INCLUSION AND WELL BEING
A group of eight students from de Ferrers were invited to represent the thoughts of children and young people in Staffordshire on inclusion and well being in schools, alongside a small group of students from two other schools.
Their contributions and ideas have been included in the poster that has been developed by a professional artist to promote the new Inclusion and Well-being 2010-2020 Strategy in Staffordshire. Two posters will be deliv-
ered to every school in Staffordshire. The students from de Ferrers feel that the poster gets the views of young people across well and were pleased to have had the opportunity to be involved in the making of the poster.
CommuniquĂŠ This year's Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award candidates have started their outdoor activities with a training weekend in the Peak District. The weather was excellent for walking. They also practised tent pitching, rucksack
packing, then on the second day they planned their routes for the Practice Weekend and spent a few hours orienteering to learn map reading skills. Silver candidates take off for their three day Assessment Expedition in June.
TRENT READING CLUB
Showing their enjoyment of reading with others brought smiles all round as a group of Year 11 students met for the last time at Trent Reading Club to receive gifts for their regular attendance over the last two years. We hope that their enthusiasm for reading will help bring them success in the GCSE exams. Trent Reading Club runs everyday in the Learning Centre between 8.50am and 9.10am and gives students an opportunity to make new friendships as well as providing enjoyable reading time.
They can select books to suit their reading ability and interests from either the Learning Centre or from home. This club is supervised by the Inclusion Support Assistants at Trent.