Multi Academy Trust News

Drama Trip

Students from Oakley enjoyed the most spectacular re-imagining of C.S Lewis’s – The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe last Friday at the Birmingham Rep Theatre

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Articulate

Students from Kineton and Bilton took part in Articulate, the Stowe Valley Mat initiative to develop confident learners and to enhance oracy skills across the MAT

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Network

In school, we encourage children to have a network of people who they could go to if they needed support or help. Whilst the children are not in school it would be great if you could talk to them about who is now part of their network , as some people in their network may have been people in school, who currently they are not having contact with.

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Keeping safe

What to do if you're worried while school is closed

If you feel unsafe at home, or feel worried about a friend or sibling during the current situation, here are some things you may be able to do to get the help you need:

Text a trustworthy family member or safe adult who may be able to help you

Call Childline 0800 1111 and talk through how you are feeling and your concerns

Email one of the Designated Safeguarding Leads at school

Emma Longworth Emma.Longworth@stowevalley.com

Amanda Startup Startup.A@stowevalley.com

Call the police in an emergency (999) or a non emergency (101)

Speak to Young Carers if you are looking after someone at home 02476 217740

Look online at support from the Family Information Service

www.warwickshire.gov.uk/childrenandfamilies

If you feel unsafe or in danger call the council helpline on 01926 414144

*If you are unable to do any of the above because it isn't safe to do so, perhaps you could alert a neighbour or passer by to your situation

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Careers Fair

This morning Bilton School held its annual business breakfast meeting and careers fair. The event was well attended by over 25 exhibitors including local colleges, training providers and employers.

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Migrant Help

Thank you to our visitors Rachael and Jemal from Migrant Help, who have presented a very informative talk to our 9 , 12 and 13 students on Who are Migrant Help and getting the story straight: Refugees and Asylum Seekers.

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Fundraising for the School!

Mr Chambers and Mrs Parker from the PTA would like to say a huge thank you to Kelly G in year 10 who organised a sports fundraising event for the school. Kelly arranged the event independently and enrolled fellow students to take part and gather sponsorship money. Together they raised £71 for the School PTA.
That's fantastic Kelly, thank you on behalf of all the PTA!

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GVW 2019

Southam College and Bilton School students as part of their Global Virtues celebrations welcoming Emily Spademan and John McCrae.

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PTA Quiz Fun!

A huge thank you to everyone who came to our annual Big Quiz Night! It was a really enjoyable evening, well supported by parents, staff and members of the community. Together we raised over £450 for the School!

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GVW - Clay Pot Workshop

As part of Global Virtues Week, Year 5 and Year 6 students from Southam Primary school joined us for an African clay pot workshop. Students had to design their pot first with a traditional African repeating pattern and then used clay and clay tools to roll, mould and carve their pot into its final shape. We had a lot of fun doing this (and got a little messy in the process!)

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GVW - Global Virtues Fair

Southam College held their Global Virtues fair today, with stalls from Amnesty International and The Samaritans. Students were able to have a hot drink and chat and find out more information with regards to these two international charities.

Amnesty International were even supported by Richard Dickson, councillor for Kenilworth.

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Science Week Day 5

On the final day of Science Week, the students were demonstrated experiments using dry ice. Including the rainbow flask, dry ice bubbles, freezing flowers and of course, science week ended with a bang with an explosion on the field!


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House Competition

Create a leaflet for our charity this year Make a Wish.

All entries to receive HAPs and 1st, 2nd , 3rd and 4th to be printed to be used in Charities Week

Entries to come to Mr Adkins, Miss O'Leary and Miss Briggs by 18th April

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Total Entertainment

Total Entertainment is a local magazine designed to highlight places to dine, leisure and to live music in the area of Leicestershire. Angie Thompson, the chief editor, created the magazine 8 years ago after being given the role in a previous job

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#iwill

#iwill is a nationwide campaign which is dedicated to making social action part of the life for many 10 to 20 year-olds. In 2016, Prime Minister Theresa May announced a new £40m #iwill fund. Its aim is to ensure that all young people get the best possible start in life.

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Motionhouse Workshop

A group of Year 9 and 10 GCSE Drama students had the opportunity to work with a dancer from Motionhouse Dance Theatre Company last week. They thoroughly enjoyed a challenging and energetic workshop and were able to see a breath-taking Motionhouse production at Warwick Arts Centre.

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MP Visit

Today we welcomed Mark Pawsey MP for Rugby into school. He recognised a sense of renewal, enthusiasm and an anticipation for the future at Bilton School.

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#iwill Visit

Some of our #iwill team visited Mill Green Care home. We visited the residents here all of last year so it was good to finally see them after the summer break – there was lots to catch up on!

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National Poetry Day 2017

To celebrate National Poetry Day, Southam College and Bilton School have collaborated to discover and showcase the outstanding poetic talent in both schools. Pupils have been working hard to create evocative and inspiring poems based on the theme of 'freedom'.

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National Poetry Day

To celebrate National Poetry Day, Southam College and Bilton School have collaborated to discover and showcase the outstanding poetic talent in both schools. Pupils have been working hard to create evocative and inspiring poems based on the theme of 'freedom'.

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European Bake Off - Results

A fantastic effort today from everybody involved in the European Bake off. Over 50 entries made judging very difficult. The first round of judging was carried out by the Heads of House followed by our esteemed judging panel including Mr Samra, Mr Johnson, Mr MacGibbon, Mrs James, Miss Dean and Mrs Telford.

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Well Done Harry

Congratulations to Harry E in Year 7 who has successfully passed his grade 5 clarinet. He is working hard to complete his grade 6 and hoping to join the Warwickshire Youth Orchestra.

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Open Evening 2017

Tonight we held our annual Open Evening, aimed at students currently in Year 6. We were delighted to welcome over 800 visitors who toured the school, participating in a full range of interactive tasks as well as viewing some exciting demonstrations.

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Poetry Competition

To celebrate National Poetry Day the library is running a poetry competition. In order to take part, students must write a poem in any style on the theme of Freedom and hand it in the library before 27th September.

Prizes for the winners

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International Schools Award

We are proud to announce that Southam College has been accredited with the prestigious 'International Schools Award'. Southam College has been busy incorporating aspects of multiculturalism within schemes of work across all curriculum areas, including cross-curricular activities on theme days such as 'Chinese New Year', 'International Day of Languages' and 'World Kindness Day' etc.

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Congratulations Maisy

We would like to wish Maisy in Year 8 the best of luck in starting the Arsenal FC Ladies player development program. This is a huge achievement and an acknowledgement of the dedication and hard work she has put in over many years.

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Join the #iwill team

At Bilton School, we run the successful #iwill group. This group consists of Bilton students who want to give something positive to our local community. We already have a number of different projects happening or being planned!

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GCSE Results 2017

Students at Southam College celebrated very positive GCSE results despite following a new curriculum in English and Maths. In the new GCSE 1-9 grading system 79% of students gained a level 4 or above in both English and Maths.

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Equestrian News

A damp 'summers' day but Issy Bergendorff (Year 7, soon to be Year 8) had every reason to be smiling. A recent qualification in the British Show Jumping 'Just for Schools' competition took Issy to the National Championships at Stoneleigh.

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Year 7 Science

Year 7 students have been working hard producing some amazing pieces of creative work as part of the Space topic. Students from Ms Dhillon's and Mr Kanwar's class produced some fantastic models of the solar system.

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#iwill Thank you!

A big, big thank you to Kieran Ainslow, Kallum Ainslow, Erin Pearson, Daria Cygal, Lara Cygal, Anastasia Lavrenove, Abiraam Karunakara, Abigail Mair, Lucy Varney, Monica Leggett, Jake Oxley, Sam Coles, Lauren Fowler, James Allen, Sienna Mangan, Anjali Vadukul, Adam Tucker, Lolita Sulok, Tillie Hucker, Ashlea Gallacher, Chloe Rowledge, Courtney Bower and Megan Derrick for giving their time to help in and around our local community.

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Year 10 Art Trip To London

Year 10 Art students recently embarked on the "Tate to Tate" Art trip, visiting some of the Uk's most prestigious Galleries in London. Starting with the Tate Modern, the pupils soaked up all they could from one of the world's leading modern art galleries, looking at various types of art, ranging from sculpture, to video and sound installations.


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Year 10 Marle Hall Trip

It's that time of year again ... 90 of our GCSE Geographers headed off to Snowdonia last week to complete fieldwork, climb Snowdon and eat a lot of lovely Marle Hall cakes. This year the weather was very kind and some students even climbed Snowdon in the sunshine, they were rewarded with amazing views of the landscape from the top, and a great sense of achievement.

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Goodbye Year 11

This afternoon Year 11 celebrated their annual leavers assembly with their tutors. It was a lovely occasion to share memories and stories from the past 5 years and was the last time that the Year 11 class 2017 will all be together at Southam College. We hope they enjoyed the afternoon and looking back at all of the videos and photographs. Good luck in the rest of your exams and have a relaxing and enjoyable Summer!

Mr Johnson

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Year 9 and 10 Sports Leaders

A big thank you to the amazing sports leaders in year 9 & 10 who helped at the primary school athletics on Tuesday night. We could not have organised the event without you!! There were some fantastic comments from parents and teachers who were really impressed with your mature and professional approach. We were so proud to see you leading warm-up's, helping with the events and supporting the primary school children.

A big thank you to everyone from the PE department.

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Year 7 Kingswood Residential Trip

Southam College Year 7 students went on this exciting 3 day and 2 night residential trip. Our students enjoyed many activities including; archery; high ropes; low ropes; the campfire; abseil; watersports; mini Olympics and problem solving tasks. The favourite activity seemed to be the watersports and high ropes, proving our students are adventurous types.

Well done Year 7. You have been a credit to Southam College. I am incredible proud of each and everyone of you. Mrs Erroi

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Equestrian Hunter Trial action!

Great to see Harriet Perkins, Olivia Hill, Rose Hill and Issy Bergendorf all out competing at Hunter Trial events over the past couple of months. It sounds as if the girls had great fun tackling the cross country courses and there were some good results: Harriet 6th, Olivia 8th, 2nd and Rose coming 1st and 8th. Well done girls.

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Equestrian News

Half term has been a busy time for some of our Equestrian team members. Hannah Mobbs (year 12) and Jess Warner (year 8) both took part in the schools '2 day event' at Princethorpe College with Hannah coming 6th and Jess coming 11th in their classes - great results at a very competitive event.

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Charity Cale Sale

Well done to Year 7 student Bethany who bought in to school an amazing spread of delicious looking and tasting cakes for a fund raising cake sale. All money raised will be donated to the British Heart Foundation in memory of her grandad.

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Well Done Ben

This year, Southam Year 13 student Ben Fulford has achieved an incredible feat - 100% attendance for his entire seven years at school!

After his A level exams Ben will be starting an apprenticeship in engineering. We wish him all the best for the future.

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Short Film Competition Winner

Thank you to all of the students who submitted their entries for this competition - there was a wealth of creativity and technical proficiency shown by students.

I'm pleased to announce that the winner is George Cuevas from Godiva. George submitted a thought provoking film on endangered animals - the footage he captured of a wide range of species was impressive.

Mrs Green
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