Regents Review Summer '18

REGENTS PARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE NEWSLETTER

SUMMER 2018

Year 11 Prom

Sports Day

Auschwitz Trip

Work Experience

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WELCOME

Headteacher’s Welcome As you peruse our summer edition of The Regents Review you can get a real sense of why Regents Park is such a wonderful school. For me it captures the day to day excitement and challenge that staff provide for the students on a daily basis both inside the classroom and beyond at events and competitions outside the school day. In this edition you can read about students visiting companies, winning competitions, learning first aid and see photos of dogs, fetes, proms…all of this and so much more are all inside this exciting edition. The end of the school year is not just about celebrating all of these wonderful events, it is also an opportunity to bid farewell to staff. As we enter the last week of term we are preparing to wish Mrs O’Leary, Curriculum Leader for maths, Mr Holloway, Head of Year 11, Miss Ebblewhite, history teacher and Ms Nolan, learning support assistant, the very best of luck on their new posts. All of them are going on to exciting new opportunities and over the years they have all given a great deal to the students at the school within their different roles. Work Experience On Monday 21st May, our Year 10 students set off for a week into the world of work. Placements varied from local primary schools to international airports and as the week went on, the teachers at RPCC had the chance to visit the students and see how they were getting on; it’s safe to say, they were fantastic! We were overwhelmed by the positive stories from across Southampton and they demonstrated our school ethos during their placements with massive success. Some students even partook in a second week of work experience during their half-term break! In order to reflect on their experience, thank their employers and look to the future on Monday 4th June the student participated in our first ever ‘Wex De-brief’ morning. One of the highlights was an insightful talk from the former chairman of LV Insurance and students enjoyed hearing about Mark’s career journey. He also helped them to understand that there are two contrasting routes to success: one ‘zig-zag’ and one conventional. GENERAL NEWS

The summer is going to be busy as we continue to drive forward the first phase of the school improvement project. On our return in September we can look forward to a refurbed swimming pool, new City Catering facilities and the work on the brand new toilets will be well underway. My first term as Headteacher has certainly embedded the absolute pride I have in the school and affirmed my commitment to continue to make it an even better place to learn and achieve. I wish you all a safe and happy summer and when you return in September, be ready to work hard and embrace every new challenge and opportunity that you face. Remember our ethos: RESPECT, PRIDE, CREATIVITY, CHALLENGE!

Mrs Barnes Headteacher

Ellie Heath during her placement at the Body Shop.

Emily Curry at Oakwood Primary School.

Gary Hearn engineering at Red Box engineering.

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Business Managers Update

http://regentsparkcollege.org.uk/ parents/parent-evenings/ • GDPR - The school is following the new regulations regarding secure use of personal data for both students and staff. Please go to the GDPR section on the website for more details. http://regentsparkcollege.org.uk/ school-details/gdpr/ • Alumni - We have a new section on the website to establish and encourage links with our ex- students to build a community alumni. Please click the link below to see how to join us. http://regentsparkcollege.org.uk/ alumni/ academic year calendar to the website – this will be updated on a regular basis. http://regentsparkcollege.org.uk/ school-details/new-calendar/ • Catering/Lunchero - Please visit the City Catering page on our website for information regarding school meals and also how to download the Lunchero app. http://regentsparkcollege.org.uk/ parents/school-meals/ • Skoolkit - Please visit the dress code page on our website for up to date information on our uniform and any special offers that are available from Skoolkit. http://regentsparkcollege.org.uk/ parents/dress-code/ • Calendar - We are in the process of adding the new

We would welcome feedback from you and this can done in several ways:

Email – info@regentspark. southampton.sch.uk

Welcome to the summer edition of the Business Managers update. The school is moving forward to a streamlined communication system. To achieve this we will be directing you towards our new website where a variety of information can be found in addition to our daily school news. A link is provided as some icons do not appear on mobile phones. • All general letters will be available to view under the parent section on the website. http://regentsparkcollege.org.uk/ parents/letters/ • Twitter - Access is available from the website so that you can follow the school news or Spencer, our Therapy Dog –use the ‘bird’ icon in the top right hand corner. http:// regentsparkcollege.org.uk/school- details/twitter/ • Tucasi - Our online payment system for school meals, trips etc is also available from the website using the ‘£’ icon in the top right hand corner. http://

Parent Suggestion Box located in reception Parent Voice Meetings http://regentsparkcollege.org.uk/ parents/feedback/ Contact Form – via the website http://regentsparkcollege.org.uk/ school-details/contact-details/ If you wish to speak to our Headteacher, Mrs Barnes, please contact Fiona Hayward, Headteacher’s PA on 023 8072 5711 Please also remember to advise us of your correct email address in order to receive correspondence and your telephone numbers to update our emergency contact details. Phone – 023 8032 5444

Have a lovely summer break!

regentsparkcollege.org.uk/ parents/online-payments/

• Parents Evening Booking System - Access is also available from the website using the ‘family’ icon in the top right hand corner.

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Chair of Governors

exploring evidence of outstanding practice further. Another statement which stands out to me from the report, was that the school had “created an extremely positive learning community where pupils from a wide range of diverse backgrounds thrive.” This seems to encompass the ethos of Regents Park Community College. You may have heard that Regents Park has been granted funding to improve existing buildings as well as expanding to improve the overall education experience for students. The project will be carried out in sections, for example, some improvements will be made during the summer holidays, whereas other projects will take place later. Finally, I would like to wish you all happy summer holidays and let’s hope the current amazing weather continues when school closes! Beverley Higlett Chair of Governors

up the role when approached by the governing body and has taken to the role with great enthusiasm. Although it now seems a while ago, on 27th March this year, we were visited by Ofsted. The visit was the first short inspection carried out since the school was judged to be good in November 2014. You may well have read the report but governors would like to acknowledge the findings of the report. The overall message was that the “school continues to be good.” The inspector went on to say, “The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. Based on the evidence gathered during this short inspection, I am of the opinion that the school has demonstrated strong practice and marked improvement in certain areas. This may indicate that the school is improving towards being outstanding.” Therefore, the recommendation was that the next inspection would be a longer process which would enable inspectors to spend more time looking at the school and

As we approach the end of another academic year, governors are reflecting on the changes and progress made by the school in 2017/18 and I have selected three topics for this article.

Firstly, on behalf of the governing body, I would like to welcome Mrs Barnes in her new role as interim Headteacher. As you may know, Mrs Barnes has been at the school for fourteen years and therefore knows the school very well. Mrs Barnes was keen to take

Lidl Visit On Wednesday 20th June, Year 10 students studying GCSE Business Studies took part in an educational visit with Mr Brown to the Lidl distribution centre in Southampton. Students were given 3 very informative presentations. Topics covered included business expansion, staff motivation, recruitment, stock control and the supply chain. This was followed by a tour of the site and the chance to see stock control in action, including the ‘in the freezer zone’! As a class we would like to thank Marty Crutchley - Recruitment Consultant, Julien Coverdal Lee - Training Consultant and Adele Carmicheal - Supply Chain Consultant for the time they gave up on the day and the effort that went into the preparation for our visit. Not only did we see business knowledge that we have studied in a real business situation, but it also changed our perception of Lidl as an employer. Many of our students now feel that Lidl is an employer they may wish to work for in the future, because of the way they value every member of staff at all levels. We were all impressed with the “We are Lidl” ethos. Students also appreciated the goodie bags they were given on the way out!

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“I learned a lot of information about the university’ - Nicole Ioan ‘I experienced what life is really like as a university student.” - Dia Dishad What an amazing experience for our Year 7s! We are so proud of their conduct and enthusiasm. Miss H Scriven

available to them after leaving school. After meeting the student ambassadors, the morning began with an introduction from our project leader, Rob Hall. What can you study at University? How is University different from being at school? Where can you live whilst you are studying at University? These are just some of the all- important questions that were answered. The students then had a tour of the University and took part in a team challenge designed to make the students more aware of the courses that Southampton University offers. All the students enjoyed the trip and felt that they had learned something from the experience.

Raising Money Proud that RPCC staff and students have raised: British Red Cross - £121.52 Children in Need - £1235.22 Save the Children - £1224.52 University of Southampton Trip During May, 25 of our Year 7 students had the opportunity to go to Southampton University to learn about the career pathways

Year 7 Football Team On the 15th May, the Leadership Team went to watch the Year 7 Football Team in the Cup Final at the Saints training stadium in Marchwood. The pride we all felt as we supported them was incredible. They looked smart in their kit, they were polite and respectful - even when they were being pushed a little too much! They worked so hard, despite the intense heat and they never gave up working as a team. And the best news... We won against Wildern with the final score 1-0 The boys all sang and cheered as they lifted the cup and we could hear ‘Champions’ being sung from the minibus as they all took it in turns to hold the cup. Thank you to Mr Branford and Mr Gates for arranging to take them and support them. A big well done to the Year 7 Football Team. The Year 7 cup winners were then invited to a celebration tea with the Headteacher on 22nd May.

Finley Totten Kirk Payne Lewis Colvin James Knight

Bobby Gorman Henry Geddes

Archie O’Donovan

Rory Maclean Jack Mullaghy Ethan Lock Joe Stratford

Joe Ryan Jake Allen

Connor Underhill

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Year 7 Year 7 have continued to prove themselves as the biggest and best year group in RPCC. Year 7 have earned an astonishing, over 70,000 achievement points between them. I would like to congratulate our top 10 pupils below, who have received the most achievement points out of our Year 7 cohort.

Year 7 have shown great resilience, determination and enthusiasm towards their school life, they have an overall attendance of 96.24% and the following pupils have not missed a day of school this year up until 21st June: Jake Allen, Holly Anstey, Eashan Apadoo, Alex Ballard, Vernessa Cooper, Ani Doncheva, Daniel Fernandes , Alisa Filippova , Malee Hopkins, Maya Kaur, Diego Moreno , Maddison Murphy, Ruby Murray , Katie Pitman, Sophia Rickard, Annalise Ryves, Luke Saunders, Daniel Shwani, Paulina Vaicekonyte, Tom Winchcombe, Bailie Wyatt. I have absolutely loved working with Year 7 this year. I have had the pleasure of seeing some fantastic work going on across the curriculum and witnessed perfect behaviour on trips and PE fixtures. As we move from Year 7 into Year 8, I am excited to inform you that I will move up with the Year group and still be their Head of Year next year. In September 2018 we will not be the biggest Year group anymore so we have voted for a new slogan of being the “brightest and best” year group at RPCC. Please enjoy the summer holidays!

Name

Achievement Points

Layla Taylor

687 633 604 602 586 584 583 579 576 658

Katie Pitman-Davies

Poppy Cross Kaitlyn Castle

Lex White

Alisha Gray-Crook

Dia Dishad

Vernessa Cooper Kareena Kaur Preston Darling

Year 7 have settled in brilliantly to RPCC and the large majority of pupils are impeccably behaved around school and in lessons. I would like to personally congratulate all of Year 7s who are ‘zero heroes’ in terms of not having any behaviour points at all since September. These are found on page 7. This term I have launched the ‘Rewards Passport’ where Year 7 have been competing to see which students show our school ethos of “ Respect, Pride, Creativity and Challenge ”. I would like to congratulate the following 8 girls who achieved gold weeks before the deadline.

Miss A Cooper Head of Year 7

1st

Ani Doncheva Layla Taylor Sophia Rickard Annalise Ryves Erin Maddock Alisa Filippova Cassie Connell

2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th

Art work by Nicole Ioan

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Some of our students have been writing letters to Year 6 pupils who will be joining us next year. Below is a picture of some of our Year 7s with their letters.

Year 8 It feels like yesterday I was doing my first assembly as Head of Year 8 at RPCC and now an amazing year is coming to an end. Year 8 have had a brilliant year and it has been a pleasure to oversee the progress of the year group as well as seeing the Year group develop into young respectful adults. Year 8 has been dominated by the students being involved in the options process which will begin to shape the future of the students. The students have been respectful and mature through this process and I look forward to overseeing the beginning of the GCSE courses next year. Zero Heroes Eashan Apadoo Paulina Vaicekonyte Alex Ballard Faith Vine Nathan Boyce Jessica Ward Cassie Connell Charlie Williams William Crouch Lisa Williams Jamie Day Stacy Williams Ani Doncheva Sophia Rickard Emily Dunn Annalise Ryves Megan Durham Faith Saunders Ella Farrelly Hayden Smith Daniel Fernandes Layla Taylor Alisa Filippova Samuel Turner Alisha Gray-Crook Bethan Rickard Harry Harmer Patricia Prabucki Gabrielle Harries Tia Pardesi Malee Hopkins Georgina Oak Nicole Ioan Ruby Murray Sarah Khan Maddison Murphy Alex Knight Joseph Morris Kim Kudzia Abigail Moore Molly Langston Holly Miles Ellie Lyons Allia Mesa Erin Maddock Joy McComb

I am really proud of all the students this year who have shown, in a variety of lessons that they can work independently but also challenge themselves to be the best they can be. It is a pleasure to take a seat in Year 8 lessons and watch all of the hard work by the students which leads to the creation of high quality work. This term was a busy one with Sports Day, X Factor and a range of trips for the students to participate in. We are really pleased with the amount of students who have taken part in these opportunities throughout the year and have represented the school in a polite and respectful manner. We have received many positive reports from the community outside of school showing the maturity and respect shown by Year 8. A major positive for Year 8 was from 10 students who travelled to The Emirates Stadium in North London to participate in a Dual Language Competition. RPCC came out on top and won the competition involving schools from all over the country which is an absolutely fantastic achievement and proves the abilities and potential of Year 8. Huge well done to Emmanuel Egbe, Justin Kimathi, Riley Knowles, Lydia Barucka, Faheem Rashid, Alex Gesteira, Patrick Ricardo, Zak Chentoufi and Sam Palmer. Overseeing the progress and development of Year 8 this year has been an absolute pleasure and I can’t wait until September to oversee the beginning of the students’ GCSE courses. Have a brilliant restful summer and I look forward to seeing you all in Year 9. Mr D Gates Head of Year 8

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Year 9 I am very proud of Year 9 students at Regents Park. On the whole, the commitment and attitude to learning has been amazing to witness. This year is the first at the Regents Park in which students were studying their option subjects in Year 9. I feel the decision to choose their options in Year 8 for Year 9 has had a positive impact. Students seem very motivated and passionate about their learning.

Olivia Bearfield Jack Young

Looking forward to Year 10, tutor groups will be changing to support progress in both English and maths, as well as to challenge students to meet or exceed academic targets. If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know. I feel Year 9 have matured well and I am really excited to be continuing our journey to Year 10 and eventually to Year 11. I wish all Year 9 students and parents a restful summer and I look forward to seeing you in September.

Well done to all ten!

This has been a very busy term with Year 9 exams, parents evening, X Factor, Rock Challenge, sports day, trips to Poland and London where students had an amazing opportunity this year to visit various London attractions to add value to their learning. Attractions included the Tate Modern, British Library, Imperial War Museum, Bank of England, St Pauls Cathedral, Natural History Museum, The Old Bailey and the Olympic Park. This was the first time the whole year group had been on a trip to 8 different venues on the same day. The students found the experience very rewarding and I’m sure it is something we will look to repeat for all Year 9 students.

The top ten effort students in Year 9 are:

Bethany Hurst Hannah McArthur Zoe Swift Bartek Lebek Mason Baddams Thomas Farrelly David Calin Annalise Foley

Mr Sinclair Head of Year 9

Year 10

Wow! How is it the end of the year already? Year 10 continue to be respectful and prove that even though they are the smallest year group, they work hard as a team, are resilient and support each other to strive - that’s why I love being their Head of Year. Year 10 have been amazing this year, we have made massive progress within lessons and with our behaviour. Students have been given fantastic opportunities within school and externally on trips - jet setting across Europe.

We have celebrated many successes as a year group, with our new Head Boy, Konur Bilgic and Head Girl, Evelyn Pybus. As a team we have 50 (40% of the year group) students without any behaviour points this year. We have the most zero heroes in the whole school! In May we celebrated our achievements within the student senior leadership team, with a very hard and gruelling interview process, we are so proud to announce our team for 2018-19.

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about our students was beyond incredible, with most students scoring top marks in all areas. This was such a positive confidence boost which enabled students to step into their work experience with enthusiasm, knowing they could do it. In May we had our work experience and again the same feedback was reflected throughout all companies, with such wonderful positive praise for our students. Three students were offered part time jobs within their time at the companies and many students have organised their post 16 options with the companies they worked for. It is fantastic to be given such an array of experiences for our students, one child even went to Gatwick Airport! As July came around, Year 10 were heavily involved in their final sports day at Regents Park. We are so fortunate to be able to hold the event every year within the school site and Year 10 absolutely rose to the occasion. As I look back on my three years with our team, it’s incredible to think that this is our final year together, your child’s final year at Regents Park school. We have plenty in store, Google Classroom will support with homework and revision sessions, period 7 will continue to be offered and we hope you will support us in ensuring your child attends as many revision sessions as possible in order to have a fantastic results day in 2019. We have our brilliant ‘Student Senior Leadership Team’ taking full responsibility across the school. Prom committee is well underway and we are hoping to secure our venue in the near future. The leaving assembly will be happening in June 2019 - I can’t believe we are saying this already. We also have the Thorpe Park trip on the 7th September, which will be a great start to the term! It is looking to be a great year for Year 11, I thank you for your continued support. Remember, myself and Mrs Jarvis are always on the end of the phone if you need us. I wish you a happy, healthy and safe summer holiday, ready for the final year. Miss Bishop Head of Year 10

Head Girl Head Boy

Evelyn Pybus Konur Bilgic

Deputy Head Girl

Robyn Langston & Issy Wood- Cheevers

Deputy Head Boy Noah Hunt & Callum Totten Senior Prefects (F) Yazmin Simmons, Emily Fraser, Deveena Khela, Charlotte Webb & Megan Bruce Senior Prefects (M) Ajay Singh, Connor Earney, Ethan Evans, Georgy Sunil & Jack Mabey As a team we wish them all the best for the next year. I have had so many lovely conversations with parents this year, positive phone calls and even chats. It is tremendous to have such supportive families working alongside our school to support all the children within Regents Park Community College. The time and effort that you put in as families is paramount in enabling our school to continue to thrive. We have four students who remain on 100% attendance at the end of the school year, including the head boy and girl, they are: Konur Bilgic Branson JS Deveena Khela Parks CCA Evelyn Pybus Rowling NC Annmarie Wilcox Parks EG In July we loved the rock concert, which was a huge celebration of students who continue to be fantastic throughout the year, with great attendance, behaviour and general positivity, we were fortunate enough to take 15 students from Year 10 and they were: Noah Hunt, Robyn Langston, Callum Linklater, Zara Manning, Cathy Owens, Yazmin Simmons, Annmarie Wilcox, Callum Totten, Ethan Evans, Lleyton McIntrye, Emily Fraser, Emma Frederick, Marek Ladkowski and Robert Mirzescu. We had a great day with our careers, ‘big interview’ and ‘careers day’ in October. The students were put through their paces by leading industry experts from local and national companies. The feedback

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Year 10 Zero Heroes

Jake Barry

Diana Ciwinska Megan Bruce

Emily Curry Robyn Caine

Summer Dobbing

Christopher Beesley

Lilani Draper Ethan Evans Emily Fraser

Mai Bennett Mia Breedon

Imre Budai Cora Byrne

Aimee Cartmel Malika Chentoufi Shanice Geary

Emma Frederick

Kacper Gagatek Alfie Holloway

Marcos Gesteira

Nathan Hill Noah Hunt

Ellie Holmes Jimmy Judd

Jack Howe

Jake Jasper

Shivani Kumar Zara Manning Katie Osman

Marek Ladkowski Kaine Maunders

Robyn Langston Lleyton McIntyre Florentina Repede Goldshun Singh

Callum Linklater Robert Mirzescu Jakub Romanowski

Cathy Owens

Anastasija Sarapova Kacper Szafraniec Anthony Walczak

Yazmin Simmons

Ranjeet Singh

Ceara Taggart

Callum Totten

Phoebe Underhill

Allie Webb

Annmarie Wilcox

Year 11 Year 11 have worked tirelessly over the spring and summer term to put themselves in the best possible position for their GCSE exams. Their attendance has remained good throughout the year and their work ethic has improved a great deal. They have shown a real sign of their desire to do well, that so many students have been coming in school to do before and after school clubs and revision sessions. Now that the exam season has finished it gives me a little time to look back and reflect on the last year. This cohort has been on an eventful journey with the school. They have experienced the uncertainty and heartache of going into special measures and the thrill of being judged ‘Good’ such a short time later. They have had changes to their Head of Year and yet they have stuck together and made it to the end. Staff have shared some fantastic times with them at Thorpe Park, numerous other visits and events such as Rock Challenge. Throughout their time they have remained focused on the end goal, their exams and their further education.

They are a fantastic and talented group of young people and I am proud to have been their Head of Year. I was overwhelmed by their contributions at the leavers’ assembly and I’m sure many of them will be hugely successful in their careers. I wish them all the best for their futures.

I shall miss you all!

Mr Holloway Head of Year 11

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Year 11 Prom

Library Regents Park’s library welcomes departing Year 11 student Destini Moylan as a volunteer! She has volunteered her time to the library so she can gain work experience for her CV and get a step closer to fulfilling her dreams of working with children. Miss Pritchard is really impressed with her work-ethic so far and her desire to succeed. We all hope that her extra time with us helps her towards a bright future! Destini says: “ I think the library will benefit from my presence because I can assist during busy periods and lend my enthusiasm to fundraising and reading with students. I am enthusiastic about the library and love all the books it has to offer. I am really thankful for the opportunity Regents Park has given me, as well as all my time here as a student. I intend to go to City College in September to study childcare but will still be able to lend a hand during my time off! ” Miss Pritchard and Miss Moylan would like to say goodbye to all the Year 11s who have recently left us and wish them the best for their future. Before they went we asked them all to sign a farewell book, which we will be keeping in the library archives

forevermore. The book contains details of their time here and photos ranging from Year 7 to Year 11. If any Year 11 students have not yet signed the book, please do contact the school as we would love to have everyone included.

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Headteacher’s Tea The top two achievers from each year group from the month of March were invited to have afternoon tea with the Headteacher, Mrs Barnes on Tuesday 1st May.

Transition Day & Evening With the largest cohort yet, our Transition events this year needed rethinking! Parents Evening alone had to be divided into two sections to cater for the numbers expected. However, a clash with a certain football match meant that rather than expecting hordes of eager students and supportive parents, we were suddenly faced with the prospect of a hall full of empty chairs. But we needn’t have worried, cohort 2018 and their families were out in force with over 170 students and parents attending this important evening. A formal welcome from the Head Boy, Konur Bilgic and Head Girl, Evelyn Pybus – established a formal but friendly tone. Next to the stage was Mrs Barnes and therapy dog, Spencer. Mrs Barnes outlined her high expectations of students’ behaviour and learning at Regents Park and explained the school’s ethos of ‘ respect’, ‘pride’, ‘creativity’ and ‘challenge’ . The Year 6s also met their Head of Year and other key staff were introduced. A high level of pastoral support is offered to Year 7 and this was explained clearly. The audience were also treated to a sneaky preview of an RPCC’s X Factor Year 7 performance before the Year 7 models took to the stage strutting their stuff as part of the uniform fashion show! As well as a pastoral focus, the evening also sought to ensure a smooth academic transfer with no learning lost between KS2 and KS3. All departments were represented on the night showcasing work from current Year 7s and sharing schemes of work. Year 6s were all give their

‘Regents Ready’ booklets containing a range of activities to complete before the start of term. Their effort will be rewarded with certificates and prizes in September. The following day was the Year 6 Transition Day. Students met other members of their tutor group and completed sample lessons. In science the bunsen burners were used for experiments and in art students worked collaboratively to produce individual pieces of art, which formed a final bigger piece. In MFL students learned some key phrases and how to order ice-creams in French. Finally, in what was the highlight for many, students went swimming in the school’s own pool. After an exciting day, Year 6s left chatting to new friends about new experiences at their new school. Certificates and pens in hand, the Year 6s looked well on their way to being Regents Ready.

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Careers Special We are proud to announce that Regents Park Community College has been selected to be a pilot school for the prestigious ‘Investor in Careers’ award. With the support of Hampshire County Council and SUN (Southern Universities Network) we will develop our already thriving programme and work towards being recognised as a provider of excellent CEIAG (Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance) and ensuring all students are prepared for the next stage of their education, training and employment. We will also be placing high value on work-related learning and employability skills and raising aspirations amongst all students further still. We hope to be the very first Southampton school to achieve the Investor in Careers award. BAE Systems Event On Thursday 28th June, Year 7 and 8 were fortunate to experience the BAE “It’s a Numbers Game” roadshow. Throughout the show, students were introduced to a series of fun and fascinating ways in which maths is used in everyday life, including examples of the practical application of mathematical techniques within BAE Systems, the RAF and the Royal Navy. The presentation included the most up to date technologies to demonstrate the importance of maths in the future of engineering. The amazing robot ‘MIA’ also attended to show off her mathematical genius and explore developments in facial recognition technology. There were plenty of volunteers keen to help out with the ‘Great Drainpipe Challenge’ and the Paramotor demonstration!

Alumni Please check out our new alumni page which features some of our ex students. If you know anyone who used to attend Regents Park Community College and would like to be part of our alumni community, please contact us via our email address: info@regentspark. southampton.sch.uk Hannah Parker Doctor at University Hospital Southampton How has your time at Regents Park helped you with your life after education? I had some great opportunities to improve my confidence in public speaking and presenting. As well as extra-curricular activities and brilliant teachers who encouraged me to pursue my interests. This has definitely helped me get through medical school and beyond! What did you do when you left Regents Park? I went to Richard Taunton Sixth Form College to study biology, chemistry, maths, psychology, french and English. I then moved to London to study medicine at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. As well as completing a BSc in medical education. Having now finished my degrees, I’ve returned to Southampton to work as a doctor. What advice would you give your former 14 year old self? Work hard and do your best at school and in exams, but don’t forget to have fun with your family and friends too. Make the most of the opportunities you are offered, you never know when those skills and experiences will be useful in later life.

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Community Support with Careers

you for no longer than 5 minutes about your work. • We are recruiting 7 judges for our Year 7 Dragon’s Den competition. Students will be coming up with their own product and pitching it. • We have a Post-16 Careers Fair for parents and Years 8-11 to attend, which will feature local colleges and employers. More employers are welcome. Year 10 Big Interview Day - Friday 8th February 2019 Students get the chance to present their CVs and show-off their interview skills with a mock interview with local business leaders and employees. • We are always looking for new interviewers, ideally with previous experience of interviewing. You will be provided with the

students’ CV in advance and a set of questions that they will have prepared for and interview them for 10-15 minutes. Year 10 Work Experience - Monday 13th - Friday 17th May 2019 Spending 1 week in the workplace • Do you own or manage a business that would be able to take one or two students? Or do you think your employer would be able to take one or two students? We are always on the lookout for local placements for our students. If you think you could help with any of the above events or would like any more information, please email Charlotte Smith at: info@regentspark.southampton. sch.uk gaining life experience and developing their skillset.

The 2018-19 careers programme looks to be more exciting than ever before and we would like to encourage further links with local businesses and parents and invite you to take part in our careers events we have coming up: Years 7-11 Careers Festival - Wednesday 10th October 2018 The whole school is off-timetable for the day to explore different career pathways and develop their employability skills with a variety of careers activities. • We are looking for individuals from a variety of jobs to take part in our ‘Year 9 Employer Speed Dating sessions’. Small groups of students would be interviewing

Year 9 First Aid Day On Friday 6th July, Mr Stone kindly delivered a Year 9 first-aid day in school. The students practised CPR and the recovery position on their own ‘Annie’ doll guided by the resources from the British Heart Foundation. We hope that we can make this training an annual Year 9 event, so that virtually all students will leave here with this very important life skill. Students will be issued with certificates on completion of the training, which they can also add to their achievement folders. Jessica Leonard “The CPR coaching was well taught and we were given real life situations and we had to figure out how to react efficiently which helped us learn the process of CPR.”

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City College Year 10 students took an engineering course this year, which they all passed with flying colours! The photo below was taken in the brazing and engineering workshop. They learned how to bend and join copper pipework and connected pipework to a hand basin for their assessment.

Student Leaders Working With the Community This term some of our Year 10 student leaders and GCSE art students have been working closely with Southampton City Caterers on rebranding our school’s dining areas. They have had the huge privilege to work closely with the company’s graphic designers and marketing department to design and create a new brand and aesthetic for our upcoming revolutionised dining facilities. The students have held meetings with the designers, sharing ideas and visions, and have also been gaining a valuable insight into what it’s really like to work within the UK’s thriving creative industry, one that contributes £91.8bn a year to the UK economy.

Spencer, Our School Dog Spencer has now become a very popular member of the team at Regents Park Community College. It seems like only yesterday that he joined the school at just 9 weeks old, a little bundle that we could hold in our arms. Now as he approaches his first birthday this summer he is a confident puppy happy to help and support staff and students at the school.

Within the classroom he has become a topic for many pieces of work. In English there have been many stories written about him flying and having magic powers. He enjoys his visits to the classrooms and students are always pleased to see him. For staff he has been around to offer a reflective moment and whenever he is in school he gets plenty of visits from his admirers. Recently he has become the luckiest dog in Hampshire with sponsorship from Uptons of Bassett and he now regularly enjoys a nice juicy bone. Thank you so much to Simon for his wonderful support. As the temperature

soars, Spencer is finding the heat tricky to deal with but he is looking forward to visiting the beach and having a few swims in the streams around the New Forest.

During his first year at the school, he has been in attendance for as many exams as possible allowing students to have a stress free moment before they entered the hall and for some students this was just what they needed to give them that extra bit of confidence. He has been at several reward teas with Mrs Barnes where students got a chance to play ball with him.

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Trainee Teachers It was with a great deal of

in Southampton (including Regents Park), Hampshire and beyond. This bears testimony to the expertise and dedication of the curriculum mentor at Regents Park and their commitment to nurturing raw and exciting talent.

All made excellent progress over the course of the year and showed passion and commitment towards their chosen profession. It was a pleasure to see such sustained professionalism and enthusiasm over the course of the year. All trainees immersed themselves fully within the life of school including running extra- curricular clubs, supporting with revision workshops and sports clubs and assisting with Rock Challenge. All trainee teachers have been successful in securing NQT positions at a number of schools

sadness that we said goodbye to our trainee teachers at the end of June. Emma Wilding Science Ellie Austin History Hannah Leslie MFL Alice Reuif MFL Korryn Woodward Art Chloe Partridge Science

Maths Undergraduates Join RPCC Maths Department Sundeep Rathore and Tolulope Ogunremi , two maths undergraduates from the University of Southampton, have spent four weeks with the maths department, observing what it’s like teaching maths. They have had a busy four weeks which has encompassed doing a pupil pursuit, observing lessons, team teaching and leading a AMA (Academically Most Able) project. They have also supported with two trips, one to Itchen College and the other to Richard Taunton’s College.

NQT’s: Andy Stone, Jazz Fison, Gill Donovan, Laura Ebblewhite

EXCEPTIONAL NQTS! A massive and very deserved well done to: English Laura Ebblewhite History Jasmine Fison English Andy Stone Pe All have passed their NQT (newly qualified teacher) year with flying colours in all aspects of the Teaching Standards. Over the course of this year, they have consistently displayed a strong Gill Donovan

commitment to the ethos and community of our school and have shown a commendable energy and creativity in the classroom. In addition to this, they have played an active role in the cross- city NQT/ RQT programme that has involved visiting other schools and observing other teachers. What has also been wonderful to see is how each individual has demonstrated qualities of leadership and innovation, whether this has been through the introduction and co-ordination of new clubs,

delivering teaching and learning sessions at the Teaching and Learning briefings or through promotion to pastoral posts in our school. Their enthusiasm, insight and commitment is also a result of the dedicated and high quality mentoring they have received both formally from their respective curriculum mentors and from the support given by their colleagues. Well done Gill, Laura, Jasmine and Andy. We wish Laura good luck in her school.

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Fete The now ‘annual’ Regents Park Summer Fete took place on July 12th. A huge amount of effort was made by staff and students to make the event a success and it truly was. Billy Morgan, the Olympic Snowboarder, opened the event and fun was had by all. Lots of food was consumed, teachers were ‘put in the stocks’ and drenched with water for 50p a time, faces were painted, ducks were hooked and fitness tested! Thank you so much on behalf of Mrs Barnes and all the staff at

RPCC for helping us raise funds for our new net on the 3G pitch.

See you next year!

Mrs Freeman Head of Creative Arts

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Readathon ‘Read for Good’ is a readathon charity that provides brand new books and storytellers for poorly children in local hospitals. Every student in Year 7 and some Year 8 students have taken part in this term’s readathon! On top of their weekly reading lessons, they were challenged to read as many titles between April and June and gain sponsorship for their efforts. We managed to raise in excess of £500 with Erin Maddock raising the most money.

Saints Foundation Eleven Year 8 students attended the launch of the latest Saints foundation project, which took place at St Mary’s stadium. This saw them compete against other schools in a range of challenges centred around enterprise and football based scenarios. Students were taken on tour of the stadium and enjoyed gaining an insight into the working of our local premiership club. The Saints foundation is a registered charity, which helps a lot of people in the local community. Those taking part in the course will spend the next 8 weeks working with a foundation ‘champion’ from the club on building enterprising skills. What an exciting opportunity!

KS3 English Year 7 have spent the last half term working on an exciting unit on product design. This has seen them exploring how colour psychology works and how marketing companies appeal to target audiences. Following this, students have created their own products and written persuasive ‘Dragon’s Den’ style pitches. Year 8 have been exploring what makes an effective ghost story and how writers build tension

and suspense. They’ve read and analysed short stories including: ‘The Monkey’s Paw’ and ‘The Red Room’, before moving on to writing their own openings. Year 9 are now studying Romeo and Juliet - which is a set text for GCSE English literature. All students have been taught how to closely analyse any given extract from the play and also to explore how characters and themes are presented. They’ve worked hard to deepen their understanding of the relationship between the

text and the context of the play to enable them to strive for the higher grades.

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DEPARTMENTAL NEWS Mathematics Year 7 University Challenge Four Year 7 students were

reasoning abilities when applying additional information given to them.

Year 9 Itchen College GATEway visit and Oxford At Regents Park we are always looking for ways to inspire and challenge our students. The Gateway project, run by Itchen College, is a college taster day with a difference. It aims to provide insight into a day in the life of a college student but it also showcases the range of aspirational courses and opportunities that students can study when there. 14 Year 9 students from Regents Park attended the two day program which allowed them to experience taster sessions in core subjects and a huge range of optional courses, many of which can only be studied once they get to college. These included criminology, economics, law, psychology, government and politics. Students found the days engaging and enjoyable and said that it gave them a much better idea of what they may want to study in further education. A small group of students were also chosen to visit Oxford University as part of the extended program.

selected to represent Regents Park Community College in the regional ‘University Challenged’ competition held at the University of Southampton. The RPCC team went head to head against the eventual runners up and narrowly lost in a nail biting last few minutes. We had come from several points behind to even the scores at 95 points each. A tremendous achievement with some outstanding scientific and artistic knowledge shining through. With moments to spare, their opponents managed to buzz in and answer the starter question correctly, leaving our brave students knowing that there was nothing they could do as the seconds ticked away. In the afternoon session, our students took part in a scientific and psychology workshop where they discussed and justified their thoughts on questions such as: ‘Do animals do science?’ And ‘What is the most intelligent animal species?’ They were thoroughly impressive with their background knowledge but showed impressive analytical and

It was an excellent and challenging day for them and we hope it inspires them with their courses and further education choices. Year 8 Preparations for GCSE As we approach the summer holidays, Year 8 are approaching the end of KS3, where they have worked hard throughout this academic year. In September they will start studying towards their GCSEs. I am sure Year 8 are up to the challenge and will mature into great mathematicians over the next 3 years. To support in maths, students will need to be proficient in using scientific calculators, compasses and protractors. Students will need to purchase these to use in lessons and to support with homework tasks.

Numeracy Ninjas This is an initiative which was introduced last year and one which we have implemented to help improve students’ basic skills. Students in Year 7 have really enjoyed tackling ‘Numeracy Ninjas’ as their daily starter and are keen to see which belt they have achieved. Each year the GCSE examiner’s report highlights the impact of poor basic skills leading to errors. We feel that the work we are doing, coupled with students’ own independent work to improve their times tables, multiplication and division, will be key in enabling students to make good progress in mathematics. This, consequently, will enable them to face the challenges of the new GCSE with increased confidence. Students in Year 8 now have a weekly ‘Numeracy Ninjas’ lesson within their tutor time to continue their hard work from Year 7 on ‘Numeracy Ninjas’ and it will be interesting to see the impact of this work within their maths lessons.

This term we are celebrating the following students from 7BX, 7BW and 7GX who have been working really hard on their Ninjas and have been improving week on week.

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Maths Interns The Maths department have had the pleasure of having 2 students from the University of Southampton join us for 4 weeks, they have been in many lessons and supported with teaching and learning within the department.

Year 10 Year 10 have just sat a very challenging set of mock examinations, well done for their perseverance! The three papers are practice papers set by Edexcel examination board and give students a useful insight into what their examinations will be like next summer. Class teachers have gone through the test papers with students, who have already seen where careless errors could have been avoided and improvements can be made in the future. Year 11 Year 11 took advantage of revision sessions in the half term break and before school to prepare for their mathematics GCSE. The new 9 – 1 graded GCSE comprises of three examinations and includes some of the previous AS level content. It also places greater emphasis on multi-step problem solving. We hope Year 11 enjoy their summer and we look forward to seeing them in August for their results. Mrs O’Leary has been investigating with students in Year 8. They have been using sand, together with the formula for mass, density and volume to find the volume of 3D shapes. The idea of using activities such as this is to make the formulae more memorable as well as have some fun applying maths skills. Mr Gates took his Year 7 maths group outside to investigate different parts of a circle by students drawing perfect circles with just a piece of string and chalk. We then began to look at relationships between the radius, diameter and circumference. Students independently found that the diameter multiplied by Pi = circumference by using pigeon steps. Maths Innovative Teaching

Mr Rathore Reflects My time at Regents Park has given me a true insight into the career of teaching. The school encapsulates all aspects of teaching due to having students from all backgrounds. This initially seemed challenging, however made me adapt my ways of teaching and allowed me to evolve my explanations of certain topics. The rapport between the staff and students was inspiring as it highlighted the difference of teaching and being a teacher. I feel this is one of the many aspects Regents Park excel at extremely well, not only the teaching but the pastoral care of the students. I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Regents Park from teaching a variety of abilities in small groups to whole classes. Lastly, the maths department has allowed me to witness a multitude of teaching techniques whilst the students were able to express their ideas and thoughts openly. The maths department have been very welcoming and made me feel fully integrated within the school environment.

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