Brampton Manor Academy News “Outstanding” (Ofsted 2012)

Success through Effort and Determination Issue 38: December 2017

Brampton Manor Academy, Roman Road, London E6 3SQ 020 7540 0500

Dear Parent/Guardian This has been an incredibly successful year at Brampton Manor. As we approach 2018, it is important to take stock and reflect on how we have performed against some of our core goals:

We continue to be an outstanding educational provider in the region and beyond. 2017 GCSE provisional data shows that our students achieved a progress 8 score of +1.21. This makes us the 10th highest performing school in the country, out of over 4000 schools! Here is a link to the provisional tables on the government’s website: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/schools-by-type step=phase&region=316&geographic=la&phase=secondary&for=secondary

The final tables will be published in January 2018.

Our 2017 GCE A level results are equally impressive, with the students achieving an average of grade A-. The vast majority of our students continue to secure places at the Russell Group Universities (including Oxbridge) to study the most competitive courses like Economics, Medicine and Law.

In September, we welcomed 400 students into year 7 and 310 students into year 12. These students have settled well into life at Brampton Manor and have become integral members of the Brampton family.

The parent information evenings we held in September and October for parents in all year groups was very successful and the feedback we received from you was extremely positive.

Our reputation as an excellent provider of education continues to be reflected in the numbers of our first choice preferences for admissions into year 7. We are undoubtedly the most oversubscribed school in Newham and are delighted that parents continue to have confidence in us.

Our achievements in sports, drama and the Arts remain impressive. Our students have won numerous competitions and continue to participate in prestigious events such as debating with students from some of the top independent schools in the country.

Our staff work force is impressive. Our staff work very hard to provide tremendous support and guidance to our students, which is reflected in the outstanding progress that they make.

Our partnership with you continues to grow and the proportion of you attending school events such as drama and music performances, parents’ evenings etc continues to grow. We are a listening school and your feedback will only help us to improve further and serve your children better. Please share your views with us. You can do this by phone, making an appointment to visit the school or sending us an email – info@bramptonmanor.org

We thank Ms Bhunjun and Mr Sam-Lock and other staff leaving us at the end of this term for their contributions to the school and wish them the very best in their future endeavours. 2018 will be another amazing year of success at Brampton Manor. I wish you and your family, a happy Christmas and a prosperous new year. Dr Dayo Olukoshi, OBE, Executive Principal

Important Dates

Christmas Break: Thursday 21 December to Tuesday 2 January

Back to School on Wednesday 3 January 2018

Year 11 Exams: Wednesday 3 January to Friday 19 January

Year 12 Geography Trip: Monday 8 January

Year 10 Parents Evening: Wednesday 10 January

Year 7 Geography Trip: Monday 15 January to Tuesday 16 January

Year 11 Parents Evening: Tuesday 6 February

Options Day/Skills Day/BOSS Day: Friday 9 February

Half Term: Monday 12 February to Friday 16 February

Back to School on Monday 19 February

Contact Details Please keep us regularly updated with any changes

to your contact details. It is very important that you keep your contact

details held on our systems up to date. We need accurate information so that we can contact you in

case of an emergency.

Privacy Notice—Data Protection Act 1998: How we use your information

Please visit our website http://www.bramptonmanor.org/Information/Privacy-Notice/

to read our Privacy Notice.

On-line safety The internet on the whole is an inspiring and positive place, but this does not mean that there are not dangers. You may feel that your child is more skilled with technology than you are. However, they still need your advice and protection on how to keep themselves safe. Below are some questions in regards to four key categories, to help you assess the risks of the internet:

Conduct: How is your child behaving on-line? Are they sharing too much information?

Content: Are the activities they are doing age-inappropriate? Is the content they are viewing reliable?

Contact: Who is your child talking to on-line? Do they know who they are? Do you know who they are?

Commercialism: Are there any hidden costs in the apps and games they are using? Is the advertising appropriate on the websites they are visiting?

If you are not sure of some of the answers or are not happy with some of the answers and would like further support and information please visit the school website.

Year 12 Economists at Bloomberg for a Career Readiness Workshop On Wednesday 18th October, Bloomberg invited 25 students to their London office for a career readiness workshop. The day consisted of an introduction to Bloomberg, CV and Interview Master Classes, 1-1 Mock Interviews, Networking and a tour of the company. It was amazing to see how engaged everyone was throughout the day and the

overall feedback that we received from the Bloomberg team was phenomenal! Some made such a great impression that they were even able to secure the contact details from some of the Bloomberg employees. Education extends far beyond the four corners of Brampton Manor Academy and events like this help to enrich our student’s learning experience, whilst developing their skill-set and broadening their network. All of which will be a key differentiator in the success of their future academic and professional careers. The Economics Department Feedback on the day: "Honestly, I had a great experience at the Bloomberg workshop. I learnt a lot in terms of how to make a lasting impression on an interviewer that has received hundreds of applications for the same role. My interviewer Pedro explained that this can be done by showing your key values through your personal stories; as it helps to illustrate your hunger for the role as this is more likely to make a lasting impression in an interview situation. Pedro also emphasised the importance of gaining work experience so as to make your CV look more complete, while also condensing the CV to a page to ensure that points are clear and concise. In addition to this he shared some practical, helpful thoughts about the career I am aspiring to. All in all, the Bloomberg career readiness workshop, from the interviews, to the tours in the day, was very enlightening. It was inspiring to see the firm in action!" Anthony Mgbeike "I overall had a positive experience after attending this workshop as I have furthered my knowledge about how to succeed at interview. I have also learned tips about how to improve my own personal CV. It was interesting and extremely helpful to receive advice from Bloomberg Employees about how to be fully engaged with our future careers, as well as gain advice on how to alter our CV’s or our approach to interviews and how to gain a positive response from employers." - Mahfuza Yasmin "I just wanted to say thank you to Bloomberg for providing us with such an opportunity. I definitely feel more confident about my CV and interviewing skills now and I really enjoyed seeing behind the scenes of a major company." - Mazhar Alam "It was an amazing experience that I’ll be sure to remember for a while!" - Tyrell Duku

International Computational Thinking Challenge Congratulations to Romero Featherstone, William Apau, Sayed Shafi and Emma Han Lieng, who achieved the highest distinctions (top 10%) in the UK Bebras Computing Challenge. The competition takes place yearly in over 40 countries and is facilitated by Oxford University and Google. The performances of Romero and William were so impressive that they have been invited to participate in the TCS Oxford Computing Challenge in March, which aims to stretch and develop the most able Computer Science students nationally. In total, 15 students achieved certificates of distinction with a further 14 achieving certificates of merit. Mr Coppen, Head of Computing

UKMT Senior Maths Challenge On 7th November, Year 12 students had the opportunity to take part in the UKMT Senior Maths Challenge. The students achieved wonderful results, with 2 students obtaining Gold certification, 10 achieving Silver certification and 26 achieving Bronze certification. A huge congratulations to Ermeyas Girma, Sohaib Siddiqui and Anika Khair, who were not only the top 3 performers of Brampton Manor but were also able to qualify for the next round of the national competition, which will take place later in the year. UKMT FMSP Senior Team Mathematics Challenge Regional Final. On 29th November, four Brampton Manor Sixth Form students, Muhammed Ibrahim Beg, Khatija Khatun, Annabel Castro and Nadir Miah travelled to Queen Mary to take part in the Regional Final of the Senior Team Mathematics Challenge, which is organised by the UK Mathematics Trust and the Further Mathematics Support Programme. The students competed in a number of different rounds and achieved much success with great results. They managed to be placed within the top 10 in the Regional Final. This is an excellent result. Well done. Mr Zaidi, Teacher of Maths

LSE Public Lecture Review You are being tracked, evaluated and sold: analysis on digital inequalities. We attended a lecture at the internationally renowned LSE, which gave us a positive experience of what university life is like. The lecture was about how internet companies and social media apps track your usage and how this data is used commercially. The main points of the lecture were:

Every individual is being tracked and evaluated and this data is being sold to other companies and governments. This occurs faster than the speed of light.

You do not need to be on social media to be tracked as simply visiting a website which has a widget of the social media app, allows you to be tracked.

They did research on how easily data can be accessed on Facebook and how people who buy the data can categorise you depending on the social circle you have and your interests. This lets companies evaluate you and place a net worth on you as an individual.

After the lecture, the chair opened the floor to questions and the discussion showed people’s perspectives on the issue. One of the question was “is it too late for us to prevent ourselves from being tracked?”. This was interesting as it showed us the extent to which we are vulnerable to the system and how far it has spread. By Mahfuza Yasmin and Himani Kumar, Year 12 Economists

We Are Writers

This term, some of the Year 7

students took part in the

Scholastic ‘We Are Writers’

programme. This literacy

project is a wonderful way to

inspire students to write and

gives them the opportunity to

see their writing published in a real book. The library teamed

up with the English Department to encourage students to

create a piece of creative writing themed around childhood

memories. In the end over 200 students submitted their

stories and they were published in a book for students to

purchase. Students were thrilled to be able to hold their very

own book in their hands. Ms Vevers, School Librarian

Brampton Manor Farm

Silver Award

Students in our School Farm Clubs have been

working hard to achieve a Silver Award from the

RSPB Schools Wild Challenge. The idea of the

challenge is to complete different activities in order to

learn about and help wildlife. Activities included

providing food and water for birds, mammals and

amphibians, writing a short poem or story inspired by

nature, carrying out a minibeast safari and

composting on the school farm.

Congratulations to all our students that took part and

helped our school farm to achieve Silver status from

the RSPB! We will now be aiming for a Gold Award

by further helping wildlife and developing our skills for

nature. Miss Dalton, Farm Manager

GARDENING CLUB

AFTERSCHOOL WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY

2:35-3:35

Activities include:

Digging soil, watering plants, planting seeds

Grow our own flowers, fruit and vegetables

Building bug houses, bird feeders, scarecrows

Competitions

Planting for wildlife

And much more! Interested? Sign up on the farm with Miss Dalton, Farm Manager

Congratulations to Archie Jackson 7L on passing his Grade 1 Violin exam with merit. Mrs Putnina, Head of Music

Brampton Manor Academy PE Department This has been another successful term for Team Brampton with successes in all sports. Congratulations to all those who have represented the school this term and attended training. Also a huge thank you to all the staff who have worked so hard with their teams this term. Netball—The girls’ teams have had a great start to the season! Below are just some of their amazing achievements. Congratulations to all the girls who have been committed to training and playing this term!

Badminton The KS3 and KS4 boys badminton teams

had excellent results at this year’s borough

competition winning both tournaments.

Representing the KS3 team were Jovin,

Sergio, Ashwin and Ben from year 9 and

the KS4 team were made up of Cameron,

Dhiresh, Georgel from year 11 and Emran

from year 10. Both teams were unbeaten

throughout the competition finishing top of

their group, havingbeaten 6 other schools.

A great victory for both teams and a testament to their hard work. They practise every lunch time and on Wednesday after school. Both teams will now represent Newham in February at the East London finals. Good luck boys!! Mr Oliver, Teacher of PE

Football Girls U13’s Football The girls have won both of their Essex Cup games beating Chobham 3-2 and Jo Richardson 14-0 Boys Year 8 Football BMA beat Oasis Academy in London League 5-2. BMA beat Warren School 3-0 in the National Cup. Girls U16’s Football The girls beat Highgate Wood 4-3 in a close fought game to progress through to the second round of the National Cup. Year 11 Football team The Year 11 Football Team are having a great season. So far they are unbeaten and they are still competing in all 3 major competitions. Recently, they have had excellent victories against Kingsford, Wanstead High and Deptford Green in the National, Essex and London Cups respectively. Fingers crossed for more success and maybe even some silverware. Year 12 and 13 The 6th form team are currently sitting top of the league and are into the second round of the London Cup after some outstanding performances: BMA 9-1 Havering College BMA 11-1 Havering Sixth Form College BMA 5-1 Ilford County High BMA 7-0 Redbridge College BMA 3-0 Basildon Academy Indoor Athletics The Year 7 athletics team won their heat in the borough indoor athletics competition and have progressed to the final. Huge congratulations to all those involved and good luck in the finals.

Year League Position

U16 Essex Cup: We are competing in the quarter finals of the Essex Cup after beating Jo Richardson 22-3 and All Saints 14-12. Newham League: Beat Plashet 20-1

U19 London League: Currently undefeated after beating: Campion 20-9 Robert Clack 22-13 Drapers Academy 26-1

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Year 7 Boys Basketball (RBR)

KS4 Painting Surgery (KWA/MST)

Artist in Residence – invitation

(PSC/MST)

Year 7 Girls Basketball (RBR)

Year 8 & 9 Girls Basketball (RBR)

Dance XLP (D1) All Years

STEM Club (S3) All Years

Chemistry Master-mind (S3) All Years

Year 8 & 9 Girls Football (MBO)

Girls only Fitness (LWA)

All Years

Animal Club School Farm

All Years

Climbing – invitation (MBO/MOL)

Chess (Science of-fice)

All Years

Year 10 Boys Football (RLE)

Crucible Club (LCA)

Year 7, 8, 9 Boys Football

(DCR, GCO, RPO)

Badminton (MBO) Table Tennis (MOL)

All Years

Year 11 Boys Football 4pm start

(DCR)

KS3 STEM – T3 All Years

Netball (EHE, LRA) All Years

Year 7 Girls Football (LCO)

Rugby (MOL) Homework Club (Learning Support)

Duke of Edinburgh (RLE)

Year 10 and 11

Under 18s Netball (EHE)

Volleyball / Dodgeball (RPO)

Enterprise Club (OOB)

Years 9,10 and 11

Fitness (RLE) All Years

Fitness (LRA) Fitness (LCO)

Year 10/11 Girls Basketball (RBR)

Year 8/9 Boys Bas-ketball (RBR)

Boxercise (LRA)

Creative Writing (SMC) E3 All Years

Italian for Beginners (L2)

All years

KS4 Beauty Blogging (ARA) E6

Script Writing (KHA) E4

All Years

KS5 Translation Club (MFL office)

Lyric Writing (RRA) E7

Music Technology Group (Music dept)

All Years

KS3 Drama Club Year 7, 8 and 9

Vocal Group (Music depart)

All Years

Animal Club (School farm)

All Years

KS5 STEM Year 12 and 13

Foreign Film and Music

(LBO/NHO/ANO)

German Homework (L9)

Debate (AST) E9 All Years

Homework Club (Learning support)

History Club Year 7 - H5

Newspaper Review (TWI)

E12 All Years

Gardening Club (School Farm) All

Years

Homework Club (Learning support)

Poetry (NHA) E1 All Years

MAC Club (SUD) H15

Year 7&8 Globetrotters Club

(SBO) H4

Gardening Club (School Farm)

Brampton Manor Enrichment Programme - Spring Half Term 1

After school – 2.35 – 3.45pm (Sports clubs will finish at 4pm