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Salt Pinch of
The news magazine of Titus Salt School
VOL 12 Spring 2014
Building a passion for STEM
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Encouragement, Progression, Achievement
Brick by brick
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The range of opportunities available at our school clearly shows that there are challenges and discoveries across every subject area.
Our recent development as a specialist school for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) is gathering pace through diverse activities, resulting in fun experiences and success in national competition. The support we get from local, national and international communities also adds to the
richness of learning and experience.Take a look at our alumni page,
which gives an insight into the successes of our past students, and reflects the value we have always placed on individual potential – who knows what our current students may become!
Meanwhile, I want to thank all our staff and students for their continued commitment and support in making our school a success.
Ian Morrel, Headteacher
The new Safer Schools Police Officer, PC Andy Hopwood, and the Safer Schools Community Support Officer, PCSO Jen Peril, have been working with Year 10 students on a crime prevention initiative. The students are using this as the volunteering section of their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.
This includes identifying crime hotspots in the local area and delivering leaflets to residents in Baildon on crime prevention. The group has also used a speed gun to record motorists who are exceeding the speed limit on Green Lane and Coach Road.
Greg Trusselle
My name is Connor Samson. I am in Year 9, and I am also a member of the Bullying Intervention Group.
Bullying can happen to anyone, at any age. Being bullied may involve someone pushing you, hitting you, teasing you, talking about you or calling you names. If you are being bullied, you don’t have to deal with it alone – you can talk to someone about it.
The Bullying Intervention Group (BIG) is a group of adults and students that helps students who are being bullied, and works with the person who is bullying to change their attitudes and behaviour.
Earlier this year, we held a national event in school: Anti-Bullying Week. Bullying of any kind is not accepted at Titus Salt School, and our job was to come up with ideas to get our important message across. This involved putting together a PowerPoint presentation, wearing special t-shirts around school which depicted our anti-bullying logo, and posting a leaflet for families to read at home.
Titus Salt School is also working towards achieving the BIG Award. “We believe that by achieving this national qualification, we will ensure a consistent and embedded approach to good practice,” said Mrs Punt.
Food to goFollowing guidance from the Student Council, Innovate catering service is proud to offer a ‘Grab and Go’ option at the ‘Zoom Bar’, where students can ‘grab’ a sandwich or drink etc, and ‘go’. They have also set up a hot chicken bar.
Janice Attwood
BBC School ReportThe 2014 School Report News Day will be on 27 March. A full report will be published in the next issue of Pinch of Salt. Go to www.titussaltschool.co.uk/bbcschoolreport
Centre of ExcellenceTitus Salt School and Shipley College are working with local employers, supported by Bradford Council, to develop the region’s young business talent. Post-16 students now have the opportunity to work with local employers at the Centre of Excellence for Business. During ‘Unstoppable CV Week’ in early March, the business group gained advice from local employers and took part in mock interviews.
Michele Banks
In February, Titus Salt Youth Theatre
transported audiences Back to the 80’s
[sic] and the decade that gave the
nation crimped hair, leg warmers and
all things neon.
Set to a soundtrack of classic
pop songs, including Footloose and
Walking on Sunshine, the show gave
students the opportunity to take part
in energetic dance routines, re-enact
iconic film sequences and enjoy
themselves – 80s style!Cheryl Gaukroger
Students have been asked to create a piece of artwork, which will be presented to the Lord Mayor and exhibited in the Town Hall as part of an exhibition of history and experiences between former service personnel and young people.
As part of the project, the group took part in workshops at the National Media Museum on the
roles and responsibilities of the Armed Forces and their contribution to society. Part of the day included opportunities for students to meet members of the Armed Forces and to understand their experiences of conflict through verbal testimony and archive photographs.
Leanne Lush
TSS students are creating a new film and app focusing on Bradford’s cinematic history and heritage, which is due to be launched in July. Bradford UNESCO City of Film won Young Roots funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund for the project.
Walking in the footsteps of famous actors and film locations, our students are acquiring valuable new technical, creative and communication skills for their future careers. They will also gain an Arts Award as part of the project.
Heather Graham
Enrichment across the curriculum
Safer Schools’ initiativeNews in brief
A world of opportunity: Ian Morrel
with Year 7 student Bailey Preston.
Crime prevention: PC Hopwood with Issa Al Yasiri, Kelsey Ransley and Chloe Waugh, Year 10.
Important message: Members of BIG.
Bradford’s cinematic heritage
Artistic inspiration
Musical memoriesLottery funding: Jacob Clarke and Katy Halfyard, Year 11, Caleb McLaren, Year 9, Rukayyah Robun and Charlie Wardman, Year 11, and Matthew Dunk, Year 9.
Our students are working alongside a Baildon community group to produce a Sculpture Trail in a historic local beauty spot.
Ferniehurst Dell was originally the home of Edward Salt, son of Sir Titus Salt, and is now the location for the trail, which has an Armed Forces theme.
Titus Salt School students are getting involved at every stage of the process. This includes Post-16 Psychology students interviewing Armed Forces personnel; students in Years 9-13 producing creative writing with Dave Cryer, our Patron of Reading, to inspire the sculptors; and students in Years 9 and 10 contributing to the design process with sculptors Craig Dyson and Shane Green. A celebration event to open the trail will be held in July.
Heather Graham
Trail pays tribute toArmed Forces
Down in the Dell! Gabriela Proszowska and Joe Fisher-Pedley, Year 9.
A totally awesome musical! Cast
members in rehearsal.
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The STEM subjects of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths continue to grow in popularity
STEM has been relaunched with a new logo and newsletter, written and edited by a team of Year 9 students.
It turns out that producing a logo that is clean and simple takes a great deal of time, creativity and expertise! As a reward,
competition winner Emma Cropper was given the opportunity to visit the professional studio of editorial design agency Words&Pictures, where she played a crucial role in modifying her winning entry into the sleek, modern design you see in this issue.
Kion Nikoumaram
Parked outside Modern Foreign Languages, the nine-metre Skybolt rocket helped to spark the imaginations of Year 9 students during a recent STEM activity. This was designed to support the rocket propulsion lab activities, which are cutting-edge educational experiences reinforcing key STEM subject areas.
After a spectacular series of demonstrations and experiments highlighting the technical issues of rocket propulsion, the students teamed up to put theory into practice. This was followed by an awesome display of rocket power on the school playground.
Good news for students in Year 9 – Team Starchaser is set to return to TSS during the summer term!
Jim O’Connor
The victim was found with lethal wounds to his head and body. On his person was the evidence needed to convict the murderer…
Year 11 students were called in to inspect and record the crime scene. They carried out the crucial investigative work, including the lifting of fingerprints, blood spatter analysis and the examination of hair and fibres. Professional crime scene investigators were on hand to provide help and guidance.
Kion Nikoumaram
In preparation for the Computing department’s new curriculum launch, a range of clubs and activities have been set up across the school to promote computing, programming and problem-solving.
During a recent STEM-focused Personal Development Day, Mr Atkinson introduced Lego Mindstorms to Year 10. Competing in teams of three and four, students had to solve problems by programming their robots to complete challenges on a custom-made Lego board.
The winning group (Niall Cockburn, Joe Musgrove, Declan Staves and Josh Smith) ended the day on 32 points out of a maximum 40.
Darren Atkinson
The aim of the Maths Challenge day was simple – to show students of all abilities that Maths can be fun.
The software-based challenge involved the simulation of a racing car through the completion of a set of mathematical
activities by teams of students, who then competed against each other in a series of exhilarating races.
Haseeb Ahmed and Adil Abbas, Year 11, emerged victorious to lift the coveted 2014 trophy.
STEM supports success
Crime scene investigators
Rockets reach for the sky
Lego challenge
Maths can be fun!
TSS is proud to support two teams of Post-16 students who have won a regional Formula 1 in Schools event. As a result, they are now going through to the national final and have a strong chance of qualifying for the international finals in Abu Dhabi.
The competition is a STEM-based event, centred on designing and building miniature jet-powered F1 cars, which can
travel 20 metres in just over a second. The cars are designed using 3D software and manufactured using robotic machinery. Good luck to teams ‘Element 6’ and ‘TITAN!’
Andrew Mason
Formula 1 teams race ahead
Winning formula: Racing team thinks big!
Custom-built robots: Niall Cockburn and Joe Musgrove, Year 10, with Mr Atkinson.
Competition winner: Emma Cropper Year 10, right, with Tom Owens and Matthew Dunk, Year 9.
Darragh Lyons
As part of Personal Development Day, Year 8 students worked with the University of Bradford to design, build and evaluate wind turbines.
Each turbine was fitted with a sensor, which recorded the amount of electricity generated. The data was then sent wirelessly to a laptop, using Bluetooth technology.
“This was a really cool activity!” said one Year 8 student. “I liked changing my design and seeing how it affected the amount of electricity it produced.”
Simon Hawkins
‘A really cool activity!’
Logo wins by design
Excitement generation: Amy-Beatrice Cropper
and Elizabeth Ajala, Year 8.
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Post-16 at Titus Salt School
Post-16 at Titus Salt School is a place where you will always find a warm, welcoming and friendly atmosphere, as well as a strong sense of purpose and ambition. Our Post-16 community is about enjoyment, challenge and achievement, and we are proud of our reputation and our high standards of teaching and learning.
If you join us, you can be sure that your experience will be more than about academic achievement. This is because you will have the chance to become a well-educated, confident and articulate young leader, who is ready to embark on the next stage of your learning journey.
The Post-16 Team – Richard Field, Martyn Redhead, Isabel Kogut and Fiona Lockerbie
We have been very busy raising money for charity this year.Year 13 student Jodie Price has raised more than £500
for the British Heart Foundation by organising a book event and a ‘Ramp Up the Red Day’, when Post-16 students and staff wore an item of red clothing for the day, and Mrs Kogut sold wristbands for a pound.
Mr Field organised a pool tournament to raise money for Epilepsy Action, which was won by Leader of Year 12 Mr Redhead who, together with members of Year 12, went on to compete in the 5K Reindeer Stampede in Roberts Park.
Richard Field and Isabel Kogut
Former student and biochemist Dr Jim Brooks recently visited TSS to talk to Post-16 students who are studying A Level Biology and Chemistry. Dr Brooks kindly shared his field of expertise on pollen grains, as well as explaining how the Earth was formed.
Afterwards, he presented his book, The Full Spectrum, to Mr Morrel.
Chris Unsworth and Tom Roper, Post-16
An investment for your future success
Giving something back
New horizons
Biochemist bridges the divide
Heartfelt contribution: Jodie Price.
Life savers: Year 12 students Dawid Wozniak
and Beth Unwin.
Post-16 students take great pride in helping lower school students to succeed in their studies. They do this by helping to improve the reading ages of students in Years 7 and 8, as well as helping in subject lessons on a weekly basis.
Mentoring is an important part of the enrichment programme, and is very much a two-way process.
Martyn Redhead
Teaching supportPersonal Development Days are an opportunity for Post-16 students to experience different activities and to widen their experience.
After completing their university applications and learning about the financial implications of going to university, Year 13 students took part in a ‘Cooking on a Budget’ competition to see who could come up with the best meals for the least amount of money. To make it more interesting, Post-16 teachers were both the tasters and the judges. Year 12 also completed a First Aid course.
Martyn Redhead and Fiona Lockerbie
Lauren Hibbert
Q) What did you study at tSS? I did A Levels in Geography, Art and Economics.Q) What are you doing now?I’m a hairdresser and nail technician. I work on a self-employed rent-a-chair basis so I’m my own boss but work as part of a team. I’d love my
own salon one day!Q) What did you study after tSS?
I did an Apprenticeship in Hairdressing at Craven College, and gained qualifications in Hairdressing and Nail Technology.Q) Have you a piece of advice for our current students?Follow your own path: the next step for each person after A Levels is different.
Life beyond the school gatesOur school days are an important part of a lifelong journey of learning and discovery.
Here, former students show how the pathways you take at school help shape your future...
JonatHan DWyer
Q) What did you study at tSS? A Level PE, Geography and Economics plus Double BTEC Sport.Q) What are you doing now?I’m in my final year at Sheffield Hallam University studying Physical Education and Youth Sport and then training to become a PE teacher.Q) Which teachers inspired you?My PE teachers were my favourite because you could enjoy a laugh with them and still learn so much in their lessons.Q) What advice would you pass on to current students?Make the most of your time at school; work hard and have the time of your life.
JiLL WorSLey
Q) What did you study at tSS? I took A Level English Literature, Media Studies, Psychology and General Studies in the 1990s.Q) What are you doing now?I make television documentaries and factual entertainment. I recently spent a month filming Paul O’Grady in Africa and meeting orphaned baby animals, definitely a career highlight!Q) What did you study after tSS?I completed a Psychology degree at Leeds University and then a Masters in Communication Studies.Q) Have you a piece of advice for our current students?Don’t just follow the crowd! Remember that school is only the beginning and the more you achieve at school the better your options will be.
Lauren CHapman
Q) What did you study at TSS? I studied A Level Maths, Biology and Chemistry in the Sixth Form.Q) What are you doing now?I’m a Marine Vertebrate Zoology student at Bangor University in Wales.
Q) What did you study after TSS?After A Levels I went to Guyana for a year to teach. The experience made me appreciate the education system here in the UK. Q) Which teachers inspired you?Miss Easton and Mr Sendrove. They were so willing to give up their personal time to help others progress. Q) Have you a piece of advice for our current students?When the time comes, study! It feels great to achieve the grades you need.
Jenny WooDWarDQ) What did you study at TSS? I left after my GCSEs and went on to Leeds College of Art and Design.Q) What are you doing now?I am a second year Fine Art student at Loughborough University. I love my degree and the extra activities available: in September I’m climbing Mount Kilimanjaro for the Meningitis Research
Foundation. http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/JenniferWoodward1 Q) Can you share a couple of fond memories of your time at TSS?Coniston Camp on my 14th birthday was amazing; I took home memories I will never forget. Q) What advice would you pass on to current students?School plays a big part in building who you are, so enjoy yourself.
Good advice: Matty Knights Year 13, Jamie Denison, Year 12 and Bradley Wakefield, Year 13.
The end of term meant that we had many awards to give out to reward students for their hard work and dedication. We gave away two iPads, two iPad minis and ten vouchers to spend at local shops.
Martyn Redhead
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Year 8 student Rhea Southcott has been named Bingley Harriers’ Junior Athlete of the Year, and is ranked fourth in the UK at pentathlon and second at shot put. Last year she was part of the successful Year 7 Indoor Athletics squad who represented Titus Salt School at the West Yorkshire finals in Halifax.
Although she is only 12 years old, Rhea is now competing for Leeds City Athletics Club at Under 15 level.
James Russell
In December, Jacob Barnett won his first senior Taekwondo competition in Germany, fighting in the 68kg category. He is now preparing for the Dutch Open in March, where the 89 competitors in his category include the current Olympic champion.
He continues to train in Manchester with the GB Academy and with Quest Taekwondo in Bradford and Penistone, as well as attending Leeds Metropolitan University (LMU) as part of the TASS programme (Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme).
Jacob passed on some of his skills during a recent Year 8 Personal Development Day. He has also received an offer from LMU to continue his studies in Sport and Exercise Science.
Martyn Redhead
Every year, Bradford Schoolboys hold football trials to which schools in the area send the players they feel could represent Bradford.
This year, a number of boys from TSS have been selected. So far, they have enjoyed playing fixtures against Nottingham, Leeds, Hull and Sheffield.
James Russell
Junior Athlete of the Year
High kicks
Trial and selection
Our extra-curricular sporting activity programme, LUDUS, was launched last September. Ludus is Latin for ‘play, game, sport and train’, and offers students the opportunity to take part in more than 15 clubs a week before and after school, and during lunchtime.
As a result, over 300 students a week take part in a sporting activity at least once a week.
Philippa Jervis
Sports extra!
Striding ahead: Rhea Southcott, Year 8.
Well done to the Year 11 students who achieved their kayaking 1 star back in July. We are now looking forward to putting the next set of kayakers through their paces.
The Kayaking Club is open to Year 9 students and above after Easter.
Philippa Jervis
Kayaking open to all
Star kayakers: Mr Mason, Mr Sendrove, Tyler Poyner, Billy Fry, Mrs Jervis,
Corntie Fenton, Bradley Wilson, Mr McDonald and Rukayyah Robun.
Future champions? Footballers David Roper, George Lawrence, Josh Caan, Joe Lawrence, Nathan Newall, Toby Long and Jack Morrow.
