CollegeBulletin

Spring TermIssue #60

Boys special

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On Monday 23rd February we were luckyenough to have a whole college keynote INSETtraining day delivered, by Gary Wilson. Wewere joined by some of our parents and col-leagues from partner schools, which widenedthe debate about boys’ underachievement inCornwall.

Gary worked as an English teacher in second-ary schools in West Yorkshire for twenty sevenyears, before using his extensive knowledge towork on closing the learning gap betweenboys and girls. He began work on raising boys'achievement in 1993, quickly realising theneed to work in conjunction with feeder pri-mary schools in order to maximise the impact.Since then, he has worked in over 300 schoolson projects which have addressed the under-achievement of boys and been instrumental inclosing the gap in results between boys andgirls. He has also worked on numerous DFESbest practice events as well as LEA and Na-tional conferences all over the country andalso in Brazil. He has written for the TES, madeprograms for Teachers’ TV and appeared on‘Woman’s Hour, many times.During our Treviglas training, Gary addressedthe 33 barriers to achievement which boys canface in the class room. He offered examplesfrom case studies he has worked on and gaveteachers practical solutions to help boysachieve their true potential. The day was bothentertaining and enlightening. He has offeredto send the school a copy of the informationused on the day, which will help us to plan atwhole college, faculty and individual teacherlevel, about how we can address our gendergap and support our boys to be as brilliant aswe know they can be.

“Boys will be brilliant.”

TOP TIPS FOR BRILLIANT BOYS

1. Give lots of encouragement to boost confidence

2. If your son has a reading habit, encourage it. If not, do your best to help him develop one. You could ask his teacher’s advice. Seeing other males around the house reading can alsohelp.

3. Guide them towards out-of-school activities that he will not only enjoy but at which he can also succeed.

4. Give him more responsibilities around the house – do not do everything for him.

5. Try to create some opportunities for learning at home by discussing the news or TVprogrammes.

6. Persuade him that talking over feelings is best, as it helps release tension and anger.

7. Check his student planner regularly (if he has one).

8. Make sure he gets himself properly organised in time. ‘Planning and preparation helpprevent poor performance’.

9. Contact school immediately if you feel you son is under pressure from others not to work.

10. Good male role models can play a significant part in boys’ education; for example, by reading to them, giving help with work at home, or even by helping out at school.

11. Other learners in the house can be used as good examples.

12. Make sure he has enough sleep!

13. Reassure him that it is OK to express his feelings, in fact positively encourage it.

14. Talk to teacher whenever you are concerned.

15. Have your own system of rewards at home for good work and behaviour.

16. Limit leisure time spent in front of screens.

17. When he starts to be given homework, get into the habit of making sure that he does it on the night that it is set – preferably as soon as he gets home and definitely without the TV on.

18. Show interest in his day at school.

HOUSE HEROES

Tolcarne: Jack Trestrail

Jack is a student who consistently tries his best at all times. Jack has gained confidence throughhis interest in drama and is developing the skills he has learnt to support his other subjects. Jack isalways supportive of others both in and outside the classroom. He has shown a caring attitude tothose who need reassurance. Jack is a pleasure to teach and should be recognised for his positiveattitude.

Fistral: Jack Finnegan

Jack has successfully balanced his College life with his sporting ambitions. He has made pleasingprogress with his GCSE studies, while contributing fully to Treviglas through his role as House Captain,acting as an outstanding role model to younger students. Jack has been keen to involve himself inStudent Council meetings, and has also taken part in the recent College production. Rugby is amajor part of Jack's life, and he fully commits himself to his training every week. This combination oftalent and commitment has resulted in Jack's performances for Newquay RFC earning him recog-nition at County level.

Towan: Jordan Fisher

Jordan Fisher, is a wonderful young man: respectful, gentle in nature and has an excellent sense ofhumour. He takes part in Extra@ activities, such as Duke of Edinburgh, and is a key member of TheSteelers. Jordan shows maturity and decency way beyond his years. He consistently works hard andis well respected by students and staff alike.

Porth: Chris Edwards

Chris Edwards, local Judo champion has been recognised recently for his courage and commit-ment to the martial art at national level. Chris, who is in Year 11, has been awarded in the CornishGuardian’s Community Awards. He was a winner in the Child of Courage category and a runner-up in the sports person of the year category. Chris hopes to continue to represent Great Britain inhis sport, with his dream of being an Olympian becoming more of a reality each year. Getting in-volved with the sport has given him great opportunities to travel in Europe and Asia. He is workinghard to gain his GCSEs currently, but still finds the time to train towards his personal best and Japanin 2020!

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg visits Treviglas onSt Piran’s Day

Students and staff at Treviglas extended a warm ‘Treviglas welcome’ to The Deputy Prime MinisterNick Clegg at the college on Thursday 5th March as part of the Speakers 4 Schools election pro-gramme. Mr Clegg was greeted on arrival by year 7 students Leonie Penick and Rob Osborne, andHead Students Harrison Pursall and Hannah Woodhouse.

Mr Clegg was then led to the college library where the World Book Week celebrations were in fullflow.Mr Bunney, Teacher of History, introduced Mr Clegg and chaired the debate. Mr Cleggopened the floor to wide-ranging and challenging questions from our Student Council, post 16 andyear 10 history students.

Mr Clegg was then interviewed by Leah Johnston (year 8), Cameron Stackhouse (year 8), ShakiraRichards (year 7) and Alex Hirt (year 8) as part of the BBC School Report programme. Shakira raisedeyebrows and a few laughs, including from the Deputy Prime Minister himself, when she challengedhim about not wearing a tie! Shakira said “it was very funny and I made him laugh!”.

Mrs Ross, Headteacher said: “We were delighted to welcome The Deputy Prime Minister, for thesecond time, and the BBC School Report team to Treviglas. I am especially proud of the studentstoday and once again they shone and showed Treviglas at its very best!”

This visit was part of the comprehensive programme at Treviglas preparing students to be as en-gaged as possible in the forthcoming election and to understand and participate in the democraticprocess.

Young Enterprise studentsshowcase their ‘crafty’ newbusiness at Spring Trade Fair

A group of year 12 Treviglas business and enter-prise students have created a new businesscalled ‘Captain Crafts’ – a book which is allabout Captain Crafts. The book has a target au-dience of younger children aged 4 to 8 years. Itis an interactive book with blank pages whichcan be coloured so that the book will be differentand unique throughout. The students are form agroup of volunteers who have put a lot of timeand passion into creating the Captain Craftsbook – which will provide a very good way of in-teracting with children through reading and ex-pressing themselves. The book would also makea brilliant gift!

The entrepreneurial students behind CaptainCrafts are attending the Young Enterprise SpringTrade Fair this Saturday 21st March on EventSquare in Falmouth and would love for you to beable to come down and support them.

Year 12 student Georgia Stokes said: “Thank youfor supporting us through this project and com-pleting questionnaires and giving us the moralsupport we need.”

If you want to be involved or find out more aboutCaptain Crafts please Tweet or Facebook on:

twitter: @Captain_craftsFacebook: Captain Crafts

Treviglas hosts Newquayprimary schools footballfestival

Treviglas Community College recently hostedthe Newquay Primary Mixed Year 3 /4 FootballFestival.

Treviglas and local partners, Newquay FC,have been running coaching sessions at localprimary schools for this age group over the pastyear. The skills of the players taking part weretestament to this. The initiative aims to get moregirls and boys interested in having a go at foot-ball in their school.

Joint winners of the festival were Perranpothand Goonhavern, who won their pools withoutloss and drew 2-2 in the final! This is the secondyear they have shared the shield.

Sean Wells, Schools Sports Coordinator for Tre-viglas, said, ‘This year we saw great skill levelsand teamwork. The afternoon was a great suc-cess with the players glowing from the exertionin the wet and cold weather. With many of theplayers having never played in a footballmatch before, it gave them a new opportunityto compete at this level.’

Part of the festival was led by Michael Bonner,a Year 9 Sports Leader and a member of thefootball leadership academy. Michael said,‘The skills shown were really good: the passingand movement at speed was great to watch.’

Treviglas would like to thank all the parents andcoaches and schools who supported theevent, and Pete Butterley and Trevor Mewtonfrom Newquay FC for their support.

If you want have a go at playing more footballNewquay Ladies Train u6-u12 4.30pm-5.30pmTreviglas Sports Dome every Tuesday.Newquay Football club run a mixed mini clubfor U5 – U10 on Tretherras Astro 9-10.30 everySaturday

College News

Treviglas Community College’s highest achieving studentsaged 14 to 16 recently visited Oxford University for a tasterday laid on especially for Treviglas.

The students were eager to explore the beautiful city of Oxford, understanding that they could po-tentially spend three years of their life there. Later, they were met by Oxford University host, Ian Ma-connachie from Exeter College. He gave the students an informative presentation about entrancecriteria, facilitating subjects, degree selection, the application process, student life at Oxford andfinance. The students listened attentively and learnt a lot. Olive, from Year 11, said, ‘I knew I neededEnglish Literature A-Level rather than Language to read English at Cambridge, as I had already re-searched facilitating subjects on the Russell Group website. Luke, also Year 11 responded, ‘I wassurprised you could study law with A-Level Maths, Physics and Chemistry.’

After lunch, the Treviglas students were given a tour of the college by two student ambassadors,giving an insight into life at Oxford. During the tour they saw breathtaking architecture, extensive li-braries, a Harry Potter style dinning hall, first class learning facilities, a stunning chapel and a modernbar. The students were really engaged and asked lots of questions.

Later in the afternoon they visited the Natural History Museum. This is just one example of the manyfacilities that Oxford has to offer. Reece said, ‘Standing next to the dinosaur was awesome.’

Mrs. Robin Penrose, Future Prospects Coordinator at Treviglas, concluded, ‘I really feel that the stu-dents are highly motivated, informed and focused as a result of this experience.’

College News

Treviglas’ RSC partnership sees Newquay students triumphon Hall For Cornwall stage

Students from Newquay schools wowed audiences at Hall for Cornwall on Tuesday 3rd March asthey presented ‘The Head That Wears a Crown’. The fantastic event came as part of Treviglas’Learning and Performance Network partnership with the Royal Shakespeare Company and Hall forCornwall.

For the event, part of a national festival, the RSC have taken Shakespeare’s Henry IV parts 1 + 2and Henry V and created an 8 scene work entitled ‘The Head That Wears a Crown’ that was to beperformed by students from each of the cluster of schools working with Treviglas. To support eachschool, workshops and rehearsals were run by Chris White (RSC), who had edited the script for theshow, and James Farrell, an RSC Director Mentor. Finally, in the week before the show, the schoolsinvolved assembled at Treviglas to work together.

On March 2nd and 3rd, there were rehearsals with the Hall for Cornwall tech team, who broughtthe vision to life on the stage. 180 students were involved, drawn from Mawgan in Pydar, IndianQueens, Bishops, St. Columb Major, St. Columb Minor, Tretherras and Treviglas. When the students,aged 8-18. walked out on the stage, to an audience in excess of 450, it was simply amazing to seethem commanding Shakespeare in a way that would make adults tremble!

Artistic Director, Sam Colborne, Director of Creative Learning at Treviglas, designed the set and cos-tume around a traditional Cornish fishing harbour. Newquay’s male voice choir, Oll an Gwella, werekeen to support, and promptly jumped on board, adding their distinctive sound to create a distinctlyCornish feel to the show.

Mr. Colborne commented, “We are very proud of our partnership with the RSC, and the opportu-nities it has afforded our community. Today was all about the students: without exception, theywere amazing. It has been such a privilege to work with colleagues from other schools, and to bringso many students together.”

One primary headteacher said, “The children and staff were absolutely delighted with the perform-ance. It means so much to our youngsters to be able to perform to such a high standard in front ofsuch a large audience. Well done! It sounded amazing.”

The next stage is for a group from Cornwall, led by Treviglas, to travel to Stratford to perform at theRoyal Shakespeare Theatre on July 8th.

The Royal Shakespeare Company will be performing at Treviglas on 13/14th July. Tickets are avail-able from Hall for Cornwall Box Office.