Dear Parents, It’s good to be back. Your sons and daughters are delighted, relieved and happy to return to school – and

we are so pleased to see them all too. Attendance is 98.6% today which is superb in the circumstances. On behalf of all the staff, a massive ‘Thank You’ to all parents for your support, encouragement and active involvement with Remote Learning. Together we have ensured that every youngster has had the opportunity to continue their education; albeit not in the circumstances we all want. Still, we are now back. We are all looking

forward to three enjoyable, successful and sociable weeks in school. As you are aware, there is a lot of talk and concern about ‘lost learning’ and ‘catch up’. We have a plan to help everyone with learning recovery, but for now we just want your sons/daughters to have some peer interaction, experience face to face teaching, eat a school lunch, walk/cycle to and from school and be as happy as possible. Members of staff will be welcoming, upbeat and genuinely pleased to see every single pupil. Today has been a great start. The second round of COVID testing begins today. Last week was such a success and thank

you for your cooperation and support, especially with the return of the consent forms. If you are a parent of Year 8, 9 or 10, you deserve at least one ClassCharts point because we had 100% return of the forms.

As you can imagine, the organisation of the testing has involved hours of meticulous planning and careful consideration of all the safety issues. Our Business Manager, Mrs Englishby, deserves considerable praise for the way she has coordinated the testing regime in such a short space of time. Special thanks to our team of volunteers - parents/relatives/friends. We could not have managed without you and such a high level of commitment mirrors the loyal, valued parental support we have at Broughton.

Newsletter No 23 8th March 2021

Ailsa Dollard, Alicia Hough, Alicia Smith, Alison Bradshaw, Alison McCallum, Andrew Johnson, Angela Barton,

Annette Clancy, Anthony Mellor, Cheryl Brome, Claire Blackwell, Elaine Rankin, Elizabeth Leeming,

Georgina Morris, Heather Holden, Helen Bolton, Helen Lonsdale, Ian Rankin, Jacqui Bury, Janice Graham, Jenny Bradley, Jeremy Harries, Jo Pooley, Joseph Kellett,

Julie Davis, Manisha Patel, Maria Iglesias Mora, Martine Morris, Melissa Thorpe, Mike O'Regan,

Nathalie Johnson, Nicola Murray, Nola Harries, Robert Martin, Robert Wilcock, Sally Atkinson, Samina Noyon, Sarah Morselli,

Sharon Martin, Shereen Lakha, Susan Harrison.

EARLY

A few reminders about this week:

UNIFORM Please ensure your sons/daughters wear their uniform correctly. In particular, plain black shoes, girls’ skirts the right knee length and outdoor coats black or blue.

MASKS As you are aware, the Government has made it clear that the use of face coverings

(in indoor areas where social distancing cannot be maintained) is strongly encouraged/expected. Your support with this will be much appreciated. We understand this will be reviewed at Easter.

EQUIPMENT We know you will provide all the basic stationery equipment, including numerous

pens. Please continue to remind your child to pack their bag the night before. Last Friday, we said ‘Goodbye’ to Paul Wallace, our Support Mentor who has been with us for the last 2 ½

years. As many of you will appreciate, Paul used his considerable experience to work alongside various pupils in/out of the classroom. He has been such a respected, valued member of our staff because of his wisdom, timely advice and genuine desire to ensure pupils make the right choices and make the most of their considerable opportunities. Mr Wallace is retiring (sounds good) and we wish him well and offer considerable thanks for his hard work, loyalty and dedication to our school.

As always, if you need to contact me about any issue, however trivial, please do not hesitate to get in touch. My email address is morrisc@broughtonhigh.co.uk. Chris Morris, Headteacher

YEAR 9 OPTIONS 2021

If pupils log on to the Firefly dashboard, they will be able to see the logo for Year 9 Options 2021.

Using this link, they will be able to access a video introduction to the options process, subject specific video presentations and the options booklet.

This is the start of the process whereby Year 9 pupils choose the subjects they wish to study in Year 10 and Year 11. Pupils and parents are encouraged to access this information. During the week beginning 22nd March, Year 9 pupils will be asked to complete a preliminary survey outlining their preferred option choices. The information from this survey will then be used to create the Year 9 Options Form 2021, on which pupils will make their actual choices and submit by 13th May 2021.

Mr Church

Excellence in English Pupils in 11E3B were set the task to write an essay to appear in a broadsheet newspaper in which they explored their opinions on the following statement: ‘The cladding scandal reveals how Britain treats its poorest people. The residents of unsafe flats should not be made to pay to fix this housing crisis. ’

Mrs Lees Libby Gibson

Sara Todd

Excellence in English Year 9 are studying Shakespeare's tragedy 'Romeo & Juliet' this half term and they have been learning all about the historical context of the play. I asked 9ED to research Shakespeare's life and here are some examples of their excellent work. Well done, Year 9!

Miss Maloney

Gabriella Rix

Saarah Patel

Excellence in English

Freya Nunn

Leona Banister

Charlotte Alty

Excellence in English

Strava Update A huge well done to all pupils and staff who have joined the Broughton High Strava group over lockdown. It has been fantastic to see so many different pupils out running, from beginners who have just started to our more seasoned runners who have showcased some excellent times. Regardless of ability, they have all benefitted from the many physical and mental benefits of exercising and being out in the fresh air. There is going to be a new Olympic-related Broughton High Strava challenge coming soon ... so please keep up the good work!

Mrs Rukin

* Reminder *

This is an exciting opportunity for Broughton High School pupils to showcase

their baking skills.

Please let me know if you apply and we will follow your culinary journey

to the final bake off.

Good luck and happy baking.

Mrs Newton

Jenny Seed

Excellence in Textiles Year 10 have started their new project based on Tokyo 2021 Olympics and the standard of work has been fantastic. Here is a sample of the creative research that they have produced so far.

Mrs Tillotson

CULTURE

AND

TRADITIONS

Excellence in Textiles

Excellence in Textiles

Chisato Tsumori

Baked Bean Challenge 2021 Year 9 pupils were tasked with a fun challenge using their creative skills, whilst only using basic ingredients that were accessible to most pupils - hence baked beans or

spaghetti hoops). There were some inventive entries as part of the challenge. The brief included food styling and how the product was photographed.

Congratulations to the following pupils who rose to the creative challenge.

Mrs Newton

Toasted stars with a bean pâte and a tomato marinade.

Crispy crust roasted bread chips accompanied by a roasted bean jus.

By Noah Bunting

Anna Lenton Georgia Panter Ben Fishwick Jenny Seed

Humayrah Yusuf Iona Dillon Ben Ratcliffe

“Giant’s Causeway in Beans” Ellis Davies

CAUGHT READING Well done to all the pupils, and their pets, who were ‘Caught Reading’ for World Book Day this year!

Ben Fishwick’s ‘Shoe Dog’

Finlay Clark

Ruby Cross & Chuckles Louisa Stanley Rohan Connolly

Sana Razzaq’s pets reading Roald Dahl

Jasmine Taylor

Hannah Atkinson

Charla Law

Freya Nunn

Pollyanna Rostron

Madison Wignall

Amber Hussain

Evie Eastham’s dog, Henry

Niamh Fisher Thomas Astley

Sophie White Orsian Kamal’s dog, Max

Jack Barnes

Hannah Smith reading in goal

Daniel Siggers

Amber Fisher Mia Duncan

Yahya Aribi

Zayn Ahmed

Charlie Davey-Pederson’s pet Elmo (reading about himself!)

Sofia Leeming

Jack Peuleve

Along with the Caught Reading challenge, our whole school community enjoyed a five-part murder mystery story throughout the day. It was lovely to know that, even though we weren’t in school, our staff/pupils could still share a story together. Tutor groups have also been organising themselves into teams throughout the week to take part in a Book Quiz. The winning team for each tutor group is named below.

There are still numerous activities to get involved in, as we are leaving the Library competitions open all next week. Pupils will be able to call into the Library to attempt winning ClassCharts points and prizes.

We cannot wait to welcome you all back into school and the Library.

Winners of the ‘Tutor Group Book Quiz’

7B Amelia Helders, Katie Parker, Casey Kyle, Nina Finley, Tabitha Lamoury, Imogen Vickers and Charlotte Atkinson

7C Sophie White, Sofia Leeming, Lily Prescott, Sienna Kernan, Ella Irvine and Harley Naylor

7H Zayn Ahmed, Daniel Siggers, Harry Lonsdale, Sean O’Regan, Aebha Bayliss, Chloe Harwood and Emma Greene

7R Johnny Stanley, Nicole Pruska, Matthew English, Charlie Hewitt and Aakib Jamil

7S Molly Taylor and Ellie Pearce

8H George Heath, Luca Homer, James Clarke, Finlay Clarke and Antonio Raul Iglesias-Leeming

9C Mia Duncan, Phoebe Glynn, Anna Cornichionne, Cerys Allen, Evie Hough and Angelia Parker

9N Allen Asa, Alex Agnew, Alfie Callaghan, Blake Fieldhouse, Daniel Fisher-Godwin and Erin Kopydlowski

Mr Tomlin reading a Mooooving tale!

Mrs Whitlock perhaps taking the theme a little too literally

Mrs Ikin proving you really can read anywhere

Miss Lupton

Mrs Hardman Mrs Tillotson Ms Wright’s cat Lola Miss Winter’s cat Mrs Briault’s cat

Even our staff joined in!

You can get involved and find out more here;

https://nationalcareersweek.com/

There is also a great Parents Guide which you can download, it is packed full of up to date and useful in-formation to help parents help their child with all things careers related e.g. how to turn your passions into money, qualification levels explained, top appren-ticeship opportunities available and more about the new vocational and technical qualifications available e.g. T Levels.

Did you know its National Careers Week 1st - 6th of March?

The Sefton Buzz weekly jobs and training opportunities bulletin from Job Centre Plus

see Sefton Employer & Partnership Team | Department for Work and Pensions

@JCPinMerseyside on Twitter | www.gov.uk

https://www.seftonatwork.net/news/

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March Careers News

March 2021/Issue 2

Quote of the day…

“The first step is to say you can” - Will Smith

Contents Page 1- National Careers Week The Sefton Buzz Page 2- Tip of the Month—FOCUS Page 3- Competition! Virtual Work Experience Page 4- University and Apprenticeship Virtual Open Evening AstraZeneca Apprenticeships Page 5- About Career North

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March Careers News

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Do you need any careers help or guidance?

Don't delay, book an appointment today!'

Please contact your schools Career Adviser or your Form Tutor

Not happy with your progress? Disappointed in your achievements? Lacking in motivation? Fed up with failing?

It’s all about FOCUS this month, whatever you focus your thoughts, words, attention and energy on will become your reality – so STOP and ask yourself do you need to CHANGE what you are thinking about, the words you are using (aloud and in your own head), where you are putting your attention and energy?

Career North’s top tip is to FOCUS on what it is that you want to achieve, you must think about it and visualise it as clearly as you can, tell yourself and others (repeatedly!) what it is you are going to achieve, do this often and FOCUS all of your energy and attention on imagining you have achieved your goals. What can you see, hear and feel when you have achieved your goals? Now hold on to that and remember how good that looks, sounds and feels at every opportunity!

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March Careers News

This months Career Spotlight looks at how Virtual Work Experience is now a reality! The pandemic has created many challenges for students during the last 12 months, however challenge often creates new opportunity and we have seen the explosion of Virtual Work Experience opportunities. Click on the link for a fantastic range of opportunities which will give you a head start with your career.

https://www.careernorth.co.uk/2021/02/virtual-work-experience-opportunities/

To enter the Career North competition and the chance to win £50, complete the activities provided on the Career North Website.

https://www.careernorth.co.uk/2021/03/the-2021-career-challenge-competition/

Provide as much detail as you can and when complete please email to your schools Careers Adviser (see your school website for their email address) the closing date is 2nd April 2021. All completed entries will

go into a prize draw.

You have to be in it to win it! Don’t delay enter today!

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March Careers News

AstraZeneca have many different types of Apprenticeships online now! Please read the below to find out about AstraZeneca

We are a global pharmaceutical company with a major UK presence. Our purpose is to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines. The best way we can help patients is to be science-led and share this passion with the scientific, healthcare and business communities of the UK.

At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If your students are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then they’re our kind of person!

Where they start with us doesn't determine the course of their career. So many of our people develop themselves beyond their wildest imaginations, both in terms of their roles and the countries they've worked in.

To find out more click the below link!

https://www.ratemyapprenticeship.co.uk/company-profile/612/astrazeneca

With university open days on hold, our UK University & Apprenticeship Search Virtual Fair will be returning on March 17th to help students from Years 11, 12 and 13 ex-plore their post 18 options, with over 100 universities, colleges and apprenticeship providers from across the UK attending. Students will be able to speak directly with admissions teams and recruitment officers from Russell Group, Red Brick, Modern & Specialist universities, along with higher & degree apprenticeship providers.

The event will also feature virtual campus tours so students can explore universities from their laptop.

Click the link below to register now!

https://ukunisearch.vfairs.com/en/registration

07792 520909 info@careernorth.co.uk www.careernorth.co.uk

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professionally qualified and have extensive experience in their specialist field.

They work with integrity to the highest possible standards to ensure opportunities for young people are maximized.

Search and apply for an apprenticeship in England via the

governments website.

We suggest that students sign up for alerts via this link

below:

Interested in Apprenticeships?

Career North — Your Career Starts here

Virtual Work Experience Opportunities-

https://www.careernorth.co.uk/2021/02/virtual-work-experience-opportunities/

Degree Apprenticeship Opportunities-

https://www.careernorth.co.uk/2021/02/degree-apprenticeship-opportunities/

2021 Career North Competition-

https://www.careernorth.co.uk/2021/03/the-2021-career-challenge-competition/

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Some of the Career North team

Now live on The Career North Website