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Stockport SchoolAchievement Evening 29th September 2016

at Stockport Town Hall

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ProgrammeOpening music: GCSE Music and Music Technology pieces by students

Welcome and Headteacher’s Report - Mr Ian Irwin

Years 7-8 Presentations

Music performance – Megan Glover, Young Musician of the Year

Years 9-10 Presentations

Music performance – Clarinet group & solo by Nathan Kenworthy

Year 11 Presentations and Subject Awards

Music performance – duet by Rafael Buncaras and Ella Smith

Special Awards

Handover: Head Boy and Head Girl, introduced by Mr Ian Irwin

Dance performance–Revolting Children from Matilda

Dance performance – Gemma Chapman and Olivia Walker

CDL film – introduced by Mr Ian Irwin

Guest Speaker’s Remarks – Mr Frank Robinson-introduced by Mr Irwin

Headteacher’s Closing Comments

Closing music: GCSE Music and Music Technology pieces by students

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Guest Speaker:

Frank Robinson, Head of

Human Resources at CDL

(Cheshire Datasystems Ltd)

Frank Robinson is the Head of Human Resources at

CDL, a successful software technology business based

in Stockport.

CDL was established as a small family owned business

nearly 40 years ago. It is currently a UK market leader

in the creation of innovative software to the retail

insurance sector, with close to 600 people based within

its campus.

Frank has extensive experience of working in Human

Resources and has a strong track record of developing

workplaces of highly engaged, innovative and talented

people that are committed to driving continued business

success. Frank says: ‘CDL continues to make a

significant investment in the development of its people

and as a local business, we are proud to have an

excellent track record in helping people from a range of backgrounds realise exciting careers in technology.’

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Performers

DanceMusic

Rafael Buncaras

Beth Glover

Megan Glover

Nathan Kenworthy

Ella Smith

Owen Walters

Erin Arnfield-Breen

Lauren Burgess

Gemma Chapman

Maisie Dodd

Chloe Eastwood

Aimee Green

Charlotte Hill

Milli MacCarthy

Mace Maynard

Robyn Payne - Cooper

Hope Roberts

Mia Salamone

Antonia Smith

Olivia Walker

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2015-16 Year 7 WinnersY7 Attainment and Effort:

Frank Baker

Emma Beaumont

Olivia Bell

Esther Hulley *

Cleo Johnson

Georgie Minto

Jacob Norton *

Emily Reiner *

Max White

Y7 Effort:Ben Baker *

Lily Gould

Samantha Maleque

Olivia Moorhouse

Dan O’Brien

Erin O’Sullivan

Jamie Potts

Athena Ung

Y7 Progress and Effort:

Megan Chilton *Niamh Coddington

Lucy HowardMace MaynardNathan OddyRhys Williams

* = received straight ‘outstanding’ effort scores

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2015-16 Year 8 WinnersY8 Attainment and Effort:

Emily Adams *Lauren Burgess *

Melisa CliffeElla Darby

Tom DaviesAimee GreenEmily Harris

Millie HughesCaitlin McCormack

William SharpLuke Slowey

Chloe Stores *Sophie StoresLucy Vaughan

Nina Young

Y8 Progress and Effort:

Lukrecija Baranauskaite *Kirsty Chorlton

Victoria DobbinsAmelia Jones

Y8 Triple Award for Effort, Progress and

Attainment:

Rafael BuncarasCharlotte Hill *

Grace Hollingsworth *Emma Shuttlewood

Enya SweeneySophie Torrence *

* = received straight ‘outstanding’ effort scores

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Duke Of Edinburgh Award

Heaton Mersey Choir Competition

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2015-16 Year 9 Winners

Y9 Attainment and Effort:

Yasmine CaveneyJoseph Flaherty

Daniel FlintLuke Gathercole

William Holt PriceTanzim HossainLydia Hulley *Eva Roberts

Chloe SawersCaitlin Taylor-Vernon

Samuel ThompsonJoshua Woodward

Oliver Wynne *

Y9 Progress and Effort:Nyah CottonLaura KillickLewis Njie

Y9 Triple Award for Effort, Progress and

Attainment:

Henna AzizDylan Beever

Emily EyreBrooke HodgkissShona Maleque

Kate MartinSophie Riley

Megan SheehanKieren Smith

Rebecca SmithGeorgia Whitworth

* = received straight ‘outstanding’ effort scores

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2015-16 Year 10 WinnersY10 Attainment and Effort:

Lily Wallace-BrownRyan Whittle-Ellis

Y10 Progress and Effort:Curtis ArdenEmily BrownMorgan Clark

Kirsten ConnellyGeorgia CoultonAnna Dougherty

Joshua Hopkinson *Sian Jones

Weronika KasprzakMegan Kielty

April Lowe-Burgess *Hannah Moloney *Alicia Moorcroft *

May O’BrienHannah Phillip

Kayleigh PickfordLisa Reiner

Millie RichardsEve Sanders

Prince SindayigayaChun He Wu

Y10 Triple Award for Effort, Progress and

Attainment:Sam Bennett

Charlotte BentonMaisy Bland

Jess BrettGemma Chapman *

Joel CoatesKate Connor *

Tom Cunningham *Megan FosterCharles Harter

Mia JacksonRyan Martin

Louise McMillanNadia Modla *

Jack NowellEllie Ripley

Yasmin SprayAmie Taylor

Patrick Thomas

Y10 Effort:Anna Croft

Joely Greally *Harry McDermott

Emily StoresCharlotte Tindell * * = received straight ‘outstanding’ effort scores

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Dementia Friends

Outstanding musicians

Stockport Sparks Cheerleading Team

Jack the Ripper History Trip

Budding stars

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2015-16 Year 11 WinnersY11 Attainment

and Effort:Christabel CoffeyCasi Harrison *Lucy Johnson *Bridget MaliaSam Pickford

Y11 Progress and Effort:

Louise BrownVictoria CalvertJosh CheshireShannon ClareLauren Dover *Declan England

Natasha Lewry *Dylan Maringanise

Georgia NewtonRachel Osbiston *Amber Slowey *Harry Walker *Jack Walker *Owen WaltersChloe White

Y11 Triple Award for Effort, Progress and

Attainment:Aimee Brookes

Alexandrea Buncaras *Jennifer Burrows

Lilla ClarkMillie ClarksonBeth Glover *

Megan Glover *Joel Keeble

Eleanor KilgallonAidan McWilliamsJennifer Milne *

Beth Moran *Gia Nadal *

Ethan PattonIzabella Perrone

Freya RogersGrace Sharp

Imogen SibleyIsobel Spray

Holly ThompsonJessica ThorleyAbigail Woolley

Y11 Effort:Sophie EdmondsJennifer HurleyMolly MycockLucy NesterEmily Nuttall

Chelsea SanthaHolly Wyld

* = received straight ‘outstanding’ effort scores

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2015-16 Year 11 Subject Award Winners

Maths (Edwin Pyrah prize) Aaron Nicoll

English Language Joel Keeble

English Literature Amber Slowey

Core / Additional Science Hallie Smith

Biology Megan Glover

Chemistry Beth Glover

Physics Nathan Eadie

BTEC Science Paige Goodwin

Art Kayleigh Sutton

Business Studies Holly Thompson

Computing Matthew Goodhead

Dance Katie Lloyd

Drama (Margaret Booth prize) James McMillan

Film Studies Mark SargeantEleanor Kilgallon

Media Studies Holly Thompson

French Bridget Malia

Geography Alexandrea Buncaras

German Jessica Thorley

Graphics Michael Burton

Health and Social Care Victoria Calvert

History Holly Thompson

Music Owen Walters

PE Courtney Turner

RE Josh Cheshire

Textiles Jessica Thorley

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Taking Part: Bugsy

Race for Life

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Special Awards (with staff reasons for nominating the students)

OVERCOMING BARRIERS AWARDS: Edward Le, for overcoming many personal challenges, including moving to a new

country and new school, to settle in and progress well. Katie Lloyd, for overcoming her lack of confidence, in Maths in particular, to progress

well and maintain a positive attitude. Alicia Moorcroft, for superb effort, especially in English, despite challenges. Emily Nuttall, for overcoming challenging personal circumstances throughout the

year and still remaining positive and hard-working. Kieren Smith, for maintaining a positive attitude even when he feels challenged,

especially in English. Melissa Sutton, for her positive attitude, creativity and effort, even when

experiencing challenges, in many subjects, including Dance, Geography and English. Chloe White, for overcoming barriers in Music performance and putting in

exceptional effort to make progress.

ENDEAVOUR AND ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS: Shayne Adie, for general excellent effort and for raising his reading age by three

years during this academic year. Alicia Bradford, for exceptional effort and achievement with Accelerated Reader this

year, achieving over 1000% of her target. Victoria Calvert, for her dedication, perseverance and improved confidence across a

number of subjects, especially Maths; she also helped others. Beth Glover, for exceptional commitment to all areas of her studies. Megan Glover, for her outstanding achievement in Music and attending the RNCM. Nathan Kenworthy, for exceptional progress and dedication to his Music studies,

including achieving a Distinction in Grade 8 clarinet and completing his GCSE Music course at the age of twelve, while attending the RNCM.

Luke McLoughlin, for his resilience, independence and determination to succeed when faced with the challenge of a change of schools, and for his commitment to planning for his future.

Kyle Rogers, for his focus and determination to improve, especially in English. Amber Slowey, for achievement and creativity in Drama and productions. Holly Thompson, for excellent effort and exceptional commitment to her studies. Nina Young, for her commendable commitment to the Music department.

Creative Contribution to School Productions

The Trennell Prize: Owen Walters

Special Mention Duke of Edinburgh Awards

Adam Birkett and Casey Pritchard, for outstanding personal effort, character development and 100% commitment throughout the year’s activities.

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Special Awards Improvement and Intervention Team Awards:

Improvement and Engagement Award: Lee Ridgway“Having arrived with us for his GCSE years, Lee managed the transition between schools successfully and worked well with a range of staff to catch up on work missed. Lee had a goal to achieve a good set of GCSEs, which he met, and also became a popular classmate with other students. Few students have managed a change of schools as successfully as Lee.”Outstanding Engagement Award: Chelsea Santha

“Throughout the year, Chelsea was outstanding in her engagement with the team. She was eager, willing and appreciative. She engaged well with numerous forms of intervention. She wasn’t precious when we had to work with other students but was understanding and selfless. Overall, a pleasure to work with.”

Most Improved Attitude Award: Tyler Taylor

“Tyler is one of the most polite, respectful and appreciative students we have had the privilege of working with. Over the past few months, we have seen a massive improvement in his attitude to learning, punctuality and attendance. He has engaged brilliantly with incentives and rewards schemes we have put in place for him. During interventions, he has also been a positive role model for others in the room. Overall, a fantastic second half to the year and a major improvement.”

COMMUNITY AWARDS:

Ellie Espley-Wade, for her enthusiastic efforts with fundraising events.

Josh Hopkinson, for outstanding effort and commitment in Music Technology and Drama, going above and beyond in contributing to the school in his technical support of school dance, drama and musical productions.

Esther Hulley, for outstanding contribution to all areas of school life.

Mace Maynard, for exceptional enthusiasm in participating in a full range of activities to benefit others as well as herself. An amazing first year!

Vivo Winners:Y7: Esther Hulley

Y8: Millie Hughes

Y9: Lydia Hulley

Y10: Hannah Moloney

Y11: Georgia Middlemas

Independent Learning:Y7: Emma Beaumont

Y8: Kirsty Chorlton

Y9: Lydia Hulley

Y10: Alicia Moorcroft

Y11: Holly Thompson

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Robotics Club

Trip to see Matilda The Musical

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Special Awards Service to the School awards:

Head Boy 2015-16: James McMillan * Head Girl 2015-16: Amber Slowey

Head Boy 2016-17: Harry McDermott * Head Girl 2016-17: Yasmin SprayDeputy Head Boy : Sam Bennett * Deputy Head Girl : Ellie Ripley

Head Girl

Head Boy

Hi, my name is Harry and I have recently been given the role of Head Boy at Stockport School which I’m over the moon about! This role is a massive part of our school, so I am very grateful to Mr Irwin and all the other members of staff who have made this possible for me. I hope my time as Head Boy will be looked back at as a success, by both staff and students. In my free time, I play football for the school football team and my local football team Great Moor County. I am also a football official, which is a great job to have, but not when you are getting screamed at by an unhappy player that’s just dived! My other interests are Manchester United football club and photography. I chose photography as one of my options last year, as well as PE,for my GCSEs. I am also currently undergoing the Duke of Edinburgh programme with my school, which I am finding to be very enjoyable and both mentally & physically challenging. I am really looking forward to taking on the role of Head Boy and I look forward to making Stockport School a great place to learn.

My name is Yasmin and I’m a passionate, hard-working student at Stockport School. I will try my best to make the school a better place for the students to learn, and be happy whilst doing so. I hope to improve the communication between the students and the staff, to create a better relationship and help the students academically, socially and emotionally. I have a passion for photography and music, and I have taken them both as my GCSE options. I also have a love for performing, and played roles in the school productions of Les Misérables and Bugsy Malone. As well as this, I am taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh program, and participated in the Model United Nations event last year. I look forward to being a role model and helping my fellow students achieve their best.

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Head Boy and Head Girl:

why they were chosen:

Head Boy:

Harry

Harry was always a strong contender

for the position of Head Boy at

Stockport School. Right from the

outset, his letter of application

showed his strong leadership

potential and it was written in his

confident, yet modest, style. He

impressed us during the presentation

stage with his ability to capture the

attention of a varied audience and

spoke with a maturity beyond his

years. A keen footballer and

sportsman, he quickly gains the

respect of both staff and peers for his

100% commitment to all he does. In

his Head Boy interview, he confirmed

his strengths as he discussed his

participation in the Duke of Edinburgh

Award and his vision to head up the

new prefect team. Impeccably

dressed at all times, Harry goes

above and beyond in his commitment

to the school and we were left with no

doubt that he is the right man for the

job. It is a delight to see the impact he

is having already and we are excited

to see him grow in his role this year!

Head Girl:

Yasmin

Yasmin is the ultimate role model for

Stockport School. Always willing to

throw herself into projects, she leads

by example in both uniform and

attitude at all times. Her genuine

passion to make a difference shone

through from the outset, both in her

letter of application and her

presentation to student

ambassadors. Not just one for

words, Yasmin has already proved

that she will go out of her way to

back up what she promises, taking

part in Dementia Friends and the

Duke of Edinburgh schemes with

real enthusiasm. An excellent public

speaker, who communicates with

confidence, she has already

demonstrated that she can take on

addressing audiences of staff,

students and parents and tackle any

task required of her in her role with

real commitment. Yasmin is already

making a difference in her new

leadership role; we are looking

forward to seeing even more of her

in action this year!

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Students’ Art Work

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Departmental Highlights of the Year:Art, Textiles and Photography

We have run a successful first GCSE Photography Course with 100% achievement and are

looking forward to seeing students experiencing working in a dark room in the new year. It’s

also been another record year for Art and Textiles students with almost all gaining a c grade

and above. Well done to all our students for all their hard work and creativity!

We had a great opportunity to show off our students’ work at the marketplace studios earlier

this year alongside five other local schools, and thanks to those Y8 students that showcased

their work at the Royal Exchange Theatre. We had a great Y10 trip out to the Yorkshire

Sculpture Park for students to enjoy art inside a typical gallery and outside amongst sheep!

It was a busy and successful year thanks to all our students’ openness to new experiences

and hard work. September brings the start of the New Fine Art course at GCSE, bringing

back traditional methods alongside the expressive and conceptual. Also, Art Club is back!

Careers and Business Studies

We have continued to develop our external links in both business studies and careers. The

link with the Manchester Business School has been embedded and developed with

considerable success; all the year 10 students did well in the Business School challenge

and for the first time this year, not only the winning team won vouchers but at least one

member of each group was awarded a prize because the visitors felt the high calibre of their

work deserved rewarding. Other employers included the Army, who talked about recruitment

and selection in the finance and administration teams, and the Juice Academy, who

explained about the important role of digital media in marketing businesses today. Both were

well received by the business classes. Stockport School business students also won the

Enterprise Challenge at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Careers contributed to successful induction programmes this year and colleges, employers

and training providers came to do assemblies, talks and workshops for years 10 and 11 to

support us and stress the importance of preparing for the post sixteen pathways and making

the most of the GCSE years. External visitors also supported the options process in Year 9.

The careers convention is now well established in its new, much larger, venue of the Sports

Hall with over 30 delegates from the universities, colleges and employers attending and

giving talks to parents as well as staffing information desks for their organisation.

Drama

We would like to thank all our Drama Students for making this such a memorable and

exciting year! Our whole school production of Bugsy Malone was a great success

and many thanks to all those who supported it - from helping members of the cast learn

lines to coming along to see the show. The production showcased the talents of our

dedicated and talented student performers, design and tech team.

This year, many students have participated in a record number of inspiring extracurricular

activities. Drama Club has been wonderfully led by Harley Pine (Year 8). Students

have participated in a residential in London and many theatre visits, which included shows at

The Royal Exchange and The Lowry Arts Centre. We have also been fortunate enough to

have exciting workshops from professional theatre companies in school - including The

Royal National Theatre of Scotland. July saw the final performance of our busy and fun year

in the drama department with a physical theatre play exploring internet safety. Our

wonderful Drama Studio is already buzzing with exciting preparations for our production of

GREASE in October and we hope to see you there.

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English

This has been another very busy and successful year for the Department. As ever, we have

supported our GCSE students in working to achieve their best in the summer examinations,

including Saturday and holiday revision sessions that were attended by over 100 students.

We were also joined by a very large number of parents and carers at our revision workshop

events.

All year groups had a number of extra-curricular activities to take part in, including our Year 8

speaking and listening competition, where winners from each class presented to their whole

year group, a Year 7 spelling bee and a KS3 visit to BBC Birmingham studios to take part in

filming for a Shakespeare Live workshop.

We continue to promote the importance of reading through reading clubs and our

Accelerated Reader programme with 30 students having read over 1 million words, 9 having

read over 2 million words and 4 having read over 3 million words this year. All Year 7 were

given a free book through the Bookbuzz programme and have been fund-raising to provide

the same offer to our new Year 7s. A number of students were also able to meet locally born

author Sufiya Ahmed who spoke about her parliamentary experience as well as her writing.

Film Studies

As ever, the students who chose film GCSE were simply fab; it was clear to see that so many

of them knew more about the superhero genre than me and so that made teaching this class

so much easier! I’ve really enjoyed teaching each and every one of you. I wish you all the

best and, when you become rich, famous film stars / producers and directors, remember

where it all began...stay cool!

Geography

This has been a fantastic year for the GCSE Geographers, with a weekend away in the

beautiful Borrowdale valley in the Lake District. Students experienced lots of activities, but

the overall highlight has to be an evening walk to the top of a mountain to watch the sun

come down over the landscape; this was truly magical and appreciated by all.

Year 10 students had a beautifully sunny day in the rolling hills of the Peak District to collect

primary data to form the study for the controlled assessment.

In KS3, our students began the study of the new GCSE, investigating hazards and extreme

weather, which we saw in abundance in June with the flooding of our local river study site.

Health and Social Care and Psychology

The Health and Social Care students have been hard at work thinking about the wide ranging

roles available in the sector. They’ve been choosing different job roles and interviewing

professionals to find out what their jobs are really like. Some of the professionals they’ve

chosen include midwives, G.P’s, mental health workers and physiotherapists. All the Year 10

girls interviewed the manager of Kids Allowed about how they meet the needs of children and

what their jobs involve; this gave them a wider understanding of the role and the knowledge

needed to perform the role. They’ve also been updating their skills knowledge by finding out a

lot more about the skills professionals need to be effective in their roles and making important

links between the skills they are developing now and those they will need in the future.

They’ve certainly been exposed to the vast opportunities available in the health, social care

and early years sectors!

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Graphics

This year has been an excellent year in graphics. All of year 7 are now proficient in

Photoshop and their zombie creations were truly terrifying. Year 8 explored the world of

internet rumours and speculation, and found out about how urban legends are spread. Year

9 spent a few weeks moving very slowly around the school as they created their own

pixilated stop motion animations, some of which were hilarious.

The Year 10 GCSE graphics group visited Manchester and walked in the footsteps of the

Happy Mondays and Stone Roses, as well as being amazed by the sheer scale of the

KAWS sculptures at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Year 11 completed a brilliant exam which

showcased their skills to the best of everyone's abilities.

The graphics room continues to be open most lunchtimes, for catching up with work,

appreciation of fine music, socialising and furious political debate, as well as the occasional

game of cards.

History

The History Department enjoyed successful GCSE trips to both London and Leeds this year

as part of the Crime and Punishment and Medicine and Surgery elements of their course.

Additionally, selected Y9s enjoyed the opportunity to work on a Holocaust memorial project

with the Imperial War museum.

The History Department is also excited to welcome back Mr O'Leary to the history team,

whose passion and enthusiasm for history will only enhance the learning of history students

this year.

Literacy

A number of activities have taken place to support and challenge students, whatever their

ability. Miss Ormerod and Miss Holt ran a project where Year 9s teamed up with Y7s to work

intensively on improving spellings, with 90% of Y7s taking part improving their spelling age

dramatically (by an average of two years each!).

Activities relating to reading are varied. Mrs Barber and Mrs Platt-Chance continue to

encourage our confident readers to experiment with their book choices; Mrs Cobb and Mrs

Beckett have offered lunchtime reading groups; our support staff have read during

registration with younger students and our Year 10s have continued to support Y7 and Y8

readers with the peer reading sessions. It’s been a real team effort and we are pleased to

have extended our successful Accelerated Reader programme to Year 9 next year, as well

as continuing in Y7 and Y8.

Maths

We saw continued mathematical success for Year 11 student Aaron Nichols, who is the first

student, since being a 11-16 school, to be entered for his A level maths, being exceptionally

gifted. Other Year 11 students attended a trip to inspirational maths lecture in Manchester.

For younger students, we had all year 7 students involved in World Maths Day in October,

with the following students winning prizes: Summer Morrall, 7Ri, Brooke Nield, 7Ri, Emma

Hitchen, 7Va, Megan Chilton, 7Go, Jos Warrington, 7Lo, Caitlin Gregory, 7Kl, Niamh

Coddington, 7Es, Amelia Holland, 7Pi, Chloe Ashton, 7Pi, and Athena Ung, 7Da. In July,

Year 8s participated in cross-curricular project/study to look at effects of exercise on

academic achievement. In February, the department raised £1264.10 for the NSPCC for

Number Day/Week.

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Media Studies

Can I say a big thank you to all those students who took this GCSE; it has been a great

two years teaching a number of smiling, happy group of individuals. The quality of work

produced by both classes throughout the two years was of a very high standard and I think

we were very lucky with our exam topic! I don't think you will ever forget my joy of teaching

you Back to the Future. I will miss catching people’s eye in the corridor and annoying you

with the same old questions: which film have you chosen for task 2? Give me 3 technical

terms you will use in the exam! I wish you all the best for the future; BE FLASH!

Film and Media GCSE dual option:

You certainly haven't disappointed me with your fab nature and approach to hard work!

There are too many great characters in this class to mention…I wish you all the best and

thank you for being so amazing regarding the change of course structure; I hope the film

elements we covered were just as good! So, farewell; and not a word...

Modern Foreign Languages

Following a successful event a couple of years ago, the MFL teachers of Stockport

decided to prepare their students to take part in a second Language Fair, organized by and

hosted at Stockport School. Students prepared and were given the opportunity to express

themselves in the language of their choice: French, German, Spanish and Finnish (which

was taught by a Year 7 student) through different means, including drama, role plays,

presentations, music, dance and art. With five other Stockport Secondary Schools coming

over and taking part in the event, we filled the Drama studio. Years 7, 8 and 9 performed all

morning and were judged by a linguist student from the University of Manchester, Mrs

Rongong, our Assistant Head and Mr Conroy, the Headteacher of Werneth, who had a very

difficult job deciding on the winning act. Mrs Robinson’s newly created Language club

allowed students to rehearse at lunchtime and prepare for the event. We are proud to say

that both our Year 8 and 9 finished in second place. The event was hugely successful, with

teachers commenting on the talent and creativity of our students which blew us all away.

Teachers from both the MFL and English department went to Santander in northern Spain

in the spring half term. This second trip was made available following a successful bid to

the European Union made by Mrs Taylor. The grant allowed 3 colleagues - Mrs Robinson,

Mr Kelly and Mrs Hunter - to spend time in Spanish schools, with a view of

to improving their languages skills as well as their pedagogy and allowed them to share

good practice with colleagues from all over Europe.

Mr Kelly organized a European postcard exchange, which involved his students writing

postcards to students in different schools around Europe, with students introducing and

talking about themselves and sharing interesting facts about their home country. This

successful scheme enabled to raise cultural awareness of our students, who were really

excited about receiving these surprise postcard from very interesting European places.

Finally, Mrs Robinson has continued to build relationships with Great Moor Primary school

through fortnightly French sessions with 3 year 4 classes. She has also attended a 3 day

conference with the Prince’s Teaching Institute, meeting with colleagues from MFL

departments around the country to share best practice and innovation in MFL teaching.

Both she and MR Kelly have provided sessions for whole school International Day on the

languages of Africa.

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Music

The music department have had a very successful and busy year and have put on 14

concerts throughout the year at various venues. The choir also came 2nd in the Heaton

Mersey Choir Festival.

There have been some fantastic exam results, including Nathan Kenworthy achieving his

grade 8 clarinet with distinction, as well as completing his GCSE music course both before

the age of 12. Esther Hulley also achieved a distinction in her grade 2 oboe after only starting

to learn the instrument in October 2015.

Our extra-curricular clubs are extremely busy as always, with something on every day of the

week. The department joined with the Drama department to put on Bugsy Malone got three

nights last October and we are just about to put on Grease in October this year- we hope to

see you there!

PE

Another activity packed year in PE. At the start, we welcomed Mr Marchant and Mrs Todd to

the department.

Awards

At the borough celebration evening, we won a number of awards for our commitment to

borough competitions for both elite and inclusive students, leadership and participation in PE

and physical activity.

Competition

Highlights include Y7 rugby undefeated. We have represented Stockport at the level 3 games

with Y9 girls indoor rowing, U13 & U15 girls cricket and Y7 girls quadkids. Y7 girls are

borough rounders champions. In football, Y7 boys football were both league & cup finalists.

U16 girls were premier league champions & have represented MCFC twice this year.

Leadership

Our Y11 & Y10 GCSE PE students have organised and hosted primary school events. Y9

and Y7 students have also had the opportunity to work with Primary schools in athletics,

rounders & tennis. Dance leaders welcomed St Georges for a workshop with Y5s which was

extremely successful and we hope to continue these links with primary sport through the

work done by Mrs McKeever.

Dance

There has been a number of new opportunities for our dancers. We took part in the Great

British dance off competition in Manchester and had 5 dances representing the school. We

have had visiting workshops for GCSE dance and also a streetdance and contemporary

workshop for other students.

We continue to forge links strong links with Aquinas – Y10 attended the festival of Sport and

experienced a variety of activities. Our students have also experienced the students from

Aquinas delivering activities in curriculum lessons.

Extracurricular

Students have been provided with an extremely varied programme of activities this year. We

have worked with Cheshire county cricket and MCFC who have run extracurricular sessions

for students to attend. Sally Tommony runs a very popular dance club and we have had

roller skating too with Roller Jems. A number of Y9 students have taken part in girls and boys

active programme.

Charity events are important to our department and this year we have supported Sports

Relief where students completed 5km challenge as well as our Schools Race for life in June

which has raised over £1000 for Cancer Research.

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Psychology

The Psychology students have completed their first year of this brand new GCSE

subject. They’ve faced the demands of this new and exciting subject with enthusiasm

and hard work and their efforts are really paying off. They’ve started to really think

about who they are, who we all are and why and are becoming real experts in

reading people’s body language, facial expressions and tone of voice. They’ve done

lots of independent research projects, including some into the origins and

characteristics of anti-social personality disorder, the psychology of eye-witness

testimony, the ways in which psychology can reduce prejudice and discrimination

and how psychology can explain the behaviour of the columbine high school

shooters. The brand new “PsyStock” blog made its debut this year and has attracted

a fair bit of interest. Year 10 students have also contributed to creating their own

revision guide. All in all, a busy but extremely successful first year!

R.E.

The R.E. department celebrates a number of successes as the academic year

comes to an end. Throughout the year, the Message Trust – a broadly Christian

outreach project, which visits schools to work with students – has run a weekly youth

club, every Friday lunchtime. This club has attracted an increasing number of

students, and all who have attended have found it hugely entertaining. Board games

and x-box competitions are used to build confidence and social relationships, while

discussing with the students some broad philosophical and ethical issues.

Also, in March, the music group ‘1224’ delivered a day of presentations, involving

plays and performances about some of the issues facing young people today. This

culminated in a concert, performed by the group, which took place at the MEN

Arena. So many students bought tickets for the event that extra buses had to be

arranged at short notice to accommodate them all.

Science

We saw continued examination success, with triple science achieving over 95% A*-C

in all three sciences again. Core and additional science achieved above national

average, and, finally, we saw a successful performance by the vocational BTEC

science course.

STEM Activities enriching student experience of science have included: RAF Fun

with flight, engineering construction event as part of the STEM Challenge Day,

Medical Challenge Day, Salters’ Festival of Chemistry and CSI day at Aquinas.

We ran an Engaging Science taster day for Y4/5 students from local primary schools,

carrying out experiments with microscopes, acids and flame tests.

Year 7 science club has had a strong, sustained attendance with students carrying

out a wide range of experiments, e.g. firework themed flame tests, mars lander eggs,

rainbow fizz and the spectacular chip pan fire.

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