Dear Parents, Guardians and Carers Happy Easter to everyone. I hope all students have a wonderful break. Congratulations go to the Basketball team who have just scooped the Cheshire School Games award. Congratulations also go to the Choir who have got through to the finals of the Love Music Trust competition and will perform at the Lyceum on Wednesday, and the Year 9 netball team who are now the South Cheshire school champions. Gold Standard Many of you will already know about the

dramatic rescue off the coast of Anglesey involving Joe Rowlands (Year 9) over the February half term holiday. Joe was instrumental in saving his dad’s life after a kayaking accident and we are all extremely proud of his quick actions that day.

Congratulations to Isaac Leydon (Year 7) who

recently took part in the Year 7 Inter-Counties Cross Country competition at Ellesmere Port, coming in 6

th overall individually and helped

the Cheshire team win the competition.

Congratulations to all the BLS students that recently represented Cheshire in the North West regional sports hall final last weekend: George Spain (Year 9), Oliver Atkinson (Year 8), Drew Bradley (Year 8), Isaac Leydon (Year 7) and Andrew Salmon (Year 7). Both the U15 and U13 teams came in 2

nd place – well done.

Funding The school has received its budget for next year. This will lead to us having to make more cuts, on top of last year’s job losses. According to ASCL (one of the teaching unions) over a fifth of maintained schools will be setting a deficit budget this year. I fully recognise that the government has put more funding into education, and the new National Funding Formula is more generous than that

originally proposed last year. Despite this, the school will have to make further cuts. I have benchmarked our spending against that of other schools and we are already pretty frugal. The school is also full to bursting. As an Academy we need to set a balanced budget and as there are no longer any significant reserves, there will some changes in school that will impact on the curriculum. Students at BLS come from different constituencies and I will contact the local MP’s with our business case and ask for comments. School Fund A huge thank you to everyone who has contributed to school fund this year. Brine Leas Trust has set up a Lottery. This is a chance to win big cash prizes as well as a number of spot prizes and will be launched at the end of April. I have just registered and it took about 3 minutes. If you are financially able to do so, please do register to take part in the lottery and support the Brine Leas Trust in raising funds to support the school. The web address is https://www.yourschoollottery.co.uk/lottery/school/brine-leas-school/supporter. Last year the funds raised went into the new Food Technology rooms and we were able to attract another £64,000 by putting some of our own capital into the project. This year the target is to fund the all new amphitheatre. The current amphitheatre is due to be built on later this year; currently this is still subject to the funding from the LA being confirmed, the school carrying out a period of consultation and the agreement of the Regional Schools Commissioner . The Trust intends to help to fund an even bigger and better amphitheatre adjacent to the school canteen. In purchasing a lottery ticket, you give yourself chance of winning £25000 as well as knowing that for every £1 ticket you buy that 40p will go directly to the school. You don’t have to be an immediate part of the school community to take part in the lottery, so do try and persuade a few friends and family to buy a ticket if they ae in a financial position to do so. If you simply want to set up a direct debit to the Trust then this is possible.

Please contact the school to find out how that can be done. Money is spent by the Trust to enhance the education of children at Brine Leas School. You should have received information on the lottery via a separate email as well. Trip to China I visited China recently as part of a team inspecting an international school. All monies earned go straight into the school budget. As part of the visit I also went to another international school with over 14000 students on the campus, many of whom were boarders. A fifteen minute ride on a golf buggy did not get me around all of the campus! We are hoping that Year 10 will host around twenty students in June and they will pay towards the cost of their accommodation whilst over here. The Final Countdown There is a fair amount of revision going on over Easter for Year 11 and 13’s so do check out the website for details. Good luck to everyone concerned. Staffing Update Miss Bates, Head of Modern Foreign Languages, who started at Brine Leas as a newly qualified teacher, leaves the school to take up a new position after Easter. I wish to thank her for all the effort she has put into her teaching at the school and wish her every success with her new venture. Jazz and Blues As ever, BLS has a few folks in the Jazz and Blues Festival. You can see Jim Kirkpatrick at the Crown Hotel on Easter Monday. Callum Wright is performing in numerous venues over the weekend, Wayne and the Hairy Peaches (with Mr Barker and Mrs O’Donnell guesting) will be at the Bowling Green on Good Friday at 9pm and the Studio at 5pm on Easter Sunday. School Disco Maybe the school disco has had its day? We have had to cancel a few recently as we do need a

minimum number to go to justify having staff and security on site. Maybe lots intend to pay at the door but we will never know. If you have some ideas about what children would like the PSCA to put on please let us know (email psca@brineleas.co.uk). Consultation on New Build We will shortly go to consultation on phase 1 of the building programme. Technically this is not an expansion as it will just give us sufficient space to cater for the students on roll. You will receive the document by e mail. There is also an opportunity to come into school and comment/ask questions if you so wish. A summary of the plans: A two storey six classroom extension will be

built onto D block.

Four existing classrooms will be converted into two laboratories

To ensure that there is access to a maths room on the ground floor an existing English classroom will be converted into a specialist Maths room.

Two exiting toilet blocks will be remodelled and extended to give additional capacity.

The existing outdoor large seated area will be re-sited and landscaped.

Building work can commence as soon as the necessary permissions have been given.

Mr A Cliffe Headteacher

BRINE LEAS’ BULLETIN EASTER EDITION 2018

Dates for your Diary

OUTSTANDING 100%

GOOD 98-99%

Not good enough Less than 98%

...students with no absence are 2.2 times more

likely to achieve 5+ GCSEs A*-C pr equivalent

and 2.8 times more likely to achieve 5+ GCSEs

A*-C or equivalent including English and

Mathematics than students missing 15-20% of

KS4 lessons.

Lateness= Lost Learning

*(Figures below are calculated over a

school year)

5 minutes late each day 3 days lost!

10 minutes late each day 6.5 days lost!

15 minutes late each day 10 days lost!

20 minutes late each day 13 days lost!

30 minutes late each day 19 days lost!

If you have a 90% attendance record, it means that you are absent from lessons for the

equivalent of one half day every week.

A 90% attendance rate means that you have missed the equivalent of four whole weeks of

lessons in the school year.

If your attendance rate is at 90% throughout KS3 and KS4 (5 years) you have missed the

equivalent of about one half of a school year.

Students who miss 19 days a year will drop at least ONE GCSE GRADE.

1-4 GCSE grades can increase your wages by 17%.

5 or more GCSE A-C grades can increase your wages by 41%.

Attendance Criteria Attendance

(%)

Number of days absent from

school

98 4 days

95 10 days = 2 weeks

90 20 days = 4 weeks

85 30 days = 6 weeks

80 40 days = 8 weeks

GOOD ATTENDANCE

MEANS…

Being in school at least 98%

of the time or 186 to 190

days.

That’s no more than 4 days

off a year.

iCreate

Thursday 29th March 2018 - Inset Day (school closed to students)

Friday 30th March 2018 - Easter Holidays Commence

Monday 16th April 2018 - School Re-opens to Staff and Students

Wednesday 18th April 2018 - Post-BL6 Information Evening

Saturday 21st April 2018 - PSCA Alton Towers Trip

Saturday 21st – Sunday 22

nd April 2018 - World Challenge Training

w/c Monday 23rd

April 2018 - Year 8 Exams (for one week) Thursday 26

th March 2018 - Year 12 Parents’ Evening

Monday 7th May 2018 - May Day Bank Holiday (school closed to students)

Tuesday 8th May 2018 - Spanish Exchange Arrives

Wednesday 9th May 2018 - Year 10 Parents’ Evening

Monday 14th May 2018 - GCSE and A’Level Examinations

Commence Tuesday 15

th May 2018 - Spanish Exchange Depart

Friday 25th May 2018 - School Closes for May Half Term

Monday 4th June 2018 - School Re-opens to Staff and Students

Music Well, what a busy term this has been! The school production of High School Musical on Stage has kept us extremely busy in the music department, with over 120 students taking part on stage, backstage and in the band. The show was a huge success and the students were a credit to the school and themselves. On top of that, the school choir, school band and Acapella choir competed in the Love Music Trust school's music competition. All groups performed fantastically, with the Acapella choir advancing to the final and the band and school choir taking second place, we will keep you posted on the results! We are now in the midst of finalising GCSE and A Level coursework, with students throwing themselves into performances and compositions before the final push towards exams. On top of all this, we have had students taking part in lots of events and productions outside of school such as Curtain Call's production of 'Bugsy Malone', Crewe AMS's 'My Fair Lady' and Nantwich Players' “Animal Farm' to name but a few. Phew, exhausting! As well as all the hard work, we also have a lot to look forward to over the coming months, including lots more events and performances such as the Reaseheath Family Fun Day, Schools Gotta Sing and the Summer Spectacular. Finally, we are busy making preparations for our upcoming tour to Venice in July which is extremely exciting! We are all busy building our repertoire and brushing up on our Italian. We look forward to updating you on all our exciting events!

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on our Twitter page

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BLS Debating Society

The debating team most recently met with their own rendition of the classic debate: big bang or

creation.

After deciding on this topic students went away to conduct their own research in order to debate among

fellow members of the group, half for big bang, the other half for creation. The group began the

discussion with enthusiasm both sides offering their opening statements before starting their main

arguments.

Starting with the debate was the arguments for the big bang theory providing supporting evidence

relying on both scientific research and the Bible to make their argument. One such argument was that

modern day technology could disprove events that the Bible claims happened, therefore making the Big

Bang the more logical and only correct view of thinking, this argument was followed by the a close

examination from the opposing side drawing on ideas of higher thinking, planning and the flaws within

the scientific approach to the big bang leading to the creation belief to be the understanding of how the

universe started.

One such argument included the lack of antimatter within the atmosphere, believing that if the Bang

Theory had occurred the same levels of matter and antimatter would be in the atmosphere but there is

a lack of this suggesting that this energy did not exist to create the big bang.

Adding higher levels of challenge, interest and fun to a Monday lunchtime, the debating society allows

students to spend time with people who encourage each other through pushing them but also

understand each other’s desire to be intrigued. The club allows for an intellectual, engaging debate,

from researchers, supporters and full on debaters, debate club has a position for any individual in any

year that wants to express their stance and have a satisfying debate under a controlled,

non-threatening, chilled environment.

The next debate will be on whether the gun laws in the USA should be repealed. Debates take place

every Monday week 1 at lunchtime in BF14. Bring your lunch, get involved (it doesn’t have to be in a

big way) and join the debating club, we will be happy to include new members. Future debates might

include: abortion, whether artificial intelligence might become a threat, whether Hitler should have been

assassinated and many more intriguing debates. Hope to see you there.

Mr Challinor

Big Bang vs Creation

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Physical Education

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On 13th March, the Y9 Netball team were crowned South Cheshire netball champions. Well done girls! Some tough competition out there.

Netball

Congratulations to the Y10 Netball team who came 2nd overall in the South Cheshire netball tournament at Sandbach on 6th March.

The Y9 boys basketball team went to the Winter Games in Warrington on 22nd March after qualifying for the first

rounds and came back Cheshire Champs!

Fantastic achievement!

Basketball

The Year 8 girls and the Year 7 boys indoor athletics teams both competed at the Cheshire & Warrington school games on 14th March at Ellesmere Port and came 3rd overall in the finals. Well done!

Cheshire and Warrington School Games

North West Regional Sports Hall Athletics

On Sunday 25th March, the following Brine Leas students represented Cheshire in the North West

regional sports hall athletics final in Manchester:

George Spain (Under 15s)

Oliver Atkinson, Drew Bradley, Isaac Leydon and Andrew Salmon (Under 13s)

Both teams finished 2nd; an amazing achievement!

French Exchange Once again, our trip to Brive-la-Gaillarde has been a real success! We know that school exchanges and trips overseas are amazing opportunities for developing partnerships with schools abroad and introducing students and staff to new cultures and languages. This year's exchange to Brive-la-Gaillarde has confirmed this and the students have really enjoyed being immersed in the French culture. We also shared this week with both Spanish and German exchanges, which made it even more special.

We did a range of activities, from visiting the world famous 'Lascaux 4', which mixes prehistoric paintings with up-to-date technology, to going to the new 'escape game' which challenged both our students' knowledge of French and their problem solving ability. Visits to Rocamadour and the cave of 'Lacave' were very informative and also gave time to relax and enjoy pancakes or ice-creams. The students also enjoyed spending time with the primary school children from Notre Dame who were eager to practise their English with our students.

Both French teachers and parents were extremely impressed with the behaviour of our students, so were Mrs Potts and myself. I am sure many students have gathered memories that will be cherished for a long time and several students have already planned to meet again in the future.

Mr Cador

French and English students enjoying

Rocamadour in the sunshine.

We enjoyed going to the brand new 'Escape game' in Brive, the Gaillard Academy. Sadly, none

of us were able to escape in the 1 hour given.

We taught some y8 French students how to play bench ball. A real success!

Reception with the Spanish, German, French and English students. Presentations in French and great singing in English, Spanish and German

were

Spanish Exchange Twenty-five Year 9 students from Brine Leas went on a Spanish exchange to Murcia in February,

accompanied by Miss Rafferty, Miss Sanders and Mr Elliot. We stayed with our exchange partners

from Instituto Miguel Espinosa and we got up to lots of activities and new experiences whilst we were

there. These included tours around Murcia, seeing some of the most beautiful sights in Spain,

spending time within a Spanish school and we even got chance to do some shopping, Spanish style!

Everybody was so welcoming and kind, helping us pick up the language and made us feel part of their

family too! We were fortunate enough try gorgeous typical Spanish food such as traditional paella. We

noticed a totally different life style; more relaxed and sociable.

One of the English and Spanish favourite things to do when with our families was meet up with one

another and go to activities in large groups. Due to the lovely weather we were able to stay out much

later and never felt tired! One of our students may have even found a boyfriend!

Personal opinions

Beth Inniss: “I found the Spanish exchange very fun and wish we could do it again; we met lots of new

lovely people and made new friendships. I felt very welcomed by the family and was sad to leave.”

Aimee Worthington: “I really enjoyed the exchange and met so many people which I hope I shall stay

in contact with in the future. We all made so many new memories and lived in a totally different dynamic

which you would never be able to re-create!”

Jack Brown: “I enjoyed getting to learn about the life style and the traditions of the Spanish people.”

Overall everybody enjoyed the Spanish exchange and it was a once in a lifetime experience and we

now can’t wait until May for the Spanish to come over to us!

A gorgeous day at the Beach

Up the mountain in El Valle nature reserve

Games on the school playground

RIP Stephen HawkingRIP Stephen Hawking

On 14th March 2018, the World lost a true genius in Dr Stephen Hawking. Born in 1942, Hawking read On 14th March 2018, the World lost a true genius in Dr Stephen Hawking. Born in 1942, Hawking read

Natural Science at Oxford University, before completing a PhD in Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Natural Science at Oxford University, before completing a PhD in Applied Mathematics and Theoretical

Physics, where he was awarded The Adam’s Prize in 1966 for his work. Physics, where he was awarded The Adam’s Prize in 1966 for his work.

Whilst at Cambridge, he was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, a debilitating condition. Despite Whilst at Cambridge, he was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, a debilitating condition. Despite

being given only two years to live, Hawking continued his work, and his Doctors discovered his being given only two years to live, Hawking continued his work, and his Doctors discovered his

condition was progressing slower than first diagnosed.condition was progressing slower than first diagnosed.

He was a pioneer within Theoretical Physics, working on theories on time and relativity, producing He was a pioneer within Theoretical Physics, working on theories on time and relativity, producing

popular science books, including: ‘Science, A Brief History of Time.’ allowing his works to be shared popular science books, including: ‘Science, A Brief History of Time.’ allowing his works to be shared

with the wider world, in a way that they could understand.with the wider world, in a way that they could understand.

In recent years, Hawking appeared in popular TV shows such as Big Bang Theory, and The Simpsons, In recent years, Hawking appeared in popular TV shows such as Big Bang Theory, and The Simpsons,

before his life was made into a film, starring Eddie Redmayne. His legacy will live on, through his before his life was made into a film, starring Eddie Redmayne. His legacy will live on, through his

inspiration of future scientists.inspiration of future scientists.

@Science_BLS@Science_BLS

Science Inter Maths Challenge

Gold Silver Bronze

Year 9 Joe Vernon

(Best in Year 9) Ben Wells

Year 10

Eloise Furlonger

(Best in Year 10) Sam Cork Amelia Scott Will Pettitt

James Cole Michael Spanton Caitlin Edwards Ben Petitt

Freya Davies Harvey Balaam George Clark

Mariella Smith Iona Parkinson Daisy Cartwright

Kyle White Kieran Thomas- Wilkins

Lucy Deegan Megan Astbury-Weight

Sharmila Thirmurugan

Year 11

Jack Millington

(Best in Year 11

& Best in School)

Jaden Mclean

Katie Speakman Amelia Atkinson

Sarah Stubington Amy Lovatt Matthew Major Naomi Young

Morgan Walton William Joynson Ethan Howard Lewis Oakes

Philippa Young George Newbrook Jack Wilne Tom Hooper

Richard Fu Charlie Richards Charlotte Watson Harry Smith

Ellie Grinnell Yasmin Jones Miles Fullerd Ellie Bradbury

Beth Kershaw Alex Smith Zoe McKenna

Max Owen-Ziegenbalg Sean Tesauro

Dylan Atkinson

Robin Bloomer

Qualified for next level Kangaroo

challenge:

Jack Millington

Sarah Stubington

Morgan Walton

Philippa Young

Joe Vernon

Fantastic – Well done!

We were so impressed with the standard of the performance

on the UKMT intermediate challenge. So many of our students

earned medals - huge well done to everyone who took part

(even if you didn’t get a medal this time!)

A special mention to the students who managed to secure a

place on the next round of the competition - best of luck for the

Kangaroo stage :)

Mr Barker

Tattenhall Art Residential

This year's Tattenhall art residential was as enjoyable as ever. The theme for Year 10 was 'Marine

Mash-up' and students produced a piece of work based on the work of Ernst Haeckel and Yellena

James. Fourty four Year 10 students were spread across two rooms so Mr Boulton had his work cut out

trying to get around them all! Thankfully Mrs Corbett and her daughter were there to lend a hand! A

small number of Year 11 students also attended and worked on finishing portfolio pieces. A great time

was had by all and some wonderful work was produced. Lots of popcorn and ice cream was consumed

by the students when they sat down to watch the annual Saturday night scary film but thankfully nothing

went bump in the night and we all returned safely on Sunday! Well done to all who attended.

Mr Boulton

AO Apprenticeship Day For the 3rd year running, Brine Leas was invited to the AO Apprentice Challenge on Tuesday 6th March to celebrate National Apprenticeships Week.

Five Year 10 students worked with students from 3 local secondary schools on a challenge set by AO which involved designing an app specifically for the drivers.

They were supported by current AO apprentices as well as senior managers and had to present back to a panel at the end of the day.

Congratulations to Owen who was on the winning team and who also won the best presenter of the day award too. Owen has won a weeks' work experience with AO as well as a goody bag.

(Ella Williams, Owen Davies Hulme, Harrison Evans, James Cole, Marcus Hogan and

Miss Peters.)

BITE News On Saturday 3rd March we hosted our very first Raspberry Jam as part of the Raspberry Pi birthday

weekend. Students were able to bring along project’s for a show and tell part of the morning as well as

using Pi’s that had been set up to have a go at coding whether they were a beginner or experienced.

Everyone had lots of fun and are looking forward to the next event.

During the Autumn term we started a code club. Students can come along and

complete set challenges using specific code. We have completed challenges

in Scratch, HTML and CSS so far. If you would like to attend come along to

DG02 Wednesdays afterschool until 4.30

Safer Internet Day

Again this year students participated in Safer Internet tasks during PHSCE lesson. This year for Safer

Internet Day 2018, the UK Safer Internet Centre developed the theme of "Create, connect and share

respect: A better internet starts with you".

There are many websites that you can access to learn how you can help your children keep safe

online.

For more information go to:

http://www.childnet-int.org

http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/

http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/

Another very useful website is :

https://parentzone.org.uk/advice/parent-guides

It has lots of useful guides about how to help your children use technology safely.

Raspberry Jam

Code Club

Aged between 10 & 18? Could you be the future of games?

Whether you love to code, draw or write the story, BAFTA YGD gives you an insight into the world of

game making, as well the chance to win once-in-a-lifetime experiences with top game makers through

our annual competition.

The competition allows you to explore the different areas of making a video game: enter the Game Making Award or Game Concept Award.

For more information go to: http://ygd.bafta.org

Entrants can apply as an individual, in a pair, or in a team of three, but only one entry per category

must be submitted – i.e. if you are entering as part of one pair or a team, you cannot enter as part of

another one.

The deadline for all entries is 17:00 on Wednesday 25 April 2018.

@brinelibrary Library

We now have 46 Word Millionaires! - students

who have each read over a million words since

October! Amazing!

Current leader board

Robert Bayley 4,307,059 words

Grace Boladuro 4,292,274 words

Freddy Woodfine 3,204,858 words

Book Club

Book Club on Tuesday lunchtime is extremely

popular. We participate in the Cheshire Schools’

Book Awards & share thoughts on our favourite

reads. The students join in our book quizzes &

trivia & of course win

Careers Careers Convention

Accelerated

Reader Champions! Once again, our Annual Careers Convention took place in the Sports Hall on Tuesday 13

th February,

2018 and we welcomed a huge range of exhibitors including both local and national employers,

universities and training providers.

Year 9 students had the opportunity to speak to visitors first and explore what might be available to

them in the future and support them in choosing their option subjects.

Year 11 and BL6 students also had the opportunity to speak to the wide range of professionals who

were able to support them with their future career plans.

It was a great success and we are very grateful to all those who gave up their time to come and inspire

our students.

A number of activities were organised to support the week including Year 10 Mock Interviews.

Having been asked to prepare a CV, students were given an interview with one of the many volunteers

from local employers and a wide variety of backgrounds.

A huge thank you to our interviewers including Bentley, Unipart Rail, APEX Connected, AO,

Snugbury’s, Encirc, Safe Opportunities, Kindertons, Cheshire Police and Pear Tree Primary School.

National Careers Week 5th - 9th March

Can you help support our KS4 Work Experience programme? We have a number of Year 10 students with a keen interest in design, sciences and computer science

who are keen to find local companies to support them with a weeks’ work experience in October this

year.

If you or your employer are able to offer them this experience please contact school at

work.experience@brineleas.co.uk

The work experience week is Monday 22nd

– Friday 26th October, 2018. If you are an employer in any

sector and would be able to offer one of our students a placement, we would be delighted to hear from

you.

We had great fun celebrating World Book Day

on 4th March. Staff &

students were involved in

competitions and events & all

students received their £1

WBD token to get a FREE

book!

World Book Day

Don’t forget to return your books to the

Library before we Close for

Easter!

Websites to help you choose

books for Easter Holiday Reading

www.lovereadingforkids.co.uk

www.booksforkeeps.co.uk

http://www.booktrust.org.uk/

BL6 UCAS Exhibition & Manchester University Visit

On Wednesday 14th March, a group of Year 12 Students visited the UCAS exhibition at the Manchester Central Convention Complex where they were greeted by hundreds of university representatives, UCAS experts and higher apprenticeship providers such as Rolls Royce, Airbus and Pricewaterhousecoopers. Many of the students had prepared in advance and knew which stands they wanted to visit to maximise their time there. After a spot of lunch the students were then greeted by some University of Manchester student ambassadors on their campus site. They were given a presentation on the University of Manchester, its courses, campus and history as well as some general information about choosing the right university. There was also an informal Q & A session with the ambassadors with the afternoon culminating in a tour of the campus. Despite the weather being a little inclement, the students were excellent representatives of Brine Leas Sixth Form and many seem to have got something, no matter how small, out of the day.

Last half term our Year 12 BL6 students have been creating quite a buzz with over 25 students busy campaigning for election to the Sixth Form Student Union. Roles available include SU President and Vice President, Welfare Officer, Education Officer and Fundraising & Activities Officer. Staff and students alike have been enjoying hearing about the candidates' different visions for the future and ideas they have to make BL6 even better. We were especially impressed by the passionate speeches delivered by the President / Vice-President pairings seeking to secure votes from the BL6 student body. The new Student Union will be in place for the start of the final term and we are confident that whoever is elected will do a fantastic job due to the passion and professionalism of all our candidates. Well done!

Student Union Elections

Revision Tips!

This is a time when we have to work together to support students who become anxious and

overwhelmed with the demands of examinations. Students and parents may find the following self-help

tips useful:

Relaxation Techniques

Have a cup of tea - it actually works!

Try 5/7 breathing - breath in for the count of 5 and out to 7

Have a bubble bath - throw in some bath salts/muscle soak for added chill!

Exercise - go for a walk, play football, do a workout DVD. Exercise lowers stress levels for at

least two hours

Visualisation - picture yourself on a beach and concentrate on your five senses

‘What Career?’ Show

On Friday 23 March, BL6 took a coach of students to the What Career Live Show at the Liverpool Exhibition Centre who were hosting for the first time. This was an opportunity for students unsure about university and keen to look at the apprenticeship pathway the chance to speak to a huge range of employers including Accenture, Amazon, Deloitte, DHL, EY, Health Careers (NHS), Jaguar Land Rover, J.P. Morgan, Network Rail, BT, Network Rail and many more as well as a number of universities who also exhibited.

Students could attend presentations as well as a taking part in a Cyber Security Challenge, CV Clinic, a Mock Assessment Centre and a STEM Challenge for budding engineers.

BL6 Easter Revision Timetable Subject Date Time Venue Teacher

Year 13 Music -Composition catch up Tuesday 3rd April 9am - 3pm Mu1 Mrs Dale

AS Chemistry Tuesday 3rd April 10am - 12:00 Sc2 Mrs Fenech

A Level Chemistry Tuesday 3rd April 12:30 - 2:30pm Sc2 Mrs Fenech

A Level & GCSE Students Art Wednesday 4th April 9am - 3pm AG34 Mr Boulton

Year 13 Music Wednesday 4th April 10am - 1pm Mu1 Mrs O'Donnell

Year 13 Music - Mozart Analysis and Lis-tening

Thursday 5th April 9am - 3pm Mu1 Mrs Dale

A2 Biology Friday 6th April 10am-12:00 Sc3 Mrs Jones

A2 Biology Friday 6th April 12:30 - 2:30pm Sc3 Mrs Jones

Year 13 Gov & Pol Wednesday 11th April 10:00 - 1:00pm Se6 Miss Corcoran

A Level & GCSE Students Art Wednesday 11th April 9am - 3pm AG34 Mr Boulton

Year 13 Spanish Thursday 12th April 9:30am - 1:30pm La1 Miss Rafferty

Important UCAS Deadline Year 13 students, please note, if you receive all your university decisions by 31

st March 2018, you must

reply by 2nd

May 2018 or they will be automatically declined.

Community Education ENROLMENT: 4 – 8pm Tuesday, 17th &Thursday, 19th April and 4 - 7pm Wednesday, 18th April

For more details or to reserve a place, please Email: evening.classes@brineleas.co.uk or Telephone: 07816 681 691 or 01270 625 663

Courses are subject to a minimum number of students AUDLEM ROAD, NANTWICH CW5 7DY

COURSE TITLE DAY LENGTH START TIME COURSE

FEES NEXT

STAGE START TIME

COURSE FEES

AROMATHERAPY - essential oils and massage Tues 5 weeks 24-Apr 7 – 9pm £40* 5 weeks 05-Jun 7 – 9pm £40*

ART HISTORY – how to view paintings Tues 12 weeks 17-Apr 7 – 9pm £99

CAKE DECORATING – all abilities Tues 6 weeks 17-Apr 6.30 – 8.30pm £48* 6 weeks 05-Jun 6.30 – 8.30pm £48*

DRESSMAKING and HOME FURNISHINGS Tues 6 weeks 17-Apr 7 – 9pm £48* 6 weeks 05-Jun 7 – 9pm £48*

FRENCH - improving the basic skills Tues 11 weeks 24-Apr 7 – 9pm £90

FROM PAGE TO STAGE -an Actor's toolkit NEW Tues 8 weeks 24-Apr 7.15 - 9.15pm £64 not consecutive weeks

GERMAN - improving the basic skills Tues 12 weeks 17-Apr 6 - 8pm £99

GET RAGGING! - make new things from old NEW Tues 5 weeks 05-Jun 6.30 – 8.30pm £40*

GREEK COOKERY - the authentic way NEW Tues 5 weeks 24-Apr 6.30 – 8.30pm £40* 5 weeks 05-Jun 6.30 – 8.30pm £40*

GUITAR – make a start with the Acoustic guitar Tues 6 weeks 17-Apr 6 – 7pm £24 7 weeks 05-Jun 6 – 7pm £28

GUITAR - improve your skills on the Acoustic guitar1 Tues 6 weeks 17-Apr 7.15 - 8.15pm £24 7 weeks 05-Jun 7.15 - 8.15pm £28

GUITAR - improve your skills on the Acoustic guitar2 Tues 6 weeks 17-Apr 8.30 - 9.30pm £24 7 weeks 05-Jun 8.30 - 9.30pm £28

ITALIAN - from the beginning Tues 5 weeks 17-Apr 6.30 – 8.30pm £45 5 weeks 05-Jun 6.30 – 8.30pm £45

ITALIAN -advanced conversation for fluency Tues 10 weeks 17-Apr 7 – 9pm £80

JAPANESE – Language for Beginners NEW Tues 10 weeks 24-Apr 7 – 9pm £85

MAKE MOSAICS - be artistic with broken glass NEW Tues 5 weeks 24-Apr 6.30 – 8.30pm £40*

MANDARIN CHINESE – improve your fluency Tues 11 weeks 17-Apr 7 – 9pm £90

PILATES 7.15pm class NEW Tues 7 weeks 05-Jun 7.15 – 8.15pm £28

POLISH - an introduction to the language NEW Tues 5 weeks 24-Apr 7 – 9pm £45 5 weeks 05-Jun 7 – 9pm £45

RECORDING MUSIC – learn to record your own NEW Tues 4 weeks 24-Apr 7 – 9pm £35 4 weeks 05-Jun 7 – 9pm £35

SPANISH - post Beginners Tues 12 weeks 17-Apr 7 – 9pm £99

WATERCOLOUR PAINTING – all abilities Tues 6 weeks 17-Apr 7 – 9pm £48* 7 weeks 05-Jun 7 – 9pm £56*

YOGA - exercise and relaxation for all abilities Tues 6 weeks 17-Apr 6 – 7pm £24 7 weeks 05-Jun 6 – 7pm £28

BRIDGE - improve ability at the card game NEW Thurs 9 weeks 19-Apr 7 – 9pm £72

CROCHET AND KNITTING - all abilities Thurs 5 weeks 19-Apr 7 – 9pm £40* 5 weeks 07-Jun 7 – 9pm £40*

DRAWING TECHNIQUES – all abilities Thurs 6 weeks 19-Apr 7 – 9pm £48* 7 weeks 07-Jun 7 – 9pm £56*

FLOWER ARRANGING - for the novice NEW Thurs 5 weeks 26-Apr 26-Apr £40* 5 weeks 07-Jun 7 – 9pm £40*

FRENCH - from the beginning Thurs 5 weeks 19-Apr 7 – 9pm £42 5 weeks 07-Jun 7 – 9pm £42

GERMAN – advanced to improve your fluency Thurs 12 weeks 19-Apr 7.45 - 9.15pm £75

GERMAN – from the beginnning Thurs 12 weeks 19-Apr 6 – 7.30pm £75

GREEK COOKERY - the authentic way NEW Thurs 5 weeks 26-Apr 6.30 – 8.30pm £40* 5 weeks 05-Jun 6.30 – 8.30pm £40*

GUITAR – playing as a group Thurs 9 weeks 19-Apr 7 – 9pm £72

ITALIAN – improvers and advanced Thurs 12 weeks 19-Apr 6.30 – 8pm £75

JAPANESE: LANGUAGE, LANDSCAPE and CULTURE Thurs 5 weeks 26-Apr 7 – 9pm £40

LEADERSHIP and TEAMWORK SKILLS NEW Thurs 10 weeks 26-Apr 7 – 9pm £85

PILATES 6pm class Thurs 5 weeks 19-Apr 6 - 7pm £20 7 weeks 05-Jun 6 - 7pm £28

PILATES 7.15pm class Thurs 5 weeks 19-Apr 7.15 – 8.15pm £20 7 weeks 05-Jun 7.15 – 8.15pm £28

POTTERY THROW DOWN - be creative with clay Thurs 6 weeks 19-Apr 6.30 – 8.30pm £60 6 weeks 05-Jun 6.30 – 8.30pm £60

RUSSIAN – from the beginning Thurs 5 weeks 19-Apr 7 – 9pm £40 5 weeks 05-Jun 7 – 9pm £40

SEWING BEES at BLS - for those that like to sew NEW Thurs 10 weeks 19-Apr 7 – 9pm £40*

SHAKE UP YOUR MAKE UP - improve appearance Thurs 5 weeks 26-Apr 7 – 9pm £40* 5 weeks 05-Jun 7 – 9pm £40*

SIGN LANGUAGE – improve your skills Thurs 10 weeks 19-Apr 7 – 9pm £80

SPANISH - improving the basic skills Thurs 10 weeks 19-Apr 6 - 7.30p.m. £65

SPANISH – continuing basic skills Thurs 10 weeks 19-Apr 7.45 – 9.15 pm £65

UKULELE FOR ALL - learn to play the instrumentNEW Thurs 5 weeks 26-Apr 7 - 8.15pm £25 5 weeks 05-Jun 7 - 8.15pm £25

WOODWORK - be creative and learn basic skills Thurs 6 weeks 19-Apr 7 – 9pm £48*

YOGA - exercise and relaxation for all abilities Thurs 5 weeks 26-Apr 6 - 7pm £20 5 weeks 05-Jun 6 - 7pm £20

*materials will be extra

We have sports and Gym facilities for:

5 a side

Cricket Nets

Martial Arts

Dance / Exercise

Outdoor Football and Rugby Pitches

Floodlit Tennis Courts

For parties and performances, we have Hall and

Drama facilities, which are complete with up to date

sound, lighting and projection.

We can also accommodate meetings for clubs, societies or

businesses in our purpose built meeting rooms. Our IT suite is also

available to let and is situated in the D block, a self contained unit

with kitchen and toilet facilities.

For further information:

Email: lettings@brineleas.co.uk

Telephone: 01270 625663

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