could super saint sam be mounbatten’s first multi-million
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Founder Patron: Earl Mountbatten of Burma | Executive Headteacher: Heather McIlroy
Associate Headteacher: Christopher Cox | Patron: The Hon. Alexandra Knatchbull
Inside This Edition:
GCSE results Girls netball team success
Tourism in the New Forest Unearthing the secrets of Romsey Abbey
Romsey relay maraton fundraising Prime Minister congratulates NCS Graduates
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Could Super Saint Sam be Mounbatten’s first multi-million pound footballer?From Mountbatten School to St Mary’s, former student Sam McQueen is hitting the big time in Premiership football.
Sam, who played for the school football team from Year 7 through to Year 11, and has now made his professional Premier League debut for Southampton Football Club.
He has now become an integral part of the St Mary’s team and started at the San Siro Stadium in Milan for a Europa League fixture.
Gordon Taylor, Sam’s former Head of Year said: ‘We wish Sam well and hope that he helps our local side to success.”
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An Enriching Autumn Term
Dear Parents
The Autumn Term is always really special at Mountbatten with so many extra-curricular activities and opportunities that enrich the lives of our students.
The last few weeks of term are a particular highlight with so many Christmas events such as our Carol Service, Arts Fayre, and the turning on of the Christmas lights in Romsey. Thank you to all my colleagues for organising so many events and to parents for supporting these.
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As we approach the end of term, we would like to remind parents of our uniform standards. Uniform helps create a sense of worth, a sense of belonging, and a sense of respect for the institution a uniform represents. This can only work if our uniform rules are uniformly applied and are supported by all students and parents. Please support the school’s very high standards of school uniform.
A particular concern at present is the appropriateness of length of school skirts and appropriate foot wear. Skirts should be of knee length; please let the school know if you have any difficulty getting the right length skirt so that we can contact the supplier. Shoes must be black leather without logos. Please consult our website before purchase if in any doubt. Two reminders: Term ends on Friday, 16 December at 12.30pm for students. Term starts on Tuesday, 3 January.
Our INSET days in the Spring Term are on Monday, 27 February and Friday, 24 March. On behalf of all the staff and governors of The Mountbatten School, we wish all in our community a very merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and prosperous 2017.
Heather McIlroyExecutive Headteacher
GCSE Results
Sixteen-year-old Ibrihim Hayat was one of the success stories from another superb set of GCSE results for Mountbatten School students.
Ibrihim, from North Baddesley, was one of the students who have made the most progress throughout his five years at the school with seven 7 A* grades and three As ensuring he was one of the top achieving students.
Ibrihim said: ‘It is the result of a lot of hard work, revision and help and support from the teachers, especially Mr Folliot. I was feeling nervous before I opened the envelope but now I am over the moon.
I am going to take biology, chemistry, economics and maths at college, as this will lead to a great choice of career paths.’
The highest achieving student overall was Megan Daniel, closely followed by Lucy Lovell, Megan Jefferis, Megan Daniel, Cicely Oreffo, Jenny Sills, Macy Cescatti, Muneeb Brora, Ibrahim Hayat, Aisha Ojany, Freya Burnside and Scott Gilmour. Between them, this dazzling dozen mustered 67A*s and 34 A grades.
The overall results were:Students passed with five A-C grades: 83% (up 8% from last year)Students passing with five A*-C, including English and maths: 77% (up 7% from last year)English Baccalaureate pass (EBACC): 42% (up 5% from last year)
Heather McIlroy, Executive Headteacher said: “These represent superb results with many subjects securing between 30% and 40% A* and A grade.”
The Mountbatten School celebrated the achievements of the class of 2016 with “A Night of Stars”.
Executive Headteacher, Heather McIlroy, welcomed former students, parents and guests to the celebration, when she recounted key moments of the five years of their school life which included raising more than £5,600 for charity and putting on unforgettable productions of “Grease”, “Beauty and the Beast” and “Mermaids”.
Throughout the five years, Mrs McIlroy mentioned how the quality of music had been outstanding from performing at the National Festival of Music in Birmingham to the pièce de résistance, playing, by invitation at the world renowned Montreux Jazz Festival - with a further invitation for next year!
A number of students returned over the summer to take part in the National Citizen’s Service programme over the summer. The 1,350 students who took part in the Mountbatten Programme gave 34,000 hours volunteering in social action projects and raised over £45,000.
Mrs McIlory commented: “Parents, you have done a fantastic job of bringing up your children, and that’s why this evening is a celebration of you too. We all worked together to help you succeed and achieve some remarkable results.”
Head of Year, Gordon Taylor took the former students on an amusing journey through the time at The Mountbatten School, reminding staff and parents of their wonderful achievements, commenting on their impressive exam results, attendance figures and smart appearance.
Mr Taylor added: “It is our wish that you continue to care, respect and achieve. Good luck to you all.”
Certificates were presented to the students by guest speaker, Rob White, a TV producer, reporter and camera operator with 30 years’ experience at the BBC, Channel 4 and ITN, in news, factual and documentary production.
Celebrating the Class of 2016
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Rehearsals are in full swing for the school’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”.
The school production is going extremely well with more than 70 students involved with the production from Year 7 through to Year 11.
It will be all right on the night for A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The high level of acting and creative movement, combined with original music and imaginative design elements, bring out the magic, humour and drama of one of William Shakespeare’s most popular plays.
Written by the Bard between 1590 and 1597, this comedy portrays the events surrounding the marriage of Theseus, the Duke of Athens, to Hippolyta.
These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors (the mechanicals) are controlled and manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set.
The play is one of Shakespeare’s most popular works for the stage and is widely performed across the world.
The Mountbatten show is directed by Lisa Gilmour who is looking forward to putting on the production. She said: “It promises to be a show that you will not want to miss out on - truly something for everyone!”
The show will be performed at the Lantern Theatre from Thursday, February 9 to Saturday, February 11. The show will get a reprise later in the summer with a one-off performance at Hillier Gardens on Saturday, July 15.
included a visit to the Pegasus Bridge, goat milking at a local cheese producer, a degustation of biscuits and salted butter caramel at a well-known factory and a visit to a typical French marché.
Quel voyage incroyable! We can’t wait for Normandy 2017.
Quel voyage incroyable y iQue divertido!From the Norman invasion of England in 1066 to the D-Day landings of 1944, Normandy has long played an outsized role in European history.
That’s why the French coastline played an important backdrop to a trip for Year 8 and Year 9 students.
This rich, and often brutal past, is brought vividly to life by the spectacular island monastery of Mont St Michel, the Bayeux Tapestry famous for its cartoon scenes of 11th-century life, and the cemeteries and memorials along the D-Day beaches, places of solemn pilgrimage.
Lower-profile charms include a variety of dramatic coastal landscapes, lots of pebbly beaches, some of France’s finest museums, quiet pastoral villages and architectural gems.
It is for all these reasons that The Mountbatten School decided to take its French learners to this beautiful part of France. They were put through their paces by the wonderful tour guide Caroline from Connect Studies.
Besides visiting some of the most famous sights Normandy has to offer, the busy itinerary
Then in October, Year 9 and 10 students visited Spain’s third largest city, Valencia, for a five-day trip.
Valencia is a wonderful city with thriving cultural, eating and nightlife scenes.
Never afraid to innovate, Valencia diverted its flood-prone river to the outskirts of town and converted the former riverbed into a superb green ribbon of park, winding right through the city. On it lies the strikingly futuristic building of the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
Valencia is brimming with Modernista Arquitectura, plus a large, characterful old quarter. Not only were students fortunate enough to see all of these beautiful sights during their short stay in Valencia, but they were invited to visit a local school, Colegio Claret, to spend a few hours meeting the students, while participating in some language-based activities. Later, students from both schools enjoyed a spell of bowling.
The last two days of the trip were spent at the Benageber activity centre located 90 minutes from Valencia. Mountbatten students and Colegio Claret students enjoyed an adventurous programme of activities that included tree climbing, abseiling, paintballing and climbing.
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Crookshanks is feline fine in the library!Crookshanks the library cat has become something of a regular fixture at The Mountbatten School.
Each week, Crookshanks recommends his book of the week on the Twitter feed: @MBEnglishDept
It has been an exciting term for the library which continues to be a well-used and much-loved vibrant hub for all things bookish.
Every Friday lunchtime, the Mountbatten Library Book Club is open for business, and students from Years 7 to 11 have enjoyed heated discussions on ‘Film vs book: better or just different?’, reviewed new books, recommended their favourite books, enjoyed literary quizzes and explored different genres such as short stories.
The Library Reading Scheme – the Reading Safari – has attracted many book explorers from Year 7 with over 120 students signing up to review every book they read to win bronze (7 books) and silver (14 books) awards.
The most insightful and thought-provoking reviews will be eligible for gold awards at the end of Year 7.
So far almost 400 book reviews have been logged – Well done Year 7!
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Fancy a career in teaching?
Halterworth Primary School, one of Mountbatten’s feeder schools, is hosting Schools Direct, an initial teacher training programme, for those looking to make the step into education.
An open evening is being staged at Halterworth Primary School on Thursday, January 5th from 6.30pm.
The session has been organised by the Halterworth Consortium of schools for those looking to apply for the 2017/18 course.
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School Direct is a school-led teacher training programme, with a course which has been designed by the consortium in partnership with a university. A School Direct course lasts a year and participants train in at least two schools.
It is an ideal pathway to train and learn on the job, where participants will be part of a school-based teaching team from the very start, receiving intensive support from experienced teachers and mentors. Typically, School Direct students teach between 50% and 70% over the three school terms
There are two main types of School Direct training placements:
School Direct (tuition fee) placesThese places are open to all graduates and funded by tuition fees paid by the trainee. The fees forthe programme are £9,000 which can be financed by a government loan from Student Finance. Some students are able to commence supply contracts at the end of the summer term, post-qualification, which can assist with living costs.
School Direct (salaried) placesThese places are aimed mainly at graduates with three or more years’ work experience. Trainees are employed as an unqualified teacher. On the salaried route, the trainee is not liable for any fees and will not be eligible for a training bursary. Competition for this route is high.
It may be possible to consider a third assessment-only route, when the student is awarded Qualified Teacher Status and is self-funded at a lower cost of £6,000, which is not covered by a student loan.
The main School Direct routes carry the award of qualified teacher status if successful and also lead to the award of a postgraduate certificate in education with credits towards a Master’s Degree awarded by Winchester University.
For more information, email: [email protected] or call 01794 512028 to make an appointment with programme leader, Jayne Fahey.
It was fantastic to see students grow in confidence, and work independently to conduct questionnaires, environmental quality surveys, traffic/pedestrian counts, and learn to complete an accurate land use survey.
Interacting with the public is not easy for all students but they supported each other and effectively conducted their interviews, receiving a range of responses from the public.
The weather made for a picturesque ramble through the forest from Bolderwood, and students were able to investigate first-hand how tourism in a National Park can be managed in a more sustainable way.
We look forward to now processing and evaluating the data collected, which will allow Year 9 to experience their first attempt at a GCSE fieldwork paper in preparation for the new GCSE courses.
Discovering the pros and cons of tourism in the New ForestThe New Forest at Lyndhurst was the venue during the autumn term for a Year 9 field trip to help students as part of their GCSE studies.
Students took part in a variety of quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques to help them identify the advantages and disadvantages of tourism in a National Park.
Selected Year 9 art students enjoyed the opportunity to work with the Daniel Lobb, who is the artist in residence at the Mottisfont National Trust house and gardens.
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The Autumn Term has been an exceptionally busy one for Music at Mountbatten – here are just a few highlights…
The Romsey Show, 10 SeptemberBarely two weeks into the new academic year,
the Mountbatten Big Band played two sets in the main band tent at this year’s Romsey Show. Both performances drew large audiences and excellent
feedback from members of the public.
Autumn Concerts, 18 & 19 OctoberAudience members were treated to a rich and varied programme of music from our school
ensembles, including the Junior Choir, Senior Boys’ Choir, Senior Girls’ Choir, Big Band, Wind Band,
Saxy Brass and The Mountbatten Community Choir. As well as showcasing solo performances from some of our talented Year 10 musicians, it was a pleasure to introduce our new Year 7 students as members of various ensembles.
Remembrance Day, 11 NovemberIn keeping with tradition, Mr Hunter and Miss
Crossen prepared a group of trumpet players to give a moving rendition of The Last Post and Reveille at our 11.00am Act of Remembrance. A large number of students and staff
gathered at the front of the school to play their part in this annual tradition.
Switch-on of the Christmas Lights, 26 NovemberThe Mountbatten Wind Band set the tone for this year’s festive celebrations with an hour-
long set of Christmas carols in Romsey Town Centre.
Meet the Royal Marines Band, 30 NovemberMr Marchant and Miss Crossen took twenty five of our musicians to the Royal Marines
School of Music in Portsmouth for a workshop with the Royal Marines Band with the twofold aim of improving their playing skills and opening our students’ eyes to a career in military
music. The day culminated with Mountbatten students sitting in with the Royal Marines musicians for a massed performance.
Romsey Lantern Parade & Late Night Shopping, 9 DecemberThe Mountbatten School had an excellent presence at this year’s Lantern Parade, with The Mountbatten Community Choir leading the singing at this increasingly popular and well-attended event. The Community Choir then handed over to the Mountbatten Wind Band,
who played a set of Christmas carols to serenade the late night shoppers.
Thank you for your continued support of the Music Department. It is a great pleasure to work with such talented and committed musicians. We hope to see you at many of our
events in the new year.
Michael Whiteside, Head of Expressive Arts
HE is a self-confessed lad’s lad, and not the sort of person who would be promoting the virtues of sewing, but Josh Barnett has become something of an icon in the world of needle and thread.
Josh was one of the unlikely stars of the BBC’s “Great British Sewing Bee”, and he popped into The Mountbatten School to support our “Girls 4 Girls” project.
Last term, textiles students who were then in Year 9, designed and made 40 dresses for little girls in The Gambia using recycled pillowcases.
The project, known as “Girls 4 Girls”, was organised by members of the Winchester Soroptimist Organisation.
In July the dresses were modelled at the Textiles Showcase with Josh a guest speaker at the event. He was highly complementary of the student’ work and particularly interested in The Gambia project.
Following the completion of the dresses, members of the Winchester Soroptimist
Organisation judged the quality of designing and making along with entries from other schools.
Evie Mollit, now in Year 10, won first prize ahead of a student from the Henry Beaufort School in Winchester. Ella Grist was third, followed by Laura Williams in fourth. Charlotte White, Emily Daniel, Lucy Stuckey all finished runners-up.
The judges also assessed technical accuracy and creativity. Charlotte White, Jasmine Mellor, Evie Mollit and Ella Grist all won awards for technical accuracy. While Lucy Stuckey, Amy McMillan, Laura Williams and Sophie Hall were rewarded in the creativity category.
Emily Daniel, Eiligh Buckell and Caitlin Judd were picked out by the judges for outstanding achievement, and Kate Spalding, Chloe Essex and Alexandra Sanderson were spotlighted for outstanding effort.
Super Saint Sam...Continued from front cover
Do you know your triple salchow from a grubber, or who won the first FA Cup Final?
The Mountbatten School will be hosting its annual Sports Quiz in January. Because of Southampton Football Club’s involvement in the Europa League, the original date was cancelled, and a fresh date in the New Year has yet to be confirmed.
The quiz, now in its 36th year, will feature players from Hampshire Cricket Club and Saints duelling it out in an ‘A Question of Sport’ style contest.
Last year, James Adams, Tom Alsop, Mason Crane, and Brad Taylor lined up for the cricketers against Shane Long, Harrison Reed, Matt Targett, and Mark Forbes from St Mary’s, with the cricketers winning 33-27. The date of the quiz will be confirmed on the school website and also in the Romsey Advertiser, along with details of how to obtain tickets.
Sam, 21, was born in Southampton, and spent eight years at the club’s academy. His popularity among Saints fans is such that he has more than 11,000 followers on Twitter.
He made his senior debut in 2014. After making his debut aged 19, Sam was sent on loan to League One side Southend, making 18 appearances for the Essex side.
Sam has now established himself as a regular in the Saints’ first team squad, and such have been his performances this season that some newspapers have been suggesting a possible January transfer to Liverpool or Leicester City as his contract enters the final 18 months.
The defender’s displays in a Saints shirt have drawn comparisons with former left-backs Gareth Bale, who moved from the south coast to Tottenham Hotspur for £25 million - with Real Madrid signing the Welsh player for a record transfer fee of £90 million, and Luke Shaw, who moved from St Mary’s to Manchester United for Real Madrid for £30 million.
And Sam is aware of those similarities. He said: “Southampton do have a history of producing left backs. But I don’t want to think too much about that. It is interesting but I will do everything I can.
“Everything has snowballed a bit and long may it continue.”
Here’s a starter for 10 - and no conferring!
By the way, you’ll find a triple salchow in ice skating, a grubber in rugby union, and Wanderers won the first FA Cup final in 1872.
Mounbatten’s boys’ and girls’ football teams have been enjoying mixed success after the first term of matches.
The Year 8 boys have started the season on fire winning two games and drawing one, scoring 22 goals and conceding 4. They are through to the quarter-finals of the Hampshire Cup in January.
While the Year 8 B team, captained by Noah Whalvin, have already brought home the first piece of silverware after winning the annual B team tournament hosted at Mountbatten.
The Year 7 boys have started life at Mountbatten with a real positive outlook. They started slowly in the league but as the games have progressed results have improved and there is real potential in the squad. The Year 9 Boys have started the season with mixed results, while the B team finished runners-up in their tournament.
The Year 10 boys have started the season in fantastic form. The appointments of Mr Nash and Mr Stonehill as team managers has brought about positive results. They have won all of their league games so far and have created a great team spirit. They were very unlucky to go out of the third round of the Hampshire Cup to Hounsdown.
The Year 11 boys remain unbeaten in the league with a 0-0 draw and a comfortable 2-0 victory against rivals Romsey in their first two league games. In the Hampshire Cup they have progressed through two rounds successfully by beating Testwood and Wildern, to play Hounsdown in the third round.
The Under-13 girls’ team have got off to a flier, undefeated in both the league and Hampshire Cup, with the cup quarter-final scheduled for January. Particularly impressive has been the number of clean sheets.
The Under-15 girls have had a mixed start to the season with a couple of decent wins, but they were unlucky to lose in the first round of the Hampshire Cup losing in the first round.
The Under-16 girls suffered the agony of exiting the second round of the Hampshire Cup on penalties, but in the league they are firing on all cylinders and remain unbeaten.
It’s early doors for Mountbatten football teams
Mountbatten are the runaway fund-raising winners
Two staff teams took part in the Romsey Relay Marathon to raise money for charity.
Organised by the Rotary Club of Romsey and Barratt Homes, this community event takes place in the Spring each year and is a legacy from Olympic 2012.
And it was the Mountbatten teachers who proved to be the best fund-raisers among the competing teams.
Kate Lerway, Vanessa Glister and Janet Barratt attended a presentation at The White Horse in Romsey earlier this month, where they collected the Rotary Club of Romsey’s Prize-winners’ Cup on behalf of the teams for the most sponsorship raised.
The “Running for Les” relay is staged on the Mountbatten estate featuring teams of 10 to raise money and awareness for Pancreatic Cancer. Les Allen was a highly respected and much loved member of the Learning Support department and this was reflected in the amount of money raised in sponsorship by the two teams at the event.
Pictured (from left to right): Romsey Rotary Club President for 2015-16 Ben Taphouse, Janet Barratt, Vanessa Glister and Kate Lerway and current Rotary president, Sue Bakewell.
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Netball Girls are having a ball!There is no stopping the Under-13 netball team who have continued their fantastic success from last year.
They’re currently unbeaten after winning all four of their fixtures. The team have been committed and worked extremely hard during training so they can continue to progress as a team.
The success has been a real team effort, but Darcie Gray has been exceptional, nominated by the opposition as player of the match on three occasions.
The Under-12s have also enjoyed a fantastic season so far, having only lost one fixture. There have been some fantastic individual performances by Sienna Black and Libby Salmon. The Year 9 team started the term with an unfortunate loss to Wyvern School, but since then have been determined to improve their performance.
They have attended extra training sessions to hone their skills and develop greater team cohesiveness. Their hard work has paid off, as they won their first game of the season against Toynbee just before October half-term.
Some of the stand-out performances from this season have been from Summer Roberts, Hannah Gardiner and captain, Esra Celik.
The Under-16 team have spent their first term getting to know one another to develop their team work, as they are a new team made up of a mixture of Year 10 and Year 11 students.
The girls have been unlucky in a number of games, but remain positive for their upcoming games against Wildern and Henry Beaufort who they beat last season.
There have been some standout performances this term from Lucy Stuckey, Robin Ojany and Leah Meads, who has embraced her newly-appointed captaincy.
Unearthing the secrets of Romsey AbbeyRomsey Abbey provided the spectacular backdrop for last year’s Year 7 students to complete a project researching the Abbey’s history and giving an overview of how it has changed over time.
The project was part of a competition run by the Romsey & District Society and the standard of work produced by The Mountbatten School was so high that in addition to first and second places, prizes were awarded for joint third prizes plus an additional special prize.
A presentation evening was staged at Crossfield Hall in September where the students spoke confidently about how they planned, organised and created their master pieces.
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Back left to right: Julie Morgan (Head of history), Thomas Stanley 9JHR, David Kessell (Romsey & District Society judge for 2016), Louis Murphy 8JGL, Eliza Manning 8AOR and Sue Kiley (Teacher of history).
Front left to right: Emily Applegarth-Jones, Oliver Tennant 8JGL and Katie Pearce 8JGL.
Year 9 student, Mia Thomas, took part in the Southern Region Levels Championships in October. Thirty two gymnasts competed across a variety of age groups, with Mia competing in the Level 4 senior girls’ competition.
Mia finished sixth out of 18, with an overall score of 45.95, and collected a bronze medal for her floor routine.
Year 11 sailor Jordan Bunney picked up a second place in his class after competing in the prestigious
ASTO Small Ships Race off Cowes this October.
Jordan’s boat, Donald Searle, was one of the fastest yachts on the Solent, reaching more than 11 knots on
the day.
The race start off the Royal Yacht Squadron was delayed by some large commercial traffic, but the
youngster sailed exceptionally on a course to the forts off Portsmouth and then back up to Cowes along
Osborne Bay.
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Jordan’s boat is pictured in the background with Sir Francis Chichester’s legendary Gypsy Moth IV in the foreground.
Students make light work for Romsey Lantern Parade
Bronze Arts Award students along with art teachers from The Mountbatten School have been working with local infant and primary schools in the run up to this year’s Romsey Lantern Parade.
They have been delivering willow lantern-making workshops with the theme “From River to Sea” making sharks, turtles, fishes and pyramid shapes for the parade, which took place in Romsey town centre on December 9.
The lantern parade is now in its fourth year, and was started in 2011 when a local retailer thought that Romsey was ideally suited to a community-based event.
Miss Searl has been working with students at Wellow. Stroud and Halterworth primary schools, Miss Street has headed the project at Awbridge Primary School, Mrs Mead has been liaising with Cupernham Infants School and Romsey Abbey Primary School have been visited by Mrs Ingoe and students.
“Are we ever free?” and “What is gender” are among the topics which have been discussed by the Philosophy Club during the autumn term.
The club is currently facilitated by Year 11 students and is attended by students from all year groups.
Emily Loch (Year 11) says that she loves running the Philosophy Club. She said: ‘Humans are given this life for maybe no reason at all, but isn’t it the greatest gift to explore what we are and why we are here?’
A Year 7 student said she enjoyed coming because the club was “a place where you are not judged and can discuss deep topics.”
Philosophy Club explores challenging topics
The Mountbatten School was represented at the parade by our new cohort of Year 9 bronze arts award students who created beautiful dragonflies after school in the Art Department with Miss Searl.
Students also mastered new and unusual making techniques with willow manipulation and have demonstrated their developing leadership skills whilst showing impeccable behaviour and representation of our school.
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It was celebration time at the Bournemouth International Centre in November to celebrate the achievements of Mountbatten students who took part in the National Citizen Service summer programme.
The NCS initiative is aimed at students aged between 15 and 17-year-old through a series of exhilarating challenge to make their mark and build skills for life.
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The BIC graduation ceremony celebrated their achievements from a summer of a lifetime and which included performances from young people on the programme, charity speakers and a live band.
They also received a signed certificate from the Prime Minster, Theresa May.
Current Year 11 students can visit www.pb-education.co.uk for more information and to sign up to the programme which is delivered by Personal Best Education - the trading name for Mountbatten School Services Ltd.
The Mountbatten School will receive a visit from the NCS engagement team in the New Year with more information about signing up next year with the chance to win a GoPro camera.
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It’s been full steam ahead for the Mountbatten Model Railway Club which has exhibited at two different venues over the autumn term.
The Bursledon Brickworks Train Show in September incorporated steam engines, model trains and vintage vehicles. The club took the school’s Triang Series 3 OO gauge layout and the students enjoyed running the trains as well as talking to visitors about the school and the club.
Railway Club on track with Autumn exhibition - and no leaves on the line!
And then in October, the club attended the “American and Continental o Gauge Show” at King’s School in Winchester.
The students ran pre and post war American O gauge electric trains, which were very different from the trains they usually run. The Belkin bridge from the 1930s attracted lots of interest. This was a very relaxed show which gave the students time to not only learn how to drive the O gauge trains but to talk to visitors.
If you would like to know more about the club, please contact Mr Smart: [email protected]
“We are committed to giving young people an opportunity in manufacturing,” he said. “School is more than just choosing an academic route. Apprenticeships are an alternative to those who don’t want to go to university.”
As President of the Business Patrons Club, Wayne said he was keen to encourage local firms to help provide a stronger bridge between education and the world of work.
“I take youngsters on work experience,” he explained. “It is a challenge because of resources, but there is great value for both businesses and the students.
“I am really keen to get businesses involved, whether they are manufacturers or accountant and solicitors, so that they can help to de-mystify the world of business.
“For businesses, there are so many ways they can get involved with the school. Just give me a call.”
Thinking Space Systems, Unit 10b, The Quadrangle, Abbey Park Industrial Estate,
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Continuing our regular feature on The Mountbatten Business Patrons Club, we speak to Wayne Palmer who recently accepted the role of President of the Club.
By his own admission, successful businessman Wayne Palmer wasn’t an A-grade student.
“I was a late developer and didn’t get good qualifications when I left school,” admitted Wayne, managing director of the Romsey-based Thinking Space Systems. “In fact, it’s fair to say I was useless at school; I was more interested in motorbikes and girls!”
Today, Wayne is at the helm of a flourishing business which designs and manufactures innovative and stylish control room furniture for a range of industries, including security, air traffic control, broadcast and the emergency services. Based in Romsey, the company now employs 37 staff in the UK.
Wayne went to Eastleigh Technical College, put himself through night school and studied part-time for a degree.
Then in 2003, following a visit to the bank manager, Thinking Space Systems was born, initially based at Wayne’s home and then in a barn in Fishers Pond, Eastleigh.
Business is flourishing, with the business exporting 40 per cent of their products, and it has bases in Sydney, Montreal and Washington DC.
Now using the experience acquired over the past 20 years, Wayne is committed to helping youngsters at The Mountbatten School.
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Wayne Palmer (right) at the launch of Thinking Space Systems in Australia
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All roads pointed to the Ordnance Survey in November when a group of 16 gifted and talented Year 8 students attended the annual Geographical Information Systems day at OS’s Southampton headquarters.
The students excelled themselves with their contributions and geographical analytical skills in solving a planning scenario for the City of Southampton.
Here are some of their reflections:
“We learned how geography could be used in a disaster and how important geography is for tasks such as building houses.”
“We learned that if there was an issue, for example a fire, geography could be used to determine the affected area, which would be cordoned off. The people inside
Winchester Cathedral was the destination for Year 10 GCSE students as part of their religious studies course.
The new syllabus looks at key Christian beliefs and practices and the educational visit was designed to support their studies. Each class group was assisted around the cathedral by a volunteer. Their informative approach was extremely helpful and gave the students a fantastic insight into why Christians believe what they do.
Mapping a bright future for Mountbatten’s geography students
the danger zone would also have to be evacuated and geography could help to see which buildings had the most people in who needed to be warned.”
“We discussed the geographical factors that would have to be considered in the building of a house, such as if the area was in danger of flooding, if the area had enough education facilities and if the area had enough public transport such as train stations and bus stops.”
“We learnt that Ordnance Survey makes maps that have certain geographical information on them such as areas with a high flood risk.”
“We analysed a variety of computer-generated maps and came up with a lot of ideas on what you would need to build a new housing estate. For example, electricity, water supply, heating and other infrastructures.”
Christianity explored at Winchester Cathedral
Dates for your diary
2017
Tuesday 3 January Start of Spring TermTuesday, 10 January Drama Residential for Year 9 & 10 in London, for 2 daysFriday, 13 January 8.00pm Mountbatten Jazz Club, The Lantern TheatreWednesday, 18 January Year 10 RE TripFriday, 20 January An Inspector Calls trip, LondonWednesday, 25 January 6.00 pm LS Careers Parents EveningThursday, 26 January 4.15pm – 7.15pm Year 9 Parents’ Evening
Thursday, 9 February to School ProductionSaturday, 11 February Monday, 13 February Year 11 GCSE Performer’s ConcertThursday, 16 February 4.15pm – 7.15pm Year 8 Parents’ EveningSaturday, 18 February Ski Trip leavesSaturday, 18 February Start of Half Term
Sunday, 26 February End of Half TermMonday, 27 February Inset Day
Thursday, 9 March 6.00pm – 7.30pm Year 11 Exam Information EveningFriday, 10 March 8.00pm Mountbatten Jazz Club, The Lantern TheatreThursday, 16 March 4.15pm – 7.15pm Year 7 Parents’ EveningFriday, 24 March Inset DayThursday, 30 March 4pm SEN Forum, Founders Room
Sunday, 2 April 6pm Mountbatten Music Academy Concert, Thornden HallMonday, 3 April Year 10 Work Experience Week startsThursday, 6 April 4.15pm – 7.15pm Year 11 Parents’ EveningFriday, 7 April End of Spring Term
Monday, 24 April Start of Summer Term
Saturday, 27 May Start of Half Term
Sunday, 4 June End of Half Term
Tuesday 25 July End of Summer Term
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