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NEWS The Cotswold School
January/February 2020
Mud runners
Oxbridge offers
Floorball stars
Poetry slammers
Green campaigners
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Word from HQ
Will Morgan, Principal Contents
3-4 Above and Beyond Oxbridge, International School Award, Rotary national finals
5-6 Challenge Mace debate, Harry Potter quiz, Mud run
7-8 Music and Performance Alba’s album, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Pete Woollard
9-10 Enriched learning Black Tudors, Blood Brothers, Poetry Slam, Brain Day
11-12 Environment Australian bush fires, Green Group campaigns
13-15 Sporting News Floorball, Basketball, Match reports, EDF Cup, School football tournament
16 Careers Robert Hunt, Year 11 practice interviews
17 Governors News and updates, charity totals
18-19 PTA New treasurer required, New Chastleton volunteer dates, easyfundraising, Annual quiz
20 Diary dates
Front cover image by Louis Eaton, Year 13
Welcome...
Learning with innovators and experts helps our students
aim high
As you will see in these pages, there has been much going on in
school, from workshops run by creative performers to lectures
and talks given by academics; from student-led events to
sports matches and visits.
Volunteers have held practice interviews with Year 11 and Year
13 students and we are well into our programme of careers
talks, which continues apace next month, open to students of
all ages.
Interviews are challenging on many fronts, which is why I am
so proud of all our Year 13s who applied to Oxbridge. Huge
congratulations to the five who received offers from Oxford
and Cambridge universities – you can find out who they are
and how they feel about their achievements on the next page.
I’m confident that, with the excellent A Level results that our
Sixth Form consistently attains, they’ll continue to aim high and
achieve brilliantly in the future.
Fundraising is an ongoing feature of school life, channeled
through opportunities to get baking, be sporty, donate clothes
or test your knowledge, such as in the forthcoming PTA quiz
(20th March). We recently wrote to you about the incredible
opportunity to double £10,000 of parental donations with a
match-funded offer from an anonymous contributor. What an
opportunity to add to our teaching and learning resources. We
are grateful for any amount you can donate. At the time of
writing we had £2,200 more to raise by 31st March. I hope,
with your help, we can do it.
This half term holiday, some of our Sixth Form students are off
to explore New York and others will take to the ski slopes of
Austria. Whatever you do, I hope you get a well-earned rest!
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January/February 2020
Above and Beyond
Students and staff go the extra mile to achieve success
Oxbridge offers for five Cotswold students
Hard work and practice pay off for Year 13 students Emma, Milo, Anna, Beth and Freddie
Applying to university is a nerve-wracking process for many involved. Setting your sights on Oxford and Cambridge is a
huge commitment of time and energy, with a demanding application process that includes face-to-face interviews at
the universities.
This year, five students from The
Cotswold School have won offers to
study at these prestigious universities.
Congratulations to Emma Ramsay
(Geography, Oxford), Milo Wills
(French & German, Oxford), Anna Hall
(Biochemistry, Oxford), Beth Jones
(History, Oxford) and Freddie
O’Sullivan (French & History,
Cambridge).
As part of the support it offered to
help students prepare, the school
organised several practice interviews
for each Oxbridge applicant.
Mr White, Head of Sixth Form, said, “We’re proud of all our
students who applied to Oxbridge this year, and grateful to our
network of local contacts, as well as our teachers, for providing
our students with challenging interviews to get them ready for
the situations they would face.”
Beth: “The interview process, although at times gruelling, was a
great experience. If I could offer advice to future applicants, I’d
say just have confidence in yourself and your abilities; enjoy
the experience and meet new people, because you might as
well have fun while you’re there!”
Freddie: “I am really excited to have been offered a place at
Trinity College, Cambridge. The process gave me the
opportunity to properly evaluate what I love so much about my
subjects and the motivation to go in depth and produce high
quality essays to send off.”
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January/February 2020
British Council extends ‘International Award’ for The Cotswold School
“The Cotswold School is enriching its pupils’ education and
encouraging them to become citizens through its international
work.”
That was the judgement of the British Council, which confirmed
reaccreditation of an International School Award for our school up to 2022.
This means the school is recognised for embedding an international
dimension in children’s education, helping them prepare for successful lives
and careers in a global economy.
Miss Morgan, who teaches History, said, "It was fantastic to receive the Award
at the British Council on behalf of the school and for all the work that teachers
across the school do to improve the global awareness of our students."
The assessment praised the school’s “ethos and approach to international learning and activities, which give a broad and
balanced perspective to pupils’ cultural learning about different countries”, and commended the school for providing
opportunities for collaborative activities in learning.
To Miss Verity Morgan, who undertook the research and evidence needed to apply for the award, the British Council said,
“Congratulations on working so hard to co-ordinate such an impressive range of work as an International Co-ordinator!
You are a credit to the school and the wider community.”
Wise words and a clear vision
The work of our writers, environmentalists and photographers goes through to the Rotary National Finals
Certificates were presented
by Rotary representatives
Chris Firth and John Barber
(who is pictured with our
students) at a special event
held in Maisemore.
Benjamin Murray won the
Intermediate category and
Rhiannon Ashby the senior
category for their stories
based on the theme,
‘Connections’.
Lila Murray (photography)
and Rebecca Fulford
(environment) were also
among the winners.
Ben’s story was called ‘The Car that Lost its Wheels’. He said,
“It was about an old Enzo Ferrari, which had lost its wheels in a crash. After the car loses his faith in ever being able to
race again, he finally gets refurbished and the last thing to be added is his new wheels. My inspiration came from my love
of old cars and my favourite type of car. My dad would also love to refurbish an old car one day! Winning the local and
regional heats has been brilliant and I was really surprised, it makes me want to write more.”
Above and Beyond
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January/February 2020
Challenge
The challenges you undertake can help you learn, develop or just
add a bit of fun to your day!
A debating record to be proud of
Edward Parker and Nicole Hagen
represented the school in the second
round of the National Schools’ Mace
Debate.
This was organised by the English-Speaking
Union (ESU), which aims ‘to give young
people the speaking and listening skills and
cultural understanding they need to thrive’.
The pair – who won the first round just
before Christmas – were tasked with
proposing the motion: This House regrets the
commercialisation of Pride.
Mr Ellis said, “Against the backdrop of
Shakespeare’s old school house, they argued
well and won the debate. Unfortunately,
with only two places available in the regional
final, they narrowly missed out on selection.”
Our library is ‘Potterized’ for the Triwizard
Tournament quiz
This year’s magical and literary visit to the world of
Harry Potter was as popular as ever
Once the captains of the quiz teams had been ‘sorted’ into their
Hogwarts houses, two students read an excerpt from the book,
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. This was greeted with well-
deserved applause.
Then it was time for the fiendishly challenging Hogwarts themed
quiz, which tests the students’ knowledge of J.K. Rowling’s books.
The theme for this year’s quiz was The Triwizard Tournament and
after quizzing the students’ knowledge, the winning Hogwarts House
team was again Ravenclaw!
Student Librarians, along with some enthusiastic volunteers, made
some fabulous scenery to ‘Potterize’ the library and baked some
delicious cakes. Over the course of the event the cake sale raised an
impressive £34.50 for J.K. Rowling’s charity, LUMOS.
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Puddles, hurdles and a nasty smell: must be the mud run!
Year 13 students dressed up for the annual afternoon of mayhem, spent in mud and stagnant water
From fairies to avengers and every style in between, teams of Year 13 students brought great character and enjoyment to
their mud run experience. Crawling through nets, over hurdles, jumping through tyres and navigating a 30-metre dark
tunnel – constructed over a 30-metre-long puddle – some were even still smiling at the end!
There wouldn’t be a course without the hard work and mischievous vision of the school site team, so a big thank you to
everyone who made it as inhospitable and muddy as possible!
Challenge
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January/February 2020
Music & Performance
Inspired by musical talent within school and all around us
Alba Eyra – A Level Music student releases her first album
Head of Music, Ms Buckley, praises Alba’s landmark achievement and selects her favourite tracks
Ms Buckley said, “Alongside studying for five A Levels this year, Alba Espallardo Esterban has released her first full-length album. She has been working on this with a local producer for the last two years and should be incredibly proud of this fantastic body of work!
“My personal favourites are the title track, Idiosyncratic, and I'm Alright Now, Feel it Coming and Rise Up.”
If you would like to hear Alba’s music, search for Alba Eyra on Spotify.
What’s behind Alba’s creativity?
How do you compose your songs? I compose all my songs using my keyboard. I write the lyrics first and then find the right chords to go with them. Then I sing my lyrics over the top and go with the melody that naturally comes with the words.
How would you describe your music? It’s a mix of everything I listen to, many genres influence me. However, I would say that it is mostly pop with a modern Latin influence.
Tell us how you progressed to recording an album. The first song I recorded was in Year 10 in an after-school STEM club for composing and producing. I worked with STEM ambassador and producer JJ Jowitt, who produced this album. Since then I have written many songs, some of which have been released already.
Where do you find encouragement and inspiration? I find inspiration from other artists and music, but also from the world around me. I write about what I know and what I have experienced so far in my life. Most of my encouragement comes from my friends and family, but also the fact that song writing is one of the things which I enjoy the most.
What is your ambition? My goal is to be able to make a living doing the thing I enjoy most, which is making and writing music. I would love to get my music heard and out there, and to write songs for famous singers.
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An audience with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra GCSE Music students attended a special performance The day, spent at Bristol University Victoria Rooms, was an
opportunity to hear and see the GCSE set works performed live
by Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. This informative concert
took students on a musical tour through history to discuss pieces
in the GCSE syllabus. Our musicians were introduced to key
terminology and the composition process from famous works by
composers such as Purcell, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Dvořák,
Reich and assorted modern composers.
Notes from a West End professional
Our performers enjoyed lively vocal workshops
Two days of learning with Pete Woollard, who works as Assistant Musical
Director at the hit West End show, Wicked, developed our singers’
technical understanding and skills.
Ms Buckley said, “Our pupils were taken through their paces, focusing on
the fine details of how each sound is produced. The change to the quality
of their sound was amazing and really showed what is expected of
professional performers in the music theatre industry. We are going to
continue to work on these skills and hope you will all get the opportunity
to hear the difference in quality at our upcoming concerts.”
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Music & Performance
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Enriched learning
We are learning from experts who come to our school to
share their skills and knowledge
Challenging our perceptions of freedom and slavery
The History department
welcomed Dr Miranda Kaufmann
to talk about a little-known aspect
of sixteenth century society
The author of Black Tudors: The Untold
Story gave a lecture to A Level students,
and some historians from Years 10 and 11,
about her research into the lives of
African people in England in Tudor and
Stuart times.
Using three case studies – Jacques Francis, the Salvage Diver; Mary Fillis, the Moroccan Convert and Edward Swarthye the
porter from the Forest of Dean – Miranda talked about a social history that challenges some of our long-held assumptions
about the 1500s. She highlighted many intriguing aspects of sixteenth and early seventeenth century society, including the
concept of freedom and slavery in England in the early modern era, and answered students’ questions at the end of the
lecture. The Cotswold School Library has two copies of Black Tudors available to borrow.
Mrs Wahlen said, “Our thanks go to Miranda and to Mrs Sandra Kanfer Clarke for helping us organise such an intriguing and
thought-provoking morning!”
Blood Brothers on our stage
An interactive performance
brought this set text to life
Our GCSE students had a fabulous
time workshopping with professional
actors to explore the key themes and
ideas in their literature exam text,
Blood Brothers.
The Stage-Ed theatre company put our
young people through their paces,
helping them revise everything from
plot to key quotes and the writer’s
purposes. Year 11 rose to the
challenge and some even took to the
stage themselves!
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Brain Day investigations with Dr Guy Sutton
Year 13 Psychology and Biology students
undertook a day of discovery and examined a
sheep’s brain
Dr Sutton returned to The Cotswold School to deliver a
Neuroscience tutorial, taking students on a whirlwind tour
of historical and cutting edge Neuroscience theory, in a
lively and wide-ranging day. His aim was to introduce key
issues and involve those with an interest in this area,
taking many questions from the students along the way.
The group looked at basic brain anatomy and considered
the impact of genetics on the structure and chemistry of
the brain. They discussed the question, ‘Is there a criminal
brain?’ which was also the subject of Dr Sutton’s lecture
the previous evening, attended by students and their
families.
Later in the workshop, Dr Sutton dissected a one-year-old
sheep’s brain, enabling the students to handle the matter,
look at the parts and discuss them, followed by a
computer-based workshop and discussion of drugs and
the brain and conditions such as schizophrenia and the
history of mental illness.
January/February 2020
Spoz sets words on fire
Year 8 teams prepare for the Gloucestershire Poetry Slam Final
Encouraged by Spoz the Poet, Year 8 students wrote funny and heartfelt poems
inspired by chocolate! They then took turns to come to the microphone and perform
in front of their peers. From raps and chants to jokes and tropes, one thing was clear:
everyone has something to say about chocolate!
Chocolate was just the warm-up act for the afternoon’s challenge: to create poetry
according to the theme, ‘words on fire’ and to find a winning team (pictured bottom-
right) to go forward and represent the school in the Poetry Slam Final, which will be
held in April at Cheltenham Town Hall. Well done, girls!
Enriched Learning
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Environment
Our students are raising awareness and finding practical ways
to live a greener future
Cakes for Koalas
News of the desperate plight of animals affected by Australian
bushfires impelled Alexa Butterfield to raise money to help
Alexa takes up the story of how she and Grace Major raised £85 for charity.
“I was inspired to do a cake sale by the heart-breaking pictures and videos I saw on
the news about the Australian bush fires. It upset me quite a lot. I said to my mum
that I wanted to do a cake sale and she said I should organise it!
“The next day I told Grace and she said she would help. We made some bright
posters, advertising our idea. Grace made some amazing fudge and caramel cupcakes
with beautiful piped icing (as well as other delicious things) and I made vanilla sponge
with lemon curd and meringue icing!
On the big day we also got some beautiful cakes from other people, including
brownies, lemon drizzle, cookies and crispie cakes. We sold them at lunch in our tutor
room and a lot more people came than we expected.
We feel really proud to have raised so much money and it’s great that it will help
loads of animals that have been hurt after the bushfires. The £85 has already been
donated to a charity called WIRES that specialises in helping Australian wildlife and
especially ones affected by the fires recently.
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Green Group prepares for Earth Day
Leading member of Green Group, Rebecca Fulford
(Year 10), encourages us to extend our
environmental campaigning beyond school
What inspired you to set up Green Group ?
I took action to set up Green Group after attending school
strikes, which raise awareness of climate change. I really
wanted to do something at school that would bring together
like-minded people and bring about real change within the
school community.
What are the group’s priorities and how do you decide them?
At the beginning of every term we discuss what we would like
to focus on. Last term we decided to focus on bins and
recycling. This term we looked at important environmental
dates coming up and we chose to focus on Earth Day. We are
now planning an assembly that we will deliver to all students in
April.
What has changed as a result of Green Group?
We have increased the amount of recycling we cover at school.
We now have more plastic recycling and yellow TerraCycle
bins, where you can recycle soft plastics such as crisp and
confectionery and snack packets. We have also banned plain
bottled water from being sold in the canteen. We have water
fountains instead and people bring in their own refillable
bottles.
Tell us about your prize-winning ‘air pollution’ project and its impact
I decided to enter the Rotary Young Environmentalist competition as it was an opportunity to raise awareness. I monitored
the levels of pollution as the school buses left their engines running when stationary. The project won both the local and
district competitions and is now in the national competition. When I found out I had won I was delighted as it meant that
more people will be able to see my project and hopefully learn something from it. I would love to see drivers switch off their
engines when they are waiting. I would also really like people to consider buying electric cars or car-sharing to reduce their
impact on air quality.
What are the environmental and sustainability challenges for schools and what can students do?
There are lots of environmental and sustainability challenges for schools, from use of plastics to energy and beyond. I think
that if we see a problem, we should speak up about it and try to suggest ways in which something can be done without
anyone having to make huge compromises.
What is your ambition for yourself, the school and for environmental change?
My ambition for myself is to be able to reduce my personal impact on climate change. I would also like to be able to educate
others and, in the future, I would like to work with people to educate them. For the school, I think that we are on the right
track to make changes; current plans include a bid for new energy efficient lighting, additional solar panels and tree planting
initiatives. I would love for this to continue and for us to make even more progress. For the good of the environment overall,
I believe it is about individuals changing their habits and everyone working together to work to the ultimate goal of being
carbon neutral.
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Sporting News
Win, lose or draw, your sporting achievements get a good report!
January/February 2020
Floorball is sweeping the nation!
It’s usually known as the extra-curricular
graveyard shift, but Friday afternoon
means floorball at The Cotswold School
A whopping 50 students, in two shifts, play
the exciting end-to-end game (which is
similar to ice hockey) coached by Mrs
Honour, who is a former Great Britain
floorball player and coaches many teams
in the county.
Mrs Honour said,
“I have seen six-year-olds who started playing floorball in their primary school hall become 16-year-olds representing
Great Britain in Holland, Sweden or Italy. Parents tell me how floorball has changed their child’s outlook on sport, as it’s so
inclusive. Children who may not have enjoyed the conventional sport options have found a love for floorball.”
MEGAN
Megan Jones has been playing floorball since she was six,
and is now captain of the Cotswold Floorball Club U16
team as well as a committed school team player. Megan
has also travelled with the Great Britain senior squad to
Amsterdam to play in a friendly tournament against other
top teams, including world floorball leaders, Sweden.
RYAN
Ryan Mills started playing floorball in primary school and is
now representing Great Britain in the under 19’s team and
recently competed in Sweden. “The opportunities this
brings me is astonishing: the high-level coaching, the
friendships and the once-in-a-lifetime experiences.” Ryan
is in the GB Team photo above, standing on the right.
HOLLY
Holly says she gets so much from being part of the team at school. “Floorball is one of the few sports I do. Coming along
makes me feel good and I know I’ve done some exercise on a Friday. I will take teamwork skills with me in my life; and I’ve
gained confidence as well as meeting lots of new friends.”
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Year 7b Netball Cotswold Vs Balcarras Balcarras won 11-7 Star Player: Bella Guest
Since Balcarras had played other games before playing us, and this was our first game, I thought we played really well. Balcarras were very quick and good at marking but did have the odd contact. Our defending was strong but we needed to be more confident in ourselves. I think our players need to be a bit quicker to get in front so we can pass quickly, so I think this is something we can work on in our next training session.
By Bella Guest
Year 9 Football Cotswold Vs Prince Henry’s Prince Henry’s won 2-0 Star Player: Aaron Mataga
In the first half, we had a few chances but we didn’t score. Prince Henry’s school had the ball on our side of the pitch most of the first half and managed to score a goal: the score was 1-0 at half time. We made some changes for the second half. The second half was progressively getting better, we had a lot of chances and were a bit unlucky not to score. Our defence and attack were gradually getting better and were putting a lot of pressure on the ball but unluckily we conceded an own goal. It was a mistake but we tried to overcome. The score was now 2-0 and in the end Prince Henry’s school won. Some of the players that stood out for me are Bailey Scutt and Sam Cotton. In conclusion, we played better in the second half.
By Aaron Mataga
Year 7 Rugby The Cotswold School Vs Bournside The Cotswold School won 9-1 Star Player: Will Hobby
Our team played really well and we were really happy about the final score. We especially passed well and made a lot of ground. Bournside were ok, they had a lot of big lads, especially a South African boy who was about 5 foot 10! Charlie Cotton was a standout player for me, he was one of the only people who tackled the big person. At half time it was 3-0 to us. The people who scored were Owen Parry, Joe Barnard and Alex Goode. The weather was really good for rugby, we scored quite a few tries from passing out wide. We played really well.
by Acer Tarrant
Year 9 Basketball players are District Champions
Played five, won five
Mr Jones said, “The Year 9 Basketball team are now District Champions following the final of the tournament, held in January! The boys were outstanding and did not lose a single match (results below). They are now going on to represent Cheltenham in the county tournament.”
Cotswold 10 - 2 Balcarras Cotswold 2 - 2 Cleeve Cotswold 6 - 5 Bournside Cotswold 10 - 0 All Saints Cotswold 8 - 0 Pates
Sporting News
Well done to our match reporters, who not only have their eye on the ball, but have taken on the job of reporting on the game afterwards.
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January/February 2020
Rugby: EDF Energy Cup Well done to our Year 9 rugby team, who got to the semi-finals
The EDF Energy Under 14s schools cup was a great chance for The Cotswold School to show its rugby prowess. There were a
couple of great wins: in round 2, Cotswold beat Dean Magna 49-14 and in the quarter finals we beat The Crypt School 24-17.
But it wasn’t to be in the semis: playing Marling at home, the score was Marling 17, Cotswold 10.
Sporting News
Staff vs Sixth Form tournament
Players and supporters enjoyed an opportunity to raise money for forthcoming international expeditions
Our Staff vs Year 12 games were both 0-0 draws. However, our Staff A team beat Year 13 5-1 and Staff B team beat Year 13 2-0. Well done to all taking part. You raised around £200 towards the expeditions to Ladakh and Ghana.
Player of the tournament: Mr Jim Dee.
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January/February 2020
Careers
We welcome professionals from all sectors to widen our
understanding and ambitions for our working future
“You learn more from your mistakes than from anything else”
So said Robert Hunt, UK Chairman of Veolia, who came to talk to students about the many skills that
make a successful company. Sixty-three students from all year groups came along.
Robert studied Law but found that doing deals was what interested him the most, so he got jobs in the business world for
most of his career.
He worked in different roles in Veolia and eventually became UK chairman. Veolia is a huge multinational water and waste
management company, with a turnover of £2.1 billion per year in the UK and 25-30 billion euros internationally.
Robert’s aim was to help the audience understand the importance of lots of subjects we learn at school and issues such as
sustainability are key for all companies. He recommended the book The 100-Year Life, which explains that careers are
changing. More people will have many jobs across a lifetime, perhaps even taking a career break and doing more
qualifications in mid-life.
We have many more careers talks coming up and students from all year groups are encouraged to come along.
No need for nerves at Year 11 practice interviews GFirst LEP provided volunteers from local industry to give authentic practice interviews to students
The 20+ interviewers, who attended for two days, were welcomed by a
variety of school staff and the students were well prepared by their tutors for
the experience. GFirst LEP’s goal is to provide sessions so students are
prepared for the next steps, taking them through an interview and helping
them understand how to make a positive impression with a prospective
employer.
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Governors’ News by Fran Hudson, Clerk to Governors
This half term our governors have been discussing issues including safeguarding at school, e-safety, wellbeing
of students and staff and monitoring of the new English building, which is due to get underway in the near
future.
At this point in the year, governors undertake a mid-year review of the school’s development plan. Are we on
track with our proposed objectives for the academic year? These fall into four broad areas:
1) Quality of Education 2) Behaviour and Attitudes 3) Personal Development and 4) Leadership and
Management.
Two bespoke training sessions have been organised this term for governors. In January, Andrew Harris, a
retired headteacher in the county, did an external analysis of our exam results, pinpointing what all the figures
and graphs are telling us. In March we are looking forward to some training from Gloucestershire County
Council (GCC) on discipline procedures.
Our experimental governor presence at Parents Evenings seems to have gone down well and there has been
some useful feedback. Those who have represented the governing body have found it interesting to talk to
parents and pupils alike. Governors always receive feedback from parental questionnaires but you may have
noticed that we have stopped sending out our SurveyMonkey questionnaires with the Parents Evening letters,
year-group by year-group. This is because we have decided to have a bespoke Feedback Week in the year
when we will gather the views of all stakeholders together: parents, staff and pupils. Governors will then be
able to analyse your views as one single entity which may well give them a better picture. We are waiting on
the dates of the pupil survey from GCC so that we can tie everything in together but it is likely to be in March.
Do please keep an eye out and spare us a few minutes of your time to help us improve our practice.
Thank you as always to the governors, who devote so much of their time for the benefit of our school.
January/February 2020
Your amazing generosity
Thank you for the generous donations at our two Christmas carol concerts, which raised a total of £800 for the Midlands Air
Ambulance and Cystic Fibrosis charities
Governors’ News
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PTA News
It was great to meet some new parents at our January meeting. Thank you for coming!
More helpers and ideas are always welcome. This year’s plans include a car-boot sale and a film night for Year 6 children joining our school. Could you support these events?
Our next meeting is on the 20th May in the school library, 7-8 pm. Everyone is welcome!
Follow ‘The Cotswold School PTA’ on facebook
Your online shopping raises funds for the school
Over the years, 109 people have raised an incredible £2,449.00 for
The Cotswold School using easyfundraising, a system where retailers
donate at no cost to the customer. Imagine what we could raise if
more members of our school community took these simple steps:
Search for easyfundraising in your online browser (such as Google)
Enter ‘The Cotswold School PTA’ into the white box and follow a few
simple steps to create an account. Every time you shop, the school
receives a donation from the retailer.
On Amazon Smile, select ‘The Cotswold School PTA’ as your charity.
Bake for School! Could we beat the amazing £5000 raised in 2019?
Baking cakes and serving teas and coffees in the beautiful
surroundings of Chastleton House is a fun and sociable way to raise
funds for our students.
Email [email protected] if you could make cakes and/or volunteer with us on: Wednesday 4th March Sunday 26th April Thursday 14th May Thursday 4th June Thursday 2nd July Thursday 24th September Sunday 11th October
The PTA Annual Quiz Join us on Friday 20th March 2020
Put a team of six people together and join
us for this fun night. Tickets are £6 per
person, which includes sandwiches and
snacks and there’s a bar and raffle on the
night.
Doors open at 7.00 pm for 7.30 start. A big
‘thank you’ to our generous quiz sponsors.
If you are interested in sponsoring one of
the rounds, please get in touch!
We’re looking for a new PTA Treasurer
If you can spare an hour or so a month, email
[email protected] to find out more. We’d love to hear from you.
Want to help or find out more? Email [email protected]
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Diary dates... The Cotswold School
Principal: Mr Will Morgan
The Avenue, Bourton on the Water
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 2BD
Website: https://cotswold.gloucs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01451 820554
The Cotswold School
24 Back to school
25 Year 12 UCAS Evening
26 Rags to Riches charity collection
March
3 Tea-time concert
11 Year 9 GCSE Options Evening
20 PTA Annual Quiz
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Year 12/13 Invited Parents
Year 10 Trip to Mosque
1 Sherborne Concert
2 Year 11 Parents Evening
6-17 Easter Holidays
23 Year 10 Parents Evening
29 GCSE PE trip
29 Year 8 Barcelona trip information
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