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summer, Breckfield and Anfield schoolsd forces to become the North Liverpoolemy .

were sad to leave their previous schools as they had spentf their best times there. The headteachers retired and Kaybecame Principal.-nonsense policy has gripped the school with force! Shes that students should wear the full uniform, which creates aew image.aspect of the Academy is the increased size of the Sixth

Breckfield didn’t have a Sixth Form so this has become a newnce for the students. Anfield did have a Sixth Form but it wasall.

Academy we have many new subjects which would not havessible if the two schools hadn’t merged. Students think theare great. A student in Year 9 said: “The lessons are boss. Im a lot. Some subjects were not available at Breckfield, sohere was worth it.”

oining forcesWe also have a new healthy food regime, which means there is no

junk food in the school refectory. This is good as it will help us tohave a healthier lifestyle and improve our concentration in lessons.The free enrichment activities are a great opportunity for the studentsto learn things that they cannot in class, such as African drumming,Rock School and ‘Shimmer and Shine’.

Also, the enrichment activities help students to build up theirconfidence and make new friends with people they may not normallyassociate with during the typical school day.

There are, of course, some enrichment activities that only the SixthFormers have. The driving lesso ns are a good experience for usbefore we can take the real driving test. The Community Leadershipis great as you get to learn what teachers have to study in order toqualify. This enrichment allows us to work with both children andadults.

This is going to be a very exciting time for all of us at the NorthLiverpool Academy.

students have producedst edition of The Academy

row left to right: Rachael; Sarah Parry; Nikola

wska; Lisa Bancroft.row left to right: KyleRebecca Hughes;

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orial teamDear students

I hope you enjoy reading the very first edition ofTimes ! There are many great articles researched and pby students for students. I wish to thank the teamforward to the newspaper being a regular part of how wthe good news about the many and varied activities thastudents undertake, and your successes and achievement

Last term was very hectic and fast. Therehave been many new experiences andventures: new teachers and new students;new systems and new ways of working; and,hopefully, new friends. This term we lookforward to the theme of achieving economicwell-being, our Careers Week and, as theweather brightens again, more inter-housesporting activities.

I wish you and your families a very happy 2007.

Kay Askew

Sir Alan Sugar is one of the UK’s most wellknown entrepreneurs and is worth astaggering £800m.

As the star of BBC 2’s The Apprentice he is now a TVcelebrity, famous for his brusque approach tobusiness. Last term, North Liverpool Academy’sbudding entrepreneurs, the Enterprise Academystudents, visited one of Sir Alan Sugar’s ITcompanies. They were on a mission to find out howa top IT company is run and what secrets they couldglean from Sir Alan Sugar’s top business executives.

The students took part in some challenges of theirown, building PCs and developing an ‘Elevator Pitch’for their own business. They were given advice fromSales Director, Richard White and Chief ExecutiveBordan Tkachuk, on how to become successfulentrepreneurs.

You’rehired!

Top tips included:- Turnover is vanity, profit is sanity- Remember your ABC - Always Be Closing

Year 12 student Terry Leslie said: “I thought the tripwas really interesting because it gave us an insightinto a real life technology business and how it works.Meeting Sir Alan Sugar’s executives enabled me topick up some top tips and it has given me moreconfidence to be an entrepreneur.”

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North Liverpool AcademyPriory Road, Liverpool L4 2SLPrincipal: Kay Askew

Edition One Spring 2007



by Kyle Green

ng our first Enrichment Week, the Technologytment organised an outdoor activity for Year 9.

eting for the STAR trophy, Year 9 students were placed in teams withinf their Houses. One member, elected by the students, was the team leadere House gaining the most points overall won the trophy.

were 5 activities/trials: Tent Construction; Jungle Survival; Super Soup;Soup Packaging; Bush Tucker Trials. Each team was involved in up to 2 ofctivities.

oject objectives were: to work as a team; to improve communication skills;elop leadership skills; to learn problem solving techniques.entual winner of the STAR trophy was Patten!

m a Technologistet me out of here!

by Daniel Williams and Chloe Hobson

ll as having a normal school day consisting of 6 lessons,o have an extra 2 Enrichment Sessions which run from

ay to Thursday. The students choose which activity theylike to attend. There are many different activities such as:

mer and Shinemer and Shine is a beauty lesson which teaches you how toake-up and nail polish correctly. You can also learn how tofter yourself and keep your body fit and healthy.

School School is a place wherets who can play

ments can go along andtheir own band with

iends. The teacher whothis class is a veryd drummer who toured

United States as aer of a band.

rming Arts Group ( Grease )ming Arts Group is for people who want to star in plays. Lasthe students from the group put on a performance of Grease. fter school activity lets students practise singing, dancing andparts for plays.

Yum! Yum! Miss ThatchTechnology has held a Chocolate Crispy Cake Challenge!

Representatives from each House had to wteam to make and decorate a large chocolate crispy cakes.

They also had to be the most efficienclearing away, in order to win the Chocolate Crispy Cake Challenge Cup (that with a mouthful of cake!). Patten was the overall winner withrunning a close second.Well done everybody!

nrichment sessions

Climbing ClubClimbing Club gives students an opportunity to learn about and topractise different climbing skills.

Cooking For FunIn Cooking for Fun you learn to cook different meals from differentplaces around the world. You also make fun desserts such asshortbread, chocolate flapjacks and fruit pies.

Jewellery ClubJewellery Club gives students a chance to make jewellery using avariety of different materials. You can also learn about lots ofdifferent processes. You can also make designs for rings, pendants,brooches, badges and other little trinkets.

German, French and Spanish ClubsGerman, French and Spanish Clubs give the students the chanceto learn other languages. It teaches useful phrases like how to askwhere the nearest toilet is or how to order a drink. You can alsosample some of the favourite foods eaten by people who live inthese countries.

xth Formpen Eveningby Hayley Hill

h Liverpool Academy has held a Sixth FormEvening.

11s at the Academy and other local schools got thee to find out what courses they could choose. From eachment there were many members of staff to give help andto the students. It was a successful evening and furtherabout our Sixth Form are shown in the advertisement.

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Academy Times' team reports on the House matchesg Enrichment Week.

ports reports

ell 6 McGough 1

ods cleared the grey skies just tothis tango of football titans.

ugh kicked off. An early chance forugh almost thrust them into an early

but the actual goal came from theng Phillip Williams taking Russell intoead.

tal foul almost put Michae l Swindelltretcher and a penalty was awardedussell. Tom Hinks steps up. He…GOAL!t placed the ball majestically into the

m left corner with sheer grace andion. The game became physicalthe mad adrenaline rush and itd in a couple of minor injuries.

cGough team changed their strategylast ditch attempt to grab a vitalld on the match before half-time.ugh’s hopes were shot down brutally

Russell’s star player, Williamnson, headed in a third for Russell.

ussell Rhinos rampage

Both teams met on the school yard and Sian Jones brought the match to life by scoring the first Russell House. Then Lilly Lawson almost scored another goal for Russell but unfortunately missed.

Sian Jones kept getting chances to score against Patten but she just couldn’t. Paige Campbell camfrom nowhere with her shot but sadly missed the net. Sian came out with a clear shot and got the bthe net. There was a cheer from the entire crowd!Suddenly, Sian scored another winning goal and Russell House had beaten Patten in the match.The score was 6-3 .

Netball victory!Becca Chapple reports on the match between Russell and Patten.

McGough’s strategy change proved usefulas the pressure got to Russell goalkeeperRyan Parry as he spilled the ball into thepath of a McGough striker. Luckily forRyan, he was able reclaim the ball in time.In an unexpected break, McGoughsomehow were rewarded a precious freekick. Sean Boyle examined the angle ofthe free kick and with a slow run up,placed the ball inside the Russell net.During the second half, the match hadgone into a coma of boredom resulting ina restless crowd. Suddenly…GOAL!

Phillip Williams scrambled the ball in fromclose range. Russell were on fire at thistime and Thomas Hinks made yet anothermajestic run into the box, this time

resulting in a well placed goal in thebottom left corner to make it 5-1.In an endless battle in the midfield the ballcame to M ichael Swindell who laid it offperfectly to Phillip Williams who scoredwith precise execution.

by Kyle Green

ou know that our PE teacher, Miss Jor, is an England women’s openugby player? the NLA’s self-managed and self-

d player in rugby league and touchMiss Connor also plays for Hillside

s and has been playing rugby for 9

This year she has been on tour toAfrica where they played other

trained, and even raced ostriches!Connor likes rugby: “Also I enjoy these and it keeps me fit. Also, I enjoyntact aspect and I’m a good team.”

she has joined the England team,have become the European

pions and she has won manys and trophies. Miss Connor is an of many sporting talents.

Miss Connor is on the back row,3rd player from the right!

onnor tackles South Africa

m Pickford and Jonathan Morris report on the football final

She used to be the keeper for Lancashirewomen’s hockey team and she also usedto swim for her local team.She informed us: “The support from theNorth Liverpool Academy has beenfantastic and Mrs Askew couldn’t havebeen more helpful.”

Law students from North Liverpool Academy had aglimpse of Europe’s most powerful institutions ona trip to Brussels.

The visit to the European Parliament and the EuropeanCommission was to help the students to understand theirsubject.Law lecturer and organiser Peter Hockenhull said: “Theconcept of the trip was a unique objective which I had workedon for the past eight months, for the further enhancement ofour law course.“The trip, which was the only one in the North of England,became possible when I successfully achieved a formalinvitation from the European Parliament, together with financialsponsorship.

Visiting the Heart of Europe

As part of our Drama Enrichmentclass on Wednesday evenings,students, staff and parents had theopportunity to go and see an excitingproduction of the famous show, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

The students had been working with MissMcNicholl and Laura, from the EmpireTheatre, on their own improvisationsbased on the story and characters.Everyone thoroughly enjoyed theexperience and we hope there will bemore opportunities for such events in thefuture. Our thanks to all who wereinvolved in organising the trip.Carly Paterson reports: “The show wasfabulous and my favourite characterswere the children. I loved the way theChitty car flew! I like going to the theatrebecause you can see everything that isgoing on and it’s really happening in frontof you.”Lily Lawson reports: “During our dramalessons a girl came in to work with us,and to tell us what goes on at the EmpireTheatre. After we had been to see Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, we improvised ourown scenes for our own version of theshow! It was fantastic when we went tosee the play. A dog came running onstage and the car began to fly at the endof the performance!"

Our SponsorsWhat is a Sponsor?A sponsor is an external person or organisation that donates time, money or to events, organisations and charitable causes. Our sponsors have chosenwith the North Liverpool Academy to help provide our students with the beducation, as well as new opportunities throughout their time at school.

So who are the North Liverpool Academy’s sponsors?

Granada LearningAs an educational publisher, Granada Learning develops educational ranging from books to software and online learning platforms. NigeManaging Director of Granada Learning and Chair of the North LiverpoTrust Board, explains: “We have been closely involved in the Academy’s dover the last three years and strongly believe the Academy will revolutioniseNorth Liverpool. The Academy is all about providing its students with the commitment and energy needed to help them achieve their potential, anextremely proud to play a part in this.”

Stanley Fink of the Man Group plcStanley Fink of the Man Group plc has also pledged his support and will contribute to the development of the new Academy building.

University of LiverpoolThe University of Liverpool has decided to support the Academy as a dihelping students to progress to university. The University will: provide abursaries to North Liverpool Academy students to help with their tuitiosummer schools for students and professional development for staff.

As Professor Drummond Bone, the University’s Vice Chancellor, expUniversity is committed to the educational attainment of local childAcademy will provide routes for an increasing number of students from Liverpool to progress to higher education.”

“The Parliament building, which contains the mchamber, left a lasting impression. The visit has prointerest by the students who are now very eager to our next visits to The Old Bailey and House of Com

“To witness students, who have never studied challenge learned colleagues working for theParliament and European Commission, was a very worthwhile experience.

“Whether or not my students decide to pursue Europe was not really the issue. The main achievthis visit was the team building it achieved."

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