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Sir John Cass Red Coat CofE SchoolStepney Way, London E1 0RH. www.sjcr.net

SIR JOHN CASS REDCOAT SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

OUR DAY AT JOHN LEWIS

STEEL ORCHESTRA UPDATE

SIXTH FORM ENRICHMENTACTIVITIES

VOCAB EXPRESS GLOBALCHAMPIONSHIP

ARE YOU CAREER READY?

YOUNG ENTERPRISE UPDATEVICTORIA PARK RUN

TOWER HAMLETS BOOKAWARDS 2016

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’SDAY 2017

GCSE DRAMA AT THE OLD VIC

SMART FUTURES START WITHTHE EY FOUNDATION

PATHWAYS TOAPPRENTICESHIP FAIR

TRIP TO THE BANK OFENGLAND

CASSNEWSSPRING TERM 2017

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE;

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Sir John Cass Red Coat School Studentsparticipate in Safer Internet Day Segmentfor Newsround

In the lead up to SaferInternet Day 2017, a handfulof students aged 13‐15 from

Sir John Cass Red Coat Schoolwere selected to participate inthe recording of a featuresection for BBC’s Newsround.

It was an exciting experience forthe students who were lookingforward to being on televisionand seeing what happenedbehind the scenes.

The focus of the segment was

the terms and conditions (T’s &C’s) of popular social mediasites, including Instagram,Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter andWhatsApp.

As students were of the legalage to join many of these socialmedia networks, they wereasked if they had ever read theT’s & C’s for social medianetworks – all of which had not.After being provided with a copyof the T’s&C’s from these socialmedia networks it was clear that

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there was a lot of legal jargonwhich is hard to understand foradults, let alone teens.

Following this, students weregiven a simplified version of theT’s & C’s that were put togetherby lawyers from the law companySchillings, on behalf of theChildren’s Commissioner Office,whose work promotes andprotects the rights of children inEngland.

Students were also able to meetwith Jenny Afia, a privacy lawexpert from Schillings Law Firm,who worked on producing thesesimplified T’s & C’s, and helpedanswering any queries thestudents had.

After reading through thesimplified version of the T’s & C’sstudents were annoyed andshocked with what they hadfaced, with Tasnim, aged 15stating “reading the simplifiedterms and conditions reallyopened my eyes to how intrusive

social media can really be andhas made me aware of howimportant it is to know what youare signing up to. If I was awarethen I wouldn’t have signed up.”Neil Jones, Online Safety Officerat Sir John Cass Red Coat Schoolcomments “For young people theterms and conditions they signup to can be incomprehensible.Companies should write these inlanguage to suit those usingthem. After all, apps likeSnapchat are often targeted atyounger generations.”

This episode of Newsroundshould help to make teenagersand adults alike aware of whatthey are signing up to whenregistering for social networks,hoping that the work carried outby the Children’s CommissionerOffice will be recognised intohelping young people understandmore into the nature of socialmedia website, and how toremain safe online.The segment is available to viewon the Newsround archive.

By Ms Nadiyah Patel

Editor: Nadiyah Patel

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Steel OrchestraUpdateOur Steel Orchestra, led by music teacher Mr

Kyron Akal, had a great time performing atthe Mansion House for The Worshipful

Company of Gardeners annual dinner. Guestscommented on what a great evening they had withwonderful entertainment from our Steel Band!

By Craig Holder – Head of Music

The 6th till the 12th ofMarch saw French andSpanish students

competing in the VocabExpress Global Championship2017. This was a fantasticopportunity for us to learnsome new languages and putSJCR School on the leaderboard!

Pupils could choose fromSpanish, French, Arabic, Latin,Italian, Russian and Hebrewamongst other languages,and have a taster lesson onthe online platform.

We were competing withhundreds of schools acrossthe world, some as far away

as Dubai, Saudi Arabia andThailand!

After a week of hard workand great effort from manystudents we are pleased toannounce that we finished ontop 20 global leader boards inSpanish, Arabic and Hebrewracking up an impressive 139,665 points overall.

A special mention is deservedfor our top 3 achievingstudents across all languages;Nayib Motin 7C, NafizaBegum 7C and Haleema Miah8C.

A huge well done to allinvolved!

VOCAB EXPRESS GLOBALCHAMPIONSHIP

By The MFL Department

Global Challenge 2017 -

Overall Championship

Our School Geniuses

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Our year 12 Business Level 2 class went on a trip to JohnLewis with Miss Miller, Head of Business. We decided to gothere to find out different sales techniques and general

knowledge about the company. After a rather amusing journey, wefinally arrived at John Lewis where we approached members ofstaff to enquire about John Lewis. A man we spoke to provided uswith information about how they work in John Lewis and explainedthe rules that they had to stick to. A lot of the information was newto us and really helped us to perform well with our coursework inorder to achieve our target grades. We were able to write up ourcoursework confidently knowing that we had accurate information

from staff and were not relying on information from the Internet.Speaking to staff members personally helped us to betterunderstand how staff at John Lewis work, and also their principlesand values. We all had something to take away with us from thisexperience, whether it was new information on sales techniques orhow staff dealt with customers. We will be able to use thisknowledge for our future aspirations when we may choose to workin a department store like John Lewis. Thank you Miss Miller forgoing out of your way to take us on an enjoyable trip, and also, forthe Costa treat :)

By Zakiya, year 12

Sixth Form EnrichmentActivitiesBy Ms Johns – HoY12

In the Sixth Form we aim to provide all students with theopportunity to engage in the wider community and takepart in various enrichment activities. This year we held a

successful ‘Fresher’s Fair’ enabling students to sign up tothese different activities. It was at this fair that many of ourstudents volunteered to serve at The Whitechapel Mission,as well as joining the charity week committee. I amextremely proud of the work that these students havecompleted. I think it says a lot about the students that wehave here and their commitment to helping those lessfortunate than themselves. I look forward to joining themlater this year, and hope to continue and develop thisexcellent work in the future.

The Whitechapel MissionBreakfast ChallengeBy Keren, Year 12

Ican happily say, waking up so early in the morning wasworth it. I went to visit The Whitechapel Mission and itwas an unreal experience. We had to be there for

5:45am, and upon arrival I was introduced to the staffworking there which consisted of a small team who werefull of so much energy and enthusiasm‐really nice people.We were briefed about what the morning would be like. Inthe early hours of the morning at 6am I was allocated tomake teas, coffees, etc for the homeless men and womenwho were arriving. It astonished me that as soon as weopened the doors, so many people came in which clearlyshows how much of a support The Whitechapel Missionmust be to them. The morning never really stopped asmore and more people kept coming through the doors asthe hours went by.

By the time it reached 7:45am we were briefed again aboutthe breakfast service that was about to take place at 8am.This breakfast is so important to the homeless; some ofwhom haven't eaten in the last day. Serving breakfast wasreally nice; you got to speak to people whilst giving themwhat they would like to eat. Just watching them and seeinghow happy they felt brought joy to my heart.

It was really inspiring to see how grateful they were for myassistance on the day. To know that I had taken a couple ofhours out of the school day to go and help them touchedthem, as well as myself. I would strongly advise morepeople to volunteer at The Whitechapel Mission. It really isa fantastic experience that makes you as an individual moregrateful for what you have.

Our day atJohn Lewis


On the 8th December 2016, the new Career Readystudents took a trip to Central London with otherCareer Ready students across the United Kingdom to

take part in The Capital Experience. Now you’re probablywondering what The Capital Experience is.

The Capital Experience is the launch party for the newCareer Ready students, and this year it was held in theDominion Theatre in central London. It lasted for roughly 3hours and was jam packed with motivational speeches andsuccess stories from alumni students. This year we had theprivilege to have Action Jackson to host the event, and hegave us fantastic advice that we could use during theduration of the course. Alim Kamra (story teller) was also aspeaker and told us a story about overcoming hurdles usingimagery to paint the picture.

After the launch party, every school was assigned to abusiness in central London. Students had the opportunity to

network and find out about the different jobs they offer. Wewere surprised when we were given Holborn Police station,but when we were talking about the different roles neededto make up the police force it had some studentsquestioning if this would be a new career path. We wereable to take a lot from the session, for example TheMetropolitan Police are trying to recruit Young People tojoin the force (you should really consider it) and try to buildback the relationship between young people andcommunities.

It was such an amazing day and a great start to beingCareer Ready.

“I’m Career Ready, You’re Career Ready, Were Career Ready,LETS GO!” (Action Jackson)

Visit https://careerready.org.uk/ for further informationabout the Career Ready Programme

By Kairi Weekes‐Sanderson, Year12

Are You CareerReady?

YoungEnterpriseUpdate

Thanks to all ofthe staff,students andlocal businesseswho havesupported the ASLevel Businessstudents withtheir Enterprisein a Box/SocialEnterpriseinitiatives to sellgoods and raisemoney forcharity.

Students raised£350 on their lastenterpriseinitiative,bringing the totalraised by theBusinessdepartment to£600 so far forthis academicyear. The moneyraised will besplit across fourof the school’sapprovedcharities.

By Ms Miller – Head of Business


On 25th November 2016, a group of Year 7 and 8students went to the East Wintergarden inCanary Wharf to attend the finale of the Tower

Hamlets Book Award 2016.

We arrived after a morning of final rehearsals for ourthree minute presentation on one of the shortlistedbooks, ‘Joe All Alone’ by Joanne Nadin. The stage wewere going to perform on was a lot smaller thanexpected, and we had to deliberate on how to changethe movement of our characters to fit the spaceavailable. There were many schools attending the event,but only eight schools were selected to give apresentation, and we were one of them.

The finale of the 10th Anniversary of the Tower HamletsBook Award began, and as a group we had devised ourown way of predicting the winner of the Award and thepresentation. The book that had the most presentationswould win and because we were older students in theover 11 category, and the other presentations were fromstudents from primary schools, we did not stand muchof a chance of winning. Author Joanne Nadin whosebook we based our presentation on was one of thejudges.

‘Joe All Alone’ is about a young boy who is left all alonein his home when his Mum and her boyfriend go toSpain on a mysterious job‐seeking mission, and whathappens to him when this parents do not return.Between us we had written the presentation andcollaborated on how it should be staged. Ms Charman,School Librarian got us to rehearse it for weeks toperfection, and all of us had lots of fun doing thepresentation, even though we had imagined it a lotdifferent when we had first drafted it.

The winner of the Award was ‘My Brother is aSuperhero’, by David Solomons (an author who was oneof the judges), probably because of its superhero theme.Incidentally, three of the schools did a presentation on it,so our method of prediction was correct. I think it is agood book, but I preferred three of the other books thatwere shortlisted.

Tower Hamlets BookAwards 2016 By, Bianca Del Fabbro Alvarez 8C


To celebrateInternationalWomen’s Day a fewevents wereorganised for ourpupils.

WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTIONHistorically regarded as a maledominated industry, nationallyonly 11% of the constructionindustry workforce is female.Canary Wharf Group (CWG) PLCwant to encourage the nextgeneration of female colleagues.

On International Women’s DayCWG invited students from acrossTower Hamlets to learn moreabout the industry, hear about thevariety of jobs available and helppromote them more widely andeffectively to a younger audience.Our year 13 female students wereinvited to this event on Level39 –One Canada Square where the

InternationalWomen’s Day 2017

By Mr Uddin – Work Experience Manager

#BeBoldForChange


Agenda included:

• Welcome, overview of Canary WharfContractors (CWC) and their current and future projects

• Introduction to the industry and careers available

• Profiles of CWC Employees

• Workshop ‐ Why are more women notpursuing careers in construction? What do thestudents think will help attract more?

• Recommendations, Q&A

Call on the masses or call on yourself to helpforge a better working world ‐ a more inclusive,gender equal world.https://www.internationalwomensday.com/

STEMETTES ARE COOL!In celebration of International Women’s Day ‐ 8thMarch, ‘DeepMind’ hosted an event to encourageyoung women to aspire to careers in STEMindustries.

The day consisted of inspirational talks, a paneldiscussion and a Q&A with scientists, engineersand thinkers from DeepMind. Guest speakerAnne‐Marie Imafidon MBE and co‐founder ofsocial enterprise Stemettes brought some prizesand fun facts to the event.

Our students from year 10 went to the DeepMindoffices in Kings Cross which is part of Google. Theday was very informative and fun, students spokewith staff and one of the founders of DeepMind.

We were also joined by Dr Rebecca McKelvey(PhD) Founder and Director of ‘in2science UK’,who invited us to the event, and also organiseswork experience opportunities for our KS5students.

All guest speakers and staff reminded us abouthow accessible the STEM industry was and theneed for more females to consider this excitingand rewarding field to build a successful career.


For the third year running the Year 10 and Year 11students have attended workshops and been to seetheatre productions at The Old Vic Theatre in

Waterloo. They have enjoyed theopportunity of working with youngactors in a series of energetic andcreative drama workshops.

This year the students have seenKing Lear by William Shakespearestarring Glenda Jackson in her firststage role since she retired fromparliament as MP for Highgate. The production alsoincluded Celia Imrie and Jane Horrocks in its talented cast.

In February we saw Art starring Rufus Sewell. It is a comedyabout a man who pays £70,000 for what appears to be ablank canvas.

Our most recent visit to The Old Vic was to see Rosencrantzand Guildenstern are Dead starring Daniel Radcliffe. Thisplay has been the most popular with the students so far!

“It was amazing. Daniel Radcliffe wasexcellent” ‐ Jazmine 11T.

“I loved the concept of it. Everything about itwas perfect” ‐ Shabbir 11A.

“The chemistry between the two lead actorsDaniel Radcliffe and Joshua Mc Guire waselectrifying” ‐ Maria 11R.

GCSE Drama at The Old VicBy Ms Cervi – Head of Drama

The Play’sthe Thing!


Smart Futures startwith the EYFoundationOur students from year 12 were invited to a

presentation by Ernst & Young, the professionalservices firm, who launched a UK charity the EY

Foundation, to help young people find alternative routesinto employment and education and to support socialentrepreneurs and start‐ups. The charity builds on thesuccess of EY’s existing programmes for young peopleand entrepreneurs in the UK.

The presentation delivered by Raumin was to informstudents of the Smart Future programme, a ten monthinitiative which starts with paid work experience inEaster or summer. Students will gain a variety oftransferable skills that will give them a head start nomatter where they go post‐year 13.

Students quickly learn the skills required to deliver highquality work and present in front of audiences.Innovative and interactive sessions will cover businessskills including:

l How to network effectively and build positive relationships

l Communication styles in the workplace

l How to be an effective team leader

l Developing effective presentations

l CV Reviews, interview practice and job application techniques

Many of the students who were at the presentation havesuccessfully applied and been accepted onto the EYSmart Futures work experience during the Easter andsummer holidays. Spaces are still available on theprogramme. Any interested students should go onto theEY Foundation website to apply.

http://www.ey.com/uk/en/about‐us/corporate‐responsibility/ey‐foundation

By Mr Uddin – Work Experience Manager


On Saturday 4th March 2017,

runthrough.co.uk held a 10 Kilometre run

at Victoria Park. The event was attended

by Mr Lennie, Mr Howes, Mr Uddin, Mr Rothon and

Sixth Form Student Ambassador Samson. There was

a great camaraderie between staff and our star

runner student, and the event was fantastic and well

organised. I will be attending most of the runs

throughout the events taking place this year and am

hoping to attract more staff and 6th form students to

participate with us in the near future. We also aim to

create a fund raiser charity running team within the

school. I would like to thank all of the team who gave

up their lie in on a Saturday morning for a cold run in

the park. We look forward to the upcoming events,

and I ask anyone who is interested in joining in to

contact me.

Victoria Park RunBy Mr Dean Lennie – Sixth Form Centre Manager


Twenty sixth form students attended a Pathways to Apprenticeship Fair hosted in Tower Hamlets by the Education BusinessPartnership. It was a fantastic event which gave students opportunities to meet with employers who are offeringApprenticeships, combining paid work with getting a degree or foundation degree. Students were able to network and

compare the apprenticeship route with going to University. Organisations represented at the event included TFL, Bank ofEngland, Milkround, IBM and BDO to name a few.

By Ms Miller – Head of Business

Pathways toApprenticeship Fair

Ifound our most recent trip to the Bank of Englandextremely informative. Information was made readilyavailable to us via the leaflets that we were given. Signs

around the museum were also helpful and enabled us toacquire a great deal of knowledge about the history of theBank of England, which we all appreciated.

Students had a number of tasks that they had to completewhilst at the museum, and required them to access theinformation provided to them to complete their worksheets.Additionally, it gave the students an opportunity to challengethemselves and demonstrate the ability to workindependently, as well as effectively in teams to accessinformation themselves.

Observing from a teachers perspective, I found it veryinteresting to see how enthusiastic the students were inaccomplishing the tasks given. Additionally, I could see the

students were well behaved and also attentive whencompleting their worksheet. I was pleased about this becausethey demonstrated high level of maturity and respect for themuseum and the staff working there. I strongly believe that ifstudents were not left to their own devices and with a tourguide present, they may not have enjoyed the experience asmuch.

Despite the museum not being so large the students wereable to access a vast amount of information during a shortperiod of time. They seemed to have enjoyed their trip. My teaching experience has been the most informativeexperience. It has been a pleasure to work along‐side theteachers in the business department and around the school.The behaviour during the school trip was outstanding and itwas no surprise especially since SJCR were awardedoutstanding by Ofsted in 2015.

Trip to the Bank of EnglandBy Shadiat Adigun – Trainee Business Teacher

Sir John Cass’s Foundation and Red Coat Church of England Secondary SchoolStepney Way, London E1 0RH, 020 7790 6712w w w. s j c r. n e t

EVENTSEASTER HOLIDAY

DATE: 10 APRIL 2017 - 21 APRIL 2017

EARLY SCHOOL CLOSURE AT 1.25PMDATE: 25 APRIL 2017

BANK HOLIDAYDATE: 01 MAY 2017

WOMEN ONLY COFFEE MORNING - 9.15AMDATE: 03 MAY 2017

PARENTS' FORUM MEETING - 4.30PMDATE: 04 MAY 2017

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEKDATE: 16 MAY 2017 - 22 MAY 2017

PARENTS' FORUM MEETING - 4.30PMDATE: 24 MAY 2017

HALF TERMDATE: 29 MAY 2017 - 02 JUNE 2017

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