ANTI BULLYING FORUM THIS WEEK DATE: 3 RD NOVEMBER 2014

1.Liam has a very quiet voice. The others in his class always shout ‘Speak up’ whenever he answers a question in class. 2.A group of year 7 boys are playing football on the field. Tyrone misses an ‘easy’ goal, and two other boys call him ‘gay’. 3.Ian’s bag is thrown down the stairs by a group of older boys. This happens at least three times a week. 4.Emily receives a text every day which insults her mother. She doesn’t know who it is from. 5.Every time Monisha walks past a group of older girls they shout a racist term and hold their nose, saying she smells of curry. 6.Majid is regularly called ‘spastic’ by a group of people in his year because he has a minor deformity of his foot. Majid says he thinks it’s funny. 7.Tom and Leo get involved in a fight about the theft of Leo’s watch. Leo breaks Tom’s nose. 8.Fiona is in Year 10. She has just ‘come out’ as a lesbian. Every PE lesson the rest of the girls refuse to get changed near her. The teacher tells Fiona to change in the toilets. 9.John told his friend that he is a Christian and goes to Church regularly. His friend laughed at him and said he was wasting his time.

According to the NSPCC…  Bullying is behaviour that hurts someone else – such as name calling, hitting, pushing, spreading rumours, threatening or undermining someone.  It can happen anywhere – at school, at home or online. It’s usually repeated over a long period of time and can hurt a child both physically and emotionally.  Bullying that happens online, using social networks and mobile phones, is often called cyberbullying. A child can feel like there’s no escape because it can happen wherever they are, at any time of day or night.

 Actionwork is running an exciting competition called ‘Let’s Stop Bullying For All”.  You can design a gadget, draw a picture, write a story, song or poem, take a photo, shoot a film or documentary. Entries can be fun, entertaining, serious, creative, colourful, futuristic but must be your own work.  Free entry  First prize - £300 – (£150 to winner & £150 to school) Second prize - £75 5 runners up – prized of £20  All winners, runners up and shortlisted entries will be displayed in an online gallery.  Closing date – 12 th December 2014  See Miss Dolton for more information and entry form

SLT ASSEMBLIES THIS WEEK IN THE SPORTS HALL WITH MS BARTON YEAR 9 SMALL GROUP MENTORING Tuesday (Sports Hall) Year 7King Wednesday (Sports Hall) MandelaNightingale Thursday (Sports hall) PankhurstSpencer

JLT MEETINGS All JLT students, please remember to attend meetings this week. Lunch Tuesday SJLT – Events team in the Hall SJLT – Assemblies team in the library SJLT – Publicity team in M02 Wednesday MJLT – All in B308 Thursday NJLT – All in B212 PJLT – All in B311 KJLT – Events in T11 KJLT – Assemblies in T12 KJLT Publicity in T13

FRIDAY 7 TH NOVEMBER ALL SCHOOL COUNCIL & JLT STUDENTS There is an assembly for all school council and JLT students on Friday 7 th November in the main hall. Please arrive promptly! This assembly will be run by representatives from the Free the Children charity, who also run the WE Day event which the school council will be attending at Wembley Arena in March. Selected year 9 and 10 students will also be participating in two workshops on Friday 7 th November, as part of their School Council and JLT roles.

LunchAfter school Monday The Core – Orchard Team (Wk 1 only) Library Ms Abingdon Eco Team Library Mrs Booker GCSE Dance Catch Up Dance Studio KS4 Learning Support Homework & Social Club A31 Year 7 homework club B310 Mrs Draper Yearbook Library Miss Dolton GCSE Dance Catch Up Dance Studio Mrs Salmon Homework Club – Crew Club 6.45pm Ms Butters Tuesday Year 7 French Club B309 KS4 Learning Support Homework & Social Club A31 Longhill Live Lib/Radio Room Miss Dolton Eco Project club B306 Mrs Booker KS3 Art Club T25 Wednesday Year 7 Spanish Club B301 KS4 Learning Support Homework & Social Club A31 Cinema Club VCS BTEC Engineering T13 Mr Stokes Ctrl+Alt+Del (Computer Science) B304 Mr Edwards Drama Club PLS/Hall Miss Leslie Creative Writing Library Mrs Harvey Thursday Circus Club Mr Newman/Mr Jenkins Hall GCSE Dance Catch Up Dance Studio KS4 Learning Support Homework & Social Club A31 Cinema Club VCS CCF - Patio Mr Pringle/Mr Tester GCSE Dance Catch Up Dance Studio Mrs Salmon Computing catch up B305 Textiles catch up T21 Miss Newbury Friday Anime & Manga Society T23 Mr Fairhall Year 7 Eco Team - B306 Mrs Booker KS4 Learning Support Homework & Social Club A31 Year 7 homework club B310 Mrs Draper Yearbook Library Miss Dolton

Wed & Thurs lunch time

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MentorLunchAfter school Monday Room BookingsChoir – pm M11 Tuesday All Singers - M11Practice Room BookingsRock Club – pm M11 Wednesday Y7 Singers – M11Practice Room Bookings Thursday Choir - M11Keyboard Club pm – M12 Friday Big Band – M11

LunchAfter School Monday Yr 7 Indoor Football – Deans Sports Hall Tuesday Yr 10 Indoor Football – Deans Sports Hall Football Academy - EM/HK/RF/WI/DVNetball Academy - LO/BX/KE Wednesday Yr 8 Indoor Football - – Deans Sports Hall Rugby Academy - EM/RF/DI/HK/DV/KE/BX Badminton - GI Thursday Yr 11 Indoor Football – Deans Sports Hall Basketball Academy - HK/KL/EM/RF/BX/KE Table Tennis - WI/DV Friday Yr 9 Indoor Football – Deans Sports Hall Hockey – BX5 a side Football Tournament – Year 10 3 rd Oct

EVERY TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY MINIBUS SERVICE TO WHITEHAWK 4.15PM Don’t forget the minibus service to Whitehawk every Tues, Wed & Thurs at 4.15 We understand it can be difficult for students who live in Whitehawk to get home after school, if they want to stay for revision, extra-curricular clubs and other activities. There is sign up sheet for students to secure their place on the bus on the door of the library office. If students have signed up to confirm their place on the minibus, they need to meet me at the minibus no later than 4.15pm. Places are limited so please sign up to secure your place on the minibus.