Message from the Headteacher

Dear Parents

It has been a pleasure to welcome the pupils back to school this week and in particular, the Year 7 pupils who appear to have settled

very quickly into a routine. The photograph below shows two of the school’s Year 7 pupils arriving for their first day in the Senior School

and the same two seven years earlier when they joined the Prep.

Growth Mindsets

The teaching staff took part in a whole school Inset day on 2 September when Professor

Barry Hymer spoke about Growth Mindsets and praising the effort rather than the out-

come when speaking with children. This develops a love of learning in the pupils and a

mastery of a subject, rather than a performance approach to learning. Over the coming

months we will be developing this further in faculties and subjects; it may be worth

noting some of the rules of praise.

Ensuring colleagues in the school continue to be up to date with new approaches to

learning and teaching is at the core of what we do and fundamental to the success of the

pupils. The next planned Inset day is 6 November when the school will be closed for pupils.

External Examination Results

I am pleased to inform you that we achieved some very impressive results this summer and indeed, the AS results were the best value

added to date. We are awaiting some remarks from a number of Exam Boards and I hope to be able to report the results in full in the

newsletter at the end of the month.

Prize Giving

Prize Giving will take place at 19:30 on Wednesday 16 September at City Hall, Hull, when our guest of honour will be Sally Kettle, the

first woman to row the Atlantic Ocean twice from east to west. All pupils from Year 7 upwards are expected to attend (parents new to

the school have received a letter outlining details of the event). All parents are warmly invited to attend. Pupils are still able to pick up

tickets from Mrs Logan’s office; please note that admission is by ticket only.

RG

2015 Michaelmas Term No. 1 Newsletter 11.09.15

New facilities

The new Independent Learning Centre opened last week and the feedback from pupils

has been highly positive. We look forward to welcoming the author Phil Earle on 30

September, who will be speaking with pupils in KS3 and completing creative writing

with pupils in KS4. The new Sixth Form facilities are now fully open, as is the study cen-

tre.

We are looking forward to the complete refurbishment of the old library in the coming

weeks; this will be used as a multi-purpose room for this academic year.

New Collegiate Staff

On 3 September, we welcomed a number of new teaching and support staff to the school:

Hull Collegiate Trust - Vacancy

The Hull Collegiate Trust is an independent education charity founded in 2000. The Trust provides financial assistance to new and

existing pupils of Hull Collegiate School by subsidising the cost of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. The Trust is com-

mitted to broadening access to Hull Collegiate School and holds the school motto ‘the best in everyone’ at its core. The mission is

to provide financial assistance to new and existing pupils in the Senior School and Sixth Form at Hull Collegiate School whose family

circumstances mean that they cannot afford the cost of, for example, educational visits, bus travel, music tuition and school uni-

form. The vision for the future is to be able to extend the support of the Trust to pupils in the Junior School. The Hull Collegiate

Trust is a charity that provides funding for pupils in the school the opportunity to access all that the school has to offer.

We are looking to appoint a Trust and Charities Co-ordinator to lead on all aspects of the Trust and Charity activities that take place

across the school. The post is a part-time position and we are looking for applicants who have a real and genuine interest in the

school. For further information please contact Sue Logan Sue.Logan@hullcollegiateschool.co.uk in the first instance.

The Team returned from Uganda in late July after a very successful and educational visit. Chloe Rackham (Year 13) has edited this

documentary styled video to showcase Team Uganda’s trip to the Kanungu District of Uganda this summer. The video will be en-

tered as part of Chloe’s Extended Project Qualification and she will be commended for her great work. Follow the link or the QR

code to watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBJdiB92UzQ

Staff Member Position

Mrs S Milner Part-time teacher of MFL

Mr A Kiddy Facilities Manager

Mrs T Vaux Afternoon Assistant

Miss R Wilde Design Technician

Miss H Elliott Teacher of Business Studies

Miss H Morris Teacher of Maths

Mrs S Cannell Part-time First Aider

Senior Prefects

The 2015-2016 Senior Prefect Team is introduced below:

Jack Colthup, Head Prefect

I am studying History, Government & Politics and Economics in my

last year at the school. Next year I hope to go to my first choice

university to study History. I have a passion for working with disa-

bled children and hope to be able to continue this work for as long

as possible. Alongside my volunteering, I play lots of tennis and

hope to continue this into the future.

Phoebe Exon, Head Prefect

I am just entering my 15th year at Hull Collegiate having started in

Kindergarten at the former Hull High School, prior to the merger

with Hull Grammar School. I am currently studying History, English Literature and Photography at A Level with the hope of

studying History of Art or Fashion Journalism in London. My main hobbies are singing and hockey. I enjoy participating in all

school choirs and sports teams and I am delighted to be the 1st Team hockey captain this year.

Jessica Robinson, Deputy Head Prefect

I am studying Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Economics at A Level and hope to read Economics at university. I have three

international England caps for football at under 15s and under 17s age groups, as well as achieving a silver medal for the 800m

at National athletics. I am really looking forward to immersing myself with all the opportunities available this academic year as

a result of gaining this role.

Olivia Collier, Deputy Head Prefect

I am studying Drama, History and English Literature A Levels in my final year at Hull Collegiate School. As well as being a mem-

ber of the National Youth Theatre and in the annual school production every year (last year as the lead role of Maria in The

Sound of Music), I am a keen member of the Senior and Girls' choirs. My heavy involvement in drama makes me very excited to

present the Drama Report this year at Prize Giving. I look forward to the further challenges that this role will bring throughout

2015-2016.

Chloe Rackham, Senior Prefect

I am entering my seventh year at the school. At the moment I am studying Drama, Photography and English Language with the

hope of studying either photography or film at university. In my spare time I like to act, having just returned from the National

Youth Theatre summer intake course this year.

Guy Grimwood, Senior Prefect

I started Hull Collegiate in Year 2 so am now entering into my 11th year at the school. I am studying Politics, Economics and

Business Studies; my ambition is to study Politics at university next year. I enjoy playing rugby and captain the 1st Team, which

is a huge privilege for me. I was also proud to be a member of the school ICAEW BASE team who reached the national finals

last year.

Great North Run

Three members of staff are running in the Great North Run this weekend for three different

charities. If you feel able to, your support would be greatly appreciated.

James Webb - CLIC Sargent http://www.justgiving.com/webbversusmo

Vicky Pawson - Cancer Research http://www.justgiving.com/vicky-pawson

Rebecca Glover -The Hull Collegiate Trust https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/

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Tennis Success

Well done to Harvey Booth, Year 8, who picked up the U18 title at Nottingham tennis club this summer

and then went on to play for Lincolnshire, beating Northamptonshire in a county match.

Leaver Destinations 2015

Once again the school can report a successful outcome for all our recent leavers with 96% choosing to continue their education

and the remainder opting for employment or a working GAP year. Pupils will be studying a wide range of courses at universities

across England and Scotland with Durham, Leicester, Leeds, Hull and St Andrews being popular locations this year. Of those ap-

plying for university places, 77% were offered places at their firm choice universities with a further 15% gaining insurance choice

offers. Congratulations to all our leavers and a special mention for Jack Kelsall who will study Natural Sciences at Cambridge and

Will Kebbell who has declined a firm offer from Leeds University to begin employment as Head of Network Operations Centre at

Connexin, having impressed his employer in a part-time capacity during his final year of A Level study. RG

University Applications Entry 2016

Pupils in Year 13 and their parents are warmly invited to the Higher Education Information Evening to be held on Monday 14

September at 18:30. A representative from the University of Hull will explain the application process from a university's per-

spective and offer unbiased guidance on how to submit an application that will impress an admissions tutor. There will also be a

detailed explanation of the current student loan repayment structure. DH

Mustafa Babar Hull Accounting & Financial Management Lucy Baker Hull Criminology & Sociology Lucy Brown Hull Primary Teaching Olivia Brown Leeds Beckett Hospitality Leadership & Management George Burton-Fletcher De Montfort Business & Management Samuel Butterworth GAP Year Ski season (Europe) Robin Datta York Music Alexandra Dunn Liverpool Economics Georgina Evison Royal Agricultural Equine Management Henry Faulding Apprenticeship Beal Homes Charlotte Gibbs Reading Art Jack Gillingwater Leeds Beckett Business & Management Alice Gold St Andrews English Andrew Hall Manchester Metropolitan Primary Education with QTS Alexander Handley Birmingham City Fashion Design Harriet Heaton Lancaster History Andrew Hess Durham Geography Karima Iredale Northampton Business Studies with Foundation Year Catherine Ives Lincoln Photography Nikita Jain Leicester Psychology Bethany Jones Durham Geography Dominic Kamis Hull Business & Management with Foundation Year Maneka Kaur Leicester Economics William Kebbell Employment/Connexin Head of Network Operations Centre Roisin Kelly Leeds Chemical Engineering Jack Kelsall Cambridge Natural Sciences Maxwell Longden Leeds Beckett Business & Management Abigail Mawhinney Newcastle Modern Languages & Linguistics Grace Midgley Bishop Burton College Health & Social Care (Level 3 Diploma) Scarlett Murtagh Leeds Beckett Psychology Amelia Pindar Leeds Management Thomas Relph Hull Geography Chloe Robinson Newcastle Chemical Engineering Andrew Rowbotham Royal Navy (Apprenticeship) Engineering Technician Olivia Smales St Andrews English Matthew Spencer Hull Chemistry with nanotechnology/Industrial Experience Alex Stockbridge Leeds Beckett Business Studies Charles Summerfield Sheffield Hallam Media William Taylor Manchester Music Jacob van Nieuwkerk Durham Geography Samuel van Nieuwkerk St Andrews Mathematics Christina Waite Oxford Brookes Animal Behaviour & Welfare (Foundation) Victoria Weightman Chichester Music & Musical Theatre James Whitbread Durham Physics Benjamin Winfield Leeds Beckett Construction Management Richard Witvliet Hull Psychology Laura Wood Manchester College Make-up Artistry Special Effects (Foundation) Georgina Wright GAP Year/Coventry Entry 2016 GAP Student Belhaven Hill School/Photography 2016 Shamas Zaman Hull Accounting/Professional Experience Past Pupils Kym Cardona Hull Politics, Philosophy & Economics

Introduction of Office365 to Senior School Pupils at HCS Over the summer period the school has moved to Microsoft Office 365 for email and cloud storage and this now allows us to offer each pupil in Senior School the opportunity to install the Microsoft Office suite of software at no cost on the computer devices used at home for their academic work. The entitlement to the use of Office365 and the applications that are associated with it, including email, remains with your child whilst they are at the school. This enables pupils to install the software on desktops, lap-tops, macs, tablets and mobile devices and to use a cloud storage facility called OneDrive to enable digital work to be easily trans-ported between home and school. Please ask your child to access their school email so that you can read the Office365 guidance and school policy concerning its use that has been sent to them. Pupils are being informed of Office365 over the coming weeks and how to access the web page should they wish to install it at home but clearly they need your approval and guidance before commencing. There is no obligation to install any of this software and for many of you who already have the Microsoft Suite of applications on your children’s computers, there is clearly no need to install this at all. OneDrive and access to email is not dependent upon installing this software as these applications are already available to your child. If you would like to take advantage of this offer then before proceeding please ensure that any trial versions of Office that you may have on the device are uninstalled. You can do this from Programs in the Control Panel, usually pressing the Start key and typing uninstall a program will take you to the right place. Before commencing such an installation back up your machine and the files on it. On your child’s device then please go to the following website - https://login.microsoftonline.com. Your child will then be asked for their user ID and password which is their school email address and network password which they are already familiar with. Once entered the following screen should be displayed. This screen gives you the ability to download the full versions of the Microsoft Office suite of software and to use the other appli-cations included in Office365 as indicated by the icons on this screen such as online (cut down) versions of the software available for download. To commence an installation press the install button on this screen and then wait until the process has completed. It is advisable to have your device connected to a power source during this time as download may take some time. If you wish to install it on a further device then you will note that this screen changes slightly with the option to install it either on a PC /Mac or a tablet / smartphone now at the bottom of the screen. You will also note that the other applications that your child can access via this site (note that there are other ways to access Office365 such as https://outlook.office365.com ) includes their email account and their OneDrive account. It is important to un-derstand that every device that you install Office365 on will automatically access your child’s school email and OneDrive account. In the newsletter next week I will explain a little more about OneDrive and how it is used so that you can support your child’s use of this facility at home. RT

Duke of Edinburgh Awards

Anyone who started an award last year

should be aiming to upload all of their

evidence for the skill, physical and volun-

tary sections as soon as possible because

the Expedition section has now been com-

pleted by the assessor. The awards will be

held on Thursday 28 April 2016 at the

school from 18:00 onwards so please

keep that evening free in order to attend.

I am now recruiting for this year; the

Bronze award is open to Year 10 onwards,

Silver to Year 11 onwards and Gold for

Sixth Form. If you require a sign up letter,

please see Miss Groves as soon as possi-

ble. The Friday activity is full, but we still

have room on Wednesdays at 13:30 in

F15. If you would like any more infor-

mation about the award, please do not

hesitate to contact Miss Groves at the

school or see http://www.dofe.org/ for

more information. SGr

Sponsored Walk

The school’s annual sponsored walk will

be held on the morning of Sunday 4 Octo-

ber around the school grounds and sur-

rounds. All pupils and parents/guardians

are invited to walk the 6+ kilometres – a

pleasant Sunday morning stroll. The walk

is in aid of The Hull Collegiate Trust. Con-

nexin is match funding and supporting the

event.

There is even a prize for the best fancy

dress on the day.

Sponsor forms have been sent home to all

parents/guardians; more copies are avail-

able from the main school office.

Please complete and return sponsor

forms to the main school office no later

than Friday 16 October.

The Hull Collegiate Trust is a registered

charity (charity no. 1079653). The charity

provides financial assistance to new and

existing pupils of Hull Collegiate School by

subsidising the cost of co-curricular and

extra-curricular activities e.g. bus travel,

school uniform and music tuition. The

charity supports pupils who, without the

Trust’s help, would not be able to access

all areas of the curriculum. We hope you

can help the Trust to continue its vital

work at Hull Collegiate School by taking

part in the walk.

If you have any questions please do not

hesitate to contact the school.

RG

Communication with School

I would just like to remind parents that

the school offices are open from 08:30 to

16:30. Text messages are acceptable to

report absences or convey messages. The

contact number is 01482 240056.

RG

Uniform Shop Opening Times

(Term time only)

Monday 13:00-17:00

Tuesday 08:30-09:00

Wednesday 13:00-17:00

Thursday 13:00-17:00

Friday 08:30-09:00

Future Diary Dates

Week B

Monday

14 September

Higher Ed Evening

Heads of Year

meeting

Tuesday

15 September

Mrs Glover at United

Learning Group

Education Forum,

London

Wednesday

16 September

Prize Giving 19:30

Hull City Hall

A Level Science trip

On Tuesday a group of A Level science

pupils travelled to London for a day of

scientific discovery.

Our first visit was to the Hunterian Muse-

um. The Hunterian Collection today con-

tains approximately 3,500 specimens and

preparations from John Hunter's original

collection. John Hunter FRS (1728-1793)

was a surgeon and anatomist.

Here we enjoyed a short talk from Profes-

sor Spitz (formally of Great Ormond

Street Hospital) about the exhibits and

then spent an hour looking at this fantas-

tic and curious collection.

After a leisurely lunch in Lincoln’s Inn field

we made our way to The Royal Society for

their summer exhibition. Here we were

able to talk to scientists about their re-

cent research. Highlights included finding

out about the University Of Leicester’s

discovery of Richard the Third and self-

repairing polymers.

After a refreshing ice cream, tea and en-

tertainment in Covent Garden, we re-

turned home tired but enthused and in-

spired by all we had experienced.

SG

A Big Thank You to Acklams

Coaches

Mr Alan Acklam of Acklams Coaches has

generously donated £500.00 to The Hull

Collegiate Trust.

Mr Acklam said “It is a great pleasure to

be able to give something back and sup-

port the work of The Hull Collegiate Trust.

Without the Trust, some pupils at Colle-

giate would not be able to access all are-

as of the curriculum and this is why we

want to support the charity, helping the

Trust to broaden access to the school”.

We would like to take this opportunity to

thank everyone at Acklams Coaches for

their continued support.

The Hull Collegiate Trust

How You Can Help

The Trust relies solely on donations to the

charity from individuals and organisa-

tions. If you, or your business, would like

to support the Trust please telephone the

school on 01482 657016 or email enquir-

ies@hullcollegiateschool.co.uk

All donations for the benefit of the Trust

should be made to The Hull Collegiate

Trust.

For more information about the Trust and

how you can help please go to http://

www.hullcollegiateschool.co.uk/Alumni/

Hull-Collegiate-Trust

Menu w/c 14.09.15

Monday

Chicken Tikka Masala

Goan Vegetable Curry

Marble Cake and Custard

Tuesday

Beef Bourguignon

Vegetable Lasagne

Jam Roly Poly and Custard

Wednesday

Roast Pork, Stuffing and Apple

Sauce (g/d)

Quorn Bolognese

Rhubarb and Peach Crumble

Thursday

Gammon Steak and Grilled

Pineapple

Cheese and Onion Quiche

Eve’s Pudding and Custard

Friday

Fish, Chips and Mushy Peas

Vegetarian Mixed Grill

Apricot Bakewell and Cream

(g) gluten (d) dairy

(v) vegetarian

Girls’ Sport

Fixtures

Saturday 12 September 1st XI Worksop Home Start 14:15 Meet 13:30 Finish 15:45

1st P Exon (c) H Dodds C Barton I West B Fraser L Rann I Hill

D Ferguson A Dodds E Palmer L Gould C Chapman C Beard

Saturday 12 September 2nd XI Worksop Home Start 15:15 Meet 14:45 Finish 16:45

2nd C Beard A Hill (c) A Worrell (c) C Jackson L Elton P Scruton E Gould

L Shrimpton L Laden G Zanetti M Hampston E Lacey E Daly G Brett

Saturday 12 September U14 & U15 XI Worksop Away Start 14:00 Meet 12:00 Finish 17:00

U14 XI L Seville (c) A Beckwith (c) B Buckle E Kamis M Baker H Baker J Buckle

C Hewson S Healey H Truelove H Baker I King L Black H Black

C Everett S Macleod G Oliver I Gould

U15 XI C Everett H Cannell (c) J Briggs A Rowbottom S Huckstep A Scarr H Newton

E Jones E Bond M K-Karpinska C Dransfield E Hartfield K Thompson E Lee

C Macleod

Tuesday 15 September U14 XI East Riding Home Start 16:00 Meet 15:10 Finish 17:30

U14 XI L Seville (c) A Beckwith (c) E Kamis H Baker J Buckle C Hewson S Healey

H Truelove H Baker I King L Hatfield C Everett I Gould S Macleod

G Oliver

Results

Saturday 5 September Old Collegians Home

1st XI 1-0 (won) (Hill)

Saturday 5 September Ampleforth Home

1st XI 2-2 (drew) (Barton, Rann

2nd XI 3-3 (drew) (Hampston, Jackson, Daly)

Wednesday 9 September

ER Tournament Pocklington

U18 4-1 (lost) (Gould)

v Pocklington

U16 1-6 (won) (Hill 3, Daly 2, K-Karpinska)

v Pocklington

Half Term 1 Team/s Opponent Venue Start Time Meeting

time at HCS

Finish time

at HCS

Saturday 19 September U16 & U14 VII ISA National Finals Cheltenham 10:00 Fri 18:00

Monday 21 September U13 VII Read Away 14:30 13:30 17:00

Wed 23 September U16 and 1st Indoor Worksop Home 14:15 13:30 15:30

Wed 23 September 2nd VII Read Home 14:30 13:30 16:00

Girls’ Sport

Boys’ Sport

Year 8 Rugby v Scarborough College (H)

Date of fixture Sat 12 September Meet Boys’ Changing Rooms Start 10:30 Pick up 12:00

C Levison J Young W Newsam H Booth I Khan H Robson J Edwards H Newton F Aitken W Marshall T

Douglas E Crofts H Cannell Subs: H Stevenson W Buckle J Rial

Year 10 Rugby v Scarborough College (H)

Date of fixture Sat 12 September Meet Boys’ Changing Rooms Start 09:45 Pick up 12:00

A Burgess A McDermid G Ball H Robins P Kelly H Kay-Gibson L Waudby M Der Tavitian C Wood

T Gillingwater W Smales A Randerson W Owen-Smith B Staveley Y Han Goad Subs: F Easey J Ferreira W

Walls B Worrell J Fielding B Moore

After school rugby practices begin next week:

Tuesday – 16:00-17:30

U14 and U15 Team practice: positional, strategic and ball handling skills

All team players must attend others are welcome

Mr Windeatt and Mr David

Wednesday – 14:20-16:00

1st XV team practice: positional, strategic and ball handling skills

All team players must attend, others are welcome

Please note this training will not take place if there is a match scheduled. Boys involved will play in the match; other players not involved

will take part in the Sixth Form games lesson

Wednesday - 16:00-17:30

U12 and U13 Team practice: positional, strate-

gic and ball handling skills

All team players must attend, others are wel-

come

Mr Henderson and Mr North/Mr Parra On Monday 7 September the U18 football team took on a touring side from Argentina - Colegio Palermo Chico. It made for a very good game which ended 1-1 in the end, although both teams had opportunities to be the win-ners.

Half-Term 1

Fixture

Please note that all fixtures may be subject to

change due to weather

Venue

Fixture

Start Time

Bus Departing/

meeting time

at HCS

Estimated Bus

Arriving back/

finish time at

HCS

Sat 12 Sept 1st XV v Lincoln Minster Home 10:00 09:15 11:45

U13 & U15 v Scarborough College Home 10:30 09:45 12:00

Wed 16 Sept 1st XV v Hill House Away 14:30 12:50 17.15

Sat 19 Sept U12 (10 a side), U13 v Queen Ethelburga’s Away 10:30 08:45 12:45

1st XV v Queen Ethelburga’s 2

nd XV. U15 Home 10:30 09:45 12:00