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AUTUMN 1 (2014)
E VERSION AVAILABLE ON www.bedalehighschool.org.uk
Front Cover
Designed by
Ex Y11
Chloe Myers
Mrs Barclay, School Newsletter Editor & LRC Manager
Note from the Headteacher
Welcome to the new academic year 2014-15. A special welcome to our new Y7
students who are buzzing with energy and enthusiasm. Our new members of staff
have seamlessly joined us. We look forward to the contribution of the staff and
students to Bedale High School which is a unique place to learn.
Can I draw your attention to our new website at
www.bedalehighschool.org.uk.There has been much time, thought and energy
put into the development of the website. Please tell us what you think and if we
have missed an aspect please let us know. There is also a link to Parent View at the Ofsted website
where you can leave your feedback about your child’s education at Bedale High School.
The beginning of the year is a timely reminder to refresh ourselves with the values of the school. We
believe that Bedale High School is a great place to achieve. Our standards continue to be above
national levels with some very significant achievements from individual students in 2013-14. Mollie
Fenner and Sean McGuffin both achieving 13 A*/As grades. There were over 370 A*/A grades
in this year’s results. We bucked the national trend with over 80% of our students achieving a grade
C or above in English. 63% of students achieved 5 GCSEs with English and Maths. Our students aspire
to further their education with 80% choosing college after Y11. Increasingly boys from Bedale High
School are continuing their education in sixth form colleges. Apprenticeships are also popular. Bedale
High School prepares its students to be able to reach their potential.
We believe that students have a responsibility to themselves and their community to work hard, to
aim for excellence and to contribute to the community's development. The relationships in school are
based on mutual respect, with students and staff learning together. We aim for students to develop
their confidence to approach all new learning with a positive mindset and a willingness to try again.
Bedale High School is a reflective school, restless to achieve more, to develop outstanding learning
and teaching, to have the highest expectations of staff and the highest aspirations for students. With
the support of our community, parents and governors, we are developing thoughtful young people
who make a great contribution to their community. Bedale High School strives for excellence for all in
an ever changing world.
It's going to be a great year. Mrs Siân Rees Associate Headteacher
We have been asked by NYCC to make parents aware that there is a public consultation regarding
the creation of a single 11-19 School for Northallerton. The proposal is to create a single 11-19
school for Northallerton from 2 April 2015. This amalgamated school would be created by the
enlargement, change of age range and change of status of Allertonshire school and the technical
closure of Northallerton College. Should you wish to express your views then a copy of the
consultation can be viewed on-line at the County Council’s website http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/
article/23998/Childrens-services---consultations alternatively paper copies of the consultation are
available from Nicola Howells 01609 532258 nicola.howells@northyorks.gov.uk. Views from parents
and other stakeholders can be made via the NYCC website or by returning a hard copy response.
Dates for your Diaries
29th Sept Y7 Parents’ Evening to meet with Tutors
2nd Oct Y11 Geography Trip
2nd Oct Y11 Post 16 Information Evening
6th Oct Y11 Geography Trip
9th Oct Open Evening (early closure)
10th Oct Staff Training Day – no school for students
16th Oct Y9 Information Evening for parents
23rd Oct Y8 Information Evening for parents
3rd Nov Parent Forum
6th Nov Y11 Parents’ Evening
14th Nov Non uniform day
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Jon Klassen - winner of the Kevin Brooks - winner of the
CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal CILIP Carnegie Medal for his
for his book This Is Not My Hat book The Bunker Diary
Kate Greenaway & Carnegie Awards
On Monday 23 June, the Carnegie Shadowing Group met for the
final time in room 21. A marathon reading session – 8 books in just 8
weeks – had come to an end; it was time for the final vote to decide which author should win the
prestigious Carnegie Medal. The room was set up: ballot box and voting slips on one table; crisps,
cakes and pop on the other. Everybody had their favourite book and discussion was passionate. The
boys formed a strong defence of ‘Ghost Hawk’ by Susan Cooper, while the girls were adamant that
‘Rooftoppers’ by Katherine Rundell should win. Votes were cast. Devouring sugary snacks made up
for the fact that there were technical difficulties with the live broadcast from the judges’ arena. Our
votes had been counted: overall, Ghost Hawk was our favourite…Finally, the judges’ decision was
announced. The winner of the Carnegie medal: ‘The Bunker Diary’ by Kevin Brooks. Our shadowing
group were furious. How could this book be the winner? It had some merit. One of our readers said
that they had read it in just two sittings, so it must have been good – right? Even so, the story, it was
decided, was just too depressing. Some critics have even labelled it ‘sick lit’. Although we didn’t agree
wholeheartedly with the judges’ decision, the books nominated for the Carnegie Award 2014 are
worth a read. Maybe you’ll agree that ‘The Bunker Diary’ is the best; or maybe, just maybe, you’ll
prefer ‘Ghost Hawk’ like we did!
Fancy joining in the debate? The Carnegie Shadowing Group will run again next year. It’s
open to readers in Year 9. All you have to do is let your English teacher know you’d like to
get involved. Running alongside the Carnegie Award is the Kate Greenaway award. Our Y10 and Y7
shadowing group have been reading the shortlist of picture books nominated for this award. A
favourite choice amongst our readers just happened to be the book chosen by the official judges too:
‘This is not my hat’ by Jon Klassen.‘This is not my hat’ is a dark and chilling tale, perfect if a happy
ending is not your thing! Check it out! Miss Naul
(Y9) Alistair Buckton wrote about his experience of taking part :- the past six weeks have
been filled with the joy of reading. Miss Naul organised a group of young keen readers to read 8
enthralling, fictional books that were short listed within 8 weeks. Throughout the weeks we had many
discussions, ranging from having an “imbecilic story line” to “a riveting account of a young boys
adolescent days”. In addition we had to back up our opinion as to why we thought each book was
good, or not. The book that kept me thoroughly entertained was The Wall, by William Sutcliffe.
This book was a magnificent read. It displayed inequality in an eye opening manner and is based on
real events in Jerusalem. The author’s description of events and places is very impressive and you
really feel a sense of Joshua’s loneliness. The book was phenomenal and everything in it; lots of
emotion, tense action, despair and hope. I would recommend having a go at the Kate Greenaway
Shadowing group next year if you are lucky enough to be invited, It has helped me re-establish my
previous reading form at a time when books were not really one of my interests. Thank you Miss
Naul for organising and running these two schemes over the last couple of months, it takes
a lot of time and effort but is thoroughly worth it.
House Attendance Summer 2 Attendance Report
Africa 93.9% Congratulations to all 347 students
America 95.8% who gained 100% attendance for
Asia 95.7% last half term. Overall attendance for
Europe 95.8% the whole school was 95.3%, just
Oceania 95.9% 0.5% off our new target of 95.8%. I really do
encourage all students to work together to meet this
new target.
Best attendance by form was EuVBR with 97.8% followed by AmTWI with 97.7%
Oceania were the winning house for Attendance the first time.
Ms Haydon
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Staff Interview By Hannah Selby AsLMC
What’s your name? Ruth Salmon
How old are you? 27
Are you married? No, engaged
Do you have any children? No
What was your first job? Waitress in a
restaurant
What is your job now? History teacher
Who is your favourite author? Stephen King
Do you have any hobbies? Running, Painting, Playing on the X-Box
Which five people, living or dead would you invite to a dinner party?
Franklin Roosevelt, Albert Einstein, Stephen Fry, Louis XIV
& David Tennant
If you could use one word to describe yourself what would it be? Organised
What three things couldn’t you live without? Car, Watch, Family
Do you have any secret ambitions? To Be the Curator of an Art Gallery
Best achievements? Getting a Masters Degree, Climbing Snowdon,
Selling a Painting
Queen Elizabeth 6th Form
College
On Wednesday 25th June a group
of Y10 students visited Queen
Elizabeth 6th Form College in
Darlington for a taster day. Everyone had written their names down for the lessons
they wanted to take part in throughout the morning. I chose CSI: QE and murder
most foul but there was plenty of other options too. When we arrived we were taken
into a classroom for an introductory talk. Then it was straight to first lesson, mine
was in a science lab and was all about using the process of elimination to narrow
down the suspects involved in a crime. We used chemicals to find out blood types
from blood samples, traces of gun powder and soil samples on clothing and tyre
marks left at the scene by the "get-away" vehicle. We had break time in the
common room which has a Costa Coffee! My second lesson was Murder Most
Foul, based around the death of Richard III. We talked about different death
penalties and when they were abolished in England. A thoroughly enjoyable lesson.
We received a very good insight into life after High School. Jake Ramsay AmMGL
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NYBEP Waistcoat Competition
On Thursday 26 June, one of Mrs Iddison’s Y7
textiles class went on a trip to the annual
‘Inspirations’ competition at the Elvington Air
Museum in York. When we first arrived, we
were allocated some space to setup our
waistcoats, mannequins, storyboards and any
additional finishes such as adding the swing tag
or snipping off any loose threads. Once we
were set up, the judges walked around the
Scot Kyle—Best Textiles Design KS3 categories and asked us how we made our
waistcoats, why we made them and many other
interesting questions. After 2 hours of judging, we were allowed another 2 hours to
look around the other entries, investigate the
museum and have our lunch. The other Niamh Ingram explaining her design
entries were not all textiles, however, as there
were some Design Technology entries and
some Engineering entries. After many winners
of various categories, we heard our category
read out; ‘Best Textiles Design in KS3’. We all
waited, eagerly to find out Scot had won it! He
won a cup and £25 to spend however he liked.
Overall, it was a great day and we would all
love to go again! Thank you Mrs Iddison
and Mrs Rowlands for a great day out.
Niamh Ingram AmHRO
Body Worlds
Y9s and Y10s were given the
opportunity to go to Newcastle on
Monday 30th June to see the Body
Worlds exhibition at the Life Science
Centre. When we arrived we were put
into groups and went off to our first
session. First we saw the nervous
system, non-smoker and smoker’s
lungs and the effects of smoking in
other parts of the body. We also saw
different effects of heart disease and
high blood pressure and which muscles are used in different actions such as relay or
an operation. Unfortunately we weren’t allowed to take photos as the bodies used
were real! At the end there was a show of embryos starting from 2 weeks up to 8
weeks then from 2 months to 9 months. We went inside the DNA zone where we
used the different apparatus to construct different strands of DNA and different
amino acids. Then we set off to the theatre zone where we were told how to stay
protected on the beach, in the sun and about different rays and waves of light. We
went to the 4D roller-coaster ride through the Amazon before we had lunch and a
look around the gift shop. After lunch we saw a film in the planetarium called Back
To The Moon. Rachel Grundy AfEBI
5
Summer Concert
On Friday 27 June the Music department
hosted its 2014 summer concert. An exciting
event to say goodbye to our Y11s who have
given so much to the department over the
years, as well as nurturing up and coming
talent. Over 60 students performed in the
concert. The night started with the Junior Band
giving enthusiastic renditions of ‘Grandfathers
Clock’ and ‘American Spirit’ followed by a highly entertaining piano solo by Daniel
Hawkswell. It was Daniel’s first time at performing having only started learning the
piano 6 months ago. Emma Ambler then demonstrated her vocals before the baton
was taken over by David Bentley and the String Orchestra. David is retiring in the
Summer after 34 years of being a Violin teacher. David entertained the audience
with his rendition of Czardas before the String Orchestra performed ‘Zoosters
Breakout’ and ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ featuring Peter Chappell. One of the
highlights of the concert was Zena Bentley and Sophie Wood’s Piano Duet,
Hungarian Rhapsody No 2. The room fell silent as the audience were mesmerised
by the way their delicate and light fingers danced across the piano keys. The evening
was a great success with lots of positive comments from all who attended.
Mr Morrell
Darren Shan Birthday Quiz
We celebrated the birthday of one of our most popular authors in
the LRC on Wednesday 2nd July. Darren Shan writes horror
books that capture the imagination of children and his Cirque Du
Freak, Demonata, Saga of Lagen Crepsley and Zom-B series are
extremely popular choices amongst all year groups. Did you know
that although he has an Irish name, he was actually born in London?
Did you also know he went to school when he was only 3 years old
and published his first book when he was 17? Students completed a
quiz and the winner from the draw was Y10 Helen Schofield
AfEBI. Mrs Barclay
Wimbledon 2014
Once again we held our annual draw in the LRC for
students to pick a male and female player to see
who would win Wimbledon this year. It was a very
up and down tournament this year with most of
the ladies seeds going out in the first week.
Likewise with the mens draw, Andy Murray and
Nadal going out in the quarter finals. Some great
Mens Winner Ladies Winner
new names and quality players coming through the
ranks to showcase on the most famous stage of all. Students watched each day as
their players were crossed off or got through. Mrs Barclay managed to get into
Wimbledon this year so she brought prizes back for the two winners. Mens winner
was Morgan Jones AsNRO (Novak Djokovic). Ladies winner was Megan
Cartwright AmNID (Petra Kvitova). Mrs Barclay
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Film Review
Alice in Wonderland is a modern spin off of the traditional
film. When Alice returns to Wonderland she is faced with the
challenge of overruling the Red Queen and freeing the people
and inhabitants of Wonderland. Alice must slay the Geber
Wacky which is the Red Queen’s final defence and to
overthrow her and her monarchy. A fun family film adventure
with Johnny Depp (the Mad Hatter) and Helena Bonham
Carter (the Red Queen). A must see. This DVD is available to
borrow from the LRC. Jake Ramsay AmMGL
FUN SECTION
First Person
To find all the
correct answers
and take them to
Mrs Barclay at
LUNCHTIME will
win a prize
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Curriculum Day (Tuesday 1st July)
Earth Charter (Y7) The focus of the day for Y7s was to come up
with ideas to make the world and environment better for the Earth
Charter which was set up by the United Nations. The students came
up with many ideas which they showed in presentations at the end
of the day. These included Europe house who concentrated on bee
conservation, made bee hotels,
Y8—Prison Me No Way houses and hedgehog houses and in
their presentation, they had James
Ward reporting for the Bee Bee C.
Oceania house chose to make a bug
mansion where animals can live along
side each other in harmony. Asia
Y7—Earth Charter
house came up with lots of ways to
stop pollution in the world and showed their ideas partly in a rap
performed by Scot Kyle, Sam Ambler, Liam Burr and Iver Prava. Africa
house also chose to focus on pollution, and one of their ideas was to
use solar powered cars. Finally, the Americas house gave their full
attention to the 6 R’s – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rethink, Refuse and
Repair. The winning house (America) was chosen by Mrs Rees.
Prisoner Insight (Y8) Y8s took part in a number of activities
organised by Prison Me No Way throughout the day. One of
those was the students listening to Mr Parks and Mrs Carr and
the story of an actual prisoner. The prisoner was called Mark
and he was serving 3 years for causing death by dangerous
driving. Mark’s talk helped us understand that prisoners are
just ordinary people who have made mistakes. Mark has 14
GCSEs and 4 A-Levels and was at University in Leicester.
However, after going to a party, drinking, and stealing his
Dad’s car he crashed it killing his best friend. After prison Mark
hopes to go back to University to finish his degree.
Leadership (Y9) Some of the
activities were NERO tasks organised
by Steve and Ben Booth. One of
these was a group of people having
to cross through the lair of a spider
Y9—Problem Solving with NERO
which possesses a poison bite.
Students had to traverse the web by moving through one of the holes,
without touching the web. If they touched it they would have to go back to
the start. Students also learned about Sikh beliefs and karma from Roop
Singh. One of the things they learned is that there is a bit of God and
pureness in every person and that when people with no evil in them die,
they go back to God, which was represented by a jug of clean water. They
learned about evil (which was represented by water stained with a teabag)
and reincarnation.
Y9—Roop Singh
Careers (Y10) The whole of the Y10—Queen Elizabeth 6th Form
Y10s day was about careers and what they would do and
where they would go after high school. One of the things they
did was finding out about Queen Elizabeth 6th Form College.
The students watched a presentation about the college,
courses and extra-curricular activities and asked questions of
John Bielby and Lesley Lister who are from the college and
ex-students Imogen Goodwin and Freya Nicholson.
Then the pupils made a list of priorities that they would want
in the college and what it could offer them. Big thanks to
all the staff and our visitors who made the day
interesting. Harriet Ormston EuSJE
8
The Prom 2014
On Thursday 26th June, Y11 met
for their Leavers 2014 Prom.
Carrying on with tradition they
arrived at school in many weird and
wonderful forms of transport
including an Austin Martin, a variety
of exotic and vintage cars,
motorbikes and one very cool
student driving themself in an
enormous tractor in a ball gown!
The Boys
The Girls
As always, they looked stunning as staff
struggled to identify some of our
students who had magically transformed
into such sophisticated young men and
women. They departed from school after
the now traditional “red carpet”
departure allowing the many on-lookers
to take photos.
Ben Sukani &
Mrs Melhuish
Demitra Coulson
& Mr Carruthers Snr
The Prom was held in the
amazing setting of Solberge
Hall, sumptuously decorated by
Mrs Exelby of XLB Events.
Following the buffet and awards,
the students danced the night
away. It was a lovely evening and
a fitting farewell to such a great
year group. Ms Haydon
Cameron Latta & Georgia Buckley
9
Sponsored Walk
On Friday 3rd July the whole school downed
tools and set off for a lovely walk in the
countryside. The weather was very kind to us
and the sun shone for most of the day.
Students were tasked with the job of obtaining
sponsors to raise money for the School
Fund. The school fund is used for those little
extras such as the water coolers, prizes for
Presentation evening, area colours, trophies,
orchestra sheet music, Christmas decorations, sports affiliation fees etc. Students
and staff all took part in the walk which took us
from the school down through Bedale, up alongside Big BBQ Time
Sheep, Little Cow and through the farmers fields all
the way to Snape. Some students managed it without
any problems and only the girls seemed to be
complaining about the distance and lack of toilet
facilities!! We had lunch in the playing field at Snape
with a barbeque and goodies provided and after a little
rest we set off back to school. What a lovely way to
end the week and raise money at the same time. Well
done everyone.
The final amount raised was £2,270
Mrs Barclay
Y10 Work Experience
From the 7th to 11th of July all Y10s had
the chance to do work experience at a
location of their choice. I decided to go to
the Holiday Inn at Scotch Corner
Darlington. I started the week in the
breakfast restaurant clearing plates from
the customers and then cleaning and
resetting the tables once the customers left.
I then had my breakfast supplied for me and
once I had finished I continued setting up
for the evening service. I then moved to the
reception where I checked the registration cards for the customers staying at the
hotel. I was shown some of the system of how to book guests in and how to check
them out. I was then given a tour of the hotel and the different rooms such as a
standard twin double, a king executive room, a king with sofa bed and a standard
room. I was also shown the different conference rooms Richmond 1-4, the Barton
room and Bedale room. I was shown how to give the guest a specific card key to
their room and direct them to where their room was and if they had a meeting which
room they were in and where they had to wait for someone to collect them. In the
conference rooms they have driving awareness courses. They also cater for
weddings and business meetings. I also took my turn on reception answering the
telephone and making bookings. I had a great time and my week flew by very
quickly. Rachel Grundy AfEBI
10BHS Celebrates Top Grades
Y11 students at Bedale High School
achieved over 370 A’s and A* in
this years GCSE exams. Excellent
individual successes saw 10
students achieving 115 A’s and A*s
between them. Bucking the national
trend, the results demonstrated
significant increases in English
at all levels with 80% of students
achieving a grade C or above and
14% reaching an A or A* in the
subject. Worthy of special mention
are Molly Fenner and Sean
McGuffin who both achieved 13 A’s and A*s, with Molly achieving A* in English,
mathematics physics chemistry, biology and German among others. Headteacher
Mick Jolley said ‘students and staff have worked relentlessly to drive up standards.
We are delighted that their hard work has paid off. Students at Bedale High School
consistently achieve above the national averages with improvements in teaching and
learning having a major impact. All our students will progress to further education or
apprenticeships or employment with these results. We are very confident that
students leave Bedale High school well prepared for life long learning. Staff and
Governors wish the class of 2014 all the best for the future.’
Y6 Friendship Day
On Tuesday 8th July we welcomed our Year
6 students from the "small" primary
schools. The aim of the day was to make new
friends and help students to feel more
confident. Students enjoyed a range of
activities including felt making, African
drumming, first aid and sport. Mrs Terry, Mrs
Wagstaff, Mrs Taylor, Mrs Morgan and a
fantastic team of Year 9 students
supported the groups and also enjoyed
the day. At the end of the afternoon our "Friendship Tree" was decorated with the
names of new friendships and when asked if they had enjoyed the day, one student
replied "who wouldn't" with a big smile. Ms Carter
The Friends of Bedale High School
The Friends of Bedale High School, better known as FOBHS are still
looking for new parents to come along to join us in organising
fundraising events to raise money to provide the school with the “little
extras”. We meet once every half term and are always looking for
new ideas and innovative ways of raising funds. If you would like
more information please contact the school office on 01677 422419.
11Meet our fabulous new Heads of Houses
Lewis Helen Laura Sam Finn Ben
McLean Schofield Estensen Wagstaff McCulloch Smith
Africa Africa America Asia Asia Europe
Lightwater Valley
On Thursday 26th June 35 students from
Y9 and Y10 went on a trip to Lightwater
Valley. The Y10s are currently studying
Leisure and Tourism so the trip was
organised to help them understand how
Lightwater Valley has changed due to
technology advances. The Y9s who went on
the trip will be taking Leisure and Tourism
when they move in to Y10. On our trip we
learnt how they use promotional techniques
and materials, how technology has changed
the business, what their aims and objectives are, how they promote the business,
who their target market is, how and why they sell tickets at different prices and
much more. Students also learnt that they are intending to transform the park into a
resort with plans to build 106 new holiday lodges in the woods around the lake. By
doing this it will bring in more customers who will stay for longer and therefore
spend more money which will increase their profits. Hannah Neale AsNRO
QE Maths Competition
On Wednesday 18th June, four Y9 students took
part in a thrilling maths competition held at QE 6th
Form college.
The competition consisted of 5 rounds:-
A set of 8 questions
A musical round
A team challenge
A maths treasure hunt
A shapes round
The team were in 2nd place going into the last
round. However, this round was the most difficult
and the team struggled. By the end of the day we
came in 4th place. We did well and it was a good
Matthew Sutton, Amy Harrison,
afternoon out. Tommy Littler AmTWI Molly Lancaster, Tommy Littler
12Thorp Perrow
The day started as usual on Thursday 10th July.
Going into form, putting things in our lockers. But
after that, we made our way over to the Art block
where we went over all the rules for the day and
walked to Thorp Perrow Arboretum. The other half
of Year 7 had already been for their trip to Thorp
Perrow on Tuesday 8th July so now it was our
turn. We were set into groups and left alone to
explore the gardens by ourselves and to do the
different activities on the sheets we were given
(such as a
Walking in the sunshine scavenger hunt).
A f t e r w e
completed the activities, we made our way to the
bird sanctuary to watch and hold large owls and
admire cute animals like the meerkats and the not
so cute chickens.
We took a break
after that to have
our lunch. After
many minutes of
playing in the Taking part in activities
c h i l d r e n ’ s
adventure park, we were led back to the bird
sanctuary to watch a very fast bird (I don’t know
what it was called) going up to speeds of about 60
miles an hour until the leather strap hit Charlie
Jones in the face.
Mrs Hoile, Mrs Rowlands We walked back to
& Mrs Gill school after a very
enjoyable day out
in the fresh air and countryside. Thorp Perrow is
on the road to Ripon near a village called
Snape. It is open daily and has a Bird of Prey and
Mammal centre
with flying
dis pl ays da ily
where you can
meet owls and Having a well earned picnic
birds of prey and
have a go at handling them and watching them fly.
An arboretum is a place where trees, shrubs and
plants are grown for scientific and educational
purposes so that’s why we were visiting it. Thank
you to Mrs Rodgers who organised the day for
us and all the staff who accompanied us.
Y7 Reporter
The Falconry dsplay
13Race for Life 2014
A group of Y11 students from Bedale High School attended the annual Race for Life
in South Park, Darlington on Sunday 8th June and once again acted as
marshals at the finish area giving out medals, goodie-bags and water to the
exhausted women as they completed the run. The sun shone as about 2,500
runners donned their trainers and wore pink raising around £130,000 money for
Cancer Research UK.
Vanessa Roper (Y8) came 2nd in the Schools Biathlon in Driffield
in July. This is the 3rd year that she has qualified for this competition.
Vanessa is extremely proud of herself as she is ranked 6th in
Yorkshire. Biathlon consists of 1000m running and 50m swimming.
Well done Vanessa!
Marcus Hockey Max Landau Emily Birks Georgia Mills
At the Bedale High school Annual Sports Presentation assembly in May, cups
were presented in memory of ex students who have died in recent years. The
Richard Blanchard cup for rugby was won by Marcus Hockey, the Danny Davis
cup for improvement in football was presented to Max Landau, the Becky
Robinson cup for effort was presented to Emily Birks. The cup in memory of the
schools first headmaster Roy Mitchinson, was presented to Georgia Mills for
outstanding achievement in girls sport.
14Sports
Day
2014
The Bedale High School annual sports day was held in glorious
conditions on Wednesday 16th July with many great events and
close finishes, none more than the Y10 boys 100m where Luke Long Jump
Stockdale smashed the 1990 record held by Jonny Walker with
a time of 11.56secs.
Key Stage 3 & 4 sports day at Bedale High School was a great success.
The day started off with Y7 participating during 1st period, where all
the students waited patiently for their race to be called. Everyone was
putting 100% into their race so that they could go home with a good
feeling even though it was extremely hot that day. The Y7 race that
everyone took interest in was the sprint race including Iver Prava and
Joseph Chisholm. It was Iver’s race to win but just in the last few
seconds, Joe came in and stole first place for Americas.
After all the Y7s had gone for second period, the Y8s took over in the
races. The main highlight of the Y8s for most people was Ben Taylor’s
phenomenal sprint race in which, he came first by about twenty yards.
Javelin
Third period was Y9s time to shine when both girls and boys were
exceeding in their activities and
wer e th o rou gh l y en j oyi n g
themselves and cheering along
fellow team mates. Y10 had P4
to themselves where the high
jump was fantastic in which,
Connor McDonald came 1st out
of eight participants.
In fifth period the whole school
came together to do the relay
where it got more tense with
every race that was ran. With
High Jump Shot Put
the last year of having
Oceania, relay runners of
Oceania made their
house proud.
Winners on the
day were
AFRICA
Running Y7 Reporter Discus
15Accelerated Reader Assemblies
On Thursday 10th July and Friday 11th
July we celebrated our successes
with our Y8 & Y7 students
(Y7) 4 + 100% certificates & lucky dips
Iver Prava, Rhianna McCourt,
Olivia Ward, Isobel Taylor-Lindop,
Emily Hutchinson, Lottie Jones,
Bruna Begalhina, Amy Fletcher, (Y7) Leading House Points
Niamh Laver, Kieran Greenway (absent) Elisabeth Shirt (America)
Jessica Mahon (Oceania)
Oliver Sands (Africa)
Louis McCulloch (Europe)
Emily Hutchinson (Asia)
Y7 Top Quizzer Niamh Shaw
Y8 Millionaire
John Estensen
(Oceania)
Y7 Millionaire
Emily Hutchinson (Asia)
(Y8) Leading House Points
George Bell (Africa)
Y7 Top Quizzer Freddie Cleary
Milly Donaldson (Asia)
John Estensen (Oceania)
Harriet Ormston (Europe) Absent
Jacob Brown (America) Absent
George Bell
(Africa)
received a
special award
at our last
assembly of
the year
George has
read over 2
million words
since last
(Y8) 4 + 100% certificates & lucky dips September
Kelly Smith, Megan Morrison, Freya Douglas,
Georgia Hansom, Molly Mills, Harriet Cocks, A staggeringly
George Bell, Lewis Self, Harry Banks, impressive
Daniel Hawkswell (absent) achievementFarewell, Arrivederci, Bon Voyage, Adios
Kirsty left Bedale and teaching to pursue different areas of interest and
expertise. Students and staff will see Kirsty on one of her new ventures if they
get the opportunity to visit Robin Hoods Bay as she plans to open a café serving
pie and mash, pastries, cakes and drinks etc. Kirsty will be very much missed as
she has proved to be a very popular amongst students and staff alike. She has
been very active in setting up after school fitness classes where students and
staff have been training to run the Race For Life or to just get off the sofa and get
fit. Good luck in your new venture and very best wishes for the future .
Ms Caldecott-Tucker
Mark sadly left BHS after being with us for 2 years. Mark seems to have taught
nearly every subject since he arrived including: PE, SSCO Role, Geography,
History and Maths. Throughout his time here Mark established strong
relationships with both the staff and the students and his caring nature will be
missed by all. He has been a valued member of the PE Department and helped
give students at BHS the opportunity to take part in a vast extra-curricular
programme including Football, Cricket, and Boys and Girls Rugby Union and
League to name a few. Mark was very successful when coaching the Girls in the
U15 North Yorkshire Rugby Union Championship. The girls won all their
matches in our area and went on to the Yorkshire finals. We wish Mark all the
best in the future as a Teacher of Maths at Queen Ethelburga's School.
Mr Glover
Sarah has been a part of the Art department at Bedale School for over 14
years. She started as a maternity cover teacher and soon made herself
invaluable. Sarah has always been a great support for both students and the
department, putting in so many extra hours to help GCSE students gain
confidence and achieve their best in art. Sarah has taken part in many trips and
events over the years including, a whole year group trip to the seaside, visits to
FE colleges and many trips to London with GCSE and Year 9 students. She has
also taken workshops on Batik, etching and printing with primary school
students. Sarah, will be greatly missed by all, but especially the art
department; she has been a dependable, creative colleague and continues to be
a great friend. We wish her the very best in her next venture, whatever that
Mrs Harper may turn out to be.
Alison has been part of the Bedale High School community for many years.
Having joined the school as a student she then returned as a Teaching Assistant
where she quickly demonstrated excellent skills and attributes which resulted in
her becoming our SENCO. In this important role Alison has led a very successful
team who have supported students across the school. She has worked closely
with families and ensured students are supported in their studies. Her caring
nature often resulted in her working far beyond the expectations of her job. We
will miss her commitment, professionalism and vast experience but wish her
every success in her new position within the Local Authority.
Ms Hall
Lizzie was appointed by Adrian Grayson way back in 1982 to teach Geography -
though rumours suggest that it was really because she was a qualified football
referee!! Over the years she was called upon to successfully teach RS, History
and General Studies too and was a also busy Head of Year for numerous years.
She therefore has been responsible for moulding the thoughts and minds
of numerous generations amongst our local community. The Geography
department and school is not the same without her and we all wish her well in
her retirement.
Mrs MacLeodFarewell, Arrivederci, Bon Voyage, Adios
Cathy has been an invaluable dedicated member of our support team. She has
worked in The Base where she has supported children of all abilities with their
learning. One of Cathy’s many strengths has been her ability to build positive
relationships with children helping them to become confident learners. There are
also numerous additional voluntary school activities she has supported ranging
from teaching students cookery skills after school to charity events….always
wanting the best for our children and prepared to go the extra mile. She will be
sadly missed but we wish her all the very best in her new venture.
Mrs Mason
Duncan has been very supportive to students and groups. He has promoted
more instrumental learning and we are now proud owners of three more brass
instruments. He has taught keyboard, piano and brass. At interview he said he
did not have much experience of conducting so he took over conducting the
Senior Wind Band! They are always a challenge. He has played a supporting role
in the Junior Band and Jazz Band, helped 5 students take and pass their theory
exams. He has given his time freely to all our endeavours which have included
Open Evening, Presentation Evening, Christmas Concert, Easter Concert,
Wensleydale Tournament of Song and our trip to Paris. For someone who does
not live on the doorstep, we could not have asked for more commitment. Duncan
now has a new full-time post at Northfields and we wish him every success.
Mr Morrell
Rose has had many roles within the school and decided several years ago to step
down as a Technology and Art teacher to cover lessons when needed. Whilst we
previously celebrated her contribution to the school we felt it important to
recognise the work she has done in supporting teaching as well as school and
residential visits. She was always prepared to go beyond the cover role to enable
additional opportunities for students. We hope Mrs Morgan will enjoy spending
more time with her family and friends.
Mrs Morgan
Colin joined the school as a Maths teacher having had a very successful career in
engineering. He quickly established himself as a very effective teacher able to
build excellent relationships with students enabling them to reach their potential.
On being appointed Head of Maths, Mr Morrison brought a new approach to
personalised learning where a variety of opportunities were available with some
excellent outcomes. As a caring, committed teacher Colin will be sadly missed, he
always gave endless additional time to support students and key projects in
school. On returning to the world of engineering, we wish him the very best in
this new post.
Mr Morrison
Louise joined the school last year as a Drama teacher. She supported a number
of events and arranged the opportunity for students to perform at the SAGE at
Newcastle. Her enthusiasm helped to build the growing student interest and
involvement in Drama especially Y9. Upper school students also had the
opportunity to participate in Theatre trips which supported their GCSE studies.
We wish Louise every success in the future.
Mrs MullinsFarewell, Arrivederci, Bon Voyage, Adios
Throughout Kath’s time at the school she has successfully taken on numerous
roles and responsibilities. Key positions have been working with the
Administration team, technical support in Art and Food Tech and linking with our
SEND and EMS teams. The high quality of her work was often reflected around
the school where she organised displays of student work and resources. Kath was
always very generous of her time, she cared about the welfare of students and
supported charity events and visits….nothing was too much trouble….thank you.
We wish her every success for the future.
Mrs Robinson
When reflecting on the time Peter has been with us as Network Manager, it is
hard to believe that in those early days we only had a handful of computers and a
printer….what progress in a relatively short period of time. The school has moved
rapidly forward in its IT provision and this has been with the support and
guidance from Peter. His readiness to help students and staff was valued highly
and his positive approach quickly resolved problems. Whilst hoping to adopt a
slightly slower pace of life, I am sure his IT skills will be in demand. Thank you
for all your support over the years.
Mr Shand
As a teaching assistant Sharon has taken a key role in supporting students with
their learning. She has formed excellent relationships and helped students
become more confident, successful learners. She has also given additional
support with school trips and visits where students have benefitted greatly from
her guidance. We wish her every success in her new post at Mowbray School.
Ms Wilson
Malcolm is leaving to begin a well-deserved retirement to spend more time on
interests such as continuing his work within the Bedale Community, keeping his
barge afloat, travelling, wood turning and devoting any time he may have left to
his wife Carol. He will be very much missed for not only a brilliant sense of
humour but also his many roles within school. For those old enough to remember
Malcolm would have been brilliant on Blue Peter. It is thanks to Malcolm that
school photos look something like the actual person concerned and that students
lockers’ run so smoothly. We all wish Malcolm the very best.
Mr Young
I joined FoBHS in 2001 when my son started at Bedale High School and have
been a keen supporter ever since and have been chairperson since 2007. I now
think it is well passed my retirement date and time for a new start for FoBHS.
Over the years we have held a mixture of events ranging from Summer and
Christmas Fayres, Coffee mornings and Raffles to Charity Cricket and Rugby
matches to Fashion shows, Italian evening , promises auctions and Cabaret
shows to The X factor Summer Balls, Discos and Car Boot Sales… the list just
goes on !! During the time I have been involved with FoBHS we have been able
to donate over £45,000 to the school to purchase among other things the Stage
Mrs Mollard curtains, FT and DT equipment, Musical instruments, Computers, DVD machines,
Books for the English and SEN departments, Digital cameras, The TV and Ariel for
the LRC, a Defibrillator, Reality babies, Mannequins, Funding for the Eco group , Enterprise days and
the Annual Presentation evening ….& on & on & on as we always phrase it, we raise funds to buy the
“little extras”. Thank you to everyone who has helped over the years.
Christine MollardWelcome, Benvenuto, Accueil, Bienvenido
My name is Martin Burgess. Being a PE teacher is the best job in the world. My main
sporting interests are football, rugby, squash, boxing, golf, skiing and wakeboarding.
One of my sporting highlights was playing in a charity game against Paul Gascoigne in
front of 10,000 spectators! My other main interest is travel. I have a big map of the
world with places I have visited and countries I would like to explore. My wife is also a
PE teacher so sport is a major passion in our lives. I am currently working on my
daughter’s kicking skills and waiting for her to grow into her Darlington FC strip!
P E Teacher
My name is Mandy Faint. I live in a village on the outskirts of York and cycling is a
big part of our family life. I am married (to a teacher!) and have two children aged
eleven and fourteen and we all love being outdoors. I have a road bike but am
especially fond of my mountain bike and I like to combine this with orienteering. I
also like to swim and have had a go at a few triathlons. I also love reading and am
really pleased the Kindle was invented as we always struggled to take enough books
away with us on holiday.
Science Teacher
My name is Roxanne Johnson. Before becoming a teacher of Art and Design I
taught art and textiles to children and adults with special educational needs. I have
also been travelling in Asia were I taught English in South Korea to children. Through
my experiences travelling I have learnt so much and would recommend this to
everyone. I am passionate about being creative whether that is through drawing,
painting textiles or photography.
Art Teacher
My name is Ruth Parker-Wakeling. I have been teaching drama for 14 years and
am as passionate about it now as I was when I started. I love living in York with my
husband and two children. I have a real love of writing and directing and have
directed a number of shows both in school and in many different theatres. My big
passion is Street Theatre and I have developed a number of pieces over the years
which have been performed in Yorkshire and further afield. My main aim in life is to be
the best that I can and hope it will inspire others.
Lead Drama Teacher
My name is Liz Pope. I'm delighted to be the new Head of Music at Bedale High
School. I am a brass musician, studied at The Royal Northern College of Music and
Durham University. I'm looking forward to bringing a creative and exciting mix of
music for all including many opportunities to explore, perform and improve pupils'
instrumental standards. I believe that music should be available and fun for everyone
whatever standard you are. I am looking forward to meeting you all.
Lead Music Teacher
My name is Kevin Shaw. Yorkshire lad through and through. Originally from Leeds
(in the West), I moved North and have lived in Thirsk for 13 years or so. I am
married to Jo and we live with Griff our border terrier. We enjoy walking in the
Yorkshire dales (Griff is sometimes less enthusiastic than us) so coming to Bedale is
certainly a step in the right direction. I enjoy both listening to and performing music,
and have been playing the drums for many years in a variety of bands. I have a few
students in Thirsk that I teach drums to and run some drumming workshops at a
ICT Teacher
local festival (Deer Shed festival).
My Name is Charlie Smart and I originally come from a town Called Dewsbury in
West Yorkshire. During my childhood and throughout my life playing and watching
Rugby League has been my main sporting passion. I am an outdoors type of person
who can be found out in the countryside in all-weather types and this has led to my
love of all things Geographical. I am a keen traveller following a year of living and
teaching in China where my career started. I now enjoy travelling around the United
Kingdom and Europe in a caravan with my wife, two young children, and a dog
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