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“...An outstanding school...” - OFSTED 2006STOCKWELL PARK HIGH SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT MAGAZINE

Building reality on timeConstruction on the new building is proceeding at a cracking pace.The framework of the first quarter of the building is now completewith all three floors constructed. The handsome façade of theschool, looking out on to Clapham Road is both attractive and dis-tinctive.Learning in the new building will be exciting as the new facilities willallow the curriculum to be very much tailored to each individual pupil.All furniture and equipment inside and out will be brand new, state-of-the-art and of very good quality. The new school is designed to besecure, stimulating, energy-efficient and aesthetically attractive.“Despite the challenges, I must congratulate all those involved, fromthe contractors to the staff and pupils. Our pupils especially have been magnificent and continue to be wellbehaved. We are determined to continue to provide good qualityeducation on a day-to-day basis for pupils. “Things will be more difficult in the next phase but we trust in Godand believe that all is possible.” Akin Alabi, Chair of Governors

We have expanded the activities in cricket as part of the expansion ofthe Sports Academy. There are now co-captains and players are try-ing to raise funds for equipment and a new kit. Three members of theclub have been taking part in the training programme at the Oval. “We are developing a good relationship with the London SchoolsCricket Association (LSCA) and will be playing matches during thewinter with other schools. We hope that there will be other opportuni-ties to work with other clubs. Everyone involved in the cricket club ispassionate, disciplined, hard working and they try really hard toimprove their skills.” - Mr Te Huna

Basketball has become one of our most popular sports because ofthe extraordinary co-ordination of Mr Butor and support fromGreenhouse.

RISING STARJules Dang-Akodo who had not played basketball before arriving atStockwell Park High School in Year 7 was selected to train in Trebojein Bosnia with fourteen other players by Dejan Boderoga who is aworld champion. Jules obtained a scholarship and attended a trialwith FMP Zelezik which is a professional club.“Jules is an outstanding basketball player. Despite his youth, he isvery professional, has an excellent work ethic and is always positiveand enthusiastic. Jules is a pleasure to have on the basketball teamand I feel that it is possible for him to achieve great things.”Mr Butor, Basketball Coach

Basketball Success

There has been an increase in the number of pupils learning to swim.Most pupils are able to swim, with some swimmers able to swim asfar as 400 metres without stopping. Some pupils have completed theChallenge One Award. Some boys in Year 8 have worked very hardand have completed the First Stage of the Bronze Rookie Life-SavingAward.

Whippersnappers

For the first time, Stockwell Park High School took part in theWhippersnappers Swimming Gala 2008. Overall, our pupils finished in4th position. The pupils who took part in the competition were: Sophia Thomas,Chenai Chambers-Thomas, Shallise Chaney, Sammyjoe Handley,Jamila Hemans, Agnus Conte, Rashanna Facey, Reuben Bell,Nelly Teti, Oshine Smith, Claudio Cabral, Aaron Davies, MaiconCascades, Zamir Ibqal, Rute Cruz, Hafizah Howell, RoshaneThomas and Deborah Toure.

Our strong links with HSBC, who sponsored our Business andEnterprise applications continue. Working with other schools,Stockwell Park High School organised an HSBC Mini-Olympics. Ourcommittee included: Rafi Ali, Helena Santos, Rachel Gidden andOmari Okwulu.Stockwell Park High School hosted the closing ceremony. This includ-ed the organisation of the invitations, the hiring of a guest speakerfrom the sporting industry, a live band and medals for competitors.The Committee members worked extremely hard planning and organ-ising this event. It was a tremendous success, especially our live steelpans. “We thoroughly enjoyed the event and intend to organise a businesswith the pupils to enable them to play live at more events. In fact, wehave a list of potential clients who would like to use our live band inthe future.” Mr Mends, Head of Music

Winning Olympians at HSBC

Stockwell Park High School helps to launch National ‘Fair Play Scheme’

Last term the government launched its Fair Playinitiative which is part of its Children’s Plan. Four government ministers from departmentsrepresenting education, children’s services andsport were present at the launch and pupilsfrom Stockwell Park High School were askedalong to talk to the ministers and to be inter-viewed by the newspapers and TV. The launch took place in the Slade AdventurePlayground and the ministers took no persuad-ing from the press and TV to join the children inplaying on the swings and climbing frames. Ed Balls (Minister of State for Education) andAndy Burnham in particular, spent a long timetalking to groups of our pupils and remarked onhow articulate the pupils were and how wellthought out their ideas are on the need formore safe play spaces in the local area.

Ministers L - R: Ed Balls (Department for Children Schools and Families), Andy Burnham(Department for Culture, Media and Sport), Kevin Brennan (Department for Children,Schools and Families) and Gerry Sutcliffe (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Classy Cricket Club

“...STOCKWELL PARK HIGH SCHOOL IS OUTSTANDING ...”

OFSTED 2006 and themed inspection 2008

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THE STOCKWELL PARK HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE

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STOCKWELL PARK HIGH SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT MAGAZINESTOCKWELL PARK HIGH SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT MAGAZINE

Pupils win and lose points throughout the year when they are rewarded or sanctioned for their Classwork, Homework, Attendance, Behaviour,Organisation and Punctuality (CHABOP). CHABOP is part of our Business and Enterprise Skills for Life. At the End of Term Awards Assemblyin December 2008, Key Stage 3 pupils with the highest number of CHABOP points received certificates and prizes. The top boy and top girl ineach year group each received a £50 prize voucher.

CHABOP Winners

Our pupils took part in aBusiness Challenge organisedby Business in Action.Individual schools were set areal business challenge by abusiness executive.The London CoachingCompany set the challenge forthe pupils in order to raise

awareness of coaching as a career. Pupils were placed in groups andhad one week to create their own public relations (PR) company toadvertise The London Coaching Company. Once the PR company was formed, the pupils had to run their compa-ny. They had to reflect an actual advertising agency. Pupils becameTeam Leaders, Directors, Animators, Marketing Executives and so on.At the end of the challenge, the pupils presented their idea to theChief Executive of The London Coach Company. The results wereextremely successful. The pupils’ evaluation of the day was very posi-tive. They felt that they had developed and gained a wide range ofskills, including planning a project, team work and problem solving.Pupils then presented the Business Challenge Week at the Key Stage3 assembly. They shared their business and enterprise experiences.All pupils involved received a Certificate of Participation. These pupilsalso attended a Business Challenge Celebration at the BambooGrove restaurant in Croydon.The pupils involved wereAnton Davies, Sonia Awuor, SarafinaToure, Iesha Lamothe, Janel Peddie, Johnbie Muawuku-Mpinda,Talan Karim, Jamal Mohammed, Paulo Gouveia, Elhan Abdi-Ali,Lillian Nwaezenna, Malakai Campbell, Jamie Gale, Soumia Dehbi,Rhiannon Leaver, Natasha Henry, Sabrina Stewart-Bradshaw,Gani Omar & Sherrece Burger.

Successful Business Winners Each month a pupil from the school receives the Jack PetcheyAchievement Award. Pupils are nominated by fellow pupils and stafffrom the school. Every pupil is eligible to be nominated and the winner receives a cer-tificate, a badge, an invitation to the Award Winners’ Celebration inthe summer and a cheque for £200. The winner does not get the money all to themselves. The winnerdecides how the money should be spent to support a group theybelong to or want to help.

In September 2008, the winner was AdamAdamin Year 8 who was nominated by sever-al pupils and teachers. He was judged to bethe most worthy winner because of the way heled and developed the school’s ‘ExtraCurricular Cricket’. Not surprisingly, Adamchose to spend his £200 on equipment for thecricket team.

The winner in October 2008 was Chloe RiceinYear 9 for her outstanding contribution to theschool’s Army Cadet Unit. Chloe chose to spendher £200 providing the Cadets with additionalclothing for camps and exercises.In November 2008, the winner was JohnbieMuawuke-Mpindain Year 8. Johnbie was nomi-nated by a large number of pupils who felt thatshe was the outstanding pupil in her year group. Johnbie was a mem-ber of several sports teams, clubs and societies and after much dis-cussion Johnbie decided to spend her prize on uniforms for her bas-ketball team.The winner in December 2008 was Elhan Abdi-Ali, also in Year 8.Elhan’s nominations came mainly from teachers and were for herservices to the school. The Headteacher also nominated Elhan as arole model and future surgeon. Elhan is part of a group who are help-ing to start a school newspaper and her prize will support this project.

Jack Petchey Winners

ICT has played a major role inMusic this year because of there-building of the school. Using the Apple-Mac comput-ers, Key Stage 3 pupils havecontinued to develop the coreskills in music, performing,composing, listening, andappraising. Pupils’ experience of music hasdeveloped through an on-goingseries of whole-school assem-blies focused on topics rangingfrom the definition of key con-cepts or trends in music to therelevance of music to the livesof people in society.

Music MagicPhase 1 of our library of music reflectingthe cultures of the Stockwell Park HighSchool community is now up and run-ning. Pupils can now readily access themusic of 64 countries around the globefor all sorts of teaching and learning pur-poses in their classrooms. The nextphase of the project will be to addimages to the collection.Pupils made major strides in the practi-cal exam recently. In the practical examSofia Quachpassed Jazz Piano Grade3, Elaine Vuongpassed Flute Grade 1,Grace McMillanpassed Flute Grade 1,Rebeka Fajemsinpassed ClarinetGrade 1, Natasha Oviripassed ClarinetGrade 1 and Afsana UddinpassedTrumpet Grade 1 with Distinction.

Cultural Collection

Drama Academy at The Young Vic The Drama Academy performedtheir own play ‘Reach for theStars’, at the Young Vic Schools’Theatre Festival on 9th July2008. The play was based on ideasresearched by pupils about thehistory of Stockwell Park HighSchool and featured the themesof family, migration, school andfriendship. Pupils gained valuable experi-ence working with all the facili-ties of a professional theatre ona specially designed set.Alex Brierley, Schools ProjectManager at the Young Vic, paidtribute to the pupils’ approach:‘They were very responsive anda pleasure to work with. Theirbehaviour was perfect and theywere very professional bothbackstage and on stage. Theirpiece looked great.’Pupils were supported both inthe rehearsals and at the per-

formance by parents and stafffrom the school. Members of the Academy are: Reuben Bell, SavionBlackwood, Rachel Gidden,Kwame Mukaka, OmariOkwulu, Jenel Peddie, HelenaSantos and Kevin Texeira.

PHONE BRAIN‘Fancy yourself as a bit of a business brain?’ In February 2009, Stockwell Park High School will take on yet another enterprising challenge: The Phone Brain Challenge. Come up with your own brilliant idea for a new

phone-paid service and WIN the chance to pitch it to Peter Jones from Dragons’ Den.

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Year 7 top pupils:Lauren Rafferty (1062 pts)Christopher Pereira De Souza (1568 pts)

Year 8 top pupils: Ronny Jacome-Villalva (1760 pts)Alexandra Levy-Bennett (1086 pts)

Year 9 top pupils:Glen Tesoro (1066 pts)Andreia Rodrigues (996 pts)

There are 2 separate categories for 13 – 14 year olds & 15 – 16 year olds - pupils can enter as individuals, a team or even as a whole class. There are no limits to the number of entries from Stockwell Park High School.

See Ms Lake or Ms Corbett for more information.

“This is a wonderful example of Business and Enterprise in action and also an example of successful links with

the community and established business.” Ms Williams, Assistant Headteacher

Gifted Mathematicians To meet the needs of Gifted and Talentedpupils, the Mathematics Department is runningdifferent programmes, such as an after schoolclub to organise trips and to prepare pupils forthe UK Maths Challenge.More of our pupils achieved Level 7 in theirSATs examination last year.One of our pupils was given the opportunity toattend a Maths Day which was organised byUK Maths Challenge. This gave the pupil an opportunity to meetpupils from other countries.



With the re-building of the school, it seemed appropriate that History Month recognise the his-tory of the school and our surroundings. History Month began with an assembly outlining thehistory of the school by Mr Hopkins (Director of Humanities).The first record of Stockwell appeared in 1299 when William de Stockwellwas given a gift of90 acres of land, the area now known as Stockwell. Stockwell took its name from a well thatbecame a regular drinking place for cattle on their way to and from market.During the 14th Century, the triangular patch of grass outside the present tube station washome to a mass grave for people who were killed in the great plague. At this time and up to1745, Stockwell was all countryside, consisting mainly of fields and orchards.

By the time Stockwell was surveyed again in1871, little of the countryside remained.Clapham Road was built and on the site of theStockwell Gardens Estate was the Britain andForeign School Societies’ College for the train-ing of school mistresses. It is interesting tothink that there has long since been a history ofeducation in the vicinity, particularly when youconsider that over 200 years later the presentStockwell Park High School has been designat-ed a Training School for teachers.

Orphanage In 1866 a donation of £20,000 was made to the Reverand C.H. Spurgeonto build aFoundation for Homeless Boys. By 1879 Stockwell Orphanage was built on the school siteand was home to over 500 boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 10 who did not haveparents to care for them.In 1939 with the outbreak of the war, the orphanage was relocated to Surrey and for a whilethe orphanage buildings became the London Council’s Educational Equipment Store.

Recent History In May 1960 a brand new school was opened by the famous Lord Denningfor 1,650 pupils.It boasted excellent accommodation, with the state of the art facilities including a swimmingpool on the site of the Spurgeon Orphanage Pool.

In 1971 a new Maths teacher arrived in the finalyear of his post-graduate studies... Brian May(pictured, far left) taught at the schoolfor a year before giving up to pursue a career inmusic - he went on the be the lead guitarist inperhaps the most famous rock band of all time,Queen, who sold over 190 million albums.In 1975, the school merged with two other localschools. There was also a school trip toLambeth’s twin town of Moskorestsky, Russia.

During the 1980s, the school was not particularly popular and the school roll dropped to just450 pupils. However, over the last eight years there have been major improvements, includ-ing the ‘Outstanding’ OFSTED Inspection in 2006 and we are now in the middle of re-buildingthe school.

Stockwell Park High School: Past, Present and Future

Stockwell Park High School has a successful Anti-Bullying Committee(ABC) which is led by pupils and supported by a member of staff.TheCommittee members meet once a week to discuss the progress ofthe Anti-Bullying Policy. The Committee also looks at support for victims. All members of theCommittee have successfully received Restorative Justice (RJ) train-ing to help them work properly with both bullies and victims. The Committee has produced posters, led assemblies and is currentlyworking on our website for our intranet. Ms Williams, Assistant Headteacher commented on the importanceof the Committee: “They do a valuable job in the school. It is important that victims ofbullying realise that they are not alone and that help is available. It iswonderful to see pupils take on leadership roles through RestorativeJustice.”

Anti - Bullying

MILESTONEIn late October 2008, CadetNathaniel Okunsanyasuc-cessfully passed his JuniorNCO Cadre on the regimentalcamp weekend. He was promoted to LanceCorporal and he became theunit’s first JNCO. Lance Corporal Okunsanyaworked extremely hard toachieve his rank. He has developed both interms of self confidence andleadership. He has also beeninstrumental in managing thepool of senior cadets who arenow taking an increasinglyactive role in the training ofthe new recruits.

Winning Cadets: 77 Detachment The Rifles

The recruiting assembly inOctober 2008 was a huge suc-cess. It was conducted entire-ly by the cadets. There was amarching display with somepresentations and a film of thecadets at work. The wave ofnew recruits are keen tobecome army cadets.The high standards and excel-lent discipline set by all theexisting cadets has ensured

My name is VaniaNunes. I was born inLisbon, Portugaland my familymoved to Englandwhen I was in Yr 6.

At that time I did not speak English. Thiswas a very strange experience for mebecause I could not understand anyone. Itmade me feel a bit lonely and left out.My first school was Glenbrook PrimarySchool and I thought that I would neverspeak English. I was very lucky that therewas a girl in my class who could translate forme. The school helped me a lot by giving meextra English lessons. The first thing I learntwas how to make simple conversation andhow to write basic English.In Year 7, I started at Stockwell Park HighSchool. At first I felt very scared moving froma small primary school to a big secondaryschool. Everything was so different. Forexample, the school was bigger and we hadto wear the correct school uniform. I felthappy at Stockwell Park High Schoolbecause there were more Portuguese pupilsin school which made me feel more comfort-able. If I did not understand something, Icould always ask a friend.The first class I went into was the SupportedCurriculum. This is a smaller class with justgirls. From the point of view of a Portuguesespeaker, it helped me a great deal becausewe are able to spend more time in classlearning how to read, write and speak inEnglish. Most of the time we have oneteacher. We do the same work as otherpupils but we are given more help and timeto do the work.I am now in Year 10 and as you can see andhear my English is getting better and better.There are opportunities for me to speakPortuguese in school, but these are at breaktimes when I speak to my cousins.I will never forget how to speak Portuguesebecause I always speak it at home. In future,I would like to study GCSE Portuguese. Isaid at the very beginning that I was lucky tohave a girl in my class who could translatefor me and that I thought I would neverspeak English. I am amazed at how well Ican speak English and I am now able totranslate for other Portuguese pupils who donot speak English.I am really proud that I can speakPortuguese and English. During a recentschool visit to Tavira in the Algarve, I was ina position to translate for people and teach-ers who did not understand Portuguese orEnglish. This made me feel really proud andimportant, even special.

PUPIL FOCUS VALIANT VANIA

COMPETITION The History Month competition challenged pupils to create their own primary sourcesof evidence to be preserved via a time-capsule to remind future generations of thepupils at Stockwell Park High School in 2008. Entries have arrived thick and fast and at present the judges are deliberating overthe entries. Staff have also been encouraged to pen some of their thoughts, memo-ries and reflections. We hope to persuade Brian May to include an entry for the timecapsule.

War, Indentity and Life

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‘In My Shoes’ is an innovative cross-curricular after-school projectdeveloped in partnership between the Imperial War Museum (IWM)London and Stockwell Park High School. The aim of the project is to increase young peoples’ understandingand appreciation of history, identity and civic participation. It coversEnglish, Art, Geography, History and Religious Education.Ten pupils Uche, Maroua, Rianna, Chanai, Nelia, Alfie, Angel,Chenne, Rianne and Sacheatook part in the project. Each week the group met to look through the Museum’s fantastic col-lections (clothing, ammunitions, photographs, letters, posters and soon), local archives and personal testimonies focusing on the impact ofconflict in Britain, Germany and Colonial countries during post-warperiods. Part of this process involved researching the First World War in detail.There was also the opportunity to investigate the effect of conflict onthe community of Lambeth. The group spent time visiting the Imperial War Museum and wereable to explore areas of interest. One of the principle features of theFirst World War exhibition is a walk-through re-creation of a front linetrench on the Somme in the autumn of 1916. The Trench Experienceis brought to life with special lighting, sound and smell effects.The group have had a unique experience as part of this project. Eachweek they used the key skills applicable to English, History and Art tocreate displays or ‘end pieces’ which will eventually have a presenceon the Imperial War Museum’s website.

Recruitment

that the 30 new recruits are pro-gressing well in their training.Another notable milestone wasCadet Chloe Ricewinning the JackPetchey Award. Cadet Rice wasrecognised for her outstanding com-mitment to the unit, resulting in herselection to lay a wreath at theRemembrance Sunday service at theCadet Training Centre in Blackheath. Cadet Rice used the Jack PetcheyAward money to purchase regimen-tal t-shirts and sweatshirts whichwere worn with great pride by thesenior cadets in the RegimentalSkills Competition. Whilst 77 did not win the competi-tion, they were beaten by somemuch older cadets from more experi-enced units, there is no doubt thatthey are stronger as a result of theexperience.



Stockwell Park High School started Enterprise Week with a Year 10 competition aspart of the ‘Make Your Mark’ Challenge.Twenty-Two pupils from the school took part in a series of challenges which includedselling ice to Eskimos. Our budding entrepreneurs rose to the challenge and cameup with some innovative ideas. These ideas included:Scooby-Doo Ice Toys (these were cola flavoured and other pupils could eat themafter they had finished playing); polar repellent ice; a motorised heat able cup(designed to heat up frozen tea/coffee ice or any ice of choice to make a lovely hotdrink).The pupils had to compete against 500 secondary and Sixth Form Colleges in theUK. They had to ‘Create an entrepreneurial idea inspired by the Olympic andParalympics values’.

There are seven Olympic and Paralympic values. Their idea could be a product to sell, a service to provide or perhaps a space or a placewhich makes money. The pupils split into four teams to brainstorm, plan and design their ideas. The four teams produced the following plan:1.Trainers with laces to represent the different colours/flags of the countries taking part in the Olympic Games.2.A playground where both disabled and able-bodied people can play and do sport safely together.3.A Theme Park with rides designed to help people overcome their fears.4.Black Rose, a symbol to show that people do not agree with gangs, guns and knife crime.

Winning RoseThe winner for Stockwell Park High School, voted by judges from the Institute of Sales and Marketing was ‘Black Rose’. Black Rose went onto win the area finals and we were runners-up in the South East finals. Many organisations have suggested that Black Rose is one of the mostinnovative ideas to come out of the ‘Make Your Mark’ Challenges. Organisations such as Goldengate Computers have agreed to help sponsorand launch Black Rose.

Business and Enterprise SuccessWe are one of the first schools in the country to teach the new Engineering Diploma. Thenew Diplomas are accepted by universities, including Oxford and Cambridge. We havealso developed good links with the London Engineering Project which is a Governmentbacked project to raise the awareness of Engineering. Trips and residential days areplanned with the London Engineering Project. Our pupils on the Engineering Diploma willtake part in engineering e-mentoring.An Electronics Day and Car / Boat Building projects are also planned. For the first time ourschool will take part in the London Science Festival at the University of the Southbank.Pupils studying the new Engineering Diploma are Eyob Bekele, Paul Rolfe, SolomonBrisefert, Roshane Thomas, Jamila Hemans, Daniel Hurd, Tirhas Daniel, JessicaTham, Melissa Ponnusawmy, Hafiza Howell, Louise Jacobs, Philip Deamer,Mohammed Rahman, Aminur Raj Rashid, Samira Makavore, Deborah Toure, Sherina

St John, Tien Hoang, Julians Wong, Tai Yong Tran, Adrian Mendez Borda, Moses Bora, Shalini Bayliss, Marvin Asare-Kingsley,Crystal Stamp-Roberts, Shaquilla Springer, Dritan Murati, Renice Douglas and Joshua Adusei.Professor Tony Thomas of the University of the Southbank visited the school in order to help the school to look at engineering links. He wasinspirational and advised the school about Green Engineering and research and development. Professor Thomas has kindly offered to contin-ue to support the school.

NewScienceAcademyProjects!

Maroua Bouzianewon the prize for the new Science Academy Logo.The Academy members have been doing model-making and makinghot air balloons. They have also constructed a volcano. Science competitions havedeveloped throughout the school: the Recycling Project has been atremendous success. They have planned the Fast Track Project anda Debating Group to discuss contentious scientific issues. The Academy has planned trips to Kings College in order to look ataccess to Medicine, Science and Health related careers.

Pioneering Engineers

A joint project between the Science Academy and the Fundraising and Environment Committee has resulted in anexcellent paper recycling project. Each tutor group has taken responsibility for recycling paper in their tutor rooms.

“This project is raising awareness about waste and the need to protect the environment. Pupils are enthusiastic and have worked hard to make the project a success.”

Ms Barnett from the Fundraising and Environment Committee

Working with a designer, Nancy Sofroniou, a group of pupils have setup a Business Project in the Art Department. The pupils design andsell original jewellery. The business is called ‘A World of Jewels’.They have a business plan, accounts and sell jewellery every threemonths. They have made a profit of over £300.“This is a wonderful example of pupils learning product design, pro-

duction, sales and marketing.” Mr Kelly, Director of Art

Jewellery Business

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Recycling to save our environment“...STOCKWELL PARK HIGH SCHOOL IS OUTSTANDING ...”

OFSTED 2006 and themed inspection 2008

This new Academystarted well in October2008. The standard ofentry to the Academy isextremely high. So farthe Academy hasworked on writingreviews and analysingvideo clips.The Academy is nowworking on a schoolnewspaper and poetry

competition. Journalists from established newspapers will also visit theAcademy. This Academy, like all Academies is a real opportunity todevelop skills beyond the classroom. Academy members include: Stephanie Duah, Aminah Juray,Danniella Wright, Immanuel Mbang, Jhadene Harris French,Cadelle Williams, Nahida Ali, Abdul Abdulgadir-Duad, Wlhan Ali,Talan Karim, Sammyjo Handley.

Writing Academy

“Engineering has a great future at Stockwell Park High School. It is scientific and practical.

There are great employment opportunities in engineering. The school is right to take advantage of these

strategic opportunities. Professor Tony Thomas is a nationally respected figure

and we are grateful for his support. The same applies to the London Engineering links.

These links are wholesome, practical and a central part of ourBusiness and Enterprise College Status.”

Akin Alabi, Chair of Governors“Engineering will help me with my future career in computers.”Paul Rolf

“I want to go to university to do engineering. By studying engineering now at school,

I hope to be ahead by the time I get to university.” Eyob Bekele

“As an engineer and Director of Technology, I welcome this new Diploma in Engineering.

After a slow start we have the support of London Engineering and employers.

All pupils on the course have e-mentors who are engineering specialists. We are expecting great results.”

Mr Hosein, Director of Technology

“I am interested in engineering as a business career. I would especially like to go into the business

of electrical engineering.”Roshane Thomas

“I am interested in engineering and the developing world. Engineering can help people to develop and improve their lives.

As an engineer in the future, I would like to help to build communities, save lives and improve the way

people live and work.” Moses Bora

“Engineering is new and is fun. It is practical. You gain new skills.

It is not a traditional subject for girls.I have thoroughly enjoyed the course so far.”

Jamila Hemans

“Engineering will open doors for me. It helps me to understand the environment and we have to

understand the environment to make life better for the planet.”Sherina St John


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