blackheath high school - autumn 2014
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THE TERMLY MAGAZINE OF BLACKHEATH HIGH SCHOOL GDST
HIGHLIGHTSAutumn 2014
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DRAMA
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We were delighted that our resident Drama Teacher,
Grant Corr, undertook to write a bespoke play for Year
7 and 8 this year. Year 8 girls auditioned for the lead
parts and all of Year 7 were invited to participate in the choral
roles. It was therefore a ‘World Premier’, wonderfully directed
by Mr Corr as well. There were parallel worlds and of course,
the ‘Other Mother’. Our Year 10 girls acted as Technical Crew,
working the lighting, creating projections and costumes. The
button eyes were particularly eff ective in suggesting the other
world inhabitants. Katie Gambier’s Coraline was ably supported
by a tight ensemble of exciting character parts that made for a
very entertaining evening of theatre.
CORALINE - curious and creepy!
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Gadesden Competitions Senior School
The Gadesden Drama Competition reached its 11 Year at
Blackheath High School Seniors. Again, this year, the
standard was extremely high and competition was fi erce
between the girls representing their respective Houses. We
were delighted that our resident LAMDA coach Kate Wilton
could judge the girls’ performances, bringing her expert eye to
the proceedings. She was impressed with all the entries in the
fi nal and found it very diffi cult to choose the winner as there
were many very worthy contenders.
However
after much
deliberation
she chose
Esther Akinyomi
from Year 7
as the overall
winner with
her beautifully
timed piece ‘TV
Spinechiller.’ Well
done!
Mrs Tyrrell
Junior School
Once again this year, all the girls in Years 3 to 6 became
playwrights and worked in House groups to write,
rehearse and perform their own plays in preparation
for the Junior Gadesden Competition.
The competition fi nal took place on 26th November when
four groups in each year group, one representing each house,
took to the stage in front of an audience and the judge, Mr
Grant Corr (Senior School Drama Teacher).
All of the plays were all highly amusing and original, so the
audience was in stitches throughout! The performances had
been carefully choreographed and rehearsed and the actors
delivered their lines with clarity and confi dence.
When all the plays had been performed, Mr Corr spoke
to every group about their performances, highlighting his
favourite aspects of each play. He was particularly impressed by
the original ideas and clever twists the girls had incorporated to
surprise the audience. In particular, he complemented the girls
on having developed characters so successfully.
Finally the winners of this year’s winners of the Gadesden
Trophy were announced: Martha, Eden, Mabel and Maisie from
Year 4 representing Meridian House.
Congratulations go to the winners and to all who took part to
make the event so entertaining and successful! Our thanks go
to Mr Corr for agreeing to judge the competition and for giving
the girls encouraging and constructive feedback. Mrs Bolton
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DRAMA
were many very worthy contenders.
Spinechiller.’ Well
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DRAMA
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“I thought it was really funny
Tilly, Year 5
Our little Angels Nursery
The nursery school girls performed their very fi rst
nativity in December. The girls told the story of the
nativity through song. Each class then performed a
special dance: NAM were angels and danced to the Sugarplum
Fairy; NFT were stars and danced to Fredrika Stahl’s Twinkle
Twinkle; and NPM were robins and danced to Rockin’ Robin.
We were delighted to see so many parents and grandparents
attend. It was a great performance by three and four year olds
and they showed tremendous confi dence. It was a wonderful
start to the Christmas festivities and Santa Claus was informed
of the girls’ excellent eff orts!
Year 1 and 2 Nativity The Christmas season brought us a very festive performance
by Key Stage 1 and EYFS as the Year 2 girls led a wonderful
Nativity entitled, ‘Angel Express’. A cast of very excited angel
reporters were preparing for the big day – the birth of Baby
Jesus. The story follows Mary and Joseph on their long journey
to Bethlehem and into a very special stable. They reported on
the arrival of some very wise men and told us of shepherds who
were paid a visit by the Angel Gabriel. The audience thoroughly
enjoyed an afternoon of song and dance, including beautiful
singing from Year 1 who sang ‘Big Star’ and the Reception
classes who put on an angelic dance routine. The girls looked
fabulous in their decorative costumes and their talent and
confi dence was clear for all to see.
“I loved being on stage!” Matilda,
Year 2
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The Junior Head Girl
Team have very much
enjoyed their first term
of service to the school and
have played key roles at many
of the term’s events as well
as regularly assisting teaching
staff during assemblies. They
have been practising their public
speaking skills addressing the
audience at the Harvest Festival
celebration and giving readings at
the wonderful Carol Concert in
December. They also impressed
prospective parents and
pupils at the open mornings,
explaining different aspects
of the school through a series
of interesting and informative
speeches, delivered with
confidence and poise.
We’ve had a very busy and rewarding term as the
new Head Girl Team. In addition to giving speeches,
attending meetings and helping to co-ordinate the
prefect teams, we also had the chance to represent the school at
the annual GDST Young Leaders’ Conference in October.
It was a great opportunity for us to network with other girls
from across the country, whilst learning invaluable public
speaking and team building skills. We’ve really enjoyed bridging
the gap between teachers and pupils, especially in such an
exciting year with a new head teacher and the prospect of major
building works.
What happens next……
The girls are currently studying for their final A level exams
and have been very excited to receive offers from their chosen
universities. The Head Girl team’s choice of Higher Education
and Career paths reflects the diverse range of subjects that
interest our girls and demonstrates how, at Blackheath High
School, we genuinely cherish individuality and inspire every girl to
achieve beyond her expectations.
Dot – Medicine, Manchester
May - Veterinary Medicine
Izzy - Gap year, then Anthropology
Nicole - Art Foundation
Annabel - English at Oxford
Helena - History + German at UCL
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A Note from the Head Girl Team
HEAD GIRL TEAM
Senior School
Next year I’m hoping to go to Manchester to study Medicine, but after 15 very happy years at BHS, I
know it won’t be easy to say goodbye!” Dot Mundt-Leach (Head Girl)
L-R May Mundt-Leach, Nicole McIntosh, Dot Mundt-Leach, Izzy Bakpa, Helena Holder, Annabel Sim
“I really enjoy
helping out at assemblies
and events and getting to
know girls of different year
groups. I like having a position of
responsibility and being a ‘familiar
friendly face’ around the school,
helping others whenever I can.”
Clementine Simpkin
(Head Girl)
Junior School
L-R Emma Davies, Jahnavi Singh, Tegan Davies-Cooke, Clementine Simpkin
“Being Head Girl is
a great opportunity and I have enjoyed taking on new challenges and building my confidence through public speaking and having
responsibilities.” Emma Davies (Head Girl)
“I have being
building lots of life
skills since becoming Deputy
Head Girl, especially through
speaking at events. It has made
me more confident too.”
Tegan Davies-Cook
(Deputy Head Girl)
“I enjoy everything about being part of the Head Girls’ team. We have a lot of responsibilities and I like to fulfil them to the best of my ability. The jobs are also fascinating, such as speeches, interviews, tours. My favourite part of the job is to take prospective parents on tours, as they want to know if ours is the right school for their child’s future.” Jahnavi Singh
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TRANSITIONING
Parents are often surprised when they realise how many
transition initiatives are in place to ensure the move to
Year 7 is a smooth one. It is probably a measure of the
value and enjoyment derived from the events themselves that
the transition benefi ts are sometimes not immediately obvious
but they are certainly there!
From as young as Nursery, our girls are used to seeing our
Sixth Formers helping them as Minibus supervisors and After
School Club assistants. They soon learn that the girls in the
Senior School are not at all scary, but kind and very good fun.
The girls look forward to the assemblies that the Senior School
girls come down to present to us. They have enjoyed musical
performances, presentations from the Head Girl Team and a
lovely Pantomime in French by some talented Year 7 linguists,
to name but a few events this year. One of the highlights of
the year for us is when the whole school joins together for
an afternoon of home-grown entertainment in the theatre at
Wemyss Road.
The girls become used to other familiar faces from Vanbrugh
Park. They all have the benefi t of seeing Mrs Chandler-
Thompson at our weekly ‘Stars Assembly’ and during class
assemblies, while the older girls in Key Stage 2 are taught
by specialist Science, DT and Latin teachers from the Senior
School. There is excellent continuity in the PE department
too with Mrs Hallett teaching girls at both sites, so there are
many familiar and friendly faces that the girls recognise when
reaching the Senior School.
Our Year 6s go to VP once a week for lessons but there are
plenty of opportunities for the girls to visit the Senior School
building before they reach the very top of the Junior School.
Years 3 and 4 enjoy cookery sessions in the wonderful kitchen
suite. There are also special days when the girls team up for
Smoothing the transition into Senior SchoolPreparing the path to Senior School
with older year groups at Vanbrugh Park; ‘Maths Morning’ for Years
5 and 7 and ‘Architecture Day’ for Year 6 and 9 girls, for example.
Year 4s also collaborate with Senior girls for an annual Design
Technology exhibition which will take place at the Rangers’ House,
Greenwich this summer. In March, the whole of Year 5 thoroughly
enjoy taking part in the Senior School drama production at
Greenwich Theatre - this year they are delighted to be taking
part in a performance of ‘Beauty and the Beast’. Building on the
success of last year’s pilot event, this year, girls from both sites
have worked together on an exciting, high profi le venture with the
United Nations, built around International Women’s Day.
There are also many cross-key stage sporting events such as the
Year 6 and 7 Inter-house Netball tournament and the KS2 and Year
7 cross country.
We never like to miss an opportunity to mingle Junior and Senior
School girls, so, for us, the redevelopment of the Wemyss Road
kitchen will be a chance to introduce the girls in Years 4 to 6 to the
delights of the Vanbrugh Park dining room as they will be taken
over once a week for lunch.
For parents, we run an evening presentation giving details about
the Senior School provision and an opportunity to meet staff . Any
queries about the transfer to Seniors can be made at any time, to
Mrs Nichols our Admissions Offi cer for the Senior School and there
is a wealth of information available on our website.
By the time the girls reach Year 6, they are comfortable enough
with both the Senior School buildings and the teachers there, to
see it as an exciting move up, not a frightening move away.
Mrs Skevington, Head of Junior School
Morning of MathsInter-House Netball Tournament
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We realise how important it is for our pupils to feel
confi dent and secure when starting the new phase of
their school career at the Senior School in Year 7. We
endeavour to ensure that all new pupils are given time to meet and
build friendships, particularly during the fi rst term and even before
the start of the school year, at our Summer School.
Within the fi rst six weeks of their new school life, our Year 7s
are very happy, busy and stimulated with a range of innovative
experiences and events that are especially designed to promote
self-awareness, confi dence, and resilience. These are all aspects
that help to develop the ‘whole’ person. These focused and
planned events are a fusing together of both academic and
personal experiences, that are designed to be inclusive for all girls
in Year 7 and help to foster sense of team work and comradeship
amongst the pupils.
Prior to the beginning of the academic year, girls embark
on the exciting transition into senior school with our fantastic
Summer School Programme in the last week of August (provisional
dates for this year’s summer school are Monday 24th August to
Thursday 27th August 2015). Activities over the four days will
include cake-making in our fantastic cooking suite, an art and
textiles project, sports activities, a picnic in Greenwich Park and
a cinema experience in our fabulous theatre. Whilst giving the
girls the opportunity to learn lots of new exciting skills, the main
emphasis will be on team work and relationship building through
The exciting move up to Senior School
practical activities to ensure that they feel happy and relaxed
when starting at the school in September. It is also a great
opportunity for the girls from our junior school to make new
friends with girls joining us from other schools.
The Year 7 Pastoral team of 3 Form Tutors led by a Head
of Section, also plan and create a special “Induction” day to
enable the girls to familiarise themselves with the school
buildings and, most importantly, to get to know their
Form Tutor and fellow classmates. This is an exciting day
which includes a range of fun team-building games and
activities, with many opportunities to make themselves feel
comfortable and familiar with their new surroundings and
with the expectations of secondary school life.
TRANSITIONING
“Blackheath High is so great at helping you settle in when you join year 7. As soon as you start there
is so much variety across lessons and clubs, you really look forward to going to school. Th e whole
experience is enjoyable and you will make so many good friends.” Maddie Halil
Whole year group day trip
Summer School
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“Th e whole of Year 7 went on an amazing bonding trip to PGL in Windmill Hill. We did loads; from
crawling around in tight spaces (tunnel trail) to fl ying in the sky on a giant swing! We bounced around in aeroball, and whizzed down the rope on zip wire. It was a brilliant experience and our teachers joined in too. Ms Watson was the fi rst teacher our instructor
had seen tackle the intrepid depths of the wormholes (tunnel trail) and everybody can confi rm that Mr
Parsons screamed “Aunty Claire!” as he plummeted the through the air on the giant swing! We had a
great time, ‘hooray for PGL’ it was EPIC!” Hannah Edwards
“PGL did not disappoint this year, with the girls eagerly climbing, swinging, abseiling and more all
weekend. Most importantly new friends were made and the girls bonded and integrated well setting them up for their busy academic year together”.
Mrs Tyrrell
Then, in September, all of Year 7 take part in a
residential weekend trip to the PGL adventure centre
at Windmill Hill. Girls conquer their fears and try out
a range of multi-sport activities run by fully qualifi ed
instructors that help them to overcome any self-
consciousness, build resilience and develop a sense of
team work and the determination to achieve. The girls
very much enjoy the social evening activities and build
friendships that are also consolidated through these
shared team experiences.
In November the girls plan their own “Tea Party
celebration” event for their parents. Our Year 7 pupils
perform to their guests and give talks that celebrate
their achievements within their fi rst half term at
Blackheath High. They also embark on a ‘school trip’ as
a whole year group. This day is usually fully devoted to
the investigation of Art and recently pupils have visited
both the Saatchi Gallery and National Portrait Gallery
as part of their induction into working as a year group
but also to learn in-depth research into a particular
curriculum area.
Mrs Tyrrell, Head of Year 7
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Thinking Outside the Box Our bespoke academic enrichment courses – ‘Matrix of Knowledge’ and ‘Theory of Knowledge’Matrix of Knowledge The Matrix of Knowledge is a non-examined
‘history of ideas’ course, specially designed for
Year 11 students at Blackheath High, to challenge
them intellectually and extend their knowledge
beyond the examined curriculum.
Charting the development of western
civilisation from pre-history to the present day,
the course plots traditional historical periods
against key fi gures and events, and developments
in religion, philosophy, the arts, science and
politics. The aim is to highlight how these often
seemingly disparate subject areas interrelate and
impact upon the broader, evolving ideological
picture.
Completion of the course and
‘the Matrix’ enables students to
situate aspects of their fi ve years
of secondary education, and
consequent studies at A level, within
a broader historical, artistic and
intellectual context, familiarising
students with core ideas that
arguably defi ne western intellectual
development.
The fi rst half term explores the history of
medicine, culminating in a busy trip around
Bloomsbury to visit: The Wellcome
Collection; The Enlightenment Gallery at
the British Museum; The Sir John Soane
Museum; and the Hunterian Gallery and
Museum of Surgery at the Royal College
of Surgeons, after which lectures, debate,
student presentations and documentaries
follow a broader linear chronology
including early Christianity, Islamic Spain,
the Renaissance, Reformation and High
Modernism to name but a few. The absence
of an external examination
helps facilitate spontaneity, risk
taking, breadth and limitless
intellectual scope to really
stretch our students. With a
nod to Julian Barnes’ ‘History
of the World’, the reference
to ‘25½ lessons’ is very much
an acknowledgement of how
ambitious an undertaking the
course is!
Theory of KnowledgeIn the Sixth Form we off er another non-examined
course, ‘Theory of Knowledge’, which follows
on from Matrix of Knowledge studied in Year 11
sharing the spirit of learning purely for sake of
satisfying intellectual curiosity. Based upon the
core and most distinctive component of the IB
Diploma, this course encourages and develops
the ability of students to question ‘knowledge’
and ‘truth’ by refl ecting critically on the
methodological underpinnings of diff erent subject
areas (science, religion, the
arts etc.) and to consider the
role and nature of knowledge
in their own culture, and the
cultures of others in the wider
world.
Whilst the course is
philosophical in nature (relating
to the fi eld of epistemology) its
chief concern is the application
of critical thinking skills to current cultural,
political and scientifi c developments such as
stem cell research, voluntary euthanasia, ecology,
economics and religious radicalism, to name but
a few.
The course is academically demanding and
particularly benefi ts those students aiming for
Oxbridge and Russell Group universities where
interviews are likely to test a student’s capacity
for divergent and lateral thought, and awareness
of the underlying assumptions
upon which the applicant’s
chosen subject discipline is
based. It is of great credit to our
students that these courses are
so popular, given how busy they
are with examination courses
and extensive extra-curricular
activities.
Mr Parsons, Assistant Head
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ENRICHMENT
“The Theory of Knowledge course revolves around the
study of epistemology – encouraging us to challenge what we
hold to be ‘knowledge’. The depth and breadth
of the course is engaging and thought-provoking, and enables
us to broaden our understanding of a variety of complex topics. In particular
this course has greatly developed my critical
and lateral thinking skills, which have been invaluable for university
interviews.” Annabel Sim
“‘I loved Matrix of Knowledge in Year 11 and I am enjoying Theory of Knowledge very much because it makes me think about things diff erently. It encourages me to deconstruct things that you know about civilisation and art, and look at again, but without unnecessary stuffi ness.” Elizabeth Isaac
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Focusing on STEM
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
includes physical sciences, mathematics, statistics,
engineering, computing, medical and life sciences. It
can also include relevant managerial fi elds, manufacturing and
processing areas, as well as building and architecture. We believe
that teaching STEM and related subjects is important; it pervades
every aspect of our lives, and the future lives of our children, who
are growing up in a dynamic technological age.
Currently, a major skills shortage is predicted; by 2022 the
UK will need at least 1.82 million new engineering, science and
technology professionals to meet technological and scientifi c
advances and energy demands. There is an increasing need to
inspire many more young people to take up careers in these
key areas, which will pave the way for the UK’s future economic
development.
Dame Mary Archer, who graduated top of her year in
Chemistry at Oxford University, has recently been quoted in
a media interview about STEM careers “Going to a single-sex
school is quite a traditional route for women my age into science
because nobody said ‘You shouldn’t do that, dear’ - not until it is
too late anyway”
In her recent blog, ‘Why don’t girls believe in their
own brilliance?’ our Head, Mrs Chandler-Thompson, supports
the need to develop the brain, to adopt ‘can do’ thinking and to
change behaviours: “By helping our girls to understand neuro-
plasticity, and the power of application and practice, we are
providing them with the tools of future success.”
STEM
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The Government’s ‘Your Life’ campaign http://yourlife.org.uk/
is a three-year campaign to ensure young adults in the UK have
the maths and science skills needed to succeed in the current
competitive global economy.
The GDST has signed up to the ‘Your Life’ campaign with a
series of supporting pledges. GDST schools buck the national
trend, with over 40% of our graduates going on to study Science,
Medicine, Maths and related subjects.
As a GDST school, Blackheath High actively supports the ‘Your
Life’ campaign by delivering a wide range of STEM-based projects
and co-curricular activities, as well as learning from inspirational
alumnae who are forging successful pathways into STEM careers.
Their learning is supported by state of the art equipment including
the use of iPads in lessons, 3D laser printers and other specialist
DT equipment.
Our STEM work and actvities include...
Nela Brown Visit
Blackheath High School was delighted to welcome Nela Brown to talk to students aged 12-15. Nela is a
sound artist, musician, designer, technologist and PhD researcher at the School of Electronic Engineering &
Computer Science at Queen Mary University London (QMUL).
Nela talked about her career to-date and was very inspiring. She showed some examples of her work,
including interactive installations with QMUL based G.Hack and sound design for a mobile phone app. She
also talked with students about their career aspirations and what they are doing currently to support these
goals. GCSE Computing students Maiya and Angele showed off the Python programs which they created
this year, expressing real enthusiasm for creative coding. Miss Dickinson, Head of Computing
Headstart and Inspire coursesHeadstart has been established for more than 16 years as a charitable trust, providing
hands-on STEM activities and engineering taster courses to encourage young people into
technology-based careers. These courses, for girls in Year 12, are held at top universities,
off ering the girls the opportunity to fi nd out more about the exciting career opportunities a
particular degree course might lead to.
The Inspire courses are aimed at Year 11 girls, off ering an opportunity for the girls to
learn new skills and get ahead in the Sixth Form and beyond. They are soft skills courses, set
against a science/technology project.
Mrs O’Hanlon, Head of Maths Faculty
And, by the time you read this article, we will also have celebrated Science Week with
themed visits and experiments, and participated in a United Nations project on International
Womens’ Day and interviewed several scientists for BBC News Report Day!
Formula 100 CompetitionThe Formula 100 Competition invites students to submit 30
second videos outlining what they would invent and why. “I
introduced this competition to the whole school in assembly
in January. It encourages the girls to use their imaginations to
think of something they would like to invent. Our girls are very
creative and I had an immediate response from several girls
ranging from year 7 to year 11 before I had even left the room!
Each girl is encouraged to make a short, 30 second, video
describing what she would like to invent and the prizes were
very exciting.” Mrs O’Hanlon, Head of Maths Faculty
Formula 1 ClubThe girls at Seniors meet at
F1 Club every Tuesday,
and have been very
successful, being
the only all-girl
secondary team
school to take part
in the National
Final Competition
last year. We are
currently perfecting
our technique by
setting up various
mock races on the Jaguar
Maths in Motion software.
Mrs Silvestros, Maths Teacher
“Formula 1 Club helps me apply quite a bit of the maths learnt in class into a real-life context. It is also really good fun as you get to enter competitions throughout the year, which spurs us on to work out strategies in order to get the fastest laps. Only two girls can be put forward for the fi nal so it can get very competitive!” Lara Atkinson (Year 9)
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“I attended a Headstart course last year, specifi cally the ‘Girls Only Insight Into Engineering’ at the University of Salford, in order to gain an insight into
the varied fi elds of engineering. It was a valuable experience,
enabling me to meet and work with new people.” Alex Eastaugh
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Take Three - Meet Blackheath High Alumnae...
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Farah Caswell - Environmental Engineer
Libby Richardson - Dentistry Student
“I spent 11 happy, challenging years at Blackheath High
in an environment in which I felt wholly supported and
encouraged. The academic support and Higher Education
opportunities available to us all were fantastic. Another
benefit was the eclectic mix of extracurricular activities on
offer, especially the Duke of Edinburgh Award. The teachers
were able to pass on invaluable advice and guidance which
has undoubtedly helped me get to where I am today. I
cannot express how well this set me up for the exciting
prospect of University and the wider world beyond.”
Libby is studying Dentistry at King’s College London and
thanks her teachers for all their encouraging words and
advice with mock interviews, work experience and careers
guidance which all helped to cement her determination to
follow this path.
Doctor Sarah Payne BSc (Hons) PhD MRCP (UK) - Specialist Registrar (SPR) in Medical Oncology
After completing
A-levels, Sarah went
straight on to study
Medicine at UCL,
achieving a first
class Honours in her
Intercalated BSc and
final MBBS exams. She
went on to complete
her junior doctor
training in a number
of London hospitals,
during which time
she made a decision
to specialise in
Oncology. She started
her specialist registrar (SPR) training in Medical Oncology at St
Bartholomew’s Hospital in 2003. She was awarded an MRC grant
to complete a PhD in breast cancer during her training, which she
successfully completed in 2010. Sarah most recently transferred
to Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in March 2014, to
gain valuable experience working in another centre of excellence.
Sarah successfully completed her training in January 2015 and
was appointed a post CCT fellow at Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital
with a specialist interest in education. She was simultaneously
appointed as undergraduate lead in clinical skills development
for the Trust and oncology lead for undergraduate curriculum
development. Sarah is currently looking to apply for a consultant
position, hopefully in London, and is very keen to continue and
develop her education role alongside her clinical work. “My
interest in teaching and education has very much been influenced
by my time as a pupil at BHS, and the extensive opportunities I had
to lead and teach. I particularly remember organising the Science
Society and seeing the enjoyment of the other pupils when we ran
sessions on “Bubbles” and the “Science of the Flame”.
Sarah is married to Iain Soulsby, a local dentist, and they two
daughters, Charlotte (2 years) who is still at nursery, and Emily (6
years) who is in year two at Blackheath High Junior School. Both
Iain and Sarah are very active on the BHS Parents Association and
Sarah is also Vice-Chairman of our Old Girls’ Association.
“It is lovely to see that the atmosphere is still warm, friendly
and personal as well as supportive of individual development
and achievement. It has been fantastic to stay connected with
the school and watch Emily, and soon Charlotte to have the
opportunity to be part of such a wonderful school community”
says Sarah.
“My time at Blackheath High provided
me with the necessary skills, support
and confidence so that I was ready to
face the world after school. From the
very first time I entered and decided it
was the school for me, to the last time
I left, I enjoyed every minute and still
look back fondly! Blackheath High and
its teachers have a way of helping you
find your strengths and building on them.
Not to mention, friendships that stand
the test of time. The warm and nurturing
environment offers every opportunity it
can, so that when you take that first step
after school, you’re ready for what may
come your way. Looking back, I realise
how fortunate I am to have had such
a great start to my education and my
career.”
Farah completed her Civil Engineering
degree at Imperial College London and
joined Foster & Partners as an in-house
Environmental Engineer.
STEM
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STEM
Focus on STEM Higher Education and Careers:
Dentist Suki Bassi and colleague
Engineer David Barnewell
Computer programmer Tim Cannon
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Oxbridge & Russell Group Off ersCongratulations to our girls who have received STEM-related university place off ers from leading institutions, including:
• Sissy Li - Mathematics at Jesus College, Oxford
• Head Girl, Dot Mundt-Leach - Medicine at the University of Manchester (and another two university interviews still to go).
• Sian Adeyoye – Chemical Engineering off ers from Bath, Newcastle and Birmingham
• Temi-Lola Mahir – Chemical Engineering off ers from Sheffi eld and Newcastle
Year 9 ‘Look to the Future’ Event
Our Year 9 Pupils had an opportunity to talk to professionals
from a variety of STEM careers, including an engineer, a dentist
and a computer programmer, at their ‘Look to the Future Day’
on 2nd February 2015. A packed programme included the
launch of the EP9 Research Project for Year 9 girls and career
talks from a range of professionals. Feedback on the afternoon
was very positive from the Year 9 girls who attended.
Thank you to all the volunteers, including parents, who kindly
gave up their time to come and speak to our students!
“Although I don’t know exactly what I want to do as a career, the
aft ernoon helped to give me an idea of the possible jobs open to me that I may not have thought about.”
Year 9 pupil
“It opened my mind to things I’d have ruled out immediately and I am now
considering more options for my future.” Year 9 pupil
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14 Blackheath High School Autumn 2014
The Autumn Term is always incredibly busy for the
music department and this year seemed to be the
busiest ever!
We kick started with a series of ‘Taster Workshops’ and a
‘Taster Concert’ in September to help the Year 7s make
an informed choice on which instrument they would like
play as part of the Taster scheme. Before long, we were
performing at the Tea Time concert followed by the House
Music Competition. Exam entries lead us to the termly Exam
Concert followed quickly by Carol Singing at Lewisham
Shopping Centre to help raise funds for St Christopher’s
Hospice.
The Autumn Concert was a huge success with every
choir and ensemble in the senior school being given the
opportunity to perform. There was lots of percussion and
singing but the newly rebranded ‘Ukulele Orchestra of
Blackheath High School’ made a comeback appearance
under the leadership of one of our A Level Music students:
Philippa Jackson. After such a busy week, Chamber Choir
performed at Blackheath Centre for Singing’s Christmas
Concert at St Margaret’s Church, Lee. Year 11 made their
Christmas visit to Dowe House and entertained the residents
with a selection of carols with solo performances given
by Jemima Robinson, Nadia Neff ar and Maev Moriarty-
Smith. ‘Vocalise’ entertained guests before Prize Giving
with a selection of jolly carols before we heard the fantastic
performances by Dot Mundt-Leach, Helena Holder and Ellie
Delieu-Quinn in the main Prize Giving Ceremony. The week
rounded off with Rock Band and the staff Choir performing
in the fi nal assembly followed by the annual Christmas
Afternoon at St John’s Church.
Mrs Gunton, Director of Music
Senior School House Music Competition
Music Round-Up
We were delighted to hold our annual House Music
Competition on 19th November 2014. The day
started with the Piano category and our adjudicator
worked tirelessly through to the afternoon when we fi nished
with the Guitar category. The number of entries had increased
this year and we were treated to over 60 performances in the
morning alone.
The winners from each category performed to the whole
school in the afternoon before each house delivered their
performances. The set song was ‘Rock Around the Clock’
and there was also an ‘own choice’ song. We saw some truly
inspiring performances and it was fantastic to see the hard
work that each house had put into rehearsing. The winner of
the house song was Paragon and Lizzie Ball, our adjudicator,
was impressed with the imagination each house had
demonstrated through their performances.
Overall Paragon House won the event and gained 100 house
points and a now proudly have their name engraved on both
the ‘House Song’ and ‘House Music Cup’.
The House Music Competition is now a fi rm fi xture in the
school calendar and I am looking forward to next year already.
Congratulations to everyone who took part.
MUSIC
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Christmas Afternoon at St John’s Church T
he end of term Christmas Afternoon took place at
St John’s on Friday 19th December and it was an
opportunity for the whole school to come together
on the last day to sing a selection of carols and celebrate
Christmas. There was a selection of beautiful readings chosen
by Ms Chandler with each year group being represented
alongside the Head Girl, Deputy Head Girl, Dr Pascoe and Mrs
Chandler-Thompson. The congregation was treated to an
exciting performance by Year 7 Choir singing ‘White Christmas’,
and an a cappella arrangement of ‘Twelve or so Days of
Christmas’ by Vocalise alongside ‘Christmas Blessing’ and ‘O
Holy Night’ sung by Chamber Choir.
The afternoon was rounded off with ‘O Come all Ye Faithful’
sung by the whole school with the triumphant descants sung
by the sopranos from Chamber Choir.
MUSIC
Winning House ‘Paragon’ with Lizzi Ball
“I thoroughly enjoyed my day as adjudicator for this year’s house music competition and was extremely impressed with the student’s attitude and eff ort to take part and perform to the best of their ability. Th ere were some standout solo talents and it was also great to see good teamwork happening for the house group song category. I wish the girls all the best with their continued musical endeavours!“ Lizzie Ball, Professional Violinist (http://www.lizzieball.com/
biography/)
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16 Blackheath High School Autumn 2014
The beginning of a new academic year brought with it some
new additions to the PE department in terms of both new
activities and additional coaches. In Key Stage 4 and 6th
form, Jane Evans has joined us to provide ‘Boxercise’, cardio and
toning classes to our Year 11, 12 and 13 students, plus Personal
Fitness training with the Sixth Form. The feedback from these
sessions has been really positive with the students appreciating the
personal guidance and goal setting. Sixth Form students are also
enjoying the new Self-Defence classes, with new coach Matthew.
Another addition to our programme is the introduction of a
Trampolining Academy run by Fabiana Flores. We have been very
fortunate to have Fabiana join our team of coaches; with her vast
experience at national and international level our trampolinists
really having benefi tted our budding trampolinists already. Both
Junior and Senior students have joined the club to train towards
the trials for spaces on the Greenwich team to compete at this
summer’s London Youth Games.
We have continued to develop our Hockey and Netball teams,
with them competing in a wide range of fi xtures throughout the
term. Our U14 netball squads entered the Kent County events with
skilful performances, narrowly missing getting through the next
round. This year we hope to continue coaching both squads and
entering them as the teams representing Greenwich in the summer
at Crystal Palace.
In the ‘Morning of Dance,’ Year 7 had the opportunity to sample;
Street, Irish and Contemporary Dance which culminated in the
girls performing in a ‘dance-off ’ at the end of the morning which
everyone agreed was superb fun.
Cross country continues to develop and we participated in the
fi rst round of the GAL league event. It was a rapid race with failing
light but our Year 9 team won their fi rst round and Year 7 and 8
came 3rd.
We also entered the Greenwich School Cross Country
Championships at Avery Hill during the autumn. Lara Atkinson won
the Year 9 race and our Year 8 team came 3rd and our Year 7 team
2nd, a great set of results for a fi rst attempt! Several individuals
were then invited to run for Greenwich on Saturday 15th November
in the London Youth Games over at Parliament Hill. Several of the
girls ran great times, given the tough and muddy course.
We’ll keep you updated with their progress over the Spring Term
2015.
Finally, we are delighted to announce that we are organising
the fi rst GDST key stage 3 netball tournament in March. Eighteen
GDST schools will be participating, with a total of forty-fi ve teams,
comprising over four hundred students! The event is taking place at
the imposing Condover Hall in Shropshire and we are very excited
that Stacey Francis from the English Netball Team will be joining us
to share her expertise and experiences with the girls. Look out for
a full feature in the next issue of HIGHlights.
Miss Holland, Director of Sport
Senior School
SPORT
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The Junior PE department had a
busy start to the academic year
with girls in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6
participating in numerous sessions at
the fi eld and a programme of inter-
school matches.
We started the season by hosting our
annual Year 6 ‘Start of Season Netball
Tournament’ and, with ten schools
attending, it was a fantastic event. The
Year 6 squad played very well and set
themselves high standards for future
games. The girls have gone on to play
many league matches and look forward
to the “End of Season Tournament” which
will held at our fi eld site at the end of
February.
In October, our Year 5 and 6 Cross
Country Relay teams travelled to Merton
Court Prep. School for an event in
which each year group team raced
after the other to culminate generate
an overall team result. It was a fun and
exciting afternoon which saw our Year
5 team being placed 2nd overall and
the Year 6 team, gaining a respectable
3rd place. Following on with the Cross
Country theme, Year 3, 5 and 6 girls
then competed at Farrington’s School,
where the teams were placed 2nd,
1st and 3rd respectively. This included
some fantastic individual results with
Sienna Miles-Garrigues winning her race.
Congratulations must also go to our
Year 3 team who did
themselves proud in
their fi rst Inter-school
event. The fi nal Cross
Country event of the
term saw lots of girls
being placed in the
top 30 in The Tony
James Memorial Cross
Country held annually
at Bromley High School.
The autumn term also
included the Year 6 and
7 Inter-House Tournament, where the
girls worked across the year groups to
form mixed teams to compete against
other Houses. Paragon were outstanding
on the day and won the tournament,
being awarded points for their House.
Once again the Year 6, A team gave a
strong performance in the GDST Netball
Tournament in Northampton, narrowly
missing out on a place in the fi nal.
The weather was not kind last term
but we demonstrated our resilience and
played as much sport as was possible.
We are hoping for better weather this
term, especially as we are looking
forward to many events including:
the Mini Marathon, Inter-House
Cross Country tournament, Hockey
Tournaments and many more Netball
matches.
Mrs Hallett
Autumn 2014 Blackheath High School 17
at Bromley High School.
The autumn term also
included the Year 6 and
Junior School
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SHINE
This winter has seen the third
successive SHINE* season and
once again it has been enormously
successful. The ‘Serious Fun on Saturdays’
programme is an innovative partnership
between Blackheath High School and
Brindishe Green, Brindishe Manor and
Brindishe Lee Primary Schools where
we open our doors for ten successive
Saturdays, lending our teaching facilities,
resources and teachers to local students
from disadvantaged communities. Central
to SHINE is the idea of partnership:
independent school working with state
school; children working with each other,
using specialist equipment in specialist
teaching rooms.
The 30 children involved in the scheme
were aged 9 and 10 and enjoyed a very
exciting selection of engaging sessions
from designing and making acrylic mirrors
and T-Shirts and bags, to working with
iPads and cooking apple turnovers. The
children gained an enormous amount
from every session; they make new friends
from the other two schools and they learn
to work as part of a team – with teachers
they have never met before. Throughout
the sessions, they are mentored by our
own Sixth Form students who are the
mainstay of the program. They sacrifi ce
their Saturday morning lie-in, and they
even sacrifi ced some revision time during
their mock exams to mentor the children
in small groups so that they gained
maximum benefi t from
the sessions.
The SHINE
programme
encourages the
children to do their
very best – high
achievement and
personal development
are the orders of the
day.
Mrs Maddison,
Assistant Head
* http://www.shinetrust.org.uk/what-we-
fund/serious-fun-on-saturday/projects/
blackheath-high-school/
Quotes from Participating Children:
SHINE - Serious Fun on Saturdays
18 Blackheath High School Autumn 2014
“We made lots
of awesome stuff
and I made loads
of new friends.”
Rosie
“It was a really
great experience
and I made lots of
friends.”Ruth
“I loved every
minute of
every day.”Hebe
“At fi rst it was hard
and I didn’t want to
speak, but I found a
new friend and then I
really enjoyed putting
my hand up.”Kira
“It was hard to
say goodbye to all
the new friends
that I had made.”
William
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SHINE
Quotes from Participating Teachers:
ART GALLERY
“A few years ago I was involved in a project with the RSC called “Stand Up for Shakespeare”. Th is was a manifesto launched to
improve Shakespeare teaching, making it accessible to children and not daunting. Th e main thrust of the manifesto was “see it live”, “Do it on
its feet” and “start young”. As a secondary school teacher I could do the fi rst two easily but not the “start young” as I taught Year 8 upwards. SHINE gave me the opportunity to explore Shakespeare with Year 5
pupils which was really exciting. Th eir ability to access the themes and the iambic rhythm to release the text was excellent and they left the
session excited about Shakespeare not seeing him as dead and boring.”
“Working with the Year 5 children is very rewarding. Th ey are very enthusiastic about writing and sharing stories and it is great to see their confi dence improve during the project. I also enjoy seeing the Blackheath High girls work closely with the Year 5s, off ering their
help and encouragement.”
“I wanted to give the SHINE children an enjoyable and enriching experience of Maths. Th ey really enjoyed using their hands to make the 3D shapes with straws and pipe cleaners
which will hopefully help them to remember the names of the shapes and what they look like.”
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The BHSA (Blackheath High School Association) is the
school’s PTA. It brings girls, parents and teachers together to
socialise, have fun and raise money – which is spent on special
extras for the school. The BHSA is run solely by volunteers –
parents who donate their time and expertise for free. Without them,
it couldn’t operate - so every hour donated is hugely appreciated.
Fundraising activities are spread throughout the year, and include
a Welcome (Back) Drinks evening, Christmas Fair, Quiz Night, Easter
Fair, Camp Night and a Car boot Sale. In addition, there are teams of
parent volunteers who run a second hand uniform scheme, a weekly
coffee shop, bars at events and co-ordinate individual projects such
as the Christmas cards, tea towels and wrapping paper.
In the last school year, the BHSA raised £17,055.62. These
monies have gone towards new curtains for the Junior School gym,
a timpani drum, an International Film Library, furniture for Year I’s
‘Outside Classroom’ and a Yarn Bombing club.
As the BHSA relies totally on the good will of parents donating
their time, if you are able to be involved, do get in touch. If time is
already stretched, then instead sign up to Easyfundraising. This
scheme is a way of, quite literally, getting money for nothing. If you
sign up at www.easyfundraising.org, nominating Blackheath High
School, every online purchase you make with a participating retailer
gives the BHSA a portion of your spend. It doesn’t cost you anything,
and so far it’s earned the school £1,500. To know more, or to chat to Carolyn and Karen, the joint BHSA
Chairs, please email ‘[email protected]’.
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socialise, have fun and raise money – which is spent on special
extras for the school. The BHSA is run solely by volunteers –
parents who donate their time and expertise for free. Without them,
it couldn’t operate - so every hour donated is hugely appreciated.
Fundraising activities are spread throughout the year, and include
a Welcome (Back) Drinks evening, Christmas Fair, Quiz Night, Easter
Fair, Camp Night and a Car boot Sale. In addition, there are teams of
parent volunteers who run a second hand uniform scheme, a weekly
coffee shop, bars at events and co-ordinate individual projects such
as the Christmas cards, tea towels and wrapping paper.
In the last school year, the BHSA raised £17,055.62. These
monies have gone towards new curtains for the Junior School gym,
a timpani drum, an International Film Library, furniture for Year I’s
‘Outside Classroom’ and a Yarn Bombing club.
As the BHSA relies totally on the good will of parents donating
their time, if you are able to be involved, do get in touch. If time is
already stretched, then instead sign up to Easyfundraising. This
scheme is a way of, quite literally, getting money for nothing. If you
sign up at www.easyfundraising.org, nominating Blackheath High
School, every online purchase you make with a participating retailer
gives the BHSA a portion of your spend. It doesn’t cost you anything,
and so far it’s earned the school £1,500. To know more, or to chat to Carolyn and Karen, the joint BHSA
Chairs, please email ‘[email protected]’.
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FUNDRAISING
Last term was another very busy period of fundraising at
the Senior School . Having staged a traditional Harvest
Festival food collection for the Salvation Army, Captain Kevin
Sainsbury from the Deptford branch delivered an entertaining
assembly about their community work before loading the Salvation
Army van with eight crates of food for those less fortunate than
ourselves. This was followed in November by the ever-popular
‘Cakefest’ in which Houses competed to bake the most creative
and delicious cakes before selling these sponge-based delights to
raise money for their chosen charities. Year 8’s sixth ‘Children in
Need Talent Show’ was another huge success with a range of acts
including gymnastics, a Coldplay song performed on marimba, a
bizarre comedy routine and a surreal trombone performance by
Mrs Rose, Head of Year 8. In the run-up to Christmas we launched
our annual ‘Crisis at Christmas’ campaign which saw a fl urry of
activity across the school including a Year 7 Christmas Market, Year
9 tarot and palm reading, further bake sales, a hair salon and nail
bar to name but a few.
The Chamber Choir also sang Carols in Lewisham Shopping
Centre in the lead up to Christmas in order to raise funds for St
Christopher’s Hospice.
It’s always a joy to see the enthusiasm with which our community
spirited young women embrace charitable activities which are
invariably great fun. Mr Parsons
Fundraising
We kicked off our fund raising for the new academic year with a
mufti day for Jeans for Genes and Breast Cancer Awareness.
The girls came to school dressed in a combination of jeans and
pink to raise money for these important causes. We collected a total of
£185.11 for Jeans for Genes and £185.12 for Breast Cancer Awareness.
The Annual Harvest festival assembly in November was a mixture
of wonderful, thoughtful and fun songs and poems with the girls and
parents excelling in our ‘Community Spirited’ school Pillar of Learning.
The Theatre was fi lled with an abundance of food generously donated by
our parents and each year group entertained the audience with Harvest
Festival themed song, poems and dances – from Nursery’s action song all
about the Big Red Combine Harvester which helps the farmer gather the
crops from the fi eld to Year 6’s. Every year group’s contribution
was most enjoyable and entertaining. Captain Stanbury, from
the Salvation Army, wowed the girls with his magic skills as he
explained how our donations of food make such a big diff erence
to local people who are in real need.
November also brought our main fund raising event, Children
in Need. As usual, each year group ran an activity or competition
and the ever important cake sale was a huge success. All of
the eff ort and hard work paid off and we raised an astounding
£1306.02, which beat last year’s total.
Then, in December the girls showed their support for another
very worthy cause by holding a cake sale to raise urgent needed
funds for the Ebola crisis. The fi nal total, with match-funding
was a fantastic £663.38!
We are very grateful for the generosity of the girls and their
parents. Mrs Donnelly
explained how our donations of food make such a big diff erence
in Need. As usual, each year group ran an activity or competition
Senior School
Junior School
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MONDAY 16TH MARCHBeauty and the Beast, Greenwich Theatre
MONDAY 16TH MARCHYear 5 Coff ee Morning, 8.45-9.30am
WEDNESDAY 18TH MARCHNursery to Year 2 Parents’ Evening, 4.15pm, Hall
THURSDAY 19TH MARCHYear 6 Coff ee Morning, 8.45-9.30am
THURSDAY 19TH MARCHYear 7 BBC News Reporting Day
FRIDAY 20TH MARCH1B Assembly
MONDAY 23RD MARCHSenior School Music Concert, 6.00-7.00pm
THURSDAY 26TH - SATURDAY 28TH MARCHDuke of Edinbugh Award – Silver expedition
THURSDAY 26TH MARCHLast day of term
APRILMONDAY 13TH APRILStart of summer term
Forthcoming Events
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS
MARCHFRIDAY 6TH MARCHBook Week – Dress as a Book Character Day
FRIDAY 6TH – SUNDAY 8TH MARCHGDST Netball Weekend
SUNDAY 8TH MARCH International Women’s Day
TUESDAY 10TH MARCHYear 8 Curriculum Evening
WEDNESDAY 11TH MARCHYear 3 Coff ee Morning, 8.45-9.30am
THURSDAY 12TH MARCH Year 4 Coff ee Morning, 8.45-9.30am
FRIDAY 13TH MARCHBritish Science Week
FRIDAY 13TH MARCH5H Assembly
FRIDAY 13TH MARCHComic Relief Fundraising Day
SATURDAY 14TH MARCHBHSA Easter Fair (see inside for full details)
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