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EXCELLENCE FOR ALL Summer2015
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Kirkby High School is a member of the Rowan Learning Trust. Company No. 8010464, Reg. Office: Hawkley Hall High School,
Carr Lane, Wigan.
Bracknell Avenue, Kirkby, Merseyside, L32 9PP.
T: 0151 477 8710, F: 0151 477 8715
Email: admin@kirkbyhighschool.net
www.kirkbyhighschool.net
Message from the Headteacher, Mr Leyland
The ‘Kirkby Child’ is an ongoing body
of work which underpins the whole
ethos of KHS. It is about developing
the core values and skills which our
community deems important for
students when they leave school and
enter the big wide world. The values
and skills were highlighted through
staff and student forums with every
KHS member having their input.
Following its introduction in 2014, all
members of KHS have taken
ownership of the Kirkby Child
philosophy and we are now working
towards embedding the Kirkby Child
ideology into all areas of the
curriculum. External bodies and other
education providers have commended
the Kirkby Child work at KHS and
may be adopting a similar body of
work to improve their current ethos.
September will see further
developments and improvements
made to the KC work for all year
groups at KHS. Watch this space…
Welcome to our summer newsletter, I hope you enjoy reading about the fantastic
achievements of our community during the summer term, including a fantastic Ofsted
experience where the school’s turnaround was recognised and significant improve-
ments praised.
The Guardian Newspaper Education Correspondent Sally Weale visited Kirkby High
School and has written an article to be published during August about our approach to
fully preparing Year 11 for their GCSEs and beyond. A copy of the article will be
published in our autumn newsletter.
Wow, what a year we
have had in Music!
Firstly, a big massive
thank you to Liam Frost,
Hannah Hird, Christian
Madden and Richard Jupp
for delivering songwriting
workshops to our Y9 and
Y10 GCSE Music pupils.
The pupils have taken a
lot from the 10 sessions,
and it is clear to see the
pupils have grown in con-
fidence, developed their
instrumental and
compositional skills and
also made new friends.
This is especially im-
portant for the Year 9
pupils before they start
the GCSE Music course in
September.
GLEE Club (aka ‘The
Black-Eyed Glees’ – credit
to Mr Leyland for the inspired naming!) has been a re-
sounding success this year. We now have representatives
from every year in the school, and it is great to see the
older pupils mixing and helping with the younger pupils,
strengthening our great community spirit. The Black
Eyed Glees have/will *perform(ed) at Kirkby’s Got Talent
to show off their amazing talent,
performing songs by Ella
Henderson and Sam Smith!
A massive well done to the cast
of ‘Annie’ for your outstanding
singing, which only came with a
lot of hard work and
determination!
Well done to Lily Madden (Y9),
Jamie Boyd (Y10) and the cast of
Annie for your performance to
over 1,000 people at Kirkby
Festival on 4th July – you were
ace!
The Year 10 GCSE Music group
took a trip to the Royal Liverpool
Philharmonic Hall to watch the
‘White Nights’ program
performed by the RLPO. The
pupils were impeccably behaved
and seemed transfixed
throughout the whole concert!
Finally, just to say a massive thank you and well done to
ALL of the pupils for your work in Music this year! May
you have a restful break over the summer holidays, then
come back for more of the same in September!
Follow us on Twitter - @KHS_Music1
Mr Shaw
News from the Music Department
NEET TV Premiere
Pupils in year 8-10 attended the premier of their film “Same Difference” at the
Showcase Cinema in June. The premier featured talks and award presentations from
local stars of stage and screen.
The students involved wrote, produced and starred in the movie which explores
diversity and promotes acceptance of people who are different from us.
The film was a great success and Kirkby High School along with our friends at Bluebell
Park picked up the award for Outstanding Storyline & Meaning (pictured).
Girls and Gangs
In association with Merseyside Police, year 10 students have created a film to promote
awareness of the dangers of gangs particularly for girls.
With input from drama, music and RE the students created “Stepping Off” – a three
minute piece warning of the difficulties faced when a young person chooses to join a
gang. The film was viewed by our RE students who were surveyed on how effective the
film was at getting the message across.
The films cast (Amber Williams, Rhea Crosbie, Jamie Boyd, Gemma Harrison, Phoebe
Alford & Louise O’Brien) will be visiting Police HQ in Liverpool City Centre to present
their findings and hopefully win funding for the school.
Great work & good luck girls!
The Kirkby Festival
On Saturday 4th July students from year 8-10 were invited to showcase their talents to
the local community at the annual Kirkby Festival.
The weather was beautiful which meant the turnout was great. Students performed to
an audience of over 1000 people.
The cast of Annie revived some of the school production, while Lily Madden & Jamie
Boyd were brilliant in each performing solo to the huge crowd.
Performance groups from other schools and organisations performed throughout the
afternoon and the support shown for every act made for a day filled with community
spirit.
It was great to see some former student in amongst the crowd.
Our Kirkby High performers should be very proud.
Drama Department
Year 10 News
This term has been very busy for year 10.
Students who follow the Uniformed Services
programme have successfully completed a 4 day
residential. Students who follow the Child
Development programme visited Jolley’s Barn to
gain experience in a play centre environment.
The hard work and interest of all students was
outstanding.
Students have sat GCSE mock exams, as well as many
controlled assessments. The effort and
enthusiasm of students in Year 10 has been
exceptional.
Amber Williams in year 10 organised an
Alzheimer’s fundraising event. The Royal Court Youth
Theatre and students from Kirkby High School helped
Amber put on a spectacular event. As well as raising
money, a great time was had by all.
The Cache level 1 Child care
group went on a visit to Acorn
farm. They were investigating
the ways a child may develop
through local amenities.
The group also went on a visit
to Jollies barn to investigate
health and safety issues. They
had a Q &A session with one of
the managers. The group asked
questions about how the play
structure was set up and the
health and safety procedures
the centre follows. The
students were allowed to test
the play area and give feedback
of any issues they might
consider to be an issue.
A big thank you to Jollies barn,
who provided us with toast and
refreshments and allowed the
group to ask all the questions
they needed.
All of year 10 visited Knowsley Community
College on Friday 3rd July. Students had the
opportunity to experience post-16 courses
and focus on what they will do when they
leave school.
Also, a date to keep for your diaries - the
Year 11 Prom 2016 has been booked at
Aintree Racecourse on 30th June 2016.
Child Care
Uniformed Services students ready to go on their camping expedition.
STUDENT LEADERS
Congratulations to:
Joe Lynskey (Head Boy);
Beth Edge (Head Girl);
Nathan Bradshaw (Deputy Head Boy); and
Phoebe Alford (Deputy Head Girl)
on their new appointments.
Sporting Champions
Rounders Our Year 9 girls accepted a late invite to enter a Year 9/10 tournament
in the Merseyside School Games. They had represented Knowsley last year at the games
but played one game and torrential rain stopped the whole tournament. With amazing
skill and tactical play, this team won all 5 games in a round-robin competition to finish as
overall winners and Merseyside Rounder champions. A huge congratulations to all
the team members with Holly Leathley receiving particular praise from most opposing
team managers for her outstanding performances as our team bowler. Team Members: Jennifer Beech, Amie Kelly, Chloe Henderson, Phoebe Bridgeman, Lydia Condron,
Charlotte Edge, Holly Leathley, Connie Swan, Louise Lanigan,
Georgia Roughley.
Year 7 girls 5-a-side This Year 7 girls football team almost made the national finals
with their amazing efforts against three Knowsley schools. A fantastic tournament run by
Mr Downing each year which leads into the English Schools FA 5-a-side competition for
England. Hopefully we will have better luck next year.
Well done to Ebony Wilson, Charlotte Grey, Poppy Cowell, Erin McLoughlin,
Hallie Johnson and Faye Guy.
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