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The best learners in the world walk through our doors.

For parents/carers not aware of our Parents Focus Group, we have been running thisnow for over a year. We meet once a half term (from 5.30 6.30pm) to discuss issuesthat parents/carers can give their views on or request further information on. The dates

for the remainder of the meetings in this academic year are as follows:

If you would like to join the waiting list for the group, then please contact MrsCumberland, Heads PA on [email protected]

For those parents/carers that have not yet seen My i-Plan, ask your sons/daughters toshow you their areas. You can see the site for yourself on https://ilp.my-iplan.com/default.aspx

Year 11 parents/carers we have put a special page on the school website to list all ofthe extra support and help you can give at home and we are giving at school. Why notvisit to have a look at what is on offer? Go to http://www.deben.suffolk.sch.uk and clickInformation and then Year 11 Parents.

Many thanks to parents/carers for their support of the 3Ps for 2009-10:

To continue to improve the pride aspect of the focus for this year, can I ask that parents/carers reinforce the expectation that students wear their uniform with pride to and fromschool.

One last exciting piece of news! The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) haveconrmed our redesignation as a Visual and Performing Arts College from this term!This means we can continue to use the additional funding to make sure the Visual andPerforming Arts impacts on aspirations and achievement across the school. My thanksto Mrs Lawson-Frost who spent a great deal of time on the documentation to ensure wepassed the redesignation process.

Finally, included in this edition of Deben News is a parental questionnaire on ArtsWeek2009. To help us with the planning for ArtsWeek 2010 we would appreciate youcompleting and returning this form to school, for the attention of Mrs Cobain, by Friday13th November. Many thanks.

Mr Cawley

School Nursing Team

The School Nursing Team offers a Drop-in for Parents with their Primary aged childrenand High School students (with or without a Parent) on Wednesday afternoon duringterm time at Felixstowe Community Hospital, Constable Road, Felixstowe. Please reportto the Minor Injuries Reception between 3.30-4.30pm. If this is not convenient, pleasecontact them on 01394 458846 (answer machine available).

The Team includes:

Community School Nurse Debbie Boother

Community Staff Nurse Cathy TynanChildrens Health Advisor Lesley AtkinsonClerical Support Dawn Barker

Pride Progress Performance

AUTUMN TERM (second )25 November 2009

SPRING TERM (rst )10 February 2010

SPRING TERM (second )24 March 2010

SUMMER TERM (rst )12 May 2010

SUMMER TERM (second )23 June 2010

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The Dyslexia Shop

The Dyslexia Shop stocks thousands of products relating to dyslexia and specialeducational needs. To contact them call 01394 671818 or visit their website:www.thedyslexiashop.co.uk

Mrs Burn

Dyspraxia Foundation Parent Support Group (Suffolk)The Dyspraxia Foundation Parent Support Group is a local friendly support group forparents of children with Dyspraxia or Developmental Co-Ordination Disorder (DCD).The group meets on the second Tuesday of each month at the Centre for VoluntaryAgencies, Lower Downs Slade, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 9HB from 6.30-8.30pm. For moreinformation contact Sarah Neale on 01440 708 102 or contact her by e-mail [email protected]

Mrs Burn

Installation of CCTV

In a recent letter home to parents/carers I outlined the fact that we recently installed aCCTV system in school.

Schools that have used CCTV have proven that they are effective in reducing violence,theft, vandalism and other untoward incidents on the school site.The school governors have provided funding for a CCTV system to be installed acrossthe school site. The governors have chosen to install the CCTV system to aid with thefollowing:

Provide a means for the security of students, staff and visitors as well as theschool site itself;

To act as a deterrent to any trespass, anti-social behaviour, etc; Allow for the identication of any perpetrators of behaviour which may be

deemed against the school rules or code of conduct or which may be illegal.

The cameras have been placed in corridors facing all entrance/exit doors, on theoutside of the building (front, side and rear of the site) and in corridors. We have 360Pan, Tilt, Zoom (PTZ) Cameras tted at those points.

The CCTV system has been installed in accordance with the Code of Practice and in

accordance with the SSAIB (www.ssaib.co.uk) and also meets and exceeds therequirements of the Data Protection Act.

A map of the school showing the camera locations, a CCTV good users guide and logbook is available for viewing upon written request.

If you require any further information on the installed CCTV system, the Data ProtectionAct or the SSAIB please contact Mrs S Flint, school Business Manager.

For more information about the Data Protection Act please visit: -www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/library/data_protection/detailed_specialist_guides/ico_cctvnal_2301.pdf

Mr Cawley

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Cycling

I am very pleased to see that many of our students cycle to school: a healthy way totravel. However, many school children are injured or killed on the way to and fromschool because of careless and dangerous riding.

Please impress upon your sons/daughters the potential dangers they may cause tothemselves and other road users of their actions. The police may have cause to cautionor arrest any cyclist who cannot follow the rules.

Also, just a reminder that the nights are drawing in again and that cycle lights andappropriate protective and reective clothing should be worn when travelling to andfrom school in the dark.

The following websites explain all of the rulesrelating to cycling, should any parents/studentsneed clarication:http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/CyclingAndWalkingDG_10026401http://www.dft.gov.uk/think/focusareas/cycling?page=Advice&whoareyou_id=

Safe cycling!

Mr Cawley

Christmas Concert Date For Your Diary!

Get into the Christmas spirit with this years Christmas Concert which will take placeat St. Andrews Church, in Felixstowe on the evening of Wednesday 16th December.

Tickets will be available from school shortly at 4.00 for adults and 2.80 for concessions.Since demand always exceeds the places available, please order your tickets early, bycompleting the slip at the back of Deben News.

Dont miss out on this wonderful opportunity to see and hearthe musical talents of Deben students as they entertain youwith their lively Christmas programme!

Mr WrenHead of Music

2009 Suffolk Young Poets CompetitionFor the third year running, Deben High has had thework of one or more of its poets recognised in theSuffolk Young Poets Competition, which is part of theAldeburgh Poetry Festival. Chester Tooke in Year 7is one of the prize winners with a poem he wrote at hisold primary school My Bedroom.Esme Watling-Smith won a highly commended for herpoem, My Little Trimley.

We would like to congratulate both students and look forward to their future successes.Mrs SpinkHead of English


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How much French do you know?

Congratulations from the MFL department go to Bethanie Moreton who won the Frenchquiz at Open Evening by scoring 10 out of 10. She receives a box of chocolates for herefforts. Thanks to all who took part (there were 32 entries.) For those of you who areinterested, I have included the quiz plus the answers.

1. Which three colours describe the French ag? C

a) bleu, rouge, blanc b) rouge, bleu, blanc

c) bleu, blanc, rouge d) vert, bleu, blanc

2. What would you do with a pantalon? B

a) drink it b) wear it c) eat it d) feed it

3. Which of the following are you most likely to order in a restaurant? A

a) crevettes b) cravates c) crapauds d) christophes

4. To whom would you be most likely to say Jai mal au dos? A

a) le mdecin b) le boucher c) le boulanger d) le mcanicien

5. When the weather forecast says il va pleuvoir, what do you take with you as youleave the house? D

a) a sledge b) a woolly hat and a scarf c) sunglasses d) an umbrella

6. A serviette is an example of a false friend i.e. a word whose meaning is not what itseems. What does it mean? A

a) towel b) pamphlet c) tablecloth d) dishcloth

7. Which of the following sentences means Yesterday, I found a 2 coin? B

a) Hier, jai perdu une pice deux livres.b) Hier, jai trouv une pice de deux livres.c) Demain, jai trouv une coin de deux livres.d) Hier, jai perdu une coin de deux pounds.

8. What are you most likely to do in a piscine? B

a) change clothes b) swim c) dance d) read

9. What is the answer to this sum? Quatre x sept = ? C

a) vingt-sept b) quarante-sept c) vingt-huit d) quarante-huit

10. What is a poumon? Ca) a tyre b) a pump c) a lung d) a pavement

Tie-break question.Approximately how big is France in square miles? (NB The U.K. is about 100,000 squaremiles in area.) 212,000

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Artist of the month

Fern Hussey Year 10 has been given the artist of the month award for her outstandingeffort and commitment to her GCSE Art work. She has created a range of exceptionalstudies which are highly accurate and detailed for her Artist Research Project onPicasso. We look forward to seeing more fantastic work created by Fern in the future.

Well done (a packet of water colour pencils are on their way to Fern).

Mrs Battle

Head of Art

Congratulations

Congratulations to Sophie Franks Year 13, Weronika Wojcikowska Year 12 and Ellie Dunnprevious Year 13 for having their work selected by the Art department for the highlyprestigious Wingeld Barns Exhibition. The purpose of the exhibition was to celebrate thehigh standard of creativity in the visual arts in Suffolk schools. This was a greatopportunity for our students to have their work shown in a professional exhibition whichis seen by other students, teachers, artists and members of the public. All three studentswere praised for their sense of originality and the high quality of their nal pieces as wellas in their sketchbooks. If you would like to visit Wingeld Barns Exhibition it is open until8th November.

Mrs BattleHead of Art

Structures,Eleanor Dunn

Conundrum,Weronika Wojcikowska

Private Time,Sophie Franks

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International Dance Company and TV Crew come to Deben

High School

When dancers from the internationally acclaimed Wayne McGregor | Random Dancerecently visited for a week-long residency, the school was buzzing with creativity! Apartnership between Deben High School and DanceEast enabled funding to beacquired from ACE, East to support this exciting opportunity for students from across allyear groups.

During the week, the participants were joined by students from UCS, who have beenworking in collaboration with DanceEast and Deben High School as part of the newand exciting Community Dance Degree.

A lm crew, who are currently making adocumentary on Wayne McGregors work, alsovisited the school to lm some of the creativelearning in the workshops which is such animportant element of Wayne McGregor |Random Dances work.

We were so excited to have the opportunity towelcome Random Dance to Deben High School. Felixstowe has an active andenthusiastic Arts base with numerous local dance and theatre opportunities. However,it is rare for us to have the chance to work with such a diverse and groundbreaking company. I am sure this fantastic experience will have encouraged lots ofyoung people to make the trip to Ipswich to enjoy the many opportunities on offer atthe new Jerwood Dance House.

I also sincerely hope that more boys will get involved in dance as a result of workingintensively with some inspiring role-models. It will be fantastic to watch thedevelopment of dance in Felixstowe, as collaborative partnerships with DanceEast andUCS continue to grow from strength to strength.

Some of the students performed alongside Wayne McGregor | Random Dance in

a performance integrating professional repertoire and student work at Deben HighSchool on Friday 23rd October 2009.

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PE News

Year 9 Girls Football v Chantry: Result Won 3 2The rst game of the season and a good result. Goals were scored by Megan Spink (2)and Emily Lambert (1). The girls worked well as a team and passed the ball round well,communication was good but not always about the football!! Player of the match wasawarded to Charley Hogan for her excellent all round play.

Year 9 Netball v Thurleston Tuesday 13th October: Final Score Won 13 10Deben started the rst half well and took an

early 2 goal lead. Both teams were evenlymatched for skill but Thurleston made a quickrecovery and by the end of the rst half hadtaken the lead by a couple of goals with thescore at 9-7.

Deben were still in the game and needed tocome out in the 2nd half both believingthey could win and with a bit more ghtingspirit. This was just what they did anddespite a few nervous moments in the 2ndhalf Deben secured the win which was well

deserved.

They had spent some time in training before the game working on their attack lookingspecically at movement, positions and spatial awareness. This was executedsuperbly during the match with a fantastic link from centre court to attack whichultimately made the difference between the 2 teams.The player of the match went to Ellen Spalding who played GD for the whole game.She was alert and gave 100% all match with so many vital interceptions.It was a performance they should all be proud off and they showed the ability to takesomething from training and put it into practice with such a positive result Well donegirls and keep up the good work!

Paarluaf at Langer Thursday 15th OctoberMany thanks to the Year 10 girls who assisted at the Paarlauf event run at Langer Schoolon Thursday 15th October. We had nearly 300 young students from all the surroundingJunior schools from Year 3, 4, 5 and 6. The Sportsleaders ensured the event ran smoothlyby efciently counting all scores and also running the results table.

Mrs LoganSSCo

Deben NetballMuch to the delight of many girls we have recently purchased 3 new sets of netball kit.They were bought with funding from an Extended Schools Netball bid. All the kits areof high quality material specically designed and cut to shape for netball. Being black

with blue panelling, and the school logo on both the top and skort, the kits make theteams look smart and professional and are an immediate indication to oppositions thatDeben mean business.

In addition to the new kits we will also bepurchasing new equipment from the grantincluding balls, posts and post protectors.Thank you to all of our teams for their hardwork and dedication.

Good luck with all your xtures girls!

Miss MisonPE Technician

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CongratulationsWell done to Georgia Cattermole who continues to rise up the All England rankingsfor Badminton. She recently competed in an All England U13 championship; she wasgrouped with the number one and fth seeded U13 players in England. However, thisdid not faze Georgia, who beat the number one seed, yet was slightly out muscled bythe number ve seed, who she tells me was a foot taller than her. Good luck in the nexttournament and keep practicing.

Mr EwersHead of PE

CongratulationsOn Saturday 26th September, Peter Finegan in lower sixth took part in the British GasGreat East Swim, a mass participation open water one mile swim at Alton Water.

Peter had set himself the challenge of not only completing the mile swim but also raisingmoney for Cancer Research UK.

The event was an amazing experience competing with almost 1500 other swimmerswho swam in waves of about 150 at half hour intervals. Peter, who at 16 is one of theyoungest competitors got a great start to his wave going rst before the elite swimmersand nished an excellent 11th wave in his wave. Peter ended the day in 31st place in

the male under 34 category with a time of 25 minutes 3 seconds.

Also swimming was Deben Teacher Mrs Maclachlan who also achieved a great timeof 33.42.

Thank you to all staff, students and parents who sponsored Peter for this event. He willeventually have raised around 150 for Cancer Research UK. Retrospective sponsorsare still very welcome! Congratulations to Peter and Mrs Maclachlan on completing thischallenge - a great achievement.

Mr EwersHead of PE

PE FixturesThe xtures lists will be available to view on Uniservity so parents and students can keeptrack. They will be kept as up to date as possible but xtures can change quitefrequently so if your child is part of a team please make sure they check regularly.

Miss MisonPE Technician

Instrumental Lessons

There are still spaces with our peripatetic music staff to learn to sing or play the guitar or

piano. For more information regarding these lessons or to be put on the waiting list foranother instrument, please speak to either Mrs Cobain (Arts Co-ordinator) or Mr Wren(Head of Music). Instrumental lessons are allocated on a rst come rst served basis.

Mrs CobainArts Co-ordinator

Lost Property

We have accumulated lots of lost property since September. If your son/daughter has

lost anything please ask them to go to Student Reception after school. Any items notcollected by the end of November will be disposed of.

Mrs Millan


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Open Evening and Open Mornings

Our recent Open Evening gave prospective Year 6 and Sixth Form students and theirparents a taste of the experiences and opportunities for learning there are for studentshere at Deben.

The evening was an opportunity for families and members of the local community tocome into school and enjoy a wonderful, fun, memorable experience and to see whatchoosing to come to Deben is all about.

A huge thank you to all students who helped make the evening such a success for ourvisitors whatever part you played on the evening, it was very much appreciated andreally made a difference to the whole event. So whether you were working in adepartment, part of the quartet playing in the foyer area, an ambassador or prefecthosting and taking visitors on a tour you are a credit to the school and we are all veryproud of you.

Special mention must go to the 5 Deben ambassadors who took to the stage to give apresentation on Life at Deben Isabelle Houghton, Georgia Cattermole, Joshua Day,James Casburn and Karen Fuggle. Well done! You did a wonderful job!

Another special mention goes to our current Head Boy and Head Girl, Adam Flatmanand Lucy Bingham for their support on the evening, both for the main school and theSixth Form event. Also to our newly appointed Head Boy and Head Girl, William Tinkand Emily Rowe, and their deputies Hannah Brennan and Sam Clarke, for expertlyhosting our VIP guests which included the Mayor of Felixstowe. As Adam and Lucysterm of ofce draws to a close, they are (reluctantly) handing over their badges to thenewly appointed team. Thank you for all your hard work throughout the last year.

Our Open Mornings ran every morning during week commencing 19 October. Again itwas wonderful to welcome so many parents and students into our school to give them

a chance to see everyday learning that takes place here at Deben. A big thank youagain to all those students who helped with tours and hosting on these mornings.

Here are just a few of the comments received on the feedback forms from the events. My son was very nervous before coming but he really enjoyed himself a

credit to everyone involved Good to see all the pupils looking smart and enjoying themselves Everyone was friendly and helpful and there was a very positive and

encouraging atmosphere around the school We were impressed with the enthusiasm of both teachers and students

Finally, congratulations to Connor Rainbow from Trimley St Martin Primary School and

to Ben Halsey from Gorseland Primary School, Martlesham, both winners of the OpenEvening Quiz. Connor and Ben each received a 10 voucher for a Family Swim atFelixstowe Leisure Centre. Well done and enjoy your prize! Many thanks to FelixstoweLeisure Centre for their support in kindly donating the vouchers for this competition.

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Parent Governor Election Autumn Term 2009

We are very pleased to announce that the following Parent Governors will take up theirpost from November 2009:

Mr T BrennanI believe that education provision in Felixstowe should promote a culture that ispassionate about learning for all (students, staff, community etc) and attaining thehighest standards. With your support I will work to deliver these aims at Deben HighSchool in this time of change and rising achievements.

Mr M FranksI have been a parent governor for the last four years and am a keen supporter of theschool. I would like the opportunity to continue to support Mr Cawley and the teamand continue to drive the improvements that have already happened in the last twelvemonths. I currently have two children at the school.

Mr N WintonFelixstowes schools face major changes. I want to help Deben meet them. From mywork at BT and elsewhere, I bring technical and business skills, but also experience ofimplementing organisational change. Ive been active within the Parents Focus Groupand believe that I can contribute strongly as a Governor.

Mr Cawley

Student Executive Group Handover

Congratulations go to the following Year 12 students who have been voted as HeadBoys and Head Girls for the academic year 2009-10:

Head Boy William TinkHead Girl Emily RoweDeputy Head Boy Sam Clarke

Deputy Head Girl Hannah Brennan

The team will be ambassadors for the school as well as be responsible for promotingsuccess, achievement and pride in the school.

A very special thanks go to the outgoing team, currently made up of Adam Flatman(Head Boy) and Lucy Bingham (Head Girl) and prior to that Flora Charlton (Head Girl)and Simon Franklin (Deputy Head Boy). This team was the rst of its kind in the schoolsrecent history and they set the standard for all those that will follow.

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Throughout their time as Head Boy and Head Girl, Adam and Lucy have undertakenthe following roles for the school: Worked closely with the Senior Leadership Team to lead the Student Executive

Group; Acted as ambassador for all students in school and representative of the

school at events and functions; Worked with the Marketing Manager to plan and take a crucial part in many

of the schools events and functions; Been a member of the School Student Council; Motivated the school community to become involved in the Connecting

Youth Around the Globe project, helping to raise money for a school in India; Organising many charity related events in the Sixth Form; Being an ambassador for the Sixth Form and raising money for the

improvement in facilities.

I wish Adam and Lucy the best of luck concentrating on their Year 13 studies andWilliam, Emily, Sam and Hannah the best of luck for their roles over the coming year.I look forward to working with them!

Mr Cawley

Year 10 Work ExperienceYear 10 students will be attending their work placement on 22nd to 26th March and 4thto 8th October 2010. Ms Reilly should have received students CVs and letters ofapplication by 31st October 2009. Orwell and Deben will be out on the same dates andtherefore competition for places will be rife. It is imperative that students see Ms Reilly ifthey are unable to nd their own suitable placements.

Ms Reilly, Work Experience co-coordinator

eStart

As you know just like schools, doctors, libraries etc Children Centres also require familiesattending to register with them. This system is known as eStart and is a system requiredby government to show what services are being accessed and by how many peopleetc. Therefore we are re-launching our eStart registration system at the Oaks and SeaBreeze Children Centres - so any families with children aged 5 and under are welcometo come along to the centres and ll out their own registration forms. As a thank-you forregistering each family will receive an exciting free gift and the chance to win a familyholiday! We appreciate all the support we receive from each school in the cluster andwish all families taking part very good luck.

Serena OGorman, Family Support Co-ordinator, The Oaks and Sea Breeze

01394 694750/07920 466305

Youth and Connexions Service Facebook

We have just begun a new service, taking some of the key material from The Sourcewebsite for young people (www.thesource.me.uk) and making it available onFacebook, which is a platform commonly used by the audience we wish to address young people in Suffolk aged 13-19. So far our Facebook page has met with success,attracting 85 Fans in just 3 weeks. The process of becoming a Fan is that a visitorcomes to the page and simply clicks on a button named Become a Fan. Becominga Fan then automatically alerts them to updates on the page from that point on. If youwish to look at our page and have access to Facebook the address is www.facebook.

com/suffolkyouthconnexions.

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School Council Update

The School Council elections took place earlier this term and representatives from eachhouse are as follows:

Name House Name HouseClaudia Bain Britten Harry Lymer HamblingLaura Harvey Britten Jessica White HamblingMichaela Frost Britten Sasha Lawson-Frost StoppardEmily Ley Dench Pippa Cowburn Stoppard

Kim Hines Dench Jessica MacLeod TurnerRosie Engstrom Glennie Imogen Tink TurnerWade Ablitt Glennie

Over the coming year we will continue to focus on our fundraising for the CYAGproject (Connecting Youth Around the Globe). For those of you who are new toDeben, CYAG is a world wide charity which aims to raise money to build communityfacilities in developing countries as well as providing education and leadershipopportunities for fundraising schools.

Along with ve other schools in the UK and USA, we have committed to raise money sothat a school and community centre can be built in one of the poorest parts of India.

The facilities will include a crche, exible educational space for children and adultsand a kitchen garden to grow food for the community.

The School Council are leading and co-ordinating this project, with the aim of raising atleast 2,000 by March 2010. Their work and efforts really will make a difference.

Fundraising activities so far include the launch event, cake stalls and Mrs Selleysamazing TGO challenge - all of which has raised a total of 860.85.

Just before half term the PTA organised a Grease Night and they very kindly agreed todonate money raised from the rafe and the quiz to the CYAG project. We would liketo say a huge thank you to the PTA for their support and for the 128 which has beenadded to the fundraising pot.

This means that so far we have already raised just under 1000.

Thank you to everyone who has made a contribution towards this how ever large orsmall, whether time and energy or pounds and pennies! Thank you!

So now we are full steam ahead on future fundraising ideas to make sure we hit our2,000 target!

Miss Williams

School Council Link Teacher and Head of Skills Based Curriculum

Bringing the CYAG Fundraising into the Skills Based Curriculum

As part of the Year 7 Skills Based Curriculum this half term the Year 7s will be workingon an enterprise based project during their Flexible Fridays. The aim of the project is todesign and create some Christmas gifts and cards. The project will help develop theirskills and knowledge in budget management, design, production, promotion,advertising, sales and marketing.

One of the Christmas Card designs will be chosen as the school corporate ChristmasCard for this year and others will be selected for printing and packaging for the studentsto sell to help raise funds for CYAG.

The students are planning to hold a Christmas Fayre in the USH on Saturday 12thDecember 2pm-4pm, where they will sell the products they have made to help raise

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funds for CYAG. Please put the date in your diary and tell family, friends and membersof the community! The more the merrier!

There will be a great selection of gift ideas perfect for Christmas presents as well asa selection of Christmas Cards - all created by the Year 7 students!

More information will follow via your son/daughter in the next few weeks.

Please support the students in their fundraising efforts - every penny counts! Thank you.

Miss WilliamsSchool Council Link Teacher and Head of Skills Based Curriculum

Attendance = Learning = Achievement

As I said at the beginning of the Deben News, a summary of the recent letter I senthome on attendance would be included in this section.

It is important that parents/carers understand why attendance at school is so

important. An article on the BBC News website after the GCSE results in 2006 had somevery important information. It stated:

Research from the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) . . . suggests 22% of employerswould not recruit workers without ve good GCSEs or the vocational equivalent.

The LSC spoke to 412 employers and found 15% ignored CVs if the job applicant did nothave ve good GCSEs.

Some 79% believed such applicants would struggle in their company, while 30% thoughtthey would show less commitment than those with higher qualications.

On average, employers said they would pay someone a starting salary 1,700 higher(17%) if they had ve good GCSEs.

The director of young peoples learning at the LSC, Julia Dowd, said: By not droppingout, young people signicantly improve their job prospects and earning potential.

The article is still online at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/5278774.stm

Research by the DCSF has shown that:Pupils with persistent absence are often those unlikely to attain at school and stay ineducation after the age of 16 years. They are also signicantly more likely to engage inanti-social behaviour and youth crime and are more at risk of other negative outcomes(including teenage pregnancy, and drugs and alcohol abuse)

Absence of more than 14 days in a school year can result in poor GCSE performance(under 5+A*-C grades) which can affect the rest of their lives.

What is the school doing to encourage students to attend? Various nancial rewards for 100% attendance, every 4 weeks and termly; We work closely with the Local Authority Educational Welfare Ofcer (EWO) to

track attendance, identify problems and put strategies in place; Keep parents/carers informed of their childs lateness and absence through a

computerised system;

Tutors monitor lateness to lessons, placing students on report where necessary.

What can YOU do as parents/carers to support your child? Medical and dental appointments: wherever possible, make these outside

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Holidays: do not take these in term time; Medical issues: please assess carefully whether your child really does need to

miss school. Only keep them at home if they are genuinely unwell, and phonethe school daily, sending in a covering letter on the rst day back.

Should you not be able to meet the requirements of the law:Should the school and Local Authority feel that this is not being met, legal action will betaken. 10 missed sessions at school (absence or unacceptably late code U) willgenerate a warning letter for a Fixed Penalty Notice. In turn this can lead toprosecution should attendance not improve after a given period of time.

If you have any issues with attendance, then please contact Mrs Baker at the school.

Mr Cawley

Attendance

The 100% attendance for the four weeks up to 2nd October 2009 are as follows:

Year 7 Jacob Woods 7S Year 10 Elizabeth Allum T1Year 8 Owen Harman G4 Year 11 Samuel Rue S4Year 9 Rebecca Hopkins B1

Mrs BakerAssistant Headteacher

At the rst Parent Focus Meeting of the new school year, Mr Cawley welcomed plentyof new parents as well as original members. Mrs Cumberland, our magnicent minutetaker, was introduced, alongside Mr Rearden in his capacity as Director of Learning

Achievement. We were reminded that the aim of the PFG is to discuss general schoolissues, with any individual concerns to be dealt with at a more appropriate time.

We began our discussion with the most pleasing subject of Debens examination resultsthis summer. The Deben News has elsewhere reported the great improvements at bothGCSE and A level. I usually glaze over at the production of graphs (apologies to theMaths Department!), but these showed such good news that even I paid attention!Apparently, only AS level results were slightly down, and that follows a national trend.There was more good news in that more students than ever have come into the SixthForm at Deben this year. Mr Cawley answered questions regarding the schools policyof setting high targets for students that can result in disappointment, but in the main,encourages students to grow in condence. We were also told about the support and

advice the school offers to those who do not get the results expected.

The spotlight then turned on Mr Rearden to give us a full explanation of the newReporting System. The new process will involve all teachers setting each student targetsin every subject they study - the target will be high, but not unattainable.

From November, parents will be given a half termly grade to record the current progressof their child in each subject. The new Planners that each student has will be used forrecording target grades. We benetted from an on-screen presentation of the SchoolsInformation Management System (SIMS). This computer system will enable teachers,students and parents to have instant access to data on a students progress within theschool. It will also encompass daily registration and all other information about thestudent, previously gathered under separate systems, and will be used across both

Deben and Orwell school sites.

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Deben has signed up to the My i-Plan, owned by the student, enabling them to writeabout their school experiences, and outside events, which will sit side by side with theiracademic information - proving a very useful record and basis for CVs at the end oftheir time at the school. This system should promote good interaction between staff andstudents and will provide a year by year overview of their lives.

Parents had lots of questions regarding communication through the planner, continuityof grades if there is a change of teacher, indications of a students effort not just results,teachers having time to input the data, personal contact for parents with the schoolremaining in place, and information parents will be getting about how to use this new

system. Mr Rearden was reassuring about the changes, conrming that continuity ofinformation to parents would be assured, as departments would decide target grades,not individual teachers, there would be a period of time for teachers to input allrequired data into SIMS which would t in with marking plans already in place. Alltargets would be checked by Mr Rearden.

This was a lot of change to ingest, but on the whole the PFG response was very positiveas easy access to information about our children has got to be a good thing. We will begiven clear information from the school on how to access the new technology. Thanksto Mr Rearden for his most informative presentation.

Under Any Other Business, parents brought up the issue of the future status of Deben

and Orwell High Schools. We were told that a decision has been made to turn bothschools into one single Academy, run by a company called Academies Enterprise Trust,based in Essex. Much discussion ensued as to the merits of this situation and the reasonsbehind it. PFG members raised many concerns and it was agreed that parents of bothschools need to be made aware of the situation to help them support the futureeducation of Felixstowe children.

The meeting drew to a close on this unsettling note. Our thanks to Mr Cawley, MrRearden and Mrs Cumberland for their time, and as always to the catering staff for therefreshments.

Mrs Tink

Christmas Concert Ticket Application Form 16/12/09

Please return to the Student Reception

Number of tickets: Adult 4.00 ............. Concessions 2.80 .............

Please nd enclosed cash/cheque for .. (cheques made payable toDeben High School).

Name of Student

Form ..

Signed ................ Parent/Carer

Date

Parent/Carer Name ........ (Please print)

Posters: (1) Blooms Taxonomy (2) De Bonos Thinking Hats

At the back of Deben News there are two posters which we display in classrooms andthroughout the school to help show students how to learn. Please discuss these withyour son/daughter.


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Parental Questionnaire

1. What pathway did your child take part in during ArtsWeek 2009? A1: The Isle of Wight A2: PGL A3: The Media Team A4: The Art of Movie Makers A5: Exposure: Digital & Darkroom Photography A6: The Art of Song Writing

A7: Pret a Porter A8: The Art of Systems & Networks

A9: The Art of Speed A10: The Art of Sport A11: The Art of Skating A13: The Art of Musical Theatre A14: The Art of Forensics A15: The Art of Sculpture A17: The Art of Flight A18: The Art of Stress A19: The Art of Fashion, Design & Construction A21: The Art of Cooking A22: Freds Flying Circus A23/24/25: The Art of Art A27: The Art of Dance A28: The Art of Football A29: The Art of Tennis & Table-Tennis B1: Revision and Study B2X: Games & Quizzes B2Y: Games & Quizzes B3X: Outdoor sports & Activities B3Y: Outdoor sports & Activities

2. How do you rate your childs enjoyment of ArtsWeek? Fantastic Good

OK Did not enjoy

3. Did your child learn a new skill during ArtsWeek? Yes No

4. Did your child develop an existing skill during ArtsWeek? Yes No

5. Did your child have an opportunity to work as part of a team during ArtsWeek?

Yes No

6. Do you think your childs team work skills have improved as a result of ArtsWeek? Yes No

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7. Do you think the pathway your child participated in was good value for money? Yes No

8. What is your preferred payment bracket per child? 0-10 10 - 25 25 - 50 50 - 100

Over 100 (for special trips/experiences)

If you have any new ideas you would like to be considered for ArtsWeek please note these below:

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