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ISSUE 3 MAY 2017 29th May - 2nd June - Half Term 30th June - Year 11s Finish School 20th July - Last Day of term Carlisle, Liverpool Toxteth 21st July - Last Day of term Chesham, High Wycombe, Liverpool Marine, Northampton, Thrapston. EXAM PREPARATION KEY DATES TREVOR’S SPORTING PASSION ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO AIM HIGH TUTOR Trevor John's passion for the art of kickboxing is helping to inspire Chesham students to aim high in their lives. British, European and world champion Trevor sees his sport as a way of channelling energies to convert into a healthier and more meaningful lifestyle. “Many lessons can be learned from the art of kickboxing. A lot of our students can't see any future for themselves by sitting in a classroom but getting them interested in something like martial arts can really bring rewards. Kick boxing really is an art and calls for discipline too. Once students get interested, it acts like a hook to encourage them to aim higher and achieve. It’s that time of year for our dedicated year 11 students. They will soon be sitting their formal exams in Maths, English and ICT as well as finalising their portfolios for all other subjects. Our schools have put in a variety of resources to help them achieve. From study clubs to library sessions, our students are finding innovative ways to build their confidence going in to this exam period. Alongside this we are providing extensive support in finding their progression routes. Most students have already applied for their next steps! We wish them all every success for the rest of this year and beyond. Trevor's aim for Progress Schools students is for them to see sport and exercise as a route to a healthier lifestyle – by opting for a better diet and looking after their physical and mental wellbeing – as well as raising their own personal awareness.

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Page 1: Newsletter Inside - 3€¦ · THE newest recruit to Progress Schools is flying the flag for apprenticeships as a vital route to a successful career. Eighteen-year-old Sophie Jolley

ISSUE 3 MAY 2017

29th May - 2nd June - Half Term

30th June - Year 11s Finish School

20th July - Last Day of term Carlisle, Liverpool Toxteth

21st July - Last Day of term Chesham, High

Wycombe, Liverpool Marine, Northampton,

Thrapston.

EXAM PREPARATION

KEY DATES

TREVOR’S SPORTING PASSION ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO AIM HIGH

TUTOR Trevor John's passion for the art of kickboxing is

helping to inspire Chesham students to aim high in their lives.

British, European and world champion Trevor sees his sport as a

way of channelling energies to convert into a healthier and more

meaningful lifestyle.

“Many lessons can be learned from the art of kickboxing. A lot of our

students can't see any future for themselves by sitting in a classroom

but getting them interested in something like martial arts can really

bring rewards. Kick boxing really is an art and calls for discipline too.

Once students get interested, it acts like a hook to encourage them to

aim higher and achieve.

It’s that time of year for our dedicated year 11 students. They will soon

be sitting their formal exams in Maths, English and ICT as well as

finalising their portfolios for all other subjects.

Our schools have put in a variety of resources to help them achieve.

From study clubs to library sessions, our students are finding

innovative ways to build their confidence going in to this exam

period.

Alongside this we are providing extensive support in finding

their progression routes. Most students have already applied

for their next steps!

We wish them all every success for the rest of this year and

beyond.

Trevor's aim for Progress Schools students is for them to see sport and

exercise as a route to a healthier lifestyle – by opting for a better diet and

looking after their physical and mental wellbeing – as well as raising their

own personal awareness.

Page 2: Newsletter Inside - 3€¦ · THE newest recruit to Progress Schools is flying the flag for apprenticeships as a vital route to a successful career. Eighteen-year-old Sophie Jolley

Progress Schools were pleased to be able to open their Thrapston site

on 20th February 2017. Thrapston is a market tow

n which w

as granted it’s m

arket charter in 1205. Students are adjusting to a more village like

environment w

here they can get out and about and be part of a com

munity.

We have beautiful new

premises on the grounds of the East

Northam

ptonshire Council site and we are even m

ore excited to be able to utilise The N

ene Centre which is the local leisure centre directly

cross the car park from us.

Students have already made som

e great local links and have started to access the local library and beautiful surroundings for w

alks and sport. W

e look forward to continuing to integrate into the com

munity and

explore more of the tow

n.

Progress Schools are now on the hom

e stretch of their fundraising efforts for The Children’s Society. Last term

, students in N

orthamptonshire com

pleted their enterprise project w

hich saw them

plan, make and sell a product of

their choice. Students made beautiful Easter baskets and

the doors were flung open to the public for them

to show

off their designs.

Over £200 w

as raised across the schools and students show

ed great confidence selling to the public. This term,

we are looking to support local sm

all businesses with

marketing in return for donations to our charity.

If anyone would like to donate to The Children’s Society,

please go to https://ww

w.justgiving.com/fundraising/

Progress-Schools Final figure of online and cash raised to be announced at the end of the school year!

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ays we look at w

ays of improving our school

is through talking to people, and often, our best critics can be very close to hom

e. Each month w

e run a student forum w

hich essentially, is an opportunity for the young people w

ho attend each day to voice their opinion.

After a conversation in a recent forum, students decided they

wanted to change the provided lunch and look for som

ewhere

new, so one student, Lewis, decided to take on the challenge.

The menu changes w

eekly with salad provided, alongside a

drink and snack to accompany the sub. Since the deal w

as arranged w

ith Subway students have been thoroughly

enjoying the new taste and are now

much happier w

ith the lunch they receive.

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As a result we w

ill be introducing activities outside of school premises, not only via group w

ork but on an individual basis. W

e will shortly com

mence tailored 1-1 support sessions for learners that have had long term

attendance issues which

will be delivered via FaceTim

e and Skype on a specific daily timeslot to ensure they are not disadvantaged due to their

current personal circumstances, such as not being able to physically attend school.

This short term m

easure will ensure they are kept in touch w

ith school to minim

ise any isolation they might have

suffered from due to absenteeism

and at the same tim

e the learners will still be able to continue their studies by

this offer of personal support provided by their tutor.

As an alternative provision provider we are alw

ays looking at new and innovative w

ays to capitalise on engagem

ent activities with our harder to reach learners w

hich will m

aximise and enhance participation on our

programm

es.

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In the recent months, w

e have been looking at ways to increase the sporting activities available to our

students, with the aim

of encouraging a healthier and more active lifestyle in school.

Tutors have been focusing on the theme of aw

areness days, such as World Kidney D

ay, which looks at

the positive effects exercise can have on our body.

In Liverpool, students took part in a badminton com

petition at the Fire Fit Hub, as w

ell as a great gam

e of football on the astro-turf in the nice spring sunshine.

Northam

pton regularly visits Trilogy Leisure for Boxercise, Indoor Cycling and Circuit Training, alongside Thrapston w

ho had their end of term

trip at the indoor trampoline park – Boost.

Physical Education is a vital part of our curriculum, w

ith benefits including reducing the risk of obesity and decreasing feelings of anxiety am

ongst young people.

Not only this, but sport prom

otes team w

ork and helps to build positive relationships betw

een staff, students and their peers.

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Page 3: Newsletter Inside - 3€¦ · THE newest recruit to Progress Schools is flying the flag for apprenticeships as a vital route to a successful career. Eighteen-year-old Sophie Jolley

THE newest recruit to Progress Schools is flying the flag for apprenticeships as a vital route to a successful career.

Eighteen-year-old Sophie Jolley has just begun work at Progress Schools in Northampton as a social media and digital marketing apprentice, joining the growing number of young people choosingan apprenticeship rather than going to university.

Sophie did, in fact, take up her place at university but decided it wasn't for her. She explained: “I'd begun studying for a degree in animation at the University of Lincoln and hadn't been there long before I realised I'd made the wrong choice. I didn't want to loadmyself with a lot of debt and, at the end of my course, still not have a job to go to. So when this apprenticeship at Progress Schools came up, I jumped at the chance and made the switch. I've no regrets as it's a fantastic opportunity to learn all about social media and digital marketing by actually doing the work – and getting paid for it.”

While at school, she said, going to university was usual route for Sixth Formers. However, she said: “Most of my friends have gone on to university and when I told them I'd begun an apprenticeship instead, they were really happy for me, saying it was the right choice for me.”

James Madine, chief executive at Progress Schools, added: “Sophie is one of a rising number of young people seeing the apprenticeship route as a viable option to going to university. Here at Progress Schools she will be nurtured and developed on the road to a successful career.”

NEW RECRUIT SOPHIE CHOOSES APPRENTICESHIP OVER UNIVERSITY

YOUNG people from the North West are being given a chance to reach new goals at one of Progress Schools' newest initiatives.

Marine AFC, a fan-owned community football club in Crosby on the outskirts of Liverpool, has become home to a school offering an extensive array of BTEC sports qualifications for learners who are passionate about sport.

In class, students are taking a range of modules which cover both practical and theoretical elements of the qualifications as well as English, maths and vocational subjects. However, going to school also means having a learning base at a top Merseyside football club with access to its facilities – a full-size pitch which meets FA regulations, a recreational park with basketball and tennis courts, concrete football pitch and grass pitch. There's also the added bonus of being able to attend live games and discuss tactics and formations with tutors.

On top of this are weekly excursions to the Fire Fit Hub Super Youth Zone in Toxteth, Liverpool – another base for Progress Schools learners – where students can use its world-class sport, music and cultural facilities which include five-a-side and seven-a-side football pitches, dance and martial arts studio, fitness suite and gym with its weights and boxing ring.

Progress Schools chief executive James Madine said: “Our school at Marine AFC is based within a solid community setting where young learners want to be – so for many of them the first hurdle of actually turning up for lessons is being conquered.

For students themselves, going to school at Marine is an exciting alternative to previous experiences of education.One 14-year-old learner said: “Having classes at a football club makes me want to turn up for school, something I never wanted to do before.”

ACHIEVE NEW GOALS AT THE SCHOOL THAT’S PASSIONATE ABOUT SPORT

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