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The news magazine of Titus Salt School

VOL 16 Spring 2016

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Starperformer

Ed aims for Eton

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Students achieve

We pride ourselves on being at the forefront of new initiatives, especially when they relate to child protection and safety.

We were delighted, therefore, to be the first secondary school in Bradford to receive the E-Safety Mark, after the school’s work to promote and ensure online safety was

given the highest possible grading by the external assessor.

We have also received the B.I.G Award, which recognises the preventative strategies and procedures our staff and student ambassadors put in place to combat bullying.

Zabair Ali and Lynne Punt

One in a million

Topic of conversation

‘Local Leader’ bows out

Preserving our heritage

Language app

Putting Saltaire on the map: Sydney Ricketts and Natasha Adey, Year 10, and Year 9 students Amy Eyles and Zara Malik.

International link: Molly Drake and Oliver Beattie, Year 10.

Proud winner: Amy Illingworth, Year 11.

A party to celebrate the fifteenth and final edition of the Local Leader, a magazine run by TSS students, was held at the new Broadway Centre in Bradford.

When James Slater and Megan Carson founded the magazine in July 2014, they were among the youngest business owners in the UK. Following Megan’s departure from the magazine, she was succeeded by Jordan Carroll.

Sixth Formers James and Jordan, however, have decided to concentrate on their education during their last year at school.

Mariska Peers

Editors in chief: Megan Carson, Jordan Carroll and James Slater, Year 13.

Pride in our success

Andrew Staniland

A safe and happy environment

In January, I joined three other students from Year 12 to take part in an event called the ‘Big Conversation’, organised by the Home Office Committee. This was the first in a series of similar events that are to take place across the UK.Students from a wide range of schools and universities were divided into groups, and joined an MP from the Select Committee to explore a set of questions. At the end of the session, we were given the opportunity to present our ideas.Samrah Chaudry, Year 12

Over the next three years, students in Year 10 will develop a language learning app for primary school children.

This follows our successful application for Erasmus funding, which will enable TSS to work in collaboration with Bradford University and Amandus-Abendroth Gymnasium, our partner school in Germany.

Rachel Wilson

Sydney Ricketts, Natasha Adey, Amy Eyles and Zara Malik recently represented Saltaire at the 2015 World Heritage Youth Summit at Blaenavon World Heritage Site in Wales.

Their winning entry was a film designed to answer the question, ‘How can we use World Heritage to make the place we live in better?’.

The three-day summit, which was attended by young people from around the country, boasted a packed itinerary of activities and debates.

The girls were proud to be awarded third place in the overall competition.

Heather Graham

Achievement is defined as ‘a thing done successfully with effort, skill, or courage’, and as you look through this edition of Pinch of Salt you will read article after article that reflects significant achievement.

It’s great to read about the success of our current students and their achievements, both locally and globally – in the classroom, as volunteers, entrepreneurs, performers, ambassadors, technologists, in sport, the Arts and Sciences.

As well as our current students, it’s also great to read about those who have gone on to achieve, and to be successful and happy in a wide and diverse range of careers. It is great to be part of such achievement.

Ian Morrel, Headteacher

Year 11 student Amy Illingworth recently won the biggest award of the evening at the ‘One in a Million’ STARS Award ceremony.

Amy’s award was in recognition of her great attitude, behaviour and enthusiasm during 300-plus hours of volunteering.

Amy volunteers twice a week,

running a youth club for children aged 5-12. She said: “I wanted to give something back to ‘One in a Million’ because of all the help and support they have given. Although it is sometimes difficult to balance my school work with the things I do outside of school, I find it very rewarding.”

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Celebration of

As a highly academic and diligent student, Ed Cooke is capable of choosing any combination of GCSE options. His passion for performing, however, led to him to select Dance, Music and Drama – at which he is excelling.

An avid performer, Ed has undertaken numerous leading roles in school productions and music concerts, and has developed his theatrical talents at Stage 84. With his future career in mind, Ed also relished the opportunity to play the title role in Oliver! in the West End of London.

In addition, because of his academic abilities, Ed has a chance of obtaining a scholarship for Eton College. He has already achieved a place on the competitive National Youth Music Theatre summer residential programme in London. What a superstar!

Cheryl Gaukroger

Two students who demonstrate ambition and passion in Science are Esha Sagar and Nicole Mitchell.

Both are excelling in their studies, achieving the very highest possible grades, and are also heavily involved in a variety of Science and STEM extra-curricular activities.

Esha is currently finalising her design for the UKAYRoC rocketry competition, while Nicole has been invited to

numerous Science open days at the foremost universities in the country.

In February, Nicole and other Year 12 Physics students visited the frontier of modern Science – CERN in Geneva. They were treated to a tour of the facilities and gained a unique insight into how scientists are probing deeper than ever before into how our universe behaves, and how it came to be.

Adam Barnes

Isobel Lawrence in Year 10 is an outstanding student in Geography, and is already producing work worthy of an A grade. She combines a natural aptitude for the subject with an intense work ethic, and this approach to her studies has ensured that she is developing into a very capable geographer. I have no doubt that she will go on to achieve great things.

Alistair McDonald

Diligence. Passion. Hard work. These are just some of the qualities

shown by our students as they flourish in a variety of subjects

Leading man

Multitalented: Ed Cooke,

Year 11.

Outstanding progress

Geographer makes the grade

Experts in English

Maths wizards

Model linguist

Student of distinction: Mahnoor Nadeem, Year 12.

On target: Avijeet Chawla, Year 8, and Katy Maude, Year 9.

Natural ability:

Jamie Dalby, Year 8.

academic achievementsNatural aptitude: Isobel Lawrence, Year 10.

Hard at work: Matthew Padgett, Year 10, Emma Brook, Year 12, and Scott Holmes, Year 8.

Journey of discovery: Esha Sagar, Year 10, and Nicole Mitchell,

Year 12.

Extending the frontiers of Science

Mahnoor Nadeem is one of our strongest performing students.

TSS uses a target-setting system that challenges and supports students to make 13 GCSE steps of progress from the beginning of Year 7 to the end of Year 11.

By the end of Year 11, 2015, Mahnoor made an incredible 23 steps of progress in Health & Social Care.

Last summer, she was rewarded with a Distinction* and she is now studying in our Sixth Form.

Simon Hawkins

In German lessons, Jamie Dalby has never

ceased to impress with his natural ability. More

importantly, is his ambitious approach to his

studies and his desire to continually improve his

work and never shy away from a challenge.

Jamie has already made four GCSE steps of

progress since joining TSS.Darren Graham

Katy Maude in Year 9 and Avijeet Chawla in Year 8 are both making rapid progress in Mathematics.

Katy is only one step away from her end-of-year target. She is well organised, highly motivated, listens carefully to instructions and is keen to contribute to any class discussion.

Avijeet has enormous natural ability and can work out how to do things very quickly. He is also one of the hardest working students in the class. His enthusiasm is clear, and he answers questions confidently and with real fluency.

Alastair Maclarty and Stephen Boddy

Three students who epitomise hard work in the English Faculty are Emma Brook, Matthew Padgett and Scott Holmes.

Emma joined TSS in Year 12, and has proved herself to be articulate, knowledgeable and witty. She is a keen writer and regularly enters competitions.

Matthew is a quietly enthusiastic student, who has flourished during his GCSE course. He is a focused,

committed and dedicated student who really wants to succeed.

Scott is already making strong progress to meet his end-of-year target, and has gone from strength to strength in his analytical writing. He is a student who listens to feedback, and acts upon it effectively. This has been reflected in his improved grades.

Well done!Sasha Hill

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Deborah JamisonQ) What years were you at Titus Salt?2000-2006.Q) What are you doing now?I’m an audit manager at KPMG. During my first three years, I completed my ACA qualification to become a Chartered Accountant. I also spent three months working in India where I trained staff at our office in Bangalore.Q) Did you do any Further/Higher Education/Apprenticeship courses?I went to Newcastle University and did a Masters in Maths and Statistics.Q) Any fond memories of your time at Titus Salt?I really enjoyed my school days, specifically some of the incredible school trips, including going to Spain twice to play badminton. Also, I once got locked out of Maths by Mr Simpson for being late – but I won’t say any more about that!

Pinch of Salt spoke to a number of TSS alumni about life after school, and what advice they would give to current students. The answer, overwhelmingly, was to enjoy what you do, and work hard!

Meet our alumni

James HansonQ) What years were you at Titus Salt?2002-2009.Q) Which A Levels did you do?Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Economics, English, plus ICT AS Level.Q) What are you doing now?I work for Capgemini Consulting. Recently, I have been heading up a project team of seven analysts at a global consumer goods firm, helping them to use data – from social media to the weather – to make better business decisions.Q) Did you do any Further/Higher Education/ Apprenticeship courses?I did my A Levels at TSS, then an Economics degree at the London School of Economics.Q) Any advice for our current students?Hard work pays off, so whether it’s an apprenticeship, university or employment you choose to pursue, work hard.

Jacob BarnettQ) What years were you at Titus Salt?2007-2014.Q) Which A Levels did you do?BTEC Sport and IT.Q) What are you doing now?I’m studying Sport and Exercise Science at Leeds Beckett University. As senior Taekwondo British Champion, I’m in the Great Britain U21 squad, and looking forward to Tokyo 2020. I’m also a Quest Taekwondo coach.Q) Any advice for our current students?Never stop doing what you enjoy the most, and work hard at it.Q) Where do you see yourself in five years?A qualified Strength and Conditioning coach, full-time Taekwondo coach – and Olympic champion!

Sophie EvansQ) What years were you at Titus Salt?2000-2007.Q) Which A Levels did you do?Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics.Q) What are you doing now?I’m a doctor. I graduated in 2012, and after two years of foundation training, I moved to Malaysia for a year to teach at a medical school. I’m now working in paediatrics in Newcastle.Q) Where do you see yourself in five years’ time?I hope to use my experience in paediatrics to work abroad again.

Laura LambertQ) What years were you at Titus Salt?2001-2008.Q) What are you doing now?I work at Imperial College London as a research scientist testing pre-clinical flu vaccines.Q) Did you do any Further/Higher Education/ Apprenticeship courses?After my A Levels, I studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University and then did a PhD at Imperial College London in 2011, where I researched a lung virus that affects babies. I qualified as a doctor in October 2015.Q) Did you have a favourite teacher? If so who, and why?There are too many to mention, but my GCSE Biology and Chemistry teachers were a huge inspiration, and Miss Lockerbie was a tremendous help with my application to university.

Rebekka VincentQ) What years were you at Titus Salt?2007-2012.Q) What are you doing now?I’m in the fourth year of my Medicine degree at Newcastle University. Hopefully, I’ll qualify as a doctor in July 2017.Q) Did you have a favourite teacher? If so who, and why?Miss Easton taught me Chemistry in the Sixth Form. She always went above and beyond as a teacher, helping me with after-school revision and my application to medical school.Q) Any advice for our current students?Think about potential careers as soon as possible so you can choose the right A Levels. Do some work experience – you never know if you’ll enjoy a job unless you understand what’s actually involved. Be confident, and go for it!

Alex KerriganQ) What years were you at Titus Salt?2004-2011.Q) What are you doing now?I’m an Apprentice Body CAD Engineer at Jaguar Land Rover, based in Warwickshire.Q) Did you do any Further/Higher Education courses?After Sixth Form, I went to Loughborough University and then I was offered a place on an apprenticeship scheme.Q) Did you have a favourite teacher? If so who, and why?Mr Collis, purely because he says it as it is, and he likes Land Rovers!Q) Any advice for our current students?First, never give up on your dreams. Second, everything happens for a reason. Third, if you find yourself thinking ‘when am I ever going to need this’, one day you might, so listen and learn!

Rebecca Jackson (nee Johnson)Q) What years were you at Titus Salt?1999-2006.Q) What are you doing now?I work as a vet in a small animal practice. My days are split between consultations and operations on animals ranging from dogs, cats and rabbits to more exotic species such as bearded dragons, geckos and tortoises.Q) Did you do any Further/Higher Education/Apprenticeship courses?I studied veterinary medicine and surgery for five years at the University of Glasgow and graduated in 2011 with honours.Q) Any advice for our current students?Anything is possible if you are prepared to work hard enough.

Titus Salt School, Higher Coach Road, Baildon BD17 5RH.Tel: 01274 258969. Fax: 01274 258970.Email: enquiries@titussaltschool.co.ukWebsite: www.titussaltschool.co.uk

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Gymnast Paige Morley in Year 8 recently claimed

first place on beam and joint first on bars at the

Level 7 Yorkshire Championships.

Aged nine, Paige began attending two training

sessions a week at Astre Academy, where her

coaches immediately saw her potential.Mariska Peers

Sam Turner in Year 11 overcame understandable nerves to win bronze at the Yorkshire Youth League finals, her first fencing competition. Sam performed impressively, losing in the semi-final to the eventual winner of the girls’ U16 foil event.

Jordan Garcia, also in Year 11, won bronze in the U16 boys’ category.

Mariska Peers

County champion

First place: Paige Morley,

Year 8.

Fencers foil competition

Double medal haul: Jordan Garcia and Sam Turner, Year 11.

High five! Rhea Southcott, Year 10.

At the top of his game

Kick-start: Ben Shaw, Year 9.

Gold standardRhea Southcott represented England at the English Schools’ Athletics Indoor Combined Events International in Glasgow, beating teams from Scotland and Ireland to win gold in the pentathlon.

The Year 10 student has previously represented TSS in the English Schools’ Pentathlon finals in Bedford, where she won silver. She also guided the West Yorkshire team to a bronze podium place. Well done Rhea!

James Russell

Year 9 student Ben Shaw has been selected for development and training at the renowned Yorkshire Carnegie Rugby Club.

Currently playing full back for Bradford Salem, Ben started playing rugby union at the age of five, for clubs such as Bradford & Bingley and Baildon.

Jill Pettifor

A knockout at karateJessica Simpson-Hall, Year 8, and Grace Clark-Coates, Year 9,

have been selected to represent the Shukokai Karate Union

England Team at the World Karate Championships in Ireland. More

than 2,000 competitors from all over the globe are expected to

take part in the two-day event in June.

Grace is only recently back to full strength after recovering from

injury. Both she and Jessica are training hard, and looking forward to

representing England. Mariska Peers