Newsletter July 2015

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A Message from the PrincipalWelcome to our summer 2015 newsletter. as you will see, this term has been an extremely busy one for students and staff alike with a host of events and changes taking place. as in life, nothing stands still at Westbourne either.

Vertical tutoring is now underway and students and staff are all getting to know one another a little better in their new Houses and tutor bases. Over the page you will find details of the Heads of House

and Assistant Heads of House. In September, we will be launching a competition asking students to design a logo for their House. I am looking forward to seeing what creative ideas our fantastic young people can come up with!

At the time of writing, Dr Impey, Mr Hawkes, Mr Smith and I formed the interview panel for the recruitment of House Captains and House Sports Captains for next year. The enthusiasm and level of maturity shown by the candidates was very impressive and the quality of the applications was very high. Considerable thought, research and preparation had clearly been applied. I know that the Heads of House are very excited about the way in which these young people will contribute to the success of VT at Westbourne.

As we do every year, we sadly said goodbye and good luck to another cohort of Year 11 students at their leaver’s assembly on 19th June, after the last exam had finished. Staff and students assembled in the Main Hall to reminisce about the last 5 years and we watched a ‘then and now’ video created by Mr Burrows. Their Head of Year, Mr Payne shared his thanks and some words of wisdom for the future as they make the transition to further education, employment or training. The Year 11 Prom takes place at Wherstead Park this year and I, for one, am looking forward to seeing them all looking suddenly ‘grown-up’, resplendent in their suits and prom dresses.

May and June were very hectic for Years 10 and 11 in terms of their exams and PREs but thankfully the weather remained reasonably cool for the duration. We now eagerly await the exam results which will be released on 20th August.

Over the summer holiday, work will commence on installing the new recreational equipment and shelters for students to use at break and lunch.

We also say thank you, farewell and good luck to the following members of staff who are moving on to pastures new at the end of this academic year.

Miss Binnie and Mr Herbert – College Instructors, Mr Jessup - DT Teacher, Mr Strong - DT Technician, Miss Howlett - Food Technician, Mr Minai and Mrs Pangasa - Teachers of Maths, Mrs Donders and Mrs Hutchinson - Teachers of Science and Mr Ismay - Assistant Headteacher and Teacher of PE

Mr Ismay started work at the academy 10 years ago, as a newly qualified teacher of PE. He was appointed Head of Year for a few years before being promoted to Assistant Principal in 2011. On behalf of the staff and students at Westbourne, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr Ismay for his dedication, hard work and commitment over the years. His strategic work developing the areas of student achievement and assessment have been essential in helping us meet

our academy improvement targets. Whilst we are sorry to see him leave, we wish Mr Ismay every success in his new position as Assistant Headteacher at Claydon High School.

Miss Leggett is looking forward to the birth of her baby and will be starting maternity leave over the summer break. We wish her and her husband all the very best at this exciting time.

On behalf of everyone at Westbourne Academy, I wish you and your families a lovely, safe and relaxing summer break. Thank you for your hard work and support of the academy and of our students. We look forward to welcoming our amazing and fantastic young people back to school on Thursday 3rd September.

Mr G Trott, Principal

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Congratulations and well done to the following students who applied for and were successfully appointed in the following leadership roles in July:

Sophie Rumbold Churchill House CaptainDenise Coelho Churchill Vice-CaptainJanae Duporte Clarke Churchill Sports CaptainCurtis Elvin Churchill Sports Vice-Captain

Reece Lain Ennis House CaptainTegan Gardiner Ennis Vice-CaptainKalib Muller Ennis Sports CaptainElysee Oussou Ennis Sports Vice-Captain

During the summer term, current students and staff were grouped into one of four Houses, which were suggested and voted for by students. They are Churchill, Ennis, Nightingale and Ramsey. Each House is made up of 13 tutor groups with 20 students in each, spread across all years. In addition there are: • AHeadofHouse • AnAssistantHeadofHouse • APrincipalandanAssociateTutorfor each tutor group • AHouseCaptain&ViceCaptain • ASportsCaptain&ViceSportsCaptain • HousePrefects

In short, VT is a learning culture built on mixed-age groups. It has 3 goals:

1. To improve learning and learning outcomes.

2. To improve learning relationships between students, staff and parents.

3. To improve learning behaviour and attitude. VT is not a change to the pastoral care system of the school, but a change to the cultural life of the school, everything changes over time (school transformation). It ensures that learning operates as a continuous and well-supported improvement process.Our vision for VT and the House system can best be encapsulated in the 5Cs:

1. Caring 2. Community 3. Communication 4. Citizenship 5. Competition

As a community of over 1200 individuals, we want to see more care for one another. Older students are trained to be leaders and mentors of younger students, creating positive cross-age relationships not only in tutor time but at other times. With smaller tutor groups and two adults, there is more time to reflect and get to know our young people as individuals. As stakeholders in Westbourne Academy, we care enormously about the school and how we are represented in the wider, local community.

Key to helping our students reach their full potential is effective two-way communication between students, parents and staff. Tutors will be mentoring their students providing support and advice to ensure that academic progress is made and our students fulfil or

H O U S E C O L O U R S

One of the ways in which we are moving the academy forward, on its pathway to becoming an outstanding school, is with the introduction of a House system and vertical tutoring (VT).

The House System & VT

exceed their potential. Tutors who know and have an interest in the welfare and progress of students as they grow up, will be the main point of contact for parents. Parent partnership will improve and parents will feel more involved with their child’s education as a result.

As parents, teachers and support staff, we have a common goal in life which is to see our young people aspire, achieve and advance. We want to provide active citizenship opportunities such as those that come with leadership and taking on responsibility in school. Older students will support younger ones with homework, reading or friendship issues. House Captains, Sports Captains and Prefects will lead parts of the school, liaising with Heads of House and other

Maddison Cloud Nightingale House CaptainElle Scott Nightingale Vice-CaptainReece Jones Nightingale Sports CaptainAdam Steele Nightingale Sports Vice-Captain

Marley Curtis Ramsey House CaptainSophie Derrett Ramsey Vice-CaptainAtaylia Clarke Ramsey Sports CaptainRuben Mota Ramsey Sports Vice-Captain

subject leaders.Adapting to change, facing challenges and engaging in competition is healthy and is an intrinsic part of life for us all. One day soon, our young people will be in competition for college, university, apprenticeships and work. In life, we are in healthy competition with our work colleagues, friends and family members. Now that students are all part of a House team, any positive Vivo points they receive throughout the year will contribute directly to their House’s ultimate success. In tutor time this term, students have been invited to come up with imaginative ideas for House competitions and ways in which they may compete to earn Vivo points.

ramsey Head of House: Mr D Payne Asst. Head of House: Mrs A Banks

CHurCHill Head of House: Ms C Salter Asst. Head of House: Mrs K Anderson

ennis Head of House: Mr C Arrow Asst. Head of House: Mrs C Clarke

niGHTinGale Head of House: Mrs C Blanch Asst. Head of House: Mr D Lee

CHURCHILLSir Winston Churchill was born on 30th November 1874. He was an officer in the army where he commanded a battalion in the First World War, but also won the Nobel Prize for literature. He was a politician for over 50 years, the pinnacle of which was when he became Prime Minister in May 1940, a position he held throughout the remainder of the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century and was an inspirational figurehead for Britain, making numerous motivational speeches to rally the troops. Perhaps one of his most memorable lines was “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.”

Churchill ethosIn Churchill House, we believe like Churchill that “attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.” We consider that “courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” We realise that “to improve is to change. To be perfect is to change often.” We aspire to unlock our full potential and trust that “Continuous effort-not strength or intelligence is the key to unlocking our potential.” Most importantly of all, even when times are hard, we find a way to achieve and “Never, never, never give up.” Together we will advance.

ENNISBritish track and field star Jessica Ennis was born on 28th January, 1986 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.Ennis took to track and field at a young age and won the high jump competition at the National Schools Championships at 14. She won gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, in the heptathlon, an event that requires excellence in a range of track and field events. She is also a former European and World Champion.

ennis ethosJessica Ennis once said “I believe we all have a journey. I was once a small girl from Sheffield, dealing with bullies and normal teenage insecurities, but I always believed and when you do that, life can get unbelievable.” In Ennis House, we believe. By working together and putting trust and belief into our staff, families, friends and selves, Ennis house aspires to have the strength, motivation and commitment to achieve our full potential collectively and as individuals. We seek to have the courage to push ourselves further and the honesty to question things that are holding us back. We don’t settle for just enough, we strive for excellence to advance.

NIGHTINGALEFlorence Nightingale was born on 12th May 1820. When she was in her early thirties she went to the Crimean War to nurse wounded soldiers. Unlike most girls of her age and status, Florence did not just want to be someone’s wife she felt that she was destined to do great work. She and her team of nurses saved many lives. Florence helped to make hospitals the success they are now. She showed that cleaner hospitals with well trained nurses improved recovery. Her passion and selflessness has helped shape todays modern healthcare.

nightingale ethosOur house ethos is together we achieve. We know that positive thinking and good behaviour improves results. We aspire to be the best we can. We believe that as a house we have the responsibility to make sure those around us can learn and succeed. We will model good behaviour which will, in turn, improve our own outcomes. We will always try our best and will ask for help if we need it. Like Florence we will do not what is expected, but much more. This will allow us to advance as individuals and team Nightingale.

RAMSEYThe ‘House of Ramsey’ is named after the legendary England and Ipswich Town Manager, Sir Alfred Ernest ‘Alf’ Ramsey. He was born on 20th January 1920, and after a playing career that included playing for Tottenham Hotspur and England, he went into management. His breakthrough came when he managed Ipswich Town where during his 8 year reign he led them from the old 3rd to 1st division and won the league in their first year in the top flight. He then went on to manage England where in 1966 he led them to the world cup title. His statue outside of Portman Road was sculpted by Sean Hedges-Quinn (an ex-Westbourne student).

ramsey ethosAs a member of our house we will all have that winning spirit. We will aspire to be successful like the England World Cup winning team. Sir Alf Ramsey once said “The missing of chances is one of the great mysteries of life”. Team Ramsey take our chances and ensure that through education we strive to better ourselves. Through collaboration and cooperation we become valued members of society. We achieve the very best we can.

Remember, to belong to ‘Ramsey’ house stands for a reason. r emarkablea mbitiousm agnificents pectaculare xceptionaly es! We are all of those and together we will advance.

ramsey facts and figures:

named afterSir Alf Ramsey, who was a footballer and football manager. He played for Southampton and Spurs, and played for the England national team 32 times. He was also in charge of Ipswich Town FC for nearly ten years.

House colourRed

Head of HouseMr Payne

assistant Head of HouseMrs Banks

assembly dayMonday

nightingale facts and figures:

named afterFlorence Nightingale, who was the founder of modern nursing, after training nurses and organising the tending to wounded soldiers during the Crimean War. She gave nursing a highly favourable reputation and became an icon of Victorian culture.

House colourPurple

Head of HouseMrs Blanch

assistant Head of HouseMr Lee

assembly dayTuesday

ennis facts and figures:

named afterJessica Ennis-Hill, who won Heptathlon gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games, and is also a former World and European champion.

House colourYellow

Head of HouseMr Arrow

assistant Head of HouseMrs Clarke

assembly dayThursday

Churchill facts and figures:

named afterSir Winston Churchill, who was a British politician and Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th century.

House colourGreen

Head of HouseMs Salter

assistant Head of HouseMiss Anderson

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for Engineering. Mary was an Art teacher in her youth and shared stories with her friend Winifred of the war and hearing the sirens as children. Mary’s father survived Dunkirk and she proudly told us how happy she was as a young child to hear the news of her father’s survival. Winifred went on to tell us that she didn’t really want to come today but was very glad she did because she had a wonderful time. The residents were very complimentary of the students and have invited them to join them at Norwood House for a visit to see what life is like there. They also cannot wait to visit us again.

I would like to say a special thank you to Mrs Everett and Mrs Pepper for their help in organising this very worthwhile event and to our Food Hall staff for preparing the drinks and snacks. A special thank you goes to Sarah Claybrough the Home Manager for bringing her

lovely residents to the academy, we hope this is the first of many coffee mornings.

“Meeting the elderly from Norwood Care Home was a really fun experience, the people were funny and very kind.”Phoebe Bumstead

“They told us about what they did before they were retired and it would be a pleasure to meet them again” Ataylia Clarke

Miss J SummersTeacher of Health & Social Care/ICT

CommuniTy Coffee morninG

on friday 22nd may 2015 a group of elderly residents from norwood Care Home joined year 10 Health and social Care students for a cup of tea, cake and a chat. The students are currently studying creative activities in a health and social care setting and it was important to show them how the simplest of activities can have a positive effect on the wellbeing of people in care.

The students benefited greatly by being in charge of waiting on the residents and all made an outstanding effort to chat to them and hear their stories, as well as sharing some of their own. We heard some fantastic anecdotes from the residents. Jim (pictured) a 96 year old engineer from Ipswich retold his experiences of meeting Prince Charles and working with young children here at Westbourne as a mentor

on the last day of the spring Term, students and staff were invited to take part in a superhero themed civvies day, a fun run and a range of fundraising events in aid of Bliss and Headway.

Bliss is a charity that supports families with premature babies and Headway helps treat and rehabilitate suffers of brain injuries. Mr Moore and I have both had personal experience of the amazing work and support that these two charities give to families and individuals and we pledged to raise £4000 between us as part of our commitment to run the 2015 London Marathon.

Over 90 students took part in the sponsored fun run and there were several cake stalls and other events organised by students, not forgetting the rather painful leg waxing for staff!

I am pleased to report that Mr Moore and I both managed to complete the London Marathon in April. It was a fantastic and truly memorably experience and our respective finish times weren’t too shabby either.

Mr Moore and I would like to extend a massive thank you to everyone who has contributed and sponsored students and ourselves this academic year. Please be assured that the generosity of our students, their parents, family and friends is always appreciated when holding fundraising events of this nature.

Mr R Hawkes, Assistant Principal

naTional Women in enGineerinG day23 June 2015national Women in engineering day was celebrated at suffolk new College, with a host of activities to celebrate the opportunities available to women in various currently male dominated careers. on 23rd June, i took 5 students to suffolk new College to participate in various sTem related activities as part of the national Women in engineering schools event. along with students from 5 other schools in the ipswich area, sophi derrett, Kirsty Guest, ellie Horton, elle scott and megan Brett all took part in mechanical, electronics, civil engineering and plumbing challenges.

We arethrilled to announce that the final sum raised was £1069.47 for Headway and £2500.45 for Bliss - £3569.98 in total!

BooK masTermind 2015 - yeT more suCCess!in march, Westbourne attended the Book mastermind area finals at Bury st edmunds library. This annual competition for schools is organised by suffolk libraries and supported by The suffolk Book league.

In round one, Erin Jackaman in Year 7 scored 18/20, a brilliant effort for one so young and in a field made up of mostly Year 8 and 9 students from other schools. At the end of round one, Erin was in 4th place and you could feel the tension leading into round two. For round two, Erin had to answer 13 general knowledge questions. Against Year 9 at this point and standing 2nd from last, Erin needed 8 out of 13 to match 1st place. Amazingly, she did it!

The competition went to the tie-break for the first time in 10 years and unfortunately Erin lost by milliseconds, putting her in 2nd place overall with a fantastic overall score of 27/33.

With a confirmed place in the County Final in early May, Erin went on to compete against KS3 students from 7 other schools. In round one, competitors took their Mastermind seat to answer 25 questions on their chosen book (minimum 250 pages). After the first round we were in 6th position; unfortunately the quizmaster stumbled on some of Erin’s questions and had to start again. This lost us crucial seconds! The second round consisted of 13 general knowledge questions. Erin was outstanding and secured 3rd place overall. It was a fantastic performance and, as the youngest contender, a real achievement.

In the afternoon we had the privilege of watching a presentation by the very funny author Philip Ardagh and the famous illustrator of his books ’The Grunts’, Axel Scheffler - who is most famous for drawing ‘The Gruffalo’. They had the audience captivated with their very funny presentation and great stories from Philip about growing up and becoming an author. Axel personalised Erin’s certificate with an image of the Gruffalo.

All in all we had a great day and I would like to personally thank the students for their excellent attitude and conduct, they showed a maturity beyond their years. Ms Salter and I are so proud of Erin for an outstanding journey through all 3 rounds and we are eagerly anticipating further success in 2016 and beyond.

Ms Salter, Teacher of English& Mrs K Jacobs, LRC Coordinator

The reason for this national event is that women represent just 11% of the construction workforce in the UK and only 2% of those are in manual roles. Women also only account for 4.3% of completed engineering and manufacturing apprenticeships. To encourage more female students to consider engineering as a career pathway, we need to address deep-rooted misconceptions and beliefs about the construction and engineering sector and show young women that this is an exciting, diverse and viable career path with lots of options

and opportunities for them to explore. Whilst encouraging girls to become engineers is a challenge right around the world, the UK figures are amongst the lowest in Europe.

The mystery as to why so few women pursue careers in

engineering is magnified by the fact that we are facing a major skills shortage. By 2022, the UK will need at least 1.82 million new engineering, science and technology professionals. Never has the industry been more attractive with our local Suffolk New College running courses ranging from plumbing to electrical installation, from mechanics to general engineering.

There are so many opportunities for women in engineering. The sector is so big and the demand for skilled engineers, plumbers, mechanics and electricians is growing, so we should encourage and engage all of our young people, girls in particular, with curriculum subjects that are mainly male dominated and work towards changing this trend.

At the end of the day, all schools gathered together to share their experiences and for the presentation of certificates which each student received for their participation with all of the events.In summary, it was a super day which gave our students valuable insight to further careers opportunities which could not have happened without the support of Miss Atkinson, the academy’s Careers Advisor.

Mrs C DondersTeacher of Science

neW mayor of iPsWiCHThe new mayor of ipswich, mr Glen Chisholm and his son and consort, Clinton Chisholm (pictured right) are both ex-students of the school and we were delighted to be chosen as the venue for the mayor’s at Home reception for 300 people on friday 10th July.

Staff who taught Messrs Chisholm senior and junior were amongst those invited to the event along with our Chair of Governors, student ambassadors and student councillors.

Photo courtesy of the Ipswich Star website

This year’s School Games QuadKids festival was a fantastic afternoon, supported by 625 athletes and 80 sport leaders from 7 high schools plus another 20+ volunteers. What a magnificent job they all did! The photo below really sums up the spirit of the annual QuadKids athletics festival for primary schools which is held at the Ipswich Athletics Facility at Northgate HS.

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Westbourne Academy Sports Leaders at QuadKids 2015

Congratulations to the team from Britannia Primary School who finished in 1st place at the QuadKids festival.

This huge annual event was hosted at Westbourne once again this year, in partnership with suffolk sport. it is one of two high profile sainsbury’s suffolk school Games festivals held in the summer term and we are immensely proud to act as host for such an inspirational festival. The focus of the panathlon event is one of inclusion. over 400 young disabled people from across suffolk took part in a variety of sporting activities as well as discovery Tri-Golf and Cricket.

Westbourne Sports Leaders were once again out in force along with leaders from Holbrook, One and Copleston High School. These young people showed tremendous enthusiasm and encouragement and were amazing leaders yet again. After school, they helped organise, deliver and referee the County Netball Final for primaries which was won by Westley School.

As Chairman of the School Games Local Organising Committee, Mr Trott gave a welcome speech at the start and we listened to a marvellous rendition of ‘Song 2 You’ by Victorious which was performed by the academy’s Advanced Vocal Group.

On the day, we were thrilled to welcome Suffolk Sporting Champion, Mara Yamauchi as well as Fran Williamson, the Paralympian swimming athlete who has previously visited the academy. Mara Yamauchi is a two time Olympian who is perhaps best-known for running the 2009 London Marathon in 2 hours 23 minutes, placing her second to only Paula Radcliffe on the UK all time list.

Mrs A FurlongIpswich & South Suffolk School Games Organiser

sCHool GamesPanaTHlon fesTiVal: Tuesday 30 June

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This year Westbourne Academy was represented in the Under 12, 13, 14 and 15 South Suffolk Netball Leagues. Throughout the long Netball season all four teams showed great commitment to both matches and training. The Under 12 team finished in an impressive second place in their league. Losing only one game, by a single goal! In total the team scored an amazing 102 goals, almost double the number scored by the league winners. The girls have gained promotion for next season. Their success did not end there; with a dominant display at the League Tournament in Felixstowe in March, winning all five of their matches. The Under 13 girls also finished in second place in their league but unfortunately due to alterations to the league they did not gain promotion. The Under 14 team had a great 2013-14 season which resulted in promotion. They welcomed the challenge of playing against stronger opposition this season and gave a good account of themselves and will remain in this league next year. The Under 15 team also experienced success; finishing fourth in a league of ten teams. All four teams had a great year and it will all begin again in September!

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This year we took teams of Year 7, 8 and 9 male and female athletes to competitions at Northgate High School. Due to their success last year, the Year 8 team were involved in the A-League and the Years 7 and 9 teams competed in the B-League. The Year 7 Boys performed well at their pool competition and made it through to the finals.

We also had athletic success in Year 10 Suffolk Athletic Trials where we had four athletes selected to represent Suffolk at the East Anglian Championship. Janae Duporte-Clarke won the triple jump competition and Joe Ford got to the final of the 100m after winning his heat. We wish Janae luck when she competes for Suffolk at the English Schools Championship in Gateshead in July.

BadminTonThe Westbourne Academy Badminton players had a good year this year with the A-Team making it through to the play offs of the Schools Competition.

sPorTs leaders & QuadKidsThis year we continued our successful Sports Leaders programme to great effect where Westbourne students contribute to helping deliver and run sporting events across the area. Our leaders have supported at primary school athletics at Northgate as well as various primary school sports

CriCKeTThe U13 Girls Cricket Team have been the stand out team performers of Westbourne this year. They are not only District and County champions but made it into the Regional Finals of The Lady Taverner’s Cricket Competition held in Leicester finishing 4th. The team have also made it into the County final to be held at Stowmarket Cricket Club.

TramPolininGThis year we entered two mixed teams of students ranging from Years 7 to 10 into the South Suffolk Trampolining Competition where they qualified for the County final held at Stoke High School. Both teams came a very respectable 6th position.

Cross CounTryThis year we entered runners in the Suffolk Cross Country Championship held at the Royal Hospital School in Holbrook. Two of our athletes did incredibly well. Lucy Brighty finished 5th in her age group and Connor Bilner finished 12th.

Connor and Lucy were then invited to the County Cross Country Trials where they finished impressively again.

LucyBrighty

Connor Bilner

Connor came in 16th place and Lucy finished 5th.

Next for Connor came an invite to the Junior Boys Cross Country Trials at Culford, where he finished in a very impressive 13th position.

Both Lucy and Connor qualified for the Anglian Cross Country Championship. Lucy finished 6th overall for the region and Connor came overall 10th in Suffolk for the boy’s competition.

Then came a long trip to Blackburn for Lucy for the English Schools Cross Country Championship. Lucy did herself and the academy proud, finishing in 119th place. We are immensely proud of what both Lucy and Connor achieved this year and we look forward to sending more of our athletes to the Cross Country Competitions next year.

days. We also had designated Cricket and Netball leaders running primary school competitions. Our sports leaders are always greatly received wherever they go and represent Westbourne in the highest manner, we look forward to watching next year’s cohort continuing this great tradition and doing the same.

roundersThe Year 7, 8 and 9 girls represented the academy at the South Suffolk Rounders Tournaments this summer. All three teams were superb sporting ambassadors of the academy. The stand out performance came from the Year 9 team who finished the group stage of the competition undefeated. As winners of their group they played Woodbridge School in the semi-finals but were beaten by a very impressive batting unit. A top four finish is an outstanding achievement, with the team finishing as the best state school in South Suffolk!

TaBle TennisThis year we entered two teams into a local competition at St Joseph’s College. Table tennis is just one of the many activities we offer students at lunchtime and the good participation we get at these clubs allows us to enter more and more events.

disCoVery CluBThis year we continued the running of our Discovery Club. This popular club enables some of our students to enjoy a variety of activities such as sailing, bowling, swimming and horse riding run by specialist coaches.

fooTBallThe Year 7 Boys Football Team had an impressive start representing Westbourne for the first time, where they progressed to the County Cup Quarter Final Stage narrowly losing out to Pakefield School.

The Year 9 Boys Football Team had similar success to the Year 7 team when they progressed to the County Cup Quarter Final Stage narrowly losing to The Denes School.

The U13 Girls Football Team made a terrific account of themselves this year in the Suffolk Cup and we look forward to seeing how they fair again next year.

Teach first is an educational charity working towards a day when no child’s educational success is limited by their socio-economic background. unfortunately, research shows that, generally, students attending schools in the poorer areas of the country achieve less GCses at a*-C than those in more affluent areas. This is because of factors such

as funding, teacher shortages and a lack of opportunities. With C grades and above tending to be what employers look for in this competitive climate, Teach first is dedicated to improving the life chances of today’s young people by improving their education.

Fellow Teach First participant, Patrick Eccles-Williams, succinctly summarises the impact of this in the classroom:

“For me the Teach First vision has been essential in my development as a teacher. I find young people inspiring and having the opportunity to make some impact

on their lives gives me great pleasure. Secondary school is the time when students begin to develop interests and think about the world and their place in it and one of Teach First’s biggest focuses is encouraging young people to be aspirational and have high expectations of themselves. At Westbourne I teach some fantastically talented young people and we are all working together to try and ensure the best possible future for these students.”

As Teach First teachers here at Westbourne, we have access to leading educational research, fresh ideas from across the country and a large community of Teach First Ambassadors who currently hold positions of responsibility in schools. These ambassadors have seen Teach First’s impact first hand and aim to spread this good practice across the country. Out of the eighteen Teach First teachers currently teaching in primary and secondary schools across Ipswich, four of us are in Westbourne and we are very much looking forward to another sixteen starting in Ipswich in September, with three new members to the team at Westbourne.

It has been a great year so far. We have worked with many inspiring colleagues both within Westbourne and in the wider educational community. Moreover, another side to the Teach First role is providing opportunities for experience to future Teach First participants. In this regard, Westbourne has recently played host to four future participants at the start of their Teach First journey. They have observed many lessons and taught some of our students too. After a period of intense training on the ways to tackle educational disadvantage, these teachers will begin to make a difference in our local community by teaching at schools such as Ipswich Academy, Suffolk New Academy and St Albans. Moreover, on behalf of Teach First, Westbourne offers insight schemes into STEM (Science, Technology Engineering and Maths) subjects to encourage graduates to become teachers in these shortage subjects. All in all, 2014/2015 has been a great period of change for Westbourne and it has been fantastic to be a part of that whilst being a part of the national Teach First movement too. Through collaboration between Westbourne’s current great teachers, the Teach First team and Westbourne’s strong leadership team, we look forward to seeing continued success for Westbourne and students across the country.

Miss K MillsTeacher of English

sHare yourVieWs THrouGHParenT VieWParents and carers can give their views of our school at any time of the school year and at the time of a school inspection using an online questionnaire called Parent View.

When our school is notified of its next Ofsted inspection, parents will be invited to give their views about the school to inspectors using the Parent View online facility as this has replaced Ofsted’s paper questionnaire. Please make sure we have your most up-to-date contact details.

Please register with an email address and a password at https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk

Once your login has been activated, it only takes a few minutes to complete answers to 12 short questions about aspects such as bullying, the quality of teaching, level of homework, etc. Your views are important in helping inspectors make a decision about our school, and to help us know what is going well and what could be improved.

If you do not have a computer, Broomhill Library, Sherrington Road has 2 computers for use by the general publlic and 2 computers for use by registered members of the Suffolk Library service. At parent consulation evenings, we will always have computers available for parents so that they can take part in parent surveys of this nature.

Languages Success!Congratulations to ellie Bultitude in year 7 who won a Trust wide mandarin language day competition in may. ellie was presented with her certificate and prize (a calligraphy set) by mrs Barclay from the academy Transformation Trust.

Along with Ellie Barker, Zack Archer and Tyler Blair, Ellie was also part of the team of students who won through from the local competition to the regional final of this year’s Have Your Say Spanish Speaking competition. The competitors had to recite a rehearsed dialogue and then practice and perform an unseen text in 5 minutes. Well done to Zack Archer and Tyler Blair who managed to clinch joint 2nd place - a marvellous achievement - in the face of tough competition from 8 other high schools.

The students were a real credit to the school and were charming, polite and confident. Next year, we intend to enter representatives from Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 and our ambition is to finish in 1st place.

Mrs G ButtonTeacher of Modern Foreign Languages

in march, the royal Philharmonic orchestra came to Westbourne once again, to work with students who were both musicians and non-musicians. This unique opportunity for schools gave our students a chance to enhance their engagement of classical music and play in an orchestra environment.

Battle of the BandsThe format of our spring Term music concert changed this year and included a Battle of the Bands competition to improve engagement and encourage students to practice more by working towards an event. There are many keen drummers and guitarists at the academy and i felt it was important to showcase them all.

In total there were 5 bands comprising students from all year groups. The winners of the Battle of the Bands competition were decided by the audience who voted during the interval. Congratulations to the members of the winning band, Kryptonic who performed ‘Seven Nation Army’ by The White Stripes.

Throughout the rest of the evening, different extra-curricular clubs showcased the material they had been working on throughout the year. This included groups such as Rock School, Advanced Vocal Group, Pop Choir, String Club, School of Samba and Guitar Club. We are very proud of the student’s efforts and their support of one another through the evening and in the lead up to the event.

The level of musicianship and talent on stage through the evening was inspiring. From Temuri Turner singing his own composition to Abbie Aleksic covering a Sam Smith number, singing and playing piano. The variety of instruments and quality of each performance was most impressive – the Year 7 talent on stage was incredibly exciting. Thank you to Mr Creegan, Ms Salter and Mr Wilmot for their musical contribution and support of some of the acts.

Miss R TinklerTeacher of Music

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GCsePod Has landed aT WesTBourne! This term, students in years 10 and 11 were introduced to GCsePod, an innovative and award-winning app revision tool. in september 2015, this digital revision tool will be introduced to year 9s as a way of supporting students in their learning across 20 popular GCse subjects. in fact, any student here can use the app tool once they have registered as a new user and set up their own personal log on and password.a link to the log on page can be found under the student/useful links tab of our academy website page.

Since its launch in 2015, GCSEPOD has been in use by almost 700 schools in the UK. Put simply, this app will help GCSE students get better grades when used as part of their revision programme.

What is a Pod?

Learning content for each subject is produced in a unique ‘Pod’ format. Each Pod is a highly concentrated, 3-5 minute burst of audio-visual, teacher-written learning, reinforcing and consolidating key GCSE topics. Students can quickly and easily watch individual pods online or download them to watch offline on their phone, tablet or laptop, wherever, and whenever they want. This truly is ‘education anywhere.’Last year, across the UK, students watched just over 900,000 Pods. That record has already been smashed this year, with over 1.2 million Pods streamed in the first 4 months of 2015.

9 To 11 deCemBer 2015This December’s whole school production will be ‘Toad of Toad Hall’. Students in Years 7 to 10 auditioned for the show in the summer term and castings have now been made. Over the summer holidays, the lead cast members will hopefully begin to learn their vast amounts of dialogue!When we return in September, rehearsals will begin in earnest and the set will start to come to life. The lifeblood of any show is the audience and we hope that you will come along to one of the performances in order to support our students.

Mr A Smith, Expressive Arts Team Leader & Teacher of Drama

recent and previous research by health professionals and cardiologists warns of the dangers to teenagers from over-consumption of energy drinks. The drinks contain large amounts of caffeine which may trigger sudden heart attacks and could increase the risk of potentially fatal heart rhythm problems. Consumption of energy drinks by teenagers before or during sports practice should also be avoided. in the uK, energy drinks carry labels warning that they are not suitable for children or pregnant women.

Researchers at the University of Southern California found that sugar-laden (fizzy) drinks can affect people’s ability to learn. The refined carbohydrates found in just one fizzy drink a day can damage teenagers’ memory and is blamed for making youngsters more violent. Sugar sweetened beverages produce inflammation in the hippocampus area of the brain (coloured in pink), an area that controls many learning and memory functions.

At Westbourne we are committed to ensuring that students concentrate fully in lessons allowing them to learn and make progress. It is for this reason that from September 2015, students will not be allowed to bring fizzy drinks or energy drinks

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to school. Students found with drinks of this nature will have them confiscated and disposed of whether they are open or not.

As parents, we are sure you will agree when we say that the health and well being of our young people is paramount. We trust that we will have your support and understanding where this decision is concerned. Thank you.

You can read more online at:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2709857/Just-one-fizzy-drink-day-damage-teenagers-memoryhtml#ixzz3ex0J6cvQ

Mr G TrottPrincipal

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IndividualChicken&Vegetable Pie, creamy

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Beef Meatballs in Tomato Ragu with Spaghetti

Roast Gammon with Pineapple, Roast Potatoes

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Vegetarian Option Tandoori Quorn Fillet Vegetarian Quiche Swedish style meatballs in TomatoRagu&Spaghetti

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Daily Special Pasta DishFrom £1.10 Creamy Pesto Penne Tuna Pasta Bake Roasted Butternut Squash

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Bespoke Filled Breads from £1.15

Salad Portion 40pSalad Pots From£1.15

ADailySelectionofHomemadeSubRolls&FlouredSoftWrapsThen Fill Your Bread From the Deli Bar

Daily Jacket Potato fillings of baked beans and cheddar cheese available or any cold selection from sub barSalad Pots made to order from the Deli Bar

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it is now quicker and easier to apply for free school meals. for the majority of claimants you will no longer need to send proof of your benefits with the application form. suffolk County Council will check your eligibility against the Government’s benefits database and, as long as you are in receipt of a qualifying benefit, the provision of free school meals will commence.

Your child will get free school meals if you receive any of the following:

• IncomeSupport• IncomebasedJobSeeker’sAllowance• IncomerelatedEmploymentandSupportAllowance• GuaranteeelementofStatePensionCredit• ChildTaxCreditbutnottheWorkingTaxCreditandhaveanannualincome (asassessedbyHMRevenues&Customs)thatdoesnotexceed£16,190• IfyouaresupportedunderPartVIoftheImmigrationandAsylumAct1999• WorkingTaxCreditduringthefour-weekperiodimmediatelyafteryour employment finishes or after you start to work less hours per week.

To check if your child is eligible call 01473 260 989(Ipswich&surroundingarea)For more details, visit the Parent/Free School Meals page of our website where you can find information in other language options. Application forms are available from Main Reception, Student Services or can be downloaded from our website.

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Westbourne academy is committed to the school food standards.We believe that these standards are an important factor for our student’s health and wellbeing.

We will ensure that all our menus comply with the School Food Standards, and will ensure that the products sold to our students, staff and visitors are as healthy and nourishing as possible .

Our Food Hall menu changes every week on a 4 week rotation. You can see the current menus on offer by visitingtheStudent/Catering&FoodHallpageofourwebsite.

Courses are focussed around work skills, maths and English, family learning, health and well-being, computers and technology and leisure learning (such as sewing and learning sign language). Some of our courses lead to a recognised qualification. Some of our courses require a contribution towards fees; whether you are asked to contribute and how much will vary depending on the course and your circumstances – just ask when you book . If course fees are a problem we may be able to help. www.rflearn.co.uk

Realise Futures Learning and Development offer more than 100 courses to choose from at their learning centres dotted throughout Suffolk.

Booking is very easy you just call us on

0300 456 2050 (local rate)or visit one of our centres in Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Stowmarket, Lowestoft, Newmarket, Felixstowe or Beccles

Whether you are new to learning, or are an existing learner, there is bound to be something of interest to you.

The Governing Body works closely with the Principal and the senior leadership Team and is involved in decisions about all aspects of the academy. We support the Principal and his team, but also question and challenge their ideas. our collective responsibility is to ensure the academy is being led in the right direction, with a clear plan of action designed to ensure a positive outcome on the education of every student.

Would you be interested in joining us on the Governing Body at Westbourne?

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The Governing Body meets together about eight times each year. We monitor all aspects of the academy, including achievement, the quality of teaching and learning, well-being and discipline, resources and budget and approve policies that shape academy practice. Each Governor is linked to a member of the Senior Leadership Team and his or her areas of responsibility. Governors meet with their Senior Links, to monitor progress and the impact of their work. We are kept very well informed through weekly bulletins, discussion with the Student Council and when we attend functions, such as plays, award evenings, concerts and parents’ evenings, we talk more informally to staff, students and parents.

Our Governors have wide ranging skills, drawn from their personal experience as parents, knowledge of the local community or from

experience gained at work. This mix gives us a good understanding of the needs of the academy community and enables us to play our part in improvements at Westbourne. The Governors are listed on the academy website.

We enjoy working together and learn much by being part of the team of governors, staff, students and parents that are the heart of Westbourne. Its also in all our interests to make sure students achieve to their full potential – we will all be relying on today’s youngsters at some time in the future!

Please think about becoming a Governor. However busy you are you will be able to make a contribution. We would welcome hearing from you and will arrange an induction programme and offer training opportunities. Please contact Dr Ron Impey, Chair of Governors at Westbourne Academy on 01473 466 136

neW iCT CurriCulum Changes to both the National Curriculum and the new academy curriculum for 2015 mean that students in Key Stage 3 (Years 7, 8 and 9) study a much broader and wider curriculum in their lessons that they previously did. Since February, students have been learning about binary and about how data is represented in computers. For example, Year 7 students studied how a computer would code an avatar in binary. They thought about how many colours could be used with 2 and 3 bit numbers as they created the character Thor and then developed their own avatars.

Lily Baldwin created this rather smart looking Minion

If so, please get in touch.

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absence - 01473 466145Please telephone us before 8.15am each day, if your child is going to absent from school or is going to arrive late to school. Please state your child’s full name, form group and reason for absence/lateness.Please remember to notify the Attendance team in advance of any known, regular absences, ie medical / orthodontal appointments, which cannot be arranged outside of the school day (8.25am - 2.50pm).Remember that you can now email us too:attendance@westbourne.attrust.org.uk

form Tutors - 01473 466 161/466 148With the move to Vertical Tutoring, your child’s form tutors are your first point of contact if you need to discuss your child’s progress, behaviour for learning or other pastoral related matters. You can leave a message which will be directed to the relevant form tutor and they will call you back within 24 hours where at all possible.

safeguarding - 01473 466 156 / 466 170senior designated lead (sdl) mrs C Cook, assistant Principalalternate designated lead (adl) mrs C Clarke, student managernamed Governor: mrs l Johnson

Chair of Governors - 01473 466 136 (dr r impey)Westbourne Academy, Marlow Road, Ipswich. IP1 5JN Tel: 01473 742 315Reception is open from – 8.00am – 4.00pm (Mon to Thur) and 8.00am – 3.30pm (Fri)

House Ties: We are mindful of the cost implication to parents that buying a new House tie for one or more children would cause. Students who are currently on role and in Years 7 to 10 will be given a new House tie free of charge on the day they return to school in September. These will match the colour of their new House. On behalf of the academy community, we would like to thank our

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uniformSHOPopening Times(term time)Monday - FridayStudents8:00-8:25&10:30 - 10:50Parents8:30 - 9:30

uniform sale daysWe will be holding uniform sale days during the summer holiday on the following dates.

Pre-order day: Thursday 23rd July(ie. not for collection, just come in, size order and pay) 10.00am - 4.00pm

sale days: Thursday 27th augustChurchill&Ennis9.30am - 12.30pmNightingale&Ramsey1.00pm - 4.00pm

friday 28th augustNightingale&Ramsey9.30am - 12.30pm Churchill&Ennis1.00pm - 4.00pm

During term time, the uniform shop is open for parents and students as above. We accept payment by cash or cheque accompanied by a cheque guarantee card. You can download an order form with current prices via the Parent page of our website.

Local Governing Body for this gesture of goodwill. Any House ties which then become lost or damaged and need replacing, will need to be bought and paid for by parentsin the normal way.

It is our belief that being smart and wearing uniform helps our young people feel they belong and are part of a community. Students who take pride in their appearance and who

are properly equipped for learning contribute towards a purposeful learning environment, where expectations are high in terms of behaviour, attendanceand achievement. We will continue to challenge any student who comes to school in clothing or footwear that does not comply with our standards. Similary, we will challenge any student who chooses to defy jewellery, make-up and hair standards.

To view or download a copy of our uniform standards, please go to the Parent/uniform page of our website

september 2 Non-pupil day/staff PD day3 First day back for students4 School photos for all years30 Careers Fair for all years

october21 Y9 trip to Suffolk Skills Show

november2 Non-pupil day/staff PD day23 Year 11 PRE week

december7 Tech rehearsals: Toad of Toad Hall18 End of term whole school assembly25 UK Bank Holiday: Christmas Day26 UK Bank Holiday: Boxing Day

January1 UK Bank Holiday: New Year’s Day4 Non-pupil day/staff PD day5 Year 11 PRE results assembly

march24 Non-pupil day/staff PD day25 UK Bank Holiday: Good Friday28 UK Bank Holiday: Easter Monday

may2 UK Bank Holiday: Early Spring30 UK Bank Holiday: Late Spring

spring Term Begins Mon 4th January 2016Ends Thu 24th March 2016Pd day: Thu 24th march

spring Half Term Begins Mon 15th February 2016Ends Fri 19th February 2016

easter Break Begins Fri 25th March 2016Ends Fri 8th April 2016

summer TermBegins Mon 11th April 2016Ends Thu 21st July 2016Pd day: Thu 21st July

summer Half TermBegins Mon 30th May 2016 Ends Fri 3rd June 2016

The start of the new school year 2016/17 will be Thursday 1st September 2016 as proposed by the local education authority.