THE SMALLER ISSUE12 JULY 2010

The school leadership say the

changes will lead to ‘students

developing their ideas &

learning further’, however, with

the bold decision to implement

one-subject-days, some students

are questioning its suitability.

Two-thirds of students

questioned in the poll suggested

they did not agree with the

changes being made. Amongst

the concerns being voiced, the

most common was that students

may loose focus and their

attention spans may wane

during the day - one student

joked, ‘I’ll be asleep by

lunchtime’. Some worry that

the new timetable will suit

some lessons but few others.

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‘Gourmet dining, not fast food’ –That is the official line in

support of the timetable changes set to commence next year.

“How long left now?”

“Only four and half hours”

However, despite the

opposition, the Management

Team remains confident. Deputy

Headteacher Mr Clark suggests

students think of it as ‘whole

day learning instead of whole

day lessons’. The new timetable,

he said, will ‘boost results’ and

less time will be ‘lost during

movement’.

Though students agree that

more time spent in lessons will

improve performance, there are

fears that if a day is lost due to

illness, students will potentially

be missing an entire topic.

It seems in response to this point

the Management Team’s

position is clear. Tough.

So with whole day learning

expected to become a permanent

feature of sixth form, we will

have to wait until September to

see the effects.

Robert Ankcorn

On 9th July, dressed to kill with

dresses and ties, the sixth form

prom took place at Hillscourt,

students and teachers alike

turned out to celebrate.

The night started with its annual

greetings and compliments. The

usual cheesy nineties music in

full swing, this party was about

to begin. Gathering in the bar

area were both students and

teachers. After the food, people

moved into the party room and

the night finally began. It was

soon became difficult to find a

space on the dance floor.

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Do you agree with the changes being made to the

Bournville Sixth Form timetable?

Sixth Form Prom

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ALEVEL ARTSHOW

Kitchen Garden Cafe17 York Road Kings Heath

Tuesday 20th July7:30 till Late

The conga was record breaking,

the numbers of students and

teachers involved was immense.

The night was now entering

another dimension where

partying hard was the only way

forward.

The bar area now deserted,

dancing was on everyone’s

agenda.

The DJ continued with the hits,

from Sean Paul to Spice Girls

songs.

There is no doubt that the final

goodbye to the year thirteens’ is

a night to remember. Both

students and teachers enjoyed

the night even at the expense of

a hangover. Congratulations to

the Sixth Form managers for

organising an amazing evening.

Jorden Crawford

Good luck to all the year 13s and we hope they succeed in all they do in the future.

‘Gulf oil spill: Will Deepwater sink the 101-year-old

BP?’ The Guardian – Wednesday 2nd JuneBP’s infamous name still has continued presence over the entire Western world, not least in America. Defacing of the company’s logo continues to take place across much of the United States with serious sanctions now being expected both economically and politically.

Spain return to rapturous welcome’BBC online – Tuesday 13th JulyOne million fans welcomed home the Spanish national team in Madrid following the football world cup. The team had failed to ever get past the quarter finals before winning in South Africa.

‘Angela Merkel rebuked’

The Economist – Thursday July 1st

The largely insignificant role of German President turned into an intense problem for Chancellor Merkel last month. Her coalition government was seen to dessert her after 3 rounds of voting were required to elect her party’s candidate for the ceremonial role.

‘Unemployment falls as part-time workers hit record’ The Daily Telegraph – Wednesday

14th JulyA boost was given to the UK’s economy once more after unemployment reportedly fell in the three months to May. However, this was subsequently marred by an unprecedented increase in the number of part-time workers. There are now 2.47million people out of work across the country, the figure falling by 34,000.

‘Blair on Brown: mad, bad and dangerous’

The Times – Wednesday 14th JulyThe memoirs of the Labour peer Peter Mandelson have revealed a continued and acute tension between the two former Prime Ministers. Mandelson has come out in criticism of the pair after Brown was not removed from the treasury at the beginning of the decade.

Message to the Readers

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Jacob Sturdy