May 2018 Newsletter Yr9 Student Jordan Williams wins National Competition! Huish Academy is proud to report that one of our YR9 students Jordan Williams has won the latest National Mountain bike Competition which took place last week in Scotland. Jordan is ranked number one in the Country for his age-range and proved his ranking by winning with a huge margin of eight seconds. Jordan was nine seconds faster than the current women's senior champion! Well done Jordan and good luck with your next competition.
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May 2018
Newsletter
Yr9 Student Jordan Williams wins National Competition! Huish Academy is proud
to report that one of our YR9 students Jordan Williams has won the latest National Mountain bike
Competition which took place last week in Scotland. Jordan is ranked number one in the Country for
his age-range and proved his ranking by winning with a huge margin of eight seconds. Jordan was nine
seconds faster than the current women's senior champion! Well done Jordan and good luck with your
next competition.
Exam season is upon us. Following two years of hard work on a GCSE, BTEC or A level course the
students are now facing the challenge of sitting numerous exams over a period of a few weeks. It can be a
stressful time for students, parents and staff; but it can also be an opportunity to shine and take pride in a job
well done. For parents in particular it can be a confusing time; the changing of grades in almost all subjects
to a 1-9 system coupled with uncertainty about grade boundaries, and of course the new school performance
measure of Progress 8 leaves most parents bewildered about how best to assess the performance of their
child and the school. Add to this the news this week that Ofsted have not inspected over 1600 individual
schools for over 5 years due to them having been previously graded as outstanding and the picture becomes
even harder to understand.
To my mind the Ofsted judgements and progress 8 scores are a snap shot in time; an important indicator of
how things are going; but of much more importance and reassuringly, the one thing you can always be
certain of in education is the commitment of our staff every day to make a difference to the life chances of
the children and young adults that come to Huish Episcopi.
I have been so impressed by the level of cooperation between students and staff this year to get to this
point. Students have worked diligently all year, supported by caring staff, both with the singular focus of do-
ing the best possible job in the exams. I am really looking forward to the two results days in August, as this is
a great opportunity to celebrate individual success and see the joy that students experience when they see
the result of all the hard work they have put in. It is also the time when doors begin to open to new chapters
and adventures, whether in the 6th form, at college or university, on an apprenticeships or in employment.
Seeing students develop into people ready to take their next step in life is a privilege and the reason we came
into this job.
Good luck to everyone still sitting exams.
Chris Wade
The outside classroom DT Food at the Academy are in the process of designing an out-
side learning space to further engage our students. The space will
be for all age groups and consist of growing both consumable and
non-consumable products. Students will have the opportunity to
plant, take care of and harvest. We will then utilise items for use in the food department in lessons. The
preparation of the garden will be taking place before the end of this term and will need extra hands to help!
In addition, we are also looking for any no longer wanted garden tools and/or any suitable plants you are
willing to donate.
If you think you can help with any of the
above, please email Mrs Mimpriss or
leave a message for her to contact you.
Thank you in advance!
On Thursday 3 May 2018, Year 9 pupils visited ‘The Land We Live In – The Land We Left Behind’ exhibition
at Hauser & Wirth in Somerset as an invaluable introduction to studying GCSE Art & Design next year. The
exhibition tells the story of humanity’s evolving connection to the land, our perception of, and reliance
upon it. It includes over 50 international artists and producers, as well as works on loan, by artists work-
ing from the 1500s to the present day, including William Holman Hunt, Samuel Palmer, Frank Lloyd
Wright, Marcus Coates and Giuseppe Arcimboldo.
The pupils were thoroughly engaged in and inspired by the exhibits and the presentations delivered by
the education staff at the gallery. An extremely successful visit and opportunity to experience Art outside
of the classroom.
Oxford University visits
This academic year we have given 24 Y10 students the
opportunity of visiting Oxford University. These visits are
intended to promote high aspirations, and help the Academy
to be able to identify students who are aiming at applying to top class universities in the future.
Students are supported through Key Stage 4 and 5 through the ‘Learning without Limits’ programme.
Comments from students
Today has been really interesting and provided me
with an amazing insight into what life at Oxford
University would be like. It has really changed my
perception of Oxford and how universities work in
general. Going on this trip has given us more
knowledge and helped to answer any questions
that we had.
I really enjoyed the trip and learnt so much. I am
now interested in applying to Oxford. I learnt
about the accommodation and had a great insight
of the grounds and lifestyles. I find it easier to
understand the students’ fees and loans.
The day was really informative and useful and a
great insight into the future. It helped resolve some
fears that I may have otherwise had about going to
University.
The Key to Me
Challenge Plus
This year Huish has been working in collaboration with 9 other Academies in the South West to support
and give opportunities to groups of high achieving students. As part of the Challenge Plus programme 12
students attended a motivational day under the title ‘The Key to Me’ . The students worked on a variety of
challenges aimed to take them out of their comfort zone, and to promote deep thinking.
Comments from students
The Key to Me
I have really enjoyed my experience at Kilve
Court and I have found a new element (or key)
which would help me in the future. I have also
improved my social skills and made new
friends, which added to the experience.
My personal favourite workshop was the work-
shop ‘Discovering the Extraordinary’ led by
Antonia, as she effortlessly led an interesting
and surprisingly creative presentation as magic
was involved. It opened up a new way of think-
ing about the world around me and how
mental tricks and illusions are a part of every-
day life, and that we should all be aware of
how biased information is being presented to
us.
One workshop featured some outdoor
activities, helping us to collaborate as a team
and work together and learn to be part of a team, and look out for each other. This can help us in any
school teamwork session, or in any further life experiences. This also helped us to understand that some-
times we can’t just use our individual brains or maybe personalities, but in teams it could help us to find
the key to who we are.
The workshop ‘The Thought Chamber’ really made us think, and we used our brains to think about puzzles
and riddles. We also thought about “what is the biggest change to humanity in the future?” I answered
using concerns and diseases which are life threatening. In the future it would be brilliant if technology
could be used to provide for water, food and resources in emerging Countries such as Nigeria, Pakistan and
Yemen. This workshop showed the perspective of thought and how we can find our thoughts and opinions
to find the key to ourselves.
Finally, we were introduced to Tai Chi and how this activity can help maintain and improve our balance,
posture and movement. Also this helped to find the key by using movement and actions to gather a sense
of peace and stress free lives. This could also help us in the long-term due to having a positive impact on
our health.
Year 9 student
Careerpilot is a great website for both young people and their parents/carers to use to find out detailed information about:
All choices at 14, 16 and 18;
22 job sectors and 100s of Job Profiles
Places to study in the South of England.
The site also has Career Tools to help young people decide their choices and to identify their skills.
The site helps young people explore their options and make informed decisions about future study and work.
Careerpilot also has a Parent Zone which aims to help parents and carers get answers to career-related questions. The Parent Zone also has a quiz to help parents find answers to key questions that can impact on young people’s decisions.
At the beginning of February, some of our year 9, 10 and 11 students took part in the UK
National Intermediate Maths Challenge. Brilliant news, 37% received certificates – 29
bronze, 23 silver and 4 gold. Huge congratulations to our year 11 students Daniel Wright,
Ben Moore, Adam Goodwin and Edward Lane, year 9, who achieved gold for their high scores
and a chance to compete in the prestigious British Mathematical Intermediate Kangaroo
competition. Fantastic news, all received certificates and Edward was awarded a merit
certificate for his great score and the opportunity to attend a special Royal Institution
Mathematics Masterclass celebration event at the University of Bath.
Some of our year 7 and 8 students participated in the UK National Junior Maths Challenge at
the end of April. We are awaiting their results but we are confident of their success.
We recently celebrated National
“Number Day” along with many
schools across the UK, to help raise money for the NSPCC so it can car-ry on working to keep children safe. The Maths Department organised numerous maths activities through-out the day including an ex-tremely popular “Chocolate Tom-bola” and “Cake Sale”. We were delighted to raise £447.37 for this worthy cause. A big thank you to all students, staff and parents who supported this event.
Year 11 football team
4 out of 5 to finish their time at Huish
The year 11 football team have finished on winning ways. When
they arrived in year 7 and won the Area Cup final with ease I
had a feeling this would be a very special team. Five years on
and the boys have won 4 Area Cup finals and runner up in the
County final. Along with this, they progressed to the 5th stage
of the National competition. The latest result was a 4-2 win
over Bucklers Mead, which showed how good at times this
team can be.
The team has consisted of mainly the same group of players
with a few additions throughout the years:
GKs:
Elliot Howells/ Benn Richardson
Defences:
George Smeeton
Innes Davidson
Charlie Shepard
Zak Wilson
Ben Moore
Shay Lucas
Midfields:
Sam Bonds
Sam Ough
Felix Smee
Kieran Webber
Harry Fisher
Ed Trayling
Harvey Cattle
Strikers:
Tommy Conway (Captain)
Phil Duck
Fin Telfer
I would like to thank all the boys for an outstanding achieve-
ment and wish everyone success as they progress on from
Huish.
Mr Wood
The Huish Episcopi Ski Trip offers a
fantastic opportunity for skiers of all abilities to
hone their skills. In recent years Austria has been
our destination of choice. Our most recent trip in
March 2018 saw us return to the slopes of the
Amadé Ski Area. During six days on the snow,
novice skiers successfully mastered red runs. The
lower intermediate group and advanced skiers
worked with their instructors to build on previously
learnt skills. The less said about the higher
intermediate group the better but we were all
relieved when they boarded the bus for the
journey home!
Pupils experienced a mix of weather throughout the
week, skiing in the sun as well as snowy and
blizzard like conditions. As always the ski
instructors were absolutely fabulous and were
impressed with the behaviour of all our students.
Despite a couple of ‘skidoo’ trips down the
mountain and a number of students having their
resilience tested over the first couple of days,
everyone enjoyed their week. Lessons were
complemented by a full après-ski programme
which included bowling, thermal baths, quiz and a
pizza night.
Thank you to the staff that supported the trip and
the students for behaving impeccably throughout-
it was an absolute pleasure.
We are looking forward to Austria 2019 which is
already a sell out!
Miss Cawthorn
County Success
The year 10 netball team travelled to Millfield School on the 12th April for their first appearance at the
Somerset School Games. The team, captained by Elysia Carter-Rice and Emily Evans, qualified for the
competition as area champions with impressive wins over well drilled teams from Sexey’s, Holyrood and
Preston.
The girls got this year’s County campaign off to a winning start by beating Wells Blue with some fantas-
tic shooting from Tabi and Elysia. However, despite excellent defending from Jemima, Emily and Ellie, the
team could not hold off the attack from The Castle School. The final match against Haygrove was always
going to prove difficult but the girls fought hard in and out of their positions and despite losing finished
in a very respectable third place. Well done girls - we are extremely proud of how much progress you
have made through your commitment to training.
Miss Cawthorn
Team (L-R): Emma Cowie, Rebecca Woodfield, Jemima Lee,
Ellie Strudwick, Tabi Raybould, Elysia Carter Rice, Emily
Evans, Ornela Velaj and Lexus Poole.
PE Kit is available direct from our supplier SWI Schoolwear:
Website: www.swidtp.co.uk
Phone: 01928 752 610
SWI recommend that orders required for the start of term are placed by Monday 6th August 2018.
Please see the Academy website for full details of the PE Kit expectations from