifer Williams
Simon Williams
Daniel Wilson
Mark Wilson
Nicholas Wilson
Grace Withers
Hallam Wood*
Georgia Wood
Florence Wood*
Najeedah Yesmin
Ben Young
Maryam Zavareheian
Bishop Perowne Church of England College Easter Eucharist 2012
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Easter Eucharist
Celebrated by
The Right Rev. Dr John Inge
The Bishop of Worcester
FRIDAY, 30th
March 2012
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Bishop Perowne Church of England College Easter Eucharist 2012
AWARD FOR DEDICATED CHURCH MAN
Bishop John has announced that John Bailey is to be the second recipient of the Wulfstan Cross, an award which pays tribute to indi-
viduals who have made an outstanding contribution to the life of the Church in the Diocese of Worcester. The Award will be presented
to John during the end-of-term Easter Eucharist at Bishop Perowne CE College on Friday 31 March, after which the school will also
unveil an art gallery in his honour.
John has served for 10 years as the Chair of the Diocesan Advisory Committee for the care of Church buildings (DAC), is a tour guide
at the Cathedral and has been a Governor at Bishop Perowne CE College for around 20 years (serving as Chair for the last four
years). Trained in the law, John has long held a passion for church buildings and architecture and has worked for the DAC both in
Worcester and also in the Diocese of Leicester where he was Diocesan Secretary from 1979 - 1990.
John Bailey said: “I am completely overwhelmed by this honour. I have loved every minute of the work I have done for both the
Church and Bishop Perowne School and gave up my time because I enjoyed doing it! There have been too many highlights to men-
tion, but it’s the people that I’ve worked with that have really made the work so much fun. On the DAC and at Bishop Perowne are a
tremendous number of very kind people, the vast majority of who give their considerable talents for absolutely nothing. It’s been a
privilege to work with them all.”
Bishop John said: “John is a very worthy recipient of the Wulfstan Cross. He has made an immensely significant contribution to the life
of the Diocese of Worcester and to the communities of the diocese. He is well known not only for his commitment to the welfare of
others but also for his grace and godliness. We all owe him a great debt of gratitude.”
Bishop Perowne Headteacher, Julie Farr, said: “John characterises all that is best at Bishop Perowne. The nephew of both Bishops
Perowne, John has given unstintingly of his time and experience to our College. John is a true gentleman; with his impeccable man-
ners, kindness and selflessness, he has been a role model to us all.”
St Wulfstan lived c. 1008 - 1095. He served as Bishop of Worcester under the last two Saxon kings and the first two Norman kings.
After the Norman Conquest he was responsible for the dismantling of the old Saxon cathedral and the building of a new one, of which
the crypt is the main part still surviving today. He was at once venerated as a saint by the people of Worcester, though he was not
formally canonized until 1203. Alongside the tomb of St Oswald, his shrine was a place of pilgrimage until the Reformation. Wulfstan
found a special place in local people's affections. He took his pastoral duties very seriously, caring for the poor and preaching widely.
He was famed for his healing and prophetic abilities. He even preached against the slave trade in Bristol, then part of his Diocese, and
thankfully managed to end this practise for a long while.
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Bishop Perowne Church of England College Easter Eucharist 2012
Order of Service
As is traditional in many churches at the start of Holy Week, on entry, everyone is offered a palm cross which will then be blessed by
Bishop John near the beginning of the Service.
OPENING MUSIC:
WELCOME
Minister The Lord be with you
All And also with you
SAYING SORRY, FINDING FORGIVENESS read by Bethany Fuller, Laura Beth Hardwick, and Charlotte Jones
Leader
Just like the disciples you called to follow you; we fail to follow your example of faithfulness,
compassion and courage on our journey through life..
...Lord, have mercy
All Lord, have mercy
Leader
As we recall your difficult journey to the cross, we are like the fickle crowd whose cheers turned to
taunts of “Crucify him” when you challenged them to change their ways
...Christ, have mercy
All Christ, have mercy
Leader
On the cross you illuminated the heart of darkness with hope and love but, too often, we turn our
Backs on injustice and the needs of others
....Lord, have mercy
All Lord, have mercy
Bishop John then says a prayer proclaiming God's forgiveness and continues with a prayer of blessing for our palm crosses, which
everyone is invited to hold up during this prayer.
God our Saviour, whose son Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem as Messiah, to suffer and die,
let these palms be for us signs of the victory of love over death;
and grant that we who bear them may follow him in the way that leads through darkness to light and opens to us the way of new life.
Amen
PRAYER FOR TODAY'S THEME - The Collect Read by Hallam Wood
Pour forth, we beseech you, O Lord,
Thy grace into our hearts;
That we, to whom the incarnation of Christ thy Son
Was made known by the message of an angel,
May by his Passion and Cross be brought to
The glory of his Resurrection,
Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen
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THE PASSION READING – MARK 15 v 16-24: Read by Shaun Duffy
The Soldiers Mock Jesus
Then the soldiers led him into the courtyard of the palace (that is, the governor’s headquarters); and they called together the whole
cohort. And they clothed him in a purple cloak; and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it on him. And they began saluting
him, ‘Hail, King of the Jews!’ They struck his head with a reed, spat upon him, and knelt down in homage to him. After mocking him,
they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.
The Crucifixion of Jesus
They compelled a passer-by, who was coming in from the country, to carry his cross; it was Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander
and Rufus. Then they brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull). And they offered him wine mixed
with myrrh; but he did not take it. And they crucified him, and divided his clothes among them, casting lots to decide what each should
take.
Song: My song is love unknown
THE GOSPEL OF THE RESURRECTION – MARK 16 v 1-8: Read by Sophie Duffy
When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and
anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. They had been saying to one
another, ‘Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?’ When they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was
very large, had already been rolled back. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man, dressed in a white robe, sitting on the
right side; and they were alarmed. But he said to them, ‘Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified.
He has been raised; he is not here. Look, there is the place they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of
you to Galilee; there you will see him, just as he told you.’ So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had
seized them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.
LIGHTING OF THE EASTER CANDLE - A REFLECTION BY BISHOP JOHN
THE PRAYERS - Read by Jeremy Briscombe, Ben Carrier, Freddie Lockett and Oliver Roberts placed on the Prayer Tree –
Guests will be invited to light a candle from the Easter Candle – Taizé Chant led by the College Chamber Choir
After a short explanation about the Hope Tree, read by Jeremy Briscombe; some prayers selected from those written during the re-
cent service for Bishop’s Council, are read by Freddie Lockett, Ben Carrier and Oliver and then hung on the Hope Tree –
Representatives of the St Barnabas Church of England Primary School Worship Group will also read a Hope Prayer they have spe-
cially written and then hang it up (together with a small cross made from their 2011 Christmas tree) on the Hope Tree
After each section there is the following sung response:
“Kindle a flame to lighten the dark and drive all fear away”
Guests will be invited to write their own short Hope Prayer and to light a candle from the Easter Candle. During this time the
College Chamber Choir will sing some Taizé Chants…
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A word about the symbolism of the Palm Cross from the Rev’d Peter Haddleton leads into..
THE LIGHTING OF TONY BALLARD’S CANDLE
Lighting of Tony Ballard’s Candle
Presentation of the Wulstan Cross to Mr John Bailey OBE, Chair of Governors
The Wulstan Cross is an award given annually by the Bishop of Worcester to pay tribute to individuals who have made an outstanding
contribution to the life of the Diocese of Worcester. Mr John Bailey has done just that, doing great things for the Diocese in all sorts of
ways over many years – not least as a Governor of Bishop Perowne Church of England College for around twenty years, more recent-
ly as Chair.
THE PEACE
After a prayer of introduction by Bishop John…, as the Christian Family, gathered here in the presence of God, we greet one an-
other other with a handshake, exchanging the words:
“Peace be with you”
PREPARING THE BREAD AND WINE - The Offertory:
THE COMMUNION PRAYER
Bishop John: The Lord be with you
All And also with you
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Bishop John: Lift up your hearts
All We lift them to the Lord
Bishop John: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God
All It is right to give thanks and praise
The Prayer continues, a reminder of things to give thanks for.
Bishop John: You give us breath and speech, that with angels and archangels and all the powers of heaven, we may find a voice
to sing your praise:
All: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord
God of power and might
Heaven and earth are full of your glory
Hosanna in the highest.
The prayer goes on to relate the story of how Jesus shared his last meal with his friends
Bishop John: Great is this mystery of faith
All reply: Christ has died
Christ is risen
Christ will come again
The prayer continues to reflect on Jesus with us now
At the end those who want to make this prayer their own join in saying
Amen
THE LORD'S PRAYER
All join in saying the "Our Father..." together
THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD
The bread is broken for sharing, with the following words:
Minister We break this bread to share in the Body of Christ
All: Though we are many we are one body
For we all share in the one bread
THE SHARING OF COMMUNION
All are then invited to either take communion or to come forward for a Blessing (during this time we will hear music by the College
Choir and other students including Taizé Chants)
THE GOSPEL OF THE RESURRECTION: MATTHEW 28 v 19-20 Read by Piers Hilton-Turvey
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spiri t, and
teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age
A SHORT FINAL REFLECTION BY THE BISHOP OF WORCESTER
THE BISHOP’S BLESSING
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’Go forth into the World’ - Ms J Farr
Go forth into the world in peace;
Be of good courage;
Hold fast that which is good;
Render to no one evil for evil;
Strengthen the weak;
Help the afflicted;
Honour everyone;
Love and serve the Lord,
Rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Music College Worship Band
Thanks go to all who have played a part in bringing this worship together for our
End of Term Celebration
(Common Worship Text - ©The Archbishop’s Council 2006)
An Easter Prayer
The Lord who conquered darkness with light
give peace to us.
The Lord who conquered death with life
give peace to us.
The Lord who conquered loneliness with life
give peace to us.
May God’s love enfold us.
May His strength uphold us.
May His light shine upon us.
May His peace surround us
this Easter and Always. Amen
Bishop Perowne Church of England College Worship Team
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Another term been and gone and the worship team have had a whole range of new experiences. For relatively new attendees and
veterans alike, the excitement of our annual trip to Polzeath awaits, as we are now planning this truly enlightening excursion. We will
also be leading a service at the spiritual retreat known as the tube station, which is a great way for our worship to be shown to the
wider world.
The team are simultaneously working towards presenting yet another moving Eucharist, the Bishop of Worcester will preside. We are
privileged to work with such an inspiring leader, and we hope that this event will persuade more students to join our ranks and get
involved.
Finally, we continue to develop and expand and truths our roles within the team, and to create a better worship workforce. We hope
that our ideas will be carried out to all the school, as under our new scheme some of the team will be sent to each community, to aid
our community leaders in their Act of Collective Worship and add some sparkle and spice to our assemblies.
Learning and Teaching and Quality Assurance Update Lesson observations
Since September 2012 148 lessons have been observed. We are delighted to be able to report that of the-
se lessons 85% were judged to be Good or Outstanding with 30% judged as Outstanding. The judge-
ments of our observations have been moderated and agreed by the Local Authority.
Many areas of excellence were observed including pupils progress and learning, teachers planning and
expertise, Interventions and support within the classroom, the teaching of reading, writing and
communication.
Learning and Teaching Training Sessions (Tuesday)
Every Tuesday staff receive specific training relating to the development of learning and teaching. This
term sessions have focused on Literacy across the curriculum.
Students Learning and Teaching Group
Our student learning and teaching group has helped us map the impact of planning literacy across the
curriculum and reported very positive progress.
Monitoring and Evaluation
Senior Leadership Team links have met with subject leaders on four occasions to monitor teaching and
learning and quality assurance, monitor progress toward completion of department developments plans and
ensure that these reflect whole college priorities. A work scrutiny of year 10 work has taken place to
identify areas of strength and areas to be improved in student work, marking and feedback.
OPEN TUESDAY
All parents/carers are reminded
‘Open Tuesday’
Every Tuesday between 3.00 pm-4.00 pm
A chance to meet with a member of the Senior Leadership Team
without a prior appointment
Parents/carers are seen on a first come/first seen basis.
The length of the meeting will depend on the number of people waiting to be seen
Student Council Review 2011—2012
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Over the past couple of weeks, Tom and I, and the deputies of our leadership team have set about appointing the Head Boy and
Head Girl team for the academic year 2012-2013.
The process began with all candidates filling in an application form answering questions such as “what would you seek to achieve in
your year in office?” This was followed by one minute speech to year 10 on the subject “Why I want to be Head Boy/Girl.” This was
followed by a student and teacher vote, which advised our decision making process. After these first two stages, sixteen candidates
out of twenty were taken forward onto the next stage of the process. This decision was extremely difficult and we spend three hours
deliberating.
The next stage saw the candidates work together in groups to produce a three minute speech on a historical event which had inspired
them, to be delivered to whole college act of collective worship. Members of the present leadership team observed this process to
assess the candidate’s teamwork skills. All agree that these speeches were outstanding and gave many things to think about. The
historical events chosen included the first man on the moon, the rugby world cup, Daniel in the lion’s den and the demolition of the
Berlin Wall.
Finally, the candidates were invited to interview with myself, Tom, Ms Farr and Mrs Tyler, to quiz them further on the motives for ap-
plying and what they would wish to achieve for themselves and others, if they were given the role. This concluded on Monday 19th
March. Here is the list of the new leadership team 2012-2013:
Head Boys: Hallam Wood, Jack Downing.
Head Girls: Laura Beth Hardwick, Beth Fuller.
Deputy Head Boys: Joseph Ingles, Johnnie Taylor, Jeremy Briscombe.
Deputy Head Girls: Emma Moore, Abigail Whitehouse.
Assistant Head Boys: Nathaniel Fuller, Jacob Robinson, Jack Dennehey, Cameron Bret, Shaun Duffy.
Assistant Head Girls: Jade Meakin, Charlotte Jones.
Congratulations to all those who applied. We are looking forward to welcoming the new team, and advising them on the year to come.
Head Boy/Head Girl Presentation to Governors Our Leadership Team
Good evening everybody and thank you for inviting us to talk to you tonight. Since June of last year, Emily and I have been the Head Boy and Head Girl of Bishop Perowne. A team of 16 were appointed with 6 deputies and 8 assistants. When applying for the role, I gave 3 clear targets on what I wanted to achieve during my year in office. Once I had been named Head Boy, I was firstly delighted, but equally knew it was essential to uphold these points and ensure I stuck to my words. I feel I have done this well bringing forward and developing ideas through student council, and creating new events and systems to reach the targets I set myself. Emily also had 3 objectives for her year in office and a couple of ours overlap so only one of us will explain those particular points.
My ambitions for the College during the year in office
Improve and increase sporting opportunities in and out of college regardless of their ability.
Involve students more in decisions being made that could affect them in any way.
More trips to be available to help students to experience new and different activities and challenges.
Target 1: Improve and increase sporting opportunities in and out of college
To achieve this, I have, in partnership with the head of P.E, created Olympic Days which take place at the end of each half term, lead-ing up to the big event in the summer of this year. There are a selected couple of sports for each time and we aim to involve more students in school to participate in a wide range of sports and to work together well in teams. So far, we have held two Olympic days which have run very successfully and we are infact holding one this coming Thursday, the 29th March where the sports on offer in-clude Lacrosse and Archery.
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Head Boy/Head Girl Presentation to Governors Lacrosse is only just becoming available to the School because of the work of our Enterprise team which I will go into more detail about shortly. But from holding fundraising events in the team and raising money for the school in partnership with the ‘Friends’, we have been able to now order a Lacrosse set for the first time. This will hopefully mean a wide range of students who may not be inter-ested in the conventional sports, can try out and get involved with this new and very exciting activity. Again for me, aiming to increase the opportunities available in sport in School for all students.
Target 2: Involve students more in decisions being made that could affect them in any way
Two mains things we have done to try and help students be able to give their ideas and suggestions to us with more ease, is to have held elections in Student Council last September to freshen up and increase the number of students attending. We have also installed form suggestion boxes into every tutor group around school. Emily has already mentioned both of these in details.
Target 3: More trips to be available to help students to experience new and different activities and challenges
So I was planning to introduce more trips to students to be able to experience new and different activities. However after a couple of months in the post, and realising that my idea was not so realistic or required as the trips around school are already thriving each year with great experiences both locally, and abroad – e.g. the Ski Tour in Austria and the chance to watch shows in London like the War-horse for History and Drama students a few weeks ago.
So I decided to re-evaluate my o and gave myself a new target to create new and different in-school activities so students can experi-ence a variation in their college week, to add extra motivation and to broaden their skills. This has led to one of our most successful achievements as part of the student Leadership Team, ‘the £10 Challenge’.
Enterprise Team
Our team has also set up the Schools first student enterprise team.
When we officially took over last June, we had a presentation from the Friends committee on the possibility of having an Enterprise team and around 8 of our 16 in the team, including myself, were interested in forming the team.
So after we were given some suggestions and helpful tips, we started to meet every Friday after school to discuss how we could raise money through various events we could either create or assist with.
Our main fundraising event has been School cinema nights which we have held 3 times now. We have held them in the school theatre and have had 2 members of staff supervising each time. The films we have played are Kung Fu Panda 2, Ice Age 3 just before Christ-mas and then most recently Mission Impossible. Over the 3 nights, we have raised around £250. This money has gone towards new music stands as the old ones were almost unusable and we have just ordered the lacrosse set as mentioned earlier.
The Enterprise team have also helped with School shows, like hairspray which was held only a few weeks ago. I organised a rota of the team where each night 2 of us would help the ‘Friends’ with the selling of refreshments and souvenirs, which generated a lot of money from the few nights it was on.
We have all really enjoyed our time in the Enterprise Team and on a personal note, I have learnt a lot about how to successfully run an enterprise and to create appeal through advertisement, and also to actually plan and hold events to raise money.
We will be very keen to pass the group down to the new Student Leadership Team; which we have just announced a week ago today.
Feelings on being elected
I do clearly remember the afternoon where I was standing, with the other applicants around me, in reception waiting for the current Head Boys and Head Girls to announce the new team. As soon as I was named Head Boy I was on top of the world. I was so happy and proud and I just couldn’t wait to tell my family.
Throughout the year and as I have settled in to the role more and more, I feel have developed and learnt many new skills – for exam-ple I’m now so much more confident speaking in public. If I was to do this a year ago I would be quite anxious, but I have actually al-most been looking forward to this presentation.
I have also really enjoyed myself and faced every task and responsibility head on and with a positive, practical attitude. I hope and I believe that we have achieved our targets and have left a legacy, particularly from the Enterprise Team and the ‘£10 Challenge’,
Thank you.
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Electing the new Leadership Team for 2012—2013 Over the past couple of weeks, Tom and I, and the deputies of our leadership team have set about appointing the Head Boy and
Head Girl team for the academic year 2012-2013.
The process began with all candidates filling in an application form answering questions such as “what would you seek to achieve in
your year in office?” This was followed by one minute speech to year 10 on the subject “Why I want to be Head Boy/Girl.” This was
followed by a student and teacher vote, which advised our decision making process. After these first two stages, sixteen candidates
out of twenty were taken forward onto the next stage of the process. This decision was extremely difficult and we spend three hours
deliberating.
The next stage saw the candidates work together in groups to produce a three minute speech on a historical event which had inspired
them, to be delivered to whole college act of collective worship. Members of the present leadership team observed this process to
assess the candidate’s teamwork skills. All agree that these speeches were outstanding and gave many things to think about. The
historical events chosen included the first man on the moon, the rugby world cup, Daniel in the lion’s den and the demolition of the
Berlin Wall.
Finally, the candidates were invited to interview with myself, Tom, Ms Farr and Mrs Tyler, to quiz them further on the motives for ap-
plying and what they would wish to achieve for themselves and others, if they were given the role. This concluded on Monday 19th
March. Here is the list of the new leadership team 2012-2013:
Head Boys: Hallam Wood, Jack Downing.
Head Girls: Laura Beth Hardwick, Beth Fuller.
Deputy Head Boys: Joseph Ingles, Johnnie Taylor, Jeremy Briscombe.
Deputy Head Girls: Emma Moore, Abigail Whitehouse.
Assistant Head Boys: Nathaniel Fuller, Jacob Robinson, Jack Dennehey, Cameron Bret, Shaun Duffy.
Assistant Head Girls: Jade Meakin, Charlotte Jones.
Congratulations to all those who applied. We are looking forward to welcoming the new team, and advising them on the year to come.
Governors’ News Academy Update
Good progress is being made towards academy status and the College remains on target for conversion on 1st May 2012.
Consultation Meetings were held on 8th March with both staff and relevant union representative.
The Board of Governors met on 15th March. At that meeting governors resolved that it was in the best interests if the College to pro-
ceed with the academy conversion and the Board of Governors gave authorisation for a sub-committee of governors to carry out
a detailed review of the legal documentation involved in the academy conversion, to negotiate terms on behalf of the Board and to
approve such legal documentation. The Board also resolved to authorise the Chair of Governors, the Vice-Chair of Governors and the
Headteacher to execute all documentation necessary to facilitate academy conversion. Please note however that the College can still
withdraw from the conversion process at any stage up until relevant legal documentation has been executed should anything unfore-
seen arise.
Governing Body
The Governing Body is very pleased to welcome Ms Eleanor Tingle as a new Parent Governor. We are also sad to announce the res-
ignation of Dr Gbadamosi as a Parent Governor. Dr Gbadamosi has recently accepted a position at Bournemouth University and we
take this opportunity to congratulate him on his new position and to thank him for his contributions to the Governing Body over the
past two years.
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Duckworth Community News Duckworth tutor groups have been involved in a number of different activities including a football challenge,
cake sale, Easter treasure hunt and Dance competition. Our Community Parliament have been working
very hard in organizing fund raising events for our chosen Charity, Amnesty International. We are in the
process of appointing new Community Captains as we say goodbye to year 11. I would like to thank Emily
Shuttleworth and William Lockett for their hard work over the last two years, they have been an inspiration
to the rest of the team.
Mr S Bethel—Community Leader for Duckworth
Fearnley Community News
Activities included wet sponge throwing by F5 which raised £33.60 which the tutor group wants to donate to
a local charity. F8 are holding a Burst the Balloon competition to win a fiver! Money going to Lizzie Laser
their Enterprise group focus. F6 opened the astro turf up to activities which raised £22 for a Nintendo Brain
train game. A five-a-side football challenge raised £47 for F2. Well done to all the tutor groups that have
completed activities and good luck to those still organizing and planning them.
Community Parliament
The Captains and Vice Captains have been working together as a team again this term to arrange Commu-
nity events and activities and for fund raising.
Currently they are arranging to select a new leadership team that will take over from them this year and
further build on the strong foundations they have laid so far.
Tutor groups have been involved in a £10 challenge (given by Governors’), to raise money to spend within
the tutor group. This was arranged by the College Leadership Team and the Community Parliament
worked closely with them to engage tutor group participation. There has been a wide range of events and
decisions on how to spend the money. There is also a prize for the tutor group that raises the most!
Miss L Stevens—Community Leader for Fearnley
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Perrins Community News Perrins students have responded magnificently to the £10 challenge.
P10 filled the min-bus with balloons and charged students to guess the total number of balloons as well
as doing a sponsored silence and covering foam boards activities. Billie Jo Grogan raised a massive
£16.12p for P5; in P8s Katie Wallbank made and sold cakes to teachers. P3 did a cake sale on Friday
9th March 2012 raising £29.37. Also, P9 sold pancakes; P1 conducted an Easter raffle; P7 held a guess
the sweets in the jar competition and P6 made Easter boxes
Mr J Laidler—Community Leader for Perrins
Tilley Community News
Students and Tutors within Tilley Community have approached this challenge with positivity and enthusi-
asm. A range of different activities were planned and carried out such as ‘guess the number of sweets in
the jar’, a raffle for Easter eggs and a sponge throwing event where several staff and students alike ended
up very wet and soggy!
Congratulations to T04 for raising the greatest amount of money within Tilley. T04 organised a five a side
football tournament which was held for different year groups over different lunchtimes. All students who
took part thoroughly enjoyed it. This activity raised £56 in total. The original £10 was used to buy some
trophies to present to the winning teams.
I would also like to congratulate T01 for their raffle of a HMV voucher. They produced their own raffle tick-
ets and made £21.20. T01 have decided to donate all of their profit to a charity.
I would like to thank those students who assisted with the organisation of the events within each tutor
group and for the Community spirit shown on those days when activities were taking place.
Miss G. Olseen - Community Leader for Tilley
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Nurture Base News
This term we have been working on communication skills. We had fun playing listening games and working
through problem solving exercises. We were pleased to be able to invite parents /carers in to join us for
games and coffee and it was nice for everyone to get to know each other. All parents of students attending
the Nurture Base have been invited to join us for a cookery session soon too.
Next term we are planning some fund raising activities and we hope you will be able to support us with the-
se. There will be letters sent later in the term.
Quotes from some of our students.
I like coming to Nurture Base because it makes me feel safe. I can always come here if I have a problem.
Phoenix.
I enjoy coming to the Nurture Base because it helps me to learn more.
Jay.
In the Nurture Base I like to have my breakfast and cup of tea, I also like to use the computer to help me
with my maths work.
Scott
I like coming to the Nurture Base I have my breakfast then I am set up for the day to help me do my work.
Joe
I like the Nurture Base because we play games and do lot of quizzes this helps me with my listening skills.
Lee
I like going to the Nurture Base because it helps me with my work, and helps me with my friendships and
my feelings.
Kim
I have lots of support and it makes me feel safe, I like using the Nurture Base sometimes at break times to,
it helps me talk about any difficulties I may have.
Sophie.
We also run after school clubs for students to encourage confidence, self awareness and interacting with
other students. We do activities around well being/feeling good and nail art/make up/ health and friend-
ships.
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ARTS’ COLLEGE NEWS
Dancing In The Isles with David Bintley
On Thursday 1st March twenty-nine students from Bishop Perowne College were given the
opportunity to perform in front of David Bintley, Artistic Director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet.
During a full day of workshops the students worked in partnership with Springs Dance Company to
choreograph a dance piece based on the Olympic Games. Not only did students get the chance to
choreograph their own dance, but they were also able to watch Springs Dance Company performing in
Worcester Cathedral in the evening, following the performances by the schools in the afternoon.
Performing in the Cathedral was quite an experience and the reaction of the audience was amazing.
David Bintley was very impressed with our unique dance and from what he said in his speech was
extremely pleased that he had come to the event.
In the evening, when Springs Dance Company performed, the Cathedral was packed with excited
audience members. The show started with David Bintley himself giving a speech for forty-five minutes
and he made some very interesting points about religious dancing. The company then performed their
work 'The Bread of Life'. It lasted fifty minutes and really demonstrated different Christian views. The
dance was based on the idea of Jesus putting out an invitation to come and share. Their performance
was really captivating and portrayed through excellent dance skills.
Boys Dance Alliance
The Wireboyz are an all boy dance group. The group have the opportunity to be part of the Boys
Dance Alliance project linked with Olympiad and Worcestershire Arts Education .They will receive 7
sessions with a dancer/choreographer and film maker to create a dance film. This film will be shown
within the county and in Birmingham and has the potential to be shown in the Olympic stadium itself.
The project will run on dates in February and March.
Community Print Making Workshops
The Art Department will be running three community workshops in printmaking and hopefully ceram-
ics. These style of workshops have been run in the past, offered to students, parents/carers and mem-
bers of the community, which have proved a tremendous success. Bishop Perowne now has its own
unique gallery space for exhibiting art and this would be used to exhibit the results of the workshops.
Dates and times for the workshops to be announced.
Boys Singing
A series of sessions will soon be offered to develop boys singing within the College. A male choral
leader will be brought into College for a set number of sessions to establish a male choir inviting stu-
dents from all year groups.
New Links With Regency High School
The Performing Arts Department are forging links with Regency High School in Worcester in order to
build a creative relationship between staff and students of both our schools. Planning meetings and
workshops have already begun and projects planned include:
Combining the choirs of both schools for musical sessions.
Arts’ College News continued ………...
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Worcester Rotary Club
Amber Sparrey Year 11, and Max Willcock Year 10 – were winners of the Worcester Rotary Photography Competition in Worcester
for the senior age group. Leah Kainey and Glenn Strachan both in Year 9 were winners of the Worcester Rotary Photography Compe-
tition in Worcester for the intermediate age group and were all entered for the district competition. At this stage, Leah and Max were
both awarded silver certificates – well done to all that took part.
Worcestershire Young Photographers Awards 2012
Bishop Perowne had ten finalists in the Worcestershire Young Photographers Awards 2012. They attended the final awards cere-
mony on Wednesday 14th March. The students are:
Max Willcock Year 10
Amber Drew Sparrey Year 11
Gabriel Dent Year 11
Martha Dunning Year 10
Chloe Dorril Year 11
Amy Graver Year 9
Jenny Senter Year 9
Millie Fearns Year 9
Glenn Strachan Year 9
Emily Studholme Year 9
490 images were entered for the competition from 32 schools. These were then shortlisted down to the top 50 images, and the pho-
tographers invited to the awards evening. 12 of the top 50 images were by the students named above, both Amber and Gabriel having
2 entries chosen. On the evening, Jennifer Senter and Millie Fearns both received ‘Highly Recommended’ certificates for the lower
secondary category, and Amy Graver was a runner up for the same category. For the upper secondary category, Gabriel Dent was
also a runner up, behind Amber Drew Sparrey who won the title of Worcestershire Young Photographer for this category. It was a
fantastic evening that really demonstrated how talented our Bishop Perowne students are.
By Amber Sparrey Year 11
By Max Willcock Year 10
By Glenn Strachan Year 9 ‘Hands of the World’
by Amy Graver.
Runner-up for the
Worcestershire
Young
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awards for the lower
secondary category.
‘Harvey’ by Millie
Fearns.
‘Highly
recommended’ for
the Worcestershire
Young
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awards for the low-
By Leah Kainey Year 9
‘Dandilion’ by Amber Drew Sparrey.
Winner of the Worcestershire Young
Photographers awards for the upper
‘Cold on the Street’
by Gabriel Dent.
Runner-up for the
Worcestershire
Young
Photographers
awards for the
upper secondary
category.
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Arts’ College News continued ………...
‘Butterfly’ by
Jennifer Senter.
‘Highly
recommended’ for
the Worcestershire
Young
Photographers
awards for the low-
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Arts’ College News continued …………... The John Bailey Art Gallery
The official opening of the new Art Gallery space will take place on 30th March – the final day of Term.
Karen Moore, parent of two of our ex-students and professional print maker, will be running a community
print making workshop on Saturday 17th March. The workshop is open to all.
Artist in Residence, Nathaniel Pitt, is in College every Monday and is working on an exhibition of flags
called ‘FLAGworks2012’. The residency is supported by an educational organisation called Creativity
5x5x5.
Worcester Sixth Form Visit
Two performance groups from Worcester Sixth Form College presented work to all of our Year 8 students
on Friday 9th March. Visits from the Sixth Form and the College of Technology are a regular event at and
give our students an opportunity to experience the possibilities open to them in the Performing Arts after
Bishop Perowne.
Afterwards a smaller group of year 8 students worked with the Sixth Form on a workshop based on themes
and ideas from the performances.
Work Placements and Support Requests
The Performing Arts Department at Bishop Perowne has become increasingly recognised as a centre of
excellence and has resulted in an enormous increase in the number of people and institutions applying for
work placements.
Since the beginning of this year there have been more than twenty applications to the Department for one
week or longer term work placements. The following are those that were accepted or have been arranged
for the near future.
Jackson Gleeson - Worcester University – One day a week long term placement.
Kirsty Jackson – Worcester Technical College – One Week Placement
Robyn Lloyd – Worcester Technical College – One Week Placement
Jasmine Hurford – Christopher Whitehead Language College – One Week Placement
Heather Stewart Davies – Christopher Whitehead Language College – One Week Placement
Also the number of staff from other institutions requesting support with courses and planning of the arts
curriculum has risen. Since September the following have visited College and been supported by members
of the Performing Arts Staff:
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Arts’ College News continued …………... Other Links
The Department is also forging links with other institutions through involvements in projects and support
work. These include:
St Barnabas Primary – Involvement in Science and World Weeks.
Kings College – Arts/Film inset training focusing on use of Green Screen Technology.
Northwick Manor Primary – Leading workshops with years 1 & 2 on the Olympics.
Swan Theatre, Worcester – possible booking for high profile performance work in Summer of 2013.
West Midlands Cultural Olympiad
Our all boys dance group, Wireboyz, danced at the launch of the West Midlands Cultural Olympiad on
Tuesday 13th March at the Patrick Centre, Birmingham Hippodrome.
Wireboyz were the only dance group to perform at this prestigious event which was attended by
Councillor Mike Whitby, Leader of Birmingham City Council and Ruth Mackenzie, Director of the London
2012 Festival, Jonathan Edwards, Deputy Chair of Nations and Regions for London 2012, Ros Robins,
Regional Director, Arts Council England and Moira Swinbank, Chief Executive, Legacy Trust UK.
Hairspray - The Musical
‘Hairspray’ was an enormous success. The auditorium was packed for every night of the show and the
many emails received from members of the audience indicated that all had thoroughly enjoyed and been
immensely impressed by the performance.
More than 70 students took part in the production in either a performing or technical role and all have said
that it was the experience of a life time. Positive emails have been received from such people as Marcus
Burton, Group Managing Director for Europe for Yamazaki Mazak UK.
The cast visited three of our Primary Partner schools – Cranham, Perdiswell and Lyppard Grange and
feedback at the Primary Head Teachers meeting at Bishop Perowne was extremely positive. St Barnabas
and St George’s brought students to the College Theatre for a special showing of extracts from the show
and a short movement and voice workshop.
Quotes from some of the emails sent by members of the public include:
"I felt I just had to contact you to tell you how much my family and I
enjoyed the Hairspray production last night. It was obvious that such a lot of hard work was put in by
the students, yourself and behind the scenes. It was great to see the cast enjoying themselves while
on stage and the whole thing was AMAZING........ well done to all."
"This was our first show at Bishops and we were very impressed with the professional approach not
to mention the fantastic singing and dancing. This was a great nights entertainment - who needs the
West End!"
War Horse—History Trip
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The long bus ride was filled with happy songs and lots of excited chatter. We arrived at London and using Miss Nabi’s gps arrived at
the theatre in good time. Everyone was very excited and hoping the performance would start soon.
We all checked our seats and shuffled slowly into the theatre. We sat down and started trying to guess what the big white gap in the
black background was.
The performance started and we found out what it was. It was a projector to put the background picture in to help make it more realis-
tic. It was a great play.
The message was very powerful and I recommend it to anyone who asked about it. The play finished with many a tear from some of
the people on the trip.
The general atmosphere was of amazement at what had happened and how the play had
folded out. On the ride home we were even louder than on the way there much to the
displeasure of all the teachers who had to come in at normal times.
The coach driver got us there at exactly one o’ clock in the morning and we all rushed off
home with our parents.
By Freddie Lockett
Science Department News We would like to give a big welcome from the department, to Miss Ball, our new Senior Science
Technician.
Information for Years 7 and 8
Year 7 – you will be studying ENERGY
Year 8 – you will be studying FORCES
Psychology Exams
Year 9- May 14th. AM. Papers A and B
Years 10 and 11 – May 18th. AM. Papers C,D and E
Make sure you use your revision guides
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Sports Department News—Participation to reach potential Match Report—Christopher Whitehead
On the 23rd February, our Under 14’s girls football team played a friendly match against Christopher White-
head Language College. The girl’s hadn’t played any matched together this season so had to work as a
team to do well. At the end of the first half, the girls were 3-0 up and off to a good start, although they con-
ceded 2 goals in the second half, they got another and still managed a 4-2 victory, with goals from Millie
Gaffey and Emily Studholme.
Players: Emily Studholme, Millie Gaffey, Abbey Underwood, Lizzie Baldwin, Zaki Ali and Liz Guinivan
Match Report—Tudor Grange
Feeling more confident after their previous victory, the Under 14’s had another away game the week after
the 29th February, against Tudor Grange. Again the girls had a good first half which ended with Bishop
Perowne 4-0 up. They did let in 2 goals in the second half, but scored another and finished with a 5-2 win
over Tudor Grange.
Players: Emily Studholme, Abbie Fallon-Wilson, Lizzie Baldwin, abbey Underwood, Liz Gunivan, Zaki Ali
and Millie Gaffey.
Ladies England vs Ireland Six Nations on Saturday 17th March
The girls met on the coach at Worcester Rugby Club and took the three hour journey to Esher Park RFC in
Surrey to support Tamara Taylor, community rugby coach for Worcester and the rest of the England Ladies
in the last of the Six Nations games. On board the coach was Jennifer Brightmore, another England inter-
national who teaches at Haybridge High School but was injured so could not play. The girls really enjoyed
themselves and was a great opportunity to watch rugby at such a high level. The final score 23 v6 was a
great win for the ladies meaning they have won the Six Nations seven times in seven years. They are the
only team to have not conceded a try in the whole of the Six Nations tournament, ever. At the end of the
game the girls were lucky enough to go on the pitch and have their photos taken with the girls who played.
A massive thank you must go to Tamara Taylor who gave us the tickets, a really enjoyable day for every-
one and hopefully many more to come.
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Sports Department News continued ……... Netball Year 7 District Tournament
On Monday, 12th March our Year 7 netball team went to Blessed Edwards to play in the annual Year 7 tournament. The girls played
really well together as a team and showed a great positive attitude despite facing tough opposition. Unfortunately the girls lost all their
games but kept their head up high and showed determination every minute.
Netball Wednesday 14th March
The Years 10 and 7 netball teams went to Blessed Edwards to play Netball on Wednesday. The Year 7’s didn’t play these on Monday
at the tournament as they were in a different pool, so all was to play for. After the first quarter of 7 minutes the girls were down by 4.
Unfortunately the played hard and a few tactic swaps of positions meant they kept Blessed Edwards score low.
The Year 10 team also faced tough opposition from Blessed Edwards who are through to the Nationals for Netball. At half time the
score line was extremely close at 8v7. But in the last two quarters Blessed Edwards raised their game and took a win or 16v8.
Well done to all girls who took part.
Girls Sixways 16th March
The annual Sixways tournament took place on Thursday and for us it was the first year we took 3 teams which is a great opportunity
showing how Rugby is becoming more popular within school. Our year 7/8 tag rugby team were one of 8 from Worcestershire and
ended up coming 6th. The girls did extremely well and played hard according to Mr. Westrip their coach on the day. The year 9 tag
team also played well winning one against Tudor Grange 5v1, drawing one against The Chase 2v2 and losing one against Haybridge
High School. The Year 10 team entered the contact tournament and played really well considering 4 members hadn’t yet represented
the school in contact rugby. Our team achieved a good win over The Chase 5v1 and another win against rivals Blessed Edwards 5v2.
The final game against Woodfield proved very difficult and unfortunately we lost against these 4v1. These great results meant that the
contact team achieved 2nd place and tickets to the Ladies England vs Ireland Six nations on Saturday 17th March.
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Sports Department News continued ……. Girls Football Report
Versus King’s School, Worcester
A combined team of students from year 8 – 11 played in a full 11 side friendly match on the Astroturf
against Kings.
Bishops had a very strong team who won convincingly 8 goals to nil. Abbie Laker, Emily Burton, Lauren
Williams and Emily Studholme all scored great goals. The match was played in good spirit by both teams
and gave the girls an opportunity to play a full game.
Well done
Emily Burton (Captain)
Nicole Le Poidevin
Shahena Sultana
Abbie Laker
Jordan Blake
Clare Hampton
Lauren Williams
Jess Suthard
Emily Studholme
Abbie Fallon Wilson
Meg Turberfield
Under 16 Tournament
We took part in an indoor tournament at Blessed Edward Oldcourne alongside Tudor Grange, Chantry
Droitwich. Bishops won their first 3 games and it was all down to the last match against Droitwich to win
the competition. Bishops went ahead but in towards the end of the game Droitwich scored twice in a
minute, with only 15 seconds to go Emily Burton scored the equaliser, this meant we were joint winners on
points.
Emily Burton (Captain), Clare Hampton, Nicole le Poidevin, Abbie Laker, Lauren Williams,
Emily Studholme.
Under 13 v Christopher Whitehead
The under 13 team suffered a big defeat against a very strong and skilful team from Christopher Whitehead
they were lost by 14 goals to 3. Throughout the game they never gave up and kept battling till the final
whistle. Strong opponents and 6 side on an enclosed Astroturf made it difficult for them but they are deter-
mined not to be put off and were commended for their excellent attitude during the match.
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Sports Department News continued ………. Results
The Year 8 rugby team had a fantastic win against Christopher Whitehead 41 -24
The boys showed a real team spirit and ran in some excellent team trys that involved many passes. We
have now played 4 won 2 and lost 2.
Try scorers:
Kieran Smith x 3
Jamie Hathaway x 2 plus 2 conversions
Will Garrad
Ben Young
Well done lads
Year 7 football lost 4-1 to Tudor Grange
Year 7 Rugby lost to Christopher Whitehead
Year 9 Rugby tournament placed 4th in their respective league behind RGS High Wycombe, Malvern and
Prince Henrys Evesham
Year 3 Orienteering Festival
On Friday, 16th March Bishop Perowne hosted an Orienteering Festival for Year 3 children from St Bar-
nabas, St Georges, Claines and Northwick. A total of over 150 children raced around in pairs to find as
many controls as they could by using as map. The area included the field at St Barnabas, the top rugby
field, along the Astroturf and onto the bottom field. This was a large area and by the end they were
shattered! All children and leaders had a fantastic experience as well as learning some new skills.
Students from the Year 9 BTEC Sports group organised this event and were great ambassadors for the
college. They encouraged and helped the children with the orienteering tasks taking responsibility for the
warm up and getting fully involved in the event.
The winners were from Northwick and the first 5 pairs back were awarded with a bookmark for their
achievement.
Well done to:
Jack Dickenson, Liam Blake, Toby Bodily, Chris Brayford, Adam Davies, Luke Ford, Jack Giblen,
Ieun Howells, Luke Moule, Luke Obrey, Mark Shuard, James Stevens, James Turner,
Conor Whitehouse-Back, Callum Bellingham, Lucy Berry, Lucy Avery
Year 6 Indoor Athletics
120 children from St Barnabas, St Georges, Claines, and Northwick joined us in the Sports Hall for an
afternoon of competitive athletics. Field events included foam javelin, chest throw with a weighted ball,
speed bounce, vertical, long and triple-jumps. The track events were really competitive right up to the
final event any school could have won. The enthusiasm of the children was was evident in their support
for each other with plenty of cheering making a great atmosphere during the races. St Barnabas won
the competition overall for the second year running. Our Year 10 GCSE students were a credit to the
college in the way they helped and led the activities. They were praised by Gill Repton from Worcester
Athletics Club for their mature way they behaved throughout.
Thanks to:
Kayla Todd-Hunter, Chelsea Dyson, Maisie Bennett, Emily Studholme, Matt Sowden, Abbie Underwood,
Charles Beesly, Tom Jeynes, Josh Guest, Will Henshall, Josh Hawes, Tom Blundell and Joe Ingles
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Sports Department News continued …….. Sports Relief 2012
Thank you to everyone who took part in the Sports relief events on Friday. The girls ran/walked the Sports
relief mile and had a lot of fun in fancy dress and various costumes. The boys participated in an 8 hour
Football match which saw Real Madrid defeat Barcelona 30-18. The goal of the day was scored by Nick
McPherson with an acrobatic overhead kick. The event finished off with a big penalty shoot out which saw
balls flying past Mr. Westrip in goal. At present with money still to be counted we have raised over £250!!
We kept the names of the goal scorers as best we could and below is a list of names of students who man-
aged to score in the game
Brennan Cross
Ashley King
Cameron Tilley
Cameron Thorne
Oliver Kendall
Dan Colburn
Brandon Tilley
Philly
Rhys Curran
Luke Molloy
Ross Joyner
Emily Burton
Taylor Pugh
Jack Dickinson
Binny Ali
Liam McCarthy
Iuean Howells
Luke Moule
Kieran Storan
Matthew McCransky
Lewis Fletcher
Jordan Gerchowitz
Jake Flannigan
Nick McPherson
William Sowden
Kyle Pugh
Claudio Almeida
Rio Janic
William Palmer
Dean Jones
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Bishop Perowne Menu—Summer Term
College Community Page 31
Former Bishop Perowne Head Girl, Ella Tyler
climbs Mount Kilimanjaro I must start first and foremost by saying a massive thank you to all the staff at Bishop Perowne who
have supported me through their generous donations by raising a huge £258 towards my cause!
This August I have taken on the huge challenge of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro as part of University of
Manchester RAG, in aid of Meningitis Research Foundation. I’m not really sure what came over me
when I signed up, having never done anything like this before. I think the expressions on the faces of
my friends and family, when I told them, said it all! I thought, you only live once, and it is such an in-
credible opportunity I’d be a fool not to seize it. I will be climbing with a group of 40 other students from
Manchester University, as well as with a team of experienced guides and sherpas (imagine that for a
day job). The trek will take a total of six days and, with a of summit of 5895m, Mount Kilimanjaro is the
tallest free-standing mountain in the world!
Alongside the fact that this will be an enormous personal achievement, this trek is also for an amazing
cause - Meningitis Research Foundation. I am funding part of the trip myself and my target of raising
£2500 will include the price of flights and the expedition, with the rest of the money going straight to
MRF. From the fund raising I have done so far, I have been touched and shocked by how many peo-
ple’s lives have been affected by Meningitis, and the generosity they have shown for this cause. This
has given me the serious reminder that the days spent shaking buckets for donations and the early
morning runs (which I might be slightly lacking in motivation for!) are ultimately going to help change
lives for the better.
I have reached just over the half way point of my total thanks to the combined donations from the staff
mentioned above. My friend and I have also organised cake sales, sold nearly 1000 Krispy Kreme
doughnuts, charity collections, club night raids (drunken students can be surprisingly generous!), and
at the moment, we are in the process of organising an Easter fete to be held in Great Comberton, Per-
shore! If you would like to visit my online charity page for any more information, go to
http://www.justgiving.com/Ella-Tyler, and wish me luck, I’m going to need it!
Ella and friend on a cold
and wintery Saturday in
Birmingham when they
managed to raise £80.00
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Mock Trial
Success in the Magistrate’s Mock Trial Competition
The Magistrate’s Mock Trial competition took place on Saturday 3rd March at Worcester Magistrate’s court.
This is a competition based on a fictional case in which our students take on the roles of lawyers, witness-
es, court staff and the defendant. The team itself is split in two to create a defense team and a prosecution
team which then compete with their opposites from other schools. Each role within both teams is allocated
points as such every role is important.
Our team this year comprised of a mix of Year 8 and 9 students. The defense team comprised of Penny
Ashmore, Natalie Gilbert, Jessica Tobin, Joseph Long and Paisley Carr. The prosecution team comprised
of Michael Schenk, Elliot Sugars, Martha Dunster, Jamie Williams and Joseph Long again. The following
students also took on the roles of Magistrates during the competition: Paisley, Jamie, Penny, Martha, Mi-
chael and Jessica.
In the first heat our defense team competed against the prosecution team from Droitwich Spa and our stu-
dents were outstanding. In particular Penny Ashmore’s performance as a defense lawyer was worthy of
mention as she tore the prosecution’s witnesses statement to shreds. As a whole though, the defense team
performed exceptionally well and in doing so their defendant was deemed not guilty and free to leave with a
unanimous verdict.
The prosecution team competed against Nunnery Wood High school in the second heat and again our stu-
dents produced an impressive performance, especially Michael Schenk. Michael’s clever questioning really
confused their defendant and totally discredited them and their version of events.
Overall our students performed incredibly well and were fantastic ambassadors for the College. Of the two
awards that were presented I am delighted to announce that the trophy for best Magistrates was awarded
to Bishop Perowne and that one of our students was considered for the other, most outstanding student.
This is a real accomplishment and shows how much the students have learnt throughout this process.
Equally as important I know that our students really enjoyed the whole experience. Those who are still in
Year 8 are really excited about the prospect of taking part again next year and those who are in Year 9 wish
they were still in Year 8 so that they can take part again, so much so they want to take part next year in a
coaching role for the younger students. To emphasise that point, it was Martha’s birthday on Saturday and
one of the students commented on how jealous they were that they were able to spend their birthday taking
part in the competition.
Congratulations to all the students that took part they were a credit to themselves and to the College.
College Community Page 33
Year 10 Workskills Volunteer Work at Wyre Forest
On March 2nd 2012 two year 10 Workskills groups helped out at the Wyre Forest. One group planted
12 fruit trees in the forest. One group dug holes for a huge new wooden bench to go into. Finally the
third group were responsible for painting the window frames of the museum.
The students had a great time helping out and took pride in their activities. We look forward to
returning to the forest and seeing how the trees have grown
Foundation Learning Tier community Garden project and Top Barn Farm
The Flt group have been involved in an exciting community project in partnership with Worcester
diocese. Since October we have been working in the Vicarage garden in Tolladine to transform
a derelict bit of land into a thieving productive garden.
The students involved have worked hard through out the winter with a team of local volunteers
led by Rick and Debby Tett, who welcome us into their home each week. Over the cold winter
months some of us have been clearing out trees and root stumps, while another group have
been busy building a garden shed out of pallets and wood.
It has been fantastic to see the first signs of some of the spring bulbs we planted in October
emerging and it has been a real privilege to work with our students and the volunteers on this
project, we all feel really proud of what has been achieved.
Next term the work will really pick up with much planting to be done. Rick and some of the
students have already started building a green house out of plastic 2 litre bottles. We are hoping
that as many parents as possible will be able to join us in the garden for a party in the summer
term, but you are most welcome to drop in and see the students at work any Thursday
afternoon.
The Flt group have spent alternate weeks at the garden and in between have been taking part in
a nine week course at Top Barn Farm activity centre. This term we have undertaken a series of
initiative tasks and problem solving exercises, developing important life skills.
The group have climbed in driving ran, orienteering around frozen lakes, and it has been a great
relief for us to at last have some warmer weather. Our final week saw all teams building a raft
and launchings it on the lake. Most were very well built but some students did end up in the
water!
We are looking forward to next term and would like to thank everyone who has been working
with our students both in the Garden and Top Barn Farm.
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Safeguarding Survey Questionnaire 2012 The following chart shows the result of the Safeguarding Questionnaire that was issued to parents/carers recently. We wish to take
this opportunity to thank everyone who completed the questionnaire. The information we gain from exercises such as this is invalua-
ble to us.
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Easter Service at St Barnabas and Christ Church
College Community Page 35
ST BARNABAS
PALM SUNDAY
1st April 9.30am Meet at Christ Church to process to St Barnabas
Mon 2nd Wed 4th 7.30pm Stations of the Cross
MAUNDY THURS 7.00pm Passover Meal followed by Eucharist
GOOD FRIDAY 10.00am Children’s Stations of the Cross (with hot cross buns)
2.00pm Final hour meditation
EASTER DAY 10.00am Eucharist with renewal of Baptismal vows
8th April 6.30pm Easter Songs of Praise
CHRIST CHURCH
PALM SUNDAY
1st April 9.30am Meet at Christ Church to process to St Barnabas
GOOD FRIDAY 2.00pm Good Friday Service
EASTER DAY 10.00am Easter Day Eucharist
We wish all members of our
College and Local Community
a very
Happy Easter.
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Hairspray—The Photographs
College Community Page 37
Term Dates—2012—2013 AUTUMN TERM 2012
TERM STARTS Wednesday, 5th September 2012
HALF TERM Monday, 29th October – Friday, 2nd November 2012
TERM ENDS Thursday, 20th December 2012
SPRING TERM 2013
TERM STARTS Tuesday, 8th January 2013
HALF TERM Monday, 18th February – Friday, 22nd February 2013
TERM ENDS Thursday, 28th March 2013
SUMMER TERM 2013
TERM STARTS Tuesday, 16th April 2013
HALF TERM Monday, 27th May – Friday, 31st May 2013
TERM ENDS Wednesday, 24th July 2013
Good Friday Friday, 29th March 2013
Easter Monday Monday, 1st April 2013
May Day Monday, 6th May 2013
Spring Bank Holiday Monday, 27th May 2013
Teacher Education Days
Monday, 3rd September 2012
Tuesday, 4th September 2012
Friday, 26th October 2012
Monday, 7th January 2013
Monday, 15th April 2013
We continue to rely on the support of our partner schools and colleges to make the Arts College a success. Many thanks for all they have
done so far…
Claines Church of England Primary School
Northwick Manor Primary School
Perdiswell Primary School
St Barnabas Church of England Primary School
St George’s Church of England Primary School
The King’s School, Worcester
University of Worcester
Worcester College of Technology
Worcester Sixth Form College
Yamazaki Mazak UK Limited
The parents and staff past and present who
make up:
The Friends of Bishop Perowne
Important dates for your diary at a glance
Merriman’s Hill Road
Worcester
WR3 8LE
Tel: 01905 746800
Fax: 01905 746846
Website:www.bishopperowne.co.uk
Email: [email protected]
March 2012
Headteacher: Ms Julie Farr
2nd April—13th April Easter Holidays
Monday, 16th April Teacher Education Day
Tuesday, 17th April Start of Summer Term
Wednesday, 25th April Year 9 Parents Consultation
Wednesday, 2nd May Year 8 (girls) HPV vaccinations 3
Monday, 7th May May Day—College Closed
Thursday, 10th May Music Concert
w/c 27th May Llanrug Educational Trip
Thursday, 31st May Year 7 Parents Consultation
4th June—8th June Half Term Holiday
Monday, 11th June Start of second half Summer Term
We seek to develop a caring Christian Community in which we nurture individuals, encourage learning, creativity and
endeavour, inspire all to excel and reach their potential and to help all young learners to grow into active and responsible
citizens who are able to make a difference in the world.