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School Newsletter – Issue Autumn Term (1) – September 2009

“The best learners in the world walk through our doors.”

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It has been a great pleasure to welcome all staff and students back to a new and exciting school year after the long summer break. And what a successful summer it has been for the students, staff and school! Our exam results are the best ever and I want to start by sharing a brief outline of those with you here: SECTIONS:

A Level: • Students achieved a 98% A - E pass rate; • 23 out of 24 subjects achieved 100% A - E grade pass rate; • 50% of the students obtained A / B passes in their subjects; • Students achieved 100% A - C pass rate in 13 subjects; • Students achieved 100% A - B pass rate in 6 subjects. We were also extremely proud of the following students: • Laurence Hookway and Helen Finegan achieved 4 A grades; • Nicola Butcher, Eleanor Dunn, Hannah Rowe and Rosie Pearce achieved 3 A grades. At GCSE: • 59% of 160 students achieved 5+ A*-C grades – a 3% rise on our adjusted figure of 56% from last year; • The number of students achieving 5+ A*-C grades with English and Maths is 48%: a 20% rise on last year’s results. There were some exceptional results from the following students: • Claire Downs and Emily Rowe – 11 A*/A grades each; • Alex Leigh-Pearson – 10 A*/A grades; • Hannah Butcher and Aline Porteous – 9 A*/A grades each; • William Tink – 8 A* grades. We are also incredibly proud that 99% of students achieved at least one A*-G grade and 94% of students achieved at least 5 or more A*-G grades. Deben High School has a fully comprehensive intake and is proud of the achievements of all of our students.

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At Key Stage 3: Teacher Assessment results for the core subjects: • English L5+ (83%) and L6+ (42%) • Maths L5+ (79%) and L6+ (57%) • Science L5+ (83%) and L6+ (44%) These results show rises in the numbers of students achieving at higher levels. My congratulations to all students and staff (and at Orwell who taught some of our students) who have excelled themselves this year! More detailed results for A Level and GCSE can be found in the ‘Enjoy and Achieve’ section.

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Parents/Carers Don’t forget there are many ways to get involved in the school this year. Why not join us on the following dates: • Parents’ Focus Group – 5.30-6.30 – first meeting 30 September 2009 – contact Mrs Cumberland (Head’s PA) on office@deben.suffolk.sch.uk to get on the list; • Open mornings – come and look around the school – week beginning 19 October. More details will follow on this.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY: Wednesday 16th September—PTA AGM Thursday 17th September, Thursday 1st and Thursday 15th October —Parents Open Forum Meetings Tuesday 29th September—Year 9 and Year 11 Explore photos Wednesday 30th September—Parents’ Focus Group Thursday 1st , Thursday 8th and Thursday 15th October—Positive Parenting Seminars Monday 5th - Friday 9th October—Year 11 Work Experience

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Also we are trialling our new Parents’ Open Forum meetings this term! Three dates have been allocated for parents/carers to come in and have a cup of tea and have the chance to ask any questions they may have about the school. The only agenda is yours. The dates for these are: • 17 September 2009 • 1 October 2009 • 15 October 2009 All meetings start at 8.30 and last for around an hour. Please report to the main reception to be directed to the where the meeting takes place. Staffing Changes The following members of staff will begin new posts this term: • Mr M Craven – Subject leader: KS3 Science; • Mrs C Allsop – Teacher of Art/DT; • Mr M Watson – Teacher of MFL; • Mr D Rance – Cover Supervisor; • Mrs G Read – Cover Supervisor. Staff taking up promoted posts this term: • Mr T Hawkridge – Subject Leader: Physics; • Mr J Rawling - Professional Tutor; • Mr D James - Head of Sixth Form; • Mrs S D’Silva - Curriculum Leader: Technology and Life Skills. Welcome back to Mrs E Cobain after her maternity leave and good luck to Mrs A May, Mrs G Nevler and Mrs J Macdonald-Fawcett with their new roles in school. We also say a goodbye to Mrs L Jackaman who has left the role of Art Technician. I would like to take this opportunity to thank her for her work last year and wish her the very best of luck for her new role. The 3 ‘P’s This academic year we are to focus on the 3 ‘P’s to continue to improve aspirations and achievement:

Pride

Progress

Performance

Pride focuses on the new uniform, improving the school building and increasing student responsibility around school and in the community; Progress focuses on helping students and their parents/carers on understanding their targets and how to get there throughout the year. We start with Target Setting Day (formerly Tutor Review Day) in October and parents/carers will now receive 5 progress reports throughout the year instead of just the one. More details to follow; Performance is there to ensure that we focus not only on the aspirations and achievements of students and staff, but also that we create the best climate for that to happen in school. We will do a great deal of work this year on continuing to ensure the hard work we have started so far on improving mental and physical well-being carries on.

“The best learners in the world walk through our doors.”


My thanks to the following people: • Deben site staff who have worked so hard over the summer to remodel and refurbish so many areas of the school to make it a more welcoming place to be; • all parents/carers who have purchased the new uniform and have started the year off so well. To see our students arrive so smartly and ready to learn was wonderful on Monday! Long may it continue!

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You will find a copy of the new poster we are putting around school containing this year’s Year 11 targets in this edition of the Deben News. We are aiming as high as possible with 70% of our students being targeted for 5 or more A*-C grades and 58% with English and Maths. Please look out for letters which are being sent to some parents/carers inviting you to a special evening designed to show how you can help support your sons/daughters to achieve in their examinations from home. It only remains for me to say: have a great start to the new term!

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY (continued): Thursday 8th October—Target Setting Day Wednesday 14th October—Open Evening Saturday 17th October—PTA event - Grease Sing-a-long and disco Monday 19th—Friday 23rd October – Open Mornings Monday 26th—Friday 30th October - Half Term

Mr Cawley

Deben High School is hosting three seminars in October led by Donna Berry from the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. The seminars are aimed primarily at Year 7 parents but parents of all year groups are welcome to attend. The three Ps in ‘Triple P’ stand for ‘Positive Parenting Programme’. Triple P helps you understand the way your family works and uses the things you already think, feel, say and do in new ways that nurture relationships, parenting skills and confidence, as well as supporting your wellbeing. Triple P helps you: • • • • • •

Create a stable, supportive, harmonious family environment. Teach your children the skills they need to get along with others. Deal positively, consistently and decisively with problem behaviour should it arise. Encourage behaviour you like. Develop realistic expectations of your children and yourself. Take care of yourself as a parent.

DATES Seminar 1: Thursday 1st October 2009 - 7.00pm - ‘The Power of Positive Parenting’ Seminar 2: Thursday 8th October - 7.00pm - ‘Raising Happy, Confident Children’ Seminar 3: Thursday 15th October - 7.00pm - ‘Raising Resilient Children’ Please contact the school if you would like to come along to any of the three listed seminars. However, you can also just “turn up on the night”. There is no obligation to attend all three seminars; parents may attend 1, 2 or all 3. Ms Berry

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We will be holding Parents Open Forum meetings on the following dates in the first half of the Autumn term: Thursday 17th September, Thursday 1st October and Thursday 15th October between 8.30am and 9.30am. They will be open sessions, over a cup of tea/coffee, and are intended to provide parents/carers with the opportunity to meet with Mr Cawley and/or members of the Senior Leadership Team to ask questions and discuss any issues you may have during the first few weeks of the new term.

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As I promised in the introduction, here are the more detailed examination results by subject: A Level: GCSE: Art and Design Biology Business and Economics Chemistry Drama English Language English Literature Film Studies French Geography Health and Social Care History Information Technology Maths Maths Further Media Studies Music Music Technology BTEC Performing Arts (Acting) BTEC Philosophy and Ethics Photography Physics Production Arts (Costume) BTEC Production Arts (Theatre) BTEC Psychology Sociology Sport BTEC TOTALS

A-B% 44% 86%

A-E% 100% 100%

25% 100% 100% 67% 80% 80% 100% 60%

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

82% 100%

100% 100%

100% 100% 100% 50% 100%

100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

50%

100%

100% 71% 100% 50%

100% 100% 100% 50%

100%

100%

100% 50% 60% 100% 77%

100% 94% 100% 100% 99%

Art and Design Beauty Business CCEA Business Dbl Award Catering BTEC Childcare Dance Drama English Lit Engineering French Geography German Graphics Health and Social Care History DIDA ICT Media Studies Music BTEC Performing Arts PE Polish RE (Full) Resistant Materials Single Science Additional Science Sociology Textiles English Language Mathematics

A*C% 92.1 0 52.2 50 17.1 100 55.6 42.9 67.4 0 63 46.3 80 100

A-G% 100 100 100 100 94 100 100 100 100 100 100 98 100 100

48.2 71.8 47.5 8.5 72.7

100 97 68 78 95

100 64 100 76.2 33.3 66.9 67.8 50 84.6 65.4 56

100 100 100 100 100 100 100 88 100 99 99

Well done everyone! Mr Cawley _____________________________________________________________________________

It is always a pleasure to hear from proud parents/carers and ex-students about how they have built on the success they have had at Deben. Congratulations to Robert Squirrell (who attended Deben until 2006) who has graduated having gained a First Class Honours Degree (BSc) in Geography from the University of Southampton. He is staying on to do a PhD in the same subject. Many thanks to Robert’s parents for letting us know! If you have any other news of ex-students’ achievements, contact us at office@deben.suffolk.sch.uk

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Please note the deadline for clerical checks and remarks is Friday 18th September 2009. The deadline for the return of original exam scripts is 4th October 2009. For further information and fees please refer to your ‘Post Results Services’ Information leaflet which was distributed with exam results. A Specialist College for the Visual and Performing Arts

The deadline for November GCSE English and maths re-sits is Friday 18th September 2009. Students attending maths/English re-sit classes do not pay this fee. The deadline for January 2010 ‘A’ level re-sits is Friday 2nd October 2009. Please see exam notice-board for details regarding exam fees.

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Deben student Ellen Wright was asked by her dad, Charles, to organise a street dance team to entertain visitors to the BT Adastral Park Family Fun Day on June 27th. Ellen, with fellow students Jordan Field and Hannah Butcher, along with Gemma Pipe and Sophie Hopkins from Orwell High, devised and rehearsed a 15 minute dance routine. On the day, the five 16 year olds entertained some of the 4000 visitors to Adastral Park and also taught a few dance moves. Photo shows L-R, Hannah, Sophie, Jordan, Ellen and Gemma. Mr Wright, parent

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Congratulations to Jordan Field the winner of the Wil’s Clothing competition. Jordan is now the face of 2009 for Wil’s Clothing advertising features and will also receive £50 worth of clothing vouchers!

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Competitors from all year groups took part in field and track events during the morning with the track finals taking place in the afternoon. Students competed in a range of events that included 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m and relays. They were enthusiastically cheered on by their fellow students as they raced to earn points for their House team. The glorious sunshine was almost as scorching as some of the performances. School records were smashed throughout the afternoon. Ben Parker ran a record time of 5 minutes 18 seconds in the Year 7 1500m race. The blistering pace of Chris Franks in the 800m Year 8 challenge saw him cross the finishing line in 2 minutes 30.85 seconds. He broke the previous school record of 2 minutes 31.01 seconds which has been held by R. Baker since 1977.

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Performance of the day went to Year 10 student Rhys Hinton-Smith. Rhys knocked six seconds off the 800m school record finishing in a remarkable 2 minutes 11 seconds, and he shattered the 1500m record by 21 seconds when he raced over the line in 4 minutes 41 seconds. The winning House, Turner, was awarded the Sports Day Trophy by special guest ex-Olympian, Mr Stan Cox. Last year the BBC Inside Out team made a programme as a tribute and celebration of his achievements. Part of the filming for the programme took place with Deben students. Mr Cox ran the 10K in the 1948 Olympics and was the world’s top marathon runner in 1952 Helsinki Olympics in 2 hours 18 minutes, and we were delighted that he was able to join us on the day. The Sports Day Trophy has a very special association with the school. Mr Gildersleeves and his late wife were both students at Deben over 60 years ago and he kindly donated the trophy to the school in his wife’s memory. Unfortunately Mr Gildersleeves was unable to attend this year, but sincere thanks go to him for his continued support for the school. Well done to everyone who took part! Mr Ewers

“The best learners in the world walk through our doors.”


We will be holding Parents Open Forum meetings on the following dates in the first half of the Autumn term: Thursday 17th September, Thursday 1st October and Thursday 15th October between 8.30am and 9.30am. They will be open sessions, over a cup of tea/coffee, and are intended to provide parents/carers with the opportunity to meet with Mr Cawley and/or members of the Senior Leadership Team to ask questions and discuss any issues you may have during the first few weeks of the new term.

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On July 15th Deben hosted its first Art Slam and Open Mic Night. This original and exciting event showcased a range of extremely talented artists and musicians. While the audience was serenaded with a range of musical acts from year 7 to 13 they saw Art being created by artists from year 7 to 9 in front of their very eyes. The music highlighted the wide range of talented solo singers and bands who even performed their own original material. Each Art slam team were given a title to work from and had to create their own piece of art during the night. The teams had a wide range of materials to choose from and demonstrated their wonderful creativity. The winning team which included Fearne Hussey, Freddie Stafford and Esme Watling Smith created an exciting composition based on the theme of destruction. Look out for the next Art Slam event with more wonderful Art and Music. Mrs Battle The winning entry

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On 6th July normal timetables were suspended for the whole week as students engaged in a range of exciting activities and workshops, both on and off site, as part of this year’s ArtsWeek.

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An event of this scale takes an enormous amount of planning and organisation – and this all began back in Autumn Term 2008. More than 35 different pathways of activity were made available for students to choose from, and we were really pleased with the diversity of the pathways we were able to offer. These included dance and musical theatre, forensic science, fashion, song-writing, the circus, sculpture, sport and media – to name but a few! Some students also had the opportunity to go on residential trips for the week. Members of the Deben Strings and Deben Jazz Band went to the Isle of Wight, whilst students who enjoy all aspects of sport and fitness enjoyed a challenging PGL multi-activity week in North Devon. We aim to provide stimulating and exciting opportunities both inside and outside the structure of the curriculum. An event such as this provides students with the chance to engage, and develop their skills and knowledge, in an area they particularly enjoy, or to try and experience something completely different. Throughout the week the fun and enjoyment was a pleasure to see. Every area of the school was buzzing with activity. Stress-Busters offered hand massages, aspiring models strutted their stuff on the catwalk, speed skaters raced around the sports hall, sculptures were created, and songs were written. And to top it all the media team captured it all through producing a radio and TV programme and compiling two ArtsWeek Newspapers. For more information about ArtsWeek look on the school website www.deben.suffolk.sch.uk Mrs Lawson-Frost

Photos supplied by students on the ArtsWeek Media Team

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A selection of students aged 15-19 years old from Deben High School spent two weeks in the Summer Term working at University Campus Suffolk through an Escalators Futures project. Their main tutor over the two weeks was a director from the renowned Gecko Theatre Company but the students also worked with a variety of professional artists and choreographers.

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As part of the project they also spent an industry day at the Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich learning about back stage roles and marketing and had an opportunity to meet the Wolsey Theatre team. They also created a piece of music which they recorded in a professional recording studio in Ipswich. As a culmination of the project the students performed their production at Sudbury Upper High School and here at Deben to an invited audience of parents and guests as an appropriate end to the highly successful ArtsWeek. Adam Flatman, Head Boy, was one of the performers and Lucy Bingham, Head Girl, has documented the entire event as part of a photography project. Mrs Lawson-Frost

Photos supplied by Lucy Bingham

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During the last week of term a special assembly took place to celebrate and recognise students for their achievements during the year.

We will be holding Parents Open Forum meetings on the following dates in the first half of the Autumn term: Thursday 17th September, Thursday 1st October and Thursday 15th October between 8.30am and 9.30am. They will be open sessions, over a cup of tea/coffee, and are intended to provide parents/carers with the opportunity to meet with Mr Cawley and/or members of the Senior Leadership Team to ask questions and discuss any issues you may have during the first few weeks of the new term.

PARENTS OPEN FORUM MEETINGS

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Ms Berry thanked the following students for their contribution to the success of the school, and the teaching staff and parents for their support and encouragement. Year 9 Gold Awards Emily Ford

T4

Amy Wright

T2

Diamond Awards Lauren Chorlton Hannah Judkins

B6 B6

Mica Hope Jessica Judkins

G5 B2

Sportsperson of the Year 9 Ben Cattermole B2 Jenna Walker

G2

Key Steps Award Chelsea Smith Michael McLaren

G6 H2

H6 G8

Michael Pinder Tone Mitton

Commitment to the Arts Year 9 Donna Clark D7 Ben Winton

Ashley Ireland Min Luu

B7 T2

Daniel Rolph-Wills

S6

H2

Year 8 Gold Awards Kayleigh Backhouse Bethany Durrance Eleanor Franklin Lee Harrold Sophie L’Argent Poppy Minns Sarah Marie Pryke Macauley Versey

G6 G3 G4 H7 B1 G1 T7 G7

Francesca Bignell G8 Grace Flynn S7 Nathan Gould T2 Charlotte Hockley-Hills T5 Sasha Lawson-Frost S4 Mohan Mudhar G7 Lewis Stiff H2 Abigail Vinecombe G3

Emma Castle S4 Amelia Forsdyke-Day D1 Laura Grimwade H5 Emma Jones S7 Cameron McKenna B4 Tyler Pickett D2 Jessica Topple S7

Diamond Awards Matilda Bond Melissa Gower Jessica MacLeod

G3 T6 T6

Aprille Branton G4 Wayne Lack T3 Narmatha Ramaswarmy

Kirsty Francis Harriet Ley D4

G5 T7

Rachel Bellamy George Copsey Amelia Keus Eleanor Lockwood Laura Nickless

S2 G5 H2 H6 G1

Sportsperson of the Year 8 Matt Poxon D5 Emily Lambert

T1

Commitment to the Arts Year 8 Emily Ley D3 Jordan Lewis

S3

Year 7 Gold Award Alex Avery Freya Brennan Martyn Dyke Henry Leveridge Joe Matthewson Bethany Piper

H3 H2 T3 S2 T3 D5

H3 D6 T5 B1 G6 T5

Adam Barrington Charlotte Cave Georgia Gainford Elle Lewis Megan Miller Lucie Standing

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Year 7 Girls Netball Team Rhianon Barbor Captain D1 Donna Noel B5 Josie May D8

Katie Barber B7 Karen Fuggle D8 Laura Harvey H4 Victoria Hazelwood H7 Isobel Dunachie D5 Ellen Meikle T1

Sportsperson of the Year 7 Ben Parker G6

Rhiannon Barbor D1

Commitment to the Arts Year 7 Lucie Standing D5 Willem Ball

H3

Ambassadors From Causton

Isabelle Houghton

Megan Bailey

H6

H6

From Colneis

Rachel Bellamy S2 Charlie Harris T7 Freya Brennan D6

Matthew Bury T4 Victoria Hazelwood H7 Christian Bailey H2

From Grange

Sophie Clarke

Sarah Cotton

From Kingsfleet

James Casburn G2 Lititia Butcher H8

Dan Finnegan G6 Georgia Cattermole S7

From Langer

Caitlin Grigor

H1

Laura Winterman

H1

From Trimley St Mary Kate Hartley Josie May

D8 D8

Karen Fuggle Chloe Timson

D8 D8

From Trimley St Martin Alex Scott

H5

Joshua Day

T1

G4

H7

Sports Day Trophy Presentation Winners: Turner collected by Abi Jewkes (T2) and Jack Callis (T5) Sorrell Foundation: Congratulations to Philippa Cowburn (S7) and Harriet Ley (T7) who have been successful in their application to join the Pupil Advisory Board at the Sorrell Foundation as part of the Building Schools for the Future project. Ms Berry _____________________________________________________________________________

Deben ICT Club

When: Where: Time:

Wednesday from 16th Sept Room 140 3 till 4

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Autumn Term 2009 – Ends Friday 18th December 2009 Half Term: Monday 26th October – Friday 30th October 2009

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Spring Term 2010 – Tuesday 5th January 2010 to Thursday 1st April 2010 (Staff training day: Monday 4th January 2010) Half term: Monday 15th February – Friday 19th February 2010 Summer Term 2010 – Monday 19th April 2010 – Thursday 22nd July 2010 (Staff training day: Monday 7th June 2010) Bank Holiday: Monday 3rd May 2010 Half term: Monday 31st May – Friday 4th June 2010

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Autumn Term 2010 - Monday 6th September 2010 - Friday 17th December 2010 (Staff training days: Wednesday 1st, Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd September 2010) Half Term: Monday 25th October - Friday 29th October 2010 Spring Term 2011 - Wednesday 5th January 2011 - Friday 8th April 2011 (Staff training day: Tuesday 4th January 2011) Half term: Monday 21st February - Friday 25th February 2011) Summer Term 2011 - Tuesday 26th April 2011 - Friday 22nd July 2011 (Staff training day: Friday 27th May 2011) Bank Holiday: Monday 2nd May 2011 Half term: Monday 30th May 2011 - Friday 3rd June 2011

You will be pleased to hear that the following refurbishment work has been carried out over the summer to improve the facilities for our students.

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Enlarging the dark room to increase classes for photography Refurbishment of the Dance Drama Studio Refurbishment and provision for disabled access for Main Reception area Staircase renewal and redecoration Resurfacing the Sports Hall floor Refurbishment of the Sixth Form area New tarmac surface at the rear of the school Corridor redecoration

A new CCTV system will be installed mid-September to improve the security of the school site, as well as targeting areas in school to reduce vandalism within the building. Mrs Flint

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Nestles box tops for Books tokens are on many Nestles cereals like Shreddies, Nesquik, Cheerios, Clusters, Golden Grahams etc and we are saving for the cash option so each one is worth 10p to us. Please keep sending in.

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Mrs Macpherson _____________________________________________________________________________

Please keep sending in old phones. You may have at least one old mobile phone that you could donate or ask at your workplace for colleagues to donate to the school. Pupils can either donate the phones direct to the school or choose some fantastic prizes for helping with the campaign. The more phones the bigger the prize. In addition the school will be provided with educational resources and a cash prize. Mrs Armbruster

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From this September Religious Studies will change its name to Philosophy and Ethics. The name change will appear on student and staff timetables. The reason behind the change is to reflect the more enquiring aspect of this subject. It is also to reflect the change in primary school teaching. Philosophy is now taught in our feeder primary schools and is also a subject that is offered at ‘A’ level at Deben High School. Therefore it makes sense to have one half of Philosophy from primary school to sixth form. Mr Stares _____________________________________________________________________________

Parents please note that school shoes are not available from a sports shop such as JJB. These shops sell leather look trainers which are not school shoes. School shoes should be obtained from a shoe shop or the shoe department within large stores. Mrs Baker

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The PTA AGM will take place on Wednesday, 16th September at 7pm in the Sixth Form Study Centre. Come along and find out about the work of the PTA and how you can get involved!! Our next big event is …… A Specialist College for the Visual and Performing Arts

DEBEN HIGH SCHOOL PTA PRESENTS SATURDAY 17th October 2009

We will be holding Parents Open Forum meetings on the following dates in the first half of the Autumn term: Thursday 17th September, Thursday 1st October and Thursday 15th October between 8.30am and 9.30am. They will be open sessions, over a cup of tea/coffee, and are intended to provide parents/carers with the opportunity to meet with Mr Cawley and/or members of the Senior Leadership Team to ask questions and discuss any issues you may have during the first few weeks of the new term.

PARENTS OPEN FORUM MEETINGS

GREASE SINGSING-ALONG AND DISCO

FROM 7.15PM – 11.30PM in the Upper School Hall (FILM STARTS AT 7.30PM)

BUFFET

BYO DRINKS RAFFLE QUIZ

Just £10 per person Contact Mrs Franks at Deben High School for tickets and any further information on 01394 282602 or complete and return the slip on the last page of the Deben News

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Please return to the Student Reception F.A.O. Mrs Franks Number of tickets:

Adult £10.00 ....................

Please find enclosed cash/cheque for £………………….. (cheques made payable to Deben High School). Name of Pupil …………………………………

Form ………………..

Signed …………………………................ Parent/Guardian

Date ………………

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