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Spring Edition 2017
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CoHEADLINE NEWS Cottingham High School
As I write, we are in
the midst of a busy and S ome real highlights you will be able to read about in this edition include a vast array of enrichment
opportunities which have been offered to our High Starters; the now annual ski trip; the fantastic
performances of Grease, and several information and celebration events.
On that note, in January, I wrote to
you as part of the consultation about plans
to formalise our relationship with our
YEAR 11
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crucial period of the On 12 December 2016, Ofsted published their findings from their monitoring visit. Students Consortium partners, Hessle and Wolfreton f you live with a Year 11 student you will be more than aware that
school year. The students were a credit to you and to the school and Ofsted were very positive about the findings, underlining schools. Feedback from the parents I have momentum is increasing for them. Over the past few months, we
are, as ever, rising to the journey the school has been on over the last few years. Our visitors commented that: “Across the spoken to about these plans was universally have organised a series of opportunities for our students and parents
day, the school is typically calm and orderly. Lessons begin quickly and pupils immediately settle positive and the formal consultation period to prepare for the summer exams.
the challenge and still to their work. They are highly respectful of the teacher’s authority and follow instructions readily. has now ended. As a result, we continue
find time to take part in Relationships between members of staff and pupils are warm and friendly. Pupils are consistently to plan to establish The Consortium as a
We were delighted at the number of parents We want our Year 11s to keep accessing
who attended a ‘study skills’ presentation all the opportunities offered to them in the
and enjoy a plethora of respectful and keen to please.” formal Multi Academy Trust in the coming
after our students had spent the day learning run up to the exams, including Period 6, the
exciting opportunities. I hope you will also enjoy reading about the outstanding results at Post-16. Year on year we are months although there is still much legal
new study techniques and stress and time Night Club, ELS and May half term sessions. I
proud of the achievements of our sixth formers, not only their outcomes, but their destinations and and financial due diligence to complete
management strategies. want to say well done to all those students who
the manner in which they represent us as our best ambassadors. It was a great accolade to have the
Our Year 11s are really taking their are working so hard. Good luck in your exams,
strongest outcomes in Hull and East Riding. Past and present students always comment that the unique
studying seriously with a high number you deserve success!
and community feeling of our sixth form and individual guidance and support they receive has played
volunteering to stay behind after school
a significant part in their success and that our involvement in The Consortium, which has been an
for extra support from staff, or using our Mr Rogers
essential part of sixth form life at Cottingham for 25 years, enhances their
resources to work independently. Assistant Headteacher ■
Post-16 experience.
TO THE LATEST COTTINGHAM
WELCOME YEAR 7
HEADLINE...
before Governors of all three schools make
a final decision. However, it is hoped that
this will be in time for 1 September 2017.
The frequently Asked Questions are still
available on the website.
As ever, the commitment and energy
from both staff and students is a crucial
factor in ensuring that students are as
well prepared as possible for external
examinations in the summer. I am
extremely grateful for the way staff freely
give of their time, allowing us to have such
a comprehensive programme of study
support after school each day. We also have
an extensive Easter holiday programme
running and I know large numbers of our
We are very proud of our Year 7 students.
students will take the very best advantage
They have made a very successful transition
of these events and will, in turn, make us all
to secondary school and there has been so
extremely proud on those results days
much to celebrate. We are very grateful to
in August.
all those parents who were able to join us
for our Year 7 Celebration Assemblies on 16
September and on 9 December 2016. Both
Thank you for all your events were very well attended and we were delighted to be able to showcase
support. some amazing talent from across the curriculum, artistic, musical, literary, linguistic,
scientific and mathematical. We know that this year group will continue to shine.
Best wishes
Scott Ratheram ■ Ms Jordan
Deputy Headteacher ■
2 3HEADLINE NEWS Cottingham High School HEADLINE NEWS Cottingham High School
O Experiences from
nce again the Headline magazine promote academic excellence” viewpoint, but all sharing the
Alumni
is packed with articles celebrating (emphasis mine). common goal of wanting to see
the best of Cottingham High The proposed development of a Cottingham High School continue to
School. The School and its pupils are Multi-Academy Trust with Hessle and flourish.
very much at the centre of Cottingham Wolfreton, based on the longstanding If others would be interested in
bringing much to the village, and I am sixth form Consortium is being carefully joining the Governors, please
becoming less surprised the longer I progressed with full involvement from do contact me via email:
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live here how many children’s parents Governors at Cottingham. One of chairofgov@cottinghamhigh.net
also attended the school – in fact one the reasons we believe this is a good and we can discuss things further. emma Purfield, an
of the Governors is an “old boy”. Due partnership is that the Schools share ex Cottingham High
to the hard work of many the School many core values, wanting the best for Best wishes School student,
continues to achieve strong results, the A the communities they serve. We will recently wrote about
level grades being the best ever in 2016, keep parents/carers up to date as Professor John Greenman her time studying in
without in any way losing excellence in things progress. Chair of Governors ■ America:
drama, sport and music. The vision of It is a real privilege to be part of My time in Alabama so far has
the school remains at the forefront of the Governing body, with each person been fantastic - as a team we have
Governors’ minds: “A school that provides bringing a different set of skills and won the league and cup in both
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all students with exciting opportunities seasons I have been here and on a e’re lucky. Very lucky. We turn on the tap, and water comes pouring out.
that build confidence, develop skills and personal note I was Freshman of But for 52% of the population of rural Tanzania, it isn’t quite that easy.
the Year in my first year and was
made captain (the first English girl I’m Lawrence Reynolds, a first year Chemical Engineering student at University of Nottingham
to have this honour in University of and ex Cottingham High student. This summer, from 23 June to 1 September 2017, I have been selected to
South Alabama history.) We have travel to Tanzania with Raleigh International and ICS (International Citizen Service) to take part in ten weeks of
just finished our second season and volunteering on a WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) project.
have received several awards this ICS is a partially government funded initiative that works with young people aged 18-25 to create positive,
year including Overall League Player sustainable and lasting change in the communities that it operates. Since 2011, over 10,00 young people have been
and Defensive Player in the Sunbelt able to take part.
conference. Tanzania, despite being politically stable, has a population in which 30% of people live on less than £7 a
I have also been honoured month, 67.9% live below the income poverty line and 30% of those are in extreme poverty.
as an ‘All -American’ this season I will be living with an indigenous family in a rural village whilst working to increase the awareness of the
- being in the top forty players in benefits of good hygiene practice and change the attitudes within the communities. We will be working with the
the country in the USA Division 1 community to understand their needs and complete a community development project. This may be building an
system. I am hoping to attend the eco-toilet at a school, gravity fed water systems or community demonstration of latrines. Before leaving, we hope
award ceremony that takes place in that we will have improved access to safe water and will have aided the improvement of the overall health within
January in Los Angeles. the village. It is hoped that by working with members of the community the effects of our work will still be noticed
School Uniform I may be looking to transfer to after we leave.
As part of the ICS challenge I am required to raise awareness of the programme and the work of Raleigh
If anyone has any school uniform that is no longer required, and which is in good Arizona State in the summer to a
much bigger college that still plays International whilst having a fundraising target of £800.
condition, please drop it off at the school as it can be put to good use. Many thanks.
Division 1 football but is a higher If you would like to find out anything more about my project, Raleigh International or
standard league. to even help my journey by donating visit JustGiving.com/LawrenceRaleigh. You can even
Academic life is very different donate as little as £2 by texting LARY70 £2 to 70070. Any support is gratefully appreciated.
Music Concert
over in the USA compared with the
UK , but I enjoy the variety of classes Lawrence Reynolds
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and am achieving great results. ex Cottingham High School student ■
n Thursday 15 December, the annual At times I hear about the high
School Music Concert took place standards that are being achieved at
showcasing the musical talents of Cottingham High and always look
students from Year 7 to 13. back at my time there with fond
It was a seasonal evening full of all the music you would expect memories.
at Christmas time with music and song from our Swing Band,
Concert Band and Choir. Further enriching the programme was Jemma Purfield
music provided by students who enjoy weekly music lessons ex Cottingham High
with peripatetic teachers. School student ■
Mr Hilton
Area Improvement Leader
Arts and Technology ■
4 5HEADLINE NEWS Cottingham High School HEADLINE NEWS Cottingham High School
BTEC Media
Production Y12 STEM
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he Year 12 Media Production (Science, Technology,
students welcomed a very special
visitor, fresh from the set of Star Engineering and Maths) Club
Wars! As part of the BTEC Creative
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Media Production course alumni student
Aleysha Minns visited the Year 12 group
his club meets on a Thursday Humber Teen Tech
to support their coursework and talk
after school and completes event on 6 July
about her experiences in the film and
a range of projects covering sponsored by the
TV industry.
all aspects of STEM. The current Institute of Mechanical
project is mechanical systems and Engineers at the KC
She discussed her life at university, shared She was even able to share personal sure what I wanted to do anymore; I was a bit off
we will be covering sustainable Stadium
experiences and work expectations as well as experiences of the cast: track. After listening to all the job roles and her
energy, rocket power and BAE Systems STEM
offering advice about getting into the industry “Carrie Fisher was lovely, she was always experiences I realised this is the direction I want
programming throughout the Road Show with
and career development. She also spoke about singing.” “Mark Hamill is so nice, he likes talking to go.”
spring and summer term. all of Year 7 and 8
her work in various production roles on film to the crew and was very friendly”
sets including I.D. Shadwell Army and Star Wars Students were very appreciative of this visit: Mrs Lister These are just some of the STEM with an interactive demonstration of
Episode VIII. “Meeting Aleysha really helped me. I wasn’t really Media Teacher ■ activities that have taken place, drone technology, fundamentals of
or are due to take place this year: programming and the BAE systems
A.I. robot on 27 February
15 December - Faraday BAE systems aeroplane cockpit design
BFI Residential Challenge run by the
competition launching on 15 February
Participant Institute of Engineering F1 in Schools Competition
(April 2017)
and Technology.
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essica Brigham, a Year 13 BTC Media 36 Year 8 students took part in this Hydrogen Car Challenge
Production student was selected for day which saw them become real-life (summer term 2017)
a British Film Industry Documentary engineers for the day researching, The Big Bang Fair 2017 on 16 March
Residential. Out of hundreds of designing and building solutions to real
applications from all over the country, engineering problems. Drax Re-invent Challenge on 28 April
only forty students were selected to Six teams had to race against the These activities offer some fantastic
participate, of which she was one. clock to solve real-life engineering opportunities for our students. If any
problems based on those actually faced student requires more information
She is the second Cottingham Media student to
on a daily basis by the Land Rover BAR please contact Mr Baker.
be selected for this residential scheme. The first
team during training, as part of the IET’s
student was Emily Richardson in 2013.
partnership with the 1851 Trust and
Jessica spent the week at a venue in Essex
STEM Crew. Mr Baker
making a documentary entitled ‘Culture’, which
The event aims to encourage more Head of Technology ■
covered the subject of people moving to this
young people to study and consider
country and adapting to a new culture. The
exciting and rewarding careers in Science,
course included practical film-making and
Technology, Engineering and Maths
training, Q&As and masterclasses with high level
(STEM) by using creativity, innovation
industry professionals, trips and a screening of
and problem-solving skills. Many students
the film to friends and relatives.
commented that they really enjoyed
Student
The film is now available to view on Vimeo,
coding and were considering engineering
an online video-sharing website in which users
in the future.
Library Assistants
can upload, share and view videos.
All of the students who took part
rose to the challenge and worked
Mrs Lister
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fantastically. The winning team included
Media Teacher ■ ictured are some of this year’s intake of Student Library Assistants. SLAs
Charlotte Rogers, Katy May, Molly Sleight,
perform a vital service in the Library at breaks and lunchtimes. They are trained
Ben Warner, Thomas Pearson and Jamie
in the use of the Library computer system so that they can check out and return
Mears-Chilver. They were awarded a prize
books. They also help run the busy Rewards Shop where students can spend their
and a trophy for the school.
well-earned Achievement Stamps. SLAs serve an apprenticeship period after which
they are presented with their Librarian badge and a book of their choice.
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Librarian ■HEADLINE EVENTS Cottingham High School HEADLINE EVENTS Cottingham High School
High Starters RSC Live Schools’ Broadcast Upcoming
Events
– Hamlet - Thursday 10
November 2016 and King Lear
Events
- Thursday 9 February 2017 Friday 7 March 2017 – Year 10 –
Cambridge University Talk
Year 7 and 9 High Starters were involved in the Royal Shakespeare Live
Schools’ Broadcast. The RSC live streamed two of Shakespeare’s greatest A representative from Cambridge University
500 words - Monday 6 February tragedies ‘Hamlet’ and ‘King Lear’. They joined hundreds of other schools will be delivering a presentation to twenty
five Year 10 students about what it is like to
around the country as they logged on to watch a live performance and
2017 – Year 7 had the opportunity to tweet the actors their questions. It was a fantastic apply to and study at Cambridge University.
Year 7 High Starters took part in the Radio Two 500 word challenge. Started opportunity for students to see Shakespeare work come to life and engage The enrichment event is designed to raise
seven years ago by Chris Evans to get children excited about reading with his language, themes and ideas. aspirations and encourage students to consider
and writing, 500 Words is now one of the most successful story-writing their future career pathways.
competitions for kids in the world. Nearly half a million pupils have written a
Macbeth Drama Workshop story; that’s over 277 MILLION words! Mathematics Enrichment Thursday 30 March 2017 –Year 8
- RSC Live Schools Broadcast The
Thursday 13 October 2016 - Students took part in a live lesson hosted by Blue Peter’s Barney Harwood
and BBC Breakfast’s Naga Munchetty, and the lesson featured acclaimed
Event (Further Mathematics Tempest
Year 9 authors Malorie Blackman and Frank Cottrell Boyce. It also starred some very Support Programme) - Year 8 students have studied The Tempest this
On Alternative Curriculum Day Year 9 students were involved in an
special guests including Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom from Harry
Potter), Isaac Hempstead Wright (Revolting Rhymes) and Arthur Parsons,
Wednesday 9 November 2016 term and our High Starters will be joining
schools around the country to watch the RSC
interactive performance of one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies
Head of Design at TT Games, who make games such as LEGO Star Wars: The Ten of our best Year 8 mathematicians (Jessica Greensalde, Joe Pastalev, perform The Tempest.
‘Macbeth’. The performance highlights the main characters, their
Force Awakens and LEGO Marvel’s Avengers. Thomas Pearson, Adam Rimmington, Ben Warner, Tom Fardell, Kelham
relationships and the influences surrounding Macbeth’s journey. In
The live lesson allowed students to explore setting, character and plot. Hillier, Amy Kitching, Jemima Robinson and Max Howlett) attended Friday 7 April - Oxford Outreach
the afternoon our High Starters worked with Miss Wright to bring to
Students had to then plan and write their own original story on any subject or a Mathematics Enrichment event run by the Further Mathematics
life a scene of play. Oxford University will be delivering a
theme in 500 words or fewer and submit it online. There were some fantastic Support Programme at Hull University. The event gave students a great
presentation to some of our Year 9 and Year
ideas especially Eliza Holdsworth’s fantastic story entitled ‘The Other World’. opportunity to experience Maths in a way they had not seen before and
11 students about what it is like to study at a
Good luck to all the students who entered! encouraged them to develop their problem solving skills.
Russell Group University.
Royal Institution Mathematics Poetry By Heart
Masterclasses Cole Green, Eve Hibbert, Joshua Fry, Rebecca
Noyes and Charlotte Duffus will be taking
Fleur Young and Will Harrison were nominated by the Maths department part in Poetry By Heart. It is an inspiring
as two of our brightest and most enthusiastic Year 9 students to take part competition for students in England to learn
in Maths workshops on Saturday mornings at Hull University. They and to recite poems by heart.
have tackled masterclasses such as Maths’ Greatest Unsolved Puzzles
and Prime Numbers, Secret Codes and How to Rob a Bank! Fleur Young Junior Maths Challenge
commented that ‘It’s very interactive and really helped you to consider
Some of High Starters in Year 8 and Year 7
Maths in more depth’.
will be taking part in the UKMT Individual
Maths Challenge. It involves intriguing multiple
Year 11 Intervention Lesson 6.5 choice question papers, which are designed
to stimulate interest in Maths. Students will
Our Year 11 students aiming for a Grade 9 in Maths have been attending sit the exam paper in school, and throughout
lesson 6.5 with Mrs Carlisle. Students are tackling problem solving style the country those in the top 40% receive
questions that require higher level thinking skills to prepare them for their certificates, and if they score highly may be
upcoming exams. invited to participate in the next round.
Miss Ireland
Cott Scholars English Teacher ■
Our high achieving Year 12 and 13 students have attended a range of
events to help them plan their future pathways. They have attended talks
from Mansfield College Oxford, Hull York Medical School and attended
a HE+ launch run by Cambridge University designed to support students
8 who have the potential to apply to top UK universities such as Oxford, 9
Cambridge or the Russell Group.HEADLINE NEWS Cottingham High School
Grease
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uring 14-17 February, Cottingham High School students performed to packed
audiences showcasing their singing, dancing and acting talents in the stage
musical Grease.
In doing so, the students from Years 7 to 13 clearly defined the cult characters live on stage, from the
too-cool-for-school “Burger Palace Boys” stealing hub-caps and acting tough to their gum-snapping
hot-to-trot “Pink Ladies” in their bobby sox and pedal pushers. This 1950s high school musical
was electrifying as the actors perfectly paid homage to the idealism of the fifties and satire of a high
schoolers’ age-old desire to be cool, provocative and rebellious. The whole gang sang and danced
through such hit songs as “Greased Lightnin’”, “We Go Together”, and “Mooning”, recalling the
music of Buddy Holly, Little Richard and Elvis Presley, all of which became the soundtrack for the
generation.
Mr Hilton
Area Improvement Leader Arts and Technology ■
10 11HEADLINE THE ARTS Cottingham High School HEADLINE THE ARTS Cottingham High School
IAG World
Widening Participation Book Day
Performance for Year 8 Thursday 2 March
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n Monday 30 January, Performance The main objectives of
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in Education Theatre Company the play are to: any of our students took advantage of
came into school to perform ‘Steps a fantastic freebie on this worldwide
to Success’, a widening participation • Re-enforce the celebration of reading. Every student
production. Raising achievement and importance of received a £1 voucher which they were able to
developing aspirations are crucial to lifelong learning exchange for one of the World Book Day books at
enabling students to make the most of within education a special event in the Library. The staff of Hessle
their opportunities in education. Through and training for Bookshop brought a fine selection of the £1 books
a lively combination of drama, comedy, students’ lives now into school, and students helped distribute the
music and dance the play ‘Steps to and in the future • Promote university as being available books at a busy lunchtime session. Students who
Success’ explores the variety of options to all, regardless of background, didn’t want one of the books could take their
• Explore and dispel myths and
available to students after GCSEs. The aim gender and financial circumstances voucher to a
preconceptions about Further
is to demystify the array of courses and bookshop and put
Education and Higher Education • Motivate all students to fulfil their
qualifications and signpost directions for it towards a book
help, support and guidance. Whether a • Create awareness of all the post-16 potential
costing more than
student’s future lies in vocational learning, options available and the routes into £2.99.
higher education or in seeking a job with higher education Mrs Dimmack
training the play offers the opportunity Mrs Garbutt
IAG Co-ordinator ■
to explore solutions and make Librarian ■
informed choices.
APPRENTICESHIP Cottingham High
PATHWAYS EVENT Christmas Fair
By Melissa Brownrigg & Jade Fuller
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n 1 February, 30 students from Years 11 and 13
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attended the annual Apprenticeship Pathways n Wednesday 14 December 2016, Cottingham
event held at Bishop Burton College. High School Year 13 Business class hosted a
Christmas themed craft fair, to raise money for
The event is aimed at those students who have expressed an interest in
RSPCA, Sue Ryder and Dove House Hospice charities.
apprenticeships, and is an opportunity for those who are undecided about their
The fair included various activities for Years 7 and 8 to participate in, such
post-16 or post-18 pathway to find out more about what is available to them,
as decorating Christmas decorations, fair games and different stalls from where
where to look for vacancies and how to apply for them. The event also provides
the children could buy a range of handmade gifts.
an opportunity for students to discuss apprenticeships available with the range
The event took place over two hours in the afternoon, during which
of training providers and their partner employers.
teachers brought their classes to spend an hour going around the stalls and
The event is a collaboration between the East Riding Education and
taking part in what was on offer to them.
Skills Partnership members including the East Riding of Yorkshire Council,
The event was part of the Business students Year 13 coursework in which
the Humber LEP, York, North Yorkshire and East Riding LEP, Bishop Burton
they had to plan and host a charity event of their choice to display teamwork
College, local careers advisors and secondary schools in the East Riding.
and organisational skills. The stalls were set up by us in the morning in the
A broad selection of apprenticeship providers and employers attend the
school’s main hall.
event covering a wide range of careers.
The fair could not have been a success without the work of the students as
well as the generous support of others. Lazaats Hotel and Restaurant, Orange
Mrs Dimmack
Blossom, Willerby Manor Hotel and Mr Smith’s Deli all kindly donated prizes
IAG Co-ordinator ■
to be included in the teachers’ raffle.
We would also like to thank Mrs Drew, Miss Harrop and Ms Welsh’s After weeks of preparation and hard
mum who each contributed some of their handmade crafts and gifts to be sold work the fair was a great success and
at the fair. we raised a grand total of £526 for our
On the day of the event the school’s Nurture Group gave a helping chosen charities.
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experience a different environment whilst learning different skills. Thank you!HEADLINE NEWS Cottingham High School
Ski Trip
On Friday 17 February a party of 64 pupils and nine staff left the school, and headed for the annual
Ski Trip, this time to Muhlbach in Austria. For the entire week we were blessed with glorious
weather and a little bit of snow, giving some interesting and challenging conditions to both the
beginner and advanced skier.
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n the first day, the beginners One aspect of the trip I enjoy the most is Throughout the trip, all the students were
mastered the ‘snow pizza’ on watching the progress made by our students. commended for their excellent behaviour.
the nursery slope and slowly On day one, I had the privilege of skiing with a The rep, hotel owner and ski instructors were
made their way to bigger and more complete beginner group and again on the fifth astounded by the respect and enthusiasm shown
challenging slopes. day; and I was amazed by the progress these throughout the week. Our students were a real
students had made. Hurtling down the slopes, it credit to our school.
The advanced skiers were up, up and away to the
was a far cry from their ‘snow pizza’ on day one. We are now looking forward to the 2018
more challenging ‘red’ slopes. They were taught
After a morning of skiing, students were treated ski trip to Austria.
the Alpine position throughout the week and
to a hot lunch on the mountain.
mastered the techniques used by downhill skiers.
Students had the opportunity to taste local Mr White
At the start of the week there were many falls,
delicacies and try the infamous ‘Ski Water’ (a Ski Trip Leader ■
but by the end of the week all advanced skiers
blackcurrant drink that is marketed as the water
made it down black (the most challenging) slopes
taken from skis!).
without falling.
14 15HEADLINE SIXTH FORM HEADLINE SPORT Cottingham High School
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ottingham High has been confirmed Cottingham High School Primary
as Top Performing Sixth Form in Hull
and East Riding.
Competition Years 3/4, 5 and 6
Department for Education League tables showing the Orienteering
Competition 2017
performance of English secondary schools in A-level
and equivalent qualifications at more than 3,000 schools
published on 19 January 2017, confirm the exceptional
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results achieved by Cottingham High students in 2016.
n Tuesday 14 November 2017 our Cluster
Mrs Westcott
Primary Schools, affiliated with the Schools’
Head of 6th Form ■
Sports Partnership participated in the annual
orienteering competition hosted by Cottingham
High School.
Five of our cluster primary schools, Little Weighton, Dunswell, Hallgate,
Westfield and Croxby attended. The conditions were very good for
this time of the year, being a sunny day with the terrain slightly soft
underfoot. Seventy pupils participated and Neil Harvatt, the Chairman
of the Humberside and Lincolnshire orienteers who organised the
event, commented that it was a very impressive turn out this year.
Getting to Know This year’s winners are Westfield Years 3 and 4, Westfield Year 5
and Croxby Year 6. The Year 5 and 6 winners have qualified for the
Bailey Hairsine from
East Riding Schools Final on Tuesday 16 May at Cottingham High
School. We congratulate and wish them future success.
I would also like to thank and acknowledge our School Sports
the sixth form magazine Leaders Harry Mountain, Ellie Trowsdale, Cheryl Coe, Nathan Shaw,
Jenna Ellis and Sharla Cone. All were fantastic volunteers on the day
using the most up to date technology in recording and presenting
Creators of the magazine: Oliver Bradley and Charlie Blanshard.
results.
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ecently I sat down with Bailey to talk to him about his love
Mr A Kernaghan
for swimming. In this interview we discussed his aims for
School Sports Co-ordinator & PE Teacher ■
representing Team GB. Hopefully one day we will see him on
the grandest stage of them all.
Q. How long have you been swimming Q. So far, what is your proudest moment
Indoor
and what was your original motivation in swimming?
for getting involved?
Athletics
My proudest moment in swimming would be
I’ve been swimming for the majority of my life when I won a medal in the 1500m freestyle at
but competitively I’ve only been swimming for the National Championships this year, while also
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ten years. My family wanted me to be safe around getting into two other finals, placing 5th and 7th. n the 25 and 26 February two of
water when I was young so that was the original I would also say representing Yorkshire on our talented athletes in Year11
reason I started lessons. I started swimming training camps in Mallorca is another proud Venus Morgan and Libby Wheeler
competed in the National Indoor
for Hull after I found myself really enjoying moment of mine.
swimming and wanting to do it more. Q. What has been the best bit of advice Championships in Sheffield.
Q. What is the biggest challenge so far you have received? Venus competed in the 60 metres and 60 metres
Q. What are your aims in this sport? Can and how have you overcome it? hurdles while Libby competed in the triple jump.
we hope to see you representing Team The best bit of advice that I have received is Venus came 2nd in the semi- final to qualify
GB in Tokyo 2020? Thankfully I haven’t faced any major challenges ‘nothing behind you matters’. for the final.
so the biggest challenge I have faced would be the Libby came 3rd in her triple achieving a
My aims are high but hopefully achievable as I quality of the other people around the country. To bronze medal in a distance of 11.41metres.
Interviewed by Charlie Blanshard
wish to represent GB not only at Tokyo but at overcome this I just try to work harder than them. Well done and good luck for all your future events
many other international competitions after that. which includes Venus participating in an indoor
I also aim to not only qualify for the Olympics but Q. How many times a week do you train? Pentathlon on Saturday 11 March
to make other finals and possibly get a medal. Sports wise, could you describe a typical
week? Mr Naylor
Head of PE Department ■
I currently train nine times a week plus three gym
sessions every week as well. I train at all different
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UPDATE Rugby
ON HOUSE
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hree of our Year 10 Rugby players
COMPETITIONS: have achieved representative
honours.
All competitions have been Jordan Train, Jack Bailey and Jack Cone all represented
fiercely fought and the results East Yorkshire in Yorkshire Carnegie English Rugby
have been close but the results as Player Development group festival. Well done boys.
Jack Cone has gone on to further represent Yorkshire
they stand after three inter-house
1
under 15s playing against Cheshire and in the Battle of
1
competitions are:
1
the Roses against Lancashire, in which Yorkshire were
victorious in both games. Jack has also been selected
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into Yorkshire Carnegie Academy through the Junior
Development Squad where he has to attend training in
Leeds every Friday evening.
Trott Mr Naylor
House Head of PE Department ■
92 points
2 2
2
2 Brownlee
House
75 points
In December we selected our
Year 7 Sports House Captains
as follows:
Brownlee: Rachel Harrison and Joshua Naylor
C Sportshall Athletics
Ennis-Hill: Will Blake and Jasmine Lowe
Competition
333 Farah: Edie Spencer and Matty Hewitt
3 Farah
Trott: Jamie Hall and Izzie Russell
T
House here was a fantastic turnout Year 7 Girls Year 8 Boys
67 points for the East Riding SSP (West)
Secondary Sportshall Athletics
Competition held at Cottingham
1st
2nd
South Hunsley School - 148
Cottingham High School – 122
1st
2nd
Cottingham High School – 161
Wolfreton School – 154
3rd Howden School – 120 3rd Howden School – 151
High School in February. Schools
4 44
4th The Snaith School – 108 4th The Snaith School – 146
brought their top athletes to
5th Hessle High School – 95 5th South Hunsley School – 142
compete in a range of indoor
6th Hessle High School – 95
track and field events. With over
Ennis-Hill twenty teams of boys and girls
Year 7 Boys
1st Cottingham High School – 145 As you can see there were only a few points
House from across Years 7 and 8 it really
2nd The Snaith School – 130 between some positions so it really shows
was a sight to behold seeing
66 points everyone participating, with some
superb individual performances
3rd
4th
South Hunsley School – 128
Hessle High School – 100
how closely fought the competition was.
Huge congratulations to everyone on their
performance and in particular the winning
throughout the event. 5th Howden School – 92
Well done to all involved! The teams who will now go on and represent the
next activity is basketball the week A huge thank you to Cottingham High School Year 8 Girls partnership in the area final on Wednesday 22
who not only provided the facilities and March in Scunthorpe. Good luck to everyone!
before the Easter holidays. 1st South Hunsley School - 174
equipment but also drafted in a team of Young
2nd Cottingham High School – 156
Leaders who collected all the results for each Mrs D’Arcy
Mrs Jenkins 3rd The Snaith School – 147
We have now completed three inter-house events since the start of the event - without them the competition could not School Sports Partnership
Head of Girls PE ■ 4th Wolfreton School– 139
academic year: bench ball for girls and football for boys in October; have taken place. Development Manager ■
5th Hessle High School - 115
dodge ball for all in December and indoor athletics and tug of war in The event came to a close with some
6th Howden School – 114
18 February. In addition to this, Year 8 and 9 students have taken part in dynamic relay races and then it was time for the 19
inter-house quizzes which have also contributed to overall House scores. results to be collated. They are as follows:-HEADLINE NEWS Cottingham High School
You said… we did
Easter Holidays
KEY DATES
10 April – 21 April 2017
We always try to respond constructively to suggestions from our
parents; working in partnership with them is very important to Training Day
us because we know that this is the very best way of supporting
24 April 2017
the young people in our care. Here are some of the ways we have
responded to parental requests:
Ms Jordan Can you improve the fabric Half-term
of the school buildings to make
Deputy Headteacher ■ the environment more conducive 29 May – 2 June 2017
to effective learning?
We have initiated a programme of
improvements and refurbishments. Summer Holidays
School closes 21 July 2017
Can we have clearer Students return to school
instructions about homework tasks Can we have greater
so that we can better support our clarity of information on reports on 5 September 2017
children at home? to parents?
We provided an Introduction to Doddle We have added further information on the
event for Y7 parents. reports to more clearly explain the Induction
judgements made about progress and
attitudes to learning. Year 6
Induction Evening
– 21 June 2017
Can we book our Parents’
Evening appointments online? Induction Day – 22 June 2017
Can the school offer
On-line booking system introduced 2015-16 further support for students
outside of lessons?
We offer Period 6 lessons and
Key Dates
February half term, Easter and External exams
May half term workshop and 15 May – 29 June 2017
Can we focus more on revision programmes.
those students whose attitudes to
Year 11 Prom
learning are positive rather than
focusing on those whose attitudes to 7 July 2017
learning are negative?
Can the school improve its Year 13 Prom
Positive Discipline system introduced
September 2016 to focus on rewards. contact with home about 30 June 2017
successes?
Sports Day
Website/texts/emails/tweets now keep
our community regularly updated 4 July 2017
with events and successes.
Y7 are struggling with the Reserve Sports Day
demands of homework at secondary 5 July 2017
school- can we have facilities to
help them? Can the school improve School Uniform
communication with home?
We have introduced a Y7 lunchtime Purchasing Events
Homework Club in the Peer Mentor Room The Student Planner is used for immediately 18 May & 6 July
in addition to our KS3 lunchtime notifying parents and carers about rewards and
Homework Club. sanctions. Our website is regularly updated
Summer Concert
and the SDP and milestones are updated
each term. 12 July
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