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Academy
Life Star writers
published in our
anthology
page 13
Meet our new
Autumn
Student Leaders
page 5
2019
Record GCSE
Results
page 2
Plant Hill Road, Higher Blackley, Visit us online: cam.coop
Manchester Twitter: @CoopManchester
M9 0WQ Facebook.com/CoopManchester
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A note from the Principal
I am delighted to welcome you to the latest Over the year, I very much look forward to
edition of Academy Life, which we are putting meeting our parents and carers at parents
together towards the end of a very successful evenings, ‘how to help your child revise’
first half term of the 2019-20 academic year. sessions, our shows, celebration events and
more. I am particularly grateful to those who
I have really enjoyed meeting our new Year 7 give up their time to attend our Parent Forum
students and they have settled in extremely events, in which we discuss what works well
well. I have been impressed with how in the academy and where there is room for
smart they look, some of the Independent improvement.
Learning Tasks they have created, and their
engagement in lessons and extra-curricular I hope you will enjoy browsing the pages of
activities. They are our biggest year group to this magazine and seeing the wonderful things
date, as the academy is on a programme of our young people get up to each day in the
growth to better serve our community. Our academy.
building was extended to accommodate them
and we still have a waiting list of almost 100
families keen to get a place at our school.
Contact me:
I am very proud to announce that our GCSE
results this summer are at a record high.
Email principal@cam.coop
Whilst this does represent the hard work
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of our staff through excellent teaching and
support, the real achievement here is for our
students. Results Day in August was a very
happy day as students opened their envelopes
and unlocked the door to A Levels, college "We exist to value each other and
courses and apprenticeships. They should
be extremely proud of themselves, and I was
delighted to see many students who achieved
bring out the best in everyone"
their potential. I wish them the very best in
their future careers and I do hope they will
keep in touch and let us know where their Fair and seen to be fair to everyone
successes take them.
Ambition; to raise aspirations and inspire
all of us to achieve
Our values are:
Respect shown to ourselves, each other
and our community
Year 11 achieve record-breaking results for our academy
Prom Results Day
We were proud to welcome our Year 11 leavers back in August as We are also delighted with the overall academy results, which have
they collected their GCSE results. There were smiles, laughter and broken our own records for attainment in the core subjects of English,
tears of joy as they found out how they performed in their exams. Maths and Science. Our English results continue to be very strong, with
These results will help them unlock the next stages of their career at 87.6% of students achieving the ‘pass’ grade of 4, and we have seen
A note from the Principal
college or in apprenticeships. We are proud of all our students, but strong increases in Maths (63.4%) and Science (69.6%). Whilst we don’t
we are especially pleased with the number of students achieving the know yet what this year’s national average is, we do know that these
highest ‘9’ grades, and those who achieved even higher results than results are higher than last year’s national average. We are delighted
predicted from their mocks. We look forward to hearing how they to see an increase in our overall results, which is testament to the hard
get on in their A Levels and college courses, their apprenticeships work of our students and staff.
and beyond.
Year 11 had their prom at the Village Hotel in Bury in July, and enjoyed a
well-deserved celebration of all their hard work over the last five years.
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Move over ,
Year 7 impress with their
At the very end of the summer term, Year
7 students (now in Year 8) delivered a
masterclass in public speaking by delivering
their CAM Talks lectures.
The topics were chosen by students based
on their own interests. The students were
coached by staff from a subject area to
explore links with the curriculum and to
rehearse their slick presentations.
The topics covered ranged from the art of
storytelling to Hitler’s rise to power, from the
future of artificial intelligence to the wonder
of being able to express yourself in other
languages.
The lectures were judged by senior staff, who
dished out praise and explained how the
speakers kept them captivated and gave them
new perspectives on the ideas discussed. A
winner was crowned – Matthew’s excellent
presentation on how Music brings people
together was thoughtful, confident and gave
v the audience a chance to participate.
We hope this becomes a regular fixture of our
school calendar and we can’t wait to see how
the next group of students impress us with
their talks.
Relaunching the Duke of
Edinburgh scheme
Ms Cherry recently relaunched the Duke of
Edinburgh scheme at the academy. She is
starting with a group of Year 10 students, and
will soon be extending it to younger students.
What is the DofE:
A life-changing experience. A fun time with
friends. An opportunity to discover new
interests and talents. A tool to develop
essential skills for life and work. A recognised
mark of achievement; respected by employers.
There are four sections to complete at
A note from the Principal
Bronze and Silver level and five at Gold. They
involve helping the community/environment,
becoming fitter, developing new skills,
planning, training for and completing an
expedition and, for Gold only, working with a
team on a residential activity.
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2018-19 Family
the points came in thick and fast. By
the end of the year, it was down to the
wire, anyone’s game - Edhi Family just
competition managed to take the title with only 26
points between them and second place!
Yet again we
have had another
2018-19 was another hotly contested year!
amazing start to
The Family Competition stepped up from the
the academic year
year before and everyone in the academy had
and have already
Family fever; there was a real sense of pride
earned lots of points
with everybody wanting to earn those valuable
for our Families.
Family points! Each week, Tutor Groups
How will we top last year?
tracked their behaviour and attendance and
Watch this space…
kept a keen eye on which Families were
pushing up the leader board. From inter-family
competitions within subjects, such as the
well-rivalled rugby tournament in PE, to who
can contribute the most to our charity events,
Fundraising
est Our charity of the
World Water Day Wo rl d ’s b ig g year 2019-20
in g
c o ff e e m o rn
Last school year the main charity we On Friday 27 September we held a cake sale This year, we have a new charity to focus
supported, along with other Co-op Academies in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. on along with other schools in the Co-op
Trust schools, was Just a Drop. Academies Trust. That charity is Mind.
Miss
Every student watched assemblies and took Morley Did you know that 1 in 4 people experience a
part in tutor activities focused around World delivered mental health problem each year?
Water Day. We learnt about Ndaluni High assemblies
School in Kenya - some of the students here the week By raising money for Mind we will be helping
are forced to walk 8000 steps every day to before, more people with mental health problems get
collect the water they need for drinking, telling the support they need, and the respect they
cooking and cleaning. The school spends most students deserve – and that’s a very big deal!
of their money on medicines for the illnesses about the
caused by drinking dirty water. The money importance In 2015, Mind answered 65,000 phone calls
we raised went to help improve the students’ of cancer charities and the impact cancer has made to their helpline and 460,000 leaflets
day to day lives and get the most from their had on her and her family. were given out to people looking for help. You
education. may have been supported by Mind yourself, or
Students and staff were encouraged to bring know someone else who has been.
Usiri- in cakes (either homemade or shop bought)
Musa’ad and we held two cakes sales over two break Keep an eye on our social media channels
went times. and future Academy Life magazines for
above and opportunities to get involved.
beyond by We raised a staggering £559.04 in cash
taking part donations and are still waiting for confirmation Thank you in advance for your support!
in a 5K run of the total amount we raised as an academy.
around
Heaton We even had so many cakes left over that
Park! They we were able to donate some to a local food
collected sponsorship from staff and students, bank.
all of which went to Just a Drop. We also sold
blue, water-drop shaped cookies in the Diner Thank
on World Water Day (decorated by student you to
volunteers). everyone
that
Family life
We raised an impressive £552.56 for Just a supported
Drop! Well done and thank you to everyone us!
that got involved.
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Student leadership Who the Families are
within the Families named after
Our Family system is integral to everything we do in the
academy. This system would not work so well without our
wonderful student leaders who assist their tutors with Alice Acland
tutor time activities, take part in assemblies and ensure
that all students within their Family have a voice through • Founded the Women’s Co-operative
our Student Council. We are particularly pleased to Guild; a group who fought to ensure
see so many students, in Years 7 through to 10, putting women had a voice in the working world
themselves forward for student leadership roles so far this • Lobbied for minimum wage for women
year. The process of choosing Family student leaders is very and equal pay
democratic. Just as with political leaders, students who wish • Worked to provide opportunities and
to be leaders are encouraged to give presentations to their support for working class women in the
Tutor Group about why they should be a Tutor Captain and UK
what they will do if selected. After presenting, all students
within the Tutor Group vote on who they would like to be
their ‘voice’ and represent them.
Eliza Brierley
We extended the democratic process one step further • The first woman to join the Co-operative,
this year, and asked our Tutor Captains to vote on who 16 months after the original 28 Pioneers
they thought would best represent their Family as Family • 1846 was still a time when women had
Captain and Vice Family Captain. Tutor Captains took few legal rights, were not allowed to vote
the process very seriously, deliberating over letters of and were considered property of their
application and holding a secret ballot to decide the father or husband
winners. Family Captains were announced in tutor time. • Sometimes referred to as the ‘Invisible
Pioneer’ as little is known about her
Staff have been very impressed with the maturity shown by
all students involved in this process and we are confident
that the students chosen this year will build on all the great
work done by our Family Captains last year. Samuel Ashworth
“It is a big responsibility to make sure my Family is the best. • One of the original Rochdale Pioneers
I am really looking forward to getting involved this year.” • Ashworth was appointed salesman in the
Hythem, Acland Family Captain original store on Toad Lane
• Both he and Cooper suggested that if
“I walk around the academy proud to be representing a there was no profit in the first quarter’s
large number of individuals from my Family. Ashworth is the sales, they would not accept payment for
best!!!” Jack, Ashworth Vice Family Captain their services
“I am proud to be the Family Captain for Usiri Family. We are
going to work really hard to make Usiri Family even better.
Let’s make this year count!” Holly, Usiri Family Captain
Helen Usiri
• Established the Nronga Women Dairy
Co-operative in 1987
• Located in Tanzania, it empowers female
farmers to maximise outputs and incomes
• The Dairy Co-operative has thrived
since its formation after the men in the
community scoffed at the notion it could
become a success
BRIERLEY
William Cooper
• One of the original Rochdale Pioneers
EDHI • Instrumental in the formation of the
Co-operative Wholesale Society
• He worked as a cashier in the first shop
• Both he and Ashworth suggested that if
there was no profit in the first quarter’s
sales, they would not accept payment for
their services
Abdul Sattar Edhi
• Founder of the Edhi Foundation, a
USIRI non-profit social welfare programme in
Pakistan
• The foundation focuses on emergency
services, hospitals, schools and many other
services which the state fails to provide
Family life
• Edhi strongly adheres to the
co-operative values
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Extra-curricular Some Like it Hip Hop
The academy is proud to support some of our students who
pursue amazing hobbies in their own time, and have reached
high levels in sport, dance and more. Connor (Year 9) is a
national street dance champion and performed in ZooNation’s
Some Like it Hip Hop at the Lowry Theatre in Salford. Well done!
After-school clubs
launched with a
special fair
Students in Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 had the opportunity to visit our
Extra-Curricular Fair, and find out about after-school clubs we
have to offer.
Students had the chance to visit the stalls and speak to Student
Leaders about a wide variety of clubs. They could find out what
they are, when they are and why they should get involved!
We are proud to offer students a wide range of exciting clubs,
including a variety
of sports and music
clubs, clubs relating
to academic subjects Examples of some
of the after-school
and even clubs run
by students, such
as Chess Club and
Activism Club.
We even have a activities we run...
Beekeeping Club!
Extra-Curricular
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Our extra- curricu lar timeta ble
Day Time Club Room
Monday 2.45-3.45 Eco-Warriors SC9
2.45-3.45 Humanities Film & Create HUM
2.45-3.45 Digital Leaders ICT
2.45-3.45 Minecraft ICT 2
2.45-3.30 KS3 Art Club Art 2
2.45-3.45 We Will Rock You - Choreography Theatre
2.45-3.45 Creative Writing Club Library
2.45-4 Girls Football Sports Pitch
2.45-4 Boys Basketball Sports Hall
2.45-4 Fitness Suite (Year 7 and 8 boys) Fitness Suite
2.45-3.45 We Will Rock You - Band Music 2
Tuesday 7.45 – 8.15 Keyboard Club (collect a pass from your teacher) Music
3-4 Big Band Music
Wednesday 7.45 – 8.15 Keyboard Club (collect a pass from your teacher) Music
2.45-3.45 Primary schools' Orchestra Music 2
3-4 Film Club English
2.45-3.45 World Cinema Club MFL
2.45-3.45 Unwind The Mind TBC
2.45-3.30 KS4 Art Club Art 2
2.45-3.30 KS3 Photography Club Media Suite
2.45-3.45 Book Club Library
2.45-4 Netball (Fixtures and training for Year 7) Sports Courts
2.45-4 Badminton Sports Hall
2.45-4 Girls Rugby Sports Pitch
2.45-4 Boys Football (Year 7) Sports Pitch
2.45-4 Fitness Suite (Year 7 and 8 Girls) Fitness Suite
2.45-3.45 We Will Rock You - Singing Theatre
Thursday 7.45 – 8.15 Keyboard Club (collect a pass from your teacher) Music
2.45-4 Netball Sports Courts
2.45-4 Cricket Sports Pitch
2.45-4 Boys Rugby Sports Pitch
2.45-4 Boys Football (Years 8 and 9) Sports Pitch
2.45-4 Fitness Suite (Year 9, 10 and 11 girls) Fitness Suite
2.45-3.30 Choir Drama 2
3-3.30 String Orchestra Music 2
Friday 3-4 Drone Club (4 week programme) ICT
2.45-3.45 We Will Rock You Theatre
2.45-3.45 Activism Club SC9
2.45-3.45 Chess Club Library
Extra-Curricular
2.45 - 4 Girls Basketball Sports Hall
2.45 - 4 Fitness Suite (Year 9, 10 and 11 boys) Fitness Suite
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Feedback from Parent Forum –
helping to improve our academy
We are very grateful to parents and carers who attended our Parent
Forum with Principal Mr Brice in October. A number of topics were
discussed over tea and coffee, including:
• How smooth the start of the year has been for students and their
families. This included a discussion about allocating students to
sets, and how we communicate this to parents and carers.
• Planners, homework/Independent Learning Tasks (ILTs). We
discussed an error in the planner and the idea of a calendar page
for future planners.
• The Y22 bus – although the academy has no control over the bus,
we will pass on parent preference for a bus that arrives 10 minutes Whilst you’re here…
earlier in the morning.
• and more.
Give Ofsted your view on your childs school,
Download the full minutes from http://bit.ly/2BlVKUO go to:
https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/
E-safety
n g To w a rd s
Mov i
u t s t a n ding
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Our staff have regular ‘Moving Towards
Outstanding’ training sessions. During these,
we focus on an element of teaching and learning
that we want to make truly outstanding.
Recently, teachers and support staff asked
themselves:
• How do we prepare students to think hard?
• How do we know every student is thinking
hard?
Staff then spent 2 hours trying out different
techniques to ensure that we support the
students who might find a topic difficult, and
to challenge and stretch those who might
grasp the concept more quickly.
Staff enjoyed the session and thinking
about how they can make their lessons
even better.
“Thinking hard is essential for the most
progress. I thought that combining
our brains in teams was very useful.”
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For a detailed calendar of events, please
Key Dates visit our website or download My Ed.
Next Parent Forum
Year 11 mock exams Parents’ evenings: meetings:
11 November 2019 – Year 7 - 30 April 2020 12 December 2019 (9.30am)
21 November 2019 Year 8 - 14 November 2019 5 February 2020 (5pm)
Year 9 - 5 March 2020
Year 10 - 26 March 2020
Year 11 - 30 January 2020
Social med ia and exams • allowing others to help produce your work or helping others with
theirs;
• being in possession of confidential assessment related information
When Year 11 students sit their exams later this year, it’s really in advance of the examination;
important that they are careful on social media about sharing their • exchanging, obtaining, receiving (even if not requested) or passing
experience of exams. In extreme cases, it can lead to students being on assessment related information by any means of communication
disqualified for part or all of a qualification by the exam boards. (even if just attempting to);
• failing to report to your centre assessment related information
Parents and carers (and their children) should be aware that the being shared online; or
following constitute exams malpractice: • passing on rumours of exam content.
• copying or allowing work to be copied – i.e. posting written work See the full guidance at: https://www.jcq.org.uk/exams-office/
on social networking sites prior to an examination/assessment; information-for-candidates-documents
• collusion: working collaboratively
with other candidates beyond what
is permitted;
What is it?
A smartphone app for Apple or Android phones
What does it let me do?
View key information about the academy plus personalised info about your
child. If you have it, we can message you this way!
How do I get started?
Just download it and follow the instructions. As long as the mobile phone
My Ed number matches the one we have on our database, it should connect straight
away.
What is it?
A website at www.parentpay.com (you can also find it through the My Ed
‘Payments’ button)
What does it let me do?
Top-up lunch money and view your child’s spending history.
How do I get started?
You need an activation code and a password – contact Reception if you
haven’t received yours.
What is it?
A website at www.classcharts.com (you can also find it through the My Ed ‘My
Students’ button)
What does it let me do?
Lets you see your child’s achievements and behaviour record through
colourful, easy to use charts.
Parent Zone
How do I get started?
You need an activation code – contact Reception if you haven’t received yours.
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Last winter, Annabel won a creative writing Imagine standing up in front of an assembly Andzejs really impressed the Tech department
competition. As well as winning a collection of of 300 students, and sharing your experiences with his wooden grain techniques when
exciting prizes, presented by the Lord Mayor, of racism and your tips for creating a better producing this amazing tank. Well done!
she also won a bee sculpture for the school. society. Some amazing Year 9 students did
Well done to Annabel and students from just that – in a memorable and bold assembly,
Art Club who painted the blank sculpture, and we are proud of them for explaining the
which now has pride of place outside the strengths of a diverse society to the rest of the
main entrance for everyone to enjoy. There academy community.
are already some bee-friendly plants around
the sculpture, and gardening club will be
continuing to make it a haven for our buzzing
little friends.
Miss Steward was really impressed
with students who showed great
empathy and excellent acting skills in
a unit about the First World War and
‘going over the top’.
Year 7 have made an excellent start to their
Drama course, looking at silent movies. They
created some stunning scenes that bring to
mind the classics like Charlie Chaplin, and
their ILTs show some really in-depth research!
Well done from Miss Belmega.
GCSE Geography students
started the new school year on
a field trip in Southport. Our
teachers were really pleased to
see them put their knowledge
into practice!
Mrs Howarth was really impressed with these
poems on the theme of Autumn. Don’t forget,
there is a new literacy competition in your
planner each half term!
For National Poetry Day we asked our book
club to bring a poem in their own language.
Omolara brought her poem and performed it
in Spanish. This is the poem she wrote for the These Independent
truth poetry competition. Well done from Mrs Learning Tasks handed
Brice. in to our History teachers are
amazing! Such attention to detail, with clear
evidence of research.
Being Co-op
10Geography students created their own Pictured here is Faith, our new Head Prefect. Ms Locke is pictured here collecting our Silver
volcanoes, then took them up to the Science Faith impressed Mr Brice and the panel during Healthy Schools award. We were praised
labs to get the lava flowing. Well done! her interview, and we know she will make an for the involvement of students in ensuring
excellent Head Prefect as well as doing really we have healthy food at lunchtimes, that
well during her Year 11 exam year. we have opportunities for exercise and that
Well done also to Deputy Head Prefects we promote healthy lifestyles around the
Aemen, Emily and Jessica, and also to academy.
Assistant Head Prefects Maya, Mille-Jade,
Kian, Hayley and Niyi.
In this picture, Faith is working hard to create
special cakes that we sold for charity during
Wear It Pink Day for Breast Cancer Now.
Miss Stott is really impressed with Alana and
Angel’s Year 10 Music project – planning a
campaign for a new album launch.
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particularly the kiss between
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local clothing
Miranda and Ferdinand! Year 9
shops
students were treated to Macbeth
and the tale of lust for power.
Mr Brice was buzzing to be presented with the
first jar of honey from our student Beekeeping
Club and from Mr Moth. Our bee colonies
have only recently been introduced to their
new location, and we were planning to wait
until later before harvesting the honey – but
they have settled in really well and produced
more than enough for themselves.
This year the Co-op is 175 years old! At
the end of the year, Mohammad and Praise
brought to life the story of the original 28 Did you watch George Clarke’s Channel 4 show
Pioneers who were fed up of the poor quality about Council Homes during the summer? If
goods they were being sold, and who took so, maybe you saw our choir? They performed
matters into their own hands by setting up their a beautiful set of songs at a special party just
own shop in Toad Lane, Rochdale. At a time across the road from the academy, at Mirfield
We think when working class men and women had very Road Community Gardens. At the party,
Lauren in Year little political power and were treated poorly, attended by the Lord Mayor, George Clarke
10 deserves a special they bravely challenged the idea that it was launched his campaign to ensure that future
shout out for creating this their ‘rightful place’ to get such a poor deal. generations have access to great homes.
amazing cake, which helped us raise lots of
money for MacMillan Cancer Support.
Being Co-op
11The Testaments: the sequel to The
Handmaid’s Tale
More than fifteen years after the events of The Handmaid’s
Tale, the theocratic regime of the Republic of Gilead
maintains its grip on power, but there are signs it is
beginning to rot from within. At this crucial moment, the
lives of three radically different women converge, with
potentially explosive results.
A savage and beautiful novel, and it speaks to us today, all
around the world, with particular conviction and power
The Secret Commonwealth: The Tattooist of Auschwitz
The Book of Dust Volume Two
I tattooed a number on her arm. She
tattooed her name on my heart.
Theirs is a world at once familiar and
extraordinary, and they must travel far
A heart-breaking story of the very best of
beyond the edges of Oxford, across Europe
humanity in the very worst of circumstances.
and into Asia, in search for what is lost - a
city haunted by daemons, a secret at the
heart of a desert, and the mystery of the
elusive Dust.
A powerful adventure and a thought-
provoking look at what it is to understand
yourself, to grow up and make sense of the
world around you. The Wizards of Once: Knock
Three Times: Book 3
Wish and Xar are outlaws on the run, hunted
Fing by Warriors, Wizards and worst of all by
WITCHES ...
Myrtle Meek has everything she could Can they find the ingredients for the spell to
possibly want. But everything isn’t enough. get rid of Witches before the Kingwitch gets
She wants more, more, MORE! When Myrtle his talons on the Magic-that-Works-on-Iron?
declares she wants a FING, there’s only one
problem… What is a FING? A rollercoaster of suspense and surprise
An explosively funny, totally surreal Tall Story
about two perfectly nice parents and their
unbelievably monstrous daughter.
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! 2019
Ripley’s is back with another compendium
of mind-boggling facts that will delight
The List anyone drawn to the weirder side of life on
Earth. Read about the scariest, grossest and
It happens every September– the list is funniest stories from around the world.
posted all over school. Two girls are picked
from each year. One is named the prettiest, Crammed with incredible photos and
one the ugliest. fascinating stories!
Vivian explodes the beauty myth in a page-
turning whodunit.
Trip to Waterstones
Well done to our I was able to take 30 of our most frequent readers out
newest Student to celebrate their successes, have a guided tour of
Librarians who have Waterstones and each student got a book of their choice
completed their training from the store. Students were curious, eager to explore
and actively sought out books that would challenge them
and are now running the and broaden their interest. I was particularly impressed
Library - Ciara, Mahnoor with Kyreese, Milly and Spencer who all purchased 1984 by
and Amy from Year 7; George Orwell and have been reading and discussing the
Library news
Tamar, Ava and Jack key concepts of the novel during social time. Other popular
purchases were The Book Thief and The Handmaid’s Tale.
from Year 8 and also
Haider from Year 9. - Ms Hayes
12Library news
13Ambition for Visiting The Girls’
the Future Connell Network
Generation College The Girls’ Network aims to inspire and
empower girls by connecting them to a
mentor and a network of professionals.
We have close ties with Connell Co-op
On Friday 21 June, our Ambition for College near Manchester’s SportCity and As part of the programme, our girls went
the Future Generation (AFG) cohort current Year 10 students had the chance to backstage at the Royal Exchange Theatre in
took part in a ‘success with oracy’ visit in July to find out more about college Manchester City Centre and learnt about the
event in our Theatre. Students learnt courses, opportunities for internships at the varied careers in the theatrical world.
about the importance of speaking skills Co-op, sports partnerships with MCFC and
in presenting ideas and their future more.
college, university or job interviews.
Our session involved role play, props
and mock interviews! Our students were
brilliant throughout and were really
positive about the skills they developed
in the session, and they can use them to
succeed in the future!
Mr Chechi
Raising aspirations
through our careers events
Our students have taken advantage of some wonderful opportunities
recently, aimed at raising their aspirations and expanding their
knowledge of the working world.
The AWS Get IT Programme is a scheme launched by online
retailers Amazon to inspire and encourage women to look into
careers in technology. Year 8 girls have been invited to participate
in an inter-school app-building competition to solve a real issue
faced by their school or community, with the winning idea built
and maintained by Amazon Web Services.
We were delighted that so many students (and their families)
came back to school for our Careers Evening on Tuesday 8
October, where local colleges, apprenticeship providers plus big
employers including the Co-op, NHS and armed services set up stalls to
talk our young people through the next steps needed to succeed in their careers.
IntoUniversity, based at our sister academy Co-op Academy North Manchester, visited the Academy
Theatre and held a day of workshops where our students engaged in the Secondary FOCUS
Programme. The aims are to develop students’ skills of communication, confidence, leadership and
teamwork as well as develop their knowledge of what universities offer and also their career goals.
A really enjoyable day was had by the students who worked with the UK Safer Internet Centre,
who visited with their film crew ahead of Safer Internet Day in February, for which our students
are helping to create the campaign. The fun activities included some presenting and filming.
Students were enthused and challenged as they performed in front of the camera.
Don’t forget, we already have a page on our website including online safety tips for parents
and carers.
14 Careers and work experienceMeet Mrs Godfrey,
our Careers Leader
Background
I am a qualified Level 6 Career and Guidance Adviser, with over 18 years
experience of working in schools offering impartial careers advice to
students and promoting careers activities to students in all year groups.
I was very fortunate to be employed by the academy in 2013 and to work
full time, so that students have access to me throughout the week.
What do I do?
My main focus is supporting students in Year 10 and 11 as they are
approaching the transition to either college, apprenticeship, or employment. I
support the careers programme; ensuring that students leave with the knowledge
and skills that will help them in the future, for example writing personal statements,
CV writing and mock interviews.
I spend a lot of my time during the first academic term inviting students to come and
talk to me on a one-to-one basis to support and advise around their career plans. I signpost
students to where they can find out more information, and give guidance about the right path
in terms of post-16 options. I really enjoy this part of my job, as I get to hear and talk to the students about their
aspirations and hopes for the future.
Other parts of my role
I do work with other year groups as well, especially around Year 8 options and organising Year 10 work experience placements. With Year 9, I am
looking to start getting students to focus on the skills/qualities that employers look for. In Year 7, the focus is around exploring what their likes and
dislikes / strengths and weaknesses are in order to help them make those important choices about their options in Year 8.
External support
We welcome employers, universities and colleges into the academy to meet students, in order to raise students’ aspirations.
Within the academy I am based on the 2nd Floor, in the new building near the Art department. I welcome students from all year
groups to call in for information, advice and guidance around college, apprenticeship or
careers.
Work experience
Whilst work experience takes place for just one week in July for Year 10 students, it’s a
whole year in the planning for Mrs Godfrey.
Our current Year 11 students conducted themselves with great aplomb on their
placements in July, in shops, offices, hair salons, garages and more. Academy staff
noticed that they returned with more confidence, maturity and a strong desire to
succeed.
What did they learn? Here are some excerpts from their thank you letters to the
employers:
“I wanted to take time to thank you for the opportunity to complete my work experience at the laboratory…You and your colleagues were amazing
at teaching me the ropes of the laboratory and complex scientific key words, and how applying the material differently can cause different effects.”
“Over the week, I feel like I have learnt a variety of new skills….I would like to thank you and your colleagues for giving me a very good
experience. Everybody was very friendly and welcoming.”
“I’ve learnt how to communicate clearly…and how to work in a team.”
“You and your colleagues were extremely patient and welcoming to the point where I felt as if I
had worked there my whole life.”
The parents and carers of current Year 10 students have been posted a letter explaining that work
experience is valuable in enabling students to gain a feel for the world of work, build confidence,
identify their own strengths and weaknesses and improve their employability skills. They will be
going on their placements between Monday 6 and Friday 10 July 2020.
The academy has access to a number of placements pledged by businesses for academy
students, including some at Co-op Head Office. However, students are also encouraged to find
their own placements – this is especially recommended for students who have strong ideas about
the kind of placement they want.
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17GCSE Art trip Count us in! Students
to Whitworth join professionals
Art Gal lery in summer theatre
performances
On a beautifully sunny day in the summer term, a group of students
had the chance to visit Manchester’s Whitworth Art Gallery. This historic
gallery focuses on modern artists, and the art collections include works Dracula
by Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Ford Madox Brown, Eduardo
Paolozzi, Francis Bacon, William Blake, David Hockney, L. S. Lowry, Paul – The Blood Count of Heaton
Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh and Pablo Picasso, and a fine collection of
works by J. M. W. Turner. During the summer holidays, some of our students worked on a
professional dramatic production of Dracula – The Blood Count
The gallery is set in Whitworth Park and after being inspired by the art of Heaton.
on display, our Art students had the chance to create their own art in
the park. Feelgood Theatre’s Dracula was a site-specific, contemporary
re-imagining of Bram Stoker’s classic tale written especially
for Heaton Park, fused with hypnotic music, magic, dance and
intrigue.
Our students Esra, Harriet, Isabel, Jazelle, Kirsty and Sean took
on the role of gypsy girls, later to be transformed by Dracula
into vampires themselves, for a successful two-week run.
A public review said, “Young, local schoolgirls from the Co-
op Academy played ensemble, gypsy girls and vampires with
maturity and enthusiasm as they had a difficult scene, dancing
and singing folk songs in a foreign tongue and engaging with
the cold audience. They read palms confidently and kept in
character and led us into the story nicely.”
Mr Stannard, who worked closely with Feelgood Theatre to
give students this opportunity said, “The students were very
professional and approached every performance with lots of
enthusiasm. Feelgood Theatre were so impressed that they
expanded their involvement in the show. It was a fantastic
experience for the girls to work alongside professionals
and they thoroughly enjoyed it.”
Our musicians have
a fantastic trip to
Ger many!
One of the highlights of 2019 for our Big Band, Choir and String Orchestra
was a trip to visit our partner school in Sebnitz, Germany. Our students
had a blast both as tourists and as hard working musicians, performing a
number of concerts and exchanging musical skills with German students.
Highlights of the trip included performing in the court-yard of an old
prisoner-of-war camp. The sun shone down, our students sang and played
beautifully and delighted tourists!
Mr Moosa, one
of the teachers
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their families. They
supported each
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utmost respect to
our hosts and were
a joy to supervise.”
Expressive Arts
18Outstanding
artwork
Stuff
Way back in the spring, the CAM Theatre Company took to the stage to
present a new play - ‘Stuff’ by Tom Wells. They performed previews in the
Academy Theatre before their big show at the Quays Theatre at the Lowry
as part of the National Theatre Connections Programme in April. The
cabaret style seating proved very effective as later in the play the audience
became part of the action!
We are delighted that the Lowry and NT Connections have shared some
photos, which we can now share with you!
Directed by Miss Donohoe, the play featured a cast of the Academy’s then
Year 10 and 11 students with the lighting and sound operation performed
by a then Year 8 student.
‘Stuff’ by Tom Wells
Vinny’s organising a surprise birthday party for
his mate, Anita. It’s not going well: his choice
of venue is a bit misguided, Anita’s not keen on
leaving the house, and everyone else has their
own stuff going on. Maybe a surprise party wasn’t
the best idea?
Expressive Arts
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20Staff profile –
Miss Joynt
Community Use & Lettings Officer
Miss Joynt, a former academy student, won the
‘Apprentice of the Year award’ at the national
Rate My Apprentice celebrations.
After completing her apprenticeship at Co-op
Insurance, she successfully applied for a job at
the academy.
Ask me about...
• The Hive - a building on the academy site
which offers support for jobseekers
• Hiring our facilities - our sports and
meeting facilities are available for hire for
clubs, groups and one-off events.
Contact me:
community@cam.coop
or 0161 300 5912
www.cam.coop/community
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SPORTS
All the latest sports news from Co-op Academy Manchester
Celebrating our sports stars at glitzy awards event Football update
July saw us host our first ever Sports Awards Evening. With a full theatre, Autumn is football season,
we looked back over a great year of sport at the academy. Sports players and we have seen a great
of the year and overall players of the year received trophies, with the KS4 turn-out for after school
Rugby team being named ‘Team of the Year’ and Katie being named as the training and matches.
student with the best ‘External Contribution to Sport’ award. Year 7 boys were off to
a winning start in the
Students also received awards for their progress and attainment in KS4 PE Manchester Cup vs a
qualifications. The highlight of the evening was the crowning of the ‘Overall highly competitive St
Sports Personality of the Year’ who was introduced by England Footballer Peters team. We’ve seen
Theo Walcott. The winner was Annette. The PE department are already great character from our
making predictions as to who is going to be our 2020 winner!” Year 8 team, and Year 11
achieved two wins from
Ms Locke two games in the space of
just 4 days!
Girls rugby
The academy
hosted the girls
RFU ‘Megafest’ in
October. It was wet,
it was cold... did we
let that dampen our
spirits? No we did
not! A a big shout out
to the newly formed
Year 7 & 8 team.
Cross country
championships
Each year we love
taking part in
the Manchester
Cross Country
Championships –
here’s a photo from
the early stages of the
competition.
Basketball
Our teams have
played some excellent
basketball matches
recently, including
a highly contested
under 14s girls
game against Our
Lady’s and a strong
performance from
Year 11 boys against
Wright Robinson
Sports news
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