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Newsletter – Friday 17 July 2020

At the end of an extraordinary year, I want to say thank you to all parents and carers for the support you have shown the school and your children, and really well done to the Denefield students for their determination, perseverance and endeavour. Until March this year there were so many highlights of the school – the PE awards, autumn fair and autumn concert before October half term, the Black History month events in November, the Christmas fair and concert in, well, December, the History trip to Ypres, the Art trip to Venice, and the LGBTQ History Month events in February. Of course, the educational world was turned upside down in March and the school, alongside businesses and organisations across the globe, had to rapidly adjust to new ways of working. So many students have worked so hard at their online work, including live lessons, and we greatly enjoyed having Study Club students in school at first, followed by Year 10 and Year 12

students. This week, we were very excited to welcome Year 6 students and their parents/carers in to school, and we are really looking forward to having the whole school back in September.

A-Level and GCSE Results Days Please click here for further information regarding A Level results day – Thursday 13 August 2020. Please click here for further information regarding GCSE results day – Thursday 20 August 2020. September reopening arrangements Please click here for information on our opening arrangements in September. Please click here for our Frequently Asked Questions section; this will be added to further questions come in.

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As befits an end of year newsletter, this is a bumper edition. Look out for:

The 2020 Da Vinci Art Exhibition

Information on the library and ebooks

Taking the chop for Mental Health – Mrs Saverton’s haircut challenge

Mental health awareness

Our termly subject heroes

Our annual CHARACTER awards

Staff farewells

Staff arrivals

Opportunities with Berkshire Maestros

Careers information and opportunities

Diary dates for academic year 2020-2021 term 1

Term dates for the next two years

Mr E Towill MA (Oxon), Headteacher The 2020 Da Vinci Art & Design Exhibition For the first time in its thirty-year history, the Da Vinci Exhibition this year will be ‘virtual’. We also restricted entry to Year 13 students only. The exhibition contains work from our A Level courses in Fine Art, Photography and Textile Design. We feel very proud of our students and of the work contained within this virtual exhibition, we hope you enjoy it. Despite the pandemic, 2020 will be remembered as a vintage year for art & design at Denefield. We wish our lovely, talented, energetic, inquisitive, creative, intelligent and funny students, all the very best for the future. Mr J Nicholls Curriculum Leader for Art, Design & Technology Library and ebooks Please check and return any library books/ DVDs to school. There is a box in main reception where you can return any library items at a time that is convenient to you. There will be no charges for overdue items this year.

You can still read during the school holidays as we have the new FREE e-book and audio book app, Sora! Read or listen to books, including from your local public library, online or offline, on Sora App. You can log in online or download the app from Google Play or Apple App stores for free. Log in details are on the school website. Why not take part in the summer reading challenge? Log in and create an

online profile for free, set your own challenge of how many books you want to read this summer, or simply use the book sorter to give you some personalised book recommendations. If you want, you can follow Denefield_Library on Instagram to see book recommendations and reading related info. Taking the chop for Mental Health – Mrs Saverton’s haircut challenge It is with great pleasure that I can say I have raised over £2000 between the two charities – Sport in Mind and YoungMinds. Thank you all who have donated and shared my links, your support and kindness has been so humbling, and kind words have encouraged me to continue to take the plunge and loose the hair with confidence. The nerves have bubbled occasionally but the thought of the support these charities give has helped calm the butterflies. It’s not too late if you would like to donate to these worthwhile causes, please go to my Just Giving Page for Young Minds and/or my Just Giving Page for Sport in Mind.

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Thank you all again!

Mental health welfare Please see below for additional information that has also been included in our Welfare Directory

For those who are making the transition to college or university, the StudentMinds website has a nice blog with posts from young people about a range of mental health topics.

Think Ninja is an app aimed at empowering children and young people to build resilience and manage their emotional health.

COVID-19: Helping Young People Manage Low Mood and Depression Course. COVID-19: Psychological First Aid Course.

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Subject Heroes As we get to the end of another academic year, we want to acknowledge all the hard work that our students having been doing. While it has not been easy for anyone, there are some who have gone above and beyond the norm and have consistently engaged in their work and have done everything they can to keep learning. We know we can’t publicly recognise every student individually, so to all who have worked so hard in spite of individual circumstances, we would like to say an enormous well done. Here are just some students who have been specially recognised by each department for their engagement, resilience and ambition. They are among our heroes! Art Year 07 Elyssa Year 07 Isabel Year 08 George Year 08 Mollie Year 08 Oier Year 08 Anya Art Craft and Design Year 10 Reece Biology Year 12 Owen BTEC Business Year 12 Kirrily Year 12 Jimmy Year 12 Madeline BTEC Sport Year 12 Harry Year 12 Skye Year 12 Elizabeth Business Year 09 William Year 09 Alexander Year 10 Milly Year 10 Luke Year 10 Kaitlyn Year 12 Charlotte Year 12 Hosni Year 12 Nora Chemistry Year 12 Zoe Computing Year 09 Valerija Year 09 Anna Year 09 Nathan Design and Technology Year 07 Michael Year 08 Hannah Year 08 Joe Year 08 Eloise Year 08 Sophie Year 08 Martin Year 08 Leah Year 09 Callum Year 09 Callum Year 10 Nathan Year 10 Charlie Year 10 Mya Year 10 Tom Drama Year 07 Charlotte Year 08 Freddie Year 08 Megan Year 08 Evelyn Year 08 Amelie Year 08 Paris Year 09 Dylan Year 09 Megan Year 10 Maddie Year 10 Mia English Year 07 Keiandra Year 07 Lewis Year 08 Jack Year 08 Isabelle Year 08 Nicole Year 08 Paris Year 09 Isabella Year 10 Alex Year 10 Poppy Year 10 Harriet Year 10 Callum Year 12 Hannah Mae Year 12 Dulcea Year 12 Hannah

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English Literature Year 12 Ruby Fine Art Year 09 Charlie Year 09 Charlotte Year 10 Kyra Year 10 Darja Year 10 Emily Year 12 Gemma French Year 07 Maya Year 07 Myfanwy Year 08 Jessica Year 08 Tanzika Year 08 Ellie Year 10 Sophie Year 10 Azaan Year 10 Glenn Year 10 Ethan Year 10 Josie Geography Year 07 Jack Year 07 Max Year 07 Emily Year 07 Philippa Year 07 Daysi Year 08 Lauren Year 08 Kayla Year 09 Joe Year 09 Jack Year 09 Johan Year 10 Julia Year 10 Aimee Year 10 Amy German Year 07 Daniel Year 07 Ruby Year 07 Matthew Year 07 Anya Year 07 Daisy Year 09 Rosalind Year 09 Anna Year 10 Niamh Year 10 Adam Year 10 Joshua Graphics Year 12 Leah Health and Social Care Year 09 Jayden Year 09 Maddison Year 10 Rachael Year 10 Bethany Year 10 Daisy Year 12 Olivia Year 12 Leanne Year 12 Jonathon History Year 07 Jamie Year 08 John Year 08 Jack Year 09 Jack Year 09 Sasha Year 10 Caitlyn Year 10 Jed Year 07 Max Hospitality and Catering Year 09 Bethany Year 10 Chelsea IT Year 07 Kaitlin Year 07 Zachary Year 07 Harry Year 08 Lewis Year 08 Ella Mathematics Year 07 Zachary Year 07 Amy Year 08 Charlie Year 08 Alice Year 08 Leon Year 10 Isabelle Year 10 Sam Year 10 Joshua Year 12 Matthew Year 12 Ben Year 12 Jamie Year 12 Marilena Media Year 09 Ethan Year 09 Zachary Year 09 Kaya Year 09 Crysta Year 09 Lucy Year 12 Phoebe Year 12 Angelina Year 12 Ella

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Music Year 07 Jacob Year 07 Timothy Year 07 Libby Year 07 Elias Year 07 Chloe Year 09 Joshua Year 09 Daisy Year 10 Sophie Year 10 Diana Year 10 Evie PE Year 09 Alfie Year 09 Lucas Year 10 George Year 10 Tiago PE Studies Year 12 Ella Year 12 Lewis Philosophy and Ethics Year 12 Olivia Year 12 Morgan Year 12 Sophie Photography Year 12 Chloe Physics Year 12 Isaac Psychology Year 12 Rosie Year 12 Emily Year 12 Joshua Year 12 Rhianna Science Year 09 Caelan Year 09 Sophia Year 10 Priya Year 10 Olivia Year 10 Jack Sociology Year 09 Isabel Year 09 Bethany Year 09 Abi Year 09 Nathan Year 10 Olivia Year 10 Jessica Year 10 Zachary Year 10 Jodie Year 10 Kate Year 09 Felicity Year 12 Leon Year 12 Catherine Year 12 Megan Spanish Year 08 Sara Year 08 Rachel Year 08 Abigail Year 08 Kemianna Year 08 Lily Year 09 Katie Year 09 Aisha Year 09 Joanna Year 10 Sophie Year 12 Madison Travel and Tourism Year 10 Georgia Year 10 Suranne Year 10 Bradley Year 7 CHARACTER Award 2020 Taya It gives us immense pleasure to be able to award this year’s year 7 CHARACTER award to Taya. For someone so early in her Denefield school journey Taya already encapsulates our CHARACTER values and demonstrates these in abundance. From minute one when the house team and her tutor, Mr Nicholls, met Taya last July for the induction evening we instantly knew that we had an absolute star in our midst – her beaming smile was evident to all right from the start. The happiness that Taya shows on a daily basis is truly infectious and every member of staff that comes across Taya cannot help but notice the warmth that her smile generates.

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Taya is an incredibly respected and respectful member of her tutor team, she has demonstrated real friendship and kindness in helping some of her peers throughout the course of the year. Behind her incredibly smiley exterior lies a student with real resilience and confidence and a drive to succeed in everything she does. She never gives anything but her best. She is articulate and incredibly well-mannered to all of those she comes in contact with. This has been noticed by all of Taya’s teaching staff and Taya has amassed an incredibly large amount of achievement points throughout the year, demonstrating the outstanding and positive start that she has made to her time with us. Outside of school, Taya demonstrates determination and talent in her extra-curricular activities. We are extremely proud to be able to award Taya with this award, it represents the importance of not only having a tremendous work ethic but also the importance of being kind hearted. Taya has displayed these in abundance and this award is very well deserved. Year 8 CHARACTER Award 2020 Harrison Vauthan-Graham The Year 8 award has been given, with great pleasure, to Harrison. He is kind, respectful and polite to both staff members and his peers. His ability to light up a room and to bring the best out in others is a gift that few people his age possess. He is ambitious, courageous and resilient, and embodies everything that we stand for here at Denefield. Harrison throws himself into a wide range of extra-curricular activities, including becoming an ace on the drums, and was a pivotal member of the Year 8 football team this year. When you meet Harrison, you immediately know that he is the sort of young man who not only will go far in life, but will do so with a smile on his face. Year 9 CHARACTER Award 2020 Callum Thomas-Benjamin The award for overall Year 9 CHARACTER award goes to a very deserving young man. Callum is kind, considerate, respectful and unwaveringly polite. He is very hard-working and embodies everything you would expect from a Denefield student. When asked to describe Callum every member of staff talked about his happy disposition, his calm demeanour and his resilience. He has a great sense of humour and is a credit to our school. Callum is a consistently high performer in and out of lessons. He faces his own challenges but rises to every occasion, has been nominated for previous awards by his tutor and subject teachers and frequently receives achievement points for his fantastic engagement and progress in lessons. Callum brings a sense of happiness to everyone around him and he plays a vital role in the tutor group; being the perfect role model for the younger students and peers alike. Mr Raw describes Callum as polite, friendly and an empathetic young man, he has a lively sense of humour and is a popular member of the tutor team. We couldn’t be prouder to have such a wonderful student in Year 9! Year 10 CHARACTER Award 2020 Olivia Robinson Olivia is a student who fully embodies the CHARACTER values of Denefield School. She has faced a challenging year head on with awe inspiring levels of resilience and courage. She always communicates with staff to ensure that she is completing work despite circumstances often meaning that this can be a difficult task. Olivia will regularly be that student who will get straight to work and won’t stop until she has confidently exceeded expectations. She is hardworking and ambitious – often her own toughest critic, and her personal levels of resilience displayed, as she strives to achieve academically, are second to none. Olivia not only articulates herself well when speaking with staff and adults, she is also able to communicate with students of all ages. This is demonstrated when she leads tutor sessions and directs classroom

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debates and discussion sessions. She is courageous enough to share her well informed thoughts and opinions, all with high levels of respect and tolerance in order to then listen carefully to those of others. Also to be noted are Olivia’s levels of empathy and kindness to others. These CHARACTER traits shine from her not only in school, where she has been a constant source of support to so many of her friends, peers and younger students in her tutor group, but also in the wider community. Olivia has spent many of her lockdown days supporting her dad as they deliver food to those who have been shielding in quarantine. Olivia is a role model to us all and we thank her for her constant and effortless demonstration of the CHARACTER values that bring such happiness to so many. Year 11 CHARACTER Award 2020 Elise We are delighted to award the Year 11 CHARACTER award to an incredibly deserving student. Elise has been a pillar of the school community throughout her time at Denefield. She has demonstrated an unenviable sense of passion for everything that she has been involved in, she most certainly does not do things half-heartedly. Elise has shown huge levels of confidence during her time at Denefield, nothing demonstrating this more than in her fantastic showing during the Denefield mock general election. Elise presented her views with a skilful amount of articulacy and gained an even greater sense of respect than she already had from staff and students alike. Elise is incredibly mature and has been a wonderful source of support for many of the younger members of the school community. In her role as peer mentor Elise ensured that she listened and supported students who valued her help immensely. Elise has also been a fantastic member of her tutor group over the years, again offering huge amounts of support, she has exceptional organisational skills and has used these to a great deal of effect when organising tutor assemblies and some tutor time activities. Elise is selfless and is empathetic to the core. She has a fierce sense of competition and loves to be successful at everything she does, whether that be a simple quiz or a complicated essay question. Elise embodies CHARACTER values and is Denefield through and through, she has contributed a huge amount to the school community and I am confident that she will have received a huge amount in return: this will stand her in very good stead for the future. Elise’s ambition and drive are admirable and there for anyone who has met her to see, this is something that has stayed with me from the first few times I have worked with her. Elise has a great love for languages and is a keen and talented dancer – something she has been since she was a little girl. We are delighted for Elise that she is receiving this very well deserved recognition. It shows that hard work, dedication and above all being a well-rounded and lovely human are a winning combination. We have absolutely no doubt that Elise will go on to even bigger and better things and we all at Denefield, wish her the very best for bright and successful future. Year 12 CHARACTER Award 2020 Abigail Brooker Abi is a shining example to all of us. She has thrown herself into Sixth Form life and taken every opportunity presented to her. Abi found a niche as a Peer Educator and a House Captain, providing excellent emotional support and showing her leadership qualities. She also represents the Reading Youth Parliament, and has presented details of the discussions and activities to her peers. Academically, Abi shows great resilience. She works really hard in all subjects, learning independently and taking ownership of her studies. During the pandemic, Abi has been working steadily and without complaint. She is extremely conscientious and always goes above and beyond what is required.

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Year 13 CHARACTER Award 2020 Mackenzie Raymond Mackenzie is an exemplary young man. He has shown tremendous drive in his studies, balancing this with additional work towards coaching and refereeing with the FA. He works incredibly hard in and out of lessons and never settles for anything less than his best. Mackenzie always adopts a mature and independent attitude towards his work. His teachers have always been impressed with the amount of work he does outside of lessons to ensure he is successful. He never makes excuses or grumbles; he merely puts in the hours and keeps working hard. Mackenzie has applied to read International Management and Spanish at Bath University. We wish him every success in his degree. I am certain he will achieve great things. Staff farewells It is with sadness but gratitude that we say farewell to the following teaching staff who are leaving us: Mr Baxter (Business Studies) Mr Baxter has worked for Denefield for 18 months. He plans to travel around Europe before returning to his native Australia, where he intends to become a tutor. Miss Johnson (English) Miss Johnson trained at Denefield with the Berkshire Teaching Alliance and has been with the school for three years. She leaves to take up a post as an English teacher at a school closer to home. Mr Webster (Curriculum Leader for PE) Mr Webster has overseen the development of the PE department into one of the strongest teams in Reading, including the development of GCSE and A Level PE, BTEC Sport Level 2 and Level 3, and BTEC Health and Social Care Level 2 and Level 3. He also initiated the coaching partnership with Reading FC and has worked with the school on plans to build a new Astroturf. He leaves to take up a post as Assistant Head in another Reading school. Miss Bryan (Art Teacher and Head of House) Miss Bryan joined the school as an art teacher in 2008, and was promoted to Head of Year in 2009 before becoming a Head of House in 2013. Hailing from the West Country, Miss Bryan has taken a post as Head of Year 7 at a school in Bristol. Mr Boys (Assistant Headteacher) Mr Boys joined Denefield School in 1989 as a Modern Foreign Languages teacher and his calming and pleasant manner with the students quickly led him to get involved in the pastoral side of teaching. He became a head of year and followed his passion to support the development of the whole child. He was interested in transition and so was trusted with ensuring the smooth movement of students from their Year 6 school to Year 7 at ‘The Big School’. Whilst developing as a teacher and a leader Mr Boys took time out to travel and spent some months in India, no doubt getting involved in Education, but learning about different countries and cultures. He returned to take on a role with Denefield Enterprises which was a company set up in school that generated funds for rewards for students. It was at this point the school became a technology college and as his leadership skills developed further he wanted further responsibility and an opportunity to help shape the school and so he applied for, and was appointed, Assistant Headteacher in 2008. Most of the responsibilities Mr Boys has undertaking in his most recent role have been connected with people. He has excellent interpersonal skills and can communicate really well with all stakeholders. He is now taking early retirement after over 30 years of committed service to the Denefield community. Thank you to all of these staff who have made a substantial contribution to Denefield School.

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Staff arrivals I am delighted to confirm that Denefield is fully staffed for September, and to welcome the following teachers to the school. In some cases they are replacing teachers who left earlier in the year. Early in the new term I will ask them to submit pen-portraits to the newsletter so parents/carers can get to know them better. Mr Mills English Miss Williams English (already training at Denefield) Mr Neale English and Media (already training at Denefield) Miss Vincent Geography Miss Plumpton History (completed part of her training at Denefield) Mr Fuller Business Studies (returning to Denefield) Mr Wright PE Mr Binnington Assistant Headteacher (Head of Sixth Form) Miss Alonso Ares Spanish Miss Milicevic Drama and Success for Life Berkshire Maestros Berkshire Maestros have been working on creating a programme of summer courses to offer children across the county. Children’s safety is paramount and so all courses will have a maximum of 8 children (early booking is advised). There is something for everyone (aged 8 and over) for all abilities. All courses will run from 9.30am until 3.30pm giving parents an opportunity for extra-curricular childcare whilst their child will increase their musical understanding and have a fantastic time working with our specialists. For some children, this will be the first time they have interacted, with other children, in a number of months so this will help with communication, concentration, teamwork and perseverance as well as giving them a sense of achievement when they can demonstrate what they have achieved in an end of day final piece or live streamed performance. Many of our courses on offer will complement the work done in the classroom at school i.e. composing, music production, music theory, different genres of music. Courses start from £40 per day. Click here for our Summer Courses brochure. Careers information and opportunities NHS school nursing newsletter Please click here for further information. Careers opportunities for students: Berkshire Opportunities Thames Valley Berkshire LEP has launched Berkshire Opportunities www.berkshireopportunities.co.uk, the area’s premier gateway to finding out about jobs, apprenticeships and Further Education and Post 16 courses as well as local career path options. Microsoft DigiGirlz The Microsoft DigiGirlz Team have created a resource hub to inspire and inform girls about careers in technology. To access it, please follow these instructions:

Go to this link Scroll down slightly to 'Enter a Flip Code'. You don't need to create an account Enter the code: digigirlzstore

You'll now be at the welcome page, where you'll find messages from the DigiGirlz team and can use the topic drop down to see other resources available. This is work in progress and Microsoft have given the Berkshire network early access. It will continue to develop and grow over time. 16+ choices When it comes to the question of what to do following GCSEs there are a lot of options to think about. The Department for Education has put together a couple of simple and handy guides to inform young people and their parents about all of the options open to them. Here you will find:

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A route comparison grid which shows all of the routes available after GCSEs, along with additional information on each route such as the level of study, entry requirements, duration of the course, where it can lead etc.

A 2-minute animation showcasing and explaining each choice in a simple, dynamic and visual manner

Microsoft Apprenticeship programme Microsoft Apprenticeship recruitment is now live. There are Level 3 and Level 4 apprenticeships available. On the website you will find webinars for each level of apprenticeship which students can sign up for to learn more about the opportunities on offer. For more information click here. There’s also an opportunity for everyone to learn new skills with Microsoft’s free digital skills training where they will get to learn more about the skills needed for Microsoft’s apprenticeships, and the skills that all employers will be looking for. You can find more details about the digital skills training here. Jacobs Virtual Work Experience - Summer Holiday Edition Jacobs hosts work experience students to encourage them to pursue a career in the STEM fields. Find out more here. Virtual Jobs Fair The National Careers Service is holding its third Virtual Jobs Fair from the 20th to 24th July. As previously, each region has one hour during that week to promote local opportunities. The South East (Berkshire) fair will be on Twitter Tuesday 21st July, 11am-12pm #SouthEastJobs National Careers Service YouTube channel The National Careers Service have a range of useful videos on their YouTube channel to help young people explore careers, find out about transferable skills and more. New videos are being created all the time so keep checking back for the latest titles. National Careers Service webinar offer - for Year 13 leavers only This month the National Careers Service are running a series of free webinars on topics such as ‘How to ace virtual interviews’, ‘How to find jobs that aren’t advertised’ and ‘Job seeking using LinkedIn’. If you would be interested in having one of these set up please contact Sandra Reynolds on 07415 240695 for more information. 'Work IT' campaign - Career talks from young people The CEC has produced a series of career talks from young people to young people, with a focus on recent transition from education to the world of work. A new film will be released each week across a range of sectors. Keep an eye out on the CEC's social media for new films to share with your students. You can access all the films via YouTube.

Remote teaching and remote pastoral care Please click here for further information for parents/carers regarding remote teaching and remote pastoral care. Virtual learning timetable Please click here for further information regarding virtual learning and the timetable.

Support for students and parents/carers during the time of Coronavirus If parents/carers have any concerns they should email office@denefield.org.uk If students have any concerns they should contact their tutors via Show My Homework, or email the school at listening@denefield.org.uk

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For further guidance and information please see the Student Wellbeing page of our website where you will also find our Welfare Directory which includes information on safeguarding, mental health, bereavement and keeping safe support as well as learning tools. Please click here for safe guarding children whilst using social media information, from Thames Valley Police.

Diary dates – Academic Year 2020-2021, Term 1 Tuesday 8 September Year 11 virtual curriculum information evening Wednesday 9 September Year 13 virtual curriculum information evening Thursday 10 September CCF restarts – tbc Monday 21 September DofE launch assembly – tbc Monday 21 September Open Evening for Prospective Parents, school closes at 1.00pm – tbc Tuesday 22 September Year 7 virtual curriculum information evening Wednesday 23 September Year 12 virtual curriculum information evening Thursday 24 September Year 12 (Year 11) rescheduled prom – tbc W/c 28 September Year 11 and Sixth Form Morrisby testing – tbc Tuesday 29 September Year 8 virtual curriculum information evening Wednesday 30 September Year 10 virtual curriculum information evening Thursday 1 October DofE parents’ meeting – tbc Saturday 3 – Sunday 4 October Postponed DofE Bronze assessed expedition – tbc Monday 5 October Great Denefield Bake Off, round 1 – tbc Tuesday 6 October Year 10 Parents’ Evening - tbc Thursday 8 October Year 9 virtual curriculum information evening Friday 9 October INSET Saturday 10 – Sunday 11 October Postponed DofE Silver practice expedition – tbc Thursday 15 October Autumn Fayre – tbc Friday 16 October Year 12 Restart a Heart – tbc Monday 19 October Great Denefield Bake Off, the final – tbc Tuesday 20 October Year 11 Sixth Form open evening – tbc Wednesday 21 October Autumn music recital – tbc Friday 23 – Monday 26 October Postponed DofE Silver assessed expedition – tbc Monday 26 – Friday 30 October Half term Term Dates for the next two year Please click here for term dates 2020 – 2021 Please click here for term dates 2021 – 2022