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LACONiC [email protected] Issue No. 24 14th June 2019
Diary Dates
June 16th-19th Year 10 Poland Trip 17th - 21st Year 8 Assessment Week 25th Year 6 Intake Day and Evening 27th Year 11 Prom
July 2nd Collaborative Planning – school
closes 1.30 pm 1st Barcelona Parents’ Evening 3rd - 6th Paris Trip 6th - 12th Barcelona Trip 8th & 9th D of E Expeditions 12th PTA Summer Quiz
Head’s lines
It is hard to believe, that those fresh faced youngsters that joined us in September 2014, had
their final Leavers Assembly on Friday afternoon. They had a Physics exam in the morning and
then spent the rest of the day with tutors and staff who have shared the last 5 years with
them. (There is still a German and A-level maths exam this week)
They arrived as one of the smallest year groups to enter Lacon Childe School, 74 of them were predicted to arrive, which over their time with us has grown to 88 students on the back of our good reputation and high standards. They joined us at a really important time in the schools’ journey as we became an academy and formed The Shropshire Gateway Educational Trust in partnership with Cleobury Mortimer, Clee Hill and Stottesdon primary schools.
As a small cohort of students, they have formed very positive relationships with each other and, despite a couple of scrapes, have turned out to be one of the loveliest, thoughtful, cooperative and pleasant year groups that I have ever, in 35 years of teaching, had the pleasure to work with. They have made their families, school and themselves proud of what they have become and who they will be in the future. Young people get a great deal of bad press these days but I can say, with some conviction, that this group of students are wonderful ambassadors for their generation and will be greatly missed here at Lacon Childe.
I sincerely hope that our students look back fondly on their time at our school and I would like to take this opportunity to thank our parents/carers who have supported their children over the last 5 years but, most of all, to thank our Year 11 students who have, most of the time, made it a real pleasure to come to work.
We will share many of these memories together when we all meet again at the School Prom on the 27th June at Cleobury Mortimer Golf Club.
I hope to see you all on the 22nd August when the results of the GCSEs are available for collection.
Year 11 Leavers
“Those were the days of our lives”
When the village school in Hopton Wafers was closed, the school building was sold for development. Thanks to the generosity of Chris Woodward, the proceeds from the sale to the developer have been used to endow a new charity, The Woodward Educational Trust – www.w-e-t.org.uk. The Trust exists to provide educational benefits to the residents of the ecclesiastical parish of Hopton Wafers and to the residents of the other parishes in the Cleobury Mortimer benefice area. The Trustees are inviting applications for grants from pupils at Lacon Childe School. Further information and an application form can be found on the website (www.w-e-t.org.uk) or by contacting me at [email protected]. Best regards Robert J HODGE Trustee and Treasurer
During the Easter holidays, Georgia Turvey (8JAl) was
selected to play for Herefordshire at the under 18s
Inter County Badminton Tournament held over four
days at Nottingham University. Herefordshire finished
25th overall, which was a great result for such a small
county.
The following weekend, Georgia played in the Under
14 Cheshire Open Tournament and won silver in the
singles event and gold in the doubles!
Well done Georgia on these amazing achievements!
Eventers Challenge Finals - Hickstead During the first weekend of half term, our equestrian teams travelled to the All England Jumping Course, Hickstead, one of the premier equestrian venues in the world, for the 2019 Eventers Challenge Championships. Almost every great show jumper, horse and rider, has competed at Hickstead since they first opened their doors in 1960, and this is the second year running that equestrian teams from Lacon Childe (as Shropshire County Champions) had qualified to compete against all the other county champions from across the country. Lacon's 70cm team of Scarlett Bailey, Fern Bayliss, Billy Loughnane and Maisie Walter finished on a team score of 4 faults, finishing in a brilliant 11th place out of 27 teams! Our 1m team of Holly Bailey, Tom Brown, Megan Caine and Ellie Jones did not get placed in the team competition, but Holly, who was also representing Shropshire as an individual, finished in 18th place! Lacon Childe was one of only a handful of state schools to be represented at this event, which reflects just what an outstanding achievement this was. Congratulations to each and every one of you, we are as always extremely proud of you! Mounted Games During half term, Lily Hillhouse in 7C represented Scotland in the U12 Home International GB Mounted Games Team. This was a fierce competition with her team finishing 4th behind the North of England in 1st, South of England in 2nd and Wales in 3rd. Older sister, Jane Hillhouse (8JAl), also represented Scotland as part of the U14 at the same competition. Jane's team finished 4th beating Ireland, but struggling to catch the same three teams who did so well in the U12 competition. Tetrathlon The 2019 Junior Regional Tetrathlon was held at Moreton Morrell on 1-2 June and incorporated International Competitions for Boys and Girls teams from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales and Borders. Tom Brown (9W) was part of the Central England team, who spent the 2 days competing against the best Junior Tetrathletes from across the UK and Eire: a very strong field of 66 boys and 93 girls. Tom’s team finished in an amazing 4th place out of 10, and as an individual Tom was fifth, 6th in the swim, 11th in the run and with a 1400 ride. As a result of his performance Tom has now been selected to ride in the International Team! Well done Tom on this incredible achievement!
For the second round of the Mock Trials 2019, our team faced two other tough teams from the West Midlands; the standard was incredibly high. The competition was held in Wolverhampton Crown Court on the 18th May 2019. The case was based on an assault that occurred outside a fire station between a taxi driver (Andi Manning) and a passenger (Charlie Smith). The passenger was the accused assailant. He supposedly kicked the driver in the hip which knocked the driver to the floor. There were two witnesses who viewed the scene (Mel Grant and Vic Linn) who both gave their opinions on the incident.
Once we arrived we had about half an hour to prepare before our Defence Team entered the courtroom. The trial went really well over all, the verdict in the end was not guilty (the Defence won). The opposing team, Wolverhampton Girls School, were also very well-rehearsed and knew the case well. Their lawyers were thorough and the witnesses knew their evidence well. However, our Defence obviously put up a more persuasive argument! Our second trial was about half an hour later, our Prosecution against the Defence team from King Edwards Shakespeare School. Once again King Edwards were obviously a very talented team, who knew what they were doing. Our Prosecution put up a very convincing case; however the magistrates still had some doubt about the attack and so it was not guilty again.
After all the trials were over, all the schools gathered in the entrance hall and waited to hear the results. King Edwards Shakespeare School won the over-all competition, despite the fact that we had the edge when we went up against a few of their pupils in our second round. Even though we were disappointed, we still thought we did really well seeing as we only had a few weeks to prepare. Some of us hope to go back next year and prove ourselves by winning the second round and getting our revenge!
Our team had changed a little since the first round, so here are our team members:
• Legal Advisor – Amy Smith • Usher – Annie Howells Prosecution • 1st Prosecution Lawyer – Lara Starkey • 2nd Prosecution Lawyer – Maddie Chassar-Hesketh • 1st Prosecution Witness – Annie Howells • 2nd Prosecution Witness – Evie Davies Defence • 1st Defence Lawyer – Billy Auger • 2nd Defence Lawyer – Sian Llewellyn-John • Defendant – Evie Davies • 2nd Defence Witness – Maddie Powell
Magistrates
• Grace Forrester • Martha Howells • Freya Kelly And, once again, one very important person who we couldn’t have competed without ….… Mrs Britton - we cannot thank her enough for all the extra work she put in over the many weeks and months of practices! Her talents and knowledge and speech writing skills are un-ending, she would be brilliant in court! Our team would not have become Worcestershire Champions without her, and we couldn’t have had a better experience. So, thank you Mrs Britton! Not forgetting… Miss Gazard - she helped us practice speeches, gave us advice and was a really great supporter of our team; we couldn’t have done it without her!
And of course…
Gerald - our famous rainbow llama and team mascot that appears in many of our photos on the day, without whom we wouldn’t have had the motivation needed to win. Thank you so much Gerald!
Vacancy
ICT Strategic Desktop Services Officer Telford and Wrekin ICT Services are searching for an enthusiastic Strategic Desktop Support Officer to join their expanding team who were BETT 2018 finalists for ICT Services and Support. The successful candidate will be located at Lacon Childe School in Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, looking after the schools within The Shropshire Gateway Educational Trust. Salary: £26,999 - £28,785 per annum Full time 37 hours per week : Permanent Closing date: 22nd June 2019 The Role An ideal candidate would have a degree of experience of providing an ICT support service in schools and provide a customer focused reliable, flexible operational and technical support service. This post will support the Shropshire Gateway Educational Trust schools on a day-to-day basis, enabling them to operate more effectively and efficiently to improve teaching and learning through the use of ICT. Experience with Windows 7, 8.1 & 10 and Microsoft Office 2010, 2013 & 2016 in an enterprise environment is essential. Experience with Apple OSX and iOS devices, including mobile device management solutions and Google Chromebooks, is desirable. This is an exciting opportunity to join a diverse fast-paced support team providing an exceptional cost effective managed service; this includes providing advice, support and implementing solutions to the primary and secondary schools of the and Academy Trust. Please send your CV and covering Letter for this role FAO Mr L Cole ICT Education Desktop Services Team Leader Telford and Wrekin Council to: [email protected]
Telford and Wrekin council and The Shropshire Gateway Educational Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and rigorous child protection procedures are in place. Appointments will be subject to Enhanced DBS checks.
Details of this year’s Year 11 Prom! It would be great if as many people as possible went to look at the
procession of vehicle and the glamorous outfits as they arrive!
Junior Scholarship Award
The Tenbury Agricultural Society are awarding a Junior scholarship in memory of Hannah Bradstock. This £250
award is for a student who is studying Levels 1, 2 or 3 Diploma in Agriculture or Horticulture or an equivalent
course. Last year this was awarded to two worthy candidates – Ella Wright from Tenbury and Ben Hackney from
Leysters. The successful candidate will be expected to assist at Tenbury Show on the 3rd August.
The Society invites all young farmers and horticulturalists who reside within a 10-mile radius of The Clock House,
Tenbury Wells to apply for the awards by writing to the Society no later than the 30th June 2019. N.B Membership
of a young Farmers Club is not mandatory, but will be a consideration.
Applicants should provide a full CV including a brief history of their background and any farming or horticultural
experience, together with details of their aspirations and the course for which they have been accepted. Please
provide a telephone number for contacting you to attend an interview with Committee Members from the Society.
The Scholarship will be awarded at Tenbury Countryside Show on Saturday 3rd August in the main ring at
approximately 4 pm.
Please send applications to: The Tenbury Agricultural Society Ltd, 3 Market Street, Tenbury Wells, Worcester WR15
8BH
The Tenbury Agricultural Society Ltd – Scholarship
Awards
The PTA will be selling donated second-hand school uniform on the 25 June : 6.15 pm in the Library.
Stottesdon Primary School
Stottesdon Primary School are applying for the Calor Gas Rural Community Fund. The deadline for voting is today (Monday 17th June) and as many votes as possible are needed as we are currently in 16th place. Therefore, this is the last chance to make a difference to the votes. People need to put ‘outdoor learning environment’ in the project search box. Many thanks, Mrs K Jones : Headteacher Stottesdon Primary School
