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In the cold, wet and early hours of Friday 8th February a group of twenty Year 10 History students made their way to Berlin. The purpose of the trip was to provide students with the opportunity to explore the city, which has played such a crucial part in the development of modern world history.

The trip was carefully planned to complement and enrich the GCSE Modern World History course students cover. This course includes topics such as Weimar and Nazi Germany and the Cold War. Throughout the weekend the group explored a number of historical sites including Checkpoint Charlie, the remains of the Berlin Wall, the sites of the Gestapo and Stasi Headquarters as well as a visit to the Reichstag where students viewed the city skyline from the building’s famous glass dome. However, the most memorable moment of the weekend was also the quietest.

It came during our visit to Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, which evoked strong emotions in some and caused a moment of reflection for us all. Despite cramming the weekend with museum visits and guided tours the students found just enough time to sample the city’s cultural delights including the famous currywurst.

When asked to give feedback on their visit to Berlin the students said “Overall the history trip to Berlin was the best school trip we have ever been on because we have learnt more than we could learn in a class room and see with our own eyes what these are. The only thing that could be improved would be the weather!” This experience clearly shows the value of learning outside the classroom and the importance of maintaining this provision.

Our half-termly competition is being entered by record numbers of students from all year groups. Their challenge? To use all of the weekly words to create a short story that is both original and entertaining! We have had some great entries – the names of successful students are below. All have received certificates and for each ‘round’, a lucky, talented student also wins a coveted prize. Who will win next time?

Daniel Wolski, Katherine Smith, Reanna Harriman, Mia Jordan, Jack Kinsella, Luke Smith, Sian Pretorious, Oyalowo Kaozara, Lucy Matthews, Mehq Zaidi

Bosworth Academy students recognised as gifted in Geography visited County Hall for the Annual Mock United Nations General Assembly (MUNGA). Three teams made up of 10 students made several amendments to the United Nations Resolutions and had them all accepted by the General Assembly which represented a very successful day.

Alex Hook-Gordon helped prepare the group having participated last year in the event. All students returned to school excited and ambitious to prepare next year’s candidates and enter more debating events and competitions.

Three Academy students; Toby Tarrant, Niall Hurst and Robbie Jones came second in the U16 Ski Slalom in Birmingham. All three students completed the competition runs without mistakes and clocked up impressive individual times. The boys were awarded team medals, certificates and impressive hats. Their next outing will be in June at Telford. We congratulate them and wish them all the best for the next race in the series.

Our Business Studies teacher had promised a visit to Europe for a couple of years and we never believed him. The reality hit us at 5.25 a.m. on February 8th, when 27 of us set off on a 6 day adventure. With a 13 hour coach journey ahead of us, our spirits were surprisingly high. Maybe it was the thought of Disneyland the next day and the experience of a foreign land that spurred us on.

 
The relief of reaching the hotel was great – some real freedom. Our first exploits involved getting on the Bendy Bus to the Disney village and having some dinner. With some going to the Rainforest Café and others choosing the more mature, Café Mickey! Having a first look round the Disney store also saw some of the students expressing their inner child!

 
Waking up to the snow on Saturday was a surprise followed by a whole day ahead at the Disney parks. There was a vast array of rides to go on, even though the weather was cold and getting colder. Sunday was also spent at the Disney parks and that evening involved a visit to the Eiffel Tower, a River Cruise, and experiencing a French restaurant, snails and frogs legs too!

 
On Monday we headed into Paris to meet our French tour guide. We had a drive round, seeing the sights and part of the business district. We then took a stroll up to the Notre Dame. What a building – just like you imagine it to be and the bells! It was then time to spend some time at the Champs-Elysées for some shopping – a glamorous place and rather expensive! We also got a chance to have a look at the Arc de Triomphe, which was a tad scary with all the soldiers there with their guns!

 
Tuesday kicked off with a tour round the Stade de France. It was a really impressive building that can hold over 80,000 people. It was a good example of how to build a sports stadium within cost. Off then to the Sacré Cœur for the views and French restaurant number 2 for lunch. A great business opportunity for the owner that he nearly turned down the business of 19 people! That evening saw our final meal together at Planet Hollywood – our Business Studies teacher not so happy about the food delay – got us a 10% discount. We then went back to the hotel to finish the trip with a few games of cards.

 
On Wednesday we began the long journey home with the last bit of retail therapy at Cite Europe in Calais. We all arrived home at about 10.00pm, some 136.5 hours later, all ready for our own beds. What a trip!

 
By Sophie Holman 13CDE and Alice Mugglestone 13RME

24 Bosworth Academy students and three staff went to Paris over the recent February half term on a combined Languages and Business Studies trip. Highlights of the six day adventure were a guided tour of Paris and its main landmarks, including a river cruise on the Seine. A trip to the Stade de France, Disney World and the opportunity to sample French cuisine and culture. Feedback from both students and staff said it was a very successful ‘unforgettable’ experience.

Bosworth students did ‘something funny for money’ on Friday 15th March, Red Nose Day.

It’s that time of year again and Bosworth Academy students have been hard at work fundraising for this years Red Nose Day!

Red Nose Day brings the entire nation together to have fun, raise cash and change lives. Since its inception in 1985 Comic Relief has raised over £800 million for projects in the UK and Internationally and teachers and students at the Academy have clearly enjoyed taking part.

Fundraising events took place with individuals, tutor groups and teams ranging from a sponsored silence to cake sales and Basketball. The Harlem Share, non-dress code and music concert ensured a large number of the Academy community contributed to the fund raising effort.

Speaking about the day Year Head and Charity Events Organiser, Lorna Croucher said, “It created a fantastic buzz around the Academy and I’m pleased so many students wanted to get involved in such a good cause”.

We will update you on how much was raised in our next edition, a huge thank-you to all those who took part and donated. The amount raised currently stands at £1,750

Three Bosworth Academy students; Dilraj Attwal, Greg Jones and Zac Meakin came second in the Intermediate Boys County Cross Country Championships.

The team success was a result of a number of races with strong performances at both the Ratcliffe College and Thomas Estley College rounds of the season.

Greg Jones’ strong results over the season finishing with a final event fourth place have resulted in selection for the English Schools Championships on the 16th March in Derbyshire.

The Academy congratulates all those involved and wishes Greg all the best for the national event.

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The new Academy netball kit has had a lot of use over the past few weeks. The year 10 and year 11 netballers have started their spring fixtures. They played in a joint fixture against Groby, where we mixed the teams up. Bosworth took an early lead and maintained it throughout the match, to eventually win 6-3. Player of the match was Alice Hammond.

The year 10’s played in the county netball tournament on Wednesday. We came up against some stiff competiton- Loughborough Grammar School, Our Ladies Convent and Oakham. The girls fought until the end playing 3 tought matches but unfortunately did not make it through to the quarter finals. It was a cold night and they showed real spirit to play the way they did in unfavourable conditions! Players of the tournament were Esther Stock and Hannah Pugh.

This week both teams went to William Bradford. A few new faces have joined the team who are new to netball which was brilliant to see. We unfortunately lost the year 10 game but they are a development side at this stage of the year. The year 11 girls are practicing hard for their GCSE Practical Exam in netball so it was really important that they play well together. A new addition to the team was Abby Cresswell who was injured at training was back at GS and what a great addition she was. With Taniche Taylor at GA and Aimee Hamilton at GD, the team was unstoppable. We won convincingly 21-2. Busayo Sanusi and Abby Cresswell get players of the match.

Lorna Croucher
PE/Head of Year 10
Bosworth Academy