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Soixante-huit Ans! This week we said ‘bonjour et bienvenue’ to the return leg of the Coutances exchange, now in its 68th year. Our French visitors will be staying with their host families until late on Wednesday 9th April and will be taking part in a series of fun and cultural activities such as the National Media Museum, the Merseyside Maritime Museum, Brontë Parsonage and a visit to Saltaire. They will also experience life in school for an afternoon. This well established exchange began way back in 1946 and over the years we have seen close to 2500 students involved in experiencing life in France for a week and their counterparts enjoying Yorkshire hospitality. The Countances Exchange is one we are extremely proud of and the feedback we receive is

always positive, a great experience for all involved.

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Design and Technology are pleased to announce the arrival of 3D printing. This new technology is set to

change the future of manufacturing industries, from household goods to aerospace and medical applications.

Students now have the opportunity to create Computer Aided Design files and print them directly as a 3

dimensional model. Cameron Smith (12JES/JLI) has been one of the first students to use the printer. His

model of Gerrit Rietveld's famous red and blue chair was used to test the printer’s capabilities…

…and doesn’t it look fantastic? Design and Technology hope to use this technology with all 'A' Level Product Design students and in GCSE Resistant Materials.

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Challenge and Celebration Week The payment deadline for Years 7-10 Challenge and Celebration week is Friday 4th April. Payment should be made via ParentPay.

Hola y bienvenidos Some of our Year 8 MFL classes welcomed a visitor into their lessons this week. Vanesa Scavino from Argentina talked to them about life in a Spanish speaking country in her native tongue!

Year 8 Parents’ Information Evening All Year 8 parents and carers should have received a letter inviting you to an information evening on Thursday 10th April. There will be 2 sessions detailing the options at 5.30pm and 6.30pm. We look forward to seeing you there.

Use a Tree…Plant a Tree So far, since installing the new printers and photocopiers, we have used nearly 3 and half trees worth of paper. Please watch this space for the tree planting scheme we have planned.

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Meet the New Director Michael Jameson has taken on his role as Strategic Director of Children’s Services at Bradford Council. Please see his newsletter below.

The Easter holiday is approaching so it has to be that time again…clearing out the

lost property box! Please encourage your sons and daughters to claim their PE

kits, shoes, coats, scarves, watches, phones, keys and glasses before you lose them

for good. The box will be cleared out on Thursday 10th April…you have been

warned!




Well done to our Year 8 rugby team who played in the White Rose Finals Festival last Thursday. They displayed some great rugby under difficult circumstances. The final scores were:

IGS 0-12 Ripon IGS 7-0 Rossett (Try: Sam McKinnon Evans Conv: Matthew Hastings) IGS 14-0 Prince Henry’s (Try: Sam McKinnon Evans and Henry Ackroyd Conv: Matthew Hastings 2) IGS 7-12 Rodillian (Try: Sam McKinnon Evans Conv: Matthew Hastings) Congratulations to our U14 Hockey Team who were crowned Bradford Champions on Monday night at the tournament at Bradford Grammar School. They played extremely well beating South Craven (3-1) and Bradford Grammar School (3-1).

Well done to our Year 8 footballers who fought hard in the Leeds Area Quarter Final against Cardinal Heenan on Wednesday night. It wasn’t to be our night and the game finished 3-2 to Cardinal. They took the lead really early on and caught us cold a bit. However we came straight back and a storming run down the right by Sam Mackinnon-Evans (8ADM) saw him cut in and then finish in the corner. A fine solo effort! Cardinal Heenan then took control later in the first half with two strikes. There was nothing that keeper Josh Shepherd (8ADM) could do on either occasion. Undeterred though, Ilkley came storming back in the second half. Superbly marshalled by James Silson (8MWC) at the back, Ilkley held firm and then threw everything at their opponents. Sub Isaac Bullough (8ADM) grabbed an excellent finish in the box as Ilkley finished the game the stronger and pressing for that elusive equaliser to force the match to extra time. Sadly it would not come and Ilkley exited the Cup with heads held high.

Left to right: Kate Hodsman (9BJS), Helena Carslaw (9CT), Eleanor Pilling (9JLF), Abigail Prentice (9JLF), Annie Edwards (9SCB), Katrin Blears (9JI), Jess Hirst (9JI), Jess Burgess (9DMM) Capt. and Olivia Hought (9BJS)

U14 Bradford Champions 2014




Netball News! Our final netball matches of the season were very successful.

U14A beat Bradford Grammar School B 29-4, meaning we are undefeated in the League this year! U13A beat Bradford Girls’ Grammar School 8-0 and Bradford Grammar School B 15-1 U13B reached the semi-finals of the Emerging Schools’ League tournament U12A drew with Bradford Girls’ Grammar School 6-6 U12B beat Thornton A 9-1 U12C lost to Aireville A 3-6

Players of the Match honours went to U14A Elisabeth Henney (9SMD), U13A Emma Barwick (8HM) and Izzy Atkinson (8HM), U12A Hannah Marshall (7PB), U12B Jess Norris (7PDH) and Sophie Mason (7HED/KE), U12C Alice Rodley (7PB).

The Last Match! Our Year 11 netball team played their last match together on Monday. They've been together for 5 years and Mrs Bennett has coached them to many victories over these years. In their last match of the season (for some, their last match ever at Ilkley Grammar School) the girls did Mrs Bennett proud! A fast paced and well fought contest with Bradford Girls’ ended in a 21-13 win to Ilkley. Well done to all the squad - some good memories to look back on over the years.....successful, competitive and fun!

Back Row: Rosie Shouler-Harris (11EAC), Sarah Elliott (11PO), Anna Ross (11ISR), Mrs Bennett, Amelia Fowler (11SMS), Phoebe Smith (11KPC), Hollie Morris (11LSL) and Katie McCaul (11JCT) Front Row: Alice Edwards (11JB), Grace Malir (11LSL) and Johanna Murray (11SMS)




Congratulations to Niamh Maroney (9DMM) who entered the Skipton Music Festival in 2 classes. Niamh was the reigning champion from 2013 (Boys’ and Girls’ Solo U13). In the Own Choice Song Grades 3 or 4 class she faced stiff competition from Yorkshire and Lancashire. Niamh sang a traditional Irish Folk song, ‘I Know Where I'm Goin' and won the class, retaining the Carleton Trophy. In the U13 ‘Songs from the Shows’ class (which was extremely competitive with 21 entries from Yorkshire and Lancashire) Niamh sang ‘The Lambeth Walk’ from ‘Me and My Girl’. She performed it fantastically well and secured second place.

Niamh performed so well in both classes that she has been invited back for a second year to perform ‘The Lambeth Walk’ in the Festival’s Saturday evening final concert, not a bad effort considering she has only been in singing lessons for just under two years!

Thank you and well done to Louis Brow (9SCB) for going above and beyond last week! After receiving a lovely letter from a member of the public, whose elderly father-in-law had been helped by one of our students, we used the iPads to track down the helpful young person.

Not only did Louis Brow come forward himself, but lots of his friends and classmates also named him as the Good Samaritan.

The elderly gentleman was on his way home when his mobility scooter broke down. Louis kindly volunteered his help and pushed this man’s scooter uphill from The Grove, up Riddings Road onto Abbeyfield and while his friends looked on!

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Commiserations to Cameron Herbert (12SSM) and Andrew Lorimer ( 12DGW) who represented Ben Rhydding Hockey Club U18 Boys’ in the National Championships. They travelled down to Essex last weekend in a match against the Old Loughtonians. They gave their all, but lost matches, 4-0 then 2-0. This still means that the team is 4th nationally, which is no mean feat, and of course there is always next year!

Well done to Anwen Smith (11ISR) who has been awarded a ‘Community Heroes Award’ from Bradford Council.

Anwen regularly volunteers her help with 2 local groups, working with disabled youngters to achieve their Duke of Edinburgh award.

We are very proud of you Anwen, you desserve the recognition!

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Clean Sweep! Our 1st XV rugby team played in a 10s Festival at Horsforth School on Wednesday night and won all their games. The scores were:

IGS 19-5 HorsforthIGS 29 - 0 Bingley Grammar School IGS 5 - 0 Prince Henry’s Grammar School IGS 12 - 0 Harrogate Grammar School

Quite rightly the team posed for this celebratory, muddy but happy, post-match selfie!

Cameron Herbert Andrew Lorimer




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A AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS AND FIXTURES

MONDAY 7 April

Y11 Rounders @ Oakbank (AJK)

Y8 Indoor CRICKET NETS (SP) SpHall 3.15-4.30pm

DANCE Club -All ages (JW) Gym 3.15-4.15pm

Y10 ROUNDERS Club (SMB) IGS Fields 3.30-4.30pm

Y11 BASKETBALL Club FINISHED

TUESDAY 8 April

Y8 ROUNDERS Club (SHR) IGS Fields 3.30-4.30pm

Y7,8,9,10 ATHLETICS Club (SMB/LV/MWC) IGS Fields 3.30-

4.30pm

WEDNESDAY 9 April

Cycling @ Oakbank (SP)

Y11 Rounders @ Oakbank (AJK)

Girls’ Synchro (Mrs Gooch) Pool 3-4.30pm

Y9/10 Girls’ BASKETBALL Club FINISHED

THURSDAY 10 April

Y9/10/11 BADMINTON Club (AJH/KPC) SpHall 3-4.30pm

Y7/8/9 Girls’ FOOTBALL Club FINISHED

FRIDAY 11 April




Spain and Sport in the News this Week!

Well done to our Year 8 and 9 girls who are part of the U14 Ben Rhydding Hockey team who were action in the semi-final in the Yorkshire League Tournament; they finished runners up. The squad includes Rachel Scott (7PDH), Abi Prentice (9JLF), Helena Carslaw (9JCT), Kirsty McMillan (8JRW), Nisha Cant (8HM), Lauren Day and Sophie Dale (8GPS).




Red Kite Alliance As you will know, we are part of the Red Kite Alliance with 7 other secondary schools and one key feature of this partnership is running teacher training.

There may be some of you who have already considered teaching as a career or might now consider it with a bit more information on what we can offer. Please find below information on the secondary teacher training programme and the subjects available and please contact us if you are interested or just wish to explore things further.




Car Boot Sales Start clearing your cupboards out now! The first car boot sale was cancelled because of rain: we now look forward the following three taking place on 18th May, 22nd June and 20th July. The car boot sales are held on the school field, gates open at 7.30am for sellers and 8am for buyers and the sale will

finish at 12.30pm. Standard pitches £10 and larger pitches £15. Parking for buyers is £1. Refreshments will be available. If you could spare some time to help it would be really appreciated.

We need volunteers for:

Saturday 17 April 1.30pm - 3.30pm to help set up the field.

Sunday 18 April 7.15am - 9.30am to help with parking.

Sunday 18 April 11.30am - 1.15pm to help remove netting and clear site.

If you could spare some time to help us please email the PTA on [email protected]

Quiz Night We are delighted to announce that we raised a total of £492.90 at the Quiz and Curry Night – thank you to everyone who took part.

Auction of Promises Update All the prize winners have now paid and will shortly be enjoying their goodies. The total raised was £2945.66 a large part of which was raised by the three holidays on offer and the Seascape by Jonathan Shaw (which was particularly popular). Other lots which had fierce bidding were the Aubergine Parmigiana, the Moet champagne, lunch at The Toast House, the Farsyde voucher, the discover tandem day and the Grove Bookshop voucher . Thanks once again to everyone who offered a prize and everyone who took part in the bidding

Meetings The last two meetings of the year are due to be held on: Tuesday 29th April and Wednesday 11th June. Meetings start at 7pm and are held in the Lower Library in school. If you can’t make our meetings but would like to be included then email [email protected].

You can follow the PTA on twitter @IGSPTA.




https://twitter.com/IGSPTA



Support your Lido! Live at the Lido take place again this year on Saturday 21st June. It’s a great chance to listen to great local music (some home grown IGS talent) and support the Lido. Doors open at 4.30 and you can either take a picnic or take advantage of the food stands. The event will draw to a close at 11pm. Tickets go on sale at the end of April from the website http://lido.retailchange.com/ or from theLlido.

You Can Sing! Final touches are being made for the Olicanae Choir’s Music Workshop on May 10th. As a school we are really proud of our involvement with the local community and have been more than happy to help find a venue for them to use. The workshop will be held in B Hall and will run from 1.30 until 4pm and will be an afternoon of jazz. Anyone is welcome to attend, regardless of musical ability. Please contact Hilary on 01535 609209 to book your place – it’s free. So remember, ‘It don’t mean a thing, if you aint got that swing’! Book your place and enjoy an afternoon of jazz!


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Available Daily…

There is also a range of cold meals, sandwiches and pizzas available every day and remember the meal deal is still only £2.15. This includes a hot meal and a pudding or drink. The same price covers a choice from the cold selection and a juice and a small dessert.

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The Library will be open for quiet study, with support from staff, to help you with your holiday revision. You may be invited to subject specific sessions which will also be running:

Session 1 9:00-10:30, Break 10:30-10:45

Session 2 10:45-12:15, Lunch 12:15-13:15 (time to get into town as no on site catering)

Session 3 13:15-14:45

Subjects include:

Where: Ilkley Grammar School Library

When: Monday 14th – Wednesday 16th April, 9am to 3pm

How to get here: 8:32 train from Menston, 8:39 X84 bus from

Addingham and 8:00 762 bus from Keighley via Silsden




GCSE Overview

John M Hayes Launches Traineeship for Sixth Form & College Leavers John M Hayes is pleased to announce the introduction of a new, 3 year traineeship available to A Level students. They are looking to recruit one trainee in 10 of their 11 offices (with the exception of our Central London office), to start in August 2014. What is a Law Costs Draftsman? Law Cost Draftsmen are responsible for dealing with all aspects of solicitors’ costs that are controlled by both statute and common law. They deal with every conceivable type of legal matter that touches upon the subject of costs and it is the Costs Draftsman’s skill to successfully assist in the legal process. The role is to primarily undertake all legal costing services for our Solicitor clients to include the preparation of Bills of Costs, Points of Dispute and Points of Reply, negotiate settlements on cost matters, appear as an Advocate at cost related hearings, undertake administrative work related to the recovery of costs, prepare costs budgets, undertake costs management work during the course of litigation and advise clients as to costs issues. What are we looking for? Candidates should hold, or expect to achieve, a minimum of three 'A' Levels at grade C or above – or equivalent 240 UCAS points – as a pre-requisite for this job. We also expect candidates to demonstrate a good command of written English together with strong analytical and mathematical skills. An interest in the law and its application would be beneficial, but not essential. No prior experience is necessary as the traineeship will provide full in-house training. What will the Traineeship involve? The training covers a period of 3 years, with a full time position being awarded upon successful completion of the course. The first year will focus on the costing of legal aid matters, the second year on inter partes matters and the third maintaining on-going professional development. The scheme will be delivered via one-on-one training with an allocated trainer, who will be an experienced Costs Draftsman or Costs Lawyer, as well as nationwide training days, which will give you the opportunity to meet other trainees. There will also be opportunities to attend company wide conferences, attended by all Costs Draftsmen/Lawyers, Regional Managers and Directors, as well as external speakers from the profession.




What is in it for you?

A unique opportunity to develop a rewarding career with one of the leading, and the largest, firms of Costs Draftsmen in the Country.

No crippling University fees!

The opportunity to gain on the job skills and knowledge with one-to-one training across a wide range of legal matters. John M Hayes is a full service cost drafting company. We believe this sets us apart from our competitors and enables us to deliver the best service to our clients.

Earn a salary whilst you learn, with an additional incentive of earning bonus payments in years two and three, along with 20 days annual leave per annum.

How to apply To apply please forward a copy of your CV along with a detailed covering letter to your local John M Hayes office, for the attention of the Regional Manager. Your covering letter should include any additional information about yourself which you consider relevant, details of why this job appeals to you and what you think you can bring to the role. Selected candidates will be invited to sit an aptitude test, followed by a formal interview to those who are successful. Visit their website for more information. www.johnmhayes.co.uk

Teacher of ICT & Computer Science (MPS)

Closing date Monday 28th April 9am

We are seeking to appoint, from September 2014, a well-qualified and innovative teacher of ICT and Computer Science who is able to inspire outstanding learning and progress at Key Stages 3 and 4, with the potential to deliver at Key Stage 5.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward thinking and ambitious department where academic standards and levels of student achievement are extremely high. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in the future development of the subject and will develop their career in a supportive, collaborative environment. We are looking for:

a dedicated and passionate teacher of ICT and Computer Science who has resilience and a strong work ethic

a commitment to providing high quality lessons to engage, challenge and inspire our students

the potential to teach across all age ranges and abilities, including Post 16

the ability to work independently as well as part of a wider team

a strong commitment to extra-curricular and enrichment opportunities Please see our website for further details www.ilkleygrammarschool.com


http://www.johnmhayes.co.uk/offices/

http://www.johnmhayes.co.uk/offices/

http://www.johnmhayes.co.uk/hayes-news/john-m-hayes-launches-traineeship-for-sixth-form-college-leavers/

http://www.ilkleygrammarschool.com/



Please help contribute to our iCentre – any tips, apps

or pitfalls that you have come across as a parent can

be shared with others – positive and negative!

Email [email protected] or

[email protected]

Top tip for Instagram It’s easy to start using photo sharing sites without considering the privacy implications. Instagram can be made more private by following this top tip.

A Parent’s Guide to Snapchat If the world of social media is still proving a minefield for you, particularly where snapchat is concerned, why not take a look at this guide.

http://www.connectsafely.org/wp-content/uploads/snapchat_guide.pdf

All IGS iPads should have the

name and tutor group of the

student owner as part of

their lock screen image.

This helps when reuniting

owners and iPads in cases of

forgetfulness!







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Dates for the Diary Term Dates

SPRING TERM 2014

Friday 11 April Close

Easter holiday: Monday 14th April – Friday 25th April

SUMMER TERM 2014

Monday 28 April Re-open

Monday 5 May May Day (School closed)

Friday 23 May Close

Half term holiday: Monday 26th May – Friday 30th May

Monday 2 June Re-open

Thursday 24 July Close (1.15pm)

Summer holiday: Friday 25th July

AUTUMN TERM 2014 Friday 5 September Training Day

(School closed to students)

Monday 8 September Training Day (School closed for students)

Tuesday 9 September Years 7 12 13 start

Wednesday 10 September School opens fully to all students

Get in touch and stay in touch! We would be interested in any feedback on these bulletins. Also, if you would like further information on anything within them or, wish to request other information items, please get in touch! It is really important we can stay in touch with you; if you need to change your contact details please email [email protected] or contact the school office.

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: 01943 608424

Website: www.ilkleygrammarschool.com

@ilkleygrammar

April Wednesday 4 Coutances visitors arrive Wednesday 9 Coutances visitors depart Thursday 10 Year 8 Parents’ Information Evening 5.30 and 6.30pm B Hall Friday 11 Take-a-Break 10am School closes for Easter 3pm

14-25 April Easter Holidays Iceland Visit 21-15th April

Monday 28 School opens Tuesday 29 PTA Meeting 7pm Lower Library Wednesday 30 Year 6 iLearning Evening 6pm

May Thursday 1 Year 8 Parents’ Meeting 4-7pm Friday 2 Year 8 girls’ HPV Vaccination Monday 5 May Day – school closed Ilkley Carnival Friday 9 Year 11 leave Year 12 begin study leave Saturday 10 Cantores Olicanae 1.30-4.30 B Hall Monday 12 Summer exams start Year 10 Fieldwork all week Thursday 15 Year 7 Parents’ Meeting 4-7pm Monday 19 Year 10 Fieldwork all week Tuesday 20 Year 10 Saltaire Visit Wednesday 21 Art Exhibition Evening 7-9pm Thursday 22 Year 10 Saltaire Visit Friday 23 Year 13 leave

Half term 26-30 May




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