LSFWEEK26 June 2020

STATEMENT FROM THE CHAIRMAN LOUGHBOROUGH SCHOOLS FOUNDATION26 June 2020

The Board of Governors met yesterday in order to discuss how the Foundation might better embrace diversity and inclusiveness and in so doing create an environment where discrimination of any nature will not be tolerated in any shape or form

Governors were unanimous in their commitment to making the Foundationrsquos Schools beacons of inclusivity To support the Foundation in this aim Governors have commissioned an independent external review of issues of race and inclusion within our Schools and Foundation community

The review will address issues of ethnicity and religious diversity within the Foundation to support Governors in better understanding and addressing those areas where improvement is required as well as identifying areas of good practice upon which the Schools can build It will focus on three areas Culture Curriculum and People and will provide evidence-based recommendations to Governors

Governors are pleased to announce that Dr Jeffery Quaye and Dr Fiona Hammans will lead this review Dr Quaye is an experienced education leader school inspector and Chief Executive in the South-Central region of Aspirations Academies Trust and has advised UK government on education issues with expertise in governance and improvement He is the author of a thought-provoking book on how race social class and gender all affect attainment in mathematics as well as a number of articles on race and education Dr Hammans is CEO of Abingdon Learning Trust and a former Head and school inspector with experience of leadership across nursery primary and secondary schools

Much of the review and analysis will be completed over the summer break setting the scene for a range of pupil staff and parent group meetings to be convened in the new academic year These meetings will explore the perception and experience of all our stakeholders the details of how parents and pupils may contribute to the process will be provided in due course

While the external review will focus on issues of race and ethnicity the Governors are committed to addressing wider diversity and inclusivity Thank you to everyone who has already been in touch to share your thoughts and suggestions of actions that could be taken to address this these responses will be shared with the reviewers to inform their own work At the same time the Heads are already considering how some of the wider suggestions to make the schools truly inclusive may be acted upon We can be very clear that the Foundation will continue to listen to its parents pupils and alumni and that your views will be instrumental in shaping our next steps and we encourage you to continue to send your experiences and suggestions to diversityandinclusionlsforg

The Board of Governors wish to thank you for your support and remain committed to creating a genuinely equitable School community

The staff at Fairfield have once again risen to the challenge in welcoming back the children from Years 2 to 5 on a suitably bright and sunny Monday morning

Andrew EarnshawHeadmaster

Thank youI would like to thank the Fairfield parents for their patience and understanding particularly with their cooperation in making the respective coloured pod drop offs and pick-ups so wonderfully efficient thus ensuring that using the Foundationrsquos main car park might actually have become a daily pleasure rather than something of a chore

We await further governmental guidance with bated breath regarding the start of term in September However having successfully delivered a full return to School in the most challenging of situations I am certain that Fairfield will be more than ready to rise to the challenge to provide your children with a first class education whether in pods or full classes once the Autumn term commences

It has been truly heart-warming to see the wide smiles laughter and excitement of all our children (and parents) as they took to their two metre markings in readiness for their socially distanced approach into school

The atmosphere around the campus was positively upbeat particularly as the returning classes completed the Fairfield Royal Flush with every single year group attending School Equally impressive is that we have had approximately 86 of our children back in School this week with some classes enjoying a 100 return of their pupils

Pod LifeDue to strict government guidance stipulating that children cannot be in groups of more than 15 many of the children have found themselves working with different teachers and classmates this week However lsquoPod Lifersquo at Fairfield is most definitely alive and kicking

There was perhaps no better illustration of this than in Mr Moseleyrsquos re-integration video which has had record viewings on the Year 3 section of Firefly and pays homage to the well-known Brit Pop anthem ldquoParkliferdquo by Blur

Feedback from parents thus far has been positively glowing as parents ldquoare happy for the rest of the day safe in the knowledge that children have returned to school seamlesslyrdquo httpsmedialsforgView

Park Pod Life(To be sung to the tune of Park Life by Blur)

Coming back to Fairfield is going to be very different in what is known as(POD LIFE)Yoursquore going to be doing a lot of handwashing over the day but itrsquos going to be OK in what is known as(POD LIFE)Yoursquore going to be making friends having lots of fun and doing exciting things(POD LIFE)Whorsquos that man shouting down the megaphone you should walk round the track mate get some exercise

All the childrenSo many childrenAnd they donrsquot go hand-in-handWashing their hands clean Pod LifeKnow what I mean

I canrsquot get up when I want except on weekends when I get rudely awakened by the postmen(POD LIFE)I put my uniform on pack my bag and I think about leaving the house(POD LIFE)

I social distance I sanitise my hands tooIt gives me a sense of enormous well-being(POD LIFE)And then Irsquom happy for the rest of the day safe in the knowledge there will always be a bit of my heart devoted to it

All the childrenSo many childrenAnd they donrsquot go hand-in-handWashing their hands clean Pod Life Pod Life(POD LIFE)Pod Life(POD LIFE)Itrsquos got everything to do with your 20 second wash technique you know(POD LIFE)(POD LIFE) and itrsquos not about mixing when you walk round and round and round (POD LIFE) (POD LIFE)

All the childrenSo many childrenAnd they donrsquot go hand-in-handWashing their hands clean Pod LifeKnow what I meanAll the childrenSo many childrenAnd they donrsquot go hand-in-handWashing their hands clean Pod Life

Mr Moseleycopy 2020

STATEMENT FROM THE CHAIRMAN LOUGHBOROUGH SCHOOLS FOUNDATION26 June 2020

The Board of Governors met yesterday in order to discuss how the Foundation might better embrace diversity and inclusiveness and in so doing create an environment where discrimination of any nature will not be tolerated in any shape or form

Governors were unanimous in their commitment to making the Foundationrsquos Schools beacons of inclusivity To support the Foundation in this aim Governors have commissioned an independent external review of issues of race and inclusion within our Schools and Foundation community

The review will address issues of ethnicity and religious diversity within the Foundation to support Governors in better understanding and addressing those areas where improvement is required as well as identifying areas of good practice upon which the Schools can build It will focus on three areas Culture Curriculum and People and will provide evidence-based recommendations to Governors

Governors are pleased to announce that Dr Jeffery Quaye and Dr Fiona Hammans will lead this review Dr Quaye is an experienced education leader school inspector and Chief Executive in the South-Central region of Aspirations Academies Trust and has advised UK government on education issues with expertise in governance and improvement He is the author of a thought-provoking book on how race social class and gender all affect attainment in mathematics as well as a number of articles on race and education Dr Hammans is CEO of Abingdon Learning Trust and a former Head and school inspector with experience of leadership across nursery primary and secondary schools

Much of the review and analysis will be completed over the summer break setting the scene for a range of pupil staff and parent group meetings to be convened in the new academic year These meetings will explore the perception and experience of all our stakeholders the details of how parents and pupils may contribute to the process will be provided in due course

While the external review will focus on issues of race and ethnicity the Governors are committed to addressing wider diversity and inclusivity Thank you to everyone who has already been in touch to share your thoughts and suggestions of actions that could be taken to address this these responses will be shared with the reviewers to inform their own work At the same time the Heads are already considering how some of the wider suggestions to make the schools truly inclusive may be acted upon We can be very clear that the Foundation will continue to listen to its parents pupils and alumni and that your views will be instrumental in shaping our next steps and we encourage you to continue to send your experiences and suggestions to diversityandinclusionlsforg

The Board of Governors wish to thank you for your support and remain committed to creating a genuinely equitable School community

The staff at Fairfield have once again risen to the challenge in welcoming back the children from Years 2 to 5 on a suitably bright and sunny Monday morning

Andrew EarnshawHeadmaster

Thank youI would like to thank the Fairfield parents for their patience and understanding particularly with their cooperation in making the respective coloured pod drop offs and pick-ups so wonderfully efficient thus ensuring that using the Foundationrsquos main car park might actually have become a daily pleasure rather than something of a chore

We await further governmental guidance with bated breath regarding the start of term in September However having successfully delivered a full return to School in the most challenging of situations I am certain that Fairfield will be more than ready to rise to the challenge to provide your children with a first class education whether in pods or full classes once the Autumn term commences

It has been truly heart-warming to see the wide smiles laughter and excitement of all our children (and parents) as they took to their two metre markings in readiness for their socially distanced approach into school

The atmosphere around the campus was positively upbeat particularly as the returning classes completed the Fairfield Royal Flush with every single year group attending School Equally impressive is that we have had approximately 86 of our children back in School this week with some classes enjoying a 100 return of their pupils

Pod LifeDue to strict government guidance stipulating that children cannot be in groups of more than 15 many of the children have found themselves working with different teachers and classmates this week However lsquoPod Lifersquo at Fairfield is most definitely alive and kicking

There was perhaps no better illustration of this than in Mr Moseleyrsquos re-integration video which has had record viewings on the Year 3 section of Firefly and pays homage to the well-known Brit Pop anthem ldquoParkliferdquo by Blur

Feedback from parents thus far has been positively glowing as parents ldquoare happy for the rest of the day safe in the knowledge that children have returned to school seamlesslyrdquo httpsmedialsforgView

Park Pod Life(To be sung to the tune of Park Life by Blur)

Coming back to Fairfield is going to be very different in what is known as(POD LIFE)Yoursquore going to be doing a lot of handwashing over the day but itrsquos going to be OK in what is known as(POD LIFE)Yoursquore going to be making friends having lots of fun and doing exciting things(POD LIFE)Whorsquos that man shouting down the megaphone you should walk round the track mate get some exercise

All the childrenSo many childrenAnd they donrsquot go hand-in-handWashing their hands clean Pod LifeKnow what I mean

I canrsquot get up when I want except on weekends when I get rudely awakened by the postmen(POD LIFE)I put my uniform on pack my bag and I think about leaving the house(POD LIFE)

I social distance I sanitise my hands tooIt gives me a sense of enormous well-being(POD LIFE)And then Irsquom happy for the rest of the day safe in the knowledge there will always be a bit of my heart devoted to it

All the childrenSo many childrenAnd they donrsquot go hand-in-handWashing their hands clean Pod Life Pod Life(POD LIFE)Pod Life(POD LIFE)Itrsquos got everything to do with your 20 second wash technique you know(POD LIFE)(POD LIFE) and itrsquos not about mixing when you walk round and round and round (POD LIFE) (POD LIFE)

All the childrenSo many childrenAnd they donrsquot go hand-in-handWashing their hands clean Pod LifeKnow what I meanAll the childrenSo many childrenAnd they donrsquot go hand-in-handWashing their hands clean Pod Life

Mr Moseleycopy 2020

The staff at Fairfield have once again risen to the challenge in welcoming back the children from Years 2 to 5 on a suitably bright and sunny Monday morning

Andrew EarnshawHeadmaster

Thank youI would like to thank the Fairfield parents for their patience and understanding particularly with their cooperation in making the respective coloured pod drop offs and pick-ups so wonderfully efficient thus ensuring that using the Foundationrsquos main car park might actually have become a daily pleasure rather than something of a chore

We await further governmental guidance with bated breath regarding the start of term in September However having successfully delivered a full return to School in the most challenging of situations I am certain that Fairfield will be more than ready to rise to the challenge to provide your children with a first class education whether in pods or full classes once the Autumn term commences

It has been truly heart-warming to see the wide smiles laughter and excitement of all our children (and parents) as they took to their two metre markings in readiness for their socially distanced approach into school

The atmosphere around the campus was positively upbeat particularly as the returning classes completed the Fairfield Royal Flush with every single year group attending School Equally impressive is that we have had approximately 86 of our children back in School this week with some classes enjoying a 100 return of their pupils

Pod LifeDue to strict government guidance stipulating that children cannot be in groups of more than 15 many of the children have found themselves working with different teachers and classmates this week However lsquoPod Lifersquo at Fairfield is most definitely alive and kicking

There was perhaps no better illustration of this than in Mr Moseleyrsquos re-integration video which has had record viewings on the Year 3 section of Firefly and pays homage to the well-known Brit Pop anthem ldquoParkliferdquo by Blur

Feedback from parents thus far has been positively glowing as parents ldquoare happy for the rest of the day safe in the knowledge that children have returned to school seamlesslyrdquo httpsmedialsforgView

Park Pod Life(To be sung to the tune of Park Life by Blur)

Coming back to Fairfield is going to be very different in what is known as(POD LIFE)Yoursquore going to be doing a lot of handwashing over the day but itrsquos going to be OK in what is known as(POD LIFE)Yoursquore going to be making friends having lots of fun and doing exciting things(POD LIFE)Whorsquos that man shouting down the megaphone you should walk round the track mate get some exercise

All the childrenSo many childrenAnd they donrsquot go hand-in-handWashing their hands clean Pod LifeKnow what I mean

I canrsquot get up when I want except on weekends when I get rudely awakened by the postmen(POD LIFE)I put my uniform on pack my bag and I think about leaving the house(POD LIFE)

I social distance I sanitise my hands tooIt gives me a sense of enormous well-being(POD LIFE)And then Irsquom happy for the rest of the day safe in the knowledge there will always be a bit of my heart devoted to it

All the childrenSo many childrenAnd they donrsquot go hand-in-handWashing their hands clean Pod Life Pod Life(POD LIFE)Pod Life(POD LIFE)Itrsquos got everything to do with your 20 second wash technique you know(POD LIFE)(POD LIFE) and itrsquos not about mixing when you walk round and round and round (POD LIFE) (POD LIFE)

All the childrenSo many childrenAnd they donrsquot go hand-in-handWashing their hands clean Pod LifeKnow what I meanAll the childrenSo many childrenAnd they donrsquot go hand-in-handWashing their hands clean Pod Life

Mr Moseleycopy 2020

Julian MurphyHeadmaster

Happy welcome backThere were lots of happy faces on Monday morning as we welcomed back our pupils in the Prep School (Years 2 to 5)

A big thank you Finally thank you to all our Year 12 students and parents who came in for meetings with their tutor and myself on Tuesday and Wednesday

It is great to see how hard these students have worked during lockdown and the information gathered during these meetings has been invaluable for our planning for September

It is also good to see how far ahead of the game Year 12 are this year regarding UCAS preparation and personal statements In particular it is good to have our applications for medicine and Oxbridge courses effectively completed

A big thank you to our Sixth Form team for their work on this

Inspiring interviewAnother of our CCF cadets Pippa (who has been recently promoted to the rank of Sergeant) interviewed Pilot Kirsty Murphy earlier this week as part of her remote learning

Kirsty Murphy studied aeronautical engineering at Imperial College and after a stint as an instructor on Hawks was a

front-line pilot on Tornado GR4s in Iraq and then became the first (and only) female member of the Red Arrows She retired from the RAF after 17 years and is now a display pilot for the Blades aerobatic team and an Aviation Ambassador for the Department of Transport

Kirsty has had quite a career

Tall ship trip Congratulations to Megan in Year 13 who has been selected to take part in a tall ship trip later this summer as part of the UK Launch of Darwin200

This is a voyage which will take place in 2021-2023 replicating Charles Darwinrsquos trip around the world on HMS Beagle

There were over 130 applicants and only 12 were selected to sail alongside the professional crew and a team of scientists so this is a fantastic achievement for Megan

Meganrsquos fantastic experience in LSF Combined Cadet Force undoubtedly played a key part in her selection for the Darwin200 team The voyage itself is actually an environmental project looking at ocean conservation (loss of habitat amp wildlife ocean plastics coral and solutions to these challenges) and the crew will be testing equipment in UK waters in preparation for the full voyage starting next year

Pop up creativityThis week Year 7rsquos have been discovering how to create pop up cards in their Design amp Technology lessons

They have been experimenting with different mechanisms and then creating their own fantastic cards Here are two of their fabulous creations a music inspired card from Jonny and a beautiful flamingo from Nina

Human life returns to Burton Walks It has been lovely to hear boysrsquo voices back on the campus since our lsquoWellbeing Schoolrsquo started on 8 June

In recent days Year 10 boys have been back consulting their tutors and thinking about their preparation for the key GCSE year ahead Drama students have been working

hard in our studio preparing their group devised pieces for Year 11 under the watchful eyes of Mrs Bruton and Ms Hooper

Ultimately however you sense that the most important thing in the boysrsquo minds is the chance to interact with one another for the first time in 3 months

Duncan ByrneHeadmaster

Practical Science During our online learning boys have missed undertaking the experiments that are such a core part of science education

However particularly now that the good weather has returned the science departments are encouraging boys to design and create their own practicals

Year 7 boys have been making their own wind turbines with the results featuring on Mr Partonrsquos Twitter feed Jack (Y7) should be particularly commended for producing enough power to lift a 3kg brick with the assistance of his parentsrsquo leaf blower

Biology extension Year 12 boys are now focusing increasingly on preparation for university applications so that the UCAS form can be completed at the very start of September

The Grammar School expects all boys to undertake an independent piece of research such as the Extended Project Qualification (equivalent to half an A Level) or our own Kerr Award essay prize sponsored by an alumnus

There are also a number of subject-specific national competitions and many congratulations to Phil and George (Y12) who have made it through to the final of the Royal Society of Biologyrsquos essay competition Philrsquos entry asks lsquoIs Genetic engineering destroying diversityrsquo while George has chosen the title lsquoShould humans interfere with biodiversityrsquo William (Y9) is also through to the final of the Royal Society of Biologyrsquos poster competition and as with the essay entrants will undertake a Zoom defence of his poster to a panel of judges

Science Detectives Many congratulations to the Year 10 boys who have been successful in the 3M Science Detectives competition

They have shown great determination to complete their entry under the challenging conditions of lockdown This is a team event Tom Nathanael Ishr and Josh achieved second place whilst Ben Simeon Harry and Darius were highly commended

1

UCASinformation booklet 2020-21

Winner Years 11-13 Helena in Year 11 Helena used the space well and her performance was graceful full of energy and well-choreographed

MUSICAL THEATREWinner Years 7-8 Ruby There were many excellent entries however Rubyrsquos performance was the most energised as she sang Cups from Pitch Perfect A truly uplifting performance including the famous cup choreography

MUSICAL COMPETITIONWinner Years 9-10 Megan in Year 10 Megan sang Andrew Lloyd Webberrsquos Classic Donrsquot Cry For Me Argentina It was beautifully sung with great technique

Winner Years 11-13 a duet by Lizzie and Libby in Year 12 The duet complimented both voices they showed great technique and ability to blend their voices to one another

MONOLOGUEWinner of the monologue category was Emily in year 10 She performed Mary Warrenrsquos monologue from The Crucible Emily demonstrated great understanding of the text She committed to her character and even managed to create a costume

Drama competition winnersDuring lockdown our Drama Prefect Kyla launched a drama competition to allow the girls a chance to get creative with Drama There were three categories dance monologuesduologuersquos and musical theatre A massive well done to all the girls that took part all the performances were excellent and the winners were as follows

DANCE COMPETITIONWinner Years 7-8 Jemima in Year 8 Jemimarsquos lyrical dance was heartfelt and beautiful to watch The judges thoroughly enjoyed her performance

Winner Years 9-10 Josephine in Year 9 Josephinersquos contemporary dance was very elegant and the performance was well rehearsed with some impressive tricks and flexibility

Fiona MilesHead

Gold Crest for ManasiYear 11 student Manasi has received feedback on her STEM project on lsquoThe Chemistry Behind Digestionrsquo from the external examiner and has received a Gold CREST award as a result Manasi completed a superb piece of work which took her about 120 hours including design research experimentation and production of a professionally referenced final report Well done Manasi - you deserve it

Lockdown has certainly encouraged the girls to be adventurous with their entries and there have been numerous videos and podcasts as well as posters paintings models and many baked goods

History Challenge Years 7 8 and 9Over the past few weeks all the girls have been busy creating an entry for the annual High School History Challenge

This gives the girls the opportunity to create or make anything to do with their current history topics and really promotes independent learning

The teaching staff have been absolutely delighted with the high quality of entries received which have been presented by the girls in their online lessons

Year 7 had the topic of the Middle Ages There have been a real selection of entries handmade bows and arrows a medieval outfit a video presentation on the First and Second Battles of Tarain a poem on the Peasants Revolt motte and bailey castles made both out of cardboard and cake stained glass windows and medieval lettering amongst many others

Year 8 pupils had the topic of the English Civil Wars They also amazed staff with a variety of baked goods including a cake baked in the shape of a Cavalier hat real meat mince pies jumbles and fig rolls There was also a huge selection of posters booklets paintings and diary entries as well as handsewn outfits both large and small

The Year 9 topic of World War Two seemed to really inspire the girls Entries included presentations on Bletchley Park models of Anderson shelters make up demonstrations musical performances of Dame Vera Lynn and Glen Miller a full sized handmade Womenrsquos Land Army uniform a ride in a spitfire simulator a podcast of the Polish airmen in the Battle of Britain and lots more cakes (made with rations) the girls had clearly pulled out all the stops

This week our Developers have been exploring their animal chimes and listening to the sounds they make The children have also been busy making parrots using various coloured feathers to get ready for their tropical summer display

Pioneers are continuing to welcome their children back and we are so proud to see how much they have grown and learnt during their time at home

This week the children have been enjoying activities in literacy and numeracy This has included cutting animals and sticking them in order of size using the tweezers to count out the correct number of farm animals and writing farm animal names in our tray filled with dried rice

We are also getting lots of mini-beast visitors into our Pioneers garden Look at the beautiful Admiral butterfly on our Buddleia bush

Crescent shaped moonExploring the crescentmoon shape for their shape of the month Investigators and Pathfinders used their colouring skills with felt tip pens to create lots of different patterns

The children were also busy being creative choosing colours and using their hands to decorate a special card for Fatherrsquos Day

Another week has passed and we are relishing getting back into the swing of things here at the Nursery

Carla BrindleyNursery Manager

IN THE NEWS

Sports

RACE FOR LIFESince January Miss Coady from the High School has been training for the Nottingham 10 km Race For Life event that was meant to be held on Sunday 7 June She was in the final week of her first training program when lockdown was announced and all Race For Life events for 2020 had been cancelled

Miss Coady was determined to keep training and decided to ldquoracerdquo 10 km on every Sunday of June The initial goal was to aim for a target race time of 10500 but then she challenged herself to beat her time each week

She is preparing for her final run on Saturday and hopes to break her time again Miss Coady is raising funds for Cancer Research UK and any donations to her fundraising page are greatly appreciated since she is close to her target of pound200

httpsfundraisecancerresearchukorgpageellens-race-for-life-10k-challenge-2020

HIGH SCHOOL WORLD SERIES CHALLENGE 2020 UPDATEWith the final week of the World Series Challenge fast approaching the PE department would like to take this opportunity to share some of the amazing work that has been going on in PE lessons and to provide a podium update based on points accumulated so far Keep an eye out on the schools PE Twitter page next week for live updates and the big announcement of the final results on Friday LboroHSSport

A big thank you to one of our Year 13 students Jess for delivering some fantastic live Dance sessions during the past few weeks

Our girls have been learning some classic favourites such as The Greatest Showman Hannah Montana and High School Musical and have absolutely loved it

WEBINARListen to Foundation Director of Sport Jo Hackett talking about the future of school sport with the PADSIS Chairman Neil Rollings

Jo explains her role across the four schools and suggests how the pandemic might influence school sport in the short and medium term

Link Talking School Sport The Future of School Sport with Director of Sport across the Loughborough Foundation Jo Hackett

SIX FOR YEAR 7The Year 7 boys at the Grammar School are keen to impress with their cricket skills Mr Parton has set them another challenge to video themselves practicing their cricket skills in the garden

Ideas could be keepy-uppys re-enacting a famous moment in cricket history or playing a family game of cricket We are sure the Year 7 boys will rise to the challenge and an entertaining end of term video will be created shortly

CONGRATULATIONSCongratulations to Mr Clarke Head of Hockey at the Grammar School who has been recognised for his contribution to Youth Hockey Development across Leicestershire A well-deserved award for all the hard work and dedication that Mr Clarke gives to the sport

Human life returns to Burton Walks It has been lovely to hear boysrsquo voices back on the campus since our lsquoWellbeing Schoolrsquo started on 8 June

In recent days Year 10 boys have been back consulting their tutors and thinking about their preparation for the key GCSE year ahead Drama students have been working

hard in our studio preparing their group devised pieces for Year 11 under the watchful eyes of Mrs Bruton and Ms Hooper

Ultimately however you sense that the most important thing in the boysrsquo minds is the chance to interact with one another for the first time in 3 months

Duncan ByrneHeadmaster

Practical Science During our online learning boys have missed undertaking the experiments that are such a core part of science education

However particularly now that the good weather has returned the science departments are encouraging boys to design and create their own practicals

Year 7 boys have been making their own wind turbines with the results featuring on Mr Partonrsquos Twitter feed Jack (Y7) should be particularly commended for producing enough power to lift a 3kg brick with the assistance of his parentsrsquo leaf blower

Biology extension Year 12 boys are now focusing increasingly on preparation for university applications so that the UCAS form can be completed at the very start of September

The Grammar School expects all boys to undertake an independent piece of research such as the Extended Project Qualification (equivalent to half an A Level) or our own Kerr Award essay prize sponsored by an alumnus

There are also a number of subject-specific national competitions and many congratulations to Phil and George (Y12) who have made it through to the final of the Royal Society of Biologyrsquos essay competition Philrsquos entry asks lsquoIs Genetic engineering destroying diversityrsquo while George has chosen the title lsquoShould humans interfere with biodiversityrsquo William (Y9) is also through to the final of the Royal Society of Biologyrsquos poster competition and as with the essay entrants will undertake a Zoom defence of his poster to a panel of judges

Science Detectives Many congratulations to the Year 10 boys who have been successful in the 3M Science Detectives competition

They have shown great determination to complete their entry under the challenging conditions of lockdown This is a team event Tom Nathanael Ishr and Josh achieved second place whilst Ben Simeon Harry and Darius were highly commended

1

UCASinformation booklet 2020-21

Winner Years 11-13 Helena in Year 11 Helena used the space well and her performance was graceful full of energy and well-choreographed

MUSICAL THEATREWinner Years 7-8 Ruby There were many excellent entries however Rubyrsquos performance was the most energised as she sang Cups from Pitch Perfect A truly uplifting performance including the famous cup choreography

MUSICAL COMPETITIONWinner Years 9-10 Megan in Year 10 Megan sang Andrew Lloyd Webberrsquos Classic Donrsquot Cry For Me Argentina It was beautifully sung with great technique

Winner Years 11-13 a duet by Lizzie and Libby in Year 12 The duet complimented both voices they showed great technique and ability to blend their voices to one another

MONOLOGUEWinner of the monologue category was Emily in year 10 She performed Mary Warrenrsquos monologue from The Crucible Emily demonstrated great understanding of the text She committed to her character and even managed to create a costume

Drama competition winnersDuring lockdown our Drama Prefect Kyla launched a drama competition to allow the girls a chance to get creative with Drama There were three categories dance monologuesduologuersquos and musical theatre A massive well done to all the girls that took part all the performances were excellent and the winners were as follows

DANCE COMPETITIONWinner Years 7-8 Jemima in Year 8 Jemimarsquos lyrical dance was heartfelt and beautiful to watch The judges thoroughly enjoyed her performance

Winner Years 9-10 Josephine in Year 9 Josephinersquos contemporary dance was very elegant and the performance was well rehearsed with some impressive tricks and flexibility

Fiona MilesHead

Gold Crest for ManasiYear 11 student Manasi has received feedback on her STEM project on lsquoThe Chemistry Behind Digestionrsquo from the external examiner and has received a Gold CREST award as a result Manasi completed a superb piece of work which took her about 120 hours including design research experimentation and production of a professionally referenced final report Well done Manasi - you deserve it

Lockdown has certainly encouraged the girls to be adventurous with their entries and there have been numerous videos and podcasts as well as posters paintings models and many baked goods

History Challenge Years 7 8 and 9Over the past few weeks all the girls have been busy creating an entry for the annual High School History Challenge

This gives the girls the opportunity to create or make anything to do with their current history topics and really promotes independent learning

The teaching staff have been absolutely delighted with the high quality of entries received which have been presented by the girls in their online lessons

Year 7 had the topic of the Middle Ages There have been a real selection of entries handmade bows and arrows a medieval outfit a video presentation on the First and Second Battles of Tarain a poem on the Peasants Revolt motte and bailey castles made both out of cardboard and cake stained glass windows and medieval lettering amongst many others

Year 8 pupils had the topic of the English Civil Wars They also amazed staff with a variety of baked goods including a cake baked in the shape of a Cavalier hat real meat mince pies jumbles and fig rolls There was also a huge selection of posters booklets paintings and diary entries as well as handsewn outfits both large and small

The Year 9 topic of World War Two seemed to really inspire the girls Entries included presentations on Bletchley Park models of Anderson shelters make up demonstrations musical performances of Dame Vera Lynn and Glen Miller a full sized handmade Womenrsquos Land Army uniform a ride in a spitfire simulator a podcast of the Polish airmen in the Battle of Britain and lots more cakes (made with rations) the girls had clearly pulled out all the stops

This week our Developers have been exploring their animal chimes and listening to the sounds they make The children have also been busy making parrots using various coloured feathers to get ready for their tropical summer display

Pioneers are continuing to welcome their children back and we are so proud to see how much they have grown and learnt during their time at home

This week the children have been enjoying activities in literacy and numeracy This has included cutting animals and sticking them in order of size using the tweezers to count out the correct number of farm animals and writing farm animal names in our tray filled with dried rice

We are also getting lots of mini-beast visitors into our Pioneers garden Look at the beautiful Admiral butterfly on our Buddleia bush

Crescent shaped moonExploring the crescentmoon shape for their shape of the month Investigators and Pathfinders used their colouring skills with felt tip pens to create lots of different patterns

The children were also busy being creative choosing colours and using their hands to decorate a special card for Fatherrsquos Day

Another week has passed and we are relishing getting back into the swing of things here at the Nursery

Carla BrindleyNursery Manager

IN THE NEWS

Sports

RACE FOR LIFESince January Miss Coady from the High School has been training for the Nottingham 10 km Race For Life event that was meant to be held on Sunday 7 June She was in the final week of her first training program when lockdown was announced and all Race For Life events for 2020 had been cancelled

Miss Coady was determined to keep training and decided to ldquoracerdquo 10 km on every Sunday of June The initial goal was to aim for a target race time of 10500 but then she challenged herself to beat her time each week

She is preparing for her final run on Saturday and hopes to break her time again Miss Coady is raising funds for Cancer Research UK and any donations to her fundraising page are greatly appreciated since she is close to her target of pound200

httpsfundraisecancerresearchukorgpageellens-race-for-life-10k-challenge-2020

HIGH SCHOOL WORLD SERIES CHALLENGE 2020 UPDATEWith the final week of the World Series Challenge fast approaching the PE department would like to take this opportunity to share some of the amazing work that has been going on in PE lessons and to provide a podium update based on points accumulated so far Keep an eye out on the schools PE Twitter page next week for live updates and the big announcement of the final results on Friday LboroHSSport

A big thank you to one of our Year 13 students Jess for delivering some fantastic live Dance sessions during the past few weeks

Our girls have been learning some classic favourites such as The Greatest Showman Hannah Montana and High School Musical and have absolutely loved it

WEBINARListen to Foundation Director of Sport Jo Hackett talking about the future of school sport with the PADSIS Chairman Neil Rollings

Jo explains her role across the four schools and suggests how the pandemic might influence school sport in the short and medium term

Link Talking School Sport The Future of School Sport with Director of Sport across the Loughborough Foundation Jo Hackett

SIX FOR YEAR 7The Year 7 boys at the Grammar School are keen to impress with their cricket skills Mr Parton has set them another challenge to video themselves practicing their cricket skills in the garden

Ideas could be keepy-uppys re-enacting a famous moment in cricket history or playing a family game of cricket We are sure the Year 7 boys will rise to the challenge and an entertaining end of term video will be created shortly

CONGRATULATIONSCongratulations to Mr Clarke Head of Hockey at the Grammar School who has been recognised for his contribution to Youth Hockey Development across Leicestershire A well-deserved award for all the hard work and dedication that Mr Clarke gives to the sport

Winner Years 11-13 Helena in Year 11 Helena used the space well and her performance was graceful full of energy and well-choreographed

MUSICAL THEATREWinner Years 7-8 Ruby There were many excellent entries however Rubyrsquos performance was the most energised as she sang Cups from Pitch Perfect A truly uplifting performance including the famous cup choreography

MUSICAL COMPETITIONWinner Years 9-10 Megan in Year 10 Megan sang Andrew Lloyd Webberrsquos Classic Donrsquot Cry For Me Argentina It was beautifully sung with great technique

Winner Years 11-13 a duet by Lizzie and Libby in Year 12 The duet complimented both voices they showed great technique and ability to blend their voices to one another

MONOLOGUEWinner of the monologue category was Emily in year 10 She performed Mary Warrenrsquos monologue from The Crucible Emily demonstrated great understanding of the text She committed to her character and even managed to create a costume

Drama competition winnersDuring lockdown our Drama Prefect Kyla launched a drama competition to allow the girls a chance to get creative with Drama There were three categories dance monologuesduologuersquos and musical theatre A massive well done to all the girls that took part all the performances were excellent and the winners were as follows

DANCE COMPETITIONWinner Years 7-8 Jemima in Year 8 Jemimarsquos lyrical dance was heartfelt and beautiful to watch The judges thoroughly enjoyed her performance

Winner Years 9-10 Josephine in Year 9 Josephinersquos contemporary dance was very elegant and the performance was well rehearsed with some impressive tricks and flexibility

Fiona MilesHead

Gold Crest for ManasiYear 11 student Manasi has received feedback on her STEM project on lsquoThe Chemistry Behind Digestionrsquo from the external examiner and has received a Gold CREST award as a result Manasi completed a superb piece of work which took her about 120 hours including design research experimentation and production of a professionally referenced final report Well done Manasi - you deserve it

Lockdown has certainly encouraged the girls to be adventurous with their entries and there have been numerous videos and podcasts as well as posters paintings models and many baked goods

History Challenge Years 7 8 and 9Over the past few weeks all the girls have been busy creating an entry for the annual High School History Challenge

This gives the girls the opportunity to create or make anything to do with their current history topics and really promotes independent learning

The teaching staff have been absolutely delighted with the high quality of entries received which have been presented by the girls in their online lessons

Year 7 had the topic of the Middle Ages There have been a real selection of entries handmade bows and arrows a medieval outfit a video presentation on the First and Second Battles of Tarain a poem on the Peasants Revolt motte and bailey castles made both out of cardboard and cake stained glass windows and medieval lettering amongst many others

Year 8 pupils had the topic of the English Civil Wars They also amazed staff with a variety of baked goods including a cake baked in the shape of a Cavalier hat real meat mince pies jumbles and fig rolls There was also a huge selection of posters booklets paintings and diary entries as well as handsewn outfits both large and small

The Year 9 topic of World War Two seemed to really inspire the girls Entries included presentations on Bletchley Park models of Anderson shelters make up demonstrations musical performances of Dame Vera Lynn and Glen Miller a full sized handmade Womenrsquos Land Army uniform a ride in a spitfire simulator a podcast of the Polish airmen in the Battle of Britain and lots more cakes (made with rations) the girls had clearly pulled out all the stops

This week our Developers have been exploring their animal chimes and listening to the sounds they make The children have also been busy making parrots using various coloured feathers to get ready for their tropical summer display

Pioneers are continuing to welcome their children back and we are so proud to see how much they have grown and learnt during their time at home

This week the children have been enjoying activities in literacy and numeracy This has included cutting animals and sticking them in order of size using the tweezers to count out the correct number of farm animals and writing farm animal names in our tray filled with dried rice

We are also getting lots of mini-beast visitors into our Pioneers garden Look at the beautiful Admiral butterfly on our Buddleia bush

Crescent shaped moonExploring the crescentmoon shape for their shape of the month Investigators and Pathfinders used their colouring skills with felt tip pens to create lots of different patterns

The children were also busy being creative choosing colours and using their hands to decorate a special card for Fatherrsquos Day

Another week has passed and we are relishing getting back into the swing of things here at the Nursery

Carla BrindleyNursery Manager

IN THE NEWS

Sports

RACE FOR LIFESince January Miss Coady from the High School has been training for the Nottingham 10 km Race For Life event that was meant to be held on Sunday 7 June She was in the final week of her first training program when lockdown was announced and all Race For Life events for 2020 had been cancelled

Miss Coady was determined to keep training and decided to ldquoracerdquo 10 km on every Sunday of June The initial goal was to aim for a target race time of 10500 but then she challenged herself to beat her time each week

She is preparing for her final run on Saturday and hopes to break her time again Miss Coady is raising funds for Cancer Research UK and any donations to her fundraising page are greatly appreciated since she is close to her target of pound200

httpsfundraisecancerresearchukorgpageellens-race-for-life-10k-challenge-2020

HIGH SCHOOL WORLD SERIES CHALLENGE 2020 UPDATEWith the final week of the World Series Challenge fast approaching the PE department would like to take this opportunity to share some of the amazing work that has been going on in PE lessons and to provide a podium update based on points accumulated so far Keep an eye out on the schools PE Twitter page next week for live updates and the big announcement of the final results on Friday LboroHSSport

A big thank you to one of our Year 13 students Jess for delivering some fantastic live Dance sessions during the past few weeks

Our girls have been learning some classic favourites such as The Greatest Showman Hannah Montana and High School Musical and have absolutely loved it

WEBINARListen to Foundation Director of Sport Jo Hackett talking about the future of school sport with the PADSIS Chairman Neil Rollings

Jo explains her role across the four schools and suggests how the pandemic might influence school sport in the short and medium term

Link Talking School Sport The Future of School Sport with Director of Sport across the Loughborough Foundation Jo Hackett

SIX FOR YEAR 7The Year 7 boys at the Grammar School are keen to impress with their cricket skills Mr Parton has set them another challenge to video themselves practicing their cricket skills in the garden

Ideas could be keepy-uppys re-enacting a famous moment in cricket history or playing a family game of cricket We are sure the Year 7 boys will rise to the challenge and an entertaining end of term video will be created shortly

CONGRATULATIONSCongratulations to Mr Clarke Head of Hockey at the Grammar School who has been recognised for his contribution to Youth Hockey Development across Leicestershire A well-deserved award for all the hard work and dedication that Mr Clarke gives to the sport

This week our Developers have been exploring their animal chimes and listening to the sounds they make The children have also been busy making parrots using various coloured feathers to get ready for their tropical summer display

Pioneers are continuing to welcome their children back and we are so proud to see how much they have grown and learnt during their time at home

This week the children have been enjoying activities in literacy and numeracy This has included cutting animals and sticking them in order of size using the tweezers to count out the correct number of farm animals and writing farm animal names in our tray filled with dried rice

We are also getting lots of mini-beast visitors into our Pioneers garden Look at the beautiful Admiral butterfly on our Buddleia bush

Crescent shaped moonExploring the crescentmoon shape for their shape of the month Investigators and Pathfinders used their colouring skills with felt tip pens to create lots of different patterns

The children were also busy being creative choosing colours and using their hands to decorate a special card for Fatherrsquos Day

Another week has passed and we are relishing getting back into the swing of things here at the Nursery

Carla BrindleyNursery Manager

IN THE NEWS

Sports

RACE FOR LIFESince January Miss Coady from the High School has been training for the Nottingham 10 km Race For Life event that was meant to be held on Sunday 7 June She was in the final week of her first training program when lockdown was announced and all Race For Life events for 2020 had been cancelled

Miss Coady was determined to keep training and decided to ldquoracerdquo 10 km on every Sunday of June The initial goal was to aim for a target race time of 10500 but then she challenged herself to beat her time each week

She is preparing for her final run on Saturday and hopes to break her time again Miss Coady is raising funds for Cancer Research UK and any donations to her fundraising page are greatly appreciated since she is close to her target of pound200

httpsfundraisecancerresearchukorgpageellens-race-for-life-10k-challenge-2020

HIGH SCHOOL WORLD SERIES CHALLENGE 2020 UPDATEWith the final week of the World Series Challenge fast approaching the PE department would like to take this opportunity to share some of the amazing work that has been going on in PE lessons and to provide a podium update based on points accumulated so far Keep an eye out on the schools PE Twitter page next week for live updates and the big announcement of the final results on Friday LboroHSSport

A big thank you to one of our Year 13 students Jess for delivering some fantastic live Dance sessions during the past few weeks

Our girls have been learning some classic favourites such as The Greatest Showman Hannah Montana and High School Musical and have absolutely loved it

WEBINARListen to Foundation Director of Sport Jo Hackett talking about the future of school sport with the PADSIS Chairman Neil Rollings

Jo explains her role across the four schools and suggests how the pandemic might influence school sport in the short and medium term

Link Talking School Sport The Future of School Sport with Director of Sport across the Loughborough Foundation Jo Hackett

SIX FOR YEAR 7The Year 7 boys at the Grammar School are keen to impress with their cricket skills Mr Parton has set them another challenge to video themselves practicing their cricket skills in the garden

Ideas could be keepy-uppys re-enacting a famous moment in cricket history or playing a family game of cricket We are sure the Year 7 boys will rise to the challenge and an entertaining end of term video will be created shortly

CONGRATULATIONSCongratulations to Mr Clarke Head of Hockey at the Grammar School who has been recognised for his contribution to Youth Hockey Development across Leicestershire A well-deserved award for all the hard work and dedication that Mr Clarke gives to the sport

IN THE NEWS

Sports

RACE FOR LIFESince January Miss Coady from the High School has been training for the Nottingham 10 km Race For Life event that was meant to be held on Sunday 7 June She was in the final week of her first training program when lockdown was announced and all Race For Life events for 2020 had been cancelled

Miss Coady was determined to keep training and decided to ldquoracerdquo 10 km on every Sunday of June The initial goal was to aim for a target race time of 10500 but then she challenged herself to beat her time each week

She is preparing for her final run on Saturday and hopes to break her time again Miss Coady is raising funds for Cancer Research UK and any donations to her fundraising page are greatly appreciated since she is close to her target of pound200

httpsfundraisecancerresearchukorgpageellens-race-for-life-10k-challenge-2020

HIGH SCHOOL WORLD SERIES CHALLENGE 2020 UPDATEWith the final week of the World Series Challenge fast approaching the PE department would like to take this opportunity to share some of the amazing work that has been going on in PE lessons and to provide a podium update based on points accumulated so far Keep an eye out on the schools PE Twitter page next week for live updates and the big announcement of the final results on Friday LboroHSSport

A big thank you to one of our Year 13 students Jess for delivering some fantastic live Dance sessions during the past few weeks

Our girls have been learning some classic favourites such as The Greatest Showman Hannah Montana and High School Musical and have absolutely loved it

WEBINARListen to Foundation Director of Sport Jo Hackett talking about the future of school sport with the PADSIS Chairman Neil Rollings

Jo explains her role across the four schools and suggests how the pandemic might influence school sport in the short and medium term

Link Talking School Sport The Future of School Sport with Director of Sport across the Loughborough Foundation Jo Hackett

SIX FOR YEAR 7The Year 7 boys at the Grammar School are keen to impress with their cricket skills Mr Parton has set them another challenge to video themselves practicing their cricket skills in the garden

Ideas could be keepy-uppys re-enacting a famous moment in cricket history or playing a family game of cricket We are sure the Year 7 boys will rise to the challenge and an entertaining end of term video will be created shortly

CONGRATULATIONSCongratulations to Mr Clarke Head of Hockey at the Grammar School who has been recognised for his contribution to Youth Hockey Development across Leicestershire A well-deserved award for all the hard work and dedication that Mr Clarke gives to the sport

IN THE NEWS COMBINED CADET

FORCEWe have been really impressed with all those cadets attending remote training this term and especially our Non-Commissioned Officers

They have shown great determination and innovation in continuing to deliver activities since our last update in early May including

- Army NCOs have run physical training session map and compass activities and lessons on Section Battle Drills

- Henry delivered a tutorial on sea terms and naval knowledge - 70 of RAF basic cadets passed their Leading exams and have been awarded Leading cadet classification Roshan created a video of many of our cadets paying their respects to accompany the Headmasterrsquos VE Day address

- Ryan led a fantastic session of shelter building and many RAF cadets on a rainy Thursday afternoon set their shelters up by improvising with pieces of equipment in their gardens

STEM FLIGHTOutstanding among our leaders has been the unstinting effort of Flt Sgt Kerchey for his work with the STEM Flight He is one of our annual prize winners this year which include

- Priestley Sword for Senior Cadet - Tom - Most Promising Junior Leader - Alexander - Best Shot - Thomas - Most Promising New Cadets RN - Tino and Christiaan Army ndash Ella (LHS) and William RAF ndash Harvey and Kritveer - Best Turnout - Miles In the absence of the physical trophies usually awarded at Annual Review prizes will be sent in the form of Amazon vouchers

Following on from the STEM Flightrsquos online engineering talk with Dr Diaz of Imperial College London several cadets conducted video interviews with current and former members of the Armed Forces

Our interviewees all Loughburians themselves or with a connection to the school had fascinating stories to tell Highlights included

- Pippa and Sam interviewed the first (and only) female Red Arrow combat veteran and Blades display pilot Kirsty Murphy

- Jared and Archie discussed life in the navy flying helicopters and being a shiprsquos captain with Cdr Pete Higgins AFC RN (OL 1997)

- Tom and Lily interviewed Lt Col Adam Foden DSO MBE (OL1996) the current commanding officer of the Royal Lancers about life in the armoured cavalry

We look forward to more interviews with more serving Loughburians before the end of term

Recordings and written summaries of this interview series are being made available internally as a teaching and careers advice resource on Firefly

Finally we are delighted to announce the following promotions to our most senior leadership posts- Senior Prefect CCF - Cadet Regimental Sergeant Major Ashford- Prefect Royal Navy - Cadet Warrant Officer Borrill- Prefect Army - Cadet Company Sergeant Major Fergus- Prefect Royal Air Force - Cadet Warrant Officer Oram

They and the rest of the Contingent look forward to welcoming our new cadets and staff from The Grammar Amherst and the High School next term

Major D MurphyContingent Commander

CCF

IN THE NEWS

LETSMAKEMUSICThe Loughborough Schools Music Flute Ensemble and Alumni Flute Ensemble combined for a performance of lsquoNellie the Elephantrsquo We are sure that you will enjoy listening to this wonderful rendition and well done to Mrs Preston for pulling everyone together and making this happen

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CLASSIC FMSome famous faces joined together to welcome Alexander Armstrong to his show on Classic Fm

As Principal Cello at the National Youth Orchestra Danushka Year 13 at the Grammar School was included and sent a message in the video

Meanwhile the LSM Clarinet Quartet have also recorded a splendid virtual performance of Clare Grundmanrsquos Caprice httpsyoutubeQhx9XLiICV4

LIKE amp SUBSCRIBEPlease Like and subscribe to the Loughborough Schools Music YouTube to hear other marvellous performances from pupils across the Foundation

Music

IN THE NEWS

LETSMAKEMUSICThe Loughborough Schools Music Flute Ensemble and Alumni Flute Ensemble combined for a performance of lsquoNellie the Elephantrsquo We are sure that you will enjoy listening to this wonderful rendition and well done to Mrs Preston for pulling everyone together and making this happen

httpsyoutubenRwm1BWQN08

CLASSIC FMSome famous faces joined together to welcome Alexander Armstrong to his show on Classic Fm

As Principal Cello at the National Youth Orchestra Danushka Year 13 at the Grammar School was included and sent a message in the video

Meanwhile the LSM Clarinet Quartet have also recorded a splendid virtual performance of Clare Grundmanrsquos Caprice httpsyoutubeQhx9XLiICV4

LIKE amp SUBSCRIBEPlease Like and subscribe to the Loughborough Schools Music YouTube to hear other marvellous performances from pupils across the Foundation

Music

IN THE NEWS

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Loughborough Schools Foundation is a Company Limited by Guarantee number 4038033 and is registered in England and Wales It is also a Registered Charity number 1081765 The Registered Office is 3 Burton Walks Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 2DU

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News in pictures

bean and lime rice whilst Joshua created Peri Peri Chicken with corn on the cob - amazing Svayam cooked Dosa with spicy Potato Curry and Elliott made a delicious Chicken Raisukaree

Chefs of the week were declared as Henry for his spicy panko crusted Bang Bang Prawns and Kayan for his Indian spicy Thawa Chicken

Well done boys keep up with the cooking

MENU CHALLENGEGrammar School boys have been busy over the last eight weeks during lockdown participating in the great Menu Challenge

This week was all about spice and the boys have not disappointed with a real mix of style and tastes

Ben made an amazing Mexican Chicken tomato and chipotle stew with pinto

HOLIDAY COURSESBookings are now being taken for the Holiday Courses held at Fairfield during the summer holiday For all details and to make an online booking please visit httpslsforgwhats-onholiday-courses

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECTMusic pupils are enjoying their remote learning and here is Patrick who is in Year 2 at Amherst at home and practising with the tutor notes set by Mrs Burns

YOUNG INNOVATORSWell done to all the Fairfield children who took part in the 3M Young Innovators Challenge competition The standard of entries was very high and the pupils designed some very interesting planes and monuments REVIEW DAYS

High School staff welcomed back pupils in Year 10 this week for face to face review sessions with Form Tutors and members of the Senior Leadership Team

Appointments were carefully managed to ensure appropriate social distancing however these sessions provided a step on the road back to a fuller reopening of the School in the Autumn term

PHOTOGRAPHY LIFEWell done to Shivani who is in Year 7 at the High School

She has entered her striking photographs into the Royal Society of Biology 2020 Photography Challenge The theme is lsquoour changing worldrsquo Good luck Shivani