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TRIP TO UNIVERSITY OF OXFORDExperience university life

CAREERS FAIRA selection of local companies and industries

JAPANESE DAYKonnichiwa Arigatou Sayonara

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Welcome to the final edition of Highlights for the 2015-16 school year.

It has been another exciting year at BDB. Before half-term we said an official goodbye to our Year 11 students. The Leavers’ Assembly is a wonderful occasion involving the students and their families. The hall was packed with over 250 people. I have been very impressed with the attitude and commitment of the students during the GCSE exams and hope that we will have many happy students on results day in August. On 20th June Year 9 started their GCSE courses. It is a great opportunity to study their options for the four weeks before the summer holiday.

As the academic year finishes we will be bidding farewell to Miss Monteil, Mrs Breckenfield, Miss Scott, Mrs Kothalawala, Mr Pitcher and Miss Brown. I would like to thank them all for the outstanding work they have done at Bishop David Brown School whilst teaching here and wish them every success. We have five new appointments for September – Mr Foster and Mr Allinson have successfully completed their SCITT (school-centred initial teacher training) in English and Maths respectively and join us as newly qualified teachers. Miss Phillipson joins the Geography team, Mr Pereira has been appointed to teach Food Technology and Miss Sloan is our new SENCO.

Since the last edition of Highlights, the three new science labs, suite of rooms for inclusion, three new computer suites and a textiles room have all been handed over to the school. We are very pleased with the quality of finish. The fact that handover took place relatively close to the original timetable is a cause for celebration considering the inherent problems of refurbishment taking place within a working school. The school has now handed over the final twelve general teaching rooms for refurbishment which has required significant work around the timetable to ensure no learning was disrupted. During the summer half term work began on the new flooring and we now have a number of areas of fresh lino which give a flavour of what the whole site will look like in September. The new extension is now watertight and finishing works have begun in these areas. As part of the community engagement with our building contractor they will be digging an eco-pond for use by the Science department. Safety posters designed by Year 7 students have been placed on the contractor’s fences around the school.

Can I wish you a very happy summer holiday and look forward to seeing the students on Wednesday 7th September.

Stuart ShephardHeadteacher

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On Friday 13th May the Year 10 GCSE Geography classes went on a trip to Barton-on-Sea (west of Portsmouth) for a GCSE assignment. Travelling by coach we left at 9am to arrive at 11am. Whilst it was hot and stuffy on the coach, nothing unlucky happened.

We drove through the New Forest, trying to spot herds of wild horses and I managed to spot some. The view through the window was actually rather pretty. There were fields of flowers, forest, old cottages and modern houses. There were many different things to see, just on our journey!

When we finally arrived we were given the basic health and safety rules – do not go near the cliffs or sea. We were then given our worksheets to fill out, including a questionnaire, a sheet telling us to rate the coastal erosion defences and a tally. This information was important as we will be using it for future reference in lessons. After this, if there was time as we were leaving at 1pm, we were able to roam free as long as the teachers could see us. Most of us stayed near the pebble beach playing with one of the dogs that had befriended us. Whenever we would skim a rock this dog would chase after it. It was very sweet.

After we had finished the work we went to the café and I ordered a delicious hot chocolate and a heavenly brownie that was gooey and still warm. My friends had got an ice-cream instead from the ice-cream parlour next door to the Beachcomber Café. There were many outside benches to sit on, whilst we ate our lunch and enjoyed the view. We had to bring our own lunch as the only source of food there was from the café and ice-cream parlour.

We had to go back to school at 1pm and we all got on the coach; however the teachers had managed to run to the café and smuggle their newly-bought treats on the coach. If I remember correctly I think it was two almond twists! It was a really enjoyable trip. None of us misbehaved and we made the school proud.

Melissa Kocher, Year 10

GEOGRAPHY TRIP TO BARTON-ON-SEA

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Trips & Clubs

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TRIP TO UNIVERSITY OF OXFORDOn 4th May we went to Oxford for a day to experience university life. Firstly, we went to St Hilda’s College and learnt about Oxford University including how many different Colleges there are, the application process and the types of degrees offered. After this, a psychologist spoke to us about the different areas in psychology, particularly about gender stereotypes and how the media, and even the English language, reinforces these. We then went on a short tour of the college and ate lunch before going to the Oxford Natural History Museum. We had the opportunity to look around and learn about preserving species. It was really interesting (until they brought out the live cockroaches!) Finally, we looked around Queen’s College and spoke with some current university students. Overall, it was a really enjoyable and informative day that taught us lots about university life and encouraged us to work hard to achieve our goals!

Jenny Bates, Year 10

Trips & Clubs

The University was very beautiful and we enjoyed walking around the Colleges in the sun. When we arrived we listened to various talks hosted by both professors and students. One of the professors spoke to us about psychology and gender stereotypes, which all of us found very interesting. We had lunch in St. Hilda’s College and had a really nice cheesecake. After lunch we went on a walk to the Natural History Museum, which was full of many artefacts. Some of the highlights included a Dodo skeleton, a 1 billion year old rock and a pickled snake from 1758. Some of the students then took us on a tour of Queen’s College. This College had an ancient library with intricate designs carved into the ceiling. The students also answered any questions we had. Overall, it was an enjoyable and valuable experience and has motivated us all to achieve good grades in order to further our education.

Nicole Brennan, Sophie Brennan, and Amber Croome, Year 10

DERREN BROWN: MIRACLEIn April many of the BDB psychology students visited The New Victoria Theatre in Woking to see Derren Brown’s ‘Miracle’.

Trips & Clubs

In Science Club we have undertaken several experiments and investigations. These include making glass, making slime, searching for pond life and inhabitants in leaves, and many others. We also used a vacuum cleaner to make a piece of metal hover in mid-air. We’ve looked at chemical reactions (and did cool experiments). Recently we looked for tardigrades using a microscope.

My favourite was the chemical reaction involving oil, water, food colouring and an indigestion tablet. This made a really cool Lava Lamp.

In the future we want to try to start an eco-committee to make the school more environmentally friendly.

Hannah Gibb, Year 8

SCIENCE CLUB WEDNESDAYS 3:15 – 4:20 PM

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FRIDAY EVENING

We arrived at PGL Shropshire. We were all excited and couldn’t wait to explore. We met our PGL instructor, Jo. She was really fun and bonkers. First, we went to our cabins to put away our bags. Afterwards, we went through a health and safety talk and a tour around the site. Most cabins had 2 or 3 bunk beds, 2 cabinets and an en-suite. We then went to the canteen for dinner. The food was fish and chips with as much salad and fruit as you want. There was also a chocolate donut and unlimited amount of water or orange juice. It was truly scrumptious. Afterwards, we got changed out of our PE kits and separated to do our different activities. Each year had a different challenge. Year 9 students had team challenges; Year 8 students had to capture the flag and Year 7 students had to guess that country from its flag. After every group had finished, we waited for Jo to collect us then we went back to our cabins for showers and bed.

SATURDAY

Almost everyone woke up at 7:00 as breakfast was at 7:45. If you were not up, Jo or one of the teachers would wake you up by doing a really loud noise in your ear or a bird call. Breakfast was bacon and baked beans, toast and a selection of toppings or cereal. Once breakfast was over, Year 9 students had their netball matches and Year 7 and 8 students had activities. The Year 9 students won 4 and lost 2 out of 6 matches. Some activities set out for Year 7 and 8, were zip wire, trapeze, the giant swing, abseiling and indoor

rock climbing. We had time to do about 2 or 3 activities of our choice as a group and then we met up with Jo. All of Year 7 and 8 went to meet the Year 9 students to have lunch. After lunch the activities and matches were reversed. The Year 8 students won 3, drew 1 and lost 2 out of 6 matches. Jo set up games for us to play – one was animal splat. How you play is instead of splatting people, you have to splat an animal. That person then goes down and the 2 people next to them have to do their best animal impression. Then we went and had dinner which was chicken nuggets and chips. Jo separated us off into our teams again and we did different challenges. This time, Year 9 students did capture the flag, Year 8 students did team challenges and Year 7 students did snapshot. After that we waited for Jo and went back to our rooms for showers and bed.

SUNDAY

In the morning, everyone was up and ready and we went straight to breakfast. It was an English breakfast, cereals or toast with a selection of toppings. Years 8 and 9 then had more netball matches and Year 7 students went and did activities, such as the high ropes and Jacobs ladder. We met up with Jo at the cabins and got ready for lunch. We met at the netball courts after packing and cleaning up our cabins.

Caitlin Marrion, Year 8

NETBALL TOURTrips & Clubs

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We are delighted to announce that Bishop David Brown will be hosting its very own Careers Fair on Wednesday 23rd November 2016.

The Careers Fair will be a fantastic opportunity to raise student aspirations, learn about employability skills and make informed choices with regard to pathways. Students will be exposed to a selection of companies/industries that exist locally to us, as well as colleges, apprenticeship and training providers (a complete list of exhibitors will be sent out in due course).

EXHIBIT YOUR COMPANY

If your place of work would like to exhibit at the Careers Fair and you would like to be considered for a complimentary exhibition space, from 12:30pm to 5:00pm, please get in touch via email with Mrs Eljamaly, email: seljamaly@bdb.surrey.sch.uk or call 01932 359696 and provide the following information:

• Your name and contact details

• Web address of company

• Company sector/industry

ATTENDING WITH YOUR CHILD

All parent/carers are welcome to attend the fair after school hours with their child. However we would like to particularly encourage parent/carers of students in Years 9, 10 and 11 to attend, given the importance of the decision making with GCSE options in Year 9, post-16 and 18 option choices and career pathways. Past Bishop David Brown students up to the age of 19 are also very welcome to attend.

We look forward to welcoming you at our inaugural Careers Fair.

BISHOP DAVID BROWN CAREERS FAIRWednesday 23rd November 2016

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Events & News

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STEM CAREERS NETWORKING EVENT 2016Prior to Year 9 taking their options, they took part in a STEM (Science Technology, Engineering and Maths) Speed Careers Networking Event where they interacted in small groups on a carousel basis with STEM Ambassadors from local companies linking the STEM subjects learned within school with careers.

A total of 11 STEM Ambassadors spoke and answered questions about their careers including pathways available and ones that they took. This was a fantastic opportunity for students to get a feel for different jobs within the STEM arena which included Aeronautical Engineering, Digital Media, Gaming & Technology, Computer Programmer, Chemical Engineer, Apprentice Engineer, Civil Engineer and Mechanical Engineer.

Students found the day enlightening, interesting and informative. Feedback from students when asked what they enjoyed most about the event included:

I ENJOYED

LEARNING ABOUT THE MULTIPLE DIFFERENT CAREERS, WHAT THEY INVOLVE AND HOW I COULD

DO THAT JOB IN THE FUTURE.

I ENJOYED LEARNING ABOUT THE HYDROGEN

CAR BECAUSE I AM VERY INTERESTED IN ENGINEERING AND

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ENJOYED LEARNING THAT

THE SUBJECTS WE STUDY FOR GCSE

CAN ALLOW US TO CONSIDER MANY

PATHWAYS.

I ENJOYED HEARING ABOUT

WHAT THEY DO ON A DAILY BASIS AND HOW THEY REACHED

THEIR JOB.

I ENJOYED LEARNING ABOUT

THE QUALIFICATIONS THEY NEEDED TO GET

WHERE THEY ARE.

I ENJOYED LEARNING ABOUT CAREERS THAT ARE MORE INTERESTING THAN I THOUGHT.

I ENJOYED

LEARNING ABOUT CAREERS

I CAN GET INTO.

I ENJOYED INTERACTING

WITH THE AMBASSADORS.

Events & News

Lunchtime Careers Insight TalksWe are always keen to invite parents/friends of BDB into school to provide a 20 minute lunchtime careers insight talk. We welcome speakers from all sectors/industries, so if you would like more information on delivering an informal talk at a time to suit you please get in touch.

The talks always prove to be very popular with students as they hear about jobs/careers first hand and have the opportunity to ask questions. Please do continue to encourage your child to attend as many talks as they can as this not only helps them to link their subjects to careers but will most definitely leave them better equipped when considering their future pathway.

Safia Eljamaly Education Officer EMAIL: seljamaly@bdb.surrey.sch.uk PHONE: 01932 349696

NEW LOOK CAREERS SECTION!Please visit the Careers page of the Bishop David Brown website where you will find details on:

• Important diary dates

• Activities and events for each year group

• Latest Apprenticeship vacancies for Surrey updated on a fortnightly basis

• Schedule of lunchtime careers insight talks

• Various links to useful websites including Fast Tomato, a site that every BDB student can use to investigate career paths, make an action plan, get CV and interview tips and much more

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I ENJOYED LEARNING ABOUT

THE DIVERSITY OF CAREERS IN ENGINEERING.

Spotlights

Duke of Edinburgh AwardYear 9 and Year 10 students have begun to prepare for the expedition part of their Bronze Award. Shortly before half term, during a pleasant Friday evening after school, they were introduced to a range of skills. In a classroom they completed tasks involving Ordnance Survey maps – interpreting symbols, grid references and taking bearings. However, they were soon outside being shown by Mrs Feeney how to use a Trangia for cooking.

They then had to cook their own evening snack. A range of meals were produced in terms of flavour and appearance. All the students enjoyed the marshmallows that were handed out.

To finish the evening off Mr Harrison, Mr Allinson and I demonstrated how to put a tent up. All the students successfully erected their tents and then packed them neatly into their bags. The next session will involve camping overnight on the school field, making breakfast and then packing their rucksacks for a half day trek.

Mr Anwar

YEAR 7 ENGLISH We started learning about Shakespeare and then reading some of his plays, including ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. As we read, we stopped at Act 3 Scene 1 so we could act it out – it is a really funny scene where Bottom is transformed into an ass. We made props from classroom materials, including things like: wings and crowns for the fairies, donkey ears, hats and a lantern for the mechanicals. We then practised the scene over a couple of lessons. This was helpful as we were learning how to pronounce the words. This was a really fun scene to perform and everyone took part. We now understand the comedy in the play much better than we did before.

Anders Mosli Munday, Year 7

BDB SCIENCE STUDENTS GAVE IT THEIR ALL IN BP SHELL COMPETITION

This year some of our Year 9 students produced a marvellous STEM (Science Technology, Engineering and Maths) project with Mrs Hamid in the Bright Ideas Challenge run by BP Shell. The challenge was about solving many of the largest problems we are likely to face in our society in the future; What will our major cities be like in 2050? Over the course of two weeks, two groups of students: Aamna Hussain, Jyotsona Tilija Pun, Anna Wellman and Iona Menzies, Milly Jones and Zara Campbell spent at least an hour a day completing the challenge. They created an imaginative video and constructed an intricate model to present their ideas, which is currently on display in the science corridor.

The main problems we focused on were; pollution, electricity, food shortages and cleaner methods of transportation. We then came up with the solutions: carbon storage rocks, hydro-electricity, vertical farming and hydrogen cars. After sorting each out, we split the subjects between each of us by our interests. Aamna focused on carbon storage rocks – rocks that cut carbon emissions by storing them inside; then buried underground until the carbon is necessary. Hydro-electricity (worked on by Anna) provides 1% of electricity in China from one dam. As a result, we decided that a small amount of rivers could have hydro-electric dams built within them; hydro-electric dams work by filtering the water to transform in to electricity. Vertical Farming (focused on by Iona) consists of farming upward instead of across which could save a lot of land. The amount of space used for farming to feed the world population takes up the size of South America and by 2050, our population is expected to rise to 9 billion; therefore we’ll have to increase our global food supply to feed another 3 billion. Finally, Jyotsona worked on hydrogen cars. These are cars that are fuelled by hydrogen which then produces a waste product of water. However, even this waste water could additionally be used to power hydro-electricity plants to create more energy. Milly and Zara produced a superb video presentation of their bright ideas.

We, as a team, believe from this experience we learnt a lot more about the science that works to assist Earth, and how technology is constantly changing to help and benefit the people living in this planet. New ideas are always coming out and our world in the future could be immensely developed and rather more technology based.

Mrs Hamid

Spotlights

Bright Ideas Challenge

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KONNICHIWA

On Thursday March 10th BDB opened its doors to welcome students and staff from Saibi Heisei School in Japan for our annual Japanese Day. As always, students threw themselves into the day’s activities with typical energy and enthusiasm – making this such a memorable opportunity.

ARIGATOU

Throughout the morning, students followed a typical school curriculum, taking an active part in a range of subjects, including Science, History and Dance. Working alongside BDB students from Years 9 and 10, they absorbed ideas and developed their communication skills. A lack of language skills is never a barrier to understanding and making friends!

During the day, students were involved in a Cultural Exchange programme, including performances and workshops, focussing on calligraphy, origami and language skills. We saw some captivating performances and presentations.

The success of this day is due to the hard work of staff here at BDB and the enthusiasm and courtesy of the students who make our visitors feel part of the school community for their brief experience of English school life.

SAYONARA

After bidding farewell to our guests, students had the chance to celebrate their experiences. This is always a fantastic opportunity to extend a welcome to students and staff from across the globe, to share experiences and develop a better understanding of all aspects of these diverse cultures.

We can start counting down to next year…

Miss J Stonehouse

JAPANESE DAY

Spotlights

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LOCAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT Thank you again Classic JoineryThe staff in the Design & Technology Department would again like to say “Thank You” to Classic Joinery who has supported BDB in recent years. They have continued to donate substantial quantities of sapele hardwood for Year 11 students to use in their D&T GCSE practical project.

For the third year, the GCSE group have made a table constructed from plywood, which they bent into shape to form curved feet. This was enhanced by sapele hardwood legs and table top surrounds.

The quality of the tables completed by this year’s GCSE group has surpassed that of other years, partly due to the generosity of Classic Joinery who provided us with such good quality wood materials that the school would have struggled to have purchased.

So as our acknowledgement and thanks, they deserve a little plug from BDB (even though they remain very modest about their help) Classic Joinery (Surrey) Ltd www.classicjoinery.co.uk is a local company, based in Station Road, West Byfleet. They specialise in the design and manufacture of bespoke doors, windows, conservatories, staircases and orangeries.

This highlights the fact that local support for BDB is vital for the school to be able to not only sustain but build upon its level of success for future students. If any parents or carers have contacts in, or work for businesses that are willing to help by donating materials or services to the school, it would be greatly appreciated.

BELOW ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF THIS YEAR’S GCSE WORK.

If you can help, please contact Mrs Simmons, Business Manager on 01932 349696.

Mr Whittington

Spotlights

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On Wednesday 27th April, selected pupils headed over to Woking Athletics Club to

compete in the District Athletics trials.

Everyone who was selected and attended the event was a credit to the school.

A few individuals excelled in their performance, resulting in being selected for the North West Surrey District team. These were Joe Smith (Year 9) for high

jump, Melissa Smithers (Year 9) and Faisal Mohammed (Year 10) for shot put.

Peter Crossman from EzeeSquash came in and gave the pupils a taster of a sport many hadn’t experienced before – squash.

It was a brilliant day with pupils ranging from Year 7 to Year 11 getting the chance to have a go. It attracted huge interest with the inflatable squash court and in particular the All Stars Group had a fantastic time.

A massive thank you to Peter for coming in and providing our pupils with this experience.

Mr Roberts

We were invited to participate in Surrey County Cricket Club schools day. This was an opportunity for students from BDB to go and watch a live game of cricket at the KIA Oval in London; the home of Surrey County Cricket Club.

We took 36 students whose behaviour throughout the day was fantastic. The students really enjoyed the day, commenting “it was a fantastic stadium” and “I really enjoyed watching the cricket”.

A number of students also mentioned it was the first time they had been to a sporting stadium and loved the number of activities on offer throughout the day.

We look forward to next year’s event, where we will hopefully see Surrey score a few more runs than this time around!

Mr Roberts

TRIP TO THE KIA OVAL

EzeeSquash Highlights

DISTRICT ATHLETICS

TRIALSPE GCSE MODERATION DAYGCSE PE moderation was the GCSE students’ final practical assessment day. All students performed outstandingly, participating in the following activities throughout the day: netball, basketball, trampolining and circuit training. Overall 92% of the GCSE students gained A*-C with 65% of these pupils gaining Grade A or above.

Headteacher's CommendationsTO 27TH MAY 2016ALFIE MICKLEY

CHRISTIAN UTTLEY

DANIEL MEADEN

FAISAL MUHAMMAD

GEORGE MICKLEY

HENRY BOAST

HUMZA HUSSAIN

JAMES COOK

LOUIS COLLINS

REECE MITCHELL

ROHAIL KHAN

VISHAL KASHYAP

ZESHAN KHAN DURRANI

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The annual Primary School Cricket Competition took place on the 12th May on the BDB playing fields. Teams representing Pyrford, Maybury, Westfield, Broadmere and St John’s schools from Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 competed against each other in two separate competitions.

The standard of cricket was of the highest quality with many wickets being taken, and sixes being hit. The eventual winner of the Year 3 and 4 competition was Pyrford Primary School, who beat St John’s in the final, whilst the Pyrford Year 5 and 6 team made it a clean sweep with victory over Maybury in the final.

This competition would not have been possible without the exceptional leadership of the BDB students who were a credit to themselves and the school itself. There were many compliments from the primary school teachers who were very appreciative of the respect, attitude and support given by the following leaders:

PRIMARY SCHOOL CRICKET COMPETITION

GEORGE MICKLEY

FAISAL MUHAMMAD

VISHAL KASHYAP

DAN MEADEN

JAMES COOK

HUMZA HUSSAIN

ZESHAN KHAN DURRANI

ALFIE MICKLEY

LOUIS COLLINS

REECE MITCHELL

HENRY BOAST

CHRISTIAN UTTLEY

ROHAIL KHAN

Sports

BowlsCongratulations to Rebecca Fey in Year 7 who has won the County tournament in the U15s category of Bowls. She competed in the England Bowls Youth Development Scheme and recently qualified for the national final!

She has been participating in Bowls for the last five years and beat the reigning champion in the county competition. Good to see her hard work paying off!

SHOT PUTCongratulations to Melissa Smithers (centre) for finishing 3rd in the County Athletics shot put Competition with a throw of 8.77m. This was a fantastic effort by Melissa who was competing at her first County event and will now go on to represent Surrey at the inter-county championship on Saturday 11th June.