Tickets are now on sale on Parentpay. Please purchase your tickets and bring the receipt to Mrs Todd as soon as possible to choose your seat on the seating plans.
Thank you to all the pupils involved for their hard work and dedication in rehearsals.
Mrs Todd, Mrs Mood and Mrs Fletcher
TUTOR TIME ACTIVITIES W/C 31st January 2022
Year 12
As part of our legal responsibility to guide students about healthy relationships, students will be asked to watch a short BBC video about stalking and discuss surrounding issues. Discuss questions in groups on the handout they will be given in form.
Year 13
As part of our legal responsibility to guide students about healthy relationships, students will watch a video from Plan International about sexual identity. Then will watch a clip giving advice to LGBQT+ teens.
Year 12 virtual Parents Evening Thursday 3rd February
To book your appointment please login to your Talaxy account, if you have not received your activation email, please email talaxy@tahs.org.uk with your child’s name and form group.
Year 12 students GCSE certificates
Year 12 students can collect their GCSE certificates from the Sixth Form office. Please collect them at break and lunch time only.
SIXTH FORM FUTURE INTENTIONS
We would encourage students to attend these webinars which are free to them on the Unifrog VLE. This can be done at home or during 6th form 7 time. These can help students to increase their personal skills and employability as well as taking care of their mental health.
Webinar series: Skills development – Monday 31 January to Thursday 3 February
Guest speakers will include mental health activist António Ferreira; corporate/commercial solicitor for Co-op, Kris Scales; Head of Leadership Programmes at Frontline, Elanie Ademokun; and skills experts from Skills Builder.
taking place on 15th and 24th February in person and 17th February online (registration for the in-person events closes this Friday 28th January), as well as let you know that applications for this year’s UNIQ programme are now open. More details for both are below:
Materials Science Open Days
When: 15th & 24th February – in person
17th February – online
Where: Department of Materials/Online (Zoom webinar)
Audience: Y11 & Y12
What: Day long Open Day for prospective students in Y11 & Y12
Registration required: In person days – register here
More details: Join us for the day to find out what it’s like to study Materials Science at Oxford. You can experience lectures, tour the department, meet our students, and more! We have both in person and online events so you can choose which best suits you.
Details: UNIQ is the University of Oxford’s access programme for state school students. What started in 2010 as a residential summer school is now an extended programme of support for students incorporating both an online programme and an in person residential academic module over the summer – all completely free. The Department of Materials are pleased to offer an academic module to students interested in Materials Science at Oxford, including an exciting programme of lectures, tutorials, practicals, and more.
Many thanks to parents who have already returned data collection sheets. If you have not already done so, please check/update, sign the data collection sheet for your child and return it to the school office as soon as possible. You can email/scan the sheet back to office@tahs.org.uk, or post it back to us at the usual school address. This information helps us to safeguard your child and enables us to contact you in an emergency.
Cheers and gone!
Monday 31st January is my last day at Thomas Alleyne’s before I move off to explore new directions, and I wanted to say a huge thank you to all the students and parents who’ve helped us so supportively over the last fifteen years. I am grateful to many of you for your support, and am hugely proud of those students with whom I’ve worked, and of their many and varied achievements. The parent – student – staff community is one of the aspects I will miss the most. Cheers!
Mr Parker
Maths Interventions
English Boosters
PE News
Year 9 Boys Football Match vs Kingsmead High School
Staffordshire County Cup
Starting line-up:
Robins
Smith Beech Beardsley(C) Morgan
Griffiths Atherton Baggaley Heath
Whetton Mellor
Substitutes: Bointon
A tough match this afternoon for a depleted year 9 team away in Cannock. The game started with few chances for either side and after an even first half the score remained 0-0. Alleyne’s came out on the front foot in the second half and managed to win themselves a penalty, with Josh Beardsley stepping up and placing it in the bottom corner. Alleyne’s defended extremely well to keep Kingsmead from scoring, with two great saves from Tom Robbins. A fantastic performance from the Y9 boys.
Final Score: Thomas Alleyne’s 1 – 0 Kingsmead
Year 9 Boys Rugby – East Staffordshire District Tournament
Thomas Alleyne’s travelled to the new Burton Rugby club on Wednesday night for the district tournament. With several starting players unavailable due to Covid and illness, we were short on numbers and had players playing in unfamiliar positions.Despite this we scored first against Deferrers but with us still trying to find cohesion in defence Deferrers caught us cold in the last minute to beat us 2 tries to 1. In the following games against Paulet, Granville, John Taylor and Robert Sutton we improved each game and began to put together some fantastic support play. Some incredible power play in attack and defence from Oscar, Adam F, Adam R, Tom and Jonte asserted our dominance, Henry and Rhys controlled the rucks with Sam supplying excellent ball from scrum half. Toby captained the side well and began to improve the organisation in defence. Max out the back supplied pace and footwork resulting in some long range tries. After the first game we comfortably won all our other games and were unfortunate to finish 2nd overall. Adam F was player of the tournament with some great barnstorming tries.
Mrs North would like to nominate Evie D and Sebastian G in 9H2A for excellent engagement in Biology lessons and showing superb understanding of osmosis.
Mr Melland would like to nominate Millie W, Holly T and Elin L in Year 10 for continuing to work hard in Physics.
Mr Crum would like to nominate the following students:
In 9U2:
Evielilly L (9O2), Angus M (9E1) and Aine S (9T3) – all for excellent performance in their Biology exam.
All of 10H2 for their efforts in learning about dynamic equilibria.
In 10U3:
Libby H (10W1), Ella H (10W1), Keira J (10E1), Abbie C (10W1), Dominica R (10O1) and Amelia R for excellent effort in their Rates test.
In 11U4:
Josh L (11E2), Josh W (11O1) and Bradley W (11T2) for superb effort tackling challenging work.
Well done!
University Hospitals Birmingham Trust Work Experience Programme
We are excited to announce that the largest free national work experience programme for your aspiring medical, dental and veterinary students has returned. This was developed last year in partnership with Birmingham Universities Hospitals Trust and it is free for students from 10-13 or S3-S6 year groups to participate in. We took a small break from the virtual work experience programme in November to convert the LIVE teaching into E-learning courses that students can now complete in their own time. Students have 1 month to complete each session, and once they have completed the programme they will receive a certificate from Medic Mentor and UHB as evidence of their participation. Medical Schools are accepting virtual work experience as an alternative to in-person work experience in light of the pandemic and reduced access to placements.
Participation in the virtual work experience will also provide students (and their parents) with several opportunities to speak to doctors, dentists and vets continuously throughout the academic year. They will be able to do this on Tuesday evenings and most weekends, for free. They can also call the Mentor Helpline number 01530 417 299 from 10am-5pm Mon-Fri if they would like to advice on careers or applying to medical, dental, vet school. Mostly this number is manned by Doctors. Medic Mentor is a non-profit social enterprise and all of our proceeds are reinvested in supporting students to make informed career decisions.
On the 27th January at 5pm we would like to invite you to our ‘Virtual Future Intentions evening’. Our annual event will be hosted online again this year and can be accessed via the following link: https://learnliveuk.com/partner/thomas-alleynes-high-school/. We would encourage parents and students to register via this link as soon as possible to ensure that you are able to access the event on the evening.
We are excited to be hosting a wide range of exhibitors who will be available to chat directly with participants on the evening and who have also kindly recorded an on demand video for you to watch during the event. This is a key opportunity for young individuals to speak direct with the organisations involved.
There will also be a range of videos regarding the curriculum on offer at Thomas Alleyne’s High School so whether your child is choosing their Year 10 options or considering their pathway post 16 or 18, there will be something for everyone.
The evening will launch with a presentation from senior members of staff and our careers advisor at 5pm over teams following which you will be invited to log on to our live portal. All students have received an invitation on their Team’s calendar for the event.
You will have received an email containing full information on how to access our event.
Tickets are now on sale on Parentpay. Please purchase your tickets and bring the receipt to Mrs Todd as soon as possible to choose your seat on the seating plans.
Thank you to all the pupils involved for their hard work and dedication in rehearsals.
Mrs Todd, Mrs Mood and Mrs Fletcher
UCAS update
The national UCAS deadline is Wednesday 26th January at 6pm. This means that applications should be in to the school no later than Tuesday 25th January at 4pm to allow the Sixth Form Team to check and process the application.
So far we have sent 78 applications, of these 5 students have received offers on all their submitted choices and 2 students have confirmed their choice for September 2022.
TUTOR TIME ACTIVITIES W/C 24th January 2022
Year 12
Students will be given a handout to read through with seven different questions to ask yourself when faced with a challenge.
Year 13
Students will be shown a selection of videos around how to find the right university accommodation.
Apprenticeship workshop
On Wednesday 26th January we have secured a virtual workshop with Alonso from the Amazing Apprenticeships team. The workshop will be held in room 40 at 2 pm and will include information on how to search for and secure an apprenticeship including writing competitive applications. We have limited places so if you are interested in participating, then please let me know as soon as possible. Mrs Featherstone
Year 12 virtual Parents Evening Thursday 3rd February
Letter was emailed out either this week. Bookings will be live on Talaxy from 9.00am Monday 24th January, 2022.
Year 12 students GCSE certificates
Year 12 students can collect their GCSE certificates from the Sixth Form office. Please collect them at break and lunch time only.
Support your School
Data Collection
Many thanks to parents who have already returned data collection sheets. If you have not already done so, please check/update, sign the data collection sheet for your child and return it to the school office as soon as possible. You can email/scan the sheet back to office@tahs.org.uk, or post it back to us at the usual school address. This information helps us to safeguard your child and enables us to contact you in an emergency.
GCSE Combined Science Intervention.
Students have now been selected for Combined Science intervention sessions. Please check your Teams account for the invite as well as the content you need to access each week then attend room 53 at 12:30 every Thursday.
Maths Interventions
PE News
Netball The Year 10 began their U16 league campaign with a victory against John Port. The girls took control of the game from the start, with the biggest concern being the court being small and more precision being needed for passes. A lead was established by the end of the first quarter and this was maintained throughout the game. The final score being 31-16 Squad – Poppy, Bella, Aimee, Jess W, Martha, Lexie, Jess C, Sophie POM – Martha
The Year 9 team also traveled to John Port for a friendly fixture. This was a great opportunity for a competitive fixture and a reward for those who have attended netball club regularly. The game ran similar to the Year 10 game with a lead being established in the first quarter and this lead grew as the game went on. The game finished at 31-21 to TAHS. Squad – Lily, Amy, Erin, Izzy, Chloe, Emily, Skye and Rachel POM – Rachel
Creative Writing Competition – see Mrs Bell or Mrs Hunt
This is open to all youngsters aged 11- 18 (Intermediate 11-13, Senior 14-18) and the theme this year is ‘Environment’.
You need to produce a written or typed story in prose entitled, ‘Environment’. The written entry could be fiction or non-fiction, prose, or a poem, as long as the piece relates to the theme.
Up to maximum of 550 words for prose entries.Up to a maximum of 40 lines for poetry entries. Judges will consider: imagination relative to the subject; ability to engage interest and be consistent in the power of argument. The closing date for entries is Friday, 28th January 2022. The winning entry will be forwarded to Rotary’s West Midlands District Final by mid February 2022. Winning entries from that stage go on to Rotary’s National Final in March 2022. All entrants will receive a Certificate of Participation and there will be voucher prizes for the winner and runner up.
Public Speaking Competition – see Mrs Hunt
Ever wanted to perform on stage at Shakespeare’s Globe? This competition may just be your golden ticket! All you need to do is learn a poem (or two) from the website (poetrybyheart.org.uk) and record it – or ask your English teacher to record it. Think carefully about how you are presenting yourself and the poet’s words… and that’s it!
There are different age categories (including staff…) and we’d LOVE to enter in all categories. So get rehearsing!
This week’s Science Students of the Week
Miss Thorley would like to nominate Alfie B in 9U3 for great engagement in leading discussions.
Mrs Simpson would like to say ‘well done’ to all the Year 13 students who took part in the Chemistry Olympiad this week.
Mrs Simpson would also like to nominate Charlie A, Jack T, Oscar W, Edward T, Zak S-S and Charlotte H (all in 11U5) for excellent practical skills in their extraction of copper.
Well done!
Year 10 SEND Evening
Year 10 SEND parents evening January 31st from 4-10pm, invites will be sent on Monday.
After school SEND support from 3.05-4.05pm every weekday except Friday, in Keeling House.Science, numeracy, literacy, exam technique, revision, and coursework catch up.
Before school SEND support every day in Keeling House from 8.40-9am. Handwriting, touch typing, and homework.
Talk the Talk
Many of our Year 9 students have had an amazing opportunity this week to take part in workshops developing their public speaking skills. The school was visited by “Talk the Talk” who worked with each class for a whole day. By the end of the day, almost every student was able to give a short speech to their class on a topic of their choosing, with some outstanding work presented. Equally importantly, a lot of students reported an increase in confidence, and a LOT of students felt the event was great fun.
The work students did will help support both English and Drama lessons, as well as developing valuable life skills. Well done, Year 9!
Sustainable Uttoxeter
Our in school echo team want to work towards a more sustainable town and net zero – for more information and how you can assist please see this leaflet:
For any sixth form students interested in apprenticeships we have the opportunity to be involved in a workshop with Workpays on the 26th January at 2pm. The workshop will cover how to search for and apply competitively for the roles which are out there. If you are interested in attending then please send an email to featherstone@tahs.net or contact me on teams chat.
TUTOR TIME ACTIVITIES W/C 17th January 2022
Year 12
Could you be depressed? What about your friends? Visit the ‘Bright Knowledge’ website which leads to an online self-assessment on the NHS website. Please talk to family, friends, your GP, teachers or the Sixth Form Team rather than suffer in silence.
Year 13
Watch the video about the level of personal support you can expect at universities: student support services – Nottingham Trent uni. For those not applying to university, please take a look at the Amazing Apprenticeships website or Unifrog VLE for live vacancies and career profiles.
Date for diary
Virtual Year 12 Parents Evening – Thursday 3rd February – 4.00pm – 7.00pm.
Sixth Form Uniform
Sixth Form uniform is smart business wear. Please can female students ensure that their skirts are not too short and are appropriate school wear. Skirts should be suit style and not Lycra, body con, pleather (fake leather/vinyl) or the ‘stretchy’ style.
Sixth Form students are role models for younger pupils which includes behaviour and mask wearing.
Signing in and out
Students need to be on site from 8.40-3.05pm and that if they leave site briefly for food etc they MUST sign out and back in. This is both a legal and safeguarding requirement. No one should leave site to go to the gym or similar during the school day.
Checking email accounts
Reminder for students to check their .net email addresses regularly as some students are missing out on vital information.
Year 12 students GCSE certificates
Year 12 students can collect their GCSE certificates from the Sixth Form office. Please collect them at break and lunch time only.
Grease Production News
Tickets will be on sale from Friday 21st January. The production will be on 9th, 10th, 11th of February in the school theatre at 7pm. Tickets will cost £7.50. Please purchase your tickets via ParentPay and take your receipt to Mrs Todd to select your seats. There are 140 seats maximum for each evening so please do not miss out!
Data Collection
Many thanks to parents who have already returned data collection sheets. If you have not already done so, please check/update, sign the data collection sheet for your child and return it to the school office as soon as possible. You can email/scan the sheet back to office@tahs.org.uk, or post it back to us at the usual school address. This information helps us to safeguard your child and enables us to contact you in an emergency.
Year 9 Parents Evening Tuesday 18th January 4pm – 7pm.
Subject staff look forward to meeting year 9 parents on Tuesday. If you haven’t already booked your appointments please do so through Talxay. It is an excellent opportunity for parents to discuss their child’s suitability for Gcse subjects with staff before option choices are made.
Year 9 Opportunity for IT Provision.
If you are a family with a child in year 9 and have difficulty accessing on line work, the school may be able to support you by providing a loan of a laptop. There are laptops in school which are not being used, if you feel your son/daughter would make use of the laptop. please contact Mr Godwin at: godwin@tahs.org.uk or phone school for further information
PE News
Racketball Club
We are starting a new after school racketball club on Wednesday’s. The club will be suitable for beginners and more experienced players (boys and girls all year groups) with all equipment provided. If interested you need to see Mr Scattergood in registration next week.
BTEC Sport
Year 11 – Revision Thursdays 3.05-4pm in room 1 all welcome. Exam 8th Feb
English Stars
Well done to the following students, who have impressed their teachers in English this week. Our students of the week are: Y 9 Louie R, Ellie C, Lewis A, Millie A, Ella J, Lola T, Leah U, Clemmie W, Maddison E, Blake R, Evie B, Oliver H, Rown S, Victoria S, Lani N, Michael W, Poppy W,
Y10 Tommy R, Catherine M, Quincy F (great start!) David B
Y11 Harriet G, Tyler G, Matthew E, Alfie L, Edward T, Liam R
Y12 Henry W, Joshue H, Katie U, Josh H
Y13 Martha M
This week’s Science Students of the Week
Miss Thorley would like to nominate Corey B and Max G from 9U3 for fantastic revision work.
Mrs Lambert would like to nominate all of 9U1 Biology – well done on an excellent piece of homework on diffusion in the human body.
Also, Krishan K and Chloe N in 10H5 for excellent work on diabetes.
Mrs Simpson would like to nominate Rowan S in 9U1 for an excellent end of unit test score for Chemistry.
Mrs Hughes would like to nominate Alfie B and Daisie J from 9U3 for excellent work in Chemistry.
Mr Melland would like to nominate Emily O, Olivia Y, Martha B, Victoria H and Ethan O from 10H1 for excellent performance in their end of unit tests in Physics.
Well done!
Allies
Allies will not be on this Monday but it will return after school in room 21 the following week If you need allies or want to find out how to be an ally, please come along.
Latin Club
Latin club will resume on Monday lunch time for any sixth formers who are interested in getting involved. Whether you have been coming already or would like to give it a go, please feel free to pop into room 12 at lunchtime – don’t forget to bring your lunch!
Job of the week:
This weeks job of the week is Veterinary Surgeon and is shared by Mypath on Youtube.
Sixth Form entry September 2022 – online application – Deadline Friday 14th January 2022
All Year 11 students have been given access to a Year 11 Sixth Form Applications Team. This is to support them in making their Post 16 choices. Access to the online application form for Sixth Form entry September 2022 is available in this team or by clicking the following link:
Sixth Form uniform is smart business wear. Please can female students ensure that their skirts are not too short and are appropriate school wear. Skirts should be suit style and not Lycra, body con, pleather (fake leather/vinyl) or the ‘stretchy’ style.
Sixth Form students are role models for younger pupils which includes behaviour and mask wearing.
Signing in and out
Students need to be on site from 8.40-3.05pm and that if they leave site briefly for food etc they MUST sign out and back in. This is both a legal and safeguarding requirement. No one should leave site to go to the gym or similar during the school day.
Checking email accounts
Reminder for students to check their .net email addresses regularly as some students are missing out on vital information.
Year 12 students GCSE certificates
Year 12 students can collect their GCSE certificates from the Sixth Form office. Please collect them at break and lunch time only.
TUTOR TIME ACTIVITIES W/C 10th January 2022
Year 12
To read the ‘academic essay writing’ handout and try the tasks.
Year 13
Budgeting. Handouts to plan a household budget and how to manage it.
Reminder – Applications are open for the Sutton Trust US Programme 2022
Applications are now being accepted for the Sutton Trust US Programme 2022.
What is it?
The Sutton Trust US Programme helps state school students in the UK to explore higher education and US culture. The programme includes UK-based residentials before all students get to visit US universities in the summer of 2022.
An optional part 2 of the programme supports students to apply to US universities alongside their UCAS options.
How much does it cost?
It is free to take part in the programme. All costs are covered for students including travel, accommodation, food and admissions test preparation.
Who is it for?
To be eligible, students must:
Be in Year 12 in England or Wales, S5 in Scotland or Year 13 in Northern Ireland
Attend, and have always attended, a state-funded school or college (i.e. non fee-paying)
Not hold US citizenship
Be from a low or middle income family (generally a household earning £45,000 or less)
Be interested in US culture and higher education
When is the deadline?
Students must submit their application by midnight on 16 January 2022 to be considered for the programme. However, we encourage getting started as soon as possible as the application form requires some thinking!
For more information or to apply, please see the link below:
Uttoxeter Rotary Club are holding their annual writing competition. This is open to all youngsters aged 11- 18 (Intermediate 11-13, Senior 14-18) and the theme this year is ‘Environment’. Please send any entries to bell@tahs.org.uk.
Students should produce a written or typed story in prose entitled, ‘Environment’. The written entry could be fiction or non-fiction, prose, or a poem, as long as the piece relates to the theme.
Up to maximum of 550 words for prose entries.
Up to a maximum of 40 lines for poetry entries.
No pictures/drawings to be part of the entry.
All entries to be legible. Can be written or typed.
Entrant’s name and age must be written on reverse of entry.
Judges will consider: imagination relative to the subject; ability to engage interest and be consistent in the power of argument. The closing date for entries is Friday, 28th January 2022. The winning entry will be forwarded to Rotary’s West Midlands District Final by mid February 2022. Winning entries from that stage go on to Rotary’s National Final in March 2022.
All entrants will receive a Certificate of Participation and there will be voucher prizes for the winner and runner up.
KS4 Recommended Revision Guides.
Please see the attached set of recommendations of revision materials per subject. These have been recently collated by all departments if you wish to find further support for individual subjects. There is no expectation to buy these resources for your child but you may find the information useful. There is also plenty of free ‘on-demand’ support available for students via GCSEpod GCSE Learning and Revision | GCSEPod The Oak AcademyOak National Academy Online Classroom (thenational.academy)and BBC Bitesize GCSE – BBC Bitesize.
Many thanks to parents who have already returned data collection sheets.
If you have not already done so, please check/update, sign the data collection sheet for your child and return the sheet to our school office as soon as possible. You can email/scan the sheet back to office@tahs.org.uk, or post it back to us at the usual school address. This information helps us to safeguard your child and enables us to contact you in an emergency.
Year 9 Parents Evening Tuesday 18th January 4pm – 7pm.
As we start the new term, year 9 will be looking forward to making their option choices over the next few months. On Tuesday 18th January parents will be able to speak to subject teachers about their child’s progress and start discussing which choices their son or daughter need to make. The appointment system will be going live on Talaxy on Monday at 9.00am. Please make sure that you have logged in and made appointments in order to see your child’s teachers.
GCSE+ 2022
The next round of GCSE + starts on Monday 11th January for a number of year 11 pupils. The sessions will focus on Maths and English for 20 minutes each morning over the course of a 3 week period. The head of Maths , Mrs Ibbs and Head of English, Mrs Hunt will be delivering the sessions during morning registration. The sessions give pupils the opportunity to revise and to learn how to approach different exam questions. Later in the term other subjects will be offering the opportunity to take part in these sessions.
BTEC Sport
Year 11 have their component 2 exam on 8th February. Revision materials are on Teams. We are running after school revision sessions on Thursday in room 1 from 3.05-4pm. All welcome.
Year 12 have their Unit 1 Exam – Anatomy & Physiology on 14th January. Revision materials are on Teams. Students all have revision packs in their folders. We will also be running a revision session on Wednesday 12th January 3.05 -4pm in room 1.
Year 13 have their Unit 2 Exam- On 12th January. Revision materials are on Teams and Active Learn.
English Stars
The English department would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and welcome you back to the new term. This week has been incredibly positive, with lots of excellent work and wonderful examples of motivation, resilience and going above and beyond in the subject. Well done to all of the students of the (mini) week.
Y9 Emma O, Blake R, Harley D, Oliver E, Matthew J, Bethan S
Y10 Taylor J, Reggie W, Niamh T, Catherine M
Y11 Ollie E, Max D, Sam P, Ella R, Mya P, Xanthe S
Y12 Gabi S
Y13 Sadie B
Allies
Allies will not be on this Monday but it will return after school in room 21 the following week If you need allies or want to find out how to be an ally, please come along.
Latin Club
Latin club will resume on Monday lunch time for any sixth formers who are interested in getting involved. Whether you have been coming already or would like to give it a go, please feel free to pop into room 12 at lunchtime – don’t forget to bring your lunch!
This week 12C ran a charity cake sale, raising over £60 for Dougie Mac hospice – Our sixth form charity. Well done to all those who baked and thank you to all the students who supported us.
CHRISTMAS JUMPER AND NON UNIFORM DAY
A huge thank you to our generous students and their families for all the support on Friday 10th December. We raised a fantastic £1612.38 to be shared between Dougie Mac and the school walk. Many thanks to the Senior Prefects and Sixth Form students for helping to organise the event and collect the donations from form groups.
Sixth Form entry September 2022 – online application – Deadline Friday 14th January 2022
All Year 11 students have been given access to a Year 11 Sixth Form Applications Team. This is to support them in making their Post 16 choices. Access to the online application form for Sixth Form entry September 2022 is available in this team or by clicking the following link:
Students in BTEC Child Development have been exploring fine motor skills and intellectual development by looking at Christmas activities for children. Today we made Christmas biscuits. Which is your favourite?
ART
We say goodbye to the wonderful Mrs Simmonds-Vaughan who has been an inspiration in the Art Department over the last few years. Staff and students have loved working with her and wish her well at her new school. Year 11 students have been busy working on their Art mock exam over the last couple of weeks; creating an array of creative responses to their coursework themes.
Well done Year 11, the Art Staff are very proud of you and the work you have created during the exams. It has been fantastic to see individuality and personalisation in these outcomes ranging from fashion pieces to ceramic vessels.
See below for the Aet Competition.
MUSIC NEWS
For our final week in the Music Department, we were visited by Alleyne’s Music Graduate William Parker. He left Alleyne’s 6 years ago, after achieving an A at A Level Music and then went on to study Music composition at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He is currently studying a Masters Degree at the Royal Academy of Music and generously donated some of his time to speak to our current A Level Music students this week. Will talked about how to be successful at A Level and inspired and motivated our students by talking about becoming ‘obsessed with music and studying.’ This was the first of several visits that Will has planned and he has offered to run composition workshops next term with both GCSE and A Level music students, which will be a fantastic opportunity as he will be sharing the knowledge he has gained from being able to study at some of the most prestigious music conservatoires in Europe.
This week saw students in year 13 and year 11 receive their mock examination results. Students in year 11 were given the opportunity to attend a results collection session, to prepare them for the process they will follow after external examinations. We are really proud of the effort that all of our students put into their preparation for their exams, the manner in which they approached the examinations themselves and the exceptional attitude and behaviour of the year 11 students during the results collection sessions. We hope that all of our students obtained the results that they deserve for their hard work and we look forward to welcoming them back to school in January to analyse their responses and support them in making even more progress in the coming months.
Data Collection
Many thanks to parents who have already returned data collection sheets.
If you have not already done so, please check/update, sign the data collection sheet for your child and return the sheet to our school office as soon as possible. You can email/scan the sheet back to office@tahs.org.uk, or post it back to us at the usual school address. This information helps us to safeguard your child and enables us to contact you in an emergency.
Science News
Visit to the Crime Scene House
On Wednesday, Forensic Science students in Year 12 and Year 13 visited the Crime Scene House at Staffordshire University. Here, they worked with university staff to collect evidence from a crime scene as part of their course work. They collected physical evidence such as weapons, chemical evidence such as powders and biological evidence such as blood splatter and DNA. All students worked incredibly hard and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. In particular, Teegan B, O’Shea P and Jake R showed real skill in identifying and bagging up their evidence. Well done to everyone.
Take a look at the Science Twitter for more photographs.
News from the School Farm
Christmas is always a very busy time down on the School Farm –
Mrs North would like to acknowledge the following students who have helped to produce some truly spectacular wreaths: Casey H and Alfie H.
Also, the following students have been a real asset in helping prepare our turkeys ready for Christmas: Alfie C, Bailey H, Lucas H, Tristan C, Jesse C, Victoria H, James L, Reggie W, Jayden D and Amelia R.
Animal Care
We have had a busy few weeks on the Farm and students have been working extremely hard.
The following students have showed incredible commitment this term in carrying out stock duties despite the cold, wind and rain:
Abbie C, Holly T, Amy W, Joe N, Jesse C, Tristan C, Jayden D, Lily C, Krishan K, Hannah M, Victoria H, Amelia R and James L.
Mrs Dykes would like to say well done to all her classes for their work this term and good luck to her Year 11 classes in their GCSE exams next summer.
Mrs Hughes’ Science Students of the Week are Polly Jones, Lydia M and Tilly S from Year 12 Chemistry for super results in their Enthalpy assessment.
Sixth Form entry September 2022 – online application – Deadline Friday 14th January 2022
All Year 11 students have been given access to a Year 11 Sixth Form Applications Team. This is to support them in making their Post 16 choices. Access to the online application form for Sixth Form entry September 2022 is available in this team or by clicking the following link:
Academic Literacy. Students complete the ‘understanding exam questions’ and ‘understanding examiners instructions’ sheets. Read the ‘Revision’ handout and ‘getting to 3a revision status’ handout. Make a revision plan for over Christmas. Build in any coursework deadlines. Also look at the pomodoro timer online which some students find useful for time management and motivation around revision.
Year 13
Complete and update your UCAS application and/or Unifrog competencies. For those who have completed their applications, learn the sign language alphabet with BSL Charlie. Read the ‘6 more Revision ideas’ handout and watch the clips on different strategies. Handout the ‘getting to 3a revision status’ handout. Encourage students to make a revision plan for their use over Christmas using the templates on the Y13 team.
Applications are open for the Sutton Trust US Programme 2022
Applications are now being accepted for the Sutton Trust US Programme 2022.
What is it?
The Sutton Trust US Programme helps state school students in the UK to explore higher education and US culture. The programme includes UK-based residentials before all students get to visit US universities in the summer of 2022.
An optional part 2 of the programme supports students to apply to US universities alongside their UCAS options.
How much does it cost?
It is free to take part in the programme. All costs are covered for students including travel, accommodation, food and admissions test preparation.
Who is it for?
To be eligible, students must:
Be in Year 12 in England or Wales, S5 in Scotland or Year 13 in Northern Ireland
Attend, and have always attended, a state-funded school or college (i.e. non fee-paying)
Not hold US citizenship
Be from a low or middle income family (generally a household earning £45,000 or less)
Be interested in US culture and higher education
When is the deadline?
Students must submit their application by midnight on 16 January 2022 to be considered for the programme. However, we encourage getting started as soon as possible as the application form requires some thinking!
For more information or to apply, please see the link below:
Certificates will be available for collection from TAHS reception area as follows:
Wednesday 15th December – 9.30am – 4.00pm
If you are unable to collect your certificates please see the option below:
· Ask a friend/relative to collect them
· They must bring with them photo ID plus a short note from you giving permission to collect on your behalf.
You will be required to wear a face covering.
Year 11 ChrisMATHS competition
Well done to the 25 students in year 11 who took part in the maths house competition this week, and in particular to the winning team of Will G, Jimmy K, Tom N, Harry I, Madeline H. Each student had to work both as part of a team and as an individual. In teams the students tackled a number of Christmas themed maths problems, and as individuals they earnt points completing the countdown numbers challenge.
All students involved worked brilliantly throughout leading to a very close finish, with only four points separating the top three teams.
The final results were
4th: Whitmore
3rd : Orme
2nd Torrance
1st: Elkes
House competitions will be taking place for other year groups after Christmas, see if you can answer one of the questions set for the year 11 challenge.
“I set out to do some Christmas shopping at the weekend
In the first shop I spent half of the money I set out with.
In the second shop I spent a third of what I had left.
In the next shop I spent a quarter of what was now left.
In the last shop I spent a fifth of what I had left.
If I had £14.40 left in my wallet at the end of the day, how much money had I spent?”
Parental Consent Forms
Many thanks to parents who have already returned data collection sheets.
If you have not already done so, please check/update, sign the data collection sheet for your child and return it to the school office as soon as possible. This information helps us to safeguard your child and enables us to contact you in an emergency.
Data Collection
Many thanks to parents who have returned data collection sheets. For those students we do not appear to have received a signed data collection sheet from, data collection sheets have been posted home today. Please note that we would be grateful for data collection sheets to be returned to the school office by Friday 10th December.
Science News
Mr Crum would like to nominate Ali D (11O1), Sarah W (1103), Harry I (11E2) and Xanthe S (11O3) for excellent effort on Organic Chemistry.
And also, all of 10U3 and 10U4 for producing awesome graphs this week!
Well done!
PE Update
Thomas Alleyne’s hosted Newcastle Under Lyme U16’s team on Wednesday as preparation for the regionals. The game saw Newcastle win by 22 goals to 16 but there were many positives to take from the game. Many chances were created in the opening quarter as TAHS raced to a 6-3 lead.
The middle two quarters were won by Newcastle. Going into the 4th quarter Alleyne’s were trailing 19-11. The target was set off winning the last quarter, by showing more composure with our passes and driving forward to meet the ball this was achieved. There was a great work rate shown by all of the players and we will aim to have more games and practises to keep improving.
Well done!
Team – Bella, Poppy, Kiera, Martha, Lucy, Sophie, Jess Player of the Match – Martha
English Stars
Music News
On Tuesday we had our Christmas Showcase Concert and it was a really special evening being able to play to a live audience. Every pupil that took part should be immensely proud of their involvement. The performances were outstanding and the students supported each other with warmth and enthusiasm which created a fantastic atmosphere. We even had a visit from Father Christmas but I suspect this may have been the Head Boy but ssssh, we are still unsure about this. The pupils worked incredibly hard to put the concert together and rehearsed tirelessly. Special thanks to Spencer for filming the event for those unable to attend as we could only have a reduced capacity audience. A link to this will be made available for you soon. Thank you to Max for his technical support in lighting and to Josh for technical support on sound. A huge thank you must go to Rob who helped with musical direction and accompanied so professionally. Thank you to all involved who helped make the evening so special and enjoyable and I’m already looking forward to the next evening.
Sixth Form entry September 2022 – online application
All Year 11 students have been given access to a Year 11 Sixth Form Applications Team. This is to support them in making their Post 16 choices. Access to the online application form for Sixth Form entry September 2022 is available in this team or by clicking the following link:
Reminder that all Sixth Form students please ensure that before they leave the school site during the school day they must sign out in the signing out book. There is currently a book outside Mrs Walton’s office and one outside the Health & Social Office.
Upon returning students must then sign back in. It is imperative that all students adhere to this request. This does include breaks and lunchtimes. We will be looking at an online version of this for the future.
TUTOR TIME ACTIVITIES W/C 6th December 2021
Year 12
Choice of future intentions planning. Students log onto Unifrog and research their careers library by key word eg Law, by their 3 subjects, by career area eg social services, by theme eg community or by competency eg team work. Or, take the Myers-Briggs personality test (on Unifrog or Google search) to take and compare with friends before seeing which careers are best suited to individuals.
Year 13
Log onto Unifrog and look at their live apprenticeships. Even if you are considering uni, take a look – you might be surprised, especially with the higher level degrees on offer.
Y12 FUTURE INTENTIONS
Please consider attending one or more of these Unifrog webinars designed to help students decide on university or apprenticeships.
Unifrog
This week: Webinars: How to find your perfect next step > Revision: Getting motivated > Staff training webinar: Unifrog basics > Students design their own curriculum at UCU > Our Instagram’s had a makeover…
Webinars: How to find your perfect next step – 6, 8 and 9 December, 17:00 UK time
In these webinars, we’ll show your KS4 and KS5 students how to make the best of Unifrog’s tools to find their perfect…
SIXTH FORM FUNDRAISING FOR DOUGIE MAC & SCHOOL WALK – CHRISTMAS NON-UNIFORM DAY
On Friday 10th December, Dougie Mac are holding their annual Christmas jumper day and we are hoping to raise funds for them. This will be a full non-uniform day for upper and lower school. Christmas attire is optional. Donations are suggested at £2 or above with 50% going to Dougie Mac and 50% to school walk funds. Donations can be made via Parentpay in advance or by cash during form time on the day.
Assemblies
Mrs Lindsay will be providing the assembly this week looking at the subject of Human Rights or Responsibilities?
Thought(s) for the Week“
Is driving a right? You are entitled to a driving license if you can abide by the traffic laws and drive responsibly. If your driving endangers the lives of others, that license will be taken away from you. So rights and responsibilities are inseparable. If you can’t respect the rights of others, if by your belief and conduct you endanger the lives of other people, you are not entitled to any right.” – Ali Sina
The non-uniform day next Friday 10th, has been in for a few weeks, but could you move it to the start so it’s really noticeable, and could it say “all money raised will be split between Dougie Mac and the school fund to provide opportunities for all students. Facilities around school, celebration day, school walk, extra curricula events etc.”
Outlook Expeditions: Morocco 2023.
Thursday night saw the official launch of the Morocco 2023 expedition, facilitated by Outlook Expeditions. An information webinar was hosted by Francesca Gallone, our local representative from Outlook Expeditions, along with Dr Squire and Miss Robinson, which outlined the benefits and opportunities that the expedition can offer and provided more detailed information about the structure and particulars of the expedition.
The webinar was well attended and we are really happy to already have a good number of students signed up to our team. If you were unable to attend the webinar but are still interested in your child joining the expedition, it is still possible to view the webinar (you will receive a recording of the meeting) and join the team by signing up and paying the deposit by the 10th of December 2021. All relevant information and the sign up instructions (as well as a number of inspirational and informative videos) can be found at the link below.
Dear Parents and Carers Thank you to those of you that have filled in the consent google form for photographs, participation in online lessons etc, which was sent to you again recently.. If you have not yet managed to complete this form we are asking you to fill in this google form by Monday 6th December 2021 please. This is to indicate if you give your permission for various school activities.
Please click the link below, for the relevant year group for your child, to complete the google form.
Please tick the questions where you are providing consent and if you prefer not to give permission please leave that question blank (unticked). Thank you
Data Collection
Many thanks to parents who have returned data collection sheets. For those students we do not appear to have received a signed data collection sheet from, data collection sheets have been posted home today. Please note that we would be grateful for data collection sheets to be returned to the school office by Friday 10th December.
Time to Sign!
British Sign Language is one of the recognised languages of the UK. All our year 12 and 13 Health & Social Care Extended Diploma Students have been enrolled on a certificated British Sign Language Course this week. This course is 16-20 hours long and will be completed in their 6th Form 7 time. This is a fabulous opportunity to learn a new skill, which is so relevant to their future careers. We wish them luck and look forward to them learning a new language which 151,000 people in the UK use every day. The link below explains a wonderful array of benefits to learning Sign Language.
Mrs Simpson would like to nominate 9U1 for demonstrating their creative flair while making stop-motion animation to represent halogen displacement reactions. Take a look at our Science Twitter to see some photographs!
Mrs North would like to nominate Skye W 9W1 for showing outstanding commitment in copying up all her biology work.
And also, Evie D for an excellent end of unit assessment score.
Mr Melland would like to nominate Joe H and Charlotte J in 11H1 for outstanding achievement in their end of unit Atoms and Radiation assessment.
Mrs Dykes would like to nominate Rory O 9H2B for his commitment to improving his physics knowledge.
Millie P 9U4 for always having a smile and trying her best.
Hannah S 10H4 for always putting in 100% effort in class.
Miss Thorley would like to nominate Sophie G, 12C Applied Science, for fantastic effort this term.
And also, Alisha C and Michael H 10H5 for detailed bonding work.
Well done!
PE Update
Next week is a massive week for year 9 boys – Football are playing Pingle Away on Tuesday in the semi-final of the East Staffs Cup. Rugby are playing QMGS Walsall at home on Friday in the 3rd round of the county cup.
BTEC Sport
Students need to be revising for external exams-
11 Exam- 8th Feb
Year 12 Exam – 14th Jan
Year 13 Exam – 12th Jan
East Staffordshire Netball League
Our Year 11 team hosted John Port on Thursday afternoon for the opening fixture of the district league. The game was an even contest with the lead changing hands several times but by no more than 3 goals. John Port just took the victory with the score at 16-15 when the final whistle went.
Team – Harriet R, Lucy L, Kiera F, Lucy O, Sophie W, Salwa C, Chloe F Player of the match – Kiera
Due to fixtures there will be no netball club next week. Girls Futsal practice on Tuesday after school
U19 Netball
In preparation for the Netball Regionals we travelled to Newcastle Under-Lyme School for a friendly fixture. Our team soon settled into their groove, playing a high level of netball and they managed to score the majority of their centre passes. The mid court players Eve, Hattie and Martha were strong and were able to feed the ball into our shooting circle and create chances for Freya and Jess. Amelia and Evie were resolute in our defence, working to keep Newcastle attackers out towards the edge of the D, to increase the difficulty of the shots.
Newcastle did edge the first two quarters taking a 12-8 lead at half time. TAHS made some positional changes at half time, with Eve moving to GD, Evie WD, Martha C and Hattie R. This worked instantly by increasing the number of interceptions, the ball was fed into Jess and Freya more regularly and the score was even at 15-15 all after three quarters. The same formation was used for the final quarter, with the same level of success, confidence was high from our shooters and the shots were going in from all angles and distances.
A thrilling fixture, as always many thanks to the parents who assisted with transport.
English Stars
Well done to those students listed below who have been nominated as this week’s student of the week for English.
Y 9 Louie R, Sam K, Rowan S
Y 10 Jaydan D, Lennon E, Kieron S, Layla M
Y 11 Zita M, Grace S, Ryan W, George L, Edward T, Hannah C
Y 12 Tess S
Y 13 Martha M
Job of the week
This weeks career of the week is a paramedic! Watch the video to find out more
Sixth Form entry September 2022 – online application
All Year 11 students have been given access to a Year 11 Sixth Form Applications Team. This is to support them in making their Post 16 choices. Access to the online application form for Sixth Form entry September 2022 is available in this team or by clicking the following link:
Reminder that all Sixth Form students please ensure that before they leave the school site during the school day they must sign out in the signing out book. There is currently a book outside Mrs Walton’s office and one outside the Health & Social Office.
Upon returning students must then sign back in. It is imperative that all students adhere to this request. This does include breaks and lunchtimes. We will be looking at an online version of this for the future.
TUTOR TIME ACTIVITIES W/C 29th November 2021
Year 12
Watch the Bangor University tips to de-stress. Visit the ‘Bright Knowledge’ website for advice on how to destress. Google ‘headspace’ and look at some of their videos. Students share with a friend 3 things they are grateful for.
Year 13
Students will be given a handout for winter driving tips handout and watch a video in form.
Year 13 Parents Evening
Reminder upcoming virtual Year 13 Parents evening is taking place on Thursday 2nd December between 4.00pm – 7.00pm. Bookings for this will be going live on Talaxy from 5.00pm Friday 26th November. If you have any queries, please contact Mrs Walton on sixthform@tahs.org.uk
SHOE BOX DELIVERIES
Santa’s sleigh left Thomas Alleynes on Friday 19th November to distribute Christmas shoe boxes to worthy causes across the county, namely The Gingerbread Centre and The Salvation Army, giving cheer to families in difficulty this festive season. We would like to thank students and their families plus our amazing form tutor team for your outstanding generosity. In total, a massive amount of 47 boxes were donated which was truly heart warming and will make a huge difference too many people’s lives this year. Thank you again for all your support.
SIXTH FORM FUNDRAISING FOR DOUGIE MAC & SCHOOL WALK – CHRISTMAS NON-UNIFORM DAY
On 10th December, Dougie Mac are holding their annual Christmas jumper day and we are hoping to raise funds for them. This will be a full non-uniform day for upper and lower school. Christmas attire is optional. Sixth Form prefects will be visiting form groups for donations which are suggested at £2 and above with 50% going to Dougie Mac and 50% to school walk funds.
Data Collection Sheets
Data collection sheets have been distributed to all students. Many thanks to parents who have already returned sheets. If you have yet to do so, please check/update and sign the sheet and return it to the school office as soon as possible. This information helps us to safeguard your child and enables us to contact you in an emergency.
We politely request two emergency contacts
Outlook Expeditions: Morocco 2023.
Thursday night saw the official launch of the Morocco 2023 expedition, facilitated by Outlook Expeditions. An information webinar was hosted by Francesca Gallone, our local representative from Outlook Expeditions, along with Dr Squire and Miss Robinson, which outlined the benefits and opportunities that the expedition can offer and provided more detailed information about the structure and particulars of the expedition.
The webinar was well attended and we are really happy to already have a good number of students signed up to our team. If you were unable to attend the webinar but are still interested in your child joining the expedition, it is still possible to view the webinar (you will receive a recording of the meeting) and join the team by signing up and paying the deposit by the 10th of December 2021. All relevant information and the sign up instructions (as well as a number of inspirational and informative videos) can be found at the link below.
Reminder to Year 9 pupils that your Music Home Learning Project is due for Monday 29th November. It was on Insight and it is now on Talaxy. Please make sure both tasks are completed and you email your work to Todd@tahs.net.
Christmas Concert -7th December 6.30pm
The concert rehearsals are going well and I am very excited to present the Christmas concert Event to you soon. Auditions for solos and small groups are on Tuesday 30th November after school in the music room. Tickets for the event can be purchased on the online school shop. Please bring your receipt to Mrs Todd for your tickets.
Year 13 Parents Evening
Year 13 parents evening is this coming Thursday 2nd December.
This event will be virtual via your child’s MS Teams account and further details will be sent out nearer the date.
Bookings are to be made via Talaxy, the Insight replacement, and login details have been sent.
Bookings open at 5pm 26th November.
Science News
This week’s Science Students of the Week
Miss Thorley would like to nominate Connie C and Kieren C from 9U1 for fantastic Hooke’s Law investigation for their first required practical!
And also, Josh B, Elsie C and Morgan P from 10U2 for much improved assessment scores, well done!
Mrs Simpson would like to nominate Blake R in 9U1 – for excellent contributions in Chemistry.
And also, Ben W, Year 13 Chemistry – for fantastic titration producing spectacularly accurate and valid results.
Mrs Hughes would like to nominate Hannah F, 9H2B, for a fantastic result in her first Chemistry assessment.
And also, Jack B, Freya H, Izzy W and Rachel A, Year 13, for amazing results in their assessment on Arenes.
Well done!
Senior Maths Challenge
The Senior Mathematical Challenge is a 90-minute, multiple-choice Challenge.
It encourages mathematical reasoning, precision of thought, and fluency in using basic mathematical techniques to solve interesting problems.
A couple of weeks ago a group of our Y12 and Y13 A-level maths students took part in the Senior Maths Challenge. The results are now in….Congratulations to Jack B for achieving the Gold award and qualifying for the next round of the challenge – the Andrew Jobbings Senior Kangaroo.
Congratulations also go to Freya H, Amelia H and Issy W for achieving the Silver award and to Evie B for achieving the Bronze award.
Well done to everyone who took part.
English Stars
Well done to the following students, who have all been nominated by their teachers for outstanding work or effort in some way over the past week.
y 9 Harry S, Dora E, Ebony F
y 10 Aileen L, Aimee Sh, Aimee Sm, Macie C, Martha B
y 11 Alex E, Charlie F, Luke N, Katie S, Finn T-S, Alistair D, Joe H
y 12 Gabi S, Josh H
y 13 Lottie C, Evie S
Allies will take place in room 21 at the end of the school day on Monday. We hope lots of you will come along to get involved in making the school an even more welcoming and inclusive place to be.
Latin club will take place in Room 21 at lunchtime. Any sixth form students who are interested in getting involved are welcome to come along.
News from PE
Year 9 Football
East Staffs Cup Quarter Final Thomas Alleynes 7 – Paulet 0
Fantastic team performance to beat a good Paulet side on Wednesday afternoon. Superb finishing from Sam gave us the lead against the run of play and then Oliver caught the goal keeper unawares making it 2-0 at half time. The next goal was crucial- and with Sam getting a hat trick along with Spencer we ran out comfortable winners. Alfie in goal was largely quiet but made 2 key saves. Oliver at right back worked hard to stop their best player, Rhys was outstanding at left wing back and the 2 centre Half’s Corey and Rohan defended very maturely. Lewis, Max and Josh in midfield created numerous chances and Callum and George provided good impact from the bench.
Next week we travel to Pingle on Thursday in the semi final.
Core PE– next week Yr9 and 10 will be changing activities. Boys groups will be swapping to Fitness, Girls groups to Netball, Mixed group Fitness.
BTEC Sport– our “real exams” are fast approaching for Year 11, 12 and 13. All students have online revision resources with links on Teams and Talaxy.
Girls Rugby
Friday afternoon saw Robert Sutton visit Thomas Alleyne’s for a year 9 and 10 fixture. The girls all enjoyed a competitive fixture and this was seen in the intensity of their running and their commitment to tackles. The game was good natured and was a great opportunity to improve the skills and techniques and gain more tactical awareness.
Tries were scored by Lizzie, Aimee, Maddie, Izzy and Sadie in a comfortable win.
Thank you to Mark Tolley for organising and officiating the game and caching the girls this term.
Team – Fearne, Sadie, Olivia, Elsie, Maisie, Hannah, Milly, Martha, Chloe, Lexie, Susie, Maddie, Izzy, Keely, Heather, Aimee and Lizzie
Drama News
THEATRE OPPORTUNITY
Calling all Producers, Directors, Musical Director, Choreographer, Technicians, Designers, Performers and Promoters age 16-22 RicNic Production Team
RicNic is a unique theatre project where young people run the whole show – staging a full-scale musical in which every role in the cast, crew, band & production team is taken by a young person aged 16-22. From the choice of show to the costume design, holding auditions to running rehearsals, every decision and plan for the project comes from you!
RicNic is completely FREE to attend and it is coming to a theatre near you.
We are currently recruiting for Producers, Directors, Musical Director, Choreographer, Technicians, Designers, Performers and Promoters to take on the challenge.
Outdoor Pursuits Instructor/Manager Outdoor activities instructors lead trips and teach skills in activities like hill walking, climbing, canoeing, skiing and snowboarding. The centre you’ll run, as an outdoor activities/education manager, will offer a range of land and water sports, such as climbing, cycling, horse riding, mountaineering, orienteering, kayaking, canoeing and paddleboarding. You may spend some time working with specific client groups, such as school pupils, people with special needs or young offenders. Most outdoor activities/education managers have a background in instructing and may continue to teach as part of their job. You’ll have the overall responsibility for the centre and will need to manage staff and ensure adherence to safety regulations at all times.
How to become:
ou can get into this job through: a college course an apprenticeship applying directly doing specialist courses approved by national sporting bodies College There’s no set entry route to become an outdoor activity instructor but it may be useful to study a relevant qualification like a Level 2 or 3 Diploma in Skills and Activities for Sport and Active Leisure (Outdoor Education). This would teach you some of the skills needed for the job. Then you could try to find a trainee job with an activity centre. You’ll also need to get coaching or instructor qualifications approved by the relevant national governing body for each of your sports or activities. Entry requirements You’ll usually need: 2 or more GCSEs at grades 9 to 3 (A* to D), or equivalent, for a level 2 course 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, for a level 3 course Other Routes You could complete relevant qualifications through sports or activity clubs, or at an accredited outdoor education centre. Examples of instructor qualifications include: Mountain Training England Award in Mountain Leadership British Canoe Awarding Body Certificate in Coaching Paddlesport United Kingdom Snowsports Coaching Scheme awards You’ll usually need at least 12 months’ experience in the activity before you take the award. Check with the the relevant national governing body for your sport for details of courses and qualifications.
Skills required:
patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations the ability to work well with others sensitivity and understanding leadership skills to be thorough and pay attention to detail the ability to work on your own knowledge of English language knowledge of teaching and the ability to design courses to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device
Sixth Form entry September 2022 – online application
All Year 11 students have been given access to a Year 11 Sixth Form Applications Team. This is to support them in making their Post 16 choices. Access to the online application form for Sixth Form entry September 2022 is available in this team or by clicking the following link:
Students will be given a handout for winter driving tips handout and watch a video in form.
Year 13
Students will watch videos about clearing, adjustment and offers.
SIXTH FORM FUNDRAISING FOR DOUGIE MAC & SCHOOL WALK – CHRISTMAS NON-UNIFORM DAY
On 10th December, Dougie Mac are holding their annual Christmas jumper day and we are hoping to raise funds for them. This will be a full non-uniform day for upper and lower school. Christmas attire is optional. Sixth Form prefects will be visiting form groups for donations which are suggested at £2 and above with 50% going to Dougie Mac and 50% to school walk funds.
Data Collection Sheets
Data collection sheets have been distributed to all students. Many thanks to parents who have already returned sheets. If you have yet to do so, please check/update and sign the sheet and return it to the school office as soon as possible. This information helps us to safeguard your child and enables us to contact you in an emergency.
We politely request two emergency contacts
Talaxy Launch
Insight has been upgraded to Talaxy, it is the same system but looks better, works better and is hosted on Amazon Servers, thus a much more stable and secure connection.
Please see the attached for login instructions for students. Please can you support you child in ensuring they are logged into the system.
Parental logins are being sent out – keep an eye on your inbox / spam
Miss Robinson and I are incredibly pleased to announce the launch of an exciting opportunity we are able to offer to the current year 10 students of Thomas Alleyne’s High School. In previous years, we have facilitated successful expeditions abroad, where students can experience diverse and contrasting cultures, challenging outdoor activities and meaningful community projects in developing countries.
It is our intention to offer an expedition through Outlook Expeditions, to Morocco in the Summer of 2023 (shortly after completion of your child’s GCSE exams. The expedition is likely to be around 14 days in length and depart around the 17th of July 2023. The likely itinerary will include a variety of phases including a trek, a community project as well as multiple opportunities for exploration, rest & relaxation and diverse cultural experiences.
Students will be given the opportunity to watch a short video launch in form time next week, building up to our launch webinar, hosted by Francesca Gallone from Outlook Expeditions on Thursday the 25th of November at 7.00 p.m.
If you or your child would be interested in hearing more about this opportunity, you can register yourself for the webinar launch event by following the link below.
We hope that you will be able to join us for the webinar and we look forward to seeing you there.
Kind regards
Dr D. Squire and Miss S Robinson
Music News
Musical Theatre Trip
15 of our year 9, 10 and 11 music students had the opportunity to attend a Musical Theatre Workshop on 16th November. Our students worked with Kerry Ellis who played a starring role in ‘Wicked’ on the West End. Our students met Kerry Ellis and she gave them some fantastic advice. All students sang their hearts out in the concert and thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity of working with Kerry Ellis.
Christmas Concert news
The concert will be on Tuesday 7th December with a 6.30pm start. This year will be cabaret style seating and tickets will need to be purchased in advance from the school online shop in parent pay. All details of the concert for those taking part are in a letter, along with a consent slip which needs to be returned to Mrs Todd ASAP. Please collect your letter from room the music room. Auditions for solo vocal and instrumental performances are on Tuesday 30th November after school. Items can only be included in the concert that have had an audition and you must have decided on the piece to perform by that date. Rehearsals are; Thursday lunch; Band Thursday after school; String group Friday lunch; Year 9 and 10 Choir.
Year 11 & 13 Parents Evening
Year 11 and 13 parents evenings are fast approaching, Y11 23rd November, Y13 2nd December.
Both events will be virtual via your child’s MS Teams account and further details will be sent out nearer the date.
Bookings are to be made via Talaxy, the Insight replacement, and login details have been sent to all Y11 & 13 parents to facilitate this.
Year 11 bookings are live!
Science News
Lemon Power!
In Physics this week, Year 12 students were investigating improvised cells and batteries. It’s possible to make these from lemons and different metals. Students were investigating the internal resistance in each, which can then be used to find the maximum power available from the lemon cell.
This week’s Science Students of the Week
Miss Thorley would like to nominate Andrea W in 9U2 for fantastic thorough calculations.
Also, Harley T and Jasmin W in 11U3 and Lucy S in 11H2 for fantastic thorough mock exam revision.
Mrs Hughes would like to nominate Isabelle G, Luke N and Kathryn W (10U1) for fantastic results in their Chemistry assessment.
Also, Olivia B, Nicholas G-C, Darren L, Bowen W, Bayley W and Joshua W (9H4) for excellent behaviour and effort in their Chemistry lessons.
Mrs Dykes would like to nominate 10U1 for excellent attitude towards, and brilliant results on last week’s Physics assessment.
Mrs Simpson would like to nominate Max D (11H1) for excellent focus in Chemistry lessons this week.
Also, Jack B in Year 13 Chemistry for mastering pH calculations at the first attempt.
Well done!
Geography
Year 11:
Well done to the 35 (!) Y11 students who attended the revision session on Wednesday. It was great to see so many of you ahead of your mock assessments. Next weeks revision session will be on the London case study from the Urbanisation topic, to help prepare you for your Paper 2 mock assessment (which will be the following Wednesday 1st December). This will be in Miss Robinson’s room (6a) from 3:15-4pm.
In this week’s ‘Geog your Memory!’, there are questions from the coasts and also questions on the development gap and the UK’s economy (from the changing economic world topic). Please use the revision resources that have been shared with you in class and also on the Geography Teams.
Year 13:
Reminder to continue working on your NEA’s. The deadline for these being handed in will be discussed with your class teacher.
Y9 Gracie-Mae B, Billie O, Isobel I, Adam R, Aine S, Alex P
Y10 Masie C, Finn P, Eren S, Amelia R, Sophia H
Y11 Katie S, Amy-Lee J, Grace S, Alice M, Ethan W, Luke C, Ryan B
Y12 May C, Georgia E
Y13 Lizzie S
Well done to all those nominated by their teachers.
Allies Club
Allies Club is now at a new time on Monday after school in Room 21. Please come along if you are interested in making the school a more inclusive place. There will be no Allies meeting on the 22nd November but we look forward to seeing you there on Monday 29 November 2021. If you would like to know more please speak to Miss Cann or Mrs Attwood and we can add you to the Team if you would like to get involved.
Latin Club
Latin Club for sixth for students has moved to a new time on Monday lunch time in Room 21. Please feel free to bring along your lunch and see what it is all about.
Cross Country
The district cross country races were held at Oldields last Wednesday. We were able to enter both girls and boys teams in all age groups. All runners did their best effort in the event, competitors who finish in the top 10 will have qualified for the County event in February
Year 8/9 Girls 10th Rhianna F 27th Jess P 28th Louie R 29th Hannah F Year 8/9 Boys 5th Rhys M 6th Lewis A 27th Sam M Year 10/11 Girls 6th Martha B 9th Olivia Y 12th Rosanna H 14th Poppy B 15th Hazel B Year 10/11 Boys 4th Lewis B 9th Charlie A 10th Reggie W
Rugby Success
We are pleased to be able to share some information on two of our students who are making fantastic progress with their rugby. Amelie and Lucy have been keen rugby players for several years, representing Thomas Alleyne’s and their local club Burton. Amelie and Lucy succeeded in the trials for the Centre of Excellence, which is the third step on the RFU pathway to becoming a national player.
The CoE is a really professionally run outfit that covers all areas of rugby from skills and S&C to nutrition and mental training and lots in between. The girls attend Worcester Warriors every two weeks and train on the main pitch at the Sixways Stadium. The Centre of Excellence contains the best players from over four counties in the Midlands and fixtures see the girls playing the best Rugby teams from other regions.
We are proud of Amelie and Lucy, in terms of both their drive and motivation to be successful and their dedication to training. We do have a girls rugby school after school every Friday until 4:15pm if you are in year 9-11 please attend if you have an interest in rugby.
A neurologist is a medical doctor involved in the management of conditions affecting both the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) and the peripheral nervous system As a neurologist, you’ll diagnose, treat and manage patients with a range of diseases, disorders and conditions affecting neurological function. These include: strokes multiple sclerosis headaches black outs Parkinson’s disease Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia motor neuron disease epilepsy spinal cord diseases muscle diseases like muscular dystrophy infections affecting the nervous system brain tumours (where surgery is required, the patient will be referred to a neurosurgeon).
How to become:
To become a neurologist, you’ll need to start by taking a degree in medicine recognised by the General Medical Council (GMC). This usually takes five to six years to complete. Specialty training in neurology currently consists of five years, one of which may be relevant research To apply for a degree in medicine you need to have studied sciences at A level. For more information click on the link Neurologist job profile | Prospects.ac.uk
Skills required:
You’ll need to have: knowledge of anatomy, physiology, the central nervous system and other body systems diagnostic skills to determine the type of disease or condition, its severity and extent practical skills, to be able to complete clinical neurological examinations the ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with patients and staff from a range of backgrounds problem-solving and clinical decision-making skills the ability to work independently and as part of a team time management and organisational skills familiarity with research methods and a willingness to keep up to date with advances in treatments leadership ability professional integrity and honesty, respecting both patients and colleagues a flexible approach to work and the ability to consider all factors before reaching a decision commitment, drive and focus the ability to reflect and learn from your own work and a commitment to continuing professional development (CPD).
What you’ll earn:
Junior doctors undertaking foundation training earn a basic salary of £28,808 to £33,345. As a doctor undertaking your specialist training, your basic salary ranges from £39,467 to £53,077. The basic salary for specialty doctors ranges from £45,124 to £77,519. Newly qualified consultants earn a basic salary of £84,559 rising to £114,003, depending on length of service.
Virtual United Kingdom Higher Education Expo – 24th November 2021
The United Kingdom Higher Education Expo highlights Higher Education opportunities and offers information from Universities across the UK, You can access the event during 6th form 7 time or at home in the evening.
You can register for the event by clicking the ‘REGISTER’ button above. Registering will give you the opportunity to chat with exhibitors via text chat, watch online video content, as well as download useful resources. The event ‘goes live’ on 24th November 2021 between 11.00am and 6.00pm. The event will be recorded and talks can be accessed 30 days after.
College Prospectuses
We have had a delivery of prospectuses for Stoke, Newcastle and Stafford College. If you want a copy then please contact featherstone@tahs.net and I will get them to you.
Balfour Beatty Degree Apprenticeships – Early release to schools in Staffordshire
We have gone live with several Apprenticeship roles and have ringfenced some just to be shared with schools we wish to work with in our local areas of Staffordshire, to give the chance to apply for before going public onto our website, which will be approx. mid November 2021.
All Year 11 students have been given access to a Year 11 Sixth Form Applications Team. This is to support them in making their Post 16 choices. Access to the online application form for Sixth Form entry September 2022 is available in this team or by clicking the following link:
Choice of Future Intention tasks. Log into Unifrog and start filling in competencies which will form the basis of your personal statement. Or, log onto Unibuddy via UCAS hub: search for universities or courses and chat online to current students. Continue this at home, during enrichment and in your study periods and Sixth form 7. Or watch this Unifrog video on Moocs then log onto Future Learn to explore Moocs and continue future planning during enrichment periods/Sixth Form 7.
Year 13
Log into Unifrog and look at personal statement writing advice. Read some of their exemplars for different subjects. Go to ‘subjects library’, choose a subject and scroll down to ‘statement’. Remember not to plagiarise but to use this as a starting point for ideas for personal statements. Students can start to consider gaps in their competencies (eg leadership, wider reading, work experience) that they might wish to build on.
Sixth Form Signing In & Out
Could students please ensure that before they leave the school site during the school day they must sign out in the correct book which is currently outside Mrs Walton’s office.
Upon returning students must then sign back in. It is imperative that all students adhere to this request. This does include breaks and lunchtimes. We will be looking at an online version of this for the future.
Uniform – Reminder about the Sixth Form uniform policy.
Female students must be wearing a blouse and smart jumper over the top if needed and must be wearing a blazer. Sweatshirts and oversized jumpers are not part of our policy which is available for students to see on the school website and was part of their code of conduct which they signed at the start of the year.
We do not permit students to wear pleather.
School skirts must be of an appropriate length, they must not be micro mini as this would be not appropriate work wear.
Male students must be wearing a shirt and tie at all times of the school day unless completing practical work in some lessons. Again blazers must be worn during the school day and should be worn on top of a smart jumper not a branded sweatshirt. Jumpers are not a replacement for a blazer.
Coats are permitted at the moment to be worn over blazers but not instead of blazers, this is a temporary measure.
Hoodies are not permitted in school as they are not part of the Sixth Form uniform policy and should not be worn as an outer garment, to replace jumper, blazer or coat.
Copy of uniform policy is attached for your information.
SIXTH FORM FUNDRAISING FOR DOUGIE MAC & SCHOOL WALK – CHRISTMAS NON-UNIFORM DAY
On 10th December, Dougie Mac are holding their annual Christmas jumper day and we are hoping to raise funds for them. This will be a full non-uniform day for upper and lower school. Christmas attire is optional. Sixth Form prefects will be visiting form groups for donations which are suggested at £2 and above with 50% going to Dougie Mac and 50% to school walk funds.
Shoebox Collection
Reminder that we are collecting shoeboxes for local Salvation Army and also to North Staffordshire Women’s Aid for children of families experiencing domestic abuse. Shoeboxes have been provided to form groups, along with an information leaflet and labels. All you need to do is decide whether your shoebox is going to be for a girl or a boy and what age group, then fill it with age appropriate items like toys, hygiene items, pens, pencils etc. The leaflet tells you what cannot be included.
If students could bring in at least one item for your shoebox then we should be able to send some wonderful things to children less fortunate.
If you require more than one shoebox please let Mrs Bell or Mrs Walton know.
Virtual subject sessions with Newman University
Monday 6 – Thursday 16 December, 6-7pm
Newman University, Birmingham is hosting this series of virtual information sessions to introduce students to over 20 of its degrees. Each session will give students the chance to ask questions to academic staff.
In light of the weather becoming colder we are advising that students ensure they dress appropriately. Students are requested to wear their blazer, a black v-necked jumper (school logo is optional) however there should be no branded jumpers. We would like to remind students, parents and carers that hoodies are not compliant with our uniform policy. Any student wearing a hoodie will be asked to remove this. From Monday 15h November any student continuing to wear a hoodie on the school site will have this confiscated.
Students are also encouraged to wear a coat to school. In instances of extreme cold weather and where classrooms are being ventilated, we have advised class teachers to allow students to wear their coats in lessons on the grounds of health and safety.
Data Collection Sheets
Data collection sheets have been distributed to all students. Many thanks to parents who have already returned sheets. If you have yet to do so, please check/update and sign the sheet and return it to the school office as soon as possible. This information helps us to safeguard your child and enables us to contact you in an emergency.
We politely request two emergency contacts
Talaxy Launch
Insight has been upgraded to Talaxy, it is the same system but looks better, works better and is hosted on Amazon Servers, thus a much more stable and secure connection.
Please see the attached for login instructions for students. Please can you support you child in ensuring they are logged into the system.
Parental logins are being sent out – keep an eye on your inbox / spam
Miss Robinson and I are incredibly pleased and excited to announce the launch of an exciting opportunity that we are very pleased to be able to offer to the year 10 students of Thomas Alleyne’s High School. In previous years, we have been able to offer an expedition abroad, where students can experience diverse and contrasting cultures, challenging outdoor activities and meaningful community projects in developing countries.
It is our intention to offer an expedition through Outlook Expeditions, to Morocco in the Summer of 2023 (shortly after completion of your child’s GCSE exams. The expedition is likely to be around 14 days in length and will include a variety of phases including a trek, a community project as well as multiple opportunities for exploration, rest and relaxation and cultural experiences.
Students will be given the opportunity to watch a short video launch in form time next week, building up to our launch webinar, hosted by Francesca Gallone from Outlook Expeditions on Thursday the 25th of November at 7.00 p.m.
If you or your child would be interested in hearing more about this opportunity, already, you can register yourself for the webinar launch event by following the link below.
We hope that you will be able to join us and we look forward to seeing you.
Kind regards
Dr D. Squire and Miss S Robinson
Year 11 & 13 Parents Evening
Year 11 and 13 parents evenings are fast approaching, Y11 23rd November, Y13 2nd December.
Both events will be virtual via your child’s MS Teams account and further details will be sent out nearer the date.
Bookings are to be made via Talaxy, the Insight replacement, and login details have been sent to all Y11 & 13 parents to facilitate this.
Year 11 bookings will go live early next week and an email will be sent to confirm the time and day of bookings opening.
Senior Maths Challenge
Senior Maths Challenge – Promoting a love of problem solving
Well done to the 9 Year 12 and Year 13 students who took part in the Senior Maths Challenge on Thursday afternoon.
The Senior Mathematical Challenge is a 90-minute, multiple-choice Challenge.
It encourages mathematical reasoning, precision of thought, and fluency in using basic mathematical techniques to solve interesting problems.
Maths After-School Support Sessions
All Y11 students are invited to attend the maths after-school support sessions
Science News
Science Trial Exams
Year 11 and Year 13 Trial Exams will be taking place during the week beginning Monday 22nd November.
Please see the dates below:
Year 11
Biology
Triple (Sets 1-2) Tuesday 23rd November
Combined (Sets 3-5) Tuesday 30th November
Chemistry
Triple (Sets 1-2) Friday 26th November
Combined (Sets3-5) Tuesday 23rd November
Physics
Triple (Sets 1-2) Tuesday 30th November
Combined (Sets3-5) Friday 26th November
Year 13
Biology Monday 22nd November
Chemistry Wednesday 1st December
Physics Friday 3rd December
Applied Science Thursday 2nd December
Students must bring a pen, pencil, ruler and a calculator to the exams.
This week’s Science Students of the Week
Mrs Lambert would like nominate the following students in 9U1 – Emily L and Rowan S for securing full marks on their recent biology assessment. Well done!!
Mr Melland would like to nominate the following students from 10U3 – Amelia R, Jesse C, Libby L and Keira J for a strong set of results on their physics assessment.
Mr Milward would like to nominate Rory O in 9E1 for excellent effort in Biology and Ianthe R for excellent contributions and work.
Also, Sadie B in 10E1 for insightful contributions to class discussions and Isabelle G in 10O2 for consistent hard work and achieving excellent scores.
Well done!
Geography
Year 11
Well done to the 23 year 11 students who attended last weeks revision session! Special mention goes to Charles F, Owen M, Mia S, Millie H, Bethany S and Eloise P who have attended every week since after-school revision started, well done!
Next weeks revision session will be on Tropical Rainforests, in preparation for your Paper 1 mock assessment (which will be the following week). Please see the attached revision timetable to see what will be covered in each session in the run up to Christmas. These sessions will be in room 6a with Miss Robinson, between 3:15 and 4pm on Wednesdays.
We have also attached our ‘Geog your memory!’ revision resource. Each week we will upload a new revision resource that covers topics that we have studied to help with your revision. This week’s ‘Geog your memory’ has questions from the Changing Economic World, Urban (regeneration in London) and Coasts topics.
Year 13
Well done to the year 13 students who have been attending revision sessions after-school with Mrs Goodwin. Next weeks revision session will be on Globalisation and Superpowers, in preparation for your Paper 2 mock assessment. These sessions run on Wednesday’s after-school between 3:15 and 4pm in room 7.
Also, a reminder to all Year 13s – continue making progress on your NEAs. Deadline for these will be discussed with your class teacher in lesson.
The English department would like to thank the following students for going the extra mile in some way in their English lessons this week. Well done to:
Year 9 Hurry G, Ellie C, Sebastian G, Millie A, Callum H, Scarlett C, Rowan S, Daisy C, Billie O
Year 10 Aileen L, Aimee S, Maisie L, Harriet K, Olivia Y, Amy H, Noah M, Sam L, Josh Boot, Abbie C, Karamarie G, Dylan H, Catharine M, Fearne W
Year 11 Dylan C, Tasha M, Katie D, Sadie O, Lucy M, Emma W, Yasmin L, Hannah W, Grace S, Daniel M
Year 12 Gabi S, Ella R, Elizabeth S
Year 13 Sadie B, Eve B, Sophie W
Robot Challenge First Robotics
Wednesday say the first get together for this coming years challenge. Next week we will be meeting on Tuesday and all interested parties are asked to come along.
For more information about the coming season see the videos here:
This week’s fixtures have seen success in both of the County Tournaments we have entered. On Saturday morning the U16 tournament took place at St Joseph’s. This was the first school netball fixture for our students in Year 10. The team gelled together quite quickly and the first two games saw victories against King Edward Lichfield and Deferrers finished 6-4 and 9-2 respectively. Game of the day for Alleyne’s came in the semi-finals against St Joseph’s, a proper game with both teams being effective and scoring off their centre pass. The game went right to the wire with the winning goal being scored on the umpires whistle for a 9-8 victory for TAHS. With how the fixtures worked this left us with Newcastle Under Lyme, who were also unbeaten to play in the final. The standard of play was very high from both sides but Newcastle were victorious by 11-5. Both teams have qualified to represent Staffordshire in January.
Squad – Bella, Poppy, Aimee, Kiera, Martha, Jess, Lucy, Sophie
On Wednesday it was the turn of our sixth form team. The tournament had a different format with two pools. There were no easy games and it was evident that most teams were made up of club players. Our opening game was an 8-2 victory against Nether Stowe. We then had a couple of games off court to further warm up and watch the opposition. The squad were nervous but so motivated and focused to reach the knockout stage.
Two games back to back, St Joseph’s first, a tense affair where we were able to take a four goal lead and our players kept their composure while the opposition were forced to make changes, the game finished 7-4 to Alleyne’s. We had qualified for the semi-finals, the girls were confident that we could top the group.
Next up King Edwards, the whole team showed great leadership throughout the game, with lots of encouragement and clear instructions throughout. In all of the games the team set up brilliantly defensively causing a lot of turnovers and winning balls and rebounds in our defensive D. The game finished 11-9 to TAHS.
It was more of the same in the semi-final against Denstone, the game felt closer than the score line suggests but a 13-5 victory. A repeat of the U16 final with Alleyne’s facing Newcastle and the result also going in the oppositions favour. We finished runners up in the County tournament and TAHS will also be representing Staffordshire in the regionals in January.
We are very proud and pleased with the girls’ performances this week and for those students in Year 13 we are glad that Wednesday was not your last school fixture.
A massive thank you to the parents who have assisted in transporting the students this week and have been a valuable support courtside, also thank you to Ursula Smith who was our umpire.
We are looking to purchase some netball dresses for the Regionals if anybody is interested in sponsoring a kit, please get in contact with Miss Jones
Netball Clubs – next week Year 9/10 Tuesday, Year 10/11/sixth form Thursday
Cross Country
We have a cross country meet at Oldfields next Wednesday. We will leave school at 1:30 and return by 3:15. You will need boots/trainers to run in, warm clothes for when you are not racing and packed lunch water. Please reply to your teams chat message to confirm that you can run.
Grease Production News:
The first week of rehearsals have been underway for the upcoming school production of GREASE. Well done to all those who have committed to taking part and we will keep you updated as we progress. Below is a list of those currently involved. If you aren’t involved and you would like to be, or you can’t commit anymore please see Mrs Todd, Mrs Mood or Mrs Fletcher as soon as possible.
Marine biology is the study of organisms and ecosystems in the oceans and other saltwater environments. This includes marine plants, animals and other organisms, both vertebrate and invertebrate, in deep oceans, shallow seas and the laboratory. The main aims of marine biology are to improve understanding of the marine world and to understand and predict changes in ecosystems affected by human and natural disturbances. Marine biology is a broad-ranging career. You could go into field work, academic research, laboratory work, consulting, charity, outreach or policy making.
How to become:
To become a marine biologist, you’ll need a marine-focused degree such as: marine biology marine biology and coastal ecology/oceanography marine science ocean and earth science oceanography. If your undergraduate degree is a broader-based science degree, you will probably need a postgraduate degree in a marine-related study.
Skills required:
accuracy and attention to detail, for recording observations and results excellent problem-solving skills to find solutions to problems research skills like collecting and analysing data as well as publishing results teamwork skills, whether working as part of a research team in a laboratory or an expedition team at sea observation skills for studying sea life for long periods of time a methodical and analytical mind for analysing and interpreting data strong communication skills for report writing, academic publications, press releases, grant applications, environmental impact assessments, conference presentations and standing out in job applications practical skills, such as diving, boat driving and first aid flexibility to deal with possible short-term work contracts, in other countries and in basic living conditions and all types of weather.
What you’ll earn:
Entry-level salaries start from £12,000 up to £14,000 for apprentice lab technicians and £30,000 for consultancy work. Experienced marine biologists working in the field are paid in accordance with local salaries. Salaries for PhD holders are between £26,000 and £35,000, although some marine laboratories and research organisations pay on a university lecturer scale between £28,000 and £45,000 a year (the scale for postdoctoral research positions).
We have had a delivery of prospectuses for Stoke, Newcastle and Stafford College. If you want a copy then please contact featherstone@tahs.net and I will get them to you.
Balfour Beatty Degree Apprenticeships – Early release to schools in Staffordshire
We have gone live with several Apprenticeship roles and have ringfenced some just to be shared with schools we wish to work with in our local areas of Staffordshire, to give the chance to apply for before going public onto our website, which will be approx. mid November 2021.
Thomas Alleyne's high school 