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It was great to welcome back our former student and Olympic Gold medal winner Sarah Hoefflin. Sarah visited

at the end of this term to see Mr Taylor, who was her Tutor when she was a school, as well as other staff who taught her. Sarah who is now 27, and a freestyle skier, joined Tewkesbury School in 2003 and left in 2009 after completing her A levels. She went on to study at Cardiff University where she graduated with a degree in neuroscience. Sarah was a late starter as a freestyle skier, only taking up the sport in her early 20s after leaving University and returning to Switzerland. She won Gold in the women’s ski slopestyle in February 2018 as part of a Swiss one-two at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. During her visit she happily chatted with students, signed autographs and a made a short presentation to one our GCSE Sports Studies groups. She spoke about her route to becoming a professional skier which was never something she dreamed of doing when she was at school, as her ambition was to study medicine. Staff were thrilled to be able to congratulate her in person and we are already planning for her to visit again. Next time she’ll be showing off her Gold medal!

‘...Sarah was a late starter as a freestyle skier, only taking up the sport in her early 20s after leaving University...’

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OLYMPIC GOLDMEDAL WINNER:SARAH HOEFFLIN

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The Young Enterprise Company and Team Programme is a competition that takes

place every academic year across the UK and involves around 20,000 students from 14-19 years of age.

This year was the first year that we have joined Young Enterprise and our two Year 10 teams - Severn Sweets and Pegasus Pictures – along with Mr Thomas and Mrs Cummins, attended the Young Enterprise Trade Fair which was held at Pittville Pump Rooms. Over the course of one academic year the students had to set up, run their own companies. They’ve elected a board of directors from amongst their peers, raised share capital and marketed and financed their products. Trading with the public is a key element of the realistic business and enterprise experience and our young entrepreneurs did a fantastic job at the event. They worked hard to develop and create their bespoke products to trade with the public. There were approximately 20 student teams from a range of schools and colleges from across Gloucestershire

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competing with each other. We didn’t win but enjoyed the experience and learnt a lot along the way. We hope to enter the competition next year so if you have some great business ideas and would like to get involved please speak to Mr Thomas.

Congratulations to the teams involved:Severn SweetsAlex Allen, Thomas Dennard, Kyle Heeks, Ikenna Ukandu, Jay Roberts and Megan Storror.Pegasus PicturesSophie Butcher, Charlie Etheridge, Tobin Hyndman, Daniel Moss, Jay Nixon, Jack Phipps, Lewis Westwood, Jamie Soule and Rhiannon Cawley.

So far this term, our Year 11 students have received motivational

presentations from two guest speakers, Kamal Hyman and Jack Rutter.

Kamal Hyman travels the UK speaking in schools, colleges and youth organisations to young people delivering a powerful message that encourages and inspires young people to raise their standards, give themselves a clear vision of the future and, of course, to ‘Aim A Little Higher’. His high energy, humorous delivery style allowed him to reach out to our students enabling them to take his message and implement it into their own lives.

In March, students were visited by Jack Rutter, Captain of the GB Paralympics football team. Jack was a promising young football player due to be signed by Birmingham City when he was brutally assaulted outside a nightclub aged 18 leaving him with a traumatic brain injury. This moment of senseless violence changed Jack’s life forever bringing his career goal of becoming a professional footballer to an abrupt end.

YEAR 11 AIM HIGHERDuring his presentation, Jack went on to speak of his success in returning to the game as a member of the England Cerebral Palsy Football team, playing in the 2016 paralympic games. His journey resulted in him overcoming many challenges and making an inspirational return to the sport he loved. Feedback from students about the message delivered to them in both motivational presentations was really positive.

To further support our Year 11s in the lead up to the GCSE exams, a series of after school revision and booster sessions have been taking place. Students have also spent a day off timetable attending a variety of workshops helping them to improve their exam skills and revision techniques. During the holiday we will be running an ‘Easter School’ with a variety of subject staff offering extra support and revision session. I am grateful to the staff involved for giving their time and well done to all those Year 11 students who have attended the additional revision sessions in recent weeks. Please do encourage your son/daughter to attend the after school sessions and the Easter School.

The team from Pegasus Pictures with some of their bespoke printed products.

What does your job involve on a daily basis? Every morning I transport 16 children who live in the Gloucester/Norton area to attend Tewkesbury School. It’s an early start setting off at 7am! For the rest of the day my role is to transport children to numerous sporting fixtures at schools around Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and beyond, collect the local primary children for their swimming lessons here at the school, transport children to university trips, field trips and any other events they need to go to.

I am also responsible for carrying out weekly safety checks on our two minibuses and the four Alderman Knight School buses and our school van. It’s important that the vehicles are well-maintained and meet all safety requirements. I’m also responsible for fuelling and cleaning the buses. It keeps me busy!

What is it that you like about working here? I really like what I do! It’s a big change from my past career as an engineer which meant working indoors all year round. I enjoy helping the students and I’m interested

to hear about what they are doing. As a big rugby fan, I will always go along and support our lads when they’re at the fixtures I take them to. The rivalry between some of the schools is great! No two days are the same here.

What do you like about the town of Tewkesbury? The Mop Fair. I am Chair of the Tewkesbury Fair Society and have been involved with that for almost 30 years. I love the Fair, I’ve never grown up!

What do you do in your spare time? I like to socialise with mates on a Friday night. I am also a season ticket holder at Gloucester Rugby Club. I have a granddaughter and grandson who I adore.

A n d n ow fo r s o m e q u i c k f i re questions:Dinner in a restaurant or homemade tea with family? I don’t mind. We do like to eat at Salerno’s in Tewkesbury, it’s a lovely restaurant.

Get up or lie in? I like to have a lie-in at the weekends as I’m up at 5:30 am each day for the school run.

What music are you listening to? Motown and soul, and Radio 2 in the bus!

Steve is a delight to work with and always greets everyone with a smile. Absolutely nothing is too much trouble trouble for him, he’s totally reliable and is never late. What more could we ask for! Thank you Steve.

STAFF PROFILE: STEVE PERRYLyndsey Woodward Marketing Officer

Though the teaching staff have the most contact with students and parents,

there is also a body of associate staff whose hard work enables the school to run smoothly and efficiently. Over the coming editions of KUDOS we will be interviewing these important members of our school community.

I caught up with one of our school minibus drivers, Steve Perry, to find out a little more about his role at the school.

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It’s an exciting time to be involved in the arts at Tewkesbury School, as the school is

now ready to launch the Arts Award.

The Arts Award is a national qualification that inspires young people to grow their arts and leadership talents: it’s creative, valuable and accessible. It encourages young people to be inspired by art and artists, encouraging their enjoyment and getting them to participate in cultural events. Eight Tewkesbury School teachers have been trained as Arts Award Advisors to help support students to gain their qualification.

We are offering the Arts Award at Bronze and Silver level, and these are accredited quali f ications that are recognised nationally. Young people have to take part in the arts and develop their arts practice. They must visit arts events and share their views; research and work alongside artists and other creative professionals; and share their own art skills via leadership. It covers the full range of art forms, including

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photography, music, drama, dance, writing, fashion design, film-making, web design, painting, sculpture.

The Ar ts Award is por tfol io-based quali f ication that evidences a young person’s engagement in the arts both inside and outside of school. Many students at Tewkesbury School already participate in the arts, and this award gives them a chance to be recognised for their passion and dedication.

For more information, please contact Mr Amphlett, Acting Head of Drama at the school.

‘...this award gives students a chance to be reconised for their passion and dedication to the arts...’

Lyndsey WoodwardMarketing Manager

CHARITABLE TEWKESBURY

£1,885

So far this term we have raised a grand total of £1,885 for charity from our two non-uniform days. Students donated £1 each day and have raised money for Winston’s Wish and Diabetes UK. A range of charities were selected by our Student Parliament and all students voted on who we should support. Our next non-uniform day is on 2 May in aid of Stem4. Our Year 7s chosen charity of the year is the Teenage Cancer Trust and they will be raising funds at their sponsored ‘Easter end of term fun run’ around the school field! Well done everyone.

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At the end of February we welcomed around 260 bright and breezy Year

5 students to Tewkesbury School to take part in one of three Exploration Taster Days. The Exploration Days are one of the first stages in our highly acclaimed Progress to Tewkesbury School Programme, and they aim to familiarise primary school students with their local secondary school and help develop their confidence about joining us.

Students attended a series of three lessons ranging from maths, science, humanities, PE and French. Year 8 students served as guides to ensure that our visitors were well looked

after as they moved around our spacious campus. With transport and a delicious hot lunch in the canteen provided every day, the Y5 Exploration Days are a big financial investment for Tewkesbury School. Although it might be tricky coordinating the diaries of our 12 partner primaries and the timetables of the 20 members of Tewkesbury School specialist staff who made the week possible, the outcomes are fantastic as primary students feel more confident and excited about the next phase of their education. We look forward to seeing them again at our Open Week in September.

YEAR 5 TASTER VISITSMs de GlanvilleAssistant Head

Expecting and Achieving Success

Open Evening | Monday 24th September 2018 | 5.30pm - 7.30pmOpen Mornings | Tuesday 25th to Friday 28th September 2018 | Tours at 9.15am & 11.15am

OPEN WEEK 2018

NEARLY NEW UNIFORMPlease donate any unwanted school uniform and PE Kit so that we can sell this in our nearly new uniform shop. Over the last year, we are pleased that sales of nearly new items have raised over £1,300 which will go back to improving facilities for our students. Thank you to anyone who has donated items for us to sell to benefit other families in need of kit and uniform. Items can be handed in at the Student Centre. A list of all the items available can be found on the website.

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students to take the most appropriate GCSEs for them. We knew the decision to continue with the iGCSE in English was in the best interests of our children but also that it would render the school’s position in league tables meaningless as it wasn’t on an ‘approved’ list. I have no doubt that putting those children first and managing the fallout from the tables was the right thing to do. Similarly, this year we are allowing students to complete a Textiles GCSE knowing that it won’t count in performance tables because we believe in doing what is right for your child.

I wonder if you, like me, ever get tired of your children being described by a number.

Whether it’s a reading age or a phonics test, a SATs score or a CATs score, a points tally at GCSE or A level; can that number really do our children justice? Children are far more complex creatures than any number can describe and deserving of so much more. Numbers have a part to play but they fail to give an accurate picture of the whole child – your child! Schools, too, are increasingly judged by a single number – what utter nonsense!

At Tewkesbury School, your children matter far more than any number and under my Headship they always will. Last year, in consultation with parents, students, governors and teachers we made some very critical curriculum decisions by allowing

Mr G M WatsonHeadteacher

For my own teenagers, I wanted them to be happy, safe, challenged and exposed to a wide range of activities that would help broaden their character and increase their skills. Their school journeys weren’t always easy; teenage fallouts, friendship problems, social media issues to name just a few. However, they all went to great schools and I am grateful for the opportunities they were given. Duke of Edinburgh, singing, drama, music, field trips, foreign exchanges, representative sport all had a very significant part in shaping the adults I see today – still active, still sporty, still into amateur dramatics or orchestra still travelling and still using foreign languages.

Of course, high quality teaching in the classroom and the opportunity to achieve academically were crucial but so was developing their character, confidence and personality. As long as they progressed to what they wanted to do next, Sixth Form, University in their case and they were contented that was fine by me. Who, other than me, valued or measured those precious aspects of their education? Just because they weren’t easily measured numerically doesn’t mean they weren’t important.

My understanding of Tewkesbury parents is that they, like me, want a school that tells a strong story of what its values are – a

‘Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that can be counted counts ’ Albert Einstein

HEADTEACHER’S UPDATE

I consider myself fortunate now that my three children are in their twenties and beyond that difficult teenage stage of fallouts, attitudes, hormones and mood swings. I’ve lost three but thankfully I still have around 1,350 to keep me on my toes – I wouldn’t have it any other way – it’s a true privilege and I love it!

The curriculum is designed to

suit pupils with different abilities

and interests, so that pupils feel

well supported and able to succeed.

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A wide range ofextra-curricular

clubs and activities are popular

with pupils and dovetail with the

curriculum.STEPHEN SMITH

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commitment to real learning, results being important but not a defining feature, and a rich experience of the arts, sport, other extracurricular activities and leadership that shows it is not too compliant to a national fixation with mechanistic measures.

No rational headteacher has a problem being held accountable by anyone as long as the mechanism is fair, transparent and intelligent; league tables fail on all three counts. I’m not driven by performance tables not least because to maximise the school’s position I would find myself not acting in the best interests of your

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it would make us look better. How about forcing all students to study a modern foreign language until they are 16 when a minority struggle to read and write in their first language?

Tewkesbury School is a comprehensive and inclusive school, catering for the young people of Tewkesbury and the surrounding areas. We accept all children regardless of background and that is what enriches all our lives on a daily basis. Imagine the Premiership League table with the rules changed three times during the season, imagine teams getting points based on the number of fans in the stadium, or the number of corners, or the average IQ or income level of a supporter, or based on the size of their budget! If you are going to draw conclusions from league tables – and I urge you not to for ALL schools – then I implore you to understand what they mean first.

If you want to learn how to interpret league tables accurately then do get in touch – otherwise treat them with extreme caution. These tables will be an inaccurate representation of many schools for several years to come. In the meantime, make sure those children are happy, well-rounded, achieving and involved – the mood swings do go away – trust me!

children. Furthermore, I could find myself doing things that are totally at odds with everything I stand for in education and in life. League tables create perverse incentives for Headteachers to ‘play the system’ and engage in morally corrupt behaviour – check out ‘Campbell’s Law’ on Google if you’re interested.

Here follows how ridiculous it can be! We can be placed higher in those tables if we only accept girls – they do better nationally than boys. Closing the door on anyone with a statement of special educational needs would see us ascend the ranks as would preventing entry for those from underprivileged families, those on free school meals and those who are refugees. We could also consider only letting clever children attend. If there weren’t enough in Tewkesbury we could ferry them in from 15-20 miles away or even further and let local children be bused to Gloucester or Cheltenham to get their education.

We could encourage some parents to home educate their children so they don’t get included in our statistics or permanently exclude large numbers for the same reason. We could force John in Y11 to do 10 GCSEs when we know he only really needs 5 to get his apprenticeship or go to college –

Behaviour in all lessons and around the school was good in the subjects visited

on the learning walk.DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION ADVISOR, FEBRUARY 2018

It’s been an exciting few months watching the construction work progressing well on

the £1.3 million building refurbishment to our existing DT centre.

The programme has moved along at some pace with the new roof and windows being installed before Christmas and one of the fantastic food technology teaching rooms completed in February. The first users to try out the fabulous, state of the art facilities were a group of Year 7 boys, who successfully baked some scones. They even managed the washing up!

The whole layout of the DT centre has been remodelled, allowing for lighter, brighter open spaces and larger specialist rooms for engineering, electronics, product design and textiles teaching areas. The school has contributed £130,000 towards the cost of this build. The transformation of the Design Technology teaching area is an exciting time for Tewkesbury School and we look forward to its final handover early in the summer term.

DESIGN TECHNOLOGY CENTRE REFURBISHMENT - PROJECT UPDATE

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‘The whole layout of the DT centre has been remodelled, allowing for lighter, brighter open spaces...’

HALL OF FAME

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...and so 2018 came. Back in 2014 my dad told my sister and I that from September we would be attending school in the UK, I was excited and nervous at the same time - a mixture of feelings - I did not know what to expect, especially because I did not speak English! My dad is in the Italian Army and he got transferred to the ‘NATO Imjin Barracks’ at Innsworth and it was the first time for us moving to a new country.

I joined Tewkesbury School in Year 10 and it was only when I moved here I realised that I had to sit GCSE exams the following academic year. My first day at the school was amazing, everyone was so lovely to me and guided me to the right classes otherwise I would have got lost! However, day after day, the language differences were starting to become an obstruction for me. I couldn’t communicate with other pupils or teachers easily which made it difficult to understand the context of what we were studying. This was stressful but whenever I felt upset, I always used to go to TLC. The staff there never failed to cheer me up and motivate me that I could do it. Teachers also gave me support with extra sessions and let me have extra time and an English-Italian dictionary during tests. From January 2015, things were starting to improve, I had made many friends and I was I was actually happy to attend school; I was starting to realise how lucky I was to have this opportunity. My biggest satisfaction was on GCSE results day where I found out that I could attend the Sixth Form meaning that I had passed and that all the hard work had finally paid off! Four years later I can say that I would do it all over again because it has definitely been worth it. I am now fluent in English, and in September, I will be off to University to study ‘Business and Marketing Management’. I would just like to thank everyone from my family and everyone at Tewkesbury School for the support they gave me, I am truly going to miss it. Giovanna Orru

Tewkesbury School is quite dynamic and everyone from the Head, the staff in the Student Centre and teachers have helped me a lot in the last 4 years. I was in Year 8 when I

joined the school and I had various problems at the very start but overall my experience has been positive. I couldn’t speak any English when I arrive, therefore I couldn’t talk to my class mates. Once my vocabulary had expanded and I started to understand the language it was much easier and day by day I was beginning to enjoy school. Something that I absolutely love about Tewkesbury School is the numerous activities outside of school and during school time, especially football and rugby. This has given me the chance to meet new people, make friends and learn how to work as a team. I am going to sit my GCSE exams this summer and soon afterwards I will return to Rome (where I am from originally) to continue school there. My Dad, similar to Giovanna and Emanuela’s Dad, is in the army. I will miss everyone that I’ve met here.Federico Puri

A PARENT’S VIEW:My children Giovanna and Emanuela were very excited to follow me on this adventure. It is not simple to leave your own country and start a new life in a different one, with a different culture, different education system and diverse English accents! At the beginning, it was difficult for them to adjust. Imagine the feeling of staying in a classroom with schoolmates that don’t understand you or what you are trying to say and not being able to speak their language. Month by month, everything kept on improving and my children slowly started to refine their language skills and socialise with other pupils shaping their own group of friends. Today, Giovanna and Emanuela are perfectly integrated into the community and have had a very happy and successful time at Tewkesbury School. This summer, our time at Imjin Barracks comes to an end and we will return to Italy. My daughter Giovanna will be off to study at University in September here in the UK, whilst on the other side, it will be hard for Emanuela to say goodbye to her friends and everything she is currently involved in and follow me back to Italy. Mr Marco Orrù

THE ITALIAN CONNECTIONNETBALLING SUPERSTARSWe have two superstar netballers in the school! Congratulations to Alexandra Baird (Year 11, Hodgkin) and Issy Robinson (Year 13, Hodgkin) who have been selected to play for the U19 Severn Stars. They made their debuts on Saturday 3 February 2018 at the Worcester Arena.

Severn Stars play at the highest level of club netball with only 10 super league teams competing from the UK - we have two players from this school in the U19 squad, so this is definitely worth celebrating. Well done girls!

YEAR 8 NETBALL In early March, our Year 8s competed in the Cheltenham and District Netball tournament and finished a highly respectable 5th out of 12. They beat St. Edwards, Winchcombe, Cotswold and Bournside School and only lost 7-4 to the eventual winners Pate’s. Great effort and commitment from the team.

FOOTBALL SUCCESS – AGAIN! A huge well done to our U14 Girls Football Squad who have remained undefeated to WIN the Cheltenham District Championships on Friday 9 March. The results were 0-0 and 3-0 versus Bournside, 3-0 and 1-0 versus All Saints’ Academy, 0-0 and 1-0 versus Cleeve.

This means that all three of our Girls’ Football teams (U12, U14 and U16) have remained undefeated within the District and now have all qualified for the County Championships at the end of March.

WINTER OLYMPICS SUCCESSCongratulations to our former student, Sarah Hoefflin (age 27), who won Olympic Gold for Switzerland in the Ski slopestyle on 17 February. Absolutely fantastic!

YEAR 7 RUGBY 7s TOURNAMENTThe Year 7 Rugby team participated in the Monmouth School 7’s tournament on 14 March. In a highly competitive tournament, we came third out of seven teams in our pool, including the hosts Monmouth School and Llandovery College.

The team got through to the quarter-finals of the cup competition losing out to Old Swinford Hospital. Mr Hobbs was immensely proud of the boys, not only for how well they played but how well they behaved and conducted themselves throughout the day. They represented the school in outstanding fashion.

Congratulations and well done to the team: Samuel Tomkins (c), Zac Jones (c), Layne West-Hale, Tom Francis, Lewis Browne, Will Holyoak, Jamie Palmer, Will Cottell, Alfie Dowding, Harry Rosser and Bailey Spark.

DANCESophie Jackson (Year 8, Priestley) continues to excel with her dancing, and recently performed with the Birmingham Royal Ballet for a performance of Sleeping Beauty Dreams.

MUSICNatasha Ludlow (Year 7, Priestley) has taken part in an English Symphony Orchestra course and will be performing at a pre-concert in the coming weeks.

SEA CADETSMolly Tellis (Year 9, Priestley) took part in a week-long Naval Acquaint course as part of the Sea Cadets at the HMS Raleigh Training Establishment in Plymouth, along with Marnie Montellier (Year 9, Keller and Nathaniel Newman Year 9 Priestley).

U16 Girls Football Team

U14 Girls Football Team

Sarah Hoefflin

TRAMPOLININGCongratulations to Courtney Sim (Year 8, Keller) on winning the trampolining regionals and getting through to represent in the South West competition, which is taking place in March.

Giovanna OrrùYear 13 Keller

Our Italian students Federico, Giovanna and Emanuela.

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The Rotary Club of Tewkesbury will stage their annual Classic Vehicle Festival at Tewkesbury School Playing Fields on Sunday 19 August.

Over 1000 classic vehicles will be represented, from the dawn of the motoring era, to pre-war, post-war, American, sports cars to custom cars and hot rods, plus over 200 classic motorcycles.

The event is the Rotary Club’s biggest charity annual fundraiser which actively raises thousands of pounds for both national and regional charities. Over £100,000 has been donated since its inception.

The Festival features live vintage entertainment courtesy of the Hayward Sisters, Lindy Hop dance demonstrations, plus 110 quality trade stands, auto-jumble and a wide selection of onsite catering.

The Midlands Air Ambulance Charity will once again be one of the beneficiaries of the 2018 event. The festival will serve as an operational base for the crew on the day. Come and see the helicopter up close and meet the pilots.

It’s a great value family day out, whilst raising vital money for great causes! For more information please visit www.tewkesburycvf.org

Sunday 19th August 2018 at Tewkesbury School

DON’T MISS OUT - SUPPORT TEWKESBURY SCHOOL’S NEW WEEKLY LOTTERY

Lyndsey Woodward Marketing Manager

We are excited to announce the launch of our new School Lottery fundraising initiative. The first draw took place on Saturday 3 February 2018 and so far, the

weekly cash prizes have been £46 to almost £70. Thank you to all those who have already signed up to support us.

A ticket costs just £1 with 40% of the funds raised coming directly to Tewkesbury School. The size of the weekly prize depends on the number of tickets bought for the school each week, so the more tickets purchased, the bigger our local prize will grow! A £1 ticket will also enter you into the national jackpot prize draw of an amazing £25,000.

The Lottery is run through ‘Your School Lottery’ which is an externally organised UK scheme. Family members, staff and the wider community can sign up to an online account to buy weekly lottery tickets and be in with a chance of winning each week. To enter, simply visit www.yourschoollottery.co.uk select Tewkesbury School and choose your lucky numbers. It couldn’t be any easier to support Tewkesbury School.

We hope that this initiative will be a fun, easy and effective way for parents, grandparents, businesses and the community to support us and to help raise money to further improve our school. We will use the extra funds raised to reward, support and enrich the education of our students. We need your help to make the lottery the best it can be. Thank you and good luck!

BandiT 2 :The Future

20th - 23rd August 2018 at Tewkesbury School with a final performance at the Guild Hall Gloucester

BandiT is a four-day songwriter and band workshop for 60 to 70 students aged 7 to 17. Students throughout the community come together to form bands and to be creative in song writing and performing. The prime function of the workshop is to give young people from all backgrounds the opportunity to gain experience in musicianship, creative song writing and performance skills and to make new friends. Cost per student is £70 for the 4 day workshop.

For more information and bookings please go to www.banditmusicprojects.co.uk

AliceBY LAURA WADE

TEWKESBURY SCHOOL DRAMA DEPARTMENTIN ASSOCIATION WITH SAMUEL FRENCH

PRESENTS

7PM {DOORS OPEN AT 6:30PM}adults

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APRILMONDAY 16TH | TUESDAY 17TH | WEDNESDAY 18TH

in the Tewkesbury school drama hall

The White Rabbit is late for the Duchess. The Cheshire Cat won’t stop grinning, And the Hatter is, well, mad.

In the middle of it all is Alice, a young girl with a vivid imagination and a family life that’s less than perfect.

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We proudly present our next major school production - Alice. This will be performed over three nights after the Easter holidays at Tewkesbury School Drama Hall.

Three students have been selected to perform as Alice each night. They are Emily Newman Penny, Emily Farrington and Lauren Hall who are all in Year 10. There’s also huge cast of students from Years 7-13 performing alongside as the weird and wonderful characters of Wonderland. We even have a bijou band who have composed their own songs to support the action! The show is led by Musical Directors, Craig Sipek from Year 13 and Erin Mills from Year 12.

We are sure that tickets will sell-out fast! Tickets are on sale at the School’s Finance Office:Phone 01684 851801 Or email finance@tewkesburyschool.org