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PRINCIPAL’S BULLETIN
Volume 7, Issue 1
Week commencing: Monday 30 November 2015
From: Anthony Partington, Principal
Celebrating Achievement This week has seen achievements and wider contributions to our community recognized at the
school. On Tuesday 24 November, we held our annual Prizegiving at the academy for students,
families and staff in our partially renovated hall.
It was a wonderful evening of celebration and performances as many of the Academy’s students
collected their awards for their achievements in the academic year 2014-2015. We were joined by
the Mayor of Stamford, councillors and other civic dignatories, governors and trustees, as well as
supporters of the academy.
The evening was introduced by Head Girl, Hanifa Bhabha
which was followed by an introduction by Chair of
Governors, Roger Moore and an address by me, in which
I spoke of the enormous number of achievements which
have taken place in the school over the course of the last
academic year and the pride in the students who have
been recognised for their talents in so many different
areas.
A solo piano piece was beautifully performed by Year 7
student, Xander Cooke before the presentation of
certificates and trophies were delivered to the students
by Wing Commander Georgia Williams, Officer
Commanding 85 (Expeditionary Logisitics) Wing, RAF
Wittering. We were delighted that the Wing
Commander accepted our invitation to award the prizes
and speak at the event. Her attendance recognises our
link to the Wittering RAF station and celebrates that
Megan Dunstan, a student from a service family stationed
at Wittering achieved the best GCSE examination results
in 2015.
A full list of the students and their prizes is available at the end
of this bulletin and a gallery of photographs are available on the
website and our Facebook page.
Stamford Welland Choir performed two songs before Wing
Commander Georgia Williams gave a powerful speech about her
own education choices and career path, with main message being
to never give up on your dreams.
The evening culminated in a thank you speech by the Head Girl, Hanifa Bhaha and Head Boy, Aaron
Dexter, followed by a stunning ensemble performed by Kieran Stubbs on drums, Megan Clayton
on vocals and guitar and Hanifa Bhabha and Jessica Lambe on vocals.
It was an evening of immense pride and joy, but the successes did not end there…
Seven of our students also won Youth Leadership Awards on Wednesday 25 November. Well
done to Joe Corby (Year 11), Katie Warren (Year 10), Ellie Calver (Year 9), James Millar (Year 9),
Nathan Naylor, Noah Allman and Lewis Parkinson (all Year 7).
Well done for your fantastic contribution to Teenzone and making it a successful facility for the
young people of Stamford. We are really proud of your work in the community, which shows the
spirit of the PLEDGES.
Ullswater Outward Bounds We have heard a number of
inspirational stories of friendship,
courage, determination and
excitement coming out of the Year
7 Outward Bounds trip to
Ullswater on the weekend of 13-15
November.
Joining the majority of the Year 7
group, were a small group of Year
6 children from local primary
schools, as well as a group of Year
8, 9 & 10 students who were
working towards their leadership
pledges.
We are so proud of each and
every student who pushed
themselves to the limits and
showed such bravery in many of
the tasks they were being asked to
complete!
(Please take a look at our photo
album on the website and
Facebook page.)
This trip could not have gone
ahead without the organisation
from our Parallel Curriculum
Coordinator, Dom Brister, who
has been planning the trip for the best
part of this year. (He is already
planning for 2016!) On behalf of
students, parents and staff, a huge
thank you to him for doing a fantastic
job and giving our students
opportunities of a lifetime!
We would also like to thank all our
staff leaders who gave up their
weekends (and a great deal of sleep!)
to support the trip, look after,
motivate, encourage and support all
the students... We can tell by the
photos that they enjoyed it (especially
swimming in the freezing lake!). Thank you Mr. Bull, Mr.Treadwell, Miss Smith, Miss Gosling
(pictured), Mrs Richardson, Ms Thorogood and Mrs Twigger.
Reading Challenge Stamford Welland Academy are pleased to announce the winners of the Summer Reading Challenge
launched over the summer holiday for our new Year 7s.
The Challenge was to read all the books that we will be studying in English in the academic year.
They have a range of different challenges from Foundation to Core to Extended. Each level of
challenge required more detailed research, analysis and creativity. Some of the tasks involved
researching famous writers, writing detailed summaries of the stories, analysing poems and non-
fiction articles and also writing creative pieces such as poems and articles. Students then compiled
all their work into a folder to submit when they arrived in September.
After their first week a range of students handed in their Reading Challenges to their English
teachers. Then the students work was judged in terms of quality of research, analysis, creative and
presentation.
Two students were selected to received 1st
and 2nd Prize out of the whole of Year 7. In
first place was Haiden Williamson and in
Second Place was Katie Thomas. Both
students came from Da Vinci House. They
received a certificate for their work and also
a £15 voucher for the winner, Haiden and a
£10 voucher for Katie in second place.
Haiden said he enjoyed studying ‘Animal
Farm’ the most. This impressed the Principal,
Mr Partington, who asked Haiden, ‘Guess
what my favourite book is of all time? It’s
Animal Farm!’
Katie said she enjoyed studying all the texts. ‘It has been really helpful in our English lessons after
studying the work for the summer, I feel I know Macbeth really well.’
Haiden added, ‘I studied all the texts for about two to three weeks of the summer holiday and
completed all the tasks on the challenge. It was hard work, but it was worth it.’
Mr Moan, Katie’s and Haiden’s English teacher added, ‘Katie and Haiden have made a great start in
English and their research and hard work on the reading challenge has helped them immensely in
being able to boost their level and analysis the texts to an impressive level.’ He went to state, ‘The
detail of Katie and Haiden’s work was exemplary and shows they have a real bright future here at
SWA and way beyond. Watch out for these two students . . . I believe they will achieve great things.’
Haiden and Katie can take a well-earned break and buy something for themselves with their
voucher, although they remained tight-lipped about what they would spend them on.
Mr Partington congratulated them on their achievement, saying ‘The amount of work they have
both produced is very impressive and it will clearly stand them in good stead for the rest of the
year.’
Daniel Moan, Curriculum Leader English
Rotary Cooking Competition & Bag Pack Congratulations to Elodie Hoppe who won the Rotary Club Cooking Competition against stiff
opposition from other competitors at the Endowed Schools last week.
Thank you to Trish Rees for her support and guidance. More details to follow in the next edition…
On Saturday 28 November, students, Ms Chong, Mrs Wallis and Mrs Bluff collected £194 for good
causes by packing bags at Morrisons.
Fireworks (Years 4, 5 & 6) On 16 October, we offered an exciting opportunity for current Year 4, 5, 6 pupils at several local
primary schools to take part in a Chemistry lesson. The pupils learnt how burning certain materials
lead to the various colours of fireworks being produced. Pupils were given the opportunity to
actually burn the materials themselves in small groups, before then working on posters to show
what they would make their own firework from. We hope all pupils had an ‘explosive’ time!
Science Department
STEM BAE & RAF Roadshow On Monday 23 November the BAE and RAF Roadshow visited Y7 & Y8 pupils. The Roadshow was
a fun, interactive performance designed to capture the interest of our pupils, to hopefully increase
the numbers that take STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects and ultimately
increase the pool of talent in years to come.
The presentation focused on lasers, gyroscopes, sensing technology, pedal power (Dynamos),
Theremin, virtual reality, magnetism and sound pressure (Ruben's tube). The pupils thoroughly
enjoyed the interactive presentation and will hopefully be inspired to pursue interests in the
Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics fields.
Hayley Twigger, Director of STEM
Greater Lincolnshire Skills Show On Tuesday 17 November, the majority
of Year 10 students attended the
Greater Lincolnshire Skills Show in
Skegness.
This trip was designed to broaden their
knowledge and understanding of careers
and the various pathways available to
them when they leave Stamford Welland
Academy.
They were able to discover the exciting
career opportunities that further
education, vocational qualifications and
training including apprenticeships and
traineeships can unlock. There was a
variety of ‘Have a Go Activities’, the
opportunity to talk to employers about
what it is really like to work in a wide
range of sectors and students’ were able
to receive expert careers advice from
many careers advisors including the
National Careers Service.
The students were great ambassadors,
and took advantage of being able to
discuss entry criteria onto specific
courses, how to apply for apprenticeships
and get hands on experience of doing
some of the tasks that would be involved
in certain careers.
Prizegiving 2015 Awards
GCSE Achievement Prizes These awards are presented in recognition for their outstanding achievement in their GCSE’s and have achieved the highest grades in the specific subjects.
English Language Phoebe Sinclair
English Literature Megan Dunstan History Megan Dunstan Geography Iain Brockbank
Mathematics Aaron Mitchell Science Megan Dunstan PE Iain Brockbank
Drama Sam Pittman French Megan Dunstan Italian Megan Dunstan
Business Studies Christopher Hardy
Philosophy & Ethics Jessica Cartmell Art Phoebe Sinclair Photography Evie Campbell-Waggott
Product Design Elliot Peck Food Jessica Cartmell Textiles Kessia Alderman
Graphics Nathan Rigby BTEC Sport Sean Locke BTEC Health and Social Care Chloe Burrows
Year 10 Achievement Prizes These awards are presented in recognition for their outstanding achievement in their GCSE subjects during Year 10.
English Jessica Lambe Mathematics Isaac Selwyn
Science Hanifah Bhabha Geography Teng Yang Health and Social Care Grace Thompson
Technology – Textiles Alice Greaves-Robson Art Donatella JaRoKa Italian Isaac Selwyn
Drama Joe Corby Boys PE Jake Melton
BTEC Sport Jessica Lambe Girls PE Alanis Bell Photography Chloe Russel-Steels
Music Megan Clayton Philosophy & Ethics Callum Theodore BTEC Business Kian Whelan
KS3 Achievement Prizes These awards are presented in recognition for their outstanding achievement in their subjects during Key Stage 3.
English George Edwards-Morris Mathematics Kelsi Ellis
Science Ella Flatters Geography Kelsi Ellis History Jack Pearce
French Elodie Hoppe Technology Jessica Tait
Italian Alisha Wherritt Art Bethany Peck
Drama Courtney Stone Boys PE Bradley Tagg Girls PE Kelsi Ellis
Music Kelsi Ellis Values & Ethics Harry Stephenson
Tutor Group Prizes These students have been recognised for their contribution to the House system and their tutor group
A-EBO Madeleine Cairnie A-THA Jack Pearce
A-LAT Chelsea Richardson A-GGA Katie Warren A-SLO Jasmine Owen
D-JTR Travis Wells D-LMI Jay Mason
D-SGO Jordan Farrer D-TRE Isaac Selwyn D-GCR Hanifah Bhabha
N-CLE Aiden McKenzie N-GSM Elise Taylor
N-MCI Jay Kirkwood N-JTH Megan Clayton N-ATH Lewis Parke
Most PLEDGES Points 2014 – 2015 The PLEDGES system acknowledges students contributions to the school community in terms of Participation, Leadership, Experience,
Diversity, Giving, Environment and Service. The following students were awarded the most PLEDGES points for demonstrating these qualities.
Erin Baker Katie Carter-Begbie Natalie Evans
Leon Grant Micha Greenwood Georgina Howard
Lily King Alisha Knox Jodi Long Hamid Mehmood
Shannon McIvor Kei Pasayan Jack Pearce
Milosz Pilarski Jamie Pumpr Frank Richardson
Isaac Selwyn Sharlotte Sharp
Megan Stubbs Sabthaman Sureshkumar Sophie Taylor
Callum Theodore Holly Tippett Thomas Walker
Wilcox
Excellent Attendance Certificate 100% attendance for 2014 – 2015 Attendance at school enables students to maximise their learning and we are extremely proud of the following students who have achieved 100% attendance in the last academic year, which is an amazing achievement.
Austen House Ryan Brader Donatella Ja’Ro’Ka
DaVinci House Natalie Evans Micha Greenwood
Newton House Amelia Copeland Aaron Dexter
Connor Ketteringham Kieran Minchell
Jack Pearce
Luc Mugnier Isaac Selwyn
Megan Stubbs Sabthaman Sureshkumar Callum Theodore
Thomas Walker
Madeleine Horspool Georgina Howard
Bethany Lunn Jack Tyler-Prime
Special Prizes The following prizes are presented to students who have demonstrated the qualities and skills set out by our sponsors, who have kindly donated these prizes.
Junior Victor and Victrix Ludorum: These students have achieved the highest overall point winners at the school sports day in Key Stage 3: Dawda Deen-Davies
Kelsi Ellis Senior Victor and Victrix Ludorum
This is awarded to our Key Stage 4 students who excelled at Sports Day: Iain Brockbank Alanis Bell
The Cummins Endeavour Prize is awarded to a student who has overcome difficulty to progress in sport, and is sponsored by
Cummins: Fabian Marsh
The Stamford Lions Award for Perseverance is awarded to a student who has triumphed against the odds in an area of school life: Elliot Peck
The library is a central area of the school community and the following Key Stage 3 student has been awarded the Junior Library Prize for their help, support and commitment to the library: Natalie Evans
The Progress in Learning awards are given to students who have overcome learning difficulties to make significant progress across all aspects of the curriculum: Progress in Learning for KS3: Jaydan Latimer
Progress in Learning for KS4: Elliot Peck The Stamford Twinning is awarded to a Year 9 student who has made significant progress in French throughout Key Stage 3: Sophie
Taylor The Christ Church Community Prize is a special community prize for the student who makes the greatest contribution within their church community, as this is awarded to: Joseph Rowett
TE Stoneman Cup is awarded to the student who has made the best contribution in art throughout the last academic year: Katalin Hagymasy
The Performing Arts Shield is awarded to the student who has made the most significant contribution across music & drama throughout their time at Stamford Welland Academy: Alice Richardson
The TocH Shield Service to the Community is awarded to a student who has made a significant contribution to charities within our local community: Jodi Long
The Rod Penn Award is given in remembrance for a long serving member of staff at Stamford Queen Eleanor School, Mr Rod Penn. He wanted his passion and love of everything related to technology and computing to carry on and this award has been kindly donated
by his family; this year the award is presented to: Fergus Barratt The Inner Wheel Service to the Community is awarded to two students who have made the greatest contribution to charitable work last year.
The Junior award goes to: Katie Warren The Senior award goes to: Emily Bristow
The Michelle Haddon Shield is awarded to the Year 10 student who has made the most progress through the Work Related Learning programme; this year’s recipient is: Fabian Marsh
The Dickin Millennium Shield is awarded to the Year 9 student who has made the most for progress in Mathematics in Key Stage
3: Jordan Thompson
The Stella Morgan KS4 Achievement Award is given to the student with the highest overall GCSE results: Megan Dunstan The Key Stage Progress Awards are given to students who have been identified as the most improved learners at KS3 and KS4 Key Stage 3: Kimberley Walker
Key Stage 4: Fergus Barratt The Young Citizen of the Year for the student who has made the most significant citizenship contribution to the community is
awarded to: Katie Warren
The Kiwanis Student of the Year is voted for by the Student Council and this year’s winner is being acknowledged for her contributions within school and the local community: Katie Warren
The Past Mayor’s Trophy, is awarded to the Technologist of the Year: Elliot Peck
The Lady Dorothy Cecil Award is given to students who have who have contributed most to the Student Council. This year the award is to be given to two students: Fabian Marsh and Megan Marsh The Lee Sharpe Memorial Cup for Sporting Achievement is awarded for sporting excellence in and out of school. This year’s
recipient is the UK’s Number 2 in Tai Kwando: Jamie Watkinson The St Martin’s Rotary Service Before Self Award is awarded annually to a student who has demonstrated selflessness throughout
their time at Stamford Welland Academy: Jessica Cartmell The Jason Rollin Award is given to the most improved student in PE: Alice Richardson
John Hicks Award for Sporting Excellence is a new award to recognise the local councillor and educator for his dedication to the improvement of education in Stamford and the importance of sport in learning and is presented to: Kelsi Ellis
The Bennett Trophy for Sporting Leadership is a new award, which has been kindly donated by Mrs Anne Bennett, a long standing member of staff who has recently retired; this award is presented to: Katalin Hagymasy
Finally… Don’t forget to reserve your ticket for
our school musical Annie Jr via the
school reception.
With hits such as Tomorrow, Little Girls
and It’s a hard-knock life, which we had
a taste of on the Prizegiving Evening, I
am sure that in performance it will be a
show-stopper, so don’t miss it.
Best wishes