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Community Bulletin
Thursday 9th July 2020
School Update
As we approach the end of the academic year, our attention turns to supporting all pupils with their
preparation for 2020-21. Everyone in the community needs a break this summer; a chance to read,
explore and, guidelines permitting, catch up with friends and family. The School also recognises that
much of the community wants to continue with curriculum learning so as to ensure pupils have the
best preparation possible for the new academic year. With this in mind, on Monday 20th July we will
be setting on SMHW a summer workbook in each year group that covers material that was taught to
each pupil earlier in the academic year. There will be sufficient work to rigorously revise this previously
taught content, but not so much work as to mean pupils won't be able to do the things above with
their holiday. If you have any questions about this, please contact your Director of Learning.
Please see below an open invitation for all pupils aged between 11 and 15 to take part in an online
global leadership programme called Global Social Leaders.
We have also shared some resources for our Year 11 school leavers for thinking about their options.
In case you missed it, end the week with this rendition of Arioso by Handel recorded by CFBS Strings
remotely in June. All the parts were covered in online lessons with Mr Sibley and then recorded
remotely by Yuki, Archie (both Year 10), Oliver, Elliot and Kai (all Year 8).
If you have any issues with your musical instruments (for example, broken strings, fallen bridge, out
of tune violin/viola), the music team are able to carry out some repairs before the end of term. Please
contact Ms Wild ([email protected]) to arrange a time slot with the school so we can ensure
contactless drop off/collection.
See below for a new Career Insight section and a fitness-codebreaking competition called Operation
Bletchley. Please also note reposted sections below on e-safety including parental safety controls,
Show My Homework and national health measures. We are also sharing this guidance from the
Government on keeping children safe.
A Moment’s Thought
Tuesday 7th July was the 15th anniversary of the tragic 7/7 terror attack in London which left scores
dead after a series of explosions ripped through the capital. The attacks on three London Underground
trains and a double-decker bus killed 52 people as well as the bombers, and more than 700 people
were injured.
Martine Wright’s life changed forever on 7th July 2005. Her resilience and tenacity allowed her to find
triumph in adversity. Wright, who was born in London, lost both of her legs in the Aldgate
underground explosion. She lost 80% of the blood in her body and was in a coma for ten days and had
to undergo ten months of surgery following the injury.
As part of her rehabilitation she played wheelchair tennis before focusing on sitting volleyball. Wright
was an initial member of the Great Britain women's squad which began playing together in late 2009,
making her debut at the 2010 Kent International tournament against Paralympic Champions, China.
In July 2012 she was picked to represent Great Britain's women's sitting volleyball team at the sitting
volleyball event in the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
The courage Martine showed after such a horrific life-changing event is a positive lesson for us all in
these difficult times. It takes great strength to find opportunity in moments of utter crisis; how we
respond to the challenge of the Coronavirus pandemic will go some way in defining our lives.
Send in your thoughts and contributions to [email protected].
Poetry Corner
Educated at the University of Oxford, Sir Edward Dyer went to court under the patronage of the Earl
of Leicester. He won favours under Queen Elizabeth I, was employed on missions to the Netherlands
(1584) and Denmark (1589), and was knighted in 1596. He was arrested in Prague in 1590 when on a
mission in search of the philosopher’s stone. He fell out of favour under King James I and died in
obscurity. Very few of his works have survived but here is one that is a simple ode to modesty and
humility, A Modest Love:
The lowest trees have tops, the ant her gall,
The fly her spleen, the little sparks their heat;
The slender hairs cast shadows, though but small,
And bees have stings, although they be not great;
Seas have their source, and so have shallow springs;
And love is love, in beggars as in kings.
Where rivers smoothest run, deep are the fords;
The dial stirs, yet none perceives it move;
The firmest faith is in the fewest words;
The turtles cannot sing, and yet they love:
True hearts have eyes and ears, no tongues to speak;
They hear and see, and sigh, and then they break.
VTalks
As always, please check the VTalks schedule provided for us by Speakers for Schools. This continues
with live talks by industry leaders that would normally take place in schools, streamed on the link
above.
Thursday 9th July, 2pm: How to get into publishing
Penguin employees, Simon Armstrong and Hannah Chukwu, share how the industry works,
how books are made and how to get into publishing.
Friday 10th July, 10am: Ben Saunders, Polar Explorer
Join us as polar explorer, Ben Saunders, talks to young people across the UK about his career
and adventures. Ben will discuss with students the importance of goal setting, self-belief,
resilience, teamwork, communication, and leadership. This exciting Vtalk is not to be
missed!
Friday 10th July, 2pm: Dr Katie Mack, Theoretical Astrophysicist
This is a VTalk not to miss! Dr Katie Mack is a theoretical astrophysicist who studies a range of
questions in cosmology, the study of the universe from beginning to end. Throughout her
career she has studied dark matter, the early universe, galaxy formation, black holes, cosmic
strings, and the ultimate fate of the cosmos. Join SFS and Katie to discover more about her
career, why she loves astrophysics and what lead her to write a book, “The End of Everything
(Astrophysically Speaking)“
Monday 13th July, 10am: Reemah Sakaan, Group Launch Director, Britbox
Monday 13th July, 2pm: Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England
To catch-up on old VTalks, they can all be found on their website in the video library. Highlights include
the talks by Robert Peston, Malcolm Gladwell and Natalie Bennett.
School Highlights
Pupils have been reflecting on their art work over the last two weeks, and we want to share some Year
7 work focusing on the techniques and imagery used in Pablo Picasso’s Guernica:
This is one of Picasso’s best known paintings; a giant standing at 12 feet tall and 25 feet across, it is a
representation of the bombing of the town of Guernica in 1937 by Nazi Germany and Mussolini’s Italy
during the Spanish Civil War.
Shea in Year 7 chose to focus on the horse at the centre of the image, and in particular the pain visible
in its face and the light bulb in the shape of an eye casting light over this suffering:
Kieran M chose to focus on the soldiers who lie prostrate, dead, at the bottom of the image in this
powerful depiction of the horrors of war:
Global Social Leadership
We are excited to have places at the virtual Global Social Leaders (GSL) Summer Catalyst @Home,
delivered by Future Foundations and supported by the Wellington Leadership and Coaching Institute.
This opportunity is open to 11 to 15 year olds. There is a choice of dates to participate in a one-week
live leadership course delivered in the mornings and following this, participants will have access to
further courses and the opportunity to take part in a global project competition which follows.
Cohort 1 (27th-31st July) – register by Wednesday 22nd July
Cohort 2 (3rd-7th August) – register by Wednesday 29th July
Cohort 3 (10th-14th August) – register by Wednesday 5th August
The programme invites socially active and creative young people to take part in this online global
leadership development programme. During the programme students will build leadership, future
world of work skills and confidence. The programme creates a community where young people
can share and discuss like-minded topics. Students will have healthy debates with students from other
schools and learn how to launch successful projects in their community.
Future Foundations are an award-winning provider of pioneering leadership and character
programmes.
To register for this fantastic opportunity, visit the programme website for more information and to
register.
If you have any questions, please contact the organisers direct:
- Email - [email protected]
- Instant chat - click here (available from 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday).
Year 11 School Leavers
This Government animation is helpful for Year 11 school leavers in illustrating the options available to
them. You can also see this represented visually here. If you have questions about this, please contact
our Central Futures Coordinator Ms Browne on [email protected].
Try New Genres
Try these five great protest songs:
The Times They Are a Changin’ – Bob Dylan
In between the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on 22nd November 1963 and the
passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which legislated against discrimination based on race,
colour, religion, sex or national origin, Bob Dylan released the song The Times They Are A
Changin’ which summed up the cultural shifts that were taking place in 1960s USA in a three
minute folk song.
Four Women: Nina Simone
A simple lyric against a simple beat and stark piano sound, Four Women is a study in the
narrative reconstruction of the fragmented elements of black survival and a cautionary tale
against the racial amnesia that destroys the fabric of black collective memory.
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos – Public Enemy
In 1989 rap group Public Enemy released a protest song about the treatment of blacks in
America and the prison industrial complex. The song is a story narrated by Chuck D about a
wrongly imprisoned black man who’s been given the opportunity to join the military but
refuses and plots his escape instead.
Killing in the Name – Rage Against the Machine
In the light of the Rodney King murder and subsequent riots in Los Angeles, Rage Against the
Machine released "Killing in the Name" as their debut single in 1992, showing their unique
fusion of rap and rock from the very start. It's a furious song about racism, police brutality and
defiance.
Shipbuilding - Robert Wyatt
In 1982 the conflict between Britain and Argentina over the Falkland Islands had just begun.
The lyrics of ‘Shipbuilding’ consider the potential repercussions of the conflict on the
traditional ship-building areas of the UK, then in decline. The song ponders whether the
reversal of fortunes for the shipyards could ever be weighed up against the potential losses in
terms of casualties of war.
Send in your thoughts and contributions to [email protected].
Reading, Watching, Listening
Watching
Alex Brooker: Disability and Me
In this candid look at his life, Brooker is not interested in sympathy, as demonstrated by his tendency
to use his disability as material for jokes. It takes a lot of courage to question whether your entire
career may be built on something less than noble, and so Brooker should be praised for his honesty.
He fails in his quest not to get sympathy, however, as some seriously moving scenes unfold.
This weekend would normally have seen the finals of Wimbledon. The BBC has been showing some
clips of classic matches and rallies over the last few weeks, View them here.
Reading
Ernest Hemingway was one of the giants of twentieth Century American literature and his work is
famous across the world. During the twenties, Hemingway became a member of the group of
expatriate Americans in Paris, which he described in his first important work, The Sun Also Rises
(1926). Equally successful was A Farewell to Arms (1929), the study of an American ambulance officer’s
disillusionment in the war and his role as a deserter. Hemingway used his experiences as a reporter
during the civil war in Spain as the background for his most ambitious novel, For Whom the Bell Tolls
(1940). Among his later works, the most outstanding is the short novel, The Old Man and the Sea
(1952), the story of an old fisherman’s journey, his long and lonely struggle with a fish and the sea,
and his victory in defeat
Mathematics Puzzles
1. A sample of 49 randomly chosen women was taken from a large population, and their heights
were measured.
The mean height of the sample was 164 cm and the standard deviation was 20 cm
Calculate (correct to one decimal place) 95% confidence limits for the mean height of the whole
population of women.
A 157.4 cm and 170.6 cm
B 158.4 cm and 169.6 cm
C 158.6 cm and 169.4 cm
D 159.4 cm and 168.6 cm
(For 95% confidence, Z = 1.960)
Between 158.4cm and 169.6cm.
2. If y=10x − 1 and the value of x is 10, what is the value of y? 99
3. A dress has a thirty percent discount applied and is on sale for £63. What was the original price
of the dress before the reduction? £90
4. Geoff thinks of a number. He deducts five from it and then divides the result by three. His
answer is 25. What number did he start with? 80
5. What is the next number in the sequence: 2, 7, 22, 67, 202, …? 607 (Multiply the previous
number by three and then add one
6. What is the square root of 484? 22
Well-Being
You might want to use the Jump Back July calendar from the Action for Happiness group. This month
it helps us be more resilient in challenging times. It says “we can’t control what happens to us, but we
can choose how we respond.”
The PE Department have shared their latest challenge, asking you to complete as many activities as
possible to accumulate participation tracker points for completing five, eight or 40 challenges! We
have shared this below but you can also see it on their Instagram account.
Career Insight
Big Bang Digital 2020 is taking place on Tuesday 14th July. It is taking a look at the work of scientists
and engineers in a pandemic and celebrating their achievements, looking at their challenges,
innovation and collaboration. Get involved on the day with interactive polls, live Q&A sessions and
activities. It’s all free and available live here.
Operation Bletchley
Operation Bletchley is your Virtual Codebreaking Challenge. Your mission is to cover either 50 or 100
miles on foot and crack the codes as you go. With brand new codes to crack for 2020. Have you got
what it takes to deliver your final message before time runs out?
Alongside the original 50 mile codebreaking challenge we are delighted to announce our epic 100 mile
Paris mission, taking you to the heart of Nazi controlled France as you link up with resistance fighters
across the country.
With three levels of codes; junior, codebreaker and cypher expert to tackle get the whole family
together this summer - you have one month to complete the challenge starting on the 1st July.
Video here.
More details here.
Great for all students with an interest in History, Computer Science, Maths, Cryptography and Cyber
security! And a great way to stay fit during July!
openDemocracy
We would like to share with you a competition from openDemocracy and UCL on your visions for the
world after coronavirus. As they put it:
The COVID-19 pandemic raises many questions about how our societies are organised, and
how public health challenges can be tackled. As governments struggle to protect lives and keep
our economies afloat, ambitious ideas that once seemed improbable have suddenly become
surprisingly plausible.
Now that everyone is thinking about what our post-lockdown future might look like,
openDemocracy and UCL are teaming up to invite young people to have a say. We want to find
and shout about the best ideas from the next generation for what should come next.
What might democracy look like as countries emerge from lockdown? How will public health
change as a result of this global pandemic? What lessons from history have we forgotten that
might guide how the world recovers? How will our societies and cultures respond to this global
crisis and its aftermath?
There are three different ways to enter: a photo entry, a video entry, or a written entry. And although
the competition itself is only open to those aged 14 or over, we think it is an interesting problem for
everyone in the community to be thinking about. The closing date for entries is 10th July 2020, and
more information can be found here.
People Friendly Streets
Islington Council is putting in place measures to ensure safe and healthy local transport arrangements
that enable social distancing.
They have set up an easy-to-use mapping tool called 'People Friendly Streets in Islington'. Please use
this to write a quick comment if they can think of a place where we could:
Make it easier and safer to walk and cycle
Be healthier and greener
Allow social distancing now and in the future
This could be around the school, your home, or another place in the borough where you think change
needs to happen. You can also 'like' other people's comments if you see one you agree with. Islington
will review all the ideas suggested and this will help them to make the bold changes we need to make
sure we can all keep enjoying our streets.
Generation Lockdown Writes
We would like to draw your attention to a competition called Generation Lockdown Writes. You can
find out more information here, but this is a writing competition for those aged between seven and
17. It is an opportunity to write about your experience of the “lockdown”. It could be a personal
experience, a poem, or a creative story, but it must be 700 words or under and submitted by 17th July.
Send in your thoughts to [email protected] if you would like help with this project.
100 Great Black Britons
This week we will draw your attention to another competition, this time one for which there is a £300
or £400 prize!
The 100 Great Black Britons competition asks you to use the resources available here to choose one
of the Great Black Britons listed here and create a unique and innovative project to celebrate their
work and legacy. This could be an essay, a biography, presentation, a display, or any kind of project,
and the list of people you could choose cover a range of industries and include poets such as Benjamin
Zephaniah, sportspeople such as Tessa Sanderson and Paul Ince, and composers such as Samuel
Coleridge-Taylor.
Send in your thoughts to [email protected] if you would like help with this project.
Show My Homework
The School has chosen to use Show My Homework as the platform through which it is delivering its
lessons during this period of closure. Parents can find most of their questions answered here but we
have summarised some key points.
1. To login in as a parent to view your child’s account details, including their to-do list and their
gradebook, you will need an email address and a SMHW PIN. To get your SMHW PIN please
contact Mr Mitchard on [email protected].
2. Pupils who are logging into a parent’s account will not be able to submit homework using the
application or website. This can only be done with a pupil account. Again, for help in relation
to this, please contact Mr Mitchard on [email protected].
3. Parents and pupils have access to two types of task list on SMHW: their to-do list and their
gradebook. The to-do list can be crossed off by pupils before work has been completed and
submitted. The gradebook is the record of the work the teacher has received and is the most
accurate account of pupil work submission. Please see here for full information on how to
submit work using SMHW.
A to-do list managed by a pupil
A gradebook with the submission record from the teachers
Internet Safety
Whilst there are huge benefits to being online in order to stay connected to family and friends during
this period, the Government recognises many parents may feel concerned about the activities and
content their children are accessing. This guidance outlines resources to help keep children safe from
different risks online and where to go to receive support and advice.
Keep your child safe online: It is important to have regular conversations about staying safe online and
to encourage children to speak to you if they come across something worrying online. The following
guidance has been produced for parents and carers to keep children safe online. They will, amongst
other things, support you to talk to your child about a range of online safety issues, set up home
filtering in a child-friendly way and set up age-appropriate parental controls on digital devices:
Thinkuknow by National Crime Agency-CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection)
provides resources for parents and carers and children of all ages to help keep children safe
online
Childnet has developed guidance for parents and carers to begin a conversation about online
safety, as well as guidance on keeping under-fives safe online
Parent Info is a collaboration between Parent Zone and NCA-CEOP, providing support and
guidance for parents and carers related to the digital world from leading experts and
organisations
NSPCC has guidance for parents and carers to help keep children safe online
UK Safer Internet Centre provides tips and advice for parents and carers to keep children safe
online - you can also report any harmful content found online through the UK Safer Internet
Centre
What harms might my child experience online? You may have concerns about specific harms which
children can experience online. There are more resources to help you understand and protect your
child from different harms online, including:
child sexual abuse – a definition
exposure to radicalising content
youth-produced sexual imagery (‘sexting’)
cyberbullying
exposure to age-inappropriate content, such as pornography
exposure to harmful content, such as suicide content
Child sexual abuse: If you are concerned call 999 or report it to the National Crime Agency-CEOP. If
your child has been a victim of child sexual abuse – online or offline – and you believe they are in
immediate danger, you should call 999 and ask for the police. The police will continue to respond to
emergency calls.
If you are concerned that your child has been a victim of online sexual abuse or you are worried about
the way someone has been communicating with your child online, you can report it to National Crime
Agency-CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection).
Information and support for parents and carers on what to do if you’re worried about child sexual
abuse:
you can contact the NSPCC helpline (0808 800 5000) for support and advice if you have
concerns about your own or another child’s safety. The Together, we can tackle child abuse
campaign also provides information on the signs of child abuse and neglect
Thinkuknow by National Crime Agency-CEOP has developed activities to support your child’s
safe use of the internet and the Lucy Faithfull Foundation’s Parents Protect website also
provides advice on how to help protect children from child sexual abuse
if you see sexual images or videos of someone under 18 online, report it anonymously to
the Internet Watch Foundation who can work to remove them from the web and help to
identify victims and survivors
you can contact Stop It Now! for information and advice if you have concerns about
someone’s behaviour, including children who may be displaying concerning sexual behaviour
you can contact The Marie Collins Foundation [email protected] for
support, including advice and individual counselling, for your child if they have been subjected
to online sexual abuse - support is also offered to parents and carers
Prevent and Radicalisation: If you are concerned that any family member, friend or loved one is being
radicalised, you can call the police or 101 to get advice or make a Prevent referral, so that they can
get safeguarding support. Support is tailored to the individual’s needs and works in a similar way to
safeguarding processes designed to protect people from gangs, drug abuse and physical and sexual
exploitation. Receiving support through Prevent is voluntary, confidential and not any form of criminal
sanction. If you need further help, you can also contact your local authority safeguarding team.
Educate Against Hate Parents’ Hub provides resources and government advice for parents and carers
on keeping young people safe from extremism, including online.
Let’s Talk About It provides support for parents and carers to keep children safe from online
radicalisation.
Any member of the public can report terrorist content they find online through the GOV.UK referral
tool. More information about what to report and what happens when you make a report can be found
on the Action Counters Terrorism campaign.
Sexting’ (youth-produced sexual imagery): If you are worried about your child sending nude images or
videos (sometimes referred to as ‘youth-produced sexual imagery’or sexting), NSPCC provides advice
to help you understand the risks and support your child.
If your child has shared nude images, Thinkuknow by National Crime Agency-CEOP provides advice on
talking to your child and where to get help.
Cyberbullying: If you are concerned about cyberbullying, you can find government advice and
information about how you can protect your child and tackle it if it happens.
Age-inappropriate content and parental controls: If you have downloaded new apps or bought new
technology to help stay connected at this time, remember to review and adjust privacy and safety
settings if you or your child is signing up to a new online service.
Internet Matters has provided step-by-step guides on how to set up parental controls so that
you can control what content your child can access online.
The UK Safer Internet Centre has developed guidance on how to switch on family-friendly
filters to prevent age-inappropriate content being accessed on devices in your home.
The NSPCC provides more information for parents or carers with concerns about their child
seeking inappropriate or explicit content online.
Apps to help children stay safe online: The BBC have a website and app called Own It. The website has
a lot of content for children to help them navigate their online lives, and the free smartphone app
comes with a special keyboard which can intervene with help and support in the moments that
children need it the most. It can be downloaded for free in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
SafeToNet is an app for parents to help them safeguard their children from online risks like
cyberbullying and sexting, whilst respecting their child’s rights to privacy. The SafeToNet Foundation
is providing UK families with free access to 1 million licences during coronavirus.
Suicide content: If you are worried about your child’s mental health, the government has published
guidance for parents and carers on supporting children and young people’s mental health and
wellbeing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. If you are worried that someone you know is
suicidal, including your child, Samaritans provides advice on how you can support others.
Support for children: If your child is worried or needs support, they can receive advice and support
from Childline (0800 1111) or download the ‘For Me’ app.
If you need help to support your child’s mental wellbeing, this list of online education resources for
home education includes mental wellbeing resources which provide guidance on how to support the
wellbeing of children and young people
Health Advice For Everyone
Please find full Government guidance here.
1. Handwashing advice
It is essential that everyone washes their hands more often, using soap and water for at least 20
seconds. Hand washing with soap employs mechanical action that loosens bacteria and viruses from
the skin, rinsing them into the drain. Drying hands afterwards makes the skin less hospitable to the
virus. Hand sanitiser can be effective if soap is not available or the situation makes using soap less
feasible (i.e. when outside) but using hand sanitiser provides none of the virus-destroying friction that
rubbing your hands together and rinsing with water provides.
2. Symptoms
The Government continue to emphasise the importance of self-isolating if you or someone in your
household has symptoms:
- A new continuous cough, and/or
- A high temperature, and/or
- A loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you've noticed you cannot smell
or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal
This means seven days at home for those who develop these symptoms, and 14 days at home for all
others in the household from the first day the member of the household showed symptoms. If those
who develop symptoms still have a fever after seven days, they should continue to self-isolate until
their temperature returns to normal.
The vast majority of our community will be able to treat these symptoms with rest, paracetamol and
drinking plenty of fluids. If you are concerned, you can use the 111 coronavirus services.
3. Staying alert
The Government have urged everyone to stay alert and maintain social distancing, including staying
at home unless necessary to go out for specific reasons set out in law, including:
- For work, where you cannot work from home
- Going to shops that are permitted to be open – to get things like food and medicine, and to
collect goods ordered online or on the phone
- To exercise or spend time outdoors for recreation
- Any medical need, to donate blood, avoid injury or illness, escape risk of harm, or to provide
care or to help a vulnerable person.
Most importantly, this includes the key advice that you should stay two metres apart from anyone
outside of your household. Face coverings can help us protect each other and reduce the spread of
the disease if you are in an enclosed space where social distancing isn’t possible and where you will
come into contact with people you do not normally meet. This is most relevant for short periods
indoors in crowded areas, for example on public transport or in some shops.
It is still not permitted to leave your house to visit friends and family in their home. The government
is looking at how to facilitate greater contact with close family or friends, and will explain how this can
be done safely in the coming weeks.
