The
Fountain
Sawston Village College’s Termly Magazine
Autumn 2015
Issue 49
In this term’s issue:
Head Girl and Boy
3
U16s Rugby 7s Tournament
5
Sonic Pi
9
Towards a Vertical House System 12
Arts Award Moderation
18
Henry Morris Travel Awards
19
Shakespeare Schools Festival
25
Evensong at Corpus Christi
27
Classics GCSE Day
28
The bird from the top of our new ‘Birdsong’
sculpture in the Principal’s Garden,
commemorating those who died in WW1.
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Editorial
Welcome
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Welcome to this special edition of The Fountain magazine,
which looks back over the past few terms. I am sure you
will agree that the range and quality of the experiences that
have been accessed by our pupils is extremely impressive,
including the stunning ‘Journeys Intertwined’ event which
took place in the last few days of the summer term - a real
highlight of the year. Elsewhere, we look back on the
College’s work to raise money for charity, pupil leadership
opportunities, a wide variety of trips, business links, the
Leavers’ Ball, and much more! No wonder that The
Fountain won Best Magazine Award.
One last word: if you are reading this as the owner of a local business
(or as a parent who has the ear of the proprietor), please do consider
advertising with us. The Fountain is distributed to the parents of 1016
pupils. Further copies are sent out to local primary schools, doctors’
and dentists’ surgeries and many other organisations. The magazine is
also available to visitors to our Sports Centre and those participating in
our adult learning programmes. It is an excellent opportunity to spread
the word about your business and, at the same time, support Sawston
Village College and the work of its staff and pupils. If you would like to
advertise with us, please contact [email protected].
Jonathan Culpin, Principal
Head Girl
and Boy
My name is Holly Bootman, and I am the Head Girl. Part of my role
is to represent the school during events in and out of the College,
alongside Joe Lever the Head Boy, and work closely with the Forum
Leaders. Over the next year I would like to act as a link between
pupils and the Senate and encourage others to put their ideas forward.
I aim to make the transition to the House System effective and make
everyone feel comfortable in the school environment.
Hi – my name is Joe Lever and I
am the new Head Boy. I am very
excited to be working alongside
Holly Bootman and the rest of the
Senate this year to make things
happen at Sawston – the things
that you want to happen. We
have some exciting projects
coming up, which we would love
as many of our pupils as possible
to be a part of. So if any pupils
have any questions, thoughts or
issues about any part of life at
Sawston Village College, we
would love to hear from you.
Holly Bootman, Head Girl
Joe Lever, Head Boy
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Achieving
Best College Magazine
Sawston Village College was delighted when The Fountain,
this magazine, won ‘Best College Magazine’, an award
recognising local College magazines and newspapers.
The judges commented that the
magazine contained attractive
photographs and had informative
content on College-related
activities. This award is testament
to the hard work and commitment
of the many College staff and
pupils who contribute to each
edition. The Fountain is available
to read or download on the
College website:
http://www.sawstonvc.org/
news-and-community/
fountain-magazine.
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On 8 October 2015, a Year
10 and a Year 11 Rugby
team went to Cambridge
Rugby Club to participate
in the inaugural Rugby 7s
tournament. For those that
do not know or understand
what Rugby 7s is, it follows
the same laws of rugby as
15-a-side but is played with
7-a-side.
The Year 11s had mixed fortunes
in their group. Led by head boy
Joe Lever, they lost 3 out of their
4 games but beat Linton to come
third in their group. A strong,
physical display against St.
Bede’s took its toll as fatigue got
the better of them. However, the
boys should be proud of the
display they put on for the crowd.
The Year 10s, however, went
further. An opening win of the
group against St Bede’s School
set the tone for the rest of the day
as they began to dominate the
group with further wins against
Chesterton and, runners-up in the
group, Parkside Federation. An
aggressive 5-5 draw against
Linton was the closest any team
came to beating them. Tries from
all over the team and great hands
from centres in Jonty Searle and
Captain Rory Webster meant that
Sawston remained undefeated
and in high spirits as they topped
the group and progressed to the
knockout stages. In the semi-final
they took apart Bottisham 20-0
and marched onto the final against
an undefeated Melbourn. It was at
this point that fatigue began to
settle in.
The final itself was a pulsating
encounter – end to end. Taking an
early lead, Sawston then went
down two tries to one in the
space of two minutes through
some lacklustre defending and
went into the break losing.
However, a try-saving tackle from
Tristan Harris turned the game on
its head as the boys then scored
three tries without reply – Jonty
Searle started off the turnaround,
followed by the quick acceleration
of Owen Moir, who capitalised
after Melbourn had dropped the
ball. Jack Brown’s try at the end
sealed the win and ended all
hopes of a Melbourn fightback.
An outstanding second-half
performance meant that Sawston
were worthy winners against
tough, physical opposition.
The PE Department are so proud
of all the boys who represented
the school in terms of the quality
of rugby they displayed and the
effort and mental attitude they
demonstrated throughout the
whole day.
Mr Brookes, PE Teacher
Jack Brown’s try at the
end sealed the win
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On 24 November I took part in the first heat of the Young
Chef competition which was Sawston VC versus Linton
VC. I entered the competition because the idea was very
exciting and I like watching Master Chef.
I also very much like cooking. I wanted to make something
sophisticated that looked good and tasted nice. I chose to cook
salmon just because I like it. The main problem I thought was going
to be getting it done in time, but actually I was one of the first to be
finished. What really helped me to finish on time was a very detailed
time plan that my Mum and I had written. It was very off-putting
because the judges came round and stared at what we were doing. At
the end, I actually felt quite pleased with what I had done, but I was still
incredibly nervous about the results. Obviously I wanted to win, but I
never thought I would get that far because the standard was so high
and I was really shocked when I heard that I had won. I am looking
forward to the next round of the competition. I would like to say a
special thank you to the Rotary Club who sponsored the competition.
Isis Read, Year 9 Pupil
Sam Carpenter in Year 10 was second. However, all 6 of the Sawston
pupils who took part did very well, and recognition is also due to
participants Alaska Bilbe, Elizabeth Nightingale, Lucas Burr and
Jenson May.
“Obviously I wanted to win, but I
never thought I would get that far
because the standard was so high”
Platinum Success
The College recently received the prestigious Artsmark Platinum award, Arts Council England’s highest
level of achievement under its recently relaunched programme. Artsmark awards are designed to
recognise high quality arts and cultural education, and so the school was delighted to have its
exceptional commitment to this recognised nationally in this way.
Achieving
Young Chef Competition
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Achieving
Hairdressing Competition
The November Hairdressing
competition was a
resounding success with all
pupils creating outstanding
hair and beauty designs
based on themes ranging
from Halloween, the 1980s
to fairy-tale princesses.
Pupils crafted their designs,
which included costumes and
make-up, throughout the day
before presenting their final
creations to judges from top
Cambridge hair salon Reeds and
Cambridge Regional College,
along with our in-house expert
Mr Hunt.
Rachel Bentley was awarded first
prize, Jas Bennett second and
Molly Norden third, with runnersup including Abi King, Adam
Levell, Emily Carter, Georgia
Parkinson and Tasha Loker.
Rachel Bentley was awarded first prize,
Jas Bennett second and Molly Norden third
Ms Maltby,
Hairdressing Teacher and
Cover Supervisor
Adam Levell enjoying his work experience placement
at Peaches Hair and Beauty Salon in Cambridge
Bravo! Italian Class
celebrates 10 years
Initiated in 2005, the Italian Advanced Conversation class has
completed its 10th academic year. Current and former students
have come together to celebrate this very special anniversary. The
secret of such a successful class? A never-ending thirst for learning,
an innate curiosity and openness towards other cultures, an
enormous dose of enthusiasm, dedication and love for languages.
We are all looking forward to the next 10 years!
Anna Maria Bedford, Adult Education Italian Tutor
Sawston Village College
Plans for the 2016 event to be held on the 15 May have already started. This will be the 31st time the
College has hosted the event, and the local Rotary Club is keen to raise further funds for the local
community, which has benefited over the years from over a staggering £411,000. It is always a great day
for the whole family, so ensure it is marked in your 2016 diaries. From February 2016 entry forms will be
available on the website (www.sawstonfunrun.co.uk) and at branches of The Cambridge Building Society.
From February 2016 entry
forms will be available
Art Club Sonic Pi
at Icknield
Primary
School
The College enjoyed running a week-long Sonic Pi course through the
summer holidays, which ended with a performance by the participants
for family and friends. Such was the enthusiasm of those pupils who
attended that a Sonic Pi Club has now been set up in school and is
proving very popular.
The Art Department was
able to offer pupils the
chance to work with our
local community. A small
group of KS3 and KS4 pupils
volunteered to run the
weekly after-school Art Club
at Icknield Primary School.
The experience was enjoyed
by all and concluded with an
exhibition of work for parents
of the participating children.
Mrs Day, Head of Art
Workshop participants
making music using
computer code
Self-motivated
Sawston Fun Run & Walk
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Self-motivated
Sponsored Walk
Tiger onesies, goggles and
an unidentifiable boy in
camouflage could only
mean one thing – fancy
dress for the sponsored
walk. After the great
success of our first
sponsored walk in 2014,
we recently held our
second, larger, walk, on
a glorious October day.
Pupils wore house colours,
staff humiliated themselves in
fancy dress, and over 1000
people walked the 5 mile
route through Sawston and
Babraham. We were very
proud of the way pupils
conducted themselves and
particularly pleased with their
impressive efforts to raise
sponsorship money. The total
raised from the sponsored walk
was £4,124.30. Our hope is
A fun day at the College raising
money for a good cause
A group of Year 8 pupils took part in an Architecture Project
in June, working with RIBA East and architect David
Osborn to make designs for a new pavilion in Sawston.
that we can then put the
money towards outdoor
equipment, including allweather table tennis tables for
use at break and lunchtime, and
additional bike racks, both ideas
that have come from the Pupil
Forums. Thank you to all
pupils, parents, friends and
family who donated money.
Mr Woodcock,
Assistant Principal
Sawston Village College
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Self-motivated
Inspiring visit to Oxford
On 16 November I visited Wadham
College, Oxford University. I was
apprehensive about this visit but found it
to be extremely enjoyable and interesting.
On arrival we went straight into a History lecture
on the subject of Pompeii and Herculaneum led by
a PHD student and Archaeologist, who was very
engaging.
We had a tour of the grounds including the
students’ private gardens, the picturesque front
quad, the Chapel, the round Music Hall, which is the
oldest of its kind in Europe, and the breath-taking
Wadham
College has
inspired me
Great Hall, where the students eat their dinner.
It was rich in history and incredibly impressive.
Wadham was one of the first universities to accept
women to study. The student guide described it as
the most liberal College, being the only one to drop
gown-wearing at dinner.
My overwhelming feeling when leaving the College
was how inclusive and down-to-earth it felt. The
people were so kind, welcoming and friendly which,
rightly or wrongly, I was not expecting. I felt at
home there. It has given me a goal to work towards
and has left me inspired.
Clemency Hailes, Year 11 Pupil
Huntingdon Gymnastics Trip
As a result of their recent performance, both in
lessons and extra-curricular commitments, 20 of
Sawston’s talented gymnasts were selected to
participate in an advanced training session delivered
at Huntingdon Gymnastics club in June. Huntingdon
is an internationally renowned purpose-built
gymnastics facility, where British Olympic silver
medallist Louis Smith still trains. During their visit the
pupils were challenged to advance their skills through
the use of specialist apparatus and the assistance
of elite coaching, adding multiple somersaults,
handsprings and back flicks to their repertoire. In
addition to this, the pupils were fortunate enough
to meet Louis Smith MBE and Commonwealth,
European and World Championship medallist Daniel
Keatings, seeing for themselves the elite athletes
practising their Olympic standard routines in their
preparation for Rio 2016.
Miss Harvey, PE Teacher
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Towards a Vertical
House System
As many of you will know, September saw
the introduction of a vertical house system
across the College. Staff and pupils are now
members of a mentor group within one of
four houses: Da Vinci, Earhart, Mandela and
Turing. Each mentor group comprises two
mentors and approximately 20 pupils drawn
from across five year groups. Pupils meet
with their mentors daily for 20 minutes each
morning and collectively as a house once a
week in assembly.
Effecting these changes has been significant and
says much about the values and ethos of the
College. By incorporating non-teaching staff into the
team of mentors, we are recognising their wealth of
talent and increasing our capacity to support pupils
on a one-to-one basis. By mixing age groups and
challenging pupils to guide and support each other,
we are redefining peer groups, and in creating the
four houses, we are introducing yet further
opportunities to share in and celebrate individual and
collective success.
Visit by
Eminent
Historian
In November we were pleased to
welcome Professor Sir Richard
Evans to the College. He is one of
the world’s leading experts on the
subject of the Nazi period of
German history. Professor Sir
Richard Evans lectures all over
the world, is the master of
Wolfson College in Cambridge
and a great supporter of Sawston
Village College. He spoke for 30
minutes about how the Nazis
attempted to control the German
people and then took questions.
Our thanks go out to the staff, parents and pupils
who have risen to these challenges and we look
forward to the weeks and months ahead.
Mr Wallace, Deputy Principal
Sawston Cinema Update
If you have not yet had the opportunity to come along to a screening at Sawston Cinema, the cinema
operated by the school, then we invite you to do so. As well as screening films, we have a satellite
dish which enables us to live-stream events. This means, for example, that on Tuesday 8 December
we will be broadcasting Jane Eyre live from London as part of the National Theatre Live programme.
Many young people from the school are involved in our cinema operations and, as a result of this, we
have recently been awarded funding from the BFI via our local Film Hub with a view to setting up a
Young Programmers' Network, which Year 7 and 8 pupils will be involved in.
This interest in film has also led to successful filmmaking,
and the school is scheduled to take part in the 'Into Film Into Space' project which will see young people make a
film on the theme of Space and Exploration, with the best
6 or 7 films submitted nationally to be watched by the
British astronaut in the International Space Station. The
deadline for film submission is the end of January.
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As the winter term Rugby
and Hockey fixtures draw
to a close, the PE
department proudly looks
back on many fantastic
performances on the sports
field throughout the term,
with the trophy cabinet
now containing three
District Championship
trophies. All of our teams
have now competed in their
tournaments against the 18
other District Schools.
The Year 7 boys became District
Champions for the third time in
four years with a 15-0 win over
Chesterton in the final after
coming through a difficult pool
involving Bottisham and
Impington. The Year 10 boys
were also victorious in the Rugby
7s tournament held at Cambridge
Rugby Club, and you can read the
details of the thrilling encounters
they had elsewhere in this
magazine. The Year 9 boys went
very close to bringing home
another trophy as they ended up
runners-up to St Bede’s, finishing
10-5 in their District Final. This
was a fantastic performance
improving from eighth in the
previous year.
On the girls’ side congratulations
to the Year 9 girls who also won
their District Tournament. After
topping their qualifying group held
at the Perse School involving
Netherhall and Linton, they
progressed to the finals afternoon
where they overcame Soham and
Comberton in a very hard-fought
final to take the title. Well done
also to the Year 10/11 girls who
qualified for the finals, where
they finished third overall.
Mr Sutton, Head of PE
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Sports
Update
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Congratulations to the Year 9
girls who won their District
Tournament
New Extended and
Resurfaced Astro
Turf
The new multi-use games area is
suitable for many sports, including
football, tennis and hockey
Sawston Sports Centre is delighted to announce that the Sawston
Village College astro turf has been extended to offer a state-of-the-art
floodlit turf with two 6-a-side pitches (33m x 40m) or one larger pitch
(66m x 40m). The new multi-use games area is suitable for many
sports, including football, tennis and hockey.
Please contact Michelle Wilson for further information or
availability on 01223 712555 or [email protected].
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approach to school catering is embracing new tastes
and ever more eye-catching ways to display food.
School catering environments, by their very nature,
differ from high street competitors and are subject to
greater scrutiny and legislation.
However, Sodexo are bringing new trends to school
dining room counters and they constantly try to find
ways of providing food which is popular with young
pupils while also meeting the requirements of The
School Food Plan.
As a forerunner to the new term, regional roadshows
in July brought together Sodexo School Catering
Managers from all corners of the UK to get some expert
tips on how to pep up their food and the way it is
displayed.
Account Director Rachel Wilson and Executive
Development Chef Paul Eastmead ran through a
number of updates and additions that have been added
to the style guide, which managers originally worked
from.
For instance, many have now introduced Sodexo’s
own high street influenced brand, The Social, which
uses carefully thought through typography, colour
palette, image, style, composition and tone of voice to
inform the pupil at the point of purchase.
Rachael said the introduction of The Social plus the
taking on of a number of new school contracts means
the business is doing well, which in turn has provided a
platform to make enhancements and to try out some
new approaches.
‘We have come a million miles from where we were’,
she told the managers. ‘It is making a difference. We are
on a great journey; let’s keep going’.
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15 officials and education experts from
the Indian Ministry of Education
Distinguished
International Visitors
On 17 September the College played host to 15 officials and education
experts from the Indian Ministry of Education, who were in the UK
investigating best practice in assessment and teaching. As part of their
visit, the group heard from senior staff on the work of the school and
were given a tour of the College before meeting with the Senate to
hear about their experience of life at school.
German Visitors
25 pupils from the Thomaeum Grammar school in Kempen Germany
visited the College on 24 September and joined some of our pupils in
their lessons to see a typical day in an English school.
Year 8 Pupil
presents to
full Council
Meeting
Year 8 pupil,Taylor Smyth,
had given a presentation in
his Citizenship class to a local
councillor who suggested he
take his suggestions to the
full Parish Council, and so
Taylor did just that. Thriplow
councillors heard Taylor put
forward his proposal for a
football astro-turf and miniskate park and trampoline for
local young people to use.
They were very impressed
by Taylor's enthusiasm and
his articulate manner of
speaking and are now
considering his proposals.
Mr Mastin,
Head of History
Bike-to-School Week
The Eco Forum encouraged pupils to bike to school from 21 - 25
September, with pupils who accepted this challenge being issued
with an early lunch pass in recognition of their efforts.
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Sawston Cinema is operated by Sawston Village College
and offers a variety of screenings, from popular film titles
to live theatre broadcast via satellite.
For more information about what’s on,
or to buy tickets, go the website:
www.sawstoncinema.org.uk
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Sawston Village College’s
Spring 2016 Adult Learning
and Leisure courses
Courses start week commencing
11th January 2016
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business continuity plans
We will provide business peace of mind and
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• Providing training and workshops
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of classes in the spring term please either contact
us or check our website for details. Please book
early to avoid disappointment!
We are currently looking for new tutors, if there
is a course you would like to teach here at
Sawston Village College, please get in touch.
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Independent
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
The 2015 expedition season has
brought new challenges for
Sawston Duke of Edinburgh’s
Award pupils. This year, for the
first time, a group of participants
completed their Silver expedition
in Shropshire, an incredible selfplanned journey from Ironbridge,
the heartland of the industrial
revolution, over the Long Mynd
and on to the rural borders of
Wales. We also saw six groups
complete their Bronze expedition
in the, now traditional for us,
Bedfordshire countryside.
Interesting food, great campfires,
getting lost, finding our way again,
impromptu invented games of
foot rounders; all great fun!
... a group of participants
completed their Silver
expedition in Shropshire
Mr Hunt,
Head of Earhart House and
Duke of Edinburgh Leader
Arts Award Moderation
52 pupils will be submitting work for moderation on 8
December and 30 Year 7 pupils who attended the Summer
School for transitioning pupils in August will be among
those presenting their work.
The week-long Summer School has traditionally comprised activities
which support young people’s completion of the award, involving
printmaking, filmmaking, circus skills and a visit to Wysing Arts
Centre, among many other activities. Other pupils preparing work for
this moderation have taken part in the architecture project which
took place in the school in June, The Winter’s Tale production and
Sawston Youth Drama activities.
Pupils finishing portfolios ready for moderation
Tennis and Football coaching all year round.
All new players get a free trial session before any
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Sawston Village College
The Henry Morris Memorial Trust,
set up to remember the school’s
founder and visionary educator,
awards grants to enable young
people over 13 to travel in order
to enrich their education and
personal development, or to
undertake a home-based project
for the same purpose.
Last year the Trust received 61
applications and gave awards
totalling over £6,000, with some
individuals receiving up to £500.
20 pupils applied from Sawston
and all were successful in
securing funding. The closing
date for applications is 31 January
2016. More information can be
found at:
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Enterprising Young People
The Young Enterprise programme has
now been running for three months for
the current Year 10s, who have all been
very productive. Representing their
companies, they successfully pitched to
guest ‘Dragons’ in October to earn a £25
loan from the College and increase their
start-up money.
Each company has been
working hard and
developing key business
skills, including lots of
independent organisation
The companies then further boosted
their profits by baking and selling lots of
scrummy treats at the Sawston Bake-off.
Each company has been working hard and
developing key business skills, including
lots of independent organisation. The next
big events are the Christmas Trade Fairs
taking place on 15 and 16 December, and
we cannot wait to see what the
companies will create for these.
Miss Ridge, Art Teacher and
Young Enterprise Co-ordinator
Pupils field sketching
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Respectful
Journeys Intertwined
“... responded to these creatively through creative
writing, film, devising drama episodes”
The end of the summer term saw the celebration
event for the Heritage Lottery funded year-long
project which followed the experiences of three
men through WW1. Working in partnership with
undergraduate students from Anglia Ruskin
University, pupils from across all year groups
explored themes, such as hunger and sore feet,
common to all three soldiers and responded to
these creatively through creative writing, film,
devising drama episodes and making a music
soundscape. These, together, with an exhibition
highlighting the research, were showcased in a final
event, which was attended by over 180 people.
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A further highlight of the Journeys
Intertwined project was the
unveiling of a commemorative
WW1 sculpture which was
commissioned by the South
Cambs Decorative and Fine Arts
Society. Sculptor Neil Jones, a
former pupil of the College, was
chosen as the artist for this
commission and worked to
designs made by pupils at the
school. The work, sited in the
Principal’s Garden near the main
entrance to the school, is called
Birdsong and is a tree with the
trunk comprising the names of
local people who died in the
conflict. A bird sits atop of the
tree, giving the sculpture its
name. The College is indebted
to the local businesses which
supported this project and was
pleased to welcome members of
SCDFAS to the College in October
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Holocaust Memorial
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Sawston Village College has been awarded a commission by the
Holocaust Memorial Day Trust to represent the East of England to
make an artwork for Holocaust Memorial Day. Pupils have been asked
to focus on the Rwandan Genocide in their artwork and, in particular,
the role of Carl Wilkens, an American who did not leave Rwanda when
Americans were evacuated but, instead, stayed and tried to help. (The
theme for HMD 2016 is 'Don't Stand By'.) The finished work will be
taken to London at the end of this term and will be featured in an
exhibition at the Guildhall for Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January to
be attended by MPs and Holocaust survivors. The pupils involved in
the project are working on the artwork with a professional print and
textile artist, as well as the Art Department.
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Following on from their success in 2014, when the ACE Theatre Group was awarded the NODA
certificate for the best pantomime in the district, and the glowing review the ACE Theatre Group
received for its 2015 pantomime of Goldilocks, we look forward to seeing The Snow Queen, which will
be performed in the Marven Centre on 9 and 10 January 2016.
Science Update
The summer term was once again a busy one for the Science Department. In July we attended the Royal
Society exhibition, during which pupils from Year 10 were able to talk informally to scientists about their
work at this famous event. Congratulations go to the team who came second in the Swavesey Science
Challenge, by just a single point. This is our best placing in the event for several years, so huge
congratulations go to Lucy Main, George Weston, Jacob Fitzgerald, Lola James, Lucy Seagrove, Anton
Zhitomirsky and Katie Oliver.
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On 19 November 33 pupils from Year 10, all studying vocational subjects
at Sawston, visited the Skills Show at the NEC in Birmingham. The show
featured five industry sectors from Games Design to Robotics, and
covered an area equivalent to 12 football pitches! Pupils could have
a go a various different activities, watch the World Skills UK Skills
Competition national finals, and talk to careers advisers.
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Rise Up
The show featured
five industry sectors
from Games Design
to Robotics
In October the school was
pleased to welcome in a theatre
company performing a new,
award winning, hour-long piece
called ‘Rise Up’, about the young
‘Freedom Riders’ who travelled
through Mississippi and Alabama
promoting peace and antidiscrimination.
Geographical Association’s
Worldwise Quiz
7 pupils from Years 9-10 competed in the Geographical
Association’s Worldwise Quiz at Long Road on 25 November.
The quiz teams did the school proud, with the Sawston A
team (Lucy Main, Daniel Atkin and Aaron Cain) coming 6th
out of 20 teams, and the Sawston B team (Emily Semple,
Abigail Halliday, George Weston and James Goon) coming
7th. The Perse School had two teams which came 1st and
joint 2nd with Comberton Village College. This meant that,
sadly, for this year, Sawston had to return the trophy it had
won previously.
Miss Bow, Geography Teacher
Sawston Village College
- The Winter’s Tale
Our multi-talented KS3
Drama pupils performed A
Winter’s Tale at the Mumford
Theatre on 9 November. Our
focus was to work together
as ‘original conditions’
players who all act, sing,
dance, play live music and
multi-role throughout.
The Sawston pupils worked
tirelessly and enthusiastically
throughout to rehearse all hours,
learn the complexity of
Shakespeare’s language and
re-tell the story with a big and
bold ‘stamp’ of their own. Well
done to everyone involved.
The cast then performed The Winter’s Tale again at Sawston Village
College for pupils, parents and staff. Year 7 pupil, Josie Rainsford writes:
It was performed
extremely well and the
standard of the acting
was very high
‘On 20 November I saw the Shakespeare production of The Winter’s Tale, which was performed by some
Year 8 and Year 9 pupils. It was performed extremely well and the standard of the acting was very high. My
favourite part of the show was all of it because of all the variety of characters. If the show was performed in
national theatres, I would definitely recommend it to others.’
Ms Russ, Head of Drama
Art and Science Project
The Art Department has had a number of exciting opportunities for pupils. At the end of the summer term,
a group of Year 9 pupils attended a workshop at University Technical College to learn about research
careers in a well-known pharmaceutical company. They were then able to participate in an art and science
project to produce designs which will decorate the site hoardings during the construction phase of the
company’s new base at Addenbrookes. These are due to be unveiled in January 2016.
Mrs Day, Head of Art
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Sawston Youth Drama Update
SYD Seniors
SYD Juniors
SYD Seniors are very excited to
have started rehearsing for their
production of Grease, which
will be performed 10-13
February 2016 in the Marven
Centre. Tickets will be on sale
soon via the SYD website.
SYD Juniors are excited to
announce that their production
for 2016 will be Out There. The
show was originally developed
for Youth Music Theatre with
songs written by James Bourne
(formerly of the group Busted).
It is an uplifting tale of fathers,
grandfathers, families, love,
loss, hope and never giving up
on your dreams!
SYD 7s
SYD 7s’ wonderful performance
of The Little Mermaid on 3 and
4 July was a stunning end to a
very successful year for SYD.
The show was a huge success
and an excellent reflection of
the youngsters’ dedication and
hard work during the rehearsal
process.
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Art Department
visits to Museum
The autumn term started with a visit to the Fitzwilliam Museum and
the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge. This
provided an ideal opportunity for pupils to collect pictures, sketches
and photographs to resource their first project entitled ‘Collections’.
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What an incredible day!
When we were told that we
were going to be singing in
a chapel service at Corpus
Christi College, I don’t think
any of us thought that we
would leave having been
‘within 10 metres of a
quarter of the most
important books in English
history’, as the guide told us
coolly, clearly amused at our
gawping faces.
We left the school at 1:30 pm and
headed off to Corpus, where we
rehearsed a bit, and were shown
round the college. The students
that showed us round provided
a great opportunity to ask
questions about what lots of
us will soon be facing (college
applications) and they really
gave us a realistic idea of what
applying to, and going to
university was actually like, which
for many of us, myself included,
was very different to what we
had originally imagined.
During the tour, it was rather
strange to be told that we were
standing facing the building in
which DNA was discovered, whilst
the first edition of Newton’s
Principia and real signatures of
Henry VIII were held in their
library 100 metres away. The
separate tour of the Parker Library
left quite a few of us, teachers
included, utterly stunned to the
point that convinced Mrs Macleod
to purchase one of every single
postcard on the souvenir stall,
which certainly would have got us
a good guest reputation! The guide
seemed to enjoy handing round
books and extracts, and then
casually telling us that we ‘may
want to be careful as they are
worth a quarter of a million
pounds’, at which point I saw
some extremely worried facial
expressions on Miss Irwin’s and
Mrs Macleod’s faces, almost as if
we weren’t the most trustworthy
group of pupils to be handling
books like that. Every book he
showed us was more significant
and famous, until we really were
thrown in the deep end with the
oldest edition of the Anglo Saxon
Chronicle, made in 1013AD.
Roughly a quarter of the most
eminent books in British history
are held in the Parker Library; the
entire College’s history really is
astounding and I felt extremely
privileged to be there. The
welcoming attitude of the College
made the experience even better.
Now, getting onto the actual
reason for the trip, we sang
through our pieces with the
members of the College choir and
their conductor, ironing out all the
small details that would make the
Sawston pupils
at Corpus Christi
performance great, and after that
we headed upstairs to dinner. We
sat in the hall at the same time as
all the students, which was a
tiny bit intimidating, and filled
ourselves up on Thai green curry
to ready ourselves for the big sing.
Evensong began at 6.45 pm, and
all those long after-school
rehearsals finally came together
to create a sound that I can
comfortably say blew everyone
away. The acoustics in the
chapel, the addition of the organ
majestically pounding out an
accompaniment, and of course
the brilliant Corpus choir itself all
helped to give it that edge, but in
the end I think it was our great
attitude after such a wonderful
day that made it by far our best
sing of Herbert Howells’ brilliant
and acclaimed Magnificat and
Nunc Dimitis.
Kate Rainsford, Year 10 Pupil
Visit to
Bletchley Park
Over 50 Sawston Village College Year 11 codebreakers visited
Bletchley Park for an educational visit including: using a ‘real’ enigma
machine, a guided tour of the important historical site, breaking
different types of codes and time to reflect and explore the historical,
mathematical and computing elements of Bletchley Park. Pupils also
learned about a key figure in the new house system, Alan Turing , and
were able to contextualise the vital role he and the teams at Bletchley
Park played in the war effort.
Mr Tanner, Head of Mathematics
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Chess
Club
On 25 June the Chess Club had its
annual games evening to celebrate
the 20th anniversary of the UK Chess
Challenge. The families of a number of
our players joined us to play a variety
of games, including four-way chess.
Classics
GCSE Day
Sawston has been playing chess for many
years and first joined the UK Chess Challenge
in 2002. Members have participated every
year since, playing between Christmas and
Easter for prizes and the opportunity to
progress to county and national competitions.
20 Year 10 and 11 pupils spent a day at the Classics
Faculty in Cambridge University. On 26 September,
Sawston’s ancient historians considered how the
Classical world of Greece and Rome still resonates
in the western world in our own day. They attended
workshops led by academics about a variety of
subjects including the study of epics, learning the
ancient Greek language, and Athenian drama. In
one session about Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey,
pupils considered how these ancient texts have
influenced our own society’s view of heroism by
considering the brave but flawed ancient figures of
Achilles and Odysseus.
A pleasant evening was enjoyed by all, and
£10 was donated to ‘Chess for Africa’, which
the UK Challenge was sponsoring this year.
Mrs Sheridan
Others attended a session about the way in which
women were presented in the ancient world, in
particular the last Egyptian pharaoh, Cleopatra,
Agrippina (mother of the emperor Nero), and the
assertive Greek role model, Antigone.
The day was designed to encourage pupils to
continue their study of the Classical world at sixth
form and university.
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Some Year 7 pupils enjoyed a visit from the English Pocket Opera Company in November. Learning all about
the ingredients required to create an opera, pupils were then involved in a fast-moving version of Carmen,
acting out the roles enthusiastically while supported by the professional performers. The visit was part of
the wider SingFest project involving all of Sawston’s feeder primary schools.
Babraham Institute Ethics Event
15 Year 10 pupils attended the Babraham
Institute Ethics Event on 17 November. They
listened to lots of interesting presentations and
took part in discussions on the use of animals in
research. The event broadened their knowledge
of the Institute's research and encouraged
pupils to think about the wider social and ethical
implications of scientific discoveries.
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Battlefields Trip 2015
72 Year 10 pupils led by 6 members of staff visited the WW1 battlefields of the Ypres
Salient in Belgium and Somme area of France from 15 - 17 October 2015. Following
the customary early start, the group travelled by a combination of coach and ferry to
the Belgian town of Ypres, where we visited the ‘In Flanders Fields’ Museum prior to
sampling the culinary delights of Belgian waffles and chocolate. The evening was spent
ten-pin bowling, where Harry Hood was presented with a bowling pin, signed by all
members of the trip, in acknowledgement of his top score performance.
Accommodation, as for the trip in 2014, was provided at the Oude Abdij (Old Abbey)
hotel in the small Belgian town of Lo, situated approximately half-way between Ypres
and the Belgian coast.
Friday’s itinerary commenced with a visit to Hill 62, which Matthias Barrett was proud to discover is now a
memorial to the sacrifice made by Canadian forces who successfully assaulted and held this strategically
important ridge in 1917. Co-located, is the trench system preserved within Sanctuary Wood, where the
pupils took full advantage of the opportunity to explore the trenches and tunnels that remain largely as the
soldiers left them following the Armistice of November 1918. Pupils then visited the Tyne Cot Cemetery the largest Commonwealth War Cemetery containing nearly 12,000 individual graves and a memorial wall to
over 35,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in the Ypres Salient after 16 August 1917
for whom there is no known grave – prior to visiting the German cemetery of Langemarck, where we were
honoured to attend the reburial service for 44 German soldiers whose bodies were recovered recently from
the Flanders fields. In the evening, we attended one of the traditional highlights of the trip, the Last Post
Ceremony at the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres. This ceremony, held at precisely 8.00 pm each evening,
provided pupils the opportunity to pay their own respects to the fallen of WWI and a wreath was laid during
the ceremony on behalf of Sawston Village College by Matthew Carter and Emily Pluck.
On the final day we travelled to the Somme area of France, stopping at two cemeteries on the way, which
enabled Harry Will and Samuel Arnold to pay their respects at the graves of family members who were killed
during the fighting of WWI. At the Somme we visited Newfoundland Park - commemorating the sacrifice
of the Newfoundland Regiment - the Thiepval Memorial, which is the largest memorial in the World
commemorating British soldiers killed in conflict, and the Lochnagar Crater at La Boiselle, preserved in
commemoration of the combatants from all countries killed in the battle for this location. On completion,
we headed for home, returning to Sawston at 11.00 pm on Saturday, exhausted but having enjoyed a highly
thought-provoking trip.
Mr Reed, History Teacher
During our history trip to Belgium
we visited the Menin Gate in
Ypres, a memorial for the 55,000
fallen soldiers that do not have a
known grave. During the Last
Post ceremony, Matt and I had
the honour of laying the
remembrance wreath on behalf
of Sawston Village College.
Emily Pluck, Year 10 Pupil
I have always known that
hundreds of thousands of soldiers
died fighting. However, when you
see over 10,000 graves in front of
you, each telling a different story,
that made a big impact on me.
Matthew Carter,
Year 10 Pupil
Sawston Village College
Year 11 pupils returned to the College for their Leavers’ Ball and were formally welcomed by Mr Culpin and
Mrs Bucklow. They arrived in a cavalcade of interesting vehicles, watched by the many people who had
turned out to see them make their entrances.
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