Aspire Apr 2010

PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER ISSUE 12 APRIL 2010

INSIDE: Battle of the Bands • Clothes Show • Cool Stuff • Cake Competition

On Friday 19th March over 650students, staff and parents of TuptonHall Secondary School and localprimary schools came together tonot only celebrate the achievementsof science, but also raise money forSport Relief UNICEF and othercharities.Science and PE staff have workedtirelessly over the past weeks to ensurethat the wonders of science and sportwould come together for a fantasticday of learning, physical activity andoverall enjoyment.Amanda Neville, AssistantHeadteacher at Tupton Hall stated “Asa Specialist Sports College it goeswithout saying that ‘Sport Relief ‘wouldbe embraced and celebrated in full.However, when we learnt that therewas an overlap between NationalScience and Engineering Week andSport Relief – it was an opportunity wecould simply not miss!”In September we opened our newlyfurbished ‘Spin Lounge’ complete with21 spin bikes. As an activity this hasbeen a huge success both withinlessons and as part of our out of hoursprogramme. As a Sports College weare always looking for ways to helpstudents develop their knowledge andunderstanding of other subject areas –using physical activity. Craig Bell, a member of the sciencefaculty has been working with ‘ElectricPedals’ for several weeks, looking

specificallyat howenergycan be

produced and used using only pedalpower. On Friday 19th March staff,students and parents pedalledbicycles to power up a smoothiemaker, charge up dance mats, run aScalextric circuit or power amplifiersfor a concert or simply count up theirkilowatts. Prior to this event, pupils have beenengaged in Science workshops makingkinetic sculptures as part of ‘NationalScience and Engineering Week’ inconjunction with ‘Ignite’s Come Alivewith Science’ programme. Studentshave been able to work alongside realscientists, artists and engineers to firetheir imagination and interest, givingthem a base of knowledge inanticipation of Tupton Hall School’s 10 Hour Energy Marathon. Craig Bell,Tupton Hall School Science teacher,stated “It’s fantastic to see youngpeople so engaged and enthused bythe whole project. The link betweenSport and Science has been incrediblysuccessful “Junior Sports Leaders kept the bikesmoving and the energy accumulatingfor the full 10-hours, with the help ofstaff, parents and members of thelocal community. Alongside pedalpower, students have also been sellingcakes, taking part in a Beat the Goaliecompetition and participating in avariety of alternative activities to raisemoney forSport Relief,UNICEF andthe DEC. During theday,groups

of both primary andsecondary schoolstudents participatedin varying educationalworkshops and at lunchtime, studentswere able to attend a pop concert, inaid of Sport Relief. The fun went onuntil 7pm. After school students cameto add their kilometres to the kilowatttotal. At 5pm there was anotherinteractive workshop for the students,friends and families of our primarypartner schools.Patrick Cook, Headteacher, describedthe event as ‘a fantastic crosscurricular experience that captured theimaginationand motivatedeveryone whotook part’.Over £2,500was raised bythe variousactivities so weare proud tobe able tosupport somany worthycauses.

10 Hour Energy Marathon

Sport Relief & National Science andEngineering Week

Lessons from

Auschwitz In February 2010 Alice Corker, Rachel Ford (both in Year 12)and Andy Russ (a teacher) were given the opportunity to takepart in the 'Lessons from Auschwitz' project, run by theHolocaust Edecational Trust and sponsored by centralgovernment. The aim of the project is to allow young adults tosee how discrimination and prejudice can lead to the mostappalling treatment of other human beings and to encouragethem to share their experiences with other students in theirschool. We listened to Kitty Hart-Moxon, a survivor, about how shelived through Auschwitz, the most notorious exterminationcamp ever devised. She believes we must know that it canhappen, to prevent future repetition. Our one-day visit to theconcentration camps were in thick snow and with temperaturesof minus 15 degrees. Prisoners were issued with one thinoutfit: many literally froze to death. Up to two million peopledied at Aushcwitz - mainly Jews but also hundreds ofthousands of minority groups. Why? Because the Nazisperceived them as different and therefore a threat. Millions of ordinary people were 'passive' participants in thisgenocide. As Simon Wiesenthal said "..it can happen again,and there is nothing to say it will be the Jews who must perishnext-time". We should all stand up for the rights of minorities -avoid labels, celebrate diversity. This is my 'lesson' fromAuschwitz.

Dr Andy Russ

Travel and Tourism trip to ParisIn the early hours of a very dark and cold Sunday morning in February17 A Level Travel and Tourism students set off for a four day residentialvisit to Paris. The aim of the trip was to experience firsthand the sightsand sounds of one of the greatest cities of the world whilst gatheringinformation for our coursework on tourist destinations and tourismdevelopment. Staying at a hotel in Disney Resort Paris, we were able tovisit the theme parks and see how the Marne-la-Vallee region of northernFrance has been and still is being developed for tourism, bringingemployment and income to the area.Whilst in Paris we visited the Eiffel Tower, though disappointingly we wereunable to go to the very top because it was snowing – “ ferme a cause laneige” ! We also enjoyed a sightseeing cruise on the River Seine andlunch at the Louvre. A slight change of plan due to the extreme cold (-5C) enabled us to have an excellent coach tour of Paris – did you knowthat you are not insured when you drive around the The Arc de Triomphe– it’s too dangerous!! Afterwards we visited the amazing Sacré-CoeurBasilica in Montmartre – climbing so many steps to get to it...but worth itfor the view of the city from the top.Our mixed group of Y12 and Y13 students all got on really well andeveryone had a fantastic time and thoroughly enjoyed theexperience......even the really cold weather didn’t manage to dampenour spirits! Travel and Tourism students

Spanish KS4 and KS5Student ConferencesIn February and March a group of year10 and year 11 students and a group ofSixth Formers attended 2 studentconferences at the University ofBirmingham. Years 10 and 11 attended‘España en Vivo’ and year 12 and 13students went to ‘Realidades de España’. KS4 Students watched a series of presentationson aspects of Spanish history, culture andgeography and a scene set in a police station –hopefully not something they will have to putinto practice themselves. They also learnt aboutfashion and how to describe celebrities. Whilethe focus was on intensive listening andcomprehension, students came away with anew-found love of David Bisbal and his cheesylatino style of music.The Sixth Formers also listened to presentationswhich tied in with topics they are studying fortheir A Level exams such as the pro’s and con’sof tourism, and they looked at different fiestasaround Spain. There was an opportunity tolearn some slang and see how to use streetlanguage. They also learnt how to describe‘canis’ (chavs) and other groups of youngpeople in society. Unfortunately we had to leavejust before the end to get back to school andsadly missed the chance to perform theMacarena on stage. Maybe next time…

J LeachDeputy Head of Sixth Form

Read to Succeed

On Thursday 4th March the Richard Smith Hall wasfilled with students and staff, many in fancy dress, forthe final of this year’s Read to Succeed book quiz.Sixty five teams entered this year’s event and battled theirway through the heats held in early February. The twentytwo student teams who made it through to the final werejoined by five staff teams and a post-16 team.The highest scoring team on the night was the ‘UnseenAcademicals’, the post 16 team, who were impressivelydisguised as librarians from the Discworld series. Theclosely contested staff event was won by the ‘History Girls’,with the ‘Order of the Physics’ in second place. Four yearnines, Sam Wilby, Eleanor Middleton, Helena Du-Roe andLauren Binns, under the team name of the ‘Fiery Demonsfrom Another Place’, won the student team event and willbe asked to represent the school in the final of theDerbyshire Lit. Quiz on 19th May. ‘The Cherubs’, a teamof year nine boys, were runners up and four year sevenboys, the ‘Monstrous Nightmares’, were in third place.

Mrs. J Pickering - Librarian

These were plays put on for our Y9s and Y10s, specifically‘comedies in German/French for teenagers’. They tookplace in the Richard Smith Hall at 8.45am for an hour andwere conducted solely in the foreign language. The first one centred on 2 teenagers’ visit to a camp site. Thequiet, peaceful German campsite gets a rude awakeningwhen two teenage friends, Jürgen and Sonja, arrive for aweekend camping trip. Jürgen has all the equipment andknowledge for camping, Sonja, however, takes a while toaccept she can't plug her hairdryer in, the toilets are sharedand her high heels aren't practical!The second one is a visual comedy set in a teenager'sbedroom. The problem with Jean-Paul is he's single and thereis one girl at school who is on his mind more than most -Angélique. The problem with Jean-Paul is he's Jean-Paul, andto win her heart he'll need help. Bring on the "Make-overGirls"! One by one they arrive with their own style and uniqueadvice. They all have an individual job to do - to changeJean-Paul into their ideal, perfect teenager, but is Jean-Paulready to change this much? And what if his parents find outhe's had strange girls in his room? The students watching thoroughly enjoyed the experiences, feltthey got a great deal from it, understood almost all; I waseven asked whether I could persuade the actors to come toclass! The plays are really interactive, and students arealways involved! Every year we book two plays, and rotatethe languages. Next year it will be Spanish and German.

Mr. J. Ford (Head of MFL)

Foreign Language TheatreNovember 2009 & March 2010

The atmosphere was electric as onceagain the Richard Smith Hall wasturned into a rock venue, with sevenbands from across the year groupscompeting for the title of Winner ofBattle of the Bands 2010. ThunderHorse, Kerplunk, Oliver and the Rest,Palindrome, All Points West, Emanon,and Firing Blanks gave the excitedaudience a night to remember withtheir loud and energeticperformances, wild costumes andtalented musicianship. ThunderHorse and All Points West tooksecond and third places, but this

years winners were the Year 10group, Oliver and the Rest (OliverHunt, Josh Marsh, Adam Bargh, NatMarsh) who were great favouriteswith the audience with their vibrant,modern take on the classic Johnny BGoode.Oliver and the Rest, along withKerplunk and Palindrome will berepresenting Tupton Hall School atthe Music for Youth Rock and Popregional festival in Birmingham at theend of March.Mrs H Wrieden, Head of Music

Battle of the Bands 3rd February 2010

Young Enterprise - Trade FairThis year Tupton has 2 Young Enterprisecompanies, ‘Caution Comedy!’ and ‘Stencil UK’.They have both been working really hard makingand selling their products over the last fewmonths but the culmination of all their efforts wasat the trade fair in Chesterfield market, which washeld on Thursday 4th March. Caution Comedy!were selling their laminated signs that are acomedy take on the information signs seenaround buildings or on the roads such as fire exitsor warning signs. Stencil UK were selling spray-painted canvasses in a variety of sizes that had the images ofwell-known celebrities on them. Both companies did an excellentjob of encouraging the people of Chesterfield to purchase theirwares and they all presented both the school and themselves in areally positive light, I believe Liam Stevenson even posed forphoto’s with the Mayor! Well done to all those students involved.

Mrs K Allen, Head of Business and Enterprise

Clothes Show LiveVisit

Students from Year 10 and 11recently paid a visit to ‘The ClothesShow Live’ staged at the NECBirmingham, in preparation forstarting their coursework for the newGCSE Textiles syllabus.The event promised a performanceby boy band ‘Stand’, guestappearances from cast members fromthe Television show ‘Hollyoaks’, and afashion show extravaganza hosted byTV presenter, George Lamb. While there, they also had theopportunity visit college stands, seemore hair and beauty shows, keep upto date with current trends and ofcourse, do some shopping. Someeven had time to meet celebrities.

Mrs P Huckle

Food Tech goes Hi-TechThe Food Technology department areproud owners of a Blast Chiller – butwhat does it do?Whilst we are still exploring itspotential, we have used it to chill foodrapidly between lessons, reducing therisk of food poisoning bacteriagrowing. Cakes and biscuits can bechilled quickly so that they can bedecorated with the lesson. Jellies ,cheesecakes and trifles can be setmore easily especially for GCSEcoursework. Last but not least, foodprepared P5 can be cooled to make itsafer to transport home.We have much to learn about its use,but have been impressed with it sofar.

Cakes During the last part of the Autumn Term therewas a buzz in Food Technology and the corridorsbeyond. Were you putting gold on yours? Areyou piping around the edge? Have you seen myribbon? Staff and students alike were talkingabout their Christmas Cake! In total 26 staff cakesand 15 student cakes were made and decorated.They were put on display for all to see and therewas an amazing display of talent and ingenuity!These are just a small selection of the results.Watch this space for next years ‘Cake Collection!’

Mrs M Pratt

Careers in Health andSocial Care workshopYears 10, 12 and 13 health and social carestudents took part in a careers workshopwhich was run by health care professionals,the session provided a great insight intomany health and social care careers. Thisprovided an opportunity for the students towork with equipment and learn techniquesused in this profession. The students usedan ECG to monitor the heart; theymeasured blood pressure and lung capacityas well as lung age. A false arm gave thestudents the opportunity to use a syringe totake blood, special glasses illustrated what itwould be like to be sight impaired and anageing camera illustrated the negativeeffects of smoking and many students sawthemselves as 75 year olds. The sessionwas great fun and was inspiring for manystudents.

Donna Slater

Shooting STARS visitEnglish Institute ofSport SheffieldA group of 30 Year 5, 6 and 7students from Tupton Hall and itsprimary feeder schools, who havebeen identified as Gifted and Talentedwithin PE and Sport visited the EnglishInstitute of Sport in Sheffield.This group is known as the ShootingSTARS, which is part of the overallGifted and Talented in PE and Sportprogramme called STARS (SupportingTalented Athletes to Reach Success)which has been designed by theSports College.The group were selected from over100 children who were identified bytheir school as being Gifted andTalented, after taking part in a seriesof tests.The group visited the highperformance centre to see the facilitiesthat are on offer to elite athletes andto also take part in several sportssessions led by high performancecoaches. The group were put throughtheir paces byformer LightMiddle-WeightBoxer Herol‘Bomber’Graham, andalso had thechance to tryTable Tennisand Ice Skating.The group will attend severalworkshops during this academic yearand will also be part of a 4 day Multi-Skills Academy during the EasterHolidays.Hoepfully, we are supporting the EliteAthletes of the future to realise theirpotential!!!

Cool Stuff for Kidsprogramme deliversto even morechildren

The Holiday Activity Programme atTupton Hall, known as Cool Stuff forKids, exceeded all expectations duringFebruary Half-Term.The programme has gained thefunding required in order to provideactivities for FREE to all local childrenand this has proved a huge success,in comparison to a year ago, where75 children joined the programme in2009. This time around, over 190 childrenvisited Tupton Hall during FebruaryHalf-Term to take part in a range ofactivities ranging from Archery andDrama to Cookery and Dance, all ofthe children living within the localcommunity. This means that over 1,000 hours ofactivities were delivered in just 4 days,which is a huge achievement.This programme was also supportedby over 20 Young Leaders who arepart of the Chesterfield And NorthEast Derbyshire Leadership Academy,these Young Leaders contributed over200 voluntary hours and developed anumber of leadership skills along theway, as well as having as much fun asthe children that they were coaching.The next Cool Stuff for Kidsprogramme will take place during theEaster Holidays from Monday 12th toThursday 15th April 2010, please lookout for a booking form or visit theschool website in order to download abooking form closer to the [email protected]

Darren Norwood, Community Development Manager

Barcelona Trip FundraisingYear 9 Students who are visiting Barcelona at Easter have been undertaking variousfundraising events in order to raise money toward the cost of the trip and for theirkit. 24 students and 4 staff will be travelling to Spain in order to take part in aninternational sports tournament and will be competing in Football and Netball. Thestudents have been working hard to raise money for much needed equipment.They helped weary shoppers pack their groceries at Tesco’s in Chesterfield. Theyand their families have also been busy baking, as the students held a recent bakesale in school at lunchtime. In total the pupils have raised £427 towards the cost ofkit. Pupils wish to thank Tesco for their support, and the staff would like to thank allthe families of students who have supported the fundraising events.

Nick Rosling and Louise Hawker

District ChampionsIn January the Year 7 and 8 Sports HallAthletics teams travelled to Eckington tocomplete in the North East DerbyshireChampionships. The Year 8 boys left theevent as district champions, as did theYear 7 boys sharing the top spot with theEckington team. The year 7 and 8 girlsteams were both narrowly beatenfinishing in second place. Thechampionships saw some very impressiveindividual performances with a number ofTupton Students winning individual events.Russ Mackey finishing 1st the Shot Puttwith a distance of 7½ meters, LukeDowning Year 8 boys team captain alsowinning the standing long jump. On thetrack Tupton teams had mixed fortuneshowever the Year 7 boys and girls teamsboth dominated the hurdles, with the Year8 Boys experiencing success in the 2 lap,4 lap, 6 lap and relay races. The PE staffwould like to thank all the competitorsand their families.

Mr.Tinsley

Y7 Joint Champions

Y8 District Champions

Y Sportshall

Y Sportshall

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Gym and Dance DisplayThe Gym and Dance Display produced another set offantastic performances from both boys and girls. This yeara boy’s break-dance duo made its debut and went downa storm, along with gymnastic routines, vaulting and aselection of pieces from GCSE and A Level Dance groups.It was also good to see a large proportation of the displayhaving performances by both Key Stage 3 and 4 PEgroups, from High School Musical by Year 8, to Thriller bythe Year 11’s. The performers all worked extremely hardto produce their pieces and the evening was thoroughlyenjoyed by all that came to watch.

Tupton Hall Under 16 Netball team (pictured right)have qualified for the National Netball Final to beheld in Brighton on 20th March, this means that thegirls are one of the top 14 teams in the Country!After winning the County Competition, the teamtravelled to Leicester to take part in the RegionalCompetition to represent Derbyshire. In thiscompetition the girls played teams fromNottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire andNorthamptonshire. The team won all but one of their games in thegroup stages in the tournament, and won their semi-final to reach the final against Nottingham Girls HighSchool. In a tight match against a strong Nottinghamshireteam, they missed out on victory by one goal in thelast minute of play, but have qualified along withNottingham Girls High School to play in the National Final. Everyone at school wishes the girls luck in this tournament!Squad members are: Bethany Clarke, Paige Goucher, Sally Jones, Melissa Hobson, Samantha Ward, Megan Willis, Jenna Wallance, Shannon Cooper, Poppy Marriot and Lily Hammond

Year 9 - Making the link!Daniel Haynes & Lucy Harris 9TA got the opportunity toattend a very special day at The Friary School in Lichfield.The day was centred around working with Roald Bradstockwho is a former Olympic athlete and a practising artist,who's work tries to link sport and art together. The pupilsgained a great deal of information on this & had lots offun creating fantastic artwork using unusual techniques.Lucy & Daniel are now going to feedback to other year 9classes and working together with Miss Cope and 9TA toproduce artwork based on Tupton hall students to go ondisplay in the sport area and around the school.

Under 16 Netball Team Qualify for National Final