Issue no. 1089
School Bulletin
A fond farewell
Friday 24 Oct 2014
Important dates
This is always the longest half-term and staff, students, parents, carers and governors
have worked closely and consistently together throughout to make it a productive
and positive experience for students.
Sadly, PC Akan is leaving ABS this week. I would like to take this opportunity to thank
Akan for his professionalism and for keeping students and staff safe and well supported over his 5 years of working with ABS as our Safer School Police Officer. We all
wish him every success for the next phase of his career.
After half-term, it is Bonfire Night and all students and their families are advised to
take great care with safety during any events. I would like to remind families that
fireworks are not allowed on the school site at any time (see Behaviour Policy).
During the second week back, we will have a Whole-school Remembrance
Assembly to mark this very special day. There is also a Destinations Fair for year 9, 11
and Sixth-form parents and carers during lesson 1 on Thursday 13 November, and
year 10 parents and carers are invited to attend Parents’ Evening on the same day.
This is an excellent opportunity to hear from your child’s teachers on how well they
are progressing, how they can do even better, and how you can support them at
home, so please ensure you attend.
Tuesday 4 November
ʄ Year 7 English trip to the
British Museum (selected
students only)
Wednesday 5 November
ʄ Intermediate Maths
Challenge Yrs 9-11
Thursday 6 November
ʄ Senior Maths Challenge
Yrs 12-13
ʄ Whole School
Production Auditions
3.30-5pm in GGB
I would like to wish all families a safe, restful and enjoyable half-term.
Sue Higgins
Executive Headteacher
AUDITIONS FOR BURGHLEY’S
WHOLE SCHOOL
PRODUCTION OF...
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
THURSDAY 6 NOVEMBER
3.30pm-5pm
IN GGB
ALL WELCOME!!
Acland Burghley School Burghley Road London NW5 1UJ t 020 7485 8515 f 020 7284 3462
e [email protected] w aclandburghley.camden.sch.uk
Acland Burghley Parent Teacher Association (AB-PTA)
Co-Chairs: Della Dwyer and Loan Tran
Book of the Week
Year 10 Study Space
When Janie,
at sixteen, is
caught
kissing shiftless Johnny
Taylor, her
grandmother swiftly
marries her off to an old
man with sixty acres.
Janie endures two
stifling marriages before
meeting the man of her
dreams, who offers not
diamonds, but a packet
of flowering seeds …
Every Wednesday
3.15-4.15pm, Room T1A
Computers available.
Coursework &
homework printing
“For me, THEIR EYES
WERE WATCHING GOD
is one of the very greatest American novels of
the 20th century. It is so
lyrical it should be
sentimental; it is so
passionate it should be
overwrought, but it is
instead a rigorous,
convincing and dazzling
piece of prose, as
emotionally satisfying as
it is impressive. There is
no novel I love more.”
Zadie Smith
Stars of the Week
7NSH Alfie Foley
7LRO Yahye Dahir
7SMI Mia Kaye
7EOT Lucas Porongaba
7LBR Charlotte Portis
10ASO Destinee Nzama
10KWY Daniel Lagos
10ATU Naved Abdul
10IFI Rachel Burrell
10JUZ Rosy Hunt
STOP PRESS! ALL YOU
BUDDING WRITERS,
POETS, SONG
WRITERS!
This is a competition
too good to miss.
Write up to 850
words on the theme
of ‘HOME’. In any
shape or form.
See MS Walcott in
the il@b ASAP for
more details.
Year 8 penalty
knock-out
Well done to the year
8 football team for
reaching the final of
the Camden trophy.
They drew 2-2 against
Haverstock School but
lost on penalties .
It was a great team
performance with
George 8SGR taking
the man of the match
award.
Year 10 champions
Congratulations to the Year 10 football team
for winning the Camden trophy. They beat
Regent High School convincingly 6-2 in the
final with Louis
10JUZ scoring
twice and Joe
10PDE picking
up the man of
the match
award.
Well done for a
great team
performance.
Mr Jacob
Macmillan Cake Sale
Thank you to everyone who bought or donated a
cake for us to sell for the Macmillian cancer
support cake sale.
Tracey, Linda & Josie.
Y7 Humanities trip to Stratford!
Year Aspiration Session
On Wednesday, 21 pupils from Year 7 went to the
Olympic Park for a geography trip. They looked at
how the area has changed since the Olympic
Park opened, building on fieldwork skills they had
learnt since September. Everyone gave 100%
during the day, here is Alfie, Arthur and Max’s
description of the day:
Some Yr 9 students took part in their second Aspirational
Session yesterday during period 1 in the il@b.
We did a range of different activities that
included: a survey of peoples’ opinions of
Olympic regeneration, a bi-polar analysis of the
Olympic Village and Stratford New Town and we
created orienteering trails through the Olympic
Park! I really enjoyed the trip, especially seeing
new landmarks like the Velodrome. My favourite
part of the day was when we got to do the survey
of people’s opinions of the regeneration because
I liked to hear other people’s opinions and views.
Overall the trip was brilliant and a good
opportunity to improve our field work skills, though
it was far from a lesson.
Ms Shah
Bee Rowlatt, writer, journalist & broadcaster, very kindly came
into school to support this session. Bee brought in her CV and
discussed with
students various
issues/topics
surrounding her
career path. Bee
spoke about how
in the beginning
of her career she
coped with
having too much
work and not wanting to turn it down for fear of not being
offered any in the future. Students also heard about the work/
home life balance of a woman.
Bee spoke about knowing more than one language and how
this helped her in her career, students spoke in turn about
what they had taken from the session and what they would
remember and work on.
Gamu Tauro
Tracey Maker
Travel and Tourism visit to the Southbank
Year 10 Travel and Tourism students spent the day visiting the
Southbank last Tuesday. Students walked from Big Ben to
London Bridge, investigating tourist attractions that would
appeal to visitors from abroad. Students worked hard and
were well focussed
throughout.
Congratulations to
everyone that took part.
Ms Wynne & Mr Henley
Yr 10 Work Experience June 1 – 5
Yr 10 have made a fantastic start in contacting and confirming their work experience placements with employers
and with school.
Please use the holiday to continue to focus on work experience and chase up all those letters that were sent
during PHSE over the last two weeks.
Tracey Maker
Work Experience Coordinator
Yr 11 College Open Days
There is a list of open days for local colleges displayed at the back of the il@b. Tutors and Heads of Year also have
copies of these. Please note some open day time slots need to be booked in advance of attendance. You can
also log onto college websites and get the details of their open days.
If you would like an urgent careers interview please see me to book.
Tracey Maker
Careers Coordinator
Martha Collins
Languages Teacher &
Assistant Headteacher
If you need password or
login reminders please
contact your child’s
Language teacher.
www.vocabexpress.com
The Languages Department have subscribed to
a new online resource
aimed at improving
students’ progress in
languages through
learning and practising
vocabulary and grammar. Every student that
studies languages has a
login and password for
vocabexpress and
should use it regularly.
We would appreciate
your support as parents
and carers if you encouraged the students
to use it.
New online resource
for Acland Burghley
Languages students
Please visit the website above. We would really welcome
your feedback – don’t delay!
http://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk –
Ofsted have introduced this national website to collect a
snapshot of parents’ and carers’ views about every school.
We would love you to add your views about Acland Burghley.
Parent View from Ofsted: make your views known!
The Firework Code
Children should watch fireworks at a safe distance and follow the safety rules for
using sparklers.
Only adults should light fireworks and deal with firework displays. Make sure you
dispose of used fireworks safely.
Follow these safety guidelines at your firework display:
x Only buy fireworks that comply with British Standard 7114 or its European
equivalent. Instructions should be in English.
x Don’t drink alcohol if you're lighting fireworks.
x Keep fireworks in a closed box.
x Follow the instructions on each firework and be sure they're suitable for home use.
x Light fireworks at arm's length using a taper.
x Stand well back.
x Never go near a firework that has been lit. If it hasn’t yet gone off, it could still
explode.
x Never throw fireworks or put them in your pocket.
x Always supervise children around fireworks.
x Light sparklers one at a time and wear gloves.
x Don't give sparklers to children under five.
x Keep pets indoors.
NHS
BECOME A PARENT GOVERNOR AT ACLAND BURGHLEY IN 2014
Acland Burghley School needs to appoint a new Parent Governor
The Governing Body of every school includes Parent Governors. Parent Governors have the same status, duties and
responsibilities as the other Governors. They are elected by the parents of children registered at the school and their
term of office lasts for four years.
The Governing Body meets four times a year, and has formed committees which also meet twice each term to discuss
specific aspects of the Governors' responsibilities. The meetings usually take place in the early evening.
Every parent of a child registered at the school is eligible to serve as a Parent Governor. The definition of parent
includes natural parents of the child, whether or not they are living with them, and those who have legal or actual
custody of the child.
We nominations from all parents, particularly those from black and minority ethnic backgrounds as these groups are
under-represented on our governing body.
If you would like to serve as a Parent Governor yourself, or would like to nominate another person as a Parent
Governor, you will need to complete a nomination form, and the nominee may provide a personal statement of up to
150 words, to be returned to the Acland Burghley School Office (for the attention of the Head’s PA) by 9am on
WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMEBER. More nomination forms are available from the school office.
The arrangements for the nomination of Parent Governors are:

Nomination forms, together with personal statements of up to 150 words are to be returned to the Acland
Burghley School Office (for the attention of the Head’s PA) by 9am on WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER.

If there is only one nomination, then the person nominated will automatically be declared a Governor and this
will be notified to all parents in the school bulletin on FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER.

If the number of nominations is greater than the number of vacancies, an election will be held.
The arrangements for an election for Parent Governors will be as follows:

The school will send ballot papers listing the names of the candidates and their personal statements to all
parents and carers – one ballot paper per household. The candidate nominations list and personal statements
will also be set out in the school bulletin on FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER and on the school’s website.

Voting will take place by returning the ballot papers to the school office. These must be received by 9am on
FRIDAY 28 NOVEMBER. The Headteacher will conduct the count. In the event of a tie, the position shall fall to
the parent with the youngest child in the school. The count will take place at 10am on FRIDAY 28 NOVEMBER at
the school. The Headteacher will notify the candidates of the results. The names of the successful candidates
will be published in the school bulletin on FRIDAY 28 NOVEMBER.
If you would like to find out more about being a Parent Governor, please contact the school. Our present Parent
Governors are Kevin Barton, Sebastian Camisuli, Josie Smalling, James Stephenson, Julian Turner and Melissa Danbury.
Any of them would be pleased to explain the role. You can contact them via the school.
PARENT GOVERNOR ELECTIONS
ACLAND BURGHLEY SCHOOL
NOVEMBER 2014 VACANCY
Name of Nominee:
Address:
Phone Number:
Parent of:
Signature of Nominee:
Proposer’s Name:
Parent of:
Signature:
Seconder’s Name:
Parent of:
Signature:
Please note
1. Only a parent of a child registered at the school can propose or
nominate a candidate for Parent Governor.
2. Anyone who is prohibited by court order from contacting his or
her child is not eligible to participate in the election.
3. No person can serve as a Governor of more than two schools.
4. No person who has been declared bankrupt can serve as a
governor unless:
a. The bankruptcy order has been discharged or annulled.
b. A composition order or arrangement has been made with
creditors under which payment has been made in full or
three years have elapsed since the terms of the
arrangement were fulfilled.
5. No person with any of the following criminal convictions may
serve as a Governor:
a. A conviction carrying a sentence of imprisonment of more
than 3 months (without the option of a fine) within the last 5
years;
b. A conviction carrying a sentence of more than two and a
half years within the last 20 years;
c. A conviction carrying a sentence of more than 5 years at
any time in the past.
6. The person nominated should attach a short personal
statement to this nomination form of up to 150 words. The
personal statement should include something about yourself,
what you feel you can bring to the school and why you would
like to be a Governor. This will be issued to parents with the
ballot papers.
The person nominated should sign the form to show their willingness to stand for election. Please return this form with
the 150 word personal statement to the Acland Burghley School Office (for the attention of the Head’s PA) by 9am on
WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER.