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Writer helps school open new library

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Sub-Saharan Africa.
In 2007 Bosworth Academy (formerly Bosworth Community College), with support of the British Council, became involved in an International Partnership with two schools in Kaduna, Nigeria. This was a very positive three year partnership which initially involved staff exchange visits and culminated in six Bosworth students visiting Nigeria in 2009 to work with their partner schools’ sports leaders and run a football festival. Due to the success of this partnership the British Council proposed we develop the partnership through the Connecting Classrooms schemes which expanded the partnership to include a further two schools in Nigeria and the UK (Market Bosworth High School and Winstanley) and also a three school cluster in Khartoum, Sudan. As the partnership developed St Peter’s Primary School in Market Bosworth and also Desford Primary School became involved.

On Monday 15th October three teachers from Nigera and four from Sudan visited our schools to spend time observing lessons and meeting with senior members of staff in the schools involved. The idea of the partnership is to share ideas of teaching and learning and also to develop ways to connect our students. The visiting teachers commented on how calm the learning environment was and also on the level of engagement of our students in their learning in all the schools visited. The week also gave our students the opportunity to engage with the visitors, acting as guides around the schools and also having the opportunity to discuss the activities they were undertaking in lessons.

The week certainly enriched the cultural awareness of the schools and we look forward to continuing this international partnership in the future

Liam Grest – Bosworth Academy

Leicestershire parents are invited behind the scenes of one of the county’s newest academies, at Bosworth Academy on Thursday 11 October. The evening (6.30-8.30pm), aims to make the difficult decision about future education a little easier. It will showcase the school’s new facilities and excellent academic standards and is aimed primarily at families with Year 9 children. However, because of the local changes to school intake in 2014, those with children of any age are also very welcome.

With 13 year olds approaching an important transition in their education, parents are facing tough decisions about selecting a school where they will be happy and do well. Staff will be on hand to help families explore whether Bosworth Academy is the right environment and current pupils will give a student’s-eye view.

Parents and children can see the new Sports Dome and Construction Unit – both opened in the last academic year. As a result of winning a school makeover competition, the library is now a learning hub for all pupils.

The academy is proud of its transition process and the open evening is a vital step in making sure the needs of each child is met. “Making the decision about your child’s school is hard, so this evening will really help. We do not believe it is acceptable to allow any student at Bosworth to underachieve. Our simple aim is to ensure all students develop into confident and capable people who can take control of their future lives,” explains Chris Parkinson, Principal, who will be on hand to meet parents and pupils alike.

“We believe that every student has enormous potential. Our responsibility is to find their talent and nurture it into high quality qualifications. As a result, at Bosworth, 9 out of every 10 students get at least 5 GCSE qualifications at higher grades. This is an achievement second to none both in Leicestershire and nationally,” Chris concludes.

Parents of junior school children from across Leicestershire headed to Bosworth Academy in Desford for its official launch and transformation into Bosworth Academy.

The school became an Academy earlier this year but held off on official celebrations and a special gala evening until the new school year.

Visitors were treated to school tours, photographic histories and performances by some very talented students along with the guest of honour, Jenny Rogers, daugther of previous Principal Tim Rogers who saw the college embrace the comprehensive system during the 1960’s and 70s.

Current Principal Chris Parkinson took guests on a trip through the school’s history which dates from 1094 until the present day and has seen education in the local area at the forefront of changes. Schools in Market Bosworth were among the first to teach in English rather than Latin and the first to educate girls alongside boys.

He explained the future was informed by the history of the school and he said schools were “creating opportunity for all, making better people, making the world a better place.”

The next event at the Bosworth Academy is the Open Day on October 11th 2012. For more details contact the school on 01455 822841.

A celebration evening to mark the launch of Bosworth Academy was held on Thursday 20th September 2012.

The evening revolved around the story of Bosworth Community College, from its foundation as the Dixie Grammar School up to the recent conversion to Academy status. In essence it was an opportunity for all present to join together in celebrating student successes, reminisce over years gone by and share in the vision for the Academy’s future.

The event would not have been complete however without the current Bosworth Academy Students who showcased their talents including Dance, Music, Theatre, Art and Design and Food Technology.

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Dress code

Bosworth Academy in Leicestershire has been announced as the winner of a school makeover, to be provided by property support services specialist Styles & Wood.

The Academy nominated its Library and adjoining classrooms for the refurbishment and as part of its application included a video made entirely by students, describing a range of improvements they were keen to see. Styles & Wood will deliver a high-quality refurbishment, which will include: changing the internal layout, creating a designed lighting scheme, installing ventilation, and integrating new technology into the space to create a flexible and stimulating learning environment.

Schools across the country recently had the opportunity to enter the makeover competition to celebrate the launch of Styles & Wood’s dynamic new school space transformation service, “Revision”. Schools submitted drawings, videos and even poems for consideration to support their entries.

Tony Lenehan, Chief Executive at Styles & Wood, said: “Bosworth Academy’s entry genuinely stood out in terms of quality and inventiveness. The student video in particular was inspirational! We are now very much looking forward to turning their makeover dreams into a reality.”

Simon Brown, Vice Principal at Bosworth Academy, said: “Our students are ecstatic to have won the makeover competition. The school is committed to achieving outstanding quality in all that we do and with help from Styles & Wood we are a step closer to achieving that.”

Bosworth Academy was shortlisted alongside Broadgate Primary School in Leeds and Longton Primary School in Preston.

The sky’s the limit for high flying student, Daniel Neal of Leicester Forest East, after he has obtained his pilot’s license (PPL) at the age of just 18.

Daniel, a student at Bosworth Community College, is funding his flying-habit, through a part-time cleaning job and estimates he does 20 hours cleaning for just one hour in the sky.

He fell in love with all things aeronautical at the age of six when his ex-RAF grandfather took him to Waddington International Airshow. His flying skills were honed on his computer flight simulator until he could get into a cockpit at the age of 16 and he first flew solo a month after his 17th birthday. Having passed the seven compulsory ground exams with flying colours, Daniel took his final test in January and with ten minutes over the minimum of 45 hours flight experience under his belt, has just received his license. He trained at Sherwood Flying Club in Nottingham.

Daniel is in year 13, studying physics, maths and biology A levels. He says he has received outstanding academic, social and practical support from his college: “The teachers at Bosworth have gone out of their way to help. There’s a lot of theory to the pilot’s license, so they shaped my projects and studies around flying and really made it relevant for me. The college has also helped practically by giving me the cleaning job, so I can continue pay for my flying. They also set up links with other pilots, and really went above and beyond, in their support and enthusiasm.”

Chris Parkinson, principal of Bosworth Community College, is proud of his high-flying student: “As a teacher, you always try to find the spark that will bring studies to life for a student. It is wonderful to see a young person pursue their passion and to see Daniel’s hard work rewarded.”

Daniel’s immediate aim is to complete his night-flying training. Longer term, he hopes to pursue a career as a commercial pilot. If he is not immediately successful in gaining a training place, he plans to study aeronautical engineering at university, before reapplying.

If all the schools in Leicestershire followed the example of Bosworth Community College, together they could save enough electricity in one year to pay five teachers. This is the surprising conclusion of Leicestershire Council’s ‘How low can you go’ campaign, as the winners are announced. Bosworth Community College was today named the winner in the secondary school with swimming pool category, of the campaign which ran during Switch Off Fortnight (21st Nov – 4th Dec 2011).

The Desford school encouraged staff to switch off lights, interactive whiteboards and IT equipment when leaving a room. It also rationalised lighting and more closely managed the heating system. During peak times the college saved 40 kWh – a saving of £4,000 in a year.

However there is a twist in the tale, as they were the only school to enter this category. “I am delighted we won, but surprised other schools did not value taking up the challenge,” says Chris Parkinson, principal of the college. “Perhaps they did not realise the huge impact small changes in behaviour can make. If all 44 Leicestershire secondary (including high) schools did the same, we could save around £160,000 each year, that’s enough to pay five teachers or purchase a library worth of text books. We want to throw down the gauntlet and dare other schools to follow our lead. Of course, we are only too happy to share our experience and the lessons we have learnt.”

The switch off campaign was not just about saving money, according to Chris: “It’s also about reducing our carbon footprint – in our school alone these simple measures can save nearly 50,000kg of CO2 each year. Ofsted said our students and staff make an outstanding contribution to the wider community, and this is another way in which we can help.”

Now the school plans to extend the scheme and is excited about the potential savings from further initiatives, involving pupils as well as staff. They will be helped by the prize for ‘going so low’ which is a renewable energy kit.