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Issue No.51

31st March 2023

Headteacher’s Welcome As the clocks move forward and we start to see the sprouts of Spring around us, it fills me with pride to reflect on what has been an incredibly busy and successful, if very short, half term. Neither snow or Ofsted, could dampen spirits, as staff have continued to provide a wealth of opportunities and students have continued to embrace these, showing just how talented, creative, and resourceful they are. This half term has provided all students with a chance to consider their future career options. As part of careers week, we hosted a careers fair We have had visits, fairs, workshops, competition and poetry evenings and a wide range of where students were able to visit a range employers and trainers from Hobsons Brewery to an online gaming company. As part of the day clubs. Not our Ofsted everyone at the is ready to of fully students also to hadmention a chance to spend time visit. visitingI think career that websites and explore theirschool own personal areas interest. The students made the appreciate the Eastercuriosity break.and asking loads of questions and making full use of the opportunity to start to consider their future most of the day, showing choices. I very much hope this continues to be an area for students to explore and investigate in their own time. Year 10 also had the chance to visit the New Skills Show at the NEC where they were exposed to a wide range of future options with the chance to speak to leading providers of job opportunities and training and Year 9 have just come back from another day at the NEC at the Apprenticeship Show that has given them a broad understanding of the range of apprenticeships that exist. Year 10 have also recently completed an Enterprise Day in which the whole year group have worked with visiting professionals to explore and develop ideas for local projects as part of the Lionheart challenge. The students were inspired by the opportunity to use their creativity to develop initiatives that could serve others in our community and excelled in all aspects of the day. This half term also saw 42 students take part in our ski trip to Italy. Students on the trip started with a range of different levels of experience and expertise, with many never having skied before. However, I hear that all students benefited from the excellent conditions and quiet slopes to make great progress in their skiing, with even our very new beginners skiing like seasoned pros by the end of the week. I want to thank the staff who took the trip and those involved in planning the trip for providing, what is, a wonderful experience for all those lucky enough to go. Students who were not on the ski trip, were treated to our own science fair, which gave students the chance to explore a planetarium, VR technology, and see how science can be applied in different ways. The fair was supported by a number of our own students, who hosted stalls excellently and supported all students in exploring science in fun and exciting ways. The snow may have been able to close school, but it was not able to stop our talented mock trial team. Despite having to rehearse online for the competition that was held at the Magistrates court in Worcester the team exceled, winning the competition with our very own Phoebe Rogers received the award for the ‘most outstanding pupil’. It is a fantastic achievement, especially considering the disruption leading up to the competition, but testament to the talent we have at the school and the infectious drive and energy of our staff who ensure students take on these challenges with self-belief and confidence. The poetry by heart evening, was for me further example of the infinite potential of young people, especially when they are in the care of teachers with an infectious enthusiasm and passion for their subject and an unwavering belief in the students they are working with. That teacher was Mrs Britton, ably supported by staff from all of our Primary schools, who together prepared students of all ages from 4 to 19 to perform poetry to a full hall of family and friends. Poetry was delivered with passion, humour, conviction, confidence, and clarity by even the youngest of performers. Poetry and public speaking are two things that people often shy away from, so to see students of all ages not only stand up and deliver with confidence, but also give the poetry the feeling to bring it to life was a huge testament to everyone who performed. In an evening when we celebrated the present, future, and past students of Lacon Childe School, we also got to really share in the enjoyment of poetry itself and of that I want to thank everyone involved. I can’t summarise the half term without a mention of Ofsted. I want to thank all of you who completed the questionnaire, as well as staff and students who represented the school with pride and integrity. The inspectors saw lots of great things, as we knew they would, and we are rightly very proud of what they saw and everything we are achieving at the school. As you would imagine they have also given us areas to continue to work on and we will use their feedback to continue to strengthen the improvements we are making. It is none the less a demanding process and I want to give a special thanks to all the staff for their energy and positivity throughout the inspection. It is another great reminder of what a special place Lacon Childe is. I hope you all have a wonderful Easter holiday. Kind Regards Noah Turner

On 14th February, the Y11 Triple Science group were able to visit Hobson’s Brewery in Cleobury Mortimer. Here they were given a tour of the site and got to see the various processes in action. We were given samples of malted grain & hops to smell and taste. Tim then gave us an overview and history of the brewing process. He also linked this beautifully to the Chemistry syllabus, giving us a comprehensive comparison of using fermentation for ethanol manufacture to the addition reaction of steam with ethene. We got to see each of the processes in action from Sparging (the extraction of sugars from grain), the Boil (breaking polysaccharides into smaller fermentable sugars and addition of hops for flavour/preservation) and the Fermentation Tanks (use of surface fermentation to create carbon dioxide blanket – which didn’t look as appetising as the final product it has to be said!). We also heard how they monitor the product using specific gravity to gauge the extent of fermentation/alcohol content and saw where the unique-to-Hobsons yeast was stored. It was a thoroughly interesting, fun, and informative tour and we would like to pass on our thanks to the staff at Hobsons for accommodating us, but especially to Tim Perry for taking time out of his very busy day (twice!) to give us such a fantastic tour. Thanks again! From Mrs Broom, Mrs Landers, and the Y11 Triple Science Group.

Emily Rowlands volunteered to take your Flag to Singy Research Station, and you can find out more about the station here: https://www.bas.ac.uk/polaroperations/sites-and-facilities/facility/signy/

In the photos are Emily Rowlands, Angelika Slomska and Ryan Saunders. Emily and Angelika are Polar marine ecologists investigating plastic pollution from the surface to the deep waters of the Southern Ocean, which surrounds Antarctica. They also research the impact of plastic pollution on Antarctic krill. Krill are one of the most important animals in the Southern Ocean since most other animals including whales, seals, and penguins feed on them. Ryan led the science expedition which is part of a long-term study exploring the distribution and abundance of Antarctic krill. The data collected helps us understand the influences of climate change, fishing pressure and predation on this important Antarctic animal. Feel free to share on social media through our @UKPolarNetwork twitter or through Fiona and myself @fiona_616 & @HattAinsley We hope you enjoy your photo and certificate! Ainsley and Fiona

The SEN Parent Steering group had a very positive meeting this week. Thank you to all parents who gave up their time to consider the SEN provision we have in school. The next meeting will be Friday

19th May at 9am, all are welcome.

Pupils in Y10 were invited to go for a taster session with the Chemistry Department at Ludlow College, to see what A’Level Chemistry has in store for them! The pupils took part in a titration activity, refreshing some previously learnt skills and learning some new ones! They worked through some tricky calculations and did themselves and the school proud in both their conduct and practical skills. Please can we also say a massive thank you to Ludlow College for having us and to Mrs Stokes for giving up her time to drive the minibus. Mrs Broom

Success for Lacon Childe’s Magistrates’ Court Mock Trial Team! For the past few months, Lacon Childe’s mock trial team has been working very hard to practise and prepare for a national magistrates’ mock trial competition. Many lunch times and after school practices built up to help us for the big day. We also managed to fit in practice sessions on Teams the two snow days which just happened before the competition day! The case: the defendant, Jamie Rowe, was charged with possessing an offensive weapon in a public place without reasonable excuse. The team had read through all evidence, finding inconsistencies in each witness statement, and practised and prepared statements and speeches to perform once in the court. It had been a lot of work, but we were certainly ready! th

On Saturday 11 March, the competition day had arrived, and the team went to Worcester magistrates’ court to compete. The team consisted of a defending side and a prosecuting side, who would compete against different schools to argue their side of the case.

(Our team together at the magistrates stand)

First up was our defence team, who had to show that the defendant hadn’t been in possession of an offensive weapon with intent to harm somebody. Our st

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defence team consisted of a 1 defence lawyer, Maddie Romeo, a 2 defence lawyer, James Saunders, defence witness, Ruby Jones, and the defendant, Theony Packard. Also present in the court was our team’s usher, Amelia Hawkins. Overall, defence put up a strong fight; both lawyers and witnesses tried everything to show the defendant was not guilty however the magistrates decided on a guilty verdict. Second up was our prosecution team, who had to prove that the defendant did want to harm somebody with their offensive weapon. Our st

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2 prosecution lawyer, Issy Starkey and 2 prosecuting witnesses Lauren Simpson and Josh Perkins. Also present in the court was our team’s legal adviser, Ruby Jones. Overall, prosecution tried their hardest to prove that the defendant was guilty, and they had clearly done enough as the magistrates called a guilty verdict- just as we hoped!

Present in both our court cases were also the 3 magistrates, Amber MacBride, Bett Taylor and Flo Fierek, who made some strong points in discussions with the other schools’ magistrates, helping to lead the court’s verdict. Also, a big thanks to Ruby Jones, who stepped in less than 1 week before the competition day, to take the part of our defence witness, when she was already our legal adviser. 2 roles in one! We were lucky enough to watch each court trial and help support our team as they took part in the case. It was an amazing opportunity to see it all happening!

After congratulating our team on our achievements of performing in a court environment, something we had never had chance to do before, we then moved to Worcester Crown Court- where the awards ceremony took place. It was down to how many points we had scored for our individual roles. In total our team had to have scored more points than any of the other 9 schools there that day… and we WON! Our team had won their first heat, and we were all so proud. The Lacon Childe name is on the trophy again! It has been a huge challenge, and we’ve all had to put in a lot of hard work, but it was amazing. Our second heat is coming up after Easter and we cannot wait! Watch this space!

Reported by Phoebe Rogers

Maths Enrichment Days – Year 7 Architecture

This term students in year 7 experienced practical maths by taking part in an architecture challenge. Students were tasked with building a dual-purpose bridge to carry both cars and trains. Who would have thought a few sticks and elastic bands would enable the students to create structures able to complete the challenge and carry impressive weights when tested?! Students were given a selection of doweling rods and elastic bands and asked to form a 3-dimensional shape. Students created tetrahedra and used them as the basis of their bridge design. It didn't take long for the groups to realise that they had created the strongest 3D structure for the job and set about adding height and length in order to meet the architecture brief. Trial and error enabled the students to create the strongest possible structure. Guided discovery supported groups to quickly identify the maths that was needed for them to complete their constructions. The element of competition always brings out the best in our students and the maths enrichment days were no different. This task was also a house competition with 7 STRETTON coming out as the victors’ thanks not only due to their excellent constructions but also how well they worked together and supported each other as a form class. Congratulations 7 STRETTON! Next half term we are looking forward to a ‘Race around the World’ enrichment event for our Year 8 students.

SGET Celebration of International Poetry Day 2023 On Tuesday 21st March up to 100 performers from across the SGET Trust recited poetry to a buzzing audience of staff, friends, and family to celebrate International Poetry Day. It was truly fantastic to see the focus, determination, and confidence of all of our performers who totally captivated us all. Thank you to everyone who was part of this wonderful evening. See you again next year! Mrs Britton

Post 16 and Careers Events – Spring Term This term has been a busy one from a careers and post 16 point of view and there have been plenty of events in and out of school which the students have had chance to attend and experience. Friday 3rd March – What University Skills Show All year 10 students headed to the ‘What Next?’ Careers event where they had access to a huge range of national training and education providers to give them an idea of how they are able to progress onto further education and careers. once leaving school. There were also a range of talks and seminars which the students attended on specific areas of interest. Monday 6th March – Harper Adams University Visit A group of year 11 students had the opportunity to attend a number of talks at Harper Adams University on the range of courses that are on offer to them in veterinary science, animal science and agriculture should they wish to progress onto higher education for post 18 studies. They were also taken on a tour of the vast campus to experience the facilities used for the courses.

Wednesday 8th March – Careers Fair and Assembly On the 8th March we held out first ever careers fair in the school hall where students had the opportunity to interact with a range of alumni, businesses and training providers to be made aware of the number of job and career opportunities available to them when leaving school. The event also provided information on a range of pathways they can take to pursue different jobs and careers. As part of the event, the students also had access to laptops and iPads to use specific careers websites to research a range of labour market information and other details about jobs and careers of their interest. A well done to Kaitlyn Tams for winning the £15 Amazon voucher for correctly completing the bingo challenge!

Thursday 23rd March – LionHeart Enterprise Challenge Year 10 students had a day off their normal curriculum to take part in the LionHeart Enterprise challenge in the hall whereby they had to work in groups to create a concept about a project to help the most vulnerable people in the local community. As part of the concept, the teams of 12 were in small groups, each responsible for different aspects of the project such as finance, marketing, and leadership, which are relevant skills for them to learn as part of their future job or career. Well done to all teams who managed to impress out guest judges and be awarded with glass trophies for their efforts. A huge thank you to Reconomy, our business enterprise partners, for sponsoring and attending the event, this was a great opportunity for our students.

Tuesday 28th March – National Apprenticeship Show, Birmingham Our year 9 students visited Millennium Point, Birmingham to attend the National Apprenticeship Show. Attending the event were a range of national and international companies and businesses which offer a range of apprenticeships and training opportunities. The event gave students an awareness and understanding of how many careers are possible for them when leaving school and the companies and businesses which they can work for in the future.

As always, if you feel as though you have the expertise, knowledge or passion to support the careers provision at Lacon Childe School, then please get in touch with Mr Matt Stinson, Careers Lead, on [email protected].

Crochet Club will be moving to afterschool on a Thursday 3.15 pm – 4.15pm Please remember to book onto L@fter if you need transport home. Look forward to seeing you in the School Library Dr. Blackmore

The SGET Science Fair! On Thursday 16th March 2023, the SGET Science Fair took place to celebrate British Science week. There were a number of exciting exhibitors involved to show case the uses of Science in the real world. We had Year 7, 8 and 9 getting involved from school. As well as Cleobury Primary, Clee Hill Primary and Stottesdon Primary visit us. Our very own Meccano man joined us, where pupils could make their own Spirographs using different coloured pens. Plus, he brought along his amazing collection of Meccano models. The planetarium was a great hit! Pupils thoroughly enjoyed looking into the Universe and the various planets. Pupils found out about the various conditions on different planets and whether humans could live there.

We also had some local businesses, discussing how they use scientific processes to make their products. These were Kudos blends and Hobsons.

The Science department and our fantastic ICT technicians put on activities. Mrs Landers ran an Acids and Alkali experiment, where pupils had to make a rainbow. Mr Mignonepamplona organised VR headsets and Spirobots, which were a huge hit with pupils all ages. Our wonderful Year 9 helpers (as seen in the photo) coordinated the air rockets, remote car, Spirobots and the electronic microscope. A big thank you to Izzy, Dalia, Theony, Louisa, Flo, Elsie, Maisie, Louisa, Adam, Lottie, and Amelia. An excellent day of Science!

Ski Trip 2023 – Pila, Aosta. Italy.

Day one started at the crazy hour of 3am, meeting the bus at school to catch our 7am flight to Turin. Considering the time of day, the excitement levels were high and set a fantastic tone for the trip. We flew through sunny skies over incredible snowy mountains, giving students a bird’s eye view of what was to come in the week ahead. A 90-minute transfer through some stunning Italian scenery and we were straight to resort and into ski fit. Interski were well prepared with our measurements and kitted us all out with boots, skis, poles, and helmets in record time, so we were all ready for the next day on the slopes. By this time energy levels were starting to wain after the early start so off to the hotel for settling in and some rest. After unpacking and a walk down to the local supermarket for essential ‘room snacks’, we had an early tea and prepared for hitting the slopes the next day. What a morning on day 2! A ‘bluebird’ day, not a cloud in the sky, bright sunshine and beautifully warm at 7’C. Students were met by their instructors Roisin, Tim, Bo, Gianluca, Martin and (the soon to be legendary) Michel and just like that they were off! Beginner groups headed to the green runs to learn their snowplough turns, intermediates and more advanced jumped on the chair lift and went to show their skills on the blue runs before a small number headed to the red runs later that morning. The improvements by lunchtime alone were phenomenal. Lunch stops included waiter service from the instructors delivering anything from pizzas to toasties, chips to pasta and plenty of fluids to keep us all going. That night we headed to the Lido restaurant where we were challenged to ‘eat as much as you like’ pizza. Year 10 students managed a whopping twelve pizzas between eight of them with the Year 8’s inhaling nine pizzas between the five boys! Before a gelato pudding we continued a new tradition started the night before. Every evening over dinner students nominated each other for doughnut or star skier of the day with as detailed and embellished a reason as possible for each nomination encouraged. Those winners received a certificate to remind them of their achievement and a pair of neon green sunglasses to be worn at every given opportunity for the rest of the holiday. A challenge that was readily accepted by all recipients and by the end of the trip, each student had earned a pair!

After everything feeling so new on the slopes on the first day of skiing, we soon got into the daily groove of a 7.30am breakfast, collecting our skis at 8.45am and catching the 20-minute gondola up the mountain to meet the instructors. We then got into our ski groups and headed off and explore the mountain for the day. Each day the confidence increasing, and the challenge offered by instructors matching it. By lunchtime of the second day on the slopes, all students were up on the chairlifts and enjoying the blue runs. Flurries of snow that day meant we had enough to top snow levels up for the week and gave students a real feel for how temperatures can change from hour to hour up on the mountain. We started the day with a chilly -13’C. Impromptu staff versus student snowball fights at lunch helped keep all involved warm and smiling.

As the week rolled on days were spent on the slopes, our beginner skiers no longer looking like the beginners they were at the start of the week. Snow plough turns moved into parallel turns, confidence grew, the sound of laughter (and song!) got louder and it felt as though Lacon Childe had taken over the mountain. Everywhere you looked our students were passing over head on chair lifts, speeding down the slopes, flying off the jumps and the boxes in the Snowpark and appearing through the trees being lead through an off piste run. The falls became more spectacular, the stories even taller, the team spirit even stronger, the sun protection even pinker and it was fabulous so see students of all age groups skiing together and enjoying each other’s company.

Before heading down the mountain on two occasions we were able to enjoy hot chocolates with whipped cream and freshly made crepes at the Yeti Café while the sun shone with the Matterhorn and Mont Blanc (aka Monte Bianco in Italy) in full view. Each evening we enjoyed a three-course meal at the hotel and enjoyed activities arranged for us by Interski. An evening ten pin bowling brought out the competitive side in our students and a late afternoon visit to Aosta allowed students to stretch their legs without their ski boots on, buy souvenirs and make the most of real Italian gelato and pizza. We pitted our wits against each other in a ski rep lead quiz night and welcomed our ski instructors for a night to be presented with awards for outstanding skiing and progress. By the last day on the slopes, both the school staff and ski instructors were blown away by the incredible progress of our students. All students were skiing confidently down red runs, some conquering the black runs. Even experienced skiers had improved their technique and were looking stylish as they carved their way down the mountain. After a sad farewell to our instructors, we headed down the mountain for the last time, handed back our equipment and headed back to the hotel to start packing our bags. On the last evening we braved the local iceskating rink. It would be fair to say there was a range of skills on the ice, but everyone got involved regardless of ability level! The following morning we boarded the bus to Geneva to catch our flight home. It meant that by midday students could boast that they had been in three different countries in one day, and by the time we arrived home at 6pm, four! A long day’s travel but worth it to get home to friends and family to share some fantastic stories.

A huge well done to our students who represented themselves, their families, and Lacon Childe School admirably. Staff were stopped by members of the public on multiple occasions in airports, cafes, and the hotel to tell us how fantastic our students are. A big thank you also to Mr Wood for organising the trip and allowing the students such a great opportunity. Roll on ski trip 2025! Mrs Harding

Another successful Harry Potter Evening was held on World Book Day, 2 March, attended by approximately 50 of our Year 7 and 8 students. A fun time was had by all, taking part in quizzes, drama activities and producing some lovely creative work. As well as consuming quite a few goodies during the evening with special Honey dukes goodie bags, and the opportunity to buy the fabulous golden snitches, donated cakes, and drinks. Prizes for the best costumes on the evening went to Pippa May Burt who also won the prize for the best creative writing. Some inspirational new ideas for potions were created, making this a very difficult section to judge for the prize winning. There were several runners up, but Lara Cigsar took the top prize for her shrinking potion. In total the event raised £235.00 for the charity ‘Read for Good’ which supports children and families who are in hospital through providing reading books and entertainment. The ‘Read for Good’ ‘Readathon’ charity had Roald Dahl as an early ambassador, and he featured as a whole school focus for our World Book Day this year. All of KS3 read his short story ‘The Ratcatcher ‘at the start of each lesson throughout the day. Our older students also considered the controversy over changing some of the language in his original stories as a topic for debate. The prize for the best picture of the fascinating character of the ‘Ratcatcher’ went to Ruby Britton (7s), with Ruben Hudson Griffiths (8c) as runner up. Mrs Hennessy

I hope everyone enjoyed the half-term. This stage of the school year certainly does fly by, which can be positive, as there’s little time to dwell on anything that might hold us back. However, the shortness of this term also brings its challenges and this term you made your option choices. I can honestly say that I am super proud of all of you for the maturity that you have shown in completing this. I hope to be able to share the outcome of this soon. All of this means there is little time to waste and there’s only another 6 weeks until our next break. With that in mind, it’s worth reinforcing the school’s expectations in terms of lesson attendance. We want all our pupils in lessons learning and achieving great things and a major stumbling block to this is often low attendance or too much time-out of regular lessons. So let’s get on course. I would like to formally congratulate our pupils who have achieved no behaviour points and/or 100% attendance at this point in the academic year. To have no behaviour points means you have had no detentions and you always behave impeccably. It is with huge pride that I celebrate these pupils. An excellent achievement. Mrs Rentell Head of Year A Celebration of Spring 2023 Congratulations to the Year 9 cast members and support crew for Wizard of Oz. What a wonderful show and such a lot of talent in Year 9!! Amazing news from the cycling track with James Saunders. Up in Glasgow at his first Omnium he came 2nd in the under 14s – he really is speedy Saunders. Can’t wait to hear more from his racing this year.

Poetry in motion for Poetry Day

What a show at Crufts for Maisie Allenby. Maisie won the Young Kennel Club Members Hound Stakes Group with her new champion Borzoi hound called Rory on the Saturday at Crufts. This meant she returned on the Sunday to compete in the Final with the other breed groups which was held in the Best in Show Ring. This was a great achievement. She was also invited to judge the final of the 'Have-aGo show' at Crufts- may be the youngest ever person to Judge a class at Crufts.

At a recent awards evening held by the Herefordshire, Ludlow, and North Shropshire College group, we are delighted to share that Sadie Hall was recognised as the Teaching Assistant Apprentice of the Year. This is a fantastic achievement and thoroughly deserved; Sadie is a key member of staff and her contribution to student well-being, engagement and learning is of enormous benefit to students. Well done, Sadie.

Lacon Childe Equestrian Team Success across the board! WOW! What a winter our Lacon Chile equestrians have had! Our riders have picked up championship places all over the place this winter, qualifying for Show jumping elite sections and grassroots, Dressage success and Arena Eventing. I could not be more proud of our teams and individual riders who will be making their way to some of the most prestigious equestrian locations to represent our school, competing against NSEA members from across the country. We have enjoyed some amazing successes both for the NSEA and also outside of school, this goes to show that hard work, determination, commitment and guts can get you anywhere you want to be. Our riders should be an inspiration to all. Rider review In the newsletter this term I would like to celebrate some of the huge successes of our riders and their trusty steeds, this is not always about big wins, but about getting out there, facing their fears or just challenging themselves in new ways. Some of our younger riders are just starting out on their journey, and we are so looking forward to sharing their journey over the coming season. It doesn’t matter how many frillies and trophies we win all of our journeys started somewhere! If you would like to be part of our team, please get in touch. Ellenna - Year 8 Ellenna has had a quiet winter focusing on training with her instructor Hannah ready to step up to 100cm plus classes in the 2023 BS season. They started last weekend with a very successful competition at Leyland court. Ellenna and her pony Woody gained another two qualifying rounds for the British show jumping National champs in August- Just another 2 to get in the British novice and 138 steppingstones by the end of April! Ellenna was also very fortunate to be nominated and to win the NAF British show jumping Rising star award in January out of children from across the United Kingdom. Ellenna’s family are all very excited for the spring/summer season ahead!

https://www.britishshowjumping.co.uk/news/-EllennaLewis-from-Hereford-and-Worcester-Academy-is-thelatest-NAF-Shining-Star

Abi - Year 11 Abi has had a fantastic season qualify for NSEA arena eventing Championships at Hicksted alongside the elite show jumping classes. Abi is a lovely team member who always encourages our younger members and provides us with some outstanding rounds and stunning Pictures!! See you at Hicksted Abi!!

Lara - Year 7 Lara has enjoyed a great winter competing in our grassroots section and dressage qualifiers. Outside of school competitions Lara has started her British dressage competitions this year competing as part of a team with West Midlands dressage group in Team quest and individually in My quest competitions winning all of their outing so far. Lara has also qualified for the NPS nation dressage championships and enjoyed success showing qualifying for Equifest and TSR young rider of the year at Stoneleigh in the summer! Lara has an action-packed summer ahead with some major shows already in the diary. Pictured below riding Jetset Jupiter (Juno), Lara also took part in the grassroots show jumping for NSEA – definitely not Juno’s strongest discipline, but they had a go and got round!

Jess - Year 7 Jess has had a winter focusing on training, and will be competing for the school during the easter holidays doing Prelim Dressage, Jess is committed to her training and development of her horse Elvis, they took part in the British dressage national championships last year and received a lovey accolade from WMDG for her commitment:

Louise - Year 7 Louise has been an active new member over the winter joining in with grassroots competitions. Louise is fairly new to competitive riding, and we are so looking forward to seeing what the future has in store for Louise and Maddie!

In the next newsletter we will be featuring some more of our team member so please do let me know what you have been up to and share your photos!

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Thank you all for making the 2022/2023 season brilliant so far! A huge thanks too to all of the parents and helpers for getting our young riders to where they need to be and cheering them on all the way! Good Luck to everyone in the up-and-coming shows, you are all awesome

Mrs Cigsar

Dear Lynette Broom, My name is Veronica, and I am emailing from DoctorsLive to tell you about our upcoming medical summer school - Deadly Diseases Live. In this exciting 4-week programme, students will journey into the fascinating world of pathology and learn what it's like to be a doctor. The online interactive course combines real-life medical cases with real-time clinic simulations and guest speakers from varied specialities to share an insight into their lives. Each week we will cover a different set of deadly diseases. The programme will run virtually every Wednesday throughout August 2023 and is perfect for any student aged 14+ contemplating pursuing a career in healthcare. We have received excellent feedback from previous courses and are thrilled to be able to offer this opportunity. Early bird registration for the entire programme, which includes program access, recordings, programme chat board, handouts and certificates, is £39.50. More information and enrolment can be found on our website at: https://doctorslive.co.uk/deadlydiseases/ I would be grateful if you shared our information with any of your students who would benefit from our course. Places are usually oversubscribed and are offered on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any further questions. Best wishes, Veronica

Cleobury Mortimer Primary School Part-time Cleaner required.

Cleobury Mortimer Primary School

Cleobury Mortimer Primary School is seeking to appoint a permanent part-time Cleaner to join its team for 2 hours daily 3.30pm – 5.30pm

NJC pay point 2 £10.60 per hour plus occasional overtime. Term-time only plus CPD days

For further details and an application pack please see our website [email protected] or contact [email protected]

The Shropshire Gateway Educational Trust and all its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Rigorous child protection procedures are in place. Appointments are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, where applicable a prohibition from teaching check and other appropriate pre-employment checks. Applicants should read our safeguarding policy (include link) prior to application. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offendersact-1974.’