Headline 22 January 2016

Headline 22 January 2016

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Setting the Standard League Tables 2016

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Setting the Standard We celebrated fantastic success in the Department for Education’s ‘School and College Performance Tables’ this week, securing our position with 76% of students attaining 5 good GCSEs (A* - C) including English and maths, over 20% higher than the national average. On this key headline GCSE measure, Ilkley Grammar School is the joint best performing school in Bradford, and ranks top amongst neighbouring Leeds schools in the locality. We are naturally delighted with the headline result, but also thrilled by some of the detail behind the measure. What is particularly pleasing is the amount of progress which students make from their Key Stage 2 results during their first five years at IGS. Our high position in the Performance Tables recognises the value which is added to students’ achievement in English, mathematics and a wide range of subjects across the curriculum. It is testimony to the commitment and hard work of both staff and students, and reflects the importance the school places on all students achieving their personal best regardless of their ability. In terms of the percentage of students making expected progress in English, Ilkley Grammar School was the top performing school in Bradford with 86% achieving this standard; we placed joint second across Leeds and Bradford combined. Indeed, what the published Performance Tables don’t show is that almost half of all students actually made four or more levels of progress in English, significantly exceeding national expectations. This was similar in maths with 51% achieving four or more levels of progress; 80% made expected progress, the second highest in the Bradford district. Click here to view the results.

Our GCSE success bucked the national trend of top GCSE grades dropping for the fourth year in a row, and we increased the percentage of A/A* grades achieved by our students. This included outstanding attainment in English and maths, with over a third of students achieving A/A* grades in these subjects. In addition, in excess of 67% achieved the highest grades in the separate sciences of biology, chemistry and physics, alongside over 50% in geography and electronics and over 40% in philosophy and ethics, history, English Literature, art/photography and drama.

http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/group.pl?qtype=LA&superview=sec&view=aat&set=1&tab=149&no=380&sort=ks4_15.ac5em15_ptq_ee&ord=desc


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We enjoyed record breaking A-Level results with our highest ever points scores per student (962.3) and points per exam entry (231.6). On total points score per student, as well as the progress score for the amount of value added from GCSE to A-level, Ilkley Grammar School is ranked in first place across Bradford, even when the results of independent schools in the district are taken into account. With a 99% pass rate, and 40% of all A-level grades at A*/A, we continue to provide high quality education at the heart of our community. Of course, behind all the statistics are individual students and there were some phenomenal successes. The GCSE results top performer was Catherine Boyle with 10A*s and 1 A grade, followed by Rebecca Hall with 10A*s and Ella Glover, Millie Horn and Skye Lury with 9A*s and 1 A grade.

At A Level there were outstanding performances from a range of students, including Calum Carslaw and Rhiannon Savage, each with 4 A*s, Tom Bennett and Samuel Hill with 3A*s and Alex Burnett, Matthew Leedham and Jess Parker each with 2A*s and an A. Four students secured their places at Cambridge University, with over 83% of students moving on to university for the next stage of their education. We are strongly committed to continuous improvement. Our overriding aim at IGS is to ensure that our students achieve everything that they are capable of – their ‘Personal Best’ - from Year 7 through to Sixth Form and beyond. Hard work is an expectation of all and we strive for continual improvements year on year by challenging our staff and students to excel. Ilkley Grammar School has high aspirations for every child and we endeavour to inspire ambition for all. We work hard to develop and innovate our learning and teaching experiences, for example through our ‘iPads for learning’ initiative, and put inspirational and inclusive learning at the heart of all we do. We continually advance our curriculum to be responsive to student need and skills for life and work in a global twenty first century, and invest in the professional development of our staff to keep ourselves at the cutting edge of educational development. In short, we want everyone at IGS to be ambitious and to always aim high and last year’s results are testament to this.


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Breakfast Week

24 - 30 January Breakfast Week is a campaign to raise awareness of the benefits of eating a healthy breakfast and demonstrate the wealth of wonderful breakfast options available… breakfast should never be boring!

Did you know? The average person sits down to breakfast at 7.31am

during the week and 8.28 am at the weekend The nation’s favourite breakfast is a cooked breakfast,

followed by porridge, breakfast cereal and then toast The breakfast foods we are most likely to eat during the

week are wholegrain cereal (37%) followed by toast with spread (32%) and then porridge (27%)

Taste, speed, filling, quick to prepare and health, are the most important factors when it comes to breakfast and there is a growing trend for eating breakfast out of the home.

A worrying 45%* of people are skipping breakfast once or more during the week, with more than one in ten (13%) never eating it.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, giving you energy for the day ahead. Skipping breakfast can result in low energy, feeling grumpy and struggling to concentrate.

From Monday we are challenging our students to take up the challenge of Mission Breakfast? Eat Smart will be offering healthy breakfasts at their new Breakfast Club. The Courtyard Café will open daily at 7.30am (starting on Monday 25th January). Students can choose from a huge selection of breakfast, pay £2.50 and fuel up for the day!

*The Grocer, 10 things you need to know about breakfast (August 2015)


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Starts 25th

January

7.30am

Courtyard café

breakfast for £2.50

Come and get

your fill!


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Fruit and Yoghurt Bar Select your fruit...add the yoghurt...finish with your choice

of toppings!

Smoothie Bar Mango Dream

Very Berry Super Food Special

Make your own

Heavenly Whole Grains Breakfast Bagels

Low Fat Philadelphia, Marmite or IGS Scrambled Eggs

Perk Up Your Porridge Liven up the Oats with a whole host of toppings

Cereal Bar You choose...just add the milk!

Freshly squeezed orange

juice and apple juice

Courtyard Café open from 7.30, pay £2.50 and make your choice...but definitely choose

breakfast!


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Year 8 E Safety Production Saltmine Theatre group is coming into school next month to run a workshop and performance about E Safety to all Year 8 students. The sessions will take place in B Hall on Tuesday 2nd February at the timings below:

Session 1 Periods 3 and 4 8AMD, 8ELC, 8MH, 8LNR, 8MEH

Session 2 Periods 4 and 5 8PO, 8ASH, 8AMB, 8RRG

Year 9 Art Club Our Art Club for Year 9 has started again and will run on Wednesdays. This term the focus will be on large scale abstract painting. The club meets in M9 at 12.45pm. Students can either bring a packed lunch to eat in Ms Mortimer’s room or request an early lunch pass before the club begins.

Careers Drop in We are running a careers drop in session on Thursday lunchtimes. Any students with any careers related questions, can pop in and chat with Karen Mitchell or Terry Cole, our Independent Careers Adviser. The sessions will run from 12.45pm until 1.15 pm in C4. All years are welcome and no appointments are required.

DROP

IN


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Year 7 Girls Pos Name Time

3 Charlotte Elston 8.05

6 Lydia Dey 8.45

10 Sara Weller 9.16

11 Emily Fotherby 9.18

Team Result 2 Ilkley GS

Junior Girls Pos Name Time

1 Bethan Morley 10.09

3 Emily Field 11.04

4 Rachel Scott 11.10

5 Bernadette Raven 11.13

6 Ella Hammond 11.14

7 Caitlin Oddie 11.18

8 Ella Shouler-Harris 11.33

10 Katie Meredith 11.54

12 Isabel Sowden 12.54


2 Ilkley GS B

The Girls’ Team

Junior Boys’ Team

Junior Boys

Pos Name Time

1 Dominic Coy 12.26

2 Robbie Matthews 12.50

3 Ethan Whiteside 13.00

4 Adam Mitchell 13.04

13 Reuben Foster 14.16

15 Arran Burnett 14.17

16 Tom Jackson 14.28

17 Adam Townsend 14.29

20 Harvey Stapleton 14.41

Team Result

1 Ilkley GS

4 Ilkley GS B

Year 7 Boys Pos Name Time

2 Nathan Coy 8.03

3 Ashley Leach 8.28

5 Tomas Cesar De Sa 8.50

Congratulations to all our runners who took part in the Bradford Schools’ Cross Country Championships at Northcliffe Park on Wednesday 13th January. They performed brilliant both as a team an individually, the full results can be seen below and on the following page.

Year 7 Boys’ Team


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Intermediate Boys Pos Name Time

2 Cameron Reilly 14.19

3 Oscar Stapleton 14.44

5 Joe Haigh 15.18

7 Harry Barker 15.54


Senior Boys Pos Name Time

2 Dan Hayes 15.48

3 Ruaridh Mon-Williams 16.05

Intermediate Boys’ team

Senior Boys’ team

Congratulations to Eloise Wood (7GS/JMP) and Finn Parton (7JWK) who are the first students in the whole school to achieve their silver award (80 credits). Well done you are both a ‘credit’ to IGS!

Well done to Emily Field (9LAM) who competed in the North East Regional Diving Championships at the weekend. Emily performed fantastically well and finished with a bronze medal in the Platform category, qualifying her for the National Finals later this year. Good luck Emily!


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Well done to Rebekah Gray (11AHF) who recently had a haircut and donated her lovely locks to the Princess Trust (a charity who make wigs for children who have lost their hair due to cancer treatment). Rebekah has been putting up with the hassle of very long hair so that she could have a 10 inch haircut! It costs £350 to convert this real hair into a child's wig and Rebekah is now asking for donations to help make this happen.

www.justgiving.com/Bexdonatedherhair is the Just Giving page if you'd like to help.

...gone tomorrow!

Hair today...

Congratulations to our sportshall athletics team who competed in the competition at Oakbank School on Tuesday afternoon. We had four teams taking part in the competition. The Year 7 girls came 1st beating Oakbank School by two points. They have now qualified for the Bradford Championships later in the year. The year 7 boys and Year 8 girls finished a close 2nd just two points behind Oakbank School and the Year 8 boys finished a respectable 3rd. All the athletes who took part were a credit to school showing great effort and determination.

Year 8 Girls’ Team: Stef Rose (8LNR); Caitlin Oddie (8AMB); Mollie Holden (8ELC); Ellie Bailey (8LNR); Ella Hammond (8ELC); Ella Shuttleworth (8AMB) and Lilly Dobson (8LNR).Year 8 Boys’ Team: Harry Rayner (8ELC); Reuben Foster (8ELC); Tom Hagan (8RRG); Asa Lowe (8ASH); James Patchett (8MEH); Tom Jackson (8AMB)and Tom Waller (8ELC). Year 7 Girls’ Team: Harriet Foyston (7AW); Mia Allan (7JWK); Amelia Gibbons (7DJJ); Sara Weller (7AW); Charlotte Elston (7TJB); Neve Tunney (7DJJ) and Lucy Harrison (7FEA). Year 7 Boys’ Team; Alex Jowett (7FEA); Harry Stead (7DJJ); Nathan Coy (7FEA); Ben McNulty (7FEA); Jacob Smithson (7MPC); Tom Dover (7AWD) and Ashley Leach (7FEA).

https://www.justgiving.com/Bexdonatedherhair

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The team: Ellie Cooper, Captain (10JDA); Kirsty McMillan, Vice Captain (10MEK); ; Sophie Armitage (10JB); Imogen Parton (10MEK); Lily Gazeley (9HED); Kara Milligan (9PDH); Sophie Mason (9HED); Becky Hadfield (10JB); Caitlan Rhodes (10LV) and Rachel Scott (9PDH) played their socks off. Match report by Ellie Cooper.

On Wednesday, the U15 girls’ cricket team took part in a West Yorkshire Indoor Cricket Finals Tournament. Captained by Ellie Cooper the team showed great spirit and enthusiasm throughout the day.

There was outstanding batting from Lily Gazeley, Kirsty McMillan, Sophie Armitage and Rachel Scott. Becky Hadfield demonstrated amazing wicket keeping and made the most of a great opportunity to stump an opposition player out. Caitlan Rhodes showed some excellent bowling and got plenty of wickets for the team. Imogen Parton, Kara Milligan and Sophie Mason were very valuable to Ilkley in fielding, stopping boundary shots.. Ellie Cooper showed a great all round display with the bat and bowling. Overall, Ilkley came a commendable 3rd place with Holmfirth placed 1st..The team look forward to a possible outdoor tournament in the coming summer.

Ellie Cooper (10JDA)

Congratulations to some of our gymnastic students who represented Ilkley Gym Club at Leeds Gymnastics Festival last Sunday. They performed a polished and dramatic display to a packed house and won the prize for ‘Best Small Group’. The group included: Livvy Wills (7JWK); Louise Hale (7GS/JMP); Hope Throp (8MH); Alexa Clark (8PO); Ella Shuttleworth (8AMB); Bethan Morley (9PDH); Elise Crabtree (9DSF); Ellen Williams (9SL) and Jess Bretherick (10JPC).

Gym-tastic!

Owzat! Well played to our U15 girls’ cricket team who were in action on Wednesday afternoon in the West Yorkshire Indoor Finals Tournament.

Well done and good luck to our Year 10 rugby team who played Harrogate Grammar School in the Yorkshire Cup quarter finals on Thursday. They enjoyed a convincing win, IGS 15-5 Harrogate Grammar, and now move on the semi finals!


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Final payment for all trips must be made via ParentPay

Before 11th March 2016.

It is with regret that failure to meet the final payment deadline may result in the loss of previous payments for Option 1 activities and the withdrawal of students from both Option 1

and 2 trips. If you wish to create a personal payment plan please do not hesitate to contact Joy Heyworth in the Finance Office.

Year 7 Option 1: The Big Mix

£50 (PPI £25)

Year 8 Option 1: The Big Trip

£ 200 (PPI £100)

Year 9 Option 1: The Big Outdoors

£160 (PPI £80)

Humanities Berlin trip £380


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Protect Your Password Do you recognize these passwords? If so you might be in trouble! They are the 25 most popular and therefore easily guessed passwords that people use. If yours is on there then maybe it’s time for a change. Each year over 2 million passwords are leaked...don’t let it be yours! Have a look at this BBC Newsbeat article for suggestions of how to create a password that will keep you safe. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/35351265/star-wars-is-now-one-of-the-most-popular-passwords

Simply Splendid! On Thursday 14th January the Year 12 an 13 Theatre Studies students of IGS and Horsforth School were treated to a magical performance of ‘The Odyssey’ by Splendid Theatre Company.

The students were taken on this wild and often hilarious journey by three extremely talented actresses, managing to play all of the characters, except for Odysseus who was, of course, played by a wooden spoon. The actors brought the audience into the action and provided an enjoyable performance for all. This was followed by an intensive workshop on Greek Chorus and the importance of body language, as it is 55% of your communication!

The sixth form students will now use their experience to inform their devising, acting and written concept work. It was an absolutely fantastic theatrical morning!

Martha Baldwin (12SLG)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/35351265/star-wars-is-now-one-of-the-most-popular-passwords




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Well done to Hannah Wellock (11BJS) and her Year 11 friends who have been busy raising money for Cancer Support Bradford. They are nearly three quarters of the way towards their target! If you want to help them raise money visit their Justgiving page here.

https://www.justgiving.com/Raise2Save-Fundraising/


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…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…

A SPORT CLUBS

MONDAY

25th

January

U16 + Senior Netball training (SB)

TUESDAY

26th

January

U12 + U13 Netball training (FA)

Y9, 10, 11, 12 Girls’ Hockey @ BRHC (JH)

Sports’ Leader Training @ Pool 3.15-5.00pm

Football Y7 B team @ Horsforth (RB)

U14 Netball V Beckfoot @ IGS

WEDNESDAY

27th

January

Y10, 11, 12, 13 Basketball 12:30 – 1:15pm Sportshall (SP+MC)

Y11, 12, 13 Mixed Hockey Sportshall 12.30-1.15pm (JH)

Synchronised Swimming 2.15-3.20pm

Rugby Training Y7,9, 10 & 1XV @ Astro (ACF)

U13 Netball Emerging League @ Beckfoot 2:15pm

Football Y8 B team @ Horsforth (SP)

Y11 Rugby @ HGS Meet @ 12:30pm

Y8 Touch Rugby Meet @ Astro 3:30pm

THURSDAY

28th

January

Y7+8 Hockey @ Ben Rhydding Astroturf 3.15-4.30pm (AJK)

Girls’ Football @ Ben Rhydding Astroturf 3.15-4.30pm (LV)

U14+U15 Netball training 3.15-4.30pm (FA)

Y10 Football V Woodhouse Grove @ WHG 4:15 KO (SG)

Y11 Football V Horsforth @ Horsforth (SP)

Sports’ Leader Training @ Pool 3.15-5.00pm

Y8+9 Basketball. 12:30 – 1:15pm Sportshall (AF + RB)

U12 Netball V Parkside. Venue TBC

Football Y9 B team @ Horsforth (MWC)

Golf Club @ Ghyllbeck Golf Driving Range 3.15 – 5pm (SP)

FRIDAY

29th

January

Sports’ Leader Training @ Astro 3.15-5.00pm (SP)

@ilkleygrammarPE


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Lunch Menu Week One

MON TUES WED THU FRI

Chicken and

Leek Crumble Slow Braised Beef

and Vegetables

Roast Pork, Stuffing and Apple Sauce

Cumberland Sausage with Onion Gravy

Battered Cod Tartar sauce and Lemon

Wedges

Veggie Five Bean

Burrito, Tomato Salsa, Soured

Cream and Nachos

Veggie Mediterranean

Vegetable Strudel

Veggie Quorn and

Lentil Casserole

Veggie Cheese and Caramelised Red Onion

Quiche

Veggie Feta, Cherry

Tomato & Basil Stuffed Pepper

Roast New Potatoes

Green Beans Glazed Root Vegetables

Roast Potatoes Cabbage & Leek

Cauliflower Cheese

Mash Carrots & Peas

Chips Mushy Peas Baked Beans

Sauteed Potatoes Corn on the Cob

Broccoli

Classic Bolognese

Chilli Con Carne Rice Pot

Chicken Tikka Rice Pot

Herby Tomato Pasta Pot

Ricotta Tortellini Sweet & Sour

Chicken Noodle Pot

Five Bean Chilli Rice Pot Chicken

Cacciatore Pasta Pot

Vegetable Stir Fry

Noodle Pot Pasta

Carbonara

Tomato

Leek and Potato

Tomato

Leek & Potato

Tomato

Cheese & Ham Panini

Margherita Pizza

Margherita Pizza BBQ Chicken

Wrap

Pizza Style Panini Cheese and Ham

Toastie

Margherita Pizza

Tikka Flat Bread

Selection of Pizzas & Panini’s


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TEACHER OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (MPS) Fixed Term until 20 July 2016 (part-time

0.365 FTE -20 periods until 27th May then 0.12 FTE 7 periods until 20th July 2016) This fixed term position is part-time and this will involve teaching Health & Social Care to one Year 10 class (6 periods) and two Year 11 classes who will leave on 13th May 2016

and who will have completed their coursework and be in the ‘revision’ stage of

the course.

Closing date for applications: 8am Monday 25th January and Interviews will be held

during the week commencing: 25th January.

For further details, including our specific application requirements for this post, please visit our school website www.ilkleygrammarschool.com

TEACHER OF ENGLISH (MPS) We are seeking to appoint, from September

2016, a well-qualified and innovative teacher of English who is able to inspire

outstanding learning and progress. Applications from talented NQTs as well as more experienced teachers are welcome.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in the future development of the

subject and will develop their career in a supportive, collaborative environment.

Closing date for applications: 8am Monday 1st February .Interviews will be held during

the week commencing 1st February.

Student Finance: Student Finance England is now open for applications click here Linguastars 2016: Two day residential for Year 12 Languages students at University of Leeds Tuesday 28th

-Wednesday 29th June 2016. To book email [email protected] PreMed Course: Considering a career in Medicine? Imperial College, London on Saturday 23rd April 2016,

cost £99 to include lunch and refreshments. For more information and to apply www.premed.org.uk Interested in the Property Industry? Summer School 25-28th July at University of Reading. Discover where

a career in property could take you. More information at http://www.henley.ac.uk/rref/rref-what-we-do/rref_pathways_to_property.aspx

Trainee Chartered Accountants: Opportunities with Saffery Champness Chartered Accountant School Leavers’ Programme. More information at http://www.saffery.com/careers/school-leavers.aspx

http://www.ilkleygrammarschool.com


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You can benefit from a discount off all tickets

purchased online for the Sunday 24th January

performance at 2.15pm. At the checkout you

should quote the discount code PAN20 to

receive 20% off all tickets.


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Dates for the Diary

January Friday 22 Year 11 into 12 Taster Day Monday 25 Year 9 Parents’ Evening Tuesday 26 Year 11 Poetry Live Trip Wednesday 27 Community Charity Day Staff Hockey Match Friday 29 Year 10 Munich Trip Leaves

February Monday 1 Year 10 Munich Trip returns Tuesday 2 Year 8 eSafety Production Thursday 4 Year 10/11 Intermediate Maths Challenge Tuesday 9 Year 11 Parents’ Evening

Look at our full school calendar here

Term Dates

SPRING TERM 2016

Friday 12 Feb School closes

Half term: Monday 15th February— Friday 19th February

Monday 22 Feb School re-opens

Thursday 24 Mar School closes

Easter Holiday: Friday 25th March— Friday 8th April

SUMMER TERM 2016

Monday 11 April School re-opens

Monday 2 May May Day School closed

Friday 27 May School closes

Half term: Monday 30th May— Friday 3rd June

Monday 6 June School re-opens

Friday 1 July Training Day (school closed)

Wednesday 20 July School Closes 1.30pm

Summer Holiday: Thursday 21st July— Monday 5th September

[email protected] 01943 608424 @ilkleygrammar

www.ilkleygrammarschool.com

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Dinner Time Rota (No Bags in B Hall)

Sitting 1 12.30pm

Sitting 2 From 12.40pm

Sitting 3 Not before 12.45pm

Year 9 Packed Lunch Area: D Floor Social Area

Year 8 Packed Lunch Area:

P2

Year 7 Packed Lunch Area:

P3/P5

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