December 2012 Newsletter

Headteacher’s Commendations

Sports Update

Carol Service

BBC Children in Need 2012

Remembrance Day 2012

Survey Results

December 2012

‘Students receive an outstanding Christian inspired education at Bishop Perowne’

Inspection 2012

I write on the eve of our annual Carol Service to be held in Worcester Cathedral, one of the most

significant celebrations of our College year. A service, rather than a performance, it brings togeth-

er the many strengths of our community—team work, giving of our best and sharing with others.

For me, one of the best moments is when I hear the Cathedral bells rung by the Worcester and

Martley Guild and that moment of stillness before the Service begins. I then look forward to our

Community Celebration Day. This year we welcome back Sam Morris, a former student diag-

nosed with cancer when he was in Year 11, who will provide a disco to raise funds for the Teen-

age Cancer Trust. This will be followed by ‘Bishop’s Got Talent’, organised by Year 11.

Indeed, ‘giving’ is the word which best describes the past half term. Over a period of two and a

half months, we have already raised in excess of £3,000 for an Orphanage in Uganda, Cancer

Research UK, St Richard’s Hospice, Prostrate Cancer and BBC Children in Need. Our non-

uniform day on the 19th December is expected to raise at least another £1,000. We about to

launch our Tutor Group based £10.00 Challenge which will run during January and February.

Preparation for our productions of “Private Peaceful” in January and “Wind in the Willows” in Feb-

ruary are well underway as are our year long celebrations for our Fiftieth Anniversary. Details will

follow directly after Christmas.

Next week we mark the retirement of Mr Mike Walsh who has served in our Mathematics Depart-

ment for the past twenty years. Mike came to Bishop Perowne as a student teacher following a

career in Public Services. He rose to the position of second in charge of Mathematics and teacher

in charge of primary school transition. Under Mike’s tutlage, our students have consistently out-

stripped their target grades and on many occasions every student in his Year 11 group has

achieved top grades. We thank Mike for dedicated service and wish him well for the future which

may well include some work on a one to one intervention basis at Bishop Perowne.

2012 has been a most successful year: achieving Academy Status; OFSTED: Good with Out-

standing features; Church School Inspection: Outstanding.

Recent data shows that our Year 11 results place us in the top 10% o schools nationally in Geog-

raphy, History, Religious Education, Music, Dance, Drama and Sciences. One in three students

left in 2012 with at least three A* and A grades. The controversy surrounding the English results

continues with the outcomes of a judicial review due shortly.

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Newsletter

Christmas 2012

Content Page

Message from the

Headteacher

1-2

Children’s Take Over

Day—The Bishop

2

Christmas Card for

Mazak

2

Headteacher’s

Commendations

3

Our Vision 4

Rotary Youth Leadership

Award

5

BBC Stargazer Live 5

Order of Service 6-13

Term Dates 2012 -2013

and 2013 -2014

14-15

Remembrance Day 16

Lord Bichard’s visit 17

Rotary Young Chef 18

Mo-vember 18

Snow Line 18

Plus much more ……..

Academic success that matters

‘Growing together to be the best we can be’

A Celtic Prayer

Deep peace of the

running waves to you.

Deep peace of the flowing air to you.

Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.

Deep peace of the shining stars to you.

Deep peace of the Son of Peace to you.

Page 2 College Community

Message from the Headteacher continued …..

Our newsletter contains some highlights of our some of which have appeared on our website which is updated several times a week;

we urge you to visit ours website regularly to keep in touch with our busy College life and the wide range of opportunities we offer to

our students.

I thank you for your support and wish you a joyful and peaceful Christmas.

Ms J Farr

Headteacher

A Christmas Card for Mazak

In September, Marcus Burton, Group Managing Director Europe for Yamazaki Mazak, asked Year 11 Photography Students to

create an image that the company could use for their Christmas card.

On Thursday 25th October, the students submitted their images and a shortlist of 5 images were selected. The students who

had created these images were then asked to prepare a presentation about their image, which they presented to Marcus, as

well as the marketing managers for the UK and Europe on Monday 5th November. Beth Chappell, Martha Dunning, Charlotte

Juggins, Holly Freeman and Jess Parry all did themselves proud by how they kept their nerves and spoke extremely well about

how they made their images.

‘Their work was of a very high quality and we were all impressed by their presentations. Please congratulate all of them on a

piece of work well done……It is unfortunate that one composition has to be chosen, however, especially since, as Marcus said,

we could happily have used any of the five for our Christmas card.’ Ruth Butler, Assistant to Directors wrote in her letter to the

College.

In the end, Yamazaki Mazak chose the image by Martha Dunning as the first, but also the image by Charlotte Juggins, and

both images will be used all over the world!

This has been a fantastic achievement by both students, as well as by all five students who have done extremely well and

should rightly be very proud of themselves.

Martha Dunning Charlotte Juggins

Headteacher’s Commendations The following students have received Headteacher’s Commendations and five Community Credits Their achievements and

contribution to the life of our College are highly valued. Those students marked with a * have more than one Commendation.

College Community Page 3

Lee Alder Joanna Edwards Owen Langstone Georgina Roberts*

Zakiyyah Ali Raha Eskafi James Lavell Georgia Robinson*

Zeeshan Ali Abbie Fallon-Wilson* Katie Leary Jacob Robinson

Claudio Almeida Charlotte Fletcher Eleanor Lee* Flynn Sadler-Bury

Sophie Amess Natasha Forsyth Kiera Lewis Elliot Savage

Lucy Avery Imogen Fraser-Clark Frederick Lockett Jessica Sheriden

Elizabeth Baldwin Jason Frost Molly Lovell Ryan Sidhu

Charles Beesley Harry Fuller Georgia MacDonald Louis Simmons

Maisie Bennett Beth Fuller Zoe Maiden Jamie Smith*

Lucy Berry* Ben Garrad* Ann-Sharon Manoharon Matthew Sowden

Oliver Biddle Natalie Gilbert* Elisha Martucci Glenn Strachan*

Jordon Blake Phoebe Graver Hannah Matthews James Stubbins

Thomas Blundell Christopher Green* Chloe Matthews Emily Studholme*

Aaron Brett Joshua Guest Jaydon May Shahena Sultana

Cameron Brett Elizabeth Guinivan Laura-May McKee Summer Sutton

Hannah Bridge Sam Hampton Hannah Mehaffey* Jonathan Tayler

Benjamin Bridge Craig Harding Erinn Melville* Oscar Taylor

Samantha Burns Daniel Harding Kimberley Milton Summer-Mae Taylor

Emily Burton* Laura-Beth Hardwick Ellie-May Monk Jakob Terry

Rebecca Capewell* Bethany Haughtey Emma Moore* Imogen Tingle*

Paisley Carr Katie Hawkins Katie Moore Kayla Todhunter

Benjamin Carrier Matthew Henshaw Katy Morris Charlie Tomlinson

Migle Chaleckaite William Henshall Hafsah Muminah Emily Tooth

Paul Chapman Charlotte Herron Joshua Nullis Amelia Turberfield*

Jordana Cholmondeley Leigh Hewitt Lauren O'Hora Abigail Underwood*

Bethany Clarke Shanice Hobbs Eden Openshaw Bailey-Mai Vinyard

Kaylee Cole* Casey Homer Rhys Panting Rachel Wakefield

Amelia Collins Dan Hooper Megan Papazoglou Jordan Walker

Jessica Collins* Oliver Hooper Joseph Parker Oliver Walker

Leah Collins Charlotte Hurley Oliver Parker Katie Wallbank

William Collins Joseph Ingles Matthew Parkinson Benjamin Warr

Shangit Cruze Thomas Jeynes Jessica Parry Hannah Whitehouse

Georgina Donowho Kathryn Jones Hal Pearson Bethany Whitworth

Jack Downing Charlotte Juggins Helainna-Jean Presley Max Willcock

Candy Drinkwater Kayleigh Keeling Rebecca Price Kerry Williams

James Duckworth Jessica Key Taylor Pugh Hallam Wood*

Shaun Duffy Michael King Bethany Redman Claudia Woodhouse

Martha Dunster Harry King Felix Reeves Najeedah Yesmin

Chelsea Dyson Abigail Laker Glyn Reilly-Harrison

College Vision

Our Vision

We seek to develop a caring Christian community in which we nurture individuals; encourage learning, creativity and endeavour; in-spire all to excel and reach their potential and to help all young learners grow into active and responsible citizens who are able to make a difference in the World.

To make our vision a reality we aim to:

Develop a faith- centred community based on a love of God, neighbour and self.

Create a culture of learning and achievement in which study, enquiry, innovation and aspiration are highly valued

Grow together to be the best that we can be.

Establish an orderly, happy, safe and caring environment in which all members of the College community can

Grow in confidence and self-esteem.

Provide access to a wide and varied curriculum that is appropriate to students’ needs and learning styles.

Support physical, social and emotional growth.

Develop a sense of responsibility and citizenship, and thereby shape the future.

In order to bring about the best we shall:

Provide excellent teaching, in rich and varied learning environments.

Create positive challenges.

Assess students learning and progress and report on this regularly to parents.

Strive to develop an enriching programme of visits and extra curricular activity.

Respond effectively to students pastoral needs.

Develop positive relationships between staff and students.

Promote good attendance.

Build a strong and robust College/parent partnership.

Develop effective links with the Church and wider communities.

Meet and support the needs of ethnic and minority groups.

Celebrate diversities and differences in our community.

Work as a team towards our shared vision.



Each year the Worcester Rotary Club (District 1100) sponsor a Year 11 student to attend a youth leadership course at

Dean Field Studies Centre in the Forest of Dean.

The outdoor based course is aimed at developing leadership, confidence, and decision making skills and has been of

great benefit to the Bishop Perowne students who have attended over the past few years. The course is led by fully

qualified instructors and course leaders.

The only criteria for attending is that the student must be 16 years of age by July 2013 and recommendation from the

College.

An application form and a course content booklet can be found on our website, which will provide more information for

potential applicants. Students are welcome to apply of their own volition and teachers will also nominate candidates as

well.

All candidates will be interviewed by Rotary members before a selection is made.

If any Year 11 would like to be considered for RYLA they are welcome to speak to Mr Kling, via reception, or email

[email protected].

Rotary Youth Leadership Award - Year 11 Students

Worcester Astronomical Society will be holding their annual BBC Stargazing Live event at Bishop Perowne on January

11th 2013 between 7-9 PM.

This event is the first we have hosted in conjunction with the Astronomical Society and one which will hopefully be the

start of a long-lasting partnership.

All the family are welcome and a range of telescopes will be available for public use. This is an excellent opportunity to

look at Jupiter, nebulae, and star clusters and to hone your observational skills. A number of astronomers will be on hand

to guide you in your observing and use of the telescopes.

For more information please contact Chris Livingstone - 01905 821103

BBC Stargazing Live—Public Observing Session


Carol Service Friday, 14th December 2012—Order of Service

Carol Service Worcester Cathedral

Friday, 14th December 2012



The Governors, Headteacher and staff would like to thank the Dean and

Chapter for the use of the Cathedral

During the service there will be a collection.

Proceeds will be donated to

Cancer Research UK and St Richard’s Hospice

Bells courtesy of The Cathedral Guild of Bell Ringers, The Martley Guild

of Bell Ringers and

Bishop Perowne Bell Ringers

We are very grateful for the support of Mr Ian King and Professor Derek

Sheldon. We are delighted to welcome the children of Perdiswell Primary

School

We ask that the congregation refrain from applauding between items

2012 has been an exceptional year in the life of our College: achieving

academy status, Ofsted judgment: Good with outstanding features,

Statutory Inspection of Aided Schools: Outstanding, excellent examination

results. As Christmas approaches, we celebrate the peace of God and the

power of His love.

Organ Professor Derek Sheldon

Cover illustration by: Bethany Chappell – Year 11


Carol Service Friday, 14th December 2012—Order of Service Order of Service

Professor Derek Sheldon Organ

Processional

Hodie Christus Natus Est College Choir

Reading Shaun Duffy – Assistant Head Boy

Christmas Jordana Cholmondeley –Year 7

John Betjeman Zoe Maiden – Year 7,

Lauren O’Hora – Year 7

Amelia Turberfield – Year 7,

Rachel Wakefield – Year 7

O Come O Come Emmanuel Congregation

Traditional

O come, O come Emmanuel!

Redeem thy captive Israel,

That into exile drear is gone,

Far from the face of God’s dear son,

Rejoice, rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel

O come, thou branch of Jesse! Draw

The quarry from the lion’s claw,

From the dread caverns of the grave,

From nether hell, thy people save.


O come, O come, thou dayspring bright!

Pour on our souls thy healing light,

Dispel the long night’s lingering gloom,

And pierce the shadows of the tomb.


O come, thou lord of David’s key!

The royal door fling wide and free;

Safeguard for us the heavenward road,

And bar the way to death’s abode.




Welcome The Very Revd. Peter Atkinson

The Dean of Worcester Cathedral

Opening Prayers The Revd. David Ryan

I Saw A Maiden College Choir

15th Century Text

Music by Ian King

Music for Reflection Isobel Rudge

Reading Aaron Brett – Year 7

Christ’s birth and Kingdom Foretold Jakob Terry – Year 7

Isaiah 9 v 1-7

O Little Town of Bethlehem Congregation

Traditional

O Little town of Bethlehem,

How still we see thee lie!

Above thy deep and dreamless sleep,

The silent stars go by:

Yet in your dark streets shineth,

The everlasting light;

The hopes and fears of all the years

Are met in thee tonight

O morning stars, together

Proclaim the holy birth,

And praises sing to God the king

And peace to men on earth.

For Christ is born of Mary

And gathered all above,

While mortals sleep, the angels keep

Their watch of wondering love

How silently, how silently,

The wondrous gift is given!

So God imparts to human hearts

The blessings of His heaven.


Carol Service Friday, 14th December 2012—Order of Service No ear may hear his coming;

But in this world of sin,

Where meek souls will receive Him, still

The dear Christ enters in

O holy child of Bethlehem,

Descend to us, we pray;

Cast out our sin and enter in;

Be born in us today.

We hear the Christmas angels

The freat glad tidings tell;

O come to us, abide with us,

Our Lord, Emmanuel

Reading Beth Fuller - Head Girl,

The Angel Gabriel salutes the Blessed Virgin Laura-Beth Hardwick - Head Girl

St Luke I: 26-38 Emma Moore - Deputy Head Girl

Gaudete! Chamber Choir

16th Century Text.

Reading Mr Andrew Cox

St Luke tells of the birth of Christ Deputy Headteacher

Luke II verses 1-7

Hush My Dear Chamber Choir

Words Isaac Watts (1674-1748)

Music by Gabriel Jackson

Reading Benjamin Bridge – Year 7

The Shepherds go to the Manger James Lavell – Year 7

Luke 2 v 8 - 19 Oscar Taylor – Year 7

Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day College Choir

Traditional Year 11 Dancers

A collection, the proceeds of which will be donated to

Cancer Research UK, St Richard’s Hospice during the congregational singing of the First Nowell



The First Nowell Congregation

Traditional

The first nowell the angel did say,

Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay

In fields where they lay keeping their sheep

On a cold winter’s night that was so deep.

Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell,

Born is the King of Israel!

They looked up and saw a star

Shining in the East beyond them far

And to the earth it gave great light

And so it continued both day and night.



And by the light of that same star

Three wise men came from country far

To seek for a King was their intent

And to follow the star wherever it went.



Then entered in those Wise men three

Full reverently upon their knee

And offered there in His presence

Their gold and myrrh and frankincense.



Then let us all with one accord

Sing praises to our heavenly Lord

That hath made Heaven and earth of nought

And with his blood mankind has bought.



Cantique de Noel Mr J Manship Subject Leader for Geography

Traditional French Christmas Carol

Adolphe Charles Adam (1803 – 1856)


Carol Service Friday, 14th December 2012—Order of Service Primary School Carol Perdiswell Primary School

School Choir conducted by Mrs Fi Roach

Reading Jack Downing – Head Boy

Journey of the Magi Hallam Wood – Head Boy

T.S. Eliot Jacob Robinson – Assistant Head Boy

Zither Carol College Choir

Arr. Malcolm Sargent

Reading Joseph Ingles – Deputy Head Boy

Christmas and Common Birth Jonathan Tayler—Deputy Head Boy

Anne Ridler Cameron Brett – Assistant Head Boy

Music for Reflection George Sansome

Reading Ms Julie Farr - Headteacher

St John unfolds the great mystery of incarnation Mrs Rachael Smart—Clerk to the Governors

John I: 1-14

Music for Reflection Hugh Francis

See Amid the Winter’s Snow Congregation

See amid the winter’s snow,

Born for us on earth below,

See, the Lamb of God appears,

Promised from eternal years.

Hail, thou ever blessed morn!

Hail, redemption’s happy dawn!

Sing through all Jerusalem

Christ is born in Bethlehem!



Lo, within a manger lies

He who built the starry skies,

He who, throned in height sublime,

sits amid the cherubim





Sacred infant, all divine,

What a tender love was Thine,

Thus to come from highest bliss

Down to such a world as this!





Teach, O teach us holy child,

By Thy face so meek and mild,

Teach us to resemble Thee

In Thy sweet humility.





Blessing The Very Revd. Peter Atkinson

The Dean of Worcester Cathedral

God Be in My Head Quartet

Henry Walford Davies

Professor Derek Sheldon Organ


Term Dates—2012—2013

AUTUMN TERM 2012

TERM STARTS Wednesday, 5th September 2012

HALF TERM Monday, 29th October – Friday, 2nd November 2012

TERM ENDS Thursday, 20th December 2012

SPRING TERM 2013

TERM STARTS Tuesday, 8th January 2013

HALF TERM Monday, 18th February – Friday, 22nd February 2013

TERM ENDS Thursday, 28th March 2013

SUMMER TERM 2013

TERM STARTS Tuesday, 16th April 2013

HALF TERM Monday, 27th May – Friday, 31st May 2013

TERM ENDS Wednesday, 24th July 2013

Good Friday Friday, 29th March 2013

Easter Monday Monday, 1st April 2013

May Day Monday, 6th May 2013

Spring Bank Holiday Monday, 27th May 2013

Teacher Education Days

Monday, 3rd September 2012

Tuesday, 4th September 2012

Friday, 26th October 2012

Monday, 7th January 2013

Monday, 15th April 2013


AUTUMN TERM 2013

TERM STARTS Wednesday, 4th September 2013

HALF TERM Monday, 28th October – Friday, 1st November 2013

TERM ENDS Friday, 20th December 2013

SPRING TERM 2014

TERM STARTS Tuesday, 7th January 2014

HALF TERM Monday, 17th February – Friday, 21st February 2014

TERM ENDS Friday, 11th April 2014

SUMMER TERM 2014

TERM STARTS Tuesday, 29th April 2014

HALF TERM Monday, 26th May – Friday, 30th May 2014

TERM ENDS Friday, 18th July 2014

Good Friday Friday, 18th April 2014

Easter Monday Monday, 21st April 2014

May Day Monday, 5th May 2014

Spring Bank Holiday Monday, 26th May 2014

Teacher Education Days

Monday, 2nd September 2013

Tuesday, 3rd September 2013

Friday, 25th October 2013

Monday, 6th January 20014

Monday, 28th April 2014

Term Dates 2013—2014


Remembrance Day—November 2012

Remembrance Day is to remind us of the sacrifice of others. The sacrifices that were made that we could enjoy the free-

doms that today we take for granted. But the freedom to enjoy an education , the freedom to choose your work, the free-

dom to express an opinion, the freedom to associate with those who have common aims have not always been enjoyed

as happily as we hold them now. During the Second World War the freedom of Great Britain was under threat from a

tyrant. The leader of the Nazi Party had a vision for the future built on hatred, violence and total obedience to his will.

Much of Europe was living under this nightmare in the early 1940s. We all know the outcome of the war. The Allies were

able to free those countries that had been occupied by the Nazis. But this victory was far from a foregone conclusion.

The key battles fought by the British: the Battle of Britain; El Alamein and Normandy were close run battles. If it had not

been for the courage and self-sacrifice of the men and women who risked their lives for us the Nazis could have pre-

vailed.

I want to share a brief version of the story of what happened to one man during the war. A man called Lew Kemp. He

volunteered for the Parachute Regiment in 1944 just as the Allies were attempting to invade Germany. But a natural bar-

rier lay in their path, the River Rhine. And so the para’s were tasked with a daring operation. The American tank and in-

fantry divisions would seize two bridges in Holland were the Rhine splits into a delta. The para’s would seize the third

and furthest bridge at Arnhem and this would mean the Allies could advance and finish the war before Christmas, 1944 .

So on 17th September Lew Kemp was dropped in behind enemy lines on the heathland north of Arnhem and advanced

on the bridge as part of 156 battalion; C Company. However, an SS panzer division was re-fitting in the woods and the

para’s unexpectedly ran in to these troops and their tanks. During fierce fighting C company was shelled and Lew Kemp

had his leg broken by shrapnel. He crawled to a deserted farmhouse that was full of injured and dying comrades. Two

days later, on his 20th birthday, he was picked up by the SS and sent to a Prisoner of War camp. Back in Arnhem, the

remaining para’s had captured the bridge. They were supposed to hold it for 24 hours when American tanks would re-

lieve them. The tanks never arrived as the second bridge at Nijmegen had been blown up. The paras, whose radios had

failed and so did not know relief would not reach them, held the bridge for 4 days and nights taking terrible losses. The

survivors retreated to a suburb of Arnhem called Oosterbeck where they held land on the riverbank in the hope a pon-

toon bridge could be built on the arrival of the Americans. But after 9 days, with ammunition and food and water deplet-

ed, those still able to walk were ordered to swim back across the river. Out of 600 soldiers in 156 and 151 battalions only

26 made it back to safety. The bridge at Arnhem had proved to be The Bridge Too Far. When Lew Kemp was freed from

the PoW camp in April of 1945 he weighed 7 stone.

Earlier this year I was fortunate enough to be able to accompany Lew Kemp back to Arnhem to commemorate the 68th

anniversary of the battle. Oosterbeck was decked in the colours of the para’s and thousands of people including hundred

of schoolchildren turned out to remember the battle, Arnhem’s football club, Vitesse of the Dutch Premier League, hon-

oured the veterans by changing their strip to the colours of the para’s. 4,000 NATO paratroopers recreated the airborne

landings on the heathland 68 years later: all nations that lost people in this battle were represented including Britain; the

Netherlands; Poland; the US and Germany. The motif of the commemorations is now A Bridge to the Future and the

anniversary has a dual purpose to remember those who gave their lives and also to celebrate freedom and to further

promote reconciliation and forgiveness. As I stood in the war cemetery at Oosterbeck with my grand-father, Lew Kemp,

it brought home to me what Remembrance Day is all about:

to remember all those who gave their todays for our tomor-

row.

Mr J Laidler—Assistant Headteacher


Lord Bichard’s visit to Bishop Perowne

On Friday 30th November we were pleased to welcome Lord Bichard to Bishop Perowne as part of the Peers in Schools programme run by the Lord Speaker's Office.

Lord Bichard spent an hour with a group of Year 10 and 11 PSHCCE students talking about the role of a Lord and the way in which the House of Lords works alongside the House of Commons. Students were given the opportunity to ask a range of questions about his role as a Lord. Martha Dunster, a year 10 student, commented 'Lord Bichard provided us with a huge amount of insight into matters he is passionate about. I was particularly interested by his thoughts on educa-tion and the arts. A comment he made which really stood out to me was that education is a process to be enjoyed, not tolerated, and that what is most important is that you pursue subjects you are truly passionate about. Lord Bichard's visit was both information and interesting and I do not expect to forget it any time soon'

Report by a Year 10 Student—Penny Ashmore

On behalf of set 1 from Years 10 and 11 I would like to say a huge thank you to Lord Bichard who visited Bishop

Perowne on the 30th November to talk to the students about his role in the House of Lords.

We all planned a question to ask Lord Bichard to do with current issues and creating laws etc and some were selected

to be asked in his presentations.

Firstly he gave a power point on the role of Lords and the House of Lords. Personally, I was surprised at their system for

voting—where all the present Peers have to troop into two separate rooms—for and against—to sign and case their

vote. It was an engaging experience to hear first hand information on the workings of Parliament and to learn from his

own perspective what we had learnt about in our Citizenship lessons.

For the second part of the presentation, we asked Lord Bichard the questions we had prepared for him. Although there

wasn’t enough time for all the questions we had written. Lord Bichard gave interesting and sometimes surprising an-

swers.

For example, he told us that being a Lord was not something that he expected to ever do, nor did he enjoy school much.

I think that this shows us that, aside from being a Lord, things are not always the way we expect them to be.

Also we may have expected that the most challenging aspect of being a Lord is the political part or the debating. From

Lord Bichard’s point of view, the hardest part of being a Lord is that there will always be someone in the House of Lords

who knows as much as you do about a subject and having the confidence to speak out is difficult, since there are Peers

from all professions and some are bound to know when you make a mistake. Apparently, this can cause a lot of pres-

sure for Peers.

However, the point I thought was most valid from our school was linked to the Crea-

tive Arts . Lord Bichard told us that the Creative Arts are definitely equally, if not

more, important than academic subjects, especially in Education. This is because it

is was you love that you are passionate about, and this is what we will do best in.

The majority of jobs in the UK are linked to the Creative Arts and schools should not

just be about learning—it should be about expressing ourselves and finding our tal-

ents and gaining confidence. In response to my question on this topic, Lord Bichard

said that there may not be enough representation from those who have ‘tread the

boards’ as actors and he would ask about this, which I was proud of.

Thank you again to Lord Bichard for sharing your views and knowledge with us, it

was a very interesting session.

Penny Ashmore—Year 10


Rotary Young Chef of the Year 2012

Congratulations to Georgia Robinson who won the Rotary Chef of the Year at Worcester College of Technology on the 7th November. Georgia goes on to regional finals after Christmas.

On the final day of Grow-vember many staff had already said goodbye to their moustaches. Collectively the staff and students of Bishop Perowne raised over £1100 for male cancer charities through the Movember website and collection boxes in College. This is a phenomeonal amount and we are very proud to have contributed to this cause.

We officially drew Grow-vember to a close with a Full College Assembly which was planned and coordinated by Year 11 student Rhys Panting with the help of several other Year 11 students. During the assembly there was a “Trooping of the Moustache” parade and a symbolic “Shaving of the Moustache” by Mr Annis, Mr Shepherd, Mr Cox, and Mr Laidler. Well done to Mr Kling who received the "Best Moustache" award as voted by both staff and students. Well done also to Mr Cox who raised the most money for the charities. Roll on Decem-beard!!

‘Snow Line’

In the event of inclement weather and school is forced to close we shall notify the following organisations:

Radio Wyvern

BBC Hereford and Worcester

BRMB

Heart FM

The Bear

A notice will also appear on the College website (www.bishopperowne.co.uk) and a text will be sent to all parents/carers, please ensure that we have your up to date contact telephone numbers.

Movember 2012


Year 7 Subject Consultation Evening—Questionnaire Results

Year 7 Parents Questionnaire November 2012

Strongly

Agree Agree Disagree

Strongly Dis-

agree

Don't

Know

My child enjoys school 19 9 0 0 0

The school provides a rich and interesting curriculum that helps my child to learn 18 10 0 0 0

My child was helped to settle in well when he or she started at the school 16 12 0 0 0

My child is making enough progress at school 15 13 0 0 0

The school deals effectively with unacceptable behaviour 10 13 0 0 5

The learning and teaching is good at this school 14 14 0 0 0

Staff expect my child to work hard and do his or her best 19 8 0 0 1

The homework that is given builds well on what my child learns in school 15 13 0 0 0

Staff treat all children fairly and with respect 13 13 0 0 2

The school helps my child have a healthy lifestyle 12 14 0 0 2

The school keeps my child safe 14 14 0 0 0

The school informs me about my child's progress 11 16 0 0 1

The school helps me support my child's leaning 11 13 2 0 2

I feel comfortable about approaching the school with questions, suggestions or a problem 12 16 0 0 0

The school helps my child to become more mature and take on responsibility 16 12 0 0 0

The school makes sure that my child is well prepared for the future 15 13 0 0 0

The school provides a good range of extra activities (for example the range of clubs, afterschool activities, themed weeks, trips and visi-tors etc) 14 12 1 0 1

The school is led and managed effectively 12 16 0 0 0

The school meets my child's particular needs 16 12 0 0 0

I have been able to gather all the information I required this evening 16 11 1 0 0

Overall, I am happy with my child experience at this school 17 11 0 0 0

Number of responses in each category 305 265 4 0 14

Percentage of replies in each category 52% 45% 1% 0% 2%


Year 8 Subject Consultation Evening—Questionnaire Results

Year 8 Parents Questionnaire December 2012

Strongly

Agree Agree Disagree

Strongly

Disagree Don't Know

My child enjoys school 15 4 1 0 0

The school provides a rich and interesting curriculum that helps my child to learn 15 13 1 0 1

My child is making enough progress at school 19 9 1 0 1

The school deals effectively with unacceptable behaviour 7 14 5 1 3

The learning and teaching is good at this school 13 14 1 0 2

Staff expect my child to work hard and do his or her best 18 11 1 0 0

The homework that is given builds well on what my child learns in school 13 13 3 0 1

Staff treat all children fairly and with respect 13 16 0 0 1

The school helps my child have a healthy lifestyle 9 17 2 0 2

The school keeps my child safe 11 16 0 0 3

The school informs me about my child's progress 13 13 2 1 1

The school helps me support my child's leaning 11 14 3 0 2

I feel comfortable about approaching the school with questions, suggestions or a problem 18 11 1 0 0

The school helps my child to become more mature and take on responsibility 13 14 2 0 1

The school makes sure that my child is well prepared for the future 12 15 2 0 1

The school provides a good range of extra activities (for example the range of clubs, afterschool activities, themed weeks, trips and visitors etc) 11 16 1 0 2

The school is led and managed effectively 10 17 2 0 1

The school meets my child's particular needs 11 17 1 0 1

I have been able to gather all the information I required this evening 14 12 4 0 0

Overall, I am happy with my child experience at this school 17 10 3 0 0

Number of responses in each category 263 266 36 2 23

Percentage of replies in each category 44.6% 45.1% 6.1% 0.3% 3.9%

Awards Day—Questionnaire Results


Awards Day Consultation December 2012

Yes No N/A

I am in favour of retaining the current practices 22% 68% 11%

I prefer the option of holding a formal evening Ceremony and Community Celebration events during the daytime 76% 16% 8%

The number of prizes should be limited to one or two per Sub-ject, per year group 68% 22% 11%

The Ceremonies should be held in college/church 62% College 22% other 16% Church

The outgoing Year 11 should have prizes presented in May in a full College Celebration before their examinations begin. They should be presented with their GCSE certificates during an evening Ceremony in November to which parents and car-ers will be invited 78% 11% 11%

Students should not be told which awards they have won, only that they have won something, in order to make the presenta-tion more of a surprise 78% 22% 0%

OPEN TUESDAY

All parents/carers are reminded

‘Open Tuesday’ Every Tuesday between 3.00 pm-4.00 pm

A chance to meet with a member of the Senior Leadership Team

without a prior appointment.

Parents/carers are seen on a first come/first seen basis.

The length of the meeting will depend on the number of people waiting to

be seen


Below is a letter from the Headmaster of King’s School, Worcester. The letter explains the very generous bespoke bursary scheme available

to Bishop Perowne Church of England students only. If you wish to apply or would like further information please contact Ms Farr via Mrs

Wigley on 01905 746804 or email [email protected]

King’s School Bursaries for Bishop Perowne students

mailto:[email protected]


On Wednesday 12th December a group of Gifted Year 8 students enjoyed the opportunity to attend a Biology enrich-

ment activity hosted by one of our partners, the Kings School.

Upon arrival students were warmly welcomed and treated to a cooked Christmas dinner which they very much enjoyed.

After lunch they were taken to the Biology building at the Kings School where the head of Biology, Dr M Parkin, dis-

cussed the role of the heart with them.

Following this, students had the opportunity to apply what they had learnt and explore for themselves the intricate in-

ner workings of a heart by each dissecting a heart with the help of Upper Sixth form students from the Kings School. At

first some of the girls were reluctant and a little squeamish but after a short while built up the courage to take part. They

were glad that they did, as all the students found the experience incredibly fascinating and gained a much more in depth

understanding of the structure of the heart and its purpose.

This was clearly evident at the end of the session when the majority of students had correctly identified and labelled the

most important parts. The feedback from the students was also unanimously positive:

“I really enjoyed it. It was an amazing experience and I learnt a lot about the heart and dissection.”

“It was a very fun experience and I learnt a lot as well.”

“It was a good experience that I wouldn’t normally be able to do”

“It was good because they had good equipment and the food was lovely! Also I learnt a lot and it was fun. I would go

again”

“It was very fun and interesting”

“It was an interesting and unique experience”

When asked what could be done to improve the experience one student simply wrote:

“Nothing! Only that I stay longer!” – a view shared by many.

Dr Parkin from the Kings School was particularly impressed with our students and said that they were a credit to Bishop

Perowne. He also commented that he had known much older students perform dissections with much less skill.

I look forward to our next collaboration next term.

Science Department News


Private Peaceful Performance 28th and 29th January 2013

Students in year 8 and 9 will be performing ‘Private Peaceful’ written by the author

Michael Morpurgo, and adapted by Simon Reade. The play is about a young boy

named Tommo and his elder brother Charlie, and their life leading up to, and through-

out World War One.

Evening performances of the show will be held at 7.00pm on, Monday 28th & Tues-

day 29th January, 2013.

Tickets will cost, £3.00 for over 16’s and £2.00 for under 16’s and concessions. Tick-

ets are available at the Finance Office at our College.

These students have been working really hard, so we would love you to come and

see the show. Hope you can make it,

With thanks by Teagan and Alex, Year 8 production assistants.

Dancing at the Victorian Fair 2012

The Bishop Perowne College KS3 Dance Club took to the streets on December 1st as part of the towns annual Worcester

Victorian Fair. The students had been busily rehearsing for the event under the watchful eyes of Miss Alexander (Subject

Leader for Dance) and Miss Davis (Performing Arts Teacher).

The students presented a short performance of dance and carols in aid of the Leukaemia Trust . With the costumes sup-

plied by The Malvern Theatre Players our young ladies of the Victorian era fitted seamlessly into the theme, bringing a

Special Bishop Perowne Christmas spirit to Worcester.

In the performance Jacob Payne-Lunn and Brandon Gilbert played Scrooge in his striped pyjamas being reminded of their

earlier days at Fizzy Wigs Ball - the twenty-four dancers, all aged 11 or 12, swaying and dancing in intricate patterns en-

joying the celebrations of Christmas.

The dancers are Hafsah Muminah, Bethany Whitworth, Kayleigh Lacroix, Kayleigh Keeling, Jessica Snape, Shakara

Smith, Chloe Chadwallader, Megan Knowles, Elizabeth

Barnes, Chloe Jones, Tia Cunningham, Phoebe

Woodhouse, Lucy Price, Hayley Dutfield, Hannah

Mathews, Sarah Hudson, Diana Almeida, Megan

Sumray, Georgina Roberts, Angel Dwyer and Isabel

Collins.

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Takeover Day: Freddie becomes Bishop for the day My day with Bishop John

I walked into the Diocesan office at 9.00am nervous and excited. I was showed through and was looked after very well, I got my first tea of the day, I had no idea just how many I would have that day. The first visit was to the YMCA which actually stands for Young Man’s Christian Association. Whilst some of the things they said really opened by eyes to the problems of some young people in Worcester alone. I went there and saw some of the things in the YMCA do like cookery courses. I was shocked to see all of the prob-lems that this one organisation managed to confront. We then went to the University. We talked to some of the students there about some of the issues they faced and that the Church was facing. Of course throughout the day there was one question on everyone’s mind, what was my opinion on the Women Bishops unsuccessful bid. I can say I can’t see why they aren’t allowed to be Bishops. We then went back to the Diocesan office and tried to talk about how to get more young people into Church, we didn’t manage to discuss much as the press kept coming to interview. By Freddie Lockett


Auction of Postcard Patchwork at Worcester Arts Workshop

Bishop Perowne Church of England College sent some images created by some of the

Photography students from years 9-11 to Worcester Arts Workshop for their postcard

patchwork exhibition.

Postcards have been sent in from not only around the UK but Australia, Serbia, Italy, the

US, Finland, the Netherlands, Austria and more.

On Sunday 8th December, Worcester Arts Workshop auctioned the postcards to raise

money to help repair and maintain the workshop.

For more details about the auction, please visit Worcester Arts Workshop website http://worcesterartsworkshop.org.uk/

Takeover Day at The Hive Five students from Bishop Perowne Church of England College were invited to go to the

Hive in Worcester as part of a ‘Take Over Day’ on Friday 23rd November.

The day involved us surveying the stock of books in the ‘Teen’ section of the Hive and

making a list of all the titles they thought should be there but were missing.

After this we took a train to Peters Book Suppliers in Birmingham and were charged with

the task of actually purchasing stock for the Hive. Peters Book Suppliers was the most

incredible place. We had expected a warehouse full of boxes, but were instead greeted

by an enormous room full of books. It was bright and colourful with about five or six cop-

ies of every book.

After refreshments we were given a tour around the company before choosing £3000.00

worth of books. We chose everything from fantasy and romance to revision guides and

autobiographies.

It was a great experience for all of us and we learnt a great deal from it.

By Abigail Rudge

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Sports Department News Girls Football

The under 16 Team has seen a few changes this year and additions to the squad are Casi Homer, Emily Studholme, Jess Suthard

and Ellie Gallagher they fitted in very well alongside side the regular team of Emily Burton (Captain), Shahena Sultana, Nicky Le

Poidevin and Abbie Laker. They beat Blessed Edwards Oldcourne by 3 goals to 2. The last 5 minutes were very defensive but Bishop

Perowne had the upper hand throughout the match. The under 13 team had their first match and despite putting up a good perfor-

mance were heavily beaten by some outstanding shooting from the Blessed Edwards Oldcourne team. I am sure they will improve

during the year as they bind together as a team with the new year 7 players who are showing a lot of potential.

Squad: Hope Austin- Ricketts, Leah Dimmock, Hannah Bushell, Kerry Williams, Jamie Green, CharlieghJacks, Stephanie Pugh—sub

Angel O’Dyer.

Miss Spink

Gymnastics

Well done to Kerry Williams who trains at Worcester City Gym Club who is now level 5 county champion. She achieved 1st position in the bars and beam and third on the Floor in a competition at the weekend.

Basketball

The Basketball teams have had a mixed start to the season although both teams are improving their levels of performance with each match.

Year 9 v Droitwich lost 16 -18 in a game we really should have won!!

Year 9 v Blessed Edwards Oldcourne lost 10-51

Year 11 v Droitwich won 23 -14

Year 9 v Tudor Grange won 28 -12

Year 11 v Tudor Grange won 44 -33

2 great results for the lads, putting the Year 11 top of the table! Special mention to Ben Garrad who scored 29 points

Gymnastics Festival

Were very lucky again to have the opportunity to use Worcester City Gym and their fantastic facilities to hold our Year 2 Gymnastics

festival. Children from St Barnabas Claines Northwick and St Georges all arrived keen and enthusiastic to experience top class facili-

ties.

Before the event 15 gymnasts from year 7,8, 9, all received training on the activity they were going to coach. There were 12 stations

where the children experienced many different gym movements and were learn new skills some on the sprung floor and others on

apparatus. This included work on the beams, parallel bars, Jumps into the pit, swings and circles on the high bars.


Sports Department News continued …….. The leaders really worked hard to get the best out of the year2s and they all had a fantastic time. To finish off the event they were

treated to a top class display from one of our year 7 students Kerry Williams who demonstrated a routine on the high bars, vault and

floor leaving the children inspired for the future.

A big thanks to Worcester City Gym Club and the Colleges leaders for making this a very special event.

Chloe Mathews Jess Collins Imogen Tingle Georgina Donnoho Bethany Whitworth Paisly Carr Georgia Mc Donald Jess Key Kerry Williams Charlotte Fletcher Hannah Mathews Hannah Whitehouse Amelia Turberfield

Year 6 Indoor Athletics

Our success in the Olympic games inspired 120 year 6 children when they competed in our indoor athletics event. St Barnabas, St

George’s, Perdiswell and Northwick joined us in the Sports Hall for an afternoon of competitive athletics. Field events included foam

javelin chest throw with a weighted ball, speed bounce, vertical, long and triple-jumps. The track events were really competitive right

up to the final event any school could have won. The enthusiasm of the children was evident in their support for each other with plen-

ty of cheering making a great atmosphere during the races. Perdiswell won the competition overall and will go on to the City finals

where the winners of that competition going to the School Games.

Our year 10 GCSE students were a credit to the college in the way they helped and led the activities.

Thanks to: Kayla Todhunter, Chelsea Dyson, Maisie Bennett, Emily Studholme, Matt Sowden, Abbie Underwood, Charles Beesly, Tom Jeynes, Josh Guest, Will Henshall, Abbie Fallon-Wilson and Charlie Tomlinson

City Indoor Athletics

Bishops took part in the City Indoor Athletics for year7 boys and girls at St Johns sport centre. They competed in track and field

events. They showed real effort and determination finishing third in both the girls and the boys events. There were some notable per-

formances with 1st positions from Hannah Mathews and Adam Biddle in the 4 lap race, Jakob Terry in shot, Sam Sowden in Long

jump and Garaint Howells in the vertical jump.

Congratulations to Adam Biddle, Sam Sowden, Harry Kendall, Geraint Howells, Jakob Terry Brenden Samaya, Owen Langstone, Pe-

ter Collins. Hannah Bushell, Leah Dimmock, Hannah Surridge, Charlotte Fletcher, Kerry Williams, Ellen Brayford, Hannah Mathews,

Amelia Turberfield.


Children in Need 2012—Bring your Teddy to School

Girls Football v Tudor Grange

5 a side indoor football fixtures took place this week at Tudor Grange for the under 13 and under 16 teams. The under 13 team strug-

gled against a very good Tudor team but never gave up and kept battling eventually managing a consolation goal from Steph Pugh.

Squad— Charleigh Jacks, Steph Pugh, Hafsa Muminah, Hannah Bushell, Leah Dimmock, Cloe Davies and Brittany Ratcliffe

It was reversed fortunes for our under 6 team who won convincingly and are still unbeaten in any league games, a real achievement.

This team were two players short due to illness on the day and had to recruit players at the last minute. They both played very well.

Capt Emily Burton, Abbie Laker, Nicole Le Poivenden, Megan Gardener, and Sammy Burns

School Games

On 13th December young people from across the county came together to receive training for the School Games in February at

Worcester University.

They were taught specific leadership skills for the events they were to lead. From college we selected Binny Ali and Harry King as

Badminton officials.

Abbie Underwood and Sophie Eastwood had training to lead the inclusive events of boccia and curling.

The boys will now be deployed at college to help out at badminton club and the girls are looking at ways they could start up an inclu-

sive club adapting some of the ideas to suit the needs of our students.

Sports Department News continued ……..

This year we held a “Bring Your Teddy to School” day on Friday, 16th November in aid of Children In Need. The day was

also a non-uniform day. Students donated £1 if students brought in their Teddy and £2 if they chose not to. All proceeds

went to Children in Need.

We had a picture quiz organised to “Guess the owner of the Bear”. This cost 10p to enter. The prize for the student who

clearly knows their staff the best was awarded to Shaun Duffy.

Buskers played around college during break and lunchtime to collect change and to encourage community spirit still fur-

ther.

In the past we have always enthusiastically supported Children In Need and we hope that this year was be even more

successful raising over £1,000.00.

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We continue to rely on the support of our partner schools and colleges to make the Arts College a success. Many thanks for all they have

done so far…

Claines Church of England Primary School

Northwick Manor Primary School

Perdiswell Primary School

St Barnabas Church of England Primary School

St George’s Church of England Primary School

The King’s School, Worcester

University of Worcester

Worcester College of Technology

Worcester Sixth Form College

Yamazaki Mazak UK Limited

The parents and staff past and present who

make up:

The Friends of Bishop Perowne

Merriman’s Hill Road

Worcester

WR3 8LE

Tel: 01905 746800

Fax: 01905 746846

Website: www.bishopperowne.co.uk

Email: [email protected]

December 2012

Headteacher: Ms Julie Farr

We seek to develop a caring Christian Community in which we nurture individuals, encourage learning, creativity and

endeavour, inspire all to excel and reach their potential and to help all young learners to grow into active and responsible

citizens who are able to make a difference in the world.

20th December End of Term Eucharists

21st December Start of Christmas Holidays

7th January Teacher Education Day

8th January Students return to school—WEEK B

24th January Year 11 Parents Consultation

28th January Private Peaceful Performance

31st January Year 8 Options Evening

11th February—14th February Wind in the Willows Performances

15th February Non—Uniform Day/Ski Trip Leaves

18th February—22nd February Half Term Holiday

25th February Second Half Spring Term—WEEK B

Important dates for your diary at a glance

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December 2012 Newsletter