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Issue 23 - 2 May 2018 News & Views

STUDENTS COMPLETE DOFE GOLD EXPEDITION IN CHALLENGING CONDITIONS

El jueves 19 de abril, nosotros...Sorry... We need to do it in English. On Thursday 19 April, a small group of Years 9 and 10 students studying either French or Spanish travelled to the University of Surrey in Guildford to take part in a European challenge. When we arrived, we met the other schools that were taking part and were separated into different teams; we were mixed with other students from different schools who were studying the same languages as us.

During the day, our main task was to market Stilton cheese. We had to design a brand and plan a trip to a trade fair in either France, Germany or Spain. Do you think it sounds easy?

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Many people ask us why Collingwood supports the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme and we can honestly say it is because of our amazing students. The 16 Gold Participants: Qualifiers – Alannah Baker, Matthew Beckett, Holly Blackburn, Nia Clayton, Robert Eaver, Ellen Goggin, Joshua Hillman, Luke Knight, Jodie Parkinson, Charlotte To, William Vasey, Harry Whelan, Julian Woodward and Practise – Ben Dillamore, Joshua Gostling and Joshua Turland – all earned their practise/qualifying section of their awards in what was one of the hardest and most challenging expeditions ever undertaken in the Brecon Beacon Mountains.

YEARS 9 AND 10 LANGUAGE STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN EUROPEAN CHALLENGE

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Wednesday 2 May: DofE Silver (Years 10/11) and Gold (Year 13) Presentation of Expedition Projects Evening, 6.30pm until 8.00pm, Sixth Form Common Room

Wednesday 9 May: Year 8 Italy Trip Information Meeting for Parents/Students, 5.00pm

until 6.00pm, Sixth Form Common Room Friday 25 May: End of half-term

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY - DON’T MISS OUT!

A Ping Pong Parlour provided and sponsored by Table Tennis England is opening in Camberley ‘The Square’ shopping centre from Monday 16 April to Tuesday 29 May. The ‘pop in’ facility is located in an empty shopping unit next to Argos which will comprise of three tables, bats and balls and will be free to the public and students to drop in and use as they wish. Aldershot and District Table Tennis, who are a Collingwood letting, are working with Table Tennis England, the shopping centre management and Surrey Heath Council to provide an element of support and coaching. During that period they are promoting their League and Collingwood Table Tennis Coaching.

FREE TABLE TENNIS IN CAMBERLEY TOWN CENTRE

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They endured five days, including travelling to and from Wales in cramped mini buses, and four nights, some of which were in sub-zero temperatures and the wettest conditions for a very long time. Their expedition saw them walking 40 miles (more for some who took a wrong turn!) Thirteen took on their Qualifying and three took on their Practise expeditions involving camping in sodden fields, climbing up mountains and crossing rivers, navigating fields of new lambs and angry ewes and pushing themselves to their limits to overcome injuries, blisters and

hunger for fast food and chocolate, not to mention carrying everything they needed for their days out in the wild on their backs. Some of the girls’ bags looked bigger than them! They all showed impressive steely determination, extreme courage and a strength of character to continue when they really did not want to. As their Wild Country Assessor summed up the event on Sunday, “You all started this journey as young boys and girls from Collingwood and you have ended it as fine young men and women now ready to take on the world”. It was their never-ending sense of humour and comradery that really impressed us; they never gave up on each other and supported all their team mates to be true representatives of themselves, their families and Collingwood.

A very well done to them all from the DofE Team!

Mrs Goggin - DofE Co-ordinator

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YEARS 9 AND 10 LANGUAGE STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN EUROPEAN CHALLENGE

We had to make a call arranging a hotel booking, design and create a model of a trade stand, buy all the items we needed in Spanish or French. We had to write the pros and cons for each trade fair and select people from each group to attend seminars on how to market and finally present a radio advert and two presentations to a panel of judges. Then the best group was awarded a prize. Even if none of us won, it was still an amazing experience that allowed us to learn more vocabulary which allowed us to expand our knowledge on our chosen language. Personally, my favourite part was ordering the items to make our stand as it gave me experience in ordering in Spanish. Anna's favourite part was being sales manager, learning how to sell things in a positive light.

Everyone enjoyed this event. Megan Jones says: “Personally, I enjoyed being training manager as it taught me how to present an interesting and effective presentation. Also, it taught me how necessary it is to be able to relay messages accurately, improving communication with your team. The experience has encouraged me to develop my language further. I now definitely know I would like to be in a managerial position in my future career!” We would like to thank all the teachers in the MFL Department for organising this event.

Izzy Cox (9H) and Anna Welch (9A)

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YEAR 13 ACHIEVEMENTS CELEBRATED AT ANNUAL AWARDS EVENT

Last week we celebrated the success of our upper sixth students at the annual Year 13 Achievement Awards. Sean Rengasamy was the recipient of this years’ Ellie Colby Award for his commitment,

resilience, and determination to succeed. Miss Crocker and Mr Woods presented the subject awards with many students receiving recognition for their hard work and consistent effort across their subjects. Zac Goggin, Charlotte Mills, Hannah Melling, Jodie Parkinson and Amber Riddle received two awards from their subject teachers.

The Seminar came to a close with the special awards which were presented by the Personal Tutors.

Holly Blackburn and Scott Burrows were the worthy winners of the Believe Succeed Award whilst Jess Georgiadis and Emily Nicholson were presented with the Community Awards, for their contribution to the Collingwood community. The recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award 2018 was presented to Jasmine Dhaliwal – a very deserving winner!

We would like to wish our Year 13 students all the very best for the summer exams and we look forward to celebrating their achievements in the summer. Please see the full list of awardees on the next page.

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YEAR 13 AWARDEES 2018 Subject First Name Surname Citation

English Combined Jasmine Adams Determination, resilience and effort in English Combined

Computer Science Maahi Al-Hoque Consistent hard work, excellent independent study and exceptional motivation in Computer Science

Maths Annie Baker Hard work and determination in Maths

BTEC IT Lewis Bawden Consistently working to an exceptionally high standard and helping with the organisation of practical work in BTEC IT

EPQ Tom Beaumont Outstanding presentation for Extended Project

Geography Sammy Bonny Consistent hard work and understanding - an excellent Geographer

Physics Callum Brady Consistent effort and independent work in Physics

Photography Evan Cooper Development of own creative perspective and immersing himself in all aspects of the creative arts in Photography

Economics Josh Craft Excellent understanding of the theories of Economics.

English Combined Olivia Dobell Consistent focus and effort, producing work to an excellent standard in English Combined

BTEC Sport Brandon Doyle Turning this year around and being the most improved in BTEC Sport

A2 Media Ellice Driver Hard work and perseverance throughout the course in A2 Media

BTEC Travel Amy Elliott Hard work and effort in Travel and Tourism

BTEC Sport Natalie Gallimore Consistent hard work and achieving distinction in BTEC Sport

BTEC Business Zac Goggin Working at Distinction level throughout the course in BTEC Business

Psychology Ellen Goggin Excellent application in Psychology

Systems and Control Zac Goggin Amazing progress, effort and development of skill during the two years in Systems and Control

Film Studies Beth Hardy-Piket Consistent hard work - an outstanding student with a natural flair in Film Studies

Law Georgia Haynes Prolific Effort in Law

History Lauren Humphrey Prolific Effort in History

BTEC Health Katie Lewis Consistent hard work in Health and Social Care

Fine Art Hannah Melling Consistent effort, excellent attendance and positive attitude at all times in Fine Art

Comms Hannah Melling Consistent progress and dedication to her academic achievement in Communication and Culture

A2 Media Charlotte Mills Hard work and perseverance in A2 Media

BTEC Business Charlotte Mills Consistent hard work and achieving the Extended Diploma in BTEC Business

Chemistry Joe Milton Consistently working hard both in class and with homework assignments in Chemistry

Applied Science Abby Nortje Excellent attitude to learning and thoroughness in her work in Applied Science

BTEC Media Jodie Parkinson Consistent hard-working approach to the course and excellent results in BTEC Media

English Literature Jodie Parkinson Hard work and determination in English Literature

PE Rebecca Reed Significant improvement in PE

BTEC Business Charlotte Riches Consistent hard work in BTEC Business

Sociology Amber Riddle Consistent hard work in Sociology

Business Studies Amber Riddle Excellent knowledge with an insightful and well-written analysis of case studies in Business Studies

English Literature Taqueem Taj Always working hard and continuous improvement in English Literature

Biology Harry Whelan Consistent hard work and achievement in Biology

Believe Succeed Holly Blackburn Believe and Succeed Award

Believe Succeed Scott Burrows Believe and Succeed Award

Community Award Emily Nicholson Community Award

Community Award Jess Georgiadis Community Award

Outstanding Achievement Jasmine Dhaliwal Outstanding Achievement Award

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COLLINGWOOD’S DANCE GROUP ‘LIFT OFF’ IN COMPETITION

On Saturday 28 April, the Collingwood Dance Group travelled to the Wilde Theatre at South Hill Park in Bracknell to take part in the Lift Off Dance Competition. The Group had to enter through an application process before even getting through to the performing round at Lift Off. The girls were lucky to get through to the live Performance round. The girls endured a long and busy day full of rehearsals, tech runs, make-up/hair prep and keeping morale high and nerves to a minimum. Darcey McCrossan and Rosie Jones from Year 11 were a fantastic help, giving up their Saturday to help support and keep the girls in good spirits and helped with make-up, hair and rehearsal practice.

On the whole, the girls represented Collingwood impeccably and were complimented on their behaviour and courtesy and for being the biggest group there! The girls’ performance was incredible and completely took the audience by storm. Feedback from other competing groups consisted of high praise and compliments, with my favourite one being “I wish we had those costumes”.

The competition was to find one group out of forty to go forward to the U Dance Regional Final Festival in Suffolk, hopefully we will find out by the end of the week which group has been put forward. Finally, I just wanted to say how very proud I am to have taken the Collingwood dancers and would like to thank them all for being so committed and well-behaved. Another huge thank you goes to parents for allowing the girls to give up their Saturday and perform.

Miss Phelan - Dance Group Leader

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TRAIN TO TEACH AT COLLINGWOOD COLLEGE Have you ever considered becoming a teacher? If so, one of our courses could be for you. As a member of Collingwood College’s community, we are writing to you to let you know of the excellent training opportunities available to you with us and I can think of no better place to train than here or in one of our partner schools. Collingwood College is committed to ensuring that we have high quality teachers for all of our students and in order to fulfil this, we need to train and develop undergraduates. Whether you are in your final year of your degree course, or you have been working in industry for a number of years, you are eligible to apply for one of our teacher training courses. The teacher training bursaries have been announced and for some shortage courses, trainees could be eligible for up to £26,000 and £15,000 for English. We are really proud at Collingwood College to be the lead school in our own School Direct alliance which is a School and University based teacher training programme whereby trainees qualify within the school year with QTS and/or a PGCE. We work with the University of Reading and four other schools: Kings International School, The Winston Churchill School, The Magna Carta School and Bishop David Brown. The beauty of the School Direct course is that you are recruited by the school that you will be placed in and you can therefore have more ownership of your own training Programme.

All of our routes are unsalaried and we offer the following range across our schools:

Art and Design Biology Chemistry Physics Maths English Computing Geography Art and Design History Modern Foreign Languages PE.

We are also part of Teach Surrey, a partnership of Surrey based schools providing School Centered Initial Teacher Training accredited by the highly respected and well-established George Abbot SCITT. You could train here at Collingwood College, supported by an experienced Mentor on a training placement, within a wide range of subjects and all three key stages. We have an excellent success rate and hope that you might go on to be one of them. For further information please look on our website or email me directly on [email protected] to arrange a visit.

Mrs Wright - Assistant Principal

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SEBASTIAN REACHES FINAL OF NATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS

During the weekend of Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 April, the top ranked boys and girls in England gathered to compete in the National Under 13 Badminton Championships in Birmingham. Sebastian Grove (7D) was hoping to repeat his success of two years ago when he became English Under 11 Boys Doubles National Champion. Sebastian, seeded No. 2, battled through group and knockout stages, held over two days, to reach the final of both the boys doubles and mixed doubles events. He fought hard but lost out in the finals - earning two fantastic silver medals. Congratulations Sebastian!!

EXAM CERTIFICATES Exam certificate postage payment is now available on ParentPay. Please ensure payment is made as soon as possible to ensure your child receives their exam certificates from the Summer 2018 season. This is of particular importance for those students in Years 11 and 13 who are leaving the College. To avoid certificates being lost in transit or left crumpled at the bottom of a school bag, we encourage payment to be made for Years 9 and 10 too. For those that make payment for postage, exam certificates are usually despatched in December using Royal Mail’s ‘Signed For’ service. Certificates will be required by future employers and further education institutes. If you don’t have your certificates when you need them in later life, the exam boards can provide a replacement statement of results but it is very costly.

Collingwood Exams Team

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SURVEY FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE AN EHCP

As part of Surrey County Council’s continual cycle of performance, improvement and evaluation we are taking part in the Personal Outcome Evaluation Tool (POET) survey, which looks at the impact EHCPs are having for our families. The POET survey has been developed by the charity ‘In Control’ and is supported by the

Department for Education. The results also indicate how Surrey County Council is working in

comparison with other local authorities.

The survey is totally anonymous, replies go direct to ‘In Control’. There are versions for parents, children and practitioners. The survey runs until the end of June. http://www.surreylocaloffer.org.uk/poet

http://www.surreylocaloffer.org.uk/poet

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