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COLLINGWOOD COLLEGE - KINGSTON ROAD - CAMBERLEY - SURREY - GU15 4AE - 01276 457600

Issue 3 - 25 September 2019 News & Views

LOCAL SCHOOLS ATTEND STEM DAYS AT COLLINGWOOD COLLEGE Collingwood College hosted two very successful STEM Days in July, which were attended by local Primary and Secondary Schools. The days were organised and hosted by Mrs Puri from the Science Department with support on the two days from Mrs Kaur and Dr Fergie-Woods. The Science Department also provided hands-on activities with their Eco Garden, which were supported by Ms Ellis and Mrs Moreton. The Maths Department (Miss Loversidge) and Technology Department (Mr Winter, Mr Thomas and their Robotic Team) also accompanied on both days.

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL ... Thank You to everyone for a very positive start to the academic year. I am very grateful to parents for their strong support with our student priorities this year in relation to uniform, use of mobile phones, appropriate language around College, minimising low-level disruption and having positive attitudes to learning. I am also very grateful for the understanding regarding the roofing work in V Block which is yet to be completed. Congratulations Congratulations to Mr Winter and the Status Racing team for coming 1st out of 102 teams at the Greenpower Race Heat at Dunsfold last Sunday. Also congratulations to Mrs Magness, Mrs Goggin and all the students who successfully took part in the DofE Silver Qualifying Expedition in the South Downs recently. Parental Tours Our tours are now running and senior staff, supported by student leaders, are showing prospective parents around the College. As always, we have had some outstanding feedback about the quality of the lessons, the engagement of the students and the enthusiasm of all our staff. Celebration of Achievement Evening We had an amazing evening last night when we celebrated student success across a wide range of subjects and activities. I am sure that all the parents who attended this event will agree that it was an incredibly enjoyable and memorable evening. Mr Tanner - Principal

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Issue 3 - 25 September 2019

Wednesday 25 September: Academic Review Half Day, Early Closure for All Students, finishing at 1.25pm

Thursday 26 September: European Day of Languages

Year 12 Meet the Tutor Evening, 7.00pm until 8.30pm, Sixth Form Centre

Friday 27 September: European Day of Languages Bake-off Monday 30 September: College Production Auditions, 3.05pm until 6.00pm,

Kingston Theatre Tuesday 1 October: West Coast USA Trip Parents’ Meeting, 6.00pm until

7.00pm, Sixth Form Common Room Wednesday 2 October: College Production Principal Auditions and Principal

Dancer Auditions, 3.00pm until 6.00pm, Barossa Studio

Thursday 3 October: National Poetry Day Early Closure for all students, finishing at 12.20pm Open Evening, 5.00pm until 8.30pm, Barossa Campus

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY - DON’T MISS OUT!

The Modern Foreign Languages Department is looking for French, Spanish and Italian native speakers to help our students develop their speaking skills. If you are interested in helping our students and can spare a

few hours every week or every other week please get in touch, it will be greatly appreciated. The Department is also looking for members of the local community who use a foreign language in their current job and would be willing to come and talk to our students about the importance of learning a foreign language. Please contact Ms Bauduin [email protected].

Ms Bauduin - Head of MFL Department

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED IN THE MFL DEPT

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 LOCAL SCHOOLS ATTEND STEM DAYS AT COLLINGWOOD COLLEGE

The days were very popular, particularly with the Primary students who had a special surprise visit from Birds of Prey. On both days, different STEM Ambassadors joined the event to showcase their work in industry and how STEM links directly to their classroom education. Some of the representations were from the Army, IET, Wood PLC, NESCOT, Eagle Heights, Turn Town, Peripherals, IT and BAE Systems Submarine. Each industry had their individual stall with lots of engaging and interactive activities.

The students enjoyed both days and provided very positive feedback as they related to how STEM subjects were been used in industry. The following Primary Schools attended the event: Mytchett Primary School, Lakeside Primary School, Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, The Grove Primary School, Ravenscote Junior School, Hammond School and Cordwalles Junior School. The Secondary schools that attended the event were Collingwood College, Bishop David

Brown School and Kings International College. I am pleased to say that two of our School Governors (Mr Zymela and Mr Garrett) also attended on both days.

Mrs Puri - Science Innovation and Achievement Lead, STEM Co-ordinator

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Learning Support Assistants 30 hours per week, 39 weeks pa (term time plus INSET days), working Monday - Friday 8.25am - 3.05pm. Fixed term until 22 July 2020. Actual salary: £12,026 (FTE £16,930) Closing Date: 26/09/2019 For more information or to apply for this role please visit the Vacancies page on the College website.

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LIBRARY NEWS… Congratulations to Aleksander (8A) who has managed to read all eight books from the Carnegie Festival selection. Aleksander is one of our most avid readers in the Library and we were delighted to reward him with 30 Praise Points for his perseverance with this task. Well done Alex!!!

New books from Ms Blay’s selection: As it says on the label, “do not leave me hanging on the shelf!“ These books are displayed on our tables; we have read them and cannot recommend them enough!! Three different authors, three different worlds, but all will transport you into magical, mysterious adventures!

Overdue Books/DVDs Any parents who have received letters or telephone calls about overdue books or DVDs, please return the items to either the Library or any one of the reception areas (marked for the attention of Ms S Blay) as soon as possible. If there is an issue with returning these items please contact me between 12.00pm and 4.00pm Monday to Friday on 01276 457600 extension 427 to discuss.

Mrs Teissonniere and Ms Blay - Library Co-Managers

The Governing Board at Collingwood College has a vacancy for a Parent Governor. The Clerk will com-mence the nomination process shortly and all parents/carers will receive a letter setting out this process. School governing boards, including those in academies like Collingwood, are now expected to recruit gover-nors with skills, experiences and the commitment to develop these. We have a diverse range of skills and experience already represented on Collingwood’s Governing Board and are looking for parents who have a general interest in education, the ability to analyse and understand data, or an understanding of finance and are comfortable asking questions. Training is provided for governors in Surrey and we do expect all gover-nors to engage in their own development as a way of ensuring our effectiveness as a Governing Board. The Collingwood Governing Board meets once a term and operates five committees, which also meet each term. Governors at Collingwood sit on two of our five committees. Our meetings are at 8.00am and our aim is always to finish by 10.00am. If you are interested in the education of all students at Collingwood and are prepared to contribute your time and energy to support the College’s continual strive to improve our provision, then please do consider putting forward your nomination. If you would like to find out more, or have any questions at this stage, then please do feel free to contact me via the Clerk to the Governing Body: [email protected]

Mr Barker - Chair of the Governing Board

PARENT GOVERNOR VACANCY

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