BEVIN NEWS www.ernestbevin.london Issue 149

Friday 5th July 2019MET POLICE CAREERS FAIR

A group of Yellow Ties and Blue Ties attended the Metropolitan Police Careers Fair held at Alexandra Palace in north London with the STEM department.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan opened the event that was open to schools from across the capital. Mr Khan welcomed all the school children and invited the boys representing Ernest Bevin College to have a photo taken with him in the boxing ring. The Mayor attended Ernest Bevin and was a Blue Tie himself.

HISTORY CLUB VISIT TO SPRINGFIELDMembers of the History Club visited the Springfield Hospital site to learn about the history on the college’s doorstep. They found out that the hospital opened in 1840 as a purpose-built, rather unsympathetically named “Lunatic Asylum”. Asylum comes from a Latin word meaning safe and peaceful and the idea was to separate those with mental illnesses from society and give them a safe and peaceful place to live. The asylum was self sufficient and patients grew their own food and managed livestock. However some patients were incarcerated in the asylum because they were an inconvenience to society, such as illegitimate children, and patients were not expected to recover and come out.

It was only in the 1950s that the idea of treatment began to be introduced and now the population inside English Psychiatric hospitals is much lower (around 25,000) with the majority of those with mental illnesses being treated in the community. The students had a tour of the site, which includes some fabulous Victorian buildings and gardens. They also watched a video of wings of the hospital that have not been used for 30-50 years and had a glimpse into past conditions in the hospital. Much of the site is being redeveloped and purpose-built medical facilities will replace the wards in the Victorian buildings, some of which will be converted into luxury flats.

ART AND DESIGN TECHNOLOGYThe annual Art and Design Technology Exhibition is an opportunity for families and friends to come and view the course work that has been produced by students at the college during the year. The quality of work on display was once again of an exceptionally high quality and showcased the best of the work that is completed in the Art and Design and Technology Departments.

Following a successful trial with the Green Ties, a group of Red Ties had their first session of Active Row with London Youth Rowing programme. This will lead into a Breaking Barriers mentoring programme organised by Tideway West that will start up in the new academic year.

YEAR 9 ACTIVE ROWING

REFUGEE WEEKA representative from the British Red Cross came into College on Friday 28th June and gave a presentation to Year 10 in assembly about refugees and their ghastly experiences of losing their families and homes. For example, 0.2% of the UK population are refugees and around the world there are around 22.5 million refugees. Refugees are people who scamper from their countries in fear of war or other factors. The British Red Cross aid refugees to reunite with their families and help them to seek happiness. For example, a boy named Ebraham had gunshot wounds when he came to the UK and had lost everything. Despite this the Red Cross helped him (including others) get jobs and shelter. The Red Cross reminded us that we should take the opportunities given to us. This made the students understand the position they are in compared to some other unfortunate refugees. By Haseeb and Sanjay 10KH

YEAR 10 CV WRITING WORKSHOPGreen Ties have been taking part in a CV writing workshop facilitated by the Job Centre Plus West London coordinator. The students were given a basic introduction on how to write a CV and then given the opportunity to work on their own CVs and helped to improve them.

PRIMARY SCHOOL STEM VISITThe STEM departments have hosted visits from two local Primary schools: Broadwater and Smallwood. The Year 5 classes had the opportunity to build a Raspberry Pi circuit, do some Scratch programming and bake chocolate chip cookies to take home with them.

LIFE COURSEWell done to Chris 9TVW, Cairon 9CP and Patrick 10YI who had a really successful LIFE course with the London Fire Brigade in June. Patrick was voted by his peers to win the Jack Petchey award and will be invited to the London awards ceremony early next year. Ms Baum

LONDON SCHOOL’S CRICKET FINALBlue Ties narrowly lost their semi final game to GSSK College at the London School’s Cricket final. Well done to Daniyal 8SJB who scored 27 runs. The team then went on to win their 3rd/4th play off by 7 wickets. Mohamed B 8MAS scored 73, Sulaiman 8MAS scored 26 and Daniyal got 25. It was a great effort from the boys who beat two private schools: Colfe’s school and UCS to get to the finals day. Mr Wiseman

LONDON YOUTH GAMES TABLE TENNISWell done to Nahom 11SAA, Howard 11SH, Kamal 10KH and Daniel 8PXM who represented Wandsworth at the London Youth Games U17 Table Tennis boys’ competition. The boys played very well and beat Westminster in the semi finals. They lost to Haringey in the finals so came runners up which was an improvement on last year’s 4th place. Coach HenryFOODBANK

We will be doing an end of term collection for the Wandsworth Food Bank from Wednesday 10th- 17th July. Please drop any non-perishable items you are able to donate into the college office. Recommended items include: canned beans, dry beans, peanut butter or other nut butters, rolled oats, canned fruit in juice (not syrup), canned vegetables or soups (with no or low-sodium), canned tuna in water, canned chicken or meat stews, brown rice, quinoa, unsalted nuts or seeds, shelf stable milk and milk substitutes, whole grain pasta, low-sodium pasta sauce, popcorn kernels (not microwave popcorn), unsweetened apple sauce, whole grain low-sugar cold cereals, olive or canola oil, canned tomatoes, dried fruits, honey or toiletries such as deodorant, nappies, soap, toothpaste etc.

YEAR 7 CRICKETIn their first game for the College, Yellow Ties bowled Rutlish School all out for 55 runs with Rammaz 7JLS taking wickets for just 9 runs whilst Ali S 7HES took 2 wickets. In reply the team chased down this total in just 8 overs, left hander Qasid 7JLS top scored in the run chase. In their next match against local rivals Graveney, the Yellow Ties started brightly with some excellent hitting and running from Jazib 7JLS and Ali. Jazib scored 14 runs and Ali top scored with 28. Bevin then lost wickets quickly, before a repair job from Qasid who scored a very vital 22. Bevin post 109.

Graveney then set about their reply, but early wickets from Jazib and Ali stalled their progress. Consistent bowling throughout allowed Bevin to be in control of the match, and wickets were shared about between Jazib 7JLS, Ali S 7JLS, Yasim 7GS, Akash 7HES and Agsayan 7JLS. Graveney were all out 91. Man of the match: Ali for his 5 wickets and 28 runs.They also played The City of London Boys School on 25th June. The Yellow Tie team scored an impressive 125 for 6 in their 20 overs. Opening pair Jazib 7JLS and Abid 7GS shared a strong opening partnership of 49 runs. The public school showed their experience and were able to chase down the total with overs to spare.Well done to the team, you have made an excellent start to your cricket careers at the College. Mr Wiseman & Mr Smith

YEAR 8 FOOTBALL CUP WINNERSWell done to the Blue Tie Football team who have had an extremely successful season, winning 13 of their 15 games. They finished off the season by winning both the Wandsworth League Cup and the South London League Cup. They also made it through to the quarter finals of the prestigious South London Cup.

Mr Aalit, team manager said: “The Blue Ties didn’t have a great start in Year 7 loosing 7 games on the bounce. We also lost the first game of the year to local rivals, Graveney but all credit to the boys they turned it around. I’m aiming to take them all the way to the South London Cup final next year.”Jayden 8LXS, team captain said: “This year has been an eventful and exciting year on the football pitch. It has been a great achievement for us and I would like to thank all the teachers who have helped coaching and refereeing us especially, Mr Aalit.”

LAST MAN STANDS CRICKETErnest Bevin played Ashcroft at two age groups on Thursday 27th June, and two very different performances were seen. Ashcroft U15s set us a target of 65 runs to win. 4 overs later and EBC had smashed their way to 68 off just 4 overs! Labib 10LDM scored 32 runs from 13 balls and Shehryaar 11CJW 27 from 7 balls doing the damage.The U13 game saw EBC score 79 runs. Sulaimaan 8MAS was 30 not out, and clever bowling with tight fielding saw EBC prevent Ashcroft from keeping up with the required run chase. Two games, two styles – ‘brains and brawn’ but two EBC wins! Mr Smith

LONDON YOUTH GAMES VOLLEYBALLTeam Wandsworth won gold in the London Youth Games Volleyball Finals with 9 out of 12 boys from the college. Well done guys!

Diary Dates

Friday 5th and Tuesday 9th July INSED Staff training days, college closed to students

Thursday 11th July Year 6/7 Induction Evening and uniform sale

Friday 12th July Sports Day at Tooting Bec Athletics Track

JULY QUIZ SOLUTIONSBrain Trainer 12, 180, 90

Word Wheel - able, abulic, alien, anil, anile, bail, bale, balun, bile, binal, blain, blue, cable, caul, cauline,

ceil, clan, clean, club, cline, clue, cuneal, elan, lieac, jail, jubilance, lace, laic, lain, lance, lane, lean, lien, lieu, linac, line, lube, lune, nail, nebula, nubile, ulna,

unable, uncial, uncle, unlace

LONDON YOUTH GAMES JUDOThe London Youth Games was held a Lee Valley on the Saturday 22 June, where all the boroughs in London participated. Boys from the college represented the London Borough of Wandsworth and came 5th overall with 16 judoka from the college particpating.

The results are as follow:GOLD: Ali 8PXM, Youcef 9HS, SILVER: Farid 11AJT, Shai 7YC

BRONZE: Nabil 9HS, Umar 10BC, Yusuf 10LDM, Zakareya 10FON, Adem 11SAA

Well done to the boys. Sensei Mike

LONDON OPEN JUDOThe London Open was held in May at the University of East London. Over 100 clubs from around the UK and some European teams participated. Shai 7YC represented the college and Greenhouse. Since he has started judo at the college he has won only gold medals and he once again won gold at this prestigious competition. Well done to Shai who continues to improve his Judo repertoire and confidence.

COMMONWEALTH JUDO CHAMPIONSHIPSTwo students have been selected to participate in the Commonwealth Judo Championships which will be held on the 28th September 2019 in Wolverhampton. They will be competing in the Pre-Cadet category. Congratulations to Nabil 9HS, a British School Champion and Youcef 9HS, a runner up at the British Schools’ Championships.Overall our judoka have had a very successful season with boys making the rostrum at every judo competition we have entered. I am also pleased to report there have been no injuries. Well done to all who have represented the college at judo this year. Sensei Mike

LONDON AND NORTHERN HOME COUNTIES JUDOThe Judo squad competed at the London and Northern Home Counties competition at University of East London. The team did extremely well and they came home with five gold medals, two silver and one bronze. Congratulations.

GOLD: Shai 7YC, Ali 8SJB, Asaad 8SJB, Nathan 8PXM, Wassim 8MAS

SILVER: Shan 7JRS, Farid 11AJTBRONZE: Marcus 12SVParticipated: Igor 12SLS

OPEN WATER SWIMMINGWell done to Sonny 8MAS who won the 13 Year Olds age categroy 2K London Regional Open Water Championships at the end of June. As a result he has qualified for the National Championships in August.

COMMUNITY FUN DAYHelp wanted at the BATCA Fun Day to man the College’s stall and help run the basketball hoops challenge and table tennis on Saturday 13th July. The Fun Day is on Broadwater Road between Gatton School and St Augustine’s Church from 12-5pm and we hope to see a number of our families at the event. If students would like to help with running the sessions please talk to Mrs Wilkins (fwilkins@ernestbevin.london) in Room 16 opposite the 6th Form centre entrance.

ASHCOMBE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENTOn Saturday 29th June we went to play the Ashcombe tournament, which is an outdoor volleyball tournament. Coach Guilia

Our teams won: Gold Men 2nd division, Gold Men 3rd division

Silver U16s, Gold U14s