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Welcome to the February 2016 Newsletter for Longfield Academy January seems to have passed very quickly and for some of our students they move ever closer to leaving the Academy and moving on to the next phase in their lives. DIARY Tues 23 February Academic Focus day For those year 11s who have applied to P16 here, we will be inviting them and parents/carers to an interview soon. For those who are undecided, please can they see their College Leadership Team to discuss options, as they need to prepare for onward progression. We have had some success with Post 16 students retaking GCSE maths and English last November (results received in January) and reaching this landmark pass is so important and comes as a massive relief to those involved. Students have to come in on their day off to study for these retakes so it makes sense to pass in Year 11 wherever possible. As one 6 th former said recently, I wish I had realised how important these two subjects are, I would have revised for them every day in Year 11. Well Year 11s you can start now! We would like to thank parents and carers for their endeavours to get students to the Academy on time and in correct uniform. We can clearly see standards have improved and recent visitors have commented on this. Unfortunately this is a topic that will always be under scrutiny and we ask that where uniform falls short of expectations that these are remedied as quickly as possible (within 48hrs) and that a dated letter is given to your child to help explain the situation and shown to their college leaders. Thurs 25 February KS4 Options Evening 6pm - 8pm Thurs 3 March Yr 7 Parent Information evening 4.30pm - 5.30pm Tuesday 8 March Yr 10 Consultation evening 4pm - 7pm Friday 11 March Yr 9 Trip to Ypres Wed 16 - Sun 20 March Yr 8 Trip to Denmark Thurs 17 - Fri 18 March School Production 7pm - 10pm February 2016 Thurs 24 March End of Term

Congratulations to the following tutor groups for their superb attendance record. Class of the Month for January 2016 Tutor Group % College G07/KRA 95.91 Galileo M01/JCO 97.05 Matisse A14/JVA 97.95 Anderson S04/AHE 98.75 Spectrum College of the Term Anderson Matisse Galileo 95.36 95.11 94.28 Congratulations to Anderson College who have won the cup for the best attendance so far in 2016. The competition is on!

Adams, Brittany Adams, Harry Adams, Mia Allman, Zoe Appleton, Josh Apps, Jackson Apps, Myles Atkins, Matthew Barker, Bradley Barnard-Mitchell, Georgia Beer, Sasha Bell, Stephanie Benning, Scott Birmingham, Catherine Black, James Blanchard-Gale, Morgan Boorman, Jake Brook-Sutton, Holly Brown, Lucy Busby, Frederica Campbell, Emma Carr, Kieran Casey, Claudia Chapman, Ella Clarke, Nathan Clarke, Sophie Collins, Jonathan Cross, Amelia Cuddy, Kailem Daly, Luke Davenport, Harrison Davenport, Mia Davis, Callum Degnin, Holly Demetriades, Conor Desforges, Cerys Dhaliwal, Arjun Donegan, James Donegan, Samuel Duncan, Thomas Elliott, Brandon Farrer, Joshua Fasham, Daniel Fidler, Lorcan Fielder-Dyer, Lani Fitzpatrick, Emily Frazier, Charlotte Fulling, Millie Furminger, Morgan Glanfield, Lauren Green, Brandon Hall, Samuel Hards, Lewis Hards, Luke Hart, Victoria Hawkes, Renee Hay, Charlotte Head, Samuel Hendley, Josh Hersey, Taylor Hill, Charlie Hill, Joshua Hillman, Nathan Hockley, Oliver Hossack, Jimmy Hughes, Mia Humphreys, Sasha Hyland, Tia Jackson, Daniel Jarvis, George Johnson, Elise Kapsalis, Elleanor Kapsalis, Maia Kapsalis, Thea Keaveney, Molly Kempton, Chloe King, Morgan Kirkman, Jodie Lane, Molly Lee, Bradley Lee, Jimmy Lee, Zoe Letchford, Reece Lissenden, Sophie Lovell, Phoebe Loveridge, George Lyne, Charlie Maronda, Jean May, Poppy McCarthy, Lauren McCorkell, Abbie McDermott, Joseph Merrifield, Abigail Mills, Lauren Morgan, Eddie Morgan, Kate Nedd, Montelle Niblett, Rebecca Noordally, Hope Osbourne, Tyler Outram, Shaun Pain, Abigail Pain, Daniel Painter, Charles Pantovich, Alexandra Parrish-Marage, Lara Pascoe, James Plumb, Reece Potter, Jack Pratten, Lee Quinn, Tadey Ramage, Zach Reed, Charlie Reeve, Jacob Ricciardi, Jade Ripley, Henry Rose, Luke Samson, Lucy Sands, Adam Sengupta, Maya Seyforth, Elinor Shaibu, Abdullah Silverton, Lucy Simpson, Madeleine Smart, Georgia Smith, George Smith, Harry Smith, Samuel Smith, Tommy Speaight, Bethan Stapley, Henry Still, Amy Still, Charlotte Taylor, Matthew Thresher, Reece Titterrell, Robert Toyeme, Seyon Tremain, Tommy Tubb-Cordice, Charlie Walby, Taya Walker, Thomas Wallis, James Warner, Nathan Warnock, Hope Warnock, Olivia Waters, Harvey Watts, Hannah Webb, Michael White, Michael Williams, Leia Woollard, Harley

Aitken, George Ali, Brandon Aslet-Clark, Harry Atkins, Charlotte Bainbridge, Rebecca Baker, Ella Banks, Ebony Beattie, Abbie Biggs, Jessica Bishop, Thomas Booker-Keep, Charles Bridle, Poppy Brooks, Thomas Brown, Charles Buckley, Perron Can, Cengiz Catley, Dylan Champion, Isobelle Chaney, Rosa Chaney, Tilly Chapelhow, Joseph Chapman, Billy Chester, Zack Childs, Ben Chopra, Roheet Clarkson, Anthony Clinch, Maximus Cochrane, Charlie Constant, Chloe Constant, Lucy Coombes, Benjamin Cooper, Bradley Cox, Shania Crawford, Max Crichton, Mia Dawson, Kimberley Donegan, Ellie Drayson, Megan Dunn, Cheyenne Dyer, Kelsey Dyer, McKenzie Edano, Chrisgen Evans, Jake Freeman, Liam Fry, Sean Furlong, Reece Glazebrook, Alfie Goodwin, Lilly Hackworth, Danielle Hall, Thomas Harris, Luke Hawkings, Toby Henri-Woolley, Lachlan Henri-Woolley, Louis Holland, Drew Humphries, Bobby Hunt, Lauren Jarrett-Andrews, Cherry Jeffrey, Euan Jollie, Sophie Jones, Hollie Jones, Megan Kelly, Megan Keogh, Jessica Kirk, Kai Lee, Charlie Lee, Harry Lee, James Love, Tom Luscombe, Kira Maddock, Caitlin McBrearty, Harrison McGillicuddy, Bethany McHattie, Jack McMinn, Cameron Miah, Mohammed Mills, Harrison Mordue, Emily Morgan, Lauren Morris, Brandon Murphy, Joe Norman, Alfie Norman, Ellie Norman, Haydn Osborne, George Osmond, Holly Pace, Tyler Page, Ashley Paramithiotis, Christianna Paramithiotis, Reghyna Parfitt, Declan Patterson, Ethan Payton, Charlotte Payton, Max Pinto, Brooke Powell, Lexie Powell, Samuel Quinn, Martin Rascelli-Bover, Roberto-Carmine Redmond, James Reynolds, Amy Rimell, Phoebe Rossiter, Guy Sedgwick, Ellie Shaw, Harry Shooter, Reece Sibthorpe, Joshua Smith, James Smith, Lily Smith, Tamsin Smith, Teigan Stead, Alex Stokoe, Chloe Storey, Patrick Stower, Jordan-Louise Stuart, Eleanor Stuart, Noah Studden, Jack Thomas, Charlie Thompson, Anya Thurgood, Lucy Turner, Codie Turner, Luke Veness, Archie Veness, Maisie Wales, Tyler Waterman, Emily Watson, Amy Weeks, Harry Wemyss, Tia Whiteaker, Lucy Whittam, Michael Wilkinson, Thomas Williams, Olivia Williams, Scarlett Willson, Rachel Wilson, Alexander Woodbridge, Frankie Woonton, Abigail Wormleighton, Justine Wyld, Katie Young, Joshua

Abdulgialil, Fituri Dunn, Harry Jackson, Ryan Poovelil-Moncy, Mebin Abdulgialil, Salha Easson, Ryan Johnson, Hannah Porter, Callum Adams, Daniel Edmeades, Charlie Jordan, Scott Powell, Harry Adams, Matthew Emery, James Kennedy, Declan Prime, Sophie Adlem, Anthony Evans, Kieran Kent, Levi Raffiquddeen, Jassim Aldous, Ryan Fitzgerald-Canning, Cameron King, Adam Ramus, Anna Anderson, Tyler Flewin, Charlie King, Elliot Reeves, Kayla Atkins, Denholm Flewin, Emily-Kate Lane, Kirsty Reeves, Kye Atkins, Thomas Foster, Evie Lewins, Madison Reynolds, Lewis Baillie, Deon Foxon, Logan Lewis, Alexandra Ring, Liam Banks, Conor Frost, Liam Licorish, Maxwell Robson, Amelia Barnett, Layla Gibbs, Charlotte Lissenden, Meagan Russell, Finn Beaney, Cameron Gibbs, Harvey Little, Abigail Seare, Alisha Behr, Sean Gibson-Priest, Freddie Loader, Jennifer Sebastian, Anu Bradley, Kallum Gillingham, Courtney Lomas, Caiden Sebastian, Sanu Braud, Rebecca Gillingham, Tommy Lovelock, Lewis Smith, Eva Brightwell, James Gold, Shannon Ludlow, Danny Solomon, Jordan Brightwell, Ryan Grant, Jared Mac an Gheairr, Charley Sooknanan, Megan Bush, Frederick Halsey, Zane Maher, Shannen Soper, Owen Button, Brandon Harbud, Callum Manwaring, Max Spaul, Connie Byron-Furnell, Oliver Harker, Olivia Marshall, George Stanford, Josie Catley, Elliott Harle, Luke Mayo, Ashlynn Sullivan, Frankie Chambers, Tyler Harper, Joseph Milton-Robinson, Joshua Sutton, Isabella Chapman, Harry Harris, Micah Moran, Jessica Taylor, Amelia Cherry, Paige Harrison, Isobel Morgan, Spencer Thomson, Scott Childs, Alex Hawney, Molly Newnham, Chloe Thorne, Jade Chinhoi, Tanaka Hemsley, Abbie Newnham, Holly Tivers, Amy Clark, Harley Hill, Amber Newton, Rachel Veryard, Jordan Clarke, Taiya Hills, Danielle O'Connell, Britney Walter, Emma Clucas, Roan Hills, Louise Okiki, Hope Warren, Leo Collinson, Marshall Hockley, Lauren Oxby, Mason White, Scott Coquillaud, Gabriel Holmes, Louis Pakeerathan, Vibishan Whittaker, Aaron Costa, Daniel Horncastle, Connor Panton, Bethany Whittaker, Ethan Crane, Holly Ho'Vell, Mea Parkin, Jade Wood, Emma Creasey, Jordan Howard, James Pattinson, Cole Woods, Riley Cunnew, Eloise Howes, Libby Peacock, Rebecca Woods, Tyler Davies, George Howick, Lilly-Jay Pomar-Dossantos, Cristina Dennis, Ryan Humphreys, Joel Pomar-Dossantos, Daniel Dosa, Monica

Longfield Academy encourages all students to bring in a clear water bottle so they can drink throughout the day. There are free water cooling machines in each college and the Helix where students can top up during break and lunchtime. However we are concerned at the increasing number of students who appear to have forgotten the rule on energy drinks - they should not be brought into the academy. The reason is very simple: Energy Drinks such as Monster, Red Bull, Lucozade and Relentless combine sugar and caffeine in such high quantities that as evidence provided by The Food Standards Agency states consuming the drinks. could lead to effects such as increased excitability, irritability, hyperactivity, nervousness or anxiety as well as long term impact on behaviour, moods and weight. Some 500ml cans contain the equivalent of more than 13 teaspoons of sugar and 160mg of caffeine which is about the same as in four cans of cola. We are concerned that some children are even opting to have an energy drink for breakfast rather than something more nutritious like a bowl of cereal, toast or perhaps a muesli bar. A survey published in the autumn found that one in 20 teenagers goes to school on a can of energy drink. If these drinks are found on students they will be removed from them. The impact of such drinks is discussed in lessons such as technology, tutor time and we encourage students to discuss this with their parents/carers.

Lost an umbrella? Jacket? Watch? Sports bag? Come to reception! Students and parents are reminded that if any item is lost they should contact initially their college admin office and then reception. Items are stored for several months but we cannot store these forever! We are inundated with umbrellas, items of clothing - all unlabelled, and other items too numerous to mention. Those items not claimed by end of March will be disposed of and in most cases given to Charity.

Next term we will be taking up a new Maths Challenge! We will be using our maths skills to make fresh water available for those people in the world who live without clean water on a regular basis. The Well---Good website will be used by all students during Tutor time and maths lessons to collect points. The points can be exchanged for money that is used to provide fresh water for people in developing countries. So, using your times tables knowledge will buy Fresh water! The Maths Department look forward to success in increased maths knowledge AND fresh water provision! Mrs A Redpath Teacher of Maths Longfield Academy are now collecting Active Kids Vouchers, from Sainsbury s, for sports and cooking equipment. Please hand any you may have into our reception.

This year Longfield Academy are participating in the BBC School Report, to be held on the 10 March. The aim of this project is to allow students to be reporters for a day and provide an authentic audience for their journalism. Students can write news stories, or develop podcasts or broadcasts, which will then be linked to the BBC website. In preparation for Report Day, students had the opportunity to participate in a workshop with BBC Reporter Lauren Page. Lauren, who s background is in BBC Radio, explained to students what journalism is and the rules surrounding it. Students then developed pitches and found sources for stories they can write in preparation for Report Day. Lauren was really impressed with the enthusiasm of Longfield students and the range of topics and interests they held. Potential stories included: Young Carers in Kent, forensic policing, rare diseases, YouTube sensations, school uniform policy, amateur theatre and young peoples attitudes to dementia. Overall, the day was a huge success and the students are really excited to publish their reports on the 10 March. Miss Dixon Teacher of English

On 18 January,180 students along with 13 specialist mentors from a range of companies and organisations such as Tarmac spent an inspiring day learning about the impact of human activities on the environment and generating their own fresh ideas on how to improve matters for the future. Mentors travelled to us from as far away as Scotland! The day was made all the more interesting by the presence of 60 primary school students from Hartley and also Dartford Primary schools. The best ideas were presented to the whole group at the end and there were some very interesting and original projects such as an app to monitor car emissions. Students have the opportunity to continue with their ideas at afterschool sessions on Mondays in A001. Mr Lyons Teacher of Science

Is there life outside Earth? Can we join up with other civilians or are we alone? Well, a group of year 7 and 8 students experienced the opportunity to explore whether there could be life outside of Earth via sitting inside an astrodome and seeing for themselves what the universe holds and how we can tell if life does or could exist outside our planet. Miss Cripps PP Mentor Student s point of view by Amelia Pires De Miranda Being able to see and explore our universe using an application was an exhilarating experience to say the least and both students and staff were able to learn some interesting facts about space and the planet we live on as well as many other planets in our solar system. Pupils also had the opportunity to take the time to ask questions and learn about the universe and the Earth s place within it. The possibilities are endless as the universe is just getting bigger!!

We have had lots of brilliant entries into the Short Story Competition so far, and it is very exciting that this year, we will be entering our year 7s in the BBC Radio 2's 500 Words Competition. Unfortunately, we haven't had any year 7s submit their stories yet! Please hand your stories to either Mrs. Desforges in the LRC, or to Miss Williams in Matisse, by 25 February. Happy writing!

Over the Christmas holiday, we asked our language students from year 7 to year 10 to explore their environment and find items, shops, signs or anything else which contained foreign words or expressions. The MFL department was pleased to see that many students took up the challenge and it was hard to decide on a winner. In the end Miss Charles and her team chose James Black as the overall winner, with his creative and funny picture collage. 1st prize: James Black ( 2 voucher in Helix and ipad case), 2nd prize: Callum Button ( 1 voucher and a pen), 3rd prize: Thomas Wilkinson ( 1 voucher and a pen), 4th prize: Sasha Humphreys ( 1 voucher and a pen). Well done everyone and we will be back soon with another competition! Miss Charles Director of Languages for Modern Foreign Languages 1st Prize 2nd Prize 3rd Prize 4th Prize

As part of our diversity and acceptance of different cultures here at Longfield Academy, we have taken part in an activity surrounding the Chinese New Year celebrations. This year it fell on Monday 8 February and during that week we explored the difference between British and Chinese cultural differences of the New Year. 2016 is the year of the Monkey in China and as an Academy each of our tutor groups worked together to produce their own Monkey to be displayed proudly around the school. We also have the Helix staff preparing a full Chinese spread of food on Thursday the 11 February as part of the traditions on the new year celebrations. Here we have a few examples of the monkeys that have been produced by the students of Longfield Academy. Mr J Stone Assistant Head of College

LONGFIELD ROTARY YOUNG CHEF The Rotary Club of Darent Valley held their annual Young Chef Competition at the Longfield Academy on 14 January. This is an early heat of the Rotary International Competition organised covering the whole of Great Britain and Ireland. The Judges, Rotarians Josie Morgan and Ricky Pristernik, were taxed by the high standard of the three course lunches delivered by four students but there could be only one winner. Jack Harris of Dartford was declared the winner and he will go onto the Rotary District Finals in Maidstone on 23 January 2016. Many congratulations Jack, and well done all the Young Chefs. Rotarian Ricky Pristernik presents Jack with the winner s prize in the company of the Academy Chef, Paul Plummer The Students and the Judges

Each Post 16 tutor group were assigned a task to raise money for a charity of their choice. Tutor groups had come up with their own ideas on how to raise this money. Galileo Ms Whatling Miss Sheppard Ms Mulheran Anderson Mr Dodds Ms Szymanek Ms Sidhu Cake sale which raised 133.90 for Battersea Dogs and Cats Home Raffle which raised 163 for Porchlights Homelessness Cake sale & bucket walk which raised 202 in memory of former student Amy Kemp, Ellenor Lions Hospice Five a side football and refreshments which raised 60.63 for Help For Heroes Christmas karaoke which raised 158.07 for Little Buds Cake sale which raised 70 for CLAPA Matisse Mr Croxton Mr Bryon Ms Jellings Cake sale which raised 85 for the Stacey Mowle Foundation Cake sale at the Panto which raised 110 for Help For Heroes Cake sale which raised 139 for Help for Heroes On behalf of the tutors and tutees, I would like to thank each and every person who generously donated for each cause. Danielle Hunt (Year 13)

Over 30 students have submitted university applications this year, to universities as far away as Liverpool, Leeds, Plymouth and Bristol, as well as more local ones including Kent and Canterbury Christchurch. The Year 13s have applied for subjects as diverse as Theoretical Physics, Medicine and Script Writing for film and television. At the moment the students are receiving offers from their chosen universities and clearly a number of students have really impressed the admissions tutors as they have received unconditional offers, these include; Georgia-Rae Fry - Accounting and Finance Kavi Keerthisingam - Pharmaceutical Science Jessica Murphy - English Literature Other students are currently applying for Art College as well as higher apprenticeships. Thanks to Miss Mulheran and Mrs Willis for their support getting personal statements and references organised. Well done Year 13 - keep up the good work and make sure you achieve your target grades. Mrs Davis Principal

Longfield Academy has developed strong links with Brands Hatch Place Hotel, one of the Hand Picked Hotels which provide our students with a very high quality 5* learning working environment. Brands Hatch Place Hotel have throughout the year provided our catering students with: Afternoon tea workshop Tour of kitchen and Meet the Chef workshop One week s work experience placement for every student on the professional catering course working alongside professional chefs Mentoring Demonstrations by Chef In addition Brands Hatch Place Hotel provide Business Mentoring for students to support their motivation, raise aspirations and achievement. Our thanks to Brands Hatch Place Hotel for their ongoing support. We are proud that several students from our Professional Catering course have gained employment at the hotel and one past student Jordan won Employee of The Year in December 2015. Ms Walker Head of College

The Telescope Bistro at Longfield Academy is a fine dining experience open to the public every Tuesday and Friday between 12 noon and 2.30pm, during term time. Bookings can be made on the academy website www.longfieldacademy.org or via telephone 01474 700 700 We seat up to 35 diners in each sitting, with a menu that offers choices for each course, including vegetarian options and cater for special diets with advance notice. We can also provide special menus for large group bookings on request. The 4 course meal (Starter, Mains, Dessert, Coffee/Tea and Petit Fours) costs just 12.95 All menus are designed, planned, prepared and served by our Professional Catering trainee chefs aged between 16-19 years of age and under the guidance of Chef Paul Plummer. Clients provide feedback every visit so the trainee chefs can review and learn and recent comments include I have recommended this to my family and friends Superb quality Outstanding service by student chefs We look forward to seeing you soon! Ms Walker Head of College

The Business Mentor programme at Longfield Academy is aimed at Year 10/11 students who benefit from mentoring by local business partners. Mentors who include the management of Brands Hatch Place Hotel, of Longfield Waitrose, members of the Darenth Rotary Club and other professionals give up their time freely to meet with their mentees every month and plan mentoring activities. In January students visited the Brands Hatch Place Hotel for their most recent session to find out more about the workplace and understand more about their Mentors roles. Another group of students visited Lloyd's of London with their Mentors and had a guided tour of the amazing building and workplace. Other students were invited to visit Carillion Construction College in Sittingbourne to meet with the lecturers and explore the possibilities and opportunities for training, learning new skills, and employment within such a large organisation. Our thanks to all Mentors for their ongoing support of our students and for the positive impact this programme is having on the students. Ms Walker Head of College

Football Club Mrs Walden/Ms Vickers Tuesday 3.20pm - 4.20pm All Years Girls only Gardening Club Mrs Flaherty/ Mrs Williams/Mrs Sudds Tuesday 3.20pm - 4.00pm All Years Girls and Boys After School CLubs Term 4 CLUB STAFF DAY TIME YEAR GROUP Handball Mrs Davies Monday 3.20pm - 4.30pm All Years Girls and Boys Maths Clinic Mrs Lea Monday 3.20pm - 4.20pm All Years Girls and Boys Pen Friend and Danish Club Mrs Armstrong/Miss Barritte Monday 3.20pm - 4.30pm Years 8&9 Girls and Boys Sociology Club Mrs Mulheran Monday 3.30pm - 5.00pm Year 13 Girls and Boys Science Club Mr Lyons Monday 3.30pm - 4.30pm Years 7&8 Girls and Boys Country Craft Club Mrs Flaherty/Mrs Williams/Mrs Sudds Tuesday 3.20pm - 4.00pm All Years Girls and Boys Dyslexia/Literacy Club Mrs J Walker Monday 3.20pm - 4.00pm All Years Girls and Boys Football Mr Powell Tuesday 3.20pm - 4.30pm Year 7&8 Boys only GCSE Science Revision Mr Lyons Tuesday 3.20pm - 4.00pm Year 10&11Girls and Boys Girls Football Mrs Walden Tuesday 3.20pm - 4.30pm All Years Girls only IT Catch-up Club Mr Dhillon/Mrs Armstrong Tuesday 3.20pm - 4.30pm Year 11 Girls and Boys Netball Miss O'Sullivan Tuesday 3.20pm - 4.40pm All Years Girls and Boys Success Lounge Mrs Cripps Tuesday 3.20pm - 4.30pm By invite only Year 7 Girls and Boys Technology Club Mrs Desforges Tuesday 1.20pm - 1.55pm and 3.20pm - 4.00pm Cheerleading Mrs Davies Wednesday 2.00pm - 3.00pm Year 7&8 Fitness Suite Mr Barnard Wednesday 2.00pm - 3.00pm All Years Girls and Boys Success Lounge Mrs Cripps Wednesday 2.00pm - 3.30pm By invite only Circuit Training Mrs Walden/Ms Vickers Thursday 3.20pm - 4.40pm All Years Girls and Boys Country Craft Club Mrs Flaherty/Mrs Williams/Mrs Sudds Thursday 3.20pm - 4.00pm All Years Girls and Boys Culture Club (Preparation for A Level Literature) Ms Grant Thursday 3.30pm - 4.15pm Year 11 Girls and Boys Dyslexia/Literacy Club Mrs J Walker Thursday 3.20pm - 4.00pm All Years Girls and Boys Fitness Suite Miss O'Sullivan Thursday 3.20pm - 4.30pm KS4 & KS5 Football Mr Powell Thursday 3.20pm - 4.30pm Year 9&10 Boys only Gardening Club Mrs Flaherty/Mrs Williams/Mrs Sudds Thursday 3.20pm - 4.00pm All Years Girls and Boys GCSE PE Revision Mr Stone Thursday 3.20pm - 4.30pm Year 11 Girls and Boys IT Catch-up/Computer Science Club Mr Ayolie Thursday 3.20pm - 4.30pm Year 11 Girls and Boys Success Lounge Mrs Cripps Thursday 3.20pm - 4.30pm By invite only Trampoline Club Mrs Davies Thursday 3.20pm - 4.30pm All Years Girls and Boys Basket Ball Mr Gevaert Friday 3.20-4.30pm All Years Girls and Boys