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The magazine of Liskeard School & Community College

Summer 2019

Dear Parents, Carers and Friends of Liskeard School,

You’ll see many a photo in this edition of Reflection celebrating the achievements of our students. It has been a busy end of year, but an excellent one. The calendar has been full of special events, such as Leavers’ Proms, our Summer Concert, Awards’ Evening, Duke of Edinburgh expeditions, Sports Day and, of course, Challenge Week to name a few.

It has been a great year for the school. As I’ve said previously, our popularity continues to grow and we look forward to welcoming over 220 new Year 7s next year. We anticipate that many of our Year 11s will also return to attend our very successful 6th form college. Looking through the various editions of the Reflection magazine it astounds me how many additional activities we have run in the last 11 months. These not only provide new opportunities for students, but also help develop their character, such as their courage, resilience and kindness. School, in my opinion, is about providing a holistic education and whilst academic qualifications are, of course, vitally important, so is the personal development of individuals. I think, as a school, we are doing this well.

Sadly, it is the time of year where we have to say farewell to some staff who are either retiring or moving on to pastures new. We say goodbye to Leah Phillips and Matt Naylor (maths teachers), who have made great contributions to our Maths Faculty and have both secured jobs outside of Cornwall; Kerensa Crawshaw (Head of Drama), responsible for some amazing productions over the years and inspiring a love for drama in many a student, is moving to Pool Academy, near to where she lives; Julie Laycock (Exams Manager), who is retiring after being with the school for 26 years. Julie has done an amazing job, not only supporting students through the stresses of exams, but also ensuring the school passes the annual exam inspections, year on year with flying colours. Our final farewell is to Gill Prichard, our Director of Sixth Form. Gill has been with us for over 30 years and has decided to retire from teaching this summer. As you will know, our 6th form has achieved much success over the years and was recently ranked in the top 8% nationally. This success is for several reasons, but one vital part is the quality of Gill’s leadership, care and guidance that she has provided not only to the students, but to the staff across the school. We will miss each of these colleagues immensely and we wish them well for the future.

May I also take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support and wish you a wonderful summer.

Yours,

Alex Lingard

Head Teacher

Head’s Letter

Top Merit Earners for 2018-19Year 7

Jacob Meller 168Imogen Rowe 164Daniel Hiscock 163

Archie Lambert-Glover 153Sam Cotterill 152Sofia Stevens 152Aimee Roobottom 150Freddie Seeva 147Alice Doyle 144Ewan A’Lee 144

Year 8

Luisa Gould 195Lily-Beth Southcott 162Bell Rollings 139Grace Sobey 137Isobel Coleflax 129Lilly Coleflax 128Frankie Burchell 127Keira De Villers 127Charlotte Taylour 126Melissa Zalick 125

Year 9

Sophie Bettinson 148Josie Burnett 141Ryan Whiting 139Cameron Macleay 137Kevin Xholi 137Bethany Whitehead 135Jamie Bradbury 135Charlotte Berne 134Thomas Sichel 131Josh Gurdin 130

Year 10

Aaron Upton 207Connor Vine 171Blaine Derrick 162Maddie Miller 149Hannah Hiscock 141Connor Davey 139Jack Kennedy 139Sam Doolan 137Natasha Humphreys 135Shannon Crispin 135

Lena Zalick 83Elly Murchison 82Deanna Nicholas 80Tyler Bradbury 79Niomi Farley 78

Akira Griffin 68Hannah Rees 68Molly Toms 68Adam Bennett 66Max Jackson 66

Year 11

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On July 10th, we held our 5th Awards’ Evening. The purpose of this prestigious event is to celebrate students for their exceptional effort, achievement or contributions. We hope that by recognising students in this formal way, it will help to inspire others to go above and beyond.

Congratulations to all those who were nominated and those who came away as winners. For students who just missed out on Awards’ Evening, certificates for effort and achievement in each subject were presented at our end of year assemblies.

Awards’ Evening 2019

DT Faculty The Mackintosh

Award Winner 2019

Bayo Earl

PE Faculty The Barbara

Snowling Award Winner 2019

Drew Clark

Community Unsung Hero Award Winner 2019

Courtney Chapman

Governor Award: Making a

Difference Winner 2019

Ryley Plackett

Head Teacher Award Winner - Deanna Nicholas

Deanna is the quintessential role model to other students. She has an excellent attendance record and a hard-working ethos with regards to her school work. Deanna has a quiet, but strong determination to be the best she can be and has shown courage, resilience and kindness throughout her school career. Deanna regularly gives up her time to help others, whether it be her friends; younger students in her role as a Prefect; or supporting the school in fundraising events. Whatever Deanna ends up doing in life, she will do it well and she will make a positive difference to the world.

Humanities’ Award for

Excellence Winner 2019

Lena Zalick

Modern Foreign Languages’

Linguist of the Year Winner 2019

Molly Burchell

Richard Feynman Award for

Scientific Curiosity Winner 2019

Charlotte Taylour

English Faculty Award Winner

2019

Zuzanna Radecka

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Professor Jane Hutton Award

for Mathematics Winner 2019

Sophie Tucker

Creative and Performing Arts’ Award

of Excellence Winner 2019

Aislinn Maslen

Vocational Learning The Dalby Award Winner 2019

Reece Mayo

Head of Year 7 Award Winner

2019

Archie Lambert-Govier


2019

Jago Hayward


2019

Ruth Dunn


2019

Emily Geach


2019

Deanna Nicholas


2019

Ben Cherrington

Head of Year 13 Award Winners 2019 Amy Bunt & Ethan Willett

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Resilience Award 2019

Josh Gurdin


Kieran Haddock


Lily-Beth Southcott

Courage Award 2019

Ruth Dunn

Courage Award 2019

Callan Bean

Courage Award 2019

Frankie Burchell

Kindness Award 2019

Moses Lowdell

Kindness Award 2019

Alice Kitto

Kindness Award 2019

Luisa Gould

SMART Leadership Award 2019

Ellie Brunt

Duke of Edinburgh

Participation Award 2019

Charlotte Berne

Computer Science Award

2019

Tristan Young

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Given the role of Creative Arts in society and the vast array of potential career opportunities it provides, Creative Arts is valued hugely at this school and we have a rich tradition of success.

The next few pages provide a snippet of the great opportunties offered recently and some of the amazing achevements of our students.

In the Spotlight... Creative Arts

Creative Arts Trip to see Poldark

On 18th June 2019, some Key Stage 4 students from the Art, Photography, Textiles, Music and Drama departments visited Falmouth University. We were invited by Falmouth University to watch a preview of the first episode of BBC’s Poldark. The students were really excited to then meet some members of the cast and crew and have a question and answer session with them. As parts of the popular BBC series is filmed in Cornwall, we got to meet one of the location managers who works on the show, as well as a producer and an actor. It was great to find out what they do in their day to day jobs and how they got to this point in their career.

After a tour of the impressive facilities at Falmouth University, we headed back to school, chatting all the way back about careers in the Arts industries.

“I loved it. I particularly loved meeting the actor and asking her questions after.” Demi Walker

“I found the trip very inspiring.” Grace Bewshea Price

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The 16th Annual Art, Design and Photography Exhibition 2019

This year’s 16th annual exhibition concludes another great year for students studying Art, Design and Photography. One hundred and twelve students exhibited work; demonstrating great aesthetic awareness, visual intelligence, energy and excitement within their work.

The exhibition showcased personal interests and directions, skills and experimental approaches. As in previous years, work being exhibited demonstrated a sensitivity and perceptive, visual literacy in the way students have approached their thematic work; practical processes have been applied in a careful manner to challenge and make new meaning within the context of art history. Students have worked with commitment throughout the year to produce work demonstrating a confident, independent, visually intelligent, personal response.

Members of the Creative and Performing Arts team would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all of its students on another creative year. GCSE, AS and A Level courses, various ensembles, performances, exhibitions, workshops for all Key Stages, Arts Award, visits to exhibitions and performances in London, trips to the theatre and numerous universities, not to mention the opportunity of working with visiting artists and BAFTA award winner have really enriched and inspired our school community throughout the year. We all look forward to results day in the summer in the knowledge that the quality of creative work has been outstanding. Well done to all who have exhibited and performed their work for public appreciation and critique. All those who have exhibited personal work will acknowledge, it is always a brave and reflective process and one which you should be immensely proud of. We wish all those students moving onto further education, arts degrees and Foundation courses all the very best for the start of term in September and beyond. Please keep in touch with us!

Mr. L. Pascoe (MAed)Head of Creative and Performing Arts

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Art and Design Visits 2019: Falmouth College of Art

Recently, students from Yr 10 and 12 Art and Photography courses, visited Falmouth School of Art to view their end of year graduate degree shows. Students were able to see work in many commercial fields of Art and Design from Illustration, Interior Design, Textiles, Fashion, Fine Art, Photography, Marketing and Advertising, Gaming Design, Animation and Visual Effects, Architecture, Costume Design for Film and Media, Creative App Development, Creative Events Management, Virtual Reality, Drawing, Film and Television, Journalism and Graphic Design to name just a few departments visited.

The day provided a genuine insight into the exciting breadth and depth of pathways

to real life jobs within the creative arts industries within Cornwall and further afield. For those who are aspirational and genuinely inspired by the creative arts; for those who have a passion to shape our future interactions with new media, news, advertising, literature, for creating environments that not only serve to shelter us but also inspire us for a more productive future, to the products that we choose to surround ourselves with on a daily basis, to ensuring that we do this in a sustainable and responsible manner, the day provided a genuine insight and inspiration.

Plymouth College of Art (PCA)Also this year, students from Yr 10 Art and Photography courses visited Plymouth College of Art to view their end of year graduate degree shows. Students were able to see work in many commercial fields of Art and Design from Illustration, Interior Design, Textiles, Fashion, Fine Art, Photography, Ceramics, Glass, Advertising, Gaming Design, Costume, Film and Media to name just a few departments visited.

The day provided an insight into the exciting opportunities on offer, on their doorstep, in Plymouth. It also provided a real life insight into the vast array of professional opportunities in the Creative Industries.

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Liskeard’s Got Talent and Alice in Wonderland

On Monday 8th July staff, students and parents were treated to a double bill of our Liskeard’s Got Talent finalists and drama club’s performance of an adaptation of “Alice in Wonderland” by Richard Coleman.

Four acts performed for their House in front of a packed New Hall. Their moving performances showed their courage and musical talents. We had two singing duets from Sophie Bunn and Daisy Storey as well as Isabel Lees and Lilly Kaseke, a vocal solo from Sophie Bettinson and a beautiful piano solo from Scott Myatt. Sophie and Daisy were announced the winners but it was a very close call.

After a short interval we then had drama club’s superb performance of “Alice in Wonderland”. Our students did us proud with a dynamic performance of the wacky play and quirky costumes and props to match. The new lighting in the drama studio enhanced the atmosphere and the students’ acting skills and characterisation were thoroughly entertaining. Overall, a great evening celebrating the many talents of our students.

Sophie Bunn and Daisy Storey

– The Winners of Liskeard’s Got

Talent 2019!

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Tuesday 9th July saw the annual all-day Musical Extravaganza of Music Day and as ever, many students signed up to perform to their friends throughout the day. It is always a joy to see the wealth of talent we have in school. Well done to all but especially to Leah Rowe, Austin Tolfrey, Ellie Brunt and Harry Edwards who were often called to jump in and perform at a seconds’ notice!

The evening of Wednesday 10th July was the lovely Awards Evening, celebrating the achievements of all our students. ‘Jazz band’ set the scene performing a half hour set of jazz classics as guests sipped their drinks in the sunshine. More like a summer evening in the park than in the school grounds!

Thursday 11th July, nearly 50 young musicians came together to give a delightful summer cabaret concert. Again, the variety of our students’ talents was very impressive. We had classical piano, vocal duets, jazz, original rock songs from ‘Colour TV’, flute music, vocal ensembles, acoustic guitar and heavy rock. There was definitely something for everyone and too many very talented people to mention individually. It was lovely to see past students return to play, parents performing in Jazz band and Aedan Harvey back with us to lead the way with everything technical. It was a lovely evening. Well done and thank you all.

The week finished with Jazz band and friends playing at the Liskeard Show – a great way to finish off the week. We had a large and very appreciative audience and our students (and friends) were a real credit to our school. The picture, taken after the performance says it all!

We wish everyone a happy and restful holiday and look forward to new musical opportunities in September.

Music Department

A Week Full of Music, with Something for Everyone

Sunday 28th April 2019 is a day that will stay forever etched on my mind. A relaxing day with my family, and I decided to put my feet up to watch the London Marathon. Nothing too unusual about that…until I passed a comment that I would like to attempt the marathon next year! Thirty minutes later and my wife had peeled herself off the floor and eventually stopped laughing. It was all the bait that I needed, and from that moment onwards, I was determined to wipe the smile off her face!

I have never been someone who has ever admitted to having a mid-life crisis, but I realised that I would just have turned fifty by the time of the marathon next year, and my identical twin brother (who ran the New York Marathon in his twenties) was celebrating this milestone by walking to Base Camp, Mount Everest. The challenge was on!

The school’s ethos and values suddenly came to my mind. I guessed that I was quite resilient anyway, and merited the courage award after spending twenty-four years in the Army? I lacked evidence of kindness however as I had never really volunteered for anything substantial in my life. Suddenly my plan fell into place.

The very same evening I downloaded a twelve-month Marathon Training Programme and did some research into charities. I applied for a place running for the charity Scope, and completed the application form in haste. 5am on Monday 29th April 2019 and I am on the South-West Coastal Path starting my training. It was only a thirty-minute brisk walk but I was determined to be sensible, not trying to ‘run before I could walk’, and you have to start somewhere? Two weeks later and I passed my phone interview with Scope…I was in!

As we approach the end of the academic year, I am starting Week 12 of the training programme and I have not missed a single session to date! I am now running freely for one hour, although Stage Two begins in a fortnight’s time, and the mileage doubles overnight!

I have pledged to raise £2000 for the charity Scope, and I have set up a Just Giving page. I have been blessed by family and friends donating money, and the proceeds from the non-uniform day at the end of term will go directly to my charity. I thank Mr Lingard, colleagues and students at the school for this very kind gesture! I should be half-way to reaching my target by the end of July. I still have much to do.

Please read my ‘Just Giving’ page, and if you feel compelled to make a donation, it would be very much appreciated. www.justgiving.com/MarkBond007

Mark Bond - Joint Head of Music

From Musician to Marathon Runner…who ever would have thought!

Modern Foreign Languages Visit to Paignton Zoo

After having studied lifestyle and habitat of wild animals, in French and in Spanish, our increasingly eco-aware year 7 students spent a day at the zoo. Whilst there, they were able to see a range of animals, birds and reptiles and completed a fact file in either French or Spanish. Their enthusiasm and interest for the animals was fantastic to see. For some of them, it was their very first visit to the zoo and they were amazed at the work that this, and other zoos around the world, are doing to prevent extinction of some species and to save other animals from cruelty. A number of the students were so inspired that they are considering careers working in this field.

It was a wonderful trip, thank you, merci, gracias to Year 7 students for your enthusiasm and excellent behaviour!

Here are some quotes from the students about the trip:

“It was a good opportunity and memory”

“The zoo experience was brilliant because we got to see different animal species which we would not see in day to day life”

“I loved looking at the animals and learning all the Spanish words for them”

“Paignton Zoo was perfect. It was my first time going…The animals were amazing, I saw a tiger …they are endangered”

The Modern Foreign Languages Team

Our second year of racing the F24 green power car and we are making good progress! Due to mechanical difficulties last year we managed to race in only one of the heats. This year we managed all of practice and both F24 races throughout the day. We had a heart stopping moment as we went out for our first lap in practice when the car suddenly lost all power. However, we quickly brought it into the pits and fixed the issue which was luckily only a motor fuse.

The rest of the day went like a dream. Everyone managed to get in the car and drive their hearts out. However, it wasn’t the driving that impressed me the most, but that the whole team took charge of the entire race; be it preparing the car for scrutineering, making final adjustments to the car prior to racing, driving the car or being part of the pit crew. Every single member of the team put their heart and soul into getting the car in the race much like they have done throughout the year during our Thursday club. Although our efforts on the day didn’t manage to get us any awards we can wholeheartedly say that everything planned and prepared throughout the past year and on the day of the race was achieved by the students. This, for me, and according to the ethos of the Green Power project, is the most important part. I am very proud of this group of students. They are not just great students they are very talented engineers.

Here’s to next year! Mr Hurdwell

Young Engineers Enjoy Annual Green Power Race Day.

Summer Building Improvements – the final chapter!

Once again this summer holiday will see extensive building improvements happening to our school. This year we are hopeful of completing the final part of the replacement of the window walling from the original 1960 school buildings which are really looking tatty and beyond their sell by date. The students and staff have had to put up with leaking, drafty single glazed metal windows for several years and can now look forward to proper fitting double glazed units! These works will include our Nursery area which will also benefit from new canopies in their outdoor area and really help to brighten up the space and help make this the lovely welcoming place that our staff in there create. We will also be doing some extensive alterations to some of our student toilets to modernise and refresh them. A massive thanks must go to Andy Snaders our Site Manager and his Team who really do a fantastic job looking after our school day in, day out – no mean feat!

House Competition 2019Overall Results:

Congratulations to Pegasus - Champions of 2019!

Position House Points1st Pegasus 77,2642nd Griffin 75,6103rd Centaur 74,2914th Phoenix 70,026

Points are awarded for various subject competitions, good attendance, good attitude scores, merits and completion of Citizenship Awards.

Subject Competition Champions 2019:

Art PhoenixHumanities GriffinTechnology CentaurEnglish PhoenixMaths PegasusScience PhoenixLiskeard’s Got Talent GriffinModern Foreign Languages CentaurPSHE PegasusSports Day Pegasus

Humanities House Competition 2019 Students had to relate this image to each of the four humanities subjects and write no more than one line for how it links to each subject (Business, Geography, History, RE)

KS3 Winner: Evie Owen 7E, PhoenixGeography: What kind of area is it in – is it going to be managed or is it protected to help save endangered species of bee or mouse?History: Could archaeological remains be buried in this area? It could have been a Stone Age ruin and important people (of those times) could have been buried there.RE: It could be one of the banks/raised surfaces that John Wesley preached on in the early CofE days.Business: it could of/can be a plantation for rapeseed flowers which you can extract oil from.

KS4 Winner: Molly Burchell 10A, GriffinGeography: Deforestation allows the growth of agricultural land.History: Slaves were used in plantations like this for things like cotton in the 1600s.RE: The Book of Genesis is when God created the world in 7 days.Business: The land could be developed for tourism or agriculture.

Technology House Competition 2019

Students ahd to design and make a wind charm or outdoor mobile from reused or recycled materials.

Winner: Lucy Crabb 8R (Centaur) - Most aesthetically pleasing and 100% recycled

Year 8 Science House Competition

Students had to create the House logo using only materials found on the beach.

Winners: Abigail Jones, Lilia Karn, Emma Kenshole, Grace Sobey (Phoenix)

Liskeard’s Got Talent House Competition 2019

Finalists:Sophie Bunn & Daisy Storey (Griffin) - singing ‘At Last I See the Light’Scott Myatt (Griffin) - playing the pianoIsabel Lees & Lilly Kaseke (Pegasus) - singing ‘Rip Tide’Sophie Bettinson (Phoenix) - singing ‘Read All About It’

Winners: Sophie Bunn & Daisy Storey (Griffin)

English House Competition 2019

Students had to write a description of the image in 50 words or fewer.

(Image provided by Katie Ovenden, Y13.)

KS3 Winner: Alice Doyle 7I (Griffin)Hate causes this. All they want is land. Buildings. Millions of buildings. They destroy the land to build the buildings then destroy the buildings to get more land. War breaks out to save some people then more people die to stop the war. How does this help the whole world?

KS4 Winner: Dan Tothill 11K (Phoenix)Decrepit, the wall crumbles, time wearing away its withered structure. Where once was a barrier, a window stands – through which you can view another world. Hazy, slightly out of focus, the distance distorts what you can see. And yet… there it stands, tempting, beckoning, just out of reach. Unknown. New.

Modern Foreign Languages House Competition 2019

Students had to answer a question a day for two weeks.

Winners:1st Isobel James (Centaur)2nd Alice Doyle (Griffin)3rd Abi O’Neill (Phoenix)4th Kerensa Shaw (Pegasus)

House Competition 2019 Cont.

Art House Competition 2019

Students had to draw the animal that best represents themselves.

Y7 & 8 Winner: Caitlin Murray, 8E (Phoenix) Y9 & 10 Winner: Josie Burnett, 9A (Griffin) Y11 – 13 Winner: Aislinn Maslen, 12I (Griffin)

Maths House Competition 2019Students had to design a poster or a PowerPoint slide to celebrate the work of their favourite mathematician.

KS3 Winner: Jamie Bradbury (Pegasus) – Sir Isaac NewtonKS4 Winner: Sarah Mills (Griffin) – Alan TuringKS5 Winner: Lauren Greenslade (Phoenix) – Mrs Hubartt!

PSHE House Competition 2019Students had to create a piece of work based on the theme of ‘Torn from Home’. This linked with the Cornwall Hate Crime competition that resulted in Liskeard winning the overall prize.

Winner: Frankie Burchell, 8A (Pegasus)

Liskeard Show 2019

This was our 6th year of showing all our amazing entries at Liskeard Show. The annual event is a fantastic way of promoting all the wonderful work our students produce and the family, friends and local community were so impressed and commented about the quality, range and creativity of all the students’ work. There were over twenty five classes from Years 7 to 13 from various departments such as MFL’s eco villages, History’s Cornish Rebellion Memorials and degree level work from Resistant Materials and Engineering. One of our 6th Form students, Ade-Mae Tasker, won the coveted Liskeard Agricultural Show Photography shield, which we will be displaying with pride in our school, along with all the other exhibits over the forthcoming academic year. It was great to have such lovely, positive comments from the judges. They particularly remarked on: the ‘encouraging individual ideas’ of the Year 9’s textiles; the Year 11-13’s film DVD covers being so good that they were ‘extremely difficult to judge’; and the Year 9’s fruity flapjacks were ‘FANTASTIC. What an exhibition of delicious flapjacks!’. We are already looking forward to next year’s show on Saturday 11th July 2020.

Sports Day 2019

Sports Day was another roaring success with Pegasus House being crowned Sports Day Champions for the second year in a row! The day was hot, but full of energy and enthusiasm from all the students who competed in the morning games, before taking to the track for the relay races. This year we introduced handball and dodgeball alongside the usual favourites of football, volleyball cricket and rounders.

We also had the privilege of enjoying some wonderful commentary from Eren Kocygit, Liskeard’s very own version of John Motson! The sixth form team were also successful in beating the staff relay teams for another year.Huge thanks to the PE Faculty and our amazing site team for all their work in organising such a great event.

Challenge Week 2019

What a week it has been! We’ve had fun, laughter, screams and unfortunately a fractured bone. Students have been showing courage, resilience and kindness all throughout the week, with many trying something new or pushing themselves to their limits: From making pasties to walking through bogs; from making beach chairs to learning Jujitsu; from surfing, mountain biking and sailing to creating wonderful crafts; from learning how to ski to learning how to scuba dive...

We certainly have a bunch of very brave, determined and talented students - what a great way to end the year.

Year 11 Prom in PicturesHere are a few photos from our recent Proms. More pictures can be found on the website. Thank you to our year 11 team for organising the event and making the Hall look amazing. It was a very special occasion.

Sixth Form Prom in PicturesOur sixth formers left school in style and with lots of glamour! We wish all those moving on to pastures new every success in the next stage of their lives.

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Heads of Year Messages

It saddens me to say this is my final address as Head of Year 7. When I look back over the year it is filled with nothing but fond memories. Watching the pupils grow in confidence and belief throughout the year makes it all worth while. Each pupil has had their own personal journey which has been filled with challenges along the way. The majority are no doubt positive, but for some there have also been some testing times. Either way, they have managed to navigate themselves to this point and that should be celebrated. It is now crucial that they continue their development into Year 8. The expectations will continue to rise and they will naturally get fewer chances to get things right. They must learn from this year and do everything in their power to maintain or improve where necessary. A good starting point will always be Application and Organisation scores. Please ensure you review the most recent progress check

with them and target any subjects that they have scores of 3, 4 or 5. I would like to finish by thanking you for all you do for your respective sons and daughters. Never underestimate the part you play in their education - together we achieve more!Mr Mitchell

Year 7

Year 8This has been a very busy term for Year 8 in terms of special events. They had an all day Science trip to Hannafore beach when they showed high levels of maturity, interest and respect. Members of the public commented on how lovely it was to see young people enjoying their natural environment and showing such care for it. The whole year had a talk from Addaction about drug and alcohol abuse, and again were very well behaved and asked curious, serious questions at the end. Sports Day was enjoyed by many and undertaken with good competition but also plenty of good sportsmanship. On Wednesday 10th July I was delighted to see so many Year 8’s at the Awards evening. The following were all either ‘Highly commended’ or Winners in the various categories:

Well done to all of them for being nominated or winning. They are all a credit to their school and year group, and I cannot remember the last time so many pupils from a Year 8 cohort have been present at an Awards evening. Special mention for a few: Ted, Jago and Grace who were nominated by me and Mrs Harris for the Head of Year award; Charlotte, who beat 2 Year 13’s and a Year 12 student to win the Richard Feynman Award for Scientific Curiousity; Kieran, who was nominated in 2 categories and won 1 of them. It has been a really good year. I am pleased with how the students are developing academically. I am pleased with

their attitude towards learning. More importantly I am pleased with how they are developing as citizens of the school and of this community. Onwards and upwards even further in Year 9! Mr Glasgow

Year 9In no time at all - here we are at the end of the year! The last half term has been rammed with activities and great opportunities. Sports Day is always one of my favourite days in the year. Seeing the students really rally around each other and push themselves to do the best they can. Then Awards Evening, with so many of our year group nominated for various awards was a really proud moment for me. Last week I also loved seeing so many try new and challenging things within Challenge Week. Please check out our school’s

• Frankie Burchell• Callan Bean• Kieran Haddock• Lily-Beth Southcott• Alice Kitto

• Luisa Gould• Ellie Brunt• Emily Ackland• Connie Frith• Lily Inger

• Lily Kaseke• Ted Dyer• Jago Hayward• Grace Sobey• Melissa Zalick

• Charlotte Taylour• Josh Woolfe

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Year 10

Year 11

Year 10 draws to a close and it is time to don the blue tie of year 11 for our excellent year 10 students who have done us proud in the summer term. We have just completed mock examinations and part of the process was to be prepared in the Old Hall and be fully equipped to go into formal examinations. I was very proud of the mature and sensible way everyone went into the exams in a quiet and orderly manner. There will be another set of mocks to get our students fully prepared for the final examinations in 2020. The results from the summer papers will be released at the start of year 11 and each student will receive an envelope with all their current and projected grades. An important time to reflect and make that final push towards success next year.Our year 11 prefects have been elected and have undertaken training under the guidance of Mr Conroy in preparation for their prestigious role next year. They will wear a different tie showing they are prefects. Congratulations to them all for going through the application process successfully. All our year 10 students got a work experience placement and we will do some reflection on how it was to be in the workplace at the start of year 11. I am sure they will be excited to share their experiences amongst their peer groups.Year 10 have just undertaken a taste of courses on offer after year 11 and our students enjoyed the A level lessons or visits to other providers. This is such an important part of their education and they have a good idea of the grades required to join post 16 courses.It has been an absolute pleasure to work with this group of young people this year and I wish them all a happy summer holiday before the rigours of year 11 next term.Mr Gluyas

A final farewell to Year 11. It has seemed a long and busy year but the students have been fantastic in the run up to the end of their time here. I have been a Head of Year for some-time now and this year group have approached the exams in a really positive and resilient way which has made the exam season relatively stress free! Their behavior and resilience is a credit to them.We have to say a huge thank you to all the staff at school. In particular the tutors, Mrs Jeff, Mrs Brown, Mr Aird, Mr Baird, Mrs Inger and Mr Poole. They have been an incredible support to the pupils over the years. I, for one, will miss the tutor team. I also have to say thank you to the senior team and especially Dr Eastburn and Mrs Penberthy who have worked tirelessly to ensure that the students were fully prepared for the exams.We were lucky to have Commander Jeremy Ussher RN (The Training Commander from HMS Raleigh) as the guest speaker for the Record of Achievement. As a former pupil from Liskeard he gave an inspirational talk

about his time in the Royal Navy and some sound words of advice for our young people. The whole celebration was very positive and the students who came to receive their certificates were smart and attentive. It really was a fabulous way to say goodbye.Finally, the prom…..the weather held out and the evening was really spectacular. It was lovely to see so many parents and friends coming up to support the event and the arrival of the students. The Beau and Belle of the ball were George Jenkinson and Katie Lockley, both of whom looked amazing. The decision however, was incredibly difficult as everyone looked a million dollars! Thank you to the staff for their support because without them the whole event would not happen. I really hope that the evening has left many happy memories and that the whole evening was one to remember.On a final note, I would like to extend my thanks to the parents and carers of the pupils in Year 11 for your support over the last five years. It has been a pleasure to work along with you. I know a lot of the students are returning to our outstanding sixth form but, for those that don’t, I would like to wish them every success and happiness for the future.Ms Snowling

Twitter and Facebook pages for more photos from the different activities. As scary as it may seem, when the year group return, as you are aware, they will be starting their GCSEs. Please ensure your son/daughter comes prepared with all necessary equipment, ready to make a great start to their courses. Until then, I hope you have a lovely summer break and will see you all in September!Ms Dove


Attendance NoticeAs mentioned previously, to fall in line with other schools locally and nationally, from September we will be issuing automatic penalty notices for term time holidays. Evidence shows how absence impacts hugely on students’ progress and development, so we are advised to do all that we can to ensure students attend school everyday. Thank you for your understanding.

Uniform, Equipment and Behaviour NoticeFrom September, we will be amending our behaviour policy slightly:

1. To help further reduce any uniform or equipment issues, students will be issued with what we are calling ‘Ready to Learn’ points for things such as:

• Untucked shirts • Wearing skirts too short • Missing vital equipment • Turning up late to a lesson (without good reason)

Students will receive sanctions on an escalating scale for 5, 15 and 30 Ready to Learn points: 5 = 20 minute Lunchtime Detention 15 = 1 hour after school Leadership Detention 30 = 1 day Internal Exclusion

2. Should students turn up to school in inappropriate clothing, e.g. tight, clingy skirts, they will complete their work in a new classroom (to be known as Room A), until they are able to change into the correct uniform.

3. To reduce any ‘low level’ disruptive behaviour in lessons we will also introduce a 20 minute lunchtime detention for students receiving 2 strikes in class. Those receiving 3 strikes will be sent out and will receive an after school 1 hour Leadership Detention, which will run every night of the week.

4. To help parents keep track of behaviour, both positive and negative, we are introducing a new app called ClassCharts, where you can log in and see any details about your child’s behaviour. We will send more details to you in the new term.

Climate Change NoticeIn September, one of our whole school priorities will be to explore ways in which we can protect the planet. We will provide more information about what this entails after the summer, so watch this space! However, in the meantime, if any parents have an interest in helping or supporting us with this, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Governor VacancyWe are in real need to have greater representation from parents on our Local Governing Committee. If you are interested in finding out more please get in touch with Kate Williams, Clerk to our Governing Body ([email protected]) or Ian Williams, Chair of Governors ([email protected]).

Important Notices

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Thursday 15th August, 9.30am onwards

A Level Results Day

Thursday 22nd August,9.30am onwards

GCSE Results Day

6th Form Enrolment

Thursday 5th SeptemberTerm Begins for

Year 7 and Year 12 students

Friday 6th SeptemberTerm begins for

Year 8, 9, 10 and 11 students

Enrolment to our outstanding sixth form

begins on GCSE Results Day

from 9.30am

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