Eastbury Community School, Hulse Avenue, Barking, Essex IG11 9UW

Tel: 020 8507 4500 / Fax: 020 8507 4501 E-mail: office@eastbury.bardaglea.org.uk / www.eastbury.bardaglea.org.uk

Attendance Office: KS3: 020 8507 4529 / KS4: 020 8507 4527

“Genius is

one percent

inspiration,

ninety-nine

percent

perspiration”

(Thomas

Alva Edison)

Thought of

the Week

Mr Dickson

Headteacher

Issue

Dec 2017

@ eastburyschool

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW

YEAR

I would like to wish everybody a Merry

Christmas and a Happy New Year. I hope

everybody has a peaceful and restful

holiday.

Our pupils have been raising thousands of

pounds again in the run up to the holidays. I

am extremely proud of our pupils who care

and raise money for those less fortunate

than ourselves in our local, national and

global communities.

I would like to thank our pupils who have

been sitting their pre-public GCSE exams; I

have been impressed to see pupils using

every last minute to revise for these

important exams. Our professional and

dedicated staff need special thanks for

supporting them and providing guidance for

future improvement in their marking. Staff

have also been working extremely hard and

for many extra hours preparing for the move

into our new buildings, again they need our

very special thanks.

End of Term Arrangements have already

been sent to all parents / carers

School will end at 12:30 on Wednesday 20th

December (do not forget the £1 donation to

charity if you wish to participate in the non-

uniform day).

CELEBRATION ASSEMBLIES

08:45 – 09:15 Year 7

09:20 – 09:50 Year 8

09:55 – 10:25 Year 9

10:30 – 11:00 Year 10

12:00 – 12:30 Year 11

Can all parents / carers check our website

regularly for any updates during the holidays

and severe weather conditions

START OF SPRING TERM ARRANGEMENTS

The spring term starts at 09.30 on Thursday 4

January

(Staff Health and Safety training for our new

campus, which is due for completion during

the holidays is taking place between 08:00

and 09:30 (please note the school and

offices will be closed until 09:30).

Pupils are expected to be smartly dressed in

school uniform, with all of their equipment

and ready for learning, in their tutor rooms

by 09.40.

Can I remind families of the importance of a

good winter coat (“hoodies” are not

allowed in school) and sensible shoes with a

good grip for winter conditions.

THANK YOU TO PARENTS AND FAMILIES

Can I thank all parents and families for

helping us to improve attendance and

punctuality; and ensuring pupils are

completing homework. Your support is

much appreciated and you are helping

your child to achieve their best.

THANK YOU TO PUPILS AND STAFF

Can I thank all pupils and staff for ‘going the

extra mile’ during the difficult weather

conditions last week, and their hard work

over the long winter term.

UPCOMING EVENTS

19 Dec 2017 Christmas Concert

20 Dec 2017 Last Day of term

4 Jan 2018 First day of term (Staff & Students)

11 Jan 2018 Y11 Parents’ Evening

24 Jan 2018 Careers Fair Y9-13

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ROOM W017

EVER PONDERED

THE MEANING OF

LIFE?

WHY ARE WE

HERE?

IS THERE MORE TO

LIFE THAN THIS?

WHY DO BAD

THINGS HAPPEN

TO GOOD

PEOPLE?

or even

WHAT WILL I BE?

WHATEVER YOUR

QUESTIONS,

COME AND JOIN

IN THE

CONVERSATION

Our Classrooms are Professional Learning Spaces

Everybody will be:

PROMPT – arrive on time ready to learn and teach from the first minute of a

lesson.

PREPARED - come to every lesson with the correct equipment, attitude and

any homework completed.

PRODUCTIVE – actively participate in teaching and learning.

POLITE – treat others with respect at all times, treat everyone as you would

like to be treated yourself.

PROUD – dress appropriately, wear your uniform with pride, and respect your

school environment.

PROFESSIONAL - place everything in its right place, at the end of lessons.

Always pay special attention to all Health and Safety rules, and follow them.

Always walk on the left.

Mobile phones can only be used when permission is given by a member of staff.

Only water may be drunk in classrooms and corridors – no food to be consumed in class-

rooms or corridors

Outside coats are not to be worn in the corridors and in classrooms.

We welcome your views on our simple common sense code and behaviour policies. Both will

be updated again in March 2018.

Please email any comments to David Dickson and Sharon Collins

CONGRATULATIONS

EASTBURY EQUALITIES

TEAM

I am delighted to report that

our school equalities team

has been successful in their

pitch for a grant of £1000 from

Unilever. The money they

have secured will further

promote their equalities work

across Eastbury Community

and in local primary schools.

Full details can be found on

the next page

Well done to :

David Dickson

Executive Headteacher

Ellena Hull

Tegan Grosvernor

Anna Petrea

Aaliyah Clarke

Yasmin Mumin

Kayla Abegunde

Rosie Harrison

Sophie Campbell

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EASTBURY EQUALITIES GROUP WHO ARE WE?

We are the Eastbury Equalities

Group.

Our names are Tegan, Ellena,

Aaliyah, Anna, Yasmin, Kayla,

and Rosie, we are also here with

Ms Caswell and Steve.

As a group, we would like to

ensure our school is a place

where everyone feels valued for

who they are and is free from

discrimination.

WHAT WE PLAN DO?

We plan to:

Work with our primary school to educate them about

the importance of celebrating difference.

With the Governors and teachers help, work with our

community so they can support our issue.

Work with the youth workers in our area to help promote

our work so that young students suffering HBT bullying do

not feel isolated and alone.

Work with Diversity Role Models to deliver workshops to

our peers

Create displays which promote difference

particularly in the outdoor spaces for all

members of our community

But most importantly...

WE WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

WHY?

We believe that school should be

our ‘safe space’ for all students

and members of the school

community

We want to support students to be

themselves by getting our message

to the whole school community

including parents and carers

We want all students to feel they

can find a space where they can

be themselves and talk freely

We do not believe that any

students should have to tolerate

inappropriate comments and

language, which will prevent them

from being them

We want our younger siblings and

members of the community to

come into the secondary school

understanding the importance of

equality and kindness and are able

to talk about it confidently.

IMPACT

What will this funding mean for our school? By next year we will have:

Staff and students who feel more safe to be

themselves in our school (e.g. using posters,

assemblies, workshop activities etc.)

Achieved public support and notice

Obtained further funding

Started to better celebrate diversity (e.g.

bringing attention to celebrated diversity days)

Built relationships between public youth services

outside of school

Stopped HBT bullying and homophobic

language

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FUNDING PLANS

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MARINE ENGINEERING

WORKSHOP

E astbury year 8s and 9s did exceptionally

well in their Marine Engineering workshops

on Monday 11th December . Their excellent

enthusiasm and teamwork were commended

as they worked in teams to build the best boat.

The competition boats could be made from

three pieces of wire, card and tinfoil but were

designed and made by our pupils. They were

tested by seeing how many marbles they

could hold before they sank.

Our year 8 team managed to get the highest

score ever in the time the workshops had been

running across all schools who have taken part.

Our year 9 team got the highest average score

which meant, although we did not get the

highest score, all the boat designs were very

very good. In fact the lowest score wold have

been good enough to be top score in many

schools.

A great performance from our potential

marine engineers of the future.

EASTBURY WISHES

YOU A MERRY

CHRISTMAS

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EASTBURY

COMMUNITY

SCHOOL:

SCIENCE

AND

ENRICHMENT

On 4th December,

Eastbury were featured

on the Prince’s Trust

Institute as the ‘School

of the week’. Read

here for the full article

NEW: EASTBURY BREAK TIME QUEUING MAP & MENU

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CAREER NEWS

W hat a crazy and hectic first term it has been

for the Careers Team. Nearly 1,200 students

have been involved in a careers event in or out of

school since the start of September 2017. In total,

there have been 38 workshops, trips, alumni

presentations and other careers events. We are

very excited to bring many more opportunities for

our students in 2018.

I would like to personally thank Cemil Alkis, Steve

Morris, Michael Minott, Lorraine Lyons and the

Careers Champions in each subject, for going

above and beyond their normal duties, to ensure

our students continue to receive an outstanding

careers education. Which in the long run, will

develop their employability skills in a rapid and

changing technological job market.

BARCLAYS LIFE SKILLS

O n Thursday 30th November,

30 year 9 students took

part in a Value for Money and

Interview skills workshop, run by

Barclay’s representatives.

YEAR 11 TEAM DAYS

E sther Thompson and 5 careers advisors from the

Borough conducted the Team Days at Eastbury

for year 11s, despite the circumstances of exams

and a canteen leak, they managed to interview

118 students. Frank Wrightson, who is a careers

advisor at Sydney Russell and Robert Clack, was so

impressed with the students he interviewed, he said

‘they are a very aspirational group of students who

are keen to pursue careers in Dentistry,

engineering, medicine and finance.’

KING’S COLLEGE LONDON

UNIVERSITY TALK ON

COMPETITIVE APPLICATIONS

O n Wednesday 6th December, over 100

students in year 12 and a select group of

year 11 students were invited to attend a talk on

competitive applications from Rachael hitch at

KCL. Some excellent tips were given to students on

what to include in a personal statement and how

to stand out from your competitors. Rachael was

so impressed with our students she has offered to

run some group work sessions in the New Year.

Wajih Ahmed year 12 said ‘the talk was good and

very informative, we learnt about what is essential

to include in your personal statement, and about

different courses on offer like dentistry and

medicine’.

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CAREERS SPEED NETWORKING

O n Friday 8th December Eastbury Community

School hosted the annual careers speed

networking event. Representatives from different job

sectors and three Eastbury Alumni spoke to small

groups of year 9 and 10 students for 6-minute slots

about the good and bad points of their job and

how they got into the role, followed by students

asking their own questions. The aim of the day was

to inspire our future workforce about real jobs,

develop their communication skills, challenge a few

stereotypes and find out what is required to stand

out in an increasingly competitive employment

market.

Employers and alumni taking part in the careers

speed networking event included:

Adeela Salim - CapGemini

Daniel Jarrett – School Home Support

Joseph Dilger – BSR

Meile Ceponyte – CILEX (Alumni)

Michelle Forde - NHS

Eneko Robles - Develapps

Melissa McLeod – KPMG

Keith Pickard – IRCP

Seb Osman - IRCP

Dulce Mendonca - IRCP

Steve Wilks - Educational Leadership Support/

Consultant

Ashleigh Hope – Queen Mary University London

Jason Ramtohul - DWP

Julius Amoah – DWP

Jahanzeb Qureshi – Dimension Four

Technology Ltd (Alumni)

Marlene Copeland – Goldsmith’s University

Ray Armfield - HMRC

David Daines - LBBD

Sam Perry – Wates

Jack palmer - Wates

Hriya – Radio Presenter

Graeme McCall – Royal Navy

Esther Salami – DAC Beachcroft LLP

Marta Seoana Mayer – Consultant

David Bennett – Barking & Dagenham College

Photography

VOLUNTEER FEEDBACK ‘Very impressed with the organisation and plan for

the day, students were fabulous and a real

pleasure’.

‘Excellent organisation, a very worthwhile day.’

‘Students were an absolute delight! Really enjoyed

talking to them and hearing about their future

ambitions.’

‘The behaviour of the students was very good and I

felt they were more engaged than last year.’

‘Brilliant event, happy to come back to this school

again and help out for future careers events.’

STUDENT FEEDBACK ‘I liked talking to Jack from Wates, he told me about

his role and his normal day to day job. It has

changed my mind about only becoming a doctor.’

Rafiat, Year 9

‘I found it really interesting and got a lot from it, after

speaking to Marlene from Goldsmith’s University, I

want to pursue a career in journalism.’ Jessica, Year

9

‘I thought it was really good, taught me a bit about

choosing the right options, I enjoyed speaking with

Melissa from KPMG.’ Daniela, year 9

‘The photographer really inspired me, it helped to

talk to volunteers and find out about their jobs.’

Jedidah, Year 9

‘The volunteers passed a lot of experience on to us,

Julius from DWP taught me to chase my dream and

not wait for my career to come to me in the future’.

Mofiz, Year 9

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TECHNICAL SKILLS ACADEMY TASTER SESSIONS

O n Tuesday 5th December, 30 year 11 students

got to experience taster sessions in catering,

business, plumbing and beauty. Barking and

Dagenham College offer many vocational and A

Level courses, so it was a great opportunity for year

11s to start thinking about their post 16 options. Four

year 11 students have already applied to Barking

and Dagenham College, which I know Mr Smith is

very happy about.

Gabriele Dulskaite year 11 said ‘it was a great

experience, students at the college gave us good

advice. The trip has made me think even more of

going to college.’

LENDLEASE CHALLENGE

O n Friday 8th December, students in year 9 took

part in their first workshop on the Lendlease

Challenge. The Lendlease Challenge introduces

students to the concept of regeneration and

encourages them to consider how this applies to

their own borough. The programme culminates in a

finale, where students present their ideas for

regeneration in Barking and Dagenham for a hugely

impactful prize. Students will gain an insight into the

Lendlease as an organisation, working with business

volunteers, mentors, and their own peers will build

students’ employability skills, confidence and

aspirations.

The ‘prize’ for the winning group will be a week’s

work experience for each student, to coincide with

the school’s work experience dates. Further to this,

student benefit from a four-part mentoring

programme organised and facilitated by

15billionebp, with Lendlease employees acting as

mentors.

Miss Kowo will be managing the challenge, we wish

her and the group the best of luck, we will keep you

posted the

progress made

in our future

newsletters.

SPEED NETWORKING

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THE EASTBURY MO TEAM RAISED £2,765

I t’s our best Movember effort ever and has helped us

support men’s health and wellbeing, in particular

prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and

suicide awareness.

To everyone that donated and supported, thank you

so much: https://uk.movember.com/mospace/team/

The Eastbury Mo’s

MARINE SOCIETY & SEA CADETS

WORKSHOP

O n Monday 11th December, groups of

students from KS3 classes were invited to

attend a Marine Engineering workshop run by the

Marine Society and Sea Cadets. Dan Simons,

STEM programme Manager, organised the event

at Eastbury, and their aim is to maximise the

impact on young people and seafarers. In

addition, develop the confidence and skills

needed to thrive – teamwork and leadership, plus

students can work towards accredited

qualifications. We hope this is the start of a great

relationship with Dan and Mr Simpson, who is

overseeing the project, no doubt they will be

back in school again working

with our brilliant students.

“I used to be an animal

courier in South Africa.”

Mr Oberholzer

BACK IN THE DAY…

TOP 10 UNIVERSITIES FOR

DENTISTRY 1. QMUL

2. Glasgow

3. Dundee

4. Newcastle

5. Bristol

6. Manchester

7. Birmingham

8. Leeds

9. Queen’s, Belfast

10. Cardiff

The Complete University Guide 2017

DID YOU KNOW?

The number of school children with a part time job

has fallen by a FIFTH in the past 5 years.

Starting salaries for science sector jobs can be as

much as £32,000, putting them in the top

20% of starting salaries.

ALUMNI

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

MEILE CEPONYTE

Legal Secretary - CILEX

JAHANZEB QURESHI

Managing Director - Dimension Four

Technology Ltd

GEMMA WHITE

PE Teacher - Wanstead High School

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE

“Education is education. We

should learn everything and

then choose which path to

follow.”

Malala Yousafzai

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booming creative, advertising and digital media

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roles in content creation, digital marketing and

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To find out more visit https://

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CAREERS OF THE FUTURE

PRODUCTION MANAGER

Still an important sector in the UK,

manufacturing especially needs people

with good management skills to make

sure everything runs smoothly.

FITNESS INSTRUCTOR

We all know we should be keeping

healthy. Fitness instructors can give us that

helping hand.

VFX / CGI

It’s all about the special effects these

days! The UK TV and film sector is

extremely good at creating these and to

keep it that way we need homegrown

experts.

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I n 2017 we (QMUL) are once again lucky enough to be working with a group of fantastic Year 10 boys

from Eastbury Community School. Over the next four months they will be blogging on this webpage

about their experiences on the programme. The aim is to understand and potentially challenge their

views about reading. More on their experience can be read here.

BOYS, BOOKS AND BLOGGING 2017-18

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WW1 EASTBURY’S WAR MEMORIAL

E astbury staff and students made a series of

ceramic glazed poppies as a school community

to commemorate those lost and effected by WW1

as part of the centenary from 2014 to 2018.

‘A Place of Remembrance’ consists of two glass

display cabinets with the poppies on show, these are

all individual and some created with family members

or friends in mind.

Year 9 Art and History students are studying Protest

Art and WW1 in their curriculum lessons so were well

placed on the purpose and responsibility of

memorials in public spaces and why it is important to

remember others sacrifices.

A cohort of students from both subjects helped with

unveiling the memorial by sharing information about

life in the trenches and war time with the rest of the

school. Art students had written emotional poems for

homework in response to ‘The Menin Road’ 1919 by

Paul Nash, who was a soldier in WW1 and an artist;

you can see his work in the Imperial War Museum in

London.

These poems were beautifully read and confidently

written, well done and thank you year 9 and to all

who came and took the time to listen and reflect.

The display is now a permanent place of reflection

for students, staff and visitors, you can find them by

reception on main street.

Huge thanks goes to the staff who supported this; Ms

Higginson, Ms Mahmood, Mr Leech, past teacher Mr

Albrow and all who came and spent time making

their flower in the art dept.

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‘THE MENIN ROAD’ 1919

BY PAUL NASH

POEMS WRITTEN BY YEAR 9

The unexpected just happened right

in front of the eyes, perhaps something that will

stay in the memory forever.

Heart pounding and endless sweat slithering

down my face.

Empty. Nothing left. All there is to take in is the

smell of death and violence.

Memories, devastating, horrific memories. I feel

like I have been put in something that’s too

tragic and upsetting for my heart.

Menacing, alarming and frightening. My legs

are shaking like jelly, difficult to fight the pain.

Never will I forget the men who proudly fought

for their country on this battlefield.

Intimidation is such a hard thing to cope with,

especially when the people who support you

are back at home suffering as much as I am.

Nationalist, every single one of these men, no

matter what happened in the war zone,

showed our country is strong and we are not

weak.

Resilience, drive and power. The next

generation will be proud.

Overwhelming as it was, it’s an unforgettably

experience.

Another day goes past paying our respects to

the confident young and old soldiers.

Dawn goes by and looking at the stars at night

thinking how peaceful the world is. Coming

back home seeing the people who cherish

you and seeing smiles on their cheerful faces

was the best feeling.

Goodbye battlefield, see you soon…

MYRA NASIM YEAR 9

The sky is full of smoke Hope to live and never joke

Everyone is hiding

Men have the power, they are providing.

Enemies are coming.

Nobody wanted the bullets humming

In their houses they would stay,

No longer nice and bright but dark and grey.

Roads are expressing the dark

One man, he will leave a mark.

Anyone could be gone

Do you want to be alone?

IZABELA RAGEA YEAR 9

The sacred fields bleed

Howling in pain

Even the trees were not left undamaged.

Meaning one thing; a battle.

Everywhere you look, you see smoke

Northing was safe

In the end, nothing survived.

Neither myself or anyone would have guessed that this

would be the result of the war.

Roads are covered in mud and blood.

Over a span of time, this field might be hell and unknown

And now, two soldiers stand in the mud

During the war no one would know the horrors they do.

ARNOS SILERIS YEAR 9

Trashed is our poor, poor city.

Hundreds left in pity.

Everyone can’t take all this stress, so

Majority of people don’t visit this address.

Eerie and broken are the old, old structures,

Now they are only settings for horror pictures.

Intriguingly still, is everything at this scene,

Now everyone has gone and I still see moss green.

Realising how fearful must have been all these men,

On this very battlefield, I hope it is not to come again.

And finally; I think that everybody should see,

Daring but good deeds, and not a single day work free.

ZUNAIRA MAHMOOD YEAR 9

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A PLACE OF REMEMBRANCE

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EASTBURY’S YEAR 9 SPORT LEADERS

IN ACTION!

I n November, our Year 9 Sports Leaders,

along with our 6th Form BTEC Sport and

A-Level PE students helped Eastbury

organise, run and marshal the Borough

Cross Country Championships at Pages

Wood in Upminster, where they

maintained their exceptional reputation

within the borough, working hard to

ensure the smooth and efficient running of the event.”

Once again working in Partnership with SportInspired,

the Year 9 Sports Leaders attended the Sporthouse on

Tuesday 12th December, where they demonstrated

their excellent leadership skills and qualities with KS4

students from across the borough at a multi-sports

festival.

Following on from this event, on Wednesday 13th

December, the leaders were in action once again

helping out a Year 1 multi-skills sports festival at the

Goresbrook Games hosted by Goresbrook School.

All leaders once again displayed the highest

standards of leadership, sportsmanship and etiquette

throughout while helping younger students enjoy

physical activity and understanding the importance of

it to a healthy lifestyle.

Mr Swaby