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Heathfield Headlines Issue 50
Friday 11 May 2018
Brighton Festival Children’s Parade
On Saturday 5 May, members of Carnival club The hats worn by the mandrill team were designed
represented the College in the Brighton Festival and made by Jess Colborne in Year 13.
Children’s Parade.
The team work and ingenuity of all the Carnival
The parade theme this year was paintings. Our Club students collaborating made everything come
painting, ‘The Mandrill in the Jungle’ by Henri together just in time for the parade. It was a
Rousseau, inspired our jungle tableau. The glorious day and the sun really made the colours of
central figure was made by a small team of older our makes come alive. Everyone should be very
students: Jas Evans and Leila Warren in Year 10, proud of their contribution to this fantastic event.
Maya warren in Year 12 and Eleni Soares in Year
13. From their drawings, they constructed the “I have gone to Brighton parade for the last 7
main structure at a special workshop organised years now and each time our hard work pays
by Same Sky community arts company in off. The mandrill looked great and the
Brighton. The colourful decoration was atmosphere was upbeat and fun. A great
completed at school. The students used a lot of carnival to be a part of.” Eleni Soares, Y13
maths and were inventive with their problem
solving to come up with such an eye-catching Please see link below for ITV Meridian report of
result. the Children’s Parade including an Interview with
Mrs Damazer, Heathfield CC Art Teacher &
Meanwhile, to make a setting for the mandrill, Carnival Club lead.
other students in Years 7 to 11 created jungle
trees, small creatures and carnival skirts inspired
ITV report and Interview with Heathfield CC
by other Rousseau jungle paintings.
ITV.com
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Message from the Headteacher, Caroline Barlow
This morning, we shared with Year 11 their final assembly before they start their exam series. As well
as important information relating to the process and requirements of the exams, we shared with them
some messages from parties external to the College who count themselves as friends and supporters
of our students.
All the messages encouraged the students to feel confident as they approach the first exams; the
preparation is done, the hard work has been undertaken and they now have the chance to go into the
exam hall to show the examiners quite how well they can do. Under the hashtag
#Heathfieldyouvegotthis students heard from politicians, celebrities and speakers they have met over
the last few years. This was followed by letters from parents, friends or staff to share how proud they
are of the hard work they have put in.
I was especially keen to share with Year 11, as well as some tips on preparing for all the exams and
managing the emotions, the fact that they are a great source of pride to us as a College. They are a
lovely year group with a keen sense of decency and integrity. They are well respected and liked
before they sit their exams and they will be after the exams have finished.
These are qualities that are equally as important to develop as they move forward into the next stage
of their lives. We spend 5-7 years helping our young people grow into confident, healthy, decent
people who will lead successful and positive lives. The exams are a part of that success and assume
importance now but it is important these young people know they are a source of pride every day.
I would especially like to thank those parents who wrote in this week to thank staff efforts in
preparing students for exams and also to mark National Teacher Appreciation Day. We have had some
lovely feedback this week from visitors to the College and also from Year 7 parents evening. Thank
you to all those who take the time and trouble to communicate positively with us, it makes such a
difference.
I would leave you with a quote from one of these which I heartily endorse.
“I wanted to write and thank the staff of Heathfield Community College for all their amazing
hard work. Both my children …..get up every morning with enthusiasm to get to school and to
learn. Thank you to all the staff at the school for teaching and supporting them and helping us
bring up two amazing, well rounded individuals that we are so proud of.”
Student Leadership
Head Boy and Head Girl give an insight into the last couple of weeks of College.
As exam dates are looming, Heathfield students have been
preparing themselves for the home stretch in these upcoming
weeks. We also feel immensely grateful for the time our
teachers are giving us during lunchtimes and after school in
order to help us reach our true potential. As Year 7 have had
their Parents Evening and Year 12 have begun their mocks, we
wish everyone the best of luck, particularly our Year 11 peers
who’ve been working exceptionally hard.
Head Boy: Toby Farrier & Head Girl: Arabella Cue
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Brighton Festival Children’s Parade Continued…
Determined & Reflective
Students Success In Music
With ESCC plans to close the Music Instrumental Service by 2019 due to a funding shortfall – Y12
student, Myles Hook shares his personal success within music to encourage more people to sign the
ePetition below.
Myles was selected to join the Pianoman Scholarship scheme 2 years ago after a visit to the school
by its founder Richard Meyrick. Ever since, twice a month, Myles attends lessons with Richard and
his colleagues at the Bluthner Piano Centre in London with the full support of the school.
At the end of March this year, Myles took his ABRSM grade 8 (the highest grade) and he has now
had the results back - a pass with distinction. This is a fantastic result highlighting the amount of
time and dedication Myles puts into his playing as well as the importance of maintaining music
services such as ESCC within schools.
Click the link below to sign the ePetition to save ESCC Music Service
Save East Sussex Music Service ePetition
ESCC Website
Equestrian Success
Having recently qualified for the BS Just for Schools Championship, Rosie Moon (Year 8), who rides
for the school equestrian team, has had yet another success
competing in the Winter Showjumping League Finals held in
Wales.
Rosie jumped horse Leo in the under-12 years category and
Kizzy in the open category. They produced some fantastic
rounds, being the only combination to be placed in every
single class, finishing 5th overall in the League against
competitors right up to 16 years of age.
Well done, Rosie!
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Ambitious & Confident
The Vine Reaches Final Round Of The Shine National
Student Media Awards
Heathfield Community College online student
newspaper, The Vine, has been shortlisted from
schools that entered across the UK for the final
round of judging for the Shine National Student
Media Awards 2018.
The Shine School Award competition is designed
to encourage students to work together to
produce a school magazine, newspaper (in print
or digital edition), podcast or website. The aim
is to encourage an interest in developing
publishing skills in young people, help improve
literacy, nurture creativity, develop commercial and business skills, encourage teamwork and
develop leadership skills. The Shine School Media Awards are judged by a high profile group of
industry professionals who recognise achievement and reward winning entries at a special gala
awards ceremony at Stationers’ Hall in London each summer.
This is the fifth year that The Vine has been running at Heathfield
Community College, Students from Years 7-13 meet weekly to work
on their editorial pieces to create a termly Issue of the online
student newspaper which can be found using the link below.
Cathy Savage, KS5 English Assistant Curriculum Leader at Heathfield
Community College said “I'm so proud of all the students who
work on The Vine. They're such a talented team of writers, with
superb ideas and unswerving commitment to producing a great
site. We have journalists from across the school- from Y7
through to Y13, led by our excellent editor, Louisa Dollimore
(Year 12). The immense range of topics they've covered shows
their appetite for making their readers think and engage with
the important debates of our time- from education cuts and
Brexit to tackling LGBT+ prejudice, discussing feminism in
modern society and reporting on school trips and campaigns.”
All winning entries will receive an engraved plaque to keep, the main winners will also receive cash
prizes totalling £4,000 and the overall winner will receive the Harrison Cup to retain for one year.
The Vine
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Heathfield Headlines Determined & Reflective The Duke Of Edinburgh Award at Heathfield CC – 1 Year on… We celebrated being a Duke of Edinburgh Centre for a year this month, and what a whirlwind of a 12 months it has been! Thirteen of our Year 10’s successfully completed the Bronze Award as part of our pilot scheme. Ten of these have continued on to the Silver award as our pilot group testing the feasibility of running the more advanced and in the long term. Meanwhile, our new Bronze cohort have been participating in an extensive training and team building after-school programme designed to build confidence in expedition skills they will need in the Autumn. They are also working hard on their individual sections independently at home and in the wider community with their volunteering work. On the 22 April, we set off on our first practice walk as a group of 30 students and 7 staff. Map reading skills were tested, as were footwear choices and snack sections! It was a beautiful 8km walk in the spring sunshine surrounded by the gorgeous flora of our local countryside. A student report will follow soon. Then on the 26 April several of our group participated in a training day down at Cuckmere Haven on the 26 April which we linked into via our ESSC partnership. Thanks should go to our amazing team of Duke of Edinburgh staff volunteers who continue to give up their time to support the group. As always we are incredibly proud of our students who always rise to a challenge; show immense determination to achieve this tremendous award. Next on the agenda - a full day walk; cooking on gas; and testing tent pitching skills. Miss Harker (DofE Centre Coordinator)
Heathfield Headlines Ambitious & Confident Y11 GCSE Away-Day On Thursday 10 May, 30 students were given an intensive GCSE English Language and maths experience. Students left school at 8:37am and were taken to the lovely surroundings of Wellshurst Golf Club. They were greeted by a breakfast bap and then promptly set to work. Mr Hatchard and Ms Dupasquier lead two sessions each on being successful in GCSE English Language and GCSE Maths. The first session of the day has students practising their algebraic skills followed by a session focused on how to prove to the examiners that they are able to write well. Tips included using complex sentences, semi-colons, learning 5 ambitious words and the spelling of them as well as a mnemonic to help remember key techniques fro writing non-fiction pieces. After break, students were solving a maths treasure hunt by utilising their ratio skills. The use of T-tables was emphasised and students knew clearly demonstrated a secure knowledge in the T-table methodology. Subsequently, students moved back to focusing on English skills, namely reading. They learnt how to structure their answers using the methods that our GCSE expert talked students through earlier this term. The afternoon then saw students being led through a walking talking mock in both English and Maths where students were given further advice and guidance but were thoroughly tested in putting the skills they had acquired throughout the day into action. The students were wonderful; they were engaged, ambitious and determined all day long. Considering the intensity of the day, the sustained focus from students was remarkable. Ms Dupasquier said, “In the years we’ve been running this event, today was the best we’ve ever seen students respond to the input. They listened carefully and applied what they heard to the tasks throughout the day.” Students were similarly positive about the day. Lily Alliston commented, “I’ve learnt a lot from today and I am finally feeling confident about my upcoming exams.” Another student, Jack Cox, said about the day, “I can use semi-colons now and feel more confident in both Maths and English.” From the evidence of the attitude and work ethic shown on this away-day, these 30 students should be proud of the quality of work they are able to produce and should prove to be very successful in their upcoming GCSE exams. Mr Hatchard said, “we wish these students, and all the other Year 11 students, very well in all their GCSE exams.” All GCSE English and maths students should remember that there is a plethora of material on Firefly to aid their revision over the coming days and weeks. It is all very useful and echoes the work that students completed on the away-day.
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Kent and Sussex Article
I sadly share the information relating to a recent newspaper publication. I would far rather you
heard information from me than try and guess at the details behind a story. The Kent and Sussex
Courier have taken the decision to run with a story prompted by an unpleasant anonymous letter
from someone stating they are a concerned parent relating to an image taken from my Twitter
account several weeks ago.
The image was taken on a family day out at Birling Gap in my personal time at the weekend and
has been represented to suggest I was being unsafe. This is completely unfounded. I have spoken
to an editor at the Kent and Sussex Courier who has not allayed my concerns about the nature of
the report. For transparency, the anonymous letter submitted to school and my quote can be
viewed using the link below.
Response to Kent and Sussex Article
Website
I would like to offer my apologies for any upset caused to the College as a result. I can guarantee
you that in no way shape or form do I engage with, or advocate, any form of “risky behaviour” in
my spare time, as my 78 year old mother who was my company for the day would testify. I
obviously also fully support messages relating to safe use of students’ spare time.
One would hope that there is balance and proportion in reactions to the story but I cannot
guarantee this and therefore felt the need to inform you. There is clearly a valuable lesson here
about the extent to which I am able to lead a private life or the occasional ironic use of social
media.
I am extremely grateful for the overwhelming and very kind support I have received from staff
and governors.
Ms Barlow
Raising a Concern
Please can we stress again, as we have on many occasions, the importance of raising concerns
with us at the College in person. No matter how small it is, the dialogue we have together that
helps us to raise healthy, happy young people with support around them from home and school.
Use of anonymous messages or recourse to social media with which we do not engage, does not
lead to resolution of issues or ensure positive change. It can only be seen as detrimental to the
students and staff of the College.
We may not always agree but we will always work together for the benefit of our young people.
We have a long and positive record of addressing and resolving genuine concerns when they are
raised directly with us.
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Supporters of Heathfield Community College
We are pleased to introduce ourselves as the ‘Supporters of Heathfield Community College’ and very much
look forward to meeting you at key College events throughout the academic year where we aim to support
projects that will enhance the whole College community.
Our initial focus will be to raise support and assistance for the refurbishment of the Dining Hall. This would
provide modern visuals, refreshed furniture including high level benching and stools with a real focus on
providing a modern healthy place for students to eat.
Our first fundraising event was a cake sale at Y7 Parents Evening in which we raised £75.56! We would like to
thank Y7 families for either donating cakes or money which will help towards kick starting this project!
We are aware many of us as parents would like to help and are just not sure how. With this in mind we
would like to build a bank of volunteers to help in a variety of different ways, for example: decorating
parties, baking for cake sales and even just sparing some valuable time to enable fun community events to
come to life. We would value any offers of time and commitment. To join our bank of volunteer helpers
please email epotter@heathfieldcc.co.uk specifying which area you feel you can support.
Hemsley Family
Dear Parents,
It is with regret that one of our families recently found out that their dad has cancer. He went to the doctor
for help with a persistent cough and was told after tests that he had a very short time to live.
A friend of the family has started a crowd funding page to help the family achieve their dreams and limit the
inevitable costs that come with such events.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family at this very difficult time. If you are able to spare any money
to help them create some memories before it is too late please visit the crowd funding page using the link
below.
Funding Page
Go Fund Me
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Vacancy – Teacher of MFL
Required for September 2018. We are looking for an inspiring, enthusiastic and committed teacher to join
this friendly, supportive and experienced department.
Please contact Kathryn Ridgwell, Head of Languages, for further details and an informal discussion about the
vacancy at kridgwell@heathfieldcc.co.uk or 01435 866066. Information can also be found at
jobs.heathfieldcc.co.uk
Closing date: Please complete and return your application form to jobs@heathfieldcc.co.uk by 12 noon on
21 May 2018 at the latest.
Vacancy – Teacher of Drama
Required for September 2018. We are looking for an inspiring, enthusiastic and committed teacher to join
this friendly, supportive and experienced department.
Please contact Nicky O’Connell, Head of Drama, for further details and an informal discussion about the
vacancy at noconnell@heathfieldcc.co.uk or 01435 866066. Information can also be found at
jobs.heathfieldcc.co.uk
Closing date: Please complete and return your application form to jobs@heathfieldcc.co.uk by 12 noon on
21 May 2018 at the latest.
College Vacancies
Jobs.heathfieldcc.co.uk
College Production Programme Advertising
We have opportunities for paid advertising in our glossy programme for our upcoming College
Production ‘School of Rock’ running 4th – 6th July.
This is perfect opportunity to promote any Summer events or promotions you may have or to
simply promote your business in front of parents, staff and students of Heathfield Community
College with a potential reach of up to 3,500.
We have paid advertising space available within the front and back pages of the glossy programme
which cost the following:
Full A4 page = £50 + VAT
½ A4 page = £25 + VAT
¼ A4 page = £17.50 + VAT
Should you wish to take up an advertising space, please email Jessica Butler, Communications and
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E-Safety Calendar Dates
Did you know… The high profile use of Social Date Event
Networking sites, by groups classified as Sunday
“Terrorist” organisation, especially in terms of DofE Walk
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recruiting and radicalising young people is very
similar to the process known as “grooming” and Monday
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exploits the same vulnerabilities in young 14.05.18.
people. Research, quoted by the UK Safer
Tuesday GCSE Y9 Devised Pieces to
Internet Centre, “concludes that children can be
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trusting and not necessarily appreciate bias that
can lead to them being drawn into these groups Thursday TRIP: Y12 Coast Data Collection
and adopt these extremist views, and in viewing 24.05.18. Sixth form Quiz
this shocking and extreme content may become
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normalised to it.”
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It’s important that these risks and threats are
considered for every child, right across the
country, including places that have traditionally Quick Links
seen themselves as not being at risk. As a
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College we recognize this, and are committed to
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ensure that our young people have the skills to
be critical thinkers online and to be resilient to ACRES Adult Education
online extremism, whatever its source. Click to view the latest news from ACRES
We ask parents and carers to follow the same Governors’ page
advice that we offer in our annual Online Safety Information about our Governors
awareness evening: have an open and ongoing
dialogue with your children about what they are Parent Feedback
doing and who they are speaking to online; take Feedback from forums and questionnaires
an interest in their interests, help to build their
critical evaluation skills and make sure they Sussex PPC Newsletter
know they can turn to you if anything worries Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner News
them.”
Finally, if you have any concerns about the
online safety of your child or a child that you
know, please use the CEOP “Report it” button to
get advice, support and to let the authorities Open Mornings
know. You can find a link to the report it
website on the College’s website at the below Wednesday 13th June
quick link.
Friday 6th July
Online Safety It is essential to book for these tours as places
College Website are limited.
Please contact Reception on 01435 866066 Ext
1200 or email office@heathfieldcc.co.uk
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