COTSWOLD NEWS D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 4
PERFORMING ARTS!
When school resumed after October
half term, Music, Drama and the PE
Department’s Gym and Dance
groups perfected their performances
to provide us with a moving Festival
of Remembrance. It was a solemn
evening, commemorating the centen-
ary of the outbreak of World War I,
raising funds for services charities.
At 11.00 am on 11 November 2014
more than 1200 students and staff
stood in silence on the school field
and heard the names of the fallen of
Bourton on the Water called by Sixth
Form drama students. Our young
cadets in their uniforms and the fal-
ling rain made this very solemn occa-
sion all the more poignant as Sixth
Former Matt Lewis played ‘Last
Post’. Mr Ben Edwards, Head of
History, who organised the Remem-
brance Day ceremony said: ‘It is
especially important that now, more
than ever, we continue to remember
the first World War, and all the other
conflicts that have happened since.
Teaching the young generation about
the importance of remembrance, re-
spect and taking the time out to con-
sider the commitment, suffering and
sacrifice of others is crucial.’
In Gloucester, our Chamber Choir
performed at two Citizenship Cere-
monies at the Coroner’s Court at
which new citizens were welcomed
into the community of the United
Kingdom and all were reminded of
British values such as charity, de-
mocracy and respect for law and
order. At the close of these important
ceremonies our choir led the citizens
and attending dignitaries in singing
the National Anthem.
At the beginning of December, our
full school choir lead the Spirit of
Christmas carol concert in Glouces-
ter’s magnificent Cathedral, raising
thousands of pounds to combat Mus-
cular Dystrophy. Singing to a
packed cathedral and in front of
many local dignitaries, Ms James, of
our Music Department, said ‘The
Cotswold School choir received a
huge number of compliments - about
their wonderful level of professional-
ism and the superb quality of their
performance. I am extremely proud
of them.’
The Christmas celebrations contin-
ued with a carol concert in St Ed-
ward’s Church, Stow on the Wold.
As well as the main choir, the con-
gregation enjoyed performances
from the Chamber Choir and The
Harmonics—the school’s junior
choir for pupils in Years 7 and 8.
Impressively, a small group of dedi-
cated senior choristers from Year 11
and Sixth Form had set themselves
the challenge of learning and inde-
pendently rehearsing an extraordinar-
ily complex acapella piece: Eric
Whitacre’s ‘Sleep’ - which they per-
formed beautifully.
There were also instrumental per-
formances from Treble Clef Clarinet
group and the String Squad, followed
by the Big Band sounds of our
school band: Back in Black. Their
rendition of the Sussex Carol had a
lot of feet tapping in the audience
(and choir stalls!) while Sunday
Lendis gave an outstanding perform-
ance of ’Have Yourself a Merry Little
Christmas’.
Finally, for those more senior mem-
bers of the school’s community who
were unable to attend carol concerts,
our Junior Choir and Chamber Choir
visited Bourton care home—Jubilee
Lodge - to sing for an appreciative
audience of residents and staff.
In the New Year, we are looking
forward to our next big Performing
Arts event: Singin’ in the Rain, - a
very exciting production which will
be staged in February. Rehearsals are
well under way for what will be a
huge showcase of theatre, music,
gym and dance. Tickets will be on
sale through Pupil Reception.
It was an extraordinarily busy half-term for Performing Arts at
The Cotswold School... and there is more on the way in the New Year!
cross-party political forum
On 11 February, local political party candidates—hopeful of success at the next general election —will face an
audience of some 400 young voters at The Cotswold School!
We have organised an exciting cross-party political forum for our Sixth Formers who will soon be of voting age
and engaging in the election process. In this unprecedented event, our students—and some other Sixth Formers
we have invited from local schools—will have the opportunity to put their questions on the issues that matter to
them to local candidates for Labour, Conservative, LibDem, UKIP and Green parties. Our students are re-
nowned for putting forward mature and testing questions so we anticipate an interesting afternoon of debate!
P A G E 2
Year 13’s Callum Mitchell ‘felt honoured’ when he heard the
news that he had been nominated for an award at the Royal
Yachting Association (RYA) Volunteer Awards in November.
Callum has been a dedicated volunteer at the Oxford Sailing Club for
six years. A representative from the Club described Callum as an
‘excellent role model’ to young sailors and said ‘Callum has played
an invaluable role in efforts to reinvigorate youth sailing at Oxford
SC...designing a new Oxford Pirates website and liaising with the
RYA to expand the club’s youth sailing and arranging a winter train-
ing programme.’
Callum was one of 47 winners honoured for their exceptional dedica-
tion to boating at the awards ceremony in London. Callum received
his award from HRH The Princess Royal who praised the volunteers
for their work at the very forefront of yachting and its promotion as a
sport for all.
CONGRATULATIONS, CALLUM!
Inspirational Callum honoured at RYA Awards
Recent accolades in the national press
are a reflection of the hard work and dedication
of our staff and pupils, and the vital support the
school receives from parents and carers.
In case you were not aware, The Cotswold School was listed in the
Sunday Times’ Top 20 Comprehensive Schools in England and
Wales for our academic results (Nov 2014). And then, at the
dawn of the New Year, the school has been listed again, this time
in Tatler’s second guide to the country’s ’best’ State Schools.
Listed amongst 22 secondary schools, The Cotswold School is
marked out by Tatler for ‘top notch’ academic results and also for
our pastoral care, transition programme and extra-curricular ac-
tivities.
It is fantastic to have our wonderful school recognised and we look
forward to building on our successes in 2015! Go Cotswold!
CONGRATULATIONS!
C O T S W O L D N E W S
representatives, easily holding their
own and gaining praise for the detail
they offered in support of their interest
rate decision. They also held their
nerve when being questioned for 10
minutes in the aftermath, answering
questions such as 'what emphasis do
you place on the role of inflation ex-
pectations' and 'how big an impact
do falling oil prices have on the agri-
culture'. In Cotswold style, they nailed
the farming question!’
Sixth Form Econo-
mists, James Clarke, Tom Eve, Gavin
Haseler and Tom Kirkman, guided by
Mr Hemsley and Mr Sweetlove, took on
stiff competition at the prestigious Bank
of England Target Two Point Zero com-
petition.
Target Two Point Zero - The Bank of Eng-
land and The Times Interest Rate Chal-
lenge— gives teams of students the chance
to take on the role of the Bank of Eng-
land's Monetary Policy Committee, assess
economic conditions and the outlook for
inflation and tell panels of judges what
monetary policy they would set to achieve
the Government's inflation target of 2.0%.
Mr Sweetlove explained: ‘It is a fantastic
privilege to be taking part in this competi-
tion that is generally entered by independ-
ent and selective schools. Entries are not
unlimited so to be selected for the second
year in a row is an honour and shows that
our students are really developing eco-
nomic skills and
presentation style.
Our presentations
are comparing
very favourably
with our regional
competitors and
we look forward
to competing again in the future.’
‘It is the perfect way to apply the mac-
roeconomic theory covered in the con-
fines of the classroom to a genu-
inely 'real world' context and investigate
what the Monetary Policy would con-
sider when making their recommenda-
tions on interest rate changes, quantita-
tive easing and forward guidance.’
Mr Hemsley reported
on our team’s perform-
ance: ‘The team gave a
fantastic presentation
to the Bank of England
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Thirty-four Sixth Form students took part in
the Senior Maths Challenge, an annual compe-
tition run by the UK Mathematical Trust.
Their results were outstanding with six stu-
dents achieving a gold certificate, twelve stu-
dents achieving silver and nine achieving
bronze.
Additionally, Ben Darwent, Andrew Everitt and Jamie
Bayliss were amongst the top 2000 results in the
country, qualifying them to proceed to the next com-
petition level. Meanwhile, Archie Hayward ranked
amongst the top 1000 results in the country and
qualified to sit the first entry paper for the British
Mathematical Olympiad. All fantastic achievements!
The Maths Challenge is a wonderful enrichment op-
portunity for our Mathematicians. It requires that
they apply their maths knowledge to a range of ques-
tions in a different format to their A-level prepara-
tion, stretching their already considerable skills yet
further.
We are enormously proud of all those that took part!
Well done everyone! - Mrs D Ashworth,
MATHS MASTERY
Impressive economists
COOKING UP A STORM It has been an action-packed term
for the Design and Technology Ca-
tering Department.
November saw the return of the annual Ro-
tary Club Young Chef of the Year competi-
tion. The club round saw 8 pupils from the
school compete against each other for a
place in the District Semi Final to be held in
January.
The students – Sara Augustinowicz, Charlotte Furniss, Lilly
Harris, Mason Palmer, Izzy Swallow, Courtney Vowles (Year
10), Jake Pugsley (Year 8) and Maisie Laughton (Year 11) ,
confidently produced a healthy three course meal in two hours
for two people with a budget of only £15.
All contestants excelled and the standard of presentation was
extremely high. Contestants were marked on their organisation,
hygiene, menu and table presentation.
Dishes such as: Pea and Vegetable Soup, Salmon Bread Cups
with Dill Sauce, Homemade Chicken Kievs, Risottos, and Mini
Strawberry Cheesecakes were showcased.
Judging again was lead by Shaun Naen, Head Chef and Lecturer
at Gloucestershire College who said “Standards were impres-
sively high again this year and the range of dishes showed great
skill and imagination by those
who took part”.
After some tough decision making, the eventual winner was
Maisie Laughton whose three dishes were pigeon and pear
salad, pearl barley risotto, and pineapple tart. She will now be
mentored by Shaun and go on to represent the school in the
January round which will be hosted in our teaching kitchen at
school.
P A G E 4
As part of their investigation for the
up-coming controlled assessment,
Year 11 Catering students were
treated to not one but two guest chefs this
term.
Firstly, Matt Laughton, the Head Chef from
the Swan at Swinbrook came in to talk eve-
rything fishy! The year 11’s are looking at international foods so Matt was given the task of
producing four fish dishes based around, Asia, Spain, France and Italy. And he didn’t disap-
point.
The smells from the Catering room, wafted around the school as he showed the pupils how to make Salmon and Spinach Ravioli
from Italy, a Spanish inspired Monk Fish Tail dish with Chorizo and Borlotti Beans, an Asian King Prawn Laksa, and Moules
Mariniere from France.
Chef Laughton’s visit really opened up the eyes of the pupils and allowed them to really think about the types of skills they
could include in their international controlled assessment.
As part of the investigation for Italy, the pupils were lucky
enough to have a session with Signora Sylvia Di Martini, who
took time out from educating Mr Smith’s children at Stepping
Stones Nursery to demonstrate how to make authentic Gnocchi
and Genoese Pesto.
Signora Di Martini, who once ran a number of family restau-
rants in London, including one in Mayfair, encouraged pupils
to get hands on and practice the art of
making gnocchi. After a few attempts
some pupils were able to achieve this, with
others generating some rather interesting
shapes. She also spoke of the importance
of regional variations in Italian food, with
a particular focus on Genoa. As with Chef
Laughton, Signora Di Martini’s visit has
given pupils access to first hand research
to aid their controlled assessment.
A big thank you must go to all of our visi-
tors, Chefs Shaun Naen and Matt Laugh-
ton and Signora Di Martini whose contin-
ued support for the catering students en-
riches their learning year on year!
P A G E 5
P A G E 6
to happen is that the junior grades will
play touch in mixed teams – boys and
girls together. When they get to secon-
dary school, however, the girls tend to
be encouraged to go into the more tra-
ditional sports of hockey and net-
ball. As an organisation we are facili-
tating touch rugby for Year 7 and Year
8 girls and by introducing it we hope to
see more schools, like The Cotswold
School, offer it as an option.’
Following their afternoon
training session, our girls
then had the opportunity to
take part in a Q&A session
with Sarah, asking her ques-
tions about her career and
the state of her nerves when
she plays in front of huge
crowds.
Several members of The
Cotswold School girls’
rugby side spent a fantastic
time at a rugby camp in Ci-
rencester over the summer learning the
game alongside other girls from the
district. During the course of that
camp, Rez Aminnia introduced the girls
to the game’s ethos, abbreviated as
TREDS: Teamwork, Respect, Enjoy-
ment, Discipline and Sportsmanship.
Sarah explained: ‘My visit is linked
to a national initiative to get more
girls involved in Rugby and particu-
lar ly to get U13s into the
game.’ Sarah began in Rugby League
as a 9 year old and inspired by her
local coach, pursued the game, mov-
ing into Union by the time she was
14. No one in Sarah’s family played
rugby and in a somewhat unusual turn
of events, it was Sarah who inspired
her brother to get involved in the
game also. From her early teens,
Sarah played through the grades at
club and regional level, and then fol-
lowed the England selection pathway
through the nation’s U19s team. In
2007 she attained her first cap in an
England vs Scotland match and in
2014 she was selected as Vice Cap-
tain when the England side played for
and won the Women’s Rugby World
Cup.
Sarah was brought to meet our stu-
dents by Rez Aminnia of Gloucester-
shire Rugby Union who has been
working with our players since the
summer. Rez explained: ‘It is so
important to have someone like Sarah
come and talk to the girls. This pro-
gramme to inspire U13s is all about
participation. Nationally, what tends
In an exciting turn of events during
their afternoon visit with Sarah, The
Cotswold Girls’ team were thrilled
to learn from Rez that they had been
selected as the TREDS winners from
the summer camp. Sarah Hunter
praised our team’s superb perform-
ance, and in recognition of their
dedication to the TREDS ethos, pre-
sented the team with a highly prized
rugby ball signed by all the members
of the world beating England
squad.
Sarah asked the girls: ‘So - are you
going to keep playing?!’and the an-
swer from our enthusiastic team was
a resounding ‘Yes!’
England player’s visit inspires Girls’ Rugby
The Cotswold School’s U13 Girls’ Rugby Team were thrilled to meet England player – Sarah Hunter –
the No. 8 on the champion England Squad that won the Women’s Rugby World Cup in 2014 and came
home with the trophy!
Like several of last years’ graduates,
Emily has opted for a gap year. She has
been in Thailand for four months and is
already teaching classes in a school with
over 2000 students. Emily says ‘I have a
much more profound respect for my own
language teachers (back at The Cotswold
School). They are inspiring people, and
I hope to be able to help my students
as much as they have helped me.’
Emily’s enthusiastic newsletters in-
clude details of a three-week Thai
language course in Chiang Mai, fan-
tastic food, wildlife, trekking, breath-
taking scenery and amazing people C O T S W O L D N E W S
It is always great to hear from past
students and we are pleased to report
that we have had news from alumna
Emily Eaton who graduated from our
Sixth Form in July 2014.
Hello (or should that be: Sawatdii-kha?) from Emily
Photography by: Holly Markham
The Cotswold School Academy Governing Body has vacancies for some new governors. If you are interested
please read the information below about what the role involves. A formal election process will be organized in
the New Year but if you would like to discuss it further please contact the Clerk to Governors, Mrs Fran Hud-
son, on:
Email: [email protected] Tel: 01451 820554
The SGOSS (Governors for Schools)
website explains:
Anyone aged 18 or over and living in the
UK can be a governor. Governors do not
manage a school day-to-day, but are re-
quired to oversee its long-term develop-
ment.
Ultimately, all governor responsibilities
come back to this task and can be split
into three core roles:
SOME FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Does it matter if I’m not a parent?
You don’t need to have children or be a parent of a child at the school to become a school governor. Governing bodies
have representatives of school staff, the local authority, parents and members of the community (co opted governors).
Despite representing different groups, all governors have exactly the same role and voting rights. We are looking for 2
co opted and 3 parent governors. An interest or experience in the local Cotswolds business scene would be desirable
but is not essential.
What is the time commitment involved?
The average time commitment is 10-15 hours per term. This includes 6 Full Governing Body Meetings a Year of 2.5
hours each, membership of a sub - committee that meets 3 - 4 times a year, background reading and 1-2 school visits
per year. School governors are like magistrates or members of a jury and therefore have a right to reasonable time off
work for their public duties (this may be unpaid). It’s worth checking with your H.R. department for your company’s
policy.
How long is the term of office?
School governors have a term of office of four years. However, as a volunteer you can resign at any time if your cir-
cumstances change.
Is training available ?
Governing bodies rely on a variety of experiences and perspectives. No prior knowledge is required. Training and
support is available for new and existing governors and is free of charge. We recommend all new governors attend a
governor induction programme.
- Mrs F Hudson, Clerk to Governors
C O T S W O L D N E W S
News from the GOVERNORS
P A G E 7
see how they could exploit the
skills they develop in STEM sub-
jects in future careers.
The event was kindly sponsored
by EDF Energy, The Honourable
Company of Gloucestershire,
Gloucestershire Community
Foundation, Hitchins Family
Trust, Renishaw, Spirax Sarco,
YES Jobs and Zyex.
Many thanks going to
Miss Clarke and Dr
Pearce who supervised the
students on the trip.
Cheltenham Festival Lablive Science Lectures
Year 12 Biologists joined over 200 other A-level students from across
Oxfordshire to hear lectures on steroid hormones, cancer, stem cells and
curing blindness, delivered by world renowned University of Oxford
academics at the Museum of Natural History.
The students also got to hear and interact with a variety of postgraduates,
who gave engaging presentations on their plant science research
projects. A tour of the museum was also undertaken, with
Cafestar buckasaurus proving a popular specimen.
Many thanks go to Mrs Grimmett for organising the trip and to
Mrs Garratt who accompanied the students.
BIOLOGISTS TO LONDON LECTURES
actively in some challenging activities,
showing great determination to complete
tasks and understand some complex sci-
entific concepts.
Many thanks go to Mrs Garratt for as-
sisting the students so capably in the
activities.
Monday mornings have been busy in the
Science department, as keen and enthusi-
astic Year 5 students from Miss Gay’s
class at Bourton Primary School have
been regularly visiting as they undertake
their current topic “The Need for Speed”.
It has been a pleasure having the pupils
visit, as they have participated extremely
Bourton Primary Science
Thirty Year 8 and Year 9 students
got into the festive spirit as they
attended the 5th Annual Lablive
Christmas Science Lectures at the
Bacon Theatre.
With the help of coloured flames,
disappearing animals and a dash of
quantum physics, science presenters
Karl Bryne and Suzi Kundu dispelled
the myth that science has to be done
in a fancy lab, uncovering some of
the amazing science materials that
you can find in your own home, ex-
ploring why we see different colours
and searching for extra-terrestrial life.
They sparked pupils’ excitement
about science, technology, engineer-
ing and maths (STEM), with high
audience participation levels and Jack
Hauxwell ably assisting on stage
(pictured right). The event provided
students with a good opportunity to
YEAR 7 SCIENCE CLUB
P A G E 9
It has been another busy term for the after-school Science and Engineer-
ing Club with weekly activities including science and engineering chal-
lenges varying from: lighthouse design, Picaxe buggy programming, Prodesktop camera design,
solar powered car construction, egg parachutes, helicopters, fireworks and polymer investigations.
Many thanks to Miss Clarke for leading the range of engaging activities and to Tom Pawley for
acting as a science mentor as part of the volunteering section of his DofE Award.
After-school STEM CLUB
Over fifty students from 12 different primary
schools have attended the two after-school primary
science sessions held last term.
Year 5 and Year 6 pupils have had an amazing time investigating skeletons, bone strength, con-
vection, Bunsen burners, foam making and combustion.
Many thanks go to Mrs Madgwick for hosting the entertaining sessions, whilst Emily Inns,
George Luckett, Fay Bosher, Zoe Lenihan and Jenny Townsend acted as great science ambassadors at these events.
The next sessions will be held on Monday 9th February 2015.
Over sixty students have participated in lunchtime Science Club
this term, enthusiastically tackling activities ranging from marsh-
mallow tower building, to bouncy custard balls and investigating
the diet of owls via pellet dissection.
Many thanks to Year 13 biologist Grace New who has acted as a valuable subject ambassador in
these activities which are open to all Year 7s on Tuesday lunchtimes in the Science Department.
Primary Science Events
Well done to all those student photographers who took part in this year’s Rotary
Young Photographer Competition. This year’s competition theme was ‘Lighting up the
Community’ and the following students are to be congratulated: In the Senior Category, 3rd
prize went to Alessandra Vuolo; 2nd prize to Isabella Hoffmann; with 1st prize going to
Phoebe Gore. Meanwhile, at intermediate
level, Katya Mullins took first prize.
Year 8 pupil, Amity Thwaite, had her Christmas Card design se-
lected by Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP as his official 2014 Christmas
card. The card was sent from Mr Clifton-Brown’s parliamentary office at
Westminster. He was delighted with Amity’s design and said “The card has a
joyous appeal, with a simple and effective design that was judged by a number
of people, who agreed that it was the best overall composition.”
Congratulations, Amity!
Photograph by Phoebe Gore
(Left) Amity Thwaites (Y8), with Mr Morgan, meets Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP
Congratulations from the Art Department!
P A G E 1 0
Kolik jazyků znáš,
tolikrát jsi člověkem.
‘The more
languages you
know, the more
you are human.’
(Tomáš Garrigue
Masaryk)
Ten years on and the French
exchange is as strong as ever!
Our French exchange students
were with us at the end of No-
vember and we are thrilled to
have welcomed 23 pupils and
their teachers from Lannion.
This is now an established
part of our school calendar
and it was excellent to see
them again. The weather was
not unkind and everyone was
warmly welcomed in the
families and at school.
We had an enjoyable joint trip
to London which included the
Natural History museum, a river
cruise and the London Eye for a
glorious view of all the main
sights. Other ventures included
Shakespeare’s birthplace at
Stratford, medieval Warwick
castle, the Roman way of life at
Bath, the Chipping Norton pan-
tomime (which doesn’t exist in
France so is serious cultural
immersion!) and a traditional
Cotswold cream tea.
Whilst in school the group also
experienced an assembly which
doesn’t happen in French
schools and sampled a school
dinner courtesy of Mrs Wright-
son and her team. Mrs Moss
did a guided tour of the school
and they were amazed by differ-
ences such as our lovely dis-
plays and school uniform. In
France jeans and a hoodie are
standard and walls are bare!
We were pleased to have the
French students in our lessons
too which gave ours the oppor-
tunity to practise their French
on some native speakers and to
ask them all sorts of questions
about their school and lives in
France.
The family party at school
on the Saturday night was a
great success too with a quiz
on English and French cur-
rent affairs and traditions
and a raffle that raised £83
for Cancer Research. Thank
you to all the families, to
Mrs Moss for organising it
and also to Pulhams for driving
us around all week. We shall
now be planning the return leg
in March.
This will be our TENTH visit to
Lannion (The first one was in
2006) and almost 200 pupils
have participated in the ex-
change. We now regularly get
20 plus pupils per year whereas
the first pilot group was just 6
sixth formers. It is great to see
families coming back with
younger siblings wanting to
take part. Our greatest success
stories are two students who
have both been back to Lannion
several times under their own
steam and have developed long
lasting friendships. Indeed one
of our current sixth formers said
that it had inspired him to do
French at university and he now
has an offer to do just that at the
London University Institute in
Paris!
Mme Claire Lepage, who was
the founding member of the
original exchange along with
Mrs Hudson, has now moved on
to another job and we must
record our thanks for her su-
perb organisation and enthusi-
asm which were so important
in making the exchange what it
is today. Mrs Hudson has also
handed over the baton to Mrs
Moss and on the French side
we are delighted that Monsieur
Régis Lepage, after several
visits in a supporting role, has
taken on the organisation. We
are also pleased to welcome M.
Eric Millour on to the team.
Eric is a Physics teacher who is
keen to improve his English so
he can teach his lessons in Eng-
lish!
So as we approach our 10th
anniversary visit, we look back
with pride on how the exchange
has grown. Mrs Moss has al-
ready asked current Year 9 pu-
pils if they would like to take
part next year so if you haven’t
put your name down yet we’d
love to hear from you. A great
example of “l’entente cordi-
ale”, it really is an opportunity
not to be missed !
10 years of l’entente cordiale
C O T S W O L D N E W S
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
Congratulations go to Freddy Gregory,
Emily-Jane Bayliss, Sophie Taylor, Will
Cleaver, Joe Salf, Peter Townsend, Theo
Godfrey and Sophie Basson on fully
completing their hard earned and well
deserved Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s
Awards.
As part of the final requirement of the
expedition section of the Bronze Award,
forty-two Year 11 students gave enter-
taining project presentations to an appre-
ciative audience of friends and parents.
A group of Year 13 students also gave
an informative presentation on New For-
est Ponies following their recent Silver
expedition. Twenty Year 12 students
have completed a 25km day training
hike around Leckhampton and Crickley
Hill. Many thanks go to Mrs Gluning
and Ms Trinder for helping supervise
the students’ hike.
Sixty Year 10 students have also reg-
istered for the Bronze Award and are
currently undertaking their volunteer-
ing, skills and physical sections and
undergoing some preliminary expedi-
tion training for fu-
ture expeditions.
It is hoped these par-
ticipants can follow
in the footsteps of
former Cotswold
School Head Boy and
Gold DofE Award
holder Richard Whin-
cup, who has become a DofE Am-
bassador and recently gave an inspi-
rational speech to Gold Award win-
ners at St James Palace.
- Dr B Major
Year 11 students welcomed over 80 senior citizens to celebrate Christmas — a
tradition that has been going on at The Cotswold School for over 15 years.
‘Our Year 11s host the entire event. The students decide on the menu, prepare the food,
provide entertainment, decorate the hall and socialise with their guests,’ explains Miss Eve
Tingle, Head of Year 11.
Waited upon by our students bearing cups and saucers and plates of carefully prepared mince
pies, sausage rolls, sandwiches, trifles, shortbread and more, the guests enjoyed seasonal
music performed by the students as well as a raffle.
One of the guests, Mrs Joyce Heath of Bourton on the Water, who chatted with student
Grace Powell, commented ‘This is my second year here. It is wonderful to come out, visit
the school and see the students – otherwise it would probably just be me on my own at
home.’ Grace, speaking on behalf of her year group added: ‘We really enjoy it. It is a privi-
lege for us to be able to do this.’
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The Cotswold School Academy Trust is a company incorporated in England and Wales operating as a charity and limited by guarantee
with registered company number 7338767
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