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Mr D Gariff Just a reminder that at TGAR we offer a confidential advice and support with

our “Time for U Service” for young people to discuss any issues such as well

being, health, family, relationships/friendships etc. This is managed by our

School Health Nurse, Elsa Chadaway. The clinic runs every Wednesday from

12:30pm to 1:15pm, appointments can be booked at Reception during these

times and lunchtime (1:15pm to 1:55pm) is a drop in session.

Dates for your Diary Wednesday, 15th February 2017

7.00pm — 9.00pm

Valentines Talent Show

Friday, 17th February 2017

Last day Half Term 3

Monday, 27th February 2017

Students return to school.

Wednesday, 15th March 2017

7.00pm — 8.30pm

The Sound of Musicals

Thursday, 16th March 2017

7.00pm — 8.30pm

The Sound of Musicals

Wednesday, 29th March 2017

6.00pm — 8.30pm

TGAR Academy Awards Ceremony

Thursday, 6th April 2017

Last day of Half Term 4

Monday, 24th April 2017

Students return

Issue 7: February 2017

Mrs M McNamara Congratulations to 48% of the Pictor students who have secured themselves a work experience placement for the summer term. If you need any help please see Mr Bastock who can arrange assistance and support for you. Attendance has been steady this Spring Term 1. As we are now leading up to then end of this term it would be great to see those numbers increasing going into Spring Term 2. Please remember my Drop-in Sessions are on Wednesday’s between 3pm and 4.30pm. Please email: [email protected].

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Attendance

Orion Pictor Vela

95.3% 94% 93.6%

Year 7 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11

97% 93% 91.5% 92.5%

Student Absence Reporting

Parents/Carers — It is very important that you let us know when your child/ward is absent from the Academy for any reason it is the parents/carers responsibility to contact the school every 24 hours to notify student services on the absence. Please call our dedicated attendance lines: Mrs S Walker 01527 830730 Mrs U Jones 01527 830726 You can also leave a voice message at these numbers if it is out of hours.

Mr G Bastock Great to see attendance on the rise for Orion College. Well done to Year 7 for leading the way. Just a reminder that attendance for Year 11 is crucial at this time particularly with their GCSE’s in the summer. Congratulations to 75% of Orion students who have secured themselves a work experience placement for the summer term. Anyone who needs help to secure their placement please come and see me, to arrange a suitable time to meet with Garry Coffey from In2Ambition. I hope the Year 11’s use the apprenticeship workshop on Wednesday, 15th February (drop down day) to get the most out of Post 16 provision. Go get that place! See inside newsletter for further details.

Message from the College Leaders...


Around the School

Winner of the YA Book Prize 2016 Winner of The Clip Carnegie Medal 2016

Winner of the CBI Book of the Year Award 2016 Winner of the Clippa Poetry Award 2016

Grace and Tippi don't like being stared and sneered at, but they're used to it.

Grace and Tippi are twins - conjoined twins. And their lives are about to change. No longer able to afford home schooling, they must venture into the world - a world of stares, sneers and cruelty. Will they find more than that at school? Can they find real friends? And what about love? But what neither Grace or Tippi realises is that a heart-wrenching decision lies ahead. A decision that could tear them apart. One that will change their lives even more than they ever imagined.

One is about family, about sisters, about friendship, about love. Tippi and Grace are heroines to root for, both together, and apart. This is a book that goes straight into your heart and once it is there, won't leave. One is a brilliant, beautiful, and heart-wrenching novel that is not to be missed. This book is unusual in that the story is written in free verse. An emotional and different read aimed at students aged 12+. Available in the school library.

What to read now?

Valentines Talent Show WHEN

Wednesday, 15th February 2017

7.00pm - 9.00pm

WHERE

TGAR Theatre

TICKET FEE

£5.00

REFRESHMENTS

50P

RAFFLE

£1.00

Drop Down Day - Wednesday, 15th February

This will be a great opportunity for year 11 students to meet and work with a large number of different organisations that are able to offer apprenticeships and careers advice, exploring the application process and upskilling students to be successful in their application. There is also the opportunity to apply on the spot! The organisations will be working in depth with the year 11 to assist in the support needed to ensure continued provision for all students. Including:

Humanitarian re-enactment

Apprenticeship workshops

Engineering apprenticeships

Team building/communication

Building a Brand

The Apprenticeship Challenge

From 3.30pm parents/carers are invited to attend with their sons/daughters, come and join us, no need to book. It’s a great opportunity to chat with local employers, colleges and training providers.

Providers for Market Stall:

Warwickshire College Group

Aspiration Training

HGTA Training

2 Counties Training

Kidderminster College

Babcock International

3 AAA’s

Stratford-upon-Avon College

National Citizen Service

Heart Of Worcestershire College

Nova Training

MGTS Engineering

TDM IT/Cyber

Year 11 Prom When: Friday, 30th June 2017 Where: Henley Golf & Country Club, Henley in Arden Cost: £25.00 per person Dress: Formal Payment by: Friday, 30th March 2017 (Cash or Cheques, made payable to Tudor Grange Academy Redditch)

Careers advice interviews are

already underway all year 11

students will have the opportunity

to meet with our Careers Advisor

Garry Coffey from In2Ambition to

discuss “where to go from here”.

Whether it is Sixth Form, College

or a Modern Apprenticeship.

Careers Advice


Focus on Business & ICT

Business Studies Visit to Coca Cola

On Monday, 5th December 22 our Year 9 Business Studies Tudor Grange students visited the factory of Coke Cola in Milton Keynes to experience a real working factory for one of the biggest businesses in the world. Students learnt about the factory in Milton Keynes and were amazed about how quickly a bottle of Coke is produced - a rate of 5 seconds per bottle from materials to product. Students were then led into the factory itself and saw one of the nine production lines in action. It was certainly very loud and busy!

Students ready for Factory Tour!

Friday lunchtimes Mrs George runs a Computer Club in room IT1 for those interested in all things computers and coding. Students have been taking computers apart to look inside and learn about what makes them work. If any student in Year 7 or 9 are interested in taking Computer Science at GCSE this club is a must!

TGAR 2016 Success Team

Friday, 10th February 2017 a group of Tudor Grange Academy sixth form students will be trying to follow in the success of our Year 13 team last year by competing in the prestigious BASE heat at the University of Warwick on Friday, 10th February 2017. The winners will go onto the National Final in July 2017 including an all-expenses paid overnight stay at the hosting hotel. Good luck to those taking part and hopefully we can share another success story from the Business Department in the next newsletter. For more information please see website http://careers.icaew.com/campaigns/base-competition. Watch this space! The brainchild of an ICAEW member, the BASE competition was created to provide school and college students with a taste of what it’s really like to work as an ICAEW Chartered Accountant. Since its launch as a UK-wide event in 2009, more than 13,000 students have tested their business skills and competed for the prestigious title of BASE National Champions.

BASE Coventry Heat is on…..

Parent/Carer Working Party Our parent/carer working party is a group that work in collaboration with the school to improve on any issues or items raised through the

parental body. Our next meeting will be held on Thursday, 16th March 2017 — 6.00pm — 7.00pm

If you'd like to be involved in our parent working group please do not hesitate to contact us.

Initial enquires can be sent to Andrea Green, Principal's PA on [email protected]


It has been a busy week in the Academy, we had our annual Trust review where we evaluated lessons, undertook student voice and inter-viewed staff members. The academy came out really well and we have a really clear vision of our strengths and areas we'd like to continue to work on. This week also saw the second set of Elevate revision sessions for our Year 11 students and sixth form. We are well into exam preparation now and we hope that the students found the revision sessions a useful tool to help aid their revision. On Thursday we welcomed a theatre company in to perform Macbeth for our Year 11 students. This was such a wonderful experience for the students and has really helped them to get to grips with the play. At the end of next week, we will be heading into our half term break, I wish all of our students a restful break and look forward to seeing them all on our return. Jodie

Message from the Principal

Parent Information Evening The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, 28th March 2017: 6.00pm —7.00pm. Look out in future Newsletters for the presentation

subject which will be confirmed nearer the time. We look forward to seeing you there.

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MONDAY

Indoor Football Yrs. 7-10 (ATR) - Sports Hall

Computer room - S9

Film Club - S10

Badminton (RYK)- Sports Hall

Fitness Suite (DCY)- Multi-gym

Homework Club (MBM) - Library

TUESDAY

Netball (RBE) - Sports Hall

Maths Games Club Yr. 7 (ABS) - M3

Computer room - S9

Film Club - S10

Swimming (ATR) - Pool

Basketball (RNN) - Sports Hall


CCF (LPL) - Technology Block

WEDNESDAY

Basketball (RBE) - Sports Hall

Computer room - S9

Film Club - S10

Swimming (RNN) - Pool

Netball (RBE) - Sports Hall


Personal Survival Skills - Sports Hall

THURSDAY

Handball (ATR) - Sports Hall

Computer room - S9

Film Club - S10

Table Tennis (RYK)

Indoor Hockey (ATR)

Trampolining (RBE)

Fitness Suite (DCY)- Multi-gym


FRIDAY Computer Club (CGE) - IT1

Film Club - S10

What you said…… What we did…... Confirmation of the Academy’s term dates 2017/18 We can confirm these are now published on the Worcester County

Council’s and TGAR website:

https://www.redditch.tgacademy.org.uk/parents/term-dates-2017-2018

Please be aware our INSET training days are yet to be confirmed. As soon as

they are confirmed our website will be updated accordingly.


Studying and Revision

Afterschool 3.20pm – 4.20pm

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Product Design & Graphics Mr Lane Room T6

Additional Maths Mr Davies Room M4

English Mrs Cole Room E1

English Miss Baillie Room E3

All Sciences Mr Wiggett Room S7

Maths Set 1 (Grade 7-9)

Mr Watts Room M2

Maths Set 2

Mr Bastock Room M5

English Mr Bradbury

Room E8

Art Miss Moulton

Room A1

Maths Set 1/2 (Grade 5-6) Mr

Burgess Room M3


Art Miss Moulton

Room A1

Maths Set 3/4

Mr Wright Room M6

Food & Nutrition Mrs Littley Room T1

Lunchtimes

Monday Tuesday Wednesday


Food & Nutrition Mrs Littley Room T1

Product Design & Graphics Mr Lane

Room T6

Health & Social Care and Child Development Booster

Mrs Gariff Room P2


Mrs Gariff Room P2


Mrs Gariff Room P2

It’s never too early to start revising

Parents—What can you do?

There is a great deal you can do as a parent. You can’t revise for them, however much you’d like to (or not), you can’t take the

exams for them, but you can be invaluable in making the exam process smooth, calm and successful.

Provide a quiet calm environment to revise

Help your child to get in the right frame of mind; be ready for stress but stay calm and help them deal with it; don’t join

the anxiety (even if you feel it)

Help your child plan revision—agree a reasonable programme and help them stick to it.

Provide plenty of food and drink, treats and rewards

Please remember: Don’t hesitate to contact the Academy for help and advice.


Department of Business, ICT & Economics…

Mrs Martha James

Head of Department and Business Studies Teacher

I have taught at Tudor Grange Academy Redditch for 9 years after completing my NQT year at another

Redditch School. I started out as Teacher of ICT and moved into the position of Head of ICT and

currently I am Head of Business, Economics and Computing. I completed my degree in Sports

Management at Coventry University and before I started working in education I spent 18 months at the

University of Warwick working in promotion for postgraduate courses. However, my passion has always

been for teaching “it is in my blood”, and I quickly moved onto a PGCE course at Worcester University.

I love my job and my subject, it changes every day and there are always stories in the news to discuss

and debate with my classes.

Mr Andy Capewell

Economics

I have been teaching at Tudor Grange Academy Redditch for 16 years, in this time I have held several positions that include head of lower school years, college leader and my current post is Head of Year

12. I specialise in teaching Business and Economics in addition to supporting our ASDAN students.

When I’m not teaching I can be found shopping for bargains in the local supermarkets or down Villa

Park supporting the best team in the Midlands.

Mrs Catherine George

I have been a teacher at Tudor Grange Academy Redditch since September 2015. My past employment

have included many roles, including working as a community payback officer for West Mercia Probation.

I am currently the computer science specialist at TGAR.

When I am not teaching I can be found taking my mother out on day trips, always remembering to bring

her back.

Miss Anna Cerrone

Business Studies Teacher

I have worked for Tudor Grange Academy Redditch since September 2015, during this time I have worked with predominately KS4 Business students. I led the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award last year and was keen to accept the opportunity to teach Year 9 Geography this year, as I have a combination of

experience and the love for the outdoors, coasts and the countryside.

Before coming to Tudor Grange, I worked in education for a number of years teaching Business Studies to both KS4 and KS5. My previous career was in market research where I co-ordinated large scale research projects into social housing. I have also had experience of working as a merchandiser for an

outdoor clothing company.


Maths Workbooks: The Answer Book

To those students who have CGP

Maths workbooks - we now have the answer books available in the library.

Important Reminders

Meningitis Vaccination Consent Form

Please could you return the yellow consent forms

by Friday, 17th February 2017

to student services for you son/daughter stating your yes or no, even if you are refusing the vaccination

TGAR Data Forms and Parent/Carer Agreements Thank you for Forms and Agreements that have been returned to date.

To ensure we have correct data contact information and consent from parents/carers it is important that these are completed and returned urgently.

Please be advised we will be posting those outstanding and providing stamped

addressed envelopes for their urgent return.

Thank You for your support.

Student Absence Reporting

Parents/Carers — It is very important that you your child/ward is absent from the Academy for any reason it is the parents/carers responsibility to contact the school every 24 hours to notify student

services on the absence. Please call our dedicated attendance line

Mrs S Walker 01527 830730 Mrs U Jones 01527 830726

You can also leave a voice message at these numbers if it is out of hours.

Thank you for your support

Tudor Grange Academy Redditch

Woodrow Dirve

Redditch

Worcestershire

B98 7UH

Phone: 01527 523088

Fax: 01527 514245

E-mail: [email protected]

Any Questions?

If you have any queries about the items in this newsletter

please contact [email protected]


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