ATLP Outstanding in Education Awards

School staff shine at outstanding awards ceremony

More than 100 outstanding staff and other guests from seven schools in Coleshill, Erdington and Four Oaks came together last week at an annual awards ceremony to celebrate excellence in education.

Hosted at Sutton Coldfield’s prestigious New Hall Hotel, staff and guests from the Arthur Terry Learning Partnership’s schools enjoyed an evening of dinner and prize-giving at the second ‘Outstanding in Education Awards’.

Staff from the multi-academy trust’s Arthur Terry, Coleshill and Stockland Green secondary schools and Brookvale, Hill West, Mere Green and Slade primary schools, attended the evening event. The awards aim to recognise and celebrate the outstanding contribution staff make to their learning communities.

Shortlisted nominees were voted for by their colleagues in a range of categories, including ‘Outstanding Teacher’ ‘Education Support and ‘Community Champion’ and recipients were invited on stage to receive their awards. The final prize of the evening ‘The Awards for Outstanding Contribution to Education’ was presented to one staff member, from each of the seven schools, who each accepted an award from their Headteachers.

 The evening began with an introduction by Tim Sewell, chair of the ATLP Trust Board, who welcomed guests to the awards and applauded the “immense contribution that the partnership has on the lives of children.” He added: “Together we are really making a difference with our activities.”

Interim CEO, Sally Taylor, who compered the event, spoke of the successful teamwork across the schools.  She said: “Thank you all and to the school communities that make up the ATLP, for your hard work and dedication – we will assure all our children’s futures.”

 

Richard Gill, CEO designate closed the event by thanking everybody for their dedication to education. He said: “All of our staff work incredibly hard to ensure our children receive the very best education. These awards are a snapshot of what is going on across all of our schools day in day out and we want to commend and acknowledge their invaluable commitment to the partnership and the communities they serve.

“It was a wonderful evening and many people contributed to its success. We are especially grateful to all of our sponsors who made this fantastic event possible.”

 

Jenny Stone:   The Award for Technology in Learning

 Luke Wiedeman: The Award for Sporting Participation












Charlotte Vernon:  Outstanding Teaching in a Secondary School

June Gilchrist:  Outstanding Contribution in Education

 

 

 

 

Below is a full list of the Awards

The Award for Outstanding Teacher in a Primary School: Amanda Hutt, Brookvale Primary School

The Award for Outstanding Teacher in a Secondary School: Charlotte Vernon, Stockland Green School

The Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant: Leanne Bowkett: Hill West Primary School

The Award for Education Support: Dave Loffman, Arthur Terry School

The Award for Outstanding Team: The English Faculty, Coleshill School

The Award for Aspiring Leader: Josephine Evanson, Slade Primary School

The Award for Sporting Participation: Luke Wiedeman, Stockland Green School

The Award for Environment and Sustainability: Ian Scrivens, Hill West Primary School

The Award for Technology in Learning: Jenny Stone, Stockland Green School

The Award for Outstanding New Employee: Kristal Brookes, Mere Green Primary School

The Award for Outstanding Manager: Karen Balla, Hill West Primary School

The Award for Community Champion: Dean Batty, Greenpower, Arthur Terry School

The Awards for Outstanding Contribution to Education

June Gilchrist, Stockland Green School

Maurice Western, Slade Primary School

Alan Wharton, Arthur Terry School

Richard Jones, Coleshill School

Michelle Spires, Mere Green Primary School

Diane Bradley, Brookvale Primary School

Diane Hardeman, Hill West Primary School

British Values

Some amazing Poems written by our Year 7 students to celebrate and promote British Values. 

Well done one and all.

Sophia Bailey

Our kingdom is small,
Yet we rise tall,
To defeat or enemies’ battle.
We never hide,
We are filled with pride,
Behind our fields of cattle.

 Our land is exquisite,

Be sure to visit,
Because we are never mean,
But always keen,
Much like our great and victorious Queen.

 Zeekiel Minnott

England
Weather that's cold,
Weather that's hot,
It's not too bad,
But it rains a lot.

People that are happy, nice and kind,
Many of which have a tolerant mind.
Britain's the best, Britain's the key,
Add some crumpets, biscuit and tea.

We have a lovely, beautiful, gracious Queen,

With landmarks that you've never seen.
The Queen that we praise, with her we stand,
Strong and proud in our beautiful, green land.

 

Year 11 Practice Interview Day

On Thursday 15^th October our Year 11 students took part in the school’s annual event of Practice Interview Day.  

For this, several employers had given up their time to support our students in developing their interviewing skills and help build their aspirations for the future.  Our students felt this event was particularly beneficial especially with such a crucial life changing time ahead.  They took feedback and considered this to support them with their future endeavours.  

We were so fortunate to have a wide range of employers from various fields of work such as West Midlands Police, Royal Bank of Scotland, The British Army, The Navy, Construction, National Health Service, Inspiring our Future, Colleges and School Liaisons from Birmingham Metropolitan College and Joseph Chamberlain, KPMG, MITIE, Local Government, Pilot IMS – training provider,  a School Head Teacher, a Community Governor, Mrs Hathaway and a Chair of Governors Mrs  Dawson.  





The feedback from the employers was extremely positive and all agreed that the students they interviewed were respectful and polite. We would like to thank these companies and their representatives and really look forward to welcoming them back to any future event Stockland Green School may hold.  

“Really excellent morning.  All children were respectful and polite” – Patricia Colden – Inspiring our Future

“Best organisation of such an event” – Michael Nielsen – Retired Head Teacher/CBT Therapist

“I feel the pupils will have taken away a lot from the session which will indeed support their future goals” – Gurjit Buray – Royal Bank of Scotland

“Outstanding interviews. All students demonstrate dedication to their studies” – Chair of Governors – Sarah Dawson

 

All employers agreed that the students they interviewed were respectful and polite.

Tally Ho Conference Centre

Meet our new School Nurse Ambassadors Rebecca and Abbie

Read about their new role and how it all come about below:











Today we visited the Tally Ho Conference Centre in Edgbaston.  This was to attend a School Nurse Ambassador training course.

Meeting Jibram our School Nurse

While we were there we worked alongside our School Nurse, Jabran Khan, other School Nurses from across the city and a range of agencies linked to the School Nurse team.  We looked at different ideas that we would hope to bring to Stockland Green to promote the School Nurse Service that is available to all our students.

We will be having regular meetings with Jabran to discuss how we can help students feel comfortable to go and see him for advice and guidance and for any issues or concerns they may have.

We really look forward to our new role.

Rebecca and Abbie

Brookvale Students visit our Technology Department

As part of the Stockland Green transition programme, our friends from Brookvale School visited our Technology faculty to build an Anglo Saxon village

The Year 5 students excelled in both the quality of their constructions and their behaviour and enthusiasm.

The youngsters will be liaising with our Textile teachers later in the term to construct Anglo Saxon costumes.

Mrs Ford from Brookvale Primary said 'The children (and staff!) had a wonderful time in the Product Design department at Stockland Green School.  The children were able to develop their woodwork skills, use equipment and work as teams.  They learnt a lot and thoroughly enjoyed it',

A Head for Heights

Our very own Headteacher and her son, who are stepping up to scale Mount Kilimanjaro next month, are on target to reach their lofty fundraising goal.

Marie George, 39, of the Stockland Green School, and her 18-year-old son Charlie, a former Arthur Terry School head boy, hope to raise £10,000 for Lupus UK, following their ambitious climb on 6th August.

The plucky pair will begin the 5,895m ascent in memory of Marie’s late mother, and Charlie’s grandmother, Lorraine, who died from the autoimmune disease, Lupus, in 1991. The timing of the trek is particularly fitting, as this year would have been Lorraine’s 60^th birthday.

In addition to the climb, Marie and Charlie’s fundraising efforts have included taking part in the Birmingham Half Marathon and an 11,000ft skydive. The headteacher’s nine-year-old son, Freddie, who attends Sutton’s Hill West Primary School, even shaved his head to boost their current total to just under £7,000.

Marie said: “Mum left a huge hole in my life and I work hard to keep her memory alive, with this in mind I have embarked on a fundraising campaign to mark this milestone in her life.”

The climb will take the pair seven days to complete, including an extra acclimatisation day to hopefully give them the best chance of getting to the summit.

Marie said: “We are both excited but nervous as it’s a huge undertaking. I am happy to be doing this with Charlie as we have a great relationship, though Charlie is most concerned about having to share a tent with me, as he says I snore!

“I never got an opportunity to do anything like this with my mum, so we will be creating memories that will last with him when I’m no longer around.”

Marie began training to improve her fitness last year in preparation for the Birmingham Half Marathon and continues to keep her stamina levels up by going to the gym, running, swimming, playing netball and regular walking to wear in her walking boots.

The trek is among a number of initiatives fearless fundraisers Marie and Charlie have completed to raise money for the worthy cause. In addition to the half marathon, skydive and head shaving, activities have included a bingo & band night, Christmas card sales, raffles, auctions.

Marie’s mother, Lorraine, died following being diagnosed with SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus) which is an autoimmune disease affecting any part of the body  as the immune system attacks the body’s own cells and tissues. She was a local lady who attended the Bishop Walsh School in Sutton Coldfield.

Marie said: “For my mum, her Lupus affected her skin, joints, kidneys, lungs and her brain. She was only finally diagnosed the week she actually died and her symptoms had progressed too far to treat.

“There is no cure for Lupus, however there are treatments which help to control the symptoms. Lupus continues to affect my family as my cousin on my mum’s side of the family was diagnosed in June 2002. My mum’s symptoms meant that a Lupus test was insisted upon for my cousin and hers was diagnosed early. Although her Lupus is under control at the moment, she often has flare ups which leave her very poorly.

“The trek will be an immense personal challenge, but one I know my mum would be exceptionally proud of us doing.”

Link to the article which has appeared in the local press

http://thephoenixnewspaper.com/articles/education-training/3208-fundraising-peak-erdington-headteacher-and-son-step-up-to-conquer-mount-kilimanjaro.html?highlight=WyJhcnRodXIiLCJhcnRodXIncyIsImFydGh1ciciLCJ0ZXJyeSIsImFydGh1ciB0ZXJyeSJd

Daniel Caines Sky Sports Living for Sport visit

This week we had another successful visit from former indoor world champion and Olympic finalist Daniel Caines. Daniel came to spend some time working with some of our Year 8 students as part of the Sky Sports Living for Sport project which aims to boost confidence, change behaviors, increase attainment and improve life skills.

The former indoor world champion spent the morning mentoring the students who were part of the project, they all learned key skills such as mental toughness, people skills, sports and life knowledge as well as the ability to plan for success.

"The guys today were fantastic and today's focus was on learning about the sky sports 6 keys to success! They showed that they can achieve whatever their hearts desire as they ALL have the 6 keys in abundance."

Daniel Caines.

Corben Year 8

Today we met Daniel Caines, at first we listened to the story of how he became an athlete and how he came 1st in the world championship. He also told us about the sky sports 6 steps to success.

1. Mental toughness  2. Hunger to achieve 3. People skills  

4. Life knowledge 5. Breaking barriers  6. Planning for success 

We all then went into the Sports Hall to play some fun games.  We began with mind strength by doing some wall planks. We had to stay for 90 seconds and everyone did this!

Our next game was a test of reflexes, we stood with a cone, in between the two of us, that we had to grab as fast as we could. In the final was Tyler and me and I just about managed to win. The third game was one of the best because it was a test of fitness. You had to run and grab a tennis ball and get back to your team without being tagged by the opposing team! My team came 3rd because we made some silly mistakes. Our 4th game was the funniest because we had to stand on a bench and put ourselves in to order like height and how many people lived in our house and Bonga just picked us all up and moved us into position this made everyone laugh.

We also played a game with the Mo Farrah M bot move, we almost
beat the record with 3.3 seconds.

I really enjoyed today as i got to met a very inspirational person and he gave us confidence to achieve our dreams and goals. I want him to come back and do it again but longer next time #bestdayever

Madison Year 8

Today was fun with Daniel Caines. I enjoyed when Daniel told us about when he was a child he was terrible at sport and would always lose but his parents told him to try and eat in the morning and sleep more. This worked and he quickly became the best.

Another thing I enjoyed was when we went back to the PE hall and played a few games. My favorite was when we had to run into the centre and try and get the tennis ball. My other favorite was the Mo Farrah game. Keaton and me were the leaders but it was teamwork that helped us.

I would be very happy to have Daniel Caines back!


Tiawana Year 8

My name is Tiawana and whilst doing various activities with Daniel Caines he taught me lots of things. I had learned that before going into a game have a GAME PLAN.  David told us about mental toughness, people skills, knowledge and planning for success.... This helped me to understand the things that will help me to succeed life. I enjoyed the activities and oi learned that you could make something big out of something little.  I would love the opportunity to do this all over again!

Stephen Year 8

Today I have had a very great day with Daniel Caines, he taught us how to encourage and cheer on our teammates and friends. He also made us realise that we should never give up and he showed what will happen if you keep trying .

He also talked about his life which was really an interesting career. We learned what his family are like and how his mother was really strict but wanted him to do well. 

The best part of the day was all the activities which were really fun, it was nice to get to know him and learn about his life and his family, what his life was like and how he got where he is today, its great to have met someone like him.

The games we played were fun it was really competitive and everyone wanted to win for their team so they could win each tournament. 

The best part of the day was the activities and the competitiveness! Tyler, Ahmed and myself are all good friends and we all wanted to win. Overall the day was really fun and I hope we could do more things like this, he has taught me how ti be consistent and NEVER give up.

I hope he comes back because today was really fun!

Madison Year 8

The day with Daniel Caines was really fun. I enjoyed the part of the day when he talked about his family and childhood.  We learned that he was very unsuccessful but he tried harder and harder and eventually his hard work paid off.

I also enjoyed playing games in the sports hall, my favorite game was the molo game. I would be delighted to have Daniel back for another amazing day!

Sophie Year 8

I thought that today was great! we learned a lot about how Daniel achieved his dreams and that we can achieve ours as well!! I enjoyed all of the activities as they allowed us to show what we can do, everyone was really competitive. This was really good because it showed how much everyone cared and enjoyed all of the activities.
I thought that Daniel Caines was really kind and helpful and showed us how to improve. 

"Sport helps people think, helps people listen, helps people to speak up and helps people work together. Different sports inspire different people but one thing is true: there's a sport for everyone and it can change your life. We're using sport stars and sport skills to improve the lives of thousands of young people"

DARREN CAMPBELL

Sky Sports Living for Sport Ambassador

BELGIUM 2015

Stockland Green School has been running a school trip, for students, to Belgium, for over ten years!  We feel passionately that it is a trip designed at developing the whole child. 

The history element is very important and instills a love of History into the students.  It also develops their knowledge and understanding of WW1.  Equally as important is the social and cultural development of our students. 

Our students particularly enjoyed the ferry experience and visiting the chocolate shop to sample delicious Belgium chocolate.

It was a fabulous trip and a ‘once in a lifetime’ experience giving our students many happy memories to bring home with them.

 

Some quotes from our students:

Esme :   Belgium was a life changing experience and an opportunity I grabbed with both hands . It was a once in a lifetime experience and one that I will never forget.

Ellie:  Belgium was such an eye opening trip that made me appreciate the fact that so many people risked their own lives in order to help their country.  It made me understand that if the war hadn’t have taken place we wouldn’t be where we are today. I learnt so many new things that I didn’t know before and loved every minute of it!

Lauren: I was a little nervous at first, but the sights were very appealing, and the graves we visited truly make you think about all the soldiers that gave up their lives for us.  The town was lovely, and the procession we witnessed was amazing.  An unforgettable experience and I recommend it to anyone who loves history (and chocolate!)

Kasim: Visiting Belgium was very educational and I appreciated the sights we saw. But, I don’t want to hear Miss Mckiernan’s voice as a wakeup call ever again. Ever!

Rebecca:  It was a once in a life time experience and I really enjoyed the last post ceremony and Tynecot which were spectacular and emotional !

Marta: It was an amazing experience that I will always remember. The last post ceremony was very moving and it reminded me that we should remember the ones who fell during the war. I came back with many pictures, new friendships and a lot of memories!

Alex:  The experience was great and we all had a lot of fun, the bowling was great and the atmosphere of all the places was definitely something to remember .

Year 11 Holiday Revision

Please check below the times dates for Year 11 Revision over the half term break.  This is to support students with the forthcoming GCSE Examinations

Day	Time	Subject	Area
Wednesday 27th May	9am to 12 midday	Maths  (Sets 3 and 4 only)	Maths SLZ
Thursday 28th May	10am to 1pm	English (All Year 11 required to attend)	English SLZ
Friday 29th May	9am to 12 midday	History	Humanities SLZ

Football Tournament

On Wednesday 20th May Stockland Green PE department took fifteen Year 7 and 8 boys and girls to compete in a regional football tournament at the new home of English football, St George’s Park.

 

All the students were a real credit to the school and both won their respective tournaments!!

The boys did not lose a single game.  They won every group stage game and the semi-final, against tough opposition, before winning the cup final 3-2.

The girls, under the excellent guidance of Mr Morton came third in their group stage and qualified for the ‘Shield’ knock out stages final .  They then successfully went on to win their final 1-0!

Leif Ward really helped the girls and scored 4 goals.  Well done Leif

It is  a brilliant achievement for all the students, especially the girls who only started playing together eight weeks ago.


A great end to the half term for football at Stockland Green

Netball Success at Stockland Green School

 Our Year 9 and 10 students were successful in coming third in the KSSP Netball Tournament at Great Barr School last week.  

 

A Year 7 and 8 netball competition was also held at Stockland Green School on Wednesday 6th May.  Twelve of our young leaders led the entire event; from umpiring, scoring, timing and officiating.

 

Similarly, the Year 7 and 8 netball team have copied the  older girls and have also been successful in securing the Bronze medal in the KSSP Netball tournament.  

 

We held the competition here with a crowd of parents and other students from our netball club all supporting.  The girls did the school proud as they fought till every last whistle to get the ball and score.

 

A special well done to Tiawana Huntley, who played exceptionally well in every game, by getting several interceptions and stopping the opposition from scoring.   She played very well against the Goal Attack from Perry Beeches who was very tall and physical.  She held her ground and played her heart out.

It must be a sister thing, as Loshawnte Blake umpired half of the matches and had some very positive comments about her confidence, knowledge of the game and her authority on court by parents and staff from other schools. S he showed the other schools the quality of leadership we expect and she enjoyed every second if it knowing that she was in control and that it was helping  towards her leadership qualification in her PE GCSE.

 A very positive evening all round.

The Brilliant Club

What is The Brilliant Club?

Stockland Green students have had a real opportunity over this term to be involved in the 'The Brilliant Club'.  This is an award winning charity that seeks to increase fair access to highly-selective universities. It  is a national programme which currently works with over 5,000 students in 200 schools across the country and 20 of the top third of universities in the UK!

This is a Scholars Programme with a focus on developing advanced skills including independent study, critical thinking and communication skills; enabling students to reach their maximum potential in English.  The programme is designed to replicate the university experience and consists of a series of six university-style tutorials, two study skills workshops and a final assignment.  The tutorials will typically be delivered once a week during school hours, by a PhD tutor from a selected University.

 

On Saturday 16th May twelve of our students, who have completed an extended final assignment that had challenged them to work above their current key stage, together with two members of our staff had the privilege of attending a graduation event at the University of Nottingham.   This involved a tour of the campus, a study skills session and the chance for the students to meet and ask questions of current  students and admissions staff at the university.  During the day they also took part in a formal certification ceremony where they received a certificate to acknowledge and celebrate their achievements on the programme.  Parents were also invited to this special event.

 

It was a very proud day for students their parents and of course Stockland Green School

 

Sponsored Silence raises money for Comic Relief

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One of our Year 10 students has recently raised money for Comic Relief.  Husen Mohammed raised £79 on Comic Relief day by doing a Sponsored Silence for a whole school day.

Husen said "I chose to do this miraculous sponsored silence because usually I can’t keep my mouth shut.  I really wanted to challenge myself.
 

Another reason why I did this was to prove all my teachers wrong, as they said it would be impossible for me to stay quiet all day!

I was really proud that I achieved my goal and that I raised money for those people that are in need."




From the staff at Stockland Green: "WELL DONE HUSEN"