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Dates for diary

Monday 4th JanuaryStaff INSET

Tuesday 5th January Start of term

Thursday 11th February Year 7 parents’evening

Monday 15th – Friday 19th February Half term

Thursday 24th March End of term

Monday 11th April Start of the Summer term for all students

Haggerston SchoolIssue 009_December 2015

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We are delighted in this edition of the Recorder to be able to inform you about some of the highlights of this term from the whole school perspective, and, as you will see, at the same time to be able to highlight some of the day to day experiences of your children and young people as they study and learn and prepare for adult life.

Having begun the term with celebrating our best ever GCSE and A level results, we have since

then received two national awards, and opened our new sporting facilities. In October, we were awarded Beacon School status for our Holocaust Education, and in November, we were awarded the NACE Challenge award, for the way in which the school particularly supports and challenges those students achieving the highest levels and grades throughout their schooling. It has been a good term for the school. You can read more about both of these awards, and the new sports facilities, in this edition.

As we approach the end of term, we send our best wishes to you all for a happy and peaceful school Christmas holiday and for the start of 2016. All students return to school on Tuesday, 5th January, 2016.

Best wishes

Dr Jane KeeleyHeadteacher

Dear Parents/Carers,

Haggerston secure NACE AwardHaggerston School is the 356th school nationally to achieve the prestigious NACE Challenge Award for More Able, Gifted and Talented Pupils. This Award is given for high quality work by the whole school, teachers and governors, in challenging all pupils, including those with high abilities, to achieve their best. NACE Chief Executive Rowena Gaston said: “Haggerston School has worked hard to win the NACE Challenge Award status. It has shown itself to be committed to developing a school where all pupils are challenged to be the best they can be. The more able and talented children are challenged and this helps the other learners to see what can be achieved.” Assessors, who spent a day in the school, were impressed by strong leadership and management of provision which keeps the needs of more able learners at the forefront of the school’s work and the good support and challenge provided by the Governors.

NACE Press release

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Haggerston Recorder December 2015

Where imaginations fly

MFL Students Visit Oxford UniversityIn the last week of July, a group of 37 year 10 and 11 students attended a Modern Languages Taster Day at Oxford University. As well as taking a tour of an Oxford college and eating lunch in the idyllic Fellows’ Garden, students also attended a workshop delivered by two lecturers from the Modern Language Faculty, in which they discussed reasons for studying languages at degree level. The last part of the event was divided into two university-style seminars. Spanish students translated a 14th century Spanish poem and discussed the issues in translating poetry with Dr. Laura Lonsdale, Fellow in Spanish at Queen’s College. French students took part in a similar translation seminar with Dr. Hiddleston, Fellow in French at Exeter College, where they looked at three different translations of the opening to Albert Camus’ L’Étranger, discussed the reasons for the differences between the versions and thought more deeply about the unique challenges of translating literary texts. Both of the lecturers could not speak highly enough of the students, in terms of their attitude, creative thinking, and linguistic knowledge. They were also exemplary in their conduct both at the university and in transit. They were an absolute credit to themselves and to the school.

Young Translators

Mr Johnson, MFL Teacher

Each Wednesday, a group of year 10, 12 and 13 students have been taking part in a Young Translators’ club, with the ultimate aim of preparing students to participate in the European Commission’s annual ‘Juvenes Translatores’ competition, which sees students from across the European Union competing for the grand prize of a trip to Brussels for an awards ceremony. Year 10 students have been working on a range of texts, from journalistic prose about the European Union to a compendium of children’s short stories in Spanish. It has been a pleasure to watch them think deeply not only about the target language, but also about the style, register and precision of their prose in English. A particular highlight has been Francis Lawson’s translation of a Spanish poem, in which he worked hard to capture a balance of the meaning and the rhyme scheme.

1965 Past, Present and FutureThis year’s school production marked Haggerston School’s 50th anniversary. The students used dance, drama, music, song and film to take the audience on a journey through time starting in 1965, stopping off in the present day and looking forward to the future.

Students and staff worked extremely hard to create a show celebrating who we were, who we are and who we are going to be. The performances showcased the creativity, confidence and artistic skill of our students.In praising of the production Anne Canning, Director of Education at Hackney Learning Trust said “I so enjoyed the production. Great performances and such clever direction, choreography and general style.”

Ms Powell, Head of Drama

Mr Johnson, MFL Teacher


Progression Pilot Programme We are extremely proud of the hard work and commitment of our Year 10 students who are participating in the Progression Pilot Programme. The students have given up their own time during evenings and at weekends in order to take part in a series of workshops and coaching groups. The students have acted in a mature manner in keeping with the high expectations of Haggerston School. Indeed, the facilitators, who have been commissioned by the Hackney Learning Trust, describe our students as “the best group we have worked with on this programme so far”. The Progression Pilot Programme aims to raise the aspirations and attainment of its participants and to support them reflecting and developing the tools to change less positive habits and attitudes, and improve their performance in all aspects of their lives (particularly their learning, progress and achievement). Haggerston School is one of four schools in Hackney participating in the Programme.Well done to the following students: Miles Buffong, Tariq Paul, Amari Roberts, Orlando Christie, Tye Foster, Che Clark, Marc Carson, Onyx McFarlane, Christian Mbeta, Kamar Harrison, Kane Ellis Moony, Marcel Elver Fontain, Kamal Fisher Scott, Iman Marson, Stephen Johnson, Oluwatobi, Fabian Baptiste, Liam Wallis, and Raphael Wanliss.

Mr Oladimeji, Lead of Sporting Excellence

Beacon school status in Holocaust Education

We are pleased to announce that Haggerston School has been awarded the title of Beacon school in Holocaust Education. This is an award given out every year to twenty schools nationwide as a recoginition of the hard work done in RE and History in providing an outstanding holocaust education.

As part of the award Haggerston will work closely with the Institute of Education and Centre for Holocaust Education to develop new resources and materials that can be shared with other schools across the country as well as continuing to update and upgrade the Holocaust education that students will benefit from here at Haggerston.

Mr Harvey, Head of Religious Education



Haggerston Christmas CardGCSE Art seniors Anna Tran, North Garms and Ekin Toprak have been working on developing designs for the Haggerston Christmas card. The students have linked their designs to their current GCSE Art theme of ‘World Cultures’. The students were provided with an open brief of ‘Japanese Winter’ and were asked to interpret this theme into card designs using a range of media and techniques such as Photoshop, tonal drawing and watercolour painting. All three designs will now be professionally printed and made into greeting cards.

Ms Ramos-Virley, Head of Art

GCSE & A Level Art Exhibition 2015In July, the 6th annual GCSE & A level Art end of year exhibition took place to celebrate the achievements of students in art over the past two years.The exhibition featured a selection of work by all candidates which included examples of preparatory studies, sketchbooks and final exam pieces. A diverse range of themes were covered in the exhibition which included; ‘World Cultures & Matisse’, ‘I, Me, Mine’, ‘Apart & /Or Together’, ‘Possessions’, ‘Relationships’, ‘Everyday Objects’, ‘Interiors’, ‘Anger’, ‘Particular Places’, ‘Alcohol’s role in art’ & ‘Anarchy’.



Speak Well, Write Well Animation Club

Members of the Art department animation club have been working on creating a short stop-motion animation film to further promote the whole school initiative of ‘Speak Well, Write Well.’ Students worked with a range of techniques including animation clay and stop-motion computer animation techniques to create a film which was shown in assemblies.

Mr Stevenson, Art Teacher

Year 9 Tate Modern Art Trip

A group of year 9 students visited the current ‘The World Goes Pop’ exhibition at the Tate Modern Gallery to gather research for a year 9 Pop Art exhibition to be held at the end of term. Students were introduced to Pop Art produced around the world during the 1960s and 1970s, showing how different cultures and countries responded to the movement. Students made notes, sketches and gathered ideas to develop in their classwork and ideas for an exhibition of work based around the theme of ‘Pop Art reimagined.’


Step into DanceThe following students were selected to take part in a dance workshop run by Step Into Dance with Central Foundation Girls School and Mulberry School for Girls.The students who attended from Mulberry School all had quite severe learning difficulties. The workshop was designed to be fully inclusive and enable the more able to support and take on a ‘teacher role’ for the less able. Our students behaved impeccably and did us proud. They embraced the opportunity and were able to engage with all the students from other schools. They successfully managed to create some interesting movement making sure everyone was able to take part. It was a pleasure to watch.

Ms Tate, Drama Teacher

British School of Osteopathy Visit

In October a group of year 12 students visited the British School of Osteopathy in Borough, the largest and the oldest osteopathic school in the UK. The students developed their knowledge of osteopathy by observing an osteopathic demonstration by experts and discovered more about the human body by taking part in an anatomy challenge.

Ms Page, Careers Advisor and Employability Coordinator

Well done to the following students who took part in the Step Into Dance:Nina Nowinska, Tanya Taylor, Veniqua Brown, Tamara Greatrex, Marni Osment, Keira Leigh Harper, Camilla Ben Mhamed, Edonisa Zabeli, Elli Cheah-Koutrouba, Chizimuzo Nnodi, Faye Winter-HartShakira Nakitto, Bella Khan, Molly Lawler, Eliza Holmes, Khaya Clarke, Saraya Osinnowo, Melvina Boatemaa, Danita Ansaah and Davina Jeremia.



Year 8 Master Chef

This term year 8 food and nutrition group took part in their own Master Chef contest. They competed in groups, having to design at least two complementary dishes.

The criteria they were judged against was:1. A healthy balance2. Presentation3. Taste

The contest was tight and the atmosphere competitive. All students worked with focus and determination producing successful meals.Our two guest judges Mrs Turbet and Mr Robinson and our resident expert Ms Clarke agreed that all the dishes had been put together very well. However, one, they felt, came out as the winner because it received top marks for all the judging criteria and that was the leek and potato soup with homemade wholemeal bread followed by a frozen fruit smoothie. This winning meal was made by Irene Gomez Molano and Nicole Nguyen.The Design and Technology Department want to pass on their congratulations to everyone who took part.

Ms Haynes, Director of Learning - Technology

Year 7 Shakespeare Workshops

Last half term actors from Shakespeare’s Globe descended on Haggerston to help year 7 in their exploration of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream.’ Over the course of two days, each form participated in a workshop looking at the plot and power of different characters in the play. Students performed as different character archetypes, explored scenes in a range of styles and discussed their perceptions of gender representation. The workshops played a big part in building year 7’s confidence in tackling Shakespeare but also gave them lots of fantastic ideas for their first English assessment!

Ms Jones, English Teacher & KS3 Coordinator


Road Safety PresentationIn November, Year 7 watched a theatre performance by a group called ‘The Riot Act’ on the dangers of crossing busy roads, because nationally there are a higher number of road accidents involving this year group. The performance involved three characters, two brothers and a friend who all attend the same school. The dangerous scenes shown were things like playing football by a busy road; trying to open an emergency door on a moving bus and throwing a duffle bag into a road. Running into the road to fetch a bag caused the younger brother in this play to be knocked over by a car and left paralysed for life and unable to speak.

A further feature of this play was the portrayal of the ‘friend’ - a lively, chatty person who always tries to get other people in trouble. It was described as a ‘toxic friendship’.

A toxic friend will have these characteristics:

Does not listen to youStresses you out and makes you feel sadUnsupportive of your decisionsEmotionally draining on youUse you when they want something or are lonely but will ignore you when it suits them

Beware if you have any toxic friends!Students commented that the workshop was insightful and made them think more about crossing the road unsafely.

Ms Samuel, Assistant Head of Lower School

WSP Engineering VisitYear 11 students were invited to attend the WSP Global Engineering company office on Chancery Lane to learn more about civil engineering. The group of students enjoyed hearing about the construction of The Shard and having the opportunity to speak to engineers about their jobs and career paths.

Ms Page, Careers Advisor and Employability Coordinator

UCL Target Medicine

We were fortunate to have two of our students to be selected for the programme. Here is a summary of their experiences:

The Target Medicine summer school was very interesting and gave me a true insight in what being a medical student is like, having a Year 3 Medical student and a very recently graduated doctor give their advice was very useful. The week was spent mainly at Royal Free’s UCL Medical School campus where we were split into teams and took part in many activities, one of which included how to examine a patient and also what roles different people had in a medical team. We have both gained a few contacts with people of our age wanting to go onto the same career path as us and also a doctor who has gone through the same journey as us (attending the first ever Target Medicine Summer School). Overall, it was a very different experience, and is something that we will definitely be putting in our personal statements in our UCAS applications.

Ali Bahcaci, 12 Orange & Simge Aslan, 12 Purple



The Haggerston Pledge Experience More

“I enjoy the Pledge because we learn new and interesting things from each other!Ms Dolunay is always encouraging us to work harder and help each other on different tasks. I would say that the Pledge is helpful to students at Haggerston because it allows us to learn new things in fun and exciting ways together!”

Paige Barr, 8 Red

Me Category ‘Find out about your family history and create a family tree.’I picked The Family Tree for my curiosity task because I know my mum knows a lot about our ancestors and I thought it would be fun to talk to her about it and do my own tree. The thing I really enjoyed about the task was finding out where I came from and what my family were doing, going back over 100 years and putting it on a tree because I like drawing.

The most interesting thing I found out while doing the family tree was (although we didn’t go back all the way to him) that my great, great, great, great, great grandfather Abraham Sydenham who was born in 1759, went to prison for smuggling in Devon!

The thing I’ve enjoyed most about the Pledge was the chance to try new things and having a reason to do things I wouldn’t have done otherwise.

Joe Henson, 8 Red

Character traits:ambitioncuriosityresiliencecommunity spirit

“For my first curiosity task in the Pledge, I chose to eat a meal from a country that I would like to visit in the future. The place that I chose was Punjab, India. I would like to visit India so that I can see different monuments; since the pictures that I have seen are amazing. I would also like to see how people live in India, and see the food that they make there.”

Madeline Lallaway, 8 Red


Pledge Mentor

I am mentoring Shakir El Hammoudi. It was interesting to discuss how he had developed his curiosity through the Pledge tasks. Shakir had visited Hyde Park with his father, a place he had never been to in London. He had also tried eating with chopsticks. We are now working on how he can present these experiences effectively in his Pledge booklet.


“I chose the enrichment task because I do not normally go to enrichment clubs so I wanted to try something new. The part that I am enjoying

most about enrichment is learning new skills. For example since joining I have learnt back hand and

forehand serving.

What I enjoy most about the Pledge is that it gives me a chance to try and experience new things.“

Harry Johnson, 8 Yellow

Year 7 and 8 Half term Pledgers

Tamara GreatrexSuleyman IsmailKaylan LevyHalit-Khan DurmazZaki AbokorDorcas AdelajaGracie DayGabriel De GamaEthan FoleyCeri JonesConaire KerriganRovena KorsakaiteZakiah MeahTaliah ScarboroughAnthony-Mefare Thompson

Paige Barr Reseek Carr Joe HensonMadeline Lallaway Grace Mambombe Leslie Nguah Nishal Patel Gleb Totskii Faye Winter-Hart Adriana Zabeli Mohammed Ali Khaya Clarke Janine Christina Doody Alfie Greenwood Camila Ronda Chaux Iiayda Yumrukuz Teon Collins-Durrant

The half term Pledgers completed their tasks to an exceptionally high

quality.



Drama Students Participate in Professional Theatre Workshop

Frantic Assembly, a professional theatre company, delivered a workshop to year 9 and 10 students this term. They had the opportunity to learn new physical theatre techniques which they can use to explore and communicate their interpretations of different texts, themes and issues during drama lessons. Francis Lawson said, “It taught me a different way to approach drama: starting with movement then applying meaning.”


The A level Chemists this term have been broadening their horizons by attending lectures at the RSC and RIGB

Here are some thoughts from one of the students who attended the lecture:

RSC Lecture on Fossil and renewable sources of liquid fuels: Prices, resources, inter-conversion and competition. The lecture gave a unique perspective on volatile prices with steady increase in production.We learnt how scientists are using better ways of getting oil out of oil fields, using syngas to make diesel and petrol, converting coal to diesel by a coal liquification process and VCC process.

We also found out about how natural oils like soya, palm oil, sugar cane and corn are used as biofuels. However, there is the challenge of sustainability and destroying rainforest to grow these crops.

Lastly, we learnt how biomass can be converted via pyrolysis and is then converted to diesel fuel.

There were also a lot of new concepts that could easily be explored and researched further, and it showed me that, just in the fuel and energy industry, there is a vast range of jobs and opportunities. For anyone in the audience at the lecture not knowing what they may want to do in the future they can definitely look further into fossil and renewable sources of fuel.

Ali Bahcaci, 12 Purple


Scientist Circus

On the evening of Friday, November 20th, students from science A-level classes, as well as those in KS4 triple science classes, were invited to attend talks given by six speakers, all with science degrees.The six speakers work in very different fields, ranging from a comedian to advertising to presenting on the BBC program ‘Trust me, I’m a doctor’.They spoke about how they came to be in each of their careers, the struggles they faced in school and how they overcame them to become the successful people they are today. They encouraged our students to follow their dreams, no matter what they are, but that hard work, determination and commitment were the keys to achieving them.Over refreshments our students asked questions and delved deeper into the knowledge of our guests, taking away a sense of belief and a new confidence that they can also succeed in their chosen paths.A massive thank you to all students who participated, especially those brave enough to ask questions in the hall.

Ms McGarry, Science Teacher & KS4 Science Coordinator

Ecological fieldtrip to Greenwich Park Another successful two days was spent in Greenwich Park at the beginning of November to enable the Year 13 Biologists to develop their data collection skills in preparation for their ecology coursework projects.

Over a crisp but bright two days, students covered ideas about biodiversity and adaptations of both plants and animals. Students planned and carried out fieldwork at two sample sites: freshwater and woodland. In the pond, students investigated the biodiversity, collecting data in different micro-habitats to calculate species richness and diversity, and investigated species in terms of adaptations and niche. In the woodland, different sampling strategies were used to investigate plant abundance and distribution.

Back at the research centre, students used statistical calculations to show any significance in their results and began to understand the complexities concerning the growth and management of such a diverse area. A big thank you to all students who participated so well throughout the trip.

Ms McGarry, Science Teacher & KS4 Science Coordinator

CAN YOU PLEDGE AN HOUR OF YOUR TIME? One of the ways that you can get involved in the Haggerston Pledge is through the Haggerston School Association’s “Share Bank”. The HSA are looking to build a bank of parents, carers and friends who are willing to come into school to support the students in a variety of ways – for example giving a talk about their career, supporting students with interview practice, talking about experiences in another culture or a historical event. The HSA will then work with the school to provide opportunities for students – for example in the July 2015 newsletter we reported on Career Breakfasts where volunteers spoke to small groups of interested students about their chosen careers. To sign up or for more information please email: [email protected].

Mrs Turbet, Deputy Headteacher



A BOOST FOR SPORT AT HAGGERSTON SCHOOLSince the start of term, excited students at Haggerston School have been patiently watching the construction of their new floodlit 3G football pitch and new basketball training area. On 17 November, the wait was over. Haggerston School Governor, Wendy Mason, officially opened the facilities making way for students to enjoy their first PE lesson on the pitch. Headteacher Dr Jane Keeley said, “Having sports facilities of this quality on site will help develop our outstanding PE provision further and extend the sporting activities we offer at breaks and after school.”Haggerston boys and girls already have a commanding presence in local sporting leagues, particularly basketball, football and volleyball. The project, which cost £500,000 also includes a 400m jogging trail within the school boundary and a secure and enlarged bike store for students who cycle to and from school. Considerable care was taken in the planning to ensure the development was sympathetic to Haggerston School’s listed buildings and its position in the Hackney Road Conservation Area. The facilities will be available for community lettings in the evening and weekend with income generated recycled to cover the costs of maintenance and support future projects to enhance the school’s facilities.

Mr Walden, Business Manager

Haggerston Basketball Academy

This term has seen the launch of the Haggerston Basketball Academy and students have responded with tremendous commitment and drive. The Haggerston Basketball Academy is all about raising standards, and promoting excellence in the sport. The Academy provides over 15 hours of basketball each week, and these include; breakfast clubs, lunch time clubs and after school clubs. We also offer half term camps. The purpose is to raise the standard of basketball in our young people as student athletes.

There has also been a great increase in engagement among the students, from having one girls’ team to there being now four girls’ teams across year 7-11. Haggerston Basketball Academy has also evolved to having a Sixth Form team, which has provided us with a greater level of competition, a very exciting development for the school. We now have links to national league teams such as Haringey Hawks, Newham Young Bloods and Hackney White Heat. Also some of our young people have now made it to the National League level of playing. This has helped the Haggerston Basketball Academy plan future developments and in raising the levels of competition across year groups.

We have for five years entered the Hackney borough competitions and we hold the borough championship for the last three years for year 9/10 and 11 boys, and last year the Under 16 boys finished third overall in the London Youth Games which is one of our greatest successes. This, however, is the first year we have entered the London Basketball Associations (LBA) league for Sixth Formers, winning our first game against King Solomon Academy 27-96 Haggerston. We have also entered the Junior NBA league for the year 7 boys and girls, which is an initiative with Basketball England and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Overall we are looking forward to a very successful and exciting year of basketball.

Mr Oladimeji, Lead of Sporting Excellence Sports & Mr Danchie, PE Teacher

Sporting News

ContactWeymouth Terrace, London E2 8LS P 020 7739 7324 F 020 7739 8603 E www.haggerston.hackney.sch.uk

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