Ice Skating Rewards Trip- December 2013

10th January 2014admin

We had another successful Rewards trip to the Tamworth Snowdome on the last day of term. Students with the top 150 points in Year 10 and 11 were invited. Students had a great time during the two hours of skating. The next rewards trip will be to the cinema before Easter. Points will be counted from now until just before Easter for this trip.

Mr B White

World Challenge: The Three Peaks of Leicestershire

31st December 2013admin

Students who are committed to the World Challenge Expedition to Morocco in August 2014 tackled the three peaks of Leicestershire as a sponsored walk. The walk enabled the group of 18 students to develop their teamwork skills, get an early assessment of fitness and raise money towards the expedition. Mr Hartland, who will be leading the expedition, declared it a successful day. Next stop Toubkal in the Atlas Mountains!

Religious Studies at Bosworth Academy

31st December 2013admin

Mr Dave Bennett MBE, Assistant Principal, was invited to model high quality Religious Studies (RS) teaching for a recent BBC education news programme. A film crew visited the Academy, filmed an RS lesson and interviewed Mr Bennett in the classroom.

Bosworth Academy on Channel 4 News

31st December 2013admin

A group of Year 11 students have taken part in a workshop organised by the University of Leicester Medical School, looking at ‘Consent in Relationships’. The session was filmed for Channel 4 News and feedback from the workshop organisers about the Academy students was extremely positive.

Richard II: Live

31st December 2013admin

David Tennant, Richard II On Friday 15th November, Post 16 English and Drama students and a group of 50 year 10s and 11s, chosen for their enthusiasm and hard work in English and Drama, had the exciting opportunity to watch a live broadcast of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s sold out production of Shakespeare’s ‘Richard II’. A play one student referred to as “something I had been desperate to see”, the production was part of the RSC’s Young Shakespeare Nation program, encouraging young people to appreciate the bard’s impressive portfolio. The play was shown in two locations around the Academy, the Drama Studio and the newly kitted out Compass, both of which were packed out with students waiting to see how David Tennant would portray one of our most controversial of kings. The play tells the story of King Richard II, the son of Edward, the notorious Black Prince, who had brought havoc to France. Charting the events of the last two years of Richard’s life, Shakespeare recounts the story of the usurping of the king at the hands of the “ruthless” and “manipulative” Bolingbroke, the cousin who would become Henry IV. Through his eloquent speeches and enchanting language, Shakespeare questions the ideas of power, patriotism and the divine rights of kings, thrilling his audience with the dramatic plots and twists which resulted in an ending that drew gasps of shock from staff and students alike. David Tennant’s Richard was described as “excellent”, “mind blowing” and “better than Doctor Who!” by students, who were impressed not only by his “epic wig”, but also by his portrayal of the complicated character. Post 16 students also had the opportunity to submit questions to and watch a live Q&A session after the play with David Tennant and Gregory Dorran, the director. This was “a great experience as we got to hear about how the play was put together and the decisions actors make in performance. Helpful for my coursework.” This unique experience is something that the English and Drama department intend to repeat in 2014, when Henry IV Part 1 will take to the stage and screen, allowing more students to take part in such exciting and literary events.

Miss Kate Brackley
English Department
Photos by Kwame Lestrade © RSC 2013