BISHOP VESEY’S GRAMMAR SCHOOL

SPEECH DAY

at Sutton Coldfield Town Hall

Friday 30th November 2018

6.30 p.m.

PROGRAMME

The National Anthem

Welcome and Opening Remarks:

Mrs Joanna Davis BA (Hons) Chairman of the Governors

The School Report:

Dominic Robson BA (Hons) NPQH Headteacher

Presentation of Prizes and Certificates:

Lord Peter Ricketts GCMG GCVO Old Veseyan

Vote of Thanks:

Lucy Windsor Shoaib Sheraz The School Captains

At the end of the presentation you are all invited to join the staff, governors and guests in the lounge for drinks and refreshments

SENIOR STUDENTS

School Captains

Sophie Lloyd

William Hennessy

Deputy School Captains

Matthew Price

Nickeal Sidhu

President of the School Council

Louis Kill-Brown

Charity Captain

Sheamol Obeda

Charity Deputies

David Green

Charlotte Frazer-Morris

Mental Health Ambassadors

Essie McGlynn

Caleb Woodall

Olivia Dean

House Captains

Joseph Perrin Blue Phoebe Abbott Red

Declan Mee Gold Olivia Hastings White

Luke Topley Purple

House Officers

Edward Elliman Blue Benjamin Abbott Red

Damiola Sowunmi Blue Balamrit Sokhal Red

Thomas Hooper Gold Roshan Siddique White

Alice Graham Gold Ben Miles White

Mohammed Rohil Purple

Charlotte Hobbs Purple

Captains of Games

Rugby - Matthew Price & William Poland

Netball - Emily O’Hare

Hockey - Jainan Patel

Cross Country - Thomas Parkes

G.C.S.E. CERTIFICATES

11B Form Tutor: Miss C A Lamb Ethan Alexander Joseph Hughes James Moore Ethan Allen Harry James Warwick Pallister Isaac Bosman John Kamel Finlay Port Denis Cekrezi Huzaifah Khan Daniel Porter Tawhid Chowdhury Israr Khan Harvey Quinn Huzhayfa Ejaz Amardeep Khangura Adeeb Rahman Anas Fasih Benedict Lawrence-Pietroni Matthew Richardson Max Geldard Oliver Lillycrop Malachi Searchwell-Snape Samuel Harkin Jaden Lo-Watson Yusuf Varsani Archie Harris Umair Mahmood Benjamin Wall David Howe Matthew Martin 11G Form Tutor: Mr L Graham Daanish Altaf Billy Finnegan Luke O’Brien Zain Asif Marcus Fu Cormac Parize Rohan Bassi Alex Garton Matthew Prince Matthew Bate Roshan Ghedia Irenveer Randhawa André Bean Mohammed Ghulam Siraj Ravat Matthew Berry Oliver Hadley Joshua Russell Cornel Buck-Beason Benjamin Heppenstall Thomas Shephard Matthew Burrows George Hounslow Louis Steer Johnathan Cartwright Faizan Mahmood Raushan Suemul Kieran Curran Brandon Mobley James Taylor Louis Fellows Joshua Norris 11R Form Tutor: Mr A P Cragg Musaleen Asif Shamsuddin Ellahi Nathan McKenna-Patel Zulquarnan Aziz Matthew Freer Finlay McLoskey Alexander Bailey Henry Guest Brandon Nayyer Joseph Bardsley Jude Heath Benedict Newman Erik Brown Aiden Hill James Rogers Haaris Butt Jack Horton Jai Rukar Harrison Casey Zak Karemo Eesaa Shehzad Fraser Chapman Mathew Kemp Sebastian Smith Aidan Croghan Sher Khan Omar Takruri Stevie Davie Ammar Makhzoum Aidan Towse Sherief Elatter Thomas Marquet

11W Form Tutor: Mr C G Guy Ibrahim Aliwi Jacob Harding-George Zain Sarmad Raul Athwall Benjamin Henstock Raheem Tariq Luke Beveridge Matthew Hurley David Thomas Nayan Bhatia Nathan Jones Jacob Thornley Joseph Billington Lawrence Li Edward Walklett Elliott Brown Roy May James Ward Charlie Coleman Sam Maynard Rhys Webb Daniel Cross Barney Miller Ciaran Weir Benjamin Ellis Luke Moore Daniel Wilkes Eesa Gharda Daanyaal Oddin Cem Young Freddie Goodrham Haris Rahman

G.C.S.E. PRIZE

Awarded for Overall Merit (incorporating the Harold Johnson, Washbourne, Old Veseyan Association, Wiggins-Davies and C. W. Hicks Prizes)

Ibrahim Aliwi Denis Cekrezi Joseph Hughes Daniel Porter

Ethan Allen Fraser Chapman Matthew Hurley Matthew Prince

Daanish Altaf Tawhid Chowdhury John Kamel Harvey Quinn

Mursaleen Asif Aidan Croghan Mathew Kemp Adeeb Rahman

Zain Asif Daniel Cross Huzaifah Khan Irenveer Randhawa

Raul Athwall Stevie Davie Amardeep Khangura Matthew Richardson

Alexander Bailey Shamsuddin Ellahi Lawrence Li James Rogers

Joseph Bardsley Benjamin Ellis Jaden Lo-Watson Jai Rukar

Rohan Bassi Anas Fasih Ammar Makhzoum Joshua Russell

Matthew Bate Louis Fellows Thomas Marquet Zain Sarmad

Matthew Berry Matthew Freer Sam Maynard Sebastian Smith

Luke Beveridge Eesa Gharda Finlay McLoskey Louis Steer

Nayan Bhatia Roshan Ghedia Brandon Mobley Omar Takruri

Isaac Bosman Freddie Goodrham Jamie Moore David Thomas

Elliott Brown Henry Guest Luke Moore Jacob Thornley

Erik Brown Jude Heath Joshua Norris Aidan Towse

Matthew Burrows Ben Heppenstall Luke O’Brien Benjamin Wall

Haaris Butt Aiden Hill Daanyaal Oddin James Ward

Johnathan Cartwright Jack Horton Cormac Parize Daniel Wilkes

Harrison Casey George Hounslow Finlay Port

G.C.S.E. Merit Prizes

The Peakman Prize for G.C.S.E. Biology: Matthew Freer The John McLaren G.C.S.E. Prize for Chemistry: Sebastian Smith John Kamel The Belman G.C.S.E. Prize for English: Mathew Kemp The Belman G.C.S.E. Prize for French: Thomas Marquet Sebastian Smith The Belman G.C.S.E. Prize for Mathematics: Sebastian Smith The Sixth Form Prize: Sebastian Smith James Ward

G.C.E. ADVANCED CERTIFICATES

JANE AUSTEN Form Tutors: Miss J K Kular and Mr T W Greenwood

Jacob Carpenter Jawad Karim Aaron Riley James Cavendish Alfie Lockrey Callum Simpson Thomas Edwards Daniel Mcrae Rolan Soyannwo Georgia Graham Sheamol Obeda Jon Jon Tian Karam Johal WILLIAM BEVERIDGE Form Tutor: Mrs J S Heaviside Amrit Chirrimar William Pritchard Nickeal Sidhu Ella James Luke Reynolds Adam Svetalovskiy Jerin Johnson Aran Sandhu Juliette Thomas Rajan Mittal Rohan Shinh Kin Tsui EMILY BRONTE Form Tutor: Mrs R E Hayward Hibaat Abdi Ella Bevington Catherine Hobbs Tia Bahia Lewis Cope Declan Mee Anirudh Bala Edward Elliman Joseph Nicholson Joseph Beesley Olivia Hastings Caleb Woodall ISAMBARD BRUNEL Form Tutor: Mr N A Yates Emily Elsoueidi Samuel Parkes Faraaz Upadhay Edward Gray William Poland Benjamin Wallace Hammad Khan Mohammed Rohil

ALEXANDER FLEMING Form Tutors: Dr A N Reilly and Miss C Lawson Oliver Bardsley Owen Hancox Ben Miles Mohammad Biswas William Hennessy Nathan Scott Benjamin Clay Haidar Khaliq Balamrit Sokhal Mary Dosumu Marcin Kowalczyk Emily Taylor Natalie Flanagan Sophie Lloyd Mohammed Usama David Green HOWARD FLOREY Form Tutor: Mr Götschel Phoebe Abbott Aaron Pahal Thomas Walton James Cutting Jainan Patel Morgan White Jack Eccles Philip Reader Megan Wiggin Praise Ndiulor Elodie Timms

STUART HALL Form Tutor: Mr J W Ellor Alexander Aldea Sulaimaan Mahmood Hamza Stitan Ziyaad Aleem Jordan Orchard Finlay Sutton

JOHN HERSCHEL Form Tutor: Mr A M Morgan Mohammed Ali Natalie Ching Daniel Manz Nikhita Bagga Joshua Hall Luke Smith James Batten Zishaan Hussain Edward Stanley Lauren Butler Oliver Madden EDWARD JENNER Form Tutor: Mrs E Babourina-Brooks Kevin Koshy Georgia Popple Jamaal Simms Rebecca Lewis Ishaaq Ravat Marquez Sinclair Liam Nevin Sophie Sadera Thomas Thursfield Hussain Palejwala Jessica Shingler Luke Topley Marissa Parekh JOHN KEYNES Form Tutor: Mr S Hutchieson Hannah Bennett Emma Fearon Jade Mahon Lily Bull Orla Finnegan Jack Parsons Olivia Dean Alexander Hughes Alexandra Poniatowska Dominic Devine Laura Hutchings Matthew Price Emily Edwards Emillie Ladds-Curtis Benjamin Smith

JOSEPH LISTER Form Tutor: Mrs P L Jean and Ms M J Sheargold Benjamin Abbott Thomas Hooper Daniel Quirk Sufyaan Ali Louis Kill-Brown Kubiran Rajakumaran Matthew Betty William Kirby Kiara Sagoo Emily Coleman Thomas Parkes Rianna Stewart William Heap Joseph Perrin ISAAC NEWTON Form Tutor: Dr N D Colclough and Mr A P Jones Sarah Gavigan Hollie Hutchinson Charles Pottinger Benjamin Gordon Daniel Leyva Oluwadamilola Sowunmi Harry Griffiths Laura Morgan Christopher Wheat

JOSEPH PRIESTLEY Form Tutor: Mr R C Brocklebank Rafe Alston Jacob Fairweather Thomas Henstock Morohunfoluwa Bajomo Charlotte Frazer-Morris Essie McGlynn Eleanor Cooper Alice Graham Michael Moore Kieron Dosanjh

ERNEST RUTHERFORD Form Tutor: Miss R E Gaydon and Mrs H E Perera Niamh Fallon Malone Mukwende Gabriel Stevens Jasmeet Hothi Emily O’Hare Catherine Weaver Shams Islam Oluleke Oluyomi Jayden Wilkes Ella Lacey Kwame Oteng-Adusei

MARY SEACOLE Form Tutor: Mr T W Lintern and Mr M J Lavelle Maxwell Acton Joshua Harrison Eve O’Reilly Thomas Arrowsmith James Jordan Anthony Orme Lily-Mae Bowman Sehj Kaur Hashir Pervez William Colley Aaron Mall Kea Simmons

CHRISTOPHER WREN Form Tutor: Ms J K Heer Harry Allen Madeleine Muir Roshan Siddique Alexander Hemming Jack O’Hara Tanyaradzwa Takavarasha Evanne Hughes Nathan Phillips Jamie Taylor Libby Lemm Jacob Poxon Ellis Toyne

Awards and Prizes

G.C.S.E. Prizes - the income to fund these prizes comes from the various trusts, groups and individuals as listed on the programme. The winners are determined by a formula based on their results. The average per subject is calculated, so that those taking differing numbers of subjects are treated equally.

The Peakman Prize in GCSE Biology - Mark Peakman attended BVGS between 1970 and 1978. This prize recognizes excellent Biology teaching, particularly the late Mr T B Jones, which took him through the medical schools at University College, and King’s College Hospital, London to become a Professor at King’s College London.

The John McLaren GCSE Prize for Chemistry - this is awarded by Stephen McLaren in the memory of his son John, his own love of the subject and his gratitude for a second most enjoyable career at Bishop Vesey’s.

The Belman GCSE Prize for English - the brothers Michael and David Belman attended BVGS between 1942 and 1952. This prize is presented in grateful recognition of the contribution made to their subsequent careers and their enjoyment of the English language and its literature by the efforts of their teachers, particularly Messrs Barratt and Hollis.

The Belman GCSE Prize for French - the brothers Michael and David Belman attended BVGS between 1942 and 1952. The prize is presented in grateful recognition of the contribution made to their subsequent careers and their enjoyment of the French language and its literature by the efforts of their teachers, particularly the late Mr C P Watkinson.

The Belman GCSE Prize for Mathematics – The brothers Michael and David Belman attended BVGS between 1942 and 1952. This prize is presented in grateful recognition of the contribution made to their subsequent lives and careers by the knowledge of mathematics imparted by their teachers.

Sixth Form Prize - awarded for exceptional and outstanding achievement at GCSE.

G.C.E. ‘Advanced’ Level Prizes

Awards and Prizes - these individually named prizes are donated each year, either by income from capital in Trust or direct payment. The recipients are chosen by the Head of the Department.

The Phil Coulson Prize for Physics - is awarded in recognition of his 31 years of teaching; his love of the subject; his interest in the world around us and in his utter determination to bring science alive.

The John Griffin Award – this award is presented in memory of John Griffin, former Head of Art at this school. It is presented to the Sixth Form student who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to Art.

The Stephen Roberts Prize for A Level History - It was in the Sixth Form of B.V.G.S. that Stephen Roberts (1970-77) learned to love the study of Britain's nineteenth century. He has gone on to specialize in that period, writing books about Chartism and Victorian Birmingham - one of which he dedicated to P.M. Walmsley, the teacher who introduced him to the Chartists. On leaving B.V.G.S. Stephen was awarded the History Prize. He is now an Associate Professor in the Australian National University.

The A. F. Madden Prize for Personal Research in History – is awarded to the student judged to have completed a research project of the highest quality in a branch of history. In 2005, A.F. Madden, M.A., Ph.D. (BVGS 1929-1935) was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Letters by the University of Oxford, in recognition of his lifetime contributions to Constitutional and Commonwealth studies.

The Michael Belman Prize for Public Speaking - confidence and skill in public speaking are key attributes that students leaving the school will find of immense benefit in their academic and professional careers. This prize is awarded to the pupil who has demonstrated the greatest

improvement in their presentation skills and in the clarity and quality of their public speaking during their Sixth Form years.

The P.G.D. Robbins Cup for Sport - is awarded in memory of Peter Robbins, an Old Boy and a Governor of this School, to the student who has made the best all-round contribution to sport in the School during the preceding year.

The P.G.D. Robbins Sports Scholarship - is awarded annually to a student who would benefit from assistance in order to gain further representative honours.

The Linda Shine Award – Linda Shine taught English in the school for 34 years and inspired countless generations of students with her love for the subject. She raised the aspirations for Oxbridge entry and was a governor for 8 years. This prize is presented to the student who in the view of the Department has excelled in ‘A’ level English Coursework.

The Tom Wyer Memorial Prize for the Victor Ludorum - is awarded to the senior athlete who has distinguished himself at the School’s Sports Day in a number of events. The formal presentation of this trophy has been revived in the memory of Tom Wyer, former Governor and supporter of this school.

The Tom Wyer Memorial Prize for the Victrix Ludorum - is awarded to the senior athlete who has distinguished herself at the School’s Sports Day in a number of events. The formal presentation of this trophy has been revived in the memory of Tom Wyer, former Governor and supporter of this school.

The Peter Dines Prize for Leadership - is awarded to the student who has made an outstanding contribution to the life of the school and to our community partners. Their efforts have been characterised by the use of initiative and inspirational leadership qualities.

The Clive Richards VC Award - is awarded to a member of the Vesey Community who embodies the virtues of audacity, determination and spirit in their service of Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School.

The Clive Richards Prize for the Outstanding Student of the Year – is awarded to the student who has gained National Honours or similar recognition in either a specific subject area or the sporting and leisure arena.

The John Young Prize for the Most Outstanding Performance in Rugby - is awarded by John Young OV, former English international rugby player, in recognition of the most outstanding performance by a player throughout the season.

The Tom Healy Geography Prize for A Level Progress – is awarded to the Geography student who has made the most progress in their examinations during their Sixth Form years. It is presented in the memory of Tom who was a student at BVGS from 2003 until 2010 and was an Undergraduate at Loughborough University, reading Geography.

The Martin Cresswell Award - this cup is presented in memory of Martin Cresswell, a student at this School from September 1978 to September 1983. It is presented to the student who has made the greatest contribution to the musical life of the School throughout his/her time here.

The Officers’ Prize - is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the previous School Captain and Deputy, has made the most positive contribution to the administrative tasks undertaken by the students. The recipient may or may not have been an Officer.

The Jeavon Porter-Fraser Memorial Award - is awarded to any member of the Vesey Community who has achieved through adversity. It is presented in memory of Jeavon who was a student at BVGS from 2005-2010.

The Eddowes Prize - is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the Staff, has made the greatest contribution to the good of the School by example and participation throughout his/her school career.

The Norman Bedggood Prize - is awarded to the runner-up for the Eddowes Prize. The money for both these prizes comes from interest on legacies left to the School by the named people.

The Headteacher’s Prize and the Chairman of the Governors Prize - are awarded each year to students who have made overall contributions to several aspects of school life, but who have not excelled in any one area sufficiently to gain one of the above prizes.

The Ralph Collins Award - is awarded in the memory of Mr Collins who was a Governor of the School for 40 years, and Chairman of the Governors for several periods. It is awarded to the student(s) who have made the greatest contribution to Community Service during the previous school year, either within the School or in a wider context.

The Mary Matthews Award - is presented to a current member of the Upper Sixth who has only joined us at Lower Sixth Form level and has made the greatest contribution to the general life of the School.

The Philip Bates Performance Prize - this award is presented in memory of Philip Bates, a student at this School from September 1992 to July 1999. It is presented to the Sixth Form student who has reached an outstanding level in stage or musical performance.

The Marian Belman Memorial Prize for Singing - Marian Green, who was born in Little Aston, had a beautiful soprano voice, singing in several amateur choirs, despite a lack of formal training. She had a great love of classical and operatic music which, after her death in 2006, inspired her husband Michael Belman OV to present this prize to the student judged to have the best aptitude as a soprano, or to have given the best soprano performance at a BVGS musical event during the year.

The Harold Gray Prize for Singing – is awarded to a student who has shown exceptional talent and flair in singing and is likely to continue singing as a career or lifetime interest. Harold Gray was Head of Music at BVGS from 1930 to 1945 and Associate Conductor of the City of Birmingham Orchestra from 1929 to 1979.

The R. W. Ayres Service Prize - is presented for service to the school. This prize is dedicated by members of form 2aII (who entered the senior school in 1931) in honour of their friend R. W. Ayres, who was killed in action during World War II, shortly after the Battle of Britain.

The Perry Shield - for the best all-round athlete was donated to the School by a previous Clerk to the Governors. It is usually on display at the presentation of prizes and the recipient’s name is engraved on the shield itself.

The Sixth Form Prize - for Academic Progress is awarded to the student who, when judged by the national baseline standard, has made the best progress across all their Advanced Level subjects.

Leaving Exhibitions - these are financed out of the Governors’ Funds and are awarded on a points score basis to those who have excelled at ‘Advanced’ Level.

The John Madden Exhibition in Medicine – records the community service of an Old Veseyan who survived serious illness while in the Sixth Form and went on to read medicine at Christ Church, Oxford, thereafter entering general practice. The Exhibition is awarded to a high achiever, going on to read for a degree in medicine or an allied field.

Duncalfe and Wilkinson Exhibitions - these are the highest academic awards that the School can give. They are awarded in alternate years, and financed by the interest on legacies left by the Duncalfe and Wilkinson families.

SPECIAL AWARDS — ADVANCED LEVEL

Parents’ Association Prizes - the Parents’ Association donate the money for these prizes each year, and they offer one prize in each of the main subject areas, attempting to cover those areas which are not specifically covered in the awards and endowed prizes. The recipients of these prizes are nominated by the Head of the Department.

PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION PRIZES

Art: Madeleine Muir

Biology: Benjamin Clay

Chemistry: Sarah Gavigan

Economics: Alice Graham

Geography: Daniel Leyva

Geology: Charles Pottinger

German: James Cutting

Music: Jack O’Hara

Physical Education: Jessica Shingler

Psychology: Sehj Kaur

Religious Education: Rebecca Lewis

Spanish: Juliette Thomas William Kirby

ENDOWED PRIZES

The John Griffin Senior Art Shield: Evanne Hughes The Linda Shine Award: Joe Nicholson The Phil Coulson Prize for Physics: Laura Morgan

The C. P. Watkinson Prize for French: Emily Coleman The John Badger Memorial Prize for Geography: Emillie Ladds-Curtis The Stephen Roberts Prize for A Level History: Caleb Woodall The A. F. Madden Prize for Personal Research in History: Tanya Takavarasha The Herbert Jerrard Prize for Mathematics: Jacob Carpenter The Adam Jarvis Prize for Further Mathematics: Thomas Edwards The Tom Healy Geography Prize for ‘A` Level Progress: Elodie Timms The Sixth Form Prize for Academic Progress: Essie McGlynn The Ramsden Award for Orchestral Playing: Philip Reader The P. G. D. Robbins Cup for Sport: Jainan Patel The P. G. D. Robbins Sports Scholarship: Niamh Fallon The Perry Shield for the Best All Round Athlete: Matthew Price The John Young Prize for the Most Outstanding Performance in Rugby: William Hennessy The Tom Wyer Memorial Prize for the Victor Ludorum: Thomas Parkes The Tom Wyer Memorial Prize for the Victrix Ludorum: Lauren Butler

EXHIBITIONS

Leaving Exhibitions GCE Prizes

Benjamin Abbott Sehj Kaur Nathan Phillips

Phoebe Abbott Hammad Khan Charles Pottinger

Hibaat Abdi Louis Kill-Brown Jacob Poxon

Morohunfoluwa Bajomo William Kirby Matthew Price

Anirudh Bala Kevin Koshy William Pritchard

Oliver Bardsley Marcin Kowalczyk Daniel Quirk

Matthew Betty Emillie Ladds-Curtis Ishaaq Ravat

Jacob Carpenter Daniel Leyva Philip Reader

Benjamin Clay Sophie Lloyd Aaron Riley

Emily Coleman Alfie Lockrey Mohammed Rohil

James Cutting Aaron Mall Sophie Sadera

Jack Eccles Daniel Manz Aran Sandhu

Thomas Edwards Essie McGlynn Jessica Shingler

Emma Fearon Daniel McRae Rohan Shinh

Charlotte Frazer-Morris Rajan Mittal Roshan Siddique

Sarah Gavigan Laura Morgan Nickeal Sidhu

Benjamin Gordon Madeleine Muir Tanya Takavarasha

Alice Graham Malone Mukwende Juliette Thomas

Joshua Harrison Joe Nicholson Luke Topley

Olivia Hastings Sheamol Obeda Thomas Walton

William Hennessy Emily O’Hare Jayden Wilkes

Laura Hutchings Oluleke Oluyomi Caleb Woodall

Hollie Hutchinson Hussain Palejwala

Jerin Johnson Thomas Parkes

The John Madden Exhibition in Medicine: Benjamin Clay

The Wilkinson Exhibition: Thomas Edwards

SPECIAL AWARDS

The Peter Dines Award for Student Leadership: Louis Kill-Brown

The Jeavon Porter-Fraser Memorial Award: Jayden Wilkes

The Mary Matthews Award: Lucy Windsor

The Clive Richards Prize for the Outstanding Student: Benjamin Saunders

The Clive Richards VC Award: Lord Peter Ricketts GCMG GCVO

The Philip Bates Performance Prize: Angus Carter Joseph Perrin

The Marian Belman Memorial Prize for Singing: Sophie Lloyd

The Martha Davis Award for Diligence: Charlotte Frazer-Morris

The Harold Gray Prize for Singing: Jack O’Hara

The Martin Cresswell Award: Sheamol Obeda

The Ralph Collins Award for Community Service: Phoebe Abbott

The Michael Belman Prize for Public Speaking: Bethan Davage

The Officers’ Prize: Ben Miles Edward Elliman

The Chairman of Governors Prize: Tanya Takavarasha

The Headteacher’s Prize: Nickeal Sidhu

The R. W. Ayres Service Prize: Benjamin Smith

The Norman Bedggood Award: Sophie Lloyd

The Eddowes Prize: William Hennessy

DESTINATION OF LEAVERS

It was particularly encouraging this year that the majority of students obtained entry to courses of their choice, meeting the requirements that were set for them. Mr D Goodwin very kindly made himself available for consultation during the week immediately following the publication of results and was therefore on hand to offer help and advice to the few students who had difficulties as well as to those who were uncertain of procedures operating at that stage.

Jane Austen Jacob Carpenter - Bristol: Mathematics Jawad Karim - BVGS: A Levels James Cavendish-Tribe - Southampton: Mechanical Engineering (4 years) Thomas Edwards - Cambridge: Mathematics Georgia Graham - Bristol: Physics Karam Johal - Leicester: Geography Alfie Lockrey - Southampton: Aeronautics & Astronautics / Spacecraft Engineering Daniel Mcrae - Durham: Physics Sheamol Obeda - Cambridge: Engineering Aaron Riley - Birmingham: Mathematics Callum Simpson - Leicester: Law Ayokunmi Soyannwo - Loughborough: Mechanical Engineering Jon Jon Tian - Manchester: Electrical & Electronic Engineering William Beveridge Amrit Chirrimar - Birmingham: Medicine (5 years) Ella James - Sheffield: Civil Engineering (4 years) Jerin Johnson - Southampton: Medicine Rajan Mittal - Nottingham: Economics William Pritchard - London School of Economics: Economics

Luke Reynolds - MDP Accountants London: Apprenticeship Aran Sandhu - Nottingham: Economics Rohan Shinh - Leeds: Economics Nickeal Sidhu - Cambridge: Natural Sciences Adam Svetalovskiy - Aston: Economics & Management Juliette Thomas - Cambridge: Modern & Medieval Languages Kin Tsui - Birmingham City: Accounting & finance Emily Bronte Hibaat Abdi - King’s College, London: Ancient History Tia Bahia - Bristol: Dentistry – BDS entry (5 years) Anirudh Bala - Exeter: Applied Psychology (Clinical) Joseph Beesley - Aston: Law Ella Bevington - Lincoln: Psychology with Clinical Psychology Lewis Cope - Birmingham City: Primary Education with QTS Edward Elliman - Nottingham: Geography Olivia Hastings - Nottingham: Psychology Catherine Hobbs - Essex: Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience (Including year abroad) Declan Mee - Nottingham: Geography Joseph Nicholson - Leeds: English & History Caleb Woodall - Cambridge: History

Isambard Brunel Emily Elsoueidi - Gap year Edward Gray - Leeds: Biology Hammad Khan - Birmingham: Mechanical Engineering Samuel Parkes - Leeds: Sustainability & Environmental Management William Poland - Nottingham: Aerospace Engineering Mohammed Rohil - Applying to study Dentistry 2019 Faraaz Upadhay - Aston: Chemical Engineering Benjamin Wallace - Loughborough: Accounting & Financial Management Alexander Fleming Oliver Bardsley - Cambridge: Veterinary Medicine Abrar Biswas - Applying for Medicine 2019 Benjamin Clay - Cambridge: Medicine Mary Dosumu - Leicester: Biological Sciences (Biochemistry) Natalie Flanagan - York: Chemistry with a year in industry David Green - Liverpool: Medicine Owen Hancox - Nottingham: Chemical Engineering with an industrial year William Hennessy - Keele: Medicine Haidar Khaliq - Applying to study Chemical Engineering 2019 Marcin Kowalczyk - Applying to study medicine 2019 Sophie Lloyd - Bristol: Medicine - MBChB Standard entry (5 years) Ben Miles - Cardiff: Chemistry (with a year abroad) Nat Scott - Southampton: Physics with Astronomy (4 years) Balamrit Sokhal - Keele: Medicine Emily Taylor - Leicester: Economics Mohammed Usama - Reapplying to study Medicine Howard Florey Phoebe Abbott - Cambridge: Law James Cutting - Oxford: French & German Jack Eccles - Birmingham: Modern Languages (4 years) Praise Ndiulor - Gap year Aaron Pahal - Birmingham: Chemical Engineering - Industrial Experience Jainan Patel - Coventry: Physiotherapy Philip Reader - Birmingham: Liberal Arts & Sciences Elodie Timms - Durham: Biological Sciences Thomas Walton - Durham: Law Morgan White - Birmingham: International Business with Language (4 years) Megan Wiggin - Bristol: Law Stuart Hall Alexander Aldea - Nottingham: Law Ziyaad Aleem - Applying for university 2019

Sulaimaan Mahmood - Applying to study medicine 2019 Jordan Orchard - Gloucestershire: Religion, Philosophy & Ethics Mohamed Stitan - Nottingham: Law Finlay Sutton - Cardiff: Ancient History

John Herschel Mohammed Ali - Bristol: Economics Nikhita Bagga - Warwick: Engineering James Batten - BVGS: A Levels Lauren Butler - Birmingham: Biomedical Science Natalie Ching - Sheffield: Psychology Joshua Hall - Employment Zishaan Hussain - Aston: Accounting for Management Oliver Madden - Birmingham City: Civil Engineering

Daniel Manz - Groningen,The Netherlands Physics & Philosophy Luke Smith - Bath: Accounting & Finance (with professional placement) Edward Stanley - Warwick: Engineering Edward Jenner Kevin Koshy - Keele: Medicine Rebecca Lewis - Birmingham: Psychology Liam Nevin - Nottingham Trent: Chemistry Hussain Palejwala - Exeter: Economics & Finance with industrial experience Marissa Parekh - Glasgow: Physics with Astrophysics Georgia Popple - Applying to study medicine 2019 Ishaaq Ravat - Leicester: Medicine Sophie Sadera - Leeds: English & History Jessica Shingler - Birmingham: Physiotherapy Jamaal Simms - Leicester: Mathematics Marquez Sinclair - Essex: Psychology Thomas Thursfield - Cardiff: Biological Sciences Luke Topley - Bristol: Biology John Keynes Hannah Bennett - Nottingham: Chemistry Lily Bull - Birmingham: Biomedical Science Oliva Dean - Lancaster: Geography Dominic Devine - Nottingham: Geography

Emily Edwards - Employment Emma Fearon - Sheffield: Biomedical Science Orla Finnegan - Leeds: Theoretical Physics Alexander Hughes - Plymouth: Geology Laura Hutchings - BVGS: A levels Emillie Ladds-Curtis - St Andrews: Economics and Management Jade Mahon - Nottingham: Microbiology Jack Parsons - Durham: Earth Sciences Alexandra Poniatowska - Reading: Philosophy & English Literature Matthew Price - Nottingham: Chemical Engineering with industrial year Benjamin Smith - Leicester: Archaeology (major with minor)

Joseph Lister Benjamin Abbott - Nottingham: Politics & International Relations Sufyaan Ali - Applying for University 2019 Matthew Betty - Cardiff: Mechanical Engineering Emily Coleman - Cambridge: History William Heap - Leeds: Physics Thomas Hooper - Nottingham: Geography Louis Kill-Brown - Oxford: French & Spanish William Kirby - Cambridge: Asian & Middle Eastern Studies Thomas Parkes - Exeter: Economics with industrial experience Joseph Perrin - Leeds: Ancient History & Philosophy Daniel Quirk - Durham: Physics Kubiran Rajakumaran - Leicester: Mathematics Kiara Sagoo - Sheffield: Geography Rianna Stewart - Leeds: English & History Isaac Newton Sarah Gavigan - Leeds: Chemical Engineering Benjamin Gordon - Nottingham: Physics Harry Griffiths - Nottingham: Environmental Science Hollie Hutchinson - Southampton: Aeronautics & Astronautics/Spacecraft

Engineering Daniel Leyva - Oxford: Law Laura Morgan - Nottingham: Mathematical Physics (4 years) Charles Pottinger - Oxford: Earth Sciences Oluwadamilola Sowunmi - Loughborough: Electronic & Computer Systems Engineering Christopher Wheat - Sheffield: Mechatronic & Robotic Engineering Joseph Priestley Rafe Alston - Birmingham: Economics Morohunfoluwa Bajomo - Liverpool: Medicine Eleanor Cooper - Nottingham Trent: Business Management Kieron Dosanjh - Birmingham City: Real Estate Jacob Fairweather - Birmingham: History Charlotte Frazer-Morris - Oxford: Biochemistry (Molecular & Cellular) Alice Graham - Sheffield: Biology with a year abroad (3 years) Thomas Henstock - Loughborough: Mathematics with Economics Essie McGlynn - Nottingham: English Michael Moore - Swansea: Accounting & Finance Ernest Rutherford Niamh Fallon - Liverpool: Human Physiology Jasmeet Hothi - Liverpool: Biological Sciences Foundation (1+3) Shams Islam - Leicester: Medical Physiology

Ella Lacey - Applying to university 2019 Malone Mukwende - St George's, University of London: Medicine Emily O’Hare - Sheffield: Medicine (Phase One) Oluleke Oluyomi - Applying to study medicine 2019 Kwame Oteng-Adusei - De Montfort: Pharmacy Year Zero Gabriel Stevens - Gap year Catherine Weaver - Leicester: Medical Genetics Jayden Wilkes - Leeds: Philosophy

Mary Seacole Maxwell Acton - Glasgow: Computing Science Thomas Arrowsmith - Sheffield: Mathematics Lily-Mae Bowman - Brighton: Primary Education 5-11 with QTS William Colley - Gap year Joshua Harrison - Durham: Computer Science James Jordan - Cardiff: Banking & Finance with professional placement year Sehj Kaur - King’s College London: Law Aaron Mall - Nottingham: Law Eve O’Reilly - Manchester: Biosciences with a Foundation Year Anthony Orme - Leicester: Physics Hashir Pervez - BVGS: A Levels Kea Simmons - Birmingham: Geography Christopher Wren Harry Allen - Oxford: Architecture Alexander Hemming - Huddersfield: Architecture (International) RIBA Part 1 Evanne Hughes - Lancaster: English Literature & History Libby Lemm - Leicester: Economics Madeleine Muir - Art Foundation course

Jack O’Hara - Sheffield Hallam: Architectural Technology Nathan Phillips - Birmingham: Economics Jacob Poxon - Religious placement Roshan Siddique - St George’s, University of London: Medicine Tanyaradzwa Takavarasha Birmingham: Biological Sciences Jamie Taylor - Derby: Politics & History Ellis Toyne - Leicester: Psychology

HONOURS IN SPORT

ATHLETICS Warwickshire Hammer and Discus Champion U’17 James Ward English School High Jump Champion U’17 Benjamin Saunders

BADMINTON

7th at the U’15 National Finals Tighe Crook Staffordshire Badminton County squad U’12 Devin Fernando

U’14 Warwickshire Umair Chaudhry

CHESS Qualified for the World Championships in Greece 2018, Warwickshire U’14 and Four Nations

Chess League Division 2 Chirag Guha Warwickshire U’11 Alexander Howett

CRICKET

Warwickshire U’13 Shailan Srikanthan Warwickshire U’12 Devin Fernando

Warwickshire U’14 Sachin Dubb Birmingham District U’14 Oliver Gray-Nimmo

Birmingham District U’11 Harry Moors U’15 Districts Clarke Wells

Solihull District U’11 Krish Chauhan U’14 Warwickshire ‘B’ team Umair Chaudhry

CYCLING

National/International Mountain biking Connor Smith

CROSS COUNTRY

West Midlands Schools Year 8 National Championships Jack Wakefield West Midlands and Staffordshire U’17 Charlotte Bush

Staffordshire U’18 George O’Connor, Ethan Patel

FENCING U’20 GB Fencing team Oliver Nash

FOOTBALL Manchester United Academy U’16 Dermot Mee

Talent Centre for West Midlands U’16 Charlie Giblin Barnsley Football Academy U’15 Luke Nuttall

Aston Villa Football Academy U’14 Lewis Allison Birmingham City U’14 Ryan Gascoyne

GYMNASTICS

GB Artistic Gymnastic Squad U’12 Gabriel Longton Warwickshire County Squad Layla Chiha

HOCKEY

Warwickshire U’13 Rohit Jakhu Staffordshire Junior Academy Centre (JAC) U’14 Jonathan Andrews

Midlands Performance Centre U’17 Archie Sansome Staffordshire U’13 Matthew Merrill Staffordshire U’16 George Parkes Staffordshire U’16 Callum Foster Staffordshire U’18 Jack Stevens

Warwickshire (JAC) U’15 Marcus Phillips Warwickshire U’15 South Midlands Performance Centre Dan George

Warwickshire U’17 Jacob Higgins, Dan Porter, Luke O’Brien Warwickshire U’17 Henry Wade

JRPC U’17 Holly West, Harry West Birmingham Performance Centre U’17 Ben Ellis, Archie Harris, George Hounslow, Aiden Hill

Staffordshire U’16 Morgan Simpson Staffordshire U’18 Thomas Thursfield

West Midlands Performance Centre U’15 Morgan Davage, Oliver Gray-Nimmo

KARATE

Shotokan Karate (KUGB) 1st place in national competition for Team Kata, Junior Division Lucas Nix

Shotokan Karate (KUGB) 1st place in national competition for Team Kata, Junior Division Elijah Nix

NETBALL

Wasps U’19 Squad Abigail Steventon West Midlands U’18 Niamh Fallon

Severn Stars U’17 Academy Neve Parkes

RUGBY Worcester Warrier academy training camp for England Rugby & Irish Exiles U’17 Declan Mee

Leicester Tigers Academy U’14 Zak Hossain, Oliver Smith, Ben Pagett, Owen Boxall Worcester Warriors U’14 Joe Taroni

Warwickshire U’16 Clarke Wells Warwickshire U’18 Joe Bentley

Wasps DPP U’15 Matthew Keating Wasps DUP U’13 Joel Stainthorpe Worcester U’18 1st XV Brogan Ling

Greater Birmingham U’15 Matthew Keating, Jude Heath Greater Birmingham U’15 Warwick Pallister

Poland U’18 & Staffordshire U’18 Jakub Kijak Year 9 U’14 Worceseter DPP Group Arun Peace-Minihan, James Hodson

Year 10 U’15 DPP boys at Worcester or Leicester Joe Roberts, Joe Taroni, Ben Paget, Owen Boxall

SQUASH

Warwickshire U’15 Jack Stevens

TRAMPOLINING U’11 National Finals Charlie Butcher

U’15 National Finals Luke Butcher

WATER POLO West Midlands U’13 Max Dalton

A RECORD OF CUPS AND TROPHIES PRESENTED DURING THE YEAR INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Ross Trophy for Cross-Country: Tom Parkes

Jackson Trophy for Most Improved Hockey Player: Marcus Fu

Memorial Trophy for Services to School Chess: - Chirag Guha

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INTER-HOUSE COMPETITIONS

The K. Osbourne Trophy (Rugby)

White House

The Bullimore Cup (Cross-Country)

Blue House

The Robinson Cup (Cricket)

White House

The Jackson Cup (Senior Hockey)

Gold House

The Intermediate House Hockey

Gold House

The Millet Trophies are based on all House Competitions and the results for 2017/2018 are shown below:

Total

Place House Points

1st White 294

2nd Red 293

3rd Gold 278

4th Blue 239

The overall House Competition Trophy – The Roberts Cup was awarded to: White House

Charities 2017-18

Charity Amount Event

Build a School in Africa £3,706.93 Sponsored walk to Africa

Macmillan £444.02 Coffee morning 29.09.17 + KDS half marathon

Macmillan £298.00 KDS half marathon

The Feast £278.25 Founder's Day collection

Children in Need £1,440.60 Non-uniform + various

Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (UK) £30.00 Sale of red ribbons in LRC

Our Place Community Hub £268.61 Wear a Christmas jumper 22.12.17

Cancer Research UK £2,000.00 Non-uniform + various 26.01.18 MD family

Book Aid International £812.00 Non-uniform 01.03.18

Sport Relief £949.60 Non-uniform 09.03.18

KIDS £930.00 Non-uniform 23.03.18

Marie Curie £160.96 JW collection

Marie Curie £88.33 JW collection

Cancer Research UK £132.20 Sale of Unity Bands-LRC

Autism Awareness £581.66 Non-uniform 03.07.18

Macmillan £22.95 Sale of cakes in the staffroom

Total £12,144.11

SUMMARY OF SCHOOL VISITS 2017 – 18

Trip Name Purpose of Trip Department Year Destination

Reward Trip To reward students with the highest commitment levels in the Year 10 exams

Pastoral Y11 National Paintballing Fields, Bassetts Pole

Geography Field Trip A Level Geography Coursework Geography Y13 Sutton Park

Geography River Study Trip GCSE Coursework Geography Y11 Carding Mill Valley, Shropshire

The Somme Battlefields Yr 9 & 10 study History Y9/10 Northern France

Junior Rugby Tour Student competition PE Y8/9 Ireland, Dublin, Belfast

Bett Show London Technology Committee trip to see the latest in educational technology

ICT Y7-13 Bett, London

Chemical Magic Lecture Y12 study Chemistry Y12 Birmingham University

Poetry Live AQA Conference with poets from the exam anthology and Chief Examiner

English Y11 Symphony Hall

G & T Languages Masterclass G & T study G & T Y10 University of Birmingham

Ski Trip Recreational Pastoral Y8/9/12/

13 Mont St Anne, Quebec

Junior Hockey Tour Student competition PE Y7 & Y8 London

Geography Field Trip AS Geography studies Geography Y12 Osmington Bay, Dorset

UKMT Team Maths Challenge To support students studies Maths Y8/9 University of Aston

Oxbridge Conference To support applications to Oxbridge Pastoral Y12/13 Edgbaston Cricket Ground

Year 8 Rhineland Trip To support student language skills in German

German Y8 Rhineland

German Exchange to Bayreuth To support student language skills in German

German Y10 Bayreuth

Duke of Edinburgh Bronze & Silver Expedition weekend DofE Team Year 9/10 Cannock Chase

World Challenge Expedition Expedition to Norway Pastoral Y9 Norway, World Challenge

Senior Maths Challenge Mathematics competition Maths Y12/13 Camp Hill School

CBSO Concert Music event Music Y7 Symphony Hall, Birmingham

Day Trip to Auschwitz-Birkenau Holocaust Education Trust's ‘Lesson from Auschwitz’ Project

History Y12/13 Poland

Kenilworth Castle Yr 7 Study History Y7 Kenilworth, Warwickshire

Whitemoor Lakes Yr 7 Residential trip Pastoral Y7 Whitemoor Lakes, Lichfield

Achieve Conference Campus Tour Pastoral Y11 University of Birmingham

Unicef Away Day Presenting poems to Unicef reps Pastoral Y9/10/11 The Royal Horticultural Halls, London

Commemorating lives lost in war Taking part in workshop as part of Never Such Innocence

History Y9 Birmingham Town Hall

Columba Trophy Award Ceremony Representatives of the cast of “Find Me” attending Award Ceremony

Drama Y9/10/13 Birmingham Council House

“Fireworks” Lecture 6th Form Lecture Programme “Fireworks” Chemistry Y12/13 University of Birmingham

Lesser-Spotted Sciences Day Y11 tour of Selected College Science Y11 University of Oxford

Vesey 2027 Campaign Launch Campaign Launch Pastoral Y7/11/12/

13 The Reform Club, London

“How Far Does The Periodic Table Go?”

6th Form Lecture Programme Chemistry Y13 University of Birmingham

Trip Name Purpose of Trip Department Year Destination

ESU School’s Mace Debating Debating Pastoral Y10 Repton School, Derbyshire

Student visit to Keble College Talks on Archaeology & Anthropology and life at Oxford University

Pastoral Y10/11 Keble College, University of Oxford

Lord Mayor’s 6th Form Mega Quiz Quiz Pastoral Y12 University of Birmingham

G&T Music Masterclass G&T Masterclass Music Y7 University of Birmingham

“A Volatile History of Chemistry” Royal Society of Chemistry & the Association for Science Education Lecture

Chemistry Y8/9 University of Aston

“La Casa De Bernarda Alba” Spanish Theatre Trip Spanish Y13 The Cervantes Theatre, London

Warner Brothers Studio Tour Art developing work on perspective and taking photographs for photomontages

Art Y9 (Harry Potter), Watford, London

Y9 Reward Trip to see The Lion King Y9 Reward Trip Pastoral Y9 The Lyceum Theatre, London

50 years since 1967 liberalising legislation

Exhibition to celebrate 50 years since the 1967 liberalising legislation

History Y12/13 Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

Art Gallery Visit GCSE & A Level combined visit Art Y10/11/12/

13

Liverpool Tate and Walker Gallery, Liverpool

PE Indoor Climbing Modules GCSE Indoor Climbing Module Parts 1 & 2 PE Y11 Redpoint Climbing Centre, Birmingham

“Big Sing” School Choir event Music Y7/8/9 Symphony Hall, Birmingham

Geology Field Work Geology activity Geology Y13 Wrens Nest Nature Reserve, Dudley

Geology Field Work Geology activity Geology Y13 Barr Beacon/Pinfold Quarry, Great Barr

ARTicultion, Midland Regional Heat Art Competition Art Y12/13 Barbour Institute, Birmingham

Funkey Bishops & Clarinet Ensemble

Regional Music Youth Festival Music Y7-13 CBSO Centre, Birmingham

“A Streetcar Named Desire” A Level English Lectures English Y12/13 Carrs Lane Centre, Birmingham

Human Fieldwork Data Geography Study Visit Geography Y11 Sutton Coldfield Town Centre, Birmingham

The Big Bang Live Chemistry event Chemistry Y10 NEC, Birmingham

Alton Towers visit Students accompanying their German Exchange partners

German Y9/10/11 Alton Towers Resort, Staffordshire

Biology Big Quiz Biology event Biology Y10 University of Birmingham

Easter Egg Appeal - results Delivering results of the Easter Egg Appeal

Pastoral Yr 7-13 Bham Children’s Hosp & Queen Elizabeth Hosp

Sri Lanka Cricket Tour PE tour PE Y8/9/10 Sri Lanka

Geology Field Work Geology A Level Field Work Geology Y13 Sutton Park, Birmingham

DofE Award Practice Expedition DofE Expedition practice Pastoral Y9/10/11 Church Stretton, Shropshire

Yr 9 Reward Trip – Aladdin Yr 9 Reward trip to see a matinee performance of Aladdin

Pastoral Y9 Prince Edward Theatre, London

History Visit to Aston Hall History activity History Y12 Aston Hall, Birmingham

University Schools Conference Schools Conference Pastoral Y12 University of Bristol, Bristol

Vesey Music European Concert Tour

European Music Event Music Y7-12 Belgium, Germany & Holland

House of Commons & House of Lords & meeting with Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell

Event organised by Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP & G&T Dept

G&T 7-13 House of Commons and House of Lords, London

Visit to Warner Brothers Studio English Dept visit (Harry Potter World) English 8 Warner Brothers Studio, Watford

Sixth Form Activities & Student Leadership

Enrichment Opportunities

Teaching Assistant (various departments)

Extended Project Qualification

Emergency First Aid

Sports Leaders

Language Leaders

Volunteering – Good Hope Hospital, Charity Shops, Hospices

Mental Health Leaders

Drama

Autumn Showcase Macbeth March 2018

A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Pavilion July 2018

Music Centre The department has continued to maintain the large number of students receiving instrumental tuition and participating in ensembles. The funding received from the Patrons and Friends of Vesey Music has enabled the department to offer whole class brass and woodwind tuition to all boys in Year 7 as part of the creative curriculum for another year. Principal events included:

Year 7 visit to the KS3 CBSO Concert at Symphony Hall

Spring Concert

Senior Soloists Concert

Summer Showcase

National Children’s WW1 Remembrance concert

West Midlands Big Sing

European Concert Tour

Junior Soloists House Music Competition

Founder’s Day

Instrumental Masterclasses

Christmas Concerts

Inspiration and Excellence Fund

Charity Registration No. 517907

The aim of the Inspiration and Excellence Fund is to enrich and support our school’s breath-taking, extra-curricular programme, which does so much to develop student confidence, independence and resilience. We are most grateful to all those who have supported the school through the Inspiration and Excellence Fund in the previous academic year. On behalf of all the Vesey Community, I would like to give my congratulations to the students who have gained certificates and to all our prize winners. You’re all Old Veseyans now! Please keep in touch and if you would like to visit the school at a future date, do not hesitate to contact us s.weblin@bishopveseys.bham.sch.uk With my very best wishes for the future, Dominic Robson, Headteacher