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Chace Community School
March 2018 Bulletin
Commitment to learning High Expectations All can succeed Confidence and Courage Everyone valued equally
Dear Parents and
Carers
This week I had the pleasure to represent
Chace at a conference. The main speaker at
the event was Amanda Spielman, Her Majesty's
Chief Inspector and Chief Executive of
OFSTED.
She spoke at length about her vision for
education in England and I was particularly
struck by how much of what we believe in as a
learning community matched with her own
priorities for all schools, particularly around our
belief in a broad and balanced curriculum offer
for every student, developing a love of
learning.
This term, so many of our young people have
been demonstrating that love of learning -
both in the classroom and also though
increasing numbers of students giving up their
free time to enhance their learning. Many of
our older students will be continuing to invest
their time on learning during the Easter
holiday.
Parents and carers have a key role to play in
supporting our young people to be successful
and I am grateful to all of you for supporting
us to support them to be the best they can
be. Daniel Bruton Headteacher
End of Term and
Start of Term arrangements
Dear Parents, Carers and Students
Please find below arrangements for the end of term and the start of the summer term. This information is also available on the school website.
Thursday 29th March 2018—Students in Uniform
8.40am Form Time/Registration
3.10pm Dismissal and end of term
Monday 16th April 2018
10.30am Form Time/Registration
10.50am Lessons begin
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Chace Community School
Churchbury Lane, Enfield EN1 3HQ
Tel: 020 8363 7321/3610 www.chace.enfield.sch.uk
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Chace Community School
Churchbury Lane, Enfield EN1 3HQ
Tel: 020 8363 7321/3610 www.chace.enfield.sch.uk
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GCSE and A Level Drama trips
Chace Community School
Churchbury Lane, Enfield EN1 3HQ
Tel: 020 8363 7321/3610 www.chace.enfield.sch.uk
On 31st January our GCSE and A Level Drama
students went to the Harold Pinter Theatre in
Leicester Square to see The Birthday Party.
On Thursday 15th March GCSE and A
Level Drama students went to the
Vaudeville Theatre to watch 'Lady
Windemere's Fan' an Oscar Wilde
play directed by Kathy Burke and
starring Jennifer Saunders. The trip
was a huge success, giving students
yet another wonderful opportunity
to see live, professional theatre in
the West End!
Year 11, 12 and 13 students on a trip
to The Royal Court to see Carey
Mulligan in the 'Girls and Boys'
"Immersive. Moving. Modern. Carey
Mulligan shone in front of the
audience, leaving our class fully
engrossed in the story and
performance."
Maisie, Year 13
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Exam Stress
Chace Community School
Churchbury Lane, Enfield EN1 3HQ
Tel: 020 8363 7321/3610 www.chace.enfield.sch.uk
With the exam period about to start we have been working with students to help them manage their work load, anxiety and stress.
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Chace Community School
Churchbury Lane, Enfield EN1 3HQ
Tel: 020 8363 7321/3610 www.chace.enfield.sch.uk
Chace Diner has gone green
If you would like to sponsor Mrs Roper, please use this link:
https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Team/theropersrunthemarathon
Phase one is under way to making
our Chace environment greener.
Students are now served dinner on
plates rather than polystyrene trays
and we have purchased recycling
bins for our waste. We are recycling
serviettes, plastic bottles, dessert
pots, drink cartons, yogurt pots and
food waste.
Phase two will start after Easter!
Mrs Roper and her
husband are both
running the London
Marathon to raise
money for Christian
Aid, a worldwide aid
agency that supports
and works with
everyone of all faiths or
none. Mrs Roper has
never run a marathon
before and has been
training since January.
Mrs Roper is running the London Marathon on 22nd April
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Chace Community School
Churchbury Lane, Enfield EN1 3HQ
Tel: 020 8363 7321/3610 www.chace.enfield.sch.uk
Chace
Hello
My name is Joshua Williams and I am
proud to have been elected onto the
School Council and working with my
colleagues to help make the school a
better place. I will be working on the
Environment Committee with Martine.
Year 7
Alannah Chimonas, Lucy Brown, Vanshi Gunesh,
Rene Kande, George Kavanagh, Martine Matei,
Karm Neteru and Joshua Williams have re-
cently been elected to be members of the
School Council. We are enthusiastic to share
the voice of the students and to introduce and
discuss new ideas which we think will benefit
the school and fellow students. Through
meetings we are able to fully communicate ideas
and thoughts that we have received from other
students.
Lucy Brown, Year 9
We are delighted to announce the election of 8
students to the Student Council with two
representatives from each Year Group. The
Council has already decided that it will focus on
4 main priorities including
Charities
Rewards / Praise
The Environment
Communication
Students have already started to work with each
other and staff to decide which local charity/ies
they should support and how to make Chace a
greener school.
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Chace Community School
Churchbury Lane, Enfield EN1 3HQ
Tel: 020 8363 7321/3610 www.chace.enfield.sch.uk
Budding Chace Vets
Thanks to all parents who contacted me regarding the careers talk for students on careers with animals. This was a last minute session as my colleague lectures for the Royal Veterinary College (RVC). Apologies for those who missed the session or couldn't make it, however we have built a strong link with the RVC and will be working with them in the future.
Further to this, I am delighted that three of our Year 10 students have been successful in their applications to be accepted on the Easter programme with the RVC. We are planning for them to deliver a session to Year 7s, 8s and 9s on 19th April in the Library after school about their experience as I was inundated with Year 7s wanting to attend. However the pitch of the sessions was KS4/5 based. Please ask your son/daughter to attend the session on 19th April in the Library if they are interested. This will be mainly for Years 7 to 9, but all students are welcome.
The next step is to arrange trips for those students who have shown interest in veterinary science. We will be arranging a visit to the RVC in Potters Bar to see vets in action. More information to follow after Easter for those who have attended any of the sessions organised by Chace or by the RVC.
The RVC Teen Vet Club is available for all secondary age students to join http://www.rvc.ac.uk/study/rvc-for-all/teen-vet-club
Uniform and Standards
Thank you for all your support in keeping the high standards of uniform over this academic year. With the warm weather arriving
could you please continue to support us in ensuring students have jackets on cold days.
After Easter, hoodies will be confiscated on arrival at the gates and returned at the end of the day in the first instance, with persistent
offenders having them confiscated for longer periods.
There is also a significant increase in the use of headphones. These will also be confiscated if they are not put away when asked im-
mediately or if students continue to use them and need further reminders to put them away.
We are adding headphones and ear pieces to the minor infringements in the Positive Behaviour Policy, so headphones / ear pieces
will be in line with our phone rule, which is, if seen they will be confiscated and returned the same day unless students refuse to hand
them over or are not cooperative when spoken to.
Finally please ensure your son/daughter has appropriate footwear. If there is a medical reason for not having the correct footwear
please ensure that they have a note explaining if there is new medical information we need to be aware of. If there is any other rea-
son please let us know so we can support parents/carers if needed. Please contact Mrs Barnham, Parent Support Advisor, for more
details.
We wish a restful Easter break and look forward to working with you in the new term.
Many Thanks, Mr Vekaria
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Science Trip to Paris—February 2018
Chace Community School
Churchbury Lane, Enfield EN1 3HQ
Tel: 020 8363 7321/3610 www.chace.enfield.sch.uk
Some of our students in Year 9 were very lucky to be
able to visit the Cite des Sciences et de I’industrie in
Paris during the half term break. The purpose of the
trip was for students to get an understanding of the
science principles they have been taught in class and
see some of them in action. The group of 40 students
and accompanying staff marvelled at the range of
exhibits on show. These included the Solar Impulse 1
aircraft that flew across America in 2013, exhibits
based on the Homeostasis system, Sound and Light
as well as a large Geode located in the grounds.
The group then made their way to Disneyland Paris
where they experienced the effect of rollercoasters
on the human body and the science behind some of
the attractions.
The whole party really enjoyed themselves and the
students were worthy ambassadors of the school.
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Chace Community School
Churchbury Lane, Enfield EN1 3HQ
Tel: 020 8363 7321/3610 www.chace.enfield.sch.uk
You may have noticed in our February Bulletin a feature advising students how to gradually stop depending on social media as part of a seven-day Digital Detox. We took this message further during a recent Year 7 assembly and demonstrated to students and their form tutors the positive effect of being “offline”. In addition, our Digital Eagle, Moska from Year 9, enlightened her audience by demonstrating how much time it would take a hacker to decode a simple password and a complex password. Judging from the brief murmurs in the background, this took most students and their form tutors by surprise. Moska demonstrated how to create a complex password, so that users can improve the protection level of their information, whether it‟s a simple login to the computer network or viewing emails. By having a complex password, you can ensure a safer computing experience knowing that your information is better protected. Try combining two words together, intermixed with numbers and special characters, such as £, $, %, ^ or &.
Safer Internet Day—6 February 2018
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Chace Community School
Churchbury Lane, Enfield EN1 3HQ
Tel: 020 8363 7321/3610 www.chace.enfield.sch.uk
No longer needed uniform
Your child could get a free school meal if you receive any of
the following:
Income Support
Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
Child Tax Credit (as long as you‟re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and you don't get more than £16,190 a year)
Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
https://new.enfield.gov.uk/services/children-and-
education/school-welfare-and-information/school-
meals/Children-and-Education-Form-Free-school-
meals-application.pdf
If you need any help completing the form, Please contact Mrs Barnham,
Parent Support Adviser, on 020 8352 8241, who would be very happy to help.
If you have any uniform which your child has
grown out of and/ or you no longer need we
would be grateful for any donations to the school.
We would welcome PE kit, blazers, ties, shirts,
skirts, trousers and / or shoes. Any items you wish
to donate can be passed to Mrs Sozcu in the main
reception
Thank you in advance for any support you can offer.
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Chace Community School
Churchbury Lane, Enfield EN1 3HQ
Tel: 020 8363 7321/3610 www.chace.enfield.sch.uk
Chace Governing Body
Message from Chris Hyland, Co-Vice Chair of Governors
Dear Students, Carers and Parents Tracey Jenkins, our Chair of Governors, has asked me to write a few words for this bulletin. I joined the school‟s Governing Body in March last year. Joining a new school in any role –be that as a new student, a member of staff or a new Governor – can be a bit daunting and it can take some time to „find your feet‟ and settle in. Many different factors influence how easy or difficult that process is, but perhaps the most important one is how you are received by the people you are studying or working with. From my experience I can honestly say that all of the community in Chace have made me feel extremely welcome and I am sure everyone else joining the school will feel the same way. As a Governor I think I have one of the most exciting roles in the school. We meet regularly with Mr Bruton, Ms Douglas, Mr Vekaria and the leaders, teachers and staff. We have an opportunity to review and contribute to the excellent plans that are constantly being developed and implemented to improve teaching, learning and student life at Chace. We get to meet students, participate in learning walks and to visit lessons to see teaching in practice. We also get to meet with parents and carers of the students. In all these interactions I am consistently impressed by the energy, enthusiasm and vibrancy of life at Chace Community School. As a Governor I am involved in reviewing some of the more serious discipline issues. Thankfully these are rare and infrequent but it is important for everyone to remember we are all ambassadors of Chace, both inside and outside the school. A huge amount of effort is being put into raising the profile of this school to let everyone know what a great place this is to learn in. We all have an important part to play in ensuring the wider community sees that this is the case. On behalf of the Governing body I would like to thank all the staff at Chace for the huge effort they have put in over the last half term. I hope you all have a peaceful Easter and a good break and above all best of luck to our Year 11s and 13s as they come up to their GCSEs and A Levels. Remember – keep up the hard work! Chris Hyland Co-Vice Chair of Governors
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Chace Community School
Churchbury Lane, Enfield EN1 3HQ
Tel: 020 8363 7321/3610 www.chace.enfield.sch.uk
Future Events being organised by Chace PTA : [email protected]
Or phone us on: 07906 219 015 or follow us on Facebook @ChacePTA
We have raised an amazing £2,800 since February half term and we still have one fundraising event to go. Will you help us to reach £3,500?
Our next fundraising event is the Happy Bag Clothes Collection. From Monday 26th March 2018 until
Wednesday morning 18th April 2018, you are welcome to bring in bin liners filled with unwanted clothing,
shoes, bags, bed linen and perfume. Make sure the bags are in before Wednesday morning 18th April 2018
as they will be collected promptly at 9am!
Easyfundraising is the simplest way to raise money for Chace PTA.
Shop with any of over 3,300 well-known retailers via the easyfund-
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Retailers include Amazon, M&S, Vodafone, eBay, Tesco, Viking and many more. Please register to support
us today - https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/chacepta/
Would you like to get involved with the PTA? Perhaps you would like to help serve
tea and coffee at parents evening or you would like to share a brilliant fundraising
idea? For further information about our meetings and events please contact us
through our email address. Everyone is welcome!
We are looking forward to meeting you soon.
Hilde and the rest of the PTA
Facebook: @ChacePTA
Future events
26/03-18/04 Happy Bags
clothes collection
19/04 refreshments Year 8
Parents’ evening
09/06 Quiz Night
06/07 Year 7 & 8 Disco
Hilde de Groot, Chair of PTA
mailto:[email protected]://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/chacepta/
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Churchbury Lane, Enfield EN1 3HQ
Tel: 020 8363 7321/3610 www.chace.enfield.sch.uk
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Dates for your Diary—Spring 2018
Thursday 29th March - Thorpe Park Reward Trip
TERM ENDS @ 3.10pm
Friday 30th March to Friday 13th April - EASTER HOLIDAY (school closed except for Year 11
revision classes)
Tuesday 3rd April to Friday 6th April - Spain Trip
Dates for your Diary—Summer 2018
Monday 16th April - Start of Term—registration @ 10.30am
Wednesday 18th April - PTA Happy Bags Clothes Collection
Thursday 19th April - Year 8 Parents‟ Consultation Evening 4.15 to 7.15pm
- Year 10 and Year 12 Health & Social Care Trip to NHS
Friday 27th April - Year 11 GCSE Music Concert @ 7pm
Year 10 Injections (catch up)
Monday 30th April and Tuesday 1st May - Year 11 Drama Exam
Friday 4th and Saturday 5th May - Year 10 Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Practice
Monday 7th May - BANK HOLIDAY (school closed)
Tuesday 8th May to Monday 14th May - Year 12 Mock Examination Week
Thursday 10th May - Post 16 Drama Trip (evening)
Wednesday 23rd May - Drama Trip to Chicago
Monday 28th May to Friday 1st June - HALF TERM (school closed)
Saturday 9th June - PTA Quiz Night
Wednesday 13th June - Year 9 First Give Final
Monday 18th June to Friday 22nd June - Year 7 and Year 8 Assessment Week
Friday 22nd June - Year 12 Graphics Design Show
Monday 25th June to Friday 29th June - Year 10 Examination Week
Thursday 28th June - New Year 7 Intake Evening for Parents @ 6pm
Monday 2nd July - INSET (school closed)
Tuesday 3rd July - Year 11 Prom
Year 9 Vaccinations
Thursday 5th July - Year 6 into Year 7 Transition Morning
Friday 6th July - PTA Year 7 and Year 8 Disco
Year 7 Boulogne Trip
Year 9 Vaccinations (catch up)
Friday 6th July and Saturday 7th July - Year 10 Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Qualifier
Thursday 12th July - PTA Happy Bags Clothes Collection
Tuesday 17th July - Sports day
Wednesday 18th July - Year 10 careers Workshop
Thursday 19th July - Music Concert at St Paul‟s Church, Covent Garden
Friday 20th July - TERM ENDS @ 12pm
Monday 3rd September & Tuesday 4th September - INSET (school closed)
Wednesday 5th September - Year 7 and Year 12 only
Thursday 6th September - Whole School Returns
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Chace Community School
Churchbury Lane, Enfield EN1 3HQ
Tel: 020 8363 7321/3610 www.chace.enfield.sch.uk
Contact Information
If you change your home address,
home phone number, mobile
phone number or email address
please can you phone or email the
school (8363 7321 / [email protected]) to advise
of the changes as soon as possible to ensure your child‟s
details are kept up to date on the school‟s database.
Thank you
Answer Machine Attendance Line
The school has an answer machine for
attendance calls which enables parents/
carers to leave a message regarding
student absence at any time. If a
student is unwell and will not be in
school, please ring Mrs Morter on
020 8352 8217 on each day of absence.
Inconsiderate and dangerous parking
outside and around school
If you use your car to bring or collect your child
from school, please be considerate to our
neighbours and mindful of student safety
No parking on single or double yellow lines
No stopping, dropping or parking on the
School Keep Clear yellow zig zags
No double parking or blocking driveways
Please do not leave your engine on whilst
waiting to collect children
Thank you.
Congratulations
to all at Chace
who have
contributed
towards good
and improving
attendance so
far this year.
Every day in
lessons counts!
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Chace Community School
Churchbury Lane, Enfield EN1 3HQ
Tel: 020 8363 7321/3610 www.chace.enfield.sch.uk
Community Learning This year Chace is working closely with a number of local primary schools through Enfield Town Schools‟ Partnership. The Partnership is looking at a number of ways to support transition and learning opportunities for both students and parents. Later this year a poetry workshop for Year 10 and a science day has been organised. Parents might be interested in the courses available through the partnership:
Paediatric First Aid courses for parents: 6 week courses starting Wednesday 18th April at Carterhatch Infants (pm) and Worcesters (am) and starting Friday 20th
April at Bush Hill Park (am) and Eastfield (pm).
Introduction to Counselling Skills and Theory (Level 1) at Capel Manor Primary starting Tuesday 20th March. The course will be completed over 12 weeks. Each
session will run from 9.00am – 12.00pm.
Introduction to Counselling Skills and Theory (Level 1) at Keys Meadow Primary starting Wednesday 21st March. The course will be completed over 11 weeks.
Each session will run from 9.30am – 1.30pm.
Introduction to Mental Health Awareness (Level 1) at Keys Meadow Primary starting Friday 23rd March. The course will be completed over 11 weeks. Each
session will run from 9.30am – 1.30pm.
Introduction to Helping in Schools (Level 1) at Capel Manor Primary starting Wednesday 25th April. The course will be completed over 5 weeks. Each session
will run from 9.30am – 12.00pm.
Introduction to Helping in Schools (Level 1) at Keys Meadow Primary start-ing Thursday 19th April. The course will be completed over 5 weeks. Each session
will run from 9.30am – 12.00pm.
If you are interested in attending any of the above courses please email
Mrs Keelan on [email protected]
Working together, stronger together
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Chace Community School
Churchbury Lane, Enfield EN1 3HQ
Tel: 020 8363 7321/3610 www.chace.enfield.sch.uk
Chace Community School requires
Relief Invigilators from May – June 2018 Casual Hours
(starting 8.30am for morning exams and 1pm for afternoon exams)
Rate of pay £10.60ph
We require a team of Invigilators to assist the Exam Officers in preparing for and
monitoring examinations, under exam conditions as specified by the Joint Council
for Qualifications (JCQ).
The duties will include:
assisting the Exam Officers in preparing the exam room for exams to take place;
assisting the Exam Officers in monitoring students during exams, ensuring that
exam conditions, as specified by JCQ, are adhered to, collating exam papers and
registers at the end of an exam;
liaising with the Exam Officers regarding any issues that arise during an exam, i.e.
possible incidents of malpractice.
You will need to be available throughout this period as you can be called upon at any
time. Full training will be provided.
Please contact Lauren Regisford at [email protected] for more
information and/or application form.
All schools in Enfield are committed to safeguarding and promoting the
welfare of children and young people. It expects all staff and volunteers to
share this commitment.
Aiming to be the best we can be
mailto:[email protected]
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Chace Community School
Churchbury Lane, Enfield EN1 3HQ
Tel: 020 8363 7321/3610 www.chace.enfield.sch.uk
Chace Community School requires
GENERAL KITCHEN ASSISTANT
22.5 hours per week x 38 weeks per annum Required April 2018
Actual annual salary £9352.93 pa
We are looking to appoint a General Kitchen Assistant to work each day from
9.30am to 2pm. Duties will consist of preparing food, cleaning the kitchen area,
washing up and operating a till.
Applicants must have a command of spoken English that is sufficient to
effectively carry out the duties of the job.
If you would like to apply for this position please download an application pack
from the school website
www.chace.enfield.sch.uk
Closing date: Wednesday 18th April 2018
Interviews: w/b 23th April 2018
All schools in Enfield are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and anyone applying to work in our schools is expected to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including satisfactory enhanced criminal records with Barred List check through the Disclosure and Barring service.
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Chace Community School
Churchbury Lane, Enfield EN1 3HQ
Tel: 020 8363 7321/3610 www.chace.enfield.sch.uk
Faith Regen Foundation in
partnership with Work
Works Training
Solutions
Aim Higher Project
FRF is coordinating a project called ‘Aim Higher’, in partnership with Work Works Solutions,
where we work with Enfield residents, especially those who are economically inactive. Aim
Higher is about progressing candidates that are unemployed and looking for work, or
economically inactive people above the age of 19. We offer a range of services including 6-12
hours of support of Information, Advice and Guidance followed by the option of transitioning
into education, training, work placements/volunteering/job search, employment and sustained
jobs.
We are working in partnership with Work Works Training Solutions to deliver this project. This
partnership allows us to work closely with other training providers and employers to provide the
above mentioned services that will reduce social isolation and take Enfield residents closer to
the labour market.
For further information please contact
Tanha Habib, Business Development & Ops Manager
Faith Regen Foundation
No. 4 Gateway Mews
Ringway, Bounds Green
London N11 2UT
Haringey (Head Office) Telephone: 020 8211 9430; Direct Mobile: 07400 681 008
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Churchbury Lane, Enfield EN1 3HQ
Tel: 020 8363 7321/3610 www.chace.enfield.sch.uk
The Old Enfield
Charitable Trust